TJJE DAUNTED DOUSE., •There was Ohco upon a time, a poor or bricjtlayor, in Grenada, who leapt all saints days and holidays, .and yet .jtyifji; ail his devotion, he grew poorer and ~poorer, and could scarcely earn bread for )his numerous family. One night he was arousedfromhis sleep by a knocking at . the ddbr. He opened' it, and beheld be fore him ft tall meagro looking priost, “Hark,ye, honest friend," said the stron ger. *1 have observed that you ara a good Christian',’hnd ono to bo trusted ; will you uhtfertako a job this very night I l' *With'all my heart, Senor Pudro, on. condition that I am paid accordingly.’ -That you slmll bo but you imtst suf - fer yoUrself to bo blindfolded,’ _ r TolHfti* the mun made no objectionso, biting’ Hoodwinked, ho was lead by the prifcst through various rough lanes and passages, until they stopped.be- a house. ' Tlio.priosl theh Applied a fcejr, - turning a cracking lock, Add'opened what sounded like n ponder ous door; They entered, the door was clbsed and bolted, and the mason :was con : ducted through an echoing corridor, and a madous hall, to ah interior part of the building, Here the bandage was removed from, his eyes, and ho now found himself id 8 patio or court, dimlylighled by a single lamp. In the centre was a dry bn sin of an ,old Moorish fountain, under Which the priest requested him to form n small vault, bricks and morter being at hand for. the purpose. ' Ho accordingly worked 1 allriight, but without finishing his job; Just before day-breuk, the priest pul &‘plccb of gold into his hand, and having again blindfolded him, conducted him back to his dwelling. ♦Are you willing,’ said ho ‘to return ahd ddmplote the work? ‘Gladly, Senor Padre,‘provided I am so well paid.’ ‘Well, then, to-morrow at midnight I will call again.’ He-did so and 'the vault was completed. .'‘Now,’ said the priost, ‘you thirst help me to bring forth the bodies that are to bo buried in this vault.’ Tho poor mason’s hair droses on his .head at these words; ho followed tho priest, with trembling steps, into n retired chamber of the mansion, expecting to be hold somo ghastly spectacle of death, but relieved on perceiving three or four portly : jars standing in ohd corner, They were evidently full of money, and it was with: great labor (hat he.and the priest: carried them forth and consigned them to their tomb. . The vault was then: closed, tho pavement was then replaced, and n)l traces of the work obliterated.— The mason was again hoodwinked, and led forth by a route different from that Which: he had come. After they had wapdered'Jbr a lung timo through a per plexpd maze of lanes and alleys they halt ed, Tho, priest then put two, pieces of gpjd infa. his hund; 'Wait here,’ said be, .‘p()til yau hear:tho cathedral boll 101 l (or. matins, If you presume to uncover ypqr eyes before that time, evil will-bofal you {’ 60. saying, he departed. Thomason Wgifed . faithfully, amusing himself by (linking them against each other. Thu moment the cathedral bell rang its matin peal, ha uncovered his eyes, and found himself; on the bank of tho from wheisce ho made the best Of his wdy hoine and;revelled with.his family fora whole fortnight on the. profits of his two night’s Work, after which ho was ns pooras ever. .. Ho. continued to work a little* nud pray O;good deal,'and kept Sainst’s days and holidays, while his family grew upas' gaunt nnd ragged as gypsies. As lie was! seated One evening at thß door of his hov el, ho. wag,accosted by u rich old curmud geon, who was noted for owning many bouses, and being a,grasping landloCd. — The man of money eyed him fora mo menj. from beneath a pair, of anxious shaggy eyebrows. ... ‘fam told, that: you are very -poor.’ : ‘There,is no denying tho fact, Benor,—it .speaks for itself-’ I presume .Jthenj that you Will bo glad of a. job, nnd Will: work cheap.’;; fAacheap my master As npy. mason in Grenada.’ “That’s jwhat.l' want, I have an old house that is fallen'into decay, that costs, me more mon- Ay then it is worth to keep it in repair for nobody will Jive in it; so I must contrive jo patch it up and keep it together at as Anudl ;an expense ns possible.’ i The mason was accordingly Conducted ■lo w largo deserted house that seemed go :jng do ,ruin. Passing through-several empty luills and chambers, fie entered an 'inner court, where his eyes were caught -by an old Moorish fountains Ho paused ,(oc a moment, for a dreaming recollection jof the piaco came over him. ‘Pray,’ said he,, ‘who .occupied this •■House formerly. " ' , ■ ... i«vi r ' pest.upon him!’ cried the landlord •Jdt Wfls an old miserly priest, who cared hobody hut himself. Ho was said to •fheiptmehsely rich, and having no relations '|fW«V‘thbught that he would leave all his ’Jipeahures tt> the chii,rch. He died sudden ly," and thO priests and friars thronged to iako possesion x)f ‘ his wealth. biit noth unit‘could theji find, but a; fow .ducats .in a leather purse. The worst luckfhas fdlloii pnme, for Since hisdeath, the old fellow fffondnnfts fo occupy mv hotise - without -maVing rent, and there’s noi taking the law -jpn'dead men. The 1 people - pretend to tfcMpthO clinking of gold, in thei dhamber tufchdrd’life -old priest slept; as if ho were ddJ&iithlgbver his money, and sometimes p eroantng about tho court. Whether trno have brought a bud VW&ir&bh my : house; and not a tenant will ifl it»’ ‘ v - :i ,V ! -\ : V.' ", »*‘t,* * said * the mason ; sturdily; f t4ie live' in ybur h'ouso rent freo .uiitil | • bbltat tehapi'hteseiits. and l Willen-| ‘Wti&'fa piit it Vn TfoWtr,' ; ‘nnd to quiet-tljo spirit ;J tl)M' disturbs it. ■ Ipuf a teadiiy A WEEKLY PAPER : DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, AGRICULTURE, MORALITY, AND FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. Volume 5, accepted j ho moved with his family into tho house, and fulfilled his engagements. By little and little ho restored it to its for met state ; the clinking of gold was no nrtbro heard at night in tho chamber of |lio dofun'et priest, but began to, ho heard by day in the pockets of the living mason. In a word ho increased rapidly in wealth, to tho admiration of all his neighbors, and bbcamo oho or tho richest men in Gren ada ; ho gave. largo sums to tho church, by way', no doubt, of' satisfying his con science, and never rovealed the secret of the vault until ’on his death-bed to mud heir. From the Public ledger. Railroad Communications between Philadel phia and the Lakes, at Erie. Messks Editors :—I observed in tho Ledger of the 21st of November last, a short articio, over tho signature 1 of “A Market Street Merchunt,” upob tho sub ject of a railroad from this city to Erie, via Tyrone city, on tho Pennsylvania rail road, and “Emigh’s Gap," in tho Alle gheny mountains | setting- forth briefly tho advantages of this route, and inviting an early examination into its merits as a j line of communication botweon tho sea-1 board and the lakes, (a tho Bulletin of tho following Friday appeared another, signed “A Philadelphian," in opposition to the former, and in strenuous advocacy of the present proposed route, through Read ing and Calawissn, over tho Sunhury and Erie road. I have been wailing very anxiously a rejoindor from “A Markot street Mer chant,V-in defence of his position, and ho ped, ero thitsj to have been favored with his views upon this important subject in exleh so ; but presuming ho has overlooked tho communication of Ills opponent in tho Bulletin, I cannot think of dropping the matter so hastily, leaving the impression that it is a ‘‘South Sen Bubble,” or as pronounced by ‘‘A Philadelphian,” a scheme projected by a person who “has some idea of embarking in tho lumbering business.” , ' I therefore invito those interested in this subject to rn careful consideration of the work nlluded to, as well ns to un im partial examination in detail of'tho mer its in contrast with that of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad. -The want of a direct railway communi cation with the Lakes has long been felt by Philadelphia, and tho importance of such n road universally conceded in con sideration of the mighty trade of thosu great inland seas. ‘ • The question, therefore, properly arises as to the route winch will enoblo our city to compete successfully with her more | enterprising rivals, and secure at least ! her share o f this fruitful harvest. - The shortest, best and most practicable line between our city aud the. harbor of Erie will constitute ihe basis of tho follow ing remarks: “Emigh’s Gap,” tho summit of the Al legheny mountain, which has heretofore begn considered one of tho main induce ments for a railway from Philadelphia to Erie, via Tyrone city, and caljed by “A Market Street Merchant,” “The Philadot phia and Eric Route, is the lowest de pression known in the broad range which divides' the Atlantic slope from the Mis sissippi valley. The heighth of this sum mit has been variously stated, arid by “A Philadelphian” incorrectly so—its true Cl evation being 2,083 feet above tide water, and 1,108 feot above Holtidaysburg, and 240 lower than the natural summit at Su gar Run, where the Pennsylvania railroad passes the mountain by a tunnel. Wo herewith annex a tabular! of the different summits of the A giving their elevation and dept bpvo and below Sugar Run, viz 1 Names.. Authority. bumioiio! cheia & U.B.£i«ine«n J.Koiiht. Ohio Cans', Albnrm’itiaranjit, Baodl’aich, .do ‘ OhamUxibtirf on** Pltuborihaorvoy, tfedftr Swamp G#p . highly practicable and advantageous, but offers facilities for tho construction Of a first' class road seldom met with in the mountainous regions of our state. Mule rials necessary for the construction of a road are so abundant throughout the en tire route, that its completion could'be in sured within less time thart tho Sunbury and Erie Railroad Company have consu | ined in obtaining subscriptions. The road would pass through a coun try unsurpassed in mineral wealth; large deposits of coal and iron ore; huge forests of magnificent timber, which have never yet heard the nxo of the woodman. All I of which would find a ready market in our beautiful city, and enrich not only the metropolis ot our state, but the entire country, how lost in.its original, wildness. , ’ But, Messrs. Editors, we are digressing. Tho hbovo facts are well known. I hope we inay shortly appreciate them.'. Let us now compare the distances on this routo aVith those of the SunbUry and Erid Rail road giving theentiro length of bot h. As t he directnessofa.routo constitute amain feature:in the construction,of a railway, this matter is of- importance, and should not be overlooked; ' Let us take the Sun bury.abd Eiie Road, from Philadelphia, I via Cattawissd tq Sanbury> and thence over [ that' road to Erie as follows : From Phialdelphin to Williams- 1 . port via Catawissa, _ IDG rniles. From Willidnisport: to Erie, , • I ’ YMr. Farris’ survey,) V 234.} mdes, r statement llegheny, ■ession a* > G WZ *8 Peel above TWe. 8769 8184 8418 8547 8418 848 ti 880 > 1453 5.4 Jfcßi 83 8 8828 8850 8440 8800 824 J n to ei is 6S aui 1871;, / ViTcO UMI '■ Philip .to lirio, 480| miiea. .. -t‘ ■ *>■ \ ' • • i ' ;' V I-ti X* v/. Clearfield, Pa,, Jaii. 25, 1854. Difference iii I’nvor oF Phila delphia and Erie route, 38A miles. Here, then, you observe is a saving in distance of 38£ miles,, equivalent'-to at least ®900;000 —estimating -the' cost per mile at less than $25-,000, which is bolow the average cost of a first class road. Even were 10 miles saved; it would bo a con sideration in these days, when several ci ties aro straggling so earnestly for the li on’s share of the greut trado of our inland Now lot us briefly enumerate so tho advantages of this route over the Sun bury and. Erie Railroad, and then con clude with an apology for tho length ot this article: Elevation abort) lida.—above Urn. Qcl'<. net, via Tyrone;(as above,) 392 miles, 1. Wc have a decided saving in dis tance —and. thereby it woiild cost less to build the roud, und consume less timo in running. 2. It will require the construction of 100 miles less road ilmn the Sunbury and Erie Rrilroad, to enable us to reach the samo point, ns viz : r From Tyrone city, to Eric, 173 miles. From Sunbury to Erie, 2721 miles. Difference, 3. It would become a mighty tributary ot thei’ennsylvania Railroad—a compa ny formed by Fhiludelphiuns. and in which t the city is a large stockholder —and by passing over 117 miles of their route, would increase the tonnage and revenue to such an extent as to make both profit able to city and state, 4. It will bo a Philadelphia road from the beginning; whilst the Sunbury and Erie lluilroad points too directly towards one graspingrival —viaCatawissa, Easton and the New Jersey Central. The above, Messrs. Editors, are but a lew of the many advantages of the road,; whoso morits for consideration aro pdvan-j ccd in this article. Many more might be given but the length of this article forbids. As we said above, we must upologizo.lo your many, readers for.trespassing so much upon their patience, particularly those of them who. will take- the troublo to rend this article. f I only ask, with others,(that this route may bo examined in detail,' and if found to possess the many claims for considera tion, which the writer believes do really exist, let it receive at least the attention of thoso capitalists anil merchants who. have the interests of our beloved old city at heurt. Should it, on tho other hand, be found by practical surveyors to possess no other than ordinary claims, no one will more cheerfully exclaim than the writer —“Mv name is Haines.” Philo. TYRONE AND ERIE RAILROAD. A very largo meeting of the citizens of Clearfield county, in fuvor of connecting Tyrone, on the Pennsylvania - Rail Road, with Erie, was held in the borough of Curwensville, on Thursday, January 12, 1854. On motion, Wm. Irvin, Esq,, wnscalU ed to the clmir. George Leech, Isauc Smith, Benjamin Hartshorn, JohrfP. Dalo, nnd Dr. M. E. Woods, were appointed Vico Presidents, and J.D. Thorp, and Jos, Peters Secretaries. : On motion of Jonathan Boynton, Esq., John l’atton, Benjamin Hartshorn, Eli Bloom, J. A.T. Hunlerand JaS. Growthe'r. worcappointed a Committee'on resolutions, During the absence of the Committe, J. B. M’Enally, Esq., made a forcible nnd interesting address in favor of tho project. The Committee reported, and on motion of H. B. Swoope, Esq., seconded by Jon athan Boynton, Esq., tho following resolu tions were unanimously adopted, WnnnEAS, The subject of a Rail Road from Tyrone to Erie, by way of Emigh’s Gap, in the Allegheny mountain, Clear field and Curwensville, has been agitated, and whereas, wo, a portion pf the citizens of Clearfield county, knowing the route to bo not only practicable, but shorter end les3 oxpensivo than any other route pro posed, therefore ■ Resolved, That wo are in favor of ob taining a charter, organizing n company, and constructing as soon impossible, a fail road through our county by tho route pro posed, believing as W 3 do, that it will not' only devolopo the vast resourcosofWestern Pennsylvania, but-that by connecting the eastern portion of our stuto with the trade of the Great Lakes, it will prove of im menso utility to tho whole Comnhonwcajth. Resolved, That Philadelphia, ns the great commercial metropolis of Pennsyl vania, is deeply interested in the construc tion of this roud, It will not only secure for hofa largo portion of tho Lako trade, but by throwing a vast quantity of local traffic on tho Central Rail Iloud, it will render her, largo investments in that great work doubly profitable. — Reselved , :Thdt wo will uso every exer tion in our power to secure a charter, ob tain the stock, and otherwise promote the success of this enterprise. • ‘ , ■Resolved, That thbsoresolutions, togeth er with the proceedings of t his meeting, bo published'iff at least two of tho Philadel phia? papers,und in the Clearfield Repub lican; ; v ‘ y ' ' s' i V- . iMr.'Swoops in moving- the adoption. of the resolutions entertained the meeting with diio of his eloquent addresses, in which; he Set forth the vast resources'or the country through which the proposed route is to pns9j and the great advantages to Philadelphia. ' Mr. Boynton also made on excellent practical speech. On'mdtion,a Committee of3o were ap pointed to meet and confer with the Pres ident and Managers of the Pennsylvania Bail Road Company, to make known,to them tho practicability and advantages of the proposed route, and ask the aid of said Company towards the erection Ofsaidroad ns a brunch Oftho Pennsylvania Rail Road. Said Committee to meet at the office of the Pennsylvania Rail Road Company in Philadelphia, on - the 241 h January, 185-*, and each tnomber to hav'o power to sub stituto—and that the Chairman have lib erty to increase the committee. The com mittee consists of Iho following named gentlemen: CLEARFIELD—- , Jonathan Boynton, ft Hon. A. K. Wright, r ‘ Josiah W. Smith, Hon- J. T. Leonard, James B. Graham, Henry Lbraino, M. D. Hon. Georgo R. Barrett, W. A.Wallace, CURWENSVILLE— William Irvin, John Patton, Benj. Hartshorn, Isaac Smith, Isaac Bloom, Alex. Caldwell, PHILIPSBURG— Chas. R. Foster, M. D. ‘ • Wm. ltagslmw. BELLEFONTE— Col. A. G. Curlhin. TYRONE— John T. Matthias. 1 imo of 10l£ miles. GLENHOPE— Clark Patchin. BROOKVILLE— G. W. Zeiglor. LUTHERSBIfRG — Samuel Arnold. CLEARFIELD BRIDGE— James Forrest. ■ PHILADELPHIA— John M. Halo, On motiob, adjourned to meet at Clear field on the 20llt February, 1854, at 6J P. M. WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE. Washington, Jan. 7, 1853. The proceedings of Congress for the past week is void of any general interest. In the Senate, the subject of the Clayton- Buhvcr treaty, involving tho Monroe doc trine of preventing the increase of mon archicarinstituliohs on this continent, was broached, and Gen. Cass gave notice that, lit nn early day, ho wished to deliver his viows at length upon the subject. It is thought that there will bo but liitle dif ference of opinion in the Senate ns to the rights intended to be extended to England by that treaty, and now assumed by Great Britain; but as to fjio precise mea ning of President Monroe, there areas many conclusions, perhaps, as there tire upon any other disputed point., Tho fact is, it is high time this question was settled one way or the other. Wo .should either carry out tho Monroe doctrine at once, qr else quit talking about it. \ ; The Senate.disposed of the Pacific Rail road for,the present, by appointing n spe cial committee of two, bf which Mr; Guinn of California is claimed, and referring the whole subjccMo them. -"When-this com mittee shall hdvo reported, as they doubt less will soon, wo may know more than wo yet do on the subject. It is quite cer tain, however, that the com mi flee will not favor Benton’s route, if Mr. Guinn can provent it. The House was in session oh Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, when they ad journed until Friday next, Monday being set apart to celebrate the battle of Now Orleans. The LUnd distribution Bill, known as Benqett’s bill, was the most im portant topic of discussion. This bill pro poses the distribution of the public do* main among the States to aid in the con struction of railroads and canals'' and for educational purposes. , Should it pass, [twenty years will find tho last acre squan dered away, nnd;evory State heels over head in debt. But the present Congress it is to bo hoped, lire too wide awake to al low any such scheme to be consummated. Tho resolution of thanks to Capt. .Ingra hain wnis hlsb'dlscussed, but not disposed of, as wus also the case with the joint rcso lotion in tolerence to the office of Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. This office was created without the appointment re*, •qufringtlia confirmation of the Senate, and iho objdct of tliu present -resolution js to multd if W., It will probably NliiiiibrrlS. Chas. Truit, Samuel Bisyham,' James M. Conrad, Samuel Hord John C. Montgomery, N. N. Edwards, IL C. Howell. by the officers .] pass after being so emended as nOttO'dist-' tdirb lh6 jJresent.ihcunfibßbt 'of/that Col.iPdler d.vWttshihgton; -v'* "yiX T|hd holidays being nearly over ,npWiLit '* is thought Congress will get Up something to tall; about. Tor thereare mttp y' merit-. hers that iro Vbry able id talkv j ; subject nidy' bo Is. riot known, Although' there 1 is 1 very good reason to beliov'c that' it will «dr bd the Slavery, question. THb" democratic members, from both the north ’ and the south, scent determined totatry oul~llie spirit oftliO Baltimoreconvention and ‘'acquiesce” ire the CbmpromisdVf' 1650 os a “final setiiemehi ,i ofthat tin profitablu controversy.’' • • Mr. Curtis your member, having been' appointed on the Committee to aribompatoy* the remains of the late Brookins Campbell,' to his ! homo in had riot bsen l in his seat this Week; t ] ‘f” Tho seasou of gaity is nowinfulltido’’ of successful experiment jn -Wasliirigtori.' Public receptions are taking place night at one or tho other of the 'public functionaries or distinguished citizens,,' whore mutual expressions of good wishes' are interchanged,new acquaintancesfoundj old ones renewed,, nnd many good;things' eafnhddrauk, and no doubt many sweet things said. Washington, Jan. 14, :1854,; , ; Sin :—The House was not in session oni Monduy. In the Senato u communication j was presented,from the war Department,! showing the expenditures of that' Depart ra.eut, and the number of arms manufac tured at the different armories for the fis*. cal year. A resolution Was adopted cal*; ling upon the President for. Copies of any .' correspondence, between the government' of the U. S. and Mexico not heretofore communicated, respecting the right of way; across the isthmus, of Tehuantepec, The Senate adjourned after a Short session, s' , This day (Monday), was observed by enlarge number, of democrats in celebra*.- ting the anniversary pf the battlo of New Orleans. About 150 guests sat down to; a sumptuous entertainment. A-humber of patriotic and democratic resolutions, sen-',, timents, and speeches wore offered, adop ted and made, and all well received. Tho anxiety fell for the safety of tho steamship San Francisco, which sailed from New York on’tho 20ih.Deccmber, having on’ board 1 about 800 souls, 1 and; ; which was seen on the 25th and26tb ult;. in a wrecked condition drifting seaward n short distance soiith of the Gulf Stream, is intense. The government has despatched' vessels from Various ports in search of tho’ wreck, and there is great reason for hoi ping that she may yet bo saved. The two topics of most interest in na tional, legislation, arq ( the report and bill of Judge Douglas providing for the organic . zat'ion of Nebraska territory; . and tlnf committing of the'.subject of 4 tho Pacific ; railmad to a spccin'l. comrnit|e,o ; of nine of which Senator Guinn, of.’ California ns chairman, and the chairmen of five pf the'other most important committees of liio 'Sehate arc members. ' Should: the ,bil) . as reported by Judge Douglas, bo adopted, there will he no further agitation on, thp subject of slavery, for it provides that Whqtt the people of a territory , shall make ,thfifgt day of tho session) haying been .takon sick tho followipg day. Appropriate .eu logies inthc Senate by Mr.Jßrodheud.awl in tho House by Messrs. Drum, Dawnon and Straub ; afier which both houses ad journed. This is the second seut vacated by tho hand of death since the commence ment of the present session. ~ , Oh VVcdnesduy, Gen. Cass addressed the, Scnato on tho subject of ithe Clayton and Bulwe.r tyeaty, at great length, and was listened, to \yith breathless niteetibp. It will be remembered that this, treaty re ceived the almost unanimous aunctionof tho Senate, under tho impression that the British therein made no claim to Hondu ras; but that a protocol was signed by the high contracting parties -(Mr. Clayton, as Secretary of State on. the part of the Uni ted States, and Mr. Bulwer,. the. British minister on the part of thu'Britisli govePß ment, which rendered this part of ilia trea ty particularly ambigous. Mr. Cass wish ed to set himself right before the country with respect to this vote, und distinctly declared that if ho had known of Iheir sfl ' crot paper he, and he believed mapy .otli i era, would not have . voted for it, , Mf. Clayton replied'on Thursday, but. without concluding gave way to u motion: to. ad. journ till Monday, Thu,discussion oo this question promises to increase inintarest und warmth, und may occupy much time. The House, on VVednosduy.udopted tho resolution of thanks to Capt Ingraham for bis gulianf conduct hi tho vindication of American citizenship at Smyrnu.' Ujo mover of tho resolution y t ftlr.i cla'ring (hat lio mount juu jresqluucn t (t»