AMERICAN , WLMTEER.
MS B. BRITTON, Editor & PropriclM,
ras'fe «, im.
* An Apprcmico
ibara fho Printing business, will bo taken
at this office, if application bo made soon,
one but a smart, active, intelligent, good boy,
Und'pbssesaing a good education, need apply.—
To a boy possessing tWabovo qualities, and of
10 years of ago, a good opportunity to learn the
piiaHng/is offered.
fry* The election of a United States Senator
for Pennsylvania will take ' place on Tuesday
next, the 13th hist., and not on the third Tues
day of February, as some of . the papers have
erroneously stated..
An AtmcuLTOBAL StJOicrr. —We are gold
to see thjtr the farmers bf this county arc at
length beginning to.awake to the importance of
attending to their own interests. By a . hotico 1
in another column it will be Seen that a meet*
ing of farmers and others is proposedto beheld
fn tbe Court House, in. Carlisle, on Saturday
the 17th Inst., to take the necessary prepara,
tory measures for the formation of an Agricul
tural Society for Cumberland county. This is
an important movement, and if carried into
effect, will secure to our farmers many lasting
bcnefi ts. Almost every county in the State can
boast of its Agricultural Society, and that
Cumberland has so long remained without one.
is a matter of surplse to us. We know that
there are many farmers in our midst who arc
not only anxious for the formation of such a
Society, but who will also contribute liberally
both of their time and money to promote its
objects and extend its usefulness. We trust
this spirit wiil animate all our fanners, and that
in a short time we shall have an
Society established on a iirm and permanent
basis.
At the proposed meeting on the 17lh, we ex
pect to see hundreds of the “bone and sinew ”
of the county in attendance, for without their
participation and hearty co-operation, the ef
forts of others to organize a society, no matter
how well their plans may be laid, will be futile
and worse than useless.
{£7* The Harrisburg Ifrm is a sprightly and
interesting paper, but comes to us very irregu
larly. It would afiord us much pleasure to
find it upon our table six days in the week.—
Friend Cbap, hereafter endeavor to be more
punctual.
That Appointment!— At the latest ac
counts from the seat of government, our quon
dam friend, Rev. Stephen Miller, the pious and
disinterested editor of the Harrisburg Tele
graph, had not secured the appointment of
Flour Inspector. It is said that “Hope de
ferred maketh the heart sick,” and if there ho
any truth in this, our amiable friend must be
sick of politics, which he took up merely as a
trade, and disgusted with the perfidy and in
gratitude of those whom he aided in elevating
to office.- His scriptural reading should have
lought him not to put his faith in princes, (or
politicians,) and that although lu religion “the
laborer la worthy of his hire,” in politics the
rule is not always observed. We sincerely
trust, however, that his claims may not be
overlooked, for if fawning sycophancy, fulsome
laudation, and sickening praiso of Gov. Pol
lack, os well os unmerited censure and whole
sain abuse of hisopponents constitute' 'claims, ”
then does the editor of the Telegraph deserve
at the bands of the Executive.
r. S. Senator. —We learn from Harrisburg
that the prospects of our townsman, Professor
Tiffany, for the honorable and responsible
position of United States Senator, are becoming
‘..‘small by degrees and beautifully less.*’ In
addition to the objection made against him on
account of his clerical character, it is said many
of the members are averse to elevating to so
distinguished a post a native of another Slate,
to the exclusion of some talented and high*
minded Pennsylvanian. As Mr. T- is a native
ofMaryland, and can scarcely be called a cili
ren of lhisSlate.it is presumed he "knows
nothing” and cares little for the interests of the
"old Keystone Slate.” and can have few if any
sympathies in common with her people. It
will thus be seen that the doctrines of Know*
Kolhingism, when carried to their full extent,
will operate against the natives of other Stales
as well as against "outside barbarians." If
Mr. Tiffany llnds his ambitious projects frus
trated. and the " poisoned chalice” applied to
his own lips, heshould not complain, for "what
is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander”
Tnp. pp.imcAßT Interest. —The State
Treasurer. Gen. Joseph liaily. commenced the
payment of the scud-annual interest on the
State debt, on Thursday, at ihe Bank, of Penn
sylvania. The amount to bo paid is about
SOOO.OOOt all of which is on hand.
Governor’s Appointments.—Gov. Pollock
has made the following appointments :
Thomas J. Power, of Beaver county, (a re
creant, corrupt, political gambler, who now
styles himself an American Democrat,) bos
been appointed Adjutant General.
Christian Myers, of Carbon county, (Ameri
can Whig,) Whiskey Inspector, for Philadel
phia.
(J. L. Magee, (American Whig.) Inspector of
Weights and Measures for Alleghany county.
Mr, Culp, (American,) Flour Inspector for
Pittsburg.
We also leam from Uarrlsburg that the no
loriotH ileu. Miller, editor of tbc Telegraph,
has been appointed Flour Inspectoral Phila
delphia ! Qod save the Commonwealth.
Tub Nrwbpapeu. — It in a fad, that a news- *
paper iu the humblest log cabin in the land, is
an engine of great utility and good, in forming t
the manners and strengthening the morals of 1
tho rising generation. It is indeed UiopaUadU
um of our liberties, civil and religious, and
ovory roan, more particularly every man who
is tho head of a family, should patronize at
least ouo well-conducted Newspaper. In a
family, where there aro children, it exerts a
vast influence, and tho early impressions (aU
ways tho most lasting,) imbibed from it, pro
due© results in aflor-lifo, little dreamed of at
tho lime by parents. It produces a love of
reading, of thought, of inquiry and investiga
tion, and tho child who is reared iu such a
family, will go into tho world with a mind un
shackled by tho chains of superstition, bigotry
and intolerance. Ho will stand forth a man,
ns able to instruct as willing to bo instructed ;
and in him his country will find an able cham
pion and Kcligion and Law an ardent, consist
ent and sincere supporter.
SLEIGHS AtfD SLEIQUISO,
For a week or ten days past; the sleighingin
this region 'has been most-excellent, and." eve
rybody and: his wife” Who could raise ,the
wherewithal have been induing in that de
lightful recreation. From early morn to late in
the night; have the “merry sleighs’* been speed
ing past our .window, filled with bevies of bois
terous gallants and happy, laughing maidens.
Every nag that can bo hired, borrowed or stol
en, and every sleigh, sled or that
can be found, is put in requisition, and away
go the delighted youths to Moonn’a, Ruplet’s
or “the Springs,” anywhere,'in fact, so that
they may escape from town and “go a-slcigh
ing." Well, it is natural that the young should
seek to “drive dull care away,” and although
wc are not much inclined ourselves to bravo the
tempest and tho storm -to indulge in such win
ter sports, we like to see others do so. It Is tt
healthful and invigorating exercise, as well as
a social and pleasant recreation. The other
night, whilst listening to the Jingle of tho mer
ry sleighbclls, wo were forcibly reminded of tho
appropriateness,' at the present time, ol the
following beautiful lines, taken from a poem of
the late Edgab A Poe :
Hark the cutters with their bells !
Silver bells f chiming bells f
"What a tale of merriment
Their melody foretells,
As they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,
On the Icy air of night,
Till the stars, that over sprinkle ‘
All the heavens, seem to twinklo
TVitb a nebulous delight—
Keeping time—time time,
lu a kind of rupic rhyme
To the tintinabulation
That so musically swells
From the rhyming and the chiming of the
bells.
After reading the above lines, we think none
will hesitate, but all who can procure tho
“teams” and the “ding-bats,” will, in defiance
of wind and weather, cold and frost, make
haste to “go a-slcigbing I”
Union Fire Company's Lectures.
Me. Miller’s Lecture— The course of Lec-
tures in Marion Hall, for the benefit of the
“Union Fire Company” of Carlisle, is fast
drawing to a close. Although none of the lec
tures attracted a very crowded house, they
were nevertheless all well attended, and the dif
ferent lecturers appeared to give gencial satis
faction to that portion of our citizens, male and
female, which prefers the sound teachings and
useful instructions derived from intellectual
men to mere momentary and fanciful amuse
ments of doubtful utility. The members, of
the “Union” certainly deserve the thanks of
our citizens for their laudable endeavors to fur
nish them with rich intellectual food; and we
hope that next season they will again enter the
field, and persevere until the delivery, each
winter, of a course of Lectures, will bo one of
the recognized “institutions” of the borough.
On Thursday night, the Ist inst., the last
lecture but one of the series was delivered by
William H. Miller, Esq., and we are cer
tain wo but give utterance to the sentiments of
the great majority of those who heard it, when
we pronounce it one of the very best yet deliv
ered. Uis subject, “Poverty and Crime,” was
one well calculated to enlist the feelings and
rivet the attention of his auditory, and the ar
guments he advanced to illustrate and fortify
his positions, showed that he had deeply studied
and made himself master of the subject of
which he treated. The lecture was written in
f a smooth and familiar stylo, and was delivered
in an impressive and unostentatious manner,
evincing that the lecturer at least believed and
1 felt the truth of every sentence ho uttered.—
Although wc could by no means subscribe to
or endorse alt the sentiments put forth in the
lecture, it contained nevertheless much that was
true, and furnished many facta which might
serve os food for deep and profitable reflection.
As a literary production, tho lecture was cer
tainly one of a high order, and must add much
to the reputation of Mr. Miller both as a wri
ter and speaker.
On Thursday evening next, the last lecture
series will bo delivered by our towns
man, J. Ellis Bonham, Esq. We have not
os ynt heard the subject of the forthcoming lec
ture, but we are certain it will be an appropri
ate one, and as Mr. B. ranks high as a lecturer
and writer, the public may expect a rich in
tellectual tteat.
Fire and Loss op Live. —The Harrisburg
, Herald has been informed that on Saturday
night the house of John Crum, near Linglcs
lown. Dauphin county, was destroyed by fire,
and that tho owner perished in the flames.—
The general supposition is that Mr. Crum was
killed for his money, and the bouse fired by the
murderer. Mr, Crum’s daughter was away
from homo on Saturday night, and there was
no one else in the house.
Tly* Mr. Wise, in hla speech at Lynchburg,
as he has done everywhere else, standing for
ward as the champion of the South, denounced
the American organization ‘-as abolitionism in
disguise, M and then proceeded to inform tho
audience that tho Know-Nothing party in Vir
ginia, through its constituted authorities, had,
solicited him (o become their candidate for the
office of Governor, with the promise superadded
that they would exert whatever power they
possessed to make him President of the Union
in 1850.
Luther Severance, formerly a member of
Congress from Maine, and late Commissioner
to the Hawaiian Islands, died at Augusta, on
Thursday. Graduating os a printer from the
office of the National Intelligencer , ho estab-
lished the Kennebec Journal, and was an able
and consistent advocate of Whig principles un
til they disappeared.
Tub Sbnatoiiial Question jn lowa. —The
election of U. S. Senator in lowa, is to bo con
tested os illegal. The grounds of tho alleged
illegality arc those: —Tho two Houses went
regularly to ballot for the choice of Senator in
Congress, and Supreme Jndgea. Not having
elketed it, they adjourned to meet tho next
, morning. About tho time of meeting, tho Sen
-1 a ' ,<3 ' which had met in its own chamber and
. been called lo order, adjourned orcr till Mon
. day. After tlio adjournment was carried, tlio
I House sent a messenger, requesting tho Senate
f to moot them In Joint convention. Many mem
. bors withdrew—tho others met with tho House
and proceeded to make the elections, and U Is
now affirmed, that tho Senate having ai\journ«l 1
before the Convention met, and not been law
fully ro-assomblcd, was not legally present in
joint meeting, and that all the elections there
arc void. Tho question will bo mado before
tie U. S. Senate, when Mr. Harlan proposes to
take the scat, aftef tho 4th of March next.
Inside and Outside.
Wo find in tho Lewishirg Chronicle, q letter,
from Harrisburg, which, we.'presume, 13 Ijtan
tho pen of Mr. H. 0. Hickok, its late’, editor,
and who has gently; received appointment
of Deputy Superintendent of Common; Schools.’
It treats with nnich' contempt tho claims of the
crowds of applicants for office at s the seat of
government, and, at tho same timo, gives us an
insight Into tho pretended morality of out new
Know-Nothing. Governor, that can hardly fail
to excite a smile, when it is rent erabcrcd : that
Mayor Cunrad,; acting upon precisely tho same
Inflated pretensions, in the distribution of the
favors, has' surrouned himself, .with.. 0 flic era,
whose whole lives and every act give the lie‘to
all tho official gasconade or mbrality, which
was made to grace their induction into office.-
The new Know-Nothing Deputy says:.
“Gov.-Pollock has, been- closely besieged by
throngs of applicants for office. They have
been as and partinacious.as gad-flies
in the dog days. |mt have thinned off, within a
day or two. There are oyer 1,000 applicants
for tho 20 offices at Ins disposal. Some of
them have discovered by this time that he pos
sesses firmness and independence of ' ‘character,
as well os honesty of purpose, and warm-heart
ed cordiality ; and that he is 'hot disposed to
shrink from tho responsibilities thrown upon
him, or Buffer the helmto escape from his own
control. Circumstances have also., developed
the fact, that he will not knowingly, .appoint
any inebriate, or profane swearer, or person of
otherwise immoral character.to any office in
his gift., One individual destroyed-his pros
pects at once, by presenting his application in
person, while intoxicated. Another urged his
own appointment in language of more, strength
than politeness, and had nis name stricken
from the list, ns soon as he left. Still another
had made a favorable lodgment in the execu
tive opinion, when tho revelation of guost Mor
mon arranginenta suddenly settled the point
adversely. Others who have attempted to dic
tate and coerce, have not found him quite so
waxen and impressible, os his benignant coun
tenance had Icdthetn to suppose. These casu
al indications of what may be expected, I pre
sume will not bo distasteful to the public gen
erally, however unexpected and unpalatable to
smaller circles.
Bills Introduced.—D. L. Smith, member of
the House from Allegheny county, has introdu
ced in the House a bill to prevent tho issue of
fraudulent naturalization certificates. It pro
vides that the County Commissioners shall an
nually publish, just before tho fall election, a
full list of all persons naturalized for tho pro
ceeding twolve months. If any man than offers
to vote “on his papers,” which arc not more
than a year old, his vote will not be received,
and hla papers may be retained by tho officers
of the election for investigation. No one will
object to any law to prevent frauds in tho ad
ministration of tho naturalization laws, or any
other laws.
Negatived. —A Bill was lately introduced
into the legislature of our State providing for 1
the repeal of tho threo hundred dollar exemp
tion law. It was referred to tho Judiciary
Committee, and has been by them reported
back with a negative recommendation. Al
most every year since tho three hundred dollar
exemption law was passsed an attempt has
been made to repeal it, but without success.—
Wo do not believe It will ever be repealed, and
attempts to repeal it may yet result in increas
ing tho amount and value of the property ex
empted from execution. Two years ago a bill
was introduced to increase the amount to $lOOO,
and that bill had many friends in tho legisla
ture. \Tbe course oMegialation foT yeors'hi*
been (0 restrain tho credit system, and such
exemption laws arc designed for that.purpose,
as well as to protect the poorer classes.
Increase op Pay —Tho bill before Con
gress says tho Pittsburgh Post, to increase the
pay of Congressmen, and Judges of the Su
preme Court, is not likely to pass at tho pres
ent session. It provides that members of the
Senate and House of Representatives shall re
ceive twelve dollars per day for their services,
instead of eight, which is the present allowance.
It is & bad year to vote such large salaries to
onr public officers some of whom oro not at
their posts more than two-thirds of the lime.—
Eight dollars per day, in addition to the exor
bitant mileage of Congressmen, is pay enough
lor the present, and if the members are not sat
isfied with that they had better resign and lot
others lake their places- Ambitious men enough
can bo found to servo their country at Wash
ington at eight dollars per day ; a thousand
dollars worth of books per session, and forty
cents per milomileage by the most round-about
way.
Pennsylvania Ex-Govf.rnors.-— There are
but four ex-Govemors of Pennsylvania now
living : Joseph Ritncr. D. 11. Porter, Wm. F.
Johnston, and Wm. Bigler. Tho last three
named were on tho platform at the recent in
auguration of Qov. Pollock, and ex-Gov. Rit
ner had been at the capitol but a few days be
fore. on his return from tho Convention of Old
Soldiers. Three of the four —Porter being the
exception—were beaten in contests for rc-clcc
tion, and Rilnor was twice defeated before ho
was chosen.
Small Notes;—ln England tho smallest pa
per money circulation they have Is tho five
pounds note, equivalent to about twenty-five
dollars. In Franco the smallest is equal to
forty dollars In federal money. Such a thing
as small bills is not known to either of these
governments. In our country some people are
thrown into spasms if you talk about prohibi
ting from circulation small bills. And yet, if
this was done, would not the wages of tho day
laborer bo more uniform and steady, tho farmer
find a better safeguard, tho business man more
security and steadiness in tho currency ho must
employ, and would not banking by giving it
more of a commercial character, become moro
honorable, and there bo leas temptation for
dishonesty.
Preventing Counterfeits.—Tho report
of tho Massachusetts Association of bonks to
suppress counterfeiting, says all bank notes
should bo printed upon paper before it is sized,
and they suggest that the printing of tho notes
all over with fine letters in red ink, &c., will
prevent tho copying by crystalotypc. To pre
vent alterations, they propose three classes of
bank notes—tho first to consist of ones, twos
and threes, snch as aro now in general use.—
Tho second class to consist of fives and tens, in
character like the bills of tho Globe Bank of
Boston. Tho third to consist of twenties, Ilf-1
ties and hundreds, painted from tho Perkins I
Iplato, variety being secured by alterations in
I tho ends of tho bills of tho various denomina
| turns and banks. Still, wo never expect to see
counterfeiting suppressed as long aa banks
lost, and issue small notes.
Extradition Trtaty 9itii:Ftajice»-Mon Caught.
. In 1852 Treaty was mad* be-,
tween thesaStates. and'Franco,-arid the first
man was latcly given our; authorities,
under, its provisioni.'''' This id Mr. .Ainslcy,
who dfew a forged 'draft. eomo timoago, on a
Netv Orleans bank/ond having-got &14,000,
went OS to Europe, \p4i«eiAthelap of luxury
and .gentlemanly elegant* Ho. first- went to
the hatha of Germany, where he lived at a great,
rate, and gambled high,-and. then, finding hia.
money running-' low. wcntT'nh' to Paris. But
there his story and-'.personal portraiture, had
preceded him. and ho was Scarcely a day'with
in thp circle* Boulevards,when
sary of the police his room, in the Ruo
Choiseuh and thcrc-'found him in company
with a French girl, enjoying the gay society of
the first capliol in Europe.”-' Sitting down,.the’
polite commissary begged to know the strange
gentleman’s name, \ Mens. Dupont
—they call mO Dupont.” : The official asked,
for his 'passport, and found-it drawn put,
in’ the hamo. of Dupont.'’lie then asked the
grisette her name. “Eois»o Dupont,” was the
reply, Then the solemn cdfnmissary began and
told the stranger thathc Was ah American, and
that bis name was The astonished
gentleman was then taken off to the Concier
gerie, where, in a few hours, he confessed’ his
identity. Of all the money ]ho took away, he
had in his possession but about S3so—having
spent all thp'rest. He'&d not know, appar
ently, that there was a treaty of extradition be
tween Franco and these States, otherwise ho
would not have risked tyroself in Paris, where
man in tho city4s put down in-a book,
and tho police know every thing. Schuyler
was a wiser man. He went to Germany, and
stayed there; being notv, they say, enjoying
picturesque beauties Rhiac.
Neal Dow’s New Liquor Bill, now before
the special committee of the Maine Legislature,
inflicts for the first offence of selling liquor, fif
ty dollars.and costs andfour months’ impris
onment, tho second fiftydollats and six months,
the third one hundred dollars and one year.—
Persons intoxicated must disclose where they
got their liquor or go to tho house of correc
tion. Express, railroad,-and steamboat agents
will he liable to fine and imprisonment for con
veying- liquors to or from those not licensed,
and no action is to lie against any officer for
seizing and destroying liquors where tho war
rant issues from a competent court. These at
tempts to tighten the law shows how much it
is violated.
Lebanon- Valley Railroad.— The Legisla
ture having authorized the Managers of the
Reading Railroad Company to subscribe to the
capital stock of the Lebanon Valley Railroad,
after careful examination and consultation
deemed it their duty to,avail themselves' of tbo
authority conferred, andaccordingly have sub
scribed to 6000 shares, or 5300.000, of which
one half has been paid, Tbo Managers state
tliat they consider tbo Lebanon Valley road as
a work of immense importance to their own
company. The road.is in length 521 miles.—
It opens a direct"communication through from
Reading to Harrisburg, connecting with the
Pennsylvania and Sou thorn and Nor them roads,
and passing through a volley, tho richest In
agricultural and mineral resources in tho Com
monwealth, • *.
iSns Suin'totuk f>A
oifto. —Tho House of Congress has passed the
bill authorizing nn underground telegraph to
bo laid to the Pacific, having first stricken out
the provision which gave the contractors two
millions of acres of land to build it. Tho hill
only gives tho right of way over the public
lands of tho United States, and extends the
laws of tho United Slates over tho lino for pro
tection. Whether tho bit! will bo acceptable in
in this form or not. is not stated. If it is, two
years is the time allowed to complete it and put
it in operation. Col. Benton says the Digger
Indians will pull up tho wires to make hooks
to catch lizards. This isno doubt a risk to
which the line is liable, hut the projectors say
they arc ready to meet this,difficulty and settle
it. If they can go ahead and build tho line
with no other assistance frqm the Government
than the bill gives them, they ought to bo re
warded for their perseverance. It will be a
great undertaking and a very important ono.
Just imagine a doily communication between
tho Atlantic cities and San Francisco, with two
thousand miles of wilderness between.them.
Old School Presbyterianism. —The Pres
byterian states that Old School Presbyterian
ism Is no where taking root more rapidly at
the west than in the northern and middle por
tions of Illinois ; that the Schuyler Presbytery
alone, at its lost meeting, appointed commit
tees to organize six new Churches within its
bounds; and that interest is felt in bringing
up Churches as fast as possible to the self-sus
taining point.
Finances op OALiroreftiA.— The Governor
of California, in his message to the Legislature,
furnishes a very gratifying exhibit of the finan
cial condition of the State- The amount of the
State indebtedness on tlio 20 th of December,
1853, was 93,001,445 TOj.and on the 20th of
December, 1824, 91,Q00,683 33, showing a
reduction during the year of 91,092,862 37.
The balance of debt, 51,5J051583 33, is still fur
ther reduced by the sum of 9624,441 10, the
proceeds of land sales set Apart to meet (t but
not applied, which will reduce the actual in*
debtness unprovided for tq 91,284,142 23.
Oldest Ominoii.—The. oldest church now
existing In tho United is ono near Smith*
Add, Isle of Wright county, Virginia. It was
built in tho reign of Charles I, between the
years 1030 and 1635. Tho brick, lime, and
timber, wero imported • from England. Tho
timber is English oak, wa& framed, in En
gland. Tho structure liif brick, erected in
tho most substantial manner. Tho mortcr has
become so hardened that Ijt will strike Ore in
collision with steel. j
fjy A Sovereign is Dead !—Tho illustri
ous Kamelmmoha 111, of iiioSandwich Islands,
is no more. This piece of royalty was aged
40. He was chiefly distinguished for getting
drunk, whether on thosoiFrench brandies in
troduced at tho cannon’s mouth by the French,
or on leas refined liquors, piftdc little difference.
JIo was of medium size and dull physiognomy.
His predecessors King Ifamehamoha 11, and
his Queen, both died whiloona vis
it. Under his reign the'Sandwich Islands
were near being annexed to tho United States;
but Liholiho, his son, who travelled in this
country and in Europe fopr years since, is said
to bo unfavorable to tho pleasure.
Mortality of the British Trootis Before. Sebas
topol. -
‘^Chf’huifibcr'of;British-invalids spn’t. from
Balakhva, -to- Constahtinoplo continues'’ very
gredt.. N,P iess than'S.SOO were sick'at the
hospital of Balakltwa, and. steamers go frPm,
that place to itio Bosphorus freighted with
wrctchcsr-that IqoV’M «they.'had' suffered im
some great battle. ‘‘Three days ago,” says a
writer from Constantinople “the. Avon came
down with more than 200 men, the vast ma
jority of them dysentery and fever patients.—
Nor can ono conceive a more miserable specta
cle than these wasted beings presented, as, sup
ported between stronger comrades, or home on
stretchers, they were convoyed .to the hospitals.
It wad the' intention of tlio authorities at Bala
klaVa to send the 'Avon to sea with'only two
■surgeons, one pf whom was an invalid, to attend
upon.iipward *3oo sick. They.were morp than
a fortnight in tho harbor,,arid L ther sufferings
.there were horrible. ’* • '
’’Another writer says:—“The Avon arrived
with.2oo a few days ago* having lost, I blievp,
about ono-half on the passage.’ I ventured on
; board, and the stench very soon gave me a
violent attack of diarrhoea. The men were
without beds or with one assistant
surgeon and eight orderlies, who were taken ill
directly , the ship put to sea, so the poor fellows
were obliged to take care of themselves. Every
body bcre.is mad abbut.it. Ono would have
thought that the}- had hod time to make sPrno
of the ships into floating hospitals. When these
men arrived, although the nufftOrt/ics knew they
were on their way, there were only seven beds
ready. They landed some hundred in the last
stage of dysentery, who had to sit and crouch
all night in the cold wards, without even blank
ets; the consequence is, that, to-day there have
been more deaths than usual. Tho
French and English hospitals form a striking
contrast; the former is arranged on a most
beautiful plan, and it is quite a pleasure to go
over it.”
Tho'horrible carnage of Inkorman and Dalo
klava was bod enough; but these details arc
more hom'd.still. Everything shows tho attro
cious ignoraheo and stupidity that have presid
ed over that British expedition.
The Cost op tiir War.— Tho leading En
glish journals complain bitterly of the cost‘of
tho war. Tho London Times gives the total
expenses for twelve tqphths, at eighty millions
of dollars. For the present year, the expend!-
turia will bo still greater, unless peace shall be
declared. Tho calculation is that at least one
hundred millions will bo necessary, and with
the heat view lof tho subject, at least fifty
millions of dollars must he raised annually,
as long as the war may last, either byjm ap
peal to the money market, - or by doubling tho
rates upon the taxpayers. This taxing of the
industrious to support those who arc wasting
their energies in war is a very serious business 1
to a nation.
Justice to American Enterprise. —Anew
Map of tho Arctic Regions has been published
by the British Admiralty, to which the names
affixed to various localities by tho American
expedition sent out by Henry Grinnoll Esq.,
have been adopted : and in particular, Gnn
nell's Land discovered by said expedition, is
entered conspicuously on the map, it having
been on a previous map of the Admiralty called
Princ® Albert’a Tbia act of justice do
the exertions of our countrymen, has been for
some time strongly urged by tho Rev. Dr.
Scorcsby, and oilier illustrious Arctic naviga
tors.
K7“ln Speaking of tho Post Office Depart
ment and Judge Campbell, the National Intel
ligencer, of Washington says:—"Wo do not
believe that the duties of any department of the
Government arc more nrdous. or arc discharge
cd with more intelligence, assiduity, or suc
cess than this one.’ 1 Coming from where it
does this can be considered a greatcomplimcnl,
and the authority cannot bo disputed.
Presbyterian History,— Wo see it stated
in ono of the religions journals, that a change
has lately been made in the Presbyterian His
torical Society, by which it is hereafter to em
brace within its scope, all the branches of the
Presbyterian family, the officers being selected
from tho Associate, Reformed, Associate Re
formed, and Old and New School Churches.
Calieornia News. —The steamship Daniel
Webster has arrived at New Orleans from San
Jnan, bringing California dates to the 9th and
$BO,OOO in gold. The California Legislature
met and organized on the Ist, and the 10th
ult., was fired for the election of a U. S. Sen
ator. 7’ho message of Gov. Bigler exhibits a
prosperous condition of public affairs.
Coal Operations in PfcNNsTi.YANiA —It Is
stated that a company of gentlemen in New
York, have recently purchased the well known
Rose Hill estate situate one mile from the town
of Wilkcsbarro, and for many years the coun
try scat of the lion. George'W. Woodward.
Judge of the Supremo Court of Pennsylvania.,
Tho company will control about 300 acres of
anthracite land, every aero of which is estima
ted to contain from 60,000 to 100,000 tons of
coal. Direct railroad communication between
this valuable coal region and Now York city, it
is supposed, will bo completed next snmmcr.—
Tho distance is only 125 miles.
Monet Paid Ovbe —Before Hugh Maxwell,
tho lato Collector of tho Port of Now York,
wont out of oflloo, ho retained In his possession
tho sum of $68,600, being tho proceeds of pen.
allies (or violation of tho revenue Jaws, and
which ho claimed in connection with the Sur
veyor and Naval Ofllcor of tho port, as belong
ing to thorn In virtue of tholr office. Tho gov
ernment having contested tho claim tho money 1
was placed In tho hands of tho Olork of tho Uni
ted Status Circuit Court, to abide tho Issue In
tho Supremo Courfof tho United States, which
has decided In favor of tho Government, and
on Friday tho money was paid into the United
States Treasury.
Tnu Prospbbt.—While tho money market
becomes more favorable for borrowers, the flour
market becomes more favorable for buyers.—
Tho fact being now apparent that there is
plenty of money in tho country to carry on all
the ordinary branchcsof business, there is grow
ing in general congdcnco in tho speedy return
of better times; and as tins confidence streng
thens, tho money which boa been stored away
will come again Into circulation and give ad
ditional stimulous to business and employment.
Money makes nothing while locked up or hid
away, and as tho panic subsides, all who have
money will desire to put it to a profitable use.
This will increase tho demand for labor, and
restore all dcgibly situated property to nearly
tho value placed it upon before the panic com
menced.— N, Y . Sun.
A Scene In Coiigtess.
Xn tho House, on Tuesday-week,-during .the
debatyp'ii the.bUl'authbrialtig tho/cdftstriicfciori
of tt subtomwicW lino of telegraph to thV&wi*
.flo, the following disgraceful scene occurred be- :
tWccn Messrs; Orcgdn/fttid
lAbp> of Oregon, appealed- to thoicom
jnUteofesct this 'bill hssae,‘ ):•/''/
Mr. Farley r6se to a point of order. •' ; •
Mr.* Lano—l did not yield the flooffor your
point oforder. ■_ _
Mr. Farley—X have oa much right to;call
you to order as you had to call me to order.
Mr. Lane called him a, “liar,”or‘ “ damned
liar,” whichVas retorted by Mr. Farleys with:
emphasis. Tho parties were jabout t ten feist
apart at the time—Lauo standing bcaflho main
aisle. In a moment the distance was 5 shorten
ed two-thirds at least—both agitated frames
and threatening gestures j but several- gentle
men near by and thus prevented the
belligerents coming to close ougrters. Great
excitement prevailed and members hastened to
to the scene.
Tho Chainnah (Mr. Phelps) called the Scr
gcant-at-Armk,’ when [that officer appeared,
bearing his mace of office; and thccrowd in tho
galleries stretched over to see the proceedings
on the flour. Quiet was very soon restored. All
this happened in less time than it takes to tell it.
Mr. Benton declared that while bo was un
willing to delay the Territorial business,he was
resolved to fight the bill now-before the com
mittee. He gave way to
Mr. Lflne, of Oregon, who said that, when
that fellow (pointing to Mr. Fnrjcy) called me
to order, I was—[The rest of tho sentence was
lost in deafening cries of “order,” “order !”J .
After a pause, Mr. Lano resamed, saying he
did not wish to excite ill feeling, and again ap
pealed to the committee to set asido the bill be
fore them, in order to proceed to the Territorial
bills. • '
Would it not be fur better for members of
Congress to set apart one day in every month
for pugilistic purposes; then invito Yankee
Sulivan, Tom llyer, and all other prize fighters
take a hand in the sport. In this way mem
bers would have more time to attend t 6 the in
terests of the country, and tho proceedings' of
Congress would be attended with less disgrace.
Seduction by n Clergyman,
The particulars of the seduction of a young
female, by a Methodist Clergymen residing in
Alleghany county, were made known yesterday
at iho oiucc of the Mayor—the victim having
been sent to this city to avoid the disgrace
which an exposure would entail upon the cler
gyman had she remained longer nt his house.
The facts appear to be as follows: The girl,
who* is about twenty years of age, was em
ployed in the family of the clergyman, ns a
seamstress, about ten months ago. and remain
ed there until November last, when to avoid ex
posure ho induced her to accompany him to
this city, where he placed her under the charge
of two physicians of doubtful reputation,'whom
he employed to produce nn abortion, and to
whom, It is said, he paid 3500. They had her
removed from one hotel and boarding house to
another until they finally got her to a house of
ill fame in West Broadway, where they each
.outraged her person, and plied her with nost
rums until she was very much reduced in health
and strength.
About three weeks ago she gave birth to a
child, which lived about ten days. Since the
unfortunate girl was first brought to the city,
she has written several times to her friemCs,
stating that she was ill. but not mentioning
under what circumstances. A day or two
since one of her brothersarrived, and yesterday
laid the matter before the Mayor, who immedi
ately dispatched an officer to the house in West
Broadway, to ascertain if the girl was suffi
ciently recovered to appear before him, and if
so, to bring her. She came with the officer,*
and made a lengthy affidavit, of which the fore*
going is the substance. A warrnntwos issued
for the arrest of the physicians, and one of
them was captured. The nffiiir is bcin£,thor
oughly investigated by tbo Mayor, and it is by
the request of the authorities that we forbear
publishing the names of the parties concerned,
until the investigation is completed.— N. Y.
Tribune.
Personal Puoprhty. —The Pottstown
Ledger has some very sensible views in regard
to'thc proper and most advantageous channel’
tbrmign which to give publicity to the sale of
real or personal properly. It says :
. Years ago it was more customary for
all classes of citizens to visit stores, taverns,
shops, to learn the news and have a little soci
al converse “'o evenings” and “rainy days."
The change of habits consequent upon the in
crease of wealth, and the general ailfhsjon of
newspapers, has very materially altered this
old order of things. Now pcop.c look to news
papers to bring the information into their own
houses, winch formerly was obtained at tlic
“Cross roads,” or at some place of public re
sort, by a written or printed bill. Particularly
are the sales of Heal Estate and Personal prop
erty considered worthy of Newspaper publica
tion. Experience has demonstrated (hat oner
additional bidder at a sale of Personal properly
often pays all the cost of publication many
limes over. The custom of publishing these
sales in the Newspaper, is not generally appre
ciated so fully as it deserves to be. but it is
rapidly growing into favor. Printed hand
bills, | and sometimes written ones, which at
tract but little attention,! are made to answer
the purpose. At ibis stage of progress, a
handbill and the newspaper each fill an excel
lent office—both arc valuable. The lime is
coining fast a-paco when the Newspaper will
be chiefly relycd upon. Even now many peo
ple seem to think it a»i undorallng of tneir
presence—those who go but little from home—
if a valuable sale is not made known to them
through their local paper—while others attend,
a poorly advertised sale, expecting to “get
bargains.” because a want’of competition a
mong a paucity of bidders. It ia the interest
of the seller to have as many buyers as possi
ble. that pf the buyer to have a small number
of bidders.
European News. —Tho steamship Africa
has arrived at Halifax with Liverpool dates to
tho 20th, one week Inter than previons news.—
The reported previous decline of breadstuff* had
been overcome, and at the close of tho market
on the last day ffour showed an advance of Od.
Tho wAr news is entirely unimportant. At .Se
bastopol the condition of aflairs remained un
changed, and nothing of note had occurred,—
The negotiations with Russia were still pend
ing, but nothing certain was known respect
ing them.
The Sardinian troops for the Crimea. 16,000
strong arc to leave in February. The Russians
who invaded the Dobrudacha did not stay there,
but after doing nil the damage they could, rc
crossed the river.
The now Constitution of Spain has been sub
mitted to tho Chambers. It provides for re
ligious toleration, freedom of the press, ami a
bolishcs tho death penalty for political offences.
—/Reading Gazette.
, (C7' Tho proposed mediation of tho United
States in the Eastern quarrel docs not meet
with the grateful response from tho belliger
ents, which some of our philanthropic states
men no doubt thought it was entitled to, when
they presented the subject to Congress. In
fact, Instead of thanking us for the offer, they
take advantage of tho opportunity the fact pre
senis, of getting rid of some of the bile which
has been engendered by the want of sympathy
which tho people of tho United States have
hitherto shown for both parties in tho quarrel.
They very plaiuly tell us to mind our own busi
ness—that is, continue to do just as wo have
been doing, a ding so strictly impartially as to
incur tho resentment of thoso who expected or
desired us to do differently. The advice is
worth consideration, and ooinlng at this time,
proves that l)io parlies to the war have obicots
In view not yet accomplished, and without
which peace is impossible.—Ledger.
jgriaiiiMtfw i'm
..’I;:I J./ifMwiiy yeitfw? ,if;j ~
Robert G. Simpson,-late Tfenaurerjif-iiiii.
dolphin, was tried, last.' Wcblt ' in'ilhe^g UD -lz:'
Court before Judge Black; for thn
States’ money. It, appeared.iu ' evidence that
at ono time fifty tkotisqni 'dollars of the nnhli
money had .been appropriated • to jirirate ntfr
poses, such' as discounting, arid 'Bliaving
yrepccplatirig ih. stocks and loans. ’ Rfo™,!,?
iickiipwlcdged that ho had used' SSiOOfSiA
Clerk gIB.ODO arid his bail .3540,000 ! ■' At thin
time there is still duo, to the State S3p QOo > > *
~,-Thg Jury; after bcmghul two”day sitebuiti,*
Simpson!l!■■ Upon.whbt gtpnud.Ly.ffif
gent jury,of Philadelphia acquitted SriiriS
wo know-not,,' Anaotof Assembly rim'lS
offence felony, but it would s'cqm from this Z?
cißion that an officer who feloniously l
public money, and allows bis, Clerk to,t£
much ashodoes.andi.bis-bail five,
much, is entitled to an ncqulttall,. hollri™
lawyer- havo.tho . goodness to' say whatcwl!
tho Clerk, ,tl)ij bail.ior tho ComroonwciltliH,
under the principle of this depifebri I UolwitK
standing Judge Black in his charge to tho in"
ry, in every five lines of. it; ns published, in rf
fept pronounces Simpson a-jthief of- thapublio
money.—.Ber/c.i Comfy-Press.’, .
■A Harvest por Parson's. —From allqbartcn
of thq Union y’o hoar,of Parsons quinine lh«
pulpit to dabble In tho stagnant pool of politic,
What can bo the. reason t Has fha (rad!grown
unprofitable? Noclass of, mob earn- theirmol
noy with leas jaljor than tho Clergy. A laW7
in addition to studying hlsOaSo, will make l»J
or three arguments a day, of an hour each 5a
length, ana contmuo this for years', i They do
not complain to ail they.moet of their severe k.
bors and bronchial affections, nor do they have
congregations to send theta frcCof expense to
Europe every otheryear; It is indolence that
breaks down tho-health of so manyclergymen.
An editor performs more mental'labor In a
month than tho majority of clergymen do fn a
year, and it is without cessation, twelve or fif,
teen hours a day. .What are two or ihjue aer
mona a week to write'and deliver— supposing
thatthey arc tho real progeny of the clergyman’*
brain ?. It is scarcely sufficient to keep npihim
tal energy. As u gonoral thing, Minlstersmake
very indifferent any'lhing .elso. Apolitical
clergyman is the Devil’s own vicegerent, and
will doubtless receive a proper, toward from a
generous Master, who, upon. ono. occasion, at
tempted to give away the whole world, when
not ono inch of ground belonged to him. Por
aog Miller, of Harrisburg, It is said, has a pro.
mjso from Gov. Pollock, of tho appointment of
Flour Inspector for this city.- If ho should suc
ceed, then ho will indeed liayo an office much
better in a pecuniary sense than that of preach
ing; but we never knew one of that Ilk to gel
Into politics without getting his conscience ter
ribly smirched.— Pennsylvanian,
Tits kkw King ob tub Sandwich Islands.
—The San Fransisco Transcript thus Speaks of
King Komehameha IV:
"Young and ambitious, ho looked wjtli a
wistful eye to the enjoyment of royal honors
and since they have fallen to his lot, it Is nob
to bo presumed.that bcwtll bo prepared,at least
for a while, to resign them. Beside this, tbo
new King has' always been looked upon as, to
some extent,‘under British influence r and this
will be doubtless used to prevent the fulfilment
of the proposed scheme. As a significant fact,
we notice that the governmentorgan, thoPoly
ncsinn, takes occasion to speak in a much kind*
er tone of the English and French than it has
recently indulged in. Taking all these circum
stances together, we have no reason to believe
that peaceable annexation will be accomplished
in any brief period.”
• The young King is about twenty-one years
old, and is said to be engaged to be roamed to
an English lady to whom hots much attached.
Biarktt?.
Philadelphia Feu 7.
Fi.oun 'and Mbal.— Flour is firmly held, but
little doing. Small sales for home consump
tion within the range of .a 9, for good
brands, and extra at 94 a 10. Bye Flour is
dull at 30-per barrel and Cora Meal; at
Grain. —The market is nearly bare of Wheat
and very little coming in. - . Sales of prime red
at 212 0.213 c.,per bushel. Sales of white at.
222 c. in store. Small sales of Kyc am making
at Si 22. Corn is steady. Sales of new
yellow nt 93 n 95 cents, afloat. Last sales’ of
Delaware Oats at sl‘ccnts. - ’ ' <
Whiskey is dull. Sales of bbls. and hhds.
at 3*l cents.
CfoVerseed is dull at S6i for prime lots, hav
ers only offering ?6. Flaxseed is worth $1 80
a 1 >B3. and Timothy S 3 a 3 23.
3Harritb.
In dhambersburg, on the 11th nit., Mr. Jouh
A. M’Kekuan, to Miss Mart A. Durrix, all of
this county.
s On the Ist lost., by Rev. J, A. Murray, Mr.
H. C. Smyseu, to Mias L. U. Mitten, all of
DUlsburg. 1
* On tho 18lh ult M by Rer. Chas. A- liny, Mr.
Henry Zimmerman, to Mias Mart Ann Tat*, 1
both of this county.
* On tho 28lh ult., by tho same, Mr. Fbtkr O.
Zimmerman, to Miss Catharine Good, both of
this county.
/ On the sth Inst., by tho Rev. John O’Dough
erty, Mr. John T. Sites, to Miaa Melinda
Nevel, all of (his borough.
With (he above notice wo received our ftill
share Of (ho wedding cake, and after having
collected all onr hands together, (tho Devil In
cluded,) cut and cat tho cake, wishing at tho
same time, that the happy pair might live along
life of contentment and prosperity.
In this borough, on Sunday night last, Mr.
James Stein, aged about 07 years.
Nonce.
THE stockholders of the Harrisburg, Carlisle
and Chnmbnrsburg Turnpike, Road Com.
riy, are hereby notified that an election trill
hold at the public house of O. G. Slough,’ In
tho borough of Carlisle, on Monday tho 6th day
of March, 1855, between tho hours of 8 and a
o’clock P. M., (hen and (here to olcct three
Managers.
JOHN IRWIN, JP ree'l.
February 8, IB6o—-It
AlKlitOl’H NollCC.
IN tho matter of tho petition of Robert Hays
and R. M. Henderson, Guardian of Mary W..
Hays and John Hays, for a citation to John Stu-,
art, Administrator of John Hays,doo’d., to set
tle the account of his intestate as gurdlan of said
Robert, Mary and John.,
Tho undersigned, Auditor appointed by tho
Orphans* Court to report tho facts, and on ac
count If tho facts show that respondent ought
to account, will attend to tho duties of his ap
pointment, at his office in tho borough of Car*
Halo, on Thursday tho Ist of March next, at 10
o’clock iy. 31., when and whore all pprtlos Inte
rested are hereby notified to attend.
J. S. COLWELL, Auditor.
- Carlisle, Fob. 8, 1855—fit
Brigade Order, Wo. l.
Hsxd Quarterh, lat Brig. 15th plv. )
Uniformed Militia of Penna. f
I hereby assume command of tho Ist Brigade,
ISth Division, Uniformed Militia of Pennsyl
vania, having boon elected and commissioned
Brigadier General of said Brigade. And, repo
sing full confidence in patriotism
and military talents of tho following named gen
tlomon, I have thought proper to assign them
tho following Stttffnppolnlmonta, to wits—Col.
U. B. McCulloch, Brigade Major j Capt. Moses
Brlckor, Brigade Quarter Muster, and Col. H.
B. Rubuok, Aid do camp t and al«o tho follow
ing supernumeraries, via:—M«j. Gi M’Furland,
Llout. Joseph Ramp, Lieut. Edward Lament,
and Onpt. G, Crop, Alds-do-comp, all of whom
will bo respected accordingly.
' ; >DAVID WHERRY,
Brig. Qen, Comd’g* Brigade,
Nowburg, Fob. 8,1866 i