THE VOLUNTEER.
j ohtt B* Bdltor And Proprietor*
OABIiISIiE, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1851*
in Apprentice to the Printing Business,
WILL be taken at this office, if application bo
immediately’ made. A boy from tho country,
about 15 or 16 years of ago, will be preferred. Ho
most be of goon moral character, and possessed of a
thorough English education. .
; JThe First Day of May*
This mofning ushers in the first day of (he merry
month of Mat—a month celebrated in song and story
as being peculiarly dedicated to Flora, the goddess,
of FmwKA*—*nnd which is looked upon by poets,
artists and lovers, as tho most delightful and fascia*
ating of oil the months of tho year. Hereabouts, too,
tbe coming of the first of May is looked forward to
with much interest by tho practised sportsman and
amateur angler, for with the last day of AprU'cease
tbe inhibitory features of the statute which have re.
fereocoto the preservation of Taout in the Letort
Spring, and by consequence the month of May opens
to them all the enjoyments of sport which angling so
richly confers. Hondo, the first of May Js looked
for with a degreejof anxiety that increases in inlen.
sity as the day approaches. If we had the incline,
lion, we have not the leisure to indulge in tbe pursuit
of the finny tribe; and must be content with listening
to the large “ fibh stoaiks” of auob of our friends as
can afford to gratify their piscatory propensities.
Old Soldiers* Meeting.
I t will be seen by 'an advertisement in the different
piparsof tho.borough, that such of our citizens as
are entitled to lend warrants, under the recent act of
Congress, propose bolding a meeting, at the public
home of Mr. John Hannan, on Monday afternoon
next, the Sib lost.,for the purpose of making arrange*
ment* for locating their Prospective warrants, when
obtained, for said land, to the best possible advantage
The call for the meeting is signed by gentlemen who
have held high office in the uniformed Militia of this
Stale as well as In the Army of the United States;
and is addressed to all who have served their country
in an;.of Us wars since 1790, or who are entitled to
bounty land.
This meeting will doubtless be productive of much
good, as we believe it Is the intention of Its origins*
tors to endeavor to have all their warrants located In
one body, or at least as close together as possible,—
This plan Is the most feasible one that conld.be
adopted, as ilwould have the effect of much enhanc
ing, thtvalaeof the land, and prevent many from
disposing of their claims to speculators. • We hope
this plan will be adopted by the meeting. .
Malicious Villainy*
On Saturday night last, some evil disposed scoua- ]
drels.tore.down end broke to pieces some tea pannols
of the heavy iron fence enclosing the beautiful square
fronting the Court House. What-object these ma
liclooi and heartless villains could have had.in com
mitting an aol like this, is Impossible to divine. The.
fence was erected by the Commissioners of the coun
ty, a few years since, at a cost of about 01,600, and
was an ornament to our borough, and enclosed a
beautiful square In which choice trees are planted.
It Is really 'provoking losco the public property thns
defaced anddeslroyed by worthless vagabonds. We
sincerely hope the offenders may yet be found out,
apd brought to merited punishment. By reference
to another column, it wiH be seen that (be County
Commissioners offer a reward of 0200 for the dotec
tlbu and conviction of the offenders, to which (he
TowA Council add 125 additional.
i . Fine Beef Cattle.
For tho last two weeks or more, immense droves -
of excellent beef cattle, in prime order, have been 1
passing through the Southern part of this borough, j
on ibair way to the Philadelphia and Now York mar- \
kets. These cattle, for tho most part, arc from the (
States of Ohio and Kentucky, and the butchers hero !
find great difficulty In purchasing bullocks, at any
price, those having them in charge, generally, being |
gofer contract to deliver them In tho Bast. v From |
lh£ ijrecitneni we have seen of the fine beef cattle
which have already passed through this place, wo
•hoald judge that the epicures of Philadelphia most
Bow.ke regaling themselves with most delicious mor
sels. of as good prime beef as was over taken into
tbeirm&rkel. It Is some consolation, however, for
QB (o know, (hat they have to pay a good round price
for these «• tit-bits,” twelve and a half and fifteen
nepts per lb. being tho price asked for choice cuts.
As yet, but comparatively few Sheep have passed
Ibis season through our borough on their way (o
market/ ■ -
Agricultural Address*
‘•Wepercelvo by the Juniata county paper*, that
the’Bon* Fhidmick Watts,‘of this borough, wil
address the cllUens of that county, on tho subject of
Agriculture, al.MMUntown, on Monday evening the
stb Imb Tho address will doubtless bo a most ablo
and Interesting one, as Judge W. has devoted much
of hie lime and attention to the study of the science
of Agriculture? and we know of no man who possesses
a more happy and intelligible manner of communi
cating, his ideas to others than does ho. We hope
the people of Juniata county,our old home, will em
brace the opportunity thus afforded them, of listening
io the address of one of the most pleasing and inter
esting speakers of the day, open a subject, too, the!
great Agricultural interests of the Commonwealth, in {
wbtob the citizens of that section of the Stale ate ao
vUaitfy interested.
Jpdgei'Watts has done much to promote the Agrl.
cultural intereels of Cumberland county. He has, at
tonbboost of lime and money, introduced various
improved farming implements, as well es seeds of
different descriptions ; and ho has also endeavored (o
• improve, by importation, the breed of horses, coltle,
hogs, sheep, &c. For Ws exertions in their behalf,
our agriculturalists owe Judge W. a deep debt of
gratitude—ft debt which they can only discharge by
potiog upon the suggestions be has from lime to lime
thrown out to them, and striving to become what (hoy
abqold bo, porftot wfcflffcfc, as well as good practical
' firmer* • -
Pictorial Drawing Room Companion*
. This truly beautiful and megnlfipent Boston pub*
licillon, the vjstii number of which wo have just
Motived; Increases In Interest, and appears to grow
In beauty, with each succeeding Issue. The present
number contains the conclusion of a very beautiful
Orlande! Tale, entitled “The Circassian Slave, or, (ho
. Sultan's favorite,” besides avast amount of sterling
literary matter. The engravings, which are all very
fine, ire " Constantinople and the Golden Horna
w fancy Bell Scene, at Portland, Mainej" ” View of
the Oily of Harrisburg, Penn,” with a brief dosorlp*
tloo} and * The Ship Daniel Webster.” Wo regard
v tbe ” ComvmuohV as the most ncally-prinUd, sprlghU
“lyjind entertaining weekly periodical In the Union.
.faKbtaioKGLXASOM,Publisher, Boston, Mess, Price,
#3 per annum, payable In advance. Subscriptions,
. received at Martin's Book Store, Carlisle. .
, : 0 Gold Dollar, well calculated io
deeorlbed In Wednoaday’a Philadelphia
jAigtr. it feola greaay to the loucli, !• rather thicker
than the genuine, la of tighter color, and haa a doll,
lefcdeo ring. The wording, “ United Slatoe of Arne
r(Mi" and the word “ dollar" are dull, and hare not
the abarp, clean appearance of Ihoae on the genuine;
DISSESTIOMS IN THB FBDERAL OAMPt
“ When Rogues fall ouij'
The two factions of the Federal party in this
Slate—the Cooper faction* and the Johnston fac
tion—are waging war against each other w}th 'p
most hearty zeal. Both factions are fierce in their
denm iialions, and declare war to the knife. It is!
really refreshing for a Democrat to look on and
wilne ip the manner in which the belUgerants as
sail aap expose'each other. v
Wo have had upon our table for several days
past, and which we have perused with some de
gree of interest and astonishment, a pamphlet of
9G pages, entitled “The Charges against the
Collector of the Port of Philadelphia* Reply of
Charles Gibbons to the argument of David Paul
Brown, Esq., with ari appendix, containing , the
Statement of the Hon* James* Cooper, in. answer
to the Narrative of Wtn. D. Lewis.” Of course
it cannot be. expected that we . should give even a
synopsis of the contents of this pamphlet, but St
i certainly discloses some rich scenes, which it
| would be well that the people should know*
| We shall endeavor to give some of the causes
which; led to the commencement of this grand
Whig fight, William D. Lewis, a “Johnston
Whig,”, was appointed Collector of the Port of
Philadelphia by President Taylor* Senator Coop-,
or and his. friends were dissatisfied, with this ap
pointment, but finally offered, (through Senator'
Cooper himself,) to withdraw their opposition j
provided Mr. Lewis would agree to divide the
“spoils’* of His office .with the friends of Mr.
Cooper. Mr. Lewis agreed tea division of the
spoils, but after taking advice from his friend, the
Governor, backed out froth his promise, and turned
| the cold shoulder upon Cooper’s friends. This
incensed the Senator, and he went to work to de-
I feat the nomination of Lewis when his name was
; sent into the Senate. The Cooper faction all over
i the State were summoned to arms, and remoh
: strances against the confirmation of Lewis poured
into the Senate. Cooper, valiantly and with en
ergy, opposed the confirmation of Lewis, but all
to no avail—Lewis* nomination was confirmed by
the United States Senate, Cooper himself being
the only Whig who voted in the negative!
Tliis was a great victory for the Johnston fac
tion, and they crowed over their success vocifer
ously, and abused and denounced Cooper and his
friends in a most provoking manner. “The rot-1
ten Cooper factiomsts are laid out cold, and have
been kicked from the Whig tanks they so long
disgraced,” was the language of.a prominent
Whig journal belonging to the Johnston faction.
But, Cooper and bis friends, notwithstanding the
confirmation of Lewis by the Senate, again re
newed* the war, and with more fierceness than
ever. They demanded the removal of both the
Collector and Surveyor of the Pott of Philadel
phia, and preferred charges against them, which
charges were laid before President Fillmore* The
charges were as follows: I
1, The Collector of the Port of Philadelphto is
guilty of a want of fidelity, to the Government,
and to the character of the present National Ad
ministration, by retaining in the office of Weigh
master a person whom he has always known to
be Incompetent for the proper performance of the
duties of the said office, and.who stands charged
with perjury on the Legislative records of Penn
sylvania, a fact well known to the Collector at the
time that he appointed him to the said office.
2. The Collector and Surveyor of the Port of
Philadelphia were instrumental in procuring fic
titious signatures to certain printed letters ad
dressed to members of the. Senate of the United,
Slates, urging the confirmation of the said Collec
tor whose name was then before the Senate,'and
that said signatures wore obtained through-the]
1 Weigh-master, acting in (be. matter with their
knowledge and consent, end that said letters wore
forwarded as genuine letters to certain Senators
by the said Collector and Surveyor of the Port of
Philadelphia.
The President, (more to hoodwink the Cooper
iles than any thing else, it is said,) expressed
great astonishment when he read the above sped-
I ficatlons, and immediately appointed a proper offi
i oer to proceed to' Philadelphia, with all possible
haste, to examine witnesses in the case. The
officer entered upon.his duties, and examined a
great number of witnesses, and the result of the
examination , was that the charges made against
Lewis the Collector, and Norris, Surveyor of the
Port, were fully sustained! Some.dozen or more
witnesses swore (hat Mr. Lewis had appointed a
man (George Read) to the office of Weigh-master,)
and retained him in said office, who “ can neither
read nor write more than his own name; that he
cannot spell tho name of any vessel which may
enter the Port; that he is unable to estimate the
annual expenses of his Department, at a given
rate per month; that all (he accounts and ab
stracts from his office which the law requires to
be verified by Ida oath, are sworn toby him#al
though Is Utterly incapable of understanding
a single Hem which they contain; and that from
six thousand to seven thousand dollars of public
moneys pass into his hands in the course of every
year, for tho disbursement of which (he collector
i requires no written voucher.” It was also proved
that this same George Bead had been convicted of
perjury I
. In regard to tho second specification, It was
positively proved that the Collector and Surveyor
of the Port hnd been guilty of “procuring fictitious
signatures to certain printed letters addressed to I
members of the Senate of the U, S., urging the
I* confirmation of tho'said Collector,” &c. One
, witness, after admitting that he had been guilty of
forging names to circulars addressed to Senators,
! was asked—“ Whet induced you to sign those
'• names 1” He answered—“ Tho threats of Mr.
George Read, that no person friendly to the eon
firmation of Mr. Lewis, would refuse to do so, and
that if we.did refuse, we would be removed from |
office.” It was also proved that the Collector
(Lewis) and the Surveyor (Norris) had removed
dorks from office because they refused to enter
Into lids conspiracy of forgery and perjury 1 The
evidence la positive.
Such were the evidence and the facts as elicited
by President Fillmore’s officer. The Collector,
felt that he had been caught, and he now trembled
in fear of (he law for his misdeeds. The Cooper
I men now set up a crow, and with tho testimony in
their possession, proceeded to Washington, feeling
certain of making their triumph complete, by ob
taining the immediate removal of Lewie and Nor
ris. The President gave the testimony a hurried
examination. Excitement wae high, and the war
continued to grow more fieroco, when, after the
lapse of a few days, the President dimmed the
char git as unworthy of notice t! Oh hontti Mil
lard Fillmore!—what a truth you. uttered when
yon declared that you would make “capacity and
honesty the qualities necessary for all who held
office to possess I”
Tho Johnston faction are once more In the as
cendant, and have resorted to perjury and forgery
to accomplish their ends. They now declare war
' of extermination against the OooperUes. atid swear I
in their wrath that James Cooper must be “kicked
out of the Whig synagogue.”, Such U a brief
acoouhtof the Whig war which hafs been going
on fpK some time, and which is. disgraceful in the
extreme, and an indelible slain upon: the National
and State administrations. All inall, ilia truly
a pretty kettle of Ash 1 . '
THE APPROPRIATION BIU>wAGAIIV*
The Herald man must bo very wise, as appears by
his comments of yesterday in reference, to Mr. Bon*
ham’s votes on tho appropriation bill.: Ho says tho
vote he complains of was given. boforo. tho relief hole
project was acted on,ln.tho Senate. That Is trao,
but every body in Harrisburg .know that the relief
note project would bo proposed by the Governor’s
friends, and for .weeks before they were industriously,
engaged in trying to'form a. combination with tho
Northern Improvement men to effect that object. All
know that the final vote is tho lest, and Mr. B. voted
against tho appropriation bill, even in Us modified
form, on its final passage. Such Jesuitism Is truly
worthy of this pink of the aristocracy of our borough.
A TEMPERANCE ADORIBSS.'
On Wednesday evening of last week, an address 1
upon the subject of Temperance, was delivered in the
Methodist Episcopal Church of this place, by the
celebrated Mr. Jobn Hawkins, one of tho originators
of the Washingtonian” temperance movement, in
(ho city of Baltimore, in 1841. Although there was
but brief notice for the meeting given, nevertheless
the obarch.was tolerably well filled, and a majority
of tho andionco appeared deeply interested in the re*
dial of the gentleman. Many, however, wooresorry
to say, were so discourteous as to leave tho house
during the delivery of tho address, which was cer
lainly a mark of great ill-breeding upon their part,
and must bo a source of serious bmlurraurtment to
any,speaker, and more particularly when tho speaker
is a stranger. This, wo’bollovo, Is a practice very
prevalent in that church, and is one which would be
“ more honored in the breach than tho observance.*
’As a speaker, Mr. HAWKfifsls calm, solemn and
impressive, and ho appears to fool the truth of every
word he utters. His delivery Is excellent, and his
language and gestures aro chasto and appropriate,
whilst his affable manners, and the winning kindness
of his demeanor, must secure for respectful
attentionof every discriminating
pari offals own past experience, a feeling of shame
and sorrow, rather than of exultation, seemed to an
imate the man, contrasting iavorably with the “ox
( perionbes” given by some temperance lecturers we
have board, who appeared to glory In their former
shame. At limes, 100, Mr. H. is really eloquent, and
, a vein of deep humility and sober seriousness per-
vades his whole, discourse. His address hero was
not made up of flippant anecdotes and distorted and
* unnatural grimaces, which were so characteristic of
3 the lectures of Gough and others; but was. replete
with' powerful and solid reasoning', which could not
fail to carry conviction to iho conscience of every
inebriate within the sound of his voice,
Wo must now bring this notice to & close; and in
number wo shall have a word ofctwo to say
relation to the low ebb at which the temperance
cause now is in this borough, and endeavor to arouse
from their, lethargy those who were once so active
and zealous in promoting that great moral reform.
Dickinson College.—Compllaientaxy,
New, Jersey Conference,— -The roport#fihe Com*
raitlee on Education in (Ire Methodist Episcopal
Conference el Jersey City, contained ’resolutions
which were adopted, expressing undlminwhod confi
dcnce In the President and Faculty of ; Dickinson
College, of this place.
This is certainly a high compliment tpthe officers
of that "ancient and venerable 1 ! Jsviung, and
.prill no doubt bo a salvo 16-tbalr wpuuyad' ; feeUngs,l
hftet the exciting and unpleasant dlfliuiAtes through,
which they have just pasted.' Wo trust “bid Mother
.Dickinson” may succeed In weathering Wary storm
fas easily as she has the recent one.
Mexican Claims. —The acting See rotary of tho
Treasury, in answer to Icllors making Inquiries on
the subject of tho payment of tho Mexican olaitDs
recently awarded by the Board of-Commimionori
silting io'Washinglon, has pubthftibd (trailer in the
papers of that oily, in which ho gives *u (ho JnfoN
mation desired. Ho says that Ibo law cxpHoftly de*
dares that alt amounts-in litigation must remain in
tho Treasury until there has been a final-legal deci
sion, end that the Department does not fpol author}-
sed to make any payment in such cases oven to a
1 trustee who might be appointed by all ifio partners
[claiming an interest. In cases where ihoro is ho
[gallon, tbo amount of the awards can bio paid
to the parties in whoso names they arorospoctively
made, or io their duly appointed attorneys. Ho far*
thor informs claimants that all payments will bo
made in cash, as the situation of the Treasury does
not at present, render it necessary for (ho Depart
ment to resort to* an issue of five per cent, slock*
which the law ofCongrcss authoriaed ilto create for
the purpose of making these payments, and that slock
will therefore not bo. issued unless Uie future neces
sities of tho Treasury should reqairo. lt. No pay
ment will in ony case bo mado until thUiy days after
the Board of Commissioners iolpsed llicir awards,
which was on tho 16th ult. .
Locusts and.Hoos.—Wo learn from thp Boonaboro'
Odd Fellsw, that a large number of hogs are dying
ht that county from eating locusts, which they de
tour with avidity* Mr. James Maddox, residing
three miles from Boonsboro*, has already lost 24 hogs
from this cause, and Mr. Cadle and others have alio
loti a number. The Odd Follow says I
Locusts are said to be very nutritious, end that it
{ is only In consequence of the-quaulUy 1 which hogs
cal that cause their sudden death. - ThU proves that
* even with brutes, wbllo the moderate qpe of a thing
b might prove boncftcUl, the immedetato use has an
r adverse tendency, bonce the necessity of temperance
‘ in all things.
The York Counts Defamation.—'The York (Pa.)
Republican publishes a statement relative to the re
cent defalcation of Peter Ah), Jr., late treasurer of
the county, ami states (hat on oEamlnatlon of (ho
accounts, his lota) defalcation to the county turns out
jo bo 94,000, besides $2,000 to tho Slate; making
$O,OOO in all, in little moro than ono years' service.
Ilia sureties wero to pay up the whole amount on
Saturday last.
Death or Commodore Barron.— Commodore Jas*
Barron, the senior officer of the United Stales Navy,
died at Norfolk, Virginia, on Monday of last week,
In tho 83d year of his ego. Ho entered tho aorvloo
in 1798, and Ms commission boars date May 22d,
1799. , r
Tilt Chkhokkk Indians aro quarrelling about the
per capita distribution of tho money, tbo question at
issue beidg whether in tho division ofthe money tho
hoira or legal representatives of thoso who are dead
shsli share equally with the living. The Cherokcos
hold all their lands in common,and ore only entitled
the privilege of selling tho improvements thoy make,
while tho land, according to their laws, can never be
disposed of. ■
Martin Peiffer, who wan arrested In Schuylkill
county, for the murder of his wife, has been tried
and convicted. The counsel for the defendant
carried the case before :lhe Supremo Court, and
the judgment has been reversed, and a new trial
ordered pn tho ground that the Jury .bad no right
tb;seperale, after they were oworp 1 and qmpan
nelled. V
, 1 Death of Archbishop Ecoleston* ' ‘
T Washington, April 22,—The MoslßoV. Arohblsh- ,
op Ecclbston, of Baltimore, died to-night at, tho .
Georgetown Convent, at 25 mloutoa past 6 o’clock.
Ho was in his iSOlh year, and for 16 years exercised !
tho functions of Archbishop. His death was so calm
arid easy, that the moment of dissolution was scarcely (
known liy those who had gathered about hini.; : The ;
Rev. Mr. Clpskrcy ,was reading tho solemn service of 1
tho church when ho expired. The clergy and sisters
had been, constant la thoir attendance on him during
the forty-eight hours preceding his dissolution, and
his reply.to questions propounded to him were almost
always clear* though his mind toward the last was
flickering.
Archbishop Ecoleston was a man ofgonulno piety,
and of great gentleness and kindness of disposition.
No church dignitary ever enjoyed a higher reputation
for true charity hnd meekness. The conversations
of tho city to-night all relate, to him. His crfalh is
universally lamented. He was an American by birth*
and a true patriot in nil his fcelingsi' /. I
Obsequies of Archbishop Ecoleston.— The. obse-1
quies of this prelate, says the Baltimore ; Patriot of
Saturday last, look 'place this morning In the Cathe
dral, as previously arranged; The corpse Was taken
from the residence of the deceased, at 11 o’clock, in
charge of Col. Hillen and his aids. Chief Justice.
Taney and Gov. Lowe, with an immense concourse
of, citizens, followed in procession to the Cathedral.
The solemnities were very imposing, and a moian-.
cboly gloom overspread the place and countenances
of all present. His remains were placed in the Call),
cdral vault, with the bodies of others who preceded
him os Archbishop.
It is stated that tho following are tho six suffragan
bishops who aro to elect a successor: tho Right Rev
crond Francis Patrick IConrlck, P.P., bishop of Phil
adelphia;' tho Right Reverend. Michael O'Connor, P.
: P., bishop of Pittsburgh; the Right Reverend Tgna-
I tius Reynolds, P; D., bishop ofChsrleslon; the Right
Rev. Richard V. Whelan, D. D., bishop of Wheeling;
| the Right Roy, John McGill, D. P., bishop of Rtch-
I mond, and the Right Rev, francia X. Gartland, D.
| P., bishop of Savannah..
Olmr«h Bnnit by Lightning-Sad Oconrrenco.
Danville, April 28.— I Tho new Methodist ohuich
In this place*, was struck by lightning yesterday at*
lernoon about three o'clock; while the congregation
were at prayer, and immediately preceding the ad.
ministration of tho-communion.' The olcclric fluid
passed down the steeple through tho roof, and down
the lamp-rods to near tho centre of the church, and
in the midst of the assembly, and from thonoo shoot,
ing off In every direction. Mrs. George Fensyi, a
highly respectable lady, was struck and instantly
killed, and eight or nine others injured very seriously •
The occurrence caused, tho greatest excitement
and olarm, and interrupted tho services for iho day‘
The shock was very severe, and many of the females
wore carried out of the church fainting. Thoslcoplo
was comp)etcly'ehattcreii and will, havo to bo r.o.
moved. Several pews were lorn loose, the floor,
boards torn up, and tho doors shattered; The injury
to tho building is cunsidoroble. It was a very hand*
some edifice, and has been but recently completed.
Trotible with Mexico*
.. Washington, April 27.— 1 t appears that a formoj
complaint has been made by the Mexican, Govern,
monl In consequence of the repealed Indian outrages
on their frontier. By the treaty wiih Mexico, the
United States agreed to protect the frontier between
this country and Mexico, from Indian aggressions.
Congress, it will borcmombored,al tho last session
failed to makefile appropriaton asked by tho . War
Department fur this duty,and it. consequently has
not been performed. Mexibo now requests us to ra
jiffy thoTohUaalepßO treaty,.onlositho prpvlaloua'of
Iho peace IroAly,ate carriedjr»ut. 1
Mr. Wobator probably bawened his arrival lioreTn
.consequence of this difficulty. Tho President, if lid
deems the matter of Sufficient importance, may order
the troops to bo paid out of the secret service fund.
Jenny Lind in Baltimore S
Baltimore, April 28.—M’llo. Jenny Lind andparty
arrived here to-night from Pittsburgh, by way of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, end was received with
all tho wild,enthusiasm which characterized her first
visit. She gives two.concerts here at the Front Street
Theatre—orto, to-morrow night and the other oa
Thursday night; • Much curiosity exists to hear
Salvl, tho groat toner. * -
Conflict vrltlx Runaway Slaves*
Baltimore, April .28, 1851.— W0 have by the
Southern mail lo.nlght, papers from New Orleans to
the 2d insl., and dates from Galveston, to thoTSlh.
Tho Galveston Civilian states that McCullogh’s
company of Mounted Rangers overtook on the Cth
instant, a gang of runaway negroes near the river
Ncucos, oh their way to Mexico. The negroes were
challenged by tho Rangers to surrender, but refused,
and in return opened a fire upon the Rangers, killing
two and wounding a third very badly i A general
engagement then enSned, in which all tho negroes
wero killed. Their number is not mentioned.
Shocking Murder or a Child.— A horrible murder
has been committed in Baltimore. A lifd named
Ruupr, aged five years, loft home on Thursday week,
to go to school, and was not soon afcain until the next
day, when his body, horribly mangled, was found In
an old slaughter house. A negro boy, about 14 years
old, was arrested on Tuesday, and made a full con*
fusion of the murder. Ho says ho was playing at
“top” with the boy, and struck him several blows,
but does not know for what oauso he killed him. Ho
appears quite stupid, and unconscloiisof tho enor
mity of his offence. A black woman saw him drag
ging the body of the boy into the slaughter house
where it was found, but did not mention the circum
stance until Tuesday afternoon. The bdy, whowos
|h tho employ of Mr. Bankard, woe immediately af
ter arrested and committed for trial,
The Threatened Calm Invasion*
A RAKST OP TUB AIXEQKO CONSPIRATORS IN N. YoRKI
—The Now York Sunday Herald says: At an early
hour yesterday, Mr. Tallmadgo, tho U. States Mar
shall, assisted by his offioiont aids, woro busily on.
gaged in tho arrangement of plans to effect tho arrest
of alleged ringleaders oflhe Cuban expedition, tho
facts of which wo have previously alluded Co; but In
order to obtain tho correct information as to whom
tho parlies woro, said to ho engaged in this enter,
prise, it was found expedient to adopt a method by
which It could bo ascertained with certainly, and in
order to effect that object, Deputy RaklelowUx die.
guised himself as one ofthe emigrant Gormans, and
proceeded to South Amboy, and there mingled among
the men who were there congregated in that vicinity
ready for embarkation. On conversing in Gorman
with thcio -men, tho officer soon ascertained tho
names of certain persons in New York, who wore
said to bo loading parlies in tho contemplated inva>
Accordingly, five of theso men woro taken, by an
invitation given bv the officer, and convoyed before
Mr. Nelson, tho United States Commissioner, before
whom certain affidavits were preferred, and warrants
issued for tho fhllowing named persons t
John I. O’Sullivan, (eon-in.law of Dr. J. Kearney
"Rogers,) Copt. Lewis, coplain of tho steamboat Cloo.
patra, and formerly captain of tho Creole, In tho for.
mor expedition; Major Louie Sohlosingor, one of tho
Hungarian patriots; Dr. Duniot 11. Burnett, an old
resident of this city; Pedro Sanches, a Spaniard of
some note in this vicinity. Alt thoso persons wore
arrested during the day and evening, and hold to ball
each in the sum of $3OOO to answer tho charge at
Court. During the day, the Marshal applied for a
detachment of Marinos to take oharge of tho steam-
Cleopatra. Commodore Saltcrsforlhwilh grant.
' cd the request. A detachment was forwarded, and
1 the vessel is now under (heir charge, lying at the foot
of Not lh Moore street.
' More Caban Invasion—Proclamation by the
President.
For somo wßeka paet, iho newspapers ha?e been (
givlnghinta about another * 1 Expedition to Cuba.”
We learn ftpm a newspaper of Savanah that, a '
number of young men were proceeding to that city,
Vanned and equipped,” upon some information of
being wanted, “to sail at a minute's warning,” but
rotutnod to their homes on ascertaining that .the
information .was errqnbous. We also learn from
New Orleans and Mobile, that, some movements
in those cities indicate preparations.for-another
descent upon Cuba. And last; not teaot, is an ac
count from New York, of preparations by the Mar
shal to intercept a vessel in that port, loaded with
arms and ammunition. In short, appearances in
dicate not only that, another expedition has been
planned, but that the Federal government under
stand it thoroughly, and are riot only resolved, but
well, prepared, to prevent its execution. The pro
. damnation which the Executive power has thought
proper to issue is a well timed and judicious pub
r llcalion, and shows what liabilities are incurred
• by those who engage in such a marauding under
-1 taking./The New York Herald suggests, and
\ perhaps correctly, that the object of the.expedition
1 is Hayti, and not Cuba. Hayti is divided into
1 two hostile communities, the one tlie late republic;
’ now empire of Hayll proper, the other the republic
* of Dominica, including the city of St. Domingo.
OFFICIAL*
Whereas there is reason to believe that a mili
tary expedition is about to bo fitted out in the Uni
ted Stales, with the intention to invade the Island
of Cuba, a colony of Spain, with which this coun
try is at peace; and whereas it is believed that this
expedition is instigated and set on foot by foreign
ers, who,dare to make oux shores the scene of thoir
guilty and hostile preparations against a friendly
power, and seek by falsehood and misrepresenta
tion to seduce our own citizens, especially tho
youngand inconsiderate, into, their wicked schemes
an ungrateful return for the benefits conferred upon
them by this people in permitting them to make
our country an asylum from oppression, and in
flagrant abuse of the hospitality thus extended to
them. And whereas such expeditions can only be
regarded as adventures for plunder and robbery;
and must meet the condemnation of tho civilized
world, whilst they are derogatory to the character
of our country, in violation of tho laws of nations,
and expressly, prohibited by our own. Our sta
tutes declare that if any person shall, within the
-territory or jurisdiction of the United States, begin
or set on foot, or provide or prepare the means for
any military expedition or enterprise to be carried
on from thence against (lie.territory or domains of
any foreign prince or slate, of of any colony, dis
trict or people with whom the United Slates are
at peace, every person so offending shall be deem
ed guilty 6f a high misdemeanor nnd shall be fined
not exceeding three thousand dollars, and impris
oned not.more'lhanthreo years.
Now, therefore, I have Issued this my procla
mation, warning all personS'Who shnll connect
themselves with any such enterprise or expedition,
in violation of our laws and national obligations,
, that they will thereby subject themselves to the
heavy penalties denounced against such offences,
and will forfeit their claim to the protection of this
Government, of any interference in their behalf,
no matter to what extremities they maybe reduced
I in consequence of their illegal conduct; and there
■ fore I exhort all good citizens, as they regard our
1 national reputation—as they respect their own
i laws, and the laws of nations—as they value the
, blessings of peace, and the welfare of their coun-.
try, to discountenance, nnd by all lawful means
prevent,any such enterprise; and 1 call upon every
officer of this Government, Civil or Military, to
use all ..efforts in his power to'arrest for trial and
1 punishment, every such offender against the laws
of the country.,
Given under my hand the twenty-fifth day of April,
in the year of our. Lord oho jfiy,*-
v -tired- -and flfty-one,and the seventy-fifth oflha
independence of iho United States.
MILLARD FILLMORE.
By tho President.
W. S. Derrick, Acting Secretary of State.
Recording Dhdi.MUietnt Information*
Recording Deeds promptly after tho sale and trans
fer of property, would save parlies long and tedious
law-suits, wjrfdr In.tho Lancaster Intelligencer,
with a view’of showing tho Importance ofthis mat
ter, gives (bo present law in this Stale in relation to
the'kubjvct s
“ A deed should always bo recorded; but a deed
not recorded.is still valid, provided thc.samo properly
ias not boon convoyed to different parties. , If so,
tho party having his deed first recorded within six
months of cxccusion. has tho best claim to tbo prop
erty so convoyed. .This is tho law in Pennsylvania
—hence the necessity of recording land lillos within
six months of executing .them. But there arc many
more reasons why deeds should ho recorded I > For
instance, In tho destruction of a lUlo by firo or other
wise, what a difficulty,and expense it occasions to
obtain another.title, which. If the.deed, had been re
corded, could all havo been saved, with tho exception
three dollars for a copy at tho Register’s
offiad* Another great besson why, deeds.should be
recorded is, (hst persons often pretend to own prop
erty for which they hold no Ullo, and defraud honest
people by giving judgment It has happened, hero
oforo, that persons had titles for properties, nnd*on
..Itjf strength thereof obtained money for which mort
gages ,aqd judgments wero given, tho holders of
which thought themselves perfectly safe, yet upon a
thorough investigation no title could bo found, and
tho persons who advanced the money wero defrauded
oat of iho same. Hod the (ilto been recorded, this
could not havo happened. All bond titles should by
all means bo..recorded. It secures the purchaser as
well as tho money lender, and prevents fraud/ 1
CRN. CASS ON THE SABBATH.
We learn from tho Washington Telegraph that
toward tho closo of tho Ia(o Congress, tho session of
Saturday night was continued until tho Sabbath
morning. At tho hour of twelve, Gon. Cass moved
an adjournment and offered the following remarks:
“As I am aibeliovor in the divine institution of the
Sabbath; and IbolloVb H as wise, in a 'civil as In a
religious point of view, I hover will, In time of peace,
ail in the Senate on that day.. Tho State Legisla
lures, and perhaps ourselves in thoJDislrlot of Colum.
bio, are passing laws whenever^necessary for the
stfiot observance of tho Sabbath'. What kind of an
example oro wo sotting in this high placo in dosa.
crating God’s holy day, by this work brought on by
ourselves, in consequence of talking Instead of acting
during a long session 7 Wo dcsccrato tbo Lord's
day by unnecessary secular business, and in tho most
public and authoritative manner. This Is throwing
contempt on that holy day, from one extremity of the
Union to tho other, so far as our example oan go,—
Wo ought to furnish a bettor example, and 1, for one,
will never sit on that day in timo of peace. Ido not
aay I will not never do It in time of war, if necessary;
but I wilt never do Uin timo of peace—nor willingly
at any Umo." l r _ j
Tho Telegraph says that for these sentiments his
country should over hold him dear. Ills lofty pal
riolism won tho applause of every parly, and such
sonllmenls as these above will tend to add now bril
liancy to his fame.
A Marvblloub VVotu.o’a Fair Difficulty.— A now
difficulty has orison in the glass palace for the
World’s Fair. During a violent shower many panes
of glass wore broken, and all (ho sparrows in Hyde
Park and St. James’ Park availed themselves of the
opportunity to enter. It is estimated (hat there are
at least a hundred thousand of those birds In the j
building, and much alarm Is entertained least (heyj
should damage the. goods and annoy visitors. To
got rid of them Is no easy matter. To shoot them |
would be destruction to the glass,and the Council of |
Supervision have sent to Edinburgh for thirty of the'
best falconers who will come to London ini their na.
(tonal costume. The chase is to commence some
| days before tho exhibition.
CLIPPINGS OP THE WBEK^
Th* Fugititk Sims.—-The Boston
of Tuesday, learns that a, telegraphic d'esl t
dated .Savannah, April ID, f,om j|, hn
one of tlie Deputy ’ Marshalle who went’ln ?
brig'Aoorrt with Sitne.lho fugitive slave we. "*
oeiyed in-that city.on Tuesday morning, ani ol "'
oingtbatthey arriveej in the short passage of s
days-all we 11,.; Sims was immediately 8 00m *!“
ted to Jail, and his owner declared he will nou i
him for any price to a Northerner, A pobllo li
ner is about to be tendered the U. S. Marsh n
who accompanied him from Boston. “ a *
Th* Easton B*KK._The charter of the „u
Kaston Bank, which the last, Legislature refJj
to extend, will,not,expire unlit. May, 1859. w
learn from the Easiest papers, that the Bank will
continue to do”business as usual, and wills i
to the next Legislature for an extension Ju
charier. r
Mas. PntTZ, of Manheim, Lancaster county
attempted to chastise a small child with a switch
The child began to oryd violently, became much
excited, placed its hands to its mouth, and checked
respiration, which it had often done before. Du.
ring this fit of passion, it fell upon the floor where
the mother left it, supposing the child would re.
cover from its fit. The mother shortly afierwirf
returned to her child, and upon taking it np, she
found it dead. ,
The construction of the county building, 5 (
McQonnellsburg was commenced on Monday y
and will be pushed forward with vigor. Thcfe,
court ih'the county was’hetd last week. We hen
that the population of the county Is .rapidly in.
creasing, while in MoConnelshurg many itnnrore
mente are in progteae.
Seven tons of wild: pigeons Wo brought it [
New York, the other day, by the Erie Railroad I
and it is staled that not less than ssyenly.liyo tons h
have been brooght to market Over Ilia same road
ohictly from Steuben and Alleghany connlics. ' f
The Secretary OfWar has ordered thirteen I
guns to be fired at evety Military Station ai a |
token of respect to the memory of Gen. Brady. 'i
The demand for first rale carpenters at Pelerr- t
|>nrg, Virginia, the Intelligencer of that place says, I
is very groat. !,
Col. M.,D. Holbrook, of the Xancoi/cra'int.haa '
associated Henry S. Myers, Esq., of Uncaalet,
with lilmself os co-editor In the publication of that h
paper. ■ ' ;■
Since the election of a Democratic Governor of
Rhode Island, there are but four Whig Govnaoia
out of the thirty-one States. A good prospect lot
wblggory.
Suit fob Damades.—A suit brought by JchnT.
Davis, who served .as a private in the late Maty,
land regiment in Mexico, against Col. George W.
Hughes, the commander of the'said regiment,has
been pending in tho Circuit Court of Washington
oily for several days. The cause of action is that
Col. Hughes, while acting in the civil capaclljof
Governor of jnlapa, had the plaintiff publicly
whipped bn the plaza. The damages are laid at
*lO,OOO. ■
Fibe *t Honesdale.—A most destructive bra
occurred at Honcsdale, Pa., on Friday night last,
by which more thyari two entire blocks of buildings,
in the centre of the town, were consumed. The
entire loss is estimated at $150,000.
SoNpunr and HAnntsnbnb Railroad.—T ‘■"i
-1~.-W». I ""»'nls t ,v jinlll hra»w-»-—rlf 1
tore, chartering a company to construct a Ralltood
from Sunbury to connect with the Baltimore and
York road, opposite (Harrisburg, The Suobot;
Gazette Bays, subscriptions to the slock of thii
company will be obtained without difficulty.
Powder Mill Explosion—Loss op Life.—By i
Idler from Mauoh Chunk, o( April 27, we learn (bil
Ibo Powder Mill, known a* tfio “Ranlino
longing to tho Meiare. Dormelzgcrs, end located in
Mahoning Vulloy, about three mUei fVom Lehigbloa,,
was blown Friday afternoon liat. One min
was instantly killed,by.lbe c»p!oalon k ßod «eTflril
Olliers were acnouelyKlnjqred. The report of tbi
explosion was distinctly heard in Maueh Chtmlr.-
Wd nrp Informed that this is the twelfth or /MecolJi
(lino that a similar accldenlhas occurred to tbit eg.
lablishmcnt.
Massachusetts tj.S. Senator.—CitAnitsStiM*
nbr, rank abolliionist, has been elected to
llie U. S.'Senate.by tho Legislature of Maimhc
setts. On the*fiDn| ballot, on Tuesday, the tol«
stood Sumnor.l94, Winthrop 166, and 125 scatter*
ing. Wo are sorry to say that some prof ewd Dc*
mocrnls assisted in the deed of infamy. JTheie
men have committed an unpardonable sin agthul
tho National Democratic party, which cshjpcrer
bo atoned for, and which must crush them uodyi '
the wcighl of odium they have drawn upon tber
solves. To the tweniy-five or thirty true-hearted
Democrats Refused from first to last to eiM
into the base coalition, all honor U due, and they
deserve to be remembered with gratitude In»"
lime to come.
Montgomery County .—The Democratic Con
vention for this county m'ot oh Saturday laat # and
elected to the Harrisburg Judicial Gonwoifah
Israel Thomas, Benjamin £.■ Chain,' fytbjt
and $: N. Rich, Esqrs., wilhbullnslrqctionj. To
the Reading Gubernatorial Convention, Hon. h*
cob S. Yost, OhnrloB,Kugier, Esq., A. H.Tippto*
Esq., and Owen Jones,' Esq., were chosen,
were unanimously Instructed for Bigler, of course.
Delaware County.— The Democracy of Deb*
ware county have instructed their delegate to A*
Judicial Convention in favor of Judges Gibson so*
Bell, for the Supreme Court.
Berks Countv.— The Delegates nppoinleJ I*
(ho Judicial Convention, from Berks county, <"
instructed to support the nomination of tho ■B*'
William Strong for the Supreme Bench. Mr. '
is a man of undoubted abilities, and would w
honor (o tho station.
Mtrruir OourtTV.— ,At a meeting of I' l6
mooraoy of Mifflin County, bold on the Ifllh “V
Gen. James Burns was appointed a. delegate
,lho Harrisburg Convention with instructions
support Hon. A. S. Wilson of Lewleiown.as
eandidnlS for tho Supreme Bench. Tho B*? 11 ’*
also passed resolutions in favor of Gen. Cess
President, and Col. Bigler for Governor. •• -
' NonTtriMPTOH County.—The Democrats s
Northampton county hold their regular c ° ll
meeting on the Slat ult., for the purpose of o j
ing delegates to the Demoornlio State ,
at Harrisburg and Rending. Wash. w
| Esq., was chosen Senatorial Delegate to tlsp'
1 Judicial Convention at Harrisburg, and
!M. Potter and Andrew Hi Reeder, Esqs., ‘ I ,
1 oenlativo Delegates. Hon. James Keane J
I John A. Innea, wore appointed Delegate
Cubornatotlal Convention at Beading,
1 altuolions to'support Wm. Bigler as tho
Icialic candidate for Governor.
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