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AMERICAN VOLUNTEER.
JOHN B. BIiITTOS. Editor & Proprietor;
" GARMSLE.'pA., XQV. 4. I^sB.
Thanksgiving Day.— Goy. Packer has np
pointed Thursday, the 18lh of November, as a
day of Thanksgiving throughout the Common
wealth. ■
' "WEsfEnS Land xor Saix.— ln another col
umn will be found an advertisement offering tor
sale or exchange, 2500 acres of land in Illinois,
lowa and Missouri. The land has been careful
ly selected, and is of fine quality, and worthy
the attention of those who intend to move west.
Feesii Groceries. —By reference to our ad
vertising columns it will be seen that Mr. J. AV,
Eby, has received a fresh supply of Groceries,
'll'is not necessary for us to £; puff” Mr. Buy,
for it is well known that ho keeps the best arti
cles that can bo obtained in his line of business.
Try them and judge for yourselves.
Sugars. —The best and largest assoilment of
Sogars to be found in our town, can bo seen and
had of our neighbor Isnorr, at his extensive
Grocery store. A sample of these superior Sc
gars—manufactured and imported by Mr. Honx.
Cab non, of Marietta, was placed upon our fa
ble a lew, days since,and we feel no hesitation*
in pronouncing them superior in flavor to any
we have ever “ puffed.”
TuAXKSOivrsa Seeuoss.—The pastors of the
various Christian congregations in onr town will
deliver sermons on Thanksgiving Day appropri
ate to tho occasion, In accordance with the
Gubernatorial recommendation.’ We presume
our citizehs -generally, “setting, aside bn that
day all worldly pursuits,” will assemble in the
different places consecrated to religious wor
ship, and unite in praising God from whom all
blessings flow.
Dedication. — We are informed that the new'
Methodist Church, on the corner of West and
Pomlret streets,.will be dedicated to tlie
of God, on Sunday, the 14th .Inst. Eminent
will ho present. The church is a
' Boautiful'stfucturc—worthy to he a “ model for
such,buildings. We have seldom scon an edi
fice of this kind so completely up to pur taste.
Cobn' Husking —The farmers are now bu
sily employed in husking their corn, and they
certainly are having magnificent weather for
that work. , The crop in these parts may be
said to be good, though there are some c-sccp
UODS.
Fateonize Youe Own.— No one should ever
go abroad for what they can purchase at home.
Home mechanics are always safe to trade with,
because wo know them. The safest place for
children' is the roof-tree of their paternal home.
So with ■ everything else. Home-products are
the best- But in nothing is it more important
to look after home than selecting your reading
matter. Do not send to .cities for your newspa
pers, but first encourage those published in your
locality. City papers are all well enough in
their places, but they cannot pay attention to
yonr local matters. But by all means take your
comity paper, whatever you do, and, advertise
in it,‘for business is more inspired by a know
ledge of what is buylhg and selling than by any
other cause.' .A. man who hasn’t local pride and
public spirit enough to give adefpiate support
to .bis local-paper isn’t very likely, bn the whole,
to do much good to himself or anybody else
either.
. I’ll Call Abound and Pa y. —What a world
of wools contained in. these few words to the
poor artiziin or mechanic.! .“I’ll call around
and pay,” says the rich man to avoid (ho trou
ble of going to the desk to get the necessary .
funds, and the poor mechanic is obliged fo go
homo to disappoint his'workmen and all who
depend upon , him for their duo. It is an easy
matter to work—the only real glory in this life
is an independent idea of being able fo sustain
yourself by the labor of yo.ur own hands, and it
may easily bo imagined what crushing force
there is in “I’ll call around and pay” to the la
bbring man who depends upon that pay for sub
sistence. If 'those who could would pay at
once, it would place hundreds and thousands in
a condition to do likewise, aril prevent much
misery and distress.
Challenged. —Hecnan has challenged Mor
rissey for another fight for So .000 a side, to
take place in. four or six months from the first
deposit. - tie says if Morrissey does not accept
this challenge he will whip him every time he
Sgicets him.
Gov. Denver has written a farewell letter
to the people of Kansas on resigning the Gover
norship..; ■ He discourages the formation of a
State. Government in the present straitened
state of finances. ■ .
.Eottery Schemes. —Many complaints reach
ns weekly, of .theloltery dealers in the South
ern Stales, who persist in forwarding lottery
schemes to our citizens. There are very jew
persons who are willing to be duped by snob
transparent humbugs, and we advise.our Sputh
crnTricnds to keep their documents at honje,
and not sondthem liere, where they will uot'be
appreciated.'
Treaty with China. —The Washinglon
correspondent of the New York Times slates
that despatches received at the State Depart
ment contain the intelligence that the Emperor
of- China has ratified the treaty with this gov
ernment, and also with England, France and
Rustia. The Tribune’s letter says a special
messenger will bo dispatched i immediately to
China, to exchange ratifications of the new
treaty. Mr. Reed’s request for a recall will be
granted, and he will return during the coming
winter.
03?” Great excitement exists in Peoria, 111.,
on account of-the failure of Messrs. Curtiss &
Co., bankers,of that city. The mob threatens
the banking bouse and private residences of the
firm, and the military have been notified to be
in readiness in case of an attack.
“The Camels are Coming.” —The.New
Orleans (La.) Picayune states that 120 camels
hhd arrived'off the South Pass, and had been
ordered to Galveston, Tdka's. They are impor
ted by the Federal government,in consequence
of the success of former experiments.
i£7- The Missouri steamer Emma was robb
ed, a short time since, on her trip from Jeffer
son City to St. Joseph, M0,,.0f $2OOO, by the
U. S. Mail Agent on board the boat. He is
quite a young man, the son of a widow of re
spectability, living ih the interior of the State.
KIT” The Petersburg (Ya.) Press, of Monday,
announces that the Uon. S. Clement, M. 0. late
ly wounded in a duel with Mr. Wise, is lying
in-a very, critical condition-.
PERRY MUSTY DEMOCRAT.
The, editor of the Perry County Democrat
appears to be in a very bad humor of late, and
in the last number of his delectable sheet he de
votes a ■column anda half of abuse tons. Ueis
very indignant—poor little fellow —because we
had intimated that hel had been practicing a
“fast-and-loose”game in reference to the Con
gressional question. We repeat our intimation,
and now put it in plain language— JoilJf A.
Magee was the enemy of Mr. MTxtire at
Bridgeport, and was so regarded by every man
■oh the ground, Mr. MTxtire himself included.
He did say, in our presence, that MTufniE
would be defeated by 1000 majority in Perry
county, if ho received the nomination. Other
men from Perry (Mr. Magee's 1 particular
friends) repeated the language daily and hourly.
We knew then that Magee was attempting to
deceive Mr. M'lntire, by pretending friendship
and meaning peifidiousness, and wesoon ascer
tained that that gentleman understood him and
regarded him as an enemy, and cautioned his
friends accordingly.
Notwithstanding the ill-humor of oiir little
friend, there is stillsome fun in him. For in
stance, he says that we knew.that a majority of
the Democrats of Cumberland desired the nomi
nation of a Perry county man for Congress, and
that they were displeased with us for support
ing Dr. Ann ! That is funny, and is Mageeisii
all over. Because we, in our capacity as Con
feree, obeyed the instructions of our County
Convention, we displeased those who instructed
us ! And because Dr. Am, carried this county
unanimously, we should have been convinced
that our people “desired the nomination of a
Perry county man Logical conclusions, truly!
Again, the editor deals in badinage, when he
says that to us more than any other man in the
district is the defeat of Mr. Fisher attributable!
Really, the editor is a wag, notwithstanding he
is very awkward in his expressions. We can
only answer this boyish twaddle by pointing
to the vole Cumberland gave our candidate, and
ask a comparison with the vote he received in
Perry. Cumberland is the only county in the
District that acted honestly toward Mr. Fisher.
and yet we are to be held accountable for his
defeat, and that too by the very man- who did
defeat him!
It is not our purpose to hold a controversy
with Mr. Magee, His course as an editor of
late, has been so imprudent and reckless, that
it is difficult to tell what ho is driving at. A
few months since he took it into his head to
attack the National administration, and to put
tip'his opinions against those of the Democracy
of Perry. For this ho and his paper came very
near being read out of the party, by a Perry
t’ounty Convention. But he promised to mend
his ways, and the Democrats of Perry were
lenient with him. He soon forgot his promises,
however,,and, pending the nomination fora
Congressman, he again preached up disorganir
zal ion, and advised the Democrats of Perry to
let the election “go by default 1 ’ .rather than
support a Citizen of Cumberland or York coun
ty. When such advice is given by the Demo
cralio paper of. Perry to its party friends, of
course a crushing defeat is sure to follow. Mr.
Jcnkin, if he is the kind-hearted inan we be
lieve him to be, should use every effort to have
Mr. Magee retained in the petty clerkship he
holds in the House of Representatives a! Har
risburg, for the course of the Perry County
Democrat, more than all othercauses combined,
gave him his majority in Perry.
But enough. We feel no desire to “be down”
on Mr. Magee, as he appears to imagine, for
he has been “down” on himself of late to such
a degree, as to excite our pity.- He occupies a
most unenviable position, and is universally re
garded a disofganizer by his own party in Perry.
When the Democrat was conducted by the late
udge Stroop, Perry gave 800 Democratic ma-
jority-now she gives the saine majority, but to
Hie Opposition party ! And yet the ma%who
has been the causeof all this, has the impudence,
to talk to us about our “actions,” and attempts
to dictate to the party who shall and who shall
not be selected as candidates! We hope he is
convinced by this time, that, so far as Cumber
land is concerned, we disregard his threats, and
laugh his impotent malice to scorn.
Fboji California. —By the arrival of the
steamer St Louis, at New York, we have Cali
fornia dates to the sth instant. The St. Louis
brings one million and a half in specie. Like
ourselves, the Californians went into ccslacics
at the “successful” completion of laying the
Atlantic cable. Over six hundred persons had.
returned to San Francisco from Frazer river
no doubt disgusted with their want of success.
The lion. D. C. Broderick left San Francisco on
the 30th ult, for Washinglon, tin the Plains
A number of his political friends chartered a
steamer and accompanied him as far as Benicia.
News from Oregon confirms the report of a bat
tle having been fought with the Indians.- Two
hostile chiefs were ’captured and shot by the
United Stales troops.
031” A singular trial has just been concluded
dt Pittsburg. Some time ago a slave, who call
ed himself George W. Ferris, ran away from
Tnscumbia, Alabama. Ferris was So white that
one not knowing him would not suspect bis lid.
ving negro blood in him. He -went to Pitts
burg, where be passed off for a white man,
worked at bis trade—which was that of a brick
layer—and married a White woman, by whom lie
had one child. A whifo raim named George
Shaw, also a bricklayer, iirrived at Pittsburg,
and having known FerrisAf Tuscumbia, recog
nized him. He informed bis master of it, and
then enticed Ferris lo Kansas, where ho was ar
rested us a fugitive from Alabama, and taken
back to his owner. Shaw was tried last week
at Pittsburg and convicted o( kidnapping.
Sentenced. —Mrs. Gardner, convicted of
murder in the second degree lor poisoning her
husband, late Postmaster of Hinghnro, Mass.,
has boon sentenced to the House of correction
for lito.
[Cs~ An exchange says there is a great de
mand for women in Oregon. Oregon isn’t the
only place they are scarce. Ladies are the rule
now-a days—women the exception.
0“ It is stated that in compliance with the
urgent representation of Secretary Casa, a num
ber of- tlie national ships will be recalled from
distant foreign service to strengthen the Home
Squadron, with reference to our Mexican rela
tions.
Jy’A letter from Geauga county, Ohio,
states that an epidemic dysentery has raged
among young children in that section, ravaging
every homo and proving generally fatal. In the
town of Chcsttr, it is stated, but few infants
have been spared by the pestilence.
Prospects of Hie Democracy.
Ad tho course of an able article on tho “Con
gressional Elections at tho North,” the South
says f-r” But let the present state of things bo
what it tnay, the .prospects of tho Democratic
party of the Union will not greatly suffer in any
event. TheSe elections over, the Kansas diffi
culty \vili be at an end. There will he no dis
cordant element in tho way of tho perfect co
opefdtion of all sections of the party in the.
next Presidential election. On the other hand,
tho disorganization of the Opposition will be
come every day more intense and impractica
ble ; the chances of an effective coalition will
constantly diminish, in proportion to tho in
crease of candidates and the multiplication of
irreconcilable issues. Tho most determined of
the Republicans will adhere to the anti-slavery
article of their creed, to the bitter end; but the
occasion for its immediate application past,'and
tho excitement subsided, the conservative por.
tion of the parly will begin to reflect upon the
ultimate consequences of such a purely section
al movement. Republicanism will appear in the
nest Presidential canvass as fiercely sectional
as ever, blit with.such diminished proportions,
as to render it powerless for mischief. The
“ Americaus” will doubtless preserve their or
ganization, unless, meantime, they become
merged in the controlling element of the Oppo
sition. In either event, the position and prbs %
pcctsbf tho Democracy will bo tho same. TVo
shall be victorious in 1860, whatever the char
acter of the Opposition; and, for our part, we
care not how. soon they combine their scattered
forces.”
FAIL.
. Summer, with its bright, warm days and
cloudless skies, has once jnore passed from us,
and joined in the swift current of the past.
The many hours of pleasure that we have been
permitted to enjoy during its brief visit, causes
a pang of sadness to well up in our bosom as we
beheld its last hours disappear from us. It has
carried with it its casket of perfumes, and gath
ered up its scattered jewels, and borne them off
in triumph to some far distant land. The eve
ning zephyr sighs o’er itsdeparture.and breathes
in sweet, soft whispers a passing dirge.
But Fall follows in its wake.and bids usview
the 'beautiful in Nature, ere old Winter’s icy
fingers' have, passed over the scene. It tells us,
in glowing language, of its thouSand-nnd
one beauties,—its gorgeous sun-sets, tinging
with purple and gold the leavGS”bf - the forest,
capping with its rich mellow light the thousand
hills, and bespangling with diamonds a thou
sand streams. It pictures to.us.lhe beauties of
an Autumn sky,—how the Great Master has
penciled and mapped out the dark blue dome of
heaven, and how beautifully he has blended to
gether the shades of evening with the hours of
departing day. ■ It-tells us to observe the fall
ing leaf—how, after it has fittingly fulfilled its
mischief, and . added beauty to the grove and
forest, it withers and decays, and finally falls
again to the parent earth. It tells of the lovely
Indian summer, when the field and forest are
dressed in robes of beauty, and nature itself
smiles upon the scene.
We have now earnestly entered into the com
pany of Fall, wiih whom we must hold converse
during the few remaining days allowed us, ere
we are introduced to stern, bid winter, who,
wrapped in his mantel of snow, breathes with
"icy breath a cbld, cold welcome. What It chil-
lincss creeps oyer us while we are in his pres
ence, and how seemingly cheerless are this old
man’s looks when seated on his throne. Alrea
dy the nights .are growing long, ahd the damp
night-air whispers to us‘that Fall is heye, and
bids us give a look to oar, wardrobes Ip see if
they are in order for use when the winter season,
arrives. Soon will the bright sparkling" fire
prove acceptable, and the accustomed routine of
evening amusements break in upon us, for tho’
we have only advanced a few weeks into the fall
season, it, like the Summer, will soon pass away
forever.
The Atlantic Cable FiTaud. —The Phila
delphia Evening .drgm says: “The admission
is at last reluctantly made by the New York
no message has ever been transmit
ted through the medium of the-Atlantis Tele
graph. The whole,thing turns out to boa
humbug, if not a premeditated fraud. Mr.
Cyrus W. Field, who was a few weeks ago
looked upon as a veritable lion, turns out to be
an animal of a totally different description. As
soon as the shares of the , Company were bub
bled up to tho proper altitude by the general
tom-foolery of tho public celebrations, be took
good cure to sell out his stock, and resign bis
situation as Director of the company. Instead,
therefore, of being considered an availableoan :
didato for the next Presidency, by those who
had more enthusiasm than common .sense, ho
bids far, if justice is done in the premises, to
boa" candidate for a very different situation.
The credulous public, which has run mad
with excitement over tho Atlantic cable, will
now have ample time to reflect upon the egre
gious folly wliieh has made us.ja Jpiigluog stock
to the whole civilized world.
How the Champion Looks. —The Buffalo
Express says:—“We had an interview with
Morissey last evening at his rooms at the In
ternational HotclT"He -presents one of tho most
splendid spcciincfik of physical developement we
ever witnessed, and fully justifies the confi
dence and encomiums of his friends. Every
muscle, even down to the ends of his toes, has
been brought out and hardened like iron. The
rumors of his terrible punishment are not strict
ly true. With tho exception of his left eye
which is closed, and badly, inflamed, he bears
no serionus marks of tho encounter. As in the
case of Heenan, his body is free from bruises,as
is also the case with the top of his head upon
which he received the blow of his opponent.
Morrissey is only 27 years of age, is six feet in
height, and weighs 175 pounds. His fists are
as smooth as a woman’s, while the muscles of
his arms and legs are like so many bundles of
lightning rods.”
Morrissey says he shall never enter the ring
again.
The Comet —Air Adieu.'— Tho Comet has
crossed the tropic of capricorn. It has now
turned tail” to us and will not visit this neigh
borhood again for many centuries to come.—
We therefore bid the illustrious stranger an af
fectionate and final farewell! * , .
Queer Taste.— A son of Hon. A. O'; Tal
bott. M. 0., of Kentucky, has made his debut
m the ring as clown. The family is one of the
proudest and wealthiest familes in Kentucky.
I Exchange Paper.
We do not see anything particularly queer in
this. Members of Congress play the clown in
the National ring at Washington, and why may
not their sons emulate them in the saw dust cir
cle ?
Tbc Pmldent’s Proclamation.
With that promptness which hog characterized
every act of the present Administration, Mr:
Buchanan has issued his proclamation against
the contemplated filibustering movement of
Walker and his abettors against the govern
ments of Central America. The President
speaks plainly ifi regard to the wrong.and fol
ly of suchjx movement, and declares, in terms
not to be misconstrued, that no efforts will bo
left untried to prevent this unlawful expedition.
This proclamation will of itself serve to de
feat the designs of. the tillibusters. When the
British and other vessels of war in the Gulf
and Central American waters discover that
these “emigrants,” as they call themselves,
and outlawed, by our Government, they w ill
bring them to irt a burry, and, as we have re
marked before, Mr. Walker may yet be tried
in London or Paris for piracy. In case of his
arrest he can have no hope of protection from
the United He has renounced his alle
giance to our government, and has no claim to
its favor.
The course pursued by the President has
tended materially to remove the prejudice
which existed in the Central American Govern
ments against the power and people of the trai
led Slates. ■ Already we have assurances that
Costa Rica', Venezuela and Honduras are look
ing to us as their natural protector, and are
cutting loose from their entanglements with
European powers- Nicaragua has also forgot
ten a great part of her senseless prejudice, and
tbis'last movement of the President to protect
her from ■unlawfjiL.iiivasion will undoubtedly
cause her to us in our true light.
Indian Warfare.
■Despatches, have been received at the War
Department from Col. Wright, showing that his
command defeated the hostile Indians of Wash
ington Territory, and compelled them to.sue for,
peace and pardon. These are the same Indians
who defeated Chri.’ Steptoo and his command
last May. Col. Wright says in his despatch that
during the battle a Chief was killed, and on his
body was found the pistol worn by the lamented
Gaston, who fell in the affair with ,Col. Steptoe.
The victory had a salutary effect upon the mind
of' the savages, in removing the impression
made by Steptoe’s defeat. The Indians were
completely cowed, and their Chiefs sued tor
submission; A - blow has been struck .which
they will never forgot. Nine hundred horses
and a large number of cuttle belonging to the
Indians, .word kilted or appropriated to the use
of the army.' The, chastisement was severe,
but well merited, and necessary to impress the
savages with our power. The Washington
C/?mm says of this affair:
. '« The value otSharpe.s rifle and the Minie
ball in Indian warfare has been thoroughly de
monstrated in the. operations in Washington.—
Col. Wright’s command is the first one that has
encountered fho Indians with these modern wea
pons. Col. the old cavalry car
bine, which was '£pvcr known to kill an,enemy
on any occasion, whatever damage their recoil
was in the habit of inflicting on tho unlucky
troops who' had to lire them. Col. Wright’s
command used the. Sharpe rifle, and the differ
ence in result is most staking. Says ono ac-.,
count of the harfTb.of thc Four Lakes: { We
have killed and wounded more than forty-seven
of tho enemy, ancLnot one of us hurt. I tell
you tho Indians were astonished when our fel
lows picked theni .off at four arid five hundred
yards. They won’t let man now. ap
proach them thniyhftU a mile.’ ”
' o aY -
Got. Packer has issued the following Proc
lamation, appointing Thursday, November 18,
as a day of and prayer:
Feli.ow-OitizeNS :-ry .
The goodness di God to us as a people calls
for our public acknowledgement and our grate
ful praise! The past and the present are crow
ded with His blessings. Nolhing has occurred
to imperil the principles of civil and religious
liberty upon which our Government is based, .
or to interfere with its harmonious operations •
in all its departments. We are at peace with
all foreign nations, and the noise of violence is
unheard within ohr borders. While all enjoy
perfect freedom of opinion, the genial influences
of our free institutions, and the mild spirit of
our holy religion, are more.and more'uniting us
in one brotherhood. Our educational institu
tions arc diflusing intelligence among the mass?
es of our citizens, inducing a higher apprecin
lion of their privileges, and a deeper sense of
their obligations. Though in; some localities
the pestilence has prevailed, our country at
large has enjoyed*' unusual health, and we are
blessed with an abundance of all the necessaries
and the,comforts of life. Our industrial pur
suits arc fast recovering from the torpor induc
ed by the recent financial embarrassments;
confidence is being restored, and business is
resuming its wonted activity. Mercies orown
all our relations in. life, and the hopes of a glo
rious to cheer and bless every
heart. . ~.. ,
Prompted by my own convictions of duty,
and in conformity with the expressed wishes of
many of my fellow-citizens, I, WILLIAM F.
PACKER, Governor Of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, do hereby appoint Thursday, the
Eighteenth day of-November next, to be observ
ed as,a day of general Thanksgiving and Pray-,
.er, and recommend to all our people, that, set
i ting aside on that day all worldly pursuits,
they assemble in their respective places of wor
ship. and unite im offering; thanks- to God for
His goodness, imploring His gracious forgive
ness, and fho continuance of His mercies. And
while oqr hearts throb with gratitude to God
for his unnumbeml blessings, let a liberal char
ity be extended to-all upon whom have been laid
the burdens of misfortune and want.
Given under my hand, and the Great Seal of the
State at Harrisburg, this twenty-eighth day
of Ociober, in the year of our-Lord, one thou
sand eight hundred and fifty-eight, and of the
Commonwealth the eighty-third.
By the Governor r M ; ji. HI ESTER,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
A7 3 The Mayor of Portsmouth, Va.. it is
j(aid, has taken measures for the arrest and fi
jning of every person, no matter of what rank
or condition, who is heard swearing in the
streets. ,
(C7-There have been several arrivals at New
York, within a few days, from Sicily and Spain,
bringing almost exclusively cargoes of raisins
and almonds of tlie new crop, “k number of
other vessels are daily expected from the same
ports. '
Odr Job Oppicb.—Job work will be exeuc
led at this office oi> the most reasonable terms
and at the shortest notice.
It appears. from the British . game list
that no* less than six clergymen of the Church
of England have taken out “ certificates” licen
sing them to sport this year.
(£7” Hon. Zadock Pratt has, according to his
own account, “ tanned one million hides, and
is said now to be worth the same number of
dollars.
[£7” A- Virginian named Jenkins, who wag
convicted last week of cattle stealing, by the
Gates county, (N.i0.,) Court, has been sentenc
ed to receive 39 lashes at the public whipping
i post.
The Pull Vote on Congressmen.
official BBTCRNS..
FIRST DISTRICT.—PHILADELPHIA.
Wards. Hyan. O. Florence. D. Nebihger.*
1 1527 1431 546
. 2. 1481 1414 951
O . 878 . 1027 - 354
a 720 1387 - 366
s' ' 312 449 58
7. 1574 1115 167 ,
Total, 6492 6823 2442
. 6492
Maj. for Florence, 331
SECOND DISTRICT—PHILADELPHIA.
Wards. E. J. Morns, 0. G. H. Martin, D.
5. . 613 637
6. - 926 817
8. . 1134 878
9. - 1162 896
10. 1818 802
5653 ■ 4030
4030
Morris’s maj. 1623
THIRD DISTRICT,—PHILADELPHIA.
I Yards. J. P. Yerrec, Op. J. Landy, D.
11. 987 872
12. 1132 821
16. 1284 1126
17. 934 1336
18. 1667 . 973 .
19. 973 •; 696
6977
Verree’s maj. 1143
FOURTH DISTRICT.—PHILADELPHIA.
Wards. W. Milliard, 0. H. Phillips, D
13. 1691 -v. 846
14. 1940 864
15. 1976 , 1328
506 750
1820 1129
320. 240
405- 316
1091 978
20.
21.
23.
24.
9749
Milliard's maj. 3298
FIFTH DISTRICT.
J. 17004, Op. , 0. Jones.D.
Ward 21st, Phil., 923 ■ 600
“ 22d, “ ; 1543 . 777
•• 23 d, “■ 1203 768
Montgomery co., 6032 . - 5004
9701
Maj. for Wodd, 2492.
SIXTH DISTRICT.
’ Chester. Delaware. Total;
J.Hickman; A. L* 5765 1021 6786
J. M. Brooinall. O; 2388 2288 4676
Charles Manly, D. 4021 1164 5185
Hickman over-Manly; 1601.
.Hickman over Brooniall, 2110.
SEVENTH DISTRICT.
H. Longnecker, O. S. Roberts, I).
.. '5235 5122
3089 ■ 2954.
Bucks,
Lehigh,
8324 8076
8076
Maj. for Longnccker, 248
EIGHTH DISTRICT.—BERKS COUNTY.
John Schwartz, A. L.* 7321
J; Glanoy Jones, D. ■ 7302
Maj. for Schwartz, . 19
NINTH CO, .
Thaddeus Stevens, Op,
James M. Hopkins, Dent.
Maj. for Stevens, / ; ( 3172,
. TENTH DISTRICT!
J. W. Killmger, Op. J. Weidlo, D.
Lebanon, 2712 1460
Dauphin, 3255 .2281 ■
Snyder,' ■ 1455 .1025
Union, .1318 . , 787
Mahanoy twp. 160 ' 27
8900 . * 5580
5580
Mjij. for Killinger, 3320 .
ELEVENTH DISTRICT.
Northumberland. Schuylkill. Total.
Campbell, O. 1602 5551 7153
Dewart, D. 1825 2562 4387
Cake, A. L* 579 . 3035 3614
Campbell over Dewart, 2766.
Campbell over Cake, 3539.
TWELFTH DISTRICT.
G. Scranton, 01 Mcßeynolds, D.
6193 3262
934 898
1907 1442
1009 581
Luzerne,
Wyoming,
Columbia,
Montour,
10,043 6183
6183
Maj. for Scranton, 3860
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT.
■D. Shoemaker, O. W. Dimmick, D.
Northampton, 2275 2992
Monroe, 783 1261
Carbon, 1538. 1126 .
Wayne, 1791 2139
Pike, . 179 491
6566 . 8009
6566
Maj. for Dimmick, . ■ 1443
FOURTEENTH DISTRICT.
G. Grow, O. J. Parkhurst, D.
Bradford, 4774
Tioga, 3211
Susquenanna, 3180
11,165 3359
3359
Maj. for Grow, ' 7806
FIFTEENTH DISTRICT.
J. Hale, 0. Allison White, D.
Centre, 2551 19U
Clinton, ■ 1370 129 j
Lycoming, 2484 2028
Mifflin. J. 471 , 1139
Potter, 1048 488
Sullivan, 314 489
9238 7349
7349
Maj. for Hale. 1889
SIXTEENTH DISTRICT.
B. P. Junkin, 0. H. L. Fisher, D.
York, 4138 4329
Cumberland, 2560 2768
Perry, 1948 - 1483
8646 858 Q
8580
Junkin’s maj. 66
SEVENTEENTH DISTRICT.
, E. McPherson, 0. W. Reilly, D.
Adams, 2205 2169
Franklin, 3384 3060
Bedford, 1859 1974
Fulton, 575 713
Juniata, 1235 1165
9348' 9081
9081
Maj. for M’Pherson, 267
EIGHTEENTH DISTRICT.
S. Blair, O. 0. Pershing, D r
Blair, 2798 1567 .
Cambria,- 1700 2273
Huntingdon, 2116' 1261
Somerset, ' 2501 '
9114 6079
6679
Maj. fo* Blair, 2435
Nineteenth district.
J. Covodo, O. H. D. Foster, D.
Armstrong, 2435 2001
Indiana, 3035 1535
Westmoreland, 3679 4638
Maj; forCovode, 965 ■ ■
TWENTIETH DISTRICT.
J. Knight, 0. Montgomery, D.
Washington, 3792 3799
Fayette, ■ 1271 3299
Greene,, 731 2150
Maj. for Montgomery, 3460
TWENTY FIRST, DISTRICT.—ALLEGHE
, NY COUNTY.
James K. Moorehead, Op. 6539
Andrew Burke, Dem. 4879
Maj. for Moorehead, 1660.
TWENTY-SECOND DISTRICT
Repub. Anti-Tax. Demi ■
McKnight. Williams. Birmingham
Butler, 2503 1767 285
Allegheny, 2935. 2136 217.
5834
5438 3903
3903
M'Kriight’sma. 1535
TWENTY-THIRD DISTRICT.
W. Slewart, O. J. M'Gnffin, D
Beaver, . 1871 1126
Mercer, 2890 ■ ' 203(5 :
Lawrence, J 951,. 615
6451
Maj. for Stewart, 2944, .
TWENTY FOURTH DISTRICT.
C. Hall 0. J. L. Glllis, D,
1558. , 2019
1028 1445
•395/ 479
1371 1049
835 , .479
1953 1671
1765' . 969
Clarion,
Clearfield,
Elk", :
Jeflerson,
McKean,
Venango,
Warren,.
Forest,
7209
Maj. for Hall, 832 ' r.
TWENTY FIFTH DISTRICT. .
E. Babbitt, 0. J. Marshall, D.
Erie, 3220 ; 2080 :
Crawford, 3140 2032.
Maj. for Babbitt, '2247
*Anti-Lecomptonitcs.
Resignation of Gov. Denver.
Qov. Denver.retires from the office of Gover
nor of Kansas with the respect and confidence
of-all parlies. His address is moderate and
sensible. Unlike some of his predecessors, he
did not seek to turn his office to account in his
private speculations or political aspirations.—
His sole object has been to->preduce quiet and
order. In this laudible undertaking he has suc
ceeded, _and now he abandons office with the re
gret of'the people of Kansas ns well as of the
General Administration. His address upon re
signing office is a sensible document. The sug
gestions are valuable. It points out the way.
by which all difficulties in the future may be
avoided. The difficulties in the Terrilory"hav
ing been quieted, the duties of the Governor
will hereafter be plain land simple, and'such as
can be performed by any man of common sense;
who has no special “ axe to grind.”
Gov-Denver does not retire in disgust, but
because he considers, the object of his mission
accomplished, in the restoration of quiet to Kan
sas. We have faith in this peaoe being lasting.
The condition of the future State of Kansas is
settled, and we presume no sensible man in the
country questions that it will be a free State.—
The struggles for supremacy have ended.— •
What the Territory now needs is repose. A
few years quiet devotion to agriculture and
trade will give it wealth and population. Gov.
Denver discourages the immediate organization
of a State government, because, there is not a
dollar in the-Treasury, but little taxable prop
erty, and the burdens of a State would be a
heavy load for the people to bear. Prudence
would undoubtedly dictate that the Territory
should remain until the people are able to bear
the taxation necessary to maintain a Slate : but
the eager politicians cannot wait so long. The
embryo United Slates Senators and Governors
are impatient to develop themselves, and are
opposed to any other settlement than,,one that
settles them comfortably in office. This will
induce an application for admission into the
Union at the earliest possible moment.
Harrisburg Union.
9513
6341
Melancholy OcctimysNCE. —An acquaint
anco writing from Cincinnati one day last week,
gays a “melancholy occurrence took place yes
terday. in Louisville, Ky., between Lawrence
D. Ward of Perry county. Pa., and Robert
Lindsey, who formerly resided near Newville,
Cumberland county, Pa. They had an alter
cation when Lindsey shot Ward through the
bead, killing him instantly. Both were prin
ters. Ward had a wife and child living in Cov
ington. Rev. Ephraim McCollum, formerly of
Perry county, Pa., was marreid to Ward's sis
ter.”
920
580
1859
ILT - John XJ. Pettit, Rep., is likely to' lose
his claims as Congressman in.lndiana, by a mis
take in the returns one county, his name be
ing there written Purvianco.
K 7” Mr. Dallas, our Minister to England, has
written to the President, intimating his inten
tion to return in the spring.
C 7” Dr. Brubns. of Berlin, has computed the
orbit of Donafi’s oomet, and finds that the pe
riod of its revolution round the sun is no less
than 2,101,63 years.
E 7” Eighteen thousand bushels of wheat and
eight hundred barrels of flour, were destroyed
by fire, at Dover, Ky., on the 23d. .
K7* A’man in Cincinnati recently drank a
quart of whiskey, on a wager 'of one dollar;—
Of course it killed him.
[C7* A dying west India planter, groaning to
bis favorite negro servant, sighed out. “ Ah,
Sambo, I’m going a long journey.” “ Neber
mind, massa,” said the negro, consolingly,
“ him all do way down hill.
(XT' People shudder and chill over death by
hydrophobia. Delirium tremens is quite as ter
rible, yet the community sleeps over a curse
which entails that disease. Man after man
falls before the scourge, and still the.work goes
on.- i
BZ7* On-Thursday night there was a heavy
fall of snow in several parts of Ashtabula coun
ty; Ohio, and in Richmond it lay on Friday
morning, fully 9 inches yleep.
1578
9139 8174
8174
5794 ■ 9254
5794
3777
6721
3777
38 maj
81li
8943
8111
6360 4113
4113 .
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IN NEW TOOK.
A~Father, Mother, Two -Brothers, and To-A
Servant Girls Probably MurStr'ed,and Su'
tide of the Murderer. ’ ’*
One of. the most bloody and horrible (ra™.
dies that ever took place in New York *„« „„
acted at 217 West Thirteenth street nn n?"
26th nit. Francis A.. Gouldv. a young i„„II B
twenty years old. literally butchered the fnmi’
ly, undoubtedly killing his father and one ser
yant girl,—inflicting injuries which may OT Zi
fatal to his step mother, two brothers
another servant girl, and crowning th« i»L?u ■
crime with self-murder. " ‘®‘ o
. The family consisted of Francis Gouldy
Jtine. A., his second wife, three sons 8V..&
A., the homicide; Nathan, 14 years old ■ "(f
Wesley, 5 years old : a daughter. Jlarv pi!,.
15; two small children, two and lourw ’
old. and two servant girls, Eliza tan and Ja”
Murphy. . [' an °
It appears that the young man Francis had
contracted some habits which displeased his
father. He was out too late, at night and
wanted too much money. His faiher refused
to give him a nighi key, but would get up and
let him in when he came home of nights and
perhaps rebuke him for his unseasonable hours.
It is stated, also, that Frank; as he was called*
the day before the murder, took V bank boolf
from his father's diawer. which the old gentle
man pionoupccd no belter than stealin"-.
Whatever the provocation or cause, Frank
went home that night about 10 o'clock. The'
family had retired with the exception of thtf
•father, who was sitting in a front robfii on thff
second floor. His wife was in bed in the rooin
adjoining in the,rear, and'the two small chil
dren were in a crib in the room with the mo-',
ther.
Mrs. Gouldy says, that Frank came in as she
was.just retiring, and he Said. ,to her, ■•Why;'
mother, are you up yet V' “Yes, Frank," Was'
the reply, “I am up yet.” He then passed in
to the room where Mr. Gouldy was, and she
heard some unpleasant words pass between.the*
two, and finally heard a heavy fall on the floor,
She had just got.into bed, and thought to her
self, “Is it possible Frank has struck' his fath-'
er 1” and at that moment Frank came into her
room, partially raised the netting from aronnif
the bed, and dealt her a heavy blow on thehead
with a hatchet. She screamed and sprang up,
and he repeated the blow twice, when she fell
heavily to the floor, breaking dowp the. netting
as she fell. '
The murderer than passed through the hall
bed room, where his two broihers Slept. They
had both got up, hearing the noise, and ho
struck each a murderous blow On the head with
the same hatchet he had used upon his father,
and mother. He left them both prostrate anti
covered with blood, and passed on to the stain
and ascended to the third floor.
The apartments on the third floor were occu
pied by himself, his sister Mary and the two
servants; The servants hau heard the noise,
and were in the hall of the upper, floo" as he
went up stairs.'. He immediately attack'd them
with the same fatal hatchet, prostrating each
with a fiigh ful blow upon the head.-
Mary, hearing the struggles and scr itns of,
the servants, opened the door, and, looking
out, saw. the girls covered with blood, but did
not recognize her brother. * Believing it to be a
burglar, she locked her dobr and reniained in
her room. Had she known it was her brother,
she would have rushed out, in which case she
would probably have been murdered.
After committing this series of atrocious
crimes, it is believed the homicide went down
stairs, pulled oil his bools and coat and donned
slippers and morning gown, in which costume
he returned to his room.
But Mary, meantime, had not been idle. She
had raised her window and cried “murder 1”
and_officers Moorhouse and Hull, of the Twen
tieth Ward Police, who were standing on the
corner of ninth avenue and thirty-first street;
heard her cries; her room being in the rear of
the house., v - .$■ .
They immediately went to the house, but tho
door was locked, which delayed their entrance
for some time ; but they succeeded wilh sopie .
labor in forcing the door.
It is probable that Frank heard them; and
found that he was detected. Be tflis as it mayi
before they found him he took a three shooier,
which was heavily loaded, artd placing the muz
zle to his head, fired. The ball entered above
the right ear and passed out just oyer the left
eye causing instant death. • ;
The alarm having been given, the neighbors
rushed to the spot, and beheld a scene of blood,
and horror too painful to describe.
The father lay upon the floor entirely uncon
scious, with his face and head bathed in blood.
In the next room the mother lay helpless, aqd
in the hall bed-room the two boys were pros-,
trate and one of them senseless, and in the up
per hall the two servants lay, also covered with
blood, one of them tossing her arms in delirium;
while the author of the appalling tragedy lay
lifeless on the floor of his own room, still grasp
ing the fatal pistol in his right hand. ,
The two small children and Mary were Iho
only ones unharmed. As >the attrighled neig -
bors passed through the room in which the cn
was, the little girl two years old sprang up and
said pleasantly, “I am.not hurt.”
The carpets and furniture in every room
through which ihe murderer had passed were
stained with blood.
Mr. Gou’.dy, the father’, was struck upon the
left side of the skull, in two places, the axe en
tering into the substance of the brain. The
patient is wholly unconscious,.and in all prob
ability cannot recover. Mrs. Gouldy.the inoth
cr, who is enceinte; received three wounds, from
one to. two inches in length.. The third wound
penetrated the substance of the brain about two
inches above the right ear. Hopes are enter
tained of tier rf eovery. ’ - .
The boy Nathan received a blow on the'rignf
side of the head, cutting up the scalp for three
inches and detaching a large piece of the tempo
ral bone. His condition is exnemely critical.
Consciousness; however, is perfect.
, Charlie, the boy of 5, received a blow a beat
an inch and a half from the median line, near
the vertex, which communicated with substance
of the brain. The condition of the patient is
comfortable, but.dangerous;
The girl, Elizabeth Carr, was dangerously
wounded,and probably cannot recover. Indeed,
the condition of all the victims of this unnatu
ral crime is extremely critical,and R would no,t
be a matter of.aurprise if none of them should
recover. •:
Mr. Gouldy is about fifty years of age. Ho
is a trustee of the Methodist Church, of wnjc
the Rev. Mr., Crawford; the man who was shot
at in his pulpit by an insane man, a weeK ag
last Sunday evening, is pastor. He was for
merly a lumber merchant, and had
business wilh ample fortune- He was e. ,
by his church as an exemplary ChnsUan. and
and by all who knew him, as. an upright nn“
honorable citizen. Ilia wife and daughter W«
believe, are also members of the same chore •
Frank, the murderer, was awakened by me
revival last winter, and joined the churc P
probation, or “on trial,' as it ismore gene S
called. But he soon apparently lost ~
in religion, and returned to the habits. w
his father hoped he had renounced forever.
is said his father has urged him to attend lam y
prayer in the evening, but that he has not uon
so.. But Frank is spoken of by former acquatn
tanceas a “good fellow." They say he wa
never regarded as a bad young man. aUhoog
he was rather wild. Others say the M® l /
feared his habits would lead him to, so® e ; “ e
perdte act. ,j.
It is, of course, impossible to conceive an»
equate motive for this wholesale and bon
butobery. Two theories are presented:. 0 . ’
that he killed his father for the fancied tnj“‘
he had received at his hands, and frenzied
the bloody deed killed all that canto in bis W )■,
Another is, that he intended to leave no heir
his father’s fortune, and finding that hehao
succeeded either in r destroying the whole fam_/
or in concealing the evidence of his guilt, »
himself ns soon as ho heard the officers ente
DZ7* A sermon in four words on the vanity
earthly possessions—'Shrouds hayono pooh** 6 '