.■*^&*****~* K t m, ' m ~ m ■"—— americamoimteer. JOHN. B. BRATTON, Wlto B5B, ' ' Co»o*h»- Both Hdusoa of Congress con -ened at 12 o’clock on Monday. Mostpt the members were in fbeir seats, and fifty Senators answered to" their names. After .the reading of the President’s Message, both .Houses adjourn ed. It will bo a day or two before much busi iiess is transacted. Butchering is going on in our town quite extensively. . - . O' tfoed wpairing--somo of thc~pavcihehls in town. IiTOUN Sumueb. —Indian summer,will dole talk about, but not to expect. It has evidently dcscrtc/fus this year. We have certainly had two or three bright days, hut they were as cold as Greenland. - * . ‘ xhe proceedings of the last meeting o! the South Middleton EducalionaVlnstltute. Wll be found on our uvst page. ' CCMUEBLASD VaLIXT JOCBNAE.”—The’ list number of the Mechanicshurg Gazette made its appearance under the.above namo. and m a new dress. Mr. Oabmast, iis editor, has asso ciated with him Mr. B. F. Coles, a practical printer, who is to attend to the business depart ment of the establishment. The Journal pre sents a very neat appearance, and is well wor thy the patronage of. the people of_ Mechanics btirg and vicinlty. We sincerely wish it sue ’ cess. , ’•> T.ue Talley Stab.”— This is the title of a handsome paper recently starled at Newville, in this county, by J. M. Mili.eu, Esq. The pa- Wer neutral in politics, is well, got up, and ' deserves, as we . hope it may receive, a liberal share of patronage. We havc.now seven-news papers published in this county. " ' “ The Patriot and Union.”-— We take pleasure in calling attention'to tire prospectus of this able.,Democratic paper, to be; found in our advertising .columns. The Union is edited by 'Col,' H'aSdeman. one of the best political Writers in our State. During theiscssion of the Legislature, the Union will'contain the procee dings of that body. '■. ' ; ; The i, ate Jacob B. Keller. —Absence from our office on the day our last paper was put to press, prevented us speaking of the death of an esteemed friend'and .citizen, Mr. Jacob B- Keller. He had been sick but two or.three days, and his unenpoctcddealh is an impressive Warning, to us/all *• that in the midst of life we are in death. ” He died on Tuesday morning. thVSOlh nit.', in the 33d year of his age. His remains were followed to the grave oir Wednes day of last week,,by a large concourse of oiti zens, the Masons and'Odd' Fellows, and the fac ulty and siudenls of .Dickinson College. Being in the prime of life,’ and : to all appearance in the enjoyment of excellent health, his sudden demise spread a gloom over our borough;, and', caused deep sorrow to his numerous friends .andnssooi ates. V In former years Mr. Keller was a minister of the gospel, and had charge of n large arid flourishing Lutheran, congregation in Montgom ery county. He, was compelled to relinquish. Kis ministerial duties on account of. a bronchial affection,, and for. the last two or three years kept a hat and, since store in this place. . He was a gentleman of education, possessed warm and generous ,feelinga„and was' respected and beloved by all who know him. Peace to Ins . ashes. .• Sugar Dane Molasses.—We were preseni ed a few days since with a sample of superior a molasses, made from the sugar cane, by Mis ■ David Steutiet, Of Mifflin township. r l lie cane was raised by Maj. Albsandbb W. Stbbbbit.' of-Newton township.. The Maj- bad a i-of an ' acre cultivated, from;which he procured ovt two barrels of juice, which, yielded some 12 .• gallons of excellent molasses., Mr. S.-tells ns he planted his cane seed about'the middle of Miiy. and cut it when it was perfectly ripened, jle thinks the cane can bo made a profitable ■ crop. Thejuioe is a good substitute for cider, ■jjlr. &. has h large quantity of sugar cane seed, which he will distribute gratis to those who wish'it. / .Good and Bad Weather.— Monday last was one of the most delightful'days we have had for, a long time—‘bright, genial, and spring-like. Jt had the .effect of bringing out crowds of gay promemaders, in full fall regalia, who kept time to tho music of rustling silks, and imparted- to our principal thorough-faros a scene of life and animation refreshing to witness. During the. night, however, the sky clouded over, and the day following was cold, wot and disagreeable— .a nothor.cvidcnceofJlie(.lcklenc.sn-oftho weather at this season of the year. qy Tnc Caulisle Gymnasium is a very com plete alfair, and is a favorite resort of gentlemen who wish to engage in innocent and licalthtnl exorcise. The fixtures arc of tho best materials, and were procured without regard to cost. Tho •<institution”, was originated by throe or four gentlemen of our town, and there are now quite a number of. members belonging to it. Wo are astonished that more of our citizens, engaged in • Sedentary occupations, do not'avail' themselves Of the opportunity afforded by this Gymnasium, '.'to Indulge occasionally in pleasant recreation and healthful athletic exercises. It is a highly -.useful institution, and destined to become.a po. .paler one. . ■ ' toOK OCT FOU Thieves.— For the last few months the papers all over the country have Keen teeming with burglaries, murders. &c.; • therefore let our readers look well to their looks and’; fastenings, as any quantity of loafers are. about, who never do much work even when times are good more than cipher a little in oh servatiori’, observing in the day time what they' .' .con steal al night.. This being the case, let all and each of you, keep a sharp look out, least you -may be among the suit rers. - . TnjsHoLXDAYS.— The holidays are approach and'our;confectioners are getling N bn can . dies- of every description os well as almost every • klndjof toys for the little ’uns. Boys and girls, ' save your pennies, from now till Christmas, and “go \ while you’re young, and buy lots of ~ good tlntlgs. ’■* : ’, Robbery in Meciianicsburg.— The Tele graph and Railroad, office, at Mechanicsbqrg , was broken open,, and. seventeen, dollars# taken . out from under the pillow of the - Bleeps in a room adjoining the office. Steps havtlbcen token for the detection of these, vile miscreants. FROM WASHINGTON. - ■PKE9i£rENX*3 received' th 6 President’s Message 100 late ipr this week spei* per. It is ft lengthy document, and is consid ered the most able Stale paper that has emana ted froth the Exccutive.mansioU for many years* Wo shall mention a few 6f its prominent fea tures, and in our next publish the Message, at long Trig Kansas Question.— The President com graliilates the country on theipeace and quic Tv hi ell now prevails in Kansas. Ho refers to the Lecompton Constitution, and rc-affinus his position pn that subject. He goes at length into the subject, and recommends the passage of a general law, so that no new State shall be admitted unless she has'a population sufficient’ to entitle her to one representative. 'I Utah Affairs.— He congratulates Congress 1 on the "settlement of the Utah allair without the j 1 effusion of blood, and compliments the officers of the army there. Treaties vvtyp China , and Japan. He re f fers to theimporlance of the treaties recently no- I gotiated with China and Japan, and thinks the rcsulfin the former case; justified our neutral policy. • , .Tub eight op search—Centrai. America. —Ue congratulates tlio Country on the .aban donment-of tlio right of search by Great Brit ain, and in reference to Central America sajs I “ that negotiations arc still progressing, andTio hasTnpt yet abandoned the hope of success."— lie refers to what was stated at the last session of Congress in that connection, and that his views on the subject of the Isthmus routes ac cord with the policy heretofore announced' by Mr. Cass. His only desire is to keep the routes open, and he desires no other.privilege for the United States than wo expect other nations to enjoy, but will not consent that they be closed by the ibecility.of nations which reside near these. He i egrets that the Nicaragua route has been closed, and speaks of the necessity of. enforcing our claims against Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Odr Government and Mexico.— Bespeaks of Mexico as in a condition of civil war, with' scarcely any hopc'of a restoration.lp apeniia nent government. He refers to the causes which led to a rapture of the diplomatic rela tions there, and speaks well. o[ Mr. Forsyth s ■efforts. 4f- not for the hope of obtaining jns : tice from the liberals, which now appear ap proaching to power would recommend the taking possession of a portioi) of Mexico, suf ficient to indemnify us for.all our claims,and grievances. " Dirfioui.TiEs.wiTn Spain. —As to Spain he refers to the causes which delayed the appoint ment of, a successor to Mr. Dodge, and says tliat'Mr. Preston will go out with powers to settle the .difficulties with Spain if possible. . .. Acquisition op Cuba,—He says that Cuba ought to belong to us, and recommends that steps be taken. lot its purchase. As we acquire all new territory by honorable negotiation, this should not be an exception.' ■ Tub Tariff. —He re-affirms his former opin ions in favor of specific duties on certain arti cles and. submits, the whole .tariff question to Congrcsp. ' Pacific Bailf.oad.— Ho calls attention, to the Pacific Railroad and refers toAhe overland ■ mails as showing the practicability of the roule. Among other srfbjccis he reiterates the recom mendation to establish a territorial government for Arizona. ' . , ; , Special Election in Old, Bernca.—A- special election for.ii member pf Congress, to fill tile vacancy caused by tbo resignation of IIon. : J. Glancy Jones, took .place in Berks county on Tuesday of last week, abd resulted- in the elec tion of (jeni .William 11. Keim, tbo candidate | of tbo Opposition.- His majority is 4CO' over Jool-B. Wanner, E'sri., tliQ-regular pdibooratic nominee.' Tlie’wbolo number of votes .polled was 11,843, being 2,780 less than were cast at the October election. Tbc.ro must be a big De -1 mocratio screw loose in old Berks. ■er 1 , -■ : —; —r Boeglmues at MEOtiAXicsßOiiG.—The-resi denls of Meclinnicsburg; we are informed, con tinue id be troubled by tbe depredations of ras cals in their midst. It is staled that two'mas culine looking persons, dressed in the garb of women, have been in the.town, on different oc casions, engaged in begging, and that one of them solicited money to enable her to place a child at a school in Harrisburg. It is surmised that these are the agents of the burglars, and that they prepare the way for, their bolder ac complices. Whether there is any truth in this we are not prepared to say. CAnßLESSfssss.— Many of our boys make a .regular practice of. jumping upon freight and passenger cars, and clinging-io vehicles passing along the street. . A sad accident will some day be.the result of the pernicious habit, if not aban donee!'. •. ' "A'GbSat NufsAKok,—■We' are again-reques ted by several’ citizens to protest against the practice of managers of Southern. Lotteries, of sending schemes to people who, do not want theiri, and who very justly consider Lotteries as swindles. It is extremely annoying to-a man of family and responsibility to have those con founded schemes thrust before his notice, and acting as temptations to Iris childern to spend their money foolishly. Snows. lo an old saying, a con temporary says, we are to have fifteen snows this winter.. Just think of it ! Fifteen snow storms, with their accompaniment of sleigh bells and buffalo robes, with nice “gals” wrapped in them, fifteen cloudy* skies, .fifteen setts of muddy streets. Horror!. Thinkofour afflictions now —in mud. Travelling Physicians.—' The Harrisburg Union mentions two instances in whtoh the it inerant physicians who have recently visited that borough, have been the cause of great in jury to patients whom they undertook to cure. These professional gentry occasionally come to Carlisle, in search of practice, but wc believe their success has not been very encouraging.— Our people are hot easily persuaded to run af ter adventurers of whom they know nothing.— That there may be good physicians who prefer a travelling practice to a settled one, is possi ble ; but ns far as our knowledge extends, they constitute rare exceptions to the general rule ; and the people should look witfi distrust upon any physician who has no settled place of abode, but wanders from place to place, under taking to euro incurable diseases. What our own physicans cannot cure, may bo safely set down ns incurable ;{ ns we believe wo, can fur nish as nnlch medical skill among the physi cians of this town, as any other community of similar size. Thb Month, of December. Time’s golden orb sinks toward tho horizon— ahOther c}'do is soon to be added to the fathom less immensity ot eternity,, and. another, year, which is but as n day,with the Supreme Direc tor, is approaching its twilight, soon to set in darkness, and sOon to be succeeded by a bright and joyous morrow, ineffably sad are teachings of the season; it seems as if death were in the house when we consider that the last of the months is fading'awny forever. It is the typo of death of the rcsurection, and of immortality; it can bring balm to the religious mind as it pre figures the victory ot faith over tho grave, the I bursting oftho cerements of earth, and a far-off 1 happy future whore we shail bo forever blessed. And it has in its storms and tempests soon to bo succeeded by vernal gladness, its lesson to bh impressed on mortal hearts. Let gloomy clouds of. sorrow come and tears fall like rain, tho Sun of Hope will soon effulgent shine and bring joy back again all fresh and pure as are the dews before they wore exhaled to feed the terrors of the storm. Mourner, take heed and bo of comfort, for on life’s drear waste, though tempest-tossed and wrecked, there is at hand “a haven where wo. should be,’’ a friendly light at hand and land ahead! . And look again, through blinding mists, of snow and howling winds ! TWtering with age and infirmity; a huge icicle in his ham! by way of staff; his flowing locks covered with sleet and studded with gems of frost sparkling like diamonds; muffled in tattered furs and bearing on his head a fantastic crown of evergreens— December approaches—the Last of tho year!— He has given all to his children; to Spring its dower of floral beauty; to Summer its revenues of golden fruits: These, his ungrateful progeny have enjoyed in wasteful riot, and now the aged sire—bereft of all—deserted by those to whom in, his regal and paternal munificence he, gave all and divided his royal kingdom—wandersdn tho tempest and the storm, bare-headed, contend-, ing with'the fretful elements; wildly raving, tearing his white hair, and, through,tho gloom fitfully recalling, one tender form—tho pious Cordelia, which, like,, of Bethlehem, glows.brightly on the wintry sky and gives one radiant moment tO the cheerless season—a bean-, teous vision fleeting as time, for soon the icy cord is twined, around its neck and the year lies dead on the breast of December—chrushed, but every inch a king ! We hear the last satf wail': O thou Wilt come no more I • : Never, never, never, never, never I ~ Have you Seen Them ?—That superb en graving. -‘The Village .Blacksmith,” and the beautiful Art*Journal, which are furnished to subscribers of'the Cosmopolitan, Art Associa tion , can how, be seen, at ■ the office of Wm. J. Shearer, Esq.,-the honorary agent for this place. . Lost nis TuRKEYS.--On Sunday night last, .some scoundrel possessing long fingers, and who had not the fear of tho devil before his eyes, broke open tho poultry coop of Rev. Mr.MoRSS, who resides at the north end of Hanover street, and robbed it of eight fine turkeys, which our Rev. friend had been fattening for his own table. While the country is flooded with coun terfeit money; of every description, some of .which arc ..so. perfectly executed as almost, to defy detection, it is imperatively necessary that every business man should be In regular receipt y,f tcDclecjlor,- one lhat.,is reliable, elaborate in description, and complete in every department. As such we can recommend Phila delphia Counterfeit Detector and Bank Note List,” published serin-monthly and monthly by T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 306 Chesnut slreet, Philadelphia, at $2 per annum for tho former, and 51 for the latter. Subscribe for it at once. Stebet Bkggaus.—Street beggarsgre becom ing a most intolerable nuisance. We notice that Judge Piersorf, of Harrisburg, has instruc ted the -police-officers of that town to arrest and conimil prison, as vagrants, ajl beggars found’bii iHe streets. ;We think it would be 1 well if our court would make a- similar order.. . lUio-Road ' Cosdcctbus.— I The Conductors on a Railroad do much in forming Uie'repuln tion of the road. If they are attentive and obh ging, passengers at once feel at home in cars; but vf they are sour and. snappish, just the opposite sensation prevails. The Lebanon Valley road is fortunate in this respect. Mr. Clark,' Conductor on the regular, passenger train, is much esteemed by travellers for Ins obliging disposition and for his urbane man* ers. We have observed on different occasions, with what care he assists the aged or others who require attention, in entering-and-leaving the curs. The gentleman who has oharge of the accommodation.lino is also careful and obliging. It gives us pleasure to express this good opin ion of our Conductors.”^-Lclamon Courier. , We passed over the Lebanon Valley Railroad a few weeks ago, and it gives ,us pleaeure to en dorse all that is st id in the above article. In deed, all tlio officers connected with this well regulated, road, ticket agents, Conductors, bag gage-masters, &0., are clever, accommodating and. obliging. ••KT'-T-he-Pillsburg- Chronicle -says'that-Col. Samuel W. Black, one of the Supreme Judges of'Nebraska, was dangerously wounded with a gun in the hands of a friend a‘ few days It appears” that, accompanied by another gen tleman, lie was out hunting on the prairie, and, passing into a clump of bushes with a view of driving some prairie hens from their cover, his comrade, who did not observe his presence, dis charged his gun_twice in succession, the first load—a heavy charge of buck-shot—taking ef fect in the head, and the second in the arm, in flicting two severe, though, we are happy to state, not dangerous wounds. At last accounts, the, Colonel, was rapidly recovering, and his speedy recovery to convalescence was confident ly looked for. IX7“ Tho Harrisburg Telegraph cautions tho public “against well executed counterfeit $lO notes on . the Bank of. Chambersburg.', Tho plate cannot bo distinguished from tho genuine, especially by persons who are not very expert in such matters. Tho paper ol the counterfeit is while and tho impression pale. The bills of genuine and counterfeit are not of the same size, but as it may bo inconvenient to institute such a comparison, a bettor way to detect tho spuri ous is to observe tho spoiling of tho President’s name—in tho genuine tho President’s name is spoiled Jos. Culbertson-, In the spurious it is spelled Culburtson.” Tape op Douglas. —Mr. James W. Sheehan ot. Chicago, editor of tho Cliicago Times, has in preparation a Life of Senator Douglas, which will be published early next spring. On Sunday night, the 21at ult., tho house of, Mrs. Sigourney, the poetess, in- Hart ford; Conn., was broken into and robbed du ring the absence of the family. The' robbers carried away articles to tho amount of several hundred dollars. , ■ President Buclmnnn. Tho able correspondent of the Philadelphia North American pays the following just tribute to the talents, the superior, wlsdoin and-judg ment, and. immense administrative powers of the President of the •United States. Tho com pliment comes from a political opponent of Mr. Buchanan, and is therefore entitled to the great er appreciation by his friends. The North -Ame rican says.: <f An. extraordinary meeting of tiro Cabinet was hold yesterday—the only day in tho week which tho President usually appropriates to himself—to submit the Message, which is now substantially completed. Mr. Buchanan, ns a general rule, differs from-most of his predeces sors of late years, inasmuch ns ho prepares his own state papers, withdnt cither assistance or advice. The habits, and experience and train ing of public life, in all its departments, have given him a self-reliance which is of groatvaluo, and, unlike many presidents, ho is not overtop ped by any superiority in tho advisers ho has called around him. Hence it is that ho acts so generally upon his own responsibility, and often oven without the knowledge of those who are supposed to bo familiar With, tho purposes of power.- Those habits, have led to a vast accu mulation of labor, and to a centralization, as it wore, of tho public affairs at the .White. Souse. Mr. Buchanan is cortaiply President in the full est sense of 'the term, and that fact is distinctly recognized by his Cabinet as by any other seven gentlemen in tho land. They are in-a position to know, and sometimes, ptfrhaps,-to fool it. Unfortunate Mexico;— Late advices from Mexico represent that country inn more, dis tracted condition than ever. . The rival parties were not only warring .against each other, but had internal difficulties in their,respective ranks. There is no communication botwoen Vcra Cruz and Mexico. 'Juarez has issued a decree an nulling all contracts made hy Zuloaga. ,'Feroto, after a protracted siegopias taken into the hands of General Echcagaray, who immediately issued an order fdr the massacre of all the prisoners taken. ‘ The -remainder'of the troops, who for merly occupied it under command" of. General Trejos, only one hundred and fifty in number, arrived at Vera Cruz'hn the 21st ult. in a most, deplorable condition. AVe ra Oruz correspond ent.of the New Orleans Picayune says : “ The political affairs of this unfortunate country are. iii a most unsettled condiTionf and it is impossi ble to form an idea when, and by what means, tho revolution will bo brought -to a conclusion. It is supposed that uje may expect shortly an attack on our city byGeneral Echcagaray, but as we have now’two French and four- Spanish vessels of-war, we do not think that any out rages can be committcdhere.” Kansas Seat op Government.— I The seat of government for Kansas was originally ■ fixed at Lecompton. Subsequently the Legislature passed a law oyer, the Governor's veto changing tho seat loMinneola.' Attorney General Black, having had his attention called officially to the subject, has dccided 'that tlie act of the Legisla ture is void, oh tho .ground that the seat of Government having been established at Leconap ton, and Congress having voted money to erect the necessary public buildings at that place,atiy change now would bo in violation oi the act of Congress and a frnndfbpon the United States. Sonin CAROLitfo Senator.— On Thursday the Legislature of Carolina succeeded in 'electing B : ; «Vnt»tor^itl»e-peiSoi». of the Jlhcstnut, president of the Statc SymtcP Ttys election is a signal triumph to tho Conservative in the Legislature, and is believed to have helm '.brought about through the influence of Senator Hammond , who was in Columbia at the time of the election. Ten bal lots were bad in all.dn the last of which Chest nut receive 92 votes, and Adams, (the slave trade advocate.) sd.j ... S£7* The Journiir Commerce, a most reliable source iKaVthe, r.oinors as ,to iho retirement of Hen. lloweil Cobb from the office of Secretary of -the Treasury, are entirely unfounded, and that the most perfect concord of opinion exists between the President and aU the membersof his cabinet. ■ • j£7" Major Stein,.(says the Santa Fe Gazette,) lately from Sonora, expresses the opionion that Sonora is more prolific of gold and silver than California,; and, if! a territory of the United States would yield ten million dollars annually. He says he has single lumps of gold taken from the mines worth SBOOO to $5OOO. He likewise informed us that he had seen a “ cord of silver” in bars, and all rained without machinery. ICr’ Rarey, the horse-tamer, has returned to London, after a very successfnl lour in Swee den and Lapland. -■ lie instructed a class of 200 at Stockholm:' Thp Crown Prince delivered up to him a peculiarly vicious* half breed Arab mare* which no ■ groom, in Sweeden dared ap proach. Mr. Rarcy-tamed her in one hour and twenty minutes. 'The Prince presented him a gold medal. , (£7- Robert the Devil was performed lately at Paris, for the four hundreth time. Thd “ dev il" without Robert has been performed there oftencr. OySTiTChippewa Indians are to carry the mail from SauTtSe. Maria to Saginaw,com raeiloing December Ist; the mile. I },) to be madcin 12 days. \ Otsteus.—The Norfolk jlrgus ridicules the statement going thp rounds, of the press, that the recent high tides have greatly injured the oysters in the bayjt and rivers. It says the very reverse is the' fact —higJjV tides invariably improve the quality of these shell-fish. Bilious (?h’oiic and Cramp in the Stom ach can be, relieved in ten minutes, in every case, by using froai five to thirty drops of Du Vail’s Galvanic Oil. Bequest to tiih Pouter Family. Thomas ,McKeen. aged 95 years, died recently at Eas ton, leaving an estate valued at $200,000. Among his bequests were the following to mem bers of the Porter family '• Geo. \V. Portei*, Elizabeth Porter, Jas. M. Porter’s children, each Sarah and Rose Porter, (Lancaster. (XT’ It seems to bo generally conceded that Wm. H. Seward lias destroyed his chancc.for the Presidency by his Rochester and Rome speeches. There is too much Abolitionism in them to suit the people, and. with their author, have been unanimously condemned. Seward a defence of Maiteson, too, will'oling to him as long as he hvOs. C - Francis 0, Walton, one of the members of the Kano Arctic expedition, was buried iu Philadelphia, on Monday. Ho died in destitu tion; ' / Latest Foreign, News. We have later news from Europe, ect., by the arrival of several steamers.' Ex-elCotrician Whitehorisb, in a letter to th<r Atlantic Tele graph Comtiany. says his recent experiments conclusively demonstrate that thesystem of tes ting the cable, hitherto adopted, is fallacious. Ho believes the fault id the cable is riot far from I the shore, and reiterates the conviction that it 1 may bo profitably worked. Le Nonl says that the English government consents to France en gaging Indian coolies for colonial laborers.— The report that a reduction was about being made in the English army caused a buoyancy on the London Exchange. A commission has been appointed to proceed to Africa to exam ine, on the spot, the question of immigration. The Spanish expedition of eight steamers, against the Biffpirates, had sailed.' The pre liminary elections, at Berlin, had resulted en tirely in favor of the. new ministry/ The last dispatches from China annouitCevhat Admiral Kegault; after having taken possession of the establishments at Turanne. had immediately marched on to the city of Hue, which is the capital of Cochin China, and of the entire em ' pire of Anham., The details of the taking of ' Turanne show that the gunboats destroyed five ; forts in half an hour. Turanne had been de -1 dared French territory. A revival of the Norman curfew has been in operation all over Paris, and; strange to a (hi, there has been no noise made about it, save the sound of the drum by which it has been pro claimed in the more refractory streets, of the Pays Latin, and other unruly localities. At the hour of 11 P. M„ all cafes , billiard rooms, and similar establishments, are punctuallyclos cdv.having been previously evacuated by their habitual or casual frequenters. There have been terrible pies in the British isles, which have-done a;vast of’ injury to shipping and properly, altd caused jlhe loss of a number of lives. Intheßritidi markets cotton was firm, breadstu.fls dull, and consols had declined one eighth. In -India the British troops were- everywhere vcictorious, but large bodies of insurgents had appeared pi .the field. There is still no news of the missing steamship Indian Empire, which had been nine days over due. - . ' .The act incorporating-’Schleswig-Holstein in the Kingdom of Denmark, has been rescinded. From'Turkey in Asia we hear of great agitation among the Mohammedans ; even Omcr Pasha is said to maintain himself with difficulty ip his Governorship. The Russians .have achieved an extraordinary success iu the Caucasus twelve tribes, hitherto failhlul to Schmayl, having sub mitted to the imperial forces. The French have taken an important sea port ot Cochin-China, by way of retaliation for cruelties to French missionaries in that country. The cholera has bccn.ragaing in Japan, the people attributing its advent to foreigners, .who are believed by them to have poisoned thrir wells. News from California and the Pacific. —The Steamer Illinois arrived last Sunday evening with $1,800,000 in treasure; and intel ligence from California to the slh instant. We learn by this arrival that an injunction has bcen issued, restraining the New Alraaden Quicksil ver Mining Company from working,the-mine or selling the quicksilver taken from it until fur ther orders. It (hat the title this mine, which is perhaps the richest ip the world, was obtained by fraud, and that the mine be longs to the United States. It is estimated to be worth fifty millions. . Mining operations had been suspended in consequence of the swollen condition of the principal streams caused by the recent heavy rains. A very rich quartz lead has lately been discovered in Tuolumne county. . A revolution was being talked of at .Valpara iso ;. some of the soldiers of the army had been arrested. The Minister of Ecuador had retired from Peru, and both, republics were actually preparing for war. Icanis from DC7 - Prof. John Si. Haft, of the Philadelphia Central High School, tendered his final fare well to the pupils Of that institution, as their principal, on Friday last. He had occupied the post.for sixteen years. '. . [Cr’ -A - young gentleman of twelve, and a young lady of eleven, of Albany, look a notion to elope, for the purpose of getting married on Tuesday. They were overtaken by their'anx ious friends, who agreed that exactly seven vears from that time the marriage should lake place. . ■ Every man in China must pay up his debts at the beginning of the year, and also at the time of a religious festival about the middle of the year. ”If unable.to settle at these times, •his business stops until his debts are paid. Wonder how such a just observance might suit the United States I O’The President of the New York and Erie Railroad receives an annual salary of $25,000- Rather comfortable wages ,that. We could get along tolerably well on half the amount. O” Hon. Henry Bedjfiger, ex-minister to Denmark, died very suddenly at his residence in .Shepherdstown, Va., bn tho 26th instant. He returned home from Europe a few weeks ago, in good health and since, then partook of a complimentary dinner tendered him. by his fellow-citizens. [£7* An Agusta, (Maine) paper tells n story about a dance between a chap named Snellings. and a Hackensack girl called “Big Sis.!’ They danced 17 hours and 57 minutes, when Big C caved in, and look a seat in the chimney corner fanning herself with a bread tray. jjy The Black Republican members of the Legislature of Indiana have endorsed, the doctrine of Popular Sovereignty, as expounded by Dougins, and expressed a willingness to abide by the Dfed Scott decision as explained in the Freeport speech-of the Senator from Illi- $2OOO 2000 6000 1000 nois. [jy A bill has passed the. House of Repre sentatives of Georgia', by a vote of fifty-six to fifty-two, prohibiting the intermarriage of first cousins, under severe penalty, and cutting off the inheritance of issue. The preamble to the bill asserts that'many deformations-of mind and body are of congenital origin, from the practice of near kindred intermarrying with each other. jy The hack-drivers of St. Louis recently at tempted to bully a gentleman out of- unjust fare, and at last resorted to stoning him. He returned the salute with- shots from his revol ver, end- the jarvjes subsided!. . Report of the Secretory of the Treasury. The Secretary of the Treasury has prepared his estimates for the, expenses of the General Government,for tlio nextfKcal year,.ending the 80th of Juno, IsijO; His ystimatos the whole expenditure of this National Govyrnment at the sum of $73,217,047 46, as follows: Ci,vil list, foreign intercourse, and miscellaneous, including ex- penses of collecting the reve-, mte from sales ol public lands and expenses of courts, ' $11,629,680 11 6,282.000 00 fnTan Department, . 1.80M19 49 Arluy proper, &0., including mis- . cellaneous objects, ‘ 15,658,380 28 Military Academy, oierTCHnn Fortifications, ordnance, &0., 2,105,(66 00 Naval establishment, 13,500,8/0 80 52,211,316 68 To the estimates aro added statements show- Total, irig,: 1- The appropriations lor. the fis cal year ending June 80,1860, - - ■ made by former acts of Con gress, of a specific ajpd indefin ite character, as follows, viz •• Miscellaneous, including expen ses of collecting revenue from . customs, . “ Compensation to the general Post . Office Tor mail services, 700,000 00 Arming & equipping the militia, no Civilization of Indians, an Interest on the public debt, .1,908,314.36 2-. The existing ’ appropriations, part of which, tiro required for the payment of the liabilities of tlie present fiscal year, but which will not bo drawn from the Treasury until after June 30, .1859, and the bajanco ap plied to the service of the.fiscal year ending-Jnne 30,1860, viz: Civil list, foreign intercourse and miscellaneous, Interior Department, (pensions .and Indian,),, War Department, Navy Department, Total, Willing lo let Kansas Alone. The New York Tribune has come to the con elusion that Congress need not devote mucj me to Kansas this winter. It says ■ “We believe Kansas is likely to claim little attemiop from Congress this session- The newly elected Territorial Legislature does not meet till January : and if it should be decided to'call a Convention to frame a new State Con stitution, the election of delegates, assembling ot a Convention, framing uf a Constitution, sub missioh thereof io and ratification by the peo ple return of the Votes and transmission of. the result to Washington, could hardly be effected within the siiiy days which intervenes between the assembling of the Territorial Legislature and the final adjournment of Congress.. We do not decide ivhat may be the wishes of the peo ple of Kansas on the subject; w,e dectnit mor ally certain that their State will not be admit ted at this session, and that Congress will not bo required to devote touch time to Kansas this winter." ■ Whether the Tribune is honest in the above expression, or whether it is only animated by a desire to kee'p Kansas out of the Union until 1860, to be used for political capital in the next . Presidential campaign, we shall not undertake -to say. ’ But it is so refresjiing to find an ad mission in the IVtlnniifthat Kansas can take care of itself, that the fact deserves special no. tico. : "’V K .t,.■ ■ Trial for Conspiracy. The trial of Allibone and Ncwhall, for their transactions with the Bank of Pennsylvania, came up oh Tuesday of last week, in the Quar ter Sessions, Philadelphia, oh a charge of con spiracy to chcal'ahd'defraud the .Bank. The accused each made an application to bo tried separately ; but'the Court overruled the appli cation. antj they were-put on their trial-togeth er. The trial, it is expected. Will occlipy all this week ; but, as a matter of reason, the par- ties Will ho acquitted, and probably as a token of high esteem, treated to a grand festival, and fed on thanksgiving turkeys; while some poor skeleton, who may have robbed a baker ,of a loal of bread, or a pound of beef, to satisfy a famished appetite, will bo sent below “without benefit of clergy.” ; A Prairie on Fite—ludicrous Battle'. . The Maclean (Kansas) Sentinel, of the 28th ult., gives the following amusing account of a fire in that vicinity'-On Monday last the prairie on the north-west part of the town, was discovered to be on fire. The wind was blow- ing quite a gale at the time, and the waves of flame came sweeping towards us with a mighty roar, like unto the beakers of old Ocean. A busy scene among the people was then enacted -men, women and children combined in a little army to keep back the enemy. Weapons of extraordinary appearance and singular* con struction were used in the melee; hero-might be seen an individual with his best Sunday coat twisted into a swab, performing feats of prowess with his constantly flying garments : again, a lady assuming (or the first lime the peculiar habiliments of her lord, hurled his breeches at. the defy foe with eminent success; | another, with great grace and efficacy, wielded a plank, dropping it upon the intruding mon ster, putting out whole yards of flame at a pop. We contented ourselves with a towel tied to the end of a walking stick, and with amotion some what resembling the threshing out of grain, did, we think, our part as an extinguisher. All worked hard, and eventually succeeded in sav ing the town. To a great many citizens the sight was novel; they never .haying witnessed a prairie lire before; to every one the scene was sublimely beautiful and exciting. SiS ' • ■ ■ ... : Completion op the Gettysburg Railroad. This road lias been linished, and the formal opening will soon be announced. The Compi ler says: ■ “ On Friday last, the first railroad, locomo tive entered within our borough limits. Not a visionary, inpalpable concern, but a regular, • live’ puffing and snorting • iron horse,’ with friend Fuller as • driver.’ The train came prob ably three hundred feet west of the bridge across Rock creek, laden with iron for the completion of the track' to- the engine house. Snores ol our citizens were attracted to the spot, and when ihe cars departed their elated feelings gave vent in three rousing cheers. It was indeed a grati fying sight, and-the 2Gth of November, 1858, will long be remembered by those present, Old YtaotjuiA. -Tbe Virginia democratic State Convention-,- on Saturday last, nominated Honi John Letcher for Governor. He is a gentlemen of sterling character, a decided Na tional Democrat, and will be elected, we doubt not, by a triumphant majority. (£7= During'the past season there were one hundred and eighty-six deaths in Vicksburg, Miss., from yellow.fever. Conscience Makes Cowards ot us dll. ; On FrqlayJast, a middle aged and apparently iard working mjw,, who gave Ida name as Peter Martin, appealed at the police office in St. Louis, and slaledThat he had committed a mnr der, and wished to “be taken into custody. Tim St. Louis Herald says: “Ho slates that about six weeks ago be left Cincinnati for St. Lqfi{§ At Cairo, lie took passage on a New Orjtans boat bound upward, and in duo time arrived in this city. The day before- his arrival here while on a drunk,, with anotherjlcck passenger! whose, name ho docs not remembef, ho was robbed by him of all ho possessed. He endea vored, ns he alleges, for. twenty-four- hours, tb induce the niap to return him hiS; money, but finding all efforts to accomplish that end un successful, hedetennined-shortly ailer the ar rival of the boat at St. Lou's wharf to revenge himself upon' him. Borrowing a sheath killi from another, passenger, he wailed upon the starboard guard of the boat till his victim went to pass him, when-he stabbed him to the heart. As he fell he pushed him overboard, and in stantly threw’ the knife after him, and left the boat. Since that, timet he states, he has been wandering in various parts of Illinois; between Cairo and this city, .unable to work, unable fo sleep, haunted constantly by the. image of, the murdered.than. Unable longer to cndlire it, ho determined upon delivering himself up to jus tice, and accordingly presented himself at the police office,-as above stated.* He was sent to the calaboose. iricultural Operations for December. Wo have many agricultural readers, for whosh especial benefit, the following summary for De cember duties lias been prepared ; 8,497,724 SO Buildings for both man'and beast, see that they are as comfortable ns possible. Cattle come in fora large share of attention. Collars may need 'additional protection to keep out frosts. Drains may still bo made where the ground is not too wet unfrozen. Fencing- Get materials,from the woods and swamps and split a good supply of rails, and prepare posts. 1 Fodder—Hun it through.a straw or hay cutter and add some kind of ground feed. t Forest Leaves—They make excellentbedding manure'and hot-bed materials. Secure .under cover, before it is too late. . , Hedges—Plaid where the ground will admit of working. Hogs—Complete fattening those, intended for 4,270,957 24 1,603,602 83 8.801,691 70 3,248,255 45 12,478,907 28 killing. ■ . , Horses ami M tiles—See that their stalls are warm and well bedded at.nigiit-' T enliluletheir stables anil, use absorbents or.deodorizers to take np the gasses, which are unhealthy. Ice Houses—Fill with-tho first linn.,thick ice, which is usually the best of the season. Manures—Push.the manufacture oi theso,at this season.■ Plowing during open weather may be contin ued on clayey soils when sufficiently dry. ■ . Poultry—Give warm quarters, plenty ol food and dfillk„with gravel; limb ahd meal. • Schools are now in Season in most districts. Let the children attend as steadily os possible. Sheep—Provide racks for, and feed under cover during storms.. Give .turnips or carrots,. instead of all dry feed. , . ' Tools —-Look over, during the stormy days of this month. New ones of domestic manufac ture, such as-harrows, ox yokes, bows, hoe, fork and axe handles, wood sleds, &c., may he made. Turnips—Harvest, any still in the ground. Water Pipes and Pumps—See they arc suffi ciently protected from frosts. Winter Grain—Allow nothing to graze upon the fields daring the present month. Wood— Commence early to get tlie Winter supply. . H is bettor to cut nnd draw together as much as possible before the deep winter snows fall. $73,217,947 46 Mormomsm in New Jbusey.—The Mon mouth. (N- J.,).Democrat says, that a. man, calling himself Brigham Young, Jr., has esta- Wished himself in Ocean county, and has.callea his place “New Utah.” or “Little Salt Lake. He has also induced, thhee silly women to join him, as a starting point in his stock of Wives. O* In a lecture at New York, Judge Ed- •- monds said of spirits in the nextrWOrld : “I once had a spirit , come fo me who had been addicted to the use of tobacco, and the first want he experienced on entying into a. spiritual existence was a desire for that- T nad andn terview with a spirit who was a drunkard while, living here, andihe asked me for (Link. I asked. ‘What good woiild ardent-spirits do you now? and he gaid,' ‘ T can drink it through you. ; . This last ''spiritual'"revelation will be likely to considerably increase the number of'tficdi ums. “ ITT" A Delicate Reniitinnce—A Texas paper mentions having received a letter a fnend accompanied with-the scalp of a Camanche In dian. ' ; ■” '' ■ • ■ rr-T Rat-tail soup is the new dish in is rcsiauranls since the China treaty mince.of bamboo sticks, and electric cel slew, are also favorably mentioned. ITT- The Barnstable Patriot says ereuTshery has proved unfortunate this sea son. Vessels went out the begnming ol the sunjjoh with thiir usual outfits, and In y returned.without any fish, or. with exceeding y small lares. ’ (ty The number of American sea going craft lost during- November, is 2G—loss involved $520000, exclusive of cargoes. \<ry The New York Academy ot Music is leased for every Sunday night during the yen to,come for $lO,OOO. : ‘ [£7" The Chicago Press and Tribune has failed for $lOO,OOO. -' ■ • . Tlie Patriot: and'tfulon. rnlll! necessity of a ihorough-Deroocratiopai' . J ly’Newspapcrat tlic Capitol httS’long ml acknowledged, and the Proprietors of lJlc and Union, having undertaken to supply demand.’will spare no exertion to conic up ly to the public requirt inent. . y The Daily Patriot and Union is amOT^^, largest penny newspapers in the State. , issue contains original editorials, pol b on topics of general interest; written p • I for the paper : the Regular Tetegra hio R! patches received through the assomted news items from all quarters of the local allairs of Harrisburg and a variety of interesting mine aneous reatb .jj.^ The approaching st 'f 10n ° f n '" b e enabled to one of peculiar interest. the pro lay before our readers each tno v theirs in ad oeedings of the previous day, ma y vanes of the Philadelphiapapers. During the session of the “ r , B 0 f t he trial and Muon will containJu'l rP r f mß t. proceedings, together with sk ,® . ® w jh be ful lers of interest, so that our read r; QP UoI - ly apprised of all transactions a t j oro iiA- In short, our. desire is to P u f b i ernn) cnt, Journal, worthy of the scat of Go . of the great political party it repre ■ TUe Weekly Our weekly issue will contain a f t 3 of of the news of each week, as well a* P Congressional and Legislate. is our design to enlarge its P r °P® r * nr middle of. January, when it- ' vl ,“ . ? quarto fonn, upon one of Uob S I en jeut ed. Cylinder Passes. When this iI"P # is mode, the Wkkky Patwoi 1 aN» in tH rank with the largest Weekly the W Slate, and we hope cothutena itsell port of the public; ’ terms : 5400 One cfcpy of Daily, pneyeaf, jflO .One copy of Daily, for Session,■ advance, Ope copy of'Weekly, I year, {«. ce ,)25» One copy of Weekly, X year, (pot.MWj"*-... #| Specimen copies of the Daily or he sent free £ Hatri*** Harrisburg, Deo. 9,1858. ;' ■ .=rl
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