AMERICAN VOLUNTEER JOBS B. BRATTON/Editor & Proprietor. CARLISLE, PA 7 ., MAY 13, 1858. Democratic State Nominations. Supreme Judge, ’ WM. A. PORTER, Of Philadelphia Canae Commissioner, WESTLEY FROST, of Fayette Go, s The Weather. —On Sunday wo had one of the moat beautiful days wo have ever enjoyed. By evening a thunder storm arose, and about 0 or 10 o’clock, tho rain commenced pouring down vigorously. It continued to rain a groat part of night and Monday. It is somewhat sin gular, that all the-rainy spoils, wo have had this month commenced with thunder showers. Don..— Ouy town has beemnorc than ordina rily dulldorXho last few d*ys. Trade seems to be at a stand sflltrond-buCineas men are having an easy time generally. Real summer weather may bring a revival ot business. Rain, Rain.—Tho weather ot late is well cal culated to increase tho misery of all who are addicted to tho “ blues,’? for we have had little else than cold;,rains, cloudy days, and dark, nights for tho last two weeks. After one or two clear days, it commenced to rain again on Sun day evening, and at (his writing there is nopros ' pect of a clear up. It is indeed miserable wea -1 ther—about as disagreeable as,can well be ima gined. The ■ different streams in our county, we team, are imich.swollen, and the earth is like , a well-fIJIed sponge. Cord-planting will neces sarily ha late this .spring.- Had his Pocket Picked.—On Friday evening last, as Mr, Christ. Mellinoer, of Stonghs town, was returning home from. Philadelphia in (lie night (rain of tars, his pocket-book, con taining sqn)S,SSOQ or $6OO was stolen from his pockeftiy&bffieflong-flngqred pick-pocket. Mr. J£. had been to the city with a drove of horses and the. money stolon was a portion-received from his sales. .UF” Messrs. Leidich & Sawyer, .having pur chased the store of 6. W. Hltner, are’now en gaged in taking an account of stock. The store .will be closed for a few days, when it will bo opened and replenished with a hew assortment of Spring.and Summer Goods. Chilly Weather. —Many ofour citizens who 'had “ taken down” their in anticipation of constant pleasant weather, no doubt bitterly repent of it. The weather is damp and qftllly enough to keep one beside a warm stove all the time, . . 1 ■ •. ■ . Accident.— On Saturday week, says the Ship pensbnrg iVcuis, a severe accident happened to a little son of John T. Green, Esq., of Dickin son township, hy being thrown from a carriage. It appears that ho was bringing a young man by the name of Hays, who has charge of a school at Oentreville, to this 'place in a carriage, when his horse took fright, rah, off and throw them both out, breaking one of the legs-and other wise injuring Master Gueen. Mr, Hats was considerably bruised but had no bones broken. From last accounts the lad was doing well and was on a fairway to recover. Another Society. —The last society spoken of in California is the “ Pay Nothings.” It is said to be alarmingly prosperous. The pass word is “lend mo a dollar” —the response, “ broke.” It is but a branch, however. The original society has been in existence in thisvi cinity for a long period; Philadelphia Election. —The election for City o(Beers in Philadelphia on Tuesday of lust week; ; resulted in the olectifn .of Alelander Henkt, the People’s candidjjto, to tho.Mayor'- ality, over Riciiabd Vaux,. Democrat; by a ma , Jority of 4.702, The Opposition also elected al .the other city officers by large majorities. " A New Senator. —The Hon. Thomas Cling man, a member of the House of Representatives from North Carolina, has been appointed-a Se nator, from that State; to fill a-vaoancy occasion ed by tho appointment of the Hon. Asa Biggs to be, Judge of the District Court of the United States. TT~7~ Bishop Pottei, accompanied by Mrs. Pot ter and three sons, sailed recently, for Europe, in the ship Saranac, from Philadelphia. The voyage is'undertaken with a view to recruit the health of tho Bishop, which has succumbed to the arduous labors of the diocese. A farowel! service was hold in St. Paul’s Church, at which most of the Episcopal clergy wore present. Tho ship took.out also 100 steerage passengers. , Senator Douglas’s Position.' —A dispatch from Washington to the Philadelphia, Evening Journal, says: “ The Ahti-Lccomplon Demo crats who opposed the English bill are prepa ring an address to the country to vindicate their course. In the meantime, however, their lead er, Judge Douglas, evinces a disposition to re tarn to the Administration ranks. His speech oh the Oregon bill on Wednesday, opened the eyes of a number of his friends who had sup posed that the breach between the Senator and the President was.irreparable.” ' Wno wouldn't be a Sooeb?— Under the new . Military law, passed at the recent session of the : Legislature, militia enrollment is entirely die. pbhsbd with, Bed all volunteer companies para, ding, are allowed every person each day, not exceeding six times during the year, one dollar and fifty cents per diem. In addition to this, the commanding officers of a regiment may or der the companies composing it out for an on. campment parade, not exceeding six days, once during each year. This is intended as an in ducement to young men, with military ardor; i who cannot well afford to lose the linujjor the i indulgence of it, , Hon. Josiah J. Evans, United Staten Sen aloe from South Carolina, who was elected,ju 1863, as the successor of Mr. Barnwell, died suddenly in Washington on Thursday night Ho was in the Senate Chamber during the day, and, apparently in good health. Ho was some what advanced in years. D3>~ Gideon J. Ball, Esq y formerly State ..Treasurer, of Pennsylvania, and for several years past a leading member of the State Legis lature, has boon elected Cashier of the Bank of Commerce, at Erie, Pa. This is the old Erie City Bank, resuscitated tinder a new name, and with now managers. f —— . Death or Gen. Merger. —The venerable Gen, Charles Fenton Mercer, so well and favor ably known throughout the United States, died near Alexandria, Va., on Tuesday, in the 80th year ol his ago. Many years ago hit was a dis tinguished member ol Congress, and tilled other offices ol responsibility with signal ability. Something for Defaulters. An act passed the Legislature at its late ses sion which has long been needed to protect tho community against as wicked a set of swindlers as over went nnwhipt of justice. The main I provisions of this law wo append, with the elm-1 pie remark that Wo hope it will bo promptly impartially enforced in every insti"' 00 _ is violated. Wpjmve no bowels of compassion tor tlio many scoundrels, who"' 3 a " 13 in ‘ . , . . . i,no hitherto robbed the tended to punish, who ho'" confiding portion Of. me community, and even ■women and. children, of their properly witli per fect' impunity- In a word, this wholesome en actment is to punish frauds committed by bank-' oi-s, trustees, and agents of all descriptions, en trusted with the property of others. It provides that if any person being a trs-deo of any properly, shall with Intent to defraud, convert or appropriate tho same to his m™ use, he shall be guilty of misdemeanor. That any broker, banker, attorney, merchant or agent having control ol property of any other person, who shall with intent to d elrarnl, sell, negotiate, transfer, pledge, or in any manner convert or appropriate.to his own nso or the use of hnoth. 1 or person, stmh property or any part thereof, ho I shall bo gniitv ol a misdemeanor. Any person 1 entrusted with the power of attorney for the I sale or transfer of property, who shall frandu- I ionfly soli nr otherwise convert such-property, / shall ho guilty of a misdemeanor. Any officer, / director, or member ,of any body corporate or /'company, who shall fraudulently convert or np-, I ply to his own use, any money or property of f the company, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any officer receiving money for a company, and fraudulently omitting to make entry thereof in the books; any member or officer destroying, mutilating, or falsifying the books or papers be longing to' the company, or making any false entry; any member or officer making and pub lishing a false statement of the affairs of the company with intentipn to defraud, shall be guilty of misdemeanor. Persons convict,ei} un der tliis act shall be imprisoned not more than one year, and fined not less than' one thousand dollars, at the discretion of the court. From this outline of the act, it will'bo seen that it inflicts tine; and imprisonment upon a class of offenders, very numerous of late years, who have heretofore escaped punishment . The justice of its provisions were so manifest that it pnssodiboth branches of "Ae Legislature without opposition. And for tliis good law, wo are will ing to'overlook half a dozen had ones. Rejoicings at Washington. The final passage of the Kansas bill caused great and general rejoicing at Washington.— The residents of the Federal Capital, as well as patriotic citizens sojourning there from all.quar ters of the Union, united in expressing their joy l at the auspicious termination of a wexalibus controversy which had.occupied the attention of Congress for so long a period, to the exclu sion of all other business. Last Saturday eve ning, a large concourse of pcoplit, headed by the Marine Band in a large chariot diawn by four horses, proceeded to the White House, and serenaded the President, while at intervals the loud booming of a field-piece stationed opposite the North front of the Executive Mansion, I drowned the music and the chcers of the ihulti- tude, and awoke the echoes all around the city. In the midst of, these loud maifestations of de light, the President appeared at the window over the hail-door,' and acknowledged the honor paid him by the assembled crowd in the follow ■ing brief address, spoken.in a clear and distinct voice, and in his usual pleasing style of orato ry : ' I--’’-./ ■’ ’•' the president’s speech. Gentlemen : I feel very much honored by the kindness which you have displayed in com-, ihg iii such respectable numbers to give me a serenade. I have long been acquainted with Washington. I,have been intimate with my fellow-citizens of this city for a longer period than inuny,pf you have lived, and I have never received anything biit kindness, attention, and good will from thepopidation of this District [Cheers.] I thank you ihost cordially that, the Icindness which your fathers have extended to me still lives in the breasts of their children and I hope when.l leave this city,'if I live to re turn to my quiet home, I shall carry with me your affectionate regard, which I shall endeavor to deserve. ( Applause.] This is a great occa sion on which you have assembled. It is:fur above men. The best interests of the country’ ivere involved in the long contest which has so happily terminated. [Applause.] I hope and believe that the result will lend to promote the peace and prosperity of our glorious Union, [cheers :] and, of all the people upon- the face of the earth, the, people of Washington are the most interested in preserving this unity of in tcrests which has rendered us glorious abroad and -successful' and prosperous at hohie.- [Chcers.] Ido not think that it will be becom ing in me to enter into any discussion of tin great question which Has so happily terminat ed. I therefore must conclude these brief re marks with again repealing fo you how hearlih I fell your kindness, and how gratefully I shall over remember it to the last period of my exis tence. [Cheers.] - - ' Mr. Buchanan retired amid the prolonged and .enthusiastic cheering of ihe people; but. shortly afterward again approached the window, and announced that there were several gentlemen I with him who might bo. willing to speak to ’ Hem. Messrs. Toombs, Gwin, James B: Clay Letcher, alfa Stevenson, were then successive! introduced, and made brief speeches, in warm response to the rejoicing of the multitude, over the happy termination of the Kansas con troversey. From the Presidential Mansion; the serenaders went to the houses of Senators'Big. ler, Brown, Hunter and Green, and to the rest dences of Hon. J. Glancy Jones, Alexander H. Stephens and William 11. English, to compli ment them over the part they had taken in the settlement of the Kansas question.- Senator I Hunter was absent, and Mr, Stephens was ill, l-but the other gentlemen made happy responses. And the crowd went home in great good humor, after firing a national saluteof thirty-two guns, including a gun for Kansas, in Central Market place. Ci?” The bodies oi Anderson and Richards, hung at Lancaster, have been exhumed by the doctors. Anderson disappeared from his grave on Saturday morning, and Richards was no» est a day or two later. - K?*Tho next State Agricultural Fair will’ bo mid in the month of Soptem- ttF”lt is an extraordinary fact, that when people come to what is commonly called high words, they generally use low language. Xjy- There is a divine out west trying to per suade girls to forego marriage. He might as well try toTiersuado-ducks that they could find a substitute for water, or rose buds that there is something bettor tor their complexion than sun shine. The only convert he has yet made is a single lady, aged sixty I Qge-It is believed, says the Albany Journal, that the Queen of England is about to carry out her often expressed wish to visit her Canadian subjects and possessions. Her Majesty has more enterprise than any ot her predecessors, and,' in all that is truly royal, more wisdom than the male imbeciles who occupy some European thrones. Lute Fore/gn fYeirs, ■ BV (ho arrival of IW steamships BorussUand I Anglo Saxon, wo have late and interesting nows I from Europe- Tho. (rial of Simon Bernard for participation In the attempted murder of the Emperor Napoleon, was concluded. The jury, after a consultation of one hour, brought in a verdict of not guilty.' Telegraphic despatches received at London, state thatan organized plot in favor of Russia lias been discovered in Cir. cassia, and. a Hungarian officer, who was impli cated, together with several emissaries, had been condemned to death. Affairs between Turkey and Montenegro have become so aldrming that (he Russian charge at Vienna had announced that Russia is concentrating troops on the fron tier to provide for contingencies. Tho acquit tal of Bernard, in London, has caused a great sensation in France, and tho journals did not. oven dare to publish the speech of the prison er’s counsel. In India, the rebel Zemindars' have submitted to tho British. Tho rebels have mostly lied to tho northward, but a largo body had passed into Rohilciind, which was still dis turbed, and the troops were in hot pursuit. The triSfl of the ex-King of Delhi was concluded on tile 9th of March, but tho result was unknown. Nana Sabib was at Ca pee, preparing to pene trate the Deoan, in hopes of being joined by tho Mahrqttas. Tho British will soon attack Calpeo., The executions at Delhi and other, cities con tinue. Later Foreign News.— By the arrival of the steamship Enropa, from Liverpool, with dates to the 24th nit., we have news from Europe and Asia three days later than previous advices.— The Liverpool cotton market has been very ac tive, at an advance lor the week of 1-8 a } d.— The market for breadstuff's closes quiet, but corn has an advancing tendency,though closing heavy. Provisions are generally steady, and bacon clo ses buoyant. The British government have de clined instituting any further proceedings against Simon Bernard on account of his complicity with tho Orsini plot. Tho clipper ship James Baines had been destroyed by tiro at the' Liver pool docks. Tho siiip and cargo were, valued at $170,000-, Later advices from India say that the British troops continued to gain successes over tho rebels. Tho Governor General’s pro clamation calling oh them to surrender had pro duced no cffeqt. ' Tho American whale ship Cortes had been destroyed by fire off Cape Cru sade, Mauritius. The crew were saved. The Firemen of London. The ages of the London firemen range from twenty to sixty and upwards, and there is one man now in the service in his seventieth year. quite able to fake his turn oh duty with the rest. The men are carefully selected, .and full threo-fonrths of them have been mon-of-war’s men, The duties these men have to perform are hy no means light', for each man, on the average, lias been on duty at tlio station house, or on the watch on, premises damaged by fire. I three days and three nights of the twelve hours each in every week of the past year. This is exclusive of a sort, of engine drill for the younger men twice;a week, and attendance to ciean engines and tools, and repair and oil the' hose; and of attendance and working at fires, where (ho men are in the midst of intense heat, steam, and smoko, saturated with water and obliged to stand, in elevated situations, exposed to severe and cutting winds, so that they are often seen in winter literally incruated with ice. The men are sometimes called but by fires, or the alarms of fire, as many as four llpies in the night. Notwithstanding : this hard duty and extreme exposure, the rale of mortality among lie firemen is highly favorable. For the. first 13 years of the establishment the deaths were at the fate ot 96 per 10,000 per annum, while for the last twelve years, the mortality lias fallen to 70 per 10,000, . Both these calculations in clude deaths by accident, .which, in spite of the perilous nature of the employment are very rare, md have not exceeded 44 in 10,000 in the whole period of 25 years. The higher mortality of the earlier period is.attributed, and probably with justice, to the less pa eful selection j but (he moderate rate throughout the whole period of 23 years is evidently to be attributed fo the un usual cafe and attention bestowed on the com forts and health ot the men, who live cither at the stations, or in houses provided by fbe estab- lishment, and subject to careful inspcction. The management is in the hands of a con mitfeo ap pointed by the several Are assurance offices,who ■pay tie men liberally, and give them plenty of warm and comfortable clothing. The Cheat Buffalo Hunt.— The head-quar ters of (ho great Buffalo hunt, in whioll Moham med Pasha, a bevy of Congressmen, -and ,a,lot of diplomatists atij to take next July, will be established at-Brcckenridge, which .is at the head of steam navigation on the rod river of the •North. From this point for full five hundred -miles the Red river of the North; navigable (or heavy draft‘steamers, rolls down the rich est and most magnificent valley in the world.— Its attractions for emigration are unequalled! rich in products, with a mild and even tern- I perature. Through this country roam (ho buffalo and elk, the hunting of which .will prove a noble sport to those'eomposing the par ly. The expedition willjoave St. Cloud on the Mississippi river, about the middle of July, and proceed directly to Breekenrldge) and Mr. G. F. Booth of Minnesota offers to convey all edi tors of the press throughput the Unions who dcsire to accompany the expedition, from St. Cloud to the hunting grounds and back again free of expense. Proper vouchers will bo re quired to avoi I in position. A Bolt op Fine. —The Boston Journal. of tho 14th says: “ As.tho New York and Worcester train was passing Natick this morning a ball of lightning ns large as the two flats of a man de scended, ran along the telegraph wire, and ex ploded with a report as loud as a cannon. The wire was consumed, and the posts, for tho space ot half n mile, wore shivered from top to bottom. The passengers on tho train were greatly alarm ed, as the ball of fire was all the time in sight, and the explosion soemed as if beneath the oars.” “Times-Ain't as they Used to Was.”— Tho following extract, which- wo make from tho Con necticut Courant, ofgjjeptombor 10, 1774, will sho'wiour readers the manner in which business was conducted in occupies it is refreshed by an artificial breeze produced by two pair of side bellows. The effort required to use it is slight, and tho relief aflorded is said to ho effectual under tho most oppressive heat. Alfred B. M’Calmonf.Esq., of Pittsburg, has been seiooti-d by Judge Black for the posi tion of Chief Clerk in tho office of the United States Attorney General. The Acquittal of Bernard. One of the most exciting political trials hold in England daring the present century, has just terminated in;,the jtcquittnl of J)p. Simon ,Bernard,n French refugee residing in England, And who had been indicted for being an ancesso ry before'ihc fact to the murder ,of one Nicho las Batti. The'trial was simply for murder, and the person killed had no political influence or importance; -but the fact that the death o( Batti was the result of the recent attempt to as sassinate the Emperor Napoleon, necessarily brought another and a far weighter issue into the trial, and made it more of a political than a criminal prosecution. ■, ■ ■ i An indictment, it will be remembered, says the New York Post, was found against Bern ard for conspiring to assassinate the Emperor; Bpt, as by the defeat of the Conspiracy bill in Parliament, the offense still remains a misde meanor not punishable by death, it was deter mined. in view, of what was deemed irrefraga ble proof of Bernard’s complicity in Orsini’s plot, to find an indictment for murder against him under an act of Parliament, which could only be technically made applicable to the case, and which his counsel denounced as “ a mock ery and a sham.” Hence, although under or dinary circumstances !he fact of Bernard's sen ding to Paris the explosive shells and the revol vers upon the persons of Orsini and Fieri, or of his despatching Radio to net ns the confederate of Orsini, might be considered to be abundant ly established by the evidence, the belief that the government wcrenctingin Ihcinterestof the French Government, and were bent upon pro curing a victim to the nnappeased wrath of the French Emperor by a perversion of time hon ored precepts of English law, seems to have been uppermost in the minds of the jury, and their verdict may be considered a manifesto of the English people in favor, not of assassina tion, but of the right of asylum, and an indica tion that, at the present moment, any attempt to construe a law to please the Emperor will be indignantly denounced. If Bernard had been an ordinary criminal and this had b' en an ordinary murder trial, he would have been con victed at once, but being the victim of what in the popular estimation is an obsequious con cession to the spirit of despotism, the crime that he lifts committed is lost sight of in the greater wrong sought to be inflicted upon him. He is still under an indictment for conspiracy, and ns the punishment is as for a misdemeanor only, and the offense is amply cognizable under the laws of England, it is quite probable that he may be found guilty. A Sprinkling 'of Diamonds.—The Paris correspondent of the Boston Traveler describes an accident which occurred at Mme. Lehon's ball,-, who lives bn the left of the Road Point, of the Champs Elysees. Young Prince Muratanch his wife were going to the-ball when, just be-, fore they reached the door, some obstacle in the avenue made the carriage jostle so violently as to thro w the driver from his sekt:, the horses ran away, and broke the carriage on the basin of the fountain, The Princess was carried, bleeding and senseless, into Mine, Lehon’s ; the dances were, of course, instantly interrupted, and several ladies fainted at the stghi of the Princess in a ball dress and covered with blood. The wounds she received proved fortunately slight. When-{lor.fljjwm was aissipatea.it was discovered that her necklace and other prna (ments of diamondshad fallen into the avenue. ' Imagine the consternation which followed this discovery, especially,.when search was made in J Vain for them, and it became necessary to post pone further investigation until the daylight I appeared. 10,000 dollars worlh of diamonds'' in the Avenue des Champs Elysees at night! Policemen were posted to guard the ground until day broke, when thediamonds were found scat-, tered in every direction ; not a diamond ,wasS missing 1 !E7” M- Herman, the celebrated conjurer, went' into a hair-dresser's shop on April day, at Brussels, an# begged to be shaved. All male hands being, engaged; the barber’s wife offered lo officiate, and did so. But in the middle of ; he operation M. Herman expressed discontent, I and said he would finish the process himself. So taking the razor from the woman’s hand, he stood up, and to the utter terror of all present, cut his throat .apparently from .ear to ear. Some bystanders rushed to him. Whilst others ran for surgeons and police ;. but to their utter aston ishment. M. Herman turned around, quietly asked what they rnejint by lire uproar, and showed his-neck free from scratch and'ins-shin' spotless. The police report of the morning sta ted that the hair dresser was so frightened that he fell down in a-swoon, and. that half his hair turned white: , Confession-op an old.Mukder.—A-sail-- -or died recently in-Texas, and on his death-bed confessed that he one of the crow who mur dered Mrs. Alston, of South Carolina, forty years ago. Mrs. Alsjon_was the daughter .of Aaron Burr, Sha sailed from Charleston for New York, in a brig, and on the trip the crew mutinied and’ murdered all the officers and pas sengers, Mrs. Alston-being the last one to walk the plank,. The siiilor remembered her look of despair, and died in the greatest agony of mind. Inn Late Scandal in London.—A late letter from London to the New York. Sunday‘ Times says: “I.believel forgot to say who were the parties in the high life elopement case, mentioned in my last, of a married nobleman with a young.lady scarcely twenty. Lord Car digan is the gentleman’s name, and. the accom plished Miss Sophia Henley is the lady. Car digan had no reputation to lose. He has done little but disgrace his position in the peerage for some years, but the lady’s act inspires pity. She is beautiful,innocent .confiding and thought less. He is a brute, and bitterly will she haye to repent this imprudent step. Lord Cardigan will probably be ‘called out.’ That’s the rum or to-day at the clubs." An Author in Debt.— lt is said that the debts of Lamarantine amount to 2,000,000 francs. This gifted and accomplished French Writer, is perhaps, one of the most prodigal and. extravagant men of the age- He is always in debt, and yet he appears to pay no attention to his financial aflaifs. Again and again he has been assisted by his friends'until many of them have become disgusted, and are indisposed to aid him further. -Louis Napoleon, however.sdll adheres to him, apd intends, it is said, to apply to the Legislature to assist in extricating him from his monetary difficulties. The people of Texas are. in a fright at the rumor that all the troops ate to be withdrawn from the Texas frontier. i The Poverty of Statesmen. Statesmen, who are worthy of the appellation' . given them, generally fail .to secure fortunes. They devote themselves to pursuits, which, if honestly adhered to, rarely yield rich rewards. Jefferson died comparatively poor. Indeed, if Congress had not purchased his'-Uprary, and given for it five times its value, he would, with difficulty, have kept the wolves from his door. Madison saved’mOney, and was comparative ly rich. To add to his fortunes, however, or rather those of his widow, .Congress purchased his manuscript papers, and paid thirty thou sand dollars for them. James Monroe, the sixth President of the United States, died in the city of New York, so poor that his remains found a, resting place through the charity of one of the citizens. They remain in a cemetery in Second street, but no monument marks the spot where they repose. John Quincy Adams left some hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the result of industry, prudence and inheritance. He was a man of method and economy. Martin Van Buren is very rich. Throughout his political life he has studiously looked out for his own interest. It is not .to be believed that he ever spent thirty shillings in politics. His party shook the bush and he caught the bird. True to the instincts of his nature he believes that-charity is a cheat. Daniel Webster squandered some millions in his lifetime, the product of his profession and political speculations. lie died, leaving his property to his friends. The former Sold for less than twenty thousand dollars. Henry,Clay left a very handsome estate. It probably exceeded one hundred thousand dol lars. Ho was a prudent manager, and scrupu- lously honestman. James K. Polk'left about one hundred and fifty thousand dollars—fifty thousand of which he saved from his Presidency in four years.. John Tyler was worth fifty thousand dollars. Before .he reached the. Presidency he was a bankrupt. In offlpo he husbanded his means, and then married a rich wife. ■ ■ Zachary Taylor left one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. “ Millard Fillmore is a wealthy, man, and keeps his money in a very strong and safe box. ■ It will never be wasted in speculation or squander ed in vice, Ex-President Pierce saved some .fifty thou sand doljars from his term of service. Col. Thomas H. Benlon, we are sorry lo say, .died poor. He was, anxious that Congress should purchase lOOOcopiesof his Abridgement of the Congressional debates for distribution among the various State libraries and foreign exchanges; he was of the opinion that such a purchase would tend to diffuse a knowledge of the political history of the country. ■ Two members of the House of Representatives have the matter under consideration, by his re- request, and will,being it, at an carey. day, be fore Congress, with, as they think, good assu- rance of success, O" A correspondent of the New England fkpner states that an old lady in his vicinity lias Been in the habit for several years of shoe- ing her chickens in.order to prevent.them from scratching, and suggests that a patent right be ! 'OUIUInwJ far Hie "novel - An -ejderly lady iff the vicinity of Baltimore, well versed in chickenology, says—“ Nonsense f there is no novelty in the thing at all, for chickens have been shooed ever since there was anybody to shoo them—and further—it often happens that they are shooed best when scratching the worst.” This matron is of the opinion that Noah shooed those lie had in the ark. ; Lifting Houses in Chicago.—One of the chief curiosities at work in Chicago now is the raising of entire brick blocks to a level with the new street grades. Innumerable small screws are used. The row.of buildings is disjointed from its connections : stout joists, sustained by powerful screws, are placed in each doorway, and every possible precaution taken to ensure perfect safety. The labor, progresses wi I h great rapidity when once fairly under way, and it is really a remarkable sight to witness an im mense brick block, with all its customary oc cupants, goods, &c., rising steadily into the air, while a.sense of entire security pervades one who dwells, or. does business there. The success which has so signally crowned the ex periments there will tend much-to improve the city’s appearance, and fine buildings which are now squatting dutnbtly down seven feet below the street can be elevated to a becoming level with great ease. Pav op Army Officers The Hew York Herald gives the following-sums as the amount received per year by the several army officers named: Gen. Scotty $18,292 : Gen. Wool, 88 854: Gen. Persifcr P.’ Smith, 88.185: Adjt. Gen. Cooper. SS;O9H ; Maj. McDowell, 841120 Col. Totten. $4,648; Gen. Harney,. ss.o3l; Col. May. $3,510 : and says the general.aver age receipts is, colonels, $4,800 : lient. colo nels, $4,000; majors, $3,000; oaptains,s2,soo; lieutenants, $2,000. . C7* An affray occurred at Belfast Mills, in Russel county. Ya., on Wednesday of last week, between Jackson Hambrick and William Horton. Hambrick threatened Horton’s life, and.followed him to his house with an axe.— Horton fastened the door to keep Hambrick out, who, finding he could not enter the door, knocked out a window and was attempting to, get in, when Horton shot him in the mouth with his rifle, thuball going through his head. He lived but a few minutes afterwards. The affair originated from a pecuniary transact ion between them. : IC7” A Louisvilfe paper tells a story of a man residing near that city, who was recently terri bly enraged when his wife presented him with twins, threatening to destroy the little ones, and venting his spleen upon them by pinching and bruising them in various ways, and getting into a terrible passion because the mother would suckle them. It is quite pleasant to add that one of his neighbors took him in hand and thrashed him handsomely. Col. C. F. Wells, Jr,, of Athens, Fa., has contracted with the Sunbury and Erie Railroad Company for the purchase of tho North Branch canal, from Northumberland to the State Line, for $1,500,000, . Marriage op Miss Helen Cunningham;— This young lady was married last Monday eve ning by, the Rev. Mr. Van Clef, of tho Dutch Reformed, Church of Jersey City, to a young dentist of New York. Gov. Walker's letter on the Kansas Bill, Previous to' the passage of the Conference Kansas bill, in Congress, Ex-’Qov. Walker ad dressed a letter on the subject to Messrs. Cox and L AwhENdß/’mcmbefa Cf Congress. It is as* follows: r Washington Gitt, April 27,1858. Dear Sins: Your letter of this dale has 1 just been received, and I hasten to say, that, in my judgment, the conference Kansas bill should bo adopted. I expressed this opinion on first . reading the bill on Saturday last, and mustad ■ here to it, although that, if the bill had been, as falsely represented, a submission of theordi ' nance only, I should have sternly opposed it. This bill,, as interpreted by me, is .in precise conformity with my views and course not only in Kansas, but since my return, and, in follow ing the path where duty and conscience bade me, I must support it. I must be permuted, however, to do this in such a way as will oast no censure on valued friends, who honestly op pose this bill, because their construction of it differs from my own. Whilst this bill maim tained my views as to popular sovereignty, it would if adopted, save the Union from.immi ii»nt peril. If the bill passes, the odious Le compion Oonstitution-born.in fraud and bap tised in forgery and perjury. Will be defeated by an overwhelming vote qf the people ol Kan sas, thus demonstrating by .practical results, the truth of my interpretation, that this bill does in fact submit the constitution to a popu lar suffrage., or ratification' or rejection, which is all I have ever required. With such a bill, and such ft decision of that people under it, no formidable effort will ever again be made to withhold from the people of inchoate Stales a vote for or againsfthe ratification or rejection of their Slate Constitution, and the oligarchies doctrine, of conventional sovereignty will be abandoned. I write in great haste, and Will at' a future period, imbody my views fully in a letter for publication, as expressed in oitr recent conversation. • ' YourS truly, R. J. WALKER. Hon. S. *S. Cos and Hon. Wm. Lawrence. The blitli Expedition. St. Louis, May B.— Major General Porsifer F. Smith has issued elaborate Orders relative to the movements of the trains and troops of the Utah forces. Thu trains are to be divided into divisions of 226 wagons each; The troops are’ to bo organized into columns, each column constituting an escort division,. The general supply, train is to be escorted by the first column, under the command of Lieut. Col. Andrews. . This column is already organ ized,-and has been ordered fo march. The second column, under the command of Col. Monroe, wMI be composed of an escort and the first division of supplies. Tho column will march from Leavenworth on the 15th irist. The third column, under f/01. May, will march on tho2olh. - - ' The fourth column, under Col. Morrison,,w march on the 25th. The fifth column, under Col. Sumner, w •march on the 80th The sixth column, under Major Emory, w march on the 4th of. June. These columns will, for the'present, oonsti. tute the first brigade of tho Utah forces; under (lio'command of General Harney. Each column will be supplied with four months’ provisions, which will bo replenished in passing forts Kear ney and Laramie. , General Smitli is yef in (his city, the state of his health being such as to require his remain ing hefe a short period. ' . Four companies of the Sixth'lnfantry left Leavenworth oh the 6th inst., and one company from Port Riley is fo join them at Fort Kear-. ney. ' Hom. John Hartnell, Secretary of Utah, le: tore yesterday lor Leavenworth. Bin Accident. —Tho Perry Freeman gives the following account of the accident that hap pened to C. J. T. MclNTiEE,Esq.,of lhatplace, while on a Tate visit to Harrisburg j . : ' Wo are sorry to state that our,young friend, Oha’s'J. Mclntiiie, Escuv niet With a severe, accident at Harrisburg, oh- the evening of the 27th ultimo, at 9J p’clopk.. Returning •from Dr. Kinihall’s to Omit’s Hotel where he was stopping,'he stepped into a broken place in the pavement, hear the corner of Second and Wal nut streets,and Iracturcdhis left leg, both bones being broken, an inch and a.half above the an cle Joint. He'was immediately taken to Omit’s by Mr. McAllister, of this place, who was walk ing with him, where the fracture was adjusted by Though sttfiering consid erably, wo are pleased to learn that Dr. R. speaks quite favorably of the case; and is of tho opinion that in about two, weeks from (he. time the. accident occurred; ho can bo removed with safety to his home in Bloomfield. Bees in the Spuing.—Some timp ogo we published an item stating that if bies were al lowed access to oil cake, the quantity of their honey would be thereby increased, as . our au thority stated several hundred per cent. But honey alone.'ofits constituent materials, is not all that bees require; for asacorrespondcht of the N, Y. Tribune states, pollen is also needed to make “ bread” for young bees. - The weather may be warm enough arid' the bees lively enough ; but until the buds adord pollen, they have no material to - work upon'to enable them to he in season with the new brood to produce early swarms. A Mr. Sturlevant, of Cleve land Ohio, asserts that,he can bring bees for ward two months earlier" by. the very simple P iroeess of feeding them With' unbolted rye meal placed on- boards near: ihc hive. T-hey ■ ■pitch into it at once:” As of late years bee keeping Has become a'favorite anti often a pro fitable 'amusement' With thousands, and as no class of “ pets” can these respects be compared to them: it impossible that a- knowledge of the facts above mentioned’may prove accep table to many Bees are like trees —it costs very little to start them, they maintain them selves with very little attention, they are pleas ant to observe and in.the end profitable.. Dbonken Students.—A number of students in the State University of Michigan in a night debauch last week, when one 1 of them, named George W. Braize, digd from the effects of excessive intoxication. A Mormon's Boast.—Orson .Hyde, one of the Mormons apostles, boasts that if he lives ten years and thrives as he has been thriving, he will have “sons.enough to make by themselves.” The California papers have adopled the English custom of publishing births, ns well as marriages, and also add a truly American or rather “Yankee” peculiarity,. by- giving the weight of the new born citizens. lET 3 Only eight thousand emigrants have ar •rived at New York since the first of January. Almost twice the number arrived at that port during the same period last year. Sentence for Munnpri.—On Saturday last, Judge Thotlipsori, Philadelphia, overruled the motions for'a new trial in the case of John Kil- patrick, convicted of murder in the first degree of John McCracken, and sentenced the prison er accordingly. Can Actors and Musicians de Christians. Bishop Eustbiirn has declined to confirm “Hon est Tom Comer,” because he lends an orchestra in the Boston theatre. Bishop Kip, of Califor nia, has just administered the right of contirma tion to Mrs. Julia Dean Xlnync, the well known actress; and Fanny Kemble Butler is a regular communicant of the Episcopal Ohnrcn. ' A Degenerate Scion. Our readers are all familiar with the D rn! on foot to , purchase Mount Vernon t h.Ti . and burial placft. of Washington.™' r& from private ownership and plaoti it in ,1 J Public keeping, where it may receive that which its associations demand, ahd be matin , tractive as a place of frequent visitation hi' those who cherish the memory of the illuatrin dead, once living, now sleeping there. gS .movements, looking to this end, have at been ftgitalcdi but all failed. La terlyhow™ er, the ladies of Virginia have formed an ass ml' alion to raise means. wherewith to effect th purchase, and have prosecuted the work with so much vigor and earnestness that a largo nor lion of the amount required has already been subscribed ; and, aided' as they are by M r Ev eretl’s patriotic and sucdesslul efforts; it is not improbable that the entire,sum will soon hs raised. The work would have both accomnlish ed ere this lime, had the present proprietor John A. Washington, possessed any portion of thin.spirit which the authors of the project en tertam, or were he not totally insensible to tin emotions which sway them, or utterly calln»a to the fechhg Which fills the bosom of every other American. Avarice, the chance of dri vinga good bargain, the opportunity fora fine" and successful speculation, led him, while deal ring to accomplish the sale, to fix R n almost fabulous price to the properly. • Its real value, to the proprietor, whether de lermincd by its produce, or by, a fair and rea sonable assessment, is very small; neither is ha worth enhanced to him by, us associations lor he is not susceptible lo their force. Knowing however, Ps priceless value to the people and their desire to obtain it, he deliberately Irumta a' pecuniary calculation of the strength of iha, af fection, and determines lo etinch .hiiuoelf from it. lie is to r.ctfve as his terms, two hundred thousand dollars for the property, with the privilege of retaining US occupancy until the en tire sum is paid, .and the interest upon the amount remaining unpaid, mini the whole debt is cancelled. flow deficient is this degenerate scion of the family, in .those, qualities which shone in i he character of ihe great Washington !- —Harrisburg Telegraph. “A Littlb Moub Graph, Oapt. Bragg.”— We learn dial the- cetebra.ed- bgh iinilkry corps, known us “ Captain Bragg’s Battery,’’ which rendered such invaluable service in the laic war with Mexico, has been ordered by the sect entry ol War to proceed to Utah, and left un-Sunday evening cn. route for Fort Leaven worth. For some lime past this unsurpassed body of soldiers has been stationed at Fortress Monroe,’Old Point Comfort; and in a lew .hours after receiving the order were ready to proceed on their long journey. The company, "consists’ of seventy-four men, including non-commission. ,ed officers, and the following officers in com mand : Major John F. Reynolds, Tliird Anil* lery ; Lieutenant C. McKcene, Lieutenant John Edwards, and Lieutenant A. Wildrick. The company carries with it their .light battery, consisting of four six poundere and four oaissors, but will” not be mounted until they reach Fort Leavenworth, which wilfhe about the 20th of May. Leaving that pdst, they expect to travel at the raie of fifteen miles per day, and reach Utah some mini during tho month ol July.— . Baltimore American, Horrible Butchery.—A correspondent of the Petersburg Express, writing hum Bayed®;, ville, ,N. 0., on the.2Bth nk., says: “In Richmond- coumy on Friday last, at most diabolical quadruple murder was perpeiri led by u crazy negio fellow belonging w a Air. John (Jbappell. The iirst victim, a child of Mr.; Chappell—then the wife—i ben another child—and ihen Mr. Ohappill himself. Some bl the neighbors were sent fur, and the fiegrir had 10 be killed before be was subdued, ‘flic particulars are .'truly hornft mg. Mrs. Chap pell,.seeing her child knocked down, ran so iis assistance, and while in the act of lifting it up, her bead was entirely severed from her body by 'a blow-from an axe. The bloody tragedy very naturally produced l thVinost intense exeitcuteill in the neighborhood.” ■ ■ A Dissolution op Partnership.—Two 1 ' barbers in Newark, N. J , commenced opera tions with two combs, a razor, one bar of soap and a wash basin, about a 'month ago, but were making money ko fast, the junior partner re tired from the service, spent the 1 proceeds, and ran the concern in debt. The senior ihonght ibis was going a little far, andcallcdon Ihe other 10 -come to lime,’ and settle the liabili- ties, which ainoutned to $1,84. But he dodged' nind retired upon'llia dignity. The following notice was subsequently found stuck up with a piece of soap, on a telegraph' pole hear the Market street depot: . OTIS.—Do disholutiqn ob' co-parabip3 herelofo resistimb twixt the and Mdse Jbrießiti d.e barber perfessibn, am heretofore resomd. Phasens what oze must pay. the irisofiber. Uem what do firm oze must call on Jones as do lunw is now insolvelent , Resumption op Business.— l he Cambria P a.) Iron works,’ which resumed work on 291 h ult, are now niniiiug wilh a full ment of hands, and are turning otti oil to-luo tons of railroad bars per day, which are smppr td-cast for the North PennsyVvama Road- . An Enormous, Rapt,— last Saturday, ths largest raft of timber that ever floated on the Mississippi left the niouih of Black river, mar Lacrosse, Wisconsin, bound to Si. Louis Mo—; It was manned by twemydbur “red shirs,” and measured- 560 feet in length, 260-ket in width*, and contained fuly 1 000,000 feet of lumber. The dock load consisted of 250,000 feet of-lath, and 250.000 shingles. Employees Discharged.— The Rerinsylra l ; nia Rail read Company on Saturday one hundred and thirty live employees at Al-' loonu, because, it is slated-; they were concern*' eil in-a *• strike.” Tilk Hospital.— There are df present 20i patieutsiu the Slate Lunatic Hospital. Harris-; burg. The total number of' patients admitted since the commencement of the Hospital is 951 i tty The Queen’s family name is D’Ealo.— Thu name Guelp, commonly supposed to « 9 that of the Royal Family ol England, is only IW. name of a religious faction, Of which tlio Eke* tors of Hanover represented the head. • In the District Court, of Philadelphia o Saturday, a little episode occurred, i« "'"‘j ' Judge Sharswood, with great propriety. “f ,j IS . ed tile arrest of a member of the hsr j" . the lie, in open court, to another meuih profession. OP” At Chestor7orange - c6unty, New York, an arrest was made of li female resiaei charge of poisoning several persons it r> lage. • After confessing to having help t | l(t al fellow-mortals to the grave by I'“ ’ ..j unwomanly culprit “shuttled oil thi coil,” herself by taking a dose of arse By the last a-rival from Fnroph,^^ gence has been received that three the City ol Christiana, in Norway has b —loss, ten millions of Irarice. DCT'Not quite a month remains before journmeni of Congress. Tiiero appears P ion out to bo no reason for supposing the r to adjourn on the 7lh of June will be re 0C7 = A' very serious tire occurred on night at Steubenville, Ohio, destroying - blc paper mill. The less will reach over 3 thousand dollars.. C?” James C. Vandyke, Esq., has appointed and conlirnied as District a lor the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. FIOIITINO ON THEIR OWN HEarONflinlll*' j. dozen Kentuckians anived'in Cincinnati” day last, equipped wjih riflosand other I g .'nateriais ready, arid immediately look 1 lor St. Louis. from whence they intend prn>- dlng-to the Utah country, with expectat the commencement of hostilities. =II Digue Johnson.