AMim^OWTEEK.:
JOHIV.BBATTOJV>, BilitoJt:6 Proprietor^
CARLISLE, PAi; NOV. 2, 1854.
7 -Ackhdent.—On Monday evening last a little,
eon of Rev. A: 0. KnEiTEii of this place, (aged
about seven ycflrs. Vo bclicvc.) was very severely;
injured bj- falling from his father’s balcony, to
the ground. Ho fell on his head, producing a
severe concussion of the brain and alight frac
ture of the skull. Medical aid was immediate
ly mimnioned, and some hopes.arc now enter
tainCd that the injury may ,not prove fatal.
Ikst-ai-wtion.—'The services connected with
Jfio Installation of- tlio Kov. Jacob Fry, aspastcr
of tho First Lutheran Church of this borough.
Will tato.piaco oh next Sabbath morning, Rev.
Charles Martin, of York, Is expected to deliver
tbo ebargo to tho pastor, and Rev. W. P. Eyster
of Cbambcrsburg, tho charge'to tho congrega
tion. Services will commence atlOJ o’clock.
I Goy. John Bigler, of California, will
accept our thanks for bis consta t attention in
sending ps late California papej-a and docu
ments.
"We are also indebted to our' young friend
W. h. Welsh, of the XT. S. Legation at Lon
don, for late London papers.
' Hon. -W. 11. Kurtz, out member of Congress,
has again placed us under obligations by his
attentions.
Pennsylvania Election.— V> r e giro to-day
tho complete official returns of the recent elec
tion in this State for Governor, Canal Commis
sioner, Supreme Judge, and the vole on Pro
hibition. For Governor, Mr. Pollock has 37,-
007 majority. For Canal Commissioner, Mott’s
majority is 100,743. For Supreme Judge,
Black’s majority over Baird is 46,414. Ma
jority against Prohibition, 5,168. The whole
vote polled for Governor is 372,522—6,170 more
than the vote for Governor in 1851, and 15,202
less than the vote for President in 1852.
|£7*Capt. Sanderson of the Lancaster J«-
tclligcncer says wo “might bo belter employed
at home, than in attempting to bolster up the
the rotton, decayed politicians of Lancaster
county." Had we been engaged in such busi
ness there might bo some point in (he gratui
tous advice of the Intelligencer. We never hare,
and never will, bolster up rotton politicians of
any county, and we are therefore at a loss to
understand the reference of friend SandersonV
Wo are opposed to all disorganize™, let then
residence be where it may, nor can wo see tree
justice of screening the worst of them, and dp
dcnouncing others who arc not half as "rottcii.”
Herald suggests the name of the
Kev. O. 11. Tiffany of this place as a candid
ate for United States Senator, and mentions the
important fact that the members of the Know-
Nothing Order intend to "press his claims at
the proper time." If wo must have a Rev.
Know-Nothing for our United Slates Senator,
wo suppose Mr. Tiffany will answer os well as
finy-onc else. Still, we think Pennsylvania
need not go to Maryland to obtain a candid
ate for this important position.
Meeting op Congress. —The last session of 1
the thirty-third Congress commences on the first
Monday of December, four weeks from Monday I
next, and closes on the night of the third of
March following. As the session will be a short
One, with considerable business to be transact-
is to bo presumed there will be less waste
of time than during the last session, in (ho de
livery of "buncombe" speeches. J
K7* Secretary Guthriois stilf at Louisville.
While going to that city a wheel of the railroad
car broke, and one side of the car was dragged
about a mile before the engineer was aware of
it, and stopped the train. None of the passen
gers were thought to be scriouly injured. Mr.
Guthrie was a good deal bruised, and his phy
sician advised him to go to bed, where he has
remained ever since, and is not expected in
Washington till the Ist of November.
IC7* The Oregon Statesman, (official paper
of the territory,) takes strong grounds in favor
of forming a Stale Government. The measure
’is supported by (be Democrats and opposed by
the Whigs of the territory. Whiggery is true
to Its instincts there ns everywhere. It don't
like tho idea of people governing themselves.
Resistance to Taxation —Tho corporation
of Norfolk having passed an ordinance imposing
ft specific lax upon each resident lawyer, phy
sician and dentist, and an additional (ax of one
and a half per centum upon the income derived
from the practice of their profession, they have
held a meeting and resolved to resist Its pay.
ment as unjust and unconstitutional. Counsel
rs to be employed to test its legality.
Somerset County.— The fact is worthy of
being recorded, that in one county of tho State,
at least, Mr. Darsie obtained a majority. In
Somerset he beats Mr. Mott 839 votes.
Sanguinary ! —Swipes’ landlady caught a
mouse 5n the China cream pitcher theotherday.
Swipes advised her to send it to the County
Fair for exhibition. ‘How would it bo classed?’
breathlessly inquired the worthy hostess.—
'.Cotch in Chinn, of course,’ was the reply.
Beauties op a Paper Currency. —The
•Wild Cat Banks iu the West arc exploding like
Eoapbubblcs. A large amount of the bills of
these banks are circulating in New York, being
pushed off as far from homo as possible. -The
_ confluence is, that the people of New York
liavo their pockets picked most shamefully.
Pennsylvania has wisely prohibited the issue or
.circulation of any bank bill of a less denomina
, tion than five dollars, The farmers and work- 1
;ingmcn of Pennsylvania have gold in their
pockets, in place of paper promises of broken
.and fraudulent banks.
Fatal Accident.—'We learn from the Perry I
•County Democrat, that on Thursday the 12U\ |
ult., Mr. Charles Thompson, while riding In
.the ring at Iho Fair ground, was twice thrown 1
‘front his Bulky. 110 seemed to have sustained
.'but slight injury from either fall, and walked to
*-Mr, Shuler's hotel, in that place. He then laid
down to rest ond seemed to Bill asleep, hut in a
.short time it was discovered that the vital spark
'hpd /led. Ho was a resident of Mexico, Juniata
"comity, to which placo his remains were taken.
“Ho ivas about 45 years of ago, ond leaves n
largo and respectable family to mourn his loss.
' ; HoVos tho proprietor of much property In the
'town in which ho resided.
; lnteresting reading matter may ho found
on our first and fourth pages. •
TAB
Under the above caption, tho Carlisle Ihrrfil
; onast wcek'fllchca an extract from an article
' of the Washington Union, to .show that the
• great Democratic organ at tho scat oL Govern:
! raent has changed ;ground on the subject of
Kuow-Nothingism, and utters different senti
meats to those promulgated by the same paper
before tho elections in this and other northern
Slates.'. Had pur neighbor bad, the honesty to
publish tho whole article from which ho took a
garbled extract, he would have found it a diffi
cult matter to convince his readers that the
Washington Union hod “turned Know-Noth
ing,” fori of all the articles that have of Jote ap
peared in the Union on the subject of Know-
Nothingism, tho one that contained the extract
published in the Herald of last week, was the
most scorching rebuke that that able Demo
cratic journal ever administered to this bigoted
nnd intolerant faction.. Let tho editor of the
Herald publish the whole of the Union 1 : arti
cle, nnd bis readers will then discover howroucb
truth there is in the assertion that “the Wash
ington Union has turned Know-Nothing.”
But, in the Herald's comments on this sub
ject, there is one sentence that deserves our at
tention. Aftcrfalscly asserting that the Wash
ington Union has “turned Know-Nothing,”
our modest neighbor, in a'boasting manner,
adds, u theVnion concedes every point forwhich
the Whigs and Americans have contended .”—
When, we would ask, have the Whigs contend
ed for the principles now' advocated by the
Know-Nothings? Where can wo find their
avowed opinions on the subject? At what
State, County or Township convention or meet
ing, have the Whigs of this or any other Slate,
declared themselves hostile to naturalized for
eign citizens ? When did the Whigs avow the
sentiment that a man’s religion should bo the
test for political preferment ? The Herald fays
tho Whigs have contended for these dogmas.—
This we deny, and daro the Herald to make
good its assertion. It is equally maliciously
false that the Democratic party ever appealed
to naturalized citizens and Catholics as such, in
a political contest. The only time that Catho
lics and foreigners were appealed to was by the
Whigsdnringthelast Presidential contest, when
they attempted to array the Catholics against
Gen. Pierce, because, as they falsely said, he
had been favorable to that clause in the New
Hampshire constitution by which Catholics are
from holding office. Then it was
that Catholics were directly appealed to, by
every "Whig orator and every Whig journal, and
their votes solicited, because of theanti-Catholic
clause in the State constitution of New Hamp
shire. Then is was, too, that the whole Whig
press teemed with appeals to Irishmen to sup
port Gen. Scott, because, as they alleged.-he
had saved the lives and procured the release of
certain Irishmen who had been captured by the
British. Had that fact been true, it would not
have excused the appeal, but it was false,
and maufadured and published by the Whig
party, solely to deceive those citizens. Gen.
Scott himself joined in this appeal. At every
stopping place in his political tour be made an
electioneering address, and in every address he
I lauded the 11 rich Irithlropir,” and the "si reel
| German accent Did the Whig parly or press
then discountenance these appeals? Did riot
1 the Herald publish them, and praise them, and
did It not, in common .with all Whig papers,
make (he same appeals? Let our neighbor ex
amine Ids files of the fall of 1852, and then
answer our questions.
TTe say this was the first time in the history
of this country that foreigners and Catholics
n-crc appealed to, as such, by a political parly.
But, notwithstanding these appeals—oolwith
standing Scott’s sickening blarney about the
‘rich Irish brogue” and the “sweet German
accent,” the Whigs failed, to a great extent, to
seduce Democrats who happened to be Catho
lics or naturalized foreigners, from their politic.
cal faith. - Gen. Pierce was triumphantly;
elected, and the Whigs were routed in every
quarter. Did the Whigs, then, when smarting
under defeat, conclude that from that day they
would change their tactics, and, instead of mak
ing Catholicism and foreigners their watch
words, thcywould persecute both ? No, they
did not, for it was after this that they elected
Joseph R. Chandler (a Catholic,) to Congress,
and it is only a few months since that they
nominated Darsib, a foreigner, for Canal Com
missioner. When was it, then, wo again ask
the Herald , that the Whigs “contended” for tho
principles of Know-Nothingism ? If they have
advocated these principles we desire to know
when it was and where. We have shown, wo
think, that the Whigs have, very recently, not
only recognized naturalized foreigners, as citi
zens worthy to hold office, but have also at
tempted to make tho Catholic religion subserve
their political purposes. In the late political
contest, they changed ground, and permitted
themselves to be placed tinder the leadership of
Ned BimtUNß, a Five Point’s b’hoy of New
York, but yet they did not dare to openly “ad
vocate” the principles of tho Know-Nothings—
they were willing, f<jr the sake of obtaining the
spoils of office, to give the lie to all their former
professions—they were willing to submit to the
behests of their new masters, the Know-Noth
ings, but did not openly declare themselves the
advocates of tho Know-Nothing creed. The
name of Darsie, a foreigner, was still retained
at tho head of every Whig paper for Canal Com
missioner, hut on tho day of the election poor
Darsib and Smvser —men of sterling worth,
and whoso characters were without spot or
blemish— were slabbed in the house of their
friends, to appease the fell spirilof Know-Noth
ingism! As these two champions of Whiggery
fall in the midst of tho conspirators, they may
look around on familiar faces, and ia biller
anguish exclaim “et tu Brute f”
Thus wo see that it comes with a bad graco
from the editor of tho Herald to say that the
1 Whigs, as a party, have advocated the princi-
I plea now promulgated by Know-Nollnnglsm.
1 They have occupied,the other aide of tho quca
-1 lion, and only became tho slaves of new mas
ters a few weeks before tho election. They, it
, is true, assisted to defeat the Democracy, but
I , . doin 2 60 they were required to offer up
i ttMar own lcadw » aa a sacrifice, and to disavow
. all principles and sentiments they had formerly
held dear. *
ID* A crusado against the llquor-scllm is
being prosecuted with considerable spirit In N.
York. As many as two hundred aro arrested
in a day and fined. It is said to ho tho result
of tho operations of the Carson League, which
seems to ho a most and praiseworthy
organization.
An Expressly© but Silent Truth. J *,
Washington/ t/hion of Oct. 27th-say o *
“At. this mbmcntV when tho combipcd faDal
icismsbftho day; operating undeMho auspices
of a secret organization, are conducting a sue--
■pessful crusade alike“against the rights of the
States and the civil and religious rights of indi
viduals, tlid silence of the whig leaders is full of
painful meaning. Where now is General Scott,
who, in 1852, flattered tho so-called “foreign,
voter,” exhausting his vocabulary of compli
ments to tho “rich Irish brogue” nnd the
German accent?” These citizens are now in
peril; they want friends; they are assailed and
need defenders. In this, the hour of their ex
tremity, however, the hero of Lundy’s Lane is
09 silent os ihe grave. There is not a word
from Rufus Choate—not a word from Wm. M.
Meredith—nothing from Reverdy Johnston—
Mr, Fillmore preserves hia usual stolid silence;
and the ordinary observer .Would suppose that
the Whig leaders were dead, not sleeping; from
the apparent indifference at a time so full of In
terest as the present..
But where, at the present crisis* are the de
mocratic champions ? Where is Lewis Cass ?
Defending, in bis hale old age, the principles of
democracy in every county of Michigan! Steph
en A. Douglas hardly gives sleep, to his eyes in
supporting tho great truths of that party.—
Jesse D. Bright has just concluded a campaign
of unequalled labor and ability, and though
temporarily defeated, bo is still the same brave
and undaunted leader. In the extreme North
we see the democrats on (he stump and in the
press advocating the doctrines now opposed by
tho know-nothings; and so of the furthest
south; but nowhere do we see the whigs de
fending them, unless in exceptional cases,. The
contrast is capable of elaboration, but we close
it here.”
Johnston has authorized the
Editor of the Pittsburg Gazette to contradict
the report that he is a member of the Know-
Nothing Order. -
How strange it is, that none can be found can
did enough to acknowledge their connection
with Know-Nothingism. The election of Pol
lock is universally conceded to boa Know-Noth
ing victory, and yet when you call those who
voted for him Know-Nothings, they meet you
with an indignant denial. Mr. Pollock* after
all, is more honest than his supporters. He
neither admits—except so far ns studied silence
is an admission—nor denies the charge. But
can any association bo wise, and good, and
honorable, which veils its purposes in secrecy,
and enjoins upon its members the moat bare
faced dissimulation and falsehood ? An honest
adversary will meet you face to face. It is
only the assassin who stabs from behind, and
in the dark.
Tub Tribune. —Some of the Know-Nothing
conspirators, have been threatening the New
York Tribune with loss of powernnd patronage,
unless it lends itself to the iniquitous
For this threat the Tribune handles the conspi
rators pretty severely, though none 100 much
so. He calls them cut-throats; a , very appro
priate name for those, who, while they openly
profess friendship, seek to rob you of your just
rights by secret concert with Oath-bound asso
ciates. Greeley says
"And now, if any would prefer to discontin
ue Tntt Tribune because it is and must remain
opposed to every measure of scheme of proscrip
tion for opinion's sake, we bog them not to de
lay one minute on our account.”
“The Same Old Coon I” —The Ohio Whig
papere come to us filled with the peculiar in
signia of the memorable campaign of 1840.
“That same old Coon” is restored to his ancient
place at the head of their columns, and looks
quite as happy as in the days when ‘coon skins’
and ‘hard eider’ were potent. .There seems to
be a peculiar charm for such things at some
point in almost every decade, and yet they soon
pass away and are forgotten, as though there
was no gratification in the memory thereof, and
the country relapses again into prosperity un
der Democratic nib.
Tub Cost or the Reclamation or Anthony
Butins. —Tho proceedings under the fugitive
slave law at Boston, in tho caso of Anthony
Bums, not long since reclaimed by his muster,
Captain Shuttle, of Alexandria, Virginia, coat
tho United States within ft fraction of $27,000
for oxtra police ami military force alone. Tjiia
does not cover tho usual ordinary expenses In
curred in tho ease, such ns tho lees of tho regu.
!nr officers of tho United States employed in the
caso. Tho Washington Star says that $15,000
of tho above 27,000 were duly paid on Wednes
day morning.
Major Arthur T. Lee, of tho Blh infan
try, was killed in Texas, recently, by the Indi
ans. Ho was about 40 years of age at tho time
of his death, was a native of Northumberland
county in.this Slate, and besides being a bravo
soldier ho had considerable reputation ns a lit
erary man and landscape pointer. lie had been
in tho service of tho United States about eigh
teen years.
Know-Nothings in innLboislatuiu:. —The
Harrisburg Telegraph says that “there nroover
GO members of tho next Legislature known to
belong to tho ‘American’ Order.”
“Known to belong.” How so?-when denial
of membership is one of its most binding obli
gations. lias tho Reverend Stephen Miller for
gotten himself, end unwittingly whispered talcs
out of school 1
Cutback on an American tn Method.—
Pr. J. D. Smith, a citizen of the United States,
recently purchased, at great expense, near &lal
llllo, 600 Mexican marcs, 194 mules, and 47
horses, ami at San Francisco paid a duty of
$2OO on them, and obtained a pass for Presidio.
After ho had travelled about three leagues on
the American side, ho was overtaken by a com
pany of Mexican Soldiers from Presidio, under
orders of tho potlcco fllcors at that place; his ani
mals were all taken from him by force and driv
en back into Mexico, and the last ho heard of
them they wore being sold by pnbllo authority*
Tho facts, it is said, bavo been, forwarded to
tho Secretary of War.
Tun Potatok CaoPiN Pennsylvania.— Tho
polntoo crop lira been gathered in throught Mont
gomery and Bucks counties, Pa,, and it is said
thoro imsbeon a ftill average one, notwithstand
ing tho recant sovoto drought. Tho corn Is al
so a much better crop than was anticipated it
would bo & month ago.
DtT* Tho Methodists are erecting a magnifi
cent Church in Washington city.
O'To make people quiet always give them
what they want. .
A MBS \?EU BEIT. .. -
-voted against the Ifebraskar
Kansas'Mil in Congress, is badly
);Mr. Democrat, and .a man of superior
ablUUesj tnd before'the election It was supposed
his Buccess was sure by about tho, usual rai\jorU
ty,tfome-igoo or 1800.- Buttboknow-Notlilnga
knocked the noiso-.oftt of filming they did,out
of soypraf other good men who'wore candidates.
The following is tWvolo of Ws district j ,y
- - Brum. Covode, ?
Indiana,) • 1032 ' 8024 . ,
Wostmofolund, ‘ SB2O ' ' 8097 "
Armstrong, 1780 2621 .
.... V. .., 0582 . 0342'
Cdvodo’smajority,, 2780. ....
(o*-G6v. BiGLEUj Whcn in Washington city,
lost Monday night week,* was serenaded by- a
most excellent brass band, and, after loud and
repeated-calls, appeared upon the portico, at
pud addressed the largo concourse
ivho Uadi assembled to hear him. His remarks
were most enthusiastically received. -
After;Gov. Bigler concluded, R. Tyler,
Esq., ojpphiladclpbia, was called out, and made
a short’nnd eloquent speech. ' j
, The Band, accompanied by a number of the
personal* friends of Col. Fouket, repaired to his
residence/for the purpose of serenading that
gcnllemkn and his very amiable lady. There
the company dispersed, all delighted with the
entertainment.
CleaHfield County.— Many of the opposi
tion journals have stated that Pollock received
a majority of GOO in Clearfield county, and ap-
tcjrojoice at the idea of Got. Bigler being
beaten in his own county. The official returns
show that Clearfield nobly sustained her worthy
son, giving' him 260 majority, and electing a
Democratic member of Assembly, when nearly
every otter Democratic county in the State wa
vered or Veil out of the line. The fact is credi
table to| > the Governor and the Democracy of
Clcarfiey,
is a singular fact, and one important
to bo known, that the oysters of the waters of
the Chcupcakc, thus fur this season, have prov
ed markedly deleterious to health. Persons
have beip taken violently ill after eating them
(raw, especially) with cramp, cholic, cholcra
morbuajjtc., and in some instances death has
cnsucd.*» Crabs, too, have produced similar re
sults. |
Woman.— The editor of the
Eastern (Mhs.) Clarion , says, there lives in the
countylbf Harrison a female hermit—a curiosi
ty, indcsjdi, of her sox, because prone tosolitude
and sUctk& She liVfS in a house the fabric of
her cultivates her own fields, splits
her own'rails, does her own fencing; and the
present,jautumn she will have one hundred
com to sell and a few hundred bush
els ol 'jjflatocs, all the product of her own un
aided awl indomitable labors! She lives alone —
nor husband, nor children, nornclghbors (nearer
than three miles) to cheer with a ray of social
sunshine her singular and voluntary isolation.
This lady is a mhrvd of industry, and, could
she bo induced into a more genial mood, would
make ajbodcl ‘help-mate* for some big-hearted
and bows t ‘son of toil' who could appreciate the
stcrliTVYfliinlUlcs oftbcfnrmcr-indy ofllarrison—
the soriWry female devotee of agriculture—that
firsts Til'll as ‘noblest and most useful’ of man’s
avocations. She will pardon us the boldness and
this marital suggestion, ns it is in
duced solely by a sentiment of respect and ad
miration for an independent and true woman.
Whence learn tile lady's full name, and ascer
tain her ‘nearest post office,* we will make her
a present of at least one volume of the Eastern
Clarion.
tET" The Rev. Mr. Babst, who was tarred and
feathered at Ellsworth, Me., instead of dying,
has, It is now stated, recovered from his Injuri
es. Tlid scmindrolswho committed Clio outrage
on him hare not yet been molested by the law.
The outrage Is not tho less severely condemned.
C7* A Madrid correspondent, describing the
interest tho poorer classes take in a bull light,
says that a week or two ago a man'actually cut
oIT his wife’s hair while she was asleep, and
sold It In order to raise money for tho purpose
of seeing tho light.
foolish girl In Lancaster, lost week
eloped tfith a married man. The latter, (ho In
land Daily says, onco had some reputation for
possessing common sensd and respectability.
Combining Against Speculation.— Many pri
vate families iu New York, are said to bo form
ing clubs, to supply themselves with provisions,
&c., to avoid tho enormous profits demanded by
speculators. Potatoes, it is said, can bo bought
in Massachusetts for 25 to 80 cents per bushel,
while they Bollln New York for flvo times that
sum. ‘
tn7*lfon. Ilonry A. Wise Is out In a long let
ter against Know-Notldnglsm. Mr. Wise is
spoken of as the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor o{' Virginia, and it appears had been in
terrogated as to whether ho was a member of
tho new organization, llcnco his letter.
C7* A newspaper correspondent says that a
bass-viol has been constructed at Vienna 18
feet high, provided with pedals to net upon the 1
llngcr-ljoard. This, however, is nothing to the
great violin in Germany, which was so large as
to require two horses to draw the bow, and one
stroke produces a sound that vibrates six
weeks.
New Mexico. —An election iu Now Mexico
has resulted in returning a majority of Demo
crats to the territorial legislature. The trial of
Major Wolghtman for the murder of V.X, Au
brey had resulted in his acquittal. The Jnccar
illa Indiana being still hostile, Governor Meri
wether refuses to negotiate with - them, and de
mands (heir expulsion from tho territory.
EXCITEMENT ABOIW FBMAI.r.EQUBSTIU*N3.—
Ah agricultural fairwas held at Zanesville, 0.,
last week, and the society having offered a
premium of a gold watch worth d5O to tho beat
female equestrian, six ladies entered aa com
petitors. The judges, after much discussion,
awarded the premium to Miss Elisa Graham,
of Putnam, who entered on a beautiful dapple
grey, dressed in a black skirt, boddico, hat and
plume—dress relieved by blue ribbon. Thedc
oision created a terrible hubbub, in fact, al
most n riot, and tho excitement was only allay
cd by a subscription being taken up on the spot,
and another gold watch, worth Sl5O, procured,
which was awarded to Miss Sallio Kitchen, to
whom thp excited crowd contended tho first
premium rightfully belonged. Another premi
um a silver pitcher, worth &20, was awarded
to Mrs. William Brooke. ,
pp Woman should rule but not govern,
Narrative of the Rescued French Sailor.
The followingnarralivo of- the Freflch'sailcr
who wka picked,up from tho yprcck of the Arc
tic is translated from .'the Montreal Minerve, a
FrenchOftnadiadpapetf,; . ' ! r\- .
-, My'name is Jassonel Francois j I am from a
viUago'situated, about- three leagues -distance -
from S3t. Mull. .. I generally employ myself every
year-in fishing at • St.- Pierre. V-I embarked on
board the Yesta to return home, when, about
noon On tho Sf&h, os I chanced to be -on deck,.
I heard tho men who were in charge of tho
watch, and .who. were in the fore part of -the
vessel, sing out, “Luff, luff—there is a ship bear
ing down upon us.” I think, to tho best of
my opinion, that not more than half a minute
elapsed -before wo received the shock. - Our ship
sfruok-tho' Arctic in the starboard bow, near
the wheel; our forecastle was swept away by
thtblow'.
When ,we saw this accident, a general confu
sion ensued, and a man ascending from the hold
cried out that the vessel was filling with water,
which created a general panic among the pas-
Gangcrs and crcw. To lower a boat and pre :
cipitate ourselves in it to tho numbers of seven or
eight was the work of a minute, and we pro
ceeded towards the American vessel which con
tinued its course towards land. Our intention
was-to save ourselves onboard tho American
ycsscl, for our idea was that ourown would go
down Immediately. Wo rowed for some time
before we could reach the bow of thcvesscl, but
a wave senVus to a distance again. ■ ' •
Wo then approached the wheel, and owing
to some accident which! cannot explain, the
boat was canght in it, and upset. I alone was
able to catclra rope, and got on the deck of the
American vessel, where a general confhsion and
panicrcigncd. I soon learned that the vessel
was in danger, and I cast my eyes, around me
to find some means of safety. Therewerenear
mo about thirty tbpttlcs; I got a ropeandat
tachcd them to my person, but one of them be
ing broken, I soon saw that it would not be
possible to throw myself into thesea with them;
that is why, finding a box near me, 1 fastened
myself on tt with strong cords, and cast my
self into tho sea.
, By good luck, there appeared to be close to
the vessel a floating piece.of the wreck, which
I seized hold of, and abandoned myself to the
mercy of the waves. In company with me on
this raft was a young of from 20 to
22 years of age; tins young roan, died on 'the
28th from the cßecls of the cold and hunger.—
The cold had taken such a hold of.him that it
becameimpossible for him to utter a, single
word. I look him in ,my arms and supported
his head on my shoulder.. When ho breathed
bis last sigh he gave me such a violent shock
that he was near upsetting me into the sea.' I
attached him to the raft with cords, and I kept
him for about twenty hours, at the expiration
of which, finding that he was really dead, and
apprehending the visit of some large sharks, I
threw him into the sea.
After being at the mercy of the waves for a
couple of days and nights—that is to say flftv
two hours —on the’2Utb; towards‘ten in the
morning; I perceived to the west a sail, which
seemed to be approaching me; then, with the
small plank which had served me as an oar, I
was enabled to make some signals, winch did
not seem to be noticed by the vessel. I contin-
ued to swim for another hour, and I then be
came convinced that the vessel was coming di
rectly towards me. This gave me a little cour
age, for my strength had begun to abandon me.
I made a fresh signal, and I saw that they per
ceived me, for the vessel came straight towards
me.
I was hoisted on board, and T gave them to
understand as well as I could, by' signs and a
few words of-English, that there were to the
leeward a great number of persons awaiting
help, and the captain accordingly changed his
course and steered in that direction. We pick
ed up eleven persqns who had got on floating
pieces of wreck, as also Capt. Luce. Wo then
made sail ami proceeded to Quebec. It was in
this \vay that 1 escaped the waves which threat
ened to engulph mo every instant. I was in
the sea fifty-two hours, without food or water
of any sort, with the exception oP one small
sailors bis Unit which my companion in misfor
tune gave me betore he expired.
Falling of the Fori Deposit Bridge.
- Pout Deposit, Oct. 20,
Communication by telegraph with Baltimore,
having been suddenly cut olf tills morning about
10 o’clock, led to tho belief that the Bridge
across tho Susquehanna had broken down, and
carried away all the telegraph wires, which were
supported by the bridge.
On going thither it was found that Ihebridge
had broken while a drove of about 150 head of
cattle were going over It. It gave way about
the middle, and the wood work between throe
of tho piers was broken down, leaving cither
end hanging by the abutments. None can be
found bold enough to venture on the portion re
maining.
A largo nmnbor of Cattle were drowned, and
it is feared that several of the drovers have per
ished, ns hats have been recovered, lor which
there are no owners.
Monument to aDeceasedTatbiot.—- The re
mains of Mt\jor Issac D. Barnard, who comman
ded a regiment In tho war of 1812, and distin
guished himself by greet bravery on divers oc
casions, were re-interred nt West Chester, Da.,
on Tuesday last. At tho same time a vcral
monument, having a square base with aides each
two feet wide and twelve foot high, was erected.
On tho front was Inscribed t .
“Wnjorlsaao I). Barnard, born March 21,1791;
died February 18, 1881,” On tiro left aide—
“ Major of tho 14th U. S. Infantry In the war of
1812; distinguished for gal.tntry at Loyn’sCrook,
Canada, October 19, 1812.” On tho right—
“ Senator of Pennsylvania, 1829; Secretary ol
tho Commonwealth, 1820; Senator of the Uni
ted Slates, 1827.” On the rear—“ This memo
rial in honor of a patriot, a Soldier and aSlates
nian, was erected by his follow-citlßons;Oct. 19,
1851.”
A largo number of military from Chester,
Delaware and Philadelphia counties took part
in tho exercise.
Tub Language op A Genuine. Dbitoctmt.—
Tho following is extracted from a letter written
Iby a democrat from Pennsylvania recently de
feated in-his effort to be re-elected-to Congress:
‘‘l might have been re-elected with an over
whelming majority had I joined tho seel—in
fact, its supnort was tendered to me if I would
join them; out I spurned the offer,‘preferring
a thousand defeats upon democratic principles
to one triumph upon ‘know-nothingism.. X
therefore nailed my flag to tho mast, and was
determined, if I fell, to fall flghlipg iu its de
fence. I did fall, and my glorious principles
fell with me. But, thanfc God ! they.will one
day rise again, and appear in still greater power
ami splendor than they have ever yet done.—
Democracy can never bo crushed. It is 1 the
grand foundation upon which our, government
and our country rests. While know-nolhingism
will ho hissed ft s treasop, democracy will bo
honored and cherished.”
Singular Case or BioAUT.-rTho Springfield
(Maas.) Hepilblican alatestlmt Edward Baton had
boon arrested hi that oily for jiving with Miss
Wardwell, of Ottaliold,Mo. t ashis wl/oj by tho
consent of his run! who, all tiio parties residing
in Springfield. Miss Ward well bcctfme n real*
dunt of Bates’ family at Illnghum, Mass., whonco
they removed to, (ho Interior of Mow. Vork,
whon Bates* wife agreed to vnento (ho promosls,
two children bolng divided between (ho parties,
tho wife taking ono child and tho husband tho
other, Tho parlies subsequently rerqovcd to
Springfield, where they nil lived on ;iunlcahlo
terms, Bates’ paying tho hoard of his wife and
child. Tho arrest was made at tho Instance of
Miss Wardwell’s father. ,
(£7* At a fire in Williamsburg, L. 1., on Mon
day night, two boys perished, bavingjliccn
literally charred in their beds. J.*
PnnsinKNT I’tnuou has been In ill-hgft(th',for
some rime, but the Union says .a now consider
ably Iraptoved.
, Explosion of Seven Tons of Bnnpowdcr! {
Twenty Persons Burned to Death ond/One. i/un
„ : dred Woundedt /W-/ I */. -t
' r A Arc broke out in-Dawsons stcaite .xnlll', at;
Gateshead, (hear;New*castl£s-upon»Tyiic,'Eng-
land,}ob the 6th uU:'i destroying I 'an immense,
amount of property and involving;'ariawful do
etructidh.of human life. . Twenty/-bodies bad'
bccirtaken outof .thbiuius.and nearly on hun
dred snrvivorS weroso badly injured that many
mdre deaths were expected. 7 •
The destruction of propcrty.is estimated, at,
not less than £1,000,000. Aa eye-witness, do-*
scribing the segno, says:, • , ,
Suddenly, aTittlo after 3 o'clock; there was a
tremendous explosion from the adjacent bond
ed warehouse of Mr. Sissons, stored with sul-,
phur, saltpetre, naptha and gunpowder-com
mon rumor reporting thcquhntity.of the latter
explosive matciinl to have been seven tons.—
■Tho two-towns (for. New-castle was-.-instanta
neously involved in the 1 calamity) were more or.
Icss reduced; over‘a large area', to a wreck;
The chnrch was a wreck, its windows broken,
and the roof destroyed.. The Illuminated clock
was a ruin ; but'it was possible to tell,by-the
pointcrs.that.the explosion had occurred ten
minutes past 3 o’clock; Everywhere the sound
of wailing was heard. Men were in'tcars,.—
Passing through the Observer office yard, we
heard a woman lamenting bitterly, the case of
her child,'on whom the 1 roof had falleh as it lay
in bed. , In Dridgo street, a man .was being
carried on a board, almost lifeless, to the infir
mary.' The streets were covered with furniture
—beds, bedding, all description of household
gear., Tho miserable owners were near their
property, and anxiously inquiring after missing
friends and relatives, •
Suicide Epidemic in Kentucky.;
The Georgetown Ifendd of the current week,
narrates the following cases of suicides:—On
Octobcr -lOth, Mrs. Guill, residing in Scolts
county, aged about 20, bung herself to a tree,
and was found dead. Her feet touched the
ground as she bung, and the net bad evidently
been one of steady determination. She had
been separated from her husband about a year,
and was in poor circumstances.
On the lith inst., a Mrs. Plunkett,,residing
in Grant county, about forty years of age, ami
the mother of nine children, in the absence of
her husband, pretended to visit a neighbor, ta
king with herknitling'and a plow line. On lire,
return of the husband, tho children's story
of the line alarmed him. Search was made, and
Mrs.. P. was found hung dead, her knitting
carefully put aside. Jealousy of her husband
is thought to have been the cause.
On the same day, a.Miss Wiggles, residing
in Harrison county, about 15 years of age; shot
herself in the head with a ride, inflicting a
shocking, but not immediately fatal wound.—
She would assign no cause for the act. An ac
quaintance, a young lady, named Lozier, called
to see Miss W., and inquired who shot her. —
Miss W. exacted of Miss L. a solemn promise
to kill the perpetrator of the deed, and then
said it was herself and nobody else, and de
manded that Miss L. should redeem her pro
mise. Wonderful to relate, on the evening of
the day of this intt*n*rew, Miss Lozier attempt
ed her own life, by hanging herself to a tree,
but was discovered, and cut down in time to
save her.—CTnrinmdi tommerem/, 21.d.'
Da. Beal’s Case. —Oh Friday last, Mr. Geo.
M, Wharton, who is associated with Mr. Heed
in tho trial of this case, commenced the, sum
ming upon the part of the commonwealth. Mr.
Wharton’s speech was a masterly effort, of deep
and lucid reasoning. During the latter part of
Mr. Wharton’s address, a note was received by
District Attorney Heed, stating that a brother
ot one of tiiejurors, Mr. Charles Deal, had died
suddenly on Friday last. The jmor requested
permission foconvcrsen moment with his father,
in relation to the decease of his brother, which
was granted, anti ho retired, in company with
on ofllccr, for this purpose. After a few mo
ments’absence, Mr. Deal took his seat in the
jury box, he seemed very much affected at the
hilviligeuee, and shed teara. In afe^moments
he became calm, and Mr. Wharton concluded
his speech. Mr. Brown then arose and said ;
This case iwsheen,itaeemB, covered with do ith
and disaster from its-beginning to Its end; it
seems to ho covered na-it wery with a pall.—
Under the circumstances , ho said, he was per
fectly willing to trust the case to the jury, upon
tho charge of the Court, without a single addi
tional remark, If tho District Attorney was wil
ling (o adopt this course. In doing so, both
feelings and anxiety would ho saved and respect
ed. Mr. Heed said ho acquiesced in (he pro
posal, in tho same spirit ot kindness in which it
wasmndo. Mr. Deal, the juror, requested to
have a few moments’ conversation with his wife,
on the subject of Ida brothet’a funeral, before
tho charge oftho Judge was dollvcred,inasmucli
as after the jury were charged, no person would
bo allowed to converse with them. Jndge
Thompson granted the request, and the juror’s
wife was sent for. After tho interview, the ju
ry, about two o’clock, took their seats in the
box, and Judge Thompson proceeded to deliver
lis charge. At half past five o’clock the jury
came into Court with a verdict ofgullty, recom
mending tho prisoner jo the mercy of the Court.
After (ho verdict had been recorded, Mr. Brown
desired that the defendant might bo allowed to
gird additional ball, ns ho intend to make an ap
plication In Court on behalf of his client, and
would do po to-morrow. The Court refused to
fake hall, staling that in case of conviction for
grave offences like this, tho rule invariably was,
that tho defendant should bo taken into custody.
Cholera Cured ur Sneezing. — A moat re
markable euro of a case of. cholera, by mistake,
In related In n Into number <)/ tlio Gazette des
Ifopifaux. A Physician, Doctor Roger, having
been culled upon to visit a patient In tbo worst
stage of (ho disease, prescribed. but with scarce
ly tbo slightest hope that ft would bo efficacious,
an emetic of one gramme and a hall of ipeca
cuanlmj to bo taken in throe doses ( prises ) at
Intervals of half an hour. . Tbo person who was
charged to administer tbo ipecacuanha, seeing
tbo won! prises, and finding that (lie medicine
was a powder, imagined that it was a kind of
snuff, and three pn'sn meant three pinc/ics ; ho
consequently made tho poor cholera, patient
snuff it up thrhiigh his nose I Thu ipecacuanha,
thus administered, Instead of making tho man
vomit, caused blm a fit of sneezing; and this
(It lasted so long, and lui sneezed with such
force, that a violent reaction took place, heat
returned to tho surface, all tho symptoms of
cholera ceased, and when - Dr. Roger paid Ida
next visit, to Ida astonishment ho found his pa*
llont cured. W . ;
Sbutous DißTinuiANCn in Kansas. -r-Knnsas
fleenm likely to reap the hitter fruits of section
al dillorencoH, and the spirit of hatred winch a
fanatic spirit has engendered between individ
uals coming from opposite ends of tho Union.
An angry feeling already exists in tho territory
between the New England emigrants and those
from Missouri, and tnc most trilling incidents
operate ns provocatives to disturbance, ,',l’he
individual disputes among the squatters respect
ing claims, arc deemed sulllcient reasons 1 ' for
making common cause in the quarrels, ami ar
raying section against auction. A corresponr
dent of the Milwauklc, Sentinel says, that tho
removal of ft cabin of ft yankco squatter by some
Missourians’, has caused both sides to arm them*
selves, and at lost accounts were awaiting each
other, In expectation of an • attack. Tho cor
respondent* who is on Eastern mou, says, that
“everything betokens wop, 1 ’ And speaks of the
“enemy* 1 os if ho were talking of some foreign
invader, and not of citizens of a common coun
try. We find, also, In the Chicago Times, the
following account of an afiVhfo in Kansas, which
has arisen outof squatter difficulties:
Affray in Kansas.—Wo learn that on nf
,/raj£occurred in Kansas Territory, on Tuesday
wcoV.lnat. tlmt resulted, it is feared, fatally to
two ahizciis of that Territory. The difficulty
; between two Kentuckians and several per
sons from Platte county, about a claim. The
matter was left to A'third party to settle,‘who 1
decided In favor of tho Kentuckians. When
tho dccisiomwns proclaimed, tho, Platte comity
claimants, headed by onu Burgess, attacked the
. other party, and cut them up with knives in
Such a manner that no hopes are entertained of
their recovery. Tho Governor, who is at Leav
enworth, had tho parties arrested at once, and
it is to bo hoped that ho will use vigorous means
to put a stop to such lawless proceedings.
By.(lie. Steamers Ceorge law and Star o} '
>. - West;, ; 1 ■ : v
Occr o jMHUonin Spkie—Manatrrf. Tm tKt r -
Ham—Fifty .American -Emigrants Heporiei
. - ilfufrfprcrf Colorado~-~Tu>cn(y.fi V p jr»Tr
-ftfans Perished/or irianto/Waltr. .
• The Geptge L’aw, at New YorkVfromAsßirr'
well, brings the California mails of Soot. aoth.
and $1,082,600 in specie* , ; >
\ j ' Tho Star of (ho.-iVcßt, from gan Jnan fa*
Also arrived. \Slid connected with, the Corterf.
wliich,.lcU Sari,Francisco’ on the 80 th nltV an#
brings SGO passengers and $BOO,OOO Ui zpU\b *
From Oregon,-iulomiatlqn bos been jtjeeive^
.of a-lerriblo iDOfisacro of, overland emigrants W
the Wlnncras Indians, on Buiso riyer, UearF^f
Thq persons kfllbd were Alexander TT’ard Wrf
wife and scyen chUdrcn; Saxnticl.
Mr. Babcock, Jliaaouri; j)r. Ad/
ams and Brother, from; Michigan; Mr,. Aheon'
and Mrs. White an’d-cliild, from Missouri*' an£
two Germans and-d Frenchman whose names arrf
unknown. - ' * •
rojtu
.. The Indians cflrricd.ofiT.forty head-of cattle
five hoi'scs, and $2OOO or .$BOOO. A con'sfdenu
hie lorco had Loon sent In pUrauil-of the'sar*
agC3, , ‘ '
The British stennisliip Poytdna has arrived at
San Francisco, frojn the. Sandwich Islands, he.
ing the pioneer ship of the new'lino, with a lulf
cargo and .87 passengers. , A portion, of-those
passengers have arrived ftt'.lCow fork By tho
Star of tho West, being the first who, ?ver arrl.
ved from that port travelling the entire'distance
by steam., . , ,;*r 7 . . - .
The San Francisco Transcript of ihe SOth ot
September, says: ' ” ' 1
The mines continue to, yield a fair rctnitf in
almost ovary part of,the State. : ■ \ >
Tho canal hy which.tho water of the Sonth
Fork of the American River, is to ho led into
IMaccrvillo and tho vicinity, is completed, and :
the water has been lot in.*. It is a work of bitch
importance; one of tho most valuable canals In ■'
the Stale. . ■ • - : .
A rich quartz lend has been opened at San
Andres, ou tho North Fork of tho MokCJumne
river. t - . . i . .i. ■ ’>
A duel was fought in Alameda county, on th<f
22d of September, by Rnscy Bivens; an cm*
ploycc at the Tcjon Indian Hcsorve, and CnpL
11, I*. Dorsey, Land Register: ot Lob Angelos*
Dorsey was slightly wounded in tho.,abdomcnj
Bivens had Ida arm broken. -
A number of families have lately come Into
the State, at Yreka, from Oregon; .
The poles for tho Tuolumne telegraph have
been erected from Stockton to Columbia.
The British ship Rattlesnake; sent out in IG3
to search for Sir John Franklin, put into Sun
Francisco, on (ho 25th, on her tvny lioftie. ,
Two new free school houses, capable of ac
commodating 1500 pupils, Imre been opened
and dedicated within tho fortnight; •-
On the 27(h r of September eight prisoners es.
coped from the State prison at Corto Madera,
and killed a guard named Powcll'to effect their
object. Two others cspacod on tho 24th, and
two others on tho making, twelve
one week. • ' 1 -
It is reported that (ho Apaches, south of tho
Colorado, on the Gadsden tract, murdered, on
tho 01st of August, a party of fifty Americans,
migrating from Texas to California/ Kis said,
likewise, flmt many others, one by one, hovo
been killed by (ho Indiana, who have been very
bold of late,’and have-succeeded In robbing
much stock. There is another rumor, that
(wenty-flvo Americans have perished by thirst
on tho Southern route:
THE AH TIC SHIP ENTERPRISE.
Tho passengers by the Pbyfona from'"Th o'
Sandwich Islands, brings intelligence of the long
missing arctic ship Enterprise, which arrived at
Port Clarence on the 21st of August: ’ She only
lost three men during her entire voyage; She
found no trace of tho ships of Sir John Frank
lin’s expedition. /
The Enterprise-entered the njetip region In
the summer of 1851, and passed through Prince
of Wales s(might, but flnding.the ice impracti
cable, passed tho winter of 1851-52 in lat. 71.
8-3 north, long. 117.85 westj after making every
exertion to accomplish file object of her voyage,
she passed the winter of .1852-58 in IVallasfop
bay, lat. GO nprth, long, 105.80 west, The win
ter of 1858-sU'ound her in Camden bay, lat.
70.08 145.30 west. ■ The ice releas
ed the vc«M;l,on tho 80th July last.
the Massacre at the dalles.
The Indian outrage at Boise river Is described
in all ita details in tho Oregon papers. Mias
Ward, who was murdered, was about 17 year*
of ago. Her body bore signs pf their most bru
tal violence. MrflJ White’s body also bore
marks of brutal treatment. She had been
scalpel}.
In the cfcnfre of tlio camp was found the body
of Mrs. Ward 5 and In front of her lay tho cris
ped bodies of (wo of her children, who bad
doubtless been burned alive,, and tho mother
forced to witness it. Mrs. Word must hare been
severely (orturee. Many scores were upon fier
body, evidently mode by a hot Iron —her flesh
cut in numerous places, and ft tomahawk wound
upon her right temple, which probably caused
her death. Three niore children that belonged
to the train, were not found ; also, a Ind aboal
fifteen years old, who came to Fort Boise four
days after the attack. , lie bad been wounded
with an arrow, wbfdh was still sticking In his
body at the time of his arrival. Wo have news
of tho murder of three men on Camera's prairie,
which is on Jeffrlca’ and McArthnrift cut-off.
• Tho election in Washington Territory Is fav
orable to the Democratic party.
Latest from 3Buiope.
The steamship Washington-arrived at Now
York on Wednofd iy, bringing news from Eu
rope four days later than previous advices. —
Among tho passengers is Baron GcroU, Prus
sian minister at Washington, and Baron Bodls
do, bearer of despatches from St. Pctorsburgto
tlio lliisslair minister at Washington- Tho offi
cial despatches respecting tho battle of Alma
have been published. The English ore reported
to have lost in it two thousand killed and wound
ed, and tho French fourteen hundred. Tho
Russians lost about six thousand killed and
wounded, and In rctroatlug burned all the Vil
lages through which they, passed. Tho‘.allies
had .changed tho plan of operations at Sebasto
pol, and wore preparing to attack the city from
iho south where it was fomid to bo weak, • The
Russians had sunk seven ships of the lino at lira'
mouth of the harbor. Tho bombardment of tbo
town was commenced on tlio Dili of October.—
Marshal St. Arhnild Is dead, and (ho
of tlio French troops devolves on General Can
rohorf. Tho city of Mcmcl has boon destroyed
hy fire. , :,
* Turku DatbXa'teh.— The steamship Niagara
has arrived, bringing nows from Europe tbroo
days later. At Sebastopol, -McnschlkbfT main-*
fains ids position’on the north, and was expect
ing reinforcements. In consequence of ener
getic notes 'from England and Franco, Prussia
is said to have expressed its willingness to act
with Austria. Tho bombardment of Sebastopol
Is reported to have commenced on (ho sth, and
tho'regular, assault was expected on (bo Bth.
Tlio trenches of (ho allies were within 1030
yards of the walls, and (hey had already moun
ted fifty guns. The country north of Sebastopol
Ims been abandoned by tho allies. At tho.bat
tlo of Alma, the Russians had but 05,000-men,
and Monschlkoff, (hough sick, sat on tbo heights
and directed tho operations. Since tho death
of Marshal St. Arnnud, Lord Raglan has token
command of the allied forces. In Asia, Scbamyl,
tho Circassian chief, has boon defeated by tho
Russian Gcnorrtl Prfrico Audronltoff, 'The re
cent hoax about tho taking of Sebastopol has
been traced (0 tho Paris Bourse.
lnto Judge Dooly, of Georgia, was
remarkable for Ids wit: At ono place whore ho
attended court, ho was not well pleased with;
Ids entertainment at tho tavern. On the nrs*
day ortho court a. hog, under tho name of ft
pig, had boon cooked whole and laid upon tho
table. No person attacked It. It was Drought
tho next day, and tho next day, phdtrcatcd with
tho same respect i and |t’ was oh thb table bn
tho day on which the coutt adjourned. A® tho
hoarders finished thblrdinner, Judge Dooly ropo
from tho table, nml in a uojohn mapnbr'’addres
sed tho dork. “Mr. Clerk,” said ho, “dismiss
tholiog upon recognizance until tho first day of
next court.' lie has allbmlod so fidthfvdly dur
ing tho last term, that I don’t think It will h®
micbssary to.take any security;” ♦ ■,
[£7* A bill has been introduced Into tbo B
nocticut legifclaturo to lox geeso, cats and,bftw l#
dors. Good: . ».
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