MIE BEDFORD GAZETTE. Beil/brdi I'eb. I*, !809. il F. Iftjera LG. W. Ikuferd, Editors. FORGERII TIIE LEGISLATIRE: FLUK IIEIIEJ.ICAN HONESTY BELOW PARI! In ac article oo corruption in the Stat* Legislature, we btt week took occa.-ion to mention the circumstance of the alteration of a (>aper cm file in the L'jwrr House, which was the foundation of a contract lor the publication ota Legislative Record, which contract that btxiv was about to ratify- The facts connected with Ibis transaction are as fvlows : During the session of the led Legislature, a contract was made with R. J. HaMrrrai, bf the Senate and House of Representative., in a j,:nt act, according to the terms of which .Mr. man was to print tl.e Legislative Record un til otherwise ordered hy the next Legislature.— In accordance with the requirements of this contract, Mr. Haldeman proceeded to print the Record for the present Legislature, as he was hound to do until the repeal of the law under j which he became the printer of the Record. Mr. llaldeman is a D> mocra', and of course the Black j Republicans could not hare thought, for a mo ment, of suffering him to retain Iris position.— Tbey wanted the post for a nan of their own, and thev* at once set on foot a scheme to accommodate their party fri-nd. Their fii?t step it to pass in the House, where tlmy are largelyin the majority, a resolution declaring the contract with Hal ieman at an end and making a new arrangement with oue George Bergner. This project fails in the Senate.— But the appetite of the Black Republican spoils- j men for the public plunder, is too keen to let j the matter rest here. So they at once resolve, in the House, to make a bargain of their own, independent of the action ol the Senate, and have Mr. Bergner to furnish them with a Record, notwithstanding their being regularly supplied by Mr. Haldeman. The result of this would have been to entail upon the Commonwealth the expense of two Records, the additional one contracted for costing no less a sum than §44.00 per day ! But fortunately for the interests of the taxpayers, the greediness of these Black Republican cut-purses, ever-leapt itself. The contract with Bergner was tor three thousand Reco'd*, but when it came to be ratified, it was discovered that the word "two" had been • nierted in place of "three," betraying a base and otrtrageuu* to swindle the State out of the value of one tkousnna Records' The discovery of this deliberate forgery had the effect of causing Bergner's friends todispose of the mutilated paper, in a most summary mannpr, by re-committing it. Mr. Foster, a Republican member from Pittsburg, had tbo honesty to denounce this daring fraud, and Mr. Rose, of Mercer,also spoke with great severity coucerning it. But the majority of the Black Republicans were for sustaining Bergner— were willing to endorse even the forgery—and when a motion was made for a committee to investigate the matter, they were found voting in a body to postpone it. GEO. W. WILL- ! JAMS of this county, lias been a Bergner man from the beginning, and rated with bis Black Republican brethren to postpone the ap|>cint ment of a committee of invetigation. Such is the honesty of the Black Republicans ! Such is the sequel to all their shrieking for economy I The people will remember them. HEADLETN Lire or WASHINGTON. —This work t a large octavo volume containing over 500 pages and beautifully embellished with quite a number of steel and wood engravings—many of which are colored. The work is printed on good paper and is well bound in gilt muslin bind ing. D. MOELET, the agent for this work :£ now canvassing our county fo obtain subscrip tion!. The work is replete with useful informa tion and no library or household should be with out a copy. Price of subscription, $2 50 c!s. Court has been in session since Monday last. A large crowd of people was in attendance on Monday arid Tuesday, but since then has con siderably thinned out. Among the strangers present, are Messrs. Forward, Baer and C'ol born, of Somerset, Col. Hofius, of Hollidays burg, and J. H/ Hopkin, and J. C. Dicken, Esq*., of Pittsburg. '£F"The Bedford High School will open for the admission of scholars on the 21st inst., un der the supervision of D. O. SHOEMAKER, ESQ. MISS MONTGOMERY, a lady eminently qualified for the position, will take charge of the female department. Sec advertisement in another rol umn. The still-house of .Mr. L. N. Fyan, of Juniata tow nship, in this count v, was consumed , by fire on Tuesday of last week. The loss of Mr. Fyan is estimated at about SI2OO. !Tp"The proceedings of the Middle Wood-! berry meeting, came too late for this week's issue. We will give tliem a place n-xt week. Scoit Legion of Central Pennsylvania. A eting of the surviving officers and sol diers of the Mexican war, of the cointies of Blair, Cambria, Bedford, Huntingdon, and neighboring coimu-s, will be held at the Logan House, (CorjKiral Kei ffer's) Holidays burg, on the evening of the 22d Fehiuarv, insf., for the purpose of organizing a "SCOTT LEGION." Col. JACOB HIGGINS, Capt. D. H. HOFffJS, Cap*. WM. WILLIAMS, Sergt. J. L. KIDD, Corp. JNO. KEEFFER. . Feb. 9, '59. Grand Democratic Dally! Tle freemen of old Redfbrd in Council !! THE NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION ENDORSED!!! THE DEMOCRACY OF BEDFORD IX FAVOR OF A MODIFICATION OF THE TARIFF, AND THE ANNEXATION OF CUBA ! !! I On Monday evening last, pursuant to a pub lished call, a Mass Meeting of the Democracy af Bedford county ass-mbled in the Court House, in immense concourse of people being in at tendance. The Court room was densely crow d ed, the 'eats in the Bar were filled to overflow ing, and the aisle in front of the railing was literallv jammed by those who were unable to j find seats. GEN JAMES BL RbS, of Napier, was ctosen President of the meeting, and -was assisted by the following gentiem*-B a* \ ice Presidents : MAJ. SAML. DAVI-, of Bedford borough: GEO. ELDEE, of Harrison: J.%s. C. De vote, of Londonderry: DAM.. HTLTZELL, of Bedford ip.: W's. ADAMS, E-Q., of Southamp ton: WM. MELLON, of E. Providence; SAML. BECKLF.Y, of St. Clair: JACOB B. ANUEESOS, cf Cumberland Valley; ABRAHAM KOONTZ, of Cole rain: and P. H. STI'DEBAKEK, of Na| ier. The following gentlemen acted as Secretaries : W m. PEARSON, of M. Wootiberry, COL. F. D. BEE GLr, of St. Clair, and J. T. GCPHART, of Bed ford fp. On m tion, a committee of one from each elec'ion district, was appointed to draft resolutions exnressive of the sense of the meet ing. The Committee was composed as follow s: ! B. F, Meyers, chairman, Bedford Borough; Fred. Schntbley, Bedford tp.; Geo. G. Gibson, Broad Top: Abraham Weisel, Colerain: A. Blair, Esq., Cumberland Valley; Jno. 11. Key ser, Haniaon; Jas. McCieary, Hopewell; J. A. Burns, Juniata; Daniel Stoler, Liberty; D. B. Troutman, Esq., Londonderry; Geo. Steckman, Monroe; John Whetstone, Esq., Napier; Cad walader Evans, E. Providence; Jacob Dunkle ? W. Providence: Samuel Griffith, St. Clair; J. Henry Schell, ScbelUburg: D. L. Defibaugh_ Snake Spring; D. Stevens, Southampton: D. Fockler, S. Woodbetry: Win. Pearson, Middle Woodberry: Adolphus Afce, Union. The meet ing was then addressed by R- F. Meyers, who at the conclusion of his remarks, introduced WM. J. BAER, Esq., of Somerset. The speech of Mr. Baej was an able and eloquent effort, drawing forth frequent bursts of applause, and riveting the attention of his hearers from first to last. After Air. Baer had concluded, O. E. SHANNON, Esq., was loudly called for and the call was responded to by that gentleman in an address full of sound and convincing argument* and one that carried terror to the hearts of the few Abolitionists that had ventured into the >,t. rrnen Mr. Shannon had finished speaking, the committee on resolutions, through their chairman, reported as follows : Whereas, t he history of our Republic bears witness that the principles and governmental policy of the Democratic party are best calcu lated to promote the happiness and prosperity of a free people, and whereas from that same history we learn the incontrovertible fact that all political oiganizations that have ever been arraved in antagonism to that partv, have pro- ved utter failures in their administration of the Government, Therefore, Resolved, That the present National Admin istration, by its faithful endeavors to conduct the affairs of the Federal Government in accord lance with Democratic principles—in recogni zing and sustaining, as it has, th* Constitutional rights of every citizen, North and South, East and West—in assiduously striving to disentan j gle our complicated relations with foreign countries—in jealously guarding the honor of 1 our flag from the insults of presumptuous rival, f —in zealously laboring to allay sectional strife i j and to bind together in enduring unity the . ; sisterhood of States—in the speedy settlement of difficulties which were entailed upon the , Government through the blunders and intrigues " ; of our political enemies—in short, in the whole ■ tenor of its official conduct—deserves our cordial and unhesitating approval. Resolved, That the Democratic party adheres to the doctrines promulgated by its founders, as transmitted fo us from the times of the immor tal Jefferson, by the hands of the great and good men through whose patriotic labors their ascen j dancy has bepn perpetuated. Resolved , That we are, we have ever been, opposed to the creation of a large ; funded debt on the part of the National Govern ment, except during time of war, or the ! existence of some other exigency absolutely de- j mands it; and we not only condemn the reckless ; iegi lation ol the Opposition Congress which has so lareeiy and unnecessarily increased the expenditures of Government, but we also ear nestly and emphatically protest against any policy that may be pursued by the present Con- j gress, the effect of which will be to compel fur ther loans to defray those expenditures. Resolved, That we cling to the v.ell-known, well-tried and successful theory of the Demo cratic party concerning the adjustment of the j Tariff; that whilst we are opposed to all duties I on imports except such as are necessary for the j raising of sufficient revenue to carry on the Gov- • eminent economically, we at the same time be- ; lieve that the Tariff which has been in existence since 1807, and which" we hold to be of "Op position" parentage, is insufficient for that pur ine, and n its incidental protection to home interests, does not make the proper discrimina- \ tions: and we, therefore, urge upon Congress its speedy modification so as to bring into the Treasury the necessary revenue and to give due encouragement to our domestic manufac tures. Resolved, That the acquisition of fhe island of Cuba, is a question of incalculable importance to the people of this Union, involving not only as it does, the progress of our free institutions, the security of our southern coast from invasion, the safety of Central Ameiica from the usurpa tion of foreign governments, the supremacy of our flag in the Gulf of Mexico, fhe speedy and effectual suppression of the slave trade, hut also affecting in a great degree the domestic interests of our people. The annexation ofthis island to or Republic, would give o many article of daily consumption in every family, many of \ the necessaries of life, at prices far cheaper; than they can be obtained for at present. We, therefore", declare ourselves in favor of the ac quisition of Cuba, by any safe, honorable and justifiable means the National Government may see fit to employ. Resolved , That Hox. Wm. Bin LEE. our able I*. S. Senator, deserves our unqualified approba tion for his faithfufj rr.anly and statesmanlike discharge ol the duties pertaining to his office. Resolved, That Hox. WILSON REILLT has proved himself a true and faithful servant of the people, and "bat we cordially approve of bis couisp in Congress. Resolved, That Hox. Wai. P. SCHELL, our talented ar.d efficient State Senator, has thus far represented this Senatorial District in a manner that reflects credit upon himself aod does honor to his constituents. Rt ohrtil, That Gen. G. W. R.WMAX, Superintendent of the Public Printing at Washington, hv his strict inti-grity in the dis charge of his official duties, merits our hearty commendation, and that as citizens of Bedford county we take both pride and pleasure in thus according i. Resolved, Th3t Co!. Jos. W. Tate, be and he is hereby appointed representative delegate to rep resent this county in the coming Democratic State Convention. On motion trie above resolutions were unanimously adopted The following resolution, offered by O. E. Shannon, E*q., *as a!so adopt e"d. Resolved, That P. F. Lehman, D. B. Bal der and B. I*. Movers, be, and they are, here by appointed conferees to meet conferees from Huntingdon an ! Somerset counties, to select a delegate to represent this Senatorial District in the c lining D -mocratic State Convention. .MA R. S. H. TATE then addressed the meeting in hi- u-ual eoq'i"nt and forcible manner, and after he had concluded, the meeting adjourned with three loud arid hearty cheers for the good old Demociatic party. ATTORNEY GENER.UTBLACK. U'e publish with pleasure, says the Philadel phia Pennsylvania! i, the accompanying ex tract from a letter written by one of the most intelligent and accomplished visitors at the National capital. It will be gratifying, not only to the personal and political hlends of Judge Black, but also lo the pride ofour noble old Commonwealth, to learn the estimate in u hich this distinguished citizen is held. We have heard from many quarters the highest eu logiums pronounced u;/oti the arguments of the Attorney General duiing the present term of the Supreme Court, especially his great speech in the Sutter case, which has been considered by many good judges, the ablest and most powerful argument made before that high tribu nal for many years. WASHINGTON, Jan. £B, 1339. Few places on tlie American Continent are as inter,-sting, to an educated mind, as the Supreme Court room in this city v h*n the Court is in session. The importance of the cases brought before that high tribunal brings hither the first Leal intellects of our country to engage in thei: dis cussion. Here may be seen the ablest men in the two Houses ot Congress, engaged in the pn>ecuti >n and defence of the interests of ft r; d U i® otrrfctngra ooserve, ~Ktrw rtTmptegerf it#* wordy, irrelevant t vie of oratory, so comm. r. on the floor of the House and Senate, gives way to thet- rse, pointed, acute logic of the skilifm advocate. It proves that the practice of talking array Jrom ihe point, is not, as some have supposed, inherent in the American Orator; but that he assumes it for a purpose, ar.d can lav it aside when he chooses. Among the men ol ma?* and power who figure in this forum, none stand higher than Hon. J_ 5. Black, the presett At torney General of the United States. Pennsylvania has reason to be proud of such a son. Calm, dignified and logical, be yet j combines with Li> arguments a forcible and pithy eloquence, that add? greatly to the point and weight of his reasoning. He shows rivjt only the profound thought and extensive reading of the thoroughly trained lawyer, but also the refinements and graces of the rip- and clas>ic scholar. In his hands the : dry abstractions of the law are invested with beauties of cultivated taste and the attractions: of warm and sympathetic feeling. As a spectator in the Court room, I have bad the pleasure of hearing him discuss two cases of a very interesting rharacter. One was the claim of the celebrated"C'aj>t. Sutter, of Cali fornia, to a princely domain in that State, em bracing the cities of Sacramento and MarvsviJle, and an immense territory of valuable land. — The Attorney General opposed the claim un be half of the Government. It is nit mv province to decide the right of the case, but 1 will say that the argument of Judge Black was a mag nificent specimen of forensic eloquence and ] power, and will not soon be forgotten by any : who heard it. The other case was from Wisconsin, touch-] ing an a!U mpt on the part of the Supreme Court j of that State to nullify the Fugitive Slave act, 1 and prevent its execution by the use of the: writ of habeas corpius. lie sustained the _e_:,.**-! stitutionalitv of the Act, defined the true limits of the habeas corpus power, and defended the j rights of the Federal Judiciary in a masterly j and convincing manner. He argued the qm-s --tion not only as a lawyer, but as a Statesman,! : and laid down ami defended the true limits ofj the State and Federal Courts, with a broad and S comprehensive bogie that showed him master of j the subject. The arguments which I have heard from him ) have satisfied me that a more fortunate selection could not have been made for the important post he fills. Hcincstcad Bill. We have already noted the fact of the pas sage of this bill through the House. It surely has not been a measure of hasty legislation, for it was first introduced into Congress a dozen years ago by Andrew Johnston, of Tennessee. On his withdrawal from the House of Representatives, a member from our own State became the efficient champion of the bill. Its final passage, by the large vote of 120 to Tfi, is, no doubt, in *greal measure due to the able and persistent efforts of Hon. John L. Dawson, while representing the Fayette District in Con gress. And it must be a matter of just pride to himself and friends to find the seed sown by him is likely to yield a most abundant harvest to (he agricultural interests of the country.— The numerous speeches of Mr. Dawson were widely circulated throughout the country by the fiends of the Homestead Bill, as being well calculated to bring about the result now accomplished.—Pittsburg Post. THE NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION— THE DEMOCRATIC ICA RTV. The Administration of Jame-j Buchanan, like that of ai! the former Demi-craiic Presidents, is unable to do any act connected with the management of the Government, which Com mands the hearty sanction and approval of the Oppesition. Let it door projxwe to do what it may with reference to our foreign policy, or our internal affairs, the finance*, fertilorieis or what no!, and there is one tiniveryj condemna tion of what is done or proposed to foajjastie, on the part of the Republican Re publican Editors. Jo every measure of the Administration, they see the bankruptcy of the nation, the roiilof the couatry, and Ihe destruc tion of our liberti-s. *0 This is thebld song. It was set to musflr in the beginning of the Administration of Thomas Jefferson, and has been sung by the Opposition during llie existence of every Democrat -1 ic Administration from that • until the present * time : and if J-fTerson, Madison, Monroe, Jack >on, Tan Buren, Poik and Pierce, were not ex empt from the fierce assaults of the opposition, Mr. Buchanan nas no right to expect that hrs , Administration should be arc exception. Indeed he wnuid have just cause for alarm it it were so (bat his p>iicy anJ management of the gov ernment met with no resistance from his j>oliti cal opponents. It was charged that Jefferson in his day ruin ed the country. The same charge has hem repeated against every Democratic successor, Slid is now most diligently urged against Mr. | Buchanan. The croakers are not all dead yet, and are not likely to be soon ; and as long • thejr exist, and as long as Democratic polity i keeps its opponents from the possession of the i high places of the government, the meaauies j proposed and adopted for the administration of ' the affairs of the nation will meet with constant opposition. Will the Ass bray teh*n be has Train, or Ike Ox low when lie hath fodder* — By no means *. and if our opponents had the grass and fodder ofthe national grazing grounds ind manger, we are very sure they would cease to find fault with Ihe Democracy. It is gratifying to know, and the history of ' the country sustains the statement of the tact, that notwthstatiding /be uninterrupted condem nation of the policy una measures of each suc ceeding Demociatic Administration, and the uniform prediction that the ruinof the country was inevitable, if' the Democratic Party was not overthrown and forever pro>tiated vet under ; Ihe guidance of its statesmen, this nation has ! grown and prospered throughout the whole pe riod ofour national history. Other parties have had the temporary posse sion of the government and far brief periods have administered its affairs. But they have all in turn passed away, and have without an j exception, failed to Lave up>n the r-cords of j the country, one solitary measure of their policy : as a memorial of their haiing had an existence. How different is the history ol the deri i-d. a i bused and viilified Old D-n >cra,ic Party. At j every stage ol our progress it has made its im press upon the Statute bo ks of the nation, and experience has only servec to vindicate the wisdom and policy of the various measure* which it ha> ti on> time to tune inaugurated, and under the ioflu-oce of which we have attained ; our present pre-eminence as a power among the nations ot the caah. The Democratic Party Os a great Old Party : and its Mi-sign is to rr.in- Mbt ti" sfiiiri 4" h.s woolffl"! Repuhiic through th* r!Jj-nrv of Democratic Administra tion-, apt withstanding croakers may creak, and grumblers grtimble, in t ;e future a> they have done in the p at. — Ohio Stntesoian. The War indications in Europe. The Paris correspondent ul the (Jlobt w nting .n the ] 4-lh ul, sa) m : "Every symptom of -.ear ; s apparent in the HiOst varied quai ters. The bal! at the Ttiiiler ies might pass for a revival oi that famous nutmhl tt ''.cMuntt at Brussels, so vividly set forth in 'Childe Harold,' forth from which the dancers spe*j to encounter other halls. Noth ing but stratgetic conversation was heard all night. The Emp> ror was in high spirits, and led oil' with Lad} Cowley, while Austiia'sEnvoy was nowhere. The percussion cap factory is working double tides a> long as daylight ia-ts, no lamp or gas bein allowed on the premises. It will be remembered that after the Orsiini ex plosion on this day last year, government had taken in to its own hands fabrication of cap sules all over France. All the old steamers that conveyed the Roman expedition in lb-19 with such ease and despatch to the Italian coast, are being put in order, for another convoy, and every disposable ship carpenter af Brest or Cherbourg is sent by rail to Toulon. People at Marseilles u-riteon the I iih that everv pirepiara tion in the Commissariat is hastened, and the business on 'Change has become exclusively of a military kind, the transactions having all reference to supplies. At Milan an additional number of guns are mounted at the citadel, all pointed against the- city—there is to be no slrpet fight, but "a bombardment on Bomba's Messina mode!. Genera! M'Mibon, it is now/ fully understood, is to be Commander-in-Chief of the nrmee d' Itolie and of the African Con tingent : 30,000 men are to embark forth with and land in Italy— this was p ositivi ly staled a! jhf ball aforesaid at the Tuilleries." The Austrian officers on leave of absence in Paris have received orders from their govern ment to join their regiments by the sth of February. The Overland Hail. The Overland mail, u ith California dates to the 10th ult., arrived at St. Louis on Thurs day. Very rich diggings hid been discovered, at the Gila mines, and said to have yielded in a few instances as high as twelve to lifieen dol lars to the pan-full of dirt. These diggings lie fifty miles to the northwest of the Gila mines, ind are on the south side of the river. The country in which they are situated had been infested up to a late period by the Tonto Apa ches, but the whites had gone in numbers suffi cient to deter that tribe from attacking or mo lesting them. Water was more plenty than at the Gila mines, and they can consequently be worked to much more profit. One hundred men had gone from the Gila mines to this new mining locality. Near Bolivar, between Springfield and Tip ton, the coacli was stopped, about 8 o'clock at night, by persons supposed to be high waymen. A man stood in the road as the roach approach ed, and asked, "JsSam aboard ?" repeating the question several times. He had several accom plices about, as whistling was heard in seveial directions, as though meant for signals and an swers. The mail coaches have been stopped on several occasions previously, and the "boot" has been found cot o|en. They a'e probably keeping a lookout for Californians who are likely to have money about them. California. . * The nomfe,' pf passengers arrived at >a Francisco to IS5*. was 40,739, of nrhom 33.- 079 were men, 5,788 worm-n, and;f,S7*2 cfuJ - ! gatr, f 1 i.745 over &|ar!**!, 159.336 tons from domestic coast ports, and 193,542 tons from foreign potts. The treasure expori.rf! ' from San Francisco in ISSS, was § >0,099,434: in 1867, $48,376,697 : in 1856, The gold deposit? at the I;. S. B.anch Mint San Francisco in 1858, were 964,790.90 t.-zt., against 1,067.593.85 ozs, in 1857 ; the silver , deposits in 1859, were 96, 950.05 ozs. Tne ; value of exports other than treasure, trom San Francisco in 1858, amounted to $4,770,163. — There was a falling off in the experts to New York ol $>74,000 as compared with the year 1857. There was also a decrease quite contra ry to expectation, in the exports to Russia in Asia and America. From the great efforts | >aid to be making by Russia to open the Amour river country, a -peedy increase oft ade in that direction had been anticipated. Of lumber Shy-eight cargoes, or 18,035,000 feet were exported to fireigri countries Irom P 'get S-mnd and Humboldt Bay. The agricultural inter: st? d the State are represented as veiy prosperous. Cattl j , grain and fruits are grown wdh en couraging success; and in vine culture, the ■ i success already attained is regard d as a sure guarantee that the product of the vine in grapes, j raisins, wines and biandtes, will soon be second to no other interest. The population of the i State is estimated at 690.000. The Tariff. The PhilaJelphia-.frgiM concludes an edi torial on the present political phase of the Tariff: What are thp eleven Republican members of Congress from this State dung now to ?-cuie protection for Pennsylvania enterprise and in dustry ? It is true that Mr. .Morris ru.> r. ad an essay, and published if-, in favor of th-- doctrine of protection, b.th. re their 7. *1 has stopped, and they have found employment in silly investigations of the management of (h.reni i ment workshops,and in more siiiv denunciation* -la Democratic Administration. Will such conduct satisfy our people? Will fhev he. satisfied to see j>>litic-a.I animosi'v ca' if\ il - spleen, when questions of vital importance to men of ail creeds are .pending in our national councils? We think not. Our people, inpnl >ive as thv may he at times, are * int-li-gent j and patri t'c to permit ti>e interests and honor jof their State la be periled in this rr.nnn-r. j and we much mistake them if they on cot ca!i the Republican members of Congress to a se?i >■:? reckoning. Led us hear no more, then, about Democratic insincerity on the tarifl que>iion : tr.e facts a r " before the country, and they sp *ak I lot themselves. THE TEAGEDY AT JACKSON TESXESSCE A RANK ORNCER MCRDEKEO AND THE BANK ROBBED.-CAIRO. Feb. I have jost learned s rne of the particulars ;>f a mot atrocious murder that was perpetrated at Jackson, Team, on fast Th r- ,iv night. On tliat evening about 8 o'- clock, Mr. George Miller of Tennessee, at J lck .Mr. Mr Knight, President of the Cank, re turned on the evening tiain Ir>m Memphis,— On b-ing answered in the negative he left th- I ho!H and went m Ih- diiection of his rt*-m which adjoined the bank. The n xt morning he did n >t appear at break- U-t, nor was the Bank opened, at the usual lour. His unusual absence alarmed his friends, who mile d.ligerit s-arch for him. Failing to gam intelligence of him, it was determined after dinnr to lorce the door of his room.— On entering they frond his cojit and hat. They then passed through a door which lei! into t!ie Rank, where they found trim murdered in the m'-st shocking manner. He was s atrd in a , chair, resting en his left side on a table, with the check-book before him, and the pen till grasped in his hand. He had be n -truck twice I with the cancelling hammer- one blow ha\ .ng Deen given on the back of the head, an i the other on Ihe right side of the h. ad. Two or three leave? had been torn from the check-book ' ■ and either destroyed or carried awav. The Bank w as robbed of sotne $16,000 in coins, an.t a very considerable quantity of small com hit scattered over the fl *ir. The murderers unbar red the front door and passed out and poll-d 'he j door too after them. As vet no arrest? have been made, or has any one been suspected. .Mr. Miller was a very worthy and exemplary young nan, and was aiwavs exceedingly , careful not to admit any* one into Banks 3l , improp-r hours. From th- fact the check-; j book being on the table it is probable some on-. gained admittance under the pretext of getting a check. HAVE WE A DEMOCRATIC PARTY AMONG r> ? ! This question is promptly and well answered in the following paragraph, which we c!ir> from the Buffalo Po*t: j "Some of ||i„ hlatant Opposition and tV?-- ! j hearted Democratic presses of the country are tickling readeis by propounding the "above interrogatory. Children are said to be pleased with a straw, even, and so we suppase we ought not to deprive the Opposition of the meagre: crumbs of comfort afforded them in this inno cent pastime. They will find out when the j ballot-! X'? are closed j n iB6O, that there is a Democratic party among us, and a successful i one, too. The glorious pat history of this ( county is but a record of the triumphs of the j Democratic party, it has already contiolhd | '.he (Government of thp United Slates Ihrre : fourths of the time during; its existence, and we venture the prediction that it will continue to do so. Surviving the ignominy heaped upon it by incompetent designing men—outliving the assaults of open enemies and secret f>es—the Democratic party will in 1860 lake the fi-dd under the banner of its time-honored principles, and, despite the bowlings of its adversaries, it will again achieve victory." MAN CFAC7TRB OF TURTLE SOCF.—A Key | West (Fla.j correspondent of the Charleston [ Courier, says the manufacture of green turtle soup there during the past year has been con siderable. One firm alone manufactured 200,- 000 pound*. He adds : i'heir business employs ten vessels and about fifty men. They have besides ten engaged in their lactory. During the summer and fall | Ihey have shipped to London, Havana, N w ! Orleans, Mobile, Charleston, Montreal, and other cities about 900 dozen cans, of two pounds each, of the value of sf,ooo. The business inav be considered in its infancy. It will ex pand, and no doubt become an important a-ticle in our txpor' I 111 K\n Of THE IVoel'l To BE U!;s Vryß _ Hie \-warb .Journal say? ; Mem*. Abraham Flav-if aod J. Decker, 'Second AdreMwts, o( this cily, have isximl a circular called "Vi- Tim * MeM' rig- r," containing twut v-eig>,t r . umos of argtoftn nf* mj figures to demonntra'- that ttiraerom) coming of Chris! wifl tie do-in rbe Passover of ffj- prfrnt year. Mr. Fiat, it was an anteot Millenie during the excitement >Hf Sf3. when the '•'big tent" wa? erct-d ir , the southern |>art of tin? ciy, and nott*irh,>aßd irtg various disappointments iu hn calculajions *:nc c >nc '*n!- g the s. c W comrng 0 f .M -csiah, he apji! at? ?tii| t-j chcgto hw petuiiL • belief with r.-mv-kabfe tenacity, ft is und. r stucxl fhat in 184.3. u!--n fhe.'ndof the itjrhy was "s ire to take pUce," Mr. F. *acr:6ed some valuable real estate and a prosperous bakinir ! business. _ " AN AVAH.ABI.b CANDIDATE. —)I th re be a-* w ho think that M *. Frern >nt cannot run as *,.[} KQW a- tie did in 1856, the following .l-m froiu the MaiipiTxa Democrat may serve to enlighten them ; "On lid, Fremont wass-en par? through Quartzbr.rg, and take his way down the Stockton loaf, m a buggy at a ratiirng sp eP H. This, >f course, exci'ed the ruriosity of lb- peo ple M *hat plac-, hot i f.re ar.y runcltision could !>.• arrived at, a? to ibe probable cms" the under bheritf f ore irt view a!soat fo!!sf)ee ' ' On b- ir g questioned a- to ihe cause cf hurrv the - thcer replied thai he i.ad no time to a- he was ia haste to overtake Kr.mont - Wtiether b aifecterf the arre-! we have not vet h-arm*rf. It • pr-< ; able how ever, that the Coh>- ne| i.a too much star! of I.in:. The Gdoriel is ! at J I ) catch w hen Segeis a g<>,j . J-~ G vertior Pack- rf a- granted a f. | a r; J uiici.".,;::: na! pur.in . ' > ('. M. Donovan, th* es im-mber of tile L giiliture c.oavicted of s -, assault an.l battery on I. M. Church, member of the House fro.'Ti Fl iistlejjthia. 'lr A precious youth, named Smrise, # Vv:t tlriifeen years •>! !, has been lodged m th- Btrtks county jail i>r hnr<--s!-*#lij|g." He s ; four hors v tiiim two weeks. Sharp practice that far a iid of b;s \ ears. U'brrr itifrr is a Utfl berg is a Ti'ar. I here are ras-s of Pulmonary disea-e, ir '!•'. h the pati.-u's 1 se hope, and are f-arfal ><• I a cure, f6. r- i< no need ol ihi* wbea such a rem dy as Da. I> ysgr.'s PEOT ORAL Svni> i .:t he ; ad, whit ti has cured hundred? of cases of i'ltvg disei?.'., even in alvanced stages ftiere i? son ehi:.g |Hciil,a/iy sxutiiag about '•'■ is n>- u< in-, and it .?ee>r> to meet, and dori meet erery in ircati n in ?!;e various dlsturban i - • i ;he puin-'n arv apparatus, > common in ourcitnaie. Dn. KEY-O.K says that fie has cijr-J ra-a Mi'ii this remedy, after the best physictatis had filled. His establishment i-it 140 Wood street, Pittsburg. Pa. The P-e'crd Syrup is s>! : at 5 Jets. an-J -sl. at Brawn's Bedford, an.ri G- ii: .-. S heilsuu-g. Cl7-A 9n:ri?n nffiv-r writing irom Teh-ran ;-■ i'-A I.oiidon T.t-S-" remark* - \ Cathartic P I Tran-e ' y -'A . car. (D?. ,'.t. rs. u: Lowe!!, Mass.) Lis cnreil the Shah of a h-v-r Comp .: r.T --.a! threa'-i.e.! his life Tim sinif .- .*. z- m iht 1- expevted, renters lb- Amerirani imr. ry jNipnGr here, ie we F.i:-ih are orer- TX..!bUe.< our o.vn icbolnt b> ' !t- tiij f:wiie< which h' empioyi, and Iho* it is in ever*. Sk g : i do :r-e tabor, 'tier, the -nousioe Amerirart pulih-ir mark nprn ir an! Ulce the reTirJ. DJC*. Ayer ;s id •: /e j i,-,- j,,a { >or* Rnii ;{> retainers -S Wot itou'ti 8 j r -de.-te ! •> him on agi !■! soud vox, or lOaii-cr.d hilled sword, white not tire name e\er. r>: -- y. Cr.ri-loso:. or liro'.e—;sje great t.ghli bv whicii he sbiiiec, 1 Kfiow-I. " —.Yete Y. ri S i "Jay Ti yr. DIED: (tn tue , hof F-b , in-*., K HLY Rem. eld est etui i of \Y.n. t*. and Margaret Mickle,aged 13 years. The day of her <'-p,vinre wa* a!-o th- anr.i , ' r;a*\ .f iirr birth. ':v! ? '•- -n thougbti crowd the (i.iud on an occasion like the one re corded above. Lite an.s D-at|i go hand in hand logeth.-r. The ftt-ar dcpari-'d was one of the mosi atli ctionale and duiiful children— -bedient to ii> r parents, arui kind ; a her brother, ? steps and friends. A f-w* da?? benre h-r departure, and b fare feli dis-ave had d-struvejlier irate - iect,sue expressed an anxious wish to be with her Sa>iiMir in IT-aven. L-t not n-r frieoJt mourn a> those wlm have no !i>p-*, tor ti;eir USJ is her eti rnal gain. ?o T V, Kiftiy Una. v breer-s, G'ntly o'er our FMU.V l>y ! 1.0. .-t,p ?! timber-. !inib-rs s**etlv ; Solllv. Xepityrs, pa-5 ber by." f'n th- Rlst.uti., \WA .MvRGAErT, c-*>narl ofjohnson M-f-r, r B i tp., ar-j awu t 3J v ar*. MARRIED: On the Bth, in trie presence of a large sad pleasaut party of friend? and neighbors of the bride, hv the Rev. H. If-ck-rman, Mr. IViilisti : McCleiia nd of Friends Cove, io Miss Sarah A daughter of Mr. E i waicf K rr, of lS'est Provi dence tp. On Thursday, thp 10th in?', by Rev. R brrt F. Sample. ,Mt Thomas Amicb to .siiss ILttte Claar, both of Pleasant Valley. ORPHANS' COURT SALE OF REAL ESTATE. B\ virtue of an order of the Orphans' Court of Be iiord county, the subscriber will offer at ; public sale, on the premises, in Harfison town ship, Bedford county, on MONDAY, the lo'h I day of March next, the following Real Estate, late the property of Henry B *!iz, dee'd, vir: ~ITR.ICTOF.LIXD, i situate in said township, a tjoining ianJsoi Ssl omon Leydig and Waltman on the south and east, and Jacob Hilligas on the north west, containing about EIGHTY FOL*R ACRES. The impmvementft are a two-st >ry and a half ln the property, and the place i well wateri-rt with some as fine springs 3* can be found ab*ut 60 acres are chartd an! m a good state of cultivation, tie land being near ly all new. The re.-idue i? well timbered— the place is about halt a mile from the turn pike. Possession given on . tire Ist ol Apn'- Terms made on thy aav of sale. ' JOHN STLU jJJmr.