AMERICAN VOLUNTEER.
JOBS B. BHATTON, Editor it Proprietor.
CARLISLE, PA., JAN. 19,1860.
"Tn* Continentals.” —Those celebrated
gingers will give a Concert at Khooto’e Hall,
onSaturdaycmuhg. '
Bhokt Chapel.-—We are requested to state
that the evening services in this , church will
hereafter be suspended, and instead services
will bo held at 3 o'clock in tho afternoon.
I£7* By reference to his advertisement in
another column, it will be seen that Mr. J,
H. Prcswoll, of Shipponsburg, has disposed of
'llia Drag Store, and. hereafter will give his
undivided attention to the liquor business, in
which ho is largely engaged.
OtThoßoy. Andrew Hepburn, ofßrowns
■burgh, Ya., son of our former fellow-citizen,
Judge, Hepddrn, has been elected Professor
of Rhetoric, Logic, and Metaphysics, in the
University of North Carolina. The post is an
important one, and the appointment is thought
by those who know Mr. Hepburn bo an
excellent one. Our word tor it, ho will not
disappoint the expectations of his. friends.
Our neighbors of the Herald and Ame
rican, aro cither , very bad guvssers, or they
are fond of misrepresenting and making
mountains out of-molehills. ■ There was no
o high old timo” in the late Democratic Com
Vontion, that wo noticed—no extraordinary
feeling existed, and no “ excitement.” The
Convention transacted its business quietly,
and with great unanimity. ' was not a
partible of bad fooling manifested!' As to the
charge that the resolutions that were adopted
by the Convention, were written by Maj. Eoe,
there is not a word Of truth ip itl lie had no
more to do with them than “ the man in the
moon." . The chairman of the ■ committee,
Prof. Burns, has the reputation of being a
good writer, and is not iu the habit of asking
assistance from any one, when the duty of
drafting resolutions devolves upon'him.,
, ‘ Surgical Operation.— Miss, Stewtiieba-
KEK, daughter of Peter STEWTUEBAKER,.noar
York Sulpher Springs, who has boon suffer
ing from'Cnncor of the mammae, (breast,) for
the last eighteen months, had it extirpated on
Monday, tho 9th iust,', by Dr. Mabsdex, of
York Sulphcf ■ Springs, and Dr. Bender, of
Carlisle, with entire success.
During the operation, she was under the
influence of Ether and Chloroform, from which
sho recovered after the operation was com
pleted,, without any unpleasant symptoms, yet
was wholly unconscious during tho time of
operating.
Fire in Rheem's Hale.— On Sunday morn
ing last, about an ;hour before day-break, oiir
citizens were roused from their slumbers by
the cry of “fire!” It was soon' ascertained
that the interior of Rueeh’s elegant hew Hall
was in a blaze fromtho collar to the roof.-' The
.ground floor of the building was occupied by I
Mir.. George Poland, who kept a restaurant
anil teii-pin alloy. The, fire, it is supposed,
o ‘ig' uated'here, and the flames asoendedrapid
ly up the stairway to the third story. The
rooms oh the first floor, above ground, wore oc
cupied by Messrs. Penrose, Ruby, and Rhoads,
attorneys, John Wolf, barber, Qeo. llendel’s I
billiard .tables, and John D. Gorgas’ stove'
ware-room. Most of the property belonging
■ to these gentlemen was carefully removed and
saved, except the billiard tables, belonging to
Mr. Hendel. The building, with the oxcop
tion.of two or three-.rooms, is nearly burned
out., Mr. Riieem, we are glad to learn, is in
sured in the Lycoming Insurance Company,
to the amount of ?3COO. This will not. cover
his loss, however. Some think the, fire was
the work of an incendiary,; but this is doubt
ful. .
Our firemen never worked 'bettor or more
successfully than they did at this fire, and our
citizens are unanimous in awarding .them
praise-for their good conduct. ■
Theatrical.—' The performance on last Sa
turday. evening, in Rhoem’s Hall, by the Dra
matic Corps from the Garrison, was all that
could have been expected, and showed a very
decided improvement over the first entertain
ment. With a little more' experience • they
will bo able to rank with the best city actors.
Considering the bad state of the weather on
Saturday evening the audience was largo, and
the best order prevailed. Wo are sorry to
state that the expensive drosses got up by the
. Company for the occasion, was totally,dostroy
; cd, by the fire!which took place on'Sunday
"morning. • . / r '-
Congress. —No Speaker yet! The .voting
goes on as usual, with' the same result. All
those members who have the gift of speech,
have bored the House with two or three ha
rangues. The people are getting out of all
patience with their Representatives, and think
they should resign and go home.' Before the
mooting of Congress the Republican journals
were -loud in boasting that the House would
contain a largo majority of the opponents of
the National administration. So it does, and
a beautiful House it is!
Nor a Purr.—AVo return our thanks to
our friend, Mr. Robert Carroll, of Marietta,
for sending us a bos, of his very, superior se
-1 gars. They aro decidedly the host flavored
, sogarwo ever puffed, and are highly crodita
! bio to Mr. Carroi.lus the manufacturer. They
I are for sale at Inuofe's.
i\. Tine Jewelry. —Those in want of jewelry,
! slwjuld not neglect to attend the auction room
i of CiOtui.D & Son, every evening. The assort
montof jewelry is largo and elegant, and is
being disposed of at very low rates. Every
. articles what it is represented to be, and is
sold, without reserve, to the highest bidder(
Gf eat bargains can be secured by attending
these spies.
Carlisle Herald.— The last number of the
Herald announces Mr. A. K. Kueesi as its
proprietor, ho having purchased the same
from Mr. Cooveb. Wm. At. Porter, Esq.,
will continue in the establishment os editor of
the paper. Wo wish both editor and proprie
tor success.
• OCT'-The Republicans in the New York
Legislature have refused the Hall of the House
for the holding of m Union meeting. And yet
these sectionalists pretend to be national in
Ihcir sentiments.. I
SOBBY TO SEE IT.
Wo notice with regret, that during the late
debates in the D.'S. Senate, several of the
“ blood and thunder’’ Senators, such as Iver
son of Georgia, Green of Missouri, Davis, of
Mississippi, and others, considered it their
privilege to renew their attacks upon Senator
Douglas. When wo consider that J udge
:r^_^n».»V^>^olvyMlKrnrva,n£-.Trnjrm..fUlfl.OJltllUsilXSr_
tie friends iu all parte of the country, North
and South, and that ho will be a prominent
candidate before the National Convention for
the Presidency, wo cannot but regard those
Senators who now assail and persecute him
as mischief-makers and disorganizes iu the
Democratic ranks. If they but knew with
what utter contempt all well-disposed Demo
crats regard their impudent,and dogmatical
course toward Judgo' Douglas, wo think, they
would show less bombast, and bear themselves
with a little more modesty. No man of abil
ity and intcritycan be put down iu this coun
try by persecution. That was attempted with
Jefferson, Jackson, and \an Buren, and
most signally failed. Those Senators, in as
sailing Mr. Douglas, and attempting, by un
fair means, to persecute him, are offering an
insult and au indignity to his friends (and ho
has more friends than ten thousand Iversons,)
and also to the States that have named him
for tho Presidency. They may say they
“ don’t care,” and may swagger and bluster,
but the people will, wo think, should oppor
tunity offer, convince,them that their insolence
will not be tolerated. ' They will yet .find their
level.' , „
Next fall we elect a President. If the De
mocrats are defeated, it will be their own
fault. We can triumph, gloriously triumph,
if we are all true to our principles and our
country. But, if those everlasting bickerings
aro to continue, and denunciations of men in
dulged in, wo may ns well hang our harps
upon tho willows, and conclude to abide grace
fully the fate that awaits us.
Cumberland County Politics.— The De
mocrats of Cumberland county mot in Con
vention at Carlisle, on Monday last, for the
purpose of selecting Delegates to the State
Convention. .’ We are told that the Conven
tion was well attended, and that there was
quite, a spirited contest for Delegate. Our
friend, John B. Bratton,' editor of the Volun
teay bore off the prize. T. P. Blair, of Ship
ponsbiirg, was appointed Senatorial Delegate,
subject to the action of the balance of the
District. -
Wo are informed that the preference of the
.county is unmistakably for Mayor Sanderson
for Governor; no instructions, however, wore
given. This 'action on the part Of the Con
vention is doubtless in accordance with in
structions from the Philadelphia Custom
House, Wd are told that, for the last few'
days prevlous.to {ho mooting of the Conven
tion,: Marshal Yost, aided'by the efforts of ,a
young gentleman by the. fiamo of Snowden,
an office-holder in the Philadelphia Mint, has
been very dilligently at work in Cumberland,
“ fixing up matters” for the good people of
that county'.. The Philadelphia Custom House
Clique-long since jufdHhed the publio : that
“the next State Convention would bo con
trolled entirely by the wish of the National
Administration,” and wo think it would bo a
great economy both of time and money, to
forego the holding of tho Heading Convention
altogether,- and refer tho •whole matter to
1 Collector : Baker, TVlt.u, Bso>vdeu & Co.—
What do-tho masses in tho interior know
about such affairs?- Stand,hack, gentlemen,
and let your masters—the Philadelphia office
holders—arrange the wires for you.—Penn
sylvania Slate Sentinel. .
We take the above extraordinary article
from the last number of Gov. Packer's organ
at llavrishurg. 'Without mincing words with
our friend of Sentinel, we pronounce the
last paragraph of the article above d delibe
rate misrepresentation from the first word to
the last. It is not true that the Philadelphia
Custom House sent instructions to this coun
ty. It is well known that Hr. Baker, the
Collector of Customs, is not a Wittie man,
and nearly tho whole influence of the Custom
House—-if it desired to exorcise any influence
—would be hostile to his nomination. The
editor of the Sentinel knows this just as well
as wo do. But, suppose Mr. Baker did favor
tho nomination, of Mr. W ittie, what influence
could Ac have in Cumberland county? We
owe Mr. Baker nothing; he refused.to give
us a single clerkship for Cumberland. Ho
certainly could have no influence with tho edi
tor of this paper, and ho knows it.. Nor is it
true that Marshal Yost exercised any influ
ence iU the election of Delegates in thiscoum
ty. ..We don’t believe he over attempted such
a thing.-.'. Again, the Sentinel has been' in
formed thiit .“a young gentleman by the name
of Snowden, an office-holder in tho Philadel
phla Mint,” was very diligent in fixing up
matters for the good people of our county.—
Not a word of truth in it. Mr. Snowden
happened to be in town on tho day of our
County Convention, but took no part in tho
election of Delegates, Ho arrived in this
county the evening of the delegate elections,
and after the delegates •in the several town
ships had been elected. Ho was on private
business, with his relations near Mechanics
burg, and in feeling is, wo learn, a Dawson
man for Governor. ■
Wo have felt it bur duty to answer the
Sentinel as'wo have above. Wo consider it
an outrage and a piece of most consummate
impudence in tho editor to stigmatize tho De
mocrats of this county with ■ being under tho
influence of “ Baker, Tyler, Snowdon & Co,”
and wo fell warranted in denouncing such a
charge' as wilfully false, Wo recognize no
masters in Cumberland. Wo are so far re
moved from patronage and power, " that wo
never think of “ influences.” Wo, {the De
mocracy of old Mother Cumberland,) under
the dictation of “ Baker, Tyler, Snowdon &
Col”. Wo spurn tho imputation. AVo permit
no man or sot of men to dictate to us. If Mr.
Buchanan himself or Gov. Packer would pre
sume to dictate to us, wo would very likely
remind them that they had better attend to
their own business and lot us alone. We ex
press our own opinions fearlessly, and submit
to dictation from no quarter. This is our po
sition. If there is a county in the State that
cannot be influenced by State pr National in
fluences, that county is Cumberland.
Wo have devoted more space to reply to
our friend of the Sentinel —for wo know ho is
our personal friend—than wc had intended
when wo commenced this article. But we
felt his strictures sensibly, for they are illib
eral and unfair—too much so for a “ friend”
to express. If pur cotcraporary Knows us—as
we hope ho does—lie will believe our declara
tion When wo say . that no power on earth can
influence us a hair’s breadth against our honest
convictions.
tVu re-turn our thanks to Messrs. Crawford,
Powtr-and M’Curdy, for legislative documents.
Court Proceedings.
The following cases were tried in the Comt
of Quarter Sessions of Cumberland county
last week:
Commonwealth vs. Alexander Daemon—
Malicious mischief. Deft, plead guilty and
sentenced to pay a fine of §1 and costs, and
enter into recognizance in §lOO to keep tho
1 Comwlth. rs, Wm. Koons and Austin Alex
ander, (colored.) Malicious mischief. Koons
convicted and sent to jail for 10 days, pay
costs, &o. Alexander discharged.
Comwlth, vs. Tobias Sites. .Assault and
Batteryi Deft, plead, guilty. Sentenced to.
pay a fine of S 3 and costs.- • ;
Comwlth. vs. John Kunklo.—Assault and
Battery. On hearing, tho Court sentenced
tho defendant to pay a fine of §1 and costs of
prosecution.
Comwlth. vs. John M’Farland, (colored.) —■
Fornication and Bastardy. Deft, convicted
and sentenced to pay Mary Myers, the prose
cutrix, §2OO, and for the support of child
51,25 per month for 6 years and 11 months,
and to give security for the same.
Comwlth, vs. Joseph Wert. —Assault and
Battery, The defendant, a school teacher in
North Middleton township, was prosecuted by
Win. Natoher, for whipping his child Catha
rine. Defendant not guilty, but pay §5 of the
costs, and the prosecutor, Wm. Natchor, pay
tho balance.
Comwlth. vs. Barbara Fennel, (colored.) —
Larceny. Guilty, and sentenced to the,Coun
ty Jail for 1 year and 3 months, to pay costs.
Comwlth. vs. Win. Jefferson, (colored.) —
Larceny. Recognizance forfeited.
Comwlth. vs. Godfrey Grossman, Jacob
Beckon and John Globy.—Surety of tho Peace.
Sentenced to pay tho costs; equivalent to go
ing to jail.
Comwlth. vs. Andrew Beander.—Surety of
tho peace. Recognizance forfeited. .
Comwlth. iw. Leah Ilurly,—Surety of the
.peace. Recognizance of Susan Carns forfeit
ed, ,
Carlisle Deposit Dank.
IVo have received the report of the Auditor
General, communicating to the Legislature
'the condition'of the several Banks and savings
institutions. The - following was' the state
ment of the Carlisle Deposit Bank, on the Ist'
of November last. It . will ho seen that this
institution is in a most flourishing condition.
ASSETS,
Gold and silver in vault, .
Notes,'checks and bills,
Bills and notes discounted,
Judgments owned by bank,
Heal Estate,
Duo from solvent banks,
Bonds held by-bank,
Other property,
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock.
Deposits;- .
Diio Gommtimvcr.iiK,
Duo to bunks,' -
Duo to individuals,
, Surplus or ainkiug'{uud,
| All other items of indebtedness;
Cumberland County and. the State Trea
sury.—'The following is a 'statement of the
amount paid by Cumberland county into the
State Treasury during tbe last fiscal year, as
kvelVas the amount received by-her froid the
State. Treasury. It is compiled from the ; last
annual report of the Auditor General:
Tax oh real and personal estate", 530,422 70
Tavfll-n-licohsbs, 1,11473
Retailors 1 licenses,- 2,09110
Brokers’ licenses,. IG2 26
Dtstillcry and brewery licenses, , '. 25G 43
Billiard room, bowling alloy and
ten-pin alloy licenses,
Eating house, beer house and res-
taurant licenses, •
Miller’s tax, ■
Tax on writs, wills, deeds, &c.,
Collateral inheritance tax,
Tax on corporation stock,.
Theatre and circus licenses,
Militia tax,
Accrued interest,
RECEIVED PROM THE STATE,
Pensions, 20 00
Common Schools, 3,919 70
Abatement on State tax,'/. ■ 1,315 81
Justices’costs • , .9 59
The Baltimore Outrages.— The Baltimore
papers of tho present week have devoted a
largo portion of their space to the publication
of a condensed report of tho evidence taken in
the case of the contested, election in that city,
and recently presented to the Legislature of
Maryland by tho Reform candidates. It ful
ly sustains the worst accounts that were giv
en, at the time, of the rioting and outrage
that disgraced tho city of Baltimore and its
municipal government at tho late election.’—
Tho sworn statements of the parties examin
ed, give a concise and truthful history of the
crimes, frauds, ruffianism,, illegal voting, vio
lence, intimidation, and complicity of judges
and police, that wore used, by the dominant
party at that election to secure a triumph.—
Tho record, wo venture to assort, is without a
parallel in tho monstrous injustice, cruelty
and dishonesty it discloses. Tho insults,
menaces, and violence to which citizens were
subjected, in their attempts to approach the
polls, tho utter barbarity with which some of
tho victims of tho party ruffians wore treated
in tho “ coops’! in which they wore confined,
and tho open, barefaced, and unmitigated ras
cality which marked tho whole conduct ofitho
election, would bo hardly credited as occur
ring in a civilized ago and among civilized
people, wore they not hero substantiated be
yond a doubt.
For the first time in many years, the people
of Maryland have elected a Legislature op
posed to the spurious Americanism which has
so long ruled the city of Baltimore with a
lawless, violent, and bloody hand. We hope,
therefore, that its iniquities may bo probed
to the quick, and exposed to the public in all
their disgraceful enormity, and that prompt
and effectual legislation may bo had, to secure
to, every citizen the rightful exorcise of his
citizenship through the ballot.
Tub Mormons.— This singular scot, seems
to be on the decrease in Utah, according to
their own admissions. In 1850 they number
ed 38,000; in 1859 only 30,000, In all coun
tries they number 120,000 souls. The prac
tice of polygamy obtains only in Utah. Does
this fact account for the decrease above sta
ted?
Tho annual statistics which the newspapers
print about the Ist of January, are hard'read
ing, if not a very great boro; but, now and
then, some striking-facts are communicated.
For instance, in Now York, tho returns from
the Oyer and'Terminer show 854 convictions
during tho twelvemonth —of which 41 wore
for murder, manslaughter, and other assaults
.ipoii tho person ; 3,1 for robbery;
and battery; 4 for arson ; 7 for attempting
arson; forgery, 76; grand larceny, 12^.
Throe persons wore sentenced to bo execu
ted; 254 males: and 36 females wore sent to
the State Prison —3. for life, and disaggre
gate time of remainder 096 years and 7 mbs.;
256 males and 46 females were sentenced to
tho Penitentiary; 1303 indictments wcic
■found by tho Grand jury, and 3045 vagrants
sent ,to Blackwell’s Island. These figures
show a decided increase on the statistics of
last year, and show, therefore, that, if we are
progressing in wealth, intelligence, and other
things, we are, likewise progressing in vice
and crime. Prisons multiply as well as
churches, and, ' if Christianity is gaining
ground among us,.the gallows, alas! is still a
recognized necessity.
During the year the murders foot up 15;
homicides, 29 ; suicides, 59;, total, 103.
Deaths from drowning, 156. Number of cor
oner’s inquests, J2,0p9.
' The Custom llbutc returns likewise have
some striking features- Just think of it I
The importations of dry goods amounted to
§113,152,621, against §60,154,509 last year
and §90,534,129 in 1857
Tub State Legislature. —Most of tho busi
ness* transacted Ihus far lias been of a private
nature. Tho ■ resolutions commending the
course of the,Opposition members of Congress
for persistently adhering to Mr. Sherman as
.their candidate for Speaker, was debated in
i tho Senate on Thursday. Messrs. Bell, IV elsh
, and Miller, spoke ih opposition to the resolu
tions, and they- wero advocated by Messrs.
Finny, Perry and others. Mr./Welsh, it is
said, made an excellent speech in support of
the National Administration,, the Democratic
party and the Union. On Friday the resolu
tions passed a final reading in tho Senate, by
a vote of 1? to 11, and wore immediately ta
ken up in the House, and also passed that bo
dy by a party vote. The more sensible reso
lutions introduced by Judge Bell recommend
ing a temporary organization of Congress,
with a view to-needed legislation, was flatly
ignored by tho Senate Judiciary Committee.
The Republican members of the Legislature
held a caucus on Friday afternoon to nominate
a candidate for State' Treasurer. Eli Slifor,
Esq.; the. present incumbent, was nominated
over Hon. Henry D. Moore, of Philadelphia,
by a vote, of 54 to 32. The Pennsylvanian
says, this result is a sad disappointment to
Mr. Moore and his friends; for it was only,
with a view tq' securo this position that Mr.
Moore allowed; himself to becorae a sympathi
zer with abolitionism.
$6,405 46
72,201 57
430,'887 71
20,203 02
10,000 00
8,053 97
16,000 00
1,129 84
$505,841 57
$72,000 00
448,021 15
2,821 38
25,020 11
3,000 00
10,000 00
. ■ 5,778 93
The. electiqh, took place on Monday, when 1
Mr. Si.ivF.u was elected. John W - Maynakdl
- .Ui r oici.\ tor Vy Alui D eiuo cruAC.
I Who ARFI 'PEsrONaniLE?—-Nearly .two
months have passed since the meeting of Con
-1 ]'gross, and still the House is not organized,—
’, the public business continues neglected—and
1 honest creditors of the Government, who have
$565,84V57
just claims for services rendered in transpor
tation of tliB mails, during the last six months,
are compelled togive up their contracts, or
continue to fulfil them at heavy sacrifices;
Who is responsible for all this ? Thcrs*CffiT‘
bo but one answer! 'the mongrel Opposition,
alias Black 'Republican' parly. .For, months
prior to the assembling of .Congress, Greeley
and others of the Abolition and Opposition
loaders, were boasting that tlidOpposition had
the majority of the House—that the Democra
cy was in the minority. The Democrats ad
mitted this; (they never claimed or protended
to have a majority in the House'; and conse
quently are not chargeable for the delay in
organizing. The responsibility for that rests
wholly upon the Opposition, led by its Sher
man, - Hickman, Grow, and like politicians,
and tho country will hold them to it, in spite
of their shameless, lying dodges to escape
from it. ■
213 00.
290 25
217 55
543 79
029 26
8.756 70
147 50
10710
4 25
539,903 CO
. Ru.moiiedComijination to Kiu, Looan, one
of the Caftuheks of Cook. —We lo.'.ru from
tho Shlppensburg News, , of Saturday, that,
according to current rumor,, a man by the
name of Myers, a resident of Franklin county,
while crossing tho South Mountain into Adams
county, was seized by a body of men, "whose
purpose, as. declared by them, was to take his
life, believing that ho was Logan, one of the
captors of the late John E. Cook, of Harper’s
Ferry notoriety. Having a number of letters,
receipts, etc., in his possession, Mr. Myers
proved'satisfactorily to the party that he was
not the person they had taken him for. They
stated that they had by some means learned
that Logan designed going over tho mountain
on that day, and ns he (Myers) answered to
tho description they had received of tho per
son of Logan.-they wore confident when they
took him (Myers) that they had hold of a
"scoundrel whose body should bo cut in ton
thousand plfcces 1” Our informant states that
Mr. Myers was released under promise that
ho would say nothing about his arrest that
would roach the cars of Logan..
55,205 10
O" The New Yflrk Tribune does not agree
that the Democrats are responsible for the
non-organization of the House. The Tribune
puts the responsibility where it belongs, upon
men elected by its own party. It says, “a
Republican organization is prevented by the
votes of members of Congress who arc there by
the aid of Republican votes, and who would
have been at homo this very day but for those
votes.” The Democrats number less than
100 members, while the opposition of all kinds
number over 140. Thus it will bo seen that
the Black Republicans and their sympathizers
have the power to organize at any time, and
the Democrats are powerless to prevent it.
ICTTked Douglas acknowledges since his
arrival in England, that ho did know of the
Harper’s Ferry plan, as undertaken by Brown,
and approved the original scheme of running
off t,l ° slaves and establishing a rendezvous in
the mountains.
A great Union meeting was hold at*
Wilkbsbarre, on Tuesday, of last week.—
Speeches were made by Judge Collins, Hon.
H. B. Wright, A. T. M’Clintock, and Henry
M. .Fuller..
Hew rears Statistics.
Another Dead Sea,
A writer in the Union (Cal.) Democrat
a very interesting description of Mono Lake,
which has recently engrossed public atten
tion, from the fact of the discovery of deposits
of gold in the neighborhood. Ho says:
Mono Lake is more literally a “dead sea
than thesea of Sodom. According to Dr.
Clark, that “ sea swarms with -fishes, and
..-./I ,nn. Mr shores.” Mono Lake
has neither. The extreme length and
of the Dead Sea, according to Merit!, are 75
by 10 miles, giving a superficial area of 000
square miles; whereas Mono Lake contains
075 square miles. The river Jordan and
Arnon, and . the brook of Kedron. besides
many rivulets empty into the Dead Sea.
Into Mono Lake, McLan’s river falls from
the north, and Crosby’s river from the south,
and three largo brooks or creeks fall into it
from-the west, besides numerous rivulets and
springs all around its borders. But this lake
not only responds to tho Greek epithet monos,
as being “ alone, solitary, deserted, forsaken,”
but it also answers .to the same adjective as
explained in the Spanish as being “pretty,
nice, neat.”
Tho lake takes as many shapes as the
points differ from which you, view it. From
the west side, about ten miles from its nor
thern limit, it appears like a beautiful cres
cent, its horns curving delicately around you
on the right and left. ' From the north it ap
pears to be nearly circular like the full moon,
tho islands in its waters strikingly represent
ing the spots on that planet. From the east
it appears to have no particular shape, but it i
stretches off irregularly among the moun-1
lams.
There is little or no echo , around this lake,
anti indeed it is difficult to understand a per
son talking at a little distance. A dreamy,
spell-like spirit seems to pervade tho atmos
phere. The 'smooth, glassy snrface of the wa
ters, tho upheaved, disrupted, volcanic moun
tains surrounding the lake, looking down, as
it were, into this abyss of their ejection; the
illusion of vision, and the whitened shores,
thickly columned in many places with vesicu
lar lava which looks like mountains erected
to the “ mighty dead,” all conspire to impress
the mind with the idea of a fictitious scene,
portrayed by, the pencil of an omnipotent
hand. .
Destructive Fire at Duxcanon. —The ex
tensive Nail Factory connected with the Dun
cannon Iron Works, in Perry county, was de
stroyed by fire on Monday night of last week.
The main building and sixty machines are a
total wreck. Loss §25,000; insured in Phila
delphia. . The rolling mill on tho north side
of the crook, is safe, together with the water
wheels, dams, &o. The Pennsylvania Eail
road bridge spanning Sherman's crook at
the works is safe. The property is owned
and conducted by Fisher, Morgan & Co., of
Philadelphia, and arrangements have already
boon made for the re-oonstruction of tho burnt
factory. The origin of the fire is so far un
known; It throws some three hundred work
men out of employment.
“ Padr.”—Xho dignity iu\B iiocu completely
knocked out of the Legal profession by the I
unceremonious dubbing of “ Esq.-,” applied to
every verdant youth who could manage to
raise a little hair on his chin dud sport a
steel-pen coat.» About two-thirds of all the
letters that passed through Sam’s leather
bags, are addrei sed to “Esq.,” so and so.—
Tho custom seems to be on tho decline, be
cause tho veriest babboon of a man no longer
‘ considers it an honor. But the title “ Prof.”
is coming-in vtigue. ; Any man that can haz
ard Ids neck on a wire, or in a balloon, is a
“ Prof!” any man that, can tamo a horse or
skin a cat, is a “Prof!" any man that cart
muster a few boysand girls in a singing class,
or play off a few tricksbl legerdemain or char
latanry,-is a “Prof!”
HusdandsMcst - Pay their Wives’ Board.
—The Newark Advertiser says: “An interest
ing decision wa’S made by. Justice Sanford,
this morning; in a civil suit.- One man sued
another for payment for tho board of His wife
for sixteen months, at six dollars a' month.
Tho defendant, set up that ho’had advertised
his wife, and given public notice that ho would
pay no debts of her contracting. The justice
decided that while this might serve as a warn
ing, it was no legal way of getting clear of the
wife’s liabilities; that tho husband in the eye
of the law, was liable for tho wife’s debts, so
long as she continued such. Judgment was
accordingly given for the plaintiff in the full
amount claimed.”
Another batch of snow .greeted us last
Saturday morning, but a light drizzly rain
followed, doing n great deal of mischief, while
there is a strong flavor in tho air of a regular
January thaw. Visions of sleigh rides alrea
dy begin to vanish, and tho proprietors of liv
ery stables, owners of fast nags, and tho coun
try, generally, begin to consult the almanac
with a good deal of anxiety. Wo hope for the
best, however.
Tho Republicans in Kansas are deter
mined, if it bo , a possible thing, to lift their
Territory into further notice. The Legisla
ture, by joint resolution; adjourned from Le
oompton to Lawrence, but Gov. Medary vetoed
this change; when tho resolution was passed
over tho Governor’s veto. Tho minority,
deeming the resolution unconstitutional; re
mained at Lccorapton; but tho majority moved
off to Lawrence. Both parties claim to bo the
only legal body. Here is a question for tho
higher powers to settle—either tho President
or the Supremo Court.
Prolific. —A few days ago a Gorman wo
man named Mrs. Licking, residing in York,
became the mother of three plump, rosy
oheokod little girls, all of whom are healthy
and doing well. This woman has given birth
to nine children in six years. The Legisla
ture ought to vote her a premium, and encou
rage homo productions. '
Death op Macaulay, the Historian.—By
the arrival of the English steamer Europa, at
Now York, on Monday, wo have the sad intel
ligence that Lord Macaulay died on the 28th
ultimo, at London. Ho had been unwell a
bout a fortnight from disease of the heart, but
ho hod rallied to such an extent that his
medical men did not apprehend danger. The
result was, therefore, sudden and unexpect
ed. lie was only fifty-nine years old, and, as
he was never married, his title becomes ex
tinct..
DELEGATES TU TUB STATE CONVENTION.
Huntingdon Countv. —The Democratic
County Convention mot. at Huntingdon, on
the 12th insti, and appointed James Cress-
Veli,; delegate to the State Convention, with
instructions to support the choice of Breckin
ridge delegates to the Charleston Convention.
A resolution in favor of the nomination of
Jacob Fry, Jr., for Governor, was lost. The
lion. AV. P- Scholl, of Bedford, was chosen
'senatorial delegate;
Lancaster County. —A letter from Lancas
ter, dated Jan. 11, states that the Democratic
County Convention assembled in Lancaster
city on that day, and appointed six delegates
to the State Convention, and uimnimpuslyin
struofod them for Capt. George Sanderson,
for Governor. ,
Dauphin .County.— The Democratic Con
vention. of Dauphin county, on the 10th inst.,
elected delegates to the Bonding Convention,
with instructions to support Hon. Jacob Fry,
of Montgomery, for Governor. ,
A CABD.
To Mr. D,J. Curmong, editor of the Mechan
icsburg Journal,
Sir j— The following paragraph appeared
in your last issue; touching the Institute pro
ceedings, sent you for publication, as follows:
“AVo do not wish to bo hold responsible for
grammatical errors, tautology, or harsh and
grating phraseology, in the reported procee
dings, having taken much pains to get them
in'their present state of of imperfection. _ Wo
could not do better without entirely re-writing
the report,. JWo sincerely trust that the Sec
retaryship, hereafter, will bp intrusted to or
confered upon some member of the associa-.
tion, who is capable of preparing the procee
dings for the press.”
On rending this unexpected notice, I spee
dily wrote and sent letters to my friends, Dr.
Day, Mr. J. S. Hdstottor, and to Mr. Shelly,
County Superintendent, soliciting two of those
gentleman to call oh you, get tho manuscript
sent you and compare the published report
with it. In defence remarked that every syl
lable, word, lino, paragraph and the punctuo.-
,tion in the published matter, is a correct copy
of the proceedings sent you, except some
omissions and mistakes made by your com
positors. The additions and alterations are
the initials to'tho Kovd’s. names, and instead
of “ Institute convened at the appointed time,”
you inserted: “Institute convened according
to adjournment”—this was in reality all your
additional labor.
Now Sir, I respectfully desire you, in jus
tice to mo, on a.careful examination and com
parison of tho written and published procee
dings to itemize, in your next issue, or in some
subsequent one, the ." pains you had to got
them in their present state of imperfection,”
as you ironically term it. The roipark that
you “ could' not do heller without eniirelg- re
writing the report," is a gross exaggeration,
without even a shadow of truth. And, where
did you find the “ harsh and grating phraseo
logy” where? Where the words, language,
reference, explanation or proof? From the
beginning to the ending, nothing of the kind
occurs—not a word. If the phraseology was
“wrong, harsh and.grating” to your fancy
or to your ears, blame the teachers them
selves, hot the Secretary—his business<was
to write down what was said, without note or
comment:
True, the Secretary, who makes no preten
sions to technical, grammatical accuracy, is
alone responsible for “ grammatical errors,”
; if any occurred, and. there may have been v'ory
I many';' .■wiser ■' beads than yours, - howeverj
I would charitably, have passed them by. .
- ■ M againf “ tautology”. lias darlcenod tho in
tellectual character of the published procee
dings, to. avoid your unkind strictures,; the
repetitions should quickly be blotted out, lest
■ the guilloutine may bo unmercifully applied
! without a moment's warning, to crush every
. reporter, who does hot come up to your intel
lectual standard, or succumb to your whims.
Who ever expressed a “wish to hold” the ed
' itor of the Mechanicsburg Journal respon
r hibJe for the grammatical errors, dr, for tnuto
’* logical expressions—don’t be alarmed about
so great and so serious a responsibility!
Again, I humbly “ tru.it the Secretaryship
1 hereafter, icill he intrusted to or conferred
' upon some” such gentleman as you, "who,
i (we know) is capable of preparing the procee
dings for the press,” for 1 do assure you, that
’ after a fatiguing week of nine miles a day to
my school and homo, I do not court the gra
tuitous, thankless job of sotting up again, late
at night, and up hours before day, to write for.
. your ungontlemanly and heartless criticisms,!
. This is your cold, unsympathising reward for
my labors, for my fidelity to the .cause of Com
| mon School education. -
To. conclude, young man, permit orto who
commenced his usefulness ns a school teach
er, when you were safely housed in your, mo
ther’s lulnby, to give'you a brief advice. Ha
ving control of your own cbluriins of the only
paper published, in your place,-and haying no
opportunity to defend myself in any otlior Mo
chanicsburg- paper, do- not again prostitute
your editorials to libellous and selfish purpo
ses. Another jadvice—please correct your own
errors, or of your compositors—a chapter of
which has been sent to the other county, pa
pers for insertion. Instead of “ intrusted to or
conferred upon" —write “on;” “Vmrah and
grating ” is a synome, and moan the same
thing, and, instead of “ for the press”—cor
rect “ Proas.”
Mt. Holly Springs, Jan, 14th, 1860.
IV. MILES,
Aurest op an Ex-Treasurer.— A few days
ago, Dr. S. IVelshens, formerly City Treasur
er and Receiver o'f Taxes of Lancaster City,
was arrested, at the instance of Abram Hos
tottor, one of his sureties, and taken before,an
Alderman, who hold him in $2,000 bail for a
hearing, the time for which has not yet been
fixed. The offence for which the defendant
is hold is alleged to have booh, committed
while he was City Treasurer, (1857,) a set
tlement of his accounts showing a deficit of
about $3,000, for which his sureties are re
sponsible. Hence this suit. .
Fugitive Slaves in Canada.— lt is stated
that there are now in Canada forty-five thou
sand runaway slaves from the South. Valu
ing these slaves at an average of one thousand
dollars each, they amount to forty-five mil
lion dollars. *
Wo learn from the St. Louis Democrat
of the 7th inst., that the reported Slave insur
rection at Bolivar, Mo., was greatly exaggera
ted. It turns out to have been a more row
between a party of drunken free negroes and
a few whites in the same condition.
Dr. Palmer, the man who was arrested
at Memphis several weeks ago, on suspicion
of being a confederate of Old Brown in the
attempt to excite a servile insurrection in the
Southern States, died at the Planter’s House,
in Memphis, last Saturday, of consumption.
ID" B. B. Bonner, Esq., late editor of the
Greoncastle Ledger, died on the 9th instant.
John W. Boyd, Esq., formerly connected with
the Hagerstown News and the Chambersburg
Repository, died in Philadelphia week before
last.
Hon. Alexander Ramsey was inaugu
rated as Governor of Minnesota on the 2d
inst..- . , . "
The following plain talk and sensible offi. I
cle, concerning the feeling that exists in son,, j
parts oftho South in regard to tho dissolution I
of the Union and the forming of a Southern !
Republic, wo copy from tho Louisville {Ky.) :
Democrat, which says: “ The Union is oun. ,
Let those who strive to pervert it, go out,” ] t
reads ns follows:
“There are some people in the South, nnj
particularly in South Carolina, who look t 0 „
Southern Republic its a cure lorfair politic 7
maladies. Tho millonium will come as soon I '
as one can bo formed. Now this is all ÜB . ■
statesmanlike and foolish. This SouthcriuM
Bepublio would bo, like all .governments, nj®
better than it ought to be. , Thp same dispo-pj
-sition to magnify and exaggerate inconvcnicn.|i
cos or real evils will remain. There must be Wi
somebody find fault with, and many tu find m
fault. . This Union is as good ns tiny that will p
over be made of its parts. There is no govern
ment which has not bad-greater difficulties (o
contend with than ours. There is no one i|
whore people ore so free, where persons and j|;
property ;ard ntord sceure.- We hnvc’no ri»ht ®
to assume that those evils will grow worst, W,
and apprehend that they must become insup 8
ferable. Wo have still reason to expect that S
wrongs will bo appreciated and rectified, At M
any-rate, we need not oxpoct/thnt when they
become insufferable andwd must, end them,
that we shall got into a political paradise ini' pi;
Southern confederacy.. There is no govert
meat without its evils, and great ohes. M !
Wc are not. in any' event, for going out off/
the Union. We have complied with its con* :
ditions. The Union is ours. Let those who i:
strive to pervert it go out/ ,We can defend l
our rights in the Union, if wo mUst do it, by
force. The old Constitution is good enough.
We-shall not got a better ; and wedon’twnnt
it altered. Lot those who disregard it go out
of the Union. AVc‘.prefer driving .them; out
to going out ourselves.*' 7
fur the Vuhmtccr.
Fkbdixo , Valley Fanner ndvo
cates the use of finely powdered . charcoal
mixed with the food of fattening animals, es
pecially hogs, once, or twice a week; It says
that it serves as a medicine, and. is fattening,
either in itself or by strengthening and stim-
ulating the digestive powers. We caiinot Ik-
Hove that it is, in' itself, nutritious. ,
A hint to. feeders is valuable, though not
new, may be found in the following, from'the
Boston Cttllivuldr. “ Warm, dry pons should
bo provided for our swine, and their quict aml
‘comfort studied as much , as, possible. 'By so
doing wef save many bushels of grain. The
best feeders change the food frequently, and
find they make a defcided profit by so doliy. if
If salt is occasionally given, it tends to kcq 0
up the appetite, as well as aids digestion. Too i ,>:
much rich food is stomach can (
only assimilate a certain quantity at once. if i.
any animal loses-its .appetite, the - food ehoahl
bo at once changed, and very , generally to !
something lighter, as roots, pumpkins or ap
pies. .Sour milk adds much to-the growth of
hogs, (an,il,we hove soon the statements wcllf
verified, that raw meal mixed with sour aulk,|p
was muolv bettor for fattening hogs,-than any |||
cooked ; food whatever.)Fermented food is
much preferred by some feeders and it is well
to give it as a change, if no more, , s'i|
.’ , t r.V'
Suddex Death.—A few days ag) an Irm
man, employed on the Northern Central rail
road at Northmuborland r wa9 found dead
his bed. Whiskey was the cause of hisdctUK?
AVhon found iu the morningho was yot warm, tU
and ho was buried tho ‘same day at d'M
clock. Quick work I *,*• I||
High Pricks for Negroes,— The • Aintri ■ ip
can (Gop.) Jicpiihl{can says that on. Tuesday
last a negro boy, about 13 years old, sold for; '; :
$1,310; a common field'.'Baud $1,920'; littloj...
girls sold f0r,51,500, and a woman with anfe*
infant and anßthet small child, for $2’508. [||
JOS?"Tho Virginia House of Delegates luufe
.passed l a bill appropriating $lOO,OOO to crcci£||
a lunatic asylum west of the Alleghenies;
■ i 'lidd?
The French Mission.—The President
week nominated Hon. Charles J. Faulkner, dj®
Virginia, as Minister to Franco. la
Court of Claims. —The President has ap*
pointed Hon, James Hughes, of, liidUina, to I
tho, vacancy bn the bench of tho ; Quart uf
Claims.
Frost at the South. —Newspapors /n near-,,-
ly all the Southern States speak of.cold, frosty '/■
Weather, with the mercury in. some instances f;
near zero.
JSSS“ The confirmation of the appointment»
of Francis G. Grand, as Consul to Havre 1 , liai||p
not yet, been confirmed, and probably
not - .. 'M
JS©" Senator Toombs, it is reported, tejely
drawn up a general bankrupt bill, and will
shortly present it to the Senate for considers
tion, '• . ,
8®" The anniversary of the.battle of Xcsj y
Orleans, was celebrated in Tammany Hull,.
New York,- ' !
ESy“ The Jackson Democratic club of FeV ,
ton, celebrated the anniversrry of the battlij
of New Orleans by a grand banqnet. .;A
A scone occurred In Congi-oss, on tin,,
12th.iust. While John Haskin,was makitl
an exciting speech, n pistol fell- out of
breast pocket on the floor. He said that
never thought of carrying fire arms, until b<" : :
came to Washington. I.;-,;,
Js@f“ There wore fifteen murders-in
York city last year, and fifty-nine suicides.
I® 4 The Senate of appnft
ated §2,500 for a monument to Col. Benton.
Tho average number of, letters dcVa <;
era! in Now York city, quarter, during lM ■v;
was 2,400,000.
The receipts of the American Colorf
zntion Society for the month ending tho
ultimo amounted to 53,714.
Constant success shows us but one sil (
of the world; for it surrounds us with flatter
ers who well tell us only our merits, - and S'
lencos .our enemies, from whom alone i* l ,
might learn our defects. ' . I
A green sprig from tho Emerald lifc®
entered a boot and shoo shop to purchase |||s|
pair of brogans. After overhauling his stod;
in trade without being able to suit his cast 1
mer, tho housekeeper hinted, that he ,wo>d |
make him a pair to order. “ And whot’fl 7 ■ i
ax to make a, good pair of’em?” was tho ft:
ry. The price was named, tho Irishman v.-i
marred, but after a«* bating down”-the twfe :,i
was a trade. • Paddy was about leaving,
the other called after him, asking, “
disc shall I make them, sir ?” “ Ooh,’
Poddy, promptly, “ I don’t mind about
dzo at all—make them as largo ns ye cOP ;y;J
niently can for the money." . : (j
Tin ilniou Jlnst be Preserved.