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HE DEMOCRAT. I.OWVILLK. Al/O. 7. ) BeaaeraralUt StoUe Polioy vertn* AM the: questions connected with the war reaoh a solution, tho people of thin State will turn tbeir attention to issues . on State policy. The necessity of thin scrutiny lias long been pressing, but thit duty hot been tot aside by absorb- ing national excitements. But a State debt of aome $52,000,000, ndded to na- titihnl obligations, compels ns to inquire what is done with tho taxes which rtioitgagc the property and diioount * the sweat of the people. The draft ,' tfpon l«bor to meet both national and State taxes, forbids the further tolera. tion of the fraudulent and wasteful sys* iem that has so long prevailed, and ; whidh baa* need the resources of the Siftte; to pension Republican politicians, jyid to buy up support for that, party. This ii not a financial oonditlon that '-ought id induoe the people to rnlso by taxation over $30,000,000 annually as a bonus to the national bank.org , nor bUHcifods of thousands in this State as gifts to railroad corporations. The vice is in the Republican polioy as much as in the corrupt interests and , dynrice of men.-' The polioy and ideas ' of tliti rijjpOnenla.of the Democraoy at- tract the corrupt to their camp, and .those who seek opportunities to enrich themselves *6Ut ttf tlid money drawn from the pockets of the masses. The sympathies and affiliations of the Re- publican party are with tho monicd power, with protected classes, and with . those whd are Versed in the art of making vast fortunes for the few, by taking indirect taxes, and an unseen ' and insensible tribute irorti the many. The leaders of this party itttbibo tho \notion that the chief object of political •'/ action is to-nggrandiae and enrich tho favored few. For theso reasons tho great mass of drafty adventurers trust to\ this pArty td \ carry thetii and thoir .fortunes;\ The Democracy is tile Hnttral guar, tllati of tho Interests d.f Hie tax-paying thdsses; ft bppdses Schemes of speoinl legislation. Its policy is economical. jt opposos splendid aha complicated Schemes of government passed to ad* ianco particular interests. It holds to the doctrino that equality in legislation is the only equity. It adheres to the maxim that only so much money should be exaoted from the pooplo as is ro •quired for the actual wants of a frugnl gorernment, and that government it •self should bo confined to the function of protecting rights, and should not grant privileges to any, at tho public cost. The Democracy maintain that the people know best how to use their own money, and no not need advice about i(B investment, and above all that the Legislature has no right to take it from their pockets to bestow it upon individuals or corporations. The principles of tho Democracy would restore economy and a careful husbandry of our canal revenues. It* administration ot our Slate affairs has been marked by these qualities in past times. The men it has trusted with power have not disgraced the Demo- cratic record with tho list of crimes and frauds that hayo mnrked the fid- ministration of tho Republican party.. The aim of Democratic officials has been to save the revenue in order to consummate a debt payirfg policy ; the object of the Republican leaders has been to see how much could bo abstract- ed for private emolument, regardless of grafting debt and heavier taxation. The Rt'publican party has n great gen- ius for creating national and State debts, but very little for paying them off. All their ideas tend to expense, and the habit of lavish outlay lias debauched ihem into spendthrifts of the national resources. The ditty of saving, arid of paying off debts, always falls upon the Democratto party. The people will have to resort to them to perform this service now. The Republican Senator from this county admitted an Important truth in the Senate, when he declared that the people of this State, on State issues, were, and had been for a long time, in favor ot the Democratie policy, and that Ihey would so vote upon simple State issues. This no doubt is true. And this fact springs from the conviction that the Democratic party is less ad- dicted to lavish expense, less prone to corrupt use of. the public money, less under control of corporate interests and monied powers, and piore in sym* pathy with the toiling masses to whom taxes are a burden. It springs from the fact that the Domocracy have a blearer record as to the financial trusts reposed in them, and are in all respects * safer party to manage the finances of the £?tate. If these are not the gronnds npon which tho people ptefer the policy and measures of tho Democracy, will Mr. O'Donnell inform his oonstilnems WHT he thinks the people would condemn the .Republican party o» State issnes, or give their approval to the Democratic party ? State matters can be attended to now. The negroes have possession of the Southern States, and all property is at the mercy of nggro masters, With m THH KENTUCKY ELBOTIOTK—Tht State election in Louisville and through, out thfi.Stalo as for as beard from passed off quietly. The, result has been another Democratic triumph by, a majority variously estimated at from 40,000 to 80,000. Louiayllle City and tho County of Jefferson havo selected tliolrontiro Log islgtite ticket of twelVo members, and It is believed thajt the Qaujoorsts in'ths State have selected seven-eighths of tho Legislature. . In the city the Radicals nnd third toirty mado n very poor fun, Helm tho Democratic onndldato for Governor, beating both of his opponents by about 3,800 majority. . . , .,..i. . . , i ... ANOTHER REMOVAL.—Gen. Sheri- dan, on tho 30th ult., remo-vod J. V/. Throckmorton, Governor of Texas, in his order stating that \ he is an imped- iment to tho reconstruction of that State.\ B. M. Ponso was appointed Governor to fill the vacanoy. Feflse is a Connecticut msn, and was beaten by Throckmorton four to one in tho recent election for Governor. The HVidune, says: \ He was Republican candidate for Governor InHt year, against Throok- morion, and received iifl&l votes to 48 631 for his opponent.\ So, it seems, the candidate who re- ceived 48,000 votes is removed from office, nnd his opponent, who received but 12,000 voteSj is put in his place by military power, ilow are you, repub- lican government I •tlffraffo. the aid of the Handing army we are paying-for, the nogre dog't ntert-%hav -,. _. ^ - - - . M we should .it up nights to watch loi» J h « C^\^** W««]n*i<!,.y him in this' State. Our people B0 ^ ^ ^.«W$a of twit imtiidin want to know if they ojtn save their property from bolng used up entirely by the Republican canal pirates in office and out, who control the Republican party. Will O'Donnell tell us why ho thinks, or thought, this State Demo* oratic on State issues ? I, inents, finally disposed of the suffrage question, The following h the artloto in (nil J—, BEOTioif 1. Blvefy malo citiien of tho i child with mmmmmfmammm Two Heads and row In Chippewa, Wis., there Is one of the most remarkable objoots that ever breathed the breath of Heaven—the body of a ol'iild with two perfect heads nnd four complete, weHfornied arms, age of twenty-one ye.irs, who shall have L^ 9 '9 W S['#» »| 0 -\Wrf n il' w b°sn for ten days a oitisen and a.fm.''•th******** fo^pafc-WWe b#y f habitant ofjhis state one yes»* next pre- ceding an election, and for the last four months a resident of the ooonty where ho may offer his vote, shall be ontllled Co *>•*•« atsnch election Hi the election district of which ho shall be atthstlnV a resident, and not elswwhero, for all officers that now are or 'hereafter tmsy be ujvutive by the peqptv and uppn nit questions which b'my be' submitioifl to a WteoT t|e&ptngle, 4 o# tho state at lofye} bmaWh BmaonWinll have been for thirty day* next preceding the' elee- tiflh, a resident ot the town or ward, and for ten days of the election district in which he offers his vote. ft THK TB^BISSAB ELECTION.—AS was anticipated,- the Brownlow disunionists have carribil the day, electing their tiokrjt by^iboitt lS.OOO'mnjority. This is rtii Instance df the election of a ticket by a rhiHoYily, as 60,000 white men were disfranchised and excluded from the polls, because of their opposition to Brownlow and his creed. Ot tho *• re- publican \ government and victory\ an exchange says: \ If the \ victory \ in Tennessee is pleasing to the Rndi«als of the North, we wish them much joy of it. The spectacle of a people subjected to the rule of a minority, by the exclusion of the majority from the ballot box, after the suppression of free speech by the breaking up of public meetings, nnd at an election held under tho Imyonots of an arme/Jj soldiery, is a spectacle at which a freo people should blush. We would laugh to scorn snob a mockery of freedom, if it occurred in Europe or Mexico ; and the outrage loses none of its force by being enacted on American soil.\ FEMALE SUFFRAGE.—Sinco the as- sembhng of the Convention, the most persistent efforts have been made by some \strong-minded \ women to so cure .the adoption of female suffrage. The question wns brought to a vote on the 23d ult., and decided in the nega- tive—ayes 24, nays C3. We are not disappointed at this result; nor, iudeed, nre we sorry about it. It is possible that ti'.'e opponents of female suffrage are all wrong, nnd that it was reserved for a few •'bright and shining lights\ to discover and elucidate the idea that \ woman's sphere \ will only be com- plete when it embraces electioneering, *nd office-holding; but it is sufficient to reply, that the people are not yet pre- pared for such a revolution in their political and domestic arrangements. The principal objections to such a change, in our view, are these : That participation in public affairs is incon- sistent with woman's true sphere ; that if she votes and holds office, she cannot complain if compelled td perform mili- tary and jury duly; that such indis- criminate mixing of the sexes would not conduce to female refinement or virtue; that what woman gains in de- manding as \rights she will lose in in \ privileges \; and that her influence upon mantis now more direct and pow- erful than it would beifRbe were made politically his equal. And we hazird little in saying that these are the opin- ions of three-fourths ot all the men and women in the country. STAMTON TO BE RESTOVED.—At last, it is announced that the heavy incum- bent upon the Administration of Presi- dent Johnson is to be removed. The President has requested Secretary Stan- top to resign, and should 'the request not be heeded, it is said will remove him. The place will be filled by Gen. Grant, at least temporarily. SURRATT.—The connsel will finish summing, up to-day. and the case go to the jury. A Washington paper says : \ The opinion is prevalent hero that Surratt will not bo convicted. It is founded npon the insufficiency of the testimony, which is contradictory, some of it worthless, and most of it lacking in minuteness of detail. The gentle- men who compose the jury are all re- putable citizens, and whatever may be their verdict, it will be conscientiously given. f'*. N<*pewon <wl*> shall ficclvo, ex- pect or offer to receive, p)jy, or olfur or promise to pcy, contribute; or offVr or promise to contribute to anothoM&lw paid or used, any,nionoy, ar othof •Billa- ble thing', drmttke any promise to Influ- ence or as n cbmjwriBation or n reward for a vote to be given or be •withheld at an election, nnd upon tihullcugo for such cause, tho person so challenged ehalh, before, the inspectors nnd other officers authorized for that purpose, shall receive his vote, swear or affirm before such inspector or other offlcei' that ho has not received, has not offer- ed nnd does not expect to receive, has not p\alo\ lior offered, or promised to pay, contribute nor offered or prom- ised to contribute to another to be paid or used, nny money or other valu- able thing, nor made nny promise to in- fluence,, or as.n compensation or reward for a vote, t£ be given, or* to be with- held at such election. The Legislature, at the session thereof, next after the adoption of this Constitution shall, and from time to time thereafter may, enaot InwS excluding from the right of suff- rage all persons convicted of bribery, or nny infamous crime ; and fordeprfv. ins every person who shall make, or.be- come directly or indirectly interested in any bet or wager depending on the result of nny election, of tho right to vote at such election. g 8. For the purpose of voting, no person shall be deemed to have gained or lost a residence by reason ot his pres ence or absence while employed 'n the service of this State or of the United States, nor while engaged in tho navi- gation of the waters of this Stale, of the Uni'ed States, or of the hitrh seas, nor while a student of any sethinary of learning, nor while kept in nny alms* house or other asylum, at the public ex- pense, nor while confined in any public prison.. And the Legislature shall pre- scribe the manner in which electors absent, from t icir homos in time of war, in the actual military or naval service of this state, or of the United States, may vote^ nnd shall provide for the oaH\ vnss and return of their votes. § 4. Laws shall be made forasceftsift- ing by proper proof the citizens who shall be entitled to the right of suffrage hereby established. The Legislature' shall provide for a registry ot all cit- izens entitled to the right of suffnt<re in . me Just above the hips the body b«gifw< fr> increase in slats the back-bone branch- ing out to right and left, nnd diverging siifiiclunlly to givo room for two shoul- der blades between them, in their prop- orgioetihty lhe,ftl#tlj)|ct \p4 forms be- atoning tbslr separate existence just UBIO w the arm-pits. In front, the body below, thy navsl appears natural. Abovo that point it gradually hrujioheH owt into, two .wparate organisations, tho breast bones beinKJoinuj.. The vi- tal organs are all double j the shoulders and necks are all perfect, And the head'* nro wul|:formed. Tfce feafjufesiaro reg- ular and well developed, one head ap- pearing to be that ot a male, whilo the fcutttre*. ofitbo pt4i*r resemble those of « female. 13h» genitsls of the male are Wjfet.<,,Alyj—-— ! - - —-»--«•• specimen ot t Sinmeso tyyinj .ally IndhijioVtfe,,,-, baiiroffho'boSylJ ^MSjiis.i* wonderful tis man, L ke the tffo faces are notur- ?enuh 'other, the iiig broader than the front port. The insjde arms ero in such a position a*, to, jlftlty'ally twine around the little neoVs ( 'ejeh of Us fel- low, giving a pleasing effect. The Weight ot the body, fltwntbaVhig been somewhat reduoud' by the' process of embalming, was eight pounds.. The ohlld was l)ot'ii in Chippewa on Sunday, the']4th ot July, Drs. J. A. MaodonnUI nnd Alex. MoBesn being in attendance. One side lived « few minutes after be- ing ushered into this strange world, nnd then died, while the other did not breathe. The body has been leased from the parents (who naturally shrink from having their names published) by a man who proposes to take them abroad and exhibit it to the curious world. Dr. MacdonnM has embalmed it for that purpose. I If OHM PtaVUVVUVM M l irs- of the^ law, who rotifidirtg country for A Vegro HaviaherUUflft and Beheaded. About two months ago.a negro man stole a watch from a gentleman in Un- ion City, for which he was arrested and lodged in jail in that place.#>L»*t Fri- day he broke jail, and. succeeded in evading the officers searched the -surr several miles. It was subsequently as' certamed that he had concealed himself Friday night in a piece of woods near the farm house of Mrs. Chorum, a wid ow lady residing about three miles from Union City. On Saturday he entered the house whilo Irer sons were absent, and d< manded all the money that she had on the place. Mrs. Chorum stout- ly refused, whereupon the villain sprang upon her; choked her to the floor, and committed ah Outrage oh hut person too horrible to mention. Hearing some one approach he fled just as he was commencing A search for the coveted booty, and had thrown out the contents ot a bureau which was in the room. A fete hours alterwnrd Mrs. Chorum's two sons returned, and hearing of the cmli-Of^r, liidilo rtillt^ort. «n*ivh ic.v th<- perpeirtitor. .A Iter tracing himthrough some of his haunts in the country they each election district! \to\ be' compTele('4K ff !'T d 'v'\* 1 h f 5 ad g ?1? t0 ? lok ?» n ' lays before any election *hither th** Hi 6nee followed, and ar. Tfiiufs iir General. .'.—Indiana rsUod 09,000,000 muhsls of oom Inst year. —Afasnig says the Florida reeja W4|m ?0,$0d yenrt In-'btiltding. —A brother and two sisters livedo PonUttd'whtei united'ages aro 881^ *enrs.. . w- {. • •. .» ,.. ' -^Thert'nre'nhw In tho Atfbnrn priaen 989 uonfiots, 40. of whom have been sentonoed for IJt'e. \\—••Dr.\\Mary Walker is walking throngh the Pnrii hospitals In blob'ihaf costume, . - ' —A case of Aslatlo cholera is rimortedr in Albany, cholera morbus livery preva- lent there. —Tho wife of the depnty postmaster stjJBi'ttejflyv 0**«go County, Mas b^en. arrestsd for mail robbery'. l ! ^Hiilf of Ttfblo Roujki Niagara Falls, ws« bioWii off WfAduraday nftornoon, by a blflst or 200 pounds of powder, —Six hundred houses have been built in Gnlveston,, Texas, w}t|iiti the, last ibref ninnlus. 7 —8. P. Chase, wiio six years ago was not worth |I10,000, is now taxed on an iaoorte of 170,000 per year. ; - u,jafl[ho bridge over the river nt St. nw will bo the wonder* of the World. 11'will have ihiwe spans, one of 515 feet and two of 407 foot e^eh*. jjCjorions i'flmine prevnils in the *\wW\ f Oannibjaro, Ineiand; S,ono fiiWimrved toWeath in^Ollfden, and 1,000 in Rotvndstoj^e. > . -*-A*tlotlr Wrclinnt in 'Ohio is pro? tenting his family against, fall in \>von& stuffs, and in ease of deal hf by an in- surance on his life of 1800,000. nocnl w*tttt*. (CpyOutr resdon throuibout tb« fount;/ sfi InvltM (0 'fiirulih us rfay Usrai of taitrest fof llils oaWtoui Colt*Aj»y Datix.- Members of Cb> A will meet at tWl Arindry on' Frldny evening, August 10th, at 7i o'clock^ p. m,, for drill. Rmiaiaua SatirtOJU.—Thore will bo pronchiiig by Mr. D Wntson* of Madi- son University, nt tl\V!*npti*t Church noxt S»b6«th tnaVftlrig. ^.-^....^ '. mi i I,I '. ft ''.' \'*•' U3f\^t.itn'e|i'0iion f»>r Foiw|nah of Rescue Na*-SVb#ld nt the engine house o% jfr^y'^vpning.liist, Put^ltt C. Finch was promoted to the poet,* in place of T. F. Axteli, reigned. ', LAtik«jTJiB BAiui r i-Tho Boenvilif Mwald says that eontraotore Lee><& Co,; hsye nearly finished grading tho rond bed-and nro now engaged In lny- ing1he:i'«lls on the first seotion of the V, JJ B. R. R.H.extension. Jitweitaow OOUJTTT.—' noon of the Mth tilt., at'_„ and sou, of Three Mile Bay, Ing tho railroad trsck, on » «»t? at least six days bt.Iore any othei than .town elections. No person shall vote at any such elction who shall not have beon registered according to law. § 5. All elections by the citizens shall be by ballot, except tor such town offi- cers ns may be by law directed to be otherwise chosen. § 0. Members of the Legislature, and all officers, executive and judicial,except such inferior officers a* may be by law exempted, shall, before they enter on the duties of their respective offices, take and subscribe the following oath or af- firmation : '* I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I will support the Constitution of the United States nnd the Constitution of the State ot Ne York, that I wili faithfully discharge the duties of the office ot accord- ing to the best of my ability, and that I have not knowingly or intentionally violated the second section of this arti- cle, or any law passed in pursuance thereof;\ and nny person who shall re- fuse to take such oath shall forfeit liis office. A GENIUS IN THE AUBURN STATS PRISON.—The local editor of the Roch- ester Democrat gives a graphic ac- count ot a visit made to the State Pris- on, at Auburn, recently, from which ye extract the following item : \ One of the convicts, more practiced than many of his fellows, nnd who was looked upon for some time after his incarceration as hardly compos mentis, has invented and made a superior sewing-machine, entirely?'di1ter#p# from\any'used in the outer world, upon which the prison clothing is made. Near by a knitting machine of his make is turning out stockings forj,h.ejirJKon at a.-rate which made the ladies stare with astonish- ment as they passed by it. Ho has also made a gi»n^worth\$lii5 and is now at work making locks ot his own inventions for tho new cells. His name is Moody, and he is a nephew of Col. Moody, of Ohio, the celebrated Metho- dist minister, who made such a stir among the rebel* during the War. He is confined for grand larceny.\ rested him last Monday. Thejr first impulse on seeing the monster who had so fiendishly outraged their mother, was to kill him on the spot; but after a brief consultation it was determined that the scene of his crime should also be the scene of his punishment. He was accordingly tnken back to Obion county, nnd in a field, near Mrs. Cho- rum's house', was placed against a tree nnd shot. So enraged were the young men at the remembrance of his hideous deed that their vengeanoe fol- lowed him even after d<'»t)>. Assuring themselves that the shots had proved fatal, they procured an ax and complete' ly severed his head from his body. BRER.—Britons still drink their beer. The annual account for tho year ending at Michaelmas Inst, shows that 87,770 persons in the United Kingdom paid for licenses as common brewers. More than 35,000 wore licensed for brewing less than 1,000 barrels, and more than StflflfetOlhers were beginners, paying s. 6d. duly. The great brewers '*a^feo The Lady'* ffiiend.rz-Qja£\»A\. read- ers \wfcll'khoV of the. hign ^cpfHalioti this excellent magazine has attained in our village, and 'it seems unnecessary for us to comment upon its--content*, which, estch month is varied and inter- esting. Peterson's Magtitine for August has a superior steel, plate representing-A sceritfin rural life; a aupurb^ilato of tho latest fashions, f which we suppose are just the thing), besides a great va- riety of needle work and embroidery patterns. Scientific American. —Thi* journal is ever welcome. Its value among me- chanics can Pcansely be-oxer estimated are very few in number. Botli in this and the preceding year eighteen paid for licenses for brewing between 100,- 000 and 500,000 bbs.; and two paid last year for' brewing more than 600,000 barrels, one of these having in the pre- ceding year paid only as brewing be- tween 550,000 nnd 600,000 barrels. The distribution of the beer is the work ot a large army ; 95,743 persons were licensed to sell beer as victuallers—67,- 730 in. England, 12,473 in Scotland, 15- 641 in Ireland. In England there won also-4*,600 other persons licensed to sell beer to be drunk on the premises, and 8,063 persons licensed to sell beer not to be drunk on the premises. All these numbers are larger than those in the preceding year. Tho 2,505 brewers (proper) in the Unit.pd Kingdom con- sumed 38,460,582 bushels of malt last year; 21,327 victuallers, brewing their own beer, consumed 8,504,805 bushels; and 10,481 other persons (all in Eng- land), licensed to sell beer, and brewing lheir own beer, consumed 3,078,322 bushels of malt. WILD GHBRRT BALSAM.—Tho memory *f Dr. Wistar is embalmed in the hearts of thousands, whom his Balsam of Wild Cherry has cured of'coughs, colds, consumptions some other form of Pulmonary disease. It is now over forty years since this preparation was brought before the public, and yet the demand for it is constantly increasing'.' —Clerks in shoe stores when they assist young ladies in trying on gaiters, are not apt to exbibit remarkable de- spatch. The quantity of wrinkles they think it necessary to smooth out, and the extent of lacing performed may be artistic or even esoteric, or.possibly It has an bhmei>*e circulation, and is {esthetic, but to our minds it sqntnts —Admiral Fdfragut i8-reoeiving-dis» found in-all public libraries and loading- just a little towards a fellow feeling a tinguished attentions in Paris.: *\ roosas throught tho Union; •*\ ~ j'iittle for a toot. —Tho Radical slump orators, tho papers in North Carolina, are mak' ing a good thing by,-peddling cheap .jewelry to their audience* after the meet ing i| over. —From tho records of the Elmira prision, it 1* found thatduring the spring of 1805,5,022 rebel prisoners were con- fined there during that time, and that only six deaths occurred in. three months. \ • —An Orizaba letter, dated July 18th, gives nn account of the enthusiastic re- ception to Madame Juarez nil along the route to the City of Mexico. Ju- arez will undoubtely be the unanimous choice ot tho pooplo for President. —Only ten cases of cholera have oc- onrred in New York city slnoe the first of May. Every,(,cnso is followed by immediate disinfection of the premises in which it ocoucs, and thus the disease is prevented from^preading. —-Widpws who havo been getting a pension of half the monthly pay ot their husbands, under the laws passed prior to the act ot- July 25, 1865, are not entitled to nn increase to $8 per month under that act. —Thad. Stevens'prediction that the Democrats will carry New York and Pennsylvania at tho next election, is causing much radical agony. One radi- cal speaker in Ohio said,\\ the. foolish talk of the old cuss will cost us 10,000 rotes in this State.\ —A despatch from Florence, Italy, says W, Ii. Roberts, mis of iliu IOHIIUVR ol'the recent Fenian movements, is now in Naples, where he Is reported to be intriguing with the Radical Democrats, and men of the party of action in Southern Italy. —No order for the removal of Gen. Sheridan has yet been issued. Gentle- men well informed ns to otlicinl affairs, : sny thai Gen. Thomas will bo his suc- cessor, that Gen. Hancock will succeed Gen. Thomas in thelaiiei's present com- mand, and that Gen. Sheridnn will he ordered to report to Lieut. Gen. Sher- nirti). —The Austrian oorvett Elizabeth was nt Vera Cruz, wailing for the body of Maximilian. A Frenoh gunboat was also in port. No foreign representa- tives are recognized but our own, the other foreign consuls having struck their flags. Vera Cruz is perfectly quiet, and not unusually unhealthy. Santa Anna is at Csmpenchy. —The horrors ot the Chinese slave trade rival those of tho African. In one case, of a cargo of 320 coolies 180 died on the passage. The coolie system is called by courtesy voluntary im- migration and apprenticeship, but in its practical operation is little better than absolute slavery. A distinguished clergyman of a Con- necticut town recently attended n oirous on the same atternooi) on which he had engaged to officiate nt a funeral, nnd, watch in hand, enjoyed the ring till compelled reluctantly to leave and ful- fill his funeral engagement. He had, says nn eye witness, tho sympathy of the entire audience. —The strange spectacle of a fight between two deaf mutes occured in the streets of Lewiston, Me., the other day. They called each other hard names\with their fingers, fast and furiously, and gave and received kicks on the shins without outcry. ' Tfieir hands, organs of speech to them, were used only for gesticula- tion. —Don't be afraid to invest 10 cts, it may secure you fc.0,000. We have re- ceived the second hnmber of\ The Pen and Pencil,\ a new Illustrated Weekly, brim full of illustrations and entertain- ing reading matter. Every purchaser of which will secure a ticket free, enti tling him to participate in the distribu- tion of $50,000 in greenbacks. Sold by all newsdealers. Price lOots with ticket, (by mail 13cts.) T. R. Dawley & Co., Publishers, 21 & 23 Ann St. N.Y. —As some workmen out in Monroe county, Indiana, were digging n cellar last week, they struck a block of stone which disappeared with a dull thump. Investigation disclosed a chamber with a six-foot ceiling, nnd eighteen by twenty- five feet within the walls which ate of solid, neaily-scamed stone work. Rang ed in rows on a rudely constructed plat- form, were twelve skeletons, each with tomahawk and arrow heads at their sides, car-rings and bracelets of solid silver lying where they dropped, ami piles of what appeared to have been firs, in the center ol the platfonn, each pile crumbling to dust as soon ns expo«ed to the light. A number ot tools, made ESf'We understand that an Inter- citing fracas occurred a day or two since, between a prominent resident, of Greig nnd a tenant Df bis, springing up from some difficulty in settling, in which both partios received severe pun- ishment. Street reports don't mention the names ot the parties, but it is Said no good blood WAD epiU, A MSTBORIO DISPLAY.—The N. Y. Herald's astronomical editor announces that on or about the 10th of this month the meteoric shower, so eagerly looked 'for last,year, will certainly take plaoo. For sonje days past the rings' about the planet Saturn could bo discerned with- out tho aid of a glass.' It may be worth while to keep a watoh upon the move- ments among the stars about the 10th. C30T\ A very sharp controversy is going on among temperance men in New York Slate and others regarding hop growing. Hops, it is argued, are mode into beer, which is intoxicating, consequently hop-growers \ are identi- fied with the cause of intemperance,nnd workors together with Satan in de- stroying ihoir fellow men.\ If it is iinniorej to raise hops, so it is to raise apples, corn, rye, grapes, corrots, beets, potatoes, etc., for of those severally in- toxioating liquor can be distilled. LEWIS COUMTV ARMORT.— 'We are pleased to see that Col. Livingston has repaired and finished the Armory so that it is now a fit receptacle for the arms and other property belonging to his regiment. Heretofore the damp air has had free access to all parts of the building, nnd much damage has neces- sarily occurred to the arms. The drill-room is finished off in good Mtylo, being ceiled up from the floor four or five feet, newly plastered, and the woodwork painted in the national colors, \ red, white and blue.\ CONVBNTION OF GOOD TEMPLARS.— Delegates and members of the sevoral Lodges of Good Templars in the county ot Lewis and vicinity are invited, through a circular issued by Dist. Dcp. 6, Matthew M. Eilrl, to meet at Turin on the 29th and 30th inst!, in convention. Rev. S. Ball, G. W. C T., and other officers of the Grand Lodge, will be, present and impart the work to those in attendance. We have no doubt a lively interest will be manifested by members throughout this section. sticei, ofcai; theeirout p*vl||,w, in W*. toiiown, the m«i] train coins eoeth oome nn at ita usual speeVimt'Mr. Wheeler not being able to ImTC.Yelfc. *hey riiilitd ojuo tho imek. <Md ww% so fVlghtwiind by the ftdomttlve, •P\ 1 »W •••malued iremW.mg, jmjft stn.ok by the train. The IwilMtW liable span. ,Win*tnntlft4tHfieV Mr. w. mm sob, who n'ntiilnitd lit the oar. I'fage, w*re carried down the. traek sboiit iliree rods nnd miraculously ee. oHpeu; whli their lives. Mr., Wbeefer wife uninjured, and the son received % '• wound on l|f|' iwiid.— JUifyrtnsr, '*•; the foll«Mng items we elip from tW Cartilage RepUllioan. OXfhiirsdny last, ns Out, O'teary. Esq.,-of CmbA.fr ,was d^aceodiof rWa the new house whfoh he I* bulb/Tug 0»* hie lot, Ws forehead struck » S atost a Meeting board-j-knooklng hbneWw, He lay naMslMe for sotne tnlnniee. *•% recovering sufficiently td speak,*toW er-by went to his ass.iatnnpe* , W0 Mara that Mr. 0*Lenry has been confined to hlffbed ever sines the acoiieir/t.' ' —Master Ifvod. Bue»erti tjtai — \\ *4w»m 1 years, « son q)' Musrt»-fi|s»fciKII&*ir. thafte, wns sWtfrolB^#ed.whlJpky. in* in tho barn of Jas. Farmer, on Fn- any last. Ho was endeavoring to climb on-tow scaffold froth atbo's'tMPirstor behind the box stood a soy the; tho little fellow caught hold of the \liny which pvo way .letting him fiill on the i-eytne, inflicting a. bad cut near the knee, He was taken home, and Dr. Peden was called, who dressed the wound. This should be a warning to boys, andlosoh them to bo more careful as to f/fcere .they piny. BEWARE OP HIM.—Our readers will remember the advertisement which we published a short time since of a \ Young Man Found Dead in Poultney, Vt.\ It npw appears that the young man is not dead, as he \ still lives \ to inform.us very politely that he has swindled us out of three months' adver- tising. We don't believe a \ Dead Young Man\ can run a college with success, at least he i# not willing to pay his honest debts. Beware of him.— Ex. This Poulmey man is a knave of the meanest dye—the fact of his choating a printeS is sufficient evidence. We have no doubt he keeps an. excellent, school for first-class rascality; he is capable. LIST OF JURORS.—The following are the lists of jurors drawn to serve at the County Court and Court of Sessions to] be held at the Court House in this vil- lage on the 3d of September, 1868 : GRAND JURORS. Let/den —Leonard Loomis, Joseph Burnham, William 0. Miller. Martirmbutgh—Romce R. Lee, Martin Sheldon, Luther Shumway. Wett Turin— Oalvin J. Ooe, Robert D. Blair. liar- ritbnrgh— Dennis Johnson. JVeto Bremen — Jacob Ashbnck. Oreig —Joseph Fruin, Sey- mour Benedict. 3\trin —Harrison J. Thayer, Orrin Carpenter, Anson Orofoot, Charles G. Riggs, Samuel Bush. Denmark —Grinman Austin, Irvin J. Vtooman, John D. Loud. Pinekney— Hlocigct Stoddard, Henry F. Clem- ents, lowville —Stephen Brigham, John F. Arthur. PETIT JURORS. Leyden— Linns Douglas, John R. Kent, Ches- ter J. Munti, John Tripp, Monroe J. Sawyer, Annel Douglas. Lowille —Nattfon Sea-Ic, Pres- cott Jones. Denmark —Enos Grtllup, L. S. -' am- nions, Morgan Lewis. William H. Whitney. Maitinshurgh —James H. Pitcher, George W. Fuller, Johr Holmes, Nicholas Goodale,' William M. Edmonds, Willard Green, Woolsi y Peebles. Pinckncy —Benjamin Snell.Asa Tisdalc, Charles J.Kycl, Christopher H. Chase. Hamtiburgh — Jerome B. Paris, Sidney Lampher, Elias Kelaey, Greig— William H. Jaeobie, Emmctt Harris. .y«ie Bremm —Alexander Obcrton. Turin— Isaac Devoe, John S. Wiekhnm, Alvin O Danka Montague —Leonard G. 8avago, Gorge I). MofRit. Watton— Asuph F. French, Edmond Harvey. EPISCOPAL.—The Thirtieth Annual Convention of the Dioces of Western New York, will bo held at Trinity Church, Elmirti, Chemung county, on LAST AND SP»OTAt*< W^ei.— Notloo Is hereby glren In-the looal oolunn of this paper, that It may be read snd hetdtd— Fim. That all notes and accounts nqw. due the lite flVrn of Viscusn 4 fiord*' mtwjw paid wliliTn \thirty days from thli date. Second. Aftdf thattlms all notos and aotttMts unpaid will at once be sued. lltird. Creditors will find thtlr notoi and a* count! with J. B. Vliohcr, at ihrfstore %t Austin, * Boyoe, Main-it, J. B. TISCBER. LowvHle, July 29, 1»6».' •*' .JO** THH CoufrHiscooK.T^AORDx-.—Gen. Cole whb shot Hiscouk, is'still confined in the Albany County jail. A corres- pondent of the Troy. Whiffy who saw the General lately says: \ In parting a friend remarked to him that he hoped to see him at his heme again in Syracuse, to Which the General replied: \ If you do, you will see the there, honorably,' meaning no doubt, that the cloud on his name would then have floated away. Our short inter- view with this unfortunate man Isft on our mind an impression favorable to him. We think that his moral sensibil- ities are not so slight Or blunted- that he would deliberately plan and execute murder. There is something, bidden and mysterious about this case. A deep motive, actuated suddenly by a deeper real or imagined wrong, aei^t that deadly ball whizzing into the briin of Hiscock. Pride, family reputat Jon, affection or noma other purpose hafTso far, buried from the public the te^riMe incentive prompting the tragedy. Tho trial may bring it to light,-or It may forever sepulchre alike in the urn', of the murdered man and the ignominious grave of tho assassin. TEST OATHS.—We are sorry that the Convention bas struck out ot the pro- posed Constitution tho inhibition in.tfje present one, ngainst setting up of test o»ths and oiiihs of conlbrrnity, as a qual- ification for office, in some future re- bellion, that this chancre was made.-v But we have managed to'go through •» crisis of great danger without finding nny necessity for such a safeguard j- and it would'prove no bitter a reliance in the future. To bad men nnoatbiefit mere oobwieb—to good men, a wall ot\ brass. No oath ever kept offa eonSplr- aoy, or disaffection; and civilized gov- ernments have discarded them froqi their political machinery. In religious matters, however, an imposed oajn is a binding and corroding chain ; andjt h» in politico-religious controversies it is likely to be resorted to. Titer; an organization that dejmands the rec- ognition of the Saviour by theStote.-f* Imagine an oath imposed to that effeot, —or one requiring the i akfer- to afi|iw* any forwgn spiritual allegiance—or one foreswearing the use of spirits, wine, ale, and tobacco—or one which those who are now making Sabbattrolijtrjn'a State religion might devise for the con- straint of unbelievers. Snob tests might have been imposed in other days; and it was to prevent such jjetty, tyf*jhm>. that the inhibition was inserted intna existing Constitution. As to political tests, if any man'lrfll swear that he will support t*MJ'<S»nstl. tution of the State and of that JUnited States, it is enough. If you attempt to exact more, you succeed only in extort- ing a false oath, nnd in fcpoaring an ab legiance which faction will break at will. Tho Convention has made a step backward in thus licensing these test oaths.— Albany Argus. •' '. \* f $yai best oast steel, wero also unearthed. of coppVr, flTrdbaTdenTd eqiiarto the\\Wednesday the 21st day of August uext, at 10 o'clock at m. —Who appreciates tho there is any great importance to such a commodity as a p'll ? it is gen-' ei-ally supposed that anybody can make them, as all can take them. But visit the laboratory of Dr. J. 0. Ay'er, and. yon will be disabusedjjgf the idyij.l^toW it is a tiiflo to make any mediclneano adapt it to the wants of millions of men--to so adjust it to their needs, and so cure their complaints, as to Make them its constant customers in all the zones. Physicians find it requires somo skill to adapt their doses to a single, patjent: nsk them it it is not ah antri- cateproblom to adjust a purgative pill to i he necessity of untold numbers^ so that- it shall benefit them nearly all. Dr. Ayer's laboratory supplies 60.000 doxas. of his pills per dfcm, or 19,000,006 a year. Think of that Escalapiusl Well, inay it whiten ihe head of any man to •ulmiuister to that amount of Hufroring; _ and especially, when, as is here evidetlir\ everything is done'with the extremes*\ uicity and. oarft—-[Randolph;,.,^yl'r).-- Statesman. *-
