Weekly Reveille, Volume 39, Number 51, Vevay, Switzerland County, 17 December 1856 — Page 2

fica baa gunnery practice ships. Wo heretofore have relied, in making selections for captains of guns, on men from tho crow found ,l»cst fitted for lha station. An effort is now rooking to establish a pyctem for training men especially for this duly. The aloop-of-war Plymouth, nowlying nt the Washington navy-ynsd, is being fitted out'.as a gnnncry-piaclice ship, with an experimental battery of * few light and heavy gnus. It is confidently hoped that this practice-ship will annually turn off a number of seamen thoroughly trained to the .management of heavy ordnance in storm and calm, and that our man-of-war will be -supplied soon with officers and men familiarised with all the appliances of these great engines of deEtrnction. - Uo gives reasons for iho recent change j in the armament of our riotionnl ships, j The former success of the American Navy has been owing much io the superiority of the calibre of oof guns: and the Secretary recommends'that we not only , keep pace with,’blit if'possible bo in advaneo of others in the character of our engines of war. ■ .Our new steam frigates are rill afloat, and iho most sanguine expectations of the deparlmout relative to them have ..leap realized, The speed of those tested is greater thanusual ( in. onxi iary steamers, in which steam is by no means the chief motive power.. The Niagara will carry twelve eleven-inch guns, each throwing shells of one hundred and thirty-five pounds. . There is no reason for withholding the

Navy and Marino Corps for the next year amount to $8,912,979.

Election Beta.

Great* Hailroad Scheme.

FFrom tbeNew York'Mirror.

The extremes to wjricli the belting fraternity carried their practices at the recent President!si election, has turned the attention of .mshy to the lavs designed to ! prevent this acknowleged evil. The Snipretne Courts of Ohio and SoulhCaro-1 | lina bare decided that t|ie losing' party In j a wager.may recover from a stakeholder the money he may have deposited with j him, although the latter, after the determination of the wager, had, by the order of tba depositors, paid the money over to the winner. This decision it is thought, will render the betting world rather more cautions,:. Could we have it declared to be the law throughout the United States, we should not only diminish the corruption of the ballot box, but save many families from tain. In the Wejt end Southwest, women and children who had been living in aflkenco previous to the recent Presidential election, have Leon reduced to beggary by the reckless gambling, of those to whom they, have been accustomed to look for their daily bread. A law which would give these ranch wronged ones the' right to sue for the amount of which they Had been plundered through their husbands, would be simple justice, and we arc sure that it would do much the waste of* means now so common at every election, even among those esteemed respectable..

WismsoxoK, Dec., 12.

A Sod Event. Miss Anna M. Lachaise, daughter, of Janies M. Lachaise, of this city, died.on board the Arngo on the 3d iust., alter a bhort’Ulness from brain fever, aged J9 years.. This loung lady was engaged to lie married to a gentleman of this city, immediately on her arrival, and the bridai wreath was bespoken. To-day, the (lowers that were*to have adorned her nuptials were strewn upon the bridal bed of death! She was buried in her Wedding roles this morning. The delay in the arrival of the steamer) caused some anxiety smony those ,who had friends on board; and there was one who watched at the wharf until midnight ■ on Friday; and when the good news was telegraphed —"the Arago is below”—-ho went borne to his friends inexpressibly ■happy. ! The next .morning, on going .early to the riiip to welcome* the bride of | bis : hentt, he found It bat “the soul of bis 1 soul’s idol” had jusl departed. The cold ■ casket was there, bnt the beautiful jewel jwas gone. It is a sad thing, at best, to i9x affections on these lively, yet |perishable beings, whose brittle hold on life, , ••

QO~ The returns of lire vole for Pmident as far as received foot up as follows: Buchanan 1.706,277; Fn)inoutl,828,lS5; Fillmore 822,620, The returns to come in will not materially vary the result,— Mr. Buchanan is over four hundred ami sixty-eight thousand ahead of Mr, Fremont end Mr. Fremont has nearly half a million more votes than Mr. Fillmore.— The combined vote of Fremont and Fillmore is greater than that of Buchanan hy 35-1,528.

Il ia , understood that another Pacific Railroad bill is obohl to be introduced into tba House. It is on a magnificent scale, and is entitled, A Bill to Provide for the Construction of a Railroad sad Telegraphic Communication from' the Missippi River and Lake Superior to the Pacific Ocean.

REPORT OF TUB POBTlUflTCB OEREBAL.

The Postmaster- General’s report shows • the following facts: i On the 12th of June, 1850, there were j 25,505 Post-offices, being an increase of j 4.664 in four years. j On the 13tb of Juno (here were in op- j oration nearly 8000 moll routes, the total length of which was estimated at 235,642: miles, costing $0,035,474. These mail routes were divided as follow*: 23,823 miles railroad, 14,651 steamboat, 50,453 coach, and nearly 154,000 inferior grades. The increase during the last fiscal year was nearly 20,000 miles railroad, 332 steamboat, 1250 coach, and 82,000 intoriorgradts. - ■ , ! In Nebraska and Kansas 10,238 miles were added to the length of the routes.Between the firnt of July. 1852, and 1st of July, 1856, the railroad service was increased 10,177 miles, exhibiting the fact that within that time thin description of service was more than doubled. On. the lat of December, 1850, itbe length of the railroad routes had increased to 21,310 miles. The total cost for this service at that date amounted to $2,403,747. The wbple cost of the inland service, on the 1st of July, was 86,526,028. lie alludes to the Panama Hail road Company seizing ou tho occasion, of the withdrawal of the steamers, wo. Nicaragua, to force the department to pay wliat lie considers an exorbitant price across the Isthmus, and recoin mends regular contracts with them, not exceeding $50,000 per annum, and a contract not exceeding $200,000 per annum, w’o.-the Nicaragua or Tehuantepec route, so as to, give a weekly mail. ’ i .. The California expenditures for the year 1856 ware. $10,500,286, and the gross revenue, including annual appropriations. for free matter, $7,620,821. — The deficiency is $2,787,0 - - He recommends ’ the' abolition - of tho franking;, privilege, and compiilsory prepayment on all transient printed matter; also (ho repeal of the act of 1845.,'which givoi the Postmaster General discretionary power to .make new for ocean steamship service. He alludes tothe fact, embracing the branch from New Orleans to Havana. that there are now four ocean steamship lines running out of New York, at an expense to.Government of $H408,000 per annum, and says that there'is ito reason .why one part of tho cpnnfry should be preferred, to the exclusion of others.

Three main, roads are projected, viz; one from a point on the Mississippi river, south of 1st. 36 to San Francisco, with a branch lb San Diego; another from some point on the Missouri river, north oflat. 40 and South of latitude 43 to San Francisco, with a branch to Maysvtlle, Sacramento, Stockton anti San Jose; and the three from Minus point on Lake Superior to Puget's Sound, with' a branch to the month of the Williametto river.

Leap Yeah. —Some of the yoimg ladies of this ’place contemplate gelling up a Leap Year Ball on the evening -of the 81st of December, In order to have "one more grand rally” under the privileges of, the year, and embrace the last opportunity, of presenting their matrimonial petitions. We hope their efforts will, prove successful.— JHth</ Hun Visitor.

To each of these eootes the bill pro-' poses to. grant thirty sections of land for, each mile of railroad, the land'to be| selected by parties named in the bill from the nearest unappropriated vacant lands of the United Stater, which shall -bo withdrawn from sale orentryor prcemp tton, and if required shall he surveyed under the direction of the Secretary of the interior, provided the parties named in the hill shall not be compelled to take any waste lands, and shall pay to the United States 25 cents per acre, provided also that no title shall v rcU in them any further than the roads are extended to completion. Farther they shall da* posite with the Secretary of Interior within six months after the passage of this act $200,000 - in good U. S. or State securities. As a guarantee, onq hundred miles of each must he completed within eighteen months from, the .time, of the establishment of tie routes; when lie said onb^bnndrcd-miles shall be ready for the trask, the. Secretary"of Interior shall allow parties named tho use.of tho said 8200,000 to purchosa iron therefore, aud in lieu (hereof take a mortgage bond on the road for. that amount, to be bold until the entire is completed. Under the bill the U. S, are to agree to pay 8300 per mile for tlie transporlion of mails until tbu completion of the road and for ten years.thciroafter, and also; for the transportation of troops atid munitions for s.ich reasonable sums as? the President and .Secretary of, Wor shall determine. If the parlies fail to build the lines within ten years from the dale , of their location, the land not at that lime paid for shall be forfeited to the United States:

X5T Mrs. Susan Dons committed suicide in Chicago, on Wednesday, hy taking laudanum, The deed was believed to ’ bo caused hy unhappiness in her marriage ‘ relations, which she had assumed to please* her parents, and greatly against her own’ feelings, *. -

“Is like the spiders thread, That breaks at m-iy breeze.”

. Prospect of Suffering is Lideuia.— The ReVi J. Burks, the Superintendent of the Methodist Mission in Western Africa, writes from Monrovia, under date of Uatoler 15, ns follow*:

S3T A case is pending in the Court 0/ Common Pleas in Rhode Island, where tho plainliff claims of one Harvey Brown 8100 damages, for the loss, of'tho Vcomfort, company and fellowship” of his wife, from the 4th of July, 18o4, until (he date of plaintiffs writ, July 6, 1855.

"There is now a'slrpng probability that the ensuing twelve months.will be rather a serious liroetliroiigluiui Liberia for bread.stuffs, ThU bos been n very hard year, ami produce of all kinds has been high. The misfortune is, that in many place,*, and for some weeks together, it could not be had at any price, hundreds among the natives even having died of want. There is every reason to fear that the next year will be mnch woric than this one! ’ - "Rev. Mr. Scycs was well when (act wo heard from him at Capa Mount. The Lark will be despatched th the point in ft few days to bring him down. With a view to his interior trip.” / . ■

former recommendations for the building

and equipment of additional sloops-of-wkr, carrying a battery of fifteen or twenty. guns, of light draft, so that they can enter the harbors of Charleston, Savannah and New Orleans, ns well os New York and Boston. The arguments for a steady and gradual.increase of the Navy have lost none of their force. Kvcn the construction of the sloops recommended would add little actual increase, os many of tho old vessels are unworthy of repair. The establishments fo/ building and repairing machinery at New Yoik and Norfolk will bo completed inext year. The fouudry r at Boston will be delayed, on account of the difficulty of,obtaining a safe foundation, ■ When' theso establishments are completed, Goyerilmont.can build and repair its own machinery. The entire machine/ of the Mincsoia wasbuilt at the Washington yard, and gives entire satisfaction.

New Books and Papers.

Little Demur. By Charles Dickens.— T. B. Peterson, Philadelphia. . The above is tho title of another volume of Peterson's uniform edition of the works of Charles Dickens. This volume like all the others of tho series, reflects much'credit upon both author, and publisher. Dickens has long been n favorite with the reading public of this country, and it is only necessary to announce tho of a new volume from his. pen, to ensure a large sale. Qrahui's Magazine.

, .OCT The Kentucky Tribuno says that if tho votes cost by foreigners in the' late election were Ihrown out, Mr. Buchanan would be in ttys minority, in nearly every state in the Vision. “Americana should rule America,”-but they do hot.

S3T A political party has just been* { organized w Kuw Brunswick, • adopting; <a Union of the British North-Americani Colonics as ouo of tho leading war crier. Universal suffrage is also; made, ap|pqjt in tho platform. , -

Painful Accident at.tiie Cinci'a.— Yesterday, eaystho CoIurnbiivG a. / E uquirer of Thursday,* M’llo Patella, of Elrtrcd's Cireas, iu making' the ascent.M the wirOfrom the ground* Jo the top of the oeiltcr pole, fell and fractured a leg, beeidcs.receivingpilier injiirie?> ;Soraa, of the company carried a' spread can vass to catch in case of an accident ;but bysdmo miscalculation, they failed ilp .catch and break her fall, .and hence the deploi able result. - The experiment is a dangerous one. ’A year’or two ago.a man full.at Baton Rouge and , broke his " ntek in a similar trial. T ; - ; ; *■

Tbs Jauuary number of this monthly bos been upon our table several days. It has been greatly improved every way, and the amount of reading matter‘ in* ooeased to 95 pages per month—nearly 1200 pages in a year, and all of the best quality. Charles 6. Lei and is now the editor. The engravings ars always beautiful, and its typographical execution is excellent. Terms, only 93 per annum. Wo send the Reveille and Graham obo year for $3 50.

j OSrThfl ' New ItyUa styti, •‘Tho 'a-v-asfinaiion of citizens Kas now: lieomc bo common (hat reporters for tho daily papers-scarcely cltfom them worthyan. item.”;

It is important that each a policy should bo adopted towards seamen as will insure a full supply, and promote.the enlistment of Americana. Increased pay, honorable discharges, a superior quality of clothing and proviMou, - a superior quality of medicines, enro bestowed oy. .skillful surgeon upon thu sick, and improvaments in bertbing'lhe men, are all incentives held out to invito enlistments. To hold out further encouragement to on* list, and to prevent any cause of complaint for being unnecessarily detained beyond three years, the Department recommends that the length of the cruise should bo two instead of three years, and has directed that hereafter it shall const!* oi* VqtftfiVfliTs,' tffaT when the term of enlistment of o majorilv of the craw of any vessel has expired, the vessel shall be sent home.

jTho right of way to the width of four hundred, feat thorough tho public lands is proposed to bo granted. Further, six section of land per mile is proposed to be granted to the following roads, tinder the restriction that any amount heretofore granted to where, they are located for their use and benefit shall bo deducted therefrom, viz: Southwestern branch of the Pacific Railroad, Iron Mountain Railroad, Cairo ds Fulton Railroad, Memphis it Little Rock Railroads Mississippi, Red River acd WakhitaRailroad, Vicksbnrgh and Bherevport Railroad, New Oricadb, Oyelouiioo Jr .Great Weslvm xuiftroau, (connecting wun mo urainamed route of the Pacific Railroad,) Hannibal «k St, Joseph’s Railroad. Burlington, Kebsangua & Missouri Railroad. Pbila., Ft. Wayne dr Platte Valley Roilroad, Miss, & Mo, Railroad, Iowa Central Air LtnoRnilroad, Dubuque A: Pacific Railroad, North Iowa, Minnesota dr Nebraska Railroad, (connecting with the second-named route of the Transit.Railroad) and the North Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska Railroad, connecting with the third named route. Each of the proposed grants is tinder the provisos that fifty miles of the roads must be completed within three years from the passage of this act and the bnllanco within five years thereafter. The U. S. mail riiall be carried at usual prices for such services.

Among other points,, it is stoled that negotiations arc in project a view to the ; reduction of. the transit ■ charge on United .States closed mails, and the. rates of postage between the United]States and Great Britain' to twelve; cents a single letter,'. .v . - . ■■ ■

0 have been introduced into - the Booth- Carolina Legislature,' giving the election 01 Governor tho Presidential Klcctort to ihe proplo;- -

(FX The New York Journarof ,Com- . • r | t 1V - mcrccsays (hit the slave trade was SOTOr prosecuted w*i|ll more energy than at tho present time.

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Godev’b Ladv’s Book, For January, 1857, baa been received in good time. The present number is a superior one—one bard to boat. We Hozard notbbe iu — *'*“'* ** *' 7 exceeds all former ones in bcanly and variety of engravings. The fashion plates are reliable and beautiful, while for those who delight in the ornamental as well as the useful, will find a large uamber of beautiful embroidery patterns, — lathis branch Godcy: exceeds all other magazines. Now is the time for subscriber* to commence. Terms, $3 per year; we furnish the Reveille and the Laify’e Book one year for 98 50.

jyThe Supreme Court of North Carolina has confiftned.lho decision of Judge Manly, that members of the Universal tat caurvii ore incompctcht jo testify in courts of justice, according to the laws c.f that State! By this decisioOtlio Uiiivorsulistit. of North Carolina are: virtually outlaws, as no member of that religious denomination cancelled his, debts, swear to an assault/or testify before (‘iolcomts in any case, even if his wife or child should boinsultcdt • 7-/ 7

■ £sT Tlicrc has been lwonly-*ix fengoing vessel reported to have bees totally lost during tho past month of Novc uber* involving a loss of 31,375,800.

A. fostering care, of tho apprentice system, and its gradual enlargement are tbc Etjrest methods of making a radical improvement, and securing a fair proportion of 'Americans. Several hundred American hoys are now enlisted and in active service in tho various squadrons, There was no difficulty in procuring their enlistment. While the great consideration in admitting apprentices is to secure American sailors, it might encourage the youths if the President.were to authorize by law the appointment of ten as midshipmen. Such a law is recommended. Attention is called to several vacancies In (he same grades of the Navy caused by deaths and resignations, some of which occurred more than a year ago. It is recommended that they be filled by regular promotions, or by nominating for restoration to the active list any reserved or dropped officer who may be adjudged by the President to be entitled to such executive interposition..

f3T There was good sleighing od Thur..day in tho country five miles from Boston.

Wednesday, - - December 17,1856.

■ Odilon. George G. Dunn, it is thought will be unable.' to reach "Washington tins winter bn account of ilMicnlth.

Mn. Fillmore.—A correspondent of the National Intelligencer, writing from Buffalo, Fays: ■ . ■ ■ ‘•1 had Ilia pleasure of seeing Mr. Fillmore last evening at his house, though, as I told him, 1 had not called as an applicant for an office. Ho looks as well and finely as ever, and not irritated or probably disappointed at tho result of the election. Instead of being worn down by the race hp has fun, he has gained ten pounds of flesh since his return from Enkope.”

To Corrc<|)(mdtuti.

notice can be taken of nnonymon* cotnraonl(3lion9. Whatever U Intcntlca fur Iniertion mvil be auibcnllcalctt hr tbe name nml o (litre 13 of Uic writer; not neccuarily for publication, but u 3 guarantee of good fatlli. Wc cannot undertake to return rejected communication*.

Fon Chiubtjiab asd Neiv.Yearb. The Mammoth Pictorial Double Buothe a Jonathan is already in the field, and is filled, as usual, with largo and spirited Pictures for the Christmas Holidays.— Published by B. H. Day, 48 Beckman si, New York. Send 12 cents (postage stamps or money) and yon will get this elegant picture sheet free of postage. — Nine are sent (postpaid) for one dollar; or Eleven, if not post paid. Peterson's Magazine.

‘ (KT Tlo newspaper* in Miclngna nra complaining- already-that tho. mails aw. delayed by snow storms..

To Poat-M»ater*.

t£r Twenty five million dollars, worth of grain has been shipped from Chicago during tho present season.

Fo*t-Ma»tew will oblige the Fublidicr, by Infoinitng him of anr )«pert that are nut taken out of their offlcee. and the resMnt, If any arc given. The law rcgnlrei this to bo done.

Further provisions makes it'the duly of the companies named to construct their roads, &c., in a good substantial manner, with a uniform guage. All the said companies in the Territories is to be exempt from taxation as they ore Territories, None of them shall construct their roads lorough the lands of any Indian tribes without (ho consent of .said tribes. They must sell and convey one half the'lands granted within five years, and the balance within ten years from the issuing of the patent fcom the U. S., and all not sold at tho expiration of ten years shall be forfeited to the U. S.

(KrThroe hundred on forty-six thousand bushels of coal in 57 barges, arrived at Cinciuati tho late rise"

OCT One more number of tho Reveille will close our scries for the year 185G.— To-merrow on r prospectus for 1857 will' bo ready, and wo ask bur friends to take an interest in getting up clubs for the new volume. We will mako a real live paper next year, one that will be of interest to all classes of readers. And, what iVvery desirable to subscribers, we intend to it|suo it regularly every Wednesday throughput the year, as heretofore.

£5T Tho Pittsburg Post of Thursday morning makes the following predictions, which wo hope may be verified: Predictions. —1st. Wo-predict rain within the next twenty four hours. 2nd, A good run of coal before New Years. 3d. An Open winter. 4th. A prosperous year over tho country generally in 1857.

50" The U. S. Government has bought tho ‘‘Brick Church” property in New York* o’ o fiitefor a post office, paying 8450,000 for it. It was owned by tfareo individuals, who a few months ago bought it for only $275,000.

This welcome monthly for the new year is at hand, and an agreeable visitor it is to onrsanctum. The number before us contains 90 pages, and several beautiful engravings/ Many of the best writers of the country contribute to its columns, and it surpasses some of the three dollar magazines. Terms, 92 per .year; The Reveille and Peterson doe year for $2 50. * .

The Secretary refers to the report of tho (Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, in which he suggests that a small corps of Assistant Pursers, with moderate,salaries, ho (established. StorcsMps and vessels on special service are not furnished with pursers, and their doty devolves on the commanding officers, Who, ignorant of accounts, frequently suffer pecuniary losses. t

(KrThere was a fall of snow at Norfolk, Va., on Saturday,

Later FTom Havana,

Scarlet Fever. —This disease/continues very fatal in many sections of tue country. The number of deaths from it last week ip Philadelphia was 41; in New York 39, and Boston 21. The victims were nearly all children, tho oldest one in Boston being only six years of age. Rev Mr. Barnard, of that city,, however, is now. down with it.

• Ciuklutox, Dec. 13.— The steamer Isabel from Havana na. Key West arrived this morning. The Tennessee arrived at Key West from San Juan, the 41 h, with 600 passengers and .9900,000 in fpecies; 13 passengers'died on board the Tconesse with cholera. Passengers; from Nicaragua slate that Gene;al Walker bod been driven from every place except the Transit route. At the Iasi accounts his forces, amounting to‘400 men were at Grand* surrounded by. Cosla Ricans. The Salvador Guatemala forces fought for 9 days. Walker was on board a steamer 1 on the Lake Without communication with his army. His men were in a light place, suffering for want of provifonsand clothing, and' dying off from disease.

Oir Advices from Lake Superior say that the statements which have recently appeared in' the papers, to the cflcct that the inhabitants of that region were short of supalies, and likely to suffer severily during tho winter, ore untrue. They have supplies sufficient to last until the opening of navigation, and a good stock of powder for mining operations.

C lac Inn a l (Produce Haricot.

Cincinnati, Dec. 15. Flour 85,30; wheat $1,10@1 12b for^

The Chief of the Bnrean of Medicine recommends that the 'Hospital Fund be paid the value of the land recently con* voyed to the Treasury Department for the purposes of a Marine Hospital. The Department, though opposed to an increase of bureaus or officers, cannot refrain from recommending tbe creation of ah additional office—that of Judge Advocate. The careful cnforeomsnt of the law authorizing courts martial ren* ders it necessary. • It ia recommended that the Nautical Almanac be placed under the charge of a naval professor of Mathematics. The Naval Academy continues to prosper., Thm Secretory recommends, in ad-dition-to tbe Naval Board of Examiners, a Naval Board of Visitors, composed of civilian*, and oppointed annually. The Naval Observatory continues to sustain its high reputation. The expressions in regard to tbe usefulness of tdo Marine Corps are renewed The Secretary has so often recommended tbo appointment of officers of military education, that he will now only refer to his former reports. Notice has been given to E. K. Collins of q ; discontinuance ef bis extra ap*j propriation. { The report recommends in increase of j the pay of a portion of the grades of Na* j val officers, bnt does not say which, i The estimates for the support of the.

The Haitv Home a* Parlor Magazine. ; Tho December ulimber of -this excel | lent family monthly is a'good one. It is filled with choice reading. Rev. A. R. Baker is tho editor. Terms, 82 per an- ! nnm. C. Stone & Co./Publishers, Bos. 1 ton, Mass. Porter’s Srmrr of the Times pays weekly visits to us, replete with interest. To lovers of the various ont-doar sports, it presents a most fascinating repast.— 1 Its turf record alone is enough to inspire one for a week at least. For the lubes, music nod tho ever interesting subject of the fashions, receive doe attention, thus presenting topics of universal interest. Tbe Cincinnati Daily Times has recently donned a new dross, and is much improved every way. Tho Times is'one of the best papers in the country, and we are gratified- to see evidences of its contiuncd prosperity. The Daily is sent to mail subscribers at 85 per annum,— 0. W. Starbnck A Co., Publishers.

red. Barley 8l,45@l,50; Corn 48@50ofor old, and 43@45 for new. Bye 78@80. Gate 40c Hogs $6,25;,Green Hams 7|c, Bhonldora 4j; Lard l03c. Sngar, fair, lOic. Ceffeo, Rio, ll$c; molosses 67o for old.’'

Hay, 818@2I for fair topiime; PoU-: toes, pink eyes, 80@85; 81® 1,05; Onions$4(2)4,50 peftbl.

Bleeding Kansas.— The St. Loots \ ; ;• .Democrat publishes a letter dated Lawrence, tho 24th nil., signed by Col. J. A. Harvey and ninety free State settlers, de* eonncing { Kansas Aid Society as a speculating concern, originating in Mossachnsetta, and warning all honestdouators to be doped ho longer for “BIecding Kansas.” ’ \\

, Private despatches were received from Pittsburg,' in Cincinnati, at nine o'clock Saturday night, stating that the river at Pittsburg was then rising, with 5 feet fl inches water in the channel, and rainy weather., From another source wo learn that a coal boat rise was certain at Pittsburg. '

: DIED, In this place on Thursday last, Miss Elisa Patton. ... . '

A naval fight bad occurred near San Juan del Sar which luted two hours.

Mr. Mooter, a passenger on the Tenncsse, says Walker burnt Granada and Mossaya. General Harney and suite bad arrived at Key West on a tour of inspection of tbe different ports. Flogs of truce were hoisted at all ports throughout tbe country for tbe purpose of calling tbe Indians together for a talk, and if possible to bring them peaceably to terms. Sugar at Havana bad improved j to 1.

OreeffenheiT IWedlcInes. 5 *';' 1 A POLL supply of these celebrated Gtafleif*; herg Family medicines kept on hand by dedO I. STEVENS.

Child Burned Up. — A child four or five years old was burned to death a few days since, at Gosport, Ind., in the absence of its parents. When discovered tbe child was dead, with its clothes burned entirely oIT, Parents cannot bo too careful about leaving small:chiIdron alone.

J(ST Jno. Andrew*, of Petersburg, Va., made a wager of twenty-five cents that bo Would eat two pounds of beef/half o.shoat and one pound of-tallow candles. He worried thdVbolo down andji'wot it with two quarts of ale. Tho by-slanders paid the expenses, •

Just Received, A LARGE supply of Pennsylvania Buckwheat Flour, and for sole cheap for cash by declO CLARKSON $ "WALDO.

Light! lyigrlit!!

JUST received a cask of superior Com Oil . Jrom the manufactory, to burn in Lamps, Ac. For sale by CLARKSON $ WALDO. Gold and Silver PAID for Elides and Skins and all kinds of Fon and Pelts, at the very highest"' market price, by 0. THIEBAUD % SONS.

Richmond, Dec. 12,

— A dispatch from Washington slates that a project is on foot for tbe extension of tbo provisions of the reciprocity treaty with the British West Indies, whose trade is monopolized by Great Britain and her colonies. The movement if certainly one oi vrsi importance.

Last night a stream of water broke loose in the Midlothian coal pits, drowning six' white men and seven negroes.

Cincinnati, Dee. 12.— 1 Die St. Louta News of yesterday evening*furnished us by Adams Express states that the floating ice with which tbe -liter was- filled since last Saturday, has entirety disappeared. Navigation is rpsMrood,. in all the upper river* .

James 0, Harrison, .appointed Judge in Kansas, vice Lecompte is a distinguished lawyer of Lezingtoi& Ky., who ran on the Democratic lickc‘for Congreis'sgaicifit A. K. Marshall,

03* The Pittsburg Gazette of Monday says, one bdillion bushels of coal bad loft for points belpw/aud at-least three millions bushbls were awaiting shipment,,

Salt! Sail I, ; f . WE have now on band a good supply of i No. I Kanawha Salt; ; . d&3 _F. L. GRISARD $ SO|L.. 1 ‘