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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
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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
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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
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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-
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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