Mt. Vernon Republican (Mount Vernon, Ohio : 1854), 1858-08-17

              mi a r , . . . ; , Jt. J . . VOL. IV. MOUNT VERNON, OHIO, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 17, 1858. NO. 40. The Wife, . Slio who sloops upon my bout Was the first to win it; She who dreams upon my breast Ever reigns within it. Sbt who kisses oft my lips, Wakes their warmest blessing; She who rests within my arms Feels their closest pressing. - Othor days than these shall come, Days that mayjbe dreary 'Other hours shall greet us yet, Hours that may be weary; Still this heart shall be thy throne, Still this breast shall be thy pillow; Still these lips shall meet thine oft As billows meetoth billow. Sleep, then, on my happy heart, Since thy love hath won it-Dream , then; on my loyal breast, None but thou hast done it; And when age our bloom skill change, With its wintry weather, , May we in the self-same grave Sleep and dream together. The Dead Sea. The Editor-correspondent of the Utica Herald graphically describes the Dead Sea thus: As I first looked over the Dead Sea I tho't it lovely. Its waters were beautifully blue as those of tbe noble lakes ot my own native land. Not a ripple disturbed its fair face: it seemed dreaming in the tranced hush of the hot noon-day. Its translucent waves lazily toyed with the pebbly beach that wound about its skirts in many a graceful curve. Then it stretched endlessly away between two frowning ramparts of hills mirroring on its glassy bosom the mountains of Moab and the mountains of Judea. I could not realize that this lake that lay so tranquilly sleeping and smiled so sweetly on the desolate wilds around could be that fatal Sea on whose every wave rode grim and ghastly death; that its breath had blasted the plain and blighted every speck of verdure on the hills. But as I looked more intently over its broad expanse it seemed to assume a certain unfaithful, lurid hue; and there came up from it a hot and sickly mist as if it were seething in its rocky cauldron. Its rest, too, seemed troubled, as if it were rather the stupor of fever than the healthful hush of sleep. And the translucence of its waters was deceptive, (or wherever they touched the shore there remained a black and oily deposit . Probably nature does not afford a more desolate scene than that of the region of the Dead . Sea. It lies in a vast basin four thousand feot below the Mediterranean. It is bounded on the North by the plain ol Jericho; on the East its waves wasb the base of the calcined hills of Moab; on the West the barren moun- ' tains of the Desert of Judoa rise above its shores; while its southern extremity touches the reffions of Arabia Petrsea. The eye looks in vain for any sign or vestigo of life. No living creature inhabits us snores; no nsn swims in it: no birds dip his wing'jn its waters. One endless reach of mist wreathed waters one endless range of barren bills meet you on everv side. Thoreis no escape no refuge from the desolation that begirts you. This sea, which receives the living Jordan, has no outlet. It remains a problem an enigma to science. Numerous efforts to explain it have been made, many adventurous travelers have lost their lives in the attempt; and Mr. Lynch whose survey is so imperfect, lost his tirst as sistant. Even the wild Bedouin whose home is the desert, shuns it in his wide wanderings. Its onein involves a wild and fearful History. The shores it laved once teemed with life. Its waves roll on the "Cities of the Plain." Deep down in its accursed depths lies dead and damned Gomorrah. And Sodom and the cities that sinned with her are rottening . there too. : Love ra the Cam. The editor of the Har risburg Telegraph v& informed of a singular ad-' venture which occurred on the passenger train of cars arriving at Harrisburg from the : East, on Saturday evening last In one ef tho cars a young gentleman was seated, apparently deeply occupied in reading a book he held in his hand, until he got to Lancaster. At this place a very handsome young lady entered the cars and took a seat opposite to him. Before she had been long in the train, the : eyes of both met and they recognized one another as old acquaintances when young, hav ing been separated by their parents moving part those of the one to the West, and of the other te Philadelphia. The two soon De-' ame enrapt in earnest conversation, fell ar dently in love with one another, and by the time they arrived at Harrisburg, had resolved to be united as man and wife, and travel on their journey to the lady's home together. Accordingly they took lodgings at a hotel, cent for a minister, and were united in the bonds of connubial bliss, and taking the next train, were off on their bridal tour. The Tel-' egraph'i informant says he is acquainted with the parties, and that they both occupy high positions in society. Thb Dbcmmer Bot of Lundt's Lane. Major General Winfiold Scott, while on the frontier during the border difficulties, at the ' . time of the Canadian rebellion, at a compli- ' mentary dinner given by the citizens of Cleveland related the following characteristic anecdote that occurred during the battle of Lun-dy'sLane, In the last war. In the very midst of the battle, his attention was arrested by observing at a little distance, where a whole company of riflemen had lust been eut down by the fire of the enemy, three drummer boys quarreling for a single drum, all that was left them. " Soon the two stronger ones went ! to fisticuffs," while the third quietly folded his arms and awaited the issue of the contest At that moment a cannon ball struck the boys and killed them both. With one bound, the : ". little fellow caught the drum from between them, and with a shout of triumph, and a ' loud "tattoo" dashed forward to the thickest of the fight Said tho General: "I so ad-mirod the little soldier that I rode after him, .. and inquired his name, which was Mr. , ; nd directed him to find me at the close-of bat-' tie; but I never saw bim afterwards." At this moment, Mr. one of tho mostre-epwUble merchants in Cleveland, arose, and . : with a smiling bow informed the company that ha was the "Drummer boy of Lundy's Lane." ' . i , m -in ,,, fj5 The Dean of Ripon, in England, and John Q. Wilson; of Albany, ara reported to be the only survivors of those who accompanied Robert Fulton on his" first steam. vessel journey on the Hudson. An Affecting Slave Incident The wife of the Rev. John Foe, of Kentuc ky, relates the following incident : " two little boys came witn us yesterday in the stage, from Lexington to Richmond. The little follows were about three and five years old. They were thinly clad for a cold October day ; as was also their attendant, a tall, spare, mulatto woman, perhaps ii years of age. She had not given much attention, nor did they appear to require much. They were very quiet for children of thoir age, during a ride of twenty-six miles. They were white, having fair oval faces, blue eyes, and very fair hair, and a few ringlets interspersed. They were pretty, yet they had an uncared- ior iook. as me evening air grew more cnui, I wrapped a shawl about their shivering forms. An old lady, who sat near me, asked me if they were my children. I touched the arm of the mulatto woman, and asked "Whose children are these t" She an swered, " They is mine ; we's all gwino to wenmona to be sold ; 'spect we'll be sold to morrow." 1 turned to the ladies who sat beside me, and asked what they thought of this. They replied it was a shame to any country., as we approaencd the Kentucky and were admiring its beautiful scenery about its high bluff banks, I saw the slave-mother looking out a long time, with an earnest, anx ious gaze. Mingled hope and fears were writ' ten on her face. " What State are we in now ?" she asked. I replied, " Kentucky." " Is dis de Ohio riber ?" I told her it was the Kentucky river, and another lady added. " It is the line between Madison and Fayette coun ties." ne saiu, 1 never heard of Madison State." This caused a laugh: but a small voice seemed to say, ".Laugh not at your own shame." As we proceedod up the winding road on the opposite side of the river, the slave woman asked it I lived near Richmond. I I said I lived 14 miles south of there. Said she "I reckon you doesn't want to buy us." my reply was, i could hold no human being in bondage. This caused a long silence among my fellow passengers; and as I thought of soon meeting my little ones at home, I thought also of the poor slave-mother, soon to be sold with her little ones, probably to be separated from them forever. We arrived at Richmond soon after dark, and I hastened to the fire at a public house; where 1 was soon followed by the little slaves. They crouched at my feet and were enjoying the warmth when the landlady entered. She innocently inquired, "Are these your children, Mrs. Fee?" I replied, "They are slaves brought here for sale." Just then, the master, a vory young man, entered, followed by the mother of the children. At bis re quest tho slaves were all taken to the kitchen, and I saw them no more. "Wretchedness and woe on all their steps await." ' Defeat of Frank P. Blair. The St. Louis papers of yesterday announce the defeat of Hon. Frank P. Blaib, the Re- publitan Representative in Congress from that City, who was a candidate for re-election. The Republican, the organ of the National Democratic Niggeroeracy, says itsretuins are not complete, but that it is not possible that Barret can fail of an election by several hun dred votes, and it assumes that the whole Democratic ticket is elected. Yesterday's Democrat gives it up in tho terms following: The Strvqqle or Yesterday. The result o( the election in our city on yesterday, discloses that the free soil ticket of St. Louis Co. has divided itself into its origional component parts, that is Democratic and Whig the former going for Mr. Blair, the latter for Breckinridge, (the iinow .Nothing candidate,) and thus, perhaps, entailing a defeat upon both. The vote is the largest ever polled in this city, and from the complexion of the polls at certain precincts, it is evident that much fraudulent voting was perpetrated. This is known to have been the case to a certain extent, for roving parties of nationals throughout the day promenaded from ward to ward, voting as (hey wtnt. Again the action of a corrupt county court imposed upon us Judges of election, a large majority of whom were in the interest of a pro-slavery minority, and thus no check was had upon the election, such as would have resulted from a fair selection of one irom each party. If to this we add the unsparing use of treasury money, scattered with a reckless profusion in every place of low resort throughout the city, we shall not have so much cause to wondor that the party of the President has succeeded in polling something over six thousand votes. This result, it is needless to say, has been both unexpected and disastrous. Our confidence was never firmer than on yester day, for we could not conceive it possible that men having the interests of a great cause at heart, could draw off and stand aloof Upon a third candidate. Of the effect the election is likely to exert npon Missouri, at home and abroad, we can only conjecture; but fear that a plurality triumph will be accepted in the most unfavorable light against us. From land's end to land's end, the news will be telegraphed as confirming the policy of James Buchanan, and certainly our State, it avoided by emmigration will drop back into the ruts of stagnation Irom which the victories oi the last two years had only partially revived it. In the resume of the campaign, we cannot but feel that where the battle was fought it was dono gallantly. or our own part we have contested every foot of ground, every point of argument every legitimate appliance f political wariare. it deteated, we nave on. lv to say that it is part of the fortune that at iends every prolonged contest. We do not for that reason either dupair or surrender. We have unfurled the flag for 1860, and come weal, come woe, this journal will not strike its colors in the conflict We shall fight for the last plank in the ship, and run up the ensign in a bungoat if need be. The Republican give tbe following recapit ulation of the vote: It will be seen from the above that we have complete Congressional returns from all the voting places in the city limits, except the western precincts of two wards, and of county precincts we include Caroudelet, Gravois, Harlem, and the Abbey. Adding these, the vote ol each candidate u as follows: Barret ..6,450 Breckinridge , 4,996 Blair..., ' 5,829 Grand total.'... ....17,284 This leaves Barret 630 over Blair, and 1,463 over Breckinridge.. In the last Congressional election Blair received 5,160 votes in the city, and 875 in the country making a whole vote of 6,035. , (5 The last excuse for erinoline, It, that tbe "weaker vessels" need mush hooping. . Frauds at the St. Louis Election. What was stated in the Register, a few days ago, that the result in St. Louis bore upon its very face tbe evidences that most palpable frauds have been perpetrated by the National Democracy to succeed in tripling its vote in two years, is more and more confirmed with every day's developments. A late number of the Democrat shows up some of the most glaring frauds, which are doubtless only a fowof the series of outrageous machinations used to compass Blair's defeat. The Demo- crat says: A very little cool reflection has evoked an inquiry in our city that bids fair to call into very critical review the appliances used by tbe JNationais lor ennancing so mysteriously their vote in St. Louis. Frauds of the most glaring kind, double and treble voting to a frightful extent, the use of dead men's papers, and inserted tickets, and barricaded polls, all show thomsolves from the background of the National Democratio triumph. Especially in the Seventh, Eigth, Ninth and Tenth wards are their appliances conspicuous in the palpably dishonest vote cast. In April those wards were canvassed with a zeal and industry, by ward officers, that bought out the fullest vote ever had there before. It was an exciting contest, and an unembarrassed suffrage. None were driven off none prevented from voting none hindered in their franchise. On Monday, however, every laxity was given to the influx of National votes, and every annoyance to the casting of opposition votes. A large number of the friends of Mr. Blair were excluded from the polls by a ring of Irish bullies, who made a circle there for that purpose. Now contrast the votes given in April and August: April, 1858. August, 1858. Seventh ...1230 1697 Eigth 1824 2426 Ninth 1279 1612 Tenth 1583 1986 Totals 5916 7721 Thus it is seen that in these four wards alone, where heretofore the nationals have had no strength, and where now they exhibit a large array of ballots the voto has been forced up very nearly two thousand votes. Will any man who knows the political sentiments of those wards, and who knows also their population, reducing rather than mere sine in the summer months, hesitate in the conviction that it is a gigantic fraud; and that Mr. Barret is indebted for his election (il elec ted') to ataocities npon the ballot box, that ex ceed those of the notorious Calhoun. It is proper, too, that this matter should be closely looked irto. Such evils, if suffered to grow, become in large cities the cause of fright I ul social convulsions. In Uaiuornia, the like processes have led to the reign of vigilance committees,and in r)ew Urleans and eisewnere to serious riots and bloodshed. Shall St Louis take the first step in this direction, or auietly submit to see her suffrage violated with impunity and ntter no pretest make no sign ofopposition? Are we to have a Plac-quimine set up in tho Ninth Ward? Are mdges ot eloction to be loistcd upon tne com munity by a corrupt court, affording no protection to the ballot box, and is it to pass un-reproved? AVe pause for an answer to theso questions, and in the meanwhile call attention to the tacts noticed above, as well as to the strange delays that still attend the return of the poll-beoks. , Election at St. Louis, A German View. Yesterday passed off auietly. and without any disturbance, t torn the returns so far as received, it appears that the National Democracy, or rather the organizations of the Catholic Church has succeeded and has elected its Dick Barret. Our German eitizens have, without excep tion, done their duty.and all of them to a man voted for Blair, but what could they, unaided, do (against the Priest ridden Irish and German Catholics, and to the zealous Pro-slavery men, and Federal office holders, who had entered into a "holy alliance" against Freedom and Progress We regret the result so far as Frank Dlair is concerned; but upon the other hand, we re joice that we have rid the party of all untrust worthy members. The party has indeed, suffered a defeat, but it is iust as strong and as full of energy as it ever was, it is freed from all heterogeneous elements, it has no more Arnolds in its ranks, who, in tbe midst ot the tight deserts to tne enemy, and we will show them, at the next election, that victory will perch.upon our ban ners. .auietjer, oj oil. The OrposmoH, North and South. The Richmond Whig is in favor of defeating the Administration Democracy in I860, and thus expresses itself as to the mode of doing it: We are tired of Democracy and Democratic misrule. We are disgusted with its vices, its corruptions, its abominations. We want a new and better order of things. And almost any change in our judgement, would be for the better. We have fought against the hideous thing you call Democracy, long and zealously, until we have become somewhat exhausted; and we now desire the repose and se-ountyofgood government. In a word, we long to "lie down in peace by the still waters and to feed securely in the green pastures." And to this end we are willing to be reasonably complaisant and conciliatory towards those of the Opposition to the North who differ from us on what the South tells us is an "obsolete issue." Newspaper Photoobafhed ox a Dime, Speaking of the photographic copy of the Declaration of Independence taken upon a surface no larger than a pin's head, which may now be scon in Salem and can be read with a powerful microscope, the Salem Oatette says: "When such success in reducing the site of documents and likenesses has been attained by the photographic art, it is easy to imagine what might be accomplished in time of war, by the mioroscope. The most important official document eould be contained in an ordinary vest button, and worn with impunity by a spy in an enemy's camp, or by a traitor eager to injure an active army of his own country. 05" From statistics compiled by Mr- Mansfield, we learn that the average yield of wheat in Ohio for eight years, ending in 1857, was fourteen bdsbels per acre. The lowest average was in 1854-eight bushels to the acre. The entire crop wu nearly 12,000,000 bushels. The highest wu in 1850 eeventeen bushels per acre the crop for that year producing 41,000,000 bushels. The average product of corn for the same time wu thirty -six bush-eta per tcre. From the National Iatolllgncar'. Whole Duty of a Democrat In the proceedings of a late Democratic Convention held in a State which, for the purposes of our commentary and moral, it is unnecessary to mention, a delegate is reported to have held the following explicit and emphatic language in relation to the fealty demanded by the Democratic party of all who aspire to the distinction of being enumerated among its lltgeand loyal members: 111. ! - " ...if. - . 3 T . 'Ml la cuarwHuriBiiu ui a gouu ueuiwrw, that he is at perfect in obedience as he is ab solute in command. While he is a private in the ranks be feels It to be his duty to obey the behests of his party; when he is promoted to the leadership he exacts Implicit obedionee to the authority which has been vested in him. When we elected James Buchanan President of the United States we also at the same time elected him President of the Democratio Party; and he, together with the Cabinet and the Domocratio Senators and Representatives in Comrress. are tribunals which the party itself set up in 18511 to declare what are Democrat ic doctrines and Liomocratic measures." This declaration has at least the merit of candor and frankness. It is apparent that the speaker, by virtue of a capacious faith in the infalibillity of Democratic loaders, and in the consequent wisdom of all their doctrines and measures, is perfectly honest in thus espous ing a dogma which to those less deeply im bued with the Democratio spirit may smack of exaggeration, not to say servility. I1 or nothing, we are sure, but an unconscious naivete eouid'have prompted the avowal of such scntiments,which are of a nature to forbid the presumption that they were uttered in a spirit of affectation or insincerity, since men are generally observed to practice hypocrisy only , . e . ir ii 1 iL oy way oi assuming a virtue ii imj uuvo it not. Ho man, we ara sura, would ostenta. tiously wear a collar on his nock who had any faint or lingering idea that freedom was, in his case, preferable to servitude; and when we and a Democratic orator giving in his adhesion to doctrines cf faith which demand a passive obedience "to the behests of party," we are bound at least to believe him sincere, since nothing but sincerity can account for such confessions. Assuming, however, the truth of tbe stand' ard thus erected, we find ourselves none the less puzzeld to discover where Democratio infallibility may be always and certainly found. It is true, we are told that the President, together with the Cabinet, the Democratic Senators, and the Democratic Representatives, constitute so many "tribunals" which the party has set up "to declare what are Demo. cratio doctrines and Democratic measures." Now, admitting this to be the special function of the high authorities designated, it may sometimes happen in the future, as it certainly has happened in the post, teat these "tnbu nals" themselves may be at variance in regard to tbe measures and doctrines which should be tests of party allegiance, insomuch that we find much the same dimculty which beset the English clerical wit in his attempt to discover the seat of "Papal infallibility" amid the -conflicting claims, as he understood them, of Pope, Cardhtole and Councils, Jointly and severally assuming to themselves the prerogative in question. And as he, in his state of uncertainty, doubted the value of a thing which nobody could find when wanted we are disposed, in like manner, to question the practical worth of tho announcement made by this Democratic oraclo, unless be will disclose some more effective means by which all aberrations from Democratic orthodoxy may be instantly and unerringly detected. However "perfect in obedience" a good Democrat may be, it is apparent that he is still liable to the embarrassments, together with the pains and penalties, of a divided allegiance under the regimen prescribed by the political Ga maliel, upon whose declarations we have thought it proper to comment. Turning out Irishmen, To pot in Negroes. The Administration of James Buchanan is known to be devoted to the negroes and the negro interest but some late developments at Washington show it up in a light for which we were scarcely prepared, We knew that the pro- slavery party ol this country, and particularly of this State were gradually taking ground against adopted citizens, and was beginning to curse and revile tbe Irish and Dutch, as not being sound on "the goose." We knew that party was just now all powerful with the Cabinet, and controlled appointments and places and policy and employment But even with all this knowledge were takon by sur prise at finding the national Democracy begin-ing work of proscription by turning out Irish men to put in negroes around the federal Capitol. Yet such acts wore vouched for by one of the most reliable journals of the oountry. We refer to the New York Tablet, a paper that has a large circulation in this city, and that is possessed of an extensive reportorial corps throughout the different states. From its own speoial Washington correspondence, contained in a late number, we extract the subjoined statement, which we commend to the attention of those national democrats, who are trying to blarney the sons of Erin out of their votes. I f the Administration at Wash-ingtoa turn Irishman out of employment to put Negroes in, what would the party do in this state if they could only revive the slave trade and import Africans enough to crush out free white labor? Here is what the Tablet says under date of July 6th, 1858: "There is a dead lock in political affairs at this time.if we except the occasional removals from and the appointments to office. The richest and perhaps the most remarkable exploit happened a week or two sinse. Two worthy Irishmen having families, were employed under Capt Meigs at $1,25, each, to attend the furnace in the House of Representatives. By a recent act the control of the apparatus was transferred to the Clerk of the House from Capt. Meigs. An assistant to Mr. Allen named Carter, and part editor and of the Union, in the absence of his principal removed the two Irish democrats, and put two negroes in their places. This is not ail. Even raised the pay of the negroes to $50 per month I have not as yet learned whether the darkies are free or slaves;if thtjlatter, the move for the change may be easily inferred; if the former, then negroes are better citizens than Irishmen under a Democratio admistration or a democratio House of Representatives. St Louis Democrat. Cfcir We have mentioned the passage of a bill through the Senate near the close of the last session to raise the postage from three to five and ten cents. We have seen the ayes and noes. Every SENATOR that VOTED for DEAR POSTAGE is a DEMOCRAT. We hope that the voters wiU spot them. Lou itville Journal ftrAmocg the receipts ef the American Coloniation Society last month, was $5,000 irora tne ucuonouga estate. Nearer. One sweetly solomn thought Comes to me o'er and o'er; I'm nearer my home to-day Than I've ever been before. Nearer my Father's bouse, $ Where many mansions be; Nearer the great white throne; Nearer the jaspersea. Nearer the bound of life Where we lay our burden down! Nearer leaving my cross, Nearer wearing my crown. The Cost of the Army. Our government is at peace with all the world, and yet our army costs us over $19,- 000,000 per year. Last year the . cost was $mi5U,luO,87, and the cost this year win excoed that of last year. In 1850 the entire cost of tha army was only $9,087,024,58, so that the increased cost in seven years is nearly $10,000,000, or more than the entire cost in 1850. Can some of our "Democratic" friends explain the onornious expenditure of money for the army in time of peace? What cause is there for such an enormous military establishment in this country? Had tho at tempt of the General government to force a slave State constitution on Kansas anything to do with this matter? Was it necessary for the administration to grant large and fraudulent contracts for army purposos, to procure the integrity of the "Democratio" party? Will the granting of fat army jobs last winter to secure votes in favor of the Lecompton constitution have anything to do with swelling the expenditure of the army this year? These are interesting questions for the "Democracy" to answer. Lot them tako them home with them and work them out at their leisure, not forgetting that in a timeof profound peace, and under a "Democratic" administration our army costs nineteen millions one hundred and Jifty nine Utousand one hundred and fifty dollars ana eighty teven cents tn a single year, is mis Democratio economy? Fairfield Leader. Union of tub Psalm Sinoino Churches. The Committees of the Synods of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, or new side Covenanters, and of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, old side Covenanters, appointed by their respective bodies to confer together, with a view of uniting the two churches into one, met in Dr. Sprout's Church, Allegheny City, Pa,, on Wednesday last. The old side was represented by Dr. Sproule and lievs. J. B. Johnson and J. M. Mason. The new side by Drs. McMillan, Black, Wilson and McLeod. Dr. Sproule was elected President. The best feeling pervaded the several sessions of the Conference, and after a mutual exchange ofsentimentsonlbe subjects on which the two bodies differ, each submit ted a basis upon wbich the two churches might unite. But unfortunately neither was acceptable to the other side. After four sessions, in which much was said of a very con ciliatory character, and religious exercises strictly observed.yesterday afternoon the uon forence adjourned sine die, without having accomplished the object for which they met, much to tbe regret or all concerned. fttts-burg Eve, Chron. The American Staple. Tns Eoo Crop. It is estimated that there are 103,600,000 laying fowls in the country, of which 50,000,-000 lay one egg a day throughout the year. This would give tho annual crop of 18,250,000,-000 eggs, and these, at eight cents a dozen, would bo worth $121,666,C6G! liuf. Ex. Aug. 4. The cotton crop of the United States, estimated at the soaboard, according to the cen sus of 1850, amounted to $78,201,928. Estimated at the same point that is. ac cording to New York prices to-day (be egg-crop of tho United States would amount to S259,011,bbb. or twice as much as the cotton. tobacco, rice, hay, hemp, and sugar crops of tne slave states put togetner. Adopting the estimate of the Buffalo print, the average of eggs consumed by each inhabitant of the United States each day, is about two. Gov. Chase at Dartmouth College Gov. Chase presided at the Alumni meeting at Dartmouth College, on Wednesday last, and made the following speech: Three years ago I was invited tt address this Association. Circumstances prevented me from coming, and when I offered my excuse, I found myself charged with a grievous offense. I excused myself, but to-day I find it an inflicted penalty to preside in the place of the President But what was intended as an inflicted penalty, I take as an honor. In 1789, our Alma Mater was born. In 1790, she was a babe in tbe wilderaess. Now she has attained the mature age of eighty-nine years, and has upwards of three thousand children whe survive. What her future will be, deponds in part on those who whe con duct her, and in part to ourselves. Whor-ever any of us go even to the ends of tbe earth, our thoughts fondly wander back to old Dartmouth." Is Judge Peck a Know-Nothino? The Portsmouth Tribune (American,) which is published in the city in which Judge Peck re sides, copies the denial of the statement of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and says; Judge reck never belonged to the Know Nothing party; never was identified with any party publicly; never took tbe least part in any political movement whatever. We speak by authority. If the Plain Dealer is honest and disposed to be fair, it will as publicly acknowledge its error in charging the Jndge with h.now Nothingism. as it has made the charges. We will see. How bo saved his Head. A venerable gentleman of this city, who holds a small office in the gift ef the Treasury Department has, for some time, been terribly troubled bv threats of his removal. Indeed we know that the Department had determined upon his removal. Pending, however, the fall of the axe, two events occurred; Senator Slidell arrived in Chicago, and there was bora unto the office bolder a child. The new born boy was immediately christened 'John Slidell," and our friend's head now rests easily upon his shoulders. Delias other children called "Howell Cobb," "James Buchanan," and other royal names, but they proved unavailing. Who dare remove from office the father of John Slidell. Chicago Tims. If yon would succeed in aa undertaking, be diligent Nichamcs; It frequently happens that certain States and Cities, instead of being referred to by their proper oames, are indicated in tome other way. Thus we have: Virginia, the "old Dominion." Massachusetts, the "Bay State." New York, the "Empire State." New Hampshire, the "Granite State." .Vermont, the "Green Mountain State." Connecticutlthe "Land of Steady Habits." Pennyslvania, the "Key Stone State." South Carolina, the "Palmetto State." Ohio, the "Buckeye State." Michigan, the "Wolverine State." Missouri, the "Puke State." Indiana, the "Hoosier State." Illinois, the "Sucker State." Wisconsin, th "Badger State." Kentucky, the "Corn Crackor's State." New York city, the Metropolis of America, the Commercial Emporium, and Gotham. Bob ton, the Modern Athens, and the Literary Emporium. Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, the City of Penn, and the Quaker City. Baltimore, the Monumental City. Cincinnati, the Queen City, Queon of the West, and Porkopolis. New Orleans, the Crescent City. WasUington,the city of Magnificent Distances.Chicago, the Garden City. Detroit, the City of Straits. Cleveland, the Forest City. Richmond, Indiana, the Quaker City of the West. New Haven, the City of Elms. Lafayette, tho Star City. Indianapolis, the Railroad City. St. Louis, the Mound City. Keokuk, the Gate City. Tiffin, the City of Mud. Low Dresses. A Cleveland dressmaker has lately put a card in hor window, reading "Dresses made lower than ever!" Now. we have no doubt there are some people who don't care hoio low the ladies dresses are made, but we respectfully put in tbe Museum i poets against having them mane any lower than at prestnt worn, at least tin our norves become accustomed to the present fashion. Museum. A modern tourist calls the Niagara river, "the pride of rivers." That ide certainly has a tremenduous fall. ttr A narrot in the Fauhnun? of St. Gar I o main whose age is ascertained beyond doubt to oe over uu years, nas actually laiu an egg fjr Mr. E. C, Delevan has paid off the en tire debt, of the N.Y. State Temperance so ciety, amounting to $9,lb8. OCT Elliot Cresson, deceased, has left $5,-000 to the City of Philadelphia, to be expen ded in planting shade trees along the streets. Dred Scott was at the Burnet House, Cin cinnati, on the 22 ult, in the capacity of a servant of A. Christie, of St, Louis. 03r Elisha Mason, the last Revolutionary soldier in Litchfield Co. Conn , died recently at iittcbtieid, in hu luutb year. OT Real Estate has depreciated fifty pare cent, in Sacramento since the discovery of gold on i razors river. 03 The latest accounts from India stat that the small pox prevails to a great extent amongst tne British troops. 05" The Spanish mission, says the Washington correspondent of the New York Tribune, has been offered to Senator Mallory.but he declines. fjir The whole number of convicts now in the Ohio Penitentiary is 61)9688 males and 10 females. There are just 700 cells in the Prison. OCT An editor in Iowa has become so hollow in depending on tho printing business alone for bread, that he proposes to soil himself for a stovo-pipeat three cents a foot The New York Tribune, says that Senator Bright, of Indiana, has become a member of the Roman Catholic Church. His brother Lucas is already of that persuasion. 0r The capital of the Atlantic Telegraph Company is about $1,500,000. It was formed about two years ago by Mr. Cyrus W. Fiold, oi isew xoric. A Good Sign. the Ohio Stalfsmm appears about as badly stirred up by the speoches at the late State Convention, as it was by the 22nd of February convention in 1840. It is shocked! positively. Cleveland Leader. OCT A speaker at a stump meeting out west declared that he know no east, no west, no north, no south. "Then," said a tipscy bystander, "you ought to go to school and learn your geography." OirThe young widow who lately recovered heavy damages from a rich gentleman, who hugged her somewhat rudely, should take good care of her money, for she made a tight squeeze. 05 The difficulty between Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton and Lady Lytten, his wife, has been finally settled by the intervention of their son, Robert Lytton. Lady Lytton is about to travel with her son on the continent05" A lady recently cleared her house of flies by putting honey on her husband's whiskers when he was asleep. The flies stuck fast and when he went out of the house he carried them off with bim. 03"Aecording to the Spiritual ficgisttr the number of persons professing Spiritualism and kindred doctrines in the United States, is about one million. It putt down 120,000 for Ohio, and a aimilar number for Indiana. 05 Subset Cox wu nominated for Congress last week by acclamation. Edward Wade wu unanimously re- nominated by the Republican! of his district last week. They will put him through triumphantly. frrliy a late foreign arrival we Warn the Mohammedans had risen againat the Christians at Jedda, and bad massacred Som twenty of them, including the English- and! French consuls. ftr The hanging of Preston 8. Turloy. the; minister who murdered his wife, In Kanhawa county, Va., on the 17th of September, wid be the first execution of a white man in that county since its formation, In 1787. , frt- Hon. R. T. Conrad and Hon. Jobt K. Tyson, of Philadelphia, died recently in that city. Both formerly occupied seats in Con-gress, and Mr. Conrad was Mayor of Phikdtl' pbia a few years ago. . kr A now Post-Office has been established at the Ohio White Sulphur Springs station on-the S., M. & P. Railroad, five miles west of Delaware, to be known as "White Sulphnr." Joshua Van Bremer, post-master. (sir A lady near New Market, '.Teffersun county, Tenn., was bitten by a rattle-snake. after which she undid her apron string and tied it over the bite, killed the snake, cut off a piece and applied it to the wound, and drank a quart of whiskey. At laat accounts she was) doing well. Labor was the son of Necessity, the nurse ling ot Hope, and the pupil of Art; be had the strength of bis mother, tbe spirit ol his nurse, and tho dexterity of his governesv, and came down upon the earth to oppose the devasta tions of idleness, ftfrA swallow, driven from its shelter by the storm last night, (Aug 3d,) flew into the Chamber of the City Council, at Columbus, and disturbed the sedate deliberations of the municipal Fathers by its unseasonable flutter ing. frT- Onoen Victoria in iminr to Praaala. V T o n . wliAnfA diufvmflftMa rumor about mifmudar- standinga in the Royal family frequently ar- . . ... , ,1 . n & TT rive to uisturo me temper oi mo vouri. ner visit is intended to arrange all these personal difficulties. '. ' 05" We learn from the Chicago Democrat, that the mail agent on the Keokuk Packet line. Major Holten. has been removed, be cause of his Douglas proclivities. Old Bock is determined to make this a war or extermination, and not leave a Douglas man in office. 05" '-I have insulted you.and you will have to brook the insult." Said a little man to a big one. ' "I will brook you." said the big one taking him and tossing him into the middle of t stream near by. '... :! i 05" The first bouse built iav Ohio by white man, was built by Charles Frederick Post a Moravian Missionary, at the junetlon of Sandy Creek and the Tuscarawas, in Stark county, in 1761. The place where this heuae was built, is very near the line between Stark and Tuscarawas counties. 05" Rev. J. S. Kalloeh has been recalled to the ministry of th3 church, which he formerly had in charge in Boston. Tbe congregation had languished down to about one-third its former number on account of his) resignation, and tbe Set tays that the eburch would not have survived six months bad he not been re-engaged. "Mass says that you must pay that bill to day," says a negro to a shopkeeper. ' . "Why he isn't afraid I'm going to run off. "No, but he is" and wants the money tar- tainhesein' " ' Said the darkey mysteriously, chuckling to himself. .. 05" It is asserted that there in net a county in the Union that produced frea ber own soil more wealth than Washington County, Penn. In ordinary rears it sella $250,000 worth of wool, $300,000 worth or wheat and flour, $500,000 worth of coal, $350,000 worth of sheep, cattle and hoga making a total of $1,400,000. 05" 'Tat, do you love your country?" "Yes, yer honor." "What's tho best thing about old Ireland, rat?" "The whiskey, yer honor." "Ah, I see, Pat, with all her faults, yon love hor still." Mistress "I think, cook, we must part this day month." Cook (in astonishment) "Why, ma'am? I am sure I've let you 'ave your own way la most everything." Some people were talking with Jerrold about a gentleman u celebrated for the intensity as for the shortness of his friendships. "Yes," said Jerrold, "hit friendships are so warm, that he no sooner takes them up than he puts them down again. Among the bills of an interesting character which failed at the lut session, by net being reached in the order of business, wu tbe bill in the Honse of Representatives for the admission ot Oregon u a State, and the bill to create tho territory of Nevada. 05" The quarrel of twenty years standing of Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton and hie wife hu at lut been settled by the iaterventioaof their son, a young man of remarkably brilliant qualities. !( th lit tin imiiMaa iti.t ...ik. V out It is easier to throw a bomb-shell a mne, tnan a leatner even with artillery. Fortv little debts, of a dollar .) Bill yon more trouble and dunning than one big ous oi a uiounna 05" Among, other clever stories, an lewa correspondent sends us this: A green looking chap from the Green moan, tain State went over the line and to Montreal "to look reound a little." Going into a large handsome dry goods store, bis verdancy attracted the attention of the proprietor, who at tempted to quii him; but unhappily having an lm-D-D-D-Dediiiiant In kia iruuvh ha ttmA given it up, and his head-clerk came forward . . r w lornim. The elnrk Wan "V. T11 ranfa tn Luia ifVOU Cin'tell whv Baa am'a ajuinnkaT" "Wa'al.'iwl? Jonathan, 'I rather rwm ho thatBalaanV'IU a Bttltterinr. man. and hm au had to speak for him!"