TEE VOLUNTEER OAaLtSLE,TIItII3DAY,JULY XI, \B5O. 3ohti Bt Srattoui QOitl&r nui Proprietor* V- AOKNOV* ' * ‘ - j U3*V. tl. MBtl', B*q.,l9i>ur authorized agent for mo, ‘7'»S Pi»Pfli«einjni9, receiving aal»crlpll6ni and making' ; Ulocinii»n,r the AnlirlcanVdluntonr, al hi* office, W.-tvA >raifrof.Thirii and Ohcßnutaireol!', Philadelphia. ■ { Bemochatic nominations. FOB CANAL "cOHMISSIOxXER, ! WILIAM T. JIORISOiNj wf Montgomery County. • - . FOE AUDITOR - GENERAL, EPHRAIM BAMS, of Mifflin 'County. .: for sdrteyoF GENERAL, I PORTER BRAWLEY, , of Crawford County, BTANDINO COMMITTEE, The Democratic Standing Committee of Cum berland county ore requested to meet at the pub lic house of C. Hoffman, in the borough of Car lisle, on , Saturday, August 8, 1850, I At 1 o’clock, P. M.,for the purpose of appointing] the time for holding the Delegate Elections and the assembling of a County Convention to. form a ticket.; A general attendance pf 'the Committee is earnestly requested. Three oV the Committee. July 11, 1850. fallowing named gentlemen compose! the Standing Committee for ihu present year; I Allen, Goo. I). Miller; Carlisle, ,E. VV.. R.j Snodgrass;. VV. VV., J. H.Graliam; Dickinson,| S. VVoodburn; E. Pennsborough, John Sheets;] Frankforl, VV, P. Swiger; Hopewell, Col. VV.J WHerry; Hampden, R. G. Voung'; Mifflin, John! B, Perry; Monroe, Caroy Ahl; Mechanlcsburg,! W* Eckels; N. Middleton, VVm. Jacobs; New-i ville, James Ahl; New Cumberland, John F.| Lee; Newton, Jas. McCulloch; Silver Spring,! John C. Eckels; South Middleton, Alfred Moorc;| Southampton* W. Duncan; Shippenshurg, hbr-jj ough, W,, VV. Kevin; S, township, 11. Craig;* W. Pennsborough, Joseph McKee. I Gen. Cass and Col. Benton, of tlioTJ. S. Senate, and Mr. M’Lnnohan, of the 11. of Hops., will accept our thanks, for their attentions. Smalt. Notes.— By a law of tho last Legislature] all notes of. a less denomination than five dollars' (except Relief notes,) are prohibited from circulation dAer the Slat of August. To altompl to pass any such notes aAer (hat date, will bo a violation of the law, which imposes severe jicnuhics.. Until that date—but no longer—(ve will receive foreign small notes in payment of subscription to the VoluMetr.— Onr friends who have any of this kind of currency on hand, and who are indebted to us, had better avail themselves of our offer. Burning Stork Boxes;—A number of boys of.our town—a dozen or mpre—have been arres ted within a day or two, charged with having carried.away a number of store boxes and making a bonfire on the night of the 4th, The boxes belonged to Messrs. Ogtlby, Hilner, Elliott, and: others. The boys were bound over to appear at court. T&s Fourth— the glorious fourth of July—the seventy-fourth anniversary of Awetloan freedom— was celebrated in n becoming wanner in every town In tbe Union, wo presume, except Carlisle. Here (ho day passed off Without any demonstration. All’ was quiet—tbo stores, generally speaking, were closed—tho day was sultry, and presented the op*j pearsnee of a well observed Sabbath. All the soci il patties talked of before the Fourth fell through, and. failed to “come off.” Such was tho Fourth. in Cur* lisle. What a ahamo. ' ffj*A shrewd farmer in the Vermont Lcgislalnrcj declined answering t speech of a member, who wasjj remarkable for nothing but hie frothy and pngna-l clous impudence. M Mr. Speaker (said the farmer,) 1 oanH reply to (hat ere speech, for it always ranches me ao terrible to fetch at nothing." For tho same rotson wc decline answering a certain pup who has for acme time been yelping at our heels. Several fetters were received yesterday by persons of this place from Sheriff Hoffor’s party of California adventurers. The letters are dated Pana ma, June 23, at which place, the company had arrived, in good health and spirits. One of the par* ty, writing to the editor of this paper, soys—“We are all well and in fine spirit*, and expect to got off from here in a short lime. Tell such of our friends In Cumberland aa desire to go to California not to patronize M. O. Roberta* line of creamers. Roberts! .it a perfect swindler and seoandrcl. Tho manner In! . Which ho lias lied to lira passengers should entitle! him to a coat of tar and feathers. Wo hare had el hard lime of It thus far, but we have braved it all.—f We have rented a room here, and cook for ourselves.! Wo pay 810 for the room fur one month. Thu nest! letter you receive from me will be from- tho gold] digging*.” Union Philosophical Society of Dickinson] College.— The Oratorical Exhibition of this eo-| ulety took place in the M. E. Church, on the evening of the 4th, before a densely crowded house, The following was the order of exer cises:’ ■ • PnAYxn—nv President Peck, Jlnnivertary Jlddrat—- Phil M-. Leukin,. Anne Arundel 00., Md. inspiration of Grealncss—B. Di Chenowelh Frederick co., Vh. Tb-morrdur—Granville R. Ridcr r Salisbury, Md. . „ National Ballads— William V, Tuder, Dalli-j hiore» Md. . , The Strong Nation —lt. D. Sellman, Anne AVundel co,, Md. 1 The Hour n/.J)eatinyr~A» U, Hank, Frederick cO., Md. . The 'speakers acquitted themselves in B*ma»ner highly creditable.to themselves and the College •to which they are attached* Although tho eve ning was unusually close and sultry, (he house whs crowded, and a great many could not obtain admittance. A large portion of the audience was composed of tho fair of our town, who be* stowed their smiles of approvalupon the efforts of tho young orators. The speeches, indeed, afforded a ,rich intellectual treat to our* chitons, and lire whole affair passed off creditable to all' concerned.- Tub SorHoneai Class.— Ths annual EihibUiwl of ths Sophomore Class of Dicklmorv College, t ou kj piece at Ike College on Tuesday evening.—l Wo, wore unable to oe present, but understand the] exercises were of a very interesting character, and] well calculated to plsaie the literary taste of those who were present. The young orators acquitted' themselves hnndsomsly. Tito Honorary Degree cf L. L< D, tv&s con ferred upon (he Hon. Jambs Duciukah, at the eeosai Commencement of Princeton College,l J&* J, m I DEATH OF PRESIDENT TAYLOR X l it Is with sincere regret wo announce tho death !of. Gen. Taylor, President of the limit'd States. jThU melancholy event look place In the Pfesi* kdenilal mansion, at Wieklhgtoh city, dni Tues; [day evening, ihe ilth insl.' had Sheen unwell for four of five dbys, and on Monday Shis disease, which was billions cholera morbus, {assumed a dangerous character.continued to fgrow worse, and at half-past 10 o’clock on Tues ?day_evening he breathed lils last. Ills last words jwero— am prepared—l have endeavored to do my duly," ‘Gcnerbl TaVi.or is no people of ihe United States are suddenly railed upon to mourn the death of their Chief Magistrate. For (ha second time, since the, establishment of oUr mighty republic, has the Chief Executive dfficerjj jheori summoned to the future state.’ 1 - Gen.i [Zachary TayEor, after having been in tho high-i jest office in the World for a few short months, has [been, by the decree of an AU-VViso Providence, [transported from 'the height qf his temporal glo [ry “ (d that bourne from whence no traveller re turns. 11 ' Hut a fow days preceding his drccasc. he couldbe seen with a light step, in health and [happiness, attending to the duties devolving upon [him, little dreaming, perhaps, that before one [week should pasft away he would be numbered [With the dead—that, he would. be called on by [that stem messenger, Death, to ‘surrender tin* [high trusts which millions of. ftoenfen had but ■lately Confided to him* and that his country ■should be amassed al the suddeness of tho event. y The sudden hnd unexpected death of anurdi iftary ciliten has the effect to impress upon the (minds of those Within the circle of bis acquaint fanCe, a serid'ds and fearful admonition of the in* [stability of health and sanguine expectations. I But the onlooker) for, and scarcely credible tie [cease of one high in distinction, surrounded by [myriads who pay court to. his power and to his [parson, and who are ever ready to administer to Jiia every wish, must have a tendency to aWaken dn the minds of all a fearful sense of tho uncer I lainty on which they lean for the support of an*| [imhl existence, and of the probability that th> [cup of their ambition, ere yol it has rea'chcd thi (Up, may be dashed to earth by the stern hand o( Idcath. With his bereaved relatives, especially, the [aged and revered partner of his bosom, do all [classes of citizens deeply and sincerely sympa thize, And as to the lamented deceased, it is li [he hoped that all, without any kind of dUtinc [tiou. lf they will i“ No farther Beck Ms merits to disclose.” at least charitably respect at once his ashes and his memory* The President having died Within the term foi which he was the ditties of his high office will, by constitutional provision, devolve on Millard Filmorb, of New York, who. was chosen Vice President for the same term. No doubt a hew Cabinet will soon be formed, and we shall then see—what we shall see. PROF. WBBSTBa’B CONFESSION. On our first page will be found the full confession of Dr. John W. Webster, of (he murder of Dr. Park man. We also publish in another column .Webster'* petition fur pardon, In which he solemnly declare* his innocence, and which he submitted to the Govcr nor and Council of Massachusetts, a few days pre vious to making his confession. Both will bo read with-avidity and painful interest. The confession, we losrn by the Boston papers, was written by Web ster himself In its style it is stiff, cold, and carefully worded, and, to our mind, is the best evidence that [ha* yet been furnished that the murder of Dr.' Park* Jinan was a premeditated act. 9 Webster says that he killed Dr. Parkman el a ingle blow ou the side of tho head, dealt with a] ho force passion could .give. Bui he most solemn); [denies premeditation, end declares the deed was IcommUted in a moment of intense excitement, pro Idoced by the insulting language of Dr< Parkman,— Iliad he made this confession ut first, no doubt his story would have bean'believed, and he might then have entertained some heps fur pardon. Rut what, reliance can bo placed in the word of this man, who 4 few days previous to making a confession of the honiblo crime, presented a petition to tho Governor for pardon, in which he calls God to witness tho (ruth of the assertion that he it entirely innocent, and before heaven declares that he is the victim of cir cumstances, or of a foul conspiracy 7 Who will bc-| li’evo him note, after his frequent attempts to mislead] the public mind by • resort to falsehood and inge-j nuily 7 For our part we cannot believe life declaraj tion that the murder Was col premeditated.- Many] circumstances and incidents go to profe this part of] his confession false. Ffts anxiety to got Dr. Purh-I Iman in ills room at a cortafa'liouV—lira haste in cut- ting up the body—the slick in his room—the knife [hi his possession—the fire in lira furnaCo—the notes [which ho took from Dr. Parkman after ho had mur [dcrud him—his composure of mind after ho had IcommUted the dreadful deed, and destroyed,-as he Ituppooed'-all evidence against himself—tho tin bbx I—the groppUng hLokB, together with many other cir- Icumstunccs, go far to ConVittCd us that’ thin mbit’ re- Svolting murder was & well planed premeditated act I It will bo observed that In no portion of Dr. Web Sator’s confession, does lie express contrition or oven ■regret that he murdered Dr. Parkman-he does not luven mention Dr. Parkmnti’s name, except where il Bis absolutely necessary to do so, Take St all in all the case of Webster exhibits a degree of moral do pravily that causes a shudder to thihk of. Whul will bo his fate wo comiot toll, but we think; if ever o| man deserved capital punishment that min is - Prof JMn VV. Webster, the mardortfr of DlvParkintm. IQj'Gcn. Taylor's name appears in several political articles in lO’day’s paper. These articles were in typo before wo heard of the President's death, or (hoy should not have appealed. . Wo are pleased' to feanr lfinl ! Ahprbw Jackson M’Cartwkt, (a Son of our old friend, Major John M'Cartncy,) has been received into the U. S. Nuval School, at Annapolis, Md, The Huntingdon Qlobe now comes to us hand somely improved* It iff a eoiind ah(f thorougl Democratic paper, nnd deserves success. ft la said that of the eighty of more gentlemen who graduated at Prlhoclon College on the 20th ull., about one-half made a profession of'roligion. Daring the past session} there has been a greater [religious excitement at the college than lias been [known fur many years; i Kossuth.—' The New York Tribune learns [from Count Dsmbinskl that Kossuth Intends leoming to America, at soon as ho, is permitted to [leave Turkey, and that forty of the one hundred [Polish refugees who litely arrived at Soutliamp [ton ore now On their way. here—the others ob- Plained employment in England. I At her benefit in Savannah, Qa.,on the 3(at [dll., Madame Anna Bishop wore $30,000 worth [of jewelry, all of which was presented to her by ■distinguished personages. t SENATOR COOPER ANOTIIE COMPRO ■ ,■ - MIBE. \ Mt. Ccoper, of this State, made a iipoech ’ih iho U. Senate, ft'ahut't liirtQ Binue. iii faSmrbf Mr.'Cluy’* v>omptaml*d "Bill. Several of ihVFederai papers are •‘down on him" because of hiiboifriie, hut we Imre not as.yet ndtifccd that oar noighbrtroflho Herald has expressed,-,an opinion In regardlo* the speech) one, Way or-the oilier. Although Vo nro pleased with Mr. Cooper’d course in this matter, yol when wo Compare’itWith his for mer professions, it is, clear that ho has not pursued the policy many of hiVTrlundd expected he would.*— This, Innvo’vc'f. ls art acCodnt Which he’rhd'st settle with ilia rtien of hia own parly. -Wo havo.no doubt that his courua in regard to the slave question will be approved by iTlatgo'miqoHty of his and wo ore glad to see him joirt'Sonator Sturgeon in favoring thc paeebge of the Compromise Bill, BRAZEN IMPUDENCE. Only think of tho brazen impudence put forth In iho following parugroph, which wo take from the ■Republic, tho organ of‘the present'cabinet. We roa'ti tho Whole article (o see if there was not some qualification or exciiftd, some attempt to disguise this open juslificaiion of. Taylor’s reuibVols. from office by tho example of Jackson; and that, too, by a whtjj addressing himself to Whigs, Hejelt iat In its heart, the “ Union" must feel, that tho course of tho President in regard to removals from office is in consonanco with the principles laid down by Mi. Jefferson, sanctioned by Gen.'Jackson, and down to tho present lime not repudiated, but reebg. njzod. agd-p’raclWd 'opertt. by its own party os often os'ilgets into,power. \ There, hftw, Whigs, read that, and see what you have come to. Tuylor is now practising the great ftin of General Jackson—tho übpordonatyfo kin (hat Sited all whfggcry, with horror—nn'dWs organ justi fies it, because it. was a policy laid,down by Jefifer soft and sanctioned by Jackson: Alas, poor Whigs', liaTO.you ctfftic to this! Mad afty one foretold, In 1825, *C, ’7, ’B, when (ho ‘wail of horror 'resounded from Maine to Louisiana, through-all (he domjinc| of whigdom, at the enormities of Gen. JuckMiU in turning wings oftt of office , and apln.iniing duno orals, that in twenty odd years a whig President would be doing the same thing, and telling tho rest of mankind thut lho doctrine was laid ilmVn by Jef ferson and sanctioned by Ja'bkfton, \tiAild you not have exclaimed, like liazicl to (hr prophet, .“..ft th% BCrttml a dog that It should io (Ais thing !Down upon your knees now, whig*, and bow to (lie author ity of Gen. Jactesdu— justify yourselves by his exam ple, which you denounced a few years ago with so muoh indignation und horror. There is one thing, however, says the. Louisville Demucrat % that neither Jefferson's doctrine not Jack* son's example can bo plead for. ' They did not de nounce the doctrine nor tho practice before tho elec* lion and promise to avoid U oft Un_ greatest df po litical sius—gel elected by the hypocritical profes sion, and then, after their ofobtjuni face about and do exactly what they dehotiHeed* before and promised nut to do. This is tho sin now.' - It's not removals from office that whiggery has to obcbunl fur. It is lying about It. It's tho vilo political deception and Hypocrisy. It’s getting power und emoluments on false pretences—u less crime than that would put an individual in the penitentiary. , We suppose now that we are done with cicoses ind shufflings—tho organ has spoken—Taylor is following the example of Jackson—that's all. True, tho whigs have always denounced removals for opinion's sakei It has been* the main staple lb every whig canvass; but, upon, experiment, they have found It will not do in practice, Jackson was right, after all. Tho doctrine wa*ft laid down by Jef ferson and sanctioned by /aekn& Taylor show! himself even belter* than the earlier Presidents; by making more removals for' sake in two short years than all his predecessors"ever made. TUB OALPIHIf CLAIM. By the payiueiU of the Ualpliin claim, Mr. Crawford's share of the plunder amounts to the enormous aura of $115,578,4311 ffj’Ornear ly equal to the salary of President of the United States for five years! The paper signed by Messrs. Burt and Jackson, is a powerful aigmncnt against the Justice of the claim. They conclude.in these, words: “A thorough investigation of the case, end a patient and deliberate consideration of the arguments and authorities adduced to justify the payment of in terest, have brought the undersigned to a.confi dent conclusion that it was paid against prece dent and without authority ©flaw.” The ball. Sun says: in reviewing the position of the several members of the cabinet natively associated with the transaction, the impression we receive is, that they have performed their ob ligations rn tf slip-shod sort of a manner* To in fer that such it performance of doty is Common to them, is to awaken suspicion Vrnh reject to the safe custody of the public money by do' means agreeable/ Vet to suppose rbar it was done in this case alone is to suggest a’n* inference still more objectionable, Wo cannot go behind the report fur motives, and as everybody prbfessds to be ignorant of the deep interest held in the claim Secretary of. War, except the President, it is to be inferred that this facile transfer of some Was innocently accomplished, under a bare act of recognition, and an equally bare legal opinion V krv AppßorniXTß.— n is feiti that the Taylor Cabinet aro having cut a block of marble for the Washington Monument, wlllj tho’followlng ox* presaivo inscription: ■ “CALPHIKJ" Wiu'c NdXT?— PHtfre has lately liden held of (he “Five Points,” Now York', p temperance' meeting, which was largely attended by (lib real Five Pointers, who listened' attentively to the speeches, conducted thomseWes orderly, otidnf the close of the exercises, twenty-live signatures wore obtained to the pledged This is What we shoul(Pßay rbtflly darryihg lliri Wa Y ihtd Africa: Tii> WincßLikO' Dniudi Case.—A Waihihgldn correspondent of July. Bih,jays;' Cliancollor Wool, worth, to whom tho Wheeling Bridge oueo was re (erred by the United Stales Supremo Court, has sub-’ milted to tho Court that tho Bridgt it a niiitanci. A Novel Vovaoe.— Mr. VViso is constructing (Wo balloons for the purpose of (eating-whether (he air may nut bo navigated !h any direction, and whether Eurojio may not’bd retched, gfidlly, in shorter lltne than by steamships.- Ah afisl trip to London in dog days would be dobidodly pleasant. . Luc*r.— Oh Friday, aa‘ (he Portland traih was coming through Malden to Dolton, the cnglncorsaw a small boy drawing a chHd'a carriage on (ho (rsok. He immediately chocked the locomotive, but (he boy, frightened* left hi* ohargfc, and'run. The cow catcher* caught the infant and threw U upon* the slide of tho track; Tho only in|urjr it sustained was a scratch in the forehead. A SelV-Made Man.—One of tho present Vir ginia member* of tho Houso of Congress did not know how to road'at twenty years of age. Hit wife taught him his letters, apd his own persbve rance and good sense did the rest for him, and now ho makes an excellent spetrh in Congress. I Bf Telegraph tor the Volunteer. ' GREAT FIRB IN PIIILADBM?!*!A. 'SOO'ifiJhsei Burnt —Ujptkirdf of'a. Million.ofDollart Hh Prsp'eHy 'Destroyed—More than Thirty Lives Losty .. PHILADELPHIA, July 10»,' A fireliroko diii ihfeace street yesterday evening, Which soon extended with : grcat rapidity ■nd dei troyed ell the.buildings from ’Race to Caildtvtilll street, including Vine, and oxteriding back to Second street. Difting the fire many tffhalt explosions occurred,' without however creating much alarm, Until a terrible eftplosiofi look 'place, Which shook the ground and buildings, for many hundred yards, end blow and drove more than thirty persons into the river, riiojl of whom were drowned. Twb'erifc’fosV were covered hy the fulling ruths. *Tho explosion occurred in Brock, Lenl,.& Cos. - , warehouse, where was stored a large quantity ofNilrato of Potaih (Saltpetre.) It is Impossible to estimate, the loss of life or-properly. The fire was checked this (horning at 6 o'clbck. - HarmsmiW, July 10. The bells are all tolling for the' President's death. Oal;Outaa Rotatitons* The Washington correspondent of the North Amo* Wean, finder £aie'of‘!fuly Ist, says ,* The U. S. war steamer .Vixen sailed from this |Wrl fo daV, for Ha vana,with Commodore Morris at a special agent'hf the Government id make demand for the American prisoners captured by the Spanish forces off Centre* ras lt is not intended that Commodore Morris shall stiperScdo Commodore Parker in the command of the Homo Squadron, but he is detailed foP this special duty. It {S heltered hete that the prisoners will either be given up, or that a satisfactory arrangement will bo effected, by which their safety will be secured* and their eoiftforu bo c&rcd for, unlit stloli an adjust* ment 'can be rhade A'o'nr, between the Spanish Minis* irr antfour own will be in conformity wiiti (ho hbhbt ofbblh governments. . Spaniards Exercising the ‘‘ Ri6ut of SEAHc'd.”— S..mc of the. Spanish officials in Cuba are taking a liberty w ith American vessels which wlll'be likely to get them into irdublo. An extra from the Sevan* nah News of Wednesday last, gives the following uebonnt of tttfo toconl searches of vessels sailing under the flag of tiio United Stales: Spanish Outrage on American Vessels!— The schooner General Taylor, Capt. Wright, arrived at our port yesterday ollcinoon, in 30 days from Cha gros. She was bound to Turks Island, but shifted her ballast at sea< and. pul in for a fresh supply.— When off Cope Antony, on the 13th inst., she was boarded by a Lieutenant and Midshipman, and eight Spanish soldiers, armed with oarbinosi umlasaes, ond boarding-pikes, froth a Spanish tvatstbaWbr. The captain of the General Taylor produced his papers, but this did not satisfy the insolent Spaniard!, who Word very insulting and overbearing in their deport ment lowaids Captain Wright and his brew. They persisted in overhauling his vessel, and searching her from stem to stern, and finally demanded the schooner's roll. After remaining on board for nearly an hour they took their departure. The General Taylor was in company, off Cape Antony,'With the brig Ncvius, (of-Beverly, Mass.) from Masinello, Cuba, bound to Boston. The Span ish’ manof war olsb overhauled the brig; and detained her in like manner. ' This ie putting in practice “the lightdfseatch” in good earftcit. pur government will; of course* make protnpl inquiry into the affair, and iako effl* cicnl measures to prevent the recurrence uf similar outrages on our merchant ships. 'i'lie Spanish gov. eminent must bd given to understand, and if ncccs* bury* must be hnpieased.with the fubl by (deans of a wholcsotne losiuh, that this government wilt not permit any nation (b detain atrd sfearch its vessels on tho high seas. Spaniards must (earn that 41 Free Trade and Sailor’s Rights” Is with us a notional motto; and the meaning of it is ihat 6UV ilagprotebl* tho Vestel that bear! U. whfaiever the soas rollaiui the winds •pf'Ceaveh blow,' Tho leniency of our government towards the Spanish in their rreont difficulties, has. been wrongfully construed, if they regard it as an assurance that they may insult our merchantmen with impunity, under the flimsy pro* text ol searching for invaders. "SftAND at —Ttio Erie Goiclte U laboring to prove that the whig parly must Stand-by General Taylor/ 1 notwithstanding the “ unscrupulous opposi tion of the iocofocos." . The Gazette need not fear desertion from one wing of the .whig party. The Oolphin wlilga will stand by General Taylor as tongas there it an y money in the Treasury. Gideon J. Ball, Esq., of Erie county, hie Stale Treasurer, haa been appointed Chief Clerk of the Auditor's office for the Past Office Department, In place ofThomas E. Drown, removed. The salary is two thousand dollars per annum; Case oF J. Gibsons' Mills*— The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has ordered, a now trial in the case of Dr. J. Mills, convicted at Harrisburg, uf seduction, and now dhdergolng imprisonment for the offence. The gtadnd on’ Which the hew trial is granted, la want uf jurladidlfon frt flic Codrt id l’ry the date, it having been an adfofrrncd Codtf; Ms. and in’s DiVonfiz.—Tho Now Yori Herald says that, thu recent attempts to bring about a settlement oflho difficulties'between Mr. and Mrs. .Forrest have failed, and that new and important evidence had been'diadtWcrcd’ lh referenda to Mrs/ Forrest, which Will 6b b/oilghl out before a court and ju'ry In Phlladolpliln/and will settle the whole affair to Iho eatlsfaclVoh of all parties—that is,‘a final and positive dlvorcd. • . Killed sy Lightning.— Miss CynUiin Gra* ham, daughter of Maj. Alex. Graham, of. Cutler county, Pa., aged about 18, was killed by light ning on Thursday afternoon. There were four teen or fifteen persona. In the room at thd time. One man was also slightly Injured. The light ning Is supposed to httve passed down the chim ney. Mlbn, Graham was sVaiuTihg ncaf the fire place. • - lovTa' ConVkstxd Elvction.— r fhe lYodtfe of Representatives, on Saturday, disposed of the lowa contorted ©lediiori, by declaring tho seal occupied by Mr. to be vacant. A*new election ttill, therefdre, have to bb hold* DlsmsssiNo Butrin*.—A suicide was commit ted at Cleveland, Ohio, last week, by Lavlnia Cook,-by taking oxalic acid during a depression of spirits, caused by (he sudden termination of a mafrUfee engagement, or Ihtlmsuy between her self and a Mr. B. Cowles. A beautiful locket, oontairilhg Mr. Cowlbs’' mirialore, was found among her things, and 4 one of (he chambermaids staled that she had seen it in Miss Cook's pos session. . More oV THEMVan Court’s Detector, published on (lie Ist inst., gives (ho following description of another Issue of spurious notes on the Farmers' Bank of Reading. They socm to be of Die donomi* nation of 15. Look out for thorn i An altered note on tho Banff of Read* ing has Just made its appoorance. The principal' vignette, is (hreo human figures and a notidesoripl animal. On the right end, two human figures, and on die left tho figure &ih 'a Urge die. The name of the Bank and the words “State of Pennsylvania and Reading "inserted. _ Is it Pobbiolbl— A Southern exchange coplea the following paragraph 5 k L'ady Bhlwer, wife of the British Minister at Washington, presides at' the tea-table in propria \pirt6na, and'disperses the agreeable' beverage 1 (with her own hands.” A Now PhksVlu the Webster Cass* HIS PETITION FOA PARDON, IN WHICH HK SOLEMNLY DE< CLARES ills INNOCENCE, WIIIIDR A WN, Boston, July. 3. The following Is a copy of N lho petition of Proles* so? Webster; convicted bl (he inuidcr of or. Park* man, to the Governor ahd Council of: the State, which he withdrew, previuhs to the sl&lehteiit.unour first page. ; 2b Hit Excellency Qeorgs IV. Briggs, aqd to the Honorable Council of the. State.of Massachusetts : Having been convicted before the SuprqmoJudir cial Court of the murder of Dr. Purkman, 1 would roost respectfully and humbly petition your Exccllcn cy-nnd.the Honorable Council, to be permitted to declare, in the most solemn manner, that on* tirely innocent of this awful crime—that 1 never en* ’tertained any other than the kindest feelings towards him, and that I never had any inducement to injure him Whom I have long numbered among my best friends. To Him whoscelh 'in secret, and before whoni I may ore long be culled .to appear, would I appeal for lliq truth of whall now declare, as also for the truth o.f'the solemn declaration, that 1 had no agency in placing the remains of a hitman body in or under my room in the. Medical College in Boston, norj do I know by whom they wore so placed there, -lam the victim of circumstances, or a fob) conspiracy, or of the. attempt of some individuals to cause suspi* cion to fall upon mb, influenced, perhaps, by the prospect of obtaining a large reward. When first charged with this dreadful crime, 1 did not publish to the world a declaration of my in* no'cenco or any explanations of the circumstances fending to bring suspicion on me| sblcly in conse quence of entire Ignorance of the course I ought to adopt; and implicit reliance bh the‘Calmer judgment of others. 1 had, however, prepared for publication a document to that effect, but ai there was a Strong disposition from the Very, first to misinterpret my every look, action, knd expression, it was . deem* ed more kavisable for mo to preserve and maintain silence. Tho document was, therefore, With no struggle on my part, withheld. Immediately Upon my arrest, *ov* ery mrons was resorted to to bond even the niosl'tri* fling appearances in my laboratory, and insignifi cant circumstances to add to the and to pervert them to rrtiy disadvantage.. In tho state of mind in which 1 was, silence was urged upon met and 1 complied more strictly', perhapit than I ought to have done. Every method of poisoning the public mind, onHof exciting prejudice against mo, was toiorlc'd to. Falsehoods, imputations and fabrications were' ‘daily diffused; and I soun pcrceiVcd that U;o bohlradiclion of one froVktd load to others, and that the refutation of thorn ail would be oh endless task, 1 therefore submitted in Siienco and resignation, believing that the time must shortly orrlve when He “ who bringclh light out of darkness ” would oousa the truth to appear, and my innocence be made manifest to all; Had I previously been aware of the use that was to be made of some circbVnstanbVs bH my trial, to give an unjust and orrortcoiis hpjirosslon; if explain* ed, 1 should have been provided with evidence to ex. plain thorn satisfactorily. Some of the statements, references and circumslan* cost however, could not be fully explained or dispro. veil ; unfortunately, 1 could not avail myself of the proof to do it. I now pray your honors that the cvl idence may be deceived by you, and that the testimony of rny wife may be hoard arid received, as alsb my own statement and e&pUnallonel ■ Repeating, in the moslioleihn and poaltiVe maHhof, and under the fullest sense of my responsibility as s' man and a Christian, that I am Wholly innocent of this charge—to tho truth of which the u Sesrcher of all Hearts ” is a wltnbsl, I wbuld hlimbly and rcspcbtfuliy |> r<> j lhalthb privilege I have asked Ht.ry may bb'granted. Ido this under the full belief that the .testimony and explanations I may, end would now offer, aro such ss will disprove many things, 4 and impair very gieally (he evidence of at least two witnesses, and place iO their trde light oircUiDstadccs nd\y ablcdro. - . On (his review of my caso, your honors, will, I trust, find sufficient reasons for revel sing tho doci. eion of the courljsnd for the interposition of mcr* by. Tlrb knowledge of niy feelings and bsbits| and of my various engagements and occupation of time, both before and after the disappearance of Dr, Park man, have, from the first, been sufficient assurances to my afflicted family of iriy Innocence/ and .now that Ufcfr lrusl In llirni wlibhsasustaincri both them and me in oirr days and nights of sorrow and sad* ness; have boon shaken by lire unlooked for result of my trial, they would pray to be permitted to unite with him their sole earthly dependence in this peti tion. * Believing (hat your Excellency, and the Honorable Council will find sufficient grounds fur £tantfu£ in mb a pardon, ahd uf fc«lornijf to them the husband and father, for which 1 inosi respectfully and hum bly pray, Signed, . . r John W. Webster. , wiihdrawh bn opplicallon of Dr. Webster, June 4,1850. MORE OF THE \VCDBTER CONPESBION. The Boston Post, which came to hand lust eve* ning, contains the petition of Dr, Wobstor and the entire speech of Dr. Putman. The petition is as follows: Petition of Dr. Webster I To his Excellency the Governor and to the Honorable Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Maesa • -chueette: - John While Webster, a convict, under sentence of death, in Boston jail, In behalf of himself, anrf of his wife and his bhildrcn, respectfully petitions, (hut the seriUnoe.awarded against him by the law may b'e commuted to such 6’tbor lust horrible and Igno ntinious punishment as your honorable body may mercifully decree.' Your petitioner fully admits that he was tried be 101*0 0 Taft.and impartial* (rtWnar, and 1 that finder the I law as it exists, his jury, Composed as it was ofhon orublo and highminded men, could have returned no verdict other than they dfd.' .But he respectfully re minds your honorable body,that' (lie t'tfo groat mo ral ingredients of the crime of murder, malice, end premeditation, have never been found against iiim by a jury, but have been necessarily inferred by (he ar bitrary rules of (he law*, from certain general fuels which your petitioner .will not deny, but (tie extenu ating details of which no man in your petitioner*! situationcan ever possess legal evidence to pfovo.— Thdsd details your petitioner has confided to the friend who preterite'hla petition, with authority to •tale thorn to.your honorable body, in tho hope that you will find therein, reason (b oxtond to your pell tionor and his family, that mercy of which (ho law has mode yon the dispensers. And Jour pelllloricr will over pray. J. W, WXBtTEB. Boston, July* 1850. ' The specob ll too long for our column*, ll la an ulaborald oltcrHjU to explain away tho circumstances wjiirilrlook like premeditation on the part of Dr. \Vdiitcf. THIS WEBSTER CASE. Another hesring In behalf of Prof. Webster was had to day, before the Committee of the Executive Council. Various petitions for a commutation of the unfortunate man's sentence, were presented.— The first hosting of the case, war, by tho desire of Webster's friends, potponed. SECOND DXirATOH. A bearing was held tills morning before the Com* iniltoo on Pardons, in the esse of Professor Webster. . A petition was presented for clemency, signed by 068 persons of Now York city—two from franklin county, Now York, and’two from Michigan/ The Lieut. Governor stated that a Urge number of petitions for a' dom'routatlon of the unhappy sentence was received from all pirta of the country frclni Mr. Green, a juryman in the case, and two or three others from persons who said they themselves committed the murder, and not Professor Webster. Several mediosl mert were present, and showed that a blow on the head,suoh as that which Profes* •or Webster esld he gave Dr*. Farkman, often caused death In a ahorjllmo, . Mr, Edwin Jarvis cited two instances to prove the ungovernable temper of Prof. Wobater, and liuw soon it was over, fn one esse, Dr. Webster, when a student, commenced the ptsjr of knocking off hats' fellow student, in which Webster got rather thoworst of U. Finally, Webster got enraged, seised a stick and would have given his companion a deadly blow had he not been prevented. The next moment U'waa all over wilh him, and hs did hot evince the least resent* ment whatever. At another time, while In London* Frofeeeor Web •lerwoi bolng'Shaved, when Dr. Latbford plsyfblJy remarked; 11 DiTyou erer, see a’barber ibaVo i mba, key 7'* Mr.. Webster was nmcb enroged at this, and cd a knifo and would have struck at Dr. I/, had ho not.been prevented. ; • , Dr. Jeffrlce Wyman was Introduced to show Hut Dr. Parkmdu's skull was a little .thinner than tlio average of persons., y 1 Apctiiibnwas presented by Prof. Brown, signed by President Sparks, and nearly all the Prufesion df, Harvard College, playing fur a commutation 0 f sentence; not on the ground of his late ho, as thoy.say, having forfeited all claim to be be. Moved—bal;on the great probability that exists that the act was not premeditated. ‘ Prof. Bowen urged a delay, in order to obtain nioro direct petitions in the case. ... The case was then postponed until the 16th inst. FROM WASHINGTON. Wo find but lilllo of .interest in the Congressional proceedings. In the Senate the Compromise Bill j« still under discussion. . Mr, Bell concluded a three days* speech on Saturday—he spoke against the Bill, and in defence of the President; Yet it is said Mr. Bell intends.voting for the Bill. . Mr. Smith next look the Boor, expressing hia regret at focling called upon to occupy the attention of Uiq Senate, so lute in the discussion, and offering to faro* go the privilege of addressing the body, provided a final vote could be had on Monday. Mr. Clay replied that lie.could see no prospect of the final qucilion. There were several amendments yet to bo offered, and a numbcr of'genllcmeii propo sed speaking. It was quite impossible, to fix u d.iy for the final vote, and If ho were to make a guess,ho would'pul It at sometime between now and Christ, mas. Ho had about concluded that it was bust to let the debate go on hereafter, unrestricted. In the House of Representatives on Saturday the oonsidoiaiion of the report of the CommUlcepn the Galphln Claim was resumed. A number of «p«rcitt% wore made on both sides of tbe question*. Tho pending question was stated. The committee had offered thu lullowing resolutions: Ist, That (ha claim was not just; Bd, That the principal wasau thorized to be paid by the Secretary of IhoTreosurv by law { 3d, That the law.did not authorize the onv hisnt'of tho interest. , , v - Mr, Toombs had offered an amendment, to the effect that there woe no evidence submitted by (he coramitWo which .impugn* the personal or official conduct of Mr. Crawford, in relation to the settle* mcnl of the said claim by the proper officers of tlio GoVcrftniCnl. . Mr. Schcdek had moved to amend, as follows: •• Provided, howcVer, that this House is not to bo understood afc approving his relation to the claim in continuing to bo interested in the prosecution of it when it Wda tobe examined, adjusted and paid by ono of the Department* of the Government—he him. self being at the same lime at the head ofanotherof the Departments} but tlnsHouso considersthalsuch Connection and interest of a member of the Cabinet with a claim pending and prosecuted before soother Department; woilld bo dangerous as a precedent,and ought nut to be Sanctioned/* This was agreed to—yeas 158, nays 25. The duostion wafc taken on the amendment of Mr. loombs, as thus aineh'ded, aud it was negatived— yeas 89, nays 93. ... .v/V* • • i oVen, i Pennsylvania, moved loloytha Whole subject on tho lolilo. . The tjuehlioH tiros decided in the negative. Yeas 49, nays 126. , ' , Mr.Thompson’, of Mississlppi.liad offered to amend bjr making an addiliun. The question was taken on thei first brunch of it; whlbh Is.bs follows : . And consequently; llml the House also totally di<u sents from the correctness of the opinion, expressed by the President of tho United Slates to (he said Secretary °f War, that his (Crawford's/being at the hesd of the War Dcpnfllnonl, and (ho agent of the claiihdnts, did nut lake from him any rights ho may Had as such agent, hoyo as would have justified him in having ihc examination and decision of thoclriim by (ho Secretary bf (he TrbaeUrj suspended; This to—yeas 91, nays 86. Tho House then adjourned. IIATE fuom calipoukia. Arrival ,of thru- Phtl«ttc|phi«^s2, '800.000 in G6ida*Lou of the llarti hocy h.llen a 4o* itaw * Tlio sftlendid stestrisbip Philadelphia arrived hero at 8J o'clock this evening, with two weeks later news from California. Thu Philadelphia brings dutr* from San Francis* co to. (liq I*l of Jihie, and dollurs hi gold. being onfreight, und $500,000 in tho hand* of pastaiigi-rs. The Georgia left Ch 'grpa on (ho of June, 34 hours ahead of the Pniladulphia. Thb fiircf'io 1/iicy cspaiicd on the night uf iho 9olh ultimo, and was lost. t( Thb general nbws from. California possesses but t 111 to interest. ’I ho utfhers continue to obtain Urge (juiintilicß of gold.’ No further disturbances have taken place between the whiles and Indians. Thu |.,te di slriiotlvo lira at Sin Francisco was the work of ioci hdiuriet*. Theiu have been hunrrivuls »f vessels u i San Francisco from thb Southern Slutis. . San Fiufteiffco, June 1. There Is no particular change to notice in the mnr> kets. Lumber, by the cargo, assorted, $10; Amcri. can plained $5O u $6O. Pricks command high prices but the supply is good. Candles are declining. Coal is in good doniuiid. . Cotfce is reurco. Clothing, Dry Goods, and Drug* dull, and slocks largo, . roil»otßc# Itul/bovles at Albany* Albany, July 8. A person, employed forlornly hb a clerk m the poßt*onire of this urty, \Vaa arrested yesteidAy, charged with robbing ih6 postmfiice. After htfl arrest, h‘e confessed tire robbeiii'B, implicating also two persons. For several weeks post, pack* ages of letters wHT6h should reach Albany on Sunday mornings, hate been missing* The clerk alluded to alWoys visited the ufiicu on that morning, Which cittfumslanco led to the suspicion against Itini. Ife Whs watohod and caughtm the very act. Ha will be exsmiced on Wodiieiday before the United Slate* Commissioner. Important Romum—Wax sxtwkxr Trias anp Santa Fx.—Tbo Southern Press has the following important rumors > It |s rumored here (hat a despatch was received last evening,* announcing the march of Texan troop* on Santa Fe. It is also rumored that ■ special C&binot meeting on the subject hud been held. A governor of a.Soulhern State, said to bo Gen. Quitman, has tent a telegraphic despatch to this city, that he is roody to march with ten thousand men to support Tosas. , By nows received lost night from Texas, we per* cclvo that great excitement prevailed there in rela* lion to Santa Fe, and that several public meetings on the subject hud been called. The Galveston Now s says there will be an extra session of the legislature to take tho matter, into oommhri* lion. Boston, July 6. Annsat or,a Danuv. — A handsomely dressed and profusely decorated young man, who BMe8 Me hia name an Thomas Wilson, was arrested in New York on Thursday, charged with grand Ur* cenoy, In stealing two richly embroidered Canton crape shawls, valued at $6O, the property if Monster Le Von, residing at No. 466, Broadway* Three lock-pica were found In hia possession* the Olh Inst., by iheltev. A. H. JCrem® r » Mr. William Bishop, of Dickinson township, to Miss HAnnuT Spbout, of this borough* /On the 9th Inst., by the Ret. C.P. Wing, Aw*** n'sii Wilson, Kaq., 01 Philadelphia, to Miss Ann Wilson, of Carlisle. n v DIED., ■ Nn this borough on the flih insl.,MAaosa*TT*,w of John P. Cairns, in the 33d year of her /Inthid borough, on Monday lest, MAstii* Drr , daughter of John P l , Dyne, agad 16 year# inontbk. ' * . ‘ Andiklt so. wHhall below, ■■ . The Airaat. first, rouat {hie 5 E’en loted oosa die. aed lowly »• ; in dstlb'a dark mailer. nARRim
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