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For few weeks past, the magnates at
Washington, pretending to represent the
people Of the United States, have been
busy devising plans, by mcaus OF an oner-
GUS and enormous tariff, to increase the
already heavy burdens Of the \ estern peo-
pie, and to add more ard more to tie Ill
gotten gains Of New England and Pennsyl-
vania manufacturers. Not content with
the dishonest high tariff imposed upon the
people Of tie west for the last few years,
and by means Of which they have been
robbed Of millions of dcilars each year. Con
gress is about to raise the rates Of import
so high that some articles will be enhanced
IN cost from fifty 10 seventy FIVE per cent.
above what prices are now, while IN some
cases the rates will amount 10 d total pro-
hibition. The tariff as it now stands increas-
ell, the past year, the price OF certain arti-
c.es, only, to the auonut Of fourteen mil
lion dollars, and five hundred thousand dol
lars above what the same could he pur-
chased for without protection. The people
of the West, while money was plenty, bard
j. felt their equal share OF this great
burden, but now that the money market is
getting tight, even some Of the most ultra
organs Of the radicals are commencing to
cry out Justify against the swiudlipg pro
pen>i'ics Of their representatives in Con
gress Let Congress pass the tariff bill
now before it, and it viii not be long until
the entire people Of the West will have
their eyes opened to the full intent and
aims Of protective" radicalism
The New York Ecening Iost--a very
radical paper on the negro question, but
opposed to New England monopoIies-
publishes the following under big heads and
exclamation points:
The tariff bill has gone to the house.
1t Is, as We have shown by exact figures, one
Of the most oppressive aud unequal revenue
bills ever devised 1t lays exceptionally
heavy burdens upon the articles consumed
~ the poor and The wofkineMen, and their
wives aud children, and iayors the rich in
every way. We once more warn members
OF the house Of representatives not 10 vote
Tor this tiii-unless they are sure that it
Will be defeated. # it becomes a law and
goes into operation, it will, as it ought to,
XIII every man who votes for il.
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The Constitutional Amendment.

In the lower House Of our State legisla-
turc, on the 9Th, there was quite an extend
cd discussion as to the merits and dement's
OF the proposition known as the ''Constitu-
tonal Amendment" Want Of space for
bids our giving any portion Of the many
able arguments offered against the measure
hy the Democratic portion of the House.
but fair idea Of their objections to it can
be CLEANED by reading the able speech of
our Senator, Hon. GEORGE REED-the
concluding portion Of which we finish this
week. The following is the vote by which
it wa. passed in the Assembly:
Aycs-Mcssrs. Abrams, Adams, {. Al
len, j. Allen, ", q. Allen, Barlow, Bar
ron, Bennett, Bliss, Bryant Buckbce,
Rurnham, Bushnell, Carthcw, Cathcagt,
Clason, Coleman, Dow, Dung ddie, Dyer
i'.lnt, Foote, FoIde, Frosf, Grave, Green,
Greepman, Ha2c,tine, Hobart, Hyde. jew
eli, johnson, Jones, Judd, Kelsey, Kenne-
dy, kershaw, ki,boqrn, McDijl; McNair,
Monroe, Morse, Ii. J. Murray, Ncedham,
Pound, PientiSs, Proctor, Reed, Robbins,
Stark. Thomas, Tiumbull, Van VaIkcn-
burg, Waterbury, Natrous, Weeks. Whit
ing, Wright, and Mr.. Speaker Cameron
--69.
Nogs-NIessrs Fowler, Gage Gault, Hayes
Hellbcrg, Knoll, McGrath, Narstou, Max
on, Miller, Murphy, J. Murray, Phillips,
Robinson, Seeley, Shlnuick, WaAely and
Wetherby-I8.
Absent or not voting
Messrs. Began, Cary, Dittmar, IEiles,
ii IN, Moser, Pulcifcr, Iruesdell, Wads-
worth, Wagner, Wedig, Wilcox and
1oungs-l3.
twill be seen that Of our Representatives,
Messrs. ROBINSON and MURPnY came up
to the scratch and voted against the mon
s:rosity, while Mr.. DITTMAR, 'dodged."
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4 CHALLENGE TO DEXTER. The GuJ,
Field and Farm prints the following clal-
lenge from Mr.. L. l.. Dorsey, of Kentucky,
to the owner of the famous trotting horse
Dexter:
Il will trot Dexter three races next fall,
with the get Of my horse Gold Dust, as fol-
lows: | will trot HIM mile heats, best three
in FIVE, for 81 ,OO0, half forfeit, two mile
heats, as above, and three mile heats as
above, to road wagons, l25 pounds weight,
two men of not less than l45 pounds each
in wagon, the party who trots the youngest
horse to name track and day of trottlng.--
| will give all the money to my poor work
ingmen if | win. The owner of Dexter
can dispose of his as he pleases, in case he
is so fortunate as to beat me; or, If he will
grant my horse superior in strength and en-
durance, ] might tr0t one, or two, or three
races on the above terms in harness. This
proposition is open for acceptance for thirty
days. If accepted, the money may be placed
in any bark where the races are named to
come off as soon as the agreement to trot Is
signed.
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The Batb Family a Thrilling Nara

The Leavonworth Bulletin contains a
lengthy account Of the capture by and es-
cape from the Indians OF u Miss Sarah Jane
Lu6ter, whose adventureS-Iu themselves
Us thrilling and romantic as the most exclt-
ing !alc OF border lite-will be received by
our readers with added interest from their
connection with the fate Of the Babb fam
lily, late OF Nuraboo, Wis, with whom Miss
Luster resided at the time OF the murder OF
Mrs. Dabb and the capture Of her children.
Ga the approach Of the lndan5--a band OF
Macon CUuanches-to the house, they were
invited in by the children, but refused to
enter until convinced that no men were
near They then came !uto the house ana
attempted to seize one OF the cAlldfeU, with
the intention OF carrying ii OF. Mrs. babb,
With al. the devotion OF L mother. made
resistance, and chung 10 her child until one
Of the ln;iians seized her by the hair, pulled
her head back aud cut her throat. This
happened under the eyes OF Miss i4uster
who had concealed herself In the upper
part of the house but who, in witnessing
the horrible deed, was unable 70 suppress
scream, which led to her detection. She
was taken a prisoner with the children to
the camp Of the Indians. Of the further
fate of The children there is NJ mention Ill
rativc For herself, she sought to avail
herself OF the first opportunity to escape
She was but loosely guarded, and such an
opportunity soon presented itself. IN the
cauIp was pony Of more than ordinary
heetnes5, used only on special occasions, By
obtaining possession OF which undiscovered
she planned making her escape. HE
course OF her fight, she determined, would
be in the direction from which the Indians
had been bringing green corn, after an alb
sence OF six days, calculating to reach the
nearest settlement before her powers OF en-
durance. were exhausted The barking OF
the dogs compelled her 10 abandon her first
attempt at escape. The second attempt
was made on d stormy night, when the To-
dams and tbe dogs were In the huts. She
rode for three days and three nights, until
utterly worn out. Stopping TO rest, she
tied herself 10 the pony, and tel asleep.
She awoke 10 find herself again prisoner;
this time of small band Of hiowa Indians.
FROM them with the aid OF her pony, she
again escaped, and after long journey
reached the Sante Fe road, sixty miles east
of Cow Creek, Col Leavenworth quarters.
The Colonel gave her al escort TO Council
Grove, from whence she came to Lcaven-
worth
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a Miser suspects His Son Of Robbing
Him and Shoots Hlm-Te Afterwards


Attempts to Commit Suicide.
From the Peoria National Democrat, Feb II
A most shocking tragedy was enacted in
this county few miles south Of Peoria yes
terday. The circumstances are these:
Ralph Thornley,, an cd man, AID a
wealthy one, about one month since, lett
his house and went TO church, 1t being on
Sunday. There was no one left behind to
watch the house, he being wldoTer with
out a family, save one son, man grown,
who lived with him. He was known al
ways to have large sums OF money constant
ly on hand, as he loaned great deal, and
was very vain and boastiul. lie had fire.
quently exulted in the presence of his less
fortunate nelghbors thathe hadthree thou
sand dollars in gold.
/ When the Old man returned from church,
/ he, as usual, went immediately to his chest
TO see if his money was safe. when he found
i to bis horror and dismay, that his gold aud
! greenbacks, amounting in all to thlrty-tiVe
! hundred dollars, were gene. la looking
around the house he found that nothing
j else had been taken or disturbed, not even
} FIVE hundred dollars belonging 10 his
! son, which was in portmonle IN the
| pocket Of a coat which hung on the wall.
! This circumstance, together with the man
ner in which the house had been entered.
caused the old man to suspect that his son,
| Samuel Thornley,, was the thief. and this
! soon became the prevailing opinion IN the
neighborhood A few days since this sus-
piclon assumed more positive aspect, and
it was found that the son had purchased a
farm aud paid for it IN advance. 1ester-
day the old man armed himself with re-
voiyer and openly charged his son with
the theft. High words soon arose between
them, when the old man drew his pistol and
shot his son through the head, the ball en-
tering Just behind the ear and coming out
at the cheek he then but the weapon to his
own mouth, and shot himself, the bali com
! ing out at the back Of his head. They
both fell and were found by the Doighbors
and cared for. Strangely enough, they are
both alive, md the attending physician
gives it as his opinion that they will both
recover. The old man raves and swears be
cause he vas unsuccessful in his attempt to
! Kill his son, and woud even now finish the
job if he were able.
As man, he is very unpopular in his
neighborhood noisy and disputive, quarrel
some and uiserly He had but one idoi,
and that was the almighty dollar, which nc
worahipped with the ~iost impassioned fer
v0T. He was All Old and brave soldier, was
one Of W ellington's body guard, had fought
with him in all his battles On the Peninsula
and in Germany, and was presented with u
medal by Queen Victoria for Mcrit0rlous
cOudnct at Waterloo.
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OuING A VENqRILoouIsT We find this
bit of quiet fun in an English paper: "A
gentleman going down the river on steam
er, the engine of which was upon deck, be
sauntered out to see the working OF the
machinery. Near him stood a man appar-
emily bent on the same object. In few
moments a squeaking noise was heard on
the opposite side OF the engine: SEEING
the oil cana gigantic one by the way,
the engineer fought out the dry spot, and
to prevent further noise Of that kind liber-
ally applied the contents of the can to every
joint. All went on well for while, when
the squeaking was heard In another dlrec-
ton. The oiling process was repeated; but
as the engineer was coming quietly towards
the spot occupied by the gentleman and
the stranger he heard another squeak.
This time be detected the true cause OF the
difficulty The stranger was ventrlio-
quist. Walking straight up behind him,
he seized the astonshed joker by the nape
of the neck and emptied the contents Of the
can down his back. There, y said he, [
don't believe that old engine will squeak
again.
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Lung Diseaae.

Communicated for the Plot.
The processes of Inhalation. 50 AFRO
ganfiy put forth at the present time, can
have none other good, than to I'll the peck
cts o! those who practice it. Ut all the
numerous class OF pretenders, who effect to
cure Lung Diseases, this may justly be
considered, as ~ far, the most spectoaS
hunibug.
.'If this system Of treatment have any
effect at all, it must be of this kind The
air, passing through the bronchial tubes,
and tubioles, ultimately reaches the air
cells. Suppose the inhaled material, pos
sess stimulating qualities, it may, land is
certainly supposed 10, act upon the cap
pilaries. But what action does it produce
there? Ii tie circulation has been arrest
ed, and the blood remains s!agnant ia the
vessels, the utmost that can possibly result,
viii be the production of an osclllatory mo-
ton, such as is constantly seen in the frog 5
foot. which as it cannot lead TO any practi-
Cal result, will soon subside Anything
allied to renewed general circulation, BY
such agency, is altogether out Of the Qucs-
ton. The probability is, that SO far from
such effects taking place, as have been as
sumed, the action is specifically upon the
ar passages, and not the ar cells
'lrhalation would be far more likely to
be active on mucous surface than on q
tissue, devoid OF this membrace, which is
the case with the tabiioles and air cells As
an expectoraut and anodyne application, /
can understand that inhalation may give
re!ief-I only cannot believe that any per
inanent good IS to be derived from this
treatment. as cure for Tuberculosis. 1t
must be, in the nature Of things, altogether
inefficient and whatever effects it is ca!cu-
lated to produce, are not likely to be per-
manent But whilst the patient has been
coquoting with this system, valuable time
has been irrevocably lost ; and that disease,
which, in the first instance, would have
succouIbed to careful. legitimate and en-
lightened practice, may have made such
inr ad as TO render recovery hopeless, if
not impossib!e ~
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The Fenian Army.

The following order, designating the or
ganization of the Irish Republican Army,
with which the second invasion of Canada
is to be attempted, is just announced:
WAR DEPT FENIAN BROTHERHOOD, J
No. 705 BROADWAY, New York, :
January u, 1867.
GENERAL ORDERS No. 2-The follow
ing name and designation is hereby given to
the regiments OF Infantry of the IlSh Re-
publican Army, now under process OF or
ganIZatiOE, Wis:
The infantry enrolled in the states Of
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, will
compose the First regiment of infantry, |.
L. \. Those enrolled in Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, the Third regiment In New
York city and Brooklyn the Fourth and
Fifth regiments. In the east portion OF the
state of New York, east of line running
from Sacketts Harber to Ringhamton. in
GLIDING Albany, Troy, Utica, PEaltsburg
Ogden-burg, &c, &c, Sixth regiment and
all west of that line, including Buffalo,
Dunkirk, &c, &C., the Seventh regiment.
The Eighth regiment will Al present be LETT
vacant In New jersey and that portion Of
CHliSN ~ ANA ~ liiS tdcl VI lIiC Aot ' ma
river, the Ninth regiment. All Of Pennsyl-
vania lying west Of the Susquehanna river.
the Tenth regiment In Delaware, Mary
land and Virginia, the Eleventh regiment
La Ohio, the Twelfth regiment. Ia Indi-
ana and Kentucky. the Thirteenth regi-
ment In Illinois, the Fourteenth regiment
In Michigan, the Fifteenth regiment In
Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. the Six
teenth regiment. In Missouri and Kansas,
the Seventeenth regiment. In Tennessee,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
aud Alabama, the Eighteenth regiments.
Ia Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas
and Florida, the Nineteenth regiment In
Dakotah, Montana, Idaho, Washington and
Oregon, the Twentieth regiment In Ne
braska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California
and New Mexico, the Twenty first regiment,
l. Military inspectors, organizers and
centres Of circles in the above named states
and territories viii, Immediately, upon a
company being raised, forward the muster
rolls, properly flIed up, to these headquar-
tiers, when the letter Of the company VIII
be designated and forwarded
2 When authority 10 given to raise cayal-
ry or artillery companies, instructions rela-
tive to the number Of the regiment and let
ter Of the company will be issued from these
headquarters as soo,fas complete rolls OF
the same are received and approved.
BY command Of President VIM. r. Rob
erts. S. p SPEAR,
Adjutant- General and Acting Secretary
of War II Z
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nzvs- In view of the nrohable extensive u

rS~ In view of the probable extensive IN
crease Of immigration from Northern Eu-
rope, the Legislatures of several of the
Northwestern States are discussing propo-
sitions looking to scme action that shall Sc
cure to them some Of the benefits Of this
immigration In the Indiana Legislature 9
bill has been introduced for the appointment
Of Board of Emigration, consisting of five
members, for this purpose In the Mime
sofa Legislature it is proposed to print a
hundred thousand copies of pamphlet in
the English, German and Scandinavian
languages, setting forth the inducements
which that state presents to such emmi.
grants.
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Great Reform Demonstration in London.

London, February -, 1861
The reform demonstration on nionday
was a great success There were 10000
persons in the procession, and the streets
were lined with more than 200. 900 specta-
tors. American, French aud Italian flags
were carried IN the procession. During the
march the bands played Yankee Doodle,
Marsciilai>e. John Brown and the Garibal-
di hymn The Prince of Wales and Prince
Alfred observed the display from the Uni
ted Service Club, but their presence elicit
ed no cheers. A suberb ovation took place
at the American Embassy. All the men in
the procession took off their hats as they
passed The following notices, literally
displayed on the banners, Indicate the senti-
ment OF the people: mo surrender
Liberty" Equality" FRATERNITY"
MANHOOD Suffrage, ;" 'Serfdom is Infa-
NOUS" THE voice Of the people cannot be
opposed with safety" ''Disobedience to
Tyrants is Duty to God, y Taxation with
ont representation is tyranny, Liberty to
those who dare demand it, Trust God,
and keep your powder dry. y
The procession marched to Agricultural
Hall, where an immense meeting was Eeld.
+ About 80, 600 persons were present. A let
ter was received from John Stuart Mill
Mr. ODonahue, Mr.. Potter and Mr.. Tay-
lor, all members Of Parliament. made
speeches. Resolutions were passed de-
nouncng Derby Government and demand
ing manhood suffrage.
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THE New YORK RADICAL LEGISLATURE.
Discussing the question of bribery in pub
lie Office, and in the manner in which it is
protected and promoted, the New York
Times says of the legislature Of that state
''No bill with money in it., (as the
phrase runs, can be passed except through
the direct bribery of members. No matter
how just the case may be, no matter how
large the interest involved, no matter how
deeply the public welfare may be concern
ed, not step can be taken, until the votes
and support OF certain members have been
secured. We know this to be true; and,
if the shutting out testimony were repealed,
it could be proved.
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A PERuoUs CRAFT Yesterday after
noon large cake Of ice, apparently 600 or
800 feet in length and nearly half as wide,
was seen at about the middle of the river,
Heating down stream, upon which were
three dogs, apparently of the Newfound-
land species, the other being small one,
and all were jumping and playing upon the
ice as though unconscious Of the danger of
their position. When the cake of ice was
about opposite Woodward avenue, three
men started out in small boat to rescue
the unfortunate CANNES, but. when they
reached tho perilous craft the dogs respond
ed to their kindness by merely growing
and barking at them. All efforts to coax
them into the boat proved unavailing, when
one of the men got upon the cake Of ice
and endeayored to secure one or all OF them,
but without success. The men, after con-
siderable exertion 10 rescue the animals,
returned, and the latter were allowed to
continue their voyage without further mo :
| HESITATION. Detroit tribune, Monday
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MORE RADICAL SWISDLING. The ex-
listing tariff upon salt, which every North
Western farmer and mechanic must have, is
$50 per cent. The new tariff puts it at
200 per cent. and the Salt Mouopolists-
less than fifty firms in the whole Uoion-
wants it made $50 per cent. Judge Howe,
and his co workers in iniquity from thls
State, all favor Sailing it to our folks in
Wisconsin for the benefit of the Salt Mon
opolists
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EXTRA ORDINARY LONGEVITY The Rich
mond Examiner contains the following:-
''Aunt Milly," colored woman, and form
erly belonging to Captain James NJ. Har-
ris, near Rockfsh Gap, in Nelson county,
Va, died at the residence Of that gentle
man on the 18th inst, in the 136th year OF
her age. She was born in l73l in the be-
ginning Of the reign of George II. She
was a cotemporary of Pope, Swift, and Boil
ing broke-thoush probably she never heard
of them. A colored woman, named Caro-
line James, died in Richmond, on Tuesday,
at the advanced age Of 80 years She was
married but once, and was the mother of
thirty FIVE children She was slave until
the evacuation of Richmond, and was the
property at that time Of MIR. Benjamin
Pitcher.
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rTn One of the safest crimes a man can
commit nova days, is that of murder. The
thief aud the burglar are punished with
imprisonment, the forger is made to feel
the severest penalty of the law, but the
murderer and murdercss go unwhipt of
justice altogether David Bonham who
killed a man in Waukesha county, in the
early history Of this State, and who was
convicted and sentenced to be hung, was
not hung but is now President protein, of the
Missouri Senate. Miss Harris went all the
way to Washington to kill and did Kill
Burroughs because he refused to mars
her. and was acquitted of all crime. Had
she stolen one hundred dollars of his mo
ney. she would have been in prison, but as
she only killed him, she goes scot free.
Mollie Trussell who shot George Trussel
last fall in Chicago and was sentenced tC
one years Imprisonment, has been pardon
cd by the Governor of Illinois
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rsa Gen. Bertram. Postmaster Of Water.

rsa. Gen. Bertram, Postmaster Of Water
town, has received Il letter from New Bufa-
10, Mich, stating that an old lady who had
lately died at that place confessed, on her
death bed, having been a party to a muir
der committed near Watertown about six
teen years ago. The victim was a peddler
and many Of the old residents Of that city
recollcct his mysterious disappearance,
which vas never satisfactorily accounted
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The INFAMOUS TARIFF SwINDLE The
Portage Register tradical) rather malicious
ly calls attention to the fact about the
atrocious tariff bill that Senator Doolittle
voted against it. while Senator Howe voted
Cor ii. +"
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A GROWING CfTY.-The editor of the
Grant County Witaess has been on visit to
Galcpa, H., and made the following OBJ
scryations:
The chief production Of the city at pres
ent appears to be babies Ia every house,
at least where such a mysterious parsonage
gould consistently and properly come, their
delightful squalls may be heard -
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Eea- Industry needs no protection other
than ''lair field and no favor" 1t can
work its own salvation out, if let alone
Free Trade and Equa! Taxation should be
the watchword Of the labofing class death
10 New England Monopoly and Protection,
the ccunterSign.
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E0p For interesting reading matter seq
next Iage.
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The following order, designating the Or
ganization of the Irish Republican Army,
with which the second invasion of Canada
is to be attempted, is Just announced: