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$t)t Kansas tfljttf.
OX. MILLER,
- EDITOR.
WHITS CLOUD, XAVSAS:
Tfemiajf : : : Oetrter 4, 18M.
MiTlaet Wbi OffiTkemselrcs
FOR
PRESIDENT,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
OF ILLINOIS.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
HANNIBAL HAMLIN,
OF MAINE.
RIPUBLICAH COUHTY TICKET.
For the Conncil,
NATHAN PRICE.
For Representatives,
R. M. WILLIAMS.
E. J. JENKINS.
WM. H. WILSON.
For County Commissioners,
JACOB T. PIERCE,
A. LARZELERE,
A. LOWE.
For Sheriff,
GEORGE S. HOUGH. '
For Assessor,
GEORGE D. BENNETT.
R AGS I RAGS 1 1 RAGS 1 1 f
We will take" any quantity of clean cotton or
linen rags, at 1 cent per pound, In payment for
subscription, advertising and job work. Sara
jor rags, and get something for them, instead
of casting them away. No other kind will be
takes than such as arc named aborc.
Outrageous Case of Kidnapping.
About the 20th of September, the wife
of a free colored man in Council Bluffs,
lows, was lying very sick. She had a
brother and sister at Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa, who were also free per
sons. The sick woman's husband left
home, and went to Sidney and got this
brother and sister of his wife, to go and
see her. They left Sidney for Council
Bluffs, ia a vehicle with two mules. On
their way np the bluffs, another carriage,
driren by white men, was seen following
them, gaining on them from place to
place as they wero heard from. Four or
five miles below Council Bluffs, these
three negroes were overtaken, kidnapped,
and forcibly and secretly taken down into
Missouri, whero the Council Bluffs negro
made his escape. Here, hungry, lost,
and dispirited, he gave himself np to a
man who promised to take him to Sid
ney, but who treacherously secured him
in Atchison County, Mo., end had pro
ceedings instituted, ana in violence ot a
belief in God, tbo laws of the separate
States, and anything sacred in a man's
promises, bad him sent and lodged in tho
Oregon jail.
Theso facts were given in testimony on
a trial held in Oregon, on Friday, to re
store to the man bis freedom, so suddenly
and violently taken from him. The wit
nesses were two men, good citizens of
Iowa, who have known tho negroes for
many years past, and know them to be
free, and that there can be no claim on
them whatever. It was thought that the
outrage of the blood-bounds and hell-tra
ders had been completed, and that tho
closing scene in tho man's case would be
bis release. Bat the end was not yet
The case being tried before Jndgo Frazer,
and plainly stated, the Court says : " It
is not clear to my mind ; ho must bo re
manded to jail!"
Nor does the sentence end here. He
must lis in that stinking jail twelve
months, and then be sold into slavery
forever. His wife may die of sickness,
or of a broken heart ; his children may
mfet their father's doom ; his wife's bro
ther and sister are already gone into sla
very, irrecoverably, probably. But what
is that to ns ? It is only a little incident
in the beautiful workings of that glorious
institution of Slavery.
James M. Patterson volunteered his
services, and used every effort to have the
poor fellow remanded to jail; and the
Judge, intimidated by the big pro-slavery
talk, obeyed him. That lawyer must
be hard np for business.
We learn that the excitement and in
dignation at Council Bluffs, in conse
quence of-this outrage, are intense. It
seems that the kidnappers were from
Missouri, and that they stole the three
negroes in order to get one npon whom
some person pretended to have a claim.
Nebraska. Justice. In the Richard
son Connty Court, last week, a man was
tried for a brutal case of murder. He
was found guilty of murder in the first
degree, and sentenced to ten dayi imprison
ment in the Missouri Penitentiary. It is
said the jury perjured themselves, and
the Sheriff connived at it. One witness,
(a woman,) testified that tone of the ju
ry had told her what to say, and what
'not to say. The Sheriff, it is said, se
lected the jury-to enit the desired pur
pose, and after tbe conviction, or during
tbe trial, tbe accused was at liberty, and
working in the Sheriff's corn-field ! It
a doubtful whether he will be taken to
prison at all.
jy John H. Briggs, of New York,
tbe original"'Sam" that people used to
see, has left the Bell-Everetts, and is sow
President of a Lincoln Club. Reason
be would not consent to be sold out to
Douglas,' for the benefit of Hunt and the
Brooksee.
Record of a Democratic Candidate.
Efforts will be made to induce Free
State Democrats to vote the County tick
et, (Blakely included,) because the can
didates are Democrats. It will bo nrged
that Democrats should unite for the sake
of the party, even though bad men are
on the ticket. The charming word De
mocracy will be made to do extraordina
ry service, in coaxing np those persons
who are wedded to the name. For tbe
benefit of such persons, we propose to
6bow what kind of a Democrat Charley
Blakely is, how he loves tho party, and
what sacrifices ho would make for the
sake cf Democracy.
In the Fall of 1857, when Gov. Wal
ker's Administration was fairly under
way, a movement was mado to drop the
name Pro-Slavery, and organize the Do
mocratic party. The Pro-Slavery feel
ine still ran high, and Walker's official
conduct did not please that clement. At
that stage of affairs, a meeting was called
at Iowa Point, to indorse Walker's Ad
ministration, and organize tho Democrat
ic party. X. K. Stout hoaded tho move
ment, and the meeting assembled one
night, in his store-room. At a late hour
that night, a pedestrian was wending his
way along tho streets of Iowa Point,
when his attention was attracted by loud
and by no means pleasant talking in the
aforesaid store. Some persons wero stan
ding outside, looking in at tho window,
and oar pedestrian approached and did
likewise. There wis a row in tbe Con
vention more being pretty nearly an
equal division between the Walker and
anti-Walker men. X. K. Stout was the
leader of the former, and Charley Blake
ly of the latter. Stout had introduced
resolutions, and was arguing that certain
things must bo done, in order to save and
strengthen tho Democratic party. At
this Blakely jumped up, foaming with
rage, and exclaimed: "To hell withyonr
Democratic party I What do I care for
Democracy, so that the Pro-Slavery par
ty prevails 1"
That is what ho thought of tho Demo
cratic party, and no doubt still thinks of
it. Ho acts with it, because it is tbe
only chance he sees for men of his stamp
to get into power. If there was any pos
sibility of tho Pro-Slavery party carrying
the County, without its Democratic dis
guiso, ho would bo the same now that he
was three years ago. So with the bal
anco of tho ticket. If tho Pro Slavery
men had a majority in tbe County, we
doubt not that nearly every candidate (if
not every one) on the Democratic ticket
would oxclaim : " To hell with your De
mocratio party 1 What do I caro for
Democracy, so that the Pro-Slavery par
ty prevails 1"
H3T The poor Douglosites of Missouri
have been dealt a heavy blow. C. F.
Jackson, Governor elect, whom they liavo
been lauding to the skies, and whom they
have been taking so much stock in made
a speech in the Breckinridge Convention,
in which he said that Breckinridge was
his choico for President. He also said
that he had given a seeming adhesion to
Douglas, in consequence of tho proceed
ings of the Squatter Convention having
been misrepresented to him, ho not having
seen a report of said proceedings. The
truth is, Jackson was all the while for
Breckinridge, but pulled the wool over
tho Squatters' eyes, to got their support.
They ought to have been smarter. The
Breckinridge men understood the game ;
they nominated Hancock Jackson for a
blind, and then voted for 0. F. Jackson.
JC3T Tho Franklin County Democrat,
published at Benton, Illinois, tho borne
of "dirty work" Logan, recently hauled
down the Douglas flag and raised tbo
Lincoln banner. Logan was out stump
ing; but hearing of it, hurried homo, col
lected a mob, and compelled the pub
lishers to sell out for littlo mora than
half tho worth' of tho office, threatening
to destroy the establishment and murder
tho proprietors, if they refused to do so.
We suppose this was an illustration of
Douglas' "great principle" of Popular
Sovereignty.
&T Why does not Sol. Miller ran
for the Legislature ? The White Cloud
Chief is a live institntion, and the people
of that region should give Sol. political
position, if he wants it Wo would take
a trip to Lawrence to hear Sol.'s maiden
speech. Wyandotte Gazette.
Our best respects to the editor of the
Gazette ; but Sol. Miller would say that
he does not want office, particularly as a
member of the Legislature. May the
Lord save us from hazarding what little
character we may have, by becoming a
member of the Territorial Legislature of
Kansas I
A Good Ixstitutios honorable
aad useful ia all its dealings is the
Howard Association, of Philadelphia.
We take pleasure in commending snch
an Association to pnblic attention. Its
managers are honest and correct men in
all business matters, and we have no
doubt that its Physicians and Surgeons
are eminent and skillful in their profes
sion. See advertisement.
Mr. A. Hostetter, Postmaster at
Logan, Edgar Connty, HI., has favored
us with Beveral copies of Douglas rec
ord on the Slavery question, showing
how he has been on every side of the
question. Also, Beveral copies of anoth
er valuable document, entitled "Salient
Points of the Campaign." They are
snch documents as ought to be circulated
everywhere.
Ahotheh Squirt. Last week's Holt
County News has another physic from
the Assistant Breckinridge Elector! This
time he comts css flourishingly, drop
ping a portion of his name, and appear-
... - - ..T t-
ing as simple (very simpiej --.one
Toppe." It will do to print :
Mr. Moxib Sir : Allow me the use
of your anecdote. Instead of fool, I pnt
it liar. Draw vour inference. I prefer
private, to pnblic communications. Ton
understand. Xonr un't oert.
BRICK TOPPE.
P. 8. I would sav, in this connec
tion, that in alluding to Mr. 0., of For
est City. I did so without any authority
from him. The event referred to, was
told me bv divers persons, and I use it
as public property. I would regret jbx
ceedinzlv to implicate any one in a diffi
culty of mine, for any reason ; and now
especially for one so tribual. I can de
fend myself. B. T.
There it is, principally postscript
like "Brick Toppe" himself, all the
weight at the lower end! We accept his
amendment. Ho desires to change our
anecdote, by substituting liar for fool
The reader will please toko last wook's
Chief, turn to the " Squirt" article, and
substitute liar where it reads fool ; then
be will have " Brick Toppo's" estimate
of himself. That's the inference we draw!
Now, ain't his communication a sock-
dologer? Ho is the Eame young man
who pompously declared, only tho week
before, that bonccforlh bo uitln t caro
what wo might say about him. Ho now
prefers private communications! What
a pity he didn't think of that, before he
put his foot into it, and exposed his neth
er parts the region of his brain 1 But
there is a deep significance in his words
" I prefer private to public communi
cations, xoa understand." ihcro is
something mystcrions, portcntons, terri
fying, in those two brief sentences some
thing smacking of Chivalry. At any
rate, wo are beginning to bo frightened,
at a venture ! Now, the best thing that
young "Brick Toppo's" grand-ma could
do for him, would be to take him homo,
spank'him, and have one of those nig
gers put a clean " hippin" on him ! As
to his communications, in addition to onr
belief in the old adage that " evil com
munications corrupt good manners," we
have only this to say : He has rendered
himself liable to be sent to tho peniten
tiary, and if he receives his just deserts,
there he will go. Whether he be con
victed, or acquitted by a packed and per
jured jury, honorable peoplo will regard
him in tho same light. Therefore, we
cannot consent to degrado ourself by far
ther bandying words, either publicly or
privately, with a penitentiary convict
Do you understand ?
In conclusion, we copy the following
card from tho last Forest City Courier.
The gentleman referred to lost week, rel
ishes the dragging of his namo into per
oonal controversies precisely as we sup
posed ho would; and tho young man who
"can defend himself," and who regrets
having implicated another person in a
matter bo "trihual!" (good gracious!
school teacher I lawyer! Breckinridge
Elector !) has had to back water. Per
haps he will not hereafter be so eager to
retail the fabrications of meddlesome gos
sips, whose regard for truth is less than
their desire to see a young man of " ex
treme adolescence" (as the News recently
so tenderly described him) get himself
into a pickle :
A: R. Cohklih Dear Sir : If I am
the person referred to in Mr. Bing. Trigg'a
articlo in the Holt County News of dato
Sept 21, 1860, 1 must say that I have
no quarrel with Sol. Millor, and did not
authorize Mr. Trigg nor any one else to
use my name in any matter of controver
sy or difficulty. Respectfully,
JAMES R. CAMPBELL.
Horse Stealing. On Sunday, the
23d nit, three Iowa Indians crossed the
river, and proceeded to the vicinity of
bharp'a Grove, in Holt County, Mo.,
where they stole three fine horses, which
they swam across tho river, and took to
their village. Major Yanderslice, tbe In
dian Agent, getting wind of it, took pos
sesion of the horses. On Wednesday, a
large body of men came over in pursuit
of the horses, and found them at tho
Agency. Tho horses and three Indian
theives were given np, and taken over to
Holt It is pretty well ascertained that
some white man or men assisted or en
couraged the Indians in the business, but
the latter would make no revelation.
We understand that the Indians were
sonndly thrashed, and sent home the same
night.
jy The White Cloud Chief adverti
ses for "Bags I Bags ! !" Old "Sol"
had better ship himself to null. He is a
fit subject for the rag-bag. Leav. Die
patch.
That's so. Yon told tbe truth once
when you didn't Intend it If we are
aot a fit subject for the rag man, he may
as well give np the searchthe more'a tbo
shame for onr delinquent subscribers. Hit
'em again.
The citizens of Emporia express
a determination to rid the country of
disreputable characters generally. The
town will be depopulated. Doniphan
PotL
We presume the Poet speaks from ex
perience. Some three years ago, the
ruffians, robbers, murderers, etc., were
"cleaned out" of Doniphan, and it came
near finishing np the town.
We have had copious showers of
rain, within a few days past, which have
had an excellent effect upon wheat, and
ii.. rv.it -
uiuci -u nays.
A "Popular Bovbrkigmy" Advocate.
Judge James H. Birch, woll known to
tho people of North-west Missouri,
(many of them to their sorrow,) made a
Douglas speech at Oregon, last week,
giving about as fair an illustration of
Douglas "great principle" as we have
seen. From what we can learn, the fol
lowing is the substance of a portion of
his speech :
"What foolishness it is to attempt
to force Slavery upon a people who
will not have it, and cannot be com
pelled to. What is the nse in trying to
make Kansas a Slave State, when her
people, with all tho advantages in our
favor, have voted it down ? We havo
done all in our power to establish Slave
ry there, and what more can we do ?
Atchison, 8tringfelIow and myself freely
expended our means. I paid out not
dollars merely, buUinndreds of them, to
plant Slavery in Kansas. The people of
Missouri went over by hundreds, and took
possession of the Territory. Wo block
cd up and guarded all tho avenues of
trade and travel against tho peoplo of the
Territory ; yes, and we even induced tho
Government to ordor tho troops to re
main in Kansas to assist us, when they
ought to have gone to Utah to whip
Brigham Young. Yet, notwithstanding
all theso things, wo havo failed ; and why
not permit them now to decide this ques
tion of Slavery for themselves ?"
That is Douglas Popular Sovereignty,
precisely. When Slavery cannot bo
forced upon a Territory, by fraud, vio
lence, bribery, murder, and by tho aid of
all tho power of tho Gonnral Govern
ment, tho people should be left free to do
cide the question for themselves 1
The Bell Rally. Tho Bell rally, on
Saturday, was not attended by many per
sons from abroad, but a goodly number
of peoplo came in from the surrounding
country. In tho afternoon an ash pole
was raised, and a very fine banner run
up.
The Bell men wore treated very shab
bily by the Douglasites, in various ways
In some places tbey kept people from
coming, by telling them there was to be
no pole raised ; that it was a Black Re
publican trap, gotten np to bring them to
Whito Clond, to fleece them. After the
raising, a crowd of Douglasites collected
at a saloon close by, brought out liquor
by the pitcher full, swilled it down in the
street, and kept yelling for Douglas and
ridiculing the Bell men. Considering
that the Douglasites in tho States are conn
ting upon tho Bell vote, and that tho party
in this Connty have almost to a man been
voting the Demecratic ticket, such treat
ment was very ungenerons, to say the
loast, and will not tend to add strength
to the Democratic ticket. Wonder if
that liquor waa tha first instalment of
tboso forty dollars ?
Funky. The editor of the Troy Dis
patch is in a fair way to acquire the rep
utation of being a great wag. As evi
dence of this, we have only to copy tbe
following from a column or more of hi
falutin puff, of the the Democratic candi
dates: For Sheriff, Charles Bleckley, of Iowa
township, is one of the oldest residents of
the Uounty, and an extensive acquain
tance, with his remarkable faculty has
made him hosts of frionds in every part
of the County. He can be one of the
"chaps" or he is perfectly at home in more
sedate fceciety. He is peculiarly fascinating
in-conversation which adapts him to every
style of company, bnt always very ploas
ant, frank and unreserved in his conversa
tion, and his whole -bearing is that of a
genial gentleman. He favors Mr. Doug
las' course in the Presidential canvass.
He will leave no stone unturned that will
aid the snecses of the ticket and will be
a material assistance in helping roll op a
heavy majority.
Xy Henry A. Wise has written an
other letter, in favor of preventing Lin
coln's inauguration. If the valiant Gov
ernor, aided by tho entire military force
of Virginia, with the assistance of Gov
ernment troops, succeeded in capturing
old Brown and nineteen men, with the
greatest difficulty, where will he find
backing enough to prevent the inaugura
tion of Lincoln t Yancey has confessed
that his blowing about disunion was in
tended to deter tbe people from electing
Lincoln ; everybody can see that Wise's
object is tbe same, without any confes
sion from him.
And yet another Missouri River
Steamer has gone down. The A. B.
Chambers, one of tbe finest boats on the
river, was snagged and sunk, a short dis
tance above the mouth of tbe Missouri,
but week. Sbe was on her way down.
and had on board a quantity of stock
aad other articles for the St Louis Fair.
Boat probably a total loss. No lives
lost
FMr. Taylor, editor of tbe Wyan
dotte Gazette, Was brutally assaulted in
his office, and beaten with a cane, a short
time ago, by one Cox, who had been en
gaged in kidnapping a negro, which the
Gazette had commented upon severely.
Taylor fired a revolver at Cox, bnt miss
ed him a circumstance much to be re
gretted.
(3T Donglas has taken to tail joking.
He made a speech at Hamilton, Ohio,
last week, ia the coarse of which here-
marked, that since he had visited Ohio.
he had become convinced that tbe State
was as sure for him as New York or
Illinois! We have no doubt of it lust I
, . I
anooi as sure.
Another Iscidkwt. We have been
furnished with another incident connected
with that large and enthusiastic Demo
cratic Convention at Troy, which was
attended by the whole party, and some
items concerning which, we gave last
weak. After the Convention was or
ganized, a bill for near 950 was handed
in, for work done for the party lost Fall
and Winter. It was remarked that some
means ought to be adopted to pay it,
when Blakely moved that the candidates
before the Convention for nomination
foot the bill. Tho proposition was re
ceived with tremendous applause, and
Blakely offered to plank down 920 for
his part This was rejected, as it was
desired that all the candidates should be
taxed equally. It was then ordered that
all the candidates should march up to
the Secretary's desk in rotation, and reg
ister their names, when tho tax could be
averaged. An eye- witness says tho sceno
now was astonishing. Every man pres
ent appeared to be a candidate. The
procession, as it wended its way to the
Secretary's desk, was over a mile long,
and was about half an hour in passing a
given noint ! And all this crowd were
scrambling for nine offices 1
The Prospect. We have cheering
accounts of the prospects of the Republi
can ticket, from all parts of the County.
Clubs are organizing in every Township,
and tho people are awake to their inter
ests. While honest-meaning Democrats
are disgusted with the ticket that wire-
workers havo imposed npon the party,
tho Republicans are satisfied with theirs,
nnd enthusiastic in its support Ruffian
ism and corruption are doomed. If the
Republican voters all do their duty, the
Pro-Slavery ticket will be defeated by
such a decisive majority, that they will
never again make a stand. The voters
aro in the County to accomplish it, if thoy
but turn out Let Clubs be organized in
every neighborhood, to make a thorough
canvass, and get out the voters. We
should have a Club here. What do the
Free Stnto men say ? With proper or
ganization, we can do such work here as
will make the corruptionists open their
eyes. Let tbe ball be started.
Population or Holt Couhty. Tho
census of Holt County, Mo., recently
completed, shows a population of 7,920,
against 5,125 in 1856 being an increase
of 2,795. In 1856, tho number of slaves
was 279 ; this year, the number is 309.
However, sinco the census was taken,
over 30 slaves have Iteen removed from
the County, which would have tho pres
ent number about 275. Holt County,
with more square miles than Doniphan,
raoro than ten years' start in settlement,
fully equal in soil, timber, dec, with no
internal difficulties, nnder the fostering
protectiorr-of a. Stata Government, and
blessed nearly all the time with flush
times, including tho Mexican war, Cali
fornia, Kansas and Pike's Peak excite
ments, yet falls considerably behind our
County in point of population. Some
people would attribute this to the advan
tages Freedom over Slavery. Some
people are right.
19 The Atlantic Monthly, for Octo
ber, is the best number that has been is
sued for somo months. The articles are
nnusuauy interesting. Among tbe ar
II . , . a .a
ticles possessing a large degree of present
interest, wo find an account of the Nation
al Intelligencer and its Editors, and an
article on Fillibnstor Walker. We also
find an able political article, on tbe sub
ject of tbe November Election. The At
lantic Monthly is published in Boston,
at 93 a year. We furnish it to our sub
scribers for 92 a year.
A uongias uemocratic brm in
Cincinnati, employing a great many la
borers, have turned off a number of Irish
Catholics, for joining a Lincoln Wide-
Awake Club. Matt. Daly, an Irish Cath
olic, writes this and other facts to the
Cincinnati Gazette. That is Democratic
love for the Irish. When they attempt
to act as becomes free men, and vote ac
cording to tbeir sentimeats,they are turned
out of employment by their good Demo
cratic friends, anc deprived of tbe means
of supporting their families.
Messrs. Robertson & Clark, the
enterprising publishers of the Omaha Ne
braskian, have commenced the issue of a
Daily Nebraskian, (although not for Dai
ly,) since the opening of the telegraph to
that place. The Nebraskian will occupy
a position in tbe upper country, that can
not be filled by tbe distant daily papers,
in the way of furnishing the latest nows
at the earliest day. It deserves a liberal
patronage. Price, 96 a year.
X Orm FauuOur agricultural fair has
been open, this week. W. D. Beeler has
furnished a aam-notb Kershaw a good
load for a common sea to carry ; and
Dr. Nozuta has brought ia a very fine
Pie-nelon. We have awarded premi
urns to both productions.
A Woodxjt Editor. But one esper
in tne Territory, we believe, is edited bv
other than human beings tbat'oae is the
Jouncu wove Yttm.Leav. VispaUh
A mistake there are two papers ofj
that class. The Leavenworth Dispatch
is edited by Donkeys.
45T The Douglas Detaoeratie Con
vention, we lean, did not nominate a
ticket, on Saturday. We are told that
they, had a large meeting, on Monday,
and that they intend bringing out a foil
ticket.
An Illustration. This thing called
Popnlar Sovereignty reminds us of the
story of the two Druids of the olden time.
who were traveling along tho road one
day, and met at a spot where a shield
was erected by the road-side. One con
tended that the shield was gold, the other,
that it was silver. From words tbey came
to blows, and fought till they were both
exhausted and nearly cut in pieces, when
they discovered that they were both right.
or both wrong, according to their stand
point of view ; for one side of the shield
was gold, and the other silver.
So with Douglas' "great principle,"
as expounded by himself. The Southern
Democracy claim that it allows them
to tako their slaves into a Territory, and,
according to the Dred Scott decision, the
people havo no right to pass laws to pro
hibit them. Tho Northern Democracy
claim that the people of a Territory, like
those of a State, have a perfect right ci
ther to admit or exclnde slavery. Thus
tho two wings are fighting and ripping
out each other's lowcls ; and when they
are near enough dead to reason the mat
ter, they will find that it means either way,
just as they aro pleased to look at it
Jigs'" Somo of tho Kansas hot-heads
aro again agitating the subject of setting
up an independent State Government,
without waiting for tbo action of Con
gress ; or, at any rate, if we are not ad
mittcd next session. Wo do think tho
Republican party of Kansas runst have a
tremondous constitution, to enable it to
stand the assnlts of the Democracy, back'
ed by all the powers of the General Gov
eminent and at the same time hold in
check the fanatics in their own organiza
tion. For our part, wo havo faith in
"Old Abo." and aro content to "wait
a little longer."
The Ladies' Repository, for Octo
ber, is illustrated with a fino steel plate
engraving, entitled "The Bescuo," and
has also a fino portrait and interesting
sketch of Senator Harlan, of Iowa. It
contains, besides, tbe usual amount of en
tertaining reading, of a high moral tone.
Published in Cincinnati, O., at 82
year.
'' t3T The Leavenworth Dispatch, in a
single issue, makes three or four agoniz
ed efforts at witticism upon Senator Sew
ard. No doubt it made the Senator feel
bad, which may account for his disincli
nation to make an extended speech at
Leavenworth.
L Fire. Wo learn that the store house
of Arthur W. Williams, at Sabetha, in
Nemaha.County, was burned, on Toes
day night of last week, and the entire
stock of Roods lost Wo have heard no
particulars.
JC3T An Iowa Hog Droving company
are in onr vicinity, buying hogs. A hey
are giving irotn two to thrco cents per
pound. Topeka Tribune.
Hogs and doughface editors sell cheap,
down at Topeka.
'' tW A woman named Horton, living
in Brown or Nemaba County, in the vi
cinity of Sabetha, committed suicide, i
short time since, by taking strychnine.
Domestic troubles are said to have been
the cause.
57 A Donglas paper argnes that
Breckinridge cannot bo elected, becanse
be cannot carry his own State. What
about Douglas ? He will not carry his
own State, by a long ways.
Lincoln is making large gains in
tho city of New York. Among tbe late
accessions is a distinguished Alderman,
(Brisley,) who bos b-'cn a Democratic
leader for twenty-five years.
JEST The elections in Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Indiana, for State officers and
Congressmen, tako place next Tuesday.
Their result will have great influence up
on the Presidential election.
3 5T The Leavenworth Daily Dispatch
has been discontinued, not for want of
patronage, as the editors say, but because
it didn't pay ! Tho fools must be dying
off, down there.
' tW The term of the District Conrt,
(Judge Pettit presiding,) for this Coun
ty, convened at Troy, on Monday.
Destructive Fire at SU Loais -Three
Ilaadred People Homeless.
St. Louis, Sept 23.
At noon 'yesterday, some boys in the
stable of Daniel Sullivan, on Tweaty-
uuraBuwi, Between tjarr and Wasb
streets, lit some cigars and threw the
burning matches into some loose straw.
The stable immediately caught fire aad
readily spread to the adjoining buildings,
consuming in all over tweatv frame ten
ements, rendering three hundred people
homeless. During the excitement a lit
tle child was thrown from a home a tn a
feather bed; other bedding was then
throws on the child, which took fire.
ouraug tne cnna to death. Loaa 10.
000.
rartaar aboat Walker's Death.
New Oslkahs, Sept. 28.
Ten shots were fired at Walker, amid
the cheers of the soldiers. He was de
cently bnried by the foreigners at Truxillo.
The natives did not take part in the exe
cution.
Col Budler waaVateaced tofonr years
imprisonment.
CoORTERRtT Mrasomt fWii.-V.r.
cecdingly well-exeemted fives oa the8tate
nana oi Missouri have labrirbMn thrown
upon the coBannfty. The bill caa,
however, be easily detected by a glance
at tbe signature of "R A, BamM " in
iBtngui-Msueorier. This u poorly
d.S?','nd. tt ot H consistent with the
W fjwpleyed in the other portion of I
ins ngni-naaa .corner. This is poorly
- - -,, v
'the bill.
SljinQamwjigg.
D Woasr THAs Uselxss Iu0,--Tfce r.
Isrille Journal makes an earnest appeal n"
Everett men in the Free State to fuc the ,
Douglasites, in order to defeat an election b
the people. When It comes to that, the conn
ratorsmayjustaswell concede the election 0
LincolB. "A more unpopular devieci and one ttut
will have a wore damaging recoil upon its jn.
venters, could not hare been contrived. W
its success possible, neither Bell ar EveMt
coma raucr any conuogency, Da chot. s
mucn i ccnui.
ETThe Charlestown (Va.) Democrat U. .
column in its last issae, headed aa followi-
"TREASON! TREASON"
Rank, Ford, Unmitigated, Damnable Treason;
btcpnen Arnold uouglas Selling the
Democratic Partj of the South
to the Black Republican
John Brown Party
at the North.
THE EVIDENCE COMPLETE! '
If the evidence is complete, get out a nm;
silion for him and put bin on trial at once. It
may be utmcnii to nmi him alter the 6th of So
Tcmbtr. IT Amongst the DcmocraU of Allegheny
County, Pa., who hare come out for Lincoln, the
names of over one hundred prominent gentle
men an published, and amongU them is that of
the Hon. George F.Gillmore, formerly edltorof
the Pittsburgh Post, a Democratic journal.
ET Hon . Geo. W. Summers, of Virginia, for.
mcrly a Whig, has written a letter taking strong
ground against any attempt to carry the election
of President into the House, in order to aroid
the scenes of fraud and bribery that would in
critably follow such nn issne. r
ST The young men in the Troy (N. y.) rjni.
Tersity have formed a Wide-Awake Club, nsm
bcring forty to fifty.
ID The Irish Republicans of Rochester hare
formed a Wide-Awake Club which now numbers
two hundrrd and fifty members.
ET New Jesst. The Trenton True Ameri
can says that Hon. Hersehel V. Johmon, candi
date for the Vice Presidency, is soon to address
the Democracy of that city.
0"The St. Clairsrillc People's Campaigner
publishes a card signed by twenty seren rotirs
of Belmont County who supported Fillmore in
1858, who now arow their rcsolre to rote for
"Honest Old Abe."
D While Douglas and Breckinridge art on
the stump, and endearoring to prate that the
doctrines of each arc irreconcilable, their parti
sans are patchiui; up a fusion between the two.
ETThe grandest demonstration erer had in
Philadelphia, took place Saturday ercning
Over seren thousand fire hundred Wide-Awain
were In line, in uniform. The Old Key Stone
State is safe.
ETSaxe, the late Douglasite candidate for
Governor of Vermont, gets an aggregate ofjnr
votes in the three towns of Halifax, Guilford
and Vernon.
ETThe Jay (Ind.) Torchlight records the
conrersion of several Germans from bogus De
roocracy to Republicanism as a result of the vis
it of Albert Lange, Esq., t that County. Such
changes nro going on all over tbe State.
Got. Pennington of New Jersey, who a short
time since declined to be considered a cantliJitt
for re election to Congress, has yielded to the
earnest solicitations of his friends and will ac
cept a noctinaion.
ETThe Albany Knickcbockcr taT that If
Washington Hunt runs as the Union candidate
for Congress in the Niagara District, there will
not be enough of him left to make artificial
flowers for a coquette's bonnet.
ET There arc one hundred and three Germans
in Lafayette, Indiana, who hare declared tbeir
intention to vote for Lincoln and Hamlin, who
voted for Buchanan in 1856.
ET Ikdusa. A correspondent wrltisg to the
Cincinnati Gazette, from Milton, Wayne Con
ty, says that a namber of the leading Democrtu
of that community have reaouneed modern De
mocracy and are going to vote for Abraham Lin
coln. ET Ex Governor Chase of Ohio, addressed a
large impromptu meeting at Lockport, N. Y.,
the home of Gov. Hunt, on Monday afternoon
last. The wigwam was packed to its utmost ca
pacity. His speech is described as a magniStrnt
effort.
ET How to make a man scratch his head
ask him to endorse a note for $10,000
ETA number of Wide-Awake Clubs hue
been organized In Wheeling, Va. Several thou
sand Republican votes will be east ia Western
Virginia, next November.
ET Four States hava chosen their Represe
tatives to the next Congress two Norlhsrnsad
two Southern. Of these Lincoln will have the
support of clew, while five (probably) art for
Douglas, and two for Breckinridge.
ET It is stated, on what seems to be good au
thority, that Douglas has seriously eontempUtd
a withdrawal from the canvass. Wheakehesrs
the results of his grand electioneering toer
through Vermont and Maine, we fear he win at
leut retire from the ttwmp. We hope be
at least fillhis appointments in Ohiojbefort ta
Ing down. We wish tobringupournttjorilj
30,000.
irTn Rnnn Bunii The Greetsh
ouga (Ala.) Beacon, having1 taken down l
Donglas flag, announces the louowing -
.1 llllllll .V. M.W wf- ,
subscribers are opposed to Douglas; ha UM
no ehan'ca In Alabama, and the editors of B
. fa. in fltn: At lEm uibtu". --
Beacon have no particular liking for hi "T
way.
ITTatBaMxaas'lTVotM-I
Brookaes' pontics was "Maaaiss S-"15
Bet the "Machines" are naaiBgaf ,
the Brookaes now aafl ajxm ! W""
"OnwawftttirriarUt-innJ
fa." AttaUraUofdaieeaiiM-,"
son reads that "tower depth" "!
moat fefaascd alese aiakv-ijr
I JaarMfc
'IT Mr. Doagfat.lt Is reported, &"T
pains to characterise Mr. Brecsjew
land speech as a "staBpsseeea, - ta
with excelleat graea from eaaoMats
ri Li tl.StaiM. It It a!0
rcq-tMltar nan aBBaa-waa wv trvarraf
of prid. to Mr. iNekfrridge-f tries
that ne "blast" fttw hto "bagle ",,.
ered'aptm bis heath.bas been a ""JV(
fence agaiatt all the "Utile Gianrt J
charge, aad has teat Vm howlhaj i reuw
el the rnsioa'BeU Doaglat 2fZ
is- the' vole, of Jacob, bat the baads
haadaofEaau."
iNaW'
ET Hat Douglas foaadklsi
Par ' ..l
Yes, aad job have ?2w
war victaI.aywt--',,w
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