jIJIERICAIf TOItJNXEER. JOBS B.' BBITTON, Editor k Proprietor. CARLISLE, PA., DEC. 27. 185&. SmiiOftiS CommlUee Dlccllhe. Tho members of the Democratic Standing Committee of Cumberland county, are request ed to meet at Sholl’b Hotel* in Carlisle, on Monday, the 14th day of January, 1806, at one o’clock, P. M. __ Carrier requests us to inform his .pntrons that he will wait upon them on New Year’s Day, with on address, and he hopes that they will be ready to receive him with a cmilipg countenance and open pockets . [Q* A complimentary saluteofilnrtccn guns Was fired by a parly of our citizen volunteers on Thursday morning of last week, in honor of the arrival of Col. Mat and his command at the Carlisle Barracks. The firing was under the direction of the veteran Gen. Armor, and of course was dun'* in true military style, and wc learn was warmly acknowledged. Feom Washington.— There is sldl no or- of the House, the Know-Nothings. " (whoare in, the majority,) being unable to elect a Speaker- - Truly they are “ruling America" will* a vengeance, in wasting thousands upon thousands of dollars of the people's money. — ' ■The balloting for Speaker continues about the same as mentioned by us Inst week, and the prospect of electing a presiding officer appears Aft remote ns ever. These are great reformers, the men who arc to purify the political atmos phere and put down ihc wild hunt after office Yet, remarks the Hagerstown Mail, they have so many candidates for the one office of Speak er. as entirely to eclipse the people s business The scramble for the spoils is with these wor thies more important than the public business. Thcv have a beautiful time of it. Mr. L. D Campbell, of Ohio, in withdrawing his name from the contest, thus gives the people one peep behind the curtain ; • Yel sir (said he) U is ob vious to me that it is impossible funny friends to succeed, unless I take one of two positions —namely, cither to repudiate my well known position in reference to slavery and American ism. or in ‘■omi wav, dm-ctly n r indirectly, to make pledges m reference to the organization of the Committees, winch would be a sacrifice of self-respect on my part and make me. in my judgment, a til object of public contempt. Thk Fair —The Fair for the benefit of the Good Will Jlnsr Company. npcmd nn Monday evening, at Marion Hall, under most favorable auspices- The display of article-* —many of them very rich, dopant and beautiful —took the visitor by surprise, and far excood.-d ibe ex- Then hedosircd bis arm to ‘•wither” if he ever ' pcciations nf the most sanguine. The decora- , supported an Abolitionist ; note he invokes the lions ot the Hall arc very much admired, and ‘ same penalty on bits “right arm 1 ' if he voles the large and varied assortment of articles dis- j for any one bui an Abolitionist ! played for sale, “may bo imagined, but not j Voting for that rank, uncompromising Ab described" The attendance, thus far. has , .tpktns of iron Penasylvania, by engrafting with which to grace thtfFajno the obnoxious section for thW purpose oar the The display of Needle ‘Wobk littd 4 Sakct gjvil and Diplomatic Aeticuss w alike creditable which biit for th£ persevering and active eflorts tors and to the exhibition, and is r anoth6r’ cri- G f o ur now be the- law of the dencc that the Carlisle ladies c?.nVbo excelled land. This is ihn man Mr. Todd Supports for in this useful accomplishment. Several tables are filled with articles of every conceivable de vice. and for every useful and ornamental pur pose. and all gotten up m the neatest and most tasteful manner The ladies, too, arc tcry attentive and accommodating and are adepts at selling goods. > Tna Rkstu-raNT -Wc must congratulate j the Good Will on tbeir fortunate selection of. the committee of ladies to whom the restaurant WOfl confided Their elegantly dress*cl viands could not fail to allure and gratify (he taste uf the most fastidious opicunan Such at least is the opinion of the scores who have partaken of the edibles served up and ilisom'.v —and we consider ourself something of a judge of ■•good vittalb." although punters don't have them every day. The Refreshment Tables were also placed in very capable and cxcillent hands, and the quantity and quality of good things—delicious cakes, fruit, confections. Ac —to he seen there, arc enough to tempt the most Confirmed dys peptic. The Post-Office Department is presided over by a very obliging ami accommodating Post Mistress who never says •■no” when a letter is enquired for, as is often the cose at Other post-offices. Numerous love epistles have been issued to lovesick swains, and >et there arc many more ot the •same sort left" and ready for delivery. Of Tots there is an almost rndless variety of novelties—many of them about as • 'cu.lt" things as we have ever scon. The young ladies -having charge of thin branch are always ready to wait npo,. visitors, showing goods being considered no trouble by them, os, indeed, is the case at alt the other tables. Tub Fortune Teller is to be ■* heard not seen.” and triany have been made glad by having their destiny read to them by the ••Oipsv," resident of the red tent. The selling of tickets and awarding of prizes in the various drawings for fancy articles, creates much merriment and considerable anx iety. Wc tried our lurk and purchased a number of ‘•chances,’ 1 but without success, except in the drawing for the best Gold Ring. Tins we got. anil intend to slow it away among our “treasures." Tub Chau Box containing, as il does, many oddities—is attended by a number of young damsels, whoso bewitching smiles can not fail to Umpt the sterner sex to pul in for a “grab.” Tins department of the Fair aQords a considerable source of revenue. The members of the Good Will arc deeply indebted to the gentlemen composing the Bar racks Brass Band, for the excellent music with which they entertained the company on sever al occasions. But. enough. We shall not attempt lo give a full description of linn wellgot-up exhibition. The Fair will he continued fur several days yet. V'o advise all to go. end thus give “aid and comfort" to a worthy object. Visitors, by Booing for themselves, will observe how much reason there is for pronouncing tho Fair emi nently successful —tho most attractive, indeed, ever bad in this place. WITHEBBD AftMSl It appears that the member of Congress from this district, Mr. Todd, has delivered bis maid en speech ill the House of Representatives. On the 10th inst., Mr. Fuller, who had been sup ported for Speaker for several days by the Nor thern Know-Nothing members, “defined his position” In regard to slavery, tho Missouri Compromise, 4c. Mr. F. declared that he de sired “to leave the question of slavery just where the constitution has left it—with the people who tolerate it, to control and regulate it for themselves.” “Should Kansas present herself for admission,” added Mr. Fuller, “1 shall vole for her admission, without reference to that (the slavery) question.” These truly national views of Mr. Fuller were not relished, It appears, by our untutored member, who rose in his place, and replied to Mr. F. in the following withering manner: Mr. Todd desired to make a personal expla nation. He slated ihat his colleague, and him self had all along supported Henry M- Fuller under the impressiqnrlhat he was sound in his opposition to the .Nebraska bill. He wished now to put himself right before his constitu ents. and would say that, hod he known that his colleague entertained the sentiments which he had just avowed,>hc would have let his right ann wither before he would have supported him. Had Mr. Todd any desire “to put himself right before his constituents,” he would carry out their vicw4, as (})* pressed at the ballot box in Ootobcr last, and-volo for some gentleman for Speaker whose opinions in regard to slavery accord with tbosfcVi|prßssod by Mr. Fuller. — It is a libel upon our people even to intimate that they sympathize with the Black Republi cans. alias Abolitionists. The people of this district and this State arc willing to permit Kansas to be admitted into the Union, when .read y, either as a free or slave Stale, as the voters of that Territory shall determine, and when Mr. to gainsay this, he is misrepresenting the views of tho majority' in this district and tins State. We have said that the remarks quoted above, as having been delivered by Mr. Todd, consti tute his “maiden speech" in Congress, but ! the words used are quite familiar to our people Jiero, Mr. Todd having on many occasions be fore desired that his arm might be “withered" before he would do so and so. Tho expression, lobe-sure, is not a very refined one, and on the floor of the House was quite out of place, but yet it has been a favorite remark with the gen tleman for many years We remember very well that when Johnston ran for Governor in this State the first lime. Mr. Todd made this “withered arm" speech at a Democratic meet j mg in this town. He then denounced Joux j ston ns an Abolitionist, hoped that his ; (Todd’s) right arm might wither before he I would support an Abolitionist for any position ! speaker, notwithstanding he published a letter to the people of this district, when a candidate for Congress, in which he look strong grounds in favor of a tariff. Perhaps he will, shortly, make another withered arm speech, and “put ' himself right before his constituents” in regard I I to this question. Death of Alexander Mahon, Esq. —"We learn from the Harrisburg papers that this much esteemed gentleman died at his residence in that borough, on the thh mst. Ilis age was 73 yeais. Mr. Mahon* was a native of Cum berland county, and for many years faithfully and ably represented this county in both bran ches of the Stale Legislature. He was during that period elected speaker of the Senate, and presided over that dignified body with great credit to himself, and to the entire satisfaction of all concerned. Mr. Mahon, was subsequent ly elected forseviral successive years, Treasu rer of the (’ommonwcMth of Pennsylvania, a post the duties ol which he performed with an integrity, honesty and fidelity, which have nev er been impeached by the slightest whisper. The Inorate BUir.— Francis P. Blair, for me rh tlio faithful journalist of Gen. Jackson’s , ndininihtr.uinn, has gone over a series of stops downwards to the ranks of black republicanism. 11 o commenced hi# descent In 18-18, when ho gave Ids support to T an Durcn, and now he has written a letter In which lie misrepresent.* Jef ferson, minquoUftthe constitution, and makes a sophist of himself, in order lo sustain his aboli tionism. Under fho inspiration of Jackson. Mr. Blair stood high among fho democracy of his country. Dnf Qf a folTbwer of Seward and Gairlson, ho the darkness out of which they UkmusoJ*** appanr lighted mily by that light which ntUjnda Iho fallen angola. If as au abolitionist he expects to make hla mark up on his country, lot him remember that oven Jackson could not have sustained himself In a similar position, tot him remember that it 1* not Jackson (he aholltlonlat whom the country now adores, but Jackson the patriot, who rose in his might againsVnullification in every form, and for (ho pcrpOfi|atjpn of the Union. Mr. Blair’s do no harm. Shorn of his locks long agOiby the charmer of froo-soll isui, ho now seems mean among tho meanest. LiDEt Spit-—David Wilmot has commenced a libel suit against E. D. Chase, Esq., Senior editor of t\io Montroao Democrat, and laid his damages al $lO,OOO. Mr. Chase had tho Inde pendence to come out and expose tho official corruption of Wilmot, and for doing thin helms been prosecuted for libel ! Wo presume tho whole band of Know-Nothing Abolitionist who Infest tho counties of Susquehanna, Bradford 1 ami Tioga, will rejoice at this effort of Jessup, 1 Wilmot f* Co , to annihilate a bold and foarloas ( Democratic editor. RrsuxSku Col A K. M Cl tiro has resigned the office of Superintendent of Public Printing. The resignation lo Lake effect on the Ist of Jan uary. _ _ [£7*Tho Allentown Democrat sayslhebarns of Lho farmers in that soocion are absolutely breaking down under the weight of grain, and yet they will not send their supplies lo market. TBE PRESENT CONGRESS, The present Congress, says tfie West Ches ter Jeffersonian, has been in session since the third day of this month,'and having cast 75 ballots for - Speaker, remains Unorganized.— ; Some portion of tho country may begin to com plain about the present Congress,'and calculate tho waste of time and money. But in our opin ion we cannot believe that the nation is losing much by the present unorganized condition of affairs at Washington. Any one who will go to the trouble to enquire ns to the talent, expe rience. learning, statesmanship, and genprhl | legislative character of Jhc National House of Representatives, he will come to the conclusion that the country Has not much to lose by a de lay in the organization j nor much to gain- by a speedy organization. Wc may safely predict that when tho House becomes organized and gets to work, tho na tion will be convinced that the popular branch of the national legislature, was never composed of a body of men nf so little experience and moan talents, os is the present. There arc some good men in that body, some talented men— men of experience, statesmanship, and national fame. But when we speak of them as a House, wc mean the mcmlrers as © body : and when wc say they arc of little experience and mean talents, wc mean tho aggregate of the members Who are tho majority of the members of tho National House of Reprcfgntatirefc of the gov ernment at this time 1 With a fcwcxceptions. who of them are known to the people outside of the district which sent them to. Washington? Who knows the delegation from the great State’ of New York ? Where is there a man amongst’ them of a national reputation 1 Toith one or two exceptions, who ever heard of those who compose the number from Ohio.'or Pennsyl vania. or Virginia, nr Massachusetts : or any other State of the thirty-one Slates of the con federacy ? The South, it is trues has more men of reputation for statesmanship in her delegation : but she has not the men she used Ito send to Washington. But tho North, oh ! the proud, the great, the boasted North, has a beggarly representative in the councils of the nation ! And what did this ? From what has all this arisen ? What produced this state of affairs, and hronght so many weak men into power and nlace ? In (he North we allowed the elections to be ruled hv the mid-night order of Know-Noth ings and the hnmhug anti-Knnsas-Nobraska question. Those two parties undertook to con- trol the elections nf the North, and assumed to rule America. Men nf no cxpepicnccand limit ed knowledge took the lead in tho moves of the former, and fanatics and fnetionists mounted the hohhv of the latter. The two together. fed upon the evil •'assinns of the masses, and raised to power and position men of equally limited rapacity, and no more experience. The majority of the present TTnitse at Wash- ington is composed of fnctionists of the Know- Nothing anti-Kansas Nebraska parties. They are unfit to rule America, or make laws for the inhabitants thereof. They will spend the ; whole session just about as they have commen ced it. They will consume their time by at- . tempts at speech-making and mimic states manship. The people will lie sorely satisfied with them before the close of the present ses sion. They will learn that such Apiericans are not fit to nil® AtneHt»^Jf^^ v-Brcj9oVtWS taken, thif will he the first and last session rtiany of those who are now enjoying the luxu ry of $8 per day. Know-Nothingism has never paid a dividend on the investment. In Massachusetts. Ihcpoo pic became disgusted with the last legislature, there its day is past. There never was a more reckless, unscrupulous, and corrupt leg islature in Pennsylvania, than the one that held i>« session in Harrisburg last winter. And we dare snv the whole nation will pass a like judgment on the present national House of Rep resentatives. For these reasons wo care but little when the house will organize, hut sin cerely hope that it will soon do the necessary business of the country and then go to their homes again to attend to their small shops and little farms. The Drath-ded op Col. Aaron Bmn. -It has generally l>ccn believed and supposed that Col. Burr died an unbeliever, refusing •ligious consolation. A most excellent and distinguish ed Episcopal minister, in preaching a sermon fo the young men of Washington city, two Sab bath evenings ago. alluded lo Col. Burr’s sup posed religions infidelity. which led to nn inter esting letter from the Rev Mr. Tanfelt. afford- ing full evidence that Col. Burr died in the full belief of Christianity. Surprise Parties. —The Boston Timra re lates the following interesting incident of a sur prise parly “Every one knows that a ‘sur prise party’ is where a company of gcnMcincn and ladies agree to visit, carrying their own provisions, some one of their acquaintances, without any sign or notice of their coming be ing given. A few nights since, in New Bed- ford, a parly woh formed for Ihc purpose of giving a surprise lo a married couple, but upon proceeding to the house, it won found that an ! other visitor hud anticipated them only a few hours. It was a girl, ‘a little darling.'and looked just like its mother, Mess its heart! — All parties were of course slightly ‘surprised.’ The ‘surprise’ weighed six and three quarter pounds. Mr. Bochanan in London. —Tho London Chronicle of December 5, saya : “The individ ual upon whom tho band and tho company united in their desire to do honor was Mr. Bu chanan,' tho American Minister, who was ccivcd with loud demonstrations of applause, while the bond struck up -Yankee Doodle.’— The French Ambassador unfortunately entered while the band was at the height of tho refrain and the announcement of his name was quite lost in tho noisy republican air. so that he pas sed to his seal with scarcely any acknowledge, mcnl.'* Tiir Post Office Department. —The en tire receipts ol the Post Ofllco Department for the fiscal year ending on the 20lh of June last, are stated at $0,373,044, being 8360.000 in excess of the receipts of the previous year. But the extension of the mail service and the in crease in tho expense of transporting tho mails hove been proportionally increased, and caused the outlay to exceed tho revenue. So that there is yet something wanted to render the Post Office a self-sustaining department. Tak ing into view its benefit to all classes of people, 1 there is no service to which an appropriation 1 should bo more cheerfully accorded. When are Sank Hotel "at fat I" • A BUll was kftqjy decided before Judge Pear son, at Harrisburg, In which the Bank of Cham bdrsburg was sued for the amount of the penalty Imposed by the( 47th section of tho General Banking Law, Which requires that tho banka oast of tho mountains, shall keep tholr notes at par In Philadelphia, those west of tho mountains, In the clty bf 'Pittsburg. If any bank fidls (o comply, & penalty is Imposed flnringsuch length of time'as Its notes may bo under pur, at tho rate of two mill* peV annum on every dollar of the average amount of Ul circulation for tho preceding year. The suit was decided against tho Commonwealth, because of some Infoimali ty In bringing iti but tho following point, made by Judge Pe'ntton as to tho meaning of the words, “at par,M ia of importance, If Hlsto be adopted as a general principle : “Tho notes Off* hank at par, within the mean ing of this aqftis whenever they aro equal to gold and stoejJ lor ortHrfkry purposes. The phrase *at par notTuoart that the paper must booreqehttfUn the custom house, at the city banks, qr bribe brokers. II the notesare equivaleht lbj'ik and silver for all onhnnry business tnuiauctbns, they arc at par within the true of.tho act." GovEiVNon^tw 1 Wisconsin. —A dispatch from Miiw&AkM,'"dated December 17. conveys the gratifying" tkdlligcnce that the Board of Canvassers,have,declared \Vra. A. Barstow.fhe' Dcmocratid'nmitlltfate'for Governor, elected by 159 isa glorious triumph Tor ,lbe Democob:^>f;Wisconsin. Never were more herculean to defeat" uoandidite. Gov. Barsta4r d»d Vetoed two >Tatoe Liquor Laws passed by W fanatics who controlled.the last- Legislaturei «nd in ..consequence had nr myedAgainst him in thelate contest oil tho cold watfcr 'fetiiibn, all the K. N s. all the Re publicans,and hundreds of recreant Democrats who, bis defeat, went over to the opposition. Yet, over all these, he has glori ously triumphed, and that, too, in the face of a majority, of. thousand given ogqinst the Democratic.party last year. It is truly grati fying to recordtuch a victory, achieved under such cirqumatapccs. A Palk Fags as Good as an Indian.—By a recenf’act of Uiiir Legislature, the Chcrokces will admit * while man to the rights of citizen ship among them, upon his application to one of the clerks of the District Court for a li cense to marry! Mid his taking an oath of al- Icgicnce to support the constitution and laws of the Cheokec nation, and not to seek legal re dress outside of tie nation. A Pretty Broad Hint. —To a fond mother, whose children were at the lime making them selves disagreeable, a gentleman observed. “I have a decided preference for bad children, madam.” “Bow strange: and pray for what reason?” said ■■rU’causo they are always sent out of the foom ! ” He Forgot'i'nAT —Com. Stockton has writ ten another letter, in : which he says we must “restore the Govanmenl, as It was in thodays of Washington, to the hands of Americans alone.’ 1 Ho-must have forgotten that Wash inglonrtiimseir selected among his cabinet, a ''foreigner” Alexander Hamilton, as the first Secretary of the Treasury the United States. Dr. Kane.—Wo find In tho Washington Un ion a letter from Jho British Minister in Wash inttwnx. Mr. tq Dr. Kane, of thwU> ntnent H»dl|an npprised of his sofa return, and desired ttf .congratulate him and his crow and officer* oiVthfcir reaching home, and to ex press the giatllnde of his government, and of the Bfillah people, for their genorom exertions. Dr. Kano replied in suitable termi ol acknowledgment. .gy ronng Sumner, who was recently cow hl(M Q nd shamefully abused by two Jealous husband?, In Boston, has died of the in juries receded. A Coroner's jury hasuturned a Verdict in accordance with the tucti*, and the parlies, Messrs. !)allow and Com n.\ bu' hern committed to answer tho charge o( murder. Sooth Carolina Politics. —The Legislature of South Carolina adjourned Thursday at mid night Mint die. Tho bill to give tho election ol Presidential electors to tho people wos lost. Tho meeting called to appoint delegates to ttyfl Cincinnati Dumocratic National Convention, did not act lor want of tlmu, but it is understood Unit over 60 mem bora of Iho Legislature are in favor of the Stale, being represented in that Con vention. Tub KAMA* Tbooblbs Settled.— Despatches hire boon received at St. Louis, from Indepen dence, dated tho 18th, stating that the trouble at Lawrence has. been settled by the people pro mising to dollvofyiii tho offenders, obey tho laws of the territory, recognize tho Governor as such, and conduct Uipmsoivca for the future as a law. Abiding people; They refuse, however, to de liver up their arms. Tho volunteers from Mis souri have bodti disbanded and have returned home. Tub Pubsidewt's Message. —The Presi dent has had tog message put in typo at the While notifib/find tho type locked up lo pro veui accidental The message is said to bo very emphatic in (oho in gelation to England and her diplomacy. Omim'.—Tho director of the statistical oti«?b'ln Chill publishes tho names and ages of fytao persons—the youngest of whom is 118, and the eldest 133 years of ogc. Ono of (hem, who Is 120 years old, rccei married a only 28 years. The Office. —During the last quarter, nearly,: 1,500,000 letters were opened In the dead letter ofllco, Washington, D. O.; in 3000 of wbiahVjt sum of about $lB,OOO was found, seven-eighths of which bos been relum ed to the owners/ and tho remainder transmit ted agreeably to the regulations ol the Depart ment. True.—Tho Washington t/m'on says that the election of Mr. Banks, as Speaker, would bo the most signal triumph that the Abolition ists could ocluevc: it would bo hailed through out the Black Bepublioan ranks as tho first grand step towards the Inauguration of their party. What Sam may Expect.— At a Democratic meeting held in Overton county, Twin., on tho 3d hist., among the resolutions adopted was the following: '•Resolved. That tho Democracy of Overton county will. In tho next Presidential election, treat Bam as they did in August last.’* The widow of MrJ. John Paulding, one of U» captors of Andre, died Peckskill, N. Y., on the 270 i ult., eged 91. ■ App*!R3 in Mmoo. —Our accounts from Mexico present the government ag 'still in an unsettled condition, and it. is doubtfbl whether AlvarCx can maintain his power. He was'taken up by the revolutionary leaders, not from aby particular Sdipiration of him, but be cause ihey had made use of bis inaccessible po sition. as a rallying point for the revolution*— Alvarez, in his ftatncsscs, was' always safe from Santa Anna’s troops, and was always able to annoy him, S 3 soon os his troops were out of sight, by a guerilla war. and not any merit or popularity, or capocity for government, was the reason for calling Al varez to the bend of tho provisional govern ment. He cannot, it appears, put around him a cabinet council, and he is greatly at a loss for money, having' found the Treasury bank rupt. On the 4th of February tho constituent Congress is to meet, composed of 100 mem bers from various Slates and Districts of the nation. They ore to fiamc a Constitution within a year, which is to be Submitted to the people for adoption, and a President Is then to be elected in conformity with that Meanwhile, if Santa Anna bcwot rcCalled.somb new chief may step in tbc.plaqe.of Alfarez,and dissolve and disperse tlic Congress. Latest from Europe.—Tho steamship Asia arrived at Halifax on Tuesday, bringing news from Europe ono week later. Rumor* of peace were still abundant, but nnauthcnticatcd. Nqv erlholcsß Consols,wont up on (ho atrengthjdf them. Tho allied forces at Kerlsch ha%o Wen largely reinforced, arid the Russians continue to threaten .It. In the Crimea, the Russians have returned to their former positions, and both they and tbo Allies have boon reinforced. Tho Imperial Commercial Bank of Odessa has failed. Tho allied squadrons frilhq'Ba\ticworo on tholr way homeward. A Russian grand council of war Is to bo held at St. Petersburg, tfo settle npon a plon for the defence of tho ex posed coasts and frontiers. There was an un confirmed rumor that tho Russians had taken Kars. Two Men over Niagara Falls. —The Buf falo (New York.) Conricris informed by a gen tleman from Chippewa, Canada, that two per sons belonging to that village went over the Falls on Friday last. They were out on the river fowling, and. in pursuit of game, ventur ed too far into the current, and were conse-, qucntly carried over the cataract. Aft Editor Gorged.—A late number of the Hopkinsville (Ky.) Press has the following ex cuse : “We crave the indulgence of our readers for the scarcity of editorial In this issue. We have attended several weddings and parties within the past day oijwo, and consequently overcharged our appetites. In fact, wc were let loose at a table of good things and founder ed ourselves.” Spunky.—A Western editor gives u colem porary the following rather strong hint: “The editor of the Social Visitor speaks of tis as a reformed.dentist, and volunteers o little advice, suggesting that we let politics alone and slick to our profession. We beg fo inform tho gen tleman that we puU teeth at the usual rates, and the noses of impertinent meddlers for noth ing.” Contribution f'on tub Russians.—'The Washington Unionfllalea that « pcrson^wjjg, tit a—»«l/i iiwhnmrT bag the dIiKToJ the Russian legation ‘ a 'check for four thousand dollars to be transmitted to* fifrf government. The unknown donor, who only signed the initials M. Y., states in his letter that, full of admiration for the gallant defence of Sebastopol, he sends this liberal sum of mo ney to be distributed among the widows and orphans of the Russian soldiira who fell brave ly fighting for their homes against foreign ag gressors. Several yearn ago. F, (J. Sherman and others attached the printing materials of the Chicago Advertiser for a debt which the pro- prietor, Alfred Dutch, owed them : ho has nt length succeeded in gelling a verdict for $15,- 000 against them for injury to his presses, and throwing his typo into pi. in their rough man ner of taking possession. People who attach printers’ properly had better handle it gently. (£7* Gov. Merriwealher. of Now Mexico, has succeeded in negotiating treaties with all the Indian tribes of that Territory, ond peace and good will prevails among them. The treaties have bcc n submitted to the Senate. Mimtaiit. —Sonic gentlemen in Syracuse, New York, desirous, no doubt, of getting mo ney for themselves nnd glory for the military, propose to give a watch worth $5OO to the best drilled infantry company in the United Stales, not in the army. The inducements are us fob The likeness of the winning company will be engraved on one side of the watch, and that of the officers on the reverse—the captain to own the watch. AM companies to drill by the same tactics, have full thirty muskets each, and to wear such uniform as thoy please. The trial to lake place at some place to be known here after. on the 20th of .Tune, 1856 : companies to elect judges, and-each to pay $2O entrance fee. Young bos seventy wives.— Couldn’t ho-boat Bamam on & «* baby show t” CC7»Tho Spoakor of the Houso of Represen tatives at Washington gotsslsloen dollars a day for tils services, and tnllcugo like other motto, burs. No wonder a good many aro willing to |y | accept tho post. The Pennsylvania Legislature will as semble at Harrisburg on Tuesday next, being the first day of J armory. Gen Cass is in good health at present.— lie is worth four millions of dollars, which is quite a comfortable sum for a rainy day. Clearfield ' Coomtt.— Tho Democrats of Clearfield county held a general public meeting on the 16th inst., and odopted-a lories of strong and orthodox resolutions. They express a pre ference for Mr. Buchanan lor tho Presidency | recommend Ex-Oovemor Bigler for U. S. Son ator, and also ns Senatorial Delegate from tho district to (he 41b of March Convention. Courting for Fun.— ln Kentucky at the Flcminglon county court, a wealthy man who courted a girl just for tho fun, has been mulct ed in 80,000 damages for breach of promise. Extensive Floor Mills. —There are 10 flour ing mills, with eighty-four run of stone, enpablo of manufacturing about ten thousand barrels of flour per day, at Oswego, N. T. The facilities for handling (ho grain are extensive, the eleva ting capacity being about thlrty-slz thousand barrels per hour, and tho storing room equal to about two millions two hundred thousand bush els. From the N. Ti herald, Sunday . ' Corruption in Now York. * The, trials of Judge .Stuart and' the investigation lately ini progress before' the Legislative Committee,have let people Into some secrets with regard to .the police Torcoof this city. 'lJlcycn hundred mien there. ate/moro or less, among us, drawing a salary from the city I for their services as keepers of. onjer nnd ene i roles of vice ond.criroe; it becomes quite curi ous to know howupany of them are thieves, how roanynrp leview of black mail, how maoy professional "suckers.” On thb Sti«*rt£trial, it came to light that members‘of the police force, were friends and Associates of the worst class of thieves. They Ttnew them fatiiiUttriy, went to their houses,; associated witKHhhtn, sympathized with them, and appatomly rojoiccd when they escaped the llands of jnsiloo. •- On ihfc'Jhtk'eP tHhl, the line between the pro fesslonal inab and the policeman wos drawn so? naVroW.'lliat they blended together, ’till’ it bccnmWraßst'impossiblo to say where one bigfiriitfid’Oio dfber ended. It appeared that inqh'Warag-the. police uniform engaged in figTtis with* hitters—not pro- I fessional-flghtain.thddischwgo.of their duty as I preservation of pence: but fights or&ray ?> VlndM which they wire preserve. Finally before the Legislft live opmra(Vt,e§fli§ci9?cB.an utter .rottenness in which even surpasses all in infamy. It. appears •that many«of IhrSQipaid. guardians of: the pub lic peaceprcy.'likc.nultnrc.s oik Ihe lirtfortpnate WWnen:VhQ-ani99ysjTcd.by modern society, tax thanfcforjpyflpcotd;when they go out op tor- presents, at* New Year and Ohrialmaa, levy toll upop:Jlhpru*vl».en wayi. and:cjc|ort:mo. ncy.frojp ttoci*'W!rth they. rocct,;the whole -be ing In consideration of the high and mighty protcctiomnf 4homcklly officer. who can ob tain n discharcc for an unprotected - female when tdken'to the station house: and who, tyhen required, can drop in discreetly and ferriryinn'inSpbordrnalp.girl into subtnU-. sion to her tyrannical mistress. We likewise Icilrn that besides these pariahs, not .a,tygtory. r *Ue informs .ns that the report published .in this city yesterday of their arms by the people nr Tin wi‘iijSf'*T>' : Tnt illy incorrect. The I propofiiii6i>ji>svipt#Cc.cniho ffon* Atchison and I Sirannonj at; xticboncll held m Lawrence Inst I Friday Saturday. - at which a treaty of peace wo* coheluded. To the demand made ujK)n thpro Vobey the laws, and deliver up their arms; tile people of Lawn nee responded by professing their constant willingness to do the former, but Hotly refusing to yield the lat ter point. On these terms hostilities were tenninafed, and the Missouri irpops-received orders on Sun day morning to disband. The Missourians were aruAxnvith revolvers and double-barrell ed shot-guns, ipid were, for the most part, mounted. T,hey were encamped at Wakorusa, on the road from I*awrencc to Westport, six miles from the former place, ami at Lccomp ton, on the Kansas river, ten miles west of Lawrence, being -at no lime more than 600 strong at Wakdrnsa. or more than 200 at Le comptoii. Tho Free Stale men amounted to 700 In Lawrence, all armed with Sharpe’s ri des. w lule 200 more could easily have gathered from Ifye looming country, and were therclore, in nfrfear of the result had a collis ion unfortunately arisen. I The disbapd’mg gave rise to general murmurs | and exCcratidfls of Shannon among the Missouri troops. Most, 6f them reached Westport on Sunday night..having suffered intensely during the previous njgliifroin a terrible storm of rain snow and wind, which terminated in piercing cold. They hist many horses, some having been stolen by the Indians, some having stray ed nvvny, andVoi Hits having died at Westport from fatigue. They also lost many of their arms. At Westport they threatened to tear down the hotel at Kansas Cliy.nmla committee from ihot place to go to Westport to remmiftlxux.Jlhft.inbAbUantp determining to defend llnlfunel Av*nll hazards should the ro monsiratoieo fihhdf netfect. No demonstration, howevctvWAs’mndeJ Wo that the report of the shooting of IWo dKthrcc of the Frec-SoiJ men is without TdutidMlon. The only man shot was James Barker, who was not a resident of Lnwrenccrbut'lioed some 4 miles from the townv aml/iWAS-neaphis-house when kilted. He was riding ntohg''thQ road, when ho was called to by Q ptrtyi Dl- which Maj. Richardson was one; ahfCcommnußtd to hall. lie rodo on with* •but pursued.* shot do wd ilKffTcfl 1 1 v oh’ the road. He was af terwards ftdtfcti'by a Company 6f the Lawrence -Oragobntriinto Lawrence. • The OnEAt &" tho plan, we are constrained Vi ia i d |L degree of political cal principle, much more creditable Vn^0 f 2! t l* l nose of the leadersfor office,“han ness in prCSpctt oftrnth 'orc6nBisS/^? c "*' and all the world, with tholr ' are aware that llttre In no one ooslH?* ' b>- either oh their new party. Tho spectacle doll vision of tho observer through tho Ki? 1 Ing kaleidoscope charms no less by l»il brilliancy of its colors, jthaa b/thoVis?* 1 Ing variety of its shapes. -Now lUa «t££i' n ij hj the cerulean hue of patriotism, and H?-! I*l 1 * 1 fiery red of demngoguelsm. l?n? T nated with tlio.light and.holo.of & ty, and then, darkened by the amokofnd ft&r: • by the lurid Arcs of pcbjecutlbn. At ment it shihes with' Til>6mllf| n i n uJtSlvSf®* overcast with narrow>mindcdncal. *- / v 1 ■ And so, shako It find turn U arid Iwtrf you will, no shapes Will oyer repeat I no combinntlona will retain their tonS* w, e, » gave it a turn, and attaightwtfyltfi Btcr ,‘ reared to fall from U like jt.vl ap * i shook It smartly.in GeorgUi gation slid aside and Ulaippearedv * the. Catholics .Qf.J-oWwmui niStfeqVjdj&ffi ■nnji an.rAsc/,.s fhe republic.” ‘ . “ r Next November a President ii to beeleetab • hut to bring the different sections of Kaow. Notliingism into National Convention would be suicidal, ns the tale ol the Kilkenny csti'wenM inevitably hut foreshadow their fate. Noneht would ho left ol cither Iml a small; terr i*ill tall. A happy expedient has been bit upon wo understand. Indicated in Ihe.cxtmtt from kr ’ Davis Which hrods.thU article, which will In their ortlnlon, avoid all risks and tot of the beat results. It is this. As mcrotiefi of Congressman* to bo elected «according fo'tho Individual views, the peculiar interetis ihd tho patriotic Impulses” of the section Irt whlohiher reside, so it ts l proposed tho elector* for Pml dent and Vice President, and electoral tickets pledged to the support of some named candi date. The electors elected then voted foMhosa to whom tljcy had been pledged; *ud ihongh tho election was in theeyoof the Uw by.-the electors, yet in fact it was by tho people then, selves. . ..... The Know-Nothings will either malte oo Dnm- Inntloo for President, or they will mike terrni to suit the views of the tnrions svctiuni.irtWlr concern. They will then run eleclnnd in each Stole, on such issues ns thcvmiybo strong enough to entry that Slate; Thjii in Mnssnclmsctts their candidate and'ilteir ticket in nr lie nlira abolition, headed by Gartner, anti in Virginia, strongly Southern, hendfcd brtfflj 1 . ner and Bolts; but being independent ifctcti. having dlfll-rent candidate, neither will*!* weight to or inconittiode the other. ' In Conni’clieul theymny be opposed to inch ns can neither read nor write, and in Maine to such at “take a little wine ter their atomach’a sake.” In Louisiana they may he in furor of Homan Catholics and opposed to foreigners; In tibloln favor of ibieignera and opp's;*d to Catholic* i. and in Maryland opposed to the Pope, (hePatch, the Irish, aod every thing.generally* andotily is f)ivnr .of .getting a sop fhjm the public lo shape of cppHtablcs, and ie.jorlhj.ttd jrwt alt these .wßl'ha 1 rwht mw+ ***s fftfpAfrp***' dionf, for will they not all be ««.JinencinhV in furor of “Americana rnllne AiperUaP* gods ihoiitd SOfnvor them that tt niajcwnyoxtha electors chosen should bo thofrpatenl “Ameri cans.” then all minor differences of bpiolnti n fo the constitution, slavery, the Fope,"&c. r ,hc., will straightway bo merged in thegreat question of selecting o President from the patriot! ready and willing to make any sacrifice for the psblo good. The electoral colleges may be tailed to gether by a grand council, made to ballot lor their choice, and have that confirmed *by the great Sanhedrim; or (he national council tniy, in the first place, select (he man to be elected. In fact, ho may ho ebosen by it lorng. befot* lit election, antfalT the electors *‘lll be nfiSbttff to do,, will Ik» to enroll the decree of Ibjatpnl*- sant and invisible body. Tbcjy If n.o fynttf its quarreling in secret*session; atich fjfckfnrigs arc lor the public eye; However, the wfifnlls may he arranged, of this we are confident, that tho course above shadowed forth will be m game «>f tho Know-Nothings for thePrcsidentf in 1850. Tlauktbd dt an Ab3AbSiw.,— According lo t correspondent of the Lynchburg, (Yd/) firp™* hcan. a citizen of Srnj’th-county. Gtorgo W. , Richardson, by name, has*, for • several y<*fl 1 liasl bee" pursued by a. malignant imf ofr mown foe. with theview, apparently- ol mur der. but for what object.is a completemyrtwy lie has Ixxrn assailed with rocks, fired open* beaten with a club, and slabbed,'during |h* hours of darkness; and yet he-has escaped with his life, although at times badly injortd-ptr* sonally. Last summer his barn was set on tire, and his crops destroyed, probably by-the mb* mysterious enemy: and recently ;a. pickig* wan sent to Mrv ,IL, which was found- to Concluding th*tAber« was a plan to.waylay hinvon hia retum.‘b«°/* (ermiued to remain where hewaS. Drtnngl" night he lay down to sleep near a window 1 , W I was soon aftewardsciu»aKcncd;by I be. report I a pinlol.and a w j face and head. It was soon diwoorcrrd i» 1 had been fired upopftl{rt>pgh a broken S 1 * I l the window, and that the ball had barely ed the skin of his head, and lodged m IM P. 1 low. !Thislftst,outrage has so giwly ; the indignation of the'citizens of Smytb, every conceivable effort will cow *, j., discover the fiendish - author of thcsc^ u signs. This is certainly the moat. fCt uLiiloo* instance of persevering villainy snd wirw preservation from death that, wo ever net Qbn. Cass.—Of this veteran fllat««oj• correspondent of tho Philadcljpbi»_ f say«: , IMI fl# ••Time lays its hand kindly u P? n i,L ir ilk' never appeared in finer health, and n«t _ ed with more cheerful atop. £v* r y ®f*j (0 yj indicates that his useful -life* dcdical country, will be prolonged for respect He is greeted by all that honor an... which his obilitics. integrity, .P e®' ccs, justly award him. • Ho , ®J*^[ lflCB irhicl> ployed in preparing for tho active “ o ftW devolve upon him as a leading me Senate, and will participate largely t ], e Srt»; cussions wWoh are about to ensue ate Chamber, upon the \ j( did* public interest which now ag»t® to the country. " Branra Pamiob — A. young MY r , ononymously in tho oolunmß of ft “ For ray own part, I c ° nf “’* * , 11, Hi**., of my heart, and ray constant pmy" r llo njl< may bo bloaaod with a good and»™ d husband, and that I way boi ago to tionato wife and mother. S!*®® 1 ® iejf-W* ll this I hope for grace to rcalgn toy will t>o a hani lyial fdr mo*