THE VOLUNTEER. johiioT Oration, Bdltor and Proprietor oAnListir, January ao, isaa. £j. \V e rctara our thank* to Ilon.Richard Broil head, of the U. S. Senate, for abound copy of tho Polcnl Office Report. Wo are also under obligations to Moeara. Kortx and Mcl.anahan, of ibo House of Representatives, for their kind attention. Mr. AorahaM Dehup-p, of ibis place, has been appointed one of the Assistant Door-keepers to ihe Hoose at Harrisburg. Ho will make an obliging officer, and discharge his duties to the satisfaction of the members. Cumberland Fire Company.—At a maoting of ibo members of this company, on Saturday evening, the following persons wore elected its officers for the en suing year : President— Jorn B. Bratton. Secretary— Philip Quigley. TVeosurer —Henry S. Ritter. First Director —Martin Cornman. Second Director— John Kremer. Committee oj Accounts —Jason W. Edy,Stephen Keepers, Wm. M’Feklv. Committee of Repairs—Solomon Stoupper, John Harder, Jacob Thomas. Dodder Committee —John E. Moore, Jacob VV. Wonderlicii, Luther Myers. State Librarian.— I Col. Wm.T. Sanders,of Har risburg, has been elected State Librarian by Che joint committee of the two Houses of the Legislature. The Colonel is a Whig, but yet very gentlemanly and closer, and will make, wo doubt not, a highly popular officer. TnrCiWil Hoard.- Col. Wra. Hopkins, lies ta ken the oath of office, and entered upon hie duties ns Canal Commissioner. Tbo board then organized for the present year, by the oloction of William T. Morrison, Esq , as President, and tho re election of Thomas L. Wilson, Esq., as Secretary. A Fact. —Tho children of those parents who lake their county papers are invariably more intelligent, boiler behaved, and boiler looking than the children of those who do not. Please paste this in the crown of your hat, and tiro nett lime you aio in town sub eoiibo for the Voluntcsr. The Count? Convention. — In another column will be found the proceedings of the Democratic County Coovention, which assembled in this place on Tuesday. Col. W»i. Grace?, and Dr. J. A. Am. —both good radical Democrats—oro Iho delegates to the Stale Convention. They go without inslruo. lions. Appointments by Canal Commissioner*, Dri.awarr Division Supervisors.—George W Clawson, of Books coonty. Lower Juniata—W. W. Wilson, Juniata cn. Upper Juniata—James A. Cunningham, Hunting lon county. Upper Western—W, Boyer, Green county. Lower Western—Joseph Clark, Armstrong cn. West Branch— J. 11. Kolton, Lycoming county. North Branch—G. W. Search, Luzerno co. Weigh Masters —Philadelphia—U. R. Simpson Philadelphia county. Easton —H.Yaid, Northampton. Lancaster—Lot Watson, Lawrence. Mountain—R. Williams, Blajr. Weigh Scales —Ilollidayaburg—J. D. Led, Wash ington rffrtrtfty. Johnstown—J. C. Barrett, Clcnrfiold. Weigh Locks— Johnstown — J. 11. Gregg, Wash ington covaly. Pittsburg—A. Stewart, Allegheny. Beach Haven.— 11. R. Kline, Columbia. Hollidayeborg—J ,R. Herd. Centre. Northumberland.—(', S. Brown, Wayne. therefore, wo must say wo would rejoice to see this veteran Democrat and able man occupy the <jy ll P.S . 1 1* .9w ington corresponcfifcWlhe Ledger, m a loner <la , |lol ond hls ap p o i n , me n,, „„ r P „I 6alis . led Jan. IC, understand Hint in view of fl , „ oulJ ~e rC ee,ved by men of all parlies llio situation of ourVoreign aUalr., the Military „| M des.re lo see 11.0 I’u.l (UTioo lloparlmenl eon and Naval romrnllloes of llio Sonale have under dU( , |p(l 05 „ s | lolll j bCi „ „|, edioieney and in a consideration several propositions for increasing the efficiency of our army and navy, and will pro bably recommend a thorough fortificauon of the Pacific coast, and perhaps report some measures for the employment of the commercial steam ma rine, should the contingencies contemplated by Mr. Soule, and iho ton million proposition of Mr. Marshall require it The Seuinoi.kb. —Goncral Bhko officially announ ces Co Governor Brown, of Florida, llio refusal of Billy Bowlegs and his parly (o emigrate, and roe omiDonds dial tho country bo surveyed into town ships at once—the surveyors to bo protected by the military of Florida, Ate,, and that 300 ('reek warri or* too cent into the swamps, under Oieit own off, cors and in thulr own way, bringing into the nearest post all they can capture. The New Motive Power. A second Inal trip was made in New York harbor by l/io now Caloric slop Ericsson, on Wednesday, and with the most aslon lolling and satisfactory result. The Tribune says of the new invention. Ural “wo ore pn pared to say,! without hesitation or reserve, and not merely on our own judgement, but on that of every gentleman in the company, that it proved utterly and beyond the possibility of doubt the existence of a new tnolivu power, as sure and efficient as steam, while it is free from all danger of accident, mid is vastly cheaper and more manageable. The demonstration is per feel. Tho ago of Sloum is closed ; Iho ago of Culorio opens. Fulton and Walt belong to tho past ; Erics son is the groat mechanical genius of the present and the future. SoMkTiiiNo New in HAumaut'ito.— ln noticing the arrival at Harrisburg of the first cars loaded with coal from tho Cold Spring Mines in Lebanon nAnntjr it.« L -- -> i.~u„ in attvwral p«rlipuliUß. I hey are tho first coal earn dial over arrived from the mines laden with anthracite coal at any largo town on the Susquehanna south of Sunbury, Thny aro J the first cars that over supplied tho Central mid Southern portion of this State with anthracite coal fresh from the mines without transhipment. They ore the first coal cars that ever carried coal from tho mines, in a fow hours, into Lancaster, Colum bia, York, Carlisle, Chambursburg, &c. These arrivals are well worth witnessing, for they are opening a new era in tho anthracite ooai business Michigan V. 8. SitNATon.— The Hon. Charles E. Bluart, Democratic member of (lie House of Repre sentatives, baa boon otecied to tho U. 8. Sonalo by the Michigan Legislature, in place of Hon. Alphoua Field), whuao term will expire on tho 4th of March. Uwoonbtitutionai,.— The Prohibitory Liquor Law on the plan of the Maine enactment, passed by the Rhode Island Legislature, hao boon declared uncon stitutional by Judge Curtis, in tho U.B.Circuit Court at Providence. This, with Minnesota and Now Hampshire, makes throe States, in which the Law baa been similarly decided. The Virginia Legislature have instructed (be Committao on Judiciary, to whom tho Lommon slave oaas had been referred, to report in favor of prosoou- Hag ibo mallor before Ibo Unllod Stales Supreme Court. ' II costs 132,000,000 annually lo maintain preach ers io tbs United Btalos. gSULL NOTES. Governor Bigler's recommendation, In his an nual message, to drive out or circulation tho Re lief noternow In circulation, meets tho approbation of the poblio journals of both parlies. Six hun dred thousand dollars of this Belief currency arc still in circulation, and what (he Governor says of their weakening the efficiency of the law ogainst foreign small notes is manifestly (rue. Wo hope the legislature may speedily adopt eomo measure for the removal of these filthy and depreciated notes from circulation. The fact that tho Stale is now flooded with counterfeits, purporting to bo of the Relief issue, and which are being circulated in every community, should be a sufficient argu ment in itself, to induce the Legislature to with draw the Relief currency from circulation. But, i independent of this argument, there are other con siderations of still greater importance, all of which point to the policy and the duty of forcing this money out of existence. The abundance of gold in all parls of tho country, and coinage of the Gold Dollar, make small notes entirely unnecessary. Besides, these notes are very much worn, and are 1 always under par, and in most of the Stales they will not bo received, oven at a discount. They are indeed a nuisance, and disgraceful to our peo ple and our Stale. Let them bo called in and destroyed, and that speedily. The Governor sug gests several modes by which this desirable object can be effected, and we hope tho Legislature will act in accordance with the will of tho people on j this subject. The Governor thinks there is no necessity— now that cold ia so abundant-—for even $5 notes, and -«•-~.*Vjrrnnm *mrt no uaim ummvi » ouvniu be issued by our banks. The Governor, we doubt not, is correct in his conclusions, but we would say, gel rid of the Uoltof notes first—after effecting this object, we oan then tell with mure certainty whether $5 notes are really necessary to the con venience and wants of the community. That there is sufficient, and more than sufficient gold and silver in the country for the wants of the peo ple in the way of change, we have not a doubt.— Uut it is hoarded up, and we must adopt some ; plan by which it will be forced ini i general circu lation. Drive out of circulation the one’s and] I two's, and also the five’s if necessary, and our word for it gold and silver will circulate freely in every pari of our State. It is a well ascertained [fact that good and bad money, or in oilier words paper and coin, will not circulate together. The , bad will drive out of circulation the good, as a 1 matter of course, and the people are the sufferers j and have not the power to remedy the evil, except Uuoui'b their Representatives in the Stale Legis lature. Wo eay therefore, let the Legisla o} onr climate until lio witnesses one of our moon ; light nighto. In w inter they oro neat ly as bright as Col. Samuel Blcdary, of Olito. ' ,l,c dI J- hills found about our mnuiian throw The Democratic papers of lire rvesiern Rules 1 * " ron E u[ »shl in npor our V /> i o (town, fihowinjr its every feature, rendered more ara very unanimous in roCommomung (01. Sami,. 1 b 3 ' .. , , , ... . r charming m (tie sc/tncsi of the light. The trees of Medarv, of Ohio, for tho responsible position of,. , ...... k ~ ~ ~ ... r 'he furc'l bespangled with frost sot tfT the scene like Post Master General under the administration of i . . . ... . . ... . | ■ fairy l.md. Ihe air is silent as death. The only PrtrMiletU Prr.ncr. Col. M. is well known ,n nJ brca|l , lllc sllcnc= , „ uf occn>i , n om, Slain of (ho Union as (he able and fea.lerrs , , 100llIlg „ w |, , >crdlcJ |„ 1110 woud , of , 110 s.uurr ! editor of I lie Ohio Statesman, Ho is a gentleman 1 1 j f j 0i of decided ability, and a Pemcerat who has never' swerved from duly. Perhaps no man in Ihe coun- f try has rendered more efficient service la the men I tho relief of the people at largo. and measures of ihe Demnrr.nic parly limn f'o). Mkuauv. Wilhoul wishing lo appear officious, liberal spirit Decision In tike Rachael Parker Cote, The case of Rachel Parker, the colored girl who was last spring abducted from ('heater county, and which hue been for some dvya on trial in the Bald more county Court before Judge Constable on a po 111 ion for freedom, wju decided on Tuesday of last week, by a verdmt grunting her her freedom. Rach el it will bo remembered, was taken away on the u llcgalion that she was a fog it ive si a vc, a nd the ease has excited iho liveliest interest among the citizens of Chester conuly , where she had resided from child hood. Cano of Copt. Onor|{e M’Lane. Tho court inaru.il wti'TJti- sonic Umo mi>o« e,to<i Capl George M'Linoof tho army, (or an assauh upon a superior officer, growing out of n very gross publication in relation to (ten, Pierce during the I Prcmdcnliil contest, hue been by the decree of I /it court, c mine Mid, but by virtue of g.i Hunt services und on (he recommendation of (ho numbers of the court, individually, President Fillmore Inis commuted the sentence to u suspension nnd stoppage of pay. Late (’At.iFortrm News. — Uy tho arrival of the steamer Noithorn Light, of iho Nicaragua line, we have advices from San Francisco to Due. 15. Tho steamer Illinois was to loave San Francisco on the next day w till about $2,000,000 in gold and the mails for the Fulled Stall e. A disastrous fire has occurred in Shasta, destroying properly to tho amount of $lOO,OOO. Groat damage has been caused in tho mining regions by extensive fresh ets. The nows shows tho continued prosperity of the Golden State. The Illinois arrived at Now York on Thursday mails, aOH passon nuws sho brings is nut important. Official returns of tho Presidential election from all tho counties but throe, show a majority of I,Boo'lot Fierce and Kms. Tub Conhthuction OK tiih Ciiystai. Palack in Now York to prosecuted with energy, and tis com pletion is assured in season for (lie opening of tho exhibition on tho 2d of May next. Meantime ar rangements are in progress to secure a brilliant representation of the choicest productions of the world’s industry in both hemispheres. Tho build, ing, with its galleries, will contain an area of 173,. 000 square foel. It will bo built entirely, except the floors, of glass and'iron. There is no doubt from tho efforts making that this will bo a grand exhibition of the manufactures of various countries, and will show tho progress which has boon mado in this branch of industry. Tho processes by which these results are attained must bo observed and studied in the workshop*. Tho Commonwealth of Pennsylvania owns ■took in sundry Navigation, Railroad and Turnpike Companies, to.the amount of *1,632,000 62; of which , *68,000 arc invested in tho Reading and Porklomon Turnpike Company. Adding tho cost of tho Penn, eylvania Canals and Railroads, (931,137,064 69) would make the State a Stockholder to the extent of 932,770,001 21. n*~P The amount contributed by tho voters of Cal ifornia lo tho Washington monument, at the late election, will reach 97,000. Whiff Economy* Central America. The Sonrolary of 11.0 Navy l.a> lately iaauod a cir- An moiled debate ia now in progress in the U. S. enter reducing the rale of wagee of apprentice, in Senate repenting the meaning of 11.0 treaty con- . the navy yard. Since July Blh, 1817, the complin, eluded on between John M. Clayton. Gen, Taylor a action he. been for (he fir.t year, one third of the Secretary of Slate; end the Bnti.h Munster, Bolwor, nnm paid to mnalor mechanics of the anrao trade the concerning Central America. apprentice i. learning; for the aocond and third The American,people end Government, soya the year, one half; for the fourth year, two thlrda ; end Norrialown Watchman, ere a. they have been here fortho fifth year, three fourth.. lofi ” D ' J calou ’ ° f European, encroachment on The oricuiat fiica the wage, thus : ll,cir continent, and one of our Pruaidonta announced "The wagoa of the apprentice, until they shall that any now attempt at Colonii.tmn here by foreign arrive at iho ago of 17 years, will be 25-100 ; for (ho monarchies, or assertion of now claims lo sovereign next year 35-100; for the next year 45 100: for (bo iy, would bo resented. This doclrine will never bo neat yoor 55 100, and for the laat year 64-100, of kldc j Alloro _„ l 0 _i a „i i„ Bl Uutiona el variance Iho rales of v/agea paid lo iho first class journeymen . . ~ . . . workmen in the department in which they serve- with ours, by ll.cir side or in thoir neighborhood, can "Master workman ond quarlormon,” ■ • “who bo looked upon only os a contemptuous disregard of properly instruct apprentices,“Jrom the pay of ap- American ropubliconism. The United Slates would prentices ere allowed for the loot year 20 coma per bo cmi||(id |o , Misl tb(J mo y omon i na on Inanll, and day, three years preceding 15 cents,and the remain- . , . f( i„.Na j /„ r also upon the scoro 01 their future interests. JNo 1 der ID cents. r i The object of the Deportment in taking llie.o daleaman determining wiiet they ere will fail lo apprentice., ia to traie skilful workman to the boat- have on oyo upon cut proapcclivo rapid growth— no..; but jnat at thi. juncture, when irieea.ro high The State, now developing on Ibo Pacific render end advancing, the aoanty pittance of Iho poor op- Central America of the highest moment In ap prentice. is reduced. Deprive oar people of e trenail thorn, end California Thi. ia about Ibo amolloal of small eiploila. It ia beenmea o acparalo political power. If Mr. Claylnn whig economy all over. It resemble. mother spool. haa done nny thing which con bo conolruod inlo an men that oenurrod acme year. ago. Tie whig, fell acknowledgment of Briliah pretension, (oaovoreign economical and locked round ,o ace when the, could 'J Biel quarlor-or will help the Dr.tlal, govern, strike a significant blow. There we. aln of public mcnl lo keep a position there adverse lo nor inter, ground sown with graao. Tho keeper h.l been nc- Mis. then will he receive universal execration. Ilia ouatomed In keep a cow in this lot, which devoured bungling may have In he counteracted by war. Any Uncle Sam', grass, without regard lo the Cctstilulion secret letter from him In Iho British Minister while end laws. Hero wee an opportunity lo puta atop lo the troaly was pending in (he Senate, cannot bo re bovine Galphinism on Iho public ground., ao tho sorted lo by Ihe English Government to explain the whig, provided that the gras, ahculd notbo thus meaning of word, or lo counteract the palpable wasted. Tho, enacted that the graa. ahn.ld be object, secured b, the treaty. A negro oavage and urea,rved and nte-e.and .old,.(\cr doe nota, to idiot, invc.ted wtlh re, ally, ..a nd.oeloo. humbug, lho highest bidder. Tho keeper observed UioV*w Ror.h protectorates aa tliol insisted upon by Inc had the grass mown, advertised and sold, ond oflci English Government ovor-lhe Mosquito territory in paying nxpen.oa, Ihe Federal treasury wao minus Niear.gu, we .opposed had been laughed out of ox abont Ihrco dollars. j Ia il P° B,,iblo 11,1,1 11,0 Cl “- Vl ° n ' Bulw ” r lr »“- 'riain nnnnnmin.i « _. j i >tye» n be con sir uod by for co ofn ny secret arrange i nis economical loray and lho attack open np , 1 J J ° , .... f . . . . 1 mcnl.io keep up such on imposture, prentices wages, ore of a piece, and amongst ibo 1 ' most distinguished aotj of whig policy. 1 ' ■ I When we find remarks lilco Il»e following in o' CincOMSTASTUI. Eviovsce.-Tlic Showbngnn (Mr 1 W |„ g pllpcr ,(,| lo Miner.’ Jourml.) ll.cro i. Cla.lon mentions n .ingulnr eireumslsnos, end ..no , omo , |bi , wi| , bo „ n!!nlmil , in lbo move wind, worn, u. not lo plane onlirn rolianco on r.r |n flvl)r of , |IQ abo|ilion of fimiJ rc|icr . cumstanhal evidence. A few years ago, a man In , r , ~r .... ~ - , 1 b ‘ • , “We feel gratified that among Ihc furl bills ro Uio naino o> Johnston, o peddler, slopped at Iho lnu«e ported to our Legislature was ono for the cancelling 1 of ono Hughes, in Madison, and was never aOrr of the relief notes. Its fillby and mutilated appear, wards heard off until recently. Some lime nf er nnee nbnosl cuuses a shudder when it is offered,— Jobnslon mopped will. 11.. e h..,t1.c Idler was drown Tl,c gold d011,,r, «l.id,, from il. size, el first Beamed . I inconvenient, r« growing into favor every day, and is od, nod Ins wife bcesmo insane. Slin deoluj|d l.rr I ,^j, u fr,olcnl .bund,,nee lo supply e circulation under husband the murderer of Johnston end circumstnrrrs $5, which existed a few voars ago. when il was issu I gave plausibility to her story. Now Johnston turns cd, docs nol exist sineo the discovery of such vast up in Califoroh, ,„d ibe children or Hughe. | quantities of gold. The greatest inconvenience lb.l ' , , .f, - . . , z 1* fell throughout the country is the want of cfnnga 11,us relieved of the stifina of being Iho oir-prieg of, u „j cr n dol |„, T | lis mighl bo rcmo d lo ,l by coining a murderer. j gold pieces of the denomination of 81.25. 51,50 and $2, m connection with the $1 and $2 50 pieces, ond multiply UuLjPinunWuVfoWi*Yhi flftntmTiy."' Minnesota Nioht —'l ho Minnc-pola Pioneer, «nyp o*ccloi] m Independence Square, Philadelphia, oround which nro to cluster monuments to I’ic memory of I Durness,so Arrun.-Mrs. Nu»wmb, wifr of II ' llo ""moil.l uglier. of O.u Decljralinn of Imlrpon -1 n m , ~ ... . , ,rfritce —a project origin Med by Col, VVb Icnnan, of 1). Newcomb, r„sq,. a respectable citizen of f.nun J , , r ■ r 11 I Ibis city, slid we arc happy to say, in a fair way of nlle, white laboring under o temporary derangement ■ being successfully carried out. of nnnJ, produced by recent sickness on the night o( ! In H»o rngngt incut of Mr. Snrl in, we sbownnr the Qlsl insl,, look her four children to the alKc, and fiends iho evidence nf a determination to make . r.i . , . .. (>rnhim Ms leading illtnftnlrd monthly of ihe Union, 111! gw Ihe in out nf 0,0 »imlowlo ll,a pr.om.nl 1,0 dr „ p o/ M Jouhl,oflhc „ Mining" low. about five years of ago, was killed . up in u dying condition ' The"oilier '\wb' cUtTdren, j - though greatly injured, aru in a fair way to recover.l Agreeable lo notice ol the Democratic Standing ~ ,■— . ) I 'onin.inre of Cumberland county, tlm Deleonies Mohk (.ai.mumsm,— It is R.iul, we sco l«v ar, 1 ..i, i . a , ~ fa . . . . , , ■ tliciul in the different tow nslnps and borour?hs exchange paper, (bat certain incumbents of cust on ~ , ~ „ r ' " ‘or Hie purpose of appointing Delega'es to repro. houses—measurers, weighers ami gnawers—have tl ,» , . , , 1 ; , t i sent the Democracy of Cumberland county m ihe prelerred a claim upon the 1 reasury (or all the h i s 0 f .. - _ ■ • . , , . | next State Convention, met in the Court House, ol iherr offices, m addition to their sa uries, since (1 ’ 1,1 this borough, on I uesiUv asl. The Conven. 1H42, am 'uniinn to §900,000 or §1)00,000. The , ° ’ ’ 'ion was organized l.y appomiu-g Joski-h Wao mnltiT, u is futihrr said, w ill romo before ( »n- . „ „ r , ... uoNi.n, L-q., Chairman, and Philip Quigley. Dm grosp, and iho AUoney (icne’a considers Hu- _ M , n , . a v ,... ~ . 1 ** J *’ , , , , ami Dr. James M (,ulloch, Secretaries, claim g 'Od under the law—by a construction, -m f rv . An . . , i r i r 10 following Dolegaies appeared, presented doubtless, winch no one ever dreamed of before i f , . b . , . 1 • ~, * ~ „ , . credentials of election, and look iheir seals, viz: A Uemoeraiir (mngress wil scarce y sanction such , au„ v\/ t> r. .. . .. , , b . ... , Dower Allen— W. U. (,organ, Sami. \\ iremnn. a iiKMislrn„a .Irafl upon the I ".usury, nnlpss .he , JK. \V„d_l*. Quigley, Dr. N cl.nm is clearly founded in jualicc—which it >r _ ‘ ) W, Ward —M. M’Olellan, 11. I, not. Thk Montour Mn.i,—A very large number of workmen are now busily engaged in putting up v ''° now roUmn null ab<>ul to bn creeled bj the Montour Iron Company. at Danville. The fuun dnij'>n is already laid, and the work will be push ed forward as (jumlily as labor and money ran do H. ’J'bo machinery is all ready, and the mill is expected t 6 he cnrrifih'led for operation early in (hoi spring. There will bo 3d puddling furnaces in this now mill, v« ry nearly as many ns in iho old 1 one, ami ilio structure will bo 231 feel long and 131 feci wide. When finished, these two mills will present the appearance of one immense build ing, and bo by far the largest establishment of the kind in tbo United Slates. motion, the Convention then proceeded to A Maunikiuknt Pi.kasuuk Tim*. —A prominent appoint two Delegates to the Stale Convention steamboat owner of Now York, who has made an Whereupon, Col. Win. Giiacey and Dr. J, A. Ahl immense'fortune in sloamboaling, has devised a I were appointed. novel, most liberal, ami magnificent plan for dis-j Hcso/val, That those proceeding bo signed by bursing some of his gains. Ho proposes to ri« in ° ^,corB “nd published. Ilio moßl perfect alyle, a summer yacht, non- near- [liiifiirj hy the Ifffkrrt.] ly completed. furer.lriog be.N, lb. nrtM ».„• 0,.„u„ or |‘( KD Mr „_ Tho " Co l°'. ®.!° T' 0 . ?, V °',. 0 "| i " Jr, „ , " , ,' r 8 of . co,,ncll ° r lh » Sl »>« ■>' CanrißylvHtiia hold board bin sons and cljugblers nnd forty or fin!! ‘t !? n c —i“"ir«nnn . olber ynohlfl, „„d sa,l for l.ondon, GcperrbaJ! da^ " KiT ''' odnr, " la r "" J Th " r »-' Sloclibolm, Si. IWreber*, Ldean", 0«o. VV. R.ckenb.rrk ,b. w0 ,.1,y O roul ; I.isbon. Gibrnllor Marseilles, Naples Hell. a, d’ r ' V ll '° “f BUCI, olber ports arr may bo de.irable, slay,:. B „ JT”'' *" j “" dBU Ufin oicc | S''. "T, T" POr '' eirinS ? tM BM, " C "Iso eVeetid: G. S. S T«W w" m.Crf o'™ I m r.b.. l^!w!‘*Tb.\lV^Vhr P , , , i? J “ ! b G 't, 8 -’ 8 .; "■ ( ; r ol ““ ock ’ ° r . - . . . 3 u l ,lu J'<- hanna 1 nbo. Iho other officers stand as elontod lor, ihts is about the most extensive plan ol a m July last Reeled pleasure trip over entertained, and when carried I ' I out, which U will undoubtedly be, will bo v o iy The Minor'll Journal Buys that the colls of [} lo now opt to guo Europeans some new ideas of the out. P r ‘ Btm > n Schuylkill county—-forty in number ure all side barbarians of Ynnkoodom. j occupied with criminals—am) that rum was (ho frightful cause. ll appears that Texas, by her vote at the last election, has entitled herself as the banner Demo cratic Slate of the Union. She has ninety comi ties in all, and every one of them gave a majority for Fierce. In some of thorn Scott did not got a single vole; and fourteen of them gavq him loss than ton votes each. CCT Everybody condemns scandal, yol nothing oif. mlatcs more readily—even gold itself is lees current. (O’ A friend of oure lately saw a young lady with a beau in expectancy, practicing on Hie elbow of a store pipe. “Coming Uiout Along." —Tho wife of Mr, Samuel Ralston, of North Sowickly township! Dearer county, Pa., proaonlod tier huaband with thieo children at one birth, just before the Chriet mas Holidays, Relief Notes. Graham l ! Magazine Graham, for February, Is already on nnr table, and is a magnificent number. The following announce ment by lire editor, will be well received by the pub- We arc gratified lo bo able Jo announce (lint wo (live added John Ssrlin, , tho ominct artist, and former editor ofSurtm’s Magazine, to our corps of artists, and present in ibis number a plate from bis burin Tbo design is for tlio central statute, lo bo | il , r UorK holder Dickinson—Samuel Huston, John Moore. hjHipennsboru'—Jacob Longnccker, Abraham Ovorholizrr, Frankfortl—John C. ttrown, John D. Snyder. Hampden—David Hume, John Union, Mjfllm—David Simeit, T. .Scoullcr. Mochanicabiirg-..(t00. Sterner, Inward Lament. Monroe—James Uurlmit, Samuel Clark. Nawion—Juh, Waggoner. Joshua Vanderbell. Nowvillr—James Hoover, \Vm. Lytle. fNorlh M idd le ion—lV] tchue I Wise, John Kilcli. South Middleton—'Tims. Hradley, Abm. Silver Spring—John Kmininger, Dr.J. M’Cul loch. .Southampton—Kami. Willis, Jiunrn lionim. Shippenbhurg II —J. It. Duncan, J, Sloinmnn. “ T—J- Kitsmillcr, P. Itirllingcr. Wostpennahorough— Snml. Graham, Wm. A. Ivor, jr. ffj’Tho Buffalo Express recommends tho removal of the scat of Government from Washington to Qi Louis. That would bo sacrilege. QC? Hon. John M. Clayton was on last Wednesday elected, on joint ballot, of Houso and Senate, by tho Delaware Legislature, in session ut Dover, a United Stales Senator for six years. Slaves in Tnanbito.—A bill libb boon introduced Inlo llio Now York Logißloloro lo bo modify llm lw * of llio Slolo ob |o give lo b)b Beholders llio right lo bring limit blovcs wllbln Us lirnil. while! |„ | ran . Bltu. There i», liowovor, tliougbt lo bo but 111110 chanco of ita passage. 03* 1 ho mill of llio American Powder Company, In Aotlon, Maaa., blew up lasi Friday week, killing 1 throe men named Hudson, Baloom and Hanson.*-* One hundred and fiflyNtege of powder oaplodod. ' . LEGISLATIVE. In t(io House, on iho 1 1th (nat., Speaker Schell mnounoed the Standing Committee for the session, Ways and Moons—Messrs, Kllboarn, Hart, Skin ner, Fulton, Frotz, Cowan, Rowe,' Passhibro and James. Claims—Messrs. Morrimnn, Shull, Aplelon, Gabo, Wright, Wharton and Harris, Judiciary —Messrs. Lowry,(ofTloga,) Henderson, Gilmore, Fallon, Knight, Chase, Eyslor, Sergeant and Wharton. .dgricuhurc—Messrs. Thomas, Anderson, Mngoe, Bculo, M’Kco, Porter and Gray. Pensions and Gratuities —Messrs. Ely, Kingsley, M’Connell, Mageo, Dunning, Campbell and Strong. Education —Messrs. Rubios m, Flanigan, Cook, Seltzer, Foster, Hickman and Lancaster. Domestic Jifooufactures—Messrs. Skinner, Hoi' stand, Scott, Kilgore, Hammer, M'Donald and M’> Granohon. Election Districts— Messrs, Biglow, Dcnglor, Alh* crlon, Kilgore, Sergeant, Chandler and Piper. Accounts —Mcsbib. Molt, Kinnear, Pownall, Arn old, Alexander, Hutchinson and Borgstressor. Banfce—Messrs. Leech, Hart, Morriman, Brock, Yost, Henderson, Rowe, Foster end Landis. Vice and Immorality —Messrs. Laury, (of Lehigh,) Shaver, Yost, Gabo; Beale, Walker and Richards. Estates and Escheats —Messrs. Kelso, Appleton, Cook, Slruthors, Lowry, (of Tioga,) llcietond and Chamberlin. Militia System —Messrs. M’Gronnhan, Hook, Tor ' belt, Harris, Campbell, Beyer and Herr. Roods end Bridges—Messrs. Herbert, Kilbourn, , Gwin, Denison, Brynnl, Roney and Porter. Lands —Messrs. Hook, Anderson, James, Gwin, Moore, Arnold, Seltzer ond Hill, (of Erie.) 5 Corporations— Messrs. Struthors, Bigelow, Fani. . gan, Demers, Chase, Barton, Herbert, Horn and Ey* . stcr. i3ioorc«—-Meaers. Frotz, Rubicam, Mollingcr, Demers, Zerby, Chamberlin and Cowan. Local Appropriations —Moms. Shull, Dcnglor, Mollingcr, Thomas. Kingsley, Harris and Ilickmnn. Neio Counties and County Seats Messrs Zerby, Pownall, Hague, Beyer, Hutchinson, Ranby and M’* Connell. Compare Bills —Messrs. Dunnings Lancaster, Walton, Menny and Bur. JAhrary— Messrs. William'*, Dennison nnd Hngnn. Public Buildings. — Messrs. Waterbury, Fly and B.'oclt. Inland Navigation and Internal /mproermenfs Messrs. Knight, Molt, Strong, Mill, Tor bet I, Collins, Kelso, Williams, Gilmore, Taylor, Walton, Chandler and Abraham. Printing —Messrs. Wright, Bhuver, and Water* bury. On the some day Mr. Henderson rood in place, n (till (o extend (he charter of (lie CnrlMo Deposit Bank. On the IQih, Mr. M'Kec read in plneo « bl I to (he M(. Zion’s churclr, in Churchlown. Mr.-Henderson, in place, a hill to nnnul the rnar liago contract existing between Jore. Rinehart and Sarah his wife'; also one lo crr.olo n new school dm triel in Kust I’cnnsboruugh township, Cumberland county. i Mr. Henderson, on (bo pimo d«y» offered a resnlu lion that a committee of five bo appointed in run junction wnli a similar committee from the Semite, rt ,u.rr.» r -•'} ■ tiic resolution, niter considom- Me debate, in which Messrs. Henderson, Flanigan, Hart, and otiicrs.ptjhicipalod, was adopted. In the Senate, on Friday, Mr. Darsfos’ resolution calling upon the Canal Comjn* Sß ' oncrp for a detailed statement of (ho bids on tho road for tbo avoidance of tho inclined planes, wag debated at great length, and finally adopted. Monday list, being I he day named fur the clre'ion ofStito Treasurer, the (wo Mousca met in the hull of tho Houses of Representatives, and proceeded lo ihc election of that officer. (Jen. John M, BiclJc received 76 voles, nnd was elected. STATE TREASUIIEU’JS HEPOUT. The report of Stale Treasurer Riclu-I is short, hut its interest is diminished in a great measure, by the statements of the Governor* Message, and the re port of the Auditor General which contain nearly all the facts embraced in the report of the Treasurer Divested of loans, premium?, and sales of public properly, the receipts and expenditures of Die year may bo staled as follows. »iz; Receipts at the Treasury from permanent sources ° 94.42a,UD6 23 Payments ill the Troosory, ns applied to objects of a permanent character during Dio name lime, Lxetss of pcrmuncnl revenue over permanent expenditures, Whilst it thus appears that the ordinary and per manent revenue tun been more than adequate to the ordinary support nf the (J.mrnmcnt, during the past tear, tho appropriations for extraordinary purposes beyond the loans authorized at the last session ol tho Legislature, and paid out of the Treason- proper, have fully absorbed tins excess. The gratifying fid, nevertheless is presented. Uml the resources of tho Treasury are no longer insatUcicm lu sustain (hr plighted faith of the Commonwealth, but Ifuf, wit/? proper economy and prudent legislation, a few years only will have elapsed nil our I’ublic Debt will be. il not numbered among (ho things that were, groully reduced, and uur people relieved from the burden of taxation. | Although on apparent ovoilablo bnljncc ofsl 382.- bil wob in Iho Treasury at the close of clto fiscal year, yet the same is not ull applicable to iho p«y tncnl of iho interest on iho funded dobt, fulling duo lon the Ibl day of February next. Tbo sum of 87 11 A 75 28 being purt of Iho (onn nQlhonzcd by iho u rl o( 4lh May. 1852, fur iho redemption of the over due loans of iho Common wealth, there remained nn available bnlunco for interest purposes of hut l 8071,037 72. In my report of lost yn«r J found if ; necessary to usk for the passage of n law authorizing | a special loan to meet the February interest. It be. , cumo noocasnry to mulio the loon (has authorized, |nnd it cost (ho State seven' thousand two hundred and three dollars nnd thirty five cents, J am entire ly confident that the interest falling duo on llio Ist day of February next, can bo paid without resorting to n special loan. b The State Treasurer then repeals the facts in rotation (o (he five million loan, which are familiar to (ho putflio. having been but recently published.— lie remarks further: • The bonds issued in pursuance of iho act creating tbo aforesaid loan have attached lo them coupons, or | certificates for interest, and whilst the market price |of (ho ordinary bonds docs nol exceed (heir par value, (lie former command a handsome premium.— ( Tina is, in a measure, (hero cun bo no doubl, owing , 1 lo iho facility wilh which (hey can bo dlapoacd of, requiring no power of attorney or olhnr nuihoriiy (o’ , transfer ilium, bul passing readily from hand lo band, / ho question may Uiorcforo bo ashed, would .1 not be wise po icy in the government (o change (he charao i tor o (ho other public bans lo ll.ul of coupon bonds. , I do mosl cordially recommend Mils question to Iho . consideration of Iho Legislature, end wore the pro j por Pwwons mado for this change, a nd the coupons m r M Slate Troa.ury in p nyLol Of all public dues, it admits.of bul little doubt that j Hie voluc of iho bonds will bo greatly onlioncod L, | cannot see that any disadvantage in consequence of such change could posaibly result to (ho Common wealth. Iho five millions loan already negotiated shows to the conlrory. • * . Our public debt on (bo Ist of December. 1853. , although stated In the table at 8-11,524 875 37 w** m reality 8711,573 25 loss; this sum being in tlio Jroo'ury at that time, and constituting purl of iho L’t." ° r 4th ° f J 1 .?* JBs2 ’ w “ “ibjccl lo Iho rodotnp. ion of any of 11m .i, por coni, certificate. of " llion duo. lUd Ibeßo corlifioalm boon p o.onlod for p.vmont before tlio olo.c of the year, tlio amount of thorn out.tonding would liovo boon roduo.d equal lo l ho amount of tlio now loan roooiv. od. It may bq wall to romarli that llii, loan doa. In no wl.a moroo.o the Slate debt, aa it bul lakoa Ibo place of llio.q loana llml have fallen duo. On Iho oonliary " dircotly reduce, it in amount equal to tlio prom uni. received, llio.o being vo.lod in Iho of HiTi “ r" b t, r ‘ ° r n l . , " Siß . l ‘ 1 "« F-ndVlbo porohu.o of Stale alooka. The only item of Inoroa.o In the' debt Olnco the Ist of December, 1851, | g the North Branch Canal loan, and title waa dictated by Ibo soundest principles of policy, * The Can-.* r.- n —: - —— | And Iho man who hung himself in an axle-tree OCT ll.oCurml Commio.loner. hav. reduced iho 'with o cord of wood, hag boon oul down with o aVoonlo'nu luT “ U ”" ro,cl '“ n »'o llnoo, lo ohnrp aoi appolilo, tj iho fast man who lira! down Si non . per mil.. Tho Comr.l R.ilroad Company, „ wagon wheal, have also dona the same wl*o act. Oa tho f|» rr (. , . burg and Lancaster Railroad tho faro i> ailll kopt *1 nv" w°n Wllliam R ' _ Kio * Vlco Pwlid#Dl up lo 3 cento per rnllo. * elect, left Washington on Saturday, in lhoU.B. ■ ; otoamahip Fulton, for Havana. Uo vrta ocoompa (nlod by Dr. Moccoun and lovoral personal friends. icro al last, COMMON SCHOOLS OF PENNSYLVANIA* Wo have received a copy of the annual report of llio Hon. F. W. Hughes, Superintendent ofCommorf Schools; and have road it with much interest. It id a very interesting and able report, and many valuable suggestions. It is well worthy thd attentive perusal of every one taking an interest lit the subject of common school education, and wd (rust a remedy may bo found for some of (ho defects —not in the law, for it is a good one—bat in the administration of it. It lakes time ond patience to perfect system of this-kind, ond unfortunately the compensation of tboso who perform the moslimpor lanl service under the law—the touchers—is so inode* quote (hat the best men cannot bo hod, and in many cases schools are loft without any teachers. If the present Legislature could by any moans correct this evil, it would bo doing ,a great service to the poapto of Pennsylvania. The tables aro 100 voluminous for our colamnd, but wo give the Tallowing recapitulation of totals for (bo year 1852: / Whole number of districts, 1 do. do. schools, 9,(y9 , Number ycl required, f) 4 Average number of months taught, 5 Number of male teachers. Number of FcmaleToachors, Average salaries of malo teachers per , month, f 18 75 Average s.iljtice of female teachers per month, Number of male scholars, female do. learning German, Average number 0/ echo fa re in each school, Cost of teaching each scholar per mo., 42 Whole amount of lax levied, / $982,196 21 Amount orState appropriation, 190,'2GG 47 Amount received from collectors of shhool In, Cost of i: s'rocl/cn, Fuel and contingencies, Cost of school bouses, purchasing, building, renting repairing, &•**., Wl.ijp the Superintendent vnnu upon Hie general charn- tcr °l" *bo School Law of! 849, many points h»ve been brought lo his mien, lion, which show it needs amendment lo give it increased . Cictoncy. In view of (hose dt-fccls, ho recommends the following additional provisions ; lit. To provide t» corporate name or title for each school district, and for the service of legal process therein. 2J To moke provision for the collection ofdiblß dor by n School District. 3d. Provide adequate means for the collection and enforcement of Iho school tax. 4'h. To tax slock in n>mks chartered or re char tered since 16ih April, 1650, (now is mpl from School mv.) s’h. Power lo levy a speci.il t.ix to purchase ground and erect school building*. G'h. Clear power to »'••! r».l cHotn in n*», with the » »pm» i/i »ga»n for school purport**. 7'h. To olx lish Btih-diitricl e or, if riljined, to amend the details of the prism! provisions r« luting ilin elo. 6th. To make prov is ion for a school architecture, and thereby promote ccconomy in building, with good (ante, convenience, proper light,fresh uir and regulated heut. ihh. To enforce the teaching of Ibo rudamcnUl branches of education «n all Ihe sehool districts. 1 Dili, T« provide mure gmrds ug .mst the cm ployincnl of incompetent teachers, and adopt moan, tires In inr.re‘ise the number and secure the services dCm,eh only ns nru romp' lrnl. The condition of the Common Schools in Cumber land county, at the clo«o of (he year ending June 1, 1852, is elated in the table appended to thu Superin tendent 8 Report, lo liavu been as follows : Who'o number nf Districts Whole number of Schools, Number ot School* yet nquired, Average number of months taught, Number of male teachers. Number of female teachers, Average salaries of males per month, N unilu rof ntu lr hi ln.l r , Number of feiiinlc . rn Whole number of 'f'.iiUrs, Ntiu,her Uoiroinf (7. Average nun.hr r o'‘m hol.rrn in cad. achool Cool of teaching c.*cl l schJjf f i Cf monlh 3,*71,073 3(i 5-IMW B 7 A mount of In* Ic*icd. Received from Slnlo npprnpri iiion. Rrcfivcd from Collector of Scliuol Tax, Cost of inßiri)r(ion, Foul nnd contingent r,iprnprp Cost of purcl.aninp building, renting, nnd repairing Suhoul Hhu-cp, Or«n( Tim Basting folks ore ahead of steam caloi ic am) anything else. VV,. ~,,1,11.1, I, clow p,„ .ccoonl „r o„o of tin, leanest projects yet on record. Who will pretend nowlos.ylln, editor.ore not cared for. They can work their cii.tcnco almost out «ndy,t hove Iho .wool consolation of knowing Iho < there I. . huo utlfnl retreat In rep.ir to, ana ~„d ,|,. ir otrllll career. Win, a rout'd 1 who wcnliJAl bo an ed iloi 7 Aavi.ui, s,a Dvr,run Hi,irons—The Do. Inn Mnil .ays thee t. a ,„.J.C, on r„„, in that city, to eslab. h.h an a., Inn, to, decayed editors. Tho plan see,,,, to embrace the erection oC on elegant retreat where once prosperous, hot now p..,„ ed.tor. may retire and spend their old age in ,1,g.„, eomtorl, .urronndcd by enjoyments to hedsrivi.l fro,,, hooks, slsliia,v painting, music, c.ch.ingrs, See., and from whence ho may alauntcr forth, dressed like . gentleman, ,„ mingle at pleasure w ith Ins successor, jn the .sac lii.m. 1 1,0 Mail loams that several applications haio ahead/ been made for Bilonlioi;*. luGon. fierce’. Idler of lbauk., for tlio r|.l,n<liil (.'old ring recently pnrsnnlcd lo liim by some ciliitns of C'uliforuia, lie (Ini. alludes lo l|, o f u , ur „ d „ Mn , of ibnt Blale ; Incalculably ricb in its minern) Irrnsurps, postils me ineitlimsblc advantages for Ibo nml cilco.ivo commerce, ba*in c boundless a ß riculiur»l snH m i.o. fuel urine resources, nailing 0 „/ y „„ opporliniily 1.. r deyclopemonl, will, a dirnnlo unsurpassed for sale bnly, and a rapidly incro»(iri B , inlclM e enl Imdy ..id onti.tpti.lnc population, bafbro wliom nil obstacles lo progress diniippour, II I. doillnod nl nn t.ily d,iy lo nllnin nn eminent position among llioSlnlcsof our Republic, and lo exhibit nnolbcr end e brillmnl oiflmplo of iJio effect of our free insiHuiinnK in foun oinjr Stale* and advancing the nrorpcfiiy of the hu man race.” There is inoro truth limn poetry in the fol lowing, which wo copy from (lio Cincinnali Com mercial : Man ie universally believed (o bo an intelligent animal, and yol one very Imporlnnt legson a large poilion of the roco cannot bo laugh, (hot an editor's time is precious. When yon call upon ono of Iho fralornlty, you should cover occupy him more than an hour at a time w/fh what in no manner concern* him, without first informing him of your Intention to do so ,• when, perhaps, hisstook of philosophy may enablo him to bear the infliction. The editor of the Orownslown (Ind.) Democrat has turned hia attention to poetry—-os follows: The rive* is up—the mails don’t come The Bun has quit all shining; Of copy there is not a crumb To atop the devil’s whining. The man who hung himself wlih ft chord of mu eio has boon cut down with a sharp coal wind. Ex. Paper, $ll 46 £67.01!) 213.759 11,901 783 676 71 743.526 25 79,242 w jW-3,450 33 $79 23 4 D2l 4.177 .38 rfp, $22 1 1 061 02,985 II 1 6 OG.» 2. r , 165.1'J 01 J. 329 46 2.6G3 99 Californio.
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