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DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
JCSTICB Of SVTRKMB COURT.
WILLIAM A. PORTER.
Of Fhiladtlphia.
ANAI. COliillSSIOMin.
WESTLEY FROST
Of FuyetU County.
loa conukks.
eTRUS L. PERSHING.
COUNTY TICKET.
1011 ASSKMBLT,
TIIOMAS II. PORTER.
. yon siiiKirr,
JAMES MYERS.
fR I'CKMmiONlft,,
ABEL LLOYD.
JOB ACDIT0H,
HENRY HAWK.
99 POOR nOtSE EtRECTOa,
MICHAEL M'GUIRE.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COMMITTEE.
TIIOMAS MeCONNELL, Esq.. of Suinmerhill,
Chairman.
Allegheny, James McGougt,
Blftckliek, Joseph Mardis,
Cambria, Thomas O'ContfH,
Carroll, John Buck,
Garrolltown, Ileury Scanlnn,
Chest, Washington Douglass,
Cucfct Springs, Montgomery Douglass,
Clearfield, Edward It. Donigan,
Conemaugh, David Williams,
Conemautch Borough, John Brawley,
Oroyle, Wm. Murray,
Xbensburg, T- P. Fcnlon,
Callitzin, John Trainer,
Jackson, Joel Simmon.
Johnstown-
First Ward, J. F, Baret
f econd G. Nelson Smith,
Third T. L. lleyer,
jWth " Nathan W. Rotten,
Lore t to, James O'Donnell,
Munster, John Thomas,
Richland, George Orris,
Snmraitville, James W. Condon,
Snsquehannah, Charles Weakland,
Washington, Joseph Burgooo,
Taylor, George Kurtz,
"White, Georga Walter,
. Yoder D. B. Ciamer.
A VOLUNTEER CANDIDATE.
W mentioned ia our paper last week that a
rnmr was In circulation that Robert P. Linton,
Iq., of Johnstown, had expressed a determina
tion to be a caudidato for Sheriff, a the approa
ching October election, aud at the same time
xprewed the hope that the rumor might not he
orrect. We were so well aware of the many fa
Tors literally heaped by the Democratic arty on
kirn daring the last twenty five cr thirty years,
we reposed euch unlimited confidence in his fi
delity t Democratic men aud measures, that we
ou!d not believe it posi-iLIe that he wiuld turn
willing ear to the advice of his enemies, and
allow himself to Le used a their tool in accom
plishing their arrangements for disorganizing the
Democratic party at the approaching election.
Jiut cur confidence in the man has not Veen re
alised, as his card in our advertising columns
uiply proTcs.
Jt U not for in to determine what are the mo
tive, and objects of Mr. Linton in offering him
self &a a volunteer candidate for SheiilT, in oppo
sition to the regular nominee of the Democratic
party for that office. If he expects to reelected,
he has less common ense than we g've him credit
for. Even if he receives, as doubtless he will,
the entire opposition vote of the county, compo
sed of Know Nothing. aud Black Republicans,
it will not be sufficient to elect him. Dow, then,
Ac he expect to overcame the thirteen hundred
of a majority against hira ? Surely Mr. Linton
do not expect tvi be elected ! Lie is certainly
ot vaid i.nd egotistical enough to entertain such
boje. Ana if ho does not, then the only
ydwntibla reason we" can assign fur his course, in
the sincere desire ho entertains to revenge him
self on the Democracy f Cambria for refusing
o accept him as their candidate for Sheriff at
their late County Convention.
The la6t number cf the Johnstown TSibune
cRtains a letter from Mr. Jacob M. Campbell,
ia which he states that "eircurosUnce Lave ren
dered it necessary that he should decline the
Bomination of the Union Cnveution for Shrifl."
Mr. Swank kindly informs us that "Mr. Camp
bell's reasons for declining are perfectly satis
factory to his party friends." It is not difficult
lo conjecture what those rtasons are. The prin
cipal on is, that Mr. Campbell knows ho can't
be elected ; the opposition believe that Mr. Lin
ton will make a more popular and available can
didate than Mr. Campbell, and are quite de
lighted at the docility manifested by Jacob in
politely stepping aside in order to make room
for Robert. Inasmuch as the Tribune will doubt
lew advocate the election of Mr. Linton, it should
forthwith raise his name to its mast-head, -and
thus fill np the vacancy that has existed in the
Feople's (0 ticket since the declination of Mr.
CampLsU.
That there has been a bargain and sale be
tween Mr. Lin ton and the leaders of the opposi
tion in this county, be certainly will not attempt
to deny. If an arrangement was not made be
tween them, why did Mr. Campbell decline before
Lr. Linton announced himself as a candidate 1
The one act followed ham upon the other. The
jam cumber of the Tribuiit that published Mr.
Campbell's declination, informed the world that
Mr. Linton was a candidate for Sheriff. We ad
mho Mr. Linton's company. If he expects in
his present position as the candidate of the Know
Xotfijs f tiric Hucty to tveart a rpeetable
number of Democratic vote, be has "reckoned
without bis host." Even the honorable high
tninded men of the opposition despise LU present
position, and .it is said many will not vote for
him; they all, "while tiny love the tieason, de
spise the traitor."
No man in Cambria county ever received
greater favors at the hands of the Democratic
party than Mr. Linton. It has kept him almost
constantly iri office from the time cf his arriving
at the years of manhood up to a recent period.
And now, because during the present campaigr
the party refused to support him fur a lucrative
office, he grows unmanageable, kicks in the tra
cts, as-serts he has betn badly treated, and fina'ly
eonseuts to become the candidate of the opposi
tion for the office ho solicited at the hands of the
Democratic party a few months ago. llow un
grateful ! When he submitted his claims to the
office of Shtiitf to the Democratic County Con
vention, diil he not tacitly consent to be bound
by the action of that Convention? This is a
question which we hope Mr. Linton will answer,
if ho can, at an early day. With these brief ob
servations, we dismiss Mr. Linton for the pres
ent, but will again pay our respects to hiuc ht au
early day.
THOMAS II. PORTER, ESQ.
We understand that several Know Nothings
and Black Republicans are actively engaged in
electioneering in the northern portion of this
cemnty against the above named gentleman the
Democratic candidate for Assembly. We are at
a loss to know what they can urge against Mr.
Torter either as a man or a democrat. "When we
wish to obt aid rtii able information with regard
to a man's integrity and worth, it is always the
true courso to ascertain how he stands in the
neighborhood iu which he lives in what esteem
he is held by thoe who are accustomed to meet
him in the daily intercourse of life. Mr. Porter
need not shrink frjm such an investigation. In
Washington township, where he lives, his popu
larity is unbounded, and all his neighbors, with
out distinction of party, cheerfully bear testi
mony to the sterling cf hishomst worth, and
his stem unbending integrity. lie has had con
siderable experience in active business lift?, has
always been a resident of this county, and is
familiar with the wants of her people. In this
respect he is vastly the superior of Mr. Froudfoot,
his opponent. With regard to his Democracy,
it stands unquestioned. Then why should any
Democrat vote against him 7 Surely, no Demo
crat can be benefitted by the election of a Know
Nothing and Black Republican from thU couuty
to a seat in the next Legislature of this State !
The Democracy of Cambria should watch with
a jealous eye the efforts wh ich the Black Repub
licans are now making to disorganize their ranks.
They are very gracious, very kind, and make
many fair promises. "But when they bring 'ou
gifts, ftar thtm." They are the natural enemies
of our party and principles, and when in power
always wield it against us. What 'have the De
mocracy to expect from Richard J. Troudfoot,
the candidate of the Know Nothing party, who
is supported by that scurrilous Know Nothing
sheet, the Johnstown Tribune.
CYRUS L. PERSHING, Esq.
We hare had as opportunity of conversing
with persons from every portion of the coun
ty recently, and are please 1 to fin J that
the nomination of Mr. rEiisinxc for Congress,
is not only everywhere received with satisfac
tion, but ith enthusiasm. The ridicalou3
efloits of the Opposition press of the district
to place him in a false position with regard to
the Tai iff question will prove abortive. It is
false that he is the spocial alvccatc1 of the
present Tariff, or opposed to any modifications'
of it that equity and justice may require. If
elected to a 6eat iu Congress, he will stand
ever ready to advocate all an! every measure
having a tendency to foster and promote the
interests of Pennsylvania, without trampling
cn the just rights of the other States of the
Union. On the Slavery question, hie posi
tion is equally clear aud unequivocal, lie
is the advocate of the principle of popular
sovereignty snd in favor of allowing the peo
ple of the Territories to rcgnlate their domes
tic institutions in their owu way. lie regards
the doctrines of the Black Republican party as
sectional, and having a tendency to disturb
the stability of the Union, and lead to the
most alar Jiing consequences. We clip the
following complimentary notices of Mr. Persh
ing from several of our exchanges published
in this district:
Cvkus L Persuing, Esq. By reference to
the proceediugfi of the Congressional Confer
ence (which will be found in another column,)
it will be" seen that Crura L. Persuing. Esq ,
of Cambria county, has been nominated as the
Democratic candidate for Congress in this dis
trict. Sincerely .desirous we were for the nomina
tion of our distinguished fellow-citizen, Judge
Kimmell, and desirous as were the Democracy
of this county that he should he their stand-dard-bearcr
in the coming contest, we will
yield our preferences to the expressed will of
the majority, and will give to Mr. Persuing
the united and zealous support of the Demo
cracy of Somerset county.
Mr. Pershing was the second choice of this
county, and when our own nominee was not
successful, no man could have been selected
who is more acceptable to our people than be.
During the campaign of 1S5G, he bore him
self gallantly, yea nobly, and "fairly won his
spurs upon the battle-field ;" he deserved
success then even if he did not obtain it His
nomination is indicative of the high character
assigned him by his fellow-citizens of the dis
trict, and we are happy in being able to as
sure them that it will not be misplaced or they
disappointed iu him. lie is truly a ruau of
strict morality, of 6nc business habits, and of
high standiug iu the legal profession, and is
scarcely surpassed in the district as a public
speaker. Somerset Democrat.
C. L. Persuing, Esq. We have flying at
our mast-head this week the name of Cyrus
L. Pershing as the candidate for Concress in
this District. We have now our choice. He
is one of the most able and popular men m
the State was the choice of the Democracy
of Ciait-ria, and, after their own man, was
the first choice of every other county in the
District. We have do better man among us
for the honorable position for which he has
been selected, nor one who would be more
likely to inset with a triumphant election,
We pledge to our Democratic brethren cf
Somerset, Blair and Huntingdon, that Cam
bria will roll up for him a majority of fifteeu
hundred, and if tli'ido their duty our Dis
trict will, for the first time, be represented by
a Democrat, aud one, too, of whom f-Xtry
Democrat iu the District may welHfeel pl bud
If our friends in Somerset, Blair and Hun
tingdon but do their full duty, we will, with
Mr. Pershing, achieve one of the most glo
rious and importantvictories ever won in the
Commonwealth- Johnstoucn Echo.
Cyrcs L. Pershing, Esq., op Jounstown
We have the pleasure this week of announ
cing to the voters of Huntingdou county the
nomination of this gentleman as our candi
date for Congress. Mr. Pershing was our
candidate two years ago, and run the Oppo
sition almost to the wall. This time, with
the united vote of the party of which he is
one of the most brilliant members, he can be
successful, and we are coufident no man in
the District could have been nominated that
would have received a more unanimous' vote
of the Democratic party than Mr. P. will.
We believe him to be just the man for the
occasion, and the man for the times and wo
hope the voters of this county will not fail to
cive him a handsome majority over Steel
Blair. Esq., of Ilolhdajsburg, the opposi
tion Abolition candidate. Globe.
THE TARIFF.
Know-Nothing and Black Republican ora
tors and editors are remarkably eloquent at
the present lime ou the subject of the Tariff.
If we may credit their statemcut, the Tariff
of 1SIG has well nigh brought the eountry to
the verge of ruin, and nothing but the pas
sage of a high protective Tariff can or will
save it. In order to show bow sincere
the Know-Nothicg and Black Republican
leaders are in their pratings about a high
protective Tariff, it is only necessary to al
lude to a few plain facts. Last year David
Wihuot was their candidate for Governor.. In
1846, he was a member of Congress, and
voted for the Tariff bill adopted during that
session ; and durinj the delate on the hill,
icent so far as to advocate tlie doctrine of
tree Trade, And jet, in 1S57, he received
the entire Opposition vota of the State for
Governor. And now, in 1S58, while the
Johnstown Tribune; Ilollidaysburg Whij,
and Ilollidaysburg Jtejtstcr, and the entire
Opposition press of the State, are crying out
against the Tariff of 1S4G, they have float
ing at their inat-head3 the name of John
ad as their candidate for Supreme
Judge, who then was the advocate of that
Tariff. In order to prove this, we publish
the following letter, the authenticity of which
cannot, will not, and dare not be denied. It
will be seen that John M. Read is one of the
signers.
riiiladdphia July 20A, 1846.
To the Hon. JOHN M. DALLAS,
Vice-President of the United States.
Sir : The fate of the new Tariff bill haviug
been decided by your casting vote yesterday,
iu the Seuato of the United States, we seize
the earliest moment, as your personal and
political friends, aud as the frieDds of the
toiling millions of this groat republic, to con
gratulate you on jour unflinching adherence
to Democratic principles, especially that car
dinal point, '-the greatest good of the great
est number," at a moment too wheu every
eye was directed towards you. when a large
mass of intelligence and local interest was
edisted and exerted in the antagonistic
cause, and when it required a desertion even
of two Senators to throw the whole responsi
bility upon jour single vote. Assuring you
that we are certain that the majority of the
American people will thank and honor j-ou
for this noble act of Roman firmness so seldom
kuown in these modern times of "principle in
preportiou to interest," and which act aids in
creating a law for the equal benefit of the
whole people, whilst it sustains a President
and his administration whose every deed has
been designed for the honor, prosperity and
happiness of the whole nation. It is true the
workings of your political foes may create a
momentarj' agitation against you; but re
member it is not the first tiu&e that you have
withstood their harmless missiles and fruit
less assaults, and now we confidently predict
tnat the great agricultural iuterest, the para
mount interest of the land, will have reason
t3 rejoice at the firmness of your course, and
the independence with which it was exer
cised, and place yoa by acclamation on the
list with Jefferson and Jackson who outlived
every slander and whose memories are cher
ished iu the hearts of millions of freemen.
We have the honor to be,
With great respect,
Your friends and fellow-citizens,
John Keefe R. Jacob Nottier
E. Coles Lambert William Desilver
Stephen Taylr . Enoeh Cummings
Geo. Bradley William D. Kelly
William M. Martin John Beam,
C. Ripbercer JOHN M. READ
II. Wolfuieyer
0 Brazier
John Napier
James R-. Squibbs
George J. White
William J. Crees
Joseph M. Halfc
George W. Donheri
And 163 others.
J acob Nathans
li. Markley
John.C. Doylo
Richard L. Lloyd
Clark Goldsmith
Philip Rump
John Rusk,
5TA Novel Emigration Scheme finds
favor in the eyes of tho people in Glasgow.
Paisley, and Grenock, and a public meeting
is about to be convened in in tho City Hall of
of the Scotch commercial metropolis, to lay
the plan before tho public. A memorial wili
be submitted to this assembly, and after
wards presented to the Queen, praying that,
to secure law and order in British Columbia,
a body of the unemployed Scotch operatives
may be sent out to that colony, armed with
the saw. the axe, the shovel or spade, and
the Minuie rifle. Memorials to the same ef
fect are being got up iu various Scotch towns.
A gang of counterfeiters have been ar
rested at Grand Rapids, Michigan, having in
their possession counterfeit bills to the amount
of 418, coDsistiog cf 4s on the City Bank
of Montreal, anJ 2 on tbo BrandoD BaoV.Vt.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
By a telegraphic despatch received in the
Court room, by Wm. A. Stokes, Esq., from
Greensburg, about 3 o'clock on Saturday af
ternoon, the melancholj' intelligence was an
nounced that Acgcstcs Drum, Esq., of
Greensburg, had suddenly died at that place,
at four o'clock, p. m., of the preceding day.
M. D. Magehan, Esq., immediately an
nounced the fact to the Court, and the Court
thereupon adjourned, and IJon Thomas
White, of Indiana, was called to the Chair,
aud John S Rhey, Esq , appointed Secretory-
On motion of William Stokes, Esq., a
committee of three was appointed to prepare
and present resolutions, expressive of the
sense of the meeting, to an adjourned meet
ing to be held ou the following Moiida', at 1
o'clock, P. M. Tho President appointed the
folio wiag gentlemen to compose said comit
tee : William A. Stokes, Esq , M, D. Ma
gellan, Esq., and R L. Johuston, Esq., who,
on Monday, reported the following preamble
and resolutions which were unanimously
adopted
Whereas, An all-wise Providence has
suddenly called our friend and brother,
Acgcstcs Drcm, to "that bourn.! from
whence no traveller returns" : And Whcrcs,
we were well acquainted with our deceased
friend, and admired his many excellent qual
ities of head and-heart; esteeming him as a
gentleman of high personal character, a man
of noble impulses, and a lawyer of eminent
standing, Therefore,
Ites'jlctd, That we have heard with deep
and sincere regret of his sudden and untimely
decease.
Resolved, That we respected him as a
friend and companion, and honored him as a
high-minded and distinguished member of the
profession.
tes'jlved. That we sincerely sympathize
with his family in their bereavement, and
that the officers of this meeting enclose to
them a copy of these proceedings.
dissolved, That the publishers of the differ
ent newspapers of this county be requested to
publish the proceedings of this meeting.
THOMAS WHITE. Pres.
JOHN S. R1IEY, Sec'y.
A Pr.ojECTKD Balloon Race. This Is the
age of experiments r.nd wonders; and ia is
now announced that a balloon race has been
determined upon between Mousieur Godard
and Prof Steiucr. It seems that a chal
lenge was recently given by the former, and
accepted by tho latter. The place of starting
is Cincinnati, and the two ballqpns are to be
inflated at the same time, with the same
ijuantity of gas, and to start together. The
Cincinnati Gazitlc says :
The event will be one of the most exciting
whicli has transpired in the region of our city
in a long time. Mr. Godard has something
of a reputation as a balloonist, and we know
Prof. Steiner to be one of the most intrepid
.Erouauts that ever made a trip to the clouds.
We have sailed with him in the "Pride of tho
West," through the misty atmosphere, over
two miles above terra Jlrnut heard him tell
stories, crack jokes, and singsongs, away '-up
youder," long after objects upon earth were
undistiuguishable ; when the Genesee river
appeard like a rivulet, and tho Erie canal
looked like a crack ia the sand We recol
lect how the daring young American JEro
uaut, as we were driven towards Luke On
tario, two miles above earth, proposed to ven
ture a trip towards the Queen's dominions,
just for the "fun of the thing," and how we
asked to be excused from a water excursion
on our first trip to the clouds. We bear in
remembrance the first thump on tho gronud
as we descended, the rush through the corn
field, before the anchor caught in the roots
of a bush, the rebound fifty feet in the air, to
the length of the rope, and then down again,
a little more gently, yet Lard enough to send
a man's dinner beyond the action of the di
gestive organs. With these things impressed
upon our memory, and an abiding confidence
iu the scientific skill, the courage and daring
of Prof. Steiner, we shall look for the pro
posed race with great interest. We trust
that as early a day as possible may be named
in order that there may be "no postpone
ment on account of the weather."
The Isthmus of Suez Land Project.
It may not be unioteresting to our readers
to kuow that in the course of November next
a general meeting will be held in Paris for
the purpose of establishing a company for
finally carrying out the project of the Isthmus
of Suez Canal The capital has, we are in
formed, been nearly all subscribed in the
following proportions:
His Highness the Viceroy of F.gypt . 1,280,000
Turkey, Egypt aud Syria . . 840,000
France 1,600 ,000
Austria and Lombard Venetian . 800 COO
Russia 4S0,000
North of Germany, Sweden, Den
mark, Ilanseatic Towns, Prussia,
Switzerland, Holland and Bel
gium. . . . . . COO .000
Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece . 400,000
United States of America . . 400,000
Leaving the portion reserved for Eng
land 1,COO,000
Total : 8,000,000
The whole capital to be represented by four
hundred shares of 20 each.
We believe that it is not intended to make
a formal call for money in this country, but
to avoid its being eaid that there exists on
the part of the promoters any desire to ox
elude England from any share in it, and iu
crdtsr to comply with the expressed wishes of
the V lteroy of higvpt, we understand that ap
plications-for shares can now be made at the
office of 3Icssrs. Lange Brothers & Co., 43
Mark Lane, London, the "authorized agents
and representatives here.
The land conceded to the company by the
Viceroy of Egypt, in perpetuity is a very im
portant feature, and we understand that it
amounts to not less than 6 -iU.OUU acres.
The promoters arc confident that from the
tollacre of ships alone, without taking other
sources into consideration, they will, inde
pendently of the interest of o per cont., obtain
very large returns, and expect m tvvo years.
to establish a communication sufficient to allow
nine tenths of the present sized vessels to pass,
and that consequently, with two-thirds' of the
eapital they will obtain important revenues
..... .t i . -i-j
previouB w tne eompieuon. ot lam pmjecieu
works.
From the London Times Aug. 30.
The New Chinese Treaty. What Russia and
America gain.
" It is vexatious to know that an event so
mpoi tant to our interests as a treaty with Chi
na has happened, aud to be without auy cer
tain tidings of its details. The treaty had
beeneigued; upon that there seems to be a
sufficient concurrence of evidence ; but trea
ties with Prance, Russia, and . the United
States, have also been signed, and how Eng-r
land is placed in the competitive rush of trea
ty mongers is at present ejuite uncertain.
Had we not great confidence iu the firmness
and capacity of Lord Elgin, we should feel
some discomfort at the varying versions of
that Russian despatach which are suffered to
reach Europe. We are told that we should
salute no man as "the"prosperous" while he
is yet alive, and we certainly shall not hail
Lord Elgin as successful uhtil we have seen
his treaty. Tho authorized version of the des
patch just published by the Russian govern
ment at St. Petersburg differs in essential
points from that published by the French gov
ernment, aud makes us more than ever anx
ious for our owu news Would that a thread
of covered wire were serpentined over the
hills and valleys which lie beneath those East
ern seas, that the auxious thoughts which
now only fly there, might come back answered!
The Jiuss and the Aynencan, ichotc position,
icas so little dijnifed in the tea rl ike transac
tions, have received some reward for their
ojjici'ous zeal in doiuy the part of yo Leturetn.
"ihe Russ, iguomimously expelled from the
mouth of the Peiho w hen he went there ia a
single steamer, and the American, so cruelly
snuLhcd by lh ichen lie made a tender of" his
sympathy, go up in the wake of an English
and French fleet, aud are admitted to curry
favor by carrying Mandarins and messages.
Owing the toleration of ihcre presence entire
ly to our force, they receive a treatj' as the
guerdon of their rather menial offices. What
the amouut of these, ready concessions is we
are no: told. It does not much matter, for
England and I'rauce united are too strong to
allow any mediators to cross there path But
the lluis, thought so complacent iu his pow
erless little steamer in the Pciho, has himself
been a roaring tiger iu the North.
theTomet
A friend who risides at Germantown, Informs
us that he observed the comet which is no:v
so much iK.ken of. and belivcd to be "Do
nati's," at about four o'clock on Saturday
morning. The atmospheio was remarkably
clear, and the appearance of the celestial
stranger was very striking and brilliant. At
the timo the comet was nearly 20 degrees
above the horizon, and in a northeasterly
direction, with the head or nucleus distinctly
defined, as larg as a star of the second magni
tude aud even approach;! g to the pize" of
Anttrcs in Scorpio. This apparently solid
body was very bright and turned towards the
sun, while the tail, some six or seven decrees
iu length, pointed to the north 6Ur. In the
e veiling the comet may be seen near eiht
o'clock, at about the s:tme elevation from the
horizon in tho northwest, but in General, tl;e
vapors from the earth obscure its brilliancy,
whereas iu the morning, the atmophcre near
the horizon is more frequently pure and trans
parent. There seems to be some difference
of opinion among the loarned, as to the iden
tity of this spectre of the skies. Arago re
garded it on a first telescopic view at Paris,
as tha comet of Charles V, or otherwise known
as that of Fabricius. the earliest recorded ap
pearance of which was in 1264. and it disap
peared on the very night that Pope Urbau IV
died, a coincidence that created much remark
in the days of mediaeval superstition. In
l.'j-'H), it reappeared, and was oberved by Paul
Fabricus, astrouoiuer to Charles V, who ex
ecuted a map of its path, whicli was pub!i.-!:ed
in November of that year. The Emperor con
sidered it as a special omen of his own ap
proaching death; but he lived some y'ars
afterward. It was then described as a groat
and brilliant star. Its course was " thr-jutrh
Cephens and Cassiopiea " The celebrated
Vr. llalley calculated its elements more
than a century afteward, and several others
after him. The calculation of M. B v.ume.
of Middleburg, of the Netherlands, of recent
date, are more precise and are generally sup
posed to be more reliable than those of his
predecessors. Several authorities contend
that this is the year and the month in which
the comet of Urban IV and Charles V should
' revisit the glimpses of the moon.
From Mexico.
The prisons continue to be filled with poli
tical prisoners. Mr. Escandon has been set
at liberty; his brothers paid the 30,000 the
uovernment asked him to loan. Ihe money
was paid without a receipt being taken.
Mr. Escandon holuing that a receipt from
the Government was of no more signifi
cance than a similar document taken from a
band of robbers. His confinement has been
a serious disaster to many industrious people.
Before his imprisonment he had on his pay
list over 20,000 people, employd on bis differ
ent haciendas, and in his several factories and
mines. So soon as he saw that the Govern
ment was to prosecute him, he ordered his
factories closed, and all labor to be discon
tinued in his mines and on his haciendas
The only work which b has not discontinued
is the railroad from Mexico to Vera Cruz.
The Sickness at Galveston. The Gal
veston Aeir cf the 7th inst. Eajs:
According to the admission of nearly all
our physicians and others, yellow fever is
now in Galveston. Up to Saturday night,
with all our usual inquiries, we could not
learn from any quarter that there was the
slightest supicions of any sach fever here,
and indeed out city was pronounced ejuite as
healthy as asual.
But on Sunday morning, several eases that
had been pronounced bilious fever, were
pronounced yellow fever, and a Frenchman
from New Orleans died early this mornng
with the Ufual symptom of that disease, and
during Sunday a young lady, in the employ
of Mrs. Walker, dress maker, died, and also
a young man in the employ of Mr. Hinklc
dey. Since that time we have heard of two
or three deaths, and we now learn that there
are about 15 or 20 cases of thts disease in our
city. Among others, we regret to learn that
General encrman and his lady and daughter,
are down with the same disease, and also a
whito servant girl in their family We are
glad, however, to hear that all are doing
well. The disease yields readily to medical
treatment.
Tho "Jackson Club," a couipaay of
amateur boatmen, has been organized afc New
Bedford, John Rnjer, Presder.
GOOD NEWS FROM
Good news from home, good r.ewg f,
Uas come across the deep blue .!
From friends that I have left in f-ar
From friends that I've n"t e '
And since we parted, hnf '
' My life has been a scene of wee
Bnt now a jjyful hour has cotr.e'
For I have heard good Dcm-s fr'4 w
Good news from Lome. c. '
No fathvr's nar to guide me now
No mother's tear to soothe taj bow.
No sister's voice falls on my oar' '
No brother's smile to gh e n;e chr.
But though I wander far awav '
My heart is f-;ll of joy to day,- '
For friends, across the ocean 's f.jSLTa
Have sent to me good fcews frora,.
When shall I see that cottar JlXr
Where I've .pent year, of joy Ufo'r, ! r
'Iwas then I knew n-, grief or care.
My heart was always happy tbtre;. '
Though 1 may never see it "more.
Nor stand upon my native shore
WLercVi on earth I'm "doomed to'r.jaa
My heart will bo with those at L,.Ct?
Good news from home 4i
Domestic Tragedy in Hilwa-Jr..
j ue .'liiwausce sentinel of tL; ry
uauieMuaiuocrs, liiswite, aud littl3 jvi.i,
some seven or eight years of & r, i"f'
t:i i c i , . . t- can .
nwaunew irom Jiunaio, be haviD"le,
goods. The parties had lived uauCj
two or three years past, and at leLth st
ation tt-;K place, for the
band stated, that "he couid not We
with her." He, however, contiuuedto-
taiii iuc isomer aau cniia. wLo were !--t
gether. In Milwaukee they boarded i'V
ferent hotels. On Saturday Just sfcc
a private residence to board. On TvxJ
miiruiug, stauug mat sac was oic '
suit an astrologist, she douL:!e-s tovk im
portunity to buy a package cf z-tC":
On T uesday afternoon hrr lml..t i.-
interview with her. duri
her daughter down stairs for a g!a.? rf
and on her return Mr. Chamrc
suddenly raise a ;per to her lips uj '.J
me gias oi water. u.c.pet-ti: h-.r 'ur
as she had often threateuJ to p-.is.a h-:i-he
suatched the paper from L r haaci 1.
late, however, to nrtvent lmr ,.
mg the contents. Mr. ChamUr l,,;".
for a doctor, telling the ian.as of the t j
wnat naa Happened. They iiunicdiatelvx
up oiairs, auu iouna tnat iijo little cirii;
swallowed tne rest of the poisou, withiie"
teution of killing herself also. -
The physician arriving, rropo?J af k
to apply certain remedies, but fur a Ion" i:
she positively refused. Fina'lv iVrr.--.-
inrlaence of her little daughter iae w
uuct-u io swallow an einet:c. This pro due?
the desired effect, ad Ra anti.Ue r-:
administered. The little girl wai .i-.'ir.
treated. Wheu asked wly she- i.k u
poison, she answered that iriie "anrl
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with her mother, and was not KiWiLi -i
with her father. 1 ortuoateiy sh.- LjJ :
take n enough to kill herself, nd li je
ered; but tho quantity of arsenic sil
by the mother, and the time that elr.v.il.
t re she wenU take any ri ,?.! v, :s
efl'orts to save her life. S':o "ehar
husbaud with crue'tj-, and alit-g.-i tha:u;:
cau.c of the deed. She died between it
11 o'clock at night, conscious almost u -last,
and unrepentant of the deed.
ine deceased was about H: year cli U I
tnaideu name was Eliza A. Warnrr, a,-.i i
lived near Collins, Erie coufr. Sew lo:.
.A. good deal of sympathy was felt f.-r A:
Chambers, until the singular sequ'd, wLl;
set the curreut in a somewhat different di.-t
tion. Oa Wednesday, us the funtrl y
cession was moving towards the Ccnicur
th carriage containing Mr. Chambcri i
I.is little girl drove (iff at full spte-i i:
direction ot tne Lake thorv nanroac, ;nv::
s: rangers to bury bis dea l wife. It i .
posed that Mr. Chambers hal "made :
;irranreiiifiif. fur lh-.-s t.ii rTirvc.- n.i .r p:
o -
his luirgage down to the cars Ltfjr? :
ueral started. It is Said also that :Lii::
of goods which he brought "U h:s L:-.:!;:
ped to Illinois. These, and cue or UK"--facts,
raised the Ssr.i ion thaf tlc.'e
good ground for the story of lus wi':.
his ill-treattnept and muc-ou Juct drove hi
commit su;cid
Attempt to Drown a Max after Rose:
um. A Spaniard named Francisco Bun:
was discovered on Sunday evtciaj, ia -Carondelet
Canal, uear the draining ici:'
his body half in the water and his head"-"'
cred with clotted blood. I'poa Itizg uiaf
out, he stated that he had been knocked i
and robbed by four individuals, unknot,
0000, aud the police came to the. concV
that they must have left on board the
boat. Accordingly, a despatch was scut 4
reply has been received staling that fi
sous, supposed to be the one xrn:1
had been "pulled" and would e.;Ttt
soon as possible. .At if Orleans
SZT Positively the most wonderful J
i: i- . i f:irv li I
uiscovereain ine uineteeniu u.-j
r.. ii.:. i,- ;t-A It re:'--
icssur t oou a iiair nc;ivia.n- -
perfdetly gray hair to its original cc.er,
it rrrnw nn iUa nn. will rjeservelil
fectly to any age, if only used by JJ
twice a week. Dandruff and u'st'"
exist on the scaly where this is u-v:
circular, and wo defy doubt. .
Cactioh. Beware of worthless
as several are already in the uiaritt.
by different names. Usj cone u3l.:?s
wordd (Professor Wood- Hair lZ "
blown in the bottle. Soid by all
and Patent Medicine Dealers Ao
Fancy and Toilet goods dealers ia
Sutes and Canadas. bee adrcru-
another column.
TO THE INDEPENDENT VOTElSFv
1 RRIA COUNTY : . -Js.
At
offer
COK
at tne connu ut-viw. ri-t'
i... ..lt.wl I r.l.wlfc mvse.l tou.-' ,
duties of the trut reposed m me twnp-j .k
the best of my ability. l -
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