31 GEO. W. KOIVTSW.
XEW SERIES.
Select JJoetrn.
PAROBY.
Tis the last rake of supper,
I.elt steaming alone,
All its light brown companions
Are buttered and gone,
N'n rake of it* kindred,
No rookie is nigh.
To steam 011 the platter.
Or near its mate lie.
I'll not leave thee, thou lone one,
Tffmeet a cold fate,
Come lieoll my plate!
Thus kindly I'll butter
Sirre thy are all eaten,
Tbv .teaming side o'er.
Am! think on thy sweetness,
When tiiou art no more.
Thus all cakes mu-t follow,
Three tunes every day,
When breakfa't is ready,
They vanish awav,
When hunser is rnigbty,
And sicsness has flow n,
No cake can inhabit
The table alone.
TBS BfifFOSft (JAIITIE.
Igi'riforri. liov Ut, 1 SliS.
G, W. Bowman, EdiTor and Proprietor.
The Adjistauf €n (' Lit* 2*t {skip.
(SJT*We were slightly of opinion that this
question had been finally settled until we open
eii the Chambersburg H'/tig of the 124-th ult.,
,aiid we are even yet inclined to beiit-ve it is)
when an article of upwards of a coiumu in
jength presented itselt to our vision, which, it
we had not been satisfied that we were wide a
wake at the time, might have induced us to be
lieve that our opinion had been based upon a
dream instead 0! a reality. Our friend (lor we
consider evety man a friend to his country, at
least, who aids to crush out Know-Nothingism,)
Col. MCCLURE, in the article alluded to, under
takes to review the decision ol the Supreme
Court on the subject above alluded to, although,
in ins own language, 4 -/ ie had not seen the opin
ion of the Court " —and, in doing so, he seems to
make his strong point in tile declaration that the
members ofthe Supreme Couit are pettifogger
Now, we do hope that this dreadful anathema
may not come to their ears, lest it irught shock
their nerves so much as to prevent tbem fiom
attending to their Judicial duties, which all will
admit would be a great loss and disappointment
to those having business in the Court over which
they preside. Ao one, certainly, can be so
reckless and hard hearted as to shew tbem this
"|>rotiuiiciameiito" ol the gallant Colonel who
"cra|>ed" bis door on the evening of ti.e elec
tion 111 memory, or/to/tor, of the death of the old
If/tig l J urty.
The gallant Colonel ihinks that because we
were appointed to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation ol Geu. KEEN AN, we could
only serve out the balance of his term. Can
the Colonel tell the difference between a Goose
and a Crow 1 II he can, we think he might de
cipher the difference between "vacancy" aud
"unexpired term 1 After thus expressing his
gross ignorance in construing the plainest vvojd
m the English language, no one would suspect
the Col. of having much legal knowledge, so
that it was riot necessary lor him to plead his
stupidity on this point.
On one occasion, a certain CHARLES B. PEN
ROSE advised and counselled a certain JOSEITI
KITXER to "treat the election us though it had
not occurred." alter having been beaten by the
gallant DAVID R. POUTER by about 10.00U ma
jority, and tile said Joseph said yea, i will.—
1 tie result ol that onslaught upon popular opin
iuii is tamiirar even to the children of the Com
monwealth. Peniose jumped out ol llie Sen
ate Chamber and lud hunseil amodg fhe tomb
stoiies when the lug of war came, aud Ritner
Was driven from tiie Executive Chair as a base
usurer amidst the shouts and execrations of an
insulted people. We had supposed that this
via; the last time Pennsylvania would ever be
disgraced with such an attempt to place the
laws ol the land at defiance iu "high places."—
But it seems we w ere mistaken, lor we now lind
another "Solomon" counselling the Governor of
Pennsylvania to treat the solemn decision of the
highest judicial tribunal oi this great Common-
Wealth with scorn and contempt, and act in de
fiance of their solemn judgment; aud, if we had
another Ritner in the Executive Chair, ho
Wuuid no doubt take the advice of our lriend
McCiure.
Now, we would suggest to our neighbor Mc-
Ciure that there is a Constitutional way of do
'"g things that might conflict quite strongly
u 'ffi Hie interests of his especial liiend Thomas
J- Power—and that is that the present or suc
ceeding Legislature might take it into their
heads to make the office of Adjutant General
elective by the people as is the Auditor General
and Surveyor General, who have a hundred
fold more iwimate relations with the Governor
than lias this office. It was the impertinence
and arrogance of Governor Johnston, through
such advisers as Col. McClure, that induced a
Democratic Legislature to take the appointment
of the above two offices, [strictly Cabinet ap
pointments,) from the Governor, ami place their
selection in the hands ot the people—and, if
our judgment does not greatly fail us, a certain
Jon.\ CESSNA, Esq., attorney at Law, and ex-
Speaker of the House of Representatives, ( and
one the most efficient we ever had) drew up the
Bill, and, when prssed, Gov. Johnston did not
dare to veto it ! The office of Adjutant Gener
al has little or HO connection with the Execu
tive—and no office in the Commonwealth might
he more justly given to the people for their
choice at the ballot-box. So that Titos. J. Power
ol Portage Railroad notoriety (vide all tlie Whig
now K". \. papers) may yet have to try bis K. N.
propensities u|>on the good nature of the PEO
PLE. The Governor might appoint as many
Adjutant Generals as he has appointed "Aids
de-Cainp with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel
in the Militia, 1 ' but we think the law of the
land, the incoming Legislature, and the succes
sor of H in. E!t Slifer, as State Treasurer, will
at least know bow to discriminate so as to de
termine who is the proper officer. We think
Gov. Pollock has too much good sense even to
thank Col. McClure for his simple and childish
a ivice—for the man who will attempt to re
view and condemn the Decision of the highest
Court known to the Common wealth, without
having even read or seen i(, in many countries
would he considered nothing short of a lunatic.
We trust the country will survive the shock of
this mighty production—and tfiat the military
will pursue the even tenor of its way, as in days
gone live.
From the York Gazette,
York County Siaator.
Perhaps no man ever nominated for office hv
the Democracy of this county, more faithfully
discharged hts'dutv to the party than did Wil
liam ii. Welsh, Esq., in the campaign which
has just been brought to a close so triumphant
to his party, to himself, and to his colleagues
upon tb Democratic ticket. He has borne the
Democratic flag to every part ot the county
he has visited every township and village, in
most of which he has publicly addressed the
people, boldly, frankly, eloquently and truth
fully presenting the principles upon which he
was willing to stand or fall, and fairly stating
his own views upon measures of public policy.
It cannot be doubted that in many places the
majority for the Democratic ticket has been en
hanced by the thorough discussion of the ques
tions at issue, and the personal exertions of him
who was emphatically our standard-bearer in
the fight. Looking back at the fiery ordeal of
calumny and vituperation through which he
parsed, he having been peculiarly the target at
which the poisoned shafts of the enemy were
aimed, well may be feel proud of THE VERDICT
OE THE PEOPLE. Their confidence in him—
their disbelief of the foul slanders with which
lie was assailed—their rebuke of the forgers and
utterers of the calumnies—are spoken trnmpet
tonguej in the magnificent majority of 936'!
SHOCKING ACCIDENT ON THE HARLEM RA L
ROAD. —NEW YORK, Oct. If). — Last night some
fiend p'aced a rail across the track of the Har
lem railroad, just beyond the sw itch at VYill
nmsbridge depot, and a milk (rain coming south
about two o'clock, was thrown from the track
with prodigious force.
From tlie position in which the engine now
lies, when it struck the rail, it must have leap
ed from the track, and been pushed some fifty
feet beyond the obstruction, turning a complete
somerset in its progress. The fireman and en
gineer were both killed instantly, one having
his head completely severed from his body
They were both brothers, named Patrick and
Ilarny Rourke, both having families dependent
upon them. Their bodies were placed in a
bouse at the dep-ot and locked up to await the
Coroner's inquest.
There Seems to have been a singular fatality
attending the death of one of these unfortunate
men. He had been running for the last four
months on another part of the road, and this
was his first trip in that time to New York,
where he intended remaining for a few days for
a holiday. No clue, that we could hear of lias
yet been obtained to the perpetration of this
Ibuldeed.
DEPREDATIONS ON THE NEW YORK CENTRAL
RAILROAD.—ROCHESTER, Oct. 15.—For some
months past valuable ait-icles of merchandise
have been missed from packages carried as
freight over the Centra! Railroad.
The goods were eventually found to have
been abstracted while they were in transit, by
peisons ha\ ing access to them by virtue of their
position.
These losses have fallen upon the Railroad
Company. Suspicion recently pointed towards
the conductors and brakerrien on the freight
trains.
These men have for some time been in the
employment of the Company, and w ere con
sidered honest and faithful.
On Saturday a visit was made to the resi
dence ot two conductors, residing in this city,
VVm. Hooper and Geo. L. Lvon, and to the
bonding house ofSamu d llonti; gd-.n, brake
nan. A very large quantity of g'.-."!s Were
found.
The residence o! other employees in oliier
parts of the State have been likewise visited
with j similar result.
from the New York Tribune, Oct. 19.
THE FREELOVE MEETING,
IN NEW YORK.
IMMENSE ATTENDANCE.
Interference ami Jtrrexls.
The "Club" last evening, in consequpncp of
the publicity of its designs given by the Tri
bune. on Tuesday last, was very largely attend
ed. There could not have been less than five
hundred persons present. Most of the ladies of
the club, anticipating a great crowd of all sorls
of p-ople, staid away. Not more than fifteen
or eighteen were present. Mr. Andiews was
confined to his bed, having had a severe attack
ol hemorrhage of the lungs. 'Those of his lady
friends who had called fo see-him, he had ex
horted to attend the club, and to be firm and
brave, whatever might occur: he feared that
this night the crisis would come. They must
remember that they were struggling now for
the freedom of their sex in all time to come.
1 he crowd came in, and the room was filled
almost to suffocation. Most people had to look
behind the crimson curtains at the mammoth
stove described in the Tribune , and some of
them contemplated it as though it was a tre
mendous engine to blow up society with.—
Your reporter was a novice at Ihe club, and was
among tnis number. Others, however, after a
careful and searching scrutiny into all laces and
behind all curtains, whispered to their friends
that the whole aflair was a humbug, and they
didn't believe in Free Love at all. After des
perate efforts on their part to get their quarter's
worth in staring, and wondering w hen the per
formance was to come on, Mr. Henry Clapp
mounted on a platform at one end of the hall,
and made a speech. Your reporter learned that
this speech-making was a device of Mr. An
drews to drive away the crowd# of men whom
it was supposed the expose in the Tribune
would bring. Whatever mav be thought of
Mr. Andrews as a practical man generally, no
one can deny but that this was a most ingenious
and effective expedient. A# the speech was
intended to be a bore, and the smaller room
was rendered endurable by the withdrawal of
people to hear the speech, your .reporter made
himself as comfortable as possible in that room,
in conversation with some ladies to whom he
had been introduced. A few straggling words
which reached his ear enabled him to know
what was going on. Mr. Clapp gave an ac
count ofthe origin and growth ofthe league;
and told how it was transformed into the club :
a better history was given in our issue of Tues
day. .Mr. Clapp told all outsiders that they
had been fooled by the press, and would not
find anything of the kfn.l which had been anti
cipated ; in fact, that they had been cheated by
the newspapers out of twenty-five cents. Most
of those present cheered this dec'arafion of
their own assininitv, evidently determined to
cheer sonmthinj. So closed the first speech.
Mr. Albert Btisbane then took the platform,
and made a feu- remarks on the saw subject,
stating that Mr. Andrew's object had been to
organize amusement Tor the people ; t (> jet up
a place for them where they could coirie at a
small expense, find rational amusement instead
of going to grog-shops and gambling-houses.—
He proceeded to make some remarks on lite
sovereignty of individuals, and exulted consid
erably over the fact that the time had come
when the great principles of Free Love could
be discussed. He adverted to the opposition
which Temperance and Anti-Slavery met with
in their early days, and rejoiced that the doc
trine of Free Love also had passed its time of
persecution. He mentioned incidentally to
those who came out of morbid curiosity that
the free love which they desired they could
find in Mercer street.
i'lie speeches, to a considerable extent, had
the desired effect many people having left, and
the hall bi*gati to be comfortable agaip, when
suddenly it was noised about that thv police
wei'e at the door and about to arrest tjiis party
en masse. The effects produced by the an
nouncement were various. Men scattered like
sheep, and very soon there was an equilibrium
between the sexes. Masculine Free-Lovers
were among the missing and more than one of
the ladies was obliged to accept the arm of a re
porter. The lady of the chief of the leagtie re
mained until all had gone. When asked to go,
and when threaiend by the police with arrest,
she said, "My Willie is here—he will have to
stay until ai! are gone: J cannot go and leave
him." The passage down stairs was tolerably
well lined with policemen, and the ladies found
no great difficulty untrl they arrived at the side
walk. Here the entrance was beset by several
hundred roudies, among whom there was no
policeman, as usual.
The crowd veiled and hooted like demons,
hut readily made way, so that there was little
difficulty in passing through them. It was long
before the crowd disappeared, even alter all had
gone and the door was locked.
SCENE AT THE STATION IIOFSF..
A crowd of two or three hundred persons fol
lowed Captain Turnbull and officers Cunning
ham, Roach, McGinner, \ an Buren and Beach,
with their prisoners to the Eighth ward Station
House, where the scene was of a most exciting
nature. The prisoners were marshalled before
the bench, and their names as follows taken by
Captain Turnbull, and entered, with their of
fences, upon his register:
Albert Brisbane, disorderly conduct.
Thomas Harland, assault and battery, and
keeping a disorderly house.
John Henderson, interfering with officeisin
discharge of their duty.
Benjamin Henderson, attempting to rescue
prisoner.
Tim majority if the persons in the Station-
H •. re ;•••: jnca! friends of those arrested,
alth.-ujh there were several among the crowd
who seemed to relish the affair nsai great joke,
and acted in such a manner that the captain
vi a; obliged to call them to order.
Freedom of Tlonght and Opinion.
BEDFORD, PA. FRIDAY MORNING, NOV. 2, 1855.
Among the property handed over to the cap
tain was the sum of one hundred and eight dol
lars and thirty-nine cents in gold, silver and
bills, by Mr. Harland, the receipts of the insti
tution up to the time ofthe arrests.
The complaints having been made and enter
ed upon the register, the prisoners were taken
below and locked up in seperate cells ; after
which the Station-house was cleared of those
persons having no business there.
The following statement relative to the af
fair was made By Captain Turnbull to our re
porters :
The captain says hisatteutiou (last evening)
was attracted to the place by a laige crowd at
the front door, among whom he recognized sev
: i'ial suspicious characters. He immediately
nought Capt. Kissner ofthe Fourteenth Ward,
and consulted with him on the subject, which
consultation resulted in a determination to visit
the place, as tbev both had during the day
heard rumors that a disturbance was anticipated
: at the club in the evening. They accordingly
went up, hut were stopped at the door. Hav
ing stated who they w ere, the door-keeper told
them that it was only a private party, and that
s they had no business thete in tneir official ca
pacity. They then paid twenty-five cents each
and were allowed to enter. iney proceeded to
the head of the room where Mr. Brisbane was
making a speech, using language in violation
lof all decency. After listening a short time to
| his remarks, they returned to the tear ol the
room, when he heard a scutiie in the hall, and
; upon going out found Mr. Cockelair and Mr.
[ Harland, the door-keeper, cliuclird. Captain
Turubuli asked Harland if his name w as W neel
; er, to which Harland replied in the negative
and that he was only the door-keeper. Lpon
complaint of Cockelair, Mr. HailanJ was tneu
arrested 0:1 charge of assault and battery. At
U;is time Air. Brisbane came into the nail, when
he was also apprehended lor disorderly conduct.
Air. Henderson made some impertinent remarks,
wnen the captain told iiun to go on, or tie
would arrest mm : but the former replied that
he could not take him. Henderson then call
ed lor his Ineuus, and Capt. Turnbull called
upon the citizens lor assistance. Henderson
uiid his brother were then arrested, the ioiiner,
as was ailedged, for luterlering with an olhcer
111 the discharge of ins duty, and the latter for
attempting to lescue a prisoner.
Mr. Harland told our reporter, on a visit to
his cell, that the first disturbance which lie saw
was from a man who came up to hint and at
tempted tu pass bun without paying the usual
Charge. He stopped him, and trie man, uno
pioved to be Air. Cockelair, a "shadow," as
we were informed by a policeman, caugtil Air.
il. by the collar, and there were some blows.
Mr. Harland called upon Capt. Turnbull, who
was near by, to arrest the intruder, and was
himself immediately airested.
YYiil the time ever come when the spittoon,
that disgusting reminder that peopie spit, will
ue removed irom our parlors, steamers and
ears.' Those who chew tobacco should teel a
delicacy in having this one of the iower vices
made apparent by the use ol hi case de labnc , as
lew others rarely avail themselves of this con
venience. Thenabit of spitting is proDablv one
reason why the Americans are so meager in
person. i aey spit themselves to death, and
iueu talk wondermgly about our climate—swell
the number of those who die by consumption,
<itid look like scare crows during the period ot
llieir naio'dl life. Women and girls rarely spit
—from an instinctive sense ot Us indelicacy,
but men look solemn, talk grave, and spit. —
J'hey litiisn a sentence in conversation by a
spit, just as we close a paragraph in our euito
nal with a period. Boys, as soon as they are
installed into a broad collar, spit. They prac
tice in order to do tins well —shooting forward
the body ar.d the underlip till they become mas
iers uf the ait, and able to hit a spittoon at the
gilatest possioie distance, if spitting must be
done, the pocket handkerchief is the only le
gitimate medium, and this can be used in a
manner as little obvious to th<* spectator as pos
sible. Those who have this habit ioveteiaiely
established should carry an extra handkerchiel
that the one "wisely kept for show" may be as
little objectionable as possible.
Seriously, our secretions, if healthful, are
never oiieiisive, and never in due quantities —
tue habit of casting the saliva from the mouth
tauses an extra secretion which must in its turn
he ejected, and ilius nature is severely taxed to
supply the waste ; the guins shrink, the teeth
lade, the thioat is parched—bronchitis first, and ;
tinatlv consumption, or some other decay ot a
weak organ, comes in to close the scene.
An Arat> would run a man through who
should presume to spit in his presence. Ihe
bud never spits —the load squats tu the earth,
and the serpent secretes saliva as deadly poison.
Jf we weep passionately the saliva is bitter —it is
pungent and scanty in the action ol the baser
motives, while love renders it sweet and abun
dant. The saitva is associated with our whole
animal economy, and follows closely upon the
act ion-of our uunds, sytri pathetically, intimate
ly with all its moods.
Sensitiveness inclines us to swallow down
our saliva, while disgust disjioses us to spit it
out. 'Tiie scent of lose moistens the lips more
than the tongue ; lemons cause the mouth to be
tilled with saliva. The sight of one hatelul to
us dries the mouth, while, on the contrary, one
who is agreeaole moistens it. Hence those
who weep much have dry lips, while those w r ho
suffer without tears have not only dry hps, but
an acrid mouth. There is a beautiful philoso
phy in all this, and those who waste the secre
tions by spitting, lose not only the action of
these glands, but unquestionably weaken the
tine sensibilities associated with tbem. Show
us a man who spits, and you show us a man of
uncertain characteristics, and one whose sensi
bilities are not to be trusted. Do away with
spittoons, and nature will do her work genially
lor man : she will beautily him, whereas now
SPITTI.XG.
she is obliged to l>e continually patching him
up.— Mrs. E. Oakes Smith.
Influence of a Newspaper.
A school teacher who has been engaged a
long time in his profession and witnessed the
influence of a newspaper upon the minds of a
family of children, writes to the editor of the
Ogdensburg Sentinel as follows :
I have found it to be the universal fact, with
out exception, that those scholars of both sexes
and of all ages, who have had access to news
papers at home, when compared with those who
have not, are :
1. Better readers, excelling in pronuncia
tion, and consequently read more understand
ingly.
2. They are better spellers and define words
with ease and accuracy.
3. They obtain a practical knowledge of
geography, in almost half the time it requires
others, as the newspaper has made them fami
liar with the localion of the important places,
nations, their governments and doings 011 the
globe.
4. They are belter grammarians, for having
become so familiar with every variety of stvle
in file newspaper, from the common place ad
vertisement to the finished and clasical oration
of the statesman, they more readily compre
hend the meaning of the text, and conse
quently analyze its construction with accura
cv.
5. Tli"V write better compositions, using bet
ter language, containing more thoughts, more
clearly and connectedly expressed.
G. Those young men, who have for years
been readers of the newspapers, are always
taking the lead in the debating society, exhib
iting a more extensive knowledge upon a great
er variety ot subjects, and expressing their
views with greater fluency, clearness and cor
rectness in their use of language.
SUICIDE BY A BOY. —The Mensha (Wis.)
Advocate of the 13th inst., gives the following
account of the commission of suicide by a boy
only twelve or fifteen years of age :
Young Kelsey imagined himself to be whip
ped and abused too much by the village boys,
and on Monday evening he told his mother he
would stand it no longer—that he would hang
himself. _\*o altention was paid to the threat,
and on Thursday morning he was whipped for
some trivial offence, after which she sent him
to the woods to procure some good switches, to
he hereafter used on him for bad behavior. He
was accompanied by a younger brother. After
going into the woods a short distance, he s°nt
the brother back home for a rope in order as he
said, to bring a large bundle. On his brother's
return, young Re (spy was stiff in death. In
the absence of his brother he placed some blocks
on the ground, placed one of his suspenders
around his neck, and tied one end to the limb
of a tree, kicked the blocks awav, and hung in
that position until found dead. This is indeed
a sad afiair, for one so young to take his lite by
his own hands. Those who have seen the
corpse, say that even in death his countenance
exhibits the picture of determination and cour
age.
THE LATE TRAGEDY \EAR CUMBERLAND, Md.
—The Cumberland Telegraph has an account
nf the terrible murder of Dr. Hadel and Henry
Graeff, but it contains very few facts not alraedy
mentioned in the Sun. Trie Telegraph says
that Miller, the accused, had been a frequenter
at Dr. Hadel's, and this caused hiin to be sus
pected as the author of the bloody deed. The
suspicion was further confirmed by the fact that
a box, belonging to him, and found at the house
where he was art est ed, was discovered, on be
ing broke open, to contain the doctor's hat, ar
ticles of his clothing, medical books with his
name in them, and a lot of valuable medicines,
together with the key of his office. The office
ol (he deceased w as also found in great disorder,
having evidently been robbed on Sunday night.
Subsequently the body of Dr. HadeJ was dis
covered. Tffe features, says the Telegraph,
iooked very natuial, and were at once recog
nized. It was found lying bv the side ol the
turnpike, about four miles from town, and near
the spot w here the railroad of the Cumberland
Coal and Iron Company crosses the turnpike.
The Telegraph describes the public excitement,
in consequence of this double murder, as truly
intense, but fortunately, it has been resolved to
allow the law to take its course. The grand
jury commenced the examination ol witnesses
on Wednesday, and it is supposed that the ac
cused will be tried by the circuit Court now in
session. Miller is a smail man, and appears
very delicate—has black hair and large black
whiskers, covering almost his entire face. He
is a Gentian, and has been but a short time in
the country, and speaks but little English.
A SINQCLAR tiiumph of affection and art is
related by the Portsmouth (N*. H.) Chronicle.
Jonathan Dearborn, of that place, lost an inte
resting little daughter of eight years, ol whom
no likeness remained except such as- was pictur
ed in the memories of friends. A brother of
the deceased, a mere bov, insisted that a good
poitrait of his little sister might be obtained
from such a description as he could give the
artist, and in spite of remonstrances he started
lor Boston with the purjiose of carrying out the
idea. His plan was to visit all the picture gal
leries to which he could obtain access, and by
selecting one feature from one picture and an
other from another thus got a combination that
should answer to the picture that was so vividly
impressed upon his memory. And, strange to
say, after numberless discouragements and two
outright failures, the enthusiastic bov succeeded
even beyond bis own ardent expectations,
and the satisfaction of returning home with a
portrait that was recognised as a most beautiful
and correct likeness of the dear lost lost one.—
Rep.
CJ THE LAST SXAKE STOUT, —The Staie
Riirhfs Democrat, published at Elba, Alabama,
S3 PER YEAR.
VOL XXIV, NO. 11.
narrates the following:
"Two gentlemen were lately in the woods,
when their attention was attracted by an up
roarious noise of hogs. Thinking that some
thing uncommon was to pay, they repaired to
the spot, and found that the hogs had been in a
fight with a very large rattle snake. The fight,
from appearances, had been a long and desperate
one. The snake was torn to pieces, three hogs
dead, and a fourth dying. They say that, as the
last hogs would groan, the snake would raise
Ins head, being unable to do anything else.—
The snake and fourth hog soon died. They re
port that lor thirty yards around the grass and
ground were torn up. The snake was six and
a half or seven feet long. The bogs, in the
fight, had demolished all the rattles except
two !"
From the N. ) . Jl.rpre *, Qtt. 19.
HORRIBLE CATASTROPHE.
A bout 2 o'clock this morning the police of
the First Ward were alarmed by the crv of fire
from the house >O. 12 State street, and hasten
ing to thp place, found on the piazza, in front
of the house, a man, woman and two children
endeavoring to escape.
The children were handpd down to some of
the police, while others, with a few neighbors,
broke in the front door to release the remaining
inmates ol the house, but, as soon as practicable,
search was made and several persons brought
out, among them one woman, who was sent
to the hospital fatally burned. It was nearly
fifteen minutes before the arrival of the fire
men, meantime there were twelve or fifteen per
sons in the house.
The first floor was occupied by Mr. Maconey,
wife and child. On the second floor lived the
family of Henry Lubbs, who gave the alarm.
The third story was occupied bv Oliver D.
Vandenburg, wife, two children, and the moth
er and sister of Mrs. Vandenburg ; Mrs. Catha
rine Peacock, aged 50, and Miss Mary Pea
cock, aged 19.
The fourth floor was occupied hv Mrs. Brown,
wife of one of the mates on a Sevannah starri
er. A litte boy, aged 9 j'ears, her nephew, was
with her on a visit. In the attic wpre two ser
vants of Mr. Lubbs, one named Julia Recas, and
a German girl Mr. Lubbs says they called Fre
derics. Miss Becker, a sewing woman, who
boarded with Mr. Lubhs also slept in the at
tic.
Ail those on the first and second floors es
caped. The dead and injured are as follows :
Mrs. Peacock, aged 50 years.
Mrs. Brown, 20 years.
Mrs. Brown's nephew, 9 years.
Almeda Vahdenburg, 5 years.
Frederica one of the servants of Mr. Lubhs.
Miss Becker, aged about 35, at the Hospita';
fatally injured.
Mrs. Vandenburg, arm broken.
The bodies of Mrs. Peacock, Air. Vanaen
burg's child, and the sprvantgirl are burnt to a
crisp. Those of Mrs. Drown and thp little boy
but slightly burned—probably died of suffoca
tion.
The fire originated in the basement, in what
manner is not known. The flames and smoke
rushed up the stairway, so as to cut off all es
cape by that thannel, and thp inmates had not
sufficient presence of mind to go to the roof.—
They probably thought the roof of the adjoining
buildings were too low for escape.
Mr. Drown, the husband of one of the dpad,
is expected home to-morrow, in the Savannah
steamer. The little boy was visiting Mrs. B.
for a few days : his parents reside in Patterson,
N. J. Much credit is due to the Ist district
police, and to Air. Peter Fritz and other neigh
bors, by whose strenuous efforts so many per
sons were saved.
The building was owned by B. Aymar, 3T
South street. The damage to the building is
about $2000: covered bv insurance. The uni
ted losses of tenants, none of whom were insur
ed, is about S3OOO. *
THE MASSES. —The Memphis Bulletin thus
speaks:
"The great massof both parties—ninetv-nine
out of a hundred—are equally patriotic and
honest in their convictions. Let the hour of
trial come—let it be clearly seen that the coun
try is in danger—and who sober and seriously
doubts the fidelity and loyalty of American
citizens to come to the rescue? Native and
naturalized—Protestant and Catholic—Jew and
Gentile—would then be found, as they have
ever been found, rallying around the same
standard, in defence of the same cause, the holy
and sacred cause of home and family hearth
The boom of the first cannon-shot fired by the
foe, no matter whether he be a civil or eccle
siastical potentate, will hush into the silence of
the tomb all minor dissensions. To suppose
otherwise is to suppose human nature changed
in all its instincts: or to make a new estimate
of the character and influences of our free in
stitutions.
"Pending an election, orators and editors
make a show of getting up a whirlwind of "fe
verish excitement but with the close of the
day's voting, the country settles back into the
work of developing its mighty destiny, bv alt
the means and appliances of an unfettered,
progressive civilization.
THE ELECTIONS STILT. TO COME IN 1855.
Louisiana votes on Alonriav, November 5, for
| State officers and five representatives to Con
' gress. Mississippi, Monday, November 5, State
i officers and five representatives to Congress.—
New York, Tuesday, November 6, State officers,
: but no Governor or Lieut. Gov. Wisconsin,
Tuesday, November 6, State officers. Massa
chusetts, Tuesday, November 6, Governor, State
officeis and legislature. Maryland, Wednes
day, November 7, six represenlatives to Con
gress, two State officers, legulatuie, &c. In
1 Tennessee, Alabama, California, Wisconsin and
Pennsylvania, the legislatures in each State e
lect one T nited States Senator.