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S. S. SHRLY AND J. B. BARNHART, ISBITOR
BEI.I,EVOIS T PENN
TO VIRSDA V, WEBB CA W 14, MIA
Democracy vs. Black Republicanism
heretofore the course of the l)emocratic
party has been so triumphant on all the
groat questions that have agitated the na
tional round, as not only to obtain great vic
tories at the ballot box, but to bring to its
support by the truth of its principles, the
‘erysuemies that met I t upon the field of
political battle. The old opponents.ofJackr
boll, %$ ith all their bitterness. were compel
led by the practical operation of his Item
writhe doctrine, to admit the •correctness of
his positions, and toolay you cannot find
among those win) were once Ins bitterest
enemies. and who were loudest m ccunt£l.T .
nation of his action on the l• inted States
Bank question. a single individual who ti ll
not not endorse its c'erreetnes; .
The loud and energetic adv. - ales of the
hotective Tardf of 1812, and oppo
nent, of the 'rand bill (d I?qii, have long
sin e, b een silenced by the piactical work
ing, of Democrati; measures, and even a.
wont; the MA nu fat torcrs, whose interest it
would undoubtislly be to have re-establish
ed a high system of protection, you cannot
%id one so bold as to Come out against Bee
interests of , the hard working masses of the
country, and bppecLe the position of the
Democratic party on the tariff
When secret political oath bound organi•
vahons sprang into existence beneath our
free Ilag —when prosenption and intolerance
O ere handing together their votaries under
the solemnities of A xworp .obligation t and
;notifying to strike down that freedom of I
conscience and that spirit of universal tiro
tlwrhood, for the establishment of Inch
nor forefathers etolorea so much, the Dem
°entitle party met them boldly in the field,
and although they were mighty in numbers,
and conquered in every battle, the Demos-
racy yielded sot an inch, but waged inces
sant warfare, until to-day, the Know-Noth
nigism of 1851, cannot boast of an orgam•
ration, and its former adherents admit the
error and danger of its principles
In 1856, the Democratic party found in
the field a new born political enemy, sailing
under the thisnomer of Republicanism ,and the
essue at once raised was whether Congress
should extntrol the question of Slave:) , in
the Territories, or the people who lived
there be left perfectly free to form and rem
elate their domestic institutions in their
on n way, Subject only to the Constitution
of the United States. The Democracy ad
hering to and maintaining the latter propo
sition to be the only true principle of a Re
publican government, obtained a glorious
‘lctory, and completely routed the Black
Republican forcer, 'hot se, foot and dragoon.'
In our ow n Slate the Gubernatorial catn
should have awakened for him only adinira:
paign of 1147, was conducted by Wilmot non and respect, only rendered bon odious
and his followers on the same question, they , to bands of his country men, who conspirsd
still adhering to the Black Republican doe- {.against him and end,:ofored bi take fro in
trine that the representatives of the people Min that power which he it null not 'mist"-
of the States in CoogruNs assem b led, should tau to mercenary uses Ile gives a brit f
form and control the domestic institutions history of these conspiracies, and ends n ith
01 the Territories Democracy again ob- a general denial of Caloinows, and
tinned a most signal victory, and by the el• all other reports ever circulated to his dis
evation of wm. F. Packer to the office or; credit. •
f Executit e of the Key stone Stale, the
principle of popular sovereignty Was again Ihi,is IhT --The Bank or cr wford cowl
ratnied and endorsed. Defeated at t‘ery ty has commenced eir,olating its notes, awl
point routed at every position. and &tool- o nce again we would warn our readers not
isbed in every undertaking, where do we to take them, says the Erie Despat, h,
mxt find the opponent & flf "the Democratic they will he, in the course of a few months,
pad ) ° Their ranks slit) composed to a not worth a straw. We hay' the I" , r'i4-
great extent of the old t•netmesof Jackson, tier t,, the estahltehtne, of this bunk, ai v., II
the ^ l'l' ffi l etda or all Past Demx'rat • In e a - n 4 that of Tioga county, the name of th,
~ , nres, alto have p, , oan gray In theft fruit- t owners, and their present 11,4 , 11, 0 1.1 re.pom,i
bsh attempts to hil bvert our (loverntrh•nt t'
lahty, , d:c , 01d6h 0 e pohhsh short
emaluet mg the neltlOCrati , party, hnv tug ly - ut • 111 tht`
... 111eillitlIMe %Weld ad% Pie
uo as..t him left, are now in le,s than /llz who would not sutler loss to refu,e the notes
moldhl after the contest, tumid Oa• I of both the above named banhs.
•t _ _ _ •
nioroit , ly rtillocating the doctrine of iiopu•
tilar ercignty—the very doctrine all which I The Itev. Beverly Waligh,semor Nihon of
Melnman was elected President-in lss6 t h o lm e th oi lisi Episcopal Oliorch, , lied in Haiti
the Divot:al yisuo on winch !they fought more, at tho age of 69 year , . In Din 9 lie
Packer iti 1851. `entered the intuuLtry, and in 1836 wtL-; eli•ct-
Tq-,day you cannot find a dozen Mack
nelmbhciina in (centre county, that will not
fl . ( ly expresx their o f position to the I,e-
°nylon Conatituli9n, for tha.very reason
that they de not believe it to be sach a con
stitution as is desired by the people of the
Territory of Kansas—or in other words, be
clillße it ts not in accordance a ith the prin
ciples of popular sovereignty as advocated,
by the Democracy over since the passage of
the Kansan Nebraska bill.
Could we believe itnAyeve sincerity we
' would rejoice and , sari: ()„.V Truth ! thou
art powerful, even unto the conversion of
sinners ! But as we believe them CO be a
set of canting, hypocritical expedientitits,
ready to seize anything that promises them
political capital, end to he governed only
by availability without regard to truth or
principle, we must ea/ thitt w_eAtespiselheir,
professions, and denounce them as political
- tricksters, alike destituk of Ttri9tiout and
„political honesty. We adhere to, the
t
prin
ciples promulgated in tho Ka Nebraska
Bill ; we are prepared to de l the right
of the people of every Tani ry to frame
and adopt their own constitution, free from
Congressional intervention—and when a
new State knocks at the door of the Union
and asks for admission, presenting a con
stitution formed by due course of law, by
the people to be effected by Its provisidns,
wo pronounce it the itriperatige dutref Con
gress to admit it,'without asking any other
assurance, save that it be Republican in
I.mm The onty difference of opinion now
existing hatween Democrats with regard to
the Lecompton Constitution, may be sum
med up in a few words. ,Those in favor of
ivlitii.,lla wilier it, believe it wz., legally
anti fairly framed by the people of the'fer
ritory
of Kansas; and that it would be a
violation ot the Principles of the organic
act, for Congress to interfere while the op
ponents of admission believe that the voice
of the people was not fairly and fully d
ressed, and for that reason Congress should
interfere awl regulate the domestic 1118fit11 -
Units of the Teriitory:
Black Republicanism may hew! --hut they
will flnil the Democracy will adhere to truth
in oppiiiiiimtilrti error--mill maintain the
true rnment at all
baiarils -and thaLthe poor distracted forces
of those who oppose it will continue the
victims of (heir min bigotry and I,IIIIIhICSS.
eutow.teney —mi further is lien
earl)• i. 111111/Nli, 11 111311IretitS W1'1114)111 lot
It to surrt telt I With it degree of grace.
The Select Committee of the House on
kanstis Affairs.
Wit,lllllglMl I:111M1 of Old' I 3th inst.,
sayti' A p,ri at deal of Intereit is being taken
In ultra Is 4 , 01( , 1 the rust of this important
'committee, we publish the names of the'
gentletnsk\\ 1111 eunhtititte it with the locali
idea they 71 , sent and their political affilia
tions. •
'lt will lie ell that It 11 an eminently fair
committee, n n ell as an alile tine, All the
various - Tor LIOn4 u t mon are repreqen
led, and all the It aping. Nlia.lee of political
(Tinton m the llon, e wt e n a fur e x tol e s sto n.
Wt.: are sitfe tlott c it x illf not be a Woo the
ros e er o f th e m..,•Aruptiott, to object 'o the
material or manner of IN rionhittuttotA. r —and
that thil aiset mina tion and fan ness of the
Speaker will he commended by all Jost
minds.
The coMmit tee is compotteil of the follon
ing gentlemen -
Thos. L. liars 04, Chitirntim,
Alexander II Stephens, Georgia, DCIIIO
csat.
Justin S. Mortal, \ cnnont, Black Repub
lican.
John Letrher, tirginia. Democrat.
Ed i‘o , i ,l 'Wade, Inn°, Black Republican
irohn A Quitman. liennicrat
Warren iVinslou , Nortli t iarolnia, D e mo
crat.
Henry lli.rmett, SON York, Black Repub
lican.
Allison White l'enn.)lvania, Democrat
• David S. IValbriilgi, Michigan, Black Re
publican
Thos. L. Anderson; Missouri. Ainerwan
John W Steven...on, Kentucky, Democrat
Garnett B. Adram, Sys% Jersey, Douglas
James Buffington, ,lasmacliusettn, Mack
Republican.
Win. F. Russell, Men York, Democrat.
Suppose we take an example of the man•
ncr nn which the law regulating witness fees
works, and then compare it with the tees
paid the Attorney, so omb...ern uuly see one
of the most glaring inconsistencies that was
ever palmed off upon an enlightened people
to say nothing or its gross injustice Here
A and It have a suit at law, it goes to
court. The residence of both these individ
uals is twenty miles distant from Bellefonte.
A. prosecutes fora bill of one hundred dol
lars; lie summons three witnesses to sub
stantiate Ins claim. B. refutes the bill and
summons six witnesses to disprove it. A.
employs an attorney Ming in Bellefonte,and
fees loin ten dollars to attend to his cave
B. does liken ise. The plontilf and defen
dant with thi it train of witnesses start to
Bellefonte, remain there four days waiting
for Chi it trial to conic on, and then probably
it is postponid until another court sittilig.
(That cave is by no means unlikely , fre
inpientdt it happens,) but fir the sake of sr
,
gument let SdprOSe that the case is tried
; on the fifth day, nod the dory renders a ver
-1 diet in A s fat or Now, if they are honors
ble men noir witnesses IS ill be paid
uumedi
ately, so that they can disburse their board
mg bills, but sunk:Utiles witnesses are Cow-
pilled tin tt sit many months fir their fees,
and if they ate lucky enough to have money
thi niselVeS they eau pay their Ixowiling bills
f out of no ir own mdnvidniil bank" and
charge the same to their most illustriOU9
hUllilllOinrs, (That easels not unlikely, it of
late frequently happens,) but to complete
the argument let us suppose the witnesses
are pant NoW, as the lawyers say, let us
put Up Fife esuiellee. The fees for each
o it lies:. for fits dn . ) s, inchohLgliii. mileage ,
are e4,32i lie pays fur his, board .05,15 J,
j u s t mo. dollar per day for tivii days, Belle
(mute hotel pi lee. which subtracted from
his fees leases lum siaty-tight cents in debt
'fo say nothing about incidental expewses to
which he Is liable 'Fe say nothing abuul
hn loss of unit: To intonate not a word
if he is a mechanic, and can earn his $1,2.5
per day in his shop, and save in a great nielLs
ure his boarding 'fo dilldsper it not
that a pressingthtagement which lie neg
lects to meet: in' consequence of his ellen
dance at court May lie the means of a pecu
inary loss. Vie say, to insmuate none of
qiese facts, although they • are good logic,
and as lawyers would say, knock-down ar
guments, is it not, we ask every candid
is it not the most nttfair, unjust sod
, ,
unnoiy inconsistency that ever a legislature
f o r a State should palm off upon their
cm i vt, %writs as a law f Most assured
ly it is, f 4 hewitness that does the work has
to pay for it himself suet still be in debt,
; whilst the lawyer eif . ter framing his pivo
t flinty with the fiinivr receives $lO
fqr his "skill." We ritfle, in it any cause
of Wontlti, that witnesses nail to appear 10
court, or hotter, is it not a sulti.fiently Falb- I
sting and justifiable cause for their failing
to appqmoif they do feign sickness, as some
-are-went-fto do
Again, objectors to this may say, why my
friendit.wih not, pay -to give witnesses tui
larger fee, it would cat up the amount of the
verdict, sod nothing would be left for the
gainer of the suit. Ah ! my dear sir, we
answer, that is another argument in favor
of the county, we are glad you make men
tion of it. We grant you, en, your premi I r
-
EC'S , slid we will answer your question by
asking you another ; it is this, how many
such trivial suits would never reach court )
if we had a higher witness fee ? T heir
name would be "legion." Those petty suits
would all be amicably adjusted-long before
Governor Packer has sent a requisition to I spurt calling, other graver and more import-
the Governor of Ohio for 'the delitery-op of ant cases Would take their plices, that have
Mr. Frederick W. Porter * , the late Secretary I now to be postponed on their account, hence,
of the.Arnerican Sunday School Union, who business at court would be the quicker
proved a defaulter some months ago to the adjusted, Individual time and money would
tune of 650,000 ' he sated. tho,:: docket" tvoUld he • more 1,
General D. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
has written a manifesto. dated in Turliaeo,
New Granada, in relation to the charges
which General Pillow hes preferred, that
money was employed by General Scott to
bnbe the Mexican Commander,. and author
ities.
These fi t &tem en t s of general Pillow are
bohity of the Mexican hero Thu tofa.
moos calumny" is repelled with all the
lengthy and high-winding adjectives tt th
which he is so familiar
The Mexican refers to, the General Stott's
denial of Pillow's stateinents, awl says that
his own unshaken integrity -- his refusal to
betray the interests of Inv country, li
ed to the Eptscopat office. heviou, to
latter data he had he,.n a revuU•ut or New
York. The Bishop has }w , •n in treble health
for some laruo ; but the munobate cause of
his death was erysipelas, which followed a
sudden attack of apoplexy N 511.2 Thos.
A. Norns of Cincinnati, now the Senior
Ihdhop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
ANOTIf FR NEW TUILRITORY. -It 1.4 prop"
C4I to matte an effort for a territorial organt.
zation of the sipper peninsula of Michigan,
under the name Of Superior or, Mack nair
i Thu country embraces some sixteen tliou•
sand square miles, abounds in mineral re
sources, and has an estiniatod popudation - tit ,
ten thousand. At present it ih a part of the
State of Michigan, from the main portion of
which, however, leis separated by the straits
Idackinsw, and with which it-has-nocsurr
mon interests.
cr '
Tint BURNING OP Ma. 011.1.11011103 BARN. —
The Lycoming Gazette, says : On Thursday,
lacob Whiteman was arrested and brought
before Justice Ulmer, upon the chaige of 11r-1
ing the barn of Mr. Gitlenore, on Sunday
evening, the 30th ult. After a partial hear-)
ing of the case, it was adjourned until the
next day, when it was concluded, and the
accused required to find bail in the sum of
82,000 for his appearance at court. In !
fault he was bommitted. '
For Cho Dowoorntlo Wdohmin
Witness Fees.
MICS9R9 EDITriRS :—Understanding tote
aim and object of the publittation of the
Watchman to be felt the promotion of the
best interests of the people, and a true gui
dance in the 1 nth of duty as far AS our busi
ness transactions are concerned, whether
they ore of a public, official, legal or •local
nature, we would request a place in its coll
ummt di which to lay before its readers ,a
very important subject
. which directly or in
directly concerns every person in the com
munity, the country as well as thC tott - n,
even the County and the State.
We have reference to the fees that are. al
lowed by law to be paid to witnesses. There
is seldom that there is a court held In Belle
fonte, n Nether it be a court of Quarter Ses
nns a Special Court, that we do not hear
if serious C01111,12111111g about the.failure of
ttnesws to appear when needed, attach
ments lime to be issued, adding more cost
to the wit seas, n Ito tv compelled to pay Sl
thongh peciminrynernharrnsmoit - q may have
the cause of his detention, and a SCOW
of modesty may have refused The privilege
and we may add, the unpleasant privilege of
publicity acknowledging 'it before court.
Nitv-every complaint has for its origin a
co use,and if that cause be unavoidablelthen,
remeiTy
,
is our object then fore, to the best of our
but weak , to present this cause of so
much comphirrimg, trot he people In - its
tvhle
spread form, and m,k from them a mature
deliberation of all the facts in the casemnd nt
anne decision render us a verdict accordtlig
ly. A aiincs.s is a very important person
in a snit at law, upon his evidence if it be to
the point, rests the Certainty or uncertainty
of the case pending, hence, his presence is
an indispensable necessary, whilst Ms err
settee may prove an unjust loss. The at
terney must rely more upon the evidence.of
the nitness for his successful areas than he
does upon Ins own shrewdness in evading or
construing the law to suit the exigency of
the case, and if he ever wins popularily lie
is indebted ten times more to the witness,
Hiatt he Is to his °Wit aptness in evasion or
construction of the law.
Now the fee of a a itness is sixty-two and
a-half-cents per day,sand six cents mileage,
and if the party that summoned loin is able
and honorable, he gets his pay, if not, he
loses It.
ill tIY sett th cages." few days
would answer to finish up all court 'business,
and thus the d Idly pay of Jurorsecpurt room
officers; and other officials would be greatly
diminished: There would he no need of a
Special court with, its " special expenses"
vy,ffiCh the county has to pay, and now, re
'mintier every one of you that is a i tax pay
ers yon-can sway mith this .• special
court"you veilLallfc for the county hun
dreds of dollars yearly. 'these are hard
times, and it hettoovescach and every one
of us wren* • Rtirenthment is the or
der of the Arty and the sooner we commence
it the better for us and chic County, yea
even the State. For every tax-payer in
Penns) Ivanin who pays county tale, pays
goodly portion of it that is squandered away
by these special courts: and these protracted
emit to which we held on account of so much
Lnsutcss occasioued by these tmial law
suits. INit not !to 3 We ask every think
ing, candid man. Now when you do an ay
with tlWoe 'UN tra sessions of court, 3 oil trill
in the eneinia6rielly lessen your County
trot, Fartner.s, do you hear that ? It is an
impprtan t item for your considegation. A
gain, wo any, I.sten to it, weigh it Welt, and
then Ow 1. your co:diet ill favor of a high
er '• %vitne , ;; Ice."
Nit says one a hal fee (bijou want f' We
answer ; tt e Want ii 411e , tieS to he Ty as
much as inechaines ire entitled to and what
they really earn, and in this rnitest tie arc,l
not unreamnable ; kur a great minds r of
witnesses at court are mechanics, and if any
are engaged in more lucrative callings, it
will not hurt them to see how a Durhamc
can appreciate his 51,25 per day by a test of
their own practical experience. " The la_
borer is well woithy of his hire," is a scrip_
tural injunction tliftfLieuld be obeyed - , an.
it matters not who er a man is toting in
the capacity of a mechanic or a witness, ho
is entitled to hie pay, a nd that_ pay should
be fully remunerative. Hence, we claim for
the witness 51,25 per dar, and as lie has
very frequently to hire Ins own'conveyance,
or pay his way, er-else walk, Ave - nn , rtTarltr 7
hie enough to give him one dime mileage
Lastly let us look at some of the hellcats
that will result front this increased ;Illness '
fee. First, then, if a Irll3llrecelye% Nu coin:
pensation for his eery or his labor, lie
performs it is itli a Lett. r heart and is the
more willing to commence it. So too, with
the a itness, 144'0 well for Its services
and he will go readily to your assistance, he
will not feign sickness or plead ignorance
as to the essentials of your case
It will justify (dm for his trouble and in
the end justify you. It Hill require no at
tachments to bring him to court, but he will
come voluntaiily, faithfully and dispassion
ately, and in case of his extreme need at
his place of business lie can be justified in
luring a person to attend to it for him dur
ing his absence. This still Lo " rendering
Otto Caesar the things that aro ()rears," it
will Iw the • 15i ring note every man hie just
due."
In conclusion therefore, iii view of all
these circutnstanoeq, %timid it not lie pi udent
to petition the Legislature to wipe out that
mxty-two-and-a half cent %titness fees, and
in view thereof enact one dollar arid t , ,% cut) , -
five cents per •" and instead of the six
rents mileage insert ten mils / They amen
ded .the fee bill vi inter so as to hernia
to snship and County olli,iers, now Uri would
most respectfully petition them to alter die
witness' fee bill for stir lienetit, nipd tie w ell
ever pray, he, and that too in the proper
<pelt.
Farmers, mechanics, lahorer., inereliank,
gentlemen, a hat say you f Shall it be
June i'he eomititution of Pennsylvania
guarantees you the privilege of peacefully
assembling to p, talon the legishttme fur n
redress of grievanees. Will you do it ? If
so, go right to iiwk, 'mil up a poullon Mit
every store in the county or in every Post
(mice, urge every tax-payer to sign it, and
our word for it you will accomplish a greater
reform in the judicial department than was
ever dreakkoect of in thi bed or on the bench
of the ablest Judge that ever gave a petition.
_
P. £l.—A petition couched In this or in
similar terms will libliwer.
To the member, of flu Beanie and House of
I?cpreTc situ tees of Pennsyteunta
%%'e Jour humble petitioners respectfully
urge iliat you repeal, annul or alter so inset!
of the net regulating the alienist of VI itnest
fees, winch allows only sixty•two and a half
cents per day, WIM sin etlitti Mileage, and
view thereof we iNiecifully petition that
ou make or insert then In, one dollar and
twent y.ll ve cents per day, and ten cents
mileage. Believing as we do that the pres
ent rases of (Ceti are too IoW and productive
of evil results, and lieiiesing also that the
" laborer is worthy of his hire," and Ole
present fees arc not in accordance with jus
tice, and entirely inconsistent with other
laws regulating fees, and tielieving also that
a high witness fee will lessen many of the
trivial suits with which our courts are now
burdened . , and thus le,hen the expenses of
Our counties, in view , of these facts and
many others, which, were it necessary we
could produce, we your atitioners respect
fully leg your-co:inside:at ron upon tin* so -
ject`, and ask for the enactment of a law
granting a higher fee, and we will ever pray,
The York (Pa.) Republican say's : A most
brutal prize tight recently took place in a
stable at McCall's Ferry, bower Clianceford
township, in this county. The combatants
were Tellps—ti.eirriamertlicmfy Brad'Wan I
Jack Miller, berth residents of the vicinity
in which the fight occurred, The formsris
said :o lie a iclulive of the noTorlous
Philadel
phia prize tighter of the same name. The
prize to the victor was $25. The contest
lasted about ono hour, and embraced forty
rounds. Bradley appears to have been the
victor, and is reportod to have beaten his ad
versary in a most unmerciful manlier.
Miss Lama iN THU WntTe lint•ss.—The
following picture of the present mistress of
the White house, la from a correspondent of
the St. Louis News: Miss Lane stood a lit
tle distant from the President, and respond
ed to the salutations given her. She is a
handsome lady, twenty-five or twent,y-six
years old, apparently. She has a lieMthy,
ruddy. Pennsylvania look. Not distiseoe
by any means, but eminently satisfactory to
the eye. She has a superb head, that no
blest and most necessary part of human
frame. Not a literary head, or a polifial
head, but a sensible) hoad..covered with heavy
and beautiful ettestiltd
PEN; PASTE & SCII3BOEB.
1,77 - In Jail—Thomits McCoy.
Robhing Round—The tax collector.
to- For nice dried Fruit -Go to Reynolds'.
has removed to •Snow
Shoe.
t r i -s(„no on ound k base-,- 4, lifalu
tell" and burself.
Pir - i" Avoid an angry man fur a vribiln,--a
Inalicionm man forever,
fr — r - Wages—the sweet Oil with which
bunion machn.ery is groaned.
1 1.0 Sorrows grow less every time they
pre told, just"lilte the age of st woman.
Tr"- We eXpetTterbe able to improve the
appeararkbe of.:he Watchman next week.
[l'7 • The use of postage stamp .. . 4 as seals
in order to prevent opetnng letters. is sug
gested.
Mrs. Cathodine Sinclair Forrest has
purchased an estate hi Scotland, for $50,-
(lOU, the savings of her Idiot I, theatrical ca
reer,
[Fir A friend of ours kept his hands warm
all t' inter from "mittens" he got from the la
dies. Cheap way for a supply of comfort
ables.
T Disgusting—To see a fellow squirting
" three cent tobacco juice" over the carpet
('North.
• 11, - /- - Shll indrii - disgiigting—To sea a fel
low perched lip" w one of the hack seats
of a Church reading a nowspapor during di-
Ville savice.
[l7 - No commnication over a column in
ength will be admitted nro tile 0011110118 0
the Watchman hereafter. • Brevity is the
beauty oT composition.
,r* ft et stated that ticneral rano itrirt ,
Es-President of Mexico, who, nith his two
tlaughtcrs, lately arrived in New Oilcans,
IA ill Collie North in a Tea days
• The Right Rev Alonzo Potter, Bishop
of th r Episcopal Church uh 0114 State, wa 4
attacked with appoptexy ni Greensburg last
vreek,whore he is lying in a critical condition
12" President. Buchanan, Senator' Doug
lass,*Gen. Cametvn, Hon. Allison White,
lion. I). Ncgtoy, and lion. Samuel Inlldand
have our-thanks for valuable public doc3n
me 43,
Q - 7' Hardman Pankin, of Kansam, for
merly of this place, iv paying bet relatives
and former assoentteg a pop visit. Mr. P.
looks well and is welcome back to Ins place
or nativity.
7 - Me are curious to know how inany
feet ILI female arithmetic, go to a mile, be
cause we never riot with a lady yet whose
shoes were not to Say OM 'Mat, a tulle tut)
log fur her.
'll/ - Busy Martin Stone, attending sales-
Mr. Stone 14 decidedly , one of the best Auc
tioneer'N in these diggings -and those• re
quiring his st 1 vices will find tt to their ad
vantage to employ him,
" John,'' said a toaster to his head ap
prentice, as he was about starting on a short
journey, '• You must occupy my place
while lam absent." "Thais you, sir,"
demurely replied John, but I'd rather sleep
iiith the boys."
p 7 At Senator Douglas' late ball in Wash
ington, several of the eaclusives, it is
said, had small hoops in the 'muffins of the
leg, of their pantaloons. They x ere made
of steel, and gave the pants a very pretty
set around the boot.
71 -
,r The ‘. Pau'thug county Hyena " did
not escape to the woods, after ali. In fact,
there was no hyena, and no Jacob Pollen
berg or little boy injured by the furor loos
brute, and the grave-yard at Paulding re
11111111S' midisturbcd.• The whole story turn , .
out to be Moonshine.
Philadelphia Markets
Friiiir ASV 15th —E% ening - -11readstuffs
are doll and 111111Cyled to 11.9' and the prices
of Flour have further receded. 5 sale of
501, Mils superfine cyan made at $4 77 1 / 2 per
hid, %%111.111 11.4131,114111,4 11141111 r tar 1111 s 11e-
Scrlplloll . butter 1661111 S 61111 extras tin' lucid
at old Klee., %111.111/111.11111111,1oing -a sale o r
2501.1.1, or the latt,i ix as Towle at $5 per
1,1,1 Phi lionw sales are hunted at from
$4 50 to $5 75 for common tic extra and
fancy fancily brands, as 411 quality. Corn
Meal is lower, 2511 buds having been sold at
$2 S7 l / 2 per bbl (If Rye Flour about WO
hills have been taken at sa per but Wheats
are not plenty, licit the' demand continues
limited, and a small bu.iness domg at 11/0a
Inie for red, and 120a13ile fur white the
latter for CllOll,l 101, ( . 016 is selling more
I freely, and 5,11111) bas yellow hare been taken
al sSas9e afloat, and 57e in More, the latter
r Pennsykania. tints continues dull at 33
a.i4e, for Delaware and ,l'euusylvania in store.
Rye is steady at 70e Air Pennsylvania Cot
ton is firmer, lint not much selling.
eel WS are 111 fair request., and bringing hill
prices. the ins•tion sale comprises, 2,771
hags Rio coffee at prices ranging . frzn Sta
11 1 / 2 c on tone, averaging $9 711 the 100 Ilia,
showing an advtwce. Sugar and Molasses,
not much doing. Provisions are gwat, ow
tug to the difference in the views of , c tit4yers
and 51.111,111.1. Seeds arc more Relic e, atd a
bout 9.511 lints. rlovorseeil have been ~ ,,44 d at
Irons $5 12 1 / 2 ass 50, mostly at $5 37 1 / 2 per
I bus. Timothy and flaxseed are quiet, the
latter ra cc tinted jt
henry Stetter anti.son have been arrested
iii McKean county, PR . and committed to
yad on the charge of counterfeiting" United
States mom. Upon itiakiiqz, the arrest $1,..
Cin Itt of this 'bogus coin %las found, sonic
of it in a finished, and some of it ni an un
finished state. The .coin e.onsisted princi
pally of bogus st, s2t, and $3 gold pieces ;
$755 of tins was ready for use ; $612 of it
had not received the trimming and galvani
zing needed for use. $7l 10 of it wile in bo
gus silver coin of the denominations of halves,
quarters, and dimes. The imitation was
good, so far as the gold dollars were con
cerned, and would pass quite readily, unless
too closely scrutinized lheother intimations
of gold could easily be detected by their
weight. 'Clio process of manufacturing has
been that of running the metal, instead of
litatuping it. The entire apparatus for its
manufacture is supposed to have been found.
The NleKean Citizen says that a number of
important and interesting letters were also
found there, from various parts ol this, and
the State of New York -,..youie of them doubt
less signed fictitiously, others with the real
names. The language used in these is some
vf 111nAj.4,--alt an stir i nt da_xuadeAa
conceal the rapt object of the letters by talk
ing about " you know what" —" needful"—
".the lay OT the land," and -many similar ex
, _
pressio ns.
•
THE A XXVIII* TO TILE PRINCESS ROYAL.—
The act of Parliament (20th and 21st Victo
ria, cap. 2) to enable Queen Victoria to set
tle an annuity on the l'rincess Royal was
passed on the 20th of June last. She is em
powered, by letters pattent, to give tend grant
unto the Princess Royal, or to such persons
an she shall think fit, for the use of her Roy
al Highness, an annuity of .f.. 8,000 for her
life, to commence from the date of the inar•
riago with Prince Frederick William of Prus
sia, to be free from all taxes, assessments,
and charges, and ti be paid quarterly, on.
the sth of nnuary. 4th of April, the sth of
July, and tin 10th of October. 'rho pro
portionate share is to ho paid on the mkt
quarter day after the marriage. The annu
ity i t to be charged. mill payable out of the
Gonsolidateit Fluid of the milled Kingdom.
The ` annuity will thei c fore coittoicivle thu
2.31 lost.
'The McKeesportt'ffiurderers. ..
THEIR EXECUTION
On Friday last (the 12th inst.,) Char
folio Jones and henry V& paid the 'ex
treme penalty which tha luw imposes for the
crime of murder. These two persons, 'to
- 3lonrce'Stewart, were recent
ly Cried at Pittsburg, and convictruLfor-th ,
murder of ilprga.Wilsort and his sister,—
WllB4B VVtlfl an old ratan whose hair had been
silvered with age, and his sister was but a
tow years his junior, au rboth occupied the
same house—a log cabin, situate in tho vi
cinity of McKeesport, distant from
burg about fourteen miles, whore they eked
out a living by making goal boat plus. On
the night of the 13th of April last, Fife
and Charlotte Jones visited their humble
abode, aild, with a view of obtaining ,pos
session of a sum of money which thlo latter
knew the old man had - laid aside, butehe*r
ed them both in the most shocking man
ner. For this atrocious crimp they were
executed, on Friday lag, in the jail a Al
leghruy comity The Pittsburg-Uhrorti,le
gives the following yartioulars of the exe
cution :
TITL TrrAir73l - r irrarx rum
scene hit the ecalfolil was painful lie
)0" vontreliension, lied drew tear 4 Iron t
metered- ttir - Tertrimalr Fiji
%% ere attended, the dirst•by the Rev .1
Brown, turd the hailer li t th e n e y, Ai r Hrll
amt Mr Williamson They liad religion>,
serviee4 in iltit yell MI within a few min tims
belays their removal to the st ifir ti )
before two o'clock they left their call, and,
link tog arm., a procession was formed, wind)
entered the pill yard.
111'01 DYING DITIA RATION
(+cnrr.re a—lna few short moments of
time I shall have answered with my life for
the terrible crirne I have committed. and
w•ho•h I have already freely conkessed II
rne•tt nut be supposed from what has been
publi,died in the newspapers here from time
to time since my arrest that 1 am indifferent
or careless about the awful fate I urn now to
suffer,--erw-mwd it be supposed - that- c
suffered no compunction of conscience for
the deed that has brought me to a
death Oh, no. I Itave already iimleignne
snore torture than a 010111.111 d deaths, and oh
how often I hate hail I
punliii rrslnrr
tieoll4lll and tan bi,ter bark to life
V a i n thought Maildene I with a thirst for
gold, and stimulated by drink, 1 gave them
the fatal blow (hat robbed them of life, and,
sent tier souls. without wanting, to the bar
of God My fervent prayer now 41 and
has been, that they have been made happy
by my wickedness, anti that their immortal
souls are arnorig the redeemed of ('hrtst,
and I pray Almighty God (or 1»s pardon, RINI
that I may be permitted to hope that in the.
wbria4of spirits, I may be there, and then
beg them Its be forgiven,
Durtng my confinement f have stiflered
more in mind a thotteand noire for the corm ,
have comm mod than the fear of dm death
that is co rapidly approaching Here oc the
fatal rope, the acaffold, and the hand that is
to send my soul Ono eternity, but 1 do not
fear , I (rave made my peace with all the
world, and I treat in God And now, before
these orrtneeaee, arid rh the presence of Al
mighty God, lichee whom in a moment of
time I expeet to appear, and with the last
breath that I am permitied to breathe 011
earth, with a full knowledge of my uwlul
situation and my trecouotability, I solemnly
pones , and declare that Monroe Istewart t
enttrely innocent of thee murder of Geo ge
Wilson and his sister The deed wan platted
and perpetbded by myself and Charlole
Jones, vt atom another human beteg 141111,111
4114401 e.sigt ur Fat OUT crone be lia• sot
. lered a long imprisonment, but 1 111.0/ ( . 014.1
t - hat the last arils el ad) log 1111111, ',Aril 110
hope or motive to declare art) threg but the
truth. While the just 1111111,11171eitt 01 God
WOUI,I be y 14114111 Oil 14110.1110041, %%01 be taken
1101,1 reStOte to hum that liberty of which lie
I Ilan been KO long deprived hn v‘ hare, cr ua ,
I honest he was my friend but no partner 01
none el Ile has suffered tenet' ter
my elinle 41011 beg his forgiveness Ninri•
rue Stewart is tneneent May God base leer
cy on my soul, HENGI
' [Charlotte ,rules Ulan mode a dying
statement, espie.sing her penitence fir
her et - 0 . 11 , and corroborating 'tWs state_
manta in every particular She alio pro
teats the innocence of Itlonroe Stewart, nod
says her charges ngairiat loin acre induced
by hatrol of him itiTired try the fr or
ho was try lug to get Fife to leave her
Immediately after Mr \Viii i nern greased
reading, the Rev rilr Bell read a chapter
from the (tilde, and offered up a prayer, in
which the prhoners pitied pile, iltirieg
1614 'lying Peelle, Illalledeled the te,g51.e.t,,,,-
14111eg 1 oinpo 4 urii, and when Hie tone Caine,
actually adjusted the rope around 1114 neck
and stamped on the platform, us 11 to nay lie
was prepareir to meet 1118 fate Charlotte. on
lie other hand seemed utterlybroken down
nod bewildered. She cried bitterly. and
every now and then uttered incoherent ' Sell.
lenses —now mating that she desired to die.
nod again declared that she was afraid oh
death and wished to live. Fife, seeing her
iig,orty of soul and titter prostration, put his
arm around her, and endeavored in every
way to console and cheer her. Such wan
the Stage of mind of both, and such their con
dition, when it was announced that their
hour had arrived, and that they must now
prepare for 133,Aulion
- - - - 11t2 - TXVIITION.
Everything was now ready for the corn ple
thin of the final :Mt of the bloody tragedy, in
which ttie convicts had played such a testi
bits part. The ropes had been adjusted
around the necks of the victims, and but a
lew moments were to elapse ere their souls
would be ushered into eternity. Still Fife's
coolness forsook him not. lie called such
of them around him as he knew on the scaf
fold, and shook them affectionately by the
hands. lie theriNdeelared that, "with the
help of God, he would die like a man," and
with a-firm voice, -in- whisit- the-slightest-we
mos was net discernable, exclaimed : "Re
member, I die . gome." He then turned to
liiit'earhpanion to guilt, who at this lime was
scarcely conscious and putting his arfn around
her, kissed her. Both then declared them
selves ready to die, and the signal being giv
en, the 'Sheriff touched the spring. and the
soulsolf the guilty couple were lauriehed into
eternity'. Fife fell Straight down, and died
without a strug g ts, but Charlotte's death was
leas easy, and fully ten minutes elapsed ere
the pulsations of her heart ceased. Fife's
heart ceased to beat within five minutes from
the lime the drop tell.
Fife's appearance on the gallows differed
but Hide from that which lie presented while
in prison, He wore the sante clothes as usu
al, but appeared to have dressed wlth great
er care. Charlotte was Mae(' in her ordina
ry clothing, and wore over all a huff colored
shroud. She seemed haggard and looked the
very personification of misery. '
I=
Th. Ifoilles were allowed to hong 'sow
twenty-li% e 111111111( , ; WIM.II it %Wingi•v
idinitipt life was extinct, they were cot
Ilthrn and placed in to ()coffins prepared for
diet purpose. Chatlone requested that they
might be buried in one coffin:lon as this
could not be conveniently done, her request
wart not con - 1010d with,
A relative of Charlotte's is iiy the city,
waiting to receive the bodies to take ihem to
Monolighaliela city, for interment They will
probably leave in Alia Brownsville boat, ihie
evening, and will be buried in the same
MiSMIS
The number present at the execution was
above thirty, including the jury, sheriff's offi.
oers, ministers and two physicians. Outside
the walls of the jail full fifteen thousand pec,
ple were. at one time_ eonictegated t .w hil e
lloyrs JlOl, from which an Indistinct view
of the scaffold was had, was black with peg.
plo
There was On dimififer Of diAtlfifallee, and
as soon as it was known that the drop hail
hillon, and that the convicts had passed to
another world, the vast crowd separated and
retired to their homes, pitying the fate of the
critninats, no doubt,'but satisfied that a prop
er vindication of the majesty of.the law re
iiitirea nothing less than their execution.
rerguson Teaerern' Institute
In pursuance era call by the County Su.
perintendent, 'the Teachers, of Ferguson,
with a number from the adjoining. Town
slitpll met in the Academy, Friday evening,
Jan. 29111, 1858. The meeting was orga
nized by calling*T. V. Pattod,to the chair;
' • •
Swart were elected Secretaries On mo.
Jas.Burehtleld,_A, Dartsock,
via Young, Miss S. S. Hunter, and !thus
Jelllllo WO:mu. %tyre appointed a committee
to di aft rt solutions. Prof. J. I Murrell was
then called upon to address tht; meeting,
o 'itch he did mils usual animated style
After tt loch, the best method of interesting
parents was taken .op and discussed by
Prof's, J. V. Thomas, W. Weaver, David
Young and A. J. Ilartsock. Prayer. Ad
journed.
I%IORNINO SESSION, Jan. 30th, 18544
President in the eliwir Prayer by Mr.
Jacob Niehobo, Minutes of last session
read and adopted. J. K. ilotiorf illustrated
is ineihod ul teaching -Lbia--1.--A.1p4a1,44,"
Dm id 1 - Oung then exercised a ClaKs tit "Or
thography." followed by J. M. Keplor on
peoman.lop. Wt Wen Ai Ithinetie by S
Mrt'artney. Geography" and " Outlino
Maps"disttio+od by Voting and A. J. I art
sor k
A I.l4:l{Noi 44:SsION
opened nith prayer by T F. Patton i
S. AleCariney, conducted a class of Mental
A rithinette." •, 1),) W. Wea% or,
and Prof Thoth's. " Allegation Alto, -
mite" be S S McCartney. On motion of
S S McCartney was reilue.,-
Col to miblish in the County papers his
method of anal? zing "A I legation Alternate."
• Beading' by Bat io Bolinger A elass in
cone( rt reading by Jas. P Iturchlield Iha
hest method of teaching composition to
Conwnon Schools Ka dtseu Ned by Messrs,
t'artney, Ilartsock and Oilier, Prayer
Adjourned
EVEN I NG SESs I (3%
President in the chair Pray er by :41
Ilugh Lout iidore 801 l rani d . ench till
her resisaitileil with a suitable Fietdituenl
Pod'. I Burrell add reksisl the mooin g
einititung Ins remarks mostly-do the parent
A iliscu44llol MI the best method of into ) esti ttg pupils Ili (111` krhool room nas . 011C110t1
by A.. 1 followed by Prof Bur
rell and S McCartney A tote of thank s
Was tendered to bet . I) Moser for the inter
,4t niamtested tit the collie or eilitratiod
and also to Prof J I. tturtell for his Intr r
est ing and instructive addri•sses. Prayer
Adjourned
fletat cif, llot It e deem our County Nu
p‘. inteudent eminently rindlllied tit every
respert to discharge faithfully the duties of
the post to w hirlt he has heel% ell . lafrd
11401 tic n•gnrd hen nk our supreme head.
and that lie :dose should dictate to ths
Tenehers of Centre County.
'I hat ‘i e n% atdters roue", our
allegiani r to fh;• came of popular education
awl sustain oar County Supetintendent in
111`; ttell directed tlurts to advance the in
terests of the• Common Srhoolq in Centro
County.
/1 , 10/ , ‘,/ Tlia.Lthe love of teaching and
the deoiro of elevating the immortal princi
ples 111110U' 111 111011, sh l onlil urge ..%ety tesoli
er to put forth his iniglitiest ellork in this
I oble entiqe.
nerottrd • That lb 1,1111114 ho ctikt, ate.'
morally un.l phy.u•ally nw %%ell as, totellt.
tunny.
1, '('hat we np logger elatm thCpte
teachers as Brother, who hare failed to at
tend the lostitutes held by Prof. burroll,
and ex c.ti wentiments derogatory to the
xitilay of lostitilles.
Resolved, That we tender our thanks to
the eitisens - of Pine (drove for their hospital
ity in cntei taming us so sumptuously during
our stay among them.
Resolved, That we return our heart-felt.
thanks to the choir for the sweet strains of
music with which they favored ni•
Resolved, That we Louder our thanks to
Prof. J. E. Thomas and the Trustees of Pino
trove Academy fur the use of their comtuo.
dious acadeinie URN.
J. T. STUART,
J. P. BURCIIFINJ,Di
J. E. TIIONIAS,
Committee on Publstation.
ARREST UPON MR CHARON OP 114V1140
DIALING _Bs24ablan7t,---01LSILLUraaY
evening, the 30th Wt. ; Mr. L. A. Ensworth,
of this place, was arrested upon the charge
of. , manufacturing and having dealings -in
bogus money. The case was heard by Jus
tice Anthony, and adjourned until the fol
lowing Monday, whim tho accused waived_
further examination and gave bail In the
sum of $2,000 for his appearance at the Juno
term of the U. S. Court, to be held in this
place. MI Ensworth is one of the leading
businless men of Williamsport, and his
rest has occasioned much excitement; but
we forbear making further comment upon it
than to say, that he expresses confidence
that he will be able to establish his innp
cencu when the case comes before the court.
—Lyconaing .Gazette.
IMPORTANT Isvio:Tion.;A plan has been
adopted in Ireland by which the bogs ()filial
country arc being made to furnish candles
of as pitreparalfrine as our American Cold.
l'hure arc Au) 4.ss ,than 3,000,,000 acres of
this prat 11nd in Ireland, and the yiold is •s
good ny ho much coal would be expected to
give.