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Year: 1860

Fayette IrtiItsry This old and valued corps
is increasing III numbers, under the command
of Col. Cabell aud now that some thirty OF
lis members are uniformed and ready for ser
vice, its ranks may be expec ted to fill rapidly
A good Artillery is essential in times of war,
and should be fostered by all classes.
Year: 1860

Qua Town Commissioners, we see, have
purchased iron posts similar to those in the
cities. through which TO extend the gas pipes.
for the purpose our lighting of streets of dark
nights. One is placed at each principal cross
ing. This is an improvement which our pc.
destrians will doubtless appreciate on the dai <
rainy nights OF the coming winter. We cup.
pose they will be ready for use when the gas
is turned on to the tOwn--an event to trans
pire sometime in December.
Year: 1860

WINTER GRAIN.-The grain fields of this
county never presented more luxurant an
Pearanc0, at this season of the year, than now;
The grain was sown in good season, and came
up in time 10 obtain fair growth. The crop
is now in good condition to resist the effects
OF the frosts and SHOWS OF the coming winter.
Year: 1860

A Doc NOT PROPERTY.-It has been decided
BY the Courts of this State, that dog ia not
property and that no bill Of indictment, char
glng the theft of a dog can be sustained. If
the dog has collar on and is stolen the thief
can be indicted for stealing the collar.
Year: 1860

AZ We understand that Mr.. Mack, in
his speech at the pole raising, in Sibley.
town, on Thursday evening. made refer
ence to our charge against the county for
the publication Of the last delinquent list.


If that matter is to be an issue in the
coming campaign in this county, we now
tell Mr.. Mack. and any other fresh dsma-
gogue, that we will meet him or them any
where. and at all times, and explain to the
people this charge. aud prove to them th at
it was reasonable in every particular and
much less than charged by any other pa.
per in the State for the same amount oil
work We piH shOp that the editor Of The
Journal charged the city Of Tere Haute. for
the same kind of odpertising, MORE THAN
TWICE AS MUCH As WE CHARGED THE COUNT Y
OF VIGol


Does Mr.. Mack desire to go before the
people Of this county on this question: Il
perhaps for his own consistency
understand perfectly what he is talking
about, before he again ventures on thi'
subject.


This is a personal matter between our
self and the county and we court and de
fly an investigation.


We have not charged the county on
cent too much for any work We ever did 70
it, aud no man or set of men shall z,
among this people and misrepresent us il
this or any other particular.
We will give this matter further atten
tion whenever circumstances require IL.
Year: 1860

The GAMg.-The Democracy no longer
pretend to discuss principles before the
people or through their paper. They know
that to enlighten the people is to convert
them to Repubicanism


The northern wing Of the party has
adopted platform, susceptible Of two
fold construction, one to suit the north the
other TO suit the south. The platform it
self is an out and out pro slavery slavery
extension--slave code affair declaring the
right of Slave holders 10 carry their slaves
into the Territories. This they openly
avow, when pined down to the point
But in all their stump speeches, they
sedulously avoid the least allusion to their
platform. but spout and froih Popular
Sovereignty" "The rights of the people
to govern themselves" THE gur.reat
pur.rincipal' and the Little Giant" thence
to "abolition" negro equality" and the
whole vocabulary of Democratic black
guardism.


Why don't they publish Johnson's 3
speechee and resolutions. They treat
Johnson badly.
Year: 1860

In speech delivered near Boston the
other day. Mr.. Douglas used the follow ing
language:


IL We only remain faithful to that fun.
dar1ental principle. popular Sovereignty
and leave the people of each State and each
Territory free To manage their own domes-
tic affairs in their opn toay. without inter
fering with those Of their neighbors, there
can be peace forever between the North
and the South. East and the West.


Now contrast this with the follow wing ex
tract from the same mans speech. at New
Orleans. in December, 1858:


Slares are regarded AS PROPERTY, and
placed on an EQUAL FOOTING with all
other property. Hence the owner of 81 laves,
the same as the owner Of any other species
of property HAS A RIGHT TO REMOVE
TO ANY TERRITORY AND CARRY
HIS PROPERTY WITH HIM.


These two statements--the one made
near Boston aud the other in New Orleans
show what effect climate has upon an
Office seeker.
Year: 1860

ANOTHER EsrINArK.--The following O..
innate OF the procession made upon actual
count at the corner Of 9th and Wabash
streets, was handed to Us after We had
made up our estimate by . responsible
Year: 1860

Bs5- Improvements in our city are steadi.
ly progressing We notice the sidewalks
on several streets have been lately much
improved and extended by our city authori-
ties, greatly to the advantage Of pedestri-
rians. A new bridge has been built across
the marsh below Swantown, on the county
road, and with little more labor expended
on the road, we shall soon hav ca fine ave-
nue. Of travel along that portion of the bay.
The removal Of stumps and the grading of
streets this fall has greatly improved the
appearance Of the place, and although
there remains great deal in that line, yet
we can congratulate ourselves with being
as well provided with good streets and
sidewalks as any place in the Territory.
There have also been numerous improve
ments in building in various parts of the
city, among the most conspicuous of which
is the erection Of the new livery stable on
Main street by CHAs. GRANGER.
Year: 1860

THE WAR IN CHINA.-A letter from a
distinguished source, just received at Wash
ington, says that the Chinese will not yield
to the French and English forces without
desperate struggle, They are represent
ed as being but poorly supplied With means
to resist the European enemy, their small
weapons being, for the most part, match
locks and bows and arrows. That the
Allies will reach Pekin there can be no
doubt The success which awaits them,
together with the progress of the rebels,
Justihes the writer in the startling an
nouncement that the Chinese Empire is on
the eve of dissolution 1t does not appear
that our public functionaries in that part
Of the world are acting in pursuance of any
special instructions, while it is stated that
the Russian Ambassador had had, an inter
view with our own, and both we're ON the
most friendly terms.
Year: 1860

sSr The people Of Portland appear to
begetting back to first principle" BY a
recent act Of the legislature, the members
Of the city council receive no remuneration,
that portion Of the charter relating to their
payment having been repealed. The city is
nov in the enjoyment Of mayor and coun-
oil without salary; city printer without
pay, free gas lights, and large revenue.
Year: 1860

HEAVY THUNDER AND LIGHrNrNG.-On
Monday night last we were visited with q
rain storm Of unusual severity, accompa-
MED with very heavy thunder and light
ming. The flashes of lightning were ex'
ceedingly bright and almost incessant.-
We believe It extended all over the coun-
try, as we hear of the occurrance in every
direction, although doing no damage but
in one instance The house Of Mr.. CYREL
WARD, Of Miami Prairie, in this county,
was struck, pratially stunning Mr.. and
Mrs. WARD The current struck the chin
ney on the north side OF the residence, fol-
lowing it to within three feet of the ground,
where it separated into two Branches
One Of them, attracted by a steel shovel,


branched of to the east part Of the build
ing and entered the ground, killing a kit
ten and shattering some plank in its pas
sage. This current passed within very
short distance Of the bed occupied by Mr..
and Mrs WARD. The other branch followed
to the western side and entered the ground,
breaking mirror in its progress. Another
current is supposed to have been attracted
by the pipe Of stove, standing in close
proximity to the eastern side Of the build
ing, and following it struck the floor, max.
ing large aperuture through it. Both
currents probably struck at the same time.
Year: 1860

CAPsIzED.-The little sloOp Sylp6 and a
large sail boat were both capsized by a
heavy gust of wind on Thursday, while try
ing their sailing qualities on the bay. No
damage except good wetting to two OF
three on board, who were soon rescued by
other boats.
Year: 1860

DS~ We advise all who are in want Of
any thing in the Saddle or Harness line, to
give our friend KELLErT, on Main street, a
call. He will be found at the shop lately
occupied by VIM. Wright able and willing
to supply all wants.
Year: 1860

Doubtless the Government will now see
when it is too late, the necessity for the
Military Post at Fort Boisse; which has
not even been commenced yet, although we
have reason to believe an appropriation
was made by Congress some time since for
that purpose.


There are little grounds for believing that
Expeditions merely, will suffice to reduce
these maraudng saVages and to keep them
in subsection. Until that country is per-
manently occupied by the troops and every
murderer properly punished, there can be
no security from their continued outbreaks.
The season is too far advanced to commence
operations on a large scale; however, all
that can possibly be done at present will
no doubt be effected by Col. Wright and
the troops under his command, and we
hope that the present expedition will short
y be able to give a good account on its re-
turn.


Since the above was "set up" we have
received further and more reliable advces
from the scene of the late massacre in the
Snake country; representing that affair in
much more favorable light than at first
reported. From the last account we gath
er that but ten we're killed by the Indians;
six men, three women and one child.


1t is believed that the man Schrieder who
brought in the first account of the massa-
ere, did not stop to count the number of
killed, but left as fast as a good horse could
carry him.


The remainder of the emigrauts are max
ing their way in, but slowly, as they have
lost their train and animals


The Indians having accomplished their
object, the possession of the train, showed
no disposition to molest the remainder of
the party, but made off at once with their
booty.


The hostile disposition of the Snake
tribe, as shown in the events that have
transpired in their country within the last
few months, demonstrate the necessity of
establishing Military Posts in that portion
of Oregon. That this is a necessity we'll
known to the war department, is evident
from the fact, that last year orders were
issued directing fort to be established at
or near Fort Boisse, which would place a
large portion Of the emigrant road passing
through the Snake country under the super
vision Of the troops.


The necessity for this fort is now more
apparent than at the time that order was
issued, and we hope the war department
will issue the proper orders to that effect
at once, and that they will be carried into
immediate execution.


With Military stations in this country,
one near the "camas grounds" and one
near the Fisheries" these Indians must in
a short time, be forced to submit or starve
Their mountain Businesses will not then
avail them in avoiding punishment for their
misdeeds, the whole force of the Military,
can be promptly brought to bear on them,
and they must sue for peace or be driven
from their country Vancouver Chronicle
Oe. IL.
Year: 1860

Inefficient POsTNAsrERs We understand thai
during the past week several bags Of mail matter
intended for Portland, have been left along the
overland route between this place and Yrvka, in
consequence Of some Of the pOstmasters neglect.
ing to be on hand upon the arrival Of the stage.


[rhc above is from the Portland Daily Aduer.
tiSer Of the goth uIt It is complaint number
one, and has not come any sooner than We antic.
ipated. The first time drafts or treasure to the
amount Of thousand dollars or upwards are
sent BY the overland route, we expect to hear Of
mail or express robbery. By the way, we
have had no mail for three weeks from Calfor-
mia, and we wish the negligent pOstmasters
would hurry up the matter that belongs 10 us.
We arc fearful it will sprOut before We get it,
Year: 1860

aeg@ large and appreciative audience
were present last night at the entertainment
of Mr.. WINCHELL, at Crescent City Hall, and
all seemed to enjoy themselves to the utmost
in Witnessing his truly wonderful perform
auces. He will give another entertainment
at the same place this evening, and we are
sure none who know how to enjoy hearty
laugh, will fail to be present.
Year: 1860

FOr-washing fine and elegant eolors.
the Scientific American advises ladies'
to boil some bran in rain water, and use
the liquor cold Nothing. can equal itfOr
ease upon color and for cleaning cloth
Year: 1860

WIsooNsIN.-The black republican de.
feat In the election of Chief Justice in Wis.
consln is bitter pill for their paaty. The
issue was squarely made upon the great
question between the Democracy and the
black repubicans-the very issue to be pre-,
sented in the Presidential election Judge
Dixon was nominated by the Democrats
and was bitterly opposed by the black re,
pubicans, and his election is Democratic
vlctory--a triumph of the Constitution and
the Union over sectional abolshisln, nullifi,
cation and treason. The blacks try to break
the force aud effect of their defeat by as.
serting that Judge Dixon is a republican.
Ii that were the fact it would not help their
case at all, as it would show that their own
party cannot be induced to support at the
polls their reasonable principles. But such
is not the fact The Chicago Times says
"hc has not the slightest taint of repupli
canism iD his political principles. He is
from an old Vermont Democratic family
his father and all his brothers are Democrats.
And he is a Democrat, and nothing else,
having never voted in his life republican
ticket"
Year: 1860

From the goth of May next, DR.. H. Lawrence
will be absent from the city on professional bust
ness Those wishing his services before he leaves
will Oblige by calling at their earliest convenience.
Year: 1860




From the speech lately made in the Sen,
ate of the United States by the Hon. JEFF
Davis, we extract the following finished par.
agraphs:


Mr.. President, briefly and reluctantly
referred, because the subject had been intro
duced, to the attitude of Mississippi on a
former occasion. I will now as briefly say
that in 1851 and in 1860 she was and is
ready to make every concession which it be.
comes her to make to the welfare and the
safety of the Union. IF, on former occa.
sion, she hoped too much from fraternity,
the responsibility rests upon those who fail,
ed to fulfil her expectations. She still clings
to the Government as our fathers formed it.
She is ready to-day and to morrow, as in her
past though brief yet brilliant history, to
maintain that Government in all its power,
and to vindicate its power with all the means
she possesses. l say brilliant history; for
it was in the very morning of her existence
that her sons on the plains of New Orleans
were announced in general orders to have
been the admiration of one army and the
wonder Of the other. That we had division
in relation TO the measures enacted in 1850,
is true that the Southern rights men be-
came the minority in the election which re-
suited, is true; but no figure Of speech could
warrant the Senator in speaking Of them as
subdued as coming to him or anybody else
for quarter. l deemed it offensive when in.
dcated, and the scoru with which repelled
it at the time has only sOftened into con-
tempt.


Our flag was never borne from the field.
We carried itin the face of defeat. We had
Year: 1860

The Hon. w. Brooke addressed the Opposition
meeting last Monday night, and although he is
known to be one Of the best stump speakers in
the State, we tAink he made rather poor effort,
and the reason Of it was, he had no foundation
to build on, and it was tedious tiresome and
except he fred up a little when he said that edi-
tors of newspapers and pot-houss politicians
would try to make the people believe that Bell
and Everett were not sound. He seemed to know
that such charge might be made and sustained
by the record and tried to break the force Of what
editors would say by affecting to disregard their
allegations. In our humble opinion, information
received from editors and small politicians is
about as reliable as that which comes from big
Dengue politicians. But as we now have Mr..
Brooke upon our side we have no doubt that on the
first opportunity he will retrieve all the honors
lost on the last occasion.


After Mr.. Brooke closed, Judge Gibbs was
lo0dly called for, and made his appearance upon
the stand We regret our reporter was not
present, for we would like to have given the
speech in full to our readers, but it is, we can
but barely allude to Is. Judge Gibbs commenced
by saying that he lad taken no part in party pol
,itics since the old Whig party was swallow
ed up by the Know Nothing party-that he could
rot join the latter, for he was opposed to mixing
up politics with religion, and the consequence
was that for the last FIVE or siz years he had been
floating about loosely and mjscelaueOusly, but
he. thought the time bad now come when be could
with prepriety ''pitch I'M Withan air Triumph,
he asserted that Bell was pure patriot, and emf
nently conservative man; thathe had been true
friend to the South, and that he had clean record
The Judge evidently showed that while he had
been floating around miscellaneously, he had
grown quite rusty in political history. We think
Mr.. Bells record is as foul as a cage of unclean
birds. He voted for the reception Of abolition
petitions-aganst the admission Of q slave State
against the; repeal of the odious
Missouri restriction If such a course constitutes
o man friend to the South we say God deliver
us from our friends. Fhe truth is, Mr. Bell has
had his eye on the Presidential chair for the last
twenty years. and has been looking to the North
to place him in it, aud uponevery qnestiOn'where
the rights of the South have been involved he
has voted with our Northern enemies. ~ 4


~ AFNAc1
Year: 1860

ARKANSAS FREE NEGROES. Arkan
sas free negroes who have left the State
under computation of the law, find it diff.
cult to select place of refuge.


They say in an appeal for help that In.
diana shuts her doors upon them. Illinois
denies prairie homes to them. Oregon will
not receive them, and Minnesota is debating
whether or not she shall admit them. They
complain of being forced into cold climate
suddenly from warm one, and present a
sad picture of the distress that they suffer
If their iDjudicious friends in the free States
had let them alone, it is squite likely that
they would have been still enjoying their
freedom unmolested in the South.
Year: 1860

Rumors are rife in Jersey City of nature
seriously duplicating certain persons doing
business with the New York Bay Cemetery,
The practice is said TO be to place a number
of cofins in vault until some ten or twelve
have accumulated, and subsequently, to re,
move the bodies, which are buried by whole
sale in pine box. The more expensive
collins are taken back to the ware rooms and
are re-sold to customers. There is to be an
Investigation.
Year: 1860

When an alarm was given the other night,
in Boston, a sailor in boarding house on
Fore street, in his anxiety to get to tie fire be-
fore his companions, got out of his window
on to the roof of an adjoining building, and
from thence jumped to the sidewalk, a dis,
tance of about eighteen feet They footing
was rather uncertain, and his face came in
contract with the sidewalk, and he was pref
ty badly cut up. He was taken up and car.
ried in, and after the application of proper
remedies, some one asked him what he had
been about. "Ohl" said he, 81 started to
go to the fire, but afterward changed my
mindw
Year: 1860



 In the following narration beg the pub lie to believe that have no ulterior purpose to accomplish, that enter upon no Quixotic tilt, and that do not claim any new revel- ation to me of the relation between evil hab- it's here aud retribution hereafter. l have no expectation or desire to frighten this world into propricty And 1 may as well state, that am not, so far as l am aware, connected with any of the so-called moral reform societies, as agent, reformed specimen, or otherwise. The narrative am about to make, differs from most others of it's kind in one important particular-it is true.

 In the winter of 1850 I was member of one of the leading Colleges of this country. was in moderate circumstances pecuniarily, though was perhaps better furnished with less fceting riches than many others. Twas an inccssant and indiscriminate reader of books. For the solid sciences l had no par ticular fancy, but with mental modes and habits, and especially with the eccentric and fantastic in the intellectual and spiritual op- erations 1 was tolcrabIy familiar. All the

 literature of the supernatural was as real to me as the laboratory of the chemist, where 1 saw the continual struggle of material sub- stances to evolve themselves into more vol atie, less palpable and coarse forms. My imagination, naturally vivid, stimulated by such repasts, nearly mastered me. At times I could scarcely tell where the material ceased and the immaterial began, (if l may so express it); so that once and again 1 walked, as it seemed, from the solid earth onward upon an impalpable plain, when l heard the same voices, think, that Joan oi Arc heard call to her in the garden at Dom Remy. She was inspired, however, while only lacked exercise. 1 do not mean this ir any literal sense; 1 only describe a state oi mind. Twas at this time of spare habit excitable temperament. l was ambitious, proud, and extremely sensitive. l cannot deny that had seen something of the world and had contracted about the average bad habits of young men who have the sole care of themselves, and rather bungle the matter It is necessary to this relation to admit that had seen trife more of what is called life than young man ought to see, but al this period l was not only sick of my experi ence, but my habits were as correct as those Of any Pharisee in our college, ana we had some very favorable specimens of that an- cient sect.

 Nor can deny that at this period of my life was in peculiar mental condition. well remember an illustration of it. sa, writing late one night, copying an article fo, "My Grandmother's Review" (publishei near Boston )-a merely manual task, leay ing my thoughts free. It was in June, sul try night, and about midnight wind arose pouring in through the open windows full 0 mournfnl reminiscence, not o: this, but e other summers. The same wind that D Quincy heard at noon day in midsummer blowing through the room where he stood, mere boy, by tho side of his dead sister, wind centuries old. As I wrote on mechal ically became conscious of a presence in tn room, though did not lift my eyes from tn paper on which I wrote. Gradually cam to know that my grandmother dead so lon
Year: 1860

The New York correspondent of the New Orleans Delta says that on the day of the Japanese reception, a charming young maid en and her enterprising lover took advan- tage of the occasion 10 make successful elopement. They had been separated by parents stern decree, and while seemingly submissive had been secretly plotting. Or the passage from Brooklyn to an eligible position upon Broadway the dan,scl managed to become separated from her kindred She at once turned and sped as fast as possible toward the Jersey ferry :; passing the kuol- con, she reached Philadelphia in company with the man whom she married very soon after arriving. Having written pleasing. ly penitent letter to the parents, the ne"ly married sailed for Europe by the next steamer. -