'Whit was tgke done?' For I 'Eigiv that the little hazel eyed girl.iiits 611- perior to me in presence of third and energy of action. She 'did not wait long to answer my qatoiion , 'You must lie still litre while I get up. When I •have left the room yon can rise, dress and go away at the first opportunity,' was hei response, delivered in a quiet, business like manner,. 'And an I did.. , 'Under' May Ste vkitao commank I buried my intrud 'ing bead under the bed-clothes, and kept it well covered till I .heard the retreating footsteps on the stairs, which was but a few moments thongh it seemed an age ; then with a des perate bound I sprang from the bed, and turned the key on the departed one: It was the quickest dressing I ever made, and will venture to say that no man ever sneaked out of his own apartments more stealthily than 'did. •IThat -morning.•we 'Met. May Ste vens and I, at the breakfast table—l •in the character of the newly arrived that morning—and were formerly in troduced, during the ceremony of which, we astonished every one pres ent, and planted a thorn of wonder in the sides of Nettie and Carrie, by bursting simultaneously into a hearty laugh, which we never fail to repeat when the memory of our first meet ing conies up. • 'And now, cousin Jane, you have the whole story of bow I Brat met +my wile.' - „ t blown VErtiott. NMI= DZIIOOILA2IO Pnmartas cEASs TO LEAD, WE CZIBE TO FOLLOW. " WM. M. BRESLIN, Editor and Proprietor LEBANON, PA. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20,-1861 ,sir The New• York Times, the lead ing illeptiaktan Jogrrn-al in the country, opposes the Morrill Tariff bill with all its might, and calls it an "ill-timed, ill-advised, and if carried into effect, disastrous measures." Yet, if we re. member aright, the Times, before the late Presidential election denounced the Democrats of the United States Senate, and through them the Dem• ocratic party of the .coun try, for post poning this same bill at the close of .the last session of Congress. • it-also contended that there was a Tariff - plank in the Chicago platform, atleast,leftits party to fasten that - impression upon the people uncontra dieted. Yet *now the sam e paper says: "Another rea son for letting things remain as they are, is found, in our foreign relations. The tendency of all leading commercial nations, is unmistakably toward free trade. ** If we are to have a foreign oorn mere°, it must be a recipro- cal one. We must have something to offer as a means of obtaining favorable terms from others. To tie our bands, when, if ever, they should be &roe, by adopting a polio , which we cannot, with .ont a greatloss, -abandon, 'aroma unwise and no. pitateemaniike. ** Under these circumstances, we ask Congress to act in view of the circum stances by which it is surrounded, not by the light of tradition, or party.afftliations. • The people of Pennsylvania who voted for Lincoln and believed in the "Tariff Plank" of the Chicago platform will soon see how awfully they were fooled. In fact, so flir as principles are concerned, the whole galatform is alread3 regarded by the Republicans themselves is an alma. lafic.out of date. *dr The bill to commute the ton mage duties on the Pennsylvania Rail .:road, passed the House of Represen tatives on Saturday, by a very deci -Ave; vote as did also the bill relative to the Sunbury and Erie Railroad.— We do not find the name of our rep resentative, Mr. Bicksler, recorded for or against either of these im portant acts of legislation. The vote on the Sunbury bill was, yeas, '72; nays 26; absent, 2. On the bill to commute the tonnage tax, yeas, 40; nays, 38; absent, 2. LEGISLATIVE ITEMS.—On Thursday a resolution was introduced in the lower bouse,.by Mr. Blair, appropri. atingtlo,ooo from the State Treasury for the suffering poor of Kansas.— The Senate also has a bill before it appropriating $30,000 for the same purpose. ' Mr. Barnsley offered IL res olution, which was adopted, giving each member a pocket map of Penn sylvania. Mr: Shaeffer offered a joint resolution for the purchase of copies of Worcester's Dictionary for the use of the Departments. "NOBODY HURT." In consideration of the facts before us, that the Union is virtually dis solved-L-seven states having seced ed and eight others on the verge of withdrawing; the South and the North arming for the tragedy of civ il war; the banks suspended ; mer• chants and manufacturers failing by hundreds daily; handredsofthousands ofraechanicaandAtboxin g men thrown' out of employment; thousands of families - destitute and starving, the /ollowingapeech of Mr. Lincoln, the President elect, delivered before the Legislature of Ohio, in Columbus, last week, is cool ,as a cucumber.— . .What could induce Mr. Lincoln to , speak thus is a matter of wonder to the , American people. Is heignorant of tilb miseries of the country; is he 140.1*Ttless and unfeeling; or What is it ' „AO - could induce him to to say athere lihkothing wrong; nobody hurt, and ody suffering., , Mr. President and Xi. epealler*Elentleinen of the General Assembly : It lir ti ;its has been maid' Wthe President of the genets, that very gnat responsibility mete upon mein Om posilion to which the voter of the Anserioan people here ealled me. I ant deeply aeneible of that weighty responsibility. I cannot but know, what you all know, that without a uame—perhaps without a reason—there has fallen upon use a task such as did not rest even upon the Father of hie Coun try; and so feeling. I cannot but turn and look for the support without which it will be impossi ble for me to perform that great task. I turn and look to the American people, .and to that God who has never forsaken thetn. Allusion has been made to the interest felt in relation to the policy of the new Administration. In this have received front some a degree of credit for having kept silence, - but from others severe dep recation. I still think I was right. In the va rying and repeatedly shifting scenes of the fres ent, without a precedent which could enable us to judge by the past; it has seemed tatting that before speaking upon the difficulties of the open. try, I should have gained a view of the whole field, to be sere; and alter all; being at liberty to modify and change the 00t1rE0 of policy as fa tore events may make a change necessary. I have nut maintained silence from any want of real anxiety. It is a good thing there is no more than anxiety, for there is nothing going wrong. It is a consoling circumstance that when we look out there is nothittg.that really hurts anybody. We entertain different views upon politieal ques tions, but nobody is stiffering anything. This id a most consoling circumstance, and from it we may conclude that all we want is time, patience, and a reliance on that Clod that has never for saken this people. Fellow citizens, what I have said has been al together extemporaneous, end I will now come to a elose. THE PEACE CONFERENCE We have more hopeful news from Washington than any that has reach. ed us for a long while. On Thursday night, the Committee of one from each State, d the Peace Conference, agreed, by a large majority, to recom mend substantially the , adoption of the resolutions offered by Mr. Gran ate, of Kentucky. These propose certain amendments of the Constitu tion, to wit: ARTICIA I. That all territory of the United States shall be divided by a line from east to west, on the parallel of 36 degrees 30 minutes north latitude; and in all territory north of that ; lino, involuntary servitude, except in punishment of crime, is prohibited whilst it shall belong to the United States, or be under a Territorial Govern ment, and in all territory south of said line in voluntary servitude is recognized as it exists in the Southern States -of the Union, whilst such territory shall belong to the United States, or be under a Territorial Government; and neither Congress nor the Territorial Government shall have power to hinder or prevent emigrants to said territory from taking with them persons held to labor or involuntary service, according to the laws and. usages of the State from which such persons may be taken, nor to impair the right arising out of said relatimls, qnd be subject to judical cognizance; the United. States Courts of such Territory shall have jurisdiction thereof, and those rights shall be protected by the Courts and all the departments of the Territorial Govern ment, under ter according to the laws of the State 'from which the person bound to such service may have been taken; and when any Territory north or south of saidline, within such boundary as Congress may prescribe, shall contain a Impute tion required for a member of Congress, accord ing to the then Federal ratio of representation of the people of the United States,it tuay,if its form of Government be republican, be admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States, with or without involuntary servitude or labor, as the Constitution of such new State may provide. ART. 2. That no territory alkali hereafter be ac quired by the United States without the concur rence of a majority of the Senators of the States north of Mason and Dixon's line, and also a ma. }Drily of the Senators south of said line; but no treaty by which territory shall be acquired shall he ratified without the two thirds' vote of the Senators, as required by the Constitution. ART. 3. That the Constitution, and-no amend ment tberoof, shall be construed to give Congress power to regulate, abolish, or control, within any State or Territory of the United States, the rela tion established or recognized by the laws thereof touching persons bound to labor or involuntary service therein, nor to interfere with or abolish in voluntary service in the District ofOolumblawith out the consent of Maryland and Virginia and the owners, or without making the owners who do not consent, previously, full compensation; nor the power to interfere with or abolish involuntaryser vice in places under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States within those-States and Territo. ries where the some is established or recognized; nor the power to prohibit the removtilor transpor tation of persons held to laborer involuntary ser vice in any State or Territory of the United States tom other States or Territory thereof, where it is established or recognized; nor to authorize's spa eifia tax or any-higher rate of taxes on persons bound to labor, then an land in proportion to value, for to author* any of the African race or their descendants to become citizens, or to exercise the right of suffrage in'the choice of Federal officers. Awr..4. That hereafter the paragraph of the fourth article of tpe Constitution shall not be con strued to prevent any of the States, by appropt I ate legislation, and through the action of theirju dieial and ministerial officers, from enforcing the •delivery of fugitives from labor from ,any other State or Territory of the United States to the person to whom such service of labor is due. ART. 6. The emigration or importation of the African race into any State or any Territory of the United States, whether for residence or invol-. untary service, is forever prohibited, ,rind Congress shall have the power, by appropriate legislation, to enforce the provisions of this article. ART. B. That the first, second, thifd, and fifth articles of these amendments, and the third para graph of the second section of the first article of the Constitution, and the third paragraph of the fourth article thereof, shall not be amended or abolished without the consent of all the States. . These propositions, it is understood, embrace the ultimatum of the border Slave States; and if adopted, will save them from joining the seceding States in their effort to set up a Southern Confederacy. To all who regard the saving of the Union as of higher importance than the enforcement of a party platform, the recommendations of the Peace Conference will afford a ba sis for the amicable and equitable adjust ment of the existing.,troubles. They have been matured by moderate and patriotic men from both sections of the country, who have had no other end in view than the peaceful preservation of the Union, and men of all parties and all. sections may unite upon them with the confidence that they can neither enlarge nor contract the area of slave labor, and that they can' neither increase nor diminish the number of slave. These are things beyond the reach of any legislation. No advantage will be gained either way on these vexed questions; but the great good will be effect ed of ridding our politics of their most per nicious element, and the only one that stands in the way of restoring the unity anitstability of the Federal Government' The Conference will doubtless adopt their Committee's report; and then the . Republican party will have presented to it the final alternative of the restoration of the Union by fair and honorable compro mise, or the assertion of the supremacy of the Chicago sectional platform at the cost .0f disunion and deadly civil war. LATER. THE PROSPECT- Affairs at. Washington do not look promising. The probability is that the Peace Congress will be a failure, and that we will be thrown back to the hopeless condition in which we were before it was.convened. The same cause that paralyzed all efforts of good men in Congress, the same cause that has defeated every plan of adjustment, hitherto proposed,threat ens to divide, distract, and, finally, break up the Peace. Congress. That cause is the °bating*. and inflexible determination of the Republican par ty, not to yield any- of their misera ble anti-slavery dogmas for the pre servation of the 'Union. They stand upon the Chicago Platform,making it, of more worth than the Constitn tinn, and refuse -to do anything to"., stay secession. Their newspaper have even ceased to talk about the neces. sity of doing something "to strength en the Union men in the- South."— The moment they wore furnished with evidence that there are such in the South, that .moment they grew indifferent. They said they could not treat with seceders and avowed trai ters,biit that they would treat with patriotic men, who loved the . Union and desired to preserve it. The bor der slave States humored them, and the Peace Congress was called for their 'especial accommodation. They. have been put in communication with the Southern Union men, and what have they done ? They have reject ed in committee theCßlTTENDENprop ositions, which they were invited by Virginia to make the basis of their action. They have emasculated even the GUTHRIE plan, and it is general: 'ly understood Vint they will reject that should a vote on it be obtained. WY - Is Mr. Lincoln in favor of se cession ! He days "there" is nothing going wrong," and as everybody knows, 00,8 e -cession of the southern states is the principal subject that at present agitates the country, the que ry is well put. If there is nothing going wrong, secession must be right; according to his own words. Iss,. It has often been a matter of surprise to us that the old Whigs of the Clay school still allow themselves to be bamboozled by the Republicans. Whenever one of the great lights of the Whig party of the old times is up for recognition, he is sure to meet with the most inveterate enmity of the Republican leaders. Another instance of this occurred last week in the New York Senate. The confirmation of Francis Granger, (the Whig candi date for Vice President, in 1836, on the. Harrison ticket,) as Peace Com missioner• to Washington, was reject ed by a vote of 15 to 13,—the 15 all rabid_ Republicans. 11ke Republican leaders'of the present day would not elect Henry . Clay' a Justice Of the Peace, and yet Many of the old Whigs support these same men—most of them Democratic traitors and rene gades. vsm.. The Courier is jubil:tut over the fact that the Republicans have now a tie, against all others, in the Senate, and a clear minority over all, of 28, in the House, produced by the seces sion of the southern senators and m embers. Well, why don't this Republican majority go to work and pass a Tar iff, as ten thousand times promised be, fore the late election. Or has the whole Republican party got to think ing with old Abe, that "there is noth. ing going wrong; nothing that really hurts anybody, nobody suffering," and that we don't need a Tariff. The Re. pnblican members, according to their talk were all ready to vote for the Morrill Tariff bill before the adjourn• ment of the last Congress, but the Democratic majority wouldn't let them. They were also going to pass it , right away on the meeting . of the present sessionbut the Democratic majority wouldn't let them. Why don't they pass it now? They have had a majority for some weeks and-still it hangs fire. What's wrong? They don't want to pass it—never did —and won't if •they can help them selves otherwise. The hypocrites, they know it would "violate" the free tradeplank of the Chicago plat form. THE QUESTION "Is the Union a free-lore arrangement, to he maintained by personal attraction? In waking this question, I don't assert anything, hut only ask the question for the people to consider and decide in their own'minds what,was right, and what was wrong."—Mr. Lincoln's speech at In dianapolis. The above query from the President elect of the United States is, most ex traordinary ; lacking refinement, del ieacy, dignity and, wo might add, good sense. The' answer lie gives is about: as ill.strung a piece of "non committalish" as can well, be ktnagined. Hence, we hope "nobody is hurt" by it, although the Republicans seem to be somewhat chafed by the late speech es of their leader. • WASHINGTON ITEMS.-1101.1410 Kin g was last week nominated by the Pres ident, and confirmed by the Senate, as Postmaster General. Frederick Seward, eon •of Wm. H. Seward, is to be Assitaitaut Secretary of State,underthe new administration. It is said that all the trouble in the Peacs Congress was caused .by the Republican members from lsi ew. York and Massachusetts. • wt. After all the fuss,- that the counting -of the vote for President, by Congress, last week, would be in terfered with—the capital bloWn up —and a general smash cap the climax on that interesting occasion, it turned out that there was not the least dan. ger of interferance. "Fuss and feath ers" were in theirglory—tbe military triumphant, and the conspirators no Where. The result of the count was as follows : Lincoln and Daralln, 180 Breeltinridge and Lanot,, 22 Bell and Everett, 39 Douglas and Johnson, . 12 Whole Electoral Vote, , . 203 Lincoln's majority oveiall, 57 zer At the recent election in Ten nessee, a majority of upwards of 40,- 000 was given in favor'of`tie Union and against secession: Good for Ten nessee. She also appeals to the North to concede something towards a ,set tleinent of -tlye preserit`diflmaties. DOINGS IX 00XGRZSS The most importaivt matter bethre Congress on Saturday, the 11th was the late seizure of New-York vessels, in Savrostiah. John Cochrane offered a resolution in Has House, making inqui ries of the Secretary of the Treasury on thesub ject,which was amended so as to includes" inqui ry relative to the seizure of arms destined for the South, by the Police of New-York, when objec tion was made to its coniideration,and Mr, Coch rane gave notice that he intended to call it up to-morrow. A resolution was adopted, calling, upon the President for the correspondence between our Government and that of Porn since 1853, rela tive to the free navigation of the Amazon and its tributaries. On motion of Mr. Corwin, of Ohio, the vote on the report of the Committee of Thir ty-three was still further postponed, until Thurs day, and debate upon the report was continued until the adjournment. The postponement is - in consequence of a desire to await the action of. the Peace Conference. In the Senate the Naval Ap propriation bill was passed. The Chairman of the Committee of Conference on the amendments to the Deficiency bill reported their inability to agree, and the Committee was discharged. A motion made by Mr. Hale, that the Senate reeede from its amendments, was laid over under the rule. Congressional proceedings on Monday were ex tremely interesting. Another, Conference Com mittee on the Deficiency bill was appointed. A petition for a Territorial Government in Ne va " was presented. The Naval Appropriation bill was then taken up, and occupied attention dur ing the remainder of the day. The appropria tions for the Pensacola Navy-yard were striken out. Mr. Hale, of Now-Hampshire, offered an amendment providing for the building of seven steam sloops-of war. Mr. Hunter, of Virginia, opposed it. It was advocated by Messrs, Grimes, of Iowa; Fessenden, of Maine, and King, of New York. The debate was not closed. The House bad a very exciting . session. A preamble and resolution were offered by Mr. Craig's, of North Carolina, and referred to the Committee on For. alga Relations, instructing the President to re - c• ognize the existence of a Southern Confederacy, and to receive in their official capacity, such Commissioners us may he vent by the Govern ment of that Confederacy to Washington. A resolution offered by Mr. MeClernrind, of Illi• note, was adopted, calling upon the President for information relative to theseizure of the Mint and Custom-house at New-Orleani. Mr. Ferry, of Connecticut, offered a revolution, which was ob jected to by Mr. Winslow, of North Carolina, in structing the Judiciary Committee to inquire in to the expediency of amending the Constitution so es to make it impossible for any State to se cede without the convent of all the States. Mr. Palmer, of New York, introduced two resolutions, —the first declaring that neither the Federal Government nor the people of the northern States have a purpose or constitutional right to inter fere with Slavery in any State of the Vision, and the other aeserting that the number of ..people in the North not subscribing to the sentizents of the first were too insignificant in number to be wor thy of notice. These resolutions excited a very lively debate, but the first one finally passed by a vote 106 to 4—not a quorum. Further debate and explanation's then ensued, and it was again passed, 116 to 4. A reconsideration was carried, and after Mill farther debate, Mr: Sherman, of Ohio, offered a substitute, declaring that neither Congress not the Legislatures of non-slavehold. leg States have the right to le,gislate, upon the subject of Slavery in the slaveholding States.— This appeared to give 'satisfaction to everybody, and it passed unanimously. Mr- Peigner's sec ond resolution was net considered—it 'being su perseded by that of Mr. Sherman. Mr. Sickles offered a resolution calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury for information relative to interfer ence with the enforcement of the Revenue laws in the acceded States. It Was amended on mo tion of Mr. Burnett, of Kentucky, by adding an inquiry rotative to the concentration of troops at Washington, and passed. The Pacific Railroad bill was made the special order for to-morrow, and the day after. The proceedings of Congress, on Tuesday were in teresting and important. In the Senate, among , the petitions presented, was lane by Mr. Critten den, from 23,230 citizens of Massachusetts, ask. ing for the adoption of his compromise. He no. enliven ied its presentation with a few congratu latory remarks. A colloquy in reference to the subject took place between Mesers. Crittenden and Sumner, which was finally stopped by a motion to consider the special order—the Naval Appro propriation bill. The proposition under discus sion was to amend, by adding an appropriation fur building seven steam sloop-of-war.. Mr. Green, of Missouri, addressed the Senate on the general subject of the National troubles, and at the conclusion of hie remarks the amendment was adopted, and the bill was caused—Messrs. Bigler, of Pennsylvania, Douglas, of Illinois, Johnson of Tennessee, and Latham of Califor nia, voting in the affirmative. In theltouse, Mr. Sherman, of Ohio, Chairman of the Committee of Way's and Means, presented a letter front the Secretary of the Treasury exhibiting the condi tion of Treasury, and asking for the passage of some measure of relief. It states that the lie bilitiel due and to fall due before the 4th of March next are nearly $10,000,000. The accruing revenue will, it is estimated, net about $2,000,000, leaving $8,000,000 to be bor rowed. There is in the Treaeury. subject to draft, a little more than $500,000, while drafts to about $10,000,000 are uoanswered. The short'time to elapse before the close of the present session renders it indispensable fur the Secretary to ad• vertiee for a loan immediately. Mr. Sherman ac• companied the letter with a bill to meet it. de mands, and asked for its immediate passage:-- Mr. Garnett, of Virginia, objected, and under the rules it was laid over. A unanimous report from the Special Committee on the abstraction of the Indidn Trust Bonds was presented by Mr. Morris, of Illinois, the Chairman, and after con siderable objection, it was read. The Seonte's amendments' to. the Pacific Railroad bill were then considered, and occupied attention until the adjournment. The debate was participated in by a number of members, and finally closed with an interchange of opinions relative to the effect of the recent election in Virginia. The principal interest in Congressional pro ceedings, on Wednesday, centred la the House, where, in joint convention, the Senators and Representatives assembled to witness the count ing of . the Electoral votes, and to hear the result declared. The galleries of the House were dense ly crowded, and the scene was veryanimated.— Vice-President Breekinridge opened the packa ages, and declared their contents, and at the con clusion of these formalities announced the result This done, the Senators withdrew, and business proceeded as Usual. 'Previous to this ceremony, Mr. Sherman, of Ohio, presented another com munication from the eeretary of the Treasury asking for relief for the Treasury, and accompa nied with a bill to accomplish the desired pur pose, but Mr. Garnett, of Virginia, as on the pre vious day, objected to. its euusideratinn. Mr. Sherman moved a suspension of the rules, but the matter finally went over for the day. n the Senate, the bill to carry out the treaty with New- Granada, was taken up and passed. Th., Tariff bill was taken up, and Mr. Seward gave notice that be should move to strike out that portion abolishing the warebonsing system. The bill was laid over without action, and the bill for the better organization of the militia of the District of Columbia was considered for some time, and finally recommitted to the Committee on Milita ry Affairs for modification. The Senate soon af terwards adjourned. Among the numerous petitions presented isr the higher branch of Congress on Thursday, and which related principally to the troubles now ag itating the country, was one by Mr. Seward, from the Chamber of Commerce of New. York, remon strating against the passage of the Merrill Tariff bill. The resolutions of the New-York Demo cratic State Convention, also presented by Mr. Seward, were laid en the table. The Tariff bill was then considered, and Mr. Hunter, of Virgin ia, suede a speech against its passage, arguinx that the revenue yielded by the present Tariff is sufficient for, the wants of the Government if properly disposed of. Ho - was followed by . Mr. Simmons, of •Rhode Island, in favor of the and particularly that portion of it which abut. isbes the ware-housing system. The Senate held an Executive Seasion, and soon afterwards ad journed. In the House, a resolution, offered by Mr. Morehead, of Pennsylvania, that Washing. ton's Farewell Address, be read on the 225 inst., in the Representative - Hall, and that the Pres ident, Presidcnt °lett, members of the Cabinet,' .ko., be invited 'to be present, gas objected to,' and laid over. Mr. Pryor, of Virginia, as a question of privilege obtained leave to introduce a resolution for tilanppojiatment of a Spooled Committee-to inquire into the truth of a stqe meat in the New. York Times, to the offset that books have been :taken from the _Congressional' - Library by members of Congress front the secelf. ing States and not returned. The resolution was passed. The Senate's amendments to the Pacific Railroad bill were considered. The Report of the Committee of Thirty-three was considered.— The Special . Committee appointed to inquire in to the alleged intention to make a descent upon the Capital thee made aimaninaous report through he Chairman, Mr. Howard,,pf - Michigan, . which. Jeclarip that though APPrehensions of ISuett an event have been entertained, there is now no probability that it will occur. Mr. Branch, of North Carolina, a member of the_Committee, in dorsed theeonchiaioni of - thenßetfort;andTiftro. duped a resolution as a minerit y report—although the report by Mr. Howard was understood to be unanimous—deprecating the' presence of troops in the Capital, declaring it offensive, and asking their withdrawal. This caused- a long and ani mated debate, which was finally concluded by laying the resolution on the table, 125 to 85, and the Rouse adjourned. The proceedings of Congress on Friday were not specially important, though interesting. In the Sonata, after the presentation of petitions,ele., the Select Committee's amendments to the Tariff bill wore discussed, anti some of them agreed to. The amendment relative to the warehousing sys tem called out a lengthy debate, in which Mr. Seward opposed any alteration in the system. Mr.• Simmons, a member of the Committee defended .the proposed amendment as bene ficial to tho interest of the National Treasury.— The Senate adjourned without action upon it. In the House, a memorial from the New-York Cham ber of Commerce, against the passage of the Mor rill Tariff bill, was presented by John Cochrane. A number of private hills were , passej—among them one providing ;WOO for Townsend liar. ris, for negotiating a treaty with Siam, and an.- other appropriating $40,41140 for the relief of Hockaday k Leggett, postal contractors. FRIORTENED AWAY BY GHOSTS.--The Crown Point (Ind.) Register, is respon sible for the following—the last ghost story . : A little south of Ciown Point—probably about two miles—stands a house that is to some a won der. The house of itself is nothing more than a building any 18 by 24 feet, and a story and a half high. Not many months since, a mother and daughter who occupied the house were taken sick and in a-few.days died. There was nothing pe culiar about their death, as any wee observed.— They were buried, and the house left vacant.— Soon after a family moved in, and since then it has been occupied most of all the time until with in a few weeks, when it was found impossible for a family to reside there. For weeks- they have seen manifestations of a supernatural presence. Besides the moving of all moveable articles, the tinkling of glasses and the rattle of tin ware, there were frequent and startling sounds, as of whispered conversation, singing, subdued-laugh ter—all imitations of the human voice. These ghosts have been seen at all hours of the night. An old lady, clad in her grave clothes, has been seen to come from the adjoining forest, where the wind swept in tremendous gusts, rattling the icy branches of • the trees. She invariably walks around the house and sings the doleful-tune, un til she is joined by a young female, when the two unite in a plaintive song. Usually light foot steps are soon heard in the house, and at times the ghostly visitors are seen promenading the kitchen and other rooms of the house until a late hour in the night, and in some instances have not left until day-light. The family became so alarmed and troubled at these manifestationi that they picked up their dads and left the premises. We understand that ne earthly consideration could itsdiree them to return: AiFr" The Boston Courier say that the ?mien social Liberty Law of Massachusetts is not to be repealed. "The Committee on Federal Re)ations will report certain ausendosent i s , to the no 4 and this is as far as they will consent to go." SECESSION—As early as 1790, at the third sea eon ofCangrass under the Constitution of the United" States, the, weathers from the :Eastern States, secedes from Congress, and refused to do business with the Southern members, for ad oth er reason than that the Southern members, were able to control the vote for the location of the seat of government, and place it on the Potomac instead of at Philadelphia; and they held outfor a long time under great excitement_ throughout thecountry. Finally, through Washington,liam ilton,andJeffersen, a compromise' was effected; and I see by 'Washington's Farewell Address to the people of the United States, September 17, 1795—six years sifter this secession at the North —he says : "In contemplating the causes whiCh may distract our Union, it occurs as s matter of serious concern that any ground should hive been furnished for characterising parties by ge ographical discriminations, Northern and South ern"—Ahnazon Huston, of Texas, in reply to Gen. Wool. The Kentuoky Logiolatare has adjourned till March 21), to await the action of the -peace conference. "ATTENTION, YOUNG MEN !"—WO pOrbeiTO; by the advertisement of Messrs. Horace L. Hoge man & Co:, of New York, that the renowned Stimulating Ooguent" invented by Dr. Belling ham for a healthy stimulation iy the growth of beard or whiskers, has now had its American mark et confided 'to their agency. The high rep utation of this actin:lain Londou,Yaris, and other cities of 'Europe, seems to have been fully Justi fied by experience in this country. We find that ite praises are re-echoed among all classes. A few weeks are said to prove its almoit magical influences upon the beard or whiSker's. 'the British volunteers have made such free use of it as to attract the attention7of The London Punch. See advertisement of !Messrs. liegeman et Co. in another column. WASHINGTON, Feb. 18—The Peace Conference will bring its deliberations to a termination by Wednesday or Thursday. Delegates say that &- longer delay will be dangerous to the object of their mission, and they are anxious- to submit their deliberations to Congress. /Mr In April, 1859, George'Fairfield and Eli sebeth Robinson, were joined in wedlock by Al derman C. W. Lewis, of Elisabeth, Allegheny county, Pu., and have since tired together as man and wife, Abraham Rohineen, father of the lady, recently sued the alderman for marry ing a minor, she being at that time "just nine teen years old." The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff in the full amount of the penalty, which is fifty pounds, Pennsylvania currency, $133 33. A Remanicance Curtn.—The Shamokin- Reg iirer of thb 7th inst., states that there lean infant in that borough, "about one week old, with a double head, one facing in front and the' other backward, the letter one is- the largest, but-net perfect, and destitute of the organs of sense.— The child appears healthy and takes refreshment from its mother," A GOOD LAW _ . The fallowing "act for the better security of the wages of laborers,"is before the Legislature, has passed.the Rouse of Representatives, and will probably become a law Sae. 1. That all wages that may be due from the owner, or owners of any manufacturing estab lishment to any' laborer or faborers in or about such establishment, for any period not exceeding six months immediately proceeding the death or insolvency of such owner or owners, shall be' a li en upon such establishment, and shall be first paid from the proceeds of the sale of such estab lishment : Provided, That the same be preien ted to the officer executing the writ borers-distri bution of the proceeds of the sale. ••• Sec. 2. That, in the case of the dissolution; by death or otherwise, of any partnership arm or,-in corporated company, all debts due or owing to operatives or laborers fur servicea performed for fo' such partnership firm or incorporated company, r any period not exceeding one year, eball first be provided for and paid out of the effects or as sets of said firm or company in preference of or to any other claim : Provided, That this act shall not impair or sifted the right of the widow or children of any deeedent to retain three' bun. drad dollars, as provided by existing laws of this Commonwealth. trar The flag-staff, flag, and other incidental expenses connected with raising of the flag on, the capitol at Harrisburg, next Friday; will cost the State at least $5,000. n M. Lincoln is expected to reach Rarrisburg on Friday at 1 o'- clock, in the afternoon, and remain there -until the next morning. :He will probably pass by wayof Lances . ter. The ancient cooks carried their arts ,to the most whimsicalmfection. They were , abie to serve up,alt.holexig,..holled'on one side and roasted oil the other.;-. so. It is.said that the enitsitnenti for the United States army and nary, are fewer now than they have been for yeiirs, although thousands of fit persons are, out of employment. zer It is said that the officers of the Southern Provisional Government 'are in favor of an amicable adjustment and settlement.of the present nation al difficulties: Via... The New-York - Tribune cautions farmers against a new humbug: Farmers will do well to consider any agyertisentent they may see, par ticularly in handbils emanating from St. Louie, of Japanese wheat, as a mere trap to gull them oat of a dollar. The issuers of the advertisment pretend that this new kind of wheat will yield "three hundred bushels per acre.' That story' Is too big. It is a big effort to "raise the wind" at the farmers expense. Don't Ale gulled by it. Don't send the dollar. Toil are sure to be Cheated. ts.. The Pittsburgh people have just discov ered that a large number of their tax collectors put the major part of their collections into their breeches poek,ots ; and that though this specula tion has been going on for several years the thieves have generally been re appointed. The grand jury of the county have indicted a whole batch of the delinquents. An Ono Mouswro.—A gentleman of Albany, who has lost a beautiful young wife, could not bear to give her up. So he has had her need em balmed and placed in a gold ease, which occupies a prominent position in his, sitting-room and in his•thoughts. The southern congress has resolrcd, .in organising the southern army and navy, to make provision for ufficers of the Army and Navy of the United States, who have resigned on account of their adhesion to the South. FATAL TERMINATION OF A SLEIGH. RIDE. -SEVEN Psaso;s Daowler.o.--Seven per sons were drowned. on Monday of last week, while attempting to cross a small stream in Mercer county, 111., in- a sleigh. The party consisted of an old man named Mintz, Mrs. Mark Hughes, and two chil dren, Mrs. Elizabeth Hodson and two chil dren, and Mrs. Bargo and two children. Mr. Mintz-saved , himself and one of Mrs. Hodson's children by swimming. Mrs. Hodson remained in the sleigh, holding her other chi d for an hour and a half on the sideboard, until assistance came. Both were taken out wive but the mother died shortly after. A HAurrso ROUSE.—Mr. Henry Tay lor, who has occupied a house on Wolfe street, in Alexandria, Va. j for several months,has during that timebeenfrequ !nt ly annoyed and alarmed in the night of unearthly noises coming from the eaves of the building. In seeking out the cause of these noises last week, according to a lo cal paper, he found jammed in one of the cuddy holes between the rafters, under the eaves of the house, the sewed up leg of a pair of black pantaloons, 'which on being I opened, revealed the dried, stiffened and mummy like remains of an infant, encased first in rags and then in lime. In a simi lar place at the other extremity of the roof was found a bundle made of a -por tion of an old coat, in the inside of which were found detached portions of the skiel eton of another well-developed child.— The "unearthly noises" probably arose from the efforts of rats to get at the dead bodies. A SOUTHERN SYMPATHIZER SHOT DEAD IN Ouxo.—The Zanesville Courier of the Ist instant has the particulars ofthe shock ing-murder of William Wilkins, a few days previous, at Sewellsville, Belmont county.. The murdered man was engag ed in a heated discussion of the national troubles, during which he earnestly sided with the South, and exhibiting a -pistol, expressed his willingness to fight for her. One of his companions who had taken part in the discussion, requested Wilkins to let him•see the pistol, and upon his colas-. with the request, remarked that- if those were Wilkins' sentiments, it was as. good a time mow as ever to make a com mencement, and placing the pistol at the breast of the latter, fired; the ball entering the !wart and - killing him instantly. No arrests were made. . , I The Southern "Congress" on Friday, I appointed a Committee to make arrange -1 menti for the inauguration of President / Davis on Monday, the 18th inst.. 1 P. M. i The. Texas ordinance of secession was • pesented, together with the credentials of idelegates. only one of the latter, how ev -1 er appeared--:Mr. Gregg, who was invi tedl to a seat in the Convention.• In se ? cret session an act was passed continuing 1 in office all Collectors. of the Customs— incumbent at the time •of the adoption of the Constitution, with salaries and pdwers las heretofore,.provided that no individual • compensation shall exceed 85,003 per an i num. All officers take an oath to sup / port the Provisional Government., The / Secretary of the Treasury was directed to report a plan of collecting the revenue, diminishing the expenses In each Cuitom -1 house at least fifty per cent. i EXPLOSION OF A COOKING RENGE:—A I very singular and most unfortunate • accident, occurred at the residence of Mrs. N. K. Benton, in , Warehouse Point, Connecticut, on Friday morn ing. The pipes connecting the tank and range was rendered a complete wreck, the room filled with burning t coals and bricks, stove covers, tea kettles . titici hot water were thrown in all directions. Mrs. Benton 4nd a . couple of children were in the room at the time, and all of them were more or less injured, and herself and a young son, about three years old, quite seriously. Both were knocked nearly senseless, and badly burned by the burning coals. THE SOUTHERN CONGKESE AND THE PED MAL PROPERTY.—`]'he Southern Co ngress at Montgomery, Alabama, on Wednesday in secret session adopted a resolution declaring the new gov. eminent takes under its,charge the questions and difficulties existing be tween the States and the United States, relative to the forts, and oth er public establishments. We shall, therefore, have no collision by the se cessionist at any of the points threat. ened, until a formal declaration 'of war is made by the Smithern Congreas tape theor unless the federal government. tail the initiative steps. _;;,s regolution di, reciting inquiry as to the proprietyof sending Commissionere to Washitg-, ton was referred to, the Committee on Foreign Relations, . AN INFERNAL ItACIRINE.---A fiend ish, but, fortunately, unsuccessful at tempt was made to trtu a r, der a wholefamily, at Lawrenceville, Pa.,,on.Sat urday last. The instrument was an infernal machine, which was placed on the outer sill of one' of the. win dows of the bonne-i4 .'which the in tended victims reside. SO aeat . Was the force of the conettagoti that; all the side of the bonne waUtoril - neighbor: injure and in every window tir hood § in lefikwas:b,golien. N o one vas .1... . TWA' ONLY DISCOVERY Wotrthy RE of STORI any Con NG fidenoo Rio .- THE BALD. AND GRAY, oince the great diteovery of Prof. Wood, hart attempted not only to imitate bin restorative...lnd profess to have discovered something that would pro duce results identical; but they base all come and.gone, being carried awaybyAhe wonderful results of Prot. Wood's preparation, and have been forced to leave the field to its reals4ess sway. ;lies& the followlog."--- . Bath,.kaine, 1804 Prof. O. J. Wool) & go.l'Oenti: , --Theletfei I wrote you In 1850 conedinfig-yonVviaboatilii gait Restoratfre r and whie!szoli have "ptibltshed In this Bud else where, his given risotto .numerous. enquiries-towelling the factiln the are,' first, is 3t a factor Inv habitation and.name., ai 'stated in the cow. oninleation; selected, is it tbue of all therein cent:Metall third, does my hair still contlnte to try in good_ dialer and of natural ecilort To all I ban and do answer In variably yes. lily hair is even better than in any. stage of my life for 40 years-past, Andre aloft, thrifty, god bet- ter colored; the camels true or my *bilkers, and the only MUM ttilif the substance is washed off t tblLL the face when if-care - wore used-137""iPinfiain""sirLam" con nection with the whiskers, the same result will follow as the hair. I have been ItilthApmelPlA44Pleztl2llm ber of letter's from all tiartribrffav Nuglittil,athltaine if my hair still continues to beißood: ae thefieistorich fraud in the manufacture and sale of - vakitidgeocipouoda as well as this, it bee, no doubts beets basely imitated and been used, not only ,Without any good effect bed to absolute injury. I base not used any or year Resters tive of any account/or coma mouths, and yet my Mar is as good as ever, and hundreds has 13 examined it with surprise, is I am now el years old and Allot a greY.halr in my bean or on my face; and to prove- tbfs fact,pietl you a lock of my heir taken off the past week- Tru eeiveld your favor of two quart bottles rut summer, for Which I am grateful: I gave it to my friendb and there by induced them to try it, twiny were eleeptiesi until after trial, and then purchased and used it with univer sal success. I will ask us a favor, that you send me a test by which I can discover fraud in the Restorative. sold by many, I fear, without authority from you. A piard article will Insure success. and I believe. where, good effects do not follow, the failure is calf - sea by the Impure article, which curses 00-inventor of the good. I deem it my duty as heretofore, to kesp r _yeil. *Porleed of the eontieued effect on my hair, BB I assure an who enquire of me of my unshaken opinion of its valuable roseate. I remain, dear air, yours, . • • A. 0. RAYAIOND. Aaroua, Kun Ky., Nov. X 0.1868. Prof. 0.3. Woon: Dear Sir.—l would certainly be do ing.you a great injustice not to make known to -the world, the wonderful, es well as the unexpected rmult I hare experienced from using ova bottle of your Bair Restorative. After using every kind of 'Heaters tives extant, but with out Success, and finding my head nearly destitute of hair, I was finally Induce& to try a bottle of your Hair Restorative. Now;;*.der and justice compel me toannoance to whoever mayirifid this, that I now possess a nairand beautiful growth of' hair, which I pronounce richer and handsoiner 'than the ori ginal was. I will therefore take occasion to reisom mend this invaluable remedy to ALL who may feel the necessity of it. 111 Respectfully yours, Itzv. ALLEN-BROOK. P. S.—This testimonial of-my approbation for your valuable medicine (as you are aware of) is unsolicited: but if ydn think it worthy anlace among the rest, in sort if you wish; if mot destiny and say nothing-. • Yours, &a., Rev. S. A. B. The Restorative is put up in. bottles of three sizes, viz: large, medium; and small; the small holds' pint, and retails for one dollar per bottle;' the medium holds at least twenty per cent. more in proportion than the small, retails for two dollars per bottle; She large bolds a quart, 40 per cent, more in proportion, and re tails for $3 per bottler O. J. WOOD & CO., Proprietors, 444 Broadway, New York, and 114 Market Street, St. Louis, And sold by alLaood Druggists and Fancy Goods Dealers. NOV. 7,1840.-3m._ REAL ESTATE. For Rent. 3 O . TORP. B.ool* Nos. 2 and 4, in EAGLEBUILD .2 ► INGS. Appif to Dr. Geo. P. Linea:leave; or Am. Jacob B. Weidman. Febrnary 13, 1.86 t. • FOR R EN T A largo two story double Stone Dwelling Monett in Market street, with line Lot and Garden: a Apply to JOIIN" W.3ll$H. Lebanon, January), 1.861-. tOf[ JINN, ATINE SACISINP.SS suttess elbr a harilerare or clothing Store or easy other ltind - of baudgem, near the corner of Cumberland and•Plankliond streets. latelyoocngied by H. Dundore's Cabinetlftejs of fired for rent by the undersigned. Possession of tim - above given ansurtinte....4l4ply to Lebanon. dais. 25, dile& _ ~40111401.11Li11011. Private &lift - , • rfIEIE Subscriber offers at private eale all thiet, certain tarn) or tract "of land, situate partly in gluisirirre township, Schuylkill county, and partly in IletWtown ship, Lebanon county, lieunded by landeof ert and - Guilford, Bouffant") A3rer,igg, Daniel Doubert nd others,. containing one hundred - and llt tarty-eight acres and a quarter, with the appur, , tenances, consisting of a tweratory kw dwelling- ouse, (weather boarded) al% story, log dwelling howie;' a new bank barn, other out-buildinga,.and a new wittepoWer saw mill. For terms, de. , which 'will be easy, Apply to ii. W. MATCH:EN, Agent. rinegrove April 20, 10.59.--tf. PUBLIC SALE. WILL be cold at Public Sale, on TrucitLey, Mara .Ti, 1881, et the residence of the subscriber, In North Lebanon township. one mile from Lebanon on the road leadir.g from Lebanon to Goebert's tavern, the follow - ng personal property. viz tcl, head of Young Horses, 8 liend of Cows,l Bull, and a lot of Horned OATTLR,, 2 Plantation' WAGONS, 1 Spring Wagon, I Wagon Body, two pair of Hay Latithirs, Ploughs; lbw rows,' and Cultivators; 1 Land Boller,l Patebt Rake, 1 Potent Straw Cutter; W indmil, Grind" Btaursi,.: Wheel barrows, Rakes, Yorke, Shovels, 4 Setts of Horsegears, Saddles, Log, Cow, Halter Chains aaUllaltertn - Jack, screw, Spreaders, Double and Swingleßattes, 1 excedient CIDER PRESS, HAY, STRAW, mete lot of Other ar ticles too numerous to mention 4,l3akt to 'oometietem at 11 o'clock, A. H., when terms will b. ineelmtnewn by • JOHN' MEYER. Jarattaii2R,4B6l. F. Fame ueti °nor Jacob .Tboiratas 7 w ILL be .seld at the residence of the subSoxiber', in F Y South Lebanon township„:6 miles from and 3 miles from Shaefferstown, I mile froth Groh's store ' at the old Furnace mail, , ON FRIDAY, 14A.It(111 - 1; 1861, The following Personal :Propertp,Sle:-8 110113 . 33. in cluding 1 good Brood - Milch COWS,I 1-yeur , SULL, 3 HEWE '' RS 1 Breading SOW 4 31 1 1 %: , 8 SHOATS, 8 setts Eforsegoars. .nearly - new, 3 broadwheeled Wagons, las good I Spring-wagon. 1 Top-buggy, good as new, 1 Stalky, good new, Carriage-harness, 3 Plows, 2 *arrows, 1 Haw, ittagonVboS. *Oland toter, good WI new. , 3 Cultivators; Oortsplow, .11bovel-harrow, &horse Sleigh, with Iron Soles, all kinds of Chabois, - ).. largo Kitchen-cupboard, and many other art s : too tumor. ons to mention. . . . - gale to commence otl2 o'clock, lil f , . wben.tatealitions will be made' known, and 1 Xl3AR•eredit, girene by . 11. RENNETERIN Auctioneer. .1.4,r00n -TiiomAs... leobruttry 13,1801. . , PUBLIC *M E - •-• OP PERSONAL PROPItk - TIT ILL be sold at public sale, at the reildertn* of H. F F 3IISScit. in North Lebazilm-horough,Debanon comity, Pa., o ann Friday, March 16, - 4864 the 4bllowing Personal Property, vin--1 PIANO. -I`TWO• • HORSE SPRING WAGON, 1 BUGGY, COW, Vit Wheeltbanows, Forks, Halters and Cow chains, Saddles, Harness", "BEDS' and rszto- STEADS; ItilltHAßß, Book.Ofese,Besks.TabGa, Chairs, Kitchen Cupboards, 'lron and Copper'-Kettles, Stoves with Pipe, Tubs, Barrels and Stands,-'a largo number of valuable Boomi, and a variety °MOOSE, AND KITCHEN FIIENITURE too nunterenslo 'Men tion. Wel° commence at lo'clock, P. •=kt., when the. conditions of sale will niadeltnown by ' N. Lebanon, 'Feb. 13, 'tit J. }LUIS-BE3IIM EXECUTORS.? 1 1 .11011I,CR, Vrf,nrer, is hereby giventhat Letters Tesbutteiteary DI on the Estate of into jibil".:' 3l .! t z:mraMlCB3qatlfl., of ,leciteou Lebanon ' Pa7 4yo neon • mated to the anderalgtind. " All meow having thiessagainstlaid Xstnio nre requestal to pro= scat thous, sag those tadobtormill wake atosedt*4 payment, 1911eLLOI B,7BErrprowfr, • ')lerstown, Lebanon cothity,,Pa t SAMUEL BREITENBACH, Roxboro', Philadelphia, co; . .tannary 80.:.186L-At. IVotk, Ad atinistratoe s, im , N oncE is hereby give* that lettert of 'ittbninhtt rui . Mon on the Estate of Hstrar S. sanossatutiOlatet of Cornwall township, Lebanon eonnty, Pily de0 . 44, Ali re been granted to the undersigned , or the toWnishitimu i d County aforesaid., All .peraoos, theroltiretutrinpaboug against add Benito, will pleatte,pretwintthent_andthese Indebted are requested to make payment: d- Cornwall toWnship, January ..%) 18'61. Akdininistratoes .111etiiee:4 N OTICE is hereby given that lettere lif.ittilniraistra.% 'non on the Eatate at Dr.• ckuustivu - Butane., lite. of Heidelberg tewnshiP, Lebarcini,eonnty; 'dee'd,, have been granted to the undisiedivf the township and county . aforesaid, ,All persons therefore, having claims against ealtr Estaticliiill'please present them,. and those indebted:ea* 'rearnieted to. mike 4oayment.- ' Dr. V. BUOlLElti'lld' minietrator. Heidelberg tewnshlp ainnerylti, 1861.. A dinirabitrateris Notice. "VOTICE 1s ritirelty. given that, lettere of Administra- Al lion, de heals'non, on the 'Estate of Joseph Min merman, late of COrtiwall township , Lebanon • county, Pa., deo'd., have beau grantedle the undersigned. ;Allmillrsons, thelefiiie claims against a • quested please nutt present' titans, and those indebted arnre to lin•payment. JOHN B.'II,AUCH, Administrator de heels non,. Feb. 6 , 1861 • Lobanon,Lebanon count:3lPa: Ad Illinkitia tOr 7 S NOitee " VOTWE is hereby given that letters. of 4 - tle r ahibitia t ., .11 thin on the Estate ofJames Gritharlitte' 'athlete -- "non borough, Lebanon county, .Pa., deed:, leis% been, Vented to the underaigned, of the-boteughlihOonity. aforesaid. All peracum, therefore, havingelahroist z said Xstate;4lll please present them, and theeeltelebt, ed are requested to make payment. - - . JACOB PENCE;Almhtietnktot - Lebanon, February 1681. , - • ATTENT/Ort, THE MEMBERS of the Lebow:in , County Association "for ;the ;detection; of Home , Thieves, and the recovery of, etkdea;hotties, will meet at the'public house of L. Zimmer- • man, on SATURDAY. MARCIR , 2;IB6I,;at P. •• JACOB WITMI&R; WM O "-Tk:MkEIDDEE I Eressairer s _ SAMUEL int}filetratitry. Lebanon, Zebras,* id, ldeir ' - _
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