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| IHE CHAIR OF STATE."-The ingeniousy con-
SI!ncted chair manufactured by Mr. j. d. Meese of
1,saae' Michigan and sent to the Michigan dele
gatl"n at Chicago to be presented to the Republi-
can nominee for President, has been sent 70 Mr.
incoh' who responds as follows:
NJ, Doo., @. SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June s, 1860.
as tTa stCbai. me 81 ne chair which you designate
gratefully accepted. In view of vLat - aehaIa
might 1T not be called the 'The Chair of ST. aI
the Union of States?'' The conception no" of the
makeris pretty, patriotic and a national ono ~
Allow me to thank both you and him much for tbe
chair, and more for the sentiment which pervadea
Its structure. Your obedient servant,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
The chair is composed of thirty-four varieties of
timber, representing the thirty-three States and
hansas the names of which are inscribed upon the
several pieces, respectively. The two main posts
OF the chair are Hickory and Ash, in cOmmemora-
tlon OF the cold Hero" of Tennessee and the
sage OF Ashland" of Kentucky. Kansas with
Wgr alcuon, IS represented by limb of ''Weepng
W NOV; ana In a similar manner appropriately
throughout the whole
This is the third and decidedly tho f,,,ios+ Itto
from the Republican nominee The first raS 90
ceptng the nomination, the grammar of which
was certainly not perfect. The second was giving
the true photography of "Abraham," and the third
Is this, acknowledging the Michigan chair which
he characerzes as apretty, patriotic and national
conceptions; a chair "with a sentiment pervading
I'll! that stimulates his rhetoric to a high flight
IL Is not easy to say which is the most odd Mr.
OF the chair itself. Strongly indeed must the
timber have been twisted together when as we
read-hansas, with her affections, is represented
by limb OF weeping willow and in similar man
ner appropriately throughout the wholep' This
must have been ''the pervading sentiment" We
shall look with renewed interest through the col
umns OF the North American for a few more such
gems OF epstolary rhetoric, and shall gladly re-
Puoish them.-PhH. Pennsytco"jon June 10.
FROM CENTRAL AND SoUrH AMERIcA-THE STEAM
r. NEM ,o
from Aspinwal arrived at New York on Monday
evening. Her California advices have been aptici-
pated. revolution had broken out in Costa Rica
IN favor OF Mora, brother of the exPresdent. A
general amnesty had been declared by the New
Granadian Congress. Mosquera was again spoken
OF Tor President. Several provinces had declared
themselves independent of the General Government
A war was about to break out between Bolivia and
Peru. The former had 900 men on the frontier.
The American ship Sea Ranger, from Liverpool
Tor California, had been wrecked on Malinas Island
Her crew and part of the cargo were saved
Meo has declared the State of Bolivar independent
OF the General Government. Magdalena had fol-
lowed suite, and Santander was expected to do
nNeWise. nm The advices from Callao to Nav 10Th.
me PRESIDENT of Bolivia had closed all intercourse
win feru and concentrated 900 mea on her from
tler, which was considered the same as a decration
OF war. Oilers for the guano contracts, commencing
January, 1862, are invited within one hundred
days. Ecuador advices say that Garcia Moreno
had challenged the Spanish Charge for having
sent report to France that General Avarza had
been logged in prison, by Moreno's order. The
Spanish Charge excused himself by saying that he
gave it merely a rumor. Chill dates are received
to May 18Th. All was quiet Business was active
at Valparaiso and the arrivals of assorted cargOes
numerous.
The ToRNADo'-Later news from the great tor
nado shows that, in Jones county, Iowa, nine
persons we're killed In many places, the grass was
cut as short and as smooth if done with scythe.
With regard to the speed of the tornado, the Chi
GTeSS Tribune he
OF destruction commenced in the vicinity of Fort
Dodge, the time noted was o. clock and Camauche
was destroyed about O'clock, =. NJ. The distance
between the two points is 200 miles; hence the tor
nado progressed at the rate of &C miles an hour
With the probable rapidity of the circular motion
OF the air, conjecture is busy. Mr.. Redfeld, the
meteorologist. is of the opinion that whirlwrds
never attain velocity on their own axis of more
three hundred miles an hOuT-some thing more
than thu velocity of cannOn-ba fired bv full
charge; and it is mo- likely that in the tornado
that engages our attention Mr.. Il. S maximum was
exceeded, if it was even reached. But the blow
ing OF cedar shingles through the side of a house,
the forcing Of pine chips into oak so solidly
that they could not be pulled out by the fingers,
and the wringing off of chickens heads. by the
force of the wind alone, shows that the air must
nave had momentum almost equal to that of a
musket bullet.
TIE JAPANESE AssAssINArIoN-It has been as
serted that the Prince Regent of Japan was but
severely wounded in the recent attempt upon his
life; but, on the contrary, letter has been re-
ceived in New York from Mr. Richard H. Dana,
dated Japan, April Is, in which he says:
Mr.. Dorr Omitted States Consult tells me that
the report OF the assassination of the Prince Re
gent by emiSsareS of the Prince of Meto is true
The Emperor is a boy of Is. The Prince of Meto
is great teudal chief who is bitterly opposed to
foreigners, to the treaties recently made, and to
the party in power, which is supposed to favor for
eigners. Immediately on the assassination. the
Prince OF Meto withdrew to his country in the
mountains, and has been lcvyng a large force
Civil war is apprehended. The japanese authori-
ties have told Mr.. Dorr that they cannot protect
him in kanegawa, if the Prince of Mrto comes
this way, and advise him to retire to Yokohama;
but he refuses, believing it to be dodge to remove
the Consulate
HONORABLE TESTIMONIAL TO AN AMERICAN SAyAET.
The Royal Society of London. at a recent meet
ing, elected Prof A. d. Bache, Superintendent Of
the United States Coast Survey, foreign member
of the Society. Nowhere, we are sure saws the
Charleston Courier, and the remark applies with
equal, if not greater, force to Savannah will this
announcement be read with greater pleasure than
IN Charleston. Professor Bache Is one of that
small but noble band in our country, who are dis
tnguished, not only by rare scientific attainments.
but by the hard labor and practical good which
they make those attainments illustrate Men
though, who are really worth anything, are
often carped at by those who have neither the
ability the will to follow their good example,
and the eminent head of our Coast Survey has in
his public career, not been without his experience
as to this discipline. 1t is, therefore, the more
gratifying to us to note how solid and euviable is
the attestation which the Scientific Associations of
Europe are so gracefully rendering to the valued
public servant and distinguished votarv of science
-Sar"n""h Reptbl an, Jrne 10th
THE CATTLE DISEASE IN PENNsYLvANIA.-From
the Washington county PA Eraniaer we learn
that the disease which has been so disastrous to
cattle in the Eastern States, has broken out among
the sheep of Mr.. James Morrison, of Charters
township, and carried off large number On
Thursday he lost about forty, and others were in
dying condition when he left home on Friday. He
exhibited small quantity of gravelly sort Of sub
stance taken from the stomach of one of the dead
sheep, and submitted it to several physicians for
analyZation; but after a thorough examination,
nothing could be made out of it. He states that
the disease is very similar to the cholera in its
operations, carrying off the sheep in short time
after being attacked. 1t behooves our farmers to
be on their guard, and take every precaution to
prevent the spread of the malady.
The SLAvE-BRIG FALMoUrH-ARREsr OF HER
OFFICERS AND CREw.-Lieut Abbot, who came
here from st. Vincent Island ia charge of the brig
Falmouth, which was captured near Porto Praya
by the United States s0op Portsmouth, Yesterday
laid before the United States District Attorney the
official documents concerning the seizure of the
brig, among which were letter from Commander
John Calhoun, of the Portsmouth, and the state.
ments OF the boarding officer as to what was found
on board. A libel filed against the vessel and
corgo, and warrant issued for the arrest of Capt.
Lenas, his mate, and of the crew of the vessel.
The Marshal took them into custody, and they
were committed. The examination of the case
will be fixed at an early day.-Ne,0 York Times,
June 49,
THE JAPANESE EMBASSY IN NEW YORE.-On
Monday the Japanese Embassy, in company with
the Naval Commission and the Common Council,
visited the Mayor of New York at the City Hall,
and were formally welcomed. The Seventh Regi-
ment National Guards turned out a volunteer
escort of about $50 men to guard the visitors on
the route. Addresses of welcome made by
Mayor Wood, and replied to by the Prime s, whO
after viewing the Governors room, were escorted
back to the Metropolitan. The Embassy was call
ed upon in the morning by the Consul and Vice
Consul Of the Netherlands, Il. G. Burlage and j.
matinee, to be given in their honor the residence
of James Gordon Bennett to morrow evening.
HARVEST PROSPECTS IN THE SoUTHwEST.-Advices
from Texas and Arkansas, of June 7th, state that
the prospect of very large cotton crop is iatter
ing. In Arkansas, corn also looks well, but wheat
and oats are doing poorly; the latter especially, it
Is feared, will prove failure. Fruit of every kind
promises an abundant yield. From Texas, the re
ports OF other crops than cotton less encourage
ing There is great need ofrain, and all accounts
agree that the corn crop will be complete failure
in most sections OF the State, without rain IN
few days One correspondent writes The pros
meet for rain has been good for a few days, but |
fear it is gone" The drOQth prevailing in Texas
also extends nOrthward throughout Kansas.
CoNGREss.-The National h,teHiyeucer saws that
it may be remarked that the present Congress has
been at work more hours than when the sessions
we're extended to August and September. Two
months were lost by the House in the election of a