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A T a Court of Probate holden at Litchield IA within and for the District of Litchfiyld on the 4th day of October, A. D. 1860
 PREsENT-Charles Adams, Esq Judge. On motion of D. E. Bostwick, executor on the estate of Joel Bostwick late of Morris within said district, deceased: This Court doth decree that six months be allowed and limited for the credit ors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the Fxecutor and directs that pub lie notice be given of this order by advertising in | a newspaper published in Litchfield, and by post ing copy thereof the public sign-post in said town of Morris nearest the place where the de | ceased last dwelt Certified from Record 3w25 CHARLES ADAMS. Judge
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lo,rays Ps are the best remedy knoarn n the arorld fer the folLoWinq diseases
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New Milford, October 1st, 1860.
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Facts in Dental Practice. for those who
 can appreciate them.

H T is thought by many, A and confidently assel- ted by others, that a ma jprity of persons using
 artificial Teeth, lay them aside in eating. From
 Serenty persons who use
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1 TERMS, $2 PER YEAR.
 Subscribers paying for the Year to commence lst January next, will receive the Paper gratuitously up to that date.
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eSS PAVEMENT of the Condition of the lIAMP- S DEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, of Springfield, Mass. Oct. lst, lSuU.
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TENHIS remarkable
 N American remedy is carrying the world
 by storm. Over five million boxes are sold annually. Composed { entirely of Flowers, Roots Balsams and
 Extracts - their effect
 on the human system
 is pleasant, satisfactO- ry and successful. Act
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RATHER SEVERE ON OLU ABE.
The saratoga Springs correspondent o.
he Charleston Mercury tells the following

RATHER SEVERE ON OLU ABE.
The saratoga Springs correspondent OF
the Charleston Mercury tells the following
story: "# " g Il
''Ms. NJ. who is = true Democrat, has in
his possession portrait of Abraham Lin
eola,, with whom he is well and familiarity
acquainted. A few days since a. ardent
admirer and political friend of the Repnbli-
can candidate FIR the Presidency, was at the
house Of Mr.. NJ, when the conversation
turned npon LATTE, the notorious buccaneer
and sreebsvte1 q the Gulf Of Mexico, who
o1ee md his headquarters 1t Baerataria.
Mr.. NJ, being ene,ined to = bit ofsly fun,
and we'll knowing the proclivities If his
friend, inquired if he had any knowledge oil
the youngest son Of LATHE, 1t the same
time informing him that he had in bis pos.
session portrait Of the younger LATTE,
which was Immediately produced, but so
held that the name Of the original could not
he seen, as the portrait was not framed
The visitor gaieed with, wonder and aston
,shment on the picture before him, and ex-
claimed. with indignant feelings, that all
men ce9ld see in the .lineaments. Of That face,
low cunning, deep and damnable treachery
and piracy, most distinctly marked. After
INDUCING in this train Of remark for few
moments. N. slowly moved his hand from
the lower part of the picture, whea the
name Of Abraham Lincoln was disclosed to
his view, which completely par&lyzed the
visitor, and for time rendered him speech-
less'' 80.
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FAIRBANKS ScALEs.--l. il with Some
business firms as it il with some individuals
that they stand alone in the walk Or depart
ment Of trade to which they drcct the,r IT.
rtion. 1t becom IS speciality with them
and by making it such. they carry it to the
highest perfection Of which it is capable
This is the case with the Messrs. Fairbanks
the celebrated scale makers. They have
have devoted themselves so entirely and
and with such thorough science and skill, t
the manufacture of weighing instruments
that they seem to have left nothing to b
done by others.--N: Y. Evening Post, ..as
It's by attending to every demand in tn,
wide world that this House has become III,
great national scale manufacturing establish
ment Of the United States. From Main,
to Texas, and from Florida to Washington
Territory, their scales have become the es
tablished standard weighing balances Of the
age.-N Crleurs Hrayune ..E- ....,
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TIE GREENLAND Sclsxr,rrk EvrED.:
T1oN.-A Tho,naston (Me.) eorrssponaen,
Ct The Boston 7raoeller saya: 'The hhe
schooner Nautilus Capt Charles II. Ranleet,
ssiled At Ave o'clock on the morning Of the
9Th Of june for Greenland; with sc;snti.
fc expedition u,Gsr the leadership Of Prof
g. A. Chadbourne, OF Williams cslle1p: 4
is contemplated to DO absent shout three
and half months. The expeditions vas
fitted out us1ep The auspices Of tho 'yeeuui
Of Natural History in Williams ss9asgp. l,
is COMPOSED Of the following young gentle.
men as members Of the society, viz
Messrs; Afeott. Amcsy, Chaplin. Hicks
Hopkins Nicholl. Fay. Smith. Tying and
Morse. Messrs. Ingalls,, Auory Fay, Greg.
DRY, Neal, Butler, Poore and Eveas Is
passengers Great interest was taken by
the citizens Of this place in the departure Of
the expedition, and some hundreds assem-
bled on the. wharf at an early hoar to wit
ness the sailing Of the Nautilus. A few
minutes before five few short remarks Of
farewell we're made by Rev. o: j. Feynald,
and replied to by Ptof. Chadbourne, after
which prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Fer:
maid Immediately at the close, the fine
vessel was loosed from her moorings, and
sailed away amid the cheers Of the multi.
yUae .~7rsS : IsT,sr-rr E7.-.-.za =; .-. !
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= Dinna " hear the slogan.
'Tis DOllnlaa and his mon -

The reception Of Douglas in Boston was
one Of the most splendid ovations ever given
to public man. We are sorry that wan,
Of space compels US to omit description,
oft. Old Boston was aroused and enthu-
siastic beyond parallel. The description
given by the Post, Breckenridge Custom
House organ, which certainly does not COL
or the matter, unless it is to shade it, says
no >uch meeting ever assembled IN Boston
before, and none to approach it since Daniel
Webster's last address to tho people Of Bos.
ton. from the same stand which Douglas &C.
cupied. III November next. there will be
another tea party in Boston and the Democ.
racy will again triumph in the cradle Of
American liberty.
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FEELING AT THE SOUTH.


Tho glad rows eones up from The South,
from every valley and plain. rom town .sd
hamlet. from farm and city that the people
are to b heard They have bee. hoed.
winked and dsludsd BY the fire Gators and
disunionists long enough They do not in.
tend to b precipitated by their traitorous
Yancsys into revolution. They intend to
stand by tho National flag; every star
brightly blazoned and step, step to the nus.
ic Of tho glorious union. ''t !' ,t5
tits cheering to witness with what ardent
devotion, tho friends Of Douglas, Of con.
stitusional liberty and The Union, are rally
ing around the standard Of the regular De-
mocracy in tie South. At first bewisdered
and unsettled, they wavered; but true to
the country and to themselves they have
Come boldly out for Douglas and the right.
The Union men are rising and facing their
adversaries, and gIorions victory awaits
them. The fight is all along the line and
before November it will BE- demonstrated
that Douglas vii: Be- triumphant in the
South. F..-. Oil. ....tus
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DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CON
IA VENTION.

\ Democratic County Convention. com
pc.e,i IT delegates from the different towns
Of Goclhue County, vii! be held at tho
| Court House in Red Wing. August 18th, at
2 O'Clock. ?. M; it, object is to choose thir-
ssen delegates 20 the State Convention at
s.. Paw! On the 22ud Of August. Represent
a'ion to be - follows:
Relic Greek, 2; Bslvidere. !; Cannon Falls,
4; Central Point, I; Cherry Grove, l F.;
Feasf'sr*tope, 2; Florence, 2; Hay Greek, 2;
Holden, 2; Kenyon, I; Leon, 2; Lillian, l;
lilton.l; Minneosa, l: Pine Island, 4; Red
Wiag 8; Roscoe, l; Vasa, 2; Wacoota, l;
Wssaminga 2; Warsaw, !; Zumbrots, l.
Red Wing. July 70, 1860. .H.
Per order Of the Co. Committee.
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THE CRICKET MATCH.

Tbs match game, for new ball, between
the Otympic and Red Wing Cricket Clubs, .ol
this city, was played on Saturday afternoos
on the grounds Of the former club. A very
pleasant time Was enjoyed, and some good
playing, especially in bowling and fielding,
exhibited. The day was beautiful one.
The Olympic-the challenged club-scorine
26 more runs than the Red Wing. took the
ball. The following will show Tho ITALICS
made:
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THs SrvES PsssTs.-Ths New Yofa
Express thus sums Up Summers creed ia
seven points: y 81 3 FsFEEuEs
l. That the compact with the slave States
is not binding, IS against Christianity, sed
the Bible. ~ h.@ ~.
2. 1'het al lava toy slxve protection even
ia the St.tes, are sinful &hd ncofssitutio,ts,!
3. That the fugitive slave law il uncon.
stitutioral. arfvro
:. 4. That though the Court Of the United
States held it to be constitutional, their hold.
ing is not binding upon the tribunals, or thu
people. .. r. lr...r..
s. That an oath to l,aintein the Cc1stit,,.
zion Of the United States done mean sup'
port o. tho. Constit utioR,, A. expouuded by
the Courts, or by tho presidents Of the
Government. '@',''' '1-s' -" ..s
s. That every man has right to eonstrue
the Constitution as he understands it, ssd
to carry out the Constitution according to
his own understanding.
z. That fifteen States ofour Federal Union
are barbarous States, in which live barbar.
ians, &c. = II ".- "e... 7-
That's the latest form of genuine Repub'
licanism. Eet its advocates clothe Lincoln
with the power 10 carry these things out and
Old Abe will split the Union.
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Prescription for Opinions Sakc-Coi.
W. II. Carroll. r.. NJ, at N emph.t.T Z

It is stated on reliable authority 3hat Col
w. H. Carroll, postmaster Of this city has
been removed from Office, and that NJ. c..
Galloway, esq, Of the .Aooldnthe, the organ
Of the administration here, has been appointed
to the position, and accepted it.
On diligent inquiry, we ascertain that Col.
Carroli's accounts, unlike those of Postmas-
ter Fowler, Of New York, who was retained
in office years after he was known at:'thc de-
partment to be .delaulter, are all correct,
and perfect settlement with the government
has been made up to the expiration Of the
last quarter. 1t is known that his admistra-
ton of the Office was satisfactory to our
citizens who are Immediately interested in it,
and it is not pretended, We believe, that his
removal was made at the request of any, on
any considerable number Of the people Of
Memphis. lie is an honest man and was q
faithful and acceptable public officer. During
the period Of quarter Of a century he has
been recognized a. sound aeliablc, working
and efficient Democrat. The public will
therefore, be curious to know how it hap.
pened; that his head should be placed on the
saerifeial block by an administration from
whom he derivep his appointment, and who
processes to hold the interests Of the country
and the welfare Of the Democratic party II
it's keeping Why this efius;on Of blood
The only solution we have yet heard for thi:
most extraordinary exercise Of official des.
potism is that Col. Carroll was delegate t.
the Charleston and Baltimore Conventions
ond had the ,a>lneSS to undertake to repre-
sent the Democracy of his congressional dis
trct, BY casting his voc. for Stephen A
Douglas IS the presidential nominee.
The head and front of his offending hail
this extent-no more" He undertook faith
fully to represent his constituents, and ha!
fallen in the attempt to do So; and Deroc
racy Of this district cannot but regard his re
moval as direct insult offered to themselves
We nave latle to say of the appointment O
our mereurial and fIetspur neighbor Of tn,
Arala~c,e, who. notwithstanding his g-ea
aversion 10 office seekers. kas fallen heir, i,
consideration of his diligent and faithful
organship Of the Administration. to thi
responsible and paying position. 1.-The Ia
borer is worthy Of his hire;;" arg We have n
reason to doubt that he will, by his ability
energy, and assiduity, convince the publ
that this ''recompense OF reward'' has no
been unworth,ly bestowed.-Aemph;s TENN
APsal.
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sober second thought ola free people will
not allow them longer TO be hnmbuggsd by
the slavery question !. that can only b set
tied by the people to be affected by il.
THE MAILS.

Tho Post Office Dep artment and the pack
ct company have again had some misun-
Outstanding that has resulted in leranging
the mails. We don't pretend to know why
It ii that these difficulties arc constantly &C.
curing, but about once in three months
there is flare up, and it takes two or three
weeks to adjust matters. Now, We believe
she Packet company refuses to carry the
way HAIL, and it takes as long to get a let
Ter to or from Lake City to this place ~
from New York. ..-a-..-..,--
1t j. somebody's duty to deliver the
mails and to take .hcm from the Post Office
to the l'oats. The Post master says this
il the duty ofthe boats. This is doubtless
the fact, but through the neslact and mat
'ention Of SOMEBODY, they frequently remain
over Que or two days at the warehous, or
arc carried by and we arc deprived Of the
mail. This neglect is annoying to every
business man and in many cases decidedly
injurious. ...
The Packet company is amply paid for
attending 70 this business, and if it. agents
neglect to comply with their obligations to
the government and the business community
the contract should bc abrogatcl. There is
no difficulty in reforming this matter. The
river towns were never more certainly And
promptly supplied with their mails thar
when they wers carried BY land. They
would gladly have the land service continued
all summer. The mails would then con,
regularly. leaving and departing q The sen,
si'so each day, aid ~ doubt no, more 81
isfac'orily delivered th.o now to The people
with less expense ON the part Of tie spsssx
msnt. The people shosld issist upon ,
prompt and regular delivery Of the mails, o,
change in tho mode Of carriage.
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!.-sss-ss' lI.,z.-,1,,,....
The Old Dominion.

John A. Hartman, the member Of tho
Democratic National Committee form Wiz.
ginia, has issued the following c,h: acting
under fhc authority lately vested in ne BY
the National Democratic Executive Com.
mittee, / earnestly request those Democrats
throughout the state who are in Glvoa Of the
election Of s. A. Douglas and llessehel V.
johnson, the regular nominees Of said party,
TO send delegates to convention and mass
meeting to he held at Stanton on the 18th
day Of August next, for the purpose Of fram-
ing an electoral ticket and transacting such
other business as the exigiencies OF the case
may acquire" Both the ENQUIRER and Er-
omincr. at Richmond. are horror-stricken al
this movement; they appeal to the Douglas
men to unite with the Seceders-to come
inio their convcntion-to agree upon "a joint
electoral ticket, &c. Tnhe' Albany 1tlas
pointcd'y replies to these appeals. and char
acterizes it as an after thought of the Seces
s;onists, because it comes only when tn
tircbrands they scattered are lighting "
flames at their own doors. The Argus con
tinues: A'u- @"-a-t ae-a'~ 4ui=13t
We refer to this appeal not to dondemn o
approve it-for we believe the Democracy o
Virginia capable Of settling their own affairs
subject, to the Constitution Of the Unlte'
States: but to ask how the Secessionist
Of the Old Dominion expect to unite Doug
las men in such a scheme. in States wher
the latter are in a supposed minority, whel
in other States as lllinois-they ar
getting up organizations opposed to the Doug
las Dem ,cracy, and only capable, at the mos
of diverting votes from Douglas to eiec
Lin DIN? r." ~ --'.. s.s'5fe j!t@ ttt'
i Is it more important to the world that VII
|ginia should continve a Democratic Stat
than that Illinois should? Neithe: has thu
far deviated. Neither has ever cast any bu
a Democratic vote. We do not belieue tia
u Breckenridge ticket in Illinois will serv
any other purpose except to indsme the zes
Of the regular Democracy, and arouse then
to new exertions snd On increased VOTE
We DO believe, on The other hand, that tn
running Of Douglas electoral ticket in VII
ginia would defeat the possibility Of the cleo
ton of the Breckenridge ticket.
The game, therefore, ifplayed, would b
disastrous to the Secessionists; yet they ~
; the only ones who thus iar have counter
anced II! We re eos1dsnt thsa the Doug
las Democrats Of Nngmis will never yiel
to these honied invitations t. union an
harmony, while they sec the game Of discor
and distraction played against their brethre
in other States. Whatever else they ma
do, we are pretty sure they will not do thu
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aALLSORTS OF ITEMS.

The Madison (NlscOnsln) efOu7'7euI
says that two more decisions, involv.
ing the question Of the validity Of the
Railroad Farm Mortgages, were Civ.
en- by the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
The oppinion Of the Court was givel,
i by Chief Justice Dixon, and fully sus.
tanned the validity of the mortgages.
The cases in which the decisions were
made arose under the charters Of the
Milwaukee and the Mississippi and
the Racine and Mississippi Railroad
Companies. -.
The Tenth. Legion Democracy of
Virginia are ralIying with the greatest
enthusiasm under the banner of Doug.
las and Johnson. We received, on
yesterday evening, the Democrat and
Register, beth published in Rockin-
ham, ,wntf both the old, and honored
organs of the Tenth Legion D cmocrcy,
and both flying at their mast heads
the name OF Stephen A. Douglas.
The Legion gives from eight to twelve
thousand Democratic majority. 1thas
saved the Old Dominion for the last
twenty years.
Mrs. Granger. the mother of Mr..
Douglas, IS q very active, sprigh,ly
and Intelligent lady. She told me
she was over seventy; had guessed
her age from her appearance and con.
|versation, I should have said If least
fifteen years younger. In height she
IS not over FIVE feet and weighs less
than nehandred pounds. She said
she expected Stephen almost every
train! but that It was alto1etbsftneer.
tain when he would come. Two
year. ago." said she, *wheu we did
not loek for him, he dropped in upon
US and madr , long visit. He never
writes when we mag expect him" It
was evident that the Oh lady fully m.
derstood the circumstances uader
which her son was running fbs tie
Presss1ensy, snd she seemed 10 sssoH@
to . reuaMk Of her.husb.nd, that viii,
the Desperate party divided he
ways told me-" said she,. t.that he did
not want to run for the Presidency,
b". that'his friends were pressing him
to: do iset"t The "did not wsnt,,
fear, WAYS oy'stale TO- his mother . ]
|"lf lie he could be elected" @sl,e con
tinued, Zone good would come Of It:
he would stop making speeches and
save his health. She expressed con.
siderable fear Of the Senator's throat
disease, aud. nother.hke appeared far
more concerned about that than his
his political prospects. Of one thing
she felt entirely sure---that to be beat
en- would MOI hurt her son at all and
speaking Of attacks upon him, she
good nat,rediy remarked she Thought
thenewspapers hael already said all
the harsh things they could say Of him;
his running for tie Presidency now
can make no difference on that &C.
count. ID oLsa $aafs&. &! za-s aei.as:s a
'~esl ca, ss VA.
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Ma TlON.i
DEMOCRATIC NOMINAL
1TATE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

MATE DEMOCRATIC CONytN TlON
A State Democratic Convention will AZ
ssmbIs At St. Paul, on WEDNESDAY
Tho ed day Of August. 1860, at IL O'Clock
A. NJ. for the purpose Of nominating candi-
dates for the following Offices. to rit:
TWO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS- F.;
ONE STATEAUDlTOR;
ONE CLERK or THE SCPREM F.
COURT and FOUR PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTORS, 70 elect STEPHEN A.
DOUGLAS President, and HERSCHEL v.
JOHNSON Vice President, Of the United
Staaee. - the rsgslas nominsss Of tho M.
s;oaal Dsnoesasie Convention.
The di6srsus counties will b entitled
(oeoesding 70 Ssselution Of the State Dem.
oc'aaie ceavsssioa directing Representations
"a b appostionsd according to the popula.
sionl - b sspssseatsd in the Convention
BY DSlAQsss who ags 5one tile residents o.
<hs Coussies from which they ore scc:edit
Cd. @ tIIloWos
Anoks, 4; Bsatoo, q; Brown, 4; Blue
ID kAssh, .; Carlton. l; Carver. Z; Cass,
Chiaaeo. 3 Cottosveed. I; Crow Wing, l;
Dato'.: H.: Deds.. z; Dous's'. l; Fari
UoUsss S"DWvsAs : SSoVOOSUs VVWi
hue. IS: Hsanspin. 81 Houston, !; lsan.
Il. l: Jseksos, /; Kaaabee. i; Ksndiyo
hi. /; LsSssss. 8; Lake. +; Manon,in. /
Martin, 4; Mcleod. 2; Nssksr. 2; Monon
gala, I; HillslAc. I; Morrison, y; Nov
o., 4; Nieollstt, 8; Olusted. Is Otter
tell. I Pine. l Ramsey, q; Rsnville, l
Rice, Is Scott, 10; Shsrbusne, /; Sib
10y, 6; Stsasns, Z Steele, 1 81. Louis,
Todd. ! 4; reombs. l Wabashaw, Was
eco, 4; Washington, IL; Winona, IA
Wright, s.;
Whole number Of Delegates 279.
The Central committee would sugges
that The County Conventions which assem-
be under this call, choose their Count,
Committees for the ensuing year. and d.
rect tho names Of the members Of sucl
I Committees 70 b forwarded to the Contra
Commute, At ST. Paul.
BY order Of the State Democratic Contra
Cs1mitss. EARLE $. GOODRICH,
ST. ;ArL. july lOth, 1860. Chairman
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OLD Z" KA1srucK'' AeA1s:-county .tter
county in Kentucky, is wheeling into line
for Douglas and the Union. The Democracy
Of Mason county At their Convention, held
at Maysville, adopted resolutions endorsing
Douglas and johnson. The secession from
The National Convention, j. characterized in
these resolutions a. 3ar: 80 -: