ajiekiom volunteer ions B. BMTTOS, Editor & Proprietor, CARLISLE, PA., JAN. 17, \BS6. apprentice wanted. A BOY about 10 years of ago, possessing a good education, will bo taken at this office to learn the printing business, if application be made soon. standing Gommiuee Meellns- Agreeably to notice given, the members of the Standing Committee of Cumberland comi ty. met at Shell’s Hotel, In Carlisle, on the 14th inst. Thomas C. Soouller was cho»on 1 ‘csu dent, and Dr. Ira Day, Secretary. On motion, the following resolution was adopted: ... r Resolved, That Che Democratic citizens of the several wards, boroughs and townships, of Cumberland county, bo requested to meet at their usual places of holding elections on Sat urday the 20th Instant, and elect two delegates to moot in County Convention, in Carlisle, on Tuesday the 291 h Instant, nt 11 o’clock, to np nolnt delegates In the State Convention. K Thomas C. Scouller, Tros t. fra Day, Sect’v. {£7* Messrs. Wherry, Harper and Anderson, of the State Legislature, will please accept our lhanks for their attentions. The Legislature.—No business of a public nature has as yet been transacted in the Legis- lature. No Speaker elected yet according to our latest advices from Washington. [£7* What has Income of our W ashington correspondent I Is he still keeping the holy days ? We have not heard from him for more than two weeks. Hope he is still in the land of the living. Wc are glad to sec that Mr Anderson*, one of the members of the Legislature from tins county, who has been detained at home by sickness, appeared in the House on the < ih mst., was sworn in, and took his scat. Sjcow.—On Saturday last, we had another fall of snow, adding at least 10 inches to that , already on the ground, and making altogether about 2 feet of the element. No one can rea sonably complain of a want of sleighing, and the prospect, if the intense cold weather con tinues. is good for many weeks of this delight ful enjoyment. The streets have been vocal all the past week with the music of sleigh bells, and the startling warning given to pedestrians by fast drivers, of “get nut of the way It behoves all to have a watchful eye out upon everything moveable and moving just now in our streets. We arc living in a fast age, and oil arc hurrying through it. TtiF. Ice Business —The excessive cold of the last eight or ten days has made ice of the most solid and compact kind, and our dealers in the article as well as those owning ice hoo-es, have been busy at work putting up a good supply Fatettkvu.i.e Fkmai.k Seminary —Atten tion is directed to the advertisement of the Fayetteville Female Seminary, to be found in another column. The Rev. J. Kennedy,prin cipal of the institution, is a gentleman every way qualified for the position he occupies, and is indefatigable in his eftorU to instruct the pu pils placed under Ida charge. The Seminary, we are pleased to learn, is at present m a very flourishing condition, and bids fair to be one of the best in this section of the Stale. Toe Tote ix Caucus for U. S. Senator.— The vole in the Democratic caucus to nominate a candidate for XL S. Senator, m place of lion. James Cooper, whose term expired on the 4th of March, 1855. stood thus. First b«Hot- Win. Bigler, 18 John Robbins jr., 15; 11. 1). Fos ter. H; C, A Buckalew. 6: David R Porter, 7; J. Glancy Jones. 8; Wilson McCnndless. 0, Scattering. 3- The whole number of members in attendance was 82. making 42 necessary to nominate. The caucus continued balloting until a late hour, when on the sixteenth ballot the Hon. Wm. Bigler received 45 voles, and was declared the nominee of the party fi»r I - S. Senator. • Tiu; Jrn Law Wc notice that a gnat number of petitions have been presented in l*olb Houses of the legislature, praying for the re peal of llie Jug Law of last si’ssion. Thk Weather rontmiies decidedly cold Those who have kept an accurate register of the weather for many years stale that Wedm* day morning of last wick was the coldest that has been experienced m Carlisle for ten years - the thermometer, early m the morning, stood at twelve degrees below zero. 'I he sleighing continues excellent, and those of nur people who have not the fear of frosted noses befoti their eyes, arc enjojing it to their hearth con tent. Staxdiho Committee Meitino.— The gentle men composing the Domociatic Standing t-oin milico for this county, met u( Suoll’i hotel, m this borough, on Monday lust, and, (as w *ll 1»' soon by their published prUcoedingO appointed Saturday, the 2t>lh inst. us lb.’ day for (ho dec tion of Delegates in the several wards, town ships and boroughs, and Tuesday, the 2'Jth in stant, as tho day for the assembling of the County Convention. The duly ol tho Comen tion, when assembled, will bo to appoint ono Senatorial and two Representative delegates to represent this county in tho coming 4th of March Stale Convention. We hope onr friends In tho different towns and townships will see tho necessity ol attending the delegate elections. Groat cure must bo observed, and no one selec ted as a delegate who Is suspected of being a Know-Nothing. State Treasurer. —The last Harrisburg l/mon contains a strong communication in fa vor of Qeouok 11 Bucher. Esq , nf this comi ty, for iho office of Stale Treasurer. Mr. 8.. beyond question, would make a very efficient and obliging officer. Valuation of Rbai. asd Pkurosai, F.sr atk Prom a statistical table in the Auditor (Jen oral’B late Report, we gather the following m-' formation rclalivo to the value of real and per sonal estate in Cumberland county, assessment of tax thereon for State purposes, and number of taxable inhabitants therein, for the year 1855 a Real and Personal Estate valued at < Assessment of tax thereon, Population according to census of 1860, Taxable Inhabitants, iScvcral Mormons have lately been driv ed out ol the Cherokee Nation by the Indians. 0. S. SENATOR—GOT. BIGLEB'ELECTED. Wc are happy to announce to our renders the election of Ex-Governor Big urn as a United States Senator from this State. lie was elect* ; cd on Monday last, by the two Houses of As sembly, in convention assembled. The vote stood. Bigler, 82, scattering 20. The election of Gov. Bigler to tins respon sible ami honorable position, will be bailed with joy by the democracy of Pennsylvania. Not withstanding the high-standing and acknowl edged worth of many of the other gentlemen whose names had been mentioned in connection with this high position, we always felt con vmced, and did not hesitate to express on/con viction, that Gov. Bigler, of all others, was the man at tins Itme, to receive the endorsement of the Democracy of his native Stale. lie is not only eminently qualified for a faithful dis charge of the important duties that will devolve upon him, hut he had claims upon his parly, which, in our humble opinion, could not, with propriety, be disregarded or overlooked. As the standard-bearer of the Democratic party in the contest for Governor in 1854, he was strick en down and defeated by the basest means ever resorted to against a public man. The infa mous and wicked combination formed against him deprived the people of Ins services as their chief Executive, but he never foifeited their , esteem and respect, lie retired from the Exec utive chamber retaining the confidence of the Democratic party of the State. It was but an act of magnanimity, then—a mere act of jus tice —for tlie Democratic representatives to en dorse the character and conduct of William , Bigler, by Heeling bun to the highest office within their gift. It furnishes another evidence , that the Democrats of Pennsylvania arc not un- i grateful, and' that they will not forsake a tried i public servant, undir any circumstances. Gov. , Bigler, as we said a few weeks since, jnmed ( himself a tmr man during the w hole of Ins Gu- | ] bernntoiml term, and for tins we. in common i ] with the democracy of our State, esteem and | honor him. There are, now-a days, so many ■ lailhKss public men—so many who are willing 1 , to embi ace e\ ery new ism, provided liny can j gum position ami power.that it is right, jlfid em- ' menllv politic, that the honest and consistent 1 man .should he cheered on ami In.-* hands held . up hv all is ho admire integrity rather than by- ' poensy and deception 1 Gov. Bigler, we feel sure, will discharge In-, duties in the United States Senate, in a man ner that will reflect credit alike upon hnnsell and hm constituents, the ] tuple of Peunsylva- j nia. No man, perhaps, in our Stale -certain- 1 Ij no (.nt of In- age— ( n im re conver-anl with j the iiilertsK of Pcimsv Ivama than William. Bigler And that lie will guard those inter e-ts. ami use his cverv i flint to place our noble old Conmionwcallh m a commanding position, we have a guaranty m Ins former public life Endow id w ith nil qualities of an enlightened statfsinan, hia career in theSmale. we fetl sat iated w .11 be bright ami glorious. As a pub lic speaker and deep thinker, lie has few if any snccc.'«.fiil rivals in onr Stale ihs political principles, too, are of that national character, ami have been so repeat) dl\ promulgated, that we liave no difficulty in predicting what Ins course as a Senator will be. To preserve the the constitution as it is, is with bun a senti- Iment, deep and abiding. Ho is a frwnd to the and m his oflkiul capacity, will knqjv no North, no South, no East, no West. To the present National admity-shalion ho will give a cordial support, and the National dem ocracy will find in William Bigler a zealous advocate and defender. Mr. Banks. —Our neighbor of the Herald says that Mr Banks, who is sn ported by tho Northern Know-Nothing members of Congress for Speaker. •is not an Abolitionist." Tell that to the Marinos, Mr. Unald. Wc say he i'. and has been for many years, an Abolition ist of the very worst character. In answer to mi interrogatory, in the Mouse, a few days since, Mr Bvnks distinctly said he was in fa vor of the Wilinot prm iso, and believed in "tin rquuhty of the while and tduck races." Mends upon the assumption that the negro is a black while man. and qualified to live in perfect so cial and political equality with the white or Caucasian races -a fallacy that we may expect to be eslaWished when the leopard changes his spots, and the sooty Kllnopian is washed white in the fountains of the Nile And yet, m the face of these declarations,our neighlxir will dare assert that Mr Hanks "is not an Aljohtionist." Tiik Tovtiit m (’nsniu «•' Sione iiispne. pod, gelling tiled »t tin- pmsiiic telegraph dea pat' lies ot Congtcasioti.il proceeding*, 1.,.s pu tlh' in ,i 11 r i in .1 lien (..mi. wbicli mil answer (..: the doings ul lli.il I■. —The large straw paper null at riiainberslmrp. belonging to Jacob Meyscr. (ogcllier wlh the machinery, out-buildings, Ac., was entirely destroyed by (lie on the night of IheOlh mst- The loss is about §lB,OOO, which is partly covered by m- Pittsburg Municipal Ki.kp‘d from the trees; All nature seenia touched with the Auger of dentil, And the streams arc beginning to freeze; lorn wanton \<>ung folks o‘ei the river can slide, Ami Flora attends us no more ; When in plenty yon sit by a pond tire solo, 9 Sure you ought to rentemker Ike Poor. When (lie mid t.-alhe'rd snow dues in fleeces descend. And nbiten the prospect around; When tl»« keen culling wind* from the North do attend. Hard intrusting the paths o'er the ground; When the poor bar., less hare may be traced thro’ the wood, By her footsteps indented In snow ; When the lips and the fingers are starting with blood ; When tho sportsman ft sbootirtg docs go; When the poor Utile snow bird approaches the cot ; When tho Icicles hang o'er yotirdoorj When the bowl smokes wUh something re viving and hot; That's tho time to remember the Poor . Whcn a thaw shall ensue, and tho watori in crease, And the winds shall violent grow ; When tho meadows are hid by (lie pioud swelling flood ; When (ho bridges are useful no more ; When in health you enjoy every thing that if good, Can you grumble to think of the Poor. .Since death is deprived ol its all killing sling, And the grove is triumphant no more; Saints, angels and men, Hallelujahs should sing. And “Me rich should remrmbe i Me Poor Rev Du. Oiuswoi.d’s Divorce. —Dr. Ru fus Wilinot Griswold, the gentleman who so obligingly enrolled among the Poets of Ameri ca nearly every tyro who had figured in the “poet’s corner" of a newspaper, has recently, by fair means or fowl, obtained a divorce from hi.s late wife, winch is creating a good deal o( scandal in literary circles in the Last. The Doctor marrii d a wealthy South ('arolinlan some ten or twelve years ago, and lived happi ly enough for the first seven or eight years; but becoming tired of tho matrimonial stale with the then Mrs. G , lie obtained from a Philadel phia judge a deem- annulling the contract, by falsely making it appear the lady was a willing party in the mailer- He has since married a lady in Maine. This*, at least, is the publish td side of the story. It is furthermore staled that when the testimony is made public,strange tilings will be brought to light,not at ull cred itable to the Reverend Doctor’s character. We (give these statements as we find them, neither endoising or condemning them At the same lime wo would remark that any man who | could act nr, Rufus W (Inswold did toward Kdgur A Poe,is capable to go to an unlimited length in villainy and meanness. ffT The Sheriff of Mocking county, Ohio, was accidentally killed, in Logan, on Friday last, by being run over by a pair of runaway horses. Me linn been standing in a store, and hearing the noise stepped out on tho sidewalk just as the team came along, lie was struck on the head by the end of the tongue, and so badly injured that he lived but a short lime. One Ooon Dark Lantern’ cnport family of mediums were giving an ex hihilion in New York the other night, says the I Albany Evening Journal, and Ihc spirits were ' playing on musical instruments, in a dark room, a watchman present suddenly let on the* light of his dark lantern,and the audience were astonished to see that the mediums themselves were the actual players on the instruments.— The scene broke up in laughter, swcoring and general confusion- O'/" The Indies of Rending found out that this is leap year, and 90 gave a Hall to the gents on las* Tuesday week. 0"7” A Slate Military convention is to ho held at Harrisburg, on Monday, 21st of January next. Bukacit of Puouibk. —A gentleman named Lucas, in Dctnopolis, Alabama, has recently re ceived a verdict of $1,200 against Miss Lucin da Moiggs, for a brooch of promise of marriogo. Advick.— This being leap year look out for fijuaUs. ■ For the Volunteer. SURVEYOR GENERAL. Tho convention to assemble on the 4lh of March, among thoir duties will bo .called upon to select a candidate tor Surveyor General, to bo supported by Ihu Democratic party. In tho proper discharge of their duty great care and discrimination should be exorcised to chobsc an upright and honest man, of good l business habits, and one free from all taints of guile ns a Democrat. Such n man lias been named by several of the newspapers of the Commonwealth, and ho is Wii-Mam Fry, of Lehigh county.— Mr. Fry is popular wherever known. His course as a Senator from the Lehigh district during the past three years, won for him nn cn viable name for integrity ami devotion to the interests of his constituents. Should ho be nominated, lie will he a most available candi date, for outside of his own party the respect which ho commands will insure him a largo number of votes from those who appreciate probity, intelligence and worth. Lkap-Year.—The editor of the Rending Cuu zette thus speaks of Leap-Year. His ideas in regard to having the “time extended,” meet our own views, but vet we don’t feel so (hrpitj interested ftfrour contemporary, who is. we be lieve, himself a bachelor, and of course is ex pecting some ‘‘sweet young paragon of beauty and of love” to “pop ihct|mstion M to him. If he is not in luck this year he hopes to bo the next, and hence his anxiety to have Leap-Year continued forever and a tiny longer. Rut, hear hint for his cause; Unbounded blessings rest upon (lie head of! him who first invented ••leap year !” Whnl q pity it docft_not omir four tunes as frequent. ! instead of every fourth year. Such a glorious “institution' 1 should not he litniud thus by ar- | hitrnry rules and fixed laws. It should be 1 continuojHfc'lasling all the lime round, and eve- ; ry year at that. But since it does not occur! but once in a Jong while, it is a source of thank- I fulness, that in order to accommodate all mod- i est, timid, bashful bachelors—this year is 1 lengthened out a whole day. to allow rTCiG daily j opportunities to the Indies to «in us to their j fond embraces. Talk about 4th of July ! 1 Christmas ! St. Patricks-dny in the morning !! ami one’s own hirlh-dav, and hnttalion day ! i none of these institutions can hold a candle to 1 leap-year. They ain’t a circumstance ; only 1 imagine what a god send to the bachelors, i’t ; i«. that the “tyrant custom” permits any. ai.d every, sweet young lassy during this w hole ! year to make (uli-iuxe* to the lnrd> of creation, ! and even'go so far as fo “pop the question.”— ! We trust our young bachelor friends mnv he I able lo bear up manfully tinder (be trying cir- 1 cumstanecs through winch they may be call.d i this year to pass. But may those of them who \ may finditexpedient to surrender themselves, prisoners of war to the ‘'rnrmy" (of bachelors! 1 lay dovrtltheir arms, only to fall into the fond embrace of some sweet young paragon of beau ty and of love. Wc do not know the origin of tins commen dable custom, allowing lbe fmr daughters of Eve the privilege of choosing (heir lover, ami making said choice known to the “luck y wight” during leap-year. W? only know that the custom is a good one, and wc “go in” for hav- ! ing Ihd lime extended, for wc hold that what! Is goottand proper in 185 ft— ought to be equal-1 ly proper in 1857, &o. Who will sign our pe tition to have lcnp-\eru all the time } Bache lors, don’t all speak at once. - icrjt ia, generally believed that, unless Walker receives large reinforcements, his new I gpvctUmcnt in Nicaragua will be overthrown. Uis fcgcnls had sent a considerable force from S*h Francisco, and were busily engaged in rc ofuilfjig emigrants in Now Orleans, when the S“tiou from New York was stopped. There y strung suspicion that the csloblish if tlic fillibfts fWa in Nicaragua was r&crc- \y a preparatory step to the invasion of Cuba 1 and St. Domingo—and- designed os a nudes around which to gather the unsettled spirits of a whole world, a band of Ishmaeliles whom it would be Ihe duty of all civilized ]>owers to crush, in any attempt of the kind. Oils. Cass.— General Cass at a late meeting of Democratic Senators, delivered an impressive address. He referred to his long connection with the party now In a majority in the Senate, how steadily it hail aided to maintain the Con stitution, secure the just rights of codi State, and pftserve inviolate the mlcgity of the Union. He dwelt upon the sad and distracted specta cle now presenUd by the other political combi nations in the country, and of the eminent dan gers which fanaticism and intemperate zeal threatep lo the repose and security of society. llc>spoke of the weight of years upon him. nrg cd hi* political friends around him the necessi ty. at this crisis of union and harmony, (n wffttfl the coming events, and stand together lo defend the constitution from the grasp of mis guided men. Before taking his seat he took occasion to reiterate a determination before ex. presited, Umt he was not. nor would ho be a candidate for,lllo Presidential chair. trr The oldest man in Kentucky, sn\s the Statesman, is Khjnh Denny. He works on his farm ; he was an early riser, and took only one cup of coffee in his life. On the I Oth of Sep tcynlwr he was 118 years old. He served seven years in the war of the Revolution, and was wounded at the siege of Charleston ; he was also ut the siege of Savannah and the battle of Eutaw Springs ; he was also at the battles of Camden, King’s Mountain and Monk's Corner. He mired under Col, Horry and Col. Marion, and *as an eye witness of the sufferings of Col. Isaac Hayne* of South Carolina, an early vic tim of the Revolution. O* In response (o an imitation from the Shields Guards of Chicago to be present at their animal ball, On. Shields, writing from Fair bault. Rice county, Minnesota, states ihal it is impossible for him to attend, his “whole time and energy being employed at present in com mencing the world anew." While the Dav- Fuozkk to Death.—Wo learn that an aged citizen of Lancaster county, named Peter Me Quwto, came to an untimely end on Thursday night last. lie was on his way home, ami as is supposed, becoming weary, sal down, and fell aeleep, and then was frozen to death. Child Frozen to Death— At Harrisburg, on last Tuesday night, a small child was froz- death in its mother’s arms,near the Penn sylvania Canal. The poor woman, it seems, was entirely without flro, and had not sufll ciont clothing to protect her offspring from the extreme cold. tO* Bears art veary plenty in some of the northern counties of this State this season.— Two big fat fellows were killed in Potter coun ty lost week. Another Railroad Oi , knki).--Tlio first train of cars passed over the new line of the Missouri and Mississippi Railroad, from Dav enport to lowa city, on the Ist intit. AUDITOR GENERAL’S REPORT. From tho valuable Report of lion. Ephraim Banks, Auditor General, on the Finances of tho Commonwealth, wo learn that the expenses of Government, proper, during tho year ending November 30, 1865, were $830,081 08, as fol lows : Senate, Mouse of Representatives, Public Printing, Executive Depart incut, Auditor General's Otliee, Surveyor “ “ Treasury “ Judiciary, Miscellaneous, The revenues and expenditures during the years 1851, ’62, *6B, ’54, and ’6O, were ns fol lows ; Revenue, 1861, $4.670,*103 9I» Expenditure, “ ,r> !! Revenue, 1862, 7.710.n0d 17 Expenditure, “ 0.8/0,480 38 Revenue, 1868, 0.480.770 OK Expenditure, “ 10.141,008 73 Revenue, 1861, 6.968 070 00 Expenditure, “ 6.424,988 20 Revenue, 1H , .’>,890.474 11 Expenditure, “ 6,886,70.1 62 The valuation of the real and personal estate in the Commnmvo dHi.iss6Bl,7Bl,B'i t—Assess ment, $1,019,007 70—Taxable*, 606,160, or about $2,92 per head. The Funded debt of the State Cl MRKni.A.vn. is put down at Unfunded debt, Tutal debt, This is exclusive of temporary loans, amount ing to $871,000 00, which “are re-iiubuisable ns npidly aa the moans of the Treasury «M 1 permit, ’’ and which, if added to the debt, would make a total of $41,007,901 22. There are, however, $420,837 99 in the Treasurj and .Sink ing Fund, applicable to the cancellation of State stocks, Interest and domes tc creditor cert ill cates and relief notes, which, if si nppiud. would reduce the debt to $40,044,1.50 28. As mi offset to this debt the Coimmiiiweallh owns stock in fifty-four different companies, amount ing to $1,708,990 02, and the public improve ments valued at ro-t price, s3l,' 8-5,271 57, miking in all $8.5,74 1,271 19. The expend!, (are for motive power during the year 180-5, in cluding payments after the first of December, amounted to $lOO,BOO 00; for repair* to the public works, including farm and road bridges, during (he same period, $201,508 00. and for the Portage railroad $440,(02 12. There are tinny matters of general Interest in (he Hepml, whi.-ii uc may refer lo hereafter. Thk Rklikf Xotks.—From the Amlitm Ge- 1 nei.il’s Annual Report, just published, we gath er the following interesting particulars relative to the relief issues which still disgrace the cur rency of the Shite : The original amount Issued, was $2,213,01.5; of which the Farmers’ Rank of Reading issued $00,072, ami the old Berks County Dunk $45,787. The Berks County Bank also made an over-issue of $28,501, for which the Statu became responsible, and bus redeemed $27,408; leavingsl,u9C still in rircu l.dion, or, wlnch is move likely, lost ami do. stroyed. Of the original issues, $2,178,275 have been redeemed. The Fanners* Bank has redeemed $57,806 of its Issue, ami the Berks County Bank, (he whole amount of its regular issue. Several of the Bunks made re-issues of their torn and defaced notes to the amount of $210,783, which arc still in circulation, together with $46,072 of old issues—making a total of these notes yet in circulation, of $202,165. At the close of the last fiscal year, there remained in the Sinking Fund, some $33-5,000, a inch is upplicablt| to (ho further cancellation of (he ro ller issues,’&c., ti» fast ns they nro presented at the Stato Treasury. It is to bo hoped they will be gathered together, and sent home for re demption as fast as .possible; for they form a currency as disgusting as.lt, is disgraceful in - this age of abundant gold coin. Sunday Laws an lowa.— Philip Alexander wa* arrested in Washington township, lowa,fur "otking on the Sabbath day. The justice ini- P"Bed a lino of $6 ami cost*. Alexander paid no attention lo the proceedings, and was arrest ed on the execution. Refusing to pay, he was committed to jail. A habeas corpus was sued out, and the Supreme Court discharged him. Railroads is thk Umtkd Status. Accord iug t-> Dinsmore’s Railway Guide for January, the number of miles of railway now in operation in the United States is 22,242, which is an in. crease o( B,IOH since J mu.iry of last year. Valuing the completed railroads at $30,000 per mile, the capital now invested in this inteiesl amounts lo $. On the f>tli Inst., hogs were held in that «;it\ at $. r > lo a si> 22. without sales Ejuoiiation to Missoeiu.— The St. Loins (M 0.,) News snj s : Such has been the rush ol emigrants to Adair, Scotland, Selim ler and Putnam counties, Mo., this full, that hundreds of families have been foiced to erect camuss tents in. the heart ot large prairies, lo shelter them tram the winter’s blast. It |« thought that over ton thousand persons hnvo emigrated lo the counties of Northeast Missouri the past sl\ months. Dkatii ay CnumoroHji.—Mi»» Ida Mmg.m tiled at (he ofllcc of Dr. Finer}, dentist, liuston, on Saturday wook, niter the inhalation of * hloro form. She was, before taking th<> chloroform, in ft good slate of hodilj health, and her death mufit he traced directly to the application of the chloroform, which, according to Dr. Jackson, had changed her _blood to a substance us thin as water. It appears that she hud been taken chloroform before, and at Unit time experienced trouble from it. On (bo present occasion the chloroform was pure, and was administered with a sponge, in the usual quantity. OroiiT TO HE Defeated. —The Rock Island (III.) Argus, in rejoicing over the defeat of a candidate for the Judgeship in Michigan, says 11 a man who will take a newspaper four o ( five years, and then refuse to pay for, and swear lie never had it, deserves defeat.” Wo quite agree with the Argus. [H/“ A singular apple is said to have lately appeared in New Hampshire, called the “no blow.” Us shape is oblong, and it looks like a club-foot. The fruit rarely has any seed, and the tree never blossoms—hence its name. Effects of the Wau in Enumand.—The Manchester Examiner, an able English paper, says that the increase o( pauperism in Munches tor lias been nearly bO per cenl. in 18bu, above (he number in 180 I. Highly Important The following important letter, from Wash ington, we copy from the North American of •Thursday last: \Yasiiikoton, Jan. 9, 1856. A decisive step has at length been token in regard to the officials who were implicated in the British enlistments in the United A long correspondence on this subject has been closed by an elaborate ami conclusive despatch to Mr. Buchanan, forwarded by the steamer of Inst Saturday, in which lie is instructed to re quire of the British government that they shall lecall Mr. Crnmp'.on, and to inform them that in case they fail to do so his passports will be furnislud him here. The same document sig nifies distinctly that the cxcqnatns issued to the British Consuls, Barclay, Mathew and Hay croft, who arc charged with complicity in the violation of our neutrality laws, will be posi tively revoked. The Knglish Cabinet has been indirectly prepared for this result by the course of the negotiations : hut it is possible the pres cnl absolute duunnd may excite temporary ill feeling, ami lead to some difficulty in the re cognition of Mr. Buchanan s successor. It may also embarrass Lord Palmerston s official ten ure, as his remaining us the hi ad of affairs would prohnhly prevent an amicable adjust ment nl the controversy. I'iom positive uivcl opmciil* which have Inen made, the step now taken by our Administration was rendered in evitable. and there can be no doubt that the , country will sustain it. If Kngland should make it a cause of exception in settling the ! Central American question, Uie responsibility will rest on herself. $87,683 26 97.288 42 89,002 70 19.880 08 10.010 98 1U.090 78 0 041 78 100.414 08 090 22 $BBO,OBl 98 $;:9,9'17.7'.19 97 289,191 26 A Lctky Kiiitiih.— Gen. Bowmvn, editor of the Bedford Gazette, acknowledges the receipt of a handsome present in these wouls $40,190,994 22 M»s. Dr. Lender, of Berriert, Michigan, re sontly sent us a handsome prestnl. Reader, what do you think it was? No less limn a large saddle of choice Venison—several Cans of the most delicious Peaches, put up so ns to re tain nil the rich fliuor they possessed when ta ken from lhe tree -several Cans of Tomatoes — n glass Jar of Peach Jelly—and a line supply of Cranberries ami dried Peaches. In addition to all tins, Mrs. ]>. intkxdmd to send a wild Tmkey and a “Big Fish.” hut the heater of the dispatch thought them too cumbersome for one trip. Siioiit Sceei.Y or PoaK Alt exchange *a\s the intpoiLs fiom (iulena, Illinois, thus far this year, show a falling off of ninety-flu* thousand pigs, compared with last year. lienee we are led to infer that swine are scarce. L k r.fii: 11 otis. A correspondent o( I lie Dot les town (l’a.,) Democrat, aa\ s lli.it Allred Vande grill, "f BeiisaUim, in that eonnl\, sl.uigl tered on the 31st nil , five hogs, weighing lour ihou aiml and ninety-three pounds. Two I) K\ i> Ciui.nn i:n Fm.su is * fui Wednesday after the emigrant tr.iln had chan ged can al Allonn, I’a., the dead bodies of two children, aged about ((\ e and two tears, wire (oiiml iu the vacated cars. They were ascer tained to bo the children o( poor emigrants, who laid left thorn unbnried from necessity. They were decent!) interred by the citizens of Al- Tou Tiir'tn'n Tatum: !)kai>.- Tin* f.itb r uf Gen. Turn Thumb, Mi. Stratton, ulm rcsidi-d near Hriilgoporl, Conn., diet! a lew da a a alncr. Mia mini) had been partially disordered (or some time. lie leaies ten thousand dollars to his son Charles, (the dwarf Tom Thumb.) and all the residue of Ida estate, after the «id on's dow er, to be equally divided, share and share alike between his four children, including his non Charles. His widow is named executrix and P. T. anmm executor. Tiik B’katiieu jn Nkh Vouk. —Tho New York correspondent of tho Ledger, In his letter of tho 9th Inst, says of flic weathers “Thishui boon the cohloM day wu huvo had in (Mlecu years. The atmosphere is as sharp and as keen as a razor. The snow in the streets is as hard us a rock, and the sleighing is unexceptionable. ()w mg to the intense cold, however, there are fewer people turning II tn account than was the case yesterday. One of the im idents of tins sort ol [lung, is a sleighing parly Jrom the Si. N iclndus 11 otel. Sixteen sleighs, nnigniticenlh robed, and tilled with ladies and gentlemen, dashed down Broadway to the Battery, at about noon, alter which Ihej drove out to the High linage. This evening, on their icl urn, the •.jnve is to w iml up will) a hop. [£7" Limit. Col. Biagg has resigned his com. mission in the army, and is to ictiro upon a plantation in Louisiana. He will lie on hand In any future war, when Ids country may call for “ a little more gi ape. Captain Bragg ' ” I*v r v i Ohi inoscf. (In Sunday flee, (Mh, while the elder no'inhers o( the family id Mi. Isaac S. I ngiah.iin, ol U'a \ neslinrg, I’a., were aliM-nl. .1 lm\ , aged ahniit H ycnn, began phn ing w nh an old gnn tmi lei, by poking K into tin (lie. It happened to have some powder in it, and exploded, killing the little l.dtow instantly. Ciirrmntno Haimumh Cxi.kii Cosrn.vn The contract (or the construction of this road extending from (Jetty slmrg to Hanover, I’a., has been awarded to Messrs. Irwin and Taj lor. The company agree to pay $ Ido.UUO—nu hiding sBd,ooo in cash ami $:{(),u(») in stock —for the grading and bridging; and $ Did,ooo for lay ing the entire superstructure, including cross-ties, iron, sw itches, K c. II "U Hiniivo *mi Pmm vsrnnnpY. The people ot Heckman tow n, Clinton county, N . Y., li.ul an exciting wolf hunt last week, and sue ceuded in slaughtering live wolves. At the close of the sport, the company voted to give the bounty In a worthy citizen of the town who hid lost his house ami barn a few days before by tin 1 . n/“.Michael Angelo muni luvo hcon a nicked "'•g, uni ovei burdened « illi the npirit «»f the trin l r.iiih. It is said ili.it « hen lie was told (hut lio had, in <.no of My painting*, given a too flo. rul complexion to the A|>oh(Uih Peter mul I’iuil, Ik- replied tlmt lie had nol portrayed them uh they appeared upon the earth, hut ay they wore like ly to look In heaven, where they blushed for the lives of their successors ! Hhihi, wanted yon a Fouti'ne of $1,.'>00,000. —The Washington 67ar says a gentleman of that city received a letter from Porlmlown, county ut Armagh, Ireland, making Inquiry In relation to the heirs of John White, who emi grated from the comity of Armagh, Ireland, who Is believed to have loft two sons, Abner and William. There is about a million and a bull - of money, tor the lucky Whiles who can “ prove property," etc. (H/* - The Montour American gives (ho pres ent population of Danville as 5422. In 1850 it was 3335. K/" The Legislature of Missouri havo ad journed without electing a United States Bonn tor. F>kAnt m-' an Editoii.—Gco. C. Stouch.lato one of the editors of the Washington (Pn.) t otnmouwcaUh, died in that town last week. pniiiDELPnjiiiigEj^ Flour ana Meal The ncwa h hv’ii! an ' 15 - had a depressing cflcct. The mart,, is very dull j shipping brands^' 1 Doe, cd at 88 25 per £bl. laS"» 'C, 881125 to O 55 per bbl. The ? nql <«* tailcrs and bakers is freely met at P.S no 01 '«■ for extra and fancy brands. pt°° * 9 » sale at SO 12i. Corn Meal is w^thouTr' 1 -' 1 Henna, .s oßered at S 3 76, without “at?, a,nl ' Gram.-l hero is a short supply „m v , , and the market is inactive. Sabi n r "ncil, of Southern and Penna. red at $2 nn S a !) !ol s a 2 15 per bu, for white. R,.« small sates o( Penna. at 120 c. Corn i S • 1 1 maud ; sales of new yellow at 78 a 80r ' n " t- Oats arc inactive. Lost sales at .n r bll ' bu. for Southern and Henna. W Whiskey is very dull-soles of bid, «ts„ and 350 for hhds. u "“- «30 Clovcrsccd is in demand at S 8 50 04 lbs., and Flaxseed at 82 10 per buslic!’’ Ptr Buuning of St. Mary’s Cou.sgk—a^ 1 o'clock in (he morning of the 27ih all .!* building of St. Mary's College, a Call,* h* stitution, located about a mile and a ball w "J of Dayton, Ohio, was destroyed by Ore, w i”? originated in an adjacent carpenter shop. ? edifice consisted of a main building and t,' wings, was brick, two stories in height *|! answered ot once the purpose of a school and monastery, and in it rt-erc accommodated Jt pupils and 10 bretbern of theordcr of St M besides teachers, assistants, &c. A targe per tion of the library was saved and most ot n, furniture. The loss on the building i s $lO oop entirety uninsured, ' ' A Ruin Obucacv.— A Frenchman la, covered that horse flesh, whether as slcshs or a stow, is superior in tnstc mid nutriment to heel. He regaled a select company on food pi*, pared from horse (lech, not let thig the company know it, and they nil gave it the preference to any other kind of meat. When the cow meat which the butchers now furnish to our citizen* is scarce, horse steak will probably prove tn economical substitute. A lloiisk Rinsing OFr wjth a M.iron.- Mayor Wood, of New York, went a sh-gliing on Monday. His horse mn off and pitclud Inm upon one of the corporation snmv banks wlnrli, being less hard than the worthy func tionary's caput, admitted him into its yielding bosom, whereby he ami the city were saved the grief of mourning for a head. Ftnsr Dkvrlopkmknts or Lmt-Viuti The Spring Held (Mass.) Ucptihlican of last Saturday, says : A party of‘22 ladies and gen. tlemon, from Rockville, Conn., visited this city on Friday, in the capacity of a sleighing par* ty, dining ami taking supjior at the Mieasnil House, ami visiting the Armory and other ol tli** prominent features of Springfield. Thcla* dies acted as escorts for the gentlemen, onlcr* ing the meals, paying the Islls and furnishing the comforts of the trip generally. .—On Lath from California — The steamship St. Louis arrived at Now York, on Monday, from Aspimvall. The discovery of gold at Val paraiso is still causing great excitement, other* wise the news Is unimportant. A treaty of amity ami commerce has been signed between Great ilritnin and Sao Dicgn. The aleamship Cahawua. from Havana, reached New Orleans on Saturday. Maiuukd Again.—Mrs. Payson Eldredgp. boiler known as “Faany Fern,” was teamed on last Saturday to Mr. James Parton. » libr ary gentleman. He Is the author of the Ufcof Horace fJrvcly, and the working editor of tin Home Journal. The lutly was married hhc* before. One husband is dead and the other divorced. Tiik Easton* Aunt's. —Samuel P. Iliggin*, Esip, has become associated with Col. Halter in conducting lliis well known Democratic Journal. Mr. il. is a practical printer of ex perience and capacity, and judging by hiaal tilalory in a recent number of that paper, hi wields the "grey goose rpn//," with ojual t»* nlily. Organization ok tub Canai. Board. —The new (’anal Bonn! was organized at Harrisburg on Tuesday, Mm. Hopkins ret’riug and Arnold Plumcr entering upon the duties of the office. The Board is now composed of Col. Thnniasll. Forsyth. President, Col. H. S. Moll, and Ar nold Plumcr. u'7* The world renowned John Smith send* the Boston (Mass.) Post the following pithy toast for tho next celebration of the Fourth of July, but it is too good to lay over: —“The Two declarations —the Declaration of Inde pendence, whereby we gained! our liberty, »nd the Declaration of Love, whereby we I®* ;l.” A Hood BustNKss.—A profetuiomd bogg«f woman, who has lived in Pittsburg, Pa., ten years past, has accumulated property for which she has refused $lO,OOO. (TT* Boston, Mass., Ims 0,000 more female* limn males, while Chicago, 111., has about 1-V (100 more mules limn females. Fatai. Mihtark.—Wm. 11. Hardlng.anifro* ber of the Virginia Legislature, died on Sfltuf* day lost, at Richmond, from a dose of mor pheme, taken throngh mistake. Indiana.—The Slate Democratic Conren' tion of Indiana met at Indianapolis on TufV day last, when A. P. Willard was nominate for Governor on the first ballot, and John Walker for Lieutenant Governor. Insank Man Killed On Thursday nlgM, the keeper of the Insane Asylum, in Concord. N. 11., was attacked by a potiont who'll* been an inmate for 10 years, and was comp*' cd to kill him In self defence. Mauhlr Mantles and Tables-h crfr wash them with soap suds, the potash of t| ,e soap decomposes the carbonate of limo, and w Lime destroys tho polish. IL7* Qcn. Win. Lnrimcr, formerly a bankef in Pittsburg, has been elected speaker of t 9 Nebraska House of Assembly. Tho next annual exhibition of tho £ tionul Agricultural Society will beheld nl 1 1 adclphia. * A Quiet Home.— A bickering pair of’ Qj kers were lately heard in high controversy, husband exclaiming : . . wc a "I am determined to havo ono withtheo!” .... "But how wilt thou get it ?” said tho l l ing spouso, in reiteration, which marm* 1 i so provokingly indulge in. tr t "I will keep thco a week after lb oo dead,” was tho Quaker’s rejoinder.