Qe .JPmbb Cribmtt r ALTOONA, TA. -.- ■ i THTOBDAT, AUGUST 30, 1860. WgUWtareportiware unknown torn, our role for advvr {ling |a to require payment in ad vance, or « guarantee from known persona. It it therefore uaelen for all inch to aend U» advertisement* oflfcring,to-pay at the end of three or six months, Where advprttoemejiU are accompanied with the mosey, whether one, five or tan dollars, w# will give the advertiser the Sail benefit of cashratea. g. M. PETTENGBLI, & CO,, Advertising Agents, 119 Nassau street, New Tork, and Ift State atreet, Boston, are the Agents tor the Altoona JWlwm, and the moat influential -and largest circulating Newspapers in the United States and the Canadas. They are authorised to contract for oe at onr lotoMt rates. . Official Beply to Xord John Bussell. Last week we noticed that Lord John Bussell kadi-made a proposition for the abolition of the slave-trade by substituting Coolies for African slaves in those places wbere it is considered too waifn for .srhlte,persons to perform labor. The ;Staie Department, throngh -W. H. Fresoott, jaot- IngSecretary of State, made a reply which has been pretty generally published. It states that tbe'President agrees perfectly with the British government in its estimation of the slave trade, andtbat he has long entertained the opinion tbit the African slave-trade will never be sup pressed whilst the efforts for that purpose are oonifined to the pursuit and capture of slavers between the coast of Africa and the Islands of Cuba. To effect anything positive or permanent, he thinks, the barraccoons on the African coast i must be broken up, and the slavers prevented from landing their cargoes in Cuba, or if land ed,the slaves must be followed into the interi- or and, set free from the purchasers. Whenever Her Majesty’s Government shall think proper, in Its discretion, to enforce the provisions of the treaty wiih-JSpnin, referred to by Lord John Bussell, “by which the Spanish crown' under took to abolish the slave trade, and accepted a a sum of $2,000,000 .loanable it the more easi- ly jto do so,” then,, and not till then, in the Presi dent's will the African slave trade with the Island of Cuba bo abolished. But with this the Government of the United States has no right to interfere. While holding these views, however, the President does not give his assent tb /the. propositions -submitted, for the reason : to do-so would devolve the necessity of a treaty with Spain, ta enable the cruisers of-the V. 8. to.enter the waters of Cuba within » marine league of the shore, and as the govern ment of Spain has already complained of the cruisers of the U. S. entering and capturing slavers within the Cuban waters, it is likely .that it Would grant such treaty.' Secondly— la regard to detecting slaves imported contrary tp law by meansof registration, be says that the U. 8: could not ask Spain : to pass such a laiw, but even if it were otherwise, such laws wpuidhave no practical effect, for the reason that the price of sugar and the demand for labor afford the slave trader profits which enables him to corrupt;the authorities whose duty it is to thwart and defeat his criminal enterprises, con sequently, it would be vain to expect the regis trars throughout .the country to counteract the policy Of their superiors by faithfully perform ing the|r duty. Thirdly— In regard to the plan of emigration from China he says he cannot share in the. anticipations of Her Britanio Miyes ty’s Government that the Coolie trade can be put on any such footing as will relieve it of , those features of fraud and violence which render the; details of its prosecution scarcely less horrible than those of the middle passage; and he is of opinion that it would exert a most deleterious, influence upon every part of this country to im- jiort into it-Ghineae coolies as laborers. In the States where the institution of domestic slavery exists,these heathen coolies would demoralize the peaceful, contented, and orderly slaves, .very many of Whom are sincere Christians. In the Free States they would be brought into compe tition with our own respectable and industrious laborers, whether of native or forcing birth, who constitute so large a portion of our best citizens. Tax .Gpvkbnou Bobbed. —Not longsince.says v tjie Harrisburg Telegraph, Governor Packer had occasion to visit his cellar, and to hu.dismay discovered that-some .person had stolen jus en tire stock of liquors. - Suspicion rested on a confidential young manwbo was chief butler U> the Governor, and being traced up, he recovered •bout qne hnndred dollars worth of liquors, mod about twohly-ffve dollars in money, the receipts ibrthe portion sold. This is the story In gen enloiroulation. . . Nxw Daily. —We have reouyed a copy of a new. ditily paper, styled (he DaUjf jSMt Seniuid, published at Harrisburg, by W. IX Earnest & Co. It is an earnest advocate of Stephen A. Douglas, and violently opposes a fusion with the Breckinridge party on the electoral ticket. The paper is edited with much ability. Whether three daily papers can foe sustained in Harris -1 burg is a question yet to be decided. Another Candidate. —We notice thatameet ihg of influential Democrats has been called at Leonardtown, Mxl., for the Ist of September, for {ho purpose of placing Chief Justice Taney, of Maryland, and Judge Samuel Nelson, of New Vork, formally before the country as the Demo cratic candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency. It is not likely that ibis move ment trill amount to much. Chief Justice Taney Is too old to be looking after the Presidency. • most dangerous of all lerellen is a Willson’s Sieiks of School Readies: —We have received a cop; each of 'Mamins Willson’s series of Readers, intendedfor families, schools andacademies, and we have given* thenf a mum' ful and impartial examination, for the reason that there are so many series of Readers now claiming the patronage of the public, «nd the changes so often* mode by shbol besfdwih adop ting different? series make it a&eavy thx upon parents, as well as confusing contiguous districts. Upon examination; and comparison, we have no hesitation in saying that the series above referred to are superior to any we have yet seen, and this we think must be the opinion of all wbo take the time to examine them. The arrange ment of this series is most complete and* capti vating—complete, because they commence with the small things, to which the attention of children is first drawn, and lead gradually on, step by step, to the highest branches of English education—captivating, because they are cm helished with engravings,-of the finest quality, of beasts, birds,; reptiles, men, machinery, scenes, &o„ exactly suited to the lesson follow ing, which heightens-the desire of the scholar to read and study the lesson. They take np a child, almost at the cradle, and carry it right along np the bill at an easy grade. Each suc cessive les son creates a desire to reach the next, and thos tfae child is led on pleasantly, and al most''without knowing it, until-it has attained a a knowledge of al l that could be imparted by such, a series of books. We give below an ex tract from the Baltimore Ckrutian Advocate, which distinctly conveys an idea of the contents of theseSeadere, and shows what others think of them:— In the series now before ns the author has aimed not on- ly to tarnish all the necessary requisites for teaching read ing as an “Art,” and to teach it by the formation of cor re :t habits early in the pupil’s course, but he has combined with this objeet the nobleroneof imparting alargesmonnt of useful knowledge without detracting from the interest and variety which reading-hooks for the yonhg should pos sess. It was-a novel< idea to embrace the entire range of Natoral ! Histonr and the-Phyalcal Sciences in the plan of a series of Behoof'Readers for children; and it would doubt less, at first view,/strike most educators' that it would be impossible, on sufch a plan, to introduce sufficient variety of reading msttep to interest children, and to subserve the necessary purposes of rhetorical instruction; hut Judging from the numbers of the series thus fkr published, all the objects aimed at, but'seldom accomplished in our ordinary Reading Books, will be folly attained by Mr. Willson, and Others still moire important. Teachers can hardly imagine the variety and value of the miscellaneous reading matter which the author has appropriately interwoven in the de partments of Natural History and Physical Science, for the purpose of giving them additional interest, and illustrating and enforcing their principles; nor will they be prepared to find pictorial tllastratlbns so beautlfrii, and that teach so mneb, as those contained in these Roden.' We can hon estly. and with confidence, commend, these books to the iavorabie consideration of aU teachers—not only those of the higher schools, bnt ail who have children to instruct, hawever young; for shey are adapted to all prudes of pu pils, and no less to family than to scnool use. Indeed, of all the Juvenile books, with which we are acquainted, we know none more interesting, or more useful in their in fluences than tbs Primer, and First and Second Renders of this scries; while, os books designed to teach children the art of reading, we believe them to be far in advance of any other Primary Readers. The higher numbers of the series are valuable additions to any library. As to that impor tant consideration—the moral character of our school books—we would say that these readers are not only of a high-moral tone, bnt of decidedly Christian influences; and we observe with ranch satisfaction that the author has con stantly availed himself of the opportunities which the va i ions departments of Natural History so abundantly pre sent, of leading the minds of puptla “from Nature up to Nature’s God.” We would not speak disparagingly of any of the Readers now in use in our schools, as all of them have their good qualities, nevertheles we would like to see Willson’s series adopted, be lieving, as we dp, that they are superior to all others yet published. - Alexander Clark, editor of Clark's School Vis itor, is general Agent for the sale of Wilson’s Readers in this State,, and will supply all orders on short notice and reasonable terms. The Readers can be seen and examined at our office. , Congressional Conference. At a meetingj; of the Congressional Conferees of the 18th Congressional District, held in Johns town. on Thursday, August 28d, I 86 0; the fol lowing conferees were present. Blair county—Seth B. McCune, Jos. Smith, David T. Caldwell. Cambria county—Jacob M- Campbell, Wm. H. Gardner, H. J. Boberts. Huntingdon county—Hays Hamilton, George A. Steele, P. M. Bare. Somerset county—John Enable, Wm. A. Ogle, S. B. Marshal. On motion of John Enable, Jacob M. Camp bell was chosen President, and B. B. Marshal, Secretary. On motion of Wm. H. Gardner; the conferees proceeded to place in nomination a candidate to represent the EYHIth district in Congress. Mr.rSmith nominated S. S, Blair, of Blair Co. Mr. Ogle , “ ' Ed. Scull, ofSomerset “ On, motion of H. J. Boberts,, the nominations were closed. Whereupon the conferees pro ceeded to ballot with the following result: S. S. Blair received 9 votes. Ed. Scull “ 8 . “ On motion, of Mr. Ogle, the nomination of S. S. Blair was made unanimous. .On of Mr. Gardner, a committee con sisting of Messrs. Gardner. Ogle and Smith, were appointed to inform Mr. Blair of bis nomination, Thecommittee retired, and after a few minutes returned, accompanied by Mr! Blair, who, hav ing .been informed of his nomin&tiou, entertain ed the: Conference in a neat and appropriate speech, returning thanks to the Conference for the'mdrk of confidence reposed in him, and for the endorsement of his course in the present Congress. . Cto motion adjourned. '' JACOB M. CAMPBELL, Pres’t. B. R. Uabsbau., Seo’y. ' r V Mistakes of thk Pxxss.—The most laugha ble ;»toe of **nustakes of the printer’’ is that where (here had been two> articles prepared for the papcw, (one concerning a sermon preached by an eminent divine and the other about the freitka of a mad dog,) but unfortunately .the foreman “misled” them, making the following laughable eontretempt: . “ The Bev. James Thomson,reotor of St. An drew’s Church, preached to a large concourse of people bn Sunday last This was his last sermon. In a few weeks be will bid farewell to bis congregation, as bis physician advises him to-cross the Atlantic. He exhorted bis breth ren and sisters, and after the expiration of a de vout prayer, took a whim to cut up some fran tick freaks. Be ran up Timothy street to John son, hud down Benefit street to College. At this stage of the proceedings, a couple of boys seized him, and tied a tin kettle to bis tail, and he again started. A great crowd collected, and for a time there was a grand scene of noise, run ning and confusion. After some trouble, be was shot by a Jersey policeman.” . Secret Sessions. —lt is a fact little known that for the first five years of on? government, the United States Senate always sat in secret. The first time the doors were opened for public discussion was on the right of Albert Gallatin to a seat in the Senate. The seat was contested on the ground that Mr Gallatin had not been, as the Constitution required* sine years a «iti »n of the United S tates. When Parson Brownlow will jolnthe Democratic Party. stores and hotels of the hist claw would .Iw a prsdita-1 Df, EOtO&’S InflUXtilO CordisL acquisition to many of the southern cities at j it must he obvious to mqr attentive penonthotffi. Qrrapoodatce tf IMe Altoona Tribytru. Then, too, * heavy surf nib in on the h«oh. affording ex- of ta fant* or 1m chiefly from the bow*!*, tndll Uv&'FUO Bair “Lurcisna,” \ cellent sea-bathing; and hundred* of both sexes resort tel this connection we know of* medicine which can be • Bat o» PAs**s, Aug Uth, 1860./ their ewyerentofto enjoylt. i upon with perfect confidence in aftln&ntlle nmmafe!! Dear JKtome,-—When I I**t wrote we were on the During oar Awt stayweeonld not hare beenbettor j whatever theirnatnre may bo. We speak of Or p.,Jlr eee Of departure tor (he Mexican coast oma-sfcort ®vntoe.-r need. Every attention was paid in, and la many **• » Infantile Cordial. It contain* no opiate of any Wnd-.nl Ihe same ha* been completed, and, we are now In state quo. j rrmnneretton; would be received. Officers went ashore fro- ; paregoric, and relieves the suffering of toamts To note fcr-yoar perusal a few item* of the trip, is the oh- ; qwJ ntly and ntourned, explaining that they could not Mother*! by all mean* try thb-even if all JuT jeet of the present article. Leaving Panama at 6P.M, of ( .pend any money la Mention. Theohlp Was daily crowd- , remedies hare lulled. See the advertisement in anmtol! AprffflSth, we rounded Point Mala (the landmark on the . with vWfor*,who exhibited the most friendly spirit and | of Messrs. Church A Dupont, western entrance of the bay,) about daylight neat morn- | nr e ly Interest and expressed themselves highly pleased ; who are the sole proprietor*, and also sole agents of th ing. . Steaming along lebarriy, and pasting Ponte Arena*,- W uh their visits. We should hare remained a much longer the world-renowned “Da. ftao:«o.V3 Bioon Toon,” wliU k the porO whence all'that superior article known, as Costa thanwedid, but the Commodore yias anxious to get to |.* preparation for therein of all complaints arising front Biean coffee b shipped, we reached San Joan del Shr on the Qnaymas, the nest and farthest point north that he inten- „ f iwm. whritth Jinj evening of SUy 2nd. Tis well lor this Isolated spot that if d ed to sialt. . ancles may proceed. It is without exception the nmt rejoices in a long, high-sounding title, for it certainly coUld Quaymas U (as its name signifies)*' one more misery.”— strengthening cot dial any invalid could taks,*sltblm. not-in anything inherent. The town is composed of about j cannot give yon aclearer and more truthful description mediately absorbed by tha Wood without having L ' a dozon frame buildings, toriiioned after American style, 0 f it than by likening it tp a large (brickyard, in point pf-j through the process of’dlgesttoU; andas blood is th« (prominent among which is the Hotel,”) hut pt comfort as well a« appearance. It is located (to use a Bailor’s tb. bnm.n i. y sndpmdnoingu it ° f very modest pretensions, and some twenty native huts. A expression,) “in o bight that makes in from the gulf,”*nd reetotea to perfect health those even who Imve been suff * urefoUy taken census wonld* provided'the cattle, poultry, on a low, sandy plain,' at the foot tif a range'of hills MOO | Dg for years.' We consider! the above two Proparsti * Ac-, were included, doubtless present an alarming aggregate teet high, which are perfectly arid, and totally destitute of decidedly the beet of tbetr kind offered to ths poblt** of two or three hundred population. It is located in a well rotation. The hot winds that sweep down their side* ijNrfvc. *>: « yp: ~ sheltered harbor, semicircular in form, and bounded by over the town and harbor, are so seriously annoying in ef- for aale by A. Brash, Altoona. hills, which rise immediately from the beach to a height of feet, and stifling ib their nature, as to render it necessary ; ; tW- i■' j " - six or eight hundred feet; and is worthy of note as being f or persons in conversation to be careful test a suffocating Great Uodloilio fOT POQlßles ! the Palfflc terminus of the old Nicaragua transit route, and blast suddenly arrest their speech. J have known thsther- n.*„.iWol Kaea Wn >n~ n tnl wid pnt the place where flUibnater Walker, the “ grey-eyed man of mo meter on the ship’s deck at midnight, when exposed to porting to be specific in the various destiny,” landed with his of desperado* outlaws, this,breeze, to indicate 110 degreec ment* to which the dolleato *wm of 'woman rcndsVhsr when he fint entered Nicaraguan territory on hi* peaceful The houses are constructed of brfck* and mud, are only mtbject. The result Of theM stimulants has been to im and philanthropic mission of “ civilizing the natives, and one story high, and have flat rooflu; The soil, though not park momentary activity to the snwsi .i*. establishing the Church and echool-house in their midst.” an ibie, may be made; by long cnltlvatlon, to grow a few '■.igor to the murcf&t ; but this relief has been tfrd j,. After remaining long enough to drain the town ot iu sur- flu Wer , w uh which the court-yards; are usually adorned.— . depreasipn and prostration greater than heifer*; and th* plus food, and raise the price of milk to twenty five cents a A view Item the hills encircling the town, such aa I had repeated attempts of invalids to, ImOil themsetas„ up by pint, while the bee£ were It not for impugning the veracity oce evening at sunset, forms it he only redeeming feature, theee felse remediee, have finally ended la destroying what of our steward, T should have considered a fair sample of ftm piy recompense the labor ‘of ascending. Looking jjttle vital orgination was left. ‘ But in usiug “ i*wikart’i Goodyear or Day’* patent in disguise, and the Commodore Ma ward, the entire configuration oft be bay could be traced jjoUandt Bitten," you will find no such disastrous results, satisfied, through the 0.8. Consul, that, the resident Amerl- with its numerous indentations, .bland*, peninsulas, dc. It a purely vegetable compound, prepared on strictly Kits cans were in no immediate physical danger, wo left, after a an j the land on the opposite side of the gulf, TO mile* db- ttflc principle* after *** of tha lr n ii. n Bcarhave. ■ Under its ' ttery nsrvo sad A few hours steaming saw ns snugly anchored under the & r os the viston could extend, wai a broad, rolling Mvan-' muKU receive* new Strength: end vigor, appetite and sl««n lee 6f Cardon bland in the Port of Bealejo. The country na, dotted at Intervals with cultiirated spotsyid bumble aai ) finally, parlbct health: Bta advartbstoent in immedbtely surrounding b low and level, abounding in hamlets, like oasis- In a desert. A view iu Itself do engaging another column. *. deer and game of various kinds, which necessarily made aaiil infinitely enriched by the decline of the majestic orb 1 hunting the principal amusement. By way df diversion, 0 f day as he gently sunk beneath the bosom of the placid however, a party of a dozen or more concluded to rbit the ocean, hb gorgeous ray* painting in nature’s varied and town of Bealejo, some five or six miles up the river, tor loveliest hues, the clouds, that, as if to cover hb retreat, which appropriate arrangements were made. A pull of two bad lingered above the .western Horizon. - A s(py of three hours thro’ the most crooked, narrow, dirty stream of wa- wee ks, uffioed ; wHeu retractng our course, we arrived in ter that 1 ever saw, whose banks were lined with the low. La Paz, the capital of Lower California, June 29th) The dense, water-loving mangrove, brought us to a landing, name signifies “ peace;" and the place though small b where, the coxswain told ns, we must disembark. Sana- neatly built and lu every respect a parad be to Onaymaa., , tering atiout torn short time, we struck the road to the vil- Vegetation bloomed on every hand. Immense shade trees lage, and were soon seated under the hospitable roof of one lined the side walks, and tiny songsters caroled their musi- Lcouorc, a Mexican woman, and widow of an English cap- cal notes amid the branches, while gentle breezes tanned thin recently deceased. By way of memorizing the poor the luxuriant foliage, imparting is delightful freshness to fellow, she continued to keep the hotel which he had estab- oil around. ? Ibhed; something inferior to the “ Logan,” to be sore, but The principal American located 1 there b one Captain O. the only one in the place. Having ordered dinner for thlr- B . smith, (whether a member pit the same totally as the teen to be ready at 3P. M., we strolled through town on a notorious John Smith who is so frequently hung, drowned, tour of inspection-. A couple of hours’ exposure to the in- imprisoned, and who figures so conspicuously incourts .tense heat ef a tropical midday sun, sufficed to lurnish the 0 f jujtice at home, I can’t say,) a truly enterprising Yan following information. Population neaily a tliroussnd ; ku6) whogß nature to only excelled by bis generosity, streets at right angles to each other, and tolervbly wide, An inv ! Ut lon to hb fruit garden furnished with a bountiful hut intolerably dusty; a small but gaudily decorated Cath- growth of grapes, figs, Ac., waste us a most olic chapel; huts of bamboo with thatched roofs and ground r( .f rc shing treat, and many were the encomiums bestowed floors; half naked men and women and children of both u pon the Cape Cod Captain, tor his hospitality. Remaining sexes ts ten years of age. whose tawny skins had evidently over Sabbath, ho, with lib wife and family, attended divine never known the protection cr comfort of a covering, and gorvico aboard, and was kindly cared tor by the officers, groves of oranges, pine-apples, bananas, mangoes, Ac., Ac., Lower California is very rich in mineral wealth, as every lender whose luxuriant slno’e we took refuge from “Old year more clearly demonstrates* and La Paz b the entre sol,” and refreshed our wearied limbs. Another, and very p u fj. Samples from newly discoveredmifies, are constantly peculiar feature, cousbted in the scarcity of ordinary fences brought there to he assayed. Proprietors of mines carry and the substitution of an extraordinary growth of Cactus; rbeir business with Upper California from thb point— the plants upon which the ladies at home bestow so much jlumerous vesseb trade from here to San Francisco, and tender care. It commonly attains a heightofsix and eight jj^. aent indications seem to poiiitcrat tor It a bright and feet, hut I saw many stalks that were not less than twenty p rogrogai v e f utU re. To illustrate the fortunes and tnbfor feot high, and a foot in diameter. Sufficiently amused, we tUDes G f g o u hunting, an old mitive was shown me who returned to the hotel, divested ottreelv.-s ..f all superfluous had r#ct . ntly discovered a mine which, without much ex clotbiug, and endeavored *o keep cool while anxiously aul ii)stion, lie sold for $5OO. Three months after a small awaiting dinner. In due time it was announced, and con- p or tJou of it was disposed for $40,000. The principal ores sisted of three chickens, a plate of rice, a potato stew, and fc ulI( ) Hrt . gjiver, copper, iron am) lead; as yet not much about twenty tortillas,' (a native coke mode of corn-meal g o ij- bnt the impression among (hose concerned appears to and a bean pi culiar to tliis country, and baked on a lint t b a t in a few years it will rival its neighboring El Do btone.) with one pineapple for dessert. Bountiful supply for mdo while UierWi j obtained several fair specimens which thirteen persons. The absence of a sufficient number of ! g| m ll keep as mementoes. plates and other implements with which such operations from La I’az we crossed the gulf to Mazatlan. where we j- «« usually carried on, made it imperatively nectary that , ay tWQ days • 0n tho ftnn l T orsivry of our Nation’s inde j some portion of the party niu.it decline taking part iu the wo were-at sea, and celebrated itonlyhy firing a [ exercises, until the tools were once used and transferred National salute of 21 hie hostess, aware of the mortality of all tilings human, and with a due regard to the disposition of her inanimate remains, had already been measured fur aud procured her Soffin, which she kept immediately uverthe-bar, and always in view, no doubt as a perpetual reminder, fur which pur pose it admirably served. Bat enough of Bealejo and Leonore. At sonnet we re turned to the ship, and on the morning of May llth started for La Union. 70 miles distant. Passing in full view the volcano of Cosaqnina, and ninny others of inferior note, we entered the beautiful Bay of Fonseca the afternoon of the same day, and moored sli p. A short distance below the entrance is Tiger Island, on which b located a small settlement of free love advocates, who, preferring privacy to the rigid scrutiny of the more chaste portion of California's population, had retired thi ther for seclusion ; and beyond doubt made a good selec tion. La Union has nothing to recommend it to favorable notice but its trade in hides, tallow and mahogany, consi derable quantities of which are constantly exported to the United States and England. Dr. Livingston, of New York, the C. S. Consol, has hb tomily there, and is the only resi dent American. The Panama K. R. Co.’s coast steamers touch here. Conchaguita vu cane, now extinct, overlooks the town, and b 3850 feet high. ' By u circuitous route of 12 miles adventurers sometimes ascend to the summit, inscribe their names on a flag-staff there, and examine the crater.— I, however, declined; nut ambitious of fame in thb region. Acapulco, iu Mexico, was the next ;iort visited. Stopped there principally to coal ship. The U. S: government has no cool depot there, and we could only he supplied by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, who keep it there lor the use of the California steamers. Thu price paid was only $3O per ton. Quite reasonable. The harbor, though not very large, is. in every other respect, the best I've seen on the coast. Well sheltered, sufficient depth of water to float even the Great Eastern, and a wide aud clear entrance.— The position of the town, surrounded as it b by high moun tains, rendered it exceedingly hot and uncomfortable, until a communication was opened between it and the sda, by the catting away of a bill tor nearly half a mile. The con ception and progress of so stupendous a work were well worth the mind of Old Spain, under whoso auspices it was done. When Mexico threw off the Spanish yoke and de clared her independence the work ceased; and now stands aa a monument of Mexican indolence and lock of enter prise. The cut b about 100 yards wide, and though but one-fonrth its intended depth, answers very well this pur pose for which it waa prqjected. Fort San Diego, comman ding the entrance to the Harbor, b a memento of Spanish rule, and though very old, b stfll in good repair. It is built on a mound formed by the rocks and earth taken from the excavation aforesaid, though the distance between the tWo is not less than a mile. From Acapulco, we went to Mazatlan, at the'month of the Golf of Californio, the most flourishing town on the Central. America or Mexican coasts. Its population brated at 15,000,and comprising Americans, English, French and Germans,- who, while professing an intense interest in the welftre of the nativee, are filling their coffers from the . „ n „ ■ _ richness of the country. Tho who own most of _ ABotßkc°MßBA MoxHßß.—-The Jlpunt Joy the Invested capital, are particularly active in thb sphere. (Pennsylvania) Herald says that about three They smuggle large quantitiea of goods upon which the years ago an apparent boy, giving his name as Government has placed a heavy duty, beside annually car- John Marsb, reached thnt place, and engaged rying to England Millions of Mexican silver on which a himsell to Mr. L. H. Bradey to leayntbp .tin- large per centageto made. U. M. steamer “ Pylsdea” re smithing. He was a fmr Skinned, fine (poking , centlj'arrived her from Uosatlan, with over two minions fellow, but after remaining four or five months, | „f specie, which was .hipped to England by tho English left fpr High spire, Ihinptnn county, where he mai l steam« from Asplnwall. Thb i, by no mean, an too him Smce been engaged as hostler He Moreover, the English and French Consuls are boat-driving several years before going to banker, for the Governor of the State of Ciimloa, and Mount Joy A few months ngo this John | fashion matters pretty much after ihoir own B. Marsh was taken ill, and in the course of Consol Conner has no part In these Wtb natuia! events turned out to he a woman gtv- wid . „ske for American Interests, and cheerfulW riv« ’“ g f S' r ‘ h l ? « M® aBto “‘f l “ ent thoee.’ocsst, ’armies.-representative. ofh’oldtSXd of those w Ith whom he had daily associated. j alI .tmt the, can get of him. As to the town!SnS. 1 n®“ end cleanllneeaAre seldom surpassed. The -building* *w aU either of bricks, or shme weU cemented, wj3i very thick kept.neaily white platered, apd are very cool ttd hotafcrtably fittejLlnterjislly, It is also provided with An Arkansas correspondent, who v probably wanted to wake up Rev. Mr. Brownlow, of the Knoxville(Tcnn.); Whig, wrote to the latter sta ting.tbifr he had learned with pleasure,' npon; : what bn considered “ reliable authority,” teat f Mr.Brownlow was about to join the Democrats, j andasked for the. probable date of that occur- ■ rente. Mr. Brownlow gave the date, or at least data for the date, as-follows: EmoxtiUiU, Aug; 6^1860. Mm. Josnas Class:—l< have you* letter, of the 20th pit., and hasten to let yon know the preeite time when I- expect to come out and for mally announce that 1 have joined the Demo cratic party. When the run shines at midnight, and; the moon at m id-day—when man forgets to be selfish,, or Democrat* lose their inclination to steal—when nature stops her onward (march to rest, or all the water-courses-in Amerioa flow up ■ stream —when .flowers lose their odor and trees shed no leaves when birds talk, and beasts of burden laugh—When damned spirits swap bell for ; heaven, with the angels of light, and pay them"the boot in mean whiskey—when im possibilities are in fashion, and no proposition is too absurd to be believed, you may credit the report that 1 have joined the Democrats. Ijoin the Democrats /—Never,-ho long as there are;seots in churches—weeds in gardens—fleas in hog-penS'—dirt ip victuals—disputes in families —war with nations—water in the ocean—bad men in America, or base women in France—No, Jordan Clark, yon may hope—yon may cohgra; tulate—yon may reason—you may sneer—but that cannot be. The thrones of the Old World —the court of the Universe —the governments of the world, may all fall and crumble into ruin —the New World may commit the national sui cide of dissolving this Union, but all this must occur before 1 join the Democracy 1 / join the Democracy! —Jordan Clark, you know not what you say—when I join the De mocracy, the Pope of Rome will join the 1 Meth odist Church—when Jordan Clark,' of Arkansas, is President of the sepnblie of Great Britain by universal suffrage of a contented people—when Queen Victoria consents to be divorced from Prince Albert by a county court-in Kansas— when Congress obliges by law James Buchanan to; marry a European princess—when the Pope leases the Capitol at Washington for his city residence —when Alexander of Russia and Na poleon of France are elected Senators in Con gress from New Mexico—when good men cease to go td; heaven, or bad men to bell—when this world is turned upside down—when proof is af forded, both clear and unquestionable, that there is no God—when men turn to ants, and’ ants to elephants, 1 will change my political faith, and cqme out on the side of Democracy ! Supposing that this full.and frank letter will enable you to fix upon the period when I will come ont a full-grown Democrat, and to commu nicate the same to all whom it may concern in . Arkansas, 1 have the honor to be, &0.. American Tract Society—Pennsylva nia Branch. The quarterly report of H. N. Tbissell, the superintendent of this Branch, embodies the de tails of ; the personal labors, sales and grants of 91 colporteurs On this field; showing that in the quarter ending June 1, including sates at the depository, they circulated over.sll,4oo worth of publications, addressed 677 public meetings, made 42.241 family visits, united in prayer or held religious conversation with 27,316 of those families, 5,934 of which, embracing nearly Si), - 000 souls, habitually neglect the house of God on the hubbath, and 2.319 of them hud no Bible. ■One‘colporteur, who has labored fourteen years, had visited nearly every family in Bluir and Huntingdon counties, and many of them re peatedly ; aud it) this time had furnished them by sale with 112.000 voluuies, or 14.000 worth, and distributed gratuitously 7,000,000 pages His circulation has annually increased, and the Ipst quarter it exceeded any quarter since he began bis work. l Another, who had visito 1 884 families, and conversed and prayed with 296 of them during Hie quarter, relates an account of the conver sion of an intelligent gentleman by the blessing of God on the reading of the American Mes senger, Another, describing the destitution of his field, says religious books would never go into some parts of it unless carried by the colpor teur. ! Persons had shown him tracts and books Which ;be sold them three or four years ago. Which bad been the means of their conversion, Some 'bad been active in promoting Sabbath schools. ; Seven colporteurs, daring their connection With the. Society, report the organization of 125 Schools. Many other cheering facts might be enumerated, if our limits would permit. L ; During tlje mouths of May, June and July the Committee have commissioned 120 colpor teurs, including 74 students, to prosecute this Work in twenty-three States, i Wilt not all who appreciate the gospel as the means of salvation give this work their prayers and efficient co-operation ? : / The Wheat Crop for 1860. Various journals are engaged in the difficult task of estimating the amount and value of the wheat crop of the country, which is now all har vested. However different the estimates may be, it is generally conceded that the wheat crop jdf this country has been a large one, and that ;there will be considerable overplus for exporta tion to meet the demand now made for it in Eu jrope. Taking 1858-59 as the basis of a calcu lation, and tlie wheit crop is assumed to be 'equal to 229,000,000 bushels against 201,000,- 000 in 1859, and 159,000,000 in 1858. The' .production by States is given as .follows: Pennsylvania, 25,000,000 bushels;' New York, .26,000.000; Virginia and North Carolina, 18,- 1000.000; Kentucky, 9,000.000 : Ohio, 28,000,- ;000; Indiana, 19,000,000; Illinois, 25.000,000; other. States, 80,000,000. The surplus is esti mated at 61,000,000. In addition to this, it is supposed that Worn one-sixth to one-fifth of the | surplus crop bf last year is yet in the hands of producers, giving a total surplus Tor export of 67.000. bushels. The crop in Wisconsin, j which, in the foregoing, figures, is put down at j 16,000,000 bushels, is reported to be fully 80,- 1000.000. This, dottbtless, is somewhat exag gerated, but the 'abundance of the crop may be 1 inferred from the f&bt that men, women and children, doctors, lawyers; and ministers were iin the field harvesting; and that the work was f performed even by moonlight. Taking all the i ; crops of the cpuntiy, it is thought to be within j bounds to put the value of bar staples this year ; at twb thousand millions of dollars, or about Bix,ty-six dollsre for each person. ; Prentice says the point ebon which many women seem most sensitive is the tmbon- WM. G. BROWNLOW SETTER FROM PANAMA. SPECIAL NOTICES. INPECTINE. THE PERSIAN FEVER CHARM. For the prevention and cure iif Fever and Ague and Bil ious fivers. This wonderful remedy was brought to the knowledge of the present proprietors by a friend who has been a great traveller in Persia ahd the Holy Land. . While going down the river Euphrates, he experienced a seven attack of Fever and On discovering his con* dition, one of the Boatmen took from bis person an Amu let. saying, “• IVrar this and no fiver will touch you." Al though incredulous os' to its virtues, he complied, and ex perienced immediate relief, and' has since always found it an effectual protection from al( malarious complaints. On further investigation he found that the boatman attri buted to it miraculous powers, and said that it could only lie obtained from the Priests of the. Sun. Sometime after wards the gentleman in conversing with a -Priest obtained from him the secret of its preparation, and ascertained ■where the medicinal herbs were found, of which it was compounded. Tho wonderful virtues of this article have induced a full belief in the minds of the natives in the mi raculous healing powers of their Priests. Since his return to' America, |t bos been tried with the happiest effect by several ladies and gentlemen of high character, who have given it the most unqualified praise.— This remedy having been a specific in Persia for hundreds of years, for tho prevention and core of Fever and Ague, and Bilious Fevers—is now offered to the American people. It will be sent by mail, prepaid, with full directions- for use, on receipt of one dollar. •: Principal Depot and Mannfoctory, 188 Main St., Rich mond. Va. Branch Bunk of Comment Building, New York. Address ' ■ JOHN WILCOX A CO. June 28,1860.-ly. IMPORTANT TO FEMALES. DR. CHEESkUn’S PILLS. The combination of ingredients In these Pills are the re sal t-ef a long and extensive practice. They, ere mild in their operation, and certain In correcting all irregularities Painful Menstruations, removing all obstructions, whether from cold oi otherwise, jhead&he, pain in the tion of tho heart, whites, all nervous affections, hysterics, fatigue, pain in the back dlttnrbedsleep, wh{ch aris^from- inteirdptiottof nature. ' vi: - i ‘ .jf DB. CTIRKfiBMAN’S PILLS was fte commencement of a pew era In (he treatment of those irregularities and obstructions which have consigned so many thouMnds of the young, the and the h£ loved to a grarei j' Kofomals cut epjoy.good health unless she is regnlar, and whenever an obstruction tajfces place tho general healtbibegina te decltne. , DB. CHBESEMAN’S PILLS . are the most effectual remedy ever known tor all complaints ■ peculiar to Aomin. To aU tUisees tbeyareinTalmiblc. bi- certainty, periodical regularity. They are known to thousands, who have used them at different pe> riods, throughout the country, having the sanction of some; of the most emineni Physicians in -America. Eqpßcit directions, stating ie hen, and v>htn they should hot be used, with each BoXf~ihe Price Ons Boltar oath Box, containing 40 Pdl*. 'v ' A valuable Pamphlet, to bo had free, of the Agents.— Pills seat 6jr viaif promptly, by enclosing price to the Gen eral Agent Bold by Druggists generally, i v . E. B. HtITCHINQS, Oktseai. Aawr, „,. ... . . _ - 2l 14 Broadway, New- York, Sold to Altoona by Q.W. Kessler; in Ilhllidaysbntg by Oeo. A. Jjscobs. [Dec, 8, i859.-ly. WtNSLOW, , Ail #xpedenoefl nurse uj female physician, haa a soothing Syjnp tor children teething, which greatly facilitates the j>y eotonihg the game, reducing all in- T* 11 ■ u *y ?*| n » and to sure to regulate the ®pon It* mothers, it will glee rest to your* 'relief and health lb your infan tel Perfectly nft to €Q«s«9. :: 8*« adrertlieqwat tn'tootfe* cejug^. tS- Person* afflicted with the Fever and Apt* tbo«M not (part either time, trouble or expense, to procure Dr. Hostetler's Celebrated Bitten, wheat beneficent effecte upon thehuman system has beta clearly proved to those who have been stricken downs in a short space of time by this dreadful corse, whose cheeks are wan and meagre, and whose nights are sleepless and realises, and whose eyes are dim and snnken,'with death staring 'them In the tact, this compound most prove a blessing; snatching them- aa it were from the very month of tbs grave. Mont can know its true value until they have. tested it. When all others haye failed, these Bitters have restored the sufftrare to prk tine health. Their popularity in all the Western and Southern parts should introduce them to all fiunlilee. Bold by drnggkts and dealera generally, everywhere. See advertisement in another column. KB. “ Oh rnAT tns sxnt of an innocent sheep should be made into parchment, and written on to the undoing of a man!” quoth Shakspeare. Us might also, have deplored the ruining of mon’a forma by the uncouth manner in which some ungracious tailors butcher up the cloth uede from the wool grown by these some harmless sheep. T» see the perfection of the art of working up cloth wisely and well, and bo as to set ioff to .the heat advantage the ' forms of its wearers, .call at the Brown Stone Clothing Uall of Rockhill A Wilson, Nos. 603 and 606 Chestnut St. above Sixth, Phila. and examine tkeir stock of garments for gentlemen and yoathi. PROF, L. MILLER'S HAIR INVICORATORM AN EFFECTIVE, SAFE AND eco nomical compound, FOR RESTORING OR AT HAIR to its Original color without dyeing, and preventing the hair from turning gray. • FOR PREVENTING BALDNESS, and coring it, when there is the least particle of vitality of recuperative en ergy remaining. . FOR REMOVING SCURF AND DANDRUFF, and elf cutaneous affections st the Scalp. > - FOR BEAUTIFYING THE HAIR, imparting toil an un equalled gloss and brilliancy, making it soft and silky in its texture and causing it to curl rcadjly. Tiie great celebrity and the increasing' demand lor this unequalled preparation, convince the proprietor that cue ' trial is only necessary to satisfy.a discerning public of Its superior qualities over any other-preparation at present lu use. It cleanses the bead and' scalp from dandruff and o(Acr cutaneous diseases, causes the Mir to grow luxuriant ly, and gives it a rich, soft, glossy flexible appearance, and also where the hair, is loosening and thiulng, it will give strength and vigor to the'roots, >nd restore the growth to those pdrts which have become bald, causing it to yield afresh covering of hair. There are hundreds of-ladies and gentlemeu in New York who have had their hair restored by tiie use of this . Invigoi ator, when all other preparations bad tailed. L.M. has in his possession letters Innumerable testifying to the above Diets, front persons of the highest respectability. It will effectually prevent the hair from turning gray until the latest period of life; and in cases where the hair has id ready changed its color, the use of the Invigoratoi wilt with certainty restart it to it * driginathue, girlngita dark, glossy appearance. As a perflime for the. toilet and a iUir Restorative it Is particularly recommended, having an agreeable fragrance; and the gnat facilities it affords in dressing the hair, which, when moist with the Invigorator can be dressed in any required form so as to preserve its place, whether plain or in cnrls—hence the great demand fur it by the ladies as a standard toilet article which none Ought to be without, as the price places it within the reach of all, being. ONLY 35 CENTS per bottle, to be had at all respectable druggists and periii mere. L. MILLER would call the attention of Parents and Guardians to the nee of the Invigorator, in cases where the childrens’ Hair inclines to be weak. The use of it lays the foundation for a good head of hair, m It removes an; impu rities that may have become connected with the scalp, ths removal of which is necessary both tor the health of the child, and the future appearance of its Qalr. CAUTION.—None genuine without the be simile LOUIS MILLER being on the outer wrapper; also, L. MILLLR'n HAIR INVIQORATOR, N. Y. blown In the glass. Wholesale Depot, 66 Dey St, and sold by all the princi pal Merchants and Druggist* throughout the world. Liberal discount to purchaser* by the quantity. 1 also desire to present to the American Public my New and Improved Instantaneous LIQUID HAIR DYE which after years of sclentlScexperimenUnglbaTehron.hht to perft-cClon. ft dyea Black or Drown Instantly without injury to the Hair or Skin, .warranted the bast article ofthe kind in existence.' ' Price, Only 50 Cents. 'Aug. 23, ’W-ly. , Depot, 66 Dey St,' New York. GO AND SEE . The Boot and Herb Doctor! WHO CAN BE CONSULTED AT the Altoona-Htntse, on the’idth day All patients who wish to continue their treaiment, prepare themselves to get two months treatment;w «P" tembei, as the Doctor will then leave for the ftr " get a new supply of roofs,' tor which he goes every consequently he will not be at Altoona again _nntu jj» middle of November, the exact time of which notice wm given through this psiper. ■ _ . . Principal office Ho; 287, North 2nd Street, below Pin*. Philadelphia. V ___ Ho will visit Altoona monthly, alter his to®.“ Wert. W. LIVINGSTOV Altoona, Ang. 23, 1860. HF. CONRAD, M. D., • Bespectfolly offers b^**^ services to the citizens of Altoona and vicinity- Offl» Bail rood street, two door* east of the Bed Lion V.. be may be consulted at all boon, except when prwj" ally engaged. jy 26,1860, CAUTION;— ALL PERSONS ABE hereby notified not to purchase or sell kegs with the stamp .of the ALTOONA on, as such kegs never hare been and nerer wm _ from the Brewery. All kegs contalnglng bo claimed and taken, wherever found, by the prop of the Brewery to whom they belong. _ „ . mn . July 28th l&9-tf. waHKLM* BKU L EF. ROYER, M.D., ' d • Offers his professional service* to the el «*■ Altoona and vicinity. • - • The best of references can be given If reqnwea. Office at residence on Branch street, Bast "'iJSSIu, doors above Conoid’s Store. April» l SALE.—A HOUSE AN® 1 desirably located in the Borou^tJAltw^ug. Altoona, Feb. 9,186q.-tt J UMBER FOR SALE. _* , „ _J 60,00dSHINGLES, •MJ/ras# d all kinds of BUILDING M AK KB'_ lowest, tor Cash. Apply to JOHN 8H « ' TTNITED; STATES % ' Ai :sBs ;BS« «».oo r. si.J *** * n»« noitl iMoaiiaodat TnSTKMH >prlU2,li Bough Charley” l on Main stl the clerk o| had aknifJ the icafninl to the dept I ty the bladl the attendi] fatal. Whl tentional itj no witneaaa tioa sgaiael The clerk g protoets thoJ «aje tkatCl and that he and Charley ing which ai thought bes -orer to appe N. B. Sii th? parties 1 \ -clerk gives paying the < $5,00 in n vise that “ t We do hope the money ai very sure ho Tuisas U Mi Patriot i ting on poU which ttouU what the otl eo far as wo formation on Party Club r and there is with it wbid Association { There are a named who the clubs. oy iwtbia pis Will be in tb change bo nv. Both wings t and they wil Presidential lying quiet, weeks. The evening and ly «t the G dential quest Excunsio: filds tickets the Pehu’a 1 be* 28d to 2' until Septein State Fair to near Ecranto ezeursionists routes, the le Ist. Take from Harriet liamsport am Rupert; the from II 2nd. Take Harrisburg t< and the Qata frohl Boudin; and Bloomsb Scranton. Dbmocrati k club of thl Shultz’s Hall veto not jp a to hear the a '‘mine boat” vho was the Rj the way, ; ate Judge in elected would P«»er of law deserve rewai M ®e rote. : eounty ia rati nevertheless this lucky aide of Tib Democ; Tkanday eve: ftopiks’ I People ®u Monday ev •jessed by Hon. ft. m. I a °». 8. S, B of Tyrone and P*Ol«d by Va Attendance, to J«i of this pi Band. - A ‘ ¥• L. L T°*?«»ittee on •••oolatlon, d *o meel Ang. op«mnU