i'fyjsm
4
(PUBUBB HDtAti-Y (BUNDAYB EXCEFTED)
' •*-' ■ * ."Bt;: JoHtf W.‘FORNEY,
;; Office mo. «r chestnut stubby.
DAILY PREgSV
..Tjmji dim air Wesi, tajabia to th« Carrier*.
~ 'Mailed to Sobeoribsra out of the C'ity at Six DotLaxe
MB AKinro*, FormDoLAißaionEioaT Mosrasi
iHuaa Dollars job Si* MonTHa-invarlably ia ad-
VauMfoittlio Hme ordered.
TRI. WEEKLY PRESS.
' Mailed to eutmrfben out of the City at Thb* Dol-
Laps pku ATiacM, in’advaajg. ■
THIRO-STREET JOBBING HOUSES
yARJD, ; GILMORE, & 00..
•; TTOS.4OAND4S NORTH THIRD STREET*
; - IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN.
.SILKS, RIBBONS, DRESS GOODS,
'J. WHITE goods, LACKS, LINENS.
, BMBROIDKRIB3, &c.
HOSIERY, QLpYBS, MITES, AND SHAWLS,
auft-sm ‘
& MAGrINNIS.
. IMPORTERS AKD WHOLES ABE DEALERS IN
. ENGLISH AND AMERICAN .
SHiRKC HRE ADS.
PRHMH AND ENGLISH LABTINGS, AND
BHOsIwNIF'AOTOftERS’ ARTIOLEB;
84w&r MmKlb. Sillc, Thread and Needle*.
' s NORTH THIRD ST.,
AtfUitd for
- uppxjajya patent boot-trbbB.
auMm - . _
gOWER, BARNES, & GO..
; • PUBLISHERS AND DEALERS IN
MISCELLANEOUS, SCHOOL, AND
' BLANK BOOKS AND STATIONERY, '
NO. ST NORTH THIRD STREET, BELOW ARCH
Publisher* of Pei ton’s Bpendld Series of
• « „OUTUNK MAPS AND KEYS.
DR. EMMONS’ MANUAL OF
Banders’ New Readers. Greenleaf’9 and-Brooks’
AnthraeUCß, Ao. JHank Books, Writing, Wrapping,
Curtain, and Wat! Papers. aua-ftn,
r|«HOS. MELLOR & 00,
NO, S NORTH THIRD STREET,.
IMPORTERS
ENGLISH, FRENCH, AND GERMAN
HOSIERY,
GLOVES, SHIRTS, DRAWERS, *O.
aiO-Sm ' • .
Rm Bieoos, W*. S. Rubs, Job* Wish,
Jacoa Rixon, D, B. Bavin,
JJIEOEIj, BAIRD, & GO.,
(Late Sieger, Lamb, & Co.»)
IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS
07
DRY GOODS.
No, 4T North THIRD STREET, PHILADELPHIA.
OUR FALL STOCK
Is new complete In all its departments, and ready for
Buyers. Prompt paying MerohanUr from all parts of the
Union. are respebtfally solioited to call and examine for
themselves. - ans-Sm
SHOE F|NI>INGS.
JOHNS & SON.
. IMPORTERS, AND DEALERS IN '
BOOT, SHOE, AND GAITER MATERIALS,
ASTINGS, GALLOONS,
SHEETINGS, PATENT LEATHER,
BENCH KIDS, SLIPPER UPPERS, LAOETS, *O.
N. B. 00RHKB FOURTH AND AROH STS. ,
auS-fen
GENTS’. FURNISHING GOODS.
JW. SOOTT--4ate,of the firm of Win
* cheater & B6ott—GENTLEMEN’B FURNISH
INQ STORE and SHIRT MANUFACTORY, 81
CHESTNUT Street* (nearly opposite the Girard Houae
Philadelphia. 1
, J. W. 8. would respectfully < call the attention of hie
former natron* and friends fo his new store, and ie pre
pared to BU orders for SHIRTS at short notioo. . A
perfect, fit guarantied. Wholesale Trade supplied with
ana Shirts and Collars. _ jySl-Jy
HARDWARE.
IJIRUITT. BEO„ & OQ..
IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS .
H A R D W ARE,
CUTLERY, GUNS, PISTOLS, Ao.,
599 MARKET STREET. ' 529
. BELOW SIXTH, NORTH SIDE,
anna • . PHILADELPHIA.
■]J|o ORE. HENSZEY&OO-.
HARDWARE, CUTLERY, AND GUN
WAREHOUSE,
NO. 4ST MARKET. AND 416 COMMEROB STS.,
PHILADELPHIA.
LOOKO&GLASSSS.
LOOT GLASSES.
. Now la itore th« moit •ztasdTO *nd elemt »irt
Bwatof ...
LOOKING OL&8BES,
7or oTorj ijvm and «v«r ooiitum: and at tht moat
Kodnuo prioe«.
LOOKING GLASSES
laths moot alahorata and tho most mraplo Noaua*
; ■ LOOKING GLASSES
nomad InthebesttutOt and in tho moat nhatanOoi
UUUtST*
LOOKING GLABSR3
Fwniahal by tut, are manufactured by osikltm is «■'
own eetabluhment.
LOOKING GLASSES
gnMAHOGANY and WALNUT frames for Country
JAMES S. EARLE 4 SON,
10 CHESTNUT STREET,
•Pl-tf, PHiLADBLPHIA.
PAPER HANGINGS, Ac.
PAPER HANGINGS.
SOW M THB TUI* TO
PAPES YOUR HOUSES.
HART, MONTGOMERY, & CO.,
NO. 3U3 CHESTNUT STREET,
Hava for sate everr variety of
PAPER HANGINGS,
Borders, &c„
Whlob will be sold at the lowest rates, and rnt up bJ
careful workmen.; tSD-dtnolO
' LAMPS, CHANDELIERS, &o.
QOBmxus & bakee;
' ' MANUFACTURED OF
LAMPS, CHANDELIERS.
. , GAS FIXTURES, Ac. '
STORE, 710 OHEBTNUT STREET.
MANUFACTORIES,
BUI CHERRY ST., AND FIFTH AND COLUMBIA
«8-th, to-2ml ' AVENUE, ‘i
MEDICINAL.
TMTBS. WINSLOW.
ATJ. AN EXKKRIENCEB NURSE and female
Ph/Mot.i|, her
FOB CHILDREN TEETHING,
•hit* giaaflr fhotHtttee the irooM, of teething, hr soft-.
ImEfMaJmmif raduoias aDinSamiuaboa; will allar
»I®HTO^^^£a^B^lblSo'WllLS.
npdnit. moth* w r it will *iw rest to yonreelvae
TO YOUR INFANTS,
this crr-clfl. for over t«n
Mono. and truth of it.
fefliSgJE
ire know, an instance of
irbojQfedif. Oq toeddfl
with its am
commendation o/itsmw)-
uea. We speakin ibis
know/*? after ten years*
reputation hr the fulfil*,
alare/ la almost ever?
ji sufferingfrom pam ana
SSfeW l te f F®5;
wui &M been peed with ‘
taf.iu
toireU, Oort ecu Midlty,
1 OOLfC and overcome cou-
I remedied, end to
: beßtbnajmrert remedy in
I DYSENTERY nndDjAR
; whether it arises from
om». ■ Wq would say to -
1 child suffering from any of
: do not let your prejudices,
o t b e r «v stand between.
i
. timely used. Fall direo
‘ the outmda wrapper* ■,
laghout tb®wpTla.,Frinol
tMt, New York, , lyU-ly
HKBF AITO HEAJUT
gSHKee pat upend soiut.
MHM oan say, moon ►
■pStoss
jSjwftitioftby.imjrone;
blhk&Vaj,
wmae
whet* tHeinfant
o£ tetter will he
uter the Byrne 1,
<
ismsi
nvrnbAS!
''hranu
wettuag or from any otaeri
>*nry mother-Who hiwel
the iWom* oomplaintSii
nor,vt£» ,-ptejadioe*.ofl
wee of this medicine, iff
tionufor tiaingwiJlaoopto
imm
H OM COAI, OIL WORKS.
FIRST PBBMIUM,
awarded at .
. PENNSYI(YANIA STATE PAIR,
FACTORY 1 WOOD STREET, WHARF BOHUYt
•■.'ji', • •< '■ .-KILLf'-' 5 ' •
; OFFICE 127 WALNUT STBEET. ‘
; ' flAlft-ihrt ' R. S. HUBBARD fc gQN.
'(OA R RI A; GES
•i OFTHEMANUFACTUKB OF,
D-RO&ERS.
iii^'|^ • ion
■sWim^.y- v*- •'• : "■ ■■ - !
■ ■ '"Jf * '
./i'yb'RKrStEUP— 3{H)bbl3.>3Borted,
I -
VOL. 3.—NO. 78.
DRY-GOODS JOBBERS.
SEC AWL SALEI
The attention of buyers is etpeoiaUjr invited to the
following
BLANKET SHAWLS:
LONG BLANKET SHAWLS,
SQUARE BLANKET SHAWLS,
AGm-m’ LONG AND SQUARE SHAWLS,
CHILDRENS BLANKET SHAWLS,
7ROH THB
MIDDDESEX, WASHINGTON,
BAY STATE, WATERLOO,
WATERVLEIT, AND PEACKDALE CO.’S.
FRENCH BLANKET SHAWLS,
SCOTCH BLANKET SHAWLS,
LONG AND SQUARE.
FRENCH REVERSIBLE SHAWLS.
A FULL LINE
BEOOHE SHAWLS.
LONG BROCHE SHAWLS,
SQUARE BROCHE SHAWLS.
CASHMERE & MERINO.
LONG CASHMERE SHAWLS,
SQUARE CASHMERE SHAWLS,
LONG THIBET bHAWLS,
SQUARE THIBET SHAWLS.
STELLA SHAWLS.
BLACK AND COLORED CENTRES,
PRINTED BORDERED STELLAS,
BROCHE BORDERED STELLAS,
PRINTED OASHMERE SHAWLS,
MISSES’ STELLA SHAWLS,
CHILDREN’S STELLA SHAWLS,
Comprising one of the largest assortments of
SHAWLS
IN THIS MARKET
For aale to
GASH AND PROMPT SIX-MONTHS BUYERS.
JOSHUA XLi. BAILY,
213 MARKET STREET,
ooU-tf . PHILADELPHIA.
1859 FAL3j EXPORTATION. 1859
JOEL J. BAILY & OCX.
No. 319 MARKET STREET, AND 308 CHURCH
ALLEY, PHILADELPHIA,
Havereoeived by recent arrivals, and will oontinue to
raoeive daring the season a fail and complete assort
ment of
. FALL AND WINTER GOODS,
,Consisting in part of
HOSIERY, GLOVES, MITTS, AND GAUNTLETS.
LADIES’, MISSES’, GENTS’, AJO>
BOYS LAMB3-WOOL, MERINO,
SILK AND COTTON SHIRTS AND PANTS,
GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS.
Black and Fanoy Silk Scarfs, Ties, and Cravats.
Linen, Cambrio, and Silk Hdkfs.
SHETLAND WOOL ZEPHYRS, Ac.
Alio, ft handsome stock of WHITE, LACE, and .
- MILLINERY GOODS AND EMBROIDERIES,
• COTTON, MARSEILLES, and LINEN SHIRT
FRONTS, a large and cheap variety.
“JOUVIN’S BYSTEME.” BEST QUALITY KID
GLOVES. A splendid assortment of colors and sixes.
WOOL COMFORTS,HOODS, JACKETS,NUBIAS, &o
Together with a large assortment of CLARK’S aupe
perior stg-eerd “ Bilk-Finished” and “ Enamelled”
SPOOL COTTON. Also, thoir Sewing Machine Cotton,
put up on spools of 2,400 yards eaoh, to whiob tho atten
tion of Shirt Makers and Manufacturer* is particularly
requested.
CASH AND PROMPT SIX-MONTHS BUYERS
areinvited to examine Our Stook, whioh is one of the
largest and most attractive ever offered to the trade,
S7-3m
QUOTES 11 OIiOTHSIII
SNODGRASS It ST EEL MAN,
- , IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IK
CLOTHS, OASSIMERES, VESTINGS, &0.,
NO. S 3 SOUTH SECOND STREET,
ABOVE CHESTNUT,
Are daily receiving additions to their already large
stook of
FALL GOODS.
Comprised in part of
BLACK AND COLORED CLOTHS,
• " “ “ . BEAVERS,
“ CASSIMERES AND DOESKINS,
PLAIN AND FANCY CASSIMERES,
BILK, YELVET, AND OABHMERE VESTINGS, Ac.
N.B.—A variety of Cloths and Beavers soitable for
LADIES’ CLOAKS and MANTILLAS, all of which
will be sold at reasonable prices. 524- tf
\|T. S, STEWART & CO.,
JOBBERS OF AXJCTION GOODS,
SOS MARKET STREET, ABOVE THIRD,
Hare now in Store a fall line of
BLACK AND FANCY 81LK8,
BROGUE AND OTHER SHAWLS,
BILK MANTILLA VELVETS,
Of all grade*, and all the new fabric* in Dree* Good*, to
whieb we invite the attention of
CASH AND PROMPT SIX-MONTH BUYERS.
s9-3ro _.
gITER, PRICE, & CO..
IMP9KTSRS AND JOBBERS
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRY GOODS.
816 market street.
J t W. GIBBS & SONS,
KO. ,31 MARKET STREET,
Are now opening their
FALL * WINTER STOCK OF GOODS ADAPTED TO
MEN’S WEAR,
In trhioh will be found it full assortment of
CLOTHS, DOESKINS, VESTINGS, TRIMMINGS,
Ac. nus-Jm
WOOD, MARSH, & HAYWARD,
* IMPORTERS
* AND
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING.
NO, 309 MARKET STREET.
PHILADELPHIA.
Fall and Winter Stock now oompiete and ready for
barer*. aue-8m
JJ/JoCLINTOOK, GRANT, & 00.,
IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, VESTINGB, #
AND
TAILORS’ TRIMMINGS.
• NO. 833 MARKET STREET,
(Up Stain.) .
auMm PHILADELPHIA.
W. LITTLE & CO..
'silk GOODS.
NO. 335 MARKET ST.
tsig-Sm *
jSJHAPLEIGH, RUE, & CO.,
IKSOR.TKRB OF
LINENS. .
WHITE GOODS,
LACES, “jljjßjtoißEJUEg,
HO. 32» MARKET STREET.
•F" Oar Stock, selected in the beat European market*
by ourselves, i* large and oompieto, aus-3m
111. WILLIAMSON & CO.,
.WHOLESALE DEALERS AND JOBBERS IN
DRY GOODS.
HO. 436 MARKET STREET,
(And 414 Commerce Btreet,)
JITWBKfI POT7ETH AND PIPTIf, NORTH 8101/
Ouretook, especially adapted to Southern and West
era trade, i» now Urge and complete in every parti
cular, auB-tf
1859™ IMPOETATIONS -1851
BALE, ROSS & WITHERS,
Ml MARKET, AND MS COMMERCE STREETS,
PHILADELPHIA,
. IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS
SILK
FANCY GOO3)S,
HnVa trow n oomilete rtooh K> Wlloh ther innte th* »*-
mSoßoftnr.ro, »»W»
COMMISSION HOUSES.
JfROTHINGHAM
& WELLS.
34 SOUTH FRONT.
AND S S LETITIA STREET,
Are AGENTS for the .ala of Goods Manufactured by
the following Companies, viz:
MA.SACinresvT.,
Laconia,
Great Falls,
Lyman,
Cabot,
Dwight,
Perkins,
Ipswich,
Baetlht.
Brown, Bleached, and Colored Sheotingß, Shirtings,
Jeans, and Drills.
ROBESON'S BLUE PRINTS,
HAMPDhN COMPANY’^
TWEEDS AND COTTONADEB in great variety.
WASHINGTON MILLS
(Formerly Bay State)
Shawls, Piano and Tab's Covers, Printed Feltings,
Flaunofs. All-Wool and Cotton Warn Cloths, heavy blk
and btue Beavers. Cnssimorea, and Tricots. Also, Xer
sots, Satinets, and Tweeds. ol stuth-6m
gUIPLEY, HAZARD, & HUTCHINSON,
NO. US CHESTNUT ST..
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
FOR THE BALE OF
PHILADELPHIA-MADE
GOODS.
.8-dm
r £ % B. G-ARSED & CO..
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS. *
COTTON, COTTON YARNS,
SPERM, LARD, AND
WHALE OILS,
FLOUR, DRUGS, *8
KT The attention of Manufacturers is tspKtiiUv
sailed to our
SPERM OILS.
Ml-Sm No. an N. FRONT STREET, PHILA.
QLAR K ’ S
SPOOL
COTTON.
Jut reoelved,
A FULL ASSORTMENT IN
WHITE, BLACK, AND COLORS,
For »al» b,
CHARLES FIELD,
NO. 20 NORTH SIXTH STREET,
AGENT FOR PHILADELPHIA
«5-sm*
gMITH, MURPHY. & 00,
837 MARKET ST., AND 886 CHURCH ALLEY,
Are now opening their
FALL AND WINTER STOOK
07
STAPLE AND FANCY
DRY GOODS,
To which they invite the attention of
CASH AND PROMPT SHORT-TIME
pHILADA., August, 1869,
BOOTS AND SHOES.
JJAZELL & HARMED,
MANUFACTURERS
AM)
WHOLESALE DEALERS
' l*
BOOTS AND SHOES.
NO. 128 NORTH THIRD STREET.
A full assortment of Cityrmad. Boot, end Shoe, con
.tantly on hood. .Id-tf
W. McOURBY d: SON,
321 CHESTNUT STREET, (Id FLOOR.)
LADIES’, MISSES’, AND CHILDREN’S BOOTS,
SHOES, AND GAITERS,
Manufactured expressly for the Retail Trade* aullAot
jpALLi STOOK
9f
BOOTS AND SHOES.
JOSEPH H. XH-0U SON A Oo. t
114 MARKET STREET,
Have cow on hand a large stook of
BOOTS AND SHOES
07
EVERY VARIETY, EASTERN AND CITY MADE.
Purchasers visiting the oity will please call and ex*
amine their stock, jyJS-tf
JEVICK, RASIN. & CO.,
BOOT AND SHOE WAREHOUSE
Aib
MANUFACTORY,
No. AOS MARKET STREET, Philadelphia.
Wo have now on band an extensive Stock of Boot*
and Shoe*, of all description*, of ooh own and Ejutx&n
Manufacture, to which we invite the attention of South
ern and Western buyers. auB-8m
WATCHES, JEWELRY, &c.
-JAILEY & CO..
303HBELT
BAILEY 6 KITCHEN,
fare removed to the new Fire-proof. White Marble
Store,
819 CHESTNUT STREET,
NORTH SIDE, BELOW THE GIRARD HOUSE,
Now opening their Fall Stook of
IMPORTED JEWELRY, PLATED WARES, AND
FANCY GOODS,
Vo whiob they invtie the attention of the pubtia*
SILVER-WARE, WATCHES, DIAMONDS, AND
PEARLS,
av wHotxsiL* and Myaia,
gILVER WARE.
WM. WILSON & SON
Invite ipeolal attention to their stock of SILVER
WARE, which is now unusually large, affording a va
riety of pattern and design unsurpassed by any house
the Umtod States, and of finer quality than is manufac
tured for table use in any part of the world.
Our Standard of Silver is 935-1000 parts pure
The English Sterling. 925-1000 u
American and French 900-1000 “
Thu* it will be seen that we give thirty-five part* pure;
than the American and French coin, and ten part* purer
than the English Sterling. We melt all our own Silver,
and our Foremanbeing connected with the Refining De
partment of the United State* Mint for several years, we
guamutee the quality as above (938), which is the Jl««n
that eai* 5* mad* to be serviceable, and will resist the
action of acids much better than the ordinary Silver
manufactured.
WM. WILSON & SON,
B. W. CORNER FIFTH AND OHEItRY STB.
N, B.—Any fineness of Silver manufactured as agreed
Upon, bat positively none inferior to French and Ameri
can standard*
Dealer* supplied with the same standard a* used Id
our retail department
Fine Silver Bars, 099-1900 part* pure, constantly os
hand. auM-dm
JS. JA RDJ3N & BRO.,
•MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF
SILVER-PLATED WARE.
No.flM CHESTNUT Street, above Third, (op stair*,.
Philadelphia.
. Cons tan tly on ha nd and for sale to the Trad®, r „
VE A-BEm COM MU WON SERVICE SETS, ifaNS,
PITCHERS, GOBLETB, CUPS. BAS
KETS. CASTORS, KNIVES, SPOONS,
froRKS, LADI.EB, to., to.
Gilding and plating on all kinds of metal. aeJ-ly
U9IHUELLAB,
CIxEEPEK &s FENNER.
WHOLESALE MANUFACTURERS
OP
IMBRELLAB AND PARASOLS,
330 MARKET STREET, PHILA.,
Arenow making more than piv* hondrbd mfverknt
yABTBTixs of Umbrella®, of every size, from 23 to 40
buyers who have not bad S. & F.’s make of goods wIU
find their time well spent in looking over this well-made
•took, which includes man* Kovanixe, hoi to be met
with elsewhere, au«-Sro
(TJJREASE. —200 bbla., 300 half bbls„ 140
v* quarter bbls., 2,000 cans Patent Tallow Grease,
smtaJilefoT wagons, carts, oars, and drays, for sale
br ROWLfcY, ASIiBURNER, A CO., No. 15 South
WHABVRR 08
TO WESTERN AND SOUTHERN MER
CHANTS.—ManiIa Kopo, alt sia.s, ne.My paolted,
and for ante by tlie mannfnotur.r. at tbo lowest N.w
Yolkpn&na. WEAVER, FITLY.R t CD..
otO 23 W. Water Bt..m>d n N. Wharvna.
rjIAR. —Just received, a largo invoice of
•*. Tar, in superior ordor and tars, barrets, and for
sal.by , 'iVBAVKR, PITJjER, t 00..
nl Ko.gN. WATER anitMN.T»F.LAW*«K *»■
CHEAPEST WINDOW GLASS in town,
V at DIOK’S, B, W. cora.r of SEVENTH and
SOUTH. oro-Jor
PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER I, 1859.
CARPETINGS, OIE CLOTHS, Ac.
£JARPET NOTICE.
BAILY & BROTHER.
'NO. 020 CHESTNUT STREET,
WILL THIS DAT
REDUCE THE TRICE ;
Of their entire Stock of
“CROSSLE Y’S” BRUSSELS
TAPESTRIES,
TO
ONE DOLLAR A YARD,
Including all the best i
PATTERNS. 1
oc2B-tf ,
rpo MERCHANTS BUYI3G OIL
CLOTHS AND WINDOW SHA*ES.
BLABON & SMITH,
MANUFACTURERS OF OIL CIDTHS,
I
146 NORTH THIRD STREET, PHILADELPHIA.'
We invite tho attention ol dealeretoour Urge .took of
FLOOR, TABLE, AND CARRIAGE Oil CLOTHS,
GREEN GLAZED OIL CAMBRIC,
a beautiful artiole for Bhndes. The largest stock of
WINDOW BHADES and BUFF HOLLANDS in the
market, at prices which defy competition. au3l-fm •
FANCY DRY GOODS JOBBERS*
gOHAPFEir&ROBERT^
489 MARKET STREET,
IMPORTERS AND JOBBER*
or
HOSIERY, GLOVES,
SMALL WARES, COMBS, I
BRUSHES, LOOKING-GLASSES,
GERMAN and FRENCH FANOY GJQDB,
AHD
TAILORS’ TRIMMINGS, i aoS-Sm
js/|ARTINS> PEDDLI,
& HAMRICK,
Importer* and dealers in
HOSIERY, GLOVEB, AND FANCY NOfIONS,
NO. 30 NORTH FOURTH STREET,
Five doors below the Merohaita* Hotel,
Offer for aale the most complete stook of Gods in their
line to be found in the United States, oousiiing of
HOSIERY, of every grade. . ; •
GLOvKS, tn three n'lndred varieties.
UNDERBHIKTB and DRAWERS.
LINEN-BOSOM SHIRTS and COLLAtS. _
LINEN CAMBRIC HDKFS. A SUIRTfRONTS,
LADIES’ ELASTIC BELTS, with ofaps of ?h
-tirely new dosigns, with an endless variefc of NO-*
TIONS. to vrhich they mvttc the attention of
FIRST-CLABB WESTERN AND fcIOU'HERN
BUYERS. * an6-fan
CIGARS, TOBACCO, &ci
g’WISSLER & FIORU.L.O,
125 NORTH THIRD STREET,
Have for aalo a large supply of J
cigars i '
OF THE BEST
HAVANA BRANDS.’;
TOBACCO, SNUFF, PIPES, M
AGENTS FOR GAIL A AX, ; V
GERMAN SMOKING TOBACCO AND CIGiBSj
0c24-3m *
MERINO,
140 SOUTH FRONT BTHERI,
Bu in store ami bond, and •
Offers far 8&le, a Large Assortment el'
CIGARS,
H.wlr.4 dirwt from Harsna, orohoion mi lavolt.
Brandi. aullf
JUILLINKHY GOODS.
MARKET STREET.
RIBBONS,
« Of evfjrj kind i in immeneo variety;
MEW BONNET MATERIALS,
BONNET VELVETS, SATINB,
•RO BE NAPS, LINING SILKS, , ,
ENGLISH CRAPES, or the beat make*,
FRENCH &> AMERICAN ARTIFICIAL
FLOWERS, FEATHERS, RUCHES, fe
Alto, nevest Fall of
STRAW AND FANCY BONNETS,
And STRAW GOODS, of aver/ deflcn»Uofi,
Nov open, and presenting altogether the roost oqj*
plete stock of MILLINERY GOODS in this market
Merobants and Milfinor* from every section of fce
country are cordially invited to call and examine fir
stock, which ve offer at the
CLOSEST TOSSIDLE PRICKS.
ROSENHEIM, BROOKS, A CO.,'
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1859.
Letter irom “Wanderer.”
litTTLK RlVUtl VlU.Afilh )
Creek NatioD, Oof. i, 1850. J
I hare been traversing the Indian country upon
tho Arkansas, tho Canadian, Iho North Fork,
Little River, the Verdigris and numberless creeks;
over mountains and around them, across prairies,
and through dense and open woodlands, now feast
ing on game, hog and hominy, then subsisting on
P^rolled corn and sardines, and not unfrequontly
for a day or two getting along with dry corn bread
and watermelons. Mail facilities, of conr6o, in a
now country, aro so rare that I must porforce ban
ish all idea of following iny wanderings, and con*
tent myself with giving such facts ns may occur to
mo at tho moment Iwrito,
Our camp is pitched upon the high steep bank,
near which Lieutenant Dealo’s great wagon road
over tho thirty-fifth parallel to the Pacifio ooean,
orossos Little river. lam in tho midst of it, wri*
ting upon a board with an undressed log for a scat.
Wherever I turn my oyos immediately in tho
neighborhood aro Indian graves. How often havo
I hoard that the red roan selects beautiful and
picturesque spots for his village and his burial place.
Nero U proof of it, for in natural loveliness of sce
nery, tho bold stoep hill, orownod with large oaks
and garlanded with richest vinos, Is unsurpassed.
The kitchen under a spreading oak, the white
refits hiarshnlled round, tho gay red and bluo
Maokinaw blankets that servo as overcoats in tho
day and beds at night, together with tho usual
bustlo of the camp, lend animation to tho picture.
When the dead are laid in tho ground in a sitting
posture, with (hoir faoes turned to tho rising run,
they are covorod with earth, and over tho grave is
erected a ininiaturo log houso, seven foot long by
four Feot broad, and some two or three foot high, to
prooludo the polluting outrages of wild beasts. .A
favorito burial place with many of the Indians is
tho earth under tho corner of tho cabin where stood
their bods in life. Whoro this course is adopted tho
cabin and tho fields aro soon deserted—fear of dovlls
nnd hobgoblins drive tho occupants away—and one
winter sees both oabin and fences burned up by
camping parties of white men and Indians. It is
generally bolioved that the latter have their heart
strings knit with tludr religion and tho rites duo
tho dead, but ono soon learns that, in all respects,
save whore their pleasure is concerned, they aro
the most irroverent wretches in tho world.
Yesterday afteroor.n, whilst lounging under tho
shade, looking down upon tho river that rushes and
roars over its stony bed, and out upon tho prairie,
fresh and green, with a new orop of gross, that in
gontio undulations rolls off and is lost in the hori
zon, some Indian boys, Indian men, and negro
slaves, throw thomeelvos upon tho ground near
me, and at onco began a chatter, intcrmiugled
with the loudest laughter nnd tho shrillest out
cries. The men wore dressed rathor hotter than
ordinary—the negroes tho best; nnd the boys, be
side deer thongs binding their jot locks, and bows
and arrows, rejoiced in tho possession of one hunt
ing shirt, which constituted their wbolo attire,
and was displayed by the largest boy. Looking
at them, remembering their squalor and degrada
tion, one could scarce refrain recalling tho fact
that there was vast difference between them and
tiieir pcoplo, and tho Muscogees, from whom they
aro descended—that proud nation of firo-worsbip
pern which refused to acknowledge tho away of
even tho mighty Montezuma. It might ba urged
that they aro gaiuers, notwithstanding their
loss of the vast power and wealth they lmd, by an
acquaintance with Christianity and tho arts of
civilization. So far as tho latter aro concerned,
they have learned soino which havo been of use
nnd value to thorn, and others which cannot bo
said to havo ennobled them, and in reference to
Christianity there arc very few, indeed, who are
sincerely converted U its doctrines. At the coun
cils, tho national feasts, nnd tho stated dances, the
practices are full ns Pagan, and full ns old, as tho
rites of tho fire-worshippers beforo the exodus of
the tribes from Mexico to tho savannahs of our
Southern States. Let mo write you of some of
them:
’ The busk or greon com dance ocours when the
corn ripens and “ roasting cars ” are ready. It Is
ittiUwfel to eat any tinttl the tribe have been ga
thered by order of tho chief, and nil hove partaken
of “ the modloino.” Tho place of meeting is tho
town-house, which constate of four log sheds, look
ing oat upon each other and forming a square.
Here the warriors assemble. There is a kind of
pulpit advanced in front of one of tho sheds, aud
(hero tho chief holds high state. In tho centre is
a roof of thatch, supported by four corner logs,
and under it, upon a block, sits tho old fire tender.
The first thing done in all dances and feasts,
whether it bo winter or summer, is to kindJo a
huge firo. Thcro aro the Wind family, tho wind
being thoir father; tho l’anthcr family, the
panther being their fathor; the Door family, the
iioar family, and so on. Bomo aro called Smith,
and Jones, and Brown, in overy-day affairs, but
that is because tbeir Indian blood is mixed with
white or Muck, but they never forget the family
they belong 10. Tho Wind family is tho greatost,
and has privileges which tho others have not. If
one of that family kills another Indian ho can com
pound for tho murder by paying n prieo; but if an
Indian kills one of the Wind family ho must die
tho death. Thoro are proocssions and dances of
thceo families round tho firo. There aro impreca
tions, appeals to tho firo, «nd tho gods of thoir
fathers; and thon, after a long while, tho medioino
or black draught is brought out in earthen pots,
and each takes tho gourd and his doss. Thisme
dicino is made by boiling a black root in water,
and tho drink acts as a powerful emetio, After
tho assembly has been helped, they present n
ghastly spectacle of sufiering and utter rnisory,
only olsawhero seen in landlubbers out at sea for
the first timo. After this ceremony tho tribo is at
liberty to eat as much greon corn as it pleases.
A widow who loses her husband only the week
after the busk dance, cannot marry until the noxt
busk danoo, and irt tho meantime, she is prohibited
conversation with men, to comb her hair, wash her
f ico, or at all consult common cloanlinoss. You
would not know this if you wore not told, for they
aro so muoh nliko that it is difficult to toll which
are tbo widows.
Tho pulling corndanoo occurred only a fow days
a;o. Lftto in tho afternoon men, women, and
children, black and copper colored, camo thunder
ing along tho road as If a lunatic asylum was out
for a holiday. Down tho steep bank thoy pushed
their ponies with shouts and thumps. Presently
they were floundering in tho river. If a pony
stumbled and his rider fell off, ho had to look
livoly or ho would bo trampled to doiith. Tho
town houßo was in tho woo ls, on tho othor sido of
tho river, and thero they woro rush'iDg. At sunset
tho Pro was lighted.
Tho ohiof, a flno old follow, rose, spoke a few
minutes, and tho orgies began. Negroes and In
diana joined in alike. Men rattled gourds filled
with pobblos. A young man devoted his attention
to trying to beat in tho boa lof a drum. A low
guttural chauiit ovorybody indulged in. Tho wo
men, as they danced, shook tortoiso shells, which
were fastened to their ankles, and filled with
pebbles and bits of tin. Tho darkness grew
thicker and thicker, and tho old fire-tender piled
on raoro and more logs. Every moment (ho dancers
Increased. Tho dusky forms, now in the light of
the fire, then in tho smoko and darkness, mado one
mindful of tho demon-dances of tho Harts moun
tains. As they skipped and jumped, they howled
and yellod in unison. Every noisy bird nnd boast
was imitated, tho owl having tho decided pro
forenoo, nnd, when these fulled, every discordant
uttoranco tho human throat was capable of was
resorted to. You woro almost forced into tho be
lief
“ That bell was empty,
And all the dovila worn there.”
Ball ploy is a famous diversion with all tho
Indians I Imvo soon, ns it has boon with all
Indians, I believe, since they woro first known to
the whites; and tho same gnmo is still ndhorod to
which, during Pontiac’s conspiracy, served as a
rune for tho capture iu tho far Northwest of the
port of Mlobilimaoklnao. You remomber that on
that occasion, wlion two towns were supposed to bo
contending for victory, the officers of tho fort woro
drawn, by the excitement of tho contest, into a for
gelfulnoes of Indian treachery, and that tho boll
boiug hurled over tho wall tho crowd poured in at
tbo gates, and that, onoe in possession, they massa
cred all of its Inhabitants except thoso who were
French, nnd one Englishman. In tho open prnirio,
near tho edge of a wood, poles are fixed up at a dis
tance of four, five, or six hundred yards, two at
each end, about throo or four feet apart. Two of
these poles belong to one parly nnd two to the
other, and when tho ball is thrown up the effort of
each la to drive it through tho poles belonging to
the other. The sight Is intensely exciting. The
ball is mado of woollen thread ordear hnir, covored
with buckskin, and tho bats of a rim of wood, oval-
Shaped, with & centre of interlaced deer thongs, or
hide-slips of any kind, to which n Jong handle is
attachod. The players aro not ovordresacd—indeed,
hardly dressed enough for decenoy, but this, with
raro exceptions, cannot he sold for tho spectators.
ornament that the stores can afford, ami
- o ol °r8 > ar9 ril°d on. Many fierco
fighlt&V* tbo wefeo of tho gnmo, some fellow
revenge, for whatever cause,
taking (dnt opportunity to satiate it.
Indians aro inveterate gamblers. Day and night
they aro at it. Ball playing, however, is their
greatest betting game. At this they are made
either rich, or so poor that the slick shin life is all
that is left them .
On ray way here from North Fork I saw au In
dian wedding. What with red trappings for
ponies, pink hunting shirts, pink crimson
head-gear, and all the men and women lounging
about, saying nothiug, it was, if not a funny, q
vory solemn exhibition. But the night time must
havo been a different sight: danoing and feastiDg;
for you might as well try to mako bread without
yeast as to expect to rise tho Indians into a danoe
without a big night-fire shootingout its lurid flame!
and the' inevitably accompanying unearthly yells.
Not more than twelve miles distant eoukb, there
is a Seminolo encampment. When the Seminole^
L reached there they were divided by dissensions bej
tween tho ohiofe. Jumper thought that Billy Bow 4
legs bad been head man long enough, and, as was
natural, Billy was not exaotly of the same opinion,
The dispute was ended by tho sudden death of Bfllyj
and tho impression is strong that strychnin© bad
good deal to do to sending the wily old cbiof &q
unwilling visitor to tho hunting ground of bi|
fathers; and it would bo difficult to tell where thai
is, whether in a celestial Africa or America, ac«
cording to the notion of tho aborigines, for Billy
had in his veins, as havo roost of the
and many of tho Creeks, about as much of the ne*
gro ns of the Indian. Jumper bocamo chief, ami
Ibis could not have been satisfactory to Wildcat;
beoause bo left with his band for the States or
Mexico, where ho died. 3he encampment I hard
referred to is that of bis followers, who bar© jusf
returned. Jumper, therefore, is now head'man;
•frith none near the throng to qtrestionhi* title. }
Ono of tho Choctaw ohlefs told me an anecdote
of Wild Cat, which, porhaps, is worth relating}
The Soniinolea have no ordinance against the lra{
portation or salo of intoxicating spirits Into
nation, which all tho other nations have, but the
Indian intercourse law of tho United States, pro
hibiting such salo and importation, applies equally
to them. Wild Cat, at the head of his warriorsj
tricked off in paint and silver and tin ornatuents)
wont to Fort Smith in canoes, down the Arkansas
river, and there they took in a hoary cargo of
whiskey. On their homo voyage they went ashord
ono night to encamp, and their canoes were drawq
up on tho beach. Tho Choctaw light horsemonj.
who had heard of the expedition and were watch
ing them, surrounded tho camp. Wild Cat
his men to prepare for a fight, and then mado a
speech to the Choctaws. He said: “ Brothora,
havo no law against the uso of spirits in our coun}
try. You have: that is your business, not ours!
Wo don’t proposo to sell this liquor in your couni
try, but aro only carrying it into our own for oa}
own use. There it Is; drink as much of it as you
please; but attempt to spill it oroarry it off, and
money will not pay for it.” Tho Choctaws, like
sensible fellows, left the hundred armed Semlnoles
to enjoy their whiskey in peaco. Wanderer. !
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
“ llosor to Whov Honor.”—Tho promptness
with which the Governor of Pennsylvania has or
dered tho delivery of Cook and Hazlett, two of tho
ringleaders In the Harper's Ferry plot, to be de-i
livarod up to the authorities of Virginia, is highly,
oredftablo to him nnd to tbo Commonwealth ot
which bo is the hoad. It is true that helms but
discharged a duty which was imposed upon him by
law; but in these days, when fanaticism in tho
Northern States systematically tramples upon tho
Constitution and upon .statutes, obedience to tbo
latter by magisterial functionaries in tho free
Ftatcs. of whatever grade, is rather the exception
than the rale incases involving the peculiar rightflj
of the South, Governor Facker has not besiUtcd,
to act in conformity with his obligations. Although
in Pennsylvania fhero Cs, unhappily for her good
name, a plentiful supply of the incendiary element;
arrayed against the poace and integrity of thq
Union, yet tho Governor, looking only to his high
ai\d solemn responsibilities, fearlessly does wbat ii
right. —Petersburg (17/.) Erpre*s. \
The Revival cp the Slave Traph.—The
Charleston Evening Nwt publishes a long letter
from Alexander Mazyok advocating a revival of
tho eiavo trado, which was sent to the late slave**
trade meeting at Mount Pleasant, S. C, He dis 4
cusses tho objootions to a revival of tho trade at
length, and undertakes to answer them. Ho says:
“We are admonished that, however clear it
might be that the peoplo of the Sooth would bd
greatly benefited by reopening the African Slav©
trade, tho measure is impracticable in the Union;
because the peoplo of tho North, who control the
Government, aro unalterably oppoeod to it. Thhf
may bo probable enough, but we have no right to
assume it as certain until the experiment has beeri
made. Iftho-slav© trade would promote our wel;
faro nnd progress, it would certainly do no luJ
jury to the peoplo of the North. To assume, theD,
that in a matter in which their own rights and in
terests wore not oonoernod, they would, through in
vlnclblo ignorance and prejudice, persist In using
their power In tho Government, not to promote,
but to pmont our welfare nnd progress, is to assume
that they are inourably unfit to bo entrusted with
any participation in governing the people of the
South. And if such is tho truth, tho sooner wo
know it the better.”
Roger A. Pryor has been elected to Congress in
the Petersburg (Va.) diatriot, by a majority o!
about eight hundred. |
Tup. Nrw PofmtASTr.n asd hh Pnr.stPF.MtAL
PnKrF.nF.yoß.—The Cleveland Plaindealcr re
joices that, in selecting a new postmaster in this
city, the President should havo taken a staunch
Dougins man. That is, also, a matter of rejoicing
with ourselves. The Dootor subscribed liberally to
tho Into reception of Mr. Douglas, in this city, and
expressed himself warmly in favor of that distin
guished Democrat. Thotruthofitia.it would be
n difficult matter for tho President to select a per
son from this county, for a Fedoral offico, who is
not a u Pong-las man,” so universally popular is
he and bin doctrine ot popular sovereignty with all
truoDomocrats. —Cincinnati Enquirer.
Flesh and Fowl.— Horo is ono of the counts
in ono of tho bills of indiotmenfc found againßt
Douglas by a good Democrat:
“Ist. Mr. Douglas declares that slavery cannot
exist in Territories without friendly legislation.”
Wo wonder if this good Democrat admires one
Jamos Buchanan's letter of acccptanco, or this
much of it!
“ Tho pooplo of a Territory, iUc those of a State,
shall decide for themselves whether slavery shall
or shall not oxiet within their limits.”
Hero fo another count in. said bill versus
Douglas:
“ 2d. Mr. Douglas says a Torritory has ns com.
plefc legislative power over local and domestic
questions as tho Stato of Pennsylvania haR.”
There are not a fow prominent Southern men
who ought to have true bills found againstthem
for tho same heresy. One Jefferson Davis, in his
famous Portland (Maine) speech, uttered that
idontioal sonthuent loug beforo Mr. Douglas
adopted it. Ho said :
“If tho inhabitants of any Territory should ro
fuso to enact such laws and police regulations a;
would give security to tbeir property or to his, it
would bo rendered more or less vaiuoless in propor
tion to tho difficulty of holding it without euob
protection. In the case of proporty in the labor of
men, or what is usually termed slave labor, the In
security would be so great that the owner could not
ordinarily retain it. Therefore, though tho right
would remain, tho remedy being withheld, it would
follow that tho owner would bo prncticolly debar
red by the clroumstarjccs of tho case from taking
slave property into a Territory whore the sense of
the inhabitants was opposed to its introduction!”
Wcvlon’t like this unfair way of making flesh
of Douglas and fowl of Messrs. Buchanan and Da
vis. It makes us doubt the sincerity of these poll,
ticians, to see aud hoar, them condemn one man
for what they tolerate in other men. Hero is Bu
chanan down iu white and black ns deeply stooped
In Territorial sovereignty as Douglas, and thero U
Jeff. Dn\ is elaborating the same idea to his North
ern audionco away down in Maine!—
Republican.
Uot.n.—Messrs. W. R. Woodruff and D. J.
Plume,who wont to Piko’sPoak some months since,
returned a day or two since, and brought with them
more than two thousand dollars in gold dust, which
they accumulated by three months' labor in the
mines. They sold to U. 11. Farnham, Esq., $324
of dust, and had $2,000 left in their possession.
When it is known that they wont to Piko’s Peak
without a farthing more than was necessary to the
expend attending tho trip, it must bo admittted
that thoir enterprise has proved most successful,
and will nodouut go far to confirm tho many fa
vorablo reports wo receive from tho new gold
fields —Lecompton ( Kansan) Democrat.
Maink.—A Congressional Convention of Demo
crats was held at Topaham, on the 2flth October,
to solect delegates to tho Charleston Convention.
Thero was considerable excitement, but tho elec
tion rosulted largely in favor of Thomas D. Robin
son nnd Chnrio3 B. Stetson. The Convention
pas?ed a sot of spirited Douglas resolutions. It is
needless to add that Robinson and Stetson aro both
warm nnd dovoted friends of Stephen A. Douglas.
Every delegate from Maine is for Douglas.
Delegate from Jnmmsox TcnniTonv,—The
Memphis Appeal says that Beverly D. Williams,
lately elected Delegate to Congress from Jefferson
Territory, is a native of Danville, Kentucky, is a
eon of WUHflm B. William*, Esq., of this vicinity,
and is as good and truo a Dcuioorat ns over came
from Kentucky. Wo aougratulato him on bis suc
cess (which is an unexpected as it is creditable to
him, considering liU short residence in Jefferson
Territory), and speak from a long and intimate
personal acquaintance, when wo offer tho assurance
that ho will, in all his public conduct, prove alike
tiuo to tho interests of his constituency and tho
country.
Deaiu or KN-OovEHNon Jones, or TEN-xEssen.
—Tho lion. James C. Jones, whoso decease at his
borne in Memphis is announced by telegraph this
morning, filled n prominent place in the politics of
Tencessoo for fifteen or eighteen year*. He was a
native of Wilson county, and a young and woll-to
do farmer, of moderate collegiate advantages,
when first cleotod to publio life, in 1839, as a mem
ber of tho Legislature for his native oounty. As
pmty excitement ran high at tho time, being tho
eve of tho noted Presidential canvass of 1840, Mr.
Jones, who wos of Whig politics, soon mado his
mark as a popular debater, earnest In manner, and
impressive rather than polished In matter; and
after being placed on the electoral ticket, to
TWO .'CENTS.
stump tho State, for General Harrison, which he
did with most effective seal, he was nominated for
Governor in 1841, against the then Democratic in
cumbent of tbe office, the late President Polk.
He carried the State, but not to the conclusive
satisfaction of Mr. Polk, who, upon tbe renomina
tion of Mr. Jones in 1843, again took the stump,
and waa beaten, as before, by about 3,000 majority,
though sot until after a singularly close and able
hAnd-to-band contest on both sides. After his
second term as Governor. Mr. Jones served on
the electoral ticket for General Taylor, though
originally opposed to his nomination at Phila
delphia over Mr. Clay—as he was to Harrison over
Clay at Harrisburg, ia 2839. la 1851 he was
elected to tbe Halted States Pemtte, where he
served his term of six years, with less distinction
than had attended his early political career, on a
less trying and conspicuous theatre.— N. Y. Tints.
Trig Aeriai. Ship—Card of Professor Howe.
—Tho New York Tints publishes a card from
Professor Lowe, who intends shortly to attempt an
aerial voyage to Europe, which concludes as fol
lows :
“ Some people may think that I am inane, rash,
or a seeker after fame, but this is not the case. I
have for two years coolly considered the subject,
and have provided for every contingency. I in
tepded to make my first trip acres* the ocean en
tirely a private undertaking; but finding that the
amount of exponso to be incurred would overtax
my persona! means, I have been compelled to an
nounce a public exhibition, while preparing foy the
voyage. lam confident of success for various
reasons :
“First. I have & large balloon, whleh has a ca
pacity of 725,000 cubic feet; therefore, should the
envelope be no more perfect than those which are
usually constructed, it will retain its power for a
longer period,
“Second. I hare devised mechanical appliances
for raising ana lowering the balloon while in the.
a*r, without expenditure of tttttftfoFpower.
Vt “ T y rt :.i’My®i°y«pUd .an apparatuses indica
ting the different current# below, #* that *<Jvab-"
tage can bo taken of theso‘ currents; should Hindi
myself going too far north- or aontb. -Should any!
accident occur, or should tho balloon machinery'
Civil to accomplish Us work, the metaJlie life-boat,
which will be suspended below the car: ti rigged
with sails, and will prove sufficiently strong toea
dureanvsea. , ...
u lt is true, I would have preferred another
Season of the year for undertaking this first great
experiment of transatlantic aerial navfgatioorbut
should this first attempt at an.exploring expedi
tion. as I term It, not prove entirely successful, I
shall not be discouraged nor deterred from institu
ting experiments with a view to ascertaining the
cause of failure and the remedy therefor. I shall
be supplied with all the philosophical apparatus
necessary to take meteorological observations. If
aerial navigation is ever perfected, it will be ac
complished by perseverance, even in the midst of
opposition and detraction. I am wilting to take
the risk, and if I can do anything to add, in how
ever smalt a measuro, to the store of our scientific
knowledge, I shall feel amply repaid.
“ I have no doubt, bat cherish a fervent hope,
that the time fs not far distant when we can travel
in the sir without the aid of balloons for a buoyant
fojc**. I have already devised a plan for an aerial'
carriage, which can he navigated in any direction,
and at a high rate of speed, as soon as a propelling
power can be discovered, the weight of which
shall bo but one-third of that we now employ. It
only requires soma shrewd and intelligent inventor
to do this, and aerial navigation will become a
practical science. T. S. C. Lows.”
History of the High School,--No. JO,
APXfIXISTRATIOS OF PROFESSOR UAOUtHB.
(For The Press.)
Tho official administration of John S. Hart
closed on October 29th, 1858, but be did’ not actu
ally retire until the I7fh of the following Novem
ber, upon which day th& duties were assnmed by
Professor William Vogdei, who continued to act
as principal until January 3d, 1859. During this
short period tho most remarkable events were the
resignation of Professor Brcgy, in tho department
of French ; the appointment of Dr. Edward W.
Vogdes as professor of moral, mental, aad politi-;
cal science, aud the election of Nicholas H. Ma
guire to the priucipalsbip.
Professor Maguire was elected on the 34th of
Docembor, 1858, aud was .inaugurated with suita
ble complimentary ceremonies on the 3d of Jura*
ary, 2859. His election was announced, and bis
certificate was presented by Washington J. Jack-*
son. Esq., chairman of the Ilightfehool Committee,
and a former pupil of Professor Maguire's. - i Doc
tor McMnrtrie welcomed him to the school in the
name of- the faculty* after which the inaugural ad
dress was delivered. It was one of the moat ablq
and scholarly dissertations upon educational tub-!
jeots to which we have ever listened. f
The election of Professor Maguire forms an era
in tbe school history of onr district. Three princi-i
pals of grammar schools had been appointed to pen
ritlonsln the High School, but he was the first of
all who have eve? been engaged In the grammar
schdols of our city who has lueeassftilly aspired tej
th« chief position-in tb* school department. Hl#
qualifications for that position are superior and pe-~
collar. He commenced his career as a teacher
with a thorough collegiate education, aud was en
gaged in his profession, either as assistant or prim
cipnl, in various private academies and public
schools of our'eity. In 1842, upon the completion
of the building for the Hancock Grammar School,
ho was selected to be its principal, from among a
largo number of capable aspirants, after a search
ing examination by Professor fiache, with whose
cordial recommendation and encouragement he
assumed the duties assigned him. With youth,
ambition, end a high order of talents to sustain and
stimulate him. ho immediately made a lofty and
enviable reputation as a realous, successful, and
most popular instructor. Never was a school dis
ciplined with lc*s of the master and moroof the
man, with less of the birch and more of the brain,
with less of a constrained respect for specific rules
and more of a general cultivation of a respect fox
right, than was tbe Hancock Boys' Gramma;
School while under bis charge.
Occupying, for sixteen years, this central position
in tho school system of our city, one in which he
was required to prepare scholars for the High
School seml-anDualfy, aud at the same time re
peatedly called upon to examine the secondary
and primary school* ef his section, and often to ex
amino applicants for the position of teacher in
neighboring schools, he has taken to his loftier
position as principal of tho High School, a deeper
kuowledge of the immediate wants and capabili
ties of all grades of schools, a greater familiarity
with tho internal organisations, plans, and pnT
; poses of the same, than either of nb» predecessor!
possessed. Thus he stands at present as an educa
tional chief, with all of the technical knowledge,
and specific aud thorough experience of a veteran
who has risen from the ranks.
Such nn appointment was the most fitting and
timely that could have been made by the Board of
Control. Tho mission* of Professors Baohe and
Hart were to organize, inaugurate, and establish a
highorgrado of school than bad heretofore been
op< n to the pupils of our public schools. Those
minions have been most successfully accomplished,
There yet remains a special mission for Professor
Maguire, and that is. so far &9 is within the reach
of his power and influence, to reorganize the
studies, purposes, and pursuits of all grades of
schools—primary, secondary, grammar, and high
schools—and to combine their scattered aims into
ono grand aim; to continue,connect, and develop,
each imperfectly taught branch of the subordinate
schools in tl(e higher schools, until the study Is
manifestly exhausted or completed. For such a
mission, the antecedents of Professor Maguire show
that he is a very desirable and competent man.
He has now been principal of the High School
during one terra. In that Hme he has aimed at
tusking no changes upon the orvanirnrion of the
school ns he found it, nor is it bis desire to inno
vate. except by a gradual and regular reformation.
During tho present term, he conteicnlates making
n few changes, snob os continuing Latin daring the
whole of tho four years’ course, elevating the
standard, and lengthening tho period of the course
in chemistry, remodeling and incorporating the
mathematical departments, and amending the cede
fur internal discipline. To those acquainted with
this subject, it will be instantaneously evident
that these change? have been admirably selected
and well considered; and,wv'f4 a united and help
in* faculty, they can not fail to advance the in
terests of scholars, and to enhance the reputation
of the school.
The present faculty of tbo High School, and the
salaries per annum of tho professors, aro aa follows;
Nicholas H. Maguire, A M., principal, $2,000;
William Vogdes, LL. !>., professor of practical
mathematics, $1,500; Honry MoMnrtrte, M. D,
professor of (anatomy, physiology, and natural his
tory, $1,500; James Rhoads, A. M., professor of
belle? lettres and history. $1.500; James MoCludp.
A. M.. professor of theoretical mathematics and
astronomy, $1,500: Zepbanla Hopper, A. M., pro
feasor of mathematics, $1,380; Geo Oorard, A. M.,
professor of the French language. $1,200; Henry
Hftverstiek, A. M , professor of the Latin language,
$1,200; B. Howard Rand, A. M.,'M. D., professor
of natural philosophy and chemistry, $1,200; Alex
ander J. MacrNeill, A. M., professor of drawing,
writing, and book-keeping, $1,200; James A.
Kirkpatrick, A. M.,profoworof civil engineering,
$1,200; Edward W. Vogdes, A. M.. M. D., pro
fessor of moral, mental, and political science,
$1,200; Komaino Lujeane, professor of tho Gorman
language, $1,200; assistant professors, Daniel W.
Howard, A. M., $500; and‘William 11. Williams,
A. 8., $lOO.
Thoso whose career as professors commcncod in
tho administration of Nicholas 11. Maguire, are
Edward W. Vogdes, Goorge Gerard, B. Howard
Hand, and Romainc Lujeane.
Professor E. W. Vogdes was elected as an assist
ant in tho department of moral, mental, and po
litical science in September, 1854, and to the pro-,
fossorship of tbo same department in December,
1858. He entered the High School, as a pup), in
January, 18ti, and graduated in February, 1848.
Ho afterwards completed a full course of study in
tho University of Pennsylvania, from which be
graduated as a doctor of medicine. Hia medical
education U of peculiar servloo in his department
of instruction, as the anatomy of the human
system, particularly that of the brain, oyc. ear,
and tho olher organs of sense, has an important
office to fill in explaining the phenomena of mental
action.
George Gerard, A. M . professor of the French
language, was elcoted iu January, 1859; so that
ho oft* taught hut ono term in the school. Like
both of his predecessors, ho is a native I renebman,
and he has always enjoyed the reputation of being
a very worthy man and a superior teacher.
B Howard Rnnd, professor of natural philoso
phy and chemistry, was elected in April, 1860.
Ho entered the High School, as a pupil, in
January, 1839, from tbo Monroe Grammar School,
at tho age of eleven years, and graduated in De
cember, 1843. He afterwards graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania, as a doctor of medi
cine. He has atway* pursued the study of chemis
try with vigor (and eathutaia, and be b*f
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pobli«W a WO rk upon it which rank* high as a
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ten op twelve yean tto in th» Kali «f tv* tv. ~t
linlnstitute, and he eonttwrihti hJVJS?"
ship of chemistry in the
Medicine, whic/ha, Utety
PennsylTMta College, and in whShProfenor
Rand will coahane to gire afternoon lectures.
His qualification* aa a lecturer, and u « ebemi#i.
are of a very high order, tad he never fid l* to
command the respect and attention of hlselueec
Romaine Ltyeane. pnfmaor of the German, fan*
Koapfjwaa elected is April, 1863, to eater upon
nis duties in July. Dis acquirements axe varied,
and his reputation as a teacher of German wire*
promise of a successful career-
The High School has been ht existence nearly
S? nt T2£ e When inamgrated, October
22(3, 1838, the Board of CofitroQirs consisted of
twelve members—namely: Thomas Dunlap, pro
sident; Thomab G. BfoUingrwoTGi, George M.
Wharton, George If. Justice, Henry Leech, Aodw.
Hooton, Samuel JSngtieh, William G. Flanagan,
Alexander 'Went*, John Foalkrod, Charles’ V.
Ijagner, and Richard R. Spain. The first *ix gen
tlemen above named constituted the High School
Committee. 3J« m , q. Hollingsworth, Esi, i*
the only controller of thit periof who ncrehok. ■
plnoeinOießMTd, Hi. service, h.ro boon I»g
-conUoaed, Cuthful. and distinguished. Alexander
Went*, Esq., was the first member of the Board
who advocated the adoption of a rule making an
attendance of one year in one of the grammar
4 for admission into the High
fecbool. The distinguished. services of Messrs.
w nartoß, Leech, and Justice, are also worthy of
special note. J
The present committee on the Boys* High School
oomwu of Messrs. Stephen Farrand. Thomas
Haig, Jr., Thomas If. Marehment, Washington J.
Jackson, and Michael Blyua.
We cannot close oar account of this institution
wrfcoct a special' return of thanks to Robert J.
Esq., the efficient aeeretary of the Board
of uoutre, Jar the many feeilities which he affbrd
fof oljtaiaing desirable information.
Thu eloteSQur brief history of a achogl that al
ready hat.abated four thousand papils; thathaspaaa
ed seven hundred graduates; that has furmaheda
inodol for many similar schools iarthe Hotted States 5
i that is the recognised head <Jf the publb sebooli of
our Commonwealth; and to which the eyes and the
hearts of its present and former pupils turn from
almost every street of our vast city: from tha
ocean shores and inland lakes of our republic:
from the classic, sacred, and DOpnlbns lands of the
hast, from the burning, barren sands, and from
the wild and remote pampas of the South; giving
H a hfe that warps with their affections of the past!
and mingles with their dreama of the future; and.
that U may long continue to be a school where the
nchand the peer cam ’meet to crow up learned to
gather, to be a reward for the unwearied —»t
talented youth of Philadelphia, and to etnor tho
present eminence and public confidence which It
doserredly enjoys, ia the ardent wish of an old ■
tetter from Ltke Superior.
ICerrespoodeaceof The Praia) . ,
Scpieior Citt, Lake Superior, Oct, 23, JgfiJ.
Tbo “ North Shore” of Minnesota returned aup
ther Democratic victory, electing a State Senator
and two member* to tho Minnesota Legislature,
A movement is on foot among our merchants to in
duoethe farmers of the Upper Miasissippi to bring
their surplus produets to Superior. Largs quantities
of surplus grain nre lying in their granaries, for
which there is no market but the head of Lake Su
perior.. Our merchants will pay Chicago prices for
their grain, which is at least double what can be
obtained at St. Paul. The cost of transportation
here will be small, and the return trip can also he
made profitable, by laying in fish, merchandise,
4e. In addition to these inducements, the seem,
tsry of the Lake Snperior Agricultural Society,
oners a premium of fire cents a bushel on the first
one thousand bushels of wheat brought here from
Northern Minnesota and around St. Paul A large
premium awaits the arrival of the first train of Red
River carts nest season, and abo to' the first
Khaoner, laden with wheat, 4c., direct from Bo
rcnorC.ty to Europe. There is only about eight,
miles differon-e between Superior and Europesnd
Chicago and Europe. Our merchants receive their
goode via water from New York. and, of eourse. are
enabled to eell cheaper than theso of St. Paul, a
fact which will be 'fuljy appreciated by the Bed
River for traders.
Onr worthy editor remarked lately, •> that no
portion of ourcounbry exceeds the beauty of scene
ry at the west end of Lake Superior. The blue
waters of the lake in front the ‘ North Shore’ of
Minnesota, with its lofty ranges of hills arrayed ia
all tho varied hues of the American forest, the
winding riveron each side of Snperior City—these
with tho invigorating air of onr northern clime.
constitute » goodly heritage.”
Our farmers have generally housed their crops,
the season on tnewhole being unfavorable. Sew
al heavy frusta occurred daringthepast two week*.
A few barrels of choice varieties of potatoes will bo
shipped in a few days to Mr. Paschal Morris* of
your eiJy, and will bo a groat {acquisition to the
formers. I commenced to oat greet* peas here in
July, and am still enjoying them. One vino mea
sures eleven feet and a half, and tha seed came
from Mi. Land re th, of Philadelphia. The non
arrival of the fteamer Lady Elgin,' at Cbteage,
prevented the Lake Superior Agricultural Society
from being represented at the Failed States exhi
bition The Minnesota United States pnblte land
sale come* off in a few day*. AU lands pre-empt
ed by settlers will not be offered. A splendid op
portunity la thus offered by Uncle Samvel to that
“ Presbyterian Colony,” organized at Holliday*,
burg. Pennsylvania.
The death of Senator Broderick caused great re
gret here. For one, I con hardly realize that tho
roan whom I heard last winter on behalf of the
Pacific railroad in the Senate chamber, cow lies
in bis grave, pursued by the party bloodhounds to
tbe death. What has he done? Opposed, as an
, honorable man should, the Lecompton fraud of
James Bachan&n. Public opinion already points
to the Administration and says, •• Thou art the man
who hat caused this !” The power is wanting to
put Douglas out of the way also.
The overwhelming defeats of the Administration
candidates in Pennsylvania, Ohio, lowa, and Min*
ncsou, prove to tho party that in 1850 Stephen A.
Douglas ia the only standard-bearer to lead us to
victory.
Hon. Alexander Ramsey. Govern:* elect of Min
nesota, was formerly a resident of Uarrisborg. Pa.,
and Ignatius Donnelly, the Lieut. Governor elect,
i was a graduate of the Philadelphia High School,
about twenty-eight years old and emigrated to Min
nesota three year* ago. Should Governor Ramsey
ho elected to the United States Senate, Mr. Don
nelly will take his place. Probably there is no
instance on record of so sudden a rise in political
Rfo- North Shobh.
Exciting Case of Shooting.
(From th« Baltimore American of je*terdaj.l
Considerable excitement prevailed last evening,
especially in the vicinity ef the City Hall, on ac
count of the report that the acting-mayor, ’William
MePhail, had been mortally wounded bv J. 3far
shall Hanna, one of the reporters of the Baltimore
Shu. It appears that Mr. McPbail, as the acting
mayor, proceeded to the office of the police and
flrc-alarra telegraph, which is directly opposite hi*
residence on Holliday street, for the purpose of as
certaining tho condition of affairs throughout the
ci»y, and there act several friendi, with whom he
tutored into conversation.
Whilst thus engaged, Hanna entered the room,
and after inquiring as to the news of the day and
evening, conversed with the operators abont*ge»e
ral matters, as was his custom. One of the opera
tors made some jovial remarks about the shawl
which Hanna wore, whereupon the latter drew a
Colt’s revolver and attemp'ed to shoot Hareourt,
one of the operators. In the excitement of the cc
earion, the weapon was discharged, whereupon Mr.
MePhail exclaimed that he was shot, and ‘walked
towards the main entrance of the building, bat be
fore reaching it he fell prostrate in tho main entry.
At first it was supposed that he was mortally
wounded, nevertheless medical aid was immediate
ly summoned, and Dr. O’Donoran’s services were
Grst availed of. Ho was goon after joined by Doc
tors Williams, Wbitridge, and H. P. P. Yeates.
Upon examination it was found that the ball had
taken effect in the thigh, about two inches below
the groin, inflicting a serious if not dangerous
wound. Mr. McPbail was at once conveyed to hi*
residence and received the best attention.
It appears that Mr. Hanna was standing outride
the railing which divides the room, while Mr. Har
court and a number of other gentlemen, including
tho acting mayor, were inside of it. Hanna having
the pistol in his right hand, Mr. Harcourt seized
the barrel of it with his left hand, and thus di
verted its direction from himself to a line running
between him and Ilannft. Mr. McThaQ at the
moment wa3 standing lomo feet to the right cf
Harcourt, on a direct line with the direction of the
barrel of tho pistol, when he received the ball
which was diMnsvrged.
Wo have just learned, at midnight, from Drs.
Whitridge and O'Donovan, that they have Fears
.that the wound may prove a very dangerous one,
as they are apprehensive that the femoral artery
has been severed and wilt require to have the upper
end of it taken up and tho limb amputated below.
>lr. Hanna bad not been arrested at twelve and a
half o’clock.
A destructive fire occurred in Alba, near
Towanda, Pa., on the nteht of the 15th ult., which
resulted in the destruction of tho plough shop and
foundry of I. A A. M Wilson A Co., the carriage
shop of N. M. A J. S. Re-molds A Co., and a black
smith shop owned by Andrus Merritt The fire
originated in the plough shop, which was discovered
: to he on fire about 2 o'clock A. M. The plough
shop stood adjacent to the other buildings men
tioned. A strong wind prevailing at the time ren
dered any attempt to save them fruitless. Atten
tion was next directed to tho dwelling bouse and
barn of I. Wilson, which were in great danger of
being burned, but by the greatest exertions on the
part of all engaged. 1° keeping off the flames, they
were saved. Wilson A Co.’s loss estimated at
$1,800; Reynolds A Co.'s loss, $2 POO; Merritt's,
$lOO.
‘ A Rumored Murder.—A rumor was pre
valent In Waynesburg, Pa., on last Saturday, that
John Wright, who was confined in the county jail a
tew weeks since, was found dead in the woods in
Riti'hlll township, on Friday afternoon last. Ho
had been shot through the body twice, one ball
passing through tho heart, and the other through
tho iuDgs. It « supposed ho was killed on tho
preceding Monday, as nothing had been seen of
him since that time. The murderer is thought to
be a negro, named Frank Watbiogton.— tPittshtrg
Chronicle. -
Or Thursday evening an accident occurred
on the Albany Northern Railroad, at the junction
station, about a mile above Waterford. At this
point the Northern railway branches toward the
south from the Rensselaer and Saratoga line.
While detaching and arranging cars at this station,
the Albany cars ran violently into the other train.
No person was injured, although two ears were
smashed.
Yousa America is here all over. Little
Tommy T is five years old. He was In a
musing mood the other day, and Ms mother asked
him what hewaa thinking about. ‘‘Oh.** mid he,
*•1 was thinking etold <»*««.'*
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