AMERICAN VOLDNTEER. JOHN B. BRATTON. Editor & Proprietor., CAHtISEE, Another f ire. —ShJsly after! ven o’iMeli on Tuesday evening law the'lam isltUßc onging to Col .-A. NojIL Alley, was disOTVered W hecm fire. Ournre men wore soon on the ground and succeeded in-eonhuing tlic fhißea to-ihc-building. -.--. The Horses and Cows were got out without sustaining'any injury. This, like many other fires -we-have ■ hadrlatcly: -is -thO-:workofnn , incendiary. The Stable' was fully insured, consequently UiS loss to Me. Nom.E will not hoYcrygrcqt. All the lire Comnanies done , ?roßTnmWiTeHtitlcd^“pfarss.' l ‘ ! y^ i.our first page will ho found-the very able and effective ■ epcfethdcrf'itlhffi-llfnv. AV. Tf;! WelshinifYurk, delivererfTlVtofc'S&ih'fekiriW,'dWth j'Rciiuhli naill»osdAtio«B'«n(lerSingtMil; ShdfflhYC" It fs WJo'M Ahdmatiiy vTndVeat'htl'fef tlie'Kf/i'trdn-: , al Admimatni-tion and the Democratic jwrty oflth'd 'dob lithe ft'diii thh''i'Apbt , sWnsWid cn'liUn tu 33,)i;0: joniv'-.ji Kin « ut\ mes which, after the ncn£p ( Tpyq>i“ l (;, c A c J.V 3lve khack.in trade of Blacky jlcpublicanisjn,’..Mr. repay an attcnii J ve,peypsal',l|- w eu Pfj.i'vt SiiiWE'dbteEt.—We IfretihOtilly hear Bib’ K{tpe'by{!f&sed’'tßAt'llW S!&o|>I of every township.in thp county, where schools lire Vithoiit ’the fiv'diectipn (if slin'de-t reos, will Ii ruor Vo mr. ■ j: //'V, . there is oneilhing.'nijjniigiatofal tliarranothcr,' dvehTg fbo,.henf.cf- spiapipr,. inQro jinihdnvjgoTating/'.it is'a'ieoolragishadqn'' Let not tlffii'dritj’^-for'duty 1 nc gleetedwilicu-tlioSpringopens, 1 .-1 j.ifv' ieyi'jm*. oni' *.n-''iur. vm •H.’in v.n Lectures.—Afcooirso'i of ifivo Idbtnros will ' hVpcetJj;cijj.Tf for Uw; iJonbfiti rof the.:/Vlsf6nitg MehtsiOMistian As3odßlo6ii’ , -or :, l’liW’ ; jilacfc; , 'l) i ) ; C(i!ytmgiiisliid Speahinsfrom abroad; b'.Thetfirsliiofth'o coarse wnt^odfcllvferod’djydte'i'l'tiTEßCAßtWßifiiiT, the celebrated pldMct , 'a^Wle l bf'ttfo : Wiist, on ritfaf/ 'Satawlil }-•' dvohi«"thel'Affitliodlst tfKHiWi I .' 'IKS {li&^6')v\U'Vi','' u !T/‘‘riktjn ,in .... .OiK.f. -1,011.,; J.jf.ri:/: ■ , etaenls i/i pioneer hje. ’ '/brjlic' ciuWo, admittiM;' ilvo per '.'l'•!. ij.it •‘l’i-ti :>■!?■-vi ? , sons, ¥1; TO,,l) e l;had at tho stores (/{ 11. Saxton. J. Loudon, J.jU. Xlal -Ht on thb,ifiyortlflg:iofithftlo<fture;.;,;;n/, • *{hWinw»tt(ftftl(!7'M - K>.« ' irisTOTlv , l)i nECTonr£ot nil "support llti^critdrpriei. for winch‘ our fen is being no?,(o vV. <( ' *,uT, ' . i ■ ° ypn'yasseq,. ...Thq of Carlisle, Directory containing the names of ,i(wiH.9fi;.foiflg|o); in (fcediqyol'jiono UkolyAo bo.iinq'uired for, list W' 1 StfS(SlS r ail alphabbti’call jt Arrilhgedv * statis tical information of our local organization.— A’piftffiAv'df-tlitf Pboftb be' l sef;Aifci for ad- TOrtTshmehlsJ—fe 1 ‘ii'd feuhil in itoftn’in nice do, ■ ohjlGf! At -a meeting ofi i the r.Gtlrabdtldnd' Dive CUnVjiiutyj''lAUW Itist SatiifdaT; bveUVng,' the . ftir'ffle ensuing year: ' ' •• . ' • / ... J.,« .run 'Treasurer —IT. S. Ritter. m , . • Directors— lst, George A. Dillmah; 2d. J. Si ByrittXiSd.’.Gnorge'Parlv ; 4th, Hiram Gibb; /I!.: /.'''i.' il i'• r ’ ;: -Tlio Cora -., raitteos: Accounts—E. D. Quigley, A.-Mar tin, 37 Sidilaih? J. hart, J. Albert;; J. l §i)ahjf,’ li if.,j,.AsfeiantPipiy- pd>g,mjff—P. Gil — 'jnQTiOrryjUir uu: vf/i ■> illrn ,>-.lun */j,* Juorim/ ‘fix J&6s’* J Tlie American appears rootless under ¥■ Mis I l ftte / P e ? ttoorat ' like a drab. •Notwithstanding! the, ifbulabusc'heaped upon the gehtlOhftih''Vh6''h'dO , pteflthdso Resolutions, ihoundeniabie 1 facts contained'hr tlio'm remain Tnie.vrrKSrj'fdil tli'tS '‘American may cry' l,l fatfJJ?’ t.iflj’.iits’jf'jtt is his/a- digni/ictf. please,)|-but the people of brand the jhlsaltOOd w.herpdt;beloi)g|),-,;,In'T(V question of the gen tlemen ‘who composed the Convedtion will not fluffer-' by comparison: with l hisi . The rosolu- fetfß were pre •gflf ,sre :B^pjjps'o, jin’ a, iiiiryy; JjitjiJ were sub mitted without much pinning; they are fiflnob/;d :; iu plain,lppgpqgo, ( a^,recount many fif ihpniiliftinieß of pur Wflngrpj; opponents in tfljdW'English /that cannot ho 1 misunderstood. Tato ri'<hfftgs''hid Ve are not sur prised, therefore, that Black Republicanism wffiic’ifirtW. rZcitAl''Of 'the treasonable doings . p°u ' UoiMMs wftynbovl Par ty," bpt this is mere trickery,, to cover, up the ■ party rr-ai party which) like some noisome pool, has bOdtuflC IcoVotodi'with. a; perfect: gangrene of lilkftfi^ssV^rtt'ih’d'ahd'vitididtiVbncss. -g> ves l,s our citizens Kanaga & flrtPtjftm® STATES . lIOJTEC, on the .-corner of Eleventh and Mar- liho-yfii 17 the-Mansion W9Us.e,in(hifih js ;aAniirfibly ppjculated for the ■codvchionce of travclcrs/haijlg at the Penn ityh-ithia' ’Kailtoad : ‘Depot 1 / The proprietors have hath had ranch experience in the 'bnsi- United States X wmhor of years, dqdlthfeWtnri-vmt fiQnupbt,c<V;(yith the States Khiftm Hotel] latißhiladolphia,- Wo advise all our friends visiting -fhb'i city to give them a 'Oalh' ,, Thoy'wiii 'fi , nd theim-io ibo very accom- J^daiJ^i' a'rid-’ to' : s j)Wo;[ fad-pains to render com ■plefeiyirs»6tted..Bnd‘pwdj:-fprhi3hed; and the rooms are commodious and replete with every MhvonienfcaitO; hoi found in the best Hotels in r <3ity. ; -''f "•'''/•.;■! -J./ nVI I)iStsbOoinm:. l —*ThoiDomooratie Convention bt feflk 1 cottn tjt niet "at" Hidgvray, on the 3d inst., arid' cohcurVmg'ui' Ui'e 1 ’ ap])ointment of H-lABipod/ t(i£ Joffarsonicounty, as Sonatori (ll'-'Beleghterai'iVi- JfiseplV-P, Hyde and S. C. to tiio State yjflf *•>.''ll:- 1.’.1 'ii.L I: 0 ( a<loptcdipC3oJut!ons recommend ing thelnoiniaatidfi of;Hop,- Wm..lf..Wittic, CotVJrnor, j ARE THE REPIIBLItANS IN FAVOR OP A TARIFF? , The “ Republican National Committee” has recently published a call for'the holding, at Chicago, oh the 13 th of Juno next, of a Ooh re'hlloD, to place in nomination candidates to 1)0 supported for Pi-esident and Vico President, at the next election. In this call, the princi ples of the Republican party are ?ot forth in full, and all who can. subscribe to those prin ciples are invited to “co-operate with them in the Support of the candidates who shall there . be nominated.” IVc expected, when we com menced reading over tljis call, that a revision of the tariff, so that bettor protection might be afforded the languishing interests of our country, would boa : prominent plank in tire Republican platform. But. we were mista ken—in their call tho Republican Committee ignore the tariff question altogether. The slavery humbug is all they , dwell upon, and in electing Delegates to the Chicago Conven tion, they only require the voter to be sound ■ on this isolated issue to entitle him Jo full communion in the Republican synagogue.— Some <jf the Opposition journals, whose edi tors are really in earnest in advocating “pro tection to American industry,” had their ej'es opened when they read this Republican cn They now discover that their leaders are hos tile to the protection principle, and that they are but playing the part of demagogues when they profess to be the advocates of a revision of tiie tariff, From the last number of the Pern/ Coiw/y f rcommij the old and well-es- tablished opposition organ in Perry county, W 6 clip tho following remarks: “Behold the Difference. —Governor Packer, the Democratic Governonof Pennsyl vania, in his last annual message, came out manfully and squarely in favor of the imposi tion of a tariff to protect American Industry. All honor to him for so doing. But the call for the Republican Convention, to meet at Chicago, .prepared with great care, and - after days, if not weeks and months of profound de liberation, by the elite of the Republicah- par ty, consigns the question of the protection of American Industry to the tomb of Hie' Cr.pd lots—and treats it, by their contemptuous' si lence, (is they did the questions,that wbro ag itated in the world before, its dckfruction by the Noacbian deluge. Why that silence ? Why that omission . “ Why that silence—why that omission ?" in regard to the tariff, inquired our cdtompb rnry-across .'the mountain. 'lt was not. neces sary for him to- ask such a question, for if he. will.but consult the record,’ ho will find that his party, over since the disruption'of the old Whig parly, has had but ono hobby to ride, and that hobby was not the tariff. First it was Know-Nothihgism, or opposition to na turalized foreigners. Next it was samboism, and that is the hobby now in all the North- /(.Tj ern, Western and New, England States. The party, opposed to the Democracy,' when in pow er, have invariably opposed the doctrine of protection'. In 1854' when our opponents had a majority in Congress, what did they do ? Why, their first act was to elect Basks of Massachusetts, Speaker, with the full knowl- edge that ho was an ardent free-trade man, and'hostile to the then existing tariff. The tariff of 1840 was then in. operation, and the forges end furnaces of Pennsylvania were in I I active blast, and doing a lucrative busi ness. Every interest, in Pennsylvania was 1 then prosperous. But, ‘tlio Congress over which Mr. Banks presided, repealed the tar iff of 1810, and passed the odious tariff now 1 in operation. By the operation of the pres ent tariff, business became depressed, and the fires pf our furnaces were extinguished. The duty upon iron under the tariff of 1840, was 30 per pent. —under the present tariff but 24 per centum. Is it to be wondored at that the iron interest has languished Under the present ’ tariff? Again,—ln 1857, when the opponents of the Democratic party in this. State were look ing over the list of their good men, to select therefrom a candidate for Governor, who did they pitchupon ? David IVu, mot, the most rabidfroc-trademaninPonhsyivania. Again, when they desired a man ns a candidate for Su premo Judge, whodid they select? JohnM. Reed, a man who has all his life boon a free- trader, and who left the Democratic party be cause ho could'not get the party to adopt hja, free-trade notions. But, both W ilsiot and Reed wore good negro worshipers—they were' ready to defraud and persecute the South— and this was all that was required of them.— These are facts—deny them who dare. But, let us come down to the present day, and’see what our Republican friends are do ing for. the principle of Protection. IVe ven ture to say that at this time, ninety-nine out ofi every hundred intelligent men in this State-will admit that the tariff of 1846 was the best for the interests of Pennsylvania.that has over been..in- operation. As ,wo said before, under that tariff every, interest in. our State prospered. - If wo could only again get that tariiTin op eration, cur forges and furnaces would a gain belch forth the lurid flame,, and-every part of our State would show evidences of wealth and prosperity. Well, at the last,ses sion of Congress, Mr. Hughes, of Indiana, in accordance- with the sentiments expressed in President Buchanan’s message-, moved to sus pend the rules of the House, in order to intro duce the following.bill: “He it enacted ,. That the act of Congress, approved Mareh,3,1857, entitled <An act redu cing' the duties on imports, and for other pur poses,' be and the same is hereby repeated; and the act of Congress, approved July 30, 18-16, entitled ‘An act regulating the duties on imports, -and for other purposes,’ be 1 and the same is. hereby revived, re-enacted, andiput into force.” On the motion to suspend the rules, the yeas and nays were taken. • On page 1364 of the Congressional Globe , for 1859, will be found the yeas and nays; and among the nays will bo discovered the name of John Sherman of Ohio. lie voted against suspend ing the rules to revive the tariff of 1846, and repeal the destructive tariff of 1857. There is the record. And yet this free-trade Sher man is the man the Republicans of the pres ent Congress have been supporting for twq months for Speaker of the House! It really appears they will support no other than a froo tfada man for any office. Is this not another and most conclusive proof that our opponents in this State,, when they prate in favor of the tariff, are insincere, and are noting the part of demagogues ? Had it not been for John Sherman and men of like kidney, the tariff of 1840 would now he in operation, and our country prosperous, and the people happy.— Sherman, however, is the only man the Re publicans can support for Speaker, and why? J Because ho is a vindictive Abolitionist. They never think <Jf his free-trade opinions, or, if they do think of them, they make no objection to him on this ground. ,Ho is an Abolition* ist,, and endorsed that treasonable work, “ Helper's Book”—a book that advises the ig norant slaves of the South to cut the throats, of their’ masters I Bet the people reflect,— More anon. Old Brown’s C«w« in Kansas. At a “John Brown” anti-slavery meeting, in Lawrence, Capt. Walker was called upon to state what he knew of Brown’s massacre at Pottawattamie. Capt. Walker said, “Gentlemen, there is no use in keeping back the troth or perverting 'facts. -John Brown told me himself that he was present at the murder of those men on Pottawataipie creek.” (This' startled like a thunderclap the defenders of Brown.) lie proceeded? “I am ready to take an oath that John Brown made such a statement to me. I know more about this matter than I can state, especially as it would implicate as ac tors in that murder some persons now in this room. John Brown had those mCn in his power, and he could have, kept them prison ers. For himself Ire never could justify tak- ing a man prisoner and then deliberately cut ting his throat, Old Titos, whom he took prisoner, had threatened to cut his throat, had insulted his wife and threatened her life, yet ho never felt justified in taking his life when his prisoner.” Gov. Chas. Robinson also said that he believ ed John Brown had acknowledged to him hb was present and approved of tho killing of those mon on Pottawatamio creek. Dr. Adair, a nephew of John Brown, was questioned in reference to John Brown’s connection with the PottaWatnmie massacre. Ho said John Brown hid told him that he was present at the killing of those moil. ’ But there was pal irili'ng circumstances ponnectod with it. O” The Black Republican members of our State Legislature, have felt themselves called upon to go to the assistance of JOHN SHER -SIAN, the candidate for Speaker of the Na tional House of Representatives, who recom mended the infamous Helper book, which de clares that, no man can bo a patriot without being an Abolitionist, and counsels civil war and thc-wholjosaie murder of the slave-holding citizens of the South. A joint resolution has passed both . Houses, sustaining the supporters of this traitor candidate. The whole Opposi tion vote was cast in its favor, whilst the Do- mdcrats voted against it in solid column. At the same time an amendment of Senator Bell, urging.the organization of Congress by the election of a temporary Speaker, for tho pur. pose of relieving the mail contractors and other suffering creditors of. the Government, was flatly ignored. Thus, the whole Opposi tion party in Pennsylvania, has been practi cally transferred to the Helporites. What say I the " American” portion of that party to this conduct on the part of the representatives they helped to elect? There is not h single “ American” in Congress, that does not op pose John Sherman. And yet, John M’Gcr nz and other members.of the Legislature', who owe their election to American votes, do no.t\ hesitate to affiliate and consort with the. supr pOrters of the Helper candidate for Speaker. Is Americanism” dead,, or only 'sleeping, in Pennsylvania, or has the wool been so pulled over its eyes that it cannot see ? ■ Death of a Pennsylvania Artist, —Tuos. S. Officer, a native of Carlisle, and for merly widely known as an excellent miniature painter, died in California recently. The Alla California says: “ After following his profession with Varying fortunes for, a long period of years, Mr. Officer embarked for Aus tralia, but not meeting with the encourage ment he expected, or his merits demanded, he returned homo. Shortly after the Mexican war ho visited that country, and met with considerable success, bnt being naturally of a wandering disposition, he soon became dis contented, and camel on to California, where he resided up to the time, of his death. As with all artists of eminence, there is a strong individuality in his works. As a draftsman, ho was always correct —every line was in its place, and none omitted that had a purpose in the picture, but, ns a colorist, ho stood pre eminent. Ho loved color, and revelled in its mysteries and beauties with all the.force and enthusiasm of his nature.” Money “ Tight” at Washington.—-A cor respondent of one of the Western papers says: “Washington City is at a dead look pecuni arily. I am'told that no merchant can get $5OO from bank here, for the very simple rea son that the banks havo’nt got any money.— The banks have invested all their money in Post-Office drafts, and there is no appropria tion until there is a Speaker. But that mo ney is scarce hero is undeniably true. Every body that wants' it has more than the usual difficulty in getting it. It is said that Gloss brenner, the Sergeant-at-arms, has advanced members the sum of $90,000, expecting to be re-paid when the Speaker can sign warrants. But the $90,000 have broke him, and he shows a blank face and an empty purse to all appli cants, But this- is one fact about the tight ness of money- which' may bo' remarked as a 'sign of the times.”- ■ ' The South Carolina Commissioner TO Vm- GiNiA..— Mr. Mcmingor, the Commissiorifer-of South Carolina to Virginia, was publicly re ceived in Richmond, on Thursday week. Ho was escorted to tho Capitol by tho military.— The national and Virginia; flags waved: over the building. Ho spoke four, hours to im mense crowds! Ho described the inroads of tho North upon tho rights,of the South, and tho rise and progress of Abolitionism. Ho drew a dreary picture of their present rela- tions with tho North, and showed that tho guarantees of the Constitution wore powerless to protect tho South. Tho South must make a demand for new guarantees if the Union is to bo preserved, or else make concession 'after concession till they lose all influence and< right ih'the confederacy. He urged a Convention of tho Southern States to consider their rela tions- with the North. Mr. Momingor was listened to with interest throughout his long discourse. Mail Service in Pennsvlvania,—The Post Office Deportment has given notice, that pro posals will bo received af the contract office, until the 31st of March, for carrying tho mails in Pennsylvania for four years from July 1, I I 860; iford Times Ont West. , Tho Boston Herald has reliable reports showing what distress results from tho drain Of fiioney from tho Northwest, owing to our present low tariff. Tho Herald soys:—Wo haV6 li'eartl ofmny individual cases of pecu liar hardship. One man from Now Orleans invested $30,000 in St. Paul ft few years -since, ftnd ft few moftths ftgo ho determined to ’“real izo” upon at. He sold it for eighteen hundred xilollars I A gentleman who lives in Minnesota in forms us that a few days since ho was pass ing through the streets of St. Paul, and saw one of tho citizens whp had been alarge deal er in real estate, chopping down his well-curb •with an axe. He stopped and inquired the reason of a proceeding so erratic and appa rently so rash. “Come into the yard and I’ll tell you,” said the chopper, and ho proceeded to state that ho was unable to collect a cent of monies duo him for.somb time, and borrow ing Was out of the question. Ho had not a stick of w°od in the house to cook his dinner with, and as ho objected to starving and freezing, he was sacrificing his well-curb to his absolute necessities. , In Davenport, lowa, a gentleriinn, who, with a partner, transacted the heaviest grain and lumber business done in that section of the country, is now earning his bread by driving an express wagon. The city of Davenport is dead broke. No watchman, no gas, no money in tho city treasury to pay for anything. lowa is, in fact, worse off than Minnesota, where a good crop of wheat was raised for exportation lost year, Two good crops will restore the Northwest to something like prosperity. But tho pressure it is now undergoing will min thousands, of individuals, and check tho gene ral growth of that region for several years. State Agricumußai. Society.— The Penn sylvania State Agricultural Society mot in Harrisburg last Tuesday a week, for the pur pose of electing officers for the ensuing year. The statement of the Treasurer shows that there is a cash balance of §7,623, in the Trea sury, upon which exhibit it was resolved to appropriate §1,500 towards the Farmers High School.. Hon. David Taggart having declined a re-election, the following now board was chosen’: ■ . , President —Jacob S. Haldoman, of Dauphin county. Vice Presidents —lst district, George W. Woodward; 2d, George Cadwalador; 3d, James Gowen; 4th, Eobert Haro Powell; sth, Thom as P. Knox; 6th, George Thomas; 7th, Adri an Cornell; Bth, George M. Lauman; 9th, Coleman Henderson; 10th, B. G. Peters; 11th, Amos E. Kdpp; 12th, E. W. Sturdevant; 13th, Henry,D. Maxwell; 14th, Henry Drinker; loth, John B. Beck; 16th', Christian Eberly.; 17th, William Heyscr; 18th, Elias Baker; 19th; AVilliam A. Stokes; 20th, Joshua Wright; 21st, John Murdoch, Jr,,; 22d, John Young, Jr.,; 23d, Thomas J. Power; 24th, Henry Souther; '2sth, James Miles. JVccrsi/rcr—George H. Bucher. Corresponding Secretary —A. B. Hamilton. Chemist and Geologist l - S. S. Haldcman, Librarian—ll& nry Gilbert, , No Speaker Yet ! —Congress is still unor ganized. No vote for Speaker of the House has "been taken ,this week, the' whole, tlmeha v'mg heou conaumck in fruitless debate. . . ThoV \ prospects ot an orßkaaatlon ore ns remote ns \ I over, He vend ot Gen, Bowman,' j as Printer, the Senatehas also done nothing, and therefore we have no Congressional pro ceedings to report this week. It is a remarkable fact that nearly all of the candidates for the Yice-Proaidohoy in tho Democratic National Convention at Cin cinnati, in June, 185 G, have since paid the debt of nature. Lynn Boyd; of Kentucky, J. C. Dobbin, of North Carolina, General Quit man, of Mississippi, General Busk, of Texas, Aaron V. Brown, of Tennessee, wore presen ted as candidates by their' respective States, and obtained a largo support. They are how all dead 1 General Quitman got the highest number of votes of any candidate on the first ballot—more, even, than Mr. Breckinridge, who’finally received the nomination. He was nominated by the.eloquent and gifted Harris, of Illinois, who is also deceased.- What chan ges time makes in four years 1 That’s 1 So.—Discontinuing to adVeHiso, says the Philadelphia Bulletin,w like taking down one’s own sign. It 1s a sort of intima tion of retirement from business, and the pub lic treat it as such. Or they mayxegard itas evidence that something has' gone wrong, which requires privacy for investigation.—- Whatever constructiori c “may bo put upon it, tho result is disastrous. Now wo advise all our readers w’ho may have, fallen into the common error of the season to come out of their holes, to put up their signs once more ; and to advertise in as many as they did in the best times. AVhilo business creates advertis ing it is equally true that advertising creates business. It creates a talk and stir in busi ness circles, and reminds people that they have no right to bo leading drones’ lives even though the times bo dull. And even in the worst of times advertising always pays well, and the more of it there is, tho greater will be the circulation of money, and tho sooner will bo restored a condition of prosperity. Caution. —Tho entire-country just now ap pears to bo flooded with counterfeit bank notes and dll kinds of bogus coin. Wo have already given descriptions of . a number of well executed counterfeits on various banks; but jiow ones are daily making their appoar (tSft'o, and business men generally cannot be too careful. We speak feelingly on this sub ject, having been taken in several times. Carlisle seems to bo blessed with its full share of bogus quarters and halves, making it ab solutely necessary for business men to exam ine every piece of silver they receive-' Trial of Conspirators. —The .Legislature of Virginia having authorized a special term of- the Circuit Court of the county of Jefferson*. Judge Parker has directed notice-to bo-given that the term will be commenced on the first oP February next. It is undorstood that Ste phens and Hazlctt, two of therHnrper’s Ferry conspirators, will be tried;. Business not reached at the last regular totm 'is dlso tb be' despatched. O’ The ladies of Concord,. N.. 11., ate tail ing advantage of Leap Hear, amd- are giving parties at a rapid rate- At a'party at Music Hall, Monday evening, says the Democrat, “the gentlemen wore served, waited upon, and treated with a degree'of ; elegant gallantry which made them wolf nigh wish all years might bo Leap Years." Mmcs, Some of these days when wo have time, wo intend to elaborate an article on almanacs.— Wo shall point out their growth, tho uses to which they are now put, the vehicles of thought, of anecdote, of statistics, of informa tion, olf quack medicines and of lies generally, which they have become. They go into the religious, as well as tho scientific world j and rate from Si 2b to nothing. Bat .we desire «t present to speak of the po litical almanac. •"The Mbam Almanac, for 1800,” has been laid onour table-. Our rea ders do not need to be told the character of that publication. As a specimen of the ttrt fairness with Which its political articles are prepared, wo give on extract’from its In an article headed “ The Foreign Slave trade,” Groely says" “ Mr. Clay was put in nomination by the whiga, and that eminent statesman and bis friends assured the public thAt Mr. Polli s oloction Would inevitable result in the annex ation of Texas, to bo followed by a Wasting and demoralising war with Mexican view of the case which was stoutly denied by the Democracy. After a hotly contested canvass, Mr. Polk was elected President Texas was annexed, and the war followed, &c.” Any one rending that paragraph and unac quainted with the facts, would suppose that Texas had been annexed before Mr. Polk’s election: and would not dream that the work had been done by a man elected by Mh Gree ly and his party. Yet such is, the fact, the last official act being performed by Mr. Tyler, When 'Mr. Polk came into office the deed waa done, and the only question mis to de fend our territory from invasion, arid that was done by the democrats, those whigs who are now republicans, being as usual,, oil the side of the enemy;. Most of those who have since become democrats or are now Americans, wore with us then. Wo shall not pursue the subject. Such are the falsehoods of “The Tribune AllHaltttc.” Can WO not have a Democratic Almanac, re gularly issued, giving a trUo version of the, current political-history ? Smih a publication isnplclf needed. : OUB SENATOR. The last Harrisburg Slate Sentinel pays tlie following compliment to the Senator from this District, Dr. E. Di.Chawford. Dr, C. is quite •a favorite in the Senatq, and the people of Cumberland, Perry, Juniata and Mifllln) may congratulate themselves in having a represen tative jn that body who is “every inch a man,” and who will never betray their confidence; llo.v, E. D, Crawford. —This gentleman who represents the counties of Cumberland, Juniata, Perry; and Mifflin, in the State Sen ate, has, since his sojourn at the State Capi tol, made a most , favorable impression upon all whoso good fortune it has been to make his, acquaintance. Dr. Crawfo.vd is a man of fine social quali ties ; dignified and graceful in his address and pleasing in his manners, ho combines in his character all those essential elements necos-' sary to render him a popular and successful political loader. Although, as yet, no occa sion has been presented to invito him to the floor, wp have no, doubt that when his aid is invoked, ho wilb,be found; in every sense, equal to the task. lie is endowed with, fine uuUwrol ability, andahighly-cultiyatcd^mind', I and wo predict for him a future-full of prom ise, :Of hin political .6rthod6x.yv.it,would -bo presumptive on our part to speak, inasmuch as; in 1 tholast canvass, ha fully established his title to a position .in the front rank of sound conservative National: Democracy. . In his election the Democracy of, his district dis played good judgment; for wo are confident in him they .will find a fcarlets and iheorrup r tible guardian of their rights nhd interests. Let os be United.— Now is no time for the Democracy to express feelings of bitterness towards each other. In all our intercourse and in all oiir conventions and public gather? ings, lot a conciliatory course bo pursued.— The year 1860, says the North Carolina Stan dard, will be the most trying year ever known in this country to parties, to States, ahd 'to tho Union. We believe that the only hope for thy Un ion is to be found in the National Democratic party, as .aW , organization, sustained and strengthened by conservative men in all parts of tho country- This, then, is no time for now party issues or tests in federal or in state affairs. This is no timer for disputes about slavery in the Ter ritories, for what do wo care for Territories and embryo States, when sovereign States arc themselves in peril ? Who is Responsible.— The Now York Cou rier and Enquirer, Black owns up squarely that its party is .responsible for, tho protracted disorganization of the House. It says that the “ Republicans have 1 a largo majority in the House,” that “it would bo folly for them to surrender,” and that “ thoy aro-qntitled to have a speaker of their own choice,” and that “ they (hr not intend to sur render." If they have “a large majority," why, then, do they not elect their man ? Are they keeping the House disorganized to make party capital? A majority will, at any time, elect a speaker—especially a largo one. If the sootionalists havo.it,' then why don’t they organize? . Dining Cars on Railed ads,— One of our exchanges proposes to have a dining cay upon railroads. Everybody, say, they, “wants-to go ahead, and got to the ond'of the route in the least possible time, ’and yet everybody grumbles at having to bolt his food at the sta tion eating-house like a starved hen, swallow ing coffee in a manner which may not exactly bo called drinking, but, very properly, pour ing it down; getting fheir change, if they can, as best they may, and then, without waiting to count it, making a straight wake for the cars, with a piece of chicken in one hand, and a pie in the other, getting' on board out of breath just as the oars move off, and not al ways being so fortunate as that.” Neither our neighbors nor ourselves sec any difficulty in getting rid of this disturbance and discom fortoby attaching a dining car to each train. Doubtless, if such a car was put upon each of the through lines, and properly kept, itwould i be a great acoommodatidn to passengers, and i a source'of revenue to the companies who ( might adopt the plan. There are many who 1 travel on railroads who would prefer a plain dinner with leisure to enjoy it,-before a more dainty one requiring to bo-disposed- of in such a hasty manner. Besides, the' aggregate of the stoppages on a long jburfloy night, wo ' should suppose, bo somewhat' shortened by the adoption of this expedient. Nowthatwohavo sleeping cars, wo only require a dining car to ' make travel on the Tail equal in completeness .to.that on our besfrivor boats. Exciting Murder Trial—Six Negroes Convic ted of Mansiaagiiter. A very exciting murder trial has just boon disposed of .at 'Waynesburg,' Greono county, Pa. In August last, a difficulty occurred be tween tho colored residents of Dotysburg, near Waynosburg, and a portion of the white pop ulation, which resulted Jn the latter warning tho former to leave, the Village, , Tlvc feeling, which siioms to have had its origin in a belief on the part of tho whites that tho presence of the negroes in the neigh borhood tended to lower the price of laborf soon extended to Vfoyncsburg, and the Dotys : burg men threatening to rid that place of its: black population too, tho latter procured arms , and made preparations for resisting any at tack that might he made upon them. OnGie 25th of August, a party of whites Visited Waynesburg, and while there .one of them named Scaly Zimmerman, knocked doWtt A negro on the street, while the Whole Wert ra ther abusive in their remarks abottt the Col ored ' people of the place. On their return homo they were attacked by lo Or SO Armed negroes and some IS or 14 Shots disOliArged upon them. The whites ran aWay, leaving Zimmerman dead on tho field) while the blafcks, satisfied With the result Of the conflict, returned to their homos. Another of the Whites named Harrington, received a ball in tho arm, but the balance, in the darkness, escaped) Eight I negroes were arrested for the murder next Aay, and tried in Greene county colll'l last week, The trial lasted several duys“the ev idence in one of; the local papers extending over seventeen columns—and resulted in a Verdict of manslaughter against six of the de fendants. The other two wore acquitted.— Tho prisoners got five years each in, tho peni tentiary. Cownibiso,— Selived Aim rticitr FUtt Itia :3tPEimxE>'Cbi-“'fhe Brooklyn Daily tolls a story about' a .certain Bn l S who being called to visit a sick man, undertook to kiss the sick mail's pretty wife. A few days later, the Doctor, thinking no doubt of his pa tient’s pretty wife, Called again. In the mean time she had told her mother and sister of the doctor's a’cts, and they resolved to summarily punish the doctor for his improper conduct/ I’ho wife and sister had supplied themselves with a couple of pounds of flour apiece, and a good strenjg cowhide. ■ The doctor, entered the apartment where they both were sitting; arid commenced casting sly glances at the yotiflo wife, When she said to her sister, “ ilrG you ready?” sister replied “yes,” when plllff, puff, puff, went a couple of pounds of flodi' (til over the Doctor’s head, eyes, nose, .mouth itnd oth er upper regions. He was blinded and taken “all aback,”but came to his senses when the flour jwas immediately followed by sharp and heavy blows from the cowhide, Well laid on by the young wife, whoso arm Was strength ened by the thought of tho iusltltssho had re ceived from him. The Doctor yelled furiously and tried to es cape, but no go—tho front door was locked. Then bo rah out tho back door and tried tlio yard’gate,'followed all tlio. way/by tho wife, who was unmercifully,plying tho cowhide all the. while, But that gate was looked also, and it was; not until his coat had been well ‘ dusted that ho succeeded in making his cs . capo oyer tho fence, into his gig, and away. Frightful Railroad. Accident.— We find in the Pittsburg papers an account of another shocking accident on the Pennsylvania Rail road, which occurred near Lanimcr’s station on Friday, It appears that as the freight train was passing through the deep cut west of the above-named station, a huge rock be came detached from the hill above, and rolling 'down with'groat velocity, fell oh the engine house, crashing it to fragments, and injuring the engineer to such nn extent that he died instantly. The name of the deceased Was Nathaniel Burger. He was a married man, and leaves a wife and child to mourn their bereavement. The body of the deceased was shockingly mangled and mutilated/ One of his arms and both hie legs were broken off, and his face horribly disfigured/ The force with which the rock came down threw the en gine and tender off the* track, and damaged, the former badly/ The' obstruction was re-1 moved'with albposstblb despatch, and an hour, or two after the accident, the track was clear for travel as before. A' PAfUrt'L Accident;'—Four Beati!3.-—A most distressing occurrence lately took'-place in the town of Bloomer, Mohtbalm county, Michigan. At the raising- of a large barn, a couple of small boys wore playing with a largo broadaxo, when oho'of them suggested to his playmate to lay his head oh a block and let hint cut it off, which Was done, and the sharp heavy axe,instantly severed the head from the body of tlie little fellow. Just at this inatjmt a largo " pent’’ of the frame was poised mid air; bnt the men engaged in it wereso shock cd at the sight .that they let go their hold, when the huge timbers, with a tremendous Crash, fell to the ground, killing three men in stantly. Ip-.Kaufholh, who was shot in Chicago last week, by his partner, Williams, in a fit of jealousy is slowly recovering. His life is duo, probably, to the faithfulness of his dog, which, when Williams attacked his master’ sprang upon him with a ferocity which finally compelled Williams to make a' hasty exit. Had it not boon for the dog, Williams would most undoubtedly have killed him, as he was intensely enraged at the time, and expressed groat regret afterward, when informed that the wounded man would recover. ■ C7*A sensible. writer advises those-who. would enjoy good eating, to keep good natur-. od; for, says ho, “an angry min can’t tell whether he is eating boiled cabbkge or stewed umbrellas.” - ■ IlENity Clay.— This great statesman, iri-a speech at Fraukford, Ky., made'this one re mark to us all :—“l'am a'Whig ; but if it re quires mo to ho any part of an' Abolitionist to bo a Whig, then l am no Whig.’? Death op an Autiioii. —Thomas F. Gor don, formerly of Philadelphia, and author of the Digest of the Laws of. the United States, died in Beverly, N. J., on the 17th inst. . O’ Lieut. Israel Green, of the Marine Corps, who led the storming party which cap tured John Brbwn v at Harper’s Ferry, is a native of Green-Bay, Wis., where his parents now Preside,- . The mineral Oil in Venango. It appears to be a fixed foot that the oil I produced ,in Venango, and other conntic a I along the Allegheny river, is destined to hsi I come a groat and permanent source of wealth [ In soifao i localities the yield is tremendous.-, 'i This oil, when properly purified and refincj s is worth from ninety cents to one dollar anj K twenty-five cents in the Pittsburg market, and, ns'it is used for a great variety p of purposes, the demand'is constant and ,i B ; h creasing. so The last number of the Vonanga Spectator * gives us the following now items regarding til the oil product. ’ . w . Since our last, a pump has been put info P the oil well, on the farm df Hamilton M’Cli n . ti took, on Oil Creek, two miles above the mouth K and the yieldof oilis beyond expectation, bi> i ing near'double, that; of Drake’s, . A number fi of persons have" visited the well, and nil U‘ agree that dt least, one gallon of pure oil ; g R pumped every minute I The tpiantity appears K to bo linjited only to.the capacity of the puma § and no doubts are entertained of the supply H holding out. This proprietors aro busily cn; B gaged-in making preparations to barol thobil S winch appears to -be the great difficulty in the H way. , 1 California and Pike’s Peak will, have fo knock under to this. ' B Other wells ftre' being sUnk in that vicinity; One a little farther up, in which our youiw friend, Kim Hubbard, is largely interested has reached , the oil, and bids fair to equal the best in productiveness, .V- There is no difficulty in obtaining sites )Jf' giving tt percentage of oil,, and' there apOKhi to be tt general “pitching in,” by those dhsit: ing to try their luck. Wreck of the SjbfprFlof'a A correspondent of the Now York JtefUM furnishes a graphic account of; thejWrech of tho American clipper’ ship 'flora Temple, of Baltimore, in the China goa; hit IHcßthof October, with the loss of 83d cdoliCa and 18 Europeans. AftOrthe vessel stfiluk, the boats were lowered, in order ttt kOCp them out,of tho reach of the cottlitfs; ilflrf tho captain and crew sailed away for tho nearest port, leaving tho coolies without a chance for their lives, as the waves vtcrfl brfJttking over the ship every minute. Tlui writer, who was in one of tho boats, dAscribes their voyage of j. 4 days, to Toilrltn, and says: • Immediately on our arrival lit Touran, Cap tttiii Johnson called oh the French Admiral, M. Dage, .and.bogged him to send; in search of the. missing boats, as well: he to the rescue of the coolies. ' With the greatest readiness this request :whs at once complied With, and tho steamer Gironde Was dispatched with or ders to proceed to the aoono bf the disaster.— Our men wore transferred to another vessel to bo sent oiit to llong' Kong; Captain .Jolvraon, his brother rtnd myself proceeding in tho Gi ronde.- On Wednesday, the,2d of November, at 2 o'clock, wo were again in eight of the reef. No rolic of tho gallant ship wo hadloft appeared, till bn proceeding closer in a boat, the port side, from the main chains forward, ti could bo seen floating, attached; to the remain' n dor,of tho wreck by tho rigging, together with the bowsprit’ and jibhdom hud tho top of what £,■ seemed to be tho, itiaih skysnil mast. Of 850' b coolies .hot one remained. Close to the reef, g within a. short distance of. the wreck, on tlio s’ southeast .side, thp boat was soutulcd and ; £ found no bottom at twenty-seven fathoms; within a mile, to' tho nortlnvost, tie steamer ' l ® found no bottom at seventy fathoms. The fi breakers bn the reef extended about one-third 1 i of ft'imTo, in a curved lino from .northeast to ij southwest. : They wore very narrow'jmQt over (ei one hundred yards in width. , jsl The loss of this splendid ship cannot fail to excite a general' interest, 'when it is remem bered that in air probability 850 human be ings (not to Speak of the 18 Europeans in the missing boats,) have perished with her, - :i Leap Year,— -This year of our Lord, 18(50, has been wisely set apart for the benefit of that doss of ladies who/arc anxious to enter the state of matrimony, but who have not had thegood fortune to cntico some luckless wight into: the meshes of their net. Oa and after the 29th day of February, 1860, the Men will be fully authorized. to comnwtmS’fmnkihg love to any gentleman they may dcehi l worthy of their hands, hearts mid fbrWnes,- /! • The year is calfett l leaf)? yefir W&atisb;-.ii,is the ladies’ pri+ilcge' to i“leap’-’ ihjto .the arms of the she'fahdlcs.' To-prove this/we cfuofo from'ah bid work, pointed in'l66o, en titled, “ Court/Hip, Hove; and Matrimohie/’ In’ the chapter entitled',- ‘.‘When ye girlesshsll sptrrkff ye incline,” the learned author' lints' speaks :' ' : -■' . “Albeit, it is nowe a parte of fe Common Lawo in regard to- ye social relations of life,' that as often as every bcsoStilo year dpth re turn, yc ladies have ye solo privilege.-during' the whole; time it continuoth, of making love' tfnto yo men, which they may :do. cither by' Woras or looljs,- as Unto them it seemeth pro per' and moreover, no man will be, entitled to ye benefit of clergy who doth refuse to accept ye offer of a ladye, or who doth in, ; any,wise treat her proposal with slight or contumely.’ 1 , .Therefore, ladles, you must, comply with the law, and, bringing your captives up to the altar, allow them the benefit of,clergy. r-y Interesting to Widows.- —Tho Pittsburg ghl Legal Journal gives the following decision the Supremo Court in this State, in regard to a widow’s claim under tho exemption law: t;’, “The right of a widow to retain real or per- jjJB sonal property of her deceased cs- jfti: fate to the value of three hundred dollars, is ,Mg waived entirely, when she neglects ..to, de- !gs; mand an appraisement. If an appraisement l : vg bo made, and she neglects to.rctam less than per tho value of three hundred dollars, she-waives ted her claim to all which she neglects to re- d t tain. She has no right to a second appraise tie, ment.” ■ • ‘ 3ot CSS" Chief-Justice- Taney has • siiffieiently n ®' recovered from his’ attack of, pneumonic ca- 1 £ tarrh to believe that ho will ho able to re- av( sumo his seat in tho Supremo Court very shortly. ' ® • - .-7^— —-——————jQ.I The “Continental” Hotel.— This g'g alK y; 1 tie Philadelphia structure is rapidly approach ing completion. It-is thought that it will-bo;- >r i when (completed, tho largest hotel oh this con*’ h”?* tinont. nj| State LumAniAN.—Tho State, Senate on ipol tho 9th inst., unanimously'confirmed tho ap pointmont of- tho Rev. Win, R. DoWitt, as - aHi State Librarian for tho next three years. ~ : ' ■ ■■ jsfi fiS5“ Hon. Judge Mason, of Iowa; who made j(, o; himself so popular with tho Inventors of the to- Country while ho hold tho office of Commis sionor of Patents, has, wo learn, associated £pj himself with Munn & Co., at tho Scientific p«< American office, Now York. 1?
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