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STREE" COMM'R--OFFICIAL.


EIKST DISTRICT POUND--yVns brought
and Girod Streets esiray--
One dark brown horse mule, I2l, hands high with
han marks, and Mexican brand left thigh.
Which not claimed within
on paid III be sold At public auction al said depot, THURS
DAY. April 2a 1859, at 10 o'clock A. 81
New Orleans, April IA, 1859 M &
G. o: FLETCHER. Street Commissioner.
Registered Aprill4, 1859. ~ e
HENRY DUREL,
For Comptroller.
EPAvE Du PREMIER DISTRICT-n a
Drysaes, entire les Julie Gir1d CONNIE epaYe--
mule;cheval dun brun nor Ia, de haut
avee lies marques de halDa eanpe
culsse gauche -
81 lie dit inu,at NEST reclame dams dix tours
pages yendu enchee pnblique dit depot lie JEU-
DI, * d'ayril 1889, d 10 heures A. NJ.
G. o. FLETCHER, Commssaire des rnes.
Eonvele- Orleans, 10 Ii avril 1859. ais 2I n
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CoMPTRoLLER's 0FFICE, |,
City Of New Orleans, april ., 1850
[ No. 1913.
Fssored That the Comptroller us hereby author
lied to sell after ten days notice f5 the bnlng
extension of Port Market Third District Upwards Marguy-
street according to plans and specifications 6 file in the Sur
lsignedl j. NIXON.
President Board Of Aldermen,
[Signed1 CIAS. H. WALDO,
. President Board Of AssistantA Aldermen.
Approved Dec II, 1855
tsignedl GER ARD STITH, Mayor.
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MAYORALTY--oFFlCIAL. /

- ~ New ORLEANS, March ~, 1859.
10 the Honorable the Common Council s
of the city Of New Orleans
ME-, the undersigned, OWNERS OF real estate
renting on johnson street request your hon
Wooden cutters made street. from the New Canal Julia
greet to Canal street The to bs made the highest a
ds The audicaed to the lowest bid
Ger BY the Comptroer after FIVE days notice in the official
journal. And bound,
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al5 1taw8w secretae du Conse des Assistant Aldermen
NEW ORLEANS, April 5, 1859.
THE PETITION Of the undersigned prop
holders and residents Philip street. between Mags
ority required by the City Charter having signed this
petition they honorable body pass resolution
horz the Comptroller to SELL sitter five days notice in the
official Journal the contract for completing the sidewalks and
II the above limits about 1000 feet and that the said sale
shall be FINAL and that the Mayor authorized with
the purchaser for the Payments be made in cash.
when the is completed according to the lines and levels
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lard sTITH. Mayor.

Notice is hereby given that TUESDAY 18th nst will
al 22t n THEARD t,omptroller
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To the Honorable the Common Council
Of the city Of New Orleans
GENTLE undersigned. owners
" of property fronting chippewa street beta Joseph
and Washington Streets Fourth District
your honorable body resolution authorizing
Comptroller SELL after FIVE days notice in official Journal
the making brick sidewalks cutters
eastern side of said the parts
paved and that the sale be FINAL aud the Mayor
with the purchaser for the same Payment to be
made in cash when the work compleled according
IN han h-t Gu
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NouvELLE ORLEANS, avril 1855
T A PETITION DIES sOussignes prOprletaires
faan fac ct residents dams rue Philippe entire Nigga
sin ct SChares respeueusemeut que
requise par nouvele chare de vile ayan gnas pc
on lis demandent honorable corps
luton auorisaat Controeur vende apres davis
dams ia gazette ofcse conrat e completen DIES
banquees ct rgoles cote de ID Philippe
soft nae 10 marie oit antorise contractor aque
Les placements seront fats
du travail commencement alignemens nveemens qui
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JAS. A. HOPKINS,
ais lawSw Secretare du Conse des Assistant Aldermen
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Notice Is hereby given that FRIDAY 18th inst ! will
adudcate at my Office. II O'clock NJ aboye contract
aS1 m ptIL pr, go.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,

ssA5 COuPTRoLLER,s OFFICE.
City Of New Orleans, April l, 1850.
No. 4454.
Yesop4d That the Comptroller be and he hereby
adudicae after twenty days notice in the official Journal
The contract paving with square blocks Camp street.
ccaons e the Surveyors Office and said adjudication
to be subject the approval rejection Of the Common
Council
[Signsdl CHAS. H. WALDO,
President Board Of Assistant Aldermen
[Sfgnedj j. O. NIXON,
-. President Board Of Aldermen
Approved March Is, 1859.
lSignedl GERARD STITH. Mayor
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JAS A. HOPKINS,
aIb tavsw secretars u Conse dss Assistant Aldermen
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JAS. A. HOPKINS,
Secretary Board Assistant Aldermen,
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ITALIAN CHESTNUTS-so barrels fresh Italian
K. +. COCHRAN 4 HALL,
fel0 IL New Levee and II Fulton SITS.
ID OSIN-l50 barrels No. 2, for sale by
II G. L. KOUNS.& BROS,
Front street.
El2 toll opposite Canal Ferry.
, 1859-09-05

Several exhibitions Of this phenomenon have
a2pcnrcd in our nocturnal skies within few
davs past-two of which were adorned with a
splcndor, seldom, if ever surpassed. The first
Of these appeared on Sunday night the esth Of
August. The northern skr WIS Hinged will,
pjukish hue for some time before daz 1;cht had
ceased. Itrescmbled light thin cloud. but lie
increasipr darkness ranidly dryc1onel til,
Aurora Doreaiis into deem red and ereepish
white co1ors and c.tendtd far over towards tbs,
son,bcrn ho7i1on st,cancr4 ;rme3;,,a,. con,-
ueuced PLAYING from all points-no, remarkable
for their number, SO much as for their size and
color. Between eight aud niue o'cleck, 4 corona
vas formed lille south Of the zenith, at the
point Of proIonsaton of the dipping needles,
while the heavens 1escrubled an in,mcnsc ribbed
donc, SO distinct and numerous were ,hc
strcarners ut this time. Soon after nine o'cock
its splcndor began to dimiuisl,, and Il. e:cven
there was little but the white Light remaining,
mostly in tile region of tue north, but still su{.
icieut]v bright to enable one 10 read the lime
from watch.
, 1859-09-05

Various statements arc made as to the brc,dth
Of Kansas under the Wyandot Coustitu ion.
We give the distance from various points o, the
Missouri River to H.. t25th from Washington, J
West meridian Of longitude, which is made the
western boundary Of the new State. =
From the dissouri River, where the 4osh par
aIIel Of 'atst'tude, Sthe boundary Line Of Kansas
and Nebrssss,) crosses the sa,,e, to the pro
posed western boundary, il three hundred and
my miles. From Elxood, to tue sane, three
hundred and serenity miles. From Atchisou,
three huudred aud sixty ailes- From Leaven-
worth, three hundred and seventy miles Frcm
Wyandot, three hundred aud ninety-eight miles.
From the Missouri State line, westward On the
37th parallel, Of latitude, {the south boundary
Of Kansas, to the a5lh meridian West lonpf.
tude, four hundred and twelve miles. This
would nuke the mean distance, East and Kess,
Of The new State, three hundred and eighry-onc
miles
The width North and South Of the State is
three degrees, or two hundred and se<eu and
tlree-quaEters geographical miles.
We think State three hundred and eightr-
one miles in breadth, By nearly two hundred
andsight il with, md containing such frrti1e
plains and teeming valleys as Kansas. should
be large and rich enough to suit the most e1-
pansive ideas Of even = modern Democrat
Ifdfknie1rfA 1igxf
, 1859-09-05
LiTk TDeH THE GOLD nrgYg,
tFrun IL Roeay Mountain New4- An. NJ

tfrn ~ Rosfy xoratAla EssA A1k. NJ
In anotbaF column We givs the rasah of n
assay Of quartz roek, giving result of tsa md
M h9t ounces q gold md sixtsea and
Of rock. Tbs specimens assayed wers taken
from the Gregory and Bates leads, eoon after
they we're opened, and it was doubted BY many
whether they contained any god whatever. We
examined them before they wero taken away
1rom Inc mines, aud could discover no gold with
npoWeriui glass; 8inca ehxt time hundreds Of
tons have been taken out ia which abundance Of
doubt II will 5ield 81 100 70 he ton of roct.
lr. Storms. Of Mountain City, called upon
US on Thursday last. From him We learn that
tae mines n that vicinity are pairing as Largely
The Gregory lead, q single pan Of dirt taken out
on Tuesday erening last yielded 40 penny
weights Of gold, and the hard quartz in the
Same pan was estimated to contain between fire
and ten yweights-wozth 30 cents to the
pennyweight.
AcLain 1 Co. are taking ont from their lead
over $50 per day to the man. Many other ieEd
CLAIMS are doing equally well. In the gulch
each per day.
Water il getting scarce in the Gregory dig
glhgs, in consequence Of which work has been
temporarily abandoned on many good paying
clAiIns.
Ia tile St. vrnin and Jackson diggings reports
are equally cheering. From the South Platte
and the Pax the reports continue fattering.
Some eight Or ten thousand men hays gone III
and none yet coming back, except occasion
slly man for, supplies. Ali agree that from
xlo TO - per day to the man IL being realized.
From the Cache Ia Poudre nc have nothing
in addition to our last weeks report.
The new Constitution is to be voted upon on
the first Monday in October.
Prices Of provisions in Auraria and denver
average-dour, SIS per hundred lbs; Mexican
DO, e1o 70 81; meal, 3a2; bacon, $50; sugar,
$a5; coffee, s25; beans, s35; onions, SIS; But
ter. $40; beet, 80; yenison, 81 per quarter;
molasses 50 per gall; whisky, d.
, 1859-09-05
WISCONSIN POLITICS,
WHY GOV. RANDALL wAH ne
N0M1NATED,



loorFe'poads's' Of = rn3 snd Ttaaae1
r, = :. ~ ~. -:
p-.',,.> " wv naa1 " we
,,d eS w ea.sen ~ 'e~ large 'ste
.aa,,,s ''' ~ o''o'%s' ~ a,'P P'e N4-A5
f.a,;,a ~ 49, c.. ~, 49,
g.. 800,
P'A'
e - = t1@0 "1@ ~. = !l1eat ~. ~
1'a' caas lof years. VINO na' no' oeeu e'eepeo
70 tne eyebrows IN eos1upoon' elnee she Aa.
m'n'stsauoa o1 ooS' far"en' Anu ua'n 'na' ..
i>aooAn, VIC nA'e peen p'anue@eo ono o''s, 1ssa
~ W. - p.a.sT ~. c,u ..;.,'.
Nfe
''' "a - Atn4 .N1 .<"s<.' '0'n' 7'At' VI eas
measures o. a's ADMINISTRATION Aa'e Fose'ol5
glFeh personal offence 10 some persons, but 10
the people ut large 1t has been entirely satsslac-
sofy. Ho". low would 1t haTe appeared NC
aaa 4aaa ar. hanasll ASIDE and nominated
4u'tne' person ~ nla pace "nen II was Eeher-
A"' 0"ost s'ooo 'ua' Ae ""s "''ilne' 'oo'eo nol
oAs' - oc Fe'aoRalnateo: 1nns' s"hp.
g: 'na' 'he reward OF the Republican party oi
".seonein 10 'aelr nrs] "o'tss uoSstnor' sa''
"e'' was elected before the hePuol'eao paity
WIS 'of"eo} was the "nllul feJee''on o' h's
e.a.''as =; ano 'oe mpieo eehsufe oa MS conduct!
".A -. eou'o nos oe shoosu' u,
~ 1a@a 4a tne o'ase esaaas n4susi ~ ME IL.
sa'u u 'ne Peoi'se 'naa Az. eafl ocnul1' ano
lo' none a5e reserved nsgner nonors al then
LINUS bus his raenof se9eo ioeonsioesa'eis III
e71e'ng nun IN an'agonissn' no1 10 1os. hano'a''
WV ~ 'ne f>'7"e:P@@ "h'en nave s'a'eo~ l as.
49, .,nl ~ .1euS''e pefsona1 Ano",eose "
s1' ,f .ees =" Nne o'A'e 'nA' 'ne peope as'1'au
81 oo'' 14naal = se'non''na''on' oo"o'ess 'oc
oen'oeaacy "ni ena'ge 'ne fesuli 10 Ano"--'osh-
'a14 uno pfe3aa'ce as4inss lo'e'sa'po'n cur
Aens' oot 'he election IN HoFe"oet "'n "'s'
.'oae '1'c iac' 'na. 'ne masses .aa hanu IN 'ne
sas'0.s'' oo': "taaa" nao oten sas4s'ae'e'.
.,.u,, ' .Aa ~, u. s1eA' :. 'AS 49,, -.
n....s-..d n.,,f,.s .-.so..;-a,r 80 49,.
. 49, r., -,
~ ~, '1' "
'nsie y u IT, l. ~, Vt s'a.p' "e ~ lns az.
pou.'e'n' VI sue No''n"es' " Ano" AnA, Ai g.
9usu' APpfe1aa'es .nts s.a'e u lae's, A''u euNI,
I1'as 10 anp1eaA@n' Aoe4ine LII VII" u tae fesatt'
He could not consistently with his se{f.respect
accept the second plaee On the ticket, after hav.
~. h,.. . ..,a;a..a f.. a.. fn.t .1,oo III;
lug oetu cAuauuute Io1 tnc AieL P4aee. Ats
nnxerfui ,r7nenra md hiuh abilities Ki11 he
o"et4aa tnnucn@e ao0 nisu 0o4'heo "4u oe
niyen 4ha Renub1fcan ranea this fall all thn
, 1859-09-05

Douglas has written 10 his friends IN Ohio
that he will make half dozes speeches in tllat
state between now md the National Fair in
Chicago. lie is to speak in C1creland On the
9Th, Columbus on the 7.h, ana Cincinnati on .he
sth inst. He wants to help re-clcct Pnsa to tue
Senate, who deserted him iu the hocr of hi.
tEibulation on the Lecompton bill puch is
now in trieulation himseifand calls on "popular
Sovereignty to sare him ere he sinks, But be ;x
past surgery or medicine. He has been weighed
in the balance aud found wanting. The Cin-
cinnati 0assts< says sars that the people Of Ohio
who hare felt unable OF unwilling to buy the last
number Of Harper's Magazine. will have IN op.
portunity TO be indocsrina.ed into copyright
Democracy Eratis.
, 1859-09-05
Sunday School { Competitions,

7. ". Hisginson's article in the September
Ahoatic uonthly on 1.-The Massacre of the
Innocenss" draws this illustration Of his sub.
jcct, the overworkios Of youthful minds in our
schools, from some Of the common practices Of
the Sabb1th schools
"Aud the Sunday schools cooperate with the
week day seminnries in the pious work of de-
struction. Dolorusus, are all your small! neigh
bors hard at work in committing to memory
Scripture texts for wagcr-I huve m impres.
sion, huweyer, that they call it prize-consist.
Jug Of one Bible! In my circle Of society the
excitement runs high At any tea drinking,
you NAV hear the ladies discussing the compar-
attire points and prospects Of their various little
Ellcns aud uarriets with shrin eagerness: while
their husbands, on the other side Of the room.
are debating the merits Of Ethan Allen and
Flora Temple, the famous trotting horses who
are soon expected to try their speed on our
"Ag1iculsurai Ground" Each horse and each
girf npTcars to have enthusiastic hackers,
t4nush lne sunday School excitement has the
advantage Of lasting longer. From inquiry. |
lind the state Of the field to be about as follows
Fanny Hastings, who won the prize last year, is
not to he entered for it again; she dana ged ler
memory by the process, her teacher tells me, SO
that she eau now scarcely fix the simplest les
son in her mind. Carry blake had rot up 10
five thousand verses, but had such terrible head
aches that her mother compelled her to stop,
some weeks ago; the texts have all vanished
from her brain. but the headache unfortunately
still fingers. Nelly Sauborn has reached six
thousand, although her anxious father long since
tried to buy her of By offering her 4 new Bible
twice as handsome as tue prize one; but what
did she care for thutt she said she had hand
some Bibles already, but sho had no intention
Of being beaten by Ella Prentiss. Poor child.
We sec no chaucc for her for Elm has it ali her
own way she has made up Z score Of seren
thousand one hundred texts, and it is only THREE
days to the fatal SundaF. Between ourselves.
think Nelly does her work more fairly: for
Ella has marvellous ingenuity in picking out
eaSy verses, like Jack Horner's pluns. valuipe
every sacred sentence, not by its subject, but
BY its sllortuess. Still, sue is bound 10 win,
s'uow is her health this summer !" asked
her mother, the other day.
Well, her Serses weig gh upon her," said the
good woman, soleu,nly.
And here pledge you my word, Do]orosus,
TINT to. every one Of these statements might
append, as Miss Edgeworth does to every psr.
ticularly tough story y-"N. B. TIL. Il a ia.t;"
will only aad that our Sunday School Superin-
.endent, who is 4 phy ysician, told NE lie had as
strong objections to the whole thing rs could
bare; but that ii was no use talking: all tbt
other Schools did il, and ours must; emulation
was the order Of the day. BESIDES he a4}ded
with that sort Of cheerful hopelt ssness pecuIia
10 his profession, she boys are not trying fl
the prize much, this year and Is for tie Girl,
they would probably lose their health rerF 500,
II any rate, and may As well derotc it to -
cred cause ,"
, 1859-09-05

John D. Defreca, formerly editor Of the Indi-
anopells journal, has Started a new paper in
Indianapolis, called The Evening .AAes. It il
printed on IN Adams preas. propelled by m
Ericsoo ealoric engine, the first one in tho wbole
State, and the second west Of tue mountains.
Mr.. Defrees, when proprietor of the Journal,
twclre 5eass ago, put up The hzst power pre.s
driven BY atean in Indiana; which Ass asea
followed since By thirty other papers Of that
State.
The Atlas il = handsome sheet, ito columns
fuu of freshness and rigor, aud decidedly Re-
publican In politics. The Journal is = morning
papeE. and consequently there need be no busi-
neas rivalry between it aud ahe 4t}aA
, 1859-09-05

TERR1nLk ACc1ntx1-ExrLos1ox or 1 C4x-
ruESE LAnr AND CAS.-Lsst Tuesday evening.
At about 10 O'Clock, Mrs. Free, lady xho hsa
Charge Of the house Of Nr. Ratekin, vas filing
\ lamp when the fluid took fire and the lamp and
can both exploding, she was in IN Instant en-
reioped IN dsmes. She ran Immediately into
IN adjoining room WHERE Mr.: Lee WIS ep
gagged in reading. He led her out to The pump.
and having filed bucket with water, dashe cd It
upon her, she meanwhile leaning under Tho
spout and pumping wsttr upon herself her
hand was 30 burned that sLe leh the inside skin
Of It upon the pump-handle- She il burnt to 4
blister over the chest, back md abdomen. Tbe1a
i no hopa Of bar recovery. Wsha7e 1es<na1
snce writing ths aboTc, that she il dad. I'D.
ssnsi4s, [IA) journal.
, 1859-09-05

Immensa Haul Of Hefx4A or Stolen
UfefE4 In 2NEae.


a correspondent d toa Toledo dtsa<, writing
from San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 18th, aunounces
N. .r4.t At ts,t n,or. ~ n,;- ~ Co..
Wv f~ - P.'' " AZ t6e'"' eon"'
terteiters, NAL robbers, or what not, named re-
spectirely Brown and Sawyer, hailng from De-
troit and Chicago. Brown" saYs the writer.
81: ahou+ =, ra.r. of 40. -s;c.. .h,,. ,o'
a0oA' w " sze' "e'eas aooa1 1o'
pounds, rs rsther pale; though not thin; darh
- Years Of aee' 'ety stout and thiek-set, dark
curly ha1r, with "hiskers and beard"
The San Antonio 1t1da gives IN fnroiee Of
the contents Of tin ,,o, found :, tb.n ,,oxse.,
.jon nr which,+,,e To,1ov;n. IN =. - ;ess-s.t
e'e'' u Will" 'As 'o''o"lnS VIII NC VI interest,"
to numerous banking houses in the Northwest: !:
sl54c,s1 praf. Il. Chanin. ca.3,;s. of The
nr,nch If tha Ststa HanE r. i,S;s.a Se :. y us
Hend M. 1154 dated Jnna "a 1sso 1sr.b1a -
oTder Of Il - As.t Gs.h;sr t1Us "a d:a~n sg' =,
he Merclan.a' .ehanes % R.nf # ~ ra1 W.T. On
:,a,o1 r. n Parry 4Rro i, f.vo- If.
Perry / Co. dated Nar soth 1s5s on j. ~ 4.
bsrt. Eso.. DAYTON. q datsd It E,nlslee III
sndnrxe3 hr 4 s per,. - ,,as nesnHe A"'
s.ss y ,,fi r. Tn:'h po per r. uae
m r. 171oo f,ro- ~ 49,. re- 2.'oa 7 IT, m.a
endorsed I bT tbem tn order s, m 5 Me,,onoI;tor ,
E,,I X Ja,ad ~ ant1. 1esn 1e'lopolAADn
bsEA ,,ss Nh aa'eu deta5 5lay ay.n' tees ,s.o
si<,r dars aftnr dste dr. i,1. Il R.and ~ -
on tetcr Lenk. of Tolrdo .oiiol NJ 14sf en- en'
dorsc,} Howe 4 Er.nx nv N Il C.r+wri1ht J.
Co.. ar order. pA' ~ s"' q
t7ga .0s Uraft. dafed Iackso,x;7le I'll Nav
s1st ls5e' b1 Asres csmnheil K co ~ m s H.
American Eichanre RanE X r in faror of
WTe; 4 i,ro cnd6rsed hr tl,em u a. Indiu I
r. M 1-xa9 - - 1~' A1'1 y
X; e; iran Ma,enro Mcurnrr co I'll
Nav a4th ie5s, drawn b. Lansing / snerr,y' or, on
Mercautile Bank. \. r.. in fsyor Of \. Saf.
ford. No. 1a3o. endorsed n. S. Stafford. to 4. If.
Robinson, or order, md by them to 4. L. Ev-
e1ctt,
ts5. Draft by ". Il. Walby, Of Adrian E1-
chanre Rank. Michigan. in fayor Of 4. Hoscae.
6r'd ca on Metrnnolitan Rank n II ds1ed
Nav esth, is;a. M. a3 5ilo ,
S4y. Draft bv ". il. Scott. Cus,tler Ststc
Bank. Wisconsin, dated Milwaukee, May eth,
1859, No. ia, on Phen;1 Bank, n. r, Ia favor
Of j. n Waren i Co, endorsed by them,
payable to Butler, Cecil Ramson, or order.
$j4T ~, Draft, Danrille Bank, Fisher 4 Eng
1ish, Ilinoi., dated Aay s0th, 1869, No. 1879, IN
favor Of ). Bunp Cashier; on the Corn Exchange
Bank, n. T., pay able to American ExchanSe
Bank or order.
$l,0Vo Draft, George Cecil i Co., on J. n.
Flax Co., 60 days alter date in favor of J. H.
Warren. dated Logansport, Ind, May &c, 1853,
No. 1858.
diana, Fort Nnyne,-C. D. Bond, dated june,
1859, No. GAS, in favor of G. ]. Senney-not
endorsed.
Sl23.95, Draft James Il. Howe, Cashier, Bank
State Of Indiaua. dated Lima June sd, 1853, on
ketchum, Hous9 4 Co., n. T., in favor Of ".
". Scarbourgh, not endorsed.
S3v, Draft, A. Grealy, President Of Mclean
County h'k, H.. dated ut Bloomington: May
aath, 1852, on American Exchange Bank, n. T.,
No. 15;,67, IN favor Of Humphrey 4 Hunter ell
, 1859-09-05

~n'Ie severe 'Tost occurred nt Sterling last
Thursday evening. Tue CUCUMBER and to-
maso vince and other tender vegetables we,o
near1s- al destroyed, and it was feared by eo,no
that the corn might be injured. At best Il
barely escaped The luckwhcat NC fear !,
nearly III destroyed We Eopo our country
friends viii give us early and accurate ialor-
Eaatioa On thA important subject
, 1859-09-05

31TEAFT AT MCRpER.-At Grand Rapids.
(slieh,,) on Saturday the eth uls., a desperate
-, -"" Fleming, in ct ofjealousy, stab
Rea man named Andrew ntng II seven places
and then fed. The wounds, one Of which was
In the abdomen, will, says the Grand Rapids
EA9l, prove fatal. Fleming was afterwards AZ
rested,
, 1859-09-05

- The Railroad Convention, recently held
1t cleveland, did not result In IN advance On
westwafd-bound freight, ths IbesA contracts
of canal lines, many Of which run Into Novem-
Der mari, rendering such measure tnptacti-
osAle.
, 1859-09-05

Fo1sosEn.-DE. B. F. Lipa!ey and family of
arlington, ILL.,, were poisoned last week bv
some person unknown, who mixed with their
tea poison which would have proved fatal had
not the successful efforts Of resident physi-
cian counteracted its effects.
, 1859-09-05

.xA1At AeeaDts1.-Mr. T.. Morrisey, = citi=en
It AsndstA u. was by ths sudden stars Of hls
tesW tafovn under one Of thu wheels Of his
~akon'Which nm orer hi. bresst, causing deAth
n fsW minutes.
, 1859-09-05

SINGULAR CaASGE OF NAxk-The history Of
tne democratic party, says the Boston 1rartler,
can be read in the names OF its chief organ. 1t
hfst 1t was the "Gobe," aod concerned itself
With the welfare Of universal humanity. Then
became the Union" and devoted itself Only
to the United States. Now tits the * *Con.ti,u-
non'' which is 80 Interpreted as 10 leave more
taan one-half the country out of the considera-
ton OF the Government It's next nane viii
probably be the Administration, !" when ii will
have to make but one more change to beco,nc
extinct, like lis namesake.