tot compact. Ns As IN dile' MA rrifll4l4lw. GETTYSBURU, PA Xollds7 Morning, July 19, 1858 DEMOCRATIC ST4TE ruwEr. irpcis or rrPrßrs cuc•ar, liILLUI A. PORTF.g. of PhilAdelptita CAI couwpiAlwitts, WZSTILEY MUST, of Payatta county Riumbeit.wric (ors TV C411.11/1 1 1ITTRE. TIN pembers of the Democratic Standing Cemantittee of Adamt counts• are requested to asset at the house of H. D, Wattles, in Gettys bap& •4 BATCILaSY, TUN 2.TTS or JCLY INST., ST 0811in ' elock in the afternoon, for the purpose of ileing the time for Wilding the Delegate Elec. ilietes, mad also for balding the County Conven t/eft. A hU attendance is desired. H. J. HTAHLE, Chairman. LIPMe following named persons compose She absolute: •131sUyeburg-11. J. Stable. Solomon Powers Marwick twp--(ieerge Flickinger. Oxford—Seery J. Kuhn. Liberty—Jo , eph I'. )IcDiTit. Donohue. fiermany—Joseph A. Short). arosstpleesant—Peter O'Neil. Freedom—John K. Harrigan, Unios--Danlel Wheeler. Menalleo—Samuel A. Swope, berwirk bor.—Frederick Wulf, Monatioy—lienry Hemler. Convvego—Jobn Busboy, Sr. Titone--Ueo. P. Eckenrode. Cninberlend—bane Deardorff. Uandltonhan—Thomas A. Marthall, Latimure—Jacob Ifoecht. . Tim*lin—.acid) Mark. 'better—John foyer, Sr. litentlngton—Thomas N. Dicks. 116ea4ing—Henry A. Picking. ii*Olithin—George Kiug. 41111 1 11 L Is4B, 14rA newieuunterfeit ten dollar note Ooe die Dank of Chambersburg has moils appearance in Philadelphia.— It Is signed J. 11. Culbertson, President, j. Isksley, Cashier. It is.somewhat pi)er than the genuine, but is well cal to deceive, The genuine bill has tio signature of 'f Jos. Culbertson, Peen," and the spurious is thus soonest detected. ,Deehnot Currency.—An interesting evert has been received by the Tree- Wary Department from Professor Alex is/4w, who is now in England, engaged la wearing a uniform currency for the Mew countries, as authorized by the last C*NW He says tire decimal cur vow will be easily agreed upon by the Cleaualssionars. It will be recollected that the Act of Congress requires that there be no departure from the decimal system. Additional instructions will be forwarded Professor A. in a few days. TAs National Borst' Exhibition at 4pringfield, Mass.—The third of these exhibitions is to take place on the 14th, ibtit, 16th and 17th of September. The exhibition of last year wo most sue eiedial, bat the coming one will, it is Mid, surpass any of the former, and ar- Nangotnents have been mach for it on 'TOO more liberal scale than hereto- Ibex During die session of Congress just closed, no less than five alterca tions took phut° between members, yiit: Grow an I Keitt, Clay and Cal houn, Hughes and Harris, Davis and Beisjamiu, Gwin and Wilson. It is *saint to be able to state that no- body was hurt, though it is rare to see iso much smoke without fire. Ezplana bens proved more efficacious tlian 1111rerov. Packer has issued the death warrants of the following persons : Jobs Luta, Allegheny county, to be ex looted October Ist; William John Clark, Neetour county, to be executed Sep lumber 24th; Mary Twiggs, Montour county, to be executed October 22d. 'Airy Fees.—By an act of the last Legislature of Ohio, jurymen's fees have Mos isareased from $1 per diem to $l - mileage of five cents per mile froia Om of residence, Opt Wcatiter.—Boston, July 12, True top to three o'clock yesterday woe trip warmest for rereral years. The thermometer ranged from 95 to 100 in the shade. Peaches in Western New York.—The Rochester Union says there will be very 'how peaehes in that section this year.— Tba trees sire affected by a kind of Dup. lirlt is said that Prof. 3iorse returns to this country with $BO,OOO in hib pock et, awardel him by the ten continental errors who have adopted his telegraph system. *rig is said that the recent divas trots explosion of the Pennsylvania, on . tbs Mississippi, was caused by the neg. hisnos of tho onginoer, who was joking risk IMO female deck passengers, POW attending to his duties. ag6Green corn with full ears a foot i tik IPOS upon the tables in New Or. i! s • ' swo weeks ago. ": ;: 1111rA 1 1 , Mere paper thus writes the nal* or attae•pooplait party." "I liaissuraroog's bird,—it Used s stash tome s fife r .—it died a mailroom's death "" , The Eghty-three =lieu Unimak. , The Protective Tari ff Issue. I The New York Courier and Enquirer, ' The attempt of the "Republicans" ' In a long editorial about the " heedless, 'of Now York, Pennsylvania and New ruinous. extravaganoe of the Admit/is- ' gneand to incorporate the protective trutiold," lies the following: I doctrine into the creed of the party, is " It exceeds anything of the kind or- . receiving some pretty strong rebukes er before ‘known to the country. Mr. from the " Republicans" of the West._ BBuchanan sayh been in power but little Rear the Chicago Tribune, the leading u than ear, and yet has pushed the cost of government fruit/fifty-eight organ of the Republicans in Illinois.— ; ntilllons---whieh had been complained It says : of, and justly, too, as an excessive fig- ~l i Word to a few Crazy Politicians.— are---to Oyer Elawry-Titßia itti o tioNs. ' We have observed with some little an-' The cost of carrying on the govern- prehension the etTortsof a few Penns} l-, meet, according to the Courier's figures, vaufa i Now York and New England a..„2 , Ann politicians to dove-tail the doctrine of a year ago, was v- , "l p i rotection nto the Republican Plat- The cost of carrying on the ,'Orin. We beg these gentlemen to de government for 1839, ac- silt, and leave the tariff an open ques cording to the Union and tion to be decided upon Its merits, not Recording to the exigencies of parties. the National Intelligencer, The attempt to force the Republicans of , Will be, by the appropria- 1 „ ' tne Nest into accord with the iron-man lions," 0,500,000 ten of Pennsylvania and the mill own ers of Massachusetts, under the pros-1 sure of party discipline, can have, at; this juncture, only a disastrous otrucc. * a * * Four millions attorcrrioN In one year: So much for this abotninahle "eighty three znillioxs" statement It is not President Buchanan's ruinous expendi ture, but_the falsehood of Black Repub licanism that exceeds anything of the kiwi ever before known in this coun try. Dill these cot of wholesale falsehoods ever hear about Ananias and Saphira? And what they' met their fate for f What a monstrous violation of truth it requires to sustain the cause a Black Republicanism !—Bostw Post. Symptoms of a Collapse. The now (" People's Party ") move ment of' the Know Nothings and Black Republicans promises but " a poor crop." Their meetings in all quarters are dead failures. The York Gazette, after "showing up" the character of the "Pcople's County Meeting," held in that place, on the 3d inst.--" a .beg garly account of empty botches "—re marks : " We are inclined to the belief t the new "people's party " has gone about as far as it will go. The thing will not work. The machinery is too complicated, and the promised results are too dubious. Here, in "Old Demo cratic York," we feel assured of its lit ter inability to gain a foothold. THE PEOPLE ARE WITH THE DEMOCRATIC PAR TY, and they will follow its flag because it is the banner of the Union and the Constitutio 1." lerThe Know Nothings and Black Republicans of this State held a Con vention at Harrisburg on Wednesday, and nominated John M. Reed, of Phila delphia, (a X.shy Democrat a few years since,) for the Supremo Bench, and W. E. Frazer, a leading Know Nothing of Fayette county, for Canal Commissioner. A. 11. Reeder, of Kan sas notoriety, presided. The struggle for Supreme Judgo was very warm, and it is thought tho nomination u ill not be cordially received by all branches of the opposition. • The resolutions Adopted are mere " milk and water"— humbug "sticking lout" in every lino. More anon. • Dr. E. G. Fahnestock represented this Senatorial district., and Capt. C. H. Buehler this county. 30,..The Opposition are at, their old game—"brag." They failed so often at it before, the wonder is they - have the courage to re-invest in it. But, most likely, there is nothing else left them—sectional Black Republicanism and proscriptive Dark Lanternism hay ing been "whippenut of their boots." It is certain, however, that those who "laugh last laugh best." So, boast a way now, Sams and fiambos—when the proper time comes you will find the wind leaving your igleEnostanter and intirely The people are not blind enough to trust such a party as the present speckled Opposition with power. A Loud Gun from Oregon ! Private fetters from Oregon state that the election there has - resulted in favor of the Democrats, who carry the Legislature. Gen Lano, it, is thought, will be tho United States Senator. Hon. Win. Montgomery.--. While the Kansas question ,was going on in Con gress, says the 'talky Spirit, this gen tleman was lauded to the skies by For. ney's Prost, the Tribune, and other ultra Republican prints; but since ho has been nominated by the Democrats for ro-eleetion, these same prints have taken to abusing him. The Tribune of the Sd inst. says he is not fit for a "hog reeve,"—by the use of whi:h language Greely shows that ho himself is worse than a hog.. The Tribune takes back all it ever said in favor of Mr. Mont gomery, and expresses a hope that ho will he defeated. Compliment to Gicely.—lt is said that the sable bnperor of Hayti, whose Minister of Interior bears the euphoni ous title of "COunt de Rod Terrier," has invited Groely, of the Tribune, to settle in his dominions, offering to raise him to the peerage of Hayti, with the 'title of "Baron do Bow-wow." - iiiiirThe Grand Rapids (Miub.) Eagle, says that a young couplo of Nowaygo, who were to have 'Ann_ married on Monday, walkod out on Saturday and seated themselves ulion a log . in the shade of the wood, a short distance oat of the viliege of Newaygo, and while Om seated, the young lady was aoci dentally shot through her abdomen by a rifta ball, and sxpuud in three hours thereafter. • iiirßauorer consumes 7000 lbs. of beitper week, says the Spectator, on the authority of Mr. Sanwa Diller. $4,500,000 't Oar great manufacturing interests ought to rest upon a firmer basis than that afforded in the promises of politi cians or vagaries of the public; and as the question in the dissolution and re organization of parties in 1854-5 was thrown out by common consen o protest against the fatal policy WTlrch would now revive and drag it into the partisan discussions of the day. But if the politicians to whom we have re ferred are determined to put another stumbling blojk in the way of Republi can success, lot them not say that they were not warned of the consequences to follow." The "crazy Republican" politicians at the East will nut thank their Illinois brother for th4at. notice, for ho is alto gether more frank and truthful than complimentary. More 131ack. Republican Effrontery The Indiana Daily Register truly says: For unparalleled impudence and unmitigated humbuggew, we would re spectfully refer our readers to the course pursued by the par excellence Black Re publicans, wlko were a short time a ! , o so opposed to this " noxious heresy " and " vicious principle " of tkinoc racy--(Popular Sovereignty.) Congressional sovereignty was the sovereign plunk in the platform of the opposition. Now, they have stultified themselves, and have boon guilty of grand larceny in stealing the popular sovereignty plank from the Democrats. Thus it is, that however bitterly any Democratic measure may be assailed, and whoever may be the assailant, that measure is certain to become a settled principle in American politics and his• tory, and the very men who have as railed it not only adopt but generally try to claim it. These remarks are suggested by read ing a newspaper circular from the pen of ion. Lr.wis D. CA MPBELL, of Ohio, Republican ousted from the last Con gress on.account of his holding his seat by tho votes of negroes and through fraud. Mr. Campbell says : I cannot now give better evidence of my profound gratitude for the confi dence reposed in me in the past. than my promise to make any reasonable sacrifice in the future, in behalf of the principles of popular sovereignty. ' Now, the Honorable gentlemau has always, until recently, contended that the principle of the. Nebraska bill was " a grcat• fol ly ," and popular sovereign ty " a humbug." Wonder if he doesn't wish to go back to Congress? But it is oven so. Democrats aro e abased, and the;r principles jeered at and ridiculed by such men as Lewis D. Campbell until they become popular, when they will have the effrontery to speak out and "promise to make any retusonable'sacrifit* in the future in be half of the principles of popular sove reignty," or any other duotritie winch the people endorse. Acquittal of Gen. Lane The Leavenworth Daily I_, _edger of the 2d instant announces the acquittal of Gen. Lane of the charge of killing Jen kins. The decipion of the Court was to this effect : "In making out a case a gainst the defendant, it was necessary, firbt, to prove that a murder had bocci committed; and, secondly, by Gen. Lane. The prosecution had failed to establish the first. The Court were unanimously of the opinion that no murder had been committed; and the territory having failed to establish this primary fact, the only charge con tained in the affidavit, the defendant, Gen. Lane, was accordingly dischar ged." What mockery! viirThe papers of Chicago state that a wealthy maiden lady of that city, " whe moves in the first circles of fash ionabl9 society, and is considered as authority in all matters of fon," has been arrested and proven guilty of stealing sh awls , dross patterns, &c., val ued at three hundred dollars, from a store where she traded largely and was regarded as a tip top customer. Sho compromised the matter by paying lib erally. us—Senator Douglas made a speech at Chicago on the Bth inst., in which he reviewed the action of the last Congress on the Kansas bill, And defended his own course on that question. He also defended the Dyed Scott decision, con demned the platform of the Black Re publicans, and advocated the doctrine of popular sovereignty. MirOn Monday a lot of new white wheat, the first of the season, sold at Alexandria, Ya., still 30 per bushel. sir About 10,000 bushels new wheat has acoumalated at Lexington, N. C., td be shipped to New York. ?hip Old Song. • In the early days of Know Nothing. ism the bigoted and proscriptive mem bers of that party proclaimed it to the world that their party was composed of the most unselfish, pureibearted and thoroughly-intensified Americans in the oountry—that no office-seekers were to be found within its limits—that no men was even permitted to ask for of in that party-,that office must seek the man and not man the office—in short, that it was a party which the oxigen cies of the times had called into being for the salvation a' the Country and the protection of our liberties. This is the identical song which the late leaders of that broken down and corrupt fac tion are now singing to infuse life into the yet inanimate "people's party."— What success these enemies of Democ racy may meet with, remains to be seen. The people do nut always change their views to suit corrupt politicians who can change their political views as easily as they do their coats, and we do not believe that they are willing to place any confidence in those who have deceited them so outrageously hereto fore.—Frederick Union. EIEM IlliirThe office of the Chambersburg Valley Spirit was recently removed to a room that had been occupied by a Know Nothing Lodge. The editor says that "on taking possession of the room, they encountered a strong smell of sulphur, and a careful examination revealed numerous marks of cloven feet on the Boor." l@-The wars with England and Utah h:►vmg fallen through, and bleeding Kansas having turned its attention to horse stealing, the Republicans will en deavor to dissolve the Union upon the question whether watering machines are or are nut beneficial. They will stir up some sort of dirt, either wet or dry.— Boston Pest. limmts Dal It to Cmie Tlionno+ E iAg. jr., son of ex-Senator Ewing, and a Trading frec-Stato agita- for in kinitsaq, writes •The people of Kansas aro poor, in debt, struggling to open their Wm.: and make homes Du-their families, and have neither the numbers uor the wealth to bear the burden of :µStategoverntnent; and they will not hasten to assume that burden, or to beleaguer the &ors of emigre for admission.•, The Gold Discoveries on Frazier River. —The reported gold discoveries on Fra zier river seem to'be fully confirmed.— There is a general stampede from Cali fornia and other Pacific setilernents, and soon there will bo a formidable body ofad venturers in the new diggings, which are on the British soil. Between digging gold and fighting the Indians, there is 'likely to be plenty of demand for any unemployed mon on that side of the mountains. The Mormons and the Indians.—A let ter received by the Interior Department from Dr. Forney, superintendent of In dian affairs in Utali, alludes with confi dence to the peaceuble disposition of the Indians, including the tribe which Brigham Young boasted could be' de pended upon on the side of the Mor mons, should hostilities ensue hetween thorn and the United States. Terrible Accident on the New York ant Erie Railrond.—On Friday morning an &evident occurred to the Express train on the New York and Erie Railroad at Shin Hollow, 75 miles from the city of New York. Tho two hind cars of the train were thrown from tho track by tho aeaking of a rail, and with thoir contents were precipitated down an embankment of thirty feet. Seven pas seagers Wer3 killed, and forty-seven wounded-son c of them fatally. • bily-The following is from the York Advocate. Every word said in couy►li mont of Mr. AUSTIN is well deserved : "The School Board un last Thnrsday evening appointed, by a unnnimous vote, Mr. C. H. AUSTIN Teacher of the Male High SehooLin th is borough. Mr. A.aetin has become tolerably well known as one of the instructors in the York County Normal School in this place, and , his qualifications and merits as a Teacher have produced the most favor able impression. He has been engaged sticoessfully in other places, and we may predict a like successful issue to his engagement here. Mr. Austin has accepted the appointment, and will make York his permanent residonee." war What a volume of thought there is in the following item which is going the rounds : "A Young Suicide.—A litt:o girl 12 1 years o!cl, attempted to commit suicide in Boston, the other day. She had l ecn severely punished several times uy her teacher, and fearing further chastisement, she drank a teacup fall of burning fluid, but an emetic saved her life. She gave her reasons for the act that the girls "picked upon" her; that 1 she was called "stupid," and her teach er had punished her, and she was tired of life." The world will never know, remarks the Evening Bulletin, how many people have boon made stupid by tho simple cry of "dunce," which has been hurled at them. The late Gov. Marcy was a "stupid" boy until he got a teacher who had sense enough to treat him intelli rntly and frankly, instead of "larrup ing" the future statesman for every fault. Mr. Fillmore.—lt is stated that Er. President Millard Fillmore is suffenng severely from inflammation of the eyes. They are so weak that he is obliged to forego reading almost entirely. bi-The Paris correspondent of tho Boston Post says that crinoline is out of fashion, and that even starch is not au fait. Totq& eotioj ftffa►rs. IfillrAn Apprentioe to the Printing business will bo taken at thin office. ny of our subscribers who may be troubled with too much money, can find an excellent place to put it by inquiring at this office. tiiirDo you want to sere Fifty Del• lam in the purchase of a Carriage? If you do, inquire at The Compiler office. Railroad Buildiass, Bridges, ire. We understand that the Board of Di rectors of the Gettysburg Railroad Company are about taking initial steps for the erection of the necessary build ings at this place—Passenger Station, Warehouse, Engine House, Tank, The plans will doubtless soon be ready. On Friday afternoon last tho first Locomotive and train of cars crossed the Conowago. The train was one of considerable length, loaded with cross ties and railroad iron. It passed over the bridge, backwards and forwards, four, times—twice at a rapid rate of speed—but the structure stood the test admirably, and to the satisfaction of the large number of gentlemen who went down from Oxford on the train to witness this first trial of its strength.— The Company is about having the bridge painted and otherwise secured against the action of the weather—a good idea, which we suppose will be followed up upon the other bridges. The plan of the Conowago Bridge strikes us as very well calculated for a long span, such as it ie---,120 feet—and the work manship is certainly faultless. Nearly two miles of the track are now laid, and Mr. Poland iaformed us on Fri day that by Saturday next ho expects to reach the Turnpike, a point which is three miles from New Oxford. The grading is finished, with the ex copSion of one seetioo, upon which Mr. Joiil.4 CONWAY 18 working with a large force of hands. Ile will keep out of tli.e way of the trtu:k-layers. "The work goes bravely on." W•446.311eentl lig. The Unitod Brethren in Christ pur pose holding a Woods-Meeting on the old : meeting ground, on the farm of Mr. Jneou S►uaei,y, about a mile north easb of Caahtown, commencing on the 30th ofJuly. All aro invited. Clerical Change. Yesterday - a-week, the Rev. JosErn Eynr.as,'of Conowago Chapel, announc ed to the congregation the necessity of a severance of the Pastoral relation, which fur ten years it has been his hap piness to sustain toward that 'charge.— llelwas deeply affected whilst making the . announcement. The Rev. Mr. CATANNA succeeds him. disarm Law. The following aro the points most needful to bo observed in the Game lay% : The act makes it unlawful to kill any insectivorous bird; fbrbids the kill ing of pheasants between the Ist of January and the first of September; of woodcock between the Ist of January and the 4th of July ; of patridges and rabbit between the ]st ofJannary and the Ist of October. The penalty for a breach of the law is 85. A like penalty is inflicted for buying any of-the above game, unless the.same be taken in pro perseason,and the act makes the posses sion of any of the game or birds men tioned in the bill prima facia evidence to convict under it. Flies. The large number of flies prevalent this season is a subject of remark among nearly all housekeepers. Some coin plain of boiug almost tormented to death with these annoying insects, and that they cannot devise any means to get, rid of them. Who can furnish an effectual receipt for their destruction ? Trotting Against Time. On Monday evening Imt, Mr. nal°. LAS Conost, (of G.) trotted his horse from Emmitsbnrg to this place, a dis tance of ten miles, in 43 minutes and 13 .seconds—a little over four minutes to the mile—and Dutch of the road rough. iiirCapt. C. IL Bccm.rit has with drawn his resignation as Captain of the Independent Blues, at the urgent re quest of the Company. lle will there fore resume the command. The Company was out ilionnusual ly large force on Saturday afternoon, and never made a bettor appearance— Capt. Buehler commanding. siiirThe Tournament at Hum masburg is- announced to take place on the 31st instant. See advertisement in another column. Large preparations aro being made, and a crowd is expected on the occasion. ita-Mrs. Jaws K. 1311: sent to our office, last week, several Cucumbers, each about a foot in length. They wore the finest we have seen this season. Mr. Mariam CULP contributes to the " museum " a head of Timothy, measuring ill inches—found on his farm. Miss Virginia Beilly.—About twenty weeks have passed away since this se complishtwi lady met with that serious accident, which betel her whilst on a "bit to Washington. She has since that time, been confined to her bed of sickness and suffering. Her arms seem to heal slowly and are in constant pain. liar symptoms are favorable, and her &kinds have no doubt that ere long she may be well enough to join them again in the pleasure of the social circle.— ahantbsnOwy Independent. • pirThe harvest is nearly past. Tee The Osumi Me =leceUast+w• 112stvess. Jam composed of 13 letters. 21y 1 2 2 1 la • girl's name. 13 12 11 6 is a part of the boat: body. 13 5 6 ti not old. 7 19 10 6 is a jest. 6 4 5 12 is • board. 3 5 4 10 is a knife. My whole was one of our Presidents. Franklin township, July, 1858.. J. V. from a. Honorer ilpeelotor Editor:—l have taken the liber ty of enclosing you Programmes of the commencement of the two flourishing Schools of Conowago and 31cShorrys. town ; and should their length not be too much fur your time and space, I would respeotfully ask you to give them publicity through the columns of your widely circulated paper. The first named of these Academies Is for males, and is situated in the centre if the beautiful and healthful valley of Conowago, and is attiiehed to the Cone wago Chapel. It numbers some sixty or seventy boys, mostly from the sur rounding neighborhood, and a few from a distance. The course of studies here is, I understand, nearly the same as that of most of oar Colleges, and so far as my observation and judgment serv ed me on the day of exhibition, the pu pils acquitted themselves with as much honor to themselves and credit to their teachers as those Glary other Institate at which it bas been my privilege to be present on similar occasions. The Gettysburg Brass Band was pro sent by invitation and, it issuportinons to say, delighted all hearts with their excellent music and gentlemanly and. generous demeanor. As for tbo young ladies of the Acade my of St. Josep - h's, 31eSlierrystown, I need say but Uttle, for "they can speak for themselves," as every one present on the 7th inst., must know and acknow ledge. It has been my happiness to bo present at many exhibitions of this kind, and I must say that I have never wit nessed a more imposing and delVbtful entertainment in my life. The artless and graceful deportment of the young Ladies; their distinctness and fluency of enunciation, their charming woggle— both vocal and instrumental—their pro. licieney in every department, and in every performance, together with the smiles of weloome that' beamed from the fitees of the many Sisters that were ever busied in anticipating the wishes and ministering to the wants of both pupil and guest, rendered the exhibi tion, at McSherrystown, Impressive and imposing to a degree far above and beyond the power of my pen to por tray. O. tfirThe programmes appeared in the last Compiler. Official Report of the Defeat of Colonel Steptoe.—W AsnimaroN, July 15.—The War DepartMent has reeeived dispatches stating that Col. Steptoe, with a command of five commissioned officers and one hundred and fifty-two rank and file, was attacked and defeat ed by a large body of Indians on the 17th of May, about eighty-five miles north of Snake river. I"s—two com missioned officers killed and eighteen non-commissioned officers and privates killed and wounded. The battle lasted from seven o'clock in the morning to a short time before sunset. The ammu nition being nearly exhausted, anti the musketeers being nearly a - the enemy, a retreat and to the crossing of Snake necessary Mocking Accident in the Coal Region— Six Liven Lost.—Porrsvium, July 14. A frightful accident oecnrrcd this mo • - ing at McGinnis's Coal Operation at Now Phil.idelphia, near this place A man named Charles Groen slipped into the coal breaker while it was in o :,ra tion, and in half a second was torn to atoms, which were scattered below. Yesterdaymorning, at Harper's Wolf Creek Colliery, near Ilinersville, a par ty of miners, while ascending a slope, were suffocated by black damp. Five men ands boy were killed. Five ethers were got out alive, and will probably recover. A Frightful Affair.—The Choctaw, (Miss.) Herald says: It will be recollec ted some time since, A. V. Brown killed James Pickens, thinking at the time it was Johnson Pickens, a brother of the man ho killed. The Governor offered a reward for Brown, but it was subsequently withdrawn, with the- un derstanding that Brown was to sueren- Aer himself into the hands ofjustice.— Mr. Brown then made his appearance among us again, making arrangements for his trial. Madam _Rumor, during this time, was busy with her thousand "forked tong-nes," and it became a fixed fact, that whenever Mr. Johnson Pick ens and Mr. Brown met, one or the other would die. Last Friday, Mr. Brown went to the residence of Mr. Henry McKinney, his legal adviser, to consult with that gentleman in relation to his trial. While there Mr. Johnson Pickens arrived; when Mr. Brown saw Mr. Pickens, he lost all presence of mind, and ran in a straight lino from Mr. P.,•and when at the distance of fifty-three yards Mr. P. fired, putting eight buckshot in Mr. B.'s back. Mr. B. ran about one hundred and fifty yards, when he fell. Mr. P. then went to where Mr. B. had fallen, took Mr. B.'s pistol and knife, shot him four times with his own pistol, and with Mr. B.'s own knife cut his throat, stabbed him in tho breast fourteen times, and left the knife in his breast. As Mr. Pickens will undoubtedly surrender himself, we forbear further comment. birA drunken sailor belonging to the schooner Hart performed a fert just outside of Chicago the other day_ which he will hardly witli to repeat. He went LO the mast head, then to the main mast truck, whore, hanging by one hand to the slender topmast, be wrenched off the gilt ball and hurled it to a distance from the vessel's side, then sprang into the air, coming down feet foremost into the - water, and after being under until it was supposed he had gone to Davy Jones' looker, be rose to the surface and was rescued and taken to the hos-. jital, seriously injured. The distance umped was one hundred and seventy feet. An Unlucky Building.—The Bath(Me.) Organ states that the premises of Mr. Given, in Brunswick, where a pair of oxen were killed by lightning last _week, have boon struck by lightning 27 times in.the last fifteen years ! Pretty nearly time to pat up a conductor, intenigine• lion die Eibiiiiket: Two Attempts s a d Failitrilion of Forty Miles of Cabte.—Boirrox. Judy 16. —The ship Alice Munroe arrived here this evening from Li vorpool, blrbte :g t the first advice. of the tel and the loss of considerabl7tZ, with preparations_ for a third attempt. The telegraphic) squadron experien ced very bad weather, and was sines* days in reaching their destination. Two unsuccessful attempts lout been made to commence the laying of the cable. The second attempt was made on the 26th, and they had laid upwards of forty mites, and wore progressing finely in full hope of success when com munication Polkaed, and the Niagara out the cable and returned again to the starting point, and was waiting Cheap-- preach at the Agamemnon, when they would spliee and make the third attempt. Mr. Field was in good spirits, and seemed to think that the laying of the °able would be successfully accomplish ed at the next attempt. The stormy weather had greatly in terfered, and one of the ships • WiL5 slightly damaged. The Niagara's machinery worked well, and all the difficulty seems to 11111Y0 been on the Agamemnon. Gen. Johnston Fifty -Vitra from the Cif y —important &mot.— Treaty of Peace JOSEPH', July 7th, via Boonville July 12.—Tho Salt Lake mail of Juno 19th has arrived. Gen. Johnston 'and Isis command were met at Relio Cshon, filly miles. from Salt Lake City. Tho army was in ex cellent health and spirits. Brighans Your.g end his follcwrers were still at Provo city. Young had been to Salt Lake City to confer with Governor Cup:lining and the peace commissioners, bat the results of the conference wort) not, known,. It was the established opinion that the Mormans weltild Offer no' resistance. Everything regarding the future movements of time - Mormons was veiled in mystery. Rumors wese still rife, however, that they meditate as emu paney of Sonora. The conjectures ale numerous in the valley that the United States govern ment intends to purchase the Morrison improvements. Fear - I/V.AVEXWORTTI, July 7, via St. Louis, July 12.—..1a express arrived at the furl this morning from Port Rear nev. . the exprvss petskd the Utah mail for St. Joseph. It is said that Governor Uummin ,, nod the peace commissioner 6 had concluded a maty "ot peace with the Mormons. Tho provision trains wen 'progress ing finely. The Sioux Indians were. scattered all along the route, but were. friendly. A heavy snow fell at Fort Bridger on the 10th of Jape. Still Later from Utah.—Sr. Louts, July 13.—The Republican has Uta_ls dates to the 18th. The conditions agreed upon by the conference b3twecn the peace commissioners and the heads of the Mormons are as follows : The United States troops to enter the city without opposition ; the civil oftioors to. perform their duties without interrup tion, and an unconditional obadienoe to the laws to bo rendered. On the other• hand, past offences are to be forgotten, as stated in the President's proclama tion, and all houses are to be closed against strangers, except one for tho Governor. I Later from California. NEW YORK. July 14.—The steamer ''• , r of the West has Arrived from Ai pinwall with California dates to the 20th ult., and "1,400,000 iii specie. The Frazier river gold excitement still c;ontinued. A line of six steamers and ton sailing vessels has beenformed. Owing to the scarcity of laborers, wages in California have advanced 30 per cent. The Hudson Bay Company have sta tioned an arnind vessel at the mouth or Frazier river to prevent emigrants from carrying goods into the interior. An American vessel with me.rehandise is reported to have entered the river in spite of the blockade. Our readers no &sigh remember the case of a dentist in Philadelphia, who was accused and convicted of rape upon a lady under the influence of cider°. feint, the lady herself being the only witness against him. There were many persom who doubted the reliability of tho testimony of a person as to tact& occurring during the influence of the chloroform, and it was a subject of much discussion. A very singular case has lately occurred ►n this city, show ing how little such testimony is bo relied upon. It seems that several or our most eminent physicians and sur geons, including Dr. Donne, Dr. S. Richardson, Dr. Cochrane, Dr. T. L. Caldwell, Dr. Colescott, 1)r. Hardin, Dr. Bayless, and others, met to witness the removal by Dr. Goldsmith, the dis tinguished Professor of Surgery of the e Kentucky School of Medicine, of a hug,o cancerous breast from the person of a lady residing in the lower part of the city. While an assistant was adminis tering the chloroform, and before the patient was fully under its influence, she was observed to draw the covering over her breast, which was bared for the operation. Soon after this she sprang up and declared in the most in dignant manner that she "would rather die than be abused in that way." And it was only by the utmost efforts on the p►rrt of Dr. Goldsmith and the lady's husband that she could be induced to continue the use of the chloroform. After the operation was finished and the effects of the ancothetio passed off, she was asked if she remembered any thing 'of what had taken place. Sho answered (her eyes, we are told, flash-- ing with fury) that she did not feel the cutting, but she knew well enoug.h the indecent remarks made and the insult ing liberties taken with her in her help less state. She said that it was no use to deny ; that she hoard and felt all that had been said and done, and it was with the utmost difficulty thatshe could be persuaded that her impression was a hallucination.—Louisviffe Jour. Democratic Retrexchment.—The people of Cumberland, Md., have reason to re joice over the fact that their town council is composed of a majerity of Democrats. In the last . Alleighanian we notice that redactions Ma Iptcra made, in salaries alone., anknektigi to $984 2:15.-'" Later from Utah. Chloroform and Delusions.
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