THE VOLUNTEER. John B. lad Proprietor • CARLISLE, MARCH 84, 1853. DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS. Pen CANAL COMMISSIONER, THOMAS fl. FORSYTH, OP PHILADELPHIA OOUNTV. Pon AUDITOR GENERAL. EPHRAIM BANKS, OP UIPPLIN COUNTY, POR SURVEYOR GENERAL, J. PORTER BRAWLEY . OP CRAWFORD COUNTY, lisle, lot 1853. Courts at Cur] Sessions and Over and Terminer. Tuesday, March 22. Monday, April 11. Tuesday, August 30, Monday, Auguet22. Tuesday, November 1. Monday, November 14. Tuesday, Dooember27. DOBODBH ELECTION, Below we give the official vote of the Borough eleotioD, by which it will be seen that we have carried a majority of Councilman, and also elected every Borough officer except the Chief Burgess In the West Ward, most unexpectedly, James F. Lamberton, the Democratic nominee for Justice of the Peace, was elected by a respectable majori ty. Professor Johnson, of Dickinson College, it «UI U* O—CV. Wool Ward. We hope the Professor may agree to servo, for we want just such men for Borough officers—men of morality, and who are not afraid to discharge their duly fearlesgljFjiQd honestly : -■ Chief Burgess. Mrtohel M’Clellfin, 198 | Joseph H. Blair, 933 Assistant Burgess. 219 | James Posilewaile, 215 William Bell, Assessor. 299 | John R. Turner, 186 Auditors, Peter Monyer, William Bentz, 211 Joseph D. Halbert, 207 William Sklles, 210 Jason W. Eby, 230 I Abner Beniz, 221 J James Armstrong, 226 ( East Ward, Judge. Marlin Cornman, 144 | Charles Fleager, 98 Inspector. William Park, 144 J William Fridley, 95 School Director. E. Cornman, 136 J G. W. Hitner, Constable. Samael Mylinger, 53 | Robert M’Uarlnoy, 186 Town Council. J. Ellis Bonham, 128 A. C. Norton, 142 John M’Cartney, 128 Tobias Miller, 427 James Waggoner, 100 Frederick Walts, 91 William Osborne, 91 Jamoa Gallic, 144 Henry Slurgeon, 04 William Barnilz, 82 West Ward. Judge. C. J. Stoogb, 109 | John Rhoads, Inspector. 106 | Henry Harknoss, 140 Willis Foulk, School Director. No Opposition, Andrew Blair, Const/ Wm. 33 | r“iuf. rr nr juimato., >. u Wm. Rbinehart, 78 Justice of the Peace. J. F. Lamberlon, 122 { Jacob Hhecm, 'Pawn Council, John Mell, 100 Rudlsell Nalchor, 9*2 Lemuel Todd, 107 Adam Senscman, 123 Armstrong Noble, 108 J. N. Armstrong, 114 Henry Glass, 108 E, Beatty, 112 THE NEW COUNCIL. The new Council elected for this borough on Friday, wo ore happy to say, is composed of men who are favorable (o proper borough improvements. Oar citizens—or at least nine out of every ton of them—will rejoice to hear this, and wo hope the Council will go to work at once, and pass an Ordi nance in relation to gas and pavomonla. Wo must now act in the mallor—wo have talked quite long enough, and as the people of the borough have de cided tbe mailer, by electing an improvement Conn cil, nothing is fo bo done but to obey their wishes with promptness snd unflinching determination.— The now Council is, wo think, composed of the right material —men who have the will to do right, and who are not to bo intimidated by the blustering throats of those who oppose all improvements. A Good Office.— The consulate at Panama is estimated by the correspondent of the Now York Courier Enquirer to bo worth from $35,000 to $lOO,OOO a year. The commercial agency at St. Thomas, is estimated on the same authority, at from $6OOO i0.®10,000. (jfj’ President Fierce delivered his Inaugural Ad dreta as if ho woro delivering an extempore speech Ho had no paper or notes, but spoke the address in a voice doer and distinct, and with a manner and deportment strikingly graceful and impressive.— When ho capio to that port relating to the protection of citizens aboard, ho turned face to face with Mr. Fillmore and tho Diplomatic corps, and laid down the thrilling emphasis, and when he again turned to the mass of people in front, oo copying tho vast square below, (hoy shouted witli delight, and evory man of tho fifty thousand in the street declared that “ Fierce is the man for the times.” Dank Dita nation.— A defalcation to Iho amount of $BO,OOO or $90,000, was discovered lost week in (be Dank of Pennsylvania—one of Iho book-keepers having allowed an outside friend lu- overdraw bis account. This amount, however, has boon reduced by se curities of one kind or another to about $40,000, and ills hoped will bo eventually refunded altogether. The individual alleged to have overdrawn, it is un derstood, possesses considerable moons. Philadelphia Appointments.— Humor seems to have conceded the Philadelphia Post Office to Gideon G, Wostootl, Esq., and the Marstialship of Dio Eastern District to Gen. Francis M. Wynkoop. The applicants for the Colloolorship ore Ex-Gov J Porter, lion. Charles Brown, Wllliom Badger, Esq., and Judge Eldrod. For Iho Surveyor’s oQico, Rou ben C. Ilalo of Mifflin county, Is prominently men- ! Uonodj fur Naval Offloor. Chambers McKibbon.F., Tiernan and Aid. Hugh Clark. The Navy Agency 1 it sold lo Ue between P. Barry Hayes and Capl. A. Day. The doQuito result will probably bo known next week. B*lDa* over the Susuukiianna The Maryland Uoqsq of Delegates have passed the bill authorizing the Philadelphia and Baltimore Railroad company to bridge (bo Snsquehaooa river, near Havre de Grace The contest between the numerous applicants for the P. O. id this borough is growing warm, wo un derstand, since tho inauguration. Thoro are no in dioations yet, however, on which of tho applicants Judgo Campbell condescends to smile most gracious ly. Our neighbor of the Volunteer is said to bo a quiet applicant, and in view of tho fact the excessive laudation of Judge Campbell in the list Volunteer hue caused considerable amusement to many of our opponents. It is suggested that our neighbor did not abuse tho “traitors” (and thoro was a respectable □umber of them about hero) half so roundly imme diately after tho Judges defeat as ho docs now!— Carlisle ■ Herald. Insinuation is (ho poison fang of slander. A man ot selfish mind and niggardly disposition is generally the (he motives of others. When the Hsrdtd intimates that wo did not, aftor the defeat uf Judgo Campbell, denounce the men who opposed bis election, tho editor knows ho utters a deliberate falsehood. And his other insinuation, also, that our “excessive laudation" of Judgo Camp bell at this time, is because wo sro “a quiet appli cant" for 4ho Post Office, is as moan and false as is tho mind of him who could conceive such an idea. Thu Herald man seldom writes himself without having a selfish object in view, but ho is mistaken if ho thinks we are governed by similar motives. When wo referred to Judge Campbell's appointment as Post Master General, la our paper two weeks since, we spoke oar honest opinion—wo spoke of him of our own knowledge, without regard to the Carlisle Post Office or any other office. Tho Solomon of the Herald ought to know (hat tho Post Master General has nothing to do with the appointing of a Post Master for Carlisle—it is the President himself who appoints, and wo thought every man with ordinary sense know this. “It is suggested," therefore, that our neighbor mind his own business, and attend to ina ovrii pomiDni nousonotd, and lie win do cotter engaged than in writing “locals" of tho character wo have quoted above. Orphan’s THE CROWD AT WASHINGTON A correspondent of the Philadelphia Pennsylva nian, writing from Washington, March 17, soys that, comparatively speaking, that city is now quite thin ned of office seekers. Gen. Pierce, ho adds, gives this class hut little encouragement; it is but seldom that ho grunts one of them an interview. The editor of the Pennsylvanian, in noticing the remarks of a wing journal upon the crowd at Wash, mglon, furnishes quite a good reason for the presence of no inconsiderable part of the ihultitudo in the federal city. Ho says: “The whig journals, or those which were whig journals, while there was such a thing as soi disant whiggory,—have been encouraging tlieir reader to believe lhallho President and his cabinet would not be influenced by ony “party considerations," while making their selections of subordinate officers.— This ono idea,of course, would send at least a thousand whig office beggars to the Metropolis.— Some oflho present incumbents are (here to petition iv- - loOTwnjor itioir tease, and other whigs, or eomi-whigs, who failed to obtain office under Mr. Fillmore, preposterously expect to bo more success ful under the administration of Gen. Pierce. Besides, there are some applicants who make a merit of their “neutrality," as if the offices of this 1 republic woro to bo disposed of on similar grounds j which a Turkish Sultan may assume when ho se lects t ho superintendent of his harem. Neutrality indeed '. Our country needs the services of men, not neutrals. Wo have no faith in political neutrality, no respect for it, believing, as wo do, that a man without party, is a man without principles. The ••independent press,” with all its wisdom and shrewd ness sometimes indulges in a good deal of cant about “renouncing party influences,” and “disclaiming parly distinctions,” —but no good citizen can do either ono or the other, if ho perceives that there must be a right side wrong ono to jjo- | hood enough to prefer the right side before the wrong ( and to acknowledge his preference, is an ounoch in politics ; hut not fit to bo a citizen, much loss an office holder hero, since no seraglio-keepers are re- , quirod in this country. ' Wo cannot imagine where the idea originated that Hie present administration has no political pro- 1 Terences ; —certainly the Inaugural Address does I not favor suoh a supposition, nor is there any oilier ! record or tradition to show that the present govern mont is not thoroughly and consistently Democratic. Franklin Pierce has judgement enough to distinguish right from wrong—candor enough to avow his preference, and manhood enough to act in conformi ty with dial avowal. We think, therefore, that we may venture to offer the whigs, semi-whigs, dorai ucmi-whigs, and neu trals, who aro now aolicUing'officos at Washington, a little bit of gratuitous good advico. Boarding and lodging aro very expensive in that cily. The fever and ague season is about to commence. (Wo our self uuco had a billious attack there, which nearly finished us ) The bills of the metropolian washer woman, ironers, Ate., aio exorbitant. Even caven dish and dignrs, though the locution is in the very midst of a tobacco growing country, are distressing ly dear ; and wo suspect (for wo cant spook know ingly on this point) that liquid refreshments are costly in proportion, In view of all theso facts, and some others, wc would bonovulonlly suggest to die gentlemen spocifiod above, viz: the whigs, sorni whigs, &c., that the beet thing they can possibly do at present, is to purchase a few shoots of brown pa per oach, pack up tiicir extra shirts and stockings therein, square off accounts with their landladies, woßhowoman. Ate., kiss their sweethearts, if they have any dioro, lake an affectionate leave of all - their local friends and acquaintances, and then im I mediately engage their passages, by railroad con voynnoo, if limy have the moans, or otherwise —by [wagons, doiirborncs or carry alls, or on “shank’s j more or, if they prefer the water route, they will j fmd (ho fiali scows and produce arks, which go 'down dm Potomac, a very cheap and eligible mode I of travel fur gentlemen with consumptive purses and blighted prospects. They who have boon lately | rowed up Salt River should not objool to being row ed down the Potomac. I But, whatever route they may select, wo advise thorn to got from Washington oo quickly us possible; and when all those whigs, whiggiculos, neutralists and fence-men are off, wo predict that the "rush" of office seekers at the seat of government will not bo as "tremendous" and "unprecedented" as it is at present. Shocking Murder. —The Kentucky Rifle of (ho 3411 i ull., records a most brutal murder, perpetrated in Trigg county, by a man named Jamas Thompson Coals; upon a negro girl belonging to Miss Lucy Walden. The girl had boon maltreated by Coals ( I and loft his house (o inform hor mistress, when Coals pursued hor on horseback, and overtaking her bound her with a rope and dragged hor homo a distance of about eight miles, bo then stamped her almost life less until what little life remained bocamo extinct. The murderer ipado his escape. A Veteran Thief.— A colored tfbmnn, named Elizabeth Wilson, is before the New York Courts, charged with a complicity ofrobberios. One hun dred and ninely-one indictments have been prefer red against her, and should sho bo on oaoh count to the extent of the low, sho could bo sentenced lo the Stale Prison for nearly one thou sand yoar^ The Post Office. Collector of Boston* The President lias appointed Geo. Poasloo, of New Hampshire, Collector of the Port of Boston. This, in oar opinion, is a most excellent appointment, and reflects the highest credit open tho Administration. Geo. Poasloo has been for several years an active member of Congress, from tho old Granite stale.— During tho lalo campaign, which resulted in the triumphant election of Gen. Pierce, ho was Chair man oftbo-Demooralio National Committee, and as such ho labored day and night, with all his power, ful energies, to secure the triumph of Democratic principles. No mao living worked harder thon Gen. Poasloo, and his labors wore foil in every part of tho United Slates. In giving appointments to tho working Democracy, the President will certainly carry out tho wishes of the groat mosses of tho party. Australia* The aggregate receipts of gold from Australia, up to the Ist of March, is 4,633,422 ounces, which is equal of value to $74,118,725. The English wri tors soom to piaco great confidence in the statements made in tho Milbourno Argus—a Colonia! gazette— and, from this authority, it appears that a broad bolt of auriferous land extends across tho continent of Australia, from tho Victoria gold Golds to those of Bathurst and its vicinity, and thcnco to the banks of tho Hunter and the bank of Merton bay. This trac 1 is several hundred miles in length and of unknown breadth. Nor are tho old diggins considered ex hausted. Tho perfect manner in which they were worked by greedy adventurer? has probably only ' skimmed the cream from tho surface and left a rcsi. dum which will repay industrious gleaners. Tho effect which this oontlaous supply uf gold will produce upon prices is a subject which causes a groat amount of discussion in tho European financial circles. Mr Campbell, two eminent wri ters upon the subject, both conclude that there will ultimately bo a groat onhancpihcnl of prices, though as yot the increase does nof keep pace with the in-! creasing abundance of gold. “Let its depreciation," soys Mr. Campbell, "once become perceptible in' the rise ol tho prices of (ho necessaries of life, of wages, and of rents, and wo may expect to ecu the public suddenly push the advance in prices as much : above tho point warranted by augmented supplies of gold as those prices are now, in my opinion, boluw 1 that point. Tub Sale of the household furniture of the late. Daniel Wcbsler, took place on Friday, says the! Washington Republic, at Carusi's Saloon. Many persons, wishing to possess memorials of him, gave for various articles prices far exceeding their original cost. An ordinary looking oane-seal chair, with castors, (generally occupied by Mr. Webster,) was sold for fifteen dollars; and a lime-, piece, that could have been put into his overcoat pocket, thirty-nine dollars and fifty cents. The Execution of the Murderers of Col. Cnaia. —a teller Irom Col. Magrudor, of Baltimore, gives the particulars of the execution at San Diego, Cali forma, on the 31st of January, of the two deserters from the U. S. Army, cofptrral Buys and private John Condon, for the murder of Lieut. Col. Craig and Sorgcnul Dlacs, in November last, while attempt ing to arrest thorn. The two culprits acknowledged their guilt, and cxhoitod their comrades lo beware of llicir sad fate. A largo number of indian chiefs and warriors wilncssorptho execution at (bo instance of Col. Magrudcr, that it might bo an example to themselves of the efficiency of our lows. This is the first instance of a military execution, by hanging in tune of peace, which has occurred in our army. On the next day the remains of Col. Craig were brought from the desert, where ho was killed, and interred with the honors of war, by the side of those of the gallant officers at San Paslal during the Mexican war. —■- ■“ J ~.-v=TTJ(tiiuw| mu i u\lj ui lie noj/nj.rl UOIU-j rieiy—the wanderer in man’s apparel—who some, time since created a groat deal of talk in Boston, and was finally brought before the Police Magis trate of that city, arrived at Albany on Thursday. The i’rfm'ng Journal says: “Her father is one of the Police of New York, her mother is dead, and she assorts that since an unfortunate attach ment and desertion, which she experienced some ; year or so ago, she has had an unconquerable do- I sire for roaming. Emma, being asked if she pre ferred the male garb to that of her ovffl sex, as an apparel, answered to the satisfaction of the most ultra Bloomer. She left in the afternoon cars on her way to Chicago, St. Louis, &c.; ultimately, I she says, either California or Australia will be ; her destination.” I The nomination of Lieut. Gurdmor, of (ho First Regiment of Dragoons, for promotion to tho rank of Captain, was dubalod in (ho U. S. Sonata on Wednesday, and dually laid on tho lab/o by u de cisive majority. This is tho post claimed by Capt. Schauraborj*, and this is tho third lime Gardiner’s nomination has boon rojeclod. Tho Sonata adopted a resolution informing President Piorco that they Imtfo twice decided in favor of Scliaumberg’s right to tho place. A motion was made to reconsider tho votu, but it was not acted on. Should the roconsid oration full, tho President will probably nominate Schaumburg. “The Grey Mine the Better Horse. I ’— Tho Bangor Whig relates that in the little town of Ed dington, there is a family consisting of six children, ' the mother of whom Is robust, healthy and active, I but the father is of quite a different character. It 1 had boon arranged that the wife should go loColi-i : forma and make her ‘pile, 1 whilst (he husband should stay at homo and take care of the children. This orrangemont was mutually satisfactory, and the woman obtained her outfit for the land of gold. On arriving ol Now York, sho found an opportunity to cook during hor passage oul, and she immodiaudy sent back to hot family fifty dollars of her funds and has gone on hor way rejoioing, and with tho dotormiaatidn-Fcrgot hor sharo of tho gold of Oulu fornia. Twelve days to San Franoibco. —it is asserted that when the now mail route between Now Orleans and California (overland from Vera Cruz to Acapulco) goes into full operation, the lime of transit will bo reduced lo twelve days. Hon. John Uiokky, of Beaver, Marshal of the Woalorn District of Pennsylvania, died very sud denly, on last Tuesday week. Col. John J. McCaoen died at Philadelphia, on Saturday last, aged 40 years. William M. Qouob, tho well known and able writer on banks and paper money, has boon ap pointed a dork in the Treasury Department. Faculty of Franklin and Marshall College.— At a late mooting of tbo Board of Trustees of Frank' li□ and Marshall College, at Lancaster, tho several Professors'choirs wore filled as follows: , Rev. J. W. Novin, D. D., President, and Professor of Moral and Mental Philosophy. Win, M. Novin, Professor of Latin and Greek Languages and Belles Letters. Rot. Theodore Apple, Professor of Mathematics and Mechanical Philosophy. Rev. Thomas C. Porter, Professor of Natural Science, Adolphus L. Kooppon, Professor of Gorman Lit erature, -/Esthetics and History. John L. Atloo, M. D., Professor of Anatomy and Physiology. Paper Currency. j la speaking of the ottempta being made in ' Maryland to embarrass the working of the taw preventing the passage of small notes in that State, the Baltimore American says : “There is, with some people, a sort of infatuation, by which they are brought into complete subjection to a paper dynasty* They would shut op everything like! specie from the public eye, and we doubt not pre fer tho ghost of a fip shadowed out upon paper, to tho thing itself. And they would heroically wage ' a modern civil war—that is on paper—in vindioa-l lion of the sufficiency of the ghost, rather than] sailor the original substance to glide into the hands | of the people. They would twist, garble, and, if possible, defy the laws of the land, rather than countenance the restoration and establishment of a specie currency. They would commend the banks for violating the law, and, no doubt, rebuke the mint for providing the means of observing it, rather than see the gold and silver thoroughly dif fused tiiroughout the channels of trade, and the masses of the people in the habitual uso of it With perversity of this sort, wo suppose the peo ple have little sympathy; certainly, we have none. Late from California. The two weeks later California intelligence, brought by the stoamer Uncle Sam, which arrived at Now York on Tuesday morning, is of a far more ciiccring character than anything previously received from the Pacific side for some months.— The weather had become settled and pleasant, the roads were in a passable condition, ami supplies of provisions had gone forth from San Francisco In all directions. Tho hungry had boon fed, the, naked clothed, and the sick cared for. The mar kets remained in about the same condiiion as per last accounts, with the exception of flour, which had again slightly declined in price. No belter evidence is wanting that tho miners are in a most flourishing condiiion, than the announcement that two steamers sailed from the empire city of the Pacific on the Isih and IGih alt., with over three millions seven hundred thousand dollars’ worth of gold, destined for the Atlantic Slates. Not satis fied with mere gold, the troasuro-seekers have turned their attention to diamonds, his asserted that of these precious brilliants, largef than that of the Crown diamond of England, which is valued at ten millions, has been picked up near Columbia, In Tuolumne county. What nrxt ? M. E, Church Appointments* From the list of appointments by the Baltimore Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, wo lake (ho following for the Carlisle District: Carlisle District. —C. B. Tippet, Presiding Elder. Carlisle Station—W. Wicks. Carlisle Circuit—John Monroe, W. Gwynn, H. W. Bellman, sup. Ncwvillo —A. M. Burnilz, 11. W. Ewing. Shippoosburg— John C. Dice. Chamborsburg—John M. Jones.— Mcrceraburg —Daniel Hartman ; one lo be supplied Waynesboro’—James N. Davis. Boonsboro’—Wm. Prollyman; one to bo supplied. Frederick City John Miller, A. E. Gibson. Ercdrrick Circuit H.G. Dill, J. W* Langley. Montgomery—J, W. Cullum, B. P. Brown, M. L. Pugh, sup. Berlin B. H. Smith. Gcilysburg—Ephraim McCollum, R. W. Black. York Springs—James R. Durborrow. S. W. Price. York —R. Spencer Vinton, E. Thomas, sup. Wrightsville—W. C. Siccl. Dickinson College— C. Collins. President; 0.11. Tiffany, Professor ; both members of the Cailialc Quarterly Conference. Appointments by the President. 1 ho following nominations have been confirmed by the Senate : Chns. Gordon Greene, Naval Officer at Boston. Charles Poaslee, Collector ai Boston. Hdliff " ‘ Jacob Coaler, Postmaster at Concord. N. 11. M. A. Osborn, Collector at Now Haven, Conn. James L. Long, Receiver at Chicago, ill. N. G, Dale, Receiver at tvhvardsvnie, HI. Thomas Hayes, District Attorney for Ml. Geo. K, Hand, District Attorney for Michigan Robert J. Cheslor, Marshal, West Tennessee. Thpophilus F. Toulmin, Postmaster at Mobile. George A. Smith, Collector at Vienna, Md. Baldwin, Collector ai Key Wesi, Fla. Ferando Moreno, Marshal for Florida. G. S. Hawkins, Collector at Apalachicola. Fla. i Samuel J. Bridge, of Boston, Appraiser Gone -1 ral of the Pacific coast—Salary $OOOO. I Alpheus Felch, of Michigan; George VV.Thom- and Thompson Campbell, of Illinois, Commissioners lo settle land titles in California I Salary $3OOO. Robert B. Campbell, of Texas, Commissioner lo run the Mexican Boundary, Loren B. Waldo, of Conn., lo bo Commissioner of Pensions, vice Mr. Heath. Mr. Colcock, of S. C., to bo Collector of the port of Charleston. Bonj. I*. Ilalleti, lo bo District Attorney of Mas sachusetts. Joel Palmcrl to he* Indian Agent at Oregon. S. B. Forney, to bo Postmaster at Barnstable, Mass. I' ishcr D. \\ ildreth, to be Postmaster at Lowell, Mass. Joseph Lane, Governor of Oregon, Isaac J. Ste vens, of Mass., Governor of the Territory of Wash-, inglon; Geo. L. Curry, of Oregon, Secretary of the territory of Oregon. Marshals —J. W. Nosnuth, Marshal of Oregon; Fernando L. Morondo, Southern District of Flori da; Jesse B. Clemons, middle district of Tennes see; Robert J. Chester, western district of Tennes see. Attorney for Massachusetts; Ihos. Evans, Attorney for South Carolina; Thou. Hayoe, Attorney for Illinois; Geo. E. Ham, At lornoy for Michigan; Benj. F. Harding, of Oregon, Attorney for Oregon. Henry M. Bishop, Assistant Treasurer at Bos ton. Robert B. Campbell, of Tojjcas, Commissioner of iho American boundary. 'I hoodoro S. Fuy, of New York, Minister to Switzerland; John Randolph Clay, of Pennsylva nia, Minister lo tho Republic of Peru; Samuel D. Heap, Consul to Tunis. Collectors —Nathanicl M. Fowle, at Saoo, Maine; S. B. Phinnoy, Barnstable. Mass.; Wm. F. Col , cock, Charleston; Stephen Powers, Brazos; Oliver S. Withorby, San Diego, Californio; Isaac B. Wall, Monterey. T,,^. W y o ™ ln ß. s * m,Mnr y Destroyed by Ftro— Throe llumlred Pupils suddeuly out of Hkultort WiLKEsminK, March 15—Last plghl a fire broke out in the “ Wyoming Seminary," at Ringlon, about one milo from this place, which entirely destroyed the buildings of the Institution, suddenly turning throe hundred pupils out of shelter. Tho fire orlgi nated in tho altio at tho south end of the building ond every thing was destroyed except part of tho' instruments. The library, which was a valuable collection presented to the Institution by lion. Ziba Benoit, of this place, was also totally destroyed The north wing of the building was only recently nddo«f to the structure, at the expense of William bwotland, Esq, a wealthy citizen of Wyoming val- Tho whblo loss is estimated at $21,000. upon which there was an insurance ouly of $7,500. The pupils wore, in most instances, unable to save either their books or clothing, such was the ranld progress of (ho (lames. 1 WiUim n Tow your. tho Uov. Dr. Pook had addod lo Iho library many valuable worko, which wore .1.0 doatroyod. Thri In.UlulUm woa under the charge of tho Rev. R. Nelson. Conviction for Foßainv.—Bt. Louis, March 14— Trowbridge, formerly a telegraph clerk at Louis ville, hue been sentenced to throe years' confinement in the penitentiary for forgery. From the North American of Wednesday, THIS FEDERAL STREfal’ tRAOBDY* Examination and Committal of Arthor Spring — Startling and Horrible Disclosures—Attempt of Spting to charge the ttco-fold Homicide upon hie Son. Tho developments which wo referred io in yos> lorday’s paper, as having been made by the author' itios in regard to (ho Federal Street tragedy, were wilhcld from the press aa long as it was deemed advisable to do so, in order both to further the ends of justice, and to prevent any undue excitement of tho public mind. I Yesterday, the District Attorney, William B Rood._ i Eeq., after mature deliberation, decided (hat the ! hearing of the prisoner, Spring, should be as private os possible. Accordingly, that officer determined to hold the preliminary investigation at tho Moyamon- J sing prison, without notice or intimation to any ono, except tho witnesses required.to attend, and a few of tho police, and some of the officers of the prison, whoso presence was considered necessary. Tho primary trial took place before Alderman laord, in the General Jail Delivery Court Room, re cently fitted up at tho prison. Ex Judge Doran ap peared as counsel for tho prisoner, the elder Spring. Aaron Thompson, Esq., a young member of tho bar, acted as counsel for tho younger Spring, a youth 17 years of ago, tho son of the accused. * Tho witnesses examined wero Bartholomew M. Lynch, tho husband of Ellon Lynch ; Patrick Mc- Guire, tho keeper of tho Ocean Tavern, corner of Schuylkill Front and Market streets, where Spring and his bob boarded, his wife, and a little girl living with them ; Goorgo Eisomon, a tad in tho clothing store of Eiscman &, Brother, No. 560 West Market street; John Magco, of the Marshal’s police ; and Author Spring, Jr., son of (he prisoner. The testimony elicited, disclosed the whole story of tho awful and fiendish crime. Tho talo of btnod is briefly this Spring having become acquainted with Mrs. Shaw, ono of the victims, at tho house of a Mrs. Huringlon, in Hatiowoll street, Southwark, continued to visit her at Carroll’s, in Federal street, whore she had gone to remain with her sister, Mrs. Lynch, during her confinement. Ho had onco met with and been introduced to Mrs. Lynch’s husband, al Mrs. Harrington’s, and renewed his acquaintance with Mrs. L. when ho came to Carroll’s. Tho foci that Lynch had money was a sabjeot of notoriety in tho neighborhood, and Spring obtained tho know], edge of H by his visile to Carroll’s to boo Mrs. Shaw. On the evening of the murder, Spring wont up to his room, at McGuire’s, and pretended to go to bed. His son was in the room, and saw him apparently undressing. Young Spring afterwards camo down stairs, and was sent by a daughter of tho family on an errand. Soon after this, tho small girl at Me- Guiro’s had occasion to go into Spring’s room, and at that lime he was not there, neither was tho bed tumbled. There is a bock stairway loading from (ho room of Spring into the yard, and n rear entrance, by which a lodger can get In without being seen by any one in the front part of the house. Between ten and eleven o’clock on the night of the murder, the son met his father coming In. the bach way. Ho had his shoes in his hands. went up stairs together in the dark. The father was excited and agitated. He asked for water, which dm son brought him, and ho washed blood offtho wristbands of his shirt. Ho also gave his son three twenty and one ten dollar gold pieces, winch ha subsequently look away from him. Young Spring asked him whore ho got the money from. Ho told his son, in orfhfidonco, (hot ho had robbed Lynch, and related to him how ho had shed blood the bolter lo accomplish (ho purpose- The son remonstrated with him for his cruelly in Inking life under such circumstances, when ho replied that Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Mrs. Lynch were two d—d—, and dial it was no sin lo kill them. Ho described to the son how (ho bloody not was { perpetrated. Knowing (fiat Mr. and Mrs. Carroll : and Mr Carroll's brother were going lo the bull in Broad street, lie made an engagement wlih Mrs. Shaw, whom ho had been persuading to consent to live with him, to visit her that evening. Mrs. Shaw lot him in at the front door. When ho arrived there, ho unexpectedly found William Ryan, die nephew of the two sisters, in company with Ellen Flynn, j his sweetheart, in Mrs. Lynch’s room—(hey luving called in to make a pop'visit to-the aunls. Mrs Shaw hid him away in the kitchen until Ryan und [ Miss Flint! left. Ryan remembers, as ho was starl ing away, hearing eome one in the kitchen. Mrs. [ Shnw lot him out. She then returned to Spring. | Spring spent a short lime with Mrs. Show, and ! having made himself certain that Mrs, Lynch was asleep, by sending her up into that lady's room lo Mrs. S., vvlTo* ft" Beenis, had shown him" numefon. favors and arts of kindness, and had no suspicion of his diabolical intentions. Her cries brought Mrs Lynch out of bed. when ho turned upon and slmosi despatched her. She fought him with wordorful and almost superhuman strength: Whilo assailing her in the front room, she broke from him, and running min the back room, crouched down by a settee under which she tried to crawl. Thinking that he hoard tho watchman nl the door. ho piused in his hellish attack upon this weak and defenceless woman, fighting with desperation for her own lifo (or tho sake of hor innocent twin babes, and pulling off his chocs, wont into tho entry to listen. Satisfying himeoll that ho was in no danger of detection from tho street, ho dragged Mrs Lynch from her hiding placo into Iho front room again, and horo finished tho atrocious job. A largo mark of blood on the wall, by tho scltoo in tho kitchen, probably came from Mrs. Lynch as sho was endeavor, ing to conceal herself from the assassin. Another splash of gore on the jnmb of the folding door, was also, no doubt, done in tho sliugglo with one or the other of the two murdered women. I Tho dagger with which the stabs were inflicted , belonged to young Spring, who had owned it for [three years. It was bought in Washington city nnd given lo him there by a young friend, whoso name ho has furnished In tho District Attorney.— Ho identifies the shoitlh that wss found, and likewise tho piece of the blade. Tho weapon was a very handsome nno. adorned with devices of Odd Fellow ship, and ho wore it as on ornament. Being a keep soke, ho valued it very highly. About two weeks ago, his father (oak the dirk away from him, and lie never saw It afterwards.— Previous lo this lime, his father had the dagger onoo before, also a young man to whom ho loaned it, at the place of Mr. Daniel Ragan, confectioner, where ho and his father worked a short lime, last winter. On Iho return of his father to (ho hotel, after the commission of (ho murder, ho asked him what ho hod done with the knife, and said lo him that ho was afraid that weapon would delect him. Tho , father told him ho had broken tho blade In riftiag tho trunk, and the handle ho had thrown away in George streot. where it would bo safe from discovery. I • £ r , ltlQ * r V 0rn ‘ nff ’ father sent him lo a lai lor m West High streot, to buy some shirts, dto.. givtny him a ten dollar gold piece to pay foi them I Ho received in change a five dollar gold piece, a I one dollar gold piece, and a one dollar Jersey note. I . m P ,ooc WQB g‘vcn by young Spring l to Mrs. McGuire for board, it being the only money (she bad over received for board and lodging from 1 f“ ~or l'" n or l»»» father, and they had been in the house from four to six weeks. Tho one dollar piece land the dollar nolo was given lo Mrs. McGuire by o|d Spring, in payment fir a liquor bill. A boy in the tailor’s store who sold tho shirt idea, lifted thorn both, one on the bock of the prisoner, Spring, and the other just as it cumo oul of tho aloro. Iho latter was taken from Spring’s room ol McGulies. The ton dollar gold piece has been .found and recognized by the tailor’s boy, by young j Spring, and also by Lynch. Two dirty and ragged slurts, one of cotton and (ho other of flannel, which Spring pulled off on Friday morning, wore discover ed hid under a table In his chamber. They wore rolled up, so as lo conceal the bloody marks on them. Ihe effort to wash the gory stains oul of the wrist.' bunds had boon unsuccessful, and* this was but tool visible. A slight slain of blood was also discovered on Iho bod lick. Tho leaden pipe bludgeon used by the murderer is identified as a piece that was about McGuire's promises, and missed. It had boon dug up in plant ing a sign post. Some plumbers had loft h, with several other pieces that wore about the place. Tho splash of mud from the pipe on tho folding door, which must havo boon closed at tho moment,clearly indicates that the blow which produced It was struck by a loft handed person. Spring Is a left banded man, and those who huvo known him for twenty years were always well acquainted with this fact. Upon his son expressing tho foar that, In case ho had not effectually murdorod Mrs. Lynch, who was so hard lo kill, sho might revive, recover, and In form on him, ho said, "u—n hor, there is no danger of that, for I choked her, ond turned her over lo mako sure of it, and sho was stiff." Tho nook of (ho oorpso of Mrs. Lynch was black and blue, and hor head was twisted around, so as to bring hor face partially in contact with tho floor. Spring acknowledged lo hie son that his design was (o burn Iho house. He said that in taking (htt coals out of (ho stove, he burnt his fingers, which the son saw were blistered. On damning Spring'l fingers, yesterday afternoon after the oxamioatiofl before the committing mogißtrato,(ho ends were d|*a covered to have boon badly burned and blislcted, ihd injury being yet .apparent. , The ten dollor gold piece spent at 1 the lollor’a il all that has b6on recovered. The rest of iho money is supposed to have been concealed somewhere by the murderer. In tho course of yesterday morning, Spring, in a conforonco with his counsel, in bis cell, accused bid eon of perpetrating (bn murder and robbery in con** noction with ono or two other boys in tho western part of tho oily, as accomplices, and.-asserted that ho had copfosuod the deed to him, and gavo him the ten dollar gold pieco. At the trial before the Aider, man ho insisted upon his counsel cross-examining tho boy, with the view to establish this dreadful ao. cueation. Tho youth, however firmly adhered to the story ho had told, which was consistent from begin ing to end, and so marked by the evidences of truth that no ono could for an instant doubt, or oven ques tion it. Tho prisoner was folly committed to answer tho charge of murder. Tho demeanor ofSpring at (be examination was cool, indifferent and reckless to a shocking degree. A fiendish smile ployed about his mouth ail tho while. Ho constantly prompted his counsel as to the interrogations ho should pot to tho witnesses, and when they testified anything that boro strongly against him, ho fixed a look of scorn upon them) and almost toughed out in derision. Never did we wit. nose, under similar circumstances, onything that would begin to equal, in hardihood and obduracy, iho behavior of the monster; and wo hope that we may be spared, for tho reel of our days, tho pain of looking upon such a sight again. Tho only timo Ibg blood stained' criminal started and quailed was when the now shirt and tho ten dollar gold piece were produced. Tho eight oftheso agitated him, and made him tremble, it was some limo before ho entirely recovered his composure. Tho spccUcln of tho son on Iho witness stand, accusing (ho father al the bar of tbo throo-fold crlmo of murder, robbery and arson, and that crime of a nature almost 100 monstrous for human belief—tho recrimination of Iho parent, who, to save himsc'f from tho terrible penally of his own guilt, was exer ting all the subtleties ol (ho law to involve his flash and blood, the eoio heir of his oamo, in a charge , which, if sustained, would consign him to an igno minious death, was one that no pen could describe. Tho druma of real life was full of touching points. Tho reality of the scene could scarcely ho roal'zcd. The son exhibited tho deepest fooling. 110 was too full, al limes, la give utterance to his words, and once or twice ho swooned, and had to bo curried out of tho roam. lie declared, with a burst of grief, tint ho would rather have died for hta father than iiuvo boon obliged to appeal os his accuser. Tho romuins ul' (he two murdered women were interred, yesterday, at tho Culhodrnl Comoiry, in West Pliilu dolphin. To prevent a cut bus mob, the funerals wore strictly private. Yesterday afternoon, Lynch, in cump-my with officer Buckburn, visited tho children. Tho scono was truly a filcting. One of the infmls Ins been nursed by the wife of Alderman Allen, and tho oth. or by the tv ifu of one of his next door neighbors, a Mrs. Quinn. Wo understand that a wealthy gen tleman and his wife have proposed to adopt the twine. Land, Building unJ Slicings Association, Thu following important law, just enacted by tho Legislature, received tho signature of tho Governor on Monday last : AM ACT BKLATIVK TO LAND AND BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS. Sect. 1. Do it, unacted by the Senate and House of Representative* of the Commonwealth of Penn, syivanii, in general Assembly mot, and it is hereby unacted by the authority of tho same, That it shall be lawful for all Land and Building Associations now incorporated under existing laws, who have heretofore purchased or contracted to purchase ary l.mds to hold such lands in fee simple, either in their corpiroto capacity or by trustee, and to grant, bar gain or sell the sumo or any p»rl thereof to their stockholders or o’liors, in fee simple, with nr without the reservation of ground rents , and also, to confirm onto the purchasers in tee simple all Unde heretofore conveyed by them. Seel. 2. That all Land and Building Association* hereafter incorporated under existing laws shall have full power to purchase lands and to sell end convey the same, or tiny part thereof, to their stock ... w, Winers, in me simple, w»iri or without the reservation of ground rents; provided, (hut the sales ufl.nds by said Associations horoullcr incorporated to others than their stockholders shall bo confined to such lands as may have been purchased or contract* ed for at t ho original formation of (ho Association ; and. provided further, that iho quantity of land pur chased by ony one of mid Associations hereafter in oorporated, shall not, in tho whole, exceed fifty acrcsj nnd provided, also, that in all cases tho lands shall ho disposed of within ten years from the dole of tho incorporation of such Associations respectively, Suet. 3. 1 hot should ony of the Associations now or hereafter incorporated deem it necessary or expe dient to purchase adjoining lands for the purpose of squaring llioir ground in conformity with the streets running through cr touching their lands, tiny aro hereby fully authorized to make such ptirchoaos, and aro invested with all the powers us regards thosulo snd conveyance in fee simple of the same givon hy this act, over the grounds squared by such purch ases, Sect. 1. Thai all Land and Ballding AosoHullonn are hereby uu'horiZ'd to muko culo of and assign or extinguish lo any person ur persons the ground rents created na it'oreemd. Sect, 5 Thai ony S.ivings Fund und Loan Assn, elation, incorporated by or under any act or acta uf Assembly of this Commonwealth, is hereby ou'ho/- izod oml empowered to purchase q( ony Shorif£a*hr other judicial sale, or at any other solo public or private, any real estate upon which such Association sbill then hove or hold any mortgage, judgement, lion or other incumbrance, und the real estate so purchased, or any other that such Association, may hold or bo entitled to ui Oiu passage of this act, to soil, convoy, lease, or mortgage, ol pleasure, lo uny member uf such association. Thk Clerks in Tint Departments.— By a law of ihe lato session of Congress, which is to go into operallon on the first of July next, the clerks in tho Treasury, War, Navy, Interior, and Post Office Departments ahull bo arranged Into four classes. Those placed in the first class arc lo a salary of nine hundred dollar*} those In theaecond, twolvo hundred; and those in (ho third, fifteen hundred; and thosu in the fourth class, eighteen hundred dollars a year. Tho solicitor of the trea sury, the comptrollers, auditors, tho register of tho treasury, the treasurer, and the commissioners are provided with chief clerks whose annual salary ia fixed at two thousand dollars; and Treasury, War, Navy, Interior, and Post Olfico Departments with chief clerks whose salary is fixed at twenty-one hundrodjdollars each. Disbursing clerks are to bo selected from clerks of tho fourth class. Tho clerical force provided is;—Five chief dorks of departments; seventeen chief clerks of auditors, commissioners,'&c.; one hundred and twonty-nino dorks of the first class; throe hundred and thirty of tho second; one hundred and ninety-seven of the third; and fifty of (ho fourth class, making at> aggregate of seven hundred and thirty, at an equal cost of nine hundred and thirly-oao thousand six hundred dollars. Honora Corcoran, tho Irish girl, whoso mysterious disappearance was tho cause of tho roocnt riotous proceedings in Charlestown, Maes., has returned to that oily In charge of hot mother. She had been taken to Philadelphia, and there remained till bro'l away by her parents. OCT*'I don't boiiovo it la any use to vacoinslo for small-pox,' said a backwoods Kentuckian; Tor 1 had a child vaccinated, and ho foil out of a window, oad was killed, In loss than a week after,* aront-fteta. PIUDADELftIIA MARKETS. Philadelphia, March 23. Flour and Meal—Thoro Is rather more demand for Flour, which sales at s4} a 94 94, at which hoi* dors arc firm. Select and fancy brands aro held at 95 a 9flf. Rye Flour is steady at 99 94. Corn Meat —Ponna. Is dull at 93 per bbl. Grhln-—Sales of 1800 bu. Rod Wheat at 1 lie,and 117 for prime While. Ryo—Commnnds 80 a 81 ots per bu. Salos of Southern end Penna. yellow Corn at GO ots. allool, and some fair quality at SUo. Oats are steady at 43 a 44 cents.
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