Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1859 — Page 2

THE RENSSELAER GAZETTE. RENSSELAER, IND. WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1859.

Read the advertisement of E. T. Harding in this paper. will be preaching on the first Lord’s day in August, at Mr. Bedford's, onehalf mile east of Rensselaer, at 11 o’clock A. M.; M. L. CoFFENBERRY. wai an immense crowd at Lafayette, on the 4th. There were twelve military Companies, and from ten to twenty thousand persons present. Tom. Corwin, delivered the oration.

COUNTERFEITER ARRESTED.

Last Wednesday evening a young man, named Holbrook, from Uniontown, Ohio, came to this place hom Bradford, passed two bogus half dollars, one on Thompson & Son, atid the other on J. M Austin, and then started back again for Bradford. He had not gone more than half a mile before it was discovered that the m ney was bogus, and a party of four horsemen started after him and brought him back. The next morning a party went out to search for more bogus money, and they found a wallet containing twenty-jtwo bogus half oilars within ten paces of the spot where he was caught. He was tried before Justices Howe and Hopkins, ahd held to bail iii .SSOO for his appearance at the next term of the Common Pleas (jo.irt. He failed to give bail, and Sheriff Phillips took him down to the Lafayette jai! for safe keeping. The evidence against him is conclusive.

(commu n i'cated.)

A REMARKABLE WEDDING.

Marri-ed, on the 6th inst., in Kankakee township, ■ Jasper county, Indiana, William Haskins land Anna Mead. The gay bride groom, in this instance, is in the midst of his seventieth summer. Twenty-seven years ago he seperated f rom his wife, then the mother of five children, and after living sep- j erate for gome years, and not hearing from j each other, Mr. H. took to himself another j rib, and Mrs. H. became Mrs Mead; and j tifter a few more revolutions of the wheel of] fortune Mr. 11. became a widower and M s. i M. bee ame a widow, and a few weeks since i Mr. H and M rs. M. accidentally renewed j their acquaintance, in the northern part of! this county, and -at the age oi three score j years and ten renewed their early vows and became one flesh.

Sehamyl not Read or Defeated.

We copied some days ago a report from the N. Y. Tribune of the capture of Schamyl’s strong hold, and of the death or capture of the redoubtable old Circassian leader. It appears that part of the story was false. His strong hold was captured by the Russians, but proved to be a trap in which he has caught them, and he is not captured, but has captured his enemies. The Springfield (Mass.) Republican says: “Schamyl is not only alive and at liberty, but he has lately obtained a signal success against the Russians The Russians had captured one of his strongholds, Vedino, among the mountains, but Schamyl made them pay dearly for their success. He at once to the rocky cliff on which the fortress is built, and cut off the Russians from all communication from without. Thus blocked in, in a few days the Russians had exhausted the small stuck of provisions in the place, and were speedily reduced to a state of famine. They first attempted to treat with the besiegers, but Schamyl refused everything but an unconditional surrender. They made a sally, and were driven back by the Circassians with great slaughter. The attempt was renewed on the following day at ‘still greater cost to the Russians, of whom, however, ten men managed to make good their retreat and escape with their lives, leaving the lately captured stronghold, and several hundred of killed end .wounded —of Whom, it is said, forty were officers of various grades^—in the hands of the victorious mountaineers. The account states that Schamyl had ordered the decapitation of his own son for suspected complicity with the engmy on this occasion. This is the son who was captured, and detained several years by the Russians and became an officer in the Russian army, but U’as sent back to his fathc- last year.

Lynching.

The Owen county Journal says that Dr. Ellis, whose whipping fay the Regulators of Greene county we noticed the otherday, “came to grief” by returning to the county after being warned off. He thought lie would not be noticed, but he was mistaken. The following item indicates another •‘Regulator” job we suspect: “The nev/s reached here on Monday, that a notorious character, named Spelts, wis found one day last week in a tree top. some sixty feet from the ground, suspended by the neck. It was thought, from the appearance of the body, that it had been there several days. Spelts, according to the statements of the men now in onr jail for the attempted robbery and murder of Mr. Deppa a few weeks ago, is the third one of their party, the jpne who at the time made his escape, and the ojie .who is supposed to have killed Mr- Deppa, By some means the rope was thrown over the,limb of a high tree, one end tied round the neck of the victim, and the other end, after Spelts had been tlrawn up to the desired bight, tied round t(\e trunk. Who hung Spelts, we presume, will remain a my«tcry ” .

LATEST FROM EUROPE. ANOTHER BATTLE FOUGHT.

This Allltes Victorious. Sr. John, July 6. The steamer Adelaide has arrived at this Eort, ffom Galway the 25th ult., bringing ,ondon and Liverpool advices to Saturday noon, received by telegraph. The news is of a highly important character. A dispatch from Napoleon, of Friday evening, announced that a terrible battle had been tought and the allied forces achieved a great victory. The entire Austrian army had formed in line of battle, extending a distance of five leagues. The battle lasted from 4 o’clock in the morning till 8 at night. The French captured a number of flags, pieces of cannon and provisions. A dispatch from Vienna says a battle was progressing, but gives no details. The previous accounts from the seat of war, say the Austrian force was 280,000 strong, and that the entire French force had passed the Montechiaro, and their reconnoissance was said to have been pushed as far as Gato.and that the Peidmontese had advanced toward Peschiara, the north-west fortification of the historic square. Napoleon had demanded permission to march 30,000 troops through Hanover to the Rhine. It was believed that the basis of the proposed mediation of Prussia would not be acceptable. France and Prussia would thereby be involved in the war. It was also rumored that Prussia had threat ?ned to assist in suppressing the meditated insurrectionary movement in Hungary. The Swiss troops which were sent from Rome to suppress the Rising at Penijia, had had a desperate encounter with the people, shooting them down indiscriminately. Great Britain. —Parliamentary proceedings in England had been suspended until the ministers of the Government were elected. It was rumored that the new ministry would curtail the naval expenditures. The Emperor telegraphed the following to the Empress: Candia, Friday evening.—Great battle; great victory, the whole Austrian army formed a line of battle extending five leagues in length. We have taken flags, cannon and provisions. The battle lasted from 4in the morning till 8 at night. The Vienna dispatch supplies a partial confirmation of the above, in stating that the battle was progressing, but no details had been received.

SECOND dispatch. The Vienna correspondent of the London Timet says the pickets of the two armies were in sight of ach other, and scarcely a day passes without a slight skermish. Garibaldi was accomplishing remarkable feats in surprising the Austrians, making, marches of fifty miles a day, and setting the country through which he passes in favor ol national independence. There was an important omission iri Napoleon’s dispatch announcing the great battle as telegraphed from Cape Race. The Emperor says, “we have taken all the enemy’s positions, captured many cannon, Ac.” Additional intelligence concerning the battle was recived in London up to 2 o’clock on Saturday afternoon. The recent tumult in Venice was occasioned by rumors that the French had landed in Padua, and that Venice would be surrendered in three days. The people there began to mount their cockades with Italian colors, and crowds gathered in front of the Austrian commander's house and began to hiss. The Austrian patrols were ordered out but with instructions not to fire $ n the people if they could subdue tht'in otherwise, but being .received with insulting remarks they made an attack upon the mob with the butts of their muskets, and finally cleared the streets. The report that some of the people were killed by the militia is not confirmed. The official Sardinian bulletin of the affair ai Perguia between the people and the Papal troops, states that the Swiss troops attacked the town on the 20th, and met with great resistance, but after three hours’ fighting forced an entrance into the town. The combat was then renewed in the streets and continued for two hours longer. The Swiss troops trampled down and killed even women and inoffensive persons. On the next day the outrages and firing upon the people recommenced. The. town was placed in a state of siege. Advises from Malta state that eight steam vessels are ready for departure and it is asserted their destination is the Adriatic. The official Preusicbe Zeitung says the Sardinian army was moving near the frontier of Germany. The Prussian Government regards the security of Germany as entrusted t»its care. The Italian conflict is assuming ever increasing dimensions. England and Russia are arming on the greatest scale. The Prussian Government would be faithless to its duty and to the sense of nations, if she should neglect to act commisseratively with that spirit by which Prussia has become great. Prussia is free from every engagement. She obeys only those obligations which spring from the innermost nature of her State interest. It will soon be seen whether Prussia’s initiative will be supported with the necessary weight by the German St-tes. Prussia’s policy stands firm; whoever throws obstacles in her ways may consider that he is rendering service to the enemies of Fatherland. It was rumored in Paris on Friday that a corps d’armee of 40,000 men, mainly from African regiments, was expected shortly in the Adriatic. Dispatches from Milan confirm the report that the French troops are advancing toward the Vatteline. The Arch Duke Governor of Tyrol had arrived at Nanders to superintend the enrollment of 25,000 men in Tyrol and Varaes. Advices from Rome. ..say an attempt was made there on Sunday to display the tricolored flag and proclaim the dictatorship ol Victor Emmanuel, but General Gvon interfered. The Pope notified his protest against the dismerqberrnent of his States to powers represented at the Paris Conference. He had also communicated to his Cardinals a letter

from Napoleon guaranteeing independence to the Papal States. Advices from Constantinople say that Said Pasha had been summoned to send his contingent force to Renmelia, but replied that the indecisive policy of the Porte compromises Egypt, and that therefore he will send no succor, but will put his arm v on a war footing. Prussia, not Napoleon, as stated in last night’s dispatch, has demanded permission to march 30,000 troops through Hanover to the Rhine, between the first and fifth of Julv.

FOUR DAYS EATER. By another arrival four days later from Europe, we have the following additional details, which confirm the news of the great battle. There has been no movements reported by the allies since the battle of the 24t!i. The details of the action have not been received. The Austrian and Sardinian accounts report extraordinary heavy losses in killed and wounded. The dispatches from the Emperor Napoleon report the capture of 6,000 prisoners, 3 flags and 30 cannons. The Austna.i troops have recrossed the Mincio. Gen. Hess has been appointed Commander in Chief of the Austrian forces. A dispatch dated June 25, from the Emperor to the Empress, says the enemy withdrew last night, and that he slept in the room occupied in the morning by the Emperor of Austria. General Neil has been appointed Marshal of France. There has been no circumstantial account of the battle published at Paris, but private dispatches intimate that the French army has suffered so severely as to be una .le t assume the offensive. Vague rumors also put the French loss in killed and wounded at 12,000. The battle was fought at Salferino. Napoleon was constantly in the hottest part of the battle, and General Larrev, who accompanied him, had his horse killed under him. The Sardinians fought with great fury against superior numbers. The following are the orders of the day. published by Napoleon, after the battle of Salferino: “Soldiers: The enemy who believe themselves able to rep,ulse us from the Chiese, have recrossed the Mincio'. You have worthily defended the honor of France. Salf’erins. surpassed the recollection of Lonate and Castigliono. In twelve hours you have repulsed the efforts of 150,000 men. Your enthusiasm did not rest there. The numerous artillery of the. enemy occupied formidable positions for over three leagues, which you carried: Your country thanks you for your courage and perseverence, and laments j the fallen. \Ve have taken three flags, 30 cannons, and 5,000 prisoners. TheSardini- ■ .an army fought with the same valor against superior forces, and Worthy is that army to ! march beside you. Blood has not been shed in vain for the glory of France and the hap- . pi ness of tiie people.” The London Adviriiser. asserts that Loins Napoleon has made up his mind at the first j favorable opportunity to make a descent on ; the shores of Ireland. Austria. —The Vienna correspondent of | the London Times asserts that for the last ten years matters have been so terribly mismanaged in Austria tha*.,jt will be almost miraculous if the empire escapes dissolution. STILL LATER. Gen. Gyulai, ex-commander-in-chie. of the. Austrian army, has taken command as Co- > lonely o! a bearing his name. A i aris correspondent of the London Times says, in regard to the battle of Salferino, that Gen. Neil with 35,000 men and two divisions of cavalry, in all about 50,000 men, was engaged in forcing the Austrian center. After twelve hours fighting the Austrians brought up a reserve of 80.000 nd the allies their reserve of 50,000. It was a most critical moment, and in three hours more the fighting ended to the advantage of the allies. The Zouaves are said to he much cut up. The Chasseurs of Aieria were terribly treated—tour Generals being wounded and one killed. Orders had been received at Milan to prepare 14,000 beds for the wounded. Turin, June 28. The Piedmontese Gazette publishes the official details of the battle written the -ame evening according to positive information. Twenty-five thousand Surdin ans hold their ground against 50,000 Austrians woo occupied a formidable position, from which they were d-slodged bv the Sardinians under the order of King Victor Emmanuel. The Sardinian loss is said to be about 1,000 killed and the same number wounded. The details of the recent massacre at Peraegia by the Swiss soldiers state that neither sex norage were spared. Among the murdered by the soldiers after the fighting had ceased were thiee men, three married couples, five elderly females, a girl four years old and an infant torn from its mother’s breast and thrown into the Tiber. The London Times' Paris correspondent says that the Piedmontese were at one time during the battle of Salferino completely enveloped by the Austrians, but they recovered and repulsed the enemy, and kept their position with exceeding courage. Paris, June, 29. . Deserters from the Austrians state unanimously that there were 40,000 Austrians at Pozzolinga. This position fell to the Piedmontese.

A Ferryman Carried Away by a Whirlwind.

Tiie Norfolk Day Book, in speaking of the late whirlwind in Gloucester, Va., says: “Old Oliver, the ferryman, was not drowned, hut persons at York saw faim taken up by the wind and carried off. ATwo negroes who were in a ehed ;it the time, the entire roof of which was blown off, heard the wailing of old Oliver as he was born through the air. His cries and groans, says our informants, as he was dashing through the air, were truly distressing. His appeals for assistance were without avail, for no human power could rescue him from death, and in a few moments was i eyond hearing, nor has his body been seen since that terrible evening. In the course of the tornado more than twenty houses were either destroyed or materially damaged, seventeen of which wer : dwellings.

[From the St. Joseph West, July 6.

Latent front the Mines—None of the Diggings Pitying but Gregory’s.

We had the pleasure of a visit from Mr. j Harrv McCoy, who left Denver City June 24. Mr. McCoy is well known to many persons in this community as a gentleman in every way reliable. His statements, so far as hi's knowledge extended, are true beyond a doubt, and fron. his well known intelligence and energy we have no question but that he learned all tint could be known about the mines up to the time he left. Mr. McCoy left St. Joseph on the 10th of February last. He went to the mines with the full determination to find out all'about hem before his return, and ho has prosecuted his inquiries steadily with that view, during his four manths’stay there. His report is not so favorable as some that have lately been received. He left because he couldn’t | make money enough to induce him to stay: says that there are only eight or ten claims that pay for working at all; that these are in the Gregory diggings; that all the reports about the richness of other mines are absolutely false, and that these eight or ten leads or claims pay on an average, about SSO per day to the nnn. Mr. McCoy thinks that there were, when he lelt, as many as twenty-five or thirty thousand in and about the mines, most of whom were not. of course, making anything. The whole face of the country has been torn up by prospecting parties, most of whom had become discouraged and quit. All the diggings except Gregory’s, viz: Jefferson, Jackson, Boulder. South Platte, Cherry Creek, &.C., had been deserted, and the miners were leaving in <rreat numbers. Not less than 2,509 or ’3,000 wagons, Mr. McCoy thinks, are on their way home at this time—most of them making for St. Joseph. Very many, however, have gone in other directions, some to California and Oregon, and not a few to Sonora, though these last will hardly he able to pass the several tribes of savage Indians, such as the Apaches and Muhaves—who are showing a disposition to he very troublesome. Many of those who remained at the mines were working for what the}'could get—g->n- ! orally for their bo rd—two meals a day. In regard to the character of the leads which have been found to pay, Mr. McCoy says they are quartz leads, running south-east and north-west, and have been traced as far as nine miles, they can be traced by a blossom of a chocolate color, and in the form of boulders. The gold is formed immediately on the lead—"ulside ol the lead it is impossible to find even the color of gold. The dirt and quartz is the color of yellow clay, and when it. has been found to pay—pays \ handsomely; out as a general thing few are I s.ccess ul —not more than one out of five ! hundred. There is a great scarcity of water, 1 which makes mining very difficult and expensive. ° A new town had been laid out at the loot o’ the mountain 1 'ailing to 'Gregory’s Diggings, by a company of Yankees, called' Rocky Mountain City. Lots were selling at ten dollars a piece, one dollar down, and j the ba! nee in twelve m mills. A great fire occurred on the mountains a j . hurt lime beloi e .Mr. McCoy leit. It started j amongst the dry [lines scattered over the country, and spread ir; every direction. ] Twenty persons, it was said, had been burned j up. The lire was still raging. Mr. a cCov thinks that tne mines that j have been found to pay will-support u set- ; tleinent of 5,060 person-—not more—-and lie | advises everybody to stay at home.

From Plke's Peak.

Leavenworth, July 6. The express from Denver Ci’y,of the 30th ult.. arrived this afternoon with a heavy mail. The a'comvts continue flittering. The Utah Indians are troublesome, and an expedition to chastise them is talked of. St. Louis, July 7. Mr. McCoy, who left. Denver City on the 24th ult., informs Sr. Joseph West that only eight or ten cl ims have yet been discov. red that pay; those are on Gregory’s lead. All the rest ore deserted. The reports of richness o other claims are absolutely falser Miners are leaving in large numbers. Some three thousand wagons are now on their return trip. Mr. McCoy estimates that there are about 25,009 or 30,000 persons in and about the mines, most of whom are doing nothing or working for their board. Mesa s the mines will not support more than five thousand people, and advises everybody to stay at home. One hundred and thirty-six troops from Carlisle Barracks arrived here to-day en route .or Santa 1 e. St. Louis, July. 10. A party of five persons reached Leavenworth yesterday from Denver City with $7,500 in gold dust.

Riot at Terre Haute.

A A'egro Threatened with Lynch Law. The Indianapolis Journal of yesterday morning says: “On Sunday evening ns an Irish girl, residing with a Mr, Crumbar, in the vie nity of Terre Haute, was returning home from service at the Catholic Church, she was accosted by a negro in the suburbs of the city and a demand made of her to yield to a brutal gratification. She resisted, and in the struggle that ensued gave the negro a sound thrashing. Ye terday morning the negro was arrested and lodged in jail. The Irish hands on the gravel trains of the several railroads refused to leave the city until an assurance was giyen that speedy justice should be administered. A trial was promised this morning, but it was feared the prisoner would be taken from the jail last - igli: and lynched. A large and excited crowd surrounded the jail alter the negro’s incarceration.” new Automaton Chess Player, to which we alluded some time since, says the New Yor < Sun, is fairly at work, and taking the wind out of Morphy’s sails. He played with Heilbuth, on Tuesday night, and beat him. fairly. after a closely contested game. The automaton is Turk, with a highly consumptive look, a.i unearthly whistle for a voice, cadaverous looking eyes,clock wheels for intestines, and no place within his body large enough to hide a live player. How the game ol chess gets into the defunct Moslem is the wonder of the day.

[From the Louisville Democrat of Sunday.

Terrible Tragedy in Lincoln County.

A Desperado Hung by a Mob. In May last Jasper Rouzy shot James Oldham in Milledgeville, Lincoln county, and immediately fled. He located himself in a re i ote corner of Marion county', and although the execu ive of the State offered a reward of S4OO for his apprehension, every ‘one was fearlul of attempting to make the arrest —such was his desperate character, and so thoroughly was he armed. While in Marion he was accustomed to committing depredation after depredation of the most serious nature. He would go to the houses of persons and demanded their guns, threatening to blow out their brains in case of rerefusal, so that he was enabled to form quite an arsenal. W On last Monday he went to Bradfordsville, and encountering a gentleman he seized his gold watci, and placing it in bis pocket, said, “What will you do about it!” Just at this juncture a small inan seized him from behind and pinioned bis arms so closely that a number of persons were enabled to come up and assist in handcuffing the prisoner. He was then taken to Lebanon. When leaving the latter place he expressed a ''esire that he might be killed there, as he was sure it he returned to Stanford he would be hung. Arriving at Stanford, the county-seat of Lincoln, he was p;aped in jail. Yesterday (Saturday) morning, about half past two o’clock,! a ‘ mob of some eighty persons attacked the prison, made a forcible entrance, and carried off’ the prisoner. They proceeded a short distance, and then informed Rouzy of their intention. He only requested that his body should be given to his wife and that it remain in peace, as he trusted his soul would. The mob then hung him upon a tr e and left the wretched man suspended between the heavens and the earth. He was not discovered until after daylight. Rouzy had for a long time been a vicious ungovernable person, and w is a perfect terror to the neighborhood of M lledgeville and Huntsville.

[From the London Times.

Kossuth.

Marceilles, June 21. M. Kossuth left here this morning in the Sina, at 7 o’clock, for Genoa, accompanied by M Figyelmesy, who is designated on the Sardinian passport they have between them as aid de camp to Kossuth, which would seem to imply that the ex-Dictator of Hungary is to hold a military command. Last evening M Figyelmesy went to the encampment of the Austrian prisoners at Wenpempt.e; he addressed himself exclusively to the Hungarians, among whom he distributed a considerable sum mi gold and silvei, and giving nothing to the Germans. He informed his fellow countrymen that M. Kossuth was in Marceilles on his road to Genoa and the head quarters of*the allies, where he was to have an interview with Napoleon and Victor Emmanuel, for 'the purpose oI organizing means to secure the n -.tur.i; independence of Hungary, which he affirmed thh allied Sovereigns had agreed to recognize. He also stated that tho allies would lend their d 1 Vu liberate Hungary from Austrian rule. 1 believe • hat M. Kossuth’s aid do caswp had no reason to be dissatisfied with t!>u results of his mission. On being told that .%?. Kossuth would spare no efforts to promote their well being am! obtain their freedom as early as possible, the Hungarians expressed pleasure at no longer being compelled to fighl for Austria, but for all that, I doubt if they are inclined to desert an I risk the danger of another fighl with the prospects of a Court Martial if retaken. M. Kossuth and his aid de camp arrived at the railsvay station yesterday astern >on. They were met by police agents who inquired at what hotel they proposed to stop. On being informed of the address, a couple of police agents in private clothes mounted guard before the doors to watch the movements ol the Hungarians a»d note who called upon them. They were there the last tiling at night and the first thing this morning to escort Kossuth and his aid de camp on board and see them safe out of France. Before leaving a young Italian volunteered to fight for Italian and Hungarian liberties, and was taken on to Genoa to serve in the H ungarian legion. K ossuth, I am informed, has many admirers in Marceilles who were only deterred from call.ng to pay their respects and to express their sympathies, by the presence of the police agents.

Proclamation to the Jews in New YorK.

The following is a copy of a n.iatly printed hand bill addressed to the “Sons of Abraham,” which has been posted in various parts of New York city, and attracts considerable curiosity: “E ghteen hundred years have now nearly elapsed since our beloved land—the heritage God gave our Fathers and to us, their posterity, for an everlasting possession—has been wrested from us by cruel and bloody idolaters. During that long period we have remained scattered and captives among tbe Gentiles. We have suffered the most cruel persecution on account of our faith. We have long prayed and hoped for the coo ming of the Great Deliverer, whom the God of Israel has pr mised to send to restore us and to re-establish the Throne of David. This hope, in the minds of many, is now beginning to be shaken. Some, because the fulfillment of these promises have been so long delayed, deny the truth of God’s word altogether. Many have already forsaken us, and have enlisted under The banner of 1 1 fidelity. Hundreds of others are embracing the religion of the crucified Nazarene. Is it not the most important for every one of us to ask himself the question, Has tbe Messiah come, or do we look for another! Rabbis, answer! Teachers of Israel, to the Rescue! The faithful ones in Israel demand ill”

physician wn ing to the Springfield Rep., strongly urges the use of the swing as a preventative and cure for the consumption. He would not use the ordinary swing, but one used for gymnastic exercises—that of grasping a stick a sliort distance übove the head, with the hands some three feet apart, swinging the body moderately at first, but gradually increasing the exercise as the muscles gain strength. This practice he j insists, if general, would save thousands ! from the ravages of consumption

An Army at Rest.

Tha Albany Evening Journal remarks that “there is one army which will never quit Italy. It sleeps on its arms in an eternal bivouac. New recruits join at an average of a thousand a day. They are picked men, the bravest in both armies—the foremost in every battle. In twenty-seven days Italy has been strewn with twenty-seven thousand corpses—poor fellows that sought an epaulet, and found a grave. A thousand fell in the various early >kirmishes. A thousand marked the invasion of Garibaldi. Nine hundred French and Sardinians perished at Montebello. Two thousand Austrians perished on the same field. Two hundred Zouaves were killed at Palestro. As many Sardinians died with them. Four hundred Austrians were drowned in the canal. More than twenty thousand must have fallen in the action at Buffilora and Magenta.” The Journal then speaks, by name, of the many distinguished.officers killed and wounded, also adding: “But this is the ‘fortune of v.ar.’ There must be death or there can be no promotion. A dozen eager hands are ready to grasp the baton as it falls from the hand of the dying Marshal. A dozen hearts burn for the gold epaulets whose last, owner lies dead i• i the. ditch. From the General of divisions down to the sous-lieutenant, each finds his commander’s corpse a stepping-stone to his own giory.”

A modern Argus.

Mr. G. H. Smith c"mmumcates to the N. Y. Evening Post that there is a man living in that city who has four yes, two of them in the back part of his head. His name is Carl Saul, and he is thirty-five years of age. Both sets of eyes are periect, and he sees backwards and forwards at the same time with equal ease, comp ehending at a glance everything within the range of his vision, e. tlier way. The object which he thus simultaneously beholds, he will describe with wonderful accuracy. “Mr. \aui,” says the writer, “is a man of extreme diffidence, and the peculiarity of his visual construction has been carefully concealed and has heretofore been known only to some of his j intimate friends. The back of his head is quite ff.it; but lie has long hair which affec daily conceals the large eyes, which are generally protect dby a bandage. He is highly intelligent and social in his habits,and owns considerable property which he has accumulated by honest industry.”

A Great Name for a Great Man.

Mister Cass, in his cabinet, dosv ana Sit-ek, Says to naturalized citizen*—-“Pray vu, \-j meek 1 I’ll protect you, while here In republican lunu. But, beyond the great *•.-«/, you’re at despot's con - maud!” ' Afle.Athrs, Mister Cass-sure ait in-, ji mjisi agr. . That your n.vjsk shot!hi he sounded —‘ nit the great V Sad Accident —Mr. John Osbort. and ins wife, residing abo;u seven mii-s knits <>•/ this place got into a carriage about tour o’clock last Sunday in the afternooi’.l -to romt-_ to Westville, The horse became fractionand unmanageable, before leaving (he yard. Mr. Osborn jumped out on one side, ai-d i > iady on the opposite, and in so riding 'ln f head came in conia- ' with the fence with such a concussion that-she died the f<> IL >w vug morning at about six o’clock. llVt-fo;'te Her aid. emptied upon ’tie wh .r Philadelphia a quantity of cherries which ha,} beey- used to flavor rum. About twenty pigs [> irt.ook of the fruit, and were i;rhl" r-.-drunk thereby. Being intoxicated they begin to squeal and iri other w avs nu-.ke themselves ridiculous. In the foolish greedy oi their countenances they were said rol resem - ble inebriate humanity very closely. * (£y**A special dispatch to the Sr. L mis Democrat says the Kansas Constitutional Convention met at Wyandotte, Kansas, and perm inant !y organized by tiie tjlectioi of J. M. Winchell, President, and A. J- Martin, Secretary. No business of importance was transacted. Tiie Convention stand ,3 r Republicans to 17 Democrats. Hou.stuJL, who is fairly in the field as a Candidate lor Governor of Texas, in a letter to a Iriend, says he will make no regular Canvass, though he may deliver a few speeches, and when he does, lie will be down upon all the modern isms, ultriisrn, reopening the African slave trade, secession movements and artful dodges of the day. Poniatowski, the sole representative of the royal family of ancient Poland, who has escaped from exile in Siberia, on account ot his attachment to Protestantism, lias come t > this couh'rv. intending to become a citizen. He is lecturing at Portland and Newburyport, on Siberia and Russia, but means to come We»t tor his residence. ft(yA gentleman announces in the Buffalo Advertiser that he will deliver a lecture in that citv, in which he will exhibit a “model of his steam battering-ram, by which two men can whip out any war vessel now afloat, without firing a gun or losing a man; ami also a model cannon, that will load, aim, fire and swab itself ’out. ' A gang of burglars has recently been broken up in New York, and it has been discovered that several of their heaviest robberies have been executed through the help of servant girls, whose lovers the robbers pretended to be. is a woman in Buffalo who knits in trontol the residence of her debtor every day, in the hope of compelling him. to pay up. She attracts large audiences, and never gets tiled of repeating her story. wife of a clergyman, in Boston lately caught her foot in her hoop-skirt in. such a manner as to throw her down with great violence and to break one of her legs. writer in Blackwood says the peculiarity of Louis Napoleon is that he consults everybody and follows his own advice. is said to have left a manuscript treatise on Geography more perfect than any yet known. 0O“H is confidently believed that either the Queen or the Prince ol Wales will soon visit. Canada.