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The Lawrenceburg (1nd.) Republican gives
the following account Of suicide near that
place, BY Joseph arimsley, of Sparta town.
ship:
On Monday, the 14sh inst, Joseph Grims1ev.
son Of " iaow Grinuzley, of Sparta township. in
this county, committed suicide by hanging him.
self, in the woods near Gullilt's mill.
The circumstances, as related to us. arr as
follows: !, ''1
4 brother Of the deeeseed had been sick. and
was supposed to be- in ing condition m ri.
dag preceding the suicide; indeed, It wa,
thought at one time, that he was dead. For
fifteen minutes life seemed to be extinct. and
preparations were being made to Luz him anil.
when be Tesired. and al soon as be could snest
told bis ri. nds he had been to Heaven thai hs
saw bis father there {who had been dead snnne
TWO years j that be eaE others Of his relations
those who we're dead; and that it vas revealed
to hin that all bis family would finally reach
Aeasen, excepting his brother Joseph, thas be
WAS 50 wicked that be would not reach there.
This was all told in presence Of tho deceased
who, from that hour, acted strangely, and dur.
ing Saturday and Sunday frequently tslked to
MS SISTER about dying, and Us to tbs easiest
mode Of taking one's life. The family we're 40
much engaged with the sick brother that not
much attention was paid to the strange conduct
ofthe deceased.
Finally, on Monday he left the hons. md
uerer returned. Search Was instituted bnt
nothing could be found Of him until Ssturday
Nhen two men, {Mr. Ward and Ms. Spicknelj.]
who we're hunting for game, accidentally uis.
covered hin, suspended Ry tie neck from pole
winch mad fallen ac1uss deep rarinc,
An inquest Was held on the body on Sunday.
ana verdict returned in Accordance With lie
above facts. "A>1 @''
urday last. ''A W AMI
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MAGNIFICENT RAILWAY PRO.
IE&~EE.

It was stated few days since that tue Cam
a5a Grand Trunk Railway had for some linz
been quietly buying up the stock Of the Har-
lem Railroad, in order to connect it with their
orn line, and open branch direct 10 New
York City. Various rumors havo for some
time been rife in regard to the purchase Of the
Michigan Central or the north lirc Of The
Michigan Southern Road By the snme nam.
moth corporation, and thus extending their
Line to this city. In regard to this matter we
fnd the following paragraph in the Detroit
Tribune:
~ il rnmored, and probably witha certainty
OF Its beng true. that the Grand Trunk Ra,)xpr
Company have leased Of the Michigan Ctp,, i,
h*'lroad Company. their road, ground snd FIX.
stated by the officers Of the Grand Trunk Cam
pany at late meeting in London, and full &C =
count OF the condition OF tho 1ensc is said IN
have been published in the English papers, We
shall probably have the full particulars in dnr
rtwo, when We will lay them before cur read.
efs."
1t Is further runorcd that arrangements are
making to purchsss the Gslepa Air Line, tic
Iowa and Nebraska, and that tie Cedar Ran ds
and Missouri River Road will verg soon also
tullunder the same control. It is also suggested
that the Grand Trunk Company are ready to
take hand in the building Ct the Pacific
Railway wherever Congress shall pass tlc bill
for its construct on The cogcnt reason given
for these Western extensions is that the STOCK
holders Of the Grnad Trunk Company have
already seventy millions of money invested in
that road, and they are satisfied that br in
resting as much more, and controlling the
trade Of the continent, they could make their
stock largely and permanently productive,
We simply give The rumors as We find them,
and wait for further developments.
, 1860-05-31
THE RISING TIDE.

The rising enthusiasm cf the country in
favor Of HONEST OLD ADE sends a chill Of
despair to the hearts Of the leaders in the
pro-Slavery camp. They mock and jeer, ridi.
euis and swear; but the flow Of tie tide, the
swell Of the anthem, the loud roar Of The mil
lions Of angry men are not stepped by tho
ifowns Of the politicians or the lies and male
dIctlons which aro cent forth by dcl,anched
and shameless pro-Slarery press. The oppo.
neuts Of tho sham Democracy which has
brought tho Union up to very verge Of diEso-
luton, and the Treasury to acknow1edsed
bankrnptcy.-that opposition heretofore d.
vided upon minor matters Of policy and cpiu-
ion, is now united in enforcing the necessity for
change in the Administration Ct tie Federal
Government, Tor publication Of tue national
capital, and for the installation in the places
Ct power Of new men like LINCOLN and HAN.
LIN Whose antecedents arc uLqusstionablc
guarantys that the innumerab}s co1ruptions
by which the country has hccn disgracea aud
HI. Buchanan made infamous, viii be l,creas-
ter Impossible. Forgetting part differences,
anxious for the rescue Of our institutions from
thu danger and cpprobium with which they
ha~e boon visited by servil ty tn tho s'ave
Power IN the South, and By efforts to debaucn
the treemen Of the North, united for 4 sre n,
patriotic and necessary work the army il on
its march. The tread Of its mysiade, firm,
quick md resoundirg, falls with terrible Sig
nidcance upon the enemy's ear. It is warn-
ing Of that political dcstruc,icn whicl, tie
anger Of an outraged people has decrccd.
Against that new enthusiasm for resiofa-
ton Of tho good old days Of the Republic,
when Freedom was the rule and honesty was
tae practice, tho small lies which are aimedat
Our candidates, their history, their principles
and their fitness, will be like arrows shot
against coming hurricane. In the roar Of
the multitude around the flag which HONEST
OH ABE bears alo{t the baw1inE, babbling
and drivtllipg about ''niggers, y ':n'gger equal
ity," amalgnmation," "disunion" and the
like, Of which the arguments of the Sham De-
.mocracy are made up, will be as little needed
as the nom Of tho coward amid the clsneor
and thunder Of the battlefield. The march is
onward Bearing an HONEST MAN in their
midst at once the representative and guaranty
Of their intentions, the hosts arc on thsir way
to victory.
The people, thank Heavenl arc up. Their
honest moral sense is shocked, their love Of
Freedom is in full play, and their instinct Of
self-preserration is alarmed. Who doubts
what they will do? Let the Democracy lie.
No great popular reformatory movement WIS
ever put down BY til, weapons which they
employ!
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Fashionable wedd1ncr

ME- rozx. Msy:s,
Two fashionable weddings took placo in hi.
CITY yesterday, one Of them ut tbe ReY. D.
aamks' church The groom was Cant. Georae
8. MeC!euand, formerly Of The :aruT. and Il a
5rade Miss Mary E., daughter Of Major Rsndoinh
Z. Marcy, who made the famous march ~.
Fort Brldger to Santa Fe for the reIief of ~.
army: Tho groom also served with honor n
the Mexican War, aud during the Crimean ~ -
with Majors Dela6eld and Nordecai1 W. "@' sn'
pointed On commission Of observation tn ~.
invited guests. 'e 'no
The other wedding took place at the maun;R.
cent rnansion of hepjamin Nathan. ESQ a
wealthy Hebrew citiseo. The bride va 't tbs
youngest daughter Of. that gentleman. and the
bridegroom Ar. Florence, Of philsdelphia'
nephew Of the member Of Con91ess of .hst
name;> The nuptia1s were performed with nj
Tho sPfendor Of the Jewish ritual. Three hun.
dred guests, among WHOM were a number nf
Christians, were present. The bridal presents
are superb. One single shawl cost 81 900. a
yeil q 900, and other articles equally as uuch.
Rev. Dr.: Lesser, Of Philadelphia; Rer. Dr.. Ia.
phseI, OF the Green street Synagogue. and Rev.
Ar. Lyons, Of the Nineteenth street S7ns9orne'
rers ths officiating clergymen. 30:
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latter. The Republicans declare that neither
| the Constitution nor the common law recognizes
such thing as property in men they hold that
slavery can exist only BY virtue Of State law.
Tho Southern Democracy, on tho other hnnd,
claim that slavery Is national institution,
recognized and Sustained by the Constitution.
That it lawfully goes into all the territories in
spite Of the Inhabitants thereof or Of Con-
gress. They denand Slave Code for lis pro.
tectinu, and haro rent in twain the Democratic
party, because the Northern wing refused to
subscribe to all these claims and comply with
Ill these demands. II the Southern Democ-
raey succeed in establishing their dogma, that
slaves are simply property AMI not persons in
rhe eye Of the Constitution, they will thcn
have legal and constitutional right to carry
their human property into the free STATES rs
well as into the FREQ territories. As The Con.
aiitutlon is the supreme law oft he land, no lc~
gal power can prevent them. L few years
ago tho South admitted the Republican doc
tsine that alavesy was local, municipal insti-
tuition, depending on sta.e Law for it's exis-
tsnoe. At that period, the public mind rested
In the belief that slayery would become ult:-
mately extinct, and consequently there was no
agitation, but peace aud quiet prevailed
throughout the land. So it will again when.
ever the Republican doctrine is re-eshblshed
in the councils Of the nation. L Republican
administration will give free principles such au
impetus in tho border slsve States, that
ero long they will throw off the sllackles Of
bondage, and rid themselves of the Incubus OF
slavery. Give the country two Republican
administrations and the emancipationists Of
Delaware, Maryland, and Missouri will rid
their States Of the last slave within their bor-
ders. And they will hare tho institution in
tho way Of Ultimate extirction in Virginia and
Kentucky. During this period eight to ten
new fred States will bs added to the Union.
On the other hand, let the Den ocratic party be
retained in Iower and slnye code will be
eracted, the African Slave Trade will 1,s re
opened, score Of new slave States will bo
carved out Of Northern Mexico and cur pres
ent territories Another Dred Scott decision
will declare TINT slaves being merely property
in tho estimation oil the Constitution, tile owners
have legal right to 60 with them where they
please, within the limits Of the Union, as fee
Is as .nan may now travel and locate with
bis horses. The conf ct will continue: dsspot:
ism and cupidity will crowd out freedom and
justice, or the latter will prevail over ttcir
adycraaries. And in the contest tic Squat
teTite and Slave Code party alliance will be
crushed between the upper and neither mill
stone. Yea it is broken already, never to be
Reunited until it becomes sill euo thing or ali
the other; either on the eide Of freedom or
Of slavery.
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CaAaiI1t nj. Clny.

After Abraham Lincoln, no man whose name
was mentioned in the great Wigwam at Cbica.
60 dEew forth such hearty and spon,ane.us sp.
plause trom tho assembled ten thousands Is
that Of Csssius II. Clay. We know it to hare
been personally painful TO many delegates to
Withhold their rotes from him, az a regard for
local and other considerations compelled them
to do: Ia spite Of the strong considerations Of
cxped'ency impelting in another direction. Mr.
Ciav rec-ired rose which left him but little
way behind his successful competitor Had all
voted for him at the start whose first Impulse
WAS strongly in his favor. he would undoubt-
edly have been nominated. Duty, however,
seemed to require not only an Eastern se,ec-
tion for the second place on the ticket, but also
man Of Democratic antecedents, aud one par
ticularfy acceptable .(as We believe Mr. ciay
would have been, no less than afr. Hamlin, but
for his loca ion) to the partizana Of Mr. Sewnrd.
1t is aiso well known that Ciay WAS preferred
by very many OF tbs pcople for; the frat place
on the ticket, lie has bright political future,
and with the present, We have reason to know,
be is entirely. content, heartily supporting the
Thiro1o
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a TR1ncfE FRox T1ac1xrA--The Wheeling
l"s<lligene<r pays the following handsome trib
ute to chieago, which is doubly valuable, COM
ing as it does from that section Of the Uniou:
Chicago did herself great credit during the
session Of the Republican National Cop1 eption
there She accommodated the immense con-
course Of people in attendance, comfortably
and well. There Was no compliant from sny
quarter OF Insufficient Recommendations, and
National Convention Of ali the parties held there
The delegates to the Convention were trea,ed
With the utmost degree Of courtesy, The Board
Of Trade and the managers of The principal
lines Of travel put themselves at every trouble
and expense to make the members OF The Con.
rention erjoy themselves. and enable them to
see me country, and come home well apprised
OF oil its beauties aud advantages.
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oue or Isuchanan's PaptAt Con*ula.
The Paris correspondent Of the Cincinnati
9dt<tte relates the follouinp.

me correspondent. Of the .S;ee1< relates an
sspsooe which will probably make q mise in
nnner1ca aud lead to IN immediate explanation.
pptt1no Lsnza, priest, and the Prince de Tra-
10. oota suspected Ct fayoring the insus1ection,
escaped On hot1d An A. eriean trader in the
e1y of Palermo. whence they were forcibly
ptaksa ny order Of Poilinto, Chief OF Police Nj.
Cd 70 for redress. but r<futtd to iats,trt having
taseiJ become Catholic, and Of course jealous
ootand, out friend Of absoIut~n,. The letter
ssys he has since been excluded from the Con-
a s9,at meetings, and no doubt Jour Government
Hl9 eau hin to severe account. The British
nad french representatives., both at Naples and
to counteraet the tyranoy of The King md his
agents, aud It must never be said &haI the rep.
leseotstire Of the country which 50 nohly con-
qoeIed its own freedom will be allowed to coun-
tenance the basest of tyrannies in Italy.
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EFIom The Rocky Aon1taln Head, 18th, j
NA1la.-Wm. r. Brown, L: / J. Ferguson. II. Deck
L. J. PuInsn L. Letter. abel uay*n L. Alex ander, ID
ius, John Dickson, J. MeC.y. MARSHALL Co.. Iowa.
MAE 4:-Au.ua Freem1a and family, Cedar Rapids.
LINN Co. luwa.
MA1ls- L'oyd, Marion Lloyd. William a. EFpard
r. II. o. Dn 10, NnIes,bu1t, Nercer Co.. IL.
MAT I'D. r. Gait n Ne -. r. Caldwell Pa; J
q. cioekes no; II. Mn. III no!s; 6. Maah. lndtan.f
b. r r seeotd. VIM. CHARLIE. il. VIII an. Va ester.
NJ Hut!er, Il. Z: swell ". #. BuawelL s Aedsa,
X L ~ ~ 0'|''' w. 'N11p7''' ~''''NN >
Z: 81. re1kne, Il. G, ssaney Kao4as; a. r TLomn.
f. VII; " y 1a, !, Acs'te%:r, f.: ns heTto1; y.
Kansa.; A. Tae1sr e..vena N. YJ J. Dag ey, ohto
= p ~; hsss' u 4S: s: 2sGSen9 4 T.ssSss da H.
aud LADY, T. Ahbsfs Abbot, Pa; +, Wilcox ]. o,
p1YaA ", q. 13t4f. Ntnf44k4. 80, =.
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Earthquakes at Ltma--Consternntton
Of 1hu People--Thc 1nllahitants Lea
wing the City.

Lex =
wing the City.
The Lima correspondent Of the Panama STR
d; Herald, sends to that journal the following
description Of the effects Of earthquakes in
Peru:
L1x4, Peru. April =, 1$t5
Lima, the gay and frivolous city, now does
penltence in sackcloth and ashes, bare(oo.ed
Franciscan firms preach in the open air and e.
hort the ptople 10 repent Of their s,ns rs I and to
prepare for death; gloomy professions, headed
by the same dismal looking mtnks, singing
with nasal voices, who appear as messengers al
death, traverse the streets, and are followed by
nu1titudes Of terri6 ed people; the whole as.
pect Of the town is tbanged, and all this caused
By The last repeated earthquakes that Lima has
experienced, and which are still not quite over.
as some slight vibrations wero felt even this
morning. The ts>t movement commenced on
the night Of the 21sb, and lasted half minute,
but did no injury on the 2lst several strht
Oscillations occurred, but the heaviest shock
was felt On the SD, at t.o o'clock in the alter
nton, and lasted nearly minute.
The movement Vas first horizontal and went
from south to Yesti but then came very strong
Greatest part Of Lima in ruins if it had been
reps Ated; at last it died away with the same
horizontal oscillations. Next morning at s,x
O'CLOCK, seEere shock Was felt again. peaflF
as strong as the former, aud on all the follow.
ing days slight vibrations we're felt, or subter-
fAnean noise vas heard, Considerable damage
has been done in Lima and the neighborbood:
houses sud walls fell IN; especially in our va.
ssenng place, Ctor,ilos, several people we're
killed and wounded. More than arT other
place has suffered Cauete, small town about
txenty leagues south Of Inns, where half the
town Is said to be destroyed. Farther south
Tue earthquake seems to have lost its intensity,
and not much Of it was felt north of Linn, 0n
the esd 'he panic wa. general in Lima; then
afterwards proved false, thst the sea hsd retir-
ed from the shore; moro than two thousand
people arnFed here from Cal'ao and ChorilIos,
who oil feared the zen would swallow up their
toTns, and that Dew conEulsioas would f.llow.
shl A. .nis contributed to augment the PANIC the
shops we're closed; many people leff thei. hou.
sc ses 4nd went TO the Alameda, to the convent Of
the Ffanciseans, {Hho are now rery popular)
70 prEy and remain there all night; Others left
town altogether. Lima seemed very much de-
serted. Even nov many people have not dared
5et TO return to their homes. There has not
year 1888.
, 1860-05-31

4 W1owAx.-The Central Republican Club
OF Ali~aukee are trying to raise the means to
build Wigvam in that city, in emulation Of
our Chieago Wizvam. An excellent commit.
to has fhs matter il charge. t..>.
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Il R<roiusfon IN ths soAth<rw .H{ad-. Thx
r<op<HsHF Of tbs .fft-fca~ sfars 1rad< a
part of this 1smoeraste prokram~ -
Sfsnffeaat Ht5eraacss 2f bfmoeratfc
LsadtFa-.pTarf Matters or Eaferxaf.
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Homicide In the California Lecfalasure
lsan Francisco eosrespnnderee Of the n r. Correr md

Aterrible tragedy Tas enacted IN the Assem-.
bly, few days before the adjournment. 4 mem.
bar Of the House, named John c. Bell, waa shot
and atabbed to cea:h almost in his seat b. one
Dr.. Stone. Stone Was I lobby member. at
tempting to procure the passage Of q bill for
the division Of tbs county represented By Bell,
and 70 which the latter was opposed, Mr. Bell
member beyond the bar Of The Assembly,
while it wa. in session, when Stone came up,
denounced Bell as liar, and Immediately be-
gan shooting and stabbing him. The uaiostu-
--oasa AFaytand died tnudars
after. Stone was released on bail. As be is a
rich mar, the crime will probably 60 unpunished.
The Assembly took no notice Of the murder
Bell ia from OHIO, and vas unaEmed. Stone, is
from Kentucky. Several eircumstances- show
the set to have bean pfemeditated.
The Nevada Democrat., 1860-04-11

Union demonstrations on the other side Of the
continent. They claim to be conservative in
principle and viii enter with spirit and zeal an
organization based upon platform Of the
Union and Constitution.
Tho election for town officers Of Yreka comes
of shortly and promises tG be lively affair.
No less than twelve public spirited individuals
have announced their willingness to serve the
people in the capacity of Marshal, and doubt
less by the Of election as many more will be
found ready TO risk their lives in protecting the
peace of the community, under the power and
authority Of that position. The contest being
between men, without referesce or regard to
sume that the result will hardly be taken as q
criterion BY which to judge the political com.
plexion Of the State in the approaching Presi-
Dental struggle.
On Scott river, q few days since, o shooting
adray occurred between man by the name Of
Garrettson and one named Nelson, in which the
latter received several wounds, from the effects
Of which death ensued in about twenty -four
hours. A conflict of claims to certain water
privileges was the cause OF the unfortunate af.
fair, aud had a few days previous engendered
hostile demonstrations between the parties, but
which had been checked by q mutual friend be-
fore any harm had been done. Both Of the men
were much esteemed and respected in the com.
munity where they resided. and we're looked
upon as the last persons to engage in a deadly
conflict At the time OF the shooting the par
ties were alone. and after having wounded Mel
son, Garrcttson started or for medical assistance
Upon the advice OF friends Garrettson conceal
ed himself for day or two, until the excite
ment consequent upon the affair had died away,
and then came to town aud gave himsel! into
custody of the Sheriff but was subsequently re-.
leased on bail
Before left Nevada a report reached that
place that ThOs Heating, formerly a miner ON
Brush creek, had been killed or drowned on a
Fraser river excursion. Never having heard
anything contradictory TO the report, you may
judge OF my surprise on meeting that individual
in this place few days since. lie has been suf-
fering for more than year from a bullet wound
received in fight with Indians on Fraser river
and for time with but little prospect or hope
Of recovery. AT present, however, he ia impro
wing and likely soon to be we'll again.
G. G. G..
The Nevada Democrat., 1860-04-11

A SRDucRR MURDERRD.-On Saturday niaht.
March 3lst, Alexander Shields was wayiaid and
murdered between Howland's Flat and Pine Grove
in Sierra county. There is no positive evidence as
to who committed the decd, but circumstances point
strongly to John ODonnel whose wife Shields had
scduced, and who had become frantic about the
matter on account Of his child On Saturday even-
ing Shields and O'Donnell were at Pine Grove and
both played billiards in the same room, though at
different tables During the evening some one came
to window and beckoned to O'Donnell. He quit
playing and went out, and seen no more that
evening. At late hour Shields started home, and
the next morning his body was found in the trail,
horribly cut with knife lin several places On going
to O'Donnells cabin the door was found broken in
and blood upon the floor, but he was nor to be seem
The citizens then instituted search for him and
finally found him concealed in a tunnel He refused
to answer any questions in relation to the matter,
but there appears to be doubt that he committed
the deed. knife covered with blood was found on
the snow floating in reservoir near by, which was
identified his, and 1t appears that after committing
the murder he went to his cabin and changed his
clothes II also appears that some other person was
connected with him. Under the circumstances
ODonnell would not have heen much blamed for
taking Shields life had he done 80 openly, hut his
acting the assassin has created strong prejudice
against him.
The Nevada Democrat., 1860-04-11

POPULATION OF ILLINOIS AND WUCossTN.-The
Secretary Of State Of Wisconsin has published q
table giving the total vote for Governor at the
last election in that State, with an estimate bas-
ed thereon of tho population OF the State. He
estimates one vote 10 every seven Inhabitants.
The total vote for Governor was l23, ,O99, which,
according to the estimate, gives population OF
S63, ,O93. The population Of Wisconsin. in 1850.
was 3O5 1871, showing an increase Of 657, IO2, or
an increase Of about lS2 per cent. Estimated
upon the eame ratio, the vote at the last cleo
ton in this State vonld indicate that in Illinois,
IL November. 1859, the pOPuIatiOn was nearly
1900. 900. Illinois has members Of Congress,
aud Wisconsin 5; total IL. If the ratio be fixed
ct lO5, 900 for member Of Congress, 1t will
give Wisconsin aud Illinois IL members, after
1861. Both States nov have l6 votes for Pres
ident After 1860 their combined vote will
be 79.--CAsod0o Times.