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checking Accident.

Las; Sunday cvcring Mrs. Greiner, wife
os Mr.. ,John Il 'cincr and daughter of Mr.
'rhos. C!egg, living in Green township,
carneio an untineiy cad, under the follow
ing distressing circuins s.ances: Mrs. Grein
er ws 5 Jeff With ,he children, and is sup
posed :. hate breu d.iag something about
he Il Wien SIC took q fl, Go which she
was s;.~j ci, AID fill into the Ere. Her
!lnro,l.. was ihe Gtst 10 ari i've at the house,
lf,lli fpphd her si,h her clothes still on Ere
She had gene to the bed, most probably
with the intention of rolling the bed
clothes about hsr TO ex;inguish the fire
IS the quilt and bed were much burned
She Ead thea gone cut and rolled in the
snow. She fingered on for seven hours
al or The accident, when death terminated
her =, Ii ring. Tao deceased was much
respected. She leaves family of five
small children .as- .s a..s...i-.
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Important from Washington
More Var. Steamers to be Constructed
and the Country to be Placed on a War
Footing.
WASHINGTON. January IS.

Suspicious have been excited in official
circles relative to the manufacturing at
Ch;copee, and elsewhere in Massachusetts,,
of battery of James riaed cannon for
South Carolina, and believed to be de-
signed for the reduction of Fort Sumter.
Measures will be adopted to verify the
facts, and arrest the reasonable work.
Bills are being prepared by the Mill
tary and Naval Committees Of the House,
and by the Committee on Ways and
Means, for Immediately placing the coun-
try en- war footing.
The President will be authorized to
call for the enlistment of volunteers, and
considerable number of war-steamers
will be forthwith ordered to be con.
structed.
The following paper, prepared by Rep
resentative Montgomery, was to day cir.
culated in the House. and among others
has been signed by Messrs. Bocock and
Martin, of Virginia, Sickles, Florence and
Clemens.
1--WE, the undersigned, of the Thirty
fourth Congress, convinced by the various
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IRON CHARLESTON. .

i+ CHARLESTON, January %.
The battery on Sullivan's Island fred into
boat on Monday night, which approached
with mufled oars. 3 The sentry warned them
off, and then fired. The boat turned away.
Soon ;fter heard the boat haul up at Sumter,
one man saying he WAS wounded badly.
Some thought it effort to run the
gauntlet of the sentry, and spike the guns;
others that they were deserters.
The Senate, on Tuesday, refused to make an
appropriation for telegraph in the harbor.
Jefferson Davis was expected to arrive here
last night. He is talked of for President OF
the Southern Confederacy. SIX. ..a..-F J.
After the adjournment of the Legislature
the Sovereign Convention will be called.
The Governor is in receipt of many insult
ing anonymous letters from the North. -t'
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a. We are under obligations to
Hon. o. L. vallandigham for copy Of
his and Mr.. McClernand's remarks in
Defence Of the North West. ~ -i'i 81
NJ CG With .Jvsice Before You ARR:
Us &ih Bayonets

The ultra Republicans who urge imme-
sliste war upon the South, calculate upon
an ea,yssiotors on account of the nnmer,
teal superiority of the North. They over
look the fact that there is large majority
of ,ha North opposed to war before ex-
haus,iug all peaceabls means of settle,
ment The Democrats almost unanimous
", and the more conservative Republicans,
regard war, in SO. unjust cause, as no.
thing less than murder; and in such war
would be very reluctant to engage. If
uo.e in the North should JOIN in this hu
man slaughter but those who believe it
righteous, and if all in the South who be-
lieve they would be righ, in defending
their firesides, should array themselves on
the other side, who believes there would
be an easy victory for the Invaders?
Ifps.rio.ism. loyea of peace and JUS
tice. nor any other generous motive will
in6uencs these warlike fanatics, a regard
for their own welfare should induce them
to make their cause just, before. making
war Let the North remove all just
causes of oifense; let her come square up
10 tho Constitution, before demanding the
South to do SO at the cannon's mouth.
Tae unauimous voice of the Democracy
is: Arm n with Jstice before you arm
US with eayonets. 55-si5 iadt we O. st7'
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votes taken on the several propositions

votes taken on the several propositions
presented for our consideration from time
to time, that there is no hope that any
measure which will reconcile the existing
differences between the sections of our
country can receive vote of majority,
and as none of the present members were
elected in view of the existing troubles,
and believing that in time of so great
peril it is proper to refer this question to
the people of our several districts pro-
pose that the members of this Congress
shall resign, to take effect on the 9lst Of
February, and that we Immediately pro-
vide for the election of our successors by
the people, who shall assemble here ON
the 22d day of February next, and to-
these Representatives, bearing the instruc-
tions of the people, the various proposi.--
tions of compromise now pending and
hereafter to be. proposed shall be referred.
The election is not to interfere with the
officers and employees Of this House,,
| The House Committee on Elections to.
day agreed upon on unanimous report
confirming Mr.. Sickles in the retention,
of his seat. asss s.s -, .
A Naval officer left Washington several
days ago for Fort Pickens with such in.
structions as may prevent a collision with
the Florida authorities s
A dispatch from Governor Pickens
says the best understanding exists be-
tween Major Anderson aud the South
Carolina authorities, and there is no sp-
prehensiou Of immediate hostilities. ",
The friends of the Virginia peace prop
osition design as @ reason for pressing it
on the attention of other slave border
States, that it will have the effect of pre-
venting her in joining the Cotton States,
and if adopted by them, will afford the
latter an opportunity to return, to the
Union. -..,..toa, .7,sls sloe- .I
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FROM NORTH CAROLINA.

RALEIGH, N e., January %.
The call for a convention is more doubt
ful on account of disagreement as to time,
one party is for hasty and the other for
deliberate action The Senate agrees on
the 2lst of February to elect delegates,
which date willrlike!y kill it on the third
reading. % L. was debated in the House
to-day, but no action vas taken. North
Carolina will prove conservative, but not
submissive. Everybody is for secession
if it becomes necessary. s.a.>4e. .3..
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~ During our,yisis ct C Colamhns-.ws

~ During oursyisit ct Colamhns- ws
had the pleasure of seeing large rnmIei
Of our editorial brethren and c'usus.
Among the best looking Of them were
KEGS of the CirclevilIe Watchmaa, Goul.l
of the Hooking Sentinel, Armstrong oi
the Tiaiu Advertiser, Estill Of he Hn,ints
County Farmer, Eshelman Of the C;,!!ii-
cothe Advertiser, Holder Of the Marion
Mirror, Allen of the Cadiz S.n:insl, am
Marchand of the Wayne Ct'.. Ds,necra,
We expect to atone for the sin of calling
them good looking by a long life Z
piety.
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Important from Northern Alabama
a The Stars and Stripes Still Af1oar.

The Nashville News of Tuesday con-
tains the following: fs. sss ba.l-
Dispatches from Montgomery. and pri-
vate advices from Huntsville and Athens,
say that Col. Nick Davis affirmed that
North Alabama would not submit to the
ordinance of secession, unless confirmed
by vote of the people,. Mr.. Yancey re-
piled that South Alabama would compel
them. Col. Davis answered, that when
they dared attempt it, he would head an
army and meet them at Sand Mountain,
and try the Issue there. ,.aa., adj .s...,
The Stars and Stripes. are floating in
Huntsville, and the people of that place
defy the world to take them down! Just
let's see the traitor hand uplifted.
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WASHINGTON, january 81.

To the Hon Mr.. Pennington Speaker of
- the House Of Representatives.: : u Il
Sir: Fsying received official irforma,
tion that the State of Alabama, through a
Convention representing her sovereignty
has adopted and signed an ordinance re
suming the powers heretofore delegate l
by he- to the Federal Government, there
fore it is proper, with her withdrawal from
the Union, that we withdraw our connec-
tion as members of this House. 1t is
sufficiently evident that our duty requires,
in obedience to her. that we return 10 our
homes and our State. 4
Signed by the Alabama delegation.
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net.rn,ns to tho Constitution.


The ultra Republicans ask, why should
the North be asked to return to the Con-
stitptien 6rsii Why should not ths South
moye 6rst in that direction? There is no
good reason why The South should not
return irst provided the North would
fellow. Bot - tbs. ultra Republicans
propose to drive the South back to the
Constitution, If the South was threat
sning TO invade as of the North fol. not
conforming to The Constitution, would we
not defy their threats, at Icast until they
should conform to il? =. ? -
The ultraists of the North threaten 10
"make desert of The South" unless il
shall pay strict obedience to the Consti.
tuition. The South answers the threat
Just as the North would do under similar
circumstances: first take the beam from
your owp eJen alsasoI sasg7es ~ y,i
We have no right to enforce obedience
to the Constitution by the South until we
obey it ourselves. We have no right te
set ourselves up as the champions of thai
instrument. until We amend the breache,
wehave ourselves made init. blpoV g
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Don't Want q Settlement.

The Washington correspondent of the
New YORK Post, a Republican paper,
says: -.,, L59Y us-
"The South will accept nothing short
of the Crittenden Amendments. These
would probably hold back Virginia and
all the border States; but the Republicans
seem inclined to risk disuniOn and civil
war before they will accept them. Doubt,
less, if the question depended on them
selves alone, a compromise might be made;
but their constituencies outside the great
cities blow but one strain, and that is mo
compromise. >" .99354oa
This attempt to throw the responsible.
ty upon their constituents will not an.
swer. They are for compromise, but the
leaders are not.
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Death of Lola Montez

The telegraph announces the death of
this noted, eccentric woman, whose life
has been so noted and historical Lola
was Irish by birth, but she had resided in
almost every land, and become cosmopol-
itan in her character Her influence over
the king of Bavaria, and her connection
with the expulsion of the Jesuits from
that country, are well known She had
within a few months joined the Church,
and led very different life from that
which characterized her earlier years.. +.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Convention was called to order at
two o'clock, by Judge Smith. President
of the temporary organization.
Judge Warden, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Credentials, reported, on behalf
of that Committee, the names of the del
egates in attendance.
The names of the delegates are omit
ted.
The Committee on rules and regula
tious submitted the following report, which
was adopted: 80 -
lst. The Rules regulating the House
of Representatives shall govern this bod!
in its deliberations so far as they may bt
applicable.
2ud. Every Resolution offered shall b'
-rfcrred TO the Committee on Resolution
without debate.
3rd All votes shall be by riUa voce, ant
by counties, majority to govern.
The Committee on Permanent Organi
zation presented the following report
which was unanimously adopted, and th'
gentlemen named were declared elected al
the officers of the Conventions:
resident-HUGH J. JEWETT.
One Vice President and Secretary from
each district.
Vice President S. M. HowEY.
! Secretary JERR. WILLIAMS, 18th dis
tr:ct.
Judge 4. G.. Thurman and Dr. G
IsVolney Dorsey, were appointed Com
.mittee to wait upon Hon. Hugh Jewett
and inform him of his. election to the
Presidency of the Convention, and reques
his presence. The Committee, after {
short absence, returned with the Presi
dent elect and through the President o
the temporary organization, presented hin
to the Convention.
Mr.. Jeweit, upon taking the Chair
made an able and eloquent speech in be
half of the Union Of these States, coun
selling such action by the Convention 81
shall tend to avert the danger which sur
rounds US as Nation, and bring abou
once more harmony, union, and good
feeling, between the people of all sections
of this great Republic. He concluded
by rendering the Convention his thank
fo- the henor conferred upon him in hi
election to preside over its deliberations
| Mr.. Jewett's remarks were received
with marked pleasure and applause by tn
Convention, ls asa srais! s.at r.s s..
Judge Thurman was then called for
He came forward and delivered o speecl
of great force. power and patriotism. 1
was an eloquent appeal for the Union
an unanswerable argument against tn
coercion of State--abounding wit
historic illusions and illustrations, tend
ing to show the effects Of civil war, ant
the lmpossibility of subjugating the South
ern States, and the fotly of attempting
it, The causes OF existing difficulties am
dangers were given, and the hope wa
expressed that the Conyention nigh. d
something to remove the former and aver
the latter. a
Hon. B. B. Taylor, of Kentucky, 0for
merly of Ohio. being present, was, upo
motion, invited to speak. He took tn
stand, and delivered an elaborate speec
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Senator Stewards Plan for Saving, the
Union.

Senator Seward informs the country,
now on the verge of civil war, that enc,
two or three years hence he would be
willing to vote for Convention to revise
the Constitution. What would be said
of aphysician who would say to patient
in the jaws of death, "one. two or three
years hence" ! will call council of physi>
clans and see if something can not be
done to save you? The patient having
been under ground for zone, two or three
years." would not be materially benefited
by medical advice. This is the way Sen.
ator Seward proposes to save the Union.
he says to the sick country: II cant do
anything now to help. you; but in one, two
or three years we will hold splendid
post.mortem examination How very
consolingl | 80 s'''a@'' Z g
!ssg7sf = ssSa af ,gi1s3o1s si3 zns
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Democratic State Convention.
LARGE NUMBER OF DELEGATES IN AT
TENDANCE.
A United and Enthusiastic Convention

The Democracy of Ohio met in Con.
yention, on the 23rd Of January, at ten
o'clock, in Armory Hall, in Columbus,
pursuant to call of the Chairman of the
Democratic State Central Committee
DR.. MouNT-who called the Convention
to order in brief and appropriate speech
FELLOW CITIZENS s chairman of the
Democratic Central Committee, of the
State of Ohio, l, on the request of many
friends from different parts of the State
and on consultation with many friends ol
the Union, have called this Convention O
Representatives of the Democratic Citi
zens together, in these troublesome and
perilous times, in which the security of the
Union is involved,-to exchange views
with each other and reflect and deliberate
and devise some ways and means by which
the glorious Union of States, under which
we have so long and so well prospered
might be saved for ourselves and ou1
posteritv.
We have waited long, anxiously anc
patiently, for some expression Of purpose
and wisdom of action, from the recently
dominant party of the North, as to how
this Union shall be preserved and perpet
uated; but as yet nothing comes from
them Of definite shape, is offer
ed by them, by which the. citizens of thi:
Great Republic can have hope in TIE
preservation of the Union and the main
tenaEce Of the Institutions of the country
They, then. doing nothing, proposing
nothing, is it not wise that the grea
Democratic party-true lovers of the
Union, should now be called upon to act
and to do something definite and practica
to avert the terrible evils of civil war
and the calamity of permanent separa
tion of these States!
Gentlemen, this is the object of th'
call of this Convention, and may you
delb erations and action be characterized
by patriotism and love of this Union, ant
not by partisan differences and animosity
The Districts were called in their order
and reported the committee men. Th
following are the committee men from th
| l1th District:
On Permanent organization-Genera
WIN. Z. Richardson.
On Credeutials-J. H. White
Ol Reselutions-Jo Ohm Ferguson
On Rules and Regulations-B. T
Spriggs
Appropriate places we're announced fc
the meeting of the various committees
and the Convention then took a reces
until 2 o'clock, P. NJ.
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Southern Illinois on Coercion.

In the Illinois Legislature, on Tuesday
last Mr.. GREEN, member from Egypt,
said: .........-... ~. -.
"Should this State (Illinois) be invaded
by the South, his constituents residing on
the border would repel the foe and defend
the honor and majesty of the State; 'bat,
said he, should you of the North attempt
to pass over the borders of our State to
subjugate Southern State, yoa would be
met this side of the Ohio River, and you
should net shed the fraternal blood of our
Southern brethren until you had first
passed over the dead bodies Of the gallant
sons Of Egypt.'"
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Wolves About.

A wolf has for some time back been
prowling through Somerset township, this
county. He has been seen by several
persons, all of whom unite in describing
him as the largest of his species. The
fox hunt last Saturday was undertaken to
capture him, but when the lines closed his
wolfship was not there. The latest &C.
counts say that he has left Somerset and
gone into Goshen township. BarnesviNs
Intelhgenesr. apAfl 1885 sbh a3ils1 saoaf9l
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FROM FLORIDA,

PENSACOLA, Tuesday, January %.
A salute of thirteen guns was fred to-
day from Fort Barrancas, in honor of the
lone star flag of Florida. Two Colum-
biads have been mounted at Fort Pickens.
Fort McRae is being invested, aud the
guns manned by the allied forces of Flori
da, Alabama and Mississippi.
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Progress of the Revelation.

The military history of the second
American Revolution, up to the present
time, is given in the following chronology
cal statement of facts: essf o4 aai -;
Dec 21.-Fort Moultrie and Castle
Pinckney, taken possession of by the
revolutionary forces. 4da5r sais 81
DEC so.-The Arsenal at Charleston
seized. 7p 'a = ssii ea9l
JAN 2 '6l--Forts Pulaski, jackson.
and the Savannah Arsenal captured by
the militia of Georgia.
Fort Mason and the Arsenal at Fay
ettville seized by order of the Governor
of South Carolina. sa-ia .sys rs e
JAN fort Morgan aud the Mount
Vernon Arsenal near Mobile, captured
by troops ofs Alabama.
JAN. S.-Forts CasweH and johnson
taken by North Carolina militia.
JAN 9.-The iEsurgent batteries at
Charleston fire into the Star Of the West,
drive her out to sea. and prevent the re-
ception of reinforcements at Fort Sump-
ter aii3
JAN. l0--Fort McRae, at Pensacola,
occupied by Florida.
JAN. 1.-THE National Arsenal at
Baton Rouge, with Forts Jackson. Pike,
and St. Phillip, taken possession of by
Louisiana. }QAt2f
JAN. l2.-The Navy Yard. with Fort
Barrancas. at Pensacola. taken by Flori-
da and Alabama troops. Is s,s,s b.,;.-
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Important from Loulsiana-V1aws OF
| 81 .rr vE Gov. Moore. mir -7 d.

The Governors. Message was read in
the Legislature to- day. He says cur ene-
mics will ind that throughout Louisiana
we are one people. one heart and one
mind, and that we are not to be cajoled
into the abandonment of our rights, and
are not to be subdued. All hopes are
at an end that the dissension between the
North and the South is to be healed.
All propositions of moderate men have
been ntemptuously rejected, and the
cry of tho North is coercion.
The tone of the message is unccm-
promising. r
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|" The call for commissioners from
each State, to meet at Washington on the
4th Of February, meets with general; fa
vor Good may come of it. tsasf. II
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Correspondence of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
From Springfield. @
Pressure upon Lincoln-TAe Bsrder State
Proposition Republican Caucus-Lincoln
Opposed to Compromise = Lincoln's .Ap-a

Pressure upon Lincoln The Border State
Proposition Republican Caucus-Lincols
Opposed to Compromise = Lincoin's .dp-e
pearaacs. rt+ ef.s iflo. %
SrRISeFIELD, Ill, January TO-
strong pressure is being made on Mr..
Lincoln to induce him to declare for com.
promise. but up to this time every thing has
proved unavaiing.
Hon. Joseph Gillespie, Republican candi-i
date for Congress the Eighth District, is
circu lating petition to Congress-, in favor
of the Border State proposition. 1t is being
signed by Republicans first, and will after
ward be presented to the Democratic men,
bers of the Legislature. 1t is also understood
that delegation of Republicans are here
from Chicago with petition in tavor of the
Crittenden Amendment. But it meets with
disfavor among Republicans generally.
Mr.. Gillespie, l understand presented the
Border State plan to the Republican caucus
last night. 1t was discussed, but it is not =
known what action has been taken. do not
believe that any thing can be done for the
country by Republicans at the home of Lin.
coin. Those who control him here are anti :
compromise men, and while he remains in
Springfield, no one need expect a favorable
indication from him. fi no f,ss,sls I. ~ ~
have the very best reason to believe that
he is at present bitterly opposed to any conn
promise. he seems to as utterly unconscious q
of the g, eat weight of responsibility that rests
upon him. While the true friends of our
country are contemplating our awful condition
with fearful eyes, Mr. Lincoln, whosS .sction
has been taken as a .pretext for all our trou-
bles, is as careless and unconcerned as II no.1
thing was the matter. l see him nearly every
day, at one place or another, and no traces Of
anxiety are marked on his ceuntenance. He 9
engages in conversation on trivial and unim-
portant matters, and such are frequently
beneath the dignity of his high osition, and ?
that too, with his usual levity and jokes. r
Being no statesman himself, and having mono
such residing here with whom to consult, he
is under tho influence of men who know no.
thing, or seem to know nothing, of our coun-
try's wants. You need not hope for anything
serious or important originating with the Pres
ident elect during his stay in Springfield. =,
Nm. 8.
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E- A dispatch from Washington to
tho Cincinnati Enquirer says that Doug
las plan of adjustment is fast gaining
friends.
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J ~ The sloop of war Brooklyn has
started for the South with sealed orders.
She has two companies of soldiers on
board. .raf.,f-..- ,es--