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, 1860-11-09
WESTERN mATTERs.

SAD AccnESr,-Mr Horcc Blinn, one Of
tho most respected citizens Of Terrc Haute,
Ind, was instantly killed On Monday night, in
the followin. manner: Mr. Blinn, In compa-
ny with several others had been on & hunting
excursion In Sullivan county, and while riding
in Wagon near Merom, he was loading lis
gun, which was by some means prcmaturcly
discharged, the ball entering ME Blinn's head,
literally blowing ont his brains.
On Tho first Of November about three
inches Of snow fell l., st. 10, {Ao.) hut melted
away very rapidly. More rail- tsll than for
many months past,
- Five trains On the Ohio. and Mississippi
Road ran off the track last week. Two collis-
ions also occurred during the same time.
Post Offices have been established In Town
as follows:
Afitchellvillc, Polk county; Zurich, Pike
county; Pike, Muscatlne county.
The following have been discontinued:
Elk Grove, Hancock county; Malcom, Pow
Newton, Pottawatamie county; Rose Dale,
Wright county; West Milton, Guthrie county;
Bartlcttville, Clark county; st. John, Harrison
county; North Branch, Madison county.
Two HucE Beans KnLEp.-Mr. Thomas
Earls, Of Sanilac county, on Wednesday, we
believe, Of LAST week, killed two bears that
weighed over one L4ousdnd ponadk The skin
Of the one was eight feet four inches in length
and that Of the other seven feet and nine inch
cs md both arc WORTH abont SIS. From the
bodies Of the two bears, Mr.. Earls obtained Ii
gallons Of oil 1B Of which he sold for hand
some eun TO White d. Crowcu Of our city. II
a few more bears should come within reach Of
, 1860-11-09
Remarkable Literary Discovery.

4 very interesting antiquarian discovery has
latcly been made public. Gibbon had long ago,
In his gEcat work, pointed ont, Ms . the most
authentic Of rtfics,4~thc bronze serpent on
which WIS placed the golden tripod, made by
the Greeks from the sPoi|s Of Yerxes, and dcd-
icated to the Temple Of Apollo, at Delphi, Ms
related by Hcrodotus, aftcr the battle Of l'la-
tra This WIS carried to his new capital BY
the Emperor Constantine, and though mutt
lated by the iconoclastic zeal of the conqucror
AIohamncd H., It still remains erect in the
Hippodromc at Constantlnople. AZ it was
difficult to reconcile the present appearance Of
the monument with the descriptions of ancient
suthors, some doubts had been thrown on its
authenticity; but during the recent occupa-
ton Of Conftantinoplc by The allied powers IN
the Crimeau wnr, excavations were made, and
the serpent pedestal laid bare to Its base,
where, by the application Of chemical solvents,
tho original Hellenic inscription, recording tho
names Of tho Greek States which had fought
against the Pcrslans, was recovered. It is the
most Archaic form Of Greek writing, well md
deeply cut, md written In the boustrpphen
manner, in which the lines are read alternately
from right to left- The rcappcaTauce Of a rec
ord nctna1]y seen aud opened ly the father Of
history, and many centuries Later by Pausa-
ntas, which has been lost to the world ever
since, Is remarkable link IN the chain Of dis.
coyertes which hare Of late gone SO strongly to
rehabflitate the credit Of Hesodotus a our
main reliance in the history Of the aneient
world. .~.. .
, 1860-11-09

In :nGHcr to Mir, Wisps dl6union PROPOSE
tious a Wheeling paper says that If Eastern
Virginia goes out Of tue Hn'on, western sil-
gtnia will not, but will remain In the Union a.
q free State. There are Indications t9al tne
conflict, long preparing, between the Eastern
and WcstcFR sections of Virginia on the slave
n question, will dcve}opc itself rapidly and
powerfully after tho presidential election.
There Is In Western Virginia deeply seated
tea}ouey and listrust Of tic Eastern section.
The cast is the cs1aycholdIns and slascbrecdlng
section; the West is comparatively 1Fee. ihe
East monopolizcs most Of the state and feder-
Al Offices, and its leading politicians are Of the
ra1id,- tirc-eating stripe, who Keep up con
slant fermcnt on the slavery question. The
East has managed to control the State policy
aud to establish an unfair system of taxation,
which throws the burdens Of the government
unfairly upon the West. The Western people
are tired Of this state of things and do not
hesitate to ayow their purpose to compel re-
form. And since the Shareholders of the east
will not listen to the Just demands Of the
Western people the Inter have determined
upon the vigorous emancipation movement
If M extra session Of the Virginia Legislature
should be called, at the instance Of Wise and
f1re-catinE Democrats, the question will be
prccipitatcd, aud the trans-Allegaanian will
set themselves decidedly against oil such trea-
sonablc folly.
The strength Of the freelabor causein West
cru Virginia Is 10 pe much Increased Dy Colo
M Of f0rty or fifty thousand Frcnchmen, who
a1c to settle in the kanawha coal regions in
the couTsc Of the year. The company by
whom they arc to bc introduced have lately
purchased the James river and Kanawha canal,
and sone millions Of acrcs in knnawha md
Boone counties, embracing the richest coal
lands In tho State, and with their abundant
capital md extensive operations they will give
u new impulse to the development Of that part
Of the State.
This will greatly help the emancipation par
tt. It is for the interest Of both sections Of
Virginia to be rid Of slavery. The Old Do
minion would grow in population and wealth
witt, magical rapidity il tic incubus Of slayc-
rs were thrown of and free emfgrants invited
III. Tho people in the Western part Of the
State understand this, aud they know too that
they bear heavy and unequal burdens Of taxa-
tion on account Of the slave system, in which
they have no interest They will move againEt
it with 4 will when they do move, and an or
eauIzation has already been commenced for the
purpose, which will become more bold and ac-
live after the general government llas passed
into republican hands and The politicians of the
eastern section are shoTu Of the power and
plundcr given them by Democratic admins
iratIons. We look to sec u gallant struggle
with slavery In Virginia, md It will not be
surprising II it shall free itself quite as soon
rs Missouri from slaycry and slavery politi-
cians.-SminQ1ad Repulieda-
, 1860-11-09

J ~. .
publican party no" 1he 'ouf yoa1s
through which II has passed nave oecn
eSen'tul years au!l o. o'seuss'on' " eoln'
parlson anu noo1ncauon ol Views, .! CATH
est co-operat'on. Inc SUBJECT o. sla'el5
in its relation to local State laws, ano tho
limited p'wcr which me ieoeta4 govern
mcnt exercises over IT arc moen 1no.c
clearly understood y tno masses noH' -
consequence OF 1he discussion auu n' ~.
gatfon through "hicn 'l'e5 1o'e i1e7
1he same cause also nas e'eu ~ nene7.
men among our opponents lnuea elssl,e'
f1cW-oi tt1c -cFlls oi -s!ase.y -etA.a *ac' "
fore entertained. ana 19ey na!ea oe'.ef up
pFeclanoh' ol: lhe "asooln ,1nu sus''e' =,
thosc VINO aoVoca'e lls e1c1usion tton1 ~.
territory no" 1rcc Inc spec'ols oos n. "
Popular sovereignty nnaef e'''se VI "n'en
the extension Of sla'el5 "asa''c'1p''a, nus
pcen tnoFoughy sentta'eo a'so' las suatu
exposed anu 1ully seen 'nlouu, sa4 m t1o
slasefy party l'se'i alas 'l1''aeu upo. -
each giving 10 II = o'neient !n's' r. 4''1''''t,
but each iaVof1ng lnc 1nc1ease anu
expansion Of tie ins<utaon.. Lao INC
4{f1nDllCAu VAlIE EQIC AlkO iohN4
, 1860-11-09

A BOTTLE OK ITS TnAyELs.-In the month
Of November, Of last ycar, Mr. Henry sarialn,
wrote on tho back OF his card, bearing bis I'D
dress in Philadelphia, md placed it IN bottle,
which, having securely corkcd, he threw into
the sea In LAT. 81 deg. 20 min, long. 20 deg; 81
mfn.-thAt is, about fifteen hundred miles
northwest from the coast Of France. Just
eleven months from that period he wa ted on
Mayor Henry In nnswer 70 note from that
gentleman, and, to lis aatonishmcnt, behc11
The identical card and writing which he had
caet on the waste Of waters III tho middle Of
the broad Atlantic The bottle hnd been pick
maritime quarter Of Bayonne, and it's contents
sent to the Minister Of Marine, at Paris- He
transmitted It 10 the United States Depart
mcnt Of State, at Washington, whence It was
Forwarded to the Mayor Of Philadelphia, who
handed It back to its author dsy or two ago.
-FhAadelphla hsss, Sd,
, 1860-11-09
Romantic Career of nn Eccentric Girl
---Four Xear4s Adventures OF Fair
CtucInnatia4-IItr SucceaRful Mas
querado---A Supposed, Tragedy Re-
solved Into 4 Pleasant Comedy.

homamtlG Career 1tnTs Of nm mesentfao az VT VT
Ctnefnnsfjr1- Succeasfui HAS
qusrado---i SUPPOSED Tragedy Re
solved Into Plcasant Comedy.
From the Council pluds Ea.ls.1
s+artled he * .nnnnncemcnt IN thc da51r
;onrno1s Gfvha+ Tsas snnno1e3 at ths tims r.
ho a fao-fn, <, - t-s-ns-- r. fwh;ch TonnV md
heartifni Ill wos h:}Iered to haye been carried
ar.nv 1,v son,e 1vrstcb and ns nothing had
since been heard rom her, little doubt was en-
tcrfnincd hv her fifnds HAT she had liter a
aDesdemonn y ~ Whit wus more shookinr
still Ind hcen comnei1ed. In her dIsyracc. to
hnyter yirtne ~ liz Vcr r1arnnts. Who vera
well advanced IN rcara gradually sunk beneath
the terrible ca1anosty. until they BECAME living
uersonitlcationa ri settled mel l,ncholy and dcep
despair.
Nn,n,,ron. ct,rr,;,na f,nces had 1cd them irre
sistibiv IN tb;a corcinsinn. md on The nioht
Of her den.rtnre no1;cemen had heard fhe
smnthrrsd shrieS. nnf - female In thr vic;nttv
ni.. her 1srnnts, .res,dencc. Int hefnre thev
reached fhn snot iii 1ras silent: neirhbors. ion.
hei heara ,nrsta-;ors nniscs anil observed
dark firures beneath The lady's window: but.
stranrs ~ II, mnv anncar they did not think to
raise fhe alarm or cyen spcak Of the matter
mill her ahae1ca 1vas discovered: hnt af1er.
,rorde tho-o ~ns srch a martnd s,rnil1r.Ir in
f;,a1r stos;n. ~ +i'o-s ,raa M roor, a., d1nht
their truth Reetdas # shc had sjmnly eloned
viii y lnrcr INA bsen ieeallr maFricd' ehe
Tnu1d na'a' ,'ae.,x,eJ ~ 1,n2 1;orart. ~ h.r
whara.bo,,ts X .acert.;ce5 from +he,n
trhetf,er th.,p nnn,ored ~ ,iieanrovcd the
cn1,rsa ~ XXX, hcfa-a chr c,,t +he1, ntT
foraro NJ .t - 1s;s III hcT 1orcr 1Se nan
.w9;Sn ahc ~ ~" snnrnspd to hare heen hrtrnth.
. sd: am rennai,o oS nnd erinced = distress ~
1eeps T Il not a. 1ast5ne. M as hat Of the parents
Tfn4nr e,,rh o;ra,,1netsrces Tie conclusion fi,st
C4N~A 14SA ~ eA.4e .1A@|
, 1860-11-09

The first half of 1lr. Lincoln's term will
be full Of difficulty and danger. The conf
plicatio4s by which he will be surrounded
would appal man not the possessor oftle
admirable temper, patience and courage
with which he is endowed. With Com
rress against him in both branches, no dis
tinctly Republican measure can be passed.
The pressing wants Of the manufacturing,
mining and other industrial interests cam
not without the concurrence Of elements
that a1e bitter and hostile, be mel. The
bcue6ccnt Homestead measure, unless it
shall be shipped to suit Democratic preja~
diccs against free 1alor, must inevitably he
deferred. Al measures for the better en-
forccmcnt Of the laws against tho infamous
Slave Trade must beg support from Demo-
cratic hauds. The executive appointments
viii be thrown cut by the Senate; and
all measures necessary for the support OF
the government-we mean all appsopria-
ton bills for the army, navy, Judiciary, etc.
will he burdcned by political measures Of
= Democratic and partisan character; and
more than once during the first Congress
the President will be compelled to choose
between denial Of the means to carry the
government on, and his official assent to
measures which his conscience and judgy-
ment do not approre. Beaten but not pow
erless, the opposition will be factious and
aggressive, or deny their artecedents.
In view Of these facts, it is our duty now
to moderate the cxuberant joy Of signal
triumph by showing TINT, measured by re-
suits, the policy of the administration about
10 assume power, must be ncsatiye-that
the utmost which it promises for two years
to come, ia to put stop to the aggressions
and usurpations Of slavery by frequent
resort to the veto power. That, until the
House is carried BY the Republicans, and
the stronghold Of despotisan-the Senate
is conquered ly further. victories in the
6tates, is the most that the Republicans
cancxpect. In the meantime, while our
own organization is kept up. it will be tic
obvious policy OF. the party to make such
alliances in Congress rs will enable it to
Withstand. the fire TO which it will be cx-
posed. Whether we are to expect most
aid from tho friends Of 111. Douglas or those
Of 11r. Bell, VIC cannot, with our limited
Tision into the future, forettll That neither
class will willingly fall into the ranks Of
the disuuionists and shut themselves out Of
the advantages which change in the
government always implies, and at
the same time strengthen the hands
Of foes from whom they have no mercy to
expect, we do not get believe. But prog
nostications are vain. In the stirring and
exciting period upon which parties are en-
tering,. every day will have its event which
may make or mar the future. It is, while
watching the development Republican du-
t. to be prepared for all emergencies, and
TO moderate expectations to suit the eki'
Kcncics Of the times.
, 1860-11-09
WE WILL EXHIBIT
.77onday, Oct. 29th,
From the Great Closing Out
AUCTION SALES OF THE SEASON,

ONE UY-SnPED pyFcFa
xav MI RTE p1,,d s,,ts for Txo sh,,,,nx. .,a e,x
Pence a Yard.
100 Pieces I'laid SILK.
for Three Shilling. Yard Ee:u.., pr,ce 81, sb,,.n..
FIVE HUNDRED p1Ecrs
ny A'''''<' ns1.' A'on' taaa s.le' ''F ny Cents
BLACK, FIGURED, STRIPED, AND A BAyaDoR
0nc Hundred Pieces Extra Quality and Styie Regular
1c 1.a,,x~ rt.t- ~ ~. ~,
''~ -~' 't"'
A'D s'@N h]oGo1
ron,s,,in~ - 7ona, fo, Etrb..., 1,.r
~44'Ns 40 a"tu"' 'ot 1'suseen No!As1.
no,,1,lr, y3-,a3 e-;11-
$1,000 - tt>Sse s-441k1
nsd 'e'4 ap as. u Exs11 M s,s selling
rpnM o. IN IN PER cFNr prnu
~ ~ W s ~A'A' oH-1A~"
Ins As1ust ~ ss TT Sos I'D Te ncv s1h6s
Variety aud Ktennc:s. West of SsS Yofi. va Viii
' -,
fIc11cA NlS191loS
wtnF.~
, 1860-11-09
PROVIDENCE IN HIST ToRY

The defeat Of Fremont in the Presiden-
tial struggle Of 1856, was regarded by Re-
publicans, at the time, as national calanl-
ity. Viewed as short-sigAted MORALS arc
only capable Of viewing anything, it could
not have been regarded Otherwise. But
the broader observation which time has
given them the opportunity Of taking-thc
results which hare flowed therefrom, as we'll
rs those that are now almost certain to ell
sue-will cause many to believe that what
they had regarded as national misfortune
WINS Only part Of that Proyidential plan
under which our nation has thus far
wrought out its destiny. The continuance
in power for four years longer Of pro-
slavery party, growing more and more ag-
gressive in its warfare upon freedom, and
daily strengthening in sectional hate, seems
now 10 have been absolutely necessary to
render a Republican administration suc-
cessful. The very SUCCESS Of this party en-
gendered spirit Of impatiencc On account
of the slow progress it had been making.
It grew more arrogant than before; it
rushed at once to conclusions at variance
with the settled policy Of the government
and in violation Of constitutional law; and
It hEstcued to iuaugurate policy lint un-
der the clustering influence Of an occa-
sional dcfcat it would not have reached for
years. The same fact led to IN intestine
warfare among its leaders, Ambitious Of
power, they turned upon each other with u
ferocity that is never Witnessed except in
controversies between those originally Of
the same faith or Of the same household.
Is u consequence, the decentralization Of
the party became fearfully rapid, and soon
resulted In inceoncilable divisions, while
the eyes OF the nation werr opened Us 10
the corruption and the utterly pro-slayery
character and aims Of those who controlled
It - - =.
Tie Republican party at the date Of the
Presidential election Of 1856, was but few
naontlis old It was composed Of men who
were impe1led into concert Of action ly
the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise,
and by the unparalleled outrages in KIM.
1as-outrages which were either sanctioned
by, or perpetrated in the name and under
the authority Of the federal administration.
They had but little in common except q
burning sense of, injustice on account Of the
violation Of plighted faith, the plungging OF
the country into needless agitation, and the
shameless perrersion Of the power Of the
: federal government in tho attempt to fastcn
slavery upon an unwilling people. Com.
Ing from different political organizations,
their views varied widely as to positive
policy for the conduct Of government. In
fact it could not be said, in 1856, thnt as a
party the Republican organization had
any clearly defined line Of policy in view;
aside from the general purpose Of arrcsting
the spread Of slavery through the agency Of
The general government
How different the condition Of the Re.
, 1860-11-09
DEMOCIkATIC DOCTRINE.
The Times and Herald Of yesterday

says:
Onthe morning Of the election, and while
glittcring Ill over with civilizations over sec
tional victory that places one section of the
Union nj tho mercy Of the other, the Chicago
organ Of Abe Lincoln devclopes the spirit TINT
il 10 animate the unho1y war that has been
prosecuted asainst the Southern people. In
one article headed 1.-THE Reaction" we arc
tuld that AZ few inpo&ent how]s after the
election shall hare been known. and the dis
uuion farce will be permanently withdrawn
from the Southern boards" After thus in
sulting those people by its taunting announce
mcnt Of their impotence, the TRIBUNE tells us
that the movement 10 cnslayo certain negroes
in Maryland is meeting "with no Inconsider-
able success" and Then, assuming the SUCCESS
of the movement, it exclaims, " "whatmadncss
possesses the South, that her people SUPPOSE
that such things can be con6u1nulated In the
face Of day, and not In due time awaken O
feeling that will nipc out slduc.y cu73nehere, az
.r;M xposage, tearing noatng but bood stains and
ashes III The fRacc tasere Il 1rooded" Such Is the
greeting which is given to one whole section
0f the contederacy On the morning after the
triumph Of its enemies, for daring to ezx7rise
Of the Union.
What are the facts Of the case in hand ?
The State Of Maryland has q free black
population Of about $4,000 souls. They are
the laboring people Of that little Com
monwea!tl, and though the brutalizing et-
feet of recent 6layey is sill visible upon
them, they are, so far as we know, void Of
other offence than The. fact that they arc
poor, mainly ignorant and black. tits pro-
posed to compel them to leave the soil upon
which they were born-llome with all its
associations be sold into slavery from
which there is no redemption save in death
And the execution Of this infamous meas
urc, which has no warrant anywhere in
Heaven, earth or hell, is called by tile
Times and HeraH Of this city, the "excr-
cisc Of tue common and constitutional
rights of the States Of the Union" And
therein VIC find tile spirit Of the whole pro-
: Slavery party. Reckless disregard Of the
rights Of interiors, violent assertion Of the
most atrociously despotic maxims, now ap-
Piled to hated races, but by and by to be
brought down to individuals and classes
the shameless avowaI, "You are Tcaker
than We are, and we will oppress you, en-
slare you, buy, sell and whip you!-thcse
are the offences of which the North COM
plains and for which all moderate men OF
tue South hang their heads with shame
These nrc the common and constitution
al rights of the (slave) States" the exercise
Of which the r. and II unblushingly de-
fends.
Let it be hereafter understood that when
Journals professedly Democratic, talk ofthe
rights" Of the South, they mean the right,
when it pleases few shareholders, 10 re-
duce eighty thousand free and innocent
people TO bondage, without rcmonstrancc
or nolestation. We think the Times and
Herald for its dcfiniionl
, 1860-11-09

4 letter fronl Venice, Of October I, says /: /
have now been here fortnight, and shall never
forget that time as long as live, so dull and
1nonotonous has it been. Have you ever taken
walk to Finccnues on week days If you
have, of course you saw none but soldiers. It
Is Just the same here rs with the exception of
. few petty trades people and artizans, nothing
but uniforms can be seen In the streets Of
Venice. Where arc the mobiles and wealthy
citizens: They all keep within doors, and
Austria would very much like to know what
they say and do. ] am as Ignorant ns she is Oh
that point, IS all houses Of any importance
have become 50 many citadcl5, into which
there Is no admittance without good letters Of
Introduction, and l brought nnne with me-
All haye learned is therefore limited to what
have seen with my own eyes, OF picked up in
conversation with ciccroni and gonlolicrs. As
soon a6 these people arc certain that they arc
speaking to foreigner, especially ton French
man, they throw of all restraint, assure you,
and make no secret Of their feelings and hopes.
They think liberty so near as to be already in
their possession, and are convinced that the
hour Of delivcrancc has struck Ihavescvcral
times given mortal offence BY venturing to in
Etnuate that perhaps there would not be any
great change in Fenitia before next spring. at
Venice the state of WIT is not posted Oh the
walls; it il in the very air you breathe. No
imperial rescript has forbidden the Inhabitants
two years past no one goes to it.
There has been no curfeW proclaimed, and
yet after nigltfall there Is not liyin. thin. IN
the streets but patrols. The Austrians do not
like this state Of things any more than the We
nctians do; they are no longer arrogant even;
they are uneasy, gloomy, silent, aud even at
tempt to appear polite. All the coffee houses
IN the city haEc been tncltlv abandoned to
them, with thosingle exception Of the F1oriau,
where foreigners aud Fenctians meet, under
PEcteSt Of business. They appear TO have ac-
cepted this arrangement, for though went to
the Florian every night, l never saw uniform
or heard 4 word Of German there. One remark
able fact is that, with the exception of few
inSalids, not single young man, from eight
cen to twenty-five, is to be seen in Venice:
they hare MI fled to avoid the conscriptiou l
have been told that there are 5000 Of them
with Garibaldi, and at least rs many Of then,
in Victor Emannel's nr1ny. Austria at first
imposed on families, then on the communes,
a1ine Of from . ,40of. to 4, ,SDf. for each absent
conscrpt. This measure caused many bitter
tears to low at srst, but It has now become
illusory, since. as neither families nor COM
muncs possess anything, they cannot pay The
very excess Of the evil has put an cnd to it.
The same may be said If taxes; there wns
great suffering when the government demand
ct one-llalf or one-1ourth Of cverybody's In
come; but there is less now the demand Is
equal to the whole, or even double and triple
the amount. People have simply ceased to
pay, that is all.