Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1859 — Page 2

THE RENSSELAER GAZETTE. RENSSELAER, IND. WEDNESDAY, JuLY 20. 1859.

The Rev. J. H. McCullough will preach at the Grant School-house next Sunday, at eleven o’clock in the forenoon. young f'riend, Master James, (we have forgo'ten his first name) will please accept our thanks for a mess of green corn. (gyA meeting for the purpose of organizing a cavalry company, wifi be heid at the Court House next Saturday afternoon, at three o’clock. OJ*\Ve week, in a part of our edition, through mistake, announced Mr. D- I. Jackson as a candidate for Auditor. We hope no one was misled by it. (fJ’A gentleman who has been riding considerably through the county, informed us yesterday that he never saw corn look better in Jasper county than it does now. lion. Ru us Choate, of Massachusetts, died at Halifax, Nova Scotia, last, week. He had proceeded that far on h : s way to Europe, and had to be put ashore on account of failing health. OirMr. Van Nostrand iniorms us that he intends to reinpin here but one week longer so that those who have not secured t eii miniatures had better attend to it iinmudi atelly. His pictures cannot be excelled. 0/7”The young man who was arrested it: this place two we k« ago for passing bogus half dollars, was taken before the United Stated Commissioner at Indianapolis, and held in SI,OOO bail for his appearance at the District Court. (j.jt There will be two County Commissioners to elect next fall, and we have nut yet heard any name connected with these offices. The office of Commissioner is the most important one in the county, and we hope our frien s will cast about in time to select the best mar. in each district to fill these offices. wheat of this county is now all harvested, and the yield has proved unex- j peetedly large, although a few did not cut their wheat at all. What escaped the winter has filled out unusually plump. We hear that Solomon McCurtain, in Barkley township, has a field that will average tortv bushels to the acre.

FIRE.

We rfgret to announce the destruction by fire, last M' n-’r-y evening, of the resi donee of George McCoy, th.vt large white frame building about seven miles from here* on the Bradford road. The fire broke out between six and seven o’clock, and is -rupposed to have caught from the kitchen stove-pipe. The house was totally consumed, the family only succeeding in saving their clot iug and a n*>Js-, tion o! the bedding. The loss is supposed to be about $2,000. Two c; three of the family were also injured, but not seriously, we believe. Mr McCoy, 011 discovering the fire, mounted a horse atid rode in haste to gather his neighbors. The horse threw him and hurt him considerably. Mrs. McCoy and the hired girl went un stairs to secure the clothing and bedding, and while there the fire gained on them so rapidly as td cut off their retreat down stairs. They then passed out the second story windows on to the portico,and from there jumped to the ground, injuring themselves by the fall, but breaking no bones.

HOKSE-THIEF ARRESTED.

A one-artned m in, calling himself Joseph A. Miller, was arrested in town last T mrsday evening, on suspicion of being a horsethief. It 6eeins *hat early on Thursday morning he concealed a horse in the timber near the residen e of Mr. Hammond, in Barkley township. The horse broke loose and went to the stable of Mr. Hammond. He had on a hickory bridle and no saddle. This, ini connection with the fact that’Miller did not appear very energetic in hunting the horse after he broke loose, led to the suspicion that he was stolen, and the people In that neighborhood determined to investigate the matter. They turned out in the afternoon to hunt Miller, and overtook him in the evening at this place. Alter his arrest Miller said that he saw the horse on the prairie five miles east of Frnnceev’ille, and b told that h,e was a stray horse: and as 9 friend of his living east ot Rochester h >d lost a horse about a year ago, he thought this was the game horse, and so he took him, intending to ride him to Momence, 111., and then back to Rochester to give him up to his owner. Messrs. John McCurtain and Silas Stockton took Jlilier and the horse on Friday to VVinnemac, and found the owner of the horse, living six miles- east of' that place. Miller was sent to jail to await his trial, which is set for to-day, in the Common Pleas Court. „

ODD FELLOWS' CELEBRATION,

At Francesville A&yust S. ADDRESS G. REP. SCRuYLER COLFAX. Francesville Lodge, No. 190, I/O, O. F., will Celebrate their secon'* anniversary on the 6th day of August ne .t,, n t Francesville, by a procession. address, and public supper. The members of the Order will form at Odd Fellows’ Hall at two o’clock, and march through the principal streets to the Depot, where the following will be the ORDER OF EXERCISES. Music by the Rpnsseiaer Bond. Opening Ode by the Members of the Order. Prayer by the Rev. Bro. Geo. Guild. Music by the Bund. Address by P. G. Rep. Bro. Schuyler Colfax. Music by the Band. Closing Ode by the Order. Benediction. Music by the Band. The procession will then re-form, with the addition ot the ladies who partake of supper with the Order, and march to the "Riley House,” where supper will be prepared. Alter the supper has been discussed, the Regular Toasts will be delivered. The public are respectfully invited to be present, and all who wish are invited to partake of the supper, tickets for which can be had at the "Riley House” or from any member of Francesville L >dge. Capt. John S 3. Riley, Marshal. P. G. Harvey Phillips, Aid. M rshail Phillips, Aid. T. F. Stokes. Clare Oxley, A. C. Robinson, VVm. Powell, I. Thomas, W«t. H. Jacks, Committee vs Arrun^e^ats. Francesville, July 15, 1859.

[Correspondent c f the London Post

The Papal Government and it's subj cis.

* R.*mk. June 25, 1859. Th ' sanguinary f«'>-nci:y «:-,• >l nyi■«I t»y the so railed Swiss regiment in the t* ir>a 1 ser- ! vice, which stormed the rein " >. -a ’city ol ; Perugia on the 20th inst., si uving. burning. ! and plundering as it in an en. mie’s country, j lias already produced such an impression in > the other revolted provinces, tlia. many cit- j iea and towns; seeing no hope of support ! from either the French or the Piedmontese, | after the explicit declaration of those two I sovereigns, and desipairing of rnttiptainiy— a | separate independ».-«<j ) J iave sent in thei; ° cla 0: submission to the supreme Pontiff. The inhabitants 1 o! Perugia having been twice, hut. fruitlessly, summond to return to their aiit-gfcnce by the Pope's Envoy, the Advocate Liitanzi, himself a native of Perugia, the column under Col. Schniiet ad- i vanced to the assault. The force consisted of two battallions of the Swiss regiment, 1,700 strong, 300 Roman infantry, two pieces ot artillery, and a cornpanv of gendarmes, who were placed in ambush on the road to Florence. The attack wa - made at three of he gates, and one of them was speedily burst open by a connon slmt, affording *a passage for the entrance ol the troops. An obslinate, though an irregular defense was made, end the citizens retreated, fighting w itn interior arms and ammunition, to the Pa.iazzo Cummunale, situated in the middle ol the Corso, nearly a mile from the original point of attack, where the conflict soon came to an end; but not. the vengeful tury of the soldiery, who burst into the nouses whence tiny had been fired on, and committed the most dreadful excesses. Ah ut sixty Peiugians were taken with arms still in their hands, above seventy were slain, and a great number wounded; but, as many of the latter were taken into private bouses as well us hospitals, their precise number cannot be determined. Nine w- men and children were victims to the ruthless soldiers in various houses, and the cruelties of war were aggravated by the horrors of licentiousness. The loss on the side of the troops was comparatively trifling. Two officers and nine soldiers w ere killed, and two officers and thirty soldiers wounded. It appears that a number of Tuscans were in the ranks ol the besieged party. These, alter the capture of the town, endeavored to make their escape to Arrezzo, but many of them were shot d iw n by the gandarines, who were in ambush on the road. An American gentleman. Mr E. N. Perkins I Boston, who arrive i at. p.-ruagia from Rome on the loth, with Mrs. Perkins and three other ladies, had a very narrow escape from the hands ot the ruthless soldiery, who Ourst into the Hotel de France, where he was staying, shot the master of the hotel and the waiter, and would most probably have murdered the travelers also, hud they not been concealed by the mother of the unfortunate hotel keeper in a dark recess, lead; ing by a secret door out of one of their bedrooms. In this suffocating hideous place they all remained lor fourteen hours, and when they at las' ventured out they found that the whole hott ’ had been gutted, furniture and property destroyed or carried off. und that Mr. Perkins’ 1. ggage, money arid valuable effects, to ttie amount of 000, had likewise become the prey of these freebooters in 'uniform. The U S Minister in Rome, Mr. Stoctou, has received an e-vact account of the occurrence from the sufferers, and is making energetic rt, -es. nu-'i-. ns to the government in order to obtain a mutable reparation. balloonists who recently “went up” irum St. Louis and came down in the State ol New York, are quarrelling over their ••honors.” Wise and La Mountain are “ut it,” through the newspapers. The former attributes the lailure of the voyage to the latter's mistakes; all the latter rejoins is by | saying in effect that Wise don’t know wh.it |he is talking about. La Mountain “in labor” alledges that Wise can’t cross the ocean in a baloon, by its costing him less than .20.000. wnile Wise declares that he can do it for $6,000. La Mountain says with much cunfid nee “I shall cross the Atlantic * in Oetobm

[Correspondence of the St. Joseph West.

The Mountain Meadows Massacre. -----

<Pursuit of the Murderers—Heart Rending Details>. ----- GREAT SALT LAKE CITY, June 9. I have been absent from Camp Floyd since the 1st of March. I started with the Superintendent of Indian Affairs to the southern portion of this Territory, to recover the children, survivors of the Mountain Meadows massacre. We went three hundred and fifty miles south of this, and got sixteen of the children. On our return we met a command going down to meet the pay-master, on his way from California. With this command, I met with Judge Cradlebaugh, one of our United States Judges, on his way down to find out something about the Mountain Meadows massacre. He would have me return with him, as Deputy Marshal. I also heard from an Indian chief that there was another child back. The massacre took place on the 19th of September 1857. The masacred [sic] were emigrants from Arkansas passing through to California. There were, as near as I can find out, about one hundred and forty in the train. This train passed through the uper [sic] part of the Territory unmolested. They were dircted to go the southern route, as it was getting late in the season. After passing through all the settlements south for three hundred and fifty miles to the Mountain Meadows, they stopped to recruit their stock before they struck the deserts, as they would have deserts for four hundred miles after leaving Mountain Meadows. The Meadows is a beautiful spot, about four miles in length and one-fourth ot a mile wide, and at the lower end is a fine spring. They corralled their wagons and were there three days in quietness, twenty-five miles from any settlement, when, early on the morning of the fourth day, they wore attacked, as they supposed, by a large party of Indians. The Indians fired on the emigrants and killed and wounded several. After this the emigrants set their wagon wheels in the ground and threw the earth up against the beds, making a snug defense. The Indians fought them for five days, having previously run all their stock off. The emigrants were within ten yards of as fine a spring as you ever saw, but could get no water, for whenever one came out to get it he was shot down. The spring has a high bank, a deep ravine makes off from it, and in this the Indians were concealed. After fighting for five or six days a party of Mormons approached the corral with a white flag in hand, to show the emigrants that they were friends. The emigrants directly dressed a little girl in white and placed her at the mouth of the corral. The Mormon party then came in, sat down, and talked to the head man of the train for more than an hour, telling him that they had come as friends of the party to escort them back to Cedar City, about two hundred and fifty miles behind, provided they would give up their arms, and leave all they had behind. They promised to protect them from the Indians. They marched the party in front of them back on the road about two hundred and fifty yards, where they had to pass through some se ge [sic] bushes, when one of the Mormon escorts gave a signal, and all at once the Indians raised in the bushes—the Mormon escort fired first and killed all the men—then they went to work on women and children. The spot can still speak for itself. When I first passed through the place I could walk for near a mile on bones, and skulls laying grinning at you, and women and children’s hair in bunches as big as a bushel. Judge Cradlebaugh and myself have the names of sixty white men who participated in this affair. It was done by council of Bishops in the Mormon Church. The Bishops were the head killers. They did not leave one to tell the tale. The oldest of the children is between seven and eight years of age. We have seventeen here. Th. y are getting ready to send them to their friends in Arkansas, as there were $10,000 appropriated by Congress for that purpose— so you can see by what means the Mormons have lived and supported their Church. This was the richest train that ever passed through this country, and after killing all the party, except seventeen little children, they took the cattle, wagons and horses back to Cedar City and sold them at public sale. The children were divided out to different ones— some who had no children took two. All the above has been sworn to before Judge Cradlebaugh. He has issued warrents tor all parties, but they fly to the moun-

tans. W. H. ROGERS. ---<>---

A Fearful Performance.

On Saturday night, a little after eleven, o'clock, subsequent to the play, the curtain rose at the Metropolitan, and exhibited M Blondin, standing on the lower part of the rope which led from the hack part of the stage of the Metropolitan up to the roof of the theater in the third tier—an elevation of fifty feet.—at an angle of forty-four degrees, with Col. Lum Smith soundly and firmly perched upon his shoulders. M. Blondin had his heaviest balance pole, and commenced his perilous walk without the slightest hesitation, treading firmly and confidently on the rope, as though he had no extra weight to bear. He walked somewhat slower than his wont, but gained the third tier, amid the cheers and huzzas ot the whole audience, who were breathless from the time he started from the stage till he reached his destination. Arriving there with his burden, he waited about three minutes and then commenced his still more perilous return. This he accomplished without accident, though several times he pretended to lose his footing, sending cold chills up and down the breasts of every soul present, and we opine alarming Col. Lum more than standing in the middle of a flame and holding the pipe of an engine. We iiave seen him scorching from head to foot, when he had apparently more nerve than on this occasion. The feat, wonderful as it was, was perfectly performed, and it is more extraordinary from the fact that while M. Blondin weighs only one hundred and thirty pounds, the weight ol the man he carried was one hundred and sixty-five pounds. We think this a greater performance than crossing the chasm of Niagara.— Buffalo Republic. No news of importance from the seat of war.

Arrival of the Steamer Indian. Further Point, July 17. The steamship Indian , Irom Liverpool, with dates to the 6th inst., two days later than furnished by the JVeser, passed this point this evening, on her way to Quebec. Paris, July 6. The official condemnation of the french government of an article in the Paris Seicle affirms that respect for Papacy forms part o! .the programme which Emperor Napoleon is j carrying out. The Moniteur de Bologna publishes a letter from Count Cuvour to the Junta of Bo- | logna, saying that King Victor Emmanuel i would not accept the union. I Romagna, with Piedmont, wili assist the Roman forces to concur for the purpose of obtaining Italian indipendence Gen. Pelissier’s corps to observe the frontiers of the Rhine, will be in Cantonment by the 13th inst.. It will c mprise 16.000 infaiUrv, 12,000 cavalry, and 400 cannon. The London Times' Vienn correspondent says that something unusual is going on between France, Russia and Turkey, and he would not be surprised if Turkey was to turn against Austria. Four Russi.-n corps are already on a war footing. All the officers on limited war footing have been ordered to Juus. A levy, of troops is expected. England. —Lvndhurst made a speech in the House o Lords, strongly advocating vigorous measures ol defence, both on sea amt land. He regarded the assert ion that Fr.i nee | had t o \> i -h to invade England as unties, rvmg ot consideration. En. land might live i u per e-M independence ot French forbearance, reiving oiffy on the vigor of tier people. The F >urth of July ban,pi -s took pl ace at fcjt. James’ Hull, L onion—C hi-hi Campbell presiding. Much enthu"a-un pr. vailed, and the usual to .st.s were dr,.nk. 31 I» ,!- las, the American Minister, made a spe.-c , in which lie compared the position in Italy to that of th ■ United States in 1776. and ex- ! pressed a warm sympathy vvi h tie spirit ol national independence, exist where it may, and proposed a sentiment to that effect. Charles Yilliers has been appointed l’.esident of the Poor Law Board, with a seat in the Cabinet. Mr. Gibson has accepted the Presidency | of the Board of Trade. It is rumored that Mr Colxlen will be off- ! en d the Govern irsiiip of Canada. It is reported that Emperor X ipoleon vvi 1 return to Puns about the middle of July. 1 HINA. —Tile French troops have defe.i'ed the am y of Aul .in and captured a F "’* mounting twenty guns. The ‘ IUSS 0 f " enemy was 500 and «» v: ? rcnc h *- • * ..,7'^ | and 50 vv...— * ,dU i l h!!LU i At liong Kong the transactions in tea | were stopped by the exorbitant demand of j the h dders. j India.— Nena and the other leaders of the ] community h..d been defeated and dispersed j at Indvvttn pass.

Unfavorable Accounts of The Govt Mines.

Capt. L. Nuckells reached home yesterday, July 8. Me ip,t. he mines on iT,e 2,1 n j uit. Consequent ly he made the trip in about thirteen days, and brings the latest news yet received rom the mines. In regard to the gold mines, Capt. N. lost no opportunity of obtaining all the reliable information possible. His extensive acquaintance with the pioneer gold seekers, and hie frequent intercourse with ’hem, gave him unusual facilities for acquiring correct information. Being entirely disinterested, we feel satisfied that his statements are nearer the truth than, anything yet published, He says it was estimated that 20,000 persons were at the mines. Of this number not more than one out of every five hundred was making good wages. The majority were not paying expenses. The number who are making extraordinary wages was limited to a very few. He does not think the entire amount of gold taken out this season, thus far, exceeds $30,000. Between Cache Iu P-.udre and the crossing j of the S .nth Platte, lie p issed about 700 \ jte .ms returning home. Most of the persons ' accompanying these trains had visited the I in uina in diggings, but laiied to meet with I sultici nt encouragement to induce them to I remain. The statement of Horace Grcely, and others, was undoubtedly in de in candor and honest}, hut was greatly exaggerated, in consequence of impositions practised upon these gentlemen by interested parties. He thinks in a very tew instances $l5O to S3OO have been taken out ot certain claims in a day; but these instances are exceedin lv 1 r me. ” : T llis advice to all who contemplate emi- j grating to the mines, is to wait 'urther developments. Next spring will he time* enough to .-tart, it the news should continlie avorabie. I’hose who go now will in an probability have cause to regret it. The soldiers at Fir l Kearney h vie all ! been ordered to cSa.lt L.ke, und that p is: is 1 now deserted. A company of soldiers, st iti .md beyond the Fori, .‘or the protection of emigrants, j lost ninety horses by a stampede, a few days j ago. lie confirms t K e reports of the India-n has- ! tilities, and the burning of the Pawnee vii- ! lage. 0O"In the New York law reports, we find the particulars of a singular suit, brought by a young lady to compel her guardian to disclose to her the name ot tier parents und other particulars ol her early history. By her story, it appears that she h s been brought up by a gentleman of wealth and respectability, under the impression that she was entitled to sump property; but now she being nineteen years ot age, fie has notified her that she must provide for herself, and refuses to give her any information as to her parentage, und denies that she has any property. He is described as occupying a good social ! position, and she possessing considerable personal attraction*. Niel, the hero ol the great battle! of SSolierino, is, like Gen. McMahon, the I hero oi Magenta, ot Irish descent. Ilisjjril-! lian services in the late battle have been I rewarded by the French Emperor, by the up- | point men tof a Marshal ot France. He is fiity-seven years ot age, und has done much I crejitablc service for France heretofore.

W. H. ROGERS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[Froi;: the City llerald (Extra) JiilvO. 1

[From the ChatfKld (Minn.) Republican, Slst.

A Political Exposure in Minsesota.

Governor Gorman Turns State's Evidence. We were much amused, a few days since. to hear a public conversation between ExGov. Gorman,and several citizens of Chatfield both Democrat and Republican, relative to the recent disclosures of James W. Lynde. The Ex-Governor, with creditable honesty, declared that he knew from his own personal knowledge, that the Rice men, headed by Henry M. Rice himself, did, two years ago, in Becker’s law office, fix up the plan by means ot which the canvass of the election in 1857 was made. The Governor further declares that it was known not to himselt, but to others in and around St. Paul that the first arrangement of H. M. Rice with the returns, defeated Sibley: but that this created such a row in the camp of the Breech Clouts, that Rice backed down and altered the plan, and Sibley was elected by the next arrangement, by 249 majority. Said the Governor, referring to the Democrats present, "we all know this, and yet these same tricky Breech Clout Moccasinites would set themselves up again, for honest Democrats to vote for.'’ Although one of Henry M Rice’s best friends in Chatfield, was present at this conversation, he did not dispute these damaging charges of the ExGovernor against Mr. Rice, simple contenting hiinself by opening and shutting his eyes in well feigned astonishment. If what the Ex-Governor said in the presence of his Democratic brethern be true, and we have no reason to doubit a word. Mr. Lynde's charges are all sustained, and are well known to be true by every prominent Democrat in the State. [From ttie St. Ua .l Micnrsot an. riM. G v. G .rrndl testifies to that which w e knew and eh.urged long ago. If is, as he intiin tes, an undouhfeu! fact, that the first forgeries tram • ('ass, Todd and Pembina,” did not afford efficient votes to elect Sibby! But. when the returns irom Like Superior were receiv 'd and found so unexpectedly f vorable to Ramsey, Rice was mad'* responsible up there by the Siblev branch of the M x c.ts'nites. A leading red-faced friend of Rice was thereupon heard to s.uv. “Woii, tin's Like Superior return has kicked up such a uss that to save II -nry tor Senator, we’ll now have to go to work and fix it up differently.” Then it was that the !;,ni us “Sunday Caucus 1 ol the Democratic.leaders, principally it riot wholly the chief Rice men! was held at the Aajerican House. There it was th -* decretory Chase stated .the footing up ol the return-! as t!i -y stood in his office, and said that “something must be done ur Ramsey was elected!” Teen it was that his brother, John N. Chase, was sent with bran new poll books from tiie Pioneer office, into the upper conn try, to have the necessary r ‘turns forged at Swan River and Crow Wing; which was all duly dune uccorwing to the Sunday caucus programme, at:J tiie new ‘•arrangement.” through a barefaced disregard of their oaths by Medary and Brow n, was made to'count Sibley into the Executive Chair. Bur, prior to his accepting tics canvass as just'and correct, another D in critic Caucus was n.‘l<i at lb - office of the M 'inesotii ami P icitie. R.ii road Company—Edward Rice, Presideri'. in the hack room thereof. Sibley. Ned Rice, Gorman, Steele, Col. Robertson and others, tin n and there dis cuss ■(! the advisability, either of taking advantage ot the known forgeries, just as they stood on the fraudulent record, or of'submitting to G v. Rinisey and the Republicans a proposition tor a lair investigation. Sibley ut this caucus submitted liis conscience and i ctions to the judgment of the assembled leaders. lie would do wlietever they said Was expedient lor the interests of the party. Tin y decided that, notwithstanding they all knew the returns to be forgeries, yet, as they were “on the record,” Sibiy and the parity should “take advantage ol them;” lie i should ace pt the l-audii! etlv-d tainei! olj lice: and Ramsey and the Republicans might, ■it th y chose, contest the Canvass “hefore ! the Supreme Conn"—in -inhers of which, w e he iieve, wi e • Iso present on the rascally ooc sioi:—but are not certain. One of the I If-ders, when “conte-ting before the Snip. me Court" was ment iofied, observed, sarI rustically, that "Ramsey- would have a good '•me of it before those true Democratic Jedges!" I liese are the facts. We are prepared to sustain them in a court of jtisiice. Ai.d we are glad one w ho knows so well tln-se ris caliiics of the Mocrusiiiite*. as G ,v. Gorman's - pport unities have allow -d him to uo, has mounted the witness'stand.

Kansas Constitutional Convention.

A correspondent of the New \\,rk TriAwne, w riting trom YVv.iidoi u ider date of Jouet;, •urmshes the subjoined intelligence o the organ zati.m of the K ois .s ConMi’u--1 i ona 1 Convention. [li se Democratic papers which h ive clai" -i a majority of members in lliat body lor that party are undeceiv d bv this lime, we pre uuv, ami are ready to atm amce to their readers tout the embryo Si..te Kansas j 8 R publican bv a large majority. Tao Tribune's correspoiid--111 s ,vs: *• l’he fourth Const it ut ional Convention that has assembled in Kansas met at this place yest< rday and organized. Gov. Me ibtry issued a proclamation, dated the stli. giving tiie .-e us in the Convention to those w ho had a majority on the face of the returns. By doii g so he has removed the suspicious luat had been entertained ot a design to change the result and give a majority tu the Convention to the Democrats. •‘As constituted, the Convention stands: Democrats, 14; Republicans, 3t; absent, three Democrats elected and one Repuhli .an. ’Ben ol the Democrats aye from Leavenworth County. “It. has been expected that Gov. Mvdnry would call the Convention to order. 11l had designed doing so and was here for the purpose, but was unwell yesterday and could not he p esent. $ me sparring occurred 01, the temporary organizatn 11. Though small force of the Democracy was, jux* up p. rentlv hopeless their oppositn n, they nev ; erf itpfcss uttenipttnl iv. "3,r. Hough ol Leaven vortlv, having contrived in get. on the committee that vvaiiei on the Governor, took the oppo (unity, otter reporting, to call the Convention to order, I n nd to nominate a Democrat f r ('ha..man He was stopped, his rulings overruled, and

Mr. Jos. Blood, of Lawrence, elected temporary chairman. As that gentleman was absent, from sickness at the moment. Mr Kingman, of Brown county, an the Republican was elected. Mr. Martin, editor of the Atchison Champion, was elected clerk. "The Convention then went into the election of permanent officers, when J. M. Winchell, of Osage, was elected President of the Convention over his Democratic opponent. The vote stood 32 for Winchell, and 13 for Barton. John Martin, Esq., was elected Chief Clerk by 33 to 14 for his Democratic opponent. For Assistant Secretary Mr. S. S. Blanchard was elected bv 3- t-, )4 For Sergeant-at-Arms G. D. Warren, by : 33 to It foi Dr. Castle ton. I la main object ot the Democracy now is to make political capital against the Republicans. rhey drag up every imaginable subject from who It they expect to makesomething, and call for the yeas and nays with ar. assiduity that is likely to leave an odd impression in the Journal. • I oherv'e in this Convention three members of the old Topeka Constitutional Convention. Messrs. Arthur. 3f iy and Griffith—four of the Leavenworth Convention, and one of the Lecomnton Convention. "A majority ot the members are new men. although several oft) « m have taken part in the old struggles. " I'lie hall ot the Convention is large. Jt is draped with flags, and a Dortrate o. Washington hangs over the Presidential desk r.-dav Governor Medary is weft enough to be present. The Convention labors under some little embarrassment about pecuniary matters. -Stationary’ is n>t doled out by the Territorial Secretary. Its incidental lalj ,r tnerefo e, under all the embarrassmerits of 'n't money’ and a‘prospective credit b sis It d"(‘s not realfyatppe.ar that it is muc.i better off m this respect trim tb“ old lornka Constitutional Conven’i.m. It has a n.un'iial legal ly, and that is about all I no Lecompton Constituti mil Convention 'Y aS t ', ,e - one for "li'ch Uncle Sun thought u would pay to bleed at the time of its existence. "Toe questions that ;i re likely to agitate th..- Convention to the greatest\Wfye ur.- ' ,rst ' 1 !- e Tcstion Of freedom. ;ls ir concer „; negro •lave.-y. as ,t now exists in the Territor> Black laws, am! the various forms whid. hatred of the oppressed „ P , m r , tce takes. \v uilinfs Rights, the question of b >uui,.iry, app »rtlonrmmr. the claim det.t these with mmy minor matters are iikclv to make tlig.sessi m protracted one.

From the War.

* i, 1 dates to the f r ; h ’ though ,'t reports „otht : which was umiyinated be :or.. the regular !lIV .a- ment of tic 11istoric c.qa.are" began, is importan’ 't- wacit l,i»“ of tue M.ne'o is „,,: v doned. we are told, ami the Austrian s. r concentrated on the Adige. Toe s ~-di‘ffTr ► have invested P s-biera. -he weakest of ,1m our masses ot the Sea. re. and its bought that it- re.luc.i will be s.u-.'dv Guiboi. i ts.mam-uvenng ,o g.-t. helffnd Ve. runa, a-c! cut. oil th - Austrian com-rnffic ,- ; : l ; us w^ru-rvr'-':: rtr 7* is a in ivemeut ot fear or stritcvy W <> isy to say, i„ smuea a.- rb -~ “ ' S juare” is a sort oi trap inr,, w hiei, it^wTe yin ' w'n I’* f’»d.4,w ,r,e AH . V\ dli h.iiw or ram three' /„ow t.iat 1. s.-lnera .s invested) t, «issu tie A;lie-s, her* ,1 i.. - ' , . , the Spur., to faliV-n th-ir* re’r' "J attempt to pass through, arid cut off' their ccnmunic. tions jf they attempt to go on ai d tu Zu T n:l " ' errUorV ' ls ls n-t certain 1) . the Square may not be the right place ANJ > he :Ution theAHus. Still trie steady r.-t eating, always turthrr back to more distant lines or cfof-*nss looks very much as if it were d me bee .use’ tC ;' U,d , "j’ l '° F.e Austrian loss .'-V s ' '■ • » >s reported, to be l ;ss t i.in 10.-Joo._wi, a. ,f true! is a heavy discount irom tiie first statements. Tiie consent ot the German D.e; place an armv o- observation „„ , ilu RUime is an important step tor it moves (h'rnwrrjr very up to, toe line of tin- war. and leaves but a littleV.*-, ,C 1 d, ”, 1 r be:urH a etw,l!y taking part \\ bother 1 russia will avail .b.-rstef »>• tin's, consent, as he seemed disposed to do a few. ueeks since, but uterward ch'-ngeff her mind, is not so certain —State Journal. ■

The Amer cau Bon aparte Family.

Ii 1- stated in Paris circles that- Sniper rI ts ofiereri to c -Per -Mutable tit upon tnedecemiot-tsoi Miss L.u.-rswu.l Ultimo re., 1: they will renounce the mn.-.e of Bull.l prrte. In this he follows the instil, ;t of his uncle, till 30.5, Je-rome ILir,apart , mother ol N.p i con 1, visttetiEh s country in command of . french Ingate. He m. t'tJiss Pul u r ,,.n, tacu i> beauti ul girl •>! eighteen, o Ba,t»more, and was ui ori.-d to her by tie- . atiw-. lie Bishop of that city, in |S(jH Nnpojeor was indignant at tlie alliance, issu-d ia.or-. dor torbutdi.ig the bride to set loot ia ffrance., .in.! endeavored unsuccessfully to g**t thePope t • annul the luarri rjje . 'ja-coiw b,«^ : toned to Paris, his Vessel- jmiro ihJ to Amsterdam. when an ordes- mot his ~ He proh.biting her landing, aud, she took r** u -e in En rland. where Jorrmie Napoleon, 1,1 \vas horn Jerome It being coutpclii'di away |,,s whe Miss Patterson, by-conffnamL ol his Itupenal InmMier, married- aha dnagheef o‘ iho Kscgoi YYimamhurg, who bee one the mother of Pc my ■ Napoleon, who is io Coinwvuisl oi the fro ips abnst t > att 1 k Vo mee. J-crctHe also married an Ain rican lacy, Miss \YiU H-aais, Oi Ri.vliya, Muss., who he oh me S;v* mother at (’apt. Bonaparte, now years of age. Ho wa.., educated at West P-int, suu| is tvaw with Hte army rn, Italy. is Jlejo ie N ipoleon ihav liv’Hgiß lv» Itunove, a**d Capt, Bo«...parte, now in the. French army, whom the Emperor desires to have renounce the numb of Ronaparte. J *r- moo B maparte, the husband 1 ol' Mi Patters .r, is at Paris, assis iug the Empress in carrying on the Government dmiug the whs, uce u> fie Emperor. Iro.u the Peoria & O maka R. R , passed up he N A. & S. R. R. to-d.y, t! iid in constnu'tit n of tlu* L Pe.Ar.i U. R„ between R ynold’s Station tod Mont icello. I’he first car load of iron also went up to-day.— Lof.igettc Cour.,\ Uh