_ . tie Harrisburg Daily Telegraph, Feb 22. )o:irPnUe Commissioners—Bap Oa of Taxation. Ic , le Lard of Revenue Cnrnmis r:li•lit ••n Monday, Mr. Wright of offeled the following resolu sin" :-• ki s ' That the valu 'don of real S' ate mat e taxable by i, :0140 Optirposes, for the enNui lig 'free -venr....tshall- not -be increased by i , Ftyouil the valuation fixed !;,.. it '" , tinell,,ard of 1351, wit ,...14.-tentiior.; the returns from the sev -0,11. 4.1-41 tits; of . ..assessed propeety, 1-ny•xhow aii.increase : That upou 1 , 4.4 tit ceeding the the oi 1854. as aforesaid'. this- Boa! d atijuot •ayol equalize the same, e.yon the priiciples. of justice a:l4 ;•Ott've topley Wiight. modified 1 j‘,ll , p•.-ition by submitting the tol lowibg as au additiimal resolution — Be *art d, That in tree -opinion of this :1%ia:d'll:« total amount of tuxes raised iwid into the Trea , :ury far the f:':::s!')ear .011856; should not, in any i...i..reafte:, exceed that sum : and II t i Board entertain no doubt but dwir pow..r to equalize, they 7"' y ? vdtt cc as well as raise the valuu-. MEI Lin,l!-ny offl•red the followit, amendment to the joint Ry•po i iji ion .Tr: Wiight., viz : • ..•11 , !t the basis. epee which this reg r.l,itine -rroposes to, have the, valuation be. cultaitigted_aowing a n milv to the.valuatien. of real ~ N:11 w tht St - Vel_4l ei:unties - of the Com tm.titveulth." 11:vie propositions were debated with c.iti•tilorable•warmtli, by Messrs.. Mimi ' , of Potter. Wilson of and Darltligtiin, of Chester ; finally itterred to. a special . 4.olmif I NE, of • three, • cinisisting of \ifo,-r... Wright, Lindsay and Wilson', T clioct of the ad iption of this 14 1 .4, vhlfialinti; will he to throw the nat burden of taxation upon a tew ;.o sii ii e s, %Thiel] will he manifestly um., Imo and oppressive. 4 1',, e ybi t iation and assessments of .were made to meet the peculiar al necessities of the several c unties instance, in those ,:r tire tr me that wet e heavily ill debt, or. t -, it-It the local expenses were large, vsossmcnts were necessarily heavy to' !lient their local necessities ; and rem:, in those counties whose ex vvei ' light, the assessments sv..re made light accordingly. Tire therefor e, of such a hasis of a-sessment am the above, is plain and ninUilest. ha assessment ought to he tipoo a fair and' equal valuation of opoity tlitAahout•the whole State. repre:ifotatinn. and equal taxa i4 the opirit th, 14'•d . tire tr.te principle rip rrr w.rich shrruld• he atioriroste:r..l. 'I: tviraption of such •reasures as the ; h most glaring viola .+f taiS- piinciple., and would be to q In ge t miss of the tax is ho sincerely hoped that a thole equal k i-rd , equitable basis of assessment will N. B.—The aboVe was intended fbr \-yr.dtrosday's paper, but was crowded t••:r for want ()Frown. Thursday the 7ert corm dttee to whom the subject raA 'referred reported that they had 41.,ined the basis of the second ros r_ ai given above. The result'. as reported reads as follows: - 4edol red, _ that iu tho opinion of thi Board the total amount of taxes teceived and paid into the treasury fey the fiscal year 1 , e1856 should not be increased. but that a sum not ex ceTdiorz, su9h amount shall be the ha :4- of the agw.eizate valuatian of a ll property wade taxable by law fur St.it(t purpp.es for. the ensuing three years. That this Board enter tams no d• uhr, but that under its power to equalize it may,rerhice as well as raise rite Valuation, rtiurned by the several counties ofthe State. Mier another discw=sion the resolu ti.ot was adopted, by a vote of four testi to nine. M'Wre are happy to add that on Fliday the vote on the resolution was reconsidered. on the , xtotion of Mr. 1-1,-nry and Mr. Walker An effort to defeat its re-consideration was de feated, by a vote of eighteen tr six. The further consideration of the reso lution was postponed till 'Wednesday next. The members of the Board no doubt have seen on reflection, the in justice the - resolutidn'would work; and M rew f onable hope may he indulged •tliat a more erlotil arid equitable basis of sesessment will be adopted. The. ji , lardhay ,. adj..urned' till next Tuesday;' tir the reason that the . re• Ifirrt• of the 'several 'cOuntids are not ell in. arid' they' ca . twor prozeed with thelabOrs before them until they are 'terrible 3atrage in Bansas—Gov. Geary Asianlt rid—Several Persons Shot. Sz. Lovu , Feh. 25 The Jefferson City cortespoudent „f t h e s t . Louis Democrat learns by Imstringers: from Kaunas to-night that difficulty had occurred between Gov. iieriry • and a Man: tamed S t ierrod, graiving out of a refusal of the former I I:appoint the. latter , to the office of ~..le'riti;st.4 desired by the Legislature,- it ‘iruirti had a fatal termination.— Sherrod a4oWeditto pUrpise of killing Gov. Geary, and meeting him in the street' Soh in lis Saoe. Gov,. Geary did tint yesentitUe insult, but hie ft lends got up an. itidigifation meet ing on -Thursday, the-19th, Sheriff Jones, Sherrod and others attempted to adjourn thu meeting, and . in the af fray Sherri! shot Mr:Sheppard, one of Gliti Geari r i - friendti; tour time and wounded two others. Mr. Joile4,. Gov. Geary's Seryetary, thereupon. snot Sherrod through the head, killing him in-tautly: Great excitement pre vailed- at • tecomptiin, and a . gene"al fight was anticipafed that night. G.w. Geaty's residence was guartle.l by United States ..l:roopi. SHOOTING AFFRAY Sr. DE kTII . W A sufvu T ox, rel ruarv-2S--Davii! flume,. of Viißi, ia, pr•or,liled to the "en.ion ( Mice this mornina to demi mi the retraction of a charge liv D. C Lee, a cletk therein, that •he (Hume) had •picked his pocket at. the E esident's reception last week. 1111'. Lee declin ed to make any retraction, when Mr. Itume struck him with a stick. Mr, Lee• immediately shot him dead with a pistol, and so•ei after delivered him self up to the officers. Cl Teat excite ment exists, particularly the West end of the-governinent depai talents... THE JOURNAL. COUDERSPORT, PA. Thursday Morning Mar .5. IS 57. JNO. C. fii LIVN, Eprrner. REPUBLICAN STATE CON-. VENTION.—The Repuh'ir State Convention, fir the nomination of CanchtlatP4 frr ooverrior and other State officers, will he held at Harris. burg; on Wednesday, the 25th of March, 1857. Each DiNtrict VVil elect Delegates in the usual mariner, equal in number to its representation it the two houses, of the S'ate ‘ Leoislatore ; and io. riersor will he entitled. by st.ho t.titation, to- renroylutil fof..def :eayed, V.—And finally,to ttet in behttlf I :the !gettet:d';interetits of the trade io I.the Conventi.m should be repre ..lented by one person: tor ea•pb.tFw4-. tierv.spapr hayijig i a either by proxy eprereleo tativii., t ,, b;,,plaki Sillll of thr ootire pres, of i can he had 09 all it-I.lllll'Y, be .brought-. betiire Abe C.//1 ve.,, What r3ay, ,, !ur. brethitil/91the pre! Speak out. ) 'irtir senti.nolits a‘iou, eith er 1.3 , the approval or .rejection tae above proposition • ••.• • . • 5 . : 707 call,for a Union .Sta:e3Clo , iveitti•ti ie s i lie Tiarris bul a Duily Telegraph, of the 22 . 0 d ult. It is.signed,by all die ra9rnbers of !lent il houses: % . +.l . lo , are opp,sed to the pre , etit Democratic . UNION STATE 'ON VEN NON • .The are oplins'ed t iffy Slavo ry and tai the fatier ' Yqually ehtnizion4 'ptii•cielet tit .tie loco:111:1ff, National atinntinet:d In th.- t_ii !tin .a. o ; —who hy the ..f church and St a i,, the •eyolu,inti frutn Common Schools, and.i t faV.lr lif pr teCti.l2 thi• 11311.0 fr.', tll;•Ctrr .pt influences; I.y . lvnicli 11).• will ..r the pi•,,- : , 1" tiorrated Slate t• red' le ,. ell 1.1 •119 a! i./ ‘1).!. I.d Senate ;1 Rep. C 11:111 the 1-1.,.1-:e of at - ri..m ig th.• 25th d;iy t 1: ttil neXt, at 12 '.'clock It„ van di late, foi ,Ju i .h• e me Cutirt. and Ca•eal L •:n steel at the co ig alober election petition ha• handed to U., with the regatl4t tha; should puhlisa it_ as a form fro- tito,;; thr.i - oatiMll the coirotl," w - to dosi• ‘• iirtlti .!t t i 'the eff,ct therein .t;ltz•d Theo ;ro...te,tekl IlChllnil '7l' owe i:i their r . eAlieefivo trniv e..i• atlticiied to a, 4.ittet -r,) : PETITION To the Hon. Mr Senate and Honer of Repeexentatioei of the Coin qui'? rn• olNt of Pellacyl ninth, in General Awn& My Ind : Vetith,riers, of . the count y ,f" Potter, re—:poet fluty roprese,,t, that hv law the ..Jotreui,i siohers of • , aitl couuty are auth•wizel to levy a tax foi c”unty pot p.eiei nl o te.per cent. MI the valuathei rf property e a .ty. That the tax.ei at barely de fray tile, cut rentex of toe e ,no ty; et:thout a•ty xe.e..,, to be aftil.i•d to existing* debts. • That I i said county is now owi..g on bonds , iyen riur the tic buildim;+ and for-di a ft-• some Fifteen' Th..uwand Do tars, a n d that there iw no way of dkenarg. g this inceuitedne,., hat by a.. inel ease of rettyras of the c•niot% by tY•ty of , Laxa tton. We thererwe pray your h „, ." - ahl.• bully to pass a laW atitooriai eg toe celnetissi eicra el tee baial , coualy L., levy a tax. et two per cote upon valuation et the iii.yerly of Suld the atittnotity Lit (I:, so to ceatioue f'or three years; tied we will ever play &c. • Ne at e iudebled to Henry Souther of the State Sca.ite, and Mr. 4eusoli of tilt, ELiusafor regular copies of Liu Daily I. ecoa.- 'rum which we glean but little of • special interest. to this section - . r. Beinson has read in pl ace a bill Ei, iheren .0 the feeet•of the Diii ricl • Aft,u thi... county. Bili w 8 rii:orted frinti :he coininiliee on Banki in he ilouni, on Thorn' proliibLing any cor gnotort or individual to pin in circa laytm hail: 110:08 of o her States of .e -- s+ 1.4011 411 ti've do:la!s, under ..ny pre text ‘vii :inievon t d Crir3Ord:Wal ri thi provision 'are to be sublem to :I fine of fifty dothi , s ; i twen y-five doh.lrs; to go in the•informer • 'A Bill wis dl•cusied n the (lola° which proposes an imponantchange in he criminal .inrixtrudeoce of the .ve tab. It eve: to Jui,iee3 tir:he , •ease, wiat t pry of six, the poiver to bear lad tin.dty de•erm.ne' eases of putit larcc .y; cases of as at:t -and battery, cases arising out of•a violation f the license law, t..kc.':`; provided that the defendant shall agree to have them an determined. This ineaSure or one sttbate daily the e tine, has been iutiOdue-d at • every itession of the Legislate • • e iota AimberOf years. . Its friends on uus occasion ; seem to principal ly from-the nerthernind.wesern sections of the State. TAPP . ifin ace Greeley, is travellintin the West on - a lectu!ing tour.. At litAt accounts ne was surrounded by water. at a small 'town in Illinois, in' cone- quence of all the RAilroad badges be ing Swept away by the recent floods. hPAPSPeOttirOf Emancipation itA , I , Aissouri. tfie Si.totiii Democrat, iif the , ipiraking of thei vote of the. !eiiilatut'e. 'of. •;.lis.o,uri.utoon the sutiyet oif_ema t o. oolitithe followilik - eneoureg jog IsoLoots. , ,mt • • .t —therp—ni•e"-:qeveratentirtties•whicit - ITlve . reivAin..o4; anti sit• tm, which me , lthe.EA. r ac,: I •:1 1 '" 1 EIMMI MIIIIIIMMI Ink: ' - theiTi fi: ; i•I the 'Fite tv , t. .pr n -1t;':llowt h..tyvols.st 1.4 ,0, 1 Wit' ell a:IV:, prparatiun their , :art.' a nd at . a m . )l. only tilt. United v u d..•nin%. orynyagandi-AN and perpotwtt..rw ).rsiavery . , and yet iittpp al.; that (1 , 1 t...: fifth of our p einiancip When :Ike • nnlts „1" titu"ilu.”iti,in are 1111iir:Ititlitid they cal : 11111 he 11'.(10Nt otlti IN• a t pHnOtttio not: be oppo,c-d t ,, it. . DE A oF ii...1..E.-r—Tili.• ' ::•teaMer Catittwtitt has astir,at New Oileang I'ium riv,eta itutt.lligettee tttr 4 1,0, .t [)r • Katie, Z ti ev!ent for t lite accttunts it i l k condition have in a int7t.tture pre f sanni IV.. He to • !lop:,-h./1 riti the prime of hit4,man ttl a •ti fa tt vietitn t.., the many a•,tl i t•tv,ittal woi c e l 1111 t•,,thn•iti n 'tut Ito uf .:atwit•tl 4 - et: in,tr-t1 hint., t 111,14172 • 13 , 11t•.111.li in twiny I taitsttf th vir r id - his h . . At [Java la gt eat tiytniratliy wa,- i,y tut, ittttahitAnts at detente. .and many prnminent: • fil• dal* tottlatital tti. futtetal. body . h a . •it N--tv 0 et tort it- w..ty Nil 'ad! —.V Y. Ere. Post... 11;17try Luminary 11 I.: thin ned :1•1 e,,ti! • t• t i ,tv d i and !mix 1.1 ks exile ::viy wi.l% atlyt m..tm.ally diie:4 in . 111,19 ;I 4. lye, a,. glad t -(-14 ov.(1•••.em rrio:l.l Pai!.l et 11, • rCe t,7 ';/ 4 ~ it MIMEO .1 It • ' • 0, • t •/":) • •••au , ii •l,' 31 . 0 ni``lW •Il ` j`,A4l; by thi• 1...:,r•• t o :.out ait uew`t. , : pc! Ale but we would coin : mit the tine mime if , sur credit wa4 at tlw tyl),• d..n' t he augry with us hot. y.,ut fail— private matters cv-.T it• typ•-s male Ili say. heir that the •ul ti•o, of r• e E•i • 6it v Bank :•a4 redovod ta-$l5 000—instead reduced 45.000 a., we had been informed, a' tholeztit. we had written. The prevent etn•arroding rirrolatire,'• is ah,At $230,000. Erie Gazette Feb. 26. . As C pivd t•lo iir ri , or•-re,1 t.., We. olV•• it To r*Rdirri 'flake 1.11., a!A , ), in order that a 1414 r i!II!!! - ..s , pri ill reza.!.l 1., the ote theba!ik may e:1 i•i !he - •.(1.' Trwre. co -H..; ;•• I !.• • t , • , • • • duc•,` 14! i I (14 . 41 a. TO Pr n i; It, %:i, (jazettr that the 'Lleitruc:;vt.e.,llll.lQtari,,;: )rvt/liich has ever ••,lis I , ttl•tt• , in'Z• . 251 n Ult. Al! elairt it'tt;ck it: itti-itit<.. hourt ..fthe city tva—i..,trovo,linvolv ing a diri.ct In.. of S20,0()0 qint'e rr 10-ts: 1 , 11:Q.1114 . T _Dix patch awl True Antertran Were barr ed, the foi . iner pffi %%11iltt Tin trf,ttet,i,wi th 'hitter wo.t• Inc Ehspatch i= ah• ut 52,000. lu "111 . hUt ‘ve Itez. titeleti trottitotwtimt,, .111 tlitstil . ll: ttf A. G. 01 in , tetl. uue youtoz ft Wm'. •f: tom truNE w. 1.• admitted I o amice at the Bar ..f tiw C ntn lu Plare • .tf tr.to av. Mita g -t hi •4 e .f i prier.' it li,•.cosiciti .4 00 wit att wiNning. an incr,i.i-e of nil Ogre wir he a largo wit. Jr. u..TyLK4. •4 1 .. Was adinitted as 11110soltaly 1110111)er iif the Bar.. . ..... ___ • . The fi Chark• • tirti : er left ilia frr Wa-hingtOO ii Nt,idtly aft,•r -noon: lie will resu•ne.his ~ e at in the . Senate until the close . of Ova session, and then to a.-1 .lit his contennelatml visit i..e,Eloope, na‘,iitg,sectured pa.i : %will leave iquW York nii the 7th of 'March e •-•-•. N. 'Y.. Eve. Port. Feb., 23. . .._Njew,Suwt n —Mr. Jacob P eet , or Ei er;" a ..frlid.tys since bawled ofior• nice maple byriim this , spriog-34 we liar formany 'a. day. Our o i employees— .; ijud. - by the bye—give it a high reci•lnmendution, which our owl ex. _vri voice-ill the *matter.lea t i s us to fully uul f . ,or them, Mr. Peet Ireei ,ntrwa'r.rie,t thailtis - fior generous rememloatice: itt v, , ;(;'s FARE -F AskIINIIT.PS, ....R .V- leivt•-re.r;•iv,.4l th, P. Pui,:o r N7 , .tv k. it- 14 li;,t coma tun 14 Vo!illn!. 1 •, t • worfs.' As salaia-, .aiiacai will pea. .sliall:auticq w.itk• mnry •lielkeviug a., wv dp, t h at i t met its mote .than a._ wive. i• piiI)1131) ! I . d lii ilutiliktry of .10 at ' 25 ' Clti)iS 1/1..1 V.ZI ehgi "lilt i inve•tia• tio . O have tioni t w nci,. 1f alopted, wi'l W.. A. Gilinv-t, - Fialici, Edward:, and 01-dirm-, B: .Nlattesoa, member of the fion3e of - R..present t • tires from - Neer A r al k, and W. member fronat.:C.oinectict. The report of: the Committee was nr. dvt•vel to. he printed, and quite an er. eitement tierva4es the II mse if, regard t., it. -The Four member± who,e tion4 a e (ie:1 1 the char: gei point hbarik. `fir Wirihirify,too - Cot re , pondent t;t.• 7ril , iine At a.: inter• v , e ,y with M.,. Nfavtit here. Mt Rue:- WIWI c nrtriie I hi- !etre! el acceptance t., !nowt t• at the de , .tiln itf the Terri tror light to interfere wn't slavt-t y u allow I , ,rmilpr a Stitt) C.. 0 tit min t. iiiterio•rtiiiion &ff. frr wholly fr.,to the• one elaitned tit -• to, a , ol has ~ ,eert4i:ine:l notch : o•t wi ti,o ) io political rtreles--Aomuch ••• I -it. %vit.) tit e 4.r S 13,4i.vm , 1111 has been Is, •••••1 ft.•ut hi:. Inaugyial~ where it w•t clesL;tietlj. b.t 11;11•/.111C. d if. t tine. OM ' ti•l ,41 UM =IS Lev rcft Ania-Ave., hoiee Nntivelettes (tithe Helot,'' te itt.•• t'.(ll".i.ell-I . pri:ited and mad. ii flee .0y Inuuniti fut inch we are indebted I:Ur an advance c•tiuy.r.o the Puttlisher, Mr. T. B. Peterann, 102 Chestnut at. Philaura. .-It i 4 ore of -NI t • Carnlitte Lee Hyntz's valuable ho .ks, of which a critical eontempors• y say: :—"Whet 0,-er her works have found tht:it way over tills or arty other cont . ! • :.te is kn•iwitwith reip •ctrul tudiniria:i•ti., and regal tiedhy hundreds .v th filial orsistetly affection." Frem esti pet u=ol tut tne bind: we are lel i . routine - ad it to every Ittvtrr...l healthy , t as a postage prepaid, in einth,Bl,23, or in s3l. MIT ‘;.. • ,r: Tlic Nation, (by the way, a very neat and ably cimiluctr',l literary we..kly,) ha§ been rern.,red frow I 'in t , . Now Y... k. The rrai,2n. i it, p;11. isli I! '4 is. 111a1 y , 111 h: g*, , d :t. zwipl t I keit ettittiVi.tte,. ; Ow) ..".4vtl . V . "! e 1,, got vtitle they. pa! ni- 1,, the heat ed- Thi,la rather a 1.4t•14}1111 11 rtrtiz.vis; but we •tiplit.n.e our Hend Pigehiur horamo iimne•ick, and i• 4 waut` t baclt I,:his (di G. , ,t ham alsq ci.ttioni. By we have 1 0 4 i re-iA e.: N; r ei , .n. awl to lii w vettet;iisi4 relittiYo yr . kodirz Itl•rtma'a i.tst •:•ive it. • . %atlt I.; lIIIE T pi i.,•• 6t q i-lkip t ie etitS t I/1 1 pie. e.. A Hai isluirgh crale-s -powlent says: I believe that it vt , ..qld be difficult t.. t..gethr by a porplar'election mute teapeatable and intelligent body of men,. equal in 'number, than Ill° present Senator‘ and •Repreientative. iti Hartisburgh: Smile of them am fa' .net:s„e..rae kiwyeni. epils—and they catty jilt') the leg i eau. a 101..eiledge ..f the interests 4;41 wail' • al the entire, be• lit.ve that theta sea. capacity and 1 . 1011. vsty in ,tll6, lev,i;daiut e, and expect Jr..n. it traultl'some)egiilati,o.u." PAINFUL SITVATI(IN FUR A * Nil's- Russ h,t_Nitt,f4ra. dick suddenly in the night,' nobrydy being.:ii the hauls at' the . time tint. st little . grand daughter aged &hien yeasts. The child was able - ti,- open :the dnor,.and remaul - ed unt'l the next afternoon is solitat7t . c.uni•Aniunshi p . .vith the cor pe. winch lay , stretched , u piny the :Mori She v . tairthen di.coyered 'Sy this neighharl' vein , were -attracted to the. house by her cries.: