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Rsersoa's Moga.iue We are in re-
se.pt Of this popular Lady's Magazine for
december. 1t is a splendid number
Peterson" has a circulation of 100 900.
It will be greatly improved in 1861. 1t
Fll contain 1000 pages of double column
reading matter; II steel plates II col
ned steel fashion plates; l. colorcd pat
aus In Berlin wo,k, embroidery or cro-
act, aud 500 wood engravings-propor-
.9uately more than any other periodical
lyes. It's stories and novelets are by
Ao best writer's. It's fashions are al
Ways the latest and prettiest. Every
raighborhood ought to make up a club.
It's price is but Two DOLLARS a year,
q a dollar lass than Magazines of its
class. Subscribe far It and sore a Dot
.r. To clubs, it is cheaper %still--yiz j;
three copies Tor S., or eight for SO. To
tTery person getting up a club the Pub
Usher will send a magnificent premium.
specimens sent gratis to those wishing
2 get up clubs. Address, postpaid,
'HARLEs J. PETERSON, BOG, Chestnut
Street, Philadelphia.
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ne would call the attention Of our
nlcrs to the advertisement Of the Ulys-
as Academy, the Winter Term of which
commences Dec, 18th. The advertise
leHt sets forth the advantages of the
Institution so fully that no commentator
il required from Us. We learn that a
lew Bell is among the new things lately
-lled. Mr.. Cooper, the principal, is
10 active and untiring worker, and de-
arges success. We learn that the
school embraces double the number of
Students it did one year ago, and We re-
ice at this evidence Of its prosperity.
A Teachers Institute, conducted by
Isof. Charles w. Sanders, is in session
this week, aud is, We learn, very success
tl thus far, a large number of teachers
being present from all parts of this and
a~yluiug counties.
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Administrators Notice.

Administrators Notice..
NEvHEREAS, Letters of Administration to
wv the Estate of Nicholas Schoomaker:
late of Coudersport, in the County of Potter,
deceased. have been granted TO the sub
all persons indebted to said estate,
are requested to make immediate payment !;
and those having claims against the same,
will present them duly authenticated to
w. H. METZGAR,
H. j. OLMSTED,
administration
coudersnort Oct IS, 1860. 5-6w.
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Tie have received from the publisher,
Dewitt, of New York, a copy of
The Revelations of a Slave Smuggler,"
fgn which we published an extract a
NV weeks since. 1t is a graphic account
lthe life Of one who was engaged for
4iy fifty years in the slave-tradc, and
outaius 100 large pages of closely printed
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10000 Certificates.
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Tgatcd-7hre Fat TURTLES We
rsut one for Thanksgiving, two weeks
nom to.day-onc for Christmas-and one
for New Years day. What three of our
mrkey-raising subscribers will bring them
hight along now, 50 that We may be sure
Gthe dinner set apart by the Governor,
he one in commcmmoration of Christ's
alrent, and the anniversary dinner ofthe
New Year? In our opinion an editor is
d much entitled TO a good dinner occa,
lanally as anybody. Who'll bring the
arEey's to US instanter? We pause for
the turkies.
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Mrs. Harvey, McGrawyille, Cortland Co
n. Y, cured Of Rheumatism and other loci
pain.
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C. D. Luther. Groton, n. Y, cured of ex
IRENE Lame Back long standing.
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t,amn am County.

oTpERspORT, NOVEMBER IS, 1860.
, 1860-03-22
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.



It is aaid the Governor has determined to
withhold his s'gnature from the railroad bill,
to tie co1sternusion aud dismaY Of the friends OF
that measure, aad to the extreme surprise Of ull.
Whether the rnmor be well founded or not, 1t
has acquired extensive circulation, and the re-
ports made by the latest arrivals from Jefferson
City, tend 10 1mpart credbility to it. it is also
Legitimate to observe that, associated With it,
Ere insinuatioas Of the darkest character against
tie GoycFnor-not against his sanity. as might
he supposed by those who are acquainted With
his habits, but a6uiust his character as public
officer and man. We're he to Kill the bill iu
the capriciousness of drunken fit, no astotish
mens would be experienced by the people Of the
State, but the latest adyicc5 represent him us
being sober. This, strange 81 it may seem to per-
sons ut q distance, is the norst aspect OF the
case. But we withhold alfreularks for the pres
ent, because We consider the insnua&ions which
are made against him almost incredible and JUS
tice requires that Innocence should be presum-
ed until guilt is Proved We cannot yet bc'
he be--who vetoed the. bill to enslavc free he
grocs, eau play fucA prank as to defeat the
measure sor the passage Of which he called the
Legislature together IN extraordinary session.
fCorrr,poEdcnce ofthe f. Ltuls Democrat
JEI1r1sos, March 1,.h 1s:0.
It is currently reported here that the Gorcr
nor will veto the Ra!lrcad bill recently passed.
AAAA AA2Oi% ~ - AGC tuC 1AL4UA 0At
it has obtained among Ill the members oitne
General Assembly,. Should itprove true. there
will be war in the legislative camp, and | think
it would beadrisab!e in such I'LL event for Ills
Excel1ency 10 find lodgment in some vast vii.
derness. Upon his guberGato: ialhead there will
be heaped curses, not loud but deep, and hi isl:
ture political Prospects may be considered
| b:ighted md withcred. This is what the rail
road men say, a: least, and suppose it may be
taken for a solemn fact. His antecedents in tue
railroud question almost warrant mci III tue be-
lief that lie will veto the bill ever whcl, Sc
| much 'agouy and bloody sweat" was speutiu
| the two h"us"s. It is very hard to calculate or
the ac.ion Of Robert H., especially when be !:
on 'bender," as has been the Case during the
grenter Part Of The present session. When hi:
negro bill VETO message wes being read yester
day, the distinguished State otGci4! was in tht
lobby in state Of blis>ful unconsciou*ness, hi:
hair drawn over his eyes, bis hal hanging OF
! one Of his cg.s, aud bis mouth stuffed with
ten cent plug Of tobacco. Rather bad prospect
these, Tor rIilroad men. And the worst Of th
Who'll: 1sattes is that when Robert is On i ''gio
rious" lie won't answer a question in which an,
Official act is Involved. Tha railroad men be
siegei him yesterday, eagerly inquiring abou
the bill they had passed, bat. no response fc
from the gubernatorial lips which 1be type
would moi be ashamed 10 record.
, 1860-03-22

cal1y ana1yzed. but one Of tho Springs taste
similar to the 'Kissingeu Ntter - for sale IN
drug stores, and manufactured by Dr.. HanhusJ
Smith. Of Cincinnati. in imitation Of some OF the
Carlsbad, Spa, and B4den Baden
Indians. chiefs, aquaws and pappoosee 9etook
themselves here, from tins immemoflal' and
found immediate relief and health restored.
Some Of the waters, put once Of twice on as ths
sores Of horses and the sore backs OF mn1es 81 ana
Mexican jacks, at once cure up the same. Inc
waters are at once exceedingly exhilarating and
exceedingly and peculiarly plensn1assfeu IS fa ssn
drink quart almost at time. and feet attet-
terwards snd ali ,ha. day as il you could jump
as high as an India rubber ball, and vigorous
enoa Oh to bold fist fight With grizz'X;; H.; ssme s
Of the springs are said to be powerfully ehec,
tive, and a sovereign remedy for kidney and
liver complaints, corrective for indigestion
aud dyspepsia. in nil their various manifold con;
sequences, and its. external application and
bsthings for chronic rbeumatlsl1, gont, ium'
bago. neuralgia, md other various aud PaFticu'
lar diseases Of the skin and other complaints
attended with success among Spanish noun
taineerB aaa Indians,
, 1860-03-22

II The action Of = scoro Ut more OF the con-
siderable towns, ind another score or two Of
couu'ics in the Northwest in seeking all n,aE-
ncr Of subter5uges and excuses whereby the
payment Of their honest debts may bc avoided,
does not destroy Western credit in the money
markets Of the world, it may hereafter be
considered invulnerible against the utternost
e1orts of mcaaucss aud rascality, We have no
patience with any such endcavors. For the
most part these debts wero contracted in e1-
tending aid to railroads, which are built and in
operation. All the advantages to he derived
from their construction hare been realized; and
now upon snb:cr.uges come Of which
nrc legally tcnablo aud others Of which
are trumpcd up for the occasion, TO refuse
payment, Is not only unjust-:t is positively
mean, dishonest, and dissraccful. There arc
two or three cities in Illinois which are in 1hls
category. For the good mama Of these towns
aad for tho reputation Of the State, We beg tho
repudietors to desist; and if they cannot par
IN coin now and in 1u:l, TO make some arrange
meut whereby their willingness to pay spmc-
thing at present aud everything finally may
be made apparent That they hare made had
bargains; tha: their roads do not yield tue c1-
pected income; that their corner lots and out
side properly arc not worth New York prices;
that the times arc hard; that railroad mapo-
gera nad contractors hnyo been i'm
providcnt, md, ia many cases, dis
honest, ought no, to be pleaded in bar to tho
discharge Of their obligations. Their officers
pledged THO fhith Of their respective cities to
do certain thing; bonds arc out with corpo'
rate seals by which these pledges are verified
Now; no care not what tho cost OF conse.
qucnces, these bonds should be redeemed In
the case Of Dubuque, Milwaukee aad Kco}zuk,
outside Of the State, careless municipal les;s
laion has brought such mischief that the bank.
ruptcy alleged o. M excuse for non-pay yment
il re.l.- They arc impoverished. But thcrt
il not city in Illinois in which such conso
queuces lara been cntailcd. Some Of thcn
may be obliged to beg indulgence on overdue
coupons; all may be obliged 10 renew thei,
bonds; but TIE hope that when Reputation
Htarcs them in the fncc, aod they arc compelled
10 choose between payment and dishonor, the,
will not defeat tho just expectations Of othe
citizens ot tto State, md give themselves m
their rulers to coniign disgrace.
We SEQ it sta:cd that Alton is about to n
:pudiate, aud tlnt Quincy has already doae =
, 1860-03-22

the only alternatives. Mr. Tesar. decided
promntlY On the former. but II rapid was tue
hiEht Of the balloon, that he had to act prompt
ly in order to strike tho Ssund- The vnlve vas
Cevor informs US, with the velocity Of cannon
ball, gaining momentum in its passage: Il struck
the wnter with immense force, completely anb-
merging the voyagers: In gong down, how
ever. Mr. Cevor had the prcsence Of m1u1 10
dip bis car 50 as to enter the water edgew'se.
and thus. in some measure, brcak the torce Of
the concussiou- On rising to the snrface and
fpding themselves unhuTt, Mr.EeTor anu MS
companion became composed and set 10 Wotk
deliberately TO save themselves aui the BALLOON
They had lost their ballast, provisions. erery
thing, in their descent, aud the great point 9ns
to prevent the balloon from rising out Of the
4 heavy gale was prevailing 10 the Sound,
md they were between Eve md six miles from
shore. By keeping one edge Of the cur under
swer the purpose Of ballast This was done bF
Mt. Cavor, while Nr. Dalton took his stand on
The ring to which the netting is attached, which
kept the bottom Of the balloon on the surface
In this condition, and often submerged tu their
| chins, the balloon was made to nswer the pur-
| alEy ther approached L marsh aud discovered
persons on the beach looking with apparent as
| tonishEncnt at the strange spectacle. Sir. Cevor
and his companion cried for help Ut the top Of
their Voices. and soon boat manuel bs negroes
md their oyerseer, a1r. George Savage, was dis
ps.ched to their aid. The boat came up just
before they reached the marsh, und now the
great object was to discharge the eas, and save
the balloon. Nr. cevor md Ar. Dalton both
took hold Of the eprd. aud in the confusion
pulled 60 hard US to break it short oE below the
valve. whereupoa the latter closed and the bal
loon rushed iuto the marsh and got wholly be.
yond their control. Mr. Dalton BECAME en-
tsngled in the cords which became twisted
around bin, aud had 10 take ont his pocke,
knife and cut his way cut in order to extrlra,e
hmselE The balloon then commenced to as
cend rapidly, .1r. Ceror IN the car, and be only
= saved himse!f by 1eapi1g out when at distance
Of twenty-five Or thirty Tee: from the earth. liz
fell into The mud and water aud was uniriarrd
Thu balloon slot OF like IN arrow toward:
the sea and in the space Of q minute was out O.
sight.
| The speed With which tue journey was madt
is wonderful. The point where the ba!los',
struck the water is forty miles from Savannah
. and they reached it 5.et--:hey a:ccnded prc
ciselY ut 5.t;, 50 they we're just thirteen minute
in trayersiny the distance.
, 1860-03-22


The house ot 'onn SKINNER III ficasaa' ~
les, ROCK 's'aau county, "as uess.'see - -.
on 'a.u' Wy n's4' 49,, ~ ~ -, mn
WIS a'so oa.As A''S' '*A'''Vu'AssN -. %N'sss
III 'ae eo'4" sonP@A! J., ~ 49, VII.
., luz ne'' - ~ ''"'o' tA7''. - 49,
creek ennsen' III Ice county, ne1t Afs'" o.
t1on' was ousnea oo"n on oa"'., Ao'A'u
last, win anout al lis contents 1ne .an''!'
III" oafels time 10 escape ''om Tue oa'lo'"e.
Ar. smiths loss Is 'foa' s4''o' !" <2'veo' a''a
tie oa''aanf WIS "oe'n <o'' ~ e'o' uote'
Ihefc was no'nsusauee III" ans u LUZ eP'oFe''3'''
Companies arc forming IN every part ol 1uoiapa
to 60 to FIXES feak' Aoss OF toe" vi" 20 "e'l
prepared 10 prosecute 'hell mining opesat'ons''.
The Tcrre Haute lnd.) ETpr<ss SAYS that 4 man
IL TINT vicinity recently sold his "lie AMI ehl'-
drcn for SO. and that the purchaser got badly
cheated. In Newport, Ind, two daughters OF
Edward Jackson, aged Is and 10, went into The
woods to cut down n little tree. The Tree in
falling struck the younger one and 50 injured
her that she died in M hour. ....A little daush-
ter Of James Myers, of Rockville, Ind, fell into
kettle Of boiling soap md was so badly sca1ded
TINT she died the next day. :. a widow and two
DAUGHTERS. resdiop in Owen Co., Ind, we're ar
rested last week for steaIinr sj5, On searching
no,,,,-o ,,-oo ,,srt;,;os of ato,cr ort;c1es rere
go, T,,o ,;aa,r rr.s ;rst et.rt;,r FIR 1,1,no;s
l.--..,e, 49,, .f,.r f,,;sh;ng N. .e,rc,,
.,-''..,.. a,;.a ,, ~,sa ~ 80, III ~ bor
No. n.y. raf.-s.,s M T 49,, f,ov,t.r s,vz TINT n. b.
T,,,o- or .hnt Mace lntely Travelled from CAL
, 1860-03-22

Mr.. Douglns is very seldom in the Senate now.
His time is much engrosscd By bis outside po-
htical friends. lie now counts upon the whole
yo:c Of California at Charleston.
Mr. Lovcjoy. Of ILL.,, will speak soon upon the
undisguisef, uncovered, uncompromised "Nig-
ger Itsue," when he can gain tbs floor, with a
full House. lie usually writes bis speeches, but
~ill speak c1:ftnrore. trusting, as he says. in
cal Anti-Slavery man in the House, except, per-
haps. c. j. Adams, Of Mass. and his remarks
viii be looked for with great interest. There
nrc many who fear personal collision, if Mr.
Hickman. If pcnnsy1vania, makes The speech
which it is announced he intends to do. lie will
probably repea: his ''Serentccn Million" boast,
and if lie dues, lie will certainly tc insultcd on
the floor by some Southern member.
1t seems now that Boyington's fIaud--tbe de-
faultnr clerk in ForucY's otIiee-cxceed &1o0,-
900, mud .lat hereally ra1 of with another mans
wite, notwithstanding The numerous contradlc
tions which have been made. Tho money he
haa obtained does NOS infect the Government
hut it is entirely upon outside parties. shougl
Post Office scrip il someway entered to him
lie is reported to hare gone 10 Europe.
, 1860-03-22

L0AA AAENVAN"
il the members Of the Republican party
could only DO induced to forego their personal
rrc{crencrs aud nominate j man for the Ircs-
idaucy to whom bo,l, principle aud expcdlen~
cV noiut. Mr., Lincoln would Ike put at tho head
0: tue ticket ly acclamat;on. His antecedcnts
und his wcll.kuoGn opinions are cmlnently
satisfactory to the sticklcrs for Republican le-
gitiu,acy; and bis strength before the people,
la!c1y demonstrated hy his triumphant: pro-
eress through New England, is equal to any
expectations entertained By the other class
who arc looking mainly Tor SUCCESS. OF ao-
knowlcdgcd capacity and and fitness for tho
oti.9, right on the great Issues to be fought
on: between The parties, acceptable to the
radicals aud conservatives Of the organization,
to tie moderate Americans and to all reason
able electors Of foreign birth. cnlphatically 4
man Of the people whose honesty and patriot
ism can never he irnpcachcd, without an army
q! personal retaincrs to bo rewarded or Il
larger army Of personal enemies to be pun
isheG in tile event Of SUCCESS, owned by no
tact;on or c!iaue,-he ia the posscssor to-day
of those rare qualities which will enable him net
o:,y to combine the entirc strength Of tue
Opposition in tho North. if nominated, but to
be Tie real hc1d Of an honorable and success
ful Republican administration if elected We
know Of nothing but unwisc adherence to the
personal fortunes Of other candidates in Con-
vea,ion that will de!eat his nomination. Ger
tainly the friccds Of Seward and Chase, 0
Bates aud Read may meet upon him; and al
caa Le assured that in him each can fiatl til
qualities which command appreciation in til
ca=@::.,a.c Of his first choice. Ne appeal t
t::c ::a:.::' Ia take z"t lis Claims but his qua
iGca:ioLs fir the high station iuto considera
ton, remembering that men arc nothing an
that SUCCESS is duty. We do not know tn;
we urge him with his appreciation or conser
We hare never lad word from him or any
lis friends authorized to speak in his 1ehal
oral G, written, III Which his desire for IL
Presidency was creu limited. We have r
s:Ieme 10 fi1r:!,cr-ao enmities to CRAFTY L
placing him above others in the struggle. 0:
desire.is for tic nomination Of Il reprcsentatly
man with whom succcss is not merely prol
1cnatical but certain. That man we be1iey
to be Abraham Lincoln.
, 1860-03-22

It's serious pity lhat We arc not likely to
have a pro~slavcEy caodida:e for tie Pres1-
6ency this year, agains! whom Mr. Douglas
scd.ioo doctrines can be properly used. Ar.
Jefferson Davis; speaking doubtless for tie |
f7c~ea.iny wing Of lis party, took especial |
pains to ropu5iat, the scheme Of the Illinois |
scaat,r for the suppression Of freedom of
speech anu p1li:;c1l opinion. Tho Charleston
-Mtr:uyA sparkling in Tho sans interest, cha
rac:eiiz:l Mr.. Dou slas plan as aa alarming
Invasion Of l',o rights Of citizens. Hence j!
the South shall triumph in the approaching
National Convention, rs they seem morally
certain to, the ci,arso cannot be truthfally
mad that they intend to use the executive
r,wcr Of the government to put down polit;-
CD parties and s:rauglo private opinion By in
q,isitor:al practice. il c1nnot he shown that
Aeir candidate desires toestaLlisl 4 Star Cham
her for the PURPOSE Of coas!ruipG tic Republi-
eau platform as something equivalent to John
Browns Provisional Government, and con
victim: all persons who subscribe 70 that plat
form. Of tue design to invade Virginia with
]ops-llaad:ed pixies It cannol be argued that
lie ca;cr1:ins tllc monstrous thought Of Pun
ishirs !" the intent 10 do the act''-lrst deelar-
ing ly arbitrary rule what class or opinions
constitute The i.tenl. 1t will not bo in our
power to prove against Mr. Hunter, Mr..
Brcckinridsc, Str. Guthrie, or any other OF the
catalogue G! Southern candidates, tic deiibcr-
ate intention Of turning Our Federal Courts
into engines for tho punishment Of two.thirds
Of The Northcrn people, and our penitcnt:aries
into political du:gcoas for their confinement
on tho Austrian plan. Al Of which Alr:
Douglas did seriously propose from Lis place
in the Senate! Ne are aware that lis friends
in tie Nor.hwcs. hold linn guiluess Of any SC.
rious dcsi4 4l 10 establish new lnquisition OF
re-cuact the Sedition Law Of lS9s-that they
regard his speech in that behalf simply as q
bait for gudseons in South Carolina aud Mis-.
sissippi-that they fully believe, if be should
catch the gudgeons aforesaid, he would cheat
them ont of the promised slave code for white
men in fine style. but his speech stands on
The records Of the country, aud we must take
him either Tor an unparalleled tyraut or a con
sunmatc sEil4llcr.
1t is public misfortune that tic campaign
Of 1850 cannot BE- SO arrange as to give thf
pro-s!avcry parry :he disadvantage Of stand
ard-bcarc: in one or bo,l Of these characters
The mos: sagacious Republicans in Washing
ton IRE Of the opinion that Douglas is 'lo'c til
lcast formidable of all tho candidates viii
whom VIC inay hare to conlend-that lie cou1
be beaten. both in tue North aud South, NOR
easily Than any other man iu tho pro-slavcr.
party. This opinion las begun 10 pervade t.
Democracy of New York and New Euglaut
where u:t,il recently Mr.. Douglas was ablo
count a majority Of tho Charleston delegate
in his interest. They aro now scattering fro'
him like pigeons, aud it is doubtful whcths
he receives twenty votes in the Co,
rention from States Which did not directly il
struct tleir delegates iu his favor.