AMERICAN TOIMTEER. JOHN B. BKATTmTEditorJt r CARLISLE, PA., AUGi 4, 1859. . Democratic State Nominations, FOR AUDITOR GENERAL, RICHARDSON t, WRIGHT, Of Philadelphia FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL, JOHN ROWE, Of Franklin County. DELEGATE ELECTION. Agreeably to notice the Democratic Standing Committee of Cumberland county met at the hotel of D. Martin, in Carlisle, on the IBth inst., when the following proceedings were had: Resolved, That the Democratic voters-of the several wards, boroughs and townships, are hereby requested to,meet at their usuabplaces of holding borough. : or township elections, on Saturday, the 6ih of August next, for the ,pur : pose of electing two delegates from each ward, borough or township, to meet in County Con vention, in Carlisle, on Monday the Bth day of Angnstmextvfor lhe-p!irppscof plaoing in nom ination candidates to be supported at the cnau ing election. Said election will be hold in the Borough of Carlisle and Mcchanicsburg. between the hours of 3 and 7 o'clock, p.-m. : in the bor onghsof Shippenshurg and Newyille, between the hours of T and 9 o’clock, and in all the oth or districts between the hours of 3 and 6 o'clock. .. Resolved, That it be hereby recommended to the Convention to adjourn at or before half past 12' o’clock, to enable the delegates to return home the same day. ■ Resolved, That'the Convention be requested to transact the business with open doors and to vote for-candidates Kiita rore. , JACOB WOLF, Chairman. AVm. Lambehto.n - , Sec’y. "Ward Meetings. The Democrats of the East Ward will meet at Reiser's Hotel,', on Friday evening, at 71 o’- clock, to make arrangements for holding the delegate election on Saturday. , ■ The Democrats of the'West Ward, will meet at Gill’s Hotel, at the same time and for the same purpose,. Burglary. —The shoe shop of Mr. George H, SnucriMAN, in Pouifiet street, was entered on Wednesday night of last week, add robbed Of boots and shoes to the amount of about $lOO The robbers effected an entrance by unlocking the back door of the shop. Wc hope the scoun drels may yet be detected and punished. Pine Jewelry,— Our friend Conltn, west High street, has again replenished his store with a good assortment of fine jewelry, which lie is selling off at great bargains. lie, is also Setter prepared than ever to attend promptly to repairing, mending. &c.,'having now in his em ploy a first-rate workman, who will, give his whole attention to this part of the business.— Give Mr. 0. a call, all who desire anything in his line, Agricultural Harvest Home.— The liar' vest Home Celebration of the Cumberland Coun ty Agricultural Society, on their own grounds, on Saturday last, was not as well attended as on former occasions, owing to the fact, we sup-, pose, that, many farmers were still busily en gaged ht'wprk. The harvest, the present year, bting'unusually heavy, many farmers are later than usual in gathering their oats. A very ex cellent cold difjher had been prepared by Mnj Bretz, which afiurded a plentiful I repast to some I 100 or more. After the cloth had been remov-1 ed, Judge Watts, at the request of the compa ny, delivered a very interesting address, in which he spoke of the heavy crops of the present year, and of farming inlercsls.in general. After Mr. Watts had concluded, the company dispersed, Well pleased with the manner in which they had spent .a few hours together. ’ ( Superior Floor.—Good flour, pf course mokes good bread, and without good bread no one can have a good meal. Here in . Carlisle the people are imposed upon. We are compell ed to pay a higher figure for a barrel of (lour than is paid in Philadelphia or Baltimore. Not only this, but three times out of five the flour We purchase is bad, and such as would not pass inspection in Philadelphia. When a poor lot of flour comes to our town, it is retailed here, at prices higher than extra superfine is sold for in the cities.- But let a prime article be delivered at our warehouses, and it is started for the cily in the next train, In common with all other citizetisV'We hive felt this imposition, and of late have purchased our flour of Mr. David H, Voglesong, of-Monroe. township, whose team is in town every few days. His mill is one of the best in the county, and his flour is always good. lie don’t keep a bad article on band.— If, thercfpre, we must pay well for our flour, there is a satisfaction in knowing that we are getting a good article. Mr. Voglesong keeps no other for sale. lie will deliver flour to any one who may desire it. The Opposition Ticket.—The Republicans of this county have not yet held .their County. Convention, and of course no ticket is yet visi hie, But that the three or four “ regulators” of the mongrel party, who reside in Carlisle, have selected the ticket, and will require their Convention to ratify the same, is very ap. parent to all. Wo will name the men who have been selected by this little Carlisle clique, and ask our readers to compare the names with those composing the Opposition County Ticket, after the Convention has been held. Assembly—John M’Curdy, of Shippensburg. Commissioner—J. D. Gorgas—Carlisle. Treasurer—A. L. Sponsion, Carlisle. Prosecuting Attorney —C. P. Uumerich, of Carlisle. There are two or three other offices to be fill, ed, but they are small affairs, with no emolu ments attached, and the “regulators” have magnanimously concluded to permit their Coun ty, Convention to name who they please. C/’-The corn and potatoes arc suffering for want of rain. Should the drought continue many days longer, we may expect a failure of bilh theseimportant crops. An Unusual Abundance.—We don’t know fl.ycar within our recollection in winch flics wereso numerous as they are this season. Wo suppose these insects.were created for some teneficicnt purpose, but unlcssit bo to perform the duties assigned' tolhe dogs of Stamhoul or the-buzzards of South American cities, we are at a loss to account fur their utility; A medi cal friend informs us that when flies are plenty, sickness is scarce. If such bo the case, the present solistce will be entirely free from epi demics. /. |J I, IN MR. BUCHANAN AND THE CHARLESTON CON ' VENTION. , ’From the Charleston Convention, the Democ racy pf Pennsylvania ask little, says the Har risburg Union. They will not appear before that body with vehcipent demands that one of the sbnd 1 of Pennsylvania shall be placed in nomination for the Presidency of the United States,,nor will they ask that a scries of reso lutions be adopted which embody all the pecu liar interpretations of , Democratic doctrines which obtain in'the Keystone State. , They will not present one from within the borders of this Commonwealth to be chosen representative of the National Democracy in the coming fear ful war of sectionalism against the Confederacy; nor will they formulaic a series of impracticable abstractions, to which the unconditional assent of other States and the Democracy of the Union must be unconditionally given.' This is not ac cording to the character, and is not the mission of unselfish, substantial, union-loving, and right loving^Pennsylvania. Standing, as, we do, midway between two sections, which have been stirred up from their very depths by the machinations of turbulent conspirators; witnessing, ns we have, the growing power of sectional waves that come dashing against our borders from the North and from the South : having wrested the Con federacy. as is well known; from destruction in the past, we believe that, it is the noble duty of the great Keystone State to save the Union and the Constitution in the future. Pennsylvania, must be the savior of our common heritage : to her has been committed the key of the Union arch ; to her the true palriols of the whole land look for safe counsels and a firm support, in their intended effort to save that monument of wisdom, the American .Confederacy, from the disease of demagogueism and the plague of geo graphical prejudice. The Pennsylvania Demo cracy appreciate and accept their mission : they will become the moderator between the sections. Moderate, yet proud, they ask nothing for them selves ; but will guard the interests of all—al though while protecting the interests of the. United States, they will also protect the inter ests of the State of Pennsylvania. This jiroud position, which his native State occupies. Mr. Buchanan has felt. In the per formance of his sworn constitutional duties, he has found the sentiments of o ( d Pennsylvania to be a safe code of statesmanship. He has lis tened to the great beating heart of the old Key-, stone State, and in listening, has profited, for the Constitution and the Union have been his chief guide. Personal animosity? of the most intense and unscrupulous quality', has pursued every act of himself or his Administration, hut he listened to the beating of the true national pulse, as exhibited by the Pennsylvania Demo cracy, and has steered clear of the breakers, of which that great .heart, gave premonition.— Haying reached the highest goal, which any American,'ambitions of more .place,-could de sire, he has had for single aiui to transmit the legacy - which he-received from his predecessors with unimpaired strength to those who may-. succeed him. In accepting the nomination of the Cincin nati Convention, he expressed himself as fol- lows , “Under these circumstances, I most cheer fully pledge-myself, should the nomination of , the Convention be ratified by the people, that , all the power and influence constitutionally possessed by the Executive shall be .exerted in '■ n firm hnt conciliatory spirit during the single (term Z shall, remain in office-, to Restore the same harmony among the sister Shales which j prevailed before this apple of discord, in the forth of slavery agitation, had been‘cast into their tnidst.” , And in his Inaugural Address, dated 4th of March, 1857, he distinctly declared that, “hav ing determined not to become a candidate for rc-clection, I shall have no motive to influence my conduct in administering the government, except the desire ably and faithfnl'y to serve my country, and to live in the grateful memory of my countrymen.” During his recent tour in North Carolina, he most expressly reiterated his former dcclara lions. Finally, we are authorized emphatically 10 declare, that Mr. Buchanan is not a candi date lor re election, and would not consent, un der any combinalien of circumstances, to be come such. From the commencement of his Presidehtial career, he has been explicit upon this Subject, and has never varied from his pur pose in thought, word or deed ; so. that men of all parties must acknowledge that Mr. Buchan has been true to his high . duties, true to his declarations, and true to the position which Pennsylvania, the conservator of the Uniutt, in tends to occupy. For ourselves, we stand where the Democracy of Pennsylvania stand uncommitted ns to men. but delerraincd to sao rific all men and all miserable interests -to the Serration of the Federal Constitution, as it was handed down to our generation. . Sheriff's Sales. ATho following-properties are advertised by tho Sheriff of Cujpberland county, to bo sold on Friday, the 19th inst., in Carlisle, at 10 o’clock, A. M.t A lot of ground in Carlisle, containing 31 feet in front’ and 2-10 in depth, with a 3 story plas tered stone house, brick back-building, brick stable, ice house, &c. To bo sold as the pro perty ol’B. J. Kiefibr. * \ , A lot of ground in Carlisle, on Penn St., con taining GO feet in (font by 119 in depth,.having * thereon a two story frame house, frame kitchen, frame wagon-maker shop and stable. To-.be | sold as tho properly of George Wetzel. ( A lot of ground in Wonnley’sburg, containing | 58 feet in front 150 feet in depth, with a two ; story frame house’ thereon. To be sold as the property of James Cline. A lot of ground in Shircmansfown,’ containing 40 feet in front and 200 feet in depth, with a 1J story frame house, kitchen, and stable on it. Also, a lot of ground containing 05 feet iu front and 200 in depth. Also, a lot of ground con taining 93 foot in front and 254 feet in depth. Also, a lot of ground containing 280 feet front and 200 in depth. ' Also, a lot of ground con. taining about acres. To be sold as the pro potty ol Wm. D. Sboop. - . Three lots of ground in Hognostown, contain ing each 40 feet in front and 180 in depth, liav. ing thereon a two story double frame house and wagon-maker, shop. Also, two lots containing each 42 feet in front and 200 in depth, with a frame blacksmith shop and a frame cabinet ma ker shop thereon erected. To ho sold as tho property of John Karns. A lot of ground in Newville, containing 80 feet in front and 180 in depth, with two 2 story brick houses, four 11 story offices, and frame house. To he sold ns the property of Samuel Boar. A lot of ground in Newton township, contain ing 45 in front and 180 feet In depth. To ho sold as the property of J. B. Cobangh. Vice-President Brcckenridgc. Among that class of politicians in.Pennsyl vania', says the Daily' Argus, who deem it es sentially necessary that one statesman must bo pulled down before another can be elevated, there is a manifest desire to misrepresent and defame the character of Mr. Brcckcnridgc, the Vice President of the United States. Why so many secret and barbed shafts should be dis charged at this gentleman, we are at a loss to comprehend. Ho has al.I his life been mi unwa vering Democrat; he is a gentleman of the most exalted abilities: be is a model Of courtesy and kindness in his social intercourse ; and he is an unobtrusive and modest statesman; But all these virtues cannot save him from the fault finders and they are untiring in thtir eflorts to hunt him down. Leaving out of-view for the present all ques tions of official preferment, we can truly say, that no man now living outside of the limits of Pennsylvania, has more friends in that Stale than John C. Breckenridge, of Kentucky. He is a young man, and in all human probability, has many years of usefulness and. honor before him. In his progress he will find the people of the Keystone ready to do him ample justice, and to extend to him that favor which is due him: as a man and a true Democrat. Bleeding Kansas.’' The Legislature of Kansas appointed* com mittee of three to investigate and award'claims again? t the Government for losses sustained du ring the troubles of that unfortunate territory in 1855 and 1850. It is very voluminous, con taining a tabular statement giving the.names of four hundred and claimants, with the amount claimed, amount awarded, loss fn de struction of crops, and number of houses de stroyed, horses and cattle taken, whether the property belonged to free-State or pro slavery men. The former are the greatest sufferers, as appears by the report. Accompanying (he ta bular statement is o complete history of the troubles, trials and tribulations of. the people in times past, made up from evidence taken during the sessions of the Board, more in detail than any general historical account yet published.— The following is the Statement of the amount claimed and awarded, &c. Amount claimed “ awarded, Number of horses stolen. “. of cattle stolen, “ -of houses destroyed, Owned bv Free State men. “ ’ by Pro Slavery men. Destroyed by pro slavery men; “ by Free State men, The above is a nice round sum to be paid by .the Government, because of the troubles pro duced in Kansas by New England Black Repub- licans. OCT' The Opposition, whose doctrines, if they were incorporated into the policy of the govern mcnl, would be like a naillstone ’round the nt'ck of foreign born citizens, have lately made a great ado about the rights of those citizens. These blatant hypocrites, are wonderful'friends of the foreigner, so fur as talking gCes, but when it comes to acting, where dp we find them ? Jn* the' dens of Know . Nothingism, conspiring against the rights of those citizens ; in the streets of Baltimore, Louisville and New Orleans, shooting down. Voters of foreign birth ! The Democracy guarantee (whilst the reins o( government are in their hands.) equal prolea lion to nil classes of citizens, without distinct lion of hirlh. Even now the President and his I Cabinet are demanding (he liberation of a nat uralized citizen, a native of Hanover; who. whilst on a visit to his native land, was forced, into the army against his will. Citizens of for eign birth Iye know your friends! See that you arc not deceived by your enemies. Peace I—The war is. at an end ! The danger which, threatened Etfropean dynasties, is past. This grateful news will put new life, into com merce, and will save the poor from , the famine winch seemed to stare them in the face. Sweet peace ! We hail thy gentle influence as a b'es sing vouchsafed to us from on high 1 Long may it be ere the thunders of war shall again-, disturb the repose in which thou hast wrapped the world. , A Panic .Receipt.—The Detroit Tribune tells of a farmer, not over one hundred and forty miles from that-pity, in one of the best wheat-, growing districts, who was so convinced of the total destruction of hia wheat by frost, that he sold his fourteen acres for the sum 0f,565. He lias, however, lived stifficientlylong enough to become-aware of his folly, .and now oilers to buy it back for $4OO. The wheat bids fair to be much the brst-eycr taised in the county. Keep up Appearances’. —Creditors nevoran noy a man so long as be is getting up in tho world. A matt of wealth only pays his butcher once a year. Let bad luck overtake him, and his meat bill *-wii! come in every morning as tegular as breakfast and hungry children.— Again we say never plead guilty to poverty.— So far as this world is concerned, you might bolter admit that you are a scoundrel. CF" Colonel Braxton Bragg, to whom Gener al Taylor, at tho. battle of Palo Alto addressed tho famous words, “A little more grape, Cap tain Bragg,” is reported to bo the Democratic candidate for a local office at Lafouroho, La. Exercise —Walking is said to be most health giving, but an intelligent writer says that long walks should not 'be taken before breakfast, aa by doing so, an unnatural hunger is created, and the walker is apt to overeat and injure himself. Early rising, early breakfast, and a moderate walk before commencing the business.of the day, will prove h gbly benefi cial to all who lead confined or sedentary lives. Sunday Law.— The Philadelphians are hav ing quite an exciting time for such warm wea ther. in relation to running cars on the City Passenger Railways on Sunday. The police ofljeers riije about in hired hacks and cabs, and arrest the drivers of horse ears. All right, no doubt, but it’s a queer way of doing things. The’ Electoral College op 1861.—The Electoral College, chosen in November, 1860, to meet in February, 1861, will—if Kansas should be admitted at the approaching session of Congress—consist of 306 votes, 154 of which will be necessary to a choice of Picsident. The non slavoholding States will have 186 Electors, and the slave-holding States 120. Death op llon. Richard Rush. —The Hon. Richard Rush died in Philadelphia on Saturday morning last, aged seventy-nine. HZ'* Blackberries and Wortleberries are very plenty in our market this season. It is stated that the draft of a treaty with Mokico baa been sVtbhlitted to our Government by Mr. MlUißi;, which contains provisions of tho very btghesf importance. Besides seeming the rigljt of transit, the right to protect the routea-with troops, and cnlito freedom of reli gious opinion and worship, tiio treatyconfains a provision, indicating the willingness of the Mexican government to accept a modified form of protectorate at the hands of the United States... Those aro certainly important advan. tages.. The continued disturbances in Mexico have convinced the world that a stable govern ment is impossible, unless some new clement of power is introduced to quell tho turbulent fac tions., The interests of other nations-require that order and -security lor life and property should be -established. For years Mexico has been without a responsible government. Fo reign citizens have been outraged and their rights trampled upon, and when redress is soHghtj.no government answerable for the inju ries can bo. found. . Other governments have at least the right to require that some 'substantial power should bo established in this distracted country, whether it be republican, monarchist, or of a mixed character. No country on the face of tho globe lias a more intimate and im mediate interest in the restoration of peace in Mexico thanfthe United States. The relation in whicli w4=j|stand ,to lhe goveenments of this continent, and the value of commercial inter course with a country so bountiful in all the pro ducts of a rich soil and delightful climate as Mexico, makes it of the first impoitance to the United States that civilized intercourse should bo secured with that country. Other nations feci the same necessity, and aro anxious that Mexico should bo placed under a responsible government, at any cost. A late number of the London- Morning Post, a paper understood to be- in tho confidence of the present Ministry, contained a significant article upon the subject of Mexican affairs, in which it suggested that “ it would be infinitely better for the Cabinet a*- Washington to establish, by .military force, a strong and durable government in Mexico, than to leave the Republic in that state of anarchy njid confusion which prevents the possibility of self-government.” The invitation Ihus.convey ed is a subject for calm deliberation. It is at least questionable whether its acceptance would not involve a departure from the policy pursued by our government since its foundation. A pro tectorate established by the United Slates over Mexico, would constitute an anomaly in our political system. But there is no question that, "Under the control of this country, emigrants would flock into Mexico, and that the 'estab lishment of order and peace would be beneficial to'tho inhabitants, as.well ns to our immediate interests. $670 020 00 412,978 00 368 533 78 335 779 04‘ 77.198 90 318 713 63 94.259 40 The Journal of Commerce loams from Capl. Stone, who has fog.sorao (imo been engaged at the hoad.ol the surveying party in Sonora, and whose opportunities for observation have been good, that, the'hutch talked of intervention of a volunteer American force would be looked upon, even by those favorable to the Liberal cause, with groat distrust, and that lie doubts the prac ticability of rendering such aid, 'except under the direction of some able and discreet man, whose 1 character and position would atlbrd a sure guarantee against the abuse of the power con ferred upon him. In the hands of officers of filibustering- propensities, there would be great danger that the cause of good government would be damaged rather than promoted, by such un attempt on tho part of American sympathisers. I National Suovr,—On tlio 6(h, 7th, 1 6th andolh of Septem tier, there is to hon grand I hpi'BO show and . ladies equestrian display. a( I Dayton, Ohio, Accommodations on the grounds for thirty thousand spectators will he erected; and a very largo list of premiums is offered.— As a specimen ol the liberality of the premiums; we may mention that lor the fastest trotting gelding or lilly to harness, the first premium is of the value of s2oo—one hundred of it in cash, and a piece ol 'plate worth 'another $lOO. For the fastest station to harness the second pre mium is to the value of $175. There are only forty premiums offered for horses. Six,' of the aggregate value ol $515, to the lady equestrians: and a silver cornet for (ho brass or silver band of music. Col. Harris, of the O/iio Cultivator, is the Dlarshall of the ladies equestrian proceed ings. The entire management of the affair is under the control of J. Walter Smith, Esq , who has superintended several exhibitions of a simi lar character in the East, and has in all eases given great satisfaction. We believe that the show at Dayton will ho well worth attending. A Shout Bridal Trip.—The Milwaukee JVctes is respbnsib'c'for the following story : ‘‘On the 4th of July, a heavy business man ol Boston—one of the well-off merchants of that city—was married there to a handsome young lady of Boston. He was rich, doing a good business, and forty years of his life bad passed before he saw Miss ——. the daughter of his lawyer, and married her. On the- morning of the sth, they started on a Western collecting tour, and last week arrived in this city and pul up at the Newhall. On this short trip the rose had greatly faded from her cheek, and sadder had turned her eye. No one knows,the cause.- but last Monday they visited a lawyer of this city, and signed papers agreeing to separate each to go where fancy or inclination might lead, and henceforth be as.. strangers to each other. He settled upon her properly to the amount of,s2oiooo. gave her. besides, $lOOO in cash, and yesterday she left for Boston. Both parlies were well educated, handsome, and apparently well fitted for each other's soci ety, but some cause, unknown to outsiders, led to the above results.. O' Gen. Tom Thumb, the celebrated dwarf, has returned from Europe to his home at Bridge port, Conn. The Farmer says that he became of age last January, manages his affairs suc cessfully. is quite equal to grown people of his own age in intelligence, and “was welcomed home by crowds of his admiring fellow-towns men as well as townswomen—f or be it under stood that this young gentleman is in the mat rimonial market, and is ready to hear from any respectable young lady of ‘good size,' who will promise never to get in a pel and place him on the mantle-piece, from which of course he could not escape unassisted, without great r'sk of breaking his little bones.” The Gen. is “Well oil,” and means to “settle down.” Juniata County.— Tho Democratic Conven tion of Juniata county was hold on the 25th nit., and the following ticket nominated :—Sen ator, Dr. E. D. Crawford; Assembly, Ngah A. Elder; County Treasurer, Gfccrge W. Stroup; County Surveyor, Thomas M. Kirk.; Commis sioner, Henry McConnell. The resolutions adopted re-affirm the Cincinnati Platform, ap prove of the State ticket, and express undimin ished confidence in the President and the Ad ministration of the General Government. MEXICO. Tux upon Railroads. The Harrisburg Patriot and Union notices tho fact tjiat the question of the liability of railroad, stock to taxation for stale purposes, has been Settled; at least so farms the Pennsyl vania Railroad Company ore concerned. By a communication from the Auditor Gene ral to tho Legislature, at the last session, it op-, peafed the Pennsylvania Railroad Company had refused to pay any Stale tax upon the cap ital stock of the Company, from tho lime of commencing business to the time when they de clared their first dividend—a period of some five years, alleging that by reason of authority given thorn by act of Assembly to pay six per cUnt interest to stockholders, they were exempt from tax upon stock to- .the Commonwealth. The Auditor General, however, insisted upon their liability, and upon the Company's refusal to furnish an appraisement of • their capital stock, settled an account upon cstimale against the company for tax during that period. From this settlement the Company took on appeal to tho Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin county, where the matter resuidfor a short time, when a compromise was effected by ihe Company furnishing the necessary return and valuation of their stock for the period above named, upon winch the-Auditor General settled an account, and the result was the addition of about sixty thousand dollars"paid“into the Treasury, 1 VVe understand there are several other com panies who claim similar exemption, and have declined paying taxes for similar reasons. Wo can scarcely • haVe a doubt the Pennsylvania Railroad were well advised they could not main tain the position taken before they agreed to pay, and we should think it not out of place to advise such defaulting companies to go and do likewise, and thereby save trouble, interest and costs-. ... Caricatures in Paris. A.correspondent of the Express says :-4ißie Austrian army, officers and soldiers alike, are mercilessly ridiculed; Poor Gyulai has come in, I think, for vastly more than his share of sarcasm. In one picture I have seen he is rep: resented with a ferocious looking mopstache, the two ends of which are at least a foot in length, whilst a sort of little pointed’eap, with a feather in it, is perched just upon the apex of the Austrian general’s cranium. Well, turn this pretended portrait upside down, and you find before you an exact representation of, an ass's head, of which the long moustache ends lorm the ctirs, and the little cap the muzzle, whilst “the feather is metamorphosed into a very becoming wisp of straw I In another carica ture, which Originally appeared in the Ctiariva ri, but is-now for tale in all the print shops, Gyulai is represented as holding a confab with the goddess of victory, who very pertinently says—"Wy good sir, yon have a good deal; of impudence to he constantly talking about me in your despatches ! I don’t know you. General.' I never heard of you !” In still another, the late Austrian commander in chief is seen im pressing his importance on a French foot sol dier, taken prisoner. .‘.-That is the Austrian standard !” says Gyulai pompously. “Look at, it, so that you may know it again.” “Oh!” says the .soldier, “I know it well, already. I'tc seen phmty like it hanging.up in the Chapel Of the Inyalidcs, at Paris !” . One caricature shows a trooper admirably patting the top of a cannon, whilst he apostro phizes the weapon something after this fashion: “What'- We Have been having another little chat with tho Austrians, pit ? How talkative ■ou are!” Tile incident of driving the Austrians into the canal at Palesiro is also wittily caricatured. A Zouave is seen bayoneting an Austrian in the water, saying to him at the same time: ‘‘When the gentleman is ready, to leave his bath and wants his towels, all he has to do is to ring the bell!” ■ A Great Balloon Trip. —Mr La Mountain has challenged Mr. John Wise to lest lh<(ir •• relative capacity, scientifically considered, in a trial trip from San Francisco to the Atlantic svabord. with balloons.” Mr. Wise, in a card published in the St. Louis Democrat, says that his v.thoughts arc now turned to the crossing of the Atlantic, and with a precision much bet ter than was the trip from St. Louis to New. York.” Sad Calamity.— ln the beginning of.last week , at Lexington, Miss., a. lit tie .child of Mr. V. W. Thompson, fell into On old well, some sixty feet deep. The mother's cries attracted a number of citizens, and Mr. Win. Kelly, at taching himself to a rope, was lowered rapidly. Suddenly, he cried out to be drawn up ; but, at the same instant, overpowered by the foul at mosphere in the well, he relaxed his hold on the rope and fell headlong to the bottom. The bod ies were rescued by grappling irons, but life was extinct. Bloody Duel. —On the 15th inst., Jack Nix on, a well known desperado, rode up to a man named Melton, in Amite City, La., and, pre senting his double barrelled gun, fired both loads. Melton, who was similarly armed, fired at the same time, and then fell, and died in a few minutes. Nixon, who was also wounded, was seized by an infuriated mob, who were about, to hang him, when the officers succeeded in rescuing him and taking him to prison, where ho died soon afterwards. Killed by a Woman. —A notorious ruffian, known in southwestern Arkansas ns Jack Cade, was recently killed by a woman whose husband he had shot. The. widow challenged him to light a duel, and ns the ruffian declined, she at tacked him with a revolver and lodged three bulls in his body, one of which, passed through his heart. Shameful. —The Roman Catholic Church at Augusta, Ga., was set on fire on Tuesday of last week, and a valuable painting of the Cruci fixion burnt. ’ Independence Day at Paris—lndepen dence Day did not pass unnoticed in Paris. A large number of Americans assembled together and had quite an Enthusiastic celebration. In response to toasts, speeches were made by Messrs. Halsey, of Virginia; Bradshaw, of Now York ; Bigelow, of the New York Post; Bun ion, of New Orleans; ’Young, of New York ; and Geo. Francis Train, of Boston.. Drawn by Elks. —George Raymond has ar rived-in Cleveland, Ohio, all the way from Salt Daks, via Cherry Creek mines mid Kansas, ha ving come the entire distance driving a span of elks before a wagon. Mr. Raymond, says he travelled as far as one hundred miles in a single day. : The Wheat Crop of the United States —Prodac- duction of 1859. The wheat crop has' generally bcenbarvcStcd throughout this country, andlutHclent, I? known to make n careful estimate of this important staple, interesting for present 'consideration, and important lor future reference. This has been done’ by the ;Now. York Courier.;. Com pared with 1858, the estimate Is as follows.! stale'. ' 1868—Bit: 1850—Bu. Now York, 20.000,000 22.000,000 Pennsylvania. 20,000,000 25,000,000 Virginia and North Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio, . Indiana, -Illinois, Other States, 18,500,000 <20,000,000 8,500,000 11,000,000 22,000,000 26,000,000 18.000. ’ 17,000,000 14,600,000 20,000,000 42.000. 60,000,000 158,500,000 201,000,000 The production in, the Western States, which have tiie largest surplus for export, is shown by tlie following figures: 1858—Bu. 1859—8 n. 8,500,000 11,000,000. 22,000,000 • 26,000,000 18,00%000 17,000,000 14,500iC00 , 20,000,000 Stale. Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Total, ’ 58,000,000 74,000 000 The surplus tor the present year in those States may bo estimated as follows : ' Bush. Crop 1850, 74,000,000 Consumption's bush, per head, 80,000,000 Surplus crop 1859, 88,000,000 If is estimated that, in addition to this, from one-sixth to ono-tiflh of the surplus crop of 1858 is yet in the hands of the producers. Wo, therefore, have in the States, estimating iast year’s surplus crop of tho West at twenty-four millions of bushels as the gross : Surplus crop of 1859,' Sixteen 2.3 perloent. on 1858, Total, Draught of the Mexican Treaty. Washington, July 26, The draught of a treaty just sent hither by Hon. Robert M'Lane. io be submitted to our Government, contains provisions of the very highest importance to this country. The fol lowing is a summary of its more striking stipu lations : . ' 11, Right of way across the Northern Stales between the Rio Grande and ports on the Gulf of California, with guarantees for their protec tion and safety. . 2. Right of way. tind valuable privileges of transit secured to the American company bold ing the -Isthmus of Tehuantepec. 3. The prtvi ege of erecting and maintaining warehouses at the termini of the several .transit routes. 4. The right of transporting troops and mo nitions over such routes, and to send troops to protect them in default of Mexico fulfilling that duty. . 5. Free entry and transit of goods belonging or consigned to American citizens in Arizona, 'through the ports of the Gulf of California and across Sonora. 6. Enure and unquestionable freedom of re ligious opinion and reUgious worship through out the republic. 7- A clause indicating the willingness of the Mexican government to accipt a modified form of protectorate at the hands of the-United States—in other words, to solemnize noOther treaty, or form one of alliance offensive and de fensive ; but in substance creating a‘protector-, ate wlicncver the United States aball signify its 'willingness to enter into such engagement. MR. BUCHANAN NUT A CANDIDATE. A number of Detnocralic papers, both North and South, having indicated a preference for Mr. Buchanan as the candidate pf the Demo cratic party for next President, has induced him once more to declare that under no circutnslan cos will he consent to the use of his name for a second term. The last Bedford Gazette con tains the loilowing article, which was published by authority ofthe President himself:' Mb. Biioiianan and the next Puf.sidencv. A few days ago, the Pittsburg Post arrived here, containing an able editorial urging that tinder certain contingencies. Mr. Buchanan must again become a candidate for the Presi dency. : This surprised many of Ihe President's friends in Bedford, who would willingly have 'supported his re nomination.,but who had of ten heard him declare, when on his visit to the Springs last year, that he never would, under any circumstances, become a candidate for ihitl high office. . Mr. Buchanan arrived at this place shortly afier this article made its appearance, and in conversation with his friends, whilst do ing full justice to the friendly intentions of the Editor of the Post, he promptly and unhesita tingly declared that his determination on this subject tvas final .and irrevocable. However much we may regret this determination, we yield_lo.it. He is now entirelyput of the field, and the duly devolves upon the Democracy of Pennsylvania to seleot some other candidate who will carry out the principles of the present truly Democratic Administration. The President's-Departure from Bedford. Bkdkobd,. August 1. The President, accompaanied by Mrs. Secre tary Thompson, Miss Lane, Judge'Bowlin, Au gustus Schell and Mr. Thompson, with Judge Dougherty and Major Watson, of Bedford, left this morning for, Cumberland. Alt used CnictiMSTANOßs.—Pr A. Donnelly, formerly a respected banker of St. Louis, Mo., and a member of the flrin of Benoist & Domiel Iy,vvas recently sent by the Recorder to the workhouse on a charge of Vagrancy. Sp abb the. Bibos.—Cassius M. Olay. Esq., calculates that the birds ..visiting his thirty acres of fruit and pleasure grounds destroy not less than 25,450.200.001) caterpillars and insects in one year.” Pbiiiit County.—The “Democracy of Perry county will assemble in Convention, on the 15th of August for the purpose of nominating their candidates for offices of the county. Got THEift Fingers Burned.— Some of the breadstuff speculators. The prices went up like a rocket and came down like astick. We don’t wish them any bad luck, but we hope that eve ry mother’s son 'who .speculates in the necessa ries of life, may lose every cent ho has got in the world. Son Stboke. —No man wbo has paid the prin ter is liable to sun stroke, A printer’s receipt in the pocket Is said to bo an infallible cure f. r hydrophobia. . It.would be well to recollect this during the warm weather. 03?* At on auction sale of the personal prop erly of a Mr. Oaks, recently deceased, in Dau phin county, Pa., a few days ago,' a bag of flax seed was offered' for sale. ■ One of the bidders put his hahd into the hag to examine the seed, and hauled out a purse, which was found to con tain gold and silver .coin. The bag was then thoroughly overhauled, and over one thousand dollars in gold and silvorcoin were found there in. The treasure was then retained by the ex ecutors. Oyilon. E. D. Gazzam, of Pittsburg, is mentioned in tho Pittsburg papers'as a candi date of (ho Opposition for Governor. h letter from president BuelmnaMTT timet the Presidency for a' Second T ern , ■ ■ • Pittsburgh' July. 3o ]r ßo ‘ The subjoined letter from President Bueh an was received this morning 6y Hon ro t n * McCandless: . , . ' Vlls <>n . , BEDFORD SPRINGS, July 24 Mu Dear Sir.—l hayoreceivedvottr kinrtn . of the 13lh inst., together with the leader fi? 8 the Post. : Whilst ! appreciate,.as it dese v the ability and’friendship'diaplcyed in that wr torial, I yet regret that it has been publish?!’ My determination^ not. underany circunisiane ‘ to betome a candidate for re election is final a conclusive. ■ My best judgment and stronger nation unite hr favor of this course. T o au doubts upon my predetermined purpose is mi* culatcd to impair my influence irf carrying « t important measures, and affords a pretext r saying that these (measures) have been dictate by a desire to be renominated. With kindest regards, etc.: respectfullyV„„. friend, JAMES BUCHANAN * Frqjn Washington. . Washington, July g 0 Inforronlion lias boon rccelved at the Slat Department that steps have been taken by it, 0 Chinese Government to carry into effect tho nr rangements made by cx-Ministor Reed fortli' .payment of the various claims of American ci° tizens, amounting to about $700,000. cl ' . From Santas. St. Louis, July 30. The Kansas Constitutional Convention afi. jonrntd nine die, last, night. . A State Constitution was adopted, hy q tole of tliirty.four to t.hirtccn, nil the Democratic members vo;tng against and refttsingin sign ([ Philadelphia, August 2,1860''' Flour and Mead.—The Flour market is ex ceedingly quiet. Did stock superfine is held«t Ssiis 25 per barrel, and fresh ground, new, S's 50. The sales of trade range from §5,25 to 5,75 for superfine; and from §5 75 to 7 25 for extra and extra family, according to quality, j Nothing doing in Rye Flour and Corn Meal.'' The former held at §4 75 ; the latter at §3 C 2 per libl. Grain—There is a light supply for neir Wheat and with a fair demand pries are firin. Small sales of piime new red at $1 20 a §1 25, and choice white at $1 30 a 1 33 per bushel— Rye is Steady at 80 cents. Contis in linn'icd supply,'but there is very little demand fur it; Small sales of yellow at 79c afloat. Oats art doll ; free sales of Penna. ai 32c per bushel fur old, and'3o cents for Delaware,. Whiskey is dull. Sales of Ohio bids, at 28ej Penna. at 20J; hlids. af'2 li, and drnge at 25c. t) Clovcrseed of fair and good qnaliiy-at $6 60 ' a $5 75 per 04 lbs. Bush. 38,000.000 4,000,000 42,000,000 CARLISLE MARKET —Aus-. 3.. • Corrected weekly by Woodward $ Schmidt. Floor Superfine, per hbl., §4 75 do. Extra. do. : 5,00 do. Family, do. ’ 550 Rvb - , do. 3.50 White Wheat, per bushel, . 1 10 Red - do., do. , 1.00 Rvb do. 70 Corn Gats Cloveuseed do. Timothysebd do. Spring Barley ' do. Fall Barley do. Near Big Spring, on the 19lh lilt., Mrs. Most oouEnT, aged about 88 years. Infhis place, on the i2lh nit., Jon* ITabbi Criswell, infant son. of S. P. and.S. J. Edg ier, aged s:months. . , ' ■ '/ \ ■ - At Trcvorton. Noi'ihninlrerland county, Pn., on Sunday.the 241 h nit.. William Leonard, in. ill n't son of Edward and J ulia A. Uellestlne, aged two months and 5 days. TEACHERS WASTE)), FOURTEEN competent teachers to lake charge qt the schools .in. North'Middleton township, for the term of six months Exami nation at Raymond's Hotel, On (he 18lh hist., at-9 o'clock. A. M. ' JOHN MILLER, Sect'y. August 4.1859—3 t IS hereby given, that the following named persons have filed with the undersigned, their petition for License under the act of Assembly of 31st March, 185 G, and the supplements-iliere to, which petitions will be presented to (bo Court of Quarter Sessions of Cumberland conn, ty, on Monday, lhe,22d day of Jlngnst, 1869 ; " Hotels. —David Marlin, East Ward, Carlisle. Snider Rttpley, South Middleton. Retailers.— John S. Lynch, E. Vfd. Carlisle, Danl. Eckels, E. Wd.Carlisle. John 11. Cris well, Shippensburg. • D. S. CROFT, Clerk. • August 4, 1859 3t l<ana at Private Sale. THE undersigned; Attorney-in-fact for Jolin ston Martin, of Monroe township, Cumber land county, will sell.at private sale, 69 or 60 Acres of the best quality of * LIMESTONE LANE in said township, being n part of the farm on which Mr. Martin now resides.' Of the part for sale, all is cleared and in a high state ot culti vation, except about 10 acres, which is covered with thriving timber^ Mrsi Martin will join in a deed to the pur chaser. _ . n Persons desiring further information will ca.l upon Mr. Martin, residing on tho^ premises, or on the subscriber, residing in the Borough of Carlisle. August 4, 1859-tf Still at the old Business. LUMBER AND COAL YARD, On the Railroad, East of Carlisle, in the imme diate vicinity of the Gas Honse. '1 I HE subscribers have entered into partnership/ I and are doing business at the old stand oj Shrom & UotTer, where' will he found, at all times, LUMBER and COAL in all their vane tics and qualities. ■ • LUMBER. Boards of every kind, Scantling, Frame Shiu, Shingles, Laths, Worked Flooring, P»hWf» Boats, Rails, &c., and in fact .every aim* ® Lumber usually found in a well stocked i* r ■; Ar wo run bur own cars, we are' enabled furnish bills of Lumber of any required leng"*) in the shortest possible time. Oiir flooring, Woatherboarding, &0,, is always housed, an can bo furnished dry. ..COAL, (under cover.) No pains will bo spared to furnish Coal far family use, clean and dry, of all sizes and qual ities, among which will be found Lykons * al . ley, Luke. Fiddler. Snnbnry While Ash, Trev orton, Locust Mountain, Lobbory, &c. And to our Linle burning friendd and to Blacksmiths, we would.say, wo can and will furnish as cheap as the cheapest and of the best quality. The sonoir partner will boon the yard as mm al to attend to those wbo may favor us with • continuance of their patronage. Thankful 4a . past favors, he solicits a continuance of the l custom at the old: yard. . Wo have on hand a largo stock of Luniuc and Coal, and are constantly receiving, amo tions. which- wo : will sell ns low as any other yard in the borough. ' - Don’t fail to' call at the old yard near the ba» House. JACOB SITHOM, ROBERT M. BLACK. ■NV B.tt-A duplicate of the, books of Shroin « HofTer,.oro in. my'hands i those indebted con call on the subscriber at the old, yard and P fl J to August 4,18{>9. Bkrto. ,' 4,50 2.00 No sale, iVoftce JOSEPH CULVER. JACOB SIIBOM.
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