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Previous to opening the Fifth Areppc Hotel
to the public there was much talk about what
wns going TO constitute d most novel nnd useful
feature Of the hote1-a vertical raitwny.
a great many Inquiries hare been made at The
office about the "mschine," without elscting
anything very satisfactory, ill it had become
generally believed TINT the whole thing WAS
only q sort Of p" Yankee humbue.''
: On Monday, however, to the surprise Of c.ery
one-at 1esss Of the guests-the machine
commenced working, but only imperfectly, rs
steam power has not yet been applied to it.
The spiral shaft Of iron, ninety feet long and
twelve inches in diameter, has been put into It's
-pleee, and tho csr.or plstfarm for passengers
attached.
As haabecp stated, this platforms will sent
eight persons, aad will Glide from The bottom
to lie top Of the house every few minutes. 1t
is beautifully covered With crimson plusn. ats
principal starting place will be from ihe door Of
the ladiea drawing room. which Is on one side.
and door opening into the main hail aad cori-
dor at the head Of the grand stairway on the
other side
This vertical railway, Is It is called, il Yan-
Eec contrivance, by a Boston mechanic, for
transporting guests of the hotel to and from the
different Jloors and stories Of the house. g.:
~ the same mechanical process baggage,
g. walbe hoisted up and down between the
Ths machinery Is upon The prine;pl. Of thu.
ussd Tor similar purpose u the Bunker Hill
Aouuuent-en lnFentlon By tts sans man,
which has bssn in usa asveral Yssta without
srts meeting With ~ accident.
, 1859-11-21
Who IL Jsid;sc Iecad

4 considerable movement seems 10 be on foot
in New England in favor Of the nomination Of
JUDI d3e John II. Rsad Of Pennsylvania for the
Presidency, as the most available ,nau in the
Republican ranks. Tie Providence journal,
edited by the Hon. Henry d. Anthony, q. s.
Senator from Rhode Island, sires tue following
brief sketch CT Judge Reeds public scrv,ees:
"Sincc the name of Judge Kead of rennsyl-
vania has been aided 10 the list Of those eminent
men from whom tile Republican candidate for
the next Presidency will probably ba taken,
considerable desire has existed to learn the de-
:a;1s Of bis career. lie Wa the counsel for the
defence in the great trcasau case Of the Uuited
States IS. uapway, in ISL, when, for the Eenc-
fit Of slavery, car government sa'lght to estab-
lish the doctrine OF constructive treason. =
course that would hare put Us on level with
tic England Of Charles II. and James H., md
our courts un tevei with those Of Jeftries and
Shower. Ills speech WAS most masterly per-
fur,nance, and coEclus1yc on the question at
issue; and his labors throughout the trial take
professional, polisicul and moral rank with those
Of Erskiue on the trial OF ilor1c, Tooke, Hardy,
and others. In 1870, as member Of the Demo-
cratic State Convention. he supported resolu~
ton declaring that s1avcry is local institution,
aud closing with these words: Estecning it
violation oil State rights 10 carry it beyoad State
limits. We deny tue power Of any citizcn to ex-
teud tic area Of bondage beyond its present
dominion, NOR do We consider it part Of the
constitution that slarcry should forever travel
With the advancing column Of our territorial
progress When the dispute about the aImis-
sion of California INTO the Union WAS at its
height. iu 1850, Nr. Head, at great meeting in
Philadelphia, made nn elaborate argument in
behalf of her admission rs free State. Ills
views in that speech arc identical with those
laid down in the Republican platform Of ls:5s'.
BY tho Philadelphia Convention. When the
Missouri Compromise WAS rcpea'ed, 3lr. Reed
declined longer to act with the Democratic par
ty. and, like half i million other Democrats, he
juincd the Republicans. lie. was one Of the
earliest advocates Of Republican principles, md
his speeches hare been printed as campain doc.
nu'ents in Pennsylvania lie Tas nominated
for sea cn The supreme Bepch Of rennsylya-
uia, in 1s:;s, and elected by y. ,op majority, re-
ceiyinS $1,000 more votes tLan Col. Fremont
obtained for President in 1866. He is rerr mop
u1ar in lcnnsJlraaia. His talents are Of the first
ordsr, his character is be; ond repToach, and, If
nominated, he would be supported By thousands
OF men ia his ow,i State who voted for Mr. Bu-
chanan aud lc would run better in New Jer-
sey, it ID asserted. than auy other Republican,
The Norwich Courier, one Of the ablezt jonr-
mails in Connecticut, spesks Of strong feeling
in that section in favor 0! the Hon. Abraham
Lincoln, of Illinois, for tAe Presidency or Vice
Presidency,
, 1859-11-21
TIE CASE OF JOHN T.. COOK,

AAAA& ~<AA7A1 ~A ~ ~AAAs A1A NVVAs
We haye no desire for the death Of this mis-
guided young ruau-the brothcr-ia.law Of Cor.
Willard Of Indiana. He has been condemned
to the ga'lows by Virginia jury, but in sucl,
way tint the Executive cle,ncncy mar yet
reach lin. Tie only things peculiar in his
casenrc that be mado good his escape from tile
HarEers Ferry slaughter, that lie las high
Democratic officials for relntiyes and defenders.
:nd that he las been acquitted Of treason In
other matters he is just as guilty ns Brown
just rs much entitled to pardon and no more.
Hhe, or any other, or any number Of others,
who asc resting ruder the death penalty ut
0harlestown ahall escape with their lives we
slali applaud the spirit Of forgiveness which
sets them free.
But when it comes to this, that Cook Is to
be bought Of by the multitude Of curses whicl,
Northern Dougllfaccs mar 1crcl at old Brown,
aud the number Of lies tley may tell on
prominent members Of a certain political
party-we respectfully protest. Let The
reader notice the exposure furnished By i
Democratic paper at AcGrcgor, Town, in this
connection-pr!nted in another column. 1t is
10 less than an extensive subornation Of the
northern press By Gov. Willard, to create q
fictitious public sentiment in behalf Of Cook
and against all tho other Harpcr's Ferry pris-
oners. That there should be coupled with
th's solley Of impFeca,ions against tie
Republican party is ali natural enough. It is
pleasant to know that the programme has
tal.en into the 1,auds o! one man who cannot
10 corrupted We gire tue ulanagcrs Of this
curious machine notice. that they will take
nothing by their molten.
, 1859-11-21
.IfXS['EkL.-x-1-EOES.

The Liverpool 15uys say that the disclosures
now taking place 1t Wakefield aud Glouces'er
sho;v that electoral corruption there has been
reduced to a science. 4 Liberal registration
agent for the list tell yelEs testified That ut The
last election the price OF votes varied from t5o
to t77j. and rose as high IS $500.
Although South Australia Is unable to show
any returns Of gold, SIZE possesses other mineral
resources of a not less important and reliable
character. The Bu1ra Eurra copper mines de-
serye to be called gold diggin.s, and the history
Of mining adventure can furnish no parallel to
the e1traorsi;nary richness and profitable char
acter Of the mines Hundreds of miles in the
Northern districts abound in tho same ore in
great purity, and it only requires The proper
adjustment of capital to i1bor, and The appllcs-
ton Of both in dug proportion in the coio"y,
tn result in the opening Of half dozen BuEra
lsurras.;
LACE Axn Feoxr-.tn Irish swscarrier. (says
T19 Eatdtr, xho sometimes courts the MUSES.,
has eiyen his itlea Of the chureh-bui1ding taste
Ut tia people Of america in the following knes,
which contain more truth than poetry:
~They puts up froat II tue street,
Ekea4:d Westminster Abbey:
Ttt sk.u tley thtnas to cl lie the Lcs!,
And buldstha back part shabby.
, 1859-11-21
akonIc.
The New York correspondent Of the Bostoz

The New York correspondent Ct the Boston
Journa! says:
The masonic fraternity here is Just now dis
cuaslng the psclect Of establishing a'North
Amsricaa Congress Of Fresnasons, which WAS
conceived at the recent meeting of the General
Grand Eaclmpment aud General Grand Chap
ter At Chicago Il is, in TACT, the much talked
Of General Grand Lodge, IN a new form, and it
is marked fact. thai Of The thirty nine Grand
Lodges in North America. only tleten were rep
resented 1t Chicago. nor, were the delegates
from these unanimous. iu this city, the most
active members Of the fraternity AZ opposed to
the establishment Of any such organization, re-
gardin4 GENERALIZATION" Us dangerous to The
welfare fthe order.
: Speaking If the Chicago cduyocations, Rer.
#. D. Haley, Grand Prelate ofthe knight Tenn
plars, has published letter here, denying
statement IN the uasoHic Ui.ror aa4t E.z 4toa>,
that improper stories were told at the banquet.
The Reverend Sir Knight says "nei,ber as .
gentleman OF mason. as preacher or parent,
have ever committed any public act of which
1was ashamed, 80 far from i, inthis instance at
least, that amongst the pleasantest Of my re-
cole ectionx il the memory af the banquet At
ChieaEo." Hr. haley Is therlesgynaa who dg-
uEed II tbs mediator and adriaef Of ur. Eickles
during biz imprisonment and tzial.
, 1859-11-21

*sSIS-stsu
Ihe amount OF the articles shipped Is correct,
out the'F true value may vary somewhat rs We
dia not average Inc prices ruling each week;
out Inc result Is suincientfy accurate Tor our
purpose. It should be noticed also that this is
not 'hc season iof Tue Shipment Of corn' and but
s'nni' part o1 our pork has gone forward. We
'o'hA ~ - entlfet5 sa4e 10 Say 1na1 very lille
short OF TWELVE MILLIONS or DOLLARS viii be
placed 10 tne eseo' OIL cn'csesoHE~zaen inc hrst
Of August ana snc nfst OF JannarF. \ sery
considerable por''on o1 tals Fast SUN must be
USED 10 pay lof our Manufactured aft1cles' gro~
ceres ano otaeF Imports Pnfcnaseo anfang the
lass stx NOUNS oot IL can scarcely DC ooub'ea
tnat very handsome sum "sa oe leit 10 par OIL
Western Indebtedness Let this good work
continue till VIC shall hear no more questions
rs 10 whether tue business OF the West rests
upon solid basis.
The tables which we hare published weekly
, 1859-11-21
Kentucky Republican Convention.
The Cincinnati Gd-ftte Of the l1th, savs

The Cincinnati Ga-<tte Of the 18th, says
that
Representatives. from several counties Of the
State Of Kentucky, met yesterday ut the office
Of the Frse South, Newport, to nominate repre-
sentatlves for tha State to tho Republican ,Sa-
tionai onvcntion, to he held in 1850. The
huusc was surrounded by groups Of g round
e1s," some of whom, in stats Of semi.intoxica.
tiou, made their way into the room where the
saccsing wak held, aud ut every opportunity
interrupted the proceedings
cassins II. Clay was present aud addressed
the meeting, and that gentleman and George D.
Dlakey we're appointed Us delegates to the Nd
tional Convention.
The resolutions we're brief and to the poiut.
and pattern well worth following, as fol-
lotsa: =
Rttolrtd, Dy Republicans Of Eentuckr, that
they reaslitm aud stand By the Philadelphia
platform of 1916.
.. That they are in favor Of Iaw and order. Of
Stste Sovereignty, Of National Supremacy, Of
the Constitution and the Caion.
;. That they. are detelminedly. opposed to
servtle' iusurreeston and Illegal siuter]eteucc
with sfavea from at home or abroad.
i. That they stand by and defend the freedom
Of speech, the liberty Of tho press. like ali
other. policies and institotions, onea 10 the
will Of The legal mafori!ics, the o1nnipotcnce Of
conventions, aud the progressive civilization Of
, 1859-11-21

SorTn AMERICANS Flt:rrsrEclxG rroS EtcH
0rHErs~-1he Soulh american news still has
items of interest. \ singular fiibuster nore-
usent is going on in Ecuador Sosae 500 men
were enlisted and armed in New Granada, 1ear
the state Of Panxmr, By Seaor 1'i!lotou, f:cm
little army through Nex Granada, taking gar
risou Of sixry 1ue1 on his war aod sejzing their
arms. Afeef entering Ecu1dor be was met by
force of 600 men, whom he defeated in fight
Of four hours, killing % and taking 100 prison
ers. When news OF this invasion r. 4ched Quito
force OF 5ounE uen was raised and went ont
alte.a bard 6ght, and tic sse:osiou. dlibns.ers
we're at Last accounts passing rapidly on towards
Quito.
, 1859-11-21

and young man Of b'amc!ess morals and in
dustrious babits. When tie writer knew him
he had no Abolition sympnshiea, nor u,alcvo-
lent purposes against any, As an attendant =. e
school, be displayed tendencies Of disposition
at once nnicablc md admirable. When the
Kansas war broke out, when preachers aud pol
iticians stroEc together TO inAame the public
mind with diabolical rescntments, Cook, young,
visionary md adventurous. e,nigrated 10 Kan
SIG. There l,c was seduced BY Brown into
rartial participation in his crimes. But it must
be remembered that these crimes sprang IRON
political causes, and were committed under the
promptings Of political revenge. =.
From Kansas, Cook retired to Harper's Fer
ry, where lie seems to hare been employed in
peaccab!e ayocations. until his evil genius,
brown, a;;ain called him into SERVICE The rest
, 1859-11-21
AN 1ScESDlAKY DEMOCRAT.
The New York 1fmts has the following:


A Mr.. Parkins, who edits the EHarEe journal.
weekly sheet, published at Berryyi11e, Clark
County, Ea-," as the Richmond EaqHirer in-
forms us, has taken theeSxtraordipary notion in
his head that the safcty of yirgina docs not re-.
quire her Governor and people to wade knee
deep in the blood Of aucl Abolitionists a. may
fall into their hands. He ventures to think that
even the execution Of Brown ard bis con,pan-
ions is quite unnecessary, and viii do quite Is
much harm as good to The character Of the
State abroad md to its peace at home. He
spcaks-precisely as every sensible man must
f-el-about the absurd and isgraccfpl panic
into which the Harper Ferry affair seems 10
have thrown the Virgiuians, and demonstrates,
warmly and somewhat Indignantly, against the
exhibition of fear which they are incautiously
making to the world nj large.
The Richmond Enquirer is in CONSERVATION.
Such "ttenson" on the soil Of Virginia seems
quite Incredible. 1t attributes the apparisiou to
Northern intrigue and Northern gold. Mr. Par
kins mnst hare been bribed to the unerapce Of
these treasonable sentiments. But the Enqui-
r.-is especially anxious that Mr. parkins should
be taken care OF. Whether he has not made
himself F." liable to fine md Imprisonment in the
county jaii't by his fearful crime, that paper
submits to the people Of his county. 1tis quite
certain that they lowe it to their own saG,fy to
suppress this incendiary Sheet What 4 lin
der box the Old Dominion must be. It will be
dangerous by aud by for sane man to look in
that direction, lest the State should instantly
eYrlodc.
, 1859-11-21

How TO kxocx Man DowS Po1rrELr.-Aa
English book on the habits of good society gises
the following hints as to the way in which oEe
seems to be necessary to honor or safety.
''Of course TO knock a man Io*n Is nerer
good u1auncrs, but there is way Of doing it
gracefully, and one rule should be observed,
yiz, whether you can command youe temper or
NOT. uercr show it, except hy the blow. Sever
strike him use such expressions as Take th.t,"
&c. There arc cases ID soeiety whca !, it quite
incumbent On rou to knock M offender down,
ii you can, whether You are angry Or NOT, SO
sha: if 70 do so is NOT precisely good manners,
to omit it Is sometimes very bad manners; and
accomplishment, particulazlv for little men"
, 1859-11-21
THE GREATEST WONDER Ct'
l. TIE NINETEENTH GENTRY.
Prof. Woods Hair Restorative.

AAV4* "VOA &Aa4A AAC1sV4 049se
says the -, Les!s No.. Democrat: Bdow VI. pssll.h
letter e pr Woea Of .h!. ety. from kensleman IN
s h,[ fane s9sn e'dens. ny: h1se y. effect ~xn
s a. b. e ast.,
ies3 iOa the psesx:
Professor Q. !, wood + Go--GeatIeneu: Iasnx nv
atteassn ea1ed few month. snee th b. a7 ter:14
sfse:. q y9as halrre toE.tsse lau % 10 max:
k,ey prcably third white ~ xh.ze1. ~sr- .-...-
shaaG:et soas .hEsa aeash. ,nse bot.ie "
ft7.nk 4sst had ~i,hrI. used about twee vs.~
hass as x aaShtF X % 49, II wsA haze esa
White ta.r ha. sotzI tsap, eard, both NJ he'd
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Il ao s@ .y T. y T. ss@ sd, tse
d-eox*ry Al, ssuta taas VII .evsr rt nEaty ns.
a. ~ ss ,ss sd.s
fs tae LIST fnc"a JeaI aad an tnova to neazy
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n: .eh- 1 an sruy yours A. T. EAfMn.s.l.
WOODS HAIR EEs15n@4i;9E.' sa15Iss1H; T. = I'D
Fto.esso< Notd-Eear sf: Hastn= hat 1hs n:ssaaucs
n ,s q r.
sa e :se ,,ast e. obi I: ySS =
m i a:s1 81 IL ad3 caa!ss y !:ea
esaa Mas us srn.ls1aan Of great hauenee ~
Professor Weo-pear Sir: avias n:ade M II Tour
H1!r Restorative. i gives say that ia tu..
h1A besn exeeat In reuovnx landru aaf
os D. 4 Hs se s!s
e. Pso sst5 res5; esss .,s7 IN, ahnx Ike taPa
ssS 6: 81 s;;:; e;;;: s::
lssc1tss and Fancy Goo<a Dea!e-4- no1
, 1859-11-21
FERSVHILs
Father Chiniqu; spoke At Andorer, ,lass''
November I4th, in behalf of bis mission.


As' ea'n'4"' 'p'Ae - .'
-'''e'n0es '7>''' III oena'i ol "' 'A'71
-Rlchard Il. Dams, Jr., OF Boston, Tas u pas
senser On bosrd the ship Aast'a, which was
burned ut sea when fse days out from San fan-
cisco for Hong Kong. He was saved VIII 'ae
rest, and carried to Honolulu.
a resident Of New Orleans. it is said, has
Just returned home from England, where he dis
posed Of patent for fish-hooks, of lis own in"
rcntiou, fer S21,001.
Tie English papers announce tho approach
ing publication, in London, Of new norel by
Hawthorn, the tile Of which has not Jet been
made public.
The hos, of rersopa, friends of Csrr,t
Smith will rejoice to learn. from most credible
authority ia. Dr. c;ray in Utica h.s ciyen his
f,,1v .hn e,eo,,ro,emcnt to fee, that the ae1ict-
ad Gentleman vi1, be entirely restored to mental
hsa3,h T.; ,,.o ~. o,;,;on that ur. Smiths
, 1859-11-21

Our neglbors Of the Chicago Herald are en-.
tertainius their readers with Tie speech Of the
Hoosier nemostllcnes- Webster Toor-
hoes, Esyui:c-in defence Of Cook, one Of the
Harpcrs Ferry insurgents. In this bit Of bad
taste it is only following tic example Of tic
Washington Constitution, and various and SUM-
dry other journals Of the political school to
which it belongs. Now, there would
be no objection 10 any flood Of aIr.
VOORHEES, platitudes and eprcad-caSleisms
Which tue Administration papers might
see 1t to send out upon people more griev-
ously afflicted with balderdash than any other
under the suu.-prov1ded, always, only those
who know tho s1sfas Of the orator were to lc
bored aud disguised hy lis glaring want
Of Inv, decency and common sense.
But the importance given to tho trial
in which our Demosthenes exploded, the grave
nature Of the oiitncc with which tho prisoner
Was charged, and the connection Of the llaz-
anguo with the question Of Slavery, will cause
Mr.. Voorhees, to be- read in canada and Eng
land as well as 1T home and VIC cauuot be
quito content with the damaging imputations
under which American jurisprudence md ora
tory will 1ie in consequence Of tile unbridled
Ni,y aud astonishing 1supudcncr ur tie
speaker Ho is the Attorney General
Of the very respectable State Ct 1ndi-
ana; he was introduced to tho Virginia
Court by lis Governor, with a flourish of
trumpets that was heard :.far; lie spoke in a
cast which excited universal interest; and 10.
tho result! Apettifogger trying hog-stealing
cases in Posey county, in Mr.. Voorhees, State,
who should display The ignorance Of Law which
hc exhibited, the mendacity that marks any
paragraph Of his Lofty effort, tile meanness
aud malignity which sit astridc Of it's sen
tencca, and tho neglect Of lis client that lie
made SO conspicuous, would bc l,isscd out Of
Court We do not complain Of Mr.. yoor-
hees politics or his want Of sense. Our er;ey-
ance is that lie should be quoted as q leading
American lawyer in the trial Of treason cases,
, 1859-11-21

There is nothing assuring in tile relations Of
England nnd Franco. 4 large body Of men
tho sl.rcwdcst capitalists and most experienced
statesmep-in the latter c:untry, believe that
it is the fixed and uualserable purpose of Louis
Napoleon, to make England leel the weight Of
his armed hand, and that ali his present plans,
MI his alliances, and all bis hopes IRE csutered
in the projects which he is quietly maturing
for au English invasion and march Of his
victorious legious upon the city Of London.
This belief has so rooted itself in th- Englisl,
mind that though it can be justified BY no
existing facts, any One Of which s'ngly would
be deemed conclusive, 1he money market Of
London is constantly under its influence, md
the uttermost parts Of the commercial world
feel its chilling effect,
Tho question Of Napoloon's inteutions-so
close are tic pecuuiary, social and industrial
relations Of the Mother Country and the United
States-is hardly less inportan. hero than i'll
the land which believes itself threatened by a
hostile demonstration. Though our soil might
not !eol in invaders tread in the event Of
war between these two powers, there is not
nook Or corner in our country that would not,
through its money and its markets, be made TO
suffer from the collision Tile contest would
be the graphing Of giants, and the effect
upon tho commerce, the industry and civil
iza.ion Of tho world, would he derlor-
able indeed. Though it is not difficult
to SEQ which side the sympatlics Of
tho american people would embrace, he
would bc n prophet who could foTctcll The re-
suit Of the struggle 1ndia hardly reconciled
TO her masters; ireland always in fermeDt
and ready for fray; Australia uueas. tin1er
her colonial dependence: the alliances Of Nh
polcon III 1taly, Spain, and Russia; tie proba-
bic position Of Austria towards the rep.esen.
tatirc Of European Liberalism; the success Of
the uuceaEing effort CT the French to gain tie
mastery Of tie sea, would lead to complications
and scycrscs that Great Britain might be una
hIo to encounter, or that might compel her
to raisc tho standard Of revolution in every
continental seaport iu which l!cr troops could
find lodgmeut Eut instead Of predicting re.
suits. let us hope that the alarm Of the English
is ground1ess, and that the peace Of the world
may be preserved.