AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. 10UN B; BIiATTON, Editor * Proprietory ’'■^OABUSLB^PA.'JULY 10. 1857. 1 Li' Democratic Stale Ticket. For Govehhob, WILLIAM F. PACKER, Of Zycomitig County. 1 For CjwAt Commissioner, NIMROD STRICKLAND, Of Chester County. ■ . Foa Supreme Judges, WILLIAM STRONG, Of Berks County, JAMES THOMPSON, Of Erie County. Standing Committee Meeting. A meeting of the members of the Standing Committee of the Democratic Party of Cumber land county, will bo held at MaotiiTs Hotel, in Carlisle, on Saturday, July 26 1 h, at X o’clock, I». M. The following named gentlemen compose the Committee: Torek op the Committee. July 9, 1867, Carlisle, West Ward, S. H. Gould; East Ward, A. F. Meek; Dickinson, Charles Horners East pennsborough, John Wolf} Frankford, John Sanderson; Hopewell, C. R- Plaice; Hampden, David Huido; Lower Allen, John Young; Upper Alien, James Grahamj Mechanicsburg, W. C. Housers MlOlin, Wra. Henry; Monroe, James Burtnel; Newville, Jacob Kinsloc, jr.; Newton, Ezekiel Walken North Middleton, James Clen. dcnln; South Middleton, Joseph A. Stuart; Sil ver Spring, Michael Kosht; Shlppensburg Tp., T. P. Blair; Shlppensburg 8., J. Criswell, jr.; Southampton, L. W. Maxwell; Wcatpcnnbo’ro., Win. G. Myers; Now Cumberland, Sami. Trout. [£7*Tho temporary absence of one of our Post-office clerks for several days petal, has con fined us to Post-office duties, to the neglect of oar editorial labors. He will be absent for a week or more yet, after which we hope to find sufficient time to bestow tho usual attention upon our paper. Our readers roust therefore excuse the lack of editorial matter in to day's Volunteer, as we found it impossible to attend to two kinds of work at the same lime. Bor Drowned.—On Monday evening last, a boy, aged 16 years, in (he employ of Mr. Rob ert Noble, by the name of Ewtno-, whose pa rents reside in Perry county, went into the Oonodognincl creek, at Fishbum's Bridge, for the purpose of bathing, and getting into deep water was drowned before any assistance could l>c rendered biro. The boy had been warned not to go into the water, os it was known he was unable to swim, and thus met his untime ly death. Up to Tuesday evening the body had not been recovered, although every possible effort had been rondo to obtain it Accident. —As tho passenger train of cars from Ghambershurg. were passing through our town on Mbndfcy morning, a Horse belonging to Mr. Jacod Rueeu, was bitched to a small wag on, and standing in fronlofMr. R's warehouse. As the train neared, tho horse jumped and fell in front of the cars. Ths engine had been re versed in time or the animal would have been instantly killed. The train was slopped just ns tho car wheels touched tho horse. Tlio struggles of tho poor-brute caused him several severe flash wounds, and the wagon to which ho was attached was nearly demolished. This should serve os a warning to men not to Jet (heir horses stand near tho rail-road track. A Valitablb Map.—“Johpson’s New Illus trated and Embellished County Map of the Re publics of North America,” will bo found ad vertise in our paper to-day. We hare exam ined! this-bmuiifol and perfect map with some care, and feel warranted in pronouncing it the I best of the kind ever published. The. data from which the map i&taad* is- the Tory latest and best, andUtha drawing and engraving oi a superior order: We deem it unnecessary to give-a minute description of - tins valuable map, as Us advantages ovcriothornups arc- Tally scU| forth' in the advertisement in - another' coUntra* The travelling agent, Mr.S. S. SoLLFNDcnoKir, w ill visit this county in a few days to- solicit subscribers for the woik. Wo feel satisfied the intelligence of our people will induce them to possess themselves of a copy. It is sold at one price on!y> by specially appointed travelling agents. Tub Crops.— Mostof’ou? termers arc now engaged in ctiUing their wheal and rye, and ihcir grain crop throughout the county, we arc rejoiced to add, promises to bo a good one. Thu wheat stands very even on the ground, and the heads arc large, and the grain Uidß tom to bfc of superior quality. The grass crop has been unusually good, but, owing to the continued wet weather, much of it was damagd before it oould bo taken in. The yield of oats will bo and the corn, although short, looks Itcahhy, and promises a good yield. All in (HI the crops of this county will afford an abun dant yield, and our agricultural friends as usu al, mil be more than remunerated for their toil.' Thank Codj onr country cast, west, north and Routlf, is prolific in all'tho necessaries and lux uries required of manj and'our people arc the most happy and contcnlcdiof any o» the face of Cod's footstool. Ilow thankful then should 1 we all feel ibr the blessings and privileges vouchsafed to us os a people, and how careful should wo bo to guard well our blessed Union and preserve it from the designs of foreign foctf and domestic traitors 1 (£7" While a former named Hays, residing mar Knoxville, In Frederick County, Maryland, was about lo hive a swarm of bees, a great por tion of thorn swarmed upon his head, and stung him in such a terrible manner that do died' on tho following day. Tub PftraiDEKT—lt is now said* (bat it is altogether uncertain if the President .will, bo able to leave Washington cliliar (or Bedford Springs or any other place. The* probability nojiv is from llio urgent pressure ofpubllc bush jic/ss, that bo will go quietly to the Military .Asylum, (wo miles distant, and pass the sum* mcr then* Ho has no expectation, under any circumstances, of quilting Washington before the end of this month, if then. His general health is fair, but, it is stated, (ho marks of so vera implication and confinement aro visible. TubUaim Lim*.— Wo loam from (ho Harris, lung T«l«gruj>h,(hal the deeds for tho Main Lino ot tho Public Works, will bo delivered to the Pennsylvania Railroad. Company, on or about tho 16th, when Immediate possession will be taken. Commencement Week. —A groat number of strangers wero attracted to our town last week to witness the Goramonccmonr Exercises of Dickinson College. ' Tho regular Anmml Cora moncomenfc took place on Thursday, when speeches were made by members of tho Gradu ating class. Tho following, interspersed with music, was tho order of exorcises t Salutatory Addresses —(in Latin)—Daniel S. Burns. Oration—(Second class)— Antipathy to . Ty ranny.—John Hays. Essay—TAaS/nrfenPa Dream.— E. L. Griffith., Oration—(Fhst class) — Fame , a Legitimate Object of Pursuit. — 6. W. D. Davis. Oration-(Firstclass)-7/i*i)omamQ/‘7ViougAf. —V. Frieso. Oration—(Third class)—America.—Andrew J. Wilcox. Oratipn—(Second class— Veneration for An tiquity.—Thomas N. Conrad. Oration—(First clasaWifinry Clay. —S. J. Jones. . Oration—(Second clasl) — Onward.— Cyros I. Ditty, Oration—(First class) —Mutual Dependence and Influence. —G. C. Bird. Oration—(Third class) — Spanish Cruelty —P. S. Findlay. Philosophical Oration— The Eloquence of Ruins. —W. H. EfDngor. Master’s Oration— History vs. Panegyric.— James F. Bnsling. Master’s Oration—Time* and Tides of Elo quence.—Benjamin Arbogast. Degrees Conferred. Valedictory Addresses. —B. F. Purse!. Some of the speeches were well written and well received by tho audience; others were in bad taste and exhibited little thought and less ‘ judgement. We will not, however, attempt to ( criticise the efforts of the young men, for we arc willing to excuse the shortcomings of youth, and feel no disposition to wound the feelings or to discourage tboso who ore striving after knowledge. The address of Rev. B. F. Brooke, of Balti more, before the two societies, on Wednesday forenoon, stamped its author a ripe scholar, able orator, and a man of great and varied ge nius. It was, indeed, a very beautiful and elo quent address. John G. Saxe, Esq., the distinguished Ver mont poet, spoke his celebrated poem. It was a beautiful, entertaining, metrical production, and was creditable to its far-famed author, and highly entertaining to his hearers. Robert A. Lambertok, Esq., of Harrisburg, delivered (headdress before the Associated Al umni, and tho audience expressed themselves highly delighted both with the matter and manner of the eloquent speaker. The speech was replete with information, and aflorded evi dence that its author had spared neither lime nor labor In its preparation. At the conclusion of the speaking exercises, the degree of A. B. in course was conferred upon C. F. Barnes, G. C. Bird, W. W. Brim, D. S. Bums, T. N. Uonrad, G. W. D. Davis, C. I. Ditty, W. H. EfDnger, F. S. Findlay, V. Friese, E. L. Griffith, Jno. Hays, 0. Johnson, S. J. Jones, G. B. Keen, W. F. Perrie, B. F. Parscl, J. 0. Snively and A. J. Wilcox. Tho degree of A. M. in course, was conferred upon J. B. Perrie, W. J. Bowdlb, SJ W 1 Emo ry, M. White, U Hobbs. R. Pierce, G. T. Gar rison, J. F. Ruadng, P. M. Lcaktn, F. J. S. Gorgas, J. L. Hysinger, J. Newman Hank, B. Arbogastand J. W. Awl. The honorary degree of A. M. was conferred upon Professor William Elliott, of the Balti more Central High School. , Tho degree of D. D. was conferred upon Rev. Joseph Castle, Philadelphia, Rov. B. H. Nodal. Baltimore Conference, Rev. C. P. Wing, Car lisle, and Rev. Geo. R. Crooks, New York. I The Euonr M. B. Cmmcn. —On Wednesday afternoon of last week the corner stone of the Emoty M. E. Church of this borough, was laid, in the presence of a largo concourse of people. The stone was adjusted by R. A. Lamdbuton, Esq., assisted by his brethren of the Masonic order in attendance. Previous to repairing to 1 their work, the Masons and Odd Fellovs form* \ cc¥ in procession', Maj. R.MoOautnet, of Car lisle,acting as Chief Marshal,and paraded several of thoprinclpnl streets,and presenting a ycry fine 1 appearance. Delegationswcrehcrc from Cham bersburg, Ncwvillc, Shippensßurg, Mechanics burg, Dillstown, Harrisburg, &o. Five brass bands were in procession, vir—theUnited States Band from Carlisle Garrison, the Carlhlo Band. the Chambersburg Band', and* the Mechanics* bbrg and*Newville Bfcndk. The Jbnior Cadets of thlshorongh, Capt. Stevenson, with mar tial music, weroaKo iu'prooesflion, ond*attract cd much attention. Tho new Edifice, when finished,* will* be on ornament to our town and a credit to tho do nomination building it. It will bo built of brick, and painted ip imitation of brown stone. Its size is to bo 47 by 70 feet, tho basement story 9' feel high, and divided into (Wo rooms '•—school room, Pastor's study, Bible class, and two- class .rooms. Tho audience chamber will bo 22 feet high, without gallery *tho principal front to bo finished with four octagnal turrets, and iho whole structure to beof modern Gothic- The architect and builder, Mr. John R. Tur ner of Carlisle, intends, welearn* to push for ward the building to completion ao-rnpidly as possible. Tub Vai.i.et Spirit —J.' MI Cooper, Esq., for many years the editor of tho Valley Spirit, printed at ChombcTsburg, has retired from that prosperous establishment, and is succeeded by George 11. Mbnori., Esq., who, wcdoubfnot, will well‘sustain the high character tho Spirit has cnjoycdi IVe regret to lose tho efficient services of Mr. Cooper, for be is every inch a roan, and one of tho irtoat accomplished editors in the Stale—one who, through good and evil report, in sunshine and in storm, battled man* fully for tho men and measures of Democracy. When Know-Nolhingism sprung up, like a nox ious weed in the night, he did not fold his arms and preserve a strict neutrality—as was the case with some editors who wish to bo consid ered Democrats—but ho throttled tho monster, and assisted lo stiangleit and kick its rollon car cass out of tho sight of roan. Had it not been for tho bold) fearless and'determined' course of such editors os Mr. Cooper, Know-Nolliingism, with all its corruptions, infamy End lies, would this day be in the ascendant In (he nation, and a roan who had blistcrcd his-lips by repeating the Know-Nothing oalh, would now occupy the Presidential chair. Most heartily then dd wo wisti Mr, Cooper prosperity in whatever busi ness ho may hereafter engage. (CTMlon. Howell Cobb, present Secretary of the Treasury, Is already named for next Presi dency, by some Demorntio journals, more hasty thnif judicious in their movements. With a new President hardly four months in)ofl)oo, it is a little too sdon to begin to look out for. his successor. Jmlleo.to the Dead, Those who have witnessed tho many Attacks made by the Republican press upon tho public career of William L. Marcy, will now be sutV prised to find that they arefioing his memory simple justice by ranking him as tho-ablest statesman of tho day. Tho New York Couri er suggested lhatashe was to bo buried on Wednesday, tho flags on the public buildings and shipping should be placed at half-mast, as “ho was emphatically, one of tho ablest, if not the ablest statesman of tho day, and ho was honest as well as able.” The Albany Journal, loq, dresses its columns in babilruents of mourn ing, says that it inadequately expresses its sense of tho greatness of the bereavement, and pays tho following generous tribute to bis worth: Tho country his lost, what could ill afford to spare, an estimable good citizen andon eminent* ly gifted statesman. Wo know with what en lightened judgment, with what- comprehensive grasp, with what surpassing ability, and with what devoted partriotlsm hiMublio duties arc all discharged. We'know that daring his for ty years .of official life, in stations of great trust and high responsibility, ho was governed by the golden rule of right* -We know that at all timfs, and under all circumstances, ho was a man of inflexible integrity. Every office ho received from the people was returned to them* graced by his acceptance of it, and made hon orable by tho manner its duties had been dig charged. Ho was an efficient Comptroller.— He preserved tho purity of the Ermine His Senatorial robe was without spot or blemish.— 110 was an upright Chief Magistrate, 110 was an effective Secretary of War. . And he was confessedly a wise* fearless and accomplished SeCTctary of Slate. The brilliant diplomatic achievements of his last four years most appro priately close and crown a life of stirring inci dent, high aspiration, great labor and greater usefulness. Thomas Jefferson on Massachusetts. In 1816, Thomas Jefferson, (ho great apoatlo of American Democracy,wrote a letter toGonor al Dearborn, of Massachusetts, Id which occurs tho following paragraph : “ Ob, Massachusetts! howl lament the deg radation of your npostnoyf Let us look for ward, then, to tho act of rcpentonco, which, by diminishing her venal traitors, shall be (ho sig nal of return to (ho bosom and to tho principles of hftr brothern; and K ber late humiliation can just give her modesty enough to suppose that her Southern brothern are somewhat on a par with her In wisdom, in Information, in bravery, and oven in honesty, although not la Psalm singing, she will more justly estimate .her own. relative momentum IntboUnloo. TTiM her an. dent principles, the wovld really be great if the did not think hertelf the whole,* 1 Massachusetts, or rather the dominant politi cal party In that State—for (hero is a gallant band of national men there, who havo always voted and protested against Its impolitic politi cal course—was regarded by Jefferson with the same feelings that the Democracy entertain to. wards her now. It is remarkable how little she has changed in tho last forty years, for, after tho lapse of that time, wo And her “besetting sins and errors” (o bo (ho very same as those pointed out and commented upon by Jefferson. A Noble Bot.—A boy, named Narcisso La montagne, aged 13 years, saved Hght children from the wreck of the steamer Montreal. It was by seizing the door of n stateroom, placing the children upon it, and pushing it before him while ho swam-; that, at different trips, he sue* cccded hr fending on> a- dry rock-, or on tho beach, eight of the survivors, who would have otherwise met, with the hundreds of others a watery grave. I F/.iorrr op Mormon's prom Salt Lake.— Tho Quiodaro (KonsasJ Ofahfdownn, of Juno 14th says—A porty of several hundred Mor* mons, Just from Utah, and en route for tho southern part of Kansas, where they propose lo settle, passed Port Leavenworth on Tuesday.— They arc are heartily sick of the tyranical rule of the Mormon leaders, and were fearful if they (remained of suffering violence, daring tho antic ipated conflict between the U. S. Government and the Brigham Young oligarchy. Great Discovert op Gold in Mexico.— The Mexican papers announce tho discovery of placers near Mazatlan, in Mexico, which sur pass those ol California. It is said that the city of Mazatlan is fast being deserted, its pop ulation flocking lo tho mines. As much as 'twenty and thirty ounces- are said to be colloc tcd'wilH thc labor of a few hotlrs. The Mexi can papers call this a new California* Tilfc Spirit Rapping IftuntfKK—Tfiepropric lors of the Boston Courier c short time sine challenged Dr. 11. F. Gardner, tho famous-spire itualisl, to produce some practical manifesta tion oftheir pretended power, with 8500 to bo forfeited in ease such manifestation should' sat isfy a Committee, selected 'end approved* by both parlies-to-the contract. The challenge was accepted, and a Committee named, consis ting of Professor Agassiz, Benjamin Pierce, B. A. Gould, Jr., E. N. Hereford. After Witness ing the experiments, and patiently invcstiga ting tho thing, they have published a report, and express tho opinion that any connection with Spiritualistic Circles, so called, corrupts the morals'and degrades the intellect, and con clude with branding the whofe thing as a "stu pendous delusion!* 1 A Ix)No Uni*aid‘Debt.—"As - early as the 6th of April, 1777,” says Mr. Everett in his Bunker Hill oration, tho other day, ,r it was or dered by tho Continental Congress that a mon ument should bo erected to the memory of Gen eral Joseph Warren, in tho (own of Boston, and ono to tho memory ol General' Mercer, in Frcdcricsburg, Va. Tho marble of which these monuments arc to bo erected has not yot been quarried.* 1 A Bad Bubinkss.—Washington letter wrb ters state that tho Architects engaged on the Capitol extension, have Just discovered that tho Rotunda walls aro too weak to bear the new massive ironjlomc. Its construction will there fore bo suspended, and tho immense expendi ture already incurred will bo lost. Strength* cning tho wallssufflcicntly, very nearly involves tho removal and renewal of tho old Capitol building. tty* Tho steamer Minnesota sailed from Nor folk on tho 2d inst., for China, having on board his Excellency, William B. Reed, tho newly ap pointed Minister to that country, and two of his sons os attaches. B3T Swallowing (ho now cent ts-not danger ous always, for Trough, of (ho Ilollldayslmrg Standard, says his Junior has swallowed at least a dozen since (hoy first made their appearance, and (hoy didn't hurt.him a bit. Ho took llto precaution, howovor, to convert them into can dy and 1 peanuts before tho act of doglutfon.— Smart Jmy, (hat Junior Takes after bis dad. dy.l ConstilnliODDl Amendments. Wo direct the attention of-thereader to iho proposed , amendments' to .the Constitution, Vrhich will bo found ihour advertising columns to-day. They aroimportant;andthcpeoplcwill tins fall decide by direct votcwbclhcr they shall become part of Iho Constitution or not. If adopted, we have no doubt tho Stato debt will soon be paid and State taxes cease; If rejected, that desirable result-will never bo accomplished. Every man, therefore, Who is desirous of avoid ing Stale debts and taxation, will vole in favor of these amendments. The First Amindment relates to the public debt, and proposes the following salutary pro- visions i. That the Stale Debt shall never exceed $750,000, except in cases of war, invasion, or insurrection, or purpose of redeeming the present debt. it. A Sinking Fund shall be provided, suffi cient to pay* the interest on Iho existing Stato debt, and lo> reduce Iho principal $250,000 a year. . ?: v m. Tho credit of the Commonwealth shall not in any manner bo-pledgtd or loaned to any individual or corporation, nor shall tho Com monwealth bscomo in any corpo ration. tv. The Commonwealth shall not assume the debt of any county, city, borough, or town ship, or of any unless the same was contracted lo -aid the State in lime of v. No city, or other municipal cor poration shall beciom&a stockholder in, or-loan its credit to any company or corporation what- The Second Amendment provides against the needless division of counties, by prohibiting the erection of any ncw county containing less than 400 square miles, and requiring the express as sent of the voters of the county, to authorize any division of such county which shall cut oil over one-tenth of its population. This amendment also proposes some changes in tho mode of apportioning the Stale for Rep resentatives; the moat important of which is that it will allow the city of Philadelphia (and any city with taxable population sufficient for two Representatives)'to be divided in to single Representative Districts. The Third Amendment relates principally to Philadelphia, and proposes to amend the first article of the Constitution, by striking from its several sections tbo words which recognize the separate municipal existence of the old city of Philadelphia. The Fourth Amendment proposes a now see tion to the Constitution, in which the power of the Legislature to Jailer, revoke or repeal any charter/Of Incorporation, (which of course it possesses, by virtue of its sovereignty, altho’ some affect to dispute it) is expressly declared. Awaius ik Kahsas.— The Chicago Timet, a violent BlSck Republican paper, says that Free Stnto men in Kansas- Hint la, tho Black Repub. Ilcan portion of them, who adhere to and follow tho counsels of demagogues and agitators out side of tho determined to pay no taxes to Iho-territorial authority, nor recognize tho validity of its nets, and that it is their deter, mination to apply for admission into tho Union next winter, under tho Topeka Constitution. If this is so, (here will ho some lively times in Kansas, and tho proAilhcnt leaders In this insane Lnoroqlcnt nnj Ilkqtrito flnd.lhnt "Jordan is a I lianl road to They will bo compelled I f by Governor Walkoj* to submit to Iho larva, and If (hoy resist, U atUI boot tbo cost of severe and summary punishment, The period of compro. mlslng, half-way measure Is passed; iho Insur gents In Kansu bate been treated with more leniency than they deserve, and If they renew their resistance to fho law, the tlrra men who are Intrusted with Its execution Jn the Territory will resort to tho most rigorous measures tor Its enforcement. Messrs. Robinson, Lane k Co., and their deluded followers, whoso credulity and fanaticism are played on by tho Abolition ■ demagogues fur (ho most wicked ot purposes, would And It a very serious matter, indeed, if (hey should pursue (ho Course indicated. KMow-Noninm Lioislatioii.— Tho Know- Nothings when in a'largo majority in our Slate Legislature two years since, passed a law (tmt no dovlso or bequest made by o testator to a re ligious, charitable or benevolent Institution, should bo valid, uqloss (ho last will and testa ment containing tho doviso or bequost had boon mndo and"executed' at' least thirty days before tho death of tho Jestator. Tho charge been madb (hat Roman Cathofltf I‘ricslrf nxirrourided tho death beds of the members ot (hoir church, and extorted from Iho dying, legacies tdr their Churches and other religious Institutions. Of course, tho law was general, but tho Know-No things'put It on tbosthtuto book to meet (ho ca ses of tho Catholic Church. Strange enough the fifst'place Ibis tart tikes'effect ii In the Case ot a bcnoYulenl Protestant Institution of learn ing—Wostlown School, Chester county. This establishment belongs to the Orthodox friends ami they there educate youth having member ship, or & birth-right in (holrsocioly, at a mere ly nomlrfal price. A raejnber of tho Society of Friends, named Maxwell, recently died ahd lefl by will $OO,OOO to jVcsttowh School. Tho tes tator died before tho will was thirty days old, tho case was carried to tho Supremo Court and thb decision is that tho WoettCwn School loses the $OO,OOO.- Ono thing Is certain, that tho K. N. legislation has not boon of much pecuniary value to tho Society of Friends. The Utah Mail.— Tho Administration does not propose (o trust its malls to tho enemy.— Tlio contracts fo* carrying tho mail to Salt Lake Valley ore suspended - for ibo present. Tho Louisville Journal' learns from Independence, that (ho postmastol at that place has received an official notice from (ho Postmaster General (hat tho contract fur carrying tho mall to Sail Lake has been sol asldo 1 Ho Is therefore ordered to withhold tho mull until further orders. The con tract for carrying this mail was recently lot ont and taken by a company of Mormons at Salt Lake City, who havo already made novoral trips under tho contract he government always reserves tho right tp rescind mall contracts, by giving notice and bno month’s pay to tho con tractors. This step is another indication of (ho strictness with which (ho government Intends to deal with (lie mail robbers and law doflers of City. Tub Bkpoiiteij Massacue op U. 8. Tnoorn. —Tho rumor of tlio destruction of Col. Sum ner’s command, by Indians, is not believed.— Col. Sumner's route was by the Valley of tlio South Platte, and tlio point at which ho is re presented to have,been defeated and all his com mand slain, is at least 100 miles from the near est point on Iho ‘route travelled by tlio emi grants who brought the story Into the set le' meats. The low mows ol Cot. Morey,. Tho Albany Argus has some particulars ol tlio brief illness ami saddod Ex-Secro lary Mnrey. It says ; i< Gov. Matey was spending ft fow weeks at Ballston previous to his departure witli liis fam ily for Europe. On Friday, ho visited Albany, calling on Mr. Coring and other friends, abd stopping at Troy to see his daughter. Mrs. Marcy .was visiting some friends in tho West, previous to her departure j and other members of his family were absent with a like motive 5 and bo was comparatively alone at tho time of his decease. Ho was, however, in apparently excellent health and buoyant spirits. It Is only since bis death that wo learn of his having been conscious ol late ol palpitation of tho heart: but tho symptoms hod not alarmed Inm, nor oc casioned uneasiness to his friends.” A letter to tho Argus’dated Ballston, July 4tb, says s “110 bad been enjoying excellent health and spirits until last evening, when he lelt somewhat fatigued. This morning ho complained of a slight pain, or stich”—as bo termed it—in his back/ About 11 o'clock A.M., accompanied by one of our citizens ho walked to tho resi dence of Dr. L. Moore, which is about one quarter of a mile from the hotel. Ho did not complain of serious indisposition while at tho doctor’srcsidenccjand not finding tho physician in, and on being asked if a carriage should bo ordered to take him to tho hotel, ho 'refused to take one, and walked back. On arriving at the hotel ho requested the o/fico clerk to send tho doctor to his room; and tho doctor soon arriv- ing was sent up to tho Governor's room,but ort rapping, received no answer. .‘The doctor returned to tho hotel office and Informed tho clerk, and it was supposed that tho Governor had gone to visit some friends in the house. Tho doctor, however, after waiting .a fow minutes, again went up to his room, opened tho door and found him on his couch with n book upon his breast, dead. It could not have been more than twenty minutes from tho time ho was in tho hotel office until ho was so found by (ho physician, lie died, probably, of disease of tho heart. Not a muscle was distorted, nor any article of npparrel or furniture in the room disturbed. Bo had pulled ofThls boots and pat on hisslippers.” AtLEDOED Fo&oebies akd ahhest. —About thrfcoweeks ago forgeries were committed upon tho Easton (Pa.) Bank, and other banks In Us vicinity, to tiio amount of about $20,000. On Friday last oman named Howell, charged with bcingtho author of tho said forgeries, was arrest* cd on hoard a ship about to sail from Boston to Europe. ffho New York papers aro just now lux uriating over a now tale of scandal about a well known citifccti of position nod standing in Brook lyn, running off with another man’s wife. Tho parties, It is said, wore discovered in tho act of flight, and tho Injured husband is said to have stabbed tho seducer in tho carriage, In presence of his paramour. Tho parlies aro said to bo re spectably connected, and that great effort* ore being made to husb tho afialr up. K7* Qcn. Bowman, who tins been editor and proprictoi of (lio Bedford Gazette for the past twenty-live years, offers that establishment for sale. Tho Gazette is a staunch democratic pa per, and offers profitable inducements fo an en terprising young man. lmmense crops at grain arc now being harvested In nil of tho Southern Stales. Thous ands of acres of land which have heretofore fain waste, hare this season been put under rf state of cultivation, and ore now yielding a large sup ply of superior grain. An Intelligent Southern gentleman, whd' ms recently been travelling in tho border coun- ties of Mlssourljsnys the pro-slavery men hatfl ibandoned all Idea of success, in tho contcsf vlth tho Free Slate men in Kansas. Ho says [tfint every boat (hat has gone up from St. Louis opening of navigation, fins been liter ally loaded down with emigrants, nine tenths of whom oro from (he Eastern, Western and Mid- dle Slates, who Will veto against a slaVo consti tution. Our informant says tho « border ruffi ans” good-humoredly odmlt that “thojig Is up,” and declare their determination to attend to tliclr own oth&lrs, and lot Kansas take caro of herself. TmtKisn Suspicions.— I The Turks arc said to look yfUh suspicion on American efforts to contract (tor building railroad Vin ihclf country,- while wo arc at the shine time buying Uicit camels to breed in our country. They say that we want (o gel rid of dur railroads and adopt their “ improvement!” [£7* Col. Benton was more seriously injured by the recent railroad accident than even he is inclined to admit. Though ho continues to work, in order to keep ahead ofhis engagement with the publishers of t t\o “Appendix,” (hat which was onco a labor of love has become, in consequence of this shock to his system, n toil not without suffering. His back is painful un der any protracted sitting, and writing requires all the exertion of his strong frill to overcome physical Buffering at times. A" woman lately eloped from Ohio (o Wheeling, Vn., tfith a dbrkcd-lcg paramour.— Her husband’dvertook her’, secured the child, and told her theft that slid rhigLtt follow her cork-lcg paramour to tho end of the earth** Modkun Eloquknce.—A corrcspondrtit of the Boston Courier gives tho following extract from a sermon recently delivered by a Professor at Harvard University, and asks if students arc safe when exposed to such language. Slewing Uda subject from the esoteric stand, point of Christian cxegclccial analysis, and ag glutinating Iho polsynlhclical csloblasts of homogeneous asceticism, we perceive at once tho absolute individuality of this entity; while from that other stand-point of incredulous syn thcsic, which characterize the Xcnocratio hier archy of the Jews wo arc constantly Impressed with the precisely antipcrislalic quality thereof. Tub Pearl Fever in New Hampshire— Some yonng men, near Now Ipswich, N. 11., re cently found four pearls, (taken from clams caught In soroo brook), ono ol which was thought to ho worth (d least $lOOO. Thapcarl fever nm high, and a messenger was despatched to Pos ton, Mass., with (ho proclous gem, which prov od on examination, to ho worth one dollar. Tho oxcitomonl wilted. KT’Tho Boston Traveller says j «(If tho no publicans succeed in electing their candidate next ttdl, they will bo pretty sure, under tho vigorous loading of Judge Wilmot to carry tho Stale In tho Presidential election of I860.” Yes—lf WitMoi is elected Governor of Penn sylvania such a contingency may happen.— When fho Keystone forgets herself so far as to elect ono wooloy head, why she might givo her electoral vote oven to Fred Douglas', black man or Seward while man. For Sale— Gon. Powuan offers for sale tho establishment of tlio Bedford Gazette. Tho of fice is ono of tho host in tho Stato and will read ily find a customer. For tho last 26 years tho paper Ims boon published-by Goq. 8., who now desires to rottro. Nearly a Horn ton Mach. Mr. J. Stanley Smith, editor of tlio Auburn American, gives Iho following amusingnccoimt of his chase by and escape from n savage hull, during n recent visit to n (arm in Iho neighbor hood of Auburn, to witness n trial of mowers i That bull was one ol them, “Ho was hion orcli ” of nil ho could cat, chase or gore. Being deeply interested in thn apple crop, wo wander ed out of the Held in which the mowing wns go ing on, into friend Shotwell’s orchard. Fat and handsome blooded cows were lying about, chew ing their ends, and utterly indifferent ns to what was going on. IVe wondered on-from free to tree, In tho largo orchard, and while critically examining some very fine looking fruit, wore suddenly and rather unpleasantly startled from our train of thought by 11)6 Following ol Mr. Taurus, whoso majesty had, been reclining, and of whoso august presence wo were unaware.— 110 elevated hlstoll, made tho'carth fly with ms 11 aW ful paws,” nnd having thus manifested his hostility, and given tone, if not color to his Idea that wo were an interloper, made a plunge to wards us. A moment’s view of our antagonist was Just about enough. Ilia eyes flashed lire. Ho roared like a “Bull of Daslian.” Wo did not at all fancy tho stylo of his horns. They wero as straight as needles, nnd about ns sharp. Uo exhibited an unmistakable dcslro to employ them upon us. Knowing that It was expected of us to report tho test trial going on in another field, wo re member tho prior and pressing interests of our friends, nnd set up a smart run. So did Mr. Bull I Wo scampered. lie scampered. He « made bettor time ” than wc could “ bottom out.” 110 gained on us rapidly. Wo could al most feel his hot breath on tho back of our neck. It wns neck or nothing. Rail fence twenty rods off. Bull within Jive rods! Tight race! No bets! Bull In high spirits!■ Give up for ft “goner!” No such thing! Friendly apple trees, with low branches! Clutched two of them, and lilted our precious body into Iho tree! Taurus arrived just ns wo cleared tho ground! Pawed and roared horribly—Taunts did! Wc attempted to reason with him. No ; sort of nso. JIo wns obstinate nnd hard of heart. Evidently a groat scamp. Wo e’ed h*m. He eyed ns. Good sight for both of us. Being In (ho newspaper line, wo arc in favor of tho earli est publication of important nows, but we con fess that Iho Bull-lel-in contemplated on this occasion, shocked our souse ol propriety. And tho (act that wo nro treed, illustrated our nntip- alhy to practising Iho popular foal of “ taking tho Dull by Iho horns.” In this case it would assuredly have been “ a horn too much.” So Mr. Editor ho Did climb tho tree, Tho Bull to soc. Our enemy pawed around tho troo, bellowed after the manner ol “Boanoiges, tho Son of Thunder” glared at ns, and finally turned and wandered off tho distance of about three trees. Thinking all was right, wo slid down hcrblcally, and “put” for the crazy old rail tcnco. Thd distance from treo to Bull, and from tree to funco was Just about an oven thing. But oitr assailant saw tho movement, and at onco again Iho chaso was a hot ono. But this time wo dis- tanced the “ hofned Critter,” afid scaling the fence*, landed in a field of ryo at about tho same moment that our pursuer’s horns sffuck (ho top rails of (ho fence, sending them flying. Separa ted by tho fence, wo rend (ho scoundrel n lec ture that wo hope ho will refneniher to his last moments. Wo rondo all duo allowance in his case for tho hubbub of tho mowing and reaping affair, but, nevertheless, concluded that he' was a great scamp. The Rioters Convicted.—Five of the Washington rioters—all of them well-known Know-Nothings—were tried before tho Wash ington criminal court last week, on the charge of being engaged in the riots in that cHy, du ring the bolding of the election, oh the Ist inst. They were all found guilty, and each sentenced to pay ft tine of $2O, and to be imprisoned for Ono year. Right, except Uiat the sentence is not half severe enough. 'flit? Evils of Speculation.—Capitalists are running wild in speculation ; and many of them engage In anything that promises profit. The most cnsurablc speculators aro those who coin inoncy out of tho food of tho pcop'c, by controlling the markets on particular articles through a speculating monopoly. The rise in beef, sugar, and frequently grain, to unreason able and injurious prices, is very often to be attributed to these speculators. They buy up enough to control the market, and then .fix their own prices. Communities in which such speculators operate should always organize against them, and by a concert of action, de feat their roonncy-gclling schemes. We arc glad to sco that thia'is' now being'done in some df the cities in'lhc article ot beef; and we would 1 be glad to sco it followed wherever the opera tions of such- customers make it necessary to , do so in self defence!.' SuoXh’ rhosr' the Chinese' Sugar' Oane. —The following interesting piece of ihfor motion wo take iVom the New Orleans Delta, of the 21st. It is the first recorded' evidence we have seen- of the production* of sugar from the species ofChincsc sugarcane sd extensively planted in tho United-States; It has bee'll' as serted that tho dahd will produce molasses only*, probably because those who otlcinplcd'td'inskc sugar were not skillM’m ihß mclhod'df prodh cing it. Dut if tho fact mentioned below la well authenticated, sugar is' as much a 1 product of tho cano as molftssft; ahd‘ ft' bitter knowledge of thotrealment df tho plant, with itrtprdvb* meats, which will groivout of experience, Will probably mako it all that- is desirable in the production of that common ncccssaryof life: Air. J. D. Layton, conncctahwith the extern sivc sugar rctincry of Belcher & 8r0.,0f St. Ixiuis, furnished us yesterday'with samples of sugar and syrup, tho produce of (he Chinese sugar cane, frotji th.o plantation of Col. Ives, of Terre Bdoaf. In May, last year, Col. Ives put ono.fourth of an acre under cultivation, which ripened bv the Brat of August, producing two barrels or syrup and 16 bushels of sad. In December following tho second crop was matu* red. This season Col. Ives has, wo learn, some 200 acres under cultivation, which ho expects will,bo ready for cutting down in August, and will yield at lcaBfs4o,ooo. • In addition to this wo have the following tes timony from John L. Marsh, who resides at Washington, Illinois: “ 1 planted early In May one square rod of ground; the cane grew about ten feet high. I cut it in October, before any frost; about two* tlurds of the seed was ripe when cut. I ground itTtumcdlatcly after cutting, in an old cylinder cidefafnlll, and I ground only a part of the cane I had, in consequence of breaking the mill.— Did not measure the juice I got; boiled it in a common kettle; the syrup foamed in boiling, like maple syrup. I dandled with a little lime. Knowing nothing about 'cano sugor I managed it Just liko I would innplo sugar, and tried to make it granulate by stirring it, as I used to do with roaplo sugar, but I could not make it granulate by that process, and sent it away. In about six or eight days I looked at it and found it a very handsome article of well granulated sugar. The oyrup was-pronounced l by all who tasted it to bo good—equal to any •we get from the South. 1 ' J Woyncsburd Meaunger cays that John 0. Flonnlkln, l>q., lato Senator from Groeno, “will never again aot with or support the JJlask llcpubllcan or.Abolltion party.” Oy"“A penny for your, thoughts, 1 ” snld-a 1 gentleman to a port beauty, » They arc not worth n farthing, «|r,'» ahe replied. "I ww thinking of you.” ' i [From Ihc Si. Louii Republican July 4,] TIIO Ulnli Expedition. Wo alluded yesterday,,to'tho extraordinary exertions jvhlch Had bccmiiado by* tho varlqug departments of iho .military arm of tho Govern ment in this city, 4b got under way at tho earll cat possible period, thb’cxpeditlon to thoTorrl; tory of Utalu That expedition having been de termined upon, it was (ho province of iho Gov.- eminent to show hbW quickly one-fourth of the nriny could bo concentrated at one point, and tbo rhunltions aiid nil tho supplies for such nil expedition bo collected, and ready to tukothti field ns soon ns orders should bo given. It i 8 not over a month or six weeks since It was re. solved by tho Government that suoh nn oxpcdl- - tion was ncccssfery—-that it was the bounden du ty of tho authorities to see that tho laws of fh a United Slates wfero executed in Utah ns well as everywhere else, .and that such an example would bo eminently salutary in tho case of Utah, in a little while—not exceeding ten days, wo should think-rtheswholo army will bo in tho field, nnd then the attention of Iho country will be directed toltsprbgrbss.' We have our doubts now for Iho first time expressed, whether such on army, so encumbered with baggage and mill tary supplies can roach Utah before the winter sots in, but if not they cat) readily find quarters at .F6rt Laramie, and thence make an early march to Great Salt Lake Cifyin the Spring, Wo have now spoken ol the ardhons duties performed by Iho officers of the Quartermaster and Commissary Departments in fitting out this expedition. They havo.dbno_ wonders. Since the sth of May, and up to the 8d of July, wo learn that Iho number of troops forwarded by them to tho West is 1,000 pthat tho'mimber of iorBcspui'chnfledamount / to2o2,nunibcrofnuiftw- 284 5 number of wagons, with harness for six mulo teams, 825; total number of tons of Quar termaster’s and iCommissary stores purchased nnd shipped, 5,760 j number of bushels of oats, 16,000 5 muhber' of ‘bushels :.of'com, 70,000 j steamers engaged, 45; number ofteamstersem. ployed, 200. Wo further learn, that tho valno of tho Quartermasters stores 'is $700,000 and that ol tho Commissaries strops, $828,000. Wo do not know that this includes tho vultic of tho horses; mules, Ac.,purchased qlsewecro, than in St. L6uls,‘nnd wo nro quite sure that it docs not embrace the material of war furnished by tho St. Louis Arsenal, and fn fho preparation of which'nn average of one hundred men have been for sometime employed. When Iho whole account comes to* bo footed up, it will bo found (hat tliis expedition has boon (ho moans (of disbursing some twelve or fifteen hundred thou sand dollars In Missouri, to say nothing of trnns. porlation across tho Plains, tho supply of beef cattle, &c., contracts for which have already been made. Such a depletion of tho treasury, for supplies to bo found nt oifr doors, cannot help exciting a, beneficial Inflnonco upon flin pecuniary affairs of this Slate. It offers evidence also, If evidence were wanting, of our ability to fit out an army In shorter time than any other city in tho Union- Fatal Affray in Kentucky between Candi dates tor Congress. Cincinnati, ,July ll.—The “Inquirer of this city, learns that a quarrel recently oc curred in Morgan county, Ky., between Lean der M. Cox, American candidate for Congress in the Ninth district, nnd his Democratic oppo nent, J. 0. Mason. The , latter shot Cox, re sulting in. his death. Tito deceased was a member of the late Copgresk’. tfnfl Matron has also represented the eatno dislrldi hi* Cdrtgr&itf 'William Lamed Marcy, This distinguished man, who died at Bolls-" ton Spa., on iho 4th of July, was born in tho town ofStowbridge, Worcester County, Mass., in 1780, and lie was nearly seventy-two ycarB ( of age at the time of Ills death. lie graduated at Brown University in Rhode Island, in 1808, and shortly removed to Troy, where he began' the practice of his profession as a lawyer, and soon identified himself with the political fortunes' of the Democratic parly, of which ho was.an unwavering adherent. During jlic last war with Great Britain he tendeied his services to G’ov. Tompkins, and served with distinction in tho Stole! Miliiition the frontier. In 1816 die"., was appointed Recorder of the city pf Troy, his*' first political office; hut, from this place ho was’ removed’m 1818, on.acoQunt of Jils opposition torQuv. Clinton, I towns h|fp* (or County Times, gives a statement C which la owned by Jfrpnius WittiAMB» o ® county, and which yielded a week or two s n the extraordinary amount of twkhtt foiinp® iiuttkr in seven days. IVe doubt whether can bo beaten In, or out of tl>9 BUUo. o° rC temporary thus notices horr , .. « Slio is 6 years oldj weight 9GO poundaij c I ( brindloj hor'food was six quarts of ml n( j per dayl Iho average yield of milk flnj' a half pounds per day j amount o! bu week twenty pounds. , . * Tho a co.w, the P orty of WibUAU Dunwoodt, ofDeltfwtwo co (hat yielded returns of butter ' week. , On ihoTth Inst., by the Uev. A* I** Jfr. OouNnuim Durkin, to Mlss-EmU'* JDOit, boili uf Carlisle.