#hid I woulija.s sopn MS I. saw. wbe re father Feeney that night; he had nothing to do
; 1 set tba books on the steps nnd went with the murder; (Feeney was produced,
intpjthe'fcaropJ he was not there FI went nnd proved to ho a boy much smaller than
uprjtedrs nnd found him in his room-; he young Spring.)
hamfifT his coat nnd \yus lying a Imndker- Witness resumed —that is tho boy that
cjiief rouod'hi.s head ; 1 told him whero I Mr. Koran asked me, on the examination,
’whs going nnd he'said very well; 1 tho’t if he did uot assist mo to murder Mrs.
he was going to bed ; lie had a red bund- Lynch'and Mrs. Shaw : 1 never had any
kerchief on his head ; I went , with tho gold watches; what I had wore medal
books nnd gave them to tho woman that lions plated, which l got in Washington ;
enmo to tho door; I then went to Juniper the parasol I gave Miss Maguire, I found ;
Street, het.wecn Market nnd Ar.ch ; I would it was new.
iiot have gone out if I hnd not known (iuli
er was pot going to bed; I went to Monre’s
court, seepnd or third house; I staid about
two hours, ploying dominoes for sport; I
was in company with Bill Feeney, John
Kush, Alex. Gurlley, (one or two other
.names were mentioned;) the houso is a
private one; Mr. Feqney’s house; I got
homo about ten o’clock, I did not go up
fitnirs ; I supposed my father there; I had
no doubt of it; I remained in the bar
reading the Police Gfizr.ltc ; while there
n neighbor rapped at tho door, and nsked
.if the family was up ; I lit a candle nnd
went back to see, hut they were gone to
bed; he asked mo if they hnd salt in the j
•house ; I told him I did not know ; he
nsked me to go nnd see; I did go, nndj
while looking for it 1 heard a noise at tho!
back door ; the same door father'came in 1
on Wednesday night; I opened tho doorj
nnd saw father on the out side ; and I said ;
f thought you were in bed ; he had in one
hand a pair of shoes, nnd in the other gold
three $2O pieces and one ten,; ho thrust'
the money into my hand ; and I then had
the three things in my hand ; the money,;
fhe candle-stick, and the salt; ho put tho |
money under the candlc-stick ; when I
gave the salt to the baker, father took the
candle from me and told me to bring some.
water tip stairs ; all the family were asleep
except Mr. when I went up
fitnjre he asked me for the money, \ttnd I
gave it to him ; three B'-30 and ono $lO
piece; ho then told mo to go down stairs,
pnd if they asked if ho was in to say yes : j
when I fifst went up stairs the breast of
jpsiun.,
fiis shift was full of blood ; he hud op three
shirts that night; one flannel und two lin
en ; when I saw the blood on his shirt I
naked him what crime he had committed,
and he said ho had killed the two g—d
d ——d b ; he was washing the shirt
when I went dosvn ; he had one of them
off; I staid down for a quarter of an hour ;
Maguire staid up, and I said, if you are
waiting for father, he is up stairs in bed ;
he said, is he 7 and some one came in to
get a drink, and I weht up stairs ; when I
'got up stairs, he was washing the shirt; I
'examined the coat, and found two spots of
blood on it; which I washed off; I asked
him what crime he had committed, he said
he had killed Mrs. Carroll and Mrs. Sbaw ;
I asked him if he had killed Mrs. Carroll
and he said no, Mrs. Lynch and Mrs.
Shaw: (the shirts were here shown to the|
witness, which he identified ;) he said it j
W»9 no harm to kill the women they were j
common wh— ; I asked him how he got
into the house ; he said Mrs. Shaw let him
jn, and there was n man and woman
there, and he kept still till they got out;
‘he said he and Mrs. Shaw got drinking to
gether, and ho sent Mrs. Shaw up stairs
to see if Mrs. Lynch was asleep ; he said
•he told him a d—d lie, for as soon as she
(Mrs. S .) came down he made an attack!
upon ; when in the act of attacking!
Mrs. Shaw, Mrs Lynch came down; she|
' said “Mr. Springy 6pare my life and I’ll i
give you all tne money I’ve got;” he'
•truck her, and she ran into the next
room; when Mrs. Shaw was dead he•
heard a noise, and ho thought it was the |
'watchman ; he said that Mrs. Lynch gotj
under a settee in the next room and he :
could not get her out; ho then said ho took
his shoes off, ns if to go up stairs, and!
• Mrs. Lynch ran out to make her escape,]
and he met her at the door, where hej
murdered her; ho did it with a piece of
lead pipe apd my dirk ; I nsked him where
'the dirk was, and’he said he broke it in
openipg the trunk, and the handle he
threw away in George street; I said the
dirk would bring detection like tho oyster
Jcnife in ; he said leave that to
me; I said one of tho women might come
to life, and ho said when ho come down
£tMrB he twisted one’s neck and turned
the other over and found them both dead
. end stiff; when he told me that, he seized
'fny 'wrist'and pressed it; I asked which
Wj had the most trouble in killing ; and he
laid Mrs. Lynch fought hard for her life ;
said it was no harm to kill them, for
hud killed many a man on the
Tjaitle-field; he,said he had set fire to the
tyouse and the bells were ringing and the
people would set it down as an accident;
we lay together that night; I don’t think
father slept at all that night; I fell asleep
hi about four o’clock ; early ip the morn
' jng.he \voke me up and asked me to go
ViiyJgei a shirt for him, otid one for me ;
jhe gave me a ®I() gold piece ; I went in
to Market street to get the article; (the
store was here described by the witness
at which he purchased the shirts apd tho
'change also that he got from the shirt
A $5 gold piece he got from the
'dealer fie gave to Mrs. Maguire; the other
■ i/fctyaijgd he gave to his father, (among it
; r Wat»:ja dollar note ; which Maguire testified
, ftdreceived. from Arihur Spring at tho
. bar;) after breakfast I went down to
where the mhrdef was committed ; futher
i t 0 8° an< Hee what the excitement
Was; 1 went down and saw the crowd
there; 1 mingled with tlfo crowd and
JiQftrd them talk:'! was there >hen the
. Cbroner came; I went back and fouhd
'father in ’ the bar room witty Maguire’s
; tjVpther, Jphn; I fold father he was ft qoK
mah; he’ said why; I told him
three ’ or four innocent persons are arrest.
' ed, and he said oft 7 then I’m'all right ; I
'h«yo not spoken to hjni 6ince ; (the lead
wad here shown Witness, and he said
'..that he ‘ though if Came 'from Moguire’s
u hBMr out of sbme rubbish there; the point
‘of the dirk I saw in the Grand Jury room
'resembled'niy dirk ; (if was here shown
; witness and identified ;) I was With William
Tho hour of adjournment here arrivod,
and the examination of young Spring was
continued until to-day. Tho court room
was more crowded during tho afternoon
than at any other time, and an evident do
sire was manifested by all to catch every
thing young Spring said. It muy be im
agined what impression it made on'the
spectators. Young Spring is rather good
looking. He told his tale with a marked
propriety of manner. The father sat the
whole time with his elbows resting on the
front of the dock, and did not tako his
eyes from him during the fearful narra
j tion. —Daily Ncics.
1 SKETCH OF THE MUBDEBEB AND niS VICTIMS.
| The following sketch of the history
iof the chief nctors in the late shack
ling tragedy in Philadelphia, we find in the
j Saturday Gazette of Saturday last.
| Spring, as might readily be supposed]
, from the evidence of his son, as published
in another column, was found guilty of,
] murder in tho first,degree.
| So much has been said and written con
cerning the late dreadful murder at South
wark, that the public naturally feci a cu
riosity to know something respecting the
history of the persons so suddenly brought
into notice. Wo have it in oyr power to
furnish nn outline of the career of the most
conspicuousnmong the parties intimately
connected with the terrible transaction.
lionora Shaw, (commonly miscalled
Hi "' , iah Shaw,) and Ellen Lynch, the
lannuh iu. i) 1 ~
victims —Arthur Spring, the supposed as
sassin—Bartholomew Lynch, the husband
of Ellen, werfc all horn in the same county
(Kerry) in Ireland, and were near neigh
bors before their emiuration to this coun-
uy.
Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Lynch were (he
daughters of John Donnvan, steward of
the Earl of Kenmare ; they were born in
Killarney. Honora was the eldest, she
was about forty-six years of nge at the
time of her death. She married a Dr. J.
W. Lovatt at the neighboring town of Din
gle, and together emigrated to tho United'
States, soon after their marringc. They
settled in Philadelphia. Tho husband was;
much the oldest of the twain, and for iti
long timo before his death, (which occurr
ed upon the Bth of January 1852,) he was
entirely dependent on the exertions of his
wife for support. They were married
fourteen years, and had no children.
Shortly after the death of her first hus
band, tho widow married again. The sec
ond husband, a man named Shaw, subse
quently deserted his wife, and went to try
his fortune in California. Mrs. Shaw wus
addicted to drinking; with that exception
she boro a good character. She is repre
sented as being a warm-hearted kind wo
man.
Ellon, the youngest of tho two sisters,
was also married at tho town of Dingle.—
She married n Cart-wright named John
Dowd in 1843. In 1849 he died, leaving
her with two children. The widow soon
nfter came to the United States, leaving
her little ones in the caro of her friends at
home. Upon the passage to this country,
she was attacked with ship lever, and ar
rived in Philadelphia sick and destitute.—
Here she met with Bartholomew Lynch,
between whom and her family relations of
friendship had existed in Ireland. Lynch
took care of her until she obtained a situ
ation ns house keeper in the lamily of Mr.
Durand, the druggist.
Mrs. Dowd, although much younger
than her kind friend and protector, marri
ed him about a year since, and on the 22d
of February the wife gave birth to twin
children. Mrs. Lynch was but thirty-one
years of age at the time of her tragical
death. She bore a most estimable churac
acter, and the warmest feelings of affec
tion existed between her husband and her
self.
Bartholomew Lynch is a veteran sol-j
dior. He enlisted in tho United Stntesj
Pragoons in 1836; he served with dis
tinction in Florida, under the command of
the gallqnt Harney, and received a wound
while jp that service. He subsequently
served under Generals Taylor and Scott, I
and was ip every battle of importance ini
Mexico from Palo Alto to the taking of tho!
Capital. At Cerra Gordo and Chapulte
pec, JLynch received wounds, the traces of
which ho still bears. Soon after the en
listment of our hero he wus promoted to
the rank of Sergeant, a post he filled until
the close of tho military service. The
Sergeant returned to New York with the
shattered rerpnunt of the New York vol
unteers, and was there presented by the
authorities with a handsome silver medal
as a testimonial of their appreciation of his
services.
Sergeant Lynch was appointed one of
the watchmen at the. Philadelphia Navy
Yard, some time since, and quitted that sit
uation about three weeks ago, logo to N.
York, where he was promised a situation
of some kind. The money he received at
tho close qf his, service at tho Naval station
in this city, is believed to have been the
object which prompted the assassin yvho
perpetrated the cruel tnurder of his wife
and sister-in-law.. ■ . • •, ~
Arthur Spring, .the alleged murderer,
w#a born at Milltown, county o.fKerry,
|rcland. : It is .impossible to say with any
degree ,of precision what tlje age of.this
man is.. In 1843 he said he was twenty
eight years ofuge. ; H e would consequent
ly be but thirty-eight years of age at the
present time; His present appeuranco de
i notes n man of nearly fifty, .but whether
this be attributed to the wear and tear in-1
[cirlont to the life he has led we are una-j
bio to say. If his-son is 19, as is staled
by those who know the family, the father
must certainly be more than 38. -'Those
who nro competent to judge, fix the age of
Arthur spring at from 45 to 47.
In appcaranco tho supposed murderer is
fnr from pre-possessing, his countenance is
forbidding, and there is a peculiar expres
sion of cruelty and cunning about his eye,
which is by no means attractive. Ho is
stout built, and about 5 feet '8 inches in
height; has .light blue eyes, and sandy
hair, turning to grey. The top of his head
is bald, and the hair is brought around so
as to conceal this defect us much us possi
ble.
I The precise time at which Spring emi
grated to this country is not known. It is
said that he came here in the year 1829.
In 1835 he opened'a confectionary storo
on tho south side of Market street abovo
Thirteenth. Ho remained there for sev
eral years, during which time he was in
j bad repute among his neighbors, and was
j generally considered n bad man. Ills wife
! was the constant victim of his brutality,
and was seldom free from tho marks of
I his violence. In 1843 he was arrested for
j obtaining a quantity of liquor under false
pretences from Mr. John Latour, in Wnl
: nut street and was subsequently convicted
lof tho offence, and sentenced to undergo
| an imprisonment ofone year in the County
'Prison, and to pay a fine of $4OO. Spring
' was pardoned out a few months after his
incarceration by Governor Porter.
It is a curious circumstance that on the
records of the County Prison, immediately
in connection with the name and descrip
tion of Spring, some persons sketched—
ten years ago —a gallows, with the figure
of a man upon it, and under it the prophet
ic inscription, “God is just, and will not
suffer the guilty toesenpo.”
After the release of .Spring from prison,'
he went to New York, where he after- !
wards opened an eating and drinking cel-1
Inr in Park Row. Here he committed nn j
outrageous robbery on an Irishman named i
Dillon, whom he not only robbed of a large I
amount of money, but he also broke his
collar bone. For this ofibneo Spring was |
arrested and tried, but by some hocus po
cus, brought about by the free use of the
poor Irishman’s money, the perpetrator of
the outrage managed to escape.
The next ciiminnl matter in which
Spring figured, was in a charge of robbe
ry committed at the house ofn Mr. Hide
son in Centre street. Hickson had be
friended Spring and the ingrate plundered
him in return. For the last offence he
was sentenced to an imprisonment of eight
years and 4 months in Sing Sing.
In the meantime, Mrs. Spring had died;
public opinion branded the unworthy hus
band as her murderer, but be never was
tried upon the charge. At the time Spring
was sent to the New York penitentiary, his
son Arthur and three other children, all of
whom were girls, went to Washington,
where they made their home with a sister
of their deceased mother. Here, young
Arthur learned the trade of a confectioner.
In October last, through the exertions of
the son, the father was pardoned by the
Governor of New York, and about Christ
mns ho was introduced into the family at
Carrolls, by a Mrs. Harrington. Mrs.
Shaw had been tho god-mother of the
younger Spring, and felt a lively interest
in his welfare. The futhersho pitied, and
out of her own small means she purchased
him decent clothes in the place of the mis
erablo garments he then wore.
Carroll and Lynch both forbid Spring
the house, but he continued to visit there
occasionally cither openlv or clandestine
ly, until the night of the 10th inst., when
the fearful murder was committed.
With the rest of this tale of blood our
readers are as familiar as ourselves.
Sentence of the N. Y. Aldermen for Contempt.
On Saturday morning, the cases of the
New York Aldermen, adjudged guilty of
contempt, was decided before tho Superi
or Court. Judge Duer read n very long
nndelaboralc decision, reaffirming his opin
ion that the order of injunction was right
fully issued, properly served, and wilfully
violated, and adjudging the defendants
guilty of wilful and criminal contompt,
punishable under the statute. Judge Bos
worth also had prepared an argument in
vindication of the judgment pronounced,
j Alderman Sturtevant, who was adjudg
ed to have committed the grossestcontempt,
because he not only violated tho injunction
| but also framed and moved the adoption of
the resolutions impugning the motives of
Judge Campbell, was sentenced to be im
prisoned in the city prison for fifteen days,
pay a fine of $250, into the city treasury,
and pay the relators the sum of $lO2 for
their costs and expenses. The other Al
dermen who voted for Sturtevant’s resolu
tions and violated the injunction, were
fined $lOO, and costs of $lOl. A warrant
was issued that they be committed to pris
on until tlic fines are paid.
An appeal was immediately taken to
tho general term of the court, but that
Court being then in session refused to sus
tain it,.when notice was given of an appeal
to the court of Appeals. Alderman Smith
had the grace to submit to the decisions as
final. These officials it would appear,
have found that the, laws are not to be
contemned with impunity,
C. McDowell, Esq., late of
tho firm of Bell, Johnson, Jack, & Co.;
left Hollidaysburg,on Saturday morning
last, for Lasalle 111., where he has recent
ly purchased a considerable quantity of
lands. He goes to errect improvements
qn thenrt, and bring them into cultiva
tion. . ' ' ' 1 '
(KrThe city of Worcester; Mass., has.
been indicted by the. Grand Jury for a nui
sance; and suits have also been commenc
ed against the municip.alauthoritiqs for the
recovery of damttges to the amount of fo*.
tv thousand dollars, for. permitting the ob
struction of.o/iO.ofitlipstrpets,
A '
REPUBLICAN.
CLEARFIELD Fa., April l, 1853.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS*
Canal Commissioner,
THOMAS H. FORSYTH,
Of Philadelphia County ,
Auditor General, •
EPHRAIM BANKS,
Of Mifflin County.
Surveyor General,
J. PORTER BRAWLEY,
Of Crawford County.
Philadelphia Appoiniments.
The following appointments were report 1
ed to have been sent into the Sonate on
Monday last, for Philadelphia. •
Collector of the Port. —Hon. Charles
Brown.
Naval Officer. —lion. N. B. Eld rod.
Naval Agent. —Captain Day.
Surveyor. —Gen. R. C. Hale, of Lew
istown.
Post Master. —G. D. YVestcott.
Westlky Fhost, Esq., of Fayette, cd.,
had previously been appointed Marshal of
tho Western district of Pennsylvania.
OCrThe whole country will be gratified;
with the and its confirmation J
by the Senate, of Sklaii R. Hoimm, as
first assistant Post Master General. A
more popular appointment could not have
been made. It was expected, ns Major
Hobbic is perhaps better; acquainted with
tile business operations of the Post Office
Department of the United States, than any I
other man. His name is known wherever
there is a post road. j
In this appointment, tho President and I
Post Master General have shown that they 1
have wisely consulted the true interests ofi
the country.
Whig Stale Convention
The Whigs held their State Convention
in Lancaster Inst week, and made tho fol
lowing nominations :
Canal Commissioner . —Moses Pownall,
of Lancaster.
Auditor General. —A. K. McClure, of
Franklin county.
Surveyor General. —Christiun Myers,
of Clarion county.
OCrThc Rev. Dr. McLeod, pastor of
St. Andrews church in this place, preach
ed his farewell sermon on Inst SnLbnlh ev
ening. Ho goes to take charge of a con
"legation at Huntingdon. Tho Doctor
carries with him the Lest wishes of our
entire community
CLEARFIELD vs. LEWIfijWN.
We here give the prices oCpljQduco as
published in tho Lewistown Grazctte of
Saturday lost, with the prices of tho same
articles here, as near as we can.
Lcwistown. Clearfield.
Flour per bnrrol, 84 25.,..,, none.
Wheat, per bushel, l 001 12J
Rye, per bushel, 024 80
Oats, per bushel, 33 50
Corn, per bushel, 50 , '6O
Clover Seed, per bus. 3 00 v 6 00
Butter, per. lb., 16 18j
Fork, per pound., 64 }0
Fttgs, per dozen. 10 124
Potatoes, per bushel, 50 " 75
0O”A few rafts of the lighter druft ofj
water, were tent to Market last week from
points below this —none, we believe, front |
above the mouth of Trout Run. From
tho mouth of Sinnamahoning there was a
good freshet, and those that reached that
point got along very well. This will be
somo help, both in bringinatiil a little
change, and in afTording to runj
what lumber is on hands. From this tot
the heads of the river and Clearfield Creek, |
nothing has been run, but all are ready i
and waiting. A great many of our proph
ets have lost their reputation, and that of
tho last of that class of our citizens is now
staked upon a flood next week, when, ac
cording to some almanacs, or. other signs,
three fishes appear together—and as fish
can’t live without water, of course it will
take a good deal of water for three of them,
particularly if they are very large’.
(KrVVe see that in the Senate on the
22d instant, Mr. B. D. Hamlin, reported,
with amendment, the bill to regulate the
floating of loose saw logs ort the Mushan
non and Clearfield creeks, which is the
only business that has been transacted by
that body for the last week* which could
prove of interest to this section.
A Child Scalded to Death.
A child of Mr. John Dixon’s, aged about
three years, wds scalded to death one day
last week, at the house of Rudolph Litch,
in Boggs township. Its mother had been
washing, and the child fell backwards in*'
ton bucket'of scalding'soap-sUds, from'
the effects of which it' died the next (Joy •
W anted.-*- A flood on the West Branch
of the Sesquehnnhairiyer pnd, its
hi?tributaries. y' :
The Philadelphia Murder-
I Singular Development. —On Satur
day last, Mr. Doran, the counsel for tho
notorious Arthur Sprpig , who-had been
convicted of murder a day pr twp before,
enmefinto court, and moved for a new tri
al. Among the reasons assigned in sup :
port of the motion for n hew trial was.the
fact, or what Mr. Doran alleged to bo a
fact, that one of tho jurors who sat on the
case, acted as a substitute for, and answer
ed to the name of another man as.often as
tho jury were called. This if truo is cer
tainly a most singular circumstance, and
one for which we think the lawyers will
find it difficult to find a parallel in their
books,. - It will no doubt however, bo suffi
cient to set aside tho verdict. But the
cruel murdorer will not thereby escapo
justice. He was only tried for the murder
of Mrs. Lynch, one of his victims, whilst
he stands indicted for the murder of Mrs.
Shaw, and wo presume ho will be immedi
ately tried on that indictment.
Whilst these developments are taking
place with the old man, his son is receiv
ing the congratulations of thousands who
visit him at the Station house. And in
consequence of some revelations this same
son bus mudo since the trial, concerning
olhor crimes of the father, the authorities
felt it to bo their duty on Saturday last, to
rd-commit him to the debtors department
of the prison.
The older Spring has made no admis
sion looking towards a confession, but as
serts his innocence in tho most positive
manner, and accuses the son as the mur
derer.
ff
Cts”Tho greater portion of tho Cum
hri.a count)' court was occupied week before
last in the cjectmentsuit of Barclay et. al.
vs. M’Guire et. al. for tho recovery of
some 15 or 20,000 acres of land lying on
tho head waters of Clearfield Creek. —
Five counsel were employed on each side,
which is a pretty sure indication that the
parlies are able to go to law ; and r if so,
let them stick to it. The lawyers "have a
right to live as well as other people, and
we like to hear of them getting big fees,
providing they get them from big clients.
Tho evidence closed on Saturday night,
nnd on Monday the case was argued, and'
submitted to the jury, who brought in a
verdict in faVor of the defendant. This
delay would operate against the cause of
justice in Blair county, where the same
judge and pretty much the same lawyers
figure, and where several notorious scamps
have been cheating justice by wearing
their own necks too long.
9
slight shock of on earthquake
was felt in the western and northern part
of New York, and also in Upper Canada,
on Saturday the 12th of March.
particular friend, the P. M. at
Spruce Creek, has mended his manners
considerably—yet there is still room for
improvement.
Trouble in the United States Census Office
Washington , March 21. —The Census
office, Eighth street was the scene of con
siderable excitement to-day. In the first
place upwards of ono hundred clerks were
removed, which reduced the force of the
officers to seven or eight, and it was pro
posed to dispense with the Eighth and
Seventh Street Officers altogether, one of
fice and a few picked clerks being deemed
sufficient to wind up the business.
In the next case Mr. Kennedy, the late
Superintendent of the Census, sued out a
wiit of replevin on Mr. Deßow, his suc
cessor, by virtue of which he entered the
office with a deputy Marshal, and remov
ed two or three cart loads of manuscripts
and documents, claimed ns private proper
ty, but embracing a large quantity of man
uscripts prepared by clerks in the office,
tho records of the Census Board, numer
ous publications received from public soci
eties, etc. The documents were appruised
at 8480, and Mr. Kennedy had given
84000 bonds for their safety.
Mr. Do Bow consulted the District At
torney, and no doubt the most prompt
measures will be tuken for the recovery of
such papers as are of a public churaQter.
It is understood Kennody had accumu
lated a lurge mass of manuscript, prepara
tory to an extended work on the resources
of this country, which .he designed to pub
lish on his own account, seeing that Con
gress declines to publish the Census re
turns on tho extensive scale proposed.
California Appointments
Washington, 1 Wlegccb. 20.—The follow
ing nominations for Son Francisco were
sent into the Senate, this morning, and
confirmed :— NqV/ft Officer, W.B. Burner
bn; Postmaster, Thomas J. Henley ;
Treasurer of tho Mint, Jacob R. Snyder.
The Baltimore Appointments.
JBfiltimore, March 27:—It is now well
understood thatEx-Governor Thomas will
be appointed Collector;.of the Port of Balti
more, and B. H. Richardson, of the ,*Ar
gus,” Postmaster, Mr. Davie is to be
provided for in another shape.
Loss of the Brig Pain}.
Boston, March 26.—The i brig Paulina,
arrived at Holmes’ Hole from -Sagualla
Grande, fell in with, on the I7lh instant,
lat. 30, lobg; 7)9, the brig Palm. from Mai
tanzas fpr Portland, in a.Binkingconditidn.
Took off the captain, crow and on 6 female.
BON. JAMES CAMPBELL
In publishing a brief sketch oftho sev«-
eral members of President Pierce’s Cabi.’l
net, a week or two ago, that of this dis,.
tinguished gentleman fell far short of da
ing him justice. Wo are glad to see how
ever, tha t tho editor of the N. Y. Herald, \
aware oftho defects of that notice, has
gathered tho following facts, to which we
invite public attention. And thus may if
over be, when persenal malevolence un
dertakes to hunt down a worthy man. ;l
TOE NEW POSTMASTER GENERAL.
“The Hon. James Campbell, of Penw
sylvanin, selected by General Pierce tot
presido over tho Post Office. Department,
will, wo do not hesitate to predict, prove
one of the best selections that could'have
been made for that important post,, ,R j,|
getting to be the most laborious department!
of the government, with its thirty tbpus.
und appointments, and its constantly jnJ
creasing patronage, improvements, : and,
the accumulating wants of the whole com s
munity. The public interests pertaining
to it are ominenllv progressive ; and tl)ny,|
are interests, too, about.which .the.Amefrl
can people are perhaps ; more tenas'iouil
than those connected with, and cpmwlle||
by, any other branch of tho goyernqientfl
To administer i's duties with success and!
generui satisfaction, requires Constant yig.l
ila nee, untiring industry; much legal!
knowledge and experience,and in its prac-l
licul aspects, firmness of purpose, well I
tempered with courtesy of manner pndl
sound discretion. Upon the discreet rngnj
agement greatly depends the popularity!
or unpopularity of the entire ndministra-l
tion. Tho important experiment of low!
postage, ns well ns other matters of roJ
form, renders it peculiarly a responsibla
post at this time, requiring energy, clo«
application, and an enlightened policy oa
the part of its official head. i - I
Judge Campbell ia not, perhaps, spell
tensively knoWn throughout the count™
as some other gentlemen who might haul
been selected, the official positions whictl
lie, -has heretofore occupiod not
been such as to bring him conspicuous™
before tho nation at ’large. But, as fl
prominent member of the liar of his ourjfl
State, and as a Judge, and in fuel evcrjl
stntionof fespocsibility in which he has beqß
placed, he has discharged his duties,will
übiiity nnd great fidelity. In all busincM
transactions he is straight forward attfl
prompt, with a frank and pleasing addren,B
and a constitution which even tha LartjH
and incessant labor of that departmeipß
cunnot easily impair. ' .1
- Asa politician, Judge C.ia distinguish
ed for his sound judgment and keeno
gacity, guided by an honest desire to
know and treat the whole democratic partf
of the country as one common family, a«
long as they stand by the great nnd.easOD
lial principles upon which the new admin
istration came into power. ...I
In the brief sketches of the individuw
who compose the cabinet, given in In
Herald a few days since, that of Juda
Campbell was very brief, and in some rl
spects inaccurate. The following facl
may be relied on as correct: — I
The father of the new Postmaster Gel
ernl emigrated from the north of lrcltul
towards the close of the last contury,!
The subject’of this notice was born in tU
county of Philadelphia in 1813, and I
consequently about 39 years of ago. fjl
was admitted to tho bar in 1635, at
nga of 21, alter one of the best;lej
trainings. When 28 years old hew
appointed Judge of the Common Pit
Court of Philadelphia city and county,l
most important tribunal in the State,nt
to the Supreme Court. He was nit
years in that responsible station, and 1
his close attention to its duties, his
impartiality, and the soundness of his,
cisions, reflected much credit on his nt
county ; and when the constitution of'
Slate was changed, making the Judicia
elective, he wus nominated for one of t
SuprerAe Court Judges by avoteol'more|li
two thirds of tho delegates of a conventi
distinguished for its legal abilities, u
composed of many of the soundest*
most reliable men in the State. N»tj
Americanism formed an element in j
election, and he was defeated, not!
standing fie received 176,000 votes, b
a larger democratic vote than wus it 1
bqfore polled in the State at any precei
election, and being about 5,000 M
than the vote polled last fall, for tnn ds
ocratic candidates for Judges of the?
preme Court., /•
In January, 1852, he was appointed]
Gov. Bigler, Attorney General/ tdVj
State of Pennsylvania, which officii
held till callod.by Gen. Pierce toasS
his cabinet. ~ i
Earthquake. —A shock of anw
quake was felt at Watertown (Nj
about two o’clock on the morning ofl
urday, the 12th instant. The first pfl
tHe shock was severe, so much sol
persons were aroused f rom sound sift
Stoves and crockery rattled. , After,!
ceased, the rumbling sound contiritM
least,a minute and a half, ending *1
number of slight shocks, and viblM
and gradually ceasing. The continw
or duration,of®b whole shock and
(ions was about two or two and a half!
utos. J
The citizens of Lewistown, 1$
county, were ,alarmed by the
featations at four o’clock on the,<
morning;, two hundred miles distent.'
Watejjjowh., The.cpbckery in that,'
hod a like “shaking up” with that
tprtowp,
'True goodness islikelhegiow-vM
this, that it shines tijost vyhen
cept those of, Heavenward upon.itW«!l
1 A young lawyeri trying to es|ablh
self in buisness, js ’in one tespeq
young physician 1 : He needs