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Committees of Vigilance.

The following is the list of the Demo.
cratic Committee of Vigilance, appointed
for the coming campaign, in Columbia
county:
H'om-Petcr Billmcyer, Andrew Sol.
leder, John j. Barklcy.
Bemton-Richard Stiles, VIM. Apple.
man, Isaac X. Krickbaum.
Bea01-Moses Schlcher, Samuel j ohm.
son, Frank s. Shuman.
B"rtrk BOrongh-Hudson Owen, John
Doak, Michael Frantz.
Br'arcre'k-William Lamond, Samuel
kelehncr, Henry Doak.
lattaU'Ssn-George Manhart, Peter
Bodine, Joseph Gcarhart.
C'"ter-Andrew Freas, Jacob Hagen.
buch, Henry D. Knorr.
Coayngham-F. X. Wohlfarth, Benia.
min Lndermoot, Daniel T. McKiernan.
FishI"gcr'eh- D, McHenry, Henry
Blttenbender, Geo..M. Howell
Ffamhln-Reuben Knittle, William
Mensch, Samuel Lohrman.
Gnenwoot-Andrew j. Albertson. John
Leggott, Nicholas Kindt.
He"'loch-Thos. j. Vanderslice, Frank
Mcbride, VIM. Ii. Shoemaker.
JacIso"-John +. Derr, John McHen.
ry, Jr., James Yocum.
Locust-William b. Goodman, John
leager, Jr., Reuben Fahringcr.
0ladison-A. Schoolley Allen, Jacob
Demott, John Fruit.
Mat"e-Miehael Grover, John Har.
mony, William L. Shuman.
AontO"r-Evan Welliver, John G.
Quick, Joseph Mouser.
M.pm--Chares H, Hess, Jacob Yohe,
Jr., Stephen ii. Swank.
Mount William Howell j ohm
Mordan, William j. Ikeler.
ofanse-Alfred Howell, William Fritz,
Abner Welsh.
fne-Albert Hunter, Benjamin Win.
terstcen, John f, Fowler
RoaHngcre'k-Michael Federoff, Daniel
Gearhart, David Hover.
Sc'tt-Joseph Lilly, Philip I, Hart,
man, II. W. Greasy.
ShugarlOaf-Josiah r. Fritz, Alinas
Cole, William b. Peterman.
BY order of the Committee.
DAVID LOWENBERG,
.... ChniyJnogI
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Our Agricultut al Products.

The present year promises to be one Of
the most plenteous harvest. The crops
have escaped even the usual drouths, and
there is prospect of great prosperity
The wheat and corn crops Of the West are
represented as being more than ordinarily
promising in theiI returns, and tho pres
cnt activity in transportation shows that the
agricultural products of the United States
for the present year will be largely increas-
ed. This increased yield, it is believed,
will find ready market. The Spring in
England according to the New York Ne,os
has been singularly unpropitious and back
ward. It is estimated that the deficiency
will amount to over So,OOO,O 900 bushels of
cereals in that country. On the continent
the prevalence Of cold rains in the COM
mencement of the season has diminished
the crops, and there is likely to be nothing
to spare beyond the demands of home con-
sumption, and most probably a serious de-
fciency will exist, creating demand for
foreign supplies.
This state of things will enable the
country to pay off its indebtedness, revive
trade and stimulate all the branches of
manufacturing industry. The farming it,
terest, the great foundation of national
wealth, reacts upon every department of
production-when union of abundant
crops and a good market takes place, ,busi-
mes is profitable and general prosperity
follows. Until now The growing interests
have been highly favored, and they will
have no reason to complain if the antici,
pations of the present be fulfilled in the fu.
,ure.
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The UNI7ED STATES SENATE.-The

The UNI7ED STATES SENATE.-The
Senators, whose terms expire in 1861 ,aud
whose places are to be filled by the next
Legislatures of their States, are Fitzpat-
rick of Alabama; johnson, of Arkansas;
Gwin, of California Foster of Connect
cut; Yulee, of Florida; Iverson, of Geor.
gia; Trumbull, of Illinois Fitch, of In
diana; Harlan, of Iowa; Crttenden, of
Kentucky; Slidell, of Louisiana; Pearce,
of Maryland; Greene, of Missouri; Clark
of New Hampshire; Seward of New York
Clingman, of South Carolina; Pugh, ,,of
Ohio; Lane, of Oregon; Bigl of Penn
sylvania; Hamm ond, of North Carolina /;
Collamer, of Vermont; and Durkee, of
Wisconsin.-l4 Democrats, Republicans
and ! American
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The Eclipse.

The eclipse of the sun on the ieth inst,
was, no doubt, witnessed by thousands
and, the spectacle which once, by the
superstitious, was regarded as token of
some great event or calamity, is now ga
zed upon in admiration of the truth Of
science, which has demonstrated that the
whole solar system is governed by laws so
exact and so regular, that man can point
out the position of the heavenly bodies,
calculate their revolution, measure their
distances, and survey the paths in which
they run. How much moro satisfactory,
to the mind of the student, is the knowl
edge of the fact that the laws of the uni.
verse are governed and controlled by
Great creative mind, who has been SO
precise in His purposes, that the whole
solar system moves with regularity true
as God Limself No event transpires a.
mong the heavenly bodies but is in strict
accordance with the immutable laws of
the Divine mind.
See how the astronomer has made all
these thing, plain take, for an example,
this solar eclipse-he traces it from the
dawn Of time until its wane shall close the
period of its turn on the earth, to return
only again--if the earth shall exist--after
an absence of twelve thousand four hun
dred and ninety-two years
HISTORY OF THE EcLIpsE.-The first
appearance of this eclipse since the crea-
ton Of the world according to sacred
chronology was in the year A. D. 95S,
Dec, s, old style, at 10 o'clock 50m. fore.
noon, when the moons penumbra just
came in contact with the earth at the
south pole; has appeared every nine
teenlh year since, and at each return the
moons shadow passed across the earth
from west to east little further to the
north at each return, until the year 1644
March s, 0. s., when the center of the
moons shadow passed little to the north
of the earth's center (the moon being Ia
min. 46 sec. from her descending node,
which was its 3sth periodical return). 1t
has continued to appear every nineteenth
year since l644, until this eclipse, which
is its 6lst periodical return. Its next ap-
pearance will be in 1878, July 30, at 3
o'clock % min. in the morning, invisible
in the United States. 1t will also appear
again in 1896, August .. 1t will continue
to appear every nineteenth year until the
year 2274, April a5, when .he-- ~, moon $
shadow will lga,i' .so ,otiaich 81 the earth at the
ff,or.n Pole, which will be its 10Th perol-
ical and last appearance, until the expi.
ration of IL ,492 years, when it will come
on again at the South Pole, and 60 through
similar course. The velocity of the
moons shadow across the earth during
the eclipse will be about /, $50 miles an
hour, or four tunes the vocity of a cannon.
ball.
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nesy- The Democracy of Columbia con

ny- The Democracy of Columbia coun.
ty is in bad way. This county has ever
been the strong hold of Democratic prin.
ciples, and has always been distinguished
for its adherancc to party usage. But
unfortunately for its consistency, there
seems now to be disposition to rebel a
gainst the regular nominations Col.
Tate, the editor of the principal newspa.
per in the county, is Deputy U. S. Mar
shal, and busy taking the census, and he
being impressed by great doubts about the
regularity of the nomination Of Douglas,
and also greatly prepossessed in favor of
James Buchanans administration, that
never did him any harm, he Of course is
in favor of Breckinridge and Lane, and
leads off in that direction. Still, with
marvellous inconsistency, he hoists at his
mast head both the names of Douglas and
johnson, and Breckenridge and Lane, as
If he was not sure which was the best
like the shipwrecked sailor who prayed
part of the time good Lord" and part
of the time good DEVIL" because he was
not sure who would finally get him.
PhiIa. Sunday Atlas
The above article, written by our friend
S. NJ. Bowman, Esq, formerly of this
county, shows the entire ignorance of the
author in reference to the politics Of Co.
lumbia county. The Democracy of this
county is not ain bad way" but strong
and united in the support of the gallant
Breckenridge and daring Lane. The
course of the Columbia Democrat, in
hesting both tickets to its mast head is
one we don't admire. We say raise your
colors or none.-Ber,0ick Gazette.
We copy tho above and foregoing ex-
tracts, from the atlas and Gazette, for
the pursose Of also exposing the stupidity
Of the writer in the Atlas, as we'll at the
same time to say, to the youthful genius Of
the Gaset'', that we are competent to man
age our own business. We are, like all
sound National Democrats, for BREcKIN.
RIDGE and LANE, leaving others to vote
as they may deem most advisable, and so
we distinctly announced two weeks since,
when we added the name of GEN. LAsE,
to that of MAI. BREcKINRIDGE, which
had for nearly eighteen montha past, flown
from the mast head of the Coiunsbia Demo-
crai. If this liberal course displeases the
few-very few-Douglas men in this sec.
ton of country, we can, without sacrifice
of either principle or concience, lower down
the flag of Douglas 8. johnson.
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BLoNDIN's FoLLY.-Thc Niagara
NeWS thus sketches Blondn's perform
ances on the Fourth: "Having secured
his balancing pole and fastened the two
ends of rope some fifty feet apart to his
main cable, the rope hanging some twenty
or thirty feet below, he descended to the
center of his slack rope, where, upon this
mere thread, he performed with as much
apparent unconccra as though in thea.
ter. With straps around his ankles he
suspended himself, thus hanging two or
three feet below even the slack rope. He
also stood up, as boys sometimes venture
to do in a swing-thiS latter feat being to
all appearances really the most dangerous,
for the rope was mere swing and very
unsteady. He also whirled himself heels
over head some fifteen or twenty times,
about as fast as a spinner would turn her
quill wheel. People held their breath in
utter amazement at such recklessness. He
ran up hand over hand to the main cable,
where he hung by one leg, &c. He then
proceeded to the Canada side, occupying
altogether in this insane exhibition only
twenty one minutes"
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A Joint Electoral Ticket--Sentiments
of the Democratic Press In PENN
SylvaHin

We are gra.ifed to see that most Of the
Democratic Journals have endorsed the
principle of united action, as recommend
ed by the State Committee at their late
meeting. We have no doubt that before
long the union measures will be heartily
embraced by all true Democratic Journals,
such as will result in the defeat of the
Black Republican Candidates
The following list comprises the names
of the Pennsylvania Journals, both Doug
la, and Breckenridge, that are in favor of
a Joint Electoral Ticket. There are doubt.
less many others which we have not yet
learned Of.
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ANOTHER SECESSION MOVEMENT
We see it stated that Hichard j. Ha de-
man, the single Pennsylvania member Of
the National Douglas Committee, says the
Honesdale Hrahi, has issued call for q
mass meeting or convention at Harrisburg,
on the 18th inst, to form "a straight
electoral ticket" We have not seen the
call in any Of our democratic exchanges,
still suppose one is made. The movement
is wrong, and just what the Republican
papers have been urging. 1t will give
the party two tickets, and the Republic
cans the President. 1t is secession, or
bolt from the party usages, and is hos
tile and suicidal movement The present
electors were nominated at Reading, at
the time the Governor and National del
egates were nominated, and no set of men
can change them, or nominate others in
their stead, but the old State delegates
when re. assembled or their dnly appoint
ed State Committee, and then only for
cause-for refusing to obey the wishes of
the majority of the democrats in the State.
The present electors will pledge them
selves to do this, and nothing more is re.
quired.
Those who oppose them, or favor a new
Ticket, are bolters-better known these
days as secedcrs. They are acting out
side of the old party, and indirectly aid
ing the common enemy. Hold on gentle.
men, before you are past political redemp,
ton.
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MN n LIJN TIEh hVT.
Hon. B. F. HALLETT, Boston, Mass.

Miss DoRETHA L. DIx.-The New
Brighton Times thus describes this emi-
nent lady, Of whom we have elsewhere no
ticed as having visited our borough, last
week:
In person, Miss Dix is rather above the
medium si2e--has deep blue eye, dark
hair, and countenancc expressive not on
ly OF benignity, goodness and gentlenes5,
but of unfaltering tirmness and persever'
ence. Her manners are bland and win
ming, and her conversation easy and unos-
tentatious.
Like Him, whose life she aims to initiate
this noble woman "gOes about dong good.
In wilderness of thorns she has planted
the roses of hope and to many sorrow
ing soul she has brought the balm of con
ISOLATION and "the oil of joy While the
memory of the Wall street money -monger,
and the selfish wording shall be forgotten
or remembered oaly with sorrow, the
righteous and those who live to bless
their fellow man, "shall be held in ever
lasting remembrance"
In the worlds wide field of battle.
In the bivouac OF life
he not like dumb driven cattle
BE Il hero in the strife.
And thus in "the holly war; of truth
and righteousness--in the strife for all
that is noble and just and magnanimou''
do such souls as howard, u Hopper, a
Fry, Dix, engage--leaving in their wake
not the smoke Of carnage or the waitings
OF anguish, as in the case Of the sauguiua'
ry warrior, but peace, love and Joy.
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The REGULARITY (?) OF THE DOUGLAS
CoNvENTIoN.-The Front Street Theater
Democracy are laboring most diligently
and noisly to make people believe that
they are the very quiutcssence Of regular
ity. On all occasions they parade their
pretended regularity, and of all their spec
ches, manifestocs and publications of every
description, the constantly recurring rc.
fr"in is "We are the only regular Damoc.
racy, all others are bogus"
Facts speak louder than words. And
what are the facts in regard to these reg
ulars? Thsy admitted to seats in the the
ater glaringly bogus delegates from Lou
isiana, Alabama, Massachusetts, and Mis-.
souri,, and excluded the regularly chosen
delegates from those States. They tried
to admit the bogus delegation from Geor.
gia; but even Dean Richmond and his fol.
lowers in the New York delegation could
not consent to this, and they therefore, vo.
ted for the admission ofthc regularly. elec.
ted representatives of the Democracy Of
that State. But, still, so intense was the
love of the Douglas faction for the bogus
delegates, that, even after they were them.
selves forced to bOgusi-s the spurious dele
cation from Georgia, and after Senator
Fitzpatrick had refused to accept Their
nomination for the Vice Presidency, they
selected the chairman Mr.. Hershel V
Johnson of the delegation which all par
ties had rejected, as their next choice 70,
the second place on their ticket, and he il
now the co-standard bearer with Mr.
Douglas of this regular Democracy. Car
anything be more transparently nonsensi-
cal than the assumption of regularity il
tn; face Of these in controvertibe facssl
/ FUNERAL OF JACOB S. HARDEN.-Af,
ter the execution of this wayward young
man, at Belvidere, on the 9th instant, hi'
re mains were conveyed to the home of hi,
parents, about four miles west of Blairs,
town, arriving there about clock, 2
NJ. On Saturday afternoon, the body
was deposited in its last resting place OF
the farm of Mr.. Harden. The trunk be
longing to the deceased, which contained
his papers and other personal effects, wa,
removed by his brother from the Jail a
Belvidere, on the day previous to the ex
ecution. Among his postbumous remain,
is carefully written little work, which
in the guise OF an admonitory legacy te
the young, contains revelation of the
guilty career of the writer, and "may
technically and properly be termed the
Dying Confession Of Jacob s, Harden
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DEMOCRATIC STATE NOMINATIONS.
FOR GOVERNOR.
HENRY D. FOSTER,
OF wEsTMoRELANp.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
ELECTORS AT LARGE.

90 LAfLORD CuuNCH.
RESOLUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE Exc.
CUTIvE COMMITTEE.
Profoundly impressed with the importance Of prompt,
vigorous and patriotic action the Of the Demo-
cratic State Committee order avert il possible
consequences which inevitably result from the
happy division existing the ranks of the Democ.
racy in State and nation cordially and honestly
recommend to the Democracy of the State that they
with heart and voice in the support Of excellent and
competent nominee for Governor Henry D. Foster, and
that in all the local elections they party for.
giving and forgetting any differences that they may
entertained for the Presidency but with view per.
rect UNITY against the common enemy we recommend to
the Democracy Of Pennsylvania to unite their votes for
President on the electoral ticket formed Reading
the lst day OF March, 1900 the following basis ana
dnanding viz That if said electoral ticket should be
-srsse - people, and it should appear, rain.
elected oy IN. other States of the un9G, 5hqt hy
ing the result Of th, of
Douglas and iIirp mer,ehei p it would @ elect them
President and Vice President Messrs Lincoln and
Hamn, then said electors shall be under obligation
said if on the other hand it should appear
that said would elect Messrs Douglas and John
son, but would elect John G. Brecknrdge and Joseph
Lane Pre- sident I'd Vice President Mesrs Lincoln
asd Hamn, then said vote shall be cast for them and
in the united Of would not elect
either Of these tickets then the electors may divide it
between them according to their own Judgment OF what
would be the best fer the country and the Democratic
pay-the basis of this united action beng that II is the
rst and highest duty of all Democrats, however they
may diff about and minor points of principle or
policy unite against common enemy, and To avert,
f possible the greatest calamity that could befa the
country the election of Black Republican President
and further the Chairman Of this Committee is hereby
authorized correspond with the several electors in the
State and obtain from each Of said electors his written
pledge within thirty days from this date that he VIII
faithfully carry out the object OF this resolution
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The Democratic State Executive
Committee.

the meeting ofthe State Committee the end nst
n it resolved that the next meeting be held at
Crt the call of the Chairman. In pursuance
thereof the members of the Committee will assemble
CREsso., Thursday the 9Th day ef August 1850 at
o'clock, p NJ. As business Of great Importance will be
laid before the Committee it is earnestly hoped that
cry member will be present.
- WILLIAM II. WELSH.
July 90, 1860. Chairman.
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A Disorganizer.


The Luserne Union, the organ of H.
B. Wright,-the man who changed his
position on the Presidential question, when
he went to Charleston, in order to get on
what he thought would be the strong side ;
and who, if his public conversations in
Philadelphia, amount to anything, is
rather sorry he did it,-comes out in its
last issue strongly in favor of secession, by
the Douglas men, from the Democratic
fold. In fact, it seems to be rather mad
about the action of the Central Commit
tee, and says they have assumed to de-
termine who was the regular nominee Of
tue Democratic party for the high Office of
President and Vice President of the Uni
ted States;' which is rather hasty as
scrtion, considering the fact that the
Committee passed the resolution in qucs.
ton, simply because they were unable, or
did not choose to take the responsibility
of asserting who was the regular nomi-
nee." Our seeding friend further says
3" Or, what is more extravagant, they
have assumed to demand pledges of the
State Electors to vote for disunion, disor.
ganizing, bogus candidates for these high
Offices y which is rather startling, and
somewhat candid, as coming from so warm
friend of Douglas, when we consider
that the resolution of the State Committee
provides taat, i'll a certain contingency,
the Electors must cast the vote of the
State for Stephen a. Douglas and Her.
schel V. johnson. Hence according to the
Union, Mr.. Douglas must be classed a.
mong 9" the disunion, disorganizing, bogus
candidates" But while our dis Union
friend is SO much opposed to the proceed.
ings Of the regularly appointed Committee
of the State, he seems very well content
that member of the N0sonal Dougios
Comniutee-which has no right to inter.
ferc in our local affairs, and forestall the
action of the Committee who were appoin.
ted by the Reading Convention for the
express purpose of regulating the affairs Of
the party in the State--should /" demand
pledges Of the State Electors" to vote for
Douglas. And, in the event. Of their re.
fusal to so pledge themselves, to deposc
them from their offices, and appoint Doug
las Electors i'll their places.
1t would be n spectacle, indeed, for I
single member OF = Committee, which doe.
not pretend to represent one half the
Democratic party of this Union, to conc
before our Electoral ticket and lay VIC.
lent hands upon it ! For member of 9
Committee, whose head quarters are in tho
Fed.rol Metropolis, and which was esta
blished, principally, for the purpose o.
distributing Douglas documents, to come
into the great State Of Pennsylvania, and
Interfere with the organization of the Dem
ocratic party By whose authority doe,
RICHARD j. HALDEMAN,-thc traitor ia
the cause Of nom Intervention, as pro-
pounded by Maj. Brcc,siuridgc--cl,im til,
right to appoint an Electoral ticket, as
substitute for the ole which has alrca
been given as, by the unanimous voice o
the Pennsylvania Democracy, speakin,
through the Reading Convention '-Cur
bon Uenlt cral.
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GOT on THE WRONG SIDE. - The
Northampton Correspondent, the German
paper, which we announced, last week,
as having hoistcd the Douglas flag, comes
to us this week with the names of Breck-
inridgc and Lane substituted for the form.
er ticket. The Editor says that he was
wrong in his former action. He finds that
the majority of his friends, and supporters
are for Breckenridge, and he aecedes to
the wishes of those from whom he derives
his chief support. This does not look we'll
for Douglass chances among the German
population of Northampton.
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GEN. LANE left New York for Wash

GEN. LANE left New York for Wash
ington last week. It is said that upwards
of four hundred cards we're left at his
rooms on Sunday morning whilst he was
out, embracing merchants, professional
men, &c. Among them were several COM
panions in arms in Mexico. A delegation
from Texas, also from Virginia, called up.
on him in the afternoon.
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DEMoCRATIC NOMINATIONS

FOR PRESIDENT,
Hon. John G.. Breckenridge,
OF KENTUCKY.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
Gen. Joseph Lane,
OF OREGON.
FOR PRESIDENT: ...
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS,
OF ILLINOIS.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT:
HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON,
oF.GEoRGIA