AMERICAN VOLUNTEER JOHN D. BIiATTON, Editor & Proprietor CARLISLE. PA., FEB. 19. 1857. Thanks.—Wc return our thanks to our member of Congress, Mr. Todd, fur sending us valuable public documents. Messrs. Fetter, Brewer. Welsh, Anderson, Harper and Oelz. of the State Legislature, have also placed us un der obligations for their kind attentions.. Pollock, will deliver a lecture be fore the Union Fire Company, in Carlisle, at the Court House, on Thursday evening the2Cth of February. Lectdbb o? Rev. Da. Douoiiertt.— There was quite a largo audience assembled in the Court House, on Thursday evening last, to hear I the lecture of our townsman, Rev. Dr. Docan brtv, delivered before the Union Fire Company. The lecture wos an interesting one, and although somewhat grave, was enlivened by poetic thoughts and- very appropriate delivery. Wo feel satisfied the audience were improved os well as interested. Wo are glad to observe that the lectures are all wet) attended, for they are well calculated to give information and stimu late thought. The next lecturer will' be delivered Hits even ing, (Thursday) by our young friend, Maj.E. S. Eoe, of this place. Subject, “ A Twict Tuld TaU” Soue Signs or Spring —Tlio weather for the last week or more has been quite moderate and spring-like. The bright sun, songs of birds, and other “ prtrtionitory symptoms” lead us to hope that 1 -old Winter is about fo take' his departure In a quiet, peaceable and good-natured manner. Already wo picture to our Imagination feathered warblers, green grass and running brooks. But, I wo will not feel too sanguine, for, ns onr obi IVlsh grand-mother Was nont to say, “February may shako its tail yet,” and wo may yet experi ence considerable rough weather. February and March arc very uncertain months, so far ns ! the weather is concerned—changeable and in constant—tickle as a Miss In her teens, and not to bo trusted. THE SPRING ELECTIONS. Our Democratic brclhern of the several wards. Boroughs and townships in this county, should bear in mind that tfie Spring Elections ore near at baud, and that it is necessary to be well or ganized if we desire to be successful at the polls. The election to be Jicld will, as it were, j be the commencement of thcCiubcrnatonal cun- ; test, and as such must be considered of more 1 than ordinary importance. We hope, there fore, that every Democrat will feel it a duly in cumbent upon him to give hi.satlunlionlolhe.se elections. To be successful, we should select our best men for the borough and township offices to be filled, and then if n proper cflorl is 1 made we will be able to elect them in nearly i every instance. Let us urge our friends, then, to be up and and let them ' remember that a full Democratic vote will sc- I cure a Democratic victory. Organize Demo- 1 crais—orgamzc for the Spring Elections. ’ St. Valentinr's Pat Saturday last, the 14lh inst., was St. Valentine's day, and, as far os our borough was concerned, it was celebra- | ted in a truly lively manner. The Post Olhce 1 was literally overrun with ptcfurrsipu love miss- I lea and btUet-deaux, and eager and anxious ap- 1 pheants were continually thronging its doors i and. windows. | THeoripn of St. Valentine’* Day tssomewh obscure. According to Punch— London Pmu —St. Valentine wa s n lady. She resided at (h the cold Court of St. fxmis, and was the mas beautiful, stateliest, as well ns the roMosl mar den there. She was besieged by & score oflov ere, who were continually annoying h cr bv throwing biHfhhiu in her way, until at last it became positively unbearable, and she was obliged to seek refuge from persecution withir the "cloister’s pale;” “Till tired of courts ami courtiers, Sbo sought tho -cloistei'a pair,’ And camly had her hair cut uIF, And candy took the veil.” But after ah* had don* Una t>he felt deep n gret, and sho found the reception of htlirl <lou was not so disagreeable nrter nlf. She nns.se them so much that she was sore distressed, an employed and prayer to mortify (li flesh, and drive such worldly thoughts froi memory. But it was all in ram. Tore would keep burning in her heart And boiling in her bnnn. Her fastings and flagellations nt length be came the admiration of the country, and she was eventually raised to the position of an Ah. besa. The struggle, however, was tooimnh, and she slowly pined, away until “One night unto her pallet utile Sho called the niina and nnid . No doubt they'll make a stunt of mo Ae soon aa I nm dead ; Keniumhvp, amtern. il the) do, Thu patron saint I'll be Of lovers and ol ladies, Who shall warning lake In me ” The battle between love and pride was too unequal a one. ami she now deeply rued the lime when she raised "love's unconquerable power” and submitted “To bo In shady cloister mimed To llvo a barren aisiei all her lite, Chaining taint hymns to tho cold, Jiiumlless muon " Sho thon thought how mneh rnoro Earthher happy is (ho rosu distilled Than that winch, wiwilheiuiu uu tho vlmin (hum. K tirowa, llvea, and dies In alnglu Ideiwed. ness. In commemoration ot her Horrowß and riel I sacrifices, since then has been faithfully kep St. Valentine's Day—a day that will be con sidcrcd lovc’scarnival season through all timet l*u olio ATI ox or TUB Laws.— A millibar of onr •xchungc*, in different parts of the Curmnou wealth, have expressed in decided terms, send moots In furor of the passage of a law providing for the publication of (ho nets of assembly, In prominent newspapers of (lie several counties. Woaraof the same opinion. Laws made fur tho government of society should bn made as public as possible. A specific knowledge of all fours, legal terms and technical quibbles may not bo absolutely beneficial to every person outside the legal profession, but a general knowledge of file principles upon which our lans are founded, and an easy access to the statutes of our Legis lative bodies, should bo secured to all. Tills can bo accomplished by having ilium published In the loading newspapers of (ho respective counties. Wo hope tho ioglslalnro will (alio (ho subject into consideration. Cauvounia U. S. Sknatoiis.— Messrs. linoOEiucit and Qwin have been elected U. S. Senators by the Legislature of California—the former for tho long term. THE tEGISLATDHE AND TOE BANKS. Wo do hope the Democratic members of the Legislature will manfully resist the fcpplicaliops now making for Iho incorporation'of new brings and an increase of the bunking capital of the Slate. We notice that the Dank Committee In the House have reported in favor Of a half n dozen new banks, and, it is said by those who pretend to know, that this is but a commence ment of what is to follow. Will the Democrat ic members permit these bills to pass without making a United and vigorous effort to prevent so great a wrong? Wc hope not. We have enough and more than enough banking capital in onr Sta'e already; and it is worse thnqjblly to increase these plundering institutions. The gieat majority of our banks are conducted for the benefit of the privileged few—by specula tors, who use their capital to enrich themselves The people do not want these new banks, and those who arq applying for them are, influenc ed by sinister motives. Such indiscriminate favoring of banks ns the Bank Commi Ucc of the House seems to exhibit, will certainly lead to ruinous consequences. Besides, it is at war with a well-established, long recognized Demo cratic principle—opposition to chartered corpo rations, with exclusive privileges. Wc hope the Committee, for the sake of the parly to which a majority of it belongs, will bo more careful hereafter in its reports. But, if I hey continue to make favorable reports in reference to bank applications, we hope to see a mnjori i ly in the House on the side of the people and : opposed to the charter of new banks. Salk of the Main Link.—Wc observe that I Mr. Penrose has introduced a bill before the Stale Senate, ostensibly for the sale of ihe Main Line of the public improvements, to the Penn sylvania Railroad Company, for the sum of nine millions of dollars, and to reduce the Slate debt. Mr. Penrose seems to be impressed with Ihe idea that a promissory heading lo the bill to reduce the Slalc debt—will be a sufficient passport to secure the passage of a bill contem plating the most stupendous fraud upon the Commonwealth. A proper heading would have I rend —“a bill to grant a bonus to the Pennsyl vania Railroad Company to lake the Slate into partnership, and increase the present burdens upon the public treasury.” The bill provides that the .Slate shall sell the Line for nine mil lions, take pay in stock —thus becoming a part -1 ncr—and withdraw the present tax upon the Pennsylvania road. It Is one of the boldest at tempts to swindle the Commonwealth yet de vised; wc cannot account for the introduction of such a bill in any other way, limn that this is the age of “corruption,” and that Mr. P, has got. very innocently, entangled or mysti fied as to the bearings of the bill. : Down with the Fcmitir.NKii and i p with thk Nkouo.--A Republican member of the i Senate of Ohio, now in session, a few days ago I submitted a resolution directing an inquiry in- I to the propiiety of amending the C-onslitulion of that Stale, so os lo provide that hereafter no 1 person of foreign birth shall ha.e the qualifica tions of an ejector, until after the expiration of one year from and after the issuing of final pa pers of naturalization. This would require a naturalized citizen, though he had been ten years a resident of Ohio, lo wait one year after becoming naturalized before he could vote.— [The resolution was almost unanimously adopt ed, the Senate being almost unanimously “Ro . publican.” [ On the same day. in the same body, and by j an equally overwhelming vole, a resolution was I adopted dinctlng an amendment of the follow- 1 ing clause of the Constitution, by sinking out the word ‘‘white” : | "Sec 1. Every' trhtlr male citizen of Ihe ( Tinted Slates, of the age of twenty one years, I who shall have been a resident of the Slate one year next preceding the election, and of the j county, township or ward in which he resides, 1 finch time as may be provided by law. shall j have the qualifications of an elector, and be en -1 lil’cd to vote st all elections.” These two propositions—lo degrade the nat u rah zed citizen, and elevate the negro —are the favorite measures of the Republican majority j m the Ohio legislature. j Sai.rs ov Person vi. Property ■ Handbills for the following sales of stuck, fanning nnple | merits, household furniture, Ac., have recently been printed at (his office; .Saleof.l W Vanrlerbc-K, Oakville, Fcb’y. 2d .Hale of Jacob Martin, Dickinson township Feb v 2C, *’ Sale ol N Bmugher. South Middleton town ship. March .1 Sjilo of .John Newcomer, Dickinson low ash ip March f. * Sale of Samuel Barr. North Middleton town, .ship, March (> Sale of J, H Hoover, Frankford township, March 7 Sale of Marlin Herman, Silver Spring town ship. March I). Sale of Tol Win. Mondy. Carlisle, March IK. \ ni,( ano in \ ituiisia The Rockingham /Dgi'/rr learns from the most reliable authori ty that the shock of an earthquake was fell in Pendleton county, Va., Rome days ago. and that an aperture has been formed m the moun tains. within two or three miles of Circleville, m that county, from which volumes of black smoke are issuing, and large stones have been throw n to a great height Tim Freshet. Everywhere, Fast. West, North and South, the papers are full of ac counts of damages from the recent breaking up and moving of the ice. In Illinois a vast amount of property has been destroyed. The Rock Island hr y lias been swept away. A Ln ki r limk. -Pittsburg seems to bo sml denly waked up to universal transports by the breaking up of the ice in the Ohio and its trib utaries. The first movement of the ice down ward was the signal for general rejoicing. A great crowd assembled on the wharf and nil the steamboat bells were Bel ringing. Business at once began to look up. and everybody seemed to have something lo do after a pause of mac liviiy always attended with inconvenience. U is expected that a general resumption of trade and business will follow, the „ eflects of which will be fell all over the country. (T 7 The Washington I uum says that Mr. Buchanan patiently heard all that Ins friends had to say in that city, m regard lo the Cabl net, but that he left without dropping a word to indicate whom he should select. ITT* A letter from Sebastopol slates the city is gradually becoming re-peopled. It now contains about 7000 inhabitants ; Knmiesch, 2000. Three hundred houses, partly destroy ed during tho siego, have been rebuilt, and eighty new ones constructed. i Board of Rkvenlte Commissioners.— The Board of Revenue Commissioners met at Har risburg on the llth inst. Twenty-one mem bers were present. Thb State Treasurer, ex* ftfDcio President, presided, John M. Foster of Dauphin was selected as Clerk; Kelson Wcison, of Lehigh, and Samuel Slaymnker, of Lancas ter, Assistant Clerks; Andrew Krause, of Dau phin, Seargcnt-at-Arms, Wm. Radabaugh, of Dauphin, Messenger. This Board was institu ted some nine or ten years ago, for the purj osc of equalizing taxation throughout the State. — The members are appointed from each judicial district, by the Court, and the Board nssembks once in throe year?, after the triennial assess ments are made. These are returned by the Commissioners of the different counties and submitted to this Board lor revision. When, in their opinion, the assessment is not equal to the real value of property in a given county, and it docs not bear a just proportion to the amount levied upon other counties, the Board increase it to the proper standard, thus compelling each county to beat its due part of the public bur den. Before this Board was appointed the val uation of properly made in each county was not subject to revision. In some counties it was far beneath the actual valuation, while other counties, where property was subjected to a higher valuation, were made to pay an un just relative amount of lax. The operations of the Board have hitherto, tended to remove much of Ibis inequality. Its functions arc im portant, and interest every lax-payer in the State. Lancaster Bank—Arrest of Backman.— B. C. Backman, late President of the defunct Lancaster Bank, was arrested a few days since, on the charge of embezzlement. He gave ball in the sum of 512.000 for his appearance at Court. We hope he may bo punished to the full extent'of the law. The late Cashier is equally culpable, and should also be arrested and sent lo the penitentiary. Transfer of tub llkumitaok to the Uni ted States.—The Legislature of Tennessee at its hist session passed an act authorizing the Governor of that Slate to purchase five hundred acres of the Hermitage, including the mansion of Gen. Jackson and tlm tomb where now re poses the remains of ihe illustrious hero and patriot, and those of his beloved wile, and to make a render of the same lo the general gov ernment. provided a branch of the Military Academy be established nt that place. In pursuance of this act, Governor Johnston purchased the Hermitage for the sum of forty eight thousand dollars, and on Wednesday a week arrived in Washington and tnndc4|t for mal lender of the property, with the condition annexed, to the President. The President, in reply, staled that this offer by the Slate of Ten nessee would b« promptly communicated by him to Congress. The CoiNAtJK Bill.—The amendment of the Senate lo the bill in relation fo Spanish com. provides that for the space of two years it shall be lawful to pay out at the Mint the new cents authorized to bo cointd for the finctional ports of the dollar at their nominal value of twenty five cents, twelve.ond-o-half, Ac. The House; will no doubt concur in the amendment. An Imfostou.—A man passing himself oil as ‘Dr. Stevenson,” has been cutting on impo sing figure in Petersburg, Yo., recently, and was about to marry a member of a highly res pectable and wealthy family, when it iyas es tablished that ho was o penitentiary convict / fiom Kaslon, P«., who had served a AiiJ three years term at fJie weaving business in tJic cast / Pemi.sjhnuia institution. I Tiik Oyster Trade.—Tho Annapolis Repub lican states that within the last three weeks there have been sent by railroad from that city to Baltimore and Washington cities, upwards of fen t/iouxami bushels of oysters, which aver age the purchasers about sixty cents per bush el. Tonsidering tho fact that the men are obliged lo cut the ice lo gel the oysteis, this is certainly in that space of lime, a very large quantity. The Tug 'Tempest, 1 C'npt. Dengue, left the Annapolis wharf on Thursday, with eighteen hntlenus in tow for Talley's Point, with nlmnt thirty Oyslerrnan, and returned in tho evening with about tiUO bushels of oysters. They were not oystenng more than five hours. Tiik CJihaiti> Cot ntkrkkits —Charles Me onmek was arrested nt (iloucester, N. J., on W etlnosdny, upon the charge of passing a coun terfeit ten on the (heard Bank, upon a Justice of the Peace of that place. Tho Justice is a cordwnmer. and sold Charles a pair of bools, receiving the bad note in payment: but after il was detected the accused was pursued, and had summary Jersey law served out lo him, the boots being taken from his feet, and h« being compelled lo walk barefooted in the snow. The prisoner is a brother of Cornelius McCormick, recently convicted of passing counterfeit com, and Pat McCormick, now in prison awaiting his Inal nil a similai charge. Da. Kane.- The Philadelphia Ledger ofTues day says- Wo loam, with regrot, that the health of our distinguished countryman, Dr. Kane, has not unproved by tua visit to Havana. A private despatch wan received by his family yesterday, giving iiiu latest repoil, which represented that lie wan then In a dying condition. Tlila, though probably not unexpected, will be and news to Ids fi lends. SimciuNd A (run: nt.—The llloomsburg Star of the ii f%t, says • On last Friday a seriousac cid.nl occurred at the work of tho Colombia Coal and Iron Company, in Beaver township, where the company are building a railroad and bridge from McCauley’s Mountain over the chasm to the Catawissa Railroad. The earth had Urn undermined along the hill, and a slide brought in (lie superincumbent earth upon the workmen ami carts, killing four men, breaking the leg of another, {who has since died,) and the aim of a sixth. Two horses were also kill ed C / Old Bill, a negro belonging to Mr, Samp son, Hunt county, Va.. was raised in Virgin ia, ami served in the American Revolution, a portion of the lime os servant lo Gen. Washing ton. whose Rutograh letter of permit or-pass” given upon one occasion, is still in the possess lon of his master, ilo has regularly descended as a sort of heir-loom of the same family, from lua original master lo his present owner.’ Mr Sampson says the traditional history of tils family report him to have been at work for eighty yearn past, and that ho has now arrived at the wonderful age of one hundred and fifty. He has been totally blind for four years. Ho i still looks comparatively stout and hearty, and I bids fair to live some time yet. Democratic Newspapers. The following remarks on the subject of De mocratic newspapers are copied from the Au gusta Age, one of the ablest conducted news papers in Maine, and we commend them (o the attentive perusal of friends and opponents : “The first of the year is a fitting time to re mind the public that (he patronage of the Press is Ihe readiest, chcapis', and most advantage ous method of acquiring information, and sup ! phing the nccts-ilics of the mental nature.— To be wiihout a newspaper in these days. 5s to the mind what famine is to the body ; and as gmd, Kfund, wholesome food is sought for health of the body, so should there be the like care to obtain suitable and proper mental ali ment. The Pi css has power —immense power for good or evil. To the extraordinary eflorts made to diffuse throughout the land certain of the lending and most unscrupulous of the “Repub lican” papers, scattering in every nook and cor ner thilr pernicious statements and passionate appeals, is due the degree of success attained by that parly, and the powerful spo<d of sec tional hostility, and the unpnralclled sweep of error and fanaticism. To counteract all this—it needs but the cir culation of light and truth. Let the organs of the Democracy be scattered among tho people. 1 Let him who would net rightly and honestly, but to whom only the one side has been pre sented through the Republican press, provide himself with the other side, and thus he may be a better judge between the two. Let the Democracy see to it that the principles of the party are made Ifnown. and the misrepresenta tions of its opponents arc fully revealed through the medium of the Democratic press, dissemi nated 5n alt portions of the State. The heart of the people is sound; the judgment may be per verted: their Inlcnlions arc honest, but decep tion. and excited passion, and gross falsehoods have led many astray. When the new year commences, it is fitting that a new era should commence in this respect. The Democratic press should be better patron ized than ever before The interest of the peo ple and the good of the country demand this. ” Abolition Conolavk. —The Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, in its session in Boston, a few weeks ago, was the arena of some pretty intense talking, os will be seen hy the following very harmless ebullition on the part of one 11. C. Wright: ‘•For myself. I am henrrilv sick of hearing people talk about ‘Holy Bibles,’ *holv church es,’ ‘holy institutions.' Ac. The institution must be preserved, whatever Incomes of the man: not only four millions of slaves have been sacrilleed, but the whole nation has been sacri ficed. We should not trouble ourselves about God. only about humanity. We owe no duties to God aside from those we owe to humanity. I won t respect aGod who does not respect me. If I love anything it must lie because that thing must be loveable and not for any other reason. It is the sacred duly of every one to be tiue to himself—to be faithful to Ins own nature. Be true to yourself where you are, ever looking to be a higher self. Life is absolutely nactri'iin der all circumstances. This is my doctrine— but not one in ten thousand agrees with me Henry Ward Beecher and the Republican par ly generally say that Sharpe's rifle Is the best and only salvation for Kansas. Why not make effort to put the bowie-knife and revolver into the hands of the slave. In my opinion, the slave has just as pood a right meut the throat | of his master, as Washington had to plant his i cannon on Dorchesler Heights ami pour his' shot into Boston. If my mother was a slave- I holder, and * alnv*roseapnm>t her. to defend his rights, I would be with the slave and not with my mother. ,w There was much other raving of the same impious, treasonous and murderous character, from Theodore Parker, one lligginson, <tc. I IC7" The Baltimore .Sum says Mr. Buchanan has requested Mr. Pierce to remain in the While House till after inauguration, and then be come his guest Hu ho desires to leave for New / Hampshire. To this graceful invitation Mr. I P.. it is said, /ins acceded. It is usual for the / President to vacate the Presidential Mansion a I few days before the inaugural ion. I ' O' One of Hie three thousand New Eng- I»nd clergymen who signed ihc protest against the Nebraska bill, and aflcrwanla went op and down the Union crying against the Democratic parly and James Buchanan, has just concluded tile third act of the series by committing adul try with another man's wife, lie was one of Ihc eloquent Boslon divines of the Beecher school, who turned Ihc pulpit into the slump, making (he Church a sort o( political cluh room, for preaching from the New York Tit hum, instead of the Bible. There is much ex I ciicmcnt in Boslon, and oilier pans, in conse qucuce of tins scandalous act. i Poisoning (’ask. —Developments relating to the death of Mr. Cnrdner. P. M.,nt Htngham. Mass., have led to the arresfof his wife on sus picion of poisoning him. Dr. Jackson, in nn allzing (he stomach of the deceased, found arsenic sufficient to canso death. The inquest is now being held at Ilinghnni. XT' The bill to authorize Minnesota to form a Stale Constitution, was passed through the House by a vole of 97 in favor, and 75 against it. Among those voting against it were 27 from the Free States, and those voting in its favor. 12 from the Slave States. The New York 'Jnbune is sorely perplexed, and cannot understand how it was. especially when the majority of the 27 were Republicans. Mexico.— Dales from Mexico to the 20lh of January, state that Ihc country was enjoying unusual quiet. The only trouble proceeded from the rebellious disposition manifested by the clergy, several of whom have been summa rily dealt with. It was rumored that the Apos tolic Nuncio had demanded his passports, and was about to leave (he country. Senor Solo had retired from the Ministry on account of ill health. J - The Miulmon (Iowa) Banner eayk (hot s..cl, innumerable flock,, of prairie chickens as now infest the country exceed all precedent.- A conscientious farmer states that he has seen two thousand in a single day. They have pounced on Ins cornlleld at st,ndry times, and devoured at least llfty bushels of grain. A cm- Mile has been commenced against the poor birds, and they ore slain indiscriminately, and brought to market by the wagon load. With no other dressing save taking out the cntrals, they command from 81 CO to 81 80 per down. In tins condition they arc sent ofl by railroad to the Eastern markets. Bihkouam Young. This Mormon despot, according ton correspondent from Utah, is car rying matters with a high hand, doing every thing in his power, by persecution and other wise, to drive out of the Territory those who do not sympathize with the peculiar institution under which ho has acquired an absolute sway. Iho Mormon emigrants, on their way In the hand-cart train to the Salt Lake, arc represent .cd as Buffering greatly. The train contained ”° Rol,ls * of wl ‘om 50 were already dead, and I they were dying at the rale of 15 * day. Normal School Meeting. Pursuant to appointment, tho Board of Trus tecs of the Cumberland County Nonna) School, mot In “Literary Hall,” Ncwvillo, Pa., on Tues day, February 10th, at 11 o’clock, A. M. Tho Board was culled to order by Daniel Shelly, President. Members Present: J. G. Williams, Carlisle; T. B. Bryson, Hampden; Abm. Lamberton, N. Niddletou; Win. Line, Dickinson? W. R. Gor gas, Lower Allen; Sol. Mulder, Upper Allen; Win. M'Cul'och, Newton; .T. M . Sloutfer, Hope well; J. 11. Herron, N'ewville; Jus. M’Cullougb, Wcstpcmibboroiigh; M. Griffith, South Middle ton. On motion, Aim. I.nnfberton was chosen Sc. cretary pio tern. Adjourfied to meet at 1 o’, cluck P. M. Jtfternoon Sn*iov.~ Mr. Williams submitted a course of instruction juepnred by Mr. Hamilton of Carlisle, to be adopted in the N oimal School. On motion, the course of instruction will include Surveying, Algebra, Geometry, Mensuration, Nat. Philosophy. Astronomy, and Pin an.logy, in addition to the branches emmicralcd in the law. On motion, Resolved, That the age or admis sion to (he Normal Department be for females 16 years, for mules 10. On motion, Resolved, That (ho corps of in structors consist oi a Principal and three Pro. feasors. Resolved, That the tuition fee in the Normal Department be Five dollars per quarter. Resolved, That the Board of School Directors of Ncwvlllc, be members of (his Board of Trus. trees, allowing them but one vote in the Board. Resolved, That the first session of the Normal School commence on the 8(h o( April next. On motion, Messrs. Griffith, Gorpns. M'Cul lough, Herron and Lino, were appointed a com mittee to nominate teachers for tho Normal and Model Schools. Adjourned to moot at G£ o’clock P. M. Evening Semen.—The committee to nominate teachers reported, and the following were elect ed. Forlhu Normal School, Principal—Dan'l. Shelly. Professors', S. B. Ilelgcs, D. K. Knsf, F. M. L. Glllclnn. For Model Schools, Teach, cr of High School, George Swarfs. Secondary, Primary, Miss Mary Shelly. Resolved, That pupils applying for admission to the Normal School, shall produce satisfactory evidence of pood moral clinmelcr. Resolved, That for each Twenty-five dollars contributed to the Noimal School by any Bonn! ol School Directors of Hie county, said Board so contributing shall have the privilege of send ing one pupil free of tuition. On motion, each Board of Directors in the county was appointed a committee to raise \ol nntary contributions. On motion, Messrs. Herron. Woodlunn and , McKinney, were appointed a committee lu pro- 1 cure a charter for the Normal School. On motion, J. H. Herron was elected Trea. surer, and James M’Cuudlish, Secretary of the Board of Trustees. i Resolved, That eight shall constitute a quorum to transact business. Adjourned to meet at the call of the President ABM. LAMBKKTON, Secfy. An ExKCrrivi? Mansion.—A Into number of the Harrisburg Patriot mul Union, in urging! upon the Legislature of this Stale the propriety of erecting a Mansion for the Executive, uses the following language, which we elarrfully en dorse : I “A resolution has passed (lie House of Rep resent nlives ant honzing the Committee of Wo vs 1 and Means to examine into the propriety of. I 1 and if they deem n cxpidienl, insert an appro- I priaiion of 810,000 in die appropriation lull, for the creel mn of an Kxecutne .Mansion on the public grounds m the Borough of llarri>hurg U e are glad I lint tins step has been taken, and it is to be hoped that the subject mil not drop here. Such a building as tins is imperatively demanded by the honor of Pennsylvania The salary paid to the (loxernor of this Common wealth ts a pitiful sum not adequate to the simple wants, much less the dignity of the po sition. Whatever may be said about the em barrassments of the Slate, this sum, or double this sum, could well be spared for this purpose. We hope the Committee, which is composed of intelligent gentlemen, will consider this resolu tion favorably, and that the appropriation.will be made. ” I A Wkh.stkii Ajio.vo tiik Indians. ' Du/Jhfo (’omrncrcial says : “C Itivf Webster is a great high priest nmong (be Onondaga Indians, lie is (55 years of ago. and isa son of Squire Webster from New Hamp shire who sen Ini among the Onomlagnsa lo g lime ago. married an Indian woman, ami died among them. He is a relative of the great American statesman of that name, and nllho' he has a while father, he is. nevciheless. in mmcl. manners and hahiis all Indian, alFording a living illustration of how much l ho mode and associations nllecl not only their physical hut mental dei elopments. L’mef Webster is an ex cellent orator. ” lußFKiia Si. avert. —Some years since. a gentleman of Washington (’aunty. Vn.. Mr .lames Reed. died. leaving ft provision in his will lor the manumission ami removal of Ins slave* al the death ..rims s.sa-r* His sisterdy mt; some three or four venrs since. the slaves Mere set free, nod removed to Pennsylvania. A Mv months ago a genlhinan received a letter 10,11 one °f these servants, icqiicsling pennis sum to return to that county, and become his slave. Ho prefers slavery m Virginia to frec , 1,1 1 and has hod n fair expe rience in both. Richmond Dispatch. 1 hr Camki.3 at Wouit.—The San Antonio (Texas) runes says: '•The camels, twenty-two in number, have just passed through our city loaded with nlmni six hundred pounds each, returning to their place of rendezvous, which is some seventy Hides from here. There are dromedaries also with them, and sealed on the lop of these cam els and dromedaries are Arabs and Turks, dressed in theirown costumeofiheir own cuun try. Texas is a great country, and Son Anlo nia is a great city. We have among us people of every nation ami religion, mid around us eve ry specimen of the animal kingdom, with per haps the exception of the wnoly horse, which can now only be found near the source of Salt River.” (T7* A few months ago a Tinted Slates sol dier in New confessed that fouryears pre viously ho had murdered a young woman in Knlhdrum, Antrim, Inland, and was nl hi,-, own request taken into custody, representing himself to be tortured by remorse. Ho acted very wildly at llrst, but Or. Sanger declared hnn to bo cured of insanity. Meanwhile the British consul has had a correspondence with the authorities of Rathdrum, the result of which shows that a murder was committed in that town about the lime specified by (he pris oner; that the name of the girl was Mary Dunn* that Lawlor wasti teacher in the workhouse at the time; and moreover that he was present nl the inquest held on the body of the deceased— thus corroborating Lawler's own story. [HT'Biirking, soys the Now York Express was a crime onco in practice in Scotland. It was a method of highway robbery invented by a man named Burk, from whom it took its name, and who was hanged for his practice of it. It was prosecuted by the operator sudden ly clapping a plaster of black pitch upon tho mouth and nose of tho victim, thus producing suffocation. Meanwhile, tho Barker made oil with tho valuables of the robbed. An' attempt was made to revive this crime in New York city as an improvement on tho garrote; but tho first offence of tho kind has mot a signal defeat. John Francis and John Armstrong, about six o clock, Tuesday evening, tried to Burk Mr. ochm Marks, but tho plaster missed his mouth and fastened on his cheek. Tho alarm ho gave brought tho police, and tho robbers were taKcn. riicy were positively idcnlillcd, and it is to bo hoped will meet their deserts. (Tv 7 * ‘What in the world put matrimony Into your hcadl’ ‘Well, tho fact is, Joo, I was get ting short of shirts. 1 Duel Near IVaslifnglon. TV-AunmflTON, Feb. 14.—Messrs. SttfdvfallnmJ Leo, of Virginia, had a hoslllq ipectJngnoarMr. Blair’s residence, this afternoon. dpHroe blood less shots were had. The hostilities were then a(\journcd, and a Board of Honor appointed to effect oil adjnsthicht of the difficulties. Messrs. Bococfc, Keitt & Goode, members of tho House, ami Cnpt. Corrlo, were on the ground. ' (C 7“ The Director of tho U. S.-Mlnt, at Phil adelphia. announces, that in consequence of iho pressure upon the Mint, in small sums, of tho Spanish and Mexican quarters, eights and six teenths ofa dollar, and to facilitate the exchange thereof, he has mode an arrangement by which deposits of such coin will be received, in sums not less than live dollars, and paid for at the premium mint rate without the usual delay, so that depositors will not be obliged to coll again. The mint rate is $1,22i per ounce. American coin will be paid for them. ffy* A woman has recently been sentenced to pay a fine of 1,000 francs, in France, for the offence of sticking a postage stamp, which had been used before upon her letter. OCT' The legislature of Ohio has repealed tho prohibitory liquor law, but made no new enact ment. so that Stale is virtually without any liquor law. inT'The number of failures in the United S;nles in 1860 was27os. The average liabili ties is cstiinaled at §20.000, which would give an aggregate of §54,100,000. The probability is, creditors have received about 25 per cent, of their claims, leaving a clear loss of near $40,- OUO.OOO. The great majority of the failures occur in the dry goods trade, owing to the fact that this business is transacted wholly upon credit. Onions Effect of Pfouc Justice.— Mr. McKay, son of the District Attorney of Wyom ing county. New York, is in jail at Buftulo, for making and issuing counterfeit coin. The dies used by him came into his father’s possession as a prosecuting officer, on the trial of a man sonic time before, for the same ollcnse. His son found them nnd used them. lie is twenty two years of nee. ! Pkintku’s Asvi.um.—The Typographical S>)ciety of Philadelphia has approved of a prop osition to establish an asylum for superannua ted printers nnd the widows and orphans of de ceased printers. DAWIEL GANTT, (Now of New Bloomfield, Perry County,) _ , 'n file month of Ajiril nex^'tnowio mini,.ill,, .Ik- cx-Si-crctnry of the North- 1 P!™"™"''!; Omnlm.Nelm..- i• i { i> i ij i J , . „ - . ki» lurntory, and rnnke entr ee oi nnd. fnmin r„ Kophel, It-ilroiiil I "'"|;"ny, who smelled „ nrt hIV( .„ r , m(l , 8 2.^ J.ik .ni|tlov<rs mi. of o million of dollars, has , )m , ka nllll lmvn , on ,„™7o’r eU Urn com .ceil P.y the jury after en absence of poraon. who may onlrnet their buslneat In hi. fne mi mi Icm 11 1** accomplice, Kent, [minis. u ** was acquit led. Rcdpnih was sentenced lo transportation for lift*. JHiirrifb [ On tin* 12ilt inst.. by ihu Rev. A. If. Kre mcr. Mr. .1 H Oast, of Kingston, to Mis Anna <' dauph’cr nf Mr. William llknwood, near tl c (’m lisle .Spring.*, this county. JirD, ;\| her rc-idcnre. in South Middleton twp . on 'llmrsday die />tli inst., Miss Elizabeth Kamsev aged nlxnit H 5 years. In tin- I oimtgli, on Friday, IhcGth inst., Miss Makt iMrmttK, aged about 75 years. Hnrkfts, Philadelphia. Feb. 17. Fi.oru and Mk \l.—The market for Flour is still dull. Rye Flour is worth 831 per bbl.— Corn Mini dull, at 83 per bbl., and old slock at 82*. Chain.— Wheal id dull. bul prices arc stea dy. Sales of prime new Pennsylvania red arc making ni $1 49nl 50. and 51 02al G 3 for good while. Rye is very scarce; sales of Penn xj Ivnitm nt H 2 cents, (’orn is more in demand; I sales of oM yellow nt OHn. and new yellow nt I 05c. On is is .slia-ty. Kales of Pennsylvania I Oats nt 40 els per hush. , [ Skf. ns —('lovcrsf cd is a shade lower. Sales of prime nt $7 02 i per 04 lbs. Usl sales ul Timothy nt S 3 75 and Flaxseed ot 180nl85c. Wimskrt rnther firmer: sales nt 28ia29c. in hbls.. nnd in hhds. at 201 cents. - The A'olicc, LETTERS Testamentary on tho estate o( Elizabeth Kainsmy, lato ol Smith Middleton township, Cumberland cnnnly, deceased, have been issued by the Register of said county, to the subscriber, residing in the Borough of Car lisle. A persona indebted to said estate are rerjiiesfed o make payment immediately, and those timing claims will present them properly authenticated tor settlement. ANDUISW BLAIU, Ex’r, February lb, 1807—Gt* An Ordinance Relative to Snow on the Pavements Sidewalks. SECTION 1. Bo It unacted and ordained by the T oh n Council ol (he Borough of Carlisle, and It is hereby enacted and oidalnccl by the authority ol the same, That hereafter it shall be the ilulj of each and every owner and occu pier of property within this Borough, whether corporations or im(i« Ulunls, to remove all snow or slush that may fall on the pavements oroido wnlks In front of or along any lot or property In tho Inhabited part of the town limits where per sons are uccuMtorned lopass and repngs on foot, within twelve daylight hours after the snmo shall have fallen : And all such owners and occupiers ahull lie liable to a penalty ol Five Dollars for every neglect ol Itio rur|iiironionfa of (his Ordi nance, lo be collected us other penalties are I collected. ■Skc. ll nlmll Im (liu ,Im|j- of I lie High Com aluhlc after every In/I id snow or slush (hat mov imcmijimumlm (hu iin.lung or mulur II dlugrot'. iible, and after I lie on ners and occupiers of pro. pert j have bad a reasonable time lo remove said anuw or slush from ||io pavements and sidewalks ,tluir P ro l ,u rtic*i to go around the iilKerent a‘.reeln of the Uorongh, to the end ol each street so fur as it is inhabited, and when, ever the snow or slush shall not hnvo been anfll eiently removed fiom (ho pavements or slde «alks, he shall notify the owner or occupier ol 1 ,u ITo|»«*rty in front of which the anid enow or slush shall riot have been sunicionlly removed to remove the same. And the said High Con’ stable for giving such nodco shall bo entitled lo demand and sue lorthuanm of Twenty-live cents, e bo paid hy the person to whom said notice ma been given i and in case auid anow or aluah bo not Immediately removed, after such notice g veil, it Shall bo the duty of the High Consta >lo to remove, or employ atimo one to remove the amno, for which eoivico he shall bo entitled lo demand and sue for (he sum of flity cents for every hour (or less time If one hour la not occu pied) Hint may bo occupied in removing said snow o r slush. Ami it elmtl be his Imperative duty also, in the lultor eases, lo give Information o n Justice of the Pence of the violation of tho HI section of this ordinance, and sco that the penalty for the same is also collected for the use of the llorough. Providtd, That noporsonslnOl bo obliged to expose or uncover In winter tho box nt or near tho odgo of- a pavement which contains a street wash. Sko. 8. Where nny property within ttio Bo rough Jb owned or occupied by nny corporation, be not eo provide! f or in tho second section of this ordinance, may bo served on tho President or nny officer of anld coiporatlon j and tho said President or officer soreeolvingaald notice shall bo personally liable for tho price that may bo demanded by tho High Constable for rcmovlnff tho anorf or slush, as provided for In tho second section of this ordinance) this, however, not be ing Intended to relieve tho corporation from its payment. If tho High Constable shall choose to resort to said corporation lop payment Enacted and passed by tho Town Council o< aTimj rll ’'°' ll,ol2,ll < ’“ y February 10, 1867—81 P v . K#ii«e. ;• THE stockholders of tho Hairistmrg,Catft.M nod Charabcrsbnrg, Turnpike Hoad Com” pony, are hereby notified that in pursuance nV an act of Iho General Assembly, passed Iho mill day of April, 1820, an oloolion will bo held I, the . public house of Henry L. Burkholder lit tho borough of .Carlisle, on Monday tho 2d da# of March no», then and there between tho boon! ol 12 and il'o'clock P. Mi, to elect Three Man agers for said Compati',. , JOHN imviN, Prea'ij February 10, 1857—2 t . ‘ Agricultural Implement*.*i.' THE undersigned, whoso shop is in Nor'lll street, near to Glass’ hotel; Carlialivwonld Inform tho publlc lhat they are now pre/nred lit manufacture Agricultural Machinery andlmnld ihcnts of various kinds, 1 such as Herse-n ducts' Tread and Lever Threshers, Shakers of d'lK cut kinds, Clover Sheilcra,'Fodder Cullers &{. Straw Cutters, CorlTShollers and Trend Powers' now on hand. Repairing promptly attended lo- Terms reasonable, 1 ' KUTZ & LOSH, February 5, 1857—8m* Limited Partiioi*slalp r WE, (ho subscribers, have this day entered into a Limited Partnership, agreeably to tho provisions of tho act of Assembly 6f tho Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, passed <hu Ist day of March, 1850, entitled “ An Act feiatlvo to Limited Partnerships,” and do hereby 6’dflify that the name of the firm under which said part, ncrstiip is to bo conducted is “Jacobs & Et((fr ,s that the general nature of tho bnSiu'css to bo transacted is Distilling dnd Milling, and, thd same will bo transacted at Middlesex, fa North Middleton township, Cumberland county;,that tho natnes of the general partners oi said firm are Allen S. Jacobs and Calvin Ettur, both of the Borough of Carlisle, and that tho special partner is John A. Warfield of Frederick coun ty. Md.; that the capital contributed by the said John A. Warfield, special partner, Is one thou sand dollars, in cash; that tho period at whicW ; aa'd partnership is to commence is tho 2d day of February, A D. 1867, and to contlnne , foi r tho period of five years, when it shall terminate/ ALLEN S. JACOBS, ' CALVIN ETTER, General Partners. JOHN A. WARFIELD, Special Partner* Carlisle, Fob’y. 2, 1857—Ct HKrrnK.vcEsJames Pollock, Governor of Pennsylvania; Hon. J. 11. Graham and Wm.U. Miller, Esq . Carlisle. February 6. 1857—2 m Family Groceries. JUST received a largo addition lo my stock of Family Groceries, among which will be found Hfo. Sagnym, Mocha, Java and Roasted COF FEES; Crushed Lump, Granulated amFßrbwn I SI'GARS; Lovering’a Syrup, Now Orleans and Sugar House MOLASSES; Rico,Starch, SoaW, Soda, Cream Tarter, fcc., Herkimer, Pino-Ap ple, and Sago CHEESE; Black, Hyson, Impe. ■rial and extra TEAS; Spices of every variety. Chocolate, Cocoa, Farina and Corn Starch, Raisins, Currants, Cit ron, Bonus, Hominy, Cranberries, Ma caroni, Grits, Table Oil, Ketcbnp, Pepper Sauce, Preserved Peaches, Pine Apples and Strawber ries: Pickets, Gorkins, Onions and Piccalilli— Fresh Lobsters, Jcc. I cull special attention to my largo stock of Segars and Tobacco, which Is not excelled In the town. Lovers of the weed can be suited cithorin quality or price. Fanners will find Oils of an excellent quality. Also “White Grease,” a substitute for Tar.'~~ MACKEKALNo. 1, £nndB Shnd, Smoked Herring, sco. A I ol the nbovo articles flro 'fresh, nnd will be sold low for cash, or Counto’.Produco taken in exchange. jorry o. wiluajls. Carlialo, January 8, 1807. I'ancv Clijiiaw»ri', Ac. WK uro now opening and offering lor tinlu our Holliday aft.sortnicnt of FullOV Arll clob embracing u larger ami belter detection that) ever before olleicd, coutdMinp in part of ‘ I Jewef Boses, Furniture, Cologne Bottle®, K nick Knacks, • lUskofB, inks, Slippers, Cigar-holder*, Ciiudlesllcl.sy Mugs, Pilchers, fW», Toy Teas, Tea Setts, Cabas, Bird*, Molfo Coffees, Figured, Cuul Baskets, Aa woli na numberless other rnrlrllcs, llmf need to he seen tor bo Mimed/ All offered •» low cash in'ofits at- the old aland—“ Marion HnH * J. W. Elii. Carlisle, Dee. 20, 1850, Evan’s & Co.’s Great Gift Book Sale, 409 Droadxeay, Ntw York. FVmiSS? Jc rs , r y g . hon nw °y *> purchasers A nr Hooks. Alt books sill Ik, soWnslowas . cun bo hod ut Other stores, many or V! , m. New Book. n,cclTo6 dally/ lag in v. w l,« 25 com. to *lOO, .Troll iffh cod, book o( (bo tln.o it I. sol,llartjotf boml a very largo .took o( «,* „ m | Hook., amt a. onr moffo Is „ |i„go sale, .ml small prollls, wo nro determined to giro uni* , customers better bargains than can bo had else, where. Any book pnldlbbed In New York of Philadelphia a 111 he promptly sent, gift Includ ed. on receipt of publisher’* price. Cululogncs «W Hooks nrnl I’reseiifß, containing full cxplana lions Will bo sent tree to all parts of tho coud- I f ry. The most liberal inducements are offered to I Agents. Any person by sending us an order for ten books, win, money Inclosed, nlll bo on l.llod (O an extra Hook and Gilt. All orders for books, containing money, rto ensure perfect safely,) should bo registered at tbo I out Ojlico wheru'thoy nro mailed, and di rected to Evans ft Co., 409 Broadway, N.Y. IlkrEßii!jci!,--M. Thomas ft Sons, South 4th street, Phlla.j J. B. Llppfncott ft Co,, ridln.j f). Appleton A'Co., Broadway, Now York: Der by ft Jackson, Nassau street, N. Y. Send for a Catalogue. . , , EVANS ft CO., t rlnclpal store, 409 Broadway, N. Y. Branch Stores nl 125 Chcsnul St., Philadelphia ft Wasb ington, I). C. December 18, 1860—flm HATS! HATS! r PIIK subscriber most rcspoctlully Informs his i Iriunds and the public generally*, that he still continues the Hat and Cap Store In Main street, whore ho will bo glad to see his old custmpors and Iriunds. Ho has now on hand n J[j| jf splendid assortment of HATS of oil ftom tho common Wool to the 1 miest Fur and Silk Hats, and at prices • that must suit every one who has an oyo to get-' (lug Iho worth of his money. His Slik, Mole skin and Beaver Huts, are unsurpassed lor light ness, durability and llnish, by those ol any oili er establishment In tho county. Hoys* Huts of every description constantly on hand. Call and examine. n , WM. U. TROUT. Carlisle, Jan. 8, 1867. BOOTS & SHOES. Another largo assort mont of Oohrso and tine Boots, Ladles.lino Morocco Boots and Shoes, Misses’ and Chll dron’s do., Qum Over Shoos & Buffidoo Socks, at very low prices. Deo. 18, 1860. CHAS. OGILDY. TUST received, a fresh supply of PorAimorn „ Hair Oils, Pomades, Hair Ilcstorotlvos, Coloring Fluid, Soaps and Extracts of every variety, for sale at small advances bv January 8, 1867. B. J, K^EFFER. BRUSHES. Hand Scrubs, Store, Ooun(er r Wall, Shoo, Horse and Swooping Brushes, Duiteri, Hearth and Crumb Brushes) Flesh, Tooth,. Null, Hair, Clothes, Hat and Button Brushes, Just received and for sate by January 8, 1857. B. J. KJEFFER* While Fish,
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