t it i ! - - ; 'a : . . ; mssv. ... Dtmorrat- if rnfiuri. KicUA.no whit::: :u::::::hkxbt c. dkvikc v WHITE 4k BEVIKE, Editor and Proprietor. ' - EBEKSBURG. - wrnNTSDAY MORNINQ:::::::::::::::::NOV U. "fCOeo. A. Crofut. No. 73 South Fourth Street; th.it lias the chivalrous editorof the old Bcd "abovc Walnut, Philadelphia, "u our authorized J furd Gazette." " It is not then to be wondered, ient to receive subscriptions a id' advertisement "fur this paper. '' '' " ':. " ( A W Wanted at this, office in payment for sub "icriptiou, Advertising and Job work. Corn, Fo 'Utoes, Wheat, Rye, 0 ts, Apple, Cider, Buck whett,' Butter, Eggs, &c ' --" '; " " i , g - - - &J-This number has been delayed some bat Vvond. the tluy of publication in consequence of "not receiving a Mipply of pa per. in time. These "del Ays' arc exceedingly vexatious to us, and we shall endeavor to preventtheir recurrence. . We hop our 6ubcri'.H.T3 will excuse us for the pres snL - . 5 '-- - . , , . ' ' t.1 i - f For Sale at this Office- ; 1 ' ' "A k-coud hand Waahington Press, No. 4. Plttt 'tm 87 by 24.' ' " ,T wo pair of poiuts' 1 prcas wrench, 1 tympan .wrench. 1 Bheop' foot, lbrayer, funmhod with prewi without additional charge. The pi ess ii in jjood condition, and will be sold cheap for cash or approved paper. ' -". Alw a feoond hand Tatent imperial Eamagc Tress' ; -- V ' ' : ' .' i . Gomel's Laot'ji Book. The December nurn bcr of Godey cornea to us with a hearty welcome. It is filled with useful knowledge on all subjects, beautiful engravings, fauhion plates and patteroa for embroidery. r CoHPiAisTS. Complainta ar daily made to v& in regard to the management of some few Post 'offioca in thia countv, and the manner in - which par papers are treated by certaiu officials. Sub- tcribers alledge that they do not receive intir pa pers regularly from tho Pobt ofiice, and when the raekaee does arrive, they are carelessly thrown upon the counter, and then frequently permit raitted to be taken away by persona to whom they do not belong. Should we have any more complaints, we shall endeavor to have the matter investigated. '; -; ; Proceedings of the Senatorial Conference." - The proceedings of the conferees of the 15th district, hich will be found iu another column, -are worthy of attention at thia time, when the choice of a candidate for the next Presidency is beginning to agitate the public mind. The pas sage of the reaoluticns offered by Mr. Bogs, us a "fact thjd'ia fiignificant its meaning cannot be 'mistaken. It indicates that the sentiments of Pennsylvania ia steadily -concentrating upon'ilr. Iiuchanan, as the man to bo ottered by her as her choice at the 5fat: uai convention . When it is recollected, that although Mr. Buchanan has al ready twioa carried Peunaylvania, yet his friends coull never carry this Senatorial district before, the importance of tho action of tho conference, Will be better understood, and its moral influence appreciated. ,, " , " Thieves About. - The quiet and peaceable citizens of our town "and vicinity, have been much annoyed recently, by the degradations of certain light Cngcred gen tlemen who arc iu the habit of entering cellars &C, and appropriating every article of value they ioi lay KanHs on. - Ac yet na serious dep redation has been couuuitted.. On the night of the Slh int., tlte house of Air. ilarlett, on the Jefferson & Kbensburg Plank Bond, was entered during the night time, and a large amount of provision, and several valuable articles of clothing abstracted. On last Saturday night the cellars of Jaa. Murray and N. J. Roberta were entered and rifled of everything of value that could be re moved. - Cn tho followiug night an attempt was made to enter the dwelling of Mr. Geo. Huntley, and a few evenings . ago a young man, named Evans, was shot at while riding on horseback .: through , the woods South of thia place, the ball pasaing through his coat close to Lis breast. It' is supposed that the object of -this atrocious at tempt to commit murder, was to obtain the horse which Mr. Evans was riding, it being one of the most valuable in thiacountrv. ' " s . The News from Europe. - ' Tlie steamship Pacific, at New York, from Liv erpool, brings a week's later intelligence. The ' news is interesting bat not very important." Much , uneasiness prevailed in England from fears of a rupture of their relations with the United States. The Lonfon Times continues its vaporiugs. There . is nothing from tho Crimea beyond the' fact that . the Allies have returned to their previous posi tions, and were in expectation of an attack from the Rus&iaus. 1 It is unlikely that any further n operations ill take place this season. Both arm ies are preparing for the whiter. Some : trifling uctestes hate been gained by the lice s, which . have now sailed towurda tho Gulf of Perekoj. Gen. Codriugton luis been appointed to the corn- tnand of tho British troops m the Crimea. ' The difficulty between Prance and Napies has been -Mttlcd. .' - - - . "rV UKUti ""t, Mat r.-, .tt.OTruiUB v. rier Buau uot iorg.-t , that important medicine,. Coughs and 0,U rand breast jCuinplam:,- v:Ultel Peet-Fal Syrup, f prepared by Dr. : K.-y erf Whch.de Druibt.. i,ljlO Wood Street, l'ittsbiirgu. Pa. Wc have pub- lidicd several &4kw' from th Pittsburgh Press lutnmeaJhix it in t hi WAesf terms, and ueruav r.rj !.;. w'.-a,..f -r.,n Y x-tr.- " tw i t , ' Syrup,- It u is snLrst :Ju MfcPmi.it . 4r '-rl- 1' ' --- " - V?-$9tTlJnT?: nTb' - Ta" v that ir. Key w'. 1 ooth Acie remedy for sale at Ja11s McDsaMiTT'a,. in thw jyl ace wilbsu.p ict-j ' r4iatijT an a-hk.j txth; v,cft ies j.? - :L"Mri-?5.iL :. Gen. Bowman and tie Adjutant General's Office. ; It aites tia Jiuch, pleasure to bo enabled to lay before cur renders the annexed article, from the iSodford Gazette," explanatory of the position of our ei Pained friend, Ges. G. W. Both an, in rcferciico : to. the appointment of Adjutant Gcncx- il. It w ill, nt erne, satisfy every- candid mind, that the Uimsy pretests for 6upvridiug Liu) Lave no ro:d foundation. --rr-r- " Exp, renct bas demonstrated the fact that, just iu proportion To the efficiency and success that uwr attend ihc fTts of the chnmpiors of dem ocratic principle, may we measure the solicitude f the enemies to truth to deul out proscription and blackeu their reputations. 'There is not in this Commonwealth a xiaic "Sentinel on the I Watch- tower of Lt'ncrty," who has rendered Jnorc tignal service to the good cause, of democracy, that the present Know-Nothing ministration siczed the first onm-r amity, after having been in- ducted iiito power, to i-pit out its venom upou the devoted head of Gen. Bon man. . The only result of their vindictive efforts has btou an . exposure of their malica and tlw: recoiling upon themselves of the public opprobium intended for him. , The perusal of the annexed article will bo jie euliarly gratifying to tho D.-mocracy of Cambria county. Bedford and Cambria are twin Sisters in the democratic family. The reputation of the champions of tho party in the one is held sacred in both. It is well understood in this county, that the int.ni in seeking to deprive Gkx. Bow man of military authority, was not to increase the amount of patronage to bo dispensed by the present admistration, bnt rather to lessen Gen. B. in public estimation and to curtail his iflueuce and popularity. How far have their poisoned arrows fallen short of their mark! Instead of attaining the object in view, it will only serve to endear their intended victim to the honest yomen rv of Pennsylvania,- and cause them to look for fresh opportunities to manifest their regard for him. It is unnecessary to extend our remarks in ex planation of the controversy between Gen, Bow man and the present State Admistration. - The General does that fully and satisfactorily in tho article which-we copy. Bead it. The Ad iutant General Case. Soon after Gov Pollock took his Guberna torial seat, he attempted to nulefy the laws of Pennsylvania, Dy appointing one oi nis ivnow- No thine friends to the othce ot Adjutant oen- cral of the State, then held by Gen. Bowman, and whose term of service had not expired. This infraction of the laws was met by Gen. Bowman in a becoming spirit, and resisted. It was precisely what we had a right to expect from a gentleman ot the uencrai a intelligence and patriotism. Ihc matter was earned " to the Supremo Court, and decided recently by that tribunal at Sunbury. The attempt to displace Gcu. Bowman, without cause, and substitute in his stoad Mr. Power, has met with a merited rebuke from the Supreme Court There are three pointu in the case decided by the Court, to wit : 1st. That the commission bestowed by Gov. Pollock on General Powkk, is illegal and void - 2d. That General Bowman is the legally commissioned Adjutant General of the tbtate, for three years from the date of his appoint ment by Got. Biglxk, and Lis commission does not terminate until October, 18iG. 3d. That although Gen Bowman is iu law the Adjutant General of the Mate, aud euti tied to the office, yet the Court refuse to grant a mandamus on the Mate lrcasurer to compel the payment of his salary, because he has not, as yet, complied with the precedent condition of the Militia Law, requiring certain official bonds first to be entered up by him. J - General Bowman has made one of the most efficient Adjutant Generals of the State we have ever had. 11c has been uniformly cour tcous to all in his official relations, showing special favors to none, save whose merit alone demanded a recognition of . lib claims, a f ct which will be generally conceded by the mili tary without : distinction. ; He was Adjutaut General during .the administration of Gover nor Sulsk, and it is well remembered to this day . with what euersry and patriotism , he or ganized two regiments and a detachment of volunteers in Pennsylvania, , lor the Mexican war. In the absence of appropriations, Gov ernor buuxK ana nimscu tnrew tneir . own private notes in bank to raise the requisite funds for the transportation of these troops from Phuadelphsa to Pittsburgh. : hen wt regard these striking incidents in connection with his character and history, the decision of the .Supreme Court in his favo is most wel come. General Bowman will hold the office under his present commission until October, 18iG r FenMplcaRian. , rioie. uur mend, uoi. auce, is in error in EayiDg that I have not, as yet, mea tne AJona required py taw yet i am pleased that he has so stated it in order to enable me to make a statement on ihir partic ular ixnnt that will be fiwy understood. W hen Gen. Keenan was ; appointed to a Foreign Mission by the President, he was ordered to repair to his post forthwith. Indeed, his time to prepare was so limited that he could barely take the Books and papers of the office to JJarrisbnrc, on bis way, and made a limited, but satisfactory Report, on his arrival at New York, just before his departure. - In the con fusion of affairs, the othce being thus suddenly thrown on the hands of the Executive, he commissioned me to fill it, and requested me to come on to the seat of Government, and take immediate possession,' which I did. The Governor, in his haste, having sent the Con mission to me under his own envelope, instead of that of the becretary s oihee, as it usual i and no blank Bond accompanying it, the con i s ouenec was that 1 nrijlectcd, for a limited ! rioJ, to hunt p a form and write one HJ however,1 not a great while after I was , appoiiitwl, and i procured the names of Hon V'm. T. laujrherty and Hon. Ww. P. Scheil : s-.tuiitv, and Hon. Job Mann as witness t Being 8-hiom at Ilarrisbnrg, I laid the Bond ! J" "niy dsk anion the mill ary papers, where ? 11 remamf-d f. a considerable length of time 'goii -n. . As. roon as tl-e omi on Was J.w - mhf (o mynotieo, I at bncefctated that ,"t Jind hud been tilled, und-was ready to j Wore the Supreme Court, I paid no further I attention to the Bond until that body met in - t 5" August last,' when ou "counsel . iianici it to tUQ Chief Justice,' and it was ubflcquently sent to Ilarrisbnrg, where it is fnw Cld. covering the entire period of our jp0mmiiiion " At best this Boud is merely nominal, in fact, but, of course, it is not so j in lava ' It merely demands security in 8i- I 000, whilst the property in the Arsenals some- j times amounts to 50,000. V V ,: i have never had a red copper in my pos session since my appointment belonging to the . Commonwealth. Whenever old arms and stores have been sold, I have Unifornjly direc ted the Brigade Inspectors to make sale, in their respective Brigades, (Bonded olncers.j and account for tho same in their settlement with the" Auditor Generaland.Stato ' Treas urer. G. W. B. v. -. Senatorial Conference.'.-: . -..r The conferees from, the 15th Senatorial district, IJi.nir, Cambria and Huntingdon, met at the U. S. Hotel in the borough of Hullidayaburg, on Sat urday, November 10th. . , ' i5 ; The following gentlemen 'presented their cre dentials, and took their i-ents a Conferees lilair. li. W. Mai tin, W. G.Murray, Saml. Heushey. . ? .-. ,.- -.. - ; : j - f; ,u Cambria. L. Cassidy W. W. -Ivory, IL A. Huntingdon. Samuel r Iscnberg, - Samuel T. Urown. - ' ' - - - Adelphus Patterson, of Blair county, was nom inated as Delegate to represent the 15th District iu the next Democratic state convontion, aud his -election unanimously confirmed Mr. Boggs then olfcred tLe following resolutions, aud addressed the conference at length in support of them. i -. - - ; - ? JicsUvetl, That we rcjjire in the : residt of the recent election in IVnnsj lvar.i.i, as the triumph of principles over fietions and isms that coiul i ned to defeat the Democratic party. The tri umphant election of the Hon. Arnold Phimer, and a Democratic rnaj-.rity in htli branches of ( tho Legislature is the death blow to" Know Nr- i thingism and secures Pennsylvania for the Presi dential nominee in 1856. ! - .-- Resolved, That Jas. Buchanan is our first ciu4ce of .President. A3 goes Pennsylvania, bo goes the Union. - AVith James Buchanan as the candidate for the National - Democracy, our State and Naj tional . triumph would be certain. His great tal ents, enlarged experience, aud eminent public services at home and abroad nil po:ni to him as our next Chief Magistrate. :The Chair once oc cupied by Washington," Jefferson, Jackson, and Polk would be worthily tilled by l!ennsylvama's favorite son, Jas. Buchanan. Ktsolwd, lhat the Senatorial Delegate this day elected be, and is hereby instructed to vote for delegates-to the. National Convention favora ble to the nomination of Jas. Buchanan for Pres ident. ':'':- ,". ' " ,' .: " ; - i After further discussions, tho resolutions passed by the following "vote : , ' ) ' Teas Messrs. Martin, Murray, Caasiday, Ivory andBoggs. . ; . . ; ,' f - : - '. Nays Messrs. Brown, Henshey and Iscnberg. Tho conference then adjourned. . ! - Signed by tho officers. - , . For the Democrat 4 Sentinel. Among the duties devolving upon the Demo cratic members of the Lower House, will be the duty of selecting a suitable person for Seargeant at Arms. When we speak to the assembled rep resentatives of the Democracy of the State, it is unnecessary to discaut upon the merits and the qualifications of Gen. John Hcmfheets. These have beou tried and tcbted, and all nho know him, accord the qualifications which he so well manifested, whilst occupying the station, to which his friends ask the Democracy of the State to re instate him- Know-Nothingism, illiberality and injustice, -hindered his election last year ; this ses sion his election will be urged as a matter of right. justice and Democracy. v - ' ' ' Whom fanatics ostracise, honest men applaud. From Vie London : Chrmiide Money Artide) of Thursday. , ... . .. American AjTairs in Europe The Bubble ; Alarm Threatened Troubles with ; ;- ' the United States. ; 3 ; There has been some check to-day in the rising tone of the English Stock market. Prices have partially receded, and the opera tions for the rise have been much less numer ous. Notwithstanding the recept of advices from the Crimea indicating the retreat of the Russians as something-- more than probable, the tone of the market nas not heen influenced by the foreshadowing of an event which is of considerable interest. 1 hi, specuUtlors forste danger in another quarter, and huve' wisely made a tinuig pause. The allusion made in the money article of the Morning Chrouicle of Monday last to the possibility of a collision with American interests, is to-day very plain ly spoken of in the leading editorial article of tho limes, ' in a way to at once command the attentive consideration of all whose views are not bounded by the incidents of each day. : To all who wish to arrive at something !ike an estimate of the future courso of events to direct them in the present crisis, and lead them safely through the dangers by. which they are threatened, it is absolutely necessary that they give free scope to the investigation of the many subjects of deep and momentous interest . which are only beginning to attract notice. " It is well for speculators and holders of stock, and for the entire commercial inter est of the kingdom, that the protulooat notice to-day given by the Times to this subject was made pubho just when the state ot public reel ing upon tho critical aspect of affairs had somewhat sobered down, rather than when last week it was so sensitive to every adverse influence. The consequences might then have been serious; but, as it is.the effect has been to arrest an untimely feeling of returning hope in the. restoration of monetary djf'uirs, which may lie conducive to their more compreliensice const dcra'wn.. .- . .. - ' : i- i SUGGESTIONS ON AMERICAN POLICT -THINGS TO '5 s,11 ius TuocGirr or. ' 8 - To the Editor of the London Times : I i Sir Half-measures are unprofitable s and dangerous. The British squadron on the North; American" and West India . station is about to be reinforced iu consequence of cer tain language said to be held forth by the United States Government to our own can- ce ruing the island of Cuba. A few words on the subject may not therefore be amiss. .... ' -Looking down the. vista of .the future one perceives two probable events whicbare liKeJy to affect the peace of Great Britain the one, I and more im mediate,. tke. seizure of Cytbahy the United Mate ; the other, their appropri ation- of. the MostptUo and outer territories tn Central America. The latter appears now of slight moment,- but av years roll on and the Western "world increases in importance the possession of the strip of land dividing North ern and Southern America,' and consequently of the ship canal through the isthmus, (which will assuredly bo made tome, day ,) will b of a value, both io military and commercial point of view, that is little thought of while we are absorbed with our-European affairs. '' Plilanthropy, love of peace, commercial Lu terct' i, every consideration points . to an American war as the greatest curse that could befall Great Britain ; yet many deep thinking people have considered -it as a not .unlikely event. Look how the present war has been brought about a war was not wished for by either England or Russia. Step by step did Nicholas advance in his ambitious scheme, se cure in English indecision, until, 'to tho regret of both nations," a sanguinary war ensued ; whereas, had Great Britaiu firmly taken hor stand, and, said, thus, far, .and no further shall yon go," llussia would have stopped short. Let us not play tho liko game with the Uuited States, but let us clearly and straightforwardly proclaim how far we intend to go in preventing tho annexation of Cuba to the Uuited States, and- stand by our deter mination. ; - i- In deciding the Cuba question, however, it will be well not to overrate its importance, that the two great Anglo-Saxon nations may not come to logger-heads for a : consideration of secondary moment The matter stands thus : The United States people are deter mined to possess Cuba, if they can, right or wrong. What great barm will, arise from their having it? ? In their hands the island would increase three times in commercial val ue! and would thu3 indirectly benefit Eng-; hd certainly far more than it now docs, iu the state of moral -degradation in which Spain holds it. - '' i : i :i T'-s ; .. ' - (j If Spam thinks1 herself 6trong enough to hold t!uba by force of arms, if require-l, let i her dl so ; otherwise the most sensible course for lfir to pursue would be to sell it to the CnitdJ States ;"- and this" she probably will do if noij falsely led to believe that England and Fiance will fight her battles for her. : i , Wkh resard to our i present Allies,- the Frenih, they are less interested in maintain ing fiiendly relations with the United States than ourselves ; we should, therefere, be cau tious j that a proper anxiety to uphold our French alliance docs not lead ns into a policy whick would bo detrimental in other respects. ? - - - l our obedient servant, - -j - '' " --'j'--'' Jso Half Measckes. 3 - ; From the Liverpool Post , ; - :---J Stop 1 . 3 ' V" ; ; Our Minister , having get their hands in the making of war, seem desirous of exten ding the - employment. Being now quite masters of tho East, they . are disposed to go West; and, after thrashing tho Cossack, will have a turn with the Yankee. , - 1 . I " Tho departure of war vessels from Ports mouth ' for Bermuda and the West India Is lands has excited curiosity rather than alarm ; but the limes of yesterday ascribed ,to them an important mission -important in more sen ses than one. , They are to do for the United Slates - what the United, States cannot do for themselves. " The Unglish - Government,". Bays the Times, is omitting no opportunity of reinforcing the West India squadron, and thus interposing a powerful fleet between this country and the North American Continent; This proceeding will, we doubt not, call'forth from a large portion of the American Press that species of mild and temperate comment in which they delight wheuever the . conduct of England is in question, and a little political capital is to be manufactured by making her the object of invective and depreciation." , Doubtless, j " We have," contiuues the rimes. and we claim the right, to take every reasonable precautiou against the spirit of un bridled license which the preseut Government of the United States seems inclined to toler ate." ,,: ; ,-3 .. .U, ', ' The reader perhaps supposes that these ap prehensions are produced by fears for Cuba.' They are uot. . What is feared is an expedi tion to Ireland ? ? ;' I If Jonathan was not always so terribly in earnest, he might overwhelm the British Gov ernment with ridicule humble them by that dread laugh which neither nations nor philos ophers can scorn t . . .-.,- ..-.- ... - What 1 an organized army in America for an invasion of Ireland I - Iu America, where the name of Ireland stinks in the national nostrils ; and to land in Ireland, where every thing American, except grain and' cotton, is odiovs alike politically and religiously. Why, evens Young Ireland would do what young Emmet said he would do burn" every blade of grass in the land before the foot of the in vader should pollute it; aud there is not a priest in the laud who would not denounce the Yankee infidel, not a farmer who would not arm himself against the men who wouli dis turb the only prosperity the country has ex perienced for centuries. " i-v Neither our reading nor our recollection can furnish a parallel in absurdity to this. The Times must be joking seriously, - and the joke could only take where the most pro found ignorance of - America ' exists.- : It is well known that the children born in the States, of Irish parents, are in ore violent Know-Nothings ; than Yankees of birth, and that the Catholic population in the ' Union could not furnish 0000 soldiers. ' But then wo t aro told that - the anti-British feeling .in' America would make up the deficiency. Nonr sense I the "American people talk .foily, but never act it. J . : :. The American people and Government will interpret the presence of our ships in the' West India waters "differently. . They will not be persuaded that our government nave fears for Ireland, but they will suspect that, they pur pose a menace in favor of Cuba. They will read in the speech of General O'Donnell, in the Cortes," that Spain, in allaying herself with France and England, acquires the aid of these allies for protecting Luba.- .Now, we believe that, at this moment, Cuba!- is in iio more danger than J Ireland ; but the United States Government will feel it duo to its dig nity to demand an explanation. What ex planation can be offered? It must be cither a humiliation or an insult, and America may Beixe the moment to resent or insult. Can we afford a misunderstanding with tje States? Are commercial circumstances of a nature to warrant an interruption to trade ?t; And all for what? .For Cuba? for Ireland ? Pshaw ? Lord Palmerston had better stop, and recall the snips-. v;..- ,. - . , r-Louisiana Election. ' ; ? Jjouisiana has wheeled, into the Democrat ic column. Robert C. Wickliffe, pemocrat, ) is chosen Governor" of Louisiana, and .the whole Bemocratic State ticket is also elected. .The Congressional delegates will ' stand three Democrats and-ene American.' t! ' ; " . : : 75 fa Democrat Sentinel.' WESTEB2T C0EEISP0NDEHCE. - L Fallesstein -Pakm, Cuasiton Co., Mo., , 'T'. w:. ' -.. j - November 2, 1B&5. ; Whcu I left the mountains and Its numerous attractions, I promised to inform you of what I saw in ray rarablts, but hare been to much en gaged that I have scarcely had time to do so until thia evenings I have v little to report of interest during my trip by land and water,, until I " w as wifely fended in old Kcntuck. " 1 went by railroad from Pitts burg to Cincinnati, passing through a beautiful and highly protluctive country, teeming with a bountiful crop of grain, corn, and grass, and ador ned by a number of well built, pleasant locking cities and towns, in all of which considerable bu siness seemed to be transacted. - The most impor tant of these aro Wooster, Matsilon, Cohimbuj aud Xeuia, all of them presenting a favorable ap pearance, as you whirl pabt at lightning speed in tne well finished and commodious ears. Cincin nati I reached at 8 o'clock in the aftonioon, and whiled away the evening strolling through its streets, observing the superiority of the buildiugs in the commercial part of the city over those in Pittsburg, and admiring the be.uity of the private residences and public buil.Uiigs,' with which I was greatly pleased, r, Thera is en immenso trade and travel ' to and from this city, so many railroads centering here, which in connection with the river and canals, are building up a great commercial emporium worthy of being called the " Q ictn or. the W. st." . ' "1 Leaving Cincinnati n-sxt jnoruiug at 8i o'clock by railriad for Iuisville I passed through part of the Miami Valley, the riclicst agricultural por tion of the State, and at the junction of the Miami and Ohio rivers I noticed a field of corn, contain ing over six hundred acres, standing about four teen to sixteen fret high. , Passed in front of-the mansion of the lamented ex-President Harrison, at North Bend, a two story frame house, well sit uated on a gentle slope from the river, haying large forest tries ia front ot' the house, eausing it to look as if the General in his life 4-ime had lived perfectly 'at home." Passing through the lower part of the State? of Indians, the" railroad being a new improvement, the country' appeared thinly settled, very level, and abounding with small vil lages, steam sawmills with upright saws, numer ous ponds, and chills and fiver.. The people generally-had a pale, le..n au-l hungry look about them, caused I presume by bad water and sl akes. . I reached Louisville ot three in the afternoon, and discovered I should be detained until the next evening liefore lu.it would leave. Walkecfdown Main street to the' cotn'.T of Twelfth, atnl had a bird's cf view f the sx-ne of th.i tl-ction riots,' where I n. ticed the brick and- mortar ff some twenty h'.iisei, which hnl b .cm dcsir)ycI by Ore on that occasion. , But every thi.ig is quiet now, andtojejomo fnmUiar with tiie iohabitjut.-!, who aro, social and. hospitable iu tin; highe.t deg,r.e you wondir that such, a stain r.poa tli rho.-;ict r of the eify biul ever been pei j-etralel. .Fstnli- ci -tu, however, once it wizas uiku tie hearts of tho people," must rent lUfpleeai 111 some manner. as it out here, and then die out, leaving the mi sible portion itf the community to w.iiv'tr hI i' petty niidice, injuring as it did in the Louisville case the most innocent (leleneelos woman a'J little cnildren. There are mn3- capncl-us, t-le-. crantlv built rcfidences in the citv, Iwoad street. and well constructed bmineas hous-s. 1 vinte i the Thentre in- the evening, one of the prettiest hui!dinrs I was ever inside of, th (Joyrati n 1 e ius of light screen and gM, a Cnc contrast, but as the company a "ixior indeel," 1 did noWe- main lon. . Ir. the morning I hail the p'casure of meeting Mj. il-igoiim, late the Democratic can didate for Lieut er.aut Governor, 01. Caldwell, ex ' mcmVr r.f Congress, rf the A'oltiuer resiiment in tho Mexican war. find I. Haniev of tt-c lxnis ville Democrat, all if whom as-snred me that next vcar Kentucky would ca.t her rote for the nomi nee of tli.' Cincinnati National Convention of the Democratic party. Pennsylvania can and will do likewise. . .. ' -: I left on the steamer " Fa-daou," one of tho St. Ijuis Packet, e n Wed.,cd;y evetdug. Thre were alxut three hun-.ln-J isa.-'s 'tigers on ljoard, in the cabin and on deck, the yreat tnai.ritv ff them bound for31issouri and Kans. Siine fif teen or ' ei-'hteen families were from the het por tion of Kentucky, Shelby, "Woodford, Kcott and U.urbon counti-s, cnngrating t tlie far v t. where, as several of them infirmel me. Xhn lan wasxnore fertile and ther could better ttv ir eon; dition.' The second evening out a dance was pro p)ed and very penerally ncqnieseerin.' an.i s xn the tripping gaily en the cabin. lixir f f I ulics and eent. to the music of one-rf thot?c gridiron instru ments, called a dulcimet, I believe, asMired me that all ' were enjoyinf themsclres quite c'everly. Friday ni'rning early brought our boat tot" PaducaV wharf, after a slow but plens.mt trip, the fig having compellitl the boat to 1 ty to all of one night. - ; ; - , P:irUiCiih is a thrinnp 1 i--e. has a population of six thousand, and is situ ife 1 nft'te iun-tii n "' the CumbtTland and O'.io river. A Rolling Mill is leing constructed here by a Pittsburg company, and two more will be built next year. An excel lent Marine Railway, to repair Steamboats ia ff great advantage to the place. The Marine Hos pital has a beautiful situation and is spacious and well built. The Court House and Jril are under par when compared with yours, but no r buildings will be pt np next summer The Branch of the Kentucky Bank, is erectinir a magnificent struc ture, which would be an ornament to any part of Broadway, -J. . Her i. the terminus of the railroad from Paducah to Mobile, and the compa ny intends to have their workshops at this point. t Considerable of the road is gradod. and part of the track laid, iut will not be finished for two years. ; An Agricultural Fair was ia prSTesK near tho city and this being the last day of exhibition I went "to we what was to be seen. Nothing was exhibited this day except horses', mules, and cat tle. There were some excellent blooded horses on the ground, but the exhibition in this respect did not surpass the late fair in Cambria. "Very few cattle wf re on the ground, the lower part of Ken tucky does not raise many, Hon. , Linn Boyd took the first premium, a handsome silver cup. for the lest three vear old rolt, a sorrel mare, full blood, named ' Rose." She is certainly next to " Excelsior," Dan Rice's horse, the prettiest form ed animal, (being perfectly faultless in every res pect,) that I hate ever seeu. There were about six hundred persons present at the fair, and occa sionally a little excitement when the red ribbo n (the shin of the first premium) was attached to J the bridle of a favorite horse. , The gentlemen did all the ruling and managed their horses well. Col. Byd I rcgTet to say is quite unwell, having suf fered severely from Chronic Diarroeah for some months,4 and at present has ' an attack of chills and "fever, a disease" quite prevalent in Southern Kentucky this fall. . He is much reduced in body. j but has. strong hopes of being himself again in the course of two or .three months. . He was not a candidate for Congress this ,year, but his district elected Burnett, Democrat, by over three thousand majority. Friday night there was an Agricultu ral Ball at the "St. Francis Hotel," and your cor respondent bein a "dancing man." occasionally, thought he would go and have a fair look at the people. There: war ore&ent about forty or ft fry r coupla,- the gentleman Jtokinj thnr best aaa fcau on their-Sunday suSUJ wLUst fhe ladies wcra dres sed to kill, with- very low. necked . dresses, cuius expensive. ones too, trimmed in the. latest and most approved Parisian mode. lit iug unacquain ted, and cone of my friends along, -having g0n to the strouit ia a small crowd by Kiyse'd", I stood back like a bound boy at a heskin, ind was iccre ly " a looker on in Vienna." I macagci. to get one dance during the evenings entertainment, which I made good use of and put in my beet licks." At 12i o'clock we had a um ptuous uj per, oysters, col J turkey, chicken, duck, chicken sabid, lobster salad, aandwiches, coffee, cham pagne, Ac., &c, and being exceedingly hungry from over exertion dancing, I piled in as if I had purposly starved myself for a week in anticipa tion of a least. ,Thc next day I felt " bully," and wa pleased with the adroit manner ia which I had luckily escaped from being upon tho floor the previous night every act..-, . . Sunday morning I left ftr St. Loui cn tho steamer Northerner," a good boat that carrita verv bad butter, and at 12 o'clock wo were eoinz out of the Ohio, " way down at Cairo," into the Mississippi. There as a motley crowd on Irard, Americans, Uermans, Insn, trench, inclish. Jews, and all other nations promiscuoiH-ly hii'l- d'ed, or in the words of one fif Cambria s giftM sojr jumbled ' v-'ieuifr. MX nuwired passen gers almard, white folks arid niggers in the cabin, and the me below deck. " A number of Ken tuekian and Virginians, with their kUvik, wt-r einigrsting t Missuiri and Kansas, Pernylvi- nian lor Iowa and iltnuesota, Germans, &&; for the same destinntu-n. We paused Capo Girardor a beautifnl location and toM-n about rundown, af ter w bich the crowd in the cabin, or at least the gt eiier portion of it adfournel to-the ladie cabin. where we had preaching ; Ly a Tennessee n. to whom I Iistenetl patiently , hojiiiij: to hear soma new idea, but they came nt. - A Jady remarked to me that idm thought his 'a-.Tmnn long, but that be bad bettor make it so, as she presumed it waa the birgmt audience -he ever -luvl or ever would have to ht?n to him.- - a he soemry on the Mi6--uri side of the Missiasippi ia pretty, the shore being generally bluff rocks, arched in many pla ces r correctiy as an artificial structure. After breakfast next morning passed Jefferson Barrack, 12 miles bt-low St. Louis, and at 11 o'clock, M m d:y, were wifely at the wharf. Walking up to the Planter' Ifouse I met wveral PittsburgeM. the first familiar faces I had seen since leaving Paducah. Hired a hone and bugy immediately and drove to the Barracks, where I saw John C. Murray. Evan Davis, James Skally and Henry Dopp, of our county', and Johnstou lt- of Tunnel Hill, formerly of IHtUburg. They were all in pood health except Murray and Skally, who had a flight attack of the chills, but were able to be on duty and would I e ' well in few days.- They were glad to see me and I them. The regi ment had order, to move on the Thursday follow ing to Fort Bcknap, Texas, by land. Ivuitt the Barraksaud a grently pleased with the sit uation and the well IhM out r.nd commoditu.--p-ounds connectel with them.. The location U the best I have ever seen. I returned to the city in the afternoon, and met Col. Lawson, Sam. Sin--per, Wrp. Patton, late engineer on the New Por tag.', all of whom have, contracts on the Iron Mountain Railroad, and other acquaintance,, which made me feel at home. ' I was particularly pleased with the busii.e--like appearance of St. L-i;i, it is, in my opinion, the great city of the V st, but thtn l have not seen Chicago yet. Left St. lxuis Tuesday morning for Hermann on th Missouri river by railrood, which place w reach ed at 2A.Vlock, P. M-'and cfue;ht wp with tie 8tc.i".M;r . Col. A. B. Chambers," which- had left St. Ixmis, Monday at nxn- At Hermann met with W.'F. Maraw, Edq., of lu dependence, Mo., on his way to Washington. He rovrencnU Kan sas as Jmorc r.f a law and order Territory than heretofore. , - On' the boat I recognized a nunAtir of fell w passenger with me to St. Iju1s, which was agreeable. Had a fandang.:., to the ruurtc of a violin well played, on the boat at night, and wa kept it going tng as psib!e. . Ua thelara uotictxl U.oiisands of wild getsc and ducka, thai person might have made some havoc amongst if iu comfortable shootiug dihtanee. lTl:e Miascuri is low. tLe water rapid, and the channel coctiun ally changing, winch caused our boat t mak Blow headway. . I rcavLed Glasgow at dark Wed nesday night- and remained until Friday morning. It is a.snwll place built upon a steep hill ide, btt c uisider.tblo' busims is tranuwtttd doily. Col: Do4p, w-ho like myself, waa talking a look at th Great West, arrived on Ttinrsday ettning Fri day forenoon, with a pair of gid Lersesand bug gy wo started for Fallen.teiu, Mr. O'Neill's far in the distance being thirty-eight nvlca. Two mile, fr jm Glasgo v we .utsM-d tLrourh the old town ot Chariton, once situated on the Missouri river, but now at lcKSt one mile from it. The river during high Hood changed its courc, as" it frequently ilcc, thus completely- destroying tue prosjec.U of a flourishing town. Keytcsviile was tl.a tirtt vil lage we parsed through. "It is tfce county seat of Cliariton county, has a population of about Z10, three churches, two hotels aud a brick court hoii.e two MoriesMgh, but no jiul, ami a large tobacco mattufactory-- The priaouer, whcu thera are auy, which is .-ldom, are kept in the Ho tw.1 riiimty jail, at Htmtsville. twenty miles disUni. The houses in the twn, n in Ghisgow, are most ly frame, wth the chimneys of brick, built upon the outside to afford plenty room inside the house. Fnm Glasgow to Keyteaville. a distance of twen ty miles, tho country is prr try will aelth-d. Him land rolling, producing - abundant crops of corn and tobacco, and a ane heir p. - Letting KeyVe ville late in the afternoon we reached the fir prairie land iu an hour, ana after trateling tight tulles over Oiie -of the best rca-'s I have evw nit with, 1 saw for the first time a euMset upon tha pr lirie. For miles, tj the West, Ntnth and East of us the pra'riea were on fire, the Hr.oke present ing, as the setting sun shone upon it, a beautiful sight, one half of the Western heaven being of a deep aftd splendid vermiUion color. After dark the heavens were brilliautly illuminated by the light from the burning grass on thousands of acres, and twelve miles from Keyteiville fcund ua sur rounded by fire. . Going up a long hill, not steep, the dry prairie grass on each side of th road aa high a the horses, wc noticed a large fire over tho brow of the bill, and when we reached the top it was. sweeping towards ua wtth railroad speed. We stopped our horses, looked back, and the fire there was burning towards us also. o had a fire in front and one ia tha rear. Puttine the whip to the horns we drove at 2-40 speed down the hill, heard the cracking of the burninc crass ami roaring of the whirlwind of lira aa it wept past us, filling onr eyes with amoke and warming us up quite comfortably, as the sheets of fire kissed our faces. . Col. Dopp and myself being safely, through, baited for a while to survey the magnificence of the scene.- lit a cigar by the burning em tiers and travoled onward. Reached here at o'clock at night. Found Mr. O'Neill and family . and Mr., Garmon and family all in good health. Both their farms are of most excel lent land and well timbered. Mr. O'Neill b thetbct bam I have seen in Missouri, and the finest houss between here and Keytesvillc. Tbe I tnd here is very productive the soil black and deep. Thousands of acres" yet unimproved, the s-.il of which is far richer than any garden in bb ensburg:" Mr; Camion is preparing to build bin: self a good pew house. Corn and tobacco are the principal crops, but wheat grows excellently. And will in a year or so take the place of tobacoo, Thoconatry is rolling -prairie., and woodland. Stock raising is the best and moat profitably bu sinesa here. . Game is abundant wild .tvrteyi. nrairie chickens, squirms, rabbits partn J and a few deer, The new railroad Is bcin'Vu. 1 , gb miles north of this,: which, when nuL , r e rapidly incrca.e tbe population and-wex.. 1 cf pt country.' 1 write you in great hurry icd te?4? time to correct mistake in this, msouscr-.rth tha auraaccf my regardI a, gectle'ien; ;:, . JToUr m.ct.rerycc.t?ly-, T ?.ll pest ana cu .,Bj2ia vi. , 0 OR Co pi trtr
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