THE JOURNAL.
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fIUNCINaON, TUESDAY, AUG. 7, 1949.
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DEL•EOATE kkioTIONS,
COUNT, CONVENTION.
The DemoCraiie Whig voters of Huntingdon
county are teoifested to meet in their respective
townships aild boroughs, at the usual places o
holding their Delegate Elections,
do Saturday, the 11th day of August,
it, elect two delegates from each of said townships
and boroughs, to represent them in a County
Convention to be held in the borough of Hun
tingdon,
On Wednesday, the MIL day of August,
at 2 o'clock, in the afternoon, to put in nomina
tion a Democratic Whig COUNTY TICKET,
and do such other things as the good of the
cause may require.
By order of the County Committee,
J. SEWELL STF.WART, Chairmand
TAYLOR & JOHNSTON.
County Meeting;
Tao friends of the National ar.d State Ad
ministrations of Huntingdon county, are request
ed to assemble in COUNTY MEETING, in
the COURT HOUSE, in Huntingdon, on
WLDNILSDA/ EYa9IVO, Augnsi 15, for the put=
pose of adopting such measures as the good of
the country may seem to inquire: Let there be
a general rally.
By order of the County Committee,
J. SF.WELt STEY(Akt, Ch'n.
Delegaii fileethiti
The Whigs of ituutingdon Borough are re
quested to meet at the Public HOu'se of A.
Cannon, on SATURDAY I:yr:Nieto next, for the
purpose of electing two delegates to the County
Convention. Let there be a general attendance:
Money.
We want money! How strange 1 But We
can assure all in arrears that .‘ it is not more
strange than true." Do not forget therefore to
bring or send us some of this important article
nest week.
Toz Monnors.—The foreign news reports
no improvement in the prices of Breadetuffs.—
Cotton has advanced.
MEDICAL CC/NVINTION.-Attention is invited
to the call for a medical Convention published
in another colum. This call was handed us is
time for insertion last week, but was e,ciden
tally omitted. Our medical friends wilt pismire
excuse the neglect.
Gen. Taylor.
The Bedford Inquirer of August 3d, saki that
intelligence has been received in that place that
Gen. Taylor will be in Bedford en fhi 15th
inst.
Candidates.
Several communications, anntiiineing candi
dates for the consideration Of the Whigs of Hun
tingdon county, will be found in this week's
paper. We believe all thus far annonnced, to
be good Whigs, and worthy upright men. And
the only suggestion we have to make is, let the
delegates decide between them in a spirit of
kindness, fairness and harmony, so . that the
friends of the defeated may have no just canoe
for complaint, and thus secure for the ticket the
zealous, united support of the whole Whig party
of the county.
The Township Meetings.
On Saturday next the important duty of elec
ting delegates to the County Convention, must
be discharged by the Whige of Huntingdon
county. It in a duty Which thottld not be neg.
:acted for any slight consideration. Every
Whig, who can conveniently do so, sholild attend
his township delegate meeting. in this way
only can County Conventions be made truly
reflect the will of a majority of the whole paity
throughout the minty.
From the material which will be presented, a
Mat rate ticket can be formed; and if such an'
one is not formed it will be the fault of the
Convention. And if Ate' Convention is not
composed of proper misteri4 it will be the
fault of the People themselves. The people,
therefore, have the whole mader in their own
bands, and to avoid all fault and• put the forma
tion of a good Cot Ticasr entirely beyond
chance, let every man attend the Primary Meet
ings on Saturday next and see that proper del
egates are sent.
The triumphs of last fall will be fruitless to
the country, if the Whigs fail in sustaining those
they hare placed in power. Upon the charac
ter of the next Legislature depends the ability
of GOT. JonfievelA to progress in the measures
of reform which. be Co promptly commenced.—
And everrVlrhig--the fat-payer of every party,
is deeply interested in thit matter. If sustained,
we can with confidence assure oa4 readers that
the administration of Wm. F. JOHNSTON will
more than fulfil the promises of the Wing party
previous to the last election. To your posts,
then, Whigs of Old fituttingdon ! Last fall you
rendered important aid in playing the present'
National and State Executives in power. And
now, every consideration of duty andpatriotism
sells upon you to be active in sustaining these
rulers of your choice, who have thus far shown
themselves to be eminently worthy of the con
fidence first reposed in them, and of your eon
tinned attire support.
Buchanan & Co.
The Buchanan and Cameron wing of the Lo
caw° party, emboldened by their recent tri
umph over the Jesse Miller, or radical wing;
in the nomination of John A. Gamble, ate al
ready laying their plane for the future. iiiich
anan, Cameron, end a host of j,olitieal wire
workers from the East and West, it seems, met
rehently at Bedford 14 the thereat accident I
and having so met, ntithifig was more natural
than that certain matters connected with Penn
sylvania politics th6iild be talked over and ar
ranged for some years ahead, reaching even to
the Presidential nomination in 1852. The re
sult of this conference is understood to be that
the Buchanan and Cameron influence, such as
it if, is to be girown in favor of Colonel Bigler,
of Clearfield, as the next candidate of the party
for Governor ; that Judge Black of Somerset,
who was a prominent competitor with Colonel
Bigler for the nomination last fall, is to stand
aside and take his chance. as Mr. Sturgeon's
successor in 1851, in the U. S. Senate, and that
Mr. Buchanan, notwithstanding hi■ "ardent
desire to spend the remainder of his days in re
tirement," is to be again urged by hie friends
for the next Presidential nomination. Of course
such an arrangement is looked upon by the rad
ical "Democracy" with no little jealousy, and
henceforth we may expect all sorts of plotting
and counter plotting, on the one aide to build up
and on the other to pull down "the house of
1 Lancaster."
August Interest.
The semi-annual interest on the public debt
of Pennsylvania, due on the tat inet., was
promptly paid in par funds in Philadelphia, by
the State Treasltter. This ie the first time since
the reatimption df the payment of the interest on
the State debt, that it has been paid in par funds,
and tells well for the honor of the Common
wealth. Mr. Ball our worthy State Treasurer,
deserVes great credit for his determined and
unwearied efforts in accomplishing it. The un
tiring effort of the locofoeos to prevent the pay
then! of the interest, for the purpose of injuring
the Whig party, has therefore been happily frus
trated. We wonder in what way they will
next attempt to "head" the State Administra
tion.
Morris Longstretli and the La-
borers.
The Pennsylvania Intelligencer thus forcibly
shows up the hypoericy of Motris Longslreth
and the Lorciteco party, in regard to the pay
ment of the laborers on flie public works :
Mr. Longstreth has not rendered thirty days
services to the Commonwealth as Canal Com
missioner for the last year; yet he has drawn
HIS WHOLE PAY front the Treasury up to
the first of June---the end of the last fiscal year
—withodt the abatement of a single dollar
This too at fhe Very time when he and his Par
ty presses were crying out that the 44 p60r la
borers" on the public works were suffering for
their pay—that "the labdrer is Worthy of his
hire !"—and that "if is ad fault of the Canal
Commisaioners if the Precept is not carried oat
in practice on the public wdrka of Peurtsylvania!"
Now we submit to the people of Pennsylvania
whether Mr. Longstreth was entitled iti jlastice
and tight to his full pay as Canal Commissioner'
when he scarcely rendered thirty days service
for the last year/ Besides, Mr. Longstreth is
rich, and did not require his pay at this time, if
be was entitled to it; and knowing as he did
that the State Treasurer war straining the Trea
sury to its utmost limits to meet the wants of
the laborers and creditors on the public works,
would it not have been a little more consistent
in him to have waited a short time for his own
salary, when he could so easily have done with
out itt But no; he must have every dollar of
his own pay, and the poor laborer may get his
when he can ! Truly, this public spirited, gen
erous, magnanimous Mr. Longstreth, has a
queer way of showing his sympathy for the
'•poor laborers!" Such bare hypocrisy merits
the severest censure, and will not fail to be pro
perly appreciated by the people.
National Fatt
We are hnppy to state that Friday fist *ag
generally observed by the citizens of this place
as a day of humifiation and payer. The stores,
shops, and all places of business were closed.—
Divine worship was attended to in' the Presby
terian and Methodist churches. Rev. GEORGE
Corral., of Washington city, now on a visit to
his father in Hollidaysburg, was present by in
vitation, and preached in the Methodist church
in the morning, and again by invitation, in the
Presbyterian church in the evening. We had
the pleasure of hearing him on both oteasions,
and have rarely listened to more elogii'eni and
impressive sermons. Mr. C. is a native of thig
town, is yet a young man, and has has al
ready taken a high rank among the pulpit ora
tors of this country.
The "prayers of the righteous availeth
much," and there is cause to hope that the uni
.Vereal supplications which went up on Friday
last from the pious citizens of this mighty na
tion will have an effect to stay the deadly rava
ges Of the pestilence which has been spreading
its etesalations in various parts of the country.
The Cholera.
We have' heard of no Ca.; of Cholera on the
Juniata or within the county of Huntingdon,
during the past week. It has entirely abated
at Alexandria.
In Philadelphia 611 the last hat 3 deaths
from cholera arc reported, and on the 3d, 8.
In New York on the 2d, 87 deaths are repo,
ted.
In the Western cities the disease has almost
entirely abated; but vre regret to observe that
it is rating with considerable violence in many
of the small to‘vriii of di \Vest. In Cincinna
ti but 13 deaths from' cholera are reported for
the 2d inst. A despatch from St. Lillis, Under
date August 2, says that the cholefa has entire
ly disappeared from that city as an epidemic.
We regret to learn that several cases of cho
lera :lave recently occurred among the troops
stationed at the Carlisle, Pa., Barracks.
O 7 The Locofoco leaders have agreed to Gam•
file for a Canal Commissioner, but the people
generally are waiting for Puller news.
Dirreetrice OF OPINION.--It is eontendedby
some, that sheuld the Locofocos of Blair coun
ty nominate& ticker, the volunteer eandidates
vein not recaNembre thanSS votes each; while
others, professing to know the county better,
eontend that they will reeefve Si !
Locotoco Defalcations.
GEN. TAYLOR'S "BROKEN PLEDGES."
Never in the history of this country has an
Administration, during {he first six months of its
existence, been assailed with so much bitter, and
malignant virulence, as ! as been the Administra
tion of Gen. Taylor. The Locofoco papers, led
on by the Washington Union, haVe ransacked
the vocabulary of bilingsgate
ficiently approbrious where Willi bestinie the
great name of the Hero of Buena Vista—the
choice of a free people for President. And why
is this so? Simply because Gen. Taylor and
his Cabinet have decided to proscribe pYokiriti
tion, by giving a portion of the offices to those
who placed them in power, and who have been
proscribed for the last 20 years.
Wishing, says the Daily News, to unfold their
policy with due deliberation, the President and
his cabinet had hoped to defer for a time at
least, the removal of many Locofocos from of
fice, that they might before making a general
change, ascertain the exact position of public
affairs. But no sooner did they commence this
investigation, than they were forced by the gla
ring corruptions and miserable incapacity
which were found to exist, to supply the correc
tive at once and vigorously. One removal here
disclosed an coo, mous defalcation, and another
there laid open the gross incapacity and infidel
ity of Mr. Polk's officials. It was at once evi
dent enough that "honesty, capacity, and fidel
ity," had entered but sparingly into the require
ments of Gen. Taylor's predecessor and his
Cabinet, in the selection of public officers, and
the public interests demanded of the new Ad
ministration an immediate reform of the abuses
which they found existing. Let us look at
facts
—As yet a very insignificant proportion of
the Locofoco Office-holders throughout the coun
try have been removed, and even these in almost
every instance have been displaced under the
rule laid down in the inaugural address, and for
good and sufficient cause. If we look at the
matter of defalcations only, we have first on the
li-t, Mr. Ely Moore, Marshal of the Southern
District of New York, to the tune of $lB,OOO.
Next is Mr. Scott, the Navy Agent at Washing
ton, who is found to be in arrears some $40,000.
Scarcely a week sihce, Mr. Patrick Collins.
Surveyor of the port of Cincinnati, was discov
ered to be a defaulter to a large amount, and but
a few days atter it was ascertained that Mr.
Nathaniel Denby, late United States Navy
Agent at Marseilles, in Trance, was also a de
faulter to the enormous amount of $155,500, ri
valling even the SwartWout transactions of for
mer days. the Administration has as yet been
less than five months in power, and the execu
tive prerogative has not been exercised with
that vigor whith the Whigs of the country be
lieve to be for the interests of the people, and
necessary to the lull vindication of the princi
ples of the party, and yet we find out of the
small number of Locofoco officials who have
been displaced, defalcations amounting to near
ly $250,000 I
—Within the last few day. still annthergrosa
fraud upon the Treasury has been discovered.—
An appropriation of $50,000 was made at the
last session of Congress, to carry in'o effect the
terms of the Mexican treaty in relation to the
survey of the boundary line, Ice. It now ap
pears that Col. J. B. Weller, who was appoin
ted by Mr, Polk, a Commissioner on the part
of the United States to run the boundary, has
drawn upon the department for more than $50,-
000 of this appropriation, and has actually re
ceived upwards of $20,000 while drafts for some
$ll,OOO have been declined on the ground that
no satisfactory account had been rendered of the
previous expenditure. In addition to this Col.
Weller was guilty of the most culpable delay in
proceeding to his destination, and as soon as the
facts came to the knowledge of the Administra
tion. he was promptly removed.
It, in all this, the opposition can discover a
violation by General 'Taylor of any of his 'pledg
es,' or of the declarations contnitied in his inau
gural, they are welcome to the discovery. Ile
owes it to the people who elected him to purge
the goiernment of these robbers of the public'
Treasury, and by neglecting to do it when their
peculations are dieeovered, would becomea par
ty to' the fraud. It is the first duty Of the Ad
indeed, to purge every office civet'
1 Which it has control, and the ferociauls attacks
arid Vile calumnies of the oppotitiOn will not
deter' if from' the execution of sire& a ptir
pose.
Not True.
The Globe publishes a statement to the effect
that every Locofoco Postmaster in Westmore
land county has been removed! We are sorry
to be under the necessity of contradicting this
story. It is not true, but we hope the day is
not far distant when it will be. We learn that
not more than one half of them haoe been remo
ved, but that they all ought to be. We hare no
doubt of it, and we hope they will be. After
the Whigs have all the offices for about twenty
year., they will get about even with the Locos,
and after that they might give them a few by
way of making a fair divide. But the Locos
have had them all too long to be allowed to hold
owns them now. They might as well stop whi
gent and' die gracefully.
MORTALITY IN BUCRS COUNTY.-There have
been up to the present time ninety-eight deaths
or cholera out of in intentss in the Bucks
County Almehouse.
Horrible.
A duel was fought in Philadelphia on Friday
last, with knives, between two' colored
maned Hanson and Smith.' They retired to a
room by themselves for the purpose. Hanson,
it is thought, will die from the wounds receiv
ed. Smith is not much injured.
Dissotuvion or Tan Locoroco PARTY.-John
Van Buren recently declared in a public speech
that the Locofoco party, as a National Party,
was dissolved. John ought to know.
Mr Oh! for a good day'e rain, to cool the
atmosphere and refresh almost perishing rege
trition..
George Lippard.
The slippery character of George Lippard as
a politician, and his inflated mannerism as a
penny-a-liner, have excited considerable sport,
particularly as he has the vanity to imagine that
he is a man of great consequence, and Las been
very ostentacious in proclaithing hiis latest po
litical flip-flap. Those riequainted With tieorge's
bombastic productions; will recognise in the
fOltOwiiig sketch, from the Trentoit Gazette,a
most capital imitation of his style, both in the
langUage and in the horrible array of bristling
exclamation points with which he habitually
tip's off hie poPgun seiitcriceS
THE ROMANCE OF HUMBUG.
A THRILLING STORY HY GROROR PARDLIP
It was night in the "Quaker City l"
small ,nan in rolling eyes and a big shirt
cellar, sat at a desk above which gleamed a viv
is fire, issuin'g train a curiously Wrought iron
tube.
The light was of Fps'
The small man in the rolling eieis and a big
shirt collar was ofgdi algid !
TERRIBLE conscibtyck
"I will do the deed," hissed the anirhated gu
pipe, through his clenched teeth, as he seized a
pen and spread a white scroll before himt "I
will do the deed !"
And that fierce man, in that Quaker City, in
that chamber, by that gas light, wrote these
fearful words—
11 1 REPUDIATE GENERAL TAYLOR II lII~r
fled the falls of Niagara been suddenly turned
into Vesuvius, amid the plaudits of the concen
trated thunders of the universe, backed by the
coalesced lightnings of illimitable space, and
the whole been hurled in conglomerated night
mare upon the repose of Old Zack, the effect
could not have been more bewildering to the
doomed President than was that awful sentence!
THE END.
Err The Locofoeos of this county nominate
their ticket on Wednesday night of next week.
07" A very interesting fight is now going on
between the Washington Union and Philadel
phia Ledger. The Union calls the Ledger a
guerilla sheet, and the Ledger intimates that
the editors of the Union are blackguards and
dishonorable men.. We think both are right in
their opinions.
TROOPS FOR Ft.oainn.—The RPpahlie states
that the War Department has made preparations
to dispatch a sufficient force to Florida to repel
the Indians if they contemplate other hostili
ties, or to bring the murderers to justice, if the
late outrages are merely the violence of a few
stragglers.
Q :7" Father Matthew is on a visit to Boston
where he met with a very warm reception.—
He has administered the pledge to thousands in
that city and New York. Preparations are ma
king for hie reception in Philadelphia.
CAUSE AN!) EFFECT. -The Maysville Herald
mentions the death, by cholera, of a German,
who drank the day before ” a bucket full of but•
termilk and whiskey."
Aitioniza DaYALCATiou.--We learn from the
Republic that Patrick Collins, Surveyor of the
Port of Cincinnati, removed by President Tay.
lor, proves to be a defaulter to a large amount.
His defalcation has been exposed by the exercise
of the removing and appointing power.
The Pittsburg Resolutions.
The resolutions of the Pittsburg Convention
upon the slavery question, says the Philadelphia
News, is gall and wormwood to the Pennsylva
nian, willing as that sheet generally is to coun
tenance any tergiversations which may secure
votes to its party. It has denounced the whole
free soil party in unmeasured terms, from its
origin until now, as well as all its adherents,
from Mr. Van Buren to Col. Benton; and its
position therefore, in view of the Pittsburg res
olution, is by no means a pleasant one. Still it
is unwilling to succumb, or give even the left
hand to those it has so needlessly denounced,
but boldly assserts that—
" Four-fifths of the Democratic press of this
State maintain their old position on the princi
ple of non-intervention, as proclaimed at Balti
more, and asserted by all the leading Democrats
of the Union, including Messrs. Buchanan and
Dallas. Indeed, we know of none that have
declared for the Wilmot proviso, that opposed it
in November."
02rAn unfortunate yoting Herman female in
Pittsburg. named Mary C. Steiiiiiigave birth
to two children last week and is charged with
having strangled them both immediately on giv
them birth. She was arrested and imprisoned,
and' will be tried on the charge.
Finn. -A destructive fire occurred in Chica
go last week, which destroyed thirty house■
and other property to the value oY abbot $50,-
000.
LIBERAL BEQUESTS.—Among the De
quests made by the late Theodo're byttf
an, of Botion, teas $50,000 to the Re
forth &hod! at Westborough r $lO,OOO
to the Fault School of Massachusetts:
and $lO,OOO to the Horticultural Society
of Massachusetts.
Kr To make a sober man a drunkard,
give him a wife who will scold him ev
ery time he comes home, then storm nt
her son Bill, kick Tom over the skillet,
dab Ned over the mouth, and then drive
them all into the kitchen with a broom
stick
D.-By six qualities may a fool be
known—anger without cause, speech
without profit, change without motive,
inquiry without an object, putting trust
in a stranger, and wanting capacity , to
discriminate bitireen a friend and a foe.
FOY the Journal.
I* CLARK :- , -Admitting That the Use of Bran..
dy is a cholera preventive, do you not think
that the large quantity of the Article evidently
being used at this time; is likely to produce a
disease quile as terrible and fatal as the one
which it is taken to preventt A Stiescuieaa.
We make no pretensions to a knowledge of
medical science, and therefore incapable to an
swer our correspondent intelligently. From
some cause it does seem to us that more people
are recently attacked with .4,mi- sprite" thah
usual.
FOREIGN NEWS.
The steamer Cambria arrived at Halifax on
Thuredsy evening last. The Philadelphia Led
ger thus sums up the news with the remark,
that "we must wait for the papers and letters
before we can judge of the nature of the intelli
gence by this arrival ;"
The News from Europe, of which but a very.
brief abstract has yet been received, does not
add much to our previous infortnatioi) from that
country. There is another repott, which Is said
to have for its authority the Turkish Ambassd=
dor in Paris, that Bern has defeated the eolith:
eastern division of the Russian army, which
was reported to have entered Transylvania and
compelled it to take refuge in %Ritchie, which
may be true or not. The source of the infor
mation is a good one, if its reported reception
be correct. Rem has a large and well appoint
ed army of 50,000 to operate against the inva
ders. We have again a very brief account of
the affair before Comorn, which was received
in full by the previous arrivals. A Week's fur
thet time had twit been sufficient to satisfy the
public journals whether the Austria. or Geor
gey had.the advantage in :hot encounter, though,
from all the indications, the victory rested with
the latter. Jellachich appears to have had no
new victory ndr recefred shy new defeat.
We clip' the folleftVing items from the rfeWs
Italy—The Pape:
The Pope has addressed an aiitogripfi iettet
to Oen. Ouilibot on tVie occasion of receiving the
Keys of the City of Rome. His Holiness con
gratulates the General on the triumph of eider
in Rome and expresself his hope that Divine
Providence will remove the difficulties that Mid'
still exist. He adds that he does not epos° tits
direct his prayers to Heaven fog the General,
the Army and the French nation. The letter
was dated Gaeta July 5.
Preparations are making at Rome, which lead
to the impression that Pius IX. is expected soon
to return to the Quirinal. All the wounded have
been removed from that Palace.
The French are doing all they can ; distribu
ting money free to get up a cry in his favor, but
in vain.
The Roman troops, who had agreed in the first
instance to do duty conjointly with the French,
are all leaving, and the whole force remaining
now amounts to less than 1,000 men. Of these,
many were anxious to leave, but Gen. Oudinot
would not give consent. The Pope's engineers,
having been asked to make a demonstration in
his favor. prof-rred quitting his service. Thirty
nin' out of ins i) -three resigned, and all the
rank and file were disbanded. The same occur
red in the artillery. All the officers having re
signed, with the exception of three captains and
a sergeant. The reason given is that the French
anthonties refused to give them any promise or
guaranty as to the protection of the rights of
the people.
Garibaldi has succeeded in making his escape
good from the French division, who were put
upon a false scent, and he is now on the moun
tains of Abruzzi. Previous to his departure
from Rome he bad secured the ammunition and
military stores. Another account state■ Gari
baldi is on the Neapolitan frontier, where he
has been joined by another body of fugitive
troops and formed, it is said, a body of 20,000
men.
The besieged operations against Venice have
been discontinued in consequence of the fatal
prevalence of fever and sickness amongst the
Austrian troops, by the excessive heat and hard
Work.
Riots in Ireland.
On the 12th July, the anniversary of the bat
tle of the Boyne, a very serious collision took
place between a party of armed Orangemen and
Catholics near Castle William, in the County
of Down. The Orange party having celebra
ted the day, and being On their match home,
while passing a defile called Dolby's Brae found
their path waylaid. All the pass and surroun
ding hill was occupied with an immense num
ber of Roman Catholics provided with pikes
and fire-arms, and plainly contemplating a gen
eral massacre. The Protestants, aided by a
small party of police and military, stood upon
their defence, and succeeded in forcing their
way through the pass after a shot t struggle, in
which 40 or 50 persons are said to have been
killed or wounded on both sides, much the great
er proportion being of the Roman Catholic party,
Thirty-eight Ribbonmen had been taken prison
ers. On Sunday two medical gentlemen drove
through the country round about the Scene of
contest, with the view of administering relief
to those who were wounded, but they were re
fused admittance at every house where they
called.
Ravages of Cholera at Sandusky.
The cholera is raging with great violence at
Sandusky city, Ohio, and on the 30th, as we
learn by telegraph, the condition of things was
most fearful and heartrending. Fo'r some days,
says the despatch, the epidemic has been ma
king rapid strider, and it has now reached a cri
sis which threatens to involve the most awful
consequences. Ofapopulatiorr of 3000, there
are not more than' ifrO remaining. The deaths
for the last two' cftys arifount to about l'00; end
it is still on the inhrease. Most of the inhebi
tants who have escaped the dreadfol' Malady,
have left the city in display. Business of eve
ry description is entirely suspended, the various
Hotels, together with the Post office and the
public stores are all closed. Many of our phy
sicians have fallen victims to' the disease, and
those who haie escaped its ravages have precip
itately fled from the region of death. The sick
are suffering in a dreadful manner for the want
of medical rid aril assistance. The living are
not only Ortalite to attend to the wants of the
sick, but cannot bury their dead. There are
npne to'be found to dig graves and make coffins.
The markets are entirely deserted, and the few
inhabitants remaining are under the necessity
of sending to Cleaveland and other port• on the
Lake for provisions and medical assistance.
Cholera in the Interior Of Ohio.
Cincinnari, August 1.
By a letter received here this afternoon from
Oxford, Ohio, we learn that foe Cholera has
broken out and is raging with violenve in that
place. Already 20 deaths have occurred among
a population of 800.
The letter says that one or more cases lava
occurred in almost every family in the town..- , .
The cholera has aleso appeared in other interi
or towns. Many persons from country towns
within 50 miles of this city are coming here,
in order to escape the epidemic.
Commendable.
---- Cinc7;;;;l, August
:the physicians of SanduskY city havingpre
cipitately fled on the approach of the cholera,
seven physicians of oni city left here for that
place this afternoon, for the purpose of render
ing all the assistance in their power to those
who art compelled to face the dreadful scourge.
Several experienced !films also went up with
them. Sandusky is now *ell supplied with
medical aid.
Another Fire in St. Lottis.
Another destructive fire occurred at St. Louis
on the 29th ult. Five Steamboats lying at the
wharf were burned. The loss of property was
very heavy. One man was burned to death cud
a riot took place abolit the close of the fire, be
tween the firemen and a gang of thieves who
were stealing good,
Cotuntaftication,
Prmteguao, August 6th, 1810.
MR. CLARK—Dear Sir :•--A communication
um Alexandria appeared is the Huntingdon
Globe of last week, giving a statement of tho
ravages of Asiatic Cholera ►n that tows and vi
cinity. In said statement there is a gross per.
version of the truth in regard to the first illness
and "declarations in Petersburg" of the noble
and patriotic German, who attended the sick at
ShtiThein & Fertig's Shanty. His declarations
in Petersburg were, that he had been employed
to attend the sickL:remained Until' he became
sick himself—had hot eftien dr slept for two
days and nights. He became affected with
painful swelling in his foot and ancle, and was
much disordered in his health generally. In
, 1 this condition he reported himself to the Alex
i andrians, who at once thought he was taking the
cholera. They told him that he should go over
to Petersburg ; he would therehave a phisiciati
to attend him, and would have every comfort
provided for him, tied all its expenses would be
paid by the overseers 01 the poin of Alexandria.
lie accordingly came to Petersburg, received
nourishment and medical aid, and was offered
lodging by those who afterwards assisted him
on his journey. Towards evening he felt him
self able to take the boat, and wished to be ta
ken to the canal. As the vehicle was drove
lip, it was remarked that he had better get on a
boat at Alexandria. lie declared that he would'
fitit go back to Alexandria. Ile had told them
he was sicke , -they would do nothing for him,
and at last threatened to take him to Shuman's
shanty, and he itduld rather die than go there.
fie was taken to the canal as he desired—he got
on a boat, and was put off ht Bell's lock: Next
morning it was rumored in Petersburg that a
sick man was laying near the Huntingdon dam,
whereupon a physician and citizens of our town
immediately went down, and seen the unfortu
nate German. They administered to his wants,
and learned that Mr. Sullivan bad started some.
time previous to Huntingdon for the purpose of
baying hiin put in charge of the overseers of the
poor. The above are the facts of the ease, and
the real declarations in Petersburg of the one .
"who attended the sick until ell died but one ;"
all of which can be incontestably established'
by MANY WITNESSES.
Comity Treasurer.
SHIMAYSBURG, July 31, 1815.
CL., observe in the last nunibel
of your valuable Journal, two communications
relative to the approaching County Convention.
I like the plan of announcing candidates previ
ous to the meeting of the Convention. It gives
the party throu•Thout the county an opportunity'
to think before, being called on to art. And Mr.
Editor, in accordance with thin plan, permit mn
to present to the consideration of our Whig
friends throughout the county the name of Lieut..
JOHN ALEXANDER DOYLE, of the borough
of Shirleyeburg, as a suitable person for Coun
ty Treasurer. Mr. Doyle is a young man of
good moral character and unsullied reputation.
His business qualifications are very good, and•
he would make an attentive, obliging end effi
cient officer. As the lower end of the county
has not, to my knowledge, had the honor of an
incumbent in that office, I think our claims are
good. Should the Convention see proper to'
adopt my suggestion and nominate Mr. Doyle,
you may expect good news from us at the com
ing election ; and although Woodcock may do•
well, old Shirley will do better—our ticket be
elected, and (as far as our county is concerned)
Old Zack and Bill Johnston be sustained.
SHIRLEY.
For the Journal,
County Commissioner.
Mn. CLARK :—I am pleased to see that you
approve of the plan of suggesting publicly names
at individuals suitable to be placed in nomination,.
by the Whig County Convention, as candidates
for the different offices to be filled by the next
fall election, that the people in the country may
discuss the qualifications end claims of such per
sons, and instruct their delegates if they so'
choose. In accordance therewith, permit me
to name HENRY McCRACKEN, of Murray's
Filth Election district, as a person suitable in
every way to receive the nomination of the
Convention (dr the Office of County Commis
sioner, and who will no doubt be proposed to
the Convention for that nomination. Mr. Mc-
Cracken is so Well and favorably known that it
is here useless to set out his particular claims
and qualifications, or the claims of his district,
which has always been consistent in the Whig'
cause, and never was honored, to my knowl
edge, with the selection of one of its citizens to•
any office in the gift of the party.
A TAYLOR MAN:
West Township, August 4, 1819.
For the Journal:
County Treasurer:
Mn. CLANK:-Permit rob to mention the
name of DANIEL AFRICA, Esq., in conne,
ion with the office of Treasurer' of this county.
Mr. Africa is, and has always been, an active
and faithful Whig—he is well known to the citi- -
zens of the county, and possesses business habits
of the highest order. WALKER.
Fór the journal,
County Treasutei,s
Me. CLARK :- , -In connectio;vUth fhe office
of County Treasurer, allow me to suggest to thif
conning Whig Convention the name of SAM.
IJEL R. STEVENS, of your town. Mr. Ste- ,
vens is well qualified, eminently deserving as a'
Whig, and if nominated and elected, would make'
an excellent and °bilging officer.
For the Journal.
County Treasurer.
Mn. CLARK :—At Various place. throughout
the county, where I have been, the name of Dr.•
HENRY NEFF has beets very frequently men•
tweed in connection with the office of Treasurer.
Delievirtg that his nomination would be a popu
lar one, I take the liberty, on behalf of his nu
merous friends, to recommend him to the favor
able consideration of the ConVention shortly to
assemble. Dr. Nave ioe deserving young man;
one who has risen from the trammels of or.
phanage, unaided by any thing but genius and
energy, to be a useful' and honorable member of
society. He is a sterling Whig, and his nomi
nation would be hailed with delight by his nu.*
merous friend. throught the county.
'A
WHIG
MINESOTA.—Gov. Ramsey has issued
his proclamation for an election on the
Ist of August, for members of Council
and House of Representatives, and for a'
delegate to Congress from Minesota ter ,
ritory. The Legislature will meet av
St. Paul on the 3d of September.
BRADY