THE yoi John B, BraUom Editor and Proprietor! CARLISLE, JAHCARY 10, 1884. Standing Committee Meeting. Agreeably to notice, the Standing Committee of Cumberland county, met at the pablio house of C. M’GlaagbHn, in Carlisle, on the 9th inst.,and organised by appointing David Smith, Esq., as Chairman* and Peru Howard , Esq., Secretary. Oh motion, ihefollowingreeolulions were adop ted s JRuolped, That (be Democratic citizens of Com berland countybd requested to meet at their nsual places of holding ward, township or borough elec tions, on Saturday the 21st day of January inst., between (he hours of 1 and 6 o’clock P. M., and elect two delegates to represent said ward, borough or township, in County Convention, to be held at the'Couit noose, in Carlisle, on Tuesday the 24th lost.,at 11 o'clock A. M., for (he purpose of ap pointing one Senatorial and two Representative Delegates to represent said county in the next Democratic State Convention. Raolvtd, That these proceedings be published in the Democratic papers of the coonty. D. Smith, Chairman. P. Howard , Seol’y, fT~~7* The Rev. Mr. Bowman, is expected lo preach in (be Lutheran Church on next Sunday morning. The public are invited to attend. Acknowledgment.—We are indebted to the po liteness of Hon. Willuu H. Kurtz, our attentive Representative in Congress, for various valuable pnbllo documents. fn*Tbe weather for a week or two past baa been q6lte variable; lomelimea freezing, then thawing, and again raining. On Tuesday morning we had m alight anow atorm, but it melted as rapidly as it fell* leaving oar streets in a very muddy and diao. greeable condition. Sealu ot Weights and Measures,— We learn that fbe Sealer of Weights aud Measures for Cumberland county, William Brooks, Ejsq., will soon visit our borough, for the purpose of examining and regulating Weights and Measures in use hero, according to the legal standard#. Mr. B. being appointed by the Governor, in accordance with an Act of Assembly, and being fully competent, onr merchants may be assured the dalles of the office will bo satisfactorily discharged. ArroiNTXD. — William H. Milijir, Esq., of Perry county, ion of the late Hon. Jesso Miller, has been appointed Prolhonolary of tho Supremo Court, vice P C Sedgwick. We congratulate Mr. Miller upon his appoint ment, and will add that it is an honor well deserved both by the recipient and the sterling democratic eonnty from which he hails. Ho is a young man of line talents, good business qualifications, and wc doubt not he will make a competent and popular officer. Speech of Senator Drodbend. On the first page of to-day’s paper, will bo found (be remarks ofSonator Bbodhead, of this Slate, de livered in the United Slates Senate on Tuesday the 10th iost., on ennoanouncing to that body the death of bis friend, lion. Henry A. Muhlenberg, late a member of the House of Representatives from Peon sylvania. The remarks aio truly eloquent and aps proprlata to the occasion, and contain a just and deserved tribute to the worth and moral excellence of (he lamented deceased. Senator Brodhcad was tbs intimate and ealeomed personal and political friend of Mr. M>, and bo can speak knowingly of his many amiable pablio and private virtues. Wc yecommeud a perusal of (be remarks to all our rca dew TH£ SEW STATK TIUDA^UIIEII* < 6n Monday last (be member* of (be Senate and floose of Representatives assembled in the hall of (be Hooee for (be parpoao of electing a State Trea surer, for one year from (be first of May next. On first ballot, Joamt Daily of Perry county, (late Sen ator from this district,) was olooted. The vote stood: Joseph Daily, (Democrat,) had 80 votes. H. P. Hobart, (W hig) had 8 votes. W. Geltinger, (Whig) had The balance scattering. We congratulate the people of Pennsylvania,and par ticnlarly the people of this Senatorial district, In the selection of so able, hoaosl and worthy a citizen fur lbs very responsible post of State Treasurer. Mr. Daily is emphatically one of the people—a self-made man, whose integrity of purpose, suavity of manners end amiability of character have made him troops of friends in every county of our State. That he will make a faithful public officer, hie former life affords •very guarantee. Wo have know Mr. Daily since oar first advent into political life, and have always found him the same warm hearted, honest, straight forward, sincere man. lie is a true friend, a Dom coral from principle, and a most estimable man in bJs private relations. Such a man is richly entitled lo the confidence of the people's representatives, and our word for it, Josifii Daily will never betray (hose who confide in him. Col, J, Sl« Washington. By accounts which we publish io another column of the wreck of the steamer Ban Francisco, it will be seen that among the lost is the name of the gal lani Col. J. M. Wasiuhotoh, of the 3d Regiment United Stales Artillery, lathe death of Col. W., the nation has lost s gallant and chivalrous soldier, the service en ornament to the profession, the private l •oldier a friend end'father, and those who know him personally a sincere and faithful friend. Cul. (then Capl.) Washington, was for several years comman dant at (be Carlisle Bkrraohs, and during his resi dence here, endeared himself lo the entire commu nity by bis affable manners and gentlemanly department. Hundreds of our readers who know him well and esteemed him highly, will road the •ad tidings of his untimely fate with sorrow and regret, Shortly after the breaking out of the war with Mexico, Capl. Washington was ordered with hli command from Carlisle lo Mexico, where he arrived in lime to lake an active and conspicuous part ir the bloody, and-hard-fought battle of Buena Vista. For his gallantry on that and aubsequent occasions, ho was promoted lo the station which he filled at the lime of his death, and had his life been longer spared, there ie no doubt his country would have rewarded hie services by still higher honors. At the lima of the melancholy and unexpected dis aster, which has deprived the nation of (he services of so many bravo and gallant spirits, he was bound Vltb h\s regiment lo California, whore s now end •ftteoslvs field would have presented itself to his en (•rprlee,end usefulness. But a sudden and unlocked for death has tsvmloalod at the tamo time his hopes and hi® career, and be who in life enjoyed the proud ] (lit® of *'(&• ioWlsr’e friend,'* now sleeps his last •leap beneath the dark waters of the Atlantia— “Farewell, honest soldier T« FlillWUM Qoistion.— On Wednesday U»i,' il the request of the House of Representative*. iho 1 President eent In tbe corroapondonco, navel orders, dbo. l oa the subject of Iho Fiahorlos. The document* prt «nd explain fully all occurrences of interest Id transpiring sines the fcorlb ef March lasi, Pennsylvania Legislator®. TEER. The present General Assembly or this State is composed of men, who, for talents, intelligence, bus iness qualifications sod Parliraentary experience, aro superior to. most and inferior to none of tbo members constituting similar representative bodies in other States. During a recent brief visit which wo mode tu tho seat of government, wo were much struck with the prepossessing appearance of the members generally, their gentlemanly deportment, and the disposition they evinced to forward instead of thwarting business. Indeed, we have frequently hoard it remarked that there is more real talent and business capacity embodied in the present rcprcpcn tation than has been assembled at the Stale Capitol for a period of twenty years. The Speaker of Ilia Senate, Hon. Maxwell McCablin, is a gentleman of great experience, and presides over the dclibora lions of that body with much grace and dignity.— Messrs. Buckalcw, Kunklc, Hamlin, Hicstor, Evans, Quigglo, Crabb, and Darsie, of tho Senate, aro all gentlemen of (Ino abilities and able and eloquent debaters. Tho Speaker of tho House, Hon. E. B. Chase, is comparatively a young man, bftt has al ready given promise of much capacity for businss, and will make a most excellent presiding officer.- Among tho members of the House who will lako a prominent part during (ho session, wc may mention tho names of Mcssis. Lowrcy, Roberts, Purler, Knight, Wright, Strothers, Laury and Carlisle.— These gentlemen, fogclhot with many other mom here belonging to the House, are amply qualified for the duties of Legislators, and wo have no doubt the State will derive essential benefit from (heir services. In a short time, tho Legislature will bo thoroughly organized and ready for boianess, and we will then have as much as wo can publish both I of private and public discussion. The recent death of Mr. Muhlenberg, of this Slate, at Washington Cily, following as it did so soon that of Mr. Campbell, of TcnncsFce, Ins cast « deep gloom over that city and vicinity. But yester day, as it were, they were both in the prime of life and in the enjoyment of robust health, and they doubtless looked forward In a long life of usefulness and honor; but in a few days they were cut down, and “the places which once know them ahull know them no more forever." When wo reflect on the uncertain (enure of human life and the certainty of death, each and all of us should bo prompt to heark en unto the admonition, "Bo ye also ready." Tho Washington Sentinel, in referring to (Iml matter, says : Congress has been but a short time in session, and yet within that brief period, death has twice invaded their prccinols and snatched two of their members from tho scones of earthly dis tinction and usefulness, to the unlighlcd chambers of the grave. Such sorrowful events should not [bo without their useful lessons and admonition. Tho recollection that the voices raised to-day in high political strifes and allercal'ons, may to-morrow bo hushed into eternal silence, should lend to compose those strifes and abate the rancor of political foods. Ho who enchains the rapt attention of a Senate to day, may a few days hence bo followed by that Senate to the grave. The death of Mr. Muhlenberg was singu larly melancholy. This was his first session. He represented tho district so tong and ably represented by his father. Ho was in (ho prime of life, and in all the pride of manhood. A reputation gained in the Senate o( Pennsylvania, had proceeded him hero. The future was full nf promise. The highest hon ors seemed to be within his roach—but ho who re spects neither youth, nor pride, nor wealth, nor fame, 1 marked him for a victim and moved him forever * from the scenes of earth. Intelligence has been received at Washington of the arrival in Franco, of Mr. MXanc, our; Minister to China. He has appointed Mr. Edword Lo Roy, ofNew Fork, his Private Socrolory, who accompa nies him- Mr. M'Lane embarks on board tho U. S. ship Saranac, at Msrsuillcs, lo company with Mr, Carroll Spence, our Minister resident ut Constanti nople. Tho Saranac w ill proceed to Constantinople at once, and there land Mr. Spcncc. Whether tho ship remains, or goes on to Alexandria with Mr. M'Lane and his suite, will depend upon (ho exigencies of Eastern affairs on her arrival. If sho remains, Mr. M’Lano will take tho French steamer to Malta, and go thonco to Alexandria by tho Brit ish East India Mail Steamers. It is Mr. M’Lanc’s intention to proceed direct lo Canton, and go thonco to Nankin. He will then return to Macau, and embark on board the Susquehanna and go will. Commodore Perry lo Japan in tho Spring. 13 votes. Tho sudden and unexpected death of lion. Gro Bracer, 1010 Editor of the above named democratic journal, has deprived it of an able and experienced I conductor, ilio party to which ho was attached of a free and fearless advocate, and the county of Perry of a useful and public-sp intod citizen. By the lust issuo of the Democrat, wo learn that it will for (ho present bo under the control of Mr. Geoaoc Srnoor, Jr., a son of the deceased editor, who says that as soon as practicable an arrangement will bo mode to improve tho paper, and render it still more accepta ble to tho democracy of Perry county. Wo hope (he democratic party of that county will continue to extend lo thoir old aod well tired organ on ample and liberal support. During his life lime, Mr. Srnoor had filled many otfioos of honor and trust, such as Deputy Sheriff,! 1 Treasurer, Prolhonotary, and at the time of his (death, was one of tho Associate Judges of the county, the duties of which offices ho discharged with honor lo himself and fidelity to the people. Ho was a man of warm feelings and strong attachments, which made him universally beloved by those who had the pleasure of an intimate acquaintance with him.— | Tho Democrat, in speaking of him, justly remarks, j “His sympathies wore over with the people—and | against tho arrogance of wealth. Ho preferred the 1 approbation of tho lowly lo the patronage of the lofty. Open handed to every call of benevolence and philanthropy, lie was generous to a fault; as a parent he was devotedly affectionate; as a friend ho was ardent and sincere, and a foe, dolor* | mined and unyielding ; loving truth and justice, I and hating unfairness and oppression, lie was in tho full meaning of the term—an honest man.” Peace to his ashes ! A Commission of Lunacy is now silling in New York, to determine upon Iho sanity of mind of tho Hon. Edward Curtis, formerly o member of Con gress, and a Collector of the port of Now York. Tho gentleman’s insanity, it is alleged, is shown in imagining and proclaiming himself 10 bo a per fect rallllonare, possessed of unbounded wealth, which he said ho was daily giving away in chari ty to the poor and those any way in need. Ho declared an intention of giving $50,000 for one thing, and $lOO,OOOO for another. Ho possesses lan estate worth $200,000. His case is considered la hopeless one, and he is now ina private asylum. Fire in Reading. —A groat (ire occurred in Read ing, on Sunday week, which destroyed the work shop! belonging to tho Reading end Philadelphia I Railroad Company. Ton locomotives were more or ; l° #l Injured, and iho lota in machinery,'&o., ia said to bo over $50,000 Tho fire, although quite de structive in its effects, will not, it is said, materially I interfere with the operations of ihe Company. Deaths of Congressmen* Plenipotentiaries Abroad* Perry County Democrat. GEN. CASS«S SPEECH. Gen. Cass made his great speech in the United States Senate, on Wednesday week, opon the sub ject of British interference in, Central American affairs as connected with the Clayton dtfd Bulwer treaty. The galleries were densely crowded, and he was heard with breathless attention. In com mencing hie remarks, he reviewed in detail and with much precision the main points in the pres ent controversy, adverting at the same time to the , views and sentiments he had heretofore advanced |in reference thereto. Ho defended his remarks I made during the last session opon this subject, S and contended that the portocol issued by the ne j goiiators vitiated the treaty, and gave Great Bri tain an excuse to evade it. He advocated (lie Monroe doctrine, and eaid lie had voted for the treaty because he supposed it excluded Great Bri tain entirely from Central America. The Centra! I America of the treaty he supposed to be geogra phical and not political. He was very severe, in the course of his remarks, upon Mr. Clayton, bat disclaimed any ill feeling or intention of personal , ity. He also examined Great Britain's title to Central Atnetica, and contended that it was otter . ly untenable. ' i When Mr. Cass had concluded, Mr. Clayton • obtained the floor, and the further consideration of ’ the subject was then postponed. AIBBTINO OP TBTBR&NS OF 1813, Flags were displayed on ail llio public buildings in Philadelphia on Monday week, in honor of tho assembling of the Veterans of 1812. The Convention was organized is Indeponpenco Hall by the appointment or Hon. Joel B. Sutherland as President. A series of resolutions were submit' ted, calling on Congress to extend (be benefits of the tame pension system to tho soldiers and widows of tho War of 1812, as to those of the War of IhoTlcv olulion—to place them on tho same fouling Sn the | distribution of Bounty Lands as the soldiers of the , Mexican War, who all receive 160 acres—recom mending tho soldiers of the Wor of 1812 to form a society in each Slate, and (hat the Bth of January, j bo eel apart as the day for an annual meeting. The j resolutions also return thanks to (ho various public men and State Legislatures who have advocated the cause,—and copies of them wore ordered to be sent to the President and both Houses of Congress, and j to the Governors of tho severs) Slates, with a request that they may snbmil the same to their respective Legislatures. Tho Convention then odjourned to the Chinese Saloon, whore speeches wore delivered by ludgo Sutherland and Col. Haight, of New York. After reassembling,the Baltimore Defenders and the Vet erans of New York marched into (ho Hall and were received with great chocring. The latter under command of Col. Raymond, numbered 60 mco. Tho resolutions were adopted aad (ho Convention adjourned to 6 o'clock. Tlio Convention re-assembled ol 6 o'clock, am) i several excellent apoochcs were delivered by Gen. I Rnnncy, of Mo, Gen. McCalla of Ky., Rev Dr Van Pell of New York, &0. A rosolulion waa adopted' recommending the soldiers to meet in eacb Con gressional District end petition llioir immediate representative In Congress to urge their claims. Another resolution, urging the Legislatures of the thirteen original Slates to take action upon lho pro posed election of a monument in Independence Square, to the signers of the Declaration of Independ ence, was adopted. After other business of minor importance, the Convention adjourned sine die. Sandwich Islands* The lust advice* from the Sandwich Islands arc lo the 19th November. The subject of annexation to the United Slates continues to be ogitatetf, The mass of (bo people are favorable lo the The election for representatives to take place (lie first Monday in Januarybegins lo oxcilo a I ten I ion. 1 1 is supposed that (lie now Legislature will institute radical reforms in Government. Free trade is strenuously advocated. The whaling fleet has boon rather unsuccessful, and business at the liland is correspondingly dull. About one bundled and twenty five whalers had arrived at the various Island ports. The steamer S. D. Wheeler, designed lo ply among the Islands, had arrived from this port, and caused groat rejoicing. TVte Canadas, No portion of this continent is making more mark, ed and rapid progress at the present Vimo, Ilian the western section of Canada. Wo are surprised st the rapid growth oi the western States and cities of the American Union. And yot since the year 1800, the growth of Canada West has boon nearly (brico that of the United Slates. In the last fifty year*, llio in oroaso of the Slates, according lo the best authori lies, has been about 400 per cent. Dot during (ho forty years, between 1811 and 1651, the increase of Upper Canada was upwards of 1100 per cent. Tako even the three groat States of the West —Ohio, Mich igan and Illinois, and compare them with Canada West, fur (ho 'past twenty years, and great as has been their growth, our Canadian neighbors exceed their increase during the same period, by the largo ration of 55 per cent. This immense increase in western Canada, is not confined either lo tho cities or tho rural districts. It is a general movement and there ore potent causes in operation which will accelerate tho growth for the next decade. Tho in crease of tho city ofToronlo, when compared with the cities in the Stales, is found to exceed that of Boston, Now York, 8(. Louis, and Cincinnati. Marins Disasters.— The Und la filled with mourning. Tho disasters at tea with which, the papers have been crowded, and under which tho telegraphic wires have staggered, for the past fort night, arc fraught with more miseries Ilian at first sppeor. In the centres of commerce, after tho fust shudder of sympathy is over, tho value of the lost properly is the remembering thing. But out along the sea coast, and farther back into (ho country than would bo supposed, are families, sorrowing perpetually over (ho nows (hat nestles in among our mail and marine items. Those shrill winds that wisllo around our corners, and rattling our shutters heighten the enjoyments of homo, sound out mourn. r u l monodies in the ears of many. Lost ships, men clinging lo Hosting spars, dashed over by cruel waves, and uttering shrieks of despair—all are pro. sonted to tho oars of tho desolate, who from one brief text —a “marine disaster" —are left to deduce ondlosj chapters of domestic and heart-breaking misery. The past month and this are likely to bo remembered as epochs of fresh sorrow around thou sands of firesides for many years lo come. Niagara Fall*. — A plan is on fool (o use Niog am Falla for manufacturing purposca. A groat vil lage la to bo built up botow tlia Filla, and water la to bo carried .thither (or ita manufacturing establish ments by a canal from above Urn Falla. Tbo com pany that arc making tbo orrngomonla have eighty aarca of land, in the light apol for faotoiloa, aloroa and dwellings. oiolualvo of the land nooo.aarj for a oannl, a hundred fool wide. Their capital alook ia $500,000, and they expect to accomptiah groat thinga in tho way of manufacturing. Hon. JolTorson Davis, Seoretnry of Wot, has been elected O, 8. Senator from Mississippi, in. stead of E«-Govornor Drown, as some of the pa pers have er(Oneousiy stated. A NEW AND VALUABB THING* ThoAgonl for this county, Mr- R. C. Browning* has exhibited to ut a new Map of NortSi America, exhibiting tbo United Slates and Territories, the Canadas,New Brunswick,and Nova Scotia,also MoxU co, Central America, and llio West India Islands, compiled from the most recent surveys, and aulhcn* tic sources, published by Jacob Monk, Baltimore Md.* It is vastly superior to any Map before published, particularly as regards the entire Great West, which is given from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean, on the same scale with the older Stales. The Territories qf Washington, Nebraska, Oregon* Utah, &0., are laid down with accuracy, with the late surveys,routes of travel, explorations, and sotllcmonlf . in those divisions. The correct boundaries ofColl- J forma, with all the tninutia of the Gold Region, and the vaiious routes there, belli by land and water, are , distinctly traced,together with the Railroads. Canals, and other internal improvements, both finished and in progress, throughout tho older States. The tables of Distances, list of Counties, and County Towns, and other statistical information which it embraces, ren der it exceedingly valuable, and occupying a vacant corner,is engraved a Map of the World,on Mercator's 1 projection, showing the United Stales in the centre, and tho true position of (ho various notions of the earth to ours f wUh (ho great sailing routes from the United Slates to all important points. The work is of large, size, handsomely colored and neatly executed throughout, rendering it highly ornamental, as well as useful. It is a work which every family and intelligent reading man in the community wilt desire to possess when they have seen it, and wo doubt not tho Agent will meet In this county with the success his Map deserves. It is sold by subscription only, and through duly authori zed agents. Board of Canal Commissioners. Hon. Thomas H. Forsyth, newly elected Cana) Commissioner, entered upon the discharge of his duties on tho 10th insl. The Board, consisting of Messrs. Clover, Hopkins and Forsyth, organized on the said day by the appointment of Gen. Seth Clover as President, and Thomas L. Wileon, as Secretary. Wm.T. Morrison, Esq , the lata President of tho Board, has, during his official term, earned ahigh reputation as an able, faithful and courteous officer, and carries into his retirement llio best wishes of a largo circle of friends for hie future prosperity.— On Monday last, his Colleagues passed (ho following resolution, whicli was not intended as an unmeaning compliment: Retolved, That (ho thanks of the junior members of the Board are duo to lion. Win. T. Morrison for tho kind and gentlemanly manner in wlncb ho has discharged (ho duties of President of the Duird, and that ho carries with him into his retirement ihoir best wishes for their future health and prosperity. Mr. Mitchell —Wo are sorry, says the Cham bersburg Valley Spirit, to observe the suicidal course of John Mitchell, the escaped Irish Patriot, in his recent speech at the complimentary banquet tender ed him in Now York. It was entirely foreign to j his purpose, end highly impertinent to his position, to launch into a coarse ond unwarranted attack upon our government and some of its prominent and faithful officials. It seems, indeed, that wo are nev er lo bo rid of this foreign petulance and impudence nn the part of men, who, however oloqucnllhoy mny be, full of a proper appreciation of their relations to this country. Wo would give them all a cheerful and hearty welcome; but wo want none of their impudent abuse. Mr. Mitchell has greatly injured his cuaso by his indiscretion ; and this, perhaps, will bo the best punishment ho could receive. For tbc American clliions i who tamely submitted to lus tirade, we have no expressions but those of con tempi. They well merit lo bo the next objects o( foreign calumny and insult. Interesting from New Mexico.—The last Western mail brought os a file ofcJ^tt^Sfl.ntff'Fe Gazelle, from November 6ih to the S6ih of that Month. An evidence (hat a belter state of things is dawning fur Santa Pe is found in the fact (hat Messrs. Beck & Giddmgs had just received from the Stales eleven hundred head of stock sheep, among which were eighteen fine Saxson bucks and twelve or thirteen ewes of tho same stock.— This is said in the Gazette to bo the first attempt to improve the stork of sheep in that Territory, and it is thought that it will be attended with the most favorable result. New Mexico is a great sheep growing country, tho climate being particu larly adapted for this purpose, and in tho present demand for wool, and for export lo C'alifornia, this adventure cannot fail lo pay well. Messrs. Beck & Giddings have established their farm in the town of Preston, on the bank of the river Pecos, a place admirably suited for tho purpose. A letter from Don Fernandez de Taos, dated on the sth November, Buys : “It is reported hors that Gov. Brigham Young Is waging a war of extermination against the Grand River Hubs. It is also reported that some of the Utahs of Vew Mexico have joined their brethren of Red River to fight the Mormons.— Whether this is true or not wo cannot say.” The Gazolte says : “The dragoon lorco stationed at Fort Massa chusetts will winter hero or in the immediate vi viniiy. Tho infantry company in charge of Fort Jackson will go lo Albuquerque, leaving twelve men behind lo garrison the fort and to keep out Chico Ilelnsquos and his company. Chico, no doubt, would like to take up hia winter quarters in the fort.*’ Both Houses of the South Carolina Legislature on the 13th oil., passed tho resolution authorizing the Governor of that Slate to present a sword to Oapl. Ingraham. The Secretary of the Navy has ordered the relief for Commanderlngrahom which hie friends recently solicited on account o( his bad health. He mny therefore bo expected to return to tho United States not long hence. Visit to Mrs. Polk.—' Tho members of the Le gislature of Tennessee, on the 2d Inst., railed upon Mrs. James K. Polk, at her residence in Nash ville, and, it is stated, wore received vvitjt that Gtimberlnnd County Statistics From (l>o Auditor General's Report wo learn that the population of Cumberland county is 34,327 ; the number of tumbles 8,380 tbo valuation of properly 010.595.608; (be assessment of taxes for 1851, Pknnitl,v*ma Common Bonaou -Tl.o SOU. ..no. » 33 ' 8 ' 13 ' ”" d lh " of 1853, 833,817 75.- .1 report of lire Soporinlondonl of Common School. rV ” m ’ amo B ° a,c ° ' vo lo " ,n 1|, "‘ 11,0 S, *‘” Tro "•■ prooent. man, inlcro.ling fact., Tl.o report, from l,n " ,ocoi,cd " ,0 roll °" ,l "S "f f '° m oil the tli.triot. aro not included, hot the Su| , orin . =»u»ly dorinj the la.t ,onr. tondonl o.limntos the number of nchoota opon during 1 X nJIOB Gl l !" Bnd P ctalo, 1 b : tavern Licenses, the year at over 10,000 ; the overage lime Ural they | Retailors' License*, were open was five months: (ho average pay uf Distillery and Brewery Licences, lonelier* In* Increased, that of males being $19.25 Billiard and ton-pin rooms do. per month, and that of females $12,09. The whole Ealing house* do. 1 . . , , , Patent Medicine do. number of pupils in attendance was about 480,000. From Pamphlet Law*, This does not include Philadelphia oily and countyj Militia Tax, in which there wore 20G public schools, with 50,085 Millers Tax, ll . nnn Qr rn. .1 TaX OH Wfllf, doods, Wills, fltO., pupil., .1.n0.p0n.0 of 8411,303 80. Tbo amount 0 „| lalora , Inheritance To., of school tax levied in the Stale, exclusive of Phil adolphla oily and aounly, was $1,0?1,337 34. The $30,385 65 report recommend* some reforms in the school. The amount paid out of the State Treasury for law*. ! various purpose* In Cumberland County, is a* fol iSn Lost Abtb.— The art of making tbo Damas- lows : ous blade is lust, ll it said that they wore made' Pensions and gratuities, . i. . . i > iis l Common Schools, by welding together alternate steel and gold wires A i, ttlcmcnt 0 f Slate Tax, and twisting them in (ho process. Their elasticity I and keenness are almost fabulous. Wo all rornom $4,180 87 bor the scene in Booll's novel, in which Richard , The sum paid by Cumberland county in (ho last divided a thick iron bar with a blow of his sword, year far the use of (ho Stale government would and Bulsdin out In two parts a silk scarf floating in therefore amount to about $4 for oaoh taxable in the sir, with his Damascus blpde. ' habitant.— lltrald courtesy, grace and hospitality for which this ex ocllonl lady is so distinguished. Reported for the Volunteer, CUIBINH COURT. The following eases were disposed of, at the present term of the Quarter Sessions for (his coun ty. There were several of unusual interest and importance. They occupied the whole jaf last week end two days of the present week of the court: Commonwealth vs. James Hutchinson, pi. al. —Jlatauli Battery with intent to commit-a Rape. True bill. The defendants were two colored hoys, one of whom had been convicted at the last term for an assault and battery, and the offence was at tempted upon the person of a little girl. Hutchinson 1 was fount! guilty on the 2d count in the indictment i for assault and battery, and not guilty on the Ist | count—being for assault and battery with intent ito commit a rape. The defendant was sentenced ! to six months imprisonment in the county jail.— , Smith and Shearer for Commonwealth, Sharpe ' for defendant. I Commonwealth vs. Jacob'V hitman —Jlssaull and Battery. True bill. Christian Early prose cutor. This case was tried al the last court, and a verdict rendered against the defendant, but in asmuch as there were cross prosecutions sentence was suspended until this term. Pending during this lime was a motion for a new trial. Motion overruled and defendant sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs of prosecution. Shearer and Henderson for Commonwealth. Walls for de fendant. Commonwealth vs. Christian Early. —JJstaull and Battery. True bill. Jacob Whitman prose cutor. This case as well as tho proceeding one exhibited a vast amount of bad temper and male volent feelings. In each case (he defendant had a number of witnesses to prove that the prosecutor was not to be believed on oath. The occurrence appeared to have been a rough and tumble fight between (he landlord Whitman and his tenant Early, in which one had been struck with a wagon hammer on the head, and the other had his finger bit and his face cut and bruised. Whitman had hla spectacles knocked off, and both parlies had been considerably damaged. Defendant found guilty, and sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs of prosecution. Thus both the prosecutors were punished exactly alike, and perhaps went out of court wiser and belter men. Shearer ami Watts for Commonwealth. Henderson for de fendant. Commonwealth vs. Win. S. Ramsey. —Assault and Battery. True bill. The defendant was in dicted for a rather aggravated assault and battery upon the person of Andrew Gould. The defend ant under ;he advice of his counsel plead guilty and submitted to the mercy of the court. Ken tenced lo three months imprisonment in the coun ty jail and costs. Shearer for Commonwealth.— Bonham for defendant. Commonwealth va. Thomas F. Harding, Wm Breeze and his wife .lane Breeze, George Ilendel, James Henly, and Elizabeth Whistler alias El‘z abelh Swartz. — Conspiracy. True bill against all thu defendants. The conspiracy complained of in this case was set forth in of the in dictment; the Ist count for the combining conspi ring, &c., to take and convey away the minor daughter of Col. William Moudy, of Carlisle, from the care, custody, control, &c., of her father; the 2d count being for such conspiracy lo lake away the said minor daughter for the purpose of having her married to Thomas K. Harding, one of the defendants. Harding was a vagabond Irish man, and having made his escape was not on his (rial. This case excited unusual interest, from the nature and character of the offence, and from the parlies implicated. The marriage was not consummated, Justice Eckels, of Kingstown, where Hardin" and the minor had gone lo get married, having refused lo perform the ceremony. The jury found. George Ilendel and James Henly guil ty in manner and form as they stood indicted, William Breeze and Jane Breeze guilty on the 2d count and not guilty as lo the Ist count, and Eliz abeth Whistler not guilty- George Hendel was sentenced lo pay a fine of $lOO and cos's of prose- cution, William Breeze lo pay a fine of $lOO, &c., Jane Breeze to pay a fine of $5. &c., and James Henly to pay a fine of $5O, &.«. Bonham and Todd for Commonwealth. Watts, Biddle, S& W Hepburn and Sharpe, for defendants. Commonwealth vs. George Swongor.— Larceny. True Bill- Richard Woods prosecutor. Tho lar ceny complained of in this cone, was for stealing and Carrying away (wo b.ige of gram. Both the prose cutor and defendant wore highly respectable citizens of Dickinson township. Tho evidence was of the most conflicting nature. Thu Court remarked in charging (he jury that in an experience of heller than twenty years they hid never known evidence of a more contradictory character submitted in any case. The evidence on the part of the Common wealth wne clear and positive. The evidence on the part of the defendant constituted in itself a per feet defence. Tho Case excited great inlcrcal.— Verdict fur defendant. Diddle and Miller fur Com monwoallh. Walls and Todd for defendant. Commonwealth vs. Roborl Drown, Dias R>y and Johnston Barnes.— Larceny. True Bill. Thu do fondants are all colored men, and were charged with stealing a silver lever watch, being port of effects of the Into J oseph Sicvcnaon, Esq Robert Drown plead guilty. A nol/i prosequi was entered as lo Johnston Barnes. Ell,is R-iy plead not guilty Found guilty. Each of the defendants, Drown and Ray, was sentenced to separate and solitary confine ment at labor in tho Eastern PenKonliarv (br (he period ol eighteen months Shearer for Common wealth. W, Hepburn and Sharpe for defendants. Commonwealth vs. Slerrolt Woods, John Sharpe und David Hays. litol and Assault and Battery. True Dill ns lo the 3J count, and ignorod ns lo (ho Ist and 2<l counts of the indictment. Catharine Faust prosecutrix Defendants found not guilty, and that Sterrol Woods, one of the defendants, pay the costs of prosecution. Shuiror and Diddle for Commonwealth, Walls, Miller and Sharpe for do fondants. Commonwealth vs. Win C. Houser, Gaorgo Robb. Andrew Si for t, Wendell Miller. Daniel Miller, Louis Bobh. John Dasnro, Levi Snell. John Rupp —Riot and Malicious Mischief. True Dill as lo tho 3d count for riot and tearing down part of n building of Hen ry Lease on a certain alley in (ho borough of Mo chiinicsburg, and (rue bill for assault and battery ogainsl William C. Houser. Ignored for assault and battery against the other defendants. Tho dif fioulty in this ease grew out of tho opening of nn alley in Meohanicsburg and attempting to remove o portion of (ho building of the piosocotor, Lease, which tho Town Council of said borough alleged infringed upon tho alloy. Verdict for defendants and that Henry Loose, tho prosecutor, pay (ho costs of prosecution. Diddle and Wads for Common wealth. S. Hepburn, Miller and Henderson for de fendants. STATE LBGIILATtRB , Harrisburg, Jod. 14, 1354 Dear Bratton Bui little.business of a gooeral or Important character has as yet been transacted la e ilhor branch of the Legislature, (ho members for the most port being busily engaged in pushing the claims of their favorite aspirants for the Slate Troasurship . In the Senate, on Saturday last, Mr Hicslor, from (ho special Committee to whom was reforod tho message of tho Governor to apportion tho several subjects contained therein to their appropriate com mittees, reported accordingly. Mr. Evans moved that the Committee to whom was referred the subject oftho sale of the Stale Works bo discharged, and the same referred to a special com mittee of live. Considerable discussion arose, in which Messrs Buckalow, Darsio, Kunkcl, Evans, Ilicster, end Haldcman participated, and the question was deter mined In tho affirmative, by a volo of 17 yens and* 14 nays. Bills road in Place.— Mr. Darsio road in place and presented to tho Chair an Act to annul (ho Charter of the Franklin Canal Company. Referred to Judlci. ary Committee. Mr. M'Clinlack moved that (ho joint resolution from the (louse in relation to tho removal of the U. S. Mint from Philadelphia to the city of .Now York, be referred to a special committee of five. - Agreed to, On motion of Mr. Price, the Senate went into Committee of the Whole and look up tho bill conserv lidaling tho city of Philadelphia, Mr. H&ldonun in the Choir. Tho reading of the bill was dispensed with and the' Committee reported the same lo tin Senate without amendment. On motion of Mr. Price, the Senate then proceeded to tho second reading and consideration of the bill, during which a motion to postpone,was cafried, and the Senate adjourned. House.—The House met at 11 o'clock. A communication wae rood from the Commission ers of Spring Garden, enclosing a series of resolu tion, urging upon the Legislature the early passage of the bill to coneolidolo the city and county of Philadelphia. Mr. In Combs offered a joint resolution ashing the U S. government to extend the revolutionary pen. eion system to (he Soldiers of the late war, and their .widows, and also to grant to all soldiers 160 acres of the public land, and instructing our Senators ami Representatives to lay the matter before Congress.— Laid on the lablo. Mr. Bill road a bill in place, entitled an act to an nul the character of the Franklin Canal Company. Tiio hour of 12 having arrived, iho Hooso pro ceeded to the selection of a committee to investigate the c iso of iho contorted election nf il. M. Carlisle. Mr.Carlisle acted fur himself in the mailer of challenging. Mr. Cobets officiated for Mr Simpson. On the first trial Messrs Patterson and Gibboncy were the only parlies unchallenged. There having been only fourteen names loft In the ballot box, in stood of fifteen, Iho trial was declared null, and on Hie second trial,the following gentlemen were chosen, Messrs. Gibboncy, Patterson, De Franco, Kilgore. Crane, Hippie, and Fry. Il was moved that the committee in the ease of Robert Carlisle, be allowed a clerk Agreed to, and the committee was iwrirn. In llm Senate, Mr, Wnuar, Urn menbe. |>„tn Tour dielncl, ie on four committee. via : Aeennnv., Election Di.lficl., A e ticultoro ,tid Do "™ m Minn, fact.,re., and to Con„,.ro Bill.. I" H>« Mr. M'Klt is cliairmnn of tlio Committee on Account., nnd „l»o . member of tiro Committee on Educ-tlton. Mr. Mn.ni t.Clt.ii.m.n of It. e Commlllco on Print inn ,„d . member of lire Commlllco nn Way. and "*•’ Vours, ate. Means. LOBBY. *h"".o»‘ D vs i r™‘ luo ' i “‘ Austria Declaring Friendship for Ilusslat R INEVITABLE*'. The indications on nil hands arc (hat (he Czar is preparing for n general war. Tiro Government of England and France are trying still (n pilch np llio quarrel, but a general war le considered inevitable. Lord Palmerston's return to the Cabinet is consider ed a sign (hat Groat Britain intends to display more energy end less Tear of bringing mutters to a crisis. The Emperor of Franco Booms quite willing to act. il Groat Briln m is disposed to do so. It is si id in llie Belgian papers Hint ho has brought (ho question be fore the English Cabinet in such precise terms,dial shifting or neutrality is no longer possible. The attacks in the English papers aganst Prince Albert, daily gain strength. The French papers elate that Admiral II tmelin, the Commander of the French fleet his had orders sent him to prevent the Russians from diuenibirk ing troops on Iho Coast of the Bl ick Sea; and also to signify to Iho Russian Admiral, (hrotfgh life medi um of an Envoy with a flig o( truce who will bo sent to Subislapol, dial ho is interdicted from put ting to sea. Il is expected that the next Constantinople mail will bring die nows of die entrance of the fleets into die Black Son, Up to the 15lh litis had not taken place. A lulegnphic despatch of the loth, from Constantinople, says: —The Shah of Persia lias for mally declared war to Turkey, at the instigation nf Russia. There urc reports tint an afinj of 40,000 Porsims uro marching towards AfT^lumislnn. Ru'ai.ui cmimssonca and RunUr armies nro rousing Iho nations of inner Asia, Hie Persians, Hie AflglifiniKluns, nnd all llio enemies of England.— Thus tlicy uro preparing a doseonl of barb ■ rinns on lhe British possessions in India. (i is aaidlli.il llio Russian expedition against Khiva ia only at five liMguos distance from t'rgcndia. llio capital of (lie Ivhunat, mid should they succeed in taking it, the prestige of the Rusm-in arms which has already in duced llio Shah of Persia lo declare war against Turkey, and, as it is reported, oven against England, will oveiawo nil llio Tarl.r and Tur Item i n Slates from the Chinese wall to Iho frontiers of Hindustan. According to the Kotner Zeitung, curious d-vol opinenls are coining lo light, winch indicate Hist Ruasm has long keen picpnring for the present err si®. A largo e xpedition has been secretly orgnmz ing under pretence of n campaign against the Kh.in of Khiva. For filtecn years past Russian agents have been bualed in organising (ho Mongolian and Kirgeniun hordes, supplying them with money and arms, and leaching them to uct in C *ncerl. from this souroo it is assorted Hint Russia may obtain Hid aid of 200,000 irregulars, mostly horsemen, an Hi.ii if war does break oat in earnest between Russia nnd the Western powers, the war will rage along the entire lino of Europe and Asia ar.d tlru colonies of Northwestern America. Thc'ovcrhind Indion moil brings confirmation that the Shah of Persia has left Teheran with his army, numbering 30,000 cavalry, with 1000 pieces of can non and 3000 camel loads of nmunilion, to coops* rate willi Russia. At latest accounts the army had passed Tubrez. The Shah had oho aonl no envoy to Dost Mahommed lo point out iho advantage ol his siding with Persia and the Russians. Odessa letters of the oth sluto positively that he Jugondib, ninety gun Russian ship, was os >o bu ll lo al Smopo Tbo officio! buMclm. do tion this loss. Tho ship was bravely alUcVe * by f Turkish frlgolo, nnd both vessels blow up. iho Turkish admiral’s otdes-do-camp had dwd p of woundaol Sebastopol. The admiral,o* mQ • • has himself had a limb amputated, and no , a dangerous slate. Tho Turks themselves tho loss they sustained al Sinope, In ships, m am) treasure, al twenty millions ' ef p j/,**' mD .|lv 4490 Ottoman sailors, only 1680—and tho .- n wounded—survived tho battle. Many o . r were wantonly destroyed by the Russian g«n» tho action hod virtually coasod. and wheni ( ' ff was loft flying for tho romnanl of the Turkish Jo lo strike ovon If they hod wished to autronder. From tho army In Asia there aro no Met top ' _ A correspondent of the London rimes y • Stockholm Is In a groot alutp of excitement t (Deo. lli) caused by tho arrival of a Russian 000 ' with a nolo commanding Sweden to close h®r P lo English and Fronoh vossols and subjects* 1 , soarooly boliovo that it ia true, but that * no ;° . Importance has arrived is quite true, and R UB !] a determined, either by throat or flattery, to go l don on her aide, and Hie Swedes nro In grnat °*° l ' rnonl obout it. The royal family is - erectly in * J of Russia, but the nation, to a man, 1s again ll ■ It is no secret here that Russia is making bnorm preparations for war, although everything I* kop secret as passible. She has already one or screw lino of battle-ships and is now co /' Vor K a J others as fust as possible. Since Russia has Finland, she has sailors equal lo sny In the w with (ho solo exception of tho Anglo Saxon raC l j )#t that next summer tho general opinion h° r ® li ~n j Russia, to say the least of it will astonish bug and Franco, and put those powers lo • greater than they hove yet had. Tito Russian am . ore most active all over the world. She has «' r beaten England al Hie Court of Persia, ano I Mahommed is on her side. $31,074 20 681 03 1,123 15 125 67 67 00 36 00 19 00 6 00 57 31 163 40 536 34 2,310 21 •GO 00 3.814 00 1,015 78
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