Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1859 — Page 2

horse died, Was cleared of snow, and made fit for use again; and even the tent was not left behind. It was too firmly frozen to the ground to be pulled up; so it was cut off just above the show, and 'as thrown over the rest of the baggage. Whe.i the Indians had packed the wagon, their wives and their boys harnessed themselves to it, and dragged it away cheerfully to the camp. Mr. Mollhausen and the elder warriors followed. The Prussian traveler stopped before he left the place forever, to take a last look at the Lnely scene of all his sufferings and all his perils. The spot where his tent had stood was still marked in the snowy waste by the ashes of his expiring fire. His eyes rested long on that last left, touching trace of himself and his hardships—then wandered away to the little hill from which he used to look out on his solitude—to the bank of the river where he had laid in ambush for the Pawnees—to the hole in the ice through which he had thrust their bodies. He shuddered, as well he might, at the dreadful memories which the fanjiliar objects around him called op. A moment more and he was descending the hill, from the summit of which he had looked back, to follow the trail of his Indian friends#—a moment more, and he had left his home in the desert forever. In less than five weeks from that time he and his wagon-load of goods were safe, thanks to the Ottoe Indians, at a fur-tr-ading station on the Missouri river—and he was eating good bread again, and drinking whisky punch in the society.of white men.

THE RENSSELAER GAZETTE. RENSSELAER, IND. WEDNESDAY, JULY 6. 1859.

Stack house Bro?, have a nupply of Van Pelt’s Premium Fanning Mills. Go and see them. OCT 3 Last Sunday was the coldest 3d of July ever experienced by the “oldest inhabitant” in this region. Van Nostrand, Daguerrean artist, has again set up his gallery among us. All who patronized him last summer and fall know that he is the most skillful artist that has ever visited this place lie can be found over La Rue's store. OCT 3 Mr. \V ise, accompanied by two others, ascended in a balloon from St. Louis last Friday evening, at six o'clock, and landed at Adams, Jefferson county. New York, on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario, on Saturday afternoon, a distance of about seven hundred miles on an air-line—the longest trip ever made by a balloon..

A NEW STORE.

Our friend E. T. Harding is bringing on a stock of dry goods, groceries, hardware, &c., a part of which has already arrived. He will open : out in the store room under this of- i fice, where he expects everybody to call and sec him. He is a clever fel- ■ low, and the public know it. Success to him.

THE FOURTH.

Our nation’s birth day vvas celebrated last Monday in Rensselaer with more pomp and show than perhaps ever before, and an immense crowd turned out to observe the day. j The morning dawned clear and j bright, and the first rays of the sun shone on the stars and stripes waving from Captain Warner’s Liberty Pole, which had just been erected by the Artillery Sjquad. Thirteen salutes were fired by the Artillery at daybreak, and a detachment of the Rifles aided in convincing our citizens that the morning of the Fourth had arrived, tyhile the melodious Strains of the Brass Band were borne smoothly along on the morning breeze, as if to woo us to sweet repose again. We intbi pot forget to relate a good joke right here. The detachment of Rifles before spoken of, thinking Captain Warner not yet arisen from his bed, cotfjp hided to honor him with a special ealute, that would start him to bis “pegs,” an< l hasten the roar of the “red artillery.” So they ranged themselves in front of his residence, and the Corporal had given the words'‘Ready—Aim— Fi’ I—when 1 —when comical head of the Captain was seen peerit.g round the corner of the building, while the

words “Present Arms!” issued from his comical mouth. The Rifles “caved.” The Sabbath 'School celebration in the morning passed off well. The Rev. Mr. Mock delivered an excellent address to the children, and the singing by the Sabbath Schools was a credit to their teachers. The main procession was formed at ten o’clock, in the following order: First came the Military Band, consisting of one fife, one base drum and three tennor drums. This Band was one of the features of the day r and greatly contributed, by its thrilling music, to the festivities of the occasion. Next came the First Rensselaer Rifle Company, under command of Lieutenant Howe. Taking into consideration that the Company has 'been organized but about a month, and that this was their first public parade, the Rifles did exceedingly i well, and materially contribute;} to the proper celebration of the day. Next came the Chaplain and Orator, then the Sabbath Schools, and after them the citizens generally. | After the head of the procession had I reached the grove north of Ezra i Wright, the tail had not crossed the bridge. Seats sufficient for the audience were not provided; but as we cannot speak well of the Committee, we will say nothing ill of them here. The exercises of the day were prayer, reading the Declaration, oration, and martial music. Young Thomas J. Spitler read the Declaration with credit to himself, and the'oration by W. D. Lee was in his happiest style. We heard many say it was the best : effort Mr. Lee ever made. At the j close the schools marched back to ■ the Court House, escorted by the Rifles, to partake of a dinner prepared for them, (the schools.) In the afternoon a b<;dy of horse- i men went through the cavalry exer-' treise —as well as they knew how—commanded by Coroner Peacock, Captain Moss and Captain Milroy, respectively. They rode helter-skel-ter through the streets and around the Court House, two or three riding abreast here, and single file yonder. The rear was brought up by a boy riding the smallest jenney that has been running loose about here for a long time. The animal is the size of a young calf. The whole thing looked ridiculous enough, uuu caus ed a great deal of sport to the bystanders. The horsemen fought a sham battle, and bravely charged through and through. No accident occurred, except to two furious riders,whose Rosinante* rushed with ungovernable impetuosity against i one another, making the very ground 1 tremble and the riders’ cheeks to iblanch. But nobody was hurt, and the crowd was greatly amused. The day closed with quite a stirring display of fireworks at night. Everything passed off well—not a fight, or anything else unpleasant, marred the festivities.

THE FOURTH AT MEADVILLE.

We. understand that the Fourth was celebrated at Meadville in fine style. A procession was formed at the Salem School-house, and marched to Mead’s grove, a distance of three-quarters of ti mile, where the Declaration of Independence was read fcjy Dr. Rutledge, of Brook, and an oration delivered by the Rev. Mr. McCullough, of Iroquois township. We understand that the oration was a splendid one, and delivered ia a masterly manner. After the oration the company present, about 300, sat down to a free dinner prepared by the ladies of the neighborhood. All enjoyed themselves hugely, and retired satisfied with their celebra(jpn. There is something pleasing in a country celebration. What say our friends to making a grand demonstration next year o.n the banks of Beaver Lake? ice-making machine has been patented which js worked by a steam engine. In an experimental trial It froze several bottles of sherry, and produced blocks of ice the size of a cubic foot when the thermometer was up to eighty degrees. It is «.?!euiated that for every ton of coal put into furnace, it will make a ton ofice

JASPER COUNTY REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

The Republican Central Committee, at a meeting held in Rensselaer, June 30, adopted the following programme fora Conven.tion to nominate candidates for the offices of Clerk, Recorder, Auditor, and two county Commissioners, to be elected at the next October Election, to-wit: The working Committees in the several Townships will call together, on Thursday, August 11, at 1 o’clock P. M., at the usual place of holding elections in their respective Townships, all voters pledged to support the Republican ticket, when the persons present will select from their own number, one Inspector, Judge and Clerk, and will then vote by ballot for the several candidates. When the voting is completed, and the votes canvassed, the several boards will seal up their several returns and place them in custody of their respective inspectors, who .will meet at the Court House in Rensselaer, on Saturday August 13, at 1 o’clock P. M. and will then organize themselves into a board of canvassers to select, from such returns,the proper candidates.for such offices; the person !jJY ia£ Ja plurality of votes for any office to be the candidate ’uch office. In case of a tie between two or more canuldates, the canvassers shall determine their respective claims by ballot among themselves. Upon motion it was resolved that the following named gentlemen be appointed Committee of Vigilance in their respective Towships:

Hanging Grove, John L. Robinson, W. W. Russell, J. M. Guinn, J. B. Chambers, Wm. E. Moore, Samuel Scott, J. W. Phillips. GILLAM. John Querry, Tho’s Antrim, Elias Faris, Sam’l McCullough, M. E. Davison, H. Ray born, Isaiah Mitchell. WALKER. Lorenzo Tinkham. BARKLEY. G. H. Brown, J. McCurtain, W. K. Parkison, G. W. Nichole. J. Casad, A. s hepherd, Henry Henkle. MARIO*. A. Thompson, N. Hopkins, A. Rowen, F. M. Grant, ■ C. C. Thornton, G. Burk, G. Kessler, Wm. Shortridge, T. Burroughs, Jenkins Cox, H. C. Bruce, W. C, Pierce. JORDAN. T. Lamborn, Wesly Downing, J. McCaslin, J. N. Timmons, W. Snodgrass, J. L- DeWitt. IROQUOIS. J. S. Andrews, S. H. Benjamin, J. H. McCullough, M. S. Mead, Aaron Lyons. NEWTON. Rial Benjamin, E. Sayers, Isaac Sayler, H. Sherman, G. R. ThorntonJACKSON. C. Frankenberger, Tho. Harris, Wm.-Buchanan, Samuel Brandon, J. Pontsler. BEEVER. Silas Johnston, John Smart, John Ade, John Murphy, Wm. Graves. WASHINGTON. E. C. West, E. Bridgeman, H. Morse, G. M. Harrington, Wm. Harriett. LAKE. James Hall, Wade, KANKAKEE. J. P. Petro, W. Graves. KEENER. R. P. Sheldon, Wm. Comer, B. Harrington, WHEATFIELD. Joseph Garris, Sylvester Jones, Upon motion it was resolved that the proceedings of this meeting be published in the Rensselaer Gazette, and that the Secretary be instructed to furnish the Chairman of the Vigilance Committee in each Township with a copy of the paper containing said proceedings. It will devolve upon these Committees to see that every Republican voter, and every other voter willing to support the Republican nominees, is at the polls upon that dny, that he may assist by his vote, and influence, to nominate the best men for these offices, that there is in the party. Let us have a good turnout, that we may have a general expression of opinion. By order of the Committee.

E. WRIGHT,

J. M. Stackhouse, Secr'y.

THE GENESEE FANMER.

The July number of this valuable agricultural journal has been received. As usual, it abounds with practical information interesting and useful to every one who cultivates the soil. There are or er eighty articles in this number, on agricultural and horticultural subjects, besides a number of domestic receipts, written expressly for the Farmer by experienced ho isewives. Who would begrudge four cents for such a paper! Now is a good time to subscribe. A half volume commences with the present number, and it will be sent (from July to December inclusive) to any address on the receipt of 25 cents in pastage stamps. Specimen copies are sent free to all aplicants. Address Joseph Harris, Rochester N. Y. By an arrangement with the publisher, we are enabled to furnish the Genesee Farmer for the present half volume to any of our readers for eighteen and three-fourth cents! Pend in your orders immediately.

[From the South Bend Register, 23d nlt>

Shocking Railroad Accdent.

From Forty to Fifty Lives Lost. Two miles east of South Bend, midway between this town and Mishawaka, the track of the Michigan Southern railroad crosses a narrow ravine, on an embankment about twenty-five feet high. At its base was a culvert, through which ran a rivulet, too small a stream, indeed, to be called a creek, and whose waters were drained from the high ground south of the road. When this culvert was put in, the neighbors, remembering the extraordinary and sudden rise of this rivulet, eighteen years • go, contended that it was too small; but it seemed impossible that its wa'er could be swollen to such an extent as to exceed its capacity to carry off; and indeed they have not been till the fatal night of last Monday. Monday afternoon and evening, the rain poured down litterally in torrents, and the little rivulet grew rapidly. But no danger was apprehended. After dark, at half past eight o’clock A. M. the express train from the east passed over it safely. What happened after that time till midnight we can infer. But it is evident to all that the culvert must have chocked up with driftwood and sand, as it might have done even it larger—that the embankment thus became a dam, behind which the water rapidly accumulated—and that it rose, as the water mark in the fields around abundantly prove, almost the level of the track. Many person; at fi rst thought th-t the embankment had been swept off Deiv» e the midnight train | reached that point, but the opinion of experienced railroad men, and of the passengers, is the reverse. A little before midnight, the night express from Chicago passed South Bend—Mr. Osgood, Conductor, and T. Chulip, of LaPorte, Engineer, and one of the most careful ones on the line. The passengers had all noticed how carefully he had run his train, when it passed over a bridge or any other locality which he thought might be dangerous. He checked up the train when passing over the Studebaker bridge, less than a mile this side of the ravine, and then regarding the embankment as unquestionably safe, increased his speed. He must have been running, however, at less than twenty miles per hour when he reached the fatal spot. The emb .nkment was, beyond a doubt, thoroughly water-soaked and ready to give way as he reached it; and the weight of the train, or any other violent concussion, was all that was needed to complete the work of destruction. Down went the track, train, embankment and all, in to the narrow gorge. The tender, baggage car and two second-class cars, mostly shattered into fragments, piled up their ruins on the engine upon the opposite side of the bank. Two passenger cars followed, landing* nearer the center of the channel, and the sleepingcar, the last of the train, with all its inmates escaped comparatively uninjured, though taking the frightful leap with the rest. The vast volume of water thus released, by the destruction of the dam which had confined it, swept for a few moments over them, carrying several, who finally escaped, down its stream, and doubtless drowning many of those now missing, for three of the dead bodies were found two hundred yards below where the rivulet empties into the St. Joseph river. In a short time it had run down, and the uninjured were enabled to look for the wounded and the dead. As soon as possible, the alarm was given at Mishawaka and South Bend—the citizens of both places came to the wreck and worked zealously through the remaining hours of the night and the following day—Mr. Denslow, who lived near by, opened his house end barn for the wounded—physicians, with many other citizens, came from La Porte, tiiirty miles distant, as well as the neighboring towns —and all was done that was within the power of man. The engineer and fireman, who were brothers, were killed at their post —so were the baggage man and express messenger. The express safe was broken to pieces by the crash; but the money, over s6o,ooQ,_was about all found during the day. The dead, as they were found, were mostly taken to M'shawaka, and many of the wounded also. The rest were brought here. The scene at the wreck was sorrowful beyond description and we hope never to look upon a similar one. There were at least one hundred and fifty passengers on the train. Of these thirtyeight dead bodies were found. ---<>---

The Mormon System. -----

<Peon Slavery—How the People are Held.> ----- An army correspondent of the Philadelphia <Inquirer>, writing from Salt Lake on the 20th ult., thus discloses some of the abominations of Mormondom: “It is estimated that five thousand souls design returning East this summer; twice this number wish to do so, but their indebtedness to 'the Church' prevents them. It is truly astonishing how completely has this scheme of swindle been practiced. Thousands of poor, unsuspecting people in the States, and from all parts of Europe, have been visited by Mormon missionaries, and preached into the ‘faith,’ and induced to emigrate to this distant valley called ‘Zion,’ under promises that good lands, free to all, awaited their arrival; hence, they at once accepted the proffer of the Church Emigration Society, and are brought here at Church expense, amounting to about $l20 per head for those from the States, and about $260 per head for those from England, Scotland and Wales. By this process the man with a wife and three children finds himself landed in Utah without clothes or money or provisions, and with a debt hanging over him of five or six hundred dollars to the Church. He draws on the Church fund at tithing granaries for his daily bread the first year, and in time finds himself so invalued that he and his family become <peons> (slaves) for an indefinite period; many, however, by extraordinary exertions, free themselves from this debt and collect together a yoke of oxen and a small wagon, with a supply of provisions, and make a start back for the East. They are permitted in many cases to go back, and in a day or two are followed by the 'Danites,' by order of the Church (generally issued through the 'Bishop of the stake’) or what we can best understand by ‘local preachers,’ and their oxen and wagons are taken from them on the highway, and turned over to the Church.

Chairman.

“This system of preventing apostates from leaving this valley has been carried on to an extreme of persecution for years past that baffles one’s ideas of humanity, and was vet followed by absolute murder, when the deprivation of the outfit proved insufficient to stop the returning apostate—the Parish murder is a case in question and serves to illustrate many others of a like nature. The dreadful ‘Mountain Meadows Massacre’ is one of the same kind, for, although not apostates trying to leave, they were emigrants passing through, and were appealed to by all of the Bishops, (including Brigham Young himself,) to stop and settle in the Valley of Utah; this they peremptorily refused to do, and moved on, and one Elder taunted them with the remark, ‘Well, if you will persist in going further and doing worse, you can go on; but mark my words,’ said he, ‘you will never reach California.’ Results show how true were Brigham’s remarks. sixteen orphan children are all that are left of that company.”

Great Excitement.

Den of Counterfeiters Discovered—Four of them under Arrest—Tico found Guilty and held for appearence—Parties out after them. The following is from the Middleport (11l ) Republican of last Thursday. As Concord (Bunkum,) is within two miles of the State line, and the “Dunn Farm” lies partly in Jasper county, it may be of interest to many i of our readers: “On or about the 10th of this month, our town was thrown into a state of excitement by the appearance of several counterfeit bills on the Hadley Falls Bank, .Massachusetts, and inquiry was immediately instituted, which resulted in the arrest of Samuel Reeves, William Dimes and Elijah Courtright. Upon the examination of Reeves, he was committed for his appearance, in default of SSOO bail. Dimes is now (Monday morning) on parole, his bail being placed at S3OO. ‘•From the circumstances elicited from various persons, it has come to light that the headquarters of these counterfeiting g ntry are situated on the ‘Dunn Farm,’ three miles east of Concord, and extending on both sides of the State line—part being in Indiana { anda portion in Illinois. There are two houses the farm, about one hundred yards apart —one in each State. The woods in the vicinity are so completely filled with undergrowth that it is a matter of great trouble to beat about. “On last Thursday, a party of three persons started out to arrest two of the Dunn boys, who were implicated. On arriving at the Illinois residence, they found it occupied by six persons, among whom were Joseph, David and Van Dunn. They imm *diately made tracks for the Indiana side of the line, David, however, falling into the clutches of the officers; but, after some scuffling, he was rescued by the others, and escaped with them. A warrant was immediately procured in Indiana, and parties sent out to aid in the arrest. “It is impossible, in our small space, to give ail the particulars of the ‘m in-hunt,’ but it was frui less until Sunday morning, a man, named Asbury Kelley, was arrested in an orchard near by. He denied his participation in the busines, or that he had any knowledge of them, but, upon the application of a piece of hickory bark to his’ neck and the limb of a tree, suspending him between heaven and earth, he was made to disgorge several facts, which are considered of some importance. The nature of these confessions we deem it best, for the present, to keep from the public. “On Sunday morning abou* three o’clock, when Mr. William Anderson, constable, was riding through the woods near the place, he was suddenly attacked by two men, (supposed by hi ii to be the Buna boys,) who struck at him with clubs, but missed him. His horse recived a blow, however, which frightened him; and Mr. Anderson, being unarmed at the time, beat a retreat. ‘On Sunday, we learn, nearly one hundred men were in pursuit of the fugitives; but, upto Monday morning,no further arrests had been made. “Since writing the above Kelley has been discharged from custody, there being no prosecution against him. “Whether there is considered sufficient evidence to warrant his second arrest, we know not; but, if there is, we certainly should deem it advisable for those who are interested to cause a second examination. “P. S.—Joseph Dunn and Kelley were arrested for rescuing David from the officers, and held for their appearance next Thursday morning, in $500.”

Which is the Union Parly!

The Charleston, (S. C.) Mercury, a Democratic sheet contains the following: The Democratic Party.—“ The Democratic party exists only in the South. It is no longer a National party. Why should we not accept the true state of things and act upon them! As a party, it i a Southern party, and nothing else. Why should it not turn its back upon the North, and act only for the South!” The Mercury defines the position of its own party doubtless as it is understood by all Southern Democrats! But does thisdefinition of the party meet the approbation of the Northern Democrats’ Will they acknowledge or do they believe their party no longer National* VVi 11 they turn their backs upon the North and act for the South only! There exists a nice union of sentiment! truly, in that party North and South! The Republican party,the Mercury defines as follows. We are willing to concede that it do -s no more than justice to the teachings of the Republican party: The Republican Party. Disunion, would be fatal in ewry point of view to Black Republicanism. They know it well, and would seek to prevent, if they had the power and could succeed, even nt the point of the sword. It is the strongest Union parly in the country, not only from policy and the dictates of self-preservation, but by the principles of consolidation which they entertain.” is not unwholesome to fall in love with another man’s wife. A respectable citizen ot Alabama “died” the first year on account of an affection of this kind. The hist lime he was seen he was looking into th" tnvUth of.® cofked pistol

A New Motive Agent

In 1836, a Frenchman discovered the mode and succeeded in making solid carbonic acid, which up to that period had only been obtained in the state of gas and liquid. Carbonic acid is a singular substance, on account of the high pressure Which emanates from it in passing from the solid state; there is nothingequal to it in this respect, and it reverses the natural order entirely of other substances. It has the form of snow^trod also of crystals, which are so transparent that it is difficult to distinguish them from the pure glass bottle in which they may be kept. If solid carbonic acid is not enclosed in vessels of great strength, and sealed up perfectly tight, it passes into gas, not suddenly like gunpowder when a match is applied to it, but by degrees in the same manner that ice forms into water. Its vapor has an expansive force or pressure, which increases with its temperature in the ratio of 23 atmospheres at zero, 29 at 1® degrees, and 30 at 32 degrees. On this high expansive force, together with the slow evaporation of solid carbonic acid the ideas are founded for using it as a motive agent. The only difficulty in the application is the production ot the solid acid in sufficient quantities. If a demand was made for thia solid acid, it may be produced in any quantity. A railway would be the best thing to make the experiment on. Let a vessel of sufficient strength, filled with this acid, and provided with a stop-cork or valve, be fastened on ■ light carriage, having one person to direct its motion, and let this vessel be considered similar to a rocket with its mouth behind. When its valve is opened, the solid carboniw acid will assume- titae gaseoue- eendition, and its great pressure ia escaping will noie th*carriage in- the opposite direction, with a velocity a,nd force equal to the pressure and. the aera of the rocket-vessel. With the employment of a sufficient force of this kind, several railroad carriages- attached together iru front of the driving one may be propelled! along a railroad. By attaching such rocker to the gondola of a balloon.it mav he steareifi in any direction at pleasure. The principal advantage, however, of this motive agenU would be its appl.-ealioa to- railruade--

A Plen for Conuecticut

The New York. Diy Book, a leading Democratic paper, accounts for the recent election in Connecticut on the hypothesis that the “De mocracy of that State were defeated* in consequence-of a general concession that* slavery is an esfi!-.” Ji also declares that “the* Democratic-party of Connecticut is tv hurnbitg, ' beeanse it admits slew-ry in evilThe ('hicago J&ruid tlm-uk, rfiat ide Book expresses ite-rrttf rat.icr pjeji.hly for good policy. Tt puts in an apulwgy fe-r “New England prejudice,” and hopes th., t the Yankees, under th.* benign teachings of modern Democracy, will yet “conquer their prejudices” against the -divine instituVioruud come to regard slaver; as n satto&Al hk-ssrai-g, a thing to be spread and by tlae paternal care of the Federal Gewrzencnt. The Herald puts in a plea fair the •class of politicians known as ••dougi.Jaces,’’’’ and no long as they are willing to do‘,lk- u.ii, work of the slave breeders and obey ikeir behests in all tilings, it is asking too lunch Jo m.k* them profess to believ“ th- t slavrrv is a national blessing. We think so too’. When a I‘i in is willing to i-riv. 1 on his bellv and eat dirt, it,is crowding him a little to. much to ask him to swear that the dirt ... sug-.r, and that he really relishes it.

The District Board of Equalizntion.

The following is the result of the District Board of Equalization, which met at Plymouth some days ago. The first column, of figures gives the average value per acre of lands in each county; the next the ave-rage per acre of lands and improvements, and. thelast column the per cent added on or takers, off: Lands J .a ads Action Counties. per and of Acre. Improu'ts. Board. LaPorte, $10,83 $12:37 No change. St. Joseph, 10,31 11,74 “ “ Miami, 9,45 12,Ti 10 pr. ct. otE Cass. 7,29 10,18 10 pr. ct. add. Alarsliall, 6,80 8,44 No chanrWhite, 6,02 7,19 •• Porter, 6,00 7,39 10 pr. cl. add. Benton, 5,30 6,11 10 pr. ct. off. Lake, 4,90 5,61 10 pr. ct add. I'ulton, 4,84 6,22 10 “on land. Starke, 2,62 2,81 No change. Pulaski, 2,34 3,03 20 pr. ct. add. Jasper, 2,22 2,66 30 pr. ct add. This increases the value of real estate and improvements in this county $513,480.

Native Whisky in Arizona.

The Apache Indians have a mode of making whisky which would appear novel to the manufacturers of that article in the Ohio Valley. The “firing up” process is rather slow, yet these Apache Indians seem to get a liquor which makes good “drunk” come. The process is as follows: The corn is first soaked for twenty-four hours, a hole is then dug in the ground, generally in a wigwsm, and some dry grass laid on the bottom; on this toe corn is placed, and a layer of grass over it. Four or five times a day warm water is sprinkled over the corn, and at night the family sleep on it to increase th# warmth, and maka the corn sprout quick. At the end of four or five days the cotn ia all sprouted; it is then dried and pounded fine, put in a kettle and boiled for five hours; when cooled it is mixed with sugar and flour, and left to ferment for twelve hours, when it is ready fordrink. Although not rank to the taste and fiery, its intoxicating power is very preat, and when an In» dian has a quart or two on board, he don’t care a copper who is President of the United States.

Who are for the Union!

The following paragraph, from the Louisville Journal, is a full answer to the interrogatory, “Who are for the Union!” “The Hon. Wni- L. Yancey, perhupse the most influential Democrat in the South, is devoting all his time and energies to getting up Southern leagues for the dissolution of the Union. He has formed and published a constitution and law leagues, and the number of members is said to be daily increasing. And now it is a significant lact, that, of all the Democratic editors of the gouth, Mr Pryor, the Richmond fire-eater,ia the only one who denounces Yancey’s movement, and that he denounces it avowedly upon the ground that he thinks it is calculated to retard, instead of hastening the glorious cause of disselut’.on” Where are the Union savers!