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Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1860-02-08
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Fsuainess hsge 10 d ErSGe more anima.
ted, but without sarge 10 rasea. ,0K
boxes Knappss can dies, extra T@llsmaa,
sold al 80 ls2csa. Tha reEnsry eoupa.
nyss rass to-day for sfeiEele a. crashed
sugar Is IYs, withGut baysfs. The po.
nagess ssrgo ok Bic e0Eee 10 selling ii
~ lie. pgosisi6ns ere slow as last
QUOTED. Eoahing aofng IN coal.
Ths paragraph which W. published shs
other dag ii geIaslum ID @iss Adah Isass
Msnkeu and ehn nesasuEa Noy bad It's oeia
rim IN the N. YSek Trsbanss ard " shas
aispaeaA pf ~ thA Bsytsn q. Esnpirs,
whfas says4 ssIE The mews isaaaa Il The
Tssbuma ars gemarAIIy al asvoid 1T tfaah,
sasy asssIa shat appsAKa Ia its A0lamns
ear he relied mpab
/ Isa. Ne nes II Azenksn waa nee
recently, Of svex, elected gyap&aAh Dc b
miIisaxy company III Dayssn.
"a. She is The wifa ii Ar. AIaxandsg
Aasksns who seage sly sasss Ag
asrl 4x
! 3D.. Palygamy hessg anlawFal, sAs
anwld not Ves0 W. Il hs aAs MiEs &C assr
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sPGCaAH4 NoTEcn no AsaRWTs.


G. @. EVANS, having purchased the
stereotype plates, copyrights, sse., os the
Passes OF TAg HOUSE, or Dawn ,ss-
g PfLLAmeK FIKg, p etc, zeald call the ~
teaticn u SCENTS 10 thsss truly salaabss
THg apRIH0g og THK noUgg o.
DAVID sAia cue 81 iAe meae popular and
beet sslIihE hgsAa sver pahlsslsd. Dvss
gssUD@ sapaas have beaa suaa. szA Il ba&a
I'd II 20 aeSTEwsI tsAe = sEsMEbRss RMmkammss z
or aay ether similar work H
THE pILLAR o. FIRE. by the same
aathcs, ID asw assetIng SsaA FApsa ssle,
ovas 30 Ug9 sopass have bees sold sfaes isa
pahsaeakl0n. and a. . eampani0a te the
arnsHeR aR rae H0usS eR O3yaD. p 2ve~
n reader ii thak he0k saaaald paEeaass .
EfHK RRCoaDs or THE RBV0LU.
TON AnY w AR, 2 Ia q boak ok ggaas ane
gerema and eavsa q gsRs amoahs 81 Ime@smaz
siaa FsaasETe ~ chs HesakaEa "a TIA Rsssos
lasicn, and IL 40 aasaIaahse Ssaa ae saksSe
aaNa - he &eseessaamEa ee la haseee Aas8
aIa whs Sfe anksraekea lii Psasanm gs@fma
Lad Wagfaaks, ETC., etc,
Tssn mosr LaM&nA& kMDscgn3nga AmN
orR KaRn 70 AagmTs, ard upon a&zFsaaka@
tho pmhaashse a#BSY laResAaakssn Mlag s.
giv@a. 6sMn Rn@ A&AAS@um.
Address GEORGE q. KVAM6s
ENMMaasaR&s
Aae ChasAne Asxaes. pAslaaelpAaa. Rms
#Mh ~ KMNS #Aw
Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1860-02-08

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Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1860-02-08

The Massachusetts anki-sIaYeEy soaa-
esy il helding lee an1aAl eanvansieo In
- nf - r00aas ak she Trskmoma Tsma
Ksana1s aaeksan, pessiasaA "a shs
si@sy, presided TIE annmaa repsws sR
he tgaasnRag sh0wa shM saaaipss az tie
past rear q little ovex Nc 800, sna Ne
sxpsssII tagss ~ 40 Msss Il slxs laaaaI4
lee AboaEas@M szasssa ere pxsaane, hzs
sae messlmR au-aAy Mms thialy a4eanasa.
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$4,000 SlAGW'

1 --E. 90. 81. 81 z 1Nfk1S8uAa %Atfs%ss
New ws aad one Of thsss pastiass o.
he editor of ths Aoapsgsii f9T hi@s
abusing shs City Coauail because it
wSaEa not give him $3.50 Ia city var
rants, worth now 80 cents, pa the dollar,
for the interest now dae, AL because be
aannos rm&ks another asavs OF Oh the
city, be weaid ruin her credit, b. falsely
prociaining to she world 1bsG she has
| acsually repadiassd the payment Of her
just dsbas. Tha writer OF tbs arbisls in
the Noaparslf, knows - we'll rs it is
possible for any man to know anything
thas has not aSsaally taksa place in his
pgssenoa, hat city warrants willase -
oar bsfoes thirty aAys shall eIapss, lie
a'sls@@ EssSsts- ssaw saxrg Gux> And sssY ~
will be paid hatogs skzas tlmes viii rs
DEAN every waxraas outstanding, and
leave doabls ths amount Of nuney in
the treasury necessary 10 pay Che inssr-
sss Ga the city bonds sea sbscaass the
sisy will B0& stama a8a&hsr shave frum
ne ed gssartsy, Of $3.50, he II willing,
if ID were possible for hin 70 do -, 10
ruin bar credit, seIaa .ra -=
We wish thai We could hslSeSs that
the writer hsa not, when he pennsd the
article smother and mare imposlant ul-.
asrios ohiess in Eisa' y - dees BE msns
siea Aks vsaasf ths eisy sss@ks SIS $50
ssock In shs Council Bf6as q Vt. Joseph
RaiIsoad il swo d ttEse places in his
sTtieis? Whas has that vets 50 do with
tha payment Of interest on she bonds az
der consideration? We answer, moth.
ing-nOthing il the remossss sense, ystI
the writer has paFadsd shas Eoss baEers
Eas PuAiie. Gsw, Il strikes as thSt the
writer is ga snsmy OF the Council Blufs
atd Sc. Joseph Railroads. wishes 10
delay or prevsnt iss construction. Hsw
j. be 10 sEsca his purpose sny better and
more sure, than TO render che means the
Company have In shsig hands for its
construction vaiasiess? and be usss ths
non~paymsnt Of the interest Of she bonds
ALREADY issusd to effect t.B great object.
That the fnsegoes On thsss bonds viii be
paid, no one doubts, That the offer on
The part Of tho CSmmon CeaAcil 20 "a
sue konas 81 warrants bsafihg ten per
osat. interest at IS cents on the dollar
70 pay ths interest due, waa : fair prop
osition, no one bus tie iatYstsd party
shore alladed % will assgs aaashas e..
fsr gives she He 20 bss caaFg . "a r>spu-
aiasiou. a. 20 4
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Fear Bays LaaeR aFsma CaIGRORs
MA
ARRIVAL OF TIE OVERLAND NAIL:

BurxERxInLB 0gKRL'D MAIL R0CTE,
MELoT's STATION, Jan. 30.
The Overland Nail coach arrived here
this afternoon, bringing San francisco
papers Of Jan. stb, and telegraphic DIS
patches, yia Fissbaugh'a RerTys 10 3 p
NJ. Of the l0lh. ..-
Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1860-02-08
FRox SACRAMENTO.

Telegraphio dispatches received from
Sacramento, just previous 70 the depaF-
turs Of The mail on the 9th, states thAa
Gov. Weller has sent hrs last Annu&l
Message to the Legislature that morn
ing, and that Gov. Latham would be IN
anrurated sc | O'Clock P. N. and deliver
his Inaugural Address. Both WsilePs
message and LashAm's address were be-
ing tslegrarhed over the Two telegraph
Lines 70 The San Francisco Evening Bal
lsgin.
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no Ear meRa.

Ths Farmers or AgFiealtslral Column
10 cur paper ID occupied "a this weeks
tszGs b. "a inssssaslng sad instructive
aEsisas fsom ahs psa u. "a Big sEas4al-
80" We tsps cur fsrmsr frisads will
saks Pm interest ir. dipsusaiag matters
ssartAiaing 20 their welfare We have =
colam or uaoEs always at ahsis services
amd win be pleased = ail times 70 re-
oeiva communication fam shsnus
The asrming iusezsss l. the grsaa ins
sersaa Of cor Western country, and 50 II
we masa lsok Sas car pgospsrisys asd Il
win do moro % hurry railroads along,
shRn auy thing else. When Ne hare
Wheat, oeray Best, and Park, 70 sAip
Rsss, she gass will nos Be iOng IN prs-
viding . msaas of conveyance 70 shsir
HsaxkeAas
!. II we woald bare railroads., lei sYaFy
EaxmsT saw Zen aegss mess whsat, and
plams swsssy sores msFv egfa, and ~ 50
doing sssase i snsplus worsl. eoming ct
asg, spd ahs aSam Hssaa will so6a ssana4
saossshg svss sar praiFisa. 80
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NOTICE no STOCKHOLDERS

The Stockholders Of the Council RIaas
q ST. Joseph Railroad Company are hsrB.
By notified that at regular meeting of the
Board Of Directors, on the Stat. 5aGuaTy,
1850, an aHssssmAnt Of Ave per cent. ca the
Capital Stock of said Company vas OF,
dsEsd pay able withiR sixty aays. -as
T. J. LkTHAM, .s
FebsnAiw5 Secretary.
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LECTURgs sea THE PgopR.K

By the RgT. HUGH STOW Eli
BROWN, Of the Myrtle Street EaptEss
Chapel. Liverpool, England. Fapse Ssriea.
With 9 Biographical iatrndacsd BIZ Fl
Dr.. n SHELTON MACKENZIE.
Publishes uadsr q spscial srFangsm snt
with the author
One volume, ismo., cloth, 4I4 pages.
Price gf.g1.
Upon - mittAnee % the pFic@ of tbs Book
aad Il cents additionsl for postage, cop
iss Of either Of the above books aceompa~
nlsa with ! handsome present, warth tfens
30 cents IA LOO dollar will Be mailed be
aay person La the United States.
SEND FOR A CLASSIFIED Gaia
LOGUE OF BOOKS.
Containing the most eompGeSe Iisk Of
books in every department of Literature
ever published, and watch viii be sent
gxaeis 70 any person Henalng thsir I'D
dgsss.
Re tasmss pesmpeAsss esd AswsraSEs &eaI-
iag saad "a ysay srdsys ss kAsks b
GEORGE q EWANS
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T.s.ARTHUR's rerULAR BeeKs

True Riches. lAREal &skha nsmoRs
Home Seanes. Three kEas In VS.
COHEN Scenes. MANS Life.
Tbs Martyr Wife. Tea Nights In a Bar
Sparing TO Spend. Room,
Tales Of Real Life Angel Of the House
Tbs Old Mans Bride hold
The War to Prosper The HaAd bat not
The Withered Heart. the Heart.
Tales Of Marri'd LiseIHears Histories sad
Steps kuwsds HeavsnI Life Pictures.
Whaaeah Woman dor tTha Trials ef q
Tales OF DomsstieI Housekespsr.
Life. lT1sav's from he Book
Good Time Coming. Of HumaR Life,
t'In the anion of thrilling dramatic fncf-
asntH, with neral lessons Of the highest
importaues, these works Of r. 3. AfthuF's
stasd forth pre- eminent amongst nedsrn
anthars." "
They have been introduced int the
District, sabbath School, aud various 9th
eT Libraries thTsagAsas the seuntFy's 3
Zach Of the above Books coAsain 500 pa-
ges, and are illustrated with finely sxscu-
ted Aszzotihs shgrRyiRgs, aud handsomely
bound IN oas limo. volume, Price 81 90
| each,
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pxuocRArfc SENATORIAL CAUCUS.

There was another Democratic Sena'
torial caucus held at Sacramento on tbs
evening Of sac 9th, Of which ballots
ware had. The first steod-WsllaF 40.
Deavsr o., Bsldwin / /, ahsigs 20. The
last ballet stood-W d Ter AZ, Denver 80,
Baldwin. aRd Washington Q each, Me.
Dougall 5. The caucus then adjourned
till the l5th by q Vots Of 81 to Al,--the
Weller men opposing.
This trial of strength produced in
tease excitement, and was the occasion
Of tao fights. One member, WELLER
man, voted By PROXY, having been ten-
poragily disabled by hlow on The head
From Denver advocate.
There vas any amount OF speculation
as 70 the relative strength of sbe parties
at the next caucus, some claiming thai
g. j. Tnge would then enter the caucus
as candidate to the damage Of both
Weller and Denver. Il was the general
Impression, however, thai Weller would
ultimately triumph.
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s0spms&sM ~ 60 8
DRsTEMGUaaAa ~ 0RRaCERss
Gsasssl Orders II w ssAsNgssn Les = Grsae,
Nausea IL shs OAAesrs ~ pTIyassa, viii
the Dalsma2 shaiE CsEamiaalaas and En-
usksnenaa, Mith ilss Of BssaiaKaishsa
Prisoners &C Wars the tame II haasS Cap.
tire. Exrhangs, etssg ko whiGaa d ADDED -
Half-pay Aeks Of the 0ontinapkaa Coo.
gYess tbs Revolutionary Penslan k@ws5
and i list 1t the ogseegs 81 the Genaimsnsa
Array, who acquired ths right ~ Haif-pag
CONSERVATION, Land Warrants, see.s stes
MEw, y. D. sAESELLs
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cor. wRLLxE's MESSAGES.

Cor. Wsller's annual message gives q
gratifying exhibit Of the State RRaaCes.
The Treasury receipts last year were
81, 40, 1886, and shs expenditures Ssi6,~
1S2. The Governor urges rstgencbmsnt
and reduced taxation. The total fund
ed and State debt is $5y ls0, 600; che
fund.- Ia sAs Treasury s662, Geo. 81.
Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1860-02-08

There was good minfng usws al Fort
ColwilIa. The 6mIss we're prosperous,
money plainly, and bus iltsla saow 10 inn
psds The operations of miners. The ST.
nail -ka-meen mines we're represented q
richer than lhosS IL California In hss
palmisss days, and Sc extensive
LIEUT.. KuAEKx's Panty.
Laeus. Mnllaasa passy bad established
their headquarters "a 81 Owsu.
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runrrsHga, &c oarr

FNMAEHHhA8 ANW WHE4kaA4UN o. y 2
GIFT EooK sEszHEss, @ lSs%
No 80 Chesaak street PhilaaelphEa.
AR& ys@ sslii b sstisfSed aAaa i u sks Ssss
place Ia the spHatFy to pRSsA&se ssaks
Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1860-02-08

The new U. States steamship Saginaw,
mannlacSured entirely in California, is
Ct mplsted, and bias arrived ia San Fran"
eisea hzFbor. She would make aR en-.
perimantal trip Of six or seven days,
prior 90 her departure for China, " here
her services will be required 70 REYigass
the Chinese seas and bays.
THE INAUGURATION or soV. LATHAN.
San francisco, Jan. 10
The Inauguration ceremonies at Sac
rsnento, yesterday we're grand and i'm.
posing, and great inauguration bali
was given in the evening".
No Business Of importance has heen
transacted in the Ii gislatare to-day
The Senatorial caucus appointed for to-
night absarbs ell ether anbiaets.
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GAvss Of Eaaas&wkSus W@ma@a
o. ALL AaSs AND NATIONS,
Enelsding the Express Joasphlns, Lady
JRhs Grey, Beatrice CeRei, Joan &C Are,
Aaas BoleTn. Charlotte Corday, semiram-
Isl ZsGohiR, Boadic@s etc, ETC., Edited bY
MARY e. HEWITT,
Emheilished with 6asly engraved Psz-
tTAita Oh Steel. - - psts 80
0ae velame, lana, cloth. aas paKs@. .--
Pries SIs25. ss'.s- y -. y
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RALPa P. LOWE,
1nARLEs 8. CLARKE.

II will be ssen that DIR. Winslow, in
his eIGcfaoaseTiag letter, wristea bsfozs
the election, says The Asylum will 80.
eommodase whsa completed, about sarss
kaaared aad stzsy potisWtsi" and then
in another portion Of his letter, - was
svidsasly hia intent, 10 screen tbs Re-
pabtieaa party from she charge Of sx.
sravagauSe, he attempts 70 show that
there vas at that time, Enough Insane
people in the State 70 all the Asylum 10
iss utmsss 0spasisy.''
Thai he designed TO "sid and COM
eossu shs enemies Of Democracy when
be wrote THAI letter, il too apparent to
be aanisa BY any one yss Senator
GmEmss, q grave and digniasd Senator
81 the EsatsOE Iowa, and should be, IL
be i MOI, ) tspth-tslling man, Gays shAs
this man Winsiow il Democrat, One
thing 10 asFtain, be- hs Dsmoeras or Re-
pabgfsan, be IL unworshy the eonadenss
ct shs people Of Iowa--hs has pFoved BIZ
his ewa lssssrs thai be will laes aaa sear
asss Ssnamas, Coz. Kssgwsop, ard tbs
assssBsss % the Rsvabbsan 0sntrai
OsmsAsssss, here, 81 saaofsing him end
Ala ysag lsssars pssvaa shaa ter are no.
bssssr than shsig secl-- " inslow.
ne esasss rsaaszs, #hGsA wsss d tn
hAl.aIs u - sllesh sssas ehesrs i
sas sise. psapas sasa eae assertion II
ssgaasss = ahs Aambss es Inaans Id shaI
6saSss sssss sssss - - sFiAsls~y
III 80 II sans Eos EaEofs
aaasasn wssh sas1 soS z - vssy -
Tssm bsine aassssa IN ~ sAasalasi0aa.
- fapsss sasws ~ is inssssa gssssssa
q - - So il 49, Il ii
psaAa ~ nssAs aepas = = 40
lsasa iaas s Anesa 80 aze hslx ~
~ - q ~ = sa =
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HiSKs NJ Fma EusTH

AdEiess from Oxegoa age 10 ths 3D.
The Columbia river was saiil closed b
lee "a.
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49,.

~ mAaasama
80 Caaaane sssse. pAslMaslphaa Rae
Fsh. i, 1aa 8m
Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1860-02-08

Dates from British Coiumbia are 90
the 9Th mat, bat the naws ID unimpoE-
t@nts
Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1860-02-08

The city gels credits for ~.
Bonds, Sl0yO0o
She il charged discount 81 800
She is charged for me- -
gotiRtings 700
she 10 charged interest, 800 ~,.
She IL charged cash, 1890 VI .4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-21
GEORGETOWN.
Correspondence Of IAs-Sta,.


GBoReErowN, January 81, 1860
Our city is unusually quiet at the present time
and but little news calculated to interest the
era reader, either Of civil, religious, political
character, is stirring.
Both branches of our City Councils were In SEES
sion last night. Their proceedings will appear in
our next letter.
No confirmation of the rumored damage to the
dams and other portions of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal. by the ice and freshet, had been re
celved at the Collectors office in city, up to
o'clock TODAY
Mr. Robt. SPeiden, an old resident of our city,
and for many years Purser's Clerk In the l.. =
Navy, died at his residence on Washington stree,
last night. after short but painful attack Of the
asthma. On Thursday last he was ont, apparent.
ly but little indisposed.
The offerings Of beef cattle 1T Drovers est YES
terday amounted to 400 head $50 Of which was
purchased by District butchers ut 80 9saS4 IS on
the hoof, equal to s. 50aSS so, which shows an
advance of half cent per pound over last weeks
prices. The remaining $50 head was driven on
to the Baltimore market. The supply of sheep
was very small; prices ranged from az 10 al
cents per pound. No hogs offered
The packet schooner Arctic, Of McCobb and
Dodge's line, which sailed from New York on
the 18th OF last month, and which has been de.
talned In the Potomac by ice, reached Alexandria
yesterday, and will be up to-day. The captain
says that the river from this side Of the fort down
that quite fleet of vessels. large and small were
trying TO make their way mp through it,
There is still but little doing in the flour mar
ket-common superhnc S>5aJ b, extra do SIS 25a
s. b; family Sc .50a6 20. No grain of any kind
offering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-21
Personal,

'.' 1t seems to be generally understood tia,
day, defining his position upon the current nnes-
tons Of the day. 1'''
Marshal Rynders, of New York and the
reporters OF the New York Tribune and Post W.
lnto nIlss yesterday at the office Of the former
ABOUT the reports of the Of the vessel Ocean
nI I kynders offered to fight the Tribune re-
poI' ior 9lOo put the latter respectfully declined
as ne ala not wish to take any of the MarshaI:s
hard-earned cash ''' 0H''
The New York Tribune says: Strouo
sym pathY Is manifested in the American and I'm
EIlsn circles OF Florence for the fate of Jobn
brown. and Tor tie cause in which he died Mrs
n Is Stowe is at present sOiourning there. and
..e tIhS on me FolioPes. the Brownings and
otIeT prominent HfsTGtj. is Us ferveut on the s,h
lect OF American slavery as her own. F.. e std
nan ballad, which appeared in the Tribune
emitted How Old Brown Ok Uarper-s Ferry ;
was passed from one to another on its arrival and
excited HlGeh T, mark. Hiram Powers. the scuIp-
,"', j. enthusiastic on the theme of the hero
nm as lac terms John Brown. and SO eypr.ss.s
himself To- everybody
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-21

GIDDINGs SUMMoNED.-J. w. Fitch, as marshal
OF Northern Ohio, received. a few days ago,
bundle Of official documents from the chairman
OF the Harper's Ferry Investigating Committee,
commanding him tosubpGna Joshua r Gddings
falph Plumb, and John Brown, II, of West
forthwith, before said Investigating Committee,
then and there to testify under oath to all they
may know OF the organization of s.'The Sors Of
Liberty" Of Oberln conspiracies, &c. or anv
Other movements. conference meetings. pray
meetings, or any other kind of meetings touching
John Brown's"Kansas work. Ifthese witnesses
refuse to obey the summons, they to be arrested
under warrants which accompanied the Subpenas
The Plaindeser also states that the Sons of ibpr
ty at West Andover, Ohio, have decided deliber-
atey to refuse to obey the summons and to resis.
II attempts are made to enforce it. The same ac-
ton has been taken at Oberlin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-21

IL Prom Taylor & Naury we have publica
non OF much value" Political Economy for the
PsoPle"-from the competent pen of Prof Geo
iueksr Of tue University of Virginia
Also, From Taylor Maury we have a sinpula,
volume entitled Twelve Messages from the
spirit John Quincy Adams, through Joseph Stiles
medium to Josiah Brigham" Published by Bella
March, Boston. From this work we gather tina,
the shade of the Old Man Eloquent is IN
Spirit Land, Sixth Sphere and we note
that the messages are very profusely spripkle1
with what is indicated as poetry by the carl
taliZed hedd-letters TO the lines From this Latte,
f2ct the editor of the work argues the anthem
'lcity OF the communications. as the Medium !,
ar STILES, though worthy young man. is illit
crate, ard can't write poetry. Well. the Sage 81
quincy penned some rather indifferent roetrv in
life, out nothing. we think quite So bad as til
from Spirit Land of which the following verse
taken at random from some hundreds, is an aver
age specimen:
: But that which is repugnant now unto the NOR
tai eyes,
VIII. in this blessed world Of peace. become mos,
spirtualized
And all things hdeous to the gaze adiferent look
Will wear,
AS the undying soul unfolds within these man.
sions fair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-21

III We have before us an advance copy of the
inviting February number ofthe Atlantic Monthly
No authorship is given in connection with the ar
ticles, but we hear IL intimated that the opening
che, Counting and Measuring is by g. :
Lang, of Philadelphia; and that . r oba di Roma
Is by Story the Amber Gods by Miss Prescott;
: The Memorial Of A. b, or Matilda Muffin, by
Rose Terry, the new arthoress Some Account
Of Visionary by Marion James, of Londs, 4;
. The Truce of Piscataqua'' by Whittier; The
Maroons OF jamaica by F w Hlggnson and
one upon - Mexico by .. c. Hazewell. of the
Boston Traveller
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IL There is rumor that the Emperor of China
is alarmed at the o!ninous silence Of the English
since the affair as the Peiho, and that. dreading
the consequences of war with Eng land and France
In the present distracted condition CT the country
proposition has heen made to Mr.. Ward to open
negotiations, and, If possible. TO act as kind of
umpire between the nations. Meantime the Tar.
tar general, Singo-linsin,t the hero of the Taken
and Peiho, is said to be exerting all his energies
IN puttng the whole country bordering upon the
Gulf # Pechei, and between there and Pekin. in
state of defence. Large quantities of rice are
taken up the Peho and trans ported into the inte-
rlor so az tn serve as provision should the coast
he bloc kadcd bv foreign force
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-21

EFFECTS OF THE SECTIONAL EXCITEMENT
Not since lel2, it is said, has business been more
thoroughly Frustrated in Phila ielphia than al
There is literally nothing doing The mer-
Chants are selling the smallest amount of goods
aud receiving most me'gre per centage of in
aeotness. An old merchant or rather gentle
the trade Of tins city Informed us Yesterday that
Tor several months previous to the LIST Of January.
his business was about fifty per cent what it was
iof corresponding time last year, that for the first
thirteen days Of January by similar com par-
son, they Were even less than fifty per cent that
they were daily declining. and that he believed
his own business to be a fair index to.the bust
hess generally of the city. Our merchant infur-
mant attributed this conditon of things to the
sectional prejudices existing in the country