-te
Morrisey was not to be seen and was
po badly hurt that he would not probably
be removed from Buffalo forsevcral weeks.
The principals in this brutal display,
James C. Ileenau (geneally kuowu as
the Benicia Boy,) aud John Morrisscy
a;e both descendants from Irish parents.
The former is a native of America, aud
wtfsonec a blacksmith in California, where
he gained celebrity as a pugilist, though
he n ver appeared. iu the prize ring, lie
la represented to be an officer in the New
Guatfim House, with Si, 500 salary, lie
i 23 years old, G feet 2 iuchts high, aud
ill 5 pounds weight.
John Monisscy is betttr known by his
prominence among the noted pugilist and
distwxbers of the peace about New York
lor several years paat. lie was born iu
ln-land, but cainu to this country in bin
infancy, measures 5 feet 11 inched high,
and weighs 187 pouuds. lie was the cn
pecial favorite of the New Yoik gamb
lers, rowdies and fi 'htin: men from the
out-ct, and heavy odds were freely bet u
pon Liin. Ilis friends were also largely
lii the majority about tbo ring, and their
cheers aud other manifestations of cuthu
Masai for their favorite may have had
ml
some effect upon tbo defeated party.
The "fancy men" in New York made
large bets on the result, one of them be
in a rcnortcd loser of $5,000. The
friends of Morrisscy also had a congratu
latory supper at "Butt Allen's.'' in Broad
way; it is reported that Tom Oyer, who
was a backer of lleenan, appeared there,
and offered to Gght and 'hck Morrissey,
or uy other man in the world for S10,
OHO: so we may look for more of this kind
of business, now that the excitement has
broken out iu that direction, and the laws
are so iudiffercnt or powerless.
There is no chivalry atout such con
tests no honotable iustincts are cultiva
ted, but the parties surrounding them are
among the lowest of their species, and
more interested iu the fight as a pretext
for gambling and the display of the worst
animal passions, than even the physical
development of their race. Nevertheless,
the fact stands out with a prominence not
at all credible to our boasted civilization,
that the above fight, as well as the pre
liminary preparations for it, created un
usual excitement through the country, not
alouc apng the miserable class of ruf
fians whose sympathies are naturally en
listed in ever' display of brutal prowess,
but even among those who are regarded
:is the leaders aud exemplars of the most
refined and moral portions of society.
Females, apparently of the most delicate
instincts, some portions of the learned
profest-ion, and even the clergy have be
trayed a curiosity, if not a decided inter
rst in the result; and the violation of law
has boeu permitted to pass without an at
tempt to prevent it, or et en an open cen
sure. From the Missouri DEMOCRAT.
Upon Prof. O. J. Wood, of St. Louis,
fortune has conferred the honor of hav
ing discovered a balsamic preparation,
which not only promotes the growth of,
and beautifies the hair in a bich decree.
U '
but restores it when it is gone, or turn it
to its original color after it has become
gray, fa-tens it to the scalp and effectual
ly destroys such cutaneous eruption as
may have been engendered by the use of
J ye, - entiai oils ami otner injurious ap-plicHtion-.
The many respectable testi
monials which are offered in its favor,
from every part of the country in which
it bus been introduced, leaves no loop for
a skeptie to hang a doubt on. It id sup
planting all other f-pecific? for the hair,
end enjoys a popularity which no other
has ever attained. Buy it test it and
rrjoico that your attention has been direct
or to it.
Caution. Beware of the worthless
imitations, as several are already in the
market. called by different names. Use
none unless the words (Professor Wood's
Hair Restorative, Depot St. Louis, Mo.,
and New-York) are blown in the bottle.
hor sale at Durlings, and ilollinshead
& Dbtrick's Drug Stores. See Ad ver
tiseruent in another column.
The Prize-Fighting Mania.
rancy stocK is going up, and prize
fights are all the rage. Robert Jones
and II. W. Chase, two limbs of the law
bad a fight iu Court, at Lafayette. The
Lafayette Courier gives the foilowin
graphic account of the first rouud:
Mr. Chase gave Mr. Joues the lie
whereupon Mr. Jones planted a well di
rected blow between tho two eyes of the
aforeiaid Mr. Chase, and was about to
follow up his advantage, when Mr. Chase
aforesaid "got home," as the 'faocy' ex
press it, with a beautiful "right counter"
on the frontispiece of tho aforesaid Mr.
Jones, and the attorney for the plaintiff
dropped as limber as four cent muslin.
He came to "time however, and closing
with the railroad attorney, piled him in
to the jury bos in a very uncomfortable
shape.
As the parties were both exhausted
friends interfered, and had the seeom
rouud postponed. The Jersey City Tele
graph says the late mill in Canada has o
roused the prowess of the juveuiles of that
city. J he other afternoon, two of them
settled differences in pugilistic style on
an open lot, iu two rounds, ttripped to
-their shoes and pantaloons. 1 be con
ii a r . ( ii t
icfci resuncu in me acieat oi me larger
boy. who was covered with blood from
a severe blow received from his anta-ro-
nist upon his "smeller." The "little
-on the second rouod, "got in his fight u
pou his adversary's nob, aud another u-
pon his 'pimple,' which caused him to go
nvpn lirvil'lltr " 'Phlc nnAaA fi..t,
. v ii u w.s . uubu LUC U ' Li L.
"I'm Coming."
It is said that after Thaddeus Stevens,
of Lancaster, was sufficiently satisfied that
be was elected, he repaired immediately
to the Telegraph Offico and despatched
the following message "To bis oxcellen
cj, James Buchanan I'm coming."
0C7"See advertisement of Dr.. SanfordV
XlVJBiyKIGQRATOR in another column:
clIjc effcrsonian.
THgRSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1858.
Dedication.
By Divine permission the now Metho
dist Episcopal Chuch, in Poplar Valley,
will be dedicated to the worship of Al
mighty God, with appropriate ceremonies
on Sabbath, November 14th, 1858. Rev
S. Higgins, of Philadelphia, Rev. A. E.
Ballard of N. J., Rev. J. J. Jones and
Rev. G. W. Maclaugblin, arp expected to
be present and take part in the exercises.
REUBEN OWEN,
Preacher in Charge.
The Middletown Journal suggests Col.
John V. Forney as the anti-National Ad
ministration candidate for Governor in
18G0.
ELECTIONS.
Elections were held for mombers of Con
gress, &c., on Tuesday last, in Now York,
Massachusetts, Now-Jcrsey, Delaware,
Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin. Below
we give the results as far as beard from.
Massachusetts.
Massachusetts is overwhelmingly Re
publican, including all the Members of
Congress.
Delaware.
Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, Nov. 2,
1653. All the Wards in this city have
been heard from, and give 540 majority
for the People's ticket.
Illinois.
CLEVEL'ASD, Tue.-day, Nov. 2, 1853.
A private dispatch from Chicago, states
that city ha gone Republican by 1,000
majority. I he lines between Chicago
and Detroit have now been interrupted by
the storm.
New York.
Albany-, Nov. 2, o'clock A. M.
The Atlas and Argus give up the State,
conceding the election of Morgon, as
Governor, by 20,000 majority. The?
claim only five Democratic members of
Congress.
New Jersey.
xvew-dersey is Detter ana Dctter. we
VT T I It .. TTT
believe Pennington, Adrian, Stratton and
Nixon are pretty certainly elected to Con-
cress, and hope ttiut Iticrgs has beaten
Huylcr. The Legislature is also strong
ly Opposition, insuring an anti-Lcoomp-
ton U. S. Senator instead of William
WrteU. Good enough for New-Jersev.
Michigan.
Detroit, Nov. 2. This city gives the
Democratic State ticket from 300 to 400
majority.
The Republicans claim the election of
eight of the eleven Aldermen and a nor-
tion of the county ticket.
ri'l.. t i" iL. o.i
xue leiuiu-s uvw me ciaio are meagre,
aud mdicate mat a liht vote has been
polled, iu cousequence of the severe storm
which p revailed throughout the State
to-day.
The Republioans have undoubtedly e-
lected all their candidates for Congress.
Appointed. Edward II. Walton, of
Stroudsburg, is appointed to a Clerkship
in the Mint at Philadelphia, by bis broth
er Hon. James H. Walton, the Treasur
er. Easton Argus.
Thad.
Stevens and Tom. Corwin in
Congress together! Won't there be sport?
It is said old Buck and his crew look u-
pon them with about as favorable eyes
as the devils on the angels in Paradise!"
Counting the Votes.
Tho Ilarrisuurg lelcgraph says, the
w j w ui mvu
wealth, with Mr. Innis, Chief Clerk, Con-
.. ,. e TT '
vened in the Hall of the House of Repre-
sentatives on tho 2nd inst., at nine o'clock,
and aoreeab v to law nrocoodfin fn r
off, count up, and declare the vote polled
for the several candidates for Supreme
Jude. at the election held on thu sn.nn
Ti n fn tnh i . hm ,Ti
Tuesday of October last. Ihoroault t.L
bed with the official table recently pub-
ipued in our columns, and John M.llcadl
j i j .... , ' 1
was ueciurcu eiccicu.
SaT J. Glancey Jones, of Berks is so
mortified at his defeat, that he threatem
to starve himself to death. Since bis de
feat, he has not made a single remark a-
bout the President's dinners. Ho will go
abroad, it is said, for the benefit of his
health. Ho has bcon sn rflp.nmmpnn'j.rl
uj u.3 physician in ouier, iUr. Jiucuanan.
1 oor teilow. It is too much. Potlsvillebot alter garrotiog the paymaster, Mr.
Journal.
Col. Forney made another character- ,
tali, prfltol .p..b on Wedn.day uU
VM.Uv,u. uia uutuiiij tu me jaamin-
lotranon is, ii possioie, stronger than ev-
He produced considerable merri-
hf;nu cU nf ji
that in a few days he expected to reecivJ I?
S7.00 I, paJmco., wbich was almon tho
only dollar he bad cverreceiyod from the
.. l.
'juiiujsirauou.
Tie Press had been stoppednot the es. and about SS0 in monnv' WifK i ' i i ' j . 7 6uffer,Dg nimself to prices ranging from $1 50 to $2 nr fi
laMshment, but the sing copy taken by the v. fc. "b l bJ " Z
the President of the United States; ad- amot of 81,600 stolen. At the time to bl nlwn TV? tb,S t,mber extcsto July 1st
din. .!.. k,s-u -m. of the robbery there hntainnn r" ke t0 hls shaokle8 '859-two years from tho date of the
FOR TIIE JEFFRSONlAft.
Washington, October 25, 1858.
Tho lato Pennsylvania Election has
created no trifling sensation in our City,
especially among the Governmental of
ficials. They never appeared so polite,
they now condescend to notice even a
Republican, if by chance, one of that
wretched class of beings comes in their
way.
" Thoy are beginning to experiment in
order to ascertain what amouut of elastic
ity and supplenessthey still possess.prepar
atory to making some tall evolutious and
somersets, should they find it necessary.
The Republican Association of this Ci.
ty had a mind to bring out the largo gun
in their rejoioing, but our magnanimous
democratic Mayor, mot positively for
bade it. Republicans trust not presume
to pollute this pure Democratic atmos
phere with their unholy triumphs! Not
a gun must be fired within the city lim
its! Such is the liberty and freedom
that the Democracy of our times gives us.
.J. Glancy Jones arrived here on last
Saturday. He was received as a blced.
ing, wounded, veteran fresh from the battle-field.
The drum was heard along the
"Avenue" beating up the mourners.
The old warrior soon appeared before the
assembled crowd. But he could not
make a peech, he 'was "not prepared"
and his bosom was too full of 'Igrateful
emotions." Few and short were the
words that he spoke; not a syllable in re
gord to his late battles and defeat. In
this his audience was disappointed. But
Glancy seemed dosirous to cousign to ob
livion the recent Berks County election,
aud to think only of Austria, tho Presi
dent, and of those who had assembled to
congratulate him. After Glancey, Gov.
Lane, of Oregon, and Gov. Stevens, ol
Washington Territory, and M.ayor Burrct
appeared in succession on the balcony.
They all plead a want of preparation
and it was very evident that something
must have been at fault, for not one of
tbom could get off a respectable speech.
They were all unanimous inthis, how
ever, viz: that the people of Berks did not
koow their own interests, and were too ig-
norant to appreciate the crcat talents
and worth of Mr. Jones. That the
President knew his rare virtues and a a
reward for merit and a rebuke to the peo-
pie of Berks, had made him Minister to
. . . . . . .
Austria. Glancey takes SU000 with him
from Washinston this trip, pay in part
for his valuable services to the President
in the Lecompton Swindle. ''So mote it
OC, UAiiUitUiN.
The Indian War.
Times Office, Hartford, Friday, Oct.
29. 1853. We have a letter from Liuut.
Ty'ler of the Uuitcd States Oregon army!
dated at Coeur d'Alene Mission. Wash-
hnftnn Tnrritnrv Sprit. IS
days' later news than anv other amount
from there. The Snc-knnn. nm! Pflnn
Indiaus had been defeated after two days'
Mmhtinir. The HnokanG c. . of was hnl,l
. . . J
hv tho TTnWo.l Rtot00
ses bad been taken from the Pelouse tribe,
All of the plunder which the Indians
took from Col. Steptoe's command had
l . . r i r . . . .
ueeu Tecoverea. uoi. oieptoe s pistol was
found upon an Indian that was shot down
in his saddle. The army did not lose a
man. The Indians were beiririup for
peace,. and complying with all of the de
uianus oi mo united estates otucors.
Lieut. Tyler considercrs the war iu that
quarter as ended. His letter was ex
pressed to Fort Taylor on the Snake Riv-
er, near Walla Walla, by Indian runners:
wa3 directed to hia father, in this city
a,nd U Pr?bab,7 the oni? lctter l,,afc came
throuah by tho last California steamnr
from the seat of the Oregon war.
dueer Lawsuit.
At the late session of the Mountour
county Court, came up the case of Eiiza
betu and Christian Ungerer. Indicted
lor obtaining goods under false nrctense.
. i
fgty" to Christian Ungerer.
He was sentenced to pay a fine of S18 00
andsh: months imnri.nn L. ;n n..,
. - - I'WU1UI.LJ1 III 1,11 I ' I JIII1II
ty jail. The circumstances of the case is
as fol ows : Thev had oarrinrl nn n
correspondence between Christ. Moyer,
. PrLoau,culor a young lady of 1U1I -
ITuii. lu uuoou.moua ot tne
:.um auair xay adroitly managed, in
the course of seven months, to fleece t'he
confiding lover out of several hundred
muju,a Ui ,orSea l letters, tnct, last w ntcr, to leciflato him onfc of
until Mover at ast not tirnt nf rtr;Lr ' ...: i... ,liaie ,u,n? oufc 01
until Moyer at last cot tired of oonrtino
by proxy, and, smelling a rat. brought
suit which terminated as above. The wo
man was cleared on the ground that she
received her share in Union county where
aouon win do orougnt against her hereaf
ter. Danville Democrat
Garroting and Robbery.
The office of tho Pennsylvania Cn.il
Uomnanv nt Hittsf
bers on Wednesday niht of last wnrlr
uaines, and roDbiug him, entered the
vaults ot tho ottce and took a larre sum
. nV uerc r.om ., JUafc eyeDinM
? . t r . -
Mr ' ... o i
ia h. , . V
i if i . . ' .
seizeu oy me turoat irom behind over-
powerea, ana rendered insensible. His
S8 were.then t,ed together, and his pock-
l"u roDoery there wns nhnni amnnn
Ji but the. rebbe wt find
the ar5t d .'!!"r ...
but they, at the last
. . ui uuw luuucrf.
account were still.
at large..
(
Thanksgiving'.
Gov. Packer has appointed Thursday,
tho 18th of November inst., to be observ
ed as a day of Thanksgiving and prayer.
It is right that we should give thanks
to that good Providence which has con
ferred so many benefits and blessings u
pon us, and it would be much better if we
would make a more rational use of them
than mauyare now doing. Annexed is
the Proclamation of the Governor:
PENNSYLVANIA, SS.-
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AU
THORITY OF THE COMMON
WEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.
F. PACKLESS,
GOVERNOR OF TUB SAID COMMONWEALTH.
Fellow Citizens:
The gooducss of God to us as a people
calls for our public acknowledgment, and
our grateful praise. The past and the
present are crowded with his blossings.
Nothing has occurred to imperil the prin
ciples of civil and religious liberty upon
which our Government is based, or to in
terfere with its harmonious operations in
all its departments. We are at peace
with nil foreign nations, and the uoise of
violence is unheard within our boarders
while all enjoy perfect freedom of opinion,
the genial influences of our free mstitu
tions, and the mild spirit of our holy re
ligion, are more and more uniting us in
one brotherhood. Our educational insti
tutions are diffusing intelligence among
the masses of our citizens, including a
higher appreciation of their privileges,
and a deeper sense of their obligations.
Though in some localities the pestilence
has prevailed, our country at largo has
enjoyed unusual health, and we are
blessed with an abundance of all the neo
essanes, anu uie comiorts 01 me. Uur
muutriai pursuits arc last recovering-
Ironi the torpor induced by the recent
....
nnanciai embarrassments; confluence is
being restored, and business is resuming
lis wonted activity. Merceys crowu all
our relations in life, and the hopes of a
glorious iniortality wait to cheer and bless
every heart.
Prompted by my own convictions of
duty, aud in conformity with the express
ed wiahes of many of my fellow citizens,
I, William F. Packer, Governor of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Do
hereby appoint Thursday, the Eighteenth
Day of November next, to be observed
as a day of general Thanksgiving and
Prayer and recommend to all our people
tuat setting aside on that day all worldly
pursuit, mey assemnio in tneir respective
places of worship, and unite iu offering
thanks to God for His goodness, implor-
'nS H' gracious forgivness, and the con-
i IT a i
iifjuanco or nis mercies. Ana while our
hearts throb with gratiturio to God for
"is unnumbered blessings, let a liberal
charity be extended to all upon whom
i;ueu mu luu uuiuuus ui uiisiuriuue
and want. -
Given under my hand, and the Great
Seal of the'State, at Harrisburg, this
1 wcnty-eicbth day of Uctober, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and hlty-eiaht. and of the
Commonwealth the eighty-third.
15 r the Governor:
WM. M. H LESTER,
Secretary of' the Commonwealth.
southern Rejoicing-.
The Richmond Whig is so delighted at
the lato defeat of tho Lecomptonites in
the North, that it lets offnuraerou3 fquibs
oi an intoxicating v hi annua (hnr.ictnr
f . . . ... - - I
Leing iu a tremendous minorityfin its own
State, the satisfaction of the Whi" at a
r j
Democratic defeat anywhere out of that
benighed "Old Dominion" is intense.
Here is a paragraph from the Whig.-
"A Wind Came out of the Cloud.
Wtll, it has come at last that Chi-
nese squall that we have been expecting
these twenty years to strike the shin of
Democracy and there she lies, and hull
upward, with her crew struggling in the
foauiirifr waters, and neither life-boat nor
land in sight. bhe has had a long and
piratically prosperous cruise, aud those
who took passage in her, foolish mortals
tuat tueJ were Da?e believed her not only
""stress of the sea, but above its chances
and accidents. 1 hey reveled and ravaged
as tno-'.o who Knew no dancer and ao-
till
knovrlodgcd no unaccounUbility. Butin
tlle IU,d8t of't, like that phantom hand a-
bove Belshazzar's hannimf n nUA
over thom and "'"charged a sudden si-
..v. wva u J k LA 'A kill 111 (1 I
moon that sent them to Daiiil .WJniso 10 lUL l-'u,ei or tlJ0 bureau ot Uou-
,0cker. We hope Davy will keep them
" o o. .,
JDIt will be remembered that a mean
parT? effort was made by the Locofoco
leaders in judye Wilmot's iudicial His.
ffin.-ll.; 'Ji. T.b. I?:"'";1 out,.
not w.nfc l,?m.b Wn tuTlllL
this fall renominated him for iudco civ-
,i i e i Juufeci g'?-
ing tho people a fair chance to sav wheth.
t .! . , . J wu"n-
er he was tho corrupt
ho corrupt and incompetent n ,.. , lu UiU ,u, 1 , U0luraci
denounced to be Dr M AldfvortlM"S' ho?evcp. was finallj.reaort.
, ;.. Wn-i.:-. . . M' ed t0 as tllG nly means of settling the
man he was
to the district, and ant nn t.: i7.
, - ... .iuuiim"luu, uiime nnnio
chanan Wh.V un ai tho .! ' 'Zu
, t5 x XIIUU JJU-
date. The vote is- " 5 "
Wilmot.
4,033
3,054
Bradford,
Sasquchanna,
7.087
Wilmot's majority, only 4630
" inuuio
over two
to one and 205 more mninrito thnn
he
.
Governor, on a heavier vote, last
f,.n
!,!., -
K e'l'.V4- - " ,507 ...
J. f 'uum u iiuw- iu
loritv over hnt i lnj rtrrr.i,; i u
opponents-a "grow- to
102 '
man, and hia
maiOr.ltieS "ffrOWlllfr"
also, every year.
o o
Patrick.
3,133
1,92G
3,057
" Dr rnn ini. . ,
, u uuiiiLiin, in iii iii i ii 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 h 1 1 1. 1 ii ii nnnrnnn - l
iwuuu in UIS DOOtS.
Thanksgiving.
Gov. Bingham, of Michigan, has desig
nated Nov. 25th as a day of general
Thanksgiving in that State. Illinois,
Wisconsin, Iowa, New-Hampshire and
Mississippi also have their Thanksgiving
on that day, and New-York and Pennsyl
vania on the 18th.
The New York Herald, of Saturdy last
has the following reference to an attempt
to-flood that city with new counterfeits:
Last evening, information was received
at tho police headquarters that an at
tempt was being made to flood the city
with counterfeit twos on the Granite Rank
of Roston. Sergeant Chapiu, telegraph
operator, immediately telegraphed to the
several police stations, and the police in
the several wards were instructed to put
the retail merchauts in tho upper part of
the city on the lookout. About nine o'
clock, John MaGuire, a boatman, was ar
rested in the Thirteenth Ward, attempting
to pahs one of the bills iu the Delancoy
street. He was conveyed to the Thir
teenth Ward station bouse and locked up.
The following is a description of the bills:
:vviv'vi.'vv'y 'vi'wvwvti avxmvtmaxvv- K
Two Children Letter A.
with
grain.
2
5
Sailor and Me
chanic resting
on a shield, on
which is in
scribed "For
ward." Figures
of Goddess
of Liberty &
I GRANITE BANK OF
i BOSTON, MASS.
Indian girl.
CTK Fttfn in ltrrn Irttoro nrncc thr"
& face. ' I
I A. Foster, Cash. A. HARDY, Prest.
UW1111VUU11V VWV".VVVV.".VV vivuvua 2
rn .i. i i .t
x wo men were aisq. arrestee, m tne
Twenty-second Ward, and a man named
Wilson, in the Fourth Ward, for attemp
ting to pass the same bills. They were
all held to answer.
Another Leak in the National Treasury.
More about the Live Oak Contracts
Tammany and Timber.
Corrcspondnce of the Evening Post.
Washington, Oct. 9, 1859.
According to the accounts which have
reached this place, your "Democratio"
State Central Committee must have had
a lively time at the St. Nicholas on Wed
nesday last. An attempt on the part of
Mr. Buchanan to reward one of his polit-
cal friends for financial services rendered
in Pennsylvania in the Presidential cam-
paS Ul 1U"U, uy giving mm against ttie
established rules of tbo Navy Department,
contracts to supply a quantity of live oak
timber, was the subject of discussion, and
1 it i . .
Wll! ccusureu m me stronger terms; and
u was agrecu upon that certain gentle
Mcn t-hould visit Washington, and wai
upon the President and Secretary of the
m - ' o,;i ""u anu an juauii uuii, iuus-
much as parties from New York and
Maine, who fairly and legally obtained
the contracts to furnish the timber, by
01(13 oiiereu uuder the proposals issued
hy the chief of the Bureau of Conttruc-
tion, have been unceremoniously set aside
to give place to Mr. Buchanan's favorite
I be New York and Maine contractor
were the lowest bidders, while Mr. Bu
cbans friend was tho hihst bider.
1 uis fact alone is considered sufficient to
warrant an investigation iuto the subject
'ne details are as follows, and are not
without interest, especially to those who
are 'onorailt of the modus oferandi o
II. - I A T
rreMucut maKinjr
During the Presidential campaign 6
185b, a gentleman from Massachusetts
heretofore unknown in the political world
entered the contest in Pennsylvania, iu
tavor ot iUr. Jiuehanan. He wa9 actua
ted, it was said, by " pure and patriotic
motives. lie contributed liberally, verv
liberally for a disinterested
was declared tone, ilesoon became pop
... t "
ular with the leading "Democrats" of the
States. Ho frequented Wheatland as the
guest of Mr. Buchanan. After, however
realizing his hopes in Mr. Buchanan's e-
lection, it was observed that he frequent
ed Wheatland less and Washington more.
Within one month after the inaugura
tion of Mr. Buchanan, we Gnd him in tho
Navy Department, with a schedule of di
mensions of live oak, which ho offered to
sell to the Government, amounting to one
hundred and fifty thosand cubic feet.
no procured an introduction frnm Mr
.
, .D i bcuretar' of tbo N:,vy.
struction. The latter office d ncM diner fn.
vorably to the purchase of the timbcr.the
Secretary of tho Navy was about to seal
the contract, when he was informed that
he could not legally buy on open purchase
unless the timber was wanted for imme
diate uso. Such was not tho fact; the
T
timber was not wanted.
timber was not wanted. To advertise for
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er part es, with ess patriotism m n it
i. n 4 ,.f , ' luIout
have tho audacity to bid for t in nnnimM
settling the
,Urt,Ler "Ul 1 10 vertisement, singular
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l"a.: exactly the land
,"?;' contractor
offered the
KTuueriTicic at jirivatc sale !
Tho time
for receiving proposals expired, and. after
an unusual delay, for souio unexplained
reason, the President's Massachusetts
friend and supporter was declared succgss
ful, and the contracts were made with him
Mated July 1, 1857, for 150,000 cubic
reot or live oak. at prices ranirin from
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SI 25 to SI 75 per oubic foot, amouutincr
to 225,840, and on the 30tb of the same
month, withot advertisement or chance of
contract. Cootrasfc this fn
es about to be stated. Tho contractor
p,.M.d.l at oco c U ZZZZ
.. . . . . .
procure Hid tlmhnr wfiinl. U.J
procure tho timber which he had nrn.
VlOllslv ronrniionJ i 1 ,
j "fixoKHWiu uu paper as already
v xu tuu i j n r i n i nr t in nrnct.t
he commenced delivering the timber when
he was notified that tho timber he was
delivering did not answer the description
advertised for and which he contracted
to furnish. This condemned timber how
ever, was allowed to remain in the yard,
when, to the utter astonishment of every
one acquainted with the business, an ad
vertisement appeared under date of June
14, 1S58, for scaled proposals for live
oak, describing this very surplus condemn
ed timber which our patriot had left upon
nis uanas. un tho 14th of July, the day
when tho bids were opened, it was dis
covered that t)ther geutlcmen were" bid
ders, and at lower rates than the Massa
chusetts man. The unprecedented short
time fixed upon in the proposal of tho
Chief of the Bureau of Construction for
supplying the the timber only from the
14th of July to the 1st of September
was thought sufficient tostavo off any com
petitors. A way was discovered by which
tho time could be made still &horter, which
would compel the lowest bidders to bo
ruled out for want of time to deliver tho
timber and thus fulfill their contracts.
This was done by a refusal to notify the
successful bidders of the acceptance of their
offers until about the l'2th of August, in.
stead of giviug the notice on the loth of
July, within twenty-four hours after the
bids were opened, according to the usual
practice. This management shortened
the time one month, leaving only about
sixteen days to cut and deliver 12,000 cu
bic feet of live-oak timber ! for the ac
complishment of which from one to three
years is usually given. This is the rec
ord. Comment upon it is unnecessary.
Suffice it to say, that when the 1st of Sep
tember arrived the successful bidders, of
course failed to deliver the full quota of
timber required, although nearly all of it
had been delivered, some of the parties
having had the material on hand. Prompt
ly to an hour, on the 1st of September,
the Chief of the Bureau of ConstruclioD
advised them iu the following language:
"That as you have not complied with tho
terms of the contract for lite oak, a new
one has been made with other parties."
This was tho firt official information
which an' of the contractors received a
course v. ithout precedcut, and adopted for
the benefit of a delinquent upon the terms
of his contract under the proposals of
1857. Yet this individual, who gave a
bout S15.000 to aid the election of Mr.
Buchanan, is the "other parties" alluded
to in the note of the Chief of the Bureau.
There is another fact connected with
this affair, which is quite as surprising as
any related above, ft is that the live oak
advertised for in the proposal of June,
1853, was not wanted iu the naval yards
of the United States either for immediate
or prospective use, as it is a well known
fact that the sloops-of-war ordered by tho
last session of Congress are now construc
ted of white oak. The 200,000 cubic feet
of live oak which our patriot agreed to
furnish under the proposal of May, 1857,
is not all delivered yet; but such quanti
ty as has been delivered is placed away
in the sheds, subject to decay, and cannot
be used until demanded by some future
action of Congress.
It is impossible to state precisely the
total amouut which this contractor has
been paid by the Government for timber
condemned and not condemned, received
aud not received, but I presume the dif
fercnent sums which he has received will
not differ much from his offers. Upon
that basis his new contract, which he will
fulfill with his condemned surplus of tim
ber in the yards, will amount to 195,000.'
The contract of July 1st will reach 8225,
840, making $420,840. Besides, he ob
tained a contract without advertising or
competition, for suppljing the Brooklyn
Yard with timber at 2 per cubic foot,
which will amount to S25,000jruor. ma
king a total on face of cootracts of S445,
540. This cDtire expenditure, it can
hardly be doubted, was made for a siuglc
article not wanted, aud for the purpose of
reimbursing a politician who risked a
few thousand dollars to elect Mr. Buchan
an. H.
Robber's Cave.
The Franklin (Pa.) Citizen of the 27th
ult. has the following :
"About five miles from this place, near
where the Pittsburg road crones Sandv
Creek, a singular discovery was made by
ir at tt. . J . .J
u iui. wasou. mine liuntinf hces. ho
noticed, under some rock, a buffalo robe
and other cvidmecs of tho preseuce of
some animals less laborious and less hon
est than those be'was insearch of. Be
ing somewhat frightened, he called other.-,
who, after some search, discovered jew
elry of differcut kinds, worth in all. about
$100. In addition to thi?, a pair of boots
and pantaloons, a vest, cravat, and fine
coat, were picked up ucar the jewelry de
pot. Tho circumstance induced ten of
the adjacent citizens to repair to the spot
and lay in wait that uieht for the return
of tho depositors but through the impru-
aence oi Kindling a tore alter night, no-,
thin was effected.
In di-pcrsing next mornin?. a sack of
flour, three freshly-dressed chickens and
blanket were found unconcealed, at
though they had been left. Several other
articles, such as powder, caps, an old ro?
volver, augers, a bottle of chloroform etc.
were picked up. -,f,!-
Odd Fellows' Thanksgiving-.
The U.S. Grand Lodce of Odd FeU
ows, at tho recent session, held in Wrash-"
tngton, D. C. adopted the proposition "to
set apart the 2Gth day of April, 1859--tho
fourtieth anniversary of the organiza
tion of tho Order "to be observed bv tho
entire membership under tho jurisdiction
ine urana odge of the United States
as a day of Thanksgiving to Dive Provi
dence for the unexampled prosperity
which has attended the Order sinco the
organization on tho Amorioan continent.??
i-uecityoi jncw lork was selected for
he placo of this national jubilee, and a
committee appointed who aro oharged
with the details. This will bo a magnifil
cent display. On a like celebration in
Boston several years ago, ten thousand
Odd l'eflov?9 marched in procession..