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iMEEI 0 AN t OLONTEEE.
JOHN B, BIUTTON, Editor.& Proprlctof.
r CARLISLE, PA.", AUG. 5, ""
Democratic State Nominations.
Supreme Judge,
WM. A. PORTER, Of Philadelphia,
Canal Commissioner,
WESTLEY FROST, of Fayelto Co,
Democratic County Ticket., •
• For Congress,
JOHN A. AHL, of Cumberland county.
[Subject to the decision of the Conferees.]
Assembly,
HUGH STUART, of South Middleton,
Sheriff,
ROBERT ALLISON, of Carlisle,
' Commissioner,
NATHANIEL H. ECKLES, of Hampden
■ Director op the. Poor,
ABRAHAM BOSLER, of South Middleton;
Auditor,
GEORGE SCOBY, ot Carlisle.
KJ” Tho foregoing ticket has boon put in nom
ination by tho Democratic County Conven
tion, Avbicb, assembled in Carlisle on tho 2d
instant. The gentlemen named thereon arc so
well known to tho people hi Cumberland coun
ty, that wo scarcely deem it necessary to say a
iingle word in their behalf, assured as we
thaK when the proper time arrives the democra
cy will be prepared to give their hearty and uni
ted suppott-to the ticket which has been pre
sented to them. Yet, notwithstanding the al
most certain success that awaits us, it is the du -
ty of every Democrat, in ovory-lownship of tlie
county, to be watchful and vigilant, in order to
gnafd'ogtrihst (Ho premeditated and insiduous
'.tricks of an unprincipled opposition. Let every
niari bo dt his post—let all unite,ias sentinels
upon the watch-tower of freedom, determined
■ to protoct-fo the last the privileges wp now en
joy—and’lot no one relax his exertions, with the
, belief that'aH is secure,.until the victory be
. WL ’ ,
Democrats of old Cumberland)-you'have a
- glorious causo to contend for—thcciuiso of Lib
. ; erty, the. cause of Justice, and the cause of
Truth., The crisis .which is approaching is an
■ important one, and involves every principle
Which you-and your fathers have contended for
since the days of the revolution. It is a crisis,
which will prove your attachment to the princi
ples of democracy. Fellow-citizens of Cumber
■ land! what then is your duty as democrats, de
siring to.aijj -in porpotuating.tho glorious prin
ciples for which you have so long contended ?
The answer is plain. It is nothing-more nor
less than to preserve, eternal vigilance in all
your actions—to march boldly forward to the
contest,. ryjjth an : eye single to the welfare of
your State .and the Democratic party—to sacri
fice every private prejudice,- if any exist, and to
, lend your exertions to secure the success of |.
the regularly nominated ticket.'
Kemembfcr, Democrats of Cumberiand, thatin
addition to,the county ticket now before you, a
. Supreme Judge and Canal Commissioner are to
he elected this fall. Throughout the whole
State, in dll directions, the busy note.of prepa
tiog is heard, and from every quarter the most
cheering.intelligence of the prospects of the de
mocratic candidates, is received. On the one
hand, the ncoms, actuated I)}- the righteousness
of . their cause, are moving quietly yof steadily
forward, .with a determination which ensures a J
glorious and certain victory; while on the oth
er is to bo soon (he molly cohorts of Abolition.
' arrayed in all the gaudy trappings of aris
tocratic wealth. Political honesty with them is
a byeTwbrif-Truth'is unknown —and Principle
they have none. They arc rushing blindly for
ward in search of power, with a spirit of des
peration almost demoniacal.
; Democrats of Cumberland! such is the foe
■with which you have now to contend. The task
of - disappointing and defeating them is an ea
sy one, if every man will do his duty. Let ns
not bo behind out brethren in other counties,
in endeavoring to accomplish this end, and thus
show that the Democrats of Cumberland are
still true to their.pvinciplos.
SAnnATii4scrrooi. Ceiedhation-s.— The Sun
day School scholars connected with the 2d Pres
byterian church of our borough, will hold a Pic
Nic.at Bosier’s woods,, about a mile and a-half
from town, to-day (Thursday.),
The Sunday School of. the English Lutheran
church also Intends to hold their annual party
at Eieffor’s.jvoods on the same day. TVe hope
the youngsters may have a good time of it,
HonnmnE Death.— Wo learn from the Me
chanicsburg;Garc«c, that on Friday last, while
the wife of,Mr. 'John Shunk, of ‘lloguestown,
in this county, was engaged in washing, their
little daughter, a child of about throe years of
oge went to the fire-place and commenced fan
ning the fire, when the flames communicated
with her dress, and before assistance could reach
her,- she was dreadfully burned from head to
foot. Medical.assistanco was summoned imme.
diatcly, and every meansapplied to aleviato the
pain of. thdiitflo sufferer j but in about three
hours from the time of fhe accident, site was re
lieved from-her pain, and her spirit took its
flight to Him who said « suffer little children to
come uulo me.”
■Flies.—The large number.of flies prevalent
this season is a subject of-remark among nearly
all housekeepers. Some complain of being al
most tormented to death with these annoying
insects,' and that .they cannot devise any .means
to get rid of them.
New Depot.— The Northern Central Rail
road Company intend building a largo and con
venient passenger and freight depot at Bridge
port, in this county. The work will be under
the immediate supervision of Major Dickinson,
the able Chief Engineer of the road, and it is
his design to eomihenee its building in as soon
a period as possible.
The New Game Law.— One of the most im
portant laws passed by the iatoLogislature, was
one in regard to game, which wo have several
times alluded to. It forbids the kiliingof allin
sectiverous birds • makes it unlawful to kill
pboasanls unfil after (he first of September,—
Rabbits and partridges must not bo killed be
tween the first of January and the first of Octo
ber. Tho penalty for. a violation of the law is
five dqllurs, and a like penalty can be inflicted
upon the possession of.thogame bo-'
ing sufficient to convict the party, Tl)o law is
founded upoij correct principles, and its obser
vance is calculated to inure to tho benefit of the
armor. They should all obey it to the letter.
JJ~ Gov. Brown, ]?. M. General, will dpllv
f the annual address at the Tennessee State
this j'car.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.
Pursuant to tho, resolution of tho Standing
Committec,tno Delegates from the several wardsf
boroughs and townships, of Cumberland county,
assembled in tho Court Ilottso, on Monday,-tho
2d ol August, for the purpose of placing in nom--
{nation a ticket for the support of the Demo
cratic party. John Waggoner, was appointed
chairman,'and Wm. C. Houser, E. Stii.es Eob,
and Wm. Willis, Secretaries. Tho following
gentlemen presented their credentials and took
seats in tho Convention, viz -.
Carlisle, E. W. —Peter Gutshall, Joseph
Neely.
Carlisle , W. W.—William McPherson, Ed
ward S-Ege.
Dickinson.-
Stewart.
—II. W. McCullough, Samuel
East Pennsbqrough —Geo. W. Pealcr, David
Deilz.
Frqnkford.— James M. Wallace, John Thom-
Hampdcn.— Samuel Mcgaw, jr., John Kreilz-
Hopcwell. —Robert;Elliott, John Stevick.
Lower Allen.- -John G. Heck, John Young.
Mechanistburg. —William C. Houser, Qco.
W. Miller.
Monroe. —John Paul, Michael L. Hoover.
Mifflin. —James, M. Dunlap, William Iloon.
Ncwville. —John Waggoner, John M. Wood
burn, jr.
Newton —Elias Diehl, Dewal Pislee.
North Middleton. —John Elliott, Levi Zeig
ler.
New Cumberland. —John B. Church, J. G.
Kctterman.
SilverlSpring. —Jacob Shell, Samuel Sense
roan.
Softth Middleton. —Snyder Rupley, John, M.
Good.
Southampton. —Francis W. ■ Soaright, Levi
Strolun. ,
Shippenshurg boro’. —Sam’l W. Nevin, Will
iam Willis. ■
Shippenshur'g hep. —Not represented. .
Upper Allen.— Allen Floyd, Alex Wentz.
West Pennsborough. —Jacob Rhoads, Abra;-
ham Myers.
. On motion HUGH STUART ivas nominated
for Assembly, by acclamation.
The Convention then proceeded to the nomi
nation of a candidate for Shcrirt, as follows:
_ i II nt IV
Robert Allison, 14.. 14 18 ,26
Abraham Killian, 11 . 18 17 15
Jos. C. Thompson, 10 If 7 1
Win. F. Swiger, . -3 withdrawn.
Robert Eckels, ' 2 2
Jesse Zeiglqr, 2 ■
ROBERT,ALLISON, of Carlisle, having re
ceived a majority of the votes, on iho fourth
ballot, was declared the nominee.for SheritK ■
Tho balloting for Commissioner was nsxt had
with the following result
Nathan 3 !. H. Ecklcs,
Christian Gleim,
Joseph freeman,
John W. Cocklin,
William McKinsey,
NATHANIEL 11. EOKLES, of Hampden
having received a.majority of votes -was de
clared nominated for Commissioner.
For Director of thO'Pdor,
Ahrnham Hosier, had
William Mooro,
ABRAHAM BFSLER, of South Middleton,
having received a majority of votea was declared'
the candidate tor Director of the Poor.
, GEORGE SCOBr, of Carlisle, was nomina
ted for Auditor, by acclamation..
The'following named gentlemen were appoin
ted a StandinAcommitteo for the year
Jacob Wolf, Geo. S.tSmith, W. W..Carlislo;
John Cramer, Jos'. Studrt,E. W. Carlisle,- Wm.
Johns,.Matthew Galbreath; Dickinson : David
Deitz, Wm. F. Marlin, East Penbsborough;—
George Gillespie, Jacob Nickoy, Frankford;—
Christian Deitz, John Kreilzor, Hampden; Rob
ert Elliott, John Stevick, Hopewell j JlDraw
baugh, JacobH. Heck, Lower Allen j 16. W.
Miller, Jas. A. Green, MechanicsbnrgjiDavid
Voglcsong, Henry Cams, MonfAc ; Leytin Or
ris, John Ziegler, Mifflin; J.. J. Crawford, Da-,
vid Williams, Newville ; Alex. S. Woortburn,
Jas. Sharp, Newton; Abr. Lambcrton, Peres
Howard, North Middleton; Wm. Wetzel, Sam.
uel Trout, Now Cummberland; Gob. Hoover,'
Isaac Brenizer, Silver Spring; Snider Rupley,
PeterF.Ege, South Middleton; W- S. Max:
well,'lsaac Willla,'Southampton; Jacob Heck,
Abr. Hosteller, Sbippohsburg. borough; T.'P.
Blair, P. Mellingor, Sliippensburg tpwnsliip;—
Geo. H. Miller, Sam’l. Floyd, Upper Allen;
Sam’l. Bister, Jas. Huston, West Ponnsboro’.
On motion of E. S. Ege, John B. Church,
Samuel W. Noviu, Abraham Myers, and Jacob
Sholl,were appointed a committee to draft res
olutions, who, after a short absence,‘reported
through their chairman (lie following, which
were adopted by acclamation :
Resolved, That wo reiterate our firm adherence”
to the great principles founded and established
by Tho. Jefferson, and that wo will, by all fair
and honorable means, hand down to posterity
the bright legacy of freedom bequeathed us bv
our fathers, untarnished in honor, undiminished
in value, and undimmod in splendor.
- Resolved , That our confidence in tho wisdom,
integrity and patriotism of « Pennsylvania’s fa
vorite son,” President Buchanan, . continues
•firm and unshaken. Wo hail with pride and
gratification, the noble and dignified bearing of
tho first son of Pennsylvania who has tilled the
Presidential chair, and most emphatically and
without reserve, endorse the public acts of his
administration,
Resolved, That wo are proud and gratified to
witness in tho policy ol tho Government a de
termination to vindicate, tho honor qf the na
tional flag, and to resist tho impertinent as.-
suniption of tho right of search, at one time so
imperiously demanded by England.
Resolved, That what is known ns tho English
Compromise Bill, adopted by Congress and
signed by President Blichanan, was intended
and has had the effect to put at rest the Kansas
subject. Tho question being now dead and bu
ried, and the people of that territory left free to
adopt a Constitution for themselves, wo hope
no power on earth will bo able to raise it from
its grave. ‘
Resolved, That wo congratulate tho people
upon the settlement, without blood, of the Utah
difficulties. The infatuated and misguid
o‘d people under the lead of Brigham Young,
have been taught to know that the Go
vernment is strong enough to put down rebel
lion, no difference when or whore it may break
out.
j Resolved, That in (ho administration of Gov.
■ Packer wo have abiding confidence, believing,
as.wo do, that the affairs of State will bo con
ducted with a view to (he welfare and happiness
of the people of Pennsylvania.
Resolved , That William A.. Porter and Wesley
Frost, our candidates for Supremo Judge and
Canal Commissioner, are gentlemen eminently
qualified, and shall receive our cordial support. I
Resolved , That the course pursued by Sena
tor Bigler in the U.S. Senate, meets our hearty I
approbation, and we rejoice that Pennsylvania
has one faithful and abfoDemocfat to represent I
her In that body
Resolved, That tho public acts .of ITon. John
A. AM, our faithful member of Congress, Jijiyo
boon (n strict accordance ivilli Democraiic
principle; wo therefore approve and endorse
(bom, and instruct the Conferees this day ap
pointed, to vote for and use all honorable means
to seenro big ro-nomination. It has been an
established rule in-this county, as well as-in
Porry and York, to tender the member of Con
gress a second, nomination, when his public
course has been approved of. Wu insist that
this yule of tho party bo adhered to now.
Resolved, That wo cordially approve of tho
course of bur State Senator, Gen. Fetter, and
our immediate Representative in the Legisla
ture, Hugh Stuart, Esq. Particularly do wo
commend them for having voted against the in
iquitous proposition to bestow our public im
provements to a bankrupt Company. This was
a question to try men’s integrity, and wo rc
joico that Cumberland conn!v find no hand in
fobbing tho people of their public works. -
liesqtvcdy That {ho- ticket \vo .have ’’this day
nominated is composed of good and true Dem
ocrats, and shall receive our cordial and zeal
ous support. , - “
Resolved, That Joim B, Bratton, James Ches
tnut, and Wm. C. 1 Houser, ho appointed Con
gressional Conferees, to meet tho Conferees of
Perry and York counties, at Bridgeport, in this
county, at such-timo as may he agreed upon by
tho three counties.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this moei
ing ho signed by the oilicers and published.
[Sinned by the officers, j
Indiana. —The wheat crop will be fully an
average one. Oats rather a failure. Corn pro
mising. ; Grass abundant.
, Ohio.— Tho. wheat crop will full but little
below an avqyage in quantity and quality.—
Oats and barley will fall off considerably.;—
Corn will yield an average, should the season
prove favorable.
Georgia.— Corn and potatoes promise an
immense yield. So also throughout the south
west. Cotton crop is also fine.
Alabama. —The prospects indicate as fine a
cotton and corn crop as any ever made in the
Stale. . , •
Arkansas. —For corn, tobacco, wheat aiid
oats tho pruspccts arc tolerably good.
Texas.— -Wheat good. Corn more than'an
average. Cotton a largo crop.
New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, New
Jersey, and Pennslvania, all promise a full aver
age crop of wheat. Grassan immense yield,
and potatoes and corn very pomising.
Wisconsin.— Tho wheat crop'will fall below
an average, so also in many portions of Virgin
ia and (Maryland. The sugar and cotton crop
in the South promises a largo yield.
Extravagance of the Administration'.—
Tho.Baltimorc Republican says that any charge
of prodigality or extravagance against that part
of the Government is notoriously unjust, and it
requires a vast amount of impudence or igno
rance to utter such a charge., ■ Drowning men
will catoli at straws, and the desperate and
sinking leaders and hangers-on of Know.-Noth
ingism and- Black Republicanism are silly
enough to think they can humbug the people
by this cuckoo cry. It won’t do. The people
are 100 well informed to be be cheated by such
idle clamor. .The. records of .Congress are ac
cessible to all, and they will show that these
very clamors about extravagance are the guilty
parties—that.the-Abolition and Know Nothing
members of Congress voted for the extravagant
expenditures and doubled their oten 'pay and
perquisites, and thus impoverished the treasu- .
ry, which they now,.desire to charge upon, the
Administration. We arc,glad that this cry has
been started, for, the records will prove that the
Administration is free from blame, and that
the charge rests exclusively against the legisla
tive branch of the Government. • ,
'26 votes.
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27 votes.
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■ Tub Death Warrants of the Daxviei.e
Pill, sox fils —The Danville Intelligencer oi the
15th tilt., says: On Thursday, of last week,
Gov. Packer issued death warrants for the fol
lowing persons: John Lutz, of Allegheny coun
ty, to be executed on the first of October next :
Williaitii Jbhn Clark, of. Montour county, to be
.excoutod-on the Uventy-fonrlhday bf Septem
ber; and Mary Twiggs, of Montour county,
to be executed on the-twenty-second day. ofOo
lober. Sheriff Toting, of Danville, received the
last two on the following evening. Saturday
afternoon; between the hours of one and two
o’clock,, after Mi sf Twiggs' and -’Mr.' Clark had
eaten a-hcarly dinner, the. sherilt,' accompanied
by Mrs. Young and Edward Baldy, Esq., pro
ceeded to the cells of the condemned for the pur
pose of reading the warrants to them. Clark’s
was read first, Ho listened to its awful con
tents with the same iron nerve and stone stoi
.cism that has supported him since the hour of
his arrest.- No quiver of body or emotion of
mind could be discerned by those present. .Af
ter the sheriff finished reading it, Clark asked
for a pipe and sonic tobacco. The warrant au
thorizing the execution of Mrs. Twiggs was.
then read to her. She heard it with unmista
kable anguish, and sobbed like a chihj.,
Late News puo’.it Cali fount a akd Oukgo.v
—The steamer Moses Taylor, from Aspinwall,
arrived at New York on Tuesday morning.
ith San Francisco dates to the sth inst. Her
treasure list reaches the amount of $1,200,000.
The Frazer river gold excitement continued un
abated.. .The reports from tho mines exhibit
such a wealth of the prcciqus metal that we are
disposed to set many of them down as fabulous.
One man writes that the yield of his first day’s
labor was over seven hundred dollars. All the
(owns on the road to the mines are crowded
with gold-seekers. The Indians had commenc
ed molesting (he emigrants. Six men had been
killed, during a single assault, by the red men.
The hostile Indians were conccntrating_ in the
neighborhood ofTictoria. The Supreme Court
of California had decided that the SuncCay law
was unconstitutional, and all prosecutions', un
der it had been abandoned. The effect of the
news from Frazer river upon business at San
Francisco had been to make all branches of
trade and industry lively.
The news from Oregon is very important.—
The Tnd ans were.collecting-in large numbers,
and there was much alarm throughout life set-
tlcmeuts. Tho Commander of the Pacific di
vision of our army was very active, but he was
without troops or equipments (or. the war.
The State election ip Oregon has resulted in the
triumph of the whole Democratic ticket.
The Atlantic Telegraph.— lf the Atlantic
telegraph fleet started from Queenstown on the
17lh hist., the ships would, probably, all reach
(mid-ocean in ten days, or by the27th, and bo
ready to renew the attempt to lay the telegraph
I cable. If all goes .well (his lime, wo should
hear<qf the arrival of the Niagara ,at Trinity
Bay in the course of next week, * '
Bank of OiiAJiiiEHsmjßG.— Peterson’s De
tector,says : “Beware of a now and. dangerous
counterfeit tflt) bill that has just .been put in
circulation. It is an imitation of the genuine,
and is exceedingly well .done. Better refuse
any new looking note of this denomination, as
't is difficult to distinguish between the genuine
and counterfeit.
tLf Dr. 1 Bornhcisel.lho Mormon delegate from
Utah, in Congress, passed through Harrisburg
on the Pennsylvania Railroad, in the early part
of last week. The Dr. is:uow on a visit to his
mother, near Sandy Hill, in county.
The Bernheisel's are numbered among the most
respectable families of that county.
Harvest Prospects.
Tlio Ujiion of the,Opposilion. '
. Prom present indications, it would seem,says'
the Somerset Democrat, tliat the'opposition to
thcDemocracyfn this State are not so likely to]
combine all the elements of their strength in
the ensuing campaign. In many quarters, the
greatest'disattcction crfsis, at all
-nnlikeljiiHi&t-theirattempted combination will
prove an utter failure, followed up by a defeat
ns inglorious as their proposed “union” is un
principled.
In Allegheny county the spirit of opposition
discord is Spreading rapidly, and promises at
this early day the very best result to the De-’
mooracy. CduhlTcST
in our own Congressional district, a like insub-,
ordination exists ih the ranks of the enemy,
which'promises us good results. So is it in
other sections, and so will it continue to be un
til the great battle is fought in October. Prom
the incipiency of this opposilion movement,have
wo believed it would prove a miserable abortion,
and every subsequent day’s observation has
but tended to confirm us in this'belief.■ It is
not the thing for the limes,, arid cannot, bo suc
cessfully carried out. ; The Democracy of the
old Keystone is invincible when united, and
united it will bo when it again measures swords
with the common enemy. No disagreement -
upon a single question of governmental policy i
will make the heterodox doctrines of our inon- '
grel enemies orthodox with Democrats. They
will not turn their backs upon one another, be
cause of a difference of opinion on a question
now sot-lied, and thus give “aid and comfort,”
to their, worst ted.' No, indeed. They will
•not be seduced from-their fidelity to the party
which has built up, protected, defended, and
gloriously preserved! du'r Union—but they, will
be found marching onward, united and firm
and shoulder to shoulder, for the Constitution
and the Union, in the, great battle that will
shortly come oil between them and an ever un
principled and an ever unscrupulous opposition,
Let the war-whdßp be sounded. We do not
fear the result.
Troops for Oregon,
The largest detachment of Army, recruits
whichhave left the Atlantic seaboard for the
Pacific for several years, departed from New
lorlc on July 21, on-board , the steamship St
Poms, for Aspinwall, under the command o
Captain A.’J. Smith, of the Ist Dragoons.—
They are dispatched to relieve Fort Walla Wal
la with special reference to the assistance of (10l
Stcptoo. There were:
From Carlisle Barrack
From Governor’s Island
.Fioin Newport Barrack,- Ky'
Grom Fort-Monroe, Ya
From Albany
Total 417
0( these-1 here are of the. mounted, service’, 193
Leaving for general-service men ’ 224
The names of the officers in charge of this de
tachment arc as follows; ;• .
Captain Andfpiv J. Smith, Ist dragoons,
commanding..
Assistan t surgeon Thomas A. McParlin; as
sistant surgeon, ,J-. 11. Beman ; .Surgeon 0.
McCormick, Medical Department..
Brevet Major James H, Oarleton, captain Ist
drpgonns,
.-.1-apl. Henry D. Waller, 4ih infantry. .
f’Oapt. Edmund Underwood, 4th jnfantry.
Capt. Thomas-Q: Engliijh, 9thlnfantry.
Jst /jt/: 4th ihfanfry.
Ist Lt. infantry, •
Ist Lt. Kobcrf J?y£fnson, Ist dragoons. « /x ’,
Ist Lt. J\ T . JJ. lst efrngoorifs.
Ist Lt.rß. 11. Itogcrs, '3d (Jnigroony.
Ist fChas.Tf^iVbeds, Vl h dragoons. 1- :
Ist Lt. Romcyn B. Ayres, 3d artillery.
2d Lt. Robert HJ Anderson,- 9th artillery.,
2d Lt-. Paul J--Qnattjebaum, 9th artillery,
2d Lt, Edward 11. Conner, 4lh infantry.
2d Lt. Marcus A. Reno, Ist dragoons.
Dr. HcCormid and family (not.on duty) also
accompanied the detachment. Their destina-
tion, is Vancouver, W.-.T, These troops go out
provided, with 600 of Sharpe’s carbines, and a
large quantity of prepared ammunition. The
adoption of this arm for the present- service is
due,to the influence of Brevet Major Thornton,
«;Jio \vas sent to the far West to inspect the
titfitps, some lime since, and who inspected the
Ist-dragoons in the department of New Mexico,
and saw the necessity jiff the adoption of some
improved arm for the mounted service.
, DD” The Prince of Wales has but seven ladies
to choose a wife from, unless he marry some
body much older than himself, or greatly infe
rior in rank. These “seven” are Protestant
and royal—they', are princesses of Prussia,
Hesse Darmstadt, Holstein, Wurtemburg, Den
mark, Saxo Altenburg and Oldenburg. We
hope the prince will Wait till, he is king and
then marry some beautiful English ladydhat he
loves.
ID* The oldest incumbent of . any post-office
in the United Stales is Gen, Joseph Locke, post
mailer m Bloomfield, Me. He has . filled the
office for forty-flveconsecutivo years, and tliougli
seventy-four years, ortige; is in full possession
of all his faculties,’mental and physical, and,
from present appearances, bids fair to servo
Ifnch Sam for many years.in as faithful a man.
nor as he has done.for nearly half a century.
■ State Debt.— The interest on the State
debt, due on the Ist of Auguft, was paid at the
Farmers' and Mechanics’ -Bank, Philadelphia.
This is (lie first lithe that the interest has been
paid at this Bank. money has been depos
ited there by the State Treasurer for (lie pur
pose, in compliance with an act of the last Leg
islature. 1 •'
Watermelons.—This luscious fruit has be
come a prominent article on the stands of. our
fruit dealers, but commands rather “fanciful"
prices to . suit the pockets of...most'persons.
However, the tempting appearance the “Jersey
eggs" present, may induce many people to for
get the hard times.
V T “ e New Hotel, '—Tho fiew hotel to bo erec
ted at the corner of ninth and Chestnut streets,
Philadelphia, is being pushed rapidly forward
to completion. It will bo six stories high j the
first story of iron, and the others of brick trim
med with .sand stone, and will contain 370
rooms. It wil| far surpass the Girard House in
size and beauty, and will be one of the finest
hotels iu the country. ■ . !
Mils* Cunningham and Eokex. Maiuued. —,
The N. Y. Sunday Atlas says ihnt the famous
(or infamous) John J. Eckel has. married the.
Mrs. Cunningham, and that they are now liv
ing together, as of old, in New-Yprk Oily.
IC/” Senator Houglas announces in the Chica
go limes fourteen speeches in different parts
of his State lor the month of August.
. AVUUIII IS THE ITOLMS PARTY.
Whenever the opppncnts”br the Democratic
party find thcmselves'aefeated and thoroughly
disorganized, they allect great disgust for all
flarfy organizations—denounce-them as corrupt
in their composition, and dangerous in their
tendency—and declare their determination to
appeal henceforth to the people at large, irre
spective of party, in support of the principles
they profess to hold. But this dodge has rare
ly, if ever, availed them much ; for the people,
in spite of the loud professions of love that are
made to them, and the smooth words of llattery
■that are poured into their ears, have a distrust
of,'such exceedingly broad liberality, and won’t
take' the bait. Besides, these short-sighted pol-
iticians, while denouncing in words all parlies,
'are'lhemselves in practice the most bigoted and
violent partisans. They won’t vote for a Dem
ocrat, because—well, if you push them to the
wall for a reason, the only one they can give
you is— “because he’s a Democrat. Hence,
they must Have candidates of their own with
whom lo go before the people. Principles are
a secondary,matter with them, and whenever
they find it possible to gel along without a plat
form, they don’t trouble themselves about con
structing one. Thus they set about nomina
ting their candidates, an(l by that very act, al
though proclaiming themselves independent of
party, commit the contradiction of. resolving
themselves into a party organization. °
This transparent humbug is now being at
tempted in Pennsylvania, for about the twen
tieth lime. Our pretended despisers of party
who, be it understood, arc merely so, with re
spect to the Democratic party—niet' at Harris
burg, a few weeks ago, in the. name of the peo
plc, and nominated candidates for Supreme
Judge and Canal Commissioner. .Thus -provi
ded with standard-bearers, and organized for
the campaign, they have entered the field as
“the People’s Party." This is a. high-sounding
title ; but our opponents have always been more
famous for, their.reliance upon names than upon
things. They don’t agree with the poet, that
there's.nothing in a name. But, let ns inquire,
what claim have they to be called “the People’s
Party?” Have their nominees any extraordi
nary fncrit, that entitles them to support in
preference-to' the Democratic candidates. By
no means. . That is not even pretended of them.
Well, then; is there anything in the principles
they have proclaimed, which appeals specially
to'the favor of • the people ? If so, let them
point it out. Wo confess, tec can’t find it.-
On.lhe contrary, we consider this platform /he
most vague and meaningless thing that has ever
heed promulgated hy any political body. ,11 is
not Whig, for in place of the'old Whig doctrine
of “protection for protection’s sake,’’ it substi-.
, lutes the 'Democratic principle of a revenue tar
iff, with discriminating'duties in favor of home
industry. It is not “Republican,”,for. it com
pletely ignores the doctrine of “no more Slave
Slates,” which the Ereinon’t shriekers for free
dom proclaimed so loudly in the Campaign of
185 G. ! It is not even KnowrNothing, for the
spurious “American” idea of a denial of the
rights of-eitizenship to foreigners and Catholics,,
has.becn diluted td a mere protest against the
''“introduction pf foreign criminals.” In short,
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this mongrel platform is only explicit in one
tiling, and that is, in its denunciation of the
National Administration.
Why,, then, are the people called upon to vote
with this party ? , Eor the sole and simple rea
son that it is opposed to the Democrats. Any
body, but a Democrat, and any parly but Ihe
Democratic party, is the only fixed principle of
action by which the getters up of this sham
People’s Convention are actuated., But their
solmme will fail, as many similar ones have
failed. In the forcible and truthful language
of,; tho Valkyr Spirit, “ ‘The People’s Parly’
does not succeed because there is no room for.
it. The ground is and long has been occupied.
The true People’s Party was formed-fifty years
ago. Thomas Jefferson was its head, and un
der his lead andjguidance it crushed out the ar
rogant assumptions of aristocratic politicians
of the John Adams school. At a later period,
led on by the heroic Jack soli*: it saved the liber
ties of the People, (hen boldly-assailed by the
•merchant princes,” and corrupt, politicians,
backed by the moneyed power of (no country.
The same People’s Parly now surrounds and
Supports Janies Buchanan, and will carry him
in.triumph over the obstructions an unsenipu
lous, unpatriotic and unprincipled opposition
may place in his path. Noltow party need ap
ical to the People' for support?for -it is well
mown throughout all the land that the good
old Democratic Party is the Party of tub
People.” —Reading Gazette.
A StiowEit of Flies.—A recent number of
the St. Louis DejnocrM says : .
‘•On the down trip of the steamer Editor, in
the Illinois, the other night, at o o’clock, a shiawr
or or’stream of the Mormon or shad fly poured
-upon her decks Iq the depth of six inches, -and
it was a very difficult matter to shovel them
overboard. They were so numerous as to put
out the watchman’s light, and envelope every
thing,in midnight darkness; The trees along
the shore look as if borne down by these short
lived insects. -The visitation is said to prognos
ticate a sickly season.”
O* Hydrant water should not bo imbibed
from the Spout, as, something more than the
aqueous liquid may find its way down one’s
throat, A gentleman exhibited' to us the other
day a miniature-fish which had been discharged
from the hydrant on his premises. It-was pre
served in a small vial, filled with- alcohol, and
seemed to be about an inch and a quarter ,in
length. Beware of small cels and little fish
when you drink from the hydrant. -V :
DD* The Buffalo papers are somewhat exer
cised about the report of the commissioners,
concerning the bogus banks in Pennsylvania,
.which were controlled by Buffalo'speculators.—
The Corn ier says of one of the names mention
ed that no person Lamed Ganson, now residing
in Buffalo, is, or ever has .been, concerned in
these bogus bank operations, and that the
statement implicating them was received with
general astonishment in that community.
110 FOB Fuazeu Riveu-—The Press states
that a largo number of young men in. Philadel
piiia have resolved to try their fortunes in the
new gold region. Several parties have already
been organized and will take their departure at
the earliest opportunity.
MiuTAuflkw.-r-Adjutant General Wilson,
has isssued a circular to the military of the Com
monwcalth, in which he explains the effects of
the military law, and refutes Hie idea exprorsed
by many newspapers, that the vtjjuntecr sys
tem will involve the Stale in debt.
0= A runaway slave was discovered in the
attic ol a Methodist church at Washington,
D. 0.,- on a recent ;Sunday morning. Hi had
lived there four or -five 'moptbs', unauspected,
had used up the communion wine, and picked
up his food by nightly, stories into the neighbor
ing pantries,'
VCT Moses M. Fuller, head waiter at the
American Hotel, Hartford, Cons., has been ar
rested for stealing a package of $4 -700 frpm the
office of iho hotel on tho 14th. nit., and nearly
pll tho jßloncy recovered.' The fellow- felt too
rich to continue to work, left , his ; employment,
and was caught on a steamboat,'with the mon
ey hidden in his bat box:., , ' . .
: Dpx”Two inen in West Haven, Conn., have
raised this season 7,000 quarts of strawberries
upon an acre and a quarter of ground.
[ From the Cincinnati Gazette, of July 2G.]
Central Harrison’s Old Los Cabin liurmul—
Marrow Escape of Co). Taylor’s Family. '
The “Gid Log Cabin,” so famous in political
history, has gone at last! It was the residence
of Central Harrison at North Bend, abbut fif
teen miles below the oity, when he was nomina
ted for President, and was made famous by a
thousand songs in the campaign pflB4o. Min
iature iiSnations were erected in every corner of
the land, and praises of
“The Rough Log Cabin,
That tells of olden time,”
were upon every tongue; and probably had
quite as much influence in theelection as’ any
other subject that was canvassed. But its
“latch string!’ has disappeared at last!
Wo have no minute details of .the conflagra:
tiOn, butlearn from passengers who arrived by
the Ohio and Mississippi, Railroad, yesterday
morning, between one and two'o’clock, that as
the train arrived at North Bend, the old log
cabin was enveloped in flames, and that its de
struction was complete. It was occupied by-
Colonel Wm. 11. 11. Taylor (who married a
daughter of General Harrison) and family, arid
we learn that such, was. the rapid progress of
the lire, and so liite its discovery, that the mem
bers.of the household,.barely escaped in their
night clothes!
Of course nothing was saved in the way of
furniture or documents, and the probability is
that many valuable papers, left by President
Harrison, together with articles cherished as
relics of the Old Hero, and of the early history
of the West, have been destroyed, with the
building. The only portrait of Mrs. Harrison
in existence (painted: by Beard) and two or
three of the General,-, taken iri different periods
of his life, are also probably destroyed. ■
Mrs. Harrison, the, widow of President Har
rison, fortunately was not in the'dwelling ; the
venerable lady at prdserit being .at the residence
of Hon. J. Scott Harrison, a son of Gen. H., a
few miles beyond-the old homestead.-
Forth Bend.is.not only famous as the unpre
tending residence of President -Harrison, but
occupies no mean position,in Western History.
It was the first .landing place of John Clevcs
Symmes, the original patentee of rill the.land
between the two Mianns, and was at .one time;
regarded as the .rival of Cincinnati, or “Fort
Washington.” ' ' . ;
At North Bend, Judge Symmes projected the
great.“ Miami City,” and went so far as to map
out streets,.lawns, public, squares, and all the
arrangements for a city Of.the,first magnitude;
but a'fortunate incident turned the tide in favor
of the presenfsight of our flourishing metropo"
lis, and.“ North Bend”'has ever since remained
h beautiful rural retreat from the dust, impu
ties, and busy throng of the city
Dangerous Sport on the Plains.
A correspondent of the St. Louis'Democrat
followin’g the United States •army,' three hun :
dred and thirty miles from Leavenworth, writes
as follows :• i .
Wolves were frcqhenllysccn during the day,
and just as wti cable on the camping ground a
large one was started. Gen. Harney’d greyt
hound caught sight of him, pursued him, over
took him, and—never touched a hair." Whether
he was afraid ol the wolf, I am unable to savi
This chase was, hardly over, when a herd (seven
or eight) of buffaloes was discovered about two
miles oil. .
■- Captain Plcasonton, General”-Harney’sj aid,
set out in pursuit, by himself,armed,only.with
a Colt's pistol, and had.a dangerous adventure.
His purpose-was to run ihc game toward the
camp. He succeeded in driving them in the
direction intended,-when a body of teamsters,
desirous .of witnessing, the sport, came in sight.
The buffaloes took fright, and made for the
hijls. The hunter pursued them,-but he fdde.a
horse which had never before seen a buffalo,and
which was hard to manage beside.' The-hun
ter singled, out a . bull, arid shot, him T-wAie;
wounding him cacti lime.’ By this time he was.
quite close to him, on the verge of ono'of those
clayey precipices with which the place abounds.
I The hunted animal suddenly stopped, stretch
ing, out his forelegs, and wheeling upon them
as oh a pivot, thus bringing himself face to face
with his pursuers. The horse was linmanagea'.
ble, and rushed on the bull, who set his horns
to 'meet the onset.
The collision was fearful. Pleasanton, con
scious of his situation, had disengaged his feet
from tho slirrups, and just ns the shock took
place, or perhaps a moment sooner, sprang up
on.iho back of the bull, from which he rolled:
down the precipice. The horse'having been
gorged in the breast and belly,' died instantly"
The bull next charged- on the dismounted rider,
but .two more bullets from the revolver persiia*
ded him to alter his course. Captain Pleas
anton, I am rejoiced, suflered. no personal in
jury.
110 look lh® affair coolly.unbuckled the girths
of his slaughtered steed, slung the saddle -and
accoutrements across.his shoulders, and carried
them into camp. ;No torreador or matador in
the bpnnish circus could have a more formida
ble antagonist dr a narrower escape. The grand
sport of buffalo hunting is now fairly initialed.'
Captain Hancock, with the guide, chased ano
ther herd for miles. The captain succeeded in
lodging a bullel'fronrfhe Burnside rifle in one
of them, and the guide: hit another, but it was
so late that they had to turn from the pursuit,
before runningjthem down. .
(H 7“ One of,the surest tests of a counterfeit
note is the signatuie of.tho president and cash
ier, which, if even a bold character, still has a
tremulous appearance. Counterfeiters seldom
copy a, signature without some imperfection that,
can'bo detected by careful examination.—Pctcr
sons’Dcdeclor.
The above may answer rail enough where
persons are acquainted wiih&dsignaturo of the
president, but for common use the “rule” is as
bogus as a bad note. What do nine-tenths of
the people know about the signatures of bank
presidents in Ohio or" Virginia, or Carolina or
California? The safest ‘‘rule” is—don’t take
a bank note unless you know it’s “good.”
DV' Ex-Goy. Geary has not, as many sup
pose, deserted the Democratic party. Jlbis.a
member ol the Democratic Executive Commit
tee of. AVestinoroK'nd c.ounly, and was recently
appointed one of the conferees to nominate a
Democratic Legislative ticket in the Westmore
land and Armstrong district.
lE?* On the 15th ult., tlio Democratic Confer-
eca of Wbsfmoroland, Indiana , and Armstrong
counties mot at Groonsburg, and unanimously
nominated Gon. 11. D. Foster as Iho Democratic
candidate for Congress in that District. The
people will ratify that nomination this fall by a
handsome majority. 1
K?” Ex-l’residcnt.Tyler is in, Norfolk, Va.
Ex-President Van Buren remains at his home
in Kindorbook; Ex-President Fillmore is at Ni
agara Falls, and Ex-President Pierce, is in Eu
rope,. ...
TiiE Weatiieu in Eouoi’e.— A letter from
Paris, of July 10, says thatthey were then ex
periencing wot, cold weather that would do' no
discredit to the month of March, in place of the
blazing sun of a few weeks previous. '
C 7” The Kansas' Monday
last tljd people of Kahsnsgayo their decjsiociup
on the adoption or rejection of thc.Lecompton
Constitution, ns submitted to their vote under
the recent not of Congress. ~ • •
FnANKLitr CoufjTr.—'The Opposition. Coun
ty Convention assembled last Monday and
inated the Hon. David F. Robinson for Con
gress, and Col. A. K. McClure for Assembly.
[Gorrespondpna qf the Pliiladalpk^T^
: CTlie Frond, Fashions.’ . " tjl
•Paiiis, Wy. B, 'lBsB. —Silk miislin i.'
ite matqrinrsjor full-dress during hH» “ fav °f
they liaVo generally a, white tronmi
blue, lilac, or green stripes. I'Jio Xim 11 ] 1 pitllt ,
and the- lower bno is fashioned wtl “"S
(lourictf, tho upper one with a ruclm ' i 11 deep
The corsage is low, over it is worn , * ieil k.
toinetto iiohn trimmed with point An '
and sleevos to match. Double bare" 0
barego,-0111011 or silk muslins, and mi, Englisll
materials, are fashioned with doni.in
flounces. Tho lattorslylo.is thoifiost • n^or
Drab, which has boon now so long j i "’foghc,
replaced ~by White covered with ni» (o ’ ,s ‘
brown, green, lilac,'or'violet.- Chiti wns °f
are generally in stripes, varying ,j n „rf" .
never Very wide.' Tho China nuifc - 11,1 b !>i ■
times made with (hreo skirts, each ■
a rucho a la vieille, the upper, skirt is
corsage high, and the sleeves vorvwH„ . ’
rovers. Over this robe a black lace Imr !ii'' lt . ll
the appropriate drapery. A white chin banl', 1
ornamented .witluriioss roses,' having thr, ’
lined with delicate pink' silk, completes thlst "
‘'For half-dross tho tissuespoi, dc them
hair) then taffeta silks,-linen, nankeen, o.ma„ 8
-worked with small - patterns in cblor™l H 8
.organdi, nro the materials adapted to tho
‘ mer temperature. This last mentioned &(,„•
• always striped lengthwise, pink, blue or lilw
find accompanied by a shawl of the same male
I ini, but vyitlf Cross stripes or a small sprig mi
tern, forms -a fresh and .becoming attire for .
young lady. Tho corsage is. low, and around
the waist is worn a ribbon sash with‘long ends
The neck is con coated by a Irabit slrirt, with
large ruches having several rows of (loss s’ilkai
the edge. The-under sleeves match tho hath
shirt. Many of bur elegantes have adopted low
bodies, cut square across the front and tho back
such as were worn many years ago. . This cop
, sage is ornamented with four broad velvet
stripes on the back, the trout, and the shoulders ■
At the . edge of these velvets there is cither a"
narrow lace or a hand of f ullo or muslin, which
is drawn by a velvet or ribbon, or else a plnilcd
or pulled chemisette'is', worn under the body
with,.ribbons run in tho -'pullings. Walking
dresses in tlio country aro now often worn with
ft double skirt, raisccbup.liigh at each side by a
largo bow of ribbon. "When accompanied hya
wide brimmed straw hat, trimmed wilh a long
leather, and n flounce laCo around the edge of
flic brim, it forms a, very pretty and picture™,,,,
sylvan costume. VT.a have seen for cool wcalli.
or a gray poplin made in this stylo, and looped
up with bows of black ribbon.- .
; For the country, tho seaside, and the wnlw.
mg places, lho broad brimmed hat is-nniroml
.ly iiflopled. The most elegant style is of ftV
white straw, trimmed- with black lace a nrofi,
sion of flowers, generally Held Hovers, and lone
grass and flowing ribbons. For plainer attire
and more simple tastes, the brown straw is nre
.furred, decorated with black luce,black velvet'
or brown ribbons. Tbe.cy-os and tho tow V it«-
ipn qf the face and neck nre protected by this
coiffure, which.also ■ precludes the necessity o(
carrying a parasol.. ,
Tlic President at Bedford Springy.
Bedpojid SrhiNGS. July 29.—The President,
accompanied by. JMiss Lane, Miss Bright (ilm.
.daughter oft be Hon. Jesse D. Bright] Sir .Win.
Gore Ouscley; Lady Ouseley and daughter.and
R. M. Jlagrnw, of Baltimore, arrived here last
night at IX o’clock, via , Cumberland. The
President is In excellent health, and apparently
not fatigued. ; The parly will remain, it is sup
posed, twoor three weeks.
The Most. Valeadle Salesman.—A sensi
ble cotemporary says, that for a man in bus!-
nees to advertise, is like having n salesman with
a thousand voices speaking politely of his wares
to lens of thousands,of people, perhaps at the
same moment,-never offending, never obtrusive,
never tired. How inuah would such n sake
man bo worth? Let every tradesman .consider
this* aiid then resolve, the question how much I
year-he can afford to spend in advertising.
DZ7” A camion.made at Alger's foundry, the
Boston Bee-stales; had been fired fittcem hun
dred times at the rate of one hundred and twen
ty discharges per day, without bursting, anti
■ was to be fired till it did burst. It was of six
ty-five hundred pounds weight; consumed (en
pounds of powder at each "discharge, mid fifteen
lou’sand pounds had already' been consumed;
A Youthful , Blackleg.— The Hartford
(Conn, .JiTimes says that achild was born in
that city last month whoso right leg, from about ,
two inches below the hip joint, downwardi, in
cluding the foot; is enUrely black.
Piety and Profits. —A.gcritlemnn who-cnv-;
ploys a great number of hands in a maniifaclory
|n the west of England, in order to encourage
his work people-in n dim attendance at church 1
on a late fast dtiy, told them that if they went
ltd', church they would receive their, wages for'
that day in'the same manner as- if they Wl
- at work. Upon which a deputation was 1
appointed to acquaint tbe (employer that if he'
would; pay them for over hours They would ah
lend likewise the Methodist chapel in the etc-
O Zr" York County Fair.— The Animal Ex-
hibition of the York Comity Agricultuual Soci
ety will be held on its own Grounds, at York,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Satur
day, the Oth, 7th; Bth and 9th, days of Octo
ber next. '■ .'
More Rain.—We have had several refresh-
ing showers during the present-week, and a (Inc
prospect of several more. The corn at present
promises a bountiful yield.
O”. The, whole number of deaths in BosfOtb
from tlie Ist of January to the Ist Of Jnly.lBsB,
was 4,764; of these 919 were bf oqnsuipptiwb' 1
On the morning of the3olli u/h>
Euza®btii; only chilft of vl “, “^Jv-
Anna 11. Sianley; aged six mouths on , 3 ■?
three . ' , " • •.
130.
Marital,
PIUIuVDEI.PniA, AWg- BJ' 8 J '^ Bj |‘ n<
Flour and Meal.— Sales Jit?4 25 for 8 •
dird brands. $4,75 wss'for extra. It) -0 **.
quiet at S 3 37 pur barrel. Corn weal more
quired format $3 75 per barrel. ■•• ••,
Grain.— Wheat, is, offering >o Innttcd O ino
ply. Sales of fair and good. Bed pt .98 a® .
for old. New,Red at;sl 15 a 1,20. new wW°
®1 30 to 1 35. Bye,is now- selling at 1 8 '
Corn |s steady. ! Sales of Penna. YelloW,at •>
and white at’Bso. Outs at 42 cts, forPeuun
arid.prime new Delaware at. 37,cts, ,; i >i
, CLoymiSEEi).—ls wanted at 'ss 50 a.op
per bush., of Q 4 lbs. Nothing doing in l' a ,
thy pnd Flaxseed; . Xhe Jattor is in demano
slo2.per bush,
: VVnisKiiv—Sales of,bbls. at2s cents. U |ms *
sell at sauio; prices and,drudge at 24 eta-
WotiC<3. >J
A rncoting of ; .the Carlisle Land Associatio
.will (jo; ljulil in the urhUriition chamber, "
the Saturday evening, at 7.4 o
clock, A general attendance ot‘ the mcnie o
‘a requested.*, • *, • ’ ‘ !
By orderof the President
WM. BENT 2, Scc’y.
August 6, 1858—It
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