Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1860 — Page 2

THE RENSSELAER GAZETTE. RENSSELAER, IND. Wednesday, January 4, iaso.

The last vote for Speaker was taken last Thursday, when Sherman, as usual, lacked but four votes of an election. The House adjourned from Friday, to Tuesday .(yesterday.) We learn from te Monticello “Spectator” that the difficulty on the Burlington, Logansport and Peora Railroad has been adjusted, and the cars ran through from Logansport to the State line on Monday week. We h avejuet passed through an extraordinary cold “spell.” We are informed that the thermometer in front of Clark’s store,indicated twen-ty-two degrees below zero at daybreak on Monday morning. We issued the President’s Message in an extra; but as such documents are not so eagerly sought after as they used to he, when Presidents were more patriotic, we do not leel sure that our subscribers will appreciate our enterprise. It seems to be understood with the Democracy at Indianapolis and Lapointe, that Colonel Alien May, the lignt-h ouse beeken at Michigan City, j is to be the next candidate for Congressman in this district. We hear it rep-orted on the street that the Supreme Court has granted a rehearing in the Newton County case, at the instigation of parties in Laporfe, Montgomery, and Fountain counties, which counties are materially affected by the decision in the Newton County case. The same report also says the majority of the Court are dissatisfied with the decision rendered by Judge Davidson.

CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

The Republican Central Committee are hereby requested to meet. aL the Treasurer’s office, in IC usselacVf on Friday next, at half-past six o’cldyk, Ezra Wbight, Chairman.

PUBLIC DEBATE

.The following question will be discussed, at the Court House, this evening: “ Resolved , That capital punishment should he .abolished.” Caliopeons. Neg., Erudites. D. T. H ALSTEAD, IX L. Case, G. A. Moss, R. C. Pierce’ The public are invited to attend.

ABOLITION ISM.

Many of our Democratic friends persist in calling the editor of this paper an Abolitionist. Now, we unhesitatingly say that all men wh.6 read this paper, and charge it with being an Abolition journal, either wilfully misrepresents it, or do not know what abolition means. In other words, their veracity or intelligence must be impeached.

COLONEE WALKER REPUDIATED.

The Democratic Convention held at Dapore last week, wound up one of'ite resolution as follows: “That we utterly repudiate the political heresies of the Laporte Times and its editors!, and consider the columns of the one and the actions of the other alike detrimental to the interest of the party and disgraceful to the men. 11 The Laporte “Herald” says that Colonel Walker, “with tears in his eyes,” requested to be again admitted into the Democratic camp, but the 1 Democracy utterly repudiated him™

THE SPEAKERSHIP.

The Democrats in the House last week proposed to elect a Speaker for ten days, in order to pass appropriation bills, whe,n the Speaker so elected should go out of office, leaving the House still unorganized. The Republicans agreed, if Sherman shohld be the Speaker so elected. Subsequently, Montgomery, of Pennsylvania, offered a resolution declaring Tom. Corwin Speaker for twen-ty-four hours. The Republicans said Sherman was their man, and so the matter fell to the ground. The Republicans deserve great eredi? for the manner in mhich they

have stood by their chosen standardbearer through good report and evil. The country demands of them that they stand by him to the last, unless better reasons are shown for doing otherwise than have already been adduced. The Southern members have said tha.l the election of Sherman would be immediately followed by a dissolution of the Union. We desire to see him elected to prove to the country that our Southern brethren never expect to carry out their threats when they make them.

SCHOOL-HOUSE MEETING.

At a meetingof the citizens of Rensselaer, held at the Court House, Dec. 30, 1859, on motion, J. D. Hopkins was called to the chair and W. D. Lee appointed Secretary. R. H. Milroy being called upon, stated the object of the meeting in his usual earnest and explicit manner. He was in favor of a good house to cost $2,000, or upward. Thought it couldbe raised by taxation best. J.E. Ballard moved that a committee of five be appointed to draft a building, with specification of cost, &.c., and report the same next Saturday evening. The Chair appointed James E. Ballard* Ezra Wright, R. H. Milroy, R. C. Pierce and Gorge Conwell, said committee. R. H. Milroy presented a memorial to the Town Counsii, which, on motion of John Thompson, was adopted.

FOR AUDITOR OF STATE.

On the 22d of next February the Republican party will hold their State Convention for the purpose of nominating candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Auditor, Treasurer, &c. Among the names presented for the Consideration of that body we hear that of Dr. Wm. H. Martin, of Rensselaer, highly spoken of in connection with the office of Itute Auditor. Dr. Martin is a stance Republican—was such in principle before the formation of the party; he has assiduously worked for it with pen and tongue through every campaign; beside, North Western Indiana has strong clabns to a representation in a State office and in the person of a man who would be an honor to his constituents. With such an addition as Dr. Martin to the fearless advocates already before the Convention, we may reasonably look for an overthrow of the corrupt party in power.— Monticello Spectator. It is with feelings of pride that we copy the above well-merited notice ot an honored fellow-townsman. Dr. Martin is a well-in-formed, well-read and well-bred gentleman, whom his neighbors would be delighted to honor. Should the Convention be go fortunate as to put him in nomination f ol - State Auditor, there will not. be the ticket a more thorough-^;,.and consistent Republican; is there in the State a man mor 1 eminently qualified to fill the office, if he gets the nomination it will be a source oi gratitude to his friends and acquaintances and an arm of strength to the ticket, as he is an eloquent and fluent speaker, and would, of course, in such an event, canvass the State.

Messages of The Departments.

SECRETARY OS THE TREASURY. The Secretary of the Treasury, in hes report, does not doubt that the actual receipts in the Treasury, for the present and next fiscal year, will be fully equal to the estimates. If the appropriations made at the present session do not exceed the amount contained in the estimates, it is believed that they can be met with the ordinary and extraordinary receipts already provided by law.; The estimated balance that will be in the Treasury on the 30ih of June next, is only <5>3,530,000 and leaves no margin of additional appropriations. It t.herelore the appropriations should exceed the estimates, or Congress should determine to provide within this period for the payment of any portion of the public debt, it will become necessary to make provisions for such contingencies. If additional demands are created upon the Treasury, by the legislation of the present Congress, provisions must be made to meet them by such increase in the tariff duties, as may bo required for that purpose. In such an event he respectfully refers Congress to his last report, containing the views of the Department on that subject. As no provision has been irytcle for the redem^ 1 ' 011 any portion of the twenty millions Treasury notes, and as the authority forJssuing the.;: will expire or. the 30th of June next, it will bo necessary for Congress to extend the law for that purpose tor another period. POSTMASTER GENERAL. The Postmaster-General gives an interesting account of his Department. He advocates various reforms, and trusts that Congress will give its .express sanction to the specific contract for carrying the mails between Portland and New Orleans, by voting the necessary appropriation, or will indicate for the Department such a course of administrating as shell warrant .it in closing wi'h some one of the proposals which have been /Pad, and now held under advisement. He action to secure suitable postoffices in New York and Philadelphia, and recommends the repeal of the clause of the act of JBSB, which declares that in forwarding the mails to foreign countries the preference shall be given to an American over foreign steamships departing from the same port for the same destination within thrc*e days of each other. Dispatch is the highest consideration in the mission of this department, aud hence that legislation whish provides for retarding instead of accelerating the mails, may safely be pronounced at least extraordinary in its character. The Post-office Department, according to the theory of its organization, must be selfsustaining, and because of the peculiar character of its functions should not he charged on the common treasury.

He advocates the abolition of the tranking privilege and the substitution of prepayment by stamps, when the business would tall where they belong, on the government officials, by whom they were perpetrated. SECHETART OF THE NAVY. The Secretary of the Navy, in speaking of the successful termination of the Paraguay expedition, says that the cost for maintaining the seven purchased vessels in commission, is not much greater than that of maintaining a single steamfrigate. This acquisition enables the department to adopt more efficient measures for the suppression of the African Slave Trade. Since the commencement of the present Administration, twenty-seven vessels have b.en added to the navy, therefore renews his recommendation of a still further increase of the navy. Instead of perpetuating old vessels or expending millions in the construction of a few large ships, it is earnestly recom-mended-to prosecute with vigor the policy which has been adopted by Congress, and add a much larger number of steamships, which can be maintained at a comparatively email cost. It is a source of extreme regret and mortification that we are now at times obliged to sit by passively and see in some foreign countries, American citizens imprisoned, plundered and murdered, because the Executive has not the means to protect or redress them. He urges an increase in the marine, medical and purser’s department, and narrates the operations of the various squadrons during the past year. The Department, in May last, made a conditional contract with the Chiriqui Improvement Company. Ambrose W. Thompson purposes securing a very valuable transit depot and naval station and coal privileges, in the Province of Chiriqui, with a harbor on the Atlantic, and another on the Pacific side. SECRETARY OF WAR. The Secretary of War says of the army, that of nearly 17,500 men, not more than ! 11,000 are available for active service in the j field, and are scattered over an area of three ! millions square miles. He hopes to make ; such alteration in the disposition of troops j next season as will prevent the repetition of the outrages in future on the Southern and Mexican border. lie recommends the enlistment of men for u mounted corps for six months, beginning in May. In actual battle with Indians, success is more owing to individual prowess, skill in arms and horsemanship than in dicipline; and in point of economy, great advantages accrue to the country. He recommends a provision for retiring disabled and infirm officers as a measure of increasing efficiency in the army. It is not deemed advisable to proceed to the manufacture of rilled cannon beyond those required for experimental purposes. lie speaks favorably of breech loading arms. It does not appear necessary to rer quest uny considerable appropriations soy additional masonry work lor fortifications, buch as are not strong enough io offer a good defence again- snipping, may, when “n emerge;, C y arises, be reinforced at a ft, r.cul expense by earthen batteries, properly combined with them for material support, and ot such extent as to give an aggregate j armament of sufficient power. The army in Utah remains inactive, arid stands in on-attitude of a menacing force towards a conquered and sullen people. He is satisfied that the preservati. n of right and justice through the means or ~nv jurisprudence known or recognized by tin* people of the United States, is impossible to that Territory. There is in the present attitude of affairs scarcely any necessity for the presence of troops there, and they will be otherwise disposed of during the coming season. [The above named Secretaries show wherein they have largely reduced their estimates and expenditures, as compared with previous years.] SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. The Secretary of the Inteiior, says that during the five quarters, ending in September, the sales of land yielded over $2,107,000, and 3,Gf7,GOG acres located with bounty warrants.

[From the Orleans, (N. Y.) American.

Suffering Extraordinary.

Messrs. Editors —Being in the town of Shelby on the 6th inst., I called to see and speak with Henry Passen, who is and has been aflicted with rheumatism as probably no other person has been since the world began. He bas been confined to his bed since the spring of 1831, and has not helped himself from it since the fall of the same year, now more than a quarter of a century. Most of this time he has been as helpless ns an infant, and not being able to turn himself in bed, or help himself to a morsel of food. His knees have been out of joint for many years, the cords and muscles having contracted so as to draw the lower bones of the leg back under the femur or upper bone from one to three inches. His feet has been drawn so as to bring his toes against the shin bone or tibia, with such force as to cause pai.iful and offensive sores. His h inds are drawn out of their natural shape, and rendered, with the entire arm, useless and almost motionless. The nerves of his eves have been so affected as to destroy the smht. has been totally blind for nearlv’ten years. His hearing and speech are yet preserved, and his appetite lias been quite good most of the time. His memory h surprisingly good, and his power to recognize those whose voice he has heard is wonderful. His left leg has been amputated about u year and a half ago, wljich time I have not seen him until the 7th inst.,yet he recognized me at once upon hearing me speak. His sufferings are intense., especially when he is moved. At the present time his remaining foot is much swollen and mortification has already commenced, and amputation is contemplated.

QO~“Our venerable President,” putting on the guise of patriotism, in his Message, warns the people of the North and South against the further agitation of the Slavery question. In the next paragraph, taking off the hypocritical disguise, he proceeds to do precisely what ho warns others agaiest, by defending and rejoicing over the Dred Scott decision. This is like t)je party at whose head Mr. Buchanan stands. They profess and preach one thing, and then practice directly the reverse, yjuch is modern Democracy.

Denth, in California, of "Dow , Jr."

The California papers received by the Baltic , which brings us intelligence to the sth inst.. contain a touching account of the death, in dirt and destitution, of Elbridge G. Paige, better known as ‘-Dow, Jr.,’’ aTid as the author of the humorous sermons highly celebrated under that name. We quote from one of the papers in question: “A man of no ordinary fame as a literateur, one who has achieved a flattering celebrity, who was at one time rich, admired, and courted, died in this city at nine o’clock last night, in the most abject poverty. No pen can describe—no language express the intensity of filth, the squalidness of poverty, the ineffable misery of the apartments in whicli this man, unattended, unear d or, had breathed his last and resigned his soul to the Creator. We speak of Elbridge G. Paige, better known under his novi de plume of “Dow, Jr.”—the author of the famous ‘-Patent Sermons,” which have made him known to a great portion of the reading world whose language is English. Ten years, ago, Mr. Paige was the editor and proprietor of the New York Mercury, a paper at that time remarkable for its pungent wit, its proverbial good humor, and the practical, as well • s charitaMj views it expiessed of men and | things. The Patent Sermons of ‘Dow, Jr.’ I were collected and published in bpoK-forrn, land achieved a celebrity, particularly in England, which was very gratifying to the author. Reverses, however, overtook Mr. Paige, and lie took to drink. Soon after his arrival he wrote for the Sun, then in its meridian, and his writings were universally commended. Of late years Mr. Paige had been connected with the Golden Era, whose pages he has enriched with many kindly gen-erously-conceived contributions. “About nine o’clock last niget, officer Nickerson was informed that u man was dying in a house on the north side of Pacific street, three doors east of Kearney, and immediately proceeded to the spot; but ere he arrived the spirit had fled, and Tie found a prostitute closing the eyes and jaws of what was once a man of mark and tame. As we said before, it would be utterly vain to attempt giving the slightest .description of die reeking filth and squaiidness of his ; ,* rlment. The bed was innocent, -f lj. >*. of j uny kind, and was saturated ' X 'i< - i The floor was indiscriimbly filthy and the ! walls dirk with moisture and filled with fungi. On tiie table stood two tin plates that had piobably been used for some time, and never cleaned from the moment they were first soiled; these contained the remnants of his last supper. In the corner of the room was a small keg of pickled borings, the maggots in which were far mote numerous than the fish, arid almost rivaled them in size. On a small table near his bod were two bottles containing Iffiqor—the curse of his latter life-, and undoubted cause of h.u ueatli. His feet were resting on the foot-board of his loathsome cot, and no portion of his clothing had been removed cept his hat. “The coroner. Dr. McNulty, was summoned,and he had the body conveyed to the dead-house on Sacramento street. A postmortem examination will he held, an.. n inquest, if necessary. Thus di- i El-f». Igt* G. Paige—once a man of wealth, posh m i and celebrity.”

Two Elopements in One Family on the same Night.

In our last issue wo noticed the fart that a young couple from Fayette county, Ky., arrived at the Burnet House, Tuesday night, and were married almost immediately after, the young man being greatly alarmed least his lather, who he once thought he saw at a station on the railway between this city and Cynlhiana, was in close pursuit, and might arrive in time to tear his hetr thed from his arms. The sequel to the store, which was developed a few hours later, is as follows: While the young couple were receiving the congratulations of those who had witnessed the ceremony at the Burnet, a similar tragedy, or comedy—whichever the reader pleases—was being enacted at the Spencer House. The young man had nit mistaken when he thought be s-.-v bis father e : the road, for the* old rascal, who, it seems, was in the same humor with Ins son, had ad u illy eloped with a young widow in his neighborhood, and came to this city on the same errand, and same train. They escaped recognition by taking as 'it happened, different cars, and stopping at diffierent. hotels. When the young man learned how matters stood, accompanied by his bride, he repaired to the Spencer House, and sending his card up to the old gentleman, who little tie suspected that his hopeful offspring was in the city, much less married, came down unattended, when the following conversation took place: Old gentleman.—“ Well, sir; whar are you doing here !” Young gentleman.—“l learned, last evening, that yon were about to Hope with widow . and have followed you to the city to see if it could be possible that you would do such a thing.” O. G.—“ That's very considerate in you. young man, (spo ! -en somewhat tartly,) btr is it any particular busines of yours what I do!” Y. G.—“O, no; but the example, the ” O. G.—“ Zounds! sir, do you come here to teach me propriety'! Don’t you suppose I know what’s right and wrong!” Y. G.—“ Certainly you du, or should; but what would you say il I were to do as you have done?” O. G.—“ Say! Why, I would say you had more spirt thart I ever gave you credit for possessing.” Y. G.—“ Wouldn’t you be angry.'I'’ 1 '’ O. G.—“Of course not, you dog; what makes you ask sucli silly questions as that!” The young blood here began a series of gymnastic exercises, which made the old gentleman think his son had been suddenly deprived of his wits. A moment aft' r, however, the young man darted out of the room, and before the father could recover his selfpossession, he returned with his blushing bride; when the two bent down before him, and half audibly said, “Your Messing.” It was now the old gentleman’s turn to play mad, but comprehending and forgiving all in u moment, lie only said: “You young rascal! If you are this bad now, what will you be when you have my years! Come up stairs und see your mother.” Both couples left yesterday on the same train for their “Old Kentucky Home.”— j Cincinnati Enquirer.

[From tha Baltimore Patriot.

Who are the Disunionists!

Congress has now been in session two weeks, and men ot all parties have avowed their sentiment in regard to the Union. Who has threatened or justified disunion? C. C. ( lay, an Administration Democrat. Alfred Iverson, an Administration Democrat. A. G. Brown, an Administration Democrat. Jeff. Davs, an Administration Democrat. W. M. Gwin, an Administration Democrat. L. M. Keitt, an Administration Democrat.. M. J. Crawford, an Administration Democrat. J. L. M. Curry, an administration Democrat. L. Q. C. Lamar, an Administration Democrat. Reuben Davis, an Administration Democrat. John J. Mcßae, an Administration Democrat. C. D. \ a]landigham, an Administration Democrat. Roger A. Pryor, an Administration Democrat. Syd. Moore, an Administration Democrat. M. R. H. Garnet, an Administration Democrat. Wm. Smith, an Administration Democrat. W. P. Miles, an Administration Democrat. But not a single one of all the Opposition! These Disunionists have been rebuked by the Opposition members. But their Democratic Colleagues have not uttered a word in condemnation of their traitorous sentiments. On the contrary, they applaud and encourage them. It is a singular fact, also, that, the Union Saving Meetings in the Northern, cities do not iitbr a singe word of rebuke to these Disunion is Is!

A Genuine Union Reselution.

• Washington Hunt and James Brooks of New York, appear to be on an itinerating Ui.ion-saving tour, in the empire State. They remind tis of the partners who traveled the country, one of whom was afflicted with the itch and spread it among the people, and the o'. ic-r followed, peddling u sovereign cure for the disease. At Rochester, however, the disease didn’t take! After the above named worthies addressed the people in public meeting, and endeavored to convince them that theij had it, the lullwing resolution was offered: Resolved, That we cannot too strongly rebuke the sentiment, that the election of a President by a constitutional majority, having views of public policy with which the minority do not coericide, would furnish just cause for the dissolution of the Union; we, on the contrary, hold inch .sentiments to be disorganizing and traitorous, odious to all patriotic and Union loving men, and disgraceful to the civilization of the age, and vve hereby give to our fellow-citizens, East, West, North and South, our most solemn pledge that whoever may be elected President of these United States, in a eonsutuMor il way, shall receive from us, in the la 1 ’ e! {‘itic ooges of his duties, the same w. eg obedience and energetic support to which we have given to each and all es his predecessors, and we hereby declare our firm and unalterable purpose to su.-t in and protect him in the lawful discharge of these duties from all enemies, within or without, at home or abroad. There was an effort to lay this resolution nri the table, but i; passed by a large majority and then the meeting adjourned.

New Counties.

We learn that there is a movement on : U>ot to create two hew counties in Northern Indiana, as follows: ?- Take that part of La Porte county south of Kankakee river, all of Stark laying north and east of Yell >\v river, Liberty township from St. Joseph county, and a strip from Marshall county, and make the county seat either at Walkerton or Groverton, on the C. P. &. C. Railroad. The other county is t j be made out of the balance of Stark, a portion of Pulaski, Jasper, and probably La Porte, und the county seat located at San Pierre. Our informant is a gentleman of this city, who has spent a number of days in that locality, and assures us that the tiling is not only practicable, but will undoubtedly be done. Knox, the county seat of Stark, is so much out of the way of any body, it being seven miles to the nearest railroad station, that no capitalist will locate there—that it can never amount to anything more than it is now. Again, they recently concluded to build a Court House to cost ten thousand dollars; the job was let, and bonds issued to pay the contractor; but before the building was half way covered, the fellow ran off', which will prevent its completion very soon. We learn that all the people of Stark are favorable to this movement, save a few immediately in and about Knox.

Gov. Wise and his Mammy.

The Philadelphia correspondent of the New York Tribune tells the following: Governor Wise owns the woman Charlotte, who nursed, suckled, and occasionly spanked him—on the sly, of course. This faith ul creature is now a venerable old woman, and being past suckling or spanking, in fact having no more work in her, is allowed to go to and fro where she pleases, a sort of privileged character, doing and saying what she j,leases, barring the insolence. She even comes up to Philadelphia among the family of Mr. John Sergeant, whose daughter was Mr. Wise’s first wife, and here she stays and potters about until she gets tired of liberty, and then goes dac.k to old Virginia, there to get tired in turn, and then to renew her visitation here to the family. Agjod many jokes are let off on her, but she has all the spunk of a privileged character. Just now we happen to be favored with her company. One of the family coming into the parlor, and finding Charlotte there, inquired of her in a sporting way, who she belonged to now—if she belonged to Gov. Wise. “No, Sir,” was the old woman’s answer, “I be--1 ngs to nobody; Henry A. Wise belongs to me!”

Welcome Home of Seuater Seward.

r On the arrival of Senator Sewtardatf New York, he was greeted wiih a salattrof one hundred guns from the Park. He accented* the offer of the Common Council, and received hi 3 friends at the Chamber of *h» Board, on Thursday, the two Republican Committees calling upon him in a body*at the Astor House. He left for his home at Auburn, Thursdayevening, and was warmly greeted by men of all parties on the route, and at various points, guns were fired. At Auburn he was to be* welcomed home in a speech by Michael S. Myers, Esq., one of the oldest citizens and a Democrat. It i thus, that the people honor those who umnv and"fl t to CaUSe ’ in B P ite o{ coU umny and detraction. Senator Seward is n excellent health and will take his seat in the Senate at an early day— Chicago Jour.

How the President’s Message was Received at Washington.

The Washington correspondent of the New Y ork Pnbune writes thus: “The effort to get it read in the House was resisted by -Ir. Stanton, (Ohio,) who, in a few words, slated the precedent in the XXXIVth Congress which tabled it unceremoniously. Mr. Gollimer also opposed the reading in the Senate, as against the understanding that no bu iness should be transacted during the holidays. It was ordered read by a formal vote. As a document, it is regarded as weak and flimsy. Politically, it is considered utterly disastrous to the Democracy, by the recommendation of protection to Slavery in the Territories, which is more than leading Southern men desire, and which the Supreme Court never decided, as asserted bythe President. This, and the proposed inva-. sion of Mexico, have excited much comment., as a barefaced bid for a renomination. Mr. Douglase’s friends are greatly excited; nav the .whole movement is aimed prbtgipallv against him.” ' CttrSome six years ago, says- tfie Baltu more Patriot, Martin F. was. read in «* Clerk in the lirst branch of the City Coiincil ol diis city, and YY m. LI. Id- Turner was. a member from the Eighth Ward, aa*]! they were both candidates for the Clarifobip- off the City Circuit Court; which*was-just them established under tbe-aaew. sons hit lit ion. They went before the Demo attar jt ia a day-light vote, when Mr. Turner, received a majorityami of course tSre wosninatron and election. Shortly Her this defeat Mr. Cotway migrated to Kansas, e»d soon became a warm Republican—as actire for that party as he had been here as a Democrat. This week Mr. Turner loses his- r.<lwe as Clerk, and Mr. Couway eotu.es to Baltimore on his way to. Washington, as a Representative of the Republican party in Congress-.

An Indian Kills a Bear and the Rear Kills, the and tau

On Tuesday of this week an Indian hunter encountered a huge hear near Beef River Station, and the affray proved fatal to both. The Indian shot the hear, wounding him severely, and Jl*sen rushed up, expecting to dispatch him with ins tomahawk. Mr. Bruin [“locked horns” with Mr. Indian, and a strugi glc for life ensaurd. Too conflict must have- ! been a terrhle one ns the belligerents were I both badly maimed. They were found a. short time after, lying n few feet apart, dead,. Kail Clair Free Rites. j O^7”A letter writer at Denver City, Dec. |d, says that the mercury,on Monday evening | previous, congealed at 391 degs. below zero. [ Liquor troze in the grog shops, and wine and i ale bottles burst, and an ox froze to deathi (Two wolves were driven into town by hun- | ger and eat two calves tied in a stable. The | weather was supposed to he 30 degrees coldier than any time last winter; the weather i changed 90 degrees in the space of thirty-six 1 hours. Cfi'A Severe accident occurred on the Pennsylvania Railroad, near Galitzen, Va., on Tuesday, which resulted in the death of Edward Riley and Bernard Blake. They were walking on the track and were struck by a passing train. The remains of both were so shockingly mutilated that it was impossible to say to which the different fragments belonged, and they were consequently placed together in a coffin prepared for the purpose. CfcSr Professor Sedgwick of London has received a communication from Dr. Livingstone, dated “River Zainhes, East Africa, May 27.” Dr. Livingstone reports the discovery of areal highland lake region, where the inhabitancy cultivate cotton very extensively, while, he adds, “every one spins and. weaves it.” men, named Crux and Gargus, have been arrested in Fairfax county, Va., for circulating Helper’s book through the post-office. Crux was examided before a justice, and held to bail in the sum of $2,000.

LIST OF LETTERS.

The following is a list of the letters remaining irv t?»e Post Office at Rensselaer, Inti., on the 31st of December, 1859, which, if not called for within three months, will be sent to the Department as Dead Letter*.

NAMES. Butler, Dr. 3 Burns, Edward Bussell, Wm. H. 2 Brandon. Miss Martha Brown, Miss Elizabeth A Berry, J. A. Colton, Harrison Courtis, Mr __ Carr, John D. Denton, Matilda Diltz, Enas Ervan, Rebecca Eliga, Morgan Fraztiy, Catherine Folks. Mrs. Louisa Fox, Valentine Green, J, M. Gano d, Joseph Ginn, Thomas J. Hancock, Rev.Wm, 2 Hooks, Joseph Ha rvey, Ann Jordon, John James, Judkins Kelly, John Lester, A. O. Murphy, Joseph Murphy, George McClure, C. 8. . Morey. E. B. 6c Co.

names. Matson, James Murlett, Robert Kols, Miss Liky Neuman, N. H. Ponsler, Miss Sophia Ponsler, Joshua 2 Patrick, John Pardee, W. S. Pancoast, Jonathan Parties, Theodore Richcrcek. Solomon 2 Kiley, M. B. Sheldon. Hex. K. P. 3 Smith, John Stephenson, Pcttr Shciicc, Huldah Ann 2 Spahr, Sarah J. Sprigg*. .Tone* Staler)-, Miss Ellen William*, Chu W. William*. Mias M. J. Wilson, Mrs. J. T. Willet, Georgo . Willits, Lexi Walker, Isaac Walter*, John T. Whitsan, Elijah Van No*trand, Wm. Yarbrough, Geo. W. Zimmerman, James

Persons calling for any of the above letters, will please «a▼, *• Advertised.” F. P. HAMMOND, P. M.