THE VOLUNTEER. John B, Urn (on* Editor and Proprietor* CAULIST.TC, FEBUUAUYO, 1854. Thanks —Hon. Richard Brodhcad,of the U,S. Senate, and Speaker Boyd, of tho llouso, will accept our thanks far copies of public document?, Messrs. Wherry and Maguire, of the Stale Senate, and M'Kco and Moser, of the Mouse of Rep., will also accept oar (banks for valuable Stale papers. ' - Painful Accident. — We ore sorry to learn that on.Mooday afternoon last, our friend ami towns aqn, Mr. Adam Senskwan, proprietor of tho livery •tabla on North Pitt street, met with an accident which will probably confine him to the house for ■some weekev He was driving a two horse ma- llces °f l^ie party in Its darkest and most dishearl cblne, when the lines broke,and the horses taking enin S llour * Whilst others proved faithless, and frighl»4un away, breaking the machine. Mr. S. 1 °P eill y deserted to the enemy, ht never faltered, jumped from the carriage, spraining his ankle and l bul supported ard advocated those republican otherwise injuring his pera m. Although his in ! P rilici l’ ,t ‘ :l w!,i ‘ '-i-hthed in early youth from juries are not of a dangerous nature, ho ha*s suffered the tc*aciiing3 of a democratic sire. Neither flu great pain from the effects of the accident. . tery, promises, nor threats have had any effect „ • _ upon him, and in “ei il «s well as in good report,” • Som or T»HPBBABCE.-We Icain that ,wr of ; | )is hislscmcos Uve bte.i given to fun, ard and ,he genllemen who wore auochod ,n ,he iwo Dm-; promi) , n ||m nmi Wf |f, rß „f , he Dame clone oflhe bens of I entrance, «l,ich To n„ rly „ ulic r „ rl) .. Dl u j UI) e Stuaut „ ocnl(!nl existed in this borough, have succeeded in resus- i, r ,i, ,• . , =* ’ / i n main lur the present as u private mrmhor of the cUatlrtg oho of iho Divisions, and jiove rrened it I , r ,j t„r i , e , » ... ‘ , part} . and w tula ho focls pioud of the compliment nnder very favorable crcnisianose. I ro.n ,1„. pai(l llim our I’onvrmion, firmly but looped, n would Appear ,bat the orose of Pumperance la fully declines the boon, tendered lri.tr. Whoever lopkmg op, and Mo advocates again taking the among the manJ gcod raen naff . ed foI , he 81alion only right and proper course to forward and pro- shall receive the democratic nomlnslkn, will dnd mote the objects for which they amfe-lAe re/or- In Judge S. an active and zealous au-pnier. The Tnation of the inebriate, and the suppression of the following is the Judge’s ca.J declining a norni talcc/.aleohalic liquors. If the Sons of Temperance nation : will but pursue an active and consistent course, j o^n b. Bratlon Esa they, will Euccoed in effecting more good in one Dean Sm :_ln reading ,h« proceedings of our year than all the “ Btg Pent advocates could late County Convention, I see that my Democra oocomplish in a century. Politics and temperance l "tc friends have instructed the deh’gitcs to Ihe will never bo able to werk together, and in every coinin 5 Stale Convention to nominate and support Instance where it is attempted so to connect them f ? r lh( ‘ honorable office o( Canal Commissioner. it n rnai pn«.iifi« ,1 .. ~ aluch as 1 feel fluiUTt d by ilih *»ood fofclinfls of my defeat and mortification must inevitably ensue. democratic brethren of Old Mother Cumberland, I moat r« sprctlully beg Icavo to decline the nomi nation at this time, but will evtr feel grateful to my friends. Tru'y your friend, John Stuart. South Middleton township,} February 8, 1851. 3 Rowdyism.— Have we a Police Among Vs?— Our borough is at the present time much infested with rowdja, and almost nightly acts of disgrace ful outrage are perpetrated within its limit o , which are permitted to pass uninquired into ard uni un ished. On Friday night last, oncthrr nocturnal disturbances look place, which exceeded in blackguardism anything of the kind which has yel laken place. On that nig t, tho inhabitants ©f the southern part of the town were aroused from their slumbers by lerrrfic yells, hollowing, blow ing of trumpets, beating of old pots and keiilt-a, and ail other hideous and unocuth noises which the ingenuity of rowdyism could devise. For hours was Ibis disgraceful scone canied cn,and not an officer made his appearance to endeavor to quell so unseemly a riot 1 Again wo ask. Have wo a Police among us 1 If w© have, it is high time those composing it should attend to the duties appertaining to the offices they hold, end endeavor to render some equivalent for the money they receive. If we have po police, on efficient and fearless one should at ouce be established, regardless of expense. Tins spirit of lawlessness must be put down, for as tbinga.al present exist people are not safe to walk the streets after nightfall. Wo shall udvoit to ibis subject again. Pennsylvania Frchiditorv Convention. We neglected to notice last week the proceedings cf the Prohibitory Law Convention, which assem bled In Harrisburg, on Thursday the 26ih ult, About 1000 delegates were present, including a large delegation from Cumberland couniy. Col. Holtz, of Allegheny county, was called to the Chair, who was assisted by a number of Vice Presidents and Secretaries. Sirong res. lotions were passed in favor of a Prohibitory I.aw, and an appeal made to (lie Legislature to submit ihe question to the people. Tiro public meeting', were held in the evening, one in the Hall of ihe House of Representatives, and the other in li e Lutheran Church. Nkai Hew, Ksq., the fathci of the Maine Liquor Law, was present in ih- I House, and made an eloquent address. General Caret, of Ohio, also made a grr it spec ch at the meeting held in the chur- ii. (irrai enthusiasm prevailed, and much unanimity of feeling charac terized the proceed irgs of the Convention. GovitiNOn’a M AKBJON. —A bill I.as boon ir.tro duced into the Ilouso of Ueprescntotivi s at Har risburg, to appoint a committee of five to ii.qniir into the expediency of erecting a mansion for the Governor. Tlio altempl has friquently been mudt to pass a bill authorizing on appropriation fm 1 1.<• purpose, but it has always filled. A< great a State as Pennsylvania should have a (unuhle mansion for her Governor, so as to ei.iert.»in her citizens who may visit ihe ( ' npir« I. At j rrsen'. aaye the Telegraphy it is almost imp -sMble ;o kt • * house of any size in Hanshur r, nr.d to bin < one for the short Ic:xn c.f three years would mil jm\ •o well, unless the Governor t.l mold have n guar anleo of two terms which u alwayiu <f> ü bi fu ! question. Wo hope to see such a bill pass tin present Legislature. PUUL.IC 8A1.1C3. lland-billa fur tlio following iiolcs of stuck, Grin log implements, household furniture, 41c., liavo re. cent); been printed at tins ufTn-.o : Sale by William Drcczo, of Carlisle, on Monday, March 6. Salo of Isooc Zmn.of Dickinson township, m. Thursday. March 3. Sjlo of Jonnlban Riomnn, of North Middle) i> township, on 'i’ucedey ond Wcdm »dn) , H,o 7.h and Blh of March. Sale by David Aloll, of VVoslpontisboro’ lownah >f* on Tuesday, February 28. Sale of Conrad Ilcniimger, of VVesfpcnnsboroogli township, on Thursday, March 2 Sale of John Wondcrly. of South Middleton (own •hip, on Thursday. March S. Sale of Henry Muhlcr, of Monroe township, on Wednesday, February 29. Sale of David Orris, ol Silver Spring township, on Wednesday, March 1. Sale of John Lose, of Silver Spring township, on Thursday, March 2. • Sale of Joseph Alexander, of South Middleton township, on Saturday, March 4. Sale of Samuel and George A. florner, Admiois tratorrofG. P. Horner, Silver Spring township, on Friday,"M arch 3. BaleofJamea Orr, of Hampden township, on Fri day, March 10. Sals of John Karns, Monroe township, on Thors day, March 0. Sale of John C. Kline, of Dickinson township, on Thursday, February 1G Sals of Jacob Shearer, of North Middleton t'vp., on Wednesday, February S 3, 8«1« of V.lonllno Sol,oily, of Notlli Middlolon township,on Monday, March G. MjohaelLeldiji. of Silver Spring township, OP Wednesday, March Q. 1 . £ate of Samuel BrownewoU, of Monroo township, \ Tub Great Exiudition of 1855.—The most ox OP Friday, March 24, , i o |) f j vo preparations nro malting for the exhibition ««it n.. ... T . i' n P“rl« to take place next year. The Prince Ne- T/l* widow or Alexander Hamilton, though 9B years , ...... . . , > ... , . • poloon, hy lha Imperial decree nstUul ng the ex* ,0||1,..111 r.1.1n, lier fiicoUio. In .. ..inn, P( p , IW , nl 6omn ,„„dcf g,„. ond eonvor.o. w. I. «•« »nd brim.no,. 81,. , iwocilun of wbicll „ blbilion w ,„, bo bcld ._ »Iw W , |0.|.1» upon yj.ltor. (.lung . merry g ... b , il.o-..r,„. „ r dccrco , tbo i, oom . Wo.binglon . punch bool, wind. i. ( pu.ed 01... .«i ion ,_ lh , Cw „ , n , ] , nd ogr | o „ Uur , - jMWftdly cherished. j and manufactures. IlON* JOHN STUART. The aciioo taken by the recent Democratic County Convention which assembled in Carlisle, in recommending the Hon. John Stuaht, of this county, as a suitable candidate for Canal Com* mlssloner, and Instructing our Delegates to the State Convention to vole for his nomination, ap pears to meet with the hearty approbation of the Democracy of Cumberland county, os well as by many sterling and influential Democrats in other counties. Indeed, the compliment was well mer ited, and the Convention did but express llio well known sentiments of the party in litis county in passing that resolution. i From his youth up, Judge Stuart lias been a [ faithful, footless and consistent Democrat, and has I stood firm and cousin ni by the principles and prac* DEBATING SOCIETIES. In some of the townships of Cumberland county, wo ore pleased to loam, Debating Societies bare been formed which arc well attended, and which arc represented to bo in a very flourishing condition. VVo are glad to hoar this, as it spooks well for tiro intelligence and prosperity of the communities in which these societies uro located, and must have n very salutary effect upon tiro morals and uso r ul. ness of the rising generation. There arc, Indeed, few means moro efficient for the development of in. tcllcotual qualities than tho debuting society ; and ihcro are lew accomplishments moro valuable dun tho an of speaking fluently and correctly in pufllc. It is surprising that, in a country liko ours, when the ability to speak with propriety and force, confers so much power upon its possessor, fow aro so ready loon'er systematic ily upon its cultivation. \V 0 ore apprehensive that tho popular lecturer has been permitted, rather too fur, to intrude upon and throw into the shade iho lyecum, with its periodical do. baits and discussions, thus subsliluling that which i c , a Her all, rather an intellectual nrnotcmcot than n tnrati» of instruction for that substantial training which i* the only truo moms by which men ore fit ted tor the duiics of life. Wti think these societies should receive thosyp. port and foilcring protection of the Boards of School D.rrclors in every township in Cumberland county, as they certainly contribute much to the education i md accomplishment of youth, as well os thse of riper years. The New Postage Bili. —Tho project fur chang ing Hie *ftrs of postage under Ibis government, rc ported by Mr Olds a few duysainco from ibo House Cornmilte on Pus --Hices and Poal-roods, contem plate* making H obh/jutory lo prepay oil letters sent in the mail-*, nnd proposes also lo fljc (ho rales of poM.igc nl llirrc cr-nls per half ounco for .ill distances up In three thnusnr.d miles, and si i cents for all greater distances. This is a sensible proposition, and would not only save the government a vast amount of revenue that is lost on dead letters, but would prevent much useless, and, to business men. vexatious correspon dence. Lot Iho amendment bo adopted. Consolidation Hill. —The bill consolidating the city and county of Philadelphia into one city, has pventnilly passed the Legislature, lias been signed by the Governor, and is now a law. Pre vious lo the final passage of the bill, several'sub scriptions amounting to almost $3,000,000, were included in H. The hill includes the whole county I of Philadelphia, u hich w ill at the lime specified iin the hill he plaer d under on® rrnvernn.enl. The rew city v ill be ihe la'gesl in the I'nion, and n is (<> be hnpt d i he e vp*-c la irons of he; c: i izer >. rna\ he fully r» nhz- d in ibis new order of ihi ng-i. AN'-T/isn .Mi'imen is IJi.Ain Countv.—Tlio lis* injinbor of llie /jrdhd lysburg Sl.md-ird gives an no count of u murder perpetrated ul a wedding pirly n short lime since, n( winch thorn n cro present sum forty I'ishmrn and three Amcrirnis. A dispute nroeo over a game of ‘dominoes,’,i nd gcrier i! fight look place. 11l Iho melee on limlnnan miined Pulrink Mn|>]i)ughli n was slabbed. by whom it is dnl known. An inquest was held, ut wlmli n ine«» of incnngrnnun mid conirudiclory Icnlimony w.io < (T rr d, it nd it was t hung hi best In um-Hl lw o Amcr ir.ms named Mendrlekson und Reed, who wero eonunillcd loj.ul fur u further hearing. yy The Rev Jij'th W. Richards, D. D , ihe pa* lor of Trinity C.linrrli. Ronding, onn of (ho oldest nnd mart iturncrou• societies of tlio Lutheran donoitii nnticn in llio United Stales, died very amid i ■ Ty , of an nfTi-ction of I tic hcuil, at lus resilience on Tues (l iy morning' do nI tended a fuucml, oppa rcnily in iiis usual Immlili, nl len o'cloclt, and ac companied llio corpse lo (ho ciiurcli, where he preached nn upproprinto and impressive sermon.— During ihe services in the church, ho was seized with pain, nnd wan obliged lo decline proceeding In tlto comolry. [lo relumed homo, complained of illness, laid down, and almost instantly expired wit hoot a struggle. ScAiicirv op Sn.ven. —There Is now no longer any necessity for n scarcity of silver coin. There la now, nnd hue been for a long lime largo amounts lying in the Philadelphia mini coined, nnd ready In bo furnished to any applicants in exchange for gold, ll is gradually gelling into circulation, and the want of the article to mnko change Is felt toss every day. Gold is very plenty, and oil those holding it have to do, is to have it exchanged for silver coin at | llio mint. NEW TERRITORIES* The New Orloafis Picayune, In alluding to iho formation of territorial governments by the present Congress, says “that the organizing of tboso Terri* lories, or ol any territorial governments over any part of the country, will bo infq Ilibly a signal for iho revival of anil slavers agitation in Congress; The territory lies south of the Missouri Compromise lino of 36 deg. 30 min., and it will bo claimed that Iho principal of the Missouri restrictions applies to it, and should be Incorporated in the organic law of the territory. If the cominilleo do not report Iho restriction in the bill, it will without doubt bo moved j as on omcndmonl, in the words of the provision of 1820, another Wilmol proviso, to enact, by author ity of Congress, that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except in punishment for crime, shall bo allowed. Tlio Free Soilon and Abolitionists will, of course, insist upon (lio power of Congress to impose the to slriction and the duty to cxqrciso it at o.noe. ;Il will be opposed and resisted, not merely by (ho Southern members, universally, but by a largo body, of Nor thern men, who are disposed to alido faithfully by the spirit os well as tho terms of the Compromise of 1650, which included among its adjustments one inspecting the formation of now territories. Utah and Now Mexico were organized without any re striction whatever with regard to slavery, ond faith , ful adherence to tho Iruo intent of tho settlement * i requires (bo application 'tof tho same rule to future | territories. The division on these questions in Con* gross will show who are disposed (o maintain the compromise of 1650 in spirit and in letter, and who are willing la treat U as a nullity. No one North or South ever expected (bat the measures would quell all attempts at agitation of these subjects in or out of it. No policy, however generally approved, is without its adversa ries; and there is no power anywhere in ornmont, or to bo derived from the genios of our institutions, to silence complaint: or forbid the attempts of the feeblest minority to seek the over throw of any established policy, whether based on the general assent of tho country or (ho czprc(ta en actments of law, The compromise is not scored against attach, but it :s not violated or abandoned, nor oven in dungor, because it is attacked. On the contrary, assaults arc to bo expected, from (lie na ture of tho questions Involved, and (ho essential bitterness of the passions from the dominion of which it rescued us, and which linger yet unappeased in many bosoms. Tho stability of llio compromise is to be tester) not by a sullen silence, wliich it is impossible to impose and absurd to expect, but m ilio readiness and success with which support comes up to it whenever it is threatened with any positive danger, and ilia sentiment of muni reprobation wliich arise sg linst its enemies when they abuse their priviliges of speech by attacking what (ho the mass of the country approves as just and wise. Wo look fur one of those outbreaks of tire old spirit of faction whenever (lie Nebraska question is brought up ; but we hope for, and expect a rebuke from the intelligence nnd patriotism of Congress which will show that faction, though it may not be dead, is powerless fur evil. - . Nebraska and Kansas Territories, These two territories, says tho New York Herald, are to comprise all that vast region lying between the thirty seventh parallel ond the British boundary of the forty ninth degree of north latitude In one di rection, and transversely between (ho .M isroutl Hvtr and the western boundary of Missouri on theeasl clear back to the W«hsalch Mountains, which'pats within sight of the Mormon settlements of tho pioat Busin, thenoo northward along tho backbone 6f the Rooky Mountains to the British superficial area of the land, sand and rocks, hended in these limits, is some four hundred-and* 1 fifty thousand square miles. In other words, 10 Stales—-if not 11 equal In size to I lie Slate of Ne vv Vor k. « it h out on I Iroly consuming (ho ra w mafci ia I No complaint, therefore, can bo made from any quarter of elbow room in these (wo proposed (erri lories of Kansas and Nebraska. Tho former, how over, is comparatively a narrow belt, ux'ondirrgfrom 37th to the 40lIt parallel of north latitude, being only 160 miles wide by an extreme length which cannot bo travelled over short of 1000 miles. Ne braska, on tho other hand, extending from lire 40th to the 491 h parallel, lias ample scope and verge enough in either direction. Dr. De Witt Wo copy iho following from (lie Went Chester Republican $ Democrat, one of (ho ablest nnil most reliable democratic journals in llio Slalo, for (be purpose of showing how (ho appointment of Dr Do Will is received in otluer sections of (ho Com monwealth. “A Gnon ArroiNTMFNT —Gov. Bigler has nomin.t (cd lo (ho SonMo, fur Slain Librarian, llm venerable and Rev. Dr. Win. R Do Witl, nl Harrisburg. The office linn ntlnrhcd to it a silarv of 9800 per annum, md it is inlnmlcd to Keep Iho Library open during lliccnlifo year. Dr. DeWill was (ho intimate, perianal friend of Francis R Sliunh, and flood ol his bedside administering to him Iho consolations of religion as ho prepared It* go through iho dark vn I- Iny of Do i th. (In is a learned nnd el iqoon I minis tor of (he Presbyteri in Church, warmly uituehed In iho principles of (ho Rcpnblicm parly, nod his nomination lo (his position, dnns honor to dm head nnd heart of (ho Executive. If men of rrjun My pure chnrnclcr wore (lie recipients of public office in this Commnnwoallli. (ho democratic party would B« in vincible from all aMacks." Rrtolvrd. Thai Judge Black hna shown himself n sound Juris!, u pure nnd upright Judge,nnd prac i lirally and surcosflfully domonslrn led rho superior! I ly ofnn o 1 rrfj v r* over n p»*rinn nenf Judicia r y for uj li'rrn of li'r, His reputation ns n Judge and Iho ro pnrl of iii>- amiable deportment or a man, have gain. I od fur him I lio confidence and o«loein erf llio people | of lliia Shite. Our dolognteo (o llio. 6(h of March Convention, are hereby instructed lo vole for Ilia ro. ' nomination lo llio Supreme Dench, | The Jrffr.itor, ian sn)s;—-The convention. I hough ' not hill, was tjuilc numerously ollondcd.ond wiib. m.irlted by ft spirit of unanimity mid good feeling ihnl Dugura well fur the future. Wo wore glad to find nmong llio delegates u goodly number of llio i old, tried, cool-headed and steadfast members of the parly—those who, nmld gond and evil roporl, ar o • ever faithful, repudiating all new-fangled isms and i Glass Columns -~Tlio Prussians have pul gl.ua in fiDnendarca a novel uso. A column, cementing entirely of glass, rl b • | placed on a pedestal of Carrara marble, oncl aurmoii'. The resolves hrontho the right spirit, and show cd by n statue of Peace, six foci bigli, by the cole, conclusively that llio Democracy of Chester county krnted sculptor Ranch, (ibb been erected tn the garden are true to llio faith they pnrfcss, nnd lint thev hove >a ' , . ,co *' l Pollsdnm. I lie shaft Is ornament, nn .ymp.H.y will. .1,0.0 who would load ,l,o,„ Lray ,° d ,|ma ' l ‘" C ‘ b ' U ° “" d regardless of consequences. i Rapcat.lv.—A train of earn on the Central Rnjl • rood was thrown from llio trade nn last Friday even Terrible " f Property,—Fifteen ing, nollr Duff-ilu, in consequence of obstructions B t'rntrt, placed nn the mud. A reward of live hundcred dul- Ns«v Oni.EANB, Fob. 4.,—At three o'clock lliis hue I* offered by the Company for the detection of af'ernoon, iho alcnmnr Chnrlcß Uelcher just o r .. the offender. oaeaped with their lives, but fifteen or twenty no- Toro. As fur, then,os the general public interests , 8 r ?«. 9 P < ’ m ' ,e d m the flamop. I ore concerned, there will bo no cause of complaint, the fire next spread to the steamer Nnlchcz, Tho ro “d W *N »till remain as an important part of a Just arrived, which, with her cargo of 2,000 bales thoroughfare. i Cairo o niri°eaiiffhV y fiw al nd eil ' 11,0 Weamhoat| Tlio Mississippi was frozen hard at St. Louis on 1 1 menmsjy SuCf inH Pr I ‘T"** Tl, ° 11,0 21 ”‘* Tl.i M'Uig'nctr says tl.ouf.iid. of pc " ( I steamers bultnna and Grand 1 urh, also, caught sons were crossing on tlio led, nnd that droves of I were honied out, and escaped with alight, hogs, sleighs, wagons, hnd every thing avniloblo ‘ damage. A number of barges, lying at llio levco, passed nnd rdpassed from daylight till d*rk, jn a* lqadod with produce; consigned lo various houses, constant, incessant stream, CT There i. a plot, of land In the centre of .Mel- ® *"T Rfld i f s ®*, 0 ™ 1 01 . ,,0r lives Look Out ron Tiixu.-Countorfcil quarters ofverv bo no. Aifirailu, just la'fo rn "gh for a store,; ? ro l i2l l o , pt i *. * ° ~Y!° n ° f B .* „ 11,0 w l lo lo loss superior mamiGoluro, nro In circulation. They are Which ha. been .old and re. >'d to so many hands.i 18 cflllmaUid BUnß_ml»l°n of dollars. In Imitation of tiro naw iuuo. end eo. much like them, that ail Iho lawyer, in Melbourne, and their name Special Concros.lonai Election. bS'told' J?ng. oil ClroUm T Ct ' Tho * Cononl y is legion, have their hand, full making out the Reading, Feb. C.— I Thoftpeolal eloollonin Berko A ~ A • ... ’• a- however thla take, lime—no odo is county, for n member of Congress, to supply tho A Dark Day Coming.—There will boon extra legally in possession'; and down mg.l. a Yankee on slV^rViy'il\nd ' W SSwrliVawlirtM neighbor pay. 5r® B n " a “°b_ 'Jboul I aoo'mrjo” Ityovir Wnf ‘ ’nl r ro^ pounil, “ w?okr?f 11,0 •“ ra,no - 1 m°; w.h4S;r l^c^ y dir; Wm ' H - K,lm ’ - :ss,:: t n . ±^ d 1830 ’ oi — Gu.f.na Lead Minks. — By a statement laltly pul) lishcd in lho Tribune, a very striking view is pre sented of Iho imporlnneo of llio trpdc of (ho (Julcm Load Mine*. TI.o product of these mines for the J.is ( yenr was 425.81*1 pig* of load, and it* actual vnluo nl Galena wo* one million, six hundred and thirty nine thousand three hundred snd richly. three dol lars. Tito amount of iho product of (ho mines for eleven years Is all icon millions biz hundred und.fifly sevon thousand nine hundred nnd eighty-eight dol lars. This slalomonl shows the great importance of Mils trade. The opening nf a railroad to Galena next summer, nnd the introduction of nuehinrry and o.pilul in wmking (ho mines. Is destined lo odd greatly (o (he present importance of (ho trade, and render Galena one ol Iho most important cities of the West. Cmi.n Frozen to D*atii.— A lilllo daughter of Win . Diehl, in Adams co., Pn., was frozen lodoalh last week. She started to school, but in crossing n ploughed field became exhausted and was found ■ hero frozen to death. The pccpunl says that (he lilllo sufferer cried aloud for help, and was over, hoard by several persons as they wore passing not fur from the place, bul little or no attention was piid to her cries, and.the unfortunate little sufferer was do med lo remain in (bat horrible situation throughout Iho day. am) finally overcome with cold and fatigue, she laid down upon (ho ground to sloop and before she was discovered alio had frozen to death. Sale of the Public Works. . Harrisddro, Feb. 4, 1854. The Select Committee appointed n few weeks ago in the Senate to take into consideration that portion of tho Governor’s message which relates to the sale of_ the public works, made a volumi nous report, and Introduced a bill providing for. the sale of the public works. Tho minority of the Committee will make a report against the sale, when they will be printed and go out to gether to the public. | The bill provides that the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall advertise for proposals for the purchase of the public improvements, which proposals shall be publicly opened by the Gover nor and allotted to ihe highest and best bidders, provided no bids shall be received for a less a mount than the folldwing, viz : For tho Delaware Division Pennsyl vania Canal, “ main lino from Phlladel hla lo Pittsburgh, 4 ‘ Susquehanna and N. Branch Division, 5,000,000 “ Weal Brand* Division, 500,000 I The Governor fs empowered to incorporate the Company purchasing any of these divisions, un der the general railroad law, or if they are already ' n ®® r P with the powers of such corporation. | The Governor shall require the payment of GO per cent, of the purchase money in cash or Stale I bonds at par—the balance to bo divided into ten payments, fur which tho Company or Companies shall issue bonds, aud they shall be a lion on the works. One of these payments to be made each year for ten consecutive s'ears. : 1° oaB e the said divisions oreilherof them shall j not bo allotted, as above provided, the Governor I is empowered lo open books, receive subscriptions and organize a Company or Companies, with pri vileges and restrictions lierealter mentioned. Should the whole number of shares not be sub scribed within a month, the Governor shall sub scribe fer the shares not subscribed for, If not more than one-fourth of the whole, and the bonds lo bo given by the Company shall be reduced in pro portion pro rata lo the amount subscribed, which said suck shall bo disposed of under authority of the Legislature. Any of the companies are empowered to borrow mon*-y, far the purpose of improvements, not ex ceeding fitly per cent, of their capital slock, and to mortgage llieir real estate as security. Any Canal or Railroad Company is authorized to subscribe to the capital stock of any. of these companies, and increase their capital slock to the amount so-subscribed. The money obtained from the sale shall be ad ded to tho Sinking Fund. If any portion of the public works shall not bo disposed of under these provisions* the Governor shall advertise f> r proposals for leasing the same for ten years, and report to tho nest Legislature. These are the principal points of the bill, al though there is a great deal of detail about it, which we have omitted. There is a disposition to dispose of the public works, ifan advantageous price can bo obtained, with good security. As Ur as tho Senate is concerned, there is a decided majority favorable to a sale, or of submitting the question to n vote of the people. As ih’s is°a fa vorite mode of avoiding responsible legislation, 'he subject will most probably be transferred from the Legislature Cor popular decision. Tho bill was prepared by Mr, Evans, of Chester county, who has given much of his lime and attention to the pu'ij ■* ll . Thu House of Representatives passed tho bill prohibiting the employment of minors in m-inufac tones moru than ten hours a day. The second section, prohibiting any female operative from employing herself more than ten hours a day, wn* very properly negatived, the day having passed for the Legislature to prevent females ol full aoe from woiking just as many lior.ra as they n,ay think proper. CIieSTKU COUNTY The Democratic Convention of Chester cr-umt has appointed Conrad Cnlley, John D. Pettit and i John Gilfillan, Delegates to tho State Convention to beheld at Manisburg, on the Bth of March, with insinu-ti ns to support Hon. William Bio leo. for Governor, and Hon. J. S. Black, fur Judg* of the Supreme Court. A resolution com ptimen'Rry to II n. J a ai r.s Campbell was passed. We annex a portion of the resolutions adopted : Resolved Tint (he Inaugural Address ond annual Mi s*nge of President Pierce, have snMulncd the high opinion wo hud formed of his abilities and fitness for iho responsible i.fijco to which ho was nominated by I bo Baltimore Convention, and afterwards cloc’ed by nn unprecedented majority. Wo arc satisfied that in bis ham's, tho Government will bo well adminis tered, its interests advanced, ond the groat and fun da mental landmarks of the parly maintained ond properly guarded. Resolved , Tint President Pierce has been shly sustained by his Cabinet, in the respective Depart mi nts nf Ihe Government at Washington the Ro purts of lion Departments have shown industry, iilnlily oml u determination lo manage Iho affairs of 'ho Government with fidelity and economy. Wo nre proud cit the manner in which the lion, J.inics C,iin, nbtll has discharged the dnlfes of the Post Office Department, lie lias shown himselffuMy equally lo the arduous and complicated duties of that Depart ment. Resolved, that in Gov Bigler we recognize on efficient mid huihfiil officer, trno to ili C inlcrcsls'of the people and of the Cuinmoiin'pii lih, whose admin istration has given general satisfaction, and descrv eilly inspired a pr evs •ling nenl norm f.iVorabl<! lo his rr.noTiiinntion. Tho delegates this day chosen hy us arc hereby instructed lo vole for his re nounoa j lion. ; Itcmo of Item. r, n Ha n A,r ' Cd I !? ro , on > 1,88 bo °n elooled U S Senator Democrat?" Ia * H ° “ “ lhoro “ cli S° in g Slum KlßlHs i X" n,;co Sullivan fallvd to appear for trial in Berk aliiro county, MaasnohuSolla, on tlioday •■ilfrngd,— "nSod. ll, “- ll -° "T Blc "’“ nd l,ii caB ° w r r I" n°., Ala(>nma Legislature o bill to emancipate John 8011, a olavo belonging to llto estate of tlio late Vice-President, Wm.R, King, has been passed. Tljo London Times publishes tho decision of Judge Grlnr, of Philadelphia. in tho case of Mrs. Stowe ws T VV 1 Jiomns, which it heads ‘English Uncle Tom vs German Undo To/n.’ Mrs. Anchy was run over and lulled Uy tho care near Hanover, Pa., last Friday. She was partially insane, and it is supposed laid'down on tho track. Reports from Madrid via Paris are, that (he Mar quis do Turgot lids had his log amputated, and is in a dangerous condition. $3,500,000 ra, 000,000 Pennsylvania numbers 9,099 public schools, at n cost of little more than one million of dollars a year. Tho Bihlmoro American urges, in a long article the propriety of union among iho Chesapeake cities nnd the Logiala lures of Maryland ond Virginia, for tho purpose of establishing a lino of steamers to Eu* rope, which shall ufford facilities to the commerce of all the chics oflbc tvvmStaloe. The committee of the Virginia Legislature to which was referred the Temperance petitions have reported that it is inexpedient to pass a prohibitory liquor law or to refer the question to a vole of tho people. An English paper s tales that n bill is in the course of preparation, and will bo Introduced next session of Parliament, for Iho purpose of throwing open the coasting trade to foreign ships, and thus dispose of the Mast fog’ of protection. It is rumored in Paris, that M. Rothschild offered to accept (ho terms proposed for tho Turkish loan, or even to advance a larger sum, provided a mortgage was given him on Palestine. The Legislature of Now Jersey has passed o reso lution to tho effect that it is Improper and inexpe dient to charter or ro-ckarter any Dunk within that State: The Presbyterian announces that Dr Duff, the eminent Scotch divine, well known os a missionary in India, is about In visit, (ho United Slates, and will probably arrive within a month of this dale. The Canal Commissioners have appointed John T. Smith, Esq, Collector of Tulls, at West Philadelphia, in place of Jacob S. Yost, resigned.' Mr S. is ui present the President of tho Kensington Bank, u position to which (to was called recently, to fi'l (he vacancy occjaioned by the death of Jonathan Wain, vvrlght, Esq. I NDia RtuiDEft. —Combs of oil kinds are now m onu - factored from this article. They ore said lu be very elegant. They do not warp, and may bo washed m warm water. The trade in this urliu'o lias become immense, tho annual importations of the crude aili do reaching $5,000,000. Rufus Choate is writing a history of Greece. Gon. Cass has not been sick fur forty years. By disoslera at eoa in nil parts of the world, dorir.g lust year, about 2500 lives were lost. A man who wont up in a bjlloon from Madrid, a short lime since, came down two hours after, frozen lu duulh. About osc-thlrd of Ijte citizens of Thibodeaux, La it is staled, have been indicted for gambiirg. A mnn residing in Pottsvillo, while laboring under a fit of inimical inn. tin Wednesday last, deliberately cut off tho nose of Ins little daughter. The Sacra men to Joot m. I csl imn Irs ili.il thirty b i r re Is of egg imp were curia timed or drunk in that cit v on Christmas day. ft is complained ih it nn monument lias been one', edin memory of Franklin, 'flic cruft, certainly, ought to r«tse t <r him an imposing Slone. The N O Delta’s bill for advertising for the cor p ir.iiitm n( that city from April to October 30, amount to $18,704 90. A mammoth hole), capable of accomodating ono thousand guests, is to bo creeled in Washington city by the Messrs. Willard. Mr. Sireeper. of the Pollslown Ledger, lias taken Mr. L M Davis us his associate in thu editorship, of (hat interesting paper. Mr S Winchester has become an associate editor of iho Luaerne. Union, on able Democratic paper, published at Wilkes Barre. Dr.Josiuh Flagg, an eminent dentist of Union who has lately been a fanatical believer in spiritml ism. looped oul of tlio third story window .of bis house recently, and was lulled. It Is said tiiat one of the must distinguished phy sicians of Now England ascribes tlio fearful increase of eases of paralysis to tlio uso of stoves in close ; rooms, particularly in sleeping apartments. John Avery Parker, who lately died in Now Bed ford, leaving a fortune of over n million of dollar*, wna, when a young man. warned out of (ho town of Westport for fear lie would become chargeable lolhu town. Tlio Rev Albert B irnes, of Iho First PicxbylcMan Church in Philadelphia, lias so fur recovered from hi* late indisposiiiun that ha was able to preach (a In* people a few Sundays ago. In Louisville, last week, a mechanic became in falualcd at Iho gaming l.< hie, a rid before gelling rid of Iho fatal cliurrn, lout ei-ht Inmdrrd dollars, (lie total sum of his hard labor (or years pa^t, Tho Commissioner of Patents jins decided in favor of validity of Mr Samuel Welherdl's patent for manufacturing zinc, of which Iho Pennsylvania nnd j Lehigh Zinc Company have obtained the grant for ten ycuts in the Slate of Pennsylvania. Mr. McKay, owner of the ship Great Republic, that was destroyed hy fire at New York, lias com menced tho building of o not tier of precisely the same sizn and proportions, end will hive it completed and ready for sea at |ho cailicet possible day. The heat of the earth, below whore (ho frost usual ly penetrates, overages a temperature of *lB degrees above freezing, this is the reason why springs do not freeze, and not because of any quality in spring wo* ter. Tlio French Minister of War has recently, in < answer lo a call of tho Emperor, furnished a state -1 muni of tho number of men llml Franco could.il i necessary, place, without dut.iv.nn the wor routing. | Tho number is sot down at 1,5350,000, One Week Later from Euro: vst. OP TUB AItAIIIA AT HaHP 4 , ■ORTANT RELATIVE TO THE Wad QUESTION, War ANTICIPATED 'declaration OP war bt r omi . ENGLAND AND TRANCE. “ r P s»i £; : -XJ v. anxiety for ihe finafan.wcrcf'lboC^VwhM" ll **' "PProhendcd, wbuld bo of a cli.raotnr iqu i«|cn‘ in a doclnratlon of war against England and Trala ' H.a anawap „„ |, o urly “ xpc( . lcU- B ." a “ nd Ira "«- Ciirr'iiQ 0 ' States Bloomer Saranac, with Hon rr .cifc 0 n l, ° U r "!'«<lS>«t=.Mini.l., ! on boa™; 0(1 m Ibo Bay of Naples on Ilia 7lb January, The War New*, Uio cJelatla of tho bottle of Citole/which oeei.nl a ZT r l "°, 6lh , 10,11 J»nd«ry, ?, .lTow . °d«|K « y for theiT urk*, the Russians it is said con t“r.:irnd k r i,o4,wrp "^ A -"'“- Loltora from Asia mcnllon Uio organimion of a Pol,. , nflo rog.raonl by Schraayl, and it is slated Hint the Hungarians ond Pules wlm had been •ngjn Constantinople, hud also boon shipped for ii.a arifly in Asia, but that Klapka had refused an Asm* command. ,on Hio wholo ofllio allied fleets were in the oi ic l Sea on tho sth January, and intimation 61* the fact with a statement that they were thcro to nroicc’. Ottoman territory from aggression of hostile act? was forwarded to (ho Russian government n i Subus' inpol by the British and French Ambassadors <1 Constantinople, who express the hope that the Ad miral in command of tho Russian forces may bo m. instructed as to prevent any occurrence calculated to endanger peace. ThoC'z.rwas also informed of this foci by tho DriiUb and French Ministers at St. Petersburg on the 12th January, "' Further modifications in (ho note of the four Powers have been made by the Porte, stipulating that the Principalities ahull bo cvacuat- d within fn. teen or twenty days after the acceptance by Russn, : un ‘l ***** I the renewal of treaties i 8 ( 0 be wiili j cinl reference to (lie integrity . n 1 indcponclcncc of | turkey. These modifications were approval lj i the lowers, and sent to St. Pilorcburg, logcllur • with u demand by the Porto that tho unto be dcli -1 mi. lv accepted or rejected within forty days fnini j the 2.1 January . ond the Principalities evacuated wiihin Iruin twenty to thirty days of tho dale ol il,o C'zar's letter of acceptance. England. I;» England political circles ure beginning in be u d by the approaching meeting ol p arlinmrtn . .Mr Rnrhuck lied denied (Iml ho intended to bring I’< mcc Albert's alleged political intermeddling be fore parliament England is actively recruiting her Const defences. Two more steamers wen- In be sent out by gov. eminent to renew (lie Artie pen rob. The dipper ship, John O'CJaunl, from Canton « as recently- wrecked off Holy head, and several lives lost. Prance*"' In France some important finnnclif projects are spoken nf, one of which ia for effecting the fusion of lire Hank ol FrlPnconnd the Credit Mubilior, and by a hold expansion of the currency obviate the neces sity of n In in « f from two to three hundred million francs by the bank to government. The Dink of Franco hud luiued the rule of discount to five per cent. Free trade in breadstuff* between Franco and England in txlenJed to the 31*1 ofJuly. Rumor ®av« that M. Thiers is not averse to liolJ. ing office under the imperial regime. 'Fiie greatest activity prevailed in .ill the French Navy yards, and stores for 40,000 troops ore iculy for shipment at Toulon. The news from oilier parts of Europe presents n „ fealoro of striking importance.- * Tub Toud op VV roster —Ti has been proposed in bold « fair non summer in the Winslow Huuse, on Iho estate of tlio lute Daniel Webster, Tor (bo putpuso of raising funds In pul on iron fence around tlio *V\ inslow Durying (.round,* wtiicli conlajns llio remains of liio departed slulcsmnn. Ecr-inn ron mi Yttsn.— In tlio year 1851 Ihero util lie two Eclipses of 11,0 sun, ond lu'Pnf the moon. 1. The moon will bo p.niilly Eclipsed' on tlio IS'll of Hay, beginning m 10b. 55,n., A. M , consc qucmlly invisible to an. •Q. There will bo un annular Eclipse of ti.e Sun on llic 26 li of May, visible as follows : B. ginning at 4h. 10m., greatest obscuration *fli. 2Gm., Eiid Gli. d-Jm , p. M. Eclipse beginning 147 degrees, 62 minutes, frouf vertex to Iho right. Digils, eclipsed 10$ ort the Northern Limb, 'l'lic (mo of Central and Annulif Eclipse p.isacs through a portion of the Northern part of the United States u nd Southern pari of Bi itislt America. Thru will bo the largest eclipse visible in the U. S. until the year 1900, when the sun will bo totally eclipsed, the centre passing near Washington. 3. A partial Eclipse of the moon willorcurun (ho 4lh of November, nl 4’’. I Icn. P. M., invisible. T*br Mimn will rise with u elighl shade on its Northern Limb. 4. The Sun will bo totally Eclipsed on the 20th of November, the middle occurring ut 51i,14m., A M . invisible. This Eclipse will bo central ond tola! in (ho Southern put of Africa,South Amoricj, and the Southern Ocean. (O' The Pennsylvania Railroad is now complclcd. On Thursday o locomotive passed through the tun nel ond over (lie whole mountain division lo Altoona. Iho workmen ore to have n grand dinner in the I'lniu l, and it will bo illuminated on the occasion.— On the first Monday in February, the trains «ill run regularly over tlio mountain wlthouL using tint inclined planes. Tito road is ready lo run at once, but the company requires the uso of the track for i lew days before pulling on Iho-rjguLr trains. pihlauelliiia markets- Tuesday, February 7,1854. Flour and Monl,—Tho market for Flour I* uo •clllud, with Bulca of 200 hbl*. extra brand* nl ?9 per bbl. Sojieifine in held nl 88 75, with 68 C 2 of fered, Thera is a- steady demand tm city con»ump lion within tho range of $8 02 a 9 50, for common and oxtm brands. In Ryo Flour thoro is nothing doing. Last eules of Corn Meal at S 4 12i p rr bbi* Grujn.—-Wheal line improved.. Salon of I’etina. red u( 82. White would bring nbonl 82 13- l' a * l sales of Rye at 81 00. Corn le firmer with sates «t 93 a Dso. lor now and old yellow. Oats arc scarce. Pennsylvania in store is held ut 50 cents. Whiskey. —Sales of bbls. ol 950 ahdhhds. al 34c. / By Ruv.C P Wing, on ilio 2<l Inst.. Mr. John Di.acrj ol Dickinson township 1 , (oMiss Elizabeth A- Kerman, 9f West Pcnn^bb^n , Iwpi*. . Tiiosdiky. cvonlng, 24(h ! ult., by llio Rov. 8. A Gaylcy, Col O F L«t, lo Cmmbii, both ot Now Cumberland, this courtly. 1 : * ‘ llio 20lh ulti, by tho Rev. Ileridorsorr, Mr. Ad*u Fisiidurn, lo Miss Ellen Kbnvon, both of Diok}n>? n township. •■■■«•• J pn tho 3d uli.’, by .llio Rev. M Kllnlc, Mr Jam** «• Kune, of Nowvillo/lhis county, Ip Marv M.daogkt^ r of Mr F Scl|wor|fc, of Lowisiuwn,' Mrfilip county I • On (lie aislipli., by thb Rev. A' Height, Mr. Gw* 0 * W ; Debluan, of Monroo township/ to 'Ml** SaHAH Hoover, of Mcohaplcsburg.- ■ / On (ho S6lh ,u)i.vby tho same, Mr. William Wolf. lo Miss JElizAdetiiTUxler, both of East Pennsboto township; O'*"'-' ; : 1 “* the 29llitiU« hy’lhessmo. Mr. Lewis to; Min .-Ann, Garret,* both of Upper : Alloh . , On tho 31si ult,,.by‘tho-samsvMr. JdnN ; Sret/i» *° Ml*? MARtSteinquer, both ofMcch*plciburg.^ ipi 16,
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