The semi-weekly mountain Democrat., 1860-10-17
SflOnntair Democrat.
CITY JOTTINGs.

nAVl evening, ~ elOeks UF tne purpose Of
,,rsniIinE BreckinEidge Club. All who are
\, favor n Ghs National DemOeFatic platform;
.ll who srs opposed 10 BIsek RepubIicsnism
All who wish IN preserve inSiOlsts the Cousti.
,u,iOu and perpetuate our gioriOvs UniOu, are
invited 10 attend. Lcttbe friends ofshe equality
of the States, the enemies Of hnaticism and
John BrOwAsU, be present Aud you, Demo
,.rsts. who were led into the ranks Of the DOug.
,ssitls By false promises Gnd misunderstHnd-
ing Of bis platform; you who are not prepared
or willing to be Transferred to the Republicans; /;
YOU who 6isApprove u the elcctiOa Of Baker to
The Uniled States Senate and are unwilling to
aid in the election n Lincoln to the Presidency
come 10 the meeting. join the Club, and be
once again with your party and friends. Don't
put Il ~ longer; don't delay until the enemies
II the couAtry have been in the advance "f you
but come on Thursday Highi. aud when the Sun
goes down OA the day ~ election In November,
the cOnsciousncss that you have done pAtriot's
part snd Dc@oOrAt's duty, will be . sweet and
ample re~srd.
Scnom ExmB1nOX At CrPER PIAcERymLE
Il I.rge, attentive and discriminating aud.
ipnce assembled at an early hour, On Monday
evening. tn witness the perf'~nHnce If the pu
riIs II this scl'ooi, under the superintrndcncc
II Chss. II. Parker. Esq. The exercises proved
highly interesting the several dialogues, dec
larnatiOnH, &c, elciting mu i, applause. The
singing vas finely executed, exact time btir <
preserved, evincing much cultivation on the
part n the scholars, aid much labor on the
part cf their instructor. When all acquitted
themselves 80 crcdiiably, No deem il invid US
to particulaiiIe. Great praise is due the gen
tlcn,aDly and competent teacher fnr the snIcri Y
manner in whitb he conducted the pleasing cL.
trriainmcnt, aud as il is 10 b" repeated On next
Thursday evening TT tie purpose procuring
funds ES the enlargement +f III. sei,..',l l"ild
ing. which is nj present nu, b too small. we
hope all who appreciate tie advantages ofel
ucatiou and desire tn cncpurag" u, viii ait"nd.
"THE OLb THISr. - Tt" ull. invci"rL'c. and
uncomrromi-IDg nnti-Iec"mptoniics took pps
session OI the D"uglas meeting on Mnuda,
night, and forced the converts ~ take bach
sc4,.. IopcrAied ~ an awful dampcr upon
the feelings Of tho faithful prosclytcs, and mad"
them all L"k exceedingly cheap anI "s"t.
bAtkisL." They expected t. ink" possess. u "i
the party and bctOm' leaders. bat the aniIc,
we're TN sbrrwd for them. They ar" rctniitcd
10 vote and work and turn oI;. but ihc honor.
and rm"luneni| ot the art a'r r~>rrvrd i',r
the Old sta gers. Tie "li "h"- wanted /" pro.
ducc an imprcssIun nn tii.Ir kc|ubiIrAn .Ii,s
and u c"nciliair them they scIc,'cd f,r niIc. .
81 the meeting "nly thp>. whp had voted foT
Iiakcr aud Mckibbcn and ind - 'Lc fusion
II Last year. II Wss bitter phi bat the con
vc-ts had 10 swallow IT,
TmG MOrNTAIN DENocgAI il cr.At bngIb""
T. ell Who are OPPOSED I" III" pm .!'r- Il d.
m"cracy. The Black aud Hall breed e ,ndIiI;r.
ir all p4'siti"Ds. from that Il Pre- drUtAl Elcc.
tor d"Wn I" Drluty Constable. seem I" iLins
the DsHocGAT the only obAtAcie Ia their sue
cess, aud consequently pitch into II "n all &c
casions. Well. gentlemen. waltz in: We have
~'ibstOod your AS'auIts thus fsr, AEd tel c"n
fdsn' GV the future. The DExoCRAr Is unc al
the inAf'!HiiO"s Of the Empire county, and " ~
live and pr,spcc long after you shall have been
forgotten. Its firm aud unwsvering devotion
10 the Constitution and the Cni0n haze won
EF 1t the confidence and affection II the people
and the more you denuut &c and c"nternn it.
course, the more will they trust and love it.
SsEGxADG.-The members II Young America
Engine COMPANY. No. s. on Monday night. be
tween the hours II ten aud eleven O'Clock
marched up C"Ioma street, headed BY a band
that d'scoUrAsi "'oat excellent music. 10 ilr
residence Of Nr. J. u. Ruds,ait. "a member Of
the Company Who took unto himself q RIB on
sunday evening. for the purlH'Se II seFenAdinR
him. Several airs we're played. and the com
Pany were invited iO partakc Of rrfrcshmcnts
which they didn't refuse. aud the pr"cessim
agsi" rriurned " their hall and disbapdcd. IL
the best Of humoS With themselves and the
Test OG mankind.
CoSVInExcG ExcISE CoNrAxY No. !. have
commenced the erection ri their new house. i,
il N be 92x;2 feet 10 siIe, with two stnrca III,
hrst - ard the second - feet in hight. The
work will he done by Mrs,rs Bnn,h h De Voc
The Company have not vet determined IN H.,
plan 81 the building except as to the f,unda
ii"n-n ~ " whether il .hnIl be of stone or
brick. When the arrangements shall have
been completed, We " III take much pleasure in
again referring to the matter.
SEXT TO JAIL.-Ofieer Chss. 7. Roussin, Of
Mud Springs TownAhip. yesterday delivered to
Under Sheriff Coddington. James C"zen. u
negro. convicted Of furnishing whisky to In
dams. before Justice McCormic1k. ard sen vncad
I" pay Gnc Of thrre hundrcd dollars or one
hundred aud Gfiv dnvs confinement in tn"
county jail. Jcvms is now in tie crib.
IMMENSE CRown. There were f,r,!r, ...rsop.
present Il. the meeting II the D."asla, Club ON
saturday night. 1t was proposed to impose n
hnc on all mcmhc.s who failed 20 attend here.
H"er,-light punishment. when we consider
That ,nost persons prefer lines Ia imprisonment
GooD-Wc learn that one hundred aud scv.
cnty.iivc dollars has been subscribed toward,
the purchase nf bell for 81. PAtrick's Church.
Three hundred aud fifty d"liars will be sulIi.
':ient tO purchases large, fine toned bell, mud
Sc hope s'on t" hear its pleasant notes ring
'1nt on the morning air.
In THE FIELD.-Wm. g. Davis, Esq. has an.
mounced himself n candidate for re. election To
Nhc Office Of Justice Of the Pace fur Placervillc
Township; aud Mcssrs. A. NJ. Warnock and
Joseph O'Ncil have declared themselves candi.
dates for the position Of Constable.