TE egiumbia Tg:
In...)lany paragraphs have, recently be..
going the rouuda ‘ of\our exchanges, giving
iihat lybriiet'tglii;i.be information, concerning
the old cepper-t r ent.i We copy two of the.
Most 'feliable; theArst from the Louisville. :
I - ourrst, the - so - cond from the department Op
liar 74 s lteckll:a itlel "Notes anti Qtfi:
Ties:'
14? • * iv - •
rzjl,..By -1(n avit van mistake, The proposal in 1782-by'
bert t.. great financier off4be
week, made Samuel Evan., an a IZerolution, and was named hy Jefferson.—
cant for the nomination for Clerk of the - Or- - - ifeltirafireil.Ffiriglir - 17143. 'The first
Dere..on (Inc side the head Wa.hing
pbans',_court, instead'of• for Clerk of _the
ItiVrel, surrounded 'with
Quarter Session.. We apologize and Cm, the mottu—" 'ash inJ , ton and Independence,"
rect the error to -day.
FM
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PENNSYLVINII - 4.4bETENDIAT plurta.
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0E•rt.;;;
SITU:DA:V.O APhi L 11, 1557. fit
- -
11;n1 a.'littk• pleti , rint eS ' perie
of tha courtesies of thettaft ittst-vreek.
Our neighbor of the Star, over the water, I
paying us a call on Friday aftern , on, found 1
us in a tight place with our paper; he at
once-turned in, and gave us cflioieni aid in
etting, up the needed matter; end, not sat-1
ioled with the InensAire r.f his benevolence,
(:ante ever next moruin4 an.i spent it in the
Ramo Tioci - offteeq. Wel . , “trtity thank him.
and Will ever he ready to repay in kind.
- , 7 ,- .3fany of our exelittiozns ha‘:c• noticed
the change in the elitorship of the iStnr,and
express warm wishes for bath the ex and
the prq,ent prorwietor. for which they have
our sinc . e...e thankci . • very' encourtig,ing
featurn, for this suhtztrihor, 11;Ivrevor,
Tnnst ail. is the warin connTattilrOion,,ofreir
ed to nor prelece-so , -, upon hiv lock in g.Pt
ting rid of editorial earoq. We begin to
think from thi - 4 that we will hare " , ;ights
to tire" hof.)re NV•';
Z;.;.... - - - f•The bill incorporating the Colambirt
2'4!ttoura,-turinfy, Coin nany, mentioned lost
week as haTing passed the Senate, has since
born pawed in the lionie, and nos awaits
the signature of the GOvernor to beccane
law, \V" are that the charter grant
ttl is a liberal ono; and free front the. objec
tion:11)10 fcature.3 contained in the act pa- , ,ed
last winter,
A bill 1) , t5 altlo Lora wanting the
Columbia Water Company ee-tain
1 r,q.. ho will Qiuteavor to give
next eek, at Let9t a qytkop-,49 of the two
1411 a,
c.. 1. 17.ftuf:oirr; Ln= ha; ~ : r-e bills in
eLlarsp,.und to tti, eilloiont care of the in'nr
osts of Cultiml,l3, our citizens owe them.
„r:' ,. . , ” Our nr•: , 4llb,r aver the way, the
WAFurNGT,N has recently changed
Ilan -: C d. 11 , ,nu chn Imq been the popu
hr proprietor I , ‘rrnany years, retiring; and
eSsrg, BE):TZ tc IltrFrsAuts.,, both well
kno - vn to our cit , :couss from their long con
nection with thn Columbia met
head, assuming themanagement of
the Hotel.
The estal):;shment has been completely
- renovated and new-furnished and 19 in ex
oeU,tatorder. We have heard the aecom
-1110,1;1,6in-is of the house, most highly spoken
~r ; and from what we have noticed of the
good order of all things connected with it,
wo havo no doubt the elcominins aro de-
c., r‘o!
r.e-Mnrant attached to the hone,
has been altrred and enlarged in it meet
complete manner, and the usual reasonnble
good thing: are to he found there.
Prom the poplin rity of 'Messrs. Bentz and
Hui - fangle u, conductor.; fin the road, w e
ha% e no , loubt .but that they will retain the
Jiberal share of custom always be4towed
upon the pause. We wish them es cry suc
cess.
nhan g r. 1,44 also taken place at
lita:Fr: Mr. ETCWIV has retired
from n•cive .ervice, and Mr. Mu•csa. of Lan
eaqt,.:-, ha , purchased the stand. 'This ht.n4e
hag alwayq hron a favorite kith our emintr‘ -
ooighhorq, and k reckoned one of the best
11 ,- itcdi 'We' have no douht
het it I:P.1 re'ain it= Zonal name and fame.
nit•ler Mr. Mille•.
stopped fur a few minutes, one day
this week, at Mr. Lewis IL•tldy's Marble
Yard, in Lancaster. Our time was very
I mite 1 and Ise had not the opportunity of
inFpe.•tii.~ as we EtICAt Id like to do, hi- ex.-
tem.iN e st , .ck r beautiful material, and well
exeeuted work. We could not fail, however,
to notice the exquisite work upon n monu
ment to be erected over the remains of the
lute John N. Lane, 1:39. The design is
1(.7 chaste and beautiful: the finer portion
of the sculpture is executed by Mr. Beek,
t.f A. monument is alf.otbeing, pre
pare.; f el•Governer Shultz,
to be erected in Woodland 11111 C'em.tery,
v‘ worthy of the attention of the pith
lic. ;Mr. workmanship and mate.
r:al arc both deserving. of high prai,e,
m-m—We have e
roive. I th:: ezco!lc , /t number of n. magaz:ne
re mire; n cournen./atiou from US, to
intrloillt.T it to the favor of the pulaie. It
iF n long estoLlisim4 fovorite. 'l - .le present
arneeg, fly !
Alp.," Part 10 of "•Lhe .Ithelings,•' a most
px , el;ent story: "Mr. love, story. - a
eler:cal taie; "TNo Conquest of Bneeh tts ,"
poem: nn inttrest:ng article on "Barry
corny-all," kc. Leononl Scott S.. Co.. N. Y.,
the rul.liArtrß, forniF•li Blackwood and the
tour Eog:isit Quarterly - Reviews, upon the
following terms: Wacky-cod, par YPnr:
810cky , ...1 on.: the f ntr $lO. The
complete cult ertisement will appear next
as (Tic.:
8, 13 4 1r11, a710:111
4)r all tit , Inore,l7c.. 11 1 :1;!'l77ne is n
..vitli 211*. In.litt4, from th e (.11.thantinir
1•1 pv. nu , l "I.).nrcoct l av i,t,t y I
, II•TItt:-r , 1 in it , pritt , ., ra• tltelr
and W find tit- ittnnytnr f , r itnxt
furniewt•l Ow, 1 ./th ,s r I
trari.,ro. The rn0.. , 1-17. 1 ne rent :L i z - i i t ,.
terual `aria} - of entertaininf•
~...',":"..-Oue attention liaq Leer vallea to nn
interesting account in the cohnans of tiie
B,rdentown Signa/,, of the Annual
I:cantinn.t.4 , n and Common, anent or .the
Bordentnwn &ladle College. Tie exereise.
appear to hate been vgried an,: ii,:nre36ng:
and, _from the report of the Signal. one high•
lc creditaL:e to both pupils and teachers.—
Mr. Blakely. well known to tunny Colum-
Mow', is Pr:nc;rn: of thin esc..o;lect Innate-
with the date 1783. On the reverse was in
seribed—"U S. of _Joierie,,, - with "one
Kent," surrounded with an olive wreath.—
'Washington did not.lilie this deitication_of
himself, thinking that it savored too much
of a monarchy, antrso ordered the i , sue to
he stopped,,ealling in as many as possible
of the why+. As a consequence. they are
very rare. It has been said that there were
lint fdnrteen which were not returned.—
With this, however, we hare nothing to do:
we are butitlied with the one in our pus-
A new coin was issuoa to supply the place
of the one called in. On one t,tele it bore it
son surrounded by thirteau btu:re, nreur,a
which were the wor3s — .), - Qca Cuwicitatiuit„"
On.tl)e re\ ere..e Oka letters ••1:. S." sur
nalcde.l hya \\Toath, :with the untie "Lib
rrf,ts• .rnsnYilt," 1.783. in I - t 7 n co i n IN , i ,
isr4tiltvi Lettring thirteen rinz.s, in the centre
of which was "Uitilet/ ice are wee."
Un the reverse WAS a sun-dial with a sun,
and unile:neaflt it the words "Alin , / your
l'et.s;n...ss:"• find On the! amt' "Fugio,"
and the date, 1787. •Ti 179-1 the head (di
libta appeared, and the coin weighed
*MI rly twice as much as any issued hefore
or since. Liberty was represented by a
fmnah• head with flowing lock , . The cap
of liberty 'Was back of the head resting on. a
polo thrown over the shoulder_ The reverse
was the same as that or the copper cent now
in use. 0,1 the outer edge were the words
"One hundred for a dollar." After 1794
nearly the same die was used as at present,
and since :ihout 1801 there bus been no
cluing , : 'whatever until the adoption of the
new nhite metal coot.
ne 11'av7,1113,4,n gentleman who
is master of the whole sultiect sass: "I here
with transmit n little, informafion that I
have, concerning the celebrated Washington
cent. Before the 3lipt was established,
many eopper . pieecs were issued by private
individuals fOr a 'circulating Inedlum, and
among them, several had on the obverse the
bust (4 Washington, with. the date.
There i , one Nvitielvhas a bust nu each.side
' in military dress. but no ilate:hilt, as these,
I are It;01,1 raisin It, mere ti - ,tens l,y coin col
lectors, thev, are of no import:loe, and arc
quite c.anmen at the present day; if sought
later, they can he obmineil (deny colic:et:or
rata ti i t:.4. The genuine cent bears
on the obi arse a fine bust of Washington, in
' military dress, with the words, 'Washington,
Preside - M., 17t!1;' on •the reverse, an eagle
with spread wings holding a scroll in his
beak, with the words 'linuni E
his talons nn olive branch and a bundle
of a•-rows: at the top the words .4Otte Cent.'
Stamped into the edge ore the words 'United
States of America.' Mete is another de
sign very similar, hat the coin is smaller;
the eagle has his wings Tamed and the scroll
removed from his mouth, and atound the
head are repres:ented clouds with stars.
—Both of the above coins are eery eagerly
sou ;lit after by coin collectors, and some
times, in order to obtain one, a very large
price is paid—in fact, I know *fan instance
where one gentleman paid as high as forty.
dollars fi.r.a very tine one; ten, fifteen and
twenty dollars are often pald•flirlbem, but
a great deal depends upon their perfection.
There is alto another coin which resembles
bath of the above, with the date '1702/ and
of the same value Or nearly so."
The `• o11 lied Cent."—"The old 'red cent
was p r op o sed by _Hobert Morris, the great
financier, in 172, and Wrti named by Thom
as Jefferson two years hoer. bur regular
coinage was commenced by our government
soon after the establishineet of the Mint, in
1792, and has been continued annually, up
tn't he pronent time, without interldissibn.—
The devices On' the old rent have been, from
time to time, changed or modified, chiefly in
the figure .of Liberty. At the commence
ment 'Of the eninage, in 1703, the face of the
coin bore tlie' bust of I.;lterty—her tresses
unbound anti flusVing free, evidently the
Freoeh goddess, at that time in the ascen
dant. Behind this effigy was the Roman
cap of Liberty, °ter the head the legend
•Liberty;' and at the bottom of the.coin the
date of the issue. • ,The revenue has contin
ued unchanged through the whole sixty
three years. After 1797, the Viterty cap
was omitted from the rice of the coin. In
1:408, nar the first time, the head wag sur
rounded by a constellation of thirteen stars,
and the word 'Liberty' inserted in n fillet
bound around the !wow of the ih g; nre, In
it , 16, the llowia , ,r, tresses were eanght tip
and twisted beldrid, and the face becomes
more Grecian in appearance. Three cents
of the coinage of 1856, I find, will outwei g h
four of the earliest coins. 11'hether this
to he attributed to the weer Of 1 b s coins, or
a change in the weight, I nm unable to
GEM
As is peen, the doctors seen) to differ,
/Thrprr characterizing ne. (I " m e r e t,k t a,"
"issued by fritnte iudivitlualz," the ori;4l
- fourteen up,,n crldrlt the itairivt/ pride,
Being the rortunate po%seiv - ir of most of
the cobts mentioned L•; h.ab, w - ei may be
con , i,lered impartial in oor preference of
the. Harper account. We hale the coins of
I /782, 1787, and 1791: the first, and last very
Perfect. Among other, we have aho one
sm:tiler in eirctllllfereneo than any of the
rest. :and one half thickor, which We have
not seen described. it hears upon one side
the head of Liberiv with flow:l,g loclen the
motto "Liberty" :lbw-, the date below, al
twist obliterated. trot the reverse is astnall
olrele formed of 'Veen links, eontaining the
words "lane Cent," an.l in numerals.
and arrmml this, ..United Stotes of Ameri
ca." The 1 , 170 is rirtially milled in two
plaeeQ, directly opposite each other. We
woulti. be glad to learn whether this is
genuine issue, or whether only one of the
.'tokens."
StrAnri.r.v has been performing 'here the
greater part of this week, to the no small
I_Tratifiention of his numerous- adatirers.—
lie has had gond nnilienCes and deserves
tea. The meniSprs of his troupe are fine
actors, in aldition tobeing,g , ..ed musicians:
and some of the negro elaracteri.btics intro
duee.l are irre•itAiblrt. S. himself makes
some g od Neel las which invarin.bly bring
down the Iteur.e. F an ny „Edwa r d % a
pleasing vocalist, will, a sweet r.ofets, and n
modest, pretty face, has been added to the
troupe since last week, and is quite an at
tractive feature. She- takes a benefit to
nirint let the house be a good one.
A perforrartnce will also be given on Mon
day night next.
Wor:orrtrAN . }:crrerto.--The whole num
ber of persons kilktd, at the late railroad ne.
e:dent in Catlae.il. stns
ACCIDENT AT THE SI7 AWNED FURNACE.-
On Wednesday• last, while the workmen
were engaged =in-- o pulling lawn p ohirnirey
Atticli i which stood on the .110-air Ohamber
Fof Shlmpee Fertlee, nnotlier stack, adja
cenkliade way until rnostgvallifil crash,
ertigt 'n port of the ni;11 of'dfe
.
cham
her,, td utterly dernorishiNk that part of
Adi."6l#tint dhoiser„VA 7whikiacigqiut
theiblesigtOr"...qa. BRADLEY,I:SIibIe
6nd effieient.snanager of-the establishment,
a most frightful accident would have occur
red, as he had taken the precaution to order
"all hands" out of the "casting house," not
two minutes before the mass above gave
way.
A German Qmploy,, was, unahle IQ re
treat in time, and received a severe wound
upon the head, slightly fracturing the skull
and cutting a frightful gash in the scalp.
Pa. N. B. Worxr, was fortunately near at
the tlme, and pro , :iptly• rendered his aid in
dressing the wounds of the poor fellow hurt,
who, we are told is doing
r... - n.,Thc Presbytery of D,megal will held
its next stated meeting , in the Presbyterian
Church of Colombia, Pa., on Tuesday even
ing, next, April I , lth, at 73 o'clock. The
meeting -will be opened by a sermon from
the Rev. LimieN , C. ratter, of Chestnut
Level, or the Hey "J. Nei in, 1). D., as his
alternate.
Preachlng may be expected each evening,
during the .essions of the Presbytery. 'rhe
se:•sinns of' the Presbytery will he open to
all who may eboo.c to attend. The public
is respectfully united.
Nuw ADVERTISEMENTS I S cms.u..---Bentz
Hulrna4le, Washington House; P. Finley,
Boots and' Shoes;.John C. Meldrum, Cloth
ing; Columbia Fire Co.; J. 11. Hunter. re.
moral; Notice to Bridge Builders; Ilaldo
man's New Goods: Good Plnin Cook; No
tice to stockhnlers of the Pier Company.
TIE Y E%tc.II.ITION.—TIIC ellligrrtra train,
on the P:11. R., which iwse..l through our
borough, on Tuesday even:ng last, had on
hoard 332 passenger' l ti tined fur points
webt of viadburg.
, I:ZITI.Rnkr) Acetnz.N.r.-0a the afternoon
of Monday last, a eolli,ion occurred on thP
Columbia, and Philadelphia R. R.., near
Oakland, mallting in the death of a fireman,
Mr. Samuel Houston, of the Gap, and the
injury of an engineer,-Mr. John Filbert, of
this place. The engine, Buchanan, upon
which they were fining east with a freight
train, ran into a stationery train near By
ers' grade, demolishing a number Of the
cars, throwing the tender . and several cars
down the embankment. Whether or not
the accident was the result of carelessne,s
we have not learned.
lir , : Orr !ort) Drxr:x . rios.--This morning.
a burden train ran off the trick, just abo've
the 'Little Conestoga Bridge," on the State,
Road. The accident was caused by: the
switch being set wrong; a number of cars,
ran oil' before tho train was stopped, thereby
detaining the Columbia down train a con
siderable, time. The com.equenee was, the
State Road locomotive was not in time to
take clown the "Express Mail Train" from
liarrishurg; but Mr. Mitchel, the new Su
perintendent of the road, being with his
titiniiy on beard thit, train, he promptly or
bred the detachment of the, TAancaster
front a "tie train," then at this station, fur
the purpose of taking down the Express
without further detenti'u The Lancaster
accordingly
,proceeded to the depot, and
having been turned, was soon down agriin
and en route for Philadelphia with the Ex
press in tow; the whole detention of this
train did not exceed ton tninuieß.--raland
Dailv, April 10.
HAVE WE A PcNeu reaun,voNnr.szr
AvoNusT 1:::?-4t, would seem from the ful.
lowing that porno Indignant sufrerer, in or
about our Inland City, has been sending the
caustic, crook-backed critic of IA n lon, a
hint of the grievance, of the neighborhood:
how shnald. he strike the Lancluter
financial nail so exactly on the head, with
the hoary hampter of his satirical nit?
Advice to Old Women, "
(or wart SEXES.)
Saar inner} ueterh. •Itft, Poneh cloc'ttres,
V, title you keep with it parting tor rotten hunk shareL;
t *afe to o!el ,tnel.i•tas nr tettont , hart him.
Or in ion. riir;wl in Or bog morkeil with )oHr
Not o huhOlc no, hum., nor a bank (nil* to ground.
11 it -ho v% Iltre,tor% I .:p robbiog nround;
ILre the coo polo.', lona% to thrtr ovto
coep , nd thvir rak:l rny.n, ruts. nml t en r ce them
h m:lke
rt,,n• excc4 in pe,:tll clear n. noonday direlo.c,
How etertint. noiy Lr overdralrll I miler Ihe rose
lV btie the maanarr art. at a qort of head rook,
And keepa the flung dark in Lie ott•n 'little book
Not , os long ns soloerther. ere fbbrol for the soap,
'Mtt the blowing of bubbles will cease there's no here
So. old lathes, be weal...a, such investment. for s ake,
And 111 sates) 3 ear cash to Threadneedle street take.
[Toroth
From Tam La-mu:rz fl nNs.—We find the
Following, in cur up.river exchanges ofApril
14. : 7. •
M"% The water in the river hasagain sub
sided to low water mark. The rafts have
been nearly all tied up at this place and
Northumberland: some few only succeeded
in reaching Marietta.
Considerable lumber changed bands at
this place, the holders realizing from 9/ to
10.1 cents per cubic foot.
The weather is soft and mild, arid from
present pro4pects, the river men prophesy
that we will not bay° mina:tea flood before
the latter.. part of May next.
As yet nu, oga have arrived from the up
pei counties for our Mills. and as a natural
consequence there is but one of them in op
eration L4el,?-flarcn Watchman.
Tar. TziwEs, Wavrnait,. &c.—The Susque
hanna-liwi for several days past lutes -zoo
low, to sun .rafts with any degree of safety.
Last week a large number were di•Opped'
down into the dams, and in attempting to
run some. we understated that quite a ninn
her Isere 4 stoced."fhere has been a -driz
zling rain since '2 o'clock this morning, but
not sufficient to produce any visible rise in
the rivet. If the rain should continue, we
may look fur a busy time on the river in a
very few days.—Rufisalati.i. Jimnicd.
fly later accounts, we hear that ten inches
of snow fell at Elmira, and a greater depth
in other parts of New York, on Monday
last.
The ricer is rising of 0114 point, nod we
hope soon to welcome our annual TnatiVi.e
visitors.
„ -
:47F - An election for Justice of the Peace
to: the North Ward, will Le held on Friday
peat the 17th iiost., at the ToNi73
•
i,Elo,—..tppointme,nts hf the Methodist Epis
e4piti Church, foil this neighborhood, for
•
Alaneastd-, rir Clinrch-4rancis
- '
Safe Harbor - t - ind Manor Atisslon—W.
—lLajor. - - •• -
Columbia--W. Barnes.
Marietta—T.,.Montgomery.
Mt. Joy and Bainbridge—Jos. Cook.
Harrisburg—D. W. Bartine.
Dauphin—W. M. Dalrymple.
G.
Middletown—Geo.itakestritw.
- -- ligt:To -- parod3r Lorsgfellow is a shame; to
parody-"lxoeibior" is a sin: nevertheless, a
profane writer in Porter's Spirit, perpetrates
the following;
GREEN TURTLE SOUP. •
• ( ~E xcla.s.ror, p.ismoN)
vs' FITZACORN, tiSCI
The huge tureens were smoking fast,
'When but rienly there- tolled pa s t
An ahlerattan. 1 , 0 sleek null uice,
\Whose eye fell on the bold dcvtce—
.
'•Green turtle soup:,
Large Ares Ids mouth—llk tongue beneath
Flashed Mtn a falehion from imsheatla;
And loud from out his gullet rung
A mandate in u la owit tongue,
-Green turtle soup ^
Around the room be saw the light
Of nob Ilavanns, warm and bright;
High in the bar the bottles shone,
And from his lips escaped a groan—•
Green turtle soup,'
"Try something else," the thin man said—
'• A mutton chop, with malted bread,
So :natty have of suritta
Hut kind that olorion votoeteeplfed,
"Green turtle soept"
'•r)a entne," neiglthor anill..lana drink
A - drop, to rent—what will folks think?
VI stop,nt lea-t, to take a smoke"—
quick . he aohnl.recl, with a choke,
A'Orcen turtle snip!"
" , Beware the quantity you take! "
Beware the awful belly-actiel ,
This WWI the doctor's last requcti:
But, deep a vriee spoke 'neath his vest,
"Green turtle soup!"
, 11 - hat is your norm"' the stranger aelsed
'Weer polices'." another tto.ked,
, And whet your erred'' , the pergnn put—
Itt"poteled he, with stump of fon',
••(irecti turtle soup:•'
Al hrralt of day, nu Litchenwarrl
The tratol, brts{r, was hfprd, .
The leoruieu, di-he• to prepare,
A vote., oroul through the Rtarilell ' air. =
• • 'Green turtle souhlu
And there. outside, upon the ground,
luplee• alderman yeas (wand, , •
(.4rti.ping. with rigid halal. like vice,
pl:wac.l, will, the glitin device,
-Green quetle. coup!"
The .erowner'A 'cine.t" at owe took place;
The jury {mew that creasy face,
“Our verdict is," the foreman cried,
unto! Alderman You Stulrer died
bi "turtle soup"
raY - Col. Titus, of RahsaS notoriety, who
there Played so bold a bluff 'game when his
adversarieS held "nary pair against him,
and who so valiantly "backed down" when
the Costa Ricans "mine to sec him" at Cos
tilro, thus 'pathetically mourns over a de-,
generate country, which tamely submits to,
Englimh interference in the waters of Nica
ragua. A 'British naval officer has seized
Colonel Lockrid,ge's steamers :
Lnekridge immediately called hiv
man for..the purpose as related, hut (under
protest) from so vile and outrageous an in
:mit on the rights of men, that it brought
forth. from the . lips of every American _free
man, * * * "Oh, my country! my
country] I blush for then."
The precepts or the immortal 'Washing
Lou, the father of . our 'great republic, that
have been instilled ut thd heart of .evint
American, were keenly remember6d, and
when he informed Col. Lockridge oShis or
ders to seize the steamers 3. N. Scott and
ite-,cue, the passions of every individual
were excited, fur well he knew that 400 of
our 'countrymen were sixty miles up the
river. surrounded by the enemy, without
provisions, and were depending upon the
steamer to return with supplies. I replied
to Capt. Dellorqey with all the venom of
my nature: he openly threatened my arrest
by .aging that he would take me aboard of
his ship and have um flogged and punished
if I did rout immediately hush my mouth.—
re4poudel in the language of a wounded
and oppreq ,, ed American, and it was alm;lst
impossible for me to 'believe that it was
reality.
Ilas America—proud America!—ceased
to eKi.t? and ha; her counsels become so
corrupt, miler the rule of Pierce, Marcy,
and Vanderbilt. that they will barter Amer
ican freedom for their own self agrandize
went? To the American people I appeal,
in the name our sacred constitution and
the preeept. of our institutions, to call for
the rights of her eitienns,nnd from such out
rageous in , ulbq from the hands of the En g,-
hell coxcombs that infest this roast. Alas,
%Could to Cod that r had never witnessed
sorb n disgrace.
Well do 1 know that my cause has many
friends in my native land, aho trill not,qut
etly submit to such an outrage upon Amer
ican liberty nt the hands of English op
pressors and tyramts."
Cannot something be done for the injured
Titus?
Tll7. HOTEL SICKNESS.—The New York
7W /imp! says the Ilev. Charles H. Malcolm
and wife, ,-;r Newport, are among the
sick from the late hotel disease hi Washing
ton.' Their symptoms indicate arsenic, viz:
th4r intense thirst and burning in the stom
ach, inveterate diarrhTa, voinitiniafter tak
ing food, red spots 'on the surface of — the
abdomen, Sc. W. W. Bacon and wife, of
New Haven, Ct., were also seriously affect
ed after leaving Washington for the South.
Mrs. B. has been confined to her bed in
Mobile for a month, and her recovery is
said to be doubtful.
B.trArm TAYLOR'S 'IRAN - MTS.—The Cologne
Gazelle states that Bayard Taylor returned
to Stockholm from his winter tour in Lap
.ia.pa,about the middle of February. The
,most northern point reached by him and
hitt companions was hlautc.krino, in Finutark,
GO degrees north latitude. They travelled
in Lapland costume, on sleds drawn by.rein
deer, and were objects of great interest with
the natives, as Taylor was the first Ameri
can seen in those parts..
A /430 C, PAYING Oirtcr...—The Newbury
port (Mass.) Herald says that the pay of the
Collector at that port flr the first quarter
in 1857 was 92 eentg. that is one of the
offices to which the rotation principle might
he applied without much damage to arty
-1 ody Lot the person who was rotated in. -
SYNOPSIS OP NEWS. "
AFFAIRS IN , WASIIINGTON.—WASTIINGTON,
Apriitc Orders have' been issned.o-day
by tho Department - for the -steamers
Minnesota and 14iissiesippi, and the slocip o 'of
war Geimanioixi to be irnnlediately pre
4.
paredOr the West Indies. The °Seers
I:nivel:lei yet been designated. --
"The , ,... l }P,Of? . .slon* 'of waT.-6umberland- will
7 -be . eigisgfolo the African Squadrciii.
peneralScotttkheaskpart,ers cpptimuo, to .
be in New York. Ile has taken rooms in
:Witishirigttra, rind will visitthe city occasion
ally. Ile is now in this city.
The Administration has had under consider
ation ,{ho snbjcei. of the Indian difficulties in
Florida, and such measures are now in pro
gresi, as to lead to the belief that their-to
moral will be,peaccfully,effected.
DEATII CILARItS
This gentleman, a prominent member of the
State Senate from Philadelphia, died at
Harrisburg, on Saturday kit. lle was a
prominent membervf the Philadelphia bar,
and a man of fine talents and unsullied
Character. . . ,
By the latest arrivals from Europe, we
•havb reports of the bombardment of Canton
by the English, and the destruction of 4600
buildings; •loss estimated at 1510,000,000:-L--
10,000 Chinese are reported killed.
ELECTIONS
Rtiorm ISLAND.—Dyer, Republican, elect
ed Governor, over Putter, Democrat. Re
publican majorities in both 'Houses of the
Legi;lature. Republicans, elected to Con
gress in both districts. '
CONNZCTICUT.—Tlepublican candidate for
Governor elected; and . a majority of Ito
publican State officers. TlVo.Republicans
and one Democrat elected to Congress; one
district doubtful, reported Democratic.
CoNvrcricrr•—The citizens' candidates
for . Mayor, and for Judge of the Supreme
Court, ele:ded over the Democratic candi
dates. •
ST. LOUIS.—Fon Maroa—Winner, (Eman
cipationist,) 4487; Pratte, (Democrat,) 3759;
Lane, i.A.caerica),) 1831.
lqicinnAN.-11.eptiblican StAte tiCket
MlLVArritr.—Dernocratic I\layarand Cir
cult Jud:•, , e elected. • "
lon-.s.—Dubuque city has gone Democrat
ic, except one ward, which has given a Re
publican majority, being a gain. •
The Democrats have . carried Davenport
City. The county has gone RePuhlicdn:'
Three Days Later from Europe:
ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA AT HALI.
Me
Mtn 9.—The steamship Nia
gara, with Liverpool.adviees to the 28th ult.,
three days later than those brought by the
Canadian, has arrived.
GREAT BRITAIN.
England crintinues in election ferment.--
But fer, members of Parliament have yet
been returned, but -appearances favor Lord
Palmerston. ,
83E53
But little business of importance hashocn
transacted in the ,Paris Conference, the
meeting„on the 24th being merely for the
purpose of receiving Prussian propositions.
Another meeting • of the Conference was
held on the 25th ult., to receive propositions
from Switzerland, which differ from those
receiNed from the Prussian Government.—
An amicable settlement is confidently anti
cipate].
1221E1
The Spanish - Government contemplates
the Laying ail submarine telegraph between
Cuba and the. United States.
The first division of the fleet to invade
Mexico, would sail ti out the 28th of Maiolt,
fur Ifavuna.. , •
MEM
The German Powers decline intervention
with the ether Europea!rf Powers, in the
quarrel between Denmark and the Confed
eration, oh the ground that the question is
purely federal in which they as well .ns
Denmark act as members of the Confedera
tion.
Russia and France are said to be fa'corn
ble to Denmark in the dispute.
INEM
It is reported that Russia again refuses
to admit the British Consuls to the Black
Sea, until the Allied Evacuation is com
pleted.
I=
The particulars of the English difieulty
at Japan have been received. -The English
Commander, after forcing an entrance into
Niigacalci, had a onrrespondence with the
Emperor, who finally gave orders to open
the three ports of 6itnedi, liakodiu3l and
:Nagasaki, to the vessels of France, England,
Russia and the United States.
MINA-TUE LATEST
By telegraph from Calcutta to Bombay,
it is stated that the Emperor of China has
disapproved of the proceedings of the Gov
ernor of Canton, and given orders to con
ciliate the English.
13132 M
It is also stated by telegraph, that a bat
tle vas fought at Bushire, between the
Bombay and Persian' cavalry, resulting in
the total route of the latter, with a loss of
eight hundred killed. The British loss was
only seventy killed and wounded.
IMM:111
A dispatch from Vietins, says that the
Piedmentese Envoy has been recalled, and
vras preparing to leave.
TUE GOVEENORS OF PEDINSTLYANIA.—The
time in rapidly approaching when it will
be necessary for the 'people of Pennsyl
vania to select a Governor to succeed the
present incumbent. • The following list of
occupants ,who have filled that post, we .find
in an exchange. It may be interesting to
our readers:
In 1700, the second State Constitution • was
adopted, and Thomas elected Gov
ernor under it.
In 1799, Tllollla9 McKean succeeded Gov
111itil in.
In 1808, Simon Snyder succeeded Ger. Mc
Kenn.
In 1817, William Findlay succeeded Gov
Snyder.
In 1820, Joseph. Mister succeeded Gov
Findlay. • •
BA J. A. Shultz succeeded Gov: }leis
• nter.
• 1820, George Wulf succeeded Gor. Shultz
In 1.815, Joseph' Ititner: succeeded' Gov
•
In 1838, the present State Constitution was
adorned, and David P.. Porter exceeded
• :.
In 1544, Francis 11. Sbunk succeeded Gov.
Porter.
In 1848, Frencie R. Shunk resigned his office
as' Governor. According to the State Con
stitution, Will in.m F. Johnston became Gov
• ernor, until the nextgencral election, when
he was elected by • the people to serve
three years es Governor. •
In 1851. William Bigler suoceeded Gov.
Johnson.
In 1554, James Pollock succeeded
ler.
"DOESTICKS" ON TIIE 0111.1tOTE.—Torosp
my esteemed friend t and fellow-boarder..
Mrs. Snagley's, has lacert.4 noted;
really seems as if tile robbiirs must hafti
intimately known his privao affairs, becauil
the event occurred on, thcitfight of the very
day that ho received a';:feynittatice frott
England to pay Mrs. Eleagley his five months'
board; he appeared 4brealifikstialde next
morning with a count entrideire - inach dam
y-as so cast down on her account,,
that she couldnot find it in her heart to re
fuse him three months' longer credit; until
he can get another remittance from Eng
land.
‘JEsKs, another of our boarderk was gar.%
Toted twice in one week: it has a bewilder
ing' effect upon' Jenks": . it niakes '" him nn=
steady in the legs, and
.pauses his breath td
smell of rum-Pm di: prst occasion of
the robbing and choking outrage, he rung
the .trea,:beil cif the,boueownTthe:4ler side
of the street, until a policeman interfered
and brought him home: then Jenks inveig
led the policeman into the house, and de
livered him over to me with many formali
ties, assuring me, that he Was a
.ga'rroter
whom he had overpowered and captured by
main strength, and he showed the star on
the M. P.'s breast the place where the in
vincible.tist of Jenks had'sinashed his jaw.'
Jenks"was
. garroted again 'Elko days' after,
and brought home by a gentlemanly-looking
individual who picked his pockets at the
door,.took.his.oNerdiktit, changed hats with
him, 'and the . n - rang the hell for the girl to
come and let Jenks into the house. The
girl came, and found.this individual trying
to whittle off one of,the pickets of the iron
fence with his pen-knife, avid:meanwhile
making a furiousatteMpt; to sin the words
of the •Evening,ltyra'a.to the Virgin' to the
classic air of , 'Root, flog, or,Die.'
`The mania has extended even to the
kitchen, and,theservants are.:nolF following
the example of their betters, and getting
garroted on every favorable opportunity; if
the boy goes to the butcher's, be is invaria
bly, according to his own account, attacked
by a hand of ruffians and robbed of the
money before ho gets home; this has hap
pened four successive days in broad day
light, and has cost Mrs. Sprigley about four
and-six-pence -a time. T, sent Sally the little
errand-girl, with a dime for some beer, and
she returned in tears, with the news that she,
too, had been 'garroted,' and had lost the
change. She had her fist full of lemon-candy,
and hatltwo big apples in her pocket, which
I suppose the robbers had given her."
Jott:c Piter.xyx ox CatNetn:r..—"Aceem
panied by my old friend Butterfield, who
had joined us nt Memphis, I landed at New
Orleans, and proceeded forthwith to the St.
Charles Hotel. At this great tavern Amos
expected to meet his wife, who had arrived
from California, to rejoin him,after a three
months' separation. I never have seen a
man so nervous. He rode on the outside of
the coach with the driver, that he might
obtain the earliest view of the building that
contained his adored one. It was with
great difficulty thuit I kept pace with him as
he 'tumultuously rushed' up the step lead
' ing to the Rotunda. In an instant he was
at the office and griping 'Mrs. Butterfield.'
'ln the parlor, Sir,' replied Dan, and he
was off. I followed and saw hint stop with
surprise as he came to the door. in the
centre of the parlor stood 'Mrs:'Butterfield.
That amiable woman had adop.ted the very'
latest and most voluminous Style; and hav
ing on a rich silk of greenish, hue, looked
like-a lovely bnst on•the summit of a new
mown hay-stack: Butterfield was aitalled
for a moment, but hearing her cry 'Amos,'
he answered hysterically, 'My Am:miler!'
and rushed on. lie ran three times round
Mrs. Butterfield, but it was of no use, he
couldn't get in. He tried to climb her, but
the hoops gave way and frustrated the at
tempt. ye extended his arms to her; she
hed out hers to him; tears were in their
eve 3. It was the most affecting thing I
ever witnessed. Finally Mrs. Butterfield
sat down, and Amos got behind the chair
and kissed her, until their offspring, by
howling and biting the calf of his leg, crea
ted a diversion. They were very happy, so
were the people in the parlor. Every body
appeared delighted: and a small hey, a year
or two older than little Amos, jumped up
and down like a whip-saw, and halloa'd
'Hoop-ce' with all his might.
'Butterfield,' said I, an hoar or two later,
suspect that Mrs. Butterfield has adopted
hoops.'
''Oh! yes,' answered he,' I saw that stick
ing out. Perhaps it will obviate the little
tendency she had to 'blow up.' I'm glad
of it..' "—Knickerbocker.
MI
SUNSET.—On the arrival of an emigrant
ship some years ago, when tho North Caro
lina laid off the battery, an Irishman hear;
ing the gun fired at sunset, inquired of one
of the sailors what it was..
"What's that?"
"Why, that's sunset!" was the contempt
uous reply.
"Sunset!" exclaimed Paddy with distend
ed eyes; "sunset! oh Moites! and does the sun
go down in thi.4 country with such aslather
as that: —Porter's Spirit. : .
CITARACTIERISTIC Os Born Sinr.s.—Once at
Holland House, the conversation turned
upon first love. Torn Moore compared it to
potatoc, "because it shoots froni the eyes."
"Or rather," exclaimed Byron, "because it
becomes all the less by paring."
TUE GENIUS or Tom Tnrwa.—Did you
ever See the like of Barnum? Yes; you have
seen a locomotive. It runs to and fro, puf
fing.—Ptmca.
Inn. Wife (complainingly,) "I haven't
more than a third of the bed:" Husband,
(triumphantly,) "Well, that'd all the law
allows you!"
709—" What shape is a kiss?"
"Don't know, without it's round."
"No, it's a-lip-licklel"
)'The decimal currency has been adopt
ed in• Cansuia, - td facilitate business inter
course. eorith tithe United States. It sill
evetteally become the system -in 'all com
mercial countries.
For the ColurnLia, Spy
Ma. ,Enixott—Petitions having been pre
sented to councils for the establishment of
a line - fin our :wharves, Ithouglit,it would
not be niniss to offer n few suggistions for
therAonsideration of those interested in re
garq thereto. Prompt action in the estab
lishment of a -line, is, much needed this
season; our,,wharves ahet . ild :; be extended
witlinnt4ehtY; it would not Only give more
ground for Tipp I , un!hey, but, would make
moreconomical place for ihe yarainhe
/ItllOlWYPch ;for o'Ober
requires that our merchants along shore,
should have more facilities for carrying on
their btisiness; i a ' : j
If the line was established, and the wharves
extended; say .- 200 feet farther ea' in the
stream, yo would, have +such, a;! depth of
water as would allow the use
year,
the land
ings at all seasons of the ear, and Make
some of our principal wharves very advan
tageous points for loading and unloading
coal and iron, during the season when they
are not required for the lumber business.
The advantages to be derived from such
nn improvement, 'Would:Sul/eV, 'repay r for
the amount invested. The large increase of
property by the extension, would makeset
cient room for the lumber yards to be con
fined below •the railroad; thereby making
the ground lying between Front street and
the Railroad very valuable for building
purposes. No better location could be found
in the State for Rolling Mills, Machine
Shops, Iron and Grain Warehouses, &o.—
Were such improvements to take the place
of th'e - ylikirdn — Firdift — sTreet, tforprerSlTy
thus throirif Would i bring such
-prices as wionhi s rely PhYlti the extorifiin
of the wharves. The business once centered
in Front street, Ir a pulci son be turned
into a busy thoroughfare, and allikinds-of
business would flourish.:.
We have capitalist's in our midst, who
would lend a : Willing hind towards the ad
canceinent of our interests; all that is re
quired is the commencement; once started,
the work will go on rapidly. Columbia
possesses advantages which are rarely to be
found in other ; placed ; Business-men and
capintlistpahroadk.now_4ls, al:id:when they
see a disposition manifested by our citizens,
to take. ailvant'age - of:tlieesouroes at our
aisposid, they will soon,corria hero to, inkist
their means.
Were the property on Front street, - used
for manufactories of 'different kinds, the
real estate through . tka whole town would
enhance in value; the increase in the popu
lation of the plane would make it demand
.for the, propertY flow lies idle; it
would then command a, ready sale at in
creased .prices. Dwellings, -theft: -be
erected, giving employment to ou? Mechan
ics, besides giving our town more of a busi
ness appearance; in fact all kinds of busi
ness would then flourish, and Columbia be
numbered among the foremost towns of our
State.
I oiler these few remarks, hoping the
councils will take prompt action in regard
Co fixing the line for the whores; and .that
our merchants may speedily follow with the
much needed improvements. ' C.
A COUEDIAN AND .1 L.twx.ca,--,Afewyears
ago when Billy Burton was in his troubles,
a young lawye'r was examining him as to
how lie ma de the mare go so fast. lle got
.Billy down to
,abpi.OrpectWisand dollars:;
'when' the . att6rneYAnt'on - la Veto* 'sc'rutin
izing face, and exclaimed,' with muchself
complaceneyi,
"Now sir, I Want this Court
and jury how you used those three thousand
dollars?" • -
Burton put on one of his'serio-comic faces,
(and he can make a face,) winked at the
audience, keyed at; the judge, rind exclaim
' 6
"The renegers got ihat!"
The judge and audience were iMmediately
convulsed with laughter. Tho counsellor
finding that' be :vras inedd/ing.l.-with edge
tools, was glad to let the comedian go off the
stand.
E. §rift, to,
MBIA LUMBER MARKET.
WHOLESALE PRICES.
Common Cull Boards & Grub Plank, $lO 00
Culling do
13 00
2d Common do ,
18 00
Ist Common do3o 00
Pantiel do. . .
-1' ' ' . 36 00
Hemlock Boards and Scantling, H. 00
Bo do do long lengths, 13 00
Pine Scantling,ls 00
.
Plaster Lath, $2 00a, 300
Shingles, : ,
•
• PECLADELPIETA
FLona.—Sales of 200 bbls. standard eu
perEine at $5,75, hare been made, at which
rate there are more sellers than buyers; 250
bble. eitra at $6, and',49o half 13X5:, nppod
brand, at $6,62,, per pair. Rye Ftourken
finites scarce, with small sales a $4 per. bbl.
Corn Meal—a sale of 400 bbls: Penna. Meal
was made at $3,21 per bbi. •:-• •
Wnakr.A few small lots of prime Pilnna.
red bare been taken at 145 cts. White -is
quoted at 158®IG0 cts. Rye.—About 3000
bus. Penna. bare been disposed of at 83®
84 cts. Corn is sparpertipi wanted at6 ¢ qta.
for now Penim:: yellow in 'Store."
About 2500 bus. prime Penna. brought 48
cts.
Wrrlst:sr •
sells slowly at 27(32.8 ,cts. for
bb s., tho litter for Wsoa r itad as.,:for
hhds.
BALTIMORE NAME= ::'k ;
morn.—\l'c heard on 'Change originator'
1000 bbls. Howard street super' at $5;75, at
which figure most holders were firm at the
close. For Ohio flour, holders are generally
asking $.5,711 per W., but it was diffieqt:to
'effect isles at this figure. 'For city rtitlis
l ire
flour most holders were firm at .$5,7S r
bbl., and some partici were askinga hi h igh er
rate. 'We quote, western extra at, V. g
6,25, Howard str - eet'do.' at16,25®6;50, il
city mills do. at P1,50® 6,75 per bbl. lore
heard this morning.of a sine of 100 Mils.
Rye Flour at $3,624. Corn Meal iipateekly
at $2,75a2,871 fur country, and ,Z 325, ,per
bbl. for city. - -
:GRArS.—A few parcels of red - witeat sold
at 135®138 cts., and some sales of - white
were made at frim'l 4 ls to 153 its. for good
to prime quality. Corn sold a 56 5.57 eta.
for damp parcels of white, 50®61 cts. for
for prime dry lota of do„ and 60®6; for
good to crime yellow. We contirine to iiiiete
Rye at • 5 cts. for Maryland, and 80 ets: for
Penna. Oats are scarce &ad, wanted,, and
we quote them finis at 43®44 eta. 'for' 'Vir
ginia, 45®46 cts. Tar - Maryland, and 48®
50 cts. for Penna.
Wannur.—We continue to quote
key steady at 2.5} ets. for city and Penna.,
and 2Gi ets. for Ohio.