The Columbia spy. (Columbia, Pa.) 1849-1902, March 23, 1861, Image 2

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S.VII I C.LIAt):, - MARCIA 1510.
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t ryr.st, BrlPle if 11PI jAi r ZNl"ni in
pn . per. Meer* i* the if, ry,rst trlsoleitale
11. Nil Tobacco, &gar and Snag' Ala ufa c -
to 7 in !fie Stair.
ReunvatA.—Those of 011 T 9111)511 - riiti s T9 10111
intend changing their re,ddence , ri tke cam
;lig first, of April, vai please notify us,
either at the tdßee or through the Carrier
:neat Sau,trdeg. Thus they will be more
promprli served with the Spa at their new
bon3es.
"Pow, Ja."--A e...nimonleation cannot
receive insertion in nor izo4,osans unless the
tkutbees amuse:, ace,oawanies it. A F hart
contribution over the above signature there
tore goes the way of waste paper.
STOVES. -j. Rumple & Son .airtrtise in
to-days Spy no assurtme4, - 4; of 'very cheap
F.lu•ee,Hhick they will warrant. Give them
an examination unit win).
Awber nt.tr Cm.oe4.—By a typographi
cal armor in last Spy we made Ihtldernan's
netvertisement of GI et. Calico. worth 101
co.ts. read "worth 40 cents." Now the
Foods in question are undoubtedly cheap at
n "fip," and assuredly worth 10 cents: but
e doubt whether the vender would like to
„stak.e4,:is .r.eputution on our rawls assett,ian.or
•'worth 40 cents." We therefore take :hut
back, but at the same time advise our read
ers to call at Ilnldeman's and I.lsli
wonderful "-10 cent" brand.
nclA...We take pleasure in calling the a . -
tention of Milliners &e., to the Straw and
L a ce Goods no,use of 11. }Card's, Nos. 103,
103 ..f.; 107 N. Second :Street, Philadelphia;
}rhose adv. appears in another Column.
POST .11.1STER.—/1110 Ll= is to Express off'
Th4trslay evening 441mm:twee umnng tit
n npp.)inttnen.ts that of 11, 11. Fry, ae
Itlcster at this place. We do not know
this is "by utbo,rj•y" or not,
• :. P. )J —lt is generally Linder
of the raion,
ehtnin, • . ei ed, the appointment
of so- at 1,-tnc.t.tgr, vice 11. B.
Swarr, The office coo' not he novo
Inr. Cochran is one of
the craft, hatet Cr gth),l luck falls to
Ilia 911;„..• of congratulation on the
part of o e :Aiturial brethren.
Tut C ass.-13 the Pennsylvania and
Tide . ..n.t1.1 are new open for nnvi
w.tion, operations will doubt
less soon commence for the season. :%lny
the business I.:e 1. brisk ono.
Tur llivta.—We have but little change
to report in the river business. A few rafts
have arrived or departed since our lest, bnt
there has been no general opening of the
Spring trade. The weather hag been ratbar
inclement fur running, and we can only
wait and hope fur the coining of Spring in
parpest.
Tows . ..%lEtriscs,—We publish the roihort
of the Secretary, of two town meetings of
the citizens of Ohl Columbia, hell in the
Town Hall, to commit upon the , proposed
division of the borough into two school dis
tricts.
A. meeting of citizens of 01,1 Columbia
was held at the Town Hall. on the erening
ei Friday, the 15th of March, 18G1, and on
motion, Samuel Shoch was arpointed Chair
man, and Doctor li. Rohrer, Secretary.
On motion of Thomas WeWt. Esq., Re
soked, That it Committee of five he appoint
ed to confer with the Trustees of Old Co
dmiatio, relative to a division of the present
icitgnl 4istiet of Columbia, into two school
distriets; and t) report to an adjourned
meeting of the citizens of Old Columbia to
lie held in the Town Hall on next Wednes
day orating, at j o'clock p.
Messrs. Thomas Welsh, Joseph Fisher,
Peter }"rile}, J. K. liaiee, Philip Sh r ei n er
'were appointed said Oonanittae,
On motion, adjourned.
11. Rout:tr., Aceratars
An adjourned meeting of the citizens of
Old Cidninbia was held at the Town Hall,
11;tultica—iy evening, ;Nlareli *2O, 1561._
I,leeting woo called to order by the Presi
dent, Col. S. Shock. Mr. Fraley moved that
in the proposed division of the borough into
two Fleht.ol Districts, the line of Old Cidoni
ida be extended down front greet to Le-
rust, up ;Locust to Second, down Second to acted upon by the Senate, which was only
alley below 'tV. Righter's, 11.11 d tip that alley - • ' c4mpetent to Executive busiaess. The oh,.
co fiftli street. Vol. lierr tutored a s en general vatiecy of original and selected lit
, , jection was pressed and after same debate I
mmendinent, that the original line: of Old erature, Editorial g i
•• n"i ' ' ' &e. The new ` ser : the Senate by ayes lti nays °I. a strict party
Columbia be.preserved as the bountlaries of is nom] throughout. Thackeray's great story
the proposed new district. Mr. North ' . i •, .• • . i vote, refaced to take up the resolution. Mr.
progresses. and mGreases in Interest. It ins '
moved to amend the amend:ant - it by extend-; Vessenden then calle I up his resolution pro
i„l4, th e lines s„ as to include all citizens of `earce } Y ;Yet got "" der way fairly, but i riding th.tt the names of Senators front se
ttle borough north-west of I lid C.Fillitlitia.— promises all of the oh] brilliancy
of l'en. I cedin States, who have declared (11C111401Vey
1r... Norilt's amendment was adopted. Ad- ,lanais and the Neweotres. The authot's it-' g
jourited. ' no longer members of the Senate. be strick
lustratiens are better than usual. lie has
11. Rotuma. Secretary. 'cn from the roll. 31r. flayard moved to
t caught the trick of \ldials, Keene and I'Free c iti ze n, is( old Calumbiq, io coy:nine- amend the resolution as as to declare that
Tenniel. atul is in ire careful and clab irate 1
lien with the Sell; kil lb.tard, and Trtotees of ; the scats of the Senatars were vacant in
the 'subtle I :round t-,, te ,p.„, ) ., W ill , , C Li ., if/ 111$ nod: than or ou.
! enue, i onn., or the ..:ecvian of their States.
Ituderstand, now petition the Legisl a ture lot I . .tswit,t It ‘s• Act .loun:s it .-- This Quar The ametolment was rejected. ayes I• 2. nays
the desired disisiou of our School District. i tetly for March has been received It is' -.2,c,, The resolution was tlitally amended fiff
If this bill be passed the revenues of the hantkomely ill strated fts u•ual, and the' as to declare the netts of the Senators named
Public Ground will pass into the hands of ; literary matter is entertaining and 'tailed. ' 1 vacant, and so passed, yeal 21 nays 111.
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the school directors of the new District fur The distribution of prices by the Costnopol- I Fateav, 13itt.—In the Senate Senator
riblic school purposes. To this applies-' itati has Lwow. postponed to the Ditli ofl Douglas' resolution of inquiry in relation;
tion of the Publie Grolitol food no citizen or s Npril, on account of the disturhed state of I _to the forts and arsenals in the seceded
.11%.••y Columbia can object; but the effect of the country which hai affected the subscrip- States was taken up. 3lr. Clark, Republi-
tile division of the School District is another lion, with every otlmr lousiness and interest can, moved to amend the resolution by strik
question. rind its influence upon tax payers in the land. Subscriptions may therefore ing out all the latter ' , art, leaving the rear).'
of New Columbia will be seriously eunsid- 100 made up to that time. W. r, iy.l is lotion simply one of inquiry as to what forts
erred before their consent to the separation the ;igeut for Colombia. or arsenals in the seceding States are in
ha obtained. The School Tax already _ - - possession the Federal Government. :Mr.,
is microns, ~in if we may hereafter he, Ilenty ,if this 1.),,4, ; :,1..8 objected to tho amendment, and
101 Pd with additional imposts fur school city, has been appointed t Lieutenant in ergril his resolitti in in an extended speech,
isoittes. &a., it is our duty to sec that no in- the tith Regiment, C. S. Infantry, by Presi- lie argued that the p 'hey of the .Idminis.
atistiee iM done in the PrOPOSed division.—' dent Linreln. The appointment it: a ertpi- • tration was peace, that it had neither the
e hail Ite rery glad 4.3 see the hitherto tai one in every respect. Capt. IL is it sod power nor Om authority to make war, to
I rotitloso tiround render.: I useful, Bier and gentleman, and served his country ; collect the reveritte or blockade the ports of
stig aye no desire to eitiim gray benefit for • faithfully and well on the battle-fields of the seceded States. The country, he urged
.7 r lumbia, but we want the; :Mexico. The ritlt Regiment, to which he ought to 1.:110w what policy the Administrc
-der.tatol di.tinstl7 all the Las been att . :Lobel, :s considered the beat tier) :arsigned to yursue. .:Mr. Douglas was
of so important c h Infontry coops in the Army. and served with replied to I.y Senators Fessenden, Ilale and
of the S , hool District. I rr...it distinction d :ring the Mexican War. and .oin.• .h passages were ex
ded to. It is c gaud learn tit st he hoLls the nprmintnient un- ehanged. The impartnia point in the deLute
her alt .17,; a. tho 1-strtion of Mr l'oc.enl-1, the
platject, lur urfon, and conokii:3ti.in
r.it It t t A.— t'.pe 1..0vi, week
,p„le.s.,ed the
very deuce with the returt.s of the election
in our torough,•electing 1). 0. \Vann. ins.
t ire nf the l'eace, instead of Samurai Evans,
M. Wet's, Assistant .4isgessar,
akstead of 3.4, S. Shuman. We kept hack
our edition ,obtain the returns, and „es
they reached the office at a ratttcr late hour
they were set up eud "read iA stick," Avittf-,
out proving. The gentlemen will please
accept our apoicgies.fcr falsitvingZhe
returns. We give below t:.e full returns
correcteJ.
CPPER \VARD
UM
Win. 3feCtle9n ey,
Juttn Tsuney.
In pector
John Finger,
R. William..
(.1111 - Ell WA Ili)
Judge.
Pe.v.i.l ;:van..
S. = 3 . Detwiler
ln,ymeor
&dm Hippy,
James Schroeder
Justice of the Dare,
Samuel Evam9, 170
Dan'l C. %Vann, 11G
Julia' M. Read. 7!-I
,A cssor.
.141 q. 11. lack,
:ilielvtel Clapper,
A IS 18N Ilt
Me. S. Shuman,
Abraham Bruner,
,10:eplt M. W a tts,
Peter A. liitultorg;,
Con Vabl,c.
Jas. McGinnis,
Saml I 1,4141 1 : swortlt,
Sane( 'l'. it antcs,
Thus. L'.
Fi ‘l' JU4Ttrl4.—Why is it that oar lein
easter Cotemporaries make inch a muddle
~f the ''..lcAprer,.. of the Borough of
ColusulAla They find it, af /vacantly, inbi
cate and past understanding. Rae Wilet
muss they ha‘e g..t us into in their Eorica
list of Justices of the Peace of the County::
WARiv. W.lllO.
Samuel Evens, ISOI. Thos. S. Welsh,
John Eddy, 'lBon. Y. U. Ebur, 185 g.
We I:00w that indgcs Long, Hayes and
Brinton, compose the Lureaster Bench.—
Surely the standard decisions of our Judic
iary entitle them to at least county reputa
tion anti acquaintance. Thus stands the
record, the date.= being the year of election:
LOWER. INA an.
11.tos. Wanda 1557, Davies E. Bruner, ti1(1.
J. 11. flouter, 1'658. Samuel Evans, IS6I.
A brief biography of the distinguished in
cumbents we reserve for another occasion,
nit yet having succeeded in gathering ma
mba for the record of their lives from U to
10 years. inclusive. 'Beyond that age we
are posted,
A Paco: 1 vrmen.—Our book publishers
have always been known for their enter
prise, and the promptness with which th•!y
offer to the American public all good (and
many trroduy) books published in the 1k;u7.,-
lish langnage, native or foreign, at the low
est rates. Occasionally, too, have been
turned out from some of our best publishing
houses, handsome holiday books, or editions
of a favorite author, but as a general rule,
while our American books are well printed
and neat in appearance, and almost always
cheap, they have lacked the substantial ele
gance of I;nglish library editions. To
Townsend Co., of New York, has been re
served the credit of producing books in such
style as not only to equal bust to nolipse their
great European rivals. Their Splen , ll a edi
tion of Cooper, with Parley's illustrations
Sr us a stride in advance, btu the acme of
elegance has been reached in their edition
of Dickens, the publication of which they
Lave just commenced. A gond uniform edi
tion of Pickens has long been an almost vi
tal want with his readers, not only in this
eJus airy but in England, where that author's
works have heretofore been in the hands of
different publishers. Here we have "Pci"
in a dress worthy himself. Type new and
beautifullyc:ear; printing perfect in execu
tion; paper most delicately tinted, and laid.
bard and dense; and, ns if these merits were
not sufficient, Parley or John Gilbert con
tributes a perfect gem in if ustration of each
volume. The drawings of these masters are
beautifully executed on steel, in the fine:t
style of art. The volumes already published
are four, le me, oomploting "Pickwick,"
and these will be followed send-monthly by
volumes of "Nicholas Niekleby," Se. The
works are furnished to subscribers rut cts.
a volume. They may be had at Saylor
Mel )(meld's.
31sc.o , rvi:.-11arlier for April
contains Fieveral illuitrated articles, the
A PPOIVT3IEW.4" nr POST :Si 4STERS.—We
.learn that tlka following 'appointments of
Post Alasters in this county hared:wen made
hS rostmaqter General Blair--
lA.4D. Kemper, at West earl, (Browns
town) vice Isnac-R. Brown, removed.
Abraham Cassel, at 'Marietta. vice Charles
Kelley, removed:
N. S. IYolle, at Litiz, vice Daniel
Krei
der, removed. -
J. S. Rohrer, at Strasburg, vice .Christio n
Powe, removed.
Several other appoiatruen4 have been
agreed upon, but they have not yet been
fbrntally announeol
PROCEF.I3I NUS OF COCCI L.— COI Int Ell.t t
March 14, 3S6l.—Council met: S. F. Eber
lein repnrtno. nJl9eui. llinntog ofittit meet
ing read and npprored.
'11:e Finanee Committee repnrted o. bnl-
Ance of r , :s; 111 in the Treaqurs: :Lino, the hal
anal due up Sourbeer & itogentogler's note
The following bills were ordered to be
,paid: :V. Thome., $1,25; Noah li..•cs:y.
4;3,25; T. J. Bishop, $7,37; C. 13.swers, $5.75;
D. S. Chalfant, 11,25; D. Mullen, $9.92;
.James Barber, i.:3G,(J0 , , Lam 'I Wei Les. $11,55;
.0. Lanigan, $2,50; C. A. !took, ii 2,50.
On motion, the s u it pending between Co
lumbia Borough and Thos. Keating was re-
Cerred to the Chief Burgess, who was duly
authorized to .ernpl.l counsel if necessary.
On motion, t h e President of Council and
Borough Treasurer were authorized to bur
row, fur the use of the B wougb, s , lOte nt
rate of interest nut exceeding G per cent.
Ou motion. Council adjourned.
Attest; Wm. P. Ll.orn, Clerk.
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Yosocitswurifs anestion
bas arisen as to wlmther the commutation
Lf th.e punishmeut id Judge Vundersmith,
by President lducluman, emerles with it n
rcwiviva of the fine imposed upon hint.—
The prisoner was set - aeon:ea to undetgo
imprisonment of twenty years, and to pay
At tine of XlO,OOO. The instrument of Oam-
IlUtation was silent upon the subject of the
tine; but it set for.h that the punish
ment imposed upon 10.Ige V. being too
hea%y, it was commuted to an imprison
ment of three years. It is the opinion of
those who are "learned in the law," that
the commutation carries with it a romis-,ion
of the fine; and a prominent lawyear will
give a written opinion to that efrect ia a
short time. Judge Vondersmith has Loon
stripped of all he possessed in the world;
and if the tine stands against him, the com
mutation of the sentence will be a w h am,
for it will avail the prisoner nothing.—Mi/-
adelph ess.
7o .scree in Ole 0,0,1 of o,,n,,ena
mowing Afolulay, ..Ip.ll 2211(1,14;1.
Samuel L, Brubaker, Itaphtt,
Daniel Breneman, Manta%
James Boughen, C tlusn'tia br.
Jahn Baker, City.
Atno&K, Bowers. City.
'I:. 11. Conver,
•luseph Clint9n, Elizabethtown law,
Witham Clark, Strasburg bor.
.Ittlin Dillinger, West llernplield.
Samuel E‘ving. Druntore,
Jesse It. lid), Conestoga.
Partial W. Erb, Penn twp,
Jacob G. Garman, East Cecalice.
Abraham Good, Martie.
Davis tlyger, Strasburg.
Israel Hunter, NVashington bar.
Michael L. flower, Lanettster twp,
Christian B. Ilerr, Manor.
Christian 0. Herr, Matter.
Michael Mover, Kapho,
Joseph Jamison, Little Britain.
E. M. Kline, City.
Ernannel Keller, Manheim.
henry Lipp, City.
.Itiltn S. Lutz, Kist Cataelen,
Jacttb Lutz, "
Jacob Mellinger, East llempfiehl.
Samuel Plank, jr.. Salisbury.
Jt.thn L. Pattersun, Little !(within.
1 :\t. Park, !Immure,
Tlmmas Praritletwo.
Julin Stuber, West Coetliett.
Jacob 11. Strickler, West llemplield,
Daniel Setisettig. Breek
Calvin .1. Shaffner. Marietta bar.
Jacob B. Tslitnly, Warwick.
To ripuv, 'Alanen 11. —ln the Senate
Mr. lbmglas called up hi+ resolution of in
quiry relative to the forts in the South, the
object of which was to 'Obtain official infor
mation of his theory that there is no ade
quate power under the existing 41,TS to re
take and hold the forts now in possession of
the seceder.: and that, therefore, the ques
tion of war etu-t neces.arily be postponed
to the TleSt se-sign uF ClitigreN4. Mr. Fes
milieu objected to the consideration of the
resolution on the ground that it was of the
nature of a legislative act and tanild nut be
Petit Jurors
Congressional
Repuldican leader in the Senate, and there
fore supposed to speak. authoritatively, that
"the Administration contemplated a policy
of peace, and would exercisp en authority
not strictly in accordance witit law, and not
until ample time bad been taken for the ex
atninatian I.f the" question itt all its II:ar
il:1gs." great weight was .attached to this
declaratiutrin the pokitieul circles of Wash
ington.- -
Sarcanav, I.Cre.—The Senate confirmed
a number of nominatons, the most impor
tant of which was that of Gin. E. E. Spin
ner, a memter of the last Congress from
New )7 Jrk, ns United States Treasurer.—
The first appointment for the Swath, that of
Win. C. Butler, Collector at Camden, N. G.,
was also confirmed ty the Senate;
MoNnay am. Senate Mr. 'Doug
las' resolution of inquiry was taken up.
11r. lireckinridge made a speech partially
in sul.port or the resolution, but mainly in
attempting to prove fat Mr. Lincoln's ad
ministration proposed a war policy. Mr.
Hale replied and the Senate then went into
Exectiti • e session.
Tee'lmv 1D r ll .—let /be gesats tbo discus
sion on Senator Douglas' resolutions of in
quiry was continued. Senator Clingman
spoke and Jlr. Simmons offered a. substitute
fur theoresolution, directing,. the Committee
on the JuJiciary to inquire ai to tin quali
fication of Senators, the number of vacan
cies in the Senate, &c. The resolution is
partly aimed at .1T r. Clingman, who, it is
charged, was sleeted by a Legislature the
niembsrs of whish did not take the oath to
support the Constitution of the I.l.litod states.
Without action the Senate we.tt into Pace
%give se..sion •
IVcoxn.mav, 2Orn.—ln th, Senate Mr.
Douglas' resolution of inquiry being under
consideration, Senator B tyard, of Delaware,
made an argument on the right of secessiim.
lie held tit it no su.th rig'it existel under
the Constitution, that it was, in fact. “rev-
Motion by organize I communities," an i
that the general government had the right
to resent; bit that coercion was elm isei to
the spirit of our instituti me, and that the
Senate ha I the anthority, and ought to ex
ercise it, of inakinB treaties with the becel
ing States.
The News
In Clio Unite I States Sopretnr: Court at
Wadhinkmn, Justice W.tyne has delivered
the decision of the (lota to th long litiga
ted anti earnestly fuiz'a caie M '4. 4; m
oral liaines. Tne C 41111 decide I that Mrs.
Oaines wet the legitimate child of Dmiel
Clark, and entitled to his e4t.tte, %% it]) the
accrued rents, Cs. The value of the prop
erty is stated at tw t millions of dollars.
Chief Justice T.iney has also delivered i
the decision or the C curt in the case of the
Comm inwealth of Kentucky against the
Governor of Ohio, in which a mandamus
teas sought to compel G ivernor Dennison to
deliver a fugitive from justice. The Court
decides that the net of the Governor in the
premises is merely ministerial, like that of
it Sheriff, and that lie has no right to enter
upon the question whether the crime of
which the fiq, , :tire ii eh.irged by Kentucky
is criminal in 0:lio or not. net is,
It m
evor, ono of comity and goo 1 Ctith, which
there is no power to enforce upon p `tat,'
officer, and the mandamus is theca me re
fitsed.
The mnditiu.ttinns of the Personal Liberty
bill of )I:l,,saehugetts have pa&sed loth
brandies of the I. ; l4klattire of Ciat State,
and it k holieve I will receive the assent of
the ti ,vornnr. These morlilleations relieve
the Tweient law of in ny of Ih elijecti4nable
and uneonstitutional featurag.
The fareign tiles by the stilniner Etna
furnish same iropean intelligence of inter
est. A delatt of !narked im.,,ortnnee on the
sulijeet of the slave male, in which Lord
Joan Russell and 1. )rd Paltiterstam partici
pated, bud taken place in the Ifouse of Com-
Jth t csc statesmen denounced the
faithless conduct of Sisain in encouraging
milli , . and sharply arraignel I the 61,vern
anon t of the United States for persisting in
its refusal to submit to nn itidi.twitninute
tight of visitation ;and search. The opinion
MILS expressed in the course of the deb ate
that the Southern Confe.lerney should never
he recognised until it had given satisfactory
guarantees of its purpose to abstain from
' the slave-trade.
Gan. Ban. McGollob, who has arrived at
New Orleans, reports that 11.. v. 11.inston
Ii J left the State Capitol to avoid further
communication with the Convention. Ile
would probably be deposed fur his o. o ttu•
ntaey towards Secession.
The C.ramon Commit of New York hare
invited Mr. Crittenden to visit that city as
the guest of the e.wporation. It is stated
that Mr. Crittenden will go lime to Ken
tucky before he accepts the invitation to
tinit Boston.
President P.tvis' veto of the .African slave
trade bill has been made public. Ile ob
jected to the clause which allowed the s ile
of c tpture I Afric.uts to Ih4 highest bid ler,
orl,-, , es it wai in violation of the clause-,f t h e
Constitution forlinblin;, - ; the slave trade.
.kdriees front Texas to the rah, state
ill it E. , rt Brown was evaimatel on the 12th,
And the Visite I States troops had been taken
on 1104 . th e SWIM) ' , hip I) Midi Webster for
trait qiortation to Key West and the Tortu
gas. The, steamer gusli hail been charter
ed to convey the remainder of the United
States troops in Texas to the same points.—
President Davis hail sent an °Meer to Texas
to enlist one thousand 'lieu fur the detente
,if the frontiers.
The Congress.of the Confederated States,
after continuing a number of appointments,
including District Judges, adjourned on
Saturday until the second Monday in May.
In the Virginia Convention:. on Satur
day, Mr. Goggin offered un amendment to
the report of the Committee on Federal Ro
-1 lotions, proposing “seces.ion with a view to
eventual reconstruction!" Largely attend
) ed Union and Secession meetings were held
at Richmond on Friday evening, At the
tectrdon meeting, where the lion. R. A.
Pryor made an extreme speez.h, the Com
'
mitre from the Maryland Conferenoe Con.
ventiln were present, and were rzceivotl
.rith applanee.
The steamship Arabia, with Queenstown
Antes to 3d inst., arrived at New York on
Saturday evening. The steamer Austral
asian is safe. , She put back in cense
(o,.nce of an Itacident to her screw, and ar
rived at Queenstown the same day the
Arabia tonched4 there. The British Ilouse
of Commons bad been debating the Syrian
question, and the conduct of the French
troops there was strongly condemned, The
Great Eastern will be ready neat milt') for
her second trip to New York. Daring the
debate in the French Senate, Prince Napo
leon justified the policy of Piedmont, e.x•
pressed sympathy for Venice, and opposed
the union of temporal and spiritual power
in the Pope. The - Bishop of Poictiers had
created a sons I rian by comparing the Em
peror, in his conduct towards the Pope, with
Pontius Pilate. The seige of Messina would
commence in a few days. It is stated that
Austria huts announced that she will not re
eny'ze Victor Emanuel as Ring of Italy,
that if the French troops are withdrawn
from Rome, Austria will immediately re
place them by her own army, and that if
ally revolutionary movements arc contem
plated she will immediately cross the
Minch).
Thz Louisiana Convention on Saturday
refused by a vote of 74 to 2G. to s ubmit the
permanent Constitution to the peop'e fur
ratification. The despatch adds that two
ranks already exist in the State, one for n
reconstruction of the Union, the ether in
favor of perpetual separation. The Union
elemmt in I. misiatia is stronz, and th )ugh
now kept en ler will eventually assert its
power.
The foreign files by the Arabia furnish
some interesting intelligence. The Mondeur
the French official organ, comments disap
provingly un the ncw United States tariff,
and anticipates a !vantages for french trade
from the free trade policy of the Southern
Confederany. It is announced in the jour
nals that the French Government has issued
instructions to the Custom [louse officers at
the Atlantic and 1 5 .1Aiterrancon ports for
their goidamee during the present distur
bances in the United States. The officers
arc to pay no attention to (ho irrevf.triiies
of form in the clearances where no doubt
exists as to tho origin of the vessels. But
these instructions extend only to goods
carried by ships trader the flag of the United
St: tas.
Messrs. Win. L. 'Taney. A. Dudley Mann,
and R. A. Rost have been appointed Cern
missioncrs to represent the Confederated
States in E trope. ney proceed to their
destination via New paeans and Uavana,
tilting the British ste inter at the latter
p ant on the 27th inst.. for Southampton.
The Federal Ad ninistration has also
made its selection of Ministers - Tor the im
portant Europe:ln Courts. Iron. Charles
Francis Attains, a member of the lest C.m
gress from Massachusetts, and a son of
John Q tincy A teens, is nominated for Eng
lan I. D in, Wm. L. Dayton. of New ;Jer
sey, is nominated for the French Mission.
Mr. D tyton served a term in the United
States Senate, an 1 was a candidate for Vice
Presidont on the Fremont ticket in 18.1(4".
lion. t;eorgc P. Mtr-h, of Vermont, gets the
Sardinian Mission, which was so strongly de
mande I by the ultra Republicans for Carl
Shure. Mr. M t rAI served one term in the
:louse of Representatives, and was appoint
ed Resident Minister to Turkey by Presi
dent Taylor in 1849, in which pest he ren
dered essential service to the cause of civil
and religious toleration in Turkey. Ile is
more eminent as a scholar and author than
as a politician, and is one of the distin
guished linguists of the country. All these
nominations fur foreign mis:dons, as well as
those or Mr. Clay fir Spain, and of Mr.
Corwin for Mexico, (not yet accepted ) it
will he noticed are from the conservative
wing of the Republican pitrty. General
Watson
„W e bb, e liter ul the New York
Courier,has been nominated as Mini:4er to
Torkb.h Porto.
The S ,urhorn Commit.xioners at Wash
invon, it is now stated, will patiently await
the development of the policy of the Ad
ministration, and de not expect ail answer
to the application for a reception for ten ur
twelve days yet. It is nlso stated that pre,
cautions have been taken to prevent in the
meantime any collision at Pensacola or
elsewhere,
The Mh.souri Legislature, in convention,
has thrown uve.,•b).trd LI In. JA:ll'.l4 S.
Breen, who -.vas a candidate for re-election
to the I7nitel State - 1 Senate. This gentle
man roam*? doclarod in the Sonata that if
Missouri 11l nut sooodo ho would secede
from Missouri. Ilis State scents to have
taken him at his word. Waldo P. John
son, who has been eleetel, is n prominent
politician of Missouri, but has never been
m Congress. We do not know his position
in the preserkt crisis. but it is probably nut
so extreme as that held by Mr. Green.
The Missouri Convention on Monday, by
vote of 01 to 30, voted down a resolution
declaring that the State would neither aid
j the sec° ling States in making war on the
General Government, nor the General Gal'
erment in coercing the seeeding States.
The entire evacuation of the Texas forts
by the Federal troops was to take place on
the -,llth inst., an I possession would be itn
-1 tuediately taken by the Texan troops, which
have boon enlisted for six months.
SCCCi4iIIII is at a discount both in Arlan
ens and Missouri. In the former State a
secessinn ordinance was rejected in the Con
vention by a vote of thirty-nine to thirty
'
Our. In the Missouri .Convention resolu
tions looking to secession were tabled by a
decided vote, and the first and second reso
. Nations of the ntsioricy report of the Cont
.
mittoe on Federal Relations passed by n
nearly unanimous vote.
The latest report in relation to Fort Sum
ter is that Major Anderson and his command
will embark in the regular steamer which
leaves Charleston on Saturday, (to-day,) for
irk,
The President has nominated Atasan Bur
-1
lin;.-,ame as Minister to Austria, Henry San
ford, of Connecticut. to Belgium; Rufus
King. of Wisconsin, to Rome; Bradford R.
Wood. of New York. to Denmark; James
G. Putnam:Consul Ilarre, and Thootas
G. Dryer, Commits:utter to the Z , andwich
Islands
The New Tariff Bill
As the duties laid on iron, steel and
iron ore, by the tariff bill which has just
passed Congress, and goes into opera
tion on the first of April, affect a variety
of very important interests, especially in
Pennsylvania, We: subjoin the section of the
Act relating. thereto: -
IRON, sTEEt. jp:D utoN-Oge
1. On bar iron, rolled or hammered,
comprising fiats, not less than one inch or
more than seven inches wide, nor less than
one-quarter of an inch nor more than two
inches thick; rounds, not Jess than one-half
an inch or more than four inches in diame
ter; and squares, not less than one-half an
inch or more than four inches square, fifteen
dollars per ton; Provided, That all iron in
slabs, blooms, loops, or other forms, less
finished th . an iron in bars, and more ad
vanced than pig iron, except castings, shall
be rated as in iron bars, and pay a duty ac
cordingly: And provided further, That none
of the above iron shall pay a less rate of
duty than twenty per centum ad valorem;
on all iron imported in bars for railroads or
inclined planes, made to patterns, and fitted
to be laid down upno such roads or planes
without further manufacture, and not ex
, needing six incites high, twelve dollars per
ton; on boiler-plate iron, twenty dollars per
ton; on iron wire drawn and finished, not
more than one-fourth of an inch in diameter,
nor less than number sixteen wire gnage,
seventy-five cents per hundred pounds, and
fifteen per centum ad valorem; over number
sixteen, and not over twenty-five wire
guAge, one dollar and fifty oents par bun
drel.pounds, and in addition fifteen per
centum ad valorem; over or finer than num
ber twenty-five wire guage, two dollars per
one hundred pounds, and in addition fifteen
per contain ad-v.dorem; on all other descrip
tions of rolled or hammered iron, not other
wise provided fur, twenty dollars per ton.
2. On iron in pigs, six dollars per ton;
on vessels of cast iron, not otherwise pro
vided for, and on sad irons, tailors' and bat
ters' irons, stoves and stovo plates, one cent
per pound; on cast iron steam, gas and wa
ter pipe, fifty cents per one hundred pounds;
on cast iron butts and hinges, two cents per
pound; on hollow-ware, glazed or tinned,
two cents and a half per pound; on all alter
castings of iron, not otherwise provided for,
twenty-five per =tutu ad valorem.
2. O.a old scrap iron, xis dollars per ton:
Provided, That nothing shall be deemed old
iron that has not been in actual use, and St
only to be rernanufactured.
4. On band and hoop iron; slit rods, (for
nails, nuts and horseshoes,) not otherwise
provided for, twanry dollars per ton; on out
nails and spikes, one coat per pound; on
iron cables or ohains, or parts thereof, and
anvils, one dollar and twenty-five cents per
one hundred pounds; on anchors, or parts
thereof, and anvils, one dollar and fifty
' cents pEr one hundred pounds; on wrought
board nails, spikes, rivets and bolts, two
cents pet , pound; on bed screws and wrought
hinges, ono cent and a half per pound; on
chains, trace ohains, halter chains and fence
ehaias, made of wile or rods one hull' of one
inch in diameter or over, one cent and a
half per pound; under ono half of one inch
in diameter, and not under ono-fourth of one I
inch in diameter, two cents per pound; un
der one-fourth of one inch its diameter, and
not under nmnbernine wire gunge, two cents
and a half per pound; under numbor nine
wire guag,e, twenty-five per centum ad val
orem; on blacksmiths' hammers and sledges,
axles, or parts thereof, and malleable iron
in casting., not otherwise provided for, two
cents per pound; on horseshoe nails, three
cents and a half per pound; on steam, gas
land water tubes and flues of wronght iron,
two cents per pound; on wrought iron rail
road chairs, one dollar and twenty-five cents
per one hundred pounds, and on wrought
iron nuts and washers, ready punched,
twenty-five dollars per ton; on cut tack..
j brads and sprigs, not exceeding sixteen
ounces to the thousand, two cents per thou
sand; exceeding sixteen ounces to the thou
) sand, two cent+ pet pound,
5. On stmonli or polished sheet iron, by
whoever name designated, two cents per
pound; on other sheet iron, common or
black, not thinner than number twenty wire
Range, twenty dollars per ton; thinner than
number twenty, and not thinner than num
ber twenty-five wire gauge, twenty-five dol
lars per ton; thinner than number twenty
live wire gauge, thirty dollars per ton; on
tin plates galvanized, galvanized iron, or
iron coated with zinc, two cents per pound;
on mill irons and mill eranto of wrought
iron and wroughtiron for ships, locomotives, .
locomotive tiro, or parts thereof, weighing
eaoh twonty,five pounds or mni•e, one cent
and a half per pound; on screws, comrno'lly
oallo4l wood screws, two inches or over
tin length, five cents por pound; less
than two Inaba, in length, eight cents
per pound; on sorows washed or plated
and all other screws of iron or nny other
metal, thirty per centum ad valorem; on all
! manufactures of iron not otherwise provi ,
Idea for, thirty per centum ad valorem.
G. On all steel in ingots, bars, sheets of
wire, not less than one-fourth done inch in
diameter, and valued at seven cents per
pound, or less, ono and a half cent per
pound ; valued at shore seven cet.ts per
pound, and not above eleven cents per
pound, two cents and a half per pound: Pro
vided that no steel in nny form, not other
wise provided fiw, shall pay a duty of twen
ty per centum ad valorem; on steel wire less
than one-fiturth of an inch in diameter, and
not less than number sixteen wire gunge,
two dollars per one hundred pounds, and is
addition thereto fifteen per cent, ad valorem;
less or finer titan number sixteen wire gunge,
two dollars and fifteen cents per one hun
dred pounds, and in addition thereto fifteen
per centum ad valorem: on cross-cut saws
eight cents per lineal foot; on mill pit and
drag saws, not over nine inches wide, tw._dve
and a half cents per lineal foot; over nine
inches wido, twenty cents per lineal foot; on
skates casting twenty cents, or less, per pair
six cents; on those costing over twenty
cents per pair, thirty per •-en Linn ad valorem:
en all rnanufaitturc,t rr
steel &Lail Le a c.,mr.ec,•r! pare, noe, cthcr
vriee pr , idr , i for ciirfy ad va
lorem: Provided, That all article+ partiany
manufactured, not otherwise provided fur,
shall pay the same rate uf duty as if wholly
manufaetured. -
7. On bituminous coal, one dollar per ton
of twenty-eight bushels, eighty pounds to the
bushel; on all oilier coal, fifty cents per ton
of twenty-eight bushels,eighty pounds - to
the bushel; on coke and calm of coal, twen
ty five per centum ad valorem.
RAILROAD IRON, PARTLY WORN, TO RE lEEE 01
EE33
Railroad iron, partially or wholly worn,
tray be imported into the United States
without payment of duty, under bond, to be
withdrawn and exported after the said rail
road iron shall have been repaired or reman
ufaetured, and the Secretary of the Treas
ury is directed to prescribe such rules and
regulations as may be necessary to protect
the revenue against fraud, and secure the
identity, character and weight of all such
importations when again withdrawn and ex
ported, restricting and limiting the export
and withdrawal to the same port of entry
where imported, and also limiting all bonds
to a period of time of not mote than six
months from the date of the importation.
RECENT IMPROVEMENTS ON TOE POSTA I. LAWS.
—Several material changes and improve
ments in the postal service have been au
thorised by an act of the late Congress, es
tablishing certain post routes. The second
section of the act empowers the Postmaster-
General to procure and furnish letter sheets
with postage stamps impressed Thereon,
combining in one both a sheet and on en
velope. This supplies a desideratum in
certain latsinese and legal proceedings
where it is important to prove the date of
mailing of a letter by the postmark. With
the common envelope this is always difficult
and frequently impossible, on account of
the latter being separate from the cover on
which the postmark is impressed.
To newspaper publishers and their cus
tomers in the interior, the most important
section is that which makes it "lawful for
persons known as regular dealers in news
papers and periodicals to receive by mail
such quantities of either as they may re
quire, and to pay the postage thereon as
they may be received, at the same rates as
regular subscribers to such publications."
This is intended to give the benefit of the re
reduced quarterly rates to newspaper deal
ears who, on account of the irregularity in
the number of papers and periodicals they
order, find it impossible to pay postage quar
terly in advance. It is a very liberal pro
vision, both to them and their ouNtenters.
Two other sections enlarge the scope of
mailable matter, to be paid for according to
the weight or the package, by including maps
engravings, lithographs, or photographic
prints on rollers or in paper covers, books,
bound or unbound; phonographic paper and
letter envelopes, all of which are to be rated
atone cent an ounce for any place within
the United States nut over fifteen hundred
miles, and two cents on ounce for any dis
tance over fifteen hundred miles, prepaid by
postage stamps. The packages must not
exceed four pounds. Cards, blank or print
ed, in packages weighing at least eight
ounee4, are made mailable matter nt the
same rates, prepared in the same way.
By the fourteenth section of the same act
to which we arc referring, we notice that
soma letters by the overland routes to tilt)
Pacific, I.vh:ch have heretofore been rated at,
three cents per hall ounce, when the dis
tance waslunder three thousand miles, aro
now to he rated ten cets. The law will
hereafter lao that the ten cent rate of postage
is. to be prepaid on all letters conveyed in
the mail between any points in the United,
States east of the Rocky mountains, and
any State or Territory on the Pacific.
TUE DKONER'S TRICK..--It is said there aro
"tricks in all trades," and we 'believe it.—
Hero is r. development in this directioh,
which the reader can add to his present
gtock of facts proving the truth of the old
WE
-Never bny a fst pig at Brighton" was
the advice giveu us by one who had beerl
MIMI
"And why not n fat pie
" Cause you sou they:fat 'em too fist for
the Brighton market sontelirace."
••Ilow so?"
"Why, you see, some of them \nest coun
try dealers fetch their pigs in pretty nigh
Ain and bone. Well jest afore fair day
they gives 'cm corn and salt--nothin' but
jess corn and salt--no water,—
Next day pigs is anixin' thirsty. Then the
sarpents gin 'em just as mach water tts they
can drink. The pigs puts into it, and keeps
a drinkin' and drink n'. 'Sposen on an
average they stroller aLuut a hnr't apiece.
That makes 'cm look all filled out and
sleek and heavy, I tell you. But there
aint no heart and substance in it. You ear'
one of them critters borne and calculate
you're got a bustin' pile of pork, but jest.
you look in your hog-pen next mornin,' and
you wont find nothing but a hog frameekin
an' bone, and dear at that. You can't tell
me nothin' about fat pigs; I have been there
and I've seen 'eat manulactued',"
A S.,N of Suststrut.rry.—A; fellow entered
a hardware store in Cleveland last week.
and seeing a large buzz saw suspended
against the wall, remarked: '•I had an 014
dad ripped to pieczs one day lust week with
one of them fellers."
I Ilag couple of Indiana farmers are en
gaged in a vexatious law-suit about shutting
up each other's cows. They arc rc-enactiug
the battle of the Cowpens.
TdgiNC CARE.—We are told to "take
care," but most of us bare too much of it
for our comfort olready.
SE oditor keeps the world's dip ,
book; the historian keeps the ledger.
• kar•A crater cure Tillymician is D. D.--
Doctor of Dive•insity.
.Make rt. store-house of your rumor!,
but don't moko it n lumber room.
VEH —A Western th;l,;(s
sowing c moot ly] otpectel to cotn;,cte
wtth sevrirrz:r.4,...lmtee, for they haveret such
It9o cunt thulium!.