Indiana Reveille, Volume 42, Number 15, Vevay, Switzerland County, 13 April 1859 — Page 2

£**'Thc St. Paul (Mia.,) Pionetr, of tho 1st of April, speaks rapturously- of. the sport they ore having op there, fishing in the. lakes, by breaking holes in the tea and dropping the line through.

She Indiana

- of th# Be\<sllie- j Constitutional Convention—Shall it bo;

15Y STATE AUTHORITY

Called?—Tea or No.

There are different opinions about call* iog’a Convention to revise the Organic Law of the State; and it must be admitted that there arc reasons for and against such a measure. But the reasons for it, in my opinion, far outweigh those against it; though some of the reasons assigned for it have • no weight with me. The question of annual sessions is of Htlle, or no importance. In fact, with certain Constitutional provisions for carrying on the government, in caso the Legislature failed, as it did two years ago, to make the necossary appropriations, and to secure Senators in Congress, if the Legislature failed to elect; it seems to mo that bionial sessions ars preferable to annual. They save half tho expenses of elections and sessions; which in time and money cannot be less than$I50.000 for each session and election, or $75,000 a year. But as this is a matter of comparatively little moment, I do not propose to discuss it in this article. My. purpose being only to slate the reasons for a Convention; which seem to nic sufficient.

Official Paper of Switzerland County.

V E V A Y:

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Wednesday*: : April 13,1S59,

$1000 iii Gold for Three Dollars £

u-px. notice can be of anonjroou* commameadow, whatever i* imuuJctl for irwrtlon mast be Suttemleatcd by lb» name ami a.IJre« of the writer, not nccesjafilt for publication, but as a guarantee of good fallii. We can nut uuilcrlako b* return rejected communiealions, j ■ irp All Ural A.tvedUomcnLs (arable In •r alien Affldarli ii^uailii; to mi case subject to me delay of legal process. IC7* All traiulenl aJtertUemcnb W be paW for Invariably In advance.

L. D. BINE’S Secant! Ar(-L*nloii Gift Distribution I

820,000 In Vdualie Prim.

300 Prizes lit American Gold* In Prize* ranging from 82,50 to 81.*00 cub. 400 Gold sad Silver Lever Hunting Watches, worth from $20 to $200 each. (0 Splendid Oil Paintings and Engravings. Ladj’sGarnet, Coral, Cameo and plain Breastpins and Ear-tings; also, Lady’s Locket Breastpins; Gent’s Diamond, Opal and Garnet Pins; fine Gold Pens and Pencils; Gold Pens, silver extension, etc.; fine Seal Hines; Goldstone and Locket Bines; Ikgard and Plain Gold Bings; Shift Studs and Sleeve Buttons, Gold

Tim papers the' past week, have contained conllicting statements in regard to tha action of Capt. G, David at the Holmes and Gibson 1 disaster. A lot of the passengers of the Holmes held a meeting at Anrpra,: at which they stated that Capt. D.‘ had charged exorbitant prices for saving their baggage and freight.— Capt. Kennedy of tho Holmes, makes similar charges against him. Capt. David denies the charges, and we have nothing further to say in the premises at present. . ’ v .

The Fires in Now Orleans.

Lockets, etc., etc., etc. Whole Number of Prizes 1800.

WilbiD the space of a week, four most dcitrrictivc fires occurred at New Orleans, tho aggregate damage of which will fully reach §1,500,000. On the 30th ult., the .wholesale grocery of Charles B. Bailey .t Co., and the tobacco establishment of Patten, Bfirith <fc Putnam, were burned. Tho loss Was §150,000. On the -2d inst., half of the planters' Prdss, including-5,000 hales of cotton, involving a destruction of property to the amount of S300.000, '■ On the 6th, tho third and most disastrous conflagration look place, by which the Levee Press was destroyed with 10,000 bales of cotton and TO buildings, most of which, however, were cheap and small. The loss by this firo is estimated at SS50.000. , .

— I>EVO!f:i> TO — FIRE XXSFKASCE KXCt.VSIVEI.Y. (CljiuUv Perpetual.) , , CASH CAPITAL §200,000 OO. CASH ASSETS lit),ON 1.0,0.

S. L. LOOMIS. President. It. KELLOGG, Secretary.

Tickets Limited to 7000.

More than an overage of one chance in 4 tickets. Single Tickci,, *.3,00. Three Ticket*, 6$,00. Six Ticket*, £15,00.

Branch Office, 31 A 03 W. 30 St., Cincinnati. . M. MAGILTj, General Agent.

To bedrrunal (.‘inoinoali.O., onSstsrJaT.May It, *59. Lr L). SINE would announce In the public that in addition to ids rtgiar monthly Gift Enterprise, he wilt give his Second Grand ArtCntnn Distribution. on Saturday, 14lb day of May next, on which occasion w ill he distributed Eighteen Hundred Beautiful and Costly Prizes, valued nt $-0,000. Among the Gifts' will be found Three Hundred Prizes in American Gold, ranging in stuns fr.’in t2,&0, up to Sl.ooo each: Pour Hundred excellent Gold and Silver Lever Hunting Watches, w-orth from $2o to $2c>o each; Ten beautiful Oil Paintings and Engravings, worth from $3oto $3oo each; tie remaining prizes consisting of Ladies' Breastpins and Ear rings; Gents* Diamond Breastpins, Studs, Sleeve Buttons, Fingerrings; Gold Pens-and Pencils; Gold Pens, ail-, ver extension, tic. - : ,

Agent* In t’ic jirinrii.al Ciik-miulTownsof Ihc Union

Arrival of the Overland Mail. • - j llirOETANT NEWS j Bt. Louis, April 10. 1 Tiro Overland Mail arrived last night, j bringing San Francisco dates to the ISih ; ult., and .Victoria dates to tho 5th. Thoj miners high up on Fraser are suffering i from cold and scurvy. They are paying Irom 50 to 75 cent** per pound for polliocs. Gold prospects were good. Six men were drowned in Frazer river, in attempting to cross in a boat. With the exception of a ring found on one inscribed “Louiso Hszen, March 22d,’ IS50,” there was nothing to identify them. They had considerable money; The Vanderbilt Opposition steamer did not sail as advertised, and the sale of passage tickets was stopped. Ko faith is had in the establishment of his line. In Arizooia a party of Mexicans under Mr. Coleraao, of San Francisco, who started for California with cattle, had been attacked by the Apacbes, when four of their number were killed. Forty head of horses and alt their baggage weic stolen. They returned to ileimosillo mid took a fresh start, after augmenting their force. In Sonora, Perquiera had been defeated at Mnzatlan, with the loss,oi 400 men. and had to retreat from that place to Alimos. His downfall is certain, for Candara’s force numbers over 3000 men, and they are on the march for that placs.

I.nisri Promptl)- I’ahl.

Applications rcccltcl ar.J i’n|icMi:.uc.lit renewed l>y, P. J. WALDO, AGENT,

VE.VAY, IX 1)

(f$r Blackwood's Magazine for March has been received.' Tho new volumes of the font Reviews and Blackwood commen«d in January. Kow is a favorably time to subscribe. Tho terms are as follows, invariably in advance 1 : For any one of the four Review? .. .$7,oo For any two of Hie four Reviews. 6,oo For any three of Ilia font Reviews........7,oo For all four' of Hit Revie ws .--S.oo For Blackwood's Magazine.. Aoo For Blackwood and. one Review.. i...... .5,oo For Blackwood anc two Reviews ,..7 ( oo For Blackwood and three Reviews..... . .9,oo For Blackwood'and four Reviews.*.. .-.lo,oo

The cause of education in the State requires a change in tho Constitution. The framers of it uever contcmploted tho effects its interpretation by tho Supreme Court has had upon onr school system. Xo clause in it was voted upon with more heaity good will by the people than that, which prohibited special legislation; for this bind-of legislation had.becomo a perfect nuisance. Bat nobody supposed at the time that the clause declaring that all laws should be general, would preveut the people of a City or town from taxing themselves to build school houses, and employing teachers to any extent ; they might deem expedient and proper. Cities and towns, and townships ought certainly to bo allowed to fax themselves to build roads arnhslreets in their, corporate limits, and for educational purposes to any reasonable amount. So to, these corpora-; lions, and also counties ought to be allowed.to provide for all. necessary public buildings, as well as roads and bridges; but in regard to all-other mailers the laws should be general and uniform throughout tho State.' ■ V. ■■■■ • - ■ : '

IRA KEENEY, Agent at Patriot Ind

. ITi’ Applications for insurance tnay be made to Geo. McCulloch, Jacksonville, ami to' llo-, gers & Colton, Moorcfielrb' np!3df ••

A Bio Kapt !—The Portsmouth (®hio)7Viiune of Friday last says: ...; '

A large raft from the Allegheny river, owned by Hamilton btowes, who was in command, passed down this rnor ling about 5 o’clock.’ Mr. John Shrives was her pilot,. She had on her about tecenlern kundrtd thouiand feel of lumber and seventeen men,—one man for every one hundred thousand feet,; They sailed under the American colors, and (he melt, with military precision and drum'and fife, made a grand parade on their tented Geld. .They fired - a salute opposite ourlaodingand were greeted with hearty cheers from our boys as they passed the lower grade, : :

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The Cleveland AVool Depot HA S .been estaWished over sis years,-nnd it affords the subscribers much satisfaction to know,that its merits arc.fully appreciated by those who have .patronized it during this entire lime.' The change made one year ago in confining its sales :to cash, have ; mel with universal favor.- U ..ts proposed to continue the cash yystem, and future consignors may rely on the-same prompt return .which characterized'our last yt-at's ibusinoss. Perhaps not quite as high figures canbe obtained by adhering strictly to cash, btii.it will insure prompt returns, and hundreds have assured that they obtained from jire to fen cents a pound more through the Depot than they wereotfered last Spring from other sources, and we believe litis has been true every year excepting a few of the epnaieniiicnls during' the Fall of- IPS7. It should, therefore, no longer remain a question in the minds of; ’ - „• Wool Growers cr Mcrchiims having .Wool'to dispose of; that this system of closely classifying and handling wool will prove Lthe vety, best manner- of selling wool which has yet been adopted. ■.. ,

The fourth of tho scries which broke out on Thursday noon last, burned Hall’s warchon.se on Fallon street, and eight other buildings; beside 5,000 bales of bagging, a Urge quantity of rope, etc. .Loss 5200,000. . ■ . Though the damago appears small in comparison with tbo large conflagrations which;prekcded and followed it, it may be mentioned that-Brody's lumber yard was burned on the 5th, involving a loss of $10,000.

'The Paintings will he exchanged for WatcheU or Jewelry at the lowest cash prices, if desired by the ticket bidders. A’l prizes drawn by persons hot present will be forwarded to Ibe ticket-holders within one wdek from the day of Drawing, either by mail dr Express, free of expense, end at ray risk. * Persons at.a dtstanre wno can not attend the drawing them* selves, will stand ihe same chance as though theywere present, hut if ihey desire it they can appoint any one ip attend for them, who resides, in Cincinnati, or who may tie on' a visit to the city «n .the day of drawing.

Remittances should always ha addressed to Leonard Scott; & Co., publishers, JSo, 54 Gold street, ;N. Y, t . -

Mexican News. A Great Battle—lOOU Killed!

New OftLEix?, April II.

John D. Defrccs, Esq., a veteran editor, will commence tha publication of. a new paper at Indianapolis on the first of June, to bo called “The Atlas.', 1 Mr. Defrees has largo experience in the bnsiness'aad talenU and indastry.andwo are saro of the success of the Allas. The paper will labor to nmto tbq‘opposition* in all States against the present administration. The enterprise, as ue understand it, is not in opposition to any established paper at tbs capital. There is room and need of another paper. The growing business and rapid progress-of Indianapolis probably makes a new paper there a necessity.

The Tennessee, with Vera Cruz dates to the Glh, has arrived. Minister’ MuLarie has been recognized by the Juarez government; llfcjoicing tn the city of Mexico on the 4th. On the 3d inst., Degallado attacked the Capitol unsuccessfully; five hundred killed oil cadi side.— ilitatnori was at Orizabe.-

A list of Prawn Numbers will hefor warded to ticket holders, whether fortunate or not.

The usual premium of ten per cent in jewelry vvilt iHr-altitwcd lo agents selling six tickets or upward. Agents selling fifty or upward wilt be allowed apremium of ten per cent in ■fioU. • • • ' ' - .

The U. 8. Army Fall, and Recruiting Stopped.

Tn pursuance of orders from the War •Department, the recruiting service throughout the United States waa discontinued on tbo 27th ult*. The ranks of the army are now not only full for the fust time in twenty years, hot them is a considerable surplus of recruits from which to fill future - vacancies. Tbo unusual prosperity of the recruiting business may bo attributed partly to the depressing effectof tlio financial revulsion; but mainly t.oUhe increase of the soldier’s pay about four years ago, up to tbo decently•remnnerativo standard of dll per month for Toot, and S12 for cavalry service.; Besides this compensation, which is eurc, and goes on whether the spldier is sick ot well,-on dply or off, he is abundantly fed, comfortably clad, is nursed aud doc* tofed for nothing, and is entitled to commutation money for alt clothes which be docs not choose to take from those al suits d year) provided for him. " ‘

■■ All rcsponHfcle persons are requested to act as ageii'.s for me sa lc of my tickets. In order • itic tickets for tins Enter pnSc.bcmuc and say,"For jvur Second Ut-CnionUiaw'ilig," otherwise ticKets might be sent for'toy regular monthly Enterprises. Agents are earnestly requested* not to order more.tickets than they have a certainty of selling. Unsold tickets ■imist pari lively be ret n fned at least one week previous M the day of. Utaveing, in order jhal 1 may be able to dispose of them in Cincinnati, Ohio, Covington and New port, Ky. - • ■ ’ A U orders must be a'*.d tcssnl, 1.. D.S1NE, _ 15ov 7lo, Cincinnati, Ohio. . np!3 3w

C O 31 BERCIAL.

. , CiscrxsATi, April It. ■ ■ FwfR-—lihc demand for good brands, suitable for bakers and retailers is good, anil there iff a fair ond for superfine’. Tby sales comprise 3,ooo bbis.at $3 4oce5 So, for superfine, ami S5 73a5Soc, for extra; 02S bbls were re-1 ceived the'last54 hours. ; ‘ Groceries.— The market js unchanged, witha moderate demand; sales of 7o birds Sugar, at 6ja7iCi and 3oo bbls Molasses at 31c. Coffee steady, at I3al3*c. ; Wiikit.— The market is steady, with a fair demand, and moderate receipts, 3oo bu prime White, delivered, at $145; boo do fair lied al $t IS, and Coo do prime do at St 3o. Coax.—The market is quiel'and rather dull, though prices are unchanged; sales Coo bu at 8bc, delivered, and tooo do in Covington at 77c. UsaLEr.—The market is qiiiel and steady; sales 4oo bu prime at C5.c, and Coo do inferior atfilaG3c. 1' ■.

Sacks wilt be scot as heretofore (o those who rosy order. ’ - - ■ ’

To thote tehiiag fa realize on their tr ooTtii toon at /ulrancti teill be made

■ Amonuilug to the Valur of llir Wool, raortbixo the. cos sic.\ tins wiu. allow them OFFERED FOR 3AI.K ST' TUB FIRST UK CARET frices. • -V'.'-*

The permanent school fund-should ho distributed,, per scholar, as now; hut tho annual general School tax, .with such additional monies as’ might be raised by cities, towns and [townships,- should bo. expended for schools in the several corporations. .where jit may bo collected. There U no good reason why any. organized State corporation should bo taxed to educate the children of another corporation; or why each corporation should not add to the general tax for school and road purposes for its own benefit. Ev fi ry town and township would then vie with every other town and township to excel in good roads and good schools. : *' ’ . / Our criminal ; jurisprudence too is all wrong. In the fiwt place it ia difficult to get criminals arrested; and when arrested, it is even more, difficult to convict; and whenconvicted, |ho , punishment itself, instead of preventing crime, or being refermatory, is a' echool of vice. • v ■ It is indeed true that a-‘‘/wor devil’* is almost snro to bo' convicted il arrested; bnt a rtcA one is almost sure to escape.; “Money makes tho mare go,".here as well as in civil cases, and a. cunning,.unprincipled lawyer, (if such a one can be found) is sure to be employed, by the defendant; who, “by book or by crook,” manages to get one corrupt juryman out of twelve, or to corrupt some weak brother, who refuses to say guilty; and tbo guilty thus escapes for the present. Delay follows dolay—witnesses move unknown places, die, or arc hired to banout of -tho way, and finally the criminal is discharged. The remedv to this evil is to place tho verdict on ten jurymen instead of the whole twelve. The cost and diflicolty of corrupting three twelfths of a jury wonld be very great, and not likely to happen;while there would ho-very little, or no danger that tea twelfths would convict tho innocent. r : The pardoning power too, should be taken away from Ibe Governor, and given to tbo Supreme Court; who should l?o allowed to exercise it only when there was evidence produced to satisfy the Judges that there was reason to doubt tbo guilt of tbo convict, or that the most thorough reformation hod taken place. ; , No convict should he sent to tho State's Prison for a second offence for a less term than life, nor for a less term than Ufa for a capital offence. It is difficult to get any competent man to serve in any township as constable. The pay in civil suits is too little, and in criminal altogether inadequate to tho duties imposed by law. In order to remedy this evil tho duties of constable, assessor, and collector might be united; which at three per cent, for collecting taxes, and the present pay for assessing and constable's fees, would give 1 suppose, from four to six hundred dollars in the towns in this county; and secure the services of competent officers. Of course the townships would collect their own taxes, and aavo one-half the present expenses of county collections. The school monies and road taxes would remain in the hands of tho Town Treasurer; and the amount due tbo State and Coanly would be paid over by the Township Treasurer, to.the County Treasurer, whose accounts might be audited by the Coanly Clerk and tho Sheriff; and tho office of County Auditor abolished, and his salary saved to the tax payers. - Tho-present road tax-paid in work should bo changed to a money lax—to . be expended on (ho roads under tho super- | inlendcucc of the Township Trustee. One-

XSTThe Cincinnati Gazelle contains tho report of the steamboat inspectors of that district in the case of the collision of the Gibson and Holmes last week, from which it appears (bat tho catastrophe was caused by the negligence and unskillful* ncss of Wm. Irwin, the pilot who was steering the Gibson at the time. His pilot license has been revoked, and the proper officer is preparing the necessary papers to institute criminal proceedings against him in’ the U. S. District Court of this State, which meets in May in this city.

Gash advances will bemade on receipt of Wool or .Shipping Hill, as formerly. ' * ■ We Inrsl that the liberal Cash advances,'the long experience in thr Depot business, and established reputation of, our grades among manufacturers, with undivided attention lb our consignors’’interests, will insure ns » liberal patronage. . GOOMALK A CO. ’ Cleveland, Ohio, April 13,1853.—2m ■ :

J O UN K, IIARRIS’S

Rrs.—A fair demand, and prices steady; sales 26o bu at 9oc. > ‘ ■

6*t8.—Sales I2oobu al 62c, and 3oo da at file. Market steady. SekdI—Clover continues dull and my much dcpressed/aud prices'h-.ve further' declined; sales 25 bu at 85, arid So do at 8175. > ■ ; ' : Lo6t»yi li.e, April 11. Fiona asd Grain."— Fiour—No sales reported. Grain—Sales of 41b bushels shelled corn from store,’ at Soc, socks returned; ■ GiuwKaiia.—Sales 17 hhdssugar at 7ja7jc; 4 birds N. 0. clarified at -lojc, 26 barrels molasses at 3Cc; 25 sacks coffee at 12 c. Limhed Ois.—Small sales Me per gallon. H AV .—Sales on levee of 40 bales al $15, and 39 bales at $115 per ton. .Sheetino. —Sates 105 bales Cannellon at Oc.

From Mexico.

/Natv Orleans, April 8.—Steamship Quaker. City arrived. : San Francisco dates to the 21st; onimpottant. ,|Pera Crus. —-Miration appeared before Vera Cruz ontho;l8th ult., with 300 advance guard, winch reconbottered and re* tired to the main- army encamped near Madeline, nine miles' off.’ The, women and children of Vera Cruz were transferred to ships.' ‘ The liberals animated Mi* rambn who-sent 1,200 men against Al* varado,. who retired without attacking.— Miraraon, "finding himself .ontgcaeralled at oil points, ' broke op bis camp on the 27th, and commenced a retreat to the capital. Arnpudia was with a ; r strong force in the roar to ent off the retreat.—l)egollaJo, with 4,000 ’ men, was at.Tao* ahaya; and other Liberal forces surrounded the capital, which was expected soon ti> surrender. McL&ne arrived on the 1st of April, and great wem the rejoicings at his arrival and Miramon’s retreat,;

Tkrublk Accident.— The Vincennes .Ga-zelle-relates the’following terrible accident which happened at.a saw milt six mites from that place; aa old man named George Smitb was assisting to place a piece of limber on the carriage, when his coat was caught by the saw, diawing him back, and cutting through the fiesk'of his leg,from ankle to bjp. , One of the saws also caught him Just below the shoulder blade, inflicting a deep and dangerous wound of eight or tea inches; another saw struck his shoulder-blade with great force. It is doubtful whether he can survive. .He has a family.

. Fish.— Sales of 66 half bbls while al $4 50,

. Seed.—Sales of , bbls clovcr ai $5 per bushel; 20. sacks timothy at $2 25.

O* The steamboat Jacob Strader sunk the wharf boat at Petersburg, Ky.’ t on Sunday night lost.' The.wharfboal had over 9oo ; sacks of com on_it, together with some other.freight, all of which went into the rivet.' On Monday at 2 o’clock inlhc afternoon, all the corn bad been rescued but about So sacks. It was shelled, and of course went.to the bottom.

New Orleans is built upon a forest of cypress trees. -For GOO feet dowu, at least, that is the foundation. Kdws upon rows of tho stumps of tho cypress have been found growing over each other exactly superimposed, each of which layets it must have taken a thousand years, to form. *

i; The .Fecit. CnorJ—Thankful to Him who hohieth in his fists the winds, which prevented the otherwise inevitable effects of the late low temperature, we announce to our readers the pleasing intelligence that.cven the Peach crop is,uninjured.— A few of the tender sorts arc slightly affected, but these it is believed uro really only thinned out to their advantage. A few tender cherries are somewhat worsted. Tho tendcrest apples are sate, —Indiuaoa iermer 1 .

—The Submarine No. G is now at work on the hull of the Mat. Holmes, and wilt probably raise bet in a few day's. The wreck of the Gibson is nearshore,and part’y.outof water.

NEW ADVKKT1SEXLENTS.

NEW tf LARGEARRIVAL

Methodists Expelled mom -Texas. — The Texas papers give particulars of the proceedings of several meetings recently held in Tannin Cb. t for the purpose of taking measures to expel the members of the Methodist Chnroh, who are accused of ; beiag Abolitionists.’ At one meeting a 'committee sf fifty was appointed to wait on Bishop Jayne with a .warning. They performed their dnty on a Snndsy, while the Bishop was engaged in the morning service in the Church. ; . C It was also resolved that the Methodist Church, North,.cohid not be tolerated in Texas, and that it must be pat down if necessary.

Spring and Summer Goods.THE undersigned has just received a large and splendid slock of . .

Gentlemen’s Furnishing Goods, of all styles and prices, together with a' full and complete assortment of ; ■;

Fashionable Beady-made Clothing, . all of which will be sold at prices as favorable as similar goods can be bpugbl'inUe Slate.

We are reliably informed that the fruit in tho bottom lands in Indiana are as yet uninjured. This is gratifying intelligence, for if the fruit in the fiat lands has escaped, it may bo reasonably expected that, notwithstanding tlia recent sovero weather, wo may yet have a bountiful fruit season. —Louisville Courier, Slh.

Custom work made to order in a superior style on short notice. .. Caii and examine my Goods aod’enquira my Vevay, April 13/l859.',

Notice to Constables Elect ! ALL persons elected to the olSce of Constable, in’ ih»ir respecUve’ Towtubips,- in Switzerland Co., Ind., at Ihe late Spfingelection, and who inland serving,^as such,-.will please file’ their Oilictal Bonds with me immediately ns required by law,' and receive their commissions.' ■ ’ ' r ' • . - Given under my hand April-12lb, l85v- ■ OLIVER ORMSUY, Clerk,. April 13, 1853.-31 .

The Terra Haute Journal, of Thursday says that Mr. Vaughn, editor of tho Times Leavenworth City, Kansas, called upon them that day and stated that there were at least ton thousand persons at that place, bonnd for Pike’s Peak, when he left, waiting for tho grass to grow sufficiently before they started. -

COrTho Tennessee State Convention of the Opposition has nominated John Netherland for Governor, and declared that tha U. S, should accept Cuba at any time when il can bo procured consistently with national honor.

Flaxboat Borneo. — On Thursday night last, a flat boat loaded with hay, belonging to Thomas Gaw, of Anroia, lying in the mouth of Hogan creek, was discovered to'be on fire, and was pushed out into tliej river and horned all np.

£3?"Tho proceedings in tho Circuit Oonrt were enlivened yesterday by a little difference between two attorneys, Messrs. SI. G. Bright and G. W. Harrington.— Wo understand the lie pajsed from one and was pocketed by tbo other, Lo rumors of pistols and r coffee. —Madison Courier 9/A

Guardian’s Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given, that in pursuance of an order and decree of the Court of Common Pies of Switzerland County. Indiana, 1 I will sell at private.sale on the Ulh day-of May, IS59, the undivided two-thirds of the following real estcalei Lots 66, 66. G7i B8j SO, 70, 71 aiid 75, of Sheets Sf Cutout's addition to the Town of Ve* vny, in said county, for one-half cosh jin hand, one-fourth in nine, and one-fourth in eighteen months from the day of sale, with- interest from date, without relief from valuation or appraisement laws, the purchaser giving noles «(ilh freehold security,' and a mortgage ro secure the deferred payments, upon said sole being confirmed by riald,Court, .Said Bale will be made at the Treasurer s Office in Vevay, In sard County. JOHN 11. HOr.lWP. April 13, 1S59.-51

Shade Trees are not only beautiful, but very useful, and wo are happy to annonneo that many of our citizens have been ornamenting our streets, by planting them out this spring.

0‘The cily was thrown into some excitement in consequence of a shooting affray on Saturday night, in which Start. Mullen, a wellknown drayman in this city, was shot and severely hurt. Mullen, it appears, entered the dwelling of Isaac Christie, on Main Ctoss-sU, at an unreasonable hour. Mr.. C.- fired at him thicc limes, two of the shots taking c(Tecl, one in the bead nnd the other in the shoulder, inflicting severe but not necessarily fatal wounds. —Maaiton Courier.

L D. SIDE’S . Filly-Thii’cl Gilt KuicrprUc! * ; £000 Prize*.Valnril nl 810,000, ■ * Limited io Miyhh'en Thousand. : 5» I’BJZES IX AMERICAS GOU1!! * One Form of.Elghi)- Aercr fnr jjjl !t| Three Hundred Gold and Silver Lever Hunting .Watches—-Gold Vest and Guard Chains—- : Solid and Double plated Silver wart*. Jewelry, &C., Ac. ’ : •: y To he drawn at CinciunaH; 0., 3Iocd»;, J«ite (), lSjil. L D. SINK would announce to tbd rubric , that bis fifty-third Mammoth MunMily.Gift Eliterprife witl bc drawn ss nlove, on which' occasion will be distributed in'the ticket- holders, two thousand valuable gifts, among which will be found:; One So-acre Land Warrant; two hundred and.fifty prizes in American Gold; ranging from $2,5o to $5oo:'thrce hundred Gold and Silver Lever Hunting Watches, ranging from $2o to $2oo; Gents' Gold Vts. Chains and'Ladies Gold Guard Chaius. Also, solid ami dori bie-pfa ted; Silver ware, consisting , of Tablespoons, TtaSpdons. hVtks, »Ve. Also’, Lillies' Garnet, Coral, and Cameo Ureas!pins• and Ear-rings,. Lockets,' \c. Also,' Gepile. ut-.-u’s Shin Studs aud Sleeve Buttons, Breasl-' p»r.?| Ac. All of the above gifts are of as good 's Quality as can be purchased for the price. 1 beg leave to stale lo the. public that my Enterprises materially differ from many others of a professedly similar character. ■ v Firstly—The Drawing invariably takes place on the day advertised. •, • ’ * Secondly—The prises, are worth what they are slated to be io the programme. v VThirdly—The Drawjngia conducted la a fair and impartial manner.’ Fourthly—All prizes drawn by persons who can not alteud lhe drawing are immediately, forwarded at my.expense and risk; and it list of the drawn numbers is forwarded to every Uckct-holdevwheib'ef.fbrlunate or rioU .:' iicketv$l; six tickets for$5. : Inducements to Agents. Agents'selling 15o tickets, or upward, will be supplied at 8o cents per ticket, and will; in addition, reccive'a premium cf ten percent, iu Gold; Agents who sell less than that number, and over 25, will be supplied at the same rale, and, in addition, receive a premium in jewelry at the rate of $2,5o far each 25 tickets sold. Thus, an Agent selling 25 tickets remits me $2o, and is then entitled to a fine gold pen, silver extension, gold ring, or any other article worth £2,60; an Agent selling fifty tickets gets an article worth $5; one selligg Go tickets an article wottb $6, aud so on. Premiums may remain until a Watch dr other valuable article can be obtained. If any person who can hot himself act as agent will secure'the services of another, lb a place where no agency is already established the person procuring the agent, in case, 12 tickets are said in one Enterprise, will be presented wjih any book he may desire of the value of $1,25;’ with one worth $2,5o lor procuring an agent who will sell 25; one lone worth Five'Dollars for procuring the sale of 6o.-,'The agent will also receive bis regular premium, and the person securing h s services con order his prevent in jewelry if he prefers U. 'A list of books win be sent, if desired. The respective numbers of tickets mustall be said in one Enterprise, and 1 must be notified at the lime returns are made for Ihe tickets.. All orders must be addressed to L. D. SING, Uox 7lo, Cincinnati, Ohio; All responsible persons ordering tickets will be supplied by ordering as above—the money lo be sent when the tickets are sold. apl3-0w

Queens ware—Qucensware, 1 THE One-Price Cash Store has just received a fresh slock of Quecnswarc, which will be sold al reduced prices. ti]at30 COURVOISIER& LEWIS.

i tJU'ELT Potatoes for Seed-just received K? and tot ;.t!e by mail 1 CLARKSON & WALDO, I

.flO-The land salsa to bo bald is Kanaaa and Nebraaba in Juij, AagfOat and Sep (ember, will embrace in the former 5/250,000 aero?, and in the latter 4,333,000 acres.

half the present tax would do twice as ranch road work as the whole does under; the present old fogy system of short time , and laziness. j Provision should be made in a new or*. ganic law to prohibit tho circulation of all bank bills under five dollars after 18- ’ 64; all under ten dollars after. .1860; and under twenty dollars after ISOS; and to increase tho securities on Free Banking, by providing a surplus of .25 per cent,! instead of 10 per,cent. No free bank' should be allowed to issue more than 75 per cent, on the cash value of tho slocks deposited as securities. 1 Tho above are some of the reasons for a change in oar organic law, and some of ■ the laws- passed in accordance with its 1 provisions. _ H. Cabs. , Patiuot, April S, 1859. ■

Improved Harvesting Machine. • THE attention cif Farmers is called tothisriew and improved ■machine.> -It was patented June Jlllb, 11857, and Oct. 12th, IMS. It has ; the 7 following advantage over any other ma.- ; chine in use,: It entirely JiFpeiifcs Vith the ,-j ordinary vng-p* a* and crank motion; and is^so' 7, arranged that.thc power of the learn is applied • d i tccUy lo t tie qnierSi heTne t ransferred -from d rive whee l lo. cutters l trough one', rocking , pinion Giinchcardia meter, without (compara- ‘ lively) any loss ->f power by .friction.': v Rythii .. arrangement one stroke of cutters is obtained ,, for every 2 inches advance of finger-bar, and «' peculiar ngitalion.'ls impaiteil lolhecuUcWi. i being driven' from’ guard to guard with a quick land uniform speed, without halting or loia of . {motion at dead points; thus preventing entire- : I !y the iiabitiiy. to chonk, which ncccsMiilyalI tends all machines when crank or. cam mo--lions are uted toagitate. the cuUets; and'by, } entirely dispensing with ihe coropnwteO'dou-: 1 hie gear; and frictibn attending it, anunprccci dented light draft is obtained,* betng”at leash’’ 1 one.third lighter draft than any other machine jin use.' The drive wheel, tongue, and cutter' bar, are all independent in their vertical ic{lion, which allows'the! machine to adapt itself ! to the ground. .. •• j. Pig. 1st, in the’above cut; is« perspective I view of the machine, as taken behind the cut-, ter bar. ‘ ' -A-.-r- - : 2nd is an internal .view of rocking pinion; and. iisjconlacl with drive wheel. . U will be readily seen that the cogs p and p in rocking pinion, ' arc moveable, Hereby allojwipg' ,jthe ’! wheel cogs d, i/, if, to be made thick ahdatlbng at their points, making them durable, and by : this'construction of pinion all the: rotary mq1 tion of drire wheel can.be converted into the ' reciprocating motion of cutters, and it alio tlj lows the machine to hackreidily witboalopjcrating the cutters. . The general construction of this machine is ! so simple and easily made in all its pans, that [any ordinary mechanic.can make and repair any part of It. •' The durability of this machine )is now established beyond-a doubt; having • been used two years with but little wear upon I any part of it. Full description and information will be givj co; and profitable arrangements made with j manufacturers and dealers, by corresponding .with cither of the undersigned, at Aixk.\stxllx, .SWirzeawso Oo., Iso. . JOHN K- HARRIS. (Patentee.) JOHN W. STUKNS, Genira/ This machine is now manufacturer at the .4»ricullural IVoria of Rost. G. Smite dt Co., Corner of Front and John St., CurasnAvr, 0. Testimonials. - .The undersigned hive witnessed a trial of J. H/Hamis's Patent Mowing Machine on the I farm of David Armstrong, near Vevay, Ind., on 'Saturday, July 10th,’ 1S5S. The machine [worked well. The cotter did not choir, I though the meadow was a combination of | Timothy and Clover, badly lodged, il tvijovr i feet wide , endwat an eaty draft Jor one lant. • The trial throughout was very satisfactory. 'F. L. Gaiavan. S. C. Htnuvaso*, David Armstsonc, Jom.v Hoiitoji, J*s. K. Pueaiamts, Jotiji W, Gsat, , Wii, Smith, Josuir Jacxmak, Jostrti Dalmazzo, Jas. W. Born, i Wiluam HuMrnaxr, W«. Pcclmam. P. S. The Patent for the *'MORMON * BEATER HAY PRESS’*. has been renewed ; and extended by tbe Commissioner of Patents, *-nnd transferred by the Patentee (Mr.-Hewill) to John K. Harris, for the United Stales, by freed dulv recorded in the Patent Office. / i JOHN K. HARRIS. Aisignft, dp:;‘iO tl J. W. BU RNS, Agent.