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ROSENHEIM & BROOKS; ' j tTs; >S?v®s «•*» Oiurtnirt; • ■ an2S-d toorl - - :X;S^kk'j^NEs, ; ::- ; r; •;j;. v i;:. : ; r • , --jta * %^od v ifbdlc of/Uißabi} f^^oodjii It A; B. F. E. Tt 'ls-Jf; G S. tb.4s\j? *>•;*£' '•‘f"'" r '* '■ v ' " JAMESIIi.-dilisfE,---: y,, diHia y ,• • Z>r: t-ili BBTBKIH. 'j ■■*, »/ r BayjMjf.CARPKIINaS; w}ji,|lnfij among: our New _ etwU, »;lAtg«>,T»rf«l)' of; aholM | deijgan j' Mlaitol In Bofopo'dnrlngfti iutfuadly !o% sfce»: 4 j! ';'r ,i cftV-rtvMtjf.-jr * Ai r ,Vy*i ,**y> V omDOLL ,i» >»»’iri*f;f* '','JAMES .■H.’QBNjB.;' ;' : : r 'CiHB BTNTJT'BT K E BT , "' JB.fe'PWJi •■*>{* «»■$ ’> ji'fTh «ir t F olllmpoi t»t lo ax' -- * o' k-Xvi xv. ■’ •;i.o*-- '■>' ' . ' *>->’ i' l }».OABPBTXNGSi ; * -■: »rilUt»M2 r -*" v ‘ 7 '' ! " v >/%;\ v >' •**"“ r.OILLINfITON BBUflaiLS, k '•' .mnsiLh-voou iwaniiNg,- v. * T -, y i.-1 :,;! V?' '* it/fti v*>:j iow'Bß : jakjO)Mi * ■ "• - \l, for Ml'''tv, j r ,V- V.vvv'.v'^ j3gbtanrifr.!sl)gig;; •; ; • :-.::r..'. -, :WrWf£t'’Y‘. '"" -. "i • • IIAKtWAOinBBMiSBIWnOMBAM >’DKALKBB ;i ,it<,»x,-z. 5,4 • B©oTSAisri>: shoes, an.d'AEqH Street, ■ - IA.N'D‘')SiBc6EiB. ,’. ‘l''7 I 1 ' >«*i ;ii, i'r’.lj,J'iii—• 83' A < JOSEPHiHJ 'THOMPBOIf ’A CO., ' 7l v-, Ji - < .• */• -a. 1 =-2/5* y,uJr >’■' •• ~ .;, ,;SOOTB AHB 8H088,., .;„ .' >: fof : |MfiSi^'ii^raFApjtpßß,i'(. i’;>Tfhioli'tl»'»r.4ff« t Wrm*foi'M. i < pl*»*' ! Motn®p^} -@*BB^***®^ EIERIESU . f&ii a l*’ :PvpE;2—NO. v 65. ibljtfiesaiE jOra gftiooba. jgiORKIGN AND DOMESTIC GOODS. ! .' / BHIPI.Kr,HAZARB, A HUTCHINSON, ... Ko. 112 Chestnut street,' ' r, v..- ! <•.• JOffe^forsale• '•r'-,' • BRILLS, JEANB.fIHBETINGS. BHinTnjM, _ . .MARINER STRIPES. OSNABURQB§>JLANNEJS, ” BROWN, BLEACHED,’ AMB.COI.OBRO, MUSLINS, In »U widths from,tha. _ ■ ■ ' BALTIC MAN’H.OO., ; BATeS MAN’O CO,, i NORTH VILLB DO. , ’ .LOWELL' 80, ■ ' ' FAIRUILL A .DO.' ‘ : WESTBOTLSTONBO. . „-?i \-, Alfc.l-1 v. ... Templeton Mlllsßoealune sii ?-*» Ossalinerei,. .Woodwsrd t .do. , do. ■ .-.-do. ! '‘Bandny Mill , ,d 0.., , ' do. . do. with a Urge Assortment or deelratle Foreign Hoods.- " - - v ’ oel-lm .,. ... “ QaConatgument, n-Isrge lot of ■ INORAIN.ANO--VENETIAN CARPETS, >0 be eold et AJJOTION PRICES for .Celt or Oily Ao cep Uncoil,' (> . cJySO-ftm&wtf >¥lo DEALEHS IN' OIL CLOTHS. ' ,'t 'a; •V r; '.-2 - ’ .-The Subscriber, haring superior fsoilltiee for Mum factoring «, w - - ‘ ; : FLOOR, TABLE, STAIR, and 1 [ : % CARRIAGE OIL CLOTHS, Is sow prepared to offer great tadncements to Boyers from all parts of the country. ! ’ J,"' ~ A, large and choice Stock Oonatantl/on hand. ' Great care wUI be taken in selecting Dee." who orde^bymail., . » < . -h /: WAREHOUSE, No. 229 ARCH Btreet, Phlla. au23-Bm* -m THOMAS POTTER, Manufacturer, JJL.ABON & SMITH,. ; , • ■ '• . .''hANMAOIUMM OP -■ qiii joi.oTHs» WAIUSHO USE, US NORTH TdTRD STREET, t , PHILADELPHIA. . ’Otranto the trade Afnll stook of floor Oil Oloths. I roediam and quality enamelled Muslin Drills'and -• fable Oil Clothe, new styles i green glued Oil Cloth* for window shades.. , _f • A oOmplete Assortment of Window Shades, trimming*. Ae» We Invite the Attehtionof 'dealers to onr stook. :/aalft*2m ,?<- . - lOHAHDSON’S IHISH UNENSr DAMASKS, DIAPERS, Aco. ~ oonbomsbs or biohabdbon>b linmb, ud thon «w!rou*. ot obtaining. t£»GBNOINII GOODS, ehould we that tho nrtialG* tttop pnrchue u« Muled with the fall Dams of the firm, : - ; ■ ... BIOHAKDSON,- SONS, & OWDEK, 4;i|uialwtl tie Kmntattu ut 4ar»MUtj of the Goods,’.'.. .•' ... v - - - ia essentially neoessaiy as large I“SbmM of inferior end defective Linens ere prepared, end seeled with- the name of EICHAEDSON, by Irtah houses, trie; regardless Of the injury thus inflicted alike on the 'American container and the m*nufaeturers as ..,_'J i' { : aiwk,.ir.©bsibbA'.’: ■; •; *? •' - - '•' OHAB. G: IMLAY, Treasurer. lIHENRY HAYES. Toller.; / . '..' ‘" seis-Maia. TfI.HJB. BPHING, QAEDEN -SAVING x fund . ; ; ; ~L - .: r ».. (Gma**iod t bt m Lioisla tm or Psjrffsn.Tjjfia,) ; ->b *» t">-’ r, PERPBTUAL'OHABTBR. • ' fiVJ PXB OBNT. Interest allowed to Depositors. atrbot, ">tOdißOLioaxioir Bamt Donnies;). - This Ihrfitutidh if how-open for’ the transaction of business, and lithe only Ohartered Basing Pond located In.the.nbrthera part or the, city. V. , ' .The Ofilce will beopen (daily) from V to 8K o’clock, and also oh MONDAYS and. THOBBDAYB, from 6 until O o’clock in the Btenintf. - -,•'2 f* .V >,. . Frederick Klett, - • , . dames 0. Pringle. Stephen Smith, *’* *, ' Jacob Pook. I ;iJphmP' , Lefy J ’ { Ja*- "• JosephjrdoweU, r K.'Strong,• * Gwrge/Woclepper, Daniel Underkofler. . JrWesleyßray, Hon. Va. MlllwarajV- Robert B. Davidson, -.tlre4erickBUake,.>. P; C.B ilmaker, •• Francis Hart, Joha.P..Vcrree, 'loeephP.LeOlere, c : George Kneoht, : * r Jokji Kessler, Jr. v- John Horn. - - * . Drtrident, JAM»B 8. PBINGLS. Becxctftry,,OKOßGE T.TSOBN, „ -apg.im caving ; states earner of IHJBD end OHSBT. ! aijd,’«mall mu T»e«iTed, and paid back on da maodj.wlftoatxiotloo, vrttli YIYB.PX& CENT IKTXB IST from tha.day of aapoait to the.dap ofwiiMrawai; ' ■ Oißcahour*. .from 0 nntU s\o’elook tj dajr, and ©■ MONDAY EVENINGS from 7 until 9 o’olook. - ' DRAJFTSfor Mid do Saglind. Ireland, and Scotland, : i • ' B. OXUW7OBD : 'Tc«anrap~B£XNY VISK# * -YaU?a-JAWC*B B« HUNTKB, CAYINGcPCNPr-PIVE PER CENT, IN TERBST—NATIONAL BAVSTY -TRUST COM PANT.—WALNUT STREET. SOUTH-WEST CORNER Of THIRD} PHILADELPHIA. . . - 4 I*OOk*6*jLTBD BY YH» BfAYS OF, PUTHSTLYAVU. Money U received Jn eny sum, Urge or ntUU, end In* fterest pe!d torn the’dey of deposit to the day of with ' The office -U' open r --*Tery day from Oo’oltok in the morning-till fro’elotftin the evening,- esd on MoaUy tad Thunder evening* till 8 o^clook. ' u llQtt.XJuijW. L, BBNtflß, President, IKOBJSBT gßLPfiZDaai.Tioe Preddent. WK.* . T R»sp. JBeoretery.: 4 =.v. ' Vv; r - : v'OMt . * i Hon.Heery t.Benner,. 1. JceepbJJ. Beti , t ‘doheH BeUH(Ue7 ; ■ PreaetoLev, y Bern!) X.AsWon,, Joseph; Tersely < 0> lieodrctfc Moans, - 1 - | Henry- PiflOnderffer. j Moner payments medodeUyv, - \ Tie mveetmepUAre' meda in-conformity with the .provisions of the,oherter, In lUSAIi.,BBTA.TB MOST &A£XB; aBOUNDBBftfs, end such first cUss leonri ,tie* u vriU alweys inmxe perfect security to the depod* .tors, sad which cannot feu tojdvepcrxneaenoj *na sta bility to thUlnstitution.- ; . : ,;- f enl-ly !»■ '. E o o,e so n; tl '>• >M»I(IBTA.TB BROKKB. ‘ - Bond and Mortgsgo.’ ■ Collection* pro n» title miwlo. ‘ -N0 B Rl fTT OW M, PA. PETERSON, 1v f '''j ( , 1 ? 880 B 8 ; - So. 89 Booth THIRD Street’ (Bust 8!d«.) 1 Promissory ’Notes, Dibits, Ac.. ms taring In this or other States, promptly collected, ana parties adVlsed immediately on receipt of funds, i Drafts at sight or a few days to run, cashed at mode raterates’i ’ | Bonthern, Eastern,'Western, and Pennsylvania State jloney bought at low figures, ’ Drafts drawn on all the principal titles In the Union, \ aq3l-3m . . - ... - i A UGUST BKLMONT, o : tX , h BANKSR, ! ' . . 76, BEAYER STREET, -1 . »«W YORK, ‘ . 1 lames Better* of Credit, available to Travellers, on all £arta of thevrorld. •-/ - jrtWto 1 rmoiSsß&oo., : V gPBOIB AND EXCHANGE BHOMES, No; 40 BotitK THIRD Street, | f.V "fT :; rHILADBLTHTA. ’' ' - i Refer to> the BAsnca and-Baouas of Philadelphia. dus.iun.lT.' - WiS.iiOTO.-- ‘». iah.it, n. MANLEY, BROWN. & GO., ’ TJLibIHK-NOJB, MOCK,..AMD BXOHANOI K; W; «ramWofTinßD ndIjHMTHUT Btmto,; r -'*■ ’/rarLiDtaratiT, I on tUp srta of the tfnltW StoSSend tko OaiwU?j“oa.the most fSTorable jniiaV,' »4 Drifts driiro ’‘ ' Oomprfslng the ( HANOYBR, GERMANTOWN; JOHNSTOWN, AND OTHER TUtRIRnm/tt Which they hare purchased directly from the Manu facturers for cash, and are now prepared to sell at reduced rates. shaffneb; jziegler, a co., IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS, 36 N. FOURTH Street, Philadelphia, Near the-Merohanta* Hotel. gjMITH, MURPHY, & 00., ' 887 MARKET 81. AMD 288 CHURCH ALLEY, Arc now opening A PRESH STOOK BTAPLB AND PANOY DRY GOODS, To which theylnvito the attention of CASH AND PROMPT SHORT TIMS BUYERS. PniLAnn Lrau, August, ISSS. auB4-2m J ( T. WAY & CO., Nm. 221 MARKS! Street an4lo CHURCH Alley. IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS DRY GOO DR, Are now fullypre pared for the ' BALL TRADS. The compieteneea of their Stook, both for VARIETY AND PRICES, Will be found to offer advantaged to buy era, unaur paeeedhy any other In thleoonntry. anll-Bm pAlala STOOK. JONES, A 00., No. 818 MARKET STREET, -THKOCGH TO No. 30.4 OHUROH AL LIT, Ein now In store t COMPLETE STOCK . SEASONABLE DKY GOODS, To whioh they invite the attrition of Bayers from all parte of the Union. aolB-2m b KNOWLES, IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS HOSIERY, 'GLOVES AND PANOY GOODS, -(BAY! UXOTXB TO) Roe. 480 MARKET AND 488 MBROHANT STS., And have Jtut opened a NEW AND COMPLETE STOOK OP GOODS, expresily adapted to PALL TRADE, To whlob the attention of their customers and FIBBT. CLASS BUYERS la Invited. rulT-dtnovl jgOHAFFER «e BOBERTS, No. 4J» MARKET STREBT, uiroanat aid Josaaaa or HOSIERY, GLOVES* SMALL WABEB, - COMBS, BRUSHES, TAILORS 1 TRIMMINGS, ’ ' , . , LOOKING-GLASSES, GERMAN AND PRBKOH PANOY GOODS. . anS4-am fzxtlLytx*. paoSPHATIG GUANO.. S,OM BARRHLBAND BAGS VIOM 80MBESB0 ISLAND, I* Btec* Md for aala .by JOS* B. HANSON A GO., 09. AM North WATER Street, M« NO. MS North DELAWARE AreotiO. Sewina iSlacfyinee. & WILSON' 8 SEWING MACHINES, REDUCED PRICES. N$W STILE f5O. All the former patterns 920 less on eaoh Machine. A NSW TENSION. NO WINDING OP UPPER THREAD. A HEMMER WHICH TURNS ANY WIDTH 07 HEM OB 7BLL. orriOßs 628 CHESTNUT Street, Philadelphia. No. T WEST STATE Street, Trenton N. J. No. 7 EAST GAY Street, Weit Chester, Pa. ©o7-tD26. HARRIS’® boudoir sewing ha -OHINE Is offered to the pnblie u the megt relia ble low-priced Sewing Machine in use. It will mw from «ix to 'sixty etiUhes to' an Inch, on a 3l kind* of goods, from ooarsest begging to the finest cambrics. It is, 'without exception') the simplest in its mechanical oon itniction ever made j end eea he ran end kept in order by a child of twelve years of age. The dubabiutt of thifl machine, ind the Quix.iff or- its wobk, ere wer noted to be unsurpassed by any other, lie speed ranges tan three handled to fifteen hundred stitches per min* tte. The thread used Is taken directly from'the spools, pxnovrrajß,tiu>tmu or xawutomo. In fact) it is e machine that Is wanted by every family in the land, and the lo* Floe of ; ; ffORTY DOLLARS, at which they sold, brings them within the reach of tlmpst’every one 8. D. BAKER, Agent, ' jelftnlOm wkyeowfia. 3D South EIGHTH Btreet. Cl)ina, ©laastD(tr*, rjUTRNBULIi & 00., IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DBALBHA 5 nr. CHINA AND QUEENS WAKE, Not. 23 and 26 BOUIH FOURTH STREET, Between Market and Chestnut, ' ‘ . PHILADELPHIA. GLASSWARE, open or by the package. aoBl-2m / Pj.lo SOUTHEBN AND WEBTEEN HEEOHANTS. A Urge Stock ot CHINA, GLABBWABS, AND IANCr ARTICLES, AT TH« LOWCQT XABKBT TAIOOO, AT HARXSBN & WITTE, Importorl, ■ MABONIO HALL, 113 OHBBTNUT BTRBST, jwMy ofjoe iTinbings: .fjiDWIH W. FAYNE, IRON BUILPING, ARCH STREET, . One door above Fourth, IMTOATBA iJia DSALBft IX LABTINGB. GALLOONS, OHSHTINGO, JBKNOH SIB, 00NGRB8B WEBB, _ . ' ' TOILET BLIPPBRB UPPERS, BLIPPER TRIMMINGS, LAOEB, Ao. aul9.om Notice to shoe manufacturers. < - The undersigned (successors to the late JOSEPH ’T. JOHNS) art now prepared to meet the wants of the trade atthe ... OLD STAND, Northeast corner of AROH and BOURTG Streets. „ facuities for IMPORTING and BURNISHING •▼err article in the SHOE STUBBS and TRIMMINGS line, at moderate prices and on favorable terms, 1 are unsurpassed. .< r ' ~ , The attention of BUYERS Is respeotfoliy solicited, * WM. JOHNS A SON, anIT N. 1, comer Arch and Fourth sts. ttnited states government U land LOCATING AGENCY, . , w. : •••».} ’; CHICAGO, ILL. ‘ : ■The subscriber, haring had much practical experi ence In eeleotingand locating lands in the various Land District* in the Western States, has unusual facilities for Valuable selections for . ior WARRANTS OR CASH. 'HaxHng Bwrveforie&Htdnttjr'in thejuldto make 'personalexaminations,heoan always make the most’ for fortuity of mil' »n 4 Mlobrlty of «Um»t», BMT th» lino of rtllxoti,, m»y now bo • ta V A V" IQWA. AND 'wiBOONBIH, ' , ’ Satisfactory references given when required* < ■ gsr Money Invested in Kansas and Nebraska, and myofth.WMtomAUto,. . g gAI^ BTJ „ 7j ; idMn : i 48 CLABKEBtmt, CMo^o, 5—..1 »'« '7,'tr-il i'r. 1 1 fPHBLADEJLPtoA. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 15, 1858. PETEBSONS* corKaSi3®^^Tis - ANDDBEXBL’S BANK-forii fiteT.%«rThe Semi-monthly number, for Ootobor J&UsjtMi dfypub-, lished. It contains an engraving of tljardeilffn^upon 'new. spurious bakklmjkl :v : . , Which am been altered to the ■ •■. BURLINGTON BANK OP NEW .'l , > < • PEOPLE’S BANK OP BOXBURY, mlbS.v- ‘ , GRANITE BANK OP BOSTON, v MERCHANTS’ BANK OP BOSTON, ** /). and no doubt wlU.be altered to various otnrßanbs.J , Also, desonptions of . m< ».Hi-fi*' ■' i '‘~ f ' -GO NEW COUNTKRPBItSMi V l ' ; V., tbat bare been put In circulation slnceHhe l?eue of our Jast number, many of whioh.-hare.'neiu-.heeQ do- r scribed 19 any Detector, , •. , • ‘‘ Petersons’ Philadelphia CounterfeitiSKHtor, is esteemed,.and most properly, too, the most nihbld now' published ;The Petersons are not cohnest&>lth any of the- miserable wild cat concerns -with WHohj the country has been flooded and cursed, and*bdubaently. the quotations in their bellied on as the true value of Bank notes at the time oibhblioa-- tion. ’’—Exchange paper. - , '/■ Terms of Subscription to Petersons\ £At&t£lpA*4‘ » „ Counterfeit Detector, y**«s*•• Monthly, per annum ' tfc aW-W f- ' Semi-monthly, per annum........... ..‘.Tfc? 00’ .., Subscriptions may commence at any.tlme.V.wetmjal w&ys cash in advance All letters must he eq&e&ed to ’ T. 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A large assortment of Bibles, together with the de votional books used, In tha various EvaagelioU Ohurchon, always kept on hand. ocll-tf TAS. CHALLEN & SON, (I No. 26 tooth SIXTH Street, Publish this day; OH ALLEN’S NEW- JUVENILE LIBRARY, 2d 8f ries, 10 vol*., illustrated. Adapted to the SandiF School and Family. Notseotarian. Also, new editions of OHALLEN’S NEW JUVENII3 LIBRARY. Series No. 1. Illustrated. These books have been endorsed by Sunday SohocA) of every denomination. 10 vols. $2 60. “ THE OITY OF THE GREAT KING. 1 * “The mot accurate and reliable account of modern Jerusalem y«k given In the English language Bib, Sacra. HADJI IN SYRIA. Cloth, 76 cents; blue and gdd IN AND AROUND STAMBOUL, $1.26. CAVE OF MACHPELAH, and other Poems, 76 ote blue and gold, $1 \ Ac., &o, ’ se3o-lm T TTMBBH YARD. ; JLi HOUTZ 4 00,, fSnooesflore to Montgomery A Neall,) 8, W. corner of TWELFTH and PRIME Streets, PhUl Old Moyamenslng Pistrlot. are now receiving a large and well-selected assoxtzned of all descriptions of LUMBER, such as White Pirn, Yellow Pine, Norway, Hemlock, Lath, Pales, Picket?, Fenee Boards, Flooring, Shelving, and every,variety* well-seasoned Lumber. Also, a large stock of EEI Stuff, of every variety and description, constantly is hand and sawed to order at the shortest notice. Our connection with Messrs. Mehaffey,Houts, & 0«> and Duffy, Hoots, A Co., at Marietta, Pa,, gives asm* surpassed facilities, and enables us to supply orders fir all descriptions of Lumber with promptness aid LUMBER, soft and mellow, snitaie for PATTERN-MAKERS, Ao , constantly on hand. - Prompt paying purchasers arp'respeotfnlly invited to examine pur stock before going elsewhere. - ap2l-tf PATENT LEATHER, 1 tjmbee at wholesale and rb MU tail, at Marietta, Lancaster oounty. Pa. UEHAFFEY, HOUTZ, A 00.,-take this methodtf informing their customers and persons desirous of pis* chasing LUMBER, that they have now on hand a lani and well-seasoned stock of all descriptions of Lnmb#. which they are prepared to sell at satisfactory price*! Their timber is all from their own MILLS on FIB GREEK* They are also connected with Messrs. DUFJI, HOUTZ, A 00., and are. prepared to furnish all kink of Planed Boards, Bill Stuff, Lath Paled, Pickets, all Building Timber for Bridges, Ac., of all description, on the miortest notice. They would also take grfcl Eleasure in calling the attontion of Builders, and theft i want of LumbeTiu.thecity of Philadelphia, to tie Lumber Yard of HOUTZ A Co.,.corner of TWELFTH and PRIME Streets, with whom they are also oq« hected. apSl-tt ffIAW & BEERS’ -L _ ... .LUBRICATING GREASE, i the best and cheapest compound for greasing the axis Of OMNIBUSES, CARRIAGES. CARTS. DRAYS aid WAGONS, end HEAVY MACHINERY. ! For sale in tin cans, kegs, and barrels, by all He .DRUGGISTS in the city andthp,MANUFACTURBIB, i r- , No. M SOUTH WATER fltxtttT Nets ffittbUcatiqfej^' Published Saturday, September 4th. Snmbct. . FRIDAY; OCTOBER 16, 1868. < Autographs;. • ' : ..'There are so many autograph collectors among the readers of The Press, who are to be found in all parts of the Union, from Maine and Washington, to California and TexaSj tbat .we boKove we, shall do them a' kindness by. occasionally noticing points connected with their «particular vanity.” With the ex ception of Dr. Spraode’s, at Albany, the finest collection in . this country is the pro perty of a gentleman in Philadelphia, and there are also in. this city at least three other collections of large extent and great value. The London Mhenaum informs usthatjthe library and valuable collection of MSS. and au tographs which belonged to the late Mr. Daw son, Turner will be sold, by auction, in Lon don, early next year.'- In many respects, this collection is curious and valuable. Mr. Turner (who was brother of Sharon Turner; ‘the well-known historian of the. Anglo-Saxons) was a man of groat wealth, large acquaintance, and much literary taste— three aids towards acquiring and properly es timating,' With due discrimination, the interest' and-value ofautographs.His; wife and daugh ters also had autographic'minds,-so to They devoted much'.time and considerable ability to the illustration-and' arrangement jof Mr. Turner’s great collection. Where the subject required it; they enriched each auto graph of historic, literary, personal inte rest with original drawings, designs, and bor ders of considerable artistical merit. In fact, never was a collection done more justice to in the way of illustration and arrangement. Mr.- Dawson Turner was a man of sub stanco—a banker at Great Tarmouth, a remote seaport in the southeast of England—and rode his.collecting hobby at a great annual expense. iJfot-a sale of autographs in England or in any -of t'he.greai.continental cities was unattended by some-agent commissioned to purchase largely on his account. Nor a European col lector of note ever, visited England.without making a pilgrimage to Great Yarmouth, for the express purpose of glancing at Mr. Daw son Turner's treasures. It really could have been no more than glancing at them, for their extent was marvellous. Wo never saw any collection half so well arranged. It was a' pleasure to look at them, a treat to hear Mr. Turner, with his flue Mad, expressive eyes, genial smile, gentle manner, and enthusiastic seal, tell yott the history of favorite specimens—how he bought this, begged that, and. was presented with the o'thor. Vory curious, too, were his sub collections. Many persons who visited him; and had • previously been proud of their little autographic . Heaps, of two or three hundred letters, would quit the Dawson collection in despair, and, on‘returning homo, sond their own 'gatherings to swell that of Mr. Dawson; which seemed like an ocean into which their own tiny rivulets might glide without percep tibly increasing it. This giving up collecting,! in a sort of despair, because somo immeasura bly greater collection had been seen, has oc curred in' other cases, to qur knowledge. In-' deed, wp have boen the recipient of such offerings, and care not how soon or largely they may again present themselves. ■ . Dawson Turner's collection will, probably,’ Ve the most extensive ever submitted to public 1 ‘competition, at auction. The Mhenaum says,! ‘‘Of the -letters • classed .as autographs the re iwirant ihe Siniei family, HTapoleon Bona parte, General Wolpb, the Duke of Marl-; BOBonair, and leaving the men of the sword for those of the pen, of Tasso, Voltaire, Sir Isaac Newton, Galvani, Archbishop Sharpe,- James Hebvet, Thomas Gray, cunt m ttllii aliit. The manuscript library alselncludes extensive series of correspond ence of Anna Mama Schubmann, 0. Huzobns, Domenico Manni, Ralph Tuores nr, Dr. Macro, Dr. Covel, Sir H. Spel man, Stbype, Dr. R. Riohardson, George Chalmers, 'William CrooiT, and Dr. Dib nm. Tho library contains many most impor tant hooks and manuscripts for tho history o< tho line arts; amongst theso aro the Vortue MSS., formerly at Strawberry Hill. Nor must tho Glastonbury Register and Cartulary be overlooked.' Altogether, this sale will take a prominent place amongst events of its class next season.” Wo saw Mr. Turneb’s collec tion about ten years ago, and then wore told that it Included over 160,000 autographs of all kinds.' Wo did not inquire whether this in cluded Mr. Turner’s own correspondence, which had commenced half a century before, and was kept up with nearly all the learned and scientific men of Europe. Mr. Turner’s death has occurred quite recently, and as' he collected up to the last, bis treasures must have greatly increased since we had a two dayß’ glance' at them, examining tho most noted, bnt unable, from the abundance, to linger upon any, exemplifying tho truth of Moore’s comparison— - Like ft child at a feast, Who bat file, to one sweat sad off to the rest. At any rate, Mr. Turner’s private corres pondence will not bo sold. The Jthcnaum says: «However valuable such a series of correspondence must be in the hands of a judicious editor, if intended for publication, there is necessarily much which was never written with any other intention than for pri vate perusal, and which it would be highly in appropriate, not to say censurable, to place in a public sale. It would be woll if this propor discrimination were more duly observed by executors and vendors in general.” In this lost remark we entiroly agree. .It Is too bad to find private letters, written in tho fullest confidence, brought to the hammer, oven while the writers are themselves yet liv ing. The dread of this,to our certain knowl edge,made Woreswortu very shy of writing iettors except to those Intimate ftiends who, he knew, wonid preservd them from such ex posure. Sydney Smith took a certain method of proventing any thing of the sort, by burn ing every letter receivod, as soon as he replied to It. Mis 9 Edgeworth told us that, ore she commenced corresponding with any body, she made it distinctly understood that her letters were to be hold sacred from public perusal. Many other eminent persons have the same apprehension. At tho risk of rendering not afew Autograph collectors .a little uneasy, we have to tell them that at least two-thirds of the correspondence of “F. M. tho Duke of 'Wellinoton,” (and nearly every onO'Of the notes, courteous or enrt, commencing with these words,) wore not written by his Grace. Mr. Grevilde, his Private Secretary,' who had filled that office for over thirty years, wrote so very like the Duko that the difference cannot he deteoted by tho uninitiated. '«The Iron Duke,” for many years before his death, was unable to execute tho manual labor of answering the vast number of letters which reached him every day. Every man, woman, and child, in the United Kingdom, who had a grievance or a project, made it a point of writing to tho Duke, who would dictate replies to Mr. Greville. Since the Duke’s death, hundreds of these re plies, with the ducal seal on the envelopo, have been sold at prices varying from, one dollar to twenty, and we are positive that two thirds, at least, are the autographs Greville and hot of the Duko of IVellinq ton. . „ There is an anecdoto about an authentic autograph of tho Duko’s, which wo may haye told before, but rather think that we only in tended to tell it. At any rate, we shall run the risk. The Duke’s eldest son, now second Duke and then Marquis of Douno, happened to ow e some small amount to a bootmaker at f>o ( yer, which is very close to Walmer Castle, the official residence of ’Wellington, to use Lobotellow’s words, “Warden And Lord of the Olnqao Ports.” Having repeatedly and fruitlessly sent his hill to tho non*paying son, the money-wanting ' ! ' I ? i I* £ maker of,boots enclosed it-to the. illustrious father, with a . request that he would see it paid. The. Duke’s.reply, which now hangs up, in a gold frame, in the, boot-4hop at Dover, was in this manner: “F. M. The Duke of WEULiNQfroN has received the letter, enclosing a bill ot Mr.- Smith, bootmaker at Dover. The Duke neither’pays the debts of the Marquis of Uouro, nor' collects thofce of Mr. Smith.” s .. •.... < i,. >«' . Mow that we have written down this, anec dote, it Strikes' us that w e have told it before. What of that ? How often 1 has Powers repro duced his Greek Slave? 1 ‘ * - AN INQUIRY INTO THE LAWOP NEGRO SLA VERY IN THE UNITED STATES OP AMERtOA, to which Is pfdfliOd an Historical Sketch of Slavery. By ThomAS R. B. Oohh, of Georgia. ' Yol I, pp. 3&8 This work - is,'as its 'title purports, an inquiry, and only an inquiry, into the law of negro slavery In the ; United StatoS, preceded by ah historical sketch of slavery itself. 1 ' ’ ■ While disolaiming any politio&l or sootional pur pose, our author maintains that ho organized Go vernment has ever boon'so barbarous (we quote his language) as not to introduce slavery among its customs, and, in a paroxysm of love'for the in stitution itself, he’exolaims that i t has been u more universal than marriage, and more permanent than liberty.” The Delfcge is 1 hifl sfcOrUnk pothi, j as the most rooent date that he is wdlliDg'to admit. This opinion he bases on the foot thas onp of the inmateSof the ark became a ser vants whence he oonoludes the curse of Ham is now being executed npon bis' descendants, in the enslavement of the negro rice! Hut even this conclusion he qualifies by the assertion that the condition of servitude must have oxistedprforlto the flood. The slave tfado, ho thinkdj must have been pursued ttt a- Very early day,-even in the patriarchal period of J the human race, because Josoph was twioo sold—once to the Midl&nitish merchants, and again in Egypt. Slavery being thus presented to Mr. Cobb, sanctified with the. earliest, blessings of the patriarchs and prophets, is taken up and treated by him with all the ardor, of an enthusiast. He shows bow it existed among the Jews; next to them "the aneient"Egyptian share tho claim of antiquity. Then htrfraoes its, history in India, in Assyria, among the Modes arid Persians, in China and Japan,' in Greeoe and Rome, and afterwards in Europe, daring the mid dle ages;* and thus he Is led to consider slavery in Great Britain, and thence the transition is easy to an examination into negro slavery and the slave trade, and finally to the history of slavery in tho United States. In executing this part of his task oar' author gives proof of oxtousive reading and research; and if, in following him through soma of his chapters; ' we are sometimes obliged to smile at the fiallaoy of ‘bis deduc tions, we are nevertheless' forced to credit his sincerity, and admire the Ingenuity of his arguments. Bat bore is a declaration we cannot admit, in point of foot, nor ,approve in point of morality i “ While slavery, 1, says our author, in name is oxtinot, slavery in faot exists on the Con tinent (of Europe), und must continue to exist until enlightenment shall have driven intellectual darkness from the ■ earth, and religion shall- have changed so completely the heart of man, that every one shall he contented to ocoupy that'sphero for which Ms nature file him.” (Intro.'cxix, oxx. j But, notwithstanding this profound reverenoe for slavery in every form, our author doqa really seem to believe that if a negro slave has a body to be scourged, bo also has a soul to be saved.' - And this is a concession on his part which we fool bound gratefully to acknowledge. The soul of a slave, it seems, does not pass under & bill of sale.. In referenoe' to abolition in' the United States, our author grows quite mefancholy in contemplating tho sad condition of th*e free negro - He says, that in order to obtain accurate informa-. tion be sent a ofreular to the Governors and lead ingpoliticians of the non-filaveholding States. He. gives tbeir answers in a oondensed form; together with the names of his correspondents. -The reply from Rhode Island is, “ they are generally Indus*, trlqu's and frugal.’* Whilo'tbegontleman who; Anfwen for Pennsylvania (a member of the Phila-i grgro^ population in this State are “ a'degraded class,'* much deteriorated by freedom.*’- In Vermont, it> seems, “they are generally able to read and! write,” whilo in Pennsylvania thoy are desoribed&sj being “ not ednoated, and almost all the decent and ‘ respectable negroes we have have been household slaves in somo Southern Stato!’' This is inter* woven with a largo portion, of trash and non sense from the author himself, to prove that sla very Is the summum Sonuiri o f the African r'ooe, until wearied, at last, we turn from his “ histori cal introduction” to his treatment on the law of slavery, with a footing that we are to some extent esoaping from an atmosphere infcoted with tho deeply-rooted prejadioes of the writer. ■■ In tho North, slavery is an object of study only in its moral and political aspeots. Opr courts take but very little cognisance ovor the subject, except in relation to fugitives. We are hardly quaUfied on this account to speak critically of the-lbgal merits of the work before us. But so far os we are able to form an opinion? It appears to be writ ten with judgment and ability. “ Bred Scott,” of course, figures prominently in bis proper place, and tho law'on the subjeot of tho rendition of fu gitive slaves is fully explained. Bat of this, as of every other topic to whioh tho book relates, our author takes an extreme Southern view, and not being able to appreolate his labors, we commend his work to our professional brethren in the slave holding States, to whom we think it will prove a solace in their hoars of leisuro and retirement,,if not a useful text-book in their.legal studios. It is printed on good, stout paper, in large type, has plonty of foot notos, including the answers of the leading politicians in the free States, on the edition of the negro population surrounding them, and is furnishod with an admirable index to tho two separate parts of whieh the book is compos ed. We bave no doubt that it will be found usoful to refer to on many questions concerning the rights of raastor and slave. Somerset's case, 20, Howell’s State Trials, is fully reportod and examined, in connection with Lord Stowell’s deolsioir la the case of tho slave Graco, 2Hagg. Adm. Hop., 94, and the deolsion of tho Supreme Court of the Uni ted States in tho case of Dred Soott. Mr. Cobb considers that he has entered upon an untrodden field, for he stigmatises “Stroud’s Sketch of the Law of Slavery” as only an Abolition pamphlet, and Wheeler’s Law of Slavery as a mere oompend of abridged decisions. If Judge Stroud’s book be Only ah Abolition pamphlet, as our author asserts, by what name, we should like to know, ought Mr. Cobb’s book to bo called ? It strikes us ns being nothing more than a rhodomontade in favor of Afri ean slavery, and as such, an offset to Judge Stroud’s work, if the lattor be of the oharaoter at tributed to it. A New Pyroligneous Oil. Wo were shown yesterday some very fine oil extracted from a material recently discovered in North Louisiana. It resembles olnriGed sperm, but is beliovod to be superior to all other substau ‘ oes nojr in use for'the purposes of lubrication and illumination, and oan be afforded at a vory re duced price. The material producing this oil is peculiar. It ib found not far from the boundary line between the States of Louisiana and Arkansas. As a oarbonaceous fossil it differs widely from those of tho Ohio valley, Pennsylvania, and Vir ginia, and may be olassed as a truo lignite of the tertiary period. When first dug from the mine, it bos a dark brown or nearly blaok oolor and a oom paot structure; but after exposure it loses oolor and weight, and beoomes very friable. Careful analytical examination, repeated and verified, bas proved that 100 partp*of raw cool will afford an, average yield in carbon 25.13; orude oil, 13; unoondensable voir matter, (oarbo hydrogens,) 17.50; ammoniaoal water, 30 50, and asb, 7.87. Specific gravity, 1.229. The fluid crude oil weighs nearly 7} pounds to the gallon, and Is obtainable in the proportion of about 38 gallons to the gross ton of ooal. Upon redistilling, the loss from im purities is about 20 per cent. in weight, but not bo maoh by measurement. The purified oil oontains, by approximate calculation, 20 per cent, of £*n« zole, 12 pet cent, of paraJHne t and 65 por oent. of burning and thiok rubricating oil. It is believed that the oil will produoe a larger proportion of paraffine or oandle wax than any other ooal oil in the world. The scams of ooal vary in thickness.’ The one opened isYix feet and upwards, and ranges hori zontally, out-oropping along the sides of the hills, and permitting the mining to be done with extra ordinary facility. The ooal itself is partially stratified, and irregularly oraoked at right anglea with the stratification, and pomes from the mine in angular blocks. Wbou a blook Is broken the oross fraoture isconcdoldal. It oontains retinite in globules or lumps, some so small in also as to be discovered only with the mlorosoope, and others as largo as walnuts. It is more than ordinarily combustible, and burns jn a stove rapidly, with a long brilliant flame, and little smoke. i When distilled it does not form coke, or {well, or adhere in auy mannor to the retort, but shrinks, , and part! with its oil freely nnd quiofcly.. : The formation is supposed to be extensive, and to afford almost inexhaustible supplies. The cost of extracting the orude oil upon the ground 1b es timated at less than four oents por gallon. Haw Literature. TWO CENTS. [vboh tosarxALOW’d hv iow:] -i j oometeme,o y4«bi!dr*jij -*,ri ';**•“ ; For I hew you atyojir play;,- - • And the questions thatperpleged me 1 Have vanished quite awiy. ' r ■ Ye open the eastern windows. That look towards the sun, j jWhere thooghts are singing swallows /. i And the brooks of ,meraipg run. -- j •In jour h Wtfl »re the bird* and the eonshiae, thoughts the Jbcooklet’ifloir, ~ ! i ' i But in'mtneie the wind of ‘antrnnn* ' 1 And the flrat fillof the snow 5 . . Ah what would the world be to as 1 ’ If the children were no more ? ■ We should dread the desert behind as Worse than the dark before. Whet th‘£ leaves are to the Witfr light and air for food,' Ere their sweet and tender juices ■ ' Hate hardened Into - . ; -That to the world are ohildren ;: , Through them it feels the glow ' Of,a brighter and funnier climate' Than reaches the tranks below". Come.to me, oye children, ’ | And'whisper in my ear , s ; What the birds and the winds are singing I In your annoy atmosphere. ,1 Fpr'wjjatareall oar contriving*, And thVwiedoin of oar boohs, - When compared withyotir caresses, > And the gladnessof yonrlooks? Te are better thin all the ballads ' That everwereeunger said- For ye are living'poems,' " * And all the rest are dead, - *. Important to Capitalists. [For The Press.] 1 *’ f - ! ALDXaHANY COUNTY 'AND'PITTBBUUQQ BONDS—TR* ATTEMPT AT REPUDIATION—IF BDCCSBSFUL 'tEEEE.IT MUST ALSO BB ffUCCBBSFDLIH CITIES AMO COUMTIBB.. n j Mb. Editor : The great question, whether tiie bonds issued by the .county of Alleghany and oi4y of Pittsburgh, in payment of their subscriptions to the stook of bankrupt .railroads,.are; to be.held good and valid? ormay.be repudiated at the plei • sure ok those municipalities, concerns Jhe holde s of similar bonds issued by other 1 cities and ooui • ties, as mnoh as the holders of those above mez - tioned Tho same. defences, exist in all then oases.- ' ‘ . • The city of Pittsburgh and county of Alleghan r issued their bonds to the following J defaultin j companies, viz: The Pittsburgh and Steubenvlll» Railroad Company; the Oonnelltville, the All< - ghany, Valley,.the Cleveland and Pittsburgh; tb t Ohio and Pennsylvania, and the ChartiersValle, - Railroads. The amount of these various issues ! i about $4,000,000, for whioh they hold the stoo of those companies. The 1 bonds have been ffoi i time to time purchased by persons of the soundes; jadgraent, for themselves, or for widows and mino * ohildren, under the sanotion of the lawi The rail road companies failing In their engagements t > meet the interest, the city and county content that they.aro net bound to pay, because fraud and misrepresentations were praotised upon then by. the said companies, in order to obtain the mu mioipal subscriptions and the issue of the munioi pal bonds. An application for a mandamdato compel then to levy a tax for this purpose is now pending ii the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and while w< do not, fora moment,'doubt that that tribunal wil unanimously and indignantly set itsface agalni this wioked' attempt at repudiation in Pehnsylva nia, yet we would have capitalists refieqt when they would stand in the' eVent of that decfslor being other' than we confidently hope it will be. Now, if the tax-payers of Pittsburgh 'and Alle ghany are to esoape thh burden of taxation to pay interest on bonds: issued tor non-paying railroad companies, it follows, that the of Phila delphia muse also escape. So with thQS? ,of;Law renoo, Erie, and Washington eoupties,for there oarinot be one law for one section of tiie Common* wealth and another for another section. The oity of Philadelphia has issued— ■ oirj,: i Company.- - 750.000 of bonds.to the Horih western :Batiroad ' Company. . ' r 600,000 of bonds to tho Hempftelclßallroad \ ' * Cozripany. : , 2,250,000 of bonds to thqSanbury and Erie Rail road Company.' ", s ‘ $6,000,000 in all. : \ . Notone of these companies tarnishes the city tylth tho means of paying her interest, but every dollar of it, amounting to $300,000 per annum, is saddled upon the tax-payer, Wo know that the same .frauds.and miirepre sentations complained of by Pittsburgh and. Alle ghany were practised upon Philadelphia.. Who does not remember the expose ol the .bogus sub scriptions of Urane gnd Chouteau, in t|io Banbury and Erie Railroad case; and how .the famous check for several hundreds of .thousands of dollars went flying about from one account,to the other, in the Girard bank, without ever being represent ed by a single dollar ? This cunning manoeuvre, which might have oxoited our laughter, had itnot been too serious for us poor tax-payers, had the effect intended. The Counoils supposed. the sub scription bona and straightway subscribed the sum above mentioned, and issued their bonds in . payment of it. In the oases of the other subscriptions mentioned above, we believo similar misrepresentations were mado. If Pittsburgh and Alleghany are sustained In their defences, the olty of Philadelphia will in evitably have to repudiate these bonds issued to non-paying railroad.companies. Her tax-payers will force her to do it. .No man.jays taxes as a luxury. They will either wholly refuse .to pay any tax to meet the interest in those, bonds or they will pay it under,protest, and thus bring the question before the court, where it must be de cided in their favor, as in the oaae. of Pittsburgh. It follows that, if the bonds of. Pittsburgh and Alleghany issued to defaulting railroad companies are wortbloss, tho bonds of- Philadelphia issued to the Sunburv and Erie Railroad, the Hempfield, the North Pennsylvania, and the Northwestern roads must also be worthless, utterly and hope lessly SO.' Tbe amount of money thus honestly Invested in the bonds of non-paying railroads—including those of Erie, Washington, and Lawrence counties, and all of whioh axe now in peril—oannot be less than $10,000,000. The cause of the Pittsburgh bond holder ia the oause of the Philadelphia bond holder. It is beyond all comparison the most mo mentous question, both in priuoiplo and in emonnt, that ever oame before a Pennsylvania tribunal. May the glorious conservatism of former days be still found te have full sway on the Supreme Benoh. May the honor of Pennsylvania and her municipalities be maintained; 'and may the pestilential principle of repudiation reoeive snob a signal -rebuko at judicial hands that It will never be able to raise its Gorgon head again within the limits of the old ** Keystone.” It Is but just to say, In conclusion, that there are many prominent and influential gentlemen in Pittsburgh who utterly oondemn this spirit of repudiation—who would rather be taxed to the utmost of their ability than see suoh a stain come upon their oity and county. These gentle men have toiled incessantly to bring their fellow oUferffa to a sense of duty and of regard for public faith and honor. " Glory be to this Spartan Band! Letter from North Carolina* fGoxrespondenee of The Press.] October 9,1858. I havo admired your courage and fearlessness in defence of the right. You are greatly mistaken if you suppose that the South is a unit for Le compton. That exeorablo fraud is daily becoming an abomination to us. Por myself, I never doubted its character or what would be the final result among our genorous population. There is a class, indeed, dogmatic and dictatorial, which still and ever will go Locompton, pure' and simple; but it is a olass generally odious among the Southern people, and always defeated when we oould get tie issue of Union or Disunion fairly made against it I care not what may be tbe result of the fall eleotions in tho North-I am fully persuaded that the whole Leeompton programme will be «m -mately repudiated in the South . It takes our people a long time to find out tho bearings.of a publio question. Our population. Is sparse; our newspaper press is insignificant’ln number,and circulation, compared to the North; and, above all, we are more generally indifferent to federal politics than you nroi These causes combined render us more laggard in making up our oplfiioh on a publio question tban your jquarter of the Union: Hence shortsightedness. sometimes mis takes' indifferenoe among us for acquiescence or approver “ \ ‘ . ‘ -• ■I have now a suggestion to make, briefly* have indorsed popular Sovereignty in a thousand ways We are fully committed to it. There w a motion going on among us in favor of Douglas* which, whether he la enoeesaful or defeated in the present contest In hla own Btate, will render him very popular with the honest masses In thla region. We .an oarry six or eight Southern States, at any rate, for him. * CorrJgj^ olndthrffoHSS Mine of the wrlter.- In the typogrephjr, Jmt* «©•/■ etd» f .of ‘ written upon. . . ' '., -/A - - We alull be greetly. ohh'ged togentlemen in * rinia other State# for giriotfihe cue* «nt ;new9 oftbe day is ;tbeir:p*rtloiiler locallttv, tha nsoureeg of the *um>o*dlng -ecnintrv. ffi? frrr< -8 at popoletlon/or an/ Information that will l>e inter* etfnf to the general reader. ' - . Letter from'lllinois* . , [Oorreßpondene® ofThepMM.J:, . SpßiaaraLD, iUlnols, October 9,1853. Mr Dhab Siß : Mr. Douglas, (so far as I know,) during (be present oanvass In our State, has sorer mention#* the President’s - name,' otherwise interns of respect; and I amaatisfiedtliat (pub loly id j him : as the head of the National Administration, whiobthe Democracy of Illinois assisted their strength" and'lnfluence to place in its present position, he will never (except under the mttoa&Vavating circumstances) attempt' to oait any opprobrium upon.- : Mm while he re mans iii'the presidential.ehair,; no matter how far Mr:. Baohanan .may pass- the botfnds of de cenoy in those relations which are not open to. the public eye. 4 } : - > ' • Theconditionof the Democratic ‘party in this* State may he regarded, figuratively, with that of the Frenoh, patriots''during; the “Reign of Terror.” Men, I say thenj whose days hare been spent in the serrice of their ;dountry, and-whose seal for the snocess And permanency of constitutional Democratic principles In the-admi nistration of' our Government has been, 'tempered wfth a conservative respeot'for .the feelings and prejudices of those whom party predilections would, naturally cstrango—such men, - who hare * been always reliable, always res£y and anxious to sus tain the J purlty of the Democratic party, are dally subjected fed the sanguinary operation-of the ex- - J ; • Oan Mr. Buchanan hope to sustain a party for himself through such a T policy 1 Has he any knowledge of the impalsesand feelings of humani ty ? Does he know that the great West is peopled by enlightened then, or does he presume (hat the whole vaUeyef the Mississippi is inhabited hy. the wild roring lildlans? ; What influences, in the name of Heareflj Oah be so operating upon him as to'make him a mark-for’ the scorn and contempt of the wholenatien? . - ’ Tho return of Mr. Douglas to the Senate by the Legislature to heeleoted next month, is as certain as anything not yet recorded among the events of the past; -the sympathies of,a Tory largemajority are enlisted in his favor, and they undetermined hot to be deoeived nor disappointed/' , . ' . The success of the State ticket for treasurer and superintendent of publio instruction depends upon contingencies "which have hut slight connection with the complexion of the Legislature, and al though I’oOnsider it probable, yet it is a matter o f so little consequence id'comparison with the other, that the' Democracy generally ” are nofc’dlreotiag their attentlbhcloselytoit.' ; GENERAL NEWS. Imbecility ov the Kino or Prussia.— The question of the transfer of tho royal power of Prussia permanently—it has de facto beeh for some months past—-from, the imbecile King to his brother, the Prince of Prussia, is said to have,been at length virtually, if not ofSoi&llyy'decided: The abdicating tqoparoh is -stiUi to., retain the title of King, his .that of, Prinoe Regent. As the King hds been pronounced Inourahle^and Is nearly. 04,'while: the Prince ls three yeArt younger and in fiill vigor, .mental and bodily,'the probabilities are' that at date he will wear tbe'crowu,'and,'it may be, wear itlong. Bqt f at all'events,'the abdication of'King Fre derick WUliambrings hia nephew, the Prince Fre derick William, thenuiband of our Princess Royal, a'stop-’uearer to 'the throne of Prussia: ' It’was said, indeed) that his' father was* willing to'waive hisown rights in his favor; hat, as the,Prince is yet young enough ’at 27 to assume' tjw reins of power, the ptesent arrangement seems the most rational and suitable. -♦ - -c " . A . Strike abd , Riot—Mrr.TTAny CAXLED Oct.— We learn from a jjentleman fromthe vici nity that considerable excitement 'existed In the neighborhood of dAtosNos 4 and & 6n Saturday last, in consequence of astrike at No. 6 for higher wages. Failing in their demands, they, proceeded to dam No:* 4; and by threat and intimidation sought to compel the hands'to join with them. was broken hones .nod.bloody oases, and the result would have beehmuoh more serious had it not been for the oourage of the con tractor, .M*jor f Israel. Robinson, of Martisaburg, who; Immediately telegraphed to the. Governor, and In reply received authority to order out any force which he'might deem necessary.- The. major called ou the (( H&mtramick Guards,” .Captain v. m. Butler, and they.were in a Bhort time on the march in fuU'foroe'to' thesbebeof conflict. At tbp .appearance :of. the .Guards- the rioters broke ranks, and scattered t in all directions.— Charles* ’ A Mighty St* Louis’ Democrat tells of a colored family who were driven, trom their homes on the Illinois shore during the late freshet, and .who were forced to take up a temporary residence in St. Louis. ~ Free negroes are not, allowed. to live In Missouri without a li-’ censo, and they had, none.: This neglect was dis covered by a very enterprising lawyer, who at once procured the arrest of these' « drowned out” ties, passers, and- caused them -to pay over every cent they, ooqld forape, on peril of going to jail—to be whipped out or sold as slaves. Their dues bring paid, and they having made preparations to de part, they found themselves accidentally detained a fewhburs beyond their, prescribed three days. Thereupon the limb the law again caused.their . arrest, and has them subjected to fines as before. They finally escaped to Illinois. :This was the meanest, aot, v even for. a.lawyer, that wo have i ohronioled in a Io»g time. j Horrible Affair.—We learn by a gentle i man from Mt. .Vernon, tbatafew days ago, some [boys in. that vicinity went to a neighbor’s house to [get soino‘peaches, and on arriving at the house [they asked the children “how all the folks were.” ■The children replied that they were all well except [their mother—-that she.had been lying dead on the jflder for three days.' The boys ran home and told [what they had heard, and some persons 'imlne jdiately went to the house, and on making 1 search, {found the dead body of the woman in the most horrible state of mutilation. . The hips and thighs jwere buret to a cinder, and her hands were burnt almost off, and all appearanoes seemed to indioate jthat she must have been held on the stove by some person until she was burnt to death! The sheriff prrested the husband on suspicion of having com mitted this fiendish murder.— lndiana Inquirer. j A Desperate Attempt to Commit Sui 'cidb.—A German shoemaker in New Orleans, La., attempted to commit suloide a few days ago, by outting a tremendous gash in his. throat. He, however, first took.'the precaution to bar the door po prevent, being disturbed, bat the people soon got wind of it, and crowded around the door. After he had made the gash in his throat, he took a bottle of wine, and placing the mouth into tha t wound, lot the Trine run in until it bubbled up and ran over, mixing with the blood. To prevent the crowd from advancing, he kept throwing at phem bottles and lasts. He was, however, finally pverpowered just as he was oommenoing to pour another bottle of wine' down his artifioial’throat, And taken to the hospital, where his wound, an ugly one, but not fatal, was attended to. \ A Dauikq Jump.— One fiaylastweek, a gen tleman and lady, travelling on the Central Rail food, ascertained that they were going In the frrong direction—they wanted to go on the Rome nd.Watertown.road. In this dilemma the two rent to the platform of tbe ooaeh. and the gentle man, taking the lady in his arms; jumped to the ground. Both fell—the lady beneath the gentle man—and she struck her head upon a i\o.' Some people on tbe train thought the gentleman’s legs fere run over, but that Is |not certain The lady Jras evidently severely butt, as somebody was sen to raise her from the ground entirely help ljssa. I A Diffioulty Ebl-ihinated.—During the playing of the Goehituate fountain on the Com mon, on Tuesday last, it was noticed that ono of the jets did not throw its eolnmn of water as usual, t when the attendant proceeded to uncap it, to ascertain tbe oause.. This was very easily dis covered in the foot that the pipe was completely stopped np by a large eel, whioh was removed with some difficulty and found to measure over two feet In length. Being thus relieved, the fountain again poured forth In unstinted volume, and the NaUd muses resumed the gentle cadences of their wonted song, without further interruption. ' The Comet.—By a somewhat remarkable coincidence it has. been remarked that the years distinguished by the appearanoo of comets have also been distinguished by superior vintages, and the quality of tbevintage has rlten in proportion to the brtlilanoy of the, comet. Indeed, so re marked baa this fact become as to assume tbe cha racter of a brand— a .Oomet brand” —as indica ting a superior vintage. This year the vintage is .very superior both as to quantity and quality, and we have a comet. Also, the strychnine crop is Abundant, and whiskey is plenty—Comet whiskey.** The Seventh Regiment, (National Guard,) of New York, through the hoard of offioers, has forwarded to Messrs Brown, of Brown’s Hotef, Washington, D. 0., a soroll in a massive frame, bearing an Inscription whioh commemorates and expresses the gratitude of the regiment for the courtesy extended to the Guard at Washington, last summer, by the-Mesars. Brown, ,who.threw open their , without oharge to as many of the regiment as oonld be aooommod&ted there. ' - h Oonsbbvativs. : The DtiokiNO Season hah fairly set in, and promises to be a plentiful one. A large number of those delioious dinner fowl are daily taken, and are much fatter and heavier than last year. One of the gunners at the long bridge, a day or two since, shot twenty-two fine duoks at one fire. Those engaged in this business anticipate a suc cess’ this year sufficiently remunerative to compen sate fbr ♦beli* losses during the last year.—TPasA ington Vnxon. A New Opera Sura*** imported for tho French theatre in .New Orleans, arrived by the Arago. She U very young, not more than eight- Wand very pwfty. Bh*sat in a box out in the house; on Wednesday, at the Academy, New York, and during the evening deliberately took off her bonnet, brought a large comb from her poeket, and oombed her hair, by whioh’proceeding her per sonal appearance was decidedly improved. Mb. ThomAs Woolmer, whose fine statue .of the poet Laureate was exhibited some two yean ago, has exeqrfted in marble a- bust of Rajah Brooke, the hero of Sarawak. The features are true, cleat, hold; and might he those of a noble Roman. *An admirable’ bust of the Rev. E. JS> Vico’has also been exeouted in the tame utadio. ' A “ matrimonial broker ” in New York has recently retired fro® btuinete with » bend* eome fortune. ■ •'''"'*