Indiana Reveille, Volume 41, Number 33, Vevay, Switzerland County, 13 August 1858 — Page 2

Volo of tiio People of Maine on the k . , ; • Liquor iLaw, ; The following is official vote of the people 'of| Maine on the Liquor laws, in the several counties in tho Slate, I*, ap- | pears that'every county has decided in.faIvor of the.Prohibitory law of 185S, exiccpt, Aroostook, where there ia a small 1 majority in favor of the law. The course taken with this matter in removing it entirely from the line of politics by Bnb- , milting it fully and fairly to the people, ptoves to be generally satisfactory: ,> . License. Prohibition. York, : • 28. 3112 'Cumberland,'" 141 4229 Lincoln, ' , 313 1076 Hancock. , m : • 1829 Washington, 277 13&7 ( kmmebec, - SIS ; 3443 Oxford, 338 , 22S0 Somerset, 441 IggO Penobscot,. £486 . . 2705 Waldo, 303 ' 2.027 Pipcataquie,. 433 092 Conklin. 23G. . 1335 Aroostook, 399 • ‘ ■ .370 Androscoggin, 62 ' 214S Sagadahoc, 13 851 ' ’ 5912 ■ ' : 2SS04

Religious Intelligence,

The Atlantic Cable

dVAMtt.sore.v, Aug. 11.

IjltfcHUf.

Change of Religious Sentiments.

•RoilASlSU IS THE UsiTED STATES.—In ISOS, fifty years ago, there were about 7,000.000 of people.in the United States, mostly Protestants in name. There were «t»tha; time but 1 Romish " diocese, 2 Bishops, 6S Pi lusts, 31 churches, 2 cedeH. institutions, 2 female academies, and one college in the wholp land. Now,, in 1S53. we have 41 diocc>e»„39 Bishops, I, Priests, 2.053 chinches, 36 ecclesiastical iiisuiutions,- 29, incorporated colleges. 134 female academies, and. 20 colleges not incorporated, and a Catholic population estimateJ.at 4,000,000. Besides its oilier means of-answering its interests, the .Papal'’Church''lii'this has 18 weakly- newspaper; condnctid'ui French, Cicrman, and English.. It will be fceu from these Math-tip*- that the ratio of’lire, increase .of dm Papal body has greatly extended .the ’ratio ol the increase of the p'»[ ul.r ion. While the whole pop* uliliou is only /wr times as large as it was fifty years ago,’the-Romish Priests have increased/tfen/y-yfw times their .number in 180S.' .

Trinity Bay. 1 Atig. 7.—Field’s log states the Niagara arrived at the rendezvous on the 23d, the Valorous on the 25thi the Gorgon, on the 27th and the Agamemnon on the 28th. The splice was made on the afternoon of the.28th, at 7 45 P. M, The signals from the Agceased, and the electricians re ported a waht of continuity in the cable, but the insulation perfect kept on paying our, and at 11,30 the Niagara received perfect signals from the Agamemnon. • The.distance run on the'JOth was S9 miles and 131 paid out. Depth of water on the 31st, 1550 to.1970 fathoms. The distance tun was 137 miles and 160 paid onl—depth of water from JG57. to 2200 fathom*. On* tho 1st tho distance run was ,145. miles, and 104 paid oul— depth .of water 1,950 to 2.409 fathoms. ■ On the 2d the,.distance rnii was 137 miles, and 159 paid oul—tiis depth of water’1,057 to 2,200 fathoms.

The mechanical portion qf (he patent o9i« report mates four volumes, two of which have been published. The agricultural part will not be ready till about the first of October.

Wo learn that oa last,Sabbath, the Revi’J, C. Bopbam,-Mrs. BctUiara, and' Mi's® Harrington, oil. of tbo'jmthe family, were baptised I fp to the fellowship of, the Baptist chartfn at Rising Son, Ind, Mr. >Bonham is a graduate of Oxford : College and Lane Theological Seminary, am! for, eight years fee has Mistnimid aj very 4 high reputation as a Presbyterian Minister. j

Official Paper of ffwilierUtid! County.

The joint'com minion to run the bonnbary lino between-,the U. S. and Texas will commence their labors as soon as tue further are informed that the latter is ready to start, which wilt probably not be for several weeks.

. C«pt. Beales’ expedition.to construct a wagon road from Ft. Smith to the Col* ofnda, under the' recent act of Congress has been drganized, He wfll nae the camels in the service. '

For a period of about one’year up to j the time of bis change of views, Mr. Bon-1 hauj hod been .paiVr of the Presbyterian church at RisinjvlSun, and one of the most popular- Ministers ol tbo Madison Presbytery; .He preached ft sermon last Sabbath after his baptism, in, vtliicb btj 1 gave bia rcasohsTor becoming a Capti-t. In that discoime- hu remarked, among! other things, .that be had become fully convinced that the Bible knew nothing I of Infant Baptism; and that nothing but Immersion was Bapti-ai. In Policing the cornmnuion question, bo staled that bo occupied the same position that bo did while a Presbytenaa'wbich was line : — ■vXo Baptism; ao co tom tin ion." To his mind, it, was;-not a 'question of “close communionV.Lhf ’of'close Baptism, jj Tho Presbyterian llefald Mr. B.*a change of sentiments, concluded by saying;—’‘But ,u borcrer bif may go, hi* wilj _p ro v ol) i ra - cl f' at ro q an d failhfnl preacher' of. the Gpspv'V and will carry, with him ' the fraternal love of all . the mcm-burs of Ipa ow n and adjoining Presbyteries.” ’ 1 - A 5 , •• *•“

VEVAYt

, Bostos, Aug, 11.

Fanur, ; :

Accvsi 13, ISiiS

The hark Eliza, of N..Y,, Capt. Pike, struck olt Seal Island on Thursday last* and sunk. The second mate and two of . the new were picked up, bqt the Captain, male and three jjtbeif, who were inV another boat, have not been heard from.

p-pTaq Hermit will tr sent to any nilJreti tiniil U»a eotl of tUb volume, January 1st, IPSO, for t(l ventt. Three months for 3C cents; rr 12 months for SI. payoenttobe made In advaoec. SulKrlpUonJ rosy bepa at any time. 1f>« editorial .eolumu ««• nelUit-r ’ jietiliin nor recturiac. -Snides upon ill lubjecti of joninl Interest arc admluibie, however, at ihe d'tv -actionoflitoEditor. , ' ICyXo notice can bo taken of anonymous commuolcalioni. Whatever Ii intended for insertion must be aathcoUcatc-i by the came and address of the writer; cot oetfcvarlty for publication, batM * guarantee of jood filRi. We cannot untleitate to return rvj*cte<l . tumrounlcatloL*. ■' ■ fi-p The public will pleasc.bcar lit. mind that otmncctod with thb-paper there Uabrjean.1 well appointed Joa fWtta, at which we are prepared to execute ttery dcfcriptiou of J«b Work In role wad allow prices, ou short notice. yrTjttt Poll Maatari arc aoUiotliedand requested to act u AgeoU in reddling and forwarding sub•triptlnoa. . - ■ Suiteribcri wilt ptcua advise ns Immediately of the non-arrival of CicU papers at tho proper lime.

On the 2! of August the distance rim was 154 miles, and 177 miles paid mi); the depth of water was 1600 to 2300 fathoms, The,Niagara getting light and rolling much, Jt was not comddeted safe to carry sail to steady the ship,'for in case of accident it might be necessary to stop her as soon as possible. At 3 3S, morning, imperfect, insulations were detected in sending and receiving signals. It was all right ht 8.40; the fault was in the waul room, or in about 60 mile's fiom ll.c lower end, which wan cut out mid taken, mil of the circuit.. 6h tho 3d irist. the distance run was 147 miles, paid but 161 miles; the depth of water was 740 lo 1820 fathoms. A: 11.15 A. 51. leeched a signal from.the Agamemnon* She paid out 7 SO miles. At$ P.;M, : received u signal from the Agamemnon. She was. in 200 fathoms of water, At 10. ik M. the Niagara was in the same depth. On the 4th, the distance run was .146 miles, paid out 144 miles,* the depth of .wateri under 200‘ fathoms. Made, a' land en- j .it&ncc at’Trinity buy at-8 A. M.; entered ; the Bay at 12 30. On the oilrinst., at 1.45 A. 51., authored at h distance of 64; miles, paid ■ but &I* The total number of 'miles of cable paid, oul was 1,010 miles, and the-distanct*8S2 miles.-' - . Af2 A. 51, lauded, and informed the Telegraphers that the tied had arrived; at 2.45 A..51., received a signaldroih the Agamemnon; she had paid out 1,010 niiies of. cable; at 5.15 A. M , the cable was landed ;-ut 6 A, 5L, it was carried to the Telegraph.House, wlivte a strong enrrent was received Tiom the other side of tho* Atlantic. Captain Hudson read prayers, and made some t cm inks. At 1 P: 51., tho Gbtgou fired a royal salute of 21 guns; on the 6th, receiving sjtougblectrio Mgnals from Valenua all day.

The Europa sailed at noon with 50 pas* sengora and no specie. •*

4 New School Pm;sflyTi:i:iA>'.“-Miuute3 of the General Assembly for 1853 are issued. The total number. of communicants is 143,510. The additions on profession of faith* are 9,128; .by certificate, 5,313; aggregate, 14,441. The total increase over last year is 4.395. 51ost of fheso statistics were made op at tlic sessions of tho'Prcsbytcries'in the winter, and include hat partial results of the prevailing revival. .The church I has, contributed $88,439 22jio Domestic 51is‘dons; $64,536 70reign 5Ussions; 665,571 S7 to education; $60,592 52 to the publication cause; and §4,75.1 59 lo the Commissioners ami 'Contingent hinds of the Assembly. Tho iucren>c of members, die-, would have been much heavier, hut for the defection’of several Southern Synods and Presbyteries which have declared'themselves independent, in consequence of the refusal of the General Assembly to cease talking about slavery.The Episcopal Ciintctt in Indian a.— The. Journalof the. Twenty-first Animal Convention of this Diocese is issued. The summary of the Bishop's acta during the past Conventional year is as follows: . Confirmations, in .eighteen parishes, on 16 occasions, 237; in the Diocese of Kenlucky, 9; Baptism, infants, 20; administered the Lotd’s Supper 19 times; celebrated 1 marriage; ordained 1" priest and 4 deacons; preached 72 times. The Bish,-’ op, in his address, urges the formation of a UioccsaO'school, and presents the subject of thff “maintenance of the clergy,” to the. attention and consideration'of (he city. The following -arc some of the parochial statistics: Baptisms, (infants. 204, adults, 38} 232; Confirmations,; 137; Communicants, (present.number,} 1,148; Sunday School:Teachers, 179; Sunday School Scholars, .1,263; Contributions, $15.105‘26; Candidates for Holy Ordess, two in number.;

MARRIED,

On the Sili August, by Hev. II. D Hants, Mr. Wm. Lanlumi and Mrs. Hannah Adams. On tfie 19th July, Mr. Simeon Tagac and Miss TabiU.a Turner. •

Latest from tue. Kansas Election.-— J.; M. Walden, of Qitindaro. artived at St. Louisonilonday evening,: and reports the following returns from .the vote upon the English Proposition:

- In Craic township, on the 5th inst., by Rev., J. 1). r.niViifi. Mr. Joshua J. Porter and Mm Prances Slucy.

In Bethlehem, Ind., on thy CJ inst,, Jlr, Alortoa Short and .Miss ihiierr.i Short,.

non. Abuser Douglas county (complete} 33 . 1.711 Leavenworth, , 403 2,092 Shawnee,\ ‘ ■ " ■ GO '; 500 Johnson, N-C-. : * ' 89 123 Jefferson, • .109 411

TO ADVERTISERS.

Tn» Pim-hava'tarjro tM pinixj! i-irc.Ution In ll.l* alM iho itilpi'ulTiy coantk-* In Iviliaw and Ken Ijuly. Ii lv ukcti an.) r.*ail l>j the ]*np)e of all jar* iW, for .v* .'.rn myriri ami value, without any onutdo or inflaiinfc «rnd to in.luce Uino to pa tr.iiii/.* 1;. It has'ybnul. tloubi.. tin.* uuinU-r of bow trie > ■o'or.Vrt of any |*3j~.-r uo'* j.uUUhoJ in Swii ii-r'-.n! i <<ui iy. iu.l lit eimibtion b c>m*tai>tly in* ffoa*:r2. It I* It'Uyd r-yebrly, printed bn pood pa* I-cf, «i:h il. jf and pbin ,

jpfr~A yonng sprig over lha riyer, who prefixes to his title the name of .a great and good man, yet does,not possess jiny of his intelligcnea’ or virtces, has taken to wallowing in the mod and miro of vulgarity, and attempts to scatter his filth upon gentlemen, whose wnsc of "propriety .debars them , from association or acquaintance with him. lie appears to la in ; his native element, ondJuslicni forthbis slanders and billingsgate slang ns though he was well stocked with it. Wc pity him, and pity;his position, preshming t ha the, is compelled to do this dirty for his owners—the monopoly. We arc under the necessity of declining io come .down to his sphere to throw dirty water with'him:—we always prefer walking ,«rcuad-a mnd-holo or a sknok, rather than get in the former or kick the latter. %Va saj-* to the poor fellow: *‘G o thy way unmolested. - there’*} room enough in tin's world for both rkeo and me,"

. Reported'majority of Atchison county, Doniphan 1 county. 348; making, thus far, a ■nmjyriiy of 4.975. ■ .. -. Onlythirty pi et in els are included in the'above, ' Thete are abbot 130 more to heat from. Tho'majbiity will probably go above* 12,000. ' !

£iT Wo published last week a-pani* graph in rcfeiciicc tp a iliS5,0reen' poisoiling- herself;/in 1 f odiuiitr^iotij^, 1 on hecount of a “tuve lillair” with o iriarried man. The ft oil owing ,, communication, uhioli \yc copy, from I ho, Jlurnalui tlinl city, is to , the :point—ami . not a ivilit hioro ; sevfc*rc than just:—' - ' •" 5

,'.ilvor, jLi;Ki,w iTro hiM-rU’d on very liberal tonus' am! no,* men>111 promote their onukuwevt h) in.*!nyli;p it, e..Iu;r.«^.

NKW AUVKIITISKMKNTS.

Decuxe ; opTqnKEY.“Tlio' European Tiinca Bays tiral mailers grow* worso and b worse tn Turkey, and acids: “That once mighty, and*still .vast, empire, is like'a whip on n rock. Plank after plank is seen .floating,away as some fierce wave bursts upon tho,doomed vessel, while every moment 'threatens n total break-up and destruction, of the, wreck.\Ye hove done ma -li tii sot.•.lie 1 ".'id: man” on, his feet again; hut he-seems reeling and.staggering for another i‘a!l. An empire mint stand upon h* own legs. It cannot go upon crutches fur ever. Doctors, splints, bandages, hdious. and potions are bul> a poor Mibstiinie for real health and strength. Nicholas Was impatient; he should have Icit'timo to do Us Own work, without seeking to nnticipatc it.”

LOS T ' n \VII) ARMSTIItlNi; I.M a Pocket JkIB. rif'Mcmoian.liifrt. lit.uk, nit Mood.*). \u* "u. yi;n;i' valuable Jiapcrs.—— lie thinks J.C p;;;t :l in :l - l-c;yevu liU ttiit’U'itcr and' tun. Tot* paper* art- of mi v.iiot to any pr.fi,>n Ltd lft na set. A ny one h.iviiij u. \t ill pit-rue ie:*Vf it i.i ;iii> t-fikc, i.r with .Mi. Aimdroiiir, tv hr. Mill pay ti,.m tar their trouble. - . auelMt

•* It appears Miss G, had only been a : resile tit ot thmVity ‘about eight months, ’ yef n- ‘mbjried man’ was her Coufidant. •She bad Irdd Aim of luer dissatiJactinn with licr;;!mVtilde tircuhi'lnnces, she ex liibitedhcrportemonnaie to him, cob-' tainitig thc?poisob f !; stc; The whole showed bn animal, love sick, and urn!dp i n ti m a cy between -them, 1 I low is'it she communicated . her griefs to bim? S}ie was not his relative, and the acquaint ante must have teen.-‘very brief. -If !vo pad been-tier Irfvcr, such familiar and coidi dcnlial conversations could bs accounted for. What think you ore tjbe feelings of his wife.upon reading the just/publication of (he : th:s morning? But &ie is due}o« t of many - , This practice of buggy riding on the part of married .men, .without the knowledge of ' tlwir wives’, with gii b. nhd other men’s,wives hands,) n6t like' Ca’Vnr’s wife--above KU5piCiou--ii impndeut aud mi?chJo voiW. It creates; disaffection and destroysvpeacc .ithdmcV*. It is an index to other undue liberties aftefwaids. ehipement, bastardy, suicide And"tho like. Tim silent griffs j and wrongs of many married women'in ■ this city is a tale untold. I suggest that ! the daguerreotypes of the men, 're.-idehls of this city and vicinity/ be framed ami! suspended at the post-office, or some oth- j or public place, as a warning to all indis-; ernei men, especially man red ones, and as : an exposure of the guilty cues, the ex-1 pease tu be borno by-wives aggrieved by,' the want of fidelity on,the part of those' whom they have a right to call their husbands/ > One of the injured"and aggrieved. / • ■ •’ ■ ,■ PaCUXA.

.* Crai'I Tots-hsnir, Aoe. H>, id.Vi, Frii.iotv I>t'iot‘FUT,s:~As usual, out Cli>’ic<ftat fheinT. 'Mr. .1 >-!*nStan, wits again shoved n*-i -e ;i* the ’a C Pi mnefnlie tfi -m LVn’i-f Sijirapv i«r make rooRj lor otic Ml. IVsty: end «c; *!.t Ue* tnorMcy of Cr.i’a are r.il.cd :tI'. It :« rmt c*t;r fiiiei* for this inni! Uiil. • Wt.. we in if' U'c tbtlier think not. We have ,'uta;:;U-.i to the ivnl of tfcfse T;ifk*t» full ton,; eiiva, , b. lf,S!r. Larkin’ Johnstati will cotuent to4>e~ come o. candidate f„r j if J i( . Vul twelve J te>J' , :eiahje tti'.e .ilCiaij;. . •" •- ' I.KCO.MPTON.

i. Xom—Tlio'Cable, is ■ landed in : the I wood's until the instruments «rc:pc|feetly. |adjusted. Ctnummiicaliou cannot. pass j between the’continents, but the cl eel We cm rent- passes freely. Tiumiy Bay; ,Aug. 6.-—The people heiC hcJm to, .have had little laith in the Cable,;and made very slight pilejiaratums. ’Alie end of the Atlantic CaMa was lauded on the Irish shore by lb*; Agamvmuou, on the 5th of Angnst, 1S57. .The otiioicnd from tin* saino vessel .was landed'on the 5th of-August, 1853- The shore end; from-Valentin, laid last year, remains, so that both ends were actually.laid by the A'fagSra. ■ , , : , ■- i<ew Yens, Aug. 9*—The recording instillments for the 'Atlantic Calfte are ii> sqch a state of forwardness ns to iiiMire IIn. early opening of. the line for bn sinews - , h is understood that the tratisinisMon of the Queen’s and President's first mc-sagtt through the Cubic, will take place early in* the afternoon, 'and probable in tin coiliso of the present vvocli.* Instantly after the transmission of the President Vie* ply to the Queen's message,' the two commnnientions will, by the consent of the i President and through tire co-operations of the managers and employees of the [Telegraph lincs.of the count rybo made I pubbe, from New. Fonndland"to Texas, and from Quebec to the boundary of civilization in the North-west. tVe-huve | Assurance from all points that so soon'as I the Queen’s and the President’s-mcfsages arc received; there will be public and private demonstrations of joy by the ringing of bclbv firing of salutes, ic., in every city, town and village; throughout Oie whole country.'. It is understood that Mr. Field will cause notice to be given in advance of the day, when the first message will bo transmitted through' the cable.

1 The channel -thro’ which he speaks, is » fit one for his flakv flams.

31 r. Geo. Auslmtr, of Pie i-hint Township, lost two good horses via Saturday lost. Ha had been to Vevay.iand was on bis wayj home, wbou the storm /uw Jiutc uia wagonunder a 'tree, ana hitchqd his horses to another;

A Jitiv ViiiTUL’ is Vaccixatiox.—The Aleinik' Medkait publishes a discovery by l)r; ,( l,(ik<iniski. which, if it is'borno out by fnn.fiCr oxyciimcnis, may bo ranked among the ino>t l ingular of the present cctiinry, viz ;’■ j iia, t Hcaimton s* a specif ie • against a .disorder, which, tHough commonly .the punishment o( vice, stilt m I unOctjnciuly 'counts even the purest at ioo*r its victims. Dr. Lnkotoski, Who has communicated- his discovery to the vAcrtdeliiy of -Science and Medicine;” at Paris and St. . Petersburg, asserts that' vaccination repeated live or siz r times; or mote, allowing. a week to pass between each operation, wilhefleetuully and certainly cure tbo most inveterate affection, and also, lb. a -ccrlain extent, act as* a prophylactic. ' ' ■ ' .V'y ”

PttOTESTANTlsJl IX ITALY.— Tho follow: ingstaieiucnt in regard to tbo spread o( Projostantisni in Italy'is made in the repuib' ut iiiv Cfoioutar 'and Continental Committee to the hil'o Assembly of the Free Chunk; / "The converts arc now permitted lb meet in- Florence, without receiving any molestation from the police, which; we trust; evinces a more tolerant spirit on the part of ; the Government. Protestantism is spreading,in all the villages, round Uhecnpital, and indeed in all of the dukedom.. So much; is tins '.bo easy that the Popehaa issued orders that; in connection with a jubilee which is lb ’be ; proclaimed, two sermons will bo preached daily for a time to warn the people against tbo danger of Protestantism.” , : .

COTTON YARNS.

; A S' ACLNTS FOK'TIIF, COVlNlSTON and i.’onpet Cottan tv.i>ta-i ».f u.js vicinity, anti hi; the Hope. and Kitcle F.irlunts, of PitJ>hwrah, .we nfr prepared M u!I tunes lo till n;i!»i,v pro ii i] illy fit Pound Varus, Nus. 6 ta fj, and P<*7.cn'Viirns, 4i}0 M ttX). Alio, Cutpet nud Cvivctlot Twin,*, H.iltiiV'. Arc,, *\c., at the lowt-sj vuirent ralet. .ttol on the usual trctliU, ora iihetaldbcuun: tut 4ash. • ’ .■ - . ‘

ihe lightubg atrpcl: the tree and killed Mho two iorset/ and shocked Mr. An* ‘•hate and some other gentlemen with .him'., v

Sunday evening, Mr. E. Bhuff, bear Center Square, lost' hiajmrn, hay and grain, by iightoing. Ilia less w SOQ or 1000$.

K. lil'CHANAS h SON. : _ ■ ... Cincinnali, Uhio,

Siilcuf rer.soii.'ir .■'-Properly, /■/.,.

At the Earae, time, a bam was-destroy fld near Cole’s comer, and Jonathan

SJOTICE is given. that I rill sell fll , public nuclion on Satordav, flic 4tb lay nf.Sepi ember. IbAS.at li’tr residence of vViHbiii J. Piolsnian. liitf nf Switzerland co., ■lefras'tfil. all his penmia) properly; tons'if ting ■if Cattt'j, tuie CVt, one tVpgon, one Cart, ont.llitery and Coupet Tools and;' Truss limips, llainrl Slaves, HtHipPuIcs, and other aiticlfes !>«,» miircom to mention.'

McMskin, near lit. Sterling, loit a.stack «f hay, ■; . ‘ : / - Lightning has done a great debt of •damage in (his - county within the last year, •; / / ■/■

I . Gold Production for 1S57,—The proiduciiori of gold in Australia for the past j year is 1 sot down by the best.English mi* 1 thori lies at one baud red h)i 1lions of dot* .lars. •The prochiiion m other’couhirlesis as followV; .■ California' 8C5,000,000; Russia it ml Si berm $20,000,000;. other parts of. tho world 615,000,1)00.’ Total 6100,000,000. We thus have (wo hundred niilifenn as the gold crop of 1S57, and the actual arubunt is likely io be ruth* er, more, than the estimated- aggregate.. At Ibis rate, two thousand millions of igbld, will be thrown into the monetary of f lhe world dating the ubxt ten years. ' " ‘ ■■ • ;•

Tbo New Orleans Bulletin says there is a strong tendency in the Gcnwn Methodist Churches' of that city to want Swedenborgianiera. ' One ■ of the most pbpjtlar tho . German preachers, Rev. Hofcr, has gone over to the mystic faith of tbo great Swedish philosopher,, and taken 'with him nut a few of his brethren and friends, and now bolds forth to them at private houses on the Sabbath.

A credit of siv manilis wilt he givonon all siimk over three dollars, the purchaser giving his note with approved freehold secuii'.y, beat|nc iuifti-st date, and collectable without ttiicf from valuation or appraisement laws. . DAVID H. IfLL'Jfii, Administrator. . .August 13, ISoi.—'Jw '.

' Notice to All.—We occasionally receive communications front politicians in referencedothe different candidates for office in this county and district; Such communications are at variance .with the character of our paper, and can only he admitted aa advertisements intO onir colhmns. -We admit some communications intended to discus principles, hot do not admit articles favoring or opposing any -candidate or set of candidates. /This rule is positive, and cannot ho departed from <o favor either friends or foes.

NEW; B.OOK. CuAtrAKoooA.'. Cincinnati: Anderson,' 'Gales' & AVrighl. 1S58. - Tip ahoyoiV the title -of.a neatly printed book o(i 400 papes. AUhbjigh clothed ..with (ho, interest ;and mystery; of romance, it' no'doubt has much truth interwoven with it; at least, many of-(ho scenes amljcharactc/s intfodured, are'liToliko and. familiar to /all. Thewbik is from the pen of a lawyer of Cincinnati; So far aa we have read it, ire find it very ' v! %'r‘ Wo learn that a lady, now slopping at the Ifficleri^Hblise; ; haV ■ it' for " sale,land our;citizens ; we triibt will; secure copies of it for peroral, - • ’* . tl

Public Sale.

. In Nortbfield, Minnesota, ! short time since,’a liqtiorseller bad his. whole stock summarily destroyed, and in a few w$eks, (being confined in, the interura.) being bitnsclf converted to ChiistianhV, publicly .thankciFtbo citizens who look the case in; hand, as his best friends. They,had “saved him from doing greet wrong.”

jtfeJOTICK is hereby given, that I will scllafc' t 7 public, auction, on Thursday, theiecon day of September next at the residence, near Beimintfon, of Simeon tilawson, late of Swit* Zetland ’comity, deceased, ‘all his personal property; (not taken by the widow,) consisting of horses, entile, sheep, bogs, farming utensils, grain of rations kinds, growing crops, a lot of slaves, iV.c- . ‘. , • ’

Tab Cost op Reaching the Frazer River Mines.—A letter.to the New York Journal of Commerce states that tho price of passage ,by tho stemnera. from 8ah Francisco to Victoria, Fell in gh am Bay,die., is on.the average $30 to $40. Add* Of# to this is 620 and .625 for river pas* aago ont host eamer Sirrprjie, or by cahbo to Fort 11 ope... IthVTair- fo say,* that a minor, ib go from San Francisco to Fra* Ksr nver . pii ties,', wan ts at least ,8200 to cash to epablc hira.-snccefsfiilly to. reach the mines and to procutethe requisite outfit. , ■

. A credit of twelve months will.be given on all iums oveLthrec dollars, the purchaser giving note with approved security, waiving valuation'or .appraisement lawsj and bearihg inlei tilfrom. dale. -• '

The General Assembly of the Cumberland Prcsbytemn Church, at their session held at Huntsville, Ala., in May last, having determined to establish a Publish* ing House, appointed V Committee fur the purpose of - carrying oht.the project. The Committee have, chosen Rev. Wm. S. Lang<lbn, of .Nashville, os Financial Agent, ' ■■ .... - •- i. Tho Rev. Mr.' Hopkins, an Episcopal clergyman and editor of tbo Clmrch Journal. of 'New - York, in a • recent speech, made on argument against a: volunteer ministry, taking: the gronnd that: tho bishops and clergy .of the Chuch-should : go to pareht and; claim .their sons for the ministry. ; v Vv . - v : ." : . ; -Methodism tx Mexico.—The; Methodist Church South has 'just' organized a paw Conference, embracing both banks of the Rio: Bravo: -Jt is known m the Rio Grande' Conference.. Five thousand dollars h® Vo beep nppropritUd to its uses by iha M issodri Boaroi ‘■

The Election ix Mt83otjtu.T-Tha following are the candidates elected to Congress al.the late cletliohr, ' * Tltomas L. Andefbon is elected to Congress by 4,500 majority Over Pcmleison. James Craig beats his opponent, Adam*, 4,000‘ votes.

KT On Saturday afternoon and Son■day last, wo were‘visited with heavy thunder, wind, and rain These storms', toother with the pho . a week previously, ruined or crippled a majority of the shade trf os in this place. At this rite, we shall soon be destitute'bl ahade frees. -'U;

A NC F.L INBSLAiVSON. Adm’x. August 13y-!83S.—3w

STATE OK IXPIASAJ Switzerland Count}*, f 03 * la tie Switzerland Circuit Court, November Term, I £5$. J a wart, assignee' : of G. Anderson, , The heirs of Michael Ba* . ker, viz: William . ■ Mitchell, Son-in-law, . ’ and Mitchell, his Complaint for Deed ‘ wife, Pleasant Lilly, - for Real Estate. Son-in-law, end —r- t Lilly, his wife, and other children and ; heirs of said Michael. Baker, whose names , arc unknown./ J ST appearing from affidavit filed in :hs ■ Clerk’s 0 dice of- said Switzerland Circuit Court, that said William Mitchell and -■ 'Mitchell his wife, and Pleasant Lilly and -—, Lilly his wife, and others, whose names arc unknown,'Icing heirs of said Michael Baker, are not residents of the State.of Indiana, and that p good cause of action. exists against them, and that they are pecessaiy panics to the above entitled action, which is in relation to reaI,estate.* / There fern, they—tfie said defcndanti—m hereby notified' 6f the pendency of-ibis suit,and that the same isiloCkeled fox trial at the next letm of said Switzerland Citcoit Court, which wjU commence at the Court House in -; Vevay in said county, on the first Monday |ij November a. d. ISJS, .when and where Hey can attend if they see proper and’ansifer or, demur to the plainliff’sjcttmpljinl filed herein; otherwise the matters and things therein con-, luined will be heard anil deterrtiped jin their absence, and the proper dtcreq.,tendered accordingly-' ■ . divan under myhand,Ibis. 12th day of Ancoal, a. d, 1SA3. ; / ' « • OLIVFJ1 OBM&BY.CteiV a.-y. i,k*F, p. q.- figt?-n

XiT; The New. Yotk paper, .“Golden Prize,”- contimice lo grow, is interest as 'it advances in cg& • It is'.will conducted and lenatifoHy printcdwitli clear typo on Gno white’.paper;' it bids fair to -rival - tho New York Ledger,.- It . h os a .largo number of'alJle contributors, and its columns.ore always “up with the times." See advertisement on fourth page, and forward your money to the publisher and get a paper foryonr family- ; .

. John B, Claik walked over the course in his District, having no opposition.. John S- Phelps is, there is every reason to believe, re-elected by a decided majority, Wting John S, Richardson. Noell beats Zeiglei largely in Carnthers* District.' * , '.

JSTThe next session of (ha SouthEastern Indiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church will be held at Columbus ia Septomb:r next, commencing on Wednesday, tha 22d. Bishop •Janes, of K. Y., will preside on this •occasion. ,

, t£r Tho, bhlfest incumbent of ‘Any Post Office in the pin ted, Stales, is General, jotopb,Locke, now act fng Postmaster in Blopm{ield, ; Mo. - Ile> haa beld thooffice forty-five consecutive years, and though severity-four years of- age. is in 1 full pcs* session.of all his faculties,- mental and physical.; ' - ;• ■ , ’*•••. ■

Blair is beaten by Barrel in the St. Coots District, and : .

Samuel H.- Woodson (A.) Is returned in the Fifth District by a decided majority over Gen; Reid. - ,

S3T In 7J cqcnttes i n Kent iicky,” Bey-, ili, Democrat, has .7,31-4. majority for Clerk of the Court of-Appeals,; Wood is elected Judge in the' Louisville district, instead of Wheat, as we stated last week.

i)ir The good light-draUgbL packet, Kata French, will go up to-dayj'Friday, Thoao desiring a pleasant trip to Cincinnati, will of courcc go on her. Tbs Becotab, a fine low water eleamer, is now running in place of the Forest Queen.

Tnn SErTEMnnr Eclipse. —The cclipso of Sepleiyber nfest will begin on the earth at 11 h. 84m.'A. M. (Greenwich time).of the 7th, in latitude 7 deg. .4 min. north and longitude 84 deg.‘48 mill. wesU.tho central eel ipse at Oh. 40m. P. M., ip latitude 5 deg. 46 min. south and longitude 39 deg. 54 min- west. Tha latter rvjll end at 3b, 38m. P. M. in klitvda C2 deg. 9- mill, south, loagitode ?3 deg, 24 mini iasl r And the. whole eclipse will ’ceaso da the earth at 4b. 44m. P, M. in latitudp 49 deg. 31 min. south, longitudo l J deg. 9 min. east. ' .. * ■ i

OCT Wo are still prepaid (o print (he Constitution and Byolawa of (ho Good Templars at very reasonable- rates. Wo can print them much cheaper now than after while, when tho typo is distributed. Wo are also prepared to print Odea at short notice, and on reasonable terras.

■ Rev. Kfejiem.Iah Adams, D- D.,of Boston, by invitatidn of : tlid editor of the Christian Freeman,.a Uaiversalist paper, has undertaken to prove in its columns, tho "Scripturaloesk of Eterna( Punishment." .

will be a of the sun on the 6th of September next, visible in the United States only at the extrema southern points;, and .host to In? witnessed in South America, where it will bo central.

OirTho School Teachers of Switzerland county should be well represented at the Teachers' meeting, to bo held in Mad* son next week. Every .county in this Congressional district wilt be ropre* tented at this meeting. ...

JlSrOur friend, Jno. 'W, Wright; Esq., of Craig Township, has sent us a basket of cboica largo peaches—the first wo have received this season, ; We feel greatly indebted to him for bia numerous favors .of this kind.

A hundred ind twenty yonrig map have offered themselves to tho British Methodist Conference, for the ministjry. Scarcely could there bo a better sigoof tho times for English Methodism. •

AST Prof. J. D. .Butler, of Crawfordeville, has been elected to tho chair of Ancient Languages and Literature in tho University of Wisconsin.

Ot'it Coiopto Population—The Methodist EpiscopalC hutch, South, tho past year, expended 875,000 on missions lo slaves. - ; •

AST Dr. Lynch ..of-'Madison was elected President, of tho Indiana. Female Ctrllege last week. Ho accepts, and it is understood that bU son. - Prof. Lynch, of B!oomi«gloh, will be Principal, in charge for the present.

A*Frairr.—Sinco one lust issue* onr loHn hat afforded a fight, on asmalt scale. X man named Lock, and a youth named Htary, were the belljgerantj

Messrs. JDunu,,Carf, and Hughes, candidates for Congress in this-district, are canvassing tho back counties togetb* er. They make (bo ’’fur fly!"

(Kr Tho. rumor is current, that the Legislature ia‘ to be called in extra session, some lime in Octoher--about-the time of th«* State Fair,

A5T Remember,'the Rale French ;s tho indppeedent people’s packet.