. JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN Thursday, Jsmc 21, 1S19. Tlie Next Election. TWc noiico with much pleasure says the Daily ...News the active preparations on the part of the , Whigs in the several counties of the interior , for . the coming State election. The importance of the canvass cannot be lost sight uf. Upon it, in a Ureal measure, depends our future prosperity. The contest is -with an unscrupulous opposition, whose every measure of public policy, as we have unfortunately seen them carried out in past years, has been to cripple home industry, and make us subservient to foreign capital. Our agriculturists have been told they must look to Europe for a market, and our manufacturers, whether of fabrics or iron, have been irretrievably .ruined in their ef forts to contend against a policy which seeks rath er to reward foreign than home labor, and places Jn competition with our own artizans,lhe half-clad, half-starved paupers of Europe. Such is not the policy of Pennsylvania. It is her policy to devel op her vast resources to foster agriculture to fill her valleys and manufactories, and to swarm her mountains with miners ; to give constant and profitable employment to her people to make her railroads and canals productive, and to, release her citizens from the enormous taxes and heavy debt which now hangs over them. From the ru inous policy which has been forced upon us, the strong arms and stout hearts of our people, strug gling as liiey have been against treachery and cor ruption, most strenuously appeal. In view of the vast interests involved in the is "sue now presented, the importance of sustaing the present administration rises far above all partisan obligations or prejudices. If the Whisr cause shall Air . - . ... . ... , . , victory, will be in a great measure lost to us. If j ... i ii -ii i ii iit i ii i it shall succeed, all will be well. We shall have I once more a tariff, and protection to our domestic .industry, upon a firmer basis than it has ever be fore stood; and .our forges, manufactories and mines, guarded against the blighting effects of a free trade policy, will spring into new life, enrich ing both labor and the State. If every Whig in Pennsylvania will "but give a few hours to the cause, all our great interests will be safe. Let every Whig perform his full duty let no one be found wanting in zeal. The cause is worthy of the effort every dictate of prudence demands it. In reply to a remark of the Washington Union thai the " Democratic party was never in better health than at present,1' Prentice says it may be so ; exercise on foot is said to be favorable to J Crescet City, in six days from Chagres, bringing (health, and we perceive that some of the promi-; one hundred and twenty-six passengers, including ient men of the party arc walking every day. ' Cbl Mxso.v, late Governor of California. The dates from San Francisco are to the 1st of Judge Parsons, in a charge delivered to the May. There appears to be nothing new concern Grand Jury of Philadelphia City -and County, a ' ing the Provisional Government. Gold at the few days since, expressed his doubt as to the ju-' placers was as plenty as ever. The Crescent City ',risdiction of the Courts to enforce the late Act of brings a million dollars' worth of this precious -Assembly relative to the granting of licences, &c. New Razok. The London Patent Journal c'on- tains an engraving of a Guarded Razor, warranted hot to cut the skin in the process of shaving. Mr. j VVakely, in the London Lancet, calls it a splendid i 'invention, and affirms that it can be used by the ' nnnralnr Wlttl rityrfnri cofnriiv in nlmno mr cilnq. i ti'onl It can he used in bed, on a railway, or even in a carriage on the common road." A terrible riot occurred on Saturday night , and Sunday, m Moyamensing, among firemen, and other rowdies, in which guns, pistols, stories, brick bats, &c. were freely used. One person was Jkilled and many others wounded. Dealh of Ex-Presidenl Polk. Cincinnati, June 18, P. M. - w e regret to learn inai ine lears expressed ov 1C4" J the Nashville papers of the 15th, were but too ! 1 ' ' ; wen jounuea. jaines jvijua. jtoik, ex-jrresiaeni II . 1 1 I 11.11. . II 1 . i of the Uuited States, died at his residence near Nashville Tenn., on Friday evening, the 15th inst. The Strange Forgery Case at He w Or leans to be Explained. , Some time since we published a singular story of a young Iench girl (Wile Elise Clement) with a New Orleans merchant named Callot she hav ing told her intended husband before marriage that ho was worth some $20,000 in hard cashi exhib iting notes of responsible persons to that amount. One of these notes was that of -Mr. Michoud,, a responsible man, but he unfortunately pronounced it a forgery, when it was presented for payment. 'Klise heard of this while with her husband in '-New York. She appeared to be much astonished, solemnly declaring that Michoud had her money. She immediately went back to New Orleans, but was arrested for forgery. She asserts that , she can prove the signature of Mr. Michoud to be gen -' Vino, and' she is anxious to have the matter inves tigated. The-whole affair is involved , in mystery, and, we are as yet unable to form .any opinion in regard to it. The accused asserts that she was .for a considerable length of time upon the most intimate terms with Mr. Michoud, and that the ronseo4uencespksuch intimacy wilLshohly-appear. ,Thethusband "of. the lady,;left he&cat rNewYork, landaproceeded io-France on business. - r- - - ----- CHOLERA. . New York. Cincinnati. Gases Deaths Cases , 36 26 Deaths " 6 6 . 8 - 7 10 11 ;12 13 11 15 16 17 18 1G .24 36 44 38 27 27 26 42 10 12 18 14 16 14 15 18 17 The reports of the Board of Health states the number of cases of Cholera in Philadelphia last week to hare been 13, -with six deaths ; whole number of cases from the first has been 23, deaths 11. St. Xouis. The deaths by Cholera on the 9lh inst. were 26; on the 10th, 37; on the 11th, 40; on the 12ih, 35 ; on the 13th, 35. From the National Intelligencer. Cure and 'Prevention of Cholera. Tincture Cayenne Pepper, 2 drachms. Tincture Ginger, 1 ounce. Essence Peppermint, 2 ounces. Hoffman's Anodyne. 2 ounces. Mix all together. Dose, a tablespoon full (in a little water) for an adult. This prescription is carried on nearly all the boats o the Western waters, and will check diar rhosa in ten minutes, and abate the other premon itory symptoms of cholera immediately. I have tried it in my own person,jind have given the re ceipt to over one hundred persons,, ts"' THOMAS S. BRYANT, S Paymaster United States Army. Terrible Rencontre between Casins M. Clay and Josupli Turner. Fatal Result to botli. f Louisville, Jy., Jijne 16. We are advised of a terrible rencontre which took place this afternoon at a public meeting be tween Cassius M. Clay and Joseph Turner, in which both were killed. Of the origin of the diffi culty we are unadvised, but it appears that after discharging pistols at each other without effect, . t r. . thev resorted to oowie Knives, ana alter a conmct which lasted several minutes, Clay was stabbed . , , , . . iiuuui-ii wiu'ucuii, j. uiiici.aiau iciwt; acvciciv -cui . . . , in .the abdomen and garoin. v. Ah JGxpeBisive Farce. Some of the papers call the trial of Walker, for the murder of his wife, a " farce ;" it is rather an expensive one, howover, both for the county and the friends of the accused. It is said that Mr. Walker's father has expended over $20,000. Each witness brought from St. Louis was paid 151300, and one of the counsel employed for the defence received,we understand, $200 a day during the trial ! The cost to the County must have been about $12,000: 2V. Y. Mercury. i.atc from California. A Telegraphic despatch from New Orleans an nounces the arrival at that port of the steamer metal. The Constables of the town of Saco, (Me.) says a" us,ieru ueu u m au lhe bys lhat be found in lhe streets durinS rdJr'ary scho1 hours' anJ t0 carry them to sUch lace as lhe Superintendent of Common Schools XT' . I .. I 1 I . 11 Uiay tlllA-Ll. Famine ill Ireland. A Picture of human Misery A letter from a clergyman, published in a late number of the Dub- lin Freeman, gives -a picture of human misery without parallel in the annals of man. It is as follows : " The father and son in the same coffin, the fa ther, son and nephew in the same grave the body of the devoted wife of the affectionate peasant ly- inor mi lhfi hill.siflfl. nnrlpr a wall, whpnrfi hfr . i i t j .u r . emaciated husband threw, a few stones to cover . i, , r , - u , i- u her remains, he not having strencth to dijr her a grave deserted huts, with so many as three of their late inmates burled in'the floor, some crawl ing across the fields, with the dead slung in a rope across the back a desperate labor of affectioh the dying wasting their strength in efforts to bury the dead " two females, wietched skeletons, dragging a dear relative, perhaps ,a once loved father or brother to the grave, but their weakness, was suoh, that- tho .body slipping through the rope on their backs, the head of our fellow-creatures went bump, bump along the road1 the dying man, and the priest administering sacraments to him in the open streets, and on a market day, with crowds of gaunt spectres gazing on the awful scene, twenty-six corpses on a single morning, lying huddled together in the dead house of one - poor-house. These-are but few of tho heart-ren-derjng-. horrors which stand registered in our. jour nal to-day .'? .... 4 . : ' Taking it Coolly. Many -years ago, as Judg&Tompkins, afterwards Governor Tompkins,.of New York, was sentencing a man to be executed for murder, in Orange coun ty and while he was in pathetic terms admonish ing him to repentance and preparation, the criqi inal looked uo to the aallary of the church in which the court was held, exclairned. jn a loud. and clear voice nccji yroer meiy, win youi i cdiuiui near cJildge'saVWnio.' 46 " V " 5 r Vliat the i rom me xoia viggius.s The following letter is nearly as lateas anything lira liitn Tvnm f (in actual workings in j the Gold Region of California. It was written to Mr. James Spears of Lafayette, la. by a young man from that (Tippecanoe) County, and by. Mr. S. communica ted to the Lafayette Daily Journal : Gold Minks, Feb. 26, 1849. When. I left home, it was with the intention of going to Oregon ; but happily for me, I changed my mind at Fort Hall, and came direct to Califor nia, where I landed among the gold mines up to my eyes. The first two weeks I dug $275 worth ofgold. Since that I have dug $1,000 worth more, frequently digging as high as $50 worth per day. It i3 common to dig from one to five ounces per day ; and not unfrequently men dig from $300 to $500 worth per day. This you can rely upon as true ; for I have my self seen it. These mines excel any in the world. Their exact extent is not known. They seem to follow the range of the mountains North and South. They are known to be one thousand miles in length ; and their width has not been ascer tained. The gold is found in large chunks. I know of one which weighs 26 pounds. The Gold seems to have been melted and from all appearance these" mountains have been volca nic. Blown, as it is, from the face of almost everything, goes to prove the supposition. I have no room for a farther detail of the mines, but if I live to get back again, I will show you a sample of Gold. This is the place to make a for tune, but I would advise nobody to bring a family, for it is a mixed multitude from all parts of the world. Vice of all kinds is without bound. I saw three men hung almost without judge or jury. I can give you no description of the country, for I have not seen much of it. 1 have not seen a house since I left the settlements. If I keep my health this season, 1 shall have all the gold I want. 1 intend to work during the good weather and then leave for home. I have traveled the wide and ex tensive plains, and have seen the numerous Buf falo herds, and the various tribes of Indians ; and intend to ride the billows of the Pacific on my way home. JOHN HARE. Freaks of Xa&Iiliiiug. On Saturday, 9lh inst. there was a terrible thun der storm at Rochester and Buffalo, during which a large number of buildings in both places were damaged by the electric fluid. In Rochester, the louse of Washington Gibbons, was struck, the fluid passing from a tree to the tin conductor of the house, melting it, and tearing off the clapboards right and left, made its way into the building, through a closet, then through the chimney, and out at the other side of the house. The inmates of another house who were Ger mans, were engaged in the usual evening prayers, when their house was stuck, and a young woman knocked down, but not seriously injured. The fluid also passed down the lightning rod of the Brick Church, and tore up the ground at its foot. It also passed down the chimney of Miss Allen's Seminary to the cellar. Two or three Telegraphic wires were cut off. Mr. Bishop's house on Jay street, was struck and considerably injured. The house of Judge Buell, west of the city was badly injured, its lightning-rods furnishing no pro tection. At Buffalo, the storm was equally severe. The southwest pinnacle of the main tower of St. John's Church was struck by lightning and shattered the fluid passing down and bursting out through the wood work which encloses the upper section of the tower, on three sides, doing considerable dam age. The choir of the Church were rehearsing at the time, immediately under a portion of the tow er, but'received no other injury than a severe shock and something of a fright. A Journeyman tailor was leaning against the counter in a store, in company with two or three others during the storm. While in this position, the lightning tore off the tails of his coat and struck his hands doing no other injury. A prompt application of cold water to his hand soon relieved him 'from pain ; and it is presumed he will readi ly repair the damage of his coat. The Oldest Alan in America. The American Bible Society Record for May, says that : ' George Buckhart, living in Harlan County, Ky., is the one of the most extraordinary men of the age, and perhaps is the oldest man now known to be living. He is one hundred and fourteen years old ; was born in Germantown, Pennsylva nia, and has lived for several years in a hollow sycamore tree, of such large dimensions as to con tain his family, consisting of a wife and five or six children, bed and bedding, cooking utensils, &c." The exploring agent of the American Bible Society, in his travels in Kentucky, recently found him, and also saw several gentlemen who had spent one or more nights with him in this singu lar home. He professes to hold the Lutheran faith, being of a German family, and received tho Bible with peculiar manifestations of gratitude. What a life for one man to spend ! What a train of events has marked this century through , which he has drawn the thread of existence." More Gold. The other end of the world is imitating this end. "Tlie, Melbourne Argus been states' that' largo quantities ofgold have found near that place. Melbourne is in South Australia. - Twelve hundred and uirietv-fite immigrant pahenger8 arrived at Hie port of Bostpn during the week'ending June lih. "-' Ciiolcra. The following table, which is,from a work. pub- i lished some years ago by Mr. Tanner, will no doubt he acceptable -to our readers. The first j column shows the time of the commencement of the disease; the second the number of cases ; the third the number of deaths ; and the last its con tinuence at each place : Places. Date. Cases.. Deaths. Days. July 3 6,078 2.2 M 59 June 8 5,783 2.050 86 June 9 4,083 1,842 85 June 27 '2,289 746 43 August 10 - 649 42 July 3 1,114 406 61 July 24 - 405 49 July 11 457 191 69 New York Quebec Motitreal Philadelphia Baltimore Albany Norfolk Brooklyn Portsmoutb.Va.July 21 392 185 38 Utica August 12 464 177 27 York, Canada June 24 409 172 62 Washington August 7 660 168 31 Buffalo July J5 3J3 145 55 Rochester July 23 420 135 48 Poukeepsie August 3 212 162 28 Kingston, Cana. June 20 202 91 72 Bergen, N. J. July. 15 296 80 56 Caughnewaga June 13 225. 68 33 Newark July 6 143 64 56 Sing Sing July 17 381 162 50 Ogdensburg June 18 . 153 49 62 N. Brunswick July 14 174 42 47 Richmond Sept. 7 81 40 15 Wilmiiigton,DelAugust 7 87 38 24 Boston August 14 28 24 ,S0 New Haven July Jl 44 17 50 The disease continued to prevail, though in a mitigated form, at the places marked () when this table was prepared. John Quincy Adams. A life of this distinguished man, by Governor W. H. Seward, of New York, has just been pub lished. The last scene of his life is thus impres sively described in it : " He could not shake off the dews of death that gathered on his brow. He could not pierce the thick shades that rose before him. But he knew that eternity lay close by the shores of time. He knew that eternity lay close by the shores of time. He knew that his Redeemer lived. Elo quence, even in that hour, inspired him with his ancient sublimity of utterance. 'This,' said the dying man, ' is the last earth I' He paused for a moment, and then added, I am content !' Angels might well draw aside the curtains of the skies to look down on such a scene." Odd Follows' Celebration. The occasion of the dedication of the new Odd Fellows' Hall, at the corner of Grand and Centre streets, N. Y., on the 4th isnt., was one of unusu al display and splendor, and the ceremonies were most imposing. The building is one of the finest in the country, 78 by 74 feet, built of free stone, and cost $120,000. Tjje corner stone was laid on the 4th of June, 1847. There were at least 4,000 members of the Order in the procession, and Horn RrKneass, Esq., Grand Sire of the United States, officiated at the dedication. The system of granting divorces runs to a fear ful extent in some of the Stales. We see it sta ted that in one case before the Connecticut Legis lature, the husband asked divorce because the wife 1 was insane when he married her. In another, the wife asked divorce because her husband was " a very uncomfortable fellow any how" " put dead chickens in her tea pot" u went to bed with his boots on," &c. In this last case the divorce was granted " right off" in the other under certain modifications. It is time measures were taken to check legislative disposition to grant divorces. Off will liis Head! So much for Buckingham! Major Hobbie is a member of the party that complains of the "pro scriptions" of the Whig administration of General Taylor. He now holds the office of First Assist ant Postmaster, undera Whig administration which his friends denounce with a ruthlessness unparal leled. Yet, this same Major Hobbie, in January, 1829, gave. the following toast, at a political festi val in Washington : " Toast by' the Hon. Mr. Hobbie. The President Elect. Majfhis supplicated magnanimity be in structed by the fable of the Man arid the Frozen Adder." May the " supplicated magnanimity" which he then invoked adopt the rule recommended, and spurn the " frozen adder." AppoiBitmeus. We understand that Abbot Lawrence, of Mass., has been appointed Minister to Eng land ; William C. Rtvea, of Va., Minister to France ; Governor Graham, of N. C., Minister to Spain; Baillie Pey(on, of La., Minister to Chili ; George P. Marsh, of Vi., Minister Resident at Constantinople; Thomas .L, Crit tenden, Consul at Liverpool; Lorenzo Draper, of N. Y., Consul at Havre; Edward Kent, of Me., Consul at Rio Janeiro'; Col. McClung,of Miss., tnarge to jew Grenada ; Thomas M. Foote, of N. Y., Charge o Bogota; Elisha Whittlesey, of Ohio, First Control lerof the Treasury ; Orlando Brown, of Ky., Comrais ,sioner of Indian Affairs ; C. F. Hoffman, of N. Y., Consular Clerk to ihe State Department : James B. Clay, of Ky., ((Ton of Henry Clay) IClierge to Portugal; Thomas W. Chinn, of La., Charge to the Kingdom of Naples ; J. Trumbull Van Alen, of N. Y., Charge to lhe Republic of Ecuador, S. America. "Tun Automaton President. The JLo cofocos call General Taylor the 14 Automaton President." Well, to won't quarrel about names, but merely remark that onr Automaton, like MsDlzell'd ChesB player, boats all with whom he contends. Ht .beat the Indians in three warshe beat the Mexicans in four bat ilea he beat Lewis Cass into a jolly, and thai too without taisipg the perspiration by ef fort, and now is driving the Locofocos from nearly all ihoir posts.. Ho is a splendid " au- talk - fi , ' ' - " .i-i- . toma ton-; - i'etemWz IntdUiicncer. ARRIVAL OF THE CAJIBltj. i ne oieamer uanibria arrived at llalifax the 13th inst.. brinpinf news 7 dav !.... ' - o o --j - -mcr. I ha nam. U iL l I.. .. f induce the belief-that a general war on a In, 10 extensive scale than has been witnessed for "e ; nrL . cen. luiica in iiicvuauie. vv naiever ine oateijjjM pretexts, it will be a war of principled .n 8 pumiiic&iauj aim uiuuaicijy nor win Ce till one or the other is exterminated in Euroo(S No man can predict the issue. The Emperor of Russia, in defiance of it. protest of France, has declared that ho ,n j 1 tr '"'1 and has already poured into Hungary a cotuij erable army. The entire Russian force und L! -J . ; i ion inn 'USf J marciung uruers is aooui iou.uuu men, ail(j port if necessary. This looks like war on j grand scale. The czar, bv wav of dronm sugar piuin in me mourn oi r ranee, after 1(j ministering this bitter pill, has been gracing, J placed to 4t recognize the French Rrpuhtc It.is stated that the emperor of Austria has io meet the emperor of Russia at Warsaw,, hat a triple alliance, offensive and defend will be formed between Russia, Austria ai)ij Prussia. A war between France and UUjsll seems to be inevitable. Ledru Rullin state iu his place in the assembly, that he consider. declaration ol war against Trance, i he Rpj Republicans have 240 members in the new aj. sembly. They are eager for war, and if jlfiy can manage it, France will soon bo in the m. lee indeed it is not likely in any evptt she will keep out of it. Marshall Bugeauj (who iu said to be at heart a legitimist) wt; t is reported, form anew cabinet, and be him. self minister of war and president of the com,, cil. The present ministry will resign un opening of the new assembly. Some think) that France could not venture to go to wat with Russia and Austria united The hattleof Leipsic, fought in October, 1813, was behv ei 160,000 French under Napoleon, and 210,000 Russians, Prussians and Aumrians. A lun peace has made France rusty ; but that power can easily organise an army of 500,000 men, if she is tranquill at home. In England, the Parliament have endonej Lord Elgin's unpopular acts in Canada, and severely reprobate the acts of the Troy puy in that province. A bill to shorten the duratiua of Parliament was carried in the Commons b7 a majority of five, the numbers being 4G to 41. From Ireland we have continued accounts of misery, famine, and that supine lethargy which appears to paralyse all effort at improvement. The celebrated writer, Maria Edgewonii, u dead at ihe advanced age of 83. There is nu person whose death will be received in this country with so much pain as that of Mm Edgewort. True, the age of 83 is a great asje for a female to attain, and yet possess all her faculties unimpaired, which was the case with Miss Edgeworth. She was beloved by all who knew her, by all who oaino within the sphere of her usefulness, by all who knewltonr to.appreciate worth, and talent, and goodness, and chanty united. As an authoress she will always rank with the great women of England in works of a. high order of intellect ; but in her improvement in the simplicity and usefulneu of books for children, she has created an un payable debt among the rising generation. Hjmgaria. The Gallant Hungarians. Despatches had been received in Loudon announcing the defeat of the Russians by ihe Magyars, amlihu capture of 36.000 prisoners and an immense quantity of arms and munitions of war! This intelligence, which came in the shape of an official proclamation of General Kossuth, U confirmed by a letter to the house of Roths child, from Frankfort-on-lhe-Maine, dated May 17th. The letter adds that the Russians bJ fallen back on Cracow. If these reports ate true, and they are apparently from authentic sources, the Russian invasion may prove a fail ure, for Poland and Gallicta will assuredly rise and join the Hungarians if the seat of war h transferred to those territories. The Czar'i army of half a million would be a mere mouth ful for such a combination, if animated by oris spirit, and led by such chief as Kossuth and Bern. The dismembered kingdom of Poland alone contains twenty millions of inhabitants, and'those who remember tho gallantry with which Warsaw was defended by a mere hand ful' of Poles against the vast army of Diesbitcb, will admit that the Sarmation soldiery are worthy brothers-in-arms for the legions of Hungary. Well may the monarchs of Russia, Austria, and Prussia lock arms and swear fideli ty to each other. The Philistines are upon them! ' There is very little authentic intelligancs Irom Germany. The result of the recent election in Francs .is the return of 210 ultra Democrats to the as sembly. Liverpool, June 2 Flour is dull and low er, some saies of Westorn having been niaito at 22s. 9d per bbl. Ohio 23s. 6d. a 24s. Indian corn had gone off pretty freely at dos. a 35s. lor white, and 36s Od. a 37s. (ta per quarter for yellow.- Corn Meal, 16s. per bbl, Cotton dull. A Freak of Natue. A communication'4 the Boston Courier, from the late editor ofii"1 paper, states that Mr. William Carter, of Cam bridge, has a healthy and well formed calf having a coat of wool instead of hair ! Theifl is no perceptiblo difleronce in tho appoaranco of the animal's hide from that of a sheep of 9 same age. Like the sheep, iho faco and th" lower part 6f tho legs are covered with sh'1 and not very plianthair ; the rest of tbo bo has. a covering of nool, which, to all appear ance, may afford as liberal a fleece as a itutf .Saxon or Merino, ,