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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-12

The FAMINE IN KAssAs.-We are permitted 70
make the following extract from private letter, re-
oeived yesterday, written at Osawstomie, H. IT,
Sept 30. 1t is from merchant in that place TO his
brother in this city, and confirms the worst accounts
we have had from that region;
Things lock very hard here. There are many
farmers who have not raised FIVE bushels Of grain OF
any kind this season, and there are many families who
tave not more than grain enough to last them few
weeks A large number have left the Territory, and
many are still gobg. Thousands Of head Of cattle and
hogs are bought up by drovers. We have bought
some $50 head for the Eastern market paying 81 30 to
e. per hundred, chiefly in goads. Those farmers who
have stock to sell will be helped thus to get through the
Winter. But what are they to do in the Spring No
grain to sow, and no money to buy with
"a shower of rain commenced about 6 o'clock last
evening and has continued to rain at intervals ever
since. More rain has fallen within the last twenty
four hours thar for nine mouths previous"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-12

reed fer ssle on the ID of December, and preenp
must prove up before that time or lose their c'a MS
There probably are one-fourth Of the settlers OF
tteee lands that ae able TO preenpt their elaine
nd be sbe to purchase provisions for the year 70
come. There is not enough provisions in the country
keep either the people or the stock until Chri'imss
AID tie forcir of The land GALES at this time 10 the
lest feather that broke the cames back" We have
got up petiiioDs, and Messrs. Army Hyatt, and Gen
PomtICy have been through hsre, and prous TO aid
us in our necessities porte Of various kinds are il c
culston, some Of which indicate bat Government ON
Gers and hst too of the highest officers are specusiog
In these ands-even j. b. himself 10 reported as being
one Of them. TIE truth OF these reports, Of course
aDnot be srrvedat, but they are current, and many
believe them.
Now, Mr.. TRIBUNE. can you suggest any method oy
witch we may retain our lands, ard at the same time
have any means left TO live on fer the year To come; or
must we secure our lands and then leave the pou ~
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-12

ALLEGED NEGRO 1SsURREcTIoN.-The Norfolk pa
p+rs are trying 10 raise a big negro excitement In
thst section OF Virginia. These publications Of negro
IL subordiDa ion in direction, &c becoming gen.
ersl throughout the Southern States aud they viii DO
doubt continue TO increase uu the Presidential cam
psign is The Norfolk Day Book asserts that
dictionary lot most vilaloOus and deeply laid,
had been Uncovered IN Norfolk and Princess Aune
Counties. y bite man named Wallace had been shot,
free negro had shared the fate and t1e people
were febrfuly excited. That the whole affair gross
exaggeraoD we have no DOUBT because there Is moth
i1g 10 confirm the statements given bytte country peo
pie pt that several negroes implicated have been
aIIested and lodged in jail aod row often IL this the
case when the authorities set upon groundle . suspi-
coDs. However be this as il may the entire section
10 psiroled, al White man. named Flynn, has al
ready tesu shot. II would seem that Flynn was
poor aborer engaged in ditchng the line Of the
pal seven miles from Portsmouth. he and his COM
psniops were eDcampe1 out. The patrol appro 4ched.
Flynn came forth with bis gun 10 handsome Say
having il aimed at the party approaching lie wss
shot dead on the spot. The Day Book OF Saturday
evening further states thst " free negro named Joln
WhitehuTtt, who was committed to jail this morning
by Justice Gibson, Informed that gentle nan that
plsn Of operations had been mstapg ever since last
Spring, ar tst free negro, named Dick Ryan, had
writ 70 the North and gagsd the services OF par
tee there who zere 10 arrive at Old Point or Norfolk
this evening in a vessel, with and men, ~ho
10 sssist 10 the Liberation Of our saves tomorrow
tSunoay) ight" Baltimore American.
An EA-mEhBth OF IHE TENNESSEE LEGISLATORS
sHOT.-We were panied 10 learn yesterday that Jas
M. Davidson, 30 well known in thus and some VI the
adjoining States the Irish orator shot 10 Fay
ettevills On Saturday night by a msn named James
Carter aud died from the wounds the next day.
poiticsl quarrel was the ozuse. Mr.. Davidson w4
fine scholar, and gentleman Of the highest literary at
taiImeDts. He was regarded Of the most elo-
qUent men in the South. He had been N ,moer OF
the Legislature. He Mash vile last Thurs-
day evening by invitation Of his friends in this city TO
address them that night the political issues Of this
After Gov johnson had spoken, he appeared
upon the stand and excused hmseffrom speaking after
noble an effort. He promised that he would return
and speak next Thursday night lie left the city on
Satp roay mofnog for his home at Fayetteville. ne
was on the train that was thrown from the track and
was In the front passenger car and on that side OF y
which was torn literally into splntsrs. He Vas buried
b~assih The guips, batl wiraeVlVuS5 escaped, VIVA
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-12

The MILITIA FusD.-Mr. Piston, the Chamber.
lsins Paymaster, states that the militia Communication
fund has been removed with the other deposits from
ths Artisans Bank 10 the Park BaDk, whore il lays
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-12

FLAes-Republican flags of all sizes ard designs
may be obtained in any quantity, Of Salisbury q Co.,
Veeey street.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-12

subject TO disbursement on the omeiI su 49,.
Chamberlain. A requisitIoD, signed By the DIVE
Board does not authorize presentation ss 'as 0~..
Deposit 1t being merely voucher guiding TIE Cas.'
berlain in drawing his official check; and san aoos.
meut should be presented at the Chamberlain "a~
10 be exchanged for Chsmbsrlain's check, -"
bank officers have no authority to recognize the ssas
lures Of parties other than the Chamberlain AAA
clerks.
COMMON Couscn.-In consequence OF the fnsos
Of waless reception, both branches Of the Conne:
Council failed to have quorum last evening, and -
iourned to Monday evening.
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Acknowledgement

ADVERTISEMENT
EYE AND EAR INSTITUTION, No. 1877 lth-av.,
n. Y JoHAsSxs A Joszs M D. Chief Physician snd Sur
seon New patients attended from til II m and ri :,
p.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-12

Dr AIas z nlIcd o.ttts 01suIs
And l6O In the steersge.
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fAdverisenert.

OAK ORCHARD ACD-SPRING WATER.-The
curative properties OF this established beyond ausoe
individuals
HIRAM W. Bosrwrcx Qsts Of corniugl Sols Agent
Metropolitan Hotel Buildinss No. ga brosAvNy.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-12

The STATE PRIsoSs-GRATFYIsG RESULTS OF
HoSEsT AND EcOsoMIcAL MASAGEAEST.-The bal
ance sheet Of the Sing Sing Prison shows the following
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-12

DEATH OF AN ARrIsr.-Mr. Albert Van Bsest, th
well known marine painter, died 10 this city, at S
Luke's Hospital, on Tuesday night, at 10 o'clock To
funeral took place on Thursday morning at O'CLOCK
from the place mentioned.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-12

- - advertisement
10 MERcHANTs.-If you had practical knowl.
edge OF Phreaology. would equeny sbs you 70 dsssct
ogues and help Jon In all ntercoure With your
s AZ the same time you should know your On powss w
daily
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-12

The IRISH VOLUNTEERS The 69th Regiment,
+" Irish Volunteers" under command Of Col Corcoran,
made their Fall parade on Wednesday, in conformity
with law and were duly inspected. AT thecose OF the
inspection, the regiment, headed by the Lsucers,
marched down Broadway, and attracted considerable
attention In point of numbers and discipline there
has recently been great improvement in the 69th.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-12

JONAS WHITcoNss RsMDY-Prepsred from Q German ts.
cc.Pt obtained by the late Jonas Whcomb II Europe
TESTIMONY oEA PENNSYLVANIA MERCHANT.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-12
RELIEF YoR SYRIAN SUFFERERs.-The Committee
for the relief Of the destitute and suffering Syria soknewsds
WIN. A. BOOTH, Treasurer, No IS Front strest-

Previously acknowledged. FoT %
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-14
Ernm New York.

NEW YoRK, July l3.-This morning, Ser
geant Wyeth, of the Seventh Ward, arrested
Andrew Smith, member of the last Legisla-
ture from the Eleventh Ward of this city, on
complaint of Andrew Dugro, Ex-Governor of
the Almshouse, charged with having forged
the signature of John Kerr, as indorser Of a
note drawn by Smith for 1920.
The fifth mortgage bonds of the Erie Rail-
road Company have been foreclosed, and the
sale will take place November 20, at the
Merchants Exchange. This foreclosure,
which is probably the final step in the reor-
ganization of the company, authorized by
acts of the New York, New Jersey and Penn
sylvania Legislatures, is rendered easy and
agreeable to all the interests involved, mas
much as arrangements are understood to have
been made for the final redemption of that
part of the past due second mortgage bonds,
amounting to about $2,000,000, the holders OF
which have insisted upon prompt payment
in cash of principal and interest. ltisunder-
stood that the company, under the new Or
ganzation, is TO be known as the Erie Rail
road Company.
The steamer PHILADELPHIA arrived from
Havana this afternoon with dates to the 9Th
inst, but no news. ....
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-14
Execution of Hicks. the Pirnte.

NEW YoKK, July l3--Hicks, the pirate
murderer, was executed on Bedloe's Island at
1885 to-day. A large number of persons
witnessed the dying struggles of the hard
ened wretch.
On being conducted to the gallows the
first view which presented itself before him
was the identical sloop, the E. 4. johnson,
which was moored directly in front of the
gallows. Thus his last look on this earth
was upon the scene of his bloody deed The
E. 4. Johnson had large flag, bearing her
name, flying and on the masthead was
perched a sailor, who waved his cap and hur-
rahed as the murderer ascended the tree.
Her deck was crowded, and a slight murmur
could be distinctly heard on shore when
Hicks was placed. .under the drop.
Marshal Rynders advanced and said
Hicks if you desire to say any thing before
your execution, you can address the people"
Hicks replied in faint tone, ~ don't wish
to say any thing TO any one except my con-
iessor. wish you to hang me quick"
The cap was the pulled over the untor-
tunRte mans eyes, the signal given, and
Hicks was launched into eternity at fifteen
minutes past eleven oclock.
He trembled violently for some two
minutes and then remained quiet. A few
minutes afterward a slight plunge of the legs
and violent twitch of the arms was percep.
tible. After hanging thirteen minutes be
was lowered, and the doctor examined the
pulse. He was allowed TO hang thirty
minutes before he was cut down, although
life was extinct in less than fifteen minutes
His body was then lowered from the drop
and placed in the coffin, and conveyed OF
board the Red Jacket to be taken to the plac,
of his interment.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-14

Is the Gdsette aware that the present census will
Tna tne 'hS os seade in in
Slave States; and the natural deduction from this
that Slavery is the cause OF the highest progress p
The Gazette is not aware of the afore-
said-nor is any body else.-Gazette.
1t is perfectly proper for the Gazette to say
that it is not aware of the fact To that ex-
tent it will command the confidence of the
whole community. But to say that because
it is not aware, nobody else is, limits every
body else's information by its own. This is
not always safe rule. Neither is it AN estab-
lished principle that the knowledge of a
journal is in proportion to its size. The idea
is the same as that the ability of journal
is in proportion to the number of cylinders
on which it is printed.
For the information Of the Gazette we will
state that an article was published in one Of
the leading New York papers, about six
months ago, in which, by taking the relative
increase in the number of votes polled, as a
basis, it was shown that the greatest relative
increase in population was in the Western
slave States
We believe that the Gazette regards in-
crease Of population as the highest evidence
Of progress Voters are usually regarded as
basis for estimating population. We do
not vouch for the correctness Of the estimate
but it will answer till the census; and 50
long as some body has taken the trouble to
make it, it is hardly proper for the Gazette
to say that nobody knows any thing more
about the matter than it does.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-14
Revolutions IN the Hebrew Language ard
Leefora-The HoIy-etone.

Leuoro-Iho Holy-atomes
The date at which occurred the incidents
recorded in the Book Of Ezra, that Is to say
the date Of the restoration Of the Jews from
the Babylonish captivity--which, according
TO the common chronology was about fve
hundred years before the beginning Of the
Christian erals the time which the learned
have fixed upon as that Of the origin of the
present forms Of the Hebrew character Be-
fore that time the letters employed are be-
lieved 10 have been identical or nearly so
with those used by the Phmnicians, which
were cunieform. At or near the same date,
also, the vowel points, previously unused,
were introduced, thus producing revolution
in written Hebrew 80 radical as to draw an
unmistakable line Of demarcation between
the records or writings which originated
before and those which came after that period.
A monument whose inscriptions are in the
modern Hebrew character must therefore owe
its existence to time some where within
2,4OO years; but there are other facts by which,
possibly, the province Of doubt as to the exact
date may be still further restricted. Within
200 years the forms of the letters in all the
languages which have literature, both
ancient and modern, have undergone great
notifications to adapt them to the exigencies
OF the printers art, aud to please the eyes OF
those whose tastes were formed by the peru
sal Of printed instead of written volumes.
Before the introduction of printing there was
certain irregularity allowable, as can be
seen by an examination Of any ancient
writing, coin or inscription; but since then
the tendency has been toward uniformity in
size, regularity in shape, parallelism and the
curtailment of all extravsgances and eccen-
tricities. In this respect the Hebrew has
been treated like all the others. Moderniza-
tion has gone on impesceptibly, but never
theless continually, so that it would not be
difficult for person critical in Typography to
fix, within half century, the date of any
printed book in that tongue from this evil
dence alone.
Such being the case, it will not be very
difficult for n person really learned, to de-
termine, with considerable certainty, the date
of the Holy-stone, now attracting so much
attention. From all the descriptions, it is,
| to say the least probable that the stone
that is to say, the inscription-isvery modern
indeed. Il was-if any reliance can be
placed upon the descriptions that have been
published-the production of some person
who gained his knowledge of the Hebrew
character from printed and not from man
uscript pages; and, if this is the case, its
author is probably but "A few weeks older now
than he was when the Holy-stone was COLI
| ceived and executed.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-14

NEW YoRK, July ls.--A meeting Of National
Democrats, composed Of many leading poll
ticians Of this city, was held At the Union
House, Union Square, for the. purpose Of
organizing Central Committee favorable TO
the election of Douglas and Johnson.
Sr. LOUIS, July l3.-Thomas @. Staples
has announced himself candidate for Con-
eress from the Fifth District Of Missouri.
PrrrsBuRo, July 19.--0ne Of the largest
Republican meetings ever convened in this
county, was held last night. The Allegheny
City hWide-Awakes" turned out with full
ranks. About 1000 people were assembled.
Addresses were made by Hon. Robert
Mcknight, Representative Of the Twenty
second District and other gentlemen. The
names of Lincoln and Hanlin were hailed
with great enthusiasm.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-14

The only proper mental condition of true
conservative patriot is like that of the old
lady who enjoyed miserable health. Real
patriotism can only be enjoyed under con-
yiction that the country is on the brink Of
ruin. 0lr. Edward Everett has long enjoyed
this condition. For years his only comfort
has been in contemplating the impending
dissolution Of the Union, and the destruction
of that which patriots, who think that our
institutions are all the while in the FIRST stage
Of collapse, call ''the fairest fabric OF govern
ment Oh which the sun ever shone" His
head has been bowed down like bulrush
and when he took his harp down from the
willows, it was to twang lament for the
dangers which threaten the country from
II formation of sectional party-meaning
the Republican party, which every body
knows is the only unmitigated sectional
party.
The only salvation that he could discover
was for the whole people to drop all political
agitation and all secular affairs, take up a
, pilgrimage to Mount Vernon--the American
Mecca-worship the bones Of the Father of
his Country and draw fresh supplies of
patriotism from his ashes. The nation ac-
cepted Mr.. Everett as the American Jeremiah
whose especial mission was to lament the
downfall of the second Israel.
But no sooner had the Democratic party
the only national party-the party to whose
control, under Providence, the country owes
the wonderful prosperity which has made us
the envy of all the Old World-no sooner
was this party hopelessly sundered, and the
success of the sectional Republican party
made imminent than Il sudden change took
place in Mr.. Everett's propheses. He put of
his sack-cloth and ashes, laid aside the ven
Grated bones, took his harp dow from the
willows and struck it to the most jubilan'
and triumphant strains. He appeared before
the Athenians in Fourth of July oration
and flung down his gage to British Lords
historians and the whole world, offering tc
maintain that this Government was not only
the best and freest but the most stable and
perpetual in the world. ltoI f' tliinf
We esent out the prophet Everett as Balak
did Baalsm, to prophesy the fall Of zion but
no sooner does he see the approaching ban
uersofths Republican host, than he exclaims;
How beautiful are Thy tents, o, Israeli and
thy tabernacles, o, Jacoblp and he declares
that.now the Government is established upon
a. sure foundation. We have been sorely dis
appointed in Mr.. Everett. When he came
rafting the bones of the Father of his
country, we gave him our entire confidence
it has been deceived; but how could it be
otherwise? How can good thing come oui
of Nazareth, or true national prophet from
north Of Mason and Dixop's line? g,.r
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-14
A Bullet Discovered in Mans Heart
Eighteen Years Amer He wns shot.

A few days since a post-mortetn examina-
ton was made upon the body Of John Kelly,
who resided in the town of Black Brook, N.
Y. In 1912 he was shot at Chatham -Four
Corners, and the bullet passed through three
boards before striking him; it entered his
right shoulder, passed toward the heart and
lodged under the collar-bone where it is
united to the breast-bone. The veins were
closed and the artery ossihed at this place.
The heart resembled a stomach as much as a
heart. The right side, especially, was very
changed and seemed to be undergoing fatty
degeneration. While examining the heart
a large lump was found in the lower part
of it, and was found to be leaden bullet
Fourteen years ago he was very dangerously
i'll, and not expected to recover. His diff
Guilty at that time was inflammation on the
lungs and most extraordinary disturbance
of the hearts action. Since that illness his
heart difficulty has continued to increase
gradually; at times its beatings could be OBJ
served ten TO fifteen feet distant.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-14

Hon. LEWIS D. CAMPBELL has addressed a
letter to the Hamilton InteHigsneer renounc-
ing the Republican party and splitting on its
platform. The reason assigned for this ex-
traordinary salivary excretion is that the
platform declares against any abridgement OF
the rights of citizenship hitherto granted to
immigrants in any of the States, which, Mr.
Campbell says, commits the party to the sup
port of system in some of the States which
allows unnaturalized foreigners the right o.
voting on a residence of six months.
Mr.. Campbell says this will "obliterate al
the wholesome safeguards to the purity of the
ballot box" therefore he expectorates.
1t is an important subject, and its conse
quence is most momentous. At present Mr.
Campbell is an extra planet, floating loose il
an orbit Of his own, outside the regular sys
TENS, and liable at any time TO rush in, an(
by adding his gravity to some one Of thu
great bodies, create q preponderance that will
throw the harmony of the spheres out o
oaar .f..l
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-14

Mr.. A. l.. Harris. son of A. s. Harris, ofthe
Ohio CaItivator, and for the last three years
one of the editors of the Ohio State Journal,
has taken the editorial control of the Coshoc-
ton Age. Mr.. Harris will make good paper.
We know him and can certify to that. AS
he is young man, and as we have a little
more experience than Methuselah could have
had. for they had no daily papers then, we
will offer one word of advice to Harris
Don't attach your paper blindly to any party;
and don't go it strong on party politics. it
don't payl There are hundred or two edi-
tors in the State that we are hitting, over
Harriss broad shoulders.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-14

TORNADO IN New YoRK.--A severe storm
passed over Red HOOK, Clermont and Livings-
ton, day or two ago, doing considerable
damage, and resembling somewhat the late
fearful tornadoes in Illinois and Ohio. A
playhouse on the premises of Egbert Stats,
ESQ, near Tivoli, was blown down, aud
several persons who had taken shelter in il
from the storm, blown and carried some dis
lance. Samuel Simmons was severely >in-
jured, having an arm broken, and his head
leg broken. William Moore was carried be-
tween thirty and forty feet but escaped
injury. A valuable horse was found in the
ruins with one of its legs broken. A large
elm tree near the residence of Mr.. Stats was
torn up by the roots by the force Of the
storm
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-14

PHiLADBLpHIA, July I3.-The extensive
car mandatory of Kimball & Gorton, ON
Twenty-frst and Hamilton-streets, was burnt
this morning. The buildings covered the en-
tire square, and were valuably stocked. Loss
$50, 900 insured. 1t is believed the origin OF
the fire was accidental.
Col. j. B. Gross, the celebrated forger has
been convicted of forging check on the
Consolidation Bank of this city.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-14

BosToN July l3.--The Boston Courier es-
tablishment was attached to-day at the suit
of Hon. John P. Hale, of New Hampshire, for
an alleged libel contained in an article pub
lished In the Courier of the I'd instant. Mr..
Hale claims $4,000 damages.
1t is understood that Caleb Gushing, B. +,
Butler and Charles Levi Woodbury. have
been retained by the Courier proprietors to
defend the suit.