TEE VOLUNTEER
John Bi'.Brattoii) Bilitor and Proprietor.
OAHtISIB, THURSDAY, NOV, 30, 1840*
AGENCY.
U3*V;B. PALMER, Esq., isoitr authorised agent for pro
curing advertisements, receiving subscHpllone iind making
GoMeetions for.th'B AmericanVoluntcer*. at Ills office,' N. W.
_Gor/mLofT((lrdjDdC(ieBnu.J.Btr(soti, Philadelphia.
•'Tban^oivino.— This day, (Thursday) is set.
opart by the Governor to be observed as a day of
Thanksgiving and praise for the many blessings
received hi the hand of our Creator during the past
year. We are glad to loam that it will be gener
ally observed by our ciliaens.
41 State TaßAiunxß.—ln our paper of to-day will be
found > communication recommending , Col. Asa
Dimock, a* a candidate for Stato.Treasurer. Cdl.D.
is a finnDcmocrat, and would make an efficient of
ficer..
Wo observe also, by several of our exchange pa
pers, that (he Hon. Jesse MiLLEftj.lato Secretary of
the Commonwealth, is strongly recommended for the
same office., It is unnecessary for. us to speak of
the qualities Mrr Miller, for ho ls known (o near
ly State, lie is a Democrat
of superior mind, who has
had much in Slate affairs. Should lie bo
selected ho would make a most valuable and capable
officer.:
; Murder in Perry County.:— By the. Perry papers
wo learn that a man named William Bender, real
ding in Greenwood township, in (hat county, was
murdered by his own brother, Benjamin Bender, on
last Sunday week! It appears that on the day men
tioned, a little oiler dark, the murderer, (who is now
in jail,) had an altercation with bis sister; and the
deceased, on attempting to interfere in her behalf,
‘was stabbed by (he prisoner with a knife in his body
in four different places, which, in a short lime after
wards prayed fate). The prisoner is said to bo about
34 years of age, and (he decsscd. was about 18. Hor
rible.
Murder Case.— The Gettysburg Sentinel announ
cos (he death of a young roan named Noah Slants
who was found in tho street a few weeks since, drunk,
and beaten in an awful manner, which caused his
death.
Business on the Pennsylvania Canal is beginning
to slacken. Some of the lino boats at Pittsburg have
been taken off within a day or two past.
James M. Power, Esq., the Whig Canal Commis
sioner of this Slate, has.been appointed Charge d’Af
fairs from the' U. Slates to Naples, 1 in place of tho
Hod. Thos. W, ,
Another Libel.-— ln the Court of Quarter Sessions
for. Lancaster county, before Judge Lewis, last week,
J.H.Piersol, Esq.,editor of (he Saturday Expi et», was
tried for publishing a libel upon Mrs. Frazier, wife of
Reab Frozier, Esq., of that city. After a lengthy triah
and much pleading, the case was submitted to tho
jury, who in a short lime returned a verdict of “guil
ty." Whereupon the court sentenced Plersol to pay
a fine or 921)6 and costs, and to stand committed un
til paid.
National Fast DaV. —Some persons in New York
communicated with the President upon tho propriety
of recommending a day of observance throughout
the country, for prayer and Ihinksgiving. ...In reply
the President'declines to make the proposed reconi
mendation, and prefers leaving, tho . subject in the
hands .of (hose to., whom custom hat consigned it,
the Governors of the several Slates. We 11 rather
guess' 1 old Zack was about right in taking this view
of the matter. -
Lancaster Count* Banks The banks of
Lancaster county havo declared dividends for the
last six months amounting in the aggregate over
850,000* Tho present capital of the Lancaster
bank is 8403,900,.having lately been increased.
President op Girard College.-— We learn by
the Philadelphia papers that the Directors of Gi
rard College.have unanimously elected our towns
man, W. H. Allen, A. M. M. D., a Professor in
Dickinson College, to the vacant Presidentship of
Girard College. Mr. Alien Is a ripe scholar, a
inan of strict piety, and has had much experience
* teacher. We regret his loss as a citizen of
our town, and Dickinson College will feel his ob
eenoe in that institution. He will leave Carlisle
with the good.wishes of all.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, of Saturday
]«■', ii> speaking of . Mr. Allen, pay# him the follow
iog wdlHnerilcd compliment:
OIICARO COLLEGBi
- We learn dial at a meeting of the Dircctorsofthis
institution, held last evening, \V 4 fl. Allen, A. W., M.
D., a'profeMor In Dickinson College,' Carlisle, wan
unanimously elected President of the Girard College,
for Orphans* Theentire unanimity of sixteen Uircc
lors, in the selection of Mr. Allen for this Important I
post, cannot fait to be highly gratifying to the Prcsi
dent elect, and augura well for the cordial cconera. I
lion of the Board in llio discharge of duties more
w Sr** a PP c «t»ln« to any simrtar office*
Ptofcsaos Allen possesses a rare combination of
quantise for such a station; having a mind of u*.l
common power and activity, thoroughly cultivated,,
especially in the science*, where his profundity andl
emiuylo impart knowledge will render him moatl
serviceable in preparing youth to apply thoii powers
understanding!;, fie has had many years experience
in leaching, as instructor in a seminary, principal of
» school, and fob many years a prolbssor in the
institution whence ho is now culled to now duties in
the Girard College; and thus fur has Invariably com
manded the respect and confidence of his associates,
■ tyithihe aftbetlonofthe young. Many oftho young
men of this oUy can bear strong testimony to the
latter quality,apd-wo mayvthopefbrc, reasonably hope
that Ida moral suasion will bo auccosefuH-
The Conor xssrotoAl Chicks.—The Union of year
lerdoy furnished (he following Hot of candidates for
offices at the disposal of the next House of Congnpss:
—foe-Clerk, John W. Forney, Mej. B, B, French, Mr,
Benoet-, Chief Clerk of the Pension Office, and (he
Hon. Albert H. Smith, of Main Jesse, E. Dow of
'Washington,.and Dr/Newton Lane, of Louisville,
Ibr Sergeants* Axms; and Benj. Fi Brown of Ohio,
for DooSkeepes.. .
' Waahington Btpublic—* the President's or-1
®W»cVlng the Washington correspondent or
the Philadelphia North American —Mr. Clayton's.or
gan. y*‘When rogues fall out,*’ &c.
The Wash*
‘ M ' blnglon letter wtllora are now contradlo
ting tho rumor which they alerted, lhal Mr. Clay
~ 1 »" •'“O 1 l “ ki "g charge of the State Department.
Still they Inal.t that a d(aaolullon end roformation ul
. the Cabinet la inevitable.
* r "flT The Hon. Lewi* Cue, with & number of mem
bers of Congress, on their way to Washington, arri-
T«d inPbilapelphia on Monday evening.
vThb Official returns oftho special election for
Obngr#M in the Wheeling Diilrict, have been rccclv.
•d bjr the Sheriff, and,show, (hat Hammond, Whig,
has been elecled by a majority of 66; What a pity
the. Democrats suffered; division give
tJioWlilgs # triumph,.
i Oinkral Cits deliveredaicolure on (he progress
■ive<,enlightening end Chrlstiniting spirit of the age,
et.Puffalb, on-Thursday laet, and was listened to with
deep attention by o my largo audience. j
BANK FUAVDS.
•The .excitement which at present pervades the
whole community, in consequence of the numerous
bank frauds a(id villanics which have been perpetra-j
ted within the lust two years, ought to teach the i
people of Pennsylvania a lasting and a useful lesson.
Scarcely hod .the people recovered from the'shook]
occasioned by the.failure of the Lcwistoivn, Erie,
and oilier rotten banks, when thyy were again star*
tlod at hearing of 'a. still worse 'faUure-rtjial of the
Susquehanna. County Bank. This bank, under tho
oath of ils'cashior, Mr. St.. John,.reported to the last
Legislature that Its circulation was then $52,470,
and its specie $3,G55. Yet, when the bank broke, it
was found that its circulation was $300,000, and its
specie in tho vaults iweuly-Jlve dollars!! This iu-.
sUtulion of fraud has failed, entirely, and Us note
holders are, ip many instances, reduced to poverty
and wretchedness. With (hesestarllingfacts staring
the people in tho face, what course is it tho duty.of
our Legislature. to pursue? Wo know of no bettor
plan to prevent fraud.in banking than to adopt what
is culled ** (he Shunk policy,** that is to’require the
stockholders of all banks to bo responsible, In their
individual capacity, for tho debts of tho institution.
This ts the only plan, in oiir opinion, that. can. bo
adopted to securo the people,. This policy hos been
bitterly assailed and opposed by our political-oppo
nents, bill yet they have never been able to show that
it is not tho . true and only policy. Wo cannot con*
ccivo why any honest man who has the welfare of
the people at heart, can oppose a proposition so eh*
licelyjusl and salutary. *’ Had the stockholders of tho
Susquehanna County Bank been ‘lndividually liable
for the debts of their institution, the people would not
now bo suffering from the loss of $300,000 of their
1 paper. Why then should any man oppose the "indi
vidual liability principle ?** It will not do for the
Federalists to make opposition to (his principle
1 merely because it is a Democratic measure. Tho
1 people have'paid too dearly, and,have been robbed
too longand too often. They will require a better
excuse than this of our political opponents for oppo
sing this truly wholesome'reform. Wo hope, how*
oyer, (hat even (bo Federalists will seo tho necessity .'
of compelling stockholders to be responsible for tho 1
debts of (heir institutions, and join (ho Democrats in 1
incorporating (his provision into every now bank '
charter. In justice lb the people this should bo done. 1
“TUB ONE QIA.N POWER,!)
. Previous to the election ofGov. Johnston, the Fud.
oralists wore constantly condemning, in bitter lan
guago, what they called tho “one man power,'* or
executive pardons. Johnston himself, in nearly all
his speeches, discoursed eloquently against the prac
tice of granting pardons to criminals who had been
found guilty of committing grave offences, Bui, it
appears t.hat a change has. taken place in thb Gov
ernor's views concerning the " one man power," for
by a late publication in the Philadelphia Ledger, it
appears that Gov. Johnston has pardoned more crim
inals, for the time he lias been in.office, than over
were pardoned in the same lime by any of his pre
decessors. The indiscriminate manner in which
the Governor Is exercising this dangerous power in
favor of old incorrigible offenders, is attracting tho
attention, and justly exciting tho indignation of
the citizens of Philadelphia, whose lives and proper
ly are rendered insecure by this prostitution of exec
utive clemency. The Ledger utters the sentiments
of that whole community in the following para
graph:'
The Pardonino Power.— Tho table published yes
terday in the Ledger of the number of pardons granted
since the Ist of January, 1649, is a subject for grave
reflection. It is difficult to conceive, when tho char
acter of the offcne.es is taken jnto consideration, what
Justifiable motive could have operated upon the Xx
ecutive to have induced him lo open the doors of the
penitentiary and let loose so large a per cent of its
worst offenders. There are no less than three per
petrators of rape, three of arson, five ofmurdcr and
manslaughter, six of burglary, and three of riot, (all
the highest offences which can be committed against
society,) who have enjoyed the executive clemency
and been pardoned out of the Slate and County pris
ons. We know not what proportion tho number of
pardons in tho time mentioned bears to that of form
er Governors, nor is it material to the fact who has
granted tho greatest number. If it be wrong in one
instance to let every convict out of prison before the
expiration of his sentence, it is proportionally wrong
lo liberate a less number without some strong and
justifying reason. The expensive machinery, of
. criminal courts might os well bo dispensed with if
its judgements are to bo set aside in (his loose and
reprehensible manner at the solicitation of none but
tho personal friends of tho convicted.
BACKING OUT S
The Washington Rtpublie—lhe exponent of Tay
lor Federation—a short time sines ventured to make
(he following assertion:
President Taylor has never declared war against
(ho Sub-Treasury, that wo have heard. Wo ore
not aware that the Whig parly desire to meddle with
We agree with the Now York Globe, that it is per
fectly immaterial whether the President htmselfhas
or has not "declared war. against the Sub-Treasury,”
He never will have-the privilege of signing a hill for
its repeal. The Democracy of tire country will take
good care of that matter. Neither la the organ
"aware that the Whig party desire to meddle with
it.” .Of course nut I —especially when they possess
no power to repeal the law, a* they very promptly
dld r when" they possessed temporary power under
IJohn Tyler. Hoar, what the New Haven Journal} a
Clay Whig print, eaya In reference to the above state
ment, made by lie Washington adjuncts
; There have been one or Iwo-articWs In the Wuah-i
ington Republic of late that aaloniah us. Whigs db|
we are, we will not second any such paltry twaddle \
and chicanery, even if from the President himself.
What is the moaning of the above sontUncul from
the Republic t And wlial is the policy in obedience 1
to.which it is pul forth ! Why, the Republic in Us
zeal to carry the Whig party, desrifs tho true Whig
ground o) the country, and attempts to paddle some
where between the two groat parlies, to make capi
tal. For shame on it!' lor shtmo on such downright
perversion of Whig doctrine, and-that In the oyo of
tho whole nation.
Kero wo find one honest and candid Whig paper
reiterating the true doctrine, without fear, and in
contempt of the ,truckling Toylurilcs. It openly
avows its hostility (o (he independent Treasury,and
with commendable courage takes the Administration
and its leading paper deservedly to task for wishing
to suppress the cardinal feature.in the Federal-whig
creed. We like to discover such manliness; it shows
a spirit of consistency and party uprightness highly
creditable to tho editor. lie is honestly opposed to
this Dsmooratio measure, and knows that the Whigs
are secretly of the same opinion ; and he Justly re
bukes (hut portion of his party,who, in their zeal to
conquer, " desert (ho (rue Whig ground of (he coun
try,” and “ paddle" between the two parties.—
It is a reprimand well deserved and righteously in
flicted.
A Skksiblb Thing.—A striking evidence of the
wisdom of the'setllers of Mincsola is offered by tho
action of the Legislature in passings vote directing,
the Secretary to subscribe for all the no wops pore
published in the Territory, IVom the lime of their
commencement, Those papers, ere to be bound
parly, and dopo.liod la ilia library, .. a valuable
hmory of the times for future reference.
. Ptm.vLvam lUii.aakti— Tb. 81a1r..111. AWa.
bhlan «»y., Ilia! Ultra arc men it work on all lha ,eo.
tlons oftho railroad lot from Johnstown towards Pills--
burg—SO miles—and that preparations, are being
made to Increase (ho force now employed on the
work, and push it rapidly to completion.
NEW BANKaoDUTTOb* TtitittiHSLA*
' ( TURB.. \
Wc find.ln lho Harrisburg papers thefollowing
list of applications for now- Banks, arid rc&arler of
old ones, that is intended to be made.at the mproach*
»ng session of the Pennsylvania
Kensington Bank, Phi)ado)phiaV( additional |
capital,)’, . 950,000
Carlisle Depositel Bank,.Carlisle, Pa* , \~r Li —
Farmers’and Mechanics’.Bank, Easton; . 'a)0,000
Miners’ Bank, Pottsviile, (additional . V yn-; v - : .
. capital,) gOO/iOO
Anthracite Bank; Tamoqua, ' 500,0.0.0
Mechanics’ Bank, Pittsburg, , 200/100
Bank of Pottslown, • , , V 200,000
City Bank, Philadelphia, 500.000
Dauphin Bank. Hamburg, 200,000
i Farmers’ arid-Mechanics’ Bank; Allen* \-* ■ .
I' town, P 0.150,000.150,000
Exchange Bank, Fittsbnrg, (renewal,) f —“
Southwark Bank, Philadelphia, (additional
[ capita),) . 150,000
Canal Bank, Erie, 300,000
I Wellsboro’ Bank, Wollsbord’. /, .150,000,
Central Bank, Harrisburg, *’ 500,000
Bank of Spring Plula., 300,000
West Branch Bank, Williamsport, (re> I
newal,)
Spring Garden Bank, Phila.,
Blair County Bank, <
Farmers* Deposite Bank, Pittsburg, o,
Harrisburg Bank, Harrisburg, (renewal,)
Schuylkill Bunk, Philadelphia, (renewal,)
Making in all an increase to the present Banking |
Capital of the State of $4,350,000. 4^*
In calling attention to'- this matter, we/ask — Is
(here any necessity for this enormous increase of
banking capital ? Is there not a sufficient capital a\
present, for. the Irgilimote operations of trade ?.,, Will
the people be benefited if the banking eppi
State is increased ?
These are qestione (hat every member of
i Legislature, (which will soon assemble,) she
, himself before he makes up his m!»d to 'vn
banking capital. We assert boj
the banking facilities of this Slate are a)
great. I'6 use the language of JJicknell’s
M wc trust our Legislators will exercise un
ianco in scrutinizing the claims upon wl
(applications are founded, and when the n
creased capital is not clearly established
grant the asked for charters. The prese
of Banking in tins Slate is unsafe', and nei■
cal change. There Is no security again i
ion and rascality when dishonest men ere
direction and management of moneyed institutions,
Tiio public have no protection again*! losajfrom the
explosion of fraudulent corporations. We tibpo to she
the coming Legislature take up the'raattar| with the
determination to provide a remedy for thlp evil, ei
ther by making Stockholders personally liable for the
debts of the Institutions, or by basing thfrissuo of
Bank Notes on the security.of Stato or Government
Stocks pledged with the State Treasurer! at a rote
much below their market value—but (he bpslremedy
will be a deaf ear (o all applications. • i
Old Zack’s Interest in tub Louisiana [Election.
—Duncan F. Kemble, Esq., tho Into candidate for
Governor of Louisiana, concluded a recent speech
with the following anecdote! .
A friend of his, had been speaking a few days sgo
to Gen. Taylor at Washington.' In thp enurse of
conversation, the General asked him, “if the political
prospects of Louisiana were any way cheering 1"
"Cannot bo more so,” replied his friend. The old
man's eyo brightened, his face became illuminated,
as it were, as he exclaimed, "Oh, glorioos J, Oh, gal
lant Louisiana * You were , tiio first to fly to my
succor on tho Rio Grande. You will bc> the last to
desert me.” .
What a pity it is (remarks tho Baltimore Repuhli*
coh,) that the Democracy of Louisiana, Horn a sense
of duly, were compelled to spoil, this pathetic little
(ale. But (hey could not help it, It had to be done.
Gen. Taylor was elected President by an over
whelming vole, but before the first meeting of
Congress under his administration, a change
seems to have come over the country,as suddenly
as it was unexpected. What has caused this?
Nonanlk (iV. V,). Gazette, fVhlg paper.
“ What has caused thisl” Bad conduct, of
course. Gen. Taylor did go into the Presidency
by a Haltering vote, we admit, but heiias falsified
his former professions, and decoived'lhe people.
The people in turn have rebuked him.
Hon. Richard Rush.— This gentleman has been
tendered a public dinner by a number of his per
sonal and political friends of Philadelphia, but ho
declines (he honor in a long and graceiully written
letter. -
(C? Mr*. Levin, the lady of (he Hoe. Lewis C,
Levin, lias been found guilty of .an assault and
battery upon a young gentleman. of Maryland,
and sentenced to pay a fine of thirty dollars. The
assault consisted in striking biro severs! blows with
a .horse whip, for having as she alleges, insulted her
while travelling on the public highway in her car
riage.
Cj* Mr. T. P. St. John who was Cashier of the
Susquehanna Bank, has been baited out of prieon at
Monroso.
(£j* Gov. Ramsey, of Minosota, arrived in St. Lou
is on tho ISlh inst., on.his way to this Slate. The
last number of tho MincsoU Chronicle contains his
veto of on act of (he territorial legislature; providing
for tho selection of commissioners to prepare a code
of laws for tho territory, His reasons for to doing
is that the bill dads hot restrict, in any manner, el.
that tho duration of tho sessions of the com.
missiimors or tho amount of expenditure they will
I occasion.
Saw Fiuncibcu.— A letter from the Collector of
the Port of San Francisco, published in tho New
Orleans Doha, dated Sep. 30, speaks of much
difficulty In organizing hta department, owing to
the frequent change of dorks andUiMbeenco of
public store hands. Ho estimated the duties at
$9,500,000 tor the present fiscal year, .
Wo learn from the Philadelphia Bulldtn that
tho total' amount of California Gold received at
Philadelphia up to tho present timo is about
$3,100,000, and (hat the whole amount now ai
tho Mint will be coined In about three weeks.
03* Affairs of ** honor,” even among the “fancy,”
are becoming the “ thing” il appears. Tito brother
of Yankee Sullivan and Dutch Charley fought a duel
at Hoboken last Monday. The distance was ten
paces. Shots were exohotigedv The ball of Sullivan
just touched the hat of Charley, and Charley's bullet
•truck the earth in Trent of Sullivan* Here, the se*
conds interposed, and the brought to an
amicable understanding.
A* TnAoeoV m 1 VinotNiW I .—A man named Bow
en, residing in the neighborhood of Danville, Ve.,
wan killed a few days ago In an attempt to resist
with fire-aunt, the officers of-the law who had
been directed’to take him into custody for attempt
ing to. kill'hie wife, by shooting at her with a*
rifle through a window at the residence of his
■father-in-law. lie confronted Ihamiin the yard of
his house; fired with a rifle at one o( the sheriffs
party on them with a reviver, when a
volley of pistols- and musketry brought him to
the ground*- i ’
' Mori Feiulk Physicians.—Amongthe pupils at
tending the lectures at the Medical College, recently
opened at Sy/aouse, N. Y., are Mrs. (Besson of the
OUn Haven Water Cure, Mrs; Davis if Mb Morris,
1 and Miss Mary M, Taylor, of Buffalo.( j
For the Volunteer.
i {THE .NEXT state treasurer.
' Mr, Bratton:—A* a. numbororgenllomcn have been
named in connection with this office, citherof whom
wbuid,.no doubt, perform thV duties with credit to
himself and beneficially to- the Commonwealth;
wijlyou permit me,to say a few word’s in behalf,of
one who has'boon long and favorably; known to the..
Democracy of, Pennsylvania—Col. laSA DJMOCIC,
of Susquehanna county. Col/ Diwcck—without de
siring to disparage the claims, and (qualification, of
just the . man suited to fill that 1 responsible
office. Hlb experience in the financial affaire of the
Sla\e eminently qualify him for the discharge of the I
duties of Slate Treasurer, whilst his inflexible hon
esty would bo a sure guaranty that in his hands tho
public money would fiiio a safe depository. No bro
ken! banks bo propped up by him at the expense
of the State, thus aiding in. still further defrauding
(he people, as is the case now with the Erie Bank,
an exploded concern,>hioh has again been blown into
operation, backed by the presenl.State Treasurer; in
directing public officers to receive Us notes in pay*
meat of public, duos. In short Col.Dimock ie ah
honest man, a faithful and competent officer, and if
elected to tho office in question, would, I doubt hot,
render universal satisfaction. .. Hampden.
250,000.
200,000
TUB FOREIGN NEWS.
By the arrival of the steamer Caledonia, at Bos*
ton, on Sunday last, we have one week’s later
intelligence from Europe'. Cotton has advanced
somewhat, and the money markefwas steady.—
In a political point of view we find little of inter
est. France is calm;.there is a prospect of the
Pope returning soon to Rome; the Spanish capi
tal is astir with (he rumors of court intrigues and
intended changes of Ministry; and Turkey bris
tles with arms and exhibits an energy of military
| preparation, scarcely expected of her in the period |
(of her uncnistakeable decadence, as if distrusting
I the pacific professions of the Russian Magog;
while that extraordinary incarnation—or phantom
—of human power, after on exhibition of real
weakness or timidity, at which civilization ought
to fee] delighted, vindicates his pride by protest
ing, in an 44 energetic nolo,” against the 14 hostile
altitude” of England, and the right she 44arro
gates to herself ** to interfere between himself and
his intended victim on the DosplTorus. Fuad Ef
fendi.lhe Turkish envoy, has been informed by
Count Nesselrode that the Czar demands that the
Hungarian refugees shall be located in the interior
of Candia, or on such other point of the Turkish
territory as may afford the greatest facilities for
keeping them under servetllance. ,
if any of the refugees wish to go to Franco or
England, they may be permitted, to do so. The
Czar will take no notice of their departure, not
withstanding the danger that may attend them,
whether in Franco or England,
There can be no doubt but that the refugees
will busy themselves In preparing for a new rev
olution.
\of our
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M.pul to
e for an
ily that,
lady, tool
ieporter,
ilualVigi*
cb those
ed of in
cfueo to
UVaystem
is a radi
ilporrup.
into (lie
Aixroft Love.—Alfred F.'Haig, a youth of Balti
more, about 20 years of age, was found suspended
by the nock ip his bed , room, on Tuesday. Ho
was a clerk in the fringe establishment of his broth
er, James M. Haig, in Baltimore street, and left the
store at II o'clock, to .deliver a package of goods,
apparently in his usual good spirits.. About a half
an hour afterwards, his sister, who was silling at the
house of Mr. Haig, in Lombard street, heard some
one enters and go up stairs, and presuming it was
one of her. brothers, she did not look to see who it
was. About ten minutes alter sbo heard a chair fall,
ana tumiouhuelj went up «k*ir« io aoo who it was.
when she found tho room door locked, ond could get
no answer. The door iras finally broken open,* and
he was found suspended by a Manilla rope , evidently j
procured for tho purpose, dead boyohd recovery. A {
piece of rope with a noose on the' end of it, was {
found in (ho room broken, indicating (Iml he had 1
made two. attempts before succeeding, using the rope ]
doubled the last time. Rumor assigns as the.cause |
of the deed, ft hopeless and unrequited love for a la- i
dy in the upper walks of life, who occasionally visi- <
ted the store to purchase goods. . , 1
Distressing DsiTii.—Tho Germantown Telegraph '
says i “Hannah M’Donald, aged 14 or 15, daughter
of James M’Donald, came to a shocking death on
Wednesday moVning last, in the woollen roillof
Jacob Mchl, Esq., of this borough* She was attend*
ing to a picker In a room by herself, and the picker
becoming foul, she look her hand; instead of an im
plement provided for that purpose, to clean It out,
when ilio hand was caught by it, and the arm drawn
In op to the shoulder, stripping the flesh almost civ*
lirely off, and breaking the arm in several places.—
She made no outcry, and was not discovered for
some time after, when she was found lying upon the
floors She complained of little pain, and related all
the particulars of the accident. Sho died in four
hours after. This is a sad warning to operatives in
factories, many of whom, from their constant attend*
anco among machinery, see no danger, and become
careless in working among it."
Tot: StbaHsiiip Princeton.— This vessel,' to which
a melancholy celebrity was attached, In consequence
of the terrible explosion on board of hor, which kill*
od several, members of Mr. Tylar’sCablnot,' lias been
demolished at tho Chkrleetown (Mass.) Navy Yard.
She" was built in Philadelphia, under (he direction
of Commodre Stockton, and launched on 'tho 7lh, of
September, 1843. A abort time after, she was pur*
chased by tho U. 8. Government, and Com. Stookton
was appointed to hor command. The original cost
of the Princeton was about $60,000. Since her pur'
i chase she has been in constant service. The cause
f of her early decay, is attributed to the bad quality of
t the Umber used in her construction, It was osllma.
led that at least $48,000 would bo required to repair
hor. This sum being four fifths the cost of a now
vessel, she was condemned and ordered to bo.taken
to pieces.
A Man Shot;—Mrs. Ronniok, Wife of Mr. H. Ron
nick, ofSalino county, Mo., lately shot a man by the
name of Carroll. . During a temporary absonco of
Mr. Ronniok, Carroll made overture* of a dishonor,
able character to Mrs. R. Sho communicated the
affair tb her husband, who (old her if Carroll persist,
ed In his overtures to shoot him—and for this pur
pose loaded a pistol and gave It to lift wife.
Shortly afterwards Carroll renowcd-hls overtures.
The lady attempted lo go up stairs, and as she as
cended Carroll oaught her, and mado an attempt to
detain her. She got 1 (ho pistol and shot him. Ho
died in about 15 r mlnutea. Ronniok and wife wore
taken before a Justice and examined, but were prompt,
ly discharged; 1 ,
The Fowl Breeder* of Yaokeedum held their con
vention at Boston on Thursday and Friday Ibat.' The
Clironotype saysr
“Such a crowing baa not been hoard in these quar
ters, as the lords of the barnyard harems not up, on
being brought into a.sort of amphitheatre under a
great tent,.with each a favorite wife or two, to look
ot each other and' be Iboked at; some 500 or COO off
them. Hon. Dm*). Websterhaa a fine pair of wild
geose in tho allow. There wore majestic cooks
and bens that have lately been imported from the
Celestial Empire, and the island of Java. 1 '
Breach of Promise.— ln (he District Court of
Pittsburg a few days since, Catharine Johnston re*J
covered #lOOO damages of James W, Reynolds for a
broach of marriage promise. • :
TERRIBLE STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION.
lb our last wo published a brief telegraphic des*
patch of the-dreadful, explosion ,of the steamboat
Louisiana, at New Orleans,'on the evening of the,
ISthinstantAae she was about'starling from her
wharf for St.: Louis, Since then .we. have received
New Orleans papers of the tOOrand 17th, containing
particulars of this, moat disastrous accident. The
Boilers of the Louisiana burst with a tremendous ex*
plosion, the concussion being so great that it shook
the houses their,foundation for man/ squares dis
tant. The Louisiana, soys the Picayune of the 16lh,
was lying-along side the steamer ■BostonalTat the
tiine of the disaster, and the steamer Storid had j'nst
arrived from-Louisville, coming in,on her starboard
side,. The upper works of .those two boats are n
complete-wreck, their chimneys having been carried
away, and their cabins stove in and shattered in some
places to atoms.' • The violence of the shock operating
on the boilers was tremendous. A part of one of
(hem, a mass of considerable size, was hurled with
inconceivable force on the levee. It cut a mule in
two, killed a horse and the driver of a dray to Which
they were attached instantaneously.. Another mas*
sivo portion of the-same, twelve feet long, and of
Immense weight,-was blown to the corner of Conel
and Front streets, a.distance of 200 yards, prostrat
ing throe large iron pillars which supported a wooden
awning which stood before Ihp coffee house there.—
Before coming in contact With (ho iron pillars, the
fragment of the boiler, cut through several bales of
cotton which lay In its passage, scattering (he staple
through (ho air as (hough it had been run through a
colton gin.
Tho news spread like wildfire, and .our citizens
rushed fronv*a!l directions to the scene of the disaster*
Already on our arrival, a number ofbodics, in every
conceivable slate of sad mutilation, had. been dragged
from the wreck, which were surrounded by the dense
crowd (hat hud.assembled. Hacbsand fbrnilure
carts were sent for. and the wounded wore conveyed
away to the hospitals. The light of.lho mangled
bodies which strcWcd (he Icyce on all sides, and the
shrieks of the dying, were appalling. Suffice it to
say that death was revealed there,undcralmostevery
variety of appalling horror. The Louisiana sunk
about ten minutes after the explosion, and it is sup
posed many .who went on board to assist the wounded
were carried down with her.
A gentleman who was a passenger on (he Louisi
ana, was standing on the hurricane deck abaft the
wheel.house when the explosion took place, and
escaped. He distinctly saw Hie faces and arms of
several ladies and gentlemen vainly struggling to free
themselves' from : the falling plunks and timbers.—
They were carried down with the boat when she
sank. . He succeeded in saving a little negro boy.—
About-twenty persons were standing on the bow of
the. boat when she went down, most of whom wore
saved. The river was covered immediately uflcr the
Occident with fragments of the wreck. A portion of
(he stern of (ho ladies* cabin of the steamer* is still
out of water. . -
On board (he S.torm tho destruction oflife was also
terrible. Mrs. Moody, the wife-of (he first clerk,
was standing on tho guard opposite tho ladies'cabin,
and wps instantly Killed. The captain received a
severe Contusion in the head, but was not dangerous
ly.wounded. About twelve or fifteen persons were
killed, and ft largo nbmbor wounded, some of whom
will probably not recover. *
The fragments of iron and blocks of wood, which
were sent with (ho rapidity of lightning from the lll
fated Louisiana, carried death and destruction in oil
directions. Men were killed at tho distance of two
hundred yards. Legs, arms, and Irlmke Were scat
tered over the levee.
Tho New Orleans bulletin of lhc,l7lli furnishes a
list of the sufferers. That paper says—" Fifty-three
p bodies have beert recovered, but the full loss of. life
{ will never be known. Many.must have been blown I
, into the river, from (ho Louisiana and the adjoining
, boats and were drowned.We think'it probable that
from 150 to 200 persons have perished by (his truly
distressing acccldent. The scene of tho disaster was
visited yesterday by thousands of our citizens, somo
o«)lod iJidro by curiosity, but many in anXious search
of their friends and relatives. Tho ill fated boat has
entirely disappeared. The Bostono and the Storm
present the appearance of perfect wrecks. The boiler
deck of (he Bostona is covered with-blobd, »s is (lie
stenfof the Storm/ Tho safely valve of the Louisi
ana is In the pantry of tho Storm, whore it was
blown. Her boilers, pipes, etc., are scattered far and
wide over the levee. As impossible as it may appear,
it is nevertheless true, (bat a negro fireman was
blown from the Louisiana into the pilot house of the
Storm. Of course he Was Instantly killed. In three
different instances bodies oflho victims in descending,
struck the wharves'with, such force os' to-, break
through (he heavy planking. One of the hog chains
of the Louisiana Was thrown into Natchez alley,
where it demolished a sign. Hundrcds.of minor in
cidents occatrcd in all parts of the levee.
A.gong of hands with a diving bolt afe still no
lively aPwbfk over the sunken wreck, fop the purpose
of recovering, if possible, the remaining bodies. Tho
number of passengers on board tho Louisiana at tho
lime of the explosion was about 85, the crew num
bered about 20, and there is every reason (o believe
that many other persons were on board, bidding adieu
to f;!cnds or transacting business. .
INDUCTION df Postaob—The Washington
correspondent of (he Philadelphia North Ameri
can seems to have ihe freedom of the General
Poet-office, B» well as that of the Secretary of
State. In a letter, dated l-Uli insl., ho Bays
The public will bo gratified to know that llto
Post-Master General intends recommending a re
duction of postage, and the establishment of a
.uniform late of five cents. This, measure of re
form has long been needed, and can now be adop
ted, if the majorities in Congress are disposed to
second the popular and judicious suggestion of
Mr. Collamer. Indeed, if lira views could be
fully carried out, predicated, as they are, upon n
careful examination of the whole system, throe
cents would he the rale fixed by law. And this
reduction is entirely practicable, if .Congress will
relievo private correspondence from the enormous
afid unjust tax which is now Imposed upon It, for
the transportation of the correspondence and doc
umentary matter of tho Departments and members
of Congress. It may be asked with propriety,
why should this imposition bo levied upon one
1 branch of the public service mors than another!
Why should tho expenses of .Custom-houses,
Land-offices, &o„ be liquidated from Ihe general
Treasury and Ilia Post-office, which, of all others,
|s entitled to peculiar exemption, from tho nature
of its functions, be made to boar these onerous
burthensl The*policy of. the ago is in favor of
tho diffusion of knowledge in tho cheapest and
most expeditious "manner, and llto Member of
Congress who opposes himself to this policy,
will bo visited with the indignation which fol
|lowed the passage of tho old Compensation Dill.
Wo are pleased to learn this. Let Congress
pass an act establishing n uniform rale of five
cents postage, and a free transmission of newspa
pers from offices of publication to subscribers re
siding within thirty miles of said office, and the
pooplo'wlll be satisfied.
Dkatii Fhow Htdrovhobia.—Denary Dacholdor,
aged 25 yours, died a horrible death in Philadelphia
on Saturday, of hydrophobia. Ho was bitten by hU
own dog on tho 7lh of October, and was seized with
the horrible malady on Wednesday tail. The Led
ger says i
On Saturday evening chloroform was idminis
(ered by tho advice of Ur. Duffoo, which had a sen.
siblo effect in diminishing his sufferings, though ll !
did not avert (ho fatal termination of the dUeaao,
which occurred about(ll o'clock. Daoholdor(was sen
sible of his approaching fate, and attributed it to the
hydrophobia. During tho Intervals between (he
spasms, he cautioned those around hie bad not to
put (heir hands near his mouth, for fear he should
bite them. So great was his dread-of the convul
sions, that he bogged the physician to bitted him to
death. ■ ;
Another Cuba 1 Rumor.—The Spanish paper in
New York gives a rumor that the Spanish Govern*
montlias sent a commission of six to inquire Into the
condition of Cuba, and vr ilh power, Iflhoy find It ex
pedient, tp soli tho Island to the United Slates.
A Sad Picture of Hungary,
A letter from Berlin gives Ibis picture of unforlu*
natoHungary i :-Z, •
“ Tbo aspect of Hungary’ U said to fill the travel,
ler wllh sadness.' On every side the eye rests on
the blackened and ruined walls of burnt , villages,
heaps of rubbish which morh tbo ailtf 'of destroyed
castles or'farm houses, and, not onfrcqaontly, on tho
bleached skeleton of one of the many victims of frar
or famine. In the south,'many villagesbnlU of
wood have entirely disappeared, a desolate tract
covered with ofihes and cinders is all .that remains
on the spot where bnco stood thousands of happy
homes. Members of long dispersed families, broth*
tfrs"artd sisters, wlyeir, who have no!
seen each other for, many months, sometimes meet
for the first lime in visits 'to these snd accilei.
A Gallant Soldier* . .
At the funeral honors paicHoWorily Duncan
and Gates, John Van Boren delivered an oration,
in which ho related the following- anecdote of tho
former; ' ; V ' ■’ V ‘
While Gen. Scolt msatifol eliafgfls ottfet
of Gen. Jackson, and a Cotfrt of inquiry, vfatf in
vestigatihg his conduct in Florida, a party ofge n *
ilemen met in this city, and after dinner the eon«
versaiion:turned upon the subject of Scott's sM,
vices; Worth, indignant-at the ,proceeding, wr*
describing the part which Scott took In the bafti*
of Niagara. He said that Scott’s brigade wertl
advancing towards evening, under the cover of a
wood, from which’they were to deploy into the
open field; Scott had already had.one horse shot
under him, and as the column vyere deploying, his
second horse fell, and he,became entangled/under
it. The column wavered, and Worth, then* his
youngest aid, rushing to his assistance, dismount''
ed and tendered him his horae, saying, ** General
can you mount, the column falters fora leader?”
Scott* immediately mounted, and riding to. the*
head of the column* cried out, •♦Advance men!
theliight’s our own,” and Worth followed Scoii,
as his aid, on foot. .At this moment a discharge
of grape from a single cannon prostrated Scott,
the horse which hejrodci and his aid. Worth.—
Scott and Worth were immediately carried to the
rear—Scott seriously, and Worth, as it was sup
posed, mortally. wounded; Attention was, of.'
course, first paid to the commanding officer. Af
ter some time, a deep groan was heard, apparent
ly from the adjoining lent, and Scott, with that
forgetfulness of himself-which distinguishes him
on such occasions, begged the surgeon to repair
to tho quarter whence the sound proceeded, and'
attend, as lie said, “to poor Worth, ; who must be
dying.” Instead of this, as Worth' concluded,,
“the-cry of'agony proceeded from my faithful
dying charger, who had managed to drag himself
upon three legs to theedge of my tent, where ho
had lain down to die.” Pausing for a moment,
while there was hardly a dry eye in the company,
he added—♦• 1 beg your pardon, gentlemen; I find
that in defending General. Scott, I have been in*
cidentally led to describe ray own service.”
Improved Iron.—During Iho sessions.of tho Iron
Convention, held at Pittsburgh, a .few days since,
specimens of iron, manufactured by a now.process,
and converted into hoop'iron, round andequttre rods,
horse shoe nails, &0., were exhibited. Those were
bent in every imaginable way to tost the toughness
and malleability of the article. Of the process (he
Pittsburgh GilletteTiaya:
This lion is manufactured in Now Jersey, by a
process discovered by Mr. M. Salter, and patented.
It is made from Iho ore, by a single process, with
anthracite andbiiuminous coal. Theprocess is as
follows: The furnace has three combined chambers,
one shove the other, and all actuated by the same
(ire. The upper chamber is used for deoxidizing the
ore—impurities, such as sulphur, &c.,‘ being carried
off at alow temperature; the.middle chamber fur
fluxing and working, add tho lower chamber.:for |c*
ducingand finishing. The metal is taken frohi tho
lost named to the hammer or squeezers. The time,
two hours.
Iron, by this process, can bo made much cheaper
limn on the old plan. - We should think it would be
admirable for the production,of railroad iron,
The Legislators op Vermont, at Its recent tcm.
sion, appropriated $5OO to procure a block or blocks
of marble, or granite, for the Washington Monument,
now in process of construction In the City of Wash*
inglon.
Timee lißw. have.been arrested. at'Danvillc, Tor
fobbing d pedlar of $4,000 worth of jewelry, One
of the captured men attempted to. cut bis own throat,
iho good* being fotfnd uponr him.
SEizulrtf.—The collector nt Buffalo has seized the
Canadian steamer Emerald,, for d violation of the
revenue laws.
Eihtom m the Field.— Wo in tho Hal of
candidates for election to the tegfalaiure of Massa
chusetts lire names of five Editor*. 1
Acoie&ntal SifooriNo.—At Dcmopolis, Ala., a few
days ago, several little , boys, Unddr O, years of oge,
got possession of a gun which Was supposed not Co
bo loaded, and providing, themselves with a box of
caps, amused themselves with snipping the gun.—
After exploding nearly forty caps,one of the boys
poTnfcd at another, told him he believed
ho would .shooVhim, and pulled tho trigger, when'
the gun unexpectedly went off and killed tho little
fellow on tho spot. .
" Transplanting Theej.—Shade and fruit trees .are
a perennial blessing, costing little and yielding much
in the way of substantia) benefits. Tho full.is deem
ed the best season for transplanting, as tho trees
generally take firm root during tho Winter, and are
nut thrown back, like those set out in the Spring.-*
Another advantage worthy of consideration Is, that
should tho trees fail to grow, they can bo transplant
ed in IhdSprlng without loss of time. We would,
therefore, advise out readers In lownvnnd country,
arid particularly (hose who have created now dwel*
lings In tho course of the past season, to avail them
selves of the present opportunity for improving and
beautifying their gardens and grounds. What U n
hsuao, however bbautlful, architecturally, without
shade trfios around it?
Tho Bos (on Post retorts upon some “ smart" fel
low in the following manner The person who
sent us a copy of (hs Boston Post, with •• Jaei 4#«"
written upon tlio margin is requested to. Inform us
at what stable ho can he found;*’.
Proposed Compromise.— A Washington correspon
dent of ilio N. Y, Herald says:
"I have it from respectable authority, thotasouth
orn senator, orobubly Mr. Foote, of Mississippi, will,
on Dio first day of the session, introduce a now pro
position for a compromise of the slavery question, to
wit: to establish the Mormon territory of'Deseret—
to decline to rcceivo all California as a state, but to
divide it by the line, of 36 dog. SO' min.jinto two
parts, between the north and south, so as to give the
south aetata and a port or tWb on the-Pacific—to
admit tho north part at once as a state, and tha
southern part when sho is ready to oomo In—to odrvo
a new southern slate out of Texas,-as an offset to
AUa Caiilbrniar end to submit the bbikndarV dispute
between Now Mexico and Texos lo -a board of bom
biivsioncra. . j j .
It is thought some such arrangement will meet
ihe views of Mr. Donlon, Mr.Culhoun.and Mr. Clay,
nnd ofthe.moderate men.of all parties, and tho sup
port of the administration besides. lam inclined to
llilnlc so, too, and that there need bo no dread of dis
solution in the settlement of the slavery question”
Tux Angei, or tub Fountain.— Rov,. John
Pierpontj speaking of the fountain -on< Doston
Common, employs a.bold figure; ■- ’ !
U I have travelled ovor a largopartof/Europe,
and have seen moat, If. not, bIU.-Pfs
fountains, but I saw nothings to sarnhas, If, In—
deed, I saw anything l to be compared with tho 1
fountain ofrUoalornCommon.-lVelandq there 1 *
like an angelof God, wltfc llsgnsdt yatery wings*
waving up and down#iwUß ®»Pty dfpp.upoo (hom>
changed by the bright •hlning'flun into a
mOnd.*’ '• • ■ ; .
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