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, 1859-01-24

Oa Friday last. a'msn calling himself Joseph
Norton, who stated that be came from New Or.
ieans arrived in this cityon his way, ~ be said,
to Lexington to BE- married While here he
passed eft check on Rockford, Brown l. Co.,
New Orleans, for f10, 900, which was certified By
the Cashier Of the Ctizens' Bank at New Or
leans, on Mr. ". f. Snoddy, and also checks on
the game parties for $500 and $l,500. He pur-
chased from Mr. Snoddy IN interest in 1000
and two Hardin county bonds Of Il, 900 each-to
the amount in al Of 1850, and received the
cash only on the two ANAL checks for $1,8O0, be
paid for his purchases with the check for SO 900,
and refusing money for the balance, requested
and received due bill for $6,150. Yesterday
the telegraph from New Orleans announced the
fact that these transactions were akillfu forger-
led. The checks we're pt1med Of with degree
OF dexterity which would have arrested all sus-
piciou Of wrong had any been entertained. nis
to be hoped tie due bill for $3.50 hal not been
negotiated, aA in that event tho ether property
in The possession Of the bold rogue may be
traced and restored to the defrsuded owner.
We haye had several forgeries committed On
our citizens lately, but for cool courage and non-
chalance this LAST transaction bears Of the pain.
The plausible story told, the caro- taken not to
appear anxious to receive the whole amount
called ior By the checks, and the busineAs-!ike
nature Of his inyeatmeuts. show degree Of ST.
R.city and shrewdness seldom ecuAled. We
hope, for tie safety Of society, the bold operator
may be arrested.
Mr. Snoddy recently Travelled with this man,
and became faTorab1y impressed With him On
his arrival here he called on lii. S and WAS q
guest at his house. In the course Of conrerBa-
ton Ar. s. mentioned some Of bis business
transactions. and this led to the above trade
LpuNFfuf &1t{71t. ssu[h.
, 1859-01-24

The spectacle presented ly the majority Of
The American Senate one week ago making
an assgnatiou to plot for the unlawful nos.
session Of Cuba, discussing the ways and
means TO compass the larceny, without 50
much as the suggestion that it involved qlles-
tions Of homer, probity, good faith aud the
rcspect Of nlankitlt, and without eycn tic
moderate sensu Ct shame or the moderate
Ragaclty Il purpose to keep tleir doin.s
eecrrt from III, ears-Was 4 aournlul one, If
purpose existed 10 lay hold On the island by
fraud or violence [and that portion Of tue
CAUCUS devoted to nlcasuIc. for its honest &C.
QUESTION did not get into the newspapers}.
then Nr. Br";crick's designation Of "dcn
Of burglars" was u"st properly applied
to it. If, oa the contrary. thc par
ticlpan's met merely to ycntilate their
devotion to 1Esro-brccllug and Glllbustcris1n.
cacl with lively sense Of tie 1ayors to pro.
cecd froEl tic Charleston Convention. thc
crime which they spcnt the afternoon in ha-nn.
guing Upon sinks out OF ,low IL the e1crl.
lieut. 1nirt,lulncss Of tho jest but We mourn
nevertheless, for such an exhibition If tho
etatcsn,ln-hip 10 which We are reduced. In
Its best lght-llat is, regarding it as sk7r.
mish for nominations and oficers-its cfr.ct
upon the country, in Gamiliariz;ne peon,o
with the idea and phrascs " national piracy.
md upon our reputation abro I'd in setting rs
forth Us professional land stealers, is iucalcu
lably for evil. guile 1h. most characteristic
md unhlusliug tclemc came from the Demo.
c,aic Senator from Illinois. It Was. in effect
to take advantage uf s:m: indignity on 1he
part ot sp,in to Ike i grand rcprieal On
Cuba, a,d hold it till nc obtained .atisEac-
tion. Three plain suggestions are covered
up in this plan Of seizure : fir+t, to nut Spain
in the way Of off.r;rG US an iull.ui., second.
to constitute ourselves the judges Of its h:;n-
ouSncss and third, to take our uwn time In
getting satisfaction.
But thcfe gentlemen need do themselves no
harm in The premises. We arc mot to have
Cuba during the incumbcncy Of our present
Chief Mas'stra':. That Which would reouire
the vii Of Il JAcksun anl The Diplomatic ad.
dress Of Van Ba-rn, nc'd notbe expected TO
yield to tue hAltiag debility, the scn1le M
gracefulncss aud 'hc empty treasury Of Bn-
chanan. TINT g|oY1n which pcrraded tho
caucus was altogether appropriate to ihe time
aud place.
, 1859-01-24

A~HS.A
The year 1859 opens With clearly improved
prospects, Tor buslness and industry. There is
general senss Of relief-a feeling that tho worst
is over-a confidence that The next eighteen
nonths must he, It the worst, far less disastrous
than the last. The financial crash Of 1857, the
consequent paralysis Of trade in 1858, with The
short crops throughout the most fertile and food
producing section Of our country, hsye left our
Peeple very poor; but We arc ali expecting to do
better. Tho disasters Of 1857 caused very gen.
essl z.asspeaos 2anufseturing and Mining; md
though trade has sinee been slack and the de-
mspd for Fabrics and Metals restricted, stocks
bare been gradually reduced and worked off uu-
I'll factories and furuaeed art b1i6gEet IN 16otioa
aeain with fair demand for THAR products at
ITing prices- Those prlees xEe lower than for
ton, Wool excepted, are cheaper than they were
prisr TO the Revuldon, md Afford fair basia
FOR nodssate and steady activity. AAnufaetursx
In tho aTerAEs promise to do fairly in 1869. E
, 1859-01-24
Wife Murder Near Detroit,

susTv1ou having pcca Aguuicu by the dIsau-
pea1arce ol the wife Of Frenchmau raucd Cam.
pau WHO Lived On the Pontiac road near Detroit,
that foul play had been used, two officers were
despatched to investigate tM matter. The house
was found vacant, blood WAS discovered about the
house, and close inspection Of the yard revealed
the whereabouts Of tile body which was but few
inches underground, the toes almost protzudiuE
above the surface.
The 5earch for the murderer soon resulted in
his arrest about half way between the city md
his house. lie clat1ned to be Ignorant Of the
whereabouts Of Its wife, but was visbl7 agitated
on approaching the house. When arrested he
"as carrying jog Of whisky in one hand and a
basSet Of proyisioLs In tie other. he refus. d to
answer any questions
Ihc corpse had been carefully washed and
dressed in clean clothes. The parties we're mis-
eraaly degraded and drunken couple. living in
shject poverty, AID addicted to fighting NTH each
other when intoxicated, which became so common
that no notice was taken Of them by the neigh.
bors. Camp7u was in the habit Of turning his
wife out OF doors nights, when she would wander
up and down the road screaming like lend and
making night lldeous with Lcr drunken insanity.
She had baby only Ax weeks old. She WAS last
seen aliro on Saturday, fire days previous to The
discovery O.! her body. Her skull WIS broken in
At one place, and seyere bruises together with A
cut over one Of the eyes were plalnly visible.
, 1859-01-24
Hon. William FL. Powell.

The official term Of the Hon. William Il.
Powell, our late Superintendent Of Public In
struclion, expired on yesterday, and Mr.. Bate.
man, elected last fall, Was duly installed as his
3uccessor.
We take the OCCASION OF Mt. Powell's retire.
tirsment, to express for ourselves, az we'll as in
behalf Of the great Republican party Of this
Stnte our full pleasure and satisfaction with
tho able and efficient manner with which he has
discharged his public duties and presided over
the educational interests Of the Stste. Placed
at the head of our free school system, yet IN its
MISUNDERSTANDING along under cumbersome
aud defective law, whose execution depended
too much upon tho voluntary labors Of unpaid
and in many cases inexperienced school officers
-besat with the constant checks Of financial
reynlson which prostrated almost everything
else-provided with salary and appropriations
totally inadequate to the pecuniary needs Of his
departnent-he has Jet, bY his untiriug zeal,
and By his constant labor in behalf Of our free
schools, not only maintained them in an ef.ct-
iae aud aou.ishing condition, but has brought
them, together with all the educational agencies
of the State, forward to brilliant and eudur-
ing advance upon their former prosperity, as
the figures quoted from his report in yesterday s
journal amply demonstrate.
The State Normal School, designed to edu-
cate teachers to supply our common schools,
owes to considerable degree its establishment
A1Q pE9kEut pIUspE!A3 W AAo oSAfV A4A CAC4'
getic support. He has advised and introduced
q system Of public school libraries, which will
prove of incalcula5le aid to common school in
struction, as well az to the general diffusion Of
information. He has gathered more full and
complete report Of the Workings of our school
system, than has ever been before published in
the State, aud which ahouuds IN valuable in.
formation and suggestion On almost all school
topics.
Mr. Powell has ably executed the important
trust committed to his hands BY the Republican
party Of Illinois, in 1856, and fully justifisd the
high expectations OF his friends. His labors
mark an important era in the educational af-
fairs Of the State, and will serve materially to
increase the deserved popularity Of our Rspub-
liean Btate Administration, with which be has
been connected, and which is reaping the un-
qualified appreciation of men Of all parties.
In Whatever sphere Mr. Powell may hereafter
labor, be takes with him the best wishes Of bis
brother officers his educational friends, aud his
political party.-Sprinqtt!d journal, 11th.
To all Of which vo heartily say auen.-[Ea-
itor PaatagrapA.
, 1859-01-24
No Return to High Postage.
fTrorn fhA ~ y r-1

There are revolutions which do not 20 back.
ward Among them is unquestionably tho re-
duct1on Of postage. Congress mar call upon
the Postmsstc1-GeuerAl for advice, and that
functiouary may protest that be sees no way to
help the Treasury ont of the deficit caused by
his department., bnt to reduce the rates and
abolish banking. Postage will not be raised,
The people will not suffer it. Nor will the frank
ing privilege be dispensed with. for honorable
gentleman are too fond Of it. Wo hare. mrned
our backs forever On the olden time. when a
single letter cost from six ccnts to quarter Of
dollar. according to distance, and nobody de-
aires thst we should retraee our steps. Even
that mcdiays! era Of fi7e and ten cents has near.
II faded from memory. Tho people will bear
to b taxed in thousand ways with the pa
t;enee Of Job, but you must not touch their poat-
age. They eau wear 4 high tariff on their backs
md not teel it, car drink it in their tea, coffee
and brandy without tasting it But the moment
shat the three cent stamp riSes to half dime
d;econtent begin3.
Yesterday ihe Senate at Albany In behalf of
the Empire State uttered its volce against high
postage. The assembly will concur and the
people approve.
We can bear anything better than tho loss of
cur cheap letter8
, 1859-01-24

Intelligence has been received from De. Liv-
ingstone, up to tha 4th Of October. wiring on
that date from "Kongone River" to the Rev.
". Thompson, be states:
lily dear Mr. Thompson-1 could not possibly
write you by last opportunity from the Zambesi;
but there was SO little to communicate, you
were no loser. We have now had more time to
look about us. and think We hare ascertained
the point that entering this river ct the time we
did is nearly quite safe, it no delay takes place
among the ntngroye EWamps. We have been
favored with fair health, and have had ailments
more like common colds and fever: Two Of the
purity ore now at Tete. and the others hope to
join them shortly We get ton and half of
Goals there, the irst ever taken out Of the earth
IN that country; and as the Portuguese have
shown great deal Of public splrit, we are al
most sure Of larger supply when We return.
Ny poor fellows received me With joy. They
had been tainted By the Tete people that their
Englishman would never return; but they hoped
on and have amassed quantities of beads to take
back to their own country. Thirty Of them died
OF small pox, aud six were killed by rebel chief
at the confluence Of the Suenya.
We found the country in state Of war, and
the Portuguese we're too busy with that to help
friend, Major Lecard, at once assisted us with
luggage; but it has quite depopulated the land
adjacent to the river. We see the river in this
month Al its very lowest; and, as it spresds out
into from oue to three miles in width, the broad
parts are very difficult When We get up to
lupata our difficulties vanish, for above that
point it is in one or two channels of about 1000
or 200 yards broad. admire its slze more
than ever. When came down in canoe it
was full, and saw but one channel where now
ara two or three. II the Portuguese would be
ut the expense Of few piles driYen in, to effect
what snags sometimes do now, deep channels
might be secured for the whole year. They are
IN h,,;fA Fn~+ n,,I
The Luallo. With kind regards. dc.,
DAVID LIY1xGsToS4
, 1859-01-24

Ihe following ia LII. Greeleys latest plan for
building railroad to the Pacific:
et the Government otter two miles in width
OF she Public LAnds-oue on each side Of tho
Hacf-and thea put tho road up, at auction, 10
pe struck of to that bidder who will giro satja.
factory bonds 10 connect our Eastern network
Of raaiFosds with cur Pacific coast, on Whatever
signing Of It's contrAct said roud 10 remain II"
property Of the constructors, but 10 carry mails.
nn9luons. men, e, iur the Government. NJ
nooen.e, specified rates and it will be mt
through o. cost 10 the nation o. between
sWenE snd foFtY nIlllona, pay yab!e three-fourths
ahau hare bean oouplstsd aud aeospsed. "
, 1859-01-24


Fanny kemb!e gare the following ansrer IA
COMMITTEE Of New York ladies who solicited
from her series OF shtketpearian readings. in
Md ofshe iuod to purchase Mount Vernon from
she degenerate brute and ShyIock to whoss DOE
seetlon it has descended:
LSoles. respect your mo:ires, but haze no
tolerahon for the means Jon are resortink to to
{fspesaute the memory Of George Washington,
- ~. country ia too poor. Or too mexo, or loo
toeat ui I.a; 10 take upon Itself, through the Nd.
M.. .a1y9islature. 90 obvious duty better that
noapt 1aot ternen be sold Tor ca.lle martet than
h,,. o. purchased by tbs proceeds Of
viii .bs sGsi p9e9:o .es. tss :, .sIIe
money they may yieid, it shall =. n,aa aonas o.
Gongreu = the iFat donation 10 enabIs ~ :"
eeeeaha.rs' duty wh1a ought 10 bs discb s1o.G ~
, 1859-01-24
The Acquisition of Cuba...Wisconsin
Fugitive slave Case.
fCcrresoondeuce Of the n z Tribune1


spread-eagle keitt harangued the House today
for IN hour in favor Of acquiring Cuba. peace.
fully if We can, torcibly il We must" :" Ny voice
is still for val" said Keitt. witt terrific empha-
sis on the final word. His speech Was in the
highest style Of Negro eloquence, and traveller
just returned from Africa, who happened to be in
tue gallery, remarked that bis arguments were
nearly identical with those Of famous Ashantee
orator, whom lie had heard at grand paayer at
Coomassie, urging the chiefs TO invade and con-
quer neighborjug country. It is confidently as
serted, Gu Democratic authority, that great dis.
sension exists in the party here on the subject Of
Cuba.
The more prudent leaders are beginning to be
startled at the widness Of the projects which their
less cautious associates are bro1ching. They may
want, aud the President wants, 10 have thirty
millions to dispo5. Of. That sum, or portion Of
it AZ least. would lie Of great service in the ap-
preaching Presidential contest hut they are not
quite ready for 4 crusade against Great Britain,
France and Spaln.
Attorney General Black delivered in the Su-
preule Court. to-day, an elaborate argument On
the famous Milwaukee Fugitive Slave case. The
Government wishes the United States Supreme
Court to reverse the decision Of the Supreme
Court OF Wisconsin, pronouucng the Fugitive
Slave Law unconstitutional, aud dlschargins Booth
Oh hotcas corpus. No one appeared for Wiscon-
sin, as the Supreme Court Of that State does not
acknowledge the right Of tile United States ST..
prcme Court to take cogniZ lnce of their decision
!hut tue Saye law is unconstitutional. Mr.. BlICk
talked Of attaching tue Wisconsin Judges for con.
tempt, but said that the Government would nag
unanimously refrain from doing SO.
, 1859-01-24
The Cuban Question in Spain.
4 Madrid telegraphic dispatch to the London

N<scs of the lst inst, sayk:
THE Ministry declare that Spain will never
sell Cuba, and protest against the insulting hy-
poshesis to the contrary implied in the Ameri~
can Presidents Message. Olozoga has brought
forward q motion supporting the Ministerial
declaration, which il unanimously approved"
The Spanish Government il said 10 have i'd
dre.sed the Cabinets Of England and France on
the subject Of Nr. Buchanan rernarks in regard
Cuba
The Nonarqria. the editor Of which having
been Military Secretary to Gen. Santa AIMS, has
acquired considerable knowledge Of American
Affairs, says, in reference to Ar. Buchansn's
speech:
sour readers may now rec confirmed the
prophecies which No have 10 often uttered con-
corning tho grasping policy of ths North Amer
ican Union, which will not be coptented till it,
flag waves from Canada to Patagonia. Rivers
of blood will no doubt fov in Cubs in deEeuce
of that land, because tho question for Spain is,
abo7e all, one Of honor; but neither tears nor
blood will prevent the unhappy event which We
shall hare to deplore, and Europe, which will
have her hands full 1t home, will not interfere
except in words. II, therefore, We have moth
ing to oppose to the perfdy Of cur enemies but
the noble breasts Of our soldiers, let u be a.
sured that the cunning and the strength Of our
adversaries will prepare for Us days Of mourn
ing and bitterness"
, 1859-01-24

They have \ aharp sat Of fellows in Kansaa
City. Wo heard good story Of trick played
By ono Of the residents of that city short time
sinee. 4 lean, lauk, sallow.fAeed individual
rode = mule into Kansas City and wanted to
sell him. 4 genins, standing By, offered to
sell him for five dolIara. The offer VAS taken,
and tho mule disposed Of; tho &uctioneer war
rantin8 good ,itie. Tho purchaser had
scarcely got his mulo homs, when Shawnee
Indian came into the city in search OF mule
that had been stolen from him Ths suctioneer
was On hand again, and offered to show sbe
Shawnee where The mule Was If he would plank
down r.. The Indian paid. aud the auotioneer
after pointing ont the mule, went to the new
purchaser and told him how the casa stood, ut
ths sa,ne tins offering to run the mule across
the river for ten dollars. Tho bargain was
struck, and tho auctioneer mounted the mule,
md thst il the last that. has been seen OF Tho
auetioneer Of muls.-L4ostnxortA zEma, atk,
, 1859-01-24
The Missouri Gorsed and DjssorSed
ASaln-A Man on ths lce-Remark-
able Escape.

During Friday night last, the river gorged
again just above town perfectly compact from
bank 10 bank, thus bringing shout another
union between Kansaaand Missouri more bind
ing, for the time being. at leass, than the inge-
unity Of man could devise or eontrive.
Saturday morning, the suu arose sgsin to
end men winding their dubious Why across the
placid bosom Of the great Father Of Waters,
name to which the mad Missouri is Justly enti-
tied. The crossing continued until about neon,
when crash came like that which will M
douhtedly follow the parting of the sisterhood
Of States il dissolution il erer brought shout.
After the Ice jgsve xaY; The ri.er ross 70 the
Of one hour! 4 gentleman was crosz,ng at the
time, and had succeeded in getting about half
Way across from this side when be saw the ice
beginning to move. He turned, aud with all
poasibIe hsste began rotsaciug his ateps, but
before proceeding fur he found himself being
swept swiftly and nadly down On large piece
Of floating ice. He jumped from one piece to
another At the peril Of his life, went through
into tho water several times, bnt 1t last sue-
ceeded in ginning the shore IN safety.-Ss 10.
seph journal, 14th-
, 1859-01-24
Personal and Political,

L correspondent Of the Richmond E1amiur.
nnmed Crai]e, says that John q. Calhoun was .
sHedenborgian.
Charles Allan, Esq, h. P. P. for North
Wellington, Csnada, died suddenly in Hami1-
ton on ThursdaY Of lass week.
-E1-Gov. S1ade Of Vermont, Secretary Of
the National Board Of Popular Educ4tion, died
at Aiddlebury On Sunday.
AT last sdvices from PAris, Prince Jerome
VIE in q sinking condition He il attended daily
BY two Of tho most distiDgoished physiciaps in
the city.
u. h Aichon, French Catholic priest, has
written brilliant pamphlet, urging the pe1ms-
nout removal Of the Pope to Jerusalem, the cra-
die Of the Christian religion
Deacon Adam Poe, son Of Andrew Poe,
who had the famous hand to hand battle with
the Indian Big Foot, and cousin to Edgar A.
Poe, the poet, died on Wednesday Of last week.
at Rayenna, Ohio.
Theodore Parker, it is said, will never per-
manently recover his health, Al he inherits 8
family predispositlon to consumption. He ID to
cease public lsbors for year or more. He will
first visit the West Indies and spend the winter,
ind in the spring visit Europe.
In obedience 10 the recommendation Of
| the Governor, bills have been introduced IN
both branches of the General Assembly Of Ar
kansas to supPress the circulation OF bank notes
| Of less denomination than ftty dollars in that
| State 4 bill to the same effect as regards bills
| ~ 10 a.
AT the late municipal election in De Witt,
Clinton County, Iowa, the Democrats and Re-
publcaus had their tickets in the field Is uaua'.
but On counting the vote it WAS found that
Know Nothing, OF secret ticket, had received
| minority OF the votes cast. and was accordingly
| elected. During the election It's existence Was
| not known.
| The death of the only son Of Mr. hope
| O, c.. is announced This interesting child
WAS the only living male descendant Of his illus
trious great grandfather, Sir Walter Scott;
whose name ha bore. He vas only q year and
half old and has survived his mother, the
poets grand daughter, little more than SIX
weeks. An infant sister died fortnight ngo.
Only one little girl remains to bear the great
1nme of which she Is the sole surviving repre-
sentative.
-Lemue1 Shattuck, Esq, a well known statis'
tician and historical writer Of Massachusetts,
has just died at Boston, in his G6!h year.. The
deceased in 1878 organized at Detroit the trst
Sabbath School ever opened in the State Of
Michigan, and WAS its Superintendent four
| vears He yas member Of the Massachusetts
, 1859-01-24
Large Lode Struck at BeetoWn.

tElCHl t18 GAe0A AQfeEtl&e1t 211k
We learn that few days since one Of the
larges Lodes probably discovered this sesson,
was struck BY T. H- Brown, Esq. in the village
Of Beesown. Grant county, Wisconsin. 1t was
discovered 1t shout seven feet from the eurface
OF the ground, in the clay, and it has been IN.
covered for the distance OF about forty feet
They have been, and are now raising. 1t the rste
Of about ten thousand pounds OF mineral per
day. We hear Of large number of fine pros
pects that have been struck within q few days
in different parts Of the the Nines, but none OF
them Il good as this.
, 1859-01-24
nlistellaneoug.
[ important to Printers!

Large Assortment OF Printing materfs
A1s for Sale.
TUE COSSOL1DA ATIuN or TIE PRESS
aod The TK1nUaR has avta q. lug. duplicate u.
soeut Printing u .teIa!9 for 12le We have about
txo tons Of 1c6 Bork and Ness Type. n fanta to sui
o@e71 IL th!F EsteftA Is In Rcod nrIer much Of
Anoaa Few NHoaered for III to printers u Is To
super cent unnef co8t pI.te
prices nAtned:
Pals Pah r hsss caseA u bali ce.k
Scasses or tor .6eet @1t = = pe CENT dlsceaat
- Job Qhase9 LII re and SEAL Il % per e.
W III q New B3rrxeots TJpe tneYer 11ed kut oace, Il
Is per csnt discount.
Obj BouTeecs lezder1 1t q GET cent discount
2u lbs Copper Paced BourTeoh good, % peS cent
Is lbs MIN On. little worn. "a
1u0 LIS Mlniou. nearly new, d
1u lbB EFeyf.r, little worn, 50
u 1oA RreYi3T,
, 1859-01-24

@ The anount OF land entered at The Coun-
Gil Bluffs Land Office, for the week ending tho
9th inst, was, With cash, 80 acres; with war
rants, 2.440 acres