iSVIMJB BAELY COURIERVOLUME 28. LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY: WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 23, 1859. NUMBER 4G.

uOUISVILLE COURIERPKJNTTO AND PUBLISH ID BT

W. AN II. T. DCHRETTCNDKB TEX 8TTX1 Of

HAUDEMAN & DLTRBJCTT,9 flic Nob. Hftlt Tltlrd t., LonlsTllle

TERMS OF ADVERTISING' On nun 110 tint nonpar!! or U. era In

SI 00IVOiKMatre esxh additional Insertion S3ilP" On iuwi om month, without alteration.... S 00

On auar two month f 50i? On quar three month 10 00

vOn qaax six months 15 00b.r On square twelve monuit JO 00jf ch additional sqaaratix montht T tOj for twelve

DOBIU, 1U Ml.MT One ta.J0.rc cUani able weekly I40i twice a wek 150.

JOn Kjuar etianrtbl weekly, tlx months $25; forthree month lfi.

tW AdltorUl notice, intended to drew attention topr'.t enuerprlte or buine,to Invention, improT-s- e

.u, and article for tale, wlU be charted at the rtte ofiwinir okum per unef2jf Advertisement kept en the Intlda of the paperart charges n aadiUonal price,

tlf" Ttt privlWe of vearlv advertisers will be eonftnedBr dly to Ui ir re,rular batlneet, end all other advertisement no. pertalnu to their regular Dmines, to b paid

r .

CT Funeral, Society, Charitable and PollUoal Notice

jenl for 5oo the C ret, end hoc lor each tutteqaent Insertioa, end will Dot be pablithed Bnleei paid for In ed

aire.VAU transient advertisement, without anyexoep- -

BO i, matt be paid rr in advance.tV No eoutractt lor yearly advertisement will be dU--

)Dtmned eliioat prevtoue eotloe to at, nor will anylarge be mede ler leet tbee one yeer et the yeerly

fcST" AdrerUtemente le Weekly Courier 10 eentt perlit for the am insertion, end 9 centt e line for eech tub.At insertion, end no ebetement for length or time.

J3T Kzcwu of advertisement will be charged proporVonately to the space contracted for.

INSURANCE.

TH03. S. KENNEDY & BEO.,

GENERALINSURANCE AGENTS,

CfSre orer Slark & Downs, South sideJIaIu street, bet. Fourth and Fifth,

LOUISVILLE, KY.11 EE. Life, Careo, and eteamboet Hull filtki, takenA? in the following responsible and solvent Inturance0"mpaulen, severally authorised by Ucene irotatli isditar of S&te to trautact butlnett In Kentucky, nnderthe new Inturance Lew of the State.

In presenting these Compauiet to the attention of thecommunity, we do to with every assurance ana guaran-tee of their undoubted tolvency and promptitude In thetetu.'ment of losses, and at being worthy of entire con-fidence in every respect.

MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. of New York.CmL Capital . t5,000,000.

fakO. g. WINSTON, President.ISAAC ABBATT, Secretary.

The Ateured participate in the Profit.CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY,

No. 19 Wall ttreet, New York.Cash Capita! and Surplus SOO,000

O kuUaK T. HOP., tfrtldentH. U. LAMPORT, SecreUry.

The Assured participate In the Profit.U0RTH AMERICAN FIRE INSURANCE CO.,

No. 6 Tall ttreet. New York.(QrganUtd in t.V year 1628.)

C"h Capital aad Surplut $300,000JAS. W.OXI3, Pret'U E. W. BLECKEE, Sec'y. .

INSURANCE CO. OF TIIE VALLEY OF VA.,Winchester.

Ch Capital... 800,000I. S. CA6S0N, Prfct'U WU. L. BENT.Sec'y.

Clir FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,New Bar en, Conn.

Chartered Capital fMO.OOO

faftin and Surplut t26,O00WtLLd fiOCTilVVOETH, Pres't.

J. T. BAB COCK, Vice PretH.GEO. H. 8CRANT0X, geereUry.

KNICKERBOCKER LIFE INSURANCE CO.No. 17 William ttreet, New York.

Ch Ctp'.tal and Surplu 1200,000A&AirL'd LYMAN, President.

STEPHEN O. WHEELER, Bec'y.HUJ1B0LDT FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,

No. 10 Well ttreet, New York.Cash Oap'.tal 200,000

JOHN KAN KIN, Pres't. WM. MULLIGAN, See.A. WILEY, Jr., Ast. Sec.

FARMERS' UNION INSURANCE CO. OF PENN.A then t, Peno.

Cah Ctr'1'! n(l flarprut 260,000C. N. ffilPMAN, Pres't. C. 8. RCS3KLL, Sec.

FULTON FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,!No. 40 Wall ttreet, New York.

Ch Capital and Surplut 1215,000WA. A. COBB, Pres't. J A3. II. RANKIN, Eec'y.At the duly authorized Agentt of the abort-name- d In-

terfere Companies, we are prepared to euct everydei ri)l.i..n of Insurance, upon the moat favorable term,on Property, Merchandise, and Lite, includtbg Insuranceapoa the live of Slave engaged in any k'ed of employ-Ken- t.

All lost promptly and liberally adjetted atLouUriUe, Ky. t23 dtf

FIRE INSUMCE!J O H N "m U I R.

F1IQEMX FIUKINSUUANCK COMP'Y,No. 6i Wall ttreet, New York.

Capital aod Surplut !90,000

nOXrilK FIHE INSIIIANCK CO.,No. 60 Wall ttreet, New Ycrk.

Capital aud Surplut 154,000

ATLANTIC FlKGISllliCCO.,No. 14 Wall ttreet, New York.

Capital and Surplut 1240,000

SECnilTV FIIIE INSURANCE CO.,No. SI Pine ttreet. New York.

Capital and Surplut $260,000

Tf--.. The undersigned, Agent of the above

I reliable Compauiet, will do a general fire--J fcX Inturance business at the lowest ettab- -1 f lighfcd ratet. Lottet, a osual, promptly

Sd;ULea ana paid.He solicits a return of the patronage of hit former

friends in this businett, and of the public generally.JOHN MCIR.

7Ofl( at Jefferson Insurance Company, Mainftrset, opposite Bank of Louisville. t2S dtf

FRANKLIN INSURANCE COMPANYOF LOUISVILLE. KY.

"OSc corner Main and Bullitt ttreett, teeond itoryOf Nemooiab't Building, entrance on Main LaA

THIS Company eontinuet to make Iniur-Z- -i

Tance policle against the peril of navigation-- C. rn Ship, Steamboat and their Cargoes ; alto

MvdjAagalnt Lot by Fire on Vessels and Steamoats, building and in port, and Houses and 0 omenta.

J AS. TRABCE, President.2 AliAJi Hits, Secretary.

Wa. Gay Win. Garvin,James 8. Ltthgow, John W. And noft,JameeB. Wilder, Wm. Hughe,Halden T. Curd. Warren Neweomb,(atnoel L. Nock, Wm. B. Hamilton,Geo. 0. Castiemrn, Hugh Brent.IvSOdAwtf

AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYCP LOUISVILLE, KY.

Chartered Capital ....f 500,000.fald lu and Secured. .... 11100,000.

f-- This Company It now organised and readyi 'I to engage in a general Marine and Fire Iutu- -

ranee businett on liberal terms.Office No. 616 north tide Main street, op--

the Bank of Louisville, over the Agriculturalrotiie of G. W. Bashaw.JESSE K. BELL, President.

Haitr Dot, Secretary.DIRECTORS:

JeeteK.Bell, Wm. H. Stoke,E. L. Hoffman, John Barbee,Marshall H albert, Bam'l Cary,Robt. Bell, Wm. X. Ourd,

WU1 Watklna. jy24 dly

JEFFERSON INSURANCE COMPANYOFFICE on the north tide of Main ttreet, opposite thtj

of Louisville, over the ttort of Rawton,Good A Todd.Chartered Capital f 200,000lall In and Secured 125,000

RlaKS taken on elJpment by steamboat,- by veseel at tea, and by the mtnal mode ofrluland trans porta 'Jon. Also on the hulit an4

MaaAappurtenancei of tteamboat.JOHN MtJIR, Prealdent,

Waxuu llcu,BeereUry.DIRECTORS.

A Rawton, John M. SoUntem,U shard Atkinson, Kbenecer bustard.I. A. McDowell. John white,John Cornwall Geo. W. SmalL

JytfWALKER'S EXCHANGE AND RES

TAURANT HOTEL.

ESTABLISHED 1834.

THE Exchangt tap plied with the purest Wines,Cigart, Ac., Ac.

The Restaurant with deliclout Shell Oytten, Yeniton,ani ail we lerune or uie season.

The Billiard ealoon, with Marble Table, Phalon'tCoinblnaUoa Cushions, fin Cues, and the best of atten-tion.

Ail kept in rtclnrcliA eylebyfeb7 JOHN CAWEIN k CO., Proprietors.

LUNAR LIGHT.18 LAMP burnt with a nor white brilliant i

eqaalw rat, and la Bach eheaoer than rat. TheLuar Light took the firtt ttremlum m.t th .it Hcchig.ks' fair in Louisville. One doUar't worth of LonerOd give the light of M 14 of Lard Oil, $4 86 of Whal

etoi oorning nuid, i x of Caadlea. Haifapint burnt 1ft hours, eettlag about (V eenU. riving aLxlt 4ual t ft or star eaadle. Lunar Oil Is not ex--ploeJve, la no aisarreeaoie --aeu, aad I not liable toamok. Lamp toltabl for all purpose.

C VCall aad e for yeurselve at No. ft MASONICim rta, rouru street.PrTCouniy right for al.

, CEO. BEATT Y.TOMERCUNATS AND HANKERS.

JC8T received en eon sign meet, from Memphis, a fwof BTRD'I CELkB RATED COPYING CARDS.

wit which anv number of letters can be copied at eirMe. Moy of ear Mercantile friendt purchasedI tb inventor la July last, when h wet here, and have

approved of tj highly. Ti price U to tow everypeeeoa wk ha occasion to copy will not hesitate tf,rett. Price, f S to per d'xoa. Bold lart July at 4ac v. wait Lsvimtf,

lata N. ftsl Mala itrtct.

DAILY COURIER.CITY ELECTION, APRIL 2, 1859..

DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONSPOR MAYOR,

HON. JOHN JOYS,FOR CITY ATTORNEY,

CAPT. WM. M. ATOODUVFF.FOR AUDITOR,

JOHN A. FISHER.FOR TREASURER,

FOR ASSESSOR,WM. A.COCKE.

FOR CITY TAX COLLECTOR EASTERN DISTRICT,

FOR R. R. TAX COLLECTOR EASTERN DISTRICT,O. T. MAY.

FOR 8TREET INSPECTOR EASTERN DISTRICT,JESSE TALBOTT,

fOR CITY TAX COLLECTOR WESTERN DISTRICTWM. S. ROBERTS.

FORE. R. TAX COLLECTOR WESTERN DISTRICTD. II. FONDA.

FOR STREET INSPECTOR WESTERN DISTRICT,THOS. J. OSBORNE.

WEXNBSPAY,.. .FEBRUARY 23. 18S9.tyFor Lateat Telecraph Dltnaichet.River and Steamboat News, eomnur.

vii .rxaiitera, etc., aee Fourth Page.Piccolomixi. The musical world has long been

a etranger to an excitement similar to that whichhas everywhere attended the appearance of thisiamous prima donna. Since her debut at HerMajestj'g Theater in London, two years ago, hercareer nas been one of universal triumph. Fromtne moment of her first palpitating curtesy be-fore the usually unimpassioned London audience.until the day when the announcement of her fare-well concert was sufficient to fill the ffitranticCrystal Palace at Sydenham, the public has uniformly been held spell-boun- d by the influence ofher astonishing genius, and by the charms of herperron al appearance.

Piccclomini's voice is a true soprano clear andbrilliant in quality, and almost always just in in-

tonation. It is naturally flexible, but not bavin?been sufficiently exercised when the possessorwas young, (little Piccolomini, as the worldknows, was not intended for public life,) does notbetoken the extraordinary fluency and facilityof some of our most remarkable bravura singers.

ine want of rapid and brilliant execution, however, is amply compensated by the possession ofother qualities necessary to constitute au accomplished vocalist In expression and sensibility,Piccolomini has never been surpassed, and rarelyequaled.

As the London Morning Chronicle observes "Intruth, she is one of those rare beings who appearat intervals on the lyric stage, defying classifica-tion and battiiug criticism. You must take her per-formance as a whole, reckon up all her attrac- -

ious, and her youth, beauty, impulsiveness, and,bove all, her excellent naturalness."The sale of seats for the two concerts on next

Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25 and 28, commencesis morning, at Mesars. D.' P. Faulds & Co.'s

music store.

The Military Tksteroat. The birth-da- y ofWashington was appropriately celebrated yester- -

ay by our military companies. Our streets werefull of soldiers, and the drum and fife inspiredthousands of martial hearts.

The National Blues, under the command ofapt J. W. Abert, made a fine appearance. They

paraded our streets with a band of music, andclosed the exercises of the day wit!i good cheerat the Louisville Hotel.

The Citizen Guards, Capt Buckner command- -

ng, also attracted many eyes. They were reviewed by our Mayor, aDd with a band of music para-ded the streets to the delight of all.

The Citizens' Artillery were out with their biggun, and fired salutes in honor of the day. Theirappearance was also very fine.

We also noticed a company of boys, handsomelyuniformed, marching through the streets, withmusic, and arms, and colors flying. They attract-ed the attention of many admirers.

Kixtuckt Farmers Mutual Ikscrakcs Compa- -

xr. At a meeting of the stockholders of thiscompany on the 14th inst, the following gentle- -

on were elected directors for the ensuingiar :

J. B. O'Bannon, E. D. Hobbs, Jno. Herr, W. C.Winchester, Jno. Thatcher, Robert N. Miller,Robert Mallory, Robert Ayers, Thos. P. Camp,W. N. Haldeman, J. S. Crutchfield, LawrenceYoung, and J. II. Lindenberger.

At a meeting of the directors yesterday, thefollowing officers were elected :

J. B. O'Bannon, President ; E D. Ilobbs, VicePresident; J. A. Peyton, Secretary.

The company is managed with care and judgment, and up to this time has not sustained theloss of a dollar. The farmers are waking n n in0 rthe prudence if not necessity of securing themselves against losses by fire, and the applicationsfor policies are quite numerous.

Last Nioht this Wax. Prof. Brittan will deliver another public lecture at the Ma-

sonic Temple, after which he will perform his cu-rious and delicate experiments in mental tele-graphing, etc., which have excited so much in-

terest among the refined and intellectual classes.If any intelligent citizen, or curious inquirer in tothe laws of the mind and the philosophy of itssubtle mysteries, has omitted to hear Prof. Brittan, we may remind them that they will not soonhave another opportunity. The Prof, has hisprivate room at the National, where he may beconsulted privately. He is now about organizingthe last classes he will form during the few daysthat he will remain in the city. See advertisement

Horn Concbrt. How gratifying it is to learnthat the concert, which is to be given next weekat Masonic Temple, for the benefit of St. John'sChurch, is progressing most admirably in itspreparations, and that so many of our Louisvilleamateurs have volunteered to aid in it Mr. Gun-te- r,

having the charge of the musical depart-ment niied by brilliant yet "home" talent, cannot fail offering a programme which will attractan appreciative audience more than sufficient tofill the largest hall.

XST One more opportunity will be afforded tothose who have not witnessed the extraordinaryatjd highly amusing experiments in Electro Biol-ogy or Animal Magnetism, by Dr. Stone, at Masonic Temple night It will be seenby advertiaement under the head of amusement.that this will positively be the last night of hisperiormance in this eity, and the subject is sufficiently interesting, we think, to induce a largenumber to be present

S3TThree men, who were called the three Reds.got into a muss at the "Free and Easy," on Mar-ket, between Third and Fourth streets, last nightweapons were drawn by them to be used unonethers, but they fell into the hands of the police.wno oeat tne iteas over the head with them.The Reds, after a little bat terinir whio.h majfothem blues, took up lodgings in the jail tor thenight

W The great English historian, Henry Hal- -

lam, died on the 22d of January last, aged 81years. His Middle Ages, Constitutional History,and other works, will live longer than their greatauthor lived in this world. When centuries shallhave passed in their life, as did years in the lifeof the author, they will but have begun their existence.

1ST CoL McChesney, of the Cynthiana Age,and Col. Cofer, of the Elizabethtown Democrat,were in our sanctum yesterday, looking the pic-

ture of health and happiness. Of course theycould not look otherwise, when they are publishing such good Democratic papers, in this age ofDemocracy.

lrTue new steam fire engine, recently pur-chased by the city, on resterdar afternoon, threwa stream of water, 1 inches in diameter, thedistance of 210 feet. The water was forced fromthe river up to Main street, through 600 feet ofhose. . , .

t5FThe wonderful piece of work, known as thsFirst atreet newer, to drain the waters cf thecreek, broke through yesterday, leaving' a ' terrible Lei in the middle of the street.

editor of the Journal was not in theOpposition Convention ' yesterday with the massire gold medal, which he says a foreigner gavehim, suspended about his neck, with a couple ofmen, a wheelbarrow, etc., to help him carry itThis was a pity, for there were some there whowanted to see the editor and his medal. Hewould have attracted as many eyes in the con-vention with his gold medal, as Falstaff with hisredoubtable shield.

Speaking of the editor's medal, however, re-

minds us of our own, just as a mole-hil- l suggests amountain. We are the recipient of an elegantand valuable present, which we shall prize andcherish the more because it is the gift of onewho has never placed it in our power to do hima favor, and who has been attracted to us solelyby the noble impulses of his heart Though a

the donor is filled with vigoroussentiments of true Democracy, and loves theDemocratic party with an intensity which puts toshame many who have permittedthe rices of party to grow like tares among theharvest fields of true Republicanism planted byour fathers. He has chosen us a medium tospeak to the only true party, because he sympa-thizes in our political course, and believes thatFree-Nigg- influence is the great danger in ouronward career of national glory and theuniversal development of thecapacity of man. He has lived longenough to see underground railroads crushed,and the spirit of eulargad progress developedproperly, and in his age he idolizes the SouthernStates, where tolerant customs and mild lawsgive to each indweller who deserves it the mostperfect liberty and the safest guaranties of protec-tion in the pursuit of happiness. When we con-

template the superb testimonial which is now before us in the shape of a massive medal, we feel ajustifiable pride in having awakened the respectof the donor, and it shall stimulate us in future tocontinued exertions in spreading those principlesand promulgating those sentiments which, wetrust, will in the future drive allfrom the South to the North, where it belongs.

The medal weighs over half a ton, is about twoyards and a half in diameter, and a quarter yardin thickness. On one side is a central suu fromwhich rays are diffused to the stars around thecircumference, emblematic of the States of theUnion, and on the other is engraved the NationalEagle, with its emblems as the "thunder bearer,"the emblazoned shield, and its thirteen stripes forthe original confederacy. At each cardinal pointare seraphim of white freemen and cherubim ofblack slaves, bearing wreaths of peace to every

uarter of the world, aud shedding the light oftheir halos an I the shade of their opacity aroundthe proud emblems of ou r country. The design issimple, but comprehensive and eloquent in its si-

lent appeals to the heart of patriotism.

The Opposition Convention.We give much of our space, this morning, to the

proceedings of the K. N. Convention. We do sobecause we want a full record to go to the country, and because we have no confidence in theability of the organ to do the thing up rightNewspaper enterprise is such, these progressivetimes, that our political opponents will have tolook to the Courier, just as a man does in a mirror, to see themselves as they are.

We shall reserve our comments upon the proceedings of the convention, until we have morespace to do the subject justice. We hare some-

thing to say about the speeches, the resolutions,the nominations, and all that was done. In themeantime, we may inform the countless readersof the Courier that the convention and its workhere did not stop the Ohio river from rising, uormake it run up stream.

The Opposition Nominations.The Opposition pow-wo- made the following

nominations for the State offices, and thereby putup some pretty good fellows to be shot down bythe Democracy:

For Governor Hon. J. F. Bell, of Boyle.For Lieutenant Governor Alfred II. Allen, of

Breckinridge.For Attorney General Hon. James Harlan, of

Frankfort.For Auditor Thomas S. Page, of FrankfortFor Register of the Land Office John B. Hern- -

don, of Mason.For Superintenden t of Public Instruction W.Evans, of Barren.

For President of the Board of Internal Improvements Dr. D. R. Hazsrard. of Cumberland.

For Treasurer Dougherty White, of Clay.

rgyThe town is alive with delegates to theOpposition Convention. The best spiritprevails among them. Lou. Journal.

The delegates who have assembled here so numerously have left no party whence they came,but we hope that "the best tpirit" which prevailswill not be exchanged for bust-hea- d or any speciesf fatal inspiration, that might deprive the De

mocracy of the pleasure of beating by some20,000 an Opposition ticket next August.

Thb Bctchxrs Ball. The ball at the MasonicTemple last night was a grand affair. Thebutchers, their wives, their daughters, theirfriends, aad the friends of their friends, werethere in great numbers. They had a fine dance,and enjoyed themselves highly. The Butchers'ball was one of the events of the day and the season. We hope they will have as good a time every22d of February.

Accidentally Killed. We learn from a corres- -

pendent, at Winches ter, that Mr. S. C. Laughlinwas instantaneously k illed, while at work in thewoods, near O wi n esville, on Saturday last, by thefalling of a tree. The tree fell across his breast,horribly mutilating his body. He was a brotherof the postmaster, and leaves a wife and threechildren.

J3JSo far, as we are in for med, the only paperoutside of the city that sen t two delegates to thegrand Know Nothing-A- eric a powwow on yesterday, was the Central Eentuckian.As both Odell and Ames were on hand, we deemtheir presence an evidence of the enterprise of itkind that is worthy of record.

5fJohn D. McGoodwin, Esq.,dropped in uponus yesterday in his wonted agreeable way. Heis an editor, conducting no paper at present, butwe wish for the sake of humanity that he hadcontrol of some one of the stupid K. X. press-- s inour State. We could name several that wouldmake a Good-w- in by securing him.

Fotrxe Drowxid. An inquest was held in Jef- -

fersonville, yesterday, on the body of a manfound drowned in the river, just above the ferryanding. He was evidently a middle-age- d man

with sandy whiskers, and commonly dressed.He had a jeans coat on, and his pants were patchedat the knees.

tSTThe publication of the Bardstown Gazettewill be resumed on the 8d of March, and it willbe published regularly and promptly thereafterIt will be under the management of J. L. W. El-

lis, a clever and worthy gentleman, in every waycompetent to fill the responsible position.

Harness makers and merchants will find afine assortment of goods in their line at Mr. C. C.Spencer's auction rooms, to be sold Alot of shoes, pocket cutlery, grindstone rollers andcranks, will also be added.

ESTPolicemen Gallagher and Turner saved aman named Fuller from drowning last nightHe fell from a plank into the river at the foot ofFirst street, and would not have gotten out alivewithout help.

gSPWebad the pleasure of meeting, yesterday,our old friend and correspondent, Col. J. B. Herndon, of Mason county. He is one of the delegatesto the Opposition Convention.

ST Walter Daniel has sold his upper farm inShelby county, containing 260 acres, to Col. White-side- s,

of Clarke county, for f 70 per acre. The saleamounted to $18,200.

'

57" James McCrocklin, who killed JohnsonBeard in Spencer county a short time since, hasbeen admitted to bail in $3,000.

UFMis8 Shuck, who was so badly burned inLebanon, en Monday, died on Tuesday morning,at three o'clock.

J5?The hotels were all crowded with guestsyesterday, but the National seemed to be thegreat center of attraction.

rSf Ther are talking about building a hotel al

Henderson, to cost stTenty-fiv- e or eighty thousanddollars.

THE GRAND OPPOSITION POW-WOW- !

Al!. THAT THEY DID!!

Who Was Nominated Who Wasn't!

THE ONLY FULL RECORD!!

The convention was called to order by JudgeDuiioca, wno proposed a pro um organization,which was agreed to, and Jno. B. Huston, ofiiaia.0, seiectea as rresiaem pro tern, and Blanton Duncan. Secretary.

Mr. Huston on taking the chair thanked theconvention for the honor, and said he hadn't aword to say then, as be wanted business, nottalkiDg, at that moment. He suggested thatine names or delegates be reported, that it might

uuytii uuw many cuuuiieg were represented.Adopted.

Mr. Hamilton Pope, of Louisville, suggestedthe appointment ot a committee on organization,wune iu can oi toe counties was going on. Thiswas adopted, and this is the

COMMITTII OX ORGANIZATION:

First District Jno. McOoodwin,Second District Benj. Berry.Third District Jno. W. Ritter.Fourth District Maj. T. Bledsoe.Fifth District-J- os. Odell.Sixth District Green Adams.Seventh District Hamilton Pope.Eighth District Geo. S. Shanklin.Ninth District W. S. Downer.Tenth District Jno. W. Menziea.When the call of the counties was completed

it appeared that all in the State but Allen, Clay,Estill, Lyon, Mouroe, Perry, Pike, Floyd, Simp-son, Trigg, Fulton, Grayson, Harlan, Letcher,Marshall, Morgan, Todd, Wayne, and Whitley,were represented.

Mr. Chairman Huston receired the alarmiuginformation, and so expresse himself, that sev-eral hundred delegate were outside and unable tocrowd in. He hoped Louisville could furnish aplace large enough to hold them. If they couldn'tthey would adjourn to the court house yard"Certainly," pursued the chairman in his remarks,"uch a crowd is a promise of better things here-after."

Judsre Bullock informed the convention that theLouisville delegation would do all in their powtrto accommodate their friends, and proposed thatat the noon adjournment thev occudv the hall ofthe Mechanic Institute. It was suosequentlr

it was net in condition, and so. as theJudge told the convention, it would hare to besatisfied with the Mozart

J udge Bullock and Gen. Leslie Combs wet e loud-ly called for, and the latter responded by sayingthat the Judge called upon him to address theauIt whsn't the first time he had been called on,tbouah he was iust becinninc lif TThU in um.posed to have been ironical, as the General isvery old. He didn't intend to make a politicalspeech, but would refer to a matter which couldnot tail to interest all. A homestead bill was Passed four years ago, giving lands to the foreigners.whether from Europe. Asia. India or China, oranywhere else, while Our own old soldiers hadn'tground enough for a grave. Some one hundredold soldiers last year assembled at Washington ;ue was cuairman oi tne committee on resolutions,and when he presented the resolution, it was carned; but he, the mover, was considered for Secre- -Ury among the old soldiers, but was thought tooyoung for an old soldier. The resolution was listened to by Cass, Houston, and others, but it fella dead cock. But immediately afterwards a billwas passed in Congress by which ISO acres wasgiven to every soldier of the war. The last Ken-tucky Legislature adopted resolutions sympathiz-ing with these old men, and requesting Congressto graat them pensions. Those who survived therevolutionary war, received pensions in 1318, only35 years after the war was ended, but here 46yenrs have gone by since the war of 1912, and thesoiuiers oi mat crawl about, and if not protect-ed by their friends, would be in want.The lower house in Congress bus pass-ed the bill for them, and what hewanted was an expression of sympathy by thisconvention. It would do good the Democraticor Kangaroo Convention forgot it, but we musn'tHere the General let oil" a funny story about howCaoiancbes ride, and how the Kentuckians ride,an oi w men was supposed to be poking Tun at theDemocratic ticket, and the convention laughed.And after informing them that he had received apension iu the time of Jackson, for spilling a little blood before those around him were born,he introduced his resolution, as follows;

Jitsolcid, I bat while we take counsel togetherto preserve inviolate our free institutions, handeddown to us by our revolutionary fathers, it is ourduty to remember those with gratitude whostaked their lives for us in the war of 1312, em-phatically styled the Second War of Indtjxndtuct,and we therefore commend the few surviving oldveterans, and the widows of those who are dead,to tne larorabie consideration ot Congress.

A number of entiruuTastic delegates demandeda speech from Mr. Huston, but he wouldn't speak,and said he "was chairman," and that the com-mittee on permanent organization were thenready to report, which they did us follows:

PRESIDENT.

R. P. Letcher.VICE PRESIDENTS.

First District E. K. Owsley.Second District Col. R. W. McHenry.Third District Geo. C. Rogrs.Fourth District W. B. Allen.Fifth District Dr. Rodman.Sixth District Jas. Embree.Seventh District Hon. W. F. Bullock.Eighth District Dr. S. F. Gano.Ninth District Gen. Sam'l Williams.Tenth District Hon. W. B. Kinkead.

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.

A. G. Hodges, of Franklin.ASSISTANT SECRETARIES.

C. G. Smith, of Barren; Samuel Davis, of Kenton; D. C. Wicklilie, of Fayette; and Blanton Dun-cu-

of Louisville.Gov. Letcher, on being conducted to the chair.

said he wished permission to return his gratefulthaDks for the conferred honor, which he acceptedas an indication of regard und confidence. Hewould endeavor to discharge this duty with fidel-ity. What a vast, a tremendous assembly, hesaid, was around 1 In all his public experiencebe naa never seen sucn. lie saw men of emi-nence and ability, and those who have struggledagainst the strong arm of the corrupt Democracy.It was refreshing to see it And they were herebecause the people felt the country was in danger,and the people have met to take counsel togetherto preserve the State. This Government was tooprecious to be surrendered. We must fight forit, and fight on until victory crowns our efforts.Our forefathers fought for our liberties: theywere wmppeu to uay, ana iney lougt to morrow;they were whipped uext day, and they fought thenext, until they achieved a triumph. Providencewas witn them because they were right. It iswith you, because you are right. If I could callback the youth and vigor of ltlO, when I made thefiercest fight tnat was ever made in the State, Iwould be proud to have the honor to bear yourbanner again; but I am too old.

jut there is a man who can do it better; hecan t, ne won t reiuse. How could anv man refuse a nomination tendered bv such a bodv ? TheGovernor further exhorted them to save the coun-try. It was too great and glorious to be lostThe grave errors, and extravagance, and mistakesof the Administration would break down thecountry, if that party continued in power. Andit was so piain, uo man could ngnt on that side,carry such weight, and win. He again thankedthem for the honor done him, and, in conclusion,told the convention to execute its missiou withoutheartburnings or sectional strife, and come op totheir work like patriots.

Hon. Garret Davis was then called on for aspeech, but declined, remarking it was the timetor organization, ana to consult and devisemodes of action. The time for orators to do it upwas after the business was done. In furtheranceof this, he moved the appointment of a committeeon resolutions, which was done, and the following

Alfred U. Allen, of Breckinridge, for the State atUrge:

First District Q. Q. Qmgley, of McCracken.Second District J at. S. Jackson, Christian.Third District J. W. Ritter, Barren.Fourth District W. C. Anderson, Boyle.Fifth District Phil. B. Thompson, Mercer.Sixth District Green Adams, Knox.Seventh District S. S. Nichols, Louisville.Eighth District-Ge- o. Robertson, Fayette. -

Ninth District W. H. Wadaworth, Mason.Tenth District J. W. Menzies, Kenton.Mr. Davis further moved that all resolutions be

referred to the above committee. Adopted.D. C. Wickliffe at this point suggested the ap-

pointment of a committee to recommend candi-dates to the convention. This was first carried andthen reconsidered. It was opposed by Mr. Todd, ofShelby, Air. uib. Mauory,oi Jenerson, who sawmischief growing out of it and another gentlemanof sanguinary purpose, who wanted a guerillafight as to the nominations, and a big battle inAugust Mr. W.'s resolution, although it firstcarried unanimously, singularly enough, on thereconsideration was votea down without a dissenting vote.

Mr. Thos. Brown, of Shelby, wanted to go towork, and therefore moved that nominations beconsidered In order. It occurred to Mr. HamiltonPope, of Louiavillle, that thing wouldn't do at all.He wanted the delegates to consult together, andthought a recess would facilitate matters. Mr.Brown explained that his object was to getthe names of the candidates before the convention.In the judgment of Judge Bullock, of Louisvlle,nominations now would oe premature; by takinga recess, they could then act wisely and discreetly.He wanted to consult the delegation with whichhe acted that they might act with brudence. Thiscogent argument of Judge Bullock's was very effective on Mr. Thos. Brown, for be withdrew hismotion, perfectly satisfied that was not the propertime for nominations.

Hon. J. B. Huston made a motion that the basisof representatives be one vote for every 100 vos,and 1 for every fraction of 50 votes cast for Fillmore. There were several amendments to this,but the one that prevailed was onered by Mr,Kinney, of Henderson. , It allowed one vote) forevery hundred rotes cast at the Presidential ele-ction A sharp debate ensued, in which Mr. J. W.Meniiet, J. fi. Hut .on, V. S. Kinney, J. D. Mc

Goodwin, Tho. Todd, and Judge Bullock. Darticipa ted. In the course of it Huston thought therewas no reason lor anybody being scared. Mr.McGoodwin allowed no one was frightened, andthen there was a laugh, at the expense of the former.

Judge Bullock, also, in his speech, seemed anx-ious tht things should work harmoniously, nesaid this was not a Whig party, nor an Americanparty, but a new party the "Opposition" andthey proposed to array the people, as an ODDOsi- -

tiou party, against the corruption and misrule oftne Democracy, l tie Judge said he thanked hisGod he had never given a Democratic vote in hislife ; but he was an Democrat ; hewas bo Dy Dirta ana education, and every principle vi um ins was democratic, tie was a .Repub-lican, and in favor of the rights of the people, aadtherefore he wanted equal representation. Itwas tha true doctrine, and commended itself tothe people. He, therefore, went for Kinney's resolution, which, as above stated, was carried.

Here, on motion, the convention adjourned un- -: i n i, irUl U UUl X. ill .

AFTERNOON SESSION.

Promptly at 2 o'clock the conventionand Gen. Combs said as there was no

business before the body, if anybody had musicin his soul, he would please sing the Star Spang-led Banner, Hail Columbia, or Yankee Doodle.There was an explosion of laughter at the humorof the General. But no one responded with a"toon," through modesty, or the lack of theaforesaid "moosic." The 'Squires did not evenchant Yankee Doodle, as it was announced thatthey would.

The Secretary, to facilitate the voting, readto the convention the number of rotes to whicheach county was entitled, but did not state howmany tha grand total was.

Jas. Harlan, of Frankfort, offered a resolutionto appoint a central committee to be located at

place; the duties of said committee, in short,to engineer said K. N. ticket through this can-vass, till vacancies, etc. Ia ottering it he alsosaid he wanted to go into the fight as a regular.not as uiiutia. ine democrats naa tne army,the navy, and the money, and we had to organizeto beat them, for they were at war with the rightsof the people.

Jno. W. rinnell, of Kenton, moved that theblank be filled with Frankfort The glories of theold Whig party had been won under the auspicesof that Frankfort clique, and the old banner neverdid trail in the dust until the Central Committeewas taken from Frankfort

Mr. Wm. Alexander desired it at Louisville: bntthe convention, like Mr. Finnell, thought theFrankfort clique a great set of fellows, aad saidcommittee was located in Frankfort

There was a cessation of business iust then, andthe convention called on various ot the brethrento speak. Cries of "Finley!" "Craig!" "Phil. Lee!"

Huston. "Hancock: "tunney! " "Harlan!Fillee!" etc., filled the house, but nary speech.Judge Bullock again advanced and stilled the

noise with a wave of his hand, saying, "We are inno condition to hear speeches or take decisive action until we hear from the Committee on Resolu-tions." He had hoped they would have reportedsooner and not kept the convention in suspense.He moved that a committee of two be appointedto inquire of said committee when they would re-port Adopted, and the two proceeded on theirmission.

Gen'l Combs came forward and related aboutJessie Brown and the siege of Lucknow, and thenbranched on into personal reminiscences of thelate war, in which, to do Gen'l Combs justice, hebore a gallant part And the reporter thinks itnot inappropriate to say, in connection with this,th it Gen 1 Combs, boy as he then was, saved fourout of the S3 men who escaped at the battle ofthe River Rnisin, in which nearly fcOO of Ken-tucky's braves were cruelly butchered.

Ine General concluded his somewhat desultoryremarks, by taking a slap at President Buchanan,whom ha thought not only wanted the purse, butthe army to hold it lie received hearty applausewnen ne retired.

Mr. Kinney, a young gentleman, then came forward and said he was not prepared to make aspeech hadn't paid attention to politics for twoj ears wished he had the magic power of oratory,that he might depict to this assemblage of wisdomand patriotism how corrupt and loathsome theparty in power are. lie illustrated the last remarkwith poetical illustratioas,in which the devil, sores.bloodhounds, etc., relieved the dark backgroundof his grand, gloomy, and peculiar picture. Theorutor thought that Kentucky, now that the "Opposition were on baud, would speak in the free-dom of its manhood, and reject the false doctrinesattempted to be inculcated. He also related theanecdote (whica has been published before) thatCromwell went into Parliament and asked themembers " what thev waited for." Thev said.

for the Lord." Cromwell kicked them out, saying the Lord hudn't been there these many years.Democrats had been sent to Congress to executethe will of the people, but they hnJa't dona itthese many years, and it was now time to kickthem out Again assuring them he was not pre-pared to make a speech, he retired. Mr. Kinney'sspeeah was well received.

A tills M ige ui me miiirsui men ana me con-

vention, Mr. Finnell suggested the propriety otnominating a Governor, aud declared that he' de-

sired Jotih. F. Bell to be made the choice of theconvention by acclamation. A gentleman fromClarke was particularly anxious to know if hewould run. Mr. Finneil assured him "there wasno question on that 'int.' " He knew Bell hewas his personal friend he was a true and loyalm::n, and would not, dare not, refuse the nomina-tion if unanimously tendered. Mr. Rankin, ofBoyle, said he conversed with Bell yesterdty,and he didn't say he would not accept tho positionif accorded him. The gentleman from Clarkewas yet unsatisfied; he wanted to know it Bellwould run, and the convention wanted and oughtto know.

Mr. Finnell responded that although he hadhad no conversation with Mr. Bell, he would un-

dertake to guarantee his acceptance. What theconvention ordered to be performed Josh. Bellwould do. He renewed his motion, that the dis-tinguished gentleman be declared the unanimouschoice of the convention for Governor. Cries of"question, question," drowned the voices of thosewho desired to be heard, and Gov. Letcher, onputting the long desired motion, it was adoptedwithout a dissenting voice. So Joshua F. Bell isthe Opposition candidate for Governor.

Messrs. Garret Davis, Hon. R. P. Letcher, Jas.Harlan, Judge Bullock, and Jno. W. Finnell werethen selected as a committee to inform Mr. Bell ofthe honors that had fallen upon his house.

Lieutenant governor.For this office, Alfred H. Allen, of Breckin-

ridge, Geo. T. Edwards, of Logan, W. C. Bullock,of Shelby, and J. S. McFarland, of Daviess, wereput in nomination. Before the ballot was half ta-

ken, all others were withdrawn, and Mr. Allendecided to be the candidate for Lieutenant Gov-ernor, by the united voice of the convention.

ATTORNEY GENERAL.

James Harlan, of Franklin, John B. Huston, ofClarke, and W. R. Kinney, of Henderson, werenamed for this position. Mr. Huston arose andsaid Mr. Harlan might have the office, but hewouldn t. The name of Kinnev was withdrawn,and the Hon. James Harlan declared the choice,unanimously.

In response to the very general call, Mr. Harlansaid he had held the office for eight or ten years,and one year he had held it under the gloriousold constitution of '99. It was au office of greatresponsibility and little profit out his feilow citizens called upon mm and be was tor doingtheir wishes. He then informed the assemblagethat he knew the Democratic party, that thegreat body was honest, but that the leaders wereas corrupt a set of fellows as ever had a government, ine politicians oi tnat party wouiasteal. They ought to be turned out and honest-e- r

men put in, and the way to do that in this Statewas to organize. bat ne could do in the con-test he would.

AUDITOR.

CoL Thos. S. Page, the present incumbent, wasnominated tor this office no one opposing.

REGISTER.

Jno. B. Herndon, of Mason, Egbert Fish, ofRockcastle, and M. D. Nesbit of Jefferson, wereplaced in nomination. The former got it on thefirst Daiiot Dy a very large majority.

Mr. Alfred Allen appearing just then, he wasvociferously called for and said: Fellow-citizen-

I appear before you in answer to your call, butnot to make a speech. When I left home, I hadno thought my name would be heard than as adelegate; much less the naming of it for the sec-

ond best office in your gift I was astonishedthereat nd am grieved because l know thereare sons ef Kentucky, in her borders, more wo 7thy than I to receive the honor. But, when a manrefuses his services, when called by his country,he is a traitor. It is my duty, and I aocept theplace with pride, and pledge my word that I willuse my earnest efforts in this contest, which mustresult in a glorious victory. The Administrationhas been recreant to its trust, and must be hurledfrom power. The people must prevail. Againthanking you for the undeserved honor, I begpermission to retire.

Mr. J. B. Herndon was also called on, and re-

turned thanks. He felt he was highly honored inreceiving a place at the hands of a convention solarge in numbers, and composed of such abilityand invincible respectability. In the contest tocome, like Carabiaca of old, while the shin heldtogether, he would always be found at the post ofduty. Mr. J. a. u. men got aowo.

SUPT. BOARD PUBLIC. INSTRUCTION.

D. P. Henderson ,W. F. Evans, Rev. J. D.Mathews, A C. Drury, and Enoch O.Brown were put innomination. On the first ballot, 1,061 votes werecast W. F. Evans getting 525, Henderson 3b,Matthews 110. Brown 22, and Drury II. Pending?the call in the next ballot U others were withdrawn, and Evans declared the choice of the con-vention.

PRESIDENT BOARD INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.

Dr. D. R. Haggard, Gen. Leslie Combs, and JB. Sproule were placed in nomination, and somefeeling was exnioitea dt tne inenas or the form'er at the nomination of Gen. Combs. Mr. Ham.Pope said be had talked with the General, whohad expressed a wish to follow Linn Boyd and"tomahawk" him. ,

It seemed, however, tha thing didn't go downwell, aad Judge Bullock remarking he had authority from the General, his name was with-drawn, and D. R. Haggard then declared theunanimous choice er the Opposition. '

TREASURER.

Wm. B. Allen, of Green; Dougherty White, ofVisv; ana iuu, A.eo, oi cuuiit, were tne candi

dates for this office the latter against his wish.On the first ballot White got 67 votes, Allen 273,and Lee 177. Total vote 1.1 23. White the nom-inee.

Resolutions being in order, it wasHehd, That the thanks of the Convention

and the whole State are due to Andrew McKinly,Register of the Land Office, and J. D.Mathews,Superintendent of Public Instruction, for theirfaithful discharge of their trusts as public officers.

Gen. Huston here wanted to know whetherthere was any news from that vagrant committee,pending which the convention adjourned to Vo'clock, P. M.

BVBNINQ SESSION.

At the meeting of the convention. Garret Davisappeared and said a few words, the purport ofwhich were, that the Committee on Resolutionshad been laboring tremendously; that they foundne difference of opinion regarding principles ormeasures of policy, yet they could not agree.They were divided upon some questions relatingto the platform, when the news of the nomina-tions came to their ears. When they heard thatJoshua was nominated, the comieittee immedi-ately become harmonious. Its members fanciedthey heard the sound of the ram's horn of Jericho,and that the Democratic walla were tumblingdown. They agreed instanter, and deputed Mr.Davis to submit their labors to the meeting. Mr.Davis did not do it, but Judge Nicholas did. Heread a long, dismal address, divided into sevenheads. It set forth the objections which the con-vention has to the Administration. It went backfor a period of twenty-fiv- e years, and recited all

the exploded charges invented by the opponentsto Democracy under various name. We merelygive the heads of the dismal affair, which arenumbered as follows :

- The Democratic party is a disunion party.2. It is a disorganizing, destructive party.S. It is a double-face- party, etc.4. It is a party of no common policy or friend.5. It is a sectional party.b It is a corrupt party."7. It is an extravagaut, wasteful party.The whole concern wound up with the follow-

ing, which, if it is not the platform of this newparty, why, then this new party is without a plat-form, as well as destitute of a name.

This summary, of only a part ef the misrule.shows the necessity of a combined effort of allopponents of the corrupt Democracy to rescue theGovernment from its evil grasp. The defeat ofthat Dartv is a irreat national necesaitv thei in.dispensible prerequisite to any reform. That isthe only mode by which power can be placed inthe hands of honest men, who will

1. Prevent disunion and check disunion tendencies.

2. Give peace to the nation on tha slavery question.

. Love an honest, economical administrationof the Government, and stop spoliations of theireaury ana national aomain.

4. ot give miunous control to the FederalGovernment over State banks and railroads, bymeans or a nanxrupt law, as recommended bv our

Democratic President and Secretary of the 1 reas-ur-v.

5. Not permit the transfer of the z

power to a President nor allow him to make trea-ties without the supervising control of the Senate.nor furnish him with an enormous secret servicecorruption fund, to be used abroad or at home.

6. Not drag us directly or indirectly into aprotracted war for the mere acquisition of Cubaor anv foreign territory.

7. ot permit the importation of foreign felonsand paupers.

8. Not squander the National domainiin donations to unnaturalized foreigners and pet corpor-ations, bnt keep it as a sacred trust tor all theStates to whom it belongs.

.Ylter Judge Nicholas had concluded the reading of the remarkable document Garret Daviscame forward again. Mr. Davis was highly ex-cited, and made a characteristic speech. He styl-ed the address an indictment grave, and in blackletters. The indictment idea seemed to ticklehim amazingly. He also regarded the address asa great paper. In short "that indictment." "thatgreat paper," "the corrupt Administration." and"tlie ruinous extravagance of the Democracv,constituted the heavy work of hu speech, interlarded witn the clap-tra- or the defunctand forgotten Samuel. Mr. Davis indorsedthe "indictment" and was willingto bet all his hope upon its truth. He sighedfor "a Peter of a hermit to rallv the forces of thoOpposition." Mr. Davis looked not to an OldLiue Whir for support; not to a Know Nothing,but to men of all parties. If a Know Nothingcan be lound willing to sink party for public

ood, nr. Davis would take hi in. iUh.) It a penitent Democrat should come to them, he wouldbe received and properly hugged. Mr. D. hadno political aspirations. He would till no officewhile he had life. He was a Keatuckiau: hadtried to guide himself by the immortal lights oftruth (dark lanterns.) He thought the greatheart of the American Democratic yeomanrybeat responsive to the sentiments of that greatpaper.

Aner Mr. Lais had delivered himself. W. II.Wadsworth, of Mason, was called for. and appeared. He made a very sprightly speech, whichwas received with great good humor and loud applause.

Capt. Jas. . Jackson, of Christian, also addressed the convention in a short speech, charac-terized by sincerity, eloquence and power.

Uen. 11 uston then made a short,speech, and told one of his best anecdote.

Judge liullock was then called on for a speech.He made a few ramark, complimentary to theconvention and to Capt. Jackson, and then movedthe adoption of "that great paper." Adopted.

ine convention then adjourned to nine o clockthis morning. What for, we cannot conceive, butime will determine. Let the reader hare pa

tience.

Shelby Railroad. The citizens of Shelbycounty held a meeting at Shelby tille on the l'jthnst, and determined to have a branch road con

necting them with the L 4 F. R. R. A numberof speeches were made, and the following resolutions adopted :

1. That a rai'road to Louisville from Shelby villais necessary.

2. lhat Mielby county can build it and uUlbuild it.

That everr citizen should contribute to thebuilding of said road, in proportion to his ability.

4. lhat we will never rest or tire in our eHjrtauntil we have heard the whistle of the locomotivein our town.

Sad Accident at a Wedding. On Tuesdayevening of last week a painful accident occurredat the boarding house of Miss Pannill, in Rich-

mond, Ya. The circumstances are as follows:The wedding party was about leaving there for

St. Paul's Church, when the dress of one of thebridesmaids, Miss Ellen i uller, caught fire from aamp. and a scene of great excitement ensued.

Several persons rushed to her assistance, and inthe efforts to extinguish the flames, Mr. Alexan-der Jones, the bridegroom, burnt his hands quitebadly. Miss Fuller's injuries were severe, butnot considered fatal. Her escape from death isdoubtless owing to the flannel with which her per-son was protected. The incident seriously marred the pleasures of tne wedding; tne ceremony,howeyer, proceeded, and the newly married pairleft in the cars for a bridal tour.

J5The correspondent of the National Intelligencer, writing from Paris under date of January27th, says:

Among fact to be communicated to you. the sig--

niticancy of which, however, I am sure you willthank me for leaving to your own unincumberedjudgment are the arrivals in Paris, a few daysago, ot Mr. rreston ana Air. Jones, tne new

respectively to Madrid and Vienna. Thelatter gentleman has proceeded already to hispost; or was, at least, to nave aone so. ine r,

with his suite, will visit London, I have un-derstood, prior to crossing the Pvrenees. His arrival in turope is, of course, likely to ir tneCuban controversialists.

nfHenry Uallan, the great historian, died inLondon on the d.

rTParis journals announce the death of General, the Duke de Plaisance, Grand Chancellor ofthe Legion of Honor. His age was h4. He enter-ed the French Army after the 13th Brum aire, andrapidly advanced. As aid te Desaix hewas named Colonel of the 3d Hussars, at Marengo;General of Brigade at Eylau, in 1307; and Gener-al of Division, with the title of Count, at the com-mencement of the campaign in Russia, in 1S12- -

He adhered, in 1S14, to the ofthe Bourbons, but having, in the Hundred Days,accepted a command in Champagne, and the postof Deputy for the e to the Legislative body, ne was put arpoKncM atter w ater- -

loo. His name figures on the Arc de Tnomphe del'Etoile.

A Remarkablb Escapr From Imminint Pbril.At ten o'clock, Thursday sight the passengertrain going from the city on the Iron MountainRailroad was stepped near Tucker's station, somefour miles below Carondelet, by signal lights onthe track ahead. The party showin? the lihtaproved to be led by Mr. Madison Miller, who statedthat an immense rock baa t alien from the elinsabove, upon the track, and was still lying acrossthe rail at the right ! The three cars were filledwith ladies and gentlemen, from whom a mostfrightful disaster was thus averted.

The manner in which Mr. Miller became apprisedof this imminent peril to the train, seems to havebeen purely accidental or rather Providential.Some fishermen, who were out at a late hour, werepassing up the track and discovered the fauearock. They hastened to Carondelet withoutknowing Mr. Miller or hireaidence, first communicated the intelligence to him at nts noute. urepaired to the scene with the result narrated.St. Louis Dtr.

Taa Daxgmrb Guns. The English crack gunswill carry a thirty-tw- o pound ahot five miles.Oae of the Dalghren guns was tried not longsince at Norfolk and made to carry a ahot of thesame size ortrtuc The fire from some ofthese guns is so precise that at upwards of a milethey can hit a figure the size of a man nineteentimes out of twenty. Xichmond Dispatch.

py Ths Trenton (N. J.) Democrat says thatbetween thirty and forty of the inmates of theState prison have professed conversion daring thepast year, ana their aany conduct warrants taebelief of their sincerity.

Corrpondne of the N. Y. Tribune.

Kentucky Thompson on Cuba.Washington, Feb. 15.

At 1 o'clock y the Senate chamber pre-sented an unusual spectatle. The spacivu gal-leries were fuller than they have been before thissession. The Democratic'side of the floor was al-

most deserted, and the few Senators who had re-mained in their aeaU were as attentive as the groupImmediately about him to the old man who waatalking in bis chair. In that group were notoniy most oi tne opposition senators, aud notonly Judah Benjamin, Mason, Hammond, Doug-las, Mallory, and others whose seats are on theother aide of the aisle, but Reverdy Johnson,

Westcott, and Lord Napier, who leacedover Mr. Seward's chair, absorbed in what Lewsaying. Behind the speaker walked Sam. Hoeston, wearing the old tiger-ski- n waistcoat, but notwhittling, as usuaL The South Americans, whofilled the solas to listen to Mr. Crittenden y esterday, were not present for there was vot-ing in the House on important measuresAlmost every moment the audience burst into ahearty laugh, and yet the gravest listened.

The old man spoke loudly enough to be heardat toy point in the Chamber, but there was athickness in hi utterance, and his words ran to-

gether so that it wu sometimes diicult to hear.The eyes were half closed, and only now and theuopened to point a jest The head so metisbent very low, so that even Mr. Crittenden, wtJsat directly in front of the speaker, upon whomhis eyes were fixed throughout, could scarcelyhave caught every word. The hands were su:uupon one tide of the desk, and the only g&aturconsisted in lifting them and turning lha pa'msoutward. It was a garrulous old niaa entertain-ing the company, you would have said at trsLBack-woo- slang, s stone., back-woods English, di.ojointed paragraphs, wander-ing talk, with little aim or purpose. A garruisu',old man, made merry and making merry. A sadspectacle! bad tor him, sad fur Lis audience,teemingly much better pleased with thu coarsetalk than they had been with the grave and pol-ished speeches of brother Senators. Wha ia ibishoary jester, you are tempted to inquire, and onbeing toll that it is Mr. John B. Thompson, ofKentucky, you are, unless better informed tiiaamost men. still at a loss to know. Perhaps yoabethink yourself of a few words of his about thePacific Railroad this session, which evinced marsense than nine-tenth- of the lonj speeches upoathat topic.

But whether this fact is remembered or not.you cannot listen long without being impressedby something else than the fun ot the maa. li:graphic pictures, Li9 striking, albeit homespuncomparisons, his plain wsv of looking thincs iuthe face, and of stating facts as thev are: hisstraightforward, practical treatment of practicalquestions, cannot escape jou. It is soon eenthi;however bizarre the costume of the old K en tuckian's thought, they art thoughts. Take awavthe humor, and you leave as much substance aswould furnish more than one Senator's head fora session. But to take away the humor would beto destroy the individuality of the speech. Artyman could sav that there would be troublo between Americans and Spaniards the instant aparty of the former set foot on the soil of Cube;but not every man could paint, as Mr. Thompsonpainted, the Yankee overseer marrying the oldDon' daughter, taking possession of the e?:until the old Don find? himself in an obscure hat,on the furthest corner of his plantation; until tieneighboring Don, frowned upon, spituooa, show athe convenient revolver and boi knife, aissfinds it expedient to decamp; until distant Dos.at tha rumor of an approaching Yankee, pack upand are on with their "nigger. lhe lust of territory and the love of glory which distingu:shGreat Britain and France respectively, hve teenoften talked of, but Mr. Thompson described JohnBulla a "bloodv old bruiser go:ng about iusearch of a tiht, ' and Johnny Crapeau a thelittle dog at the bull s heels. Lngland and Amer-ica, toasting, praising each other, with festivitiesto Lord Napier who looked alarmed when Lisname was taken were two gossips, the best ot"

friends over their tea, while at heart tnv cordially hated each other. Space would fad ue to ai- -

lude to the droil comparisons ana laujnar.ie anecdotes which crowded Mr. Thompson's tohours.

Kverything was said in a way so simple, and atthe same tune so unique, and the poiuU were soadmirably brought out, that one almost forg-j- t lorthe time being what a wandering discourse hewas listening to. The speech was utterly withoutmethod. Mr. Thompson touched upon ail subjects, by turns. Now it was Cuba, now the Pia- -

bc l.ailroad, now the Atlantic telegram a, now t:mold Whig partv, f which he felt that he was thesolo representative in the Senate "like one whatreads alone some banquet hall, deserted" youknow the rest of the quotation; now old HarryClav, for whom he was himself, when a live man.a rield Marshal in old Kentucky; now the tnggliah at Inkerman, in India, at the lapitai atWashington; now the rival 1 residential candidates, to each of whom he give a few word ofadvice. Mr. Reward, whom he thought would bjso desirous of being impartial, tht he wouldletn over toward the Siutli, Le cautioned agnastplatforms bidding him to kick the ladder downby which be ascended, and t remember whenhe entered the car cf State "not to stand onthe platform when the train was ia motion"

an illustration so apt that galleries and Sen-ate applauded. Advice was given to Mr.BreckinriJge that he should not hore againsthope, since Buchanan h.vd twi sheet-anchor-

one of Cuba for the South, one of Pennsylva-nia iron for the North. And "a Scotchman whuhad once grabbed a jood thiu held on to it tiltdeath." As for Mr. 7ougta.s, a priWe interviewwas carved with him for the purpos9 of learninhow severe the discipline of the Democratic psrtwas, that Mr. Thompson migHt consider the propnety of joining it, Mr. Crittenden was, however, bis choice. All these allusions were taken inthe utmost good humor bv the enate, and thesupposed candidate laughed louder than any oneelse. Mr. Douglaa fairly rolled in his chair; Mr.Seward and Mr. Criiteuden threw their headsback; Mr. Hall was on the broai grin constantly,but a Senator, in short in his best after-dinne-

mood, never looked more thoroughly jolly.It would be a idea of the speech to sup

pose that the comic was unrelieved. Where Mr.Thompson alluded to himself he became pathetic,and his sketches such as that of fighting in theCrimea were admirable pieces of painting. Allthe points made by those opposed to the X resident's Cuban measure were brought out thoughin a somewhat contused manner. I have heardthe speech pronounced bv Administration Senaton, the ablest of the session, and it is generallyregarded.as a heavy blow at the icheme of acquisition. Could it be circulated anion the people it

ould do a great deal of good. Its stvla would secure its perusal, and its substantial merits wouldcarry weight

This may be regarded as Mr. Thompson's vale-

dictory to "the country, since he retires at thclose of this session, having served but a singlterm ia the Senate. His dissipated babits auteccentric cast of mind have prevented him frombecoming what he might havt) been. The excel-lent raw material in the man has not ben wellworked up.

Tor th LonUvXe Courier.

Democratic Meeting is Cumberland.At a meeting of the Democracy of Cumberland

countr, held at the court-hous- e ia Barksvil,Ky., on Mondar, Feb. 14, 159, on motioa otJudge S. U. Bales, C. C. Hughes, Esq., was call-

ed to the chair, and M. V. Flowers was appointedsecretary.

J. D." Burton, F. M. Jones, and Jo. R, Ryanwere appointed a committer to draft resolutionexpressive of the sense of the meeting, where-

upon the followingresolutions were reported andunanimously adopted:

Jieiolced, That we believe the dotcrines andprinciples taught by the Democratic party to bathe true theory of our Government nd essen-

tial to the preservation of the Union, the maiu-tainan-

and proper construction of the Constitu-tion, and the very existence of our nationality.

lUolvJ, That we most cordially indorse theproceedings of the Democratic State Convention,held at Frankfort upon the 8th of January lastand fully and freely subscribe to the platform andprinciples adopted by that convention, as con-

taining a true and iust exposition of our politi-

cal faith. We would further congratulate the De-

mocracy of the State at large upon the wise,patriotic, and judicious selection made by thatconvention of candidates for our State iicketmen whose piarU min i and noble hearts renderthem eminently worthy to lead a great party to aglorious victory, and we pledge to that ticket onrxealous and undivided Support

fictolced. That we look with unfeigned eoa tvmptand unmitigated abhorrence upon the politic!organization now attempted in our midst iawhich the odds and ends and isms of all part.esare united, agreeing only ia a desire to defeat theDemocratic party and obtain the spoils of olee;and we pledge ourselves to resist unto death themonstrous political enormities and destructiveheresies that combination would engraft upoathe country.

Itolrdt That we most heartily approve or theconvention to be held at Jannestowe, on the --

or March, for the purpose of selecting a suitablecandidate for Congress at the next ensuing elec-

tion, and we again re-a- rra our continued coun-denc- e

in the hoaestv, ability, and political ortho-

doxy of the Hon. Jamee S. Chnsman. of Waynecounty, and present his name to the eon ven lionat our first choice for that otfice, and instruct ourdelegates so to cast the vote of this county.

jUioictd, That we appoint as delegates to idconvention Joseph R. Ryaa, U. R. Day a, W. U.

Thompson, M. Franklin, J. M. V. Flowers, CbarleeS. Jones, Edmund T. Willis, F. M.Jones, N. W.Erring, E. C. Griaham, and all other Democratsin Cumberland county.

Ruol4d, That a'oopy of the proceeding ofthis convention be sent to the Louutvuie courier,the Louisville temocrat nd Frankfort Yeomanfor publication.

CALVIN C. HUGHS, PreaideatM. V. Flowers, Secretary.

Atbociocs CaiMi is Obangb Couxtt. A tele-

graphic dispatch yesterday from Port Jervie aays;"There has beea a very exciting trial going onbere for the last five or six days, ia which ayoung girl charges the parentage of her chili toher brother, and from the evidence adduced, it ilikely to fail to the father, a man of over tixtryears. He U bow under arrest snd is te be triedthis morning tor murder and incest it havingbeea brought out 00 the trial of his son, that t- -father was guilty of the same crime witn anotherdaughter, and produced aa, abortion ia be case

I last pring." S. Y.