AMERICAN VOLUNTEER.
JOHN B. BRATTON, Editor & Proprietor.
CARLISLE,' PA., APRIL 19, 1860,
DEMOCRATIC STATE NOMINATIONS.
For Governor,
HENRY D. FOSTER,
- : OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS,
ELECTOR'S AT LARGE.
Geo. M. Keis(, of Berks county.
Richard Vaux, of Philadelphia.
DISTRICT ELECTORS.
14. J. Reckhoyv.
15. Geo. D. Jackson
16. J. A. Abl.
17. J. B.' Danner.
18. J. R. Cranford.
10. 11. N. Lee.
20. J. B. Howell.
21. N. P. Fetterman.
22. Samuel Marshall.
23. Win. Book.
24. B. D- Hamlin.
25. Gavlord Church.-:
1. Frod’k. A. Server.
2. Wm. C. Patterson.
3. Jos. Crockett; Jr.
4; J. G. Brenner.
0. J. W. Jacoby.
6. Charles Kelly.
7. 0. P. James.
8. David Scholl.
9. J. L. Lightncr.
10. .S. S. Barber. , .
11. T. H. Walker.
12. S. S. Winchester.
13. Joseph Laubach.
The Summer Arrangement upon the
Cumberland Valley Railroad can ,be fouud in
our advertising columns. . .
AVc would call the attention of our town
readers to the advertisement of Mr. John Iv.
■ SfAi-MAN, who will offer for sale, at his roai
dohco, in College street, on the 23th inst., all
his household and kitchen furniture. ’His su
perior Pianos, Carpets, fo., are well worthy
the attention of. those who desire to purchase
such articles.
' Eorsb Found. —On Thursday of last week,
a small silk purse was picked up in South
llahovor street, It contained a pipco of mon
ey, and a small article used ,by ladies. The
purse and contents have been left with the ed
. itor of this paper, who will restpre them to the
owner, after they have been described;
Hew, Liquor Stork. --Mi*. William Mar
tin, of our town,* has opened a new Liquor
Store, a couple of doors cast of I.niioff’s store,
facing the Market House. His stock is exten
sive, and most of it has been selected on ac
count of its purity and excellence. Mr. M.
understands his business thoroughly, and wo
doubt not our hotel kcopers.wiU find it to their
advantage to give him a call.
Look out roa Tiiem: —The Spring of the
year is here, notwithstanding the mats of bad
weather wo experience occasionally.. Warm
days there will be, and those whoso cellars
contain vegetable matter, such as.turnips, po
tatoes; cabbage, celery, &c., should lose no time
in. having it removed; Imnginothe dangcrof
disease arid death to the dqar ones who live in
the apartments. above such ri magazine of fe
tid atmosphere as'such refuse must engen
der. , ■
. Free.Bankixg. —There does not seem to be
much of an inclination to invest in this way
in our borough.. Among the shrewd calcula
tors the opinion seems to bo strong that there
is bnt little chance tp 1 make money, while the
contingencies are somewhat against the pro
fits. It appears to be the opinion of our.poo
ple that the profits would.npt warrant the out
lay.
ArniL has passed into a proverb for fickle
ness, and her penchant for laughing and cry
ing all together is being pretty thoroughly in
dulged now-a-days. »If anything, the “crying”
■rather “has it.” At best, her “smiles” arc of
the .frigid order —her sunshine scarcely over
lapping the boundaries of frost. Still, April
is a very pleasant comer, and she is very busi
ly .spreading hoi - green carpet of grass over
the fields, and spangling it with flowers.
Wherever there is room for a blade of grass to
spring up, it is not wanting.
'Advent of Spuing.' —Spring now makes her,
appearance by bursting buds, and the opening
of April flowers, with pale tints but rich ,in
fragrance. The anxious husbandman’s team
is how a field, piercing with deep or shallow
furrow tlio face of old mother earth, to draw
from her bosom fruitful germs in grain and.
r-oot. ■ No longer must there bo, a delay, a few.
weeks hence and the ripening, suns of Sum
mer shall wait on him, to mature the vigorous
growth nurtured by his cure., Let his work
testify of his skill, and energy; his timely,
plowing, careful harrowing and prompt sow
ing of good seed. Have full faith in the wis
dom of the .God of harvest ! who also hath,
charge of the seed-time, who sends in duo sea
son purifying frosts, softening rains and gen
tle down with genial sunlight to excite and de
velop. tlio tender plant and seed. Yet do your
part, roly not on Hercules, but put - thy shoul
der to the chariot wheel.
Top Much Coffer.— The advent of the nick
ci’oeut was hailed,ns a prospective relief from
I ho-weight of small change,which the ponder
ous copper coin involved; but although nickel
has become plenty enough, the copper cents
are still as numerous as ever, and the retail
trading community is fairly ovorburthenod
with pennies. Change a dime for one cent,
' and you are sure to got all pennies in change;
the, store-keeper says ho can’t help it, ho has
so many pennies. Buy a paper of a newsboy
and'give him a quarter, ho will give you twen
ty-four pennies in change, if lio can; his ex
planation is, ho gets nothing but pennies.—
Milkmen, bakers and grocers gets pennies by
the cart load, and aro mueh inconvenienced to
got rid of them, ns they cannot make largo
payments with them, for the law has prescrib
ed’ that over the fraction of a dollar pennies
aro not a- legal tender. Any plan by which
one-half of tho pennies. now ip circulation
could bo got rid of would be hailed ns a desi
rable relief, 1 A correspondent suggests that
the copper pennies might bo driven out of cir
culation by depreciating thoi?Talno onc-half,
us the Spanish shillings and quarters were
abolished about three years ago; but to do
not think this could be done, as tho cent is a
coin of tho realm, issued by tlio United States
Government, who have no more right to r'cpu.
diato them, at par, than a bank would to re
fuse to .cash, its bills without being declared
insolvent.
Rhode Island Flection. ---Complete re
turns give the following vote for Governor:
For Sprague, Democrat, 12,295
For Radelford, Republican, ' 10,835
Scattering, 143
The Kansas Bill Passed.
•Thohill for tlifc admission of Kansas into
the Union, with the Wyandotte Constitution,
passed the House of Representatives finally on
the 11th instant, after much loss debate than
had been anticipated, and by the decisive vote
of 134 yeas to 73 nays. The general impres
sion is, that the hill will pass the Senate also
at an early day, so that by the 4th of July wc
shall probably have another star to add to the
National Flag, and Kansas, once a word preg
nant of internal feuds, amt fierce political
controversy, will be removed forever from par
tisan disputations. All'the Northern mem
bers, except two, voted -for the hill; am a
the Southern members except three, voted
as passed declares, hereof
Kansas admitted into the Union under tl.e
Wyandotte Constitution, on an equal 100 mg
with the original States, in all respects what
soever. The boundaries begin at that point
I on the eastern boundary of the Missouri where
the 37th parallel of north latitude crosses the
same; thcncs west, oh the said parallel to the
25th meridian of longitude, west of Washing
ton; thence north on thabmeridiun to the 40th
parallel of latitude; thence east on the said
parallel to the western boundary of Missouri:
theuco south, with the western boundary of
that Slate, to the place of beginning.
Provision is made, that the Indian rights,
under existing treaties, shall not bo impaired,
nor shall their territory ho included, with the
State until the Indians shall signify their as
sent tliqj-eto; Until the next general appor
tionment, the State of Kansas shall bo enti
tled to one member of the House of Represen
tatives. The remainder of the hill contains
the usual laud provisions and conditions.
A Disgraceful Scene.
Some of our representatives in Congress
had better be sent home, for they are of ho
use to themselves, or the country. Last week,
a Mr. Lovojoy, of Illinois, created considera
ble excitement in. the. House,-by an extrava
gant and most outrageous anti-slavery speech,
as unwise and impolitic as it was rash and
offensive. All the most violent philippics ut
tered by tire hot-headed Southerners, during
this session against abolitionists, Could not be.
compared to this in atrocity or fanaticism. In
his excitement Ire advanced from his scat into
the area, and menacing the Democratic scats
with clenched fists, gave utterance to passion
ate and vehement invectives against the slave
holders. His reckless and insulting harangue
at last roused the feelings of, the Southern*
members, and the consequence was a scone of
violence and confusion disgraceful to the act
ors and injurious to the character of the na
tion. Lovojoy may be earnest and sincore'in
his.convictions,' on* tho subject of slavery; but
if ho has brooded over this one idea, until he
has become a sort of monomaiae on tho bug
boar, of his existence, let him vent hisdonun-.
cialious on the stump,-and not inpede.legisla
tion by such incendiary appeals.
Democracy Rising. —lt is a noteworthy h
fact, that, the Opposition have never made 1 1
more strenuous effrots •to sustain theijisolves.l
as a rising parly'than in the last six months,
yet with ail their tjleSpcrate efforts, they have
made no acquisition of any consequence. On
the other hand, the Democracy is steadily gai
ning ground and numbers. In every city or
State election recently hold, .where side issues
have not been made to influence.lire result, the
Democrats have gained heavily. In every
case where an electiori has been held this
year, on the. national issues, the Democracy
have been tho gainers. Those preliminary
skirmishes, to .the great political battle of the
year are important, chiefly for tho reason that
they show by their issues the uniform Demo
cratic tendency of the masses of the people.
lliSTonicAt. Pacts—The Division or Pai
TIES .—In 1700, at tho Presidential election
between tho Democracy who supported Thom
as Jefferson, and the Federalists who voted
for John Adams, tho latter got every electoral
vote in Now England. Again, in 1800, at.
the Presidential election—the same candidate
in the- field—the Federalist Adams received
the unanimous electoral vote of New England.
Tho whole North voted, for Adams on both
. occasions, save parts of .Pennsylvania .and
New York. The South was nearly or quite
unanimous for Jefferson.
In 1808 and 1812, when James Madison
was running for President on tho Democratic
ticket, every Now England State voted against
him, save Vermont. All the Southern States
voted for him, save Delaware. - .
In 1828, all New England went for Jehu
Quincy Adams, except oue electoral vote in
Maine. General Andrew Jackson was beaten
in every Eastern State. Tho South wont al
most, unanimously for Jackson.
The Now England States are now where
they, were in the days of Jefferson and Jack
son—opposed to the Democratic party. After
all the mutations of politics and of time, tho
divisions of parties are, geographically, about
as they were in 1790 and 1800. .
The Mormons.— The bill punishing polyga
my in Utah; or as others term it, ‘The bill
establishing polygamy in tho District of Co
lumbia,’ has passed tho House by a largo ma
jority. The first section begins, thus: —‘That
if any person or persons, being married, shall,
during the life of tho former husband or wife,
marry another person in any Territory of the
United States, or other place except tho Dis
trict of Columbia, over which tho United States
possess exclusive jurisdiction, shall, on convic
tion thereof,’ &d. This, it is contended, estab
lishes, by implication, polygamy in Washing
ton, and declares exclusive Congressional ju
risdiction over tho Territories; a question
somewhat mooted in those days of popular
sovereignty. When this provision was read
in tho Senate, it created no little merriment.
The Chops in 'Virginia. —The Staunton
Vindicator says:—the wheat crop is looking
remarkably promising in Augusta and Rock
ingham counties. The indications are also
that there will ho an abundant yield of fruit
this season. Our exchanges from nil direc
tions tell us that the prospect for an abundant
harvest is now more flattering than it has
been for years past. The grain appears to
have sustained little or no injury from the ex
treme cold weather of the past winter, and is
now springing up most beautifully. The sun
'ny days wo are now enjoying will insure us
such crops, the coming season as will make
the whole nation rejoice. I
York Tribune, road thorn a lecture upon this
TUB COVODE COMMITTEE. • Rnd warncd thom 0 f the injury that
This extraordinary Legislative Committee, wo j u rO3uU to ßlack Republicanism from the
says the Pittsburg Post, Inquisitorial manner inwhich theywcrocon
partisan purposes, is certainly the greatest tß f s investigation, and now the Now
farce which was ever enacted in % mfS rebates their: notions, nlid
i meat.. Its proceedings do no even partake auch tt precedent as
Its Originator lias not exhibited the ta . RESSIO!fja I n -terveotiox.—The
_n horse jockey. As a movement ealeu- L “ f , hc Commit tco of the House ,of
lilted to benefit the country, Mr. Covodes in- j{ e jL osor ,tativos has reported in favor of com
?• rnn Iris no value nor potency. -As a Mr . Schell to reveal he .mines of the
vCstigation b.w » . d * who contributed to the New York Ho
politicai movement it only . fend ; u 1856 . Under the,r ms motions the
I rate condition oi the parti 1 Committee are clearly authorized to ask tlio
bio fin- it. , .. , , „„ mm !tteo question, and it was "perhaps even their duty
This brilliant and accomplished committee do sQ . llut ; t i s f or the House to consider
uoiv engaged in ascertaining, what every- tllo p ro p r i c ty 0 f compelling him to answer,
body knows to be a fact (except, perhaps, the It is acknowledged that Mr Solmn^asattha
costs money to carry elections. Covodc knows _, (> _ imd compe Ui ng l,; m to answer under such
it to be a fact, for he himself is stated to have c i r cumstances.nbont such a matter, in winch
been entrusted with one hundred thousand 110 question of privilege is involved, is certam
dollars in the campaign of “5-
Pcnnsylvama for Fremont. Perhaps • - r ; ~ zea i to-excess. Whenever at is dis-
Covode will make a personal statement to his ] a^ed ; n ma tters not affecting the privileges
committee, explaining how.-and after what of the House itself, it is very dangerous, bc
manner he expended that one hundred thou- cause it is very difficult to place bn " nd - 3
manner ue exi l F t that’s If the practice bo once commenced, of drag
sand dollars. It did not elect : LrcmonV«mit a the bar and forcill? them to tell
certain. Perhaps Mr. Covode can shov a jj n y, o ut any or every transaction in which
balance sheet. they were engaged ns private individuals, and
In that same campaign of 185 G, Tom Ford, their relations with others in the course ot it,
In, that same camp „ • tto it mi ght, in time of excitement, make a Com- ■
an officer of the lower House, ■ so of the House as odious and oppressive
Pennsylvania with twenty thousand dollars to tbe gt ar Chamber of Inquisition. What
be expended in aiding the Republican cause. g c hell did or said, .as a .Government officer
Several newspapers are said to have been pur- had better bo lot aloijc—not for his sake, or
i „r i„. tI,U m>ntinman and hence his ex- because the revelation sought might not bo
chased Ij - o ‘ ~ - , , useful, but because the precedent that would
pencnce m printing, which caused him to ue tbug b(J .would be dangerous in the
selected as printer for. the House. extreme.
Perhaps the' Covode Committee will ask
these gentlemen to divulge the amount of mo
ucythcy had, and show the vouchors for what '
they expended it, Let the Covode Committee,
by all means, examine their own Chairman,,
and the House Printer.
They have asked Mr. Schell* of New York,
to furnish a list of. those who-subscribed mo
ney to assist the Democracy of Pennsylvania
in the campaign of 1856. Ho has very P ro P*
crly refused to furnish the committee with in
formation which is none of their business.
That elections cost money—and must cost
money—cannot be controverted. Every can
didate knows it; —every man conversant with
the machinery of elections knows it. The dis
creditable, fact, patriotism and public, virtue
have lamented since-1840, when the corrupt
ing influences of money became more appa
rent in elections than, ever before. It hence- 1
forth became a custom for candidates and par
t}' men to contribute -for election . expenses.—-
Music, banners, transparencies, powder, prin
ting, fire-works, waggons, horses, buggies, and
a hundred like things, all costs money, and
inasmuch as there is no legal provision for
these extra expensive displays of patriotism*
private .contributions must be made to defray
them. It is-a notorious fact, that ih 1856
large sums of money were expended by both
parties all over the country. Republicans did
quite as much of this sort of thing,as Demo
crats. It would be well if the pernicious
practice could be crushed out; hut such men
as Covode, who have been elbow-deep in po
litical money rhovomofits, arc the last to bo
expected to work a reform, .-’lndeed there- is
no sincerity- in acts* ’lt is notjupg but '
a desire to mako political capital which moves
Mr. Covode and his committee m this matter.
What political capital he can hope to make by
proving that the Democrats contributed mon
ey to carry ,an election, we cannot see. The
Republicans expended more than, the Demo
crats. If the committee wishes, to ascertain
the particulars, let them ask-Tom Ford; let
them ask the Republicans of Maine, who help
ed the Republican State Treasurer to rob the
public treasury; let them ask their own Chair,
.man what was. done with that one hundred
thousand dollars, and if this docs not satisfy
them, lot them investigate tho more recent,
bribery and corruption at tho Rhode Island
election, where votes ranged from ten dollars
to , fifty dollars each; and where Padelford’s
(the Republican candidate) unsuccessful at
tempt to bribe the town clerk,, of Cranston, is
an undisputablo fact. ... 1
Those things are disgraceful, and it is great
ly to.be regretted that they exist. If .Mr. Co
vodo can suggest a remedy, be would do the
‘service. But his attempt to create
, political capital out of it, will prove more
damaging than beneficial to himself and his
parly. He is only rendering himself, ridicu
lous with,.h!s o # wn party; as well as the people
of the,cfmntry generally.
Investigating Committee.
This committee, says the Philadelphia Ar
gus, was not constituted for tho purpose of
subserving any public interest or producing
any general good.'
Such was not the intention or object of the
movers and projectors, and if their past politi
cal history was not sufficient to convince men
that they were uninfluenced by any motives
of patriotism, the course they have since pm - -
suod is sufficiently clear to dispel any linger
ing charitable dnubt, and to convince every
citizen, possessing a particle of common sense;
not warped by party prejudices, that the only
aim and object of these pseudo virtuous poli
ticians was and is by some moans, no matter
how base or how mean, to cast odium upon
the National Democracy and to degrade and
disgrace the Chief Magistrate of tho United
States, hoping thereby to prejudice the mi rids
of tho uninformed and ignorant portion of tho
community.
They have hoped by a false accusation, and
by foul insinuation against the head of the
government, to. withdraw the attention of the
community from their own nofrarious and.
.villainously corrupt transactions. With this
cry of “ stop thief!” they.aimed first to elude
that justice which, though sure, is sometimes
slow ; and second, to bring into disrepute and
disgrace pure and good men, that they might
rise upon their ruin.
This committee was conceived in malice
and falsehood, and in its sittings and investi
gation, a course has been pursued by a ma
joriy which violates all decency, which is
meanly dishonorable, and which is calculated
to subvert every principle of justice and de
stroy every sacred right of the private citizen.
So shameless has boon the course pursued
by John Covodo, as Chairman of this Com
mittee, that oven n portion of the press which
sustains the Republican party, ashamed of the I
attempts of the Committee' to violate the rights)
of.private citizens, have in unqualified terms
denounced their high-handed and outrageous
attempts.
A short time since, Greeley, of the Now
MORITDEMOCRATIC VICTORIES!
■ The municipal elections this Spring have
.generally resulted in favor of the Democrats;
Cities and towns, that rarely, if ever, elected
Democratic officers, have heen completely rev
olutionized in politics, and placed the seal of
their condemnation upon' the ultra sectional
spirit and aims of Black Republicanism, by
throwing large majorities on the Democratic
side. We have already reported several of
these victories; hut this week we have along
list of them to publish, which will cause every
good Democrat to rejoice and take courage for
the future
Harrisburg GnY.—Thefirsl Election under
the.Cily Charier—The Democrats Triumphant
- Glorious Victor;! —Desperate Efforts of the
Black Republicans to save themselves, &c., &c.
—The Harrisburg Patriot <6 Union of Satur
day last, thus speaks of the brilliant victory
achieved by the Democracy of that city on th'e
day previous:
Tho first election held in Harrisburg under
tho City charter resulted yesterday in the suc
cess of the ■whole’. Democratic. City ticket.
William H. Kepncr, our candidate for Mayor,
received amajority.of 142 votes, notwithstand
ing the desperate efforts made by tho Opposi
tion to accomplish Ids defeat. Wo have elect
ed'our candidate for Trcasurorby 130 major
ity, and the three City Auditors. Harrisburg
is a Democratic city, and takes her position
in tho Democratic ranks beside Albany', Hart
ford, Trenton, St; Paul, and other cities which
have recently given Democratic majorities, i
In consequence of tho defective character of i
the assessments, a large number of young arid
active Democrats.were excluded from.voting
for City, officers, whawill bo qualified to .vole
at the fall out? majority writ bo
double or ftcSilo vßSJ.tnow is- ■ A Dcinecva
tic triumph at thiffiSuo, in the face; of alt the
difficulties agaihstwhich wo had to contend,
foreshadows a splendid victory in the fall, for
Poster and tho nominee of the Charleston Con
vention. Tho signs of tho times are all propi
tious. Lot the Democracy determine to march
forward to victory 1 . ■
■ Democratic Triumph in Hartford. —At
the municipal election held in the city of
Hartford, on the 9th inst., Henry C. Doming,
tho Democratic candidate for Mayor, was
elected by 449 majority. Tho whole Demo
cratic city ticket was elected. The,Board of
Aldermen and City Council are equally divi
ded between tlje Democratic and. Republican
parlies.
Municipal Election in Trenton, N. J.—
The city election in Trenton on the 10th inst.
resulted in tho choice of Mills, Democrat, for
Mayor, by. 400 majority. Strain, Dem., was
chosen Marshal, by 41 majority. A majority
of the city ticket is Democratic.
, Albany Ciiabter Election. —Tho Democ
racy elected their whole city ticket, in Alba
ny, N. Y., on the 10th. Goo. 11. Thaohor was
chosen Mayor, and Charles L. Austin, Recor
der, by 800 to 1,000 majority. The Demo
crats also carried seven Aldermen put of ten,
and six Supervisors. Mr. Weridcll, the regu
lar American nominee for Mayor, withdrew
in favor of the Republican candidate.
Democratic Victory in Portsmoueii, Va.
—The election for Mayor in Portsmouth, Va.,
on Saturday, the 7th, inst., resulted in the
choice of Geo. W. Grice, Administration Dem
ocrat,.by 90 majority. The majority for Hog
gin, Opposition, at the Into Gubernatorial
election, Was 132—Democratic gain, 222.
The Democrats Successful in Milwau
kee.—The telegraph reported a fugitive slave
fescue at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but had not
a word to say of tho fact that the Democrats
triumphed gloriously there on Tuesday week,
electing Hon. Win. P. Lynde, for Mayor, and
their whole ticket. Tho Republicans made
much ado in the canvass, detailing Mr. Carl
Solmrz to draw off tho Democratic portion of
the Gorman vote; but Black Republicanism,
was.ngain nailed to the wall, although the
canvass was oonduotod on strict party lines.
. Great Victory in lowa City. —A friend
sends us tho lowa Stale Reporter of tho 4th
inst., which brings out the bid Democratic
rooster, as large as life, and as natural as
over, to crow over the great victory achieved
by the Democrats of lowa City—hitherto a
foal straight-out Yankee Republican nest—at
their municipal election, on tho 2d inst. They
appear to have made a clean sweep of it—
electing a. Democratic Mayor, a Democratic
Recorder, a Democratic Treasurer,' a Demo
cratic Marshal, a. Democratic Assessor, and
eight Democratic Aldermen, Well done,
lowa 1
John Brown, Jn.—The Harper’s Ferry In
vestigating Committee had another meeting
on Wednesday. The Sergeaiit-at-Arms, who
has -been in search of John Brown, jr., has re
turned and informed the Committee that ho is
in Ohio, hut refused to ho taken. Ho defies
the Committee and Congress, and says his
friends will not permit him to leave the
State. The Sorgcarit-at-Arms, having no pow
er to act, and being afraid of getting into dif
ficulty, did not press the matter, reported the
factions above to the Committee, who have the
matter under consideration. ■
Rumored Appointments.— lt is rumored
■ that Hon. Hhbmas H. Burrowes, the now Su
-1 porintendent ff the Common Schools, has ten
dered the appointment of Deputy Superinten
dent to John L. Gow, Esq., of Washington
I county, said to bo a Republican in politics.
Also, that Wnj.J). Boas, Esq., (Dom.) of Har
risburg, former Cashier of the Treasury, has
been appointed Chief Clerk, and that Mr,
Sample, at present holding a clerkship in the
Department, will bo retained.
Court Proceedings,
■ Tlio following cases wonj tried last week in
the Court of Quarter .Sessions of Una > conn y.
Com. vs. Wm. Jefferson, (col d.)— Larceny,
Case conlinncd. ~, . A aS nnlt
Com.’ vs, George Fisher, (col d-)-^ 1 ■
and battery. Bill ignored, and the prosotu
tor, M: S'mytho, to, pay costs. .
Com. vs.' Nathan >ne (col'd.)-Ass“ult.
and malicious mischief. Ignored, and 1
cutor, Bishop Hawkins, to pay costs. .
Com. vs. Charles Taylor, (ool’d.)-B«r S la*
ry. Information made by Kobort Noulo.
'fried, convicted, and sentenced" to the icm
toutiary for two years, pay a fii]o of One dol
lar and costs. ..... *
Com. vs. Alfred Whiting, (col'd.)— Assault
and battery with intent to kill. Found ginlty
of the assault and battery. Sentenced to jail
for one month, pay a fine of ?1 and costs.
Com. ys. David Watts, (col’d.)— Assault and
battery.' Deft, found not guilty, and the
prosecutor, Louisa A. Turner, pay the costs.
Com. vs. Jackson Welsh.—Assault and bat
tery., Bill ignored, and prosecutor, Leonard
Parker, sentenced to pay the costs. ■
Com. vs; Wm. Donly and Michael Evans.
Charge of obstructing officers in discharge ot
duty. Defts. plead guilty and were senten
ced to bo imprisoned an county jail tor live
days, pay a lino of six cents, and the costs ot
l ” Com? vs.' Leonard Parker.—Assault and
battery. Convicted and sentenced to pay a
line' of $1 and costs. , , ,
Com. vs. James Crancy—Assault and bat
tery on oath of Jackson Welsh.- Convicted
and sentenced to pay a fine of §1 and costs.
Coin, vs. James Canton.—Larceny. Licit,
pleads guilty and was sent to jail for two
months, pay a fine of $l. and costs. -
Com. vs. John Dashier.—Surety of the
Peace. The case being heard, the defendant
was sentenced to pay the costs. _
Com. vSi. Jas. Noble. —Surety of the Peace.
The defendant not being in Court ins recogni
zance was forfeited. „ , T,
Com. vs. K. Guire.—Surety of the Peace.
Defendant settled by payment of costs.
VOTE OP THANKS.
At a mooting of tho Empire Hook &Laddor
Co. No. 1, of Carlisle, hold April 14, 1860,
Mr. Charles B. Mock, oh behalf of Samuel J.
Lenoir, of Philadelphia, the designer and
builder of our Truck, presented to tho Com
pany a massive Silver Fire Horn, as a birth
day present, and from IViri, Kennels, a photo
graph 'of tho Woccaooe Engine, House and
apparatus. Whereupon the following pream
ble and resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, Samuel J. Lenoir has presented
to us a Silver Fire Horn, and Wm. Kennels a
photograph of the Wcecacoe Engine House, ns
testimonials of their regard for . the members
of the Company: 'Therefore,
dissolved, That wo tender our grateful thanks
to the! donors, for their beautiful and appro
priate, presents, and testify our high appreci
ation of tho gifts, by an assurance that we will
cherish them as the most valued mementos of
our association.
Resolved,. That those proceedings bo pub
lished in tjie papers of the Borough, and cop
ies transmitted to Messrs. Lbnoir and Kennels.
-• WM. M. POUTER; Pres.
John W. Paris, Ncc. • ■
Fatal Accident.— The following account
of ft distressing and fatal accident, wo take
from the last Moohauicsburg Journal; 1
It becomes, our painful-duty-to record the I
sudden'death of Mr.- David Tayi.oii, an n»eit
and highly respected oitizei) of Upper Allen I
township. Mr. T. was mail contractor for I
1 several routes loading from Meohaniesburg, 1
\ for a number of years, among which was the I
\ one loading" to York, via Shonhcrdstown, Sid
\ dpnatown,Alossville, &o. while feeding.his
■ I horse’oh his return from (York, on IVeflnosday
, 1 of last week, when within four miles of Low
r l .iaburg, (which he was aocustomod to do wit)
out unhitching him from the vehicle) the ani
mal became frightened, and trampled him to
the ground, when the wagon passed over him,
seriously, injuring him. IleJay in a helpless
and almost insensible state, for aouje time,
before any one came to his assistance.'. lie
was then removed to his home,-, about two
miles from this place, where he lingered un
til Saturday, when death put an end to his
'suffering. Mr. Taylor was widely known as
a man of strict integrity and exemplary moral
character, and by his death the community
has lost one of its best and most highly es
teemed citizens, and the. Church amosteflb
Ciont and exemplary member.
Kansas Repurlican Convention.—Tlio
Republican Territorial Convention mot at
Lawrenoovillo on the 11th instant. Messrs.
A. 0. Wilder, John A. Martin, W. A. Pliil
lips, W. W. Ross, C. W. Proctor, and John
P. Hattorcheidt, were appointed delegates to
the Chicago Convention. A resolution -was
unanimously passed declaring lion. W. 11.
Seward the first choice of the Republicans of
Kansas for the Presidency. The attendance
was large and theAction'unanimous.
. Negro Excitement in . Richmond.— A let
ter from Richmond, Va., dated the 10th inst.,
says, that considerable excitement has prevail
ed among the colored population, caused by the
arrest of some dozen or more, last evening, for
holding secret meetings, with the avowed pur
pose of devising the best means to get free.—
The party arrested call themselves “ Sons of
Ham;” nevertheless the Richmond police
wore too smart for them, and not one saved
his hacoh.
The Supreme Judges’ Sai,aries.— The sal
aries of the Judges of the Supreme Court are
fixed in the appropriation bill at §3400 each.
The bill, as it originally passed the House,
made the salaries §3200 each. This was in
creased by the Senate to §3600, and finally
compromised by the Committee of Conference
at §3400.
The Hon. Wm. 11. Dinimiok, one of
four Democratic Representatives in Congress
from Pennsylvania, has written a letter an
nouncing himself in favor of the nomination
of Hop; Stephen A; Douglas for the Presiden
cy. Mr. Dimmick has always been a consist
ont supporter of the administration of Mr.
Buchanan. - 'I
A Woman Hung.— The St. Paul papers
give on account of the execution of Anno
Bilansky, a Polauder, for the murder of her
husband. She was dressed in black, and
wore a brown veil over her face and neck.
One of her last words was, “Bo sure that my
face is well covered." She died with ease,
She is described as a very depraved woman.
Fire at Danville, Pa.— The Mansion
House, ■ Scott’s . Restaurant, Brown’s saloon,
Savage’s jewelry establishment, and Doran’s
tailor shop, wore destroyed by fire on Sunday
morning week. Loss, §15,000; partially in
sured. Fire supposed to be the work of an
incendiary.
Suicide. —A young married,woman, named
Buoy Hoffman, who would- soon have been a
mother, residing at Mrs. Gerhards, near Mis
simor’s Station, on the Lebanon .Valley rail
road, committed suicide on the 11th inst., by
drowning. The cause was the desertion of her
husband. ’
Affair of Honor at Washington.
The Pryor and Potter Affair
ble about the Preliminaries— Met eating
' ticulars —Bowie 'Knives Proposed and He
dined — Col. lander Offers
Substitute —Appearance of Potto
House. ~
■Washington, April 13.
The following is boliovcd to bo acorrec
statement of the Pryor and Potter affair, up
(6'noon to-day: . . t i in
Immediately after tho occurroilco in the
House, Mr. Pryor dospatohod, throurii Mr.
Hindman, of Arkansas, a note to Mr. letter,
asking him to leave the district-to fccoivo a
written comrannieation. ■
To this Mr. Potter replied, that as Mr.
Pryor’s note contemplated avoiding the anti
dueU im penalties in the District, and .that as
hla (Mr. Potter’s) disqualification was con
tained in the Constitution of Wisconsin ; if ho
entertained the proposal, thereforc he could
not leave the District, On which. Mi. Llns
ma“ a substitute for Mr Hindman who jan
obliged to leave for Arkansas, handed Mi.
Potter a peremptory challenge from Mr, PiJ
or who dated his note from Virginia.
Colonel Lander, who had been designated
by Mr. Potter as his friend, handed, after a
hvpso of twelve hours, a note to Mr. Chisraan
accepting tho challenge, and naming common
bowio knives as the weapons; the light to
take place in tho open air and the parties to
be accompanied by two friends, each armed
with Colts revolvers. .
Mr. Chismari protested against tins form of
weapons as absurd, bartsivous, vulgar; am
offered to construe the code in the most liberal
terms, provided other arms are suraeslted;
Mr. Potter authorized Col. Lender to de
cline any other terms, urging the bo wic Unite
as the only weapon. Whereupon CoL Lander
offered to substitute himself for Mr. 1 otter
with other weapons. To both of those propo
sitions Mr. Chisinau, without consulting Mr.
Pryor, replied thafthe first, ns to the weap
ons, is vulgar and inadmissible, and that,
while appreciating Col. Lander's zeal for his
friend, they have no cause of .quarrel with
him, and, consequently, no demand to make
on him. ' ; . , , .
Mr. Pryor is still in Virginia, and-has not
yet hoard of his second’s notion in the matter.
The latter is believed to have acted after con
sultation with Senators Mason and Hammond,,
and Messrs. Miles and Koitt, of the House.
Washington, April 13.—Mr. Ppttor en
tered the House at half-past one o clock, and
Was greeted by a mini bar of his friends, with
whom he retired into one of the cloak 1 rooms.
The former despatch in relation to the pro
posed duel was based on information obtained
in the Democratic circles. The following par
ticulars in relation to tho correspondence is
the version.current in' Itopublican quarters.
It is. understood that after Mr. Potter re
plied to Mr. Pryor's first note, that lie would
receive any message that might ho sent to
him in the District, Mr. Pryor asked him if
lie would accept a challenge, to winch Mr.
Potter replied that lie would inform him when
ever a challenge- reached him. _ Mr. Pryor
then sent him a challenge, to which-Mr. Pot-,
ter replied, referring him to Cohmol Lander
to make tho necessary arrangements. The
terms proposed by Col. Lauder to T. P. Chis
man were that Mr. Potter, though disclaiming
.allegiance to the code, would fight Mr. 1 ryor
in,any place, in doors or out, in the District,
with bowie knives.- This was declined on tho
ground that the weapons were barbarous, and
and not usual among gentlemen. To this
Col. Lander replied that Mr.'Potter detested
the whole system of; duelling as inhuman,
but being called to account for the exercise of
■free speech on the floor of thc-House,' lie eon,
aented, not being accustomed to the usual
weapons of tho duellist, to meet him in away i
that would place them on equal terms, aiidto 1
name the time, place, dud weapons; but as
i the weapons, named by- Mi*. - Vetter, through
I Col. Lahdov, were objcctotVto, Col.- Lauder,
\ without Putter’s knowledge, tendered
himself to Mr.’Pryor without yostrlcliau,
which was also declined by .Mr. Pryor, on the
ground that lid had no quarrel with Col. Lan
der.
The correspondence'between the friends of
Mr. Putter and Mr. Pryor did not. close till
this evening. It cannot be. published till Mr,
Chisman, Mr. Pryor’s principal friend, can bo
seen, and his consent obtained.
Washington, April 14. — Mr. Putter has
“boon arrested and given hail in SAOOO to keep
tile peace, and especially not to fight a duel.
Tlie officers are in search of Mr.- Pryor, who
will be required to give a similar bond.
Early Cherries. —lt ia .believed that the
magistrate who officiated' on the 'Occasion re
ported below made the usual deduction of
“ children half price Married, in Gamphell
town, Fin. jin' the store of William Daniel, Jr.,
on the 21st of March, by James Hall, Esq.,
Master, Robert Cherry (aged sixteen years) to
Miss Josephine Gregory (aged 13 years.)
A Boy Accidentally Kills his Mother.
—A Mrs. St. Ohon, of Mount Carroll, 111., was
shot and killed the other day by her little son,
a bpy about ten years of age. The boy levell
cd the gun at his mother in sport, not know
ing that it was loaded, when to his infinite
consternation, it wont off, killing her almost
instantly. ,
One in Authority turned Author.—A
Washington correspondent of the New Orleans
,Picayune says: “The President of the Uni
ted States, in the course of a conversation with
himself, a few days ago, expressed an inten
tion of writing spine reminiscences of his own
career in Congress and abroad. Mr. Buchan
an is desirous of leaving on record some notes
of the prominent public men, with whom, at
different periods of his life, he has boon asso
ciated."
The shoemaker’s strike in Lynn is
about oyer; says tho Nantucket Inquirer. Most
of the workmen have gone to work at the ad
vanced prices originally claimed. The bosses
have agreed to raise their wages, the strike
having so largely diminished the goods on
hand that they can afford it. Some of the
workmen still iiold out because the bosses will
not sign the schedule of prices. _ They refuse
to do it, leaving wages to bo settled by the
market price of goods.
A Fat OFFigE.-r-By a recent act of the
Legislature regulating the foe bill, it is provi-,
tied that the District Attorney's fed on chon
bill tried, shall bo increased from 83,50 to $7.
In our largo cities, this will give this office an
enormous salary for very little service, .as
most of the cases arc trifling.
Coal Vein Discovered.— The San Francis
co (California) Weekly National of the Bth
March says:—A coal vein was recently dis
covered near lone City, Amadore county.—
The stratum, says the Calaveras Chronicle is
ton feet thick, and equal ■in hardness and
quality to the Poacook coal in Pennsylvania.
Several tons have been tested, and found to
be a good and cheap substitute for wood, and
fit to bo used for making steam.
New State. —The Tennessee Legislature
has sanctioned tho old projector forming a
now State from Northern Mississippi, West
Tennessee and tho extreme Western point of
Kentucky. The Tennessee river would bo
tho eastern boundary—population, 700,000.
The Crops in Ohio.—An exchange, in dis
cussing tho prospects of the grain crop in that
3tate, says: - ■ •
The prospects of an abundant yield of
wheat, rye and barley, wore never more en
couraging within the recollection of tho oldest
inhabitant. In regard to fruit, we have en
couraging and discouraging reports, but we
are inclined to tho opinion that, the fruit is
safe—poaches may have been nipped slightly
h ut the crop, if not injured further:
will dpubtloss prove an abundant one,”
Heavy Freshets In the West.
Sudden Rise in the Monoiigahela and AU,d. ~£S
wj Rivers — Destruction- of
/aiion of. the lowlands—Railroad Tr^.ftd
Impeded.-. ;;' -t|j
PiTTSDuna, April 11.—The heavy min/ ' %
which have fallen for the'past three days hi
caused a freshet, attended with oouaideralil ■'S
dcstruotion of property. yt
The lowlands along the Monongahela ■
Allegheny rivers have been completely i nu „,’
dated. • ~ ■
The rise came so suddenly that thirtc*
canal boats on the Monongahela we re « W(
over the daimand sunk, causing a loss of o v
§lO,OOO.
The loss on the Allegheny has also her
considerable, several manufactories I JC i t
flooded. Families have been driven from th(
dwellings to seek refuge at a distance.
~ The railroads have also suffered by law
slides, and travel is much impeded.. ,
Altogether this is one of the most destine
tivo freshets we have experienced for mar
years..
The waters have now nearly attaincd tln
highest stage,'arid are still rising at then
of .about an inch per hour. The Mononmlii
pier mark indicates 20; feet 4 inches,°bci
only 20 inches loss than during the m
freshet of 1852.
'lmportant Suit Decided.— lt will Lc
nombcred, that upon the failure of the
of Pennsylvania, the fact wfta brought to lijt -4
that Mr. Allibonc, its President, had paid fV f ‘
John Miller, then Postmaster of Philadelphia '
the handsome fee of $23,000, for his servitfl.
in assisting to bringabout the purchase of It/ (i
old Dank property, in, Second street, hj lh ' *'
U, S. Government, for. a Post Office. Tlicis
signccs of the Bank brought suit against Mr, n
Miller, for the recovery of this money, on th; •■, '
ground that it had boon illegally paid, and 1 ’ v,i
the case, was .tried last week before Justici qj
Heed,'of the Supreme Court, at NisM’rius.-
The Judge’s charge to the jury was strong!; ’ |
condemnatory of the whole,transaction, mil ‘®
in favor of the right of the Assignees to re-!
cover. The following were his concluding'. as
instructions: I. . . . ■ • .
“I. think, gentlemen, you should consider; ‘■.'S
this subject well. It should be the deep eon- K
viotiou of every community that any attempt ■ w
to bribe a public official should ho punished to
the fullest extent. I therefore instruct von ’ft
•that. Mr. Miller had. no right to receive ihii
money; that Mr! Allibone had no authorilj ■
to pay it, nor did the directors authorize it -4
because it would have involved them in th >
eommjssion of an otfeneo against the laws J , !■
the country ; and if; therefore, Mr. Alii)* pyjjj
had no authority from the directors, he I»1 . ori
no right to pay the money. What i? f? he
consequence? The consequence is
hank of Pennsylvania is the owner of
ney, and they are entitled to recover it,
interest, and I sp’ ihstrnot you.”
The jury were absent, for about
minutes, when they came into Cpurknhh
Verdict for plaintiff of §27,270 33, ; . f, > W
Counsel for the defence excepted
to the charge of the Court, and of course
case will come up for final adjudication
the Court in banc.. . ,
. Six Cinu>r.EX'Bujn«E»Tol>EATU.—
in' Orion, Richland county, Wisconsin,
pied by a family named Reagan, war ha™ ;
lust Tuesday week, and six children pcr'intee. ~ j
in the flamcsi The oldest was sixteen jts.-, " £
of ago. .' t, • T
Rilled win i.E Pi in so a Salute! — At Km •
ville, JUinots, minute' guns' word fifed out ’ bef
respect for the memory dVOovetnhi.
A premature discharge killed two meiipfem.
Morrow and Paine.
Amount of Iron Mann.—The amount
Iron made at the Crane Iron Works,
near Allentown, in Lehigh county, for lb:, : V<uTi
month ending March 24tJ», is three tliou!»|f;||?!
five hundred and ninety-seven and a half
ffinriftir.
On the.-sth' iiißt,, by the Eev. IVm.
Mr. Samtei, AumiaiiT,of Enßtl’eimsljmoupgffl
township, to Miss Mary E.
dlesex. ■ • ’ f||w
On the sth iust., by the,Ecv.-J. Evans,
Archiiuld Bricker, to Mrs. Eliza SwR
eeroer, both of Newville. r' ,;
•It
~PO»i
Piiiladelviiia, April
Flour and Meal.—The. Flour murkct-W/ ■•'}:* Jra|
There is some inquiry for shipment, with free**)'-’
of superfine anil extra at $6@6,37, and at .
7,50. for family and fancy Kyo FJour c
Corn Meal aro dull. Tho form’cr is selling in lt !il '’^pf
$4,25/.and the latter at $3,62 per bbl. ; for Penm
• Grain. —The market is very poorly supplied* . g|| 0( i
Wheat. We quote good and .prime red atsls j 0
1,52 per bush,, and small,stiles of white - jr (
1,72.' Rye is wanted. Sales at 92c. for Norths,
aud Penmi. at SSo'. . Coni—prime quality is
and firm ut7s cts., partly afloat. Outs aro i».
request at 45c, for Delaware, and 40cts. for Pmu
500 buabels "New York barlcy;'fu>Jd;al‘B6c. al '^Xv.p u
Malt ranges from OOjp 02 eta. per bush. . |p* Vr -'
Clovkuskki) continues very, quiet. Small «,/
of common and good quality uts4(n)-1,50 per 04
Timothy is steady at $3,25.* Flaxseed sclUou
val at $1 00 per bushel. ,
Whisky is firm. Small sales of Ohio hu
22Jc; Ponna.do. at 19J(n)20c
Drudge at 20 cents/-
Blarfcrta.
CARLISLE MARKET.—ApriI 18.
Corrected Weekly hy. Woodward tS: Sch
Flour, Superfine, per bid.,
do., Extra',- do.,
do., Family, do.,
do., Rye, do,,
Write pßr 'buslioL
Red do.*, do.;
Rye, , . db..
Corn, . do.;-
Oats, ' , do..
Fall Barley, do..
Spring Barley, do.,
Cloverseeb, do.,
TmonirsEEß, do,.
.tip 1(
Z\ Voari :6
t:|||
On tho 7th inst., at Ins rosidonco,
south of Mochanicsburg, Mr. David Tat
aged Cl.years and 3 months. ‘ = ‘
/ In this borough, on tho morning of W -
inst., at tho rosidonco of Joseph Culver, v jfg
Miss Mary Kauffman, aged about 85 r Hofc;oJ
Another lovod spirit has passed away*
Another loved form In tho ground wo lay* A‘ioi’g
While our hearts aro sad and lonoly: .. |tJes^
On a bright spring morn,' she foil at our t ’
With tho early violets, she.faded and dicfl» t | eB . g,
And has loft us to sorrow only. Gloves
01 ’ whore has she cone ?—the magic | aor^tii
That over.our household used to dwell,
Is broken, and all is dreary j #
The silent room—-tho vacant chair, -IJbnnol
But mock'our grief—she is not there, fejßfooi
1 That friend wo loved so dearly. CSklrt^
Sho bn's gone from tho circle round the
To that bourno in tho dark and silent ca 1
Whence traveller never roturnoth;
No dowrot bloomoth above her. head, ■ ? guwijjf
Tho night winds play o’er her lonely ho 1 * . y
And above tho cold star-light burnetb. {brfaSali'
Yet not thoro, not there; doth the sp* r^
’ The immortal spirit that cannot die, ifoUibfld
But when from the body 'twas riven j
Swoot music it hoard from the golden * f,- ; - vJsV
IU brow was fanned by tho angels wins*
And tho soul was awake—in Heaven* £-1 sftfi
Jub*
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