Mt. Vernon Democratic banner (Mount Vernon, Ohio : 1853), 1860-07-17

              VOLUME XXIV. MOUNT VERNON; OHIO : TUESDAY, J ULY. . .17, i860. NUMBER l 3. CHARLES F. DALDWW, . 'attorn ev at, law. Jof . Vernon, Oluo. Prompt Attention given o Collections and Seeur BI all Claim I Htm 8 ted to his Cure. arC. F. Baldwin.-- U also. aJiotarv Public, and will attend to each business a is autberised by his ommmton, with promptness and despatch. "April 1 9th, 189-6mo. ATT'Y & COUSELLOR AT LAW, . .. AND ROTARY PUBLIC, Monut Vtruon, Ok to. 07FICE Jodsoa's Buildinr, Main at.. 2 doors Seath Knox Couaiy Bank, march. 27. esmst w. corves. wa. l. lass. COTTON A BANE, ' Attorney! and Counsellors at law, MT. VERNON, O. 1TILL ATTEND to all hnsinesi intrutted to TV them. In any of the Conrt. Owwt N. E. eoraer of Main and Rambler sts rer Pyle's Merchant TsfToring establishment. oc20 JOHN ADAMS, Atteraey at Law and Hotary Pnbli, " ornca nr waid'i new sriLDiwc, Jovnt Vernon, Ohio. It .llrtf.- WV. ICIIllt. H. B. RARMSO. nr.MlAU & TI 4?VMG, ATTOHNKYS AT LAW, MT. VSaVoir, KOI COU5TT, OHIO. ',)(ne la Banning Building, northwest corner Main and Vine itreets,in the room formerly aeeopied bT M. 11. Mitchell. ... je!4 Samuel Itratl. Jntrp C. Devi ISRAEL A. PF.VIW, Attorneys at Law at Solicitor! in Chaneery, MT. VERNON, OHIO. OPFTCB. Three deora 8ooth of the Bunk. Prompt attention given to all business en-trusted to them, and especially to collecting and se vering claims ia any part of the state ef Ohio. -' Tee. Trtf. - - j. w. l or.sno v, HOUSE PAINTER AND GLAZIER, MT. YERNOX, OTTIO. 8TI0P Corner Norton and Frederick Street. jtSB' All order promptly-attended to. Especial attention given to House Painting, Ulasing and Shatter Painting. atijrSl SAS1 1, DOORS KU BLUVDST-DEVOE fc HUBBELL, ANNOUNCE TO THE CITIZENS OF KNOX and the sr.rronnding counties, that they are now prepared to mannfartnre to order all kinds of Sash, Doors and Blinds, Window and Door Frames, and all work required in house finishing. We shall use the very best material, and will warrant all our -work. Bhop on TJigh street, opposite the Court House, MonntYernon, Ohio. fmareh20 D . C . M 0NTG O M E R Y ATTORNEY AT 1Y4.TVY Banning Building orer K.'McGiffin's Shoe Store, MT.' VERNON, OlflO. Sperialattention given to the collection of claims, and the purchase and sale of Real-Estate. T nAVE for sale unimproved lands as follows: 610 acres in Onage countvt Missouri. nnfl acres in Warren county, Missouri. 802 acres in St. Francois county, Missouri. 125 acre in Hardin county, Ohio. " 40 acre lot in Hardin eonnty. Ohio. ' A3 acres ia Mercer county; Ohio, mart ZfyCi I V DRUG STORE. S. IT. I.IPP1TT, assaasC3V- -t tavuvwax v m " ' ' - Jruspsi, Medicines, Painls, Oils, G;asf-, Main street, opposite the Kenvon uouse, Pure Winea and Liquors for medicinal p.ur- r C. LAIR. JAMM A LAS. XEJT SASH FACTORY. P C; LANE CO. having got their New Fae-s tory in operation, are now prepared to manufacture all kinds of SASH. DOORS AND BUNDS, Of the best material and In a euperior style of work manship. Ornaujental, Sclirol!, Tracery and Bracket Work manufactured to order, and all kinds of CUSTOM TURNINO, done in tbe best manner, and on short notice. AU work warranted. Orders forovery kind -of wok are solicited and will bo promptly attended to. p- Shop at COOPERS A CLARK'S Foundry, 2nd story in front. - - ' - - - jel 5:y CARI.CT BUSIXCSS. Josepli - EvrtlCL TAKES pleannre in announcing to the it:ien ni ML Vernon and vicin'rty, that he coxiinuci! to carry n the CA MXET MA KING B USINEXS, -In all its branehea. at his old stand, at tbe foot of Main street, opposite Baekineham' Foundrv, where will be found Bnreans, Tables, Chairs, Bedsteads, Wasbstands, Capboards, Ae., Ae. 1 1 N T F. KT A K I X O . I have provided myrrlf wilh a nen and ilendid Hearse, and will be ready-1 attend funerals: whenever called upon. Co.Tuis of all izs kept on hand and mad a to order. J. S. MARTIN. - feb8:tf ; ." BREAD FOR THE HUNGRY T C fi. ii, II. JtCKSOIV HAVE ttken ibe Veil known Bakery of James Oeorge, and opened a Sale Room one door -eoulh of-Ooorgo A Fjy'e Grocery, where they will keep a hand - - Freah Drrad, Cakes and Crackers. f all kinds, at wholesale and retail. Also, afresh supply of FAMILY GROCERIES. We will also keep on band the best of COAL OIL r V and the improved Lamps for burning it, tbe cheap-I mil kit lirht in uje. which we wilt sell eheao for cash. FRESH YEAST AT ALL TIMES. Janir,1800-tf. int. Vernon Rope and Cordage Hanuraclory- WE are now manufacturing ROPE, CORDAGE and TWINES, of all sices, up to 500 feet in length, and from 4 inches diameter down to a fish Una. " The stock we shall work is the best article of Kentucky and Missouri Hemp, Manilla, Jute, Flax and Cettofi. - j,- We propose to make good work, and shall endeavor always to procure good stock, and weare-eonfi-dent we earn compete In quality t-nd prices with any manaCaetory in Ohio. Wholesale orders from merchants and others in Kaex and"urrounding eounties are respectfully so- lioited. ' We can ship by Railroad to each places as ie eonvenient to a line; aad ean deliver by oar own sragon to interior towas aad vil'iges. v ' Hap made to special order, ni en short notice! Depot at the store of Mr. tobert Thompson, Main atrewt, Mt. Vernon. r.ax29) G. B. ARNOLD. CMIRASD BEDSTEAD HAXCFACTOBY, T Yfoodward Block. Tit. Vernon, 0. Slkrx of the Red:iJed8tead. and 9 , . : , Golden. Chair. daniel Mcdowell . : ; t fTlAE3 pleMr in Anaouncing J. te the eiX'nens of Mt. Vernon and vieiBity. that having been in the buslneM for 88 years, In hi( place, be continues to manufacture CD AIRS and REDTEAIiS of evry aesenption, at hi stand n Wood- wara nan iilock. where he hooes. by making rood work, mm A hnVinr at low prices, to reeeiva a Mntimit. in ef tkeIeeraiTatroaaga that has heretofore been extended to him. All his work is made of the Very best material, aad will hi warranted to give entire aansiaouetu -j.am -pairopase jpi w ,jmeUe is re peetfqlly;oiicitL,iv: Jyl2 PAT EST OFFICE AGEXC1T, OppiU tie WtddM Ho-, CUvelamd, OUo. W m. SVBSJMB 4 liACTAW. 13 .H.r-s is rvittahTBD xvsar rursoar woaaiao, BT L. UAIXPEU. Offiee in 4W'oiTtrd,a BlockThird Story TERMS Ta dollars per annum, payable in ad vance; 2,50 wlthiB tlx moatnsj f 3,09 after tbe ex ration of the year. Clubs of twenty,'!, 50 each. WASTCD-A MIMSTEH, Wa have been without pastor, 8ome eight month s of tn ore, And, though candidates are plenty We're had at least a score All of them "tip-top preachers, ' Or so their lettets ran We're just aa far as oyer From settling on the man. Tbe firt who came among ns By no means was the worst, . But then we didn't think of him Because he was the first; It being quite the custom To sacrifice a few, : Before the church in earnest Determines what to do. There was a smart young fellow With serious earnest way, ; Who, but for one great blander, ' Had sorely won the day. Who left so good impression, On Monday one or two - Went round among the people To see if he would do. The pious godly portion,'" Had not a fault to find; His clear and search i my preaching They thought the very kind; And all went smooth and pleasant Until they heard the views Of some influential sinners-.Who rent the highest pews. On these his pungent dealing . Made but a sorry hit; The coat of gospel teaching Was quite too tight a fit. Or eonrse ht fate was settled Attend, ye parsons ail! And preach to please the sinners. If you would get a ealL " Next came a spruce yonng dandy .He wore hia hair too long; Another's coat too shabby, And his voice not over strong; .And one New Haven student . ' Was worse than all of those We couldn't heed the sermon For thinking of his nose! : Then weary of candidates, We looked tbe country through, Mid doctors and professors,:. To find one that would do ; And after much discusaioo On who should bear the ark With tolurable agreeinont We fixed on Dr. Park. Here, then, we thought it settled, "But were amazed to find Our flatleriug invitation Respectfully decliced. We turned to Dr. Hopkins To help us in the lurch, Who strangely thought that college jUad claims above our church. ' Next we dispatched committees By, twos aad threes tJ urge The labors for a Sabbath, Of the -Rev. Shallow Pjlurge. " He came- a marked ecuation, So wonderful bis style, Followed the creaking of his, boots . ! As he passed up the aisle. His tone was so affecting, His gestures o divine, A lady fainted in the hymn Before the second line: And on 'that day he gave us, j " In accents clear and loud, ' ' The greatest pr.Tj-er addressed, . To an enlightened crowd. He preached a double sermon, And gsye us angel's food, On -liUjfh a lovely topic ' ; ; "The joys of solitude;" And full of sweet descriptions-- Of flowers and pearly streams, - Of warbling birds, and moonlit groves, And golden sunset beams. Of faith and true repentance He nothing bad to say ; He rounded all the corners, : And smoothed tbe ragged way j Managed with great adroitness To entertain and please, And leave the sinner's conscience Completely at its ease. : ; ' --; " v ,'Blx nndrei;U the salary We gave in former days; We thought it Tery liberal, And found it hard to raise ; But when we took the paper, "vf bad nb'need to rge, To raise a cool two thousand For Aha Rev. Shallow Splarga. , . ; :. . ' - - c v -c -. -. In rain were all th eSorta-- ; r'" " ' ' " ' .(We bad no ebaaoaswl all , We found ten eity ebarebea ,-': Bad given him a call ; . And he, in prayerful waiting, . .. .. . W keeping, ail ta tow,- K V But where they paid the highesV ' 5 "AndBow,ooa Christian Drotiers, . Wei aikl jour, earnest prayers, ' . Thai. Godjrdnld send ft Shepherd 1 To guide onr ehnrch affair, With thia claaxwAderstanding: vv .- A aoan to tnet oar riaws, , -f : ' Most preach to pleas th ainnera, And, tH the vaeaat Pwy Choice ; wgrapjrical. BiogTaphical Ske tenet of th Democratic omineet.. '. . .. . STEPflES" A. DOUGLAS, OF ILIIH0IS. Stephen Arnold Donglaa was born at Bran don, Rutland Count, Vermont, on the 23d of April, 1813. HU father, a native of Nw York, aad a phjsician cf ptomiaenee, died suddenly of appoplexy when bis son Stephen was little more than two months old. The widow, Mrs. Douglas, took her infant and a daughter some eighteen months older, to a" farm which she had inherited conjointly with her unmarried brother. Stephen received sach &n educatiea as a com mon school coald bestow, 'and, arriving at the age of fifteen, looked anxlonsly toward a college course. His family were unable to afford the requisite expense ; in which event be thinking it time to earn his own living, le!t the farm and apprenticed himself to' a cabinet-maker, at which trade he worked, partly at Middlebory and partly at Brandon, for ei(hteen months. Tbe severity of eighteen months' application at the cabinet-maker's bench so impaired hia health, that he abandoned the occupation, though not ithout some regret ; for he has often since said that the happiest days of bis life were spent in the workshop. Entering the aeademy at Bran don he studied for a year, when, hir mother after a widowhood of sixteen years, having married Mr. Granger, of Ontario county, New York, whose son had previously wedded her daughter, he removed to Canandaigua with his mother, and entered the academy at that place Here he re mained until 1833, studying law with the Messrs. Ilubbell. '.: Young, and with the instincts which latent power creates, be desired a fresh field; and so, n the spring of 1833, he started West in search of an eligible place in which to woo and win fortune aa a lawyer. The way to fortune, like the course of true love, does not always run smooth. Young Douglas was prostrated by a severe illness, and had to remain the whole sum mer at Cleveland. After his recovery he con tinued h:a search tot an "eligible place,- visiting Cincinnati, Louisville, and St. Louis in vain. At Jacksonville. Illinois, he was no better pleased, though tie state of Jiis funds now reduced to thirty-seven and a half cents, offered some reason why he might not proceed. If his pockets were empty, however, hia heart was full and gave him strength and . applying this strength to tbe best use, be walked to Winchester,' a little town aixteen miles distant, whern he hoped to obtain employment as a school teacher. At Winchester, a large crowd had collected around the stack of a deceased trader, which was about to be sold by auction. Ina'i actively, young Douglas was soon in the front rank of the crowd, to see what was going on. The auctioneer as at a stand still. lie wanted a clerk to keep tbe sale accounts. Douglas, looking like a man who could read and write, was. invited to the clerkship, aud promptly accepted it. For his three days' service in this position he received six dollars, with which capital he immediately opened a school and obtained forty scholars, whom he taught for three months at three dollars each. Spending his days in teaching the youth of Win chester, his nights were devoted to his own in struction. Borrowing some law-books in Jacksonville, he mastered their contents, and on Saturday afternoons displayed his book learning with great effect while practising in petty cases before the justice of the peace of the town. After an examination, he obtained a license from the Judges of the Supreme Court, and in March, 1834, opened on ofEce and commenced practice in the higher courts. i One year after his admission, while not yet twenty.two years old,. and not over eighteen, months a resident of Illinois, the Legislature elected him Attorney-General ef the State. In December, 1835, he resigned this office, having been elected to the Leginlature by the Democrats of Morgan county. Iq 1837 he was appointed Iigister of the Land Office at Spring-Geld, Illinoi., by Pre-sileDt Van Buren, and held the office until 1839, when be resigned. In the mean time, . although ineligible on the scored age, Mr. Douglas received the Democratic nomination for Congress, in November, 1837. Over 36,000 votes were cast, and the Whig candidate was declared elected by a. majority of Jive, there being more ballots rejected by" the canvassers, in consequence of the . misspelling of Mr Douglas name, than would have changed the result. ' : Mr. Douglas now devoted himself exclusively to his profession, and distinguished himself, es pecially in a case touching the rights of foreign-born voters. In 1840 he entered upon the Pres idential contest in favor of Van Buren and Democracy with great ardor. .. He traversed the State for seven months, addressed more than two hundred political, gatherings about one every day; and to his great exertions is ascribed the adherence of Illinois to the Democracy in that eventful and exciting campaign. Illinois gave her full vote lot Van Bareu. In December of this year, Mr. Douglas was appointed Secretary of State for Illinois; and in February following he Was elected by the Legislature a Judge of the Suprsme Court. In 1843 he resigned his seat on the bench, to accept the Democratic nomina tion for Congress';' -' '. " " " " ; " ' He was chosen by" a majority of (bar hundred. Iq 1844 he was re-elected by a majority of nineteen hundred, and again' In 1846, by nearly three thotiaasid Tnajority. - Ha did not' fake his seat under the last election, having been in the meantime elevated to the UniUd States Senate for six years; from March. 4, 84T in which nigh posi tion he has continued ever since - u -r-v-.. . j In the House of-Representative Mr. Douglas took a prominent position on the .Oregon con troversy with England,- maintaining our uue to the' whole of Oregon up to 54 deg. 40 min., and declaring that he never would yield one inch of uregon, witnev to urest cnsaui aw any ouer Government. i Henchel V. JohsAon, of Georgia. Herschel V. Johnson, who has ust been an- pointea by the auiSoritjr Tested in the com mit tee of the Frontst. i Theatre Democratic . Con veotion or the candidate for, Vice President, in place' of Fitspatnck who declined that honor, tS a native of Georgia! He was born in Burke connty, in that State; September 18th, 1812, and is, therefore, in the ff rty eighth year of his age. u naa receivea a nucrai education, navm? grad nated at the University of Georgia in 1834, afterwards adopting tht profession of law, In which he achieved some sodcess. Mr. Johnson was a presidential elector ih 1844, and in a 1848 was appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate. In the year 849 he was elected a Judge jn the Superior Court of his native State, and aferwards attained its executive chair. LETTERS FE02C WISCONSIN. SrARTA, Wisi, June'2.jth, 1SG0.. Ma, Ha kper Dear Sir; Having in times past read with interest letters from your corres. pondents ia various localities of our wide-spread Western coon try, and believing jthat many oth era who read your valuable paper might take equal interest in the history of this great acd rapidly growing State, a few items miht not be uninteresting from this locality. Sparta is the county seat of Morrow county, 130 miles Last of Lacrosse city on the Mississip pi. It also lies on the Lacrosse river, and the Millwauke and Lacrosse R. II. passes throughlt. The town is five years old and contains a population of near two thousand. It contains three churches, Melhodist, Coogregationalist and Baptist, all large and respectable congregations. The Episcopalians are making airangemenls to build a place of worhhip. There are two Banks of issue the Morrow County Bank and Sparta Bank, and public houses of the first order; two excellent flouring mills ; large and well stocked 'stores of all kinds, with a thrifty bosi-ness. We have examined the leading articles and prices, and find them about the same as Mt. Vernon and Frederickton. Some articles a trifle lower. The vicinity of this place is a grain growing country. - The soil is a sandy loam, with various grades of admixture, from almost pure sand, to that of pure loam of the richest kind. Wheat, rye, oats and eorn look well, and promise a large yield. The gardens are remarkably luxuriant, we think better than - anywhere we have seen. Potatoes and vines of every description growing1 to perfection.- The valley is generally from 4 to 10 miles wide, mostly opn prirj,wi.ib 8 stunted growth of thn befr'n aeh s id e"oft bts valley are a range of bluCTi covered mostly with excellent timber, of white and black oak. The soil on most of the b!uff.H is remarkably rich ; other poor and covered with pine. Pine Lumber is attained here in any quantity, at prices from five to seven dollars per thousand ; No. 1 - pine shingles at 1.25 per thousand. This is the best watered valley we have - ever seen. Springs abound throughout this region. The streams run with a good current, deep, clear and filled with 6peckled trout. . Thif alone determines the character of the water. Mills here have abun dant water at all seasons of.the year. This part of the'eountry has been settled nine years, and theevi lences of industry a'jd thrift are abundant. On almost every farm the, breaking plow i, in operation, opening pp more land far agricultural purposes. The amount of gram produced in this valley will be immense in a few years. I have made careful enquiries of the forwarding merchants here, and find that si ne'e the Grst of September. last, there has been shipped from this point one hundred thousand bushels of wheat, fifty thousand bush, of oats, five thousand bushels of corn, besides rye, buckwheat, potatoes, butter, Ac.-' Wheat is worth 85 cents at present, oats 27 cents. Emigration has again set in for the North west Fivehundred wagons per week have pass ed this point for three weeks past, all well pro vided with the necessary articles of new settle roents. Large droves of fine cattle are also being driven with them. The large osajority are going into Minnesota. - The political complexion of this county is slightly Republican, although the democrats elected their recorder and came within - a-: few votes of electing others. I find a great many specimens of true and genuine Democracy, fighting, for principle regardless of any personal benefit either immediate or remote. I forgot to mention in the proper place, as au evidence of the activity and intellectual character of thia place, that the post office at Sparta is worth eight hundred dollars per year. The post master is W. Condit, formerly of Ashland, O. He has been Representative from this District, and is the present Recorder. I find a large number of people from Ohio, especially from Knox and Morrow counties. . v " Should you think this scrawl worth notice, I may again write you after the 4th of July, for which extensive preparations are making. ' By that time I shall be better acquainted with the manners, customs, and patriotic impulses of this mixed community of people, from nearly all the States and foreign countries. ' Yours respectfally; - ; C v A u . I van buskirk; " SrAara, Wis., July 6th, 1860. - v Ma. HARPiaJrr ir: Every part of 'our ' vast .country has its peculiarities, curiosities, or particular poioU of attracUon. . Tht chief eoint to which thejeye of 11 travelers and eojourners in this valley are directed, isja high bluff, sur-ronnded by a dome-shapelrck,. called Castle xwocx, wnica can do seen at a great distance.and I aiwm Kiuunmj yuiui iu,kuo eurrounaipg coon-try. A trip to t this part of the c ooatry. ia considered finished naleaA the top of this rock is scaled, in aecoriancV witb a Custom which pre- vails here.'. Onr friends got cpapic-nla and call d Vtvtha . Buckeye party, 24 in , aumber, aod nearly aJ. from the Buckeye State.: W i had a pleasant trip; four miles Northwest of Sparta brovU tu to tha foo of &a I'UL 7 ascaoded (Dm: CmTfspmtuntfc. by carriages to within a quarter' of a mile of the rockv where we paid oar respects to the luxuries provided for the occasion. We then made bar jvay up to the top of this novel emlnepce, and a more beaotiful" sight Done can imagine, but those who aTe accustomed to mountain scenery, The whole valley of Lacrosse and adjacent coun try lies before os like a" map. Its streams; val leys, and ranges of bluffs are in view from the Tunnel on Dividing Ridge to the Mississippi, a distance of fifty miles and abontlhalf that dis tance in the other direct!onr Sparta Is plainly seen and seems drawn up near the foot of the hill. The rock rises from ther summit of a ber- feet mound shaped hill, and.,is 150 feet long, CO ... feet wide, and 40 feet high, sides perpiendicular, or shelving. We have tbe aid of artificial stairs part of the way up.' The" top is covered with a rich soil, a rank growth of grass and ahru&bery; the base of the rock is soft, yellow sand stone, the upper strata hard flint, mixed with sand, ic. We returned highly gratified with our trip. Yesterday being the. anniversary of-oar conn try's Independence, the citizens of Sparta and vicinity observed the day, with a. zeal and taste we have never seen excelled. At sunrise a na tional salute was fired, and the people commenced pouring in ftsm every direction until the streets were liferally filled. The day was una. i 8ually fine, and every one seemed determined to enjoy the occasion. At eleven o'clock the pro cession left the square preceded by martial music and the Sparta brass, band, and-marched to the grove, near town, where the large assemblage was addressed by Gov, Randall, of this State- Gov, Randall is a gentleman of fine personal appearance, and pleasing manner. He is rather past middle age, and looks older in consequence of extreme baldness of the head, than he otherwise would. The outline of feature, especially the upper part, reminded me strongly of Judge Hurd, of your city. His oration might be termed a lecture on morals, and the relative d uties of citizens to each other, and the necessity of a higher moral tone in connection with the administration of civil Government; ending with some sharp hits at the various arts and devices of tbe professions and others to impose upon and cheat each other, and obtain money and property without labor or its equivalent. It is strongly hinted that hia honor does not in all cases practice all be preaches, but being ignorant of the fact, say nothing. - j The community, (as in all new settlements,) is of a greatly mixed character. The New En gland manners and customs appear to predomi nate, the larger proportion being from New iork State, and a great many others from the Eastern States, Northern ': Ohio . aad northern - part of Pennsylvania. Thedress manners and good or der of the community generally compare favorably with any portion of this "grgat and growing western empire. : : The ceremonies of the day Were closed by a magnificent display of Fire-works, accompanied by music from the band, which was well performed. Young America was out in his strength, end we must say, the number of children in this region is astonishing, and they; have a healthy, robust look. . As an honest historian, however, I ma sorry to say there exists here too many evidences of immoral practices.; Gamng is conspicuous." I have been told that five billiard saloons exist in this town; three of them, I have seen, from the most public thorougfaree; no effort is made to conceal them from view; rujgholes are common, with all Ae appliances of artful veSiewto draw away from the path of virtue the young and us suspecting; we can but sincerely hope, the love of virtue, and good taste, of a largie class of this beautiful place," will ere long eradicate these haunts of wickedness, and make this place as it might be, one of the loveliest spots in the West. The late heavy rains have prostrated a large quantity of wheat and oats, (which is uncommon heavy,) and will prevent its filling property. . Truly Yours, L. VAN BUbKIRK. " An Eiciting; Scene with Mr. Karey. The most exciting scene we ever witnessed was what we may fairly call a mortal combat between man and the horse: A powerful and most beantiful thoroughrbred stallion was Introduced into the arena. The horse looked round the. andienee, stood on his brad legs, plowed np the ground, and presented the most vivid picture of a. wild and irreclaimable beast. He literally roared in fury, and kicked out of pure vicious ness. He Snapped at the spectators, snapped at the groom and Mr. Rarey, and actually bit his own flesh severely in his passion. He tore to pieces every strap which was placed upon him, hurling the groom, who had come to Mr. Karey's assistance, ignominouslv the whole length of the arena. : At one time the horse broke clear away from all, and stood for a moment as a conscious victor in the midst of-the exoited audience. Mr. Dycer and Mr. , Farrell both . came to Mr., Rareyf heTp, but they f were, utterly unabla to hold the animal, v He . scattered every man and every thing arotmd vhim, Jike chaff,., He .was bathed in a white foam, and sending up rolling clouds of vapor frorn Ms body. .."At oaa mom eat he tossed wp the straw wild?, at another he sent the strong barrrers ying A in, all directions, and for some time he stood the comple personification otdiablsrie alene in the arena, roaring furi-olyAand tearing, the barrierayth h; teeth, Mr. Rarey, haying rashed ris. hands aad rested for a few minutes, ain. ventured to approach litm. Then began to contest such, as ji one who witnessed-itcaa evex iVrgwt. It was struggle of art and cVagainst over srhelmiog' atreegth. Whoever saw that combat could never be skepti-cal as to the wonderfal power of ITri IX For fiB j in hoct the battle, for it ' was nothing tlse, eon-' tinned; now the'man had gained the vkftory now the iorsc and tho animal ttoncinff liVearth; seemed to derive -fresh strengtS from every'fall. At; last Mr. Rarey extemporized 4a strap froea the fragments of the broken bridle, aod had gained bis first step to conquest; still the bone Intettsling Daridir fought furiously, rising in the air and plunging inall directionsrendeavorieg UtbitetU assaila it or trample him down. It gave one some idea of tbe animating scenes of the Roman amphi theater to see a compact, slight, but sinewy man confronting so furious and vicious an animal . A long struggle ensued, but eventually the horse was fairly beaten out and lay down panting and thoroughly subdued. Bisk Timet. Horrible TragredY in Iowa Mnrri A MrtAiil I.. - - T rr . ' ' ni.cuy iu .feuerson vounty, lowa, is almost too revolting in its details for belief. John Kephart some time ago poisoned the bus. band of Jane Willis, in Muscatine, Iowa, and then removed with her to tbe Cherokee country This summer the family removed back to Iowa, and a short time ago started for Kansas Citv. Missouri. On iba way Kephart murdered the woman and two of her children, under the fol lowing circumstances as related by a surviving child: Kephart and the. woman having previ ously quarreled about-some money. On last Thursday they stopped near the bridge at Eddy viHe, and camped out. Mrs. Willis cooked sup- pe ,: after which, complained of being sick, laid down in the wagon and went to sleep. In the night sometime, the boy awoke and saw that she had a deep gash in her head. The three children all got out of the wagon, and Kephart chased Joseph T., aged 1.2, and Maria Jane, aged 7, about half an hour, under and round the wagon with the axe in his hand, until they too were killed. He then placed them by the side of tbe mother and pounded their heads with the wagon hammer. - r . He left Eddyville soon after the murderous deeds were finished, and traveled over 30 mL'es to the place where he no doubt hoped to hide the unfortunate victims from human eyes. A gray-headed old man, over CO years old, traveling day and night with an ox team 30 miles, with the dead bodies of a mother and two chil- cu'u wagon, tonna a place of concealment! the living boy, James Harvey Willis, by his side and then when the place was found, he stripped his victims, put their garments into the wagon, took the mother first and then the children, and hid them under the water, nlacinir a log opon them to keep them down. Kephart was arrested, tried by a Lynch court. and hung in short order. DEUOCSATIC STATE. COisTENTIOJT. The Platform the - Nominees the Central Committee. State Mr. Henry B. Payne,' from the Committee on Resolutions, -made the following report: I. Resolved, That we, the Democracy of Ohio, do hereby adopt and affirm the Dlatform of nrin. rifles declared by the recent National Democratic Convention as follows; Resolaed, That we the Democracy of the U nron, in Convention assembled, hereby declares our affirmance of the resolutions unanimously RuuLjieu, sou oeciarea as a o atform of nrinn. pies by the Democratic Convention at.Cincifc-naJ ti, in the year 1856. believing that Democrat? principles are unchangeable in their nature when applied to the same subject matters; and we recommend as our only further resolutions me loiiowmg: - Aesolced. That it is the duty of the United States to afford ample and complete protection to all its citizens, whether at home or abroad, and whether native or foreign. Resolved, Thatone of the necessities of Jhe age, in a military, commercial, and postal point of view, is speedy communication between the Atlantic and Pacific States, and the Demacratic party pledge such constitutional Government aia as wm insure the construction of a railroad to the Pacific coast at the earliest practicable period. Resolved, That the Democratic party are in favor of the acquisition of the Island of Cuba on such terms as shall be honorable to ourselves aod just to Spain. Resolved, That the enactments of State Leg islatnres to defeat the faithful execution of the Fugitive Slave Law are hostile in character, subversive of the Constitution, and revolution ary in their effect. uesoicea, l bat it- Is m accordance with the true interpretation of the Cincinnati platform that during the existence of Territorial governments the measure of restriction. Wtr it may be, imposed bv the Federal constitution on tho power of the Territorial Legislature over the subject of the domestic relations, as the same nas oeen or sball tereafter be finally determined by the Supreme Court of the United Suus, should be respected by all good citizens, and enforced with promptness and fidelity by every branch of the general government." I, And be it further resolved thai tiw. T)msm. cy of Ohio, That the : suppression of the Afri can and foreign slave trade, bv the Federal Gov- ernment, after the years eighteen hundred and seven, is one of the compromises on the faith of which the Coustitotio waa ador1tj.d. r,r Un ion of slavebo'dinfir and nnn-IatkrIinT SUtes firmly established: that a revival nf ht trade would not only renew those cruelties which once provoked the indignation of the civilized woria, bat would expose the slaveholdinff States to a constant terror of servile insurrection, and the DonsTavehoIdlng States of the border, like Ohio, to ail the mischiefs and annoyance of a frets black population; for these raasona. with others, the Democracy of Ohio are oDnoaftd tn ey such revival, and to any measure tending in mm uireciKTD.- 2. Remind, That the rendition of fugitive slaves, trpoa demand of the persons entitled to their service or labor, is a duty imposed on every State of the Union by the .terms of the Federal compact; that the laws passed by Co a great to secure sncb, rendition, ia 1793 ' and 1850, ought to be promptly and faithfully executed; aod that the leadera ef the self styled Republican party, iaObiot by a persistent disregard of the Con atitution of the United States in this particular, have shown themselves unworthy of the con fi denee of well disposed, patriotic, and peaceable citizens, and we hereby sweept the issaa tender ed by the Repnbhcaa party of Ohio i the re-aominaaoj of Judge Briakerhoff.of the aalliff I cation or eaforeecaent of the Fagitiv Slave Law, , . t. - .- - . T:.; s;-.;.-, .; , - .,3J i?eoZrcL,.Tht tie opposltioa of the De-poblican party in. Congress, to the ad mission of Oregon, axposes ;u3y he - id tar hypocrisy of their prelansJeas to-bw the peeaTiar friends of fjpeaStates.;! - , s.v.":-t?oV j . 4.v Resolved, Thai we' .aCrm the absolate sov ereignty of the States of this Union ia regard to their domestic institutions, and the perfect com patibility of the conedcratioa of free aod slave aBwawawawamawaawawewaaawawawaaaa Jo!i(ic;iI. - - . ' . ' " - ; '- : States to exist harmoniously together ender th provisions of oar Federal Conethutioa, aad war! hereby denounce and condemn the doctrine cf the "irrepressiMe eonflict" frral proclaimed by Lincoln and ill nstrated afterwards oy Srra as hostile to the spirit of our government andT " 'c existence ot tbe Union. o. sicsoirea. lhat th isapprove the lavish grants of the pnhHc domain, heretofore made by Congress to Railroad tympanies and other eoreoratrons; but are in favor of gratin? limited " portions of the public lands to actual settlers on cond!tin w fide occupation and cultivation. ' 6. Resolved,. That the Republican party have in Massachusetts, by allowing a fugitive 8fav from the Sooth the right of sufTrsge and cSScr in1 onejearnd requiring for the same purpose of the. Esturalned ciliaen a residence of two years after naturalization, equivalent to an ex tension of the period for naluraJizalioa fo sever) years'attempted- to degrade the foreign white manjbelow tbe level of the negro and mulatto, 7. Resolved, That we are opposed to the poli' oy of allowing to negroes, mulattoes, or bthef persons of visible admixture of Afr5o. Kl the right of suffrage, or any ether political riahts desiring thatthe laws of Ohio shall be mace, and her destinies contolled bv whit clusively, and for the 'paramoout interesU of the white race. 8. Resolved, That the recent' invasion of a sister commonwealth by a band of desperate) fanatics, for theoxecrable Durrjoaaiof fnmanrfwflr a servile' insurrection . thronch the avenev of i son. rapine and murder, was an act in cocfliet with every pviaeiple of law, human or divine gross 'violation of the duties of American citi rensmp.and a crime that should be denounced? by all who love the Union and are determined te upnoiq it. inat wniie the bandits have justly-expiated their crimes on th lie judgment cannot fail to condemn those whVv' wun lessconrage but with greater discretion," ' by their teachings, instigate otlers to incor the penls of treason, and who, aa advocates of resistance to law, an "irrepressible conflict," and? other like treasonable doctrines, seek to promote their ambitions schemes by creating civil dissen-tion, distrust and ahernatioa between the'eiti- xens of the different States. ' 9. Resolved, That tbe condact of the Exectr tFTj , Ohio, and of other States, in evadiutf and refusing to execute m good faith the pro vision-. of the constitution and Uws r !.-, rr.i. ted States requiring the extradition of fugitives' from justice fleeing from other States, meet ea most earnest and unqualified condemnatioSr 10. Resolved, That we cordiaIy ratify, confirm and endorse the nomination of Stephen A. Douglas and HerscheFV.: Johnson,' by the re eent National Democratic Convention, as nomia nations eminently fit to be made, and entitled v? every way to the confidence and support of the Democracy of Ohio and of the whole Ueioo. ' II. Resolved, That we heartily invite the trow friends of the Constitution and the Unio, and all opponents of Abraham' Lincoln and the see-tkmal Kepnbtican party, to rally to the snyporJ of the Electoral Ticket thia day nominated by this Convention. " ' The report of the committee was accepted', and the resolutions were unanimously Adopted the rote being taken by counties as follows Yeas Adams 4, Allen 3, Ashland 4, Ashta-,' bnla 2, Athens 2T, Auglaire 3, Belmont 5, Brown ' 5, Butler 7, Carroll 3, Champaign, 3, Clark 3, Clermont 6, Clinton 2, Coshocton 5, Crawford 5, Cuyahoga 8, Darke 5, Defiance 2, Delaware 4, Erie 3, Fairfield 6, Payette, 2, Franklhi 7, Fulton, I, Geauga, I, Greene 3, Guernsey, 3, Hara-ikon 28, Hancock 4, Hardin 2, Harrison 3. Hen-ry 2 Highland 4, Hocking 3 Holmes 4, Hnroa vaeiteon, z, Jefferson 4, Knox 5, Lake 1, " Lawrence 2, Licking 7, Logan 2, Lorain 3, Lv " cas 4, Madison 2, Marion 3, Medina 3, Meigs 3, Mercer 2, Miami 4 Monroe 3, Montgomery 9, Morgan 3, Morrow 4, Muskingum t, NoWe 3, Ottowa &, Paulding I. Perry 5, Pickaway 4, Pike : 2, Portage 4, Prebla 3, Putnam 2, RichWad 6, Ross 5, Sandusky 4, Scioto 3, Seneca 5, Shelby 3, Stark 9, Summit 3, Trumbull 4iTnscarawa-6, Union 2, Yaawert 2, Vinton 2, "Warrra 3, Washington 4, Wayne 7, William 2, Wood 2, Wyandot 3 Yeas 330 Nays neoe. The Convention then proceeded1 to the wota-i' nation of candidatesrfor State officers. Thomas J. SV Smith, of Montgomery, vti ' nominated by acclamation for Supreme Judged Abner L. Backus, of Lnc&sj was nominated ' by acclamation, as a candidate- for re-elect'on ta the Board of Public Works. : Several names were presented for Attorne General. Allen G. ' Thurman ; was nomlaated, but absolutely declined, whereupon the Convention proceeded to ballot again, and npon the third ballot Mai. D. W. StamWcrfi. nf TW, ' ficar&waa county, was nominated. The followrasr are the results of the two ballotinga: atambaugh, 141; Grihbin, 109, Dnrfree, Z3f McFerren, 45. : . ' -- Last ballot sStarabangh, 171; Gribbfn,145. . D. W. SUmbaogb baring received a major! ty of all the votes cast was declared aly nominated as the Democratic candrdate for lAttorney General.-. " " ' The Conyentron theri proceeded to select Presidential Electors for the Sute at Large, ' ,5r. Serephim' Meyers, of Stark coantyw aoml oated by aeclamatioa. A ballot was then taken for the other elector, with the following result Wm. B. Woods, 233; W. T, Forrest, 92. - Willtara- B. Woods bavi ng received a majority of all the rotes cast, was then nominated unanimously, - ' ''''- '. - " - '. ' ! ' The following District El oc tors were tiea nominated by the; District Delegations, and.itJ-' anuncrtcslg confirmed by the Convention:'. . ' ' i 1st Dlstt Wm. JVFlagg, CiochmstL - 2d " Johnson Scaiff, ' ' 3d : . Jacob- H. Fooe,Eatot, rretlr? 1 4th . Silas B. Walker, Sidney, Ehe t . - 5th u 4 - ' Edward ScheEeld, Napoleon. Ilisryi 6th-M ' Newton A Devore, Ejpley, Drown i1 . 7tb ; ? Henry C. Kauffmao," WasLin ca, n , ' '. -". Fayettej ' . - ? "-- r :-8th George F. Stay man, Delaware, Dsla : - " -' ware, . - , Stir ' Chester B. ; MottV Saadu V,' Tysl-K U - - -dott, ..i'Zu -. lOtb. Jehar D. James, Jackson, JacLrrz; 11th . James M. Miller, Mt. BUhca; llv-si 4 I2th Samuel Foster, Col am bus, I 'r'v ' j 13th ! WiTiiatnr Dor bin, Sandusky Citv Lr 14tb -1- Bert KeTlog, Ashland.AaLlac : ' TSt).ef ? Nicholas Joss. tfeuisirr L...; 5-: Amos La f man Marietta, War1 istjej- JT ' Wilson S- Kennon, ev. CiLttwV i " ' Eelmoatf ' .' . . Israel E. Carter, Aaron, Cjo;.:J " Charles D. Adams, Psiasville, Lalrf Geo. A. Howard, Oraell, Coshoctori Geo. Webster, StesUnville, JaTirtA 16th " 17tb ' 18tb 19th 20tb " 21st t 4