different grade of transportation. 9. Payments will he made for the s- rv ice by collections from, or drafts on, postmasters, or otherwise, alter the expiration of each quarter —say in February, May, August, aud Novem ber. 10. The distances are given according to the best information; hut no increased pay will be allowed should they be greater than advertised, ifthe points to be supplied be correctly slated. Bidders must inform thzmsclves on this point, and also in reference to the weight of the mail, the condition ot roads, hills, streams, &c. and all toll bridges, ferries, or obstructions ol any kind by which expense may be incurred. No claim (or additional pay, based on such grounds, can be considered: nor lor bridges destroyed, or other obstructions, increasing distance, occur ring during the contract teim. Offices estab lished after the advertisement is issued, and al so during tile contract tern., are to be supplied with extra pay it the distance be not increased. !i. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law from knowingly making a contract for the transportation of tile mails with any person who shall have entered into, or proposed to en ter into, any combination to prevent trie mak ing of any bid for a mail contract by any other person or persons, or who snail have made any agreement, or shall have given or performed, or promised to give or perform, any consideration whatever, >r to do, or not to do, anv tiling whatever, in order to induce any other person or pel sons not to bid for a mail contract. 2i. A bid received after time,or without the guarantee required by law, or tGot combines several routes in one sum of compensation, cannot be considered in competition with a re ' gular proposal, reasonable in amount. 13. Bidders should, in all cases, first propose for service strictly according to the advertise ment, an;! th<*n, if they desir-, separately, for different service: ar.d if tile regular bid be the lowest offered for the advertised service, the o ther propositions may he considered. Id-. There should "be but one route bit! for in a proposal. If). The route, the service, the yearly pay, the name and residence of the bidder, (that is. his usual post office address) and those of each member of a firm where a company offers, sho'd be distinctly stated; also, the mode of convey ance, if a higher mode than horseback be inten ded. The words "with due celerity, certain ly, and security," inserted to indicate the mode of conveyance, will constitute a "star bid." When a "star bid" is intended no specific con veyance must be named. "lb. Bidders Tire requested to use, as far as practicable, tbe printed form of proposal lurti ished by the department, to write out in full the sum of their bids, and to retain copies ol them. No altered bid can be considered, and no bid once submitted can be withdrawn. Each bid must be guarantied by two respon sible persons. General guarantees cannot be admitted. 17. The bid should he sealed; superscribed "mail Proposals, State of " addressed "Se cond Assistant Postmaster General," Contract Office, and sent by mail, not by or to an agent, and Postmasters will not enclose Proposals, (or letters of any kind) in their quarterly returns. IS. The contracts are to be executed and re turned to the department by or before the first of July, lSfiG, but the service must be commen ced on the mail day next alter that date, whe ther the contracts he executed or not. No pro position for transfers will be considered until the contracts are executed in due form and re ceived at the department: and then no transfers will be allowed unless good and sufficient rea sons therefor are given, to be determined by the department. 19. Postmasters at offices on or near rail roads, but more than eighty rods from a station, will, immediately after the 1 Oth ol April next, report their exact distance from the nearest sta tion, and how they are otherwise supplied with the mail, to enable the Postmaster General to direct a mail messenger supply from tbe first of July next. 20. Section 18 of an art of Congress approv ed March 3, 184-fi, provides tiiat contracts for the transportation of the mail shall be let, "in ever}' case, to the lowest bidder tendering sutii cient guarrntees for faitiilul performance, with out other reference to the mode of such trans portation than may be necessary to provide Ibr the due celerity, certainty, and security of such transportation." Under tiiis law a new des cription of bids has been received. It does not specilv a mode of conveyance, but engages to trke the entire mail each trip with celerity, certainly, and security, using the terms of the law. These bids are styled, from the manner in which they are designated on the hooks of the department, "s tar bid ," and they will be construed as providing for the conveyance of the entire mail, however and whatever may be the mode necessary to insure its "celerity, certainty, and security.' Jn all rases where the lowest grade of ser vice is believ.-d to be sufficient, the lowest bid will be accepted, if duly guarantied, in prefer ence to a "star" or specified hid. When the lowest bid is not a "star" bid, and specifies either no mode or an inadequate mode of conveyance, it will not be accepted, but set aside for a specific bid proposing the necessary service. When the bid does not specify a mode of conveyance, also v. hen il proposes to carry "ac cording to the advertisement." but without such specification, it will be considered as a proposal for hciseback service. 21. A modification of a bid, in any of its es sential terms, is tantamount to a new bid, and cannot be received, s > a.- to interfere with regu lar competition, after the last hour set for re ceiving bids. 21. Postmasters are to be careful not to cer tify the sufficiency of guarantors or sureties without knowing that they are persons of suiii cient responsibility; and all bidders, guarantors, and sureties are distinctly notified that, on a failure to enter into or perform the contracts for the service proposed for in the accepted bids, their legal liabilities will be enforced against them. (See 27th section of the act of July 2, 183(h) 22. The contracts will be substantially in the forms heretofore used in this department, ex cept in the respects paiticulariy mentioned in these instructions. 2fi. Present contractors, and persons known at the department, must, equally with others, procure guarantors and certificates of their suffi ciency substantially in the forms above pre scribed. The ceitificalesof sufficiency must be signed by a postmaster at one of the places be fore named, or a Judge of a court of record. James Campbell, Postmaster General. Feb. 15, ISSG. lQw. THE BEDFORD GAZETTE. Feb. 1>) SH36. &. W. Bowman, Editor and Proprietor. FOR PRESIDENT, TON. JAMES BEMMIN. (CP* The Democratic Meeting of last Mon day evening was one of the largest, most res pectable, and enthusiastic, ever held in Bedford county, and the entire unanimity of feeling which prevailed, gives the strongest assurance ola handsome democratic majority at the next election. On the subject of the Presidency, there is but one opinion in Bedford county. Whilst the en tire Democracy accord to President Pierce the character of an able Statesman, an accomplish ed Gentleman, and a true Democrat, they are unanimously of opinion that the time has arriv ed when JAMES BUCHANAN should be se lected to preside over this mighty Republic; ,md, entertaining this view, they have given the most pointed instructions to our Delegates to the -ktli of March Convention to select such Delegates onlv to the National Convention as are known to be the uncompromising friends of James Buchanan. In accordance with the* will of the people, thus emphatically expressed, we this day raise to the mast-head of the Gazette, the name dear to every Democrat in the Commonwealth—and have the most abiding confidence that he will be the choice of the Convention which will as semble at Cincinnati in June next. We have never before known Pennsylvania so decided for any candidate as she now is for Mr. Buchanan. Whilst the Democrats go for him to a man, thousands of old line V\ liigs are anxious to have an opportunity to vote for him. With James Buchanan as our leader, Penn sylvania is good for Thirty Thousand Majority against any man or any combination thai can be brought into the field against him. are under obligations to Hon. WM. BIGLER, of the U. S. Senate, for a very valua ble Public Document. (Er*BEDFORD BAR.—In comparing our Bar with others, we are decidedly of opinion that it is equal to any other in Pennsylvania. Better Lawyers—better looking men—or more accomplished gentlemen than those composing the Bar in Bedford, cannot be found any where. As a ciiizen of the place, we feel an honest pride in having such a Bench and such a Bar. Ep°*We invite the especial attention of our readers to the remarks of Mr. SMITH, of Cambria, which will be found in another column. They are pointed, forcible, and true, and will carry conviction to the minds of all candid men. Our members, Messrs. SMITH and BEKXHARD, are doing their duty like men, for which they will be triumphantly sustained by their consti tuents. O 3 " The Democracy of Bedford County are unanimously opposed to the "Jug Law," as will be seen by the resolution passed on this subject at the late meeting. HON. JAMES BUCHANAN. —The Pe.nnsylm ni<tn publishes an extract from a private let ter to a gentleman of this State, in which, referring to the connection of his name with the Presidency, Mr. BUCHANAN says: "This I neither desired nor expected. The movement in my favor has, theiefore, origina ted without my previous knowledge or consent, and I should be quite satisfied should another he selected. The next will be the most im portant and responsible Presidential term since the last war with England, or, perhaps, since the origin of the government. Both our for eign and domestic affairs will require the gui dance of an able, firm and skilful pilot to steer the vessel of State clear of the breakers. I pray Heaven that the best man may be selected for the crisis, and to me it is a matter of indif ference whether he comes from the North or the South, the East or the West." The entire Union will respond "Amen" to this prayer, and that the best man may be selec ted in view of the delicate position of our aiiairs both at home and abroad. BAD NEW*. —On Friday a dispatch from Washington informed us that Col. JOHN W. FORNEY was lying dangerously ill of inflamma tion of the bowels ; and on Saturday, a similar dispatch announces that Gen. CASS fell on the steps of the Patent Office, and was seriously injured. We trust that both these teports were exaggerated, and that the Nation will he spared the loss of these eminent citizens. We have learned that GEN. CASS is improv ing—and it is also hoped that Col. FORNEY is better, from the fact that no additional dispatch is received concerning him. STRICKLAND, Esq., of West Chester, is strongly urged in several quarters for the nomination of Canal Commissioner.— Mr. S. is an honest, upright man and a good Democrat, and possesses the requisite business qualifications for a faithful discharge of the du ties of the office. He made a good Editor, and we have no doubt would make an excellent Ca nal Commissioner. indebted to the Hon. Win. M. PIATT, of the State Seriate, for valuable bub lic documents, for which he has our thanks. CONFEREE MEETING. Senatorial Conference met at the Hotel of Mr. John Hafer on last Tuesday morning and organized by electing Mr. Daniel Fore, Presi dent, and John P. Reed, Esq. Secretary. Conferees for Bedford countv—Maj. Saml. Davis, John Hafer and John P. Reed. Fulton County—Messrs. Daniel Fore, Saml. Michael, ami George Whetstone. 1 he names of Win. M. Hall and John S. Ro bison, Esqrs. having been put in nomination, On motion of John P. Reed, Esq. WM. M. HALL, Esq. was unanimously chosen the Sena torial delegate to the State Convention. DANIEL FORE, President. John I'. R' I'd, Secretary. DEMOORITif COUNTY MEETING. GREAT OUTPOURING OF THE PEOPLE. In accordance with previous notice given, an immense Meeting of the Democracy of Bedford county assembled at the Court House on last Monday evening, and organized by electing ISAAC MENGEL, Esq. . President—General James Burns, Jr. Thomas Robison, Cadwalader Evans, Isaac Kensinger, Thomas Speer, Ivsq. Maj. James Patton, Col. F. D. Beegle, Major Moses Mcllwaine, John Sill, Archibald Blair, Esq. Archibald Perdew, Esq. and Josiah Miller, Esq. Vice Presidents —and Messrs. John P. Reed, J. H. Scliell, Capt. Wm.States, and Jnu. W. Crisman Secretaries. The meeting'thus organized, a committee ol two from each township and borough in the county were selected to go into Convention to report resolutions and select confeiees. The Convention having retired, the meeting was addressed by Messrs. William I'. Schell, John Cessna, Geo. W. Bowman, and Wm. M. Hall. Mr. WM. M. HALL, Chairman of the Con vention, mailelhe following report, unanimous ly adopted by that body, which also received the unanimous endorsement ol the meeting. John P. Reed, E<q. then made repott of a plan for the future organization ot the party, which he prefaced with some appropriate and forcible remarks. The plan suggested was u nanimously adopted, and will be published hereafter. Jt is clue to Judge Schell to say that he oppos ed the resolution lor the repeal ol the Jug Law, but in this lie stood solitary and alone. THE RESOLUTIONS. Resolved, That the course and policy of the Administration at Washington merit and ob tain our earnest, honest approval. Putting a side all local prejudices which were sought to be forced upon linn, and acting full up to the great Democratic and truly republican princi ples of popular sovereignty, State Rights, and a Constitution strictly construed, FRANKLIN PIERCE has manifested himselt the President ol tlie Nation, not of a party. He lives in the hearts of all national men. He will live on a bright page in our country's history, as a states man, who, despite the fanaticism and false pa triotism raging wildly around him, with cool deliberation and calm judgment, marked out his course, and, with fixedness ui purpose, pursued it. Resolved, That the Hon. JAMES BUCHANAN is a Statesman of whom, as Pennsy I vanians and Americans, we feel a worthy pride, and that the Pennsylvania Democracy owe it to them selves, and to their noble Keystone state, to send to the Cincinnati convention a united delegation to support lor the Presidency, first, last, and all the time, James Buchanan. Resolved, That the selection of the Hon. G. M. DALLAS to represent our republican empire ol the west, near the Court of St. James, meets our hearty approval. A worthy successor of James Buchanan, he will support our National rights and national dignity, with personal dig nity, ability and zeal. Resolved, That we congratulate Pennsylva nia and the Union on the election of the Hon. VVH. BIOLER to the United States Senate. Not depreciating the merit of others, the choice could have fallen on none more worthy the high position. He w ill prove himself, as the Demo cracy of the State has proved herself, free from fanaticism antl sectionalism. Resolved, That we approve of the Kansas- Nebraska enactment of 18bJ, and recognize as a truly Democratic and safe principle the doc trine of popular Sovereignty. Citizens of a free and Sovereign State, we hold the faith that we, the people of the State, and we only, have the right to determine our institutions and laws, and we freely vield to the people of other States and Territories the same right of deter mining f>r themselves. Resolved, That Pennsylvania nor/rhas Legis lators lor whom she need not blush: whose char acters and abilities bring no tingle of shame to her brow. Resolved, That we are earnestly opposed to any further increase of the number of Banks of issue of this Commonwealth. Resolved, As tire unanimous sense of this meeting, that the "Jug Law," odious in itself, yet more odious as having been enacted con trary to the wishes of (he people fairly expres sed at the ballot-box, ought to give place to a ju dicious license law. Resolved, That for the bastard, and false A mericanism, styled know-nntliingism, we have no sympathy. We look upon it as the child of bigotry and craven fear: as anti-American, an ti-Republican, anti-Protestant, unchristian, and against the spirit ol the Constitution. We need not war against it. It wants but to be let alone to die a speedy death. The icy fingers of the grim monster are already grappling with its heart strings—if it has any. Resolved, That we cordially endorse the in fection of HENRY S. MAG RAW to be State Trea surer; an able Lawyer, arid a man of sterling in tegrity, he is eminently suited for the position. Resolved, That for tile Hon. ISAAC HUGOS, we feel a warm regard, as an unflinching Demo crat, and clever gentleman, and an honest man, worthy to fill any position in the gift of a free people. Resolved, That in GEORGE W. BOWMAN, Bedford County has a good citizen, Pennsyl vania an able Adjutant Genera!, and Democra cy a fearless champion. Resolved, That Wilson Reillv fought a good fight in the last Congressional campaign, and we are "to the fore" when he tries it again,and that, S. H. TATE, D. A. T. BLACK, anil THOS. H. MURRAY be conferees in connection with conferees from the other counties of the district to nominate a candidate for Congress, and that thev he instructed to support WILSON REILLY. Resolved, That JOHN P. REEL, Maj. SAME. DAVIS, and JOHN HAFER he conferees to meet thoes from Somerset and Fulton to select a Senatorial delegate to the ensuing -!th March convention, and that they be instructed to sup port WM. M. HALL as Senatorial Delegate. On motion of G. W. Bowman, Resolved, unanimously, That copies of the re solution this evening passed on the subject of the Jug Law, be forwarded to the Hon. Speak ers of the Senate and House of Representatives of Pennsylvania, with the request that thev lav the same before the respective bodies over which they preside, as the deliberate judgment of the Democracy of Bedford county—and that Wm. M. Ha!!, Esq. be requested to perform ibis duty. Resolved, That our Delegates to the 4th of March Convention be instructed to support Hon. THOS. J. RKMRKR, for Surveyor Gen eral. [Signed by the Officers.] The Mtiiitripal Election. The election in this City, on Tuesday last, resulted in the almost entire prostration of the Know-Nothing party. VVe tarried our can didate for Mayor, Mr. ZIMMERMAN, by a major ity of '206 votes, three of the live Select Coun cil, arid thirteen of the fifteen Common Council, j which gives the Democrats a large majority j 011 joint ballot ; we also elected one Alderman, t three Assessors, three Judges, three Inspec tors and two Constables—thus reversing the ; whole order of things as they have existed here I for the last twelve months. Had the vote been larger, our victory would have been still more complete and overwhelm ing : but the extreme severity of the weather I kept many of our voters front the polls. As j it is, however, our Democratic friends did a j good day's work. The Know-Nothings ore \ now prostrated in the city of Lancaster, anil i hereafter we shall have no trouble with them. : In redeeming the City from the dominion of the ! Niclit Wissers we had the heaitv co-operation and aid of a number of patriotic Whigs, who i came forward boldly and fearlessly to assist in ; defeating the unscrupulous enemy. These gen tlemen deserve the gratitude of our Democratic friends—an I we trust that hereafter they will i he found in the Democratic ranks fighting shoul- j der with lis in opposition to intoler- j ance, proscription, black republicanism, and ! every other ism that has cursed our country for ' the last two years.— Lancaster Intelligencer, ; Feb. i:;. ttale oS'MJtifii* ArncnaEs. Mr. CRESS WELL read in place, a few days since, tin' following bill: Sec. 1. Re it enacted by the Senate and j House of Representatives of the Commonwealth | of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, ! and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the j same, That the Adjutant General he and he is ! hereby authorized to sell and convey to the ! purchaser or purchasers thereof, in fee simple, the arsenal property at Meadville, and all and j singular the lot of ground arid real estate there- j urit > belonging, and pay into the State Treasu- j ry the proceeds thereof. Sec. 2. That the Adjutant General is hereby j authorized to remove the stores and aims in the j Arsenals in Philadelphia and Meadvilie to the arsenal at Harrishurg. Sec. 3. That that part of the fifty-fifth sec tion of the act of Assejjih!v, passed the nine teenth day of April, A. I), eighteen hundred and fifty three, entitled an act "to provide for the ordinary repairs of Government, the repair of the public canals arid rail-roads, and other general and special appropriations," that autho rizes the Governor to purchase a lot thereon to erect an arsenal, be and the same is hereby re pealed. i' EN x SYLVA x i ruSiisL vTriiK. House of Representatives, Wednesday, Feb. 6. —Mr. SMITH, of Cambria, moved that the House take up tiie hill to incorporate the Fran ciscan brothers, of Cambria county, which was agreed to. The hill was read in committee of the whole, when Mr. Mnmma moved that the commitlee rise, repo't progress, and ask leave to sit again. Mr. Alumina called attention to the fact that the courts have power to incotporate tiiis com pany, and that under one of the joint rules its consideration was out of order. Mr. SMITH said:—Mr. Speaker, this bill was among the first read in place this session, and J have deferred calling it up out of order, hoping that after .a number of hills of the same kind had been passed, the gentleman opposing it would withdraw his objections, and allow it to pass al so;. hut in that I have been mistaken. He has had it struck off the calendar; and 1 now ask to have it acted upon. This school has the reputation of being a most excellent one. A large number of orphan boys are kept and educated there: indeed, the essential purpose of the institution is the care and education of friendless orphan boys. The court has not the power to incorporate this so ciety and exempt it from taxation, or they would not have applied to the Legislature for an act of incorporation. Almost every acade my of learning in the State is exempted from taxation. Bills ofthe same character have been passed by this House this session, and why should not this bill pass? If there was anv thing unusual asked lor in this bill—if there was any thing wrong about it 1 would not have introduced it—but it is right, it is just, and 1 hope (he House will pass it. Mr. Mi Comb said that one of thejoint rules provided that no company should be incorpora ted bv the Legislature which the courts had the power to incorporate. The clear income of this corporation, it n'as provided in the bills should not exceed S3OOO yearly, which was clearly Within the purview ol the court. The courts had not the power to release from taxa tion, ami he hoped this House would not adopt this principle. Mr. Wright, of Luzerne, said he could not vote for this bill in its present shape. Jt did not specify the number of acres the corporation mav bold. The courts have not the power to incorporate this company, for its progress was different from those specified in the act gfving the courts power. It combined several of these pin poses, and was of course beyond the reach of the courts. Mr. Smith could not state the number of a cres the association held or desire to hold. After further remarks from Mr. Foster, Mr, Momma withdrew his motion. Mr. Wright moved to limit the land to be held by the company to five hundred acres, which was agreed to. The bill was further debated by Messrs. Mumma, Getz, McComb, and Ingham, when the first section was agreed to. The second section was read, when Mr. Augustine moved to add to it a proviso that no one shall be excluded from said institu tion on sectarian grounds. Which, after some remarks from Messrs. Wright and McComb, was accepted by Mr. Smith. The section as amended was agreed to; also the remaining section. The bill was re ported to the House as amended, and was taken up on second reading, and the question being on the first section, Mr. Phelps held that the court had complete power over the question, and quoted various acts oi assembly to prove it. Mr. McCalmont opposed the passage of the bill, and stated that h" believed the society ask ins; to be incorporated was a society of Jesuits— a den ol VlPEßS—instilling tlie worst kind of Anti-American feelings and sentiments into the minds of the youths. Mr. SMITir, of Cambria, replied : Mr. Speaker I cannot suffer the unjust im putations which have been cast upon the char acter of a certain class of my constituency, bv the gentleman from Venango, to pass unnoticed. 'J'he gentleman has seen fit to wander out of his way, to indulge in an uncalled for, illiberal, and, I must say, most unmanly fling, at a cer tain religious class of my constituency. I" ere Mr. McCalmont explained.] 1 understood the gentleman that this institu tion was a viper in our midst—an institution where the most dangerous anti-republican doc trines were instilled into the minds of our A inerican youth. Mr. Speaker—That class of citizens at whom the gentleman is driving, and whom I have the honor to represent, are in every enno bling attribute, as far above the illiberal bigot who would traduce them, as it is possible for the most exalted, virtuous mirul to be above the lowest grovelling panderer to notoriety. Mr. Speaker—No county in our glorious old commonwealth can b< ast a community of men with braver hearts with a greater reverence for our republican institutions—with a more steadfast devotion to the principles of our Go vernment—or who are characterized for more meritorious deeds, than the catholics of Cam bria county. Reared in rhe vallies and upon the hill tops of the cloud-capped Allegheiiies, their hearts are as pure, and their spirits are as free as the healthful breezes which dance upon their mountain summits. Mr. Speaker — l feel proud of my entire con stituency, and none the less of that portion whom the gentleman has contemptuously stigmatized a< vipers, as men who were instilling their an ti-American feelings and principles into the minds of our youth. Mr. Speaker—When our country was at war with a Catholic enemy, Catholic Cambria sent a greater ratio of daring spit its to defend our country's honor in thai war, than any other county in this State, or than any county in any other State-in the Union, who, among the bra vest of the brave, carved th-ir wav in blood from Vera Cruz into the very heart of the prom! Capita! of the Aztecs. There are gentlemen on this floor who can corroborate all I have said o! the loyalty and bravery of the Catholics of Cam bria county. Mr. Speaker—As 1 said before, no braver or more loyal subjects can otir country boast than the Catholic sons of Cambria, and as long as the banner of freedom floats in triumph over iinv portion of our broad domain, will its bright folds be unfurled fo the hiee/.e on the lofty peaks of the • temal Alb'g'ienies, the home of the Catholics of Cambria. Republicanism and constitutional liberty will ever find a dwelling in fti ir noble h.-atts, and the lustre of their character will brighten with every new occa sion that many call their loyalty and chivalty into action. Mr. Speaker—l regret that anything should have been said to force rne in the defim.ee of any portion of my constituency : but I could not sit still and Imar their characters so willfully ma ligned. The discussion was continued bv Messrs. LOTT, MORRIS, M'COMB, BALDWIN, and M'CALMO.NT up to adjournment. From the I'liil.ulelnhia Bulletin, Feb. 5. FRIGHTFUL .IMDEST. The Express train for the west, which left the depot at Eleventh and Market streets, at e ieven o'clock last night, met with a disastrous accident about half a mile from Hestonville, in the tilth ward. The train, which oonsisted ot the locomotive, baggage car and two passenger cars, was going up a heavy grade at the rate of about fifteen miles an hour, when a rail tfiat had probably been rendered brittle by the intense cold, broke in three places, throwing the front wheels of the forward car of} the track. These wheels were, however, drawn ujsin the rails a gain, and this car afterwards obtained its posi tion upon the track. The second car was thrown from the track, and the forward axle breaking, the car with all its occupants, was precipitated down an em bankment about thirty feet high. The car iu its descent, struck a large tree at the bottom. The concussion split the car open and threw many cf the passengers to the ground, and ena bled most of the others to escape from the wreck. Had the car not broken to pieces the conse quences would have been more frightful, as there was a very hot fire in the stove. The blazing contents of the stove were scattered through (lie car in its descent, and in a few min utes the latter was in flames. A great number of the passengers were more or less hurt. Out of about fifty in the car, twen ty-seven were wounded. But one passenger was killed. He was found lying upon his back with a portion ot the wreck pressing heavily upon his neck and the upper part of his breast. He lived for about an hour alter being extrac ted from tlie ruins, hut was insensible during this period. The deceased was not known, but from papers in his pocket, and the initials up on his shirt, he is believed to he Mr. Abraham B. Hart, of the firm of V/m. B. Hart Son, merchants of Cincinnati, Ohio. The name of A. B. Hart isalso upon a trunk among the bag gage, which is supposed to have belonged to the deceased. As soon as possible, the wounded, and the passengers who escaped unhurt, were got into the remaining passenger car and the baggage car, and brought back to the city. Every pos sible attention was paid to the wants of the wounded. The latter were taken to the dif ferent hotels and to private houses, and it is therefore impossible to obtain a correct list of those who were injured or of the extent of their injuries ; we have procured, however, the names ot those who have been most seriously hurt. Mr. T. S. Watson, merchant of St. Louis, was badly hurt. He was taken to the Cirard House where it was found that his right leg and thigh were broken, ami he was also cut and bruised in almost ail of his body. It is thought he will recover from his injuries. Mr Watson was among the wounded at the recent frightful accident at the Gasconade river, on the lint' of the Pacific railroad. He was just recovering from the injuries received tqon that occasion when he met with this mishap. Mr. D. A. Finney of the State Senate, was also in the car that was broken. He received some severe external bruises, hut his injuries are not considered dangerous. He is also at the Girarcf. Mr. E. G. Fahnestock, of Gettysburg, was badly bruised. He received a wound under the right eye, which extends do • n to the neck, cutting through the flesh and laving hare ii,e bone. He was taken to the house of his bro ther-in-!aw, Dr. John Coy, in Arch st. „n Sixteenth. He was doing very well this i rf . r „ irj2. The Rev. Anson Rood, oft!,is city w as rnong the wounded. He received a cut i„ ,i head, and was considerably bruised. f| e taken to the Allegheny House, but he w as ail! to be out this morning, From Mr. Rood !' obtained many particulars of the disaster * Another of (be wounded was taken i 0 p Allegheny House, but he was Well eno.wh to start W e>t this morning. A German, named Nicholas Scherer, who was a passenger on the train, had his arr'j, CU | ami was bruised about the hands and head. Jfi! was taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital. The body of the passenger who was kilUd was taken to the residence of Robert R. Hrino'.- hurst, undertaker, No 20 North Eleventh st" 1 " where it was placed in ice. The coroner held an inquest on the remains, and after the exami nation of several witnesses, a verdict Was ren dered, which set forth that the death of the de ceased was caused by the overturning of a car from the breaking of a rail, See. The deceased appears to have been about twenty-eight years of age. He was a stout thick set man, not over five feet six inches m ' height. He has light broxvn hair, and wore no beard or whiskers. His clothing consisted of a dark frock-coat, black overcoat, black cassi mere vest, fancy cassimere pants, and double soled pegged boots. The conductor on the train, and most of the passengers who were uninjured, exerted them selves to the utmost to render aid to the woun ded. Among those whom we have heard spo ken of as rendering very efiicienl service, were Mr. Hambrighf, the conductor, and Mr. blokes of Pittsburg. ' The person* in the first car escaped the sii,-lit est injury. The coupling of the ears fortunate ly broke, or the consequences would have been still more disastrous. Those who were present at the scene, speak of the rapidity with which the flames spread through the broken car. in two minutes from the time of the accident, it was w-rapped ir> flames, and the light caused hv it gave rise to a general alarm of fire in West Philadelphia. The intensity of the cold heightened the sul ferings of the wounded. There was no house mar the spot, and the only place of refuge was the remaining passenger and baggage car. MORE PAR IMS. Some f imp ago three Ptiiladelphia policemen named Gregory, Barrand Feat heller, were con victed of cruelly assaulting several men at the polls on last election day, and sentenced to the Penitentiary by Judge Kelly, of the Court of Quarter Sessions. Hon. Robert M. Foust, Hon. IVm. Mil ward, Hon. Isaac Hazlehnrst and John P. A ■ rree, Esq., prominent Know-Nothing pol iticians in the Quaker City, represented hy fit ter to Gov. Pollock that Gregory and Earr were unjustly convict d, when his Excellency pardoned them, but allowed Fearheller to re main in limbo. 'J'he two former are vouiio-men without families, and are said to have been the most guilty, while the latter has a wife and several small children dependent upon him for support. Id view of these facts the counsel who pro cured their conviction on Saturday week made a motion that Judge Kelly should reconsider his sentence of F. arhcller ; hut his Honor de clined, alleging that two wrongs never made a "itjlit - He, however, commented in severe terms on tile action of those "honorable men" who wrote a letter stating the conviction to he un just and iiiegal, when in reality they had not been in the court room during the te tin.e of the trial. The Governor in these cases, as io the pardon of Dr. Heale, gave as a reason li>r the exercise of Ins clemency that it had been represented (and he was satisfied of its truth) that the prisoners had been wrongly Convicted. Such imputations on the justice of Judges and juries will have a tendency to impair confi dence in the administration of the laws; fbr will not every whipster debate tlie fairness of t!i is or that judge whose action has been held up to reproach by the highest official in the Com monwealth ? It is right enough to exercise the Executive clemency sometimes : but the propri ety of the Governor declaring a party to be un justly convicted is very doubtful. O\E or the queerest freaks of the present very queer Congress, was the le-eleelion of Mr. A. J. GLosirBr.E.WER, oI York, as Sergeart-al- Arms, by a vote of 103 to 9S. He is a thor ough, unscrupulous Nebraska Democrat—a firm disciple of President PIERCE, whose party cau not poll over one-third of the House on a stiiit party issue ; and yet he is chosen to one ot the most important and lucrative positions in the gift ol tiie House. What reason w ill be assign ed in justification of this singular vote, we can not conjecture. Congress will hardly desire tire public to believe that they re-elected Mr. GLOSSBRENNER because he advanced them mon ey liberally before they could draw any from the Treasury, for that would be a confession ol the weakness of Congressional virtue of which few* would he proud : and if it is added that .Mr. GLO>SRFNXER shaved their bills and made a "good thing out of it," while bis money cost him nothing in the way of interest, the aspect ot the case is not materially improved. Anil yet some such explanation must be accepted, or die 1 lou3e must be regarded as largely anli-admm istration one dav, and soundly administration the next. How is it?— From the Harrisburff Telegraph. MAU R2 E : On the I2lli inst., bv the Rev. F. Benedict, Mr. Charles Hiligas, of Montgomery en, P<i. and Miss Amanda Sproat, of Somerset Co. Pa- On the sth nit. at the house of J■ B- Rl 3 ''-" burn, by John Smith, Esq., Mr. James Hugh'', of Harrison Ip. to Miss Sarah Miller, of Napa township, Bedford Co. Pa. DIED, On the 3d inst. at his residence in Cumbe.- land Valley, Mr. WALTER Jlnowx, AGED id years, one month and three days. The deceased was a native ol Derbyshire, England, but immigrated to this country i 1 ■' year ISI9, and became an esteemed citizen < > Bedfoid county for many years. He was an*, venerable for age and respected for.hi? integrny of character. He was also a sincere ( !iribaa and led an exemplary life. During the few months of his life, previous to his '-wl •> ness, he was much engaged in private evn lions, and spent the greater part of his tiim i n reading, prayer and praise. His illness, although it laded but a fewdays vet was one of much suffering, which Jie T with perfect resignation to the will "I G "■ a his end was peaceful ami tranquil, forliefl" Iv fell asleep in the arms ot the Saviour, G wait the resurrection morn.
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