powever,tp . mort tkat no elephants' titeOcs
cora, fro= Asia, for cpacasi*lly there ill
-be =all lota fro= Caylon and ; Sumatra.--
Tbet:e ie also .0 ..ktr,ge ivory tryele
. between
ZaNsibar and Chiay. ria "orablty. A great
d. 1.11 of ivory we nivstate, ky,the way, now
ranches tba prated Stat,ca directly frm
Africa.
The immense detnand.fur elephants' teeth
has of late years increased the supply from
all parts of Africa. At the end of the last
centaty thennue r l average importation iri.tn
Ectgland'.W4 only 192,500 lbs.; in 1827 it
yeti - died . .. 104,784 lbs., or G,OBO tusks, which
.would 'equiv.e the death of at least 3,040
male elephants. It is probable that the
slaughter is much greater, for the teeth of
the female elephant are very small, and Bur
clieli.tel;s us, in his African travels, that he
nsgt ,with some elephant banters who had
strut twelve huge fellows, which, however,
altogether producel no more than two hun
dred pounds of ivory. Tu produce one thou.
stied- penal's . of ivory, the present annual
I.;'nglish.import, we should require (estimat
ing each tusk at 69 lbs.) the life of 5,333
elephants'. It is said that 4..100 tusk
ers suffer death every year to supply the
United' -States with combs, knife-handles,
.billiard balls, &c.
A tusk weighing:7o lbs. and upwit,rds is
considered by dealers as first class. Clavier
.famed a table of the most remarkable tusks
4.)fr.liichnny . accotput has been given. The
largest on record was.one which was sold at
'Amsterdam, which weighed three hundred
and fifty pounds. In the late sales at Lon.
darthe largest of the "Bombay and Zani
tuir" \vas 122 lbs.; of "Angola and Lisbon"
GJ lbi,; . pf "Gape of Good llope and Natal"
- .10f; lbs.; otn`Cape Const.Castle, Lagos,"&:.,
114 lbs.; of "Gabuon".ol lbs.; "Egyptian"
.114 lbs. Butt must not be inferre4 from
this that large tusks are now rare. On the
contrary, it is probable that more lung and
yeavy teeth are now brought to market than
in any previous century.
A short time ago Sulius Pratt & Co., en;
np, at their establishment in Meriden, Ct.,
a tusk that was nine and a half feet long, 8
inches in diameter, and which weighed
nearly two hundred pounds. The same firm
in 1851 sent to the "World's Fair," London,
;be widest, finest and largest piece of ivory
ever sawed out. By wonderful machinery,
invented in their own factory, they sawed
out (and the process of slwing did the work
of polishing at the same time) a strip of
ivory forty-one feet long and twelve inches
wide. It took the precedence of all the spe
cimens sent in by England, France or Ger
many, and received rewarding attention
from the commission. It may be asked
Vhat can be done with such an immense
piece 4:4' 'very? We reply that the time has
.me when this beautiful material can be
used for purposes of veneering, and we
shall soon doubtless see tables, bureaus,
writing desks; and other members of the
furniture femily;rendered as resplendent as
lOC throne of Solomon. We believe that it
is now contemplated by Steinway & Sons,
to build a piano whose keys shall nut be the
only portion from the teeth of the African
elephant, but an instrument whose whole
surface shall be of burnished virgin ivory.
Rue thing is certain, that any piano -forte
manufacturer who should first attempt this
will make a sensation by the novelty of the
affair, and will doubtless be well rewarded I
• I
for Lia :aLor.
The most costly tusks, or portions of the
tusks, are those which are used fur billiard
balls. What are termed '!cut point 4" of
just the right size for billiard balls, from 2/
to 2 inches hi diameter, brought the high.
est price (.C53) per cut of any ivory offered
in the London market at the late sales.—
pipiard ball making has of late become a
very important item of manufacture in this
Pim n try.
The teeth from the West coast, with the
exception of "Gaboon," are less elastic
and less capable of bleaching, than those
that come from other portions of Africa.—
The West coast tusks are much used for
inn handles, Since the French have pos
xessed Algeria, France receives a considera
ble portion of ivory from pontral 4frica by
the large caravans that travel from 'fimbuc
too northward.
;vory is also furnished by the Walrus or
sea-horse, and commands a price equal to
the best qualities of elephant ivory. It is,
however, too bard and non-elastic for many
purposes, and has the disadvantage of being
too"sunall to cut up profitably.
It would be interesting to trace this trade
to its origin in
. 41r;er r , follow it in all its
rtunificatiens; to see how many thousands of
the human race make their gain from the
giant of quadrupeds; but this would require
the space of a volume rather than the col
umn of a daily journal.
ri 40" - A Democr.lt of ',he Grand River yid
ley. not often seen in church, recently at-
tended a Methodist prayer meeting. We
shall call him Squiggle by way of conceal-
ment. In a short time his countenance lost
ite usual oily jolly look, and he became ob. I
Rvious pf the solemnities going on around
tam, and
. was plunged in a profound reverie I
over the recent defeat of his party in Maine, I
which lie bed been discussing that morning.
As be reflected, his face naturally elonga
,and his jaw dropped. Noticing his se
-2)0115 and solemn look, and not remember
ing ever to have seen him before, one of the
brethren took him to be a stranger of a re-
ligious turn of mind, and leaned over his
beach and remarked:
"Brother, these are refreshing seasons."
Squiggle Jailed vacantly at the speaker
and groaned inwardly. The brother paused:
"It is good to be here."
Squiggle,still absorbed in reverie, groaned
again.
• - 'llrother, do you often think of your Cu
lora state?"
- ek •tho word "state' . the eyes of our
DetnoeraLie friend lost their dreamy look,
iosa Mrs 'jaw Oohed into place like a rat
trap. " • " -
"Atuts:" he exclaimed: bringing down
-14 S eltincbsd fist dn' the back of We goes
tibpafa bomb. with ha emphasis that start
-
led' the .c•n"rtby broths . : greatly. - ..n—n!
iv, OM ?kick Itepkiblican by 1.5,000 ma
jority!" " . •
XI/.8 wdia gRg•
' C 0.1-VMETA
BILTURD.A.:Y, NOV. 10, 4.860.
SarSEE NEW ADV,ERTISEUENTS Or A. N.
n i t,),D)'B 2 ODD FELLO;WS' lIALI., TO-DAY'S
PLYER.
CO — See Fendrich ac Bras' advertisement in
to-day7s paper. Theirs is the tareit . Wholesale
and Attail Tobacco, Pgar and S nuff Manufac
tory in the State.
lta...A funeral sermon, on the deatk of
Mr. Alexander • Fry, will be preached on
next Sunday evening, in the German
formed Church, in CojAubip, by the
Pastor.
Dcmc.ti,...—'47.he new Church of the
United 'grethern in quiet, in this place,
will be dedicated on nett Sabbath, kbe t Ulth
inst., Providence permitting. The cervices
will be conducted by Bishop J. J. .Gloss
brenner, -Assisted by sereral other preach
ers from a rlistance. The public are res
pectfully Im:ited to p.ttend.
Tar "Yremt Sr n tioz;.".—We see by the
Mariettian that the old host of the Rail
road House, at the upper station, Marietta,
Mr. Lewis Houses', has returned to his old
quarters, and has again taken charge of
that popular establishment. Mr. Masonl
is well known as a star landlord, and his
house will doubtless continue to be the
house of Marietta.
.11k1e-The Wrightsville Star of Thursday
has the following complimentary notice of
our neighbor over the ;ray. We can't gain
say a word of of w cotemporary.
A (loon bp:vim—Some of our friends
and one of our fatkily, who had occasion
recently to cvgil themselyes of the Knfes
sional services of n Dentist, speak highly of
the skill of Dr. 3. 7. Hoffer, of Columbia,
in the practice of his profession. A lady
friend now on n visit to this place from
Philadelphia, gives a decided preference to
our Columbia artist over those she has tried
in the city.
Its.rr LOOSE.—On Sunday night the river
rose very rapidly from the heavy and con
tinued rain on Satutdoy : Early on Wed
nesday morning a timber raft belonging to
Mr. Musser, of Marietta, was carried away
and passed this place, going over the dam
and lodging on one of the islands near
Washington. The timber was purchased
by Messrs. Stoner & Stehman. The loss to
the owner was but trifling.
FATAL RAILROAD AcccnsNr.—•F.vctxsea
AND FIREMAN KILLED.—An accident hap
pened on the Penna. Railroad, on last Sat
urday, by which Alexander Fry and John
Spring, both residents of this place, lost
their lives. The boiler of Freight Engine
No. 200, exploded as the train was about tp
be halted at Lemon Place Stat:on, about
half past two o'clock P. M. Mr. Fry the
engineer was in the act of checking the
train when the pxpluxion took place, and
was thrown into the air and fell, his head
striking the rail of the adjoining track. Ha
was blown against the tank-box in his as
cent, and his brains dashed out. Ifs
breathed but a few seconds after he was
reached by the horrified spectators. The
fireman, Mr. Spring. was not thrown from
the engine, which broke from the trr4n_and
ran some distance after the explosiri.' He
was badly scalded 'about the neck and body
and severely injured internally. He was I
brought in 'great suffering, to his home in
Columbia, whore he died at 2 o'clock on
Saturday morning.
The conductor, Mr. Wm. Moenikey, was
on tho engine, about getting off, when the
boiler exploded. He was thrown back upon
the tank and his overcoat and coat were
blown off. He was scalded and cut about the
face and wounded in the arm, besides being
generally bruised. His injuries were fortu
nately not very serious.
There has been much speculation as to the
cause of the accident, the published state-
=lents generally attributing the explosion to '
the water being so low it 3 the boiler that the
crown - sheet beCame red hot. The reversing
of the engine threw * the water over the red
hot surface causing a rapid generation of '
steam and the consequent explosion. The
friends of Mr. Fry deny that the water was
low in the boiler, and assert that the engine
was defective, and well known to I e so by
many of the engineers on the road, who
considered it dangerous. We know too lit
tie of the facts to have an opinion, it being
strictly a question of veracity between those
who ought to be well informed in regard to
the locomotive and the causes which led to
this lamentable accident. An investigation
will probably make the matter clear.
l:t.ttb the sufferers were men well known
and esteemed in Columbia, as upright men
and good citizens, and their loss is deeply
felt. Both, we believe, were church mem
bers, ohlt of the 'Methodist, the other Ger
irnan Reformed, arid Loth leave families to
ament their untimely death. The sympa
thies of the coinmuility ha v e heen inost
sere. The remains of Mr. Fry wors taken
to York on Tuesday, for interetit. Mr
Spring's funeral took place here the sathe
afternoon.
GAS NlETzsts.—An exchange paper gives
the followlpg timely advice to gas con
sumers; '''The time has arrived when a lit
tle'attentioU paid to gas meters will save a
world of trouble when cold weather attacks
them. If people would nay as much atten
tion to these indispensable articles as they
ordinarily do to a bushel of potatoes or a
barrel of apples, no trouble woplil be expe
rienced. A box to inclose the meter, with
a lining of straw, or rage, or saw d ust, or
even nn old bed quilt, wrapped and tied
around it, will keep the frost nway, and
sare'tho temper of the household on many
othervilse trying occasions. There :if Lo
more disigiesable adjunct to housekeeping
than to go'bome at night and Sad the gas
frozen up and a sickly tallow dip stuck in a
tumbler lighting the supper table. If pp
right Meii may he excused for indulging is
profanity on any occasion, this is the one
above all ethers- Fake warning then, and
protect yone"meteFs "
TO Election.
•Thp,eleetion,9,p •Tuesday was_ltte 'most
ordeply and qiiletsne we can reineipber.—
The ,Izletory of, Liopuln was conceded in
Pennsylvania, and 1,43 defeat in New York
sctititly expected by hks opponents, so but
little .disappointment pr ; enthusiasm was
manifested on receipt of Aer, news in the
orating and next morning. The returns
from New York which reached here by mid
might virtually secured Linool&a election,
and the news of next day only confirmed
the conclusions of the previous evening.—
We give below the states, with their elec
toral votes, classing them as they are re
ported up to the latest moment. The only
variation will be in the electoral votes cast
for Breckinridge, Bell and Douglas, which
may be affected by further returns. Much
interest was, and is, felt in the returns from
the South. Our tables of the county and
I S ate returns are incomplete, but will be
given in full when the official v.ite is ob
tained. The borough ~ vote was not out as
lally as in October, 51 short of that
I pe.st for Governor.
In our State and ke the North generally,
t'ie feeling on the part of the defeated is not
bitter, and the efforts of the fire-eating
South to create a sympathy wi,th their ab
surd and treasonable clamor for disunion
will ridiculonely full. Xn the horder Slave
States the word is moderation and common
sense. South Carolina is, as usual, mg.king
a spectacle of h,ereelf, avl after a brief par
oxysm of phivalry will be laughed into a
my humble resignation of her position.
.riow that Mr. Lincoln is elected, and the
necessity has passed for the dissolution of the
U. i in, even his enemies can see in Aim the
promise of a conservative, constitutional
President. As b.,th Houses of Congress are
politically opp peed to him, it is diAcult to
in?nine hod his tmitninistrakiou can be sec
tional and disastrous, especially as his party
so bitterly opp s "unwarrantable usurpa
tion?' by the Executive. We hope much
front Mr. Lincoln's acknowledged integrity
and Ilk indeperd •nee and firmness. We
shall be disappointed if the "partizans" t f
the coming a lininiatration do not quarrel
with the President for refusing to make the
Ohms in his gift spoils fur the victorious
Fabble. We hope to see Mr. I g incoln frown
own public plmader and relmple ff il l punish
the fraud and peculation now so 'rife and
held so venial.
giyo the electoral vote fur the differ
ent candidates, as far as ascertained, to
gether with the yet doubtful States.
Fon lepcovr :
Elector4l votes.
Pennsylvania, 27
Now York, 35
Illinois, 1.
Connecticut. •
5
Massachusetts. 13 _
New 11acopshire. -5
Ohio, :13
Rhode Island, 4
roerntont, 5
nditpa, 13
wa, 4
Maine, ii
Michigan, fi
Wisoontin, 5
Minnesota, 4
IMS
The Electoral College omelets of 303 elec
tors, of whom 152 is a majority—the Re-
publicans hare already 17 rotes more than
that majority.
FOR BEI I
Kentucky,
Tennessee (probably),
New Jersey (fusion),
FOR BRECKINRIDGE
North Carolina, 10
Smith Carolina, 8
Delaware, 2
Louisiana,
New Jersey (fusion), 2
Georgia, 10
The following States may be added
certain for Breckinridge, though
returns have not been received from
them:
Alabama, 9
Florida, 3
Arkansas, 4
Texas, 3
Fon Dovar..ts
Missouri (probably),
New jersoy (fusion).
I) LATFII4
Virginia, '
Slarylanl, •
Oregon,
California,
We giro the reported majorities au4 gap!
end result in such states as hare heen`te•
ported.
DEM
Lincoln's majority in 55 towns is 8,345.
It is thought it will roaeh 25,000 in the
State.
NEW 11AXI'SfrIRI.
Lincoln's plurality will reach 10,000
VERICONT.
3funtpelier, Vt.—Vermont ban gone for
Lincoln by from 23,000 to 30,000 majority.
=ES=
Bullion, Nov, 7.—The Presidential vote of
of the State, with the exception of nine
towns, foot up as follows:
mcoln.• 104,467
ougl as, 34.007
ell, 52,017
teolsinridge, 6,072
" RHODE ISLAND:
Providence, It. 1., November G.—Com-
plete returlis from all except two towns
give Lincoln 12;078; Douglas 7,675.
. , I
CONSZCTICI7T
Hartford, Nov: 7.—The Petpubliean ma•
jority in this State` is about 10,000, and the
plurality will be 26";000.
ICIW TORE
New York, Nov. 7, oon.--tis far as
beard from, the Repoli • "hcane tiso upwards
of 40,000 majority in the State.' - ''.
NIA JZIMILY.
Cap t ion, Nov. 7, P. X.—ThaPtpion.tick
et in thit State has between thiee ind lout
004,04 atajatity, but the running" of thi
Roughs straight ticket may elect 'four Ile
pcplican electors. The result is yet doubt:
ful.
EMEEZ!
I Wilmingtcc, Nov. 7.—tkie latest-return
show that Aheßmajority forlireekinridge Bill
be about 1709.
Ba Nov . . i B.—ThiState btu appa
rently gone for 4reekinrize by a small ma
jority.
Richmond, Nov. 7, P. M.—The returns
from this State come in slowly. It is im
possibl? to state tts result wild certainty.
The friends of Bell claim the State, but
leading Democrats express the utmost con&
dence,tlAtt preokividge loss amid lmajority.
NORM' CAROLINA
Wilmington, N. C., Nov. 7.—The indica
tions are that Mr. Brestinridge carries the
State, as be gains as far as heard from.—
New Haven coentygi3ceeki4D J.„0.00 majority,
a gain of nearly 303.
Augusta, Nov. 7.—Returns from on'y a
few counties have been received, but suffi
cient to indicate that Breckinridge has prob
ably carried the State.
Itfontgousery, Nov. B.—The Mail places
B. eekinridge's plurality at fully 10,000.
rLosiDA.
Breekinride's majority in Florida is
claimed at 4,000.
New .grleans, Nov. B.—Scattorin& returns
from Louisiana give Brookinri4ge a mai
Lmisville, Nov. 6, midnight—Scattering
returns from T,conessoo show gains for Bell.
He may prohnbly parry the State, but the
result is still doubtful.
Louisville, tj o v 6.—The nen and Doug
bus mon give If.enotncky to nail by from
10.000 to 15.000 majority. The returns are
too limited to form any reliable estimate.
Cleveland, Nov. 7, 2 o'clock A. M.—The
Republican gains are general all over the
3:ate. The majority for Lincoln will prob-
ably exceed 30,000.
Indianapolis, Nov. 7, 1 A. M.—The indi.
potions are that Lincoln's plurality is from
23,000 to 30,000. Tho Breckinridge ;vote is
from 8,000 to /0,00i04,
Lincoln has 2(1,000 majority in this State
Detroit, Nov. 6-11 o'clock P. M.—This
State is claimed by the Republicans with
25,000 majority.
Every county in the lower Peninsula is
believed to haze given a Republican majority,
St. Louis, Nov. B.—tery limited returns
indicate that Missouri has gone fur Douglas.
Seven counties show a Republican gain
of 1300 over the vote of 1839, which indi
cates that the State has gone for Lincoln by
From 8,000 to 10,000. Curtis and Yandever,
Republicans, are elected to Congress.
Milwaukie, Wis., Nov. G, midnight.=Lin
coin's majority in Wisconsin will reach ten
to fifteen thousand.
We subjoin a summary of reported ma
jorities in the State:
MEL=
Counties
Adams,
Allegheny,
Armstrong,
Beaver,
Bedford,
Berke,
Blair,
Bradford,
Bucks,
Butler,
Cambria,
Carbon,
Centre,
Chester,
Clarion,
Clearfield,
Clinton,
Columbia,
i3rprford,
Cumherland,
Dauphin.
Delaware,
Elk,
Erie,
Fayette,
Franklin,
Ful ton,
Forest,
Greene,
Huntingdon.
Indiana,
Jefferson,
Juniata,
Lancaster,
Lawrence,
Lebanon,
tohigh,
Luzerne,
Ljpotnting,
McKean;
Mercer,
Mifflin,
bionroe,
3 untgotzwy,
5 entogr.
Northaniptqn,
Northing hprltintl,
Perry.
Philadelphia,
Pike,
Putter,
Schuylkill,
Somerset.
Snyder,
Sullivan.
Susquehanna,
Tioga.
Union,
Venango,
Warren,
Washington,
Wayne,
Westmoreland,
Wyoming,
York.
1
Curtin's mojorityin October, 32,164.
In the above counties where Curtin had
17,016 majority, Lincoln has 62,950 over
the Reading tioket-4 gain of 45,93.1. Lin
coln's majority over the Reading ticket will
be from eighty to one hundred Aopsatid.—
Ile will probably.have forty or flitython
sand over all.
silikirßyerly, who was convicted of forg
ism election isturrui in the Fourth Warr;
Thiladelphirohns electing Butler, (Rep.)
to Prowess from the lit District, wow
lizo4, (gargles Dem.) has been Beaten
eveir fd . tweand-a-balf years imprieonment,
and 1:,143 . / " •
X/I,IOcLAIND. ,
I g=!
CI£ORCITA
E13171:13
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TENNESSZA.
KENTICCRT
1:9131
I=
[MEM
I:I23CEEI
=3:33
BEEN
1311EIME
Lincoln. R. nate!
10,000
2,000
1,800
650
700
3,000
200
400
1,600
1,660
4,000
1,100
1,500
2,500
7,500
2,11()
100
1,000
GOQ
1200
1,000
i'''
17„9.i
2,000
2,000
1,000
300
200
200
100
Aatiuns.. from the County and Borough
Thikraportedfaajoritiqs in the °minty ne
far as heard frqtp'ega . nifollowe, indicating
a majority for .!sincoln ,qf
. 7,500. Curtin's
Age l iority in October 5ra,ef.,459.
XAJOAITMEI
ptsirids. Linealp, ,g. Ticket.
Adamstown, 61
Bart,
Brecknock,
Carnarvon,
Clay 187
,Coeplico Xp,et, 77
Cocalico West, 73
Coleraine,
,col imbia, 181
Conestoga, 84
Coney, 165
Drumore, 81
Donegal Weett, GO
Don't E.—hja:ytown.,
Earl, 247
Earl East, 20
Earl West, .04
Edea,
Elizabeth, .88
Elizabethtown, 28
Ephrata, -209
Fulton,
Ilemprield West, 485
Indiantown, 182
Lancaster city, 86
Lampeter West, 227
Lampeter East.; P§
Little Britain,
Leacock,
Leacock Upper, 152
Lancaster twp., 60
Manheim twp., 200
M;-tic, 151
Marietta,
lerstnwn, 215
Mount Joy, 487
Mount Joyi twp., 105
Parudise, 112
Penn, 20
Pequea, 1 31
Petersburg, 158
Providence, 149
Rapho--Manbuira b. .223
Rohrerstovrn, 92
Sadsbury,
Salisbury. 340
Strasburg borough, 12
Strasburg township, 244
Warwick, 248
Washington,
&} *9 '
Lincoln,
Rending Ticket,
Douglas,
Bell,
Total,
Lino°ln over Reading, 181
" " all. 117.
Lincoln's vote, 436.
Curtin's majority in October GO
" vote " 437
OFFICER or GOOD TENPLATtB.-110p0 Lodge
L 0. of G. T., elected the following officers
for the ensuing term, beginning Nov. Ist,
1860: W. C. T., Charles P. Shreiner; W.
R. 11. S., Mary M. Odell; W. L. 11. S.,
Elizabeth Beveridge; W. V. T., Cornelia
%Aro; W. S., John A. Lyle; IV. A. S., Su
san Lemon; W. T., S. Jane Ileisely; IV. F.
S., D P. Erwin; W. C., Wm. 11. Shelley;
W. M., John K. Haines; W. D. M., Susan
W. Mifflin; W. I. G., Mary E. Greene; W.
0. G., It. Sylvester Dunbar; P. W. C. T.,
Annie E. Haldeman; Lodge Deputy, Sam'l
W. Mifflin.
CANAL ITEMS.—On Monday the canal boat
George Mowton in attempting to cross the
river was carried down by the current, draw
ing a horse from the tow-path of the bridge
into the water. Fortunately the aocident
happened near the shore and both horse and
boat were saved. The horse swam to shore
and got out nothing damaged by his invol
untary plunge, and the boat was landed
near the water house. The captain of the
b,at finding his horses not able to draw the
load across the river against the stiff cur
rant, hired a team to assist him to arose, and
a steersman—a stranger-4o pilot him down
the canal. After getting safely across the
river his pilot ran the boat on a rock at the
the mouth of Creuts Creek, where eke sank,
and will be a total loss. The coal with
which she was loaded can be recovered.
On Wednesday night the boat William
Bennett, jr., of Williamsport, was burned
to the water's edge, at Marietta. The boat
was returning empty from Baltimore. The
crow was absent at the time, and it is not
known whether the fire was the result of an
accident or incendiarism.
Business on the canal is brisker this sea
son than fur several years past. No boats
are idle, and good rates are obtained for
freight. Freight on lumber from the West
Branch fur Baltimore and Philadelphia has,
in the last month, advanced 75 cents per
thousand. On coal the freight btu' advanced
within the same period 50 cents per ton
from Wilkesbarre to Baltimore.
In consequence of this activity of busi
ness on the canal demand fur motive power
is lively, and horses and mules with any
number of legs above one go off at a pre
mium. To the student of nature (human
and brute) and comparative anatomy, an
hour's visit to the out-let looks would prove
amusing if not improving. A comparison
between the brutes driving and the brute.
ciriven migbt be found instructive, and not
°hoop to the disadvantage of the former.—
The curious in ornamental profanity will
find the "n 0191914 an inexhaustible mine
of Pl 9 WPM On?.
Smoot° rug EIXOTION BITURNO TO CALI
rozNIA.—The extension of the Pacific Tele
graph to Fort _Kearney shortens the dis
tance between San Francisco any} the Ad:a
lio States about 50 hours. The • St. Louis
Democrat says the usefulness of the new
line will be put to the test to eommenicate
the returns of the Presidential efO4ion to
California. An extra Pony Bxpresti is or
dered to leave Fort Kearney the Moment
sufficient is known to make the :resuip . cer
tain. The "extra" will be hurried "moss
the plains at the rate of.about hiker gikles
stalour. and is expected. to remit the east
ern terminus of the California telignipil in
470 days. There the news will be taken qp
slid telegraphed to all parts of California
end Qregon immediately. By this "pans
the result of Tuesday's election should be
communicated to our Pacific neighbors in
fight days from the time of the election.
yia.Wtten a man overithargee bie 'ulna.'
ket, he !e apt to fire and fall back.
BEYORCED BY OUR SITGIAOUCEARD."
POLITICAL PERRICCUiIO:I the Ist hist-
Pomplaint was made before Justice Welsh.
against William (Wally) Lookard and Wil
liam Hantach for the ilarcerty,of otke black
smith's screw-piste—,value, five doliars.—
Constable Read wasatopowered to arrest
the culprits, and in due • time produced-the
sweet-Williams at the Willows, in wrath
andtiquor. Fighting Billy was particular- .
ly indignant—he could prove an alibi, lie
bad not beep long euough out of jail in the
duet three years to .ateaj a pin, much less
screw-plate. Wally was equally outraged
and virtuous, lie had found the screw
plate and kept it twenty-five minutes to "see
if it would be advertised; but the owner did
not come forward,, prove property, pay
charges and take it way, and it was not to
be expected that he should keep it forever,
eating :its 'head offs; so he-parted with it for
12} cents atal ittv.ested that tuneont in one
quart of . tamle-foot. jie divided fairly
with Ranted), and the two bad consumed it,
drink and drink alike. lle understood all
about this trick. The charge of' theft was
an artful device of the enemy, trumped up
in order to deprive two free-born American
citizens of thpir doarest privilege. lie knew
Tommy Welsh was up to all kinds of Dem
oc:alc dodges, tut big candidate was small
potatoes, of the California I.lercer variety,
and bound to be obliterated on Tuesday.-
14 (Wally) was sound for old Abe, but he
regretted to state that his comradt was a
);ell-Everett. Both had volunteered to join
the Wide Awakes, bpt they would not trust
them with equipments. They (the W. A's)
need not bave been afraid they (W. 4 W.)
would sell them for Whisky. Ile and Billy
had got pp an independent ,club, of their
own and had been drllied by old Bape-
Walk around the Sullivan and the old depot
for three nights.
The evidence against Wally was too much
fur him and be was committed for trial.—
Billy's alibi was deemed proven, but the
'Squire in mercy to his loneliness sent him
down with his friend for 90 days.
The prisoners vehemently protested
against this sentence, and declared they
would make their case known through the
papers. The world should hoar of this in
famous political proscription. If they had
been Douglas Democrats they would not
have been thus outraged. Wally considered
that it was an infernal shame. He bad not
been out of jail on the day of election for the
last ten years,
The parties went down together the same
.day.
4 Yon S♦asp.—:On Friday, 2nd inst., in
formation was brought to Esquire Welsh of
a riot then raging at the "Rat's Retreat,"
Upper 'Ward, Basin Precinct. Constable
Read with ample backing was ordered to
the seat of war to quell the disturbance and
arrest the belligerent forces. The posse af
ter a reasonable lapse of time produced at
the Willows the following dramatis persona.,
to wit: Mistress Mary Burke, Mistress
Mary Delaney, Miss Mary Burke, Master
John Delaney and "Long Bill," mine host
of the "Retreat."
ti. W. R. w.
144 2)2
95 150
14 24
14 12
267 488
267
It appeared on bearing that the firm of
Burke, Delaney, File et File, had been trad
ing for the few days previous to their arrest
on the Hill and about the Basin. Mrs.
Burke, although the company was nomadic
in its habits, deposited her luggage (a quart
flask full, a red "umberel" and a "wail")
for safe custody at the "Retreat." Calling
for her little personals on Friday, with the
firm, but one item of the deposit was forth
coming—the flask, empty. Burke demanded
remuneration, The elongated offered hie
love which was. indignantly spurned, as no
equivalent fur the darling whisky, to say
nothing of her "Una =hero' and her ille
gent wail." No other compromise being
offered by William the company "went in"
to obtain personal satisfaction. The land
lord finding himself outoumborod retreated
into the "Retreat," which he barricaded and
bid defiance to the enemy. After a council
of war it was determined by the aggrieved
ptirty to storm and raze the castle, 4 cora,
bitted attack from all sides was prepared,
when the police arrived and after a short
skirmish captured the besieging army. The
"Retreat" was then handsomely carried by
the constabulary, and inquiry made for the
proprietor. After much unavailing research
William was at length discovered in the
stove-pipe, lie was drawn out badly scared,
and very pale (where soot would'nt stick)
and, together with the invaders of his peace
ful hearth, was marching to the Willows.
William's defence was brief and conclu
sive. The 'Squire knew he was all right
and would vote the staight Douglas ticket,
and bad better let him off this time. The
magistrate took the prisoner's view of the
ease and did lot him off, entreating him to
keep out of the clutches of the Republican
'Squires until after eleetion. It may be RS
well to add that William did keep shy and
was one of the illustrious A:Weer' of the
Upper Ward. Burke, sr., reached for her
enemy as he was discharged, but he dotigesl
her and made excellent time for the "Bat
tery." The balance of the prieoners (Lan
casterians) were non-voters, and of Brea
inridge principles besides, so the Court sen
tenced Mrs. Burke to 40 days and Mrs. De
laney to 10 days with Cadwell, and the ju
nior members were furnished with orders
for the Poor Rouse. All went down the
same day per Read's 1 o'oloak line.
giir"Cleanliness is next to Goiliness,"
appears to be the motto in Wisconsin. A
paper out "thae" records the good luck of a
c:fizen who, while bathing in the river,
discovered after an industrious scrub of five
minutes, a pair of drawers which he had
lost two years bofore.
siarat is the opinion of the :doctor that;
the lawyer gets his living by plunder, while
the lawygr tOinits the-doctor gets his by
i 4
,I:tillspo r p was courted by a
markby the mete of liaddock, y►ho told her
that he only Wanted one gill more to make
Mm a perfect OA. .
needn't have such
.a.rpieretirs
for truth as allyaTs to stand at atrairf;l
tanee from it.
Police IMeos.
WCAPHY OP igraknolt.—Here is some
,thingworthy of inAtatiabln this quarter.--
In a western town, rencintly, - jt,".spelling
match" took place,.ip wbichaff*o - ,4wdaten
of the.caunty were invited to participate._
The .prixe t ,.an I.inaliridge . d pi c torial Diction :
cry, brae awarded to a - little girl about
twelve-years old, she havlog.:intiod up" thp
longest. This, we say,444rtby, of ixtd4:
tion here; for what the scholars of the pres :
day are more - deficient in than - -almostlinp
thing else, is a correct knorledge.oc e .thi2
othography of the native tonghe. Same
modern, patent -teachers, even go so far as
to scout the idea of teaching .2pylifa, at all,
and have thrown the opening : l)ook out of
school, substituting nothing eqiiii , aleni - 'll
jts place,. The result is that whita them
pupils leave school, they are laughed 414 the.
rest of their days because they are urte..l4e•
to spell even the common words of a bush
nese corresp,andence. The old.fashione4
spelling-schools were a great institution in
their day; and it would be to theAtiventingst
of the rising generation if they were an ,eA•
isting institution. There is no use of blialcr
ins the fact that the acquisition of the qr.-
thography of the Xnglish language reqiiires
time, labor and njose attention. It is hard .
to make this acquisition, but it is shamefal,
and tkerefore harder still to be destitute of
it. School Directors could n. -t expend a
few dollars of the public funds more use
fully than in providing a Webster trim- .
bridged to be awarded annually as a prize,
to the best speller in each of the public schools:,
and the exhibition that would prove, by
trial, who was the best speller, would :ba,
suite as interesting, and certainly as useful .
as the .compositions, rehearsals, plays, &c.,
that generally make up the performance at,
.
the close of a term.
111111. An Alabama paper expresses its be
lief that Mr. Yancey's whole political life
has been n curse to the country. We be
lieve it too. We don't wish Yancey dead,
but we are sorry his mother didn't refuse to
have his father.
Mr. Yancey never stood upon a platform
that we could approve. We presume he
never will until be is about to be hung.—
Prentice
,Old King Lear said the lightning
owed him no subscription. If it had owed
him, it would have no doubt have forked.
Be careful how you jest The rich
est joke of the season may be a very unsea
sonable one.
sey-Tho talk of a woman is generally
about the men. Even their laugh is he! he!
he!
Columbia Lumber Market
Panel Boards and Plank, W. Pine, $35.00
Ist Comm. .‘ it " 30.00
2nd " " 14 t 6 18.00
Culling 44 a 12.50 a 13.00
Inferior " Ct " 9.00
•
Bill Scantling, . et 15.00
Joists and Scantling, Hemlock as 9 10_,00
ii
Boards, 9 a 10.0
Bill Scantling, f.f 12.00
Ash Plank, 20.00 a 25.00
Siding, . $l2 a 15.00
Long Shingles, 9 a 16.00
Cypress " 10.00
Plastering Lath, 2.25 a2.LO
Arrival and Departure of Trains.
DENNSYSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Eastward.
Marietta Accommodation arrives, 8.15 A. M
Lancaster Train leaves 8.15 c•
Columbia Acc. " 1.00 P. M
Harrisburg .4 ic 5.15 . 4
Emigrant, rr • 10.10 c•
Westward
Emigrant arrives 1.30 A. M.
Mail leaves 11.27 ..
Columbia Ace. arrives 3.20 P. M.
Harrisburg . 4 leaves 6.10
Lancaster Train arrives 8.20 "
07 - The Columbia Accommodation Eastward,
will arrive at Lancaster at 1.40 P. M., con
necting there with the Fast Line East; re
turning, will leave Lancaster at 2.40 P. M.,or
after the Fast Line Wert passes, arriving at
Columbia at 3.20 P. M.
NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILWAY.
VRAVIN.
Morning Train, 6.30 A. M. 6.55 A. M
Noon 12.15 P. M. 12.30 P. M
Evening 5.00 .g 6.10 •,
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Statement of the Columbia Bank,
ON the morning of Taeiday, the • eth of
Nov., 1860. as required 'by the AFf. of
Assembly, of 13th October, 1857 ; I
ASSETS.
• es and Discounts, $461,538 cp
Specie, , 042,186 27 ,
Notes of otber-Banks, 9,560 00
C.secks and Drafts, 3,356 77
Bonds, 22,800 00
Due by Banks, 179,341 38
26,202 59 • ,
4257,244 42
14,529 65
Columbia Bridge,
Real Estate,
Personal do.,
fp16,1313 58
LIABILITIES.
Notes inCireplogion, 3401 5 1 P pp
Due to Banks, 13.903 ':4g —
Dtitosits, • ,
_• •
8540,740 39
.4.4.NCASTER COUNTY-, SS :
The aboveMatatultatlis'cotrant and true to
the best of my knowledge and belief.'
AN '
UEL SHOOS; Outlier.
Sworn an 4 sotiscriked -bitoreme;thisi , Gth
Ifor4 - 1850. •"'. • •
THOMAS WELSH, J. I'.
Columbia, Nov. 10, 1860.
===s
40,732 24
157,300 00