Vol XXXVI Whole Xo- 1918. Rate* of Advertisiug. One square, 18 lines, I time 50 " 2 times 75 3 " 1.00 " 1 mo. 1.25 3 11 2.50 " 6 " 4.00 " 1 year 6.00 2 squares, 3 times 2.00 •' 3 mos. 3.50 Communications recommending persons for office, must be paid in advance at the rate of 25 cents per square. NEW Tailoring Establishment. JAMES A. I.ILLEY has commenced the Tailoring Business, in Market street, next door to Judge Rite's, where he invites his friends and the public to give hiui a call. He is in regular leceipt of the Latest Fashions, and having had considerable experience in the business, he feels confident he can give satis faction, in point of workmanship, &c., to all who may favor him with their custom. Lewistown, May 16,1851. JOHN CLARK & CO. Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, 4 doors west of Eisenbise , s Hotel. w j ALL KINDS OF BOOTS & SHOES fSj made of the best materials and in the Wiliest manner cheap for cash. Lewistown, Sept. 12, 1851. ~18 Dp, 31WS," fTIHE undersigned continues to manufacture JL celebrated Quilted and French calf Boots, together with all articles connected with his business. MOSES MONTGOMERY. Lewistown, August 8, 1851-tf JOHN CLARK. HENRY 7.ERBE. CLARK & ZERBE, Brown Street, between Market and Tblrd, LEWISTOWN, PA., INVITE public attention to their large and well-finished stock ot Carriages, embracing a general variety, from the most fashionable to plain make, which will be dis posed of for cash lower than any that have ever been offered in Lewistown. They were all manufactured under their immediate super intendence, of the best materials that could be procured, and are full}' equal to custom work. Among them are a number with BENT FEL LOWS and BENT SHAFTS, now in such general favor, Leather and Canvass top BUGGIES, sin tele and double seal ROCK A IV A YS, tfc. Feeling assured that our present large and superior stock will afford a choice to purchas ers not heretofore offered in this place, we in vite a call from persons in this and the adjoin ing counties. 037"Tw0 apprentices to the above business will be taken if application be made soon. Lewistown, Feb. 29. 1851—tf. Wood Turning Establishment, Lewislown, Pa, VirOOD TURNING, in all its various T T branches, in city styles, at low prices, done to order on the shortest notice. Bed Pouts, Chair Spindle*., Broom-handles, Hoe-handles, Rosettes, Newell Poe'. A—rrrrr Posts, Pillars, Rods, Rounds, Balusters, Table Legs, Patterns, Wagon Hubs, cnisei ana Auger Handles, Columns, &c. WHIP SAW. Wagon Fellows, Columns, and all kinds of Carpenter and Cabinet work sawed to order. CIRCULAR SAW. Plastering Lath, Roofing Lath, Paling, and all kinds of Ripping, also done on the shortest notice. Piaster Hill. At all times on hand, Ground Plaster, and fir sale at as low prices as can be obtained in this county. All the above work done and articles fur nished at the Turning Mill and Machine Shop of the subscribers, situated in WATER STREET, immediately above the Lewietovvn Mills, in the borough of Lewistown. N. B. Mechanics, Farmers, and all others who desire anything in any of the above named branches of business are respectfully invited to favor us with their custom. DANIEL ZEIGLER <fc CO. June 13, 1851.—tf LEWISTOWN MILLS. rpHE subscribers have taken the Lewistown J. Mills and formed a copartnership under the firm of JOHN STERRETT & CO. for car rying on a general MILLING BUSI NESS. wish to buy a large quantity of all kinds of GRAIN, for which we will pay the HIGHEST PRICE* the market will afford, accord ing to the quality of the grain. Any person wishing to store their wheat can do so, and a receipt will be given to be kept in store until the Ist of August, and afier that until the Ist of December. In case of wheat left in store, the subscribers reserve the privi lege of purchasing said wheat when the own ers wish to sell, at from 13 to 15 cents off of Philadelphia prices, and if we do not buy at this rate, then we charge one cent per bushel for storage. No interest will be allowed on money nut lifted for grain sold, we are pre- JWRED to pay CASH al all times. FLOUR, and all kinds uf I'LFD keptand for sale for cash. W. THOMPSON, AND. McFARLANE, HUGH CON LEY, S. s. WOODS. Lewistown, May 2, 1851.—tf The National Restaurant, IN the basement of the National Hotel, is now open, and refreshments of all kinds wiil be -crttd up as called for. on the European plan, J THOMAS DFC CO. i.ewistown. 3.-pt 2.G 1851.—tf Kishacoquillas ilium anstißAon. rgIHE fall and winter session of this Inslitu- JL tion will open on the 3d day nf Novem ber next. Miss J. BLACK, principal. The year is divided into two sessions, of twenty-two weeks each, beginning with the first Monday of May and November respectively. The building ia new, spacious, and well ventilated, having been erected for the special accommo dation of the school. TERMS OF TUITION, PER Session, (one half in advance) Elementary Branches and Composition, §7 00 | The above, with Philosophy, History. Watts on the Mind, Botany, Rhetoric, Physiology, &c., 9 00 Algebra, Geometry, Geography of the Heavens, Elements of Criticism, Lo gic, Chemistry, Mental and Moral Philosophy, y 00 EXTRA BRANCHES : Drawing. Painting, and Sketching from Nature, $8 00 French. 6 04) Ornamental Needle Work, 5 00 , Music on Piano, 12 00 Payment according to studies pursued. Pu ' pils are required to remain to the close of the session, when the public examination takes place. The school is under the care ola Board of Trustees, who feel great confidence in re commending it to the notice of Parents and Guardians. Board in families in the immedi ate neighborhood at §1,25 per week. Oct. 10,1851. Forwarding and Commission ' g~ C ro vgy 523 ~ "jVVERCHANTS, FARMERS, MILLERS, and , IT J. others ure informed that the subscriber, | at his large and convenient Warehouse on the canal, has established a regular line of Boats for the purpose nf carrying Grain, Flour, and Goods of all kinds, between Lewistown, Phil adelphia, and Baltimore ; and will have a boat ; leaving Philadelphia every Tuesday and Fri day, also one leaving Lewistown every Turf. ! day and Friday , until the close of the 037~He will receive and forward all kinds of freight on reasonable terms. ALFRED MARKS. Lewistown. August 8, 1851.—U Always on liainl, SALT, FISH, PLASTER, And all Kinds of COAL. ALFRED MARKS. Lewistown, Aug. 8, 1851. tf BOOT, SHOE, & BOOK STORE, Our banner to the breeze we fling. And of cheap HOOT* AND SHOE. WC SING ; j Of work well done and titled neat, And low for cash:—we can't be beat. Plague on the nines: O, why refuse To aid me in my rhj me 1 Well, then, here goes, I'll write In prose, If you will give me time. "pilE *tory, all told, i .Imply fhle: w have just re -H cetved front the city the largest and best assortment of 2 squares, C mos. §5.00 " 1 year 6.00 A column, 3 mos. 8.00 6 " 10.00 " t year 15.00 1 column, 3 mos. 10.00 6 " 15.00 " 1 year 25.00 Notices before mar riages, Sic. §l2. EOOSS SHO33 ever brought to this place. We have BOOTS al ali prices, and of all aorta and size ; and in selecting our | stock we did not forget the Ladies, (God IIICM them.) " Variety is the spice of life," —o a\ a the poet, and wc had au eye single to thai fact when we selected our tadies' am! .Hisses' Slioes. We rnusL aav, although we do not wi>h to boast, that we 1 have the best assortment in this place, uud ran and will sell a little lower for cash than they can be had elsewhere. Of our hoiue-tnade work wc need not speak, save that we will spare no pains nor expense HI having work made to order, and as we will employ none but the best of workmen, we have no hesitancy in warranting our ■ work. In a word, an examination of our stock, and of | our home made work, which is respectfully solicited, j will satisfy visitors tiial it is not surpassed m this mar i ketfor A EJtT.YESS, CHEAPNESS, and Hi H.I 1111.- !TY. Give us a call, one and all, and we are confident that you will go away realizing thit the place to save money in buying good and fashionable work is at the new store of W. \V'. IIIIOW V, East .Market street, in Ike room lately occupied hi/ I>. Do not, a fete doors East of ll'atHon Jacob's store *>Krcncli ( alf Boots that can't be beat ill lhee tliggin.; also, an assortment of the celebrated Quilted Itonts, I.a . dies' Italian Cloth Gaiters, etc., etc , kept constantly on hand and made to order. BOOKS. j Great Bargains by those who want BOOKS can now be had a! our establishment. Lewistown, October 3, 1661. MTIIIVU III)ISf, IJEWISTOWtV PA. THE undersigned having leased the large and commodious Hotel, known as the "NATIONAL HOUSE," formerly kept by James Turner, and recently IgiliHfrby R- H• McCoy, and situated in JSZSSSBSSk'he Public Square, for a term of years, respectfully informs the public that he has lined it up and furnished it anew, so as to ensure tlie comfort of the travelling public. His TABLE will be provided with the choicest productions of the market, and care j ful, obliging, and attentive waiters will he employed. His BAR will also be stocked with none but the choicest of liquors. The STABLI NG attached to the house is extensive and safe. He flatters himself that he will be able to render entire satisfaction to ail who may give him a call. J. THOMAS. Lewistown, August 20, 1851.—tf NAILS. NAILS. k KEGS Duticaonon Nails, at only §3 25 •J" per keg. 5 0 KEGS Pittsburgh ! Nails, at is 3 25 per keg. For sale, a full assortment of Nails, at the above prices. Mechanics and Farmers read and come and see them at the cheap store of Aug. 20, IKSI. JOHN KENNEDY. INKS. —Red, Blue, and Black Inks at april 11 A. A. BANK*'. IFJBHSJMIS) ©23@m®2£ FRIDAY EYEXIXG, OCTOBER 24, 18.11. TUE CHILD'S WISH. AS Sl'SO BV SUMS EDDV. Oh ! I long to be, dear mother. On the cool and fragrant grass, \Vith the calm blue sky above my head. And the shadowy clouds that pass. And I want the bright, bright sunshine All nround my bed ; 1 tv ill close my eyes, and Ood will think, Vour little boy is dead Then Chrtst will send an angel To take me up to him ; He will hear mo, stow and steadily. Far through the ether dim. He will gently, gently lay me. Close to the Saviour's side. Anil when I'm sure we're in Heaven, My eyes I'll open wide. And I'll look among the angels That stand about the throne, Till I find my sister Mary, For 1 know she must be one. And when I find her, mother, We will go away alone, And 1 will tell how we've mourned, All the while she lias been gone. Oh : I shall he dslighted To hear her speak again ; Though 1 know she'll ne'er return to us To ask her would be vain ! So I'll put my arms around. Ami look into her eyes ; And remember all I say to her, And all her sweet replies. And then I'll ask the angel To take me back to you He'll bear me elow and steadily How n through the ether blue. And you'll only think, dear mother, I have been out to play, And have gone to sleep beneath a tree, This sultry summer day. From the llallimore American. fie rtnany ! Cicrtuau; ! Respectfully Dedicated to the illustrious Patriot, Poet , and Exile, Dr. K LYE EI.. BT IIE.VRV CLAY PRE! SS. Germany ! my Fatherland ! I'm thinking of thee now— While all the light of oilier days Is bright'ning o'er my brow ; I'm roaming through the forests old, Among thy monarch pine, And now my bark goes bounding o'er My own dear i alive Rhine ! But ah ! 'tis all a boyish dream, From which 1 'wake to weep, And find myself an orphan child Far o'er the chainlets deep ! Germany! Germany ! The joys of life are o'er ; Germany ! Germany ! I see thy hills no more ! Germany ! the t) rant's chain Has bound thy bleeding form ; Thy fearless sons are swept away Amid the battle's storm! There's blood upon thy vinc-clad plains, There 're waitings in the air— And dark foes lie in wait for thee, I.ike tiger in his lair; 5 et Hcrmany ! oue struggle more One more, my native land! A God of Justice reigns above, And smiles upon thy band! Germany! Germany! The day has come for thee— Germany ! Germany! Thy sons shall yet be free ! Baltimore, Oet. 6, 1851. iscr Ihiuroue. Hunting llusl>an<l. A correspondent of the Cleveland Her ald, noticing the advertisement of the four girls of Troy for husbands, is out upon the practice, and gives the following in stance as a warning to young girls in a hurry : " ►Some twenty years since a lady, who, as it afterwards appeared, was mistress of a boarding school, sent forth an advertisement for a husband. She found no difficulty in obtaining one ; and for a short period all appeared to go on smoothly with the newly married pair, who were, on an eventful morning, partaking of a comfortable breakfast, when a stranger presented himself at the house, professedly to make the needful inquiries preparatory to placing a daughter at the school, lie was, of course, introduced into the break fast room, w hen he announced himself as a police officer, at the same moment pro ducing a warrant for the apprehension of the lady's newly-gotten husband on a charge of murder. To the foul crime of seduction he had added that of taking the life of his victim, whom he decoyed into a barn for the purpose, which having ac complished, he buried her under the floor." TREES BEARING OYSTERS. —On my sec ond visit to San Bias, 1 remained a whole week, and had time to see something of the country. The immediate neighbor hood, with the exception of the hill before mentioned, is all marsh, covered with an impenetrable thicket of mangrove and aca cia bushes. On the former of these, cu . rious to relate, arc borne that well-known j and favorite fruit the oyster, which is con ; side red to be in perfection at San Bias. [ The mangroves overhang the esteros, and their branches .drop into the water ; to ; these during the flood tide the oysters ad ' here, and when the water ebbs the branch es, with their living burden, are left high ; and dry, so a hungry man in a canoe, at i the right time of tide, may gather any | quantity of this sort of fruit he pleases.— Jl trip to Mexico. WHAT'S IN A NAME. —John Treat keeps a temperance hotel in Hartford, Ct. Bar ney Gannon refusing to go off, was lately brought before the Police Court for having | a bad report. Annexation Orator;-. t We take the following sample of annex-; ■ ation oratory Iront the Waverly Magazine : 1 Fellow citizens and horses ! Hurrah ! There's to he a war ! I'm in for whip ! P' n g Great Britain right off. without stop- I ping for compliments ! We must hustle , the British lion heels over head out of the everlasting borders of this here Western Continent! Hurrah for the annexation of i Canada ! We must have the critter, neck and all, if we have to wade in blood up to ' our knees to pull it from the horns of John Bull! We must do it! I repeat again, we must do it, if we have to drive the pick-axe of vengeance clear to the handle in Johnny's addled brains! Whar's the possom whose little soul don't echo I them sentiments ? He ain't nowhar and never was. Can't you and I, and every | one of us, rouse up the wolf of human natur till he'll paw the whole of Old Eng land clear down below low water mark ! \cs sir-ee ! Every citizen of this tall land, from the owl on the hemlock stub to the President in his great arm chair, is in lavor ol this all-thundering and liberty spreading measure. Just let these ideas pop the United States cranium fairly, and see it an earthquake about bursting from twenty-six millions of India-rubber lungs, don't sbake the whole earth— 1 crack the zenith,' and knock the very polls over ! 1 tell you there is nothing this side of the millenium like our own everlasting national institutions ! nor you can't scare up a llock of civilized beings, on the face of the whole universal terra lirma who know so well how to defend and spread them. Whar's the Yankee who won't fight for his country within | of an inch of his life, if it ' tries his soul.' yes, and his upper leather, 100 ! What's England ? Why, it ain't nothing at ill scarcely ! Uncle Sam will take it yet for his pocket handker chief to blow his nose when he gets a cold ! We are'bound to wake up snakes,' and no mistake. Let us once get hold of the job in right earnest, with all of Uncle Sam's boys, and if we don't dig a hole as deep as eternity with the spade of Yan kee spunk, and scream the grease spots oIF the (ace of the universal world and pilch them end over end clear to the bottom of it, then I am no * two legged crocodile !' \\ hen this is done, you will see the great roaring eagle of liberty Happing his broad wings up and down the sides of the world, like a big rooster crowing on the top of a barrel ! \V by you are all ready and primed for the onset—all you want is alive coal or two of lire dropped on your de voted heads to touch you off! Melhinks the flashes of fire in your eyes to-day forebodc blood and thunder : only mind that it don't llasii in the pan. If you all do your bounden duty in this crisis, vou'll spit the tobacco juice of determination in John Bull's eyes till he has the 4 blind siaggers,' when you take him by the tail and sling him beyond all recollection ! Rouse ye—rouse \ e—let the shout pene trate every nook and cranny of North America—from the tip-top of the Arctic regions clear to the straits of Gibrulter. Canada and the United States forever. Begot in a war-whoop—born in blood, cradled in thunder, and brought tip in glo ry ! Let's liquor, boys !' CA.\DID. — 4 You've visited my daughter a long time,' said an anxious mother to a young gentleman of our acquaintance the other day. 4 What are your intentions, sir ?' 4 Honorable, entirely so,' said the gentle man ; 4 1 intend bucking out, as the coach men say.' • \ou do. do you ? backing out, ha ! And pray, sir, what may be your reason for deceiving the poor girl in this way?' • 1 have several,' said our friend. ' Well, name one if you can, you imp of Satan—you little-waisted, knock kneed, pale faced, no whiskered doll—you thing, you—* 4 Your daughter,' said lie, interrupting her, 4 don't wear her bustle right. 1 have seen it one sided, ller dress maker tells me she is padded in a dozen places, and she wears two pair of stays —her false teeth don't stay in well, and she puts cas tor oil on her wig, madam—l can't stand such carelessness—you'll let me off now 1 reckon.' The old woman left him off, for in less than two minutes she and her daughter were seen streaking it down street, proba bly to tear the eyes out of the dress maker. AMCSINO ANECDOTE. —The Archbishop of Dublin tells us of a horseman, who having lost his way, made a complete cir cle ; when the first round was finished, seeing the marks of a horse's hoof's, and | never dreaming that they were those of j his own beast, he rejoiced and said, 4 This at least shows me that 1 am in some track;' ! when the second circuit was finished, the ' signs of travel were doubled, and he said, ' Now, surely lamina beaten way;' and with the conclusion of every round, the marks increased till he was certain he must j be in some well frequented thoroughfare, ; and approaching a populous town, but he was all the while riding after his horse's j tail, and deceived by the track of liis own horse. Fit for a Lawyer. An old lady walked into a lawyer's of fice lately, when the following conversa tion took place : Lady.—Squire, I called to see if you would like to take this boy 3nd make a lawyer of hiin. Lawyer.—The boy appears too young, madam. How old is he ? Lady.—Seven years, sir. Lawyer.—He is too young—decidedly too young. Have you no boys older ? Oh yes, sir, I have several ; but we have concluded to make farmers of the others. I told my man I thought this feller would make a first rate lawyer, and called to see if you would take him. Lawyer.—No madam ; he is too young yet to commence the study of the profes sion. But why do you think this boy so much better calculated for a lawyer than your other sons? Lady.— Why, you see, sir, he is just seven years old to-day ; when he was only five he'd lie like all nature ; when he got to six, he was saucy and impudent as any critter could be, and now he'll steal everything he can lay his hands on. Miss SUSAN NIPPER'S CERTIFICATE.— Miss Susan Nipper gives a loud certificate in tavor ot some of the popular medicines of the day. She was suffering from gen eral debility, sick headache, heartburn, in digestion, tapeworms, consumption, rheu matism in the shoulders and hips, and be sides those she didn't feel very well her self. At length she says : ' I was brought so low that niv most impudent friends didn't expect to live from one end to the other. About this time a friend recommended as the last resort, that I should try a few bottles of the pic torial Oxinated Compound Saxaf'arilla Ex tract ol \\ ild Cherry Wine Bitters, satis faction given or money refunded, to he taken before shaken, destroy the lable as soon as possible, no pay no cure, beware ol counterfeits, none genuine without the proprietor is on the wrapper. I took three bottles of this truly invaluable medi cine, and it gave immediate relief in three months.' A UNIVERSAL PANACEA. —The \ankoe Blade proposes the following remedy for the ills that flesh and spirit is heir to. Composed of leaves, plants and roots, which if taken without a wry face will make any young man respectable and happy : Leave oil* Drinking. Leave off* Smoking. Leave off Chewing. Leave off* Snuffing. Leave off" Swearing. Leave off Gambling. Leave the G'HALS alone. Plant your pleasure in the home circle. Plant your business in some honorable employment. Plant your faith in truth. Hoot your habits in industry. Hoot your feelings in benevolence. Hoot vour affection in God. For direction, see the Iloly Scriptures, and beware of counterfeit creeds and quack theologians. FINDINO A SEAT IS CHURCH. —We re member to have heard of an instance in which a whole congregation was discon certed, and an elegant discourse very near being spoiled, thus : A strange gentleman, respectable, but of a rather rough plebian appearance, entered a pewed church dur ing the performance of service. Passing up an aisle, and seeing no pews opened for his reception, nothing disturbed or abashed, he retired, shouldered a block of wood, re-entered, and while doors were living open, placed his block in the centre of the aisle, seated himself thereon with imperturbable self-possession ; and then, facing the minister, gave him marked, but very annoying attention to the close of his discourse, as though there had not been another auditor there; and when service was over, like an honest man, he deliber ately look up his block again, and returned it to its proper place. The new editor of the Boston Path- I finder throws rather a heavy brick at the i New Yorkers, see if he doesn't:— 4 'l'he New Yorkers are in a bad way. They eject costly churches, which poor people cannot afford to enter, and thus ob struct the way to heaven by their love of show ; and now we learn that they are removing the obstructions at" Ilell Gate," at the public expense ! This latter pas sage was spoken of several hundred years ago, as being " wide," but it seems to have been found insufficient to accommodate the ' increasing travel from Gotham.' A negro in Boston, had a severe attack of rheumatism, which finally settled in his foot, lie bathed it, and rubbed it, and swathed it—but all to no purpose. Final ly tearing away the bandages, he stuck it I out, and with a shake of his fist over it, exclaimed—> Ache away. I shan't do nuffin more for yer. I)is chile kin stan' it as long as yott ken.'' The Turks believe, after Adain was driven out of Paradise, he did penance by i standing nine hundred years on one leg. iVew Series—Vol. 6—JVo. 1. An old fellow, who had become weary of his life, thought he might as well com mit suicide, but he did not wish to go off without forgiving all his enemies. So at the last moment he removed the noose from his neck, saving to himself, 1 I never can or will forgive old Noah for letting the infernal copper head snake get into the ark. They have killed S2OOO worth of my cat tle, and when he and I meet there'll be a general fuss.' Conundrums. 1. What is the most difficult thing in the world ? Answer.—To find out the most difficult. 2. Who was the first whistler? An swer.—The wind. 3. What tune did he whistle? An swer.—Over the hills and far away. 4. Why is a tigrht hoot like an oak tree ? Answer.—lt produces a corn.— (Acorn.) ' lie that Giveth to the Poor, lendeth to the Lord,' whispered Deacon Grimes, as he handed the contribution-box to a well known Wall street note shaver. ' That may be,' said the money-changer, ' but he don't get two per cent, per month for his money.' FROM CALIFORNIA. The steamship Illinois arrived at New \ ork, on Saturday, byway of Kingston, Jamaica, in seven days and sixteen hours, from Chagres, the quickest passage on record. The Illinois brings three hundred and seventy-four passengers, among whom are Mr. Gvvinn of the U. S. Senate, and his wife. The specie on board amounts to $1,859,358. [From the Alta California, 14th ult.] SUMMARY OF EVENTS DURING THF. LAST FORTNIGHT.— I'he leading event of inter est, and one which has been the chief topic of discussion in political circles during the past fortnight, is the election for State and county officers, which was held on the 3d inst. In this county the whigs obtained an average majority of 695 for State offi cers. For county officers the honors are about equally divided. The returns from several of the counties have not been re ceived, and there is still a doubt as to the result for Governor. The vote is very close ; both parties claim the victory, and the official returns can alone decide the victory. The remainder of the Dem ocratic State ticket, including Messrs E. C. Marshall and McCorkle, lor Congress, are elected. The Legislature will be Dem ocratic in both branches, and will no doubt elect a Democrat to the U. S. Senate im mediately after organizing. The vote throughout the State is small. [Several other papers think that a portion of the whig state ticket is elected, as the reported returns vary considerably from the offi cial.] , A most destructive fire visited Mavsvillc ; ou the night of the 30th of August, by which three entire squares, including up wards ot eighty houses, and property val ued at 8500,000, were consumed. On the 10th of September the same place was again \ isited by a disastrous fire, which destroyed twenty-five buildings and a large amount of valuable merchandise. Both fires are supposed to have been the work of incendiaries. The Nicaragua route has been opened by the arrival of the steamer Pacific from San Juan, in a little over 15 davs. She lelt again for San Juan on the oth inst. A most important step has been taken by the inhabitants of the Southern coun ties, desirous of dividing the State and forming a Territorial Government for that portion. Two addresses have been issued to secure concert of action, and a conven vention of delegates has been called to as semble in Santa Barbara on the third Monday in October. Delegates have al ready been appointed to attend from Santa Clara, San Diego, and other counties. All the members of the Legislature recent ly elected from that section of the State are pledged to urge a division at the ensu ing session. Crime has mast sensibly diminished throughout the State, and no execution has taken place, either here or in the interior, since the sailing of the last steanter. The Indians in the southern part of the State arc quiet; those in the North, in Trinidad and Klamath counties, are becoming some what troublesome. The gold diggings continue to yield rich returns to the labors of the miners. The auriferous quartz veins are being exten sively worked, and generally with great success. Hie amount shipped by the steamer Panama, which leaves to-day, $1,700,000, exhibits no falling off in the production of gold in our (State. In the dry diggings miners are oniy waiting for the rainy season, to take out lar<re amounts of gold. San Francisco lias recovered from the two great conflagrations of May and June, and has been rebuilt in far better style than before. Numerous tire proof brick and stone buildings have been erected and many others have been commenced. Al together, the condition of affairs in our State is highly rtmfnc'.ory.
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