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CBAWFOBDSVIIIE,

Saturday Morning, June 13,1857.

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I A I O N

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All Iciuds of JOB WORK douc to order.

To Advertisers.

Tver}- ad vortiacment handed in" for pnblifatior. chonldhave writcn upon it tlie nnmheroftime^the odvcrtwerwihliesitinscrtcd. IFnotsostatcd.itwill bo Inserted until ordered out, and chargcd accordingly.

H7" We wM. It distinctly nndcrstood, that wc jiavc now the BKST and the LAKOEST assortment of Hew and FAXCY on TiTECver brought to this place

Wo insist on those wishing work done to call up and wo will rihoiv them our assortment of typs, cuts, Ac. MTo have pot them and no mistake. "Work *onc on tshort notice, and on reasonable terms.

Aprcnts for the Review.

E. W. (!.ti:n, U.S. Tvewapaper Adverti iii£ A pent Evans*Uuildinff, N. "W. eorncr of Third and "Wal nutStreots, Philadelphia, Pa.

S. II. F.utvix. Soui,h East comer Columbia and Main streets, Cincinnati, Ohio is our Agent to lrocnr« advertisements.

V. B. PALMLU. U. S. Advertising Agent, New York.

THE NEW STATE RANK. Sliall the new State Bank be endorsed by the Democratic party? This question 8ccms at present to be sorely puzzling many of the politicians of the State. For our part we think that the answer which should bo given to it does not admit of a doubt.— Tlio whole history of the democratic party from the time of Jefferson, its great founder and apostle, to the present time, shows that one of the cardinal principles of the party has been opposition to all banking and other monicd corporations, the inevitable tendency of such legislation being to mako the ricli richer at the expense of the poor laboring classcs. Capital has every advantage over labor without aid from legislation. Money begets money almost without effort, but labor earns its dollar a day by the hardest. Should not legislation, therefore, be in favor of the latter rather than the fqjmer. if any discrimination is made? ssEspccially should the democratic party koop its hands clean of this new swindle in the shape ofthe new State Bank. The invcstigatin^^raimittee recently iu session, at Indianapolis, appointed by the Senate nt ihc last session of the Legislature, so far as wc have been able to lot.™, i.»o ooicO,lishcd the fact that the charter of the bank was obtained through fraud and corruption, for purposes of speculation by a few interested politicians in the State, who, it seems, have made a nice thing of it and wc learn from a Louisville paper that the Senate committee at the next session, whenever that may be, will report unanimously for the repeal of the charter and that Judge Majors, of the Indianapolis circuit, will soon decide it unconstitutional. In such an event, what a predicament would the democratic party bo in should it hastily step forward now and endorse the bank.— It would bo one of the most fatal steps ever token by a party, and would insure the supremacy of black republicanism for the next five years. More anon.' r,' Sincc writing the above wc have received the State Sentinel, which defines its position in relation to the bank as follows: "In regard to the Bank of the State of Indiana: Those who chargo us with being its advocates, apologists or defenders, know it to bo infamously false. Against the policy of paper banking, the Sentinel has ever maintained high Democratic grounds. Wc endorse most fully the position of the reccnt State and National Democratic Conventions upon this issue. Not a line or a word can be found iu the Sentinel which can bo perverted into any other construction. The recent investigation of the alleged frauds in the procurement of tho charter of this Bank and its organization will soon .be published, and the guilty will be held responsible. Whenever the Bank question bccomes a party or political issue, we shall bo found where the Democratic party has ever stood—against all monopolies injurious to the welfare of tho people.

BRK.nT AND WRIGHT.

TBc personal difficulty that has so long existed between those two distinguished loadors of tho Indiana Democracy is now settled. Mr. Wright goes Minister to Prussia with the fat salary of twelve thousand dollars a year. After he has taken his departure, and it is announced that he is actually on tho other side of the Atlantic, we presume that Mr. Bright will breathe freer and that tho Democracy instead of gouging caeh other will turn their attention to the cultivation of harmony and a thorough organization of the party. Wo hope to hear no more of Bright or Wright men.

V' TnE HARVESTERS.

"No farmer in Montgomery county should bo without a good harvesting machine, and wo know of none that combines all tho requisites of a perfect machine, so simple in construction and so little liable to get out of repair, as "Atkins' Automaton or Self Baking Reaper and Mower." This machine together with J. C. Manny's Patent Adjustable Reaper and Mower combined, and the Kentucky Harvester, can nil be •eon at Christman & Gregg's Agricultural -Store, who, with Jesse Cumberland, are •gents for their sale. Let no farmer delay in sending in his'orders as the harvest is hat appvoMlting.

A O

Of New Orleans, is a very liberal advertiser in papers of the Western States, scarcely one of which can be taken up whose columns do not contain the advertisements of this noted individual. We, for one, however, have been very unfortunate in receiving remittances from him.— Mr. L. says, "Please find fifteen dollars enclosed." We would have been "pleased," ?/wc had found the money. If any otie of our cotemporarics have been more fortunate, and Mr. "L's. remittances have safely arrived at their proper destination, we be. seech them to mako the fact manifest, that the afflicted may rejoice with the fortunate in the blessings of Providence,—Goshen

Democrat. S Some thrcY weeks since we received a registered letter from this same scoundrel, in which we were told to "please find the sum of ten dollars," on account fcr advertising his humbug essential oils. We found the ten dollars—in a horn. The knave never enclosed it and adopted

thi3

cute

method of defrauding us out of our just dues. Not being exactly satisfied in rcla tion to the matter, we addressed him a letter and received a few days sincc an answer done up in the genuine John Phoenix style, in which he boldly asserted that the money was enclosed in the letter and gave the names of two Pcicr Funks who witnessed the same. Ho affected to be somewhat surprised that wc should allow so small a sum to trouble us, and claimed thaf oncc upon a time he was an old school mate of ours, whfch fact should compensate us for the loss, and concluded with the agreeable intelligence that Mr. Lacour was in France, and that their manufacturing establishment, which was some twenty-one miles from the city, had been destroyed by fire, and that in case wc should visit Louisiana to advise him through the post office and that while there our living should cost us nothing. Wc acknowledge that we have been sold and freely forgive the magnanimous rascal, whose knavery, though it has cost us the sum of ten dollars, will fully compensate us in the future, for, hereafter, no advertisement from abroad will be inserted unless accompanied by the cash.— Wo advise our cotemporary of the Democrat to take it cool and console himself with the fact that nearly every Publisher in the State is in the same fix. New Orleans papers will confer a great favor on their brethren in Indiana by publishing Mr. Lacour as the most successful advertiser in New Orleans, whose method of doing the same is not only unique and entirely original with himself, but so cheap that he has realized a large fortune which he is now spending in la belle France.

In our trip to Frankfort a few days

since, we noticed that nearly all the grading of the railroad connccting that beautiful little town with Crawfordsville was completed. The monetary crisis that for the last year lias proved so disastrous to the completion of public works, has causcd an entire suspension in the prosecution of this important link in the grand system of railways which has been so successfully prosecutcd in our State, and which has added millions to our trade and given us a position as a first-class commonwealth in the confederacy. This road pierces the centra of one of the most productive regions in the west, and its ultimate completion is only a question of time which no narrowminded policy and foggy reasoning can defeat. The failure of tho wheat crop for the last two years has produced very disastrous results to many of those farmers who had taken stock in the road. Many of them have been sued for the same and payment enforced. This is indeed very aggravating, particularly when all operations upon the road have ceased and there is no prospect of its ever being completed. That the citizens of Clinton county need the road is unquestionable. That its completion would enhance the value of their lands, and make Frankfort the ccntre of their county trade and a market for the sale of their produce, is equally true. What reason then have wc to believe that the road will never be built 1 Certainly none. To doubt it would be to doubt the intelligence and enterprise of a class of our citizens whose well-tilled farms and opulent resources are but evidences of untiring industry and an energy that, defies all obstacles. We think wo can safely predict that the road will be built, and that the iron horse will yet startle and give renewed life to the slumbering energies of the beautiful little town of Frankfort, now so isolated from the world by swamps and corduroy roads.

"INQI-IKE WITHIN*, FOR. ANYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW."—This is the striking and suggestive title of a fine largo volume, just issued by Garrett, Dick & Fitzgerald, of No. IS Ann street, New York. It is well arranged for the inquirer's convenience, and is altogether a volume that will creAi a sensation. There is nothing which man, woman and child is over likely to want to know that this book will not toll them. It informs one how to keep house well, how to be literary, handsome and healthy how to be agreeable in society, how to make money, how to practically comprehend law, medicine and commerce, how to spend leisure time agreeably and profitably, how to "farm and garden, etc," and how to make everything eatable, drinkable, wearable, barterable, saleable, or in any way useable. This gives but a faint idea of its compendious and various items of intelligence.— The volume is retailed at one dollar, and will be sent per mail free of postage.

flaTThe editor of an exchange says he never saw but one ghost, and that was the ghost of a~ sinner who died without paying for hie paper. 'Twas horriblcto look "upon.

SPIRITUALISM NO HUMBUG.

"We have been in the habit of. decrying that most mysterious of all sciences, or rather phenomena, called Spiritualism.

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profound skeptic ourself, it has occasioned us sincere sorrow to mark the extraordinary spread of the delusion,.particularly as it has been attended with such serious consequences to individuals in all parts of the Union. But wc arc now prepared to take bacK^ll we said and thought about it. We have seen the spirits at last and beg to assure our readers, at the risk of our good fame, that there is something in spiritualism— something to deep for our philosophy-

It is not our purpose to advance any theory upon the subject, much less assail Judge Edmonds and Andrew Jackson Davis, the especial apostles of the mystery we simply desire, in the plainest possible terras, to relate what wc beheld, leaving our readers to speculate upon causes and adopt their own conclusions.

For the verity of our story, wc beg leave to refer to some of the most respectable citizens of our village—to Maj. Elston, Banker Mr. Snyder, Postmaster Mr Wallace, Senator Mr. Watson, Maj. Winn and Col. Manson. Wc arc thus particular bcoausc wc know the statement is so extraordinary that it will be received incred ulously by the most simple minded.

We may be pardoned for one word relative to the medium on the occasion wc allude to. Dr. Sloan is a citizen of Covington in our neighboring county, with a character above suspicion. He is indeed a gentleman. Deceit he is incapable of practising. Of easy circumstances, lie cannot be supposed actuated by any mercenary motive. Legerdemain, or rather, the sharp science of the Faker, he has had no opportunity to study or practise. Yet. without fear of contradiction, we assert him, as a medium, infinitely superior to the Misses Fox, or any other professional spiritualist in America.

All he performed, or that wc saw, wc have not space to detail. We content ourself with a few of the most striking and inexplicable points.

In company with a sclcct party, by invitation, wc took a chair in Mr. Wallace's Office last Thursday evening, skeptically waiting to sec what wc should see. Within ten minutes Dr. Sloan had put himself in a mesmeric state. Usually this is done for the medium by outside infiucnccs the Dr.'s power is the more incomprehensible, however, from the fact that he himself produces the condition, and throws it off, at pleasure. He sclccts a position in the ccntre of the room, avoiding tables and per sons sits awhile with his head drooped upon his breast makes a few "passes" over his head and breast with his hands then io

ready

to bid spirits from the vasty

deep. The gentlemanly appearance of the man, wc confess, inclined us at length to credulity, which prepossession was further strengthened by the total absence of eve rything like trickery and hocus-pocus.— But we were not prepared to see a forge, circular office table, weighed down by law books, deliberately begin a rather dignified chassez across the floor, and stop dircctly in front of our worthy friend, Mr. Watson, who looked the picture of terror and astonishment. Some of the books toppled over to the floor no damages was done.

The company had barely time to observe that Dr. Sloan was not touching the table during its Jiegira, when another performance ensued that would have been sublimely rediculous, but for th^ mysterious agency that achieved it. Majors Winn and Elston, two as sedate, quiet men ac ever dignified a community, were sitting together, wrapt observers of the ecccntricitics of the table. Suddenly an unseen power lifted them up chairs and all, and in mid-air the two still sitting, though by no means sitting still, were trundled up and down facing each other, as nurses sometimes toss cross children to quiet them.— They would both have gladly escaped from their uneasy scats they looked appealingly to the company but the invisible hands that danced them in the air also held them fast. Though we now look back and smile at thinking of the two grey-heads thus hobnobing to each other, yetwc were too much terrified at the time to think of lending them assistance. Ask them about that "witches ride," and they smile in the sickly manner of one who has seen a ghost.— They arc firm believers in. Spiritualism.

While this was going on, wc were further startled by a peculiar cry, and looking to the quarter it came from, Mr. Snyder was discovered sitting on the centre table, where had been lifted in his chair by the spirits, who probably knew that he had been many years a justice of the peace, and was therefore capable of worthy- presiding over their orgies. Wc arc sorry to say that for once his gravity was seriously disturbed and if we may be pardoned a joke about a matter so serious, we think in his whole office he couldn't have got into a worse box. It cannot be denied that he looked excessively tcry the whole time.— He also is now a believer, and seriously meditates becoming a medium.

There were other incidents, such as rappings, &c., which we will not trouble ourself to describe. The one that most strongly impressed all who beheld it, we feel incompetent to do justice to. Dr. Sloan set the candle in the centre of the room, and blew it out. Retiring then to another quarter, we saw the light by unseen agency gradually revive, and- when it was fully restored, we were thrilled at seeing a

hand-directly above it. We might weU be excused for doubting cur senses

fyet

there

was ho .nustake the wrist the whole hand indeed, pale as a corpse's, and .thin and delicate as a woman's, was distinctly defined. Its position was horizontal one finger was extended pointing, as We'havc since been solemnly assured, directly at our worthy friend, Col. Manson, In the same manner, and the same threatening meaning for aught we know, the ghost of Banquo is made to point its skeleton finger at the guilty Macbeth. It may be the spirit was seeking to make the Col. ashamed of himself if so, we have only to say, it was not so well acquainted with him as we happen to be.

Dr. Sloan left early next morning. A public exhibition of his powers would be profitable, and we so represented to him but he declined the expose as inconsistent with his feelings and character.

At some other time we may write more fully upon the exciting incidents of that evening. We will merely add that our statements are strictly reliable, and will be vouched for by the gentlemen above named. Wc take pleasure in referring our readers to them.

THE COMET,

Next" Tuesday, at lO-^- o'clock, A. M., according to previous announcement, Planet Earth is to be destroyed by the great com et, whose advent a few centuries ago so terrified Europe. In view of our annihila tion being so close at hand, would it not be well for our citizcns to congregate at the Court House square and witness the crash and destruction of sublunary things in general. In accordancc with custom, wc forgive those who owe us for subscription and have not forked up. satisfied that tlicy will find "Jordan a hard road to travel"' before they reach the gates of ihc cclcstial city and through which 110 man was ever known to pass without his first showing a receipt in full from his printer. We arc sorry that so many of our patrons will have to stay out of Paradise.

CST Wc have received a communication for publication on the new State Bank question, which for obvious reasons wc decline to publish. It was evidently intended as a defence of that institution, and being in that respect contrary to our views of sound policy and democratic principle, we cannot conscnt to give it a plac-o in our columns. The article, wc understand, was submitted to several prominent democrats about town, and, so far as wc have been able to learn, every one of them, without a single exception, expressed himself in opposition to it. Wc therefore feel justified in rejecting it. .a'

JO€F*Governor Wright has been officially informed of his appointment as Minister to Berlin. Ilis formal appointment commission came to hand yesterday, with a letter asking him to inform the Department, as soon as* convenient, of his acccptancc or non-acceptance, and to indicate how soon lie would be ready to assume the duties of the station, if he accepted the position

3 FOURTH OF JIJI. We would respectfully suggest that our citizens meet at the Court House this evening, to make some arrangements for celebrating the coming anniversary of qur national independence. —«=sm—cfrepp mm

ICE CREAM.

GEO. J. HAYS has fitted up an Ice Cream Saloon in the rooms over his Bakery, immediately west of the Court House, where he is prepared to accommodate the public with this delightful luxury. Give him a a call.

PERSONAL.—Our fellow-townsmen, Messrs. SAM'L. BINFORD and Jos. EARL, returned on last Thursday from their trip to Kansas. Mr. Binford will accept our thanks for a late copy of the St. Louis Democrat..

jVI A ST E Si SON 'S ICE CREA3I SALOON. This gentleman has refitted his fine saloon for the reception of visitors. Ladies and gentlemen can be accommodated at all. hours with the choicest cream.

SSfThc Evansville Journal states that young Sloo was arraigned last week before the Circuit Court at Shawncctown, 111., for the murder, in November last, of J. E. Hall, Clerk of the Court of Gallatin county. It will be remembered that Mr. Hall was killed in his officc, without warning or provocation, by Sloo, who had charged him with being the author cf several communications in the Shawncctown paper, reflecting upon the character of Sloo's family.— This imputation had been repeatedly denied by Hall, and there was apparently no evidence to sustain the charge. One morning while Hall was occupied in his office, Sloo walked in, approached his victim, and stabbed him to the heart. After the arraignment of the prisoner, an effort was made to postpone the trial, and it was supposed it would go over to the Fall Term, from the difficulty of procuring a jury. J. W. Crockett Esq., of Henderson, is engaged in the defence. Great excitement exists in the county upon the subject, as both parties belong to families of influence and respectibility, both of whom have numerous friends and partisans. Sloo is a young man, 23 years of age was educated at West Point had prepared himself for the Bar, and was entering upon the practice of his profession with the promise of a brilliant career.

#®*The reported volcano in the vicinity of Pigeon Mountain, Georgia, turns out a humbujr

BLOODY ELECTION RIOTS IN WASHv:. iKGTQJr, IK C.

EIGHT KILLED'AND-TiflCKrY WOUHBEt.

Eight betvxen the United States

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and the Know Nothing 'Plug Uglies'The Mayor Threatened with Mob Yio-

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[From the^Washington Evening Star,"Juno.1] We had hoped that this day's municipal contest would pass over quietly, and such we believe would have been the case had Washingtonians alone participated in it, but they have not been premitted tomanage their own affairs.

A gang of hired ruffians and bullies, "Plug Uglies" and other unhung worthies form Baltimore, have been imported by the Know Nothings to take violent possession of the polls, armed with revolvers, billits and slung shot to prevent our own citizcns from depositing their votes.

Tn the first precinct of the fourth ward this morning a general fight occurred, in which several hundred men and boys were engaged indiscriminately. It seems that some forty or fifty Plug Uglies caihc down from Baltimore this morning to assist our citizens in the election to-day. After floating around for sometime without effecting anything of note, they pitched upon the Fourth ward first precinct as being the most eligible scene for their operations.— Along line of voters were standing in the street, extending for some distance from the polls, and composed principally of Anti-Know Nothing voters. The Plugs assisted by several squads of Chunkers and Rip-raps of our own city, endeavored to break into this line by crowding, but not succeeding in this they left the scene of action to concert more hostile measures.

After a short time they returned largely reinforced in numbers, and with revolvers, stones, billies, brickbats, cct., they made a conccrted onslaught upon the voters. A terrible scene now ensued, in which the entire crowd participated. Stones and pistols were rapidly discharged and men were trampled to the earth, beaten, stamped on and severely wounded.— Among those injured was R. B. Owens, Fourth ward commisioncr, who had his wrist badly shattered by a pistol ball A. Kloffcr rccived a spent ball in his forehead, which stunned him, but inflicted no serious injury. Captain Goddard was with several officers on the ground, and the captain did good service with his long arms and heavy fines in quelling the affray. He was severely struck several times, but got off without any serious damage.

An Irishman was so dreadfully mutilated that his features were entirely undistinguishable, and his head and shoulders were covered with blood. The polls were torn down by this imported gang of Baltimore villians, the pavemcats were covered with stones, clubs and other missiles.

Several of the ringleaders were arrested and taken to the guard-house, among others a young man by the name of Johnson.

The buildings in the neighborhood were damaged, the doors and windows beiug broken in on all sides. In ill cskirinish George D. Spcnccr rcccicvcd a severe blow in the face.

An old man named Cassidy, a granite cutter, rccicved a bullet wound over the left car, the ball, however, fortunately glanced, and did not penetrate the skull. He was taken to the residence of Dr. Palmer, who attended to the wound.

Mr. Matthew Emery was severely injured by a blow from a stone. In consequence cf the disturbances there was a general closing up of stores and places of business quite early iu the morning.

At the first precinct of the Fourth ward, the officers did all in their power to prevent the riot, placing themselves between the belligerents and the voters in the line, with Captain Goddard at the head, who demanded the peace, when they rushed on en masse, and with an impetuosity which nothing short of a military force could have withstood, and although the police fought like heroes, they were forced to abandon the field to the possession of these hired miscreants.

Such an exhibition of murderous instruments as the party carried was sufficient to cause the peaceably disposed to keep as from them as possible. One man was armed with a large blacksmith's sledge another with a horse pistol of large dimensions a third carried a miscellaneous assortment of revolvers, bowic knives, billies, and an iron bar while a fourth earned, besides a side pocket filled with convenient stones, brickbats, &c., a large billet of oak wood of sufficient weight to fell .in ox. These weapons were as thick as mulberries in season, the parties brandishing them about in a manner, to the horror of all those who were not like themselves, participants in these disgraceful scenes. 3Iayor Magrudcr immediately sent a communication (accompanied by certificates) to the President, asking that a company of United States Marines should be ordered out for the purpose of maintaining the peace.

The President forthwith gave the requisite orders. Our Baltimore visitors were, about eleven o'clock, good enough to pay a visit tdthe Second ward poll, wearing the Know Nothing ticket as a badge, and shouting for 'Dixon' as a rallying cry.

In a few minutes their inevitable revolvers were out, and some thirty or forty shots were fired, in quick succession, in the neighborhood of Eleventh street and the Avenue.

In thi3 affray, a }*oung man residing on Thirteenth, between H. and I. named John Ouzely was shot in the knee. About this time some of the 'solid men' of the ward were seen emerging from their residences armed with muskets, as if they had some notion of going upon a gunning expedition. The Plug Uglies seemed to think the Second ward was getting insalubrious, and they left in a body, probably with the design of 'regulating' some of the oth-

er precincts. Soon after the affray at the Second ward a detachment of the deleotable Plug Uglies made their apperancc at the second precinct of the Fourth ward, and succeeded for awhile in driving away the voters from the polls. They were finally drivi off by the officers of the police in attendance, and they then rallied under the cry of 'to the Seventh ward,' in which direction they proceeded,

At one o'clock a noisy crowd of boys and men passed up Pennsylvania avenue from the direction of the Fifth ward dragging after them a small brass gun. Where they got it we are unable to say, but it was said they intended to use it to defend themselves. Immediately after two companies of United States Marines, comman-

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ded by Captain Tyler, went to the City Ball an^eportedl^ sei^ce to the May-

THE BLOODY END.

Shortly-after 6neJ'cloclt-,p. m. the ma rincs (two companies, 110 men in all,) ar rived on the ground, first precinct of lie Fourth ward, under charge of Captain Tyler, and acompanied by Mayor Magruder. The opposition had in the meantime, procured a brass cannon, and stationed it at the northern market house, which they made their headquarters.

After the Mayor had addressed the crowd, stating that the soldiers were brought there solely to maintain the public peace of the city, which had been flagrantly violated, the marines moved upon the market house to take possession of the cannon, amidst every species of taunt and upprobrium, ending finally in the possessors of the cannon firing pistols at the marines. The latter, however, moved steadily on, seized the cannon, and then, due warning having been given, replied to the pistol shots upon them by voucy of ball.

The Plug Uglies then scattered, firing shots as they did so from behind corners After

the

smoke cleared away, the ter

rible sight was presented of four of five persons in the agonies of death, and several others fearfully wounded.

The names of those killed and wounded so far as we can learn, as wc go to press are—

Alston, groccry-kceper, shot through the head, dead. Thomas Wills, of Anne Arundel county, Md., shot in the back— fatally, it is thought. A colored man shot dead, name not known. P. F. Bell, Seventh ward, knee terribly fracturcd. Col. Williams, of the Land Officc, shot in the left arm, while standing at his window in the second story of his house. Colonel Deans, also of the Land Office, was shot, but how seriously injured we did not learn.

An old man lay dead near Hyatt's store shot through the head and breast. Another man shot in the abdomen, near the market house, dropped, apparently fatally wounded, and was carried away by his friends.

The groans of the wounded and the execrations of their friends upon the soldiers Idled the air, and, with the sight of pools of clotted blood upon the sidewalks and streets, made up a sccnc such as we trust our city will never again be called upon to experience.

Among the killed and wounded, as usual on such occasions, were several lookcrs-

BLOODYTIIAGKDY.—The Cincinnati Commercial states that on Saturday last Colonel John Price and his son were shot_ in Clark county, Ky., under tho following circumstances: The lady of Colonel Price under the name of "Molly Broom," is contributor to the Ohio Farmer, and in a recent communication to that journal she gave a discriptionofa family residing iu the neighborhood, from the mismanagement of whose head much domestic affection and disastrous consequences had arisen. Unfortunately a neighbor named Gay, took the matter as intended for himself, and a few days since, meeting Colonel Price hi demanded if he considered himself respon sible for what his wife wrote. The Colonel, who was unconscious of what ho alluded to replied in a rather jocular manner that he was not, and the parties separated upon apparently friendly terms. On Sat urday morning Col. Pricc was riding 011 horseback at the spot above designated, his son, similarly mounted, being some distance behind, when lie was intercepted by Gay, who carried a double-barreled gun which he discharged at the Colonel, who fell from his horse, to all nppcaraneo dead. The son at this moment hastening to the spot, Gay drew a revolver, and again fired, with such fatal effect the son also fell.— After thus disposing of his victims, who were to all appearances dead, Gay made off and at the present writing wc arc not ad vised v,-'nether he has yet been arretted.— The foregoing was learned from the Col. himself, who rallie 1 sufficiently to relate the particulars of the murderous attack, as well as its probable cause. Tho lather may possibly survive, though there is no hope for the son.

A NEW FEATI-RE IN SPIRITUALISM.—A Telegraph Line to the Spirit Worhl. The Spiritual Age of last week, quotes the following "illustration cf spiritual intercourse," from a letter from E. G. Fuller, Esq., who resides at (.'old Water, Michigan. The Age thinks that "such telegraphic dispatches have the cffect to dispatch the doubters, and to produce a great mortality among the skeptics." "Wc have lately had—to me—a new phase of spiritual rapping. A Mr. Campbell, an experienced and excellent magnetic telegraph opsrator, lately visited a circlo at the house of our friend Mr. Bates, in this village. He was a profound sceptic, and went there 6ut of curiosity. After seating himself at the table —to use hi own language—I sat quietly a few moments, listening to the sounds, with a smile of contempt, thinking what fools men make of themselves, when suddenly I was startled by a tclcgraphic signal. I read the sounds on the table the same as I am in the habit of reading the click of the in strument when in a telegraphic office. Th first signals were 'News from New York!' loudly and distinctly repeated several times, until, after partially recovering from my amazement, I answered the call in imitation of a telegraphic answer to such a call in a telegraphic officc. Immediately there came to me a lenthy communication, with as much rapidity and accurancy as the most rapid operator can send one over the wires. It purported to be from a deceased

friend,

who in his life was an operator

in a new office. This communication I answered, and received several others during evening. During this time no one in the room, except myself, knew what was going on. Thej supposed me to be playln** with the spirits, until I told them what tho commuications were."

JSfiTE-vSecretary Marcy is at Albany arranging his private affairs, previous to liis departure for London as resident financial agent of the Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad Company.

If you would have your Bon be

something in the world, teach him to depend on himself. Let him learn that it is by close, strenuous personal application that he must rise—that ho must, in short, make himself, and be tghc architect of hi? own fortune.

HON. J. D. BRIGHT, AHD- GOI

There appears to bo a determination upon the pirt of some three or four papetf, 11* this 3t*tc, to cause a division in tho ninMs of the Democracy, over the above named' gentletfen.

The Rockport^Sradcrrf, Sullhran Dentd-' crat, and Columbus Democrat ore now, nd some of them for along time, have been abusing Mr. Bright nnmercifully, and landing Gov. Wright. Mr. Bright is denounced by them ain unprincipled politicianand man—his Democracy is questioned— and in short, every epithet is heaped upon him by them, that is usually resorted to by blackguards.

All this grew out of the fstct that Mr. Bright was a candidate for re-eleCtiod tothe Senate. The especial friends of Gov. Wright finding, when the caucus met last winter to nominate candidates for the Senate, that Mr. Bright and Fitch were likely to be the lucky men, withdrew Mr. Wright'®' namo, asking a recommendation from tho caucus to the President for a first class appointment, for Gov. Wright, which was cheerfully given him. But because he has not received an appointment, Mr. Bright and his friends must be denounced as a set of unprincipled scoundrels, by a few papers, that sec fit to make themselves the organs of a faction.

We feel satisfied, that Mr. Bright will not, nor will his friends, throw MJ obsta--cle in the way of Gov. Wright's receiving an appointment. But on tho contrary, will faithfully perform all they agreed to do in the matter.

The editors of the papers that are abusing Mr. Bright and his friends, are all young hands in the editorial ranks, and some of them arc hardly dry behind tho cars yet. It would be well for them to- act a littlo more moderate. The people of Indiana know Mr. Bright, and their assertions that he is no Democrat, and is a quibbler, &o., will have no weight with them, and will only serve to convincc tho pcoplo that they arc a set of asses.

The Democracy of Indiana never will consent to causo a split in their ranks, by creating a Bright and Wright party. They will do for those two distinguished citizens, what they think they deserve, and no more. —Paoli Eagle, MarchAth. '. «t

AMERICAN HORSES IN ENGLAND.—Wo noticed last week that a few English writers were endeavoring to "write down" the American horses in England. But Mr. Ten Broeck's offer of $24,000 on his horses, for a four mile heat and repeat, has opened the eyes of the English snobs, and the last accounts are that Mr. Ton Brocck is receiving "marked attention." The English many a time have been boasting that they could beat our "poor lot" with the mere "leather flappers" or third raters of the English turf, but as his bet lias not been taken, it is supposed that their faith in the superiority of English horses is not remarkably strong.

As wo said, the English are "coming round," and the last Spirit of the Times says that His Grace the Duke of Richmond who is the owner of the Goodwood domain and course, lias, in the kindest manner, tendered Mr. Ten Brojck the free use of his stables for the aecommodtaion of tho American horses, and thai tho English Jockey Club have taken similar charge the comfort of his jockeys and retainers at Newmarket.

®SyWe regret not having been at hoiiM on Saturday last, to extend to Brother* BOWEN, of the CRAWFORDSVILLE REVIEW, the hospitalities of our sanctum. We likr to mete out the amenities cf life to our brethren of the quill, whilst wc mcasuru swords with them in the political arena.— Bro. BOWEN gets up the best old-line exchange that comes to us. lie is bold independent, and outspoken. Hits their leaders a lick when they need it, right on their sorest place. We hope brother B. was taken witli Frankfort town, that he will make another visit, and give us due and timely notice thereof.—Clintun County Republican.

We can assure Brother TYLER that tho above handsome compliment is fully appreciated, and that we hope at some future time to again have the pleasure of visitirg the beautifulo town of Frankfort.

MELANCHOLY DEATH.—A most distrCs?ing incident occurred on board the United States frigate Cumberland, lying at Charleston Navy yard, last Sunday:

All hands had been piped to attend divine service, they were comfortablv seated on the port side of the quarter-deck, tho officers in full uniform on the starboard side, and the after scats occupied by many gentlemen and lady visitors, who desired to hear services on board of a man-of-war.— The Rev. Mr. Newell, after reading the interesting formulas of the Episcopal Church, delivered an appropriate sermon, much to the edification of all assembled. After th» service, as is usual on board of men-of-war, the crew were piped to muster, and while this was proceeding, Lieutenant Albert Allinand, seemingly in the very vigor of health, while in pleasant conversation with some of his brother officers, suddenly fell upon the deck, striking his head with great violence, in a fit of apoplexy. He was immediately carried below, under the best medical attendance, but in less than an hour after, entirely unconscious, his spirit fled to other and happier regions.

VIRGINIA ELECTION.—Soroo weeks must necessarily elapse before the official returns of the late election in Virginia c»u be obtained. At present it is sufficient to know that the Demooracy of the Old Dominion have swept the State by an overwhelming majority. They have elected their State ticket by a majority which wo think will not fall far short of thirty thousand they have elected their candidates for Congress in evory distriot, and have secured both branches of their Legislature by increased majorities. The members of Congress elect are as follows:

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1. M. R. H. Garnett. 8. C. J. Faulkner. 2. J. S. Millson. ... 9. John Letcher... 3. John 8. Caskie. 10. S. Clemens, 4. Wm. O. Goode. 5. Thos. S. Bococe. 6. Paulus Powell. 7. William Smith.

11. A. G. Jenkins., 12. H. Edmundson! 13. G.W.Hopkins.

ftgy We ^eo it stated that John Dean, the lucky coachman, is at Newport with his wife, and will spend the season "1' "1