111111N111M , .... , Nii = AMERICAS VOLUNTEER. Editor k Proprietorv. r ~ : ’6ARLISLErPAT/AUG. 20, 1858. Democratic State Nominations. Supreme Judge, . WM. A. PORTER, Of Philadelphia, pA.HA.I. 1 Commissioner, WESTLEY “FROST, of Fayeltc Co. Democratic County Ticket. ’ .' For Congress, JOHN A MIL, of Cumberland county. ' (Subject to the decision of the Conferees .] ' Assembly, HUGH STUART, of South Middleton. JOHN HARTZELL, of Perry county. ... Sheriff, , ROBERT ALLtSON, of Carlisle. Commissioner, NATHANIEL H. ECKLES, of Hampden. : ' Director op- the Poor, ABRAHAM BOSLER, of South Middleton. , Auditor, . GEORGE SCOBY, ol Carlisle. NEW BUILDINGS IN CARLISLE. Although the times arc somewhat “ out of Joint,” the mouej market tight, and business of nearly every description duller than usual, yet the spirit of improvement is not wholly extinct in our goodly borough. During the past spiing apd present summer, quite a number of hand some and valuable buildings, mbstly of brick, Tiave been erected, and others are how in the dbnrse of construction. .Among these are the ■, following: Three large brick dwellings have been erected on South street by Mr. John Armstrong; three brick and one frame by Major Jacob Rlicein, and two 'twostory brick houses by Mr. James Hoffer, Master Builder. The latter gentleman lias just completed four frame tenant houses on jVcst Chapel alley. ■ On West street, Rev. Joseph A. Murray has .had erected a large brick residence; on the same street, Mr. Joseph C. Halbert has also pul up a two story brick house. On Pitt, Rr. George Z. Bi-ofz has had orefcted a neat brick office. ■ ■' ’On Louther, Mr. George Smith has a largo three story brick, Mr.-'Robert Black a (wo story brick, and Mrs. Eblight a two story brick. .On P.omfret, a brick dwelling by Mrs. Bender, another by Mr. G. Bender, and a neat frame by » Mr. George Miller. On .the corner of Po'mfrot and East, Michael Minnielii Esq., has bad erected a handsome and substantial brick edifice, which is really an.o.i-- ' naniept tr/that part of the. town. Mr. George Sriiith was the architect and contractor. IV e learn that it is the intention of Mr. Mirinich to .commence shortly the erection of six brick ten ant lueses on East street. On the corner of Bedford and Liberty, Andrew Kerr, Esq., has now under roof a largo bnci> dwelling, and on Liberty Mi. Myers has com pleted-two handsome three story bricks. , On SouthTlanbver, Mr. Joseph Sites has put tip a neat two story frame. ■ At the fiorhcvpof Hanover andMarkct Square, Mr; Christian InUoff, having had his old stone store house.’torn .down, has just commenced erecting upon its site a. commodious brick edi fice’ for : the accommodation of his extensive and variety Store. ' This, together ■ with the largo brick erected last year by him* . renders bis corner One of tho most attractive in town. Mi*. Henry Myers is tho contractor. A .■ frame tenant house baa also been up near the Market,Square by Stephen.Kecpers, Esq. ' On High street, Mr. John D.Gorgashas put . up a splendid three story brick* which presents a very fine appearance. In the’ same neighbor hood quite a number of handsome buildings have been erected within.a year or two. ■ The now Methodist Episcopal church, corner of-West and Pomfrct, is now nearly completed, ‘ and is'tv very beautiful and imposing structure. . In Uio above fimimeration nvc may have omit ted to mention some of the improvements now being made in the borough; and if so, we.will make mention of them’in iv future number ot bur paper. IVc arc always glad to record the improve ments as they take- place in our town, and the above ones show that Carlisle is steadily advan cmg in population and business. Theie can be found no where a more beautUul and healtbj place than it is; having within itself every ro- Bource to make it tfthriving.town. All that is lacking is a little more enterprize on the part o( ourmoneyed men and citizens generally. When they fully awake to their own true interests. Carlisle will Increase rapidly in population and prosperity.. Corner.—W regular August term of Court of our county, conuiienctdoii Monday last.. A number of Quarter Sessions cases were settled on that day. and consequently the county sav r ed a considerable amount in costs. Tho first case culled up whs .the Common- Twealtb ys. J.oiix Rideb nnd~SAnAti his wife, charged with the murder of their child, an in fant of seven weeks old. Owing to tho sick ness of an important witness, tho trial was postponed, and the defendants hold in recogni sance to appear at tho next court, 'lho next case was the Commonwealth vs. Fbahcjs Perrier, (a soldier at tho Garrison,) - charged. with the murder of a fellow-sol ier; ! named Jons M’Najiaba. This murder was ■ perpetrated in Carlisle, on tho night of the 3d of June last, a full account of.which we publish ed in onr paper tho week following. At the time of going to press the trial was progressing slowly, and will, it is thought, occupy a,day or aO.ydt, before it is concluded. .. Tii ditr next wo shall endeavor to publish a report of the cases tried. . Another New Rifi.e Company.— Welearn Hint another new Rifle Company has recently v been formed in this borough. which has been ’ called the Carlisle Rifles. On Saturday night lost its members went into an election for ofli ' cera. when the following named gentlemen were / unanimously chosen: Captain — Gnotion Crop. , Ist Lieut.— Wiu.iAM Crozif.h. V. 2d Lieut. —Henry C. Knight. ■ - Obtained A License. —On Monday last, in ow Court of Quarter Sessions, Major Snyder Rupley, of Phpertown, among other applicants, obtained a license to keep a house of entertain ment for the accommodation ' of strangers and impellers, who may sojourn for a time'in that thriving village. Major Rnpley is a veteran Itfridlord, and of course has had much experience jp Jjjp business. Those who stop with him' will tind hlni an accommodating Boniface, and his house a. pleasant and comlorlable temporary home. Hoi ace Grecly is spoken' ol as a candi date for Governor ot Now York. THE NEXT ELECTION. Democrats, J.be coining election will be an important one. Since the days when the mas ses of the people rallied underthe name ot De mocracy, in. defence 'of their rights, around Thomas Jefferson, who declared himself for equal and exact justice to all men —there has not been in all the victories which the name and principles have achieved, so great an occa sion ns the present for their reasserlion and tri- i umph. Kow, as at that time, political tricks ters are endeavoring to blind the people by mis representation, cries of fraud and extravagance,, and every other available means to mislead the popular Will. It therefore, behuoves every democrat—every citizen who takes an interest in publ.c affairs—to lay aside all individual differences, und vindicate our rights and the Constitution from the aspersions cast upon them by the corrupt combinations tending to their subversion. The political sky is bright. The late election demonstrate ihat the popular will is on the side of Democracy. . O^Thc-Weather, for two days past, has been refreshingly cool and comfortable. When these sudden changes of temperature occur, people should be careful to dress accordingly, as a preventive of sickness. Woolen clothing was generally resorted to yesterday and to day, and warm stoves were not uncomfortable. The harvest is past, the summer is almost ended, and we shall soon enter upon the delightful season of the “sere and yellow leaf.” ' In Town". —We hnci the pleasure of taking bv liie hand, on Munday • last, our Old friend and former townsman; Capt- George Gibson, of the Uniled States Army. He has been sta tioned lately in Philadelphia. lie appears in fine heath and spirits. Success to him. The New Forge.— The new Iron Forgo, in this borough, belonging to Messrs. Goodyear and Marlin, is now in full blast, and thy pro prietors are manufacturing, from old scrap iron, a beautiful article of bloom and other iron. We paid a visit to the. Forge the other day. and were surprised at the beauty of their work.' They deserve, and certainly will com mand success. 3Ty” The time for Fall sales of deal Estate, &c. , is rapidly approacing, and the Volunteer offers unusual advantages to advertisers in this connection. Our circulation is of the very best character to benefit advertisers, and they will do well to remember it. • A Good • Idea.— We notice that in many places where Agricultural Fairs arc held annu ally, a prominent feature of the programme is a Fireman's parade and a trial of Engines, the Society offering prizes to be played for by rival companies. The idea is a good one, and a friend suggests its adoption by the Cumberland County Agricultural Society, making such ar rangements as will not exclude fire companies of other towns from attending and competing for the prizes. We commend, the suggestion to the'Eohbid'eration of the' officers of our county' Society. The applecrop, poor enough last season, seems this year to be almost a total failure in many sections of the country. We do not know of a single orchard in this vicinity that, promises much of a yield. Even the cider ap-' pie, that safp reliance hcretofore.has disappoint ed the expectations of the growers. This year, scarcely a farmer, in some sections, will have enough to enable him to indulge in an'apple dumpling of his own production. Tomatoes.—lt is a gratification to know j that whilst the fruit crop is in some measure a failure, tomatoes of a fine quality-are : abundaiit' and cheap. They are a wholsouie and nutri tious vegetable, and when carefully put up for winter use will supply the deficiency on the tum ble caused by the partial failure of our most valuable fruits. We intend this hint for house keepers generally. Percy County.—Tlio Democrats of Perry. on the IGIh inst., met in County Convention ai Bloomfield; and placed in. nomination tho fol lowing ticket Coiigms—Ciias. Ji T. M’lntirb. Assembly —John Hartziu.t.. Hugh Stuart, Commissioner— Bunj. F. Bivixoston, Direr tor of the Poor — John Kennedy. Au dilor—J os iah H . Ddnd A a . It gives ns great pleasure to place tho name ifCupt. John llabtzele at the head of our coi imns as one of the candidajea for Assembly for his District. We have known him long and well, ,and feel satisfiid. that in the event of his election—and of that there can be doubt what ever—he will make on honest, faithful and iri diistriousßepresentative. He is popular where ever known, and deserves to be, for a more up right man cannot he found within. the limits of “ hille Petry.” The Democracy of Cumber land can place implicit confidence in Capt. Hautzeli.. and we doubt not lie will receive the same hearty support that'our own immedi ate Representative. Hugh Stuart, receives. Nominated —The Democrolic County Con volition of York unanimously re-nominated .William 11. Welsh, Esq.. Editor Of the Gazelle, as a candidale for the State Senate..a post he has Hik'd with distinguished ability for the last three years—being speaker of the body during the session of 1858, CoNGRESSIONAI. CONFEREES.—TIIC C Oil gressipnal Conferees for this district, will meet at Bridgeport, this county, on Wednesday Sept. 1. at 10 o’clock. Country Bank Notf.s.—We learn that an arrangement will go into effect on the first of September, by which all tho notes of counlry Banks in good repute, east of the mountains, •will he taken on deposit by the various Banks of Philadelphia, and will hereafter lie sent ini- mediately home for redemption. The eflect of this movement will be. to induce the Bauhs of the interior, whose circulation goes beyond their immediate neighborhood to any considera b'c extent, to have a Bank of redemption in Philadelphia; A Coot. Spot.-- -On the morning of the 2-lt of July, a party at Mount. Washington, N. II found the thermometer 30 deg , and the moun tain tops white with snow. The pools of wa ter among the rocks were crusted wi h ice.— Some gentlemen mounted the roof of the hotel and saluted with snow halls some of the others, who had gone out of doors to see the sun rise. KP*lt is proposed to erect a monument.to Captain John Smith, of Jamestown, Va. If all the Johns will contribute, (he thing can be done without calling on outsiders. “HARD TIMES” AND THE TARIFF. ; , The mongrel opponcms of the Democratic j parly are in an ugly dilemna just now, says the i Bedford Gazette, . They are very, anxious' to make the tariff their principal hobby during the approaching campaign, but are a little afraid to do so on'account of their infidelity to tarift men, when they had the sway in Congress lin 1857. They are desirous of laying the 1 ‘hard limes” which we have recently had, to the charge of a low tariff; arid yet they arc fearful if they do it, the Democrats Will retort upon them that it was by their own act that the low 1 tariff of which’lhey would complain, was cstah- • fished.' Their recent support of Mr. Wii.mot, who according to the Whig presses in 1840, was the only “free-trade tory in-all Pennsylva nia,” also looms up. in evidence against their pretensions to, high-tariff-ism, and their nomi nation for Supreme Judge, of Jonx* SI. Reap, who signed a letter congratulating Sir. Dallas I oh his giving his casting vhte in favor of the reduction of the tariff of 1842, is a further bar rier to their progress on the hobby horse of “Protection.” With all these overwhelming facts afrayed against-them, they dare notopen ly advocate their high tariff doctrines, and therefore, in order to avoid - exposure by the Democratic press, they secretly scndi.out their minions to talk “tariff” to the laboring classes and covertly distribute documents, filled witli falsehoods concerning the principles and aims of the Democratic party. In this manner they seek to escape from the dilemma in which their inconsistent and vacillating policy, has placed them. They clandestinely charge that Demo cratic measures have been the cause of the pros tration of money matters, and when asked what measures, .they look shyly' about them and whisper, "(he reduction oj thclarvffl They dare scarcely speak it above their breath, for fear that some intelligent Democrat might over hcarand expose the insidious falsehood. .' But, was the reduction of the tariff the cause of the late distress in monetary affairs? Had it anythingwhateverto dowith .it? We say emphatically, no ! It was.the rbltcn and cor-, ■rupt.system of banking, sustained and perpetu ated by opposition legislation, connected with an ungovernable penchant for. speculation on the part of. our'pcople,- that lay at, the bottom of the panic which last fall shook* the world ot business to its centre.* Do we not* all know that there was no intimation of the storm until to Banks began to break ? Do we not a'l re- member that there was not a cloud in the finan cial sky, until the Ohio Trust Company - went by the board and the exhalations of its rotten ness darkened the hitherto unclouded horizon ? Ay, there was not a .whimper about “hard times” until the Banks and their kindred cor poration's shuftheir doors’in the faces of their creduore. All was prosperity until the pet in stitutions of Know Nothing atjd Abolition Leg islatures began to explode, and then -dismay and despair.reigned alone wheic.crstwilc manu facturers, trade, and all the atts ,ot .industry luurished ail'd prospered, Ami wlfiu hail the iai ifl to do with all this? Simply nothing at all. But, for the sake of arr gumenl, suppose it had ; Suppose that the fe* ilaction of thoitarifl by Congress in the winter of 1857. did allect our pecuniary affairs ; is, therefore, the Democratic party to be held re- sponsible for the influence supposcdto have beer ■CXcrted upon our financial matter:? by that re durjtion? Not by any, nieans. V The-,duties which Were reduced were those imposed by tire Democratic tariffof 1840. The Congress which made the reduction was the samo by which the Blade Republican,- Basks, was elected Speaker, and which was composed of a majority hf Op position members, whilst the bill' to lower the duty was introduced by Lewis D. CAMPUELb.a' I leading Black Republican, from Ohio- In fact, as everybody knows, who is acquainted with I the history of this reduction of the tariff, it was 1 a Black Republican measure and was lobbied through Congress by Black Republican wire pullers and corruption agents. Therefore, if the Black Republican argument that a low tariff has been the sole cause of the “hard times,” holds good, that party must bo held resposihle, bv virtue of their own declaration, for all the distress and calamity-that have resulted from lie late financial disaster. )Ve received the assurance,.'a few days ago; from a gentleman in whom we place, every confidence; that the editor of the Volunteer de sired to terminate the personal controversy be tween ns ; mid had aiitlioiized him to say that if we would forego any further reply, lie would publish, tins week, aii article, which should be satisfactory to us in every respect. On this ac count we have no reply.ld make to ,Hie editor of tlio Volunteer, and shall be very glad if a glimpse of returning reason will show him the utter folly ol continuing a contest so unprofita ble to the public,' and discreditable to tho par ties engaged in it .—Carlisle Herald of last week. We never authorized any gentleman to make any such contemptible proposition to the Herald. That is not our character—not our way of set tling with those who assail ns. When wo are wantonly attacked, we draw the sword of re taliation, and throw away the scabbard. Thai is the “ satisfactory” we give. But, a word in explanation. A number of the friends ot the editor of the Herald waited upon ns some time since, and told us Hve .were destroying Ids peace ol mind by onr strictures, and they heseeche.d us to desist. Wo answered them'that tho matter was entirely with.the ller uhl that if that paper would-cease its slanders we would have nothing to reply to. Wo told (hem also that if tho editor wished to act the partol an honorable, opponent, ho would take back the calumnies lie had promulgated against our official character j and if ho would do so, we would consider Ran act of justice, and reler to it and to the editor in a spirit of forgiveness and kindness. They assured u's this should be done. But, instead of this,'the Herald (in the extract above) would like to make it appear that wo are ready to beg its pardon if it “would forego any Inrtlier reply to us!” We tramp Hie imputation under our, feet. .As we litive said before, a personal controversy affords us no pleasure i but, much as we are lor peace’'with ail our cotempornries, we will never sue for it. We (eel onr ability to defend ourself against ail I assaults, come tioni what quarter they may. jj -y If you have any sore or painful disease, purchase a bottle of Du Vulls Galvanic Oil. Tt will give you relief m a few minutes. Two bot tles will euro the worst case of Piles, and three bottles will cure live cases out of sev.u of Rheu matism. B/7” There is only one objection to people who ‘-moan well,” and that is they never cap spare time to carry out their meaning. HIT’ Benjamin Franklin, Prof. Morse, and Cyrus W. Field were all born in the State of Massachusetts. CU.IIBERLIXD GO. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. , The Next Faiu.—We were about refer to the approaching Fair of the Cumberland Cdun ty> Agricultural Soctety, anil to the recent im portant improvements on the grounds of the Society* but our neighbor, the HeraMt has an ticipated us, and wp therefore adopt its remarks oh the subject." The Herald says: Our readers will observe that the Agricultural Fair of this county‘will be held on the 13th. 14th and 16th of October next, and wnl bo thc most attractive, as wo hope it will be the lar gest, lair that has yet been held in this county. During the past year, the society purchased . from Mr. Robert Noble an additional piece ol land, which wjll giyb them an enclosureof near ly ten acres. Mr. George W. Sheafter, the Treasurer of tfcftiociety, is now supermiemlmg the fitting.up of/he grounds for the tall Mee ting, and is making many judicious improve ments.. The trial course is very much enlarg ed, and is to be regularly graded, aflording am ple opportunity lor testing the speed or horses. Abou t a hundred for horses and the i same number for horned cattle are being croc ■ ted. sufficiently large, and well roofed ip pro . tcct the animals from the sun and rain : commo dious pens for sheep, hogs. will be erected along the south and east sides of the grounds, while the “ Mechanical IJUU/’ and other buil dings how occupying the centre will be appro priated ito the display of goods, fruits, domes tic and agricultural products, as well as agn cultual implements, that may require pro.ee lion from die weather. ‘ ... tl ■ These annual fairs arc so important to the agricultural and mechanical interests of the county that every one should fed it his dul} to contribute whatever may increase his repu tation, or give additional interest to the exhibi tion. , ~ Although called “agricultural meetings, j these exhibitions are of equal importance to the j mechanics, and as every facility is afforded for | the display of, goods of every description.,me- j chanics And it to.their interest to avail thenisel res of the advantage of Such a general advertisement, of their various lines of business. . The display of fruit this year cannot be very good, owing to a failure of the crops, but veg etables are plenty'.'ahd we may expect to sec sonic fine specimens. It is lb be hoped, also, that the ‘“Housewife’s Department,” will be amply stored with many articles, useful and ornamental., which their, lasle and’industry en ables them so well to accomplish-. Much de pends on the ladies, and as they have ample lime to prepare, wconay look for a tine display of their handiwork. A Son Murdered by his Father. A most revolting murder was committed at St. Mary’s Landing, id St. Genevieve county, Mo., on thelBth inst. John Schajf, a German, about sixty-years of age, deliberately shot and lied Jus own son, Henry Schajf, aged thirty- three. Some bad feeling appears to Imve exist ed between.the old-man and all the other hieuif 'lters' of the lainily, and the father had repeatedly reatenfed to shoot Henry ; but the, latter paid .tie attention to the threat.' On the lßrh insl. ry Shaef was at work in cleaning away the Ilem rubbish .from inside the mills ot the stoiie steam mill, which was burned down a short time since at that place. The old maircamet'o the place where the son was at work, in company with another German,'as'if To make an examination of the premises, so as to make sure work in killing his son. Ho • immediately returned-to Ilfs' house, only a short distance, and came with Ids shot gun and revolver, and, as Henry Shad was stooping dowirat work, the lather went to. the hole through which the shallot the enginu had worked, took'aim, and slot the son through the. hotly. A largC ball passed clear through the body, arid was flattened against the stone wall beyond. ,’ffeftry Slitcf fan about thirty feet and loed'oaMM.'iffAo-'h ol Caldwell & t'aina’a store, expreu in two minutes. More than a hundred-persons were within fitly feet, of the spot;atlhe'time; The wife of the dead man eauie running with her infant child,ill arms to the lifeless body ol her husband, utter ing tho most piercing* shrieks of grief, and the 'excitement among the , people was intense.— Jl-aiivwere for lianging John Slnef on thospot, but Better counsels prevailed, and he was com mitted to the St. Genevieve jail, as was also his wife, stepmother of the deceased, as acces sory before the fact.. Singular Prophecy, of Death.— Barnard Houseman, a well-known citizen of Cincinnati, died on Sunday . night. He- was .taken sick three weeks ago. and on-the first day said, "In 'threeweeks T shall die.” His, milkman was present, and told him he should not talk so.— He-asked the milkman what he would bet on ■ it, and after some, conversation it was agreed that if he died in three weeks .the milkman was to supplylhe family a year for nothing, and if not, double price was to be paid for the milk one year, this'was. done jestingly by the milkman, jir. Houseman insisted daily that ’he would die just at-the lime mentioned, and ; prepared Accordingly. His prophecy proved ■ true.. . Impoiiteu Houses;— Sis pure Arabian blood stallions were lately brought to New-York by Capt. Lane, who has been engaged in raising the sunken vessels in the harbor of Sebastopol. These animals cost slB'ooo. which is said to be less than their real .worth. They stand about 15 hands high, ate matched, and are pairs of dark bay, gray arid black.. Ihey are direct from the cavalry stables of the Russian iftnpcror. and Were raised expressly for him. The number of horses in the imperial stud is limited to 5.000’. and when it exceeds this num ber sales are made. . Of, this fact Capt. Earn* took advantage. . The stables of the Czar where these horses were kept and trained; are each twelve feet square, and in part form the outer wall of ah enclosure ten*miles long and live.milts wide. ' TllO Ctm'-r? Of this area is used for exercising horses, Not Very .Compimentahy.—Tlic Boston papers are very much dlssaiislk'd .with the Bn glish electricians at Trinity Bay. The Boston Journal says ‘’they seem, to bo an arrogant, self conceited, self opinionated clique, with the genuine old fushionalbo John Bull prejudices against Yankees and Yankee inventions.”- The gist of the complaint appears to be that the English electricians nppoiitted by the- English stockholders, who own the great portion.of the cable, are not disposed io be dictated to by tlic American stockholders, or willing to allow them more than their just share of direction.— In this probably they' act, under instructiitn of their employers. The conmtenlstof the Join nal would imply that there has been a rupture between the English and the American mana ging agent. . . . ITT” Gen. Win. Lir.gan Gaither, a distinguish ed citizen of Maryland, resident in Monlgnm" ery county, died at Berkely Springs, bn Mon day last; He has long been hi public life, and vas wSU known throughout the Sialc ns a gen tleman of fine tnlenis, a high sense of honor, and sterling integrity. jl Word from an Old Line Whig.,' Hon. Josiah Randall, of Philadelphia, an old line Whig and for many years the ardent sup porter ot Clay, was one of the many friends of the Kentucky statesman who rallied’ with the Nalio’nal Democracy.in '56, in,supportofßuch anan. The following letter from, him will ex plain itself Philadelphia, Aug. 9,1858. To the Editor op the N- Y. Herald:—. A letter, published in your pnper on the all in stant, dated at Saratoga Springs, states, among the arrivals at that place—“Josmh IlandalKone of the Pennsvlvanin OM Line Wing supporters of Mr. Buchanan, who would have prefened to go to China” ' ,■ . • This is one of those flippant remarks m use. or rather abuse, of which some of the corres pondents of the press are m the habit of indulp ing themselves, without any knowledge ol the matter of which they write. Iho inuendo that I desired the mission to China, or any other mission, has not even the semblance of truth. In the community in which I live such a state ment would be laughed at for its absurdity; but I have friends at a distance who have not the means of knowing the truth. . A short lime after the clectiOH of Mr. Buch anan, in' accordance with an invitation from that gentleman, I visited him at Wheatland. I had a full interchange of opinions, with him on the subjects connected with his coming admin istration, in the course of which I staled that I neither desired, nor would accept of. any np pomtment under him ; ancf.frdm that position I have never yet moved. Tt is‘ well known that for some years past I have had. and still hove, judiciary interests under my care which would prevent my acceptance of any office, cither abroad or at home. . • The measures of Mr. Buchanan’s administra tion have received my most cordial support. In the recent diplomatic discussion with Great Britain he has exhibited himself as a dignified and conservative statesman, and shown ‘that a great nation can be conciliatory without lor* feiting.its self respect, and he has placed his country before the world in an altitude that challenges eMlhor criticism or rebuke. I also approve of the course of Mr. Buchanan in relation to the Lecofnpton Constitution of Kansas, with a single qualification that I never would, have accepted ol any compromise or modification of the principles laid down by him in his message to Congress on that subject. But he has stood by the rights of the south and steadfastly defended them throughout the whole contest. It is time our Northern friends should know that no other. Administration of the gov ernment will preserve our Union. So Mr. Buchanan shall preserve this attitude I, will adhere to him and no longer. 1 have no favor to ask of him; my motives are entirely impersonal, and I am governed, by the desire alone to perpetun'e the peace and prospe rity of our common country. JOSI All. RANDALL. Wno Own' the Atlantic .Telegraph.— The projectors of the Atlantic telegraph enter prise are-now the principal owners. They are Cyrus W. Field, Peter Cooper, Moses : Taylor, Marshall 0- Roberts,.and Chandler White, all of New York. Each of these parties have $lOO,OOO invested in, the enterprise, and one or two of them even more. Willi these-gentlemen are associated ■ David Dudley Field, S. F.* • 8., Morse and others who have 1 contributed large ly to the final success of the experiment, but are not so extensive holders of stock. There ■arc other panics, too, in this country whose means are involved to a,greater or. less extent. Out no where equal to those whoso names are mentioned above. A large share of the stock is owned in England, but these arc the principal American owners. Simon Points Down.—The N. Y. Herald ,/ora time held the glittering bait of the Presi dency before the eager eyes of Cameron, only to break the words of promise to his hopes. Gen. Scott is now the nian of the Herald ; yet the hero of a thousand Tights may be obliged,to make way to morrow for some other Candidate. Wo believe, by general consent, the Herald has been pet mined to name the man who succeeds to the Presidential chair, and leave to National Conventions the mere details of the campaign. It is scarcely possible for the Herald to miss it, as it names every man at all likely to be con sidered, and when nominated, demands tiibute for its prophecy. Sagacious Ileiald ! ’ Slander — lts Fatal Effects; —The New York Daily News is in informed that Branch published in the Alligator, some lime since, a slanderous and false story concerning a young jady of that city—daughter of a clergyman ~ who had spent some months in Europe. The libel was brought to the knowledge of the lady by some injudicious friend. She was in very delicate health, and the suffering it caused her snapped the springs of life in a few days. She died another victim to the foul powder. "Whose edge is sharper than the sword ; Whoso longue oulvenoms, all the works of .. Nile.” [C?* A woman is said to have been the cause of the protracted war between the Sioux and Chippewas. The two tribes were formerly friendly and at peace with each other, until, a rupture -.ook place at Yellow Lake; on the St. Croix. There as the story goes, the tribes met for a tetcateie. and.-when they came to sepa rate. the wife of a noted Chippewa Chief went oil with a Sioux. The Chippewa followed and overtook them, and killed the guilty pair.whom ho foujid sitting side by aide. The friends of the Sioux avenged his death, and there has been war ever since. . . [ty The M'Kean County Bank, we leant by the Potter County Journal, gave up the ghost a few days ago! The cashier decamped with 871.000 ,’of its funds, was arrested in New York, and committed in default of bail. The bills of (lie bank have been thrown out in New York. Mr. Kingsbury, its president, says the Journal, will secure the holders of its issue against loss, being able and willing to do so. A Tough Stouv.—One of onr exchanges, al luding io the swarms of grasshoppers in the lower counties,.tells the following“ The train oh ihe Chester Valley Railroad was i dually slopped by these pests one day last week!— They become so plenty upon the line of the rails that thousands of ihem were crushed, so completely greasing the wheels that the train lost headway. Who ever heard of a similar in stance?'” We never did that’s certain ! The Thicks of Trade —The A 'em York News says:—“A friend-informs ns that he yesterday purchased some beautiful red and ap parently lipc peaches from a fruit seller oppo site the Post, Office, and that on peeling them found them perfectly green, the seller having mg painted the skins red in order to make them seasonable. Very Sudden Death —On Wednesday eve ning last, Mr. George Shank, of Perry town ship. Montgomery county, Ohio, after eating a hearty supper, threw himself upon his bed, and in a few momenta was a corpse. He was only 87 years of age. Republicans and Free-Trade. The Republicans arc trying to catch votes by professing to favor, a protective Tariff, flow consistent they are! -In Massachusetts they elected two free Trade U. S. Senators in place ofTarifl men—one in New York—one or two in lowa—one in Illinois—oho in Wisconsin—, —one or two iff Ohio—yet they favor protec tion ! In this State last full, they ran Wiljiot, a Free Trade man,- for. Governor. Now they have John M. Read, a free trade man, at the head of their ticket, find Jet they pretend to be for protection ! In, 184 G, John M. Read, and other leading Free Trade men of Philadel phia, WROTE A LETTER TO GEO. M DAL LAS, CONGRATULATING HIM-FOR HAV ING VOTED FOR THE TARIFF OF ’46! Great friends'of Protection,'surely! Singular Fatai.itv.— The Media, Del. Co. Advertiser says :—We arc pained to announce tire death of Evan E-; Green. late of this county, and to rccortl the singular misfortunes of his family. Six or eight months ago he was sur rounded by a .line family in Thornbnry, con-, sistingof a wife and five children. • The latter were taken with the scarlet fever, and died in quick succession, with the exception of one, a little girl. These bereavements caused sickness in the mother, and directly afterward she died. Mr. Green then sold out, and with some four or (ivc thousand dollars, emigrated to Kansas, in tending to make the territory his permanent home! He was there but a month when he was taken ill with something like the cholera, and on last Saturday, a telegraphic dispatch was received, announcing his death, and the.-fact lhal his body had been sent here for burial, This is a sad history, condensed in a brief, pe riod. , ffj- The Cherbourg' Works, ihc completion of which the French and English monarohs are celebrating, are marvels of engineering skill. The breakwater is 12,000 feet long between the arms which enclose Cherbourg . roads. At the bottom of the water, (.averaging about 35 feet,) its base is 310 feet in brcadih, while it rises to tins height of 22 feel above low water mark, with a' top width of 103 feet The great basin will have capacity for containing twenty ships of-the-line. There are two other basins,- with room each for ten ships-of thcjinc. A ast mag azines line the banks, and workshops of every character for constructing and titling but ships of war. Every rock in the roadstead is a for tress, and the breakwater bristles witli balier ies. A great semi-circular fortress faces the sea. ’The works are guarded by twenty forts and redoubts, and an amount of camion never before united for the defence of one place. Mil itary engineers pronounce,Cherbourg.impregna ble. „ ■■ The Joiix Hancock Mansion luxmisa .ted, —One of the most, interesting,features ol the recent Atlantic. Telegraph celebration at Boston, says the Boston Herald, was the {.lumi- nal ion of the old Joint Hancock Mansion, on. Beacon, street. ;Tho old gentleman (nephew., of the Revolutionary patriot) who now owns and Occupies the' premises, gave directions that in honor Of the event even lire ‘ 'lightning rods, planted by Franklin ‘himself on his mansion, should afford some indications of the joy univer-, sally felt oi> the accomplishment ol this great undertaking. The mansion was illuminated from live tUior to the atlie, and the same can dlesticks were used which were employed to celebrate the'establishment of penec-in 1785, in 1815, and the introduction of Cochilualc watet hi. 1818., ■ --, , The News .prom Europe.—The S.camship Anglo Saxon, with three days later news from Emope, has arrived'at •Quebec. The steam ships Canada, North American, and Kangaroo had arrived tmt. The Atlantic cable (ever was .very-prevalent throughout Europe.- The hist regular message from Trinity Bay reached A al entia 6u the 9th. The shares of the company were quoted at £9oo'. -Queen -Victoria''and Prince Albert had gone to Prussia., The Lon don Times favors the annexation of Mexico to the United S.alcs.' The steamship Great Eas tern’is to be sold at auction.' The Cherbourg fetes were concluded. There is some further interesting news froth India and China. True.'— Every, day wo live.snya an exchange' we are morc'than ever convinced that , nine tenths of the misfortunes which attend human ity are self-inflicted. ■ People jump olf railroad cars while in motion : go bathing in deep wa ter when-they cannot swim ; imbibe spirituous liquois and meet will) accidents ; expose them selves, regardless of prudence, and suffer all manner of most evil consequences, which a -lit tc fore-thought would, in most eases, have averted. People know very well that a viola-, tion of the common law involves a penalty, and yet. utterly ignore the fact that nature is still more inexorable than the legislature, and visits with corresponding punishinfin.ta_cy.ery trans gression of her laws. Fond op Music. —A novel feature in the re cent Atlantic Telegraph cable celebration, at Syracuse, N. Y., was the array-of fifteen huge locomotives, of the Central Railroad, w*ilh their bells ringing, and blazing lamps, ranged on the track, in the heart of (he city , all gaily decora ted, and at intervals making ibe very welkin ring with the shrill screams of their brazen, whistles. Suave Stampede.—Four slave men, two be longing to Joseph 0. Pancake, Esq., and two to Air. Michael Miller, escaped from the South Brunch in Hampshire comity .Va., on Saturday nigiil last, taking with them four horses, tlm properly of Mr. Pancake Parties are in pur suit of them. The homes were found in a fluid near Cresnptown, Md. Another Blank—An individual in T?cw York, who drew the eighth of thirty three thousand dollars in a lottery- cannot make the concern pay up, . When a few more, silly fel lows arc “taken in" in the same manner, this species of gambling and trickery will ho lyss patronised. *' Expressive— Columbus, Ky., must bo a hard place. An old funner, who had been bad ly Swindled there, said of it—-if the angel Ga briel happens to light at Columbus, there’ll be no resurrection, for they ’ll swindle him out of his trumpet before he can make a single loot! CP” It is estimated that there .are 103,000,- 000 laying lien's in this country ; of which Ally million lay one egg a day throughout the yean. This would give an annual crop of 18,250,000, 000 eggs, and those ’at eight cent* a dozen; would bo worth $151,000,600. In's Telegraph Dkjlonsxuatios Our ex changes from all parts of the Union teem wL' articles, in relation to the Atlantic Telegranh The success"6f the great achievement has E iv ,1 j rise to unwonted enthusiasm. Every o the' topic seems to be forgotten for the time.- monsti-ations have taken place in all our lead ing cities, and oven the smallest villages ha * 1 manifested tjieir feelings in some approp r i a (° | way. Similar outpourings, as we doubt i,J: f have occurred on the other side of the Adn c ’ 1 The two,nations have thus at the same lnoh!to. 1 been giving ntterance to kindred diffeicnt sections Of the world, In ! KT A terrible tragedy was enacted at D ✓ Creek, California, on the 2(1 ot } n \y, A MoMurtha and his brother owned atpeaiw w there, which was “Jumped” by twelve mcn.l Oh the 2d instant, the jumpers entered a tu nm \ on the vein, barricaded the month 0 f itwllfr pine logs, and declared they would kill th e first'man who should throw any dirt into tin, tunnel. Dr. McMurlha threw a shovel full 0 f dirt in the tunnel, and forthwith one of the junipers shot , him dead with a rifle. There upon the surviving brother drew his revolver and fired all the charges, then taking the revol ver from the dead body of his . brother and fired all its charges into the twelve. The result was that" four were killed and seven wounded. Mr, loMnrlha gave himself up to the officers of aw, and after an examination ho was'held to taye acted justifiably and was discharged. 117” Tlio retired physician, “whose sands of life” have been running out for several }-ta n past, lias turned up in an advertisement in tlio London journals. “Wishing to do as nmcii good ns possible,” and being interrupted hero in'his benevolent design by Mayor Tiemaminnd tlie post office authorities, he has exported Ills ‘.‘sands of lifu” to the British islands, where, probably, they will “run” as long as ho finds ii profitable fo keep them .running. Ax Expensive Juc op Whiskey.— I The court at Burksyille, Ky., recently g'ave.i rcr. diet against the owner of ndialilleiy for thetbl ue of.a negro tnan, for having sold the black » jug of whiskey, on which the slave became in toxicated; and was in consequence drowned in altemptiiig'to. sivim on horseback a swollen creek. This verdict, it is thought, will bureau important influence in arresting the sale of whiskey to slaved. , K7”A soldiei at Lucknow, Indin, digging among some .mbbisli, threw i;p a dirty- looking box, that be was about to cover up again ili his search for more valuable plunder, but..conclu ded to. open it, when to his astonished eyes wtfre revealod.il collection of rubies, diamonds other precious stones o( the value ,ol 100,000 roubles. is stilled that -Hie pyop'e oftlio city of t. Loudbn sent by post 32,000,000 more letters | •ti ing the last ten .years than all the peoploof || .1% lUU HIOl; »>-ii V• 10 United Slides, although; the population of JiAt country is ten times .greater. 01 Hn -950,000,000 letters posted in London, mow tlmh 400,000,000 were for circulation within the , The net pecuniary proli t derived by Spain 'from the possession .ot Cuba is $5,000,000 per yhar. The.whuuValso furnishes an asylum fur office seclicrs, a class as.numerous in'Sjw*'* America, The tf ‘ old Spanish wolf?? «IJJ sell out to us lor SUOOjOOthtft/O. • r iXy- Gen. Quitman, in. 182 S, married Miss "Eliza Turner, the only daughter of Henry Tur- ner. Esq., of Virginia, and nice to Chancellor Turhbr, of Mississippi. Mss, Qnitmiui still sur vives liini, with an interesting family, consist ing of one soil and-five daughters,, C 7” General Cass, Secretary of State, is,ira inensely rich—worthTaoni four to five millions of ydollars. The management of his vast eslals isfn the hands of his son-in-law, Mr. Ledyanl of Detroit. , - • 03?- Tlio “daily'papers” aro rather hard »p or telegraphic: despatches, and continues to chronicle regularly the movements of Gmml Walker, of Nicaragtid notoriety. Wnlbf " coming north. ■ The value of the coal annually ari |Cll *this country is nearly equal to the yearly P TO (luctiqit of gold in California and at thei<H‘3e D rate of increase, the coal crops will soon be o greater, value K 7" Governor Packer and fatmly. ate noirA’* siding in the Executive mansion the State, which they took possession of W week lor the first time-. U2?”At Port Carbon, Schuylkill county, on Monday week, a man named Patrick Kem]iton, choked to death while eating his hi-eakfnst from a piece of moat sticking in his throat.' O” Attorney General Black has left "as!j ington and gone to Somerset county, Priinsv vania, to rusticate with his family for a coup f of weeks. Mr. McCalmont will attend business during his absence. Mr. J- B- n ' Private,Secretory of: President Buchanan, gone to Lake George, to spend a few wee ' s O’ Owing to the alarming accounts re«> vt of the prevalence of yellow fever at Char a S. -C-i-thc New York Health Saturday formally declared that P' infected pen. i _____ Poisoned d* Feiot/or of Prescott and Helen morninS last,'after an illness of nrc . sioned by swallowing phospln*^ KT-ln Virginia, It is all“' u<l ! (ho penitentiary the, thU' n . imc ,i to quit tho inslltmhm. A )is pc : oiishtp, lately there, flnds httuself «>> dicumeut. tEP* The Frederick (Sid.) Herald ” sale of three slaves in that count' (1 , One aged about IT years, l ’ to " g, ‘ )M ' al ,d 1 11 other about, 15 years of otlui? about Bor 0-3’crfp ol ag°> $ J ’ Missouri Election.— : According Louis Republic, ihw innjority o* j ate eK* (ion Domoonita, in Missouri, At t lO tiun, was not loss timn 20,00.0 , ■ atC'i- l; 0> There is said to he a time P ICCC ■ o li j\ lon, N. ,Y.. over two hundred y c brought over by the crlubraled V :r ■ **• , 1 nry~ A New Z'calnnd CliiuC iiiainta 1116 ltl r, Imd a good title to bis land, . having cft \ owner. I Q. l
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