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Correspondents Of the Ptess ard Tr'trr>.1

D<s:as, sp7.l "a .sto.
If the second Concord Fight" shon!t result
81 uow seems probable in the abandonment TN
the part If the Senate Committee of their claim
10 star Chambcr powers, it will te nc +r's aS I'M
nortaut a. the II, st [. ht. The British cxpcd.-
lion ia April l775, vas undertaken Under covcr
Of night, tor The purpose Of suodn1nR rebels,
and resulted in nasty 1ctreet from 1he grand
fathers Of tho men who in April 1850 expelled
the creatures Of The s!are power. Unless the
object Of the oGair WAS to provose resistance It
was badly managed. II Marsi al Freeman had
gone to Concord openly. at noondsy. and ar-
rested Sauhorn, there would hare probably been
no resistance, but the whn.e thing WIS SO COW
ardly, y rannical uud offensive, That tic whole
population, Republicans, Democrats ann II hige
rose m as one man. With the exception Of
two Federal lGce1s, the Concord men wore in
concord.
The discussion between Ncssrs Sumner and
Mason in the Senete ia connection with this
affair, having been uisfep1 fsented hy the Tory
ptest, and misunderstood by many persons, 1t
aer reilly did say sbcut tito "Jungc Of Hell, y
which 20 much shocted cars polite:
Mr, Sumncr alluded TO lino III Virgil, whero
The noe, says OF Rhaduaanshus, tue Judge Of the
eesd.
VIE puo.kc. 3u1gea snd compels tes:1nlo=y."
4 moro 1T description Of Senator 4Hson and
lis court it would be hard to flud in ole l;oe
| Mf, Summers m:staEc Was IN ooaEesatuS,, q
classical al.usion to Southern Senator's He
aab. tS191l hsd a5pc b. m wba. does Col supba
uairtriggcr know Of ylrgilg ,..z
Before this reaches you NO sha'! Emo"
| whether Douglas is to hare the nomination
| wh,ch Of course will hare an influence upon ths
action Of the Chicago Convention. Among tht
delegates 70 that body from Massachusetts,
Joh1 /. Andrew of Boston, is the r,ost prominent
| man, In feet. he il one oil the leaders Of she
party, and is likely to be the next Governor q
lie State; and when in the due course Of na
turc, The necessity comes {snd long nay It es
deI.yed) to 81. the of1jce Of Chief Justice, Ar
| Audfewi il in many ways we'll calculated to de
| it.
| lam verY glad to sec bs the last Pass AM
Ta1ausn lint tho WiY~ an IA tred fact ma.
1t he Tho frat Of similar strnctur<s IN twent]
States, which ahall echo with ahorts for FFenlon
! md Lincoln. EArGASAsQ.
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5are!4|;s &.Ttiihutte.
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We rurrendcr 6 large portion Of our spaee
to-day to the PAPER Ct Mr. Gindele on the aooSe
sue3ec.. oflase this matter las eeea inus.n
canrassed in business circles, and 1t seems TO
le tho opinion Of our most practical and best
informed c;tz:ns that soorer or later tic work
;s destiped 10 be accomplished. OF the prac.
cabi,,ty of the plan proposed by Mr. Gindele,
as well Us regards the accuracy Of his esti.
mates, there w.ll probably be diversity Of
opinion among scientific men. Same years ogo
cur fc!low citizen, ". B. Ogden, Esq. while on
visit 10 Europe, wrote series Of articles on
this sutjec., which attracted much attention
1t .he tine, Mr.. osden's plan ~ah 10 make a
deep cut through Mad Lake to the Des Plaines
River, tha bed ct which stream WAS to be ex-
cavated for o sufficient defiance from the points
Of junction to give the requisite depth ana
breadth Of channel. This plan was contro'
rcrted At tho time, by William Goodirg, Esqr
Chef E1gneer Of the Illinois and Michigan
Canal chisby on the ground that The cost OF
the work would he Of srca magnitude as to
renierit it, ;fnot entirely imprac,icahle, nj least
cut Of al proportion 70 the benefits 10 be de-
rived. We have since been informed, though
not BY the gentlemen lirnssl, that Mr.: Good
lng's views o. this eubjeot have somewhat
charged, and that he now regards tie scheme
With more !avos.
As ittima*1y sasctirg tho future Of our city
AID tho property Of an extensive region d
country, The agitation Of this question is q
matter II much consequence. Whoever suc'
eseds In demonstrating that it is practicable te
divert such q current Of water from Lakt
Michigan into the Illinois river. mixing i
narisabls :or steamers o, from three hundred
to Are uucdrcd :ors lur,ben, and that tho cos
would not place the work beyond our meap
to accomplish it, will have justly earned sh'
grstituds no. on1y Of the people Of Chicago
bu: Of the entire West. The article Of Nj
Gindele is an e1,z. il this direction. As suc]
we trust that it will DO carefully studied, an'
TINT :. vii: elici. such comments frcm practI
cal md 5: en,iac mpn rs its perusal may sug
gsst. Now that the subject is again brough
prominently before the public, it would graft:
us to seq it fully discussed. The columns
the Press md TE1B:SE will he cheerful
opened 70 wcu coaside-d articles by compt
font men
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- The lore that has nought but hsauty to
keep II in good condition, u ahost.GTed, and
subject to a6i7esipg fits,
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Stnflo,n 3;,ld D1htaslccs OH r1lc st.
Joseph Route 10 Denver City.
Tie following ,atle Of dis,auces Si'i lc OF
service 10 ,losc who may nuke the trip to Den~
yer city BY way Of St Joseph, Mo. The figures
in each instance show the distance from St.
joseph: =.
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TX7ALWORTH, HUBBARD G
W COMPANY.
Would cxl tte attention tie trade aad ise trte
IL E.N u III Il
From thels Oh starG Is Like stree 10 ths EtWT baAt
2trre,
No. Isl Lake Street. No. ISL
Aal 6t before tae'7 vel kno.n este:sl:s Eeck q
Gas S& steam Filters Materials.
AIso-sHAws PATENT GAS HEATER. With
eve;y variety Of a't!ciss ln thel: Lee mh..-.s!e1't
z U RW ELL d W Y a N T.
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TOTALLY FAIL TO FIND ANYTHING
AGAINST PRESIDENT BUCHANAN.

In a debate in the House of Representatives
on Friday, the LIST ult, on the refusal of the
Covode Committee to summon certain witnesses
to prove corruption in the election of Mr..
Scranton, a Republican member from Penn
sylvania, Mr.. Winslow, of North Carolina, the
only Democrat on the Committee, said:
81 say it upon my own responsibility, that
not a title Of Evidence has been giuen to affect,
IN the slightest degree, the honor Of the Presi-
dent ; and I rejoice at it, for the character of
our great men is the property of the whole
country"
This Committee originated in p~artizan hate
of the President, and has been carried on with
a spirit of the most determined and reckless
malice, costing the Treasury thousands upon
thousands of dollars, and yet we have the tes-
timony of a gentleman whose word was never
doubted, and who in character and standing is
the peer of any man living, that "not a title of
evidence has been giuen" before the Committee
"to affect, IN the slightest degree, the honor Of
the PRESIDENT"
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REMEDY FOR SHORT PASTURES.

Those who have but a limited range of pas
ture and keep stock enough to crop it well,
are almost at the mercy of the weather. If
there chance to be favoring rains, and a good
season for the growth of grass and clover, all
is well; but if, as frequently occurs, there
comes a long period of drouth, the Drowned
fields already closely cropped, suffer severely,
having little to protect the roots from the full
power of the sun, and the cattle suffer yet
more. The milk pals show serious diminu-
ton, the dairying profits shrink, and the stock
falls off when they should be gaining. A Sc
we're check of this kind will be felt too through
out the season, for much of the pasture may
be "Summer killed" and the full flow of milk
can hardly be regained. This may be guard
ed against by putting a small plot of corn, sor-
ghum, millet or other suitable crop for cutting
and feeding green. An acre of corn sown
broadcast now, will very soon yield sufficient
to give great relief to the short pasture. 1t is
not necessary to stable COWS; cut a good supply
for them, and feed them night and morning
before they leave the yard; they will eat with
a relish, and make ample returns in the milk
pans and the churn. Even if the threatened
drought should not come, and abundance of
grass should grow, the soil crop need not be
lost. Cut at the proper season, and properly
cured, it will not come amiss next winter.
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ONE BRICK WRoNa--Workmen were re-
Gently building a large brick tower, which was
to be carried UP very high The architect
and the foreman both charged the masons to
lay each brick with the greatest exaetuess, es-
peeially the first courses, which were to sus-
tain ali the rest. However, in laying a corner,
by accident or carelessness, one brick was set
very little out of line. Til work went on with.
out its being noticed, but, as each course of
bricks was kept with those already laid, the
tower was not put up exactly straight, and the
higher they built the more insecure it became
One day, when the tower had been carried up
about fifty feet, there was heard a tremendous
crash. The building had fallen, burying the
men in the ruins. All the previous work was
lost, the materials wasted, and worse still, val
liable lives were sacrificed, and all from one
BRICK laid sorong at the start, The workman
at fault little thought how much mischief ne
was making for the future. Do yom ever think
what ruin may come of one bad habtt-one
brick laid wrong-while you are now building
a character for life Remember, in youth
the foundation is laid. See to it that all is
straight.
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PRocRAsTINATIoN-Persons gifted with
genius or fine talent, often threw life away by
q habit-of putting off till tomorrow what
ought to be done to-day. The following para
graph is pithy:
0Going to do it" never made a fortune, built
a house, or won a name. "Going to do it.
has been the bane of more people than would
fill the census of a dozen New Yorks. The
man who is always "going to do il" rarely, If
90 out of the world without doing it. IF he
has a task which must be done, he at once
announces, with a deal of b%oasting and a great
waste of words, time and breath that he is
1ooine to do it." And while he is thus ego
ing to do it." somebody else who is not sus-
pected of ageing to do it" does it and reaps
the reward.
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szn5 THE RIGHT KIND OF A +. = dis
ciplinarians in the army are often annoyed by
the religious zeal of Christian soldiers, but
great Generals, like Cromwell and Wellington,
>, know how to turn this zeal to good service
Here is a characteristic anecdote of Gen. Jack
SOM:
An officer once complained to General Jack
son that some soldiers were making a noise In
their tent !,
= aWhat are they doing2" asked the General
aThey are praying now, but have been sing
IS ing was the reply.
aAnd is that a crime ?" the General de-
manded.
esThe articles of war order punishment fol
any unusual noise" > was the reply.
aGod forbid that praying should be an un-
usual noise in my camp" said jackson, with
much feeling, and advised the officer to JOIN
them.
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WINTER ARRANGEMENT, 1860.
BALTIMORE g. II
1860 M5S5@s#sa.Hs@ 1850.
ER a. d.
Great National Route

Terminates at Washington and Baltimore on the
East, and Wheeling, Benwood and Parkersburg on
the West, at which places it unites with Railroads,
Steamers, &c., for and from all points in the
WEST, SOUTHWEST AND NORTHWEST.
VWo V~e60S
Leave Wheeling daily at 1885 P. NJ. and 1910 P. NJ.
One Train leaves Parkersburg daily at 9:20 P. M;
Direct connections are made by these Trains
FOR ALL THE EASTERN CITIES.
This is the only route to Washington City.
@Passengers by this route can visit Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York and Boston, OF the cost of
a Ticket 10 Boston alone by other lines.
Through Tickets to the Eastern cities can be
procured via Washington City, at an additional
charge of two dollars.
Time as quick and fare as low as by any other
route. Inquire for tickets via the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. at any of the principal Railroad
Offices in the West.
E. F. FULLER, Gen1 Western Agent.
L.. M. COLE, General Ticket Agent,
W. P. SMITH. Master Transportation. 37tf
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INCIDENT OF THE FALL OF PALERMO.

The mails by the Asta brought details o.
the fall, of Palermo, and the later arrivals an.
nouncel the evacuation of the fortresses by the
Neapolitan troops. From the English papers
we condense some of the incidents of the cap
ture of Palermo by Garibaldi, and its subse
quent commandment by the Neapolitans.
The attack of Garibaldi was simultaneous
with the rising of the ~populace and the killing
of some of the hated Neapolitan police in
broad day. A desperate fight ensued between
the Neapolitan troops and the insurgents, in
which the women threw missiles of all kinds
from the windows on the troops. The city
was speedily captured by the insurgents, and
a terrific bombardment from the forts, and wal
vessels opened on it. During this dreadful
firing, Garibaldi sat On the steps of the foun-
tain in the principal square of the city study
ing a plan of Palermo and issuing orders for
the movements Of his forces. He sent word
to the Neapolitan authorities that if the bom-
bardment did not cease he would shoot q Nea-
politan prisoner for every shell fred. The
bombardment was more cruel and destructive
than the atrocious affair of 1848 which earned
for the late king the sobriquet of "Bomba."-
On getting possession of the prisons, Garibal-
di liberated 5000 prisoners, most of them for
political offences, and some of whom had been
subjected to torture. He then seized all the
JallOrs ana ponce VINO remained On the preml-
ses, exhibited them for a day in the market
place, and then hung them in public. After
the truce was declared, a Neapolitan steamer
fred a shot at Garibaldi's carriage as he was
riding along in it. h outrages on the popu-
lace by the Neapolitan troops, were most afro
cious. The soldiers clapped their hands and
shouted at every house set on fire, and cried
"God save the King" as the women and chill
dren were shot Town by them. 1t is said that
over 1000 peaceful inhabitants of Palermo
were butchered by the bombardment. The
wife of a Sicilian insurgent leader was met by
the troops, covered with tar and burned to
death.
After an engagement at Catascribetta, at
which the soldiers were completely beaten and
lost their cannon, the insurgents found on the
field a dispatch of Gen. Letizia's to the Gov
eminent, complaining that the cannon were
too heavy, and that the mules could not draw
them. The insurgents forwarded the dispatch
with a postscript stating that the cannon suit
ed them exactly, and that they meant to make
good use them. Many bands of insurgent are
led by monks, who carry the cross and gird
the sword, and are always in the thick of the
fight. @
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LINCOLN AND THE MEXICAN VAR
"Mustang," the celebrated Mexican correspon.
dent of the Neo Orleans Delta, writing short
ly after the delivery of LINooLN's speech in
Congress against the Mexican war, and refer
ring to those who had made anti-war and anti
national speeches in Congress, said:
"If they had Mexican muskets on their
shoulders, they could not assist the Mexicans
as much, or do as much harm, as they have
done by their speeches; In the name of God,
will the politicians of our country never cease
gambling for the presidency upon the blood
of our countrymen? Our army breads no
danger; nor do they fear to die in defence of
their country, but they do dislike to be sacri-
feed to the unholy ambition of aspiring poll
ticians and political knaves. Is there no way
by which our friends at home can put a stop
to the unpatriotic conduct of politicians who
would sacrifice the whole army in order to
give tone to the next presidential. election !?
The army will defend and fight the battles of
the country. Then let their friends at home
defend them from the injuries arising from
such speeches as these, or the conduct of such
men, Washington Constitution.
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WAS JOHN Brown A REpUBL1oAN2-So
late as one year ago, on the 18th day of !Octo-
Der, 1858, the New York Tribune said:
"Old John Brown, of Ossawattomie, and
nineteen twentieths of his co-defenders of free
dom in Kansas, were and are Republicans, and
emigrated there under the impulse of Repub-
lican ideas and convictions.
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nea.A good old Dutchman and his frow sat
MP till gaping time, when the latter gave a
full stretch and said:
HI wish I vas in Heben."
Hans also yaWned and replied
81 wish I vas in der sthill house"
The eyes of Sallie few wide open, as she
exclaimed, "I pc pound for you, you always
wish yourself in the best place"
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Br Peaches have made their appearance
in Charleston, s. c., and will soon be in New
York by the coast steamers. Last year, some
of our best fruit came from South Carolina
and Georgia. This year, Judging from pres
emit prospects, the New York market will be
better supplied from nearer home. New Jer-
sew and Maryland promise uncommonly well;
Delaware next to nothing.
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Hamlin and the "Homestead"-The
Platform VS.. the Candidate.

At the Convention in Chicago, the Abo-
litionists, with their usual facility, blowed hot
and cold on the same question. The 18th
plank in their Platform is as follows:
"13th. That we protest against the sale or
alienation to others of the public land held by
actual settlers, and against any 0ieao Of the
free Homestead policy uhich regards the set
tiers as pqTpers or suPpticatOrs for public
bounty; and soe demand the passage By Con-
gress of the complete and satisfactory Home
stead measure aohich has passed the House"
Immediately after the adoption of the above,
the. Convention went into a ballot for candi-
dates, and HANNIBAL HAMLIN, of Maine, was
made the nominee for Vice President. In
1854, when = Homestead bill had passed the
House of Representatives, and went into the
Senate to be acted upon, this same HANNIBAL
HAMLIN, then as now a Senator from Maine,
in discussing it, made use of the following
language:
"Mr. President, from an examination OF
this measure, 1 have found myself unable to
support it in any Of the aspects in which it
has been reported to the Senate I speak of
the original bill. I see no sound principle of
political economy upon achach such a measure
can be based. I think there as none. At least
there IS none IDhicH carries convactioa to my
iudgmentW
Again: In 1858 another Homestead bill
passed the house and went into the Senate,
and when Mr.. CLINGMAN made a motion to
postpone it until the next session, Mr.. SEW
ARD called on all who we're friends of the bill
to vote against the postponement, and made it
a test cote. When the vote was taken, this
same HANNIBAL HAMLIN voted to postpone
it, and by doing SO helped to kill the bill.
Before his nomination, Mr.. HAMLIN was, as
we have shown, the bitter opponent of the
Homestead bill, and, if our recollection serves
us, was the only Northern Senator that sys-
tematically opposed the measure.
The complete and satisfactory Homestead
measure which passed the House" and which
the Chicago Convention so endorsed, within
the present week has met its fate in both the
Senate and the House, both branches repudi.
ating The bantling in favor of the Senate bill,
with slight amendments, and (tell it not in
Gath y every Republican voted thus to destroy
it.
The Convention first declared in favor of
the Homestead, and then nominated as its
standard bearer the most bitter of its oppo
nents. In the same resolution they declared
in favor of the House bill, and by implication
| against that of the Senate, and within six
weaks thereafter every Republican member
turns round and votes to sustain the Report of
a Conference Committee which casts aside the
House bill so strongly commended, in favor of
the Senate bill, by Implication SO strongly con-
demned.
What a queer set of fellows these Adolf
~tionists are. They are only consistent in their
utter want of consistency.-Natonal Demo-
crot.
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Bs-The supreme court in Boston have gram

BB-The supreme court in Boston have grant
ed Mary L. Amistead, a colored female, a di.
vorce from John P. Amistead, for desertion.-
John was a fugitive from his master, and
Mary bought his freedom from "slavery's
chain, in order to wrap him about with the
chains of love. In plain terms, she married
him, but John having once run away owing
service and labor, had no scruples against run
ming away owing duty to Glove and cherish, "
and he deserted his mistress as he had already
deserted his master.
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DOUGLAS.


Men may rail about their Lincoln;
Of their Hamlin they may tell;
OF their Everett may blaster,
While they brag about their Bell
But the Democrats have DOUGLAS
Who is armed with Truth and Right,
And his soldiers are the voters,
In their majesty and might
ON the records of our country
There is not a brighter name
Than the honored name of DOUGLAS,
Who shall ever live in fame
He will stand a loyal statesman,
Famed for wisdom, marked with wit,
Far above the man WHO'S honored
T For q pile Of rails he split.
With the stars and stripes above US,
Floating DER the brave and free,
We viii vote for STEPHEN DOUGLAS,
ETTEE Who our Commodore shall be;
~ And our ssShip of State" in safety
-- Ger the stormy sea he'll sail,
While, before the mast, Abe Lincoln
Will be looking DER the rail-
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MINORITY REPORT OF THE CovoDE Com
MITTEE.-New York, Monday, June Is. A
full summary of Mr.. Wlnslow's report from
the minority of the Covode Committee, is pub
lished. It states hat the objects and inten-
tions of the majority of the Committee were
not to ascertain the truth, but a mere trick
and continuance to obtain evidence to be used
for partisan purposes.
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OPEN VS.. COVERED DRAINs.-Mr. Mech
thus explains the reason why covered drains
are much more ~efectual than open ones ga
deep ditch will not drain the adjoining soil,
because, when sides are dry, the water rises up
towards the surface by capillary attraction, and
pipes into the bottom of this ditch, fill it up,
nd it will then drain the adjoining soil.
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nsa- In reply to inquiries addressed to the
PhiIadelnhia Mint, a statement has been re-
ceiyed in st. Louis, showing that the quanti-
ties of Pixies Peak gold dust forwarded to
that establishment since July last amounts in
value to not less than sac hundred thousand
dollars. This would probably average six dol
lars to every emigrant in the diggings, and in
dicates q better yield than the mines have had
credit for.
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pA-A man in Pawtucket recently made
application for insurance on a building situated
in a village where there was no fre-engine.-
He was asked: "What are the facilities in
your village for extinguishing fires 2" "Well,
simplicity.