Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 27 January 1859 — Page 1

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Will Friendship buy us Bread?

Mother! she spake.of friendship What did the lady mean? Of brighter days for us in store,

Although by us unseen. She said we'd yet be happy, Then turned away her head Now, Mother, quickly tell me!

Will friendship buy us bread?

ill friendship buy us bread, mother? If so, when will it come? For days have past since it was seen

Within our wretched home. I care not for myself, mother, But you are pale and weak And there my little brother lies, fie scarce can move or speak.

She bade us trust in providence, And said it would provide. So mother cheer thy spirits up,

Whale vci may betide. Yet sec. my little brother droops, And death-pale grows his cheek He lilts his little hands to Heaven,

And tries in vain to speak.

lit sinks and he is motionless— He falls a lifeless clod Ilis blessing rests upon us both—

Hisjspirit's gone to God! This, mother, is the promised aid The lady said would come It takes us from this wretched world,

To a bright and happy home.

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KANSAS HISTORY.

Curious Disclosures—Letter from (Governor Walker and Mr. Stanton on Election Frauds in Kansas.

[From the National Intelligencer.] TO THE PKOrLE OF THE UNITKD STATES. Our attention has recently been called to the following Kilter from Batt Jone.«, Esq., one of the delegates -from Johnson county, in the Territory of Kansas, to the Convention which framed tho Lecompton 1 Constitution, one of its most ardent advorates, nnd also, ns will appear from his (own statement and the return.-', one of the I .Judges of the election of October, 1857, whose name purports to be affixed to the notorious pretended returns from the precinct of Oxford, in said county.

ST. Lotus, Mo., Nov. 23, 1858.

To the Editor of the Democrat: Upon the returns of an election held at the Oxford precinct, in .Johnson county, Kansas, in October, 1S57, my name appeared as ouo of the Judges, I never put it there, nor consented that any one else should do so. The first I knew of it. was from the Lawrence Herald of Freedom. I might have made this statement sooner, and probably should but for the persuasion of friends and the excitement which prevailed at the time of the transaction I did not choose to expose the affair voluntarily at the time, though I should not have hesitated to have done so. if I had been called on by any tribunal having jurisdiction of the matter. In September last I communicated the above statement, in substance, to the St. Louis Republican, from Westport, Missouii.

I came here to ascertain whether it had been received, but was unable to do so.— Upon calling upon one of the editors of that paper this morning he declined to publish my statement in the premises. 1 therefore submit this statement in the Democrat, nnd trust it will receive a place in its columns. 1 do this not only in justice to myself but to the country. I am aware that my conduct is blameable, but would nevertheless have the case properly understood. What the threats and curses of my enemies in Kansas failed to obtain in times of great excitement, I now voluntarily give. I am not disposed to implicate others, and will not do so except it be in self-defence, K.M

By publishing iho above, you will do me a great favor, Respectfully, BATT JONES.

The extraordinary character of this letter naturally excised grave doubts as to its authenticity but it is now ascertained and admitted to be genuine.

It will be remembered that the returns from (he Oxford precinct were rejected by onr joint proclamation, issued at Lecompton on the 19lh of October, 1857. For (his official act we were violently denounced by the great body of that portion of the Press of the United States which subsequently sustained the Lecompton Constitution and the genuine character of the rejected returns was vehemently asserted on that occasion, both in and out of the Territory.

Reference to the proclamation will show that these returns were rejected, because they were clearly illegal and invalid under the Territorial laws, and also because they were "beyond all doubt simulated and fictitious." The legal objections were clear and obvious.

First, these returns were not authenticated by the oath of any one of the judges or clerks, although the laws of Kansas required such oath to be taken by all of them as an imperative prerequisite to a valid election return. Second the paper presented to its and rejected was not one of the original poll-books required by the law, but a mere statement of Hie vote pretended to be given. In our proclamation we distinctly disavowed any authority to go bohind the returns, for the purpose of judging the qualifications of voters, or of purging the polls, or of rejecting returns, formal and valid on their face, for any reason short of actual forgery. Under our respective oaths of office, we might have been constrained to reject the Oxford papers as illegal and invalid upon tfceir face, even if, in other respects, they had been dorrect and genuine.

The "simulated and fictitious" character of I1H»SC pretended returns was evident

to us upon the face of the papers yet we deemed it important in so grave a matter, to visit the Ox lord precinct and we there ascertained, with positive certainty, that of the 1,628 votes purporting to have been given, not one-tenth had in fact been polled, and that nearly all the names attached to the statement were palpable forgeries. We knew that a village of some half doz en houses, in a precinct of most meager population, could not have given 1,628 votes and our averments in that respect are conclusively proved by a census, since taken by authority of tho Legislature, showing the entire number of voters in the precinct to have been but forty-three. At the election held in August last, under the auspices of the present Federal Administration, when the whole vote given in the Territory was larger by many thousands than at any preceding period, the whole return from Oxford was but 20, instead of 1,628, as when rejected by us.

A similar insignificant result' was exihited at tho election in October, 1858.— And, finally, to remove all doubt, one of the most active partizans of the Lecompton Constitution, one of the Judges whose namo purported to be signed to the pretended returns of Oct. 1857, after a silence of more thau a year, now admits the forgery and declares that his name was affixed to the paper neither by himself nor by his authority.

The calumniators who denounced lis for rejecting these acknowledged counterfeits, must now either retract the assaults made upon this ground, or by adhereuce to their attacks, or even by silent acquiescence, become themselves accomplices in this nefarious transaction.

Upon the face of the Lecompton Constitution it appears that this Oxford forgery was incorporated into and made a part of that instrument, by the legislative apportionment avowedly based upon it while tho schedule of the same instrument prepared all the machinery and provided all the means and appliance- for repeating and multiplying similar frauds nnder the proposed State organization, ail of which were subsequently proved to have bean efficient for the purpose designed, the successful perpetratiou of numerous gigantic

frauds in the pseudo State elections of January and December following. From information recently obtained, (of which, at the time, we had no suspicion) we do not now doubt that, if the Committee of the House of Representatives had mnae the investigation ordered by the resolution of the last session, they would have disclosed thd fact that the census and registration. purporting to .have been taken in the fifteen counties out of thirty-oiglit which formed the sole basis of lepresentation in the Convention, were largely contaminated with fraudulent and fictitious names, designed to give control of the Convention to the same parties who were the authors of the subsequent frauds at Oxford, Shawnee, Delaware, Ivickapoo, and elsewhere, perpetrated nnder the Constitution itself. Indeed, the failure of so large a number of these registered voters to exercise the elective franchise in so many succeeding elections at which much larger votes were given, conclusively confirms the information stated, that a large proportion of the names returned

the pre

tended registry, like tliose of Oxford and other places was simulated and fictitious. Now, that these truths have been clearly developed, and candid men must admit that the Lecompton instrument, falsely called a Constitution, was itself reeking with fraud and forgery, and, in the language of the recent speech of Senator Hammond, of South Carolina, "ought to have been kicked out of Congress." What that Seuator has already had the courage to concede, we cannot doubt will soon be the sentiment of the whole country and "the sober second thought" of the people of the South will eventually unite with the almost unanimous verdict of the people of the North and West in stamping this base counterfeit and imposture with the brand of infamy and execration.

Since the election of August, held at Kansr.s under the auspices of the present Federal Administration, when the Lecompton Constitution was condemned by a majority of nearly ten thousand, we presume no man will assert that that instrument ever was the choice of the people of Kansas or that it was our duty to be silent, with a full personal knowledge of all tho facts, when so attocious a usurpation was attempted.

However much we may regret the apparent sanction given by the South to these proceedings, we think the censure should fall upon those who, with ample information on the subject, and against light and knowledge, persisted in urging upon Congress the adoption of the instrument nor have we ever doubted that, with an equal knowledge of all tho facts,.the South would have rejected the Lecompton Constitution with scorn and indignation.

Tho imposing character of the recommendations with which it was presented to Congress, deceived and misled many honorable members of both Houses, and now, upon better information would doubtless unite with Senator Hammond in giving that instrument an ignominious rejection from the Halls of Legislation.

We venture to hope that the bitter vituperation with which we have been assailed, will be considered a sufficient excuse for this notice of facts lately developed, coming out at last to vindicate the truth, which has been partially crushed, and to condemn the wrong which has been accomplished or attempted.

R. J. WALKER,

Late Gov. of Kansas Territory, FREDv P. STANTON, Late Sec'y. Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 1859.

Father Bernhisel,' of Utah, cost

the Gavernment 87,000 last year, by franking documents to his nine wives, and nine hundred saintly friends in Utah.

E N I O N I N A N E E N

Indiana Legislature.

SENATE. —r &

FRIDAY, January 14, 1859.

The Senate mot at 9 o'clack. ELECTION OF STATE OFFICERS AGAIN. Jones offered a resolution for the election of State officers at half past two o'clock this afternoon.

This resolution is the same as that offered by Warner, except that the time i* changed from two o'clock to half past two.

Tarkington moved, ineffectually, to table tho resolution. Wagner demanded the previous question and under its operation tho resolution passed by 27 ayes to 22 nays.

AFTERNOON SESSION^ Senate met at 2 o'clock. RESOLUTION'S. By Wilson: That it is the opinion of this Senate that any temperance bill that may pass ths present session of the General Assembly should have a pay license clause.

Gooding said he was glad this resolution was introduced. He wanted an expression from the Senate as a guide to the deliberations of the committee on temperance.

Murray said he wanted to throw all the restrictions around the traffic in liquor that he could. He was for the strongest law which the Supreme Court would sus tain.

Hamilton offered an amendment that the license be not less than $25 nor more thau

8200 Heffron offered an additional amendment to prohibit the mixing and adulteration of liquors.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. FRIDAY Morning, Jan. 14. House met at 9 o'clock.

MESSAGE FROM Till? SENATB. ,L

Under a suspension of the order of business, on motion of Murray, the Senate Message, coutaining a memorial to the Senate of the Uuited States, and concurrent resolution in favor of Henry S. Lane and William M. McCarty was taken up.

Davis stated that the position himself and his friend, Mr. Blythe, had taken, had been, he understood, concurred in by Senatois Crittenden, Fessenden, Wade, Collamer, and by Gales of the Nathional Intelligencer. They considered the question no longer open. He had taken the same position during the canvass that he had pnrsued here. Had he changed his views, lie should consider it h's duty to resign rather th:m' to violate li'ia pledgee.

The memorial and resolution weie

adopted by the following vote: ATES—Austin, Baird, Boyd, Boxley, Brauham 3rotherton, Cavins, Clark, Colgre ve, Collins, Comstoek, Cotton, Davidson, Duvoll, Edwards, Fordyce, Gregory, Griffin, Hall of Grant, Hall of Rush, Hamilton of Boone, Hamiltou of Wayne Harrison, Hunter, JeflVies, Johnston, Joues, Mansfield, Mellett, Miller Murray Martin, Ntbeker, of Vermillion, Nebeker of Warren, Parks, Power. Ritter Robinson, Rynearson, Seott, Sherman, Shields, Smith of Miami, Stiles, Stantield, Thompson of Ekhart, Treadway, Whetzel, Whiteman, Wildmanand Mr. Speaker—51.

NATS—Black, Blythe Bowm.in, Carr, Claypoo1, Clayton, Clements, Davis Dobbins, Dougherty. Durham, Early Eastliam, Firestone, Gifford, Hancock, Harney, Hartly. Jordan, Keefer, Kemp, Kelly, Knowlton Lawliead, Lewis, Mclain, Major, Massey, Merrifield, Nelson, Newton, Parrot, Prosser, Row, Rhoekley, Sbull, Smith of Perry, Snyder, Stanley, Stinson, Suliivau, Summers, Tebbs, Thompson of Madison, Turpie, Usrey, Waterman, Wheeler and Wood.

AFTERNOON SESSION. House met at 9 o'clock. The Senate concurrent resolution for the Stover, of Montgomery countty.

election of Stuto officers being under consideration, it was adopted by a vote of 58 to 39.

On motion of Stanfield the Senate were invited to the Hall of the House, by lesolution, to partieioate in the election of the State officers named in the concurrent resolution adopted.

JOINT SESSION.

The Senate came into the Hall and formed a joint session with the House, the President protem of the Senate in the chair.

The Chair'announced as the first officers to be elected three DIRECTORS OF TIIE STATE PRISON.

Turpie, of the House, nominated Grafton F. Cookerly, of Vigo, for the period of four years.

Edwards, of the House, nominated Collum H. Bailv, of Vigo. The vote was taken viva voce, and resulted:

Cookerly 74 Bailey 70 Benjamin Frankliu (cast by Clement of the House) 1

John W. Ray(cast by Miller of the House). .1 For the second director for the period of four years, Turpie nominated Thomas M. Brown, of Floyd.

Murray ef the Senate nominated Nathan Earlywine of Shelby The vote stood: Brown 75 Early wine 69 Scatterring 2

For the Director for the teiui ol' two years.— Green of the Senate nominated Jonathan B. Kelso, of Floyd.

Samuel H. Buskirk, of Monroe, was nominated for ths same office. The vote stood: Buskirk .77 Kelso 67

Messrs Cookerly, Brown and Buskirk having received a majority of all the votes cast were declared duly elected as State Prison Directors for the terms named in the statute governing the Penitentialy.,.

In the vote for Directors Messrs. Davis and Blythe supported the Democratic nominees—the successful candidates-Jc Messrs. Hunter, Boyd and Wild in an of the Republican members of the House voted for Buskirk in opposition to Kelso.

H-v vij STATE LIBRARIAN. The Presdient announced a State Librarian as the next officer to be elected.

Turpie nominated James R. Bryant, of a Mtit ry of the Senate nominated N. L.

CRAVFOEDSVILLE 'INDIANA, JANUARY 27, 1859. WHOLE NO. 540

Wilson, of Tippecanoe. The vote stood: Bryant 74 Wilson 69 John B. Dillon (east by Gregory of the House) ..1

Mr. Bryant was declared duly elected to the office of State Librarian. CANAL TRUSTEE.

The President announced as the next officer to be elected a Trustee of the Wabash and Erie Canal.

Under the statute ceding the canal to the bondholders it was claimed that the election for this officer should be by ballot.— Some members contended that the adoption of the constitution, which provides that all elections by the Legislature shall be vim voce, had annulled that provision in tho act ©f cession.

It was finally agreed to elect by ballot, and Richard Reliegh, of Vanderburgh, was nominated by Turpie. ',

Weir, of the Senate, nominated William G. Coffin, of Parke. Gaylord G. Barton was also nominated. The first ballot resulted as follows: Raleigh.... 63 Coffin 70 Barton 4 A. Peters John Baker

Whole number of votes cast 144 Necessity to a choice .". .73

No candidate having received a majority of all the votes east, no election was had.

The second ballot resulted as follows: Raleigh 72 Coflin L.. 71 Baker 1

There was no choice on the second ballot, and a third was ordered, which resulted as follows: Raleigh .-72 Coffiia 72

The fourth ballot resulted as follows: Raleigh 72 Coffin 69 Blank 3

The fifth ballot resulted: Raleigh 71 Coffin 70 Blank 1

A sixth ballot was ordered without any decisive result, when the joint session, at a quarter past 6 o'clock, adjournod until 7 o'clock.

EVENING JOINT SESSION. On the seventh ballot for Canal Trustee the vote stood thus: Raleigh .v......... .71 Coffin 69

Raleigh was declared duly elected to the office of Trustee of the Wabash and Erie Canal.

STATE PRINTER.

The President announced the office of State Printer as tho next cue 011 the list to be filled.

Turpie nominated for that office John C. Walker, of the Laporte Times. Murray, of the Senate, nominated B. R. Sulgrove, of the Indianapolis Journal.— The vote on these nominations resulted as follows: Walker 73 Sulgrove 68

Walker was declared duly elected to the office of State Printer. STATE AGENT.

The next office to be filled was that of State Agent, as announced by the President.

Turpie nominated Aquilla Jones Murray, of the Senate, nominated John D. Defrees and Heffien, S. II. Owen.

Jones, of the Senate, withdrew tho name of Aquilla Jones, and nominated J. A. Cravens, of Washington county.

Slack, of the Senate, nominated Daniel

The vote stood as follows: Gwen Defrees Cravens Stover Willium A. Peels Scattering Whole number of votes cast.... Necessary to a choice

Total

1 0 58 4'2 17

141 72

majority of

No candidate receiving a votes no election was^had. Heffren withdrew the name of S. H. Owen, and the second ballot resulted as follows: Cravens -64 Defrees 57 Peele 10 Stover 7 Scattering 2

There being no choice a third ballot was ordered, which resulted as follows: Cravens '.'.".59 Defrees 53 Scattering -20

On this ballot Davis voted for the first time for Defrees Jones, of the House, changed from Cravens to George W. Carr. of Jackson, and Boyd voted for Cravens.

No choice being had, a fourth ballot was ordered, resulting as follows: Cravens Defrees Scattering Whole number of votes cast Necessary to a choice

..68 .52 ..12 .133 .67

J. A. Cravens, having received a majority of all the votes cast was declared duly elected Agent of State

There being no further business for the transaction of the joint session, it was declared by the President, at half past 9 o'clock, adjourned sine die, and the members of the Senate retired.

After the Senate had retired the Speaker called the House to order, when, on motion of Edwards, the House adjourned.

The Emperor of France Going to Meddle with Central America. The London Globis Paris correspondent gives this version: "I am able to state very confidently that the Court of the Tuileries, withih the last two or three days, caused Lord Derby's Government to be officially informed that in case England should think fit to take any measures to counteract the American policy indicated in President Buchanan's Message, she may rely upon the support of France to the utmost extent."

Shipped up to Jan. 8 30,246' last week 2,121

Terxaajss j®*

Chicago Pork nnd Provision Trade. -The receipts of Hogs during the past week have fallen off over 2,000 head, as compared with the previous week. The imports of the week, Live and Dressed foot up 7,059. The shipments during the same time amount to 2,121 head. The receipts ©f the season are as follows: Receipts of Live and Dressed Hogs from

Nov. 1 to Jan. 8 1859 220,106 Received last week 7,059

227,165

32,367

Total surplus ... 194,798 Only a few of onr packages are now at work, and these are principally engaged in packing Clear and Heavy Mess Pork, and none but heavy hogs are in demand. The roads in the interior have been in a very bad condition, or it is likely our receipts of hogs would have been larger.

The Provision market during the past week has been more activeat an advance on the closing figures of the week previous. St. Louis parties have been buying Mess Pork and shipping it to that market rather a now feature in our trade." A Baltimore house has also bought extensively of Cut Meats, which are being shipped to that market by railway. Lard has improved during the past week closing firm at lOfc, with very little offering at even that figure.

MONEY, EXCHANGES, See.—The cool, pleasant weather continues, and has a favorable effect on business. Somo departments of trade are moderately active, while others are decidedly dull. For want of means to employ their funds and the growing scarcity of exchange, currency is accumulating in the hands of bankers.— Bankers are obliged to take what first-class local paper they can find, Eastern bills for the last few days, having about disappeared from the market. Discount rates 10 per cent as usual. What few Eastern thirty bills offer are taken at par per cent discount.—Press and Tribune.

A New Race of Human Brings. Some time since a paragraph appeared in the New South Wales journal, relative to the discovery, in the far interior, of a new race of blacks, "who toad no hair on the top of their heads, in the place where the wool ought to grow." The ac

obated by an eye witness, a Mr. Thompson who has arrived from where the aboriginals ruralize. They are. he says, of a c^ppc* color, aivl &ta tali aud. .athlotic, much superior in every respect to their dark skinned brethren. The women are also said to have more claims to beauty.— They however, are also deficient of what is generally acknowledged to be the "glory of women." Mr. Thompson, it appears was at camp on the Upper Balonne, with others, on ground hitherto untrodden by a white man, when he was surprised by a visit from these bald-pated copper-color-ed beings. They appeared to have friendly intentions, and as nothing was noticed in their conduct of an aggressive nature, a conversation of nods and signs ensued.— After a while, a sovereign was shown to them, when one of them picking up a stone pointed with his finger to the far west, and intimated that stones of a similar description to the sovereign were to be picked up 011 the ground in masses as largo as the stsce he held. The place was understood to be some hundred miles further in the interior, but they signified their iuteniion of bringing some of these stones at their next visit. Mr. Thompson intends to return again to the Balonne, and to await their arrival. If the story is true, tho age of wonder truly has not ceascd.

DISGUSTING.

An oblong box marked "Dried Peaches," and which excited the cuiiosity of (he Railroad employees at the Hudson Railroad Depot in New York, was opened and found to contain a corpse. At that point of time Col. Zadock Pratt appeared and claimed the box as containg the body of his grand-daughter, the daughter of Col. Ingersoll, of New aven. The box was marked thus in order to secure prompt transit. The device was not only silly but disgustingly so.

Increasiug the Population. The Hartford (Conir.) Courant says that on a tombstone in Hey don churchyard, uear the town of Hull, in Yorkshire, is the following inscription: "Here lies the body of WILLIAM STUART, of Panntin, buried May 18 1805, aged 97 years. He had children by his first wife 28 by his second 17 own father to 45 grandfather to 68 great-grandfather to 67 great-great-grandfather to 23 in all 201. Blessed be his memory!"

jESrThe inventor of Sharp's rifles is about taking out a patent for a new pocket revolver. Besides being much lighter than those in common use, it is made in such a conveuint form that it can be very safely and easily carried in the vest pocket. Instead of capping and loading powder and ball, it is loaded by the insertion of a cartridge, which contains the powder, ball and cap. The barrel and cartridge are grooved, so that it not only posseses the advantage of facility in loading, but of accuracy in aim. Notwithstanding its diminutive size, it possesses considerable efficiency, having thrown a ball across the Coneticut river^ a distance of three hundred yardx, penetrating a two inch board.

jCST'Seren states, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, & Minnesota, poll 1,268,000 voles, or 100,000 more than the fifteen Southern States, three times as many as New England, and nearly a third of ths whole Union.

count of this most extraordinary discovery have completely arrested the phagedenic says the Bombay lelegraph, has been cor- process. If Vries succeeds, a new benefaC"

50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. 2 00 WITIIIN THE YEAR.

tively Tillies in Wisconsin Council—A Catholic Denounces them Heretics. A correspondent writing from Shullsburg, Wis., has the following

During the session of tho County Board of Supervisors for this county, at the Nov. term, there were some rich scenes, on« of which claims our serious attention.—Some of the lobby members got up a resoIntion to appropriate one hundred dollars for Roman Catholic purposes, which was rejected by one majority. At the evening session of the same day, the Catholicp'rieit came before the Board and remarked:— "I suppose the reason why you refuse to grant' the «ppropriation is, that it is tq benefit the Catholic* bnt I am rejoioed that such things cannot always be, for there is a crisis coming, and sooner than people are aware of. Yankeedom has had its full sway, and others are about to rule in this country, and then neither you, nor any sect of base heretics, will dare to refuse us an appropriation for such purposes."— Some of the members explained their reasons for voting as they did on the question.

The priest then said, pointing to one "\ou voted against the appropriation on the grounds of retrenchment, and you" pointing to another, "yot^roted for it, but having been better informed, would, if necessary, vjfe against it now. I suppose your information consists in knowing that it is for the Catholics, and that you consider reason enough for voting against it. And you, sir," pointing to another, "have given several reasons enough for voting against it. You I never saw before neither do I ever wish to see you again, and. I shall brand you as au infamous scotmv drel."

During his remarks, be was several times called to order, but he told thetn not to interrupt him, as he was a scholar, and would not bo dictated to by a set of base heretics.

A highly important case in therapeutics and surgical practice is now occupying the faculty of Paris. Tin eminent musical inventor Sax (of the saxhorn,) has been lang a sufferer froai cancer, and the leading physicians there, Valpeau and Ricord, who were in attendance, pronounced him incurable. A practitioner lately arrived from India and the Dutch settlements in Spice Islands, Dr. Vries, has brought home a plant he calls anti-cancereuse. It has been applied now for four months,and seems to

tor to humanity, of the Jeauer class arisen.

has

Bzif A- party of hunters out in the Red river valley, in three weeks' time killed 600 buffaloes, and sent the meat into Selkirk for fall use. Another party of eight, in the same length of time, killed 2,200 the meat being dried for future use, and skins selling for $2 each,

ELIHU BUHRITT," The Learned Blacksmith." author of a plan for abolishing slavery ia the United States by oompensated emancipation, has, as secretary of ths National Compensated Emancipation Society, invited the citizens of New York, in favor of his system, to meet in convention at Albany, oa Tuesday and Wednesday, the 25th and 26th instants, for the purpose of promoting the movement.

A PIONEER MATRON GONE.—Mrs. Rebecca Morgan died recently in Jeffersonvilla at the age fo eighty years. She was a native of Virginia and settled at Springville, Clark connty, at a very early day. She was a rosident of Jeffersonville fifty-six years, and entertaind the first trustees of the town and the first court of Clark county. She was twice married, and the mother of the first white child bord in Clark county—Mr. M. G. Pi le.—Indiana Jour.

jC-STA San Francisco letter sa3's: "Frazer river is almost unheaTd of. Every steamer brings down as many as caff g^ft away and nearly all tho adventurers thitherward have got back, looking considerably the worse for wear. It is only necessary to appear in a 'shocking bad hat,' and dilapidated and well ventilated garments, to be hailed with a 'hellow! how's Frazer?' Every shabby, woe-begonelooking chap is supposed to be 'one of 'em."'

DOMESTIC DISCORD IN NEW YORK.—A statement is current, that there are 300 suits for divorce pending in the Supreme Court in this district, and probably half as many more in the Supreme Court and Common Pleas. As divorce is granted in this State for adultery only, the reader can imagine a most appalling catalogue of discordant families, of which these are only the more aggravated cases.— JV.

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HOG CHOLERA.—Wo understand that the hog cholera, as it is called, made its apppearanee with fatal results in this vicinity indeed, we have heard of some cases within the limits of the city. The disease proves fatal in from twenty-folir to forty-eight hours.—[Clarksville Jeffersonian.

A biography of Robespierre',' published' in a late Irish paper, concludes with tho following remarkable sentence: "This extraordinary man left no children behind except his brother, who was*' killed at the same time."

To SLEEP PLEASANTLY-.-^Fifteen' ni'mutes befose bedtime, cut up one dozen cold boiled potatoes, add a few slices of raw cabbage, with five or six sliced cucumber s. Eat heartily, and wash down with a pint of ale. Undress and jump into bed. Lie flat on' your back, and in* half an hour or thereabouts you will dream? the Devil is sitting on your chest, with thsj Bunker Hill Monti men! in his lap.