Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 7 July 1855 — Page 1

NEW STORE

Vi*- AND'-

fli« @®e®s

BENEFIEL fc ELTZROTH,

H.AVINGand

removed to ElBton,s New Brick, at

the Lead of Commercial row, opposite the Post Office Campbell's old stand, are now in receipt of their Spring stock, comprising a complete variety of latest styles and best fabrics, to which they respectfully ask the attention of all.

Wo shall be pleased to see our old friends, and •11 who may be disposed to call on ns} .ft our new •tend, where we think we can exhibit gooda, the sight of which will sufficiently recommend them, •lid which we intend to sell at the" smallest profits possible. We think we can live as cheap as any •nd are determined to be undersold by none, but mean that those who may favor us with their patfonago, shall have goods of us as low as they are to bo had in town.

April 21, '66. v6n40

'A$T eolor'd Calicoes from 8 to 12 Ginghams, Lawns, Berage Dclo1^

'•April 21, 1855.

May 19,1655. vG-no-14-ly.

•»». pr. yd. s, &c., from

12V to 25 cents por yard. Bfeautiful French Chintz arJ Urilliantencs from 25 to 86 cents per yard Tissues and Berap-r

Ir°m

&°d

80 to 50 cents per yard.

TRce 6umro~ Shawls from $1,50 to $4,50 Plain and Straw Bonnets from 50 cts to $3,00.

Fancy Parasols from $1,00 to $3,50.

i^ldicUes Collars and Mitts, a nice assortment, all prices. Some very handsome Work Boxes and many other jaotions, at

BENEFIEL & ELTZEOTH'S.

best assortment of Window and Wall Paper in town, cheapcV than ever, at •pril 21 '$5 BENEFIEL & ELTZROTII'S.

T'. New Arrival of

SEASONABLE GOODS.

E. & I. II. HENOCH,

fiMSt,

NNOUNCES to tho citizens of Crawfordsvil'e and vicinity, that they have brought ou the cheapest, ana most fashionable stock of

SPRING & SUMMER

CLOTHNIG

ever offered in this place, and which they intend to tell lowor than any other house in tho county.. Wo id cheap,

andsack

©[L©TF[RI 9

1895. F. H. FRY, 1855.

'HAS JUST RECEIVED A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF 4

Our

frock

flno black and fancy Twist do. Italian Cloths do. Lustro do. Linnen Drillings plain and fancy do. All sorts of black and fancy Cassimcro Pants.— Doeskin do. Italian Cloth do. Cheeked and plain Linnen do. Linen Drillings &c. Vests of all kinds, sorts and sizes, also a good assortment of shirts whito and fancy. Drawers of all kinds, Hats, Caps, Trunks, Carpet Bags, &c., which may beobtained at their old stand on Green street, opposite the Post Office, or on Main street opposito tho Court Biouse, which they fitted up lor the accommodation of their customers who may want to trado with them and live too far off. All of the above can be obtained at both of our establishments either at wholesale or retail at the very lowest cash ©ticca.

PRING & SUMMER

OFacall.

every variety and quality, which he will bo happy to exhibit to all who may favor him with IIo would particularly call tho attcn tion of tho ladies to his stock of summer shoes and and gaiters, which have been selected with great euro.

A good supply of Jenkin's superior Teas,

constantly on hanc

March 81st. 1855. v6-n87tf.

F. H. FRY.

JLand Tor Sale

THE following described very valuable piece of tiinber land in Montgomery .county, Indiana, is for sale, namely: west half of south west quarter of sec. 34, township 20, north range, 5 west. Tho land is about eight miles from Crawfordaville and twenty from Lafayette.

Inquire of William P. Watson, Esq., Crawfords•ill«, or of the subscriber. JACOB LYBKAND.

Xy Brand, Allamakco co., IovAi. April 7, 1S55. n3Sm3.

Square Up.

A,LLme

THOSE knowing themselves to bo indebted tt either by note or book account, are requested to call and make payment as soon as possible, at tho old stand ana all those having claims ^agelpat mo will please present them, as I snail remain in this placc hut a few days.

Having disposed of my entire stock of Boots, Shoes, &e., to A. P. Watson «fc Co., I would befor thorn tho patronage heretofore bestowed npotf*^. L. FALLEY, Jr.

Having- purchased the Mammoth Stock of ^Boots, Shoes, Leatftar,.&c.>

Falley, Jr., we in

tend to continue in the^sAe business, and should be happy to wait-upon all MStold customers and as teeny new ones as may favor u3\vilh a call.

A. P. WATS*£I* & GO-

April 81,1855. ^^Vptf.

Valuable Farm for Sale. THE undersigned offers for sale one

of tho finest Farms in Montgomery county, one mile north east of Waveland, and 1S)£ from Crawfordsville. It contains three hun'dred tad twenty acres, two hundred of which are tinder cultivation. It contains a fine orch»rd,cmbneing apples, peacl es. fcc. The dwelling and out hcu— are in good repair, and is suitable for a tavern stand for which purpose it has been used for a long time. A good spring of water is situated closo t6 the house, also* good well a( the barn. For Unqutppty the subrcriber living o& the premises* ,. WM, MOOSE.

May 19,1865—m8.

I *re now buying the notes of this hank. LAYMON & Co. Crawfordsville, Jan. S7th 1855. n2S

PRESEN'T POLITICAL ISSUES. A

The endeavor that is now being made to I

Compromise was a wrong, and that the

politicians see capital in this slavery question, and they are bound to make use of it. They know full well that while the present United States Senate continues,there is no hopes of restoring the Compromise line.— It is our opinion that the question of slavery or freedom, so f?r as Kansas is concerned, will be long ere settled, than the restoration of the Compromise can possibly take place even under the most favorable circumtances. The ouly thing of interest that bears on this point at present is, the settlement of Kansas. It is important that northern freemen should control the territorial government of that country and when that is accomplished its future is told. The sectional agitators are perfectly aware that when the slavery excitement subsides, they have lost the food that sustains them, consequently they are bound to be unceasing in their endeavors.to keep it up.

The struggle next fall will be between Know Nothings and anti-Know Nothings. There is no question of ^immediate consequence, that at all compares with this whether our political affairs shall be conducted in a public manner by men of unsullied character, or whether they shall be directed under the cover of darkness by men of the most questionable standing, all guarded and linked together by oaths of the most binding nature. An intelligent mind can discover no necessity for this.— If a crisis in our country's history had actually occurred that demanded such extraordinary measures, why was the original object so soon lost sight of. Instead of fighting the Pope and foreign influence generally, the Order is now pursuing the south, with the most deadly hostility, thus endangering our Union more than it possibly could be in any other way. Instead of protecting our peace and guarding our liberties they are doing more to engender hatred among the different sections of the Union, and to fasten the chains of slavery on the unfortunate African, than all other influences combined. Agitation has done so much, and it will so continue to-do. Kentucky, Virginia and Marylaud, would to-day have been free States, had foreign agitation never been heard of by their people. The leading Know Nothings of this State are seeking to found a secret abolition societv.

longer doubtful. It will stand arrayed against know nothingism, as embodying doctrines inconsistent with the Democratic faith. It occupies that position in every State where an election has recently taken place, .or where a campaign is now pending-^

TRUTH WILL OUT.—"Mother sent me," said a little girl to a neighbor, "to ask you to come and take tea with her this even-

ing." dear?"

'Did she say "No ma'am

GEO3&K&?—^ov- J°bnson» Georgia, has writtei^^tetter accepting the nomina

uiviiii ui

ttut Company Bank.

wrong ought now in justice to be made, an unhung scamp as THORNDURY should

mous on this, as it is possible for them to! The first we ever heard of an individual' be on any political questions. They have of this name was about seven months ago dene their part towards correcting the I when he called upon one of our citizens— wrong, accomplished all that is in their {an Odd Fellow—for assistance, represent power. The next Congress is chosen, and: ing that while travelling, his pocket had so long as it lasts it is impossible for them been picked, and that not only his money, to effect anything more. While Indiana but his "traveling" certificate, (known to has done- her duty, what else of her need! that benevolent order,) had been stolen, be expected? He, however, gave such other proofs of

The object in keeping up all this excite- brotherhood, as to command ready relief, ment is apparent enough. A Presidential He left his private card, the name beautielection comes off next year, and sectional fully written "Rev. Wm. II. Thornbury."

Their course for the past year shows plain- and having no longer a hope of otherwise ly this state of things. We warn the peo- subduing these fanatics, who formed a perple against them.—Lafayette American. petual nucleus of revolt in the country, the 'jire was rcnaced, and rendered intense.—

JISTThe indications of a cordial union. Daring the time, the cries of the unhappy of the Democratic party in New York, at wretches who were being suffocated were the next election, are very encouraging.— dreadful, and then all became silent, noth--The Albany Argus says: ing was heard but the crackling of the fag"The position which the great national ots. This silence spoke volumes the troops Democratic party of the Union will assume on this subject (know nothingism) is no

at what time, she only said

sbe!

would ask you, and then the thing would be off her mind that was all she said."

Jlgr The "ten thousand Irishmen" in

buckram, who defeated the Jv. Pf^y

Virginia, are disposed of by the census, which shows that there are but seven thousand foreign born persons in Virginia, men, tromen and children.

tion of the dem^l8£tic convention for re- jjas been captured, after having been the election to the

chi^^^gaffls^racy

State. Speaking of Kno^^§fi^noism for a number of years. The New Haven Governor says: "This senseless crusade, the offsjmiifanaticism, abolitionism and demagogaeis challenges the co-operation of every true friend of the constitution to defeat and re

bukelt* Is^ fraugh^with "consequences' ye^B^D'basgivenhisoPinionadverseto

the most dangerous, and its triumph will theconstitltiouality the prohibitory hquor

be the signal for riot, blood shed and rev*lu- law.

tioa." ly all the em!fcent jurists

REVEREND VAGABOND—ONE WIL-

LIAM H. THORNBURY.

(thisregion

The frightful incident in Gen. Pelissier's career detailed below, shows how much more ferocious man may become than a tiger, when his passions are let loose bv war. In the summer of 1845, this bloodthirsty General suffocated upwards of a thousand of the Ouled Pteahs, an Arab tribe in Algeria, by closing up every inlet of their cave with burning fagots. The Akbar of Algiers, after describing their retreat and pursuit to a huge cavern, proceeds to say:

This state of things continued till the night of the 10th, when losing all patience,

DEMOCRATIC FAMILY NEWSPAPER—DEVOTED TO POLITICS, NEWS, MISCELLANEOUS LITERATURE MECHANIC ARTS, &C,

VOLUME VI. CRAWFORDSVILLE, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, INDf, JULY 7, 1855. NO. 51-

ignore all questions but the one relating to It appears slavery and the repeal of the Missouri Com-1 which we cop promise, we predict will prove a signal fail-, that the South as well as the East and West Burns, Esq,, is the editor, devotes a some- Know Nothing Whiggery, draws the folure. The fact that weak politicians, fossils, has its political preachers—fellows travel-:

avery and the repeal of the Missouri Com- which we copy from the Washington Star, Northern1 Indiana, of which Williams J. the great gun and god-father of American

Ax UGLT CUSTOMER. At a place called ^ye jjave

"Squabble.Hollow^ in Derby, Connecticut,

a rattlesnake, nine feet five inches in length

terror of the neighborhood every summer

ourna

what

demagogues, itinerant preachers and coun- ing through the country spouting the foul toryof parties since 1343. Mr. Burns for lantern party try. schoolmasters are using it to accomplish doctrines of Know Nothingism, and wear- many years edited a Whig paper at Green- The American party lacks manliness.— whatever they may have in view, is suffi-. ing the disguise of religion that they may castle, and afterwards one at Lafayette, It has not yet acquired the great masculine cient to convince any one, whether he has the more effectually serve their only mas-1 and has always been recognized as a Whif, virtues which give strength tocharacter, and read the Life of Barnum or not, that thister, the devil, and swindle the unsuspect-j who turned neither to the right nor to the enforces the respect of the world. It would serious question is being made to subserve ing out of their money. It is not, howev- left. In 1343, Mr. B. says, the abolition- scorn the act of being unprincipled, and, a dishonest purpose in humbugging the er, with any political motive, but for the jstsfor the first time, with Air. Van Buren as yet if it has principles, nobody can speciGpeople. That the repeal of the Missouri purpose of putting the clergy and people of

(their

right, will not^be denied, in our opinion, by come among them, and attempt to play off but in this they were defeated. In 1352 two different ways or in two different places, five humjrtti'ratelligent voters in the State upon them any of his dishonest tricks, that both parties went into the contest with a Here you find it saying it will support no ofladfana. The People are as near unani- we publish the comments of the Star: 'slavery platform substantially the

He subsequently visited Odd Fellows' Hall^t labors. W where he managed to obtain money under similar pretenccs. Before he had time to tell his pitiful story—or, rather, his lies— to all of the lodges, his true character was discovered, when he impudently threatened to make a publication in derogation of the Fraternity. He circulated himself freely about the community, calling upon ministers of different denominations, claiming to be one of their number, and acommodating himself to their respective creeds, and obtaining from each pecuniary assistance.— So favorable was the impression which he made on an unsuspecting pastor, that he was invited to preach for him—a request which he declined- and this is the only item to be placed to his credit. The fellow was repeatedly drunk while in the midst of us, and was arrested by the police for being engaged in a fight with a negro! and would have been sent to the workhouse, but for the promise, on his part, that he would at once leave the city with which assurance he complied.

We claim some credit for ourselves for making the conduct of this arrant impostor known through the press at that lime.— When we saw hio name in conncciion with recent- political movements in Virginia, we were in doubt, as to whether he was the same individual, for, judging from his conduct in Washington, we had thought, ere this, he was in some State Penitentiary, where certainly he deserves to be.

This Thornbury professed to us to hail from Georgia but the statement may, like all of his other assertions, be false.

GEN. PELISSIER.

person who approached him, and came near wife, since of^an Irishman.

Sucl\seems

sacrifice the

unequivocally repudiated abolitionism, in

In casting his lot with the Democratic party, Mr. Burns has only don*1 that which thousands of other National Whigs have done and which thousands of others will do. It is the only party which recognizes the

broad and liberal principles upon which the government was originally based, and the only one which isnot bounded by geographical lines. Mr. Burns is the second Whig editor in Indiana who within the last few weeks has thus avowed his determination of acting with the Democrats. If there are any others of truly national impulses they will be compelled by the circumstances in which they now find themselves to pursue a similar course.

KNOW NOTHINGS TAKEN

entered and found one thousand dead bodies about one hundred and fifty who still breathed were brought into the fresh air, but died soon after. In fact, we could not accurately count the bodies, heaped one above the other, nor the infants at the breast, who were almost entirely concealed by their mother's dresses. On the 23d we were obliged to shift our camp, having been driven away from the neighborhood of the caves by the infectious smell, and we have abandoned the place to the ravens and vultures, the borders the Hoosiers are found to be \fho have been flying round the grotto, and importing mysterious looking packages.— 1 which we can see from our encampment, Between this city and Jeffersonville quite a

carrying awai/ huge pieces of hunv.n Jk-sh." brisk trade is carried on.—Lou. Cour. This act was condemned at the time asj On last Saturday evening, we are told, one of extraordinary barbarity by the En-[some twenty jugs of liquor \yere brought glish journals, and disgraceful to a civilized to this city by a single conveyance, and people, but the London Globe does not now not a day passes but what more or less is

hesitate to say "that it is to be" hoped he imported from Louisville to Portland.— ome equally decisive means, This, together with the supplies laid in be-j

will hit upon some of exterminating the defenders of Sebasto- fore the prohibitory law went into operapol." tion, it is supposed will be sufficient to keep .. our citizens pretty well liquored for a time.

PARTIES AND ORGANIZATIONS. JAS. WATSON WEBB ON KNOW NOTIIUnder this head the Plymouth Banner,! INGS.

from the following extract a leading and well conducted paper in The New York Courier and Enquirer,

lengthy article to a review of the his- lowing truthful picturc of the present "dark

candidate, attempted a permanent or- cally tell what they arc. It never talks

on their guard, incase that such Iganization, and made a desperate effort to about principles at all if it can help it, and

engraft their policy upon the government when it does, its language is never alike on

same

but the Whigs being defeated, they imme- riff, there that it will support no candidate diately set to work to form combinations who is not anti-slavery to the backbone with abolitionists and other factionists for to-day it will exclude all Catholics from ofthe overthrow of the Democracy. Mr. fice, to-morrow that it believes in the broadB. says:

"In this muss, the old Whig party lost— rahzation laws should be amended, there totally lost its identity. In the tracts of that the naturalization laws should be resuch a fusion, we never could nor never will pealed to-day that no candidate nota memwork. We love our glorious Union too her of the Ihird Degree should be voted well to so far forget its sage founder? and f°r to morrow that coalitions may be made

shall act with a National par-.name the Know Nothings have

ty as longas we are able to act with any.—• themselves, is anything but a manful We make no compromise in our political chivalrous one. It implies concealn' principles, in this public avowal. In both

principles, in this public avowal. In both

for

drank in

uctcafc turn JB- Goodrich, a distinguished law-! 0^7-The Rochester says a gen

GHOSTS.

At Hillsboro in Fountain Co., there stands a country school house. Strange appearances about this building led some of the marvelously inclined in that region to believe it was the head quarters of ghosts, or damned spirits. A man by the name of Williams thought he would investigate tlie matter, so he hid himself in some bushes near aback window and kept a watch !o see what was going on. A noise would be heard, then a flash of light, when the sound of steps inside the house would soon follow. A close examination proved that it was a K. N. Council and that a man of flesh was stationed inside the door and on hearing certain raps (not spiritual) would raise a slide in a dark lantern to see who was coming in. After Williams had seen enough he discovered himself, when an alarm was sounded and the council was out. We anticipate that after November next, there will be nothing left but the ghost of the party, and that its appearance even in such a state will be a very doubtful sight.

0^7* The liquor traffic between this State and Indiana is quite brisk since the prohibitory law went into operation. All along

doubt there is as much liquor

this eity now as at

time.—Nexc Albany Ledger.

Journal says he used to "take after" any for being too familiar with an Irishman's

which

any previous

£j^*Ned Buntline the originator of the ,, "dark-lantern clan" wascowludedrecently,1

Do^red m,American

tleman

banks

East-

-sr

breedi?° fis,b

candidate who is not pro-slavery to the mid-

est religious tolcrance here that the natu-

their noble deeds, to thus jcapordizo, so with other parties and their nominees to be close by, and after a short consultation oeie precious fruits of their honest supported tosuit circums'.ance?.

ai"t

the National Convention for the nomina- associations connected with cabals and tion of presidential candidates for 1852, tas it dishonors truth by assuming both the Whirr and Democratic parties alike truth works best when it works in the

the National Convention for the nomina- associations connected with cabals and junthat parties alike

(characteris

devotedly attached to the principles of the timent a.nd instinct. The American people Whig party. We never can recognize the jcannot be made to believe that American

conduct our little paper upon the same in- plain, that the titles to American citizendependent principles as heretofore, until ship have been, of late years, scandalously circumstances actually require a change in cheapened, by dealing them out to all sorts conduct but when voting time comes we of interlopers but they have too much sense intend to do our own voting, and that shall j^° think of curing the evil by nailing their be done with a view to a perpetuation of the o^n titles to the counter as a sham thing, Union of the States. By acting in concert: making themselves over, body and soul, with the old Democratic part)'', we accom- under oath to a divan of darkness. plish this end, and with it we except to vote for the future."

The very taken to and alment,

and dissimulation it suggests al

and dissimulation it suggests all (he

UU1

an(l

their resolutions of approval of Congres- badge of distinction the counterfeited lack sional enactments for the preservation of of it* The Know Nothing organization, as the peace and harmony of the north and ji'now constituted, cannot permanently south. It is useless to state that we then prosper. American though it professes to retained the advisory counsel of a few ofjbe in aim and policy, its secret and banded the most profound statesmen of the land,

»URUS UL-SL YHIUH IO WUMS 111 UIU dark

insult? intelligence by taking as its very

opposed to every American sen-

THE rsi:WA ItD «AIKE.

The game which the friends of Afr. Seward are now attempting to play is bold and perfectly transparent. The Presidential election takes place next year, and between the present time and the autumn of 1855, it is of vital importance to them to keep up a noisy agitation on the subject of slavei\ ey know, as every man in the countrv knows, who is acquainted with the composition of the next Congress, that the restoration of the Missouri Compromise is utterly impossible, and can never take place. This has been demonstrated time and again, by arguments which have not been met, and cannot be re-refuted. But these demagogues, having determined that agitation shall not cease, make the repeal of the Nebraska act their leading issue, although they are perfectly aware that no such measure can be carried. If the restoration of the Missouri Compromise were what they are really aiming at, their conduct would be inexplicable but this is not their design. They will introduce a bill into the next Congress, and force a stormy discussion, not that they have the slightest expectation, or even the slightest wish, that it should succeed, but because its certain failure, win afford them a pretext for keeping up the anti-slavery excitement during the nextPresidential campaign. They have sagacity enough to see where their only chance of success lies and although they know it is imposible to repeal the Nebraska act, they think it will be easy enough to raise a tempest in Congress, by means of the attempt. They do not want it to sucseed for if the Missouri Compromise should be restored next winter, they would be deprived of the issue with which they intend to go into the Presidential campaign of 185G. The question of the admission of Kansas into the Union will not come up these three or four years, and then it is highly probable it will apply as a free State. Opposition to its admission as a slave State cannot be made an issue in the nextPresidential election and so sectional politicians are under the necessity of agitating for the restoration of the Missouri Compromise, although they neither expect nor desire it. When the slavery excitement subsides, they sink with it into annihilation, and hence they are determined to keep up a furious agitation, ostensibly for an object which their leaders know to be unattainable, but really with a view to its influence in the next Presidential election.—Bufalo Com. Adv. (Whig.)

A SAFE AND PLEASANT DKINK.—Some one has complained to Mayor Wood of New York, that he had a pair of fine patent

lea her3 ruined

a 0

iamPagne

time he hates the si-ht beverage isenhvcned it seemsby quantities

on th and

walking past the door of

ac Jrer

of vitriol and marble dust, and the unfortunate gentleman stepped in some of the scatterings of these first principles of good wine

ll)ereby

of the Canandagua lake and expects ly of the opinion that a substance which

to be the opinion of near- to stock that beautiful sheet of water with wiHeat up leather^ must make sad havoc

speckled trout. with the linings of live men.

lost his boots. He is decided-

i.*o

A TRAGEDY IN THE CRIMEA. A sad tragedy occurred on the 21st ai the entrance of the Karabelnaia ravine.— A body of French troops were marching down to furnish the usual relief to the picket in the ravine. The relief was composed of part of the 3d battalion of the 25th regir mcnt of the line. On the way, Lieut. Driant, of the gienadier company, had occasion to check a soldier who, being partly intoxicated, was marching very irregularly and giving expression to angry sentiments in a loud voice. Scarcely had the reprimand been given when the man-replied:— "Lieutenant, you've punished me often enough, you shall not punish me anymore and on the instant leveling his musket, he fired, and shot him through the body.

The unfortunate officer, a man of power-ful-frame, and said to have been popular in the regiment, at once fell. lie was carried to one of the English hospitals near at hand, and died immediately after his arrival. The murderer was secured without delay, and was being taken back, under an escort to the head-quarters of his regiment, when a general murmur arose calling for his instant punishment. The general in command of the trenches was in a ravine

twecn him and the commandant of the relief, a council was held and the man condemned to be shot.

About 200 yards from the ravine and at a slight elevation above it on the side of Frenchman's hill, a small heap of stones was observed with a clear space before it.

To this the unhappy culprit was brought, while on either side the battalion was drawn up in companies, and there he received tho fire of twelve muskets from a party placed on the opposite side of the ravine. He fell forward pierced by eight bullets, and after a short address from the General, the regiment proceeded on its way. Half an hour elapsed between the perpetration of tho crime and the execution of the criminal.— The soldier had become sober immediately after committing the murder. He had seen 18 years service, and was spoken of as a brave and able man. He had lately received a slight punishment for some irregularity of conduct, by no means such as to form a motive for his crime, and this tragic episode in the history of the siege, involving the sudden destruction of two valuable lives, must be regarded as one more among

O I-

the many examples of the fatal effects of drunkenness.

0A movement of some importance has just been commenced in North Carolina, and is soon to be submitted to the Legislature of that State. It proposes first, to render legal the institution of marriage anions the slaves second, to preserve sacred tho relations between parents and their children and third, to repeal the law prohibiting the education of slaves.

QCr The number of bounty land applications received at the Pension Office last' week was 5,700, and the numbers of war-. rants issued, 5,C02. The total number of applications received, is 177,700, and the warrants already issued, 5J5U3.

SEIZURE OF A BRITISH CRUISER. BOSTON, Monday June 25. A lct'.er from Holmes Hole states that the Revenue Cutter, James Cambell, anchored off there Sunday, having in charge the British brig Buffalo, from New York and for Mirmiche, Nova Scotia. The cutler fell in with the brig, when a number of German passengers on board appealed for protection, stating they were engaged in New York to work on railroads in Nova Scotia, but suspected they were in reality designed for British service in the Crimea, and asked to be taken out of the vessel.— The captain of the cutter will detain the brig until the matter has been wholly investigated.

DEFENCES OF NEW Yons.—The New York Courier and Enquirer states the actual* defences of New York Harbor at 10C4 guns of various calibre, though most of them

are heavy pieces, at Throg's Island, the Narrows. At the present siege,

This includes 318 guns Staten Island, and at the commencement of Sevastopol was armed

wuh a total of 894 guns, New York was never in so complete a state of defence as now, and if other seaport towns of the United States were equally protected, tbis country might be considered secure against the attacks of any foreign naval force.— Governor's Island and other of the fortifications have lately been supplied in part with a new gun of such force and accuracy that the commandant of the Island believes that the spire of Trinity Church might be hit at every shot.

TTIE CHAUACTEI: OF THE INFAMOUS MASSACHUSETTS KNOW NOTHING LEGISLATURE. Hiss the individual who was lately expelled from the Massachusetts Legislature, asserts that he can prove that one.hundred and eighty members of that Legislature have, during the past session, visited houses of prostitution! One of these visitors, he says, is a reverend gentleman, high in oflice, who was closeted for half an hour with a lady of easy virtue, who was formerly a member of his congregation. A pretty sec of men truly, to "rule" over the land of the Puritans

0^7-Corn is selling in Pike County, Miss./ at 8l,7o per bushel.