, nisTORICA4 80.CrE7 Or, 7E' NN . StLVANIA. • SJ a resoh . ooh-of ike &misty, adopted Janus!" 14th, 1858, tkin6.follotring _report was ordered to be furnished-to the vario newspapers whlished in the State, with s statement - of the ittuattondition of the Publication Fund, and the naries of the Trustees of the Fund ) and the ofilucre of the Society Il~'.. - c • "The Committee to whom was-refe rred timeKturamuoics i tion of ,our,fellow membir, Charles Miner, of 'Wilkes Barre, in relit. Aito to the organization of auxiliary onunty ~eoeotlz, Ilia members ,of sitieh should fity se annual onntribution to the Pekin aglvania Hritnripal Society permanenq establiabetlat Philadolphia; atudiaattiliaries to reqeive to returmcopics Of the pithhca t,iona or 6,i. Society - tespect fully report That they hate givon to the cerumuni eation the texpeutfel and careful eeueidera - lion Atm to tiro suggestions of a gentleman rot well knowo to WI am Mr. Miner, as an ahlt - cialfuut and successful intestiottor of Pennsylvania hitters-. . That Viby occur with him in believing rhos-it-io t.lw duty *i u prosperous fell.* citizens throughout the State, to give hearty itud active aid to snob oreaselVma shall b- necessary to tranpiitt to posterity a knowledge of the details of out history. The extent of the territory of oar commonwealth,, be, numerous and issisisl o g pppulation, the variety and en/T -otted• of its reeouroos, and its relations to the Svpoblio, must give peculiar And grow tog importanos to its dowser ; The -princi ples upon wbioh its institutions were found- tad, and arbicli are anw for the most part common to the other States of our political union, are exhibited in our owl, annals with pectuliar:advnittage of illustration. In every department vi the public' service Peonsylvaniano lave oontributed largely to the materials - of our get:teal history aural,' tone of us could revotamplate with out•paie the prospect of ourannala becom• in` obscure through the neglirnee of itiotie upon whom rests the sacred obligation to tram/mit • clear reelrd of them to future The arrangements by which wo can se 4, cure a steady oollecti9o, digest mod publi _Wad= of. the materials awaiting our ef forts, out tif course be adopted After care ful Consideration of the special difficulties of the .ease, the nature and situation of them materials, the degree of our necessa ry depredated upon voluntary aed gratui lOU. serviced, and the instruction derived from expe rience in other communities, as well Miff our own. To be effieient, our manbinery of organisation should be as simple and permancut as possible, so as to be to the smallest practicable extent de pendent thpon4ho fluctuations of local inte rest, or of periodical pacuniary support.— The hods open which we aro to rely abesidboltrottoliti with the least practica ble-deduction for empanel, of -eolleetion • and• udminietration, and their application bets() directed as to coneentrite,tina --iddlasterm ottka.motirearabieh. ara_to -stim ulate the oollectoer of historical material ' ihnsfllitimtikr..._._ll-is with sigh views that the Historical Society of Pennsylvania was mods Si emaciation for the State rather 'Rau fur the city iu which, on_ account of its origin . and the special advantages there available for literary labora the- meetings of the members bare been held. Its priv. 'laws bare *kip been open to all-reun sylvaniase, without respect to residence, 1,144 they are of a ellgrackr to eminent. Iy Weed to all dtio choose to enjoy them according to the original design. The contributions to its literary roeourcee have emote Prom every quarter of the Stale, sod it now enrolls in iis list of members many of OW snort eminent and useful citizens.— In accordance with tho patriotic liberality of its phis, the Society, regarding it as a duty to place within reach of every reader at the earliest opportunity the fruits, of its aconutulatioum, has Laid tho foundation. of a Truk, Fund, the employment of which, so limited by the terms of the trust, prom• key to give the earliest and largest effect to the legitimate purposhi of the society. T}iti fund is composed of subscriptions of twenty dollars each, for which each sub. scriber is entitle, iiiriug his or her life, to receive a copy of every publication of the Sae:juts. Thu principal is invested as re- 1 and the yearly revenue therefrom issippropriated to the objects of the Trost. ;try:pereowttay shoe wi re _iurscuumit interest in the Society, and a right to; par ticipate in the beat fruits of its labors.— The advantages of such a oonnection which it has been properly recognised; and al- id ad y nweenur eubaeriptiour have been texpetied out nuly from oilr own iffthrior mroutim, , Mit from-oaawr States, or which urn base contributod to the Fund. This grcartninifestation ui iutercsz appears ree. ~unable eouirgh when , . we consider how olor•ely the - events which belong to oar Io rut annals are often related to the greater ~velattious of American history; and how awry occtonous lung arise for publishing ogratitcs in which the oitizeds of other r!oursuonwesltha are oonceioed. The re noting has-ludnecd the 4.9ociety Jo tellers thoTrurt from re*trietions athieh might ..tberwire beyp appeared proper in respect roltrwildity of its subjects. Those so. ?cations of .the materials to be printed hu I,ceu guarded by making indispensable the co rn ball & of •buth, the Trustees and the So ciety.. With soot a-plan, and with a fund . which haw smoauts to nine thOUirind dollars, and eke increaser of Which is rapid, your Com mitter satinet doubt the success of the ' Society; and they share the gratificatiou of • thykr,Opllow members upon the welcome give* by the public to the first work thus atria to the press—the pristory of Brod • 404's expedition, by Winthrop Sargent. they have lear;ted with pleasure, from officers of the Society, that numerous men motive of local historical character, some of-them clearly date, hive been received liana different sections of the Steal ; and that other valuable materials fur the pew • 'of &tura authors are promised to us. It Olfinot be doubted that the incentives t 'altered will be mush more efficacious ally which can spring from the routine of ' ry oorrespOodence between, the titriety Nod county ; and eel.. tainly the-expenses and difficulty of main. will be much less. lf, stimulated i l /It N ; and other views, our fellow chi na 10 any of the counties shall become sufficiently interested in tae plaid work to form so sasooilition for ite batter pro- I motion, th'e,wny will be 'always open end the inducements willinfne,btedine stroll e, with esoh augmentation of the reeonrons of toe Publication augmen tation Upon the wbutk t iliertfore, your com mittee are of opiate! that it is moat expe dient tlw the Society to talc° early step& ,to inform nut eititens generally of the plan no& Pros Peals of the Fund, uod of its cunveni enee and important:rns au instrument for '_tha production of n haluit blo histerinat lit erature in our tnide4 WILLIAM BIGLER, of Clearfield. Gkonemetimunigs,ofOliamboriburg S i Am vat Bazolk; of Philadeldhia. • - - The Publication- Fend is oompsed of subscriptions of twenty dollars each, the payment of 'which by any person. entitles him or - her for life to a oepv of 'all the pnblicatioes of the Society, This Fund is of recent eetablishment, its increase has been- rapid and; steatlyP and it already amounts to nine thousabd dllars, --Resi dents in all (ratters of the Staol and oyeti, in other Staten, have become subscribers to it.. The selection of tbo works to be published iirdeterinined by the concurrence of both' the Society and tbo Teustees; eith, etlaningAtiegafivenp9 the eels f the other in ihie respect. niriirek' - 6-au= sued is the iliatary of Braddorles by Winthrop Sargent ; a hantleoeue octavo volume - Of 420 pages, with valuable maps' God engravings. The interesting' ' work hoe been very favorably rectived by the public. Nearly live hundred copies have' been sold in addition to the dllitribu. Hon' to the subscribers to the Fund. Un- I der a resolution adopted for the purpose, persona who shall become subscribers to the Fund infore thte Gist day of May next, will ho regarded ai mild - a:AD a ropy of this Hieteey,. Letters contaieingsubscrip lions to the Fund are to be addressed to the HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVA NIA, PIIIILANELIMIA. Subscribers should give barfly trotieeef-- buy -delay- lc the-re. %mini of their books. Tho Society being designed for the whole State, and its memberships being open to our fellowreitizene of every county, every available opportunity is embraced by us to invite their ye-operation in the collection god preservation ormeterials for ibi history of our Commonwealth, and for scouring a jolt tribute froin posterity to the memory of oitisens who have been in any way die tinguiabed by local or general serviege.— kis hoped that hismitical . notices of towns and celerities, memoranda or remarkable facts, biographical and genealogical notites, and letters, diaries, and other manuscripts, will continue to be eetit to the Society.— It is auggested that, in` all eases of contri butions of such materials the contributor should.furnish therenith, acfar as practica ble, a statement of such facts as may be requisite to establish the genuineness and authority of the documents, as the name of the donor, and any information respecting the archives are recorded milled by the Society. - - Proaidint—eThinzas Stndtartr,"" Vice.Presidente—George Sharewood, J. R. Tem, William Duane, William Currespadieg Secretary—Horatio Gates Reconliog Becretar3'.:-IFrank Trustees of the Publication Fund —Gem.- go W. Norris, Sixteenth and Locust streets; John Jordan, Jr., Manufackurene dnd Plecanies' Bank; Ilan' , Cooraa,'No. 123 North Thii d Street. 'rreasurer--CLarles M: Morrie. • Librarian—Townsend Ward. Signed by order of the Society. THOMAS SIEWEANT, President. Attest-PRANK N. Etrtwo, Bee Seo'y January 28th, 3856. ICT A Yankee and in Englishman were recently disputing, when the latter remar ked— " Fortons,tely the Americans can go to further than tho Pacifio shore." The Yankee searched his pregnant brain for an instant and, then triumphantly re plied z a Why, good grecions, they're cutting down the llocky Mountaina, and•cartiog the dirt out West; I had a letter from my cousin, who is living only two hundred mike west of the Pacific shore—on 1n ade land. Lea)) Year Derelopntents.—Wit cut the following from the Reading Journal of last week and commend its example to certain person - tbat-b - wot:of:" grmui Leap Year Party was given to the young gentle men of Reading, by their lady admirers, at the Odd Fellows' Hall, on Tuesday last. The affair was managed exclusively by the ladies, who issued the card, of invitation, eeoorted their male friends to the Hall, se /voted their p , artuess,-served up the refreab moots, entertained the company, gallanted their beaus home, and to crown all 4 , footed 'the.bilf' in true leap year style. We hope Co record many fruits of this leap year gal lantry under cur matrimonial annoupoe menu, before the year is over." EIOUTY YEARS A PRISONER.-A tough and hardy old ftliesr recently Passed through Lyons, Francs, on hie way to Sa voy, his native 'country. No less than 80 years agof *frau ho wee 41, he was beaten• ded to the French galleys for life for since crime. At the commencement Of the Rev olution, being then a middle aged man, he wee abut out from the world. The other day he was released, at .the age of 1.21.—, No tittle is assigned; bat the proLabilit that he had worked out more thaU a .atu. ral life in the galleys, and thatle w , e past doing any,hartn. It is said that be has little property in Savoy, the iatere t on whtuli has been &cumulating eSsetly 100 years, ur since be arrived at the age of twenty one. The old fellow enjoys perfect' health, although be etoope so much that hie face nearly touches hie knees. Mammoth Love Letter. —A New Eng land gentlemen in California, who donna ponds with a young lady of Fall River. sent to his friend a letter, which arrived in the mails of the George Lasr,'on the 28th ult., and which comprises one huedred and forty-six payee of letter paper. Relies of the Revolution --Gun barrel' hive lately been found on the field of Hub bardtou bottle ? in Vermont, some of which after being buried more than seventy-five years, contain cartridges that exploded with considerable:violence, when tbe—barrel wee heated in the fire. , , lank Nit.ptittfor' 0 TEM arum Yawns co.- . IT ? pRoSpk;CT OF TIIE DEMOCRATIC s IVATCIIMAX, TO es TuittellßD witErcuT IN BELLERONTE, CENTRE COUNTY, PA. MOVIFTLYAW/A . WOMB. - CORRECTED AND REVISED EVERY'WEEK.I,TtIE ONLY ENGLISH DFAIOCRATIC PAPER I - IN TILE OUNTRY. PrOP PR Bunks marked thus Or/ there are °thus— TholMlallo Is rot pecteully irnibrmed thal the Brat eountorfeita by Filtered note* of various denomint• natubor ofd now Dom.:natio paper, to he milled pens in alionlatiou THE DEMOCRATIC IPATCIINIANwiIIie issued' WTllB' YAM* nE all Dahks' on witioh wo omit iu Dellefonto £bout the 27th of NoVornticr In commending our undertaking thu favorable quotations and .subnfitute ti dash, 1-111.16 reJoeted consideration of our foliow-eitizons, but more liwg 7. , by the biokensof Philadelphia. f - ,tiontarly to the support of our Democratic brethren VirNtime , orkwightlit—Danks. as troll 11111 those pf Ciintrif county, a for words, explatuddry of our coulee, will not be oOnsidergVut Of place. Ito po -thai hate goeiwmut_of_egiotopoe, oho omitted. !Dimwit!. be rrILLLT Dr *On ATI!, advocating the DANES IN PLITLADE/,PiIIA. fundamental truths rnmolgatod by the "groat Na. Nairn. • Discorrr. (loyal Demoorat lo Potty, believing tont its ilimtrines furnish to the whole country, without respect to sec tion, the sureet teem oertalti guaranteu.of future prosperityi and that thug are calculated to insure dignity, position and charaoter to our Government. 'Coder this belief we shall battle in defenoe of the Demooratio oauae with energy and unoompromising fidelity. In the Literary and News departments -wo shall endeavor to furnish our patrons with ouch matters as will tend to charm and divert, trawali_astostruct, the chaste and reflood. the amusing and romantic. We ehall alm-endeavor to furnish the Agricultural community with such items as may suit their inter mitslind demands at tho present der Relying upon a gencrmr+ and iiGurel public for oo•oporation, promising that nothing shall be deft undone or unatlempted, wo skull conic before you, am' throwwnqp.lves and our onterprino upon sr -liberality. '' Tho IV•oveithiN will lie printed .overy Wednov day morning, on a dolible-inedium sheet, ou- now typo, in the boat style of typogrophi,oi oseellowno, at tho levy price of ,!61.10 per annum, if .paid la ad. Bank of dontrnotno, late Moyamensing, - •, , par . Bank of North Aninrioa,* - - - - • par Bank of Northern hiborthecar par Bank of Pennsylvania,* . par Bank of Penn Tironahlp.. . par Busk of the United MAUS, A m. . - • • faltrod CoinneroialPankTePon* ,. .. llr " ' * - Par City Bask, • • - - ,- ' ---- par Conaolidation Bank, • • ' ---- pa Farmers' and Mouhanloa' Dank,*';' -, ',-- - . par tilrnrd Bunk,* -'- ' - - - - - ---- Par Bennington Bank,* , par `Manufacturers' and Mechanics' Bank,* - par • Movhanive' Bank,* - - • • - • - • par -Moranaanaing Bank, row Bank Cornmeinc,* par PliNdelphin Bank,* - - - - • - - • , pnr Subualkill Bank,* • par tiontliwark Bank,* • . - - . par Tradeamena' Bank.* • par Woatorn Bank,*• par . . . • BA N1:9.- COUNTR LOCATION =EEI333 Allentown( Timm* Danvitio, • Chainbergaurg, Alettyeburg, Pittsburg, Weal Chaster, Ohm's, Garmantown, - Middlanyan, Narristown, New Castle, Norlitumborl'd Carlisle, - Columbia, Pittsburg, , Allegheny City Allentown Bank • • - Anthracite Bank i • - Bank of Dantille* • disdk of Chambersburg 4 Bank of tieUyabure • Bank of Pittsburg* • '- Bank of Chester Co.* - Bank of Delaware Co. - Bank of Germantown - Bank of Midtiletown a - Bank of Montgomery Co. Bank of Sigy Castle - of Northuttihrrtaml 4, Carlini° Depwit Bank . - Columbia Bank* - • - Corporation of Pittsburg City of Allegheny) • County of Allegheny* • Dauphin Dopoeit Bank* Doylestown Bank* • - Aaaton Bank4).._, Do tlarrbberg, Doylestown, Pittsburg, - Erie, Brie. o Easton, Xzehinge Bank• Erie Bauk• - Edo City Bank Farmers' & Mo'os Wk. - Farmers' Wk. of gobsyl. kill County* • - - Farmers' & Drovers'llk* Franklin Bank &tali liven Wayueiburg, Washitigtolt Farmers' Ilk of Burka Co Farmers' !intik_ of Lau• canter* • - Farmers Ilk of Reading* Harrisburg Bank* • - Lanossttr, Reading. Harrisburg. Honesdale, Lanoadt4, Honesdale Bank* Lancaster Bank• DO • Lebanon. Lock Haven, Mauch Chunk, Pittsburg, Do boncauter County Bank• Lebanon Bank* - • - Look Haven Bank , - Mauch Chunk Bank • - Meithanics' Bank - - - Mechanics' & Nitwit. Bk. Miners' Bk of Pottsville Monongahela Dank of Brownsville* - - - Pottsville, Brownsalle, Harrisburg, Laminar, Reading, Otnoeof Bk PonDaylvinia Do do Do do Do do Warren Count; Dank West Branch Dank Wionsiog naafi'. - York Dank.' • - Enslox, 111=1 Williamsport, Wilkesbarra, York, York Ravine flank York County Bank Weller Notes; raggai Towanda Rol of hag no pie in•Phileulaleka THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 11. S. EXECLITLVE DEPARTMENT. FRANKLIN PIIICE, Presidest. I , Vixtrast L. MAncr, Secretary of Slate. JAMES GIMLIRIE, Sec. of the Treasury. IMITERSON DAVIS, Secretary of War. .TAMES C. DOBBIN, Secretary of the Nary. _ JAMIM CAMPBELL, Postmaster General.. ROBERT MCCLELLAND, See: of the interior. CALEB CCSI/INO, Attorney-General, STATE DIPIUMMIEST. Consists of one Secretary•, ono Assistsp) Secretary, one chief-clerk, twelve associate clerks, ono translator, and one librarian ; of the Diplomatic and Consular Branches ; the Bureau of 'Disbursement, Translation, Ap pointments and Conimisaimis; of Rolls and Archives; of Authentications and Copy Rights, of Passports and Pardons; the For eign Correspondence, Ireaties, Despatches, Laws, and the State Library. Employs but seventeen persons ; and is one of the moat simple yet powerful implements of government in the world. • TREASURT IMPARTMENT. Consists of one Secretary, ono Assistant, o Comptrollers, s Commilaioner of Cue , tow, site Auditors,* Treasurer, Register, Solicitor j and Deards for the light houses sod, COSA surveys. ,NAVY DRPARTMENT Consists of eine'N —. ;eti)Wry - ,. - aalWltUres47l —of Navy Yards and Docks; of Construc tion, Equipment and Repair•; of Provisions and Clothing: of Ordnance and llydrogra• pby, and of MAicine and Surgery. The Force of the Navy Department num bers fifty-five. POET 9FItICJI.DAPAZINILNi Consists of one , Postmaster General, and three Assistants; of Demeans of Inspoctors, Appointments, ContraCts and Finance. There are ninety-one persons engaged in the . General Post Office Department. DIPAIITMVerOP TIM INT/MOIL - Coniists of one Seassterryrand Bureaux of the Public Land!; o i f Pensiorul .; of Indiana ; of Patents, tncludhilrAgrinultnre. - This Department has charge, also, of the business of United States Marshals and At torneys ; clerks of United States Courts ; the Mines of the United States ; the Public and Penal Buildings of the United States in the District of Columbia ; the urrettledboundary Pes between the BtAtesi; Territories, and .rdering nations. The number of peraciv- employed is the ITerfartniont Of the Interior is steadily increas ing. It may be,ettiriutted at three hundred add fifty. ATTORMIT GINIZAVB DEPARTIIIIIIT Consistirtif one Attorney Oenersl, a chief clerk and eight assistants. The total number of persons oonaposing the servants of the people in all these Depart ments, ii ono %bowed and.filly;orte. The number of persons employed in can t/m(10u with the Treasury Department to Washington, is four himdred and rerenty-on WAS Consists 9f ono Secretary, having 'woe' - ted with him the Commanding General, Quartermaster General; the reminder 0, end, the Commissary General, the Surgeon General, the Engineer Bureau, and the Bu reaux of Topography and Ordnance. The' number of persons occupied in the War Department is one lit4 L ndred and seireu 1:13131 LEM TUX DieNOCRASLO WATennlx,—Thisie nen' p.. Wield paper s establiehed in Bellefonte. Penne , and pi - edged to support the name it bears. With the aper's political anti's and ismr, awl its party at Moon's, we have tumgq,to do. We Shall hope to find it the true'friond e a nand morality, and an example of oourteey I and social life, end aim the able and oncomprom . oate of romperance. The editor. Mr. Henry Hays, Our engaged for a time in the printing- office of the Danner, in Philadelphia, Where we found him ac commodating, strictly attentive to hie Maine's, and disposed to every thing jilet right. Snob qualities the Democrats of Centre county, (and mon pf other parties, aim,) many of whom wu know personally, will be able to appreciate —/'rerhyrertau Banner and Advocate. Tut WATCIIIIIAN.—T¢O IVar,hmott le the title of a new Demooratio paper established in Bellefonte' Centre oounty Penna .by Henry Mays, Enq. The purchase of the old Dettionratio journal by the tnow . plothiqa and the consequent defeat of the Demo. orate perTYsriitlfw ebtlnty. rondetatt - the