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WE.DIaBD4Y, JUNE 16, 1858.
STATE CONVENTION
The Gfiitbd .American, Republicne: and
.Peopleq.Committee. of Superintenet nee for
the - City of Philadelphia; earuestly d -.ims to
extend and perpetuate that fitiion of am ele
,- •
xactit's-ut..OppesiditilLtO.Arteplevent _. national
__Administration . Which in this City has lately
.resulted in such branint success. do 116TibT
suggest; end recommend to the
Sttge . COmmittees representing those several
elements ofopposition, that they call upon the .
of-Pennsylvania. who are opposed to
the present National Administration, dipeci
• till to its despOtic and fradulent. Lecompton
• 'policy, and its wilful neglect of thejust claims
of•Aomerfitio industry, and who are in favor of
-the-Sovereignty-of the. People over their own
local condoms; of 'Americaur institutions as
against the policy and intrigues of foreign
• Governments, and of adequate protection to
our home labor, to assemble in their respective
Senatorial and Representixe Hist ricts to choose
delegates to a . State Convention, to meet at
• Harrisburg; in the Hell of th 6 House of Re- '
presentaiiveti, at. 2 o'clock P; M., of Vednes
.,t.lay the 19th day of July, 1858, to nominate
•
Candidates for Judge of the 'Supreme COurt,
• and Canal Commissioner. . .
.."
• • LEONARD lt. - I+LETCH_LlC fresidatt.;- ,
J. R. FLaNtoEN,-
Gio, A. COFFEY, Vice Presidents.
W. J. P. WHITE,
B• SummEns ' ilares • .
J. it. LYNDALL. J , e . r •
Philadelphia, May 20, 1858. '
•
. ..
An view of the ahove recommendation, and
its'general acceptance, I hereby withdraw the
call for a State Convention, issued by me, for
the Bth of July next, and earnestly request
thti American Republicans of 'hey State to ac
cept it, and participtete in the elect ion.of Dele
gates t 9 said Convention. • •
,P,Wd.pr of the State Committee.
24,17 '''o LEM UEL TODD,
~.. Chairman. A,. R. S. Com..
Attest—EDWARD M'PIIEBSON, Sec. .
CARLIEIf,, May 91,1888.
To the Americans of Pennsylvania: •
The above recommendation havitig been
submitted to the for my • approval, after con;
sultation,with the majority- of•the melnbers
the American State Committee, and a large
number of the prominent Americans of the
• State, 1 cheerfully adopt it as our• call for, a
- State ,Convention,..and-urguAlte members at
the Aulericim Party"throughout the State to
• participate in the election of Delegates, • -
H. BUCHER SWOOPE.
Chairman of.Amcrican - State Coin.,
Clearfield May 29, 1858. •
Inasmuch as the above recommentbdion and
calls point out the plain road to practical,deci
sive, and endaring victory over the present
National Administration and its tyratiicar and
sectional policy, 1 therefore request the Re
publicans of Pennsylvania to unite in the elec 7
lion of delegates: to the above Convention.
WM B. THOMAS.
Chairmariof the Republican State Com:
Philadelphia, Juno l, 1858.
Proteedings of ilia Cumberland County
Standing CoTenittea
At a . meeting of the Union Standing. Com
mittee.M. pumberland County, held_ in Carlisle
en Saturday,the sth day of-June, 11358,it was
Unanimously .resolved, that in pursuance of
the above recommendation and calls all friend
ly to those objects be requested to meet on
Saturday, the Sd day - of July next, at their
several places of holding township . and bor
ough 'elections, befieien the- limits of 2-and S •
o'clock, P. M., and elect delegates to meet in
county Convention at the Court llobtiu, iiS Car
lisle; on Monday, the sth day of July,` at It
o'clock, A. M' "to elect delegates to represent
this county in State tonvehtion at- Harrisburg,
on Wednesday, the 14th day ofJuly, for the,
nomination of State officers.
By order of the Standing Cum.
LEVI MERKEL, Csairuiltrt:',
J l kcon L. Zua, •
. MILITARY ENCAMPMENT.
State of Pennsylvania.
EXECUTIVE GOAMBER:-
HARRISBURG, June 3, 1858.
It Is hereby ordered, that a "Camp_of-Id
siruction" be held at Willimospert, Lycoming'
county, Pennsylvania, the present year, and
the Adjutant General of the Commonwealth is
directed to fix the time thereof—to take charge
of the arrangements—lto attend-in person, and
to issue the necessary orders to the General
Staff, and other Military officers of tfie.Com—
monwealth in relation to the same,
11 , 51. F. PACKER,
Commander in Chief.
•
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, -
11ARRISDURG,-,IUDC-3,1858. f
DI obedience to the above order from Head
Quarters, a ',Camp - of Instruction" % %.)vill be
held at Williamsport, Lycoming eounty;Penn
iylvania, commencing at 12 M., on Tues
day the 7th day of September, A. D., 1858, to
continue until`Seturday, the 11th day of said
month;;'-ai. 12 A. M., of said day, to be celled
CarnWiSuegiiehanna,":
I.
,•,,This Encampment is intended to include
the uniformed companies throughout the State
who are earnestly
,requested to be in prompt
' attendance. ' ' •
IL The Major Generals, Brigadier Gene
rals,
and Brigade Inspectors of the several di
visions and brigades, are required to report. lb
my office as soon as possible, what companies
and field officers will be in attendance from
___their_commands---with_the_number_of men in
each campany, the names of the Captains, and
their Peet Office address.
111. The Aids-de-Camp and all other offi
cers of the Grand Staff of the CoMmander-in-
Chief are ordered to be in attendance, , armed
and equipped in full parade dress
IV. All companies in attendancg are re
quired to bring with:them all • tents and camp
. equipage they may hare. , •
.
V.' The Brigade Inspector, of every brigade
will report !at once to my office what camp
equipage belonging - tO the State - is. iri tale litii= ""
its of their command.
-VI.- The Major General of theEleVenth di- -
visicin, Gen. D K. Jackman;altall be the nen- •
ior °Ulcer on duty, and he is hereby charged
with the immediate arraugb mento for said En !
campment, and is-,ordered to report to' this
office for further instructions:
By order of the Commander-in-Chief.
EDWIN C. WILSON,
-
' Adjutant General of Pennsylvania.
AN ANceeNT ItExia.,-The•Ranaolph(N. Y.)
Reporter States that Gov. Blacksnake; the
celebrated Indian Chief, is still living, and re
sides about six miles from that place, on the
Allegheny Reservation. An ambrotype of the.
distinguished, old warrior has been taken by
Mr. Clark, who informs the Reporter that the
Governor is 116 years'of age, but.it is under,
-
stood that his exact age • was not. known by
any one=not oven himself. ' .lie. is probably .
the'oldest person liviiig. Ho was a favorite
of GenerallYttehington during the revolution
try war,:and bas now a beautiful silyer_ntedol„.,,
•
which ' was presented Lim by Washington.
None of Lis war dress is preserved. - Ills Mus-•
ket apd medal are the only remniiting articles
that were with him in the -pride and,prime of
life. One of hiS Windorffil Yeats was'ibs)gO on
foot, l!luritig ths.revolutionary war, as a-,bear
,:.
,er.oftlespiffaltes, from the .Reservation, whern .4
he now lives. to' Buffalo atvl o back in one day •
a dist : AU:ea of silty-nine miles each way . . •
.ADMINISTRATION STATE CONVENTION IN ILL-_
N 0111,74. private. Despatch ,recolied 'et Now
'York, ,the 9 thi• from apringfiehi,. earl the
Adminietratien Convention; :whiek: met 'there •
the ; fully :atteeded: Jehn .
Dotigiii4l3!;:tylyi!entinetedfor §inte t Treasurer,,
and ,Ei-Piri. Iteynolde for , Sehool,
tendent`PTheetrinii indiyate
takandir Pottkp
las aa,ilAil'ail*Siyagan' ,04`,
craiii . ,i•pqt s y;,.,l - ?;; ., _ , i ., , ,
. BLACKIMPUI3II4OANIHOLiJESTY.
a WiuniisALE BRIRERY OP A STATE GOVERN
NENT —4.Appeaysl;from' thellopoit of an In
vestigating ‘ Committee of the Wisconsin Legis
lature, that the Whole Slack Republican
goveirtmoOof that State was dirisitly bribed
last year, by a raiiroad corporation.
carter Intelligeneer: • , .
• The abinte paragraph', which we have gitot 7
'ed,•friiin _the •Lancaster.../tateikoacer; of. Juno
Bth, leads us at oneqitolusion; that the legis
lator Wife takes_a.bribe is-no.worse_than_thB
editor, who "bears false witness against' his
-neighbor;"4or-the-purpose-of-seekingpartizau
_
It is known, no doubt, to many of s our rea,
ders, that Congress granted to Ste .Stafe of
Wisconsin a laige amount of, public land , in .
aid of Railroads. • The La Cros.4 . and Ng
waukk Railroad "put. in" for MLA df the "pltin
der." To effect this, they resorted to a sys
tem of wholesale bribery, in' which the State
officers and members of the Legislature,
their votes Mid influence,, by ,a eliding scale of
prices, according to quantity and quolity."--
The' report of an Investigating Contmitteie
makes this fact conclusive, and alsO" proveS
that those who participated in the transaction
were members of both political. parties.' Ry
what process of i " adumbration," then, does
lbe editor of the lalqligencer make it appear,
as &speCimen of "Black lepublican honesty?'
Flu iswell aware of the fact, that a majority
of those who were bribed Mpg to his omit
part!j; :yet, in: a spirit of unfairness, which
churnetaistic'of Locofocoism, he wttfu'lly sup
presses thitt evidence, and charges the guilt
on the RepuWictul•part:y..
In order that our readers auty,see how - the
" ' , pods" Weri;sharedin this "grab gape," we
give the political coaiplexion of those who re
ceived bribes.
Of the bribed Senators, Bine were deci- .
&els,' who received $135,000; and three were
rcpublican, who received $30,000. The only
Senators who- voted -against-the bill-were-six
republicans. •
In the ,Assembly, fifty-seven mentbers re
ceived bribes, as :; .
38 democratic members recoiled $200.000
19 republican - 44 '44 . 95,000
Seven members of the :Assembly refused
bribes; Bhp of. whoni 'tier° republics ns, and one
a democrat. Of other State officers who re
ceived bribes,-were— . ' .. _ •
A Republican llovernOr, • $59,000
Deiiiocrntic Bank controller, 10,000
Democratic Lieut. Governor, 10,000
Deinocrotic.plerk of Assembly, • " 5,000
Democratic Assistant Clerk of do., _ 10.000
To recapitulate, the account stands tons:
Number of dettiOCrotio ntembers and State
offiders ivltb were bribed is 51.
. . .
AumuMi reeqved by them, s43' ,000
Number of republican membeis - iiiitbStute
office's bribed is 28.
Amount receive by them, . $175,000
What does our 'friend of the In I elligencer
think Of the record andihe expose? Enid wilt
be now give publicity to the "figuresr..
WIIAT LONG TALE out CAT. HAS Y—TllO
of the 'dunk& ➢•ends his brethren of
the Prose a lecture on ..publishing long tales,
'as adynrt iseinent A, from the New York Ledger._
We - know of•bufone or two instancesinivhich
-the Country press-have been favored with these
long advertisements. ' In regard to the'tale of
Berils of the Border," it is probrible otal ,
miglibOhalLeatenaour_grapes,f_and now
wishes to " set the children's teeth on edge."
It may do very Well for the editor of a news
paper, partly sustained :by offiCial patronage,
to affect au air of t 4, virtuous indignation," at
the enormity of inserting long advertisements,
but he should remember that less fortunate
bditors must depend onrlvertisemOntS, now
and then, to oil the press; especially when pa
pers are published at a dollar and a half a
year, payable semi-occasionally.
We are no friend to the trashy literature of
the N: York Ledger, and other kindred print's,
but idiot' the "chief sinner" reaches the highest
seat in the synagogue, and with pharisaical
cant, declaims against editorial frauds," we
•ilinempted to exclaim, "I'lly.ticion, heal thy
self!"
PENNSYLVANIA EDITORIAL UNION
• .The meeting of the Pennsylvania Editorial
Union, which was announced to take place
the 16th of this mouth,•has been postponed
until the 20th of October next.
The reasons asSigned forthe.postponeme
are set forth in the following letter• from t
Corresponding Secretary of the Association
---. • PHILADELPHIA, NAY 2tf,1855;
DEAR Sti:—At a meeting of- the Executive
Cifialmittee of the Pennsylvania Editorial
Union, held yesterday, in this cite, it was
unanimously resolved to postpone the first
annual meeting of the Union, front June 'l6th,
1858, to Wednesday, October 2011 t, 1858, to
assemble at 12 o'clock, M., at the Musical
Fund flall,•Philadelphia.
The reasons for,this were various and con
clusive. At the - period for which the Meeting
the - -weather.. ie usually very:
sultry, so that a visit, to a great city is a took
rather than a pleasure. Most of the editorial
profession here, also, are out of town in Jul •
Fetters from various members of the craft, in
the State, inform uslikewise, that they would
not be able to attend next month—some be
cause the meeting would' ollow so close upon
the other ; other's because itia a season when
01 1 0 cannot honveniently.leave home. ' in fa
cer firrther of the postpottnient, is the fact,
thlitt-turnionth. of ,October is the moot delight
ful of the year ; -that the State election is then
over, and the profession generally at leisure;
that -the interval will afford more time to en
list other editors in the 'enterprise; and that
the craft here will be able to make better ar
rangemehts foci - the reception of, their broth
eren, thanif, the meeting came off at once.
The Excautive Committee, at first hesitated
as to their authority to make this Postpone ,
went, desirable as 'it was ; but, on a more
carefulconsideration of the resolution appoint
them and after conference with such mem
,bers of the Union us could be consulted, they
became convinced that it was intended to con
fer on them the largest discretionary powers,
and that by noting as they have, they would
best carry ant the intentions of the Union.
By announcing, in your journal, this post
ponmepe, and so assisting to give it the widest
currency, you will greatly assist the "good
cause."
On behalf of the Committee,
The great success of Rarey in taiming frac-
Items in Eitgland,)-;liaa suggested - WA
crafty. Yankee the idea of applying the secret
art to women, especially thoseWha have prom
ised to obey, and, of course, . never done., so.
Ile .charges $5O a lesson. — Mao are some of
his certificates: • .
. .
"This is to certify that Air: Paul Prettythan
has sumideded-in.subduing my-wife.- Ale-took_
her when in livr,rtiost. restless condition, find
ih one' hour she was cooking a beef-steak with
the placidity of an angel.
. NAMES P. 11onnen.r
"New York, B,June 1858.,
" Mr. Prettyman has full liberty to refer to
me... Sis art 1 consider the great desideratum
,of married life. Ile quieted. Mrs. Simpkins,
.who - artnralways ugly in double harness,, and
accomplished, wonders. Not tr;shirt, button
has been missing tha,daie ef his trial.
Y. Su4PgiNs, , Nowark.S. J"
, .
, .
*ll, e traate_st.'..l4 . n.iment now in use ie
enutz's mixture. Read advertisement in an
:other 'oolunitf. trio]:
EMI
PETERSON„
Corresponding Secretary
LADY TAMING!
PEACE IN UTAH
The, President of the. United, States; has
fiammUnicated to Congress the followinenteS-,
sage on the authority of an accompanying de.
spatoh from Gov. Cuntmingovith the agreeable
intelligeneelhat our difficulties with the delu
ded population of Utah have, as it is believed,
received 4 pacific termination. , The National
bitelligenacr from which we take the extract
•
says: • • •
!tTlin.witole,.country,woare..enreOVill &PT_
in the feelings of Satisfaction with Whinll-the.-
President communicates to Congress this grafi
" yuifi‘iiinlrafitetricarmres-Which-havo - beeir
taken by hii-Administration-for-the-stippras•
sion of revolt and disorder in that distant Ter.
ritory,"
WASIIINGTON, JFNE ILO, 1858.
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
I transmit is copy of a despatch from Gov
ernor Cumming to the„Secretary of State. da.
ted at Great Salt Lake City on the 2d of May,
and'yeceived at the Department of State:on
yesferdpi. Troia this there Js reason to be
lieve that, our diftiatlties with tholcrritury of
Utah Idtve terminated, and the ..reign of the
Constitution 'tind the Laws has beeterostored.
I bongratuiato you on this auspicioustvent.-
llose no time in communicating -this infor
mation, and in' cipressingtthe opinion .;that
there will be no occasion to make any appro
priation for the purpose. of calling int o , service.
the two regiments of volunteers anfhorized by
the ace of Congress approved' on The 7th , of
April last, for the purpose of qttelling_distur,
lattices in thefervitory of - .quilt; for the pro•
tetiffo'n of supply Aid emigrant trains, and the
suppression of Indian 'hostilities on thefron- .
tier. •
, .
' I ankh& More gratifiekat this satisfactory
'intelligeneefrom Utah bectuise it will afford
smite 'relietrto the Treasury,At'a time deinand
ing front Mt 1110 strictist•economy,and when
Hat question which now arises upon every new
appropriatthn is whether it be'of a character
so important and urgent 418 to brook no dela?, ,
and to justify and, require a. loan - and most
,pfobaldy ig taksli'Dyn the people .to raise: the
fitotit4,•,nexpessdrY for its 'payment. ,
rogiird to the regiment of .volunteer au=
titOrized.by the same act of Congress to be
Mild into Service for the detenee of thefront
iersnUfexas-against-Indian host ill
sire to leave this question to Congress, obser
ving at the sane tine that, in my opfniemthe
State can be defended for the present by t lie
regular troops, which haVe notyet been with:
drawn from its limits. .. - •
• JAMES BUCHANAN.
The despatch front Gov. Cumming, alluded,
to.in the foregoing message, is dated Great
Salt Lake City, May, 2, 1558. and encloses tt
copy ofg letter to lien. Johnston, dated April ,
whichit-appear's that lib—left. _Camp.
Scott on the sth ot:Opril for Salt Lake 'City,
accompanied by Cot.. Kane as his guide and
to o servants, . •
passing through the seHlentenrs the Our.:
eimor Was • generally greeted with such respect
ful attentions ail were due lo the represent at lye
•
of the Executiveauthorityof the United States
in the Territory, Dear the Warm Springs;
at the
,fine Dividing Great Salt Lake mid DaviS
counties he wits honored ,by'n formal and re
spectful 'reception by many gentlemen, Mein
ding.the Mayor and other municipal officers,
of the city. and-by them mcorted to' lodgings
previously prepared, the ',liver occtipying
neat FaThis carriage. -
Ex-ifevertior - Toting paid him a visit of . eere; -
mony sootrafter ho arrived at Salt Lake City,
and as soon as lie was 'sufficiently recovered
from the fatigue of his journey to receive com
pany
In a subsequent interview I:a-Governer
Young evinced a willingness to afford Cuter
nor Cumming every fattility which he might
require . for the efficient Perrot manoe •of
his — administrative' duties. Ills course in
This . respect met,•art Gov. Cumming fancied,
with the .approval of a niajority, , -IThe. Terri
torial seal,. with other public_ property, •was..
tendered Gov. Cumming by W A, llooper late.
acting secretary of the Territory. GOV., Cum,
ming found that the public
,teeords remained
unimpairtrotud-entered-at-once-on-the-perfor
mance of his official duties. Ile says he - may
probably lie compelled to make a requisition
upon General
- Johnston or a sufficient military
force to chastise the Indians, as he' did not
wish to call °in the militia of the Territory.
*Gov. Cumming gives it graphic and highly
interebting description of his journey. saying
that at every point he was f ecognized as the
Governor of Utah ; and received with militdry
salutes; and the illuminations in honor of
him as he passed through the canons are de
scribed as being sublime and magnificent in
the highest degree. Having entered upon his
Executive duties, and having heard of malty
complaints, he caused a public notice 'to be
given of his . readiness to relieve those who
deemed themselves aggrieved by being illegal
lrrestrained of their liberty, - and to assume
the protection of all'Sttelt persons. Ile kept
his office , opened at. all hours of the day mid
night, and registered fittksix men, thirty
three women, and seventy-one minors as de-'
sirens of his protection. and evincing a wish
to proceed to the United States. A. large mat'
jority of these people are of English birth and
have promise of assistance to leave the Terri
tory. •
==!
The necessity of reducing the publication of
Newspapers' to a rash basis has long been
apparent to every one. engliged in the business
Subscriptions are so widely diffused that the
proceodS cannot:be made available„ for any
sudden emergency, and hence the printer is
willing to. allow a discount of 26 per rent on
the pittance of two dollars, as an inducement
to his subscribers to make advance payments.
Even this offer, liberal nu it is, is •o , ften disre
guded until the end of the year, wheb sub
scribefs-inake-a-merit_of_paying,. that _ which_
is already due, and claints the same discount.
.allowed - to those who paid for their paper
twelve months-preions. We call the atten
tion of our readers to the following article on
lids subject, from the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Country Press must adopt the cash
system. and insist upon pay ill advance for
every subscription, before they can expect to
prosper, The Butler American, for instance,
in a recent issue, states that since, the _paper
came under the control of the•present•propri
etors, the receipts hake not been sufficient • .to
buy the white paper on which it is printed."
How half the country papers manage to exist
at all under such a miserable policy is a mat
ter of untr‘vel. Hundreds of offices can show
on their books two. three and six thoOsand
dollars, trusted out in small Sumsr,•over a
wide section of country, the collection of which
Would,involve a cost almost equal to the a-.
mount involved.--The persons owing these
driblets are many of them subsbuitialfarmers,
who neglect to "pay the printer' from month
to month, not because they are unable, but
because the onartiu& is .small endugh
,to be
classed among convenient 'obligations, 'to be
paid at an indefinite (lay, out of an indefinite
sinking Ppd.
,So the proprietor of a country
printing office—generally one of the cleverest
and most generous of men—shirks along,tnkes
pay in miscellaneous farm products, 'when his
wants are pressing, and calculates his profitS
by an invoice of very dubiouS accounts due on
his books.. •
'The reform may or will begin ono 'day- or
another. Lot every proprietor of a • count 4
payer announce a determination to adopt the
cash system with the commencement of it new
;volume. ang*resoltnely 'cut otranfl xprosecuto
every delinquentwho neglects to settle within
.a reasonable period. Subscribers may Whist;
but those are the very ones whose patronage
is worth nothing. and who manage' to read a
paper at the expense of the publisher. 'No
subscriber who is Willing fo7 . pay will' refuse
to sanction it measure of self-protectibu, so
cleiqly just as to admit no doubt on the grounds
Wright :and eigibilienei. — TWOniiliiiyiitOM;iii
the only alteinative Intwebncereifortjuid'con
fidence, and rascality and:a ragged shirt,
• •
THINK or Homo. ••4he husband who, in his
moMents of, relakation from the, carob of busi
ness,allows his thoughts to relied to his fami
ly Se in a measure safe from the trials
and temptations Of the world: We rpgrot to
boliOve'lhat tberu_aire few husbonds who give
a practical turn to such thoughts, else there'
.would be a Gnovra' & 114KEA Machine
'found in every. well regulated ' None'
btit those who havo:caiocideficed• the -heriefits
'eqnforred-hy , the nee of 'a' (if q & Ban
biaehinei-eati realize its advaitttiges.' ,
coigGiiittisios A L
ITO avoid. the; neeMiOity• for. an. extra' semlion,
'Congrene•has worked in good earnest on the
appropriations. 'On Friday, JIM. !resident
sent in a xnessage, , giving - reasons why ho
thought-Coitgresti'sliouid not adjourn the,
l4th, - unless had provicusly.iassed an
ant; allowing the 'fifteen million loan, Which
would. be required under the estimates for the
first lialf of th . e doming fiscal year. . - . •
...,....I3othhouses• Mom agreed upon an I=o9-
-mentfro 4 the loan bill, raising itle twenty mil
lions and iixin. 5 or cent. for the rate of in-
teresti which 'Will cominand a -premium, with'
ten ycars•to run. Within five months the Ad
ministration has -obtained. forty million's : of '
dollarlf, to carry on it peace establishment,
'exclusive of the revenue from customs.-lands,
and miscellaneous sources- This is a pretty
good start-for an economical Democritthr eon- . ,
cern, and a beautiful commentary on,Mr. Du
cbanan's congititulations,that.his Administra
tion was inaugurated with a fulf Treasury, .
and a specie-paying (31overnment, while the ..
nd-the were sawing the evils
•
of a paper currency.
The confarence on the 'l Naval Bill have
:agreed. to 'order' the construction of
,seven
sloops -of-war, as a coniproinisc between the
differing vote of 'the' 'two houses, witich .was
diffieulty bet Ween Senatorsi - Gwin and
. Wilson has beeri•adjusted through 'the efforts : '
of their mutual' friends.' 111K -- Wiliinit rafter
haVing 'refused to make any acknowledg
ments..propesed to refer the 'subject to Semi-
~
tiirCrittenden;',Seward and Davis, to which •
Mr. °win assented.. Those gentlemeh drew
up at statement, in which they say that the te.-
marks.of Mr: Owin, imputing unworthy mo
tives to. Mr Milson,' although general, cer
tainly werelibjectionnble and unparlitunenta,
ry, and yet they by no Means justified or war- '
ranted Mr. Wilson in using the very opprobi
rous , einthet-with-whieli-Lc-retaliritet - After- --
stating other Things in connection, they add,
"‘ , lO are lint-sessed of the fact, which, indeed,
is apparent on the face of the report ed.daiste, •
that Mr. Wilson, in using the epithet-employ
ed. did not impute pray: want of personal in
tegrity or honor to Nit. ; flwin, Mat merely re-..
fleeted upon his course in legislation in - regard
to California, which Mr, Wilson deenied ex
..travagauf and wasteful, althOngh tho,expres
shin is obviously liable to au offelfSive and
'honorable construction . With this disclaimer .;
71dolited by' Mr..Wilstin, we hold that Mr. •
Gwin is 'bound to ivithdraw the disrespectful
language in which he replied"to Mr. ,
The disavowal-required by. Mr --Wilson, and
the withdrawal fret]; Mr. Owin shall be deemed
to have been node by them respectively; when
they elmll have exprossed in :willing their as- .
'Simi to this 'report.'' Messrs: C•win and Wil
son have both signed the docunient.,
In the U. S. Senate, On Saturday. the re
.porr.' of •the ,Tinlicirtommittee, declaring
Messrs. qglit• and Fitch entitled to their
seat S; firs alopted. The Senate' refused - to
concur with the House antendmenip to the''Na
vtil bill for ten slciops-Of-War., and a eommit-'
tee of conterenje - was appointed. An Execu
tive session was;-held., hi the evening,, the
. viinference—cOmmitteeiin the Ocean' Mail
Steamer bill made rat tleport. annulling the Tor- . ,
mission given to li, H. Collins to make South
ainpton a terminus fo\ his steamship line, and
the report- was — attfiteiriind the bill-passed.
Numerous private bills were passed, alining
thichtWo grunting pensions Lo.the i id-
own - tit Oeneral thanes and Commodore Jones.
FROM WvtenktitiToN—THE LAST - NEWS Oi
TIIE SEss4n4,-,-oashington . Juno
session of Congress which has jilt closed is
remarkable for fewer scones of discord in the
closing hourtothan any of its predecessors.
The President and his Cub Met 'were in at
tendance at the Capitol to-day. Thb - former
.signing MRS in the chamber of the Vice Pieni.
dent. •
The bill ninitorizing the Postmaster Gene-.
ral . to take measures to shorten , the time of
carrying the mail from St. Joseph. Missouri.
to PlacervillE, California. from thirty-eight to.
thirty days, failed to receive - the Executive
sanction.
The Senate has postponed,till the next ses
sion, the bill establiri . hing a' - Territorial Gov
ernment ill Arizona.
The appropriations made ill the last Con
:tiess amount to at least eighty .inillions of
dollars.
I'llliollll reports were in circulation to-day
relative to a reconstruction of the Cubinet,but.
they are totally without foundation, the tom
hers never being more harmonious and uni•
t ed
The bids for the Treasury loan were, not
opened to day, owing to the abrenee of the
Secretary, .._who_was_at_the_Dapi
will be opened to-morrow '
The Senate confirmed Mr. Schell, as Col
leetof, and Saunders as Navy• Agent of New
York, and Dr. Bradfonl, of New York, as Con : •
sul to romp. Stoektoh has been nomi
nated as Minister to Rome. .
A number of Army appointments were eon
limed, including M. R. Stevens, as Captain
of the Seventh trdantry. - •••
- Washington June l4.—The Senate has also
made the followitg eolith mations
CliarWler,,of TennsylverlinT — Miiiiister
•
to Naples. ' '
John:l'. Stockton, of Ne'w Jersey, Minister
t.o Rome. 41".1..
E. 'Y. ir, •of Alabama, Minister to Bel
gium.
B. C. Yancy, of Georgia, Minister to the-
Argentine Republic
.lot.eplt A. Wright, of Indiana, Minister to
Prussia.
Charles R..Buelcalew,of Pennsylvania, Islin
ster..to .I;einlor. - • -
EXTRA SESHION TIIE SENATE.- Washing -
ton, June 14.—The President has issued a
proclamation for the Senate, to meet to-Mor
row at npup.,; Ile`says that en cxtraordimu•y
occasion has occurred; renderimgit necessary
and proper that the Senate should convene to
receive and .act en such Commanicationn as
have, been or may to made on the part of the
Executive. t •
• U. S. ;1118r.—The deposit of gold at the U.
S Mint for the Month of May were, from ell
sources, $348.400. • The deiwsits of silver for
The same time were $200...500. The number
of old cents received in exchange for the new,
were equal to ss97o—matting the total deposit
for the month, $558,060. The gold coinage
for the same timo was $338,180 in double
eagles, and $12,291 ,in, gold, dollars—in. all
$251,471. The silver coinage was $48,1100
in half dollar§. $159,000 in quarters, and
$83.40 in half clinics. besides $6720 in three
cent 'pieces-4n all $246,720, There vero•
coined duritithe month 2,200,006 cents-of
the value of $22,000: Tot4tiumber of piecies
during the.month, 8,845,200. •
4/ 1, The nnti-Lecumpton Demo
cret.aUfifeKenn county,. have. appointed dole ! _
plea to the Peophes Convention, at Harris
burg, on. the,l4th: of ...loly,Let_.tho_atheri
counties folloiv suit..
air Sick Head• Ache can be cured' by the,
use of DUNALL'S Galvanic Oil, in from
5 to 20 ininutes, .• Sore- Breastk and -Sore
Nipples are, cured soundly by 'the use of' the
Galvanic Oil,'and it will remove all sore and
pain.fn a fektninfites, • ,
Thiaiu'edicune.is4h; sale:t4
Kieffer, J. o:Dtiiiiisou, B. Joules., Wts..Biut-.
fan, Pn.,lteed, Hoodltee., Alfred
Highland;& Wasiihiger, James Kyle, Boys,
ftukisel 45t, Dice,
.oreen .St' ! Co.e . Peter. Gerber, -
B. Plault..Aleltouder A., Mull* Craighead
*oiNee, , A..ll ; Leldriok ^lg4try . W. Fevael.,
goiim nub OLgu . ntg . Wllaittrs.
ideteorologleal -/tegilvter for the Week
. IGoding dine 14th, 1958.
IThermo- Rain. I Itemarli:s
I meter.* I
4i . 00
77 00
79 00
5000' • 1.20
64 00
64 00 • -
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday.)
Fcitlity..— i
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Weakly 70 00. '1:20
Mean.
, n t;
'he degreof heat In the above.regliter Is the dully
average of three observations.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
We call the attention 'tic oite.rimtlers to the
following new a advertisements:
The Cailide liepoaft IJanlc gives notice of an
'application to the Legishit'ure for the privile
ges of it Bank-of
Ashini Sen . :y:lllnd has now''on hand a finniber
of Carringsannd Buggies for sale. at his Liv
ory'SJable, in Pitt street. .
Gardirr; t i• Co. adsiirlise Willeughhy's
tent. guni-spring Drill as the gretttCst improve
ment
.of the age. .
. . , .
Shroni .f.ifoffer are busily engaged, as itsnal,
in .supplying.hnily Coal and Luber to their
111.111/0111119 customers.
Peter Monger, at his old. stand, on Hanover
street, and big new. Store on High street, is
still hi the field as a ivholesale and retail dea
ler in candies. •
.. _ _ " fi6hoir,„,i, Co„,ars the -agents -for--..-Whit e -
neck's New Jersey !Wafter and flower, ". which'
leas been introduced into this county, and will
cotne.into competition,with Atkins' and others.
- Jacob ..Ihruhinte advertise; ti continuance; of
the " Foundry and Machine S top," on North
street; which still conducted iy Mr.,Kutz.
' S. 11' Hurer,ltick hag a new article of Medi
cine for alFe;zternal.disdases,•known as Fuutia
_Mixture.' . ,
~
A'. (7. .114111:(1,. of the„ St Lawrence .Hotel,
Philadelphia, having beCotne' the Proprietor
of the klolel at Mount Holly Springs. recently
kept by Major Joseph W. Patton; gives'notice
that it "Will.bc open for the reception.of visi
tors on . the 20th of t bitytiont h.
Janice Balaton has token 'out •Letters
Testamentary on the estate of A. I&Allister..
1)r. ll'. II Whit',try, of Lancaster; will be
at the {Washington House, on. litursdiy, the
inst.o
GOOD WILL . hosts COMPANY'S PIC-
Nic.—This brilliant affair took, phiee at the
4,lfret,ing Springs, on Thursday ]ant.' The
Company assembled at. the Bose ileuse; at 7
' t lac ladies hi foll..lfogia!Affost in
eluding gun s bonnets and hogni*, bright eyes
and rosy cheeks. The first train of onani
,busses left at eight o'clock, and nt an -early
hotir,hr the forenoon, the whole party had as
sembled on the grOiand. The day was delight
ful,• aitafevery one .seemed determined to make:
• the most of it. .1 . 101141 order of the day was
fishing; and several I:air ladies became •ania
-leur-fishernaciii-'-laome -of them; wo -
fished with a : doable hook,. and in many-in
stances, pulled hp a cad-fish on one side, and
a beau on the other.
Dinner was served at 12 o'clock, the party
then numberrnel-o.4ersona.
About 2 o'clock, a second detachment,
!mown as the fatigat party, numbering about
50, arrived on the ground and the afternoon
was spent in promenading, singing and• danc
ing. SuppCr was served at six o'clock, after
which, preparation's' . were note° for returning
to town; but_ the company. seemed to enjoy
the society of each other so much that it was
nearly eight o'clock before they could be in
duced to ecpai•ate.
The excellent 1111.18iC of'.Messrs. Whiner,
Bretz anti Throne, added very touch to the en
joyment of those who were Present,' inal the
laities are entitled.to the thanks of all, for the
bountiful kipply of refreshinents which they
prOVided. We think much praise is also due
to the Committee of arrangements, who pro
jected and carried on this pleastint affair,
which we' hope will be repeated .frequently.
during the, season. For a complimentary
- ticket - and - a - liberal — supply' of - delicacies, — we
ender the Committee our sine re thanks,
• DICKINSON COLLEGE.—The "Annual
Commencement." of this flourishing and time
honored Institution., will take place in Cat lisle,
on Thursday, July 8, at 10 o'clock,
During Commencement Week,. the following
will be the Order of Exercises :
On Suuday,..July_4,_the - 513accalaureateSer,
moo will be preached by Prof. WILLIAM L.
BOSWELL ; and on the same day, the Sermon
before -the --Secieiy -of- Religious Inquiry; -by
Rev. JOHN KENNEDY, D. D.
' Monday, July 4—Antlivarsary of the Belles
Lcttres Society, at 8 o'clock, P. M.
Tuesday, July. 0--:General Meeting of Die
Alumni in the college Chapel, at 8 o'clock, P
M. ; also, the, Anniversary of the Union. Phi
losophical Society, at 8 o'eloek,.P. M .
Wedoestlay,July 7—Annual Meeting of the
Board of Trustees, at 8 o'clock, A. M. Ora
thin by Wat..ll. ALLEN, L L. Iv, anti Poem by
THOMAS G. CHATTLE, A. M. M. D., before the
General Belles Lettros and Union Philosopld
cal Societies, at 10 o'clock, A. M. Oration
before the Associated Alumni by Bev. It. L.
DASIIIELL, A. M., at 8 o'clock, P. M
:„Thursday, July B—Commeneement Exeroi
ses, at 10 o'clock, A. M.
On this, occasion, it is expected,that a more
than usually large concourse of strangers will
visit our Borough• for the purpose' of witness
ing the lnieres Ong exercises.
ATKINS' SELF-RAKING REAPER AND
Mowen:—We cell the attention of ,the reader
to the advnrtisethent, in another column, of
this celebrated "Reaper and Mower." • Our
farmers will soon be in the midst of the bar-
Vest, and such them as have not 'already
-obtained-ntr-:Atkinir,-"-should-lose no - time - fn
doing so. Seine of the best and most practical
agriculturalists in our Oiin county; as well as
elsewhere, highly recommend it, and we think
a single sight of it in operation, would con
vince the most sceptical that it is just the
Machine which the farung needs. Time and
monCy,nan -both-bc- Bayed .by - - the poasessigmtif
one.. • thirjliestav L. Butuittommst, " mine
loSto" of the " Washington' Hotel," Carlisle; is
the Agent for Cuinberland connty,,who' will
turnish,any information in relation to..H.‘
• , TRIAL OF REAPERS /411)
We are requested to state' that :a trial of a
number Of heaping, and ; Mowing Machines
arilfiake ,on Saturday afternoon neat,
on , Col.: A. Nome's Farm: near Carlisle. Our
country friends should be rotrhand , to tiiinesa
the;etthibition,in order that 9ey may he (m
-it-bled to judge , ot, the relative - Rowell of the
different Machines,
will piobably be it
)ittie surprising to the;••
"land Valley, where fires are yet. necessary,. to
*hear that new flour hat! already been. received
•
in the city of New. Xorlc. Such, however, is
the fact. firid,of the smitten Was receivrd
there as early as the 20th 'o:r.Jiay, by a steamer
&op Charleston, in South Carolina It
ground near Augusta, Ocergia;/fratn wheat
grown this season en the farm of William J.
1 1 ;:ve. Esq., in that vieinity: It Was offered at
nine dollarg per barrel, and attracted mach
tittention. Vale° stated-that the mills in
llmt fiktliralmad - are - receiving;morain , less•
of t te'n7jii - gfiiiirr - ., - ,lndeedrtltrougli.ont-theAnt
tire South and West, thetrops of cereals never
: wer'e better, and; it is said, the yield will be
GM
gain
=1
• .
little time, our own State 'will give a
vast amount of graiu . to the already abundant
supply, and, the consumer• need, therefore,
have no fears, eithr of fanatic or exorbitant
prices. With' inch a 'great 'quantity 'of alk the
'necessaries of life, and at moderate prices; the
poorest man in the country can readily "keep
the wolf front the door." , •
TirE Cators.—Many persons imagine
that, en account of thclong spell of wet.eis'ert
theti the wheat affil other crops will be back
ward and deficient:, This; we are glad to hear,
will not - be the case in either respect. We are
told. by gentlemthi who have•been throughthe
county, that the wheat crop,' in every part of
the Cumberland Valley,Tresenta this Hine
a Most luxuriant and healthy appearance, and .
the indications are that we' shall have raiSt
bountiful cropsmot only of sclieachut aISO of
ry% oats; and barley.
The cora 'and potatoes, though . , backward,
are uninjured, and both' will, should nothing
happen, yield at least an - average crop.
THE •SILERIFFALTY.:—AIrdady quite
.
a number ol_geut lemen, _bull . ' &Meerut iu-antl•
opposition, anxious to serve the peep c, lave
announced themselves as appliCants to thc:ir
respective parties.. for n 110111hIlli ion for the
epee of Sheriff of Cumberland county. Athong
the democrats are Messrs. Allison :nut Thomp
son; of Carlis'e, Messrs.' Bricker and Killian,
9f Newville, and U. F. Swiger, Esq., of North
Middleton Ow" Union" side, we haVe
11. McCartney, of Carlisle. turd Ex-Shea Me
Dermend, of, Newville. We Inilieve that all'Of
the above named gentlemen are .lionesi and
capable, and either of them would make .un
excellent and popular SiMritf.
.PRIsoN STATisTics.there are niore
prisoners in our jail now than usual, and from
.the number of cases. on.the eriininal - calender,
the Augtist Term of the Court promises to be
a busy olio. Of the seventeen persons hr
one is on a charge of murder, four for larce . ny,
- onefrir-burglitry, onefoi• (Veining goods un
der false . pretences, one surety of , the' pure
two for assault and Mittery, one . vagrant, one
"field to testily, and two for - tlisorderly conduct.
The iwo last• mentioned are colored women
from Springfield; who Were cominitted on Mon.: -
day by Davidson In addition
to the above, two are out on bail, charged with
infant ichle.
Four of the prisoners site tinder sentence,
the rest ore for trial.
M. E. Cflunolk,--The workmen com
menced making repairs . on this' church 'on
is estimated that about six
weeks will be required to tie the work, during
which time, the congregation-will meet for
morning servici; in, Education Ball, at The
usual hour. There will be no night service in
the Hall.
CARLISLE FEMALE SEMINARY.This
School will hereafter be under the manage •
nient and control of Mrs. FLottzt.LA
assisted by competent Teachers, and it is hoped
it Will continue to receive the patronage of
the town and vicinity.
Our Poft
PETERSON'S MAGAZINE. —The July number
of this popular periodical is received. Mrs.
Al,plS. Stollens, We see, begins •n tluillitig
Origami Novelet I e.ent i t led Kiny Phil9ia Daugh
ter. Hereafter, Mrs. S. will write exclusive
ly for "Peterson's Magazine," her own halv
ing been merged into it. and her fine corps of
contributors transfered to it also. This makes
"Peterson" inapproachable in literary merit.
A new volume begins with the July. number.
Now is the time to •subscribe. , Ternis, *2,00
per annum; or, Eight copies for *lO,OO. Ad
dress Chas. J Peierstm 306 Chesnut Street,
Philadelphia. A specimen may be Beeit at
this office.
'A Unger Book von Sum Mon Tuts —Stan
ford S: Delisser, 608 Broadway have published I
one.of.the raciest books of fun and Immoribau
have appeared for a long time inm.little dain
tily printed open typo volume, entitled Aqua
.relles or.' Summer Sketches_ The work is brim
ful of rollicking fun, frolic, satiretipen the
follies and fermssef inzdern -Lie at the Springs
illustrated with many exquisite original de
signs. Its points of humor are brilliant sallies
of wit, and so life-like that all Newport, Sha
ron. and Saratoga will be on the qui rive to get
the book. Ife believe it will challenge the
nai
tice of all lovers of light reading, and we are
sure thefwill enjoy a rich -treat in pouring
over its mirth-proved big pages. Wu .cut the .
following. front one of our contemporaries:
The author is evidently n skilful limner,
for his touches are instinct with life. This is
just the book to chooti . e as a companion on a
pleasure trip to the quiet country or to the sea
side, whether by railcar or• steamboat. It
possesses several advantages for this,
its
its
.gay and sunny pictures. as well as keen
yet genial satire, and its free, almost collo
quial style. It will doubtless become the
great favorite of nir pleasure-seeking reqtters, l
at home and abroad.'
Stanford & DelisSer, .of ,New York, havealso
issued a very charming work of different
- cliiss, but no less excellent in its way, entitled
Pearls of Thought: Gathered from Old Authors.
It comprises the.best passages of the great
masters of otir English prose
. and poesy of the
17th century—the Augustan - ago of letters.
This sterling little volume hoe been received
by the critics with great applause, and is be
coming widely popular. It. is• styled_ by the
New York Observer.
,very gem of a book,
and ono to Pit down calmly with as a compan
ion for solitude, a feast for friends in company
a comfort in sadness, and a joy' always." S. &
_D-thavit .now_ready_ a .series_:.of_SiXiit tie
volumes—The/little Church Library—by.lenny
Marsh Parker, author of The Boy Missionary
&o. The series comprise the great initiatory
truths of Christianity as taught by the P. E
Church, beautifully and effectively described
in_the form of naiative,. 'and Well 'adapted to
the comprehension-of childhood 'We under
siand that the first edition had been exhausted
almost.ashoon_aetlat_Worit_nierle ..ito_nppenr,
aneo. It supplies a want long aeltnottleflged
in-families and Sunday Schools.
Order* for either of the' above works. may,
be left at the book store 'of SlityoOk,• 'Enylo
& Smith. • •
Permanent mires in all affections of
the throat and lungs are constantly :being
. made by Wiistar'S Balsam of Wild Cherry.'
grnat as is its, reputation, its works ore great•
er. Many 'Physicians speak of it in the high-.•
est , terma. ' ' ' •
oar tieoadvertieonieni of • Dr:44tattroan'a
'Zii , erViviieraar in another ciAltinin.
Liarry,pat..top CALIFORNIA.
.Correspondence of the Herold
•OiiEaoa CITY,.CO. May 1,-ONSB.
. . . .•
DEAn firERALD: In my last, I asserted that
the working classes in. California du not re- .
etire' adequate remuneration for • thoir 'labor,
considering thoptime-of the services requir
ed, I will, now - state the iminciparcause of
the deterioration of the price of labor inthis
Stale, and theweans which have operated in
- bringing wages -- downrto their pe6ent low
figure. Numerically the se.cond_element - in '
the- population,of Oolifornitt..nompriseno-race.-
whose habits enable them to sustain life,.and
save' money froma. very small' compensation.,
Jineop the Chinese. At the time of the - con -,
mencemenf i - - - • Of I he Chines e
itilyel7ifefe - Thielfrunreastrtrably- - -m - 7-The ,
the incoming of the means of reducing the pay .
of hired labor to a more reationablemark,•was -
requisite for the interes_of the State, and - the
appearatice of the Morfeolian bad a'salutary
effect in.developing the increased field•of la
bor here,•but companies, with heavy capital,
were formed for the purpose .of importing
droves of Chinese, who, being able to live on
much stroller incomes than white mien, soon
drove. white labor out of the Market. At first,
John Chinaman was a desirable acquisition to
the population of California, but the increased ,
numbers of his race who flocked hither, soon -
rendered him a nuisance. Many papers in
the Atlantic States-are extremely sensitive in
regard to what they term the t• wrongs 'of the
Chinese in California."' I confess that I 'too,
was 'in the habit of shedding alligator tears
over the troublesof • 6 .10hn" in California,
previon'S to- my.conting here. but having seen--
the animal - in -- all - its" - parts-and - witnessed - hit
nature, habits, atotcharacteristic , ,,l have been
forced to' reverse my totther,opinion, and cumi n
to the conclusion, that .the ChineSe.nti unfit
for any other country but the dominions of
- Old surs" brother. Their • only,adiniVable
feature is their dogged industry. Their mi
serly penuriousness, - wretched style ofliving,
heathenish customs, and thieving
,propensi
ties, natural traits in the Chinese character,
' all show their" unfitness for association and
intercourse with civilized eonmumities . A
bill is now before the Legislature, the 'object
of Which is to expel the Chinese •frotit 'the
Stain, and' I believe it very large majority of .
the peop'e desire its passage. This appears"
l• te-be n harsh - tneastlre; - bat it is to ono of •
hot -- a — t ea - sma - in - whittir - tire - entt7ro - be att - iilmvil
lust Hies the Means eniployed •In mat.). States
of the Union, free negroes, who . are infinitely .
superior to the nasty Mongolians, have been- ,
,' expelled by Legislative enactment, hence tido,
action of our Legislature, in driving front the
i, Slate an objectionable tom iott.of. Me popula
tion, is warranted by 'precedents
few evenings sinee..l - had occaSion to stop
at a Cahill occupied by a . hinamau I found
John tandly 'plying the chop-sticks,.and re
freshing Mollifier- man- with. the invariable
rice li e got. me . a nat,•lllld,
asked, you likee J Jumped at the
but• simmered . down" again, as' 1
recollected that the Chiueseldways pronounce
r like I.
I twee been Making it tremendous effort to
learn the Chinese language; and for dial pair
i
pose engaged:a Celestial teacher, wte sports
the dulcet sobriquet of Ali Witting. Mr. Whang
got me several Chinese losiks, and very funny
ill airs they are. The characters in them re-
, -present all kin d 's of 'curious things. The first
! character I was called upon to pronounce, bore
a strong reseinbance to an out dancing ou a
I . tight-rope .Nly_tonguesufferedlerribly in at- ,
:lemming to give it the correct pronounciation•
Ah %Wining said 1-did " veltey good i" triell
i the second letter, which was a capital likeness
'of a tail-pole performing on the pi.reheiguipoixe.
,and here,tiny - condyle gut damaged. Passed
I on:10 - the third- - character, a soft-shelf crab
and hard-shell oyster( dancing a pun sic deux.
I got animal the crab; but eolapied completely
in trying,io go the oyster,.and gave it up, eon
winced that a tongue to - pronounce - Chinese
must be of Chinese manufacture: Chiotinen
are great talkers: - two . of themon confidential
conversation, make a noise equivalent. to fonr-.
teog nigger preachers and.twentywild Irish
men at a democratic meeting The hair-etc,
viving tones of Forreat, -wheal!' his rendition
of Diehard the Third, he otters to trade his
•••• kiirgdom for , a horse," would not obtain a
bearing amid a Chinese whisper. John is very.
Sharp when the tax-collectors are around' As
soon agile becomes aware of the presence of
one of these officials, ho quickly communicates
the informatien to his queued friends, and a
temporary vomits° of all , the Chinamen ' iii
7lnfl - neighborhood- is the result. ,
The Digger Indians leere,,tire a' peaceable
race, and have become' , protiy well American
ized. Most of them talk English very yell,—
They entertain a most bitter spirit of 'antipa
thy to the Chinese.. A chief, or Captain of the
tribe, told me the other tiny that "when white
man get him • pile' and - gel'home. Indian kill
all Chinamen." The Diggers will not work
any more than is necessary for procuring
food. Their principal diet is .bread made of
grasshoppers and acorns. • I am told that this
bread is very good, but neither my curiosity
nor appetite have been sufficient to induce me
to test the merit's of grasshopper cakes.
The mining season here has closed until next
winter, the water having, as the miners say,
••fetered out." Quartz and river mining is the
lonly kind carried on in these parts, and in the
. Southern mines .luring the summer months.
The miners are now rushing further ciao the
lamina:tins in quest of summer diggings, but it
is rather early for that yet, there being still
about ten feet of snow in the mountains twenty •
miles north of this. Here we now have the
thermenneterat 90 degrees It seldom ranges
lower than 60 degrees hi mid-winter, but in .
summer 120 legs. in the .shade is cool.
On gonday last a grand ball took place
about fifteen miles front here, and us I had
received a ticket and the assurance that all the
women in the country would be there, I re
solved to attend. +-Now ' ...there-does not happen
to be any, unmarried ladies iii this_ purl of the
country, and I was. therefore, compelled, to
apply to the married portion fora fair coin
panion for the occasion. - 1 - made - application -
to several husbands for the loan of their wives,
but those selfish mortals declined allowing me
to act ,the gallant to their spouses, nu the
score tlint I wits-too good looking.. , , For onec
in my life, I wis , hed,,l was ugly. it became
obvious , that J.musi either stay al ..home, or
go it alone."' 1 resolved upon the latter
course, and after riding, fifteen miles over a,
road at- least as smooth us the temper of a
Maiden lady of sixty, arrived at the "gay and
festive scene," and was immediately presented
to • the • floor-manager, • who,: I was inforinedi
was appointed to that position, because he was
the only titan capable of spurting a "blue and
brass" coat. The garment. ,which was the'
means of obtaining for its poisessof this ilis- •
tingtaished post, was certainly a wonder in its
Wav, and gave ark co of the superior judg
finent4 its freatees gr t-grand-fitt her in imat
‘terateppertaining to the hoice of cloth, Upon
entering the‘ball-rdona t ne coup • (fruit' pl.&
seated 'was very fine The female loveliness
therein assembledvonsisted of representie
lives of_ the fair sex., Upon enquiring I learn
ed thin one„ of thl,S glorious half dozen was
free'lllo Matrimonial fetters. To ascribe
her is father difficult ethowevei I will attempt
it. - Her age I should think was about ,
and her tall form was well developed by means
best known to dress-makers. Iler beautiful
crimson hair was glossed with an exuberance
of that ingredent coextensively used by house
keepers for the purpose of giving brevity to.
pie -crusts, and the number of ringlets a la
pig -tail, into which her :capilary was twisted.
favors the implvetaion that the ingredient had
been obtained from that part atm `.porker"
which is generally furthest from the trough.
Her eves—oh, them eyes '—wcro so arranged
AiyAlifinreas.taltothimormith.singular.direct,,
ness upon the tip., of her roseate proboscis,
which latter feature was on terms of such'
cloy intimacy with her chin, as to entirely
hide, the centre of her mouth, 'leaving only
those portions which lay In close proximity to
her'ears open to the gaze alit° vulgar multi
tude.- Her fine complexion, I understood. was
manufactured by Jules Hanel, 'Philadelphia.
The - tout ensembfe of.this-ladywaernuchLheighf.---
ened by a ,pair Mt' -highlieeleff shoes, which'
imparted to her a very . Shanghai .nppearance,
amid enabled .her,tei
.exectite sense very.-fair •
imitations 'of the kettle-drum. During- rho
evening. being urgently requested to sing, she
executed si ballad, in:which a certain rat-catch
er's daughter . ...get rats." At, the conausion,
my gallant nautical fiiend, Bob Dexter; stoPped •
forward, and in ‘..hiteustal happy manner,".
naked the' fair ,songstress she Would '
drink 1" sho replied, with a smile, theeent,
: Tema parts of, said •tsmile"" being gin -and
, sugar. . The • festiVities were' kept up
.until
about4.A. 111,, , when,the `"single string'', or-'
chests and too did`
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COUSIN JOE.
ME