PRESIDENTS MESSAGE. military force in that region. Instigated by real or imaginary grievances, the In* diaus occasionally committed acts of bar barous violence upon emigrants and our frontier settlements; butngoneral Indian war lias been providentially averted.— Tho Commissioners under the act-of 20th July, 1807, were invested with full pow er to adjust existing difficulties, negoti ate treaties with tho disaffected bauds, and select for them reservations remote from the traveled routes between the Mis sissippi and the Pacific. They entered without delay upon thoexecutionof their trust, but have not yet made any official report of their proceedings. It is of vital importance that our distant Territories should be exempt from Indian outbreaks, and that tho construction of the Pacific Railroad, au object of national Import ance, should not be interrupted by hostile tribes. These objects, as well as the ma terial interests and tho moral and intel lectual improvement of tho Indians, can be most effectually secured by concentra ting thorn upon portions of country set apart for their exclusive use, and located at points remote from our highways and encroaching white settlements. Since tho commencement of the second session of the Thirty-Ninth Congress, five hundred and ten miles of road h »vc been constructed on the main lino ami branches of tho Pacific Railway. The line from Omaha is rapidly approaching the eastern base of the Rocky Moun tains, whilst the terminus of the last sec tion of constructed road in California, accepted by the Government on tho 2Uh day of October last, was but eleven miles distant from the summit of tho Siena Nevada. The remarkable energy evinced by the Companies oilers the strongest assurance that the completion of tho road from Sacramento to Omal a will not bo long deferred. During the last fiscal year seven mil lion forty-one thousand one hundred ami fourteen acres‘of public laud were dispos ed of, and the cash receipts from sales ami lees exceeded by one-half million dol lars the sum realized from those sources durlng-l he proceeding.year. Tho amount paid to pensioners, including expenses of disbursements, was *ls.(ilo,ooU, and thirty-six thousand four hundred and eighty-two names were added to tho rolls. Tlie entire number of pensioners on the doth of June last was one hundred and lllty-live thousand four hundred and seventy-four. Pleven thousand six hun dred ami fifty-live patents and designs were issued during the year ending'Sep tember 150, 18G7, and at that date' the bal ance in the Treasury to.the credit of the Patent fund was $28(5,007. The report of the Secretary of the Navy states that we have, seven squadrons ac tively and judiciously employed, under efficient and able commanders, in pro tecting the persons and property of Amer ican citizens, maintaining the dignity and power of the Government, and pro moting the commerce and business inter ests of our countrymen in every part of the world. Of the two hundred and thirty-eight vessels composing the pres ent navy of the United States, fifty-six, carrying live hundred and seven guns, are in squadron service. During the year the number of vessels in commission has boon reduced twelve, and there are thir teen less on squandron duly than there were at the date of the last report. xV large number of vessels were commenced and in the course of construction when the war terminated, and although Con gress had tho necesj-ary appropriations for their completion, the Department has either suspended work upon (hem or limited the slow completion of the steam vessels, so as to meet the contracts for machinery made with private Cstublish lishmenta. The total expenditures of the Navy Department for the iUcal year end ing June 30, ISOt, were s:{],o34|oll. No appropriations have been made or requir ed since the close of tin* war for tho con struction and repair of vessels, for steam machinery, ordnance, provisions ami clothing, fuel, hemp, &e., the balances qnder several heads having been more than sufficient for current expenditures. 11 should also be slated to the cricdit of tlie Department that, he.-ide* asking tm appropriations for tho above objects for me last two years, the fcjeerelary of the Navy, on the both ot September* last, in accordance with the act of May 1, 1820, requested the Secretary iff the Treasury to carry to the surplus fund the sum of MXty-live millions of dollars, being the amount received from the sales of vessels and other war property, uml tho remnants n:‘ former appropriations. I’ho report of the Po-tma-dcr General Mimvs the hu.-inc-i, of the !\>-t Office De partment and the condition of the postal sei vice in a very favorable light, and tlie attention of (‘ungre.-s i> culled to prac tical recommendation 1 -. The receipts of tlie Department for the year ending June .*5O, JS;i7, including all special appmpria- sea and land -ervlce and for free mail mailer, were slu,b7S,M3. The ex penditures for all purposes wen? sUl,2:r>,- is.:. leaving an unexpended balanee in favor of the Department of £7 P-5,210, which can be applied Inward?- the expenses of (he Department for tin* current year.-- The increase of ivvc.inc, indepen dent of r'pt'cili‘* appropriation*,' for t|n« year I>G7, over that of JSn,;, was SVjO.Olo. TJie jii<‘rea«e of revenue !mm (lie sale of ttlmnjw ami stamped vuvelnpos was S7K.V 4uj. ’l'he increase uf expenditures for |SU7 over those of (he previous year was owing chiefly to the extension of I lie land and ocean mull service. During the past sear new postal convention** have been ratified ami exchanged with the trailed Kingdom of Great Britiau and Ireland, Belgium, the NetbevUuuU, Switzerland, the North Gemma Union. Italy, and the Colonial Governmental Hong-’Kong, re ducing very largely the rates of ocean and land postages to and from within those countries. The report of the Acting Commissioner of Agriculture concisely presents the con dition, wants, and progress of an interest eminently worthy the fostering care of (’oiigress, and exhibits a large measure of useful results achieved during the year to which it refers. The re-establishment of peace at home, and the resumption of extended trade, travel, and commerce abroad, have serv ed to increase the number and variety of questions in die department for foreign affairs. None of these questions, howev er, have seriously disturbed our relations with other States. Tho .Republic of Mexico, having been relieved from foreign intervention, is ear nestly engaged iu ellhrts to ro-estnbiish her constitutional system of government. A good understanding continues to exist between oiirGovernmoutand the Repub lics of Hayti and San Domingo, and our rordlal relations with the Central and South American States remain unchang ed. Tho tender, made iu conformity with a resolution of Congress, of the good offices of the Government, with a view to an amicable adjustment of peace between Brazil and her allies, on one side, and Paraguay on the other, and between Chißaml her allies, on the one side, and Spain on the other, though kindly re ceived, has in neither case been fully ac cepted by tho belligerents. The war iu in Valley of the Parana is still vigorously maintained. On the other hand, actual hostilities between the Pacific States and Spain have been more than a year sus pended. I shall, on any proper occasion that may occur, renew the conciliatory recommendations which have been al ready made. Brazil, with enlightened sagacity and comprehensive statesman ship, has opened the great channels of the Amazon and its tributaries to univer sal commerce. One thing more seems needful to assure a rapid and cheering progress iu South America. 1 refer to those peaceful habits without which States and Nations cannot, in this age, well expect material prosperity or social advancement. Tho Exposition of Universal Industry at Paris lias passed and seems (o have fully realized tile high expectations of tho French Government. If due nllow ance be made for the recent political der angements of Industry here, the part which the United States has borne in this exhibition of invention and art may ho regarded witli very high satisfaction.— During the Exposition a conference wins held of delegates from several nations the United States being one, in which in- ! convenience of commerce and social in- i tercourse resulting from the diversestan- ! dard of money value were fully discussed and plane were developed for establish- , ing, by universal consent, a common j principle for the coinage of gold. These ! conferences are expected to be renewed 1 with the attendance of many foreign States not hitherto represented. A re- ' port of these in lore-ting proceedings will Ur submitted to Congress, which will no 1 doubt justly appreciate the groat object, and he ready to adopt any measure which may tend to facillate Its ultimate accom plishment. On the 25th of February, 18G2, Congress declared by law that Treasury notes with out in terest, authorized by that act, should be legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, within tho United States. Anannual remittance of $30,000, less .stipulated expenses, accrues to claim ants under the Convention made with .Spain in 1.834. These remittances, since tho passage of that act, have been paid in such notes. Tho claimants insist that thb Government ought to require pay ment in coin. Tho subject may be deem ed worthy of your attention. No arrangement has ns yet been reach ed for the settlement of .our claims for British depredations upon tlie commerce of the United States. I have felt it my duty to decline tho proposition of arbitra tion made by Her Majesty’s Government, because it has hitherto been accompanied by reservations incompatible with the rights, interest, and honorof onreountry. It is not to be apprehended that Great Jiritian will persist in her refusal to satisfy these just ami reasonable claims, which involve the sacred princi ple of non-intervention a principle henceforth not‘more important to tlie United States than all other commercial nations. The West India islands were settled and colonized by European Slates simul taneously with the settlement aud colo nization of. the American continent.— Most of the colonies planted hero became independent nations in the close of the last ami the beginuingof the present century. Onr own country embraces communities which, at one period, were colonics of Grout Uritiun, France, Spain, Holland, .Sweden, and Russia. The people In the West Indies, with the exception of those of the Island of Haj’ti, have neither at tained nor aspired to. Independence, nor have they become prepared for self-de lonco. Although possessing considerable commercial value, they have been hold hy several European ."States which colo nized or at some time conquered them, ehielly for purposes of military and naval strategy in carrying out European policy and designs in regard to this continent. In out Revolutionary War, ports and harbors in the West Indies wore used by our enemy, to tho great injury and em barrassment of the United States. We had the same experience in our second war with Great Britain. The same Eu ropean policy for a long time excluded tu even from trade with the West Indies, while we were at peace with all nations. In our recent civil war the rebels, and their piratical and blockade-breaking al lies, found facilities in the same parts.for the work, which they too successfully ac complished, of injuring and devastating the commerce which we are now engaged in rebuilding. We laboredespeciaily uu* der this European steam vessels, employed by our enemies, found friendly shelter, protection, and supplies in West Indian ports, while our own naval operations were necessarily carried on from our own distant shores. There was then a universal feeling of’tho want of nn advanced naval outpoint be tween tlie Atlantic coast and Europe.— Tho duty of obtaining such an outpost peacefully aud lawfully, while neither doing nor menacing injury to other states, earnestly engaged, the attention of the Executive Department, before the close of live war, aud it has not been lost sight of since that time. A not entirely dis similar naval want revealed itself during the same period on the Baciticcoast. Tho required foothold there was fortunately secured by our. laid treaty with the Em peror of Russia, and it now seems Imper ative that the more obvious necessities of tin.* Atlantic coast should not be less enre fqhy provided for. A good and conveni ent port and harbor, capable of easy de fence, will supply that want. With tho poses-lou of such a station by the United .Slates, neither we nor any other Ameri can nation need longer apprehend injury or offence from any Tmns-A Humic ene my. I agree with our early statesmen that the West Indies naturally gravitate to, and may be expected ulthnately to be absorbed by the Continental Stales, in cluding our own. I agree with themaho that, it is wise to leave the question of such ab.-orhlion to this process of natural noliticul gravitation. The Islands of St. Thomas and St. John's, which constitute a part of the group called the Virgin Is lands, seemed to oiler us advantages im mediately desirable, while their acquisi tion could be secured in harmony with the principles to which I have alluded.— A treaty Inis, therefore, been concluded with the King of Denmark for the ces sion <>i those islands, and will be submit ted to the Senate for consideration. It will hardly be nceeasury to cull the attention of (.’ongresa to the subject of providing for Die payment to Russia of the sum stipulated in tho treaty for the Ceylon of Alaska. Possession having liyen lurnmlly delivered to our commis sioner, the territory remains fur the pres ent in care ol a military force, awaiting Kuril civil organization us shall bo direc ted by Congress, The annexation of many small German slates lo Prussia, ami the reorganization of that country under a new ami liberal constitution, have induced me (o renew the effort to obtain a just ami promptsot tlementof the long-vexed question con cerning the claims of foreign Elates for mllitaiy .service from theirsubjects natur alized in tho United States. In connection with this subject, the at tention of (,'ongres is respectfully culled to a singular and embarrassing conflict of laws. The Executive Department of this Government has hitherto uniformly hold, as it now holds, that naturalization, in conformity with the Constitution and laws of the United States, absolves the rccepicut from his native allegiance. The courts of Great Britain hold that allegi ance to the British Crown is indefeasible, and is not absolved by our Jaws of natur alization. British judges cite courts and law authorities of the United Status iu support of that theory against the posi tion belli by the Executive authority ol the United States. Tins conflict perplex es the public mind concerning the rights of naturalized citizens, and impairs lire national authority abroad. I called at tention to tins subject in my last annual message, and now again respectfully ap peal to Congress to declare the national will' unmistakably upon (his important question. The abuse of our laws by the clandes tine prosecution of the African slave-trade from American porta or by American citi zens has altogether ceased, and, under existing circumstances, no apprehen sions of its renewal In this part of tho world are entertained. Under these cir cumstances it becomes a question wheth er we shall not propose to Her Majesty’s Government a suspension or discontinu ance of the stipulations for maintaining a naval force for the suppression of that trade* ANDREW JOHNSON, Washington, Decembers, 1807. Gen. Hancock, on taking charge of the Fifth Military District, on the 20th, ■ declared in special orders that hencefor ward the civil authority should bo held superior to the military in all cases ex cept armed insurrection or forcible re sistance to the laws. Ho announces that “ tho great principles of American liberty still are tho lawful inheritance of this people and ever should be. The rigid of trial by jury, the habeas corpus, the liberty of tho press, tho freedom of speech, and tho natural riglds of person, the riglds of property, must be preser ved. Free institutions, while they are essential to tho prosperity and happi ness of the people, always furnish tho strongest inducements to peace and or der. Crimes and offenses committed in this district must be referred to tho con sideration and judgment of tho regular civil authorities, and those tribunals will bo supported in their lawful juris-, diction.” There is a notable contrast between this commencement and that of Grand Duke Philip. New Hampshire is coming! Tho Democrats carried Portsmouth by SO majority, and came within CO of carry ing Dover, at the late town elections.*— Last year tho former gave nearly 200 and the latter over 100, Radical majori’ t>% Awriani .Volturtur. . CARLISLE, PA., Thursday Morning* December IS, 1807. PSKSIDESTtS MEiSAG The annual message of President Johnson will he found in* our paper of (le in all parts of the land, irrespective of par tizan prejudice. We have not space to comment on the document ns wo would like to do. But this is to be less regret ted, for the reason that tho Message needs no other comment than that which every intelligent and candid reader will make himself. To all who road it with eyes unclouded by the Him of party passion, it must be.a convincing condom nation of the whole Radical scheme of “reconstruction,” and a pow erful argument in favor of a wiser and better plan of national restoration.— Wo, therefore, adviseull persons to road it attentively. ■IMS, sceaK, ax:» savkvh v Tho Radical conspir-dorc. who have been so signally rebuked hy the people, are now on their knees before Grant—a man they despise--begging him to save them from utter du-unr-tion. 4 Oh, speak—speak, Grant; ib* God’s sike speak, ami just say that : ou nave confi dence in iw, and that you forgive us for our treason ; speak, Grant, speak!”— This is the language of the poor suppli cants for Grant’s endorsement. In re ply to one of tlie conspirators a few days since, who was begging < Ir.uit to speak, he said he had no objection whatever to speak when and as often as he pleased, “Now,” said he, “these aro my views ; take them down and print them if you please.” Gen. Grant then said; An to my prlrioiuJo*, I haVo not meant (o leave any one fu doubt. I would wave the coun try; I would save .tin tlio shortest way under, tho Constitution. If thoro ho those who would not save tlie country, unless they could at tho same time save their own party and their par ticular theories, Ido not agree with them. My wish is to save the country, and ns soon us pos sible to restore all thg States, to their proper rela tions, us such, and upon the principles of even handed Justice. I nover considered the Southern State# out ol tho Union. What 1 do in the pro mises, I do because I believe it helps to save the country, and what I forbear, I forbear because I believe It helps to save tho country. J shall do less whenever X believe that I am doing what hurts tho cause., I shall do moro whenever I shall believe that doing moro will help the cause. I have now stated my awn sense of por- Sl »nal and onu?hU duly, and I contend that no modillcationof my oil icpcatcd personal wish that all may be permitted to think freely, and on all suitable occasions sneak out what thov think. If by «o doing they can beuent mankind and help save the country.’’ This is perhaps tho most comprehen sive speech Grant over made. He spoke with emphasis, and it is evident that lie Ims no opinions in common with the Radical conspirators who are attempting to “save their own party and their particular theories” by hand ing over the destinies of this country to ignorant negroes. The views of Grant did not, we see it stated, come up to the expectations or rather hopes of the Radical who had been sent to pump him, and he loft the General's presence “ with a heavy heart.” IffCEACIIHEMI’ The nation can breathe freer. The House of Representatives have voted, hy a majority of one hundred and eight to fifty-seven, against impeachment of the President. We can now hope that Congress will attend to tho practical business of the country. It should henceforth bend all its energies to re lieve the, people from tho crushing tax ation that oppresses them to the last point of endurance. Let it not he for gotten by tho people that this attempt to frighten tho President has cost, in round numbers, tiihki? iiundiikd and FIFTY THOUSAND DOT.LAHS! The Radical conspirators were never in ear nest iu this impeachment business. It was only talked about for the purpose of holding Mr. Johnson iu check. His enemies know that they would not dare carry their threats into execution. It was a blind, a cheat and a baud from tho first. But yet tho people’s taxes to the amount above mentioned, were used in this base political transaction. More anon. Hon. Geoiige Sharswood.— On Mon day of last week, the Hon. George Sharswood took his seat as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania,— On last Saturday .morning, Judge Sluu-Bwood’s long connection with the District Court of Philadelphia closed.— The Court room was crowded and an address of farewell was delivered by David Paul Brown, Esq., on behalf of the members of the Bar, to which tho Judge made a brief reply. Ho was held in high esteem by the members of tho Bar of Philadelphia, and tho separation of the relations in the Court over which Judge Sharswood presided for so many years will seem strange. Ho will make an able Judge of the Court to which ho has been elected, over which a Tilgh man and a Gibson have presided. In regard to the President’s policy, Gen. Grant said: “ Mr. Lincoln, prior to his assassination, had inaugurated a policy intended to restore those govern ments. I was present once before his murder, when a plan was read. The plan adopted by Mr. Johnson was sub stantially tho plan which had been in augurated by Mr. Lincoln as the basis for his future action. I do not know that it was verbatim the same. I think, tho very paper which I heard read twice while Mr. Lincoln was President was tho one which was carried right through.” “Q. What paper was that ? A. The North Carolina proclamation.” Since the publication of this testimo ny, the Rads are not so enthusiastic for his nomination for tho Presidency. It is doubtful now whether lie will be their “chosen standard bearer.” One of the darkies elected to the Mas sachusetts Legislature, last year, as an example for tho “ stolid Dutch of Penn sylvania” and “ half civilized people of the Western States,” was a candidate this fall for re-election, but got badly defeated. Mr. Ebony proved to be a failure, both as a legislator and in tho matter pf an example, RADICAL DKFEATd— IHO2-1807. During a recent debate in the U. S, Senate, Mr. Hendricks and Mr. John son, (Md.) reminded Radical Senators that the people of most of tho Northern Slates liad condemned tho Eadical “policy” at the late elections. Messrs. 11. and ,1. expressed tho opinion that it would be well for certain exireniisfs no| to continue to outrage public opinion and insult the people by their persistent demands for negro suffrage, negro su premacy, the intermarriage of thoraces, &c. The great Massachusetts buffoon, Wilson, replied to Messrs. Hendricks and .lolmson. Wo quote"from tire pro ceedings : “Mr, Wilson. I think Senators should bo mod est In predicting anything on the results of tho recent elections. In 18b-2, after tho issue of the Emancipation Proclamation, they had claimed that the Republican party was condemned by the people, but that parly went on with what it iKjliovou right, and was Jnsthied in it. There was, it was trno, and had always boon, prejudice against negro suffrage. There were slow men in the Republican parly. Congress had long been ahead of tho sentiments of tho country, but time would dissipate those prejudices, and real democ racy would yet obtain throughout the country.” No reply was made to Wilson’s sally, and at this we arc a little surprised, for ho could have been answered most tri umphantly. It is true that in 1802 the Democratic party was successful in most of the' Slates. The result of those elections was a calm verdict of the peo ple against the venality, corruption and supposed treason of the Lincoln admin istration and the tens ol thousands of thieves, shoddy contractors and dema gogues who sustained it. It is truqalso that in subsequent contests tho Radicals regained the States they had lost, anti, retained po-session of them until this year, when the people again re buked Radicalism. But how did the Radicals regain the States they.had lost in 1342 7—what means did they employ to accomplish their infamous ends?— iiy arresting, without warrant ami with out law, thousands of Democrats; by liiiing the .ort“ and prisons of the coun try with their fellow-men ; by sending out spies and informers to persecute those who dared to differ with them in opinion; by stealing‘hundreds of mil lions of dollars bom the people’s trea sury and appropriating it to the pur chase of the venal and corrupt; by sys tematizing a system of persecution that exceeded in brutal severity the Spanish Inquisition; by compelling soldiers :to vote against their convictions, and by destroying tiie I allots of those who re fused to be bullied or bought; by sack ing one hundred and tea Democratic printing offices inside of eighteen months, tho American Volunteer being one of them; by calling Lincoln “the government,” and making it a penal offence to question his wisdom ; by cor rupting tho clergy, and using the pul pit for the promulgation of sweltering lies, and most wicked sentiments; by pretending to bo in favor of "a whole Union ;” by preaching in favor of free speech and a free press, and mobbing every speaker and editor who dared to condemn their damnable heresies; by pretending to bo loyal when they were in fact traitors; by denying most posi tively that they were in favor of negro suffrage and negro equality ; by plodg-' iug the faith of the Government (by a unanimous vote of tho House,) that the war was prosecuted for no other pur pose than tho restoration of the Union ; by professing to support McClellan in his efforts to take Richmond, hut be traying him and depriving him of a large portion of his troops at the very hour lie was about to take the city by storm ; by procrastinating the war pur posely, so that Lincoln might use the army to secure his re-election; inline, by all the scotmdrelism, villainy, per jury and theft that devils could devise. These were some, and only some of tho means resorted to by tho Radical con spirators to carry tho elections in 1808 and subsequent years. Never in tho world’s history was a parly guilty of so many grimes, so many false professions, such unblushing audacity. Wilson, we say, might have been answered trium phantly by being reminded of these tilings. Tho attempt of Wilson and Radical journalists to take comfort from the fact that tiie Democratic victories of 1802 were followed by Radical victories, and that a like result may follow tho Demo cratic victories of ISO 7, is merely “ whistling to keep their courage up.” Wo would remind those wiseacres that they can no longer arrest men ami cast them into prison, nor can they sad-: printing offices with impunity." They no longer have millions of dollars in the treasuries of their Leagues, to bo used iu corrupting the pulpit ami tiie people. They have not a million of men under arms and under their control, whoso votes, without regard to how they were cast, were counted on tho Radical side. No, no—fraudulent soldier votes can no longer be counted. Geary, it is true, attempted it on a small scale lust fall, but it failed, anti he is yet to he punish ed for the fraud. The contest in tho different States next fall, like that of 1802, will bo fought on principle, and will result in tho same way. Tiie peo ple, thank God, know the designs of tho political freebooters who load the Eadical party, and that is all that is necessary to secure a Democratic tri umph. Tho Radicals, never suc ceeded, even when they had everything in their own hands, except by denying their principles and tiie objects they had in view. They have deceived and lied to tiie people, and the people in turn will crush them out of existence.—■ The Hat lias been spoken— Radical trai tors must die! A number of families embracing twenty persons, from Albany and Green counties, New York, lately land ed in Iliehmond, Virginia, on their way to King Williams county, where they intend to settle upon about a thou sand acres of land which they have pur chased. The Iliehmond Dispatch says: “ We bid these New Yorkers a cordial welcome and a hearty God speed, trust ing that they may prove only the pio neers of an emigrant movement which will yet result greatly for the upbuild ing of Virginia’s fallen fortunes.” SoMEUow-or-other, the negroes in South Carolina failed to come up to the Radical scratch. Although outnumber ing the whites two to one, they did not carry the Reconstruction Convention, a majority of the registered voters not be ing polled. Is it possible that General Apathy has got down among the Soutli Carolina “ niggers?” The editor of Iho Ilollldnyaburtf ti/ntulmil wns presented with n twenty-two pounds turkcV for his Thanksgiving dinner. -Ex-ShoriirFuuk' ;vus the man who did It. — JZechanyc. Sensible and thoughtful man is Cx- Sheriff Funk, COMING! I 1 ■ :'.v Splendid Victory Democratic Mayor Elected in Pittsburg ! [Special to tho Patriot & Union.] Pittsiiuho, Dec. 10—11:30. —Pittsburg, Mie citadel of Radicalism, elects Biack moo:o, Democrat, Mayor, by 2,G00 ma jority. NPiNEirn XEGUO RILL I’ASSEB! Intermarriage of the Races! In the U. S. Senate, on tho sth, the following proceedings wore had : Sir, Sumner moved to take up the bill intro duced by him on tho first day or the Into session, to provide further security for equal rights In i ho District of Columbia, striking out tho word “white” where It occurred in tho charter, and removing disabilities from oilico and tho Jury box. Ho stated that tho bill was the same as that passed Inst session, and not returned by 1 he President. Ho had read a letter from the Sccre tavy of State in reply to an inquiry by him, sta ting that no such bill had been received in that department. Mr. Pomeroy, (Radical), would support the bill under tho circumstances, though It was very im perfect. Intermarriage of the races was still un recognized, us well ns other rights of citizenship, making It necessary to have piecemeal legisla tion. Mr. Sumner’ngrccd that oilier legislation was required, and ho promised that It should not be neglected by Ins committee. Mr. Hendricks was surprised to hear tho Sena tor from Kansas (Mr. Pomeroy) say that Hie bill should go further, in view of tho recent decisions of the Senator's State and other Stales against that policy. Ho would vote for such legislation hero ns ho would at homo, and none other, and Unit course should bo followed hero by others.— Intermarriage of the races was a proposition at once monstrous and God-defying. , Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, hud been unnblo to bring himself to the conclusion that tho right of suffrage belonged to tho black man. Suffrage was not a natural right, but one to bo delegated In view ofthe interests of the government. The largo majority of white people iu tho United States was a security against any undue predom inance of tho black race. This was not tho case, however. "Would Senators bo willing to bo tried by a jury of ignorant blacks? Such n jury might decide in favor of the interests of their race, In defiance of tho court. They might bo able boro, from thclrnumbcrs, to select every olllcor of the District not appointed. Although ho would se cure to them every light for their own protection, ho would not give them such as would interfere with tho rights of others. The lesson of tho i-c -ccnt elections showed that this system of legisla tion was obnoxious to the public sentiment, and lie thought they should, therefore, pause and re flect before they carried It further. Tho vote was then taken on the bill, and it passed— yeas 30,'(a1l Radicals;) nays 8. Jill Demo crats. Tho object of the above bill is to transfer the District of Columbia, (tho scat of government,) to the keeping of its negro inhabitants. Host of these negroes have collected in the District during the last three or four years, and a largo majority of them havo been clothed and fed, over since their arrival there, at the expense of tho people’s treasury. They are now so numerous that by coalescing with tho New Eng land Yankee squatters and bummers who have been attracted to Washing ton by the smell of corruption, they will be able to out-voto the real owners and residents of the District of Colum bia. Tho District is worth many hun dreds of millions of dollars in real es tate, and by the operation of Sumner’s bill, the taxpayers aiid owners of this property will bo deprived of n say in its management, and will be at the mercy of the vagabond negroes and mean Now England whites who infest the District. The passage of Sumner’s bill, then, is a most intolerable outrage upon the white citizens of tho District of Colum bia; and as this outrage received the unanimous endorsement of the Radical Senators, it goes to show that wherever they havo tho power they are ready and willing to place the negro over tho white man, and to make him the guar dian and custodian of white men’s pro perty. But Pomeroy, the Radical Senator from Kansas, after stating that ho would “support the bill under the cir cumstances,” reminded Sumner that it did not go far enough. He complained that “intermarriage of tho races was still unrecognized,” and he intimated that so long as marriages between whites and negroes was prohibited he cared nothing for the bill. He was opposed to “piecemeal legislation.” Sumner lelt tho force of Pomeroy’s objections, and at once responded, assuring the Kansas Senator that "other legislation was required, and ho proposed .that it should not bo neglected by his commit tee.” This was as much as to say that tho law which interdicted marriages between whites and blacks, should bo wiped out before long.' With this as surance and explanation, Pomeroy and tho other Radical Senators voted solid lor the bill reported from Sumner’s committee. Hereafter a bill will be in troduced permitting buck negroes to marry white women I Such is Radical legislation. Let white men and women ponder over these facts, and then say whether they can or will countenance Radicalism longer. • The Radical talk about economy con sists in tho Bump Senate refusing to print the President’s message. That “ distinguished statesman”—S imon Cameron—made a speech against print ing it: Howard, and others, did tho same. Printing tons of impeachment reports and refusing to print the mes sage because it logically knocks the Radical scheme of usurpation into “ smithereens,” is certainly wise econo my. Gen. Hancock has revoked Mower’s order removing P. R. O’Rourke from the clerkship of tiro Second District Court, Now Orleans, and commanded the reinstatement of thatoffleer. He de clnros that “if any charges'are set up against the said O’Rourke, the Judicia ry department is suffleientto take what ever action may be necessary.” This is the proper way to treat the acts of such petty despots ns Sheridan.nnd Mower. A Scoundrel Arrested. —The no torious Hinmieutt, of Richmond, one of the Radical delegates to the black and tan convention, was arrested and held to SS,OOO hail, on Wednesday last, to ap pear before a military commission at Charles City Court House, ten days af ter the adjournment of the convention, to answbr to a charge of using incendia ry language, Prom April Ist to Doc 4th the Radi cal National committee collected and Spent $40,073 in sending "stumpers” in to the Southern Slates and organizing negro leagues. The leaders expect to Steal it all back from the Govermeut, with quadruple compound interest, in' case they succeed iu maintaining con trol of the public offices. -■ Su.MNEa’s bill transferring the Dis trict of Columbia to the keeping of its negro inhabitants has passed the House find is now u law, ' “Have we uo right to punish traitors at all ? Andrew Johnson says no. They hove rebelled, seceded from tho Union, and since they have failed, let them do as they please. This is his unlicensed doc trine to-day.”—-//craW. When will tho Herald learn to tell tho trnth ? The one who said “ no” was the very individual whose name the Herald floats at its mast-head as its candidate for President. In his evidence before the im peach men I committee, General Grant tes tified na follows: Q. Did you ever give your opinion to tho President that his proclamation in terfered with tho stipulations between yourself and Gen. Lee ? A. No, sir. I frequently had to intercede for Gen. Lee and other paroled officers, on the ground that their parole, so long as they obeyed the laws of the United States, protected them from arrest and trial. Tiie-Presi dent contended that they should bo pun ished. I told him not so long as they' obeyed tho laws and complied with tlie stipulation. This was the ground I took. Q. Did you not also insist that that applied as well to tho common soldier? A. Of course; it applied to every one who took the parole, but that maUcr was not canvassed except in case of some of the loaders ; I claimed that in surrender ing their armies and their arms, they had done what they could not nil of them have been compelled to do, as a portion of them could have escaped; but they surrendered in considcratin of tho fact that they were to he cxcmjyi from trial no long as they conformed to the obligations they had taken / and they were entitled to that. Q. Von looked on that in the nature of a parole, and held that they could only be tried when they violated tho parole? A. Yes; that was the view I look of the question. That is your view still. A. Yes, sir; unqestionubly. Q. Did you understand that to apply to Gen Lee? A. Certainly. • Q* That was your understanding of the arrangement which yon made with Gen. Lee? A. That was my understand ing of the arrangement which I gave vol untarily. (i. You considered that tho like terms were given by Goa. Sherman to the ar- rules which surrendered to hinv? A. — Yes sir; and to all tho armies that sur rendered after that.. Q. And you hold that so long us they kept their parole of honor, and obeyed the laws, they were not subject to be tried by courts ? A. That is my opinion. Mr. Eldridgc. Did you give these views to tho President? General Grant. I havo stated those views to the President frequently, and, ns I have said, he disagreed with mo in those views. Ho insisted on it that the leaders must be punished, and wanted to know when tho time would come that those persons could bo tried. I told him when they violated their parole. Q. Did the President insist that Gen. Leo should bo tried for treason ? A. lie contended for it. Q. And you contended that the parole which Gen. Leo had given would bo violated in such a trial ? A. I did.— I insisted on It that Gen. Lee would not have surrendered his army and given up all their arms if he supposed that after surrendering ho was going to bo tried for treason and hanged. I thought we got a very good equivalent for the lives of a few lenders iu getting all their arms and getting themselves under control , bound b\j their oaths to obey the laws. That was the consideration which I insisted upon we had received. RADICAL PLOTS, 'i'lie SclicmtH of the Washington 'Radi cals to Africanize the South. [SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE WORLD.] Washington, December 4. A caucus of Republican Congressmen was held to-night pursuant to tiie follow ing confidential circular issued a few days since ; Rooms of the Union Hei'cih.icanl Congressional Committee, !> Washington, D. C.. December, 1807. J Sir : A caucus of tbo Union Republi cans, members of both Houses of Con gress, will be bold in the Hall of Repre sentatives, on Wednesday evening, De cember 4, tvb 8 o'clock, to boar tbo report of the Executive Committee on tbo pres ent condition of tiie Southern campaign, and to consult as to tho measures neces sary; to continue and complete the or ganization of tiie party in tho unrecon structed States. Your attendance is ear nestly. requested, tho object of tho meet ing being important. By order of Hon. E. D. Morgan, Chair man. Thomas L. Tuliock, Secretary. Senator Morgan presided, and Repre sentative Cullom, of Illinois, was elected secretary. Morgan said the objects of tbo meeting were to consider the best means of promoting the interests of the Repub lican party in the South. General Schenck made a report of tile expenses of conducting tho Southern campaign thus far, and tiie funds collected for that pur pose, showing that $40,072,50 had been spent, $39,100,23 had been collected. Ho gave a detailed statement of tiie labor performed ami documents distributed iu tiie rebel States. He urged upon the cau cus a continuance of tiie committee and tho renewal of its best efforts so that the Republican party might get full control of tiie rebel States. He suggested that parties bo sent down Soutli to the con ventions now in session, to see that they aduptad the right kind of constitutions. All tile information in tiie possession of the Executive Committee, ho said, came through the Frccdmon’s Bureaus and ohurchea. He mentioned tho Baptist and Methodist Churches particularly as very valuable aids. He recommended that tho committee have $20,000 raised im mediately to bo spent during the winter and spring. Judge Kelly agreed with General bcheck, except as to the amount to bo raised. Ho thought $50,000 would be no more than enough for the great work that was yet to be done. Mr. Ashley, of Ohio, thought tho Re publican party ought to buckle on its ar mor for a big fight this summer, and he know of no bettor help than money to do the work. Congress ought immediately to amend the reconstruction act so as to allow a majority of those voting to call a convention. As it now stands it required voters, and left it in the power of rebels and copperheads to keep tho Southern States out of the Union, He wanted them all in to take part in the Presiden tial election. Otherwisehe wasn’t so sure about success next fall. Another thing that must be done was tho removal of every rebel now in office in the South.— £ f Sl * cl i men as Hancock were to rule the South there was no telling what it would lead to. Bo Congress must step in and put the rebels out if the generals wouldn’t. • Senator Chandler was the next speak or. Ho said more had been accomplished than bo thought possible with tbo amount of money expended. There was no uso l u tal “ in Si jt was a question of money af ter all, and the Republican party must walk up to the captain’s office and settle very liberally between now and tbo next Presidential election or tho South would go to the devil and tho copperheads. He thought if necessary half a million could bo raised. Tbs party wasn’t broke vet nor no signs of it. ’ Senator Corbett, of Oregon, followed in a speech urging liberal assessments and prompt payments. J H ftyntu ' cl i of Tennessee, came next and to tile same purpose. It was then proposed that a committee be appointed to raise funds, and that all employes aboutthe Capitol and elsewhere in the pay of Congress, be called on for a donation. I his motion was carried, and the caucus adjourned. No other subieot but that indicated above was talked of. MASSACHUSETTS. nml Newburyport tUot DemScrSli?^ 0 " Boston, Deo. o.— Dr. N D Kin, was chosen Mayor of this oity to-day l r e ® oeiving 8,333 votes, against 7,876 votes for Ot sNcireross.llicpresent Republican in- fhe result for Aldermen and Council men cannot bo known without the olll cial count. Probably a portion of oaob ticket as elected. ul * Newberyrot, Mass., Dec. 0-— Nathan iol Pierce, Democrat, was elected Mayor Worcester, Dec. 0.-James R. Clark by m^o^y ra - OloCted Mayor ’mV. OIISOEIXANEOVB. \n American weekly newspaper Is to be started in Paris. —Two American vessels were lost in tho West Indies during tho late storm. —About 150 German immigrants arriv ed at Charlestown, 8. C., last week. —The people of St. Thomas have voted in favor of annexation to the United States. —An ex-Coufeclorato Colonel of Caval ry, now resident in Mobile, has drawn $lO,OOO In the Havana lottery. —An ingenious Frenchman, it is said, has patented an illuminating cane for bachelors who return homo late at night. A black man jim! a white woman wauled to get married in Providence (R. f,), a lew days ago, but couldn't find a clergyman to do it. A recent raihoad accident in Ala bama lot loose a menagerie of wild ani mals, and there was a lively time between the hoar and tiger for a while. —An organization of Southern ladies in reduced circumstances has been form ed at Houston, to do sewing, and has undertaken several largo contracts. A school of theology after tho Book of Mormon was opened in Balt Lake .City on tlie 2d of this month, and called tho “School of the Prophets." —A foreign paper thinks that Russia may show, its designs on Turkey by. Christmas. That is exactly what the United States will do whether Russia docs it or not. —At Clarksburg, Mass., las week, a boy encountered u wild cat while out hunt ing, and, falling to kill itattheiii'Ht&bot, .was onlysaved from death himself by tho assistance of Ills dog. A San Francisco paper looks forward to the time when grapes from California, by the Pacific Railroad, will retailed in the Atlantic States at five cents a pound. —The entire population of Holyhead England, turned out a few days ago to see a man walk on the water/ Ho wore large shoes, nearly the shape of snow shoes, and did not at any time sink be low his knuss. —ln Virginia tho Reconstruction Con vention met on Tuesday lust, ami, after electing a white man temporary presi dent, and a colored man secretary, it ad journed. —A man In Sutton, Vt., hid .$5OO- in United States bonds In a straw bed, and when the straw was afterward changed, and tiie old bed Hung into tho pig-pon, he .suddenly remembered ills treasure — too late. The pigs had made litter of his bonds. • —Mr. James Cox, a negro Secretary of the Loyal League at Prattville, Ala. was arrested in Montgomery, for forgery.— ThcJ/r/zVsays the State Convention tried to raise a bond to got him out of jail but tho names of tho combined concern were not good. —ln’ the present condition of tho Pa cific Railroad, It requires but fifteen days to transport passengers and mails from Now York to San Francisco. Between Omaha and Salt Lake, the time required for transportation is live days. —A portion of the former country seat of Joseph Bonaparte, at Bordentown, N, J., has just been sold to a milk-man for twelve thousand dollars. .It was only a nucleus- of the estate, with the man sion, and belonged to Mr. Millard, a sou of Count Bonapart’s former Secretary. —While a Pennsylvania court de sides it legal for public carriers to provide separate apartments for blacks and whites, notwithstanding the “ Civil Rights Bill,” a captain of asteamer play ing between Savannah and Charleston has boon fined $250 by a military court for doing the same thing. —Some of tho Virginia rads are getting alarmed at the insolent demands of their dark-skinned allies, and are declaring themselves in favor of re-investing the whites with tho right of voting. They already see what an “elephant” they have upon their hands, but they will find it difficult to got rid of. the animal. —ftenrSherman, Texas, recently, Mrs. Beatty, a widow lady, met her death in a most singular manner.. She was in the act of getting on a horse,' when a com mon sewing needle, which stuck in her dress, caught in the saddle and was driv ed in her body near her breast, slightly piercing her heart. She lived only about t hulf an hour. —“ Appletoddy” is tho designation giv en one of the Alabama Convention ora tors. Ho worked himself into a fine frenzy. His pants flew away up his legs, and his hair almost tore itself out at the roots ns he metaphorically rent tho “ fe lug of the Union” into tatters. Tho Con vention was so. affected that it adjourned before he had concluded his remarks. Con. Hancock has revoked the Sheri dan jury order by which only Radicals and negroes were placed upon the jury lists in Louisiana. The matter is now to bo conducted under the State laws, and in accordance with the judicial system.— Tliis was rendered neecossary by the im possibility of seeming intelligent and honorable men for juries. Under Sheri dan's partisan regulation the courts were fast becoming a glaring mockery. —Tbe report of the Grand Secretory of tbo Order of OddFollosbip in tbe United States has just been issued. Ho reports the membership at tbo present time to be 217,880, there having boon an accession tbe past year 0f.33,754 members. Tbo receipts for tbo past year have been SI,- 1)05,718 10, of which $1,700,123,50 were from bodies under the jurisdiction of tbo Grand Lodge and $505,593,45 from bodies unedor the jurisdiction of the Grand En campment. The total relief dispensed in the same time was $000,075,97, of which $025,820,25 were by the bodies under tbe jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge. The re lief dispensed by the bodies under tbe ju risdiction of tlie Grand Encampment was $04,855,12. ~ Jv 10 ashmgton correspondent of the New York Herald, writes to that pa per under date of November 15th : “ I am informed that Gen. Schofield, in his in terview with the President the day before yesterday, gave a good deal of informa tion relative to the arming of the blacks in his district. The General stated that the negroes were pretty generally armed, and that the whites in this respect were at a great disadvantage. The propriety of taking some measures to prevent a dangerous use by the blacks of their su periority in arms and organization was discussed, and it is probable that some plan will bo agreed upon when the Gen. returns here from his visit to Now York. —Detective Baker, the veracity of whoso testimony before the Impeachment Com mittee has already been questioned in va rious, quarters, has a new competitor in Governor BroWnlow, of Tennessee. A despatch from Nnshvllieeannounces that the Governor, in a published card, gives allat denial to the testimony of Defective Baker before the Impeachment Commit tee, wherein Brownlow is said to have been cognizant of a letter written by An drew Johnson to Jefferson Davis. The Governor further says that he does not believe Mr. Johnson ever wrote a letter to Davis or any other man giving aid and comfort to the rebellion. NEW VOIfK ELECTION, , £So.K > ““’ d wsa^ssarsa-ijsss T K ti De r? mber 8 --Hon. John £ • Hoffman, the Democratic candidate for Mayor of this city, was elected to-dav by a large majority over hath the candidates, ifis majority over Tim-iir. JS about 45,000; and over Wood aboSt4n e his majority oOTfi’S,"*,";;. New Yoek, December B—B p. jr Holt by “ “«»«* ov oi''w<)Qd New Youk, December 3—lo p M Complete returns of the Mayoralty oiee Hon give the following result ; y C ' Holimau, Wood “ijul Darling, ' s?’?^ Hoffman over Wood, aonnn Hoffman over Darling; OUR WASHINGTON LETTEr" The Impeachment Flule-.lt I. it-r—. nn Orenvholmlnv .T,„i or i, v I “ii n, e , l b. John.on vtncllcnteil—AScrnpof —The Ppe«lilent’.lT,cMnire--lfown Ilmllcnl Fneh Uom-A Shu Seuiom" llc Cvrre/ipomlence American Volunteer, Washington, d. c., Dec o iBtr The impeachment farce has ou.L.i''. last. .The . “Impeachera" struck M. colors and surrendered at dlscrcHn.V ,r Saturday afternoon. The ball %^L 0n ed on Thursday by a speech from I& well, who also occupied an hour on ph day. His speech was nothing more tl,l a rehash of tho silly charges C been made against the President, e™ ' one of which was disproved by tho'e.? donee taken before the Committee ir read froin a tremendous pile of script, and his spooch, though camr. prepared and Intended to be overwlm y mg in the force of Its argument, faii e j awaken the least enthusiasm, ami iJn like a wot blanket on tho hopes of who ed to depose the PresidentS overturn the government. Ho was r lowed on Fridayby Mr Wilson c m ." man of the Judiciary Committee, w though a strong Republican, took ho ground that the evidence was not sun cient to base impeachment on. U’ilsnh is one of the best lawyers and ablest speakers in tho House, and his stem log c tore the majority report and the defense of Boutwcll into tatters. In eoncludim. ho moved that the whole matter ho hni on the table. The impeaohers then coni menoed “ llllibustoring,” by motions to adjourn and other tactics usual on such .occasions, and did succeed in staving n • a vote until Friday afternoon, when the previous question was ordered. The vote stood : for impeachment 57; against in,- peachmtnt 108. So the great bugaboo died on the spot which , gave ithiftb- Tho recent elections were too much for tho weak knees of some of the Radical brethren. The handwriting on tho wall was too*mrniiatnkaniy plain “to me disre garded. Sohenek remonstrated, Logan iumed, Kelley raved and Ashley swore but ail to no purpose. Tho craven hounds, who had done so much boasting were afraid to carry out their threats. They felt that a squaro’baok down was prefer able to an ignominious defeat, and Joined the ranks of tho Democracy in voting down tlie measure. So this treasonable scheme to get possession of the Executive department of tho government' was cru elly slaughtered in tho house of its friends, and President Johnson’s reeoul lias been vindicated by the very men who ihave been bounding at liis heels ever since ho declined to endorse their traitorous projects; As a sample of this impeachment testi mony, I give you the following, whieb was actually alluded to by Boutwcll a a valid reason for impeachmcnt-aad from which you can see to what straits theim penchers wore driven to make out a case. Let it bo remembered that this testimony is one of the “heavy points” made against tho President. It is a great won der the Radical House did not consider it sulllcient not only to impeach the President upon, but to haug him too.- Let an astonished world read: ** Tho testimony of Stanley Mathews, of Ohio, who commanded a regiment in Tennessee, sworn July Ist, 1867 : Stale whether you saw Andrew Johnson nl Cincinnati, in February, 1865? Answer —I had an interview with Mr. Johnson in February, 1805,. at tho Burnet House, in Cincinnati, Ohio. During ourconver sation, and while sitting together on n sofa, ho (Mr. Johnson), remarked ‘ You and I were old Democrats.’ I said 1 yes.’. Mr. Johnson said : * I will tell you what it is, if the country is ever to be saved it is to be done through the old Democratic party.’ Immediately after wards I took my leave.” ~ . In the report of the Committee, which makes a folio as large as “ Webster’s Un abridged,” there are hundreds of pages of such trash as this. And for this the people have paid two hundred thousand dollars. Will they come to tho conclu sion that they have got the worth of their money? Or will they bo apt to think that this was rather an expensive a'ttemptat blackening the character of the Chief Executive of the nation and bring ing dishonor upon tho nation itself? The Radicals, made a fierce attack upon the President’s message, both in the Sen ate and Houso v They, poured out the viala of their, pent up .wrath, for the pur pose of attracting attention from tho im peachment “fizzle.” In the Senate, Drake, of Missouri, proposed a resolution to censure the*President for sending such a message to tho Senate. Sumner re peated for tho hundreth time that An drew Johnson was the legitimate suc cessor of Jefferson Davis. Mr. Howard was opposed to extending the time-hon ored courtesy to the Executive of even printing the message. Mr. Wilson also made his usual speech as to what Con gress would do despite presidents and newspapers. Finally the other side was heard in a calm, dignified and earnest speech from Mr. Dixon, defending the message and declaring that the people would read the document and form their own judgment, no,matter what the Sen ate might do,. In the House, Schcnck railed at the President because some dis honorable newspaper’ correspondent had violated his pledge, and given the mes sage to the world before it had been rend to the House. Covode thought tho mes sage in itself was evidence enough that 1 the President and oughter bo impeach* ed.” Logan attempted a little stale wit by offering a resolution that the pages bo discharged in order that they might not frighten the President. But through all this whistling to keep their courage up” it was evident that tho impeaehers thenl* selves were the worst frightened of any about the capitpl. Speaking of the message, its fearless and independent tone has given great satisfaction to tho Conservatives, while, as I have said, it has been exceedingly annoying to the Radicals. With perhaps the single exception of tho first veto of the military reconstruction bill, it is con*, sidered the ablest state paper which has emanated from the White House, during the present administration. There has been nothing to call up un usual excitement or interest, this session. Even the impeachment question failed to create a ripple. The Radicals seem to feel that they have gone tho full length of their tether and must subside ; while the Democracy are quietly biding their ime * Caucasian. STATE ITEMS. —Mr. Keller, of York County, who was run over on the Gettysburg railroad, a few days ago; died last Tuesday. —The County Treasury of Snyder coun ty was robbed—of nothing, on Friday night a week. The burglars blew open the safe, but there was no money in it.— Fortunate, Snyder; There are at present in the State of Pennsylvania more than seven thousand lawyers. This makes' one lawyer for every eighty of the voting population, and we think this is enough to answer every need. ° —•The store and offices of the Delaware and Lackawana railroad company, near Scranton, were burned on Sunday morn ing, Ist inst. The loss is about slo,o^ m^ofPouTtoVMrnT 0^16 col T d dTs k a^ d ° U disease, said to be the lung fe ver, is prevailing among the horses iu vhoster county. At Swissvale, a station on the Penn c^l V u ni ?r.^ ilroad » near Pittsburgh, Mrs. Sarah M’Munn and her little. grand* daughter, wore run over by the Cincin nati express east, and instantly killed, on Tuesday last; ■ • Mrs. Flinn, of Woodvlllo, Luzerne county, was run over and killed on the -Lehigh and Susquehanna railroad on Monday, 2d inst. —Thousands of wild pidgeons have re cently passed over Wilksbarre, going South. “John Rumbaugh, of Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland county, committed suicide by hanging hlmsoif in the barn of Jacob Byers, on the 28th ult. Ho shaved him self carefully, and dressed himself in a new suit of clothes, before committing the rash act: One of tho negro delegates to the Vir* ginia Convention stole a horse and rode to the election in style,.. Tho Conven tion will mjss him as ho Is now in Jail*