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THE JOURNAL.
CORRECT PIZINCIPLEM-...SUPPORTED BY rnarn.]
HUN TUESDAY, SEPT. 4, 1819,
TERMS:
The "HuNTINGnoN Jounsar." is published at
the following rates, viz: $1,15 a year, if paid
in advance ; $2,00 if paid during.the year, and
02,60 if not paid until after the expiration of
the year. The above terms to be adhered to in
all eases.
No subscription taken for less than six months,
and no paper discontinued until all aryetirages
are paid, unless at the option of the publisher.
COMMISSIONER:
HENRY M. FULLER ,
OF LVZERNE COUNTY.
Whig County Ticket.
ASSEMBLY
A. K. EIMIATYN, df HUntingdon ,
TREASURER:
JOAN A• DOYLE, of Shirley.
COMMISSIONER :
ISAAC PEthIITAE, of Penn.
AUDITOR: •
THOMAS FISHER, of Huntingdon.
C 3 OnFriday last the long continued drought
was broken by a most refreshing rain, since
which the evenings and mornings haie been
vu:te cool,
Pennsylvania Railroad,
On Thursday lost an excursion trip from Har
risburg to Lewistown was made over the Penn
sylvania Railroad. The distance is 60 miles;
and it is said was run in one hour and fifty eight
minutes.
The cars commenced their regular trips from
Dillersviile near Lancaster, to Lewistown on
Saturday last. From an advertissment in the
Harrisburg Telegraph, we perceive that the
fare from Lewistown to Harrisburg is $2,10,
the highest rate allowed by law to be charged—
from Lewistown to Dillersville $3,40. An af
ternoon opposition line lately ran from Colum
bia, in which they charged $1,50 from Lancas
ter to Philadelphia—if this line is still contin
ued, the fare from Lewistown to the city would
be $5, or if the old rates are charged $O.
The Packet-boats now turn at Le*isfo*n,
and passengers Icating Philadelphia in the Mor
ning arrive in this place the foliating morning
about six o'clock. The boats going edstward
pass this place in the evening as usual.
Locoroco Lova eon Tits VotrkrESas !
Capt SatALt. has been defeated for a re-nomina
tion for the State Senate by the Locofocos or
Philadelphia county. His succeseful competi
tor, FERNON, is a mere Locofoco with
out any qualifications, nave his tilt& Locofoco
ism. Copt. Small was a captain in the First
PennsylVania Regiment, in the Mexican War,
and served with great distinction. This is the
way Locofocoism rewards the brave volunteers
for whom they profess so !smith love.
True.
As is not always the case with rumors, the
rumor we noticed last week that the dissatisfied
Locofocos were about bringing out another can
dilate for the Legislature, proves td be correct.
The announcement appeared in the Globe oT
last week, and will be found in our advertising
columns this week. Mr. Jon Moan's, of this
borough, quite an intelligent and heretofore an
active and loyal member of the Locofoco party
of this county, is the gentleman selected. He
has heretofore held several appointments on the
Canal from the Locofoco party, and we under
stand always made an industrious end useful of
ficer. His supporters allege that he will be
well supported by his party in this borough
and throughout the county. We shall see.
Gratifying
We learn that many of the honest, tax-pay.
ing members of the Locotneo party, whose only
object is the iublic good, declare their intuition
of voting for HENRY M. FULLER for Cana
Comffissioner. They say they will never give
their votes in favosr of ereet?ng the entire board
from one party. A Locofoco of this kind re
rnnrkes to us the other day, that he would vote
for FULLER, “because," said he, "1 believe
there will always be more honesty in the Canal
Board when both parties are represented, than
when it is composed exclusively of members
of one party." We think he is right, and no
doubt Una are scores of honest Locofocos who
eutertaillMe same opinion.
Pointed Quegtions.
The last Hollidaysburg Register puts the fOl•
lowitig posers- to the Loeofoeos of this could) , :
If the Locos have such great love and respect
for the soldiers of the Mex?ealv War as they
props., Id have, why do they oppose their erec
tion to places of honor and profit? Didn't they
"go it" tooth and nail against "Old Zack," and
are they not row ridiculing, traducing and vitt
lying the old Sonnet every day? And why
, have
they dominated a Candidate in opposition io
Lieut. Doys,e, a soldier of the Mexican War, in
Huntingdon county? "Actions speak louder than
words."
SATE oe Tosvo LOTS.—AttenCon . js invited
to the advertisement in another column offering
Town Lots for sale, in Mount Union, Minting,
don county.
Lik - HENn's M. Fru,sa, Whig candidate for
Canal Commissioner, is now in Philadelphia;
and was .announced to address a Whig Mass
Meeting on last evening. We hope Mr. Fuller
Will visit the Juniata counties before returning
home.
notice no change in tile markets since
The Fight of the Factions.
Canal Commissioner.
A very.interesting fight is now going on be- That the Public Works of this Commonwealth
tween the rival factions of the Locofoco party of have been grossly mismanaged for years, is ad
this county. Col. David Duff received the reg- ; mitted by candid men of all parties. A system
ular nomination of the party, but those friendly of favoriteism, peculatiOn and fraud, has con
to the nomination of John Scott, Esq., decline stantly been kept up. And these abuses were
going into his support. They allege that Duff most glaringly manifest while the Canal Board
was foiced upon them through the influence of was composed exclusively of members of the
the Canal officers, and that he is not the choice Locofoco igty; and the little check which the
of the majority of the party throughout the favorites of that fiarty received during the offi
county. And hence, they have brought out Mr. viol term of Mr. Power, is now only making
Jon S. MORRIS, of this place, a more radical them the more eager to again secure complete
Locofoco than Col. Duff, to oppose bin]. On ascendancy in this branch of the public service.
the other hand, the regniari:allege that the . op- I And to effect this, they have nominated Joule
position to Col. Duff is headed and urged an by A. GAMBLE, of Lycoming, and will make every
disappointed applicants for Boss-ships, and other effort in their power to secure hie election. Mr.
situations on the Canal, and that Mr. Morris Gamble is the very man for their purposes.—
' himself is disaffected because he was defeated He understands the mode and manner of making
for a delegate to the County Convention, as the money on the Public Works. He has been one of
friend of John Scott, Esq. I the favored few himself'. He was a contractor
It is therefore a 'very pretty fight as it stands, when, to use their own language, " being a con
and one upon which the Whigs can look with tractor meant something !" He made his wealth
about the same interest said to be manifested on the Public Works of the State. His nomi
by a certain operionate wife, on one occasion I , nation was urged and secured through the influ
while a fight between her husband and a Bear ence of the old Plunderers of the Locofoco par
was in progress. I ty. And should he be elected, WO be to the
In another column, we publish, by request, tax payers of this tax-ridden Commonwealth—
of they will find out before his official term closes
the proceedings df a meeting df the &Mails
Mr. Morris, held iii the Court House on ,Satur- the secret of his anxiety for a seat in the Canal
day evening last. The meeting was not large, Board. The motive for his travelling from Ly
but the deterrhination among the Locoroces who ' coming county to Pittsburg to secure his nomi
participated, to support Job, was abundantly I nation, will be satisfactorily explained. But it
manifest. The most active Pcriorts in the will be too late. The swarth of Locofoco plan
meeting, have heretofore been deemed leading dews that will then be fastened upon the Pub-
Members of the Locofoco party. Mr. ADAMS, lie Treasury through him, like the locusts of
who reported the resolutions, and indeed made ; Egypt, will be eating up every hfacii of grass
all the motions and nominated all the officers, and every green thing. And those who wish
was the candidate for Cenoner on the Locofoco to prevent this state of things—those who wish
ticket last year, and Was elected School Director to Set a Veatch Upon this hungry horde, by keep
by the same party last Spring. Mr. Brennen, ' ing a representation from both parties In the
also one of the Committee on resolutions, was Canal Board, must arouse at once. Every lax
the regaiar Locofoco candidate for Constable of Payer is interested in this matter--i-Detriocrafh
this borough two years ago. And Mr. Morris, as well as ilhigs.
the candidate for Assembly, held for many years HENRY M. FULLER, df Luzerrie countY t
an office on the Canal under the Locofoco Canal is the Reform candidate fOr Canal Commission-
Commissioners. SO it will be seen, that this er. He is fresh frbm the ranks of the People.
new movement is not headed by obscure men, He was made a candidate by no action of his
but is led on by the leaders of .vhat is called own, and was chosen solely on account of his
the mdre radical wing of the Locofoco party.— character and qualifications. He enjoys the eii
it Is dyer, hinted, that the editor of the Globe is viable reputation of being one of the most hon
giVing "aid and comfbrl" ttf this new Wm- est, upright men in the State. And should he
be elected, we predict that he will make one of
ment, but for this assertion we will not Couch.
the most efficient and popular Canal Commis
resolutions, to create the impression that a por- ! sioners we have ever had. Let FULLER and
tion of the Whigs are dissatisfied with their REFORM, therefore, be the watchword of ev-
ery voter who desires economy and fair dealing
nominee tar the Legislature, is well understood. ,
And it is scarcely necessary for us to say there in the management of the Public Improvements,
until the second Tuesday of October, and our
is not one word of truth in the assertion. Not
a single Whig in the borough of Huntingdon word for it, their wishes will be accomplished.
opposed the nomination of Col. Cornyn, and Harmonious Democracy.
we have never heard one express dissatisfaction 1 The Locofocos of Philadelphia city and coun
with his nomination. He will receive the whole ty, after three days ballotting, succeeded, on
whig vote in October, and if their words can be Friday last, in making a nomination for Sheriff.
believed, a good many votes from the opposition. Great excitement prevailed among the rival fac-
The assertion therefore of the disaffected Loci) , Lions during the ballotings, and after the result
Cocos, that there are Whigs in the same situa- I was announced, we learn from theliapers that
tion, can only be accounted for on the principle a general row was kicked up at the Globe Hotel,
that " misery loves company." 1 in Sixth street below Chestnut, which lasted
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North llranch Canal. I fur over an hour, during which blood flowed
GREAT TRIUMPH OF THE WHIG like water. Some hundred or more persons
STATE ADMINISTRATION.—By a report were concerned in the disgraceful fight, and
of the State Treasurer to the Governor, we see I several were very badly injured.
that, after paying the State interest, and the Mr. Wm. Deal, the nominee, says the Daily
large appropriation of $1,200,000 to pay old News, is a resident of Bristol township, and'
debts on the Public Works, and applying $204,-I was the Locofoco candidate for Sheriff three
438 87 to the Sinking Fund for the payment of ; years ago. He was defeated then, as he will
the Stale debt, there will still be $164,226 13 be now, as even his own party admit.
in the 'treasury, applicable to the completion of
Are till at Work?
the North Branch Canal. By an act of the Leg- I The time has now arrived, says the Daily
islature of last winter, the completion of the News, for every Whig to be active. By an
North Branch was to be commenced as soon as ! united and concerted effort we may elect Henry
$150,000 would be in the Treasury over and M. Fuller Canal Commissioner, and secure a
above the money required for the objects above i Whig majority in the State Legislature. By.
stated. Hence the Governor has, in accordance remaining idle a few weeks longer, Oh shalt
with law, directed the Canal Commissioners to wake up to it sense of our danger When it is too
commence the work.
late to secure o full attendance of our Whig
This report is clear and to the point. It friends at the polls'. Let it not be urged that
shows in the first place, that the means of the we cannot succeed, and that there is therefOre
Treasury are ample for the completion of the Ino use in making the effort. The histO!ry of the
canal, wir"" rho "'lir" of 'lire° dollar to 1 past shows the fallacy of such o'n opinion.=
the State debt ; and not only so, lint at the same I pennsylvania Was cariled i for the lamented Har
time that ample appropriations are made to this I neon in 1810, and again for James M. Power
work to complete it in a few years, the State in 1816. In October 1848, the Whigs again
debit WILL BE ACTUALLY DECREASED triumphed with Gov. Johnston as their candi-
AT LEAST $300,000 the first year, and date, and in November following gave a
hajor
after the canal is finished, may, by the same ity of 14,000 for Gen. Taylor. Let no one
careful and judicious maia'gement of the titian- therefore excuse his negligence and indifference,
cos, be decreased at the rate of nearly or quite with the groundless assertion that we cannot
$1,000,000 a YEAIt ! and in a larger ratio succeed. Let all go to work and see that the
from year to year as the debt is gradually re- proper organization is had to secure a ftill Whig
diced. The reduction of the debt being thus vo t e . This need but be accomplished to elect
once commenced, it will not be many years be- i Mr. Fuller by a greater majority than that
foie the three mill tax on real estate will be given for Gen. Taylor; for it must be borne in
unnecessary, and may be wholly repealed.— mind that Mr. Gamble cannot, under any cir-
This encouraging condition of our public affairs, cuinstances, receive as large a vote as that cast
is to be attributed entirely to the economical for Gen. Cass.
and energetic management of our present able There remains now but a brief month to or-
Whig administration. ganize our forces and prepare them for the day
Mexican Soldiers: of election. If we wish to succeed, we must
How the Whigs do hate and persecute the col- go to work iron. We cannot afford to lose an
! diers of the Mexican War ! About a year ago other day. The preparatory steps for efficient
they elected one of the leading spirits among ,
them President of the United States ; and now i organization have already been too long delay
we notice that they have nominated another for ed. Let us now amuse to oar duty, shod from
County Treasurer in Huntingdon county, and henceforth labor as we were wont to do in
will elect him—all in spite of the soldiers' very I .-
itiokU '46 and '4B, and there can be no doubt
particular friends, the Locos. Ha . ha !—Hot
bielaysburg ilegister. w e shall again triumph.
Well, we will, friend Jones, do that very I C. A. K. Corni•ni:
thing. The Whigs of old Huntingdon intend ' The Lancaster Union and Tribune, in speak
voting for their own men hereafter, even at the ing of the Whig Ticket of this county, says
risk of not being considered "respectable" by "Col. Cornyn was nominated by acclamation.
certain veteran•Locofoco office hunters. It is a deserved compliment for his efficientser-
'mveign•
The Philadelphia papers received last even
ing, contain seven days later intelligence from
Europe. The news is unsatisfactory.
It would seem that Georgey had met some
slight reverse in Hungary, but from his position'
we have no tear's for his safety. The European
markets were dull, and prices declining und'er
fhe'infld'ence of increasing supplies, and the pio ,
Mise of an abundant harvest.
•
QUA correspondent in the last Globe objects'
to Col'. CORNYN because he procured the ince,
poreiun of the Broad Top Raifroad Compal4.
All the votes that can be made against Mr. Cor
are by this objettion, the %triter can put in his
packet.
vices in the last Legislature, where he enjoyed
a deserved popularity as a liberaland enlighten
ed member."
The lieriY Freeman also pays our candidate
the following compliment : •
~C ol. A. R. CORNYN, formerly of this coun
ty, has been complimented by the Democratic
Whig Convention of Huntingdon county, by a
,naninieus ;e-n'onrination as a candidate for
Member of Assembly.
.Col. C. vvas en. able,
industriou's, and influential merribet of the lust
Muse, and the whigs of Huntingdon knowing
that fart, halve rlaid/hhn the elegant compliment
which his merits deserved. That he will be
re-elected we have no doubt."
137 - 5. V. MERRICK, Esq., has resigned the
office of President of the P. A. Railroad Com
pany, and Wm. D. PATTERSON has been elected
Hattie stha•l.
Who are the Friends of llOnke
Industry.
We invite attention to the following resolu•
tion adopted by the late Locoroco State Con•
vention at Pittsburg, which nominated John A
Gamble for Canal Commissioner
Resolved, That the praCtii'al ivorkipi of tree
present Revenue Laws, clearly denionstrate
their superiority over those' which intniediateli
preceded them, thus proving thitt that Which Was
logical in argument is soand principle, hod
practical in its effects. All systems which give
bounties to particular interests to the detriment
of the great industrial classes of the country—
which seek to aggrandize a few at the expense
of the many , -are a clear violation of those prin
ciples of Deinocracy which proclaims to all
equality of rights.
Now let us look at the lb!lowing, adopted by
the Whig State Convention at Harrisburg,
which nominated Henry M. Fidler as the Whig
candidate for the same office
Resolved, That protection to the industry of
the people is one of the first duties of Govern
ment; that the true interests of the State and
nation are best promoted by placing the manu
facturer, mechanic and laborer, side by side with
the agriculturalist—the days of the greatest
prosperity for the conutry have been those when
domestic labor has been protected, unnecessary
and excessive importation of foreign fabrics pre
vented by a proper Tariff of duties, and in our
opinion, such results have not followed the Ta
riff of 1816, and can never be promoted by its
continuance.
Resolved, That as Pennsylvanians we cannot
submit to see our iron manufactures thrown idle,
our mines of coal rendered valueless, our labor
ers and cititens unemployed, our Capital de
stroyed; and business paralyzed, to try any fur
ther experiments on the locofoco theories of
Free Track, when we are taught by all past ex
perience that poverty and want must be the con
sequence of importing from other countries
those articles which we can better manufacture
Wahin our own borders.
Here we have the issues before the People , —
GAMBLS, Free Trade, and the :Tariff of 1846,
on the one side, and Fumr.n, Protection to Home
hall ti*i and the Repeal of the Tartf of 1846,
oh the other. It is for the people to decide be.
tween them, and they should s,e to it before it
is too late, that their best interests be dot sac
rificed.—Daily News.
WsY TENNESSEE WENT LOCOFaCO.-The
Nashville Union, the leading Locofoco paper in
Tennessee, has a column of eltultation over the
recent victory in that State. The Union as
cribes the cause, first to the fact that ten. Tay
lor called "two furiods and fanatical abolition
ists" into his Cabinet, and secondly because the
Locofocos had taken ground against the Wilmot
Proviso had all kindred Measures at all hazzards
and to the last eritrelnity, and BROWN, the Whig
candidate for tiovernor, denounced that resolu
tion as leading to disunion, and proclaimed an
acre of Stinker Hill worth all the valley of the
Rio Grande, though studded with diamonds and
filled with slaves. "Upon this issue," says the
Union, , the people have left him almost alone
in his glory."
Manners, alibi thotecii Making.
Some of the Opposition Journals find it rare
sport to criticise Gen. Taylor's speeches, and
ridicule his manners. They say that he is awk
ward before strangers, and does not make a fa
vorable impression. On this point there may
well be a difference of opinion. Surely enough
he has not the appearance of a dancing master,
but it has been well said that he gave a recep
tion to twenty thousand strangers at Buena Vis
ta in a style that few dancing masters could
have equalled.
As to his speech making, the people knew
very well what kind of speeches General Taylor
made before they elected him President. }lea
ven has bestowed divers gifts on divers persons.
It was not necessary for General Taylor to
make long speeches, in order to gain the popu
lar confidence; and that confidence will not be
withdrawn because he fails to make long
speeches.
When 'the chivalrous broke the spell of
England's supremacy on the ocean, by the cap
ture of the Guerriere, on his return to fort he
was complimented, by the citizens of Boston
with
. a publie dinner. The cloth having been
removed, lifter a few preliminary toasts came
that to the honor of the Captain: "Our gallant
guest, who has secured for himself a name and
a praise among his countrymen, and added ter
ror to the courtesy of his coiintrPs flag." The
toast was drank with enthusiasm', and then all
Wes quiet:. ..
,
A friend sitting next to the gallant captain,
said, 'Sir, vio are waiting for your speech.' 'A
speech!' said the chivalrous but modest Hull,
'I can't make one-4 don't knoW how.' A gen
tleman on the dpposite aide of the table ex
claimed, audibly, Sir , you are in for a speech.
Don't you see that the president is waiting for
your response to the toast?' The noble Tat
rose up and said, , tifr. President, the gentlemen
round me say, that you and theothet gentfetieit
are waiting for me to make a speech: Sir,
never made one in my life. I can't do it, sir.
I don't know how, air. By I'el rather
f ight the tattle over again than try a !'
The rafters of Foneuil Hall were a little dis
placed by the truthful delicacy of the gallant
captain; but we never heard that the newspa...
pers of that day thought it a proper subject 9(
ridicule, or that it imVaired the welt earned
honors of the chivalrous sailor.--1F ashi7iiten
Republic.
Health of Gen. Taylor.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.
In consequence of a telegraphic despatch re
ceived here last evening, announcing that Gen.
Taylor had been attacked by diarrhea, and that
he was lying very ill, Mrs. Taylor, the lady of
the President, accompanied by her daughter,
Mrs. Wood, left here this morning en route to
meet the General at Erie.
Later despatches state that the General was
recovering, and would leave Erie in a few days
for Buffalo.
Rhode Island Election.
By telegraph from Providence, R. 1., we have
returns from all the towns in the Western Dis
trict, except Jamestown, and Dixon, the whig
candidate has without doubt been elected to
represent the District in the next Congress.—
Present majority is 639 votes, and James
town will vary the result but little. This is
the District which failed to make a choice at
the April election, and haying been represented
in the last Congress by Mr. Thurston, locofoco,
the election of Mr. Dixon is a Whig gain.
Guira, or Aluanza.—The Gettyaburg Star
states that the Jury in the case of Frederick
Smith, charged with the murder of it•lerick
Foster, an old citizen of Adams county, last
fall, have returned a verdict of guilty of murder
in the first degree.
FORTY YEARS Aoo,—The Chambers
burg Whig, in noticing the recent visit
of Gen Taylor to that place, says:
" Forty years ago; as he himself sta
ted, he pped through, and as on this
occasion; tarried one day in Clinifibers
burg, but under what vastly different
circuMstances! He was then a y oung
officer in the ntmy; and Oh his W 4 from
l3altiniore to Pittsburg, the whole of
which distance he travelled on foot.—
Now he goes as the heneriid President
of a mighty nation, greeted at every
torn by the overflowing love and admi
ration df his countrymen."
Ex-Governor Jones of Tennessee, has been
making a great speech in favor of the encoutige
ment of manufactures in that State.
It Will not be long before ths South will be
as strongly in favor of the protective policy as
the North ever was. At least the Whigs of the
South will be. The Locofocos are too uncer
tain to calculate upon. They are like the earn
elion—ever changing.
It is said, that General To, lot in his reply
to the Harrisburg Committee, spoke of the 'La
ce/two presses" &c.—Pottsville Emporium.
It is said, that the above turns out to be a
confounded lie. But suppose he had spoken of
the false-styled 'democratic party' as ‘Locofo
cos,' he had good authority for using the term,
for we recollect to have seen several of their
papers during the campaign of 1814, the very
title of which was 'The Locofoco,' and a copy
of one of which, published by a pair of 'limo
crats' in Pittsburg we now have in our posses
sion, as a .voucher.'—Wash. Commonwealth.
The editor of a locofoco paper hi Lancaster,
is making fun of Gen. Taylor's speech there, be
cause he alluded to the 'horses sheep, and cattle
of Lancaster county.' It is supposed that the
wrath of the said editor is in consequence of the
General making no particular allusion to the
farts in that region. --11 , 434. Comnion wealth.
BEDFORD COUNTY.-The Whigs of Bedford
county have nominated the following ticket;
Assembly.—David Mann, Solomon Mason.
rreasteret--John Arnold. Commissioner--
Maj. S. S. Stuckey. Director—Levi Evans.
Amdil'or—Eli
The Legislative candidates are said to be very
popular and worthy men, and their election is
confidentlir expected.
MIFFLIN ConsTy.-- - -The Whigs of Mifflin
county have nominated the following ticket :
.Assentbli, Josr ph Heffiey; Commissioner, Eli
sha Bratton; Treasurer, George Carney;
tor, Augustus Ingram.
We should be glad to converiai'et fb our faith
every honest man in the rankd of Whiggery.
Wash. Union.
Just so—honen men are entirely unfitted for
your 'faith' till they have changed their charm.-
ter.-11 - ash. Commonwealth.
CINCINNATI, August 20,
Patrick Collins, the late defaulting CollectBr
of the Port of Cincinnati, and who has been ill
for some days, died in this city yesterday mor
ning.
HUNGARY.—Tremendous Meetings in favor of
the pillant Hungarians have been held in vari
ous parts of the United States. If that noble
people continue successfully to resist the hired
bands of Austria and Russia, we shall not be
surprised to hear that thousands of Americans
have flown to aid her in the unequal struggle.
A LATIA LEVISLATUR E.- , • - rlid 111171.1' %Ili ,
Chronicle in speaking of the Legislature of Al
abama, says, four of the Democrats elected are
Taylor men, and will vote f'o'r Taylor candidates
for the United States Senate. Mr. McMullen,
of Butler county, is to be pledged to give his
vote to Taylor Senators. This, if true, will
make a tie vote on that question in the Legisla
ture.
Sickness IQ York.
We regret to learn that the borough of York
is suffering severely from sickness. The Ad
vocate of last week says—lt is an alarming fact
that from four to eight persons die daily—prin
cipally children—from diarrhoea and dysentery.
Physicians are now kept so busy that it is a dif
ficult matter, even in the most urgent case, to
obtain their services.
The Corn Crovi.
The Germantown Telegraph says:—
"Let people say what they will, we nev
er saw, in this region, a more abundant
crop of corn than the present scesoik is
about to yield. 'The stalks are remar
kably sirofig, tall, and steed uousuelly
thick upon the ground; The ears sire
large and sufficiently (featured to escape
all mishaps; unless eft uttselfsonable
frost of great severity; which is not to
he anticipated, should visit it. I n ex
amining the crops of corn it( Serious
Sections, the cye can instantly light
upon those fields Which have been sub
jected to indifferent cultivation ;
inas
much as there is no crop which so dis
tinctly carries with it the mark of the
incompetent farmer than' that of corn ;
and none which so readily yields to the
happy influences of a little kind nur
sing."
TERRIBLE FATALlTY.—Sandusky City
is not alone in severe affliction from the
visitation of the cholera. In two town
ships, principally settled by Germans,
in Auglaize county, Ohio, the fatality
has been pnprecedented. A letter from
St. Mary's, the county seat, dated Au
gust 13, says i 'ln Germany township;
within seven, miles of us; there hOve
been fully three hundred deaths: To=
morrow we have a called court, when it
is thought that brie hundred and fifty
adminiiitratois will be appointed.' The
disease has been nearly as malignant in
the township of Bremen. Between
twenty-five and thirty have died in the
village of flyatvllle i in Miami county,
out of a populations of not more than
1 - 50 persons.
DEPREDATIONS BY TUE SIOUX INDIANI.I
—An official letter has been received at
the °Mee Of the Surveyor General, Du
buque, frotn
. James M. Marsh, Deputy'
Surveyor, now engaged in the service
of surveying the public lands within the
State of lowa, hy which we are informed
of the particulars of an open and outra
geous robbery perpetrated upon him by
the Sioux Indians, of lowa, on the 26th
Of July. He (vas at the time employed
jh continuing the "second correction;
line" to the Missouri river. When a
few miles west of the confluence of Lis
zard Fork with the Des Moines river, in
tango 30, west, he was met by eleven
Sioux warriors, completely armed. Mr.
Marsh's party, including himself, con•
sisted of seven men, and they had one.
gun. Resistance; therelbre, was out of
the quest ioit. They were completely at
the mercy of the Inditin;i: They there- 4
fore did as they were hid; , Mr. Marsh,
iiho is somewhat coniersent with the ,
Sioux language; explained to the chief '
the character of his survey, that it was
by authority of the government, and
showed from his diagrain, upon which
the Sioux boundary was drawn, that he
was upon thh Unifed States lands. The
chief cleptriotedhen the, Ihdiahk imme
diately robbed Mr. Marsh and hie party'
of everything they could enriir Or drive
including all their horses, He itrasrob
bed on the 26th and 27th of July, and
on the first day of August was on his
line again with a new outfit ; since
when no intelligence of him has heeh
received. Another Deputy Surveyor;
George Berry, while engaged in May
last in the survey of the public lands
on Cedar river, was robbed by the same
Indians. The absence of troops front
the military posts in that region, may
measurably account for the boldness of
the Indians. Fort Crawford, situated
! near the eastern extremity of Sioux
boundary, is deserted. Fort Atkinson,
situated adjacent to this boundary, in the .
heart of the exposed territory—situated
indeed, so as to completely awe the
whole tribe, is also deserted.—Chicago
(Ill.) Journal dug. 25.
A FATHER KILLED BY Ms SON.—A
young mnn named Harvey, while at
Work with his father, near Waynesburg
in Greene county; one day last week,
seized an axe, with which, at a single
blow, he severed his father's head, occa-
sioning instant death. Young Harvey
is supposed to hate been partially de
ranged for some time. On committing
the horrible deed; he immediately fled,
or at least kept but Of reach until the
funeral of hi§ father, when he volunta
rily appeated, fres arrested, and is now
confined in the ii'llynesburg jail.
biikAnFui ACeittlii.--An accident of
the most distressing nature occurred in
our Oilltige on Friday afternoon last, by
which a little boy, between 5 and 6'
year of age, Son of Ismail FrumuroN,
was Instantly killed. This little boy,
and another one of about the some age,•
son of Win. Morgan, were in a wagon,'
the libries took fright and started at full
speed; upsetting the wagon and throw
ing the children out, killing one instant
ly, and slightly injuring the other. Let
this sad afliiir serve as a salutary can.'
tion to those who are in the practice of
driving horses and wagons through our
I •
streets. There is entirely too great a
disregard of life in this respect.—Clear
field Paper.
SOCIETY UPSET IN CALIFORNIA.-There ap
pears to be what the French call a houlaverse
meme—a tomplete overturn—of the usual ar
rangements of society, at the gold region ; for a
specimen of which see the following extract
from a San Francisco letter to the Boston
Courier :
"Since my arrival 1 have seen a heti.
tenant of the Navy, and ei New York
merchant ; dragging a handcart, nt an
ounce per load ; a few days since 1 met
a professor in one of your first eolleges
driving his ox team, hauling emigrants'
'lmps' to the idiggins,' at 1020 for one
hundred pounds. A Georgia planter
cooks my salt pork, and does the flap.'
jacks brown t a printer from the Pica
yune (Ate keeps My books, and two
young get.tlernen from jobbing houses
in Pond street take care •of the Mules,.
haul lirsiber,• and net as porters
the store,!eacttrit fr6en ten to fifteen dol'
tars per day, with bdterd. In California'
all labor, and one is daily furnished with
innumerable sources of nrituSeinent by
meeting old friends in such comical em
ployment. Imagine our friend—the art:
Ist—with buckskin trousers,. red flenner
shirt, - and California hat, peddling news:
mere ; .Siity, Herald and Tribune, sir!
latest dntes from New York, only two'
cents each.'
A DARN PL.A . CE.—Ld-gconle county,
North Carolina, at tfie fast Presidential
election gaie Taylor na votes and
Cass 1335. The North Carolina Whig
says that a few years since the people
of this county ran a preacher out of it
who atternpiAci to ifittigibute the Bible ,
among them!
T‘Vo of the Field officers in the'
Hungarian army are females. They
dress ih male attire, wear swords by'
their sides, lead the regiments into bat'
tle, and manifest so much bravery and'
enthusiasm as to inspire the soldiere'
with al most irresistible rator.—Y.
Day Book.