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fyl'h.it will c.innufiirf tin 1 :tli Winnie of
tSthe Stu V 1'iiu.isii -i.i: under ihe Senior
lp'lM:t.r, an I tin- i.h el ill- Company wiih
t i?'ihe C Nv. hi. i We lilu-h I" ouless a
Vr"few still owe us on ihe i. I I score, but aie
t ?'happy In ay that mi t lie new il.m we are
Iff "well sustained by prompt payments. In the
,7i?"ddvantage we believe of all concerned.
With No. 820 four weeks hence
closes the time of ;n lie a number nf our subs
cribers. The bi-gmiiiir.; "l a year is acunve
ment lime to subscribe.
t sf'AII whose py has 1'ieii run nil (unless
t?we know Ihry desire our paoer an.l will
t t'-Simn remit) will have iheir names erased
I tf-iniin uur list until we heir again Iroin
jTlhew. We give this TillM-l.V Xilif
a Vhoping that every reader u ill eoinplnnt nt
t f "us with Ins countenance and his ca-h neii
IVvear. Besides ihe .News, literature and
yKon, ihe rresi.leim.il Klccti n ol Mil w ill
t jTbe lull ol" interest, and we iniend to do our
t yiull share on our side and show lair play
I Vio the other.
! Vln many neighhoi hoods in Cnion county
f7(atid Millie out ol 11) we mlhl easily true
t i'uiaiiy mure readers, wiih very li'ile eiVrt,
f?'enher in clubs ol 111 for Sl", 4 1'ur ". or
E s" I copy for Ml rash always a Ivanee.
I'yi'lJV IT, reader! and see how many you
I.sr can raise !
..Mi trii: inula 1 RiiSrFfTfSti i..jr '. :
ti'itt'.it nU'ij-tl-.fr uni'" ''. Ay " ''"'
fit! trtitt him com i'H-tl lino yU'-in .1-. .-1 - oo't wni " I
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HINTS.
U.nwi.sE. Wc sec notices of the form
ation of Seward Clubs iu New Yolk, and
of Cameron Clubs in Pcim-yivauii. I n
til our party L1 selected its stiinJatd
bearers, we deem such unions unadvisablc,
inasmuch as they tend to make more of a
personal contest than one of principle, anJ
to repel the frieuls of oilier candidates.
Both these gent leiii m cau nut be nomina
ted, but, cutcrin into the convention un
Uer the name of ail individual, and becom
ing heartily oiinnilted t.j his Mi.i iri, ti.e
meuiliera of the defeated clubs mil natu
rally feel sore or lukewarm, if they do
EOt revolt oulrig'it. Instead of tiin.ly
advocating their choice, Clubs tns.nsiLly
iuclinc to attacks u'..u rivals.
Kki:i Com. in this matter. A nomina
tion is not liece s.-ar.iy an elect ton. A
choice unfairly male by crowding, over
tffort, or any in. roper ii.9-ici.ee will
compose the O; posi'ion.
This year, we have lost three nominees
in Union county, on account of feelings
engendered by the numbers of candidates
for nomination, and th previous warmth
and subsequent un) ieldinjr disposition of
their friends. In New Jersey, we failed
of carrying the legislature, tl.i ni.h simi
lar bad influences. And in New Yoik,
eome trifling private di.slikes iu a few
counties defeated a p:irt of our tate Tick
et. These facts call f. r moderation.
Yc ran carry the 1'resideulial Klrctiun.
Whether we trill, depends upou the hon
est, considerat?, patriotic, and practical
common-sense of the advocates of the va
rious candidates.
Untimely. Already, gentlemen of our
party are proposed fir U.S. senator, to be
chosen a year hcuce ! What folly ! We
have three little jobs to dj before that
election comes off we need first to elect
President, a (iuvcrnor, and the next
Legislature: then aill be time enough to
talk about another senator perhaps two
from Pennsylvania!
BOTH WISH AND TIMKLY arc
the suggestions contaiued in the Address
(in another column) of the National Re
publican Committee. Let llcpublicau
Clubs be formed let Papers aud Docum
ents be circulated, this Wiuter, while the
People have time to read, and while their
Blinds are unprejudiced against the truth.
With the good teed thus well sown, and
proper staudard-bcarers, prudence aud a
reasonable zeal must bring success.
"Don't it look suspicious that so
many prominent Democratic politicians
should feel such a deep interest in Cook's
trial? It must be borne in mind that
Cook was a citizen of Harpet's Ferry, '
and, it is said, the principal originator of
the outbreak. He helped old Drown make
that, his point of offensive warfare. Yet (
a Democratic Kx-Governor and two Dem
ocratic Attorney Generals from Demo
cratic Indiana came to his rescue, and the :
speech of D. W. Voorhcs in his behalf is
published in Ducbanau's orgm, the '''
itltutioa, the Danville lutillijcmrr, and
Virious Locafoco papers throughout the
country, who say not a word for the oth
ers iu the same condition. Cook has the
best education of all of tbrm. They call
bim a "young boy," but be was old enough
to be ia the army in Mexico, where he
was sentenced to death for sonic crime, ,
but pardoned by Pres. Polk. The people
at Harper's Ferry feel the most exaspera
ted at bim of any one, or he would have
been cleared long ago. j
fcayTlierc are now discussed two little !
natters of great public cjr.ceru in the ag- j
gregate. (Joe is how to prevent the prev
alent rough uage of trunks and other
baggago and freight on railroads, 5:e. by
real baggagi-smashers. And the other is
to compel Post Masters to make their,
stamps on letters full aud legible, so that ,
f'iple can tell the I'ost (lifj -e. State, day,
month year a 'eta-: i- ua:kd. I
False Alarms.
One nilit last week, a hold soldier was on
duly at rhailestowii, Vircinn iiardni that
seit-ne Moirs ava.iist Old Brown's, (fiends; he j
sax smneiiini uhieh had hnrtt ceimn at!
hiiii. and t'eiuz sure it was an Abolitionist or '
the Hevil. lie challenged tired and run. A j
visit to the baiile-field in the inrrnin found j
iiiih.idv 'welieritie in his gore" hut a COY '
very slishtly killed." yet mortally offended 1
at sii'-h a hostile reception when e had rmnt ,
titiij'h; tn ItHtk tifirr htr brart prii'Ht. and not
to dissolve the L'nion or carry oil Blown! j
f The aluw-nnrmtt'tl ini-iJi-nt Is no proof tiut the tMitry
khi n l.ruTc un mnrtutK pmrratlY nrr on the rpnoluh,
l-ini-ly l.u.iiti r.r luoking out fr Ui worst of ff in
tin- ilark. Oi.tj tl;ink! eneuiifii all about you jiomh1
at oiii- i..nt, lln-y liiiMni, u.i you know not "in wlmt ;
shl tln-y may come:" Ni:irly lwenly-fie year? ago, '
our Kr:iltJ-l':illier, ll.-a.OUTtn NmBtiin tllt-n elijoilip. at
thf ol Til, 108 l-on-inn ami his m-tl faroi-d home in
Oiitnil Ni-w York t-.l-l us Hie following among nthiT '
iin i.l.-ul.. otit .hii ii (itltiT Hie lae of fifty years) lie .
...iil.l mill Uuli most tieartily. Tlie fart trine, a uluile
to l:.e fins- of ogruu-Tisapotl a B," anil .-liowii that Vail- (
ket-.- uuy mirtake as aell us VirjriniioiittJ V. j
I served mostly as a minute-man iu .
Connecticut, and between the Ilritish, the .
Tory Cowboys, and the hostile Indians, Re
had many enemies to encounter. About
Oct. 17S1, 1 was one of a company, say 40 j
guards. We were lying in a marsh, near
the seashore, w here we feared the enemy '
would land; aud the farthest outpost was ,
at a bridge over a sluggish creek, where
one Thotnpsou was stationed. We bad no
tents or (ire; it bad rained and drizzled,
and the frosty wind blew hard euongli to
chiil any but the heart of a Puritau Whig, j
Wc stowed under bushes, the best way we
could, aud were trying to sleep, when we 1
beard a noise as of steps on the bridge;
several guatds fired, and fell in to the
in tin body. We awaited the enemy's ap
proach for some time, but uu further
sound was beard, and the Captain calli d
!,.r vuluuteers to visit the bridge. Tom
White and I were the first to offer, but
Tom went back upon an intimation that
one was enough; I thought my last hour
was near, but nerved my heart, aud prim
ed tny guu for good service. All but the
wind was still, an J I doubled not some
sneaking cowboy or savage had picked off
poir Thompson, and that the liritish had
marched over iu full force. Arrived near
the spot, I got upon my knees, aud through
the bushes faintly discovered the bridge,
and a tall figure marching upon it, while
a strong smell as of gunpowder filled the
air. ('-lick as thought, my rye glanced
along the deadly weapon, and I detnauded,
"Who mies there V J'Yi.u urav come
on,'' was the repy. That was not the
watchword, aud I again demanded, as loud
as I could utter, "Who goes there ?" and
"You may come on," was again the cool
reply, l'or a motucut, I was staggered, i
and then advaucing quickly with my bag
pernet, exclaimed, ''Surrender! quick, or
die !'' I could not sec that he oiLred re
sistance, and again thundered out, "Who
are you, sir? what is your name? and
whcic did you come from?'' I instantly
recognized him as bo replied, "I am a
Whin to my furetop my name is Thomp
son '."
'What occasioned that noise?" said I.
' O, I had a little battle, that's all." j
"liut what caused the firing? Who was
it? Where did he come from ?'' '
"I heard no filing, but it might have
been while I was fighting. Why, you
see, Norton, I heard a little ru.-tling
among the bushes, and was on my knees
ou the bridge, peering into the woods,
wheu I felt him on tny back, be seized my
hand, and shut all his weapons at me;
but I stuck my baggernct into bim, and
then give bim the breech of my gun till
he knocked under and gave up the ghost,
when I threw. him into the creek. 0, if
you had only seen "
"Who? how many f" said I.
"Why," said he, "only one skunk !"
At first, I was inclined to knock the 1
fellow down for disturbing the whole com
pany for a paliry polecat ; but as honest
Thompson went on, describing the conflict
iu such enthusiastic terms, my high-strung
nerves and gritted teeth relaxed, my hair ;
drooped, flexible, I sweat profusely, and j
the revulsion of feeling was so strong that I
I dropped my gun, fell prostrate in the J
mu J, and indulged in remorseless laugh- ,
ter till rtlUccl by another "forlorn hope," j
whose emotions, as well as those of the
corps on our return, were a comical mix- j
ture of fun and indignation.
Early the next morning, wc all visited
the scene of the deadly fray. The poor j
animal lay in scattered fragments, widely j
separated. Thompson had used up his
gUn bayonet, lock, stock and barrel ;
mauling the enemy, first into a pan-cake, j
and then miucing it up for soap-grease, j
The planks were full of mementoes of his j
blows, which we had heard. He was a
picture of a wc-begone warrior true, not j
quitting bis post, nor able to defend it j
with a weapon, even from another attack j
of the same sort. His bauds and face
were bloody, bis clothes were torn, and ;
the adhesive nature of the offensivo weap-
ons used against him by his foe gave him I
the irradicablo nick name of "Thompson j
the Essence Pedlar.'
The First Camp-Meeting The eel- j
cbratod John Leland writes in bis Jour- ,
rial, page 20, that, in 1779 "In June,
this year, the first Camp-Mcofin was at- :
tended, in Caroline county, Virginia, that
I ever heard of. By arrangement, tight
or ten Uaptist preachers held the mcctipp
three rj.-:- ar'l pihtr." '
LEWISBURG, UNION CO., PA., FRIDAY,
From Northern California.
I rTltr following .'Xttaetsfrm a irir:i!e letter. w. think
.ill I. loiiiol inter, stinj tu lite reaj.-rs ot the Stab
l'l!UMCl.K.j
Y-rkka City, Oct. 21, 1S59.
This is a place of ihrec or four thousand
inhabitants, in about 40 or 41 north lati
tude, 1700 feet above the level of the sea,
and is situated among a multitude of hills,
000 to 800 feet in height. Some of these
elevations are bare, some covered with
bunch grass, and many with tall pines.
I never tire gizing on the mountain peaks
of California. This is perhaps the most
important miuing town in the North, from
which other mining towns farther away (if
possible) in the mountains receive their
supplies of cluthing, provisions, and bet
ter yet their news from home. Uncle
Sam is very sparing of post offices, but
express wagons run to all parts of the
mines, carrying everything and chargiug
ouly "two bits" for a letter or any other
small package. It is the scat of justice for
Scskiyou county ; a Court House figures
iu the ceuterof our plaza ; a Jail disfigures
one side of it, aud there is a stationary
gallows a little ways out of town, on a
gentle rise towards the Cemetery this
arrangement probably having the best
moral influence on the mauners nf the
community 1 A Chinaman is iu Jail ou
the charge of killing two of his country
men a degraded race, whom nobody here
seems to pity and bis chance for "promo
tion" is deemed certain.
Jltixiw. There is a l.eeompton and
an Anti Leeompton paper published here,
such as they are aud two good schools. (
The M. D.'s are as thick as toads after a
shower : but the place is very healthy,!
some chills and fever, but few lung com-1
plaints, and no asthma, (why shouldn't air j
be pure away up iu the clouds? however, ;
the rainy season is approaching, when it
may be different;) but if they do get a
patient, they know bow to "charge." The
lawvt rs are almost as numerous, and more
unmerciful ; ami the undertakers' prices
are too high to think of dying here ! We ;
have perhaps a ! z n of dry goods stores,
and a number of groceries moie billiard
and other saloons than you would waut to
count, and bouses of ill fame many. j
1 injile. There is such a conglomeration
of good, bad aud indiffereut men aud j
women here Anglo-Saxons, Spanish, ,
Chinamen, &c. that it is pretty difficult j
to classify them. Eastern people may
imtigiuc the worst society possible, but the .
reality is still worse iu many cases, whijn j
mi; ilhii iiuuiot-i in oeifer are as gold t
seven tiuies purified. The worst class are, '
we hope, growing beautifully less, while
the best are increasing aud becoming per- j
maneul residents. i
M-irah. The Methodists have a church '
here, with a few good members, laboring, j
not unsuccessfully, for the improvement '
of society. We have also the finest Sab
bath school, it seems to u, in all creation.
I!ut the truth is, as a good minister tuld
usin Sabbath school, ihcotberday, "Every
body formerly came here after gold ; the
gold looked so tempting, we thought we ,
might dig on Sunday, quieting our con-j
sciences with the idea that we could sooner
return to our families, and be religious I
again; and so, the Sabbath violated, wc
went on from bad to worse." lie then told
the children some of whom had never
seen any oilier country how pleasant so- j
ciety was where the religion of the liible
ruled, and what quiet Sabbaths they bad; 1
and little ones looked up with wonder j
when told of places where they had no ;
horse-racing, no saloons open, no auction '
sales, no drinking and carousing in the I
streets, but where all stores, shops and ;
places of busines were closed on that day I :
Iltrelinji. Wc pay only $20 per mouth '
for not exactly a "cob house," but one of
boards set up endwise and lined with cloth j
and paper. There arc about 50 good fire- j
proof buildings bcre. The seven or eight ;
mouths we have without rain, makes every
thing so dry and then, generally, they
are such light, "slimpsy" buildings, "put
up in whew," it is a wonder everything
don't burn, and it is nothing uncommon
for whole towns to burn down. We have
just bad a fire, here, which burned 50
buildings, some of which were emphati
cally bad bouses, but Sumo good people
also lost all they had.
Kxcilcmcnt. There is cray time gen
erally with people speculating in mines,
just now. It is stated that ono of the
richest quartz lodes in California has just
been discovered, and people who had aban
doned mining in disgust, years ago, have
gone to prospecting, and putting up great
mills for crushing the golden rocks.
There is no use in demanding "women's
rights" here, for she has her own and
everybody else's rights she can do busi
ness of any kind, by advertizing in her own
name, and keep property to the amount
of $5,000, whether she has a husband or
not. A woman who is worthy of it can
nowhere receive more kindness, considera
tion and true gallantry than in this State.
We now have warm days and pleasant,
cool nights not frosts enough to kill
tomato plants or vines just digging and
selling potatoes on ranches in the valleys.
One's ideas get considerably enlarged by
personal observation and also by varied
information from different parts of the
world. The size and variety of products
nf California, it seems to me, will make it
eventually the garden of the United States,
if not of Ihe world. San Francisco and
Sacramento, I should think very desirab'e
localities, on account of the pleasantness
of the climate and the supply of their
markets from all the world, and especially
nf fresh vegetables, the year aro-iod, from
their iantodiatc neighborhood.
cincui.Ai.
or TIIK
National Republican Committee.
In the jutleement of the undersigned mem
bers of the Republican .National Committee,
the time has arrived for consultation and pie
liminary actum in rcaard to the approaching
sirugsle for the J'reaidency, and ihey be;;,
therefore, to call your attention to the syyites
tions which follow. The Republican pariy
had its onzm in the obvious necessity lor
resistance to the aggressions ol ihe Slave
I'ower. and mainiaiuin? for the Stales respec
tively iheir reserved riiihls and sovereignties.
In Ih; contest of IS.'iil, by the presentation and
advocacy ol ihe true science of Government,
il laid the foundation ol a permanent political
or2anizaiioti,allhoui:h it did not get possession
of Ihe power to eiiloice its principli s. Wheu
the result, adverse In its ciloris and Us hopes
was declared, it unaffectedly acquiesced, giv
ing to the victor, lor the sake ul the couniry,
its best wishes lor an holiest and lair admin
istration of Ihe (ioveriiiueut.
How far .Mr. Buchanan's Administration
has realized these wishes, is now patent to
the world. With ihe Executive power ol ihe
Government in his hands, his Administration
has failed in every respect lo meet ihe expec
tations of the people, and has presented ihe
most humiliating spectacle of corruption, e
tr.ivasancr, imbecility, recklessness, and bro
ken faith. Ho apparent is this, even in our
opponents, that ihe so-called Democratic or
oatiialion. always distinguished ho- its disci
p'me and party iidelny, is utterly detiiorali?r.l
and distracted, without any recognized or ac
cepted parly principle, and tun att ned with
disiupiion by the rival aspirations and strug
gles ol its leading piiilisaus.
While Ihe Adiuiuistratinn has been thus
faithless to the uiieresis of the country and
has thus disorganized the party which placed
it in power, the Republican pai'y has been
constantly mindful of the great public necess
ity which called it into existence. and f.tiihtu!
lo the liiinlameiital principle upon which it
was erected. Kxperier.ee has only served lo
strengthen the conviction of its absolute ne
cessuv, in the reb-riuaiioii of the .auonat
Government, and of the wisdom and justice
of its purposes anil aims.
Alibou-h some of the exciting" incidents of
the election of ISSfi have been partially dis
posed of bv the energy, enterprise and valor
of a free people, Ihe duty o: lit publicans to
adhere to their principles, as enunciated at
Philadelphia, anil to labor for their establish
ment, w as never more pressing lhan at ihis
moment. The attitude of ihe Slave I'uwer is
persistent')' insolent and aggressive. It de
mands of Ihe country much more than it has
demanded hitherto. It is not content w ith the
absolute control of Ihe .ational tioverninent ;
not content with ihe tlisnensaiion of the hon
ors and emoluments of the Administration ;
not content with its well known influence
-t r- r-..i..i..tt.- ,irp; the leffisl.-itn It at lite
national capital hut it demands Ire-h con
cessions from a free people, for the purpose
of extending and strengthening an institution,
local in ils character, the creature of Slate
legislation, which the federal Govrrnmem is
not authorized lo esiablish or extend by any
grant of delegated powers. It demands, by an
unauthorized assumption nf power after
having, as the occasion required, adopted and
repudiated all the crude theories for the ex
tension of Slavery, of the ambitious politi
cians who sought us favor th establish
ment and protection of Slavery in the Terri
tories by act of Congress, and the revival of
Ihe All ican Slave trade.
I'pon no organization except that of the
Republican party, can the country rely for
successful resistance to these monstrous prop
ositions, and for the correction of the gross
abuses which have characterized the present
National Administration. It is the duly, then,
of all patriotic men who w ish for ihe estab
lishment of Republican principles and meas
ures in the Administration of the National
Government, to aid in perfecting and strength
ening this organization 5or the coining strug
gle. There is much lo be done, involving
earnest labor ami the expenditures of lime
and money. There should be
First. A thoro' understanding and inter
change of sentiments and views between the
Republicans of every section of the couniry.
Srcnnrl. An effective organization of the
Republican voters of each Slate, county, and
town, sn ihat our party may know its strength
and its deficiencies, its power and its needs,
before we engage in the Presidential struggle.
Third. The circulation of well considered
documents, making; clear the position of the
Republican party, and exposing Ihe dangerous
character of the principles and policy of the
Administration.
Fnarlh. Public addresses in localities where
they are desired and neetled, by able champi
ons of the Republican cause.
Fifth. A large and general increase of
the circulation of the Republican journals
throughout the country.
To give adequate effect to these suggestions,
money will be required, for the faithful and
legal expenditure of which the undersigned
will hold themselves responsible. The vasi
patronage of the Federal Government wi'l be
wielded against us, to which we can oppose
nothing but earnest and ellicienl devotion to
the Republican cause and ihe voluntary pecu
niary offerings of our Republican friends.
In conclusion, Ihe undersigned mriv be per
mitted to express their opinion lhat the signs
of the times are auspicious for the Republican
party, and that, in their judgment, discreet
and patriotic action, throughout the Confed
eracy, promises lo secure a Republican
victory in IisOO. Unwilling, however, to en
courage hopes which may be disappointed,
and to place their appeal for aid and co-operation
upon the assurance of success in the
contest lhat is approaching, the undersigned
are constrained lo say, thai ihey rely most
confidently upon the patriotism antl zeal of
their Republican brethren for such aid and
co-operaiion. Meanwhile, we have ihe honor
to be, very respectfully, your obedient ser
vants, K. D. MORfiAN. New Torlt.
Vl M. M. Cll ASK, Kho.te Island.
JOS. n.l!TI.KTT. Maine.
OKO. CI. FOOO, New llamrsbiee.
J. C.fillOIIltll ll, M..rliUfittS.
L. nrtAlNAIIII, Vermont
C.lnEON WKI.U. Cenneetleut.
J.N SIIKRMAN.N-w Jersey.
TIMS. WILLIAMS, renneylrania.
T.. O. WILLIAMS. Delaware.
(.HI HKr.tS. Msrvlani.
Al.fllKD r-Al.nWKI.L, Virginia.
O. N. SOIIotiLFIKLO. Tenoentce.
Tilt iS. SPOOSKH. Ohio.
NOIiMAN B.J CO H, Illinois.
JAS. r.ITe lliK. Indiana.
ZACII. CIIANI1LEK, Mii-togao.
AMI. J. STENEL'S, Iowa.
JNO. N. TWEEIiY, B'iseonfln.
CORN KI, It's COLK, California.
H. r. O-IN WAY, Kansas.
LEWIS rt.F.PH AN t,Dl trict Colombia.
ASA J. JON RS, Missouri.
ALEX. RAMSEY. MinncaoU.
CASfll'S M CLAY, KeaturkT
R-f jbll-0 National Ceusittt.
DEC. 2, 1859.
Curre-.nonih-D.ee of Ike Star Chronii ta. i
From a Student in Europe No. 1. ;
In Gep.many, Not. 3, 1S59.
FltANKFOitT-oN Main boasts itself a
"free city," but its claims to that (JUtine-1
lion are about as valid as were those of
one Sancho Panza to the Governorship of
the island of liaritaria, as detailed by the
facetious Ccrvautcs. It is one of the most i
soldier ridden places in all Oermany. Here :
aro Austrians, Davarians, Prussians, and j
I'rankforters parading the streets every '
day, in full uuiform, to the sound of mar- j
tial music; and everywhere may be seen i
the gay trapping-) of the military, as, freed i
from duty, they wander through the city, !
or with glitleriug muskets and fixed bayo-'
nets pace up and down before some public ;
office. To an American, the sight of so j
many idle war-machines of different nations
in a "fee city" is rather uuaccountable,
and he atks, "What are they here for f
"To protect the Diet," replies some Ger
man. "I!ut the Diet is not in session."
"Ah, but it was a few months ago."
Perhaps they are here to keep the city ;
from running away fioru the houses per- ;
haps to see that FraLkfort n-eshcr so call- j
ed "liberty" with due moderation; f r, since
the ou'.break of l!i 1S, she has been a con
stant object of suspicion ; and in the re
cent struggle in the South, her politics
were notoriously bad. Where so many
soldiers of separate governniinls are thus
thrown together, it is a wonder that they
da not have serious diflieulties v. ii beach
other. They read ly fra'crniz.-, bow ever,
and one often sees n pres-L! t"ves ol each
force sitting and smoking tog--i- ir iu the
greatest harmony. Th" Au-'ri.icj wear a
light-gray dress, rarr lu'.i I: tit jtitpuient
in all their parade-, and vtc undoubtedly ,
Ihe most serviceable soldiers.
Oncof the fir:t places which the stranger
visits in Frankfort is the old Homer, or
Parliament house, where the German Em
perors were crowned. It is a solid looking
builditig, of no particular style tf arehi-,
lecture plain both in its exterior and iu- .
terior, and bearing its' weight of years
with becoming grace. The lower storey
is arched iu a sort of mushroom style,
with stone pillars supporting the mass of
the structure. Above, is the coronation- ;
hall, irregular in its form, and devoid of
uotumtii, with the exception of a row of
portraits of the Emperors from liist to
last, painted upon the walls and running
fiiile around the room. Some of the fig
ures aro very fine, the fiecs lull of urm
ness and intellect ; while others are mark-'
cd with passion, aud selfish cubbing, Zhl
some with absolute effeminacy. Conspic
uous among the portraits is that of Charle
magne, the noblest of them all, in person
a "tower of strength," in countenance a
monument of mauliucss. ;
At one end of the hall, a door opens
upon a Platz or square, around which arc
some houses of gi cat age, and riuaiutcst
architecture. Nearly in the center of this
si'iare stands a fountain, which on coro
nation occasions flowed with white and red
wine, where Ihe loyal populace might get
loyally drunk, and "nobody to pay." Ou
the Frankfort side of the river, faciDg
Sacbscnhauscn, is a palace of Charle
magne; but whether it contains any me
morials of the great monarch, I know not,
as I did not obtain admission. i
Among the other objects of intellect in
the city are the bouse iu which Goethe
was born ; his fiue bronse statue, in the
Goethe Platz; Dannecker's Ariadne, one
of the most perfect pieces of sculpture I
have ever seen; the JIuseum; the Ks- j
chenhcimer Thurui ; and the Cathedral. :
At the top of the Kschenheimer tower, is '
a little flag or weather-cock of metal, in .
i
which, on a clear day, small holes may be
seen, forming the figure 0. There is a story ,
connected with this, that your readers may
probably have never heard. A bold free-1
shooter, who bad frequently broken the j
game laws, and as often eluded the officers,
was at last arrested, and confined iu this j
lower. His sentence, like that of others '
committing the same o He nee, was death.
It was the custom in those days to giant
to crimiuals about to be executed, three '
requests, relating to their families, proper
ty, &e., and this privilege was accorded to j
our free-shooter. He asked for his rifle j
simply, and, taking his stand at some dis- 1
tance from the tower, shot the figure in
the metal flag. The ruling uiouarch was ,
so astonished, and at the same time so
well pleased, by this display of skill, that j
he pardoned the criminal, aud give him
the office of royal gamc-keeicr, on Ihe!
principle of "setting a rogue catch a 1
rogue." Thisstory Las diir..u.t v. i'?iuns ;
I tell it merely "as 'twas told lo u.:.'' j
The Cathedral has never been finished ; i
and however beautiful it might lock if;
the original design were carried tut, it
certainly is not very attractive, uow.
From the top, one has a fiuu view of the
city, and the adjacent country for many ;
miles around, with the Main flowing peace-.
fully through the richest garden laud, j
and, in the distance, a beautiful stretch ot j
mountains, crowned here and there with :
lofty watch-towers, on which blaze signal-1
fires in times of war. Here, at the height
of perhaps more than two hundred feet, j
lives a faniily who Lave charge of the
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structure, and ring the alarm in cae of
fire in any part of the city. They also
furnish "refreshments of beer, wine, fi :.,"
to visiters at moderate prices. Think of
that beer and wine at the top of a church !
Strange idess of cotufurt, truly, have these
Germans. It is quite a common question
in Frankfort if one speaks of having vis
isted the Cathedral "Have you seen the
ape?" The circumstance that has given
rise to this question, is, that upon the top
of the tower stands a large b"i or tank,
with a lid on binges, which inquisitive
visiters raise, and sec the refl.etiou of
their own faces for the tank is filled
with water. The Ape bat not acquired
the notoriety of the "Man in the Custom
House" at Coblen'z, cr the "Fool's Clock"
in the Castle of Heidelberg.
The g' tieral appearauce of Frankfort is
pleasing, most of the houses having that
bright and cheerful look which character
ize theisc of Berlin ; but many of the
streets were apparently laid out before
the invention of straight-lines, and few of
tbem are remarkable for either width or
cleauliness. The sidewalks are very nar
row, aud, being frequently obstructed, one
is obliged at times to take the middle of
the street, aud keep a sharp lookout ou
every side fur donkey carts, cow teams,
aud market women. Jew street is a cu
riosity wor'h seeing, but it r quires strong
nerves and an occasional pinch of snuff to
see it properly efi-ci-il!y if it should be
market day. It is only a few feet wi le,
ainl rcikir.g with tilth; the hni-cs are
high, gloomy, and densely inhabited; and
fiom one end to the other cue's olfacto
ries are rutted with a combination of
smells, unsavory enough, to say the leas'.
Here, until a comparatively recent dale,
the Jews were shut up, early in the eve
nings, like so many cattle, and not allow
ed to go out uutil the next nioruiug.
Happily, Fraukfort has become more en
lightened, and they now enjoy nearly or
tpiito the same privileges as the rest of
the citizen.. They have just finished a
liue synagogue, richly decorated with cost
ly marbles, carved wood work, s'aiued
glass, iic, and vicing, in s;zj and beauty
of architecture with any building of the
kind iu Germany. In the eld Jewish
burying ground, within the limits of the
city, lie the remains of Grace Aguiiar, an
authoress well kuown in Ame-riea, as iu
Europe.
Sunday is the great day for visiting and
plca-ure seeking in Frankfort, and hav
ing seen several of the principal cities 1
must say, all over Germany. Eirly in
the morning, the peasmts begiu tj pour
in to church, the women dressed iu their
bc-t gowns, with cotton handkerchiefs
around their heads, and prayer books iu
their bands, the men likewise airayed
iu their liaest toggery. As soon as ser
vice is over, these good people may be
seen loungiug around the street corners,
drinking their beer and their potations
are generally long and deep. At au ear
ly hour, too, the city people, men, women
and children, may be seen by scores ta
king their way towards some neighboring
town, where good wine and beer may be
had, with the accompaniment of good mu
sic. Some spend the entire Sabbath in
passing from one beer girden to another,
aud drinking and conversing with their
friends. It is surprising to sec what
quantities these Germans will drink with
out becoming intoxicated, or affected iu
the least from ten to twenty glasses of
beer, or a half dozen bottles of wine, are
considered not an immoderate daily al
lowance. The language spoken in Frankfort is
very bad worse than any I have yet
heard. "Nicht" is pronounced "uct",
"ich," ish," Sic. ; aud in general, the pro
nunciation and errors are about the same
as those to which you are accustomed iu
central Pennsylvania. But enough for
the present. Iu my next I will tell you
something of Heidelberg. T.C.
To keep Milk, bi-ii Take it while
warm from the cow, set it in a cool place,
aud stir it continually until all the animal
heat is out. No cream will arise after
this operation. Try it and sec what good
rich milk you will have.
"Take no th iujht for your life," is one
instance where a word has greatly changed
ils uieauiog since the time when the lii
ble was trauslated under the order of
Kiug James. "Thought," then, meant
uudue care or anxiety.
Some trees have been fouud iu Maripo
sa couuty, California, which measure 15
or 20 feet more around them than any
previously known. The newly discovered
grove is very large. The California trees
are one of its greatest wonders.
The late Baron Guldnnitd, a Jew, in
his will, left about a million of dollars to
various cbarilable purposes to Christians
iu London, aud a larger amount to Jewish
institutions.
Douglas Jerruld says jouug men who
marry old maids, "gather, in the spring
of life, the golden fruits of autumn."
There are about three persons on an
asorae, per week, killed by flail lamp
exfljeiocs.
! Bleeding Kansas.
A few years ago, when the 5Iissonri
rufli ins were butchering the peaceable cit
izens of Kansas, in their unholy efforts to
establish the institution of slavery in that
territory, our Locofoco neighbors sneering
ly exclaimed, "blecJing Kansas, bleeding
Kansas," and attempted to ridicule the af
fair as too itisiguificant to merit publio
attention. But now, when we listen to
their long and doleful notes of lamentation
over "bleeding Virginia," we are leJ to
ii.qtlitc what has effaictcd this great charge
iu the moral sentiments of our cotempo
raries? Why did they excuse, palliate,
aud defend rowdyism, murder,and treason,
in Kansas, and start wiih holy horror at
the exhibition of those crimes in Virginia?
Simply because the oue was a struggle fur
slavery, and the other was aj-iimt it.
Bobbery, arsou, murder, and treason,
ojainst the government of the Biaj irity ia
Kansas, ia point of moral turpitude istba
same as it in in Virginia. The change in
their tone can ouly be solved on tbo
ground that the base spirit of p-irljf baa
induced lb em to "wheel about and turn
about and j imp Jim Crow." Look at the
eroceidile tears they shed over "bleeding
Virginia." l'ocs any man in bis senses
believe they ate sincere ? No, sirs; they
are ready to defend murder and treason
anywhere, provided it is committed in fa
vor of slavery or the party that sustains it
Those copious tears they shed, spring not
from a patriotic but from a partizan
cause. The gloomy prospects of their
next Presidential caudidate the pungent
conviction of coming defeat is the onion,
that has started the tear drops from tbeir
eyes. For this ihey riig the everlasting
changes on old John Brown; for this they
oil aud sweat, and, ou the most childish
pretense, attempt to implicate the Opposi
tion. Who can Lot discern the motives
that prompt t!i. in to wear the cloak of
hypocricy ' tntil't A if riotn.
Eaplist Statistics.
The American Baptist Almanac for
li'lj'.l gives the following s'ati-tics of the
Begular denomination in North America,
nearly ccwplctc, with less accurate returns
of other denominations which practieo
' immersion aud adult baptism only, for 1S5S.
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The Cumberland Presbyterian, and
other branchesot ihe family, net included.
; l.EV. TlliiMA H. Stucktox, D. D., ii
i not yet fifty-two years of age. From bis
i appearance, few would regard bim as less
i than seventy, and he has even been taken
1 for an octogenarian. His father, now re
: siding in West Philadelphia, at the ago of
; seventy four, has the rare advantage over
bis son of appearing the younger of tha
! two. Some tn mths ago, Dr. S. was spend
' ing a few weeks at the bouse of bis father,
when a gentleman called to see the former,
j and was met at the door by the latter, wbo,
i in answer to the visiter's inquiry, replied,
I "am Mr. Stockton ;" at which the strau
j ger continued, "The Mr. Stockton lhat I
wish to see is a much older-looking man."
: "Oh, it's my ton jou wish to see '." was
the father's reply to the no less astonished
than mistaken icquirer. I'hltml. 7 cm.
' Fbiei lVrAidEs. How few eook
know how to fry potatoes ! There is no
thing so easy to get, and yet so palatable,
for breakfast, with a thick, tender beef
' steak, or a mutton chop frying from tbo
' gridiron. To fry raw potatoes properly,
they should be pared, cut lengthwise in
slices an eighth of an inch in thickness,
dropped into a pan over the fire containing
1 hot beef drippings, turned frequently,
. nieely browned ail over, but never burned.
The addition of a little salt and pepper,
' while in the pan, and fl ur dredged over
' them, is an improvement.
' Cattle yards shoulJ be well littered
with refuse straw. It absorbs the liquid,
and prevents much of Ihis valuable part
of the manure from running to waste. It
i augments the quantity of the manure, and
' ad is largely to the comfort of the stock,
t A dry, sheltered, well littered barn-yard,
: is a pleasant place in winter yon will bo
inclined to spend considerable time thcra
I and we all know that eatlic and sheep
i thrive much better for being looked at.
Gtiirtte Fiirmer.
I Mr. Giddings was recently passing
j through Syracuse, when he was called oat
by a large crowJ, io a brief speech. Us
I said be had just seen that some one in
' Richmond, Virgiuia, wbo was evidently;
' wanting in brains, bad offered $5,000 for
bis! He added, lhat, if anybody would
I guarantee that sum to his Executors, be
might, for all be cireJ, have bis bead at
toon as he had frit through Kith it but tVOt
j befou.