AMERICAN VOLUNTEER WBS D. BhITTOX, Editor & Proprietor CARLISLE, PA.. JAN. 15. 1857. IBETISD OF TOE.DEMOCRATIC STANDISO COMMITTEE. Tljo Democratic Standing Committee of C«n>. hmland county, mot agreeably to notice at Mr. Burkholder's hotel, in Carlisle, on Monday the 13tb day of January, 1867. On motion, David UnMB, Esq., was called to the chair, and D . 0. Jdytrt, appointed Secretary. On motion, it was Resolved, That the Democrats of the different wards, boroughs and townships, ot Cumberland eonoty, bo requested to meet at their usual place of holding elections, on Saturday the 24/A inti., between the hours of 2 and 4 o’clock, to select two delegates for the County Convention, which will assemble in Carlisle, on Tuesday the 27th inst., at 11 o’clock A. M-, for the purpose •( appointing delegates to the State Convention at Harrisburg, on the 2d of March next. Resolved, That the proceedings of this meet ing bo published In the Democratic papers of Carlisle Dwid Ilt'MK, Chairman W. 0. Mytrt, Secl’y. ELECTION OF 0. 8. SENATOR It ia with mingled shame and indignation wo announce the election of Simon Came »o» to the U. S. Senate. The election took platoon Tuesday, when Cameron received the ftill vote of the Black Republicans and also the rotes ol the two Schuylkill members and one member from York, who had been elected as Democrats. By the treachery of these unprin cipled scoundrels, the Democratic party has agftift been deceived and Pennsylvania dis- We shall have more to soy on this subject hereafter. ggr Wo have been requested to announce (ho second lecture of tho course before tho Union Fire Company, will be delivered by the ll«v. O. H. TirrAsr, on Thursday evening, the 02d instant. APPOIirrKBHTB STTUE DIRECTORS OF TDE POOR. —Tho following appointments for the year 1ft.17, srere made by the Directors of the Poor at thcii meeting on (lie Ist instant ; Steward —Joseph Lobach. Treamrer —Jacob Squler, Ksq. JlUomty —Thus. M. Biddle, Esq. Phytician —Dr. S. P. Ziegler. fBT Wo haro been requested to state, that lie Rev. Wii. It. Dswrir, of Harrisburg, will preach at the ro-openlng of lliu First Presbyte rian Church o( this place, in the morning of tho next K&bbath, at 11 o’clock. Mill PnopxnTT Sold.— Wo hate boon In formed that tho Mill and Distillery at tho head •1 Lclorl Spring, has been sold by Mr. Jas. A. Cook to Mr. Abm. Doaler, for the sum ol $OOOO. Rjmehdkb rut Poor.—During this intensely eold weather tho sufferings of tho poor must, Indeed, bo great. Tho ladies of the Benevolent Society are, wo understand, most active in their •haritable labors, and have ministered to (ho pressing necessities of not a fuw who were in great distress; but, nevertheless, humanity de mands of every one, in an Inclement season Hko (his, some personal attention to (ho wants of Ihe unfortunate and oflliclcd. There are many very deserving cases which do not some within the object or scope of the society, and, which are donbtleas well known in their respcc •ve neighborhoods. The bestowal of a small gratuity, or an old coat, or pair of shoes, or pair Of pantaloons, or shawl, In these Instances, would often bo productive of more happiness than (be giver could possibly anticipate, and would afford to him a pleasurable emotion not often so easily gnluod in this cold hearted and Uncharitable world. Try it ' Look Oct job tol a Gas Metbks. IV c would Impress upon (he Gas burning portion of our community, (ho great necessity, In “a cohl ■nap,” of guarding their metres well, from froit. The l>est protector Is an old blanket w ell tucked around the m«(re, and stuffed In about Hid box, BO as to keep the cold air from It. Thin will rery seldom prove ineffectual, and It ban, besides, the advantage of being much cheaper than the other method of preventing freezing— •abatllullng alcohol, Instead o( water, aa a filler. Another word of udvico ; If, unfortunately, you should bo frozen up at any time, do not at tempt to meddle «ilh the metro yourself, but •and for Ur. Irish, tho Superintundant of the Gas Works, at once'. Wo tundly Imagined, one <•) last wonk, that ne understood something about tho matter, haling a little natural leaning that way, but, if wo did, it was not long before our mind was entirely disabused. On trying the experiment a (lash of light and an explosion ensued, that had liked (o hare nipped mir short editorial career in tho bud, and which gave n •hock to our delicate nones we .nil not v«-iy soon forget. I Ma. T*o<j vrt's Iwkuhai -Wo venture to Say that no one can read, without laughing Hie speech, made by Mr. Taggart, of Northum berland couniy, on his taking the chair a.s Speaker* of the Senate As a specimen of ego tistical vanity, and bad taste, it is certainly hard to beat . and wo arc sorry that want of room prevents our placing it. m full, before the readers of the Voluiueer. We cannot refrain, however, from recording hia last sentcicc ••Founding high hopes of the advantages which the Commonwealth w ill derue from your wis dam upon ike laslt you hove displayed in the seissfion of your Speaker, 1 reiterate my earn ed thanks, to some of you for )our \otcs, and 9) all of you fur your kind wishes." LECTURE. Wo had (lie pleasure ol attending tho Ict lurv by (ho Hon. G. W. llaxwßß, for Iho Ixinodt of lb* Union Flro Com jinny, on Inst Thursday uroi; lug. Mr. Dußvren 'vm introduced lo (he mull- I eaoo by W. M. Penrose, Kbij., after a few ru marks explanatory o( (ho iniunllon of (ho Com pxny In giving thu present course of lectures. Hr. Peuroiu bespoke a conllnnanco of public pa tronage, Inasmuch aa (ho uhjoot wan entirely fur (he public bonclll, Th« Buhjocl of Iho locturo was *• Poetry,” and the inanuof In which It nai treated showed (he Jooturer to bo, nut only a man of refined taste fbv the beautiful, but, alao, a thorough master of bit aubjecl, while (ho originality of ids con ceptions and (ho charm of his expression, dial, longed tlio admiration and cnchilnod the atten tion ol all present. The peroration of tin ad dress was Iho finest specimen ol composition wo bare listened to for a lung time, and was, indeed, ft filling tribute to (ho beauty ul the female char •w- Wo venture (o predial (hat Mr. Bbewxb y||| iqsko Id* mark lu (ho Senate of (his Com. iDODWSsItb long before the expiration ol (he teuton. The Carlisle Brass Band, led by Mr. Spahr, vru engaged for the occasion, and everybody vr«4 pleased with the great progesa (ho members bate.made In so short a (lino. Wo hare no dottb( rml tlial before anolhar year it will ba one ol (he bdst Country bands In tha Stale. GYPSIES. For the last few days o gang of Gypsies lias been in this neighborhood, attracting consider able attention, by the peculiarity of their ap pearance and demeanor. Tholr sufferings, dur ing the intense cold wo have lately been expe riencing, must have been groat, as wo observed them all to bo very thinly clad, and illy provid- 1 od against tho inclemencies of (ho season. We i must confess our sympathies were very much 1 excited by tho appearance ol several children 1 «• in arms” among (hem, whoso little bare legs and feet looked perfectly blue from exposure. They are a very stoical raco of pooplo,however, and wo hoard no complaints from any, but one or (wo, late Importations from England. Tho origin of tho Gypsies is very obscure, nor, have wo any conclusive authorities relative to tho subject. They made their ilr«t appear ance on tho Continent of Europe about tho be ginning of tho fifteenth century where they were looked upon with curiosity as a strange pooplo. They wore, at first, treated with indulgence, and, even with murks of veneration, wherever they went—from the belief that they were pil grims from tho Holy land ; but, before long, their genuine character displayed itself in true colors, and every man’s hand was against them; they were driven from post to pillar, until final ly tho very name of being a Gypsy was esteem od n crime worthy of punishment. It is goner , ally believed that they migrated from Egypt; nn opinion which has probably received greater corroboration from their name than from any other circumstance. Analogies would certainly prove the eastern parentage of their tribes; but why they left their native soil and penetrated into foreign countries has never been discovered by any one. In tho lust few years a considera ble number of them have found (heir way into (tie United States; and whether onr peculiar institutions and general tolerance will have any effect in reclaiming them from their wild and nomadic life is a problem yet to be determined. In this country although rather objects of curi osity, than ol reproach and detestation, a dis like yet seems to bo manifested towards them by all classes of the community, induced, doubt . loss, by tbejr wandering habits and vagabond ism, and, perhaps, by a small amount of super, stition. As far as known, their number in Eu rope is conjectured to amount to seven or eight hundred thousand, of whom forty thousand bo long to Spain; there are a groat many in the t Turkish empire, and but few in the British ] isles. Gypsies hare no settled abode, and never dwell in cities. With ns, they live in singularly constructed huts, or tents, supported by the branches of trees with an opening in tho centre for a tiro place, around which they lie. They delight in finery, even more than our Indians, and (lie dross ol their women is o curious mix* turo of rod and rags not a little startling to those who have never Iw/oro seen It. The Gypsies have dark complexions, rendered still darker by dirt, symmetrical forms, beautiful teeth and fine black eyes. They are not remarkable for strength; arc swift footed and considered to bo pusillanimous. The men have considerable skill in horse tra ding, and the women pretend to great powers ol divination, telling tho fortunes of those who are credulous enough to believe them, from palmistry, physiognomy, or moles on (he skin. With us, their principal means of subsistence, in fact, seems to bo derived from this hitter branch of business, united with begging. They appear to have no particular religion, and are entirely unacquainted with science and literature, tho scanty knowledge of their fore fathers remaining with them unimproved. Their marriages are void of ceremony and rather re semble temporary connections than a union for life. The men are extremely jealous of (heir wives, who are kept in strict subservience, and sro in danger either of corporal punishment, or absolute dismissal, if (hoy happen to displease them. The females of the tribes are wrong)) accused of subsisting almost on the wages ol prostitution. This is not the fact, although In foreign countries they are to be found pander ing to the worst passions of men and acting as Iprocnrosscs, they aru nevertheless, personally, strange as U may seem, strictly chaste, and the exceptions to this rule are wonde’fully rare.— The Gypsies have no where manifested virtuous principles, or any desire to excel; (he depravity ■ ol the parents passes to the children, who In herit, along nllh it, the detestation of lire puo. [pie oniony w hom they seek an abode In fo. I reign States many attempts have been made to reclaim them, but there, they have been for (he most part indiscriminately condemned to exile. Neither have the politic and pat riot ic views ot the governments, limn directed, been attended with Ihe success which they merited. | in this country their introduction has been no comparatively recent, (lint we hove had no op porhmlly of judging from experience of their proclivity for crime. In visits to lids county of several largo hordes, wo have never heard of a single depredation committed, and be\ond the nuisance of being solicited fur alms, we have found them but of little annoyance. It it most ( robnblo that in u country so Industrious ns America, tho residence ol ■ Irilie of |HM>plu living in a Kale of idleness cannot bo perma nent; and they will either depart, or their hab its will be assimilated to those around them, whilst (hey themselves are slow ly absorbed in ■ho great mass of the jeuplc. Sam Suck in Kmji.ami. —Mr. Justice Halli burton. aulhoi of Sam Slick, or the Yankee Clock Maker, has been lecturing in England, with his habitual compound of humor and shrewd sense, upon (he Colonial empire of (•real Ilrilian on this Western continent. The Clock Maker treats serious themes with (he same graphic pen as he does his lighter effu sions, over which the public ban so long mode merry. Hon. Wiu.ua Wiikiks.- Onr venerable Do mocrutic Senator from (Ida county, Buys (lie Pltl-burg Po»t, wnh 711 years uf age on (he lid of December lust, the day of iho meeting of the Electoral College, of which ho wna President. Ho has sounded nearly all thu depths of politi. cal honor—hating been a Stale Senator, ament-! her of Congress, a United States Senator, Uni ted Stolen District Judge, Minister to Russia, and is now Senator from the 21id Dtalilcl of Pennsylvania. Trstino a Dridor.— On Saturday last, n . huge revolving bleaching boiler, weighing up. wards of 15 tons, was placed upon bob sleds and drawn across the new iron bridge at Goal Island, Nlagra Falls, N. Y., by eight horses for the purpose of testing the strength of the structure. The bridge stood the test without any perceptible effect. A Douutvui. UtcoiiMKNNATtoff —A doctor advertises in a country paper, that “whoever uses (ho vegetable compound universal anti purging Aromatic Pills ones, will not have cause to use them ogniu. GOV. POLLOCK’S MESSAGE. Wo present to our readers to-day, the annua) message of tho Governor of Pennsylvania.— Like his administration, it don’t amount to much, as will bo quickly discovered on n perusal. It contains (ho usual amount of clap-trap and humbug on tho subject of “bleeding Kansas,” and forcing slavery upon an unwilling pooplo, and in short, is Just about such a document as might have been expected from so astute an ex ecutive. In relation to tho propriety and policy of the disposal of tho main lino of public improve ments, tho Governor’s opinion has not changed. Ho says tho only remedy for preventing a con tinual drain upon tho Treasury is a sale, for a (air consideration, and upon terms just and lib oial to the purchasers. Hu thinks the subject of banks and banking capital, In its relations to the currency, deserv lug of u careful consideration by (lie legislature. On tins intricate matter, however, he speaks but vaguely, and wo presume, would bo open to con viction. lie mentions tho districting o# tho State for tho election of Senators and Repre sentatives and talks of the responsible privilege of the elective franchise. Ho says, “every do fence should bo thrown around tho ballot box, and whilst the rights of legal voters should bo secured and protected, fraud In every form should be prevented and punished. Whethera judicious registry law, or some other measure of reform, adequate to tho necessities of the case, should be adopted, ia referred to tho wisdom of the Legislature.” Wo arc really rejoiced that tho C’uWin will, so soon fall upon (he last act of this imbecile ad ministration. The New Hinlslir to Washington. Some timo since it was currently rumored that the Right lion. Charles Pelham Vlllicrs, was to fill tlm vacant place. Tho rumor Is now revived; hut It now comes from Washington, not London, the information having apparently boon communicated by Mr. Dallas to (ho State Department. It this be so—that is to say, if Mr. ViUters be coming hither immediately— there must be a sudden change in (ho ministe rial arrangements. We believo that up ton very recent period it was intended to leave tho post unfilled, until tho inauguration of Ur. Bu chanan took place. In the mean time wo do hoar of Mr. VilUcrs resigning his sent In Par liament, or his appointment of Judge Advocate General, and aro not quite prepared to sco his arrival announced by the next steamer. Ot Mr. Villiers personally wo know but little. Ho is best known in tho political world as tho early and consistent anti-corn law agitator In thollousooi Commons. As a brother of Lord Clarendon, his nomination undoubtedly carries weight with it. lie is said to be a man of high character, sound discretion, and good abilities, ol considerable experience in various public affairs, and likely also, In tho ordinary accepta tion of (ho term, to bo a very popular represen tative of Great Britain. Some ol our contem poraries give, in print, his height ami tho color of his hair. Wo are not sure that these parti culars have any profound public interest, though wo have no objection to recording that lie was born A. D. 1802, and that ho still remains a bachelor. COURT LIST FOB 1857. If our friends in tho country will ent out tho lolluwing List of Courts for Cumberland county lor 1857, or, preserve this paper, (hoy may sometimes save themselves a great deal ot (ran. bio, more especially if they hare much law bu. si ness : Cohmo* Plica*. I2M January, J ,ifh Apnt, 24th Aupn.it, 9/A November. OnpiiAS’s Counts, 24 th March, 11th /lugtut, 20tJi October, 22ti December. Executors, Administrators and Guardians, desiring to settlo their accounts to any particu lar Orphan's Court, most fllo them In tho Regis ter’s Office, at least thirty days beforehand In order that they may be advertised according to law. A LroistATn t Sckbe. — A scene occurred in the Illinois House of Representatives, on the 6(h in.it., w hich was more remarkable (or its sin gularity limn its decency. The House before organization, elected a Speaker, pro tern. The Clerk of the former House claimed the chair tiff a Speaker was regularly olectod* Bridges con. I jnnallr interrupted the Speaker, until tho Utter ordered the Sergcant-at-Amis to remove tho disorderly Clerk. As soon as tho Sorgcaut-at- Arms look hold of him, they clinched, while many of the members made up to tho scone of action to assist tho Sergeant in tho discharge of his duties. Alter some considerable wrestling, knocking over chairs, desks, inkstands, men, and things |gonerully, Mr. Bridges was got out with his coat shockingly torn. Five or six As. Bislant Sergoant-at- Anns wore thon appointed to keep order and tho House proceeded to bu siness. JutxjK Hi.a r’K UounKD.— On Tuesday night the trunk of Hon J. S. Black was taken from the boot of tho Somerset hack, in the immedi ate vicinity of the town. It was found on New Year’s day by some skaters tho German Catholic burying Ground. Part of the clothing and some valuables were taken. Tho trunk contained a largj aosortment of tho Judge’s opinions, which the rascal left behind. They probably did not relish (hat kind of literature. A PnoriTAut.R Uoncrrn.— -Tho Pacific Mills, of Lowrencc, Mass., have just made up their half yearly accounts, which show a dear net profit of a (rifle over 912,000 above inter est and expenfics—equal to six per cent, on the entire capital for six months. A Man Guiixotinrd. —On Monday morning Horace Mohhcrlcy, being intoxicated, attempt ed to cross the railroad track ahead of a train at Monrovia, Frederick county, Md.. but fell 1 with his neck on the rail, when his head was instantly taken ofl. Runaway Ahhehtri). —A wretched negro was arrested last Sunday, in Carroll county, Md., as a runaway from Howard county. Ho had eaten nothing for three day*, and his boots were frozen to his feet, from which they had to be cut with a knife. !T7“Of the (wepty-aix members of the Hart ford Convention, noted in our political annals, all are dead. Thoy always denied the charge of treason preferred against them, and, perhaps, never meditated the commission of (hat crime yet, composed of Federalists, opposed to (ho war, and sitting with closed doors, in a payt of (he Union wlioro subsequent dovolopoiponls showed that treason was rampant, certainly gave “aid and comfort” (o the enemy. Another Search for Sit John Franklin. ■ Public interest iu England is becoming greatly excited on the subject of getting up a final Arctic expodition-wilh what objects we need scarcely mention. The mass of naval offi cers, and other experienced travellers, who are familiar with the polar regions, approve of it. and make light of the attendant dangers. The men of science desire it, for they arc always promoters of enterprise. Humane men cling to the belief that possibly some of Franklin’s companions may yet be dragging out a painful existence amongst the Esquimaux; and they advocate it. Finally, those who o.c fastidi ously jealous of their national honor arc clam orous for the search to bo completed. The British government has not yet manifested any determination ; but against all these influential claimants there is the unseen power of certain subordinates of the Admiralty, and the open power of the be all and end-all London I ivies. The former arc, in all probability, the penmen in the latter ; and it remains to be seen wheth er experience, science and humanity arc to be ridden over, rough shod, by that irresponsible and inexorable journal. The subject has been so often publicly dis* cussed, that we shall not enter upon it at any length, recording only that the voices of those most competent to judge, and most influential in-cficct'ng their purpose, have settled upon the joint plan of Dr. King and Lieut. Pimm, of the Royal navy. Most of our readers arc aware that the Doctor was in tho expedition in search of Sir John Ross’party, and that the Lieutenant wfii in the first search for Franklin, by Behring’s Straits, during three seasons, un der Capt. Kcllct, and that he was subsequent ly authorized to traverse the northern shores of Asiatic Russia, with tho same object, had ho succeeded in obtaining the assent of the Russian Government. Furthermore, “when the last Arctic expedition was fitted out, from England, Mr. Pimm joined tho Resolute, and had the good fortune to find Capt. M"Clare's parly, thus becoming the link winch connected the eastern with tho western discoveries.”— These arc the men who unite zeal with know)** edge. Their plan is thus briefly set down in their own language. We propose to make a combined effort by sea and by land—by sea. through Barrow’s Strait and down Peel’s Sound ; by land, across the continent of Ame rica and down Great Fish River—meeting at tho magnetic pole. Upon the sea expedition it is proposed louse a small screw steamer,and upon the land journey bark canoes.” A Mbtutbd Compument.—Tlic* nomination by the President of Brevet Major General Per sifer F. Smith to a Brigadier General-ship in the United States Army (created at the last session or Congress) was sent to the Senate on Tuesday ; and in the place of referring the nom ination os is tho custom in such eases, to the Committee on Military Aflalrs, it was iinrnc d atcly and unanimously confirmed by that body. Never was a compliment more richly merited : and we feel quite sure that the selec tion of the President, and the prompt and generous action of the Senate in thus honoring one of tho roost gifted and gallant of our mili tary heroes, will bo heartily endorsed by a grateful «ni Wnr N, In tho d; I nothing so .irnmcr wear las nankeen. No gentleman would be seen f abroad or at borne £h a dress of which (his material did not go (o the making of a portion : I and as we ever fixed the fashion on questions ' of male costume, the mode was adopted in France, and English nankeens threatened to drive all French manufactured articles for summer wear out of the market. Louis XIV, however, surmounted the difficulty ; ho order ed all the executioners and their assistants to to perform their terrible office in no other dress but one of nankeen. This rendered the male rial'infamous and many a man who de served to be hanged discarded the suit because a similar one was worn by the man who did the hanging So Mr*. Turner, the prisoner, being executed, m the reign of James I, in a 1 yellow starched ruff, pul to death the fashion of wearing Until. Tup. Nkw Khkm'ii Postal Arua.voemknt. which is cnntemplnt d, is said to engage that all prepaid letters for the Continent may be sent throng'i I ranee free from all restrictions, oml be placed upon die same footing as French correspondence In oilier words, the United Stales will enjoy the same privileges in the transmission of its letters that France now does. Ihe rales per quarter ounce from the United Staten arc said to be as follows : To France. 15 cents; Belgium, 21 cents; Italy and Austria, 2H cents: Constantinople, Ac ,31 cents ; and the Indies, 38 cents. Minnesota —Utters from Washington stale that Senator Douglas is obout to report a lull providing for the formation of a slate gov- \ eminent by Minnesota, preparatory lo its ad- 1 mission ns a slate. The bill will also divide the territory by a north and South line, both of which, it is supposed, will hove population enough to conic in as stales during the next session of Congress. It is large enough for two large stales, and contains novr about one hundred and seventy thousand inhabitants. Kansas.—A movement la on foot to cstob-! !ih!i a University in Kansas for ihc thorough «1* j ucalion of youth. Uis supposed that a sufli. cicnt sum can be raised lo erect the buildings and endow professorships in a short time. The general government will bo appealed to lo aid its endowment by A liberal grant of lands. The appeal, wo presume, wilt not be in vain, as similar dona'ionH have been made for other territories for educational purposes. Eittß Canal Enlahoburnt. —ft is expected that the New York canal will open next Spring, with a depth of five feet water, winch will ad* mil the passage of boats of not less than two hundred tons. The exertion made on the part of the Empire State to sccuro the control of the Lakes, should stimulate (ho Keystone to complete the Sunbury and Erie and North Pennsylvania Railroads with all possible des patch. Tub Man who murdered the Warden of tho Massachusetts Stale Prison, assumed the name of Decatur, llis real name is Cater. Ilia father, Charles David Cater, was formerly employed os a mechanic, at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, and thp boy attended solippl qt Portsmouth, under tbo’ name of Cater, llis life has been a record of crime, commencing at 14. Proseentlng Bonks. Cue of the Plundering Scheme's. We learn from Ilar'riaburg that Col. H. S. Some one writing from Washington, says : Maoaaw, the Siate Ticasnrcr, is about insti- r luting proceedings against Ilia Cliainbcrsburg | ure t 0 refund the duties on goods destroyed by Bank, the Itonesdaie Bank, and a number of flr(J Whilst Iho principle under certain niodi others, to recover the forfeiture for neglecting fictions may be correct, the bill in question is til keen their notes at par in Philadelphia, so drawn up as to lake thousands out of the to kccp.tncir notes at y * TrcnsniT fpr the bcnellt of insurance conipan- The section of our Banking I.aw». innkm 0 it h J vi nlrcady received the premiums obligatory on tlicscveral Banksof the Common- o]) ' thc flro riskaj H scc h t 0 trick the govern wealth to keep their notes at par in the cities ' Incnt j 11)0 paying them over again for their los of Philadelndia and Pittsburg, according to srs. In other worts, these insurance compan- location cast or west of the {- provides ns follows : I insurers of insurance companies. If tfiis ‘heads “Any Bank failing to comply with the pro-1 j win> yoll loose’ policy is to bo adopted; visions of ibis section, shall for such length of , insurance companies slock will become invalu* time os its notes may be under par, ns nlorc* . tt |j| c> ’> said, forfeit any to the Slate Urcnsurcr. fur! w e trust, that such honest guardians of the ra . * circulation of such Bank for the preceding ■ ncsscc, Houston of Alabama, and Letcher ol year : such forfeiture to be paid on or before Virginia, will keep n watchful eye on this and the third Monday in November in each year, g j m jj ar pj an9 rob the Treasury, and not let & it is under this provision Hint Mr. Magnnv the active lobby men who correspond with the is now acting, and the taxpayers of the Stale. New York Times and oth.r papers, by thc.r as well as others wt.o I,arc an interest in the Haltering ■•notices” inveglc them into the sup maintainance of a uniform and reliable enrren- port of any of these plundering schemes, cy will watch Ins efiorls with interest. A CcnUul Committee. nurober of the interior Banks have for the last year or two entirely disregarded this requiro- ment, and the instances arc very few in which the forfeiture Ims been exacted. A Grand Rascal. Chns. F. Huntingdon, who was recently J tried in New York city, under twenty-seven indictments for forgery, was convicted and sen- | tcnccd to the Penitentiary, (Sing Sing.) for the I term of four years and ten months. The mild-1 ness of his sentence would seem to be attribu ted somewhat to the magnificence of his ras cality, winch extended considerably beyond any adventure of the kind heretofore indulged in, by any of the Wall street region or out of I it, but such is not the case ; the Judge gave ' him the utmost extent of the penally provided by law for such cases. Judge Capron, in pas sing sentence, made allusion to his position in society, but said that it could weigh nothing in mitigation of the penally ; that the circum stances of a high birth, and good moral and intellectual training, rather increased thecrim- I inality of the act, as one thus reared hod less J inducements to do wrong, and crime committed 1 under such circumstances only evinced greater depravity in the offender. , The evidence in the case divulged the extent 1 to which the whimsical cxtravagcncc of Mr. Huntingdon hod run. His furniture was of the most extravagant description, and some of the vases in his parlor cost S7OO apiece. He. at one lime, bought a small dog, weighing two pounds, for which he paid thirty-six dollars 1 He kept ten servants—two drivers and two • grooms, a man waiter, n female cook and as sistants, and two chambermaids. He had his meals served up in silver dishes on (ho Sab- bath. In addition to all tlusc whims, he kept a band of music in (he house, and occasionally indulged in culling up his boots and slippers. This latter whim was adduced to prove his in sanity. and demonstrate to the Court and Ju ry that the committal of the crime of forgery was nothing more than a species of monomania !to which he was subjected occasionally. In addition to the above extravagance ho kept a mistress, in a magnificently furnished resi dence, In another part of the city. His forge ries arc supposed to amount to over a million lof dollars. The mural of this is that a Wall | Street Bear con act the rascal on a grand scale, / ami suffer no greater punishment than a com mon laborer would for forging a note to pay I his day's board, the only difference between the 1 two being—the former, by the magnitude of [ his crime, becomes renowned, while the latter, for its insignificance, is greeted with the most J freezing contempt. 1 Fashion'.— there was ITT" Horace Oreely, of Die New York Tri bnne, has brought suit for libel against J. W. Gray, editor of the Cleveland Plaindealcr, for articles published during and since the recent campaign, laying his damages at 810,000. SriUMM-MisTiiKss Finkd.— The Abington (Muss ) Standard reports that Miss Susan Howard, of North Bridgewater, was tried on Thursday before Justice Isaac Hershoy. on the charge of whipping one of her scholars, named Jesse Packard, two weeks ago, so se verely that lhe marks of the blows remain to the present lime. She was sentenced lo pay a fine of three dollars and costs. Smu hunk Tki.ruiiaimj rou tiir Persian (ii;i.r.— Iho British Government have given their approval to the proposal for laying down a telegraph cable m the Persian Gulf, ond hy connecting it with that already laid down in the Mediterranean, placing the whole of Kuropu in direct communication with Asia The project is still under consideration at the Fast India House. Potteries in Delaware to he Abolished. —The people of Delaware have adopted an amendment to the constitution of the Stale prohibiting lo t ries nf cr January Ist 1802 The governor has signed (ho amendment, ond he asks the legislature lo make the necessary legislation lo carry the amendment into ellect. j Maryland ought to follow the example of Del j aware. Social Lira ,n Boston. -The social fealivi lies of Boslon, it is stud, were never more Bril liant and attractive Ilian they arc this winter. There is nothing hut a round of gayoly in fashionable circles, with round hills of ripen dilun: following, to match. Wool.—There arc ipiccr stories told about the origin of tho use of various articles—one of these relates lo wool, and Is lo tho end that St. Clement, a holy man, being forced to Dec from Ida persecutors, found Ida feet so blistered by long continuous (ravel, that lie was induced lo pul a little wool between Ids sandals and Hie soles of his feet. On continuing his jonrncy Iho warmth, moisture, motion, and pressure of the ftel worker! tho wool lute a uniformally compact substance, and caused it to ho intro duced in the manufacture of many articles I Mokuon liiiiiohants On Thursday last. 221 Mormon Immigrants Irom England and Wales, arrived at New Yerk on hoard the pack et ship Columbia, from Liverpool. Ono half of them are women.- They oro chiefly British peasants. They were welcomed by the Mor mon elders residing in New York, and during tho winter will be furnished with employment at tho west, so os to ho ready for their journey lo tho Salt Lake in the Spring. Tho total Mormon immigration for tho year 1850 probo tly numbered about sii thousand. The Democratic Stale Central Committee, of Pennsylvania, assembled at the Merchant’s Hotel, pursuant to the call of the Chairman, yesterday, Tuesday, the 30lh of December, 1850,nt 12 o’clock.—John W. Fumey, Chair man. and 0. G. Weslcolt, Secretary. The attendance was full. The fullowinggentlcmen , were present: I PhUfuU'tpkin— George Williams, George [ Plitt. Thomas S. Fernon, W. (). Khne, W. V. I McGrath. Kd. W. Power. George W. Moore. T. U. Tiinmons, Jesse Johnson, Win. Kice, G. <l. Weslcott, and J. W. Forney. Montpnvtrry— A. 11. Tippin. Chester —Joseph Hemphill. Berks —J Lawrence Getz and W. Earns. I Bucks —John Davis. Lancaster —Hiram B. Swnrr. Dauphin —Andrew Hopkins, W. H. Miller and Samuel Bigler. Norihnmp'.on and Lrlneh— D. I). Wagner, Welherill and Nelson Weiser. Adams —J. B. Danner. It'imherland GeorgeW Bnclicr. Sulhran —J. Bichier Junes. Blnir— W. (J Murray. Sit'ipiehuiiuah— Asa Lnthrop. Indnnio— S. S- Jamison. Mijlm—A. S. IVilfson. Schiu/lkdl— Bernard Reilly and Thos. J. McCamant. After some consultation in a friendly way. ihc Committee, with one or two dissenting voices, agreed that the next Democratic Stale Convention should be held at Harrisburg, on MoNDAV, the SECOND DAT Of MaIICII, HCXt. and by a unanimous vote, determined that the Convention should meet at ID o’clock os the .MOKNINO OF THAT DAT. A Her the adoption of a resolution coinpli mentnry to the Chairman, Secretary and Treas urer of the Democratic Slate Central Commit tee, the Committee adjourned. J. \V. FORNEY, Chalnnan. (J.C. Wbstcott, Secretary. Hub CniXESR Si:gah Millet.—An agricul tural correspondent of the Scientific American, says he ground in a eider mill and then pressed nl>out half a bushel of the canes of the sugar millet, which he supposed to be worthiest, from 1 being touched with frost, and ho obtained a quart of excellent molasses from the juice by j evaporation. He judges that the square rod of ground planted —if the canes hod ell been l used—would have produced four gallons of 1 molasses, or at the rate of G-JO gallons per acre. Such a crop would hare proved valuable the Inst year, since sugar and molasses arc so high^. Rights or Married Womkv.- The Govern or of Ohio recommends some further provisions to secure the rights of married women. The Cincinnati Gazette states that the State of Ohio tins already made more liberal provisions for women than any other State except Ixniisinna. I The present provisions in their favor are, how. ( ever, principally confined to real estate, winch j a woman may now hold separate from her bus- J hand. The Governor rocominends f hat she he 1 allowed to hold pir onnl property (her furni ture and goods) in (he same way, and to sue in her own name. These arc, certainly, reas onable provisions, since we have been 100 long adhering to the old system of feudal laws. TnnSruAß Duty. —The amount of revenue collected by the General Government from the importations of sugar and molasses, imount to aljout 1f19.000.000 per annum. The New York Herattl suggests the propriety of buying Cuba from Spain, for the amount often years’ duty on sugar. By this process the consumer will gel cheap sugar, while the I»uisiana plan ters will retain their protection. The only lo- S'T will be the Na.lonol Treasury—but loss, under such circumstances, will be a na tional gain. The suggration of the Herald is worthy the consideration of the General Gov eminent. Valcarlk luruovevent. —M. Dubrullo, a French inventor, has perfected Davy's safety lamp, and the shade, so that if the shade is withdrawn, the light is extinguished- Work men arc ihns prevented exposing themselves to the risk of an explosion. Smallpox in Vbumont. —The Smallpox is prevailing to an alarming extent in Stowe, Vt.. ami all public golhcringsarc forbidden, end the schools arc slopped; pest-houses have been provided, and the Congrcgolionol clergyman , has gone lo one of them lo devote his services 1 to the sick. Cniß fob Suicide.— A New York religious paper propoßca (in view of the increasing mania for suicide) iho enactment of a law, consigning to Iho schools of anatomy the body of every in* dividual whom a coroner's Jury shall find a ver* diet of felo dese against. Hirsute Extravagance. —A ladies' hair* dresser in New York informs his customers that owing to his present stylo of dressing la* dies* hair, tho charge will bo two dollars caoh time during tho season, after tho Ist of Janua ry 1857. Brides, in tho fashion of Louis XIV., XI., Ac., as heretofore, 85. Tub ArrnoAcuiNQ Inavqubation.— Tho De. mocratio /icrieto says i “Tho Inauguration of Jmpps puchanan pro. m i*»» 1° bo tho most pqnt Instalment ol a Chief Magistrate of tho Unuoa'slntos that has over taken placo. Tho military and civic asao* °, i “ ro making prepara lion, lo visit Washington ou tho occasion Among tho rest, w. nollco Iho 7lh rcglmont. National Guard, of tho Ist division New York blalo mHIMa of tho city of Now York, Iho Bur. S" < ,°, rri ” ol Alllni| v I Iho Keystone Club of LV- 1 S P rV i“ n 'i !i‘° Youn ff Mon’s Democra. tic Union Club of Now York, who will ho ac- I compauled by Dodworth’s fall band.* 1 J. Lawrence Gclz, Esq. The Harrisburg Union and. Patriot, in notio. ing the election of this gentleman as Speaker of the House of Representatives of this Stale, nsea the following language, eye ty scnlcnco-of which we most cheerfully: endorse: V “ We announce with pleasure the election of J. Lawrence Getz, Esq., of Berks county, os Speaker of the House of Representatives. jq r Getz is a gentkmnn of fine ability and undoubt cd moral and political integrity. Ho was a valuable member of the last House,* where he distinguished himself by his industry and in telligence. Well acquainted with parliament*, ry rules and usages, courteous in his inter course with his fellow members of all parties quick of perception, firm of purpose, impartial and fearless in the discharge of duty—ho pos sesses in a rare degree all the qualifications ne cessary to make a prompt and.efficient presi ding officer. The address ho delivered on king the,choir was very appropriate and matV ed with the good sense end correct taste which characterize nil his written and drol'efrurta.— The allusion to the rapid increase of corporate power, and the plain intimation that it should be checked and limited by present and future legislation, will, wo trust, receive the consider ation they deserve. If Tho sentiments of the Speaker on this important subject should meet with a favorable response from the House, al though “ the few” may be disappointed, “the many” will have great reason to rejoice. Tho following brief but pungent artclo we clip from tho Princeton (111.) Dcmocrat'Tf paptr edited by Ciias. N. Pinr, Esq., one of the most eflectivc wri er* in the country. Du ring the recent Presidential canvass Mr. Pisa did yeoman service in the cause of Democracy: New Enolasd.— New England is the only section of country where Fremont received a majority of the populor vote. New England voted unanimously against Jefferson for rend dent. New England gave birth to the Hartford Convent ion. and held out friendly—blue-rlighta to the British ships of war on our coast.dnring the war of 1812. New England hanged witch es and scourged and banished Baptism and (Quakers m early limes. New England desired the slave trade tolerated until 1808, and mode “ heaps” of money by stealing negroes from Africa anil selling them into slavery. Finding slave labor unprofitable within her bolder*. New England sold her slaves to the South, In vested the proceeds m manufactories, and then turned Abolitionist—ns some men, after having made a fortune by selling ruin, become violent ly in favor of temperance, and go In filronglr for a Maine Law! New England is very • , cute' ? at bargain making, and has a decided talent for wooden nmincgs and selling them for the natu» ral fruit. New England is very friendly to the heathen, and sends avast number of flannel sliir.s every year to the little "naked negroes, panting at the line." There arc many Mr*. JeMnby’s in New England. New Engupd i* the mother of isms. New England has very many large factories, in which men, boys, and delicate females arc a part of the performing early and laic for very scanty wa ges. Pious men grow very rich at the expense ol these people’s sinews and muscles, and pay large prices for high scats In the synagogues, whete they make long prayers, and shed croco dile (ears in behalf of the Southern slave! New England has a very soft heart for distress— at a distance! New England appreciates intelli gence, and is ‘‘great” on reforms —she passes lans that those who cannot read and writ# shall not vote within her “republican” border*. New England is a great country—one of the best countries in the world to emigrate from! Tub Faiimku—Wi.vtkr EtrßNimis.—Tbo following seasonable little article, from m uiK known contemporary, contains so much-truth within so short'atom pass, that wtf cannot ra* from from transferring it to our own column* i “ The farmer’s good rime has come. Ktr matter if the day is melancholy, so is not he.— If the wind whistles mournfully, be whittle* gaily and gladly; nnd it the clouds weep mtta of tears, his barn and granaries arc full to over flowing ; his whbat brings a fair price in-o In* purse ; his oop gives his jmckci a fair lining; nnd his porcine family grunt lo n tune pilclnrf on a high key. Whatever he has to sell brings a good price in cash, and the music of dollar* and dimes jingles a mertv cadence (0 his tare. No matter if the tempest howls among the lulls, he has the glowing hearthstone, nnd (ho bright smiles of the good wife who has been the light of his eye ami the pride of his heart, and lb* merry prattle of nil the loved ones at home io> minister to his comfort. Truly may the fann ers say that for them ‘the lines have fallen in pleasant places, and they have goodly hiri* tnge. ’ " Tiik Wink Chop of Italy. —The’harrw/' this season has proved much better than ia five years before The vine, which has alow* entirely failed since 1850, has yichiut up** halt on ordinary crop, and the silk mid olive harvests arc also much more abundant- A large proprietor, who used to* protlhce 40.001* and 50,000 barrels of wine annually before Ihtf oppenrancc of the malady, which now ap* parent ly di (-appearing, and whose whole pro 4 duce lust year did not exceed a dozen barrel* tells me that his vineyards this season yu-ldio several thousoul. Lombardy and .Venice,■, whic i produced last year only 342 400 heeVy ilro is 2H' gallons,) is cslhunUd lo have yid' ded tins season over four millions of that nica* urc. This is encouraging, fur the vine r* & Italy what corn is lo us. The vine is t« \ |H)or, who have little to cat and nothing cm 'to drink, the stall of life.— Newark Advertwf' Missouri Lroislaturk Uoino to Adjoib to St. Louis.—We learn from a gentleman • reel from Jiflerson City, that the mcmtxTS o the Legislatureconlcrrtplate adjourning short y to meet again in this city, fNo formal actio has been taken on the subject, but the member vow that they will leave Jellenton city and come lo St. Louis to do the Stale’s business* n they can got a place lo meet nt. The cans# °* the contemplated movement is the cxorbianl price of board at the capital, and the difficulty experienced in getting accommodations. V& visions, liquors, luxuries, segars, and carw have lo be transported from St. Louis, to aup» ply tho tables at the capital, and the cons*’ quenco is, that members have to pay tenrfd* lars a week fur board, and get very pj*S commons nt that. We learn that cOotf* . bo made to secure tho Court House or w® Mercantile Library Hall for the sitting o* body.— St. Louis JV.tra, Jon. C. Cheat Potato Chop.—Tho crop of P o,Rtof [ J in Monmouth county. N- J.. for j na J. V'lwml estimated at 1,050.000 bushels, of which 700,000 were sold at an average of 10 cm per bushel, netting lo the produceraovcr * » 000. DitonAßitn.—Elder J. T. Johnson Lexington. Mo., on tho 18th ultimo. H° * . a brother of the Into Vico President, Rmhaw M. Johnson, of Ky., and formerly a JddKfl tho Court of Appeals of that Slate, and for *• years a member of For 30 ye* 1 *?” has been a preacher of the Gospel wltn° ut rc * or salary. a Oregon Territory is said to be oneofl&J finest fruit-growing regions in tho world. I"* estimated, says an exchange, that not lea*t®*J 875,000 worth of apples will bo shipp*®;. California this season, and that 880,000 wot* wero sold last year. Tho size of the almost incredible—a bushel having been ex* l . Ucd whose average was 18 ounces each* *!L no uncommon thing to spo specimen *j?P weighing from ono am\ a half to twa pound* "What’s in a Naur?"—Oh tho day°lfsj Presidential oloction, in the State of Iowa» mont codnty gage a majority for DuohaiJ* *» and Buchanan county gave a inojdrity f° r moot.
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