aiericm yoemteeil * JOBS B. BBiNOy, Editor & Proprietor^ CARLISLE, PA.,JAN. 25, 1856. Air Apprcmfce ffio learn the Printing business, win be taken 1 I a t this office, if application bo made soon., Kono but a smart;- active, intelligent, good boy, and possessing, a good education, need apply. To a boy possessing the above qualities, and of 16 years of age, a good opportunity to learn the printing is offered. ” B 3» Hon. Richard Brodhcad and Hon. Wm. H. Kurtz, wilt accept our thanks for sendmg'ug Congressional doenments, papers, &c. a Mr. Donaldson, of the State Lcgislaturirhaa placed na under,obligations by his attentions. A Beautiful Engraving. —We have re ceived a most beautiful engraving intended as a for the subscribers to Graham’s Magazine. It contains portraits of- thefour teeh.Prcaidents, taken from authentic pictures. In the‘centre of the group is an admirably cor rect representation.of the Capitol at Washing- the new extension, and at the bottom and flides appear views of Washington’s Head quartos' at Newburg, the Bunker Hill Monu ment at Washington city. The American Ea gle-crowns the plate, and the relinquished sword and gauntlet, together with the Treaty, appear (dong the sides. . Bigler has vetoed the bill relieving the Ohio and Pennsylvania and the Pennsylva nia Railroad Companies from fines to tho amount of $70,000, incurred by these companies in pass ing small notes contrary to the small note law. Thb Special Election for State Senator from Philadelphia county, to supply the va cancy caused by Mr. Foulkrod's death, will be hdd on the 13th of February next. A host of candidates are already in the held. Minister to Spain.—Hon. Pierre Soule has resigned his office as Minister to Spain. Hon. John 0. Brcckenridge, of Kentucky, has been appointed and confirmed as his successor. •|C7* Commodore Perry reached home on the steamer Baltic,from the command of the Ja pan squadron,.and will receive a public recep tion inflow Tork. FROM HAEBISBUBG. The proceedings of the Legislature,'thus far, ore barren of interest, our Know-Nothing law makers not having got fairly to work yet. The Inauguration Ball, which took place on the evening of the 16th lust., passed off very pleasantly. Henry 0. Hickok, a renegade Democrat, now of Union, but formerly of Perry county, has boon appointed Deputy Superintendent of Com mon Schools. This Mr. H. during his residence in Perry county, managed to obtain the nomina slon for Assembly by the Democratic conven tion. Ho was defeated, however, by a large ma jority, since which lime he has generally acted with the Whigs. Last tall he joined the Know. Nothings, to obtain office, and bis card, it ap pears, has won. Kn<>w-Nothingism affords a sanctuary for malcontents, and a hospital for rotton, corrupt, and decayed politicians. A number of petitions have been presented la both Houses for the repeal ol the Usury laws. 'The Governor on Thursday nominated to tho Senate JDr. George Dr. George W. Por ter and Hamilton Alricks, Esq., of Harrisburg, for Trustees of fbo Stale Lunatic Ilpspftal for three years, and James Jones, of Philadelphia, to fill an unfinished term. The nominations were unanimously confirmed. In the Senate, on the 18th, a resolution was adopted (yeas 17, nays 13,) instructing the com mittee on lb# Militia to inquire Into the expedi ency of reporting a bill disbanding all volunteer companies In the State, and lorbidding fbo for mation of new companies, of which said compa. nlos two-thirds of tho members and officers are not American horn citizens. A number of petitions hare been presented, asking for the incorporation of now banks, sav. Ings institutions, stc. Know-Nothing Nominations. -The Know- Nothing convention in Maine nominated as their candidate for Governor the Rev. John Mookb, of the Universahst church, and the Rev- Elder Pike, of New Market, a Methodist Minister, for Congress from the First Congressional Dis trict. — Exchange paper. Talk about the evils of a connection of Church and Slate 1 What is this continual nomina tion of clergymen for political offices, but a mighty stride towards a connection of Church and Staid Tho Democratic party has been charged with favoring Catholics, because it wished to mete out to them simple and exact justice. Wc should not be surprised if those very men who make tho charge will call upon our party to take care of them, before all is over. There has been a .ittlo too much of the mingling of religion with politics, of late, and it is time to put a stop lo it. We are in such a ring, let it como when it may. (yy fir. Beale has not been pardoned. It appears that Gov. Bigler was greatly Importun ed to pardon him Just before ho retired from office, on Monday, but that ho absolutely refus ed to exercise such authority. Wo presume bo did not wish at the very close of his Executive position to Interfere with the prerogative of Gov. Pollock. Whiga of New York nro fn a bad way. The Albany Register, a Whig paper ol ability that supported Clark for Governor, char ges him with corruption. An amusing dialogue Is given trom that paper in another column. try mm to erect two new counties have been offered In our Legislature. One of them is to ba called “Pino,” composed ot portions of Cam bria, Indiana and Clearfield; and the other “r&lTflold,” out of parts of Bradford and Tioga. Bawßpkcts op k Bank FAitvar.—The Cin- 4 olnoall (Ohio) Commrrcial says-.—The melan- 4 Oko)/ death of Mrs. Sarah C. Bacon wag ono 1 1 among tho deplorable results of tho hank fall. 1 Utfil. Id tWi oUy. She had deposited near $lOOOl id QM of the broken bankfl, and, brooding over I BwlOM> abe became Insane, and wondered off) lo,fl«areli of a grave. C3T Th 6 Know-Nothings may'well bo com pared to Absalom, the son of King David. In hie foolish and wicked Insurrection against hie father, Absalom rodo a donkey that lodged hfm in a tree, Where ho hung ns safely ns though hie hedd wero In a halter, until tho King’s armies camp and killed him. The Know-Nothings have risen against tho principles of their fathers and are riding a donkey that will certainly carry them to political death and destruction. They Will.Bo on In their mad career, until thoy hang themselves, when tho democratic hosts of the country will decapitate and bury them. POLITICAL CLEBGYMEN, . The Harrisburg Telegraph says it is not op posed to Catholics because of their religion, but because of the political feature la their.crecd.-r- The same paper adds— ' : “Why do we find them demanding a repre sentation, as Ronton Catholics, in.our Cabinets,, in Congress, In our Legislatures, andupooithe benches of our Supremo Courts ? It is this ■political feature oi Catholocism that we op pose.” Now, it is not our business to defend the Catholic religion, because, in feeling, wc ore opposed to it. Our sympathies ore now, al ways have been, and wo doubt not will contin ue to be, with the Protestant mode of worship. We never were inside a Catholic church but once in our life, and that was in one of the Southern States, sixteen years ago. Wc can not be accused, therefore, of defending this re ligious sect from the aspersions that have been of late cast upon it, because we have any sym pathy for that particular religion, for wo have none. But we do hold that in this free coun try every man has a right to worship God ac cording to the dictates of his own conscience, and he who attempts to deny him this right is a bigot and a dangerous member of society. The Telegraph says it is the political feature in the Catholic creed that it opposes, and not the religion itself. Ah! And when, pray, did the editor make the discovery that tho Catho lic church is a political institution ? A little over two years ago this same Telegraph at tempted to make capital for Gen. Scott be cause there happened to be a clause in tho Con stitution of New Hampshire (Gen. Pierce's State,) prohibiting Catholics from, holding of fice. Whig papers, without an exception, at tempted to hold Gen. Pierce responsible be cause of this clause in the Constitution of his native State, and they appealed to the Catho- lies, os such, to vote for Qen. Scott, himself a Catholic, and whose two daughters are now, and were then, inmates of o Catholic Convent. Had the Democratic portion of our Catholic citizens heeded these appeals—bad they, in their zcnl for their religion, repudiated their po litical principles, we might have been led to the conclusion that their church was a political in stitution. Hut, the Democratic portion of the Catholics stood firm to their political princi ples, and voted for Gen. Pikhcf,. a Protestant, and agamsl Gen. Scott, a Catholic. Was not this evidence that the Catholics are not in fluenced a hair’s breadth in their political opin ions, because of their religion 1 We think so. Suppose the Democratic Catholics had heeded the Whig appeals that were made to them, anl voted for Gen. Scott; and suppose the “old hero” had been elected because of the support he received from the Democratic portion of this religious sect, would the Whigs then have made war upon the Catholics? Not a bit of it.— And yet had the Catholics pursued this course, ns the Whigs desired them to do, they (the Catholics) would have earned for themselves the scorn of every honest man, for it would then have been evident that they were governed entirely by their religious prejudicica. The fact is the Whigs were sorely disappointed in not receiving the whole Catholic vote for their canditato. They supposed that Gen. Scott being aCatholic, and Gen. Pierce u Protestant, would secure for the former the entire Catho lic vote, but in (his they were disappointed, 1 and hence their hatred for Catholics at this ttnU. But, say the Know-Nothing papers, and the Telegraph in particular, tho Catholics demand a representation in Congress, in the Cabinet, and in our Slate Legislature, because of their religion. This charge is without foundation— simply a falsehood. It has not even the sem blance of truth. The men who make this charge, were willing, two years since, to sup port a Catholic for President of the United States, but they think it a terrible calamity that President Pibboe’s Cabinet contains one man whose wife is a Catholic 1 “Oh, this must have been an understanding, 1 ’ say the Know-Nothing saints, ns they roll up the dirty whites of their eyes, and attempt to look as wise as owls. But, have we not another religious sect, seeking political power through their religion Let our friend of the Harrisburg Telegraph look to his oicu church, and he will find political i Methodists enough to condemn—he will find hundreds of men now in office who were ap pointed or elected, not because of their qualifi cations, but because they are Methodists. Look at the Legislature of MassachusottUfWith its/or* ly-su Methodist ministers; look at our ownj State legislature, with its six or eight clergy men of the same sect. Ixiok at the recently elected members of Congress, fihd ivc find Methodist clergymen from nearly ever}’ St ate Look at the ellorts that arc now making by the Methodist clergymen of this State to elect one of their number to LhoU. S. Senate. Why there are not twenty Methodist preachers 5n our 1 State that are not now actively engaged in pol itics. The fact is Methodist ministers ore t reaping a rich reward from the Itnow-Nolhing . movement. They are warning the people to i beware of political Catholics—an unnecessary • caution—but they say nothing against political ' Methodists. Oh, no, that don't suit their pur -1 pose, for they are after office. We hopo the people will soon gel their eyes open—wo hopo to seo clerical demagogues of all persuasions properly rebuked by tho people, when they at ‘ tempt to barter their religion for office. Boardman has given notice to tho employees of tho Brooklyn Navy Yard, ot an Intention to reduce tlieir wages- The men bold an Indignation mooting Saturday, and appointed a delegate to go to Washington to lay their grievances before tho Secretary of the Navy. C 7" Tho Washington Union denies the report hat Mr* Guthrie intends to leave tho Cabinet. ;t aayt such an idea was never entertained lor one moment by tho Secretary. Oy Nearly all tho principal hotels in New York have closed their bars on Sunday, fur tho i purpose of aiding Mayor Wood’s efforts to sup press Sunday drinking. tty Tho wife of one ot tho oldest and wealth iest provision dealers in Now York city has eloped with a Southerner, who bad visited her In her husband’s absence, and by her been In troduced to some of her acquaintance as Mr. William Thornton, ol Charleston. American I'ci.k roa tub Cbiuba Th Froncb government, if la fltatod, continue! t purchase largely In tho Non York market ol pork and corn. A short tlmo aluco a tcbbo! allied for Droit with 8,000 barrola of pork on board, and anolkor venal la non loading lor Franco with a like amount. A Few Crumbs to Lanins* —Every political faction that has ever sprung up in the State of Pennsylvania, says tho HpUi daysburg Standard ; has invariably fallen into the arms of tho Whig party, except the K. N’a. In tho present instance, matters appear re- have swallowed the Whigs, tooth and toe-nail. But then to understand matters properly, it is not necessary that we should state that an exceedingly largo majority of the Whigs are Know-Nothings, so that they had but a moiety of cosily digested matter to swallow. This fact is evidenced in the organi zation of tho Legislature, where a few boggarly crumbs—scarcely as many as Lazarus asked from tho rich man—were thrown to those who have heretofore acted with the Democratic par ty. All tho lucrative offices were monopolized by ,the old Whig Know-Nothings, while some three Democrats had to suffice with minor places—and even that was pretty well, when we consider that three hundred Jean curs’be sieged the Capitol, to givsp every bone worth gnawing at 1 Bat tho end is not yet. The Democrats, by such potty favors, arc to be kept in the leading strings of Whiggory I Erie Troubles. —The Eric people have again taken up a portion of the track of the Erie and North-East Railroad company. The sheriff of Erie county, and several other per sons who interfered to preserve the pence, were injured. Application has been made to the Supreme Court of this State for a writ of assist ance to enable the company to hold the road. What the result will be no one can tell. These troubles arc like a smothered volcano. No one can tell when they will burst out. The Legislature now in session should take the matter in hand, and settle the question at once and forever. A Bap Split.—The new party in tho Slate of New York has suffered the fate of all other political parties in the Empire State. It is di vided into two wings : and one wing, compos ing about fifty lodges, the N. Y. Herald says, will support Wm. H. Seward for the United States Senate. That, it is supposed, will in sure his re-election. The Herald has heretofore been the organ of tho K.. N’s. ; bnt it now scolds them soundly for not making sure of the defeat of Mr. Seward. They can do it if they combine, if not they will fail. Tho two wings of the new party there, arc similar to the ‘Hard' and ‘Soft’ democrats. The latter is strongly tinctured with anti-slavery sentiments, the for mer go for a national organization and national principles. Mr. Seward will probably be re elected. A Militant Editor.— Tho editor of the Waukesha (Wis.) Democrat apologises for lack of editorial matter in his last issue, by inform ing his readers that through the week ho bos been engaged in sundry law suits, and that at the time of going to press he was under arrest on four different warrants: —one foy assault — one for assault and battery—one for riot —and one for assault and battery with intent to kill. Should’nt wonder if that man tights his way into Congress yet. (nr*The Hon. Moses Norris, a Senator of io United States from New Hampshire, died in Washington, on Thursday night, of a neural gic affection of tho heart, with which he was at tacked on morning last. Beth Honae* of Congress adjourned over Friday, after paying appropriate honors to the memory of the decca aod. Hfa remains passed through Baltimore, on Friday evening, on their way to Now Hamp shire. That State is now without a Senator in Congress, one vacancy having previously osist ed in consequence of tho sudden death of Mr, Atherton. Good News.— The New York Mirror of Sat urday Kays, Mayor Wood’s broom is sweeping dean. Complaints from all parts of the city, pour in to his book, where all citizens have equal chance and favor. The Mayor is evi dently bent on a thorough reform, and is not to be whecdlch or bribed from his duty. Yes terday, he returned a free ticket to the propri etor of a Broadway stage route. The Mayor appreciates the compliment intended, but says : " I cannot accept it without violating a rule which T have established for the government of my private conduct while holding this office.— t desire to be left entirely independent, unbi assed by the reception of any favors from those over whose interests tny public duties may call mo to act. I hove refused all similar offers frdta others, and shall in no manner avail my self of them while Mayor." Bread Upon tub Waters. —The Secretary of the Howard Association of New Orleans has notified the people of New York that they can be drawn upon to the amount of $2,000 for the relief to the destitute in the Empire City.— Wticn New Orleans was suffering from pesti lence, the merchants of Now York raised up wards of $25,000 for the relief of their Buffer ing brethren ; and now, their bread cast upon the waters has returned after many days. Terrible Di9ASTp.il—Three Youko Ladies Burned to Dbatii.— The residence of Mr. John A. Haven, at Port Washington, about ten miles from New York city, was burned to the ground tuirly on Saturday morning. Two of his daughters, aged twenty—Mary and Sarah —were suffocated, and a third, named Grace, seventeen —burned to death. They had es caped in their night clothes, bat went back and unfortunately became bewildered by tho smoke. The oldest daughter, Anna, was sa v.-d by a neighbor. The loss of the building is $20,000. Itia supposed to have been caused by tho carelessness of tho servants. |o”Some Wen of the rapid strides that "Young America" is making may bo gathered from the foot that Just fourteen years ago, but a single house, and that a log cabin, stood upon irhat is norr the site of St. Paul, Minnesota, a city that supports four daily newspapers, and where upwards of forty-three thousand passen gers have been landed within a year. D ixoth'o und Lott but Tickets —The Ala bama Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church recently passed resolutions expressing their decided disapproval of dancing, or tolera ting any such amusements among either the ‘ 1 ministers or members of that church I also, do- I daring it to bo a direct violation of Christian 10 1 obligation to engage in buying lottery tickets, to ii'7“ lion. Kichaivd BqontiEAD has made an excellent epcech in the Senate, in favor of the bill granting to Hie soldiers of 1812 tho same quantity of land as was given to the Mexican soldiers. COURT PROCEEDINGS. : . Our present issue docs not contain* as here tofore, a fuU report of' the proceedings of our Civil find Criminal Courts, for thb reason that of the casea tried, there Were but few of Suffi cient to deserve a notice. In the Quarter Sessions, of week before last, the prindpaTcases tried were;—Coin., vs. John Hikes.—Charge fbcnicahbji cm 4 Bastardy. — This case drew together quite a number of tbo citizens of opr own and York county—the of fence having been committed in the latter county, and the. prosecutor being ft resident of Cumberland., Tbe.defeodant relied for ac quitUl upon ' tho veracity of-tbo, prosecutrix, but as the only witnesses for this purpose were his own relations, most of whom. wero placed 1o rather W unenviable light before the Court, the principal one flatly contradicted, and the testimony ofifco girl essentially corobo rated by indifferent witnesses, ho failed of do ing soi and a verdict pf guilty was rendered against him. . :: Same vs. Paul, Johr*nd Thomas Martin.— This was an indictment for riot and malicious mischief, in attacking* the dwelling house of Mrs. Lydia Hammill, in Shtppensburg, some time in November lost? by throwing stones into and breaking the* windows of her house, en deavoriug to force an entrance by the doors, and threatening aflfi&Vame time to take' tho lives of the inmates if they succeeded in getting in. The defendants proved by third parties who were on tho street at the time tho of fence was commitlcd.'lhat only Job and Paul Martin were there, and that Paul Martin. was endeavoring to get Job away. It requiring the participation of three persona to constitute a riot, all were acquitted on this count.' Job was convicted of ilalicious Mischief, and sentenced to pay a fine of $25 aEd costs of prosecution. Same vs. Jno. Q. Heck and Sam’l Morthland. Indicted for a libel updo Sarah Steel and Cath arine Loyd, two respectable girls residing in the lower end of this county," hut at the time the offence was committed, living in Harris burg. The Court excused the reading of the indictment on account of -Us obscenity ; but from what transpinsl-on the trial it was too low and scurrilous; toTßlthy and disgusting to have originated in any but of the most brutal depravity. It .was enclosed jo an envel ope and addressed to the prosecutors, in care of Charlotte M’Glaughlin, the notorious beep er of a bawdy-house in the borough of Harris burg. There was considerblo contradiction in the testimony; that”of the Commonwealth making out a strong case against the defend ants, and their own -being equally strong in their favor. They were acquitted, but made pay the costs. The following eases wore tried in the,Common Pleas: „ * , Caroline B loser vs* Mathew B. Lackty. — Damages for breach of promise of marriage.— Plaintiff obtained avcplict of §5OO. "Watts and Miller for Plaintiff, Hepburn and Williamson for dft. Joseph Merkie vs. Dr. Jacob Zitzer, This action was technically to recover damages for Plaintiffs loss ol his daughter’s services, in con sequence of her alleged seduction by defendant. She had been placed under the professional care of the defendant, residing in Plainfield, and the allegation was that abused the relation ship existing betwcf?iAiem, to her ruin. Her character was stioSTCWb Hive beer/ most excel-' lent before her acquofutance with Zitzer- Verdict §l,OOO. fjir pflujitfff. *'* Miller, Bonham and Penrose for plaintiff; Watts, Parker, Hop bum and Ritner for dft, In the case of Stronger vs. Woods, for Slander, wo learn Umt on the jury’s being called, plt’ff. took a nonsuit. Watts and Todd for pU’ff.— Hepburn and Miller for dft. 07" The President-boa aonl in a message to Congress, accompanied by a letter Irom the Se cretary of War, In relation to tlie Indian hostil ities. It represents that vigorous measures and more men will be requited at once to protect the overland emigrants to California and Bottlers along the route. The President proposes to call out a volunteer force ol 8,000 mounted men. The message, &c., was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, who will doubt less report a bill without delay In accordance with the wishes ol tttSi&xecatlve. Mon Law in Nobthammon Cocntt.— The Easton (Pa.,) .Argus, Democratic, publishes an exciting account of a mob which collected nt Mooresburg, In that comity, and broke up a meeting of a Know-Nothing lodge. The mem korsbl tbo secret organization assembled quiet ly In an upper story of house, and while transacting tholr bufilaoM, tho mob of opposing politicians gathered around tho exterior of tho house, armed with a flfty-six pound cannon, whifb they fired op writ! it broke nil the window glass In tho house. Every man In tho mob, not engaged In loading and firing tho cannon, was armed with tome noisy musical Instrument, such as horn, buglo, trumpet, bass drum, with which they all kept up such a deafening noise that tho lodge was obliged to disperse. Goon Toast .—The following toast was given at the rocoat Now England dinner In Charles- “ Womanr-God haqirnado her to be loved— She exercises a sovereign Influence over tho sterner sex, when she keeps within her proper sphere. Her InfiuCur.u diminishes In proportion us she 1 pan/j for notoriety.’ ” Death or as Aotob.— Tho Non Orleans Pic ayune of tho ad Inat., announces tho death, In that city, ol Mr. lledmond Uyan, an actor, who had acquired considerable reputation os a delin eator of Irish characters. Ho was engaged at Dan Rice’s Amphitheatre, at the time of Ids death. Long Sentence.— Baker, the young man of IS years, who was convicted for psrlicipa-' tiori in tho burglary on E. B. Ward’s'store, and an attempt to kill his clerk, was sentenced in Detroit, on Monday, to fifty V tars% imprison ment in the Slate’s prison. When ho leaves the State’s prison, he will ho C 8 years old, or in the year 1905, ■ Kansas.— Letters from emigrants to Kansas, from this city, speak most tmcouragplly of tho prospects of that nevfJTcrrilory. Tho climate is mild and genial, no. frosis having been had up to 201 h December, that exceeded thosonom mon hero to Ist of November; the soil is as fertile as any known in America! and tho face of tho country very beautiful, varied with prairies and woods, and watered by tho finest streams. Tho population is rapidly increasing, and new towns arc being surveyed and tho lands laid out constantly. • There is work enough in preparing for tho coming season, and wagon are high. More will loin them in the spring from’ hero, Mid tho emigration wiU .bo lttrgo from other quMtwa.—Jvwl mryport }lerald> • A RNOW-JiOTHINO MGIBATOIU A Mr. D. L. Smith, who was elected to the Legislature from" - Allegheny; ,county .jby tjho Know-Nqthings, Jias signalized his advent irito that body, by introducing tho, following bill: An Act to confer upon colored persons the ■ v; ■. ngh of citizenship. I Seo. 1/ Be if enacted s•<:.,’That from and af ter tho passage of this act, all colored male per sons of African of.' mixed extraction, who are now or may hereafter become residents of this Commonwealth, bo freemen, and are hereby en titled to all tlio civil, religious and political rights, as fully and amply, to all intents and purposes, as are enjoyed and held by any person or persons, citizens of-this Com monwealth. ■ * Seo*. 2. That so much of any law or laws as may h.e incompatible with the provisions of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed.. ,Mr. Smith probably never read the constitu tion of Pennsylvania, or ho would have discov ered that tho rjght to votrfis prescribed by that 'instrument, and. that the Legislature has no contolover it—unless to propose an amend ment to the constitution—and, that consequent ly his bill is the sheerest nonsense imaginable. A lew .such exhibitions os this, will induce some people, who how think that to “know Sam” is.cnoughfor a Legislature to know, to change their minds. Tho old-fashvoncd (and temporarily obsolete) belief, that an average a mount of intelligence does not disqualify a rep resentative for the discharge Of his duties, will again come into vogue, and such men as Mr. Smith and bis compeers will sink into the ob scurity from which the prevailing excitement has drawn t^cro^ What Uncle Sam has done In 77 Years. Undo Sam waq bOrn a nation seventy-years ago—since thon.ho has whipped his mother and one of his brothers, thrashed tho Barbary cou sins, threatened Franco and made her pay up, and cleared decks for battle with Austria. Ho has set an example of liberty and popular pow er, that hasthoroughly frightened the despots of the earth and periled their undent thrones. He Una grasped a continent and is fast covering it with a free, educated and thriving people. Ho has built more ships than any other nation in the same time, and hie flag is now seen on every sea and ocean, ami in every harbor and river.- He has built more steamboats, more railways, more tclcgragh linos, more school houses, more churches, more clUcsj bigger babies in that seventy-seven years, than any other nation in live hundred years. And has printed more newspapers, made more speeches, and clone more bragging than any other nation has done in a thousand years. The Komaacc o[ law—Legitimacy and a Fortune. The Now York Tribune has tho report of a will case before one of the courts of that city, which illustrates tho romance of laws It is that of tho estate of Joanne Dplux, for merly a French milliner in Broadway, and moro recently a capitalist and money-lender in Wil liam street, who died last autumn quite sudden ly, tl&mgb at an advanced age, leaving un estate worth nut less than SIUU,OUO, accumulated by avarice, lucky investments and shrewd manage ment. Tliis large property is claimed by one Forrio, irom Cincinnati, a hair-dresser by trudu, andlupparontly above tifty years old.. He was brought up by Madame Dulux as her nephew, but now assorts that ho was her son by an early marriage, which took place amid tho troubles of the French RcyJiaafi u( M J!i, and which she uf. terwanls ho really is her son was clearly tho (rial, but the Pub lic in behalf of unknown Jicirs, ci>ntendWPlWa,not proved that ho is her legitimate son, bdrn in wedlock. The evi dence goes back to'tbollevoluUon,and involves some complicated and curious points of French lav; and social usages. The argument was had yesterday between. Mr. James T. Brady for the claimant, and Mr. O’Connor lor tho Public Ad ministrator. Tho Surrogate’s decision will, we suppose, be rendered within a few days.' The following description of Jeanne, as she appeared in New York,iafrotn the report of the trial : In the street, she wore an immense straw bon net, with a shovel front, and carried a huge reti cule, stuffed wuh money and papers. She lived In the third-story of one of hur buildings, In William struct. Mon went up to borrow money of her (on mortgage of course.) She asked i “Where is the property f Who owns lit is it built'on 7 la it down town?” If all these ques tions were not answered satisfactorily, she would say ; “Go ’long. I’ve no money to lend.” At last her time cainoT She was run over by nn omnlbua last November, In Broadway, near tbo corner of Fulton street, and her ankle was crushed. She was taken to Bt. Vincent’s llos pltal, whero she lingered for twelve days. She talked about having a will made made, about giving $20,000 for a Hospital to bo called Du lux’s Hospital, and various other donations: sho sent for her lawyer several times, but could nev er make up her mind to give her property away —not oven for u Dulux Hospital. She sent for her son, but he was sick and could not come. So she died without a will, and now that son, John P. Fcrrlo, makes application to bo appoin ted Administrator on her estate. A Son of thr Great Napoleon depore Sbuastopol. —lt is said that General Canrobcrt is believed to be the son of the Emperor Napo leon 1., and of Madame de Raincuy. He passed the early portion ofbia life in the enjoyment of the ease and tnsoiicimice which a largo fortune ran bestow, and it was not until culled from his life of dissipation to attend upon the dying bed of his mother that he learned tho secret of his birth. Immediately, notwithstanding tho the accession of fortune suddenly acquired by his mother’s death, notwithstanding the habit of idleness and luxury he had indulged in over since his birth, ho declared that, with such blood in his veins, he should scorn to remain in active. He instantly set out for Algiers as a volunteer in the Chasseurs, and has risen by slow degrees to tho station ho now occupies.— The moral effect of his relationship to the great Napoleon boa been immense upon tho troops under his command, and enabled him to obtain an ascendency which St. Arnaud could never acquire.—Exchange. Wo find tho above “ going the rounds.” It is no doubt very important and very interest ing, but it lacks—confirmation. Tuk Oldest Inhabitant.— A correspondent of the Richmond Inquirer claims that the “old ost inhabitant” resides In Powhaten county, Vlrginio. Ho say# i “There is a negro woman in Powhatan, now living in my immediate neighborhood, whom I have very recently and talked with, who waa born tho year after George 11. ascended the ! throne of England, and four years before tho birth of George Washington. She Is now one hundred and twenty-six years old, and Was, of course, very nearly half a century old at tho time our Declaration of Independence was proclaim ed, on tho 4tU of Ju1y,1770.” A Bold Roubbtvt.— On Friday night, tho sthinst., 0. AV. CasUeinan,» mule drover, while slaying in Oilbcristown, Montgomery county, was robbed of' $2,400. Uo retired to bed, locked Ida door os ife his custom, removed his money from his pocket-book to a package, lied with a string around his neck, which he carried.beneath his under-clothes, 'When h 6 Awoke in tho morning ho noticed his door stand ing ajar, and at onoo looked for his money, but it wua gone. The main entrance on tho ground floor, was also found open in tho morning, leaving no doubt but that the rascal bad accret ed himself under the bed previous to Mr. O’s. 1 retiring. On tho Otb lnat., a reward ol $6OO waa olwrtad for tho recovery of tho money. .60 [aaya tho PoHitoum Ledger. For the Volunteer . Mcchankslmrg Teachers’ Institute* . pursuance, of * resolution passed tit a pre 'Vious-irie£ting of, the Teachers of-'Mechimlcs biirg and • vicinity, a number of tho .Teachers of the adjoining districts, arid our worthy Coun-’ ty Superintendent, (Mr. Shelly) with tho Tcaoh*. era of-tbo Borough, convened in the Town Hall, 1 on-Satu'rday the 6th inßt.j for the purpose '.of organizing a Teachers Institute. Mr. J. S. Hosteter, acted as Prcsidcnt-pro tem, arid Jac6d Senseman ns Secretary.' ' • The President called,the house to order, and slated the object of the meeting, and - of form, ing tho Institute, which was the promotion of the interests in common school education, and the mutual improvement ol.tbo members of the association. ~, ■ 1 The committee which had been previously appointed to draft a constitution and' by-laws reported, which report was accepted, and ihc constitution and by-laws adopted as read. Thocoristitutioa then, being signed by, all present, the association was, regularly • organ ized by electing tho following’ officers, viz:'— John S. .Hosteter President, Henry G. Rupp and Andrew Kaufman, Vice Presidents, Jacob Scnsertlan, • Secretary, and Jos. R. Mosser, Treasurer. The President appointed David Williams and S. Eckels, to lecture at the next meeting of the Institute. On motion tho meeting adjourned. For the Volunteer, lower Jlleo In the Field. In pursuance ot previous notice the teachers and citizens of Lower Allen Township,'met at school house No. 4 in said township, on Thurs day evening the 4th inst., for tho purpose of forming* Teachers’ Institute. Notwithstand ing the unfavorable appearance of the weather.- quite a respectable number of tho teachers and citizens were present. The meeting was called to order by appointing Elias Grabili President, and John Ohail Secretary. -The object of the meeting being stated, Mr. Sublet, the county Superintendent,' favored the audience with an .eloquent address on the nature ond importance of teachers’ Institutes. On motion of J. Ohail, the President appointed S. llcflelfingcr, Wm. Smith and John Ohail, a committee to draught a Constitution iind By-laws for the belter or ganization of tho Institute. After various dis cussions, the meefing adjourned. For the Volunteer . MECIIANICBBCRO TOMER'S INSTI.DTE. According to adjournment, this association met in the Town Hall, on Saturday. 20th inat., at 10. o’clock. A. M- The President being in attendance, called the house to order and sta ted the object of the meeting, which was the promotion of common school education. The minutes of tho proceeding mooting wore then read and adopted- On motion the Con stitution was read, and an opportunity being , given, several persons signed it, and became members of the Institute. After some Committees were re ceived and considered, tho Institute adjourned tp meet at one o'clock, P. M. Afternoon Session. Institute met at I o'clock, P. M. Tho Presi dent called the house to order, after which an other opportunity was extended, whereupon a number of persons became members of the as sociation. Mr. David Williams, and Mr. Sam’J. Eckels, who had been appointed at the previous meet ing to lecture, were then callcU upon to address tho meeting- Mr. Williams lectured on the subject of English Grammar, and his mode of: instructing in that branch, and Mr. Eckels on the advantages and influence of common school education, and the importance of the co-opera lion «nho patrons of the school to its success ful operation,.which subjects were taken up and ably discussed, by J. S. Hosteler. J. Cuover, J. Senscraan, it. Morrct, J. Ucusvl, J. Ohail, • and Daniel Shelly. On motion, it was recommended the Teachers should coll irtectings iu their several districts, and have lectures delivered by com. potent persons, on the subject of Education. On motion, the Institute adjourned to meet in tho Town Hall on Saturday Feb. 3, at 12 o’clock, M., at winch time Teachers and friends of Education generally arc invited to attend. Reverend Remogognea. Tho Harrisburg correspondent of the York JirpubhcciH , thus speaks ol the clerical demago gues who have espoused Know-KoMilngism, and turned politicians for ft “mess of pottage la a Massachusetts Journal 1 have Just been looking ovor, X observe a statement that there are no less thau forty-six Methodist Ministers in the Legislature of that Slate. In our own there ate some six or eight; and although I sin cerely revere and respect religion and the cause ol Christ, yet I utterly despise the man that would cast oil* his clerical robes and turn poli tician for a “ mess of pottage. ” Tho sacred Scriptures say— *• Thou canal not servo two mas ters.” What excuse is them, then, for any rev erend gentleman to turn politician? None whatever. " Every man to his own calling,” say wo. Follow the precepts of the lowly Sa vior,—gather Ids people together like faithful and your rcwaid wilt, indeed, ho great; take heed, 0, ye amfriViou-i individuals, and lot politics alone. For Ids part, if you fol low not your lawful calling, “ Hornet,” would much rather call Brigham Voung his undo, and the Sultan of Turkey a 6ro/Arr Mahommcdon, than to own you as “brother” Protestants* Tue Loersrs Doctor Gideon B. Smith, In a letter to tho BuUimoh) Patriot, gives notice that the seventeen years locusts will appear in,1855, In the following States, viz : Massachusetts, about Barnstable and adjacent towns. This is a very small district, but tho locusts will be very numerous In tho groves.—- They will not, however, “ bond down nor oven break by.ihelr weight the limbs of trues/’ as Dr. Harris remarks they do. Maryland, tho whole of tho Eastern Shore. Maryland* on the Old Liberty and Windsor Mill roads, commencing about live miles from Baltimore and extending to Carlisle, Pa. They will appear also all over tho State In very small numbers. Virginia, In Kanawba county. This is a very small district, unless It is connected with the next district, In Kentucky, fcc. Kentucky, about Lexington, Frankfort, Flcm mlngsburg, and extending to Meigs and Gallia counties, Ohio. As you will perceive, this will be a very In teresting yoar to those who pay attention to such matters, us It will afford an opportunity for many observations. The object of giving this early notice is to enable persons tolouk for them now. They can bo found in all thoabovc places, wher ever tree*, shrubbery or forests grow in 1836, by digging down one or two feet. They will bo found in their colls, Inside of lumps el earth Of the size of the fist or larger \ and whon those are broken by the spado or otherwise, the cells will be exposed and the locust grubs in (hem, 000 in each cell. Yours, &c. Gidxon D. Smitu. Dostoh IViiiskbt Morals.—' The enforcement oftho Liquor Law gives a groat don! of trouble In Boston. In six months there were 466 vio lations oftho law and the offimdors prosecuted. Mayor Smith, In bis inaugural address on Mon day, remarked t “Those familiar with the working of solf.ln torost in those prosecutions, to evndo the penal ties of a conviction, represent that there is a fearful amount of hypocrisy, misrepresentation, and wilful, perjuries committed, indicative of a shite of demoralisation so truly painful ns to load many of the staunchest friends of temper anoo to lament that the attempted suppression of a vice destructive to reputation and the body should sometimes peril tbo soul by sins of a darker hue.” A r T*ra,SATiKq.~According to Jjicoii, wen willirranglofor 'rcligioii; write for it; fight for it s dia for it rAnything hut— Uvi/ortt* • :RKOW*NOHfINO LEGIStATTfiNi I' i.■ /, The Lancaster Examiner,, the old organ 0 f tho of our present Know-Kothing.Legislatuto: „ Tho Legislature .last drefifc look another sUo forward in.‘ , r^orm ,, by,elccUVg^omex]ght;pf ten additional officersthe’ prccciso' numlW we don’t see state3,'but t employ.' ecs of-the .present Legislature ontnutriber thoL' ! ‘ ‘/.'v ‘ This is riot' a very important true, as-tho additional eiptnse will not much' exceed $3, OOO.biititexhibits aprincipic which . if not promptly checked, .will soon become tbs' fruitful mother, of a hundred more.:. These of#, flees aro created for the sole purpose of ruakine■ places for idle followers of “Sam” toloaCattfee public expense.‘ -Tho number.of employee*- might have been considerably reduced without dclritatntto thepublicririlercst r butrcforni ofl that kind is only intended to ,bo talked about with those good natpred,people whose easy cre dulity formythc chief stock liv trade of cralty politicians—it is not for usfe. “ The first w«k of a Know, Nothing Legislature sees tho num ber of its officers increased thirty percent! We commend three facts to the consideration of those citizens who looked upon .the Know- Nothing movement as’ a “very good .tfritigJ 1 and gave it a lift at the last election, yet are nr the habit of scrutinizing -their tax-bills fiomW what-closely. It may be very pleasant toclcct representatives to the Legislature merely be cause they “know nothing;” but' tho farmer who spends ten hours a day chopping in the snow, would notfind so much pleasure in the reflection that he helped to put a party in 'power whose first exploit was to establish a dozen loafers,in the capilol, to. receive.their $3 a day from the public treasury for doing noth' irig. Yet so it is; : * ’’ [From the Jllbany Heei»tcr, Jan, B.J How Got. Clark and Comptroller Cook came to an CudtifilaniUng., -'- J • Comptroller took. —Governor, I understood' that Judge Cady has resigned the office ns Judye of the Fourth District; can’t you give the office to my fiicnd, Mr. Bockus, of Saratoga! He’s A. No. 1. Gov. C. —Well, I‘ll see-about it. By th« way, Mr. Comptroller, I’ve a sou who has a * taste for ofllce. Can’t you givft huh'a clerk* ship till something better turns up 1 'funder stand the desk formerly occupied by Mr. Staf ford Is vacant. Suppose’,y<Ju give hay soo‘ that ? * Comp. Cook. —Very sorry, Governor,'blit I’ve promised that to Mr, Munson, a young gentle man from St. Lawrence, who is here on my in vitation to take possession. ... Gov. C. —Very well, I rbould like to gel & place for my son—but (placing hjs right digi tal on his nose, and closing hiS left eye,) coroe to think of it. I have promised Che Judgeship to Mr. M M , of Johnstown, Comp. Cook.—(Lying his. left digital pu his nose, and closing luh left eye.) You don'tssy, so 1 I should’nt wonder ifMr.Muown should go back to St. Lawrence, minus the cktkSo&p; Gov, C. —(With his finger still onhls noSe, and his eye closed.) Ishould’nt wonder if Mr. M’M should rchndn at the bar. Comp. C.—lla! ha! Gov. C.— IIo! ho! Finale—Mr. Backus is Judge, andjllc Gov ernor’e son is ft clerk in the Comptroller’s office. Affairs at Miiflgtoih f Correspondenceo/ the £ce, ' Proposed Increase of the Compensation 'of ' Members oj Congress — the Mr. Soule —the "Evening Sta r” and the TeU egruphtc Reporters. Washington, Jan. 18,1835. The proposition to increase tho salcries of members of Congress, seems to meet with con siderable opposition in the Senate. Thcrois no question- but that the interests of the country require that, the compensation of members of Congress should be increased and equalized.— The members from Texas and California, for instance, receive under law, a-more than sufficient compensation for their services,’ Including their per diem and milage, while tW members from your city, receive entirely •loo little. The members should receive a Stipula ted annual salary, and liberal allowance for their travelling expenses to and from this city. • This would prevent much of the evil arising from “buncombe” speeches, and the delays "of the legitimate legislative business of the coun try. by the intcrposilion of frivolous and tvonfc* •than useless legislation. Make this law,"and you make active business sessions of CbngresSl,' because you take away the incentive to priilong the sessions for tho sake of per dieth cpotptnw lion. The present compensation is insufficient to pay tho necessary expenses of the great ma jority of the members of Congress, and It \t Is not Increased, tho time is not very far distant, when the active, reliable and practical business men will be excluded from the halls of Congtvrt, and their placcs filled by adventurers, specula tors, and millionaires, Ido not think, howev er, that thepresent has tho moral courage to remedy this great evil. They arc afraid that the people cannot bo made to understand the necessity for any such change as this.; .’Well, the time is coming when the people wiUdctuaod it, and then it will be done. All sorts of stories arc sent from this city a bout the causes of tho resignation of Mr. Soule, but very little reliance can bo placed in them, or any other telegraphic reports sent from this city. The fact is, that the Sfar of this city, publishes all tha real news of this great metro polis, with so much accuracy, s 6 promptly, as to greatly injure the trade of newspaper corres pondence from this oily, and hcnco the report ers for the northern press arc driven to thb fie ccssity ot manufacturing nows, to prevent their business from being broken up. Tiiis is the true key to all Uio marvellous sto ries that tnnko their appearance in the Now York papers under the bead of “Tho latest novs from Washington.” Ido not think that the real causes which have led to tho resigna tion of Mr. Soule have, as yet, transpircd.and, when they do, they will prove to be materially diUcrcnt from the telegraphic report?- which have gone out from this city. . The Foreign Missions—Meeting of DrmocraUf Senators, Washington, Jan- 22.—Tt is confidently predicted that Mr- Maroy will go to Europe Tho Cabinet, however, is and has’been amica ble. Horatio Seymour prefers to stay at home. The Democratic Senators mot this mornings to express the sentiments of their party bn Kiiow-Nolhingiaro, but adjourned without coming to any conclusion. , The Storm at Baltimore. Baltiuojjb. Jan. 22.—Thc sorm here list night was terrific. Ten schooners were mink m front of tbo city ; five houses wero unroofed. , w |th numberless, minor cases of damages, tv was rumored that several lives had been loston tbo river, but is believed to bo incorrect, and thot all escaped. ; j (£7» A shocking accident occurred at Jersey City on Saturday morning lastV Just aa tbs tram was starling from the depot of tbo New York and Erie Railroad a woman put her head out oftho window of tlid car to spcakloonc o\ the employers.- A. post* standing not more than three inches from, the aide. of tho car, caught her head, and crushed it Tim unfortunate woman was instantly- klllcO, An inquest was held, and tho Jury, m th« r .TP£ diet censured, tho Company for allowing uW posts to he so near tho cars., - ,•• 1 - Soiimimo New. —Thoro too boon olcctod as mombors ol lhol,cgl»)oturo l of »u«achmoM|, fortv-ciahf Methodist, inlolflters. la our own Slßtalnrb, wo bollovo, thero oro «onlo six or olcbl. Tills look, very tnuob like on If o oto ,odowa«pro«chod ogoliml one church boH* Kivo poI)lloM powor to another, Tbo rest of th» churches will Iwvo to koop a olmrp look out, «o“ tho poiiloldo bublU■llUl» ,, o mill (jteatut JfotvUntyn MahtoN.
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