Wabash Express, Volume 13, Number 40, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 13 September 1854 — Page 1

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Mr. HITI, who was the only remaining son of the venerable JAKES HITS, of this city, was a prominent and valuable citizen of Coles county and his death will cast a gloom over the ^spiritaof a very large circle of friends who respected hint for his sterling abilities, and loved him for the excellent qualities of his heart.

Ma. SMITH O'BurEK.—The Limerick Chronicle contains the following: "The family of Mr. W. Smith O'Brien received a letter this week, from that gentleman, dated the last week in

O" t)on't bo sentimental—it is bad for di'gestion. Remember, the best tonic is fun, and the best physician, a joker. For giving a tone

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the stomach, one good hearty laugh is worth 'all the pills that were ever paid for or patented. Oheerfulness is a moral armor. It proIttects the tuind from the javelins of dyspepsia, *and makes it as impregnable to the assaults of duns and unliquidated due-bills, as Gibraltar «5»84o pop guns.

A STKANGE VISITOR.—The people of Versailles, France, have beeu delighted with the visits of a beautiful humming-bird to the garden ®of one of the citizens, the first ever seen in ihose latitudes. It is thought that it inny have escaped from sorno vessel newly arri-, ved from the tropics. It appeared ravenous «for food, and the flowers being dry and past ,their prime, seemed to afford itbut little nourishment.

Yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Mt-rtnn. a lady upwards of sixty years of nge. stepped a

nece of melon rind, which hat! been careli-**-thrown on the side-walk, between Third an A Fourth streets, on Plum, and, slipping, fell on the pavement with such force as to break her collar bone and dislocate her arm at the shoulder. A irendenian, who wa* passing, called a hack and hnd her conveyed to her residence, on Cliuton street.

U* Cleveland, Ohio, has nn unenviable fame for being the resort of pick-pockets. Is there any special inducement held out tolhe fraternity, there? There certainly seems to bo something wrong in the police of a little town which so constantly furnishes the papers with pick pocket news, find some of the items reaching so large nn amount. The very name of Cleveland is getting to be a terror to travelers, on this account. Ferret the villains out*

NKW PAPER.—W« have received the first number of the "Morning Herald." a new Dnily, published in New Albany, Indiana, by Warren, Anderson & Co. It is a handsome sheet, and announces itself as independent in opinion, and we hope will be right as well as independent.

SHOT WHILE BATHING.—A young lad named Wm. Page. Jr., son of Wm. Page, who resides in Cambridge, but does business in Boston, was shot and instantly killed while bathing in Charles river, near the Almshouse, by a man who was shooting birds upon marshes.

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A COXBCCTO* KILLED.—Chester 'Ball, a conductor of a frevght train on the Little Miami and Columbus road, was instantly killed, a few daya ago, by being swept against abridge aeross the Little Darby.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13, 1854.

(ET We regret to Icarn that Jomr 8. HITE, Esq., of Hitcsville, Illinois, di-d at hi* residence on Sundaj, the 3d inst., of Fin*. Two of his children also, we understand, died withvin a daj or two after him.

May, from Van Dieirym's Land, when he was would hardly be understood at Yale or Campreparing to avail himself of Her Majeety's ^gracious pardon, and to leave the colony for IJSuropo. Mrs. Smith O'Brien and other relatives will meet the liberated exile at Brussels, where it is probable he will reside and we have the pleasure of informing his countryhien that Mr. O'Brien accepted with the best feelings his Sovereign's spontaneous clemen'cy in remission of the penalty luJf.a political .offense."

O" The careless and reprehensible practice of throwing the rinds of fruit upon the siflewalks, and upon stairways, often leads to very serious consequences. Wo take the following froiti the Cincinnati Commercivlof theStli inst:

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tJ" A gentleman just from Vermont, tell us tfcatoo the day of his arrival in that mountain country, the last day of July, it was hot weather. Tho next day was cool enongh to rule comfortably in the sunshine with a winter coat on. aad it ha* remained so ever since. The drratfc was wvwra. !P

vi ened, last evening, with a copious shower a very refreshing rarity. It must hart bean a remarkable pheooeaeeoa to of the yoong childwo^ J-

cr Om heiu in Laporte si fifty cfctet*. and

A FLOOD IV PAJUS.Fuses.—Acorrespondent of the Journal of Commerce, says, that a few days ago the city of Paris was visited by a thunder storm of unprecedented severity. The rain fell and the lightning flashed, in a style which had not been equalled within the memnry of the oldest inhabitants. The streets were flooded with water, several of the principal avenues in the central part of the city becoming navigable for boats. Vagabond boys went swimming in the Rue de la Yictoire. The cellars and shops in the the squares and near the river were inundated, and tenants and landlords,builders and tht.ir employers, are at law on the point as to who shall bear the extensive damage to merchandise and structures of one kind or other. Two persons were swept from the pavement of a narrow street, and drowned in the furious waters, and five persons were killed by strokes of lightning.

ARKANSAS IXSECTS.—In Arkansas they make such subdivision of the kingdom of nature as

bridge. The following is a pleasing illustration of the above assertion, and so we give it: "A citizen of that State, while on board of a rfleamer on the Mississippi, was asked by a gentleman, 'whether the raising of stock in Arkansas was attended by much difficulty or or expense?' 'Oh, yes, stranger—they suffer much from insects.' 'Insects! Why, what kind of insects, pray 'Why, bears, catamounts, wolves, and sich like insects.'" The stranger stopped further inquiry, nor did he deem it necessary to explain to the Arkansas man some passages in Goldsmith's Natural History.

O* Mr. Dunham, the Whisky and Nebraska candidate for Congress in the Madison District, recently made a speech in Jennings county. After he had finished, a modest, but wellinformed old farmer took the stand and showed up the iniquity of the Nebraska swindle in such a light, that afterwards when a vdte was taken upon it, only two in the assembly voted for it—and those two solitary individuals were none other than Mr. Dunham and his right bowqr. General Spann.

tJT The Vovay (Ind.) Oracle says: "Hon. J. L. Robinson made a set speech in this place on the 24th ult. It was principally devoted to 'itinerant vagabonds,' temperance, and the •Know Nothings.' Poor fellow, he ought to be pitied—he's sacrificing himself for hiscountry

U* Died, of Consumption, at Madison, on the 5th inst., Mrs. CATHARINE BARAKS, wife of C. BARN'ES.the Superintendent of the schools of that city. Mrs. B. is said to have been a woman of great worth, and her death is very much lamented.

COR* rcift DURRNOKA.—Take a handful of strawberry leaves, and poui' on them half a pint of boiling water let it remain one hour, and drink the tea. If you cannot get the boiling water, chew and swallow \the leaves. This ia a most, valuable and efficient remedy. It rarely fail* to give immediate relief, and perform a permanent cure.

The Administration at Washington has not yet discovered the etistence of the Miasissippi rivar or the Great West—in the Ungual A democrat from the country, of a great politician, it may be said that the »himself, vote for Davis, says that there are ortAdministration "knows no West," it know# whiga in bis township, and yet Scott nothing but the East and that part of the

KI.OPKXENT.—It is stated that an eminent physician, a married man,living in Stafford county. N. II eloped with a young lady of some twenty summers. The lady has previously been highly esteemed by her acquaintances, and this false step has occasioned great sorrow to her friends. The doctor was for sometime her medical adviser.

YELLOW KKVKR.—A physician of New Orleans advertises a new prevention of this dreadful epidemic, by inoculation, similar in principle to the prevention of small-pox by vaccination.

O" Sir Francis Bacon was wont to commend the advice of a plain man of Buxton, who sold brooms. A proud, laey young fellow, irae to him one day asking a broom on trust, to whom he said: "Friend, hast thee no money? Borwtf of thy back and belly, tliej will never a*k thee for it. I should be dunning thee every day."

MASKKI* LIQUOR SELLERS.—A hotel keeper near Trent Hall, in Pawtucket, R. I., and four assistants, employed to sell liquor in disguise. with masks on. to evade the law, have been convicted and committed to jail. The hotel has surrendered and closed it# bar.

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O" The Lynchburg (Va.) Republican, referring to the late gross outrage of a dentist in Philadelphia, says "We are for leaving the punishment of ordinary crimes to the laws of the land, but crimes like thi« should be punished promptly and sternly. The perpetrator of them forfeits all claim to the protection of the laws. He hecomes an outlaw, and the relatives of those he has wronged should have the legal right to wreak upon him the Indian justice."

We conceive that a man who will deliberately advise breaking over the laws for redress of wrongs, when that redress is amply provided for by the laws or when the community are free to make such laws, with such sanctions attached, as they, in cool deliberation, think best is himself guilty of a great wrong to those who may be influenced by him.

The very reverse of the true view is here taken. It seems to be thought that small crimes, which are not likely so to enrage or excite the sufferers as to take away their self-control, or to impair their judgment, may properly be the subject of careful adjustment by disinterested parties, and that their disposal should be intrusted only to careful tribunals, appointed for the purpose, and guarded against injustice by all the barriers which self-respect and oaths of office can throw around them. But it is claimed that great and exciting offences to which the highest penalties are affixed, may and should be left to the immediate disposal of the injured party, or the one supposing himself injured, while eatirfely unfitted by passion and excitement, for exercising correct judgment and in addition to all this, the injured party is to be summary judge, without appeal, in his own ease.

We go up, by our representatives, and sit in solemn deliberation, to affix the most proper sanctions to the laws which we ordain. Is it reasonable that we should arise from our se'its, after the work is carefully and conscientious' ly done, and say that in the most important cases which we have settled, those exposing the offender to death or other fearful penalties, it is best to leave all to blind caprice and enraged passion, and to retain the protection and guidance of our cool counsel only where they aro the least needed

Community is cursed with too much of such unreasonable, disorganizing and dangerous preaching, and entirely too much of the practice. It is always best, where we have good and wholesome laws with proper penalties, to abide by them, even if some people's passions are not gratified by it.

O" The advantages of sub-soil plowing become more apparent every day. In Christian county, Kv., those farmers who adopted this system in the tillage of their lands the present season, have the most abundant crops, while their neighbors who followed the old fashioned plan are suffering from scant allowances,

U"" James Harper, the eminent book publisher, is spoken of as a candidate for Governor of New York.

D* Many Millerites, mostly females, in the State of Maine, have become insane lately, on account of the extensive burning of the for ests, which they looked upon as an indication of the eud of ail things.

O* Jacob Little, the great "bear" in Wall street, New York, is said to have pocketed over half a million of dollars by the recent decline in stocks.

[p- The K- Y. Herald thinks that TVof. fispy's theory of producing rain by kindling great fires, is completely exploded. Very extensive fires are raging in the woods in several Slates, and yet the drought continues. The theory won hold water or won't sprinkle it, which is the same thing,

THE RECIPROCITY TREATY—CANADA AFFAIRS.—Advices from Canada of Sept. 6th. say the Reciprocity Treaty will probably be ratified within a fortnight. The new Parliament met at Montreal yesterday. The attendance was large. Lord Elgin's speech was delivered in the afternoon.

VERMONT ELECTION.—Dates of Sept. 5th say there are large whig gains, and scarce a doubt remains that both branches of the Legislature will have a large wbij| anti-Ne-braska majority. •1

EF Three fften, Wright, dooper and Louts. Grocery keepers, who were arrested, some time ago, charged with robbing a young man at the house of Mr. Robbins, were arrested yesterday, on the strength of new evidence, and failing of

bail, were caged.

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CAPTCRKD ST A LADT.—On Friday last, Mrs. Henry Clark, in returning from a Wrry party in Med ford. *as suddenly notified, bv the noise of his rattle, that she was within few inches of an enormous rattlesnake. Nothing daunted, she immediately procured a stone, with which she so far disable him thai she could fasten a cord to his neck and drag him to her home, much to astonishment of her frightened husband. His snakeship measures nearly feel in length, and has twelve rattles. indicating that he is Gfleeu yean okl—Boston Traveler.

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IT We are informed that the "Widder" U. F. Linder was in town, hist evening. Ofleriag to enlighten our citizens into the beauties of the Nebraska Bill but as all remained silent, we presume the -Somas of his Dcwiy espoused party, here, as elsewhere, do not set so high an estimate on their new ally as he had expected How covld a traitor and ttiratior expect much hearty confidence?

The StaU Journal ch&racterces the procession of the Slarettea tt Indianapolis, yesterday, fts an "exaggerated* and save of Douglas* speech that "He said nothing that has not been better said by men of kss reputation. Hts speech fell short of Robiosoo's, the evening before the Cooventioo.

R. Oogmtuct -TlM asanl conference of the KatbodisS Epiacupal Gfcerab for Northern Iodiaaa, commeaoet at LtpxU Wed Maday, tha 16th iost.

OrooUir ID 1!)C lUhiq policn, Kens, tomnmit, CiUtatuce aiid ©ooi) florals.

lr A friend of ours, a fine, pytly looking gentleman, related to us, sometime ago, the following "good one." which happened to himself. while on a visit to Boston, that town of notions:

ideas of city doings, in a pleasant way and having a moment's leisure, I stepped across and entered the store. As I stepped in, I said, carelessly, to the proprietor, "I have just stepped in, sir, to see your store." "Happy to see you, sir," said he "Walt down towards the other end of the room where the^e is more doing."

dimensions. We were just about to meet, I, all the time being more and more impressed with his appearance, when, in attempting to pass, as will often happen most perplexingly, we both stepped out the same side then, in the most bland mauner, we both stepped to the other side. We played this game at booeep for sometime, with the dignity of dukes. At last, despairing of hitting aright, I stepped quite out of the path, and bowing gracefully,I said to him with great urbanity, "I'll wait till you pass, sir." I am near sighted, and had left my spectacles at homo but I had, at this moment, got near enough to the gentleman to detect a small mole, on his upper lip and the truth instantly flashed upon me, that I was bowing and scraping to my own image in a gigantic mirror at the end of the room

The gas was all out of me in a minute and I felt especially flattened, from the fact that "a clerk was standing near my elbow witnessing the whole manoeuvre. I should not have cared whit, if I had kept my mouth shut but the idea of that bland and conciliatory "I will wait till you pass, sir uttered with true intent, to my own image, under so ridiculous circumstances* did me.

O" The following short,sad record, wc take from the Fort Wayne Times 'THERE IS A TEAK FOR AI.L wno DIE."—One morning la«t week a sick girl of 17' summers, was taken from a line boat and placed in Ewing's warehouse. This appeared a hardship, butlipr situation and attendance could not have been bettered. Kind attention from both male and female,and th« best medical aid were given her but to no effect. In about 24 hours after she was loft, her spirit fled its tenement, and her corse remained among strangers to be hurried to Potter's Field. She was on her way to Lafayette to see her friends, but then 0, death 1 \1 .«Tlie wide world had called her forth

And thou wert there."

She expressed her satisfaction as to her care and attention, but deplored that death had made the irrevocable call so soon—yet felt preiBred to meet her fate with a christian grace, was said by an observer that she gently sunk away so gradually, that it resembled the gentle loosing of a summer's twilight into succeeding darkness. There were no throes that marked the enemy lurking around the seat of life, but. she fell asleep, and then, like the waters of the deep blue river, that fall gently into the sea, her spirit joined the ocean of eternity— that better home

IS Where none c»n say farewell.'"

ST. LOUIS IN DANCES.—It is thought by some that the voters of St. Louis have reason to tremble at the approachof Col. Benton who is working towards home by easy stages.'heated to a white heat, and in a most favorable condition to explode like a bomb-shell, when he shall reach the scene of his recent defeat. A characteristic speech may be expected frott him, in words that will singe whatever they touch,'

I put op at a hotel on Washington street.— Nearly opposite the hotel, is the store of the Messrs. Warren, large importers of silk, shawls, Ac. I was inclined to increase my stock of Government three or four vessels are named,

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The room was very deep and the arrangement very fine. The clerks were busy with customers. I straightened up and walked rither pompously along, feeling quite well and remembering that I was in Boston and intending by my air, to put faraway from the minds of the lads present, any idea that I was green

in city matters. I soon perceived that other building. The boiler ascended ttro thousand visitors were present on precisely the same er- feet, and fell through the roof of a shop fully rand as myself and con.-picuous among them, two hundred feet from the Brewery. No.perwas one gentleman, a very fine looking, pussy gon was injured, though many narrowly escaperson, near the farther end of the store. He peci

was coming towards me, walking with rather -Washington X'owi. a noble, careless air, and attracted my atten*

O* The organist in a church in iBoston, a few Sundays since, in endeavoring to draw music oat of the organ, was non-plussed when he came to the fiat and the natural. He found the very flat aad the extremely aa natural. The cause, which was discovered (text day, was that the rata had built a seat at the bottom of the pipes.

The jjUoperor is reported to hare said in reference to the English "They may repel me from the Danube, they tftay e»i

(^n^tadt and take pu**«!»aion of

Sc"P«»r*ba%, they msy force roe to retire from Moscow, battfcey wo« drive me from the wilds of Siberia, or take a»e prisoner in the faoaatala payees of Ural, before 1 cease to Win for the po*itioa I have taken."

Whether these word* be his or not. the sentiment, it is said, is one in wbieh the R«**iaa pmpte will profe*a delight, a«d which 0»ey will eootise* Co do oati! tha last levy of OMMMBV or «w» become* too ktr the capstHirttes of endorsee*, or s«r pZTiu «£teat of Roaaian moarccw

CT The wheat crop ia Mieaoarj was dtelarfeat knewn for many years.

Latest Intelligence by Telegraph.

0 [From the Cincinnati Commercial.] Important If True, ... NEW-YORK, Sept. 4.

The Evening Post intimates that Alvarez, the opponent of Santa Anna, is in this city, fitting ont an expedition against the Mexican

including the screw-steamer Ben Franklin -she has on board ten 32-pounders, and all the municions necessary for a naval engagement.— The Mexican war steamer Santa Anna, will I leave this port soon, and it is stated the Ben

Franklin will sail some days before her, and attack the Santa Anna, and try to take her, as she will have a large portion of the Gadsden I treaty money on board. Tho officers and" crews of both vessels are Americans. The other vessels named are brigs and schooners.

JExplosion at 2tladi(on. MADISOX, Sept. 5. The boiler in McQuiston's Brewery exploded this evening, totally demolishing the

tion considerably. I prepared to meet him as Capt. Hollins has been detached from the an equal, and for that purpose, straightened command of the Cyane, which vessel is going up to my full height and swelled to my full into dock for repairs. Secretary Dobbins ex-

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presses his regret at the arrest of the Captain, and says he retains the full confidence of the Department.

Outrage by an Irishman Yesterday afternoon, as a highly respectable citizen was distributing tracts in Duane street, he was followed and insulted and abused bv a bnr'v ruffian who boasted of being an Irish Catholic. His foul language was, of course, disregarded, whereupoii he grew bolder, and finally made a rush ou the American, crabbed the bundle of tracts, and stomped them into the mud. In con«equence of the Police hiving on duty in the Park, the scoundrel escaped.—N.Y. Tribune, 4th inst.

Great Riot in Newark, N. J.

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ID" ANew York physician went to Europe with his family, a few days since, and, being possessed of a weakness called vanity, had his departure heralded in the city papers, and placarded his door with "gone to Europe." This was a fine chance for the idustrious chevaliers. They broke into the house and spent a week there,eating and drinking what they could find, and stole all they could carry away, i.

S3" Long John Wcntworth tellsagood elory of Col. Benton on the last day of the session of Congress. The Colonel had prepared Tiimself for a hot rooming by leaving vest, cravat and stockings at home. He wore light and low slippers, which showed nature's stockings to advantage. When asked where he purchased his stockings he sad be had got them of his mother, seventy odd years a^o and had never yet worn a hole in them.

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Pistols and other Veapons wore used, but only a few were seriously injured. John McArthy was fatally wounded, and another man seriously cut. There is great excitement, and further trouble is anticipated.

PHILADELPIUA. Sep. 6.

Job R. Tyson was nominated by the Whigs for the second Congressional district, last evening, on the sixth ballot. Convention of the "Softs'* at Syra--s.siy'cuue.

STRACUSE, Sept. 6.

The Democratic. Soft Shell Convention met here to-day. There is considerable excitement. The Nebraska men held a caucus, headed by Rynders, and resolved to..mthdxaw from the Convention if antiNebraska resolutions were pjrwtrd

Hallway Di*astcr-Lo*» of Life. BALTIMORE, Sept. 6. The lumbtw train ran off the track of the York and Cumberland Railway, last night. Jacob Smyzer and John Miller, of York, Pa., were killed.

Arrival of the Steamer Africa.

NEW-YORK, Se^t. 7.

The steamer Africa, with advices from Liverpool to Aug. 26th, has just arrived at this port.

There were no further operations reported from the Baltic or Black Sea. On the 20th of August, the Austrian army of .occupation entered Wallachia, and it is now thought both the provinces will be occupied.

The Russians were still concentrated on the Pruth, and the Turkish forces remained at Bucharest. No immediate battle was expected.

The Crimea expedition had not sailed. Later advices from Asia Minor say the Turks met with a terrible defeat at Kara.— Their loss was heavy 2,000 were taken prisoners.

The English news possesses nothing of importance. The preparations for the expedition were going on with vigor at Varna, and it is said it would sail for the Crimea soon.

Sir Edinnnd Lvonahad sailed ilito the Black Sea with Lis division jl*4e?tination was not known.

Ri^fvAis-' We are happy in being able to slate that a very interesting revival of religion is now progressing in StrawBridge M. 12. Church, under the pastoral care of Rev. Mr. Myers. Also, in the Columbia street M. E' Chnrcb. under the pastofal charge of Rev. Mr. Mitchell.— Ball. Clipper.

"Aunt," intfuifed a.medical prodigy of fifteen, fresh from a lecture on surgery, ••what do you think the roost difficult operation in surgery ••'Don't know, Charley what!" "Taking the jaw of & woman, answered the hopeful youth.

Sbeaking fo

of Frederick Douglaa as a

candidate for Congress, the editor of the Providence Journal says, be would not wish to send free negroes nor white slave* to Washington, although, as between the two, he shoirld prefer the formir.

T&s &Pr** u»e western part of the State of Ohio »aid to be very large. 6 wd apples are pletty there at W to iOe a bunhei.

O* The Know-Kothicga are Mid to number 118,000 is Bakkaom

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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 6.

The American Protestant Association of Lodges in the State of New Jersey had a procession at Newark, yesterday,

There were nearly two thousand in the line of procession, and while passing William st., near High, and in the immediate vicinity of the Roman Catholic Church, which neighborhood is thickly settled by Irish Catholics, a man in tho procession was knocked down and at the same time two or three shots were fired at the procession from the Catholic Church.— This WAS the signal for a general riot, and the entire procession broke its lines and entered the church, which, in a few minutes, was completely riddled the doors and windows were broken in, the scats torn up, the altar dismantled and the

ttons are rapidly approaching. Congress p.^

has adjourned, and they will return home to make arrangements for the coming contest. They will, in some cases, find an

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awaken their mercy, nor will soft words turn away their wrath. Hie more resolute the resistance to tLem. the more successful will that resistance be. Iivatead, indeed, of wailing to be attacked, the attack should be made on them. They cannot face a bold attack. Thev cannot stand up before the.truth.— Washvigton Sentinel.

A Sad Sight.

A sad sight could have been seen upon Main street on yesterday. An eutire family, comprising nine persons in all, were brought up from the American Bottom, for the purpose of being placed in the County Poor House, which being full, they wtre taken to the Court House, till some dispositiou of them could be made by the county Judge. Tlu-v stated that they had all been suffering with fever and ague, and at times, were too sick to even assist one another. During the hottest days of this, the hottest of summers, when th* fever was at its height with them all, not one was able to go after water, to cool their parching tongues. And thus thro sickness, they have literally eaten themselves '-out of house and home," rdding almost starvation to their list of sufferings, of which their cadaverous looking faces was an evident index. Judge Eaton filled their wagon with a liberal supply ol flour, meat, sugar, &c., and sent them again to the Bottom, to find some place where the* can board nt the expense of the county, until they should recover.— Edvoardsville Enq.

MOVEMENTS fN CALIFORNIA, FOR TUE INVASION OF CUBA.—A San Francisco letter in the New York Times, under date of

August 1st. says: The steamer to-day takes from us Col. Wheat, agent of thej'unta for the invasion of Cuba, who has been with us since the first of April last, lie has succeeded in jenrolling quite a large number of men, composed principnUy^Of mtm from tbr Southern and Western States, including a uniformed company of Flying Artillery and a uniformed company of Riflemen. Both these companies have been under constant drill for the past eight or ten weeks, and from a splendid nucleus for an invading army. Many of the native Californians have lent material aid to the cause, and the fact of a marauding expedition being concentiated at New Orl-«fis has been in no manner kept secret, ^iajor General Wool is on the alert, and no expedition as a body will ever be permitted to leave this city. Drums afe beating and the Flying Artillery in full unifoim are now escorting Col. Wheat to the steamer.

An Italian beggar was arrested In Boston on Monday for insolence and abase of ladies who refused to entertain his demands for money. In his room was found a portmanteau in which *was $72,16 specie. He told the Police that he went to that city from New York, four or five veeks ago. and in that time had begged this snug liule sum. and §59 in addition. which he had sent to Italy. The amount which charitable persons are disposed to give to beggars, is indicated by the follow* tng statement of the different coins in hi* possession, viz: 1472 cents, 732 three cent pieces, 264 five cent pieces, 106 ten cent pieces, one j^old dolIftr» sod jM4T18 in sixpences, shillings, and quarters

YORK MXRKIT.-Date.ofSept.6th

report Cotton dull and prices nominal.— Flour is plentier sod prices I2£c. IOWPT the sales comprise 7500 bils. at §9 5

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O* How faithfully the "gallant and patriotic democrats" are obeying the ordeis f*|res appear to be breaking oat in the' of the administration, with reference to a wools in almost every direction. Hardly re-election, may be seen by comparing a day passes that we do not hear of some, their efflhotitfery on the stnmi), with the fol- jjew "conflagration. The long continued u- Sdr?,hot weather has made the underbrush: lowing article from the Washington Lnton.

According to this logic, demagogues are sleeps through vrhdle miles of woodland, the sovereigns, and the fKofix are a MOB In the pine woods they are especially de* How to Break Down the Free-Soil- Structive. a

Courage will oftentimes conquer superior numbers, while timidity and cowardice, even though well equipped and mighty in strength, will as often fall victims to an inferior, but a braer night, indicated the prevalence of distant thing, should b, boroe in mind by those hero Sohwectadv the gallant and pnlriouc democrats Ln, jrR !r0R(j feBce

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,, work on the Rensselaer Lake were up

organized opposition, mat ene might battling with the flames, and saving icism and clamoring or ?er|Sea" the house belonging to the 'Water Works

to meet such an oppos^ ^on I Yesterday the fire tvns burning

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with penitential tears and promises ol -5 amendment. Nor should they be with soft persuasions and gentlo remon strances. They should be met with stout heart and a brave defiance ,t !ly towards Lvdius street. lis progress

It is unwise to attempt^ 0 ut femsh was about as fast as a a mob by concessions. Gn^e am in in°

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9 87 for Staie and Ohio included in the sales are 3500 brls Stale for October deliver* at S7 50. Canadian is in moderate demand at $9 75. Wheat is flfta, *itb sales of 6-00 bushels.

£T The advices from the agricultural districts of Fogland sod France are extremely favorable.

ST The Fsm«r« **d Mechanic#" Ban* Waabiatfioct City, Closed iV» dvora »c W«d«e# dar, the &b

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..... l*rora ths Albany Evening Journal. Fire from .Vaitio tot bid Ohio.

socombustiblelhat a blR2e 8tRrted,

Passengers over the Central Road from Buffalo last night inform us that they ob- S served fires in ten or fifteen different places in the woods near the track. Every-1 where on the line a smoky haze in the at- S jmosphere by day, and a dull red glare at

in two or lhree

.frutn j- Iraurunu it'uees two or mree claces

non-slaveholdmor States who \oted Jor the tv .i t. vr L- *-i i^

burned town. Doubtless he same

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candidates for re-elcclion. and ihe.r elec- ,/

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Ihe Pine Woods west cf this city'were on fire on Thursday night within a few miles of the city. The men enrnjrcd at all

fiercely from six to eight miles from this

city. The flames had passed over and burned the valuable pine land belonging to the Water Works, had crossed Wash-

'.| ington Btrcet, and was burningquite fierce-

ordinarily walk At various

•VVU_n?. 'points men and teams were out plowing furrows to stop its progress. A large

amount of pine wood has bcon destroyed, and an immense amount of timber has akber been burned up or badly injured.— So dense was the smoke from the lire that it hid the ravs of the sun.

In addition to disasters in our own immediate neighborhood, wo learn that the fire continues unchecked at various points in the Green Mountnins.

In Dresden, Washington .Co., huudrcds of acres of limber Innd have been destroyed, with one saw mill and large quantities of wood, in the northern part of Fort Ann, the woods have been burning for ft week, and it is still rnging, threaining houses and mills.

The Chronicle says the mountain, near Whitehall, is all on fire, marching toward the lumber depots and steamboat landing. The steamboats have to feel their way on Lake Chiimplain, the smoke is so dense.— Fires arc raging at numerous points on tho lake, from llouse's Point to Whitehall, Westport, Moriah, feo. Ono firm at Crown Point, have had $20,000 worth of lumber and wood destroyed. In Waterville, Oneidh county, 80 acres have been burned over—the fire piercing the earth t«j tin- dtp*h of two feet. Two families had to (lee for their lives. Quarter of a milt of plankroad has been destroyed. An engine had gone out from the village as the flames continued to advance.

The mucky swamps between Rome and Syracuse are burning furiously—the firo fairly eating Up the earth.

In Chaulauqtie county, firfcS rihe burning in various directions, doing great damage. The "-llurly Woods," Ulster county, are on Croat various points. It was within four miles of Kingston.

A correspondent of the Argus says:-— Five miles back from the lake at Crown Point, the saw mills, ^together with wood and lumber, belonging to Hammond & Co., have been totally destroyed by the tiro spreading from I he forests. ,Their loss is oatimated at §50.OUO."

In St. Lawrence connty, the woods are on fire at a score of points on the line of the railroad, and the flames continued, at last advices, to spread with fearful rapidity.

E a 1 MV* that ft i* ao dry up in Iowa that the have kaomii it, or elae yoa Wjoold not hnye sent ateanfcost people hare to aprtnfcki the rivers tu keep tie dart from chokiog s4e wat«r wb*«l,

In many places in Ohio the woods and swamps are burning. It so happened th»5 elegant buildings on a farm near the village of Hudson. O., were in such imminent danger that the congregations left the chnrches to fight, the tiro. They succeeded after cutting down nearly wl.oio orchard. lhc city of Portland has had a a narrow escape. The lire, leaving the dense woods, knawed into the turf, and reached the immediate vicinity of the city, 'lhe flames were only kept from the buildings by the united exertions of firemen and citizens.

It would seem as if the Forests were burning everywhere. Where or when the conflagration will end, lleaven only knows.

2(OVKL MAIL MATTER—A watch was haoded into the store of John Steavens fe Co., one of our jewellers, recently, having been forwarded by mail from Penaacola, Florida, for npairs. It stems that tho owner of it, one of our townsmen, now it» the laiter place* had carried it to a jeweller there to be repain d, iiV jairing at the time what his bill would be. He asked him 88 for doing the work. He demurled at the price, but was told by tin jeweller that he could not help him*e{f. a* he was the only person in the place who could repair watches. But the owners wiih uuc Yank»e spirit, told him h*s wouldn't stand that, but would send the watch to Bangor for repairs. As good as his word, he put the watch, nicely packed, into the mad, and sent it to this city. It arrived safely, and doubtless will be safely returned. The bill for repairs here is the postage each way is 20 cents.—Bang/or Mercury.

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