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A Torrid July Day.

Though n the Dc ,gereI sor, these verse,
are expressive Of the 'emperaru-e Of sh,
pfeser. season, and 9il be me,eorooeic n,
appreciated BY our resdcrr:
'T~as very hot day 10 he month OF July
The sin fairly his-rd 10 IN unclouded sky;
But few ven,ured out meath the wrath ol
iis oeam-,
In hopeic cool of with ice water sr d creams
That very bot day In July.
Every man tia, met. eclare on ms soul.
Seemed nothing to me but waking clothes.
pole;
Their clothes soaking wet a, The eibows nd
knees.
They looked Ike wet rigs ha, were hung
10 The breeze.
Thatvery hot day 10 July.
maiden | met, with the rose on her cheek.
Twas dams ged however. by many streak
Where the drops 70 nling down. le:t the gem
Of creation
Exposed anc betrayed BY their own perspira-
tl0n,
Taatvery hot day in July.
srw POOR fellow, with eloss IN his hand
y i roasted hemef ,ns. anl clme to stand;
Says !. rs il hstl" and thus answered poor
Pat,
'Bs jsbeis, wees betfher behave 'iis all ,hat,'l
very h,t day in July.
Sys !. Pat onyour shoes, for The psveme y,
j. hot,
Tasy'rem me Sunday broganS, and the question
j. whether
To blister me feet or burn up me lea,berl,
This very hot day 10 July.
ate masy ice creams. on my stomach 10
thas;
Ascore q minsjaleps sucked through
straw.
TIL at linr'h. with The creams, with The
juleps and s,rsws,
grew shcckirg dizzy and knew not The
Cause,
That very no, day in July.
J was :csi 10 myself for very brie time,
stranger 70 sentiment, re son, and rhyme \
And when dinuer time came, Iwss found by
the waiter,
Snusly ceiled .? asleep 10 the The re -frig- err
1-tor. II
That very hot day IL July.
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Your Baby.
sY SPENCER W. CONE.

Out Of all The little people
That you know.
Great folks children, poor folks babies
High or low;
Big or little. blondes, brunetfes.
Dark-haired beauiies. blue eyed pets;
Or'he ugliest OF aboriions.
with pug-noses for their portions
Noses pug or facial handles;
Hair that curls like pounds Of candles
Odt Of all the little people
You can bring.
Nine miles round, from any steeple,
In ring
Did YOU ever see darling
Whom i's "ms.' like Ho,spur's starting,
With unerding iteration,
Didn't say beat al creation
Into bitsi
No, m'm-no, sir-miss or MASTER
Never zane such sad disaster
To maternal bosom tender,
No! one horrid doubt would send her
Into fits.
Don't you pity Mrs Suivensi
D5H't you feel Ter Mrs. Bivensi
Snivens' baby has red hair.
Bvens' squinis. do declare,
Did you everi
Bot my baby-oh, the precious!
Ain, he perfectly delicious.
Psps's nose, and mama's eves;
And 80 good. he never cries
Never. never.
This snd nothing more. my moral.
(And with il who dares 20 quarrelD
Bibies are 10 women given
BY The rpesial grace OF heaven,
Aud that aloae;
By divine inierposiiiop.
To compel from her admission
That one perfect thing may be.
Yes. baby. Hun! what babyi
Wre'ch.-her own.
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Breckenridge in Georgia.

The Augusta ChronicIe aud Sentinel. on,
u The ables' aud most influential papers ia
Georgia, has the following IT, reference Il
the strength Of Mr.. Breckinrdge 10 Georgia
~ The frs; announcement Of the B.l,i
more Nominations, the Democratic masses,
nursing their wrath against Mr.. Douglas.
we're apparently enthu<ed Tor Mr.. Breckir-
ridge Bot the latter was stronger on Mon.
day. June 25'h. than he has ever been since
After the fret excitement. people cooled
down, and upon examination they were as
'onished that the Seceders had ihemselve-
put up a fquat,er as their candid a,e, and re-
hecting more and mere upon il, they have
come 10 The conc clusion that they were ac
'usted not BY any des e 10 do ,he S,u,h
real service. but simply 10 wresk Their ven
geance on a man, 10 continue the "wckedly
looiish' war commenced by Buchanan two
years sgo, aud also by q desire on the part
At least OF some Of the Sscsders, 10 secure
ihe election Of Lincoln (whom Buchanas
had previously aided in his CONTEST with
Judge DougIss) and thus precipitste d,sso
luton Of the Union. Consequently the
Democra'ic people are fast abandoning thu
Seceiers' ticket. the residusry legstes of a Il
he corruption and sbpma ationss Of the
present outrageous admioi-irstion--,he sup
pie tools " the camp followers and plum
ie,crs.
Ia this (Richmond) county. il il said By
hose who ough: 10 be posted, that there are
MY thirty,wo Breekinridge men out Of ii
'c,'ng population OF near two thousand W
Gentlemen irom Columbia inform Us that
here are seven out 500 in Tat county -
Ffcm Lincoln We hear oi none. In Wilkes
here are a goodly number, but they are very
nxious to compromise. The Franklin
Democrats, we learn are almost unanimous
o. Douglas and Johnson; and The same nc w
om-s sI-o from Hall and Harbsrshsm. .-
he seceders bid fair in Georgis, according
, rresen, appearances. 10 jie out before
he first frost.
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- The MemPhis Appeal. that siauncl
old Democratic organ. speaking Of the poll.
tics Of Tennessee and the South. says:
In short time we shall have suii elec "a.
raj ticket il Tennessee, composed Of such
men ss Geo. w. Jones, Il. S. Fooie, WIN.
II. Polk, II. NJ. Wai,erson. and others-al
men Of prscticed power, who will 20 into
the fight with q determination 70 preach the
true national. uni"n-Ioving Democracy 10
70 every citizen Of the "Vo'unieer State"
Douglas and johnson tickets. we are
credibly informed, will be run 10 every State
even in such seeding but d. spersiely
misre presnted States as Missis- -ippi and
Arkansas. From Alabama and Mississippi
we are just now Ia receipt Of The mos, cheer
ing news. That . reaction 10 favor Of the
regular nominees hss already begun in every
part VI the s ,u,h. we have no doubt; that
i will 80 on broadening Ill the Al Of No
vember, we have every reasonable sssur.
snce.
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Spencer County.

The Democracy Of Spencer held their
county Convention a Cen,ervilIs on S,sur-
day last. when the following nominations
were made:
Representative, David +. L,ird; Clerk, r.
s. Hicks; Treasurer. J. w. Crooks; sheriff.
John woIlen; Recorder, James Romine;
c nmissioner, John Pollen.
Hon. John Law end Mr.. Laird sddsessed
the Convention 10 able speeches.
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~ The Hickman (Ky.) Cuier holds
'he following language in reference to The
nominees Il Bs ,imore:
We believe that the preservation or the
CONSTITUTIONS and the uojon depends upon
"e succe" Of the Demoeis sic party and %
'uen we will cordially support The Baltimore
.0"'nee. With the reckless and in sane a.
'o's q The disoresnizers ind dsu nionists :
" Chsr'esion and Baltimore. We have no
'mps'hy. They have placed ihcmselves
.s's'ds o. The Pale of The regulsr orasniss-
000' and 3e -Issve them to The fearful rs.
''''s'bility Of their position =
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National Democratic Platform.

Resolved. That we, the Democracy oI
the Union, IN Convention assembled do
hereby declare our affirmation Of The reso.
iu'ions unanimously adopted and declared ss
platform OF principles BY the Democratic
Convention at Cincinna,i. in the year 1856.
beliesin. that Democratic principles are
Interchangeable in their nature when applied
20 The same subjsct-matter.
Resolved, That it Is The duty or the
United States 10 affo-d ample and complete
protection 10 all the citizens, whether al
home or abroad. and whether native or for
leign horn.
Resolved, That one Of the necessities OF
The age in military. commercial, and pos
tai point Of view. is speedy ccmmu in cation
between the Atlantic and Pacific States, AID
me Democratic party pledge such cons,itu.
t'onal power OF the Government as will in.
sure The construction Of a railroad 10 the
Pacific coast q the earliest practicable pc.
riod.
Resolved, That the Democratic party are
'-'~' = 'fD cefuiStttun " lu0d on such
terms as shall be honorable 10 ourselves
aud ust to Spain.
Resolved, That the ensc,menls of State
Legislatures % defeat The faithful execution
oi the Fugitive Slave law, are hostile In
character. and subversiye 10 the Consti.u-
non. aud revolut onsry 10 their effects.
Resolved, Thst il is in accordance with
'he Cincinnati Platform, 'hrt during the ex-
istence Of Territorial Governments. the
measure Of restriction. whatever il may be.
IMPOSED BY the Federal Constitution on the
power OF tie Territorial Legislature over
the subject Of The domestic relations, as the
same has been or shall hereafter be finally
determined by the Supreme Court Of The Uni-
'ed States, should be respected BY al good
citizens. ard enforced with promptness and
fidelity BY every branch Of the General Gov
ernmeat.
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The Breckinridge Ticket.

The New Yorx Express, On American pa
per, says:
Nobody Il going 20 vote for Breckinridge
and Lsne In this Slate. any more than they
are going 10 vote Tor the Emperor Of China,
sr The Tycoon Of Japan"
Its - IN Irdisna. The only people who
talk about Breckinridge aud Lane are Re-.
pubi,csns!
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1860-07-25

That the Know Nothing element in the
Black Republican party iriumphed q Chica.
90. 10 the nomination Of q presidential can
d'daie is now generally well understood. -
The contest was narrowed down to Seward
ana Lincoln So far as the slavery question
was concerned. they both occupied sbout
the same position. There was no .espect IN
~hifh Lincoln was preferable to Sewsrd
with The Black Republicans then ani there
assembled. except that Lincoln had been Z
Know Nothing and Seward had not. II is
well known 20 many OF our ciiizens that
Lincoln visited Know Nothing lodge in
his city, the first year thar organisation was
~ existence, for they saw him 70 in and
'hey saw him come our, and many OF them
saw him and heard him address the lodge
while he was 10 there. Mr.. Seward had
never been Know Noihing. On tho con-
trary, he was one Of the first public men in
'he country 70 take bold and open stand
against the Know Nothing orgsnizstion.-
And y was precisely this that best him in
The Chicago Convention. II vas know
edge o. The fact on the part Of the members
y that Convention that Lincoln had been .
Know Nothing aud that Seward had not, that
dominated Lincoln. Quincy Herald.
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0E IL Henry county, ~a. the Black r =
pubI.csns have about vne thousand msj sisy
and ., overpowered are the Democrsts BY
numbers that they have never attempted g.
get up meetings. But upon hearing u the
nomination. Of Douglas. : ratification meet
ing wss called. and 10 their great ssionish-
mroi upwards o. fifteen hundred people as-
sesnbIed. and the greatest enthusiasm wss
manifested. Roll on The ball. Iowa j.
sure for Douglas
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OF We feel confident thst Ohic. on The
second Tuesdsy q November. vii cost Il,
electoral vote ior Stephen A Douglas fos
President, and that our friends a distance
will Be ssfs 10 putting down Ohio. in sII their
calculations. for im.-Ohio Stssesmsn.
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LEAVING THE rARrv The (Msine) Ar
gus says-.At : large and enthusiastic
meeting of The Democracy o. Camden, on
Saturday. 10 Republicans. who have hereto
fore voted the Republican ticke', upon learn
ing Of the nomination Of Mr. Douglss, a..
tended the meeting, and By stand vote
sgreed 70 ratify The poninssion."
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Minnesota.

The y. Paul (,iinneso,a) Pioneer. states
'nat The nomination Of DoUc Las has slieiiec
more enlhusia sm the.c than !, has ever seen
O'spisyed Ter any man Or sny cause. II
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The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-03-12
From New Mexico and the Plains

r, INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, March 9.-The Santa
re mails, with dates to the 9th and 18th Of
February, arrived here to-day.
Business was very dull at Santa Fe.
Several trains We're passed on the way.
The remains of Lieut.. NAV are on then.
way for burial in Washington city.
Serious apprehensions were felt at Fort
Union of an attack from the Indians and
Mexicans, who are reported to be leapurd
together to take that post. Preparation
No hostile Indians were encountered a,o,,,
the route. Large bodies of friendly indians
were met.
A company of troops were met at Cow
FORK, who will escort all the mails remain
ing at Pawnee Fork.
ihe conductor reports that large amounts
Mexico, and that preparations had been
made and were being made there for mum
Der OF companies to go into the gold regions
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Arrival of a Minister from Hon.

Don Leon Alvarado, Minister from Hon
duras, arrived in Washington on Friday
evening. He comes to renew the negotiations
commenced in 1858 for a treaty between the
United States and Honduras, but which at
that time were deferred until the settlement
Of the dispute between his country and Great
Britain regarding the Mosquito Proteotorate
and the Bay Islands. The rendition OF the
islands without reservation, and the surrend
er Of the protectorate, as provided for in
treaty between Great Britain and Honduras
are mainly due to theexertions of Senior Alva-
RADIO. Senior Alvarado was named Minister to
she United States by t. silate President, Agui-
lar, land although know. to be politically OPP
posed to the administration OF the existing
President, Gen. Guardiola, his powers have
peen continued to him. the United States
have no treaty with Honduras, but the exer
tions Of Gen. Cass and the new Minister vii
no doubt soon supply the deficiency.
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Our Book Table

Has been unusually well filled of late, and
among all the plentiful harvest of moral and
polite literature which has been placed an-
der our notice, we remember to have read
nothing with more real pleasure than The
Haunted Homestead, by Mrs. Emma ID. Il. n.
Southworth. This is the title of new vol
ume Just from the Press of Peterson & Bros,
alone from the prestsge of being written by
one of the most accomplished female wri-
tiers of the age, but because OF its own I'M
deniable merit. "The Haunted Homestead
as its name.indicates, is a "Ghost Story"
in which the interest is kept up and anita
ging,.. from the beginning to the end, and in
which all idea of the supernatural is SO per
fectly explained away that one loses sight
Of the seeming absurdity of their introduc-
ton, and closes the book with a sincere re-
greet that they have gotten through. 1t is
really an interesting work, and in intricate
plot, beauty OF language and purity of style,
fully up 10 any Of Mrs. Southworth's former
efforts.
The .NoREH BRETIsH REVIEW for Februa
~, comes to US filled with its usual varie-
ty of choice reading; We append its table of
contents.
SALON LIFE-Madame Recamier, Coast
Defences and Rife Corps, Erasmus as Sa-
tirist, The Science Of Scripture, Austria,
Fern and Color, wesleyan Methodism.
Ceylon and the Singhalese, Professor George
Wilson, Fossil Footprints, Recent Pablica-
lions &c.
The LONDON QUARTERLY. The American
reprint of this prince of Quarterlies, has
come to hand, and is fully up to any of its
predecessors in interest. Its papers are well
and carefully written, and contain an unu-
sual amount OF interest. The contents are
The three Colonies of Australia Cotton
Spinning Machines and their Inventors !;
China and the War; The Roman Wall (;
Religious Revivals; Life and Works OF Cow
per, and Reform Schemes.
We are indebted to Messrg. Vickery and
Company for all the above interesting books,
which can be had Of them at Publishers pri-
ces.
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L A T EST NEW
Further from Europe by the Nova
SC0tian.

Scetian.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., March 9.-Tbe stesuar
Nova Scotian sailed this afternoon for Nav
ORE, having received supply of coal.
heavy southeast gale prevailed ls.t
night. N'o 'as'
Inc steamship Glasgow sailed simultane-
ously with the steamship Nova Scotian for
New York. WI
The steamer New York was to leave South
ampton on the same day.
Inc royal mail steamship Niagara would
leave on the 18th ult., in place of the steam.
er America. The latter arrived at Queens
town on the morning of the 23d ult.. and
the city OF Baltimore a few days later, boil,
having encountered heavy gales.
The English steamer Odwine, from Dublin
lor London, came in collision with tn.
schooner Heroine, on the 18th ult, and III.
steamer s1s sunk Ia 20 minutes. From forty t i,
MY OF her passengers were drowned
Inc following news is furnished BY the
steamer Nova Scotian, in addition to thar
telegraphed yesterday.
kumors were current OF an address. which
was attributed to King Victor Emmanuel
ton. ." '"''' Ut
Ihe armament preparations in Piedmont
are becoming accelerated.
congregation held at the Vatican had
decided that the King of Sardinia shall not
oe communicated, whatever political
events may supervene
report was current that a plot against
the Emperor Napolean had been discovsrs,i
Maarld telegram says that the sarrisnn
at Mel1lla had made sortie. incurr,nu a in.s
on the Spanish side OF 80 killed. I4G wounu.
ed, and 50 missing. '"""''
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VIRTUE AND VICE DEFINED.-In the Boston
Investigator we find, in letter from Joseph
Barker, the following very truthful de6ni-
ton of virtue and vice :
~ condemn nothing but what is real in
jury to myself or others. The hurtful ten
dency of an action or course of life is the
measure of its immortality or impropriety !;
and the beneficial tendency of an action or
course of life is the measure of its virtu GUS
ness or propriety. In human conduct, moth
ing lis virtuous but what is useful, beneficial I;
nothing is vicious but what is hurtful, inja-
rious. Everything is virtuous and common
dable, in proportion as it is useful every
thing is vicious and censurable in proportion
as it is hurtful. That which is expedient,or
conducive to our own good and the COED Of
others, is virtue; that which is inexpedient
or inimical to our own good and the good of
others, is vice."
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-03-12

gg~ The Secretary of War on Friday
communicated to the House, in compliance
with resolution, the report OF the Art Com
mission who recommend an appropriation OF
Sl67, 900 to be expended for statuary and
pictures for the adornment of the csptiol.--
They suggest preference to be given to
American artists, and that the embellishments
should be Of purely national character. In
this connection they don't speaktin compli-
mentary terms of the ancient subjects chosen
for the wall pictures of the committee rooms.
They say that, as a general principle, the
true method Of procuring designs for statua-
ry and pictures is to invite competition.
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-03-12

A BOLD AND SUCCESSFUL SwINDLE.-Some
week or ten days ago, staid, respectable,
middle aged looking man made his appear
ance in the city, armed with letters of intro
duction to five of our most respectable bust
ness houses, purporting to be from Hon. w.
l.. Yancey, Of Alabama, recommending the
bearer as imam OF means and worthy OF
credit. His report of himself was that he
was a negro trader, and in the course of
business at Montgomery, had taken num-
Der eff planters drafts on their factors at
Mobile which had been accepted, and which
he desired to get discounted. So cautiously
and deeply had his plans been laid, that in
each five firms to whom he had letters, there
was director in some bank in the city
Plausible however, as his tales were, he was
refused by two banks--the Bank of Com
merce and the Bank of Savannah-his third
effort, however, was more successful, as he
induced the directors at the State Bank to
believe his statements, and got drafts to the
extent of twenty-one thousand dollars dis
counted. He received the proceeds in State
Bank notes and departed, since which time
be has not been heard from. Suspicious
were excited, and an investigation proved
that all the papers were forged. t Sa candh
Republican.
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-03-12

A singular lawsuit is going on i N London,
gentleman having sued confectioner for
putting too many portraits of Mr.. Spurgeon
upon asupply of bonbons he had ordered
He had ordered the lids of the bonbons Or
namented with portraits of celebrated living
personages, and the confectioner had put
five SpurgeonS in each dozen. The plaintiff
had no objectionto fair proportion Of Spur
geon in his sweetmeats, but he thought five
out OF every twelve was more Spurgeon
than he or his guests could stand. The case
was adjourned in order to obtain information
as to the list of portraits from which the
cenfectoner selected.
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From Barbados.

News fr' II Barbados, dated at B.idgetown
ON the 18th nlt. The commercial report
says :-"Elour is not in large supply, and is
likely to advance; last prices 4.45 to $3.50. =
Goldfish in supply, and lots 4a4A; large
mscksreI wanted. Notwithstanding the
large quantity Of lumber destroyed by the
ere, still fair supply is lett, and three
cargoes are afoat, all of which win be
wanted Immediately. The weather is iavor
able and sugar making has commenced, one
cargo has already been shipped for London,
Exchange on London Bank bills at 80 days,
$3.50; 60 days, S4s7;L private bills at 81
days $3.50. .u.
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Further from California

ST. LOUIS, March l0.-Overland advic.y
from California by the arrival of the mail At
Mailoy's Station, brings intelligence to The
18th ult. from San Francisco.
The jury in the case of DR.. Chase, charged
with adulterating acids, could not agree ami
a new trial had been ordered.
Great activity among the miners prevailed
in consequence of discoveries of nav gold
and silver and quicksilver mines. Ore from
the Virginia silver mine was estimated to
yield $4,000 per ton.
The steamer Champion, built at Whining
ton, had arrived out.
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-03-12

DR.. Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry may
well be called 'wonder of medical SCIENCE"
1t cures coughs, and colds instanter it sooths
the irritated parts it heals the Inflammation !;
and consumption itself yields to its magic in
huence.
R5- There is vile counterfeit OF this Bal.
sam, therefore be sure and buy only that pre-
pared by S Fowle Co, Boston, which has
the aDritten signature of l BUTTS on the out
side wrapper. No. ,'2''
For sale by NJ. A. l. C. A. SANTOS and
WALKE y Co., and KING & Toy, Nor
dealers everywhere.