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{Ftom the Rocky Mountaln News, Feb. 1s.1
CLARK i vASnxvAxrER's aCAnrz MILL.
MOUNTAIN C1T1. Feb. ., 1860.
Ep1ron News: The engine of Messrs. Clark
yandeyantcTs new quartz mill has, in the last
few days, commenced running, md works admi-
rably. 1t is only attached at present to their
shingle machine. Considering the incredibly
short time since these gentlemen first broke
ground and erected their buildings, und that,
too, In dead Of winter, it is, assure you, q
cheering sound to us, and cheering sign OF
energy and progress to hear, in the businesses
Of these mountains, the piercing notes from the
steum whistle which su1mounts their WORKS.
The establishment is for quartz crushing, aud
the manufacture Of shingles secondary OBJ
ject; aud il, preliminary TO the main design,
they give such good evidence of skill and work
manslip, have we not the best ASSURANCE that,
when their twelve stamps are brought into full
play upon the rich gold.bearing rock in the i'm,
mediate vicinity, their work will beequally well
done, and fruitful Of golden results.
ARa1yA1s-A Defrees, Esq, Of South Bend,
Ind, arrived BIZ the last coach. He will be re-
membered rs one Of the most successful miners
Of last year, he and his brother, v. Defrees,
hayiug taken some 100000 from their CLAIM On
the Gregory Lead. H. S. Clark. Esq, long
| identified with the Western Stage Company
| came out by the same coach. We believe he ls
looking out for the interests Of the above com
pauies, who, nc understand, design extending
their lines to this city early in the coming
| spring.
| On Saturday we had the first arrival oi
goods from, the States Of this year. A gentle
| uan from Nebraska City cana in with stock
Of boots. shoes and findings, prepared to g
| into the manufacture Of these ind1spcnsables II
our city.
The weather still continues very pleasant
the snow is all gone from tic plains and dlsaP
pea11ng rapidly from the mountains. The DAY
are 50 warm that we are not obliged to keel
fires in our office, except in the mornings AM
evenings.
We hear from the mountains that net
gu!ch has been discovered atew miles beyou
Gse.ory's, of fabulous richness, excelling eve
thr famous Russelrs. The guIch Is ten mile
long.
Some iron ore has been recently tested j
this city, which yielded Is per cent Of metal.
WIS found neur The foot Ut the mountains, httee
miles west Of here.
Tile bridge over the Platte on Ferry stree
is nearly completed, and has the appearance
being a substantial improvement.
Seventeen hundred dollars was realized o.
day last week from the crushing. by the Le F
yer mill, Of two cords Of quartz, mixed with ire
, | pyrites, from the Gunuell lead.
DR.. Caste, who has received the appoiu
l neaI ct F0St o11Ster az MOuut1lu lily ussut
+ | lis that he will next week commence the ere
e ton Of IN elegant and commodious office at th
place.
Excellent prospects of rich mines hare be
discovered this side of Gregory IN the mou
,ains, about midway between the above poi
. and the plains
a The new town Of Bradford is attract
much attention, and re learn that consider
:. bic number Of houses are going up therein.
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:, 4 LITTLE Bor Suoo1s MS BRorHEn--0n
Friday afternoon, while two little sons Of Rev.
], S. Wise, Methodist minister ut Lithopolis,
about fifteen miles from Columbus, Ohio, were,
Ut pl.y together, the eldest took q loaded shot
gun which he pointed at bis brother, making at
Tue same time some playful demand with which
III latter refused to comply. He thereupon,
utterly unconscious that the gun was loaded,
pulled the trigger: The charge took effect in
the victims head, blowing of the top Of. the
skull and killing him Instantly,
, 1860-03-01

This gentleman is the Republican nominee
FOR Governor Of Pennsylvania. Though not
much known beyond the limits Of his State, he
is nevertheless a gentleman of superior ability,
aud recognized us one Of tue abcst dcbaters IN
Pennsylvania This last fact was strong ar
cumcnt in favor Of bis nomination. The State
election in Pennsylvania comes of three weeks
before the Presidential contest, md in view Of
this fact Mr. Curtin's canvass will be watched
with great interest throughout the country hr-
G. has been member Of the State Legislature,
and was Secretury of State under Gov. Pollock,
three years ago,
, 1860-03-01

4 CuCscH BIowS DowS r. TINE or SER
y1cE.-The Massillon, Ohio, Journal sars that
Lutheran Church, at West Brookfeld, Ohio, was
forced in and the roof carried Of. At the time
a service was being held, the congregation num-
befinp between three md four hundred. Fif-
teen persons were injured, four having frac-
tured limbs Great excitement aud consterna-
tion prevailed, and the number Of the wounded
"a considered very small in view Of the circum-
stances under which the disaster occurred.
, 1860-03-01

DzAzu OF 4 GrPsr kNa.-Owen Stanley,
King Of the Gypsies, died on Tuesday last, ii
Oxford, near Madison, Ind. His remains were
brought here yesterday By his eldest son, and
his nephew, Henry Werten, and deposited in
the public vault ut Woodland Cemetery, where
they will remain for month OF two, when he
will be Inferred By the side Of his wife, who was
hr5ied at Woodland. Joshua Small, Harry
Smnli, Powers Small, and about forty others
were present at his death, and among Them his
children, grandchildren, DC.
all persons, in any part Of the world, who
desire TO attend the burial, and who may wish
mation in regard to he deceased, should write
to George Lane, Dayton, O.. who will give the
desired information. The Gypsies are now in
winter quarters near Madison, 1nd--Dayton
Empirk
, 1860-03-01

~In the canton Of Vaud. Switzerland, q
society has lately been organized, har'ng for
its object the collection Of money to be applied
in purchasing aud freeing slaves held In this
country. The sum Of s4o9 was received short
time since By SWISS Clergyman, acting for the
society, at Highland, Madison County, Illinois,
and appropriated in purchasing colored Meth
odist minister of St, Louis, The liberated min.
ister will depart for Liberia, where 1t is bis in
tention to labor in establishing schools for the
enlightenment Of his race.
, 1860-03-01

Both Houses Of the Minnesota Legislature
have passed the "Three Years Exemption
BILL" tho effect Of which is 10 extend the time
for paying mortgages on real estate three
wears.
, 1860-03-01
The sConfItcts In New YorR

Town meetings have been held during the
month Of February, e39 towns comprised in
fourteen Counties, with the following result
Republican 1865; All others II. Last year the
same towns were politically divided us follows
Republicau-156; All others Sc.
, 1860-03-01

Republican Victory in KANSAS.
The Republicans of Wyandottc, Kansas, tri-
umplcd in the municipal election held on Tues
day Of last week, clecting their entire ticket by
forty majority.
, 1860-03-01

fB- All eminent artist is about getting up a
"panoramn Of lawsuit" It opens with the
year one, aud closes with doomsday.
, 1860-03-01

Sr1c1pE.-At Detroit, aryoung Germal girl
named Catha1ine Grooksnsky, committed sui
eide by taking poison on Saturday night last
Some cross in lore was the cause.
, 1860-03-01

fB The Cincinnati Commercial says it is
remarkable fact that MIR. Douglas is most pow
crful in lis pa.ty in tile States where that purity
is weakest, and that he is weakest in tue party
where it is strongest.
NEW RENEpr FOR CnoLERA.-A Baptist mis-.
sionary writes from Langoon, Buz1nal, to the
Rochester Democrat, that tho cholera is pre-
vailing there, but is successfully treated By in
incubation with quassi. An incision is made on
lie breast OF back Of the patient md extract OF
quassia put in. If tried in season, this nore]
annlicatiou seldom fails Of effect1ng cure
, 1860-03-01

Cupca: In phtt. as oloEa 10 Wheh W+ 1tEl94 t0e ~
tea:En Of the trade:
50 hhd& Z1uxeavado 6ugzy,
125 do Porto 1Rieo- do
10 do Now Orleans do
aco bbls Chicago Ro7ned Hugars
$50 do Now Fork do do
IS bags Old Govornm't Java oofFoe.
las do Lasuir= Coffee,
33o do Bio do
IS do 1uoeha do
100 bbls Nov or1eans Molass<a
1oo do Cuba do
q; g % % aa|;a1 asxss House ays.R' T.
IS do Portland do
3Qo hlf chests Greeu and Black To4
$50 BIZ aawyer's " hito Hrazive aczp
100 do Jesse oakley's d. do
400 do A1Palm Soar,
400 do Star oen31..ea,
- do s*.orine do
- do Mou1d
15o bbls Smoking Tobacco,
12o do Chewing do
as buttk do do
$50 fancy caddioa do
ITO II Imported OiEarz,
50 Jars macaboy Enud,
973 boxes osweso Starcb,
IS bags Pepper,
IS do Spice, AS boxos Gloves,
z3 cases 4 Eutmegns
- tcs Primo Eico, 200 mts oaas1s
76 bxs Primo Goldfish,
IT'S hf bbl3 Al Whito T{sh.
1oo boxes Scaled Herring
i76 do Al do
12k bags Dried Apples.
25bblB Eanto Currauta,
1913 boxe4 Layer Eaiaius,
376 do NJ z. do
90 hfb1z do do
900 coils Manila and Jute Hopss
ATS rezma Wrapping Papor'
ATS bales do Twino,
III bb1s Pure Cider Vinegar,
13o do Dairy Salt,
$50 boxes Fires+
I rer rs.lrvr,vfov u. D. GILMAN / CO.,
esaJv l59 South Water Stree:
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-03-22
Hon. Hi. Clay Caldwell.

The member who is sitting Just to the left
of the Clerks desk, in the first row of seats,
absorbed in writing, and occasionally draw
ing Whit of smoke from a cigar, for the
House is now adjourned) is Hon. III. Clay
Caldwell, of Van Buren, county. He is about
the middle height, and weighs about one
hundred ard fifty pounds, according to the
schedule giving the 'live weight of the hon
orable members. Clay, though not by any
means handsome, is decidedly good-look-
ing fellow. He has a noble high forehead,
cheek bones rather prominent, and complex
ion inclining slightly to sallow. His hair is
dark brown, and his ample beard covering
all but the upper lip, is two or three shades
lighter. He wears Kossuth hat, black,
loose sack coat, and the remainder of his
suit is of the same color. Although there is
nothing peculiar in his dress, you see at once
he is one who bestows but little thought in
that direction Caldwell is twenty-egi,t
years of age, native Of Virginia, lawyer
by profession, and has been in this State "a
years. He is at the head of the Judiciary
Commttee-a most important position and
one in which he susta;ns himself most admi-
rahly. His speech on the Land Grant Re
sumption Bill, was in my opinion, the ablest
legal argument of the session Claggett al
ways wants a finger in the pie when legal
questions are being discussed but he ven
tured no reply toCaldwell on that occasion
His John Brown speech was also powerful
effort. He deals not only in argument, but
wields the weapons of wit, anecdote and sar.
caSm with telling effect. As speaker, he
is earnest, animated, and trihe too vche-
nent. With little more suavtv, he would
greatly increase his influence. This defect
is one of mere manner, and does not arise
from any disposition to be denunciatory or
dictatorial, for believe he is at heart inclin-
ed to be generous with all fair-minded politi-
cal or professional antagonists. But at first
acquaintance, many are inclined to think
him little too blunt and severe He is a
young man of fine powers, undaunted cour-
age, and steam-en"ine perseverance, and on
ly needs, in his public speeches, a little of
the easy and goodnatured suavity above
mentioned to become one of the most pow
erful and influential orators in the State. As
a professional advocate and political orator,
he has few equals, and no superiors, among
the rising young Republicans of Iowa. At
the present time, he is gladdenlng the hearts
of the friends of Township organization by
working with all his abundant energies and
resources to perfect the bill under considera-
tion in the House.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-03-22
Another Methodist Minister Inn
prisOned.

Rev. Mr.. Howe, Methodist clergyman in
Harrison county, Mo, having been chaleng-
ed by ncighbor to discuss the slavery
question, accepted the challenge, and the
discussion took place about six miles from
Bethany, the county seat. Not negro, Ell
ther bond or free, was within two miles of
the place of debate. Yet Mr.. Howe was
prosecuted as an "abolitionest," and his trial
forced on with indecent haste. All the law
yers, with one exception, confined againt
him. That one was o. L. Abbott, a native
of New York. lie undertook the defense,
but was allowed no time for preparation.-
Bail was refused, though offered to any
amount. The trial was continued till after
midnight, when the Judge, for his own con-
venience, adjourned it for two days. When
the trial was resumed, says the Albany
JournaL, from which we condense this state
mcnt, the town was filled with people from
all parts of the county. The large court room
was densely crowded. The evidence closed
itto III tIiS diltIiloOil MI. ADDOtC Sulnllleu
up his case, assisted, since no lawyer would
assist him, by Rev. John S. Allen, who,
though a STAKEHOLDER himself was not willing
to see his town disgraced by such tyranny
against free speech. Judge Lewis followed
in fanatical pro-slavery TRADE against the
prisoner his counsel, "incendiaries" and
''abolitionists" in general, aud the case was
submitted for decision.
That decision will be looked for with in
terest, even at this distance from the scene.
The crime with which Mr. III. is charged is
defined as 'utttering words, the tendency OF
which is to excite any slave to insolence and
insubordination. Missouri r. S., vol. /,
page $50 although it was shown on evidence
that there was not negro, bond or free,
within two miles of the place of debate. The
penalty for this offense is five years impris-
onment at hard ,abor in the Penitentiary.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-03-22

ENERGY. 1t is astonishing how much may
be accomplished in self culture by the euer-
getic and the persevering, who are careful to
avail themselves of opportunities, and use up
the fragments Of spare time which the idle
permit to run to waste. Thus Ferguson
learned astronomy from the heavens while
wrapped in sheepskin on the highland hills
thus Stone Termed mathematics while work.
ing as a journeyman gardener thus Drew
studied the highest philosophy in the inter-
vals of cobbling shoes; thus Miller taught
himself geology while working as a day
laborer in aquarry: BY bringing their mind
to bear upon knowlege in its various aspects
and carefully using up the very odds and
ends of their time, men such as thes, in the
very humblest circumstances, reached the
highest culture, and acquired honorable dis
tinction among their fellow men. Itwas one
of the characteristic expressions of Chatter
ton, that God had sent his creaturs into this
world with arms lors enough to reach
anything, if they choose to be at the trou-
bic,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-03-22

A WHOLE FAMILY POISONED. The citi-
zens of Napeville, Dupage courty, have been
having mad dog excitement lately. One
day this week, a gentleman, whose name we
have not learned, went to drug store to get
some poison for the purpose of extermina
ting part of the canine community, and
while there purchased some chewing gum for
his children. He put both packages into his
pocket and returned home. BY mistake he
gave the wrong package to his children and
hated the dogs with the gum, in consequence
Of which the former soon died. Not long af
ter, his wife also expired from the effects of
a small portion of the supposed gum, and
the man was himself taken dangerously ill
ne having taken a taste of the poison under
the same mistake. Our informant states
that the child Of another man has been poi
soned in the town by eating soda cracker
prepared for doc. - Chicago Press.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-03-22
Az EyENTIDE.
c. N.-DIED APRIL, 1857.

What spirit is IL that doth pervade
The silence of this empty room9
And as lift my eyes, what shade
Glides off and vanshes in gloom?
could believe this moment gone,
known form fll'd that vacant chair,
That thos e kind eyes upon me shone
never shall see anywhere!
The living are so far away;
But hon-thou seemest strangely near
knowest'st all my heart would say,
Its peace, its pain, its hopes, its fear.
And from thy calm supernal height
And wondrous wisdom newly won,
smilest on all our poor delight,
And petty woe beneath the sun.
From all this coil thou'st slipped away,
As softly as cloud departs
Along the hillside purple gray
Into the heaven Of patient hearts.
Nothing here sufer'd, nothing n,iss'd
Will ever stir from its repose
The death-smle on her lips unkiss'd,
= Who all things loves and all things knows.
And 1, who, ignorant and weak,
oflove so helpless-quick to pain,
With restless longing ever seek
The unattainable in vain, ....
Find IL strange comfort thus to sit
While the loud world unheeded rolls,
And clasp, ere yet the fancy fit,
friends hand from the land of souls.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-03-22

On Saturday night in the city of New
York, two burglars, entered warehouse for
the purpose of stealing valuable goods. They
toiled for several hours to enter the premises
where they could obtain silks, and while
about to secure their booty were discovered
Police officers were called in, when Louis
Bernowski, a Pole attempted an escape by a
window. a shot from a revolver stayed his
progress. The other burglar, Charles Muir
ply, more daring ascended the roof and
made a leap of thirty feet down upon an ad .
Joining roof There he lost his footing and
fell to the ground fifty feet lower. When
this young man, twenty two years of age,
was found, it was discovered that his right
thigh was fractured so that the bones protru-
ded at right angles from the flesh; the left
leg was broken near the knee, and his face
and head were severely bruised and cut
There is but little hope of his recovery,
though it is possible that he may live for
some time in lingering torments. This
young man is said to be native of Canada
and displayed skill enough in his terrible and
his desperate trade to satisfy any one that
had lis talents been directed to obtaining a
livelihood in an honest way, he would have
prospered.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-03-22
HG Alluded to Cows.

Ia the agricultural districts the operation
of milking cows is called pulling teats,"-
This is the preface to our short but affecting
story. The people of --, Portage coun-
ty, have debating society. The other
night they discussed a question, as the hu-
man race increasing in developmentg" The
school house was crowded with Young la
dies and gentlemen. One Of the disputants
for the negative ably contended that the
times were degenerating that things grow.
"wuss" constantly. Said he, "Why, what
upon arth does that young man of to-day
amount to? He is feeble in body and mind,
wears fine clothes that his father buys him
has rings on his fingers and little hair on
his upper lip, and the hardest labor he can
perform is to carry round mereshaum pipe
Now when was boy we were not afraid
to pull teats." A wild shout greeted this
announcement. The speaker blushed, and
in a faltering voice said III alluded to cows"
That helped the matter.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-03-22

Never before have the Republicans elected
so many supervisors in New York as at the
late town meetings. Chautauqua county,
which elects nineteen and probably
twenty Supervisors, out of twenty Surpervi-
sors, out oftwenty-ive, is speciinin of the
Republican tornado which is sweeping over
that State. In the town of Panama the Re-
publicans had every vote The whole mum.
Der was 6ss, and the Republican majority
was 6SS
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-03-22

may keep it out, but [ do not understand
him to deny, now, that it has a right to &c
into the Teriit understand him tc
admit that under the Dred Scott decision slave
ry may go into any territory, and he has
abandoned his original doctrine, that the pc.
ople of the territory, like those of State,
may exclude slavery while in the territorial
condition. Now he has lded another arti-
Gle to his creed, that no State can arrogate to
itself the right to deprive holders of slaves OF
their property. If that be so, how can a
Territory, which has slavery in it, when it
comes to form State Constitution, get rid
of slavery and make for itself free Consti-
tuition. ....r .......... ............. ~.
But, sir, he speaks ofmy arraignment o
the Chairman of the territorial Committee
against the senator's here, when he stated one
thing in his report, and directly the reverse
in his speech. He speaks of that as small
matter. No doubt it is to him. Some men
are very large in their estimation and mat
ters which would appear to be OF ofimportance
to others, appear very small to them: I
should think it was matter of considerable
Importance to me if were to state to-day
one thing as fact, and aver another to NOR
row directly the reverse but to men of his
dimensions it is very small matter it is the
work of small politicians
h,- cf,. hot 4l,n G., IL ti,1
peal of the Missouri Compromise? Ny COL
leagc did not introduce the proposition orig
inally. He had reported against it; he had
said in his report that it would be depar-
ture from the policy of 1850 to repeal it
but Mr.. Dixon, of Kentucky, offered the
proposition to repeal the Missouri Comprom-
Use and how did my colleague take it, and
how did the party take it?
The Washington Union came ont, and de-
nounceed it as fire brand thrown into Con-
gres: for tie purpose of stirring up agitation
on the subject of slavery. That is the way
it was taken here it was denounced but a
few days afterwards, we find my colegus de-
cidIlIlp ttlal the MlSSOurl compromise was
inconsistent with the measures of 1850; and
now, to point out this pal ,able, open contra
diction, patent to the whole world, and on
the records of the country, is very small
business, TIE work of very small politicians
He has gone on to repeat again, in his last
remarks, that it is wrong for one State to in.
terfere with the affairs of another. We ad.
nit it +; every body agrees to it; there is moi
q man in the land that does not indorse the
idea; and yet he talks against an idea which
his own imagination nveuts, as if sombody
really entertained it.
Sir, promised not to detain the Senate al
this hour. | have said enough, trust to
show that slavery never did exist in Illinois
that there was an attempt to have slavery
| there, but that the old ordinance of l7SI
kept it out in spite of the wishes of the peo
pie, and preserved that Territory to freedom
and to it we owe the great prosperity and
! advancement of the State
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-03-22

Isaac B. West of Taylor Co., and w. A.
Mckoy, pork buyers, offer as next year pre-
miums, to,induce farmers to go more exteu-
sively into hog raising, $50 for the best 100
hogs fed by any one farmer; SO for the
best 75; Sic for the best so; SO for the
best %, and S5 for the best i5.g
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-03-22

Astronomers say that the great comet of
1867 is to re-appear during the present sea-
son. In 1906 it caused the abduction Of
Charles the Fifth of Spain, and perhaps it is
now coming to take a look at old Buck.
Louisville Journal.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-03-22

Col. Curtis has been admitted to the bar
of the U. S. Supreme court. Minor matters
connected with it he win attend to gratis,
but those requiring any particular attention,
he should be paid for, ofcourse, like any 9TH
er man, for his time and trouble.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-03-22

Poor paymasters should learn wisdom from
the mosquito, who always settles his bill the
moment he finds you.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1860-03-22
Speech of the Hon. LYMAN
TrunbuIH.
I'm Reply to senator Douglas.

IN THE SENATE, MARCH /, 1860.