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LATER FIlO1I fIiTTI.
In Earthquake at Sca---IttcrI::l1 I'm,
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l}y the crrisal a: this part of tue Lris African,
Capta,n Button, from Port :u Prince, Apr,t
9th. NC are in receipt Of our Hayti files 10 that
date.
at midnight Of that day, after leaving Port
au Prince and when about thirty miles from
hhore, the African felt Il severe sLock Of eur!h-
quake, winch had the same effect rs if tte yes.
sel Ind been violently thrown upon the shore.
On the 1elh another and equally alarming shock
was experienced. AL hands we're reused, cvtrv
one on board thinning thu vessel had either
struck reef or met with collision.
Our latest Hayri papers were published on
the day preceding the earthquake, aud we must
await another arrival to learn the effect Of the
disaster on the Island.
Frem the interior Of tic country there came
glowing accounts of the prngress OF The cotton
culture The plant thrises we'll, and capitalists
nrc erecting mills.
President Getirard has dccreed tie constru7-
tion Of handsome public fountain NJ .]efemie.
The John Rrown subscription continues, rhe
contributions contrasting chichY Of sacks OF cof.
fec The value Of the contributions is cstirna.
ted at near Thirty Thousand dollars.
In l191. two negroes, Vincent 0ge and Jean
Baptist Chayanne, we're broken at tue wheel,
snd then Lett to l1e on the public road, for bar
lug made IN attempt 10 frcs the slaves in uavii
4 proposition is now On foot 10 lrect 4 n:onu-
n,ent on the spot wllere these men were thus NJ.
to torture and death.
The cauu,rv is quiet, aad business is flour
ish1ur,-N, 7. Ecf Pcst.
, 1860-04-28

From tlc 01s1tl ttbs-sSi IN. sl*t ii
The following companies Of Pixies Peak gold
seekers hare crossed the Missouri River at this
point for the last three days:
April ls.-Iurtin's company, Fort Des
Moiues, team, 5 nlcn; nuck's Company. Fair
tielJ, Iowa, :; wagons, IG men; Robert Lceds'
company, Whites!te, Illinois, Wagon, j uea;
Green and company. Clinton, lowa, | wagon, 4
men; Harsman's company, south Bend, In
wagons, II men; Bennett and compauy, Fay
ettc, Iowa, wagon, 1 meu; Sur;ent's coc,pa-
NJ, Wisconsin, ! wagon, , zaen; Reeds com
pany, Clay ytot,, lows. wagon. men; Wifcoxs
company. Edmund, Minnesota, wagon, = 1oeu
Wtp'or:s company, Iowa City, wason, men;
- company. schuyiki', Pennsy'yania, !
~a5nu, u'ea; Bowen's COMPANY, Cedar Rap.
ids, Iowa, 6 wagons, 10 men g. e. Nar:un and
family, Freeport, Illinois, wagon, 6 men; Il.
Tarbox and company, (sume place., 9 ragons,
persons. Total, % wagons, l02 men.
April 19.-Whitc's company, Fuyst:e, Iowa,
2 agons. 6 mca; Marshal l. Williams, Fond
tn Lxc, Wisconsin,, wagon, men; Mau=ou's
Big'on's company, Rock Island, Illiucis, way
on, 3 men; Mckean's company, Dallas, Iowa,
wagon, :; mea: kehad's crn,panv, Jackson,
Iowa. wagon, . men; Stn;'h's company, Ciin-
ton Iowa, wagon, men; Moore's company,
Dallas, Iowa, wagon, men; A1essrs. uofi'
aE0 hoo!GSuA Co43paNfr 1tuGuauAus Io"n,
Wagon, men; Martin aud-Zugs gsner's company.
Adair, Iowa, wagon, ; inen; FeteEson's COM
paar. Wet:scr, Iowa, wagon, s men; Tarbox
aud yacpslt's company, Illinois. Q wagons. o
mca C,iza7ns company, I.nu's, Iowa, wagon,
Q men; Trust aud tlu'l5, Wisconsin, wagon,
men; v. Barics cenpaay, Milwaukee, "is.,
:agon, 8 men Bfysn's company, FAyctte,
fora, l wagon, f.. alen; Kings company, Mar
shall, 1owa, 2 wagons, 4 men. Total-a7 wag-
ous, 70 men.
ArnlL .o.-Littlefriead's company, Louis,
Iowa, 3 wagons, 10 a,en Dansbzcu.h's compa
"y, Maukato, minnesota, wagon, 3 persons :;
ts1ce's company, Rlc!land, Wisconsin, : wagon,
5 men; nodon's company, Dubuque. Iowa, !
wagon, 9 men; Birds!c5's company, Columbus,
Wisconsin, :: wagons, msu. Total, wagons,
&c men.
Tossl for days, 1lo wagons, SS3 nleu.
EMI6EA1Ios TO TUE "PEAE."--An almost con-
tiruous caravan Of cmisraut teams has. for the
last tro-weeks. been passing over the centra!
route through Iowa towards Fike's Peok. Of
corr.e Wisconsin and Illinois have furnished a
large proportion Of the emiyrants, but from tho
| Information we have received, We nrc satisfied
that lowa will lose, Oil IN average, fifty able.
bodied men from, each organized county Tint
portion Of them who arc married, leave their
fun,llies, probably With tile intention Of return
lns, whether they shall be successful or unsuc.
cessiuf; but it is slfc to assume that from one
half to twu.thirds Of them will consider their
raturn henceforta unse.tled--Dar<nport Ga-
-ffk
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Divorce.

Robert Dale Over. in the course Of reply to
Horace Grcelcy on the subject Of divorce and
iadissoluble marriages. states as follows:
In tatiug leave OF you, suffer INC to correct an
error which crc2t into mr. second letter. l
there said that there was not State in the
Union wilhuut divorce law. I ought to hare
added "e3ce2t tic State Of South Carolina" +"
She boasts, that =" within her limits q divorce
has not been granted since tho Revolution"
But suspend yoar appreciation till sou learn, Us
Dir. Bishop will inform you, what il the con
there {iu South Carolipa>, bu. The Legislature
has found it necessary 10 regulate, By statute.
how large a proportion 4 married nan may
give OF his property to his concnbine." Mar
riagc and Divorce, 5 2S5 You will admit that
your system Of ind:ssoIuble marriage is dearly
paid fur, under such state Of things; uor have
vou been in the habit Of asserting that the mo-
rails Of dircrce-denying South Carolina are su-
perior to those of Connecticut or Indiana.
, 1860-04-28
ACTIVE BUSINESS.


It has taken lle cEuu.:y much longer to re-
corcr from the commercial disasters Of 1857
than uaost men expected. 1t Eas claimed aId
Justly that The pa,i ,nal wealth had largely in
ere; SD sIuce 1887. Several liIes Of railways
had bcsn co1nplsied between tho scaboard
cities and tho Mississippi, aud in fact the whole
country had b+en covered hy network Of
railways. Produce and manufactures could
thus be readily exchanged; the Banks at Ncv
York, New Orleans, and the principal seaboard
cities were 3cry soo1 oyerbnrthened with coin
aad everything seemed u promise an carly
rslura Of confidence and prosperity. But the
result las proved that the country, mich more
than was anticipated, had oyertaxed her &c.
sources in n'ak:s:g these improvements, and
what is stil!-:nore 10 be regrcited, in individu-
al aid soeial e1travagance.
Ths1e eau be no doubt, however, that The
lowest point for all kinds Of legitimate busi.
mesa has now been passed. We have within
the .as: day CT two cs1reraed with good
mscy Of cur leading merchants and jobhc1s,
aud their testimony is unanimous that their
business is more healthy and promising 1haa
1t las been Tor mauy yeara past. Some Of
them report larger salcs !or the past six weeks,
than they cver made before in the same peri.
cd Merchants from Nisconia, IoSa, Min
ncsota, illinois, Nortl.crn Indiana, and Western
Michigan, have bought liberally, and no doubt
IA FELT q their being uble II pay promptly whcr
their os'IEnt1ons fall due. TIE fact il, the cx-
1rema caolion ezcr:isel in making light purcl,a~
sss lor tie past t~o yenrs has left the country
nearly bare Of goods. The moro substantia!
arucl's coos i:uto tho main purchases, ard it
is to he htp=d HAT this pulley will bs rigidly
adhcicd TO- The IVES. dots not need costly
silks md useless gew-gaws. Let them ole
and ali bs es:hcwed now and hereafter.
For oil tito departments Of legilimato trade,
pr 'sfec,s weso never better. Men withou,
capital, especially kitine and dishoncst dealers,
au- the wh"ls race Of adventurera, have beco
driven Tito obscusity By lts hard Tines through
which NO have rass.d, ard the business Of
the country is row mainly in safe and compc.
teut hands. i La4is is therefore reached for
reasonable prosperity in tho future.
Another sure irdex that the country is re.
covering from embarrassment is the increased
tratllc nraa cur railways. This Increase il
generally maie in the freight departments,
showing an improved business, while boil.
time aud motey IRE saved By tho people 7e.
m5'ning at home, attending 10 their ordinary
duties.
the prospects, thus far; Of a good crop were
never better. Pfotiung by the experience Of
the pas, if our hopes in this regard are mol
blasted. with Steady adherence to the ecoA-
omy pFactlced for tue past two years. the
West must >soea renct an independent and
prosperous position. An immense amount +
Indebtedness has hern cancelled; and ano.her
good harvest, with lair pricoa will place Test-
orn obligations within a perfectly manageable
compass. Lei all our renders, therefore, aa.
dross themselves cheerfnlly to the work thai
is before item. for tho day Of our deliverauce
f9 ct hand"
, 1860-04-28

30o 0oo'et7Hu 0oHF4N EUHt1Flt U1EuH] os
Wednesday TcrJ cmphaticalfy snys:
There is no use, hcwcve-, OF taking aheut
eiectoR Douglas Ae can't l< elect<d If he il
an7 eueh Rentuckv waere he has a. mnnr friends
a. IN any other Southern State, toiu no; nofe for
am. He will lose Kentucky by more thousands
than the last Democratic Governor carried thr
ssate- II. therefore. the w,rc-wo,kers, Office
ence enough at Charleston 10 nominate Doug
las, they will never get pav enough from Ito
Offices they expect to hold under tho 81 Little
Giant" as President. to pay half the expenses
incurred at Charleston.
, 1860-04-28

We learn that the Gentlemen who syerc an
pointed committee on the question Of erecting
nio"uneot to Gen.on, iutens 10 :ake definite
action Ut An e..:!5 day. Tbs act Of the I.eeista.
ture. appfopriat5ug S:,5e0 III aid Ut ). st tie 10
the great Mlssauriau. Seems to determine tic
character or the proposed work. We appsehead
1he selection Of u sculptor IS now the enlv cir
cumstsnce which retaidx the consu,unution Of
the pEoiect.-Xifs2ura p.M1srat.
, 1860-04-28

~ Hon. Oven 1oEejoy returned home on
SatWrdny, and will remain with his family a leu
days. he looks quite ns well MS he dtd oclofe
his recent battle with the firecater, and VI
doubtless bs able to give them another supply
Of hot shot when be returns to his place.
E1peston Republican.
, 1860-04-28

ILllSols.-Thc Snulh: IN Illinois Horticultural
Society will hold fair Mt Ccntralia on Tnesdn,
md "Wednesday, May 22d ana 23l.. There was
heavy frost At pckin ou Tuesday night, severe
enough to kill I'LL forward t:uit aud early rec.
ctab!es. There was also frost at Quincy on
the same night, but not sercEe cnouehto do any
serious damage. Abingdon was also visited by
frost On the same evening, but no damage To
fruit is apprchcnded from ii.
M1cu1cAS.--Gcoree M:zener, who was arrest.
cd at Al!sdale for Ell a'tcn,p. to commit rape,
plead guilty to the charge, and has been sen: t.
5 ate prlson for life. The Corunna Jowno!
says there is q fins prospec: for fruit this sea.
son in that vicinity. Every tree seems to be
crowded with fruit.
Iowa. citizen Of Lyons, Of the name Of
Bnell, being Of the opinion that the city has The
use Of street 10 which lie a!oae has any legn,
c!Gim, takes very summary way Of recovering
his property 4 few dars s'ncc he fenced up II
portion Of the street aud built barn upon it
Soon atterward the City Marshall, By direction
Of The Common Council. reorened it. whcrcup
on Mr. H., tho ensuing night, rebuilt his fence
and dug ditch ecross is-nnl thus matters
stand. 49, .Gn1ick. who killed his wi:c. was hung
at Dubuque yesterday.
Kentucky Republican State Conrcn.
lion.
The Kentucky State Convention met ;u the
City Hall. Cousirgton, ,ast night, Tor the purpos.
ot elec.iuK delegates to the IL publican Nationa!
Convention b, Ch,caCa.
The all wns crowded. Aroug the auditors
were Rcv. John G. Fee, MIR. Hanson. an.s
another Bcresn exile, beside. several promin
eat Democrats Of kenton comfy. The eveu.
Ing WAS occupied by Hon. Dasid Fisher and
Hon. c. u. Clay, after organization.
The Convention was called to order ov The
appointment Of Dr.. Thelkeld, Of Kcnson, 1'resi
drns; Messrs. ". D. Gallagher, Of Oldham, n7u
". Il. Luke Of Peadleton, Vice Presidents j
!. Hawes, Of Jefferson, was appointed Sccre-
taV.
u, tnotiou Of J. Il. Whittemore, Of Campbell,
q committee Of seven was appointed TO report
business to-day, at 10 O'Clock. The following
gentlemen were appointed, viz:
DR.. ]. n. Whit.emore, OF Campbell; uami1-
ton Cummings. Of Keuton; Granville u. West.
Rockcastle; H. u. Hawes, Of Louisville; DR..
". n. Jones. Of Madison, and Louis u. Dem
bitz. Of Louisville.
After speeches by Messrs. Clay and Fisher,
the Convention adjourned until tomorrow
Cincinnati Commercial, oG:h.
, 1860-04-28

HARVARD COLLEGE CxrALoauk.-Tho cata
ioKue Of Harvard College, or the second term
ofls52-so has been published. The whole nun
ber o1 students NON connected With the College
6 $50: Seniors l07, Juniors 81, Sophomores liz.
freshman 128. Professional Students 4ls, Resi-
dent Graduates Is,
, 1860-04-28

The memoirs Of Madame Recs1n:er are hay-
ing greet sale in Paris. The contents arc said
10 be spicy aud en!ivencd with auecdotcs, one
Of which say s MADAME Reclnier saw at Home
Prince Torlonis's wife, woman Who in her
youth hal been extremely beautiful. She like,
most Italians. mingled gal!antry and devotion
in the strangest way, aud one day telling Mad
ame Reca1,ier the infinite care Sue bad taken to
avoid disturbing her husbands peace Of mind
by her iutidsl,t,es, added By way Of CONCLUSION.
"Poor man! Von't he he as.onlshed at the iudg-
mept dayl" u
, 1860-04-28

shall be pleased soon to lear from you.
tsa,i Guoai C. cnba (snd Porto Rico, if possble),
snou1a ne me @ @cou,ntersign Of Jour Administra-
Most truly your friend,
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THE DYING NEGRO MINSTREL.

1t did not make any difference even
when he took sick. He played away all
the same. He used to have the banjo
hanging against the wall, SO as he could
reach it in bed. Most any time you went
in you'd hear him talking to the old Gre
mona, as he called it, and making it talk
back to him. But by'm-by he got so weak
he could scarcely hold on to it, and have
sat by his bed and watched him till the
sound became so faint, that it seemed as if
he and the banjo were both falling into
dream. All the while, he kept good
heart-poor fellow; and we kept encour-
aging him along too, and every now and
then he would raise himself up and say,
"Ah how I'll make 'em look around when
| get strength enough, once more, to make
the old banjo speak! !"
But at last he felt that he was gone; and
after some straight, sensible talk, he told
us when he died, to take the two banjos
and pack them up carefully and send them
home TO his father and mother. An hour
before he went, he asked me to hand him
his banjo. He took hold of it, and looked
at it for minute as if he was looking at
person whom he was going to part with
forever; and then he tried to hit it. But
he could merely drop the weight of his thin
fingers on the cords. There was no stroke
to his touch at all. He could just barely
make a sound, and that was so fine that it
appeared to vanish away like the buzz of a
fly. 1t was so dim that / don't believe he
heard it himself, and he dropped his hand
as if he gave it up. Then he looked at
me as if he understood everything in the
world, and, shaking his head, said, its
no use-hang it up, Eph-I cannot hit it
any more y These were the last words
that poor Tom Briggs ever spoke"-
Pioneer
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" STEER STRAIGHT TO ME, FA-
THEIR"

4. Last week we attended, at the house of
friend, the funeral of little child that,
after suffering for many weeks, had taken
its departure to the better land" The
pastor offered few words of consolation
to the bereaved parents. He referred to
the often unexpected dealings of Provi-
dence, in taking away our innocent pratt
tiers, when we can see no reason for the
dispensation. One reason given was, that
1t Is often necessary to remove our most
priced treasures to heaven, that our hearts
may be turned thither. An illustrative
incident he gave was new to US, and left
deep impression:
A fisherman was accustomed to go out
in boat with his family, and spend the
day at distance from the shore As
there were frequent fogs, one of the num-
Der was usually left at home, to ring bell
as signal On one occasion little son
remained on shore. During the day a
thick fog settled down upon the water, and
the fishers attempted to reach the land
but the mists grew deeper and darker, and
after rowing vainly in all directions, de-
spair had nearly suspended their efforts.
just then a little voice came through the
darkness, Father steer straight to me,
father, and you will get home"
The father renewed his efforts, and by
steering straight in the direction of the
oft-repeated call, reached the desired ha-
ven. Not long after, the little lad was
taken away by death. The father, wick
ed man, havingno hope in this life or that
which is to come, was filled with despond-
ency. Clouds, mists and darkness seemed
to close in around him on every side
While thus situated, he seemed to hear
from heavenward, Father, steer straight
to me, father, and you will get home
He obeyed the admonition, and turned his
frail bark, tossed upon life's boisterous bill
lows, towards the haven of eternal rest
So, said the speaker, it is probable our
little ones are often taken away to that
higher sphere, whence we may mentally
hear their cherub voices calling, Father,
mother, steer towards me, and you'll get
home'
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BOOKS.
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rs Beekman street.
New York

10 DSekUlhn street,
New York
THE DREAM
Or, the true history Of Dea. CHESS Disaiisry and
Dea. Joncs's Brewery.
ny GEO. b. CHEEvER, D. d.
Price per single copy 10 CENTS 81 per doz., or 81
per hundred.
This will continue to be an excellent work for
circulation so long as distilleries and breweries
continue to send forth their poisonous stream. -
A. S. Buglc (Salem, o.
We have received pamphlet copy of that re.
markable production of DR.. Cheever's-" The
True History of Deacon Giless Distillery,'' which
is now being republished and illustrated by Thos.
Hamilton, at AZ Beekman st., New York. 1t is
scathing article, Astounding in the fire and hammer
of uHfinehing truth 1t was written originally
for paper called the Salem Landmark" pub
hshed at Salem, Mass, where DR.. Cheever, then
young man, was engaged In the ministry. 1t pro-
duced great sensation at the time, and the whole
rum-fraternity were in arms about it. Cheever
was arragned before court of justice. The re-
production of the article at this time is called for
and is eminently opportune when, on either
hand, the hellish floods of Intemperance are surg
ing back upon communities once reclaimed from
their devastating fow.-1rue american { Err, Pa.)
'No work on Temperance ever had such wide
circulation this and the exigency of the times
seemed to call for its republication It pTPorts
to be Dream but it is not all dream but
an awful reality "-Nsps Letter Wcstesld, Mass)
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From sThs Independent
"CoLoRED PEOPLE ALLOWED IN
THIS CAR"
BY G. ". WEBB.


Indeed this permission is worthy Of praise:
You'll allow our dark brother to ride-if he pays
Though, of course, we must seat him aloof and
swart night from blonde day has a separate
carl
On this social distinction" no jeers would call,
The wonder is this we let BLACKS ride at all
Where such innovations shall cease, who can
say
Perhaps, the next thing, wen allow them to
pray
And the sexton of Grace with q grace rather
Shall pocket their sixpeaoe, and show them
pew
By the way, I've q curious longing to know
How the races were classified ages ago;
wonder if Noah-that primitive tar
When he launched the vast hull Of his water way
Placed a notice outside, ere be weighed" for the
trip,
Permitting the colored to ride in his ship;
Or did conductor mount guard in the ark
Admitting light skins, and excluding the darks
And | wonder if God, when the moon he I'M
furled,
Thought of placing a label like this on the words
When he fashioned and grooved each orb in its
place,
And the great solar train went whirling through
space
Was there p,acard affixed to planet or star
Like your "C0lored people alio,osd in this car %
There's an old-fashioned car Of build rather
queer,
Unadapted for comfort-damp, darksome, and
And it starts from depot perhaps you have
SEEM
Where the ivy grows rankly, the willow waves
green
1t goes from shores, but it comes not again
All ranks and complexions are one on this train
You start my fair friend, confess It's not right,
That the Ethiop race should thus sit with the
white
Ho! gather your shroud and shrink to one
side
No.need to converse, though together We ride.
This train travels swift at the first station star,
Perhaps they'll appoint you aseparate car;
Or you may not complaint doubt on the whole
If hue of the skin can give tint to the soul
And twere better by far that no scorn shafts you
fling
Who knows what queer changes that morrow
may bring?
Thus De We're and old Sambo nay point to ex-
plain,
Might knock at ST Peters and both knock in
vain;
Or it might someway hap-Ill give you the
That the one was admitted, the other ruled out
And which were the favored is not very clear
Sambos worth might outbalance the blood of De
We're!
Ere we part, my fair friend, let me give you a
hint,
Since you value yourself on your skin and its
tint
When you've taken this train which is waiting for
you,
And the shores Of eternity loom on your view,
You may just chance to stand the wrong side of
the bar,
While your "colored' companions ''al owed in
the car! !"