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AMERICAN VOLUNTEER.
.JOHN B. BRITTON, Editor k Proprietor.
PA., AUG. 18; 1859.
'Democratic State Nominations,
FOR AUDITOR GENERAL,
RICHARDSON L. -WRIGHT,
Of Philadelphia .
FOB SURVEYOR GENERAL,
JOHN ROWE,
Of Franklin County.
County Tieliet.
i* For Senator.
Col. JAMES .CHESNUT, of Cumb. Co.
Assembly,
JOHN B. CHURCH, of Cumb. Co.
Treasurer,
ABRAHAM KILLIAN, of Newville.
Commissioner,
JAMES H. WAGGONER, of Carlisle.
District Attorney.
J. W. D. GILLELEN, of Carlisle.
Director of Poor.
WILLIAM GRAUEY, of Newton,
Auditor.
JOHN W. COCKLIN, of U. Allen:
County Surveyor.
ABRAHAM- LAMBERTON, of N. Middleton-
Coroner.-
DAVID SMITH,.of Carlisle.
Oncb MpHE we ask why it is that the
Directors of our Gas and Water Company have
made no report this year, as they are required
to do by law ? Wlmfs wrong? Let us have
the facts. ■ '
Camp Meeting.— The regular annual Camp
Meeting of the Carlisle Circuit of the Methodist
Episcopal Society will be held on the old grounds
near Shepherdstown.and about three miles south
cf Mechtmicsburg, commencing on the .2d of
September.
Desirable Btm.mno.toTs eoii Sale. —The
properties advertised in to days paper, by Sir.
Samuel S. Smith. are worthy the attention- of
those wisbing-to purchase eligible building lots-
If not sold privately by the 3d of nest month,
the lots will on that day be sold at public sale,
at the court-house; at 10 o’clock, A. SI. See
advertisement.
Kentucky Mules. —We. are requested to
state that Sir. J.. T. Hildreth will, arrive in
Carlisle about the last of this month, with a, lot
of fine Kentucky mules. He will remain here a
few days, during, which time those wishing
mules can call and see them. For particulars
inquire of Sam'l Ensminger, West High st.
Committed. —A few days since, a young girl
named Adaline M'Manus, of West Pennsbo
rough township, was committed to jail, charged
'with the murder of her infant child. It will be
recollected that, in May last, the dead body of
a fully developed male infant was discovered-'in
the Ganodogainettt creek, near the Meeting
House Springs, by a party of young men who
were engaged in fishing. ■ By reference to our
paper of May 26. a full account of the finding
of the body and its appearance will bo found.—
Hie girl, Adaline M’Manus, it is strongly
suspected, is the mother of the child, and also its
murderer, and on Friday, both she and her mo
ther were arrested, and are now in jail to await
their trial.
Barley-Malted Rye Whiskey.— We direct
the attention of liquor dealers to the card of
W; Elliott & Co., N0..68, N. 2d street, Phil
adelphia, who are sole agents for this State for
the sale of the j nstly celebrated Sjirai'gne’s York
State Barley-Malted Rye Whiskey. This
Whiskey has been pronounced by those capa
ble of judging, the best in market, being free
of all impurities, and' made of equal parts of
barley and rye.- j. S, Lynch & Co., opposite
our office, wholesale this superior article, and
Raymond’s hotel. North Hanover street, has it
on hand for retail. *
Fikb Companies,— Wo.notice, with pleasure,
that our remarks last week relative to fire com
panies, firemen’s parades, &c., meet the views,
not only of our well-disposed citizens, but of
the press in all directions. Most of our exchan
ges copied our article on the subject, and en
dorsed the sentiments contained in it. The
Times of Chambersburg, after quoting our
views, says;
“The remarks of the Volunteer are well wor ;
tby of serious consideration by the Fire Compa.
Dies.- It is-a well known tact, that very man}
persons beldngingoto Eire- Companies are mi
nors—young men iesa-llum twenty-ono years of
■ age. There are, too, charncters attached to the
companies whoso chief ddlight’is to create false
alarms of firo, to conduct themselves in.a disor
derly manner, and to raise fights and quarrels
whenever opportunities offer. Now, it is about
time that our companies weed out these two
classes i>f persona. No respectable member of
the companies wilt deny that these persona are
detrimental to the interests of their organiza.
lions. Such members know that the member
ship of minors, .prevents in a great measure the
enrolment of many persons of ago, experience
and influence; and they know, too, that the in
dulgence of members in rioting, drnnkeneas and
quarreling, brings their companies into disre
pute and causes their wholesale condemnation
We delight to speak in terms of approbation of
onr Fire Companies, when they deserve it; but
It is apparent to every citizen and every lover of
good morals, that whilh a spirit of zeal and self,
sacrifice pervades onr organization of Firemen,
it is an absolute necessity that the evils com
plained of bo abated. Bet our companies then
make it a part of their Constitutions, to admit
no one to membership less than twenty-one
years of ago ; and adopt and enforce tbo most
rigid regulations in relation to the disorderly
conduct of members.”
Changed its Name.— The old Warren Conn.
tyßflnk, which fell inlo bad credit some time
ago, has had its name changed by the Court of
that county, to “The Nonh-VVcstern Bank.”
We do not know, however, that ihi,s will make
Us notes any better. We advise our renders
not to touch them until they hear of some more
substantial change in the affairs of the Bunk,
than that of its name merely Ezchange.
The Warren County Bank is in the same con
dition of our political enemies—rotten to the
core—and like them, hopes to deceive the peo
ple by a change of name. The game won’t
work, for one or the other.
Death op a “Jacksonian” Horse- —The
editor of the Juniata Sentinel notices the demise
of a celebrated horse, which had attained the
incredible age of forty-one years. It was the
property-of Mrs., O. Evans, of Juniata county,
Pi. The horse was formerly in the possession
of Gen. Jackson, and was given by him to Gen.
Cramer, and by-him. to his son-in-law, Mr.
Bvam> n
GOVERNOR WISE’S LETTER.
Governor Wise, of Virginia, says the Redd
ing Gdzette, is really a nmA 'ol.ability. His ca
reer in Congress, where, frft years, ho stood nt
the head of the Virginia delegation, proved it;
and bis later achievement, almost single-hand
ed, of that f’gual triumph over the “Black
Knight” of Know-Nothingism, which arrested
his insidious course in the very zenith of his
nnparalled success, confirmed it. But with all
that, governor Wise has his weak point. Ho
is afflicted with the cacuethes scribendi to such
an unfortunate degree, that ho'must needs bo
writing letters at all times and upon every ima
ginable subject. If collected together, and
published, they would make.a volume ns big as
“ Webster Unabridged,” and would present a
record as rare as amusing of the extraordinary
fertility of 'the Governor’s mind in that most
difficult of literary compositions, epistolary cor
respondence. So long as these letters were
confined to public questions, and specially pre
pared for the public eye, they were compara
tively inoperative, cither for good or evil. Te.
dious and useless they might be, but nothing
more. Latterly, however, ho has been pursu
ing a different, and much more hazardous branch
of letter-writing. He aspires to the Charleston
nomination for President, and for the purpose
of advancing'his own cause, is writing a good
many “confidential” letters to professed politi
cal friends in various parts of the country. In
this he betrays a weakness which the wary poli-
tician never falls info. Ho appears to bo totally
-unconscioua,of the oft-proved fruthjlmt written
words are standing witnesses against {ho public
man, ami; that oral communications • between
himself and friends arc alone to bo trusted.—
Sooner than might have been expected, the evil
effect of his imprudent use of the pen, has de
veloped itself. The following letter, addressed
to a Mr. B. Donnelly, of No. 3 William street.
New York, and bearing Governor Wise’s sig
nature, appeared in the New, York Herald of
the 41b insl. It was at first pronounced a for
gery by all the Governor’s friends ; and the
Richmond Enquirer —edited by his son, Oi
Jennings Wise, Esq.—camo.out on the Bth in
stant, with an indignant, article, in which the
reputed authorship, was denied in this very
strong and emphatic language :
“ We have no doubt it is a forgery, and aver,
upon om own responsibility, tbni Gov. Wise
has never written spell n letter. It is a forgery,
and we believe tlial some of the men who indus
triously, but confidentially, exhibited it at Al
bany, knew it to bo a forgery.”
It is not all surprising that the friends of Gov.
Wise should have pronbunced this letter a for
gery ; for a more damaging article never appear
ed in print. But much to their chagrin, the
Governor himself comes out, and settles all
doubt about the matter, by acknowleding that
the letter is genuine! The only apology ho at.
tempts to make for it—and indeed it is the only
one ho can make—is that it was intended to
be strictly private and confidential.?’ Mr. Don
nelly, the gentleman to. whom it was written,
endeavors to exculpate himself, by alleging that
it was made public, in some unaccountable way,
in consequence of his having given it, to be
road, to ‘‘three or four distinguished and hon.
orable friends,” including Mr. Cassidy, the qdi-
Itor oi the Albany Jlrgus ami Jill as, under an
express injunction of secrecy. By whom the
violation ol confidence was committed, remains,
and' doubtless Will remain; a mystery. EnqUgh
to know that the letter is before the public, and
that Governor Wise admits he wrote it. That 1
it effectually put him. on the shelf, as a candi
date for President, is evident from the univer-
sat-voice Of condemnation which it has called
forth. The personal vanity it exhibits, can only
excite disgust, and the total disregard of the
obligations of polilical honor, which is evinced
in his calculations upon a division in the Demo
cratic party, to advance his own selfish ends,
will arouse the just indignation of every Demo
orat.
THE LETTER
Richmond, July 13, 1859.,
Dean Sik: —l thank you for yours of tho 81h
instant. I have apprehended all along that the
Tammany Regency would carry a united dele
gation from New York to Charleston. For
whoni ? Douglas, X know, is confident; but y!pu
may roly on it Mr. Buchanan is himself a can
didate for re-nomination, and all his patronage
;and power will be used to disappoint Dougins
'and all'other aspirants. Our only chance is to
organize by districts, and either whip the enemy
or send two delegations.
If that is done or not done, we must still rely
on a unifed'South. A united South will depend
on a united Virginia, and I pledge yon that she.
at least,'shall he a unit. Virginia; a unit., and
persistent and firm on a sound platform of pro
tection to all persons, of popular versus Squat
ter Sovereignty, she must rally to her support
all the South. Tho South cannot adopt JVI r.
Douglas’s platform. It is a slmit cut to all the
ends of Black . Republicanism!, lie then will
kick up Ins heels. If ho does or don’t ho can’t
bo nominated, and the main argument against
his nomination is that ho can’t ho elected if
nominated. If lie runs ah independent candi
date,’ and Seward runs, and I am nominated at
Charleston. ! can heat them both. Or. if Squat
ter Sovereignly is a plank of 'the platform at
Charleston; and Douglas is nominated, tho
South will run an. independent candidate on
protection principles, and run the election into
the House. Where, then, would Douglas he 7
Tho lowest candidate on the list. If I hare the
popular strength you suppose, it will itself fix
the nomination. Get that and lam confident
of success.
The Hon. F. Wood is professedly and really,
I bcliftv", a friend, and of course’l would, in
propd failh. be glad of his influence, and would
do noihing to impair it. and could not jnstlr re.
ject his kind aid ; but yon may rely upon it that
I am neither completely nor at all in tho bands
nt Mr. Wood, or of any other irian that breathes.
Re has always been friendly to me. and I am to
him. but always on (air and independent terms.
There is nolhintr in onr relations which should
keep aloof any friend of either. He knows, ns
well as any one can tell him. that his main in
fluence is in the city of New York, and I judge
what yon say of his country influence is correct.
But I am counting all the time without New
York, and don’t fear the result. lam depend
ing solelv upon an open position of principle,
independent of all cliques, and defying all
comers. We will overwhelm opposition in Vir
ginia. and her vote will bo conservative and na
tional.
At all events, I shall always bo glad to hear
from you, and am, yours, trnlv.
HENRY A. WISE.
Concerning the crops, the N. T. Journal
of Commerce says: “This year the different
sections of the Union appear to have vied with
each other in rewarding the labors of the hus
bandman. The wheat"and corn of tho North,
abundant as is their yield', do not excel in pro
ductiveness the cotton, rice and other crops of
the South. All sections share in the abundance
of tho harvest, and the consequent prosperity
of the country.”'
Suicide ih Philadeiipiiia; —On Tlmrsday
ovenihg, a man, forty-five-years of age, named
John J. Baker, committed Suicide at the Frank
lin Housed in Chestnut street, Philadelphia, by
taking morphine. He hod formerly belonged
to the Arm of Gallagher & Baker, stove dealers,
in Second sfreot.'r.but lately had boon a travel
ling agent of Leihrandt, M’Dowell & Co., large
manufacturers oi stoves and castings* He loaves
a wife and three children. Pecuniary difficul
ties caused the rash act..
A Merited Compliment.'
. Mr. Wright, the Democratic candidate for
Auditor General, recently called at McConnels
burg, on hIS return from a brief visit to Bed
ford Springs; and his presence at the former
place is thus handsomely noticed by the Fulton
Democrat: —'‘lion. Richardson L. Wright, the
Democratic candidate for Auditor General, ar
rived in our village on Monday last; and left on
Tuesday (or Chnmbersburg. Whilst here be
mingled freely with the people and made a very
favorable impression ripoii all wlYo hecktnc ac
quainted with him. ,Ilb is a plain, unassuming
gentleman, exceedingly affable and pleasant in
his manners, and in nil respects an honest, and
a good man. For the last seven years, ho has
been cither a member of the. House of Repre
sentatives or of the Senate of this Common
wealth, and during his term of service his con
duct has been characterized by a straight for
ward, manly and honest course. Even in’the
tainted atmosphere of Harrisburg, his charac
ter for honesty and integrity stands unimpench
ed and unimpeachable, lie has ever been a
fearless and consistent Democrat, and whilst he
has stood up for the principles of pur party he
has not done so nt the expense of justice and
right. The record of his votes during an unu
sually long term of public service will abun
dantly prove his honesty as a man and his de
voledness to Democratic principles. His nomi
nation is a credit to the party, and should he
bo elected (as wo have no doubt he will be), we
jire well convinced that from our long acquaint
ance with him, that he will not*only make ah
industrious .officer, but an honest one.* v
O* The New York Evening Post, of Satur
day, has the'following paragraph in regard to
Hon. Daniel E. Sickles: “It is understood
that, upon certain conditions, which have been
duly considered-.by his friends. Mr.
Sickles will voluntarily surrunder his claims to
represent the Third Congressional District.—
His application for a seat must be referred to a
committee, which will have also to decide upon
the credentials of the other New York city mem
hers. On account of a clerical error in the en
dorsement of their ballots, no certificate, has
been issu'd to them. All the members elect,
but Sickles, will he reported back forthwith:
his case will be retained until he chooses wheth
er to resign or contest. In the latter case, the
vote of certain soldiers from Governor’s Island
and other irregularities will be put in issue.—
The fact that Williamson has failed to serve no
tice on Sickles of his intention to contest will
complicate matters, but.in consideration of an
agreement on the part.of Sickles to resign, and
of certain other high contracting parlies to put
an anti Lecompton Democrat in nomination for
the district; the plan is now to hold a special
election in the Third Congressional district.” .
The Riohts or Naturalised Citizebs. —On
one question connected with the naturalisation
of foreigners and their rights in the United
States, Governor Wise raises a point which will
attract some attention. It is, whether, since
Congress alone has the power to naturalise fo
reigners and to make them citizens, any indivi
dual State can-abridge those rights, as has been
done by Massachusetts, by denying them the
same rights of suffrage with native citizens. To
other words, whether since, under the Constitu
tion ol the United States, “the citizens of each
State shall bo entitled to hl{ privileges and ini
munities of citizens of tho several States,” a,
naturalized citizen of Virginia or o'fNvyr Torlt,
who is also a citizen'of the United States; is not,
by virtue of the clause wo have quoted, entitled
to all the rights of a native born citizen of either
of those States, should ho emigrate to Massa
chusetts. The constitution of Massachusetts
says a native born citizen of New York emigra
ting to that State may vote after one year’s re:
sidenco, but_a naturalized citizen of New -York
emigrating to Massachusetts can only "gain a
voting residence by remaining two years. But
the Constitution of the United States says, “the
citizens of each State shall bo entitled to all
privileges and immunities of cilizens.of the sev
eral States.”
, The Poetut or Wan—The other day a sol
dier with a knapsack on his back, jumped into
the ,Seine from one of the Paris bridges, to
drown himself. lie was rescued in time to pre
serve liis life, but he was brought out on tho
qliny in the midst oi an unsympalhiinng crowd.
..wits'naturally supposed ho had attempted sui
cide to escape the balls of the Austrians. Quite
an enthusiasm was created in his favor, however,
whjuk.it was found that just the contrary was the
truth. Ho bad Attempted suicide because his
regiment had gone to the war and left him be
hind to (oim, with a lew others, the depot for.
recruits. When restored, the poor fellow’went
away crying to Ins barracks, but promised'not
to renew his attempt.
Another soldier in tho country, actually com
mitted suicide, because his regiment left with
out him j and a story is told of a boy at one dt
the Paris Academics, who escaped twice by a
most dangerous flight over tho roofs of bouses,
in order to go to the war.. The prompter of
Madame Ristori’s company has loft the porma
nont situation he held in her employment, and,
with tlie aid of a benefit night, given by the
groat tragedienne, has gone to jein Garibaldi.—
Tomberlik, Itisfori, Frezzolini, Penco, and
many of IhoFrcnoh artists have performed in
favor of the fund for sending tho poor Italian’
refugees in Paris back to the defence of their
c untry. -And'you can imagine that they leave
Willi joy in their hearts.
A whole regiment of tho Imperial Guard loft
Paris with a boquot of violets of Purma stuck
in the muzzle of each gun, the officers carrying
in ther hands huge boquets of the same—the
gifts of tho ladies of the neighborhood. What
is all this but the poetry of war 1
Eight Cihldiiek at a Birth.— On the 2d
of August, Mrs. Timothy Bradley, of Johnson,
Trumbull county. Ohio, gave birth to eight
children—three boys and five girls. They are
all living, and-, are healthy, but quite small.
[ Mr. B’s family is increasing fast. He was mar
ried six years ago to Eunice Mowery.-who
weighed.273'pounds on the day of their mar
riage. She has now given birlft-to two pairsnf
twins and- now eight more, malting 1-2-childreu
in six years. It seems-strange, nevertheless it
is true. Mrs. B. was a twin of 3,' her mother
and father both being twins, and her grandmo
ther the mother of five pair of twins. Mrs. B.
has named her boys after noted and distinguish
ed men. One after the Hon. Joshua Qiddtngs,
who has given her a splendid gold medal; one
after Rev. Hon. Elijah Uhamplin, who gave her a
deed of fifty acres of land.
‘ Gored to Devtu. —As Mr. Joseph Luff, a re
spectable farmer living near Sackett’s Harbor,
N. Y., was salting bis .cattle the other day, be
was attacked by a three year old bull, and so
badly gored and trampled by the infuriated ani
mal, that he died In a few minute#..
A Carious Lord Story,
The subject of the following story formerly
resided In Carlisle, was well known and highly
esteemed by many old, ratteens of our towtt,
some of whom survive him, and frequently con
tributed to the columns of tho Volunteer. 4t is
hilt a few weeks since wo announced his death:
From the Easton -di-gUt.
First love,'the world generally admits, is al
ways tho most sincere. An instance illustrating
tho truth of this, ruoohtly camo to our knowl
edge, which is worth repeating. Forty-five
years ago, a man named Peterson, served his
apprenticeship, at tho printing business, in the
office ofChristian Jacob Hatter, of this place.
Whilst iii his employ, he became interested in
a young Indy of onr town, arid proposed mar
riage. JIo was accepted, but tho mother of the
girl opposed the match and broke it off. After
finishing his trade, ho went to one of tho South,
cm States, and married a sister of Hon. John
JI. Clayton, former United States Senator, from
Delaware. After having two children, his wife
died and left him a widower. He then emigra
ted to Canada West, where ho became.quite a
wealthy and prominent man, and filled the of
fice ot County Recorder, a life appointment, at
Guelph, 'There ho married a second time, and
became a second time 'a widower. Last sum
mer he passed through Fasten, on his road to
Wilmington, where his daughter was at school,
and whilst herb, made inquiry after the sweet
heart of his younger days. Ascertaining that
she was n widow, and residing in Philadelphia,
he called upon her, renewed his acquaintance,
andaflermorelhan forty years separation, again
proposed marriage to her, and was accepted.—
He was to have come on here this very week to
bo married, but was taken suddenly sick about
ton days ago with an attack of pleurisy, and died
after a short illness. A few days before his
death, ho wrote to tho object of his first affec
fion, felling her that ho was doubtless on hit
dying bed, and never expected to see her again
on earth.
The Opposition.— The Black Republicans
are becoming ashamed-of their pome, and are
now calling their party the “ people’s party.”
The enemies of the Democracy give themselves
a now name every campaign, the old ones all
becoming abominable in the opinion of the pub
lic after one campaign.
It is interesting to reca’l the names by which
the opponents of the Democratic pany have
been known since the Revolution. anil notice
the changes* They called themselves^
In 1776 Tories ! , ■
In 1780 Nova Scotia’cow boys 1
In 1786 Convention Monarchists !
In 1789 Black Cockade!
' In 1808 Anti Jefferson present men !
In 1811 British Bank incu !
In 1812 Peace men !
In 1813 Bluelights!
In 1814 Hartford Convenlionisls !
In 1815 Washington Benevolent Society men!
In 1818 No Party men ! ,
In 1820 Federal Republicans 1
In 1826 National Republicans !
In 1829 Anti-Masons!
In 1835-Anti-Masonic Whigs !
In 1837 Conservatives ! ' .
1n.1838 Abolitionists!
■ In 1839 Democratic Whigs !
In lB4o4ang Cabin, Hard Cider, Democratic,
Republican Abolition Whigs ! . ,
In .1844 Anti War Whigs-! . _
In 1847 Taylor Ami annexation Whigs !
In 1852 Scott Who a,! , '
In 1754 American Know Nothings !
In 1856 Fremonters!
In 1857 Black Republicans! ’
In 1859 Oppositionists! and the People's
Party. , - ’ • .
The Next PticsiDKNor.—The : Columbia
Democrat raises the name of John 0- Breckin
ridge ns its first choice -'.for the Presid&jcy ill
1860.' This is the third or fourth paperin'
Pennsylvania which has alrcadv. announced a
preference for the distinguished Vice President.
It is very evident that the present tendency
of public sentiment "iS flu's State; is decidedly
toward Mr. Breckinridge,as the next Democra
tic candidate for President; and although the
ever loyal Democracy of Pennsylvania may be
relied upon for their hearty support of any good
man that, the Charhston Convention shall place
in nomination, we dtern it but truth to say. with
the Lancaster Intelligencer, that “the Vice
President is a great favorite in Pennsylvania ;
and should he be selected as the standard-bear
er, of the Democracy in 1860. we are sure that
no man living, North or South of Mason and
Dixon’s line, could. rally the legions of the Old
Keystone with greater unanimity and enthusi
asm than the gifted and eloquent young states
man of Kentucky.”
-ApphOAcn or Actomx.—ln a few weeks all
;he sunshine and heat will be changed— and
then welcome Autumn, the grand and 'melan
choly days memorable for ripe ci
der; and woolen preparations for wnuer. Au
tumn is the grandest and most gorgeous of all
thU'seasims. It possesses,more music, is rich
er in poetry, lovelier', in aspect’, and more sug
geslirebf holy and''tender feelings than either
Spring.or Summer, while Winter, yet unloosed
in its'mighty poper'and terror, becomes visible
in sublime and thrilling grandeur. Its sunsets
are the portraitures best fitted to compare with
the light of the other country which mortal lips
have never described! because no traveler has
ever returned to tell us of its glories. Its eve
nings are monitors of memory, reviving in us
i he recollections of all that is good, and by their
subdued and mellow influence, wiping,out in
repentance the evil which we may have perform
ed. Hail ihen to the approach of Autumn !
Hail then to the melancholy moments—for they
are the moments dispensing that' melancholy
which does not craze the brain, but touches
the heart with the tenderness of requited love,
and lifts the soul to that Home which was erec
ted for it before there were Winters. Springs,
Summers or AutumS, and only one season ol
God’s blessing and tenderness filled the world.
Air and Sunshine. —‘-Pure air for the lung
and bright sunlight for the eyas,” is a physio
logical maxim which should never be forgotten.
The vital statistics of cities show the sunny
side of the streets to be the most healthy, not
withstanding the insane efforts made even by the
inhabitants of cities to exclude the little sun :
light that attempts to reach them ; and we hnvi
no doubt that the statistics of country residen
ces show the same ■'general fact. A certain
amount of shade is essential to comfort, but
when it reaches the point of excluding the sun
shine altogether, it becomes a positive evil
When we talk about opening windows and
dbors. we know what the exclamation of tidy
housekeepers will be. Flies are a nuisance, we
confess, multitudinous, disagreeable, and diny ;
dust tfom the street is insuSerablc, and faded
carpets are a daily mortification. But, after
all, are not rosy cheeks and'lively children, and
vigorous and cheerful women; more ornamental
and more cssential-lo- the comfort of a family
than the best preserved co'ors in worsted work
or entire impunity from the annoyance of'dies?
Let us welcome the visits ’of '' the ’bealihfbl'aii'
and sunshine, and look out for the essential
conditions of vigor and cheerfulness first of-all,
and if matters of mere show must bo sacrificed,
(why, let them slide.
[From the Louisville Democrat, Aug. a 1855.]
Foreigners Bead! Election Bjols!! Dreadful
Loss of Life,! ! !
Monday lost will be remembered by the oitir
zens of LouisvHo for many years to come.
'Such hellish and diabolic*! acts as those com
mitted In our mid,st, in a civilized and enligbt
encd-community, are without a parallel.
The following incidents and toss of lifo and
property, without comment or note, is as near
ns wo could get at the'outrages committed. It
will satisfy those living at a distance that the
greatest, the most vile outrages ever known in
any country have been perpetrated in the free
city of Louisville, Kentucky. - ’
Before the polls were open half an hour Inc
Know Nothings took of them, pre
venting all democrats-aod foreigners frera vot-
'" xhe first fight took place between an Airitri
can and an Irishman, in the vicinity of the
Kentucky Engine-house, which resulted in the
death of the Irishman, who died in jail. Ilte
American we believe was badly hurt.
A man named ToWAsfend was Shot and slab
bed on Jefierson street, while walking from his
sloVe to his residence. He will probably die.
A German shoemaker was killed while harm-
lessly walking homo, in the second ward.
A, crowd of Know Nothings attacked two
Germans, who were standing in front of their
shop, and would have maltreated them had
they not made good their escape.
We heard of five Germans who were lying in
a drug store, in a dying condition, on Jcßerson
above Preston st.
A gang of bullies infested the upper part of
the town, and tore down several tenements near
the bridge, on Jeffersnn street, and cruelly beat
several Germans, robbed them of the valuables
in their possession, and broke every’ article of
furniture in their houses. j
“tale in “the evening a brewery rwas set-on
fire, on Jefil-rsori street, and burned to the
ground,.
The Shelby Street Catholic Church was broken
open, searched, and many things taken. .
■ The mob then proceeded to the Court House,
and got possession of a‘.cannon and several
guns, with which they marched- through the
,2tl and Ist wards, taler in the evening we,
saw them marching down Jefierson. we sup
pose to the Seventh and Eigh'h, carrying a
banner with the motto, “America for Ameri
cans,'’
At the first ward wo heard of the Germans,
who with bloody heads, made ..their escape to
their dwellings, on Main street, but were fol
lowed by the mob, tired bn in the midst of
women and children, and afterwards dragged
but, unniercifudy beaten, until they fe lsense ess
Jesse Hughes, a good Democrat, was beaten,
cut, and shot so badly at thecorner of Jifler
sori arid Jackson streets; that be died shortly
after.;
At the First ward there was a continual row,
in which several men (we con'd not learn how
many, or wllbt side) were killed and mortally
wounded. Daring the whole night that part of
the town was illuminated from the confl'agra
lion of' the houses of the poor and peaceable
Germans , set fire by the base incendiaries’
match . We heard of two cooper shops, in
which nobody was. that were set on tire : they
were opposite Atkinson’s pork house, on Main
street.
While the brewery on Jefferson was inflames
a German leaped from the house, tried to es
cape the blows aimed at his head, and nearly
succeeded, when a inan whom he was passing
in his flight knocked him down with a monster
club; the crowd gathered around him rind beat
him till he ay insensible! At Ihe Sixlh ward,
at the Court House, the Know Nothings were
determined none but one of their order should
vote ; not a Democrat, but particularly a for
eigner, dare go up to the steps, Several Irish
men-were attacked on the corner of Fifth by the
know nothing bullies as they passed from one
poll to another ; we saw an unlucky. Irishman
who got in, but.finding the place 100 hot for
him. juttipod out of the Second story on the
ground, for which he was taken to jail; .
A man, we believe named Kelly, was shot in
the court house square through the heart, and
then taken to jail—to die.• we suppose.
Two others were lying in the yard all night
who had been shot and brutally cut during the
light in the evening.
The Eighth ward was the ;croivning scene of
all; here death and destruction went hand in
hand. Trie.lrish were driven from the pul's,
they retaliated, in which we heard an American
was shot. To revenge their brother,, they at
tacked a who'e row of frame buildings.belong
ing to Mr. Quinn; shot in among women and
children, then broke in and look out two men
and tried to kill them ; succeeded with one arid
hong the other, amid tantalizing gibes and ri
baldjests, unbecoming even to cannibals or
vampires. A woman who attempted to save her
husb'und, was pitched down stairs, breaking her
neck and limbs, so that she died. Several other
men were killed, the exact number wo cannot
learn.
The mob, finding their gime becoming KC*r®e
set tiie torch in the houses ; 'he women fled :
one we heard of. who was flying with a youn"
infant in her arms, was followed by a hard
hearted wretch, who coming tip,, put the muzzle,
of the weapon to the child's .head, fired,, and
dashed its brains over its mother s arms.
Up to abate hour the horizon was illuminated
with the flames of burned dwellings, in which
many a poor, honest working, man. with his
wife and dear little ones. perished in preference
id coining out to meet 'death' front pistols and
bowie knives in the hands of freeiitcn.
At Oakland, a mob from the 7th and Bth
wards, led on by Wix and George Jones.
made a sortie at the polls, badly beat several
Germans, wno retreated as (jtifiSkiy Ss possible.
‘One of ihe Gertnan'sdicd'at 7 ; o'clock yesterday
rtiorning. , , •
An accidental discharge of a pistol shot a
boy in the leg and a man in the hip at Blh ward
about noon on Monday.
, The mob continued all night on Ijle.watch
for the d d Irish and Dutch. To-day an
Irishman got beat on Market street so badihai
he is not expected to live ; ho was arrested and
nut in jail.. The mob became excited at the
court, house, and would have again went on
with their diabojcal practices, had it not been
for ihe exhortaiions of Judge Bullock and May
or Barbee: Captain Rousseau got a decree from
the Mayor'to organize a company of citizens,
police lor the protection of property and life.
The mob. we are informed, while the police
were organizing at the court house, badly beat
a man on Front street.
The Nashville Union, in commentingonThese
enormities, says:
Such is a brief portraiture of.the, bloody riots
in Louisville, in 1855; It constitutes a dark
chapter in our history as a free people, which
can never be wiped out. Its very rcadirg
must make the blond of our adopted citizens
still run co din their veins. They can never
forget it. Father will transmit it to son to re
motest generations.
Soon after these terrible scenes, the Hon.
Neil S Brown, of this city, addressed a letter
to the Know Nothings of Louisville, stimulating
them to renewed eflort “to redeem the country
from the wiles of foreign influence." Here is a
sample of it. Lei the foreigner read :
•T wou'd despair of the Republic if I did not
believe there was enough of stern Americanism
left to redeem the country from the evils of for
eign influenced The foreign element now in our
midsi might be borne without aceiimulaiinn.
But the Goths, the Huns, and the Vandals are
coming with all their furious, lawless, and li
cent ions ideas of liberty, to riot on our delicate
and complex system of government. The gates
of Rome must be closed or the terms of admis
sion limned and restricted, or else her most sa
cred riles will be profaned and trampled under
I loot.
“Let us make one unbroken effort to vindi
cate our rights against foreign aggression.
Let us make every field of the coming conflict
HOT with true unlive born American indigna
tiqn /”
The Ueld was made “hot.” and other scenes
of riot were added lo the already deep disgrace
of that unfortunate city.
|. The scene is now changed, and this same
party, with their dame leaders, lion. N. S.
.Brown among the number, are insulting the
intelligence of the foreigners by trying to make
them believe them alone are their reliable and
trusty friends. Was ever a party so deserving
of the scorn and detestation of every honorable
man ? The foreigner who could vote with them
will prove himself as contemptible as they have
been intolerant.
Presently.— Never say you will do present
ly, what your reason, or your Conscience tells
you, you should do,now. No man evershaped
his Own destiny, oV hr the 'destinies of others
wisely and wejl, who dealt much in presentlies.
Look to nature, If she never hurries she never
postpones. When the time arrives for the buds
to open they open—for the leaves to fall, they
fall. Look upward. The shining worlds never
put-oft their rising or setting. The comets,
even, erratic as they are, keep their appoint
ments, and eclipses are always punctual, to the
minute. There are no delays in any of the
movements of the universe which have been pre
determined by the absolute Hal of the Creator.
Man, however, being a free agent, can postpone
the performance of his duty, and ho docs so,
100, frequently to his own destruction. The
drafts drawn by indolence upon the future are
pretty sure to be dishonored. Make now your
banker. Do not say you will economise pres
ently, for presently you may be a bankrupt:
nor that you will repent Or make atonement
presently, for presently you may be judged.
Bear in mind the important fact taught alike by
the history of nations’rulers, and private in
dividuals, that, in nt least three cases out of
five, presently is late.
A prut Caee.— Make a nice light paste with
the proportion of three-quarters of & pohnd ol
fresh butter to a pound and a quarter of sifted
flour. Boll.it out into a large, round sheet. —
Hare ready a sufficient quantity of fine juicy
apples, pared, cored, and sliced, thin,.mixed
with one or two sliced quinces, and '* half a
pound or'more of the best raisins, seeded and
cut in half. Make the mixture eery-sweet wiih
brown sugar, and add sohie grated nutmeg, and
a wine-glass or more of rose water, or else the
juice and grated rind of one or two mclons.--
Mlx all thoroughly, and put it on the sheet of
paste, which must then be closed brer the heap
of mixture so as ip form avtry large dumpling-
Put it into a small dutoK-bvcn, and set it over
hot coals, haring prcriously heated the oren
lld by standing it upright over the tiro. Then
lay on the lid, with hoi coals spread over it. —
Have ready a sufficient quantity of butter,
brown sugar, and powdered cinnamon, stirred
together till very light. Spread a portion of; it
on lhe bottom of the oven. While the cake is
bakingi remove the .oven lid frequently, and
baste the cake with this mixture, which will
form a sort of thick brown crust, covering it
all over. It should hake from two to tline
hours, or longer if it is large. When thorough
ly done, turn it on a dish. It should be" eaten
fresh the day it is baked, cither warm or cold.
This is a German cake, and will be found, very
good.
A Lizard in a Woman’s Stomach. — A ne
gro woman, says the Richmond News, belong
ing to,Mrs, Cross, in Hanover, Va., died a few
weeks ago under the following singular qiroum
stances: She complained to her inistTess of
having'a kind Of choking sensation abbot the
throat;, her mistress gave her a glass, of salt
water, but it failed to have the desired efficl.
Shnrt'y after. (lie negro discharged from the
bowels a lizard, nearly six inches in length,
causing her death in a short time. A doctor
was called in. and upon examination, stated
that he.ihoughl the lizard was swallowed some
■wo years ago/ : It is presumed the negroswal-
Ibwed the lizard while drinking water.
Tub Cbodp.—The Journal of Healths ays:
■•When a child is taken with croup, instantly
apply cola water—ice water, if possible—su(h
denly and freely to the neck and chest, with a
sponge. The breathing will almost instantly
be relieved. Soon as possible let the'sufferer
drink as much as it can ; then wipeit dry, cov
er it warm, and soon a quiet slumber" will re
lieve all anxiety. • A friend of ours who jhas
repeatedly tried this lemcdy informs us that il
never failed to afford almost instant relief.
Tub Position Of Humfhbby Mabsiiall, of
Kentucky. —The Louisville Courier states lha
001. Humphrey Marshall' has declared'that if
be was in Congress, With' parties organized as
at present, be' Would 1 vbte for the Democratic
candidate for Speaker, and that it the next elec
tion of President was thrown into the House,
and he was a member of it, he would vote for
the Democratic candidate'.
Escape of an Alleged Mdbdebeb.— John
Warren,.who was awaiting trial in the jail of
Tolland county, Conn., for the murder of hh
wife, by drowning her, on the 2d of June last
made his escape from that institution, oh las'
Thursday morning. lie had confessed themur
d6r wiiK which he stood charged.
House Killed by a Swabm of Bees.— On
the Ist inst., a horse belonging to Mr. George
Smith, of Middletie'd. Mass., was attacked by a
swarm of bees. The bees were driven off. but
the horse appeared in intolerable pain, and en
tirely .insensible to surrounding objects. His
groans could be heard a quarter of a mile off—
He lived in this condition for five, hours, when
he died.
DC?* The .steamship Vanderbilt arrived at
New York on Saturday evening. The London
Herald states that Mr. Dai'as has recently
placed in the hands of Lord John Russell a de
spalch from Washington, nmiounoing-that bur
Government have resolved ioabariSohHhe right
of privateering. This is “important, if true."
CC7* Judge Douglas has written a letter to
John L. Peyton, of Staunton. Virginia, in op
position'to the re-opening-of the African slave
trade, principally on the ground' that its prohi
bition after a’certain date, was one of the com
promises of the Constitution, which secured the
acceptance of that instrument, and should,
therefore, be held sacred.
Says a“Republican-” paper, "the Re
publican. party lies North of Mason's and Dix
on’s-lino:” to whieh a Democratic exchange re
plies: "The Republican party lies wherever it
exists, and exists only .by lying.” ‘‘More
truth than poetry” in that remark. »
Shocking Tragedy in Illinois.— Peter Ar
nold, a German, living near Cedarville. Illinois,
killed three of his children with an axe, on the
2d inst., and wounded the fourth so badly that
it is hot expected to live. He made no resis
tance when arrested, and • assigned no reasons
for the .murder.-
.Tho Becent Terrible Performance
'Biondin.
J International Hotel. ■ - \
NiaoAua Falls, Ado. 4th, 1859, |
Eds, Com Precisely at half.paat 4 ,
P-M . Mens. J. P. Biondin appeared upon°ft'
American end of the two inch rope, which aL™ 0
the chasm of Niagara river, a distance of ivT? 1
hundred feet wide and one. hundred and i>i r
feet deep, it is only a short distance below .1?
mighty cataract, and at that point, the cur
of the stream is very impetuous and turbnl
lie carried a balancing pole thirty, nine feeth”* - '
and Weighing forty-nine pounds. iteaiaVWw
nt a smart irot, and Continued that pace 11 el
he readied nearly the centre, when a moat th *1
ling scene took place, for lie was very stiddont 1
brought to a stop, by one end of his
irtg under a gny rope, and it came very
ly throwing him off into the yawning abyss u
fow. but by his presence of mind and extraord
nary strength Of muscle, hb thVcVr i,lt
bis pole in such a position as to bring hi,..,/,
to the centre of the gravity, A suppressed
of >• Oh ! God ! he’s gone !’’ murmured from .[!
lips of thousands; every heart beat with f
(or Ids safety ; some turned away in micj. lif
spair; strong men trembled, and more thanon
lady swooned-away; but to the astonishment of
all. he stood uphn one leg, the pole in one hand
arid waving to lhe people on the American shor
with the other; then such a shout arose from
25.000 people, us Completely drowned the dJ?
tiering roar of the mighty Calhratt. B e ltl J
turned himself round to the Chnadran shoty
and ran thciWhole remaining distance Without
stopping. He was received as he stepped from
liie rope, witli shoni affter shout from the ij,
scmbled masses on both sides of the riVer; also
from the densely packed decks'of the •• Maid of
the Mist ” He - traveled the whole distance
(1.200 feet,) in the short time of five minutes
and thirty-si* seconds, ,:.Hu _r(!mamed v but «
shof( time °n the Canadian side, but returned
in a few minutes.
He moved slowly alonfe the slack-rope, over
the dreadful chasm, but with a firm step, md
the appearance of confidence. When about one
third over, he lay down upon his buck with ih t
pole across his chest. Alt of a sudden lie turned
p sommeiset backwards and forwards; /j| (11 ,
stood on his head. He then .fastened, his'pole
to the rope, walked to the centre, where it mg .
free from guy ropes, and performed the most
daring feats mortal- mpn dare do,, or ever trill
do. He swung to and fro by his hands; held
himself in a horizontal position beneath and it
right angles with the rope ; then laying across
the rope on his-stomach, imitating swimming;
hanging by his hands and passing his body
back and forth between his arms; swung him.
self by one hand ; finally, hung head dam
wards, suspended by his feet only! / —andthis
at the dizzy height of, one hundred and smy
feet—below him the furious rapids, and the for
ming, roaring of the mighty cataract before hi»
eyes. One continued cheer arose from the in.
mense crowds; which lasted for several minutes,
when he resumed his journey, and when he hid
nearly reached the American side, he imitated
the realings of a drunken man. As he stepped
from the rope to terra firma his progress to his
carriage, was impeded for some time by then
cited crowd, who wanted to grasp him by the
hand. He Was called upon for a speech: he:
merely said; ‘>l cannot speak, hut 1 go across
again on the 17lh, and will carry a man on my
back!” He appeared to he very much exhaus
ted ; although he wore only thin tights, lie;
prespiratiun was streaming down him, and when
I shoqk him by (he band it felt remarkably
i damp, or as Mr. 0- Edward Lester, of the Lon
don Tipes, remarked to me: wet; very wet.! 1
It is a very general opinion that the man is
yet to bo born whb has the'combination of.
nerve, inn Sole and power of endurance to com:
pete with Blondin. Yours. &c..
P. S.—During the performance, a fatal acci
dent happened to an Irishman!. named Michael 1
Nevin : he .slipped over the rocks on tho Pm
dian shore, and was instantly killed. I sat
his wife weeping bitterly, as they were making
preparations to Haul up the body by ropes.
TViiat Shall be Done. With tue VAOaiimt
—This question is now agitating tho people of
some of our neighboring counties,, and the plan
proposed of turning tho vag, ants 'to some nc.
count and .mailing them break st me* for the
turnpike, appears to meet with much favor with
tho press and the people. -As the residents of
Cumberland county are also deeply interested
ill the question uf “ what shall bo done with His
vagrants?” we publish the following remarks of
a Lancaster prison inspector, as'pnhlishod in the
Expre.ii of that city :
The plan suggested, nantefy, to hare the poor
house vagrants quarry ami haul stones to Its
prison yard, where prison Vagrants should break
them for street paving, is an excellent one, and
1 trust tho Directors of llyo Poor will take Us
necessary stops ip carry it out. Such s phn
has been frequently spoken of by the prison of
(leers, and I feel assured would long since haw
been adopted, but they know of, no Way to lists
Stones delivered in the prison yards, without
costing about as much as broken stone would
sell for.
Tho plan, Hr is true, may not, or probably is
not the best that could be suggested. It is not
likely that either tho city or - turnpike compa
nies will givc as much for the stones ,u will puj
the boarding of those engnged in preparinglheiw
—but whatever is got for them white S 6 Attica
,made—and il will assist in driving from
,us a set of .drunken, idle vagabonds, who drink
whiskey and fight while they have any r,’ r dry,
and live in either prison or poor house at tho ex
pense o( the county while they have none.
Vagrants cannot learn trades on account ol
their short sentences 1 , ft'hd tTioffglifbo pressm
I rison keeper has tried aft kinds of plans u“j l
ingenuity cotiid suggest to keep.them entploJ c(l i
it cannot be wonCered (considering tho l ar B®
force always on band,) that he should bo ony
partially successful. .
Have any of your citizens or tho farmers
the neighborhood any workhhat could bo do
at tlie priapn? , ...
Let the people, the tax.paycrs, think about i
and offer tiieir suggestions.,
A Pbisom IssrECioa.
Many amusing anecdotes are related
the joy shown by the Austrian prisoners wn>
they heard peace had been declared, m o, ' e ,
the provincial towns, where several htut
were, it was hard to make them bclitv® ,
was the case: but at last they received oi I
notification.of the fact that peace was dee ». ■
They ipimediately began shouting. y ve J
perur Napoleon, and nishing up to the fr
soldiers, whose barracks they shared. comm ..
edf.shaking bands with them. A few n»
after, tho citizens who ined the favorite P .
eiiadc, which is pear the barracks, w er1 ’, j,
amused to see the soldiers in coup es— *■ '
and Austrian—executing a lively dance. ,
iniiabi’ants at once brought bread and win .
the soldiers, who thus had a feast alter
dance. Must of the Austrian officers have p
(died to the Minister of War for permission ,
return via Paris to Austria; none of themj* __
tci’p'ass through Italy on tneir way notne-
Large numbers of the soldiers haife hw sen at
Algeria, and it is likely that rttany oftbetn
prefferto remain in-the'country, asitiductmc
will be held out to them to do so.
Judges op Bacon as well as of Law-''
The five Judges of our Supreme Court are 0
constitute the Committee on Bacon and H“ nl3 ’
at the State Agricultural Fair, to be hel •
Philadelphia, on the 27th. 28th, 29th and 30tn
of September. No doubt they ore as good jo B
es of bacon as they are of law —perhaps a hit *
belter. • *V,
Mubdee.—William Cunningham was kiM
on the 24th lilt., while fighting out an oldgruog
with Thomas; Augustus and Peter Brohnnj* fl
dod by their riiuthor. The killing took p ,
near the town-of Noveraink> . » T-.,
parties wore all 1 In liquors
AUUNV PACKIUM.
A. ?.