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sHAMoKIN VALLEY POTTERY.

rsNHE subscriber respectfully informs tie Puhic
thst lie is now manufacturing at hi. Pottery.
; miles east Of Sunbury, all kinds Of Earth.n
Warr made out of
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Fed Cement Clay.

Th. clay produces the best and most desirable
kind Of ware, equal. in many respects, to stone
ware, and is less liable to crack by sudden heat
and cold.
Tho subscriber refers to Frng & Grant.
Sunbury. Address.
JOSEPH sAVIDGE.
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The Northern Central Railway

The Northern Central Railway.
The arrival Of Passenger Trsius Oh the North.
ern Central Rail Road from Sumbury, is as fol-
owg:
ARRIVAL. btFIRTvsr
Mail Train, So''h, tisP.h, I. zap. ".
Spu,h, g,SOA NJ, p,S2 A. NJ.
Night EIrrss,, North, l2c5 a. NJ. I:loA "
South 1858 =. H., lui2r VI.
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Democrats Roman Republicans Independent with N
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-06-16
INDIAN TROUBLES.

BY the last Pony Express 70 Saint
Joseph, an account Of serious Indian dill
cul,ies 10 the region Of the Washos mines
IL given ". For . long time the various
bands in the South. WESTERN Territory have
given great annoyance and anxiety to set.
tiers, a. we'll AS trouble 70 the governneut.
Reduced 10 nunbers to mere squads, and
broken up and routed, they have lost searly
all the attributes Of . numerous and hardy
race. They are now 10 The las. struggle
between barbarism and civilization. Inca.
pabls longer Of performing srsa. fea.s in
warfare they nevertheless NANTES. The
disposition and ability to harass and retard
the growth Of settlements by constantly
making incursions upon the weak and uu
protected. The rapid influx of population
into the Washoe Valley seems to have OK.
cited desperate hostility on the part Of the
Indians which has resulted in repeated
'nassacres Of the whites. Doubtless ere
this troops sufficient to protect the settle.
ments At present have been collected ia
that region. But this is not enough. The
development Of the country-,hs safety Of
life and proverty require that steps should
DO taken to entirely subdus or extsrninats
these rowing maraudiog bands which sub
sist only BY plander asd massacre.
The government owes it 10 itself and
it, citizens to make thorough work Of the
matter.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-06-16
TIRE CATTLE DISEASE.

In the Now England States, the great
est excitement has been created by the
appearance among cattle Of . disease
known by the name Of pleuro pneumonia.
1t is supposed to have been introduced BY
the recent importation Of some stock from
Holland. 1t first made its appearance in
Massachusetts and has spread with alar-
ming rapidity into Connecticut and New
Hampshire. and is everywhere attended
With the most fatal consequences. Entire
herds when once infected with the malady
are swept away. Thousands Of cattle have
perished BY il, while in not q single in
stance has the disease failed to prove fatal
At 6rst it was supposed to be only conta.
gious. Now it is feared to be Epidemic
Its ravages we're so great even in the lat.
tor part OF winter, as 10 receive the atten.
ton Of the Massachusetts, Legislature, and
com missioners were appointed, and SlO,-
600 appropriated for the purpose Of ins,i-
tuting measures to check the wide spread
ing calamity. The commissioners pro-
ceeded to visit the infected Districts, and
slaughter all cattle attacked BY the disease.
AID il possible check iss progress. But
even this was found wholly inadequate a.
. remedy. So rapidly aud alarmingly has
II increased that The stock interest Of that
State, which is very large, has induced
Gov. Banks to convene the Legislature in
extra session and devise if possible, some
more sfsctual means for ito extermina-
ton. The matter is we'll worthy the con !.
sidsratio" Of every State. and esp& cially
Of the west where much Of our property
consists Of cattle. Every prscaution sho d
Be taken By oar growers, aad no cattle
from the New England States should BE-
introduced into the West until the ravages
Of this disease arc checked. Inquiry i. i.
hoped will 6ud ssme remedy for this con
tsgion, which 20 masy are aPprehessi,e
may become general.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-06-16
A Destructive TORNADO.

We give in this weeks issue On extended
account Of toros1o which swept over .
portion Of Essssrs lows sad Wsstsfa ILL.,
nois, on shs evening Of the ID inst 10
destrsc,iveness, in loss Of life aad prop.
erty. 10 havoc, suffering and desolation, Il
has no parallel in the history Of the West
perhaps not Of the country. Conjecture
can scarcely estimate tho amount OF dam.
age done to property, and the misery and
destitu,ion it has entsiled upon hundreds
Of before comfortable and happy husehoids.
FIourishing towns we're completely de-.
molishsd promising crops destroyed !;
choice Aocks slain and valuable improve
mcnts Of all kinds. swept away in an in
slant. The sufferers are mostly persons
who have long struggled with the difficult
lies and ANNOUNCEMENTS Of frontier life
and we're just emerging from privatiou and
hardship into the bright sunlight Of prom
Use, comfort and plenty, when suddenly
the fruits Of the patient labor Of weary
years are scattered, and destitution, such
As they never felt, suffering such a. they
never feared, now press upon them BY this
melancholy calamity. ......
We are glad to see that the open hand
Of true Western sympathy and libsrality
has been stretched out in relief to the sui.
ferers BY those who fortunately were not
in the path of "the Storm King" Ma.
merous aud destructive As have been tor
nsdoes this season in different portions Of
the country, the above 10 far the most
heart-rsndisg, .asd from another such
visitation We hope our State aud the coun-
try may long he spared.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-06-16
Dsmseratie state Convention.

The Democracy Of Iowa are hereby requested to
meet In ConveHtion by delegates from their several
counties on Thursday the 12h day of July. lseo, In
the Capital at Des oines, for the purpose Of nomi
mating candidates for Presidential Electors md !.
the several State officers TO be elected In Novein Der
next viz Secretary CT State Auditor of State Treas
urer Of Slate Register OF the State Land once and
Attorney General. The asis Of representation u
BE- the same % At the last state Convention.
According to . rule adopted at former State Con-
vsntion. no cnunty can be represented BY proxy.
Tbs several Democratic County Committees thrs'.
tioos, OF 70 take such for the election Of
Celebrates to the State Convention may be accord
Ing to rule Of usage In their respective counties
IAN ssts Of dslegates and Of pssous who will Be most
NAsly 70 b In attendance.
ArcorAiag to usage, the Convention Will be called
= order at ten O'clock A. NJ, Of the dsy designated
u the eall
Dy order Of Dem. State Executive Com.
d. A. MAHONY, chm.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-06-16
LovEJOY's PHILANTHROPY.

We stated last week thst O wen Lovsioy,
the m"del Black Repu blican Congressman,
dsfrauded the wife Of bic dead brother on,
of her little dependency and that she 10
now in the Lee CO., poor house.
The latter half Of this statement is in
correct. She formerly kept the -Four
mile House. near keokuk, and nov re-
sides At what is called the "Two.mile
House. still nearer town. She is in alb
ject circumstances and her sister is coun
~ pauper.
But that Mrs. Lovejoy was grossly rwin
died by her brother in law, is beyond cues
ton. She stated personally TO respected
clergyman Of this city. that after the death
Of her husband, his abolition friends set a
subscription on foot for the publication Of
his memoir. for her benefit; and she was
exhibited throughout the country a. far
east even Is Maine, as ~ object WORTH
Of charity, and some eleren hundred dol
lars were raised in this way. This amount,
her model Black Republican brother.
Owen, took possession Of and 90. GU. the
memoirs and all the benefit this poor
widow unfortunately rhite-- ever received
from the enterprise was one single copy OF
the biogrophy'-State Reporter.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-06-16
ARRIVAL OF THE OVERLAND
MAIL.


From the st. Joseph Journal.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo, June 10.
The Overland Mail Coach, with six pas
sengers aud San Francisco dates to Ma,
2!st, arrived here a. eight o'clock this
morning.
The San Francisco papers furnish the
following items Of news:
The steamer Yage,z, with news from
China 10 April 10Th, reports that the Chi
nese have concluded to pay the English
aud French governments their expenses
and accede to all other demands. The
ports and the navigation of the rivers al
TO be free.
The Americans are charged By tn.
Chinese Chronicle with having been en-
gagged in the Coolie trade, aud procla-
nation had been issued by disting uished
Chinese Official warning them agains. kid
mapping.
The Prince Goriate, who was at the
head of the present government, was as
sassinated on the 18th of March He wa.
going from bis house to the palace with
his train, when he was attacked by four
teen japanese, dressed as travellers. Iii.
retinue had six killed and several wounded
One Of the asSass,us, who Was wounded
and could not escape, had his head Gu, of
bv his comrades and carried of to proven
bis being recognized.
Two o. the assassins were princes o.
high rank, and had the privilege giver
them Of cutting open their own abdomen
With sword, thereby preventing theil
property from being confiscated and saw
ing their families from the disgrace which
would entail upon them had they beer
beheadcd.
Thirty persons were beheaded on thu
lst of April, having been Interested il
the affair.
Since the death Of the old Tycoon, un
der whose reign the treaty was made
there has been an entire change in III.
government.
The present dynasty is opposed to for
eign intereoure, and throw every obstacle
in the way to interrupt trade and com
merce that they possibly can without &c
tually violating the treaty.
Their opposition, at the head of which
is Prince Meto, is reported to be as strong
as the present government, aud an insur
rection is momentarily expected.
All foreigners are requested not to &C
out after dark, and are advised BY the res.
pective Consuls to 60 we'll armed at al
times.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-06-16
EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.

Every European mail divulges new
complications Of matters relating to Italy
and The East. The suspicious Of the lead.
ing powers Of the Continent are daily be-
coming moro and more excited. Move
meLts Of greater significance are being
brought 10 light. and every telegram from
the Adriatic and tho East is a. anxiously
and impatiensly awaited Is If a war Of
partition were actually commenced. A
Freach feet is under sail for the East
Russian forces are silently gathering along
the frontier Of Turkey, and messengers
With secret instructions are dispatched to
and from points just now Of great inter.
est. Rumors are rife that France aad
Russia have come to On understanding for
revision Of the territorial arrange meats
Of Europe.
In Sicily the progress and increasing
strength Of Gsribaldi foreshadow impor-
tant changes. Leaving Genoa with but
two boats and handful of followers, he
made bis descent upon Sicily, succeeded
in awakening the sympa,bies aud enthu.
siasu Of the people, gathered large mum
bsrs to bis standard, overcome all rssis
lance, and finally entered and took pos
session Of Palermo after . contest Of sew
eral hours. Ills forces now number l6,
600, and his success thus far 10 marked
and catering. Whether be will be able
to carry ost his purpose Of sxpelling the
Neopolitaas frsn Sicily, and relieve the
people from the oppression Of their pres
ent King, remains to be seen. What ..
FIRST wore the appearance Of desperate
adventsrer leading to eersain defeat, now
assumes the character Of an historic event
which will enrol the name Of Girabaldi
With that Of Tell and Washington.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-06-16

DOUGLAS IN BALrinoRE.-An election
was held in Baltimore on Wednesday
night o! last week, by the Democracy, for
delegates to their City Convention. We
learn BY the following, from the Exchange,
an indepcndant commercial paper, thai,
the Douglas men swep. every Ward Of the
twenty but the Twelfth. The Exchange
says:
DELEGATES TO rHE DExocRArIc CRY
CoNvESr,oS.-Last evening the Demo-
Gratis OF the different Wards met a. the
places for holding Ward elections, for tn.
purpose Of selecting delegates to new
Democratic City Convention. The only
question which entered into the contes,
WAS Dou. las and anti Douglas, and the
election resulted in thorough triumph
Of the Douglas men They carried every
Ward in the city with the exception OF
the Twelfth. This Convention will meet
on the 9th Of June and organize. There
was INST much excitemen, at any Of the
polls, the carbohydrates heing in help
less minority.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-06-16

passed shout milss north Of Union Grove
village. Only one building Of The sss,ioo
was blown down that Of NJ. Fishs. Blu,
whore the track Of the tornado wss, theirs
is not house Or hamlet left standing.
The tornado, when 81 miles east Of Co.
dar Rapids, was about half mile wide
and its course s.il directly eastward.
At Louden the storm passed 6.miles
north. s dwellings demolished, bu. no
one seriously hurt. miles south 3, hous.
es were destroyed and 4 persons mortnlly
injured. The storm seems to have divide &
here.
At Wheatland or Yankee Run. Mr.. Bla.
zer's wife and 3 children were badly in.
jured. 2 dwellings, miles south, and 10
dwellings 2 miles north we're demolished
and several injur.d--nons fatally. The
citizens of Wheatland have raised $75 for
the sufferers at Camanche. ...---.....
About 3 miles north of Calamus all the
dwellings are destroyed, but no lives are
lost, though some persons are badly hurt
At De Witt 26 are dead, and about 40
wounded--l5 fatally. The tornado crossed
the railroad about 3 miles west Of tina,
place. 6 we're killed out Of family OF 7
persons, IL were killed in 3 houses.
Between De Witt and Camanche there
is not single building left standing along
the track Of the tornado. 76 head of cat
tie and horses were buried on Tuesday
and rs many more left dead on the praries
Trees are completely stripped and look
like peeled poles, the tops being entirely
gone.
We saw death aud desolation on every
side all the way down, and believed tina,
we had seen things rs bad as they could
possibly be, but when we arrived at Cam
anche, we were completely dumb founded
Our pen utterly fails to give any thing like
description Of the awful scene there pre-.
sented. The town Of Camanche contained
about $500 inhabitants and about ESQ
buildings, seven eigbts of which are en-
,irely demolished, and not house in the
entire town that is = sure protection from
the rain. The streets look as il a heavy Hood
had swept over them timbers, boards,
shingles, cord wood and trees are strewp
around and all over the entire town. Four
story buildings, brick churces, school hous
e., dwellings, and in short ever ,,hing had
been crushed to tho earta or carried intu
the river AT about half past ten ~ is
platform was erected in the streets and l9
dead bodies brought out. that had been
placed in rough pine csfiins. Their bo-
dies were 80 mutilated and mangled that
It was utterly impossible for their friends
to recognize them except by the placard
.het had been placed upon the cotfins by
The persons who laid them out. Funeral
services we're held BY Rev. Mr.. Brindle. Of
Clinton, assisted BY several other clergy.
men present.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-06-16
HOW OLD ABE RECEIVED THE
NEWS on HIS NOMlMATION.

There srs several reports aAoat - to
how Honest Old Abe" received The
news Of his nomination, none of which
are correct We give the official report:
The official committee arrived IN Spring
field at dewy eve, and went to Honest Old
Abe's house. Honest Old Abe vas GU, in
the woods, splitting rails. So the official
committee went out into the woods, where,
sure enough, they found Honest Old Abe
splitting rails with his two boys. II was
a grand, magnificent spectacle. There
stood Honest Old Abe in his shirt sleeves,
q pair OF home made leather suspenders
holding up pair of home IN AIDE panta.
looms, the seat of which was neatly patched
with substantial cloth Of different color
" Mr.. Lincoln, sir, you've been nominated,
sir, for the highest office, sir" "Oh,
don't bother me-" said Honest Oli Abe,
took stent this morning to split three
million rails afure night, and | don't want
to be pestered with no stuff about conven-
tons till get my stent done. I've only
got two hundred thousand rails 10 split be.
fore shutdown. kin do it If YOU II let me
alone" And the great man went right on
splitting rails paying no attention to the
committee whatever. The committee we're
lost in admiration for . few moments,
when they recovered, and asked one Of
Honest Old Abe'a boys whose boy he was
/" I'm my parents boy" shouted the ur-
chin which burst Of whit so convulsed the
committee that they came very near "gin'in
eout' completely. In few minutes Hon
est Old Abe finished his task aud received
the news with perfect self possession. He
then asked them up to the house. where
he received them cordially. He said be
split three million rails every day, although
he was in very poor health. Mr.. Lincoln
is a joviai man, and has keen sense of
the ridiculous. Duriog the evening, he
asked Mr.. Evarts, Of New York, "why
Chicago was like y hen crossing the street,
Mr.. Eysrts gave it up. Because said
Mr.. Lincoln, "Old Grimes is dead that
good old mani" This exceedingly hu-
morous thing created the most uproarous
laughter. And Is an evidence that he 10
statesman a. we'll as o wag, it may he
stated tina. during tie evening he profound.
~ observed that government WAS gov
erned too much" and IAN honest man
was the noblest work of God"
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LATER FROM PIKE PEAK.

Indians Threaten War ON settlers--
Mountains Covered with snow--
Emigrants Turning Abeat ON the
Plains.
ST.. JosEpH, June 6.
The Pixies Peak Express arrived here
this evening, with Denver City dates to
May 10Th, and $3.50 in dust. The fol
lowing summary OF news Is furnished BY
this arrival:
DEsvER CRY. May %.
The Chiefs of the Arrapahoes met the
whites in council on the 18th inst, aud
expressed friendly feelings towards the
settlers and wish to remain on amicabls
terms with them.
They say the Commanches. Kiowas
Apacbes and Cheyennes threaten war ON
tho settlers, and warn oil to be on thei,
guard. Little credit is given to these
stories. and no alarm is felt. All are more
careful, however, 10 be we'll armed in case
Of IN emergency.
For the last twenty-four hours il ha,
been cold and rainy, with . violent wind
and the mountains are again covered with
snow.
The news from the mines is unimpor
tant Business is dull.
From recent arrivals we learn that some
Of the emisrants are turning back on the
plains, without coming 10 eight Of ,h.
mountains.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-06-16
vorE OF TEE NEw Yosk DrLsoArlox At

Vors OF TEE NEw YoRk DrLsoArIox At
BALTrnsRs. washisgioa States Dc.
nounces tho statement made BY men whe
are ssdsavoring to defeat The choice Of
the people, that New York will desert
Douglas at Baltimore for Horalio Sey.
mour, As miserable canard, utterly desti-
tute Of trs,h. Il adds:
mo delegation 10 tho Unian 10 6rmer
in its adherence 10 ". Douglas than that
Of New York. It will stand BY hin 20
long ~ The State II llliaois keeps lie
name before the Convention. The We
stGle on information reliable and concis.
ssse. WitAin tie last .tsU days ths ,oviser
h0s seen letters from inGaenaial delegases
in searly epery quarter Of the State, breath.
ing but one spirit aud purpose-.to stand
by Douglas and the Cincinnati Platform
- he only path to uicsory ovsv ~ snsmies
Of the C0nstiIuGiOR." e
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-06-16

SENATORS OF THE UNITED STATES The
New York correspondent Of the Mobile
lAlabama) Register, thus plays on the
names of some OF the Senators Of the
United States:
A Senator Of metal-Bel.
A shi"ing Sc ,ator--Bright.
A verdant Sena,or-Green.
A greasy Chandler.
A depiious Senator Wixfal.
A lazy Senator--D ooli,t!e.
A healthy Senator--Ha'e.
A grave Toombs.
A royal Senttrr-King
A brick Of a Senator Mason.
A sporting Senator-lIun,er.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-06-16

We publish to-day the calls for the State
Convention st Dss Aoines, on the 18th Of
July next, and the Congressional Convsn.
ton 1t Cedar Rapids, ON the llth Of July.
The times and places selected BY the Com.
mittees will meet with the appreciation Of
the Democracy Of The State We hope to
80 both Conventions we'll attended.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-06-16

Judge B. was once obliged tie double
with an lrlshman in a crowded hotel, whe n
the following conversation ensuad:
Pat, you would have remained a long
time in the old country before you could
have slept with a Judge, would you not p
"Yis, yer Honor" said Pat, and | think
yer Honor would have been a long time
in the 'ould country before ye'd been n
Judge, too
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-06-16

Lawrence 0. Branch a leading Demo
cratic member OF Congress from North
Carolina, has written letter to his cous,i.
tuent,, in which he takes strong
grounds tor Cougressnal non in,erven.
ton. He condemns the Charleston sece.
ders. ard is down on the ultraists sener.
ally. The letter is an excellent one, and
will have a good esfcc. in the South