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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<l
stay of twenty-tour hours, tor Kealejo, 116 miles further on. taut, distinctly discerned; while behind, and stretching aa p rofcwor> 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 <cuns, at boon. Prom Mazatlan we
Tliis, under ordinary circumstances, would have been jj lld a pleasaut run to Acapulco* where wje stepped long
slightly embarrassing., to say the least; hut- on this occa- e||ongh t 0 200 tons of.coal costing $6OOO ; and with
sion, afforded considerable amusement; and the poor fei- a n i ne days’ passage reached Pahamu at noon July 27th,
lows who brought up the - ear might have been sadly, db- hav}llg bcen abBenl tUI -ee monfli; minus one day.
appointed in their repast, had the more fortunate chosen ; \ T. S. C.
to satiate their appetite. Evidently. Leonore hau not had —————— ~~
such a house lull ol strangers in a long time. The amia- >
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
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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
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protoets thoJ
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and that he
and Charley
ing which ai
thought bes
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N. B. Sii
th? parties 1
\ -clerk gives
paying the <
$5,00 in n
vise that “ t
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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.
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