-> AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. JOHN B. BUTTON, Eilitor 4 rroprielo'. CARLISLE, PA.. JAN-. 29, 1857. AoßicctTcnAt, Snoiara—Wfaro rcqucatod (a .fato that IhoncJt mooting of (he Olimboriaml County Agricultural Society will bo hold In the Court House, Cnrlialo, on Tuesday, February 10, at 11 o’clock, A. M. (C7*W«owo an apology loour rqaclcrs for Ihc lack of news and general interest in to-day’a paper. For more than a week we Imd no Eas tern mail, and of course no news. Our renders must, therefore, excuse news that in these fast times may be considered somewhat old. 0“ Wo arc indebted to Hon Lem’l. Todd, M. C. from this district, for sending us Con gressional documents. Messrs Fetter. Brener. Andersen and Harper, of the Stale Legi.s/nl-irc. Will also accept our thunks for their kin a leotions. Bad Appsar.ix'k. —Our readers must excuse and overlook tho Imd appearance ol our paper, as It is linpos-sibli’ m n,»ko g,.,.d work during Ibl. tDton. -ly cold ivoiillicr. N„t«lth.t«ndlng wo u.o up ouorumns r|u,nnlica ol opal, In our .flirt, lo keep Jock Frost .ml »l our onico, be will, notwitlifilundiiip. intrude himoelf upon us, ,nd blast our bopcs and expcclations. Our printer’s ink is Inui'ilormcd into black ice, Ino paper becomes slid' nml (Hied with ■■ slush” as we damp it for tbo press, our workmen aro sliiv srlng at their cases, unable lo liundlo tho type, and tho editor is slinking ” llh "" a B ,lc m tho sanctum, oli, but '■ 11 c °kl 1 FinlATlnKCAiu.isi-K H Ann ack s. — On Thurs day an0ru,,..,, 1.,,1, tiluHil 2 o',-lurk, our citizen, wore ilorlW I'.' the cri "I " Fire «ml It was soon ascertain..-! Ilial a |."rn.,n of the l.uil.liugs of the Carlisle H,.tracks .sere in flames. Our Bremen ami a great numl.eref citizens hastened to the assistance nl Hie lion|.s, but on account of the seventy of Hie aeatl.er anil tlio scarcity of water, it was seen e.nlent that the block ol buildings in alnch the lire iniginalcd cotill not bo saved. Th - entile blork-elgllt two-story brick house*, used officers quarters were entirely destroyed. Lverj elbul was nmtlo by Col. .Mat, Ins officers ami men, and the citizens and firemen o( Carlisle. I<» reseno a portion of tho block from the rl. vf.ui mir element, but in rain. All that could hi* done was to remova the government papers ami property, and even this duly wan j.erlr.mied nt (lie hazard of life and limb. Wo have hoard no estimate of what the loss to the gou-rnment is. but we suppose $20,000 or $30,n00 will be required tore-build. The fire, wo believe, originated from a stove pipe. Lancaster lUnk. —On our (list page no pub lish (for the satisfaction of the note holders and others Interested in the Lancaster Batik in this county,) the Report of the Committee appointed to investigate the causes which led to the sus pension of the institution. The Report, in; doubt not, is a fair ami honest statement, and goes to prove (lint the officers, directors, (*c of the Bank were leagued together for ninny years in robbing the stockholders anil deposi tors. Such until l lig ilod rascality and dishonesty I as these scoundrels li.ivo been guilty of should | bo punished to the full extent of Iho law. The Cashier. K will ho seen by the Report, has re peated!} jM-rjnp’d iiiinselt, in swearing to false statements of the condition ol the Bank, in his annual reports to the Auditor General. Will not an example he made of this wretch I Firk Puns —We again call the attention of our Town I’mitml, in iho condition of the Fire Plugs We do not know in what stale they arc ai the present tune : nor do we know I whether t hey hate been properly secured or I not this season. Hut ns it has been the ens- ' tom heretofore to have litem mtcndetl to, we f inppose (he mailer has nut been neglected , Slill, it would not be inappropriate for Councils J to have the plugs examined occasionally during 1 this cold weather, so as to have them in rvadi- 1 ness in case of lice Last winter a number of them were frozen up and were entirely unfit for service Tins is a subject of great impor tance 10 our nlizins, and one which should not b« delaj’t-d A N\THK lII' THU CiM'STT Fnoir.N to Dratii tr Cm si ii. ll i.i Fra. lowa. —'TheShip pcnshm-g A i »•< sru s ilu- sail intelligence has Just rraehid ui ihat Mr Jamks McCi'NK, who removed fr-nn MnUh-spnng, rumlH’ilain! coun ty. to iho M.-inity of Conned Uluils, lowa, on last spnng, whs frozen to dcflih, near that place, on ilu- IGih ultimo. It appears ho had j left his home [or (‘i.unril Binds for llic express- 1 cd purpose of transuding some business, and on his return to Ins nsidence, sonic miles dis tant, the weather hung extremely cold, and a deep snow enu ring the ground, he lost his way and pm-died ’I hr d« ceased was a son of the late Joint McCone, lie was about 21 years of ago. Statr Trk vsi us.ii We learn from Harris burg, that <m account of the absence of thcl members of the Senate and House, who were detained % hy the snow storm, iheic was no ef fort made to elect n State Treasurer as provid «d by law, on Monday of last week. The De mocrats have re-nominated Col. Henry S. Mn graw, and the funoni'ts that old renegade, Charles Frndey, of Schuylkill county. God ■axe the Commonwealth, if her interests arc confided to the keeping of the old Turk last named. The Seuiuk or Clda.—Tho Now Yoik //«. raid coiitiiina Uio following in tlio bliujio <>( al communication—"lt baa lately conn; to my 1 knowledge that there exists In this country al •ceret order, called . Thu Sons of Freedom.’- | The organization extends from Now Orleans to Xcw York, embracing tho principal seaboard (owns, and Is rapidly extending itself over the entire country. Tho head, or Grand Lodge, ex. lata In this city, to which all oilier lodges are sub ordinate. Members are admitted by secret sig nals and passwords, and are boom! to each other by tho most solemn oaths and obligations. Tho entire movement is In the hands of fending men, of character and ability, and the country will bo startled, one of these fine inornlygs, by tho announcement that Cuba, tho •Queen of tho Antilles/ has /alien into tho hands of the Sons of Freedom.” Exports and Imports.—The value of ex port* from the United Slates to all other coun tries during the fiscal year ending Ist of July last, was $320,954,608, of which 8195 791,- 830 were to the British dominions. Tho im ports. during tho same period, were 8314,030.- 941, of which 8154.050,740. wero from tho British dominions. Our exports to Francs Mwmled 10 842,624.930, and our Imports to I w.feiv.soa. ffiMLfcHTY AT WASHINGTON. the plans of Sir. Buchanan in forming his Cabinet still baffle the Vjry many able prog nosticators who aro bnsify At work in decipher ing or arranging them, 'there ia something-* very statesmanlike, ami that nugura well, hi this setting nt defiance a curiosity so searching and so unscrupulous. Still, Washington, d«r ing the session of Congress, is a busy place., and even our brief summary of lending even s | would not be complete, without some allusion j ' to wbat goes 6n. . , , ! i To commence : IVc learn, and with pleasure. that the Senate’. Commillce on Forego Rcla -1 lions has presented » farorable report on the new Central American Trealy-lhal foot render ing its ratification more probable than it was supposed to be. We say. we learn this with I pleasure, ond this because in spite of the intri- Icalc anti unmanageable character of some of its I clauses, the whole spirit of the agreement is of such nature as to pledge the two countries lo mutual endeavors towards a common end. — They have, it must be owned, a difficult task before them, since the adventurous Mr. Walk er lias occupied so much ground in Nicaragua: but of him and the treaty we must speak on a more lilting occasion. Tho “delicate investigation” into the lobby ing system, does not make much progress. The editor and Washington correspondent of the Daily Times have been examined and cross-ex amined. and put upon the moral rack : but they have been firm in their refusal lo divulge se crets confided to their keeping, on which secrets their written and published accusations have been based. There has. in fact, been n trial of strength between the House and the Press ; and so far, the House has the liesl of it, seeing that the Reporter in question has been commit* led to ihe custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms. , for contempt, and is to he imprisoned until the 1 close of the session, unless he prove compliant In the meantime, as the Representatives gener ally affected the greatest possible contempt for the press, it seems rather strange that they should, by their Committee, dwell so much on Die evidence of the journalistic corps, and post pone the more natural process o( squeezing truth out of their own members, said to be im plicated. However, no one seems to care much about it: and in addition, there arc mixed up in the afinir the usual rivalry and jealousy, which exist prelty widely in our profession.— When the M. C. w h** received an oiler of a bribe, and ihe M. C. who made the oiler, arc put lo the torture, we shall probabl}* find the subject more appetizing. The poor prisoner, we should mention, is on a species of parole, enjoying the gaieties of the season, and is about lo test the powers of his jailors by the lutheas corpus pro cess in the Ciicuil Court. The only other matter to which we can al lude is the passage, by the Senate, of the bill that grants aid to the Atlantic Telegraph Com pany. substantially in the mamftr agreed upon with the British government, and which is fa miliar to most of our renders. The debate on the subject was extremely lively ami somewhat amusing. Ood Help the Pooii.— Tlio weather, nt the present time, is most inelement ; tmd.winter in boro in all its rigor; employment for the labor ing man is scarce; the necessaries o( life are very high, nod in view of these things we say again, •• God help (he i*oor!” Tea, while the cold bias's of whiter play about our streets, lanes and alleys, and grim want stalks forth tyrannically lording it over (hose who dwell in penury and want, >vu say God help (ho poor, I for if Ho did not, they would stood but o sntnll/ chance in this heartless, shlflsll world of ours./ Tliobo who am surrounded by plenty, and at | whoso doors want never has yet Appeared, know . hot litllo of (ho sufferings of the poor In the} winter season In cities and largo towns, l’ov-1 erty, at any season, in had enough; but in tbc 1 winter, when it is cold and drear, nnd there isl no work, no food, nor fuel, nnd but litllo cloth ing for the poor, U la a terrible thing Indeed.— Those cf us who can give, shoo'd do so without stint. A small amount, such as most of us spend 1 dally, or nightly, for some foolish tiling or trifl ing pleasure, would cheer the heart of the low ly, or make some poor family, who need food, lor the lime being cheerful ami happy- How few of uh think of (hose things. There is not a be ing with a heart containing ttic smallest portion of the milk of human kindness that would not feel unspeakable pleasure in the knowledge of having, nt a trifling expense, cheered the crush ed heart of a fellow being in want A small sum properly invested In tills w ay w ill yield in terest an hundred fold. Hut few know the great amount ot good that can bo donu with a trifling sum. Dear render, try it; when yon moot tho proper subject of charity give, not grudgingly, but with an open hand and tree heart, and our word for It, jon aid never re pent It. Tongno cannot describe tho pleasing consolation afforded by tho knowledge of hav ing relieved tho wants of tho poor. Von who have never given, give to tho poor at once, It It Is only for the purpose of seeing how happy It will make yon feel. Stuprndous Invkstions.— Kvcry one known Already that the whole world is in commotion, disputing. flghllng, annexing, colonizing, and so forth, wherever the so-called balm of civili zation is applied to human ills.' Is it strange that in the scientific world analogous changes ■should be impending ? On that point philoso pliers may speculate; it is ours only to record Antonsl other things wo have the discovery of the Tower of Babel. May we class this dis- I covcry with the scientific invent inns of I lie hour? | If we do not, it is out of respect to that cxcel i lent Boston paper, whose correspondent at Ucirout has transmitted an account thereof.— | Most of our renders havu read the account, of j course ; it has been copied quite generally.— But to-day we aro crowded, and fear getting mlo a confusion of longues if we dwell upon so lofty a theme. The two remaining sloiles (of the Tower) will probably stand till next week. They are visible, you know, over a level ground, from ** ftay to sixty miles dU laneo,” and wilt not run away. Wo must lake time to consider why former travellers, who have crossed the plains on which Darius fought the battle of Arbcla, have never yet stumbled upon them. 100 SanoliNk.—The Republican Club of Brooklyn having hired their hall until "Fre mont's election," tho landlord, who b a Bu chanan man. intends to Itokl them to their bar gain, (like the man in Barney William's song.) Wo would advise them to have a course of lec tures at the hall, opening with Ben Parley Poore,.and closing with tho horse-collar Qua- I kcr, or (be man who agreed to drink six bottles of raster oil If Buchanan was elected. TBB riBST PBESBTTERIiS CBCRCB. The First Presbyterian congregation of Car lisle have just been engaged, in repairing, ro /nriifslilnff and embellishing their house of worship. With excellent judgment, they, ah- from any nllcrnflqn of Hit external op peorahec of the building, around which so many hallowed associations have clustered, and con lined their dibi ts to mi Improvement of the comfort and beauty of the interior. It may now bo pronounced one of the most tasteful of the sacred edifices to be found in tho Interior of our country. Tho whole audience room has boon newly painted in fresco by Mr. M illiam Elmer, a young nrtjst oT Harrisburg, and in plain colors by Mr. Alexander T. Dekmeu, ol this place; the gallery Ims been extensively al tered by Mr. Geo. Sumi; n largo furnace has been placed beneath tho building by Messrs. Bell fc Stcaut ; the lectino room has boon piporod, painted, ana wormed by a largo stove beneath It 5 tho pipes for lighting the church nmHccturo room have been laid by.Jfr. Mon roe Morris; elegant gas fixtures have been purchased In Philadelphia, and the pulpit, aisles and lectnre room have been carpeted and cush ioned by Hie liberal exertions and contributions of some Indies connected with the congregation. The Hist day of Juno next will be exactly a century from the time In which tbo Scotch-Irisb ancestors of most of the members of the present j congregation commenced hauling the massive stones trom Colonel Slnnwix’a Intrcnchments, North-East of town, for tbo erection of this edifice. Tho original contractor of the build ing, however, failed, from some cause, In com pleting bis work beyond the laying ol the first tiers of stones forming the water-shed near the foundation. Three or four years later, a license was obtained by tho congregation from Gov. Hamilton lo raise by lottery a small sum of • money for Ihc completion of llicir building, anil 1 six years later (1700) the ministers and others 1 obtained from the same authority an act to 1 compel the managers to settle, anil tho adven j tutors to pay the sums duo for this purpose. Previous to ibis time, two congregations must have existed, one under the pastoral charge of Rev. Jons Steel, who preached a part of his time at Upper Pennshorongh, now Meeting- Hon M c Springs, and at Lower Pennshorongh, now Silver Spring, in the country, and the other under the pastoral charge of Rev. George Dt'P riKLn, nhn also preached n part of his time at Big Spring, now Newvilh*. In the langnago of the day, the former were called Old Lights and tho latter New Lights, on account of the differ ent views they entertained respecting tho rovl-. vala of that period. Where Mr. Stuul’j house of worship was beloro lie and his people began to meet in tho present stone church,!* not known. The building then occupied by Mr. DnfTiehl’s congregation is said to have been situated In the centre ol Hanover street, opposite (he Se cond Preshj tcrinn church. Soon after his re moval to Philadelphia, in 1772, this building was consumed by a lire, occasioned by some ni.Vch s used i n bias ling rocks in its \ b ini'y. A a soon as tlio w alls, window a, doors and roof of lho stouo church had hccn completed hy Mr. Sloel's people, it nos occupied hy them for worship. Kuril family made and brought their own bench, and planted it in the crowd upon I the Hoor, claiming ever afterwards the place I thus occupied for a ground rent. One or two | built high pewa, after tho Oish'on of the English | nobility or “quality.” na they were then long afterwards culled. Tho small hut very elevated pulpit was reached by narrow winding stairs, and was situated in the centre of the north side of (he building, whore it was lighted by an arched and double w indow behind It,and whence its tones were echoed hy a qnnint and largo sounding hoard, Tito aisles and spaces around I I tlui pulpit were pared iriflt* brick, surf wore reached by two corresponding doors, on the i south side. After the removal of their pastor, < the loss of their house of worship, and (ho death ; ol Mr. Stool, in 1779, Mr. Duflluld’s congrega tion worshipped in the present Mono church. In consideration ot their having built a ln 111. Both congregations, however, remained separate, and occupied the church alternate!). This gallery was much elevated, was occupied partly hy enormously high pews and partly by the more ordinary benches, and was entered hy two stairs, one on the south east and the other on the south-west corner of (he building. Whi'ii the Interior arrangement of thin cdlllcc was changed we cannot learn, hut we know Unit Important alterations aero effected soon nfler the settlement of Hev. Georor Derr irld, the gr.uid-son of the former minister of the same name. Within the memory of many middle aged persons, it received nearly Its present (imn. Dining Iho last lliroo months it has boon cloned, and has undergone repairs and embel lishments which have cost thu congregation moie than (1800. This expense appears to have heen encountered with much cheerfulness, nn<l most*of it has already been nssunu'd by those who have had opportunity to do so. A similar liberality on the part of others will en tirely remove all Indebtedness arising from this source. It Is gratifying, also, to find (hat (ho revenues of the congregation from the annual sale of pens has boon recently Increased nearly ono-thlrd of former amounts, and that ft good organ of twelve slops Ima been contracted for by (ho Trustees, ami Is to be set up In thochutch near the beginning of April next. On tho re-opening of the church on Sabbath week, an Interesting sermon was preached hy Ucv. WII.LUII H.Db WD., of Harrisburg, whoso name is associated with so much of tho past history of tho congregation. It was truly affecting to listen to his descriptions of scenes hi which ho, with former pastors of this church, had heen concerned, ami especially to hear Ids allusion to his own Introduction to tho ministry there, nearly forty years since. May his life he long protracted, and may he and others yet wit ness many happy seasons there. Tub Rkti:rn ok Captain llartstrin. Among the events of (he last few days is (he return of tho above named-personage, and his crew, who have IsUly tilled so large a place in the public eye. They reached New York on last Tuesday week, in the steamer IFn.iAmg/on, from Southampton, thus bringing, as it were, to a close, that most graceful interchange of courtesies which has been waiohcd amlapplnu ed by tho people of two worlds. Way many generations pass away, cre its legitimate influ ence be forgotten. Tiirbr Fa errs.—The bubllo debt of Pennsyl vania is Just about forty million dollars. Tha coal produced and sold from the mines of Pennsylvania Inst year amounted to just about forty million dollars. . Tho yield of tho gold mines of California last year was just about forty million dollars. There are forty reasons why Pennsylvania is tho richest State in tho Union, and will hav« tho largest population inside tho half of forty years. judge’ ot the Supreme Bend. In anothersolumn'will bo found Iho proceed ings of UioOotfnty Cohuonilon, which assembled In thla.placo’.on Tuesday, to appoint delegates to thq 2d o( March’ Dcmocralio State Conven tion. ' It wjll be seen that the Delegates were Instructed, 'iiiy a unanimous vote, to support Hon. SAuiijil ilKPouns, of this town, for Judge of the Supreme Dench. Wo feel pleased that Cumberland'county has such a man ns Judge lignum* to present forlhia responslblojndiciul station—a man ns one of Iho al.lesl lawyers In tiro whose characlor, moral and political, is above suspicion. Judge H. Is In,the prime of life, and, without any desire to disparage thd merits of the other distinguished gentlemen whoso names have been suggested for this position, it must bo acknowledged Hint ho stands,second in ability, integrity and judi cial khowlcdgo to none of them. Wo sincerely hope tliu Slate Convention may respect the un doubted claims ol Oid Mother Cumberland, by placing Judge Herat ns in nomination for the Supreme Bind). Cold, Colder, Coldest !—Saturday last was. beyond depute, the coldest day of ihu season. At (J o’clock In the morning, the thermometer stood at 10 degrees below zero. At Popcrlown it indicate^2ol clow zero. Indeed, the “oldest inhabitant” asserts that Saturday was the coldest day ever known in tliis conntry. There Is on abtmduneo of snow for sleighing, and for the most part tvhecled vehicles arc laid aside for sledges; but to think ol turning ont such re frigerating WOnllicr ns this Is chilling Itself.— Sensible people will not think o( doing so, but If you will needs gon-slcigl.lng adopt Dr. Frank lin’s recommendation. In the meanwhile, we give an extract from Dr. Kane’s work, lilting for the present time, showing the stale of things whero It Is colder than oven here--whlcli some might think an Impossibility : Forc\*ory mile Hint wo leave the surface of the earth, the tempeintnru fulls 6 degrees. At forly-flvc miles’ distance from the globe, wo gel beyond the atmosphere, nnd enter,strictly speak ing, Into tho regions ol space, whoso tempera tnre is 225 dfQpcs below zero, nnd hero cold reigns In nlyffifrower. Sonic idea of this in tense coldHpoliniicil by staling that the , greatest cold!roW?.f^ir, from the Artie Circle is fVom 40 to Gtt*d?gircs below zero, and here many surprising effects arc jrroduced. In the chemical labanuory, the greatest cold that wo can prodheo Is about I .*>o degrees below zero. At tills temperature, carbonic gas becomes a solid substance like snow, li touched, it pro duces Just the same cth-rt on the skin ns n red hot cinder: Itblisters ihe finger like a burn.— Quicksilver or mercun freezes at 40 degrees below zero ; that is, 72 degrees below the tem perature! at Which wafer freezes. The solid .niorenry may Ibon be (rented ns other metals, hambfored'lnto sheets, or made into spoons; such spoons would, however, melt in warm wa ter ns Ice. It is certain that cm ery liquid and gas that wo are acquainted wiih won hi become solid If exposed to (he cold of the regions of space. Thogitn we light our streets with would appear liko'Wnx; oil wmdd he. In reality, “ns lurd aaarock{ , , , puro spirit. which wo luto no ver yet solldltled, woo'd appear liko transparent crystal; liydrOgen gas wmihl become quite so lid, nnd rcscmblun melal: we should bo able to turn butler on 9 lathe like n piece of ivory; nnd Iho fragrant o3or of flower* would have (o be undo hot before they wmihl viehl perfume.— These are a few of (he astonishing effects of cold. I Important to IIorsKKKKPRns Reason ol Ihc year, much trouble is experienc ed by housekeepers. in consequence of the nc cumlniton of tee upon (he door steps and side-' walks. ’ We wish our renders to know that this ioc at (he threshold, so dangerous to limits and so unpleasant iifevery way, can be easily re moved, without resorting to-llie usual chop ping pro6e&i, By wliicli (ho door steps and I pavements arr disfigured and injuml: and I laor* i/wq -/fifty *f»o- fUrin*tfon of ioc can be firerenfrd trlieiyvrr dcs'rnbj©, If ice is form- I oil. sprinkle saU\opon it, and it will soon begin I to melt, when ifl can be removed by merely sweeping'll away with a broom. If a fees: [ commences. Sprinkle salt wherever it is desira ble that no ice slutll be formed. The philoso phy of this proems is dial salt and water will not congeal unless the thermometer be below zero, consequently, when sail is sprinkled, eith er no freezing lakes place, or only such conge lation ns is liqmlied soon after sunrise. f..r ii is seldom that the thermometer continues nil day below zero in tins latitude. Housekeepers will do well to remember this piece of information. I O- Tlic Pennsylvanians in New Oilcans had a reunion Him- Ut*ly, at which Miss Matilda ! Heron was a lisuntr. Mr. Madison Day hnv. ! ing made some happy hits in responding lo "The ladies of llietnion and the Union of the ladies." Miss Heron threw toward him. from the door at which she stood, a perfect aval anche of boqiuls, which she had just been re reiving at the hnndt of the audience she had been dvlighlci;ja the "CUBy." Soon after, the toast-master row, he had received the following sentiment from that lady, her self a resident of the Keystone State: "The Keystone State, where I was reared, mv sec ond home, where I learned the Loid's Prayer, ■ml the alphabet of the language that I speak, call me its child, ami I am happy." This was received with great enthusiasm and the giver's health was drank with "all the honors." Fatai. Mistakk nr \ DnuaoisT.~A letter from Baltimore, dntul Jan. 21, Koya.—A ter nhle tragedy occurrttl hero to-day. A drug gist filled a presciipiion ordered by a Ur. Ar nold. a German physician, for a child. The child look the medicine, and died Immediately. Ur. Arnold look the remainder of the medicine to the druggist, and to]il him ho had mado a fatal mistake. Th« druggist persisted that the medicine was right, and to show his confi dence in his correctness, swallowed a portion himsilf He was Immediately attacked with horrible convulsions, and died in live minni™. The physician, who merely tasted the prepara tion. and spit it from hit mouth, was also at tacked, and was with difficulty saved. Tiik Arrnu.vruisii lN.vuotmATioN._Tho /Jrmorrn/ir fin inr says: “The inougurnlion of James Ik tin ax a* promises lo bo the most magnificent instalment of a Chief Magistrate of liic United Slates dint lias ever taken place. The military and civic associations of the largo cities arc making preparations to visit Wash ington on the occasion. Among the rest, tve notice tho 7lh regiment, Notional Guard, oflhc Ist division New York. Slstto militia of the city of New York ; the Burgess Corps of Albany ; the Keystone Club of I'liilsdelpliis t and the Young Men's Democratic Union Club of New York, who will ho accompanied by DoJwordi's full band." IC7*’Th« highest salary of a Governor of any Slate in tho Union is paid in California, 810,000; pr.d tho lowest is in Vermont, 8760 Louisiana pays 80,000, and Virginia 85,000. The Spabimi Cones Tilt! announcement from THE ELECTION OP CIJIEEON. Washington that the hill Axing the rates nl which - oic!n g 0 f 01lr opponents over the oico- Ihc small Spanish coins will hereafter bo received ljon of simon Cameron Id the United Sillies by Government, and requiring thorn to he sent tWPitlsbnrg Post, can thirdly be the Mint lor rccoinnge, had become a isw g 0 f„ r ns itdftappointsdbo Dementi amend- 'ey it may gratify the Bntitndda meats made in the House, through which it not one tola to tbeirSfrcnEth pollhcnllyMmor. Insl passed, ul.lch will require stlU tlm.nction of ally. If allowed to take his seat in the Senate, the Senate. The bill will undoubtedly be pas- notwithstanding the non-compliance with law sed, na there was no opposition to it in either j„ his election, he will take his place alongside Ilouao. In various cities the people have ul- f Hale. Wade, Sumner, and a few other Aboli rendy been acting upon it, and rating the Span 1 tioni.s's who. nil told, constitute about one* l»!» coins at the value (nrwhich the Government f our j{, 0 f the Senate, and arc utterly powerless receives them. In Boston, the 7 , nunfrt>/says, ; f or nny pn ]i,i cn l 0 r legislative purpose. They the Post Office had censed to lake them except Jnay on the slavery question : hut it is at their depreciation. In New \ oik, we see it nn n j ( j R j orv< They may malign and slander stated, this is also the case. Among the Phil lPe mfnisttrnlion, but they arc too weak dolphin shop-keepers the determination seems nn ,[ CO mipt to thwart its measures. They may fixed to drive them out ot circulation at once. wrs|c ~i r{r liinp jn making political capital for ,o that the public will Minlnin no lurlbvr W. ()ic p rwi|lcnlja , c „ mpni g n , but the reach by them. The mica tiled by Cngrcw are nf wi|| , h(W „, c „ t|cr f olly „f per cent, less limn the coin, have ~,mil y been rfl „ r| ,., To (hc Rm|> „ strcng i h lh( ,. rained at, and in regard to.he 01. l Spam, »r- , Cnmcron will add nothing tors is really less than their value ns silver.— . ’ ® * ... i, -o . . , ra . intellectually. The means used In gam his seat One hundred dollars of Spanish quarters neigh- 3 ... . . , cd recently, at a jeweller’s In Philadelphia, ! there arc too well known In allow him nny weight were found to contain 70 ounces anil 7 penny- ]nr inlluence in Hint body, or in Ibis State.— weights, which, at the Mint valuation, ol'Sl 22} 1 Hia one role will tie added in that of a power per ounce, will lie worth $97 21), or ijboul 2j per ■ less minority. His malice will lie impotent.— cunt: loss titan tlm nominal value. Five hull- ' Ilisvole listless; ids voire—ro r, pyrlnra ulhil. dred dollars in old qnnricrs sent to Iho Mini mid ‘ lint lie lias to pet there yet. The provisions coined netted $l7O, or about four per cent. less ■ n f the law regulating ihe election of a United value. The real value of the Spanish quarterns | Stales Senator in this Stale were not complied sliver, making allowances for4hcwear and dirt, ! „j||, j„ |,j s rn « e ; and it is for the majority of is about 95 to 00cents. On the 12} cent pieces s^. nn i P V( q to decide whether his election is Ihe depredation is about from 10 to 22 percent. | t ,g nl ami The forms of our election and on the 0J cent pieces the depreciation is , ] nn -., nrc Jna ttcrs 0 f Importance; nnd must he from 20 to 80 per rent. The best plan (or those , coin{||il . d wil j,.. Tne> . j mvc not bvcn in lW « who have these quartern and levies in large c quantities, would bo to take them to the Mint ; . H ’ l uni whether Cnmcron obtains his scat or not and dispose of them by weight for silver. This . r ,. . . 4 ... . ' ... . .... ,s of In.le consequence to his part v. \> herev would soon cnnlilo the comnmmlv to get rut ol . . the nnlnnnco altogether. nnd have hrrcnfter nnr tT l,c Eora Ik ' " r,.11n.rc,1 hy ihccom-nrrvn, own convenient decimal coin, fpr nil the Iran.- , l< ' s '"" on )’ of l mrt,CT 10 1,18 moral "ulltness action, nf trade. , for s,l,:l1 “ P 08 "’""- To aho.v ivbnt a large New CousTEnrKiT. —Tbo Harrisburg Herald P nrlion ° r > lifi own pnr 'y think of him wc pub notices a new connlerfeit $lO nolo on the liar- l^ow n fMroels from n protest S'gncd risbnrg Bunk, which U veiy different in Appear- •'verily *cvcn members of his own party on nnee from the original nolo. It >s merely an the 12th of Kbninry, JBAS. In (hat protest alteration of the counterfeit on the Bunk of these American Kepublican members of the Montgomery County fens. It has portraits of Leg'slatnrc say ; Washington and Kittenbonsu in the centre —ca- The inquiry arises, who is Simon Comor nal boat on the enc, anil male ami P*m do on Ihe nn • fI ■’'l'dr'tinn. fume has tterei nssonut olh.T-wllhlßill.nl ennui 11.0 bottom of Hu- A* u politician. ho . rr. . o , „ .. . .. has nlwnts prnfißsetl to be a Democrat, nml t nolo. Thu gennino $lO tin. Slnlc C.ipiloMn Hie ,| m , |iarlv him buoaunc of his centre, with Goddess of Lilierty in the lore- | ri’nchery. anil speaks nf bitujis n Imilor. As ground. seaterl. The vignettes on the end are a Wing, it is his hnnsl that he never vn'cd a both alike—two females. Whig ticket in his life—that party being saved Cmlnlrrfril lives on (ho York Bonk on, nlu.nt. fnini such n ilisgnu-c. ~, , , They are coarse imitations of ihe genuine. Tin* , , J , ... Shnll Inc A men ran parly then, m Inc fnccof portrait 01 \\ m. Penn, on the riglil hand of the n ]| jj_ s p nifessions and actions, he note made the note* is badly executed. dishonored instrument In elevatin': Simon f*ntn- pron i () (ho highest olHee in its gift ? and thus Ghust.c I’u oj hut. 11 is slut oil m a Montreal j lo | € j | lim n[) lo x ] lc wnri] ns ,he exponent, ern piper that a Mr. West, a civil engineer at Pro- - txidi mcu(, and personification of American ism ? coft, has conceived a plan fora railroad hetwei n We trust not. WE CONSIDER HIM A FIT Toronto and Georgian Bav, hr uhicii ships can RFI’R f..ShSTATI MR OF NOT HING GOOD : . . . , . °i , |, AM) A FIT EXPONENT OF NO HONORA he trai Haorlcd fi*»m I.ake Ontario lo the b,i\ in ... *, ddivimiw . n , , : . * . , TM.h I RIM.IPLh. As Pennsylvanian*. we i <|oeshon, vvl.enee tl.e> cun easily pass to I.ake n . |m , mU . r U)at 01ir State , nnUo> ' s n , |op(c(l ~y t Huron. At first the design appeared ehimeri- 0 „ r ancestor* of .seventy six. »s “ Virtue, Lib- J cal, and was ridiculed M llio nionihors o( (ho erty. and Independence.” We reverence this I Chamber of Coimm ree, but Mr. Wct>( has ex- Rh>r ou.s old mono : and bear in mind tlml we pnM.nl lii. plana n[tli >o much ability ami onll- l ml rcc ™ t , l Y "" l,rv "» rrprrepnliilivrs, In per , . ~ , , . ... form our duties as such, with Oddity : Mdeliiv deuce, ns to cotiMiic * ins hearer* of ih ■ possibi 1 to our rnnstiluent.s. fidelity to our naliveSlntc. hty of it* accomplishment, and they hare not , ftm ] lidelily to-he ennobling principles engraven only asked him to mature hi* project, but h »vo }on our State escutcheon. Shall we then oroan awarded him a unanimous vote ol llmuks. i wc consistently with the oaths we have taken. 3 support a nomination so ties i utc of ever)- ele- Dkci.ixk in Rf.ai. EaTATR.—The decline in n ! ( ' nl n [ v * rtne - vhick trouhl (/rigmcc ihe Ame ,i . • u e. • ‘ rtrnn OrgniMtrtfion ami our native State ; and the value of real estate m San Francisco, sa\s ~ ..... ...n „.. i . -.I • w hieii n e leel well assim d. onr cnnthlurnt* inlt Ihe S asla Conner, willmt the threeyenrs past, repwhnle inlh .worn anti ng/tteom imlignofion. has been nnpnmlhled The proceeds of tin l We ncognize no power in any canons, tn re late Folsom estate sale only amounted to about n niri ’ ~s thus lo sacrifice our integrity, to llirnir .53*0.000., Thrcc.y ra n, .go Fjl«,,n ,rn, of . f or to onllw. I firml for >l>o wmc 11.0 of l,r„ million ofj A Imre „„ r vonomlr,! „„,| MTOr j„„| •tot/nrs—onc million clown, the remaining mil. | with it in nil Ihe memories of the past, and our lion on bond and mortgage at ten per cent per ! ° r tp A* lure. the American eagle—onr annum. Tn this eonmetion is imntionul the 1 emblem, and onr country’s pride. It f»ct. tl.nl ihr U. S. Governrnrnt hn.H jnst ru -ZZ T™' 1 * *•» . J j °i &' nr > over it ih * prnteo mg angel, covered a verdict of one hundred and eighty-six 1 U hen wc go into the Hall of ihe House of Ilc thousand dulla.s against Ihe executors ot C’npt to execute the most important J. 1.. Folsom, for di faults in the captain’s nr- ' 1 \° " s - wc desire to meet some counts With the (Jove.mnent while acting as Ldi'lf,l 10M? I"'’”' 8 Hnm< ‘ I n l nnlo e>‘ or cnnconlnncc n ' , " ,I * l these glorious recollections, anrt these sn- Quartermaster (..mral for ( nlifornm. md ernblemi. Grant ns this, or something | apptnximnling lo this, and all will he well: mid [■.7”C.ilifornin i* *.»id l.> havu six hm.died *>iir he arts and onr hands w ill be «it ti you. | N > li I tiionsaiid inh.di.liuits, hut llmt i* a mero esli- ll) n,H * lo "hat we say mdoone I mate, u ,„i no (Iolll( , lin l x .ifgvrnhHl one A VV( ‘ un,n a,) . »nr»/r im no/ in there to par- I |it it* «n nt four humln d lhou*.iud. At the laic by ihe cnncenlrnletl and “Cuhesivo power of eleetlnn, nno hundred ami ten thousand voles public plunder. ” ami the fupcnuhletl element of. "ere cast. The return* of the assessors of Ihe 'hawlcM anil i ehote*ale private briheiy. All ' 'ari.ms counties show a largo iecreaso of fe- ' r ‘’ ,w,u ' ,m, ' oc n»d participation in such tiling* as j 7"-; 1 !X- rnr.™!!; z: :.X alone Is quite extensive. By the lime the eon- edly and detsnninetllv lo oppose !“ ,llnU , "'‘; n .y“ | oornla rill : Tl,nt whnt ,vn,' sai.l of Simon doubledly have six hundred thousand inhabi-; Jess than *ivn wnrw i... .. . . Unu. Thu L-qinillr.iiM(in of tbo bpxo., wliioli tin. l,rr< nllii • mn. " 'fn y-« >rn mrm bron geing on >o mplilly, wonbl mnkn tin. ...Mil 1 .. , ' P " r 1 1,1 lr K lsl!l1 " rc - 11 roncl. ncnrrr <.| s l.l l.nn.lrr.l 11,,.,,..,m1. N.-« »' '"nllrr of some surprint cm, to tl.r cor- York city, ullli klj liumlrnl nn,l nil, l>i„n,„,„l nllll l ' nrli ’ ' lS ' ir lo lllnl /".of ll,o<r c„»l nllbu Into tlrcllon only jrvunly nine I "*”<>■■>*'rn men lime nmv mini fur Simon (housuml votes. * mnermi f**r the S«nnfo. Their names arc ; -At this , s I*. MVsi.movt, J.UIH.I J, I,k„,s. li x a i.ettkh fn.m Suli Lak« city Hays:- Da\u> T.wji; utr. (i'idkon J. Ham " H'e :.nvu .Iron,llnl n<-ci.mil.i i.I llic »n(H ring, I'- It Jimn.t.v. iimoiig Hi,. rmlgrni.l., I,j ihr Imn.l mrl ’ T,| n "ll“T signers of I iml (iminns prolfsl Imd (ruin, wlilcli Is now In ll, c moniiliilns. Tim ’ rnliml lo prirnlc lilc Wort ||„-y wore railed nil Inmi cniliilneil Mir™ Imn.lml nml filly nullN, : "lo rat llmir own words," n,„l , „l e f or n, e inin-B,.,niuli nro alrciuly iluml, ami 11...,- nr,• ,Ip. llioy so nnplialicnlly comlenmcl „» mor ,|| v ingnt 11.0 min im«cn p,. r ,l„ y . Tlmro nro I ilitcllrr-l nnlly, tvrry ol | lpr „„, U :ir»x m T. s " ra rirt" " c « n -‘ Lnnimlu. it I, 1n.p0..11,1„ f„ r ihcn, lo e .., , p f rt p U "' l “ “ ml I“>vc Just vn. 11.™.g1.,„1,,.|,. The Morn, o.,l„,.„o,l ,L TZ"' in,M: ’ <'»>’ I>«t.licly tlicru nro not Icm Mian 150 U o( tlidr brethren a ,/ .. ' r I ,0l,c "l <*/ honorable prin* >cl to come 10, ami the snow li reported to be | ducp in the mountains.’* iinrvouuui- January lias been guile an im portant month in American History. The Stomp Act was passed by the British Parlia ment. January 10th, 1705. The battle of Princeton was fought January 3d, 1777. The battleotCowpens occurred January Kith. 1778. Tlic cessation of hostilities between Great Brit ton and Hie United Stales were agreed upon in January. 1783. Tho battle of New Orleans was fought January Rlli. 1815. Tim Nkw Cnnr.-The slang phrase, "not a ml cent." must shortly become obstlcle for too now cent Is while as silver. It is m „,l c chielly from nickel, and is about equal in cir. cumfrrence and weight lo the present half cent, and is thicker Ilian that coin. It bears on its face a Hying eagle, with the dale of its issue and on its obverse a wreath of,noise encircling tho words "one cent." 1, has no ring, and is a great improvement on the present coin. icrilio Nov, York Pm/ thinks that, notwith standing Ilia reports respecting Henningaon’s Victory at Granada, tiro., that Walker’s ospodl lion has come to termination. ' K 7" Wealth create# more want# limn it bud. pliUB. 1 Oy Hope i> (ho light of tho lamp, but Faith U the light o( the «urv fhvui i.ao Caisb Pi'atit. —The “Pm Vnn(N. Y ) Democrat." announces the ilctlll or J„lm IV. Poller, a distinguished surgeon— t appears that l,e 1,a,1 h,en cngn(s „i ln (lrcM . Ing »'wound on a man's arm, which had com. minced mortifying, ami waa filled with putrid Virus. Unfortunately there wan a small wound nil Hie Dr.'ll linger, into which the poisonous matter got. Almost instantly the finger com mcncetl swelling ami rapidly extended to his hotly, and soon resulted fatally. Mnas Mon moss —A ship load of converts to Monnouljtn nrilved at New York on llto Ist ln- Slnnl. They wero mndo Mortuoua by Kldcr John iVtlliams, who accompanies tlicm, Theso |ioo|ilo canto principally from Bristol. Tho Pott says that themunher of nuin and'women Is nhout equal, but there Is a mullltiiclu of children. Tho men aro nob n strong, Intellectual lot, but the women are wall tirade, and many aro handsome. IO"Mr. Campbell, of Ohio, thinks a news. CIS nothing but “manufactured rags dark nnd oil.” And what Is Mr. Camp, bell? Very poor clay, easily moulded Into any form necessary to party purpoßs Ilos ton Pott, And you might have added, Mr. Post, that sonic of tho very poorest specimens of those “manufactured rags, lampblmk and oil," with the assistance of a few black voters, base made Mr. Caupdem, all that ho Is. Democratic Conniy Conveniioß Pursuant 16 notice, the Delegates from several wards, borough's and townships, of Cota* bcrland county, inet in County! Convention, in the Court House, on Tuesday Idst, for the p Qr , pose of electing Delegates to .the State Convention which will meet at Harrisburg on the 2d Iday of March next. Bom JOHN STUART', was chosen Chairman, and Abx. Lamdetvton & Jacob. U. Wundeultoit, Esqrs, appointed Secretaries. - • . The following named gentlemen then presen ted their credentials, and took their seats ai members of the Contention, viz: Carlisle, JE. W.—William Lytlci Jacob TJ Wonderlich. ! Carlisle, W, W.—George Scoby,’ Joseph C. Halbert. , . Dickinson—Matthew Galbrealh, David ft Trill. / \ Past Pcnnsbnrough—Davitl Eystcr. Frnnkford—Wm. Wallace. Wm. McCrca, I ower Allen—ls.aclL. Boyer, William StN phon. Hampden—John Krcilzcr, Henry Ilickcn* nil. Hopewell—Robert Bovd. Adam Burkholder'. Monroe—Pe!er Baker. Wm. Semetnnn. Meohanicshnrg—A. N. Green, J. T. Ayresv Mifflin -Wm. Patton. William Hoon. Niwton —David J. McKee. P. G, McCoy. New Cumberland—John B. Church, Saimuf Thus NiWvillc—John It. Kinsloe,• Abraham Kil. ll.m. North Middleton—Abrahm Lomberton, «< ph l^jbach. South Middleton. —John Stuart, William Noukcr. Southampton—James K. Kelso, Abner WiV 1 Its. Shippcnslmrg borough—George F. Cain/ David Siroh. Shippeusburg township—Jacob Hale* Johrt Ki:/.imller. Silver Spring—John Emtninger, Win. WfiiW bnngh. Upper Allen—J. W. Conklin, Samuel Kotrr/ West Pennsborongh—-,\Vm. Kcr, Ovorgo >/. Grnhnm. , On motion the Convention proceeded to the election of two Representative Delegates to the' 2cl of March Convention, which resulted in the election of Auraum Kiu.ias, of NcwilJc, tud Obimiur 11. Bremen. of Silver Spring. Mr. Coin then offered the following rcsoljv iions. which were unanimously adopted : . Rcxnlreil, Thnt wo scarcely know how ifl speak of the throe Arnold's tn onr State hegfs. Inture who hod licon elected as Democrat*. hut who bnselv deserted their principles and their parly. and assisted. by their rotes, toelect the notorious Simon Camkkon. (a Black Rcpubli ran and Know Nothing demagogue.) to |lie Cuilcd Sta-cs Senate. Lika? Judas Iscariot, iheir names will go down to posterity surrrthn. did with a halo olinfamy. These thro* spawns of corruption. who were bought by Came ion's gold to helrny ihe trust confided to them.arr W. B. Reho and G. N. Wngonseller. ofSchuvl kill.’find Sam. Menear of York. Even the men u lio love the tnason will ever despise the trai tors. Rrfolval, That the course of our Senator and Representatives, Messrs. Feller, Harper ami Anderson; meets with our hearty npproba hnimn. They deserve, and we hereby tender them, the thanks of the Democracy of this mnnly. for the manly and fearless manner h which they carried out their wishes in (helate contest for U S Senator. Rrfolval, Thnt the non-( lection of Col. John W. Forney tn the U. S. Senate, Illls ns with soitow and regret, hut at the panto time ire k* hevc his defeat is only momentary, and that lie is at this hour stronger in the afleclions of the parly than ever I cf< re. Wc feel assuriM that the confidence of the National-Democracy in this energetic and l«>ld champion of thrir prin ciples rt mains nndimimshid—that their fmUt» in his integrity ns a man nrd his patrip'-. mm ns a s atesman. is mitt unshaken, and llir.t. we will be ever ready to give him that mnrffcX and hearty support which hislong and xcuVtn* de' o ion to Ihe democratic party and the coho* try merits, believing not only in Ins faithfulne". bt«t having the fuMist confidence in Ins-cnpan. ty: and while ibc names of those by who« rne.isonarlh DKSKiiTios he was deflated, trill go down Into the deepest pit a of infamy, “tin. honnnd and unsung." he will still survive. Ike noble, generous. able son. around whose mem ory will gather the halo of onr gratitude. Rcfnlrcil, That the ndinimsuation of Presi dent Pierce continues to meet onr cordial ap proval. We bear Itsllmoncv to the HMtr with which he has cnndncUd the foreign anil internal of ihe Union, lie has adrninf*- lered tin* duties of Ins office in strict accord ance with (he principles of (he Cons jtotion. and now that he is soon to retire to the tpiitl <( prhn'e life. ev«ry nnprrjndict d mid fair will leilerole the sentiment, ••ivJJ done, good nml faithful sen nut." Resolved, Thai the election of Penney?*** nin's favorite «on. Janus Uncbnunn, to Iho Pn siilincy. and (ho young giant oi Kentucky. John U. Ilmik inridge. to the Vice Presidency, U cMik-ncc of the sterling good sense, patriot* ism nml fidelity of the American p«ople. Hv this result pence has again been revtond !n the i , nnnlry. and sectionalism and treason Bland rebuked. R.solved, That llicdilegates firm tUscana** ty nre hereby instructed to vole for. and um every honorable clfbrt, to secure the nominatma of nnr respected fellow cili7.cn. !lon. Saw* l * llkpiu.’us. for Judge of the Supreme Ik-nrn* Judge llephtirn in'the estimation of all vw know him, is peculiarly qualified for tlm*r 0 | il, lion. being a gentleman of high legal attain’ incuis, great probity of cltarnclcr, ami a tir in hut conservative Democrat. Resolved. That Perry County is entitled 10 the Senatorial delegate to the coining State Con* veuiion. and we thereforo deem It unncctisaty to appoint Scnalminl Conferees. Resolved, That ihtso proceedings ho Bignctl by the officers and published. [Signed by (he officers.^ TlaroaM or Weights and MKAsenrs.—Tb® following fa mi extract from tho report of Pro* fossor Henry, Secretary < f tho Smithsonian In* slituto: <* 1 ant much Interested in the subject of a uniform system of weights nml mcasnrr* Notbhig, except the diversity of language, fra* so much to retard itio advance of cl vllim** and to prevent tho caidltlon In which***® every climo nml every nation will belong I"°®* great brotherhood, as tho different units and u visions of the measures of quantity fl,, d I directed the attention ot tho regents to iW subject In my lasi annual report, and presente tho same subject to tho President ami Id* ca not at tho Inst meeting bf the establishment ® this institution. I doubt not that Congress, duo thno, will take up tho matter, ami that »" International conloronco will bo held In rc * Bl to It. Everyday vendors tho Importance « uniform system more apparent} ami, sine® steam and electricity are bringing tho mold •* tant parts of the earth Into nwroc conimimW' IJon, tho necessity of removing all harried mental liitercourso will become luorolmpcndl*®* Tun Heston Litminsr.—Tho New Vo* Timit says i— <■ In reply to an application ftf" an association In tills oily, Col. Benton •HI" 1 that ho had never received any pny'for i'h turoa, am! novor woi.idt but tho Boston peep* liftvo complimented him byranking him» P ont of two hundred dollars for a lcchif°»* n that a similar compliment would bo satlstof* 01 * to him. There was a charming DonlonUo • pllclty In this ingenious method of (teHlofl tho awkwardness of so distinguished a man’s receiving pay Hko a common lectured his services,” ~ ,
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