THE HUNTINGDON GLOBE, A DEMOCRATIC FAMILY JOURNAL, DEVOTED TO LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS, &C.
pose, the stockholders may wish to know if
more money will be required, and other calls
made. To this the Board would reply that
the entire main road is completed and equip
ped, the track and rolling stock all in com
plete order ; having lately been examined by
a Committee of this Board, and. with prudence
and economy but little debt need be made
until such times as the stock can be used at
par, as it is hoped that the time is now at
hand when it is going to be one of the paying
roads of the country. Some of the landhold
ers on Six Mile and Sandy Run, who have
been among the most active friends of the
Company, may want short extensions, but
these can be made at but little expense, and
either -by an arrangement for stock, or by a
drawback on the freight of the coal coming
from that portion of the road. As this is to
be the last call, and as it is for their interest,
it is to be hoped that the stockholders will
take prompt measures to effect a sale of two
or three hundred thousand of the new bonds.
The price they shall be offered at, as well as
the means to be taken for their disposal; is a
question for the stockholders to decide. In
fixing a value on these bonds they should
consider that they are not to be sold to com
plete a road, and for which still more might
be required, but to fund the debt of a road
completed and equipped with a certainty of
earning money for payment of the in
terest, and a probability of the bonds being
liquidated long before maturity. The sale
of one-half or more of them will enable the
Company, with reasonable fortune on the
road, to commence the payment of stock divi
dends this season, and greatly enhance the
value of the stock.
The Board takes this occasion to express
their obligations to Herman J. Lombaert,
Esq. Superintendent of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, for his uniform kindness and cour
tesy in affording this Company cars and
other means of transportation when in his
power.
Before taking leave, they also desire to
bear testimony to the industry and economy
of James Boon, Esq., Superintendent of the
Company, as well as to the efficiency and
correct business habits of John J. Lawrence,
Esq., Freight Agent at Huntingdon.
L. T. WATSON, .President
OFFICERS-1857.
President—L. T. WATSON,
DIRECTORS.
S. MORRIS WALN,
Hamm° C. WOOD,
DANIEL HADDOCK, JR.
RATEMELL WILSON,
Jorm DEVEREAUX,
Ev...t.xs ROGERS,
JoaN LIVEZT,
JOUN MCCANLES,
JAMES W. PAUL,
A. P. WILSON,
JOI.L.N SCOTT,
JAMES B. LANE, Lancaster.
Secretary and Treasurer—Jour
SEN.
The Island of Cuba.
The Queen of the Antilles is the glory of
Spain. She is guarded with care and. cher
ished with affection. Ever since the Ostend
manifesto made its appearance, the Spanish
forces on the Island have been gradually in
creased, and large squadrons watch around
her coasts. Cuba contains from thirty-two
to thirty-five thousand square miles of the
richest soil, and its products are immensely
valuable. The population at the close of
1855 was estimated at 1,445,462, divided,
according to Mr. Thrasher—whose misfor
tunes became so much a subject of interest
with his American friends—as follows :
Whites, 564,08, or 39 per cent.
Free colored, 219,170, " 15 "
Slaves, 662,599, " 46 "
This population has increased in the fol
lasting ratio :
In 1775 it was
1817,
1827,
1841,
1850,
1853,
Among the free blacks, strange to say, are
a large number of property-holders, and they
are by no means so generally degraded as
their brethern who are slaves.
'The estates of the island are estimated to
be as follows : sugar estates 1,442 ; tobacco,
912; coffee 1,682; and grazing, 9,920. The
annual value of the products is about $60,-
000,000, consisting; in part of—sugar, $lB,-
699,924; fruits, $14,839,050, molasses, $l,-
402,728; cigars, $1,267,496; tobacco leaf,
$500,000 ; coffee about $6,000,000, according
to the table of 1852. The imports of the isl
and are about $30,000,000 annually, and the
exports about $28,000,000.
HORRIBLE! HEARTREZ , TDING OCCURRENCE I
GARROTING - IN STAUNTON.-It becomes our
duty as journalists to record the commission
of an act, perpetrated last night in our town,
- which will shock the sensibilities of its citi
zens, and excite great wonder in the -virtu
ous minds of the people of the country. Un
fortunately for our nascent city, just as it
was recovering from the prejudices excited
I...gainst it, by the commission of the murder
of Coleman and the mysterious disappear
ance of Wygand, an act was premeditatedly
perpetrated - which establishes that the device
of garroting, practised to such an extent and
with so much frequency in New York and
other cities, has been introduced into this in
land town. The act to which we refer was
committed under the following circumstan
ces :
A young man, a citizen of this place, hav
ing accompanied a young lady home, in whose
pleasant society time flew rapidly away, was
betrayed, unconsciously into staying to quite
a late hour. Looking at his watch, and find
ing it near the hour when ghost 4 most delight
to walk, he apologized for his long visit, took
his beaver in his left hand, bowed gracefully,
waved a gentle adieu with his right, and.
pronounced in reluctant, tremulous and lov
ing accents—" good night 1"
Not dreaming of danger, and not having
the fear of the garrotte before his mind, he
opened the door to depart, when 10! his neck
Was suddenly and vigorously compressed,
and his mouth effectually closed, so that he
Was compelled to submit "without a word"
:-L - twei lovely 'white arms encompassed his
neck; and tvta vermillion lips sealed his
mouth with a clinging ; nectared kiss. For
ttmately for him ; he carried arms upon Iris
person, which he soon brought to bear with
effect upon his assailant, by which means he
succeeded in taking captive the heroine of the
garotte, whom he purposes holding in matri
monial custody, as a prisoner for life. Thus
terminated the first application of the Staun
ton system of garroting, which, it must be
acknowledged, is an improvement upon that
practiced recently in New York and other
cities, as it is attended with more harmless
results.—,S'faunton Spectator, Feb. 21,
THE GLOBE.
Circulation—the largest in the county.
.11JTTirLIINI - DOBt. IPLIO
Wednesday, March 4, 1857.
To Delinquents !---Pay up.
All -those indebted for the Globe, adver
tising and job work, are requested to settle
their accounts at the earliest moment conve
nient—at least between this time and the first
day of April, 1857. This notice is particu
larly intended for those whose accounts have
been standing for two years and upwards.—
There are few, if any of these, who could not
pay their accounts at a moment's notice, with
out any difficulty; and we hope they will not
wait for another asking. We, as a general
thing, are not in the habit of dunning, but
justice to others requires this to be done.—
We pay cash regularly to our operators, as
well as for type, paper, ink, and so on, and
cannot recognize as friends, those persons
who are so negligent as to leave their accounts
run for several years, when they are abun
dantly able to pay. We like to do business
in a business way, and hope to be seconded
by our friends.
Money Registered, can be sent by mail at
our risk.
THE INAUGURATION.-TO day JAMES BU
CHANAN will be inaugurated President of the
United States, in accordance with the will of
the people expressed through the ballot-box.
The inauguration ceremonies will be witness
ed by thousands of spectators from all por
tions of the Union. The inaugural address,
which will be looked for with much anxiety,
we will lay before our readers next week.
SDEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.—The
State Convention which assembled at Bar
risburgh on Monday, completed its labors
yesterday by placing in nomination the fol
lowing popular ticket: For Governor, Hon.
Wm. F. PACKER; Supreme Judge, Hon. EL
LIS LEWIS; Canal Commissioner, Hon. Nim-
ROD STRICKLAND. We have not the time to
speak at length of these nominees this week.
It is sufficient for the present to say that
they are men of great popularity at home,
and well and favorably known throughout
the State. The convention done its work
well.
Phila.
Hunt
i ) . AE P. T-
PRINTERS ALIEAD.—CoI. John W. Forney,
the late Democratic candidate for United
States Senator from Pennsylvania, and Gen.
Simon Cameron, the successful aspirant for
the same post, were both printers! llon.
Wm. Bigler, one of our present Senators,
was a printer. So Pennsylvania will be rep
resented for at least three years to come by
two printers in the Senate of the United
States; and we have reason to believe her in
terests will be ably managed in their hands.
Gen. Wm. F. Packer, the Democratic nomi
nee for next Governor of this State, was a
printer. .Col. J. Lawrence Getz, Speaker of
the House of Representatives, Col. Jacob
Zeigler, Clerk of the same body, and Mr.
Hammersley, Clerk of the Senate, were all
printers. Chief Justice Lewis, of our Su 7
preme Court, was a printer. Hon. IL D.
Hickok, Deputy Superintendent of Common
Schools, was a printer. If we mistake not,
Canal Commissioner, Mott, was a printer.—
Six members of the present State Legislature,
are printers! Without wishing to be consid
ered egotistical, we hesitate not to say, that
Printers are the leading men in Pennsylva
nia; and the facts prove that the people am
preeiate their many superior qualities.—
Havn't we all good reason to be glad that we
are Printers?—Exchange.
170,379
554,990
700,480
1,007,624
1,247,230
1,449,462
FURNACE AT WILLIAMSBURG.—We see it
stated that Messrs. Jolni K. Neff, Samuel
Dean, and James M. Johnston have in con
templation the erection of a Coke Furnace at
Williamsburg. Such an enterprise would be
a great advantage to that locality, and indeed
to the county at large, and we shall be great
ly pleased to learn that it goes on. They
have the ore convenient and magnificent wa
ter power.
OATUS AND AFFIRMATIONS.-A bill has
been submitted to the House at Harrisburg, -
which provides that "executors and adminis
trators, to whom letters testamentary and. of
administration have been duly granted, shall
have full power and .authority, in the set
tlement of the estates for which they have
been so appointed, to administer oaths and
_affirmations to the appraisers of the personal
estate of the decedent under the existing
laws of this Commonwealth, and also to all
persons who shall present claims and de
mands for settlement against the estate which
they have been so appointed to settle, and
that the effect of said oath or affirmation be
the same as if administered by a judge, al
derman, or justice of the-peace."
MR-MAI:Len "came in like a lion," and if
there be any truth in the old saw, she "will
go out like a lamb." Snow fell thick and
fast, during the greater part of the after
noon, and the wind was very high.
DR. BURDELL.—In the Bible of this mur
dered man was pencilled a scriptural para
phrase, " The first death is the result of
Adam's sin, but the second death proceeds
from personal transgression." Unconscious
ly to himself, ho had. written in years gone
by, the moral to his own murder: Had his
personal transgression against virtue, and
the law of reputable society been less, the
dagger of the assassin would never have
ended his days.
President Pierce.
President Pierce retires from public office
to-day, and some of the newspapers which
have very loudly abused his administration,
now discover that there was considerable mer
it in it. Like Mr. Polk's administration, it
has, in spite of assault, left its mark distinct
ly impressed upon the history of the country.
The Phila. Ledger remarks, there is no ques
tion of foreign or domestic policy which has
arisen during the last four years, which it
has not frankly and boldly met, and nearly
all of them have been settled upon principles
advantageous to the nation and promotive of
its peace and prosperity. We need mention
but the Northeastern fishery question, the en
listment question, one of which adds to our
commercial advantages, the other to our na
tional honor. Then came the Central Amer
ican question, which, though it has not been
settled definitely, has yet released ns from
the entanglement of a very bungling treaty.
The Koszta affair, the Spanish, difficulties,
and in fact every question which brought us
in collision with the powers of Europe by the
fearless enunciation of principles favorable
to Democratic progress, or in vindication of
our sovereign rights, has been honorably and
peacefully settled, and an American policy
established which hereafter must be regarded
and respected by the nations of the world in
their international conduct. All these things
speak highly of the firmness of the executive,
the wisdom of his counsellors, and his own
appreciation of their suggestions. In our
domestic policy the same foresight, discrimi
nation and adherence to sound principles,
have added to the strength of the nation and
increased its prosperity. A wise forbear
ance, during a heated political struggle, saved
the country from the evils of a civil war; and
whatever may be the differences of opinion
respecting the constitutional control by gov
ernment of slavery, circumstances will here
after show that the principle adopted for, the
territories, is the one which best favors free
dom without producing the shock which would
have been caused by the attempted exclusion
of slavery. The administration of President
Pierce we regard as one of the most success
ful in its results amid its most trying difficul
, ties that we have had.
Letter Prom Cameron.
We find the following cool letter from Si
mon Cameron, in the Pottsville Register, a
Know Nothing paper. •It appears to have
been addressed to a Mr. Seitzinger, who may
have been a good Democrat in, the days of
Jefferson, but who like many others has sad
ly departed from the faith - of hie 3.44mger
day's. Cameron has The impudence td..elaim
that he is still a Democrat. We don't-- . know
how the Black Republicans will like this,
but the letter is characteristic of the man :
LOCIIIEL, Jan. 17, 1857.
My Dear Sir—l thank you for your friend
ly letter of the 14th instant.
After a hard fight it is always pleasant to
receive the cheers of our good friends,and the
approbation of so good and so old a Democrat
as you are, is to me indeed most grateful.
You voted for Jefierson and Snyder, and
Monroe, and Findlay, and in those days De
mocracy was in principle what its name
means. The men who now lead the party,
are the same who- opposed Snyder and Madi
son, and they want us to follow the doctrines
of Burr and Ross. lam right glad that you
stand by the old Flag, and I am proud to
fight under it by your side.
Your Friend, SIMON CAMERON.
GEO. SEITIZIWER, Esq.
Military Convention.
The delegates to the Military Convention
assembled in the East Committee Room in
the State Capitol, on Thursday morning last.
A temporary organization was effected by
the appointment of Maj. C. T. JONES, of
Philadelphia, as President, and Gen. Gnoss
and Maj. BRADY as Secretaries. A commit
tee to select permanent officers reported the
following :-
President.—Gen. ANDREW GREGG, .of Cen
tre county.
Vice Presidents.—Col. John K. Murphy,
of Philadelphia; Col. Samuel Hager, of
Bucks ; Col. Jacob Higgins, of Washington ;
Gen. John Killpatrick, of Erie; Gem William
IL Miller, of Perry; Geri. Jacob L. Gross, of
Lancaster ; Gen-R. C. M'Gill, of Hunting
don ; Maj. John Wright, of Dauphin ; Col.
P. W. Conroy, of Philadelphia; Gen.. Heily,
'.lst Brigade; Maj. M'Clure, of Lycoming ;
Col. Lewis, Ist Brigade ; Col. T. B. Searight,
of Fayette ; Gen. Snodgrass, of Allegheny ;
Gen. Morris, 2nd Brigade.
Secretaries.—Capt. J. M. Eyster, of Dau
phin ; Maj. J. Pugh, of Philadelphia; Col. T.
A. Rawley, of Allegheny; Col. W. S. Am
.weg, of Lancaster; Lieut. Christman, of
Washington.
The President briefly returned thanks for
the honor conferred on him. A commitee
appointed for the purposirreported the order
of business :-Ist. Appointment of a commit.
tee to draft a memorial to the Legislature
relative to the Militia system. 2nd. Ap
pointment of a committee to draft an ab
stract, of a bill as a substitute for all existing
Militia laws of the State. 3rd. Hearing sug
gestions, resolutions, &c., from the different
Divisions and Brigades of the State regard
ing the Militia system.
A communication from the House of Rep
resentatives offering the Convention the use
of the Hall, was received and the offer ac
cepted. A committee of five was then ap
pointed to draw up a bill to remedy defects
in the present Militia system.
,13Er. Profane swearing is aborniable.- 7
Vulgar language is disgusting. Loud laugh;
ing is impolite. Inquisitiveness is offensive:
Tattling-is mean.lies is contempti
ble. Slandering. is devilish, Ignorance is
disgraceful, and laziness is shameful. Avoid
all the above vices, and aim at usefulness.—
This is the road in which:to become respecta
ble. Walk in it. Never be ashamed of hon
est labor. Pride is a curse—a hateful vice.
Never act the part of a hypocrite. Keep
Nod company. Speak the truth at alitimes.
ever be discouraged, but persevere ; and
mountains will become mole-hills.
Death of Dr. Elisha Kent Kane.
The whole country has received, with pro
found sorrow, intelligence of the death of this
estimable gentleman and fearless navigatbr
and this sorrow will not be confined
. to his
native land. Everywhere on the sarface
this vast globe where science and cottrage are
appreciated, the death of Dr. K.&&E till be
heard with regret, and proper respect will be
shown to his memory. It was especially be
coming in the Legislature of his native State
to express their high opinion of his merits
and their unfeigned sorrow that the light of
his great mind had been so soon extinguish
ed.
We annex the resolutions which were adop
ted in the Senate on Thursday last by a unan
imous Tote, and the eloquent and appropriate
remarks made, on the occasion, by Senator
WELSH:
Mr. WELsit submitted the following pre
amble and resolution :
WHERE'AS, This body has been informed of
the decease of Dr. ELISHA KENT KANE, a
citizen of this Commonwealth, who, actuated
by a generous impulse of humanity and an
enthusiastic love of science, engaged upon
the perilous polar expeditions of Sir John
Franklin and his companions :
AND WHEREAS, It is proper to testify our
respect and admiration for the memory of so
eminent a citizen ; therefore,
Resolved, That we have heard with the most
profound regret, of the decease of our brave
and devoted countryman ; and as a token of
respect to his memory, the Senate do now ad
journ.
The resolution being read, Mr. IsVELsa. said:
Mr. Speaker : In offering the resolution
which has just been read, I do so, sir, with
unaffected pain that any necessity should now
exist for its presentation to this body. Al
though the labors of the session are at this
time crowding thick and fast upon us, I have
deemed it both right and proper that we
should for a moment pause, and, standing by
the open grave of the young hero who has
just fallen in life's great battle, add our voices
to the general expression of sorrow that is
now pervading, our whole country. A citi
zen of Pennsylvania, born within her limits
and devoted to her interests, we cannot but
feel, sir, that here, upon this floor, and through
the representatives of this great Common
wealth, a proper tribute of respect should be
paid to the memory of one who has reflected
so much glory and honor upon the State
which gave him birth.
Sir, I have not risen for the purpose of
passing a eulogy upon the lamented dead.—
It is a task for which I am utterly and en
tirely incompetent. But he needs no words
of praise from me or any other man. The
illustrious deeds associated with his gallant
name—the proud appose that hailed and
greeted him wherever his footsteps trod,
whether in his own native land, or on some
distant foreign shore—and the bright tradi
tion of those intrepid feats of generous enter
prise which marked his brief ,but brilliant
life, will build up in the sad heart of every
American citizen his true and fitting monu
ment.
However pleasing it might be to me, sir, I
will not attempt to follow , him through his
eventful career and trace his daring footprints
upon almost every portion of the earth's sur
face. This is not the proper place, nor would
the present be the proper time. Yet, sir,
there are traits in his character•—traits of the
rarest and truest nobility—which demand
more than the mere " passing tribute of a
sigh." It is not only as a great explorer—it
is not only as a bold and fearless adventurer
in the field of scientific investigation, that he
claims our admiration and respect. Gifted
with talents of the highest order, he uncon
sciously added to them a surpassing modesty
and a woman's gentleness. Besides the many
public services which adorn his name, his
whole life was full of private - virtues, whose
simple record may never reach the light of
"this common day. ' An accomplished schol
ar, a devotee to science, an ardent lover of
his country, a true and chivalrous gentleman,
he seemed to live with but one single object
ever held before him,
and'that was his great
duty to humanity ! Few men ever lived, sir,
who exhibited qualities of finer mould than
his, and it is no exaggeration to say that the
noble deeds which instinctively sprung from
his self-sacrificing nature will be cherished
and remembered by his grateful countrymen,
as long as science has a votary or literature
a worshipper. A true and generous heroism
was. exemplified most strikingly, sir, in all
his actions, public and private, from the in
ception of his immortal career, when the boy
adventurer crept into the throat of the burn
ing volcano,to the hour when amid the orange
groves of a sunny isle, be sought in vain to
drive away the chill that grew around his
heart far away in the frozen regions of the
North. The sculptured marble in its virgin
purity may rise above his mouldering bones
in commemoration of his public deeds, but,
sir, his pure and unspotted life will be his
proudest monument. • w,
"Such graves as his are pilgrim shrines,
Shrines to no creed or code confined;
The Delphian vales, the Talestines,
The Meccas of the mind!"
THE ELECTION OF U. S. SENATORS IN CALI
FORNIA.—We are highly gratified to learn by
the late California steamer, that two Demo
cratic United States Senators have been
elected in that State—Messrs. Gwin and
Broderick. These gentlemen are both well
and favorably known to the country, and
will add greatly to the Democratic strength
in the Senate. Mr. Gwin, during his former
term, most zealously and .faithfully repre
sented the interests of his State and of the
Democratic party, and won high rank as a
leading member. Mr. Broderick has hosts
of ardently attached friends in the golden
State, and has the reputation of being a
man of very decided ability. His career in
the Senate will doubtless be a brilliant one.
THE CAMELS AT WORK.—The San Antonia
(Texas) Times says
"The camels, twenty-two in number, have
just passed through our city loaded with
about six hundred pounds each, returning to
their place of rendezvous, which is some sev
enty miles from here. There are dromeda
ries also with them and seated on top of
these camels and dromedaries are Arabs and
Turks, dressed in their own costume of their
own country. Texas is a great country, and
San Antonio is a great city. We have aznong
us people of every nation and religion, and
around us every specimen of the animal
kingdcm, with perhaps the exception of the
wooly horse which can now only be found
near the source of Salt River."
' , lllturder Most Foul."
The Toledo Commercial adds another to
the already long list of murders recently corn
rhitted. A Mrs. Ward, the wife of Return
J. lA. Ward, of Sylvania, disappeared sud
denly and mysteriously, and the husband's
explanations being contradictory and unsatis
factory, the citizens determined to investigate
the matter thoroughly. They went to Ward's
premises, which they searched, and found in
dubitable evidence that the woman had been
foully murdered. The account says :
" In a pile of ashes near the house, human
bones were found—an upper jaw, almost .en
tire, and pieces of a skull. Two finger-rings
were also found, which were recognized as
those worn by Mrs. Ward. The citizens who
made the search found abundant evidence,
as they thought that the effects of Mrs. Ward
had been all burnt. The lock of her trunk,
pieces of dress, hooks and eyes, and other ar
ticles were found. The citizens searched far
ther—the bed-clothes had the appearance of
having been recently washed. On opening
the bolster and bed, the feathers were found
covered with blood. Blood was also found
on a mat in the upper part of the house. A
minute search revealed traces of blood in oth
er parts of the house.
Whether the woman had been stabbed, or
shot, they could not tell; but that she had
been foully murdered and her corpse burnt,
they were satisfied ; and at once proceeded
to cause the arrest of Ward. He was arres
ted and. examined before Mr. Justice Clark,
and was committed to the jail in this city to
await trial before the next term of the Court
of Common Pleas for murder in the first de
gree."
A Murder Case in Detroit.
THE MURDERED MAN ASTONISHES EVERY
BODY BY HIS APPEARANCE IN COURT.-Out
rages and violence are the order of the day
just now, and Detroit, as a matter of course,
must have its share: The good people of
that city were greatly excited last week in
consequence of a murder most foul, which
was alleged to have been committed near a
place called Brownstown, and which the pa
pers dignified by the title, in flaming letters,
"The Brownstown Murder Case."
The facts in this singular case, as near as
we can gather them, are these: Some days
since, a pedlar named Samuel Biter, aged
nineteen, entered the house of a man named
Bickly, whose family consists of three ladies
and a little son. The pedlar was missed by
his friends. He was traced to Bickly's
house. He had never been seen to leave
that house afterwards. .
The three ladies in Bickly's family, Mrs.
Mary Bickly, Miss Norah Bickly and Mrs.
Mary Sheeman, were arrested on the charge
of murder, and lodged in jail at Detroit.
Old Bickly and his son were not taken be
cause they were too unwell to be removed.—
The examination of the parties commenced
on Friday.
The murdered man's brother testified that
he had visited the prisoners' house and made
a search. Saw fresh blood on the floor and
wall ; found bones and a piece of cloth in a
barrel of ashes; he thought the cloth belong
ed to his brother's vest; saw blood on the
barn and on the snow.
A neighbor named Mrs. Hannah Clark,
had talked with the accused relative to the
blood; told them murders were always found
out; on one particular night the witness smel
led the burning of woollen very strongly, and
also the burning of fresh meat; she thought
the neighbors were cooking meat for the bee.
The old lady told her, since the blood had
been found, that a: man had stoppe 1 there
over night, and came over to her house to get
a shilling to give him change.
A man named Peabody saw blood and
"smelt something burning.'
Captain Alvord saw blood; dug into it with
a knife, and found human hairs, some of them
six or seven inches long, of a dark brown
color; found another spot about forty or fifty
rods off, in the road; dug into that and found
some more hairs; a dozen or fifteen in all.—
Went back to the house, saw the blood before
described, and some more on a flour barrel ;
saw a piece of bed ticking about as large as
the top of the table, (about 24 by 36 inches,)
with several spots of blood upon it two or
three inches in diameter; it was taken out of
the bed.
The Free Press says that the counsel were
about summing up the case on Saturday,
when a little Dutchman (the pedlar,) who had
stood with his hands in his pockets a quiet
spectator of the scene, stepped forth and pro
tested against any such liberties being taken
with his affairs, declaring that he had neither
been slaughtered nor burnt up, and as to be
ing dissolved into the small show of sheep
bones and horse hair which the table before
him afforded, he felt indignant at the idea.--
The Free Press says:
Of course we shall not attempt to describe
the delight of the spectators, the consterna
tion of the learned counsel, or the amaze
ment of the Judge at the summary winding
up of the beautiful case which had been made
iut ; but we will confidently assert that the
scene was rich.
From the Philadelphia North American
Printer's .Asylum.
For some time past the members of the
craft typographical in this city have been ag
itating a proposition to establish an asylum
for superannuated printers, and the widows
and orphans of deceased printers. Other in
stitutions of a charitable and benevolent
character appeal to the sympathies of so many
classes as easily to procure the means of sup
port from a liberal public. But one like this,
devoted exclusively to a particular trade,
might at first, seem to be restricted in its quar
ry. Nevertheless, all branches of the pro
fession have manifested so much interest in
the project, and evinced so general a desire
to contribute in its aid, that we feel assured
its success is by no means impossible. It is
gratifying to find the employers of largest
means and highest standing leading in this
praiseworthy movement, for it shows the spir
it, which prevails among the members of the
profession. They seem to feel that in mis
fortune there is a genuine democracy. The
decoyed or unfortunate employer is as apt to
need relief as the journeyman whom be was
wont to give work to, and the widows and or
phans of the one must be cared for like those
of the other. The Philadelphia Tyogra.ph
ical Society, at a meeting held last Saturday
evening, approved of the undertaking, and
appointed the following committee to take
the initiative in the matter.: Jesse R. Fergu
son, Wm. C. Kelley, T. K. Collins, R. P.
King, Wm. H. Jones, Thomas McKellar,
James Montgomery, Benj. Mifflin, Charles
Brigham.
Execution of Verger.
The execution of Verger, the ex-priest whii
recently murdered the Arch Bishop of Paris ¢
took place on Friday the 30th of Tanuary.—
The horrible feelings of a man who values
life and yet knows that a terrible and igrio
minions death awaits him, and that the time
when his head shall be severed from his body
is fixed to a minute, may be imagined from
the following narrative of the conduct of`
Verger when it was announced to him that
his hour was come, and that no earthly pow=
er could save him
"It was the chaplain *to undertook ttLef
office of informing him that his appeal htil
been rejected, that his petition to the Emper-'
or was equally unsuccessful, that no furthei
hope remained, and that all that , was noes
left him was to prepare for death. The
wretched man raised himself on his pallet;
he held his head down for some instants,andk
turned it about bewildered, as if he had
awoke from some terrible dream. When he
became conscious of what was passing, and.
when the dismal words that hope was no'
more were luny comprehended by him, he
cried, 'impossible, impossible I' The chap- -
lain repeated that, unfortunately it was too'
true, and that all was over. •At once he be- -
came excited, and his excitement rose to fu
ry. 'I will not die!' he shouted. 'lt is .boa- -
possible that my appeal and my pardon are
both refused—impossible ! I cling to life•;
my life is my own, and you have no right to'
take it from me.' "
"The chaplain endeavored to calm and
console him, but in vain. He refused to lis
ten to his prayers ; he broke out in violence,
and reviled the priest with language similar
to that which he used before the court of As
size. The director of the prison at length
interfered. Verger cried, 'Give me but an
hour—an hour—but one hour—no more. I
must send an express to the Emperor 1' The
director told him it was impossible. 'lm
possible! no, I.will not die ! I will not—l
will defend myself to the last ! You may
murder me in this cell, but from it I will not
stir.' At these words he threw himself
again on his bed, clung to it with head,hands
and feet, and resisted all attempts to lift him.
The gaolers had to be called in, and they
were obliged to put on his clothes by main
force. During the operation Verger, made
the greatest resistance, but finding all his
efforts vain, he all of a sudden relaxed and
fell into a state of prostration.
"At a quarter tq eight the executioner en
tered the cell to put on him the dress of the
scaffold. Verger underwent this last opera
tion without making a movement or uttering
a word; he only shrank a little when the cold
steel of the scissors that cut the hair from
the back part of the head touched his neck.
The chaplain again approached him, and
with tears in his eyes and a tremulous voice
once more. exhorted him to think of his soul.
He at first listened to the priest in silence,
and then retired with him to a corner of the
cell. He knelt, joined in prayer, and proba
bly confessed, for the chaplain pronounced
the absolution.
"Eight o'clock sounded, and at the last
stroke he issued from the cell, and proceeded
to the scaffold. He appeared calmer, and
almost resigned to his fate; nevertheless,
when bidding farewell to the directors of the
prison and his assistants, he once more im
plored for an hour `to write to the Emperor.,
A few minutes after eight he issued from the
prison gate, when at once the scaffold, in all
its hideous reality, met his eye. During the'
short passage he was supported by the chap
lain on one side, and on the other by the di ,
rector of the prison and the executioner.
"He was again exhorted by the attending
priests. He knelt on the ground, and once
uttered some words. He slowly rose, cast a
glance in the distance, took the crucifix in his
hands and kissed the image of the Saviour;
gazed for an instant on the cold and clear sky
above, flung himself into the arms of the
Abbe Hugon, and then surrendered himself
to the executioner. He was fastened to tho
plank, and his neck placed under the instru
ment of death. At the given signal it fell,
flashing in the cold light of the morning, and
all was over."
DEW-The Washington correspondent of the
St. Louis Leader says:
"A singular circumstance happened to
Colonel Forney's residence in this city,.
which was discovered a few days ago. It
has been closed ever since he left here for'
Pennsylvania last fall, and intending to re
turn during the next month, had sent on
orders to have it aired and cleansed. On
opening the house, every part of the furni- -
tare, from cellar to garret had been gnawed
to pieces by rats, and the floors looked as if
the recent terrible snow storm had covered
the floors .of the bed rooms with its fleecy
feathers. The beds were torn all to pieces,
and their contents strewn about. The duty
assigned to Col. Forney's agents, for ratify
ing his instructions in the business, was su
perseded by the ratification that had thus
already taken place by the "ratters". already
in possession. His loss is said to- be over
$l,OOO by the damage.
EXTRAORDINARY FEAT.—WC wore told of a
wonderful feat, performed about ten days
ago by a pig at McVeytown. It seems his
young porkship by some means got upon the
roof of a low shed, in the rear of Bradley's
Hotel, and from thence proceeded first up the
back build, and then to the top of the hotel.
After surveying things around for awhile, ho
crossed the apex of the roof, and came
down, to take a look into the street. The'
roof being steep, his hoofs would not hold,
and he was precipitated to the pavement be--
low. Ile lay a moment, stunned by the fall,.
and then trotted off as though nothing re
markable had happened.
Copper Coins
As the copper coins are about to give-
place to new small cents made of nickel and
copper, an obituary of the "red cent" will
not be an uninteresting thing. It was first
issued as a United States corn in 1792. It
then bore the head of Washington on one
side, and thirteen links on the other. The
French Revolution soon after created a rage
of French ideas in America, which pnt on
the cent, instead of the head of Washington,
the head of the Goddess of Liberty—a French
Liberty, with neck thrust forward and flow,
ing locks. The chain on the reverse was re
placed by the olive wreath of peace. That
the French Liberty was short lived, and so
was her portrait on our cent. The present
staid, classic dame, with a fillet around her
hair, came into fashion about thirty or forty
years ago.