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, 1860-11-07

What CHI be effected under wise. pat
riotic Republican administration has been
thoroughly tested in Minnesota during the
last twelve months. At the time the pressEt
State Administration ente. cd upon its pull
lie duties the prospects Of that State were
Of the m6st gloomy and unpromising CHAR
actcr. The Democratic administration had
been notoriously corrupt and profligatc.
Vast sums Of money were voted to public
officers; other large sums were paid out u
the contingent fund; the banking INV was
violated in spirit at least by Democratic
State officials, by which means an immense
irresponsible issue. Of shjn-plastcrs was
foistcd upon the people, in whose hands ii
became entirely worthless. When tie
present State Treasurer took possession Of
his Office. after diligcnt search, he found
solitary three cent piece in the States coi-
fers-11.at. being the sum total Of specie
turned over by the retiring Democratic adj
ministration 10 its Republican successor.
In short, the condition Of affairs approx
mated very closely 10 botI, State and indi-
vidual bankruptcy, some Of which was due
of course TO the general prostration Of bus:-
ness, but chiefly 10 c systematic course Ct
plunder pursued by public officials and
their outside allies and partners in the
game Of grab.
Since the incoming Of Republican ad-
ministrution, the whole aspect of affairs
has been changed 4 thousand leaks in the
treasury have been stopped. The most
rigid economy has been pursued in every
department Of tAe public service. The
State las taken prompt measures in regard
to her railroad land grants. and has got
thcul once moro in her own possession.
Whatever could bc saved from the general
wreck Of Democratic misrulc and profiga-
cy, has been carefully looked after and put
in condition for adding the most TO the
public wclfarc- Her floating debt has been
put in process Of extinction, and VIC arc
assured that in q very short time the State
will bc able to pay its liabilities in gold and
silver. 4 different feeling pcryades a]l
classcs of citizens. Tho gloom has lifted
The prospect l,rightcns before them. En-
tcrprisc and industry are once more stlmu-
lated 10 effort: Immigration is beginning
to SET in again, and hopefulncss is every
where taking the place Of despondcncy.
AL this is the result Of wise foresight, lib
, 1860-11-07
EXPLOSION ON THE H. R. W. HILL.
GREAT LOSS OF LIRE.

lFrom tho New Orleans Dclta, Nov. 21
The steamer VIM. l.. Levy, Capt. Puckett,
Point, was hailed by the steamer H. RW. Hill,
On "Wednesday night at about 12 o'clock The
Levy Ean alongside and akcertaiued that ths.
Hill W:ns In distress, having exploded the thirl
boiler from the larboar,d side.
At the time Of the explosion there WAS 4
head Of steam on varyin. from one hundred
and twenty to one hundred and tweutY-tiye
pounds to the square inch-thc usual power
but oxing to the fact that below Australia
Landing the boat had run over stump, knock
Ing hole In her hull, and no doubt thereby nj
fecting the boilcEs, this explosion may be con-
jecturrd.
Tho explosion Is Of curious character. The
boiler-head Is driven ont only from the upper
part, and doubled over In its center, having the
appearance of circular book cover half closed
Frcm Mr. johnson, n passenger, We learn
that TN "Wednesday night at II l.. O'Clock the
alter head Of The boiler above described blew
out, passing, with its contents. {steam and WI
teri entirely through the engine rooms, kiln.
the second engineer and tic striker, both el
whom wcrc on watch, and also killing some
thirtv Or forty deck hands and passengers; also
badly woundins fifty or sixty more.
None Of the cabin passengers were injured
except MF Lohman, he having his right haui
slightly wounded
TIL. officers all escaped without injury.
LIS uA1uET1 ". W. GCufIf Ul .Sl>titl14tt dA4
Charles 1Ia..cr Of Nashville, jumped overheard
and we're drowned.
Mr.. GIidden Marks Of New Albany WAS in.
stantly killed. Henry Foster Of Memphis IVES
considerably sca1dcd, but not dangerously.
A young boy, name unknown, who hal
jumped overheard, succeeded in gaining the
shore.
It vas melancholy spectacle to behold thc
whole cabin OF the Hill strewn with the wounti.
cd, dead and dying, and every person On board
eudeiyoring to do lis utmost to relieve the
| sulfe:ings Ur the unfortunate.
Not a female was hurt on board.
The dead bodies make an exhibition beyond
description, Each body was stripped, placed
on pallet. and Laid out on the saioun deck aud
| covered with sheets.
| Some Of the bodics are entirely skinned, au j
! p{cscnt horrible sight, like highly co!ored Iii
dians- Others are stripped of skin in variou:
| parts, presenting IL fearful appearance
1t Is said that !. curtain boat passed the HI!
at tic time of the accident, and though the
| agonizing yclls and piercing shrieks Of the ds
ing and wounded could bc heas1 distance /"
five or six miles, and tho boat alluded to va:
even hailed, still she refused Ill assistance.
| The damage Of the lil1 is tritlin, compare;
| with the loss oflifc, and beyond the boiler IN
the small damage to the saloon door, shc ]:
| scarcely injured.
, 1860-11-07

For the finishing Of rooms there is nothing
equal to the native wood, simply oiled to de-
yclop the beauty Of the grain. Even the ccm-
moncst pine, treated III this way, has warmth
and lustcr beside which the dreary white paint,
so common even in the best of houses, looks
dull and dead. Nothing gives house such a
cold, uncomfortable air as white paint and
white plaster. This color is fit only for the
tropics. Our cheap, common woods-pinc,
ash, chestnut, oak, maple, beech, walnut, but
tcrnut-otfcr us u variety Of exquisite tfnts and
fibrous patterns, which, until recently, have
been wholly lisrcgarded in building. Even in
furniture wo arc just beginning to discover
how much more chaste and elegant are oak
aud walnut than mahogany. The beauty Of n
room is Us dependent on the harmony Of its
coloring as that Of 8 picture. Bomc of the
ugliest and most disagEeeab1e apartments !
have ever seen were just those which contained
the most expensive furniture and decorations.
Nv experience shows that q room finished
with the best seasoned oak or walnut, costs
actually less than one finished with pine,
painted and grained in imitation Of those
woods. Two Tcrandahs ofyellow pine, treated
TO two coats Of boiled oil, have richness and
beauty Of color beyond the reach Of pigments;
and my only regret connected with the house
is, that was persuaded by the representations
of mechanics, to use any paint at al.
, 1860-11-07

nearly sawed asunder 1t the saw mill Of l. =.
Sheldon, In Oshkosh, On Monday, the Ath nll.
He dad instantly. He wns an early settler o.
Oshkosh, and helped to erect the first sa"'mAi
ever built there. He Tus worthy man ano
good citizen, and had been for some Year, heaa
sawyer In the mill where ho WIS killed Ae
leaves lar;,c ta1niiy In destitute circumstan-
ces.-A1~. If3scozsin.
John McKone, Of Millbrook township,
Peoria county, while returning to his home
from Peoria, his wagon plunged into hoie'
throwing him under the wheel, which passed.
over him, killing him Instantly. Ilc was about
GO yeazs old, and leaves wife md family.
The Shawnees in Missouri, were paid
100000 by the General Government, at West
port, week before last.
"A little girl, 1ve years Of age, the daugh-
ter Of John Beaty, Owensbur,, Green county,
Inaiana, We learn from the Bedford lndepe''-
| de1f, was burned to death last week. her
clothes having taken fire from the stove while
! she was left alone in the house.
Peter Ball, an old citizen Of lafayette,
Indiana, and senior Of the firm Of r. & o. Ball,
wholesale grocers, Was instantly killed at
Francisvilie, on the l., F. & c. Z. R. on the
afternoon Of the 1st Inst In passing from
one car to another, while the train was In mo-
ton, his foot slipped, and he fell on the track,
aud the wheels cut him in two, Mr. B. was
successful merchant, and highly esteemed
citizen.
ANOTHER MYSTERY IN DETRo1T.-As silk Lat
! with a weed on it, human hair, and blood,
have been discovered in an a1ley between Casa
| aad First and Howard and Lafayette streets,
and the cry of murder was known to proceed
from the same locality on Tuesday night. The
question arises III the papers-has somebody
been murdered and the body thrown into the
river:
There Is some trouble among the iron
workers Of Cleveland. A number OF hands
. were discharged short time since, and theil
places supplied By men from the West. Some
or all Of the men In the other mills obiectedte
the employment Of the western workmeu on
the ground that they were working for less
thau ordinary wages. A meeting was held
aud committee appointed to notify the oh
jcctionable employees to quit work. 1t il
charged that sundEy threats against the peace
and dignity" etc., were made in relation to the
consequences in case the western men refused
to comply.
| The Monroe (Wis.) State Rights has what
1t regards as reliable authority that SD 600 has
been raised to operate on public sentiment
against the farm 1nortgagors Of the State, ant
thinks that many newspapers have been pro
pitiatcd.
DEATH FROM / RATILEsSAKE Bi1E,-It
Franklin Township, Monroe County, Iowa, {
little daughter Of Jacob Ware Wis bitten j fen
weeks ago by 4 rattlcsnake while Oh her way tt
Sabbath School. She lived about week aitel
receiving the poison into her system.
, 1860-11-07

JArAxEsE TEA-The ship Eurapia arrived
10,900 pounds Of tea Of choice quality, brand.
cd "Oolong." It differs in flavor and appear
ance from The Chinese product, and Is ,,nt ND
in different manner, having evidently beef,
prepared without manipulation or tho use Of
artificial heat. Mcsers. Atwatsr & Carter, No,
::43 BROAD street, hare received d quantity Of
Thus far about s6o,oo pounds Of tea M havo Hs been
received from that country. One of the loreest
importers OF tea in New York, while in conycr-
sat1on with the Commissioners from japan was
informed that the tea districts Of TINT country
were very extensive, aud that the p,oduction
might be indefinitely extended.
, 1860-11-07


Correspondents Of the Chicago Tribuns]
Trsso1A, Nor. 8. 1850.
Having received several letters since 1wroto
you last, questioning me with regard to this
county aud town, will answer them Ill By
writing another.
The future prospects Of this town arc eonccd-
ed to be very fattcrlng,, 1ts growth and i'm
provements arc far ahead Of any other on the
Branch, Il. c. R. R.,) mud The building in con.
temptation next season ID very largc. IN rela'
tiou to warehouse, We want one that would
cost {lots and all) about 5000. Also, a hotel
ut about the same cost A good common grist
mill is very much needed here, also. Either
or all Of these three buildings would pay good
Interest, and be IN excellent Investment; and
the Inhabitants here will Md any ono ali they
possibly can in the Cause.
This Is one OF the best stock and grain rails
ins counties In tue State-most1y settled by
old and forchanded turner's; md the commu-
nifty here is ono which We can recommend to
any who desire to settle with their families.
There is room here, in Tuscola, for more trad
era aud mechanics; VIC haven't sufficient to
supply the wants Of the surrounding country.
The I. c. r. r. Co. havo sold considerable
land In this vicinity; to good settlers, and they
still own good tracts here, which We would
eall to the attention Of those who are looking
about, with intentions Of making "homcs" In
the West This town, being the countyscat,. ;.
calls in business, and helps our trading COM
1nunity and mechanical operators; it is TIE
town Of the county
Corn Is the staple product here, rs well As in
most other parts Of the State-as the numer-
Gus cribs y here will testify. What corn our
farmers do not feed TO stock and use ut home,
when they sell, they bring it to town and
crib it; though there arc many large farmers
who crib aud shell at home. 4 good steam
ot.inc 1--we horse power with shcller, &C.,
would do good business in the spring, aboLe
this country; one to travel through the coun-
try would be an excellent business for some
one. W. pay now &c per bufhe1 for shel1ing.
Tie markets being situated to this locality,
also, urc such that shippers can send to either
New Orleans, ST. Louis, or Chicago, and tho
facilities Of the L C. r. T. Co. are such (and
will be such shortly that shippers have tho
advantage over many other roads; and with
such men as RoBEar FORSYTH, Esq, ut the
head of the freight department, and j. D. Her
kimcr, Superintendent Of this Division, is
sufficient to warrant shippers that their busi-
meas and shipments will be attended to at fur
rates and In good time.
Now, We would sny that If any Of our cores
rondcnts desire more information about this
place and these matters, II they will come and
sec lis and the people, We will give all VIC can,
and aid all in our power, and be pleased to sec
them, too. j. T. G.
P.S.-To givc you m Idea Of the amount Of
business here in . tsry dull ,nonta,, our ship
1pcnts hare been, for October, rs follows:
, 1860-11-07

The CENSUS taking Of the city Of Brooklyn
has been completed and the number Of inhabi-
tants asccrtaincd TO be oG6, ,6T+, making her the
third city in the Union in point Of population.
In 1850 Brooklyn contained 96, 1888 inhabitants,
and in 1856 it had EOS, ESQ. The remainder Of
Long Island contains L, ,aG, aaG2 making the popn-
lation of the Island 279,136 Brooklyn is
properly part Of New York. The latter con-
tains sss, 900, which added TO the other mikes
d grand total Of 1,14s,674. This approaches
Paris, and makes New York with Brookl,n NJ
tho third city in the civilized world The CEN
sus of 1870 will make her rank no1t to London.
, 1860-11-07

By IN impartial view ofthc different amounts
paid to forcmen, boss carpenters, timc-kceT'-
crs, messengers, watchmen, horsc-doctors, dc:
after the workmcn were generally discharged
for want Of means to carry on the Capitol work,
1t will be found that the SUM OF from sl40 to
$50 per day was paid to the above parties,
they all being kept in office, Without any nyn work
going on This was during the year 1851, and
they arc still there, with few exceptions.
It will also BE- seen that in oil. there appear
but about fifteen men who are actually cm.
ploycd doing the mechanical work there, and
The rest employed as above stated. An lnycstl-
cation into the books Of Denham, the Clerk
will prove the above statement, more or less
The north gate Of the Capitol is under the
Charge of tho Superintendent Of Public Build
ings. (Sec DR.. Blake-1
Ono hundred and fifty dollars per day FoE
NOTHING.
The foregoing amounts do not include the
salaries Of Capt Mcigs, Mr. Walter, and all
the sub-enginecrs employed under theSupcrin-
tcndcnt Of the Extension.
The extension Of the Post Office and other
public works has been carried on in like man
ner
, 1860-11-07
Griibu11c,
THE REACTION.

The conservative journals OF the South
begin to speak out very plainly against the
traitors who talk and plot disunion. 1t Is
very evident That o reaetion has begun even
before the resul, Of the election is positively
known. and. that .sooner or later it will
wlclm in political destruction the whole
firc.easingtrihc. There will beno disunion.
There will be no sccession-r,ot even Of a
single State. South Carolina, herself, will
stop before reaching the point from which
retreat is impossible. a few impotcrt
howls after the result Of the election shall
have been known, and the disunion farce
willbe permanently Withdrawn from South
crn boards,
, 1860-11-07

MORE NANAoTH TBEEa-The discovery of
a forest eight miles IN extent, Of Immense
trees, in Tulere County, Calitofnts, was lately
announced By telegraph. Ono Of them meas
urcd u feet from tho ground, was 123 ftot in
gtrth, or - feet larger than any tree heretofore
discovered Two men cut unsuccessfully for
two hours to yet through the bark 80 the story
goes}. The party that made this discovery
speaka also Of o valley as grand as the famous
't yosemite" The plateau itself is 5000 feet
above the sea, but # is tlanked BY granite and
slate mountains stretching to the clouds.
, 1860-11-07


Professor Rogers has solved the problem Of
seeing through milestone. In paper read
before the Scientific Association ut Newport,
he says:
"Takc q sheet of foo1scap or letter paper,
roll It up 70 that the opening at one end shall
be large enough to take in the full size Of tue
eye, and ut the other end let the opening be
not half so large. Take it in the right hand,
holding 1t between the thumb and forefBGcr; !;
place the large end to the eye, and look
through it both eyes open towards the light,
You ,riN see q hole through your hand.
81 If you take it in your left hand, and hold
1t TO your left eye, it will be the same You
will in both cases be astonishcd to sec that
sou have 4 hole in your hand. The illusion Is
most complete"
From this aud other experiments, he con-
cludcs that IN Impression made on the retina
Of either eye cannot Of Itself enable US to de-
termine on which retfna it Is received, and that
the visual perception belongs to the part Of the
optical apparatus near or within the brain
which belongs In common to both eyes.
, 1860-11-07

Thc ta,ccrnn,, ,pnr;.cs u. that thc 1,;c7, Fed.
~ s..-..;
etal ooleeFs III Hco'1Ea na'e n'e' ana - eonn'eo ''
In their candidate for Delegate to Congress
fNorton, hv fnnt..u rnajor;tr. We concratu-
IT, +,,a,n ~ +,,,;r ,,,n,o,c,,,a,+ n ,,ode.+x.
late them on 1ocH Improvement III n1ooe'ts'
Inst year they counted In their man, Esta-
brook, By TIRE hundred 1nn}ority; but the
u+rso t;cled ,,,,, mt NJ, ,,rr,of that j, 1,ruc
4.oues A4.Aso '''a W. ~ P'oo- 'A0' ', -
tabrook claimed to be elected by the most
harcc,cc3 froud. For tnstancc- thc rrtnro
- n-o..,. -. .a 49,. ~.
from ouaaio eoanlJ "ae' Ie'aofooA w.
Daily o; there not being twenty legal voters
within Its limits. L'Eau uui Court County
.,n,hor villa e+r,4r,, of ,,n;,h,,;+oa ,,,,1,;o
sno
fetuFned E31aolooh a<c' uM's y, " almllas
means. The rejection Of these undenIablc
ewindlcs gave Daily the scat liz 1oO ,nnsor;tv.
pn. ,,naeto,rad ~. .1,;s .na ,s,,.,,,s
nul7 "noelei4co - LUIS eApo0uie ''''a feouhe'
Inc .ar iass nass etscsso s 's,r o man % oa
+vzod -, -o+ae-n1, r,- ,t,p4o, >. a~. T.,
.a'A'o 4-~ >e~1',"'4 ~. .'4'' 40 esle' Ill
1ne noFthcfn precinct OF L'Eau qul Court Coun-
ty, though there are not Elk legal voters there.
The OMAHA R.nuzR;eau Of Octo,,er eth suvs
uo,. - ~ ... ..a.... 1870,
,.,le.s -. .ac mosl aauae1ous pieces ol VI.
<,o,nc IN Ii,,lt in {to pot,r;nr. T.E.,, ~:
Gnn1+ f.o.,1~ T. ,.us ~ 1ce. tnan ~ au u 9n'
~. 1,,.,.. sd .sST .aat w. .f'tve
@ rs Ill., ~ ;n ~ t = o..
X * ~ .'-;ans Tnns TT,is ~
-, -sra"t,,ot ;, - a,,o,t 44.n.ra,. t;';
Elk shnxc ,Eansn,' co"rt aonne, ~ nrdda as
1,nt can:o;n nm. N m, t,an +hrec ,7,"n 1Ao uoeo
- 1a,,,as IL T;r+"a 49, - N..s...:
.rs Mnrsha, ;nfnr-ne ,,x 1 nat 1rnito ,n,;s ~ ~.
,enss dnr;n~ thc 1s'4e- ,srt ~ Iii. ~ ~
+sI th,t ra,n1 and ia pa, ~ ne .,s.. H's.
three men in this pretended .Northcrn mr.
, 1860-11-07

THE LAST OF THE ATLANTIC CAELE.-Capt.
kcll and ME. Vaelcy, who have been trying TO
raise the American end Of the Atlantic canle,
found it broken every two or three miles, ami
have abandoned the attempt. The rock-wecd
and animalculcs adlerin. to eomc of tho
portions recovered, prove that there arc rocks
ut tho bottom, although mud Is shown on the
charts; but even where it came out OF the
mud, the outer covering frequently parted
the iron wires were coated with copper. from
veins Of that orc in Trinity Bay. The .utta
pcFcfa, and tue copper were as good "A when
laid down, and those portions Of the cable that
were wrapped with tarEed yarn, were sound
aud free from rust
, 1860-11-07

- There is young m.n, named Mark
Rail-, at Bcnt's Fort, who was recently stabbed
in three places and shot three times, scalecd
and left for dead by the Kiowa 1ndinns, bu,
whoattcrwaEds regained his consciousness, and
walked thirty-lve miles to phcc Of safety
and suecoE. lie las now nearly recovered, hui
has only two locks Of hair LEFT upon his head
II all the rest was taken with the sc:slp.
, 1860-11-07

k1l,SAPrrns AnEEsrED.-Thomas Niece,
Henry Mclaughlin, aud Allen pinks, we'll
known In this Community as kidnapprrs, have
been arrested and held for trial in Kansas Citr
on the charge of ncgro-ateal;ng. They were
! detected in decoying off slayr, with the in
tention, contested y Pinks, Of returning him
| for tic reward. There can be no doubt Of
| their being guilty Of this crime, and also OF
! stealing, free colorcd lucn from tho Territory.
-Loarrnce hdnsas} Rep.
STATE AssCMrr1oS.-Thc Homo League Of
firm mof;gagors Of Kenosha county, wis. }
have adopted resolutions in opposition to as
sumption Of the Railroad debts By the State,
and request the members elect from that coun-
t. to use their influence against any amecd-
ment Of the present constitution in favor Of
State indebtedness.
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN QCNcT.-Accort!.
in1 to the Quincy Herald there was d trcmcu-
dous popular excitement iu that city on Satur-
day night ]asr, growing out Of the trial of Ste
phen Boon, formerly President Of the Quincy
Bank foF perjury. The trial OCCUPIED three
days, ahd the jury brought In verdict Of gull
ty. The court, lawyers, officers and specta-
tors 11cEc dumb-founded and amazed Ut Ills
verdict. 4 new trial Wis Immediately grant
ed, but as the court gave no order for the safe
keeping Of the prisoner, the sheriff undertook
to cunduct hin to Jail. Whe1eupon the Law
yets snd people ;5entrllly cnme to the rescue
a1most universal opinion was that 3r. Boon
IVES innocent.
ARlsTocRAI1C JAIL BtRDs.-TAe Boone Co.
Bank proprietors do not take the rooms in the
Jail ordinarily allotted to prisoners Having
money to pay for e1tra quarters they occupy
room in the front Of the butldin. adjoining,
the otdse At tho Jail The sheriff employs men
&r1n fhAF hn{r
keepers at the rate Of 81 day lor their ser.
vices.-Iadianap1i Journal.
The indianapolis Journal, which had been
suspended for several days to afford time for a
removal OF the Office, and the donnins OF
new dress, met with an unlucky accident FRI
day night. The rope Of the slide broke, let
ting the outside forms 50, with far greater
speed than was desirable, from the fourth sto.T
10 the basement Everything WAS knocked
into s.pi," aud the labors OF two weeks ruined
In moment.
The Jacksonville Qu) Journal states that
a pair Of fond lovers attempted to clore from
young Lady having forgotten her shawl, on re:
turning to get It was caught By hcr incenscd
mother aud tied to tae bcdPoet for the next
twelyc hours. The loving swain, after waiting
out Of dooss until he was tired, went of alone
and disconsolnte.
The Valparaiso Republic rcports the dis
coycrv Of five bodies Of the victims Of the L.
d7 E,fin disaster, on the shore Of the lake in
that vicinity. And 1t reports further that some
of the people In the neishborhood robbed the
corpsts of such valuables as. the clothes con
famed. Two mcu by the name Of Green were
arrested for the crime. One gave bail In $500,
and tie other went to jail.
TERRIBLE AccDEsT.-Nr, Silas Collins was