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The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-06-17

The city OF Nashville, Tenn, was visited
on Monday night by terrific storm of wind
and rain, which resulted in the loss OF about
$4,000 worth of property. A few hours at-
,erwards half block of buildings on Main ST.,
valued at S250,000, was consumed by FIRE.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-06-17

-THE rumor that Mr.. Griffith, sspostmaster
at AuFaria," has been murdered by a mob of
disappointed gold seekers, while on his way
10 take possession of his office, is untrue
Henry Allen is postmaster at Auraria, and has
resided there for some time.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-06-17

Gy"Bob, where is the state of matrimony 2"
SIT is one OF the United States. It is bounded
by hugging and kissing on one side and cradles
and babies on the other. It's chief products are
population, broomsicks and staying out late at
nights. 1t was discovered by Adam and Eve
while trying TO find northwest passage out OF
Paradise. The climate is suItry till you pass
the tropics of housekeeping, when squalIy
weather commonly sets in with such power as
TO keep all hands as cool as cucumbers. For
the principal roads leading 10 this interesting
State, consult the first pair OF blue eyes you
run against
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-06-17
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The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-06-17

REMARKABLE FREAK OF LlGHTNING.-On
Friday afternoon, when the thunder storm
prevailed, the lig ghtning struck the carpenters
shop of edwin Taylor, on Water street, under
rather peculiar circumstances. A hole, nearly
foot in dlamter, was made through the fiat
roof OF the building, and the splinters from the
boards were scattered IN the room below
number OF men at work in the shop experienced
no sensation when the lightning struck, and
there are no other traces OF the fluid than the
hole referred to in the roof. There are high
chimneys OF iron rising above the building,
which ought 10 be pretty good conductors
Why this thunder-bolt should have Stunned
them, and struck the roof, is more than we
can understand, and how the bolt found Its way
to the earth after striking, is no less mystery.
Rochester Union, Nay 30.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-06-17

-IT IS STATED that the Austrans suffered
50 much from sickness, that they were car
Fylng back as many disabled men as after a
pitched battle.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-06-17

The arrangements OF Austria were so gol-
loSsal that it was expected by the end of May,
she would have 100000 men under arms.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-06-17

-IHE Wheeling Times says the mountains
near unIontown are on fire, destroying much
wood and rails.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-06-17

rSammy, my son, do you know that you
have broken the Sabbath 90
eyes, daddy" said his little sister, sand
mothers big iron pot too, in FIVE OF six pieces"
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-06-17

The Wiliamsport Gazette, Governor
Packers home organ, last week raised the
names of Wright and Rowe to ITS masthead.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-06-17

ANTI-SLAvE TRADE MEETING AT FIcKsBURG.
The citizens of Vicksburg. Mississippi, held
mass meeting on the 21st instant to express the
public sense regarding the course of the late
convention in that place in reference 10 the
opening of the slave trade. Strong resolutions
were passed. The Wh'g says s'The speeches
of Judge Sharkey, William C. Smeedes, ESQ.,,
Col T. S. Martin, Rev. Dr. Marshall, and
others, were rapturously appauded, which
plainly showed that the popular heart was with
the conservative cause, IN favor of maintaining
the laws OF the land and respecting the rights
of humanity, as against the Introduction OF
"Guinea niggers' to reduce The price of labor"
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-06-17

UThe Arabs allow man TO divorce him
self from wife who does not bake good
bread.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-06-17

Land Of Music, Of Poetry, Passion, and Love
With all beauty below, and all brightness above
Whre the leaf Is most green, and the wave Is most
clear;
Where the tirts ofthe rainbow forever appear;
Where the breeze ever bears, it wantons along,
The sweetness offragrance, the echoes Of song;
Where the eyes of the maiden darkest and brigh-
test,
And their words and their hearts the softest and
lightest;
Where there love is all fire and their veins all
fame,
Now burning to hate, and now melting with shame
Where Revenge is duty, and Murder crime,
Land of Evil and Good and in both most sublime
Land of Beggars and Noble the boast of their line
Where the blood of dead heroes remounts in the vine
Land of Glory-tho' past land of Memory's spell !
Land of Greatness-tho' lost land of Beauty, fare
well
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-06-17
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Ita}ia!-long the battle field
OF nations thou the victor's prize,
The only duty was to yield;
Who'er might fall, tho" cculd'st not rise
NusIng an hour on thine and thee,
! hoped that thou migh'st yet be free
That hope was lost when Austria won
And sank with the declining sun,
That saw thy broken legions' flight
From NoyaTa's disastrous fight!
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-06-17
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Italia's setting sun, they say,
Hath naught TO match its gentle ray
That naught in other cIimes can vie,
With the hues of its evening sky
a thousand tints are glowing there,
As if a thousand waves of light
Were rolling DER the mistIess air,
To lave the golden isles of night;
While beauty's spirit walks the earth
In every form Of loveliness,
That wins from sorrow, woos to ninth,
And smiles DER all, as if to bless.
lis beauty all--beneath, above;
An Eden formed for peace and love;
Yet ruin stands by beauty's side,
\ hoary groo by Youthful bride;
And for their cold sad bridal strain,
HaTk to the clauk Of thlaldrorn's chain
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-06-17

Sweet land even as lover clings,
At parting, with fond lingerihgs,
| cleave unto thee-to what end
For words wlIl ne'er thy shackles rend.
And yet, he, who hath pondered long
Thy tale of wars and tide of song,
May well be pardoned, if he be
Toe prone to dwell on thine and thee
Thou vast his earliest love-the bride
Oihis young thoughts, for whom he sighed
Sighed that thy beauty should but lure
The spoilers eye to lust impure
He loved thee for thy glorys ray
And mourned that glory in decay,
Revered thee for thy past renown,
And wept that e'er thy star went down
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-06-17

IS that the sky, whose azure plain,
Wide as itself, saw Rome's domain'
Is that the sun that looked upon
No land that Rome made not her own
II meets not now Romans glance
Sees now no realms won by his lance
The glorious Roman-where is he
Whose proudest boast was, "Rome is free -
The conquering Roman-doth he tread
The soil which none but heroes bred'
Within thy breast, there.is his grave,
A'5rs, the Footstep Of the slave.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-06-17

All, what avails, o, Italy
The beauty OF thy land and sky,
Aud thy renown in years gone-by ?
Since this is all thy sons can claim,
An helrship IN thy mighty fame
Romans in nothing, save the name;
And great in nothing, save the boast
Ofglorv past, and empire lost
And rich in nothing, save the strain
Thy bards have sung-nor sung in vain
For there is power in words OF song,
Repeated oft, and treasured long,
To rouse with its soul-strrlng numbers,
At last, nation from its slumbers
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-04-09
Tho Iudicial Election.

The 18th Of the present month is the day
which the Governor has fixed upon for the
election of Judge of the Supreme Court Of
Appeals. The candidates before the peo-
pile for this important Office, are Col. John
B. Baldwin, VIM. J. Robertson, and Judge
Richard Parker, Of the 13tn Judicial cir
exit. aef
Much surprise has been expr essed on &C
count Of the lethargy which seems to be
displayed by the people about. the coming
election, but we a1e more willing to ascrjbe
the quiet which has characterized the can.
svass, rather to that calm and thinking state
Of mind, which ought to prevail among the
people, when about to make such an i'm
portant election, than to any unconcern and
supine Indifference. But if unhappily fol
themselves and regardless Of their own best
interests, the people are listless and uncon-
cerned in regard to the Judicial election,
!. we most earnestly invoke them to throw of
the lethargy which encompasses them around
and to man, come up to the polls and
cast their votes for him whom they think
best fitted to fill this trancindentally impor-
Aant Office.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-04-09

Fat drink and ,cear, what will the rest avail US
So saws the royal sage, Sardanapaus.
All who are weary and oppressed with
hunger, may find relief by putting a copy
of the Vindicator in their pocket, on the
eve Of each trip to Richmond, and refer
ring to George e. Saddler's splendid bill o.
fare. We only ask you to walk through
the passage that leads to his refresl,ment
room, and see for yourselves how the flcty
stone itself has been worn by million feet
that have walked sadly ia, and come forth
rejoicing. And after yon have eaten, and
sre diied, you will possibly need clean
shirt, SO just walk up Main street, with the
same invaluable paper in hand, and FIRST
calling at Thompson's, who will possibly
make you present Of hat, as Bliss GER
tainly will Of a splendid pair Of shoes or
boots if you prefer-and you will be attract
ed by the sign Of our friend Goodman, and
charmed with the politeness of himself and
clerks, who will rig you out in a style wor-
thy Of being presented before the Daguer-
rean Gallery of Mrs. Watson, who "same
as gives" away pictures Of uafiFalled beau
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-04-09
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE STHUNT0N FOuNDRY,

EvvHE undersigned having entered into partner
II ship, are now prepared to do work of almost
every description that comes within their line of
business. Persons wishing to patronize home man
ufacture of this kind, have now the opportunity of
doing 50. We can execute work as cheap as it can
be procured at the North taking into consd Grafton
the freight that has to be paid on it in getting it
here One of the firm can always be found at their
place of business, which is situated a few hundred
yards Northwest Of Stanton. We have always
en- hand COOKING ARLOR. BOX, TEN
PLATE AND FRANKLIN STOVES:
also, Kettles, Tenders. Andirons. Wagon Boxes,
and all the other minutia to be found at such
places. The LIVINGSTON two horse and Medi-
um PLOW, the improved RlvERCOMB, the bar
ris Plows, together with all their necessary fixtures
always on hand. Also Single and Double Shovel
Flows: We have also variety of beautiful pat
most improved MILL GEARING PATTERNS to
suit different water powers We are prepared to
chimes, iron Reiling, and all such work incidental
to Machine Shop of the better class. We have
competent and experienced workmen in our en-
p,oy, and all work entrusted to our care will be
promptly attended to and neatly executed
@es+s4 -r.s A, j. CARRIER & co. ,
April 8, 1859.-tf
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-04-09
Staunton, April 8, 1859.
LANDS IN MARKET.

TN pursuance of decree of the Circuit Court Of
4 Augusta County, entered at the November
term, 1858, in cause therein depending between
Samuel D.. Wallace and others, Plaintiffs, and
Flemming Carol and others, Defendants, we will
proceed, on Friday, the 2Oth day Of lhoy nert, on
the premises, to sell the following TRACTS OF
LAND belonging to said Carol, to wit:
LIST. A Tract known the ''Brown Hill Tract"
containing about lO3 Acres, and adjoining the
lands of Robert Craig, F. Woodward and others.
1t has on it D YELLING HOUSE, Out-houses,
Spring, &c.
I'd. A Tract containing rs Acres adjoining what
is known as the "Welch Tract" ~ VT
Sd. The Mountain Tract" containing about $50
ACRES, adjoining the lands of Sensaburg Barclay
and others and crossing the Rockbriage coun-
ty line.
The lands are we'll worth the examination of
persons desiring to purchase. They are suscepti-
BILE of improvement-are finely acknowledgements
lent to market, and may be made profitable for
grazing purposes
TERMS. Costs of sale and of suit in hand, and
one third in six months and the balance in twelve
and twenty four months thereafter-in equal in
staiments, the purchaser to give bonds and good
personal sccu rtY, and the title to be retained as
ultimate security. f
n Bit the sale is not completed on the day
appointed, it viii be continued until the next day
,i' !. x B W %hdiTS. }com'r..
Arr;l 1Qgo a..
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-04-09

nc We can only be happy when we see 9TH
ers smiling too,-we therefore propose,
this morning, to disclose to our readers the
blessed tidings that the efforts Of the 'illustri-
Gus martyr" to evade the deadly knife of
our sanguinary chief, have proved a total
water-haul John Letcher, the man of
many scalps, "comes rejoicing in the East, >
to "incarnadine its multitudinous" streams
with the blood Of VIM. L. Goggin, whose
mercilesss gauntlet will begin, be 1t ,oeN re-
mcmbered, in Charlottesville, on Monday
next Let every one be there e7'
And 10! in the meanwhile, the su beet
West will be traversed by Lieut.. R.. L.
Montague-stthe army of occupation, who,
like Alexander, should weep that nothing is
left him there to conquer. But should some
audacious Porus rise, we can only say, may
God have mercy on the poor devil, for
Montague will have none.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-04-09

fore to be legitimately taken as the expo
nent of that party. with which Mr.. Bolts
and his Richmond Convention are 50 eager
ly seeking ''acoalition, !" had said before
the nation. in speech in Congress, r am
mot one of that class of men, who, cry for
I" the perpetuation of the Union. I am
willing, in certain state Of circumstances.
'sto let it slide" I have no fear for its
sperpetuation. But let me say. if the chief
'object Of the people Of this country be to
maintain and propagate chattel property
Sin man, in other words, human slavery,
''this Union cannot and ought not to stand. !"
Wings and Americans of Virginia, if
you are honest, If you love your country,
which we cannot doubt, beware A dan
gerous trap is set for you, by ambitious and
desperate leaders-who avail themselves,
for their own aggrandizement, Of your
known devotion to the Union, in order to
lead you into combination with its enemies,
and trample the Constitution in the dust.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-04-09

TO TIE FARMERS-I see that Mr.. Weller In
his advertisement of March 22d in the Spectator
says that "he (D never tried the other any more
and went on until he had his harvest nearly off,
Afterwards he sent to me TO- know if he would pay
me $40 would let him oh. sent my brother to
fered him $50 to let me off, bnt he refused on 40
count of Mr.. Cline having expressed himself salts
fed upon the first trial of the machine in his wheat
but as we were both satisfied that we were badly
deceived sent him the above offer of $50 to be OF
and being refused l took the machine and cut my
wheat He asserts three times that after we cut to-
gether ne yer tried the Mccormick any more.
tell the farmers did take the MCCORMICK machine
and cut 40 acres of my oats and owned half of the
Nanny machine at the same time. ! suppsoe this
is satisfactory. .rs |. j. PARklNS.
certify that the above is true statement.
j. H. PARKINS.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-04-09
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
TO the Farmers Of the Vale

TO the Farmers Of the Valley.
NOW present few more certificates. which,
i for their reliable character will satisfy all who
feel an interest in the matter. will here give a
quotati on from Mr.. McCormick's Hand Bill: aThat
Farmers who desire it, are at liberty to watch my
machine through the hnrvest with any other and
keep and pay for the one preferred" Yes, either
Adkins, Nanny, the Buckeye, or any other
"'throayh the harvest"
THORNTON BERRY,
Agent for G.. II. Mccormick.
April 8, 1s59-3t.
At the request of Mr. Berry and in justice to my
self and Mr., l. J. Parkins l say to the public that
Mr. B. Weller, the Nanny agent, did agree that we
should keep the one we liked best. L have heard
different persons say since Mr.. Weller denied that
part of Parkins' statement that he made the same
statement to them before the machines were tried
and am satisfied that was the understanding be-
tween myself and Mr.. Weller.
- SAMUEL CLINE.
We certify that the above bargain between Mr..
Cline and Mr.. Weller is true.
J. C. McCUE.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-04-09

s'No man that belongs to the Wing par
ty-no man that belongs to the American
,party-no man that belongs to the Repub-
'lican party, 50 far as | know-no man that
belongs 10 the great Opposition party-is
an advocate for disunion. For the moment
he becomes contaminated or tainted with
this foul and odious and detestible heresy
he falls out of the ranks of the Opposition
party, and walks straight into the ranks Of
the Imposition party, where he can find
sympathy and aid and comfort from his
brother democrats speech Of John NJ.
Bolts IN the Academg Of Music, N. r.,
Feb. 22d, 1859. s~
This speech had been delivered by the
orator before the Richmond Opposition Con-
vention, and endorsed by them unanimous
~, as containing the principles and facts,
on which the Opposition Bolts Goggin tick
ct was to be run before the people Of ;ir-
ginia. All the intelligence. all the order,
all the decency Of the State, was claimed
by that proud Convention as concentrated
there, and thousands of honest men Of the
Opposition, (for the masses of the OPPOSE
ton are as honest and patriotic as any 9TH
ers), are looking to the action and an
nouncements of their great leaders in that
convention, as the oracles Of truth, to guide
them. How cruel-how wicked for those
leaders to betray such implicit confidence.
What scathing scorn may they not expect
at the hands of their deluded followers,
when their eyes become open to the decep-
tor?
Mr.. Bolts could not but have known, and
the Intelligent leaders of that Con 1ention
must be presumed to have known when the
above quoted sentence Of condemnation was
pronounced and endorsed against the Dem
ocratic party, that there was, and had been
for years, and is now, at the North--among
the bittcrest opponents Of Democracy and
constituting part and parcel Of that opposi-
ton with which Mr.. Bolts and the Conven-
ton are earnestly seeking alliance and "co-
sliton," q powerful and Increasing andcon.
trolling party, who openly and bitterly de-
nounce the Union and the Constitution, ~
who consider tho dissolution Of the Union,
1.-THE one absorbing ISSUE" and speak of it
"a s.lie,"a "sham," "a covenant with
death. and an agreement with he'll" They
all know that N. P. Banks, selected by the
only Black Republican Congress that ever
aisgraced the Federal Capitol, and there
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-04-09
A DEMOCRAT.
For the Vindicator.
AT HOME, April list, 1859.

Mr. .EDIToa AS it is generally under
stood that there will be no opposition can
didate in our ranks this Spring, for the Leg
islature, I feel at liberty to trouble you
with call for opposition candidates of the
same party to the old ticket, as we must
confess we are not altogether satisfied with
the old ticket, and have heard many 50 ex-
press themselves, in many sections Of the
county, and we can see no reason why run
ming three more candidates, or as many as
please to run, can effect our party, as it is
an easy matter, in case you Democrats try
to play truant game upon us, to call con-
Ivention and rule off, and know there is NO
gentlemen who will suffer his name to be
used who has the proper feeling for the par
ty that would object to icing ruled off, il
THE interest Of the party demandit. As to
the convention, there was no necessity for
convention, as the leading men Of your
party have all proclaimed their intention
not to run candidate, and the convention
was gotten up by gentlemen who have al
ways tried to rule and favor certain ones,
and I think the majority of the Wing and
American voters of this city. are satisfied at
least with part Of their representatives, and
perhaps think all Of them have been there
long enough; and | will say to the friends
of Maj. Walker that he has never been
treated as he deserves in conventions, and
we believe him to be stronger man in the
county than any Of the old candidates, and
deservingly 50 too, for he has labored hard
for the party, and his kind and gentleman
ly department. has had its influence as a
member, as much if not more than any 9th
er member in our county, and l will take
this occasion to bring forward the name Of
Capt. B. F. Mailman as a candidate, a man
who has not been dormant in the cause, and
who is in every respect worthy of the sup
port Of all the Wings and Americans in the
county "a man honest, faithful, attentive
and industrious, who can get up and ex-
press his sentiments properly in any assem-
bly,, and whose popularity will add greatly
to the strength Of our party, which Will DC
proven BY reference to our poll books, which
will show his popularity as magistrate,
and we think him one Of the most deserv-
ing and popular candidates that could be
found in the upper end Of the county, and
as to Mr.. Cochran, he spoke for himself
last Monday-and we think il sufficient,
and we will say in conclusion, that if We
can present such ticket as Walker, Coch-
ran and Hailman, we can beat the field, land
we earnestly urge these gentlemen to an
nounce themselves as candidates without
delay. .te
MANY Wines AND AMERICANS OF AUGUSTA.
Spectator please copy and oblige.