AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. JOHN B. BRATTON, Editor A Proprietor. carlisleTpa., io, ism. Democratic State iSJomihatioiis, VOll AUDITOR GENERAL, RICHARDSON t. ¥10691*, Of Philadelphia ?OR‘ GENERAL, JOIN BOWK, X)f Franklin County. : Saloon Ascension.—On Monday nest, tho 4lh of July, Mr. John A. LroitT, a talented and uocessfui mroneaul, will make an ascension from this plate. Air. Light comas Well recom mended, and those Who come to Witness 'the ka hili not be disappointed. - tKBListB Deposit Bank.—We ate reques ted td give notice that this institution will be ■closed on the 4th of Auly. bavo beeti toq'ncs'ted to state that the Cumberland Valley Bank, in this place, will be closed on Monday the 4th of July. ' Fob Salk —A scholarship in Dickinson Col lege. It will bo disposed of at a bargain. In tjuire of the editor of this paper. tgp-Persofaa desirous of .preserving their fruit, &c., will find an assortment of Glass Jars, air-tight and. other toakes, by callfrig ‘at the cheap Grocery Store of J-. W-. Eev, W-ast Main Street. ..... • iSiiiOADE Inspector.—We announced in our last that Mr. J. B. M'Gartnev. of Carlisle, pad been elected Brigade Inspector ol this Di-. Vision. It appears this was an error. The pill returns elect Gcouos W. .Crop by a small majority,And the Adjutant General has com missioned him accordingly. DefcsCt.— the “ iVafii-c/l a paperfobsome &sb published in Newville. Ibis county, and devoted to the cause of straight-out American, ism, has given up the ghost. The editor, aMr Herron, disgusted with the transfer of Sam to Sambo,'has cut loose from the party, and now contemplates the establishment in Newville of a'Democfalic'JburnaV CißtistE GaS a’n’d Water CoafAsy— a Ru mor We hear it very generally rumored over town that the late Treasurer, Secretary, collec. for of tents, Superintendent, and' Regulator of the Carlisle Gas atid'Wafer Company, ia a de faulter’in the suin’ of $5,000 or. If this rimior is correct, it ia the duty of the Directors to* make a statement to Mho stock-holders; if fhTse, it is due to Mr. Irish that they Contradict the rmnor. One or the other they should’ do, in justice to the late Treasurer grid' our' citizens who are stockholders and consumers of gas-and Water. Let us have, the facts.- Saie of Keal Estate.— We, learn Ihat' -oUr ftiend, Col. A. Noble, has sold his large and Highly improved farm, situated on tho Conodo guioot creek, known as tho ‘- Ringwalt Farm, 31 containing 800 acres, to Mr.. Jacob Grove, of Westpennaboro’ township,. for S7S per acre, i 523,500.) -- n."’,. , JtEonANtOsßtmC.— Onr young sister town in . the lofrer eptf; Mechauiosburg, evinces nfnre pa triotism and enterprise than many older, and “more populous places. We see it stated that there will ho a spirited celebration in that thri ving borough ou- the fourth, to be participated 111’ by the military, fire companies, various asso ciations; and' the citizens generally. We are pleased to note this fact, ft shows that in old itother Cumberland the spirit' of patriotism is riot altogether extinct. We hope the people of Sfoohanlcsburg will have a pleasant’titao whilst celebrating our natal day. Oce CAttasLE Banks.— As will be seen by tbeir cards,in to-day's paper, both our Carlisle Banks trill be making application to the next Legislature dor the privilege of increasing their slock,and issuing notes. That Carlisle should Lave a bank of issue, is universally admitted, and we hope, therefore, that one of our banks at least may be granted . the privileges asked fdr. ■ ■ . Deceased.— Henry W. Peterson, brother in Jaw of the late'lion. John M. Clayton, died in Canadl West, cU the 12th inst., in the 65th yean of his 'age;' tlr. Peterson was formerly cd-. itbr of the “ Christian a religidus pa per. published in Wilmington, Del;, several years ago;—Bn/timhre Sufi. ’ The deceased resided in Carlisle many years ago! and conducted a German paper here; The announcement of his death will be sad news to a number' of old 1 ’citizens, whb Were well ac quainted'with and' highly PStectncd him’.; He felt a great interest in Carlisle and its prosperi ty; £nd remained strongly attached to his old friends and associates. The name of Peterson fS familial 1 as a household word to the'renders of the VotuhUef, frequent contributions of his. in prose and poetry, having appeared in our opi ums. He has long been a resident' of Canada IVest, and at the time of hifTHeath filled the’im portant office of Recorder in his adopted coun try. Requiseai in pace. Cowr.—The corn crop is progressing finely in this conntyi The yield of grain, if the re nlsinddr oF' the scaspn should prove favorable, Will be very good. Our farmers are in high spirits, and well they may be. ' The Cheery Chop There is a profusion of cherries everywhere throughout the county this season. So far does the yield exceed the demand that farmers will not take the trouble to pick them, and hundreds of bushels, it is said, will-be permitted to rot upon the trees. The Congest Oat op the Veae—Tuesday oflast weekwas the longest day of the year, according to the Almanac, though there was hardly any perceptible difference between that day and those that follow during the next two weeks. Ode Duel Season. —This is now upon us in full- force and will continue until after harvest time. Our heavy business men seem to ho res ting on their'oars, antf- doing their utmost to keep cool. Those whom we notice busy ar6 the dealers Sri agricultural implements. Reapers, mowers, threshing machines and other splendidly useful inventions- in labor-saving machinery may bo eeeh beldg shippod off to the country in every direction. fir 'Loot'. —A poor fellow who has driven stage in Montgomery co., for a living, has fal len heir, by the death of a grandfather in,the Tndtea, to a huge fortune. ■ OUR COMMON SCHOOLS. Another School year is abotrt Closing.' A year of unremitting and noble toil on the part nf our worthy teachers, and ’off commendable application on that of their scholars. ‘•Exami nation" is at hand—a time desired, yet dreaded by the little boys and girls, who, dressed in thdir newest, clothes, are so nimbly tripping our streets: their little hands filled With flow ers to decorate their school rooms, and their little faces beaming With a joy that blends with the hope and fear With Which they have for a long time been looking forward to this the goal of their ambition. They are now tasting the more agreeable part of that stimulating excite ment which alternately warms the hearts and racks the brains of their eider's. It is the same in kind; it diflers in intensity, dnd-is unalloyed with the painful anxieties nf rtlaturcr years. These examinations have always keen regard ed with interest by .the majority of dnr citizens, they look -Upon the schools As second only to the domestic fireside Itself, in their influence upon tho future Welfare of their children. As -qualifying GtCtriTor association with others, they tefe perhaps superior. In schools taught as Ours are, trot only are their intellectual pow ers developed, but the selfish-principles of theft natures are subjected to a discipline cqsa’lty conducive—equally necessary to their happi ness. Self-esteem and love of approbation, those mainsprings of action in the young as well as in the old, are confined within their legiti mate spheres. The pride and independence of Integrity is fostered. The spirit of emulation 1 is encouraged, but at the same time it is restrain ed from degenerating into envy, a passion. Which perhaps exerts a more baneful influence upon after life, when matured or even unre strained in youth, than any other. It is per haps more fertile of social evil than any other. It is a wide-spreading' fountain of mental and moral poison. ?t contracts tire intellect, dead ens the sensibilities and infuses inquietude and unrest throughout .the soul, It is the source of dbplicUy, Of detraction , oif calumny, and of all theft kindred Vices. . - We have certainly reason to fiong'ratu ! itcogr fellow citizens upon the eminent success which has attended our system of Borough Schools. ■Under, the guidance of directors who have been untiring in their devotion to this payless and sometimes thankless cause.our Common Schools have steadily advanced. Obstacles have been thrown iir their way from time to time, by those unfriendly to so popular a Inode of education ; but those obstacles have been successively sur mounted, and to day the Common Schools of Carlisle occupy a high place amongst the best in the country. We are hut expressing the judgment of intelligent. strangers, in saying that they are superior to those of any town of the same size in the State, and have nothing to lose by a'comparisdn with those of the larger cities. The Crops;— The accounts from ail parts of the country visited ty-the late frost, report-tho injnry tri thn ci'ofcs to bo iafltiWcly less Minn was .at first' apprehended*. The Cleveland Herald states that Mr, J. H. Klippalt, Secretary of the Statu Board of Agriculture, has been over the most of the wheat belt of the State of Ohio, through Guernsey, Licking, Knox, Fairtjuld, ’Delaware, Richland, Crawford, aud Ashland counties. lie has examined wheat fields, per sonally, wherever he has been, conversed with farmers, nmftp ; the subject his EtJdy.flind 'CTjn-- CludesfßaUhero ivill be three-fourths what (hero would have been harvested fcsde’r any circum stances. - Scatter the Lime. —Lime may he Used-in several ways, very advantageously just now.— Scatter it around your cess 'pools and kitchen drains, and over the floor of your cellar where vegetables have- been stored. Tt is a powerful disinfector to prevent unpleasant and nnwhole sotno odots. Use It liberally, also, as a white washi Laligs SaLE of' Durham CA'ftLE.—We.no tice by the York.papets that John Evans, Esq., of the borough of York, Will ofier at public sale on Tuesday, July 10,h, otVthe grounds of the York County Agricultural Society-, his fine stock Of Durham cattle, Consisting of oVct fifty head of Cows, Heifers and young Bulls. This stock is of the best in the Country; . Pure Liquors.— Good Liquor is o good thing, and when you can get jt in its purity, is a grealful and invigorating beverage. We are assured by those who know that Messrs. Lynch and IVealand keep constantly on hand superi or articles of foreign and domestic liquors, Wines of the best quality. Brandies. Gin, and Whiskey. Farmers and others wishing a sup ply, Can be accommodated on reasonable terms. HOT Weather.—The heated term would seem tof' be fairly inaugurated. The .weather to-day was' decidedly warta. The sun biased away fiercely, and those whoso occupations called them out of doors, found tho atmosphere. op : preasive and exhausting; Change op Names. —According to the pro visions of an act of the last Legislature of this State, persons who may desire to have their names changed, oah do so' by' applyirlg to the Court of Comtaon Pleas; This law. We presume, is" inlended'hnly for, the benefit of 'the masculine gender. In the change of names, the feminines would greatly prefer the seivices of the parson to those 5f the Judge. They would rather walk with Sir Priest than with Sir Judge." ZZ7‘ The national Democracy is the only or ganization. which, in this country, has stood fast and firm. It stands now where it always stood! Bulleted and besieged, still it is as stea dy as the rock of the ocean that stems a thou sand wild waves on the shore. Abound its or ganization will cluster again in 1860, as they did in 1856, the conservative influences of. pub lic opinion—making their voice'known as the decision of the American people. Trice Mdle Killed.—One of those diminu tive trick mules, belonging to Lent’s Circus, and which created so much merriment among the spectators here a short time since, died on Monday, the 13th inst., at M’Kcesport. It is said he died from becoming overheated by the long march from Greenslmrg; but it is the general opinion that he was struck on the head by his keeper, and was almost instantly killed. OS' - In-Fayette county,-there are twelve din tilleries. Since the late frost, the owners have been warned by anonymous letters to diacon. tinuo their business, and leave ibe grain to be consumed by the people, on penalty of having thcirbuJMlngs burned. Twoliko establishments In the comity having lately been destroyed un. Ider similar threats; it is supposed the- warning 1 will be heeded, > THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY COMPARED "WITH THE “OPPOSITION.” A BlaCk 'Republican' paper before ns makes this remafk— ■ . » Wo mist finite all the 'Elements opposed to locolbcoism, even if we hAVb to yield our own private. Opinions, so that \Vo make surd work, and triumph tti 1860.'’ Wow, why;shonld fho Democracy be defeated in 1860 ? Aspirants for place, and corrupt de magogues may desire such n calamity (o our country! but what would' the people at large gain by the deieat of tho Democratic party/ What benefits are to accrue to the nttfion at large by the elevation of a sectional man—a Black Republican—to the-Prosidency } Let the history ol onr country answer the This country, with all its greatness and power, has been made Sy the Democratic party. The en emies of Democracy have-been in power but a few years, at various times, since the Govern ffiCfi't was Organized, and those few yeats were used against the interests of the country, and against its honor. .To use the expressive iatr gfiffge'rff the Pittsburg Post, the Democratic •party -is Co existent with the foundation of our republican institutions, and three quarters of the'centu'ty lias so entwined it In the Institu tions o’fo'ur 'country, that its existence is fixed .arid'irrevokabie so Torigns Cur government ex ists. It has been 'opposed by Various'panies in their turn, some of which tmVebad tempora ry triumphs, but they Ultimately fell tffidCr tke conquering march of the invincible Democracy- The wars ofz fauaticism have beaten against, and have sometimes almost, seemed to enguipb it, but animated by the central people of jus tice to-ail classes and conditions of men, it has ever risen in majesty above the raging billows. ’ It has been opposed by the eloquence of Clay and Webster, and others of fess note, but it has withstood the assaults of all, and the very last act of these great statesmen Was to confess their error and commend the Democracy. We may occasionally be outnumbered for -a time, but triumph will soon follow. We have shaped the institutions of our country from its founda tion, aijjJ point With pride’to our handiwork, and it is the destiny of the patty to guard, pro tect and uphold the nation until the last line of liberty has been written upon the record of time. The fofto’fting gives a historical Viefr of the opposing parties of this country, from the earli est period to the present time. The Opposition to the Democracy, since the organization of the Government, have passed the following laws: The “ Alien Law,” in 1798, giving the Pres ident (John Adams) tho power to order from lire Country any unnaturalized foreigner he might deem a suppicious person. The “Sedition Law, 1 ' passed in 1798. by which any person who wrote or published any thing against the President or any ol the Mem bers of Congress, was liah'e to be heavily, fined a,nd imprisoned, on convictiou in the United States Courts. An act passed in 1798. extending the term of natural illation of foreigners from five to four teen years, .. They passed the General Bankrupt Law in 1841, which enabled such persons who dscired to do so. to repudiate their o'd debts. They favored 1 the high tariff of 1812; taxed the farmers, mechanics, and laboring-men, and those engaged m commerce, heavily, for the ben efit of a,few manufacturers in New England. These are all the important laws the Opposi tion ever passed. Every one of them was re pealed in less than four years after its passage. The Opposition, to the Democracy was never continued by the people,more than one -’uituu—■T'ltey.jitma'jikoleiijUl -fuKI-iPfeaidepts,; 'viz: '• „ ■’ ’ . John Adims, in 1796. John Q. Adams, ill 1824; ‘ William 11. Harrison, in 1-840- Zachary Taylor, in 1848. The following. Presidents were elected by the Democracy against the ofiorts of the opposi tion : Thomas Jefferson, in 1800. James Madison, 1808. James Monroe, 1816. - . Andrew Jackson, in,1828. - , Marlin Van Buren. in 1836. James K. Polk, in 1844. Franklin Pierce, In 1852. ‘ James Buchanan, in 1850. At the end of Mr; Buchanan's term in 1861, the Democracy will have had. the Presidency forty-eight years to the Opposition’s sixteen.— ;T\le Democrats have had a majority in Congress at least fifty-four years to the Opposition’s ten years. The Opposition have opposed vainly and in eflectively the following Democratic measures: The purchase of the Louisiana territory in 1802. ' they Opposed tho war with England in 1812. They were willing the British should Search our vessels upon the high seas, and take from them, by folde, American seamen. They- opposed the purchase of Florida in 1810. , / . They, opposed the pntting down of that dan gerous and corrupt institution to the libertiea of our country, a mammoth National Bank. They opposed the adoption of the Indepen dent Treasury law of 1841. - ' They opposed the annexation of Texas in 1844 and '45. They opposed the Mexican war in 1846, and sided, with the enemies of their country through out that struggle. They opposed the purchase of California, New Mexico and Utah, declaring that those countries were not worth anything and that wo had territory enough. ■ They opposed the purchase of Arizona’ in 1854. They nete'r Admitted n Slate. They never organized a Territory. They were always against their country in time of war. ’ Soch are tho main exploits'of the Opposition to the Democracy. , A DtsnbtfESi GuiNt)' Master.— Mr. Geotgo Tony, of Leeds, England, Who, in 1839, be came Grand Master of the Odd fellows and Treasurer for any lodges in the Leedsi District, and Chairman arid Treasurer of the Widows and Orphans, hair absconded lately, having be come a defaulter' to the extent'of from twenty to twonty-Bvo thousand dollars. Mr. Terry was not an extravagant man, anff'pbssessod a flour ishing business, so that the discovery is a'taat. ter of great surprise. Some years since he was hold in such high esteem that his portrait was engraved at the expense of 1 the Order, and how many of those engravings are distributed to the police as a guide to his apprehension. An Aj-padf-UiATB Name;—A company of Volunteer soldiers, composed of negroes, is be ing organized in Harrisburg. The name of the Company is to bo “Cameron Guards, No. 2,” in honor of Gen, CAUEaOK-, As the Genefal is now a Black Republican, and a candidate for President, the name of the company is quite appropriate. Xjaoeu Beer Adulterations.— Hunt’s Mer chants’ Magazine enumerates no less than thirty eight substances which are employed to give potency, flavor, consistence, and other desira ble qualities to this delectable form of grog.— Among them are chalk, marble,dust, opium, tobacco, henbane, oil of vltrol, copperas, alum, strychnine, aud other deadly drugs. , .Jtetrfrom. Europe—Another Battle!. !Phe Anglo-Saxon, at Quebec, last Saturday, brought to. news of a great ’battle hetweeh fbe Austrians and tho French and Sardinians. - .Thtf took place at Magenta, some twelve tnilea irtfm Milan, and it is stated that three ' hundred thousand’ men Were engaged in the conflict. The French Nmperor partially com: ■madded. -Napoleon claims a decisive victory, and says they took 7,000 Austrians prisoners, while 12,000 mote were placed hors do combat . He also states the French loss to bo 0,000, while other teporls reprecnt it at between 9,000 and , i£,ooo men. Tho French General Espinasse and it was reported that Marshal pahfobcVt Was- -mortally Wounded, hut-later ad vices do not Confirm this report. Five French Marshalstand GCOeVals add dine Austrian aupe , rlor oflicors were wounded. Milan was evacu ated! by the Austrians, and sts inhabitants bud dcTClaVed in tkvOi of tlfeKlhgof Sardinia-. On tho reception of the news of the victory iti Pa ils tho city was illuminated. The Queen de livered her opening speech to the British Patlia’- , meat on the 7th, She proclaims strict and ihi • partiaf neutrality id the pending war. Tho ih : telHgCttCC from the seat of war had had a favor, kblo effect oh public securities. Consols ih London 1 advanced half a Cent, ahd in Paris the lands tfro active at higher priCes> By the arrival of the Kangaroo ahd tho Per* bitf, v ’oh; fcrtesdky* we are put in possession of frO'm Europe to the 11th inst. Tho news ike Wat, is of the first importance. The Austrians, After then*'signal defeatat Magenta, evacuated 1 Milaft, Which the Allies at once en tered, amid the rejoicing of’the inhabitants* Who offered fho government to lhe King of Sardinia. The Austrians had also eVucUALod Pavia and were* retreating, closely pursued by the enemy, to the line of tho Adda, where another great imminent. Garibaldi had occupied Bergamo* thus bringing himself within a few mUbiHOf the main body army. Another engagement had liken the’Austrians, un der ,-Geb. Beriedek, having been driven, froni theit entrenchments at Marignano by a French fotoo ,under : G.eu* ■ Paraguay d’Udliers. The FromElT Joss m : this aSUii- 5s tepresehted by the Sardinian- bulletins as inconsiderable and the Austrian as VorylaVgu. ThoDhchessof Parma has again quitted the Duchy, and the King of Sardinia has been requested to assume the Go vernment. Francis Joseph had issued a -pro tkitotion to the Tyrol. Movements were mak ing, a66b¥ditig to reports, b revolutionize Hun- ■ ' - ■ - ■ * There were rumors that Prussia was about to make common cause with Austria, and arrange - - a meats ;/qr the transportation of troops were making; but Prussian journals denied that any changb-'of policy was intended. The Foreign Minister of Saxony had-declared-in the Chamber 'of Deputies in favor of war against Louis Napo leon, littd the Deputies had by a majority eX pressed the same View. In the British House oif Cora Mons, the Aftlend taent Address to .the Throne, expressing Want, of .confidence in tho Ministry, was carried by a majority Of thirteen. It was expected that Lord would tender bis resignation, and that Would ho palled to form the hew 1 Ministry Tim Geeatest Bathe op the Age!—lf the French bulletins are true, and the number of troops engaged correctly furnished, Magenta was'onp of the most bloody battles iu the annals of modern warfare, and interior only to that of Waterloo.- At.Austerlitz therawere only aouid ■£o,OD(|fifesFh oftn?aed-tb- mi' A-ristn6-Russlan army of 75,000, of. which 10,000 Were left on the field.... Magenta was fought by 100,000 EVeuchagainst ioo,ooo Austrians, of whom the fortuct riroreported to have lost from ,3000 to 9000 and the latter 12,000, besides 7000 made prisoners. At the battle of Friedland, (1807) in ancient,Prussia, the Russians arid Prussians Were defeated, with the loss of 17,000 men and 80 cannon, by the French under Bonaparte.— At the battle of Marengo, (1800) in Italy, Bo napartejdefoated the Austrians, who lost 1700 killed spd prisoners. The French adalowled ged'tholoss of 000 killed and wounded. FlSisiGndttrKa Weather. —We ate blessed, just now,’ n’ith fine growing weather—neither too warpi, too cool, too wet nor 100 dry. What ever is in tlie gfDUriJ, and Capable of growing is coming'forward rapidly; And we hear that where the frosted corn and potatoes have star ted intoia new growth they are fast overtaking the point they had gained before the frost. In many, leases it was necessary to replant; and the weaihet, happily, is Well-suited to promote the quick and- healthy 'germination of the seed. So that, if we have a continuance of favorable Wcalherthroughout the summer, we may rea sonably look for good corn abd potato crops even In bases where late re-planting was ren dered necessary. • There Will bean abundant yield of grain, fruit, and - Vegetables. A nation Of such (grumblers and croakers as the Ameri cans the late frost affliction proved- them selves tb' be, does-not deserve so signal an inter position of a kind Providence : but if Heaven were to |erve all grumblers- according to their merits, they would have a sorry time of it, in deed. ' The Grops m Northern Pennsylvania. —The editor of the Germantown Telegraph says; “The crops in Northern Pennsylvania, sofar as We could observe in a trip, to Monroe county,>jast week, were promising in the high est degree. We certainly did not seo during the whole trip a single poor field of wheat, rye, corn; oats, or potatoes. The grass was a (air average crop ; the apple orchards looked encou raging, and we were informed that the prospect of appletf was better than for several years past. Indeed, the wheat, rye and oals Could not be finer. The corn, though, rather short. looked healthy, and was all there. The frost : has not apparently done the least damage ; and with respect to the frost on the fourth, about Which speculators in breadstufis barp so much, we doubt it It will eventually cause more than a slight injury, in certain localities, and not at all affect the general crop of the country. HoW io Do it.—lf y bolstered by legat and fraudulent' (vouchers,- was- HnUlly paid over by the Government.: Gardner was subsequently tried ahd convicted at Washington for the fraud, and committed suicide in prison, leaving $130,000 of ibo money on’deposit with the New York Life and Trust Company., The public administrator of New York took out let ters of administration- (ipon the estate, but the Government intervened and enjoined the depo sit. After years of litigation, the principal of this sum has been awarded to the Government, and the; accumulation of interest, about $40,000, lb the estate. The former has been paid over to the sUb-treasury at Now York. ExTRAOBbiNAtiv Birth. -Tito Johnstown Echo notices the birth of a child in that borotigh en tirely destitute of oven the semblance of an eye, and having an additional too on each foot, and an additional finger on each hand, brother. roopoClS the child Is perfectly formed, ahd is stttd to bo ih a thriving condition. . Almost a Centenarian. —The SnitbUry Ga zette notices the death, in the lower end of Northumberland CoUnty, ol Widow Gertrude Bethel, ill her Sfith- year. ' She was one of the earliest settlers'in the Mahonoy region, abd it is stated left the very respectable but almost in credibly largo number of six hundred and four descendants. . -A ButL : D6a Attacking an Elei>ha*it. — How he came bbt. — The Petersburg (Vu.'f iSxpress saj-s:—An amusing incident occurred! while Van Arabttrg’s menagerie was crossing.tbe Apo hmttox, a short distance above the Pocahontas bridge, strikingly illustrative of the fact that the bull dug is the blast courageous of all animals, and will attack arty Cfoattire, regardless of size. As the elephant entering; the water, with his Usual slow, and cautious. Step, some individual in (he crowd, prompted by a spirit of mischief, hied on a large bull-dog to attack the huge ani mal. The dog kstabtly obeyed, and, plunging into the water, seized hold of ohe of tlio hind legs of the elephant, on which the' latter only switched him with his tail, as he would brush off a fly j but not ridding himself of his assailant by sucit gentle means, and feeling sharp teeth at work upon bis log, ho suddenly throw his snout around, and seizing the dog, held him under the water until ho was nearly drowned, theb, raising him high In the air throw him at least a hundred feet out tlito the stream. Full)!, satisfied with the punishment ho had received, the dog made his way to the shore, and- boat a hasty retreat. \£y- A bit of gossip is in circulation, sugges ted by the recent marriage of Mrs. Gen. Eaton, widow of the Secretary of War under .General Jacksonls Administration.. Old Hickory was unable to get the ladies of the. other Secretaries to visit Mrs. E., of whom scandal had whispered hard things. This provoked the gallant Presi dent, and he Warmly espoused her cause, keep ing her at his side at an evening reception, that he might "present” her to the Upper Ten. A woman’s quarrel ensued, which absolutely broke up the Cabinet. Mrs. Eatoit was married re cently, at the ripe age of CO, to one Signor An tonio Euckignanl. an Italian dancing-master of 22. O” An old lady down east being at, a loss for a pincushion, made one of an onion. On the following morning she found that all the needles had tears in their eyes. Tub Franklin County Agricultural Fair will commence at Ohambersburg, on the third Tues day in October. Judge Douglas and the Presidency. Washington, Jane 23. , the friends of lodge Doughts here are id pos session Of the following letter, explaining his position on the subject of the Presidency, mid of which they have permitted a copy to be taken for publication:— . .. « June 22d, 1859. My Dear Sir :—I have received yoOT letter, inquiring whether my friends are at. libeHy to present my manic to the Charleston Convention for the Presidential .nomination, .Before this ; question can be finally. detcvriiiried, it ’will be necessary to. tfridhrstaiid' distinctly -uport* what issues the canvnss is to be conducted. If, as I have full faith they will, the Democratic party shall determine in the Presidential election of 1800 to adhere to the coiripromlsb principles embodied in the coriiproniiso measures of 1850,. and ratified by the people in the Presidential 'electtOn of 4.852, arid re-affirmed in the Kansas Nebraska Act of 1844, and incorporated imp the Cincinnati platfortn in 1850 ; as expounded by Mr. Buchanan in Itiß letteV accepting the nomination, and approved by .life pOOpte iri his election ; in that event, my friends-Will be at liberty to present my nariie to the convention, if they see proper to do so. If, on the contrary; it shall become the policy of the Democratic party, which I cannot anticipate, to repudiate these, their time honored principles, oil which we have achieved so many patriotic triumphs, and in ligu'of. them the Convention shall inter polate into the creed of the party such new is sues as the revival of' the African slave-trade, or a Congressional slave code tbr the territories, or the 'doctrine that the'Constitution of the Uni ted States either establishes or prohibit!? slavery in the Territories, beyond the power of tile peo ple legally to control it, as other property, ibis due to candor to say that in Erich an eVcnt I; 'could not accept the nomination, if tendered- to We. ■ frilstin'g tbit this answer will'he deemed sufficiently explicit, I am, very respectfully, your friend. Signed, S. A. Douglas-. J. S. Dour, Esq., Dubuque. lowa. . . V;:e Pennsylvania Iron Interest .—The Pittsburg Port says it is gratifying to heal' that Ike iron mahufacluribg e&tablisbbieh'ts ill-.byet tile S.ath aVe going Mo fall 'Cpefti'tkm with an encouraging prospe'cl uf increasing business and profits near at hand. In Allegheny county new branches of the business are being prosecuted With much success. The recovery from the bboslration of 1857, caused by unwise expan sion of credit in banking, railroad, real estate, and -other, speculative operations, has been speedy and complete. In Blair, Lehigh, and other regions of the State, the furnaces are go ing into operation with every prospect, ofsuc cess and- profit. j’hS'lty LtNb Concert. —Jenny Lind Vcdfertt ly gave a charity 'oon'cerl in Lpndffri, Which was not advertized and only the aristoora'oy Were admitted by special invitation, 'i'llo receipts $6,000. She was in full- health, arid sang with ill her vigor. Tub feiDS.— lt lias become apparent to 6ve ry observer, that insectivorous birds have great ly multiplied within the last two years. Farmers and correspondents in various parts of the east ern counties of our State unite in this fact.— Certainly we never had so many inouhilhthedi ale vicinity. . We have nb (doubt that it ismain !y'owing to, the.judicions law . passsd by the Legislature for their protection. We hope the law will be enforced in every instance of its Vio lation-. ' . Deatii of Heniiv buEiifcEa, ISsji. —fills feed, tleman, an old resident of Harrisburg, and,'Veb known throughout the "Commonwealth, died at Ills residence, in that borough, bri • Wo»ihfi» <,a 3 r feifebm a,, ' ’ uV6f omtilM year, of hls.ago, and-■ The deceased was formerly ah active and influ ential Democratic politician, filled the office of Clerk of the State Senate forsevoral years. .Hi Was an honestaiid'upTiglit man,universally es teemed in the community in Which he liVed, and his loss will bo deeply felt by his taudiyand the Citizdhs of Harrisburg generally, . Gen. Suit;Lbs, of Minnesota, is Very proud of his new home, and this is why; we quote his own words: “I made my pre-emption,.as you all know, on' the Faribault prairie. I paid for it with my own warrant —the warrant whi6h f received - for my service in Mexico —the only bounty which t ever received fiotli the govern ment Of the United States, tor those services, and I will venture to say that I a in. the first General in the United States . Army who ever made his own preemption with his own War rant. Now, this, I think, is a home to be proud of—a home - which t hold-to be sacred, because I purchased it with my blood.” Miniature Procession. —The local of the Warren Ledgir has seen- a baby* procession, which ho thus describes; Either by design-or otherwise, some six or eight baby wagons-, each cohtaining.a precious- burden, and drawn by a young Miss of eight of ten years, formed a line and .a couple of dramnief boys with toy drums had iakbh thCir places at the head of the pro cession, and were beating away with as much pride ns though they Were “big folks.” President Buchanan.— The President,-it IS stated, will make his annual visit to his usual summer retreat, tho Bedford Springs, about the middle of. July, whore ho will abide for about two weeks. In n few days he will go to tile Sol dier’s Home to escape the heat of IVashington, uhtll October-. ' ' 1 Didn't Credit.— An editor in the Northern part of the State; recently took a contemporary to task for copying choice scraps from his edi; torial columns and not giving credit, for them. The Contemporary replied by skying that he “did not do a credit business!” Thrashing his own Oats.*—A man named Oates, was up recently for beating his wife and children. On being sentenced to imprisonment, ilia brute remarked that it; was very hard a man was not allowed to thrash his own pats. Pity somebody did-not thrash him. OTT* The government of Sardinia has'de clined the oiler of the services of surgeons from the United States. 07?” A military encampment is to be held near Pittsburg next month, commencing oil tho blh. A large attendance was anticipated. 07?* Every heart has its secret sorrow, which the world 1 knows not; and oftimes -we call a man-cold when he is only sad.; i Hojt. Eoßuitfr J. W,u.kmi~—Within a few days we have observed that several paperp have alluded to the reconciliation which has recently taken place between the President and the Hop. Robert J. Walker, and have sought by ihuendo to make it appear' that the renewal Of friendly intercourse between these gentlemen was the result of certain conditions and concessions.— We know that such an inference is utterly un true : oiVd that while the President is deeply gratified that amicable relations with his valued friend' and former colleague are restored, no terms were.made and no political Concessions of any kind were proposed or agreed to either by Mr; Walker or himself. — Constitution •• Still Later, British' Ministry Resiened~P„i 1 ™er-Russel Secretary of . Death of Metternich— Late Breadstuff’s still on the duli ne> ~ -Tho steams Kip Bremerpls^^t. 2 '’; nmg.froni Bremen, with LiverS M Wednesday, the 15th irist ' P °° The British Ministry has resigned m quence of the want of confidence rli S the House of Commons. re s°lut lOa a , Lord; Pal merstein is the new P,„ ■ . Upjohn RvM.I , 'J"5g Pavia, Lodi, Bologna-, and del and fortifications at Braoeiws b'own up. , Wr v fid) The death of Metternich is announce ' Liverpool, Juno 13—Sales cn ,i„ ; six thousand bales ; market closed steady ; prices slightly favoring buyer, ' bt Breadslufls dull ; sales utiimn6rtn,u' tions nominal; leather favorS fo^l’ It seems the Cabinet assembled on tv 'j l4 and determined to place their rcsimnH™ •- 1 ’ hands of the Queen,-which was done anli"t! formal announcement was inndebv L in? by al a banquet of the Merchant Tailors'P ' pany, at which several ministers were Lord Granville,.,after Queen, waited on Lord JPalmeiaton wU - ■ sen ted to -VWtiVe his 'claims, and so?e Granville. ... “W enUt In an interview with. Lord Jnlm ft « Granville found liiib 'disposed to-insist ditions which make a union with , impossible. The Queen sent for PalL t 0" who had an hour’s interview.'and strain!™- sought one with. Russell. who agictd to, ! under him, but not under any other p Clton " l , Hie London 2 lines says Russ-ll is ~, , friend of Italy; Both hi and PataS Austria to-admit her defeat—her asctrtiiU infirmity;'And-.the disadvantages of tteni,? tiori South of tiie Alps. Both are of tipLf ion that she would cocfiult her own by, relinquishing a territory which costsiqS army arid still greater odium); ■ •’ 1 It is rumored that Najiolebri is uWrit tob (urn to France. Messier is to be in-chief. The Austrians- left their provisions, itam nition. nnd camwn bi-hind, in the cl'iltiladouf I Piacenza, J '.Garibaldi hid 4 dccupied' tiergArtn), andftpuJ cd 1500 Austrians, who were marching a»aM him fiomßruzcia. ° Russia has. con'olu'ded n financial Sortvtlilia with the Rothschilds. No details. The Fi’eifuh pusSt'd the riVeb Adtin withoui striking a blow; ■ . . , Wheal had -declined- three. shillings m Lo® don. . The Austrians-had* evacuated all tin Stale of the Chorch, including Ferrara.'- The Austrian correspondence says. Hie.Ads trians at Malegnano yielded only to adtciilull; superior force, and retired, uiipursued, in ptrCtl order; ; The Emperor, of Austria, it is said, is unfit command in person, acting bn the defelitrie. The Austrian loss- at. Palestra,.official,wii 15 officers and 513: men- killed ; I general,3l officers and 87*8 men wounded, and 6 officen and 1174 men missing. The French'Seel in the Adriatic-had receive! powerful' reinforcements,. and ,s lt was repUrteS would be landing troops soon between Venice 'and Trieste. The Ausiniari headquarters would profaKf be at Mantua. . Fearful Tragedy in Kervtuclcy. A Physician accused of Fofgefy—Attenlpli It ' Poison the. Prosecuting Attorney, and no! succeeding, Iciil's himself. - The Henderson (Ky-,) Commercial of hi week, briefly stated-, (hat Dr, A. J. Morris had been arrested for an attempt at poisonin th’o presenting.“attorney, fcufeaiA.ih 1 I rid. AW find fn-tlio- -Evarisfilie ftt«l./(tt* nal of Tuesday, morning, of. last tviiolr, to talled account of the circumstances which id to the attempted crime aud the suicide of lit disappointed murderer : ■Dr. Jifbrrisoil, tttiO hhd been Ibr hiiirictn years a, highly respectable and successful phy sician in. the city of Henderson, removed f:■■ there last autbVnii -to Springfield-. (Uiiiols. Ii the adjustment of his professional acdouMs he took notes from numerous persons : amongo* .ers, one iiotn a .man for two. dollars, which, when presented spine months after for payment, had grown to one for Iweiily-two dollars 1“ maker preferred the Charge bf forgery, and tbi doctor Was arrested and held to bail ill thesiic of $3OO for his appearance at the feeent leu of the court. The charge, though snpponc by the testimony of S Credible pehaoir, w scarcely credible in the community. The d» tor, in his long residence, had won the eslcra, respect and confidence, we understand, of th whole community. He was. a skillful pop: clan, honorable and prompt in his dealings, m an intelligent and intellectual gentleman' Moreover,, he had been eminently and had accumulated a fortune of 340,000,w was therefore'above suspicion. .. In compliance With the conditions ol m bond, last week he appeared fit court fort# He took lodgings in the same hotel yi»“' Arnold, the - prosecuting attorney/ ™ tuorning ho '= detect hitii.' The negro was'instructcd 1 a part. He went back to Morrison ate 1 fast with word that Arnold had and taken tea,after the lotion Was thr °' T , t! . the oottfce., A second drug was given gro to pat into a glass of milk : this . pretended to do, and Arnold wassoon ported to be sick. During the day. ho appeared to have recovered, ann , , | ts was led to suppose the drug hud fai Cft The Doctor then left ttendehsott, canie lllls City. and purchased two large do j rosiSc! sublimate of a druggist, an im|p'(atjiatply to Henderson. Hiw 8 ~j, seitce,San aperture had been n>#de- 6 partition of his room from Bn a J , °, o pji through which all his movements j. Q lTer o could be seen and heard' by wl ’ nc [f'“, t, e went to watch him. On, reaching ,nd to his room and again calling t '*? b », e bad giving him two doses of the po nim ho l7 ’ m brought from Evansville. ihstrlic jntcrV it« p to administer them to Arnold. 1 a l. with the negro Was seen by P^ r f° , Jj iale ly K? joining room,. The Doctor was 01 ,FW rested, examined, and commute o J chanj* l s■. day night. , During the night he t>att s w so in his personal appearance as f (- our t£cn recognised by bis.-aconaiottfi cadaweron* 1 years’ standing. ' tic had gro an d ho ffJi ; , his features/haggard'.and sunk • [nent -• in o most violent stale of nervo . • - ve „ him, He asked for morphine, vvhichjvasg. fur , and on night ho 86 w#s gits* ifs nished With a bottle of hqnor- fouinl i & him. On Sunday inornmg ,i, e bottlß corpse in liis-cell. He *iad c(|) p lc g W and with the pieces of' glass h ... there, y open an artery in his neck. , severed one in his leg, and b' , . 0 f the “J 1 ' I,? On Monday morning, the rem« thc i r way | happy man passed through . (j e id. A s I?,. i. his bereaved family «» fnS B tr «in. W» *L I' , corpse passed up on the mo 8 t])at |,e « I; and daughter, warned by * ele^f^ rr ible cols'" S in troub'e. bur ignorant ol tn j.j ender son; ty, passed him on their way t . re ndioß. •- They did not probably learn , their f«®‘ bereavement till they reached , !,. I home. '■ L> m i i