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ALLEINIVWN, PA.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 0, 1860.
PETER O. HUBER & JOHN H. OLIVER
NDITOIN AIM PROPEIZTORII.
TO ADVERTISERS.
THE «LEHIGH REGISTER" HAS A LARGER
CIRCULATION BY SEVERAL HUNDRED
THAN ANY OTHER ENGLISH PAPER IN
THE COUNTY.
FOR PRZIODINT
ABRAM LINCOLN,
OF ILLINOIS.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
HANNIBAL HAMLIN,
OF MAINE.
FOR GOVERAOR
Col. Simidrow G. Curtin,
OF CENTRE COUNTY.
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The result of the Chicago Convention can
not but be highly gratifying to Republicans.
We firmly believe that a better and stronger
ticket oouia not have been nominated. The ac
tion of the Convention has been known for
weeks to the people of the. country and thor
oughly discussed, and we can now notice the
results, to which an interchange of opinion on
• the subject has led. And first on the subject of
availibility. Personally Lincoln is popular.--
lie is emphatically a man of the people. He
has risen , from the ranks of the people, and
there is no plodding son of toil, whose heart
must not beat with a deeper pulsation, as he re
fleets, that one like himself under the beneficent
workings of our free Institutions has attained
'the high honor of being the candidate of a
great party for the highest office in the gift of
the people. Whilst personally popular, and
destined to rally to his support an enthusiastic
host of followers, he is politically unobjeotion
able. No act in his political record can be
condemned. It was charged that whilst in
Congress he refused to vote supplies to the
suffering American soldiers in Mexico, and
voted against the bounty-land bill. This charge
has been refuted and acknowledged to be false
by Democrats themselves, and the man, who
henceforth circulates the foul slander, must do
so, knowing that he is circulating a falsehood,
for such it has been proven to be. First sup
ported in tha National Convention by the
doubtful States, Indiana, Illinois and Penn
sylvania, he peculiarily Commends himself as
candidate to the people of the States, where
the battle must be fought and won. To Penn
sylvania, the great Tariff State, he is known
as a life-long advocate of the favorite measure
of Henry Clay, protection to American Indus
try. On the subject of slavery his views, as
promulgated in the great debate in Illinois in
1858 with Senator Douglas, must commend
themselves to the most conservative. He ex-'
pressed no opinion, but what Clay would have
maned - DK:ld, if living. Says Senator Benjamin,
I am forad-to \ confess, that Lincoln conducted
the canvass in Illinois with Judge Douglas
honorably and manfully, and is far more con
servative in his views than I had been lead to
suppose. We point with pride and pleasure to
the printed debate as a complete vindication of
his conservatism. Lincoln is fully qualified
for the duties of the station. He is acknow
ledged to be the leader of the Illinois bar, and
his speeches are proof, conclusive, that he is a
man of extraordinary ability. The Editors,
who call him a third-rate lawyer, either wil
fully publish that, they know to be untrue, or
else have not sufficient brains to judge what
intellectual ability is. Lincoln is honest.—
He has earned and has been known in Illinois
by the name of "honest Old Abe." The name
is proof of his character. At no time in our
history was honesty more wanted in our Ad
ministration than now. Corruption has not
only tainted the action of minor officials, but
the President himself is not' free from suspi
cion, and Democratic Congressmen charge liim
with fraud and corruption. The election of
Lincoln will be a guaranty, that the Govern
ment will once again be honestly administered.
Lincoln, by his nomination, stands commit
ted to a platform of principles, called for by the
exigencies of tha times. and unassailably right,
and his past life is sufficient proof of his devo
tion to those principles. Those principles are
not dead, but living issues. A protective tar
iff, free homesteads, improvement of rivers
and harbors, a rail-road to the Pacific, and op
position to making the General Government
the means of slavery-extension, are the proini
nent, leading issues, upon which the Republi
cans intend marching onward to victory. Are
not these principles right, and are they not
living and practical, and will they not be call
ed into requisition on all the questions, which
for the next four years are likely to engage the
attention of the Government? The Republi:
can Party, after the close of its late national
Convention, enters uponthe struggle for polit
ical supremacy, buoyed up by the conviction,
that its candidate is popular, honest, availa
ble and impotent, and stands upon a aeries
of principles, which unmet be successfully as
sailed. Already are the Democracy conscious
of the truth of these facts. A leading South
ern Demeeratiollandidate, for the Presidency,
writes, that the Republican nomination is the
strongest, Which could have been made.—
Honest and intelligent Democrats will private
ly snake Similar confessions. Will not the Re
publicans buckle on their armor, conscious
that edit will be the sure guaranty of victory ?
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SAVED TO THE COUNTY TREASURY.
In accordance with the pledge made at last
fall's election by the Republican candidate for
Assembly, Samuel J. Kistler, Esq., that if the.
Legislature failed to reduce the salary of mem
bers of the Legislature to $500,00, Mr. Kistler
would pay the excess of his salary over $5OO
into the. County Treasury, Mr. Ziegler several
weeks since paid to Mr. Reimer, the County
2ivaeurer, the suns of Two Hundred Dollars.
The people of Lehigh can now be satisfied that
the pledge was made in sincerity. We believe
it wee urged by prominent Democrats in the'
course of the campaign that the pledge would
never be redeemed. Mr. Kistler has not only
redeemed his pledge, but can enjoy the satis
faction of knowing that the. publio look with
entire satisfisetion on his Legislative career.—.
No one da9 impugn hie honesty, and all must
nokirsyledge that the duties of the legisblier
in 114 b° 4 " Yffr" fft!9!ft l l l iptellisawy
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LbAXII4 . and the Nextoan•War.
The charge *at Lincoln refused to vote sup
plies for the American Army in the Mexican
War can be readily refuted by a reference to
the published copy of the debates between
Lino°la.and Doughte in 1858, page, 158. Mr.
Lincoln called oiMr. Pioklin, a supporter of
Judge Douglas, and member of Congress
during the same term with Mr. Lincoln to
sustain his assertions• In the debate referred
to Mr. Lincoln said.
" Jude Douglas in a general way, without
putting it in a direct shape, revives the old
charge against me in referenbe to the Mexican
war. He does not take the responsibility of
putting it in a very definite form, but makes a
general reference to it. That' charge is more
than ten years old. He knows too, that in
regard to the Mexican war story, the more
respectable papers of his own party through
out the State have been compelled to take it
bank and acknowledge that it was a lie.
Here Mr. Lincoln turned to the crowd on the
pilatform, and selecting Hon. Orlando B. Fick
lin, led him forward and said:
I do not mean to do any thing with Mr.
Ficklin, except to present his face and tell you
that he personally knows it to be a lie ! He
was a member of Congress, and he j,Mr. Fick-
len] knows that whenever there was an attempt
to procure a vote of mine which would endorse
the origin and justice of the war, I refused to
give such endorsement, and voted against it;
but I never voted against the supplies for the
army, and he knows, as well as Judge Douglas,
'that whenever a dollar was asked by way of
compensation or otherwise, for the benefit of
'the soldiers, I gave all the votes that Ficklin
and Douglas did, perhaps more.
Mr. FICKLIN—My friends I wish to say
this in reference to the matter. Mr. Lincoln
and myself are just as good personal friends
as Judge Douglas and myself. In reference to
this Mexican -war, 'my recollection is that when
Mr. Ashmun's resolution (amendment) was of
fered by Mr. Ashmun of Massachusetts, in
in which he declared that the Mexican war
was unnecessarily and unconstitutionally com
menced by the President—my recollection
is that Mr. Lincoln voted for that resolution.
Mr. Lincoln—That is the truth. Now you all
remember that was a resolution censuring the
President for the manner in which the war
was begun. You know they have charged
that I voted against the supplies, by which
I starved the soldiers who were out fighting
the battles of their country. I say that Fick
lin knows it is false. When that charge was
brought forward by the Chicago Times, the
Springfield Register [Douglas' organi remind
ed the Times that the charge really applied to
John Henry and I do know that John Henry
is now making speeches and fiercely battling for
Judge Douglas.
The charge was so effectually refuted that
a great many Democratic Journals were com
pelled to back down and diva vow the Blander.
The Mattoon (Illinois) Gazette, for instance
after making the charge, thus neatly retract
ed:—
"We made the charges against him, in re
lation to voting against supplies, upon the in
formation of an intelligent gentleman, who as
sur ed us that the record stood against him—
Having heard it before, we • doubted it not,
when assured positively by a gentleman of
such intelligence as our informant. The politi
cal friends of Mr. Lincoln called our attention
to the record, and upon examination, we find
that instead of Mr. Lincoln it was John Henry,
•of Morgan, who was his immediate predecessor,
who gave the vote. It affords us unfeigned
pleasure to be able to say, upon examination,
that our former fellow citizen gave no such
vote, and further that his record will pass mus
ter, with the best men of any party during his
'Congressional term."
Strong for, Seward
A delegate, from this State, to the Chicago
Convention, related to us the following amus
ing incident. Whilst stopping at the Briggs'
House, he became acquainted with a stranger
from Minnesota, who appeared very friendly,
cultivated an acquaintance with, delegates,
whenever an onnortunity offered. and. at all
times, was earnest in urging the claims of Sen
ator Seward, as a Presidential Candidate. On
ono occasion, he was led into a discussion
with the stranger on the subject, in which the
enthusiastic admirer of the Sage of Auburn
waxed quite warm. . The discussion soon gath
ered a crowd and had progressed for some
time, when another stranger stepped+ up to
our informant and addressed him, as follows:
"Don't allow yourself to be led astray by this
man; he is a Democratic Editor from North
ern Minnesota; he comes from my section of
Country; I know him well." The man, thus
exposed, was taken quite aback: He first
turned red and then pale, and, finally, recover
ing his self-possession, remarked: " Well to be
honest, I think, that the only way, which re
mains, to unite the Democratic Party and elect
Douglas, is for the Republicans to nominate
Seward." We presume, that the Democrats,
throughout the country, who mourn the defeat
of Seward, are men of like kidney. with the
Democratic—Edit& &lit' brthem Minnesota.
One of the Signs of the . Times.
A State Convention of the Union Constitu
tional Party for the State of Missouri was re
cently held at St. Louis for the purpose of
nominating a candidate for Governor. The
•meeting 'was an entire failure; but a dozen
persons having assembled. An adjournment
to a private room was effected, and the Con
vention after nominating a Gubernatorial can
didate adjourned. Hon. Edward Bates, of
Missouri, the President of the Whig Conven
tion at Baltimore in 1856, which nominated
Fillmore, is to write a letter shortly, endorsing
the no minees of the Chicago Convention.—
Missouri, be it recollected, is a Slave State,
sent the Border Ruffians into Missouri, and in
.1856 such a thing as a Republican party was .
scarcely known in the State. The Opposition
were hopelessly in the hands of the Fillmore
party. The course of events would indicate
that the Republican party in Missouri in the
coming contest is destined to be strong and
vigorous.
RATIFICATION MEETING IN WASIIINGTON.
A large ratification meeting was held in Wail
ington by the Republicans, at which a num
ber of speeches were delivered by Senators
and members of the Lower House. The
meeting is said to have been the largest rati
fication meeting of the kind ever hold in the
city of Washington. The meeting passed off
without disturbance. On the occasion of the
serenade to Senator Hamlin, on the receipt of
the news of his nomination for the Vice Presi
dency, a mob of rowdies, led by a Government
official, fired stones into the crowd. No out
rage of the kind was attempted at thO recent
ratification meeting.
LONONZOIC2II.:IS SPEECH ON TUE TARIFF.--WO
have before us a copy of the Congressional
Globe, giving a full report of the speech of the
Hon. Henry C. Lolignooker, delivered in the
House of Representatives on the subject of the
tariff. The spoof* is able, thorough and com
plete,. and we trust that it may be furnished
in pamphlet form for circulation among the
looters of this District. Mr. Longnecker very
correctly takes the position, that our present'
financial difficulties were caused by the repeal
of the tariff of 1842, and that the present bill
ftmed in the House is tile beet remedy for
flee,* hard Mau l • •
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BIitCIIANAN'B CORRUPTIONS.--SO flagrant are the
corruptions of the present Administration, and
so fully have they been proven, that none scarce . -
ly can be found so fool-hardy as to deny them.
They aro proclaimed and condemned not by
Republicans alone, but by Democrats them
selves, not only of inferior rank, but by those
standing high in power. On Thursday last a
great portion of the day was spent by the
House of Representatives' at Washington in
discussions by Democratic members as to the
corruptions of the President. Mr. Pryor, a
leading Democratic member from Virginia, al
leged the corruption of the President in the
matter of the Government printing and refer
red for proof to the testimony taken.before an
Investigating dommittee of a Democratic Sen
ate. When the President is thus assailed by
the loading men of his party, whose allegiance
to the party cannot bo impugned, the people
must bo satisfied as to the truth of the charges
made against the present disgraced and dis
graceful Democratic Administration.
FOSTER IMPLICATED AGAIN.-Wm. H. Witte,
ex-member of Congress, and candidate before
the recent Democratic State Convention at
Reading for the Gubernatorial nomination,
was a witness boforo the Covode investigating
Committee last week and testified, that at the
election of 1858 Henry D. Foster, the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor, and then a can
didate for Congress against the Hon. Sohn
Covode, telegraphed to Witte, as to whether
he could draw on him for the sum of $600,00.
The money was to be used for electioneering
purposes. Mr. Witte telegraphed in the affirm
ative, but subsequently refused to pay the
money, having learned that the transaction bad
been divulged and thinking that it might in
jure the Democratic party. The money, we
presume, was a part of the corruption fund re
alized from the Federal Treasury, through
contracts for printing post-office blanks,. Sen
ate and Executive documents &c.
STANDS CORRECTED.-Mr. Lawrence Getz,
Editor of the Reading Gazette and Democrat,
in the last issue of his paper,acknowledges his
error in charging upon Lincoln, the use of the
following language.
" I nevertheless did mean to 0 on the banks
of the Ohio, and throw missiles into Kentucky,
to 'disturb them in their domestic institutions."
Mr. Getz states that he saw the extract in
the New York Herald, and took it for granted
as being correct, without further examination.
The actual language used was the following.
" Judge Douglas said, at Bloomingpm,
that I used language most able and ingenious
for concealing what I really meant ; and that
while I had protested against entering into the
Slave States, I nevertheless did mean to go on
the banks of the Ohio, and - throw missiles into
Kentucky, to disturb them in their domestic
institutions."
Will such of our Democratic neighbors, as
have been load into the same error, make the
amende honorable ?
MORE SLAVERS.—A Slaver was captured otT
Cape Verde, on the 23rd ult., by the United
States Steamer, Crusader. The Slaver had
over 500 Africans on board, who wore brought
to. Key West and landed. There are now 1700
Africans, at the latter place, including those
taken from the Slavers, Wyandot and , Mohawk,
in charge of the U. S. Marshall, awaiting the
action of the Government. The traffic in ne
groes between this country and Africa is rap
idly on the increase, and hence the necessity
for. an Administration, that will take vigorous
means to enforce the laws of nations, and of
this Government, which have branded this in
famous traffic as piracy. Although a number
of Slavers have been captured of late, we
have yet to learn of the first case of the con
viction and punishment of the persons, who
have engaged in the slave-trade.
ACONTUMACIOUSWITNE9B.—Patriok Lafferty,
of Philadelphia, and member of the Demo
cratic City Committee in 1856, was examined
before the Covode Committee last week. He
said, it was his duty to hunt men, whose nat
uralization papers were to be filled up. When
asked, if they were persons entitled to natu
ralization papers, he replied no, because such
persons could' easily procure their papers in
Court. He admitted having distributed some
of them himself. To the question whether
Edward M. Power did not tell him he had
helped to carry a trunk filled with these fraud
lent papers to the railroad depot, for Collector
Baker, he refused to answer, though he had
stated the fact voluntarily before appearing in
the Committee room. It is believed that
threats have been used toward him by a gang
of desperadoes, who maybe criminated by his
evidence.
SENATOR SEWARD.—Senator Seward return
ed to the United States Senate, on Wednesday
last. He was warmly received by Senators of
all political parties. He was, particularly;
warmly greeted by some of the Democratic
Senators, who, upon his return from Europe,
expecting him to be a Presidential candidate,
passed him without notice, thus already com
mencing a system of 'deliberate political per
secution. Senator Seward states; that the State
of New York may be relied on for 70,000 ma
jority for Lincoln and Hamlin against any can
didates:the Democracy may nominate.
Nxw JERSEY 0. K.—All the newspapers' in
New Jersey, which in 1856 supported Fillmore
and Donnelson, have without exception, come
out in support of Lincoln and Hamlin. We
believe there are but two newspapers in Penn
sylvania, which support the Bell ticket, one
a newspaper published at Norristown, and the
other of• Philadelphia, which as between ,De
mooracy and Republicanism would support
the Democratic ticket. Being that such are
its predelictions, we would rather. prefer to
have it cling to the support of 801 l and Ever
ett than do otherwise.
CATTLE DISEASE IN MASSACIIUSETTS.—The
Legislature of Massachusetts was convened by
Governor Banks, last week, to take into con
sideration the cattle disease, now prevalent in
the State and, if possible, propose a remedy.
The disease has already spread into Connecti
cut. Still later we learn of the disease mak
ing its appearance at Newark, and in the
,neighberhood of Morristown, N. J., and rumor
reports eases of the same kind in Bucks Coun
ty. It is supposed to have been brought into the
country by imported cattle. •
ANCESTRY or LINCOLN.—Tho ancestors of
Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate
for the Presidency, wore originally from Borks
county, in this State, having removed first to
the State of Virginia, thence to Kentucky,
whence '';Honest Old Abe" removed. to In
diana and subsequently to Illinois. A branch
of the same family still live iri. Berke county;
and pass by the name of . Lincorn.
Pootruzwrs.--,Our thanks aro due to alaion,
henry O,4Np/her lbr valuable doemue4tef
LETTER FROM W'ARRINGTON.
The following letter was not received in time
for our last week's issue, and we accordingly
insert it this week, believing that it will not
have lost its interest to our readers.
The nomination of Lincoln—A protective tariff
for Pennsylvania's interests—Serenade • to
the candidate for Vice President—The ad
journment of Congress— Troubles of the
Democracy.
• WASIIINOTOZ4, May 2G.
The news of the nomination of the favorite
son of the West, Abram Lincoln, for President,
received an enthusiastic response from the Re
publicans in this city. The people of Penn
sylvania, especially, have cause for rejoicing
in the nomination of Mr. Lincoln, because be
sides a tariff platform, the candidate, presented
for their suffrages, has, in the palmy hands of
the old Whig party, fought Douglas and the
free-traders of the 'West as manfully. and as
boldly as on other questions in later days.—
Whereverthe fight raged the fiercest, there was
"Abe Lincoln's voice(as he is called in the
West) heard in defense ofprotection to American
industry. Pennsylvanians! here is your cher
ished principle, blended in the man and in the
platform. Then come up manfully to the
work, and that principle will receive a trium
phant vindication in the election of Abram
Lincoln.
On Saturday evening, the Republicans of
Washington serenaded Senator Hamlin, the
candidate for Vice President. The Washing
ton House (his present residence) was bril
liantly illuminated, and the venerable Senator
spoke for fifteenlninutes to a crowd of some
fifteen hundred persons. He paid a high com
pliment to Mr. Lincoln, as a self-made, high
minded and honest man—one, who had risen
from poverty—from the people—and by his
honest struggles for the right, had attained the
proud position of standard-bearer for the great
and powerful Republican party. After Sena
tor Hamlin had concluded, Congressman Camp
bell, of Pennsylvania, addressed the crowd ;
and, when he alluded to the tariff-plank in the
Republican platform, three hearty cheers were
given for Pennsylvania and a protective tariff.
As soon as Mr. Campbell had concluded, the
crowd marched to the residence of Senator
Trumbull, of Illinois, who addressed the peo
ple from his doorstep. Whilst speaking, seine
Democrat cried out, that Douglasthad beaten
Lincoln for the Senatorship in Illinois; but
Mr. Trumbull said he could prove the contra
ry, and thereupon read from the statistics of
the Illinois election, from which it appeared
that, although Douglas carried the Legislature,
(on account of Democratic gerrymandering,)
Lincoln. hadfive thousand mqjority on the pop
ular vote. "And you know," said Mr. Trum
bull, "we don't vote by counties or legislative
districts when we vote for President." When
Mr. Trumbull had concluded, the Hon. E. B.
Washburne, of Illinois, addressed the meeting
bat was interrupted by a number of Democrat
ic rowdies, who threw stones and rotten eggs
into the crowd and at the speaker. The Re
publicans, however, stood their ground 'until
Mr. W. had concluded.
Congress now seems disposed to go to work
in earnest; in fact, considerable business has
been got through with in the last eight or ten
days. An effort will be made in the House of
Representatives to adjourn on the 16th of June,
but it will hardly be successful, because there
is too much business before both Houses which
has scarcely been touched upon as yet. The
general supposition is, that an adjournment
cannot take place before the first of July—
However, most members seem to be " getting
on a rush," (in common parlance,) determined
to got through with the business in " less than
no time"—and there ie no telling, you know,
what men may do when they are determined, for
If nothing more than purpose in their power,
Their purpose firm, is equal to the deed.
After the above was written, the House of
Representatives passed a resolution to adjourn
on the 18th of ,June,—to which the Senate
may or may not agree.
Ever since the breaking tip of the Charles
ton convention, there has been a warm debate
waged between Democratic Senators upon the
merits and demerits of Douglas and squatter
sovereignty in general. The southern Sena
tors, in the name of the whole Democracy of
the South, have presented their 'ultimatum to
the oonvention to meet at Baltimore on the 18th
'June, and their northern Democratiebrethren
in general—which is : nominate Douglas, and
we will run a Democrat - against him and de
feat him ;and we would rather see Lincoln elect
ed than Douglas 1" And the Douglas mon say :
"If you don't nominate our champion, eight
hundred thousand Democrats in the free States
will vote the Republican ticket, and annihilate
the Democratic party." Truly the Democra
cy are overwhelmed.
LINCOLN'S CONSERVATISM: Senator Benja
min, of Louisiana, in the course of a speech,
in the United States Senate, in which he ad
ministered a severe rebuke to Senator Douglas,
stated, that after an examination of the speeches
by Lincoln and Douglas, in Laois, in 1858,
he was compelled to acknowledge that Lincoln
was frank, manly and honest in c onducting the
canvass and far more conservative in his views
on the slavery question, than he had supposed.
Quite a compliment to our candidate from a
leading Democrat.
VIDE AWAKE CLUB.—The Republicans of
Reading are about organizing a Wide Awake
Club. The Wide Awakes were first started
in Connecticut before the recent election in
that State, wear a glazed Cap and Cape, in
the night carry a torch, and are 'under disi
cipline and drill the same as a military com
pany. They were of great service in the Con
necticut election in bringing in voters, pre
venting difficulties and outbreaks at the polls,
and clubs of like character are now being
formed in all parts of the country.
LINCOLN SUPPORTED THE MEXICAN WAR.-
Mr. Washburn, of Illinois, in a speech made
in the National House of Representatives on
Tuesday _last, demonstrated from the Con
gressional Records, that, while Mr. Lincoln
was in Congress, he voted against free trade,
in favor of a Homestead bill, in favor' of sup
plies for the Army, and in favor of bounty
lands for the returned Mexican soldiers- Will
Democratic Journals refute the slander they
have endeavored to put in circulation ? •
ANOTHER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. -A
meeting was held in Now York city, last week,
at which resolutions were adopted, nominating
Gen. Sam. Houston, of Texas, as a candidate
for the Presidency. The movement originates
with persons, dissatisfied with the nomination
of Bell and Everett and will do the greatest
harm to the Democratic Party, as Houston
was an original Democrat.
. THE FRIENDS OF FILLMORE FOR LINCOLN.-
All the newspapers in Indiana, which support
ed Fillmore in 1856, have come out in sup . -
port of Lincoln and Hamlin. Two of the most
prominent Opposition journals in the State of
Delaware have also hoisted the name of Lin
coln and Hamlin.
THE HEENAN AND SAYERS DIFFICULTY SET
TLED.-By' the last arrival from Europe, we
learn, that Sayers is to retire from the ring,
and that Heenan and Sayers are each to have
a bolt in honor of their courage. No further
difficulties beiwrien the two pugilists need be
appiehended.
ACCEPTANCE OP Ma. EvEsErr.--After more
than a months' deliberation, the'Hon. Ndward
Everett has determined to accept the nomina
tion• for the Vice Presidency on the ticket pf
the plllomeoratiiotloTtl PrtrO.
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COUNTERFEITS ON E PHILLIPS
BURG BANK:—Counterfei threes on the
Phillipsburg (Ni J.) Bank 'nide their appear
ance last week it New York
RATIFICATION MERU G AT MAUCH
CHUNK.—The ltepublicans if Mauch Chunk
held a large end enthusiastic. ratification meet
ing, at Mauch Chunk, on Monlky evening last.
ACCIDENT—.9n Tuesday a week ono of
the Irish laborers in the cut near the Lehigh
Valley Depot, at Easton, was injured some bya
derrick falling upon'him. His inuises are not
dangerous, and ho ill be at work in a few
days again.
ALMOST DROWNED.—A young son of
Mr. Tilghman Moyer of Catasattqua, fell into
the Lehigh Canal on Thuesday last, and was
resoured just in time to save his life. A few
more minutes under the water and he would
have been drowned.
FALSE RUMOR.—The rumor prevalent,
on Saturday last, in this Borough, and thtough
the County, that Mr. Levi Bu4drk, of the Le
high Valley Furnace, had murdered his wife,
has proved untrue. The rumor was without
shadow of foundation.
serMr. T. Tolan, of Philadelphia, will ox
hibit a series of scenes with the Magic Lantern
i
in the M. E. Church, Linden greet, to•morro
evening, for the benefit of the Sabbath Schoo
of the Baptist Congregation, cf this Boroug
Price of admission, 12i cents.
BURNT TO DEATIL—HugIi Tolan woo
severely burnt by a fire, that occurred ISt
week, in a stable of Mr. IVillitm Barnelin
Easton, that lie has since died of his injutos.
At the time the fire broke out Tolan was
asleep in the stable.
BRAN TEA.—A very cheap and 1,14111
drink in colds, fevers and resdessnessfrom
pain. Put a handful of bran in a pint , ind a
half of cold water; let it boil rather BIOIV than
half an hour, then strain it, and if c'esirol fla
vor it with sugar and lemon Ace; but it is
a pleasant drink without any adlidon.
DROWNED.—A child of lur. Phillips of
Salisbury township, three yeardof age, while
playing with some other childre# at Mr, Thom
as Yeager's Mill now oedupidl 'by ffolben,
Fenstermacher & Co„ on Mondal , last, was acci
dentally drowned by falling thf water ;
efforts were made to save the child lut with
out avail
POST OFFICE ORD,ER.—e INst Office
Department has issued orders. thee Postmas
i3
tore throughout the country, di tieg that the
postage upon all transient printe natter, for
eign and domestic, must he pr al . by post
age stamps, except in cases wh ayment is
optional, and in which the send o notwish .
to prepay. ; . •
OCCIDENT.—On Wednesday t, *hike
the working men, at Mr. Thomas II bihtkfoun.
dry, in this plaee, were casting, :Williiiin
11. Retch was.badly burned by e cinder;
falling on his feet. We under,' , that the
,injury is not dangerous, and in a elhort
time, he will be able to work . ag . He has a
wife and two children. . .
OFF TILE TRACK.—On Sairday morning
as the train was about stertingOr Allentown,
—Engine !No., 2 on the E. P,X. 11.—ran off
the track opposite the Reedit: depot. The
yl
roadway hands of the Readin ailroad wore
near at hand, and in about minutes the
Engine was again blocked on e track, and on
its way for Allentown.
PENNlES.—Pennies, or ents, says an ex
change, are heavy drugs in ces where there
is a great deal of small bu ess done. Their
holders cannot readily dispoe of them in large
sums, but are still able to 4spore of them in
various way,•such as buyijg postage Stamps,
making purchases of small wares, or paying
outlawed debts, or giving liem in charity. •
LEHIGH
IMPORTANT TO JOTICES.—By the
new Penal Code of Penntillvtinia, the powers
of Alderman and Justicotof the Peace, have
been somewhat circumsaibed. Section 7 of
the new Penal Code, proles, that in cases of
arson, rape, mayhem rofbery and burglary,
bail can only be taken bi the Supreme Court,
the Court of Common Pleas, or one of its
Judges, and the Mayor a Recorder of a City.
FIRE.—The shop, opupied by Mr. Allen
Fatzingor, Silver Pialer,corner of 7th and Lin
den streets, was disco% ed to bo on fire, on
Saturday last. It ap re, that Mr: F. Wll.B
not at work in the a noon, but had fire in
the furnace. Some firi, falling on the floor,
set the charcoal on fire / which was lying near
by. The fire was exthguished without doing
much damage.
THE COHNTY TIEASURY.—SamueI J.
Kistler Esq., member f the Legislature from
this County, has paid nto the County Treas
ury the sum of two hundred Dollars of his sal
ary in accordance with the pledge made pre
vious to his election,!that if the Legislature
failed to reduced the otlary of members of the
Legislature to $500;C1, he would pay . the ex
cess of his salary oll.r this amount into the
County funds.
RE-BUILT.—TheAxle Factory of the Firm
of Shimer, Kessler aid Co., in first Ward of
this Borough; - -whicfi was injured by a fire a
month or se since, WI been re-built on a lar
ger scale, and opentions will be resumed this
week. The bUildirg has been much improved
in appearance, and a number of uew lathes
have been purchafod to supply the place of
those, injured byte fire, and which are not
longer fit for geneStl use,
VEGETATION i —A prettier sight cannot
be found just now; than is presented in the
luxuriant fields oftho surrounding country.—
On all sides, the props look most promising.
The wheat is groping finely, notwithstanding
the late cold weather; and there is every pros
pect of an abundant crop. A few days will
bring out the corn, potatoes, &e., which have
been planted early. The prospects are fair for
a fruit crop this year.
, DEATH OF A STATE SENATOR.—The
Hon. Benjamin Nunnemachor, State Senator
from Borks °nutty, died at his residence in the
village of Shatleoville, Upper Bern township,
Berke county, on Monday morning, May the
28th. Deceased was a member of the Lower
House of the Legislature in the years 18511,
1857, and 1858, and in the fall of 1858 was
elected to the Senate. But two years of his
Senatorial.term had passed; and the vacancy
will have to be filled at the next Gubernatori
al electional.
BATTALION AT CATASAUQUA.—CoI.
Hansen has ordered a parade of the First
Regiment of this County to take place on the
coming Saturday at Catasauqua. Tho Regi
ment consists of the following companies, viz :
The Jordan Artillerists, Capt. Gensler, White
hall Artilleriete, Capt. Sohinoyer, Allen In
fantry, Capt. Yaeger, Allen Rifles, Capt. Di
llinger, Lehigh Rifles, Capt. Ritter, and Cate.-
Banque Rifles, Capt: Rarte. The Regiment
will be reviewed by Brigadier General Fry_ and
inspected by the Brigade Inspector, Major
Good, We expect a full turn-out of the mili
tary, and a large concourse of citizens.. Let
mere be a general ptliortill of the people,
AIRS.
KANSAS.—G
'awns, on Tue•
to be absent a.
. Reeder and wife
ay. the 29th ult.
it five weeks.
Mr. J. IL Light,
from this -Bo
instead of Prof.
ASOENSIO
alloon amens
13th of Jun
ttention, go into
o services have
king boots, and
A CARD.—The following resolutions 'were
read and adopted at a sneetingof the Good
Will Fire Company, of this place; on Friday
evening, the let min •
Resolved, That in The name of the Good
Will Fire Co., we tender our sincere thanks to
the Anthracite and Diligence Hose Companies
or Mauch Chunk; for the kitd and brotherly
attention shown us by them daring our short
stay in and among the !umiak beauties of
their beautiful borough. . ,
' Resolved, That we are under deg, obliga
tions•to the qitizens of our neighboring town
for the hospitalities shown us, and that we
feel proud that the Firemen of Mauch Chunk,
are able to boast of as gentlemanly a delega
tion as the
t e
no that received us at the Itlaueh
Chunk de t.
Resolve , That we feel ourselves deeply in
debted to the ladies of Mauch Chunk for the
beautiful reaths and boquets presented to us
( I
during o r visit, and particularly so to Miss
Sophia . Eberle, Miss Schwenk, Miss Ellen
Knecht bliss Kate Biers, Miss Sallie Freese,
Miss E Abet!' Fegely, Mrs:Bartell, Mrs. Chas.
Ritter, lrs. Henry Ott, and many others whom
the C imittee is unfortunately unable to
ignale, dea
l?
Re lved, That we tender our most heartfelt
than s to Major Robert Klotz for the interest
he kin making us feel "at home."
solved, That the Good Will boys, know
ing coder what obligations they are to Henry
Eb e, Esq., Foreman of the Anthracite Hose
CoOpany, and knowing that they are unable
to return the many favors and courtesies
shwa them by him, hope that his future
tif may be a pleasant reflection to him, that
h has ever performed his (duty with honor
6 himself and credit to the position ho so emi
[
' ntly fills. • .
Resolved, That we cannot fully express the
bligations the Company is under to the Citi
can of Summit Hill and the Summit Hill
sass Band for the kind manner in which
they received and 'entertained us during our
short stay in their romantic home.
i Resolved, That our host Mr. Lafayette Lentz,
of the Broadway House, is a " brick" and ono.
who in our estimation "can keep a hotel."
Resolved, That the Company feels greatly
indebted to Mr. Jesse Miller for the kind
treatment received by them at his house.
Resolved, That the Committee in the name
of the Good Will, tender their most heartfelt
thanks to Capt. THOMAS YEAGER, whose
kindness, liberality and generosity proierbial
as it is, was unequalled from the time we left
till we arrived at home. May his services be
appreciated b e y the community either in fight
ing the enemies of our Country or the devour
ing element.
Resolved, That the Delegation which accom
panied us to Mauch Chunk can never be re
paid for the kindness that they showed us dur
ing our excursion. Sorry though we would
be if they ever required our services we can
assure them that they, being our friends when
awake, will be protected by us when asleep.
Resolved, That the reception we received at
the hands of the Young America Fire, Com
pany, accompanied by the Lehigh Cornet Band
and the citizens of Allentown, was one which
we feel proud to number among the many
favors that have so plentifully been showered
upon us by the Young America and the citi
zens in general. •
Resolved, That the above proceedings be
published in the papers of the borough.
H. A. Blunter, 7'. D. Kemmerer,
C. H. Billie, S. P. Snyder, Cons.
W. F. Wolle, C. M. Mertz,
FATAL . _ ACCIDENT ON THE EAST
PENNA. RAILROAD.—On Thursday morn
ing last as Mr. John Bowers was crossing the
track of the East Pennsylvania Railroad at
BOWer's Station, Berke County, with a horse
a'nd light wagon; his carriage was' struck by
.the . Locomotive of the Express Train froni New
York,•lirenking the carriage into atoms, throw
ibg • Mr. Bower to the one side of the track
and the horse on the other. Mr. Bower was
elit on the head, severely'bruised on the breast
and in the course of half on hour died of his
injuries. The horse was likewise killed. The
train was running at the rate of thirty miles
per hour. Mr. Bower was warned of the dan
ger, but thought' he could cross the track be
fore the arrival of the train. The Engineer
made every effort to stop the train and prevent
the collision, but without avail. Mr. Bower
was about GO years of age.
OLD NEWSPAPERS.—Many people take
newspapers, but few preserve them; the most
interesting reading imaginable, is a file of old
newspapers. It brings up the very age with
all its genius, and its spirit, more than the most
labored descriptionof the historian. 'Who can
take a paper dated half a century ago, without
the thought, that almost every name printed
there, is now cut upon n. tomb-stone, at the
head of an epitaph ? The doctor (quack or
regular) that there advertised his medicines,
and his cures, has followed the sable train of
his patients—the, merchant his ships—could
get no security on his life ; and the actor, who
could make others laugh or weep, can now only
furnish a skull for his successors ih Hamlet.
It is easy to preserve newspapers, and they
will repay the trouble ; like that of wino, their
valueincreases with age, and old tiles have
sometimes been sold at prices too startling to
'intention. • •
ADVERTISING—.A good deal has been
said and written on the subject of advertising
and many arguments have been advanced to
prove the immence advantages flowing from it.
One of our exchanges has at length gone to the
root of the matter. •It says: In one of the
proverbs of Solomon we find the most compre
hensive and satisfactory expositton of the phil
osophy of advertising that ever was or c3llld be
written. :
"There is that scattered] and yet increaseth
and there is that withholdeth more than is
meet, but it tendeth to poverty,"
And the words of Paul to the Corinthians
—aptly express the same idea i—
" Ile which soweth sparingly shall reap
also sparingly : and he which soweth bounti
fully shall reap also bountifully."
HARD BUTTER WITHOUT ICE.—To
have delightfully hard butter in summer,
without ice, the plan recommended by that ex
cellent and useful publication, the Scientific
American, is a good one. Put a trivit, or any
open flat thing with legs, in a saucer ; puit on
this trivit the plate of butter ; and fill the sau
cer with water ; turn a common flower-pot
upside down over the butter, so that its edge
shall be within the saucer and under the wa
ter. Plug the whole of the flower-pot with a
cork, then drench the flower-pot • with water,
sot in a cool place until morning, or if done at
breakfast, the butter will bo very hard by
supper time. How many of our boarding
School girls, who haVe been learning philoso
phy, astromomy, syntax and prosody, can write
an explanation of this within a month?
BURGLARIES AT EASTON.—On last
Wednesday night, sonic burglars broke into
the Easton Post Office, and opened a number
Of letters ; the contents of which were found
the next morning lying on the floor. Several
checks and drafts, payable to Order, and which,
of course, could not be used by the villains,
were found lying about. It has not been as
certained, that any monies lurk been stolen by
the depredators. The same night, a number
of private residences were broken into, and.
robbed of valuables of different varieties. The
thieves have not been detected.
FALL OF A WALL—On Tuesday even
ing last the entire oast wall of the residence of
Mr. James Wilson, nn Hamilton Street, below
Fifth, caved in end fell. Mr. Wilson had men
engaged in digging a cellar underlie kitchen.
The employees, upon quitting work, saw . that
the wall was collapsing and immediately in
formed the inmates of the dwelling. The in
mates had scarcely escaped from the building,
before the wall fell with a crash, doing con ! .
siderable damage to the contents of the build
ing. ---
KICKED TO DEATH.—Gabriel NoIL a
boatman on'the Lehigh Canal, and a repident
of Kridoreville, Northampton County, was
kicked by a mule du Thursday last immediate
ly below Oatasauqua, His injuries were such,
that he diod of them on rl'idO7 evening iftS.
IRON WORKS NEAR BETHLEHEM.—
One hundred thousand Dollars have been al
ready subscribed toward the erection of a new
Iron Works and Rolling Mill, near Bethlehem.
The Bethlehe m Advocate states that the build
ing will soon be commenced.
TIIE FOURTII.—OnIy a few weeks yet
remairi.between this and the Fourth of July,
and no steps, have been token towards cele
brating that groat day. If any thing is to be
done a move will have to be made very soon..
Could we not have a display of some kind,
with an oration by some distinguished man ?
ge_The Mad Dog Season is here, and the
public safety demands that the Ordinance pro
hibiting canines to run at large unmuzzled
should be strictly enforced. We hope the Po
lice will do their duty. faithfully and footless
ly in this respect, and compel all owneh of
dogs to comply with the law.
COURT HOUSE OF NORTHAMPTON
COU NT Y.—The Commissioners of Northamp
ton County have selected a lot of grOund on
West Ward of the Borough of Easton on the
Bethlehem road as a site for She new Court
House. The Commissioners had selected two
other localities for the proposed erection, but
were induced to change. Whether the pres
ent location will be a permanent one, time only
can determine. ' Hon. David D. Wagner has
given to the county a lot of an acre and a
quarter for the purpose.
SUICIDE.—Mr. Thomas Goldner, formerly
of this place, but latterly a .resident of South
Whitehall township, along the Lehigh River
near Catasauqua, was found dead in his Alk m
on Thursday morning last. He had commit,.
ted suicide by hanging. Deceased leaves
a wife, and four children, whom ho had
by a former wife. He had been married to his
surviving wife three or four weeks, and jeal:.
ousy on her account is.said to have been the
cause of the rash deed. He was buried on
Saturday.
LOTTERY SWINDLES.—The Delaware
lottery swindelers are flooding the country
with circulars, holding out golden baits by way
of inducing the unsuspecting to bite. A num
ber have been circulated in this place, and the
tempting inducements they hold out to invest
are well calculated to deceive the unwary.—
Any one, having an itching to ascertain how
easily a fool and his money is parted, has only
to make a remittance to the " Delaware State
Lottery," to have hiS desire granted. Those,
who are verdant enough to have the wool
drawn over their eyes, by these descriptive lot
tery circulars, do not deserve any sympathy.
TERRIBLE TORNADO
GREAT DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY AND LOSS
DIED
Cilienoo, Monday, June 4, 1860.
A terrible tornado passed over Alm eastern
part of lowa and the north-weit part of Illi
nois last night. The telegraph lines west of
the Mississippi being down, we are unable to
ascertain how far west•the tornado reached,
and what is the, real amount of loss of life
and property. , •
The tornado commenced at Clinton, lowa, at
7il o'clock last evening, and although lasting
but :la minutes, caused more destruction of life
and property than any similar storm that has
ever visited this portion of the country.
The Towns of C,amanche, lowa and .Albany,•
Illinois, on opposite sides of the river, and five
miles south of Clinton, were completely 'de
molished. In the former place, thirty-two•
dead hi:idles have 'already been taken from the
ruins, and there is still a number that cannot
be got at.
In Albany, five or six bodies have been found
with about fifty wounded, some of them seri
ously. •
We have not yet been able to obtain a com
plete list of the victims.
The citizens of Fulton, Illinois, and Clintoli
lowa, are doing everything in their-power fo
relieve the sufferers. •
From other towns on the route of the torna
do that can be reached ky telegraph, we learn
that the destruction of life and property was
equally as great as at Northern Illinois. The
following are killed as far as• we have been
able to learn : Mrs.. Richmond, Mr. and Mrs.
Dorr, George Romerth,. boy named Barnam.
The seriously wounded are : Thomas Dig
by, Benjamin Lathe and wife, Mr. Richmond,
lair= Mann.
At Lynden, three miles south of Sterling,
several persons were killed, and 15 persons in
that vicinity were
.badl7 injured by having
arms and legs broken. f he,etortnlxtesed .two
miles north of Amboy. B,diort says that over
ten lives were lost there,' , and a number badly
injured. The names of the killed, as far as
known, are Mrs'..Moss •,• a child named Billsby.
Theinjured are Mr. Moss and daughter, Mr.
.Sackett,- - a boy named Northway, •and Mr.
Wright.
The tornado appears to have taken a course
almost 'due east from the Mississippi to Rook
River. Scarcely a house or a barn on the di
rect track, which was about half a mile in
width, is left standing. From all accounts not
less than 60 lives were lost. The extent of
damage to property, which is very large, can
not he fully ascertained for some time.
Loter.—The names of those killed by the tor
nado at Albany, 111., last night are D. Buck,
E. Miner, Mr. Sweat, two children of Mr.
Riley, and Miss Ryder, missing. The fatally
wounded are Mr. Riley, Miss Mary Stagg,
Mrs. Slocum. The badly hurl:tare Mr. Perkins
Mrs. Sweat, Mrs. Clasper and child Mrs. Me-
Mann, Moses 'Bishop, wife and child, Mrs.
Cole, Miss IVhiteeomb, leg broken, Mrs. Miner,
Fred. Miller, and Mr. Ostrander.
Several others were more or less injured.
At a public meeting of the citizens of Fulton
it was resolved to furnish the sufferers , with
hOmes and altthe assistance require&
AldrA large reward is offered for the dis
covery of Litt ally• Burns (Belle Whitton,)
whom the Courts have decreed to be restored
to the custody of her father. Subsequent to
the decree, Mrs. Burns, on the 21st of April,
disappeared with the child and has not been
heard of since. She is said to have disguised
the child in boy's clothing and to have been
traced to Albany, the American Hotel, Burs•
10, aid to Suspension Bridge.
TIIE REPUBLICANS OF LOUISVILLE, KV.-At
Louisville, Kentucky, the capital of the State,
there are a number of Republicans, who pro
pose to hold a ratification meeting shortly and
to invite' Cassimi M. Clay to address them. Of
course Cassius will be on hand, and will do his
work manfully and bravely.
SENTENCE 0 A BOY.—SETIVIeI Hyde, only
12 years of age, charged with recently_ placing
obstructions on the track of the Mew York and
Now Haven Railroad Company, has plead
guilty, and been sentenced to ten years in re
form school, or an alternative of four years M
the State prison.
'EL - 71%1m Post, the widow of Capt. Post of
the Continental Army, died near Patterson a
day or two since, at the advanced ago of one
hundred and five years. •
~Will take place—a public sale of 1,700,.
000 acres of land in Kansas, in. August and
September ; and more than 4,330,000 in Ne
braska, in the month ot August. "
tte,,,The myriads of pigeons in Cass county,
Michigan, are a great annoyance to farmers.
The newly planted corn suffers by their do
predations.
ItEirA young man in conversation one eve -
ning, chanced to remark, " lam no propffet."
"True," replied a lady, " no profit to yourself
or any one else."
Japanese are beginning to get very
tired of their visit. They dislike being kept
at Washington, and want to see more of the
eciunt.ty.
1101)...Ifeenan has issued a peremptory chal
lenge to John Morrissey, to fight him for any
sum from 5 cents to $5,000.,
ago...Tohn B. Gough, who has been lecturing
for three years in England, is to return to t h is
country. in Jitly,
Seethe sale of public lands of the U. Statoa
in-s~7 yeri l have :teliee4 over $.36,000100p,