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COLUMBUS: Friday Morning* July IN, 1H56. LARGEST CITY CIHCt'L.A TION. Mail Failure No papers ■were received by us yesterday from points North of Augusta, the .South Bar ulina car having failed to make the usual con nection. ♦ Unpaid Letters. The Postmaster General has made anew arrangement by which to forward letters not prepaid, to their address. Should au unpaid letter be dropped in the office, it is made the duty of the Postmaster at that office to write to the person for whom the letter is intended, informing him that such letter is in waiting for him, andean be procured by forwarding a stamp for its postage, and by prepaying the note enclosing said stamp. If it were possible for any folly or stupiuity of the Post Office Department to surprise us, wo should be astonished at this latest specimen of its sapiency ; but this is impossible. The new arrangement is a virtual repeal of the best law the Department ever established —that re quiring letters to bo invuriably prepaid. Any relaxation of the utmost stringency of this regulation, tends to defeat its ends ; for the only reason why letters are prepaid has been the positive certainty that otherwise they would not bo sent. Everybody—the veriest booby and clown even, bad -become aware of the law, and tho country generally was satis fied with its workings. But this new arrange ment opens the door again to bucket-letters, insulting letters, silly letters, and puts the whole Post Office department at the mercy of all the wags and wicked scamps in tho land, who know full well how Lard it is fur human curiosity to deny itself, and will not fail to play upon it. For instance: Snptli wishes to put a prank upon Jones, fie writes him such a lotter as ho desires, and deposites it in the office, unpaid. Jones is notified that for the ex ceeding small consideration of six cents he can get his letter. At first ho thinks, “nobody but a booby or a scamp would have failed to prepay, and as they are not worth hearing from, I will not send for the letter.” But presently a change comes over his mind. “Af ter all,” he thinks, “six cents is but a trifle, nnd I really should like to have the letter, just for fear that it may be important. There’s no telling what might liavo happened. Per haps in great hurry of business the stamp was forgotten ; or it might havo been put on and didn’t stick, or something of that sort.” Jones worries all day about the letter, nnd finding that ho can get no peaco of his life until it is obtained, he at last remits the change, is taken in and done for. Miss Arabella Fitz Williams will of course send for all letters to her. — “ Who knows what that letter might contain ! In all probability nothing. But it will never do to run the risk of losing something—a great deal perhaps—just for a pitiful six cents.” When the Postmasters are up to their eye brows in correspondence, as they soou will be, with Tom, Dick, Harry and Miss Arabella, about unpaid letters from wags, scamps, and men too mean and stingy to prepay, the De partment will re-establish the system of pre payment, and wonder that it had no better sense than to tamper with so wise a regulation and shear it of its efficiency. Mechanics’ Union. This association meets this evening to re ceive tho Committee’s Report on a Constitu tion and By-Laws, which they were appointed to draft. Other business of interest will also be under consideration, and as much depends upon gotting a proper start, there should be a full attendance of all concerned. “In a mul titude of councils there is wisdom.” The London Times has sent over a special correspondent to this country whose business will be to keep that journal duly posted in re gard to American affairs, iguorancc of which has recently led the Times into several blun ders. The person selected is Mr. Lewis Fill more of London, a gentleman of considerable literary reputation and one of tho recent trans lators of Goethe and Faust. lu a late complimentary card to a Steamboat Captain, not a thousbnd miles from Columbus, which is signen by the passengers, the latter thank the Captain for his faithful attention in supplying nil their wants at table, “a Hercule an task ’ in the language of the card. This speaks well for their appetites in this hot weather. Fillmore in Ohio. We find the following paragraph in the Sa vannah Republican. A Cincinnati correspondentof the New York Express, writing under date of July 8, says: lillmokk s Albany Speech has Redeemed Ohio ! There has been tho greatest change here in public sentiment siuce Mr. Fillmore’s arrival in New York that was ever known, even by that distinguished individual, tho “ olJest Inhabitant.” The whole State is on fire, and shouting for Fillmore and Donelson ! Judge Headley, of tk.s State, in the Black Republican Convention at Philadelphia, pledg ed Ohio to give ono hundred thousand majori ty for Fremont. He yesterday said in the Court House that Fillmoro’s Albany speech had already reduced th majoritv to fifty thou sand! Hurrah, then for the model President! Ohio will give Fillmore and Donelson twenty thousand majority ! Later from Utah. The Cleveland Herald has received new from Utah to May 28. The Mormons seem to be getting along satisfactorily to themselves, and are full of praying, preaching, feasting, danc ing, aud polygamy as ever. Two substantial terry boats have been built for tho ferry on Bear river north of Salt Lake City, designed, superintended, and launched with the bless ings of President Young. nT , Mav 7th Were very Promising in lmrn b t . Lak ! Valley ’ 0n the 6th a snow f ° P “ h J te T n * and mountains nearly to their inch*. v t . Los Q ' e sc as ’ A P ril 8 - C( n was six aud 130b h irrnn lXty be * n PlaUteJ uli AKL 8f a P°, cuttings had been Bct out May 14th abundant supply of asparagus, pie £ a , ’ Mi a 2 Bth a nd , radißbeß atSalt Salt Lak /’ ‘ y “ 1 n n P e 3lraw herries, green peas Prospects still flattering for an abundant harvest. Health of the people good. The Earl of Clarendon to Mr. Dallas. Foukign Quick, June 26, 1860. Sir: The dispatch of Mr. Marcy, which you read to me on tho 11th iust., and of which he placed a copy of in my hands, has received tho attentive consideration of her Majesty’s government. Her Majesty’s government are gratified at learning that the assurances contained in my note to you of the 80th of April, that no in tention existed on the part her Majesty’s gov ernment to violate the laws, compromi.-.e the neutrality, or disregard the sovereignty of the United States, have been unreservedly ac cepted by the President; and that all cause of difference with respect to the question of en listment has ceased to exist between the gov ernment of Great Brituin and of the United States. It is with much regret, however, that her Majesty’s government have learned that the President has been unable to alter the view which he had taken of the conduct of her Majesty’s Minister at Washington, and of her Majesty’s Consul at N. York, Philadelphia and Cincinnati, in regard to the transactions which havo been under discussion between the two governments. Mr Marcy had, in his dispatch of Decem ber 28, 1855, stated that the President was of opinion that those officers of her Majesty had violated the laws of the United States, by be ing parties to enlistment within the Union; that he on thut ground considered that they had become unacceptable organs of her Ma jesty’s Government in the United States, and that ho consequently requested that they might be removed from their respective posts. Her Majesty’s Government did not share this opinion of the President in regard to the conduct of those officers of Her Majesty ; and having communicated to those officers the charges made against them, and the evidence on which those charges rested, and having re ceived trom them full denials of the truth of the charges, and as much corroborating evi dence as they were able to procure tending to invalidate the testimony brought ugainst them, her Majesty’s Government laid all these mat ters fully and frankly before the government of the United States, with the persuasion that they would remove the unfavorable impression which had been created in the mind of the President with regard to the conduct and pro ceedings of Her Majesty’s Minister at Wash ington and of tho three above montioned Con suls. It appears, however, that this communica has not produced the effect which Her Majes ty’s government had expected; and Mr. Mar cy in stating that tho President’s views of these matters remained unaltered, accompa nied that statement by a number of additional documents, tending to confirm the view which the President had originally taken of these matters. Her Majesty’s government have carefully examined these additional documents, bnt do not find in them any evidence worthy of belief, which should shako the confidence which they have reposed in the assurance of Mr. Cramp ton and of the Consuls. Her Majesty’s government retain the high opinion which they have ever held of the zeal, ability, aud integrity of Mr. Crumpton; and of the earnest desire by which he has been animated to avoid all just cause of offence to the government to which be was accredited. Her Majesty’s government cannot but believe that ou many material points in respect to his conduct, the President has been misled by er roneous information, by the testimony of wit nesses undeserving of belief. Her Majesty’s government entertain similar convictions as to the conduct of her Majesty’s Consuls at New York, Philadelphia and Cin cinnati. Such a conflict of opinions on such a matter, between the governments of two great powers must necessarily be the subject of serious con sideration by both; and Her Majesty’s gov ernment have not failed to give to this matter all tho consideration it justly deserved. If Her Majesty’s government had been con vinced, like the gavernment of the United States, that Her Majesty’s officers, in defiance of their instructions, violated the laws of the United States, Her Majesty’s government would, both out of defence to the United States, and from a duo regard to the authori ty of the British crown, have removed those officers from the posts which they held. If the government of a foreign [country were capriciously, and without apparent be lief that it had geod grounds for doing so, to break off its diplomatic relations with the Minister accredited to it by Her Majesty, Her Majesty’s confidential servants, answerable for maintaining the honor and dignity of the crown, could not hesitato as to advising Her Majesty equally to break off all diplomatic in tercourse with the Minister of such govern ments accredited to her Court. But in the present case Her Majesty’s gov ernment are bound to accept the formal and repeated declarations of the President of his belief that these officers of Her Majesty have violated tho laws of the Union, and are, on that account, unacceptable organs of commu nication with the government and authorities of the United States ; aud Her Majesty’s gov ernment cannot deny to the government of the United States a right similar to that which, in a parallel case, they would claim for them selves, the right, namely, of forming their own judgment as to the bearing of the laws of the Uunion upon the transactions which have taken place within the Union. I have, therefore, the honor to inform you that, however deeply Her Majesty’s govern ment regret a proceeding on the part of the President ot the United States which cannot but be considered as of an unfriendly charac ter, they have not deemed it their duty on that account to advise lkr Majesty to command me to suspend my diplomatic intercourse with you : und I have to assure you the high per sonal esteem which is felt for you by all the members of Her Majesty’s government, will render it most agreeabtc to myself to have the honor of entering into communication with you upon all matters connected with the mu tual relations of our two countries. 7ou will be certain of meeting on the part of Her Majesty’s government, the most friend ly feelings toward the United States, aud the most anxious desires so to arrange all ques tions of difference, as to reconcile the just rights and real interests of the two countries with tho maintenance of those amicable rela tions, the preservation of which is of such great importance to both. I am. &c. (Signed) Clarendon. In regard to Central American affairs. Lord Clarendon closes his dispatch to Mr. Dallas as follows: “ller Majesty’s government have learned with satisfaction that you aro instructed to | enter into communication with mo in respect in Central America, in order to ascertain, in the first place, whether existing differences cannot be promptly terminated by direct ne- j gotiation, aud if they cannot be settled, then to discuss the conditions of arbitration on those points of difference as to which this method of settlement may be requisite or ap plicable. 1 “This is the course which Her Majesty’s go- ! vernment has throughout been willing to i adopt; and I have accordingly the honor to inform you that I am prepared to enter into the proposed communication, and I trust that your conferences will be conducted in that spirit of cordiality and frankness which, as Mr. Marcy justly observes, is dictated by the true interests of Great Britain and the United States. 1 am, &c. (Signed) Clarendon.” Mr. Buchanan’s Letter to the Tammany Society. Wheatland, Near Lancaster, Pa. July 2, 1850. Gentlemen —l have been honored by the receipt of your invitation, on behalf of the Tammany Society, to attend the celebration of the approaching anpiverary of our national independence at Tammany Hall. Would that it were in my power to be present on this great occasion ! 1 should, indeed, esteem it a high privilege. At a period when the na tional democratic party of the country are everywhere rallying to defeud the constitu tion and the Union against the sectional party who would outlaw fifteen of our sister States from the confederacy it must cheer the heart of every patriot to know that the democracy of the Empire State, in solid and united col umn, are rushing to the rescue. Acting upon your motto, that “past grievances are to be buried in exertions for the future,” they must prove invincible. Most gladly would I be with you on this auspicious day, and sincerely do I regret that this is impossible. With sentiments of high respect, I remain yours truly. JAMES BUCHANAN. Mr. Dallas in the Queen’s Parlor. A correspondent of the Manchester (Eng.) Guardian thus describes Mr. Dallas, the Ame rican minister, as he appeared at the Queen’s Drawing Room, June 30: Mr. Dallas moved in the gay crowd lien distingue, as was said of Lord Castleragh, at the Congress of Vienna, by the simplicity of his attire. Mr. Dallas is the most venerable of ail the American ministers that I re member. If you saw him sitting upon the platform of a Wesleyan Conference, you would instinctively turn to him and declare that he was the fittest man to preside over the delib erations. Indeed, his long hair of silvery white, his sage yet amiable expression, his white neckcloth and black clerical looking dress, completely realize one’s idea of the president of a religious conclave. Mr. Dallas paid his respects to her Majesty in a black coat of Quaker-like cut, white waiscoat but toned almost up to his throat, white neckcloth and black knee-breeches, and black silk stock ings ; and as his tall, yet venerable figure, was seen in the diplomatic circle, closely fol lowed by two young attaches similarly attired, the Americans might have been proud of their minister, for a more gentlemanly man, or one whose bearing was indicative of more simple dignity and self-respect, was not present at the drawing room.” From the Macon Telegraph. Extension of the Southwestern Railroad. We publish below the official proceedings of the Railroad meeting at Cuthbert, held on the 4th iust., regretting that they did not come to hand before the Telegraph of the Bth was out. It will be seen that the meeting accepted hearti ly the proposition of the Southwestern Com pany, and are going to work with a will to complete their twenty miles of the extension: Cuthbert, July 4,185 G. In pursuance of a previous notice, a large number of citizens of Randolph and adjacent counties met, for the purpose of taking into consideration the construction of a Railroad through this section of the country. Hon. W. C. Perkins was called to the Chair, and George S. Robinson requested to act as Secretary. Col. Furlow, one of the Directors of the Southwestern Railroad, in a happy and forci ble manner, demonstrated the importance of a road to this place, and the benefits of a con nexion with the Southwestern Railroad. He read the resolutions of the President and Di rectors of that Road, passed at a meeting held in Macon ou the Ist iust., pledging themselves to extend said Road twenty miles from Ameri cus or Sumter City, towards Cuthbert. Col. W’elles, President of the Brunswick ltoad, being introduced, represented its inter ests in a very able manner, and tho importance to the people of this vicinity, of an ultimate connexion with that road, but recommended them to unite firsPwith the Southwestern Rail Road, as it could be much earlier accomplish ed. lie was succeeded by Col. Cochran, ofEu faula, Ala., who clearly satisfied all present, that it is to the interest of Randolph and ad jacent counties to unite in extending the South western Railroad to this place and pledged Barbour county to extend it from Cuthbert to Eufaula. lion. David Kiddo urged the importance of united, prompt and energetic action in the matter; and on motion, Hon. David Kiddo, lion. S. A. Smith and M. Douglass, Esq., were appointed by the Chair, a Committee to raiso subscriptions for the extension of the South western Railroad, with power to appoint sub committees. A meeting was also called to be held at Cuth bert on the 19th inst., to raise one or more companies, to grade twenty miles of said road next to Cuthbert. Dr. Mercer of Terrell, last but not least, came forward and inado a very effective speech, just suited to the occasion, assuring those present Terrell would raise one hundred thon saiul dollars lor the enterprise. Great enthu siasm prevailed—the project is now a practi cable one—the people have confidence in it— and one and all are enlisting heart and hand in the good work—satisfied that the road will bo extended. The meeting then adjourned, to partake of a sumptuous Barbecue, prepared by the Committee for tho occasion. . W. C. I’ERKINS, Chairman. G. S. Rodinson, Secretary. Oceanic Telegraph. Submarine cables aro getting to be quite comniou. The first ono was laid from Dover to Calais three years ago. It is 22 miles iu length and connects France and Englaed. Another cresses 50 miles from Ipswich to the Hague. Three cables across the Irish bea; one from Holyhead to Dublin, which is , es> , There is one crosses from Bpe*zia Italy, to Corsica, about 100 miles iu length. Another from Corsica, crosses tho Straits of Bonifacio to Sardinia. Another from Varna, (Austria,) crosses the Black Sea to Balaklava which was of great service in fetching the j . B^ eri ? the quickest news from the seat .ot the late war. This cable is no larger than a pipe stein, and consists of a simple conduc tor insulated with gutta pereha. These are he only complete submarine telegraphic ca bles. One, however, is now being laid from Sardinia to lums; another is contemplated from Sard ilia to Malta; another from Malta to Corfu, and one from Malta to Alexandria in )tu T s ess importance are talked , ot. The one between America and Europe if completed will be the triton among the min- | nows, the giant of telegraphs among the pig- i mies that are now in existence. TELEGRAPHIC items. Later from Europe. The steamship Canadian has arrived at Que bec, with Liverpool dates to the 2d inst. Commercial- Cotton in Liverpool had advanced l-10d. to i £d. Sales of the three days 32,000 bales, ot which speculators and exporters took 13,000. The state of trade in the manufacturing dis tricts was satisfactory. Flour declined Is., Wheat declined 2d. a 3d. Indian Corn declined Od. a Is. Money easy , at previous rates. Consols closed at 95§ —an j advance of .\. Political. It is rumored that England, France and i Austria have had a conference and settled af fairs in Greece. A warm debate had occurred in Parliament in reference to the American dispute. A vote censuring the ministry was defeated by 194. From Washington. July 15.—The Herbert jury has been dis charged because of their inability to agree. It is understood five were in favor of a verdict of manslaughter and seven for acquital. A sec ond trial is expected to commence to-morrow. A resolution censuring Keitt for his con nexion with the Sumner assault, was adopted by 100 to 96. It is understood he will resign. Edmondson of Virginia was exculpated. Nicaraguan Affairs. New Y'ork, July 15.—General Walker’s ar my consists of eighteen hundred men and two artillery companies. Seven notorious vagabonds were shipped at San Francisco per Sierra Nevada for Nicara gua on the 20th ult. General Lane in Kansas. Gen. Lane, with several hundred men, has arrived in Kansas. Still Later from Europe. The Niagara has arrived with three days later news from Europe. Her advices have not yet been sent through. Markets. Charleston, July I.—There was a brisk demand in the cotton market to-day at full prices. Sales 600 bales at 10J a I2j-c. New Y’ork, July 15. — Cotton is active and prices in favor of the seller. Sales to-day 3,000 bales. Balloon Ascension. Mous. Godard gave a grand balloon exhibi tion at Manchester, N. H., on the 4th, which was witnessed by 30,000 people. They cover ed over acres and acres of land, curious to see the largest balloou in the world ascend, with a live horse attached. The wind blew fresh, and Mon. Godard did not dare commence filling the balloon till the wind went down, about half-past six, as the rocking of the balloon ou the ground might wear a hole in it. He went up like a kite, standing on the back of the horse, amid immense cheering, Madame Go dard being in the car of the balloon alone. They went up at twenty minutes past 8 o’clock, the horse hanging with his head low down, with eyes intently fixed upon the earth, with out struggling a particle. They were soon high in the heavens, about 9500 feet, accord ing to Mons. Gadard’s estimate, sailing in a southernly direction. They nyide a circuit of about twelve miles, and at five minutes before nine o’clock landed in a field belonging to Wm. Plumer, in Londonderry. They threw out an anchor and caught the balloon on the tops of trees, where they re mained some ten minutes before they could get free, in the ruaentime the horse eating the leaves of the trees, as if nothing strange had happened. The folks where he landed thought the end of the world was coming, and the dev il was riding through the air. The woman ran into the house and shut the door, and for some minutes the man was afraid to come and unfasten the horse. The horse went to feed ing the moment he landed. Mons. Godard says the people were very kind to him in Lon donderry, and rendered him every assistance. When he was at the highest point he says the earth all looked level, the mountains seem ing no higher than the valleys. The only ob jection we have heard to the ascension is, that the horse did not carry as good head and tail as was shown on the bills. Thrilling Scene. Ou Monday night last, says the Lexington (Mo.) Express, of the 21st of June, while lit tle Miss Carroll was dexterously proceeding with her exercises in tha cage of the leopard at Baily’s circus, that ferocious beast, becom ing wearied of her presence, pounced upon and bit her once or twice causing the child to turn her back upon the animal for a moment and after a slight scream. The father and mother of the child were both close at hand, and at once reduced the beast to docility. All were highly excited, and a general dis position manifested to leave the seats, the very worst thing that could be done under such circumstances. The child was apparent ly in imminent danger, and the coolness of those having charge of her is all that saved her from being torn to pieces. The Limerick Uhrouicle mentions the fol lowing teat :—ln putting the officers’ horses of the Clare militia on board the Calypso, at Newport, Monmouthshire, au incident occur red which excited universal admiration. One of them became exceedingly restive, and ob stinately refused to pass the gangway, when its owner observing the occurrence, promptly ordered it to be removed, and before the crowd could guess the object he vaulted in the saddle, and leaped the noble animal from tho quay into the ship. The officer who performed this feat is Walton; and, wonderful to relate, though the fall was from eight to ten feet, the tide being low at the time, the horse and its rider escaped unhurt. Steam Melodies. I “ orcester has succeeded in turning the un earthly screech of the steam whistle into har monious music. The new invention was at tached to one of the locomotives on the Wor cester and Nashua railroad, on Thursday, and the editor of tho Worcester Transcript who was one of the party that “faced tho music,” thus speaks of the sensation created ns the en gine left Worcester, to the tune of “Old Dan Tucker.” ‘I The effect was magical, nay wonderful, j exciting and amusing. Men left their fields I and workshops, and rushed for the railway; with them came women with babies ami with out, children innumerable, and swarming like ants when their ant hill is trodden on, all agape and ngrin with wonder nnd delight; everything animate was on the quivive. Mormons Driven from Beaver Island. The propeller Prarie State arivedat Detroit, Monday, with fifteen families form Beaver Island. Strang's friends have lost power, and a terrible state of affairs exists among the inhabitants. Strang has been removed to Berlin, Wisconsin, where he was followed by a lew of the deluded. He was greatly threat ened and his life was not all sacred while at St. Janies. Ihe original settlers there have the power to, and are driving out tho Mor mons with a grand rush, not even allowing them to carry away anything from the Island. GENERAL John Burke, a haokman was sir Hi' l ning at New Orleans on the 4th j, ack ligßilke instant became a charred corpse*’ ‘ ’ The widow of Keating, the w • I Willard’s Hotel, Washington, by’ jT’ , ’ is dead, leaving several oi-u1,’.,,, 11 -^‘jl The first daily newspaper mihli >, ,1 ginia, was in 1780, and the auK? was soo per copy, per annum. pticn 1 A man in Troy made a skirt f w , , , H’ ly, which used up one hundred nn eight feet of rope. So says the \ Mirror. iXfcVf 1 The water of Jordan used for tl ■ i I the Imperial Prince of France ( from Palestine by the Baron de M’lle Rachel, since her return fr< ca, has been in very bad health ] t "'” be irretrievably iuined. She has to place herself under medical treatm,,, * There is something amusinir in h, • I ty of the little girl, who asked a to spell “ eat,” and upon being told q *‘’ not do it, desired her to try “kitten ” * l ’ ou^B The Boston Board of Trade have , 1 to Commodore M. C. Perry a goldfuTH. commemorative of the Japan ev np , tit ; 1853-54. Lieut Silas Bent was p™* copy m silver 01 tlio same. V La Bruyere says: “When a person of t H mg and discernment reads a book, ana i, V cites in him elevated thoughts, be may|. * the work is good, and lie needs no miJ.UB of proving it. 11 ‘■ ‘Class in middle-aged geocranbv o , I What is a pyramid?’ ens, one on top of ’tother.’ ‘ Wh PPP ;. ~ ‘Where it aliens was.’ ‘Good, £ ■ head, and stop shooting wads at the giri'f: ic It is difficult to conceive anything moreb tiful than the reply given by one in nfflicttM when lie was asked how he bore it so well lightens the stroke,” said he, “to draw nearH him who handles the rod.” Emerson, in a lecture on the Anglo- \nierß can, says: “ Americans would ride in“teamS made of lucifer matches, if they could thViwH save one hour in crossing the Atlantic. ’ When a lady takes a glass of mineral ■ with sarsaparilla syrup, at a soda fount ‘■ her cavalier asks for a glass of “the is always given to him out of a different h.ttlH and is of a pale amber color with strong tocH qualities. Just watch him next time, Julia H A little boy, while writhing under the toil tures of an ague, was told by his mother | rise up and take a powder she had prepare™ for him. “ Powder! powder!” said he, raisiß himself on one elbow, and putting on ;i “mother I ain’t a gun.” 1 At a recent trial in Wisconsin, the subjectoH controversy was a demijohn of whisky, whiß was ordered to be brought into the court. tB defendant was tried, and so was the wlmkev-B in other words, the whiskey was drunk and B was the Jury. It is stated that the dispatches from Ministers at the principal European capilaß contain assurances that nearly all the foreiß legations unite in approving the principle B policy embodied in Mr. Marcy’slast paper, M missing Mr. Crumpton. B At Thomson Columbia county, on the nigil of the 14th inst., Joan A. Fleming, known as John Andrew Watson, stabbed B killed IV m. A. McDonald. Cause, rum cards. The coroner’s jury returned a verdiß of “wilful murder.” Watson is at large. I A great movement of troops is said to B going on in the Lombardo-Venitian States.-B Old Marshal Radetzky, the military incubm that unfortunate country is already at his \ B of oppression, and has just certified comiuß danger to his master Francis Joseph by askinß for an army of 120,000 men. I The other day a return was made to tlifl English Parliament by which it appears tkafl the Treasury had compounded with the Dultel of Grafton by the payment of £197,000 cad, l for an annual pension granted by Charles 111 to his illegitimate son, the ancestor of thepires-H ent Duke of Grafton. . J F. P. Blair, .Jr., a candidate for Congressß of the Benton Democracy, from the St. Louis B district, says in a published card: “If the.Nc-l braska law is intended to be eulogized, then II must say that I do not unite in the eulogy.—B Neither am I, in any sense, in favor of the ex-B tension of slavery. I have always denounced! both, and think that neither can be too severe-1 ly denounced.” A suit has just been tried at Cleveland, ini which the Michigan and Erie Telegraph Com-I pany was sued by R. Cook & Cos., for the incufl rect transmission of a dispatch. They direct-1 ed their agent to pay 40 cents for wool, but the I dispatch on delivery read forty-five cents.— I Verdict for the plaintiffs, $750. The religious journals of France continue to I defend the doctrine of an avenging God to ac-1 count for the inundations. The Univers even I goes so far as to invoke the example of the an-1 cients who sought in similar great calamitie to appease the divine wrath by sacrifices. The Univers, in its turn, would willingly offer as a holocaust the vulgar democracy which dares t” raise its voice against its intolerant doctrines. Every man can be really great, if he will on ly trust to his own instincts, think his own thoughts, nnd say his own say. Tho stupidest fellow, if he would but revenl with child-like honesty what he feels and think when the stars wink at him, when he sees the ocean for the first time: when music comes over the waters, or when he and his beloved look into each oth er’s eyes—would he but reveal this, the world would hail him as a genius in his way, anti would prefer his story to all tho epics that were ever written, from Homer to Scott. One day a man was out hunting his hors es, which had strayed for several days; he rode up to the house of old Jake Turnet, a Dutchman; the horse hunter exclaimed, good morning. Jake replied, Tsh been avare of it from ever since before sunup.’ ‘You bnvnl seen any stray horses about the last day or two’ ‘ V ou’re a liar! ripped out the Dutchman, ‘dev have been playing der hell mit me lor some length of time.’ A Delegate Sold. “ Have you heard that Buchanan is dan gerously ill—not expected to recover ?” said a wagish Know Nothing on our streets the oth er day, to a returned delegate to the Cincinnati Convention “ No,” replied tho latter in astonishment “ Is it a fact ?” “ Fact? Certainly,” rejoined the other. — “ His physicians bled him very copiously and his prostration is so great, that but little hope is entertained of his recovery.” “ Why, I hadn’t heard a word of that. What in the world’s the matter with him? What did they bleed him for ?” “ To let the democratic blood out.” “ Y'ou bed and,” answered delegate hu sk i‘ ly, and, it is reported, offered his “assailant ten cents to say nothing about it.