AMERICAN V OUTMKKIt. JOHN B, -BMTTON, Editor & Proprietor. =I CARLISLE, PA-, JULY 20, 1858. Democratic State Nominations, ' Supbejik Judge, WM. A. PORTER, Of Philadelphia Canal Commissioned, WESTLEY FROST, of Fayette Co, Standing Committee Meeting. Agreeably to notice, the Democratic Standing Committee of Cumberland county, met atßnvk. holder’s Hotel, in Carlisle, on Saturday, July 17. On motion, Edwabd Lamont of Meclinnics burg, was called to the chair, and Dr. J. D. Bojvman and J. K. Klink, appointed Secreta ries. _ The Thllowing resolutions were then offered by Col. John Clendenin, and unanimously adop ted, viz: , ■ Resolved, That the members ot the Democra tic party throughout the county meet at the usual places of holding their respective' township, ho. rough and ward elections, on Saturday Ihc ZUt day of July, 1858, and then and there elect two delegates, to assemble in County Convention, in the Court House, in Carlisle, on Monday, the i!d dsy of August, 1858, at 104 o’clock, A. M., to form a County Ticket, for the support of the Democratic party at the election in .October next, arid to attend to such other business of the party as may ho deemed necessary. Resolved, That said County Convention, when assembled. Is directed to hold its session with open doors, and to vote for the different candi dates for nomination viva voce, instead of by bal lot. Resolved, That said election be held between the hours of 2 and 7 o’clock, P. M., on-the above day. .. • • Resolved, That these proceedings bo signci by the officers and published. EDWARD LAMONT, Pres't. ■J. D. Bowman, I „ , ; J.K.Kunk, - I Secretaries. DEFECATE EU’CTIOiV. The Democrats of (he West Ward of the Bor ough of Carlisle will meet nt BURKHOLDEICS HOTEL. and those of the East Ward at IIELS EB'S HOTEL, on Friday Evening, July 30. at earl/ candle light, to select tiro Delegates from each Ward, to meet in County Convention on the following Jlonddy. . DELEGATE ELECTIONS. By reference to the proceedings of flic meet ing of the Democratic Standing Committee, [t will bo seen that Saturday, July 31st, is (he day fixed for tho election ol Delegates in the vari ous wards, boroughs and townships, and that on tho Monday following, said Delegates will meet in County Convention, at this place, to form a County Ticket. It is hardly necessary for i\,to remind the Democrats of the different townships of.the importance and necessity of sending their best men to that Convention—mien who carol more about the party and its principles, than they 'do for any man, or set of men. The import, aheo of the approaching election is fully appre ciated by all good Democrats, and (hey know that unless-“. Union and Harmony” prevail we can accomplish nothing. Before tho assem bling of the tegular Democratic Convention, every ■ individual Democrat is his preference of candidates, and should he free to express his opinions, hut after the claims of all have been submitted to the Convention, and a nomination is made, every one should acqu csco in its decision and be satisfied! That such, will hothe case, no one can doubt. call upon the Democrats to attend their primary meetings and to see to it, that honest men and good Democrats are sent to the Convention. Junior Agricultural Societt.—A number .of young men of ibis county engaged in thepiir. Suit of agriculture, assembled in the Court- House, in- this borough, on Saturday last, for the purpose of organizing a; Junior Agricultural Society. The proceedings of the meeting; will be found in to-day’s paper. It will be seen (hat the Juniors ihterid to participate in the Harvest Home Celebration of the Cumberland County Agricultural Society, on the grounds of the Society, on the 7th of August. 1 Our young ag ricultural friends deserve great credit for the zeal they manifest, and we doubt not their ef forts to become more intimately acquainted with each other and with their honorable calling,will prove highly advantageous. iVe wish the Jun ior Society success. Harvest Home.—The Harvest Home Cele bration of the Cumberland Couitty Agricultural Society will be held.oh the 7th August, on the Society’s grounds, near to Carlisle. See adver tisement. Oats Crop.—Most of our farmers are at present engaged in gathering their oats crop, which is heavy and of fine quality. Pennsylvania Female College.—ln ano ther column will be found the advertisement of the Pennsylvania Female College, at, Harris burg. - As we have ho institution of the kind in Carlisle—and a burning shame it is- -we feel warranted in recommending the Pennsylvania Female College to-our people, as worthy their patronage. Prof. Waugh, its accomplished Principal, is a ripe scholar, who has had much experience,as an instructor of young-ladits. By his attention and perseverance he has earned a character for his institution second to none in the State. The liberal patronage bestowed up on it for many years is the best evidence of its popularity. MECHANrosBuno Gazette— Mr. D. J. Cah .. JfONT has become proprietor of the Aiedhanics burg Gazette, having purchased the same from Mr. Wm, E. M'LadghliiV, its late editor. We wish the new editor, success. A Slight Mistake—Yesterday afternoon, a lady burst into the store room of a young friend of ours, who had been but a few months in the enjoyment of connubial bliss, with the interro gation—“ Have you received the Sun, yet,” meaning, of course, the Baltimore Sun, of which a large number of copies are received here. Our friend, who is somewhat backward, miscompre hended her meaning, and blushing up ( 0 his eats,he stuttered out—“No—no— not yet; but we expect one soon!" The lady comprehended, And “sloped instanter.” The Hon. Joseph R. Chandler, our new ly appointed Minister to Naples, left Philadel phia on Thursday, to take passage from New York. JD=; There are 20,000 miles of railroad in operation in the United States. Isaac L, Wood was hung at Genessee, : ’ V ° t n Fr,da ->' ,ast * Tor llie murder of his Bister W-law. He died protesting his innocence. 0“ The., capital of-the Atlantic Telegraph vompany is about $1,500,000. NEXT 1 CO.MGBESS: In our paper of the 15tlk Inst., \|e suggested to the Democrats of this Congressional District the propriety of rcnomimjtrng jllonr John A., Aiil for Congress. . At this suggestion the edi tors of the Gazelle and Press , of York, and the' Democrat of Bloomfleld, have taken off iheiij. gloves, rolled up their sleeves, and , exhibit symptoms of combativcncss not often found in men of their size. The Gazette contains an ar ticle of over three columns in length, in which it advocates “the claims" of York county; the York Democratic Press has a column article, in the same strain, and the Perry County Demo crat treats us to a column nmla-halfin advoca cy of the “rights of Perry county.” It may appear likp presumption in us to attempt to answer these gallant knights of the quill in one article; but yet, notwithstanding the bclligcr ant tone they have assumed “for thc.occasion," we assure them their loud talk cannot inlimi-,. date us, nor induce us to yield to their de mands! ... The Perry County Democrat is particularly obstreperous, and talks flippantly of its design to disorganize if its candidate fails of anamina tion ; and it thinks by this kind of bluster.t.o compel the Democracy of Cumberland to suc cumb and yield what they believe to be their rights. The editor is mistaken—he may rea son with us, but he cannot and shall not. drive us. We have no threats to make, and feel like treating with contempt all we hear made. We sh&ll, most cheerfully, support the nominee of the Congressional Conferees,.whether .he be a Cumberland, a Perry, or a York man. If the editor of the Democrat feels disposed to pursue a different course, and mark out a policy calcu lated to piny into the hands of the Black Re publicans, it is bis own business, and he must bear the consequences. We believe, however, the editor to be 100 good a Democrat—loo anx ious to preserve harmony in our ranks—to think of putting his threat into execution.- We know him too well to believe, fora.moment that he has the remotest idea of acting the pan of a disorganize!-. The York papers (the Gazelle and theJVcss,) make no threats against the party, but they insist, in vehement terms, that York county is entitled to the next Congressman I Without I wishing to bo understood as doubting the in tegrity of, life York editors','we cannot believe ' they arc serious when they say they expect ihe candidate fo beselecled from that county. We j know that the' politicians of York 'expect a great deal, and by some kind of political hocus pocus they generally manage to carry off the li on s share, in the way of Government patron-[ age; but they have no right to name the next Congressman, and they know it and feel it.— On the score of rotation. Perry county has claims,, but York none; and we are free to ad mit that if Dr. Ant was now scrying a second term in Congress instead of a first, Cumberland would have no claims, nor would we name a candidate. Wc believe Dr. Am. is justly entitled to a re nomination; ' It. has always been the custom in this District and in every District in the S ate, to give a Congressman at least a second nomination, provided he has discharged his du ties faithfaully and to the satisfaction of his 'constituents; Our,friends of the Gazette and the Press of York, and the Democrat of Bloom field, admit that Dr. Ami has made an invalua ble member of Congress, and . they admit too that he is entitled to the thanks of his cpnstitu-. enls for his straight-forward and consistent course. Then, why refuse him a re-nomination ? AVhy attempt to make a “one-tefm” man of him ? Why make him an exception to the rule heretofore observed by Cumberland, Perry and York counties, and by all other counties in the Slate? What difference does it make to the people of this District what county their mem ber of Congress resides in, if he discharges his ditty with fidelity to all his constituents ? " AYe think we possess as much county pride and State pride as the most of men, but yet we will not permit this feclinglo influence us so far as, to do injustice to our neighbors. If the Con gressman of the District in which we reside repre j scnls our feelings and wishes, wo will, not at tempt to disgrace him by denying him are nomination. And, if we know the sentiments of the masses—and wo think we do—they care not it baubee in what county of the Distiict their member of Congress resides, so that he guards, with a jealous eye their interests and wishes. Our cotcniporaries of York and Perry, having admitted that Dr. Ann faithfujly repre sented the people of the three counties compos, ing this District, why not grant him the same' courtesy extended to his predecessors? Be cause-“ Perry county has her rights.” answers the Perry County Democrat. We readily grant this, but the editor must remember also that other men have their/er-f/ngs. As to the •‘un derstanding” the Democrat speaks of. that Dr. Am. pledged himself, when a candidate before, not to ask a re-nomination, we know nothing! The gentlemen who acted as Dr. Arm's Confiir ecs from this county never heard of such under standing, and we feel satisfied Dr. An;, never made such pledge to the Conferees, or to ant - - body else. - J Wc ask our friends in. Perry and York to look at the question dispassionately, and we think they will admit that wo have justice on our side. Let them consider whether it would be right, fair or honorable to virtually disap. prove of Dr. Ann’s course in Congress by rcfu sing him a rc-ndmination-by denying him the same courtesy his predecessors enjoyed. After this District was formed, our friends in York demanded the re nomfnalion of Mr. Kurtz, (who by-thc-way never appeared to know that Cumberland and Perry belonged to his Dis trict,) and what arguments did (hey use?— They said Mr. Kurtz bad served but one sess ion in Congress, that ho was entitled to a re nomination, and to refuse him this would be a disapproval of his course and disgrace him— Nay, more they told us if wo refused to re nominate him that they (the Democrats of York) would protect his character, and run him as then candidate, whether we supported him or not. A committee from York besieged our 'County Convention, and demanded, as a ri-U the rc-nomination of Mr. Kurtz. The Demo crats of this county were then in favor of Mr. Bo.niuji, but as Mr. Kurtz was, according to a settled rule, entitled to a second nomination, we cheerfully gave up our own candidate, and instructed our Conferees for Mr. Kurtz. We are now in the same posiiion York was then in —we feel that to refuse a re-nomination to Dr. Am, like a condemnation of his cor rse, and we submit to the Democracy of York and Perry whether they arc willing to join in that condemnation, after they have so lAS---AGAIIV. emphatically endorsed his Congressional career ? AVc ask nothing but our right—we will submit to nothing wrong. , \ , “ Fishiko _pon a Nomination.”— Under this caption the Herald of last week makes a mean and contemptible attack upon Dr. Am., mcmber.of Congress from this District. It ap pears that the Doctor’s brother, a few weeks since, sent a number of fine trout .to'Carlisle, to be distributed among'several of his personal friends. They were not sent to " political friends,” as the Herald asserts, but to men 6f both parties. For this little aCt of kindness, the Herald takes Dr. Ant, to task, and accuses him of“ fishing for a re-nomination.V Thecdi tor who can be guilty of such littleness as this, must have a limited idea of what constitutes a gentleman, No man, we suppose, can hereaf ter send his friend a trilling present without having his motives impugned by';the immacu late and honest cx-Trcasurer of*Curaberland counly! 0 s * John B. Bratton, Postmaster of Carlisle, who favored the nomination of Dr. Alii, ami now advocates Ins re nomination, has been re appointed for a second term. —Carlisle Herald* And what business is it to yoir, Mr. Herald , if we have been *t re-appointed for a second term ? n You falsify, knowingly, when you say we favpred Dr. Anr/s nomination, two years since, for Congress. We worked against him and voted against him .in County Convention — not because wei felt hostile to him, but because we were for Judge Stuart. Dr. Airr, did favor our re-appointment, and we would have thought fit very strange had he not done so; but there was another distinguished gentleman who was for ns from first to last; and that man was James i Brci!A\A.v, and to his influence, we presume, 1 we are indebted, to sonic extent, for, our reap pointment. In the discharge of our duties as an officer, we hope to be able to do justice both to the Government and the public; and at the end of our term it will not be said of its that wo used the people’s money entrusted to our care, or that our bail suffered because of .our dishon. csfy. A word (o our neighbonof Hie Herald. The editor is in (he habit of attributing selfish and corrupt motives to all against whom he is pleas ed to write.. We tell him Ac is not the man,.to indulge in this stylo of scribbling., 3fen whoso characters are spotless and who would father bo struck dead than be guilty of a dishonorable act, will not submit to bo lectured on morality by Wir. 31. -Porter ! Wo have no desire to indulge impersonalities, but we tell the editor, in all kindness, that ho must be careful how he speaks of other men. Persons who.are keen to make an assault upon others; should be sure that their character is like the armor of Archill- cs—impregnable. “ A word to Ibe wise,’”&c. Candidates for Office —Candidates for office should not receive the support of a paper without paying for it. Whenever an editor be comes so pliant to party commands that he will wear out his brains and spend his time in work ing for the election of (hose who will not ferim neratc him therefore, it is time he should turn his attention to something else. The press loses its independence when it becomes the subservi ent tool of party, so far as to act detrimentally to its ovrn interests. We arc strictly opposed lo.bribery of the press, from any quarter, but believe-in a fair remuneration for services ren dered. -The more freely the oil is applied to the wheels of joepmotidn, the better the-machine’,’ wiU runl— Shelby County (O.) J)cmocrat. The above Remarks of the Shelby County Democrat contain'the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. We have, on many oC-. customs, supported men for office, and written long articles; in their defence, who; after they were securely fixed in office, grumbled becausj we charged them, for, printing their tickets: It is too much the . habit of; party editors to putt the candidates of their party far beyond their merits. We plead guilty of this sin our self, but we,feel like slopping, it, and woidd join our brethren in this county -in adopting soni'c mode by which editors, like other men, should be paid for their labor. More than one con temptible nincompoop has been elected to office in this,county, not.because of his own-merits, for he had none, but because the parti’ press advocated his doubtful claims! The editor’s recompense very often is opposition from these very men. IVc regret, sincerely, that, instead of electing certain reprobates to office, we did not defeat them, as we could and should have done. Let editors of all parlies be more inde pendent, and if one or more candidates on- I heir ticket are not the right kind of men, let them say so. ' O'The Harrisburg Herald of Thursday tells the following stoiy of “ love in'the cars:” One of the employeess on the Pennsylvania Railroad informs us of a singular adventure n hich occurred on the passenger train of cars coming into this place on Saturday eveniugiast. In one of the cars a young gentleman was°seat ,ed, apparently deeply occupied in reading a book he held in his hand, until he got to Lan castpr. At that place a very handsome young lady entered the cars, and took a scat opposite to him. Before she had been long in the train, .the eyes of both met, and they recognized one another as old acquaintances when young, hav ing bpen separated by- their parents moving apart—those of one to the West, and of the oth er, to Philadelphia. The two soon became ep rapt in earnest conversation, fell ardently in love with one another, and by the time they ar rived m our borough, had resolved to be united ns man and wife, and travel on their journey to the lady’s home together. Accordingly, when he train arrived here, they took lodgings at a totel, sent for a minister, and were united in he bonds of connubial bliss, and, taking tiii’. text train, were off on their bridal tour. Our informant says he is acquainted with the part ies, and that they both occupy high positions in society.” Detroit.— Saturday was a great day in De troit. It being the one hundred and fifty seventh anniversary of the founding of the city, the occasion was celebrated by a grand military and civic procession, the delivery of orations, and a banquet in the evening, at which, no doubt, much eloquence and patriotism found vent. " Mexico.—We have Mexican dales to the 21st inst., by the steamship General Rusk, at New Orleans. The Constitutionalist party seem to bo gaining headway, having taken San Louis Poiosi; It is also rumored that Zuloaga had abandoned the city of Mexico. ICr" Lady Franklin, wife of Sir John Frank in, the lost navigator, is at the island of Malta. K7* A boys’ prayer meeting is held daily, at noon, in the basementof the John street Church, New York city. Our Political Prospects. As a moans of helping along their ounces, porato cause, says the Lock Haven Democrat, the opposition are striving to create an impress ion among the people that the democratic parly is going to ho defeated at the coming election. \Yo do not think they will succeed in dampen ing the, ardor of any members pf our party by such talk as this. Jtt is a very common thing for the opposition to predict our defeat, hut it is not quite so common for them to deficit ns. If wo had believed them in IBCO, wo would have abandoned the field without a contest. Accor ding to .them, the whole country was raising against the democracy. Hut' tlio polls told. a~ difioront story. The Democratic party was | sustained, whilst our boasting adversaries met t rebuke that broke up their organisation ami sent them bogging fora new party and anew name There is nothing in the signs of the limes to indicate disaster to the democratic party,' and wo warn our friends against being imposed upon by the vain boasting of tfic enemy. We arc as as strong as ever, and wo have but to put forth our arm to lay hold of victory. Our organization is unbroken and unimpaired ; the [Jcoplo repose their ancient faith in the purity nnd justice of our long-tried principles, and eve rything points to our triumphant-success on the second Tuesday of October. * A Remarkable Woman. Several very interesting incidents are related of Mrs. Esther Uarris, the wueof John Harris, the first settler on the site of Harrisburg, which | proves tier to have possessed remarkable courage and determination. The following we find in Rupp’s History of banphiiraj€Rty -■ ‘■The Mansion House, situated on the river bank, was surrounded by a stockade fbrsccuri 11}' against the Indians. An English officer was one night at the house, when, by accident, the 'gale of the stockade was left unfastened. The officer, clothed in his regimentals, was seated j with Mr. Harris and his wife at the table.. An Indian entered the gate of the stockade, ami thrust his rifle through one of the port-holes of [ the house, and, it is supposed, pointed it at the officer. The night being damp.’thegun simply flashed. Instantly Mrs. Harris blew’ out the candle', to prevent the Indian aiming a second time, and he retreated “It has been observed that John Harris kept articles for trade with the Indians. At one-pe riod Airs. Harris had an Irish girl in her em ploy. On one occasion she was sent up stairs for some purpose, and she took w(th her a piece of lighted candle without a- candleslioie. .The girl soon came down without a candie, and on Airs. 11. asking what she had done, with it, she said she it into a barrel of JhiXsced. This, howevcr. happehcd to be a barrel of powr dcr. Airs. Harris instantly rose, and without saying a word for fear of-ahuming the girl, went np stairs,- and advancing to ‘the barrel, cautiously her hands under .the candle, and lifted it Out, and then coolly reproved the girl 'fcr her -carelessness. These occurrences proyc(\hcr to have been well fitted for the life ol a pioneer.”. . , A Bloody Tragedy.— On Friday, 16th, a shocking affair occurred in Calais, Vt. A young man, IS years of age, named Ariel Alartin.took his rifle in the morning, went into a neighbor ing haying field, put himself in ambush, and, as Air. Wheclock, the owncrTmade his appear ance to commence work, shot him deliberately through the. heart. Mr. Whcelock fell and breathed his last. Martin immediately hurried od to another farm, where he met a laborer named Ai ns worth, and, after exchanging a word or two With him, shot him also. Ainsworth siaggerwl iplo the house, nof far. distant, and died borhood bepame alarmed, and Martin' topic to the woods- He soon afterwards, however,made bis appearance in the road; and was arrested. On being questioned why he had been shooting these men, he replied, “because they were mean men.” - There had been no difficulties between the parties,and between Alaritn and Whcelock a considerable degree of intimacy "had,existed. Both of the unfortunate men were .young and had families. Alartiu has always been consid ered rather weak minded, but had never been supposed insane. ■ 1 . Another DiCKK.N-s.-Jlr.: Charles Maokay, who was in this country last winter, and who was toasted and feted, beyond measure, has gone home and indulged in the usual abuse of this country, lie saw some negroes in N~"Orleans who were not only for sale; but were actually well treated at the same lime! Tins was too, much for the tender susceptibilities of Mackay, an,d .he goes oft intoa doleful disquisition in' re gard to the horrors of “slavery,” and bewails the lot of the negroes most earnestly. As for the while men of his own country, whose bod ies and souls are mortgaged, and whoso life blood is fairly pressed out of them by soulless aristocracy— for these Maokay has no word of consolation. To find a vent for-his tenderness he must needs come to this country and sym pathise with the Southern darkies, who, of all beings on earth, need least his lachrymose ex hibitions. So says (ho N. Y. Day Booh Five Grni.s Drowned.— Five girls, between the ages of fourteen and nineteen, inmates of the House of .Mercy, of New York, while bath ing in the North river pn. Friday night, were drowned. It appears that'after making the necessary preparations all the girls joined hands and went some distance into the water, blit be ing unacquainted witji-uhe presence of a few deep holes near' the Eighty-sixth street dock, they unfortunately got beyoqd their depth, and being unable to swirn. sank to the-bottom.— Their situation was witnessed by several per sons on shore who immediately used every pos sible effort to rescue tho girls, but without cf fcpl, as they were all drowned. Not one of the bodies was seen after first disappearing under the water. The probability is, therefore, that the unfortunate girls remained looked in each other’s embrace, and Will , be found-in that con dition. At tlte last accounts none of the bodies had been recovered. •To Cuhb the Sick Headache. —Two tea spoohsfuls of finely powdered charcoal, drank in a half tumbler of water, an exchange says, will often give relict to the sick headache, when caused, as in most cases it is, by arcabuudance of acid on the stomach. The ladies, who usu ally conjplain very much of this illness, should try the merits of this remedy. K7* The Allentown Post Office Has become a Presidential appointment, and Mrs. M. E. Ilornbcck, who has held the office since the last year of President Polk's term, was last week favored with a commission from President Bu chanan. renewing her appointment for another term ql four years. Mrs.Tlornbeck is the wid ow of the Uqn, John W. Ilornbcck, who was the Whig member of Congress from Lehigh co., at the time of his death- CiioATK, Everett and Cl-shing.—lt is a happy thought that the anti-slavery fanaticism of the day has not been able wholly to exclude from the popular forum such master minds as Choate; Everett, Cushing, ahd 'their coippeors.; If the little men of the Non-England States have in a furor o( false Excitement been able to sway and guide the popular prejudices to their own material and political elevation, it is satisfactory to the man of national impulses to Ycllcct that the passions and the mad follies of the hour have not been sufficient to tempt pur most gif ted geniuses and noble men to forget the advan tages and prospects which the Union confers upon and promises to the American, people. On the sth of July. 1858, the patriotism and intellect of Massachusetts were represented in a striking contrast with the littleness and section alism which now rules the old Bay State. In New York, the profound scholar and universal statesman, Caleb Cushing, appeared before the Tammany Society; in Boston, Rufus Choate, the unrivalled orator and inspired genius, deliv ered nn oration, which, like all of his efforts, was original, learned and unapproachable; and in the same city Edward Everett, who, perhaps, above all living Americans, has earned the trip le laureate of orator, statesman and scholar, and adds to these the noble designation of the na tional philanthropist, graced the two celebra- tions with ills presence, and uttered words PI national patriotism which must warm thejieart of every true American citizen. • Governor Denver wiix not Resign. —The Washington correspondent, of the Philadelphia I North American says—“ Governor Denver will return to Kansas immediately, leaving this cilv ort Tuesday, having accomplished the object for which he made this hasty visit. The President is quite satisfied with his conduct, and only re grets he did not appoint him a year ago;” Not Ashamed.op it.— lt is well known that the IlOn. Thomas Corwin'is very dark complcx ioned—about as black in the face as a half breed Indian. When making- the welcome speech to John J. Crittenden, the other day, he told him he was welcomed by men of all parr ties, including black Republicans, and pointed to his own face for prooof, which brought down the audience in a great shout. CT'A defaulting British officer, named El liott, was captured in New York, on Monday, by special detective Bowyer, after an exciting chase from place to place notwithstanding the Englishman assumed a new name at every hotel ho visited. He not only ran away wTTfi over ten thousand pounds; belonging to the English Govcrnment. but also with an actress, named Sinclair, who is said to.be young enough tp be his grandaughtef. .. State Teacher's Association.— The regu lar annual meeting of the Pennsylvania State Teachers’ Association, will be held at Scranton, Luzerne county, commencing on Tuesday, the 10th Of August, and to continue three or four days- An inaugural address by the President,. J. F. Stoddard, and a lecture from the. Hon. Horace Aland, .will be among the attractive fea tures of this meeting. Accident on the Lehigh Valley Rail road.— A bridge over the Little Lehigh river, near on. the Lehigh Valley Railroad, broke down on Wcdncsday'as a-coal train of cars was passing over it, and,killed jibel Fields and William Landis, the fireman ahd' engineer. Destructive Fire. —On the night of the 14th, a fire, at Leavenworth city, Kansas; de stroyed the Union Theatre and" thirty other buildings, principally in Ihe block Jboundcd’ by Cherokee, Shaw-nce, Second, and Third streets. Loss $lOO,OOO-,. Insurance trifling. The Con flagradon was’ pnly arrested by a copious show er of rain, and: a lull of the wind; there beingno lire apparatus in the city. • News from Kansas states that General Calhoun has given ccrtjncatcs of election to all those members of the Legislature elected under the Lecompion Constitution. The free-State party will have-a majority, in both branches of the Legislature. , New Orleans. minute guns were fifed from sunrise-until sundbwn, in honor of the memory of General Quit than. ~ Hard Times Indeed .'—Between; the 4th and 11th of this month, the Sheriff of Montgomery county had real estate under tho hammer to the value of over half a million of dollars 1 O 5 ’ In Kansas, two weeks ago, Miss Irene Baker, a girl of seventeen, married a riian of srventy-five, from admiration of one of his po litical speeches. Thus is a common saying ver ified—“politics makes strange bed-fellows.’’ .CT" “ Hit- ’em' Again, !”—Prentice, of the Louisyille Journal, thus hits the present fashion of low neck dresses. He says: “It is supposed that angels do not wear drosses. Our fashion able ladies are getting tnoro and more angelic every year.”’ . O Zs" A number of our exchanges praise whis key as a remedy for the bite of snakes. Our own impression is, that whiskey is the cause of a great many more snake bjtes than it cures. .Odoriferous.— Some wag, writing from Ca rio. 111., since the subsiding of tho flood, says .there are now in that city 452 distinct and dif ferent smells, and several wards yet to hear from! . ... . , . .The Acquisition of Coda.— A Washington correspondent of the New York journals, writes that “there is good reason, to believe, from re ceived information, that our Government is now in a Idlr way to acquire the Island of Cuba This is derived from ah unquestionable source.” Wo trust the report may be true. Death of a well-known Editoii.— William T. Porter, long known as the editor of the. Spi rit of Ihe Times, and of various sporting publi cations in New York, died last Monday morn- Ladies Drowned.— A lamentable accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon at David’s Island, near New York, by which three young Indies attached to the Attorney Street Church ire drowned, while on a Sunday School excur- sion. DC?' “ Occasional.” of the Press says tho Fed eral City is as dull as a country village with the men all at work in a hay Held, and tho women asleep. DC7" There are now llfiy petitions before tho British House of Commons, signed by nearly 20,000 persons, for the adoption of universal suffrage. ■ Junior Agricultural Society. ■ Carlisle, July 21, 1858. At n mooting ot tho young mon of Cumber land county, to organizoa Junior Agricultural ' Society, ‘ Wm. Waits, Jr., was called to tlio clmir, and J. Frank Culver, appointed Secreta ry. On motion, a committee consisting, of J. P. Culver, H. Hosier, and Goo. Williams, were appointed to draft resolutions., Tlio'following wore reported and adopted Resolved, That this society be known by tho najuu of tho Junior Agricultural Society pf Cumberland county. Resolved, That tho object of this society is to promote tho interests ot agriculture, moregen crally, by organizing clubs in the different town ships of the county, said clubs to be under tho control of the county society. ' Resolved, That wo will unite withfbo Cumber land County Agricultural Society, in all their efforts to promote the agricultural interest. Resolved, That wo accept tho invitation of the Cumberland County Agricultural Society to unite with them on Saturday, tho 7th of Au gust, to celebrate “ Harvest Homo.” Resolved, That wo will form a procession at the Court House, in Carlisle, and passing thro’ the different strools'of the. town, repair to the Fairgrounds. We invito all the young men who feel interested to join in tho procession. Resolved, That the minutes of this meeting bo published in all the papers of tho county. On motion, a committee,from each township was appointed to call township meetings, and* 1 use every effort to securtjras large a delegation as possible. The commutes consist of— North Middleton—3. Frank Culver, J. Coble, ' Soitlh Middleton— ll. Hosier, Wm. Stuart. . • Monroe —Joa. Stayman, J. I’. Prosser. 1 Silver Spring —John A. Saxton, Woifrcd ' Harman. . ‘ Upper Alien —Sam’l. Fioj'd, Mr, Cocklin. Lower Allen —Henry Nadig, Win. Stephen. Hampden —Milton Slayinau, Marlin Beat. East Dennsboro ’ —Levi Barn liart, Dr. Bov man. ■" Dickinson— P. J. Mooro, Mr. Sharpe. West Fcnnsboro’ —John Carothers, Jos. Slid leherger. Jb'rankford —Jo!m \Y. Waggoner, Jas. W Mifflin —Isaac Black, Win. Uocm. Ncwlon —Sam 7 !. Pnrkes, Sharp AVoorlbnrn South Hampton -Sam'l. Addams,- K. W. A, S/'iippenslmrK lp —Jos. Ranm. Isaac’Koons. Hopewell— Carson Elliott, Martin Kiinkle. On motion to 'appoint Marshalls, j. Frar Culver was appointed Grand Marshall, and J J. Mooro, Assistant. On motion, Society adjourned to meet at the Court House, in Carlisle, on Saturday, the 7th of August, at 10 o'clock. ■\Tm. Watts, jr., OIFm. J. Frank Culver, Sec*y. ' fun Atlantic Carle.- —The general inipres-, sion now appears to bo that the Atlantic cable will fail of success.' This opinion is shared by scientific and practicalmen. Prof. Morse long since Stated as much among his friends; and gol the coldest sort of shoulder for it in certain quarters. lie does not disguise his conviction that the cabje oh board the company’s Steamers is mucli too. heavy, and that one half its weight, or less, might bo laid' and worked cfTectively— IDs views upon the subject, and the consequen ces to which they have led, are said to have been the controlling reasons for his haying been left out of .the Board of Directors, at the- elec tion which immediately preceded the reduction in the price of stock. .; Salariesof N. Y. Ministers.— Henry Ward Beecher, says n New York paper,: has a yearly salary of $5,000 and a parsonage rent free, and with his literary earnings, his income is 12,000; E. 11. Chapin has $5,000 per annum, and makes as mHclßmbro" by lecturing. Dr. Bethiino liqs $2,500, but|s the possessor of a fortune outside of his professional earnings. Dr. Adams, says our autlibrity, has'so,bbo a year and a rich wife. . Dr. .Dawks; has $6,000 a year and. a house. - Drl-Tayloiv of Grace Church, has $lO,- 000; and -the-- fine parsonage adjacent to the' church. Rev. Messrs. Tyng, Bellows, Osgood, Choevor, and other leading clergymen, receive from $3,000 to $6,000 .per annum. Mount Vkenon and tiik Remains or Wash ington.-—The Duyicstown Democrat Icarnafiom a source that itlbinks-may be relied upon,-that John A. Washington, who lias lately sold Mount Vernon to an association of ladies, to secure the bomg and grave of, Washington.to the nation, intends to remove the remains of the Father of his Country from the tomb, as he does not consider them included in the purchase of the estate.— This, under ordinary circumstances, wo could hardly believe, but from a man like John A. Washington, who deliberately swindles bis -pa triotic countrywomen iivtho sale of a portion ol his great ancestor’s estate, we. may expect any thing. ..His transaction with them shows him to be a perfect Sbylock, and whore ho cannot take the pound pf flesh, wo may look for him to claim the dust and bones. .If-there bo any truth-in this report, the soonor .it is known the better. , . Hatching* Cuabs. —.The Allegheny- iWoanhi/u Echo tolls rather a-tough story of a boy ton or twelve-years old, who was found, sick-and ex hausted,-lying on the tow-path near Johnstown, flo appeared to be in a dying condition, and.'a physician was immediately-sent for, who prompt- ly administered a ••powerful purgative- In due time the ■ medicine bad the desired effect, and' brought from the.boy a double handful of young crabs — ran] bona fide river, or brook crabs, with claws, legs, broad tails and all. The mother of the boy explained the circumstances by stating that her son was in the habit of spending much ol his time in (ho water, and that while diving ho had swallowed a nest of crab eggs, which hatched in his stomach- The i story, must be genuine, as the Echo vouches for its truth. Robdert in York County. —The dwelling house of Goo. W. Hajdemith, in Liverpool, the collector of State and county taxes of Manches ter township, p-as broken into on the night of. the 14th inst., and robbed of,'slsoo in bank bills, a check for $2OO on the York bank, drawn by John Billinger in favor of Goo. W. Ilaklo tnan, and a silver watch. The next morningsix or seven hundred dollars of the stolen money was found near the house. [C7 - Less than an acre of land in St, Paul, that was purchased in 1848 at §1,25 was sold on the 2d inst, for §lO.OOO cash. Before the hard times the owner had refused $13,000 for the same city lot. BIT” Mary Kane, a young girl, was burnt to death in Pittsburg,on Tuesday, by the ignition of a can o f cam phene. K 7" Braddock’s defeat occurred on'the 9th of July, 103 years ago. [L S' Win. Gilmore Simms, the novelist and poet, is named for United States Senator from South Carolina. (CT - The tax levy for municipal purposes, in N. Y. city, this year, is $8,470,741, an increase of half a million over last year. ' Of the fourteen Governors of Pa., since the adoptioffof the Constitution, in 1700, only six arc living at the present day. .FRAUDULENT BAM ftPERATIOHs^^ The report of the Committee npp oi ‘ (n ' the Inst Legislature to investigate the n fT • “ r several new Banks in the intcriw.of this'T ° f has just appeared, and caused no-littlcs ■ ' It is an exposure of one of the most d rpnsc '' stupendous financial frauds that ”" '1 tempted upon the people of Pcnnsylvani^'V 1 ’ report is very lengthy, and embraces „,' , of. that would bo unintcrcstino’ T*" 1 ' 1, renders. But we avail ourselves, of a 00r prepared synopsis of its principal point?^ North American of Wednesday )a St j.'" tls purpose of presenting in as brief n sna ' ° r sible, all the information of real i Ce ” S P° s ' that this extraordinary document 6isc| P ° rtanCo The first of these Banks, all 0 f n-i ° S . CS ' ' chartered at the'Legislative session ’’W the Tioga County Bank. Thelm., slate l hat the subscription amouuuj f I ', atcnt shares, and the Committe found that ?»■ ® these had been subscribed, and the fmr of mont paid in a single day, bv ccrhinti'l’ I ' - financiers of whom Wells D. Wnlbrirt 90 himself and various females, tool; (Un ,a C ’ for while Edward T.. Thayer, of Buffalo more, ami J. Porter Brawlev took ii,„, 0k • ing 200. Thayer Belongs to a nost ofT"” piers of that name in Buffalo, one of li-i’"' opened the Bank, arid at once enfcrM a,