Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1859 — Page 2

THE RENSSELAER GAZETTE. RENSSELAER, IND. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1859.

REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.

CLERK, d. i. Jackson. RECORDER, C. W. HENKLE. AUDITOR, D. T. HALSTEAD. COMMISSIONERS, lat District—S. McCULLOUGH. 2d District —R. BENJAMIN. H A. Shepard, of Barkley, will accept our thanks for a present of green corn. (jirWs see that Thompson &. Son have been receiving a fresh supply of dry goods. (tJ'We recommend those having much use for a lead pencil, to try Mears’ Propelling or Pointed Pencil, for sale at G. W. Spitler’s store. b -. .. . gt a r CO”Mr. Wigmore has gone to Lafayette to procure the necessary articles for repairing watches, clocks, &c., and will return jiext Friday or Monday. He has now on hand and for sale some beautiful clocks, at prices ranging from $3,50 up, and expects to bring with him on his return some that he can aflbrd to sell at $1,50. KfWe invite attention to the advertise- i went of Mr. Spitler, in another column. He desires to reduce his stock of dry goods, notions, shoes, &.C., and is selling very low to effect that object. You can buy anything he has in the store at almost your own price. He undoubtedly gives great bargains for cash. i the following paragraph from the South Bend Forum, we learn that our Oldline friend Drapier has gone and put his neck in the halter. We wish him joy unspeakable in bis domestic relation: ■ Married, on the 7th of August, by the Rev. J. B. New, of Indianapolis, Ind., Mr. Charles E. Drapier, of the St. Joseph County Forum, and Miss Josephine Gross, both of South Bend.

PRESBYTERIAL.

» There will be a Cumberland Presbyterial ! Meeting held at Pil t Grove on Wednesday, the 17th inst., commencing at three o'clock, and will hold over the following Sabbath. Ministers and members of other dienominations are respectfully invited to attend. By order of the Session.

E. JONES,

JASPER CO, AGRICULTURAL SO’Y.

"There will be a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Jasper County Agricultural Society, at the Court House in Rensselaer, oh the 20th day of August, 1857, at ten ■ o’clock A. M. I mportant business will demand the attention of the Board.

ROBT. PARKER,

;S. Donaldson, Sec’y.

OUR TICKET.

We this week put up the ticket nomin- | ated at the primary elections last Thursday. Although there were many good men and true offering as candidates for the various offices, and consequently some had to be disappointed, a better ticket than that put in nomination pould not be selected. All the candidates are competent and honest men, and when elected, (of which no man can have a reasonable doubt,) t.'tey will reflect honor on the county and on their constituents. We do not know whether oui- Democratic friends intend to run a separate ticket or not.

KEEP THESE FACTS BEFORE THE PEOPLE.

In 1823 the expenditures of the General Government for all purposes, exclusive of thb public debt, were $9,784,154,59. In 1857, the expenses of the Government, exclusive of the public debt, were $65,032,559,76. The pro rata, according to population, in 1823, was 94 cents on each individuThe pro rata, in 1857, was $2 28, per individual. From 94 cents to $2 28 per individual—un increase of $1 34 upon each individual, notwithstanding the vast increase of from 10,000,000 up to 30,000,OQO, in round numbers. The expenses of the Government during the four years under Gen. Pierce, a time of peace, was $232,820,632. This is more than the whole expenses of the Government from 1790, when it was organized, up to 1820, a period of thirty years, which included the war against Tripoli, the wars against the Indians of the North-West at different times, by Gen. Harnfer, St. Clair, Wayne and Harrison, and Against the Creek and Seminole Indians —ut the South by Gen. Jackson, and the 'war with Great Britain, and afterward against Algiers, Now, these are facts from official documents. Why are these things so? Why is it that our Government now, under the administration of James Buchanan, costs more in one year than it did during any one ydar of the administration of James K- Polk, which included the war with These things mmht to attract the attention* of the pMpte |

THE PRIMARY ELECTION.

Rensselaer, Aug. 13, 1859. The Board of Canvassers of the Republican primary elections, held in the different townships of Jasper county on Thursday, August 11, 1859, to nominate candidates for the different county offices to be filled at the next October election, met at the Court House on Saturday, August 13, and were organized by calling Mr. Wm. Buchanan, of Jackson township to preside, and appointing Ezra Wright Secretary. The Board proceeded to call on the different townships for their returns, when the following were presented, and after counting the same the following persons, having received a majority of the votes given, were declared nominated as candidates for the different offices, to-wit: Clerk— D. J. Jackson. Recorder— C. W.-Henkle. Auditor^ —D. T. Halstead. Commissioner First District— Rial Benjamin. Commissioner Second District Samuel McCullough. The following is a list of the votes given in the different townships. Some of the townships did not hold an election. Hence no returns from them.

Fixsa OF CANDIDATES'.

Clerk. . : i i | I I I D. I. Jackson. J 516 24 126 4 10 6 5 196 Wm. E. Moore. -.27 18 : 11~ 16, 1 3 * Jtecerder. C. Henklr. 24 34 24 140 21 11 9 5 208 D. G. Read. , 1. ; ; 3 ; 4 Auditor. ■ T. A. Knox. 5 6 3 34 5 53 I Thos. Lamborn. 8! 2 6 211 • 37 ' ». T. Halstead. 18 19 10 86 11 9 153: R. C. Pierce. 5 7 15 27 , S. A. Chaffee. 1 I 1; D. G. Read. ; , 2; j i 2 . Co m mis s to ner 3. Samuel McCullough 128 86 4 11 130; Rial Benjamin. , 20 ; 20 131 411 6 ,192 ; Charles Burrowee 26; 3 14; I 9 ,52 Geo. H. Brown. [ I 25 | 23 Robert Parker. 1 1 i - I i 3 113;

On motion, it was Resolved, That all townships not yet reported, that may come in this afternoon, be added by the Secretary to the returns. On motion, it was Resolved, That the proceedings of th:s Board be signed by the President and Secretary, and published in the Gazette. On motion, the Board adjourned.

Ezra Wright, Sec’y.

ATTENTION, RIFLES!

You are commanded to meet at your armory, in Rensselaer, on Saturday, August 20, 1859, at ten o’clock A. M., for drill and other purposes. By order of the commandent.

Democratic Perversion.

Moderator.

We copy the following article, written by j Hon. Schuyler Colfax, from the South Bend , Register. It explains itself. “A fortnight ago, commenting upon a con- ' troversy between the Indiana State Sentinel , and New Albany 'Ledger, growing out of the ' declination of the Speakership by Mr. English, and in which the Sentinel said, if it had announced that its editor was not a candidate for President, it would have expected to be sneered at for presumption &.C., we remark as follows: “'The Sentinel, only a fortnight ago, laid : a trap for one of its Republican cotemporaries of the exact kind alluded to in its concluding sentence above. Publishing a cat- i alogue of persons talked of for the Presiden- • cy by the various political parties, it added on a the Republican side the name of one of the editors of this papers, whom it knew very well was no more talked of for such a place than the editor of the Sentinel was for the Democratic nomination, or Mr. English for the Speakership. - It supposed of course, that we would disavow if, when it, or some other paper could ‘sneer at us for our apparent presumption;’ but not having walked into the trap, we are called to see that our course ihas been so soon vindicated by the would-be t/apper himself. “Foi'ed In its attempts to elicit something from us at which it could carp, the Sentinel coolly perverts and misrepresents what we did say, as follows: “‘Schuyler Colfax annC unces ,n his paper that he will not disavow i. v,a t he is a Republican candidate lor the PresiaC’ n cy • e infer from his article on the subject f hat that distinguished honor floats in his ima^ 111 ®' tion, and that he would not object to tax’ e the risk of an election. As Mr. Colfax seems anxious to keep his name before the people, we take pleasure in exercising our benevolence to that extent.’ “And then the Chicago Times takes up the chorus as follows: “‘Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana, announces in his own paper that he will not deny ne is a Republican candidate for the Presidency. We fear his modesty will interfere with his prospects. He is so backward that his friends will not be able to prevail on him to push himself.’ “And having thus given this sneering perversion of our remarks a start, we suppose it will enjoy quite a run among the Democratic presses of the State with additions and comments to fit. As to keeping our ‘name before the people,’ it is the Democracy which dothat thing most faithfully and sedulously. Year after year, they charge us most persistently with all kinds of missdoings, and with every Species of politcal heresy, interspersed with personal columnies and satirical thrusts. We doubt if they have been paid for their trouble; but they keep on at the work with an energy that is unwearying and an appetite that is insatiate. We hope they are having a good time of it.” has been frost in New York in every month so far. In September\they will doubtless have it; so that even if They escape this month,they will have frost eleven nnt of the twelve months in the year.

Pres’t.

Pres’t.

WM. BUCHANAN,

O. S.

I. N. S. ALTER,

A Row Among the “Fancy."

’ A prize fight between a St. Louis and a New Orleans bully took place above Alton j on Tuesday, and after the anouncement of • the result, viz: that Connors was the victor, because his antagonist, Byrnes, had struck I “foul,” a row sprung up of wonderful miscel- ■ laneousness and ferocity. We coppy from the Democrat's account of it: “When this decision was announced Byrnes fiercely remonstrated. Some five or six hundred outsiders then burst into the ring and a general row ensued. Byrnes seized the referee, Moreland, by the throat, saying ‘Do you mean to say I’ve lost it!’ Moreland was then attacked by Byrnes’ principals, was struck and kicked, and had a portion of his face gouged out with a stick. Connors, with the most of his party, drew off to their boat, while the balance remained fighting with the Byrnes men, the most of whom gradually followed to the Henrietta. Stripped, bloody, and enraged, Byrnes dared Conner to come out and finish the fight, which he declined under the circumstances to do. Then many of Connors’ men rushed on shore and joined their comrades, and a scene of riot and murderous attack followed which bafflesdescription. Knives were freely used, bottles sticks and rocks were hurled, and at last a shot was fired.

This was the signal for general drawing of pistols, and some one hundred shots were rapidly fired. Those who had no pistols rushed for their boats, which at the same time began backing off from the shore. There was then a heavy rush to get on I board, and some fort persons were instantly iin the river. Certain skiff men pulled away in terror, leaving the victims to swim or drown, as they might. “One or two fights actually occurred in the water! The swimmers at length scrambled on board, not knowing how many had sunk and been drowned. Probably three or four perished, at least. “The Henrietta was soon following the Elvira, both boats leaving numbers behind ■ them on the island. It was about four o’clock iP. M. Montgomery had narrowly escaped drowning, having leaped overboard’to save a | man who seemed helpless, and being himself j drawn out by his son; the son also succeeded in saving the man. One wretch, who was shockingly cut,had been with great difficulty rescued by getting him on a plank. “The mood of the Henrietta party may be inferred from thg fid that some twenty fights ' were waged on board before she reached Alton! Whisky reigned. There were robberies and complaints of roberies, of watches, pocket-books, &.C., which had to be rectified by attacking the robber or robbed. One victim, accused of having stolen a purse of S2O, was assaulted by several persons with such fury that he sought his revolver. “His intent being perceived there arose a cry of‘kill him, k’H him!’ and 3 fresh onset was made upon slim. In respuH-P he ate, bit, kicked, gouged, tore and scratched his opponents in a style which should entitle him to the laurels and stakes of the glorious d'<y. By nearly tearing off his pants, the pistol was taken from him—and also, as he alleged, S4O of his hard earnings. Finally he was kicked senseless,dragged to the hurricane deck, and left to revive or die. “Shortly came off a fight for the possession of pistols, between John Monaghan and John Ryan, which resulted in the casual discharge of the weapon. Its contents passing into the abdomen of Ryan, inflicting a shock"ing and probably fatal wound. Monaghan was at once subdued by this incident. He sat down and wept over the wounded man, declaring that Ryan was one of his best friends. “An impression to some extent prevailed that a pistol was actually fired by Ryan. In ten minutes afterwards, Monaghan jumped overboard and swam towards the Illinois shore—nearly two miles distant. When last seen from the boat he was still swimming, about half a mile from the bank. “The shooting of Ryan caused a temporary tranquility on board, but in half an hour the deanion of fight was again raging. Many were cut and otherwise injured, but no more pistols were fired, nor do we learn that any one was dangerously stabbed.”

The Forrest Case.

This celebrated case, which has so long occupied the attention of the courts and the public, is at last on the eve of a final settlement. By the decision of Judge Woodruff the question of alimony has been sent before a referee (Mr. Bradley,) whose award, it is expected, will be made in the course of the ensuing week. Pending his arbitration, an interlocutory decision of the Court gives to Mrs. Forrest an allowance of s2o*l a month and $1,500 law fees out of the defendant’s estate. The counsel for the lady are Charles O’Conor, Nelson Chase, and Benjamin Galbraith; and for Mr. Forrest, John Van Buren and James T. Brady. A curious piece of evidence was given before the referee in the course of these proceedings. In his examination, Mr. Forrest admitted that neither previous to his marriage nor subsequent to his divorce had he kept any account of his professional earnings and income. He had nevertheless made his wife keep a strict accouCt of every item expended for domestic purpose ß * or for he* - own use. H It is provable, from the general character of the evident.?’ that the reteree will allcw Mrs. Forrest froi.’J $3>00l) to $5,000 a year out of the defendant’s estate, the former being the sum awarded the verdict of the jury which tried the case. Besides this, she will be entitled to the arreai’3ffes that have occurred since then, and which w’.'H amount to upwards of $20,000. The law coals wi!! also form another formidable item—the sum of $1,500 allowed by the court for the present proceedings representing but a small portion of the aggregate. By the laws of this State Mrs. Forrest will be at liberty to marry again after this decision, but it is doubtful whether her late partner will be entitled to do so. There is nothing, however, to prevent him going to another State, and contracting a marriage that will be binding. Thus terminates the legal dfficulties of a couple, who, under other i circumstances, might have lived together . contented, respected, and honored. — N. Y. ! Herald, (£7”Senator Hunter, of Virginia, has declared in a speech, that if the Democratic party does not repudiate the principle of Popular Sovereigty and advocate in lieu thereof the principle of Congressional Intervention, the party ought to be dissolved, and the sooner the bettor.

The Next Congress.

Elections have thus far been held in twen-ty-seven States for members of the next Congress with the following result: Republicans, 106; Democrats, 68; AntiLecompton, 12; Americans North, 8; Americans South, 12. The States which are yet to elect were represented in the last C.ngress as follows: Opposition. Democrats. Minnesota California Maryland 3 3 Georgia 2 6 Alabama Louisiana . . . 1 3 Total 6 23 Should the result in the above States be the same as before, the grand total would be Democrats 91 All others 145 i- It has been heretofore claimed by the Democrats that, in any event, if they should i fail in electing the next President by the ’ popular vote, that the election being thrown I into the House, they would easily succeed. In such election, each State is allowed one vote chosen by a majority of its delegation, and the candidates are taken from the three highest voted for by the people. Seventeen ’ States—and if Kansas be admitted—eigh- . teen would be necessary for a choice. The States are politically divided in the next Congress as follows: REPUBLICAN. Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, ! Ohio, Michigan, I Wisconsin, lowa, I New Jersey. Oregon, Indiana. DEMOCRATIC. Delaware, Mississippi, Virginia, Texas, North Car -lina, Arkansas, South Carolina, Missouri, Florida, OPPOSITION. Tencssee, Kentucky. Tie. TO BE ELECTED. Minnesota, Georgia, California, Alabama, Maryland, Louisiana. In Illinois there is one member to be elected, upon whom depends the complexion of the delegation. Should the Democrats elect both members in Minnesota, and both in California, fill the vacancy in Illinois and carry a majority in the Maryland and Louisiana delegations, they will still be unable to elect their candidate, if the election be thrown into the House of Representatives. Chicago Journal.

Northern Indiana Lands.

We coppy the following article from the New AJbany Tribune. The Carpenter’s Creek -egion of which it speaks is in the southern part of this county, and the land is all the Trftiune claims for it: “The farming lands of Northern Indiana are.it is well known, unsurpassed by any in the United States, but even the best of our Indiana lands havfc been, until within to? past few years, alm'ost unnoticed by the wes- ' tern emigrant. The New Albany and Salem Railroad, stretching as it does through a range of country north of Lafayette on to Lake Michigan, has done much to develop the resources of the flue extent of country which it traverses; as, for instance, the fertile lands in the counties of White and Pulaski, and around Brookston and Francesville, and other towns on the road. A new Railroad, intersecting the New Albany and Salem road at Reynolds, in White county, and running from Logansport west to Middleport, Illinois, is now nearly completed. The cars will be running upon it in December next. The .oad, while it forms another connecting link between the East and West, will also do much to develop and expand the resources of Northern Indiana. It passes over a region of country not excelled anywhere in fertility and fittness lor farming ■ purposes. It must become the garden of Indiana. We allude to the scope of country west of Reynolds, and which is watered by Carpenter’s Creek. It is already rapidly rising in value. Since the completion of the railroad has been insured, the .armors in that vicinity have been seeking to purchase all the adjoining lands. Towns are springing up. Eligible sites near the railroad are sought after, and the spirit of improvement is pervading the entire country a.ound. Those of our citizens who have purchased lands around Carpenter’s Grove (and we understand there is quite a colony of settlers from New Albany in that vicinity,) will make a handsome profit upon their investments. If any man wants a good farm, good society and railroad facilities, he will do well to take the cars of the New Albany and Salem railroad, and look at the region of country we have described, before he starts for the unsettled Territories of Kansas and Nebraska. He will find in our State of Indiana just what he wants.

Methodist College at Valparaiso.

The Truste s of the Methodist College in Valparaiso, says the Republican of that place, have elected the following faculty: „ Rev. C .N .Simms, A. 8., President and Professor of Ancient Languages aud Belles Lettres. Francis D. Carley, A. 8., Professor of Mathematics, and Natural Sciences. Miss Delia A. Carley, M. E. L., Teacher jn the Coll ge Department. M’/s. Frances Loomis, Teacher in the Preparatory Department. Miss S. A. Moore, Assistant Teacher in the Preparatory Department. Mrs. Carrie D. Liscomb, Teacher of music. Prof. Simms is from Thorntown, in this State, where he has been Principal of a high school. Prof. Carley and sister are from Ohio. The first session commences on Wednesday, the 21st of September, and will continue thirteen weeks. oO"The Indiana Journal says that the “History of the Regulators” of Northern Indiana, a publication of sixty-eight pages, has just been issued from that office. It was published by the central committee ot regulators, and contains much matterot interest. It contains the names of thirty-five regulator companies—the membership in all amounting to about two thousand.

Francesville.

Hon. Schuyler Colfax, in the South Bend Register of the 11th inst., thus speaks of our sister village of Francesville: “Francisville is a village on the New Albany and Salem Railroad, about midway be- ■ tween the Michigan Southern Crossing and Lafayette,at the point where the Ft. Wayne &l Western Air-Line Railroad, (which runs through Rochester, Winnamac and Rennsselaer,) will, when built, cross the track of the former road. When laid out, in 1854, it contained but one house, but has now two hundred inhabitants, and amongst them are . three carpenters, one shoemaker, one saddler, one blacksmith, one drug store, two i dry-goods stores, two family groceries, and two physicians. It has also two hotel--, one the Riley House, kept by Capt. Riley, and the other the Drake House, kept by F. S, Drake, and both of them capitally kept. The land in every direction is of superior quality, and Winnamac being eighteen miles east and Rensselaer sixteen miles west, the scope of country, which must find its market at Francesville, cannot tail to foster its growth and business. The railroad depot is a very large building, 60 feet by 120, and which—the Superintendent, Mr. Ricker, having authorized its use on this occasion (Odd Fellows celebration) —was beautifully decorated with evergreens, and presented a very handsome appearance. It made, too, the largest Hall for speaking we have found in the entire District. “After enjoying, with other friends, the generous h spitality of that whole-souled friend, T. F. Stokes, and partaking of a sumptuous dinner of game and other luxuries with Capt. Riley—Grand Mast r Matthews, of Laporte, who presided, and the rest of us, took the cars, and in a few hours we were all home again, having enjoyed our trip in no ordinary degree.

The Times Answered.

There is no paity in the United States, besides the Opposition to Democracy ia the South, who advocate or are in favor of the revival of the African slave trade.— Chicago Times. If the Times had tried to misrepresent the fact, it could not have succeeded more co-ia-pletely. The Democracy at the South favor the revival; Stephe>; IS , Rhett, Yancy, JefE Davis, Forsyth, Mtcßae, all prom.in.eut Democrats, do not conceal their opinions;. Democratic Legislatures have discussed tbe-scheme-with favor, r,nd the Democratic press go> either for legalizing the trade or for re-open-ing it in defiance of lawz. We do zsc-t know an opponent to Democracy who favors the re-opening of the slave, trade. The Savanah Republican, a sound Opposition paper, opposed to the revival of the traffic, is cctnpelled to concede that the measure is growing upon Southern opinion, and states in illustration of the fact, that nine tenths of the delegates in the Democratic Congressional Convention of that district went for the repeal of the laws against the slave trade, while every single aspirant for the nomination declared himself for the revival of the trade. According to the Republican] there are two classes of the slave trade par- ' ty, one going for the actual revival of the; trade, the other for the repeal of the laws: against it, not because they care ai out the ; trafle, but because those laws are a standing j moral condemnation of slavery.—Loutsv»7Ze | Journal.

Poisoned Whisky.

The Crawfordsville Journal reports a case of poisoning by whisky that ought to be as effective as a dozen temperance lectures. It says that a vouug man named Lewis, of that county, drank whisky on the 30th of July which b rnt his. thro.-.t and stomah and made him vomit—not units al occtirrances with more liquors than whisky. The next day he drank again, and in the afternoon, an hour or so after swallowing the last glass, he was seized with convulsions which lasted six hours, and contorted his body and limbs terribly. His toes were drawn in upon the sol s of his feet, his fingers in on his palms, and his head and feet back toward each other till they met and bent his body into a circle. His jaws were locked fast and could not be opened at all, but he retained his consciousness. For ten days, at. intervals of one to five hours, these spasms have returned, but. happily with entire unconsciousness in the patient since the first ones. Such symptoms would appear to indicate rather more strychnine than usual in the whisky of Montgomery county and will explain the intense hatred of the citizens to the liquor traffic.— State Journal.

Oregon Election.

The overland mail from California, says the Stale Journal, brings still later news from the Oregon election. The San Francisco Times ot the 18th of July furnishes returns from all the counties but Curry, and they give Logan (Republican,) for Congress, fiftyone majority, Curry is a Republican county, and the vote of Benton, reported at two hundred for Stout (Democrat,) is alledged to be illegal, so that Logan’s election seems to be pretty certain. If Benton is thrown out, his majority will be near three hundred. It is considered doubtful if the Democratic State authorities, under Joe Lane’s dictation, will give him his certificate, but may be he can get his seat, with a fair election and a good majority, without General Joe Lane,s assent.

Ominously Significant

The papers are noting the interesting fact, that the propeller Michigan, Captain Ho.pkins, owned by Chamberlain, Crawford &. Co., of Cleveland, recently displayed at her mast head a banner with the inscription, “Stephen A. Douglas for President in I 860.” It is a striking coincidence, that on the same day her owners made an assignment of steamer and 11 tg, for the benefit of creditors. Cin. Daily Gazette. (£*7”The Rev. J. C. Gangooly, the somewhat fatuous Brahmin preacher, who was recently quite a“liou” among the visitors at Saratoga, was refused a place at the table of the Glen House, on account of his color, while on a visit to the White Mountains the other day. The Boston 'Transcript, which publishes a communication from the insulted and incensed Brahmin, says “he is about the color of Tom Corwin, of Ohio, and Senator Hamlin, ot Maine, and does not look so much like one ot the African race as Senator Pierce, of Maryland,” or, it mav bo added, t'hicf .Tiisfico Tnncv.

Various Items.

OJ"We‘ suppose a man who never speaks may be said always to keep his word, OiJ"Mr. Buchanan rs said to desire tfia nomination of hrs friend, Joseph Lane of Oregon. G. Dodge, of Indiana, has been removed froiJi a clerkship in the Ben-sion Offite 1 on suspicion of being friendly to Douglas. Gs” Senator Wilson has been elected Captain of the Nantuck Guard. The CJefrefal's ambition must now be very nearly satfefijed - . rot is making sad havoc in many of the potato fields of Rhode Island, and in some localities will prove almost a total failure. CO~The American Consul at Tunis is supported at a cost of $4,100, and yet but one American vessel has anchored in that port for five years. 0O""V ictor Hugo said: “There are some unfortunate men in the world. Christopher Columbus cannot attach his name to his discovery; Guillotin cannot detach his from his invention.” QO“Since the Spanish war of succession, (1701,) Austria has lost and regained Lombardy no fewer than twelve times. On the 11th of July, 1859, she lost it for the thirteenth time. oO”The American Consulate in Japan i« situated in an old Japanese temple called “Chingo ikoosingee,” - and is surrounded on every side w’th graves, tombstones, and ugly heathen images. (gy'Advices from all quarters of the Union where the cereals constitute the staples of the agricultural production, leave no room to question the fact that the recent harvest has proved more than usually abundant. (C x 7”The Board of Education of New York has resolved to apply to the next Legislature so-r an. act empowering it to provide for free vaccination of children in public schools and. that no children be admitted to the public schpols unless vaccinated. This is a good idea. (O"0ne of the counterfeit checks on the Sub-Treasury at St. Louis has reached that city. 7t is an imitatation of genuine, admirably executed, and calculated to deceive. The tools and materials seized by the United States Marshal were found in a Church and tithing office of Brigham Young. (O~There are some green -spets at the South. Mr. Gillmer, who has just been elected to Congress from North Carolina, voted against the Lecompton Swindle. He is farfrom being an wltrarst. Mr. Ethridge, of Tennessee, is another of the few elected ti»> Congress from the South., who are opposed' to the extension c-f Slavery. Lord Ly no karst, whois spiritedly urging England to a thoro gh armament, ia art American. lie was born, in Boston in 1772. His father was the celebrated painter Copley, whose great) painting was She “The Death of Chatham.” He is now a Peer, and has three tiraies been Chancellor of England". Freak of Nature—Colt with Two Legs.—A mare belonging to Hosner Allen, of Bellefontaine, folded » horse eoly. with only two legs, hind ones. The colt may be considered perfect every other way, being large and full of life. Mr. Allen gave it to Mr. Guthrie, who will endeavor to raise it.— Bellefontaine Republican. women of Blissfield, Mich., have organized a lodge of the “Daughters of Malta,” and are holding their mysterious meetings two or three evenings in each week.. The men have thus far failed to ascertain th object and manners of the new society. The regalia worn by the ‘Datnjhters’ is said to be similar to that of the ‘Sons,’ with a slight variation. Panic Among the Iloors.—During service, on Sunday, in a neighboring city, recently, a tremendious thunderstorm commenced, and ninny of the ladies in attendance at one of the fashionable churches, becoming alarmed at the vivid lightning, quietly divested themselves of their patent extensions, fearing that the steel springs of which they are composed would prove too attractive, and. induce a visit from the frolicsome electric fluid. oO”The New York Herald has the following special Telegram from Washington: ‘ Judge Douglas has written a letter to John L. Peyton, ofrStaunton, Virginia, which will be made public in a few days. It is in opposition to the re-opening of the African slave Dade, principally on the ground that its prohibition after a certain date was one of the compromises of the Constitution, which secured the acceptance of that instrument, and should, therefore, be held sacred.”' ()O”The Lafayette Courier states that a sample of leather tanned with dog fennel; instead of bark was exhibited in that place on Saturday, and appears to be equal to the best bark-tanned leather in all respects, and superior in softness and pliability. The process is a patent. It is said to be nble to. tan in qne fourth of the time that the old process requires, calfskins needing but 15, kip 30 or 40, harness 60, and sole leather 60 to 90 days. Louisville Journal of the 10th. says: “A dispatch from the office of the Secretary of State, received here last evening,, announces that all the returns from the Fourth Congressional District have been forwarded, and the official majority for VVlih 'am C. Anderson, (opposition,) is three. This gives the opposition five members of Congress, with which we will be contented until the Congressional Committee on elections reports that John M. Harlan is electedto his seat for the Eighth District.” OO’-Railroad building in the neighborhood of Logansport is more active than tn any’ other part of the State. iron on the line to Peoria is being laid down at the rate of half a mile per day, and a running connection from the West is expected to be made with the New Albany and Salem Road by the 15th of September, and with the Wabash Valley Road at Logansport, by the 15th of October. This new line will be a great feeder to the eastern end of the Wabarb Road. The Cincinnati and Chicago R.0a.5 nort-west of Logansport has lain dormant for some time. Operations are expected to resume in a few days, and the work will bo prosecuted with vigor until the line ia complet e<l.