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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-24

fur Nyw ossrRvAroRr.-Profs. Mitchell, H.ckisy
cd Davies on Monday, examined the Central Park'
vih view Of selecting se for the new As'rooomi-
eI Observatory. site near the northern line OF the
park, between the Seventh and Eighth avenues
seemed TO be preferred.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-24

Nh FyEREyTs ORAr1oS. 1t Is said that The Grafton
yS Washington is to be given by Dir. Everett az Tile
yAcsiemy Of Music on Friday evening of next week.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-24

y Efhs Rev Henry Ward Beecher will lecture at the
Ia oOpsr Institute this evening, in behalf of the Ladies
society for the Relief of the Poor of this city. His
i Theme is the Burdens OF Society"
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-09-03
A MISS II rHH DrxocaArlc CAxp-we !,

MISS IN TIE DExocRArIc CAxr-We -
informed that ct the late Democratic County
Convention. in Mills Coupty, things did not nass
OF quite so harmonoasly ~ they could have
wished. A rivalry has sprung up between IN
Solomon Sharp and Dews factions, and the id.
ter, thinking undue means we're taken to defeat
him In the Convention loses no opportunity O.
pouring Cd the Walls OF bis wrath upon those
who succeeded, by unfair means, in turning the
tables against him. Il appears that the Con
venticn vas held while Al important STATE case
wss being tried in Court, In which Devs va
engaged, and could not leave to attend IL and
IN bic absence the other faction succeeded il
electing 6Aayp delegates to the Senatorial Con-
ventaon. After the adjournment OF the Con-
vsnsion Dsws met Sharp on the street, and /
quarrel ensued In which the .Jis" va freely
psAssd. Shortly after this, Judge Bssbyshsil
met Soionsa and they also had qsarseL And
snus 70 var goes on. and We presume Il vii
enni sns % Tuesday in October, when W cx-
pect % see these Democratic aspirants Tor Sen.
ator,ai DONORS surrender their broken swords 10
NE hsPuolican chsmpion-J. 4. Harvey, Rso.
-eno .9ey setirs 70 The shades or private life
e meoaeess urea he nssAbilty of polisical
svsnsA-lfAgs Ooansy Hoea1d.
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DARING RoBBERY. PiEe's Peak<r
Fiads Gold in HarleyriAe a young man 70.
presenting himself as James Jones, OF Brown
County, Ohio, on his return from Pixies Peak
came through Manti he beginning Of last week
where he left with Mr. Matthews 1 carpet.s.ck
containing three shirts and bible. and went "a
the house Of Mr. Fletcher and stole watch.
about 2 dollar in money, and bottle OF whisky.
as went from there TO IIawleyvllle. in this
County, where he offered the watch for
sale, and succeeded in selling il to NJ. Hieley.
on Thursday, Of last week. When be left NJ
Aigleys shop be went to the house Of John
Esens 70 stay over night and when ali around
vs. Wrapped in sleep. he left his lodgings. pro.
ceeded 70 the watchahop Of NJ. Higley, forced
ne door open and took ten wasches-3 gold
and silyer-thst had been left Win NJ. III lor
repairs he VAS pursued and caught in III
northern part Of Taylor County, near Hadena
Groye. with I'll the watches In bis possession.
4 &c was taken to Hawleyvlle, wbers he con-
leased % The larceny, and Vas committed a \
aM oy ksqs'rs W hitcomb, in default d Al .O00
Dai'. ~ - don't happen 70 have /" Cotton
1ood 20 eur County, sheriff Loy took him a..
3 sts.oas County ssr sass ksspiae.--Paxe q.
*@A4@8s #M4 N9&M sS5#F@
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3 Gl. Eeujs, Angus 81.
The stSam1F pancau 81 Carter nee sunk 10 Tho
hhlos1 assySu sunday night The boat n y
~ 4 sne re Cargo = hadlr damaged. No
1vee - l0ok
fhs ssaa,sa 90. s4<e1o, ~ -. injured
so 20, psppipally = Piss1 - Offices.
night. - 4
There wss healthy demand Tor soods-
prices unchanged.
:. Horace Greeley lad gone TO visit ColS6sl
Rre@onA s#asassas4ssas44a ~ 4
A duel between 0win and Bsodsrick vss sx-
pected Immediately after the eleeejoo
The Fort Smith (Ark.) Times says The Camaa-
ches made Two attacks o. The Wsohisa, Caddo
and Delaware Indians, while en- route for their
new homes under charge Of the Indian Agens
Blair. se &sta
Hamilton, .. W., Aug. 30.
The Roman Catholic Church on Park street.
in this city, was destroyed BY Ore this morning..
The IRE was evidently the work Of an incendi-
ary. f aA
~ Toronto, Aug. so.
a FIRE broke out Ct midnight consuming the
several other buildings. The loss 10 estimated
- ~, 900. "
New York, Aug. 81.
AH0 ss0eMsC5 A1Tuek orSIVeU uesVe ub mVTu-
Ing from Nassau, N. s, Aug. 70. Among the
passengers IL Governor Baulsy, Of Nassau.
The steamship Asia sailed for Liverpool q
noon to day with upwards Of 100000 dollars
10 specie. ga'sa
Washington, Aug 81.
According to dispatches received at The Navy
Department, datsd the 18th inst, Minister Nc
Lane was passing the summer q the City Of
San Andres, and would return 70 Vera Cruz on
the lst Of September.
Two Spanish irigates and one French brig Of
war were At SACRIFICES.
The sick list Of the Saratoga was slowly in
creasng, but the Captain hoped, BY careful At
tention to stay the progress Of the disease, al
though i vas in the midst Of she sckIy season.
New York, Aug. 81. NJ
The steamship Bavaria has been signaled be.
low. She left Southampton on the 18th and her
advices have been anticipated.
The steamship Ariel, from Havre and South
ampton. arrived 1t midnghI Her adviees are
to the 18th inst, and have been anticipated.
Oswego, Aug. 81.
The Niagara House was destroyed by Ore
70 day. The loss amounts to u, 900, on which
there 10 an insurance.
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-09-03

MORE DEhocRArIc VorEs.--The Democracy
make great deal of fuss about the general
appropriation bill which was passed BY the last
Legislature. Let US see what kind OF q record
the Democratic members OF the Lgislal IRE left
on the passage of that bill. The bill passed the
Senate by vote Of q TO 2, a. follows. Yeas,
81; Nays2. OF the q yeas 5 were Democrats.
See Senate journal, page 6l2 s
The bill passed the House BY the following
vote: #Ef -aa@1
Yeas, "A; Nays, 4. OF the yeas, IS were
Democrats; Of the nays were Democrats
tSee House journal, page s0O.) sas
In the two Houses the number Of Democrats
voting on the bill was %, out Of which number
Is voted for the bill, and against ii. The
bill, therefore, was officially endorsed by the
Democratic party. II the Eve Democrats who
voted for the bill in the Senate had no, voted
for II, it would have been LETT with but n votes
. less than the number required TO pass bin
in the Senate. If the Is Democrats Who voted
for the bill 10 the House had withheld from il.
Il would have had but 81 votes-and would
have failed BY votes. Now let the Jefferson
ian pitch into It's own party, that endorsed the
bill over which 30 much fuss is ade.-FairHcld
Ledger sf4sa5 sst
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bABBlrr As LEGssLAroR.-The Jasper
County Free Press says that L. w. Rabbit Il
noted for his refined manliness and modeet
worth! In support Of this "notedness," il saye.
that while be Was member Of the State Lesis.
lAture Of Iowa, in connection With other impor.
tsnt business before the assembly, be introduced
the following: s 1872 -
Rssolssd, That the Wing party has gone to
sleep With Niger WeDches. w,
Who will dare gainsay that vs have here
eyience indisputable, that the wouid-be Lieut
Governor, b man Of s.much real worth ~
character ~ With such evidence Of his staeas.
msnahip. isit any wpnder that hs II regarded
throughout the length and breadth OF The Sta,.'
= IAN abla man. reliable Democrat "a I
Pspslas tavosiss 7" We think nos-lCo.n.ii
Ram MoApasisl .Eeea s5.s N - =
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PRospkcrs OF rax Coas CRor -sinea nm. !.

PROSPECTS OF TIE CoRN CRoP.-Since our last
notice OF the condition Of the Corn in this State
we have received number Of our weekly ex-
changes with late reports, from which We are
enabled to state quite confidentially ethat the
prospect for good yield is very fair II would
De useless to copy extracts from every paper.
ior they are all alike. and all say that the rains
have been shundant, and the improvement in
the appearance Of the Corn ia beyond expecta-
ton. Some claim yield but little short of
what IT would have been with no drouth, many
claim over an average, and but two or three
expect less. From farmers in our own vicinity.
We learn that though, in some localities. the
stalks are often small, and unpromising, the ears
are niled out well, and from our own observe
ton, We know that many fielda look green
and vigorous where very bad, prospect was
oherea two weeks ago. Along the lines Of
the Chicago, Alton 4 St. Louis, and the Great
Western roads, the corn fields are said To III
most promising. The recent rains have
brought u right out, and unless drouth Of nm
usual severity ensues, the general view Of tho
corn crop must be considered cheering one
Springfield Journal
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Mr. Douglas and hts Fatal MAGAZINE
Article
Correspondents Of the N. Y. Herald


Washington, Aug. Is, 1859.
No inconsiderable perturbation has been
created since early this morning by succession
OF telegraphic dispatches-some of them 70 Mr..
Douglas and others to his friends-on the
subject Of the note Of the Messrs. Harper to the
press prohibiting the republication Of his article
upon Territorial Sovereignty. know of three
such dispatches from New York and one from
Philadelphia. They all urge the Importance Of
an immediate contradiction of the implied state.
ment in the Harper caution about copyright
ing, that the Illinois Senator had received a Pc
culiar compensation for his late politco-l literary
labor. One despatch urges Mr. Douglas to re :
pudiate, without delay, any participation in such
"contemptlble meanness" as such transaction
would appear to involve Another requests bis
most devoted adherent in this city to save him
from worse tate than that Of Wise. 10 fact
either Mr.. Douglas has reduced his manifesto
ton upon controverted political subjects to a
lower level than it ever reached before. or else
the Harpers have taken an unwarrantable liberty
with the press in causing them to refrain from
copying an article for which they gave no con.
sideration. s
The Herald of this morning has just come 10
and confirms, in every respect, the Impression
made by the teegraphic dispatches received
earlier ia the day. IL has left the impression
upon the public mind that Senator Douglas was
really paid for the communication in question.
Or else that the Harpers gave him the choice be-
tween having it categoried among the rejected"
articles they are constantly receiving, or pub
fishing on consideration" Of the name OF the
author appearing over the piece, and of being
privileged to use it exclusively. l have Just
learned also. that Mr. Douglas will not venture
to reply to the dispatches which have been
sent TO him, although they annoy him very
much.
Advance copies Of Harper must have been
received in large numbers by Mr.. Douglas yes
terday. The article itself was freely canvassed
this morning; and the inconsistency was point
ed out by his Southern adherents that be as
sumes in it as an undoubted fact, that the Judi
ciary canrot exercise any control over the sla
very question, while in private conversation he
has said again and again within two months.
that those who hold the ultra pro slavery view
IN the Territories will always have the United
States Courts to appeal to, and that he will be |
the last man to dissent from their decision. On |
this point hinges the entire edifce of Mr. Doug |
las popularity or unpopularity in the Southern |
States, and it is therefore confidently believed
that this article Of his in Harpers Magazine must
damage him seriOusly
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lfor the Hswk-Eye.1
BURLANGroM, lows, Aug. 81.

1 = {
M. EDlroR:
tis we'll to show up the tactics of the Demo-
Gratis of this Comfy. ,has men Of principle,
who are not - well posted a. they might be.
may see the despicabls meanness aud the 10y
and unmanly means used in the present canvass.
Let be known through the press that a Col.
SaADDY demanded nomination as candidate
for the Legislature. That the Democrats, the
dstenders and lovers Of the honorable and
high toned gentleman, refused 70 nominate the
author Of the "greas and widely circulated
latter. Let il be known thai prominent De-
nocrst. Who has publicly defended him, called
the "Col" . slammed ass" and told him hs vas
" serkiss wore Aasa fkaa good /" for the cause
IN which be sas eniisted. Let Il be known
that enotber prominent Democrat ordered him
70 lsass quietly be would help him 1t sh>
point Of his broad sosds baosa. And then 70
cap ths climax thsse sans men, viii Others
havs fissd "Col. Shady out and furnished
hin nssss - follos afeaad In The foo,ssepsI Of
n. J. Rsssh. thss ssndisg ~ blaskeaasa af,.e,
Raseh, = they proposs . d With The prince Of
bsaDkgsafsA T. 9. Dsaa, ~ sssqiae hin 4
- 6eelgeeeo q esDev, CsinsA d
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RATrLEsNAKE TWENTY ONE FEET LoNG.-
The following snake story was told to us by a
gentleman in whom we have every confidence .
he was called upon, the latter part OF last
week, to visit St. Louis, and, on his return
home, stopped at little station known as
Ramsay, about 90 miles west OF Terre Haate,
on the Terre Haute and Alton Railroad. The
second day after his arrival in the village, a
man who had been hunting brought in the
news that he had discovered a huge snake, but,
on discharging his gun at it, his snAkeship re :.
treated TO bis abode, within ciiffe of rocks
This statement confirmed what had been pre-
viousiy stated by an old settler in the village,
which was, that while cunning near this ldenti-
cal spot, 30 years ago, be also surprised an enor-
nous snake. which, at his approach, had sank
away IN the same manner. The Latter story
HAD been repeated SO often that the viii
Layers regarded it as fabulous narration, in
asmuch as the reptile had never been seen but
once, and then by only one person. The second
time, however, had its effect, and the truth Of
matter the villagers resolved to settle. de-
tachment Of young men accordingly visited the
locality, and, BY dividing their forces into
squads, they commenced the work of watch
ing the hole out Of which the snake. if snake
there was, had, in case he wished to enjoy the
beauties of the outer world, to emerge.
For three days and three nights did they keep
their weary vlgils, and, disheartened, they con-
cluded that unless he should turn up or come
out before the evening OF the fourth, to aban-
don the search and credit themselves with being
bOaxed individuals. But ere the allotted time
had waned, they were gratiied BY the appear
ance OF the foul thing they were N search Of.
Slowly it crept from iis hiding place, and, as If
aware that danger was lurking near, thrust out
its tongue in defiant manner, and in Ian
guage peculiar to snakes, Kissed warning that
he was monarch Of all he surveyed but ball,
sped from the rifle Of an unerring rlarksman,
proved the superiority OF the human over the
brute creation, and, without . moments notice,
the monster was callea upon to give up the
ghost s-F xs4& .l-
The excited detachment drew him forth, and
Judge at their surprise at finding him twenty
one feet in length. The old farmers story was |
verified, and the snake, now dead and in cap
Lisity, was without doubt, the same one be had |
seen 80 years ago. 1t was found to be rattle
snake, and its extreme length from head to tail |
was twenty one feet six inches, and the greatett |
diameter OF body eighteen inches. 1t had one
hundred and eleven rattles. The snake was
conveyed to town, and has since been visited |
~ tremendous crowds, anxious to satisfy them
'elves OF what At first seemed to be an absnrdty
Dur informant further states, that after being
knned and stuffed it wus eighteen feet three
inches in length, and can be seen BY any Of /
he passengers OF the above road, il they
choose to step on the PLATFORM Northern
0wan. aAA i WEI. A.s5#s Ft 4
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LIFE AND DrArH At sARArooA-Maoh

LIFE And DEATH At SARAToGA.-Matthev
Hale Smith. writing % the Boston journal, says:
y. The night before left Saratoga was 10 con-
versation With an old gentleman BY the name Of
Kirkpatrick. He was intending TO 70 home the
next morning. The waters, be said, Fad done
him sight Of good. left him we'll At o'clock.
At 10 o'clock he was corpse. He was taken
along with the family in the morning. Al New
York. while waiting to take him 70 his home At
New Brunswick, the horses ran away with sAe
bsarse, smashed il al 70 pieces, threw the eolau
on the ground, and made wreck Of things in
general. While death wss In the house the
dance kept on, and the reyel ran IT, rounds tin
The small hours Of The day.
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d - ~ Duelr.,s
III y Fiji ~ cohvension Of Federal olics
hold 80 IS Pi6 pOash, Iass Wednesday, ~ )
sinoje I'D 1850 n thas could b construed, O.
g. tcrtnged y&e6 49, endorsements Of the a.
n,inicsfSsjcn d ri. Buchananl The only refos.
ance tInde u IT. NJ the resolutions VS. % 81.
noufss that ~ - skeessd in 1855! This was
unki1 Wbers pas Gov. Black, and Secretary
norSI0. anA n1esiver Wilsso, and Register
Psekerf Psosiek, Graf and Clark we're each
members OF de Convention-tbe two last wsse
members OF the committee on resolutieas.
Yet we do not learn from the publisbed
4peeos1dings, land W believe. Va give ne
iullest report Of any paper in the Territory
that any Of these gentlemen interposed
single word 10 defence Of the 'principlss
80 conspicuously illustrated By the administra-
ton Of NJ. Buchanan" But the old gentleman
was turned over 20 she tender mercies Of the
RAnkinites. 80 il ID with oil the latter day
Prss.dents Of slaveocracy. Poor Pierce was
used BY slavery 10 do such dirty work. that his
name became Kissing and BY word, and was
) just cause Of reproach, and vas then cast Of
BY the party like = soleless shoe. But has de-
pendsnts stood by him. They we're faithful
Poor .'oid Buck" 1t 10 true, has gone lower into
the mire, has rendered himself more odious and
disgusting in bis subserviency, but stiii ~ in
siss, the officials ought 10 be % true 70 him q
we're the .oAdies who fawned around the table
Of Gen. Pierce. Neither Pierce or Buchanan
are responsible for what they have donel They
are both, We have no doubt, better men than
the party. What renders them 90 odlous u
their principles-the principles Of the African
democracy. 1t 10 the party that is responsible
for their acts and not the men. They are merely
its representatives. Slavery has used ''old
Back" to accomplish her ends, and what does
she care If il has ruined them. She will cast
him aside with scorn, and another Northern
doughface will be taken up for President in
1850. But this will not 60 down. The people
know the game, and they will block IL by elect.
ing Republican President BY such majorities in
the free States as will crush the present pro-
slavery democracy to powder. Il will scarcely
have name after that time in any Of the free
States. No, gentlemen, your game is too shall
low. You cannot humbug or hoodwink the
honest sQuatters OF Nebraska. They know who
are your masters, and 1t whose bidding you
bow. They know you are the mere satellites OF
slavery, and that you try to keep your masters
out Of the ring from sheer cowardce! II 10
nothing else. You realize that there is an hon.
eat sentiment here, hostile TO the slavery
schemes Of Democracy, and that unless you can
cheat that sentiment, you are doomed in the
approaching canvass.-Omaha Republican.
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Legal Notice.

SEAib VI tVwA
Des Aoines casnty,
- ksemFy Dunham osheT wise Cesse
Henry Du0hnm.
sAh-fou are hereby notified that there vii "a
Or before the 18th day Ct September, 1853, 90 On .
once Of the Clerk Of the District Court in NJ ssnE
Petition OF Harriet H. Dunham, claiming " ~
divorce from the bonds OF ma,rinony. Thstt nets
mas been issued and resur ned by the Sherf u u
county, - to you not found, ard that unts ~ Y
pear and answer thereto on or before The EcrsEg
the second day Of the next term OF said Disrs GU.
Judgment will b. rendered against you thereof.
SHEPARD OvERfW
Attorneys for Ptttas
Publish four successive week In the Weekly Hss@i
aug25 0. q. wIGHTMAN, Cousiy Jatp
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A New Movement in Utab.

Our correspondent At Camp Floyd writes
under date OF July Both, enclosing the proceed
ings Of q mass convention held at Fairfield.
| Cedar County, Utah Territory. on the 2Sd ult.,
presided over by the Hon. Andrew Humphreys,
| at which an ADDRESS was prepared and adopted.
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES. It sets
forth with the declaration that, that they 1.-THE
Gentiles of Utah) have no disposition to inter
ferelwth the constitutional rights Of any religious
sect, Jewish, Pagan, Mormon or Christian, but
that Brigham Young and his followers, have
established 10 Utah, = union Of Church and
State, acknowledging an ecclesiastical head
whose will is higher than public law or private
conscience, and whose mandate 10 sufficient
justification for crimes of every grade. That
by Legislative enactment the saints have estab.
lished ferry and bridge monopoLes all over the
Territory, in the hands of hierarchs, whose tolls
are oppressive to the people and great injury
to the prosperity of the community. That they
eonhscate to the church, all estrsys found with
in the Territory, aud escheas the property of
deceased persons to the same olnniverous
receptacle. That they have assumed to ap-
proprlate the timber, grass, water and water
privileges OF the Territory to the exclusive use
and benefit Of church digniiaries. That they
have invested the church with corporate powers,
dangerous to the liberties Of the nhabitan,s.-
That they have imprisoned American citizens
for no other reason than that they refused TO
participate in their uncivized domestic institu-
lions" That they are existing now As much in
defiance OF the Constitution and government of
the United States as when they declared their
independence of .he United States, levied
military chest and fortified Echo Canon. That
they have murdered and robbed whole trains OF
emlgrants, not sparing even defenceless women
and children. That they have adopted d re-
voting oriental practice for the purpose Of
securing male servants in their harems without
endangering the purity Of their households.
That they have in numberiess WAYS violated the
organic act Of the Terri ,ofy. That they have
stolen large amounts Of property since their
pretended treaty Of peace with the United
States, -snd much more 70 this purport.
In view Of this state Of facts the Convention
resolve that Union Of Church and State.
making the latter subseryient to the former.
ia wholly incompatible vith Republican institu-
tons. and they call upon Congress 10 meet the |
requirement Of the Constitution which Ruaran.
tees Republican form Of Government 20 an |
communities within its Jurisdiction The iustnese
Of the demand cannot fail to impress every
rejecting mind in the country, and We look % |
Congress 70 take the Mormon question ~ Get |
forth by the fairfield petitioners into serious
s@
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Administrative Sale.

THE DERSIGNED. sdai-Asrssr I
= the Estate OF Cyrus K. Spencer, deceased, VI y
sell on Thursday the 8th day OF septic u,6sr ism
highest bidder, Ut the front door or Marion BAL
city % Burlington, ut Q o'clock p ~ 81 sad ~,
following Real Estste belonging to said Estate tA@
TO the widows dover, ] viz:
The West half OF Lot No. IS Ia the City u BTaaCN
with the Brick House situate thereon.
TEkMs-ThPee hundred dollars cash down, o.
nainder In twelve months with ten per cent airs
WM. GARRki
Administrator OF Estate of 9. r. spencer, lessSA
nux6-d1twts