Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1860 — Page 2

THE RENSSELAER GAZETTE.

| * EDITED BY I. M. STACKHOUSE A L. A. COLE. 1 RENSSELAER, IND. Wednesday. April 4, iB6O.

Republican State Ticket.

5. fOtt GOVERNOR* ttENRY S. LANE, of Montgomery. j FOR lieutenant governor, OLIVER P. MORTON, of Wayne. • FOR secretary of state. WILLIAM A. PEELLE, of Randolph. f FOR TREASURER OF STATE, JONATHAN S. lIARVEY, of Clarke. ■ FOR AUDITOR OF STATE, ; ALBERT LANGE, of Vigo. - | , FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL, JAMES G, JONES, of Vanderburgh. FOR REPORTER OF SUPREME COURT, BENJAMIN HARRISON, of Marian. | FOR CLERK OF SUPREME COURT, JOHN P. JONES, of Lagrange. f . FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, MILES J. FLETCHER, of Putnam. (fcjfThe next Quarter of Prof. James’ School will commence on Monday April 9. Tuition, $3 to $1 according to studies. 2t. QhfJT We publish on our outside to-day, a regular old-fashioned ghost story. We hope our readers will remember that editors do not vouch for the truth of ever/ story that they hiay publishrr' i _ -« a General Taylor—the horse that took tjie premium at our Fair last year, may be seen at Duvall’s stable, on and Satuidays, and at Mr. Donaldson’s farm the balance of the week.

YOUNG MEN'S REPUBLICAN CLUB

Thp Young Men’s Republican Club of Jasper county meets at their rooms in Rensselaer, in the third story of the Shanghai Building, every Tuesday evening at six and a halFo’clock. R. S. Dwiggins, Sec’y.

THE GENESEE FARMER.

The April number of this well-known jourjipl is on our table—filled, as usual, with valuable information to every one interested in agriculture or horticulture. No farmer or fruit-grower-should be without it. It is only fiftjr,cents a"~year. Published by Joseph Harris, Rochester, N. Y.

RELIGIOUS NOTICE.

'f Rensselaer, March 26, Tj’hfe Rev. 11, A. Mayhew, will preach at the Presbyterian Church, on the second Sabbath of April at half past ten o’clock, A. M. Tliie Third Quarterly Meeting of the M. E. Church, will bo held in this place on Saturday! and Sunday, the 14tlt and 15th inst. Elder W. P. Shockey will preach at the Baptist Church in Rensselaer, on Friday evening, April 20, at early candle-lighting, and also on the following Lord’s day, April 22, at o’clock A. M.

CHINESE YAMS, OH DIOSCOREA BATATAS.

By reference to our advertising columns it will be seen that Judge Milioy has received from M. D. Darna’.l & Bro., of Bainbridge, Ind., a box of the tubes and of the ajapve named vegitable, which he proposes to dell at one dollar and fifty cents per Judge Milroy has taken the agency for their sale in this county, not for pecuniary profit, but for the purpose of introilucing LfitJ cuiiivuiiun of ♦ 5 q psp.iilcnt into universal use, believing that it will prove a great public benefit. The Irish potato, the most common and universal esculent in the world, and almost as much of a necessary as bread, has, within the last four years, everywhere, become diseased, and cannot be depended upon with certainty for good and wholesome food. The Chinese Yam, from what we have learned of its qualities and productiveness, comes as a substitute every way superior to the potato. Judge Milroy has shown us a Yam of the first year’s growth, near three feet in length and about, three inches in diameter at the larger end. Every farmer and gardener should procure seed and commence the cultivation of the Yam at once. We intend to try it, and would advise all our friends to go and do likewise.

ELECTIONS,

Thje returns from the election in Connecticut are yet very meagre, but indicate the success of the Republicans. Telegraphic advises from New York are as follows: “New York, April 3, 2 A. M. “From the retui ns received up to this hour, 2 o’clock A. M., from Connecticut, indicationsiare that Buckingham, Republican, is elected Governor by about 1000 majority. We will publish full returns next week. From the municipal election in Michigan the 'Republicans appear t<r have gained ground considerable. In St, Louis the result of the municipal elect|on was Republican Councilmen from live Council[net] from

three, and in two Wards where no nominations were made, IndepewdeTils were elected. At the ejection «f township Officers at Indianapolis, ‘the etntjre Republican ticket was ejected b;y .majonties Tanging 'from 188 to 531—larger than ever before. The Democrats had placed twe foreign born citizens upon their ticket, but—they received the smallest votes of any of their candidates, thus showing the love of Democrats for foreigners—in a horn. Eagle township, in Boone county, elects the entire Republican ticket by an average majority of 85. Last spring the Democrats carried this towns!lip by 5 majority. In tbis township Alfred Thompson was elected Trustee, T. W. Lamson, Alfred Guthridge and James Hoilman, Corstables. The vote was very light and no party issues were made.

DEEOCHATIC ECONOMY (!)

It is not our province to enter into a detailed history of the Democratic party; we presume that no one will deny that there was a time when u Democracy” was a synonim of economy, of everything that was honorable in politics; hut that that time is past, we have every day sufficient evidence. We presume that o,ur readers are all well aware of the vast increase in our government expenses—an increase much mere rapid than that of the population—much more rapid than the legitimate expenditures of the government would warrant. What was,the reason for this was for a while a subject of much speculation, until the fact leaked out that government contractors, for shipping the army, &c., were required to give ten per cent, of their earnings to influence elections, and for other party purposes. This not only accounted for some of the leak, but also directed investigation in the proper channel. In order to follow up the clue thus gained, a Committee appointed by the House soon after its organization, to investigate the expenditures of the government on public printing, when the astounding fact was developed that about one hundred thousand dollars of government fundi was expended in Pennsylvania alone, to carry the election of ’56. This amount was contributed by the Public Printer alone, having been plundered from the public treasury by him, under the sanction of law, for that especial purpose.’ We wish we had space to publish the entire testimony of Cornelius Wendell, Printer of the last Congress, and of G. W. Bowman,“editor and proprietor of the Constitution, and Printer to the present Senate,’’ before this Committee; but as we have not, we must be content with making such extracts therefrom as will, in the fewest words, establish the fact of corruption in the highest department of our government. Wendell testified that the House printing for the Thirty-fourth Congress, amounted to about $330,000; that the profit on that is about forty-five cents on the dollar. That the Senate printing amounted to about SIOO,OOO, on which the profit is about thirty-three and one third per cent. That printing the Post-office blanks amounted to about $40,050 per annum, the profits on which is fffty cents on the dollar. That the Executive printing, under control of the Pres;d°Dt. amounts to about SIOO,OOO per annum, the profits on wfitch are about sixtyfive cents on the dollar. 7 °f the profits of the Executive and House printing, m th? ' year ’57 he gave twenty thousand dollars to the Union, with the knowledke and consent of the President. That in eight or ten Districts in Pennsylvania he gave from $250 to $2,250 to carry the last Congressional election. That the President assigned to him this Union, Argus and Pennsylvanian to support. That he gave $20,000 per annum to support the first of these, and SIO,OOO to support the last. Together with many other things too numerous to mention; all of which go to prove that there is now practiced at Washington a system of corruption which must be corrected.

We do not say that corruption is peculiar to the Democratic party; it is inherent in all parties—a natural consequence growing out of the very nature of party organizations. It is engendered and fostered by a long continuance in power, and any party that might have been in power as long as the Democratic party has, would have exhibited the same corruption that the present party in power does. To remedy this evil there is but one way, and that is: hurl it from power. But, say you, have we any assurance that the Republican party would be any better'! You have. We believe that the leaders of the Republican party are more honest than rre those of the Democratic party. We believe this, first: because they belong to a young party that has a reputation to build up; and should they get into powdr, and be ns dishonest as are the Democratic party they would be hurled into oblivion,and their party with them. This of itself is sufficient guaranty; but we have another reason—every measure of reform or retrenchment introduced in Congress, is introduced by Republicans, and supported by them to a man. Here, then, we have two proofs, “strong as Holy Writ,” that our condition would be bettered by the change; first: policy would compel them to be honest; second: their acta prove that they seek the good of the people from principle. We hope our friends will look at these thingß calmly—unbiased by party connections—and make up their minds to vote for the good of the country and not for the good of the party. This corruption is becoming visible in pvery department of

the Government; State and National. It reaches in its ramifications every office from President down. Even a Democratic township trustee will charge one-third more for his services than a Republican will, as the Auditor s books of Jasper county will prove. We say again that this thing be stopped. We have had enough of bribery, enough of corruption, enough of organs—effete newspapers have been suppprted from the public crib, enough of lazy drones have filched from the public treasury. We must rid ourselves of it, and to do it we must elect the nominee of the Chicago Convention.

OBSTRUCTIONS ON THE SIDEWALKS.

The town of Rensselaer has in the main a very efficient Marshal—one who seems disposed to do all in his power to discharge his duties, and who has proved himself every way worthy of the trust reposed in him by the citizens. But with all this, the citizens sometimes interfere with him most seriously and detrimentally in the discharge of his duties by obstructing the side-walks with wood-piles, goods boxes, &c. It seems to us that our citizens are riot as careful in this particular as they should be. We would like to see every one seconding the efforts of the town officers in the discharge of their duties by taking especial pains to keep their own side-walks clear. There are, however, some obstructions to which we have no objection, provided they are not allowed to remain too long. Qf this class are the loads of goods received by our merchants and business men temporarily unloaded on the side-walks. We are led to make these remarks by observing the other day, the side-walks about Liberal Corner so piled up with boxes,barrels, bags, bales, crates, &c., &c., as to be uterly impassible. But in due time these disappeared only to make room for more, till finally we were led to wonder what Austin was going to do with the immense stock which has filled his rooms so full that it is almost impossible to turn around in them. But upon pricing some of his articles we ceased to wonder, for the man who offers a great inducement to customers, as he does, will find no difficulty in disposing of even a larger 6tock than he has on hand. Call and see him. Either Austin himself, or the young man “irhank,” will be on hand to make your visit agreeable.

SPEECH OF HON. M R. WIGFALL.

It is certainly very refreshing, after having become accustomed to the stately dignity usually observable in speeches delivered in the.rSenate of the United States, and which lenders that body second only to the House of Lords, to get hold of such an effusion as that of the Hon. Mr. YVigfall,Democratic Senatior from Texas, in opposition to the Homestead Bill, delivered in the Senate on the 22d ult.

We were taught in our school-boy days that the best speakers and writers of the age were the standard of the English language. If the Senator from Texas classes himself among the “best” speakers, it will be necessary to interpolate a few phrases that Webster never heard of; for instance, “Wouldn’t touch it with a forty foot pole,” is a very classic expression that the gentleman must have learned some place “out West,” where we have heard it used in connection with skunks, or something that but never heard it applied to anything so beneficent as the Homestead Bill. “Blatherskiting Americanism,” is the euphonious expression that Mr. Wigfall has invented to express his idea of that feature of American progressiveness—“manifest destiny.” We congratulate the gentleman on having thus enriched the language. But it is only speaking of the effects of the election of a Republican President, that the Senator rises to the highest flight of eloquence, of which he is capable. After premising that such a President could never be inaugurated, he says: “Now cut your leashes, turn loose your terriers and take in your rat-killers, and if we do not go into winter-quarters in Boston, before you do in Texas, you may shoot me.” Oh, ye gods! preserve us from the ire of the Senator, who says he has on his side, “Hemphill, of Texas, who ate salt pork witli him in Florida,” while on the Northern side of the Senate he “can see no soldier but Pugh.” After this he gets up into the “poetics” and in view of his perilous situation, in case the aforesaid plan should be brought about, and in view , also, of his own insignificance when compared with his “better half,”“lf I was to die, or she, it is a mere question whether I cry for my wife, or she cries for me;” and we presume it makes very little difference which way the question is solved.

Hear him explain Democratic liberality. He says he is opposed to the Homestead Bill, but if it does pass, he will propose an amendment, that Congress “shall furnish those who will work the land—and I think about three negroes would be enough—one woman, with a child, and her husband, with a prospect of n largo increase. Then we we should be doing the clean thing.” That is the clean Democratic thing. This, we presume is more important from a Democratic point of view than is the land. The Senator expresses his opinion of it, and wc presume he echoes the sontimentsof agreat many Democrats, in the following words: “Here is a bill providing lands for the landless, homes for the homeless, and leaving out Uif? important matter, in my opinion, of

niggers for the niggerless.” But we cannot follow him farther. The speech is well worthy a perusal. Verily, Texas may be proud of her Senator, and Democracy of its champion. 3

What the Democrats Indorsed.

The Democrats who voted for Win. N. H. Smith of North Carolina for Speaker, have demonstrated that the animus of their party is slavery and nothing else, as we showed last week. Mr. Cox has professed great abhorrance for the slave code, and at one time refused to-vote for any one who was not in favor of tiie Douglas dogma; but rather than do anything for the cause of free labor he would even vote for the slave code. The Washington States, the Douglas organ, in speaking of Smith, says: “He advocated the slavery code for the Territories, lie is from Hartford county, N. C., is a lawyer bv profession, and was fur many years solicitor in that judicial circuit. This was his first term in the House. He was elected to Congress by the Whigs and Americans.”

So ho! A pretty man, that, to be supported by a popular sovereignty Democrat! Elected by the Whigs and Americans against a Democrat and in favor of the Slave Code! This is the kind of men our Licking county Democracy go in for! Their Representative not only votes for a Know Nothing, but for p Slave Code Know Nothing rather than for a free labor Whig. Nothing like Slavery! But, says Mr. Cox, in reply, Mr. Smith never was in a Know Nothing lodge. Perhaps not—can’t say—lodges up—but the party is the same, and he was a member in good standing, in the Know Nothing party. Hear what Mr. Mallory, of Kentucky, said when he nominated him for Speaker! “I announce that I have been instructed by my party, formally to putin nomination as candidate for Speaker, Wm. N. H. Smith, of North Carolina.” By my party. Hear that, Mr. Cox! You supported the candidate for the American party, and so went over to Americanism, because Americanism meant Slavery; you supported a slave-code American rather than a free-soil Whig. Again hear Mr. Vance, (South American,) friend of Mr. Smith, from North Carolina. He said: ‘SMr. McClernand and his friends had voted for the American candidate, and should not his (Vance’s) political friends reciprocate!” Exactly! The Democrats had hugged the Know Nothings, and surely the Know Nothings should hug back again. What a loving time they must have had! With what admiration would our Irish friends look on when Pilate and Herod were thus made friends, and our Representative, with all his enthusiasm of the “brogue,” conquered his prejudices and sacrificed dear old Ireland in order to secure a Speaker that was a Know Nothing and was in favor of the slavecode!—Newark North American.

[From the Sandusky Register,

A Miraculous Water Cure.

A correspondent from Vermillion funishes us with the particulars of a miracle which he says occurred near that place a short time since. It may be true, but it sounds like a spiritual romance: “A little over four years ago a Blacksmith living at Cherry-Tree Corners, about four miles from Vermillion, was severely kicked by a while shoeing the animal. Since that time and until very recently the man has been unable to walk a step or leave his chair without assistance. About two months since the blacksmith, whose name is Willard, had a dream or vision, directing him to be baptised by immersion at a certain time and place designated, if he desired to be cured of his malady. Mr. Willard stated the circumstance to his family and neighbors, declaring his determination to strictly comply with the requirements of his vision. He expressed the utmost confidence (n his restoration. The affair created a considerable excitement in the neighborhood*, and became the principal topic of conversation for ;g’les around. On the appointed day, the 22d ult, several hundred people gathered at a point on Chappel Creek, where the ceremony was to take place. Mr. Willard arrived punctual to the hour and was taken from his carriage to the bank of the stream. Two clergymen were present, but both refused to officiate, having no confidence in the so-called vision of the blacksmith. Two acquaintances of Mr. Willaffl expressed their willingness to assiit in the solemn rite, and taking the sick man in their arms they walked into the water. He was immersed after the usuel menner, and when lie arose to his feet he cried out in a loud voice: “Glory to God! I told you so! I told you it would cure me. All that was required was-faith!” &,c. Mr. Willard then walked unattended from the water, and received the hearty congratulations of the mulitude who crowded around him. He walked to his carriage with ease and elasticity, and to all appearances his lameness has entirely vanished.

Tclegraphic Dispatches.

New York, April 1. The steamship Bavaria arrived this evcning from Southampton 18th, ult. and brings London paper of that day. Q Rome, March IG. This morning a great manifestation in favor of the Pope had taken place at the Vatican. ! Paris, March 17. The Patrie publishes a letter fabmrTurin, stating the question of annexation of Savoy to France had been definitely settled. The Patrie also states that negotiations in regard to Tuscany are in a fair way of conclusion. The Emperor received a deputation from Savoy. Naples, March 14. The Napolitans had been sent into exile, and others had been informed that they inay remain in Naples. Austria had disapproved of the severe measure intended. An Austrian General had arrived. Embassadors from the Western Powers bad given advice to the King. A Turin of the 13th says the Sardinian Parliament will not meet till the 12th of April. T* ie King intends, when the expression of \hc population of Romagna are made to l\,im, to deliver a speech, declaring that be postpones the acceptance for the present, adding '-hat negoI tiationa are opened lor the purpose of reeon-

ciling these wishes with respect to therights of the Holy See. Unfortunately these negotiations only postpone The crisis for a few days. The annexation of Central Italy to Piedmont is accepted everywhere with greet enthusiasm. At the end of the week the King will start on a tour in the provinces which voted for annexation. One of the first acts of the Government, as soon as annexation ! is decided, will be to open a loan of one hundred millions—half to be negotiated abroad and the rest subscribed for at.home. The Paris correspondence of the Times says that Prince Carrignan will be Governor General of Tuscany, unless the Imperial! idea of a separate State be carried out.

There is great wrath here against the Pope. I am told his holiness has issued another circular still stronger than the Encyclical on the Romangna affair. The remark is said to have been made in very high quarters, thet the Pope would, from the manner he is going on, make the famous pamphlet, “La Pape et le Congress,” a truth. - This means that of all his States only Rome would be left to the Pope. Letters from Rome say that agitation is so great that it is doubtful whether the French army will be able to restrain it much longer. The second warning, which immediately I precedes excommunication, is said to have been sent to Turin.

An Astronomer’s View of the Universe.

In wafting ourselves in imagination, to our own satelite, the Moon—the nearest of our celestial bodies—we have passed over a distance equal to thirty times the diameter of our globe. In advancing to the sun we travel over a distance equal to thirty times that of the moon; and before we reach Uranus. the remotest of the planets, %ve have traversed a space equal to twenty times the earth’s distance from the sun. Thus placed at the limits of a system in a circle of eighteen hundreds of millions of miles in radius, our appreciation of distance would appear to be e. v hausted, and we seem to be as on the margin ot an unfathomable abyss. The telescope, however, and the mural circle, enable us to span the void,*and the genius of man, proud of the achievement—and justly, if humbly proud—has crossed the gulf 12,000 times the radius of his own system, that he may study the nearest world in the firr nment of heaven. Beyond this frontier lies the whole universe of stars—their binary systems—their clusters, and their nebulous combinations. The observed parallax of onefourth of a second in a Lyra, carries us four times as far into the bosom of space: but though beyond this we have no positive measure of distance, it would he as unphilosophical to assign limits to creation, as to five it an infinite range. In this rapid Bight into space, we have traversed it but in one direction, and the lines which we have traced, is but a unit in tie scale of celestial distance. Creation in her wide panorama is still above us, beneath us and around us. The over-arching heavens still enclose us, and innumerable worlds sparkle in its canopy. If from this bourne, from which the astronomical traveler alone returns, we look upon our course, our own planetary system ceases/'to be perceived. Its sun is dim—itself bu|ian invisible point in the nebulous light that intervenes. Where, then, is our terrestrial bull —its oceans—its continents—its mountains—its empires—its.dynasties— its thrones! Where is our fa.therland —its factions—its Christian disunions—i:s slave crimes and its unholy wars! Where is our home—its peace—its endearments—its hopes and its fears! Where is man, the intellectual monad—the only atom of organic life that ,can pierce the depths, and interpret the enigma of the universe! and yet the only spark of a spiritual nature, which disclaims the Authority and resists the will of the universal King! They have all disappeared in the far-off perspective—the long vista of space, whose apex,were it a sun, the luighest telescope would fail to descry. No living thing here meets the eye, and no sentiment associated with life presses on the affections. The tiny organism of earth and ocean— everything that moves and breathes —that lives and dies —all are engulfed in the great conception of the universe. The straining mind cannot unite the immeasurable extremes. The infinite in space—the eternnl in duration—the omnipotent in power—the perfect in wisdom, alone fill the expanded soul, and portray in their awful combination—the Creator of the universe.— North British Review.

Attitude of the Northern Conservatives.

The true theory of the action' of the Haiti- | more Convention seems to us to be; not especially lo exhibit the power of the conservative sentiment of the country, but to- make it practically useful. It is doubtless true that the candidate presented at Baltimore, whoever he may be, will faithfully represent the principles best adapted to the present good and final perpetuity of the Uuiow. But i it does not therefore follow that an imlepend-; ent nomination should be made. The eon- { servatives of the North will refuse to asp- ! port a third candidate, except under a press- ! ing necessity. Should both the Charleston und Chicago Conventions nominate notoriously sectional men, then our friends at Baltimore can put their man in the field, with an assured confidence that he will rally around him an enthusiastic and effective support. But in the event of a prudent and conservative nomination at Chicago—and there are several candidates of that character prominently before that Convention — we are compelled to say frankly to our Southern conservative allies, that it will be morally impossible to concentrate any considerable strength on a third nomination. We say further, that it is wrong to demand negative action of the North, when positive good may result from an affirmative course. The conservatives of the North are reliable for two things. If the Chicago Convention nominates a sectional man, they cannot be Induced to support him. If that Convention nominates a national »nun, it will be equally impossible to prevent them from voting for him. They recognize a possible necessity for a third candidate, and will yield to that necessity‘when it comes. But to expect them to commit themselves in advance, to shut their eyes and go it blind, is a tax upon them a little too severe to be patiently endnred. Supposing that a patriotic devotion to the nationality of politics should demand the defeat of the Chicago

| candidate, it is pretty evident that he must ! be be a tea at the North; if anywhere. There . would be no Southern battle-field in such a contest. The Northern aationals would act ,on a just plea of urgent necessity. Their 1 action would be defensible and patriotic. jßut with a nomination made at Baltimore on the' 9th of May, the great force of their argument would be broken. It would ‘be said that tiL'ey had precluded the possibility of prudent action at Chicago, pledged them*selves in advance to refuse support to any Republican candidate, however aceepraijlfe/. and so compelled the nomination of a distinctively sectional man.

Whisky and Negro Runtiong-Two Terrible Deathbeds.

A correspondent of the Carlmville Free Democrat, writing from Anna, Union cornuv describes the last hours of two negro catchers, of southern Illinois, a* fol—lows:

“Yesterday vve had a very striking examJ pie, illustrating the adage that ‘the way of | the transgressor is hard.’ There died here | in this town a man by the name of John B I Jones, who had rendered himself notorious by tne very active part he had taken in arj r est,n S runaway negroes, an.! more particujlarlyas the leader in arresting the I J,m ’ "i.* 10 w * s Remanded on a writ of habeas corpus from Judge Cuton, of Ottawa, and was there rescued and run off to Canada. Ihe man Jones had a partner by the name of Curtly, who fully, participated in a!) of his exploits, sharing the spoils equally. This Curt y, from the effects of exposure and bad whisky, was taken sick, and in eight days died, rnakmgjust before his death some very ; startling revelations, confessing that he was i a murderer, that he had a wife and two chil- ; dren living, and many other things, which so. ! [ rl Shtened Jones that he fell pn the floor fearfully convulsed, and never was sensible after, but lingered a week, and ©a the very same day and hour one week lal^r,died j V lO mos t horrible of all deaths, on the floor, (for they could not keep him on the bed) suffering almost the tortwre ©f the damned. He died as only those do wlh> die of that fearful disease, the deliriasn tsenx-ns. iWe went to his funeral. No e>»e spoke a. word of consolation to his bereared family. He lias left a wile— a nice wope— ami several daughters. No prayers were e&ored, no fliymn chanted, but twelve e* fifteen men ivvent to the house, opened the coffin, for his friends to take tlievr last iooi; then placed in the hearse, and itsune-dinSely deposited it in the earth, there *© await the fi- ; nal resurection. ‘One aasd a half years am),* ! remarked the gentleman, ‘I Iseaid that man deliver an excellent prayer and a s»ood exhortation in the Methodist chards in this, town.’ He was then eons:,dered an exemplar/ man, and as one of pillars of the church.”

Liability of Holcl Kcepers.

A case was decided in the Supreme Churf iof New York on Friday last, in which thei New Albany and Salem Railroad Company { was plaintiff, and Simeon Xarlancl, proprietor of the Metropolitan Hotel, of New York City, defendant. Tbis decision will be qf interest to hotel keepers as well as the traxe- | eling public. The circumstances were ns | follows: It was alleged that Jas. Pntten, the traveling agent of the plaintiffs, arrived in New York city on the 30th of August, 185 D, at 2p. m, Mr. Patten had with him $238 belonging to the plaintiffs. Jle went to the Metropolitan Hotel, kept by the defendant, and desired a room. The hotel being full, Mr. Patten was accommodated \\ ith a Cot bed in the parlor, where several , other persons were already sleeping. Previously to retiring, Mr. Patten desired to pul iiis money in the safe belonging to the hotel, but be was informed that the clerk, who had the key of the safe, had gone to ! bed, and his request could nut be complied ! with, lie retired to bed, placing his coat, i containing the money, under his pillow. In the mtorning the coat was found on the floor,, but tlw money had been taken out. He apj plied to tile delendent for reimbursement, which was refused, and suit was brought. The defendent denied that access was refused to the safe. He also alleged that notice to place all valuables in the safe were placed in every room, and that it was theduty of Patten so to deposit his He also denied that the money »i> question belonged to the plaintiff. The jury found for tiie plaintiffs $357 02, the full amount claimed. —Lafayette Courier.

Trying, to Buy Connecticut. The following circular is about:

CONFIDENTIAL. New York, March 21!, Nos. 17 and 19, Warren street.j Gentlemen: The Connecticut State election, Co'he held on Monday, 2d April, is conceded to he highly important in*fits influence on the coming Presidential nominations and election. If it should unfortunately result like New Hampshire, the effect must be very, injurious. A number of gentlemen, deeply interested! in-the cause, have associated lor the purpose of rendering material aid to the State Committee toward defraying their general nndi special election expenses. The most strenuous efforts are being made by the Republican party to carr the election! at all hazards. The Committee have me to make an appeal to those firms engaged in. the Southern and South-western tradeT Below I give a list of contributors, and if the effort meets your approval, I will feel happy to hand to the Committee your check, payable to the order of A. Belmont, treasurer. As there is no time to lose, I will be glad to hear from you by, or before Saturday morning, March 2 tth, instant. Yours, very truly, Henrys, Smith &, Townsend, $500; B. M, &. E. A. Whitlock. $500; Lanes, Boyce &. Co., $250; Hotchkiss, Fenner & Bennett, $250; Chas. M. Connolly,s2oo; A. T. Stewart &. Co., $500; Wilson G. Hunt,s2so; A. Belmont, $500; Allen, McLean Bulkley, $250. Opposition State Convention ofc North Carolina, on the 22d ult., nomitSH,te<s Win. A. Graham for the Presidency. Hon. Kenneth Raynor made a vigorous speech against the Democracy. He said the South Americans from North Carolina, in Congress, should never have voted for a Democrat to defeat a Republican, and lauded Winter Davis for his manly, independent aud patriotic conduct.