Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 4 April 1861 — Page 2

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TiHRSDO, AI»KIL

Old-Line Syiiipaih Many of the old-]in

pathiy.c deeply with the leaders of the

proposed Southern Confederacy, and

cannot help manifesting their hostility

to the General (iovei'iimcnt, which has

fostered and protected them from child-j

hood. They seem to havo no sympa-

ihv with the I'liion men ol the South. lion.1 rebc

government sundered and crushed rathcr than give up th.eir party allegiance,

3 Lad such men li\ed in the time ol the.^jon

their efforts

spirit

devolution, they would h:nejo:neu the( township oflicers. (Union an so re be an a it or S

Carolina and cxecrated the name oi Washington as they now execrate the results of his labors. Their great object is to crush the .Republican part}", to cripple the energies of freemen, to stay the tide of tree labor and reinstate into power the crippled, broken-down, dishonest, traitorous leaders of old-line democracy, and legakzo Slavery on every foot of American soil, by inserting a slave elausc in tho Constitution. Their clVorls may check for a time the onward flow of Freedom luie: tliey may succeed in damming its waters for PJ1'V^ a brief period, but success

would ruin tho country.- A great and permanent government cannot be reared and perpetuated by tricksters and empirics. Dishonest motives anu shonest acts, a constant effort to. swin

course from that which lias marked their history thus far. But the Southern Confederacy, with its boasted glory and prospective grandeur, was coniv in in an or ii in in iquity. Its whole system i:3 one of deformity. Madness in its brain and vileness in its heart, the circulation is

corrupt, degenerate and unpened. Jt .i ,-iC

E?SrIt will bo seen lVoin a telegraphic despatch, to be found in another column, which wc clip lroin the Liiiayette Journal of this-niorning, tiiat it is high lv |)robabic that a.n iianiediatc attacl will be made on Fort Sumter.

the fort.

"SVOMKN'S Piunrs CONVENTION.—The Review of last week contained tiie proceedings of a VVomen'sItights Convention held in this ciiy on

hea|jjof horse.,

corn.'hav.

bv jh.0 Wo did noL learn

die the people and rob their neighbors. will only bring ruin upon themselves. Of what avail would their depreciated coin bo in purchasing foreign goods, or tho products of the Xorth? Are they iroupc gave iwo mguiv .uiiexxMiug simple enough .to belioye-thal English-1 and amusing entertainments—mirth, men or Yankees wiil take a. spurious, melody and music.—at McClelland's depreciated piece of metal for the gen- Hall, this city, on Tuesday and Wednesninc coin, especially v\hcn stumped day evenings of this week. They with its own worthless character. If make their third and last appearance Southern men hope to found a great before a Crawfordsviiio audience, we Pepublic, they must pursue a different understand, this evening. If you wish

()f

su 0 (..lnnol

§i is

work of SQmo

who arc struggling again tyranny and oppression. not for those who are taxei representation, but pray f. the sue- •••I'KHKONAL.—Senator II cess of tho traitor an I oppressor, and returnou Iroin asnington.,. lie arriy- in(ere«t. would sooner sec this onco glorious {cd at home last evening.

They without the sue-

Doctor's Grain.

ones

public

i!i crown

NKVKU.

They arc lighting

against the spirit of tho age, against mcnt of ,,

against Christianity itself. They will Lee, "Ksq. who, we understand, will be like the strong man in the morass, continue the business in ail its branchthe more they struggle the deeper they cs. 3ir. .Lee is a gooil business man, plctu

sink. While the millions of tho Old jan honorable, upri "\\rorld arc panting, -sirugglin moving for free institutions, vain w'ill

bo the efforts of old-hue democracy to rivet the chains of slavery upon the

white man as well as the black in this the freest countrv on earth.

and we trust he mav find the citizens of our

n,nw.,.-,K

will ere long pass a_\as and us cpilapn 11

wiil be written '•Since 1 'm so soon dime fur. 1 wonikT what I bcg :!i f.. -."

r£^'Lato news from asniugion discredits the rumor of the reinforcement of lrort Pickens. There appears how- high basin cvor to bo some idc-nce favoring a ol ihe pai'tncju, L.e.i c.-.p-ii^n-v. ..nd probability thattho four hundred troops skill in the selection and purcna^e el known to" be. on board the steamer goods, connected with tho fact that Brooklyn, have been quietly discm-J they havo made their purchases for' barked under the cover of night, and! cash, when every article was at the that thev arc now within the walls ,o.fj lowest figure, would seem to render a

Saturday,

the appearance of the last issue of the •Jievieiv. therefore cannot say positively as to who were its ofacers, or what business was transacted.

.•••IMareh 23d, 1 SGI, in which it is said cities. Our Grocery men and mcrthat Joan Lee should have acted as I chants who deal in such articles will

Secretary. We were not present in make a handsome profitby purchasing fact, knew nothing of the meeting- till

P. S. Since the above was put in type, wo learn that it was in this eonmention that our friend James Leo. contrary will find their profits greatly j-jsn., received the nomination for Town- increased. It is always gratifying to ~-L3 us ii a a S at id to an In a count for the oiSciousncss of Miss Joan our business men are taking their stand on the occasion.

-J

jv^Our young friend F. M. Ilcaton Fisq., took his leave of our city,,,this( ..

n...«»«m....ia»ii—.

Tho Conflagration Last IVIglit. Last night, (Wednesday.) at about tho hour of 12 o'clock, the barn or largo primary election, hold in Tippecanoe 1^1861. jjjtabling of Dr. J. S. Allen, in the south- county on .Monday last, thai the prcs- *. caet part^'of ojur city togethor -yvith cnt Clerk of the Court, and County & a & A W E a a a A Denfoer:

.its s\ ni- vount' calves, a larjjo ouantitv of I ^savior. have succeeded in securing i—

A 1*1135SL EtECTlOS.

town and county a reading, writing

FRI'2T

3lr. II. TI Dunlap, agent for tho Xu series of Flctchcr, Williams it Loom

TIJC Pi'ot'ioMs I In an a is ii in is it to It is now said thai tl»- uoatiiein Con-

T,o

... morrow. (Friday.) for tho purpose oi fedcracy will lower the standard ol gold ",l-

andsilver coin and liius i!r: in llieXorth of its circulating medium. Such a dis-1| .j„„„ j',r.|(.oven and county. Dunlap will a!-1 honorable course mignt p^iuiU tnc I desired effect for a time, but in the cnci

to purchase. "Remember farmers, you who have ordered, to bo on hand at .no appointed time—April 5th,

froupe gave two highly .interestin"-

to enjoy rich treat in the wav of u:

and IV night.

seoundrel, who had gone ihere for the reigns of old Tippecanoe. wish

We" give below the result of the elec- ,,

Monthly last in this city, for township:

0 I

S. M. Hays, Rep.) if am os Lee. Dem.)

..OOi ..01!)

.. S

Hays' maj vou srPKuvisoa. nisr.

NO.

,1. Newton iicConncll. Dem.').307 C. K. ^'jinarsdall. (Rep.) 8S2

McConncli's'maj Far (Aiitisiirfilcx—Jas. ALelntu

i.Ilorner. Dan 1 ihompson :md r. M. Clothing ol all sorts and sizes—lull

Mcliuiroand Ilorner are Re-i suits, or single ns. "Whole number 1.1 ST.

OI VOLCH

Sss K-sooK Trartp.

Tiie Book and Stationery establibh-

our place, known as "ii.eaton.

ri.

jiic. go out and hem to-

U.4KL & BSATOSES1.

S«. E.2, Pssi-dcse'x JSiotli, Kts'ect. I^afeyctic, E?u3. In no department of t'ne commercial: cm-! it

trade of J^afavette has there bee

ployed more capital aim business taient.

than in tho Grocery houses of tnatj place. Conspicuous among these, stands ihe firm of Earl Hatcher, successors{ to Fowler, Mai*l & Bruce, occupying tho old stand, which for many years has an so a a ad an entire confidence of the people backed bv a largo capital, and possessing a long a'Ad practical cxpcriencc in tho nurehasc of Groceries, they now of.\-r i.'iic of the largest, best selected, and most complete assort men I ol good ever before collected in the Star City. The character and reputation

notice, almost unnecessary. It may not, however, be generally known that they have the ability and tiro determined to sell as low as the best houses of their line. Louisville cr Cincinnati. They wili AILF. I2SJRKKTT.

duplicate any bills from either of those

large, bought as low, will be soid as!

low, and the freights will be. far less.

there in preference to the above, named J—j)ril Oth:^ Burnctt'sentcrtainmcnts cities. The stock ol goods is fully as .j]j nnv

Y\~e predict that those viio make

their purchases of Earl & Hatcher will

never havo cause to regret, but

in--the first rank of commercial dealers. I Let them be fully sustained. '.

B@.»Stephen Ingersoll, Esq., our new

'morning,,for the Federal Capital. He Posl-master. entered upon his duties as ISrow Dress-Goods of tne latest slyics,

I'l-iittcis i» Lurk.

Wo noticc from tho returns of the

bought-to have been the faithful," and in every way worthy the of the object of the meeting, the Ru-i^c the

.u.,..]u,arU,t| thieving highest position in the gift of the sove-j lowing ticket was nominated: I'

Lane has ^\lv]or jM whom we feel an abiding

flaT" We notice with pleasure that our friend C. W. Brown. Esq., editor of the has received the appointment of Post-master at (ircencastie. Good luck to you, lb-own.

fi^-Tlie communication of

full and Complete stock of spring and

1 1

"-i" I—* SomerviUe wnfsel1 you goods as cheap

Llollung, forma, -.nut boys.-|

liperior style and of tho best lab-

jrics coats, from the fine French cloth. I to the cheap summer pants, vests, fce., Ac. Call at the cast room of Wash-

(ji ington Hall building, gentlemen: the

,, i, ,„,i, new stock cannot be excelled an

the spirit of civilization, against the I bouk Store, has passed into the u.c.s partv to interfere with their rights or to th.c Rresidentand I 1 a an at

1 nrt'.t* id n/.l- tin 11 rwii Iwi II iwl

of patriotism and philanthropy.! of our highly esteemed lriendJohni trample under foot a single principle as thev necessitate an indication oi the

|or AV]10iCiiai0

•ight gentleman, and 'V.

!S-'i

delivering such trees, shrubs, &c., as been ordered by the citizens of

is no mistake about this, :wc have been there.

Wnssoss & Hitilbn!.

Clothing, etc., for the spring and sum Call ladies and examine their new stock.

nier trace.

.5 SEW CABINET ROOMS. It will be seen by reference to our

so have. addition to the articles stio- advertising columns, that Messrs. Mcscribed for. a nice lot of green-house Clure & Duckworth have just opened a Plants, fruit trees, shrubs, &c., for the large Furniture "Waro-lioom, at No. 5, accommodation of Ihoso^vho arenotjn0rlh side, Main street, where they ^Tho manunoth Dry-Goods estabsubscribers, but may at the time, wisii will endeavor to keep a full and complete stock of ail articles in this lino of' trade. They keep superior workmen.

c..- and will manufacture to order any ar

1T5SS] C-tS?.S. tide called foi, and ai tjic los est possiThc i^idopian "Excelsior Opera iP'iees, for cash, or its equivalent,

merchantable lumber. Call and examine the furniture, 2d door cast of the Drug store of T. D. Brown. Bead advertisement.

The wonderful store alluded to above is situated in Crawfordsviiio on .Main sLrect, under the Taylor !iouse, and kept by Sovwnixrc

Wor!d

OJI

the I

Mf ft T.rt"""'

&c.. was entirely consumed nominations for re-election to their re- April election. On motion Judge IFol- X'iVu* to -ill men 'l"

iT^-Crawford & Mullikin have re- ^-acting

ceived a superb stock of Dry-Goods for

the Spring &. Summer trade. Call and see them.

For tho Journiil.

Vb'GX&ERS WISJL IVEVEEi €E.4SE. ... A traveller wlio hud been to see T!ie wonders of Lhid woi-ld,

To v.'hum the luarvcU of I ho sea And land were all unfurled.

Who had on Afrie's hurning t-'horo--Jiearil !i :i:.y a !io:i roar, i- Aiid to the frigid frozen zone

To see the moiisUT:: gons.

Of all llie womlnrs of our flohc.,'T'.ie one lliiit. most hi: itriac.v II is the store whereev'ry r.obo 'i'lie jmrehnser entices.

Where Coats nro sold as cheap a. mud,. Ami Pants a great deal ehcaper: Tin-artii.-les are fresh and good,

In eulurs iight and deeper.

The Vest:! wilh any can compare, t'o can their Hats and Caps, sir 01 And Boots and Shoes you can find there— j- Don'!, find the owner's nap, sir.

& SOMMKK.

and see.- t•

Call

IVcw Grocery Store.

Jicssrs.

Llair Co., wc discover,

This well-known elocutionist and

mimic, Ave notice, is posted for an evening of Fun at McClelland's Hall, this placc, on Tuesday of the coming week

a full house anywhere—the

over. His poetical recitations—

c:_15iDo-cn

on the .Rhine," "Battle of Bue-

s^aj'-&c

alKijcnec

cannot fail to please any

Tfac Eagle Stove

Lvcrybody we mean those in want.

of goods—should call at the cash store of our friend C. X. Harding, at .No. 3, Empire Block. His stock is now full aiid complete: and wc judge, embraces nearly, if not quite, every article a nu-

ineroU patronage can

"iroos folr the mirvKise of entering upon such, on .Tuesdayof this week. 0nr bonnets, ribbons, clothing, -&C-, &c~j g^ned a call for a State Convention to OH-'.DWJHtOd Ooovgo AVW„r Kca.i ...vovtiscont: and go ,0c,

1,and Office. Lvng live Ilcaton. tiring l.pn\atc l.lc. ior ourse. ves. c.o\.i. a

Min"I*""™*

Rcittblicau

The Eepublicans of Union township met in tho court-house at Crawfords

positively ispective offices. Ellis for Clerk, and lowny was called to the Chair, ana A. I hc Southern Slates, arc jealous of'

]0PS sustained, but. I Xavlor for Auditor, are both practical Ilorner appointed Secretary. their right to fix thcrftf/H* of the negro

fall much short of! printers fur fore, '-honest, capable and After a brief statement by the Chair in their own limits, and will not toler-j

purpose of appropriating some of tho I you all success gentlemen, in the com-! Constables—Samuel Ilorner, Jolm V. with the right of the Free States to do feel ix.. 4—• iji* election and more particularly, Ivceran, 1\ S. Martin anct Jas. Mclntire. the s«ivno? ill we ask (if others what

Jour old and highly esteemed friend

Supervisor, District

Yanarsdali.

!T1.

Oi .niple), came in too late for insertion ]juc.],anan)

JVB:W s'irooi.

Thomas Kollv. (formcrlv

JSO.

preservation of the

ncnl of

irment manufactured of the present Administration lias been

and paying people, and his new voca-1 tion a living one. l^cad the ad\ei liseinent ot Mtssis. Resnlved. That we invite every man importance that the Cabinet should Wasson Binford, to be found on third

township ConveEi- Tine Transmit of Slaves tlirough 7:., S'rce SSselea.

ville, on Saturday, March 30th, for the Compromise, says,, of the -transit of purpose of nominating candidates f^r slaves through the -Frco./jtatcs. %.? the various ofliccs to bo filled at tficj ff w& claini the right of transit, "u£

24-

the following, which were unanimously

On motion, Dr. 1. H'y, Dr. John allowed for accidents and unforseen deSloan and eG. W. llall were appointed lays. A thousand questions might a committee to report Resolutions.— spring up# out of the cxcrei:-.c of the After a short absence, they submitted

ip- jbecilitv of the late l'resident, James Squish aiiai'tof its sovei'eignty which

riI,(i

in this week. Jt will appear on the tion of his Cabinet, from which liavc deed, it is not' certain that a Freo State I Mrst page of our next issue.

support of our Constitution, the for any time could be val'id.

I nion, and the en-j

„,0

hl,vs.

lanifested. we give it our most cordial

m:i

'approbation. Resolved, That the leaders of the Southern secessionists and their Northern allies have no cause for the course

I as any house can or dare do, west of Resolved, That secession, as now at-j the Confederate States, and the course the cities where such articles are man- tempted to be carried out, was eon-J

is contrary to the spirit of our govern mcnt. subversive of the foundation principles of our free institutions, and at variance with the Constitution itself.

•J"! page. They have just received a full the Union, who loves our free institu-1 Air. Adams will not I stock of staple and fancv Dry-Goods.: tions, to unito with us in driving from hei'0,for atleast a week

Resolved, That in so far as the policy WASHINGTON, March CO.

they have pursued that there was no is waiting his instructions. These,

wc attempt or intention on the part of any course, area subject ofgreal perplexity ".ii'iv with their rights or to the President and Secretary ofState.

Tho convention was addressed b}

G. Scott, Esq., Dr. T. W. Fry, and lion. James Wilson. W. HOLLO

WAY, Chairman.

IIOKNKK,

Scerrtary.

it of J. Graham & Brother, we

notice, is being replenished.

83?' The rooms of Campbell. Galcy & Hurler, arc now being crammed and jammed from ccller to garret with new p]c

goods.

.•

According to previous notice, a meeting was held at Fredericksburg .March :-50th, 1801, to consult in regard to con-

ror(lsvi]

Gravel .Road from Craw-

Fredericksburg. Mr.

F. Cornell Secretary. After a few rc marks by Dr. Parsons, Mr. Fitzgerald, and Mr. Crain, another meeting was ordered to be held for the purpose of electing officers, kc.: and also that the Crawfordsviiio papers bo requested to publish the proceedings of this meeting. Adjourned to meet in Fredericksburg on Saturday, April PUh, at 1 o'clock. P. CORNELL, Scery.

RfiKewf«l TlireatN against Wasls-

The following paragraph is from the

Charleston

mond Dispatch of the ^Oth inst.: All the high ofiicials of the military, have been called suddenly toMontgomcry—what for. no one knows, but it is thought by well informed men, that it is to arrange the army, and have the officers assigned, and to consult as to future operations. 1 hear that in a low

weeks, at most, one hundred thousand

men, many of them veterans, will be

ready for extraordinary service, and plenty left to take care of tho mercenary Northern soldiers, who maybe sent off

:down

cJ^y 011]v-

have opened up in the family Grocery us'here know, trade, in the room formerly occupied by ILartman Leo, south side Main street, and two doors east of tho "Crane House." They keep all articles in

comc

possibly

muous pat. ona&c 1 will soon grow in the streets of Louis-

Jameson was chosen Chairman and hoped to win the rash South back by! her patriotic example. Mr. Crittenden declared himself a non-cocrcionist. JIc believed also that! could not support two

South'' to get clear of them

at home. If the people of Washington

turn back to take {heir clothes." TV ell may Gen. Scott keep his hirelings there —he had better bring more there.

Ma\ IjiiicolM'i!) First Spccitil Message, "WASHINGTON, March 27.—In the Senate this morning, the Chair laid before the Senate the following Message from the President: To the Senate of the United States:

I have-received a copy of a resolution of the Senate, passed on the 25th inst., requesting me, if in my opinion it is not incompatible with the public interest, to communicate to the Senate the dispatches of Major Pobcrt Anderson to the War Department during the time he has boon in command tit 1' ort Sumter. On examination of the correspondence thus called for, I have, with tho highest respcct for the Senate,

^[ie conclusion that, at the

present moment, the publication of it would, be inexpedient. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. "Washington, March 26, 18G1.

SgpThe Secession papers say that if

demand.' Kentucky docs not secede, the grass

,,,.

OUUM miuiv mu

The Louisville Democrat, in on arti-1 cle on the border state and Crittenden

which they were entitled. policy intended to bo pursued toward

»terfyr

i"^

11 1

make can they consistently or safely

Irust.ee &. Al. lla^s. interfere even for their own benefit

we would not grant lo them? .Besides, what would this right ofj transit, involve? Some time must be

rig'1^

stirrm^ up agitation and

,00l ai

llllC'"3-

adopted: right here sought- is a matter of any WitKRI:AS, Our country is in inuni-! moment and wc could not for 30 small nent peril of disruption from the im-ja convenience require a State to relin-!

tlio treachery of a por- it has exercised over tho subject., in-!

sprung the mob and revolutionary spir-1 could grant the demand without ehangit now ruling in a portion ol our coun-j ing its Constitution. A*\ hen it is p-rovi-try, therefoi

-.kill &i Resolved, That we now pledge our (ude shall not exist in a Constitution,

Co. has just received and opened a fortunes, our lives, and our sacred lion- no law allowing it for any purpose or

ill

It will hardly bo claimed that tho

pro"

ded that Slavery or involuntary scrvi-

I'i oni WiislJlngioii.

KKDI-.RAL RELATIONS WITH EXGI.AND AND

FRANC K.

JTon. Charles Francis Adams, the newly appointed Minister lo England, is now in this city, and to-day had an interview with Secretary Seward. lie' of

t^ade There ceived in sin, brought forth in iniquity, The sudden change in tone of the Eng-

be adopted by foreign Governments,

lisli press toward the Morill tariff, ren-j dor the question of instruction to the) American Minister one of many complications. The same is the case with France It is, therefore, of the highest

l0Vcs the Constitution, who loves jgivc this subject no hasty deliberation,

our country that spirit of mobocracy and sectionalism, which has well nigh EJL©«$5.:EST SPEEOS oOIs\€K2T torn into fragments this glorious fabric of Empire.

TESTES.

Tiie i."3sl«zs Forever.

"'"[Ppcciiii'"ilcEp'atcli to ilie (.'iisiii"Onzci'f'o:'] FRANKI-OHT, 31arch 20.

51 Crittenden sjioke to-day accor-j ding to appointment. His speech was a sti'ong appeal for unconditional I"n-j ion. He said Kentucky was the first State admitted under the Constitution, and would be the last to go out. So-j cession was no remedy for any tronb-j les that might exist, but would prove: an aggravation of diOiculties. lie

avowed

(Jf

our country Governments. Secession was a terrible delusion better remedies were to be found in tho Union.

The speaker referred to Mr. Clay's great speech of 1.850. in which he prophesied that two parties—one for Union, the other for Disunion—would spring up.. -The prophecy was now fulfilled!

When shall Kentucky go out of the Union? continued Mr. Crittenden.— /•Never, never, never!'' If he were

correspondence of tho Pich- tbc last man to support it he -would still bo for 1

111011.

The whole speech—Jwas eminently conservative. The old man threw his so in to a us so eloquently plead. It was among tho finest efforts of his advanced age. The traces of time were apparent his voice is feebler than it once was but ho is still the same glorious patriot, tho worthy

C0inpCCr

\L\ Lmt know what a few oi

they would hardly "re

that event, the asses who

of Henry Clay.

Arrival ol" Use itcw Yorlt. SANDY IIOOK. April 2. ie Steamer ZN ow ork, from South-

am|)ton 20th, is passing this point. Her dates are throe days later than per the Africa, and one day later than per the Borussia.

Breadstuffs quiet but steady. The news by the Xew York is no later than by the Borussia.

PAUts—Tuesday—The Conference assembled to-day to sign a convention prolonging the French occupation of Syria to June 5th. The convention was signed by all the powers.

BO.MK, 10.—In the Consistory held yesterday, the Pope declared that he would have granted the concession advised by the Catholic sovereigns, but he could not receive the counsels or unjust demands of the usurping government.

NAPLES 18.—Oiviteila del Tronic ca-1 pitulated yesterday eve before the orders from Francis 11 readied there to surrender to-day. The garrison saluted the proclamation of tho Kingdom ol Italy'.

This city and province are quiet. A dispatch to the Times, dated Naples 19th,

says

luiportant from Washington. NEW YORK, April 1. Tho World's Washington corrsepondent says that orders have been forwarded by tho treasury department to the principal••• ejti.es on the Ohio and 'Mississippi river-s^ihstructing our sur-

Anglo

it his bclii-fthat, the poo

ih loved those of the

South, and cherish the 1. nion above parly platforms, and wonld not permit the continuenco of wrongs upon! any section. Kentucky would standi firm if all the rest of the south were to go. Though alone in her loyalify. she I would grasp the flag of the I nion and! die among the falling columns ol our! Confederacy. As things now were, she

"that all the Counsellors

wore dismissed. Tho Council of Lieutenancy was dissolved this morning.

A grand and imposing foto was held in honor of Garibaldi. "All is tranquil. A

riENNA,

Wednesday—The whole of

Hczegovia is in revolution, supported on in in is

French licet

veyors to appraise all foreign goods Sumter. not paid duties on. The Tribune's cor-1 It is thought the consulation was respondent sa}*s that the opponents of reference to the reinforcement of Major secession in the Richmond convention Anderson. have a clear majority of 20. A Mont-! There is considerable excitement isomer ^despatch to the Tribune states here, and a special messenger on tho that if Spraguc is elected Governor of! Alexandra and Orange Kail road was Rhode Island that state leaves the Un- tarred and feathered because he was a

WASHINGTON, April. 2.

A proposition has been made by tin: Baltimore Ohio railroad and is under consideration of the P. O. department to change the schedule time, so as to socure the arrival of mails at Washington and the South, earlier than now.— Similar advantages arc to be secured to the West.

the Pacific, wrote to a friend here: "1 am out of politics but! shall continue to stand by the right. 1 shall urge the Democracy of Oregon to adoplthe constitution of the confederate states as their platform.''

.Rejiublican.

ion and becomes the commercial depot and summer residence for southerners. The Tribune says that: at several recent sittings of the Cabinet an energetic policy in relation to Fort Sumter was energeticly urged. Ideas of rein- .... forcement entertained in quar-

Aix PROVISION'S IT

tors hitherto regarding it impractica- A special despatch to the Day Book ble. ••.•••••.Several leading naval oflicers ex- says the crisis has at last arrived. Propress the beleif that the fort could be.j visions to Maj. Anderson were stopped reinforced with the ordinary risk, by to-day. Gen. Beurcsvugard is inspectsteamer.s in the night, ing thefortitication. Ordersfro-mMont-

Thc Herald's "Washington corrcspon- jS(ineiy for the commencement ofhosdeni. telegraphs that Tortugas and Key tilities are hourly expected. The preWest have been re-inforccd by troojis parations are all completed. from Texas. Fort Pickens wiil also bo re-infbrced without delay. Siiis Slisi^ 1 consequence of tho great disaiTec- OIU.KANS, April 2. tion about the Morrill tariff, the ques-! lexas advices state that Col. Ford tion of the collection of revenue and the has been reliably informed, from Matmovements at Sumter and Pickens, amoras, that General Amjuidia, with an extra session of Congress will be 000 Mexicans is GO^ miles off, inarching called.

Brownsville.

Tliochiinito is lo lake pliieo I, ordered «ll tho 7 j, tu hcun guns and ordnance stores at on tl« lolhimrt, prov d.i« Wwd lo 1.0 removed lo tho hoes smngo aeconlM.glv. Go,,. L. no diffleullies. just ])revious to leaving ew lorklor

Froia Washin^on. Ni:w YORK, April 2.

The Tribune correspondent sa)-s that Gen. Scott, has given assurance that there has never been any idea entertained by tho administration, of abandoning "fortress Monroe. The principle announced in the Inaugural will not be abandoned, and if military necessity be accepted as to Sumter, it will he for reasons which wili not be held to apply elsewhere.

The World savs the administr

discredits tiie reported sailing

been ordered to Sumter to take on board Anderson and his command. The other Xorthcrn forts are not to be disturbed. The Southern commissioners have advised

Jen.

Sumter wili be evacuated this week. Advice, from Virginia, say the secessionists, led by Hunter, .Fioyd, Dejarnet, Mason and Ben. McCulloh. are making superhuman elforts to carry that line Slate. The latter says somo coitjf d. dill will fie resorted to as. in Texas, the convention fails to carry its point.

Rumored ,Sesz «a*« oi" Foiri Marcy.

SL. LOUIS, A

The Iiopnblican publishes a letter, dated Los Vegos. March 22, detailing

the seizure of .Fort Marcy by a party of Americans and Mexicans, with Gov. Pecher at their head, but later arrivals here, as well as tho Santa Fe mail of the 18th, deny any knowledge of such adopted •. movements. ^111

Later from Califoniia. San Francisco, March 21. .1 A. McDougal was declared elected P. S. Senator by theLcgislaluro in joint convention last evening, receiving 5( out of 111 votes, and was awarded certificate of election by the Governor.— Subsequently the clerk makes affidavit of 113 votes being cast, leaving McDougal 1 vote short.- An investigation is proposed.

Gov, I2owslos?. ALVKSTON,

fflsiMicipal Elcciiosi. CINCINNATI. April 2.

Full returns of the city election yesterdav, show DcmocraticJJnion average majority of 2.800. The highest majority' is -M0(j and the lowest 2,077. The Republicans elect eightcouncilmcn and tho Democratic Union 26.

Repss7j2ir'iU5 TriuirapSi iia Civmaccticuf. HARTFORD, April 1.

The Republicans have probably carried the Srato ticket by an increased majority. They have carried both branches of the Legislature. Looms, Republican, is bcleived lo be elected in the first Congressional district, by 100 majority.

LATER.'

HARTFORD. April 1, a. m.

The Republicans have clectcd their state ticket by an increased majority. They have carried both branches of the Legislature and the first and third Congressional districts. They have lost the second the fourth is not fully heard from. 1 Hartford county Buck ingham's vote is 8 2t)'-5. majority against him GO: last year it was 200.

LoiigcvitT lu UantHckd. The Massachusetts islanders arc long lived. The following is the obituary of Nantucket for a Httle over a week:

March 13th, Mr. Thomas James, 76 years, 9 months 14th, Mrs. Peggy Sanford, 80 years, 6 months 15th, Mrs. Elizabeth" wife of Mr. George B. Cartwright, 68 Capt. Thomas Barnard, 95 years, 6 months 10th, Mr. Peter Ray, '84, Elizabeth Clark, 85 years, 3 months 19th. Peggv Glover. 89 years, days.

|)rlIgri.j(S

oil our coast.

The Times says

that tho Pawnee has

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April H.

Houston sent a messenger to the Legislature. protesting against the Convention. appealing to the Legislature to sustain him, and claiming still to be Governor. The Legislature took not the slightest noticc of if.

From Wasliiitigton. WASHINGTON, April 3.

j. ho !X. "i Commercial's Washington dispatch states that a meeting of Ilia Cabinet, attended by Gen. Scott was hastily summoned this morning. ('apt. Fox has arrived from Fort

I'OLLT .SUAIJ'TKK TO UK ATTACKED!

orr.

HAKM.XION,

April o.

Ampudia dispatches express with placards and handbills, announcing that, Texas rightly belonged to Mexico and that she would no longer be supported by the Federal Govornmcnt, and now was the time to retake her. S

Reinlorccments in large numbers were rapidly coming to him.

AM, If .in I)YESABANDONED—WonwV: GREAT Aaricr.r, HAS TAKEN TISE FIELD.—Professor Wood stands upon an eminence no eheinist whose attention has been turned to inventing a hair tonie, has ever before reached. JI is fame is sudden but worldwide, and thousands who have worn wigs or been bald for years, are now. through tho use of his preparation, wearing their own natural and luxuriant head-covering. So much for chemistry, tho chemistry of human life, andthelaws which applv to the functions of-the system. Professor Wo oil studied out the human hair, its character, its properties. its diseases, and how to restore the decaying vitality ol that ornament: he saw, as in his own ease, that grey hair is unnatural unless the ago of the individual had reached four score, and he bolievcdthat the hair could be naturally revitalized, lie tried his own case—almost bald and quite grey at the ago of thirty-seven—he restored his own hair in color, strength and luxuriance, and the articlo he did it with he gave to the world. Get WOOD'S II.WK P.ESTORATIVK, and take nothing else.

C'.U'TION.—'Beware

iiiion

of worthless imitations, n»

several are already in the market, called by diffcrent names. Use 11011 unless the words (Professor

o"d's Hair restorative. Depot St. Louis, Mo., and

... 1 Xew Vork.1 are blown in ihr bottle, fold by nil

Patent ^lodioine JJealers. Also bv

.jail Fancy and Toilet goods dealers in tho United

-States andCanadas. upriU.

Bead the following from the II011. Morris Morri*, formeily Auditor of the State of Indiana: NiiiAx ii'in.rs. Sepl. 2, 18/17.

I'r. W. ROU.II K—Deny

.Travis that

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I cheerfully give this infu if those similarly affected.

pril

Sec ndver'isement. April -1, 1 S(iI.

Jlavingbecn trou-

••k-d for several years wilh extreme debility and ,ve:!! lie.-..-. so much so h.-il I was unable to attend :o my ordinary busine.-sat tisues, and havi:igheard •.if ihe wonderful enres th.it your Scandinavian Alo-»d Purifier and Pills IVITI* efiVeting. was inI •ineed by a friend In Irv ilu-m. have been using the Purifier for the last twelve urmths. anil fm-1 Hlo liciiK- fully t-j 11:11 to ils reeninmeiidutions. So 1 valunblc is its u.- «.• me, that can not now di-pc-iise v, iih tiie use of ii at mv advanced ajje of Iito —sevenry-seven years.

•n fur the benefit

Yours truly, MOKKI.S Moiriaa.

[ConniiMiiicated.]

ofJ%'»iSsaEi S. .Smith.

At a regular meeting of Cilcnn Lodge, No. MC, U. 0. F.. held at Darlington, Ind., .March 14, ISfil. the following preamble and resolutions weru

Tn the proviilen^e of Goil, it has been

ordcrcl that our v.tll iicloicd brother, NATHANSTCH'T SMITH, should be removed from our midst by deiilh therefore,

Jt'/solnd, That, wc deeply Fymp.ithize with tho liereaved family at the lu&s ul' a kind husband and father.

JlrmArctl, That in (lie removal of brother Smith we have lost a true Odd Fellow, who has well performed nil his duties to Ihe Order of whieli lie wag a noble member, to his (iod whom lie trusted and obeyed that though a member has been removed from our Lodge here, another has been initiated into the Grand Lodge above that we humbly bowbefore Hiin, whose will is right, hoping that when the '-silver cord is loosed, or the golden bowl brofc en, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or flio wheel be broken at. the cistern." ourlast words, liko (hose of our departed brother, may be full of hopo. "All the days of my appointed lime will I wait till mv change is come. Thou shalt enll and 1 will answer thee thou wilt have a desire to the work of thy hands."

Itniohctl, That the Lodge and emblems be draped in mourning, and that members wear the usual, badge for thirty days.

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions bo delivered to the family of the deceased brother, and that they be published in tho Crawfordsviiio pa^ pers, also in the ''Odd Fellow's Ark," Columbus, O

K. W. 11 ARORAVK, II. ('. WHKEI.SR, Committee. A.P.M.IiijDisiu.,

JOSJRML RECEIPTS. The following persons havo paid the sums opposite their names on subscription to the Journal. "Honor to whom honor is due." $1,50

Henry Tomlinson Dr. J. A. Berry

Butter, from 12 to lj e'"3Eggs, ready sale at 6 cts.. Lard, from 9 to 10 cts.. Feathers, 40 cts per itr. Dressed Chickens, $1,25 per d'oz.

Green

10,00

CRAWFORBSYSL.&.E MARKET, THUIISDAT, Apr. 4. Thoro lias been but little done in the way ot trade thus far this week which is attributable in the main to the inclemency of the weather.

Wheat,but little coming in, is selling at "SQSO cts. I •••/. :. Corn, ranging'froni 20 to 2.) cts.

Apples, from 40 to 50 cts por busliofDried Apples, $1 (n,1,25. Potatoes, 20@25 cts-

CIISCIISNATI MARKET. CINCINNATI, April 3—Evcv FLOUR dull at 4,40a50 for superior, and 4,G0a4,70 for extra-

WHEAT firm at 32a33 for car, and 33a35 for shelled.

MESS POJBK quiet at 16)62al6,75. LAUD firm at 9.a?£. ./ BACON nominal at aJ$al(%. BULK MEAT actirc at 6a8j