L. t',1 , J. I' :aU'-n i i i. i 1 - '"' f . ) a 1 .'I ' v" "V r ' I 1- ! ... - ., 5- ! .V : ' ''' J -'U ' ' 5 ' I - ' c - . -v . : -.'-'' 1 ! t -: t i. - " i ; ;.! -jjtSVcaia l . Esq., of JohnitovD. gladdened or Sanctum tbrUadwi UstSahay .our Mtttmed friend unirerjal complaint, aaja the Philadelphia vSSrOV' laat Mondaj, with 4he-light of Jiis count- Mri. Ptttt Thoropton of the rni ;of. tLcdger, that proTiaiona 1 arev towxigh h iS23k feT anV3Ir;Mttt4sntetWoW Mlrplertl'Clure ftJo . Philadelphia.-Mr, not. without foundation. Wow tli dollar- (I 1 -35 -1' Mle and retafl deafer'in!G roceriea. ProTblona, Thompeoa being a "Mountain Iky." Wna for jnpst practical puijwaea.sho buy more yrmarjrt'y . ) I j Jtc fcn(l vj beg li-ate tq recommend bun to of " aiure wn uuuiewau, we y 7 ' .mi rnr-HiL I rt 4 ft N tt n fl I yVUUUlUU UUU l II 1 1 I. J oTSTpSrtwT I K. C. DEYINE Editor and Prtfpnrtor C. J. MURRAY, Assistant Editor.' EtEK3CUHQ. W HDN KSU ATT M0UN1 NGr.::;NpYEMBEK 4. ;p Beef. Pork, Corn, Oats. Buck- whoat and I'otatoca for subscription, ad- vrtiainff and! job work doau at this office. We hope iLit notice will not be neglected by ail Hi iucxr theinstflres indebted to ns. , , ; ' BIL WILLIAM A. SMITH. ' In announcing the nomination i of. James Bnebansn for the Presidency, some eighteen ont1! ago, w propehcied that the Democracy f Cambiia would endorse the action of the Cincinnati Convention, by - upwards - of one honeand of 'a ; majority. Notwithstanding the Jllack-IlepuUicana . and;Know-Nothings laughed at, and told us tha if we believed onr aesertions wero correct, we were certainly Insane,. we confidently believed that the-rc-tnrr.a of tlV election " wyuld : prove that we KaJ not - overfehot ' the 'mark-.' And. we "were not dltappointed; The official majority for Buchanan and Breckeuridge in Cambria was e thov$an4 three hundred pndtventy ttro rote, the largest majority they received is any county in Western Pennsylvania. t At the Oenral election one yar previous, the majority for the Democratic State ticket was ouly six hundred.' If it ehonld be asked how the Democracy of Cambria more than doubled their majority ' in one year, wo can only an swer? that the name of JaToes Buchanan like the whistlo of jlodericlrDhu had magic in it; for the fiarlcfs and untiring efforts of such eterliog Democrats as DrJ William A Smith ia his af-port, had fixed him in the . hearts of the Jlouutain' Democracy- " When James Buchanan was malignantly assailed by' ene Biirs ia his own' household," ihe Democra cy ef Cambria led on by Dr. Wm. A. Smith, were' the firt of the Democracy of 'Pennsyl vania to pronounce in his favor for the Pres idency in 1844 ; 184S, 1852 and 185G-n When the contest for the, Presidency , was over, when it was ascertained to a certainty thai James Buchanan was elected, when the question of tbo distribution of tho spoils of efioe came to bo considered, the desire was unirertally expressed in every auction of this eeuntr, that Dr. Wmi A. Smith should be rememlercJ, that he should receive an ap pointment from the National administration worthy of the man and worthy of the Democ racy with whom he had so long acted, and who had full and ample opportunity of know ing and appreciating his worth. : ..;: .i4 -i 8 But tho will and desire cf the Democracy of Caaibria, hare thus far been treated with eonteirpt. White distributing patronage the favorita son of the JJanner county oft Wettern j'tnntyhania, has been treated as unworthy f even a passing'notice. ;Why is this and why will not tho rulo that to the victors belong the spoils" apply as well ' to , tho De mocracy of Cambria as' well as ' elsewhere ? Tie Democracy of Cambria e xpect . that the just claim of this county shall bo ackowledged by the National administration, by the. ap pointment of Dr. Wni. A; Smith to an office worhy of his eialtci talents, integrity, and influence among these who know him best J Tuc Editors of this paper are no politicians. TKev know nothing of the tricks of political eLees hoard, by which a few gentlemen behind the 'socncst endeavor to 'arrange the V programme," but they have always ' been the devoted friends of James Buchanan and they cherUh" the eiticcre desire, that he should do juitice to the trmst, ' tbo I most devoted friend ho ever had in Western Pennsylvania. 'J-It U unnecessary for us topass any enco mium on Br Smith,, Mr. Bnchananis as well acquainted with his political history as we are : be well knows that in advocating his tla1ius" to the , Presidency. Dr, Smith was as True as the needle to the pclc, A nd constant as the Northern Star, .-) Of w!ioa true fixed and renting quality, ,:-rere U no fellow ia the firmament.". Iu conclusion,' we have only , to say, that t!i Democracy of ; Cambria confidently anti cipate the appointment of Dr. Wm.A. Smith Vy the-National administration to an honora ble aod lucrative office; but even though they ahould be disappointed, , even though the Na t ioual aduiibietration bhOuld treat them with scorn and contempt wc arc confident that the principles of the - Democratic party are too deeply fixed io their. hearts, to allow them to le drivt n from its ranks by even ingrati tude. We eun say 'without fear of contra diction that there is not" a single Democrat in Cambria county, certainly cone in the bor ough of Hbcnsburg, who would ; not " regard the appoint mcut of Dr. Smith to office by the National adminu-tration aa a well merited compliment to the Frosty sons of thun Jer.'' v- S P LE IJ DID GIFTS. We ha ceired a circular from G. G. Evans Bookseller, Xo. 439 Cl.esUut st.. Philadtlphia,; in which he .aU- that each purchaser of a book atiii Ublihment. w.H receive a valuable gift io- Jtwtlry or some othor article. Be will send a caUlogu vt Uxks and GifU to any person .who may detir it, on their writing to ivn." See ad-vrrH-nin tj another eefttmn. . . " ' ' ' - ' ' the patronage of our." Concroaugb ' county 1 fricnda Altboueb deTOted adTOcatea of the causa of Temperance we cannot forbear sta- tiDr, that we have been Informed 6n reliable 1 - ilT'I-tiJ. jai;'j;uiy'fT;nil; f! old Rye Whiskey, Ilostetter's Bitters. - and that infallible f pecific for all the ilia that flesh Merchants who may want anyiumg j in weir ana ouiier ne can odwib wm greauy cue ir to: "Scheidam Schnapps." We more line, to call on Jod, ashe will no only "offer j per than he could six mbntha agoNof so, is heir than half surpect that he is the wag" allu ded fin; the following d Be," which we epy from the Local colwawef the tPitts burc Commercial Journal7 of -a late date : " half su?nect that he is the ' wag'J allu-1 '' Johnstown, Caaibria county, is a great I 1' L V.. . MjUB( .Mnftinn-for mnU." .l ''.i:t"'m: A A.A . ., -i .'-: .!. ..u .um.o. . ' ' j more free fights, see more broken" woses, and witness more destruction of the raw muitcrial in one day ticre,. than in any other patt of the State in a Veek.? Johnstown also has its I full share of wags. lor instance, a dealer J mmiA villaiT unl n arAnr ' tn a. : Ijihertv I trort merchant for three barrels of whiskey and onei,f. winc'enelosing te order in a an . .i: ' A). .( Am - ' -j nvelope, on the outside of which was printed tho folle wing : v ; , ; f,. vl ' : NATIONAL TrMPBttlNCB KXVKLOPBI ' ' V hat ardent jirit8 hat done tt leu years tn. me y..o - . .-.,.. rt v 1 . 1: It has cost the nation a direct expense of $600,000,000.; , -s 1- 1 1 :i indirect ex- 2: It has cost the nation an pense of 000,000,000 more. -31' P has destroyed 300;,000 lives. 4 It has cent 100,000 children to the poor hOUSe.. J,;, .,.1; nJ f ;,. 4 .' 5. It has consigned at least 150,000 per sons to the jails and penitentiaries. 1 '.. , 6. : It has made at l?at 1,000 maniacs. ; 7i It has instigated ' to' the commission of 1,500 murders. y ' '. ' . ,t . -. ' ";. ' ' 8 ."It has caused 2,000 persons to commit suicide.'"' ",' .- ' . .,' j : v'1" ,, I " 9 It ha burned '.'or otherwise . destroyed property to the amount of $10,000,000. - ' . .10. It has made" 200,000 ' widows, and 1,000,000 of orphan ' childrtn, Xft. 'Juit- ward Ettrett. - ; ' '""' ,neuierin s aeatcr practices wuat nc preach. g webave no means .of ascertaining; but that he circulates temperance documents there is no disputing, as the evidence is .be fore us. "''' Great country this," and Johns town is one ' of the institutions , you '"read about.'?. . 1,.. ! I.- - -; :; .;' Highly Important from Kaxsas! ; i'A Kansas emigrant passed through our town Yesterday," on his way from " freedom's Southern line,'' to tho home of his childhood, lie informed us that ho- left a comfortable home in one of our Eastern ,couotiesl two years ago, in company with a number of Kansas Emigrantf," all buoyant with hope, and singing ." ever -.and: anon'V Whitticr's Hymn: ' ' ! ;; V. : ' - , ''"We pass tho rruiries as of old, -: , ' Our fathers erased the sea. ' ."' We go to found in tber climcs 'A homesteiul for tlic free.'? , . . He says his family suffered terribly in the 'homestead of, the free," from cold, vurn agur, and a scarcity of provisions, . lie is decidedly of. the .opinion that " planting beside the cotton ; tree, the hardy " northern pine,wls"a very bad investment, in short that Kansas 'is a magnificent " humbug, and that Pennsylvania is a pretty sound old institution after all." The wagon ' containing his family I sing almost at dawn, and toiling late, he gives Within the part few weeks the rot had mani and plunder " was drawn bv a voke of I to his hieh office the conscientious fidelity and fi-sted itself in the moat extraordinary marf- joung oxen, which were evidently in f.' better ,1 .... - - t.r.t. ' ' .1 .. . - I case" than their owner, owning doubtless ' to the fact,-of . their having luxuriated on Prai rie grass during the last season,; een," our Ebensburg ; boys as usual, had a high old time of it.' ' Streets were barricaded, Signs removed, and some went even so far as to unroof pig-pens,' and break down fences A number of our staid and steady citizens are quite indignant at the whole proceeding Tl.-- fAnUZ W nt W;a "t-:-. erty and the " Public morals" must be - pre- seryed, and they have accordingly made informa- tion before a Justice of Peace, against the ring leaders of the " Skylarks,' and we understand that warrants for their arrest were issued this morning. As the whole matter will probably undergo an investigation before purr next Court cf Qurrter bessions, we forbear making any com - incuts"" with 'regard to the propriety- or impropri ety of the conduct of the boy or the prosecutors. We would adviso all aspiring politicians to take j the aide of tho boys, as it won't be many years j before they are all voters, and boys Fcldom'' for-1 get either a 'wrong or an act of kindness. Oyster SalOOXL Our accommodating l barber, Mr: A. Blain, has opened an Oyster borg called jQ , ftnd the M Saloon andTBatingaiouse,.iD the jopm over cred to be white men in disguise-near neigh Evans Hughes iCloing Store on;H.gh bors and.friend3 of her husband, who had . . r , t',7 CYS 7 opvii tuoiiuiuu, iiuu tuuuu every i,uiug loan- ly arranged, .the - Oysters - prime, y and the Mock' Turtle Soup delicious. ' He -has fitted np a Ladies Saloon where Gentlemen can call in with their sweet-hearts.i and par take of the luxuries which Blain is': prepared vy lurouin at an um.es, wttu nary 5 JjOaler, to a a A. . f - - uiuaust urjiitt&e me in airaia. t w .DeTiSTar. Dr.'A. J. Jackson will visit this placo tomorrow for the purpose of attending to all cases in his mrofession. : It U nMHlna f.-ir n to say anVthinx in" praise of .the Dr.. he is "well and favorably known to aU onr citixenas jkl gentleman and a master of his profoaaion; He a e found at the otS;t ef Dr. D. w Tiswis. ' purpose dtang in a new biock oi gooos, will not forget to give his firm a call. They are" wholesale dealers in Fancy Goods, Hosi- I &c. We would adriso all of our Country them baroaws, . but also show , them ;. the J 4 sights "in and about the. city. t 'si i Fire. We are pained to learn, tttt, the . ... r. . r , -ri- new Crame aweumg oouso oi jut. imzu . Hup-Ties -out two miles North East-of this . . . uy arv uo imv wujr g wa9 one of the largest and best furnished ,m in Hambria eountv. ; The familv were in the field at the time the fire occurred. hushing corn, and when first discovered, the devouring element had made Such progress, ' - x - it' : We understand that Mr. Hughes is 6f the op;Dion fire wa, mmuL.ted the v: - ' T . . . "7 . V loft floor ,Trom a stove-pipe paging varougn j ,:'i.:..onn . Zr!L-J: . , y , , ... f . . . i Aid tbom xna South ' The following is from the Charlestowa Murcury and we give it with pleasure, as a ppecimen of sympathy J on the part of our kind-hearted brethren - of the South :' . Tub Dismiss at thb Nokth. We have already seen touching evidences of the worst of all the effects of a commercial pressure--- the jjf$turc upon the poor which threatens to visit the Northern cities with terrible weight during the coming winter. When it ia'con sidered how vastlv every mouth adds to the weight of misery and despair, in a season which denies to the poor the privilege of work, and that this terrible effect has already devel- oped itself on the very brink of winter -Sve can hardly imagine the extent of the distress j during the ensuing months. Can nothing be j done ? If we are not rich in gold and silver, we' at least have an abundance of bread j and we are assured that any contributions of Flour or Brcrdstuffs that may rea-ch this city, will be fcrwarded 1 toJ their -destination free of I charge.- We doubt not that our Railroads, and those of the neighboring States, will act in a similar generous spirit. If this sugges tion is responded to, we have no hesitation in giving the assurance that tbo contributions! which will "rcaeh'this cty, will be promptly taken charge of and forwarded to thoir deeti nation. ! The Working Powers of tho Presieant A Washington correspondent of the Phila delphia Prcts , says : "As Mr. Buchanan at tends to all important matters himself, . giv ing even to details his personal attention, he will go hard now that he has returned from Bedford,? Pa. During his long and active iife, ;he has been remarkable' for a regular habit of increasing toil. ; Jiven m his retire- ment at Wheatland he was a ' close student and an earlv riser." During his residence at the British Court.he performed the heaviestdu ties himself. The number of letters and papers j,, writefJ DOirr without the aid of - an amenu- I ensis, is legion. '4-Beading without spectacles, and giving to every subject prompt and care- j fui attention r he is a wonder to his Cabinet j several of whom knew very littlo of him till thus thrown into connection with him. ', Ri- J patience which have marked his career from o J . 1 1 I tho day when ; nearly forty years' ago, he took his seat in the national councils." QkebStprt. We; take- the following from the Wakulla (Fla ) Ttmea, of the 14th of October, and give it for what it is worth : "A friend informs us of the following oc currence, which -is reported to have taken place recently at Attapulgus,; Ga. A gentle man who had received a considerable sum of money, was compelled to go from home, lea- mg his wife alone in the house situated 80me distaBCC. from ny'oner dwelling. i Tc- wafd evening two negroes entered too .house nu demanded of the lady the money, or, they would take her life. : Being a woman of great coolness,1 she saw at once that it would be useless for , her to evade the demand ,'80 she produced the money and gave it to them. 1 The "negroes then remarked, that as Puppet was nearly ready, . they would stay and cat with her. She told them- to be seated until she got it ready. The woman had a vial of strychnine in her cupboard, ; ; The woman, in sweetening their coffee, managed to put a dose of the poison in their cups. ' ' They drank,' and in a few moments wapa dpd .Tlin niirt known of his receiving the money, and of his Jjggug tri-.sir-' .'". v-.tt . . ?. , ; 5. : . , ' "' -'"" r r '': ;;.XSr The usoof ether and chloroform; in painful operations like drawing teeth, is well - J known to be dangerous and often fatal. X M. I Duehcsne,' pexe, a medical dentist, has lately i ,u"ul,;u oiiuyiv uui ingenious iippamua. which will certainly make a noise in the world. It consists of two little balls, from the centre of which, by pressure, a fluid can be ejected through a small tube, by the ear, directly up- on'"''llerTeV PBS temporary insensl a I WUty to pain during which the tooth can be j extracted. By this means pain can be avoi- I ded without affeetiB th wnentl eyTOrcau command me usual quanmy 01 me iooa wnicn composes the necessaries of life. If one wish- es to purchase furniture, or dry goodsor eamairesor atock"f or anvthine' in fact, except bread meat, vegetables, milk however, with provisions. As yet the pro- ducts of the soil have been able to resist; in a large degree, the downward tendency of pn to-Trf-' -.-- -- t" i ces. These-high prices of agricultural pro- , . - - , - - - , r .1 . - . J.' purcuasing power buwuu every uay gruw- me. ereater. ara not founded in reason., and cannot be, maintained, From very quarter of the Union-, tfbr example, we hear only '.of abundant crops. Under any circumstances, therefore, tbe price 0? wheat musVhave come down ; but in the present 1 stringency of tho money market, a heavy decline has occurred. d s still in progress. Farmers, to ;seU their woemmodate he price to the cencral decline. Accordinclv. at all the . . .t. r " ' :rv great central points of , the VVes. gram as fallen in price. The necessity of- eoonowiy which four families out of "every five is feel- ing,'; will tend still further to bring down wheat. The needy will be compelled to eat sparingly, the prudent will be careful to avoid waste What is true of this great cereal,, is true also of other staple agricultural products. jt vm tao time to effect this reduction, but u U t a3 inevitable as the contraction in the amouat of money which measures, and controls prices.' 'But as all prices under such a process come down together, their relative values are not altered,, or in otherwords the saaie amount of flour or potatoes will exchange for the ' same .1 amount of groceries or dry goods, or. any other exchangeable value which th'e, owner of the flour or potatoes may need. The value of . every product is measurable in a less amount of. dollars' but in tho same ftmont of. nrodncts. : The Drocess of reduc- tion is slow,' because every, prodiictivo inter; est iagh'ting though independently against tut it is a sure one,' because the interests of aU the consumers, a large number are uni ted to effect it Tiik Firb at .CniCAGO.T-lt now appears that at the late fire at Chicago." the most de- d life I", that has 1 J occurred for many years, no less . than nine teen bodies were jecovered. A gentleman, just from Chicago, informs us that the gloom and excitement occasioned by : this terrible disaster, by far exceeded that caused by the mosey crisis and hard times. Oo the day of the funeral, almost all of the business houses wore closed and many of the most ..conspicu ous buildings, masts of ships, t"c, were draped in mourning. ' It is stated; as one of the manv incidents jccurrior, . that j a man from ajilwaukie, after having been dug out t0 - w - -,h infinite difficultv from the place where he had been buried, turned upon his preser vers, as soon as he "was sufficiently recovered to give tongue,' an! abused and cursed them soundly for not having extricated him sooner. : '. I : '1 I ' ir. r ' . il Failure or thx Potato Crop is Gnqlamo -The London Star, of October 6. says that the antic:pations which bad, , up that , time, ' prevailed of a plentiful ' crop of potatoes iu j that couutry, had been suddenly dispelled. I . , ., - , rr ' 1 1 e :it V- l.o Qer. . xjnnareus oi ecrte wm uu pj o digging; and although looking very well when first taken out of the ground, in. less thtn twenty-four hours the potatoes are unfit for use:; f Unfortunately this sudden manifes tation of diseate is 'not confined to any par ticular district, but it seems general. This is very sad intelligence for the poor, as it will practically put this valuable esculent beyond their reach. - - j i.. - i Tub Lord Mayor or Losdox. It ia stated that the Lord Mayor of London receives a sum of 7000, not for performing the duties of Chief Magistrate, butV to; . enable him, to keep up the ancient hospitality v and - civic snlndor- " lie snends about-1000 on the dinner on the 9th of September, and the e .. , Sheriffs together spend nearly as much more ; but the Sheriffs draw tho cash from their own private resources.! The dinners at the twelve sessions at the Old Bailey for the Judges and counsel also fall jointly on the Mayor and Sheriffs; the Mayor bearing two-thirds of the cost. : . .. 1'V:': , " .' .".,Y- IIouskkkkpixg in Kassas. :A Kansas let ter savs there is a crcat scarcity; of servant girls in the territory, and wages ' are very high, while the matrimonial marlcct is still more 'active,' and female domestics readily ob tain ',' situations", where there are but two in the family.' A married lady canuot keep Servant friri more than a month or two, 'be fore there is an announcement of a: wedding, and her servant is to be the bride."' - ' A Weiju Wkapos. A gentleman named Morse, (says the Cy mmyrroidion, or orth Wales,met with a curious accident lately. Riding near Cwmnullwddr i'lie: was po struck with the charms of a market girl that he en- deavored to salute her, nut tuo eisu miu- en. indignant at his impertinence, stepped suddenly back! and uttered 1 one very - short word of forty-uTO letters, when the wretou fainlcd aad-itwtaiotd a awvero fall. ru4 Tp: . v ,t , - r vCttxata wNtwlowt.No less than seven esses of manslaughter have occurred in New I xors: witnin apertod ot seven; days one day, ' TrSuly ifa alarming record. i M : ' ' - . v N ..-'1 r . .... f : .- ' . v ' I Aimes are improving, and men re" gettin on legs again," said a New York gen- tleman to hw friend." How sot 1MVby, ihoiwhadrtond rheiisirrW n wal. - : r- - ---r " t Have you GoldsmttVs HSreece?" asked a gentleman, on entering a 'fcdok-store the other day 1 No but tlfey have some . t . ' . . , exceuenv near a.. mi twa raoors tiow, ? u- BwertuM uiuuiamgiuK ew mwcujnv. 1 - "Mra." Tevlune7 .Marion Harlandrhw ? - -- . - - , - ' given to the world. nother product. haven't heard its titleyet) ill weighs: about seven pounds' and "has Wei eyes 'tfl "light hair. ffyracase -Standard. ' : ; i ! 'X -it !t at"-" '"'-r.-.'t- IIox . John M, .Botts. of Virginia, was m I'aris about the 1st of September'. r ' Several distinguished American officers are now in Washington, it is said, endeavoring to now in i ashingti get into the British service in Iiidia., i. More .Stba.no Kit. German and i I, - . Italian emigration is said to be ow the i -crease. During the Vaat nine months of the present je.r 23,353 cn.lgr.uj. h.vo ,WW . trOrt of Harrc. aloae. bcinjr no lirctee of 7000 above the previous year J - if - r. ; ;.Thk :New-Sbsatok , Judgrs "Nicholson, who has just beeo elected to the United States Senate from Tennessee,-was the - editor: . and proprietor of the Washington Union during j the administrationT'of Gen ; Pierce: '"'He' was I several years ago a - Senator from the same State:- "J - ' ' ' - . .Pat Littlk , Bills.- Nothing helps 1 the times more tbau the prompt- payatent ' of lit tle bills. - It keeps up trade, money moving! helps the banks, and makes . eveiybody 'feci better. -When everbddy holds on to all the money he. gets because he fears times are go iug to be worse, he helps to make them, so A1. Y.-Exprett , j j '.y. ; : ... 5 A thin old man,' with a rag hag iu ' his band,-, was picking up a large - cumber oi small pieces of whalebono which lay iu the street;.: The deposit. was. of such a ; singular nature that, we asked the quaint looking gatherer how he supposed they came there t ' Don't know," ho replied, " feut ' I ; 'spect some unfortunate female was Wreeked here about, somewhere.' . , ' " ' -3 " ' LlVlkS wuo Mi?K. Did you evei travel m an n.nnihna m, a rainv d-v. windows and ' - i , , i-i. i- -. 1 doors closed, .eight on a side, limited of course a iv ntnn nnn.lui. turn vmiiiin av.p I with musk ? ' Drivare, said a Frenchman, 'let me come J out of xe door;il am suffocated I; You 'ave vat you call one dam musty rat in aa omni- j bus.' (y-.)-. v--sJ"j '.J- Mri Tela Broeck; has persevered azainr many uiuicu.ma, vicit-u, .rv American mare V ryornss tias won a victory over tbirtv-three competitors at Ciarwitch The prixe .won is . worth from 1U,(JU(J tn 14,000 and ' it- is stated the " owner won about $250000 in bets. -Every person who has watched the course of these horses since they arrived in England will feel the most intense delight iu tbis announcement. It in good part destroys the disa pom ment in not bearing away the Uoodwoou cup. :..- - Trkatv Bbtwxkx tiik U.xitxd Statbs and Pbrsia. Charivs S. Spruce. Esq., who . was .ont nut bv the Deoartmeut of State to make arrangements for the ratification of the treaty between the United States and . Persia, has arrived at Baltimore. Mr. Spence has been several day at Washington upon official bus iness connected With this treaty, and we are glad to learn that he has .been entirely r suc cessful in' his mission." He has proved emi nently, qualified for the important task confi ded to' his tact and discretion. . - .Na'tioxai. Chkss Coxorkss During . the session of this Congress, in New York, ' Mr. PauWn played blindfolded.; rile first played four games in this manner, two of which he won; and last week he undertook to . play five.' : The games were finished ou Thursday uignt. Jrour of his adversaries resignea when nearly checkmated, while the fifth game ...nltiul .n a Hr.t. Tina la lip f Yl rrO. resulted in a draw. This is by far the great est feat ever accomplished in ches i playing, and evinces on the part5 of .Mr j ; Paulson a remarkable power of concentration of thought. He is quite young, beings only 4 years oi A bachelor: "after all, his matrimonial . " attempts pathetically exclaims:,. When I remember all ; V' V. . -The girls Tve met together? 'I . I feel like a rooster in th fall, U .t 'Expose to every weather; I feel like one who treads alone : Some barn yard all deserted, . Whose oats are flcd-rwhose hens are dead, : And off to market started. Morai Aobictltcbk.' Here is .' a pretty little niece of poetrV that contains a deal rood advice in a verv' brief Space : ' ' 1 ' Take the Spade of "PerseTcrance, . . Dig the field of Progress wide ; Every bar to tue instruction': . ' , Carry out. and cast aside ; Feed the Plant whose fruit ia Wisdom ; " Cleanse from Crime the common i Sod; So that from thevThrono of Heaven" r . J may S111 W D following'poenVf on 4 caquirl- remarking that he is aware that the' last line is a little too ?oh4 wbich he says' it not his fault! j .''i XheqjUirl.am a nice bird, And has bnaby tale. . f c Tk1 j He sometime sits upon a lim. And sometime on a rale, And gathers'n'uts in the Sumwar so thai ills v UJ'.er ewe wont taw. . . v teatefday afternoon, about two 'clock. Mri Iftai( Cra; of ruUvar ... .kI at and'severely wounded, at lie Cumbcrla.n.1 trtt - - ?'TM J T-V . .1 w i . imitcJ xepoi uiis puce, ty Jo "P1 .?'K.ibben' erub,r LSODr from California, and Robert P. M'K-bbia. i ess student xf law In this town That our readers may have a proper untkr- standing the cause ef tliia murderous ms- f' wc wiI h!k' stltte. ,he Jaticnloraa by the wounded mmu to his aas&uauts. - gome yeart ago. aon of Neville If. TfalgT Esq.. a distinguished ffcititen of; Pittsburg, mied atdaughtor of Chaisrbcr HWbfcir )UVtXxT"s' proprietors of the MerctoriV Hotel. ar?L,.v preent narrf VSce? Philadelphia 7? Olvxat 10 - aueja "miscotoutt on tne part Mr. Craigv hfswife separated frorn him and re'- turned to Irer fathc-1 - r. -Jf AUrftt two years agVMT. McKibtt. W chatcd a farm a ort ifctknet outside of tu corporate limits of itU borough, and reiovii hither with his wif d the youngVinn'- bew of ha fattilyv'gthr with lrs.-Cra:i auJ her iwen-'nglhil'Veu. ,at Vmmar au afllictive vent cat' fo i-'cdolv - oVif W household, 'A guu in: the iiandsAif-aT-yWug 8, ?'.r--pr-iS ;WM accidental(y dichar gea.iiiung inaruouy a Jittiu daughter, pfb a same lady. After . tb is sad aSair, the boy, whose, distrt as was unbounded: .wad taken t Pituburg by his grandfather Craig tha t bl toind tujisht U, relicl from.thedreaaful "oe'S leading actor;": Yesterday the poor boyj.was brought back'fby bis father and j' sent 'uii(. McKihbin's. ' Mr, McKibbin.' moved? bjr'H feeling that docs credit to his heart, ?ut lh rest of Mr. Craig's children to see their fatL er.tWith: whom they ppent ' a happy hour at Jeffrey's Hotel.- ' . JIr Mckibbin likewise came to town t self," for the pttrpese of prevpijtirg ' any difr.i culty, and induced 'Lis sons. whuxv Stituuf towards,Mr Craig were known to hiia toa company hin out to the farm. .They wentr but unfortunately learned from' the boy that had just returned, that his father had brought him and was theu in town. Mr. MeKibbia nobly exerted., bimvlf to -calm, his excited sous, aud after .reasoning with them, we are informed he Jiad cause to? beliero rthat hia wisevo.unscla would be 'followed ' . Contrary to his expectation, however,' and when he did not expect 'it ' the young men returned, t town-. -ii ; .'.".. :."'..' . ' 31 r. Craig, after staking an , .affectionate leave of his children, whom Mr. McKibbin had kindly sent in to s-e him, proceeded di, roctly to the Railroad station aud took- hia seat ia the afternoon train, whieh was then about to depart. Here his enraged broth ire in-law presented themselves, and fired at, hiia" no less than eleven shot, two of which '. took I. IT'. :t.t - . ' utcl In "e l"Wvr F" ,r nw "J cauam -severe but perhaps nut mortal wouuds Mr w,g on Shirpeuiburg.-nri . 1 . - - - a - - The Expedition to. UtahFurthar suid .lA ter Intelligence '' Intelligence ha reached ihe War Impart., 3 - ment that the Dth and lQihiufaatrv T'd I I.iU lips' battery of, ligbt artillery, t had lef; Fuit Larimie, .Nebraska-! erntory, eu tba vvk..f i September, en roate tor Otal - .; s CiAoritX E. B Alexander, in. a ltttar iw th Department, dated at LU eatup near Fori Larimie, September. 3d., dt-scribes the umreti of these trops.. from Fort 'Leavenworth V Fort Larimie a 'distance of G25 miles. Th battallion marched froai'the former plxca oa the ISth of July.' and, bing mainly compo sed of recruit, the length" of the marehes fur the first four or five days was inconsiderable not exceeding ten or twt-lu uiiltrs iTheiMtTH however, became accustrrmed to inrclsin very soon, aud unles tho hrat was pow.rtut 1 very few left the ranks. .1 he march aeroM I the prairie country, from Frt Iavcuwori' to the Platte river, was made ithiH the ti.tf allowed by General II arnev ' ordn. a.i wan. perhaps, the most, exempt frosMrr i. i accident ever known. With a train cfT -97 wagons and over G00 animals, but Sta mui had been lot one straying and Xuur-.b death. Not a wagon had be u hrukeu. -The journey along1 the Platte' was owe f'sra ease, aa the road was good and gras abuli dant. "" Men and animals improvea iu Lrtlih i .u u -Ul 1 ' - - 1 aim Hirruym rcmaio-Buij . The rick report had nrrrr exceeded 2C, I areraefd but llL This in a oomutaiid and had areraefd of 500, Colonel Alexander regarded aa very small.- ''' No seriou sickness had prevailed though four cases of bilious fever, produced ; Mt iterations of - temperatur. on thw I . Platte bottom, had occurred, trbteh th-as sistant surgeon had recommended t h kft at Fort Laramie. Col Huffman having kindly confented, Col. Alexander determined to leeve them until the two co.npanies of tP reeiment under Col Smith came up when they could be brought on,.; , The order cf I L. L. J bm atla nasasaaji : lhs march .bad been strictly preserved, and th column marched by platoou points, with reg ular intervals, at the rate of 96 or 100 step per minute. . The camping arrangements had also been as regular as the ground wou'.i ad mit,: the colonel, having ia t.view - proper guard over the mules and wagons., . lie , had adopted tho plan of detailing a company, for guard, and posting it in the mosi convenient places. The commander was enabled to port pickets and sentinels so as to guard every ap moach. This Dlan saved many details. ie- senca labor, and excited a spirit of emulatioW of which insured great vigilance.. . r The officers of the command had attended faithfully to their several duties, and many had shown great powers of enduring fatigne, being j on foot all the time.' - Brevet Lieut. Col. Canby 'had ably assisted in ' conduo'ing' the-march, 'and , much' of the good fortune Was due to his constant attention to the dutier immediately. devolving upon him ; '' ,-. On the' 5th' the march to Utah would b resumed; and although the accounts 'of tha" road mad a it much more difficult ' than - any report upon his arrival at Salt Lake City. CoU Alexander, in conclusion, stated thai he might ba excused i from exprassing the1 pride which, ha felt in the successful aooort. plisbmtnt by his regiment of so much of its first arduous dutiear but he would confidently express ' the belief that, 'unless some nufere nun iMi)nnt oeurfe).' it would reach tba 1 Xerritory of Utah in a eondition ef jwrfhet ef- iBcreovy u aitij-uu. v o c a g 3 J fl
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