AMERICAN VOLUNTEER -JOnrDrBUiITTOIV, Editor & Proprietor. CARLISLE, PA., FEB. 9, 1800. Editorial State Coiivc'iUloii. TIIE .Annual Mooting of the Pennsylvania Editorial Union, will bo hul'ini Harrisburg, on ■WEDNESDAY, tlio 151 b of February inst„ at 2 o’clock, P, M. Tito mein her,) of tlio Union, and the Editors of Pennsylvania generally, arc cordially in vited-to bo present. ' MOItTON M'MICIIAEL, iVesWenf. J. It. PimnsTott, 1 /jrcrrlarln. L. U. Davis, I Editors throughout tlio State arc requested fo copy, or notice editorially. Eeb.il, 1800. ■ Mn.n Weather.—After the “ cold snap” of lost AVOOIC. We are again favored, with mild weather and clear sunshine. A Hook of wild gocsopassotl over our valley on- 'Tuesday mor ning—a sure indication of an early spring.' — So mote, it ho. . tSyrOu the 6th inst., the-Ilousfi'passed the Post Office appropriation hill. George Mar tin was elected Door-Keeper, and Josiah M. Lucas Postmaster. Adjourned until to-day. ELECTION TV LANCASTER CITY. George Sanderson, list)., the Democratic candidate for Mayor of Lancaster city, was' elected- on Tuesday hist, hy 209 majority. , Look to York Gas.— Tlio Philadelphia pa " prfrs urge-. Hie Legislature to appoint a gas; metro inspector, to. stand between the public and the gas company. In New York not long: ago,- complaints were made against the two, gas companies of that city, that more gas Was charged for than was consumed; Many persons who had the gas pipes in their hous es,did licit uso gas at all, but burnt campheno oroil, and yot wore charged as if they had ' been , burning gas all the time. On com plaint, the gas company declared, "first, that ■ it was impossible for them to make a mistake; and, next, when the parties put in affidavits of the fact, • that, if orVor was committed, * r there'was something wrong , with the me tre;” ■ While the'Legislature is passing a law for it may as well pass one broad enough to cover the whole State. ' JDSf* The Harrisburg ’Stale Sentinel copies an article from our paper of the 19th uIU, in , which we deprecated the violence" of certain Southern Democratic Senates, and particular ly their impudent and uncalled-for assaults up on Judge Douglas. The editor of the Sentinel appears pleased with our remarks, and introdu ces them to his readers with an editorial of his own, under the caption, “Coming to their Senses;” and then goes on to stato'tbat “quite' n number of the Democratic presses have .late ly ceased their persecution and ‘reading out’ of Dougi.as and his. friends.!’ If our contom- . porary intends his strictures for us,, (and wb, ■ presume ho docs,) wo will inform him that ho f is entirely mistaken. "Wo have never said'ono j word against Mr; Dougt.as, hut have frequent- , ly defended him against the assaults of his ; enemies.-, AVo are, at the same time, the. ad vocate and friend of M-r.-BuchXu.vsi, and have 1 ■ nltray» regretted that a misunderstanding ox-j •istod between Judge DduatAS and the admin-1 istration. Hut, a misunderstanding did exist,, and there was no bettor way, in our . opinion,- , to reconcile those: differences, than by urging upon Democrats forbearance, and “union for . the sake of the Union.” This has been our course, ns the Sentinel knows. If the editor was half as anxious, to publish the truth Unit ho is .misrepresentation, ho-Would not have headed his remarks with the impudent .words, , ‘‘coming to their senses.'’* When he'comos to his senses, we shall hope to see the Sentinel a more reliable paper. , , JO®" Hon. Henry D. Gilpin, a distinguished citizen of Philadelphia, and one of.the.most eminent lawyers in the State, died in-that city, on Sunday last. Ho .was Attorney-Gen eral of the-United States, under the Adminis tration of President Van Baron,. Death from Jov,- —A Richmond paper gives an account of tho death of a resident of that place from excessive joy.. Ho had succeeded, after long litigation in. tho courts, in recover ing §l,lOO from' ar debtor, which so elated Him that on its reception ho was seized- with apo plexy and died in loss than a day. Tho members of the. General Assem bly of Tennessee paid their respects in a body, on tho Bth ult,, to tho widow of tho late cx- PreSidont, James K. Polk, at her residence in Nashville. This, mark of respect to Mrs. P. has been observed annually by tho Legisla ture for several years past. BSy"Tho Lowlstown 2V«c Democrat presents tho name of Abraham S. Wilson, of Mifflin county, as a suitable Democratic candidate for. Governor- , 1 KT” The Baltimore papers arc severe upon Mr. Winter Davis for voting for Mr. Pen nington. Davis’ seat is contested, and. tho ■ exchange newspapers intimate, that it is for the purpose of securing his seat,in Congress that ho voted for a Republican. Baltimore is no bettor off thati Philadelphia in her Repre sentatives.'- Both have men to represent them whoso'public acts- are- directly against the wishes and sympathies of-their constituents. . ET" Judge Smally is now in. Charleston, making ai-rangomsnts for tho mooting of tho Democratic National Committee. The resi dent committee in the' city are already en gaged iii preparing for the Presidential cam paign and sending oufpolitienl documents. ET’ Tho Maine papers state that tho bonds men of'tho defaulting Republican State Trea surer Peck have put all their property out of their hands,, and that the State will have to lose all tho money tho pious pulpit politician appropriated to his own use, as well as tho enormous sums ho expended to secure tho election of the three members of Congress.- Candlemas Dav. —Thursday last was Can dlemas Day—the feast of tho candles—accor ding to tho calender of holidays. Tho old and very popular superstition has it that on this day tho ground hog emerges from liis hole, and if he sees his shadow, ho goes back for. siz weeks; if not, ho stays out. If ho camo out'on Thursday last ho did not soo his shad- I ow, but if ho remained out, his snout must / have suffered a few from tho frosty atmo- 1 sphere. If tho Gormans aro to bo believed, < wo will have an early Spring. I } TUB READING CONVENTION. A few weeks ago it was well understood that tl# favorite of the Administration for Governor was William AVittie, of Philadel phia, That programme, wo are well assured, lias boon recently changed. John L. Dawson is now the man. So the AVashington authori ties say, and within a few days both gentle* men .have been at AVashington submitting their respective claims to the avhitnimeut of the Cabinet, Sir. AVittie lias, then, for some reason, unknown to us as yet, boon dropped hy the President, and Mr. Dawson adopted as the AVashington candidate.— Jlarrislmrg Slate Sentinel. AVo take the above extract from the last number of Gov. Packer's organ at tho seat of Government, This Is tho same paper that assorted that tho Delegates from this county to the Reading Convention were elected through tlio influence of tho Philadelphia Custom House—a charge,-ns false as it was nonsensical. Then, according to tho Senlincl, tho entire influence of tho National Adminis tration was to bo used in favor of Sir. AVit tie ; now, according to tho same authority, Sir. Dawson is to have the influence of tho President! Now, tee know that the National Administration never lias and never will take part one way or the other, in nominating a candidate for Governor. The several candi dates named,, arc all, wo believe, friendly to Mr. Buchanan, and he has told their respec tive friends that ho will not interfere, directly dr indirectly. Tile Sentinel, then, in naming this one and that one ns the “ Administration candidate,” is intended to create heart-burn ings and mischief. It is an attempt at disor ganization oven before the candidate isnamod. Messrs! AVittir and Dawson are both promi nent candidates for the-nomination, and the Sentinel, knowing this, is circulating sinister and malignant attacks upon both. After, it supposed it had done' Mr. AYittie all the in jury it could,-b/publishing, week after week, the falsehood that be was the special candi date of the. “ National Administration and.the office-holders,” the'editor now drops him and makes thfikSamo charge against Mr. Dawson ! Despicable duplicity.- . The editor oP the .Sentinel appears to be very much afrahf of the influence of tlio office- loldcrs, “and'appeals to the Delegates Who will compose the Reading Convention’ not to permit themselves to bo influenced, by the “drilled .battalions of the Washington Ad- ministration." Gratuitous advice,' Mr. Senti nel. Tlio ,only office-holder who is constantly prating about tho matter, is the editor of .the nilinel himself. Ilia appeals to' the Dolo- gutos therefore, aroof the.“stop thiefF order, and are intended to attract attention from limsolt i\nd the other mischief makerswho 'old oflico under Gov. Packer. Tho Sentinel is the Governor’s pot at Ilarrishurg, and is conducted on the “rule or ruin" principle.— It wishes to bo considered also tho mouth piece of Jacojj Far, Jr., arid has almost said, ! in as many words, that lie must ho the nomi- nee for Governor. ' Much as wo respect Mr. Far, and. heartily ns wo can support him should ho receive the nomination, wo would intimate to him and his disinterested mouth- piece at Ilarrishurg, that hia hopes of success wjli not ho enhanced hy libelling nil his pro- minent competitors. “AVe take exception,to iit,” and denounce such conduct “as anti-do -1 mocratic and disorganizing.” The Delegates 1 to Heading are not to lie lectured and forced into measures by Gov. Packer’s army of olßoiStiblders nor will they permit such men as Wm . 11. AVittie and John L; Dawson to ho injured by misrepresentation arid false hood. This will not bo tolerated, and Mr. ■Far ought to know' it.. ' For ourself, wo go to the Reading Conven -1 tion with free hands.- We ioill suppoH (lie nominee, lot that man bo who ho may—who -1 ther AVlttie, Dawson, Sanderson, Fry, Ilor ' kins or Swindle. They aro all goodandtriio men (notwithstanding some of them have im prudent friends,) and either of them can bo cloctedj triumphantly, if all those calling . themselves Democrats aro true to their pro fessions. ' The Tariff. —One of tho very first things to bo done after full organization of Congress, will be.tho passage of a protective tariff. Wp look for this-with as much certainty as. that tho Republican advocates of protection have thohnajorityin the House of Congress.- They stand pledged to this; arid the country .will hold them to their pledges. Will they do it? There must ho no backing down from this pledge. If there is not an increased tariff for Pennsylvania her workshops will suffer. Re collect that. Life’s Vicissitudes.— Mr. Darius Nash, who was rescued from tho ruins of the Pem berton Mill after several hours of groat suffer ing, has passed through as many imminent dangers as usually fall to the lot of one man. On tho night in‘which the Minot’s Lodge Lighthouse was carried away, ho was on a' vessel some fifty miles from Now York arid was wrecked. At another time' ho fell from tho niaihtopsail yard, and saved his , life by ; catching at tho.roofing bit. A't one time, in his life ho had accumulated §4,000 by his own industry and frugality, and ho invested it in a bark. The hark was wrecked on the Flori da Roofs, arid the insurance had expired two days before. ■ Last Spriiig, lie had a long and painful soigo of billions fever, which was fol lowed,by tho typhoid-fever in tho summer, and on tho night of tho terrible calamity of the Pemberton Mill ho was among those con fined beneath tho ruins. Mr; Nash’s father was killed by fulling from a load of hay. His Brother was killcd under the ruins. ; Tub Creeds op the World. —Mr. C. P. W. Doitterieh, a statistician, and . director of tho Statistical Department of Berlin, estimating tho population of tho world at 1,300,000,000, sots down tho Asiatic: religions as believed by. 000,000,000, or about 40 per cent; tho Chris tian religion by 335,000,000, or about 25 per cent.; -Pagans, 200,000,000, or about 15 per cent.; Mohmmcdans, 100,000,000; or about 12 per cent. Tho 335,000,000 Christians arc again divided into 170,000,000 Roman Catlio-j lies, or about’so per cent.; 80,000,000 Pro testants, about 25 por cent.; and 70,000,000' Greek Catholics, about 22 per cent. . Sffif' The two boys recently arrested' for placing obstructions on tho railroad track, near Millbrstown, answer to tho names Wil- /linm Miller and Perry Vanzandt. They aro /n owiti tho Bloomfield jail awaiting trial at I tho April term of Court. But for timely dis (covory of tho operations of those juvoqilo can didates for the penitentiary, there would have 1 been a fearful sacrifice of human life. AN APOSTATE REWARDED.. Col. John W. Fornev, editor of the Phila delphia lb-ess, and . Chairman of the’Democra tic State Central Committee in 1856, has been blbotod, by the Black Republican Members of Congress', Clerk of tho'National House of Re-’ prdsontntivos. Another apostate has thus been rewarded for his treachery—another traitor purchased at a price. Popr J?ohNEY 1 Who would have believed that this'man, who, for a quarter of a century has'been combating the pernicious doctrines of the Abolition par ty, could have boon purchased by that party? : Ever since the estrangement took place be tween the President and Mr. Fornev, the lat ter continued to declare that he was still a Democrat, that ho Still revered the principles of the glorious old party, and that he differed with the Administration only on one isolated question, long since,’however, the Demo crats of this State were convinced that For nev was playing false, and that his profes sions of friendship for the Democratic party wore heartless and insincere. Their suspi cions have boon verified. He has proved a traitor to his friends and his party, merely that 'ho might obtain office from a sectional faction whoso principles ho despises in his heart. All will now acknowledge the discri minating judgment President Buchanan ex orcised when ho refused to place Fornev in his Cabinet. The President was right—ho know Fornev better than any one else, and he very properly refused to place him in a po sition of trust and responsibility. The ejection of Col. Fornev by the Black Republicans, is an ovidcncc.of the degrada tion of that detestable and shameless party. They have given their votes to a man who has said more hard things against them than any man in Pennsylvania;—who has thwarted them in many attempts to obtain power.— Their bold and untiring enemy has at length been taken captive. The golden prize they hold out to him was a tomptationho could not resist. He has landed in the enemy’s camp, and like Arnold, ho is caressed, but at the. samo.tirao despised by his now friends. If he will .only remain in the Black Republican ranks and make no attempt hereafter to sneak back into the Democratic party, wo shall bo satisfied. Wo hope, also, that henceforth wo will hoar no more of his fierce denunciations of office-holders. For the last two years this arch traitor- has denounced all office-holders as men unworthy of belief and whose business it was to dupe the people. Now that ho is a big office-holder himself, wo suppose lib wil’ modify his language “to suit , the times.”- Farewell, Joitx W, Fornev—wo are done with you. Connecticut and Virginia. —lt has already been stated in our columns that Charles L. Chaplain, Esq., of Now Ilavon, was deputed by the Union meeting recently hold in that | city, to proceed to Richmond, Va., and pre sent to (Joy. Letcher, and through him ,to the people of Virginia, the resolutions of said mooting. Mr.; Chaplain was cordially recei ved by Ills Excellency, and his object made known to'tho Legislature by moans of an ex- ; coutivo message. His. address was presented to both Houses of the Legislature,.-and'ordor.-,. ed to be printed. ’Xho IVK’Aunond Knqinrrr says, “It is not usual for the Legislature, to I respond to public meetings ybuE.in,deference to the spirit of patriotic Conservatism with which Virginia is approached, wo hope the committee to whom those documents (the let ters and address) have been referred, will duly consider the'propriety of a response.” , JKB" A singular and truly afflictive casualty occurred in Oliristead, Cuyahoga county, a few days ago. A, bright little lad of thrcoo or four years of ago, son of Mr. Briggs, wish ing to see tho mon dress hogs, his mother put on his cloak and the father placed him in tho branches of an apple tree, where ho could look on and bo out of, tho way, Tho lad was perched near by his father, and directly over where persons frequently passed to bring hot water, &e. Nothing unusual \fas observed, hut when after some time, the father lifted down his little son, to his honor ho found him dead 1 The cloak had caught on a limb and strangled the child. The Imperial Wives’op France.— The :Dulin University Magazine, in commenting upon tho'livcs of tho royal and imperial wives of Franco, states, that there are but, thirteen out of sixty-seven on whoso memory there is no dark stain of sorrow or sin. Of tho fifty four others; cloven wore divorced, two died by tho executioner, nine died very young; seven were soori widowed; three wore cruelly treat ed, three wore exiled, the characters-of three were very bad; and tho prisoners and the hoartrbrokon makeup tho remainder. Twen ty who.woro buried at St. Denis since the time of Charlemagne, were denied the rest of the grave. Their remains were dragged from tho tomb, exposed to tho insults of the fovolution ary f opulace, and then flung into a trench arid covered with quicklime,. No More Lotteries in Maryland.— l The Revised Code, which has just gone into ope ration in Maryland, has put an end to lotter ies and lottery ticket Soiling in that State. Every breach of tho statute is punishable by a fine of §l,OOO, or imprisonment not exceed ing twelve months, or both, at tho discretion of tho Court. In Baltimore, tho lottery deal ers closed up their establishment, as a gener al thing. Tho few who did not, were in tho hands of tho officers of tho law. Two wore ar rested on Friday, and the officers seized tho books and papers, together with the tickets, found in tho offices of the persons arrested. Death,/ from Matches.— Parents should take caro to prevent their infant children from meddling with lueifer matches, as wo aro con stantly informed, by our exchanges, of deaths occurring in consequence. As sure ns Ahoy got hold of a match,' they invariably put tho dipped end in thcii' mouth, and the phospho rescent matter carries death wherever it touch es inside tho body. Tho last instance of its I fata! effects of which wo heard, is that of a little girl aged about two years, daughter of Owen Reich of Easton, who died the other day through having oaten tho tops of two. or throe matches.. Parents cannot bo too careful in this particular.. The Dead-Lock Opened. —Tho members of tho House, at Washington, kept the Sorgeant at-Arms busy on Thursday, in paying thoir mileage and salaries, the Speaker., having I signed a check on the Treasury for a largo amount of money. , j BENJAMIN P. JUNKINi • Ever since the meeting of Congress, the Black Republican papers have been charging a failure to. organize the. House of Represen tatives upon the Democrats. ... Lot every man- who bos boon deceived by this hue and .cry, of the * Black Republicans road the proceedings of the 27th ult. _ Old Line Whigs, see the reasons given by Mr. Junkin, the member from this district, for changing his vote from Mr.'smith, or North Carolina, an old Henry Clay, Whig, whom tlio Democrats and South Americans had united upon for the purpose of ofToctiiig on organization, to Mr. Sherman, a Black Wo publican. Had Messrs. Junkin and Morris and Scranton, all Bepublibnhs from this State, permitted their votes to hove stood, Mr. Smith would now lie the Speaker. • Mr. Junkin could not lot his vote stand for an Old Lino Whig I What gratitude to the men of that school of politics who aided in Ins election 1 > * Road his excuse and lot it bo stamped upon your memories. What ho said is recorded against him; yet wo have no doubt ho will en deavor to unsay what ho did say when he changed his vote. That some of those who defeated an election of Speaker on Friday aye afraid to lot their excuses go to their constit uents without alteration and revision, is evi dent from the closing paragraph of the pro ceedings, published in tlio official paper of | Congress—the Globe —on the 28th ult. Hint paragraph is as follows: . . “ During the taking of the ballot, which oc cupied several hours, a groat many members assigned the reasons for their votes'.. As sev eral gentlemen expressed a desire to -revise their remarks, the whole of the proceedings during the boll it arc withhold till Monday. Hero is what the member from this distric said “ Mr. Junkin, of Pennsylvania, said he had voted for Mr. Smith, believing him to ho n national American, but ho had discovered ho was an old line Whig, and declined to answer the question whether ho was in- favor of a •slave code. Ile must, therefore, vote for Mr. Sherman.” Will Mr.-Junkin have any other excuse to give his constituents than the one ho gave the House of Representatives for changing his vote? Wo will ioo. P. S. Just as wo expected. The Glbhcin Monday is. boford us. llero are the remarks of Mr. J unkin, revised and corrected: “Mr. Junkin J Mr. Clerk, I voted for Mr. Smith under the, impression that he was an American, but now find that it is difficult to toll what ho is; : besides, he refused to ■'deny that ho is in favor of a slave code for the Ter ritories. I therefore change my vote from Mr. I Smith to Sherman.” Ha Iha 11 half! Splendidly executed, Old Pino Whigs, ho prays for absolution. ; Perry County Democrat. Miserable pleii, Mr., Jonkix!—a plea as false as it is pusillanimous. Mr. Junkin vo ted for Mr. Smith, it is evident, with a dishon est motive-pho hoped to deceive his constitu ents, by making ; it appear that, ho was anx ious for an organization of the House, when in hia heart ho was convinced that his vote would not elect. Smith. But, to his astonish- ment, Smith was elected by. Junkin having Voted for. him.. <No sooner did the poor tricks ter from .this district discover this, than ho jumped to his feet, recalled his vote, and gave, it again to Sheriiav. From the time ho vo- ted for Smith to the tiinoof changing his vote for Sherman', could not have been over five minutes, during which time Smith had not spoken a word to Jcnkix or any one else.— If, therefore/. Satan favored a Slay o code , for \ Ifchh 'Errviorvcß, .ttisKts know At Wore ho; gavel Vunv AiiO ytiUy Vn-iivcC. ivoltmg of SuiTm after. tnaV: Xt will not do, therefore, .for Mr. Juhkis to attempt to hide his infa mousj cowardly and dishonest’course, by put ting in a plea That is stamped with falsehood upon its face. His constituents are not quite fools, notwithstanding.ainajorlty of them lack ed a want of discrimination when they elected him to the seat in Congress ho now disgraces; : —they cannot ho deceived hy his silly “re marks” in explanation of his dishonorable conduct. Truly, the. people of this District are “ paying’SlG a day to ho misrepresented.” The Spanish Army in Morocco is rap idly rising in the estimation of Europe. As they arc getting seasoned, their conduct and discipline improve greatly. . The Moorish mode of fighting—flying when attacked, and returning in swarms when the’Spaniards re tire—lias annoyed the latter very much; but in all open assaults the Spaniards have, bea ten their, opponents. The professed and trained skirmishers of the Spanish army could do literally nothing against tho native sharp shooter, fighting each for his own hand. The balance of losses became heavier against tho regulars day after day, until, at last, and as a proceeding dictated, by military wisdom, the Spaniards declined tho contest altogether. fi©" The tea plant grows in tho agricultu ral garden at Washington. It is said that it makes a finer flavored dish of ton than that usually imported.' It is drank without milk, and has a rich oily’tnste. As-the amount of tea annually exported to this country from China only gives one pound to each person for the year, it is evident some tea is made in the United States. ! The Pools not alt. Dead Yet.—Theinfi dol admirers of Thomas Paine, whoso birth day occurred on Sabbath last, mot at tho Me lodeon, ih Cincinnati, to celebrate tho event. There wore a thousand persons present on the occasion. Several orations, of the most ultra heterodox character, wore delivered, and a se-' rios of resolutions and sentiments, of tho most silly and blasphemous character, read. Such demonstrations are neither creditable to the participants nor the place whpre they occur. Hz’ Another proscriptive measure has just been defeated at the South., A bill recently passed both Houses of tho Florida Legislature for the expulsion of the free negroes of that State, but tho Governor would not affix his signature to tho act, and tho measure failed. After commenting on the occurrence tho Pen sacola Observer says: “The nows of its failure was received by a largo number of tho good citizens of this place with tho most live ly manifestations of satisfaction, who enter tain for this class of our population senti ments of rospcotj.aftd feelings of the warmest personal attachment.” Gbund’s Nomination Con-firmed. —Tho Se nate, on tho 2d inst., in Executive session, spiritedly debated for more tfian two hours tho motion to reconsider tho vote by which, some weeks ago, Mr. Francis J. Grand was rejected as Consul' to Havre. The contest was ended by confirming this appointment, tho majority boingunoxpootedly large. the Gate,— Tho people of Nebraska have formed a State Constitution I and will ask for admission into tho. Union du ring tho present session of Congress. Gov, Blftok has approved the proceeding. Important Baltic Id Mexico. The Baltic, at Now York, brings informa tion of on important bottlo in Mexico, m winch the conservative forces under Miramon, num bering only about 3,000, put to route tho Lib erals under Generals Koyos and Ogozon, with 7,000 men. The battle occurred near Colima, the capital city of a territory of the same nqmo on the Pacific coast. The town contains 31,- 000 inhabitants. It is in the southern part of tho Eopublio; due west from the city of Mexico. The loss of tho Liberals was from COO to 700 killed, and 2,000 prisoners. Mira mon lost 300. This result is very important, for the Liberals have hitherto boon quite strong in tho south and west of tho Republic. The victory is signal,'and places that part of tho Pacific coast at tho command of Miramon, j unless Alvarez can retrieve the • misfortune which has thus befallen the'anils of tho Lib erals. Ilithorto the Conservatives have been pent up in the city of Mexico, with no outlet in any direction to tho seaboard, either At lantic or Pacific, and with tho northern and southern frontiers equally closed against them. Now they have conquered an opening to tho sea, and struck a decisive blow, which must bo very damaging to tho Liberal cause. The latter seems.to labor under the disadvantage of having no loader- capable of contending in arms against Miramon. Dogollnilo, Vidaurri, ■ and now two more have failed, and Miramon’s star is in the ascendant. Ilis military genius upholds tho cause of tile church party, but it appears to bo sufficient to do it effectually. ;£7” A,rather curious soono occurred in the northern part of England during the perfor-' manco in the menagerie. A young man wild had for some, time been carefully observing ’ the monster elephant, determined to try the > strength of the huge bulk of flesh with his s own. There is at the end of tho elephant’s * tusks, which are of largo size, an iron rod, • binding one tusk to. tho other. Qur hero seized hold of this, and began to loan his whole weight upon it. Tho elephant, not.al-. together liking this sort of treatment, .deter mined for his part to punish his audacious an tagonist. He raised his great head aloft, and the young fellow was swung from tho ground until he almost touched tho canvass covering, and was, no doubt, much higher than his wild ambition over carried him. The animal repeated this, and a second time ho descended to tho ground, when the elephant, perhaps; thinking it best to temper justice with mercy, wrapped his trunk round the. hapless and now thoroughly humbled youth, and very uncere moniously laid him in the mud that over spread tho floor. The wrestle was ended, the elephant coming oif the victor, while his com batant picked himself up, and, amidst tho hearty laughter of the spectators, vanished. ■ Military Affairs. —We extract the follow ing list of general and regimental oiHcors of thofcilitary comprised in the Fifteenth Divi sion, Pennsylvania Volunteers, -which includes the county of Cumberland: Major General, Edward M. Biddle; Aid-do- Camp, Ghna. J. T. M’lntyro; Assistant Adju-1 taut General, Christopher 11. M’NallV; Dm* I aion, Inspector, Konhar Garrard; 'Division I Judge Advocate, George W, Brower. . '■ i-., ■ First 'Brigade.-— Brigadier, General, .James Mi Allen ;' Ald-do-Camp, Thos, -T. Ivorr ;■ Tiro gado Quarter Master, Isaac B. Kaufman; Bri gade Pay Master', John A. ICunklo; Brigade Surgeon, Cyrus B.Buby: Brigade Ad vocate, Henry R. Ruby, Jr.; Brigade Inspec tor, John M’Cartncy. ■ First Regiment —Colonel, IBn. M. Penrose; Lieut. Colonel, William Shrivor; Major, Jno. Messingor. The following aro the names of the Volun teer Companies at present existing in Cum berland county; . Quitman Guards, Springfield Infantry,. Big Spring Adamantine Guards, Sumner Rifles, Carlisle Light Infantry, National Blues, Wal nut Bottom Infantry, Carlisle Junior Cadets. Perry Countv. —Tho Democrats of Perry county inot in Convention, at Bloomfield, oh tho 30th ult., and elected Mr. Isaac Meck Representative Delegate to tho State Conven- tion, without instructions. The following re solution was also adopted; Resolved, That wo concede to Cumberland county tho Senatorial Delegate to the State Convention, and that if a Conference of tho district bo necessary, Josiah R. Dunbar, John A. Magee and Thomas O’Brian, represent Perry county—to carry out tho object of con ceding to Cumberland. tho Senatorial Dele gate, as above first expressed. " Hard, Case. —Tho free negres recently ex pelled from Arkansas, have published an ap peal to tho Christian world to protect them. They say Indiana shuts her doors upon them. Illinois denies prairie homes to them. Ore gon will not receive them, and Minnesota is or not she shall admit them. They complain of being forced into a cold cli mate suddenly from a warm one, and present a sad picture of distress that they suffer. If their injudicious friends in tho free Statos’had let them alone, it is quite likely that they would have been still enjoying their freedom unmolested in tho South. / Conoressional Pracas in the Olden' Times.— The following appeared'in a paper of January 23, 1811, from a Washington cor respondent: . • • “As the members were coming out of tho Representative Hall, after.adjournment,'a ra ther disagreeable fracas took place, Mr. J Randolph was attended by two favorite dogs’ who, in their haste to got out, incommoded some of tho members, who made some obser vations on the occasion. Mr. W. Alston, (N. 0.,) who, it is well known, was once before engaged m a quarrel with Mr. R., observed that ‘puppies wore privileged in this place.' Mr, K., conceived this ns directed towards him, and remarked, “Alston, I have a great mind to cane you," and immediately struck Mr. Alston several times over tho head and shoulders. A scuffle ensued, when friends in terfered, and they wore parted. Some very bitter expressions were made by each. Thus tho affair stands at present. . Union Estival.—A Union festival,embra omgtho Governors, Legislatures, and execu tive officers of four States, came off in Louis ville, with groat eclat, on.the 31st ult. The States represented were as follows: Ohio, In diana, Kentucky and Tennessee. O’ Tho First Congressional District Dem ocratic Convention, Maine; has elected one Administration and one Douglas Delegate to the Charleston Convention, l®“Gon. Robert Butler died nearTallShas so Florida on the 12th ult. Ho was General F ' 6 "’. er ? ? mg tllcir wealth upon tho vo- LETTER FROM HARRISBURG. [Correspondence of tho Volunteer.] Harrisburg, Fob’y. 7, 1860, T(io Board of Revenue Commissioners mot on tho 2d inst., at 3 o’clock, P. M-, in the Su premo Court Boom, at this place. Hon. Eh Elifor, State Treasurer, and ex officio Presi dent of tho Board, took tho chair. Jacob Zoiglor, Esq., ox-Clork of tho House of Rep resentatives, was unanimously olootod Clerk. The romaining officors wore balloted for, and George A. C. Seiler and J. M. Stock wore elected Assistant Clerks; Herman Field, Sor gcant-at-Arms; Samuel Shaeffor, Dorkoopcr; and Andrew Krause and Henry Radabaugh, Messengers. Resolutions wero adopted al lowing each member of.tlio Board two daily newspapers, during its session, and providing for the payment of tho members postage by tho State. -The standing hour of meeting was fixed at 11 o’clock, A. M. Your judicial dis trict is represented in this body by Jacob A. Ciiristv, Esq., of Juniata county. A bill, recently introduced into the House of Representatives, and reported favorably by tho Committee on Vico and Immorality, makes tho adulteration of liquors a civil offence. ■ Any person who has purchased impure li quor, on proof of tho fact before a court and jury, need not pay for tho article, llio bill is a 1 good one, and I hope it will become a law. Among ithe important measures now before our Legislature, is a bill introduced by Mr. Dunlap, exempting from sale or execution the homestead of a householder having a family. It exempts from levy for debt a house occu pied ns a residence, of the value of $l,OOO, in addition to what is now exempt by law, and this exemption is to continue after the death I of the debtor until the youngest child is twon | ty-ono years old, and the death of the widow. Six jurors, sommohod by the sheriff, are to determine whether the property is more or less than $l,OOO in value. If any lot or buil dings have boon declared a homestead under the provisions of this act, then it cannot be sold or leased for a longer term than oneyear, but reserved for the use of.the family—unless ’■ the wife give a deed, or unless $l,OOO is paid over for it, to bo invested in other property , for the use of the family. ' A correspondent of the Pittsburg Pod pro- , fosses to have gained knowledge of a scheme to anticipate the election 'of a U. S. Senator in our State Legislature, to supply the place of Governor Bigler, which will bo vacant in 1861. The election under the law will not take place till next winter; but this corres pondent says that it was concocted at a ban quet to Speaker Lawrence, two weeks since, in Philadelphia, that a bill should.be brought in during this session of the Logislaturo, 'al- ( toring the day of election, so ns to make it take place during the present Legislative ses sion. Its passage in both branches is consid ered certain, and should Governor Packer ve to" it—hs is more than likely—the Republicans can carry it through the House by a two . thirds vote, and through the Senate also; if I they watch their opportunity when the aid I Bonoo.of a single. Democratic Senator would Vglyo them tho requisite majority'. I hardly. ’1 think that so high-handed a plot to "gain pek litical power will be attempted, oven by the reckless.majority who now control our Legis lature ; but should it bo tried, and succeed, the flagrancy of the not will recoil with .terri ble effect upon.the perpetrators. The people, although sometimes, misled, are honed, and will not countenance dishonesty in.their rep- resentatives. In the Senate, some days ago, Mr. Miller, of Washington, read in place a bill which, it is devoutly to be wished, will abate tho small noto nuisance. There is nojva law upon the statute-book prohibiting theirSirculation, but through a blind indifference to their owp in terests, tho people of some counties permit Khodp Island, Vermont, Massachusettcs, New York, and Now Jersey to supply them with a, currency in the shape ,of bills, so well worn' that half tho time it is impossible to toll what bank they arc on, or whether they are coun terfeit or genuine. This bill makes it incum bent on every person taking out a license to sell goods, or to do any kind of business where a license must bo taken out, to go before the County Treasurer,’ and make oath that they will not pass or circulate any bank-note vn-< dor five dollars. This is the law in-Virginia, and is said to operate well. In every locality whore small bills aro not taken, the commu nity have specie in abundance, but not so whore shinplasters ore tolerated. Tho Leg islature could not do a hotter.thing,than pass Mr. Miller’s bill. The committee appointed to consider the contested election case of Allen vs. Donnelly, reported in favor of James Donnelly, the sitr ting member. .The counsel for tho contestant abandoned the case, as ho was unable to prove tho fraudulent votes alleged in the petition. Tho annual report of Hon. H. C. Ilicock, Suporintcndnnt of Common Schools, presents tho system of public education adopted by Pennsylvania in a very favorable light. In the Whole Commonwealth there are 634,651 children who enjoy , the advantages of educa tion five months and nine days in the' year, an increase of two and a half days over 1858 ; number of teachers,- 14,071-p-divided.in 8,431 males, and 5,040 females; the average salary of males §2430 per month, and of females, §l7 79; amount expended in the whole State on common schools for tuition, fuel, buildings, &c., was §2,579 975. The amount paid to county superintendents ns salaries was §38,- 840, which Mr. Ilicock thinks was a good in vestment. The competency of tho county su perintendent is in proportion to the salary Paid! in other words, when an inadequate sal ary is paid, an incompetent officer is general ly found, and thus the intention of th 6 law is defeated. At first great opposition was mani fested towgrd tho' law, but .recently, all per sons who have watched, its .workings have cause to believe that it is judicious, and does, upon tho whole; much good.' Tho eommon school-systom of Pennsylvania is now estab lished so firmly and,liberally that it is a sub ject of congratulation for all tho people, and particularly those who labored so earnestly in this heat and burden of tho day whon “ tho la borers were few." ■ Thojoint Committee on Public Buildings of the legislature- met on Friday last, in the ■Capitol, and'elected George IV. Boyd, of Har risburg, Superintendent of Public Buildings, in the place of Chambers C. Mullen, whose /term of office expired oh that day. , 1 ‘ Organization, of the Honsc, PENNINGTON ELECTED. 1 i. Washington, February ] House.—A motion was made to proceed', J i a vote, and tho House was called.. Before t call was completed, Mr. Bbcook moved tU ’ Mr. Clark (N. Y.,) bo excused for non-my 1 dance. Ho stated that a number of g cnl | ■ men were absent', and that his motive inn,.l king tho motion was to give them time to J: rivo. Tho question was decided ,in tho ncJ tivo by yeas tind nays, | Mr.,Bocock moved that nil further p roc J dings under tho call bo dispensed with, iJ demanded tho yeas and nays. Mr. Shormftn said these dilatory motion,! woriT not .in accordance with the ngreei J Inst night. . . ’ . • Mr. Smith, (Virginia,) wished to ash question or two of Mr. Morris, (Pa.) Mr. Grow raised (i point of order, thut )[J Bennett, ih undertaking, to speak for his siiU of tho House yesterday, had said,that ty Democrats debate, consent tj proceed this morning to vote. With this u r i dorstandmg tho Republicans had consented J adjourn. . " f ‘Mr. Burnett remarked that when ho mni| the suggestion ho understood there was a gtii orol acquiescence in it, with tho undorstnnji ing, that before a vote for Speaker, there shonljp be a call of the House. | ‘ Mr. Staunton understood, there shotl|i bo no discussion when they mot hero todr| It was strictly on the pquaroi that the genii man from Virginia should open' a debate 1® proposing questions. 'f Mr. Smith replied that it was because g» ; tlemen' on the Republican side wore not n-' actly oh the square, that he wanted to op questions. Mr. Houston said ho yesterday oxprcsslj, objected to any such arrangement. Voice from tho Republican side—Nchodj. hero heard you. Mr. Houston—That was not my fault. . Mr; Morris (HI.) wished to' know 'whether these remarks were in order if'lhio provioti: question had been demanded. e Mr. John Cochran said that if it was noil the general understanding, it was at least ttitl understanding bn the Republican side fbteon-f seating to an adjournment,' and ought to bo! respected. The House then decided to pro coed to a vote. . " t! Mr.. Briggs after an explanation, voted for Mr. Pennington, and thus decided the'con! tost,- (Applause and hisses.) Whole mint her 2.10. , .. . . ... , ; , . ! Pennington llij M’Clcrnand ■ , ■ ' .. ■ - ' Rii : , Rost scattering. ; Tho Clerk decided Pen.' nington elected, (Applause.) (Hisses jii| galleries.) ; ’ .1 ■ >i Mr. Ilineman wished to "make, a few «.; narks about- the election return’s, and m loudly called to. order by the Republican eiit Messrs. Boouck and Sherman wore appoiulti by the Clerk to conduct the Speaker elect to the chair. ; The Trial nf Stepiiehs, the Harper's Ferry j| : ' Insurgent. Chablestown, Va. Fob. 4.—The trial:ot & Stephens progressed . yesterday, and n -fult|| jury teas sworn. ’The opening ■ speeches’e||| the counsel consumed the day,. ,’ ■ |||| The Trial Concluded —Verdict of the, J ur " Slcpliiais found Guilt;/ on all The CmimeVindulge in Political discimmt. |p CnAutEsrowN, Feb. : 4.—Tho trialof/link® Stephens, charged with treason, murder, ari® conspiracy, was concluded to-day. m ■No now evidence was adduced. ' Mk! ' Tho speeches of the counsel wore mostly apolitical character, discussing, the, ■position of thol question. between * tho Nprttoj and South.' , .... ■■ ,m ! The -Oommonwoaith. made a proposition tSM ■ submit the case without argument; bdb'ittnS , declined by the counsel for tho defence,Wj|j| desired to be heard for his .client’.' -l . ‘ * ■ H Mr; Harding made tho. opening argumenlffi no denounced ns a falsolipod anu a jibo!,' til® assertion of Brown that ho was to receiveaiigsg front, the laboring classes at . Harper’s Femfe He claimed thdt they wero’true to-the-Co'nsM tmion and to. the State of Virginia, and r® ferred to their,action in assisting to quell tl|||| invasion as a proof Of thoiniidelity. ’ Ho con® eluded with an earnest appeal to the jury iffl vindicate the. Idw, styling thc-prisonor asuni bloodthirsty villain and; wretch, and Won® even than his master, John Brown. Mr. Sonnott for the, defence, made an abltfw and eloquent speoehy going into at detaildi||| narrative of tho rise and progress of publican party, and closing with an •appeal to tho jury to spare the life of thepri €« soher, ■' 1 ■ ■ Mr. Andrew Hunter closed ■on The-pari of ■■M •tbie Commonwealth. Ho replied to thoffrgii: ments.of -tho counsel. for the defence with toll mg .effect. Ho had no confidence in tholkion ’V meetings which bad boon hold in.tho NoiW, 'f Ho behoved that this invasion of. John Brow Imd boqn n benefit to the South, as it hni. : shown them the position in which they wcthl?|: placed. ■ Ho referred to Mr, Hickman’s of eighteen millions of freemen of. tho and declared that the South-was prepared &sss. any emergency. ... ■ ; . . The case was submitted to the jury, at foni '-|9 o’clock this (Saturday) afternoon. -Thby»:;.|J; tired, and alter fifteen minutes absence, a . V. turned with a verdict. of guilty on- all tin, - ' counts in tho indictment.: , ’ • Jjjg Tho prisoner received the verdict with most; Mf, perfect indifferqnoo, and even appeared td||t.; smile at.tho announcement.' . r ! From Kansas and Utah. Ilfj LEAVENWORTH, K. T., Pel). 4. , The Territorial -Legislature has passed net incorporating the Central Overland Cnl;vfe forilin lind Pike s Peak Express Company, It . .-] ing a reorganization of the Pike’s Peak Ef J; | press Company, with (in increased capital d \'r\ Wider field of operations, V? A bill abolishing slavery has boon Utah consideration, but no definite, action hashes - dgj| taken upon it, both branches, of , the LcgWt f%(l turo being principally engaged with local; : j islation. * j '%i Martin ,P. Conway, tbo Congressman tA under the Wyandotte Constitution, loft so#- days since for Washington, to 'appear .bet*- the Senate’s Harper’s Perry InvcstigotisS , Committed: " i Judging from the late adoption of the ITj andotte Constitution, the general belief is thi; <~ '»» the. project for enlarging the boundaries,4 Kansas will bo yoted down by a largo majoh - : ty. , ( The nows from Salt Lake byi yestordn)',; ■ , . -ye*- arrival is unimportant. It is said that oo» siderablo uneasiness existed- among tho to” of the Church, in consequence of the evidence that 'n largo emigration would take place ft® tho Territory, in spring, to Pike’s Peak ■ Carson Valley. Brigham Young strongly. o ? poses such emigration., DP” did a blind wood-sawyer take k • i restore his sight? He took his horse, 1 W* 1 saw., ■: o ■' > OP” Wore we, in censuring others, only I J think of our own failings and faults what **F D g untimely death would be the lot’of GalunWfJ % and Scandal. > • ' 1 , JBSy- An eminent spirit merchant in Pal"! announces, irt an Irish paper, that ho has*) 1 : p { a small quantity of the whisky on hand wh |: was drank by George IV: when in Dublin- ‘8 ASS* " How comes it that your milk A warm this morning, sure?" asked Bridget" ' si the milkman. ■” Don’t know, honey,” rO P ■ ■ 0 the milk vendor. “Guess our cows must]*** n got sun struck.” 1 ' ; ' 41 86af If a man roapoth whatsoever ho 80 \ > 'tl eth, what a harvest of coats and breechesp HD tailors will have one of those days. wnp. Red-haired men-ought to makoy“ t H.g best troops, because they always carry 1 pp ifire-looks on their, shoulders.. , '1 I Sw II P!
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