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The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-08-15

The receipts from pew-rent alone IN Z.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's church,
Brooklyn, for the present year, viii be
$50, 900. AT Star Kings church in
San Francisco, the amount is about
$4,000.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-08-15

THREE cargoes of native Africans
have been landed in the cotton States
within few weeks They brought,
Of auction, from threeto eight hundred
dollars each.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-08-15

TIE query has been started in the
n. York papers, as to what right the
Great Eastern has (she being foreign
sesseD to make eoasting trips in this
country, and also. what right the
steward has TO sell liquor on board
that vessel, not having paid import
duties, as required by the United Sta
ties laws.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-08-15

An old lady frousa temperance vie
lage lately attended party in town,
where, Of course, champagne was SER
ved, and was prevailed upon to take .
glass. She drank two, when. smack
ing her lips, she exclaimed Z Well !!
it may be wicked drink, but it's
good
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-08-15
9guet's gupk.
My Wife
by AN INVALID,

! heard her, oh, how cautiously
Open my bed room door
I heard her step as noislessly
To nv couch across the floor
felt her hand my temples press,
Her lips just touching mine;
And 10 my anguish and distress
'Twere sinful to repine.
Our pilgrimage is nearly through
We've passed ife's mountain brow,
/ thought loved her years ago.
| know / love her now.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-08-15

Washing shirts wears them out.
Whsh thsy get dirty chalk them over.
Economy il wealth
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-08-15

The widow Of Theodore Parker has
waived her right under the terms OF
her husbands viii, to retain his valu-
able library in her possession, and has
signifed to the Boston City Govern
ment that nearly all the books will be
ready for removal to the public library
on the lst Of September. The num-
Der of Volumes thus added to the H.
brary will be between $4,000 and II,
900, valued at twenty thousand dol
lars
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-08-15

turned to it. The Arkansas girl be-
came pet and finally made very re-
spectacle appearance in society.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-08-15

Her face was lowering over mine,
Her warm tears on my cheek
Her whispered prayer of tho't divine
Rose fervently but meek,
Her bosom rested on my arm,
1 felt its tremulous throe
/ knew the cause of its alarm,
And felt its source of woe.
And then the blood my system through
Came pressing on my brow:
I thought loved her years ago
know | love her now.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-08-15

Thus watched that tired and patient
By night as well as day, Tone
In sadness and almost alone,
Till weeks had passed away
Bereft of sleep-deprived Of rest
Oppreased-borne down with care,
Till Oh, her labors have been blest,
For God has heard her PRAYER.
Her cheek resumed its wonted glow,
And placid is her brow:
I thought / loved her years ago
/ know love her now.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-08-15
SHORTLY after the battle Of Prir

SHORrLY after the battle OF Prince
ton, witty Scotch farmer amused
himself by writing humorous ballad
upon it, which so stung one of the Off
GERS who had behaved very badly on
that occasion, that he. sent the poet
a challenge to meet him at H, for
mortal combat. The second found
the farmer busy with his pitchfork, to
whom he delivered the challenge of
the redoubtable hero. The good hu-
mored farmer turning towards him
with his agricultural implement in his
hand, coolly said" Gang AVA back
to Mester Smith, and tell him | hae
nae time to come to H, to give
him satisfaction but that if he likes
to come here, I'll inst do as he did
I'll RIM ava |"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-19

here soj,1rn.os. Or re evening Of lii arrival ,hs
Ealt we're far he htst -ns llnnoa'ed viii enorn)Gs
Be- gal hah, pllo,d upou The elses tia prsc pic7,
aud vi bin Tire accessible cIverns ~ iri the citarat
The ire which blIs from beneath in great gushes Of
blszing red and white seemed 20 mosle with the roll
irg waters, until Niagara boxed lhe vas; a)of OF
pouring fame, ard the rsts tha, ro'e fr'n The rocks
below ike The uprising Of myriad OF g,itter1g sparks
CLOSING with ire NOS, VOL erf.l and va yng coiors'
For bours tbsss exiao diuary effects wsre sustained,
TO ,he ast,i'shnlent Of al vno gl1-d, 'r hone MAJ
fore-een such powerful results from 50 s-mre IN sA
pertinent.
Extreme are al-vsv- 2, .etipg. From tie Midnight
ol,r;, 90 N;a,,.,a tho Prince went the u"Nf lay 70
view The hazardous exploits Of the mounted ''k vine
dajlv risks b;s life for the entertainment OF an engt
eped public Since then no public movements have
been made and more viii be, until the departure to-
morrow for Hamilton.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-19

lowing u up with the Zip ofis PINK finger anG-.here
che has touched u IF and away 10 goes Ike sbo, IA
light full that bald head in the front pew aud adj
here to It With all IFS claw Children laugh, grown
peoples faces look qneer az the sufferer neryou,lv
hitting his hand, bru hes the unknown invader back 70
drop inside bis collar, where, with rapid grasp. Of ia
shapsbod fcre feet and vigorous kick with its hinder
one II suggests TO him the idea Of ayantuIa or seor,
pon. When Jon bring sassboppers 70 church ladi,si
try to keep them quiet II is not the thing at all To non
them abodt upon your neighbors
We had novel nsteorol gicaI spectacle ons no.
cioudy, thond'ry day, not ong since The obssyvsr
whose clear account give sat boxing upon the Jaks
when mile or above, three or four lobt an -
streaks Of Ian,' descending from dark eoud beosn
10 move acIo's " Ion west 10 east. Soon thew grsvo
darker, and began to revove around each Other liza
the shafts Of rel. round ard round fastsr and s,.o
while the cloud above blackened and lenQth.ned do.
ward through them the water beneath began % .b;,
IN rapid crcrg 1aves, and spray arose and f.d the
air. The thing quickly assumed The form Of marina
waterproof of which The observer bad seen many il
the tropcs, and moved across the lake, whirng with
great velocity, and roaring Ike great tanning mill
raid fisherman who was ne arer to IL than he liked
end WHO estimated the core Of up-draEn ws.er and
spray as being az big az a house." Passing of b,
sbore, il diminished, doDg no damage save stripping
and ing few thousands OF leaves and twigs and
seemed TO Iise up and off baoonke 10 the east
ward. Probably il was identical in character trough
inferior in mschievous power the tornadoes Of Ike
appearance one Of which destroyed houses and barns
with such explosive fury, near Utica, a few years
since 0wAucrel
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-19
TROUBLE AT WASHINGTON
o,,,.,ou.l Correspondent.

-. 49, Occasional Correspondent
'''" WASHINGTON CRY, Sept. Is, 1860.
r,s condensation in the Departments here
..u..d nv the expose of the Floyd. Clerical affair
.an only be imagined, not described. The swear
iug of the army in Flanders was nothing TO IT,
Some few of the plumber mongers excuse them
selves in one way and another, but the majority
snly swear. II was a melancholy sight to see ven
cradle men, and men in their prime, covering OF
clustering with impotent rage. There are many
others to blame in this matter beside Secretal!
FLOYD, many others and any one acquainted WIN
the circumiocuton Office here can designate lueuii
will not
from one cause and another. The first difficulty,
the ipiunchons, has been removed, but DE GroCt
himself has now disappeared. He has some hall
dozen agents who have an interest IN the clalm OF
from $500 to SIS 900 EACH who are fearful that ne
intends to swindle them. De GroOt has locked hm-
self IN in a private m in the house OF one oil Tue
agents in order as is said, to avoid the rest
The first tax levied upon the salaries of the en-
ployees of the Government by the Administration
has been collected. Ii was intended to be used IN
carving the elections for the Democracy IN the
States of NeH-YOrk, New-Jersey, and Pennsyi-
yapia. principally but something has occurred 10
change the destination of the money. learn from
the best authority that every dollar OF 1t Is 10 DC
used in the State of Pennsyba to promote the
election Of MIR. Foster, as they thnk that his cleo
sion in October will insure the defeat OF Me. LIN
coin in November, and throw the election into the
House. The reader will recollect what Mr.. bu,
chanan said on this subject only three or four years
ago, in his Fort Du Quesne celebration lettefLa
truthful commentary indeed upon Democratic
honesty.
There Mill be at least two more taxes levied upon
The oceboders here, and collected before the cleo
ton. There were three in tae Presidential canvass
of 1886. and one for almost every election held III
MARYLAND or Baltimore City up TO the last Mayor
atty election to say nothing of the partially ao2TtIye
Jeli for the money extended in the Pennsylvania
election mentioned in the COvode Investigation.
"'0N' TRUTH.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-19

The exhibition Of cattle is very large, the rges. yet
made by the Society, and eubysces the finest stock in
the State, was anticipated. The SHOW of sheep,
psrtments have been eqused before.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-19
POLITICAL.
ANOTHER ACCESSION TO TIE REPUBLr-

ANOTHER ACCESSION TO THE REPUBLIC
CANS
To the Editor If The " Y Tribune
SIR: 1t was sa'ed in your paper Of this day week,
that The Sunday Acrcury was an organ Of Mr..
Stephen A. Douglas. As happen to be one of the
proprietors Of The Sunday Aercury, and do not, as
far as am concerned, wish TO be minspFssented,
ask you to state that am not an organ Of any
political party. And beyond that, you will oblige me-
if you will allow me to add that my political prefer
ences are decidedly in favor of the Republican party,
and, that although ! desired the nomination Of Mr..
Seward, by the Republicans in Convention at Chicago,
shall vote for Mr.. Lincoln. My associates and co..
partners in busness will exercise their right Of suf
rage, aud for whom they please. AS far as The
Mercury is concerned, it will not, with my consent,
eepouse the cause of Mr.. Douglas of any faction
party opposed 10 the rights ana prncp Piles OF the tree
people Of the North
Your obedient servant and friend,
8. s. SOUTHWORTH
Otherwise John Smith, jr., Of Arksnsas
NEG York, Sept. Il, 1900
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-11-17


Editor Of Telegraph '--The political strug-
Gle Of sixty Is over, and each man, and some
women, will return to their former avocations
unless Il be some hungry expectant Of official
favors who like wolves, will thrOng the Federal
city 10 search Of some favorite position, and
you Editors win "learu war no more" for q short
time, but will strive to give to your readers q
fall account Of the world which Is passing q
round. The long looked for rain has at length
arrived ard winter appears to be close upon us.
II has been very dry here the latter part Of
the summer aad all the fall, the consequence is
the corn crop its very short and 10 many parts
not more than half a crop. The drought aud
ay have committed great ravages on the fall
sowed wheat in this section, and everybody
when they meet, the first question is not how
has the election gone but, how is your wheat
Is the 6y going to injure you any many OF the
farmers here contemplate powing up their
wheat for corn You people on the Reserve
should be truly thankful for your good crops
this year, as you we're put on close allowance
last year The people will make live Of it in
this region until another harvest but IL the
wheat crop Of next year fails we shall see hard
times, until then we will hope for the best
Yours as ever, C. W.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-11-17

SoUrRRRN ComorIoN.- states Of South
Carolina, Georgia, and 70 some extent Virgin
IA, are eiFervescing like bottle OF Ginger pop,
sBd the feeling with which their movements are
regarded, Is very similar TO those accompany
ing the drawing Of cork from that explosive
aud frothy material Grave senators are lend
ing cOuutuunce to the farce by resigning their
seats. or these are Messrs. HAMMOND and
CHESTNUT Of South Carolina, and Mr.. ToMBEs
Of Georgia, the latter to take effect on the 4tt
OF March, The legislature of Georgia have
discussed the postponement Of the election o
U. s. Senator in place Of IvERsoN, but die
not decide. The candidates and their FREUD,
want an early election, to save expense Of dane
ing attendance, while those who stand upon thC
proprtety Of appearance prefer not to do any
thing ct present, that looks like q submission
70 the new administration. A federal judge
who sat in the slave trade trials, has resigned
to take eject on the 4h Of Mareh. Gov. Wise,
is becoming immortal again, and drafting min
ute men for some terrible emergency, while Gov.
Letcher recommends no action further than re-
taliatory measures by the Legislature towards
some Of the more decided free states. Cock
ades and minute men are borne upon Che top OF
the frothy element What is to be done with
. military force, it is difficult to see. No sever
er puui shment need be visited upon any seced-
log state than to leave her alone in her glory.
A Withholding OF federal favor and patronage
BY the observance Of a mastery Inactivity, aud
South Carolina waywsrdness would soon be-
come very humble aud plant affair. But
thsre is no danger OF secession De faeto. Pub
lie meetings will be more or less common, in Ala.
bsms, Mississippi, South CssoliSs Georgia and
Virginia. bot windy speeches will prove a safe.
" valve tothe pent fires Rsactionsry meet
iugs are already heard Of, aud Augusta, Ga.
headed by bsr Mayor has started the ball. and
passed denuncistory resolutions. The Carolina
Legislainre has called-s convention to meet on
the I7ih Of December. Delegates are to be
elected on the 9Th. While these things are
going on 10 the political circles, the financial
saaiu Of the palmetto seem to be no better set
slsd.
1t reported that the Bsuk of g. Carolina
had suspended specie payment. and the Iegisla-
turS Hnds it necessary to make some relief pro-
visiOus to meet the emergency. The establish
weut Of an Independent sovereignty. and fail
log credit and Monetary depression both on
hapd al once, must prove somewhat irksome.
The dog star Of secession will no doubt have
week or twos ssceDdancy, when its waning will
no doubt become amusingly apparent to some,
bot mOrtifyingy 30 to others. Southern bravs-
do 10 becoming very harmless affair, and the
public mind has pretty much outgrowD its appre-
hensiop in that direction.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-11-17

COBB ASD THE GEORGIA DENocRAcY.-Pri-
vate news Of trustworthy character from
Georgia states that majority of the Democra-
te members OF the Georgia Legislature are
against the election Of Howell Cobb TO the
United States Senate. This would seem to in.
dicate that either the Secretary is personally OBJ
noxious or bis disuniOn fervency is distrustei OF
disnelisbsd. Jordan is, sometimes, difficult
and vexatious road to travel. When you think
you have struck the right note, it is very tryin,
to have nobody dance. But such are the law
OF political trade.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-11-17

Arkansas has undoubtedly gone for Breckin-
ridge, but 60 few returns are received no esti-
mate eau be made of the majority.
virginia-the vote is close between Breck.
iuridge and Bell, the latest returns rather iudi-
eating the success OF the former.
In Georgia, the vote for Bell is but few
hundred less than that for Breckinridge. but
as there is not an actual majority for either
Breckenridge, Bell or Douglas-as required by
the Constitution Of the State--the election goes
into the Legislature which is strongly Breckin,
ridge.
As to Missouri, further returns must deter
mine the result The result, as far as known ir
St. Louis on Saturday, was as follows Bell
34,829 Douglas, 34,l76 Breckenridge, IL,
946 Lincoln, 1918.
Iu New Jersey we can know the result oYl,
by the official count. The probabilities ar
that 8 Douglas men on the Fusion ticket will
4 Republican Electors, are elected
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-11-17

Nuw JEEsS, has the distinction Of being the
only black sheep iu the Atlantic aock oI
free States It is the only place IN the North
on this side Of the Rocky mountains on which
fusion can claim foothold. And what makes
the matter worse for the Jerseyites is the suspi.
cion that their State has been carried by monied
influences used by the Camden aud Amboy
Railroad Company. II is barely possible that
four Lincoln electors are chosen, the remaining
three being for Douglas.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-11-17

LouiaANA-New Orleans is the greatest
commercial city Of the Sonth, aud necessarily
exerts a great influence upon the sentiment Of
the State in which II is situated. As a
consequence, Louisiana fails to sympathise
with the dsunionists. The New Orleans Plea
yune says Louisiana, we venture to affirm, will
neither lead nor follow in any secession move
ment. She acknowledges feality to the Con-
stitution, and regards her own honor too highly
to favor extreme measures before they become
the last alternative.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-11-17

~ Early Thursday morning Gre was discov
cred 10 the drying room attached to the laupdr,
OF the Astor House, N. York, and ere m,
flames could be stayed the laundry, kitchen, and
servants apartments overhead, constituting
department OF the House Jon The vesoy STREE
side, were pretty much burned out.
Old Abe has proved himself rals-splitter.
sEItis not definitely ascertained as We
whether Douglas has found bis mother, but il !
known to certainty that his mother know
he's out"
eBTbe story Of Bell has been tOlisd through
out the country. Abe Lincoln pulled the rope
as- Charles =. Brown. Artemus Ward Esq
for some years local editor Of the Cleveland
PiaiAdsaLrr, has severed his connection witt
that paper to take place on PANTY Fair, N
York.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-11-17

R9r Some of the fusion Journals, which
have been trying for three months to con
vince the South, that as soon as Lincoln is
inaugurated be will cross Mason and Dixon's
line with fire and sword and liberate all the
slaves, are now beseeching him to come out
with an address and assure the South they
have been lying. 1t dosen't appear, how
ever, that he thinks it necessary to do any
thing so superhuous.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-11-17

RHoDE is1xsD.-The fusiOn Of last spring by
which the State Of Rhode Island was thrown
into the hands Of the Democracy by a consider
able majority, fell to pieces at the Presidential
election. The same fuse was tried by nominal
ing 90 electoral ticket composed Of Old Wings
which was supported by all the parties opposed
to LincOln--hoping thus to draw enough of tht
Conservative Republicans into its support tc
elect it. The scheme signaIly failed, the Repub
lican vote being some l4OO more than for Ere,
mont 10 1856, and the largest ever given in the
State : Majority for Lincoln 4,537.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-11-17

IxsGrIADLE.--The Alabamians might we'll
have spared the representative of the "gurreat
purrinciple" those stale eggs, and left him the
poor consolation Of hatehing out in bis own
more effective way, the work Of self.immolation.
They may now see how entirely gratuitous was
their indecent and headlOng solicituds to has.
ten and secure that which bis own hand was SC
uuequalled 10 sAe accomplishment or and re-
gret at their leisure their cruelty and shortsight
sdnesk Sumption, is an article for which tb,
south 10 The days o. it's degeueracy is not re
markabIe
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-11-17
WASHINGTON, Nov. l3.

w AsHlNGToNi NOV I3.
MOVEMENTS AGAINST SECESSION. Many
letters are received here from leading men
of oil parties in the border slave State, ex-
pressing decisions against the legality OF
secession under the Constitution, and also
the expediency. The moned and mercan.
tile interests are also making their voices
heard for the Administration, and almost
unanimously they are standing for the union.
Virginia is by no means favorable to pre-
cipitate the action of South Carolina.
Hunter is understood to be against the
secession movement.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-11-17

Tu 0LAnENDos HoEKr. at Buiialo, wss de-
piIs1es By hse on Saturday morning last. A
saasi lsapea tem the 9th story. and was in-
laAaiy killed. another boArdsr and two OF the
.,senns e'sis were also consumed with the build
hE.
Postea o. shs workshops Of the peniten-
aHsy Il Columbas. that devoted to the manu-
iaeiufs 81 hubs and sze-hslvea. was deatroyed
ihs esha1 nlghi 70 the aneusl Of sloo or $500.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-11-17

NuILrP1oArIoS-It is suggestive circum'
stance that the famous South Carolina Nullih-
cation ordinance Of 1882 followed like the pre-
sent secession movements, Immediately upon
Presidential election. 1t was adopted on the
Oath of November, within fortnight after the
reelection of Gen. Jackson by a Convention
called for that purpose by an act of the Legis-
lature passed at special session.
Things looked for a little while exceedingly
squally. We had ss much speechifying, volun-
teeriug, cockade mounting, and as many rumors
of foreign aid then as now. The whole thing
however, soon proved a mere bubble The
uulliders took advantage of the passage Of the
tariff to back out of their false po
sitiou, and luckily for that time any collision
with the General Government was prevented.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-11-17

ARREST OF A NEGRO woMAN.--Considerable
excitement was caused at Chicago, on the
18th by an arrest. by U. S. Marshal, of a
negro woman, who escaped from Nebraska
City She was claimed as q slave. The
Marshal in taking the woman to Jail, was
stopped in the street by an excited crowd
of negroes, and was compelled to give up
the woman to the city police, who lodged
her in the armory for safe keeping. An ef
fort will be made to take her TO Spring field,
for examination. The streets in the Vicini-
ty of the armory nre crowded with negroes
and some white persons, in high state Of
excitement, who declare their intention to
prevent the woman being taken away from
the city.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-11-17

p@-The Wheeling Intelligeneer congrat-
uates its readers on the handsome Repub.
lican vote---some i, ,200-7just cast in the
Northwestern section of Virginia, and truly
calls Rtchietown, Va, the most glorious
place this side Of the Elysian Fields. just
think Of a clear l64 votes for Old Abe,
down there-52 more votes than Douglas
got--83 more than Bell got, aud ll3 more
than Breckinridge-and Sc more than Ere
mont got in the county,
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-11-17

The Richmond Enquirer urges State Con-
ventiou at an early day, which might settle
peaceably the dangerous question. 1t says it
was with view Of concentrating public opinion
upon convention, as we'll as to prepare the
people for any unseen emergency, that Gov.
Wise inaugurated his Minute Men, and that he
contemplated no raid upon the Federal Govern.
mept