THE LEHIGH nEGISTEn. ALLEVTOWN P WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 185 G C. P. TIAINES, EDITOR [l:76The communication by " A' Democrat," of North Whitehall, will appear next week. - ILV'The real name of " Anonymous" was received too late for this week. Will appear in our next. n:7'EDWIN FORREST, the great American Tragedian, visited Slatington, in this County, on Monday of last week. 11:7•OtTicial despatches were received at Washington on Saturday from our Minister in England, Mr. Dallas, but they arc unimportant in regard to the dismissal of Mr. Crampton, and smack not of war. Norristown and Allentown Railroad Tho corps of engineers that were lately en• engaged in making another survey of this pro posed road, concluded their labors by forming a connection near Trexlertown, in this county, with the contemplated Reading and Lehigh Railroad. Mr. Wilson, the chief engineer, is at present engaged in making a report, which will be laid before the public at an early day. The route varies materially from that surveyed by Mr. Corson. The present route is spoken of very favorably by the chief engineer, and if the people enlist in it with as much zeal after the Report is published as they do at present, it is quite probable that the road will be com menced at no distant day. r?The Register is undoubtedly an exceed• ingly particular favorite with the young ladies about town, if we can form a conformable idea from the familiarity with which " Ed," our car rier, is greeted as he makes his weekly visits. Ho is always in extaeies on his return to the office, and speaks flatteringly of the smiling fa ces that greet him at the doors. As he is rath er a backward individual, we would suggest to the ladies not to frighten him, or perhaps it might injure his growth. Tito Pic Nic Those of our readers who are desirous of ex hibiting their love of country, and celebrating the Anniversary of our Indt;pendence, cannot better display their patriotism than by making the 'Fourth of July, 1856, a day which shall show the whole World, that " Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and insepdrable," is still the sentiment of the great American peo ple. By reference to another column it will be seen that the " Columbia Association" have perfected arrangements for their " First (hand Annual Pic Nic," at Ilelfrich's Springs, on the coming anniversary of American Independence. The citizens of the County are invited to par ticipate. A variety of amusements will be pro vided for, so that all may enjoy themselves to I their heart's content. During the day the Declaration of Independence will be read, andi a national address delivered by a young lady of this place, in the costume of the Goddess of I Liberty. They will start in omnibusSes from I the Columbia Engine 'House, at an only hour, I accompanied by good music, plenty of edibles! and pretty girls, and if you want to join in, reader, please step to this office, " fork over" I $2.50, and we will give you a document secur ing you full rights and privileges to do so. (1 - The " Table Rock Sentinel," published at i Jacksonville, Oregon Territory, contains the Hospital Report for the 2d Regiment of Oregon Mounted Volunteers, and among the names of! those wounded, remaining, and nearly well, we see that of our fellow-townsman and old school j mate, William M. Hand. It will be remembered that this gentleman was one of a company who went to Oregon at the time the rich discoveries of gold were made in that Territory, and secured a plot on the; richest diggings, Which they were obliged to desert for a time on account of a. few of them being popped over by the Indians. Those of the company who 'were fortunate enough to come out of the war with their lives, after some! nine months of pretty hard service, have re-' mowed: their mining operations, and we are ! pleased to learn that their prospects are of the most encouraging kind. Success to the brave. A Positive Fact. Any civantity. of store boxes may lie seen on the pavements. What is Most .remarkable is, that those who have the largest number me liberal advertisers. Those who adverike can easily be distinguished from their neighbors who do not. The man who is too penurious to let the community know what he has for sale, should not lament when his wares arc permit ted to lay on the shelves untouched and un called for. ' Gov. loader at home. Gov. Reeder arrived at Easton last Wednes day evening, accompanied by Cul. Eldridge, of Kansas, proprietor of the hotel destroyed at Lawrence. Ho was nut at the Depot by a band of music' and a large number of citizens, and escorted to the American House when, after thanking thecitizens for ,their politeness, and promising atasomo future day to give a true and lengthy account of the state of affairs in Kansas, ho retired. Republican National Convontion This body assembled at Philadelphia yester day morning, fur the purpose of nominating candidates fur President anti Vice President of the United States. The Free States are no doubt fully represented, and delegates were also expected from several Slave States. Tt is sup. posed that John Me'Lean, of Ohio, will be nom inated for President, and John C. Fremont for Vice President. D:7 - Specie is returned from Europe in the steamships. A favorable premonition for mon etary affairs. Electrical Exhibition. On Friday evening next, Prof. J. D. White, a pupil of the celebrated :Dr. Burleigh, will give ono of his raro electrical exhibitions, in the Odd Fellow's' Hall. The lecture and experi ments will be of the most startling character, and will embrace an explanation of the myste rious Electrical phenomena of nature. Per sons electrified acquire vast physical and men tal power ; they map become totally insensible to the presence of an audience ; with the imagi nation and all the mental faculties intensely stimulated, individuals may rrceivb impressions either from themselves or others, and thus per. sonato the most illustrious personages of either modern or ancient times. For the purpose of putting a stop to the progress of superstition and error, the occult science of antiquity will be taken up, by which the Mormon miracles, and all the real phenomena of modern Spiritualism are produced, and explained on scientific principles. The invisible rapping, the holding of articles in the air by an invisible power, talking with ab. sent persons, and other kindred mysteries, will be exhibited and explained. The MagneticOhair will be introduced, causing the person trying the experiment to be perfectly under the oper-: tor's will, producing such an unexpectedly amusing effect, as to constitute a new develop ment in this mysterious, science. He is sur prised to find that he cannorsit in the chair or even touch it, but when the operator wills, he is equally surprised to find himself seated, and with all his efforts unable to rise. He wilt refuse to wear his own hat, and will be unable to step over or under a wire or crack in the floor. Admission 12i cents. Pictures of our Loved Once 111.1:ST he the 1111 illat C.:11111111111/11:1117,e Thal Art that 141111e:5 tyrannic claim how sweet it is in after days, when memo lies on memories arise, and dreams of bygone Crites, and long forgotten things come softly to the heart. How sweet we say it is to gaze upon the likeness of some dear friend, with whom we once associated, whether far away, sailing upon the broad ocean, strolling over prairies of the far west, wandering in strange lands, across the blue waters, or sleeping be neath the cold clods of earth, or the roaming wave. How pleasant the thought that the art that can immortalize," can give us the perfect resemblance of our absent and luvcd ones, till we can almost imagine it. is reality—that life and animation alone are wanting—for often as we gaze on a 'good picture, the eyes seem to sparkle with brillian!y and the lips appear as if about to speak. If you want a good Daguerreotype picture call atSlenemer & Weiss' room, near the Odd Fellows' Hall. They arc experienced hands at the business. Fatal Railroad Accident. On Saturday evening last, an Irishman named Daniel Dougherty was run over by the down train on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, near Dock endauqua. Both his legs were cut ofr, and soon after died from loss of blood. It is said that he was intoxicated at the time. His re mains were taken to his family near Easton. No blame is to be attached to those in charge of the train. This is another victim to King Alcohol, and a lesson is thereby taught to his followers, that a similar fate may be reserved for them, if they persevere in the bad habit of drinking intoxicating liquor. The Floral Fair. At the time of writing, Tuesday forenoon, thtprospects for the Floral Fair are gratifying. Three hundred different varieties of flowering. plants, all in bloom, purchased by the Society in Philadelphia, are on the grounds. Besides these, the entry book at the office on the grounds is filling rapidly with contributions from the citizens. By Wednesday noon, until which time articles fur exhibition will be re ceived, we have no doubt there will a be display of early fruits, vegetables and flowers in Centre Ball, that will alike do credit to exhibitors, re flect honor upon the County, and prove interest ing to the thousands who will witness it. A line display of Lady Equestrianism and Driving may also be expected. The other day we saw a splendid Riding Hat, valued at $7, in the show.window of Mr. Lucas Haines, which he with his accustomed liberality will present as an additional premium to the best holy equestrian, subject to the decision of the Commit tee. • Benefit Ball. This evening a Citizens' Dress Ball will come off at the Odd Fellows' hall, the proceeds to be fur the benefit of the " Allen Rifles." Those who delight to '• trip on the light fantastic toe" will do well toembrace this, the last opportunity of theeason. Those entrusted with the manage ment of the affair will spare nothing to make it pleasant and agreeable to all. We hope they may have a happy and joyous time of it. Doings to Congress. Mr. Crittenden submitted a resolution to the Senate on Tuesday, requiring the President to send Lieut. General Scott to take command of the troops in and near Kansas, and to re store order in that Territory. Mr..C. support ed his resolution in a brief speech, wherein he spoke well of the character and influence of Gen. Scott. Mr. Mason was not ready to vote upon the resolution. He doubted the propriety of dictating to the President, who already has full power. Mr. Seward was in• favor of sending Gen. Scott, but suggested that it be done by joigt resolution. The further consideration was postponCd for one day. It was proposed to re fit and present to the British Government the bark Resolute, found abandoned in the. Arctic regions. p:7 - The penalty now in North Carolina for killing an adversary in a duel, is death. In Washington for assassinating a waiter, one is applauded. 11:?The youngest member of the present Con gress is the lion. Wm. Cumback, being only 2 6 years of ago. THE LEHIGH' REGISTER, JUNE 18, 1856. „Our Yout4Nl Readers. We want to have a little chat with the youth ful portion of our readers. Those bright eyed and pleasant-looking little boys and girls who every week peruse our columns. Every time we appear before you, chronicles the departure of another week which will never again return. Do you know, as these weeks flit away you are getting advanced in years, and nearing the end of the time allotted you to spend upon this earth. Althgugh It seems but as yesterday Since you all received your "happy New Year" greetings, yet almost half of it is buried in the past. It scans but a moment when you look back upon the time that has fled. But let us see how many changes have taken place since the commencement of the present year. You overlived a winter the severity of which astonished even the " oldest inhabitant." ' Its like may not come for many years. Then came Spring with its balmy breath, the genial rays of the sun invigorating the busy world, spread ing its lustre around us, causing the grass to spring forth, vegetation to germinate, the lambs to frisk upon the hills, the meadows to become verdant, and even man himself to be revived and to go forth to his labor cheerfully and with a light heart. At present we are in Sum mer, with its hot days and sunshining showers : soon we may behold the rich fields of golden grain ripened for harvest ;' the forest clothed in robes of rich foliage ; the beautiful flowers sending up their fragrance around us. And soon again Autumn will he in turn, with its cold and chilly blasts, causing the flowers that once bloomed and looked fresh to wither and die ; the leaves to drop one by one from the parent stem to the ground, leaving nothing but the naked and almost lifeless trunk remaining. How many changes have and arc constantly taking place, not only with the seasons, but everything else. Perhaps some of your youth ful acquaintances, your playmates, who were enjoying the privilege of havii . ig good health, and were spending the beginning of (his year; together with you, in innocent and sporting amusements, to whom the wort* appeared a pleasant place and beautiful to behold, are nut to be found upon the earth. Their places are vacant. But where are they gone ? Go out to the silent grave yard. Sec those little white tomb stones implanted here and there in the ground. Read the few lines that are carved upon them. Ah, That explains the mystery !, There you behold their names, and know that their bodies lay low in the dust, amid upcM this ; earth you can never sec them again. Let Oa teach you to spend your time in a useful man- ner, obey your parents, and remember your; Creator; so. that if at the end of the coming y • ear a pair of those little tomb stones may mark the place where your body silently re poses, it may be well with you. Adieu fort the resent. A few evenings since, as a young man and his lady-love, of this place, were going to Emaus on horseback, two Irishmen stepped up and took the young lady's horse by the bridle. The girl drew a long " o-o oh !" and fainted, the young man cried out, " don't kill ais and I will give you all my money." " An' faith it isn't your mooney that we're Alter wanting," replkd one of the Irishmen, " we want you. ef you place, to tell us the road to the• Allen town Furnace, an' Sure that is all !" The 'lov ing couple revived, the moon shone on In ightly as ever, and the incident found its way into our sanctum. MAD DOC 9 The season of the year when mad dogs make their appearance has again arrived, and, us usual, it appears there are plenty of Them in various parts of the country. In the neighbor hood of Hersh & Klader's store, in Upper :kla eungy toWnship, the mania prellttils to a 'fear ful extent. On Monday last a valuable dog be longing to the above named gentlemen was ob served to manifest symptoms of the disease, and was immediately killed: Oh the same day a woman was attacked by another mad dog in the neighborhood, but saved herself with an umbrella until assistance Caine. Persons should be careful at'presenL . Accident. Jon BEnaim, of Lower Mactingy, lost a very valuable young mare a few days ago. She with several other horses were in a field adjoin ing the barn, and while in the act of springing up after rolling on the ground, struck one of her legs against a stump and broke it. It was found necessary to kill her. 8300 wits refused for her the same day the accident occurred. Robbery. During the night of the 23d of May, the Store of Jacob Michael, in New Texas, this County, was broken into by a young man named Mi chael Deal, Ind robbed of $5O. He effected his entrance into the cellar by breaking the lock on the cellar door, and then to the Store-room by boring through a trap door. The theif was ar rested shortly after the robbery, and placed un der bonds of $5OO for hid appearance at Court. He confessed that this is;as the fourth time ho robbed the same store. Reading and Allentown Bail Road , A Copt of the Survey and Report made -lbr the Reading and Lehigh Railroad, by M. E. Lyons, has been received. The characteristics of the line are given with apparent fidelity, and the accompanying maps are interesting. It ,points out so clearly, the immense advant ages which are sure to result from the construc tion of this railroad, its importance as the only remaining link required to complete the 'great Middle Route between the East and the South and West, and the highly favorable character of the country through which it will pass.— The only matter of surprise to us is that the im portance of its construction was not long since discovered. The road .will be 34 miles in length, terminating at Allentown, and will bo prosecuted energetically to. completion. Mr. Lyons estimates the cost of the Road, graded and bridged in the most permanent and substantial manner, with single track end five miles of sid- Hogs laid down, at $1,070,040. The probable receipts arc set down at $408,000 per annum : working expenses, wlB3,6oo—leaving as net profit $224,400, being 17 per cent. per annum on an expenditure of $1,320,000, a sum more than sufficient to build and equip the road. Ho gives it as his opinion that if the Road is put under construction at an early date, it can be completed by the fill of 1857. The following is a description of the Line, taken from the Report: '"fliu line Or survey enuttnenves of 11 paint on the Lebanon Volley Itailrend. between Fifth nod Six lit streeb4. in the city or Itetutin;y: and curving to tho north on n radius of 730 feet it Joins the 01111.11catling l'assing across 11111) 1100(1 by Inuons FtVitullt,t 1111tetttly 111iil 11011'11 i it runs cast or 111111 to it Illy 41 distance 4,1 three quurters of n. ; it ti Milt. tit the (rest of Alone!, l'hureli, owl up the valley of Ilornharre Run. It attain. , the level or 11111 hoof: :It II paint about three:lnd a hall !nth , front Rending. ll.ts,ing thence i„ ti ll . sajoinon's Temple. it turns the Irish Alotintniti ou n curve of one mil.• tool ittniting tin nee tlittilg till: slope of the mountain, ill - tt very dire et liuo. and (rill) exceedingly light (Vtll 11, to Cox tow 1 1 --a Ihrilillg: 1111.1 the 11.01 I'o 0t II 11111 pt Thlt tilt:Hee :,tone the te•trgin of the cilltil'nt."l 111(1114. In the 1011* ridge. ividell thvidea the wider. , of the Sellnythill from the I%.lters of the I.••lsigh,ntiti ntlnilO 111 thil) point lilt clulvdiuu of !het Ithove tide muter, and 218 feet :111..1e the ,larthig point. From the 00etilit the line deYeoink the 11onitlifill ,:illey or To:1,1 ('reel). to Merle tom!, leaves the immediate :they 1,1 the ere,ii and rue, ill a direet line ith . graling for lt disL•uuc id six. 1111110, :it Ichiell point it era.ses tit:: 1.111111 Lchich Ilil , r. if 011 of (illy f eel . ....ifin g the 1.1.11 . 41 whimh 14011111 dip riv e r, it eneolotters Illy it distatiee of two 1111101, Vi•lty heavy grad:wroth At the latter point Ihu nee 1•1 . 11 , , , e2 the ! 1,11110 Lelli;.;11 'liver a t.t.tttilltl tittle. and coining the :attninit of 1190 of the triluttory streaut4 of 11•outI 11 ;tn. it . de , ec1111:4 gently mot lilt Very work, to the relies or the Lehigh. and !brut' a juin:that 111th the Lehigh Valley Railroad, at it point uhaut, one 11610 ea.:l of Allenthwit. Northern American Com'entioth The section of the American party, opposed to the nomination of Mr. Fillmore. has organ ized at New York, by selecting Robert T. Con rad, of Pennsylvania, for President. Delegates from IS States, among them Delaware, were t'esent. It is not thought that any decided .cps will be taken towards nomination. The tmost harmony prevails. The particular fea r ire of Saturday's proceedings in the Cottrell m Was a protocol from Mr. : E. D. Morgan, Chairman of the National Executive Com ittee of the Republican Party," suggesting a tsis of union or fusion between the party rep !sented at this Convention and the party Welt is to meet in Philadelphia on the 17th. lie precise plan of operations projected, as we iderstand it, is that this New York Conven- n shall hold over till the seventeenth, in ref ...MC to their Presidential ticket, and from tat day await the action of the Philadelphia (publican Convention, which, when ready to •occed to a nomination, shall confer by tele •aph with this Convention, in order that the ..1) may act simultaneously and lrirmonionsly in the nomination of a common Presidential ticket. The Convention on the same day ex pressed their preferences by a formal nomina tion, or series of ballotings, for a Presidential candidate, which resulted as follows : N. P. Banks, of Massulmsetts, 9li ; John . C. Freinent, of California, 36 ; John McLean, of Ohio, 2 ; Stockton, of New Jersey, 18 ; Ex.-Gov. Johns ton, of Pennsylvania, 15 ;—no choice—whole numbim of votes 117. Stop nod Think. Do one young fliends ever think of the glo rious privileges they enjoy at this day, over their forefathers ? Do young men who earn their dollar per day, and spend it all or more. know that the fouadation of most of the for tunes, or competencies of those advanced in age, was laid when the price of labor was not more than three or four shillings.? In their fretting, muttering, about their lot, do they not know that patient toil and judicious economy, is all that is necessary for their happiness, or to win the reward of fortune ? Do boys ever reflect on the glorious advantages they enjoy for attaining an education, over their fathers ? Do they not know in their eager pursuit of en joyments, which are as fleeting as shadows to the neglect of the useful, honorable, and intel lectual, that they are already fast on the road to ruin. Why will not the young properly es timate the great privileges with which they are surrounded. Accident. On Monday night last, two young men of our borough, while traveling down the Narrows, in a one•horse carriage, by some means, drove too near the river, when they were percipitated down the embankment, sonic twenty feet. The horse was killed, wagon broken in pieces, and one of the young men seriously injured.—Mauch Chunk Gazette. Naval A unusual degree of activity, says the New York Tribune, is at present being presented in the various Navy Yards and Arsenals. • All our sloops•of•war, which have been laid up, have been refitted and equipped for instant service. The steamer Ttoanoke, at the Gosport Yard, is rapidly approaching.completion, and. the Colo rado will be launched in a short tithe. ' Party Blindness, No intelligent reader can have failed to per ceivelhe influence party associations have on the minds of those who yield themselves to be led by tho designing men who guide its desti nies. A real party man is little better than a voluntary slave. He can see nothing but what his leaders tell him to see, feel nothing but what they tell him to feel, know nothing but what they tell him to know. All his ideas are one-sided ; all his reading is partial ; all his thoughts are biased and Warped. lie is reduced to political blindness, and can see no faults in his friends, as he deems them, and no virtues in his foes. His party possesses all the patri otism and . a:dvocates all tho beneficent measures of the country, and his foes are only so many demagogues after the spoils of office, who care not for the country's welfare so they can only reap a golden harvest for themselves. It is very unfortunate that this is so. The great body of the people are honest at heart in all the parties, and if we could only say as much for the leaders of the parties, our country would be safe beyond any reasonable fear or doubt. There is but one class in this country who prefer their own aggrandizement to the good of the country, and it is composed of the detn 7 agogue party leaders. They would rather see the ship of State a wreck than thrit they should fair to succeed in their ends. Witness for in stance the conduct of President Pierce in the present Kansas affairs. Fearing that he would not receive the nomination of his party if he failed to please the South, ho has suffered.mur ders, pillage, arson, robbery and rapine to run riot in that devoted territory, heedless of the nine times repeated prayer of its outraged in habitants for protection. And even so it is in many other instances. Organization for the sake of union and co operation in carrying forward any cause or principle, is all right and proper ; but when, beyond this, it leads to union for the sake of victory and not for the triumph of principle, it degenerates into a species of bigotry and ty ranny, which, under the misguided followers of a name, leads into all Manner of errors end con tradictions, and sultiects them to a species of bondage from which every freeman §hould hold himself aloof with vigilant care. The Influence of Slavery. In looking at the characters composing the Congress of the United States, how easily is the institution of slavery recognized in the members front the south. Their every-day conduct, both in their position as law-makers, and their inter course with the world. The haughty, over bearing deportment which slavery is calculated to produce, stands boldly out in their charac ters ; they assume the name of masters, with the self. assurance that they were born to be obeyed. Educated to the belief that wealth is power, and that the poor are inferior to the rich, they arc not slow to resort to any system of punishment they may judge suitable to the oc casion and subject. Hence, one M. C. attacks a northern 'senator with a cane or pistol, while another quarrels with his washer woman, mak ing use of his fists or feet to enforce obedience. The code of duelling, which originated in the dark ages, and was thought honorable by su perstitious barbarians, is a cheished institution at the South. The man who will not fight a duel is posted a coward by his would-be-mur derer, and his community approves the charge. If a disgraceful fracas occurs On the floor of Congress, a southern slaveholder is at the bot tom of it ; if a challenge to fight a duel is is sued, a slave holder or one bred under the in fluence of slavery, is a principal actor. The fldse idea of honor which instigates ruffianism, deadly assaults and bullying language, is nursed and petted under that class of people only who enslave their fellow man. The cool-blooded North has too often shrunk back from the threats mido by Southern bra gadocious. It has too often compromised with the minions of slavery, too frequently yielded an inch that slavery might gain a foot. Where one Northern man creates a disturbance upon the floor of Congress, ten Southern men may be found engaged in the same disgraceful affair. Not brought up where men are forced to Labor under the lash, Northern members are destitute of those principles which prompt to deeds of brutality. Cu!. Benton at Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Commercial says :—Col. Ben ton has been called on by many gentleman; at his parlor in the Broadway HOW. Ile is elec tioneering hard and hot for Buchanan, and is death and woo on Pierce and Douglas. He says : " The Administration is most Weak and cor rupt, sir—corrupt and weak, sir. The Presi dcntdon't know hisown mind one hour. Look at our foreign relations. There is more danger of the peace of the world being disturbed than you are aware, sir, more than you are aware of, sir. " The passions of the people are fearfully aroused, sir—fearfully aroused. Mention the name of Douglas and every bad passion is aroused—every ono, sir. lie is a poticial fil libustarr, sir. lie could not carry a free state. The North is incensed, at his conduct, sir. This thing of Slavery agitation was all settled, sir, until lie broke it up. The angry feeling of the North is very just, sir. " As for Buchanan—never a lending man in nny high sense, sir—but a man of fair talents, and a very pure man in both his.public and pri vate life, sir. lie is a man of peace, sir—emi• nently a man of peace. The effect of his nomi nation would be to restore peace to be country ; sir. • [O-A DEMOCRATIC MKETING was held in Phil adelphia on Tuesday evening last, to ratify the nominations of Buchanan and Breckenridge. Mayor Vans presided, assisted by a formidable number of. Vice Presidents and Secretaries. The enthusiasm evinced on the occasion, is said to have been of the most plausible character. Speeches were made by Mayor Vaux, General Lewis Cass, S. A. Douglas, of Illinois, Wm. B. Reed, Howell Cobb, and others. fI7A catfish weighing ninety-five pounds was lately caught in the Kanawha river, by a Parkersburg fisherman. Latest from Kansas ST. Louis, June 12.—Messrs. Reward & Sherman, of the Congressional Investigating Committee, arrived front Kansas to•day. They are at Barnum's Rotel. Mr. Oliver stopped at Richmond. The Committee were at Westport, Missouri, eight days. Whilethere large parties of armed men from different parts of Missouri marched through in guerilla parties into:the Territory, and were engaged in robbing, killing and driv ing out the settlers. Gov. Shannon testified there before the Com mittee. As he entered the town from the Ter ritory, a company of GO armed Missourians were marching into the Territory from Mis souri. Gov. Shannon went to Kansas City with the Committee, and while there, saw without a comment, a party of Clay county men cross the river and proceed into the Territory led and well armed. The Committee have been quiet, but very searching in -their investigation. - They go to Detroit to remain for several days. The tes timony given is said clearly to prove that of the five'thousand five hundred votes given at the legislative election in March, 1855, only eleven hundred were cast by nctual residents, and of these the names of but eight hundred appear in the census report. ' The Territory is now convulied with-civil war to sustain laws on this election. Col. Sumner is out with the United States troops to preserve order. Ho dispersed several hundred men under Gen. Whithead, but they reassembled on the 6th instant, and sacked the town of Ossawatomie. The Free-State men are organizing for self defence. Gov. Shannon has gone to Fort Leaven worth. STILL. LATER. --We are receiving additional particulars of the attack and plunder of the town of Osawattatnie by the Border Ruffians, on the 7th instant. Their force consisted of one hundred and sixty three men, who had come up to Palmyra under the lead of General Whitfield. They were mostly from Westport. Tndependence and Lexington. in Missouri. The United States troops disbanded i the Free State men who had gone out to' meet these Missouri invaders, so there was no adequate force to make resistance. Twenty-five houses were plundered in Osawat tomie, and sixteen horses Stolen. The gallant invaders went so far as to steal ear and finger rings from the wives and daughters of Free State settlers. Among other exploits they des troyed the materials of a printing office, after which some of the party started for Westport with their body. The remaining portion went to a place a few miles to the south, where they encamped. Free State Men, many of whom arc actual settlers, are closely watched, and wherever organized are at once disbanded, and in some instances disarmed. On Friday last the " Law-end:Order" men robbed the mail in transit frcm Lawrence to Westport. In fact, their thirst for pillage is so strong that it is unsafe to come up the West port road. At least a dozen horsemen and teamsters have been robbed in a few days on the route from Westport to Kansas Territory. No one should land at Kansas City, but goatonce to Leavenworth. Mr. Upton, Sergeant -at-arms of the Congressional Investigating Coininittee, was captured by the Border rufli ins on the Westport road. They were fierce for hanging him, but Mr. Oliver, th,e Missouri member of the Committee, after considerable effort, pro cured his release. A man named Brooks had a load of flour stolen. The body of a Free State man ha 4 been found near where Whit field's men encamped. He had been pioreed with three bullets. Another Free-state man was gagged and bound. and left on the prairie to perish. Outrages of a kindred nature are of frequent occurrence. The Government troops have arrested the victorious career of the Free State men. The American National Council. This body, which met in New York, last week endorses the nomination of Fillmore and Donelson, and also abolished all secercy in the Cooned. The Washington Organ says —From first to last we have been desirous of having the American- p rty placed on the ground of an open or•gania•ihon,—not that there was anything Wrilll4; in keeping our deliberations and our ac tions private, but that it was impolitic and un wiso to do o. There is not, and never was anything in the proceedings of the American Councils. which the whole world might not know without disadvantage to the Americari party. 9Pu:snip Thutar. Cake.—The bridal cake, says the Hartford (Conn.) Times, made for the occnsiou of the marriage of Colonel Samuel Colt, which took place on Thursday, is a splendid specimen of the confectioner's skill. There are three of the cakes, which are about three feet in height, and some five feet in cir cumference. They aro elaborately ornamented with " frostings," and bear Colt's coat-of-arms on the top—consisting of a number of colts, rampant, with other devices. In the depression upon the centre of the top is a large colt; in su gar, and in the front and rear of this a pistol. The top of the cake is surrounded by a lattice work, surmounted by eagles holding a bridal wreath. oa . DA:sr RICE IN A Muss.—Dan Rico, the circus man, is indeed a remarkable individual. Ho seems to the scape goat to answer for all the sins of those of his profession. The pugi" lists, the fighting deacons, and the puritanical are all pitted against Dan. _ - He was announced to perform at Oswego and is no doubt there in a muss with the authori ties. • The Common Council refused , ' to grant him license after his bills had been posted for some days. The Common Council directed their Clerk to notify Dan that in their opinion circuses aro immoral and that he must not perform there. Dan replied that ho would per form there if ho did not get a cent, and proba bly kept his word. ~ O:7'NfR. FILMORE COMING Hour . - New York Courier says it has heard it stated that Mr. Fit Atone intended to sail from Havre on the 4th inst., in the steamship Arago. If so, he will probably arrive about the 16th. - - 117• They need a water company at St. Paul, Minnesota. 'The Pioneer says: Good spring water, carried about the city, as it•nov, Is, in carts, costs at this asseon of the year about thirty cents per Barrel, and river water, from ten to fifteen cents, according to the distance conveyed. In the winter time it is higher even than these rates. (r7A FEARFUL LEAP.-A pickpooket who was caught end locked up in the saloon on tho cars of the New York Central Railroad, on Mon day, sprang out of the window, head first, while the cars were running at the rate of thir ty miles an hour, and ran for the woods. He was overtaken and found to be badly cut in the face, and one of his !egg was injured. 0:7-rt is sail that no man who has paid reg ularly for his newspaper,. has ever been known to be bitten by a mad dog.
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