TOM NATCOOVAIL S. 5. 51,5 LT AND J. 5. BAIINITART, lIDITORS •BELLRFONTE. PENN'A reIVRADAY, FILITRIIAN11( 23, IS3S. Washington's Birth Bay The twenty-second of February,l732, was Indeed, an important epoch in the history of the World. Although nothing at that time attracted the public mind beyond ordinary itrairs, events proved how % vastly sig nificant to the progressive principles of Re publicaa institutions was the birth of one whose gibe is indellibly enstamped upon ' the affections of our People, as the " Father of his country." kndowed with corrett ideas of morality and virtue from boyhood, those innate and ennoilling traits began to devel ops themselves at that early period, and fore shadow an evidence of that greatness, the influence or which leas 4itico 'Lain "mould ing the destinies of nstions. Especially ca paciaat&d_liy ...torn in 1 ativonw circa m, stances under which we labored, in the eventful period of the American Retolution, there is that 111 tie character of Washington, which LI All olAiect of our roost sut matura tion. The voluminous pages of antiquity, may be searehedin vain for a more devoted and noble chantion of human liberty ' It will be remembered that the united atrtngth of our army. when the Continental Congress at Independence Ball, phi a, proclaimed him Commander-in-chief, did not exceed fourteen thousand men. These were scattered over the country in a deplorable condition, without clothing, pro visions, amunition, or the conveniences so necessary to prosecute an enterprirtl of such weighty responsibilities. 'IN hen we reflect that an undisciplined an. my was marshaled forth to fight the battles of our country, when great Britian's well disciplined forces numbered more than fifty thousand soldiers, is it not an object of the greatest wonder that success should ever ultimately have crowned oar cause? Who, indeed, is not familiar with the fact, that Washington's retreat through New Jer sey was accomplished under circumstances of the'most unfavorable character, in which the Americans had lost two forts,—Wash ington and Leo, with over two thousand men ? Will the ever memorable campaign of 1777 be forgotten, when nearly three thou sand of our soldiers were unlit for duty ? Does not the history of our army encamped at Valley Forge present a most deplorable picture of the "times that tned men's souls? Here exhausted nature sank beneath its tri als ! Here the neging storms of winter,and the ricinspudes of our army almost crushed the waning but glonous cause of freedom' Here the blood-stained foot prints of our soldiers, left their Impress on the frozen ice and snow ' Hopes that had been buoyed up by love of home and country, dissipated ire the gloom that everywhere portended alarming conse quences for the country's safety. Leading characters that brad hitherto been faithful, faltered in their zeal, from which the most pernicious influences were painfully appre hended Bells of credit had depreciated to one fourth their nominal value, and the ne , cessanes of life could scarcely be procured upon any conditions whatever Great num bers of the soldiers deserted, while others claimed to be discharged upon their expiring term of service, and re her received official papers and returned disheartened to their homes. It was not until the encampment of Wash ington at Morn'town, New Jersey, that the auflering of our fathers reached its greatest magnitude. Here mutiny prevailed' Two regiments of troops got under antis,' with the avowed dc termination of pmcunng sus tenance by the thomi, if no ?tiler alterna tive presented. A 0 0 :pnel's pay was in suf ficient to sustain his horse, and four months services of the common solm,T would not buy a bushel of wheat on which to sh;.port his starving family. In the language 01 the Histonan; "every day ushered in some new calamity, the cause of the,A mericans seemed hastening to an irretrievable ruin.'' But the Hero of the American Revolution, notwithstambng the arduous duties resting upon him, did not despair of the public safe ty. Hesitation or fear, was not betrayed to Ins dejected Soldiess, but he pressed forward, fired by thO post lofty ambition of patriot ism aAd a consciousness of right in the fond hope of a better future. Nor was he disap pointed in his' expectations! 'The clouds of adversity which so long had hovered over the prospect of our hk/rty, at .A iength van ished amid the thunders of a Saratoga and a Yorktown, and the choicest blessings of a Ifroiri and happy country, are now shedding their advanMgeo upon not less than perhaps thirty millions of people. To dwell upon the hi/dilliesl incidents of our country, so much idb.ntitled with the nufferiugo of our illustrious ai:ceshrs , and which we are so deeply indebted for a happy termination, to the dauntless heroism and ftal(ae~fds devotion of WiLdhindion, id theme that should over be held in our sacred remembrances. And the anntuo visitation of his birth,ia especially SW appropriate occasion to indulge in reminiscences of the past,and to celebrete in a manner worthy our national greatness', the brilliant achievements which attach themselves with so miichttgrtillcance to his name. , With heartfelt griffitude, wo can look abroad upon a country thee extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean In one great confederacy, where a wise and judi cious government has sprun&up, and is now imparting its genial influences, not only to our poople,but to other Nations of the World, as an example worthy of imitation. Truly elight has been kindled upon this western contisent, - that lam solved the problem of capasiti, for self government—has pen , ' steel the dark and despotic post ern of the o. world, until. absolute and dictatorial supremacy hove trembled, lest the fires of hi rrty,, inberant in Alio breast of every man, be ignited, and that spirit be caught pp and rt-teliottl with a mighty eutbusiasin by the masses. • Impottant as has been tie the American people the birtliof the Hero of the Revolt'. ion, an iutimato ofliftiservices will only be fully comprehended When the uHnost ap proximation of our destiny , is determined, and thole wonderfully working principles under a Mai our government has been nur tured, be extended generally tlfroughout the carious Kingdoms and Principalities of the World• Hon. Allison White. The Waalungton correspondent of tho Lewistown Tree Democrat, in referring to katisa..9 affairs, Nays, in regard to tho vote given by our talented and gentlemanly representative, in sustaining the President's policy • ; The representative from your district, non ALLISON WSITH, performed the part of a true Statesman, as well as a sound Demo crat, upon this question. As 80011 as the President's policy was foreshadowed by the Annual Jessage JIP. W„,set tp work to ac quaint himself nith all thefarts, proand con, upon the SUlTeet. By ellfrvlllortrtenre - with personal friends re.ading, in Kansas, as well . •byof_all_daa Is : reports of i:ov's Walker Stanton and oth ers. he °Mauled that thoiough information which is ['emissary to a formatton of a correct judgment. The result Was a solid conviction nt the justice and w.s.lom, as a ell ns expediency, of the Pri:ident's pohey, and 11—srefore, when the suluert cam' before the !louse, Mr White's vote nos from the beginning recorded to hustom the President. And, having taken a stsnd in support of the right, he i (list kind of a Den.wrat that ho feels conlidei,t his constituents will appmvo his eourse;utt ac SOOll RA they exam4o and un- derstAnd Mu matter, af he has done As to the rod feultitg and wishes of his coustitu ints, it is imposhible for him to know them. The hundreds of letters he has..reeei ved aro about equally ditided one half for and the other against the Presid'ent's policy ; the Democratic ntv.spapers in his district are, with but one exception, I believe, either mum or suppoi it fig that policy ; and, as for county meetings, ohly two have been held, one in Centre the other in Lycoming, and the former sustained while the latter de nounced it. Surely, under such cirdtinislan ces, the only course a representative could take—to say nothing of dot) - was, to ex attune the subject himself, vote according to his own judgment, and kale time to vindi cate hint. Worthy of Imitation What the Citizens ch„,,,n county hare • done, and how they hare done it. It affords us great pleasure, at the in stance of Wm. G. Waring, Esq., to refer to the eorrespondenmand vabarription hut to I the Farmers' High &Lel, which will be found on the fourth page in to-day's papeN. We commend the promptitude with which the aubscnption was made, to the citizens of our own and other Counties. if the citizens of Clinton county contribute lieu thousand dnllars, should not the citizens of Centre contribute at least four thousand dollars dt is true one of our citizens donated in land and others subscribed ten iliousiand dollars to secure the location, but as other counties unused alike amount for the same object, we cannot fairly set up that liberality as a rea son why we should not now contribute our full share. Let us, like the citizens of Clin ton, present an example creditable to our selves, and worthy of imitation by othe r Counties, and a suni will soon be raised suf ficient to secure the success of one of the greatest enterprises of our age and country. Tho most heart-rending event, says the Lewistowp (Pa.) Democrat, of the 11th, that we have ever been called upon to chronicle . , occurred in this place on Stincia nig ti week, which resulted in the death of Mrs. I Hannah Eisentaso, wire •of Major Daniel Ili genbise. At the time specified se was sit ting in her room alone, reading the 13t- Ms by the light of a small fluid lamp, when the lamp was - accidentally thrown ' / from thd table and fell in her lap. The top of the lamp, not having hc.um fasten- , ~7 h curely, the fluid escaped and speedily 1 i gnb t e d, sail 'be next moment her entire per son was envelopcfl in &ince. She ran ,to al window fronting tbo street, and gave-the 1 alartn,,.and a number of citizens, including her husband, who had been at a neighbor's, hurried to the scene, but now ithstanding the most perseverintattempui to subdue the flames, they were unavailing, and the unfor- • tunato woman's entire person was burnt to ! a crisp. She lingered in the most excrufia• ling agony until half-past four o'clock the f subsequent morning, when death maimed her of kor suflbrings. Major Eisenhise, iu his endeavors to extinguish the flames, had , his hands burnt so severely that part of ono ' of his fingers dropped off, and ij is feared I others will require amputation. Mr. Alex-1 ander Eisoubiao also had his hands badly burned. themfavor n by thecuontir r' ty commissioners, as We notice by the Indi•rutpolis J ournal t he sum m that ono of the rascals nabbed by the it Reg- Sac. B. i found it shalZ ' , " tFi l e rY• duty of the ulatore'!:of_Noble ,county,Andieue,, le__ • said direct Bra on or before the first day of fo - furnish p L eacher. " The Joust:eat says : Ono of thetiCri-4Miibii he ar enerind 4 e - YYoltir , the. commissioners of said county with arrest& was made in church, of . Plan Lan -estimate of -the-probable-espansam.and named Ifatltsway, who was actually preach- cost-of the poor and poor house for onelear ; ing at the momi.mt- the officers nabbed him. I and it shall be the duty of said commissions era to, assess and cause to be collected, the He confessed, weds:brat-and, and lamented the effects of his crime teas sip his own ac- t a n m l c t i l u e n s t n o i l t ir t i i i t h e l n e tn e r t n im b ate t . h w e h n i o c u h n s t ha t l r l e b a e nt rid, count than on account able " fleck," who, I on warrants drawn in y their favor by the.cori:rii he feared, would lose their zeal, when such ty conimissioners, as the same may be found a wretched example was set them by t h e i r I ne .essary ; and the said dheetors shall at all , limes submit to the esamination and inspec. preacher lion of sgui visitors as may be appointed by The New York Chamber of Commerce the court of quarter sessions of said county, I all their books and accounia, with the rents, seems in fever of free banking. At a 'wools' interest cad moneys payable and receivable meeting lately, it rejected a report in favor by the said corporation, and also an account of the passage of • law imposing reatric- of all sales, purchases, dont:bons, devises and tions on the hanks, as recommended t the I bort:s t e t s!: as s kall have boom made by them yor Governor and the Bank .13uporiutandent of Sac. 6. m. That as soon as the .aid the State. I shall hay. been erected or purchased, and all Tie Poor House Bill of Centre County. SIWTION I. Ile if enacted by the Senate and Howe rf Rein esentotives, of 4e Commonwealth of Peer/swank, in Helmut Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the uuthna(y of the SUMS Thal E. C. Barnes, Jas. I).Turner, WM, Mar shall, John Thompson, John P. Packer, 'Jas. Gilliland, Samuel Stroliecker,•C. R. Foster, T. M. Hall. Jag T. Hale, B. J. Berry, James filacmanue, Jacob Finkle, Thos. Wolf, W %V. Love, Jacob Souble,und*Jaines Armor, be, and are hereby appointed commissioners, Whose duty it shall be, or a arneyerity of thenii on• or before the first Ile? of ette Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and fit ty•eight, In determine upon, and purchase such real estate as they shall deem necernry for the accommodation of the poor of Centre county. Arid it shall be lawful fur said eotn• ruieeionera, or a majority of thfitn,,to take conveyances therefor, in the narrigor the use of the corporation mentioned in the third seerion of this act and they aliall cer tify their proceedings, therein, under their hands and seals, to the clerk of the gender sessions of Centre county, to be filed in lire office, and at the next general election after the passage of thistle!, the qualified electors shall elect three respectable citizens of the sant cowry, to be directors of the poor and of the house of employment for the county of Centre for the ensuing year, and the judg er; of the electione of said county shrill im mediately, on receiving the returns front the seseral,elethon districts, and casting up the number of vott•ii therein or within irtree diays thereafter, certify under their hands andseals, the names of thu persons no elected diree• tors, to the clerk of court of quarter sessions t -said crewity,delio i,Layl filia..the _mud certificates m his office and forthwith give 1101406 111 writing to the said directors of their -bestig--edeetert-rate4--the-send rli tour. shelf; meet or the court house in said connty,on the loloth Monday of November ensuing their election, and divide themselves by lot Into three classes, the place of the first to be vacated at the expiration of the friar yeaiT7T the second at the expiration of the second year, of the third at the expiration of the year. PO that those who are chosen after the first election, and in the mode above de scribed, may serve for three years, and one third be ehosen annually, Provided, That the court of quarter sessions of Centre county s hall apotrite three directors to servo until an electron for directors shall ' be had as adore• said. Sic 2 That every director elected in the mariner aforesaid, or appointed as In direc ted by the eleventh section of thin act, shall, withez....asisi.days after he re notified of such election or appointment, and before he enters upon the duties of said office, take an oath or affirmation which any psitee of the pease of said county re hereby authorized to ad minister, that he will discharge the duties of the office of drrector of the poor for emir , comity, truly, faithfully and impartially, to the. best of ors Knowledge arid ability , and in case of neglect or refusal itrldko said oath or affirmation whithin the time aforesaid, he shall firfert rind pay tftesum of ten col hers for the use of the poor of said county, Which fine shall be recovered by the directors for the time being, as detififire or shilll be by law recoverable , and the direcroni qualified as aforesaid are hereby authorized to admin ister an oath or alliteration in any ea•-e where it shall lig necessary or relation to the duties; of the office SEC. 3. That the sand directors shall for ever hereafter in name and in fact he one body politic and corporate in law to all in r tent and purposes, whrsoever relative to the poor of the county of 'entre, and shall hate perpetual succession, and may sue arid be sued, plead and be impleaded by the mune, style and title of the directors of the poor and of tlm Ironic of employment for the county, of Centre, and by that name shall, , and may receite, take 'arid hold' any lands, tenements and hereditaments riot exceeding the yearly value of lire thousand dollara, and any goods or chatting whatsoe•es of all, gift aberration. or bequest of any person or persons whatsoever, to purchase, take and hold any lands and tenements with in their county in fee remote or otherwise, and erect rentable buildings for the reception, use and accommodation ut the poor of said comity—do provide all things nucee•ary for the lodging, maintenance arid employment of maid pour—to appocit a trepturer annually a ho shall give bonds with (uti and sufficient surety, for the faithful discharge of the duties of his othee, and ...at the expiration thereof for the pe)1111.11I end delivery over to his sm.', cessor m office, all m oleys, bonds iotes; hooks, account, arid other papers to ,e said rortanation belonging which shalt then be remaining in Ms hands, custody, and poolkos awn ; and the said directors shall have prober to employ, and at pleasure remove a stew ard or stewards, a matron or mainvne, physi cian or pli)stciann, surgeon or surgeons, and all other attendants that may be necessary for the,, said poor respectively , and to bind out apprentices so that such apprenticeship may expire, if males, at or before the age of twen ly one years; if females, et or before the age of eighteen years, ovidsd, That no child I shall be bowel out for a longer time than un til he anises at the age of eighteen years, unless he be bound out to a trade other than a farmer, and the said directora shall exercise arid enjoy all such other powers now vested in the overseers of the poor as are not bine rh granted or supplied , and the said directors are hereby empowered to use one rummer] section alCbusinesa relating to the fund come ! ration, and the same at their pleasure to alter and renew Sec. 4 That the said directors, arr' soon as may be after their electron and organize ' hen as aforesaid, slotl make an estimate of the probable expense of purchasing the lends arid buildings, of erecting the necessary building ,pr buildings, and furnishing the saure e and maintaining the poor within the said county for one year, whereupon the county' commissioners of the said county end they are hereby authorized and re- Nuired to increase the county tax by one fourth part of the qum necessary for the pm ! pose aforesaid, and shall 'tocure oil lab or credit of the taxes herein directed to be ler- I red, the remaining three-fourths thereof, to be paid in instalments with Interest out of the county taxes, Provided always, That if such loan cannot be made, the wholq amouot of the emu necessary for the purpose aforesaid, or such part thereof as may be den med proper, shall immediately be added to the I enmity tax, to be paid by the county treasurer to the directors aforesaid, on orders drawn is 11 necessary aenommoiladicina provided therein notice shall be rent, signed by any two of the said directors, to the overseers of the several , townships ortfie county of Centre, re ' (miring them' ffillpthwith to bring the poor of I their respective townships to said house of employment / tchich order the overseers all, hereby 'eujnissitia and required tb comply with, or (energise forfeit the cost of all future mainienanceArxeept in cases where, by I sickness or illy other sufficient cause, any pour person 'cannot be removed, in which .ase the said overseers shall represent the some. to _the.. nearest justice of the peace. who, being rtaisfiad• of the truth thereof, shall certify 40 same to raid directors, and at u dhe saline time issue an order tinder thbaudnm.t,esal to the said overseers, dueo tint them toOnaintain such poor until he or she may be In a situation to be removed, and ran fo oistlfr,Vihe said pauper and - delcser im or her to the said steward or keeper of the said house of employment, together With said order, and the charge and OniellFe of such temporary reliefi, arid of such removal; shall be paid by the said - directors. • Sec. 7 That the said directors •,hall, born time to lime, receive, provide for and em ploy, according to the true intent and mean ! mg Uf this nog 'all such prior and indigent persons as shall be entitled to relief, of shall have gained a legal settlement in the calmly of Centre, and shall be sent there by an or der or warrant for that purpose, under the hands arl seals of any I wo justices of the peace, chromed to any countable of the sail county el Centre, or to the' overseers of the tApper township ro any other county in this Commonwealth • and the said di - feeders are I hereby authorised, a hen they shall deem it projn•r at rierfiT6tytel,t to tcraTholnrster relief to any poor person, br to permit airy perAxua.a.intslikbeiox.i.ugalue•l st r Preceded 'f l int the expense of their mainte nance does not in any case exceed that for which they could be maintained at the poor house of the county of Centro Skc 8. Th u the said directors or any of them— who shill be a (protein iti all vase, to do bnsirresrisrshall have full power to make and o Marti finch ordinances, roles and regn lotions as they think proper, convenient and necessary fir the government and support of the poor and house of employment afore said, end of the revenue Cierourito beloeg• log, and of all such persons as shall come under Welt isoguitanco, Prosided„Thet.the same be net repugnant to this raw, or any of the other laws of this State, or of the United States; And propuled also, That the same shall not have any force or effect until they shall have bhen subrmtted to the conit of quarter hOstlioll9, fur the time being, n 1 the county of Centre, and 1414 1 1 home received tho approbation of the same Set 9 That a (merino of said directors shall, and they are. hereby eiliperied and re quired, to meet at the house of employ ment at triad (Mee Ici every mouth, ,tad Tl4ll, the apartments and Item that the poor areconi fortably sup ported, and hear all cmnplaints, and redress or calms to be redressed, all griev ances that witty happen by the neglect or misconduct of any person or persons w their employment, or otherwreo Sea 10. That the said directors shall each dithem receive for their services, annually in sum of thirty dollars, to defray the ex penses of than necessary attendance on the duties of their (dried Sac, II '1 hot 1.1 case iitly vaeanry, by 'Lath, resigriairca, or otherwise. of any 01 thu tau] directors, the rematitkig directors vac.incy by the appointment of a citizen of their COIIIIIV ill rune until the nest general election, when another director shall be elected If no such vacancy had happened. sac. M. 'That all claims and demands e‘ 'sting at the . time of this act „kering c4ltlekt into effect ohilthave fall force and effect as if this act had not born ',e'e' an d when thewms may hose been drily adjusted and settled, all Ittotiopi remaining in die hands 0 1 the overseers, as well as the uncollected tae as levied for the support of the roar in the several townslims w the courtly 01 Centre shall be pail ovi r to t`re supervimrs of the highwriys of their te•peerr.e. t,x‘ it , lolll‘, to be by them applied towards teitattitig the roads them Sic 13 I hat a+ P"01) as the poor of the county of Centre shall lia,e been removed to the house of employinont of sell county. and the outstanding tuvesCAlected and paid over;theothees of ova :seer of the poor with in the county shall from thencelorth.be abol. isheS Svc 14. That the powers conferred and the deuce imposed on the, overseers the poor 01 and by an act to empower oversewn and guardian of the poor of the several town ships within this Commonwealth to recover certain tines, penalties and forleitiiren, and for other purposes, are hereby conferred and imposed on the supervisors of the highways in - said county of Centre, except such as are conferred upon the directors by this act, and the mimes of the peace and sheiii.f, within the said county are hereby required' to pay to the said supervisors; to be by them ap plied to the repair of the highways, the afore. said fines, forieituree and penalties, within the time aid in the manner prescribed by the said act for the payment thereof. Ste. 15. That the commissioners of the said county are hereby authorized and ern. powered to pay to the persons who are ap premed commissioners by the first section of this act, the expenses mourred by them in the performance of their duty, and shall also pay to each of the said directors a reasona ble ooinpeniudion for their serviaes during the term thay are employed in erecting any building or buildings aforesaid, Provided, That the same shall tint include the annual sum allowed Meal by this act exceed fifty dollars for any dile year. Sic. 16. That so much of the laws at this Commonwealth rehiring to the poor as are by this act-altered or supplied, be mid the same arnereby repealed, so far as they af fect the county of Centre Sec 17. That the sheriff of the said county shall in due time notify the said coinmissiom era Of their appointment, and when and where they shall meet for rittr upon the duties assigned them by !Lis act,-which place of meeting shall he as sear the centre of the county as possible :lac. 18. That if any portion of territory now composing the said county of Centre should be hereafter stricken off, and a new mew be erected out of the same, That per non of said territory so stricken off shall be entitled to all the use and benefits of the said poor house, the tame as if it still remained a part of the said county of Centre. I The statement of the Press, that the Phil- Ladelphiaconyaktiop refused to endorse the Kansas policy of the - President, is not cor rect. Forney's reporter was asked to make his report. ooneepend to the-facts? Which he refused to do. The resolution supporting the President was passed without a dissent ing voloo.—Ltusbitrg Argus. At •Wethereffeld, (C00n.,) a day or two ago, t lad of twelve yurs climbed the light ning rod of the Congregational Church spire, ono hundred and fifty feet high. His first ascent was witnessed only by a younger brother. To satisfy the credulous, the youngster reputed his exploit several times, and finally attached a streamer to the let ter W; on the compass Points. _ William W. Keenan, editor of the Groons burg Democrat, who was cortvipted on the oth het., of libelling William A. Cook, Esq., was sonteneed on tholith to pay a flue -of one dollar and costs of prosecution. PEA, PASTE iteSCISSOBS. _ r 7" Rough—The sledding. • floating—The a - Chock full=The ice housesY [lcy" Flat as a Flounder--Our wallet. 11- 7 - Pretty —Capt. Smith's nor horn. ay The , iew head will appear next week. a I]- On Swell —Some young bucks in town. t . • fr' The last words of henry Fife, were, " I dic.gotne." " a 7.. Made quite a , Display —The bentro Dragoons on Monday last. frj- We have several communications on hind which will appear shortly: B - In Clover—That young man and mar ried lady from Tyrone the other day. [0 ... CURIO Down Korwhollop—Tho.now Prothonotary,opposite our office. Arun: nth. i r 177. Pricking musquotoes in the rump with, a pitchfork 0 SIMI to bo a very small bus n UM. ar_. To make a man a patriot, all that is. wanted is a pair of circumstances —a wife and a little paupose. lii A bill preirenting the intermarriage of first cousins has been passed- by the Legis lature of Kentucky. Right. fl p Tho " Lock Haven Reading Associa tion", will please accept the hearty thanks of the !killer for the high compliment paid him. 1. Beautiful is the love and sweet kiss of a sister--hut whop you haven't a sister handy, try a gnoil looking widow—thatt's the why Poppy Pottsgrove does. -tri—thrr-thn et .iment Innrl'rmts one - drd , lar an •ttere on an average. How many a saawrlww-Ismititers, who, (hiring hts ittutilr.a swallowed a whole township, trees and all. J - 7- The editor of the Auburn Advertiser has seen a portrait of Brigham Young, re -I,:ently brought from Mormondom, and sap; that he lucks Henry Ward Beecher. Don't doubt It. ri j• Chemical Facts Familiarized. It has been discovered that bread can be 11111M1 fac • lured out of wood. Long before this dis covery was made, till wood was known to have grain in it. (1.7 - 0 The Receipts and Expenditures of the Count? appear ill to-day's paper. Their publication was deferred until this week, in order to accommodate tho Collectors dur ing the hard times. 137_," We Hee by the papers that hoops and flounces have gono into anspenvarn at IVash ington city. Flowing skirts, high necks, and red petticoats are the latest modus.— (Iv• ladies have nory a red" IT,P* A meeting was held on tho Gth in Jersey Shill e. lu emmider the propriety of establidimg in Chat place an extensive Boot and Shoo manufactory. It wan necided to take steps to form an association for LLe I.Jrpo4e. lhe Pittsburg Post thinks that (toy. Packer khould at once pardon Munroe Stew art, convicted with Charles Fife and Char lotte Jones of the McKeesport murders. We think so too. It would ho murder to hang him under the circumstances. From Harrisburg. IlAitaisiwitG, Feb. 18, 1858 Ur Ramsey, of Philadelphia, ;yesterday read 111 place a liquor bill that Will attiact verysgeneral attention, from the feet that it H most likely to be the one adopted by the House, (with certain moddlcations,Ns well as Irons the general excellence of many of its pro'insions. IL adopts the principle of Goepp's bill of taking the lic e nsing power from rite courts, but given it to three county commissionera, instead of the county treas urer ; compels persons taking out a license to file a bond in the Quarter Sessions Court for /moo, conditioned for the preservation of order, and for not allowing minors drink the clerk of the court to get one dollar for furnishing the blank used in filling up the bend, those living in Philadelphia and Pitts burgh who sell $lO,OOO North per annum, and upwards, are Repay $2OO , those welling $3 ISM and under ten thousand are to pay Shill . [hog° selling $2,5011 and under $5,00t) are to pay $.50 : those whose sales do not amount to $2,000 per annum are to puny 30: in the county and boroughs the last el are wily required to pay 52.5 per annum; a list of persons in the liquor business shall be pre hared and elasaified by the commission ers:V.l;rd furnished the 'County Treasurer, &c., be. As I have already laid, the /sug gestions in this bill are worthy of miler stem, but it might be condense d san p;i tied. Philadelphia Markets. F 14.1111. 1, ART 23 —The supplies coining in ars light, but the market continues depressed and dull at tact week's quotations. The sale.; of Flour fur export comprise about 5,- I 000 bids at $4.37iai14 50 per bid for stan dard arid good straight brands; $4 75'45 for extras, and $415.25 fur extra family, ' including 31,500 14rrela good Ohio extra at 65 per bbl, The hales for home rise have been hunted within the range of the above quotations for common to good brands and I extra, and >Z5.254'116,25 per bbl for extra family and fancy r lot There is sonic in• 'quirY for Rye flour, and $3OO bbls sold at 63461124 per bbl. Corn meal continues very inactive, and only 250 bbls of Pennsyl vania sold at 62.8702.94 per bbl. Wheat continues in small supply, but there has been very little demand for it, and priees are low er ; gales of 14,000 to 12,000 bushels at 95a 109 c for red, and White at 115a1300 per Lusher Rye cornea forward slowly, and has en in steady request at 70c for Penna.— orn his been in fair request at rather high er rates ; and sales of 2,000 bifshels of yellow at 58a60c in store, and 59460 c afloat. Oats have beerrwery : sales of 6,000 bushels at 33a 34c for Pennsylvania. Sales of 'Bar ley ham Imen - maderitt 191314fte; - and - zßarley malt at 90a94e. • TIIII CATITOLIC DR6rICENNESS. B 181101) Bayley, the Catholic bishop of New Jersey, has issued a manifesto bringing the machinery of the church to bear against the escirolhdrunkenness. Ills letter on the sub ject has been read in all the churches, in .which he calls attention to two classes—the drunkards themselves and the dealers in liquor. Leaving the pastors the choke) of rho pArticular means to be used, be suggests that each should keep a list of the drunkards and liquor dealers in his church. lie says : " I am determined to make use of the most . Item measures. against, alLwirtaddict (A to this scandalous and destructive vice ; and if they continue in tho practice of it they mnstdo it as outeasta 'from 'the Catholic Church, who have no right to the name of Catholic while they live, nor to Christian burial when toy die." One day last week Mr. D. Klingensmith, of Hempfield township, Westmoreland coun ty, Pa., says the Republican, while work ing in the woods, was. attracted by some noise on a treo,near by, when upon look ing around discovered an eagle sittiiig on the limb of a tree--he wont home, got his rifle, came back and shot it. It hod tight ly iin'efoj Ae lege a steel trap. From appearances Lho trap must have re mained upon it mime time, as one of the tees which had been injured was almost en tirely healed up. The shat question is, who lost a swell ttp. LPrioth the •Loulrrille Courier 1 Interesting Letter from Col. Johnston, 0 the Utah Army. ItaVe been permitted to make thO to - lowft extracts from a letter from 001. A. 8. Jolihstoit, commander of - the Vtah expe dition, to a 20)er of his family in this ci ty. It is the latest authentic news from the Utah army : "CAMP SCOTT, NEAR FORT &MEIER, BLACKS FORE oa GREEN RIVER, Dec. 12th, 1857. " klv Dean—: I have. an opportunity of sending you a lino, 1314 only timo to say a few words, as I timo been engaged till the last moment in my public correspondence. Wo :17 e still encamped at this place, end adl continue until we movo in the spring. The army has abundance of food and cloth ing, and is well sheltered from cold in Sib ley tents. With your knowledge of camp life you would pronounce our situation one of great comfort. These Sibley tents are tall, comical tents, twelve feet high and twenty feet in diameter, open at the top, with' a vane to prevent its sindkilfg, which it does not quite do. With a stove or fire built in the middle, it is a great improve ment in the comfort of the soldier, but not as Fr•• oil as a wall tent with a stove, for an o1l• " I said we have abundance, but ina4• much as no one, from the governor and civil otlieero to- the private-soldier coo otiteiti4aore dein ono ration, wo bavo nothing to givt; the way of hospitality ; for if I invite my ireigilbor to dine with me he mould he no bet ter off than if he had staid at I should he damaged by his eating my ra tion. The regular dinner out mould fare badly here What genius and tact he mind be endowed with if he could procure an in vitation. The day before tl.e reduction took pinee we gave a dinner to the Governor, chief jus tice, %c., on our surplus in the larder. Since then I do not think we could feed an Calm rot at our mess such is our health and s - O nicely is the quantity allowed ndjunted to the measure of our wants We, of course, find it irksome here, but time till seem roll round, and we shall fluid oursels es again the midst of those we lose and adinue Un til then we mast be patient. We fear err fiends is ill sutler from groundless o pprelien sums on our account. We have lin reason to complain of anything but absence from our families. •• Some think the Mormons, %%lot it pi necessary to make the issue with them, u ill submit to the Government. Ido not agree with them. I think their fanaticism and vil lainy will lead them to try one encounter at least ; and I think our Government ought to desire it, as affording, a simple solution of a difiieult political question. if they rt,m, final settlement would be on the basii of a conque,,t. We could then dictate to them the terms of adjustment V " Brigham Young wrote to OW a fen ilai s since, sending as L preSent some eight hun dred pounds of salt, or if pref,red, a e might buy it for the troops. Knowing they 'nimbi entertain a fiendish delight in the knovi l edge that we would stare or freeze. neither of which we intend to do, although a e have no salt. I sent it back to him this toes sage : " That Brigham Young and li.s asso ciates are in rebellion against the tio;ern moot ; that until they return to their allegi ance and obey the laws, I will accept no kt vor or courtesy from them, nor hold any correspondence with them ; that n hen I ad vance, the people who remain at their homes or engage only in their private business, will be undisturbed If I and them array ed in arms I will attack them wherever I meet them : that if they entertained the de lusive hope that the army would retire From the territory, they had better banish it : that the army ver take one step back, • • • • • "Yours, &c. A. S JOUVSTOV. An accident by fire tool-place on Monday evening, nays the Washington Intelli gencer, whereby Miss Reilly, daughter anon. Wil son ItLilly, of Peihisylvania, boarding at Kirkwood's, Hotel, was pot in iinninient danger of her life. She Irtil dressed for the hop at the Notional, and was leaving one of the parlors at Kirkwood's, When by some means her'firesii, whleh Was of a very light texture, caught fire. Miss It. screamed and ran, bringing another lady to her assim• lance. Happily for both, & gentleman, (Mr. J. N. Jones, of Wisconsin,) whose coolness and judgment the ladies will have reason ever to remember, rushed up, kept ell the hecond lady, Zhou) dress was also very combustible, threw Mi to the floor, and in a moment 811Cee b imseating and trampling out the flame .rin Miss Reilly 18 burnt about the °boot and ono arm, though it is hoped not seriously, and .)ones Allured somewhat in one hand. But for his pf nipt and judicious intervention, both the , lies would have been injured, perhaps irremedi ably. The accident occurred by the explo .ion of a colophon° lamp. 300 RroDENTS ATTNNDING Ton ritoN CITY COMIIRACIAL COLLARD: Al . PITTSBURGH, PA. This Institution is DOW enjoying a populari ty and patronage far above any Institution of the kind i ti the United States It has won its way to preeont eminence by the ener getic aotiotrl n the part of its managers, and the employment of twelve teachers in the va rious departments of superior qualifications, exclusively. Four large halls are now cm cupied by, the School ; yet more rooms are to do - fitted up, and additional teachers em ploy4_ the demands of the many that apply herd for a thorough preparatioh for active business, at the Business Man's College. For further information bee adver tisement, ar_atiaresii.F. W._dgefitti3, Princi pal, Pittsburgh, Pe. ffauTuin ASSAULT.— Our bOrOUt l i k i was on Thursday last the scene of ono o the most , disgraceful and brutish assaults t at it has ever been our misfortune to record. The in jured man, we understand, was from Nes copeck,- and was assaulted by two men of this place, who bit off one of his ears and chewed and mangled with their i. teeth the back of his head and neck in l moat fright ful manner. The most shameful feature in the affray was, as we are informed, that some fifteen or twenty (mcn we were going to say) stood by without, interfering, until two women dragged the assailants from the prostrate and bleeding body of their victim. Shame! _ . The &visitants were arrested end-bound orer to appeal &. next oourt.—lierwitic Ga =stir. U[E(TRAT!C 1/01(11A11, BELL EFONTE, IFENIRUARY 9S , WS. LOCAL-AND PERSONAL SPRING TOWNSHIP EutertoN..--The melt of the election on last Friday, was the ehelee of the following named gentleme n to fill the various Township offices : Jud g e o Election—Pairiik Lochery. TnepeCtorli of Ete - dtion- 1 111V. (fettle, Jonathan Eckert. Constable— !Mac Lose. Supervisors—John Boy, Jr., Geo'. Noll. Overseers of the Poor—John SweeneyrMif School Direetorw.-Win. Rodgers, Samuel Potter. Assessor—Robert Thompson. Auditor—Win. A. Thomas, John Baird Bollolloll' Et,Eciriox.—The following is the result of the Bofough Election : Judge of Election—Samuel Linn. Inspectors—Jamos Alscmsnus, L. W. Rd. tonhouse. Assessor —J. K. Shoemaker. OverNeera of the Poor—James I). Turner (co,i D. Itothrock. Constable --(lca. Grafflus. TowN2.IIIP -10 this Township the Trrim- , of the ftviloirtng- peripm 'hair ..1111.114...vaxicum 10341- (41i •vs Judge of Election :Michael Myers. Inaperlo, of Election— Martin Mass 1 J. Shivery. Supervisors- Garner John A ninagaost, Sarni Peter IJoy Vo r Overscer3 of the Poor BE tivhool %wt.:tors -\V. 11. Longwell, lino Mies, 'rhos Sew Non Con.. tabh 'eh Stover. Assetisot- Jnn. M THE Ilarrisbm g v.rreripondent of Forney .4 pny4 ippte n eOMpIIIIIIeTIG our r - tettted II tend, Col Curtin, in the follot‘ing style • Ex-Secretary 0%11, accept ing the hospitalities Ili Cul.liattrain A blio 1- fur, the talk lard and %hole smiled jutio,.; Senator from Latil; , l S ter. Ilere. w Hamm burg, where Mr Curtin hat spent no much or In. t Inc, and t l / 2 NA') ell known, he lid: troops It admit tog ftlnuts. tncluil.ng nu•a of all parties. \V tole flirt 110 on , • %\a, ever fairer than he to his political opponenis as wenn; friends, and now m hen the ❑nu• tie or power has fa lien flour lily shoulde;,. he rellll4 hl4 11:11,tra m the inner sal :t - r ye Of his ft 110‘‘ TILE \ I II.IIISI f joa.,Sed Oil 1% WI considerahle stir iu till. pin. c. The Centre Drigoini 4 Is ere WI rule and presented as lisps tr, quite n col inolit lilt i'Plonranve The lb Definite Panel added intieli to the 1111.1.re:11 of the ovvasi favoring tin stills vary tee VlOllll to leaving for Pleasant Lip, who... they pirtook of a sapper prleparLd by lan friend J. Lou, SKN OM I I [WICK - The Couhree 4 of Centro and Clbiton caun ties nut at the Fallon In Lo -k Haven, on Tne,ley. the thli ite.t lot the purpose of electing Senatorial Iblegate to the 4th of March ('‘ln. rcutuni, but there being no griorum of Roves presLut, they adjourned until 11,1 nesday when the following Conferees pre sented tlit ur Itedenttalc and were admitted Centre. Ira C Mitchell and James Ma. untflus, Emir's. The last named being a substitute for Mr Shafer. Jol. AL..Ma:ken and J 111 ,11 IrN i;,11 1, V. 1trs11(11 acid (' 1,, Both being Rithlititatch 111 1., ! , i i 1)01 tt., Fe.lll pink of i Irrlt.l r onNrces. oil motion, lia C. Mitchell, Fail , of l'et, trt. County, was clecled President., and .1 lloltlen ()Nis, F<o l ofpglol , ll 7 Secretaty On mutual, the Cohfurees proceeded to make nortmiations for Senatorial Delegate it hen Mr °rids nominated (len. D• K. Jack man, of Clinton, and Mr. Macinanus nonn nate,: T. M Hall, Esq., of Centre. Mr. Macinanua here asked leave to with draw from the Conference, which nail gran tcd. On moilllll, Mr. Ilatchell ult./ &1101TCd 10 •itSL two votes On motion the Conference proceeded W the electron of a Senotolisl Delegate, with the follou ing result : (ten. I) h,.lacl.n•oi had 4 votes. T. M. Hall. Whereupon the President declared Gen 1). K. tho/111111, of Clinton County, duly elected Se na torrid Delegate. On motion, the tone and place of holding the amnia ScnatoriarConference were con tanitedas heretofore., p) be held at the Fat lon House; in Lock ❑oven, on Tueiday of the February Court. On Motion, the proceedings of this Con ffrence were directed to be published in all the Democratic papers in the Senatorial Dig- / ..1 trict. On motion, adjourned. 1R.% C. MITCHELL, President. J. Ilottusx ()Livia, Secretary. It will be seen by the, abovo proceedings that the claims of Centro County has been overlooked as usual—and Clinton taken care of. Clinton andLycomilig, no doubt, will claim the Corrgressimm -Haul- Senator- nest_ fall. Well, "we will see what we will see," • - - TUB UM.V.VII. U. GROH, WM installed Paitor of the German Reformed congrega tion, coin posing the Boalsburg charge, 00 last Wednesday, at Boalsburg. A French engineer named Duterto is said to have invented an appsratus which is des tined to effect a complete revolution in the construction. of ldoornotives, and to save fif ty per cant, in the amount of combustibles at present consumed. The elegant house of Col. Reynolds, m Plymouth, Luzern() Couuty, was destroyed -by lire on Monday evoning. The Part"" l- lar3 we have not leurtied.
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