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COLXJMBXJS:
Thursday Morning, Sept* IS, 1856.
I. ROK.vr CITY CIRCULATION.
The examination of the parties connected
with the stolen jewelry was concluded yester
day. Mr. James Pilkington was held to bail
in the case of the Vandenberg robbery, in the
sum of SI,OOO, and in the llalle case, in the
sum of SBOO, in default of which he was com
mitted for further examination at the next
term of the Superior Court.
Mrs. Pilkingtou and Miss Brigman, were
discharged.
We learn from the Greenville Alabamian,
that Mr. Joseph Yeldell was murdered at Mon
terey, Butler county, Ala., on the 10th inst.,
by Dr. Longinire, who shot and stabbed him
under circumstances of the blackest atrocity,
and was allowed to escape.
Stamped postage envelops have been in use
in the United States about three years. The
demand by tl.u government now reaches 32,-
000,000 or 88,000,000 per annum. In Kng
land, according to a return recently presented
to Parliament., there were issued, during the
ten years ending April, 1850, the large num
ber of 180,124,000 stamped postage envel
opes.
Intelligence has been received of the safe
arrival at Queenstown, county of Cork, Ire
land, of the United States steamer Arctic,
Lieutenant Berryman, which sailed from New
Fork on the 17th July, for the purpose of
making soundings preliminary to laying the
submarine telegraph cable from Newfoundland
to the Southwestern coast of Ireland. It i.,
reported that “she found all right,” from
which we suppose we may infer that Lieut.
Berryman’s observations are in favor of the
feasibility of the great, enterprise to test which
his voyage was undertaken.
Coronation of the Russian Emperor.
The preparations for the Emperor of Rus
sia’s Coronation are on a grand scale. There
is to he a review of 800,000 men on the Plains
where Napoleon mustered his army ere he en
tered Moscow in 1812. A great dinner is to
be given tlie poor, which will be attended by
the Czar and his wife, and the Kremlin will
be illuminated.
.
Excitement at Buckingham C. H„ Va.
On Monday the Bth inst., after the trial of
a slave at Buckingham ('. 11., for committing
:. rape upon a young girl thirteen years of age,
the crowd having understood that there was
some difference about, his punishment between
the Judges, made a rush for him. and wrested
him from the hands of an officer who was tak
ing him lo prison. Fearing that he would
miss the punishment lu deserved, they fas
tened a rope around his neck, and would have
hung him had not Judge Leigh interposed, by
addressing the crowd. The e-citement was
truly alarming. The negro received sundry
hard kicks from the mob.
On Tuesday, . he sentence of death was pass
ed upon him,
Interesting to Medical Men.
A case of malpractice has just been dispos
ed of in New York, which is of some interest
to medical practitioners. The plaintiff, Mr.
Courtner, sued Dr. Henderson for damages
done to his eyes. The defendant’s counsel
raised several points, but it. is sufficient, to
state the second one—“ That an error in judg
ment is not malpractice.”
The court, held that to he good law, when
applied to a man skilled in anatomy, surgery
or physics, but that it had no application in
this case ; that the defendant., knowing noth
ing of anatomy, surgery or physics, con'd
have no judgment in the matter. The lew
contemplated a judgment founded upon t lie
skill and knowledge in these sciences.
The man who would hold out a diploma,
without auy knowledge of those sciences, and
under such false pretences obtnin a patient,
ami commence tinkering with the most deli
cate of r.Il the organs, the eye, must he reck
less indeed. An error in judgment., of a man
skilled in a particular calling, is not malprac
tice, unless it is a gross error. But error in
judgment, said the court, iu a science, of a
man unskilled in that science (if such a thing
can be) is malpractice. In other words, a person
attempting to practice, in physic or surgery,
withou first having obtained a knowledge of
such science, is liable for nil (lie damage that
is the result of his practice.
The case was given to the jury, which re
turned a verdict of five hundred dollars for the
plaintiff.
That is ft capital story of a wag in a stage
coach who had been listening, in company with
a number of other passengers, to the wonder
ful story of a drover in the neighborhood
through which they were passing, who tell a
sleep bv the side of a lime kiln, and slept on
while his leg w r .s burnt off, and then got up
aud asked a man by whom he was roused from
his slumbers to assist him in looking for his
shoes, lie gave the following fact, which is
equally cred ! blc:
“A hypochondriac, who occasionally took
odd lanoies, at last imagined himself a tea ket
tle, and sending the servant on some fictitious
erraud, took an opportunity iu her absence to
seat himself on the kitchen fire, where on her
return she found him singing. He then cau
tioned her to beware how she took off his lid,
lest she should be scalded by the steam, and he
would not constat to her removing it till she
procured the kettle holder, to save her fingers
from tho heat of the handle. He was at length
rescued from his pleasing position, and a
surgeon sent for, if possible, to remedv the ill
consequence of his vagary, when he received
additional pleasure from‘a persuasion that tho
son of Esculapius was n tinker, who had been
called in to mend him!”
Remarkable Case.
hast summer, t'harles Walters appeared in
Baltimore, and from his effeinina'e appearance
was taken by the police, charged with being
a female in male attire. The prisoner plead
guilty, promised with many tears to reform
and was carried back to *• her” home in Al
bany, New \ork. Last week the same person
appoareu in Baltimore, and was again arrest
ed on the same charge, and being placed in
jail, was proved by a physician that he was a
mult, iho police was somewhat taken aback i
at tins, especially us the policeman who at
tended him to Albany last summer, lmd shown* I
him all the attention he would have shown an 1
“unprotected female.”
California Election.
It has been generally stated that the State t
election in California would he held 011 tho 8d !
ot September.. By a law of Calitornia the
u e y ?ct *on is held every lour years on the i
the Presidential electionl £
o°n s?Zi” thiß iu other !
pears on the 8d day 0 f September.
Prom Kansas.
Ve find the following in the St. Louis Re
publican, of the Bth instant:
IndbpkKpenoe, Sept, 3, 1850.
Since the skirmish at Ossawattomie, of which
you were apprized, the pro-slavery party, tor
greater effectiveness, determined not to make
any other attack upon Lane or Brown's forces
until the 13th. Many of the different compa
nies, who only expected to remain a few days,
and were unprepared for a regular campaign,
returned to their homes to make such prepar
ations as wus required, and designed coming
hack to prosecute the war with greater deter
mination and boldness. Immediately upon
the separation of this body of men, the abo
litionists, driven to extremity by hunger, were
necessarily compelled to make some bold at
tack upon anything that offered. It seems
the returning Santa Fe trains were the most
convenient, and on the day before yesterday
they surrounded and took Win. McKinney s
train of twei. y wagons—their oxen, provis
ions and wagons. Bent’s and one or two oth
er trains were close in the rear of McKinney’s,
and it is feared they hfive shared the sar- e
fate. One or two outward bound trains are
afraid to leave the line, as these robbing par
ties have threatened all, and say that they
will even come into the State, and destroy
Westport, New Santa Fe, and ibis place. Os
this we feel no apprehension, save by incen
diaries. We learn that Richardson is still in
the field, with 700 or to 800 men, and near
to Lawrence. It is expected that he will make
an attack upon Lawrence in a day or two.
Yours, &c., in haste.
A letter from Leavenworth City, dated on
the 2d instant, contains the following infor
mation :
The Territory is again in great excitement.
1 came yesterday in a company from Weston
to help to guard this city from destruc
tion. Two houses were burned this morning
at 2 o’clock. They both belonged to Free
soilers. To-day all is quiet here. Yesterday
two men were killed, one pro-slavery and one
freesoiler. One on each side also mortally
wounded. The freesoilers are leaving on eve
ry boat. 1 never saw the horrors of war be
fore. 1 stood guard last night for the preser
vation of property, with the Burneses and
others, the best men in Weston. An attack from
Lane’s men is expected daily. Letters have
been intercepted to that effect. I shall proba
bly go to Leonnipton to-day, and see what is
the state of affairs there. The houses are
very comoustible. The town will be burned,
I fear, unless guarded vigilantly. Settlers
with their families are leaving in great num
bers. The collision here was brought on in
this way:
“ Letters were found giving directions to
certain Free State men to secrete arms in va
rious parts of the town; men would then
come by small squads, and, when ready, a
company would march from Lawrence to sur
prise the town. The pro-slavery men organ
ized, and were searching the houses when they
were fired on. One man from near l’latte
City was killed by a shot from a house. The
fire was returned, and Philips, a IVeesoil law
yer, was killed. Philips’ brother is lying at
the point of death. T hope the matter may
end here—that, peace will yet he restored.
But it looks like hoping against hope.”
An extra from the office of tlie Western
Dispatch, published at Independence, Sept.
3d, 1 o’clock, A. M., expresses great appre
hensions of a visit from Lane, with 3,000 in
surgents, having ten pieces of artillery, and
that they will pay their respects to Lexington,
Westport and Santa Fe. It is said “ these
desperadoes swenr they will carry everything
before them, and leave nothing.” The Dis
patch seems to place implicit relianee upon
this news, though it is not likely to be well
founded.”
The extra contains the following letter from
a number of gentlemen at Westport. It is
dated
Westport, Mo., Sept. 2, 1850.
To the Citizens of Missouri:—Mr. Thomas
Trewitt has just arrived from New Mexico ;
he had charge of Mr. S. L. McKinney s train
from this place. His train was taken from
him at Palmyra, K. TANARUS., by the abolitionists
under Lane. Bent’s and Campbell’s trains
were just behind, and lie thinks they are also
taken.
They say they are determined to destroy
New Santa Fe, Westport and Independence,
between this time and Saturday night.
Send us help and let them be here as soon
ns possible. We want you to-morrow. This
place will probably be attacked to-morrow
night.
Wm. M. Bent, Upton Hays, Thomas John
son, James B. Yager, 0. Anderson, W. B. Ber
nard, A. G. Boone, J. G. Hamilton. James
Findley.
P. S. —The wagons were taken yesterday
morning at 11 o’clock.
Gov. Garay.—This gentleman left Jefferson
City for Kansas, in lie Keystone, on Saturday
evening. Ho will, therefore, unless delayed
by the low stage of the river, be sure to ar
rive at Kansas City to-morrow. If. as our ac
count. intimates, an attack on the insurgents
at Lawrence is to be delayed until the 13th,
lie will have ample time for consultation with
Gen. Smith, and to put in force the orders
recently issued by the President’s direction.
The Slave Trade Again.
In the year 1855 some British traders un
dertook to uodgo the odium of the negro \
“ slave trade” by giving a very small sum of
money, about seven dollars, lor each negro
who would cuiigrato from the coast of Africa
as “a laborer.” It was said to be a volunta
ry act on the part of the negro going, but it
was well known that no one was allowed “to
trade” on the coast in this way. unless he
first made a present to the “head man,” and
then it was discovered that the “laborers” j
volunteered as fast as they were wanted, nr ‘
in other words, they were compelled to volun
teer. The Liberian government issued a
proclamation warning all engaged in it to
cease the traffic. The British government, of
course, when their hypocrisy was exposed to
the world, were forced to desist. It now ap
pears by the last arrival from Liberia, that
the French government are trying the game
game, i” oialer to get “laborers” (slaves) for
French Guiana. The negro President of Libe- |
via li;s issued another proclamation, again
exposing the deception, which it is presumed |
will frighten off Louis Napoleon, who, though I
he needs no excuse for enslaving white men, 1
probably, like England and the Black Repub
licans iu this country, desires to keep up a
doubtful reputation ns “a friend of freedom,”
by pretending to have the utmost regard for
negroes.— Xctr York Dag Book.
The Negro Trade in Riclunond.
The Richmond (Va.) Dispatch says there
lias been a greater demand for slaves in that
city during the months of May, June, and
July, than was ever known before, and they
have commanded better prices during that
time. A large number of negroes are bought
on speculation, and probably there is no less
than $1,000,000 in that town seeking invest
ment iu such property.
Black Repuplican Meeting in Baltimore
Dispersed.
This association held a meeting last evening
at the Temperance Temple, and in the absence
of the President, Mr. Elias Hawley, omnotion
of Mr. Wm. Gunnison, Alt. F. S. Oorkrau was
called to the chair, and Mr. Win. E. Coale,
jr., was selected as secretary pro tein.
Mr. Wm. Gunnison, from a committee ap
pointed to report an address to the Republi
cans of this State submitted one which set out
with the declaration of their devotion to the
Constitution and the Union, and of their ad
hesion to freesoilisnt in territories admitted;
declaring the repeal of the Missouri Compro
mise lo be a breach of faith on tlio part of the
South, and that peace and unity could not
again exist without the same was restored.
It also declared that the charge made against
them of being iu favor of abolitionism was un
just and unfounded, as they held tne opinion
that the emancipation of the slnve would tend
to render his condition worse, and fatal to the
black race, unless the government should take
steps to colonize the manumitted slaves. It
declares slavery to be pregnant with difficulty
by causing a monopoly of the soil in the slave
States, and that it tended to subjugate the
rights and interests of the nonslaveliokler to
the slave owner. The Kansas act it denoun
ces as a fraud, and also denounces the admin
istration for employing the government troops
in the civil war existing in that territory, as
the address sets forth, against the free State
men.
At this stage of the reading of the address
a large number of persons who had assembled
in the room and around the door created some
slight confusion by crowding and laughter,
when a Mr. Meredith, well known as a Sun
day sb-'-jt pre icher. passed down the room to
them and commandesilence and ordered
them to leave the room or take scats. This
was succeeded by loud laughter, applause and
hisses, and three cheers being proposed for
Fillmore, they were given amid the utmost
confusion and terrific noise produced by
stamping, clapping of hands, &o. Next three
cheers were given for Buchanan in the same
fashion, and for some twenty minutes there
was kept up a succession of cheering for these
gentlemen, alternated with loud groans for
Col. Fremont, Corkran, Gunnison, Fussell,
and others taking part in the meeting—the
whole being interspersed with cries of “turn
off the lights,” “ tar and feather them,” &c.,
while loud calls were made by the same par
ties for speeches from those concerned in the
meeting.
Some of the lights here being turned off,
these gentlemen commenced leaving the room,
when they were sainted as they passed through
the crowd with groans, hisses and other simi
lar sounds and remarks, they making as has
ty an exit ns possible, followed by the crowd,
where an immense concourse had assembled,
and upon reaching the street loud cries were
made for rails, upon which to ride them, and
the cheering and groaning was renewed.—
Messrs. Corkran and Col. Wm. E. Coale were
followed by the crowd and roughly hustled
about until they had reached the corner of
Gay and Fayette streets, where the former
was tripped up or knocked down, and the tails
of his coat entirely cut off; while the latter
named gentleman, although not so roughly
treated, was pushed and hustled about in other
than a pleasant manner, and his hat mashed
iu. They were then allowed to take their de
parture, whilst the crowd amused themselves
by cutting hc portion of Mr. Corkrnn’s gar
ment they had secured into strips and distri
buting it among them.
Those taking part in (lie meeting numbered
from thirty to forty persons, while the out
side crowd amounted to at least two thousand
persons; in fact the whole street from the
hall to Fayette street was almost entirelv
blocked up.
From those concerned in the meeting we
learn that the association had determined up
on presenting an electoral ticket in this State,
and that the names of those selected was to
have been announced at this meeting.—Balti
more Sun.
[The attempt of the same set of traitors to
hold a second meeting the ensuing night, re
sulted in a row at which, two were killed and
twenty wounded.—G. J.]
The United States of America Foretold in
the Bible.
This was the subject of a lecture, delivered
by Mr. Pitts, in the Tabernacle, on Monday
evening. The lecturer demonstrated that the
rise of a great nationality was promised in an
age of intelligence, energy and locomotion,
and argued that this was not literally the re
storation ot the Jews, but the prophecy was
realized in the political and religious organi
zation of the United States. That this coun
try arose w hen anil where it was promised, at
the end of 1,290 prophetic days from the de
stiuction of Jerusalem, which period termina
ted on the 4th of July, 1779. He said that
the land pictured in the prophecy of Daniel,
was to be a newly discovered land, that had
always been waste, and that it was a land of
rivers and streams; and that it was to be in
habited by a people gathered out of all na
tions; that it was to be located between two
seas—the eastern and the western; that its
cities and villages should have neither walls
nor gates, nor bars, and that it was to be first
visited by the vessels of Spain ; that emigra
tion should come for the freedom of worship
ping God, and that it was to be a Republic,
and that this Republic should begin in the
organization of thirteen distinct States; that
its rise should be an epoch in the history of
1 iiuuinity, to learning, agriculture, commerce
ami trade; that the United States was the
stone kingdom promised by Daniel—the man
child born of the Virgin Woman of the Wilder
ness—the land shadowing with wings.—
In fact, that this great country and govern
ment was a child of Providence, and was nur
tured and raised up as the model government
of the world, to which the empires of the earth
would finally conform. But before Republi
canism became world-wide the great battle of
civil and religious liberty on the one side and
ecclesiastical despotism on the othev, would
come oft 1 in the Field of Armageddon. True or
false, the speaker evidently placed Ids argu
ments cl.arly ~nd logically before an appre
ciating audience.
Friz© Conundime.
At the People's Theatre a short time since,
silver cups were awarded to the authors of the
two following conundrums:
“ Why should the American nominee for
President be elected?”
Answer —“ Because he has tilled many im
port ant places, and the universal cry of the
nation is fill more.”
“ Why is Fremont to be pitied?”
Answer —“ Because he got Jessie from Ben
ton once, ami is now in a fair way to get “jes
sie” from the people.” —lnldltg ticer.
The Star says that comunications of an un
friendly character have passed brtweru France
and Eugland relative to Spanish affairs. The
Star virtually admits that England would make
every conce*sion in order to secure the friend
ship of America in the event- of a rupture with
France.
The Treaty with the Dominican Republic.
Correspouilf-nce of the Charleston Courier.
Havana, Aug. 31st, 185 C.
We have here on his way to the United
States, Jonathan Elliott, of Washington,
who was appointed by the President of the
United States to make a treaty with the Do
minican Republic. His labors were well per
formed, and an advantageous compact agreed
upon between him and the Plenipotentiaries
of that Government, signed on the Bth ot
March last, and ratified by the President ami
Senate of the Dominican Republic, and trans
mitted to the Secretary of the United States,
to pass the same ordeal, and it was delivered to
Marcy on the second day of May. This trea
ty has proved obnoxiuus to the Spanish Con
sul General and Charge, at or near the same
government, and he has been instigating revo
lution in die country since, in order to cause it
to be repudiated— nudum/actum —or to prevent
the exchange of ratifications. Having fabri
cated the pretext, of a quarrel, lie caused
Spanish vessels of war to be sent to the
Capital, Santo Domingo—compelled the au
thorities to hoist the Spanish Hag and salute
it, which was returned subsequently, onboard
of the vessels of war brig Gravina and war
steamer Blario de Garay—but to their own
Hag. These vessels, Mr. Segovia, the Span
ish Consul, kc. , kept there for the purpose of
controlling the legally constituted authorities
of the country. By his intrigues lie caused
the President Santa Anna to resign, who was
replaced by the Wee President lleglumota,
and anew Vice President elected, which is in
conformity with their constitutional law. Ills
next demands were that the cabinet should be
retired by the President, whom he held under
fear f the bombardment of the city—it was
dissolved and a row ministry appointed by
edict of the President, dated the 9th of July,
the Spanish Consul General furnishing the
names to his Excellency, partie , ' , nrly for the
Secretary of State and Foreign Affairs, wiio
was one of his own creatures, and paid for with
Spanish gold, besides having been naturalized
by Segovia as a Spanish subject. This done
on the I‘Jtli of July, Air. Segovia writes a let
ter .o Secretary Marcy, which his Secretary
of State signs, requesting hint to return the
treaty of Btli March, for the correction of
some important errors in orthography, forms
and translation—well sweetened With assur
ances of esteem, friendly feeling, Ac., towards
the United States, and with assurance that
pending the delay that might occur, especial
measures would be adopted as our interest
might require, so that we should be on the
footing of the most favored nations with the
Republic. The declaration has been in public
and private by Segovia—“ that there shall be
no treaty between the United States and the
Dominican Republic, and that if the treaty
should be confirmed or ratified by the United
States, that he will prevent the exchange of
ratifications at the city of Santo Domingo.
By Mr. Segovia’s construction of the recent
treaty made by Spain with that Republic, for
protection of Spanish subjects, restitution
of property to Spanish subjects, &c., he is
about to absorb the best part of the territory,
and make all the colored population, near one
hundred and sixty thousand, by matriculation,
subjects of Spain. Ho lias given a large
number of naturalization papers to the sol
diers of the Republic, and compelled their
discharge; he lias compelled the organization
of a court of justice, compo-sed of his matri
culated servants; he says the treaty with
Spain compels the restoration of lands, form
erly belonging to Spanish subjects, in all
cases where they have not been confiscated—-
no lands have been confiscated by the State,
therefore all must revert to the former owners,
their heirs, or to the Crown of Spain, whence
the grants were made. He declares that, in
twelve months, lie will have the western part
of the Island under the Spanish flag, and that
Ilayti shall, soon hereafter, by covered by the
same protection. Mr. Segovia lias threatened
to search an American trading vessel laying
(was on the 2d of this month,) in harbor, un
der pretence of capturing someone who had
violated the laws of the country over which
he has instituted himself protector, and has
threatened the captain of the Yankee craft that
if he resisted, he would blow him out of the
water with the guns commanding him of the
Spanish vessels of war. He sent to St.
Jago de Cuba for more vessels of war to be
sent to him. Our Captain General has order
ed his Governors at the East and South side
ot the Island to send instant aid to Segovia,
in vessels or means for war, or subsistance,
when he requires it. The letter of Segovia to
Mr. Marcy, which was signed by the illegal
Secretary of State of the Dominican Republic,
was sent under cover to the Capt. Gon. cf Cu
ba, by the war steamer Blario de Garay, des
patched by Segovia for St. Jago de Cuba.
General Concha it is said forwarded the same
letter to the Spanish Minister at Washington,
with the request that he should deliver it to
Mr. Marcy, and I presume offer Spanish ser
vice to consummate the fraud and indignity
ol Segovia, to take charge of the public doc
uments, and to return them by a Spanish ves
sel of war to the Secretary Savastida, idias
Segovia, of the Dominican Republic. The
whole criminal course of this man, against
the rights and interests of the United States,
by his presumptuous interference and his ma
licious intrigues, cannot be detailed. 1 trust
they will be responded to by those seals ot‘
national intregrity thui give utterance to evil
doers and pirates with brazen mouths—that
vessels of war will be despatched with the
treaty ratified for exchange. Mr. Elliott leaves
by tlie first steamer for Washington to lay all
the facts of these various outrages before the
Government of the United States. The histo
ry will be a long one.
Crops.
Extract from a letter from Houston county
—dated Sept. 13th:
“ The prospects of the planters are exceed
ingly gloomy in this and the adjoining conn
tics. The terrible <f .'tight of ’6O will lie felt
and remembered by many of them for a long
time. I was more favored than some of my
neighbors, but 1 do not think I shall make a
half crop either of cotton or provisions. For
nearly ten weeks in some sections of the coun
*v. th*’ ancient curse wus realized, “thy Hea
ven that is over thy head shall be brass, and
(he earth that is under thee, shall be iron.”
Then came the storm of the lat of August
and gave the coup degrace to the cotton crop,
with its drenching rain and furious wind.—
The most of the cotton which had opened per- ,
manently on account of the dry weather, was
whipped out of the bolls and either destroyed
by being washed under the ground, or badly
injured by the mud ami sand. 1 wrote you
last year that wc would make an overwhelm- j
ing crop—the result verified the prediction.
I now predict less than half a crop in this
county —wateli the result.”
■—•— ——
The Alexandria Sentinel announces that Mr.
B. W. De Witt, formerly of the Examiner, and
lately of the Montgomery Advertiser, has be
come one of the editors of the Sentinel. Mr.
Do Witt is exceedingly well informed on the
political and party history of the country, and
is a practiced and strong writer. The Senti
nel, al ways conducted with talent and decorum,
has quite an acquisition in his services.
TELEGRAPH]^
From New Orleans.
New Orleans, Sept, lg 1
A brisk demand prevailed to-day, and q
bales changed hands at the prices paid
terday. H
Lard in kegs 14c.
Flour
New Orleans, Sept, l;
There was a good demand for cotton t o q
and sales foot up 2500 bales, without anv
_ . . , • J qUOd
table change in prices.
Lard has advanced <jic. and is now (|uot e .j
14*c.
Mess Pork s2l.
Flour dull.
Later from California.
DISBANDINO OF THE VIGILANCE COMMITTI,
New York, Sept. 14—The steamship G Wt|
Law has arrived, with two weeks later nev! !
Judge Terry had been discharged, and t!,
Vigilance Committee disbanded. All the iq
oners confined in the Committee Rooms i,,
been released, ami quiet was restored, p,,
ness was improving. The mines are exceed
ingly prosperous. A fire hud occurred if
Diamond Springs, destroying property t„ t ; i(
amount of half a million.
More fighting had taken place in Nortl w
Oregon, in which the volunteers were yhi,
rious.
This steamer brings no news of important.!
from the isthmus or South Pacific.
Massachusetts Buchanan State Convention
Springfield, Mass., Sept, lij.
The Buchanan State Convention met hen
to-day. The attendance is about 1,000;
unusually large number of the lending men
the party are present. Benj. F. Butlev
Lowell, made the opening speech. Ashti
Phelps, jr., of Springfield, was chosen Presi
dent 502 out of 912 votes. Giles F. AVhitnev
of Winchendon, was liis principal opponent
E. D. Beach, of Springfield, was nominate,
for Governor by acclamation. Ileacceptedit
a speech, in which he referred with exprei
sions of censure to those dry and wort lit
limbs of the party which the first breeze hi
swept away from us. He said, wherever the
democracy of Massachusetts go, he would f
with them, and the Hag of his country sliou
be his winding sheet if they fell.
Caleb Stetson, of Braintree, declined are
nomination for Lieutenant Governor, anJ
Charles Thompson, of Charlestown, was pit
posed for the nomination, but it was giveni
Albert Currier, of Newburyport.
The State Ticket was then completed, a.
follows : For Secretary of State, Jonathan!.
Field, of Stoekbridge ; Attorney General, Em
Wilkinson, of Dedham; Auditor of Account;
Giles li. Whitney, of Winchendon; Treasure
Stedman Butwick, of Concord.
A ballot for two Presidential Electors;;
large, resulted as follows :
Whole number of votes, 964—necessary t
a ehoice, 483.
N. J. Lord, of Salem, received 504: Whi
ting Griswold, of Greenfield, 471; Henry If
Bishop, of Lenox, 357 ; Abraham 11. Rowland
of New Bedford, 457; Isaac Davis, of Wor
cester, 53.
Mr. Lord was accepted unanimously as hr-
Elector. For the second a discussion arosea
to the merits of Messrs. Griswold and Bishop
Isaac H. Wright, of Boston, objected to Hr
Griswold, saying that, it was he that electe-i
Hon. Chas. Sumner to the United States Sen
ate.
B. F. Butler, of Lowell, defended the coali
tion, and said by the living Jehovah he would
have voted for Mr. Sumner had he had a roll
to give in the Legislature at ;he time.
Mr. Wright was denounced on every linn-i
for introducing this firebrand.
Mr. Griswold was finally accepted as Sec
ond Senatorial Elector.
The District Electors are to be elected bj
District conventions.
The resolutions are brief, and in substance
are as follows:
Accept and endorse the Cincinnati platfora
and candidates ; re-affirm the Squatter -Sover
eignty doctrine; compliment the Democnii
and denounce the Republicans in Congress,
and declare for the Union.
Col. Isaac H. Wright, of Boston, made the
principal speech of the day.
The proceedings generally were harmoni
ous.
Barley Without Beards.
It has recently been announced by the pub
lic journals that a species of barley had been
brought into cultivation, divested of the pois
onous and troublesome “beard” attachedt
the common varieties of that grain. Mr. I
W. Briggs, of West Madison, Wayne county.
New Vork, published the following in relation
thereto. As many of our intelligent scieutif.
aud practical farmers are availing thenisel'ft
of the improvements of this advancing ngt
sonic may possibly find the matter worthyol
attention. The grain is said to have been dis
covered in tlie gulches of the Himalayan
Mountains. Mr. Briggs thus writes to the cl
itor of the Pittsburg Journal:
“1 obtained 7 grains of this new variety
three years ago, and being much pleased with
its general appearance and product ivene
have spared no pains to multiply this small
quantity as fast as tlie Shanghais and other
birds would allow.
“ Its merits for grinding or malting h 9 ’* 1
not been tested, and the quantity is now M*
small to squander in that way, when ever;
tiller of tlie soil who sees it, is anxious t
have a few grains, not doubting it will pr° ts
a valuable acquisition. I have sufficient, ho*-
ever, to furnish all persons interested “I:
will be likely to see this notice, with one heal
each, containing 30 to GO grains. Send iM
your address on a stamped envelope and I will
enclose a head, and send it back by return
mails, with printed instructions for cultivating
in a way to ensure a lnVge return from a s® a!
quantity of seed. Should this new variety
be found to answer all the purposes of the
common barley, n few years will suffice 1
drive 1 Burley Beards ’ from the country.
“ Should any person desire more than
one head I will send n package of 700 to
grains securely enveloped, by mail, post pas
tor 25 cents, accompanied with a few heads i 1
prove the fact of its being beardless.
Tlie editor of the Journal acknowledges
receipt of iioad of the “beardless barley,
with the above letter, aud says: The g r<|]l
is plump, fair, and tiinty, and certainly the;’
heads without the pestilent barbs or bear
which impair the value of the ordinary va* l ' 1
ties of barley. This new species will bo ■’
great boon to our farmers if found to t hrt T
well in our climate.”
New Feature.
Anew feature lias been introduced at “| ie ’
ling. At tlie conclusion of a discussion w
recently took place near that city, “nntiro e ‘
of beautiful young ladies appeared upon
speaker's stand and sung two songs in t ;l ’
Buchanan.”