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The Views of Senator Mason.
Senator James M. Mason, of Virginia, whose
fidelity to Virginia and the South no one can
dispute, in a, recent speech, referring to the
contingency of Lincoln’s election, declared that
"11:31:0th lain: his acct as a Senator to support
and dq‘eml the Constitulian,lherights and integrity
of the State: and when they could no longer be
maintained, he should render ba’ék to her the
high trust reposed in him by Virginia, trusting
10 her wisdom. and patriotism in that exigenql (0
do flu: best.”
Political Festivity.
A number of prominent Republicans of Phil;-
delphia having iemlerefl ALEX. K. M’CLvm‘. a
public dinner, in grateful appreciation of the
"‘ energy, ability and fidelity" which have
marked his course as Chairman of the People’s
Stile Committee during the recent. campaigns,
Mr. M’Clm‘e “cannot disregard” their invita
aion, and so he will be dined and wined this
evening at the Continental Hotel. To add
interest to the occasion it is confidently antici
pated that the Hon. Asnnmv G. CI'BTIN, G ov
ornor elect of the Commonwealth, will be pre
sent.
It. is to he hoped that they will all have a
good time at the Continental, and that no dis—
agreeable reflections concerning the consequen‘
ces of the victory of the Republican party will
be sufi'ered to mar the festivities of the evening.
It would not; add :nmch to the hilarity of the
occasion if the guests at this banquet should
pause over their wine to ask each other, seri
ously, what is all this great victory worth ‘2—
Will the country be any better for the services
of Mr. M’Gwnu, and has he really rendered ‘
services to the State worthy of recognition ? l
Serious reflections such as these would be out
of place at a meeting appropriated to festivity
and rejoicing, and we trust that. the spectre of
care will not intrude upon the banquet. .
Of course we have not the least objecuon i
that. leading Republicans of Philadelphia should 1
give Mr. M‘Cr.vr.n a dinner. In a. party point, ,-
of view we have no doubt he has earned at ‘
least that much. lint there is a tendency i
among Party leaders to assume too much credit. '
1'01“ a successful campaign. Mr. M’CLUH and
his friends may think that the triumph of CUR
TIK and LIECOLX in Pennsylvania was mainly
due to his skillful managemeni,just as Former
Look to himself all the credit of carrying Penn
sylvania for Mr. Events“ in 1355~ There is i
a vast. amount of humbug in such pretensions_ !
An eflieient Chairman of a State Committee is i
a very valuable personage during a campaignrl
but he can have little influence in producing or
controlling the currents of popular opinion,
which are often as mysterious in their origin 1
and course as the viewless winds. It is very l
easy to manage a. campaign when it really re— ‘
quires no management—and just as easy to‘
appear at. the close as the sagacious operator
who has set all his wires in successful motion,
when in fact he only floated upon a. current.
which was uncontrolled and uncontrollable.—
But, on the other hand, the most acute and
sagacions political manager may contrive, and
plan, and correspond, and arrange, and tug at
the political machinery in rain, it the tide of
popular opinion. is against him. His labors are
as useless as those 01" Xerxes to bind the sea
with fetters. ' ‘
’ It is well I:];an that. BIT. DI'CLL'BE demands
a more substantial feast than ; single dinner,
and that his appetitewill not be appeased ufider
a term of six years in the U. 8. Senate. It is
9.150 we}! known that Mon’rnx M‘Mmmn. has
his eye fixed upon the some place, and that the
name of HENRY C. t3nnnv~whose essays on
political economy are read only by men of
steady nerves and inexhaustible patience—has
been “Suggested” as a proper one for Senator.
Well, M 95513. M’annm. and Cnnnv hendthe
list of names attached to this dinner invitation.
so we may conclude that the banquet is not
intended to promote Mr. M't‘Lenn’s chances for
the Senate. 0n the contrary, it looks more
like a. movement to kill him with kindness, or
perhaps it is merely the means of bringing
about a. consultation between the leading poli
ticians of the Republican party, under the eye
of the Governor elect, for the purpose of ad
justing rivalries, distributing the oflices, 'and
settling matters generally without the concur
rence or intervention of another chief; who, if
rumors are true, has excited the jenlhusy and
apprehension of the Governor elect and his
renowned Committee man; .
The Vermont “ Habeas Corpus Act" of 1850,
and the “ Personal Liberty Law” of 1858, seem
likely to get pi‘etty thoroughly overhauled be—
fore the close of the session. Even the Re
publicans are waking up to the importance of
doing something. Soon after the introduction
of Judge Thomas’s Repeal Bill in the House,
a. Committee was appointed by the Senate (all
Republicans save one member) to inquire and
report whether the above laws were in conflict
with the Constitution and laws of the United
States. Whatever may be the result of this
movement, it is understood that a majority of
the House Committee will make a strong and
elaborate reportin favor or repeal. The report,
it is said, will discuss the whole question, in
all its legal and constitutional hearings, and
will leave the Legislature without a shadow of
excuse, if they do not immediately repeal the
odious and worse than useless laws at which
the report is levelled. The report, and the
action upon it, are awiited with the deepest
interest. in all parts of the Union.
Peaceful Secession.
$4 00
Some of the Republican journals think that
South Carolina is the only State that will secede,
and they say “let her go in peace.” The Tri
11mm thinks that the Cotton States all intend to
secede and form a. Confederacy. “They should
and would be allowed to do so,” for to coerce
them to remain would be “contrary to the
principles enunciated in the immortal Declare.
tion of Independence—contrary to the funda
mental ideas on which human liberty is based,”
says the Tribune. Truly the Tribune is a seces
sion paper with a vengeance. There is a sim
ple and honest and honorable way of prevent.
ing any of these troubles, and that is, a return
by the free States to the Constitution, the re
peal of unconstitutional enactments, the en
forcement of the Fugitive Slave law, and the
recognition of the doctrine of the equality of
the States. .
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ELVIS—"LAND Alfiivbofmx
From the Baltimore Exchange.
For nearly three quarters of a century, the
East India Company, acting under the auspi
ces of the English Governmentrhave made con
tinual and persistent efforts to extend the col
tivation of Cotton in Imus ; but they have never
succeeded in growing it upon a large scale, and
now, after more than a. million and a half of
dollars has been expended in the opening up
of Cotton plantations, and in experimenting
upon the best. mode of raising Cotton economi
cally, the attempts have been finnlly abandoned.
The Bombay Chamber of Commerce, in announ
cing the fact, states that. in only one solitary
instance has the enterprise been. attended with
success, but the area. cultivated was small—
every other attempt to grow- merchantable
Cotton, of :1 quality and at a price which should
bring it into competition with the American
staple, having resulted in heavy losses. It. is
not a. little singular that wherever the cultivn—
tion has been tried elsewhere—in South Ameri
ea. in the West India. Islands, in Turkey and
Algeria, and on the African Coost~it has either
been wholly given up or remains in a languish
ing condition, yielding little or no profit to the
planters and exhausting government subsidies
without realizing the expectations of the manu—
facturers. The Manchester Association for
. promoting the culture of Cotton in the tropics,
. is not, however, content to relax its endeavors.
l That body called recently for a subscription of
i half a. million of dollars, to be expended in
I further experiments. Dr. Livingstone’s explo
grations of the interior region of Africa, and
especially the accounts which he gave of the
luxuriant growth of Cotton on the alluvial soils
; through which the Zambesi river flows, aroused
public attention in England to that country as
‘ a source of .Cotton supply, and induced the
British Government to lend its aid towards tit
ting out. a. new and better appointed expedition,
for the purpose of forming settlements among
the wild African tribes, and of stimulating them,
by the prospect of gain, to abandon their indo—
lent. and improvident mode of life and settle
down to habits of industry. But. it has been
found there aswell as elsewhere that the negro,
when left to his own guidance, hits no notion
of steady, persistent work, and that when his
immediate wants, which are few and simple,
are satisfied, he is disposed to take his case,
and to leave the future to take care of itself.
Dr. Livingstone’s recent letters to his English
friends indicate very clearly that. the Cotton
problem is not yet- solved, and that those who
hope ior supplies from African plantations are
destined to be disappointed. That section of
country where the climate and soil appeared to
be best adapted to the growth of Cotton, and to
otfer, at the some time, facilities for transport
to the seaboard, he found to be continually de
vastated by wars between the inhabitants and i
the neighboring tribes. These feuds of long du
ration are scureely capable ot'a. peaceful adjust- ?
ment, for the only law known there is the law !
of the strong band, and the temptation, as re- *
speets the more powerful tribes, to prey upon i
their weaker neighbors, is, therefore, irresisti- 1
ble. A campaign is to them what the ingath- ’
sting of the harvest is to us. They go to war
for the sake of the spoils of conquest—for i
flocks and herds, for grain and ivory, and for
slaves to sell on the coast, or to cultivate their
own fields. It may be safely asserted, then,
that many years must elapse before Cotton for
the English market will be floated down the
mebesi, or the exertions of the Manchester,
Lotion Supply Association will meet with u '
PTOSperons issue. In the ,eantimeJhe demand I
for raw Cotton is annual? extending with uu- i
exampled rapidity, and‘th‘e United States is 2
almOSt the 09131 SOul’ce from which manufactu~ E
”I's 03-! 601": their supplies. The material ;
3:05P??? OfEngland isbased upon the activity !
Gomzlilel?:i;:n]:‘;us"1 Cotton and iron have her i
does the mail: f we es of export, and solargely 3
1 “.“mfe 01‘ the former stfect all =
e.asses of society, that statistics h i
in le failu . ~ . 8 0" that a .
3 E I‘Bol' the Lottoncrop m our 3 th rn !
States would, either directly or ind‘ ‘0“ e g
- 1 fiv . . treetly, de- ,
prive neary e millions of the po ulat' of i
Great Britain of all but. me most meg ”J“ ;
of subsistence. It. is no wander $lll9 Initial]! i
that the English pegple watch with 31:13:: 05:3, 3
annual yield of Cotton in our Southern Sgt Se i
or that they should seek to fortify themselvee; !
.againt the possible peril' which would beau 3
them, in the event of a war with us, or of ai
succession of short crops, by encouraging the
production‘els‘ewhero of' this. important ele- ‘
ment of commerce. How. 'little'proqpece they
have of succeeding in' attaining their wishes,
we have already conclusively shown.
Cause-Hus up I’}. mural—ln a late number
of the Ina’ependszzu‘, George Allen Butler thus
describes one of the strange sights at Palermo,
the Sicilian city which has just come into pos
session nf the victorious legions of Garibaldi :
“The strongest of all the strange sights at
Palermo are. the catacombs of the Capuching.
We are all familiar with the character of the
Roman and Neapolitan catacombs, underground
excavations, remarkable for their great extent.
and for their associations With the history of
the early Church. The l'alernio catacombs
have a frightful peculiarity of their own. You
descend from the little church. just outside the
walls, not into deep, subterranean passages.
but into a succession of vaults, well lighted,
and of no greater depth than an ordinary cel
lar. These vaults are long and narrow corri
dors, on either side of which, in niches out out
of the wall, ranged in ghastly ranks, are pre
served the bodies of the dead, not confined out
of sight, but each in the garb appropriate to it
while living, or else in a long robe or winding
sheet. Below these niches are wooden coffins,
with windows at the sides to show the faces of
the occupants. Overhead near the ceiling, are
skeletons of children sitting, or of men recli—
ning; all perfectly preserved, some with the skin
still covering the bones, others having nothing
left but skull, and shoulders, and rib‘hones,
with the arms in front piously crossed. Some
peculiarity of the soil prevents the ordinary
decomposition, and men buried nearly two
hundred years ago still survive in this skeleton
company. Strange to sathhey are not permit—
ted to rest in peace. On the 2d of November
in every year, the four deg morls, or festival of
the dead, their relatives flock to this dismal
place. the well-known mummies are taken out
of their glazed colfins and dressed in gala cos
tume. They number not less than six thou
sand in all; and I know of nothing more fear
ful than for a living man to find himself, as I
did, among this army of dry bones.
“The most horrible feature of the whole ex
hibition is, that nearly every face wears in its
fossil decay and ruin a dreadfully ludicrous
and comic expression. The lack-lustre eye—
sockets, which gaze down upon you, have a sort
of a grim vitality of their own, and through the
entire array it seems as if there wasa dumb
intelligence—a mute’ correspondence antisym
pathy—in the sinister and almost wicked way
in which they return the curious stare of the
intruders. Yetyou cannot help staring in spite
of all this, and the eye wanders from one group
to another with a, strange and morbid fascina
tion. ‘
“Some are la-rge-limbcd, thick skulled, com
placent. in their successful preservation; others
with worn anal weary looks, as if tired of such
stiff, calcareous companionship; others who
seemed to have twisted and wriggled their
joints loose. and must stand perPetually still
or fall to bits; others with their related heads
hung down, as if in contemplation of their
ended earthly life; others indifferent and idle,
some indignant, like the ghosts that Dante saw
in hell, with scowls and grins sarcastic—all
silent, sepulehral, almost infernal.
“One such sight suffices for a lifetime. As
I write, I recall those spectral forms with a
thrill of horror—-the monks and priests in
scarlet and black, the children in full holiday
garb, the women, most hideous of all, in caps.
and shawls. and satins.”
1 The wife of a very wealthy and venerable
, lawyer in Cleveland, Ohio, recently made ap
-3 plication for a divorce from her husband; and,
l upon showing cause why her prayer should be
‘ granted, developed the following fact: The
delinquent husband was it lawyer, and a. very
respectable man. This very respectable citizen
of Cleveland is worth half a million of dollars.
He formerly officiated as elder in a Presbyte
rian church, and progressed from that into
“ perfectism.” That is to say, he ‘eame to look
upon himself as a very respectable‘saint, and
all other men as irredeemeble sinners. This
' state of mind proved highly refreshing. and
t led to that stratum of opaque philosophy known
ias spiritualism. He believed in “spirits of
just men made perfect,” and became so fond of
table talk with. invisible “ spoons” that he ne—
glected his family and business. When every
respectable man gets that deep into spiritual—
ism he is very apt to forget that he lives in a
world where laws are the conditions of virtue,
and go rigorously into some absurd theory
having the complete subversion of all more]
distinctions for its object. Our very respectable
old friend capped the climax of his foolery by
- discovering that he had no (gm-city for the
mother of his children, but. had a remarkably
deep well of sympathy for a. widow with yellow
curls and two daughters. When it conic to this,
I the very respectable philosopher’s wife conclu
ded that it- was time for her to move in the mat
} ter; and. she has accordingly applied for a di
i vorce, as well as for an injunction restraining
her respectable hnsband- from spending his
J money in a ridiculous way. It is to be hoped
that she will be successful in both her under
takings, und convince the venerable philoso
pher that a. man’s being on speaking terms
with the spirits of Andrew Jackson and St.
Paul does not. relieve him of all worldly respon
sibilities. The fact that he is so very respecta
l ble may not. militate in his favou—Ezrclmngp
I paper.
Acol pnx‘r A'l‘ Tm: CAPITOL.-——oHc of the Luz-rye
Picture: Damaged.—The workmen at the Capitol
for .1 few days past have been engaged in the
construction of a temporary covering over the
Rotunda, several feet above the old roofing,
which is to be removed as sodn as the other is
completed. 011 Saturday last while hoisting
one of the main joists, just as it had been ele
vated a. few feet beyond the lower roof, it
slipped from its fastenings and fell in .a- per
pendicular direction, until it reached the lower
roof, passing through which it slid ofi' obliquely,
striking the lower corner of the beautiful pic
ture of the “Embarkation of the Pilgrims,”
damaging the same considerably. We are
happy, however, to be able to state that a son
of Mr. Wier the artist, has visited Washington,
and says he has no doubt but that his father
can repair the injury, and so as not to make it
at all perceptible. In consequence of this ao—
cident, a substantial plank covering has been
placed around each of the pictures suspended
upon the walls of the rotunda, for their pro
traction—“7l.3ll. Sta-1:, Nov. 28.
Axon-um RICH MAN Ours orr ms DAUGHTER
FOR MAnm'lxr: wu'nou'r nl5 CONSENT.~Bui-Lis
Skidmere, of New York, worth nearly half a
million dollars; recently deceased, left a. will
bequenlhing one hundred dollars to his daugh
ter, and the remainder of his properly to his
son. In 1856, the family of Mr. Skidmore
consisted of a wife, son and daughter. The
daughter, Martian L., was wooed and won by
Simon Camancho, at that time Venezuela. Con
sul, and now Secretary of Legal-ion of Veue‘
zuela, under Gen. Paez. Mr. Skidmore was
opposed to the mulch and the (laughter married
without his consent. During his lifetime the
parties were not reconciled. Mrs. Skidmorc,
however, who has since died, relented and be
came friendly to her daughter, but the hostile
feeling of the father was unchangeablc. The
will is to be contested.
A TRAGEDY IN PADL'GAH, Kin—A bloody tra
gedy occurred in Paducah on Saturday morning
last, opposite the St; Francis Hotel, which're
sulted in tho immediate death of one. of the
parties and the mortally wounding of tho other.
Two citizens of that place. named Capt. Pigg,
an old atenmboatman, and a Mr. Pryor, had a.
controrersy about some old ofl‘oir, which soon
become of an angry character, leading to
threats to shtfot. on the part of Pryor. Both
drew revolvers and fired. Pigg was shot on the
side of the xneck, the ball ranging round the
head and lodging in the brain, killing hiin in
stantly. Pryor was shot in the fléshyApart, of
the thigh, making a dangezrounivr‘ound; ,the
around entered'his abdomen‘and‘ lodged‘in' I'otimj
Part of the‘ bad {the wound, no doubt, proviilg
mortal before this time. .
GENERA L NEWS.
SWINDLEP- ix Srn.-u::vsn.——A confidence man
has been operating in Syracuse, N. I'. His
manner of procedure was to drop into :3. hotel
or store in.“ (Bligh easy way, and approaching
the proprietor m a friendly manner, would
state that he was a. clerk employed by some
one of the leading business firms of our city,
and having use for a. small sum of money be
fore morning, when he would obtain it of his
employers and repay it, was compelled to ask
the loan of 352-5, to secure which he would
leave hisigold watch, worth at lea-st three or
four times that amount. The watches left as
security, appear by gaslight to be quite showy
and elaborate time-pieces, in fine gold hunter
cases 7- 1’1“ when exposed to daylight, they are
found to be poor things, the works next to
worthleSS. and the cases of “ Philadelphia
gold.” The highest appraisal of their value is
anyht dollars. The imposition was discovered
very soon after it was perpetrated in each in—
stance, and the palice notified of the occur—
rences, but nothing has been heard of the
“ spruce young man,” Who “ would surely pay
the borrowed money early in the morning.”
A ..VIEXICAN Nun—As a specimen of the
revolting cruelty of Miramon, we quote a para.-
graph from the latest Mexican correspondence
of the New York llémlcl : A few days back at
historical play was put on the stage, at which
Miremon and his family were present. In this
play an appeal was made to a. monarch by his
smbjects to grant them the blessings of peace.
The occasion seemed favorable, and one of the
audience rose and appealing to the President,
depicted in heart rending tones the miseries of
the Mexican people, begging him also to confer
upon his country that boon so earnestly de
mnnded of the monarch in the piece. Will it
be believed that this unfortunate supplicant
was dragged to prison by order. of Mirnmon,
by the head of police, and was sentenced to
receive five hundred lashes nt’ day-break the
following morning ? When three hundred and
fifty had been administered, Mirnmon was in
formed thnt the man was dying. “Let the
remainder,” he said, “be given to the dead
body; my order must be carried out.”
IN the United States District Court in Phila
delphia, on Tuesday, George White, colored,
for being concerned in- the attempt to rescue
Moses Honner, was sentenced to pay a fine of
$25 and undergo 30 days’ imprisonment.
THE Paris M0124]: and Amide la Religion pub
lish a. piece of news which would seem-to re
quire confirmation. They state that. the Bul
gnrians, who amount. to 4,000,000, have aban
doned 2110 Greek religion for the Roman Catho
lie.
There seems to be some irouhlc again with
the City Treasury of Philadelphia. City 1m:-
rants are selling at. from S to 10 Per cent. dis—
count, the amount. outstanding being very
large. 0
Specimens of the new paper for printing,
invented in Austria, and made entirely from
maize straw, have reached Paris. The advan
tage in cheapness is more than one-half. Some
of the specimens are said to be very fine.
Or the electoral votes about to be given for
Lincoln, two will ‘be cast. by the distinguished
American poets, William Cullen Bryant and
John Greenleaf Whittier.
The Washington Sta-r says that there are
fewar members of Congress in Washington at
this time than ever before in the middle of the
week preceding the opening of the session.
The Democratic Central Committee of Ten~
nessee have called a State Convention at Nash
ville on the Bth of January next to nominate 3.
candidate for Governor.
Rev. Henry W. Hilliard, formerly member
of Congress from Alabama, denies.the report
that he is about to become the pastor of a
church in Brooklyn.
A paper called the National Republican has
made its appearance in Washington. It. is Black
Republican in politics, and is published by
Lewis (Tleplmne & Co.
Galt’s statue of ThomasJL-fferson, ordered by
the State of "Virginia. to be placéd in the Uni
versity at. Charlottsville, arrived at. Richmond,
from Florence. Italy, on Saturday last.
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH
Suspension of Southern Banks.
CHARLESTON, Nov. 29
The four remaining banks suspended specie
payment-e to—day. The steamship Catawba
takes the place of the disabled steamship Isa
bel, and sails to-mon’ow for Havana.
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Later from Richmond.
Gov. Letcher issued his proclamation yester—
day declaring the election of nine electors for
Mr. Bell and six for Mr. Breckiuridge. Scre
ral counties giving Bell Electors an undoubted‘
majority were thrown out on the strength of
an opinion from the Attorney General deciding
them’ informal. The Bell men are much dis
satisfied; declaring it. to bea- Democratic fraud.
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Georgia on Repndiation.
MILLEDGHVILLE, Gm, Nov. 30
A bill has been introduced in tlie House pro
hibiting the levying of executions from the
Courts of the United States on the properly of
citizens of Georgia, prior to December, 1861,
and declaring all sales under such processes to
be void.
A debate occurred in the House on'the bill
to protect the rights of the citizens of Georgia,
and an amendment which was offered, to ex
tend the provisions of the bill against every
State that voted for Lincoln, was agreed to.
Mr. McDonald opposed the bill and the
amendment and expressed warm Union senli~
ments.
He moved an amendment imposing a fine of
$2,000 on any Geogian who sells a. cotton bale
or barrel of apples to any person north of
Mason and Dixon’s line. Mr. McDonald’s
amendment caused 11 commotion, and disuniou
and conservative sentiments were freely üb
tered.
The bill was made the special order for to
morrow, when an exciting discussion is antici--
pnted. The disunionists oppose and the con.
servatives favor its passage. It is thought.
however, that the Governor will veto the bill
if passed.
__4 -
Railroad Disaster.
Manon Cnnxx, Nov. 23
The Beaver Meadow passenger train, which
left here at 11,16 this morning, was thrown
from thc‘firack at Bear Creek dam, by the
breaking of a rail, and the passenger car, con
taining some twenty-eight persons, was precip~
itated into the Lehigh river a. distance of about
fifteen feet.
Four of the passengers and the conductor
were drowned.
The announcement. of the catastrophe caused
an intense excitement among the residents of
this town. it being thought impossible that any
could have escaped. It was certainly a miracle
that 5;; many were enabled to extricate them—
felqes from the submerged car.
The following is a list» of the Pfisecngers
drowned: ‘
Mrs. Farrow and sister, of 'Ue’aver Meadow!
The two Misses Smith, of Munch Chunk.
Robert. Nichols, the conductor.
Mr. Hughes, formerly State Senator from
Schuylkill comity, was on the train, and-was
among the missing, but it. has-since been ascera
mined that he saved himse’lf,’ and immediately
started up the mud to Weatherby, possibly to
procure assistance. »
John P. Cox, Es'q., Superinteneent of the
Lehigh Valley railroad,'and Egbert Rockwell;
Esq., of Enatom‘ud Several prominet citizens;
of this place, were on the train,. bufihey‘sa'ved
themselves before the carwentEdvex-g 33,: v l
Some ten or a. dozen of thev'passoxig'gr‘sjwere
saved only through the utmost. exor'tions-of- the
ham}; of fillet-rain who mounted the car and
Run-mom), Nov. :30
broke may a portion of thereof before it sunk
entirely. _
The car sunk in twenty feet of waier. The
locomotive and tender were not. thrown from
the track.
The bodies of all the victims of the disaster
have been recovered.
Honorable mention should he made of the '
praiseworthy conduct of Mr. John Craig, of!
Lehigll Gap, in rescuing the passengers from i
the submerged car. When the ear reached the
water, Mr. Craig, who was in the car, broke ;
through the Window, laceraging his hands ter
ribly and wrenching off the Iron burs, crawled
through the window, svyaln to the shore and
then running to the engme sewed an ax and
swimming back to the car: broke through the
roof, and aided in rescumg .ten or twelve
passengers who otherwise ought have been
drowned.
FROM CALIFORNIA.
FORT Rummy, Nov. :39.
The. Pony Express, which left. San Francisco
on the evening of the 17th inst, passed here
about. one o’clock this morning, reports three
feet of snow on the South Pass and Rocky
Ridge. . ‘
By this arrival we are in receipt. of the fol
lowing advices:
Tlie Presidential election returns of the State
are nearly complete, and Lincoln is still from
500 to 800 ahead of Douglas. All parties now
concede the State to Lincoln.
The Democratic Herald (extro) published at
Eugene City, Oregon, on the 12th inst., gives
the following summary for fifteen counties in
that State: Lincoln, 5,062; Breckinridge, 4,866;
Douglas, 3,820; Bell, 148. The returns are not
complete in several of the counhes. The ma.-
jority' for Breokinridge in Josephine county will
be increased to 15 or‘2o. Lincoln has about 60
majority in Umpqno. county, which is not enn
mernted in the above figures. Cass, Curry and
Ullamook counties are yet/to be heard from,
and will increase Lincoln’s majority. '
The people of California are waiting with
deep anxiety the Eastern news ,showing the dis
position of the Southern States on the disso~
lution question. = v
After hearing of .Lincoln’s election, all po
litical animosities greatly moderated, the Re
publicans as well as Democrats seeming to he
fearful of "serious trouble from the present po
litical condition of the‘country.
The Sacramento Standard, organ of the
BreckinridgeDemocracy, assumes that the dis
solution of the Union is inevitable, and urges
California and Oregon to seriously consider the
question of organizing a separate Republic on
the Pacific coast. The idea. seems to obtain
little sympathy, and is denounced by a. large
portion of the press.
The Pony Express which left St. Joseph on
the sth inst, arrived at San Francisco on the
16th, but from some unexplained cause brought.
no St. Louis letters, thus depriving the news
papers of their usual Eastern correspondence.
New York letters, however, came through all
right.
A. severe gale of wind had been prevailing
throughout the State for the past two days.—
Encramento steamers had to come to anchor in
the bay ,not being able to land at San Francisco.
No serious accident happened to the shipping
in the harbor, although many vessels chafed
considerably at the piers. Between Sacra
mento and Carson V alley many telegraph poles
were blown down, and the line cannot be re
paired for some days. Owing to this cause
the news by the Pony Express, which left St.
Louis on the 61h inst., has not reached the
city, although the Pony got to Sacramento at
noon to-day, two days ahead of schedule time.
Oflieial notice has been given of the condem
nation and sale of the Government property
at Lime Point, at the entrance of the harbor of
Sim l-‘mncisco, which was bought for a site on
which to build a. fort.
_. __-_ .._-..“P..-
The Markets.
.. _ I’mLLnnrylA_, Ngv. 30
Flour dull; superfine $4.75“, extra 3525115130, extra.
family 55.63.555.871; and fancy $616.50. Bye Flour
$3.37}; and 00m Men] $53.25. Wheat; red $1.13, $1.20
31.25, and white 9.2811137. Rye 70c., 758.7%. Corn;
yellow 579.600... and swag-3 c. Oats 33a34c. Clovcrsced
$5.75a6 per 6-]: lbs. Whisky dull at 19341120.
le YORK, Nov. 30.
Flour heavy, sales of 8,500 barrels at $4.75a4.85 for
State, $025353?) for Ohio. and $516.50 for-Southern.
Wheat declining, mules unimportant. Corn steady, sales
20,000 bushels at 05c. for mixed. Pork dull at $17.50
for Mesa and $l2 for Prime. Lard dull. Whisky dull
mt 1934 c. Receipts of Flour 26,786 barrels; Wheat
71,458 bushels ; Corn 19,336 bushels.
BALTIMORE. Nov. 30.
Flour firm but steady ; salegof 1200 bbls. 'of superfine
at $5.12}; Wheat dull. Corn steady. Gofi‘ee quiet.—
Slgm-s, no sales Provisions vcryqnict; mess Park 518.
SPEE‘fZIfifi'RVEs.
HELMBOLII’S GENUINE PREPARATION Cures Gra
_:.e_limadderg_lzrow_:§idm 4910119”;
HELM BOLD’H Genuine Prepara‘ion fo'r- N 71707:; and
Debilitated Bufi‘erors.
HELMBULD'B Genuifi'ifipa‘nfli'm for Loss'tlf Power,
Loss of Memory.
HELMBOLD’S Genuine Preparation for Difiieulty of
Bfflthing, G enerll Weakness.
HEflfi—BFW’S Genuine 'P—reparatififor WITNE‘HE,
Horror of Death, Trembling. ,
EMBfil—J’S Genuine Preparation for Night Swag,
Cold Feet, Dimness of Vision. ,
ETHEEFCTII F’Sfifitfiififfififiifiiiéiufoi LingcTfirfi—il
versal Lassitufle of the Muscixrlais-ygtffl. A,_ ~
EELMBOLD‘B Genuinénl’tépamtion for Pallid Connie
mace sud Eruptions.
HELMBOLD‘S Genuine fiéiififi's'dfi I'6? Pi;i§‘i’xi"ts3
Back, Headache, Sick Stomach.
ilj’See aediertismet headed
HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT BUCHU
in another column
WE call the attentlon of our readers to
an article advertised in another column, called BLOOD
FOOD. It is an entirely new discovery, and must not
be confounded wi :11 any of the numerous patent medi
cines of the day. It is noon rox run BLOOD, already
prepared for absorption; pleasant to the tusta and natu
ral in action, and what one gains he retains. Let all
those, then, who are suffering from poverty, impurity or
deficiency of blood, and consequently with some chronic
disease or ailment, take 01' this 231.001) Foon and be re
stored to health. We‘notleo that our druggists have
received 11- snpply of this article, and also of 'the world
renowned Dr’. Enron’s Ixrmrmr Gunman, which every
mother should have. It contains nopuragoric or opiate
of any kind whatever, and of course must be invaluable
for all infantile complaints. It will allay all pain, and
soften the gums in process of te'ething; and at the same
time regulate the bowels. Let all mothers and nurses,
who have endured anxious days and sleepless nights,
procure v. supply and be at once relieve-l.
1? See advertlscmcnt. mili-dkwilm
FEVER AND AGUE, A.\"h ALL I'- m‘ Ens
are on red by perseverance with
BRANDRETH-‘S PILLS,
which takes all poisonsj of whatever nature they may
be, from the circulation. ’
Mr. John Y. Knight, Supervisor of New Castle, West.
cheater county, New York, sag-s,,November. 1658:
‘1 I was, two years ago, attached with. fever and ague,
which, notwithstanding-the best medical advice, con
tinued to sorely afllict me for six tedious months; I be
came yellow as safl'ron, and reduced to skin and bone.
Medicine and physicians were abandoned in despair. As
an experiment, I concluded to try a. single dose of six
of Brandroth’s Universal Vegetable Pills, on an empty
stomach, early in the morning. The first dose seemed
to arouse all the latent energies of my exhausted frame.
I feared the worst—their pnrgative efl‘ect was difi‘erent
from anything I had ever used. or heard'of. At length
this efi‘ect ceased, and I seemed lighter and breathed
freer. That evening I was indeed sensibly better and
slept soundly all night. The next day I followed the
same course, and continued to take the pills in this Way
about three weeks, when I found myself entirely cured.
My health has been surprisingly good ever since.”
Sold, price 25 cents, at No. 294 Canal street. New York,
and by all Druggists. Also, by GEO. )1. BELL, corner
of Second and Chestnut streets, Harrisburg, and by all
respectable dealers iii-medicines. nos-dkwlm
ny- WARRAA'TED IN ALL CASESJ
DR. HARVEY’S
CHRONO THERMAL FEMALE PILLS
For the prevention and Cure of all those difficulties to which
the female system is peculiarly‘liable arising from
STOPPAG-E- OF NATURE ORV OBSI'RUQTION.
The” Pill: ham never has?! human to fail trim: the
directions Mm been siziclly followed, and they are
reij'gcfly squ to like by the most dclicau. _
OZMARRIED “DIE they are'particulnrly recon.
mendedtas they preventflifiaulfies, pm; restore, nature,
no mutter fr‘om‘ what cause the‘obmcfion myirise. 1 A
few days in most cases will vprqduce the desired etfect; ind
xlthough lorp‘owérful; yet no unjury Will-12m mutt tram
their use. "But those who-aroprfllmtlhquflhbt. mi
”thin. in ,thegthve'm efi‘gotconms‘o thfil’b'hxpfil‘e'tg
defining they; vlrtm,wll:h_ numgl'fllllc‘gztifim; my“!
mwnphysiojanl mdzapophmnas uni-be. “flank
tifii.-£6'=the agent, who ml! um;_ti;o§ruy,}fgdefim' b .
mun-partwaid. to“: “dressy” sweipt of ma ‘nién’hy’,
Sold. in boxes autumn: minim; :b 'Eillfithé‘m'flnéi'pni
angina and dealers, Ind 13 DXOTfTYa; 00' wholém‘le
ngonts, North second strcet; fihflh‘delfihfii 7 " ' ~-
nov‘Z-ecddkwly
A NEW BEMEDY‘
Superseding Cnnsns, Comm, CAPSULES, or am- Mmpm».
that has ever been before the people. It. has n} .3 use; 3..,
ONE HUNDRED PHYSICLu-g. ‘
In their private practice, with entire same-2H, in :{zi my“
BELL’S SPECIFIC I’ILIQ's.
For diseases ofa. private nature; a run: isfrequgmgy .r-» 7
J'brmcrl in a week, and entire confidence may be flaw-v1 1,,
them. This remedy is a newly discovered spec;:.r.'. mm.
active and speedy in its ell'ects tlian Cubebs c: COMI‘U.
alone. The pills are half the size of Capsules, and new,
nanseate the stomach, or impregnate the breath. 53x dom.”
Pills in a blur—price one dollar, and will be sen“. by Mail.
Post-paid, by the agent, on receipt of the money.
Sold by all the principal druggists and dealers. and W
DYOTT 55 00., wholesale agents, North Second streei.
Philadelphia. nat‘l-eoid‘km‘. ‘
Nun fibnnfifiemmfia.
INSURANCE AGENCS
SAFETY INSURANCE COMPAN Y
OP PHILADELPHIA.
INC ORPO RATED 1835.
CAPITAL AND A55ET5...............59c;.ar,7;,1
COMPANY 0 NORTH AME-RICA
0F PHILADELPHIA.
INCORPORATED 179 1.
CAPITAL AND ASSETS. . . . $123,375.12)
The undersigned, as Agent for the above wan known.
Companies, will make Insurance against 105.! or Llama.“
by fire, either perpetually or annually, on_ ETQQ'J‘q-Ly 1,,
either town or country
Marine and Inland Transpn-talion Risks a}: ‘ tat-Wu
Apply personally or by letter to
decl—dfinvly
9 TTENTION, CAMERON GUARDS 3
“Armour or run Uruguay CHAT-2135,")
~ ll.u:nlsßul:G,'Nov. 28, 1360. 3‘
In accordance with the orders of Brigadier General.
E. C. Williams, to parade on the 10th day of January;
1861, at 10 o’clock, A. M., to participate in the inaugu—
ration of Governor Andrew G. Curtin, the membern M
the Cameron Guards will meet: in their Armory on Mon.
day evening next, at 7 o’clock. to make preparatory M‘-
mngements for said parade. The Guards mus: be punw
tun] in their attendance, and all persons desirous of en‘
rolling their names with the Guards are most cordiaHy
invited to be present at that time, as a. course of evil!
will then be commenced. By order of'
‘ J. M. EYSIEIL
Commanding Cameron Guards.
J OIIN BALL, Orderly Sergeant. deal-412?.
T H E ~.
I,
CONTINENTALS.
-’l‘ H E 0 R 1 G I \ .-\ I. QU AP. T if T T I'},
FRANKLIN, - - - - SMITH,
WATSON, - AN» - - LEWIS.
WILL GIVE ONE OF THEIR
VOCAL AND INSTRUMENT AL
0 O N C E R T , S‘ _.
.1 T BRA..~‘"I"S 11.4 I’. L,
SATURDAY EVENING, DEC EMBEI’L 151'.
Doors open at 7; Concert commence at 7 .-_‘ o'clock.
Tickets “A. QUARTER."
uo‘l’l-dtd C. N. CORNWL'LL, Agent.
CABINET W'AREHDUSE
' .1 AMES R. BOYD & sex,
29 SOUTH SECOND STREET.
CABINET MAKER-S AND UNDERTAKEBS.
A large variety of TETE-A-TETE SOFAS. ARM
AND PARLOR CHAIR S, M’A R BLE TOP TABLES.
B UREA. US, BEDSTEADS, WASH-STANDS. HA 'l‘
BACKS, M 2. Call and examine our stock Ami prices'; at:
we can sell as low as can be bought in the Satin
nolG-dlm
EXTRA SUGAR CURED HAMS~
Just received by ‘ __ -
33%;{E2FW
Booms AND SHOES.
C:23
Have opened a. Boot and Shoe Store at No. 90):; MAR
KET STREET, corner of Fourth, where they keep con
stantly on hand a. full and varied assortment of the
BEST CITY‘ MADE SHOES.
Having been engaged in the 5110}: UPPER 31:51;
XESS in this city for more than a. yen, they are pre
pared to make ALL KINDS 01-‘ FANCY SHOES to
order, at short notice. of the best materiab. and war
ranted to give satisfaction every way.
FPlense call and examine my assorzutem new»:
purchasing elsewhere.
erm'ember the place—9o);: Market street, sign cf
the [11017413111] GOLDEN BOOT.
GUN AND BLASTING POWDER.
J AMES M. WHEELER,
HARRISBURG, PA..
. A G ENT FOR ALL
POWDER AND PUSH
xAxunn'runEn By
I. E.‘DUPONT DE NEMOUBS s 1: '30.,
WILMING TON, DELA WAR}: .
{E’A large supply always on hand. For sale at manu
facturer’s prices. Magazine two miles below town.
{FOrders recejved at Warehouse. 11017
COTTAGE FURNITURE, m Chamber
shits, containing DRESSING BUREAU. BED
STEAD, WASI-I-STAND, TABLE, F? If}: CHAIRS,
and a. ROCKING- GHAIR, from $23 to $0 I. suit.
BUREAUS AND BEDS’L‘EADS from $4.50 to $10.50,
And other articles at equally lmvgu_.t_fiesa the Ware
11014' koI 3m
Rooms of
nolfl-dlm
CANE SEAT CHA IRS—The largest
and best variety, fifty different style: and pattern,
from $5 to $lB met. Also, TUCKER’S S PRING BED
B OTTOIII, the best in use—only 86—“
JAMES R. BOYD 8c SON‘S,
29 South Second street, next to 3211’s Store.
now-(11m
NEW DRUG
' AND
PRESCRIPTION 5701:};
WILLIAM W. ARMSTRONG, Practical Druggist and
Chemist, would inform the Citizens of Harrisburg that.
he has leased the store room recently occupied by Dr.
Kimbell, and is now prepared to furnish those who feel
disposed to patronize him with pure and unadulterated
Drugs and Medicines, such an canbe relied upon. Having
had several years experience in the Drug and Prescrip—
tion holiness, he most respectfully solicits a. share of
Physicians’ Prescription business. He has also I. large
and varied assortment of Perfumery, Stationery, 6:0.
Also, all of the most popular Patent Medicines of the
day; also. Tobacco, Cigars,Snuff, &C..oft~he best brands;
also, Alcohol. Turpentine, Burning Fluid, Coal Oil, kc.
In fact everything usually kept m a. well-stocked drug
store. r MiG-dim.
MESSRS. CHICKERING & CO.
11.-IVE AGAIN OBTAINED THE
GOLD
AT THE
MHCHANICS’ FAIR, BOSTON,
HELD 'mi'. rmacnmxe WEEK.
0 I'ER SIJ'TY CUJUI’ETI TORS.’
Wareroom for the CHICKERING PIANOS, at Harri;-
lnn-g, It 92 Market street,
ne‘_’."a-tf W. KNDCHE’S MUSIC STQRH,
RE DrOy AL
JOHN w. GLOVEB, ‘
MERCHANT TAILOR,
Has removed to '
60 MARKET STREET,
Where he will be pleased to see all his friend
p'ctfi-dtf- ‘
LYKENS VALLEY NUT COAL—-
' '9' 531.8 A? TWO nouns PER Tox.
113341190411 dom-um by m TENT WEIGH CAR TS
JAMES m. WHEELER.
113°C»: delivered from both was. 1101'!
JUST RECEIVED!
. INK minimum ' INK FOUNTAIN!
A. very inggnloul uttgchment to any metallic pen, by
when 9119 6.1? of ink 18 sufficient yo write a foolacnP
.plge; For an eat 5011-1221ka 11003310331
pp? K H No. 13 Mltket 5“
FINESONDIMENTS 1» 1.49 x T R A
j 1.33303 MUSTAED} “chutes-variety of SALAD
OILS-"31W“ and‘K‘lT-CHUPS cf avery delcription.
“I’lo . . wan men, 33., a co.
THE DELAWARE MUTUAL
THE INSURANCE
W] LLIAM BUBBLE“,
JACKSON Jr. CO.
JAMES R. BOYD Ah SON,
'29 South Second street
NIEBAL!
Harris"; urg, I'll