AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. JOHN B. BRATTON* Eilitor k Proprietor CARLISLE, PA., SEPT.' 1, 1869. Democratic State Nominations. FOR AUDITOR GENERAL, BICHARDSON L. WRIGHT, Of Philadelphia fOR SURVEYOR GENERAL. JOHN ROWE, Of Franklin County- Comity Ticket. For Senator- J 5. D. CRAWFORD, of Juniata Co. 1 Assembly, JOHN B. CHURCH, of Comb: Co. JOHN POWER, pf Puny Co. Treasurer, ABRAHAM KILLIAN, of Ncwville. Commissioner. JAMES H. WAGGONER, of Carlisle. District Attorney, J. W. 1). GILLELEN, of Curlis'e. Director of Poor. WILLIAM GRACEY, of Newton. Auditor. JOHN W! COGKLIN, of U. Allen, . ''County Surveyor. ■ ABRAHAM LAMBTSRTON, of N. Middleton ■ Coroner. 'DAVID SMITH, of Carlisle. Fatal Accident.— On Tuesday last a,young ■ man named -.Henry Nichols, son of Caspßr Nichols, was killed by the cars 1 near Shire manstown, this county. The deceaseed was deaf and dumb, about. 19 years of age, and a tailor by trade. He was Standing close to the track of the road when the cars approached him, and wits struck on the'temple by the se cond car, causing .a frightful fracture of the skull, which caused death in a short time. Attempted to Cut ms Throat. —On Satur day last, a citizen of this town named Daniel GRUVEtt. attempted to cut his throat by draw ing a .razor across his thrapple. He inflicted a severe wound,, and bled profusely, but .fortu nately his injury did not finish the job he inten-, ded. Soon after the attempt, he was discovered by one of our police officers, who- took him in charge and conveyed him to prison, where the physician administered the relief necessary to His case. He is now doing well. Domestic dif ficulties, the prisoner says, is the reason for the' rash act. OS’*Sands, Nathans & Co., whose advertise ment appears in another column, are the most extensive Circus proprietors and managers in the world. Their. reputation extends not only through every part .of this Continent, but all through England and Europe. Their establish ment is the most complete in all its parts that ever traveled, and includes the two wonderful 'performing elephants, Plzarro and’ Cortez, a splendid Troupe ol Performers, a trained Zeh-1 ra, (the -only one in the .world,)’a score of Shet land Ponies, the great melodic monster, the Steain Calliope, equal to a thousand brass bands, and,'a host .'of other attractions which wo cannot speak of' in-detail; Hoad their announcement. Aurora Borealis A.most beautiful auro ra-borealis'was. visible op Sunday night for several hours. The Whole heavens, were bril- | liantly illuminated with a corniscating light ■ of many colors, crimson and purple prcdomina'- ' ting. Streams of light ascended from all points \ of the horizon; and met at the zenith in the . form of a canopy, where they assumed the most fantastic shapes. ’ A more beaulilul sight could not be imagined. This mysterious light lias- ever puzzled natural philosophers; wlio t have advanced- the most contradictory explana-1 lions for the phenomena. Some have ascribed 1 them to the refraction of the'sun’s rays from Arctic, icebergs ; others have believed that the refraction is from Northern 1 ice or snow, and the tremulous motion to be caused by.the per petual vibrations of the earth’s' atmosphere ; but the magnetic telegraph has solved- the pro , Wem. On Sunday evening, when the sky was clear, the stars shining and the wind still, the only unusual appearance being the reddening of the Northern and Eastern heavens, one of the operators in the Harrisburg office chanced to touch the wire and was thrown, by the vio lence of a shock which he received, across the room. At the same time the Superinten dent of the Canadian lines of telegraph informs .us that the line between Quebec and Father Point was in perfect working order. Yet it was proved impossible to dispatch the foreign news across the wires. The Aurora Borealis had so charged the air with electricity as to partially destroy, the insulation. The phenom ena of-the Northern lights may therefore be as cribed to electricity, and a long disputed ques tion of science is definitely, explained - . , Distressing Accident. —We learn from the Mechanicsburg Gazette, that a fatal accident occurred near that place on the 20lh ult., by which a young man named Henry Musselman, aged about twenty-two years, residing on the Cumberland Valley Railroad, near the village of Kingston, lost his life. Mr. M. was thrown from a colt, which he was riding, and his foot becoming fast in the stirrup, ho was dragged thus by the animal a distance of a mile, break ing She of his legs, and otherwise so seriously injuring and mutilating his head and body as to cause death in about an hour thereafter. The deceased, at the time of the accident, was on his wtfy to visit a lady to whom he was to have been married in tire course of nfew weeks. Distrebskio Case.— Week before Inst, a lilllo girl aged ten, was'placed in the New York Slate Lunatic Asylum. The child was-a very intelli gent one, and its close application to its study threw it into (Us and resulted in destroying the mind.— Exchange. The health, if not the reason, of thousands of children is annually destroyed in our country from excessive application. Parents and toach -1 ers are equally criminal in ■ forcing; when they should repress, the too early developed passion for study. It la, 100, a question o( serious mo ment,, whether the confinement of very young children, for six or eight hours a day. in over heated and illy-ventilated school-rooms, is not n fruitful source of medial and physical evil. As it is belter to prevent crime than .to punish it, so is it easier to preserve health' than to regain iti XT' Flowers lling their wealth upon the va cant air, and rich men often fling theirs upon thn vacant heir-. OUR CANDIDATE FOR SENATOR. The Conferees representing . this Senatorial District, assembled itt Newport, Perry county, on Thursday’, August the 25th. At the time of willing this, wo had received no official ac count of the doings of the Conference. If the proceedings reach us in time we shall publish them to day. We learn, however, that on Sat urday, on the* 87th ballot. Dr, E. D. Craw ford, of Juniata county', received seven,votes, (which Was a majority,) and was declared the nominee. He received fiom Juniata 3 votes, from Perry 3 votes, and'from Cumberland 1 vote, (Judge Woodburn.) Two of the Confer ees from this county,, Messrs. Ripi'uy and Burt nett, had Withdrawn from the Conference be fore the final vole was taken. The Mifflin county'Conferees supported their own candi date, Mr. Parker, to the last. Dr. Crawford, of Juniata, is therefore the nominee of the Democratic party for Senator in this District, and we place his name at the head of our columns accordingly. Whilst we should have to have had the claims of our own county respected and recognized, we yet feel gratified that the Conferees have furnished us a candidate worthy of our support and con fidence—a candidate whose intelligence and probity of character will command the; respect and confidence of all. As we said in our last, we have known Dr. Crawford since a child— he is, we think, about our own ago, and we were school-boys together. He is a gentleman of acknowledged intelligence, and a Democrat in whom all may rely. That he will receive the entire Democratic vote in this county, and bo triumphantly elected, there can be no doubt whatever. And that he will represent this- District in the Senate in a manner creditable alike to himself and his constituents, is equally certain. We therefore bespeak for Doctor Crawford, our candidate for the Senate, the zealous support of the Democrats ofold Mother Cumberland. If our full vote is out, and har mony exists in our ranks, his majority' in this county must he 400 or 500. •’ N. B.—After the above was in. type, we re ceived the following meager account of the mee ting of the Senatorial Conferees, from a gentle man who was not a Conferee. Why it is that the Secretary of the meeting has refused or ne glected to furnish us tvhh a full account, is perhaps best known to himself: , SENATORIAL CONFERENCE. Pursuant to notice, Hie Senatorial Conferees of this district assembled at the house of Jacob Smith, in Newport, Perry county, oh Thurs day, the 2flih of August, 1859. and organized by.electing Dr. Cras. Bower, of Mifflin coun ty, Chairman, and C. J. T. M'lntuie, of Perry county. Secretary. The several counties-were represented as fol lows : : Mifflin —James Turner, Henry P, Taylor, Dr. Charles Bower. J amain—3. P. Wharton, Joseph Watts, J. D. Howell. ■ ■ Perry— Dr. B. P. Hooke, C. J. T. M'lntire. W. L.. Beale. Cumberland— James Bortnett, and J: T. Rip- Hon. Sah'l. Woodburn, the. third Conferee from Cumberland being absent, on motion. Lb vi Stuoiim was elected a temporary substitute. On the 87ih ballot. Judge Wooduubn hav ing appeared in person, Dr. E. D. Crawford was-nominated, andt on motion, th 6 nomina tion was made unanimous. The following resolutions wcro'then adopted Resolved, That this Conference unanimously declare Df. E. D. Ckawfoud, of Juniata coun- ty, to be the Democratic candidate for Senator ; we know him to be a gentleman in all respects worthy of our confidence—a Democrat of' the strictest sect, and one against whose personal and political character no one can utter a single word. Resolved, That we will give Dr. E. D. CitAW fqhd our undivided support, and mutually pledge ourselves to use all/honorable dibits to promote his election. ITT- The weather on Tuesday was decidedly pleasant—more like a day of "Indian summer,” than of The hottest month in the year. The sunshine was none too hot, nor was the shade any too cool, but a genial temperaiurc prevail ed throughout the day. lion. John W. Davis, of Indiana, for merly Speaker of the United 'States House of Representatives, is dead. Mr. Davis was a native of Cumberland coun ty, Pa., studied medicine, and emigrated to In diana. He served n the State Legislature, and was several times elected to Congress. He was subsequently appointed Minister to China, and afterwards Governor of Oregon Territory. Bound Over.— The Harrisburg Union ol Saturday contains the following paragraph : Assault and Battery.— A man named Henry Peters, of Carlisle, the proprietor of a market car, was arrested yesterday for commit ting an assault and battery upon another indi vidual, and bound over by Squire Snyder for his appearance at the next court. The nflair occurred in the no ghborhpod of the . depot. Peters entered secur ty, and went on his way rejoicing. Suppression of tub Slave Trade. —The Government at Washington are adopting more strenuous for preventing the African slave-trade. The African squadron has bceli augmented, and furnished with vessels of light draught to pursue the slave vessels into the riv ers and shallow waters. The home squadron has also reorganized fur the same purpose. Well Done. —A litile daughter of Lieut. Beale, only nine years old, collected in the bor ough of Chester, Delaware, county, Pa., 887 75 for the Mount Vernon Fund. -Well done for the little lady —she has evidently the energy and indomitable pcrseverence of her excellent father. XT" Baltimore papers, are earnestly calling upon the judiciary to enforce the penalties in curred by criminal offenders in that city. It would seem that rowdyism has at length reach ed its climax, and is no longer endurable. The American says-. “The September term of the Criminal Court will soon commence, aind to the public most we look for the decision ol the question whether that Conn is to be made the shield instead-of the avenger of crime." With out doubt much of the lawlessness which char aetcrizes-the-oity of Baltimore, is attributable to the inefficient action-of-the local courts. ■ XT” “He who dbes-not lake care of his own household is worse than-an infidel,” boastingly exclaimed a questionable moralist. “And he who merely takes care of his own household i as bad.” was the instant rejoinder.- Merely taking care of one's own household is scarcely ( a step, in morality, and-none in religion.- COURT PROCEEDINGS. The following cases were tried at (be August Term of the Court Of Quarter Sessions for Cum berland county s Com. vs. Joseph Guyer.—Adultery. Parties colored. The case was submitted to,the jury without argument. Verdict “not guilty,” and County pay costs. Penrose for Deft. Shearer for Commonwealth. Com. vs. William Noble.—Assault and Bat tery upon George Welsh. “Guilty'.” Sentence suspended. 1 ■ Com. vs. Robert M’Furlanc.—Arson. The binning of a barn in Shippunsburg. Verdict, “ not guilty.” Shearer, M’Clure at.d Cain, for Com’th. Todd lor Deft. Com. va. Joshua Atherton.—Arson and Mali cious Mischief. The burning, of a stack of Oornfodder was hold not to be arson. Convict; ed of the burning and sunt to jail for 6 months! Shearer for Com’lth. Todd for Deft. Com. vs. Fredk. ICalst and John Fisher. — Larceny of a watch frpm Mr. Harman. Fisher “guilty” and sentenced to the Penitentiary tor one year. Kalst discharged. Com. vs. Frederick Sanno.—Assault and Bat tery upon an officer. Sent to Jail lor 80 days. Com. vs. Jacob Bucher.—Swearing, &c. Juke had been in jail a considerable length of time prior to the Gout; was fined six cents and costs. Com. vs. Caroline Warden, Barb. Fennel and Isabella Clark.-—Riot, Affray and Swearing.— Guilty as to tbe Affray and Swearing. Warden sent to jail for five days) and the other two lor thirty days. Com. vs. Eliza Bell.—Larceny upon three indictments. Plead “ guilty” and sentenced upon one to jail for thirty days. Sentence sus pended as to Hie other two. Com. vs. Samuel Ashford.—Assault and Bat tery upon the oath ol his wife. Sentenced for ten days. Com. va. Geotgo Fisher.—Furnishing Liquor to habitual drunkards. The defendant, a mi nor, w'as sent fo jail‘for ten days. Com. vs. Adaline M’Manus and Jane M’Man us;—Murder, concealing death of Bastard child, fee. The following composed the jury : Danl. Gaswint, David Koutz, John Lulz, Sami. Snoko, Daniel Comfort, Henry B. Hoch, James Beaty, Jno. Clendenin, Peter Drawbaiigb, Mich. Longs dorf, John Eichelberger, Henry S. Ritter. The case was opened for the Commonwealth by Dis trict Attorney Shearer. " Dr. Sharpe, sworn ;—Adeline M’Manus called upon mo two or three times, and not knowing what was the matter I gave her tonic medicines; tlie last time I fold her that in young females diseases were obscure and that X-had often been deceived, and that to know I must make an ex. aminatioh; I did examine, and discovered that she was witli child; I told her such was the case and could not give her medicine; X'copld not be mistaken as far as ray knowledge goes; I felt all the suchors of the hoad'that can bo felt before delivery; X'could not tell how long it was before deliver};, but not long; I know nothing about her delivery; it was some time in the spring; ,1 thought it was near at han'di Cross-examined. —She ■ cunio to my bouse by Kailroad; she was Walking when she came to my office; X cannot fix the month; I-think that I have a distinct idea that it happened this year; I think this summer that she culled at my house; never saw her before she called at my office. Dr. Charles Zitzer, sraorn.—l was called to see Adeline M’Manus; she was sitting on a set teo or lounge; slid had pains; X told her to go to bed, that X must examino her; I found the of the child in the pelvis; I found the moving of the feetis; I then told Adeline “yotfll soon get a baby;-’* then she said “Dr. .don’t tell it to my mother;”.then I. ashed her who was the father of the child; she told me he was out west; the old lady clime up and she asked me if I could not stop the pains; she went down and came up in a lew minutes, then I told her it was nothing but a child, and that in 15 or 20 minutes it would be over; she said “Dr. if it is that; you may go, we don’t need you.” Then the mother cursed me, and I went off. Cross-examined. —I am not a native of .this country; from Baden; was,l7s years old when I came to this country, in-1850; T was a cabinet maker for 5 or 0 mouths; the first year I came ! 1 worked at cabinet making; I studiedanedicino with my brother Jacob; 1 am no graduate, but will be as soon as I can speak the language bet ter; I must speak ijnglish, befoj'o I cap-graduate; I did not say anything to the’ old woman when ■ she cursed me; X'.weht away; X made.the oxami- i nation with .my hand; I examined her every- i where; I am satisfied that she .was .with child; i the child tyas living when I examined; I'felt the ■ pulsation of the child and'the moving of the , limbs; it .must have been the beating of the pulse'or something else; .‘I did no.t try with the ear; that was all the examination T- made; ■ be tween land'2 o’clock; I ettnnot say for sure; I had not been drinking that day; X was not under the' influence of liquoif when ■ there; I’ had not touched a drop that day;"ahe was in the labor pains when 1 wont; I saw nothing but the pains; 1 the water broke on'her when she went to bed; I about'Ono minute before I discovered the' head I of live child; it was the 11th of May; the old man came tor me; I was not there over 10 minutes; ■ I have been practicing nearly eight years. Margaret Albert, stun. —I was sent for and went to the house of Mrs. M’Manus; aaTcamo there the daughter,-Adeline, was placed On a bucket; the mother said “now is the time the lump is to pass from her that. Dr. Sharpe said would come.”.-' She fell in severe pains and 1 held around her body; tbenas-I held her she, put her hand down into the bucket and squeezed something severely, it fell into the water in'the bucket; the mother said ,“hold on until you got those lumps all from you.” Then' the pain left her and she felt easy; then she talked of going asleep and tier mother said “Adalino, now you know what it is to bo a married woman, it is the same labor.” Adalino said “if that was so she did not want to bo married.” Then she wanted to sleep there; I caught her by the arm and wanted (o help her to bud; then the mother took hold of mo and said “don’t you hear, she wants to go to sleep here, come let us go down.”-i- When I left she said “don’t tell what happened here.” That is all I know;, I did not see what was in the bucket; the mother came up to my house afterwards and told mo- that there was nothing in the bucket but a few lumps, about as large as the ends of her fingers. She asked mo whether X could take on oath that there was no child there; I told her that I could not; then she went home; that was after that she spoke about the lumps; something fell into the bucket and splashed; I hud her around the body when I heard it. ' Cross-examined. —I was standing with my arms around her waist; I felt the moving downwards and heard the noise in the water; the cloths on the bed wore turned down; ! saw no coloring on the bed; the skirt was lying on the bed; I did not touch the bed, nothing said about it; the old lady told mo to come back, when I loft; Adalino did not ask me to come back; I \yas to go back after supper; McManus’ boy came alter me; I would not know the bucket; it was covered oyer with cloths; (a bucket offered and about the size); I smoked with the old lady a little; she asked mo back; she did not put mo out of the house; the Sunday after I saw her in church; I know them about a year; she had poor health ever since I know her; it was- between'3 and 4 o’clock when I came home; I' noticed it was 4 o'clock: I did not see Adaline walking about; some cloths were under the bucket and around it; the bucket was all covered up. Jacob Maloy, sworn. —l fetched Adalino the 17th orlSth of May toßeemcr’s; it was on Mon day; she had a‘basket with her; it was a round basket, pretty good size; it was tied with strings; the lid over it; Adalino put it into the wagon; the lid would move up n little by the jarring of the wagon; Adalino would shut it down; she said the crock is high now; I said yes it is; crossed on the bridge; X could sec the creek; Adaline lifted the basket out of the wagon and carried it into the house of Reomer’a; that was all I saw of the basket until I took her homo; there were some little things in the basket whomshe .went home; the basket was not tied on the return home. ’ - Cross-examined. —l don’t know that the bas ket was tied ; I know that it was not: I cannot say what color the strings had ; I did not look exactly at the strings: one was while and the other looked to be an old piece of cloth : If I am not mistaken, it was brown ; I could not see the knots': I noticed enough to swear to it; I did not go into Reemer’s,,fight away : basket like the one offered in. court; T can say those are not the strings : Adeline remained a week at Reemer’s : she had no other baggage : no other clothes: she was to sew; there was nothing over'the basket; she jumped out of the wagon; I waa at the males head; she took the basket Mrs. sworn.— She came to our house on Monday morning : and had a basket with her; she said she would take her basket up stairs, that she had some things which she wanted to lake out; she put the bosket in my cloth-press under my dresses, under the shelf; she come down and I got her work which she was to go at; I went up stairs and smelt the smell as soon' as I went into the entry down stairs; I went into, the room where I told her to lake her basket, nnd the smol) was so bad, T, bunted for it; I opened the clothes press door and found it came from that basket; I pulled the basket «ri<l thought I, would open it; I pushed it .back and did not open it; I came down stairs and she asked me if I smelt that smell that was up stairs, I told her I did, and .that I wondered.what it was: she told me that If was some stuff she had got from the Doctor, to rub her side, that she had a pain in the side. So in the evening after Iter work, she said she must go over to Mr. Mentzer’s, that she must not go out in the damp ; after she was gone I thought 1 would go up and look at her basket, there was nothing but an old dress nnd a night cap ; I had to hoist the windows and open the doors to leave the smell out of the house; after she came back from Mentzer’s, she told me that she had none of the stuff along. that it had.been spilt in the basket and raised this smell; the basket was open in the evening after she went away ; it was in the house until bed time, the smell; the basket whs changed under the shelf; in the evening, I was up twice before dinner,; the basket was then tied ; there was some weight in the basket in the morning ; I did not lift it. ,k I was in the kitchen when she came; she came into the Kitchen ; I asked her whether she had brought any needles with her, she said no ; she stood oil the time she was in the kitchen, she let the, basket down in the setting room down stairs, she put the basket in our sleeping room; I had ftlhiretl girl men work ing there; I have a family of four children, my oldest is eight years; the children occupied our room ; it was just dusk when she went to Mentzer'a; the"men were at the barn; there.was a man at this side of the barn ; he was morticing posts; she was perhaps an half hour away ; my hugband was about home; my house is a short quarter of a mile from the creek ; Adalaino put on the dress that was in the bosket afterwards ; I smelt the odor on the dress afterwards; she had no other clothing. ‘ There is a .public road from our. house to Mentzer’s, Win. Mentzer’s live on the other side of the bridge, Pldinfied is two and a half miles from our house. ■Adaline was hot' well the week she was at our house, she complained of 0 pain in her side ; I saw her bolding and looking at her brcasls, as if they pained her; ft was about the middle of' the month, 10th or 17th; she was sent for to my house; she knew that she would be sent for; I Sent Maloy (or her to come; she could not come unjtifihe next week ; Monday about 9. days before she came; she was sitting on the chair in the rooiriwhcn.T her feejp be| breasts; she examined her breasts there; she hjad opened her clothes.; Isaw no blister on her breast; it was a basket like this one i-rny clothes were hanging in the press with the basket; my, husbands and children’s clothes were in the press. • ■ Mrs. Mentzer - sworn . Adaline M’Manus came to house on.' Monday evening; was there about a quarter! of an hour; when she Went away. I wcntwvilh her through the bridge,, I thought she was afraid; she had no business at. my bouse ; she was never at my house before. I have known her for five or six years, but was not much acquainted with her to speak to her; I was at their house once before this visit ; last summer; it was just about dark when she came to our house: there is a smith's shop close to our house, my husband is a blacksmith ; the shop is on the other side of the road ; my hus band was not working when she came. . . Thomas (Jreason, sworn: —Sometime previous to the prosecution, I-was requested by the sec ond daughter to go up and see Adaline as. she was distressed jji to pdiat had bjen said ■about theni, Aclalmrnppearcd to be distressed ; she complained of the people much in speaking evil of them, &c ■; I told them that they should not think so hard of the people, that the persons who said harm;were willing to be qualified of it. arid that the Aeople believed it; I advised them if it was not true to prove it to the people; the old lady reflected upon some of the people who first reported. Mrs. Albert for instance; she said who would believe .Mrs. Albert I I said that .Mrs. Albert was believed among the peo ple she lived with, the M’Kcehan's; I said the people would; believe it unless proved not so ; Adeline spokd. of. the people, slandering her 1 about the Child (bund in the creek. I asked ' her what they said, and she said the people said that she hftd taken the child to thc meeting house springs, I asked her whether she had went from . Heemer’s down to the creek, that evening;'she said she had went Id John Menlz er’s, I said I heard so; There were other com plaints, I said’ I would not advise a' prosecu tion, but that I did not know how they would get the people to, believe otherwise unless’ they did not prosecute.. T stated that I sympathised with them'., T said Adeline the people don’t reflect upon yoh -as much as upon your mother from what they have heard: The old lady seemed considerably agitated and efleoied. I told them that I did not think the I 'people disposed to prosecute them. But still tjrey- Wer’e in dan ger, some one might do it. Her sister Agnes asked them if, lien father was present when Dr. Zitzer was there. They said he was there, Ad eline was crying while I was there, the old la dy was aßected considerably from my remarks. Cross-examined. —lt was-a conversation gene rally about the child; Dr. Zitzer told me first and Mrs. Albert next, and Mrs. DavidsonfMr. Smith and McNulty; I dont know that cither I or them introduced the subject; I am not the prosecutor; I dont know who is; the younger daughter came for me; I dont know why I was sent for; I was asked why I went to McManus’ i I-told them Adeline was in distress about the reports; I did not know by whom I was sub poened; I did not say that my evidence would bo favorable. ’ Mitchell McClellan, Coroner, sworn There was a child found at the creek and I received notice; I saw a child lying on a rock at the edge of the water; I.held an inquest; hqd the jury there; it was the 19th day of Mayi rbclievc; Mr. Charles Moure" gave mo the information; the child was in a cloth; the child was not so very small; I dont think it was so very old; (the Co roner describes the manner of the.wrapping); I saw no stitches about if; there were no Physi cians there. (Inquisition offered in evidence. Offer withdrawn);. It was a male child; it was a developed child from my knowledge; I judge so from its general appearance; it liad'hair, fin ger nails; I could hot say how long it had boon in the water; a week or perhaps longer; I cannot judge of the distance from the bridge; it was above the Meeting House Springs; it was one or two feot from the water. Cross-examined. —lt is about two miles from Carlisle to the Meeting House Springs; tho child was considerably decayed; had red hair; the nave-string appeared as if torn; we buried the child in a box; probably the box was two feet long; I think tho child was ns long as the box, Charles Moore, sworn.—l found the child just above the Meeting House Springs; ZOO yards ojr so; it was in the water; In the creek; about two miles below tho biidgo.at Hays’; I would not bo certain as to tho distance; I dent recollect the day; it was 1U May; Ijwas fishing; I saw it lay in the water; it.was lodged against a rock; it was pined up ip a piece of muslin; I thought the child must Uo'tSvo months old from its appear, anoe. Commonwealth hero rested and the witnesses for the defense were called, viz: Thomas Stevenson, sworn. —1 am acquainted with Adalinp McManus: the mother-informed ■ me that in consequence of Adaline going to the railroad to see the disaster, she had taken cold: that as a result from January until the 27th of March, she had been suffering with a suppres sion of her courses : the mother requested me to take charge of the case and treat it, though ! am not a physician ; I consented to do so : I prescribed for her several times, and her moth er told me that Adeline's health was restored; 1 was called' again the 20th of September to sco Adeline: I saw her this timcrhysolf; Ada line again informed mo that she was suffering with a suppression ; her health was bad, and I found very little could be dope for her; I direc ted ns to her diet, &o.; she was suffering froth a white discharge ; I directed her to use a warm bath :to sit over it: this ended my connection with the fanny; as detailed to mo free health was bad. \ ' r Dr. Harman, sworn—f have been ft physician for 2A years; I have had some experience ns nn Obstetrician; I know of no certain icst of prcg : nancy '; it is often ibe case that physicians are mistaken: I have had several whom I thought were pregnant, but they never came to maturi ty ; one case in particular in this-borough, where it was nothing but a tumor; sho.had the appearance of a woman at full time ; the pul sations itnd motion of the child—this is ascer tained by osculation, growth of the womb, &o; the discharge of these tumors would bring on labor pains, . Dr. Zeiglcr,'sworn.— lam a practising phy sician, 14 years ; I have had some cases in ob stetrics ; I. have had my share: the only relia ble test of the presence of child is theoscu'ating the body ; as to other tests wc may bo mistak en ; I have met with n number of cases in this town where I was mistaken. • ' Dr. Kiefier, sworn. —It would be very diffi cult and almost impossible for a woman to he confined on that bucket; she might in a half sitting and standing positidn ; a woman could not reach down and grab the child; I am a graduate in medicine ; I have had 300 or 400 cases under me. • Irvin McManus, sworn.—l am the father-of Adaline McManus; I was at home on the 11th of May, when my daughter was sick ; I was in the woods at work ; it was near two o'clock when I came homo, as near asT can recollect; Adaline was sick, and I was told to go for Dr. Chas. Zilzcr ; I went, and found him silting in his office; he went with me to the house;. I- I was at home all afternoon : I saw the bucket upstairs. iMy wife carried the contents to the manure pile; t saw her .empty it; I did not see the contents ; Adaline had .no child that afternoon, not a living one, at any rate ; con'd not without my knowing. She had none that I know of; 1 donlt think that a, child could have been about my house from Monday until Wednesday without my knowing it.; Charles Zilzer did not appear to me to be os he ought to be; I cannot say that he was drunk. He was stupid like; I thought he was in liquor; Adaline has been sickly for nearly two years; she has been so ever, since the rail road acci dent; it was a woman’s complaint; she was sometimes-steamed over that bucket; my daughter was up the next day sewing; she was about every day. That is the basket she* carried with her when she went out sewing*; my daughter was up to see Dr. Sharpe some time in April; it was some time before this day alluded to; I was not at home when she went to Reenters. •I saw the bucket hp stairs after Ziyicrshd Albert were theref it was’in the afternoon; (jftldjk /iidaline wasathen in bed; tne bucket was standing, on* the floor; it was afjerwardsja’hen my wife took the bucket to theraanurc pile; I saw thcfbucket distinct ly. I could not see the contents ; I know she was sitting on the bucket; I did not look at the bucket ; she Was ns well ns usual the next day ; she Was able to go to church on Sunday; she, looked ns.usual; I have seen my daughter dressed and undressed. . Mary McKiver. sworm— Preside in Newvil'c; I saw Adaline McManus arid sisier in Newville, on or about, the 18th of March ; she was visit ing; we had a conversation about her health ; she said She was going to Dr. Sharpe; she had no shawl around her and t had no idea of any thing wrong; she complained of a suppression. Cross Exam.— -She was there about a week ; I remember of healing of her being there again early in May; Wo are entire strangers. Mrs. Severs, sworn. —I live at Hays’ bridge; Adaline McManus was at our house the,4th of April; she eyas three weeks there ; she brought a basket with her/that is the basket; . she carric to our house to sew; I saw her tftesSed and Un dressed ). r lhat wa 6 the first time! saw her*; she showed no symptomsof being-in a family way; she said she was not well; her appearance was as usual; she came from home, walked ;it is Similes; she walked: home; it was the Ist. of May when sho called again ; John Beid’.cr was’ sick ; ho rubbed a medicine on his side; he used it while Adaline was there. , ' Cross-Examined. —l think I could have seen if she was in the family way it I had looked ; she was there three weeks. • Samuel Reamer, sworn.—My wife was exn chined; Adeline came to my house about the middle of May ; I saw her go down to Moinz •cv’s; it was about dusk ; she passed close to i mti; I was on one side of the fence' and she on the other ; I could see her distinctly ; I noticed nothing out of the way. Cross-Examined.—l did not sec that she was carrying anything or not. , Mrs. Bocher. sworn.—.! live in Perry co.; in March last, I lived at Dr. Zitzer’s, in Carlisle; .Adaline McManus was there; she was sewing, between three and four weeks; we slept togeth er ;, site told' me she was in good health, and wanted to go home for srweek ; it was her par ticular week ; her shape wrts not altered. John Armould, sworn. —I reside 1 in' Plain- field ; t know Adaline when I see her; I saw her on Friday following the occurrence in Plain field ; she was at my house and got the use of a pair of butter scales ; she was very delicate always ; she looked very sick that day ; I saw her gt Ohurph on Sunday following. Marion McManus, sworn.—l am a brother of Adaline; I was at home once every week or two ; I saw Adaline dressed and undressed, and saw nothing out of the way. Cross-Examined. —She bad been under 1 the treatment of Dr. Sharpe! Mrs. Philip Zeigler, sworn.—l live at Hays’ mill. I know Adaline McMamis. She was at our house last winter about Christmas; she said she was not well, and looked- sickly ; she was there two weeks; I observed nothing.wrong; she had her clothes in a basket similar to the one in court. Philip Zeigler, sworn.—l think it is about three milcs-fronr Hays’ bridge to the Meeting House Springs; there are fish dams ; the dams are broken. Miss Watson, sworn,—l live in Plainfield ; I knew Adaline McManus since she was a grown girl; I saw 1 Adaline the next day to the occur rence; I heard that she-was poorly; I found her on a chair sewing ; she looked poorly ; she was down stairs; I saw her the next day ; she was at our house; it is a good ways from rny house to hers ; she was out after butter scales; I did not see her on Sunday; I observed noth ing unusual; she wore hoops. ■ Agnes McManus, sworn.—She has been in bad health for about two years, ever since the accident on the Wail road, she vfts out at the rail road, she took cold and lost her monthly courses; she • suffered considerably, mother bathed her over the bucket. I was" living at Pauls, and was sent for when sister was sick, I saw the bucket and several lumps of clotted blood, it was thrown on the manure pile, about a quart of water and the lump of blood. I re mained’at home until the next evening, I slept with her that night, nothing unusual, she was about the next day; dressed, ate her breakfast, ' and went to sewing. Saw her the next Sab bath, she was going to Reamer’s the next day, she carried her clothes in a basket, I put the strings on to keep the lid on, I saw the basket packed to toko it to Reamer’s—-one dress, one basque, pair of shoes, sack, two aprons, stock ings. night, dress—she had some medicine for rubbing her side, it Was offensive, she said she got it from Bcidler’s, she took the medicine with her in the basket, X slept with my sister ,( or months, noticed nothing wrong, the bed was all right, there .was. no appearance about Ithe bed as if anything had taken place, it smelt like something dead, I saw nothing of, a child about the house, it could hot have been there. Cross-Examined. —l was not at home when she was on the bucket, I got home about five o’clock, sister went to church. ! was not there when she returned from Reamer’s. Thomas Grcason, re-called.—l eaw Dr. Zit- zcr after he came from McManus’, ho was not in liquor. Hepburn & Penrose for. the defendant. Miller and Shearer closed the case. Jury retired at half-past Qo’o'ock; returned at 11, with a ver dict of “not guilty-” < Ctß. IKmstdn’s Political Position. ' General Houston, of Texas/ in his great speech of the,campaign, made at Nacogdoches, in that Slate, on the 20th of July,last,'said i ■ You larruppcd me most unmercifully, but yet I felt that the pledges made to you during the canvas's of 1857 wore none the less faithful-, ly to be fulfilled. Texas had endorsed Mr. Bu chanan by the largest majority ih proportion lo her vote of any State in the Union. I told you I would support his Administration- I dl’d so. He had .not, received my, vole, but it was not because I did not have oonflicnce in liis ability and patriotism. I voted against his platform. ■ . * * * # » * * *) Had the tone of the Administration been such that I could have obeyed your instructions, as expressed by your vote for. Mr. Buchanan, with out compromising my principles, I should have resigned. Mr. Buchanan’s election gratified me. The result showed that he imbed the strength that defeated the Black Republicans, and that Was the great cud which I wished at tained. I am now denounced for supporting an Ad ministration which the Democratic party placed in power, which the people of Texas helped lo create by a majority Of eighteen thousand. Ad mit that as a whole, I sustained the Administra tion. Is it not an evidence of my Democracy— ol my regard for the will of the people ? What if Mr. Buchanan aid say, as is charged : ‘ Gen. Houston, you have given my Adminstratinn as cordial a support its any Democrat in Congress, and Ipm .thankful, for it.” Is.it a sin for a De mocratic President to appreciate the support of man, even though his name be Sam Houston I. It is rather amusing to see the Republicans rejoicing over the election of a Governor who claims lo be .specially-the' friend of President Buchanan's Administration'! , Street Fight Between Physicians. \ ; New Orleans, August 20. Doctors Pester ami Choppin, physicians of the Charily Hospital, have entertained for some time past an animosity, towards inch other, arising from professional jealousy. They met on one of the public streets yesterday, and an altercation ensued, when Dr. Foster drew a re volver and. fired at Dr. Choppin. Two of the balls look effect in the body of the latter, caus-. if&wjßnuds of a dangeroiis character. More Lawlessness and Outrage in Bal timore. —The city of Baltimore is gaining an infamous reputation for Hie utter impolericy of its municipal government to suppress the deeds of violence, bloodshed i£nd*murder, which have become of almost daily occurkencc within its imits. A- dreadful scries of outrages were perpetra ted on Saturday night a week, on board of the steamer Express, which left the city on that evening with a large company' for the Camp Meeting on the Choptank River. After the boat bad got-some distance from the city, a party, of rowdies, rallying under , the cry tf “Enholts," “R,inters,” and “Rip Raps,” made an indiscriminate.assault upon the while aid colored pnsscngeis, knocking them down lu every direction. Many of them were horribly beaten, and several stabbed. Many of the white men were robbed of their money and watches, the assailanls.blowing out the lights to prevent their being recognized. One colored man was stabbed, ar.d his wife outraged in his presence. On Sunday morning, the boat stop ped at where the Sheri li of Dor- Chester county arrested four of the ringleaders and committed them 1 to jail. It is reported that one colored man has died of his wounds. Again, on Monday afternoon, at. the “Amer ican 1 ’ ia ithe Third Ward, there was much rioting. Several persons were seriously injured, but riflne killed; . lirit. In tliis Borough, on Wednesday (ho 241 h nit., at the residence bl his son, Mr. George Weise, Sr., in'tiie CCth year b( his'agc. Jtlarluts. Fiui.adblphia, September 1,1859. ’ ll I ' L I’ UII AND Meat..— There is little action in the * lour market, but supplies come forward slowly, and prices remain' without change.— Sales of extra at S 5 50 a 5'75, extra family, at $6 50, and $5 a 5 25 per barrel, for iresh ground superfine. There is very little ship ping demand. Rye Flour is steady at $3 75, and Pennsylvania Corn Meal at $3 624 per barrel, but there is no demand for either. Chain - , —The demand for wheat is limited But prices are steadily maintained. Sales of about 3,500 bushels at $1 15 a 1 20 per bhshel for common and red, SI 25 a $1 30 for fair and prime white.. Sales of Delaware Rye at 70' cents for new Southern, and 76 a 80 cents for Pennsylvania. Corn—Yellow is in de mands Sales of $5 000 bushels prime at 82 cents, afloat. Oats—Sales of new Delaware at 34 a 33 cents per bushel. Whisky is very scarce and holders are now demanding a further advance. Sales ol Drudge at 26 cents ; holders nbw ask 27 cents for Pennsylvania, and 28 cents for Ohio. Hilda, are quoted at 27 cents. Seeds; —ln Oloverseed nothing doing. New Timothy comes forward slowly- and - readily commands.s>2 75 a 3 per b.ushel.'' Flaxseed is scarce. CARLISLE MARKET -Aug. 31.. Corrected weekly by Woodward Schmidt. Fi.oun Superfine, per bbl., • §5,00 do. Extra, do. 5,25 do. Family, do. 0,00 Rye- do. 3,75 White Wheat, per bushel, 1.20 Red do. do. 1 10 Rye do. 70 Cobh do. ’ 70 Own do., . ,28 Clovebseed , dot:.-' 5,00 TIMOTHVSEED do. 2*oo Spuing BABLny.ii; idq. •50 Fall Bauley' do. 50 JOHN EARI.V, - J. n. NONEUAKEH. T7IORWARDING & COMMISSION HOUSE, 1 PIiOIJR & FEED, COAL, PLASTER If SALT, The subscribers having taken the warehouse, cars and fixtures of William B, Murray’s well known establishment, on West High Street, op posite Dickinson College, would inform the' public, that they have entered into a general Forwarding and Commission business. The highest market price will be paid for Flour, Grain and Produce of all kinds. They are. also preparedto freight produce and stock to Philadelphia and Baltimore, at the lowest rates, with saloty and despatch. Plaster dm! Salt kept constantly on hand, and Flour and Peed at wholesale or retail. Coal of all kinds, embracing LYKEN’S VALLEY, LUKE FIDDLER, SUNBURY WHITE ASH, r . . , LOCUST GAP, Umeburner’s and Blade smith's Coal, constant, ly for sale. Kept tinder cover, and delivered dry to any part of tiie town. EARLY & NONEMAKER. Carlisle, Sept. 1,1069.- military Notice. THE uniformed companies attached (L „ first Brigade, 16th Division, P.y. TO jii o *’ 10 at their respective Armories, on Saturday .Vl 17 th of September, betwotm tho hours of a- , clock, A. M.., and 7,P. M./to elect,lL°, person for the offico of Brigade Inspector tho vacancy occasioned by tho death of’ Mn- James B. McCartney. Tho commanding offlp JOt of said companies will superintend said eloo.lt and make out a list of the votes polled for enl’ candidate, and forward tho samo to the o ' manding General, withjn five days after election shpll have becn-hold, BUc ‘ l - J. Id. ALLEN, Brig. Gen Comd’g. Ist Brig. 15th Div. p v Tups. J. Kehr, Aidrde-Cump. ’’ SepleUtccf 1, 1859—81 , Military Notice. OAKUStE, August 29, 1859, , Head Quarters, Ist Brig. l6lh Oiv.p, y f Onosii No. 2. ’ » To Captain W'oodlmrn, of tho Adatnnntiim Guards, Captain R. McCartney, of the Cnrlt.t Light Infantry, Lieut. C. Kuhn, Commanding Sumner Rifles, Capt.'G. W. Crop, 0 f (ho q.,.* tondon Bifles; Capt. Hull.nl the Quitman Guardi" Capt. J. Bowman,;ot the National Blues' Cmt James Ewing, ol the Walnut Bottom lufanlm and Capt. J. j). Stevenson, of the Junior Cadets will-make out complete lists of all the Arms and Public Properly, which may ho in posses* sion of said companies, and forward the same to the Commanding General, before the 15(h 0l September, as" tho officers commanding said companies wifi be required to .execute hands before the Ist day of October, for the safe keen’ ing of all the Arms and Public Property in thm> possession. . J. M. ALLEN, Brig. Gen, Comd’g. Ist Brig. 16th Div. P. y Titos. J; ItEnii.' Aid-de-Camp. September 1,1859—8 t s Colored Camp iUccilifg. "PIIERE willbo a Union Cuinp Meeting ol p, 9 1 colored people of Shipponsburg and Car lisle, at the. Grove, one milesouth of the Stone Tavern, on .the Walnut Bottom Kimd, on lands of Wm. A. Coffey, commencing on the' 16th of September, and to continue one week. ho under the direction of Rev. J.' Gassannwny Members of. all denominations.are c'ordiqllv in. vited to attend. Hucksters prohibited.' September 1, 1859—:3t* I. NATHANS' '& CO’S ND sa; OIOANTIO COMBINATION CIRCU S. 1 Comprising the most 'talented performers, .the most mngnillccut stud of horses, and the must won derful performing elephants in the world—forming the most splnn. did combination of attraction ev. er;offered,by,any traveling com. paiiy in America. Prominent alining the nnprece, dented attractions of this nniqiio exhibition,.are* the truly wonder ful trained elephants PJZAKIIO mid CORTEZ, jately purchased from the celebrated. Jardin dis Plants; Paris,. by Richard Sands, Esq., and imported expressly lot this exhibition by Sands, Nat liana & Co. These wonderful onimals excel in their intelligence, docility,and traetiihility, all other trained ani mals that have ever been cxbibl. teiUiimd accomplish feats never lie Info attempted 'by any iniifvM'.' Hals of the brute creation.! \Tidjr - donee, ascend inclined yVincs, stand on their heads, play upon musical instruments, and perform a world of-extraordinary feats at' the word of command, ina.nron- Iner which must ho seen to be re alized. Besides these remarkable oni male, two other COLOSSAL EL. ijwN EPJIANTS are attached to the ■ exhibition,and a stud of twelve SHETLAND PONIES. Among the ; celebrated eqnoa-, frian performers, gymnasts, and athletes, will bo found Eaton Stone, Mme. Virginia, J- J. Na thans, Master Charley, Charley Sherwood, Den zor Brothers* Philo Nathans, Milo. Ida, Joseph Hasiott, W. Ashton, Jesse Sands, Geo. Samis, Ben Huntington, Tony Pastor, the clown, and Sain Lathrop, the gontleitlan clown, and a ad merons troupe of vuulters, tumblers, acrobats, gymnasts, equilibrists, jugglers, comic singers, 1 In addition to these multifarious attractions, : the exhibition will be, - accompanied by tho re nowned . STEAM CALLIOPE, the most wonderful and magnificent musical in strnment over constructed. This gorgeous ms-, .lodic monster will' precede tho cavalcade on its entrance into the town, diawn by A TEAS OF ELEPHANTS, and perform a series of tbs' ll . oB * popular operatic airs, and will also‘ p\&s every exhibition, when all will have an aptpf . (unity of examining its wonderful mechanism. OTTO. HORNE’S NEW. YORK. CORNET BAND, composed of picked solo porforroors, will perform all the newest and most fashiona ble selections ofinusio during the exhibition, when (he calliope is not used'. Will.perform In’ CARLISLE, Tuesday, Sep tember 6tli. Admission 25 cents. Doors open at 2 and 7 P. M. : . September 1, 1850. Small Farm at Private. Sale. SITUATE : on tile Meeting House Springs; Road—miles North West of Carlisle, in North Middleton Township, Cumberland Conn-' ty, containing 33 AORteSr neat 'moasu.ro, of Lime' Stone Land in n good state of cultivation. Tho improvements conwa ■ n—J»- of a NEW TWO STORY BRICK HOUSE, Framo Barn, Wash Homo ■ ■■■ fflUancl other conVonient out-building a well of excellent water at tlio door. ... . _ This property is within Raffia mile of the L° ' od'ogufpet creek, and wouldbo a desirable loca tion (or a mechanic. . If not sold by the first of October next, it oh that day bo offered at Public Sale on the pro mises. Persons wishing to examine tip P ro r‘ orty, will call on the subscriber, who'TffcsidCS o the same, „ . ’ JOSIAH N. ALLEN . Sept. 1, 1859. Auditor’s . Siotice. NOTICE is hereby given, that the underaigh" ed has been appointed by the Orphans Court of Cumberland county, os' Auditor to dis tribute the balance remaining in the bonds o Alfred Si Sener, Executor of lilngdelona M■ ker, late of the Borough of Carlisle, deo’d., • and among those entitled thereto, under thevm of said decedent;, that ho will attend to the du ties of his appointment at bis office, in the fic" rongh aforesaid, oh Tuesday, the ilh day of ue* tober, 1859, at.or before which time all those IB tore.sted therein will present their claims to WM. D. HALBERT, Auditor. August 25, 1859—8 t 11 6 hi he’s P»(«nt Anlinal Ti-ssp’. THE subscriber has been appointed ogcu . for Cumberland county, lor the sale Reuthe’s patent animal trap, for catching r o*. es, Minks, Wolves, Bears, &o. Call and se them at the cheap Hardware store of • ■ HENRY-SAXTON-’ March 17,1859. GAS Lighters and Wax-.'Tapers can be haA at Philip Arnold’s. ■ January 6, 1859. .
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