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THE STATE OF MANHATTEN.
It is proposed to create a new State, to
be called Manhatten, and to be composed
of the cities of New York and Brooklyn,
Kitws and several otheradjoining counties,
comprising - about one third of the popula
tion of the present State of New York.
To create such a new State, a bill for that
purpose must first pass the Legislature of
New York, and then the Con; , ress of the
ilitod States. Manhatten would be in
tens,ly democratic--by seventy-live thou
sand majority. and the old State of New
York would be just as strongly Republi
can. That some measure is necessary to
protect the people of New York against
the wholesale election frauds perpetrated
every year in the wickedest city in the
world, is admitted by all. Twenty-live
thousand aliens were naturalized just
before the last election, who never went
near the courts. In a single ward over
two thousand fictitious names were regis
tered, and voted by repeaters. The elec
titai was notoriously a farce, and the peo
ple of the great State of New York were
defrauded out of their choice for Governor
and Presidential electors.
The only remedy, probably, will be to
cut oil' this proposed new State of' Man
batten, and then let them cheat each other
as much as they please, for then they will
have the entire field to themselves. Let
us have the new State of Manhatten, by
all means.
HOW IS IT 1
Will the State Guard please inform us
and its readers how a man can act the
rogue in politics, and be an honest man " in
his personal and business acts?" We
want to know, for we cannot reconcile the
two extremes.
THE REPUBLICANS OF THE DEMO
CRATIC COIJNITM
Last week we referred to the system of
wrong and gross injustice on the part of
the Republican majority of the Pennsyl
vania Legislature towards the one hundred
and fourteen thousand true, well-tried and
ever-reliable Republicans of the Demo
cratic counties, during the last three or
four years. We have since received sev
eral ably-written communications on this
subject from leadingßepublicans of Berks,
Lehigh, York, Schuylkill and Northamp
ton. We have space for only one of them,
which appears in another column, and to
which we invite particular attention.
At the last election, on the 3d instant,
342,280 Republican votes were cast in
Pennsylvania. Of this number, 227,300
were cast in the Republican counties, and
114,980 in the Democratic counties.
These figures include Philadelphia as a
Republican city. But, as political parties
are somewhat mixed there, and as a num
ber of the Philadelphia Legislative dis
tricts are also represented by Copper
heads of the worst kind, the fair way to
draw this comparison and show up the
system of injustice and wrong under which
our Republican brethren of Democratic
counties have been compelled to submit
to omit Philadelphia
inc our figures to the
By so doing, we find
icon votes were cast
, ounties, and 114,980
he Democratic coun-
for years, would be
altogether, and con
interior counties.
that 166,315 Republ
in the Republican c
Republican votes in
ties, as follows:
Adams 2,917
Bedford 2,687
Berks 7,917
Bucks 7,085
Cambria 9 ,935
Carbon 2,188
Centre 3,429
Clarion 1,998
Clearfield 1,974
Clinton 2,056
Columbia 2,143
Cumberland 4,171
Eel
1551311:1
Fulton
Greene.
Juniati,
Here, then, we have the official figures to
prove that, even without including Phila
delphia in the list of Republican districts,
over one-third of the entire Republican vote
of the State is cast in the Copperhead coun
ties. But, as Philadelphia returned a ma
jority for the Democratic ticket in October
last, and elected the local Democratic
ticket—although by fraud and violence—
it may he fair to add the city to the above
column of Democratic counties, which
would add just 60,985 to the 11.1,080,
making in all 175,965 Republican votes
cast in Democratic counties, against 166,-
315 in the Republican counties. But, as
we only desire fairness and equal justice
all round, we do not insist upon the cor
rectness of adding Philadelphia to the col
umn of Democratic counties. To leave it
out of the question altogether is probably
the only fair way to arrive at the true
figures. Be this as it may, it is an unde
niable fact that over one-third of all the
Republicans of Pennsylvania, as Republi
cans, have no representation in our Legis
lature. In the distribution of patronage
they count nothing, and when they ask
for just and proper legislation they get
13.00
18.00
22.00
nothing
The remedy is a very simple one. It is
this: Give the Republicans of the Demo
cratic counties--our true and well-tried
friends who never desert their colors—a
fair, just and reasonable share of the pa
tronage of the State; not for the sake of
office, but, for justice sake, and, as an lion
orable recognition Of their commendable
DEVOTION TO PIUNTIPLE. When the Re
publicans of York, B;mks, Lehigh, Lu
zerne, Schuylkill, Montgomery or other
Democratic . counties ask for legislation,
calculated to aid, strengthen and encour
age them in fighting the battles of the
Republican party, let them have it, whether
the Democratic representatives of the dis
trict, who were elected as Democrats, and
to represent only the interests of their
party, like it or not. In other words,
stand up for our Republican friends every
where—in York as well as in Dauphin; in
Ilerks as well as in Lancaster; in Schuyl
kill as well as in Lebanon. As the great
party of progress and civilization, let us
be magnanimous and just.
THE VOTE OF THE CITIES.
We extract the following from an ex
tended list of the votes of cities prepared
1)y a contemporary
Sey7llo2l2'. Grant. To:al.
New York 107,669 47,778 158,447
Philadelphia 58,744 ...... 61,2 W 120,006
Brooklyn 38,031 9 13,686 64,707
Chicago 17,256 99 ,425 39,681
Cincinnati 13,241 18,035 31,276
Baltimore 21,601 9,05 0 30,653
St. Louis 13,438 16,136 29,574
Boston 12,233 15,331 27,566
San Francisco 13,607 12,194 25,701
New Orleans 23,897 276 24,173
Buffalo 7,587 9,198 17,755
Newark, N. J...... 8,410 9,316 17,726
Albany 8,138 6,228 14,369
Cleveland 5,739 7.890 13,629
Pittsburg 6,46° 8,076 13,538
Detroit • 6,444 5,908 12,352
Milwaukee 6,993 4,967 11,960
Rochester, N. Y... 5,147 5,406 10,553
Louisville 8,874 1,407 10,281
HewHaven,Conn. 5,505 3,825 9,330
Troy, N. Y 4,990 4,305 9,295
Mobile 4,851 4,141 8,992
Jersey City 5,750 2,691 8,541
It will be observed from this table that
the cities near the sea-board, exposed to
t the greatest intlux of ignorant and degra
ded foreigners, and where vice and crime
exist in their lowest forms; those "fester
ing sores on the body politic," give in
variably the heaviest Democratic majori
ties.
Lehigh 5,004
Luzerne 10,723
Lycoming 4,713
Monroe 812
Montgomery 8,083
Montour 1,269
Northampton ....4,791
NorthumberPd...3,B2s
Pike 370
Schuylkill 8,707
Sullivan 473
Wayne 9 ,909
Weetmoreland....s,2Bs
Wyoming. 1,623
York 6,449
sua
1,809
1,473
Total
114,080
THE PHILADELPHIA CUSTOM HOUSE.
Conflict of Authority.
The conduct of Andrew Johnson and
his Secretary *of the Treasury, towards
Col. Cake, collector of the Port of Phila
delphia, is extremely overbearing and of
fensive. For some time, elthrts were
made to of the removal of Col. Cake,
but all charges against him have fallen to
the ground. his opponents—the copper
heads, bread-and-butter scalawags, and
Johnsonian lick-spittles, in the hope of
making the collector's position so extreme
ly disagreeable as to compel him to resign,
have even attempted to take from him his
clear and unquestionable right of appoint
ing and removing his subordinates. A
few months ago, McCullough, Johnson's
Secretary of the Treasury, sent a list of
about thirty names—copperhead roughs,
of the Billy McMullin stamp—with direc
tions that they should be appointed by the
collector, who very properly refused to
submit to such dictation. Just before the
October election, the democracy became
economical—just for buncomb—and the
same Secretary ordered the Collector to
discharge twelve day inspectors. As this
was a reduction of force, Col. Cake at once
obeyed, and twelve very nasty, treacher
ous and incompetent copperheads received
their walking papers. This, of course.
didn't suit Andy Johnson, and his Secre
tary, and the reduction of force, for the
time, was ordered to be stopped. On the
19th inst., the collector received a letter
from the Secretary of the Treasury, as
follows:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Nov. 17, 1866
—Sir : Upon the recommendation of a special
agent of the Department, the services of the
following-named Inspectors at your port will
be dispensed with after the 20th instant, after
which day their names will be dropped at
this Department.
[The names of twelve Republican Inspect
ors were inserted.]
I am very respectfully yours,
H. McCULLOCH,
Secretary of the Treasury..
To J. L. CAKE.
The Collector, who is alone responsible
for the official acts of the Inspectors, no
bly refused to comply with this order, and
instead of dismissing the twelve Republi
cans, just so many copperheads are now
headless. So far, Col. Cake is ahead.
What the next move will be to bring this
faithful public servant into submission re
mains to be seen. We guess he means to
fight it out on this line.
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE.
Let every citizen have a vote—whether
white or black. The men who declaim
against it are actuated by prejudice—
nothing else. Colored suiftage iH no
novelty in our Commonwealth. For a
century and a half freedom was the only
condition of the ballot fin• the men Of Penn
sylvania. The llimesdale Republican
sketches so clearly and succinctly flue his
tory of stara ,, e in this state that we quote
its trenchant paragraphs in full, admira
ble as they are in style and brevity:
In 1682 William Penn promulgated " The
Frame of Government" of Pennsylvania,
under authority of the charter granted him by
King Charles 11. In this document the right
of suffrage is given, without restriction, to
" the freemen of said province."
In 1701 Penn granted what is known as the
"Charter of Privileges." By this instrument
the right of suffrage was broadly given to
" the Ireenten of each respective county.”
The first constitution of Pennsylvania was
adopted in 1776. The convention that framed
this instrument was presided over by Benja
min Franklin. It gave the right of suffrage
to "every freeman of the full age of 21 years."
The men of the Revolution, while asserting
their own rights and liberties against proscrip
thm, were careful to stand fast by the cardinal
idea of the political equality of all men.
In 1790 a new constitution was framed.
Thomas Mfflin presided over the convention
that made it. This instrument gave the right
to vote to " every freeman over the age of 21
years."
In 1839 the constitution was revised. John
Sergeant presided over the convention. The
basis of suffrage was changed, so as to include
only "every ?elate freeman of the age of 21
years."
For one hundred and fifty-six years black
men, if black they were, voted in Pennsylva
nia on precisely the same conditions as white
men. None of the evils now predicted of
black suffrage were experienced. Neither the
mental nor social equality of the two races
was thereby established. Amalgamation,
neither through matrimony or without, was
encouraged. Not a black man was made Go
vernor or Legislator. Social order was not
subverted. The Government was not made
by white men for white men, but by all men
for the benefit of all.
THE MAJORITY PARTY.
At the recent elections, for the first time,
the Republican party became the party of
the majority. It has in New England
nearly two hundred thousand majority;
in the middle States, including New York,
New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Penn
sylvania and Ohio, sixty thousand ; in the
western States, including Missouri, over
two hundred thousand, and, had the
Southern States been so protected in the
right of suffrage as to enjoy a free election,
Grant would have had a majority with
Virginia, Texas and Mississippi includ
ed—as it is, latest reports make about
seventy-five thousand majority against
him. The Middle and the Southern States,
therefore, about balance each other ; New
England and the Northwest roll up about
four hundred thousand majority for the
Republican party. There can no longer
be any excuse for pretending that the Re
publicans are in the minority. They
represent the whole people. They repre
sent a powerful minority at the South,
and an overwhelming majority in the old
free States.
Gr We are under great obligations to
many of our editorial brethren for their
very friendly and complimentary notices
of the enlargement and general improve
ment Of FATHER ABRAHAM.
HON. EDWARD IItePHEHSON.
The many friends of this gentleman,
who was formerly a resident of this city,
will learn with pleasure that he has been
spoken of in connection with the position
of Post-Master General under the new
administration. A Chambershurg cor
respondent of the Erie /?c) u. thus
alluds to him:
"Hon. Edward McPherson, Clerk of the
National House of Representatives, is from
this ditoFict, from which he was elected to
Congreeein 1860. At the close of his service
in the Renee, as a utetnber, he was elected to
his present position, in which he has main
tained the exalted character lie showed him
self as possessed of while serving as a repre
sentative. Next to Schuyler Colfax, no officer
of the House has been more popular than has
Hon. Edward McPherson. His political man
ual has made the masses acquainted with him
all over the land, as a clear thinker and sys
tematic worker for the people. We have
heard him spoken of several times as Post
master General in the next Administration.
If he shall be chosen for that, position, the
people will be served as faithfully as by Ben
jamin Franklin, the first head of that Depart
ment."
FORNEY'S WEEKLY PRESS.
The Christmas number of FORNEY'S
WEEKLY PRESS will contain a very large
variety of original first class reading mat
ter. Among the forthcoming productions
are the following : "Ilow a Republican
Soldier won a Southern wife on Christ
mas day," by Col. John W. Forney, the
editor ; " The last Fly of the Season," by
lion. John Hickman ; "The 'History and
Mystery of au Irish Wedding," by R.
Shelton Mackenzie ; " Hans Breitmann's
Christmas," by Charles G. Leland; "Done
in the Dark," by A. E. Lancaster, and
" Christmas under Fire," by Capt. W. W.
Nevin. Many other articles, stories, po
ems, and other productions, original and
selected, are also announced. We risk
nothing in saying that the Christmas
number of the Press will lw a literary pro
duction second to no other of its kind in
this or any other country.
CHARACTERISTIC.
The Washington correspondent of the
Boston Journal says: It is pitiable to be
hold the Democratic officeholders here,
who have been for months past denounc
ing Grant, Colfax, Sumner, Butler, and
other Republicans in foul and despicable
language, now cringing abjectly, and im
ploring "an era of good feeling," charac
terized by no removals from office on po
litical grounds. Like the British political
parson, who cared not whether King or
Parliament, Puritan or Papist ruled, so
that he could remain Vicar of Bray, these
place-holding weathercocks will now mount
the Republican platform if they can retain
their official livery. The Democratic As
sociation hero asked humbly to Ine permit
ted to parade with the Republicans in
honor of Grant's•return. although IH‘dics
of colored men were to be in the rinks.
MAGNANIMITY.
Let us hope that the incoming, Admin
istration will rememl)er that although cop
perhead snakes cannot spring like the ti
ger, they can crawl venomously, and un
dermine; that though tliiese nois(one rep
tiles cannot throttle like the wolf, they can
corrode and poison vitality until death
ensues. Place-holding Democrats say that
it would be magnaninums for the Repub
licans to forget their friends and to caress
their enemies! But is it magnanimous to
arm a beaten foe with implements for re
gaining their lost cause? The :Democrats,
cunning, and shrewd, never evinced this
species of magnanimity, but lost no time.
after regaining, power, in erecting, their
political guillotine. Let the Republicans
profit by the example, and let all Demo
crats now in office seek sonic other employ
ment without delay.
GRANT DI PHILADELPHIA.
Gen. Grant spent two or three days in
Philadelphia, last week. He called to see
several prominent gentlemen, among
others the Ilon. Horace Nancy, now
considerably over SO years of age. On
Friday he dined at the Union League,
and was serenaded, in the evening, at the
League house. lie afterwards attended
the Opera at the Academy of Music for
a few minutes, and was received with
great applause. No speeches were made
at the chimer, and the party was alto
gether of a social character. Ile received
all who called upon him with cordiality,
but declined all public receptions.
GENERAL BUTLER.
Every patriot and loyal man will learn
with sorrow that Maj. Gen. B. F. Butler
is lying very ill at his residence in Lowell,
Mass. The telegraph states that his
friends are very much concerned about
his situation, and great liars are enter
tained that lie will not recover. The death
of Gen. Butler, at this time, would be a
national calamity.
—We are glad to learn, since the above
was written, that Gen. Butler's health is
improving.
Mu. J. C. WHITE, while on his way to
Swatara colliery, Schuylkill county, on
Saturday last, with $15,000, to pay the
hands at that colliery, was waylaid by
five Irishmen, mostly "Maguires, ,, who
were after his money. A policeman named
Kiouser, who was with Mr. White, cap
tured one of them, after putting two balls
into him, and he is now in jail.
ONE day last week, the horribly muti
lated body of a man was found on the rail
road between Watsontown and Dewart,
Northumberland county. A pass was
found on him bearing the name of James
Gannon.
M 7 mr , 'Fs.
*wader of a Wealthy Lady.
On Sunday evening, about ten o'clock,
great e;diftnent was created in the neigh.
,rhood of Tenth and Pine greets, Philadel
phia, by the discovery of the body of an
elderly lady lying in the yard of the spadous
mansion at the northeast corner of Tenth
and Pine streets. An investigation showed
the body to be that of Mrs. Hill, a wealthy
lady, who resided in the house. On ea
amuung the body it was found that • the
brains had been beaten out with a poker,
which was found covered with blood, and
lying near the sofa where it was supposed
Mrs. 11111 was reclining at the time of the
murder. Traces of blood were visible from
the sofa to the window of an adjoining second
story room, and on the lintel a large quantity
of blood was discovered, caused evidently by
the body being thrown out into the yard
from this point. After the arrival of the
officers the body was taken into the house
with the assistance of the son-in-law of Mrs.
Hill, George H. Twitchell. After investi
gation, suspicion fell on Mr. Twitchell
as the perpetrator of the deed, and
on examining his person, blood stains
were found on his shirt cuffs and pants,
causing this impression to be strength
ened. He was taken to the station
house, at Fifteenth and Locust streets,
to await the investigation of the Coroner.
Another account says : The room where
the supposed murder was committed is mag
nificently furnished, and the entire premises
show all the evidences of refinement and
wealth. A sofa under the window is cover
ed with blood, and the act was evidently com
mitted upon it. From the sofa trails of
blood reach into the next room, and the win
dow of that room is marked by bloody finger
prints, showing where the victim was pre
cipitated into the court below. Alongside of
the sofa, in the inner room, was found a
poker covered with blood and hair. The
prisoner, Twitchell, will give no account of
the affair further than that the lady commit
ted suicide by jumping out of the window.
All the evidence is against this view of the
case, however, and the crowds which visited
the premises last evening were of the unani
mous opinion that a vile murder had been
committed. Mrs. Hill was very wealthy,
and it is supposed that the murderer or mur
derers hoped by this unholy means to obtain
possession of her money. The social stand
ing of the parties gives an especial interest
to the case which, in the horrid destinctness
of its details has hardly, if ever, had a par
allel in this city.
[Communicated.]
"THE MINORITY COUNTIES."
To THE Encrotts OF 4 ‘FATFIER AMIN
11A31."—Gentianen: Your article on the
position and claims of the Republicans re
siding in those counties in which they con
stitute a minority of the voters, was both
just and opportune. We rijoiee to havea
champion whose position may make him
influential, and secure for our cause a
favorable hearing. We contend that we
do our whole duty under more disadvan
tageous circumstances than those which
surround our brethren of Laneasb r, ( 'hes
tor, Allegheny and the other Republican
counties of the State. They are sustain
ed by the majority—they command all the
local positions and patronage—every thing
is favorable to them, and they have aid
and comfort from which we are cut off
Being potential in legislative assemblies,
and able to give votes for U. S. ••:eitator,
state' Treasurer, &c., &e., they are first
served always by the State Committee,
especially should its Chairman, Treasurer
or other officer have a longing desire to
till a curate chair under the magnificent
donee and floating flag at Washington.
Ah! you Lancaster folk. and others like
favorably situated, are " the curled dar
lings" of the i politicians. We
are snubbed, pooh-poohed, treated like
poor relations or country cousins, except,
indeed, when we may happen to count
through our delegates in a State Conven
tion, or our votes are wanted to elect some
State officer, when all at once it is remem
bered, and we are told with an air of sol
emn and superior wisdom and with peda
gogical authority, that -we must be good
boys and vote the ticket, and even that
one of our ballots in Codorus. North
Heidelberg, White Hall or Upper Mount
Bethel counts as many as one cast in War
wick, West Chester, Derry, or the biggest
Republican ward in smoky Pittsburg or
Philadelphia, of spotless political fame.
The election over, however, and the vic
tory gained, we are at once remitted to
our "normal spear,'' as Nasby would say,
and at Harrisburg and Washington are
regarded as gorillas, and consigned to the
tender mercies of copperheads. Now,
this has gone on long enough, and we will
not stand it any longer. Gen. Grant is
elected, and a Republican Congress. He
is strong enough to finish the work, and
has the backing. Two years is long enough
to do it in. If not done then, it never
will lx'. The tremendous issues which
have been joined, and the great interests
at stake, have compelled Republicans
everywhere to postpone and subordinate
all minor considerations—personal feeling,
local pride and questions of less vital im
portance—to the great object of saving
the country. Now, we give fair notice
and warning that we will be trampled
upon no longer. If Legislatures choose
to ignore us, we will in turn ignore them.
If they compel us to wear the copperhead
yoke, why there is a way of getting our
necks out of the bows, and gaining favor
with those to whom we have been sold out
by the men who owe their fortunes to our
votes. The Republicans of " minority
counties" hold the balance of power.
There is significance in that faet. They
can turn the scale. Do you prate about
principle? What have we not done for
its sake these long years? Abandoned and
spit upon by our friends—persecuted and
proscribed by the political enemy, we have
not shrunk from the discharge of any duty,
and have come up year after year with in
creased numbers to the help of the party
in the State; and last year, when the Re
publicans of Allegheny, Lancaster, Phila
delphia, &c., faltered and fell back through
supineness and indifference, surrendering
the State to the copperheads, neither in
York nor Berks did the latter increase
their majority. This year we have more
than fulfilled every just expectation. We
have done all for the sake of principle.
What sort of principle is that which
prompts your representatives to turn their
backs upon us and deny every request
which we lay before them? We have
gained now the great end of the contest—
the conqueror of Lee in the field is the
victor over his friends and allies at the
ballot-box, and we demand recognition, or
we throw ourselves on our reserved rights,
and strike in vindication of the g r eat doc
trine of Liberty and Equality. YORK.
goal *two.
THE COVET CONTINUED.— Thursday
Afternoon: The counsel in the case of Bar
bara /3oerger, indicted for the larceny of a
kettle containing four pounds of butter, from
Mrs. Satan Kautz, occupied the most of
Thursday afternoon's session. The jury, on
Friday morning, returned a verdict of not
guilty.
Geo. P. Colwell (colored) was charged with
having stolen, in August last, from Amos C.
Lehman, residing near Springville, some oats,
butter, &c., and also a two bushel bag. It
was proven that a pass book with Colwell's
name on it, was found in Lehman's stable, a
short time after the larceny was committed;
that a bag with Lehman's name on it was
found at Colwell's house, which Lehman said
was the bag stolen from him. A large num
ber of witnesses were examined for the de
fendant. It was proven that the bag had
been in Colwell's possession 'some eight
months before the larceny, and that Colwell
had obtained it lawfully; an alibi was set up,
and several witnesses testified that Colwell
was at another place when the larceny was
committed, &c. Evidence was produced to
sustain the theory that some one who had
committed the theft had stolen Colwell's pass
book and placed it Ia Lehman's stable, in
order to get Colwell into the scrape, and clear
their own skirts. The good reputation of the
defendant was also proven by a number of
witnesses. Colwell was acquitted.
Friday Morning: Caroline Green, alias
Smith, a negro woman, was accused of steal
ing about $l2 worth of oak bark from Jacob
Plank, of Salisbury township. Found guilty,
with a recommendation of mercy by the jury.
Sentenced to one month in county prison.
Bernard Bokum was charged with stealing
from Mrs. Wolfert, who keeps a tavern in
East King street, a new bed-quilt and a trav
eling bag. Found guilty, and sentenced to 8
months' boarding at Sensenig's castle.
James Stotts, (colored) was charged with
stealing a ten dollar bill from a " gentleman
of color" of Columbia, named Lloyd. He
was acquitted.
A verdict of not guilty was taken in the
case of Mary Ann Shirbers, (colored,) she
having been in prison two months. - She had
been indicted for assault and battery.
Kofroth was indicted for illegally in
creasing the population of "The Old Guard,"
with Mary Ann Herr, of Mt. Airy, Salisbury
township. Tho prosecutrix was of a weak
mind, and the Records of the Court were pro
duced to stiow that on the 18th of March,
1864, a trustee was appointed to take care of
her property and herself. The jury found
Kofroth guilty, and his counsel moved for a
new trial.
Friday Afternoon: Mary Diugleberger was
indicted for Malicious Mischief. She and
Mrs. Ville had a misunderstanding about the
children, and Mrs. V. threw water at Mrs. D.,
and the latter drove the former into her house,
and broke a panel from the door, in her efforts
to get in. The jury acquitted Mrs. D., but
directed her to pay the costs.
Saturday Morning: A no/pros. was entered
by the District Attorney, in the case of John
Mowrey, indicted for stealing a watch.
Charles Engles was returned to Court for
deserting his wife. Complaints were made
by him that the wife did not come up to the
standard he set up, of a faithful wife, and
that she deserted him instead of he deserting
her. The wife said that his conduct was in
tolerable—that he called her all kinds of ugly
names, &c. After the Witnesses were heard,
the Court directed the parties to go at keep
ing house again, and behave themselves.
Slrah Herman, who was complained against
for Surety of the Peace and Assault and Bat
tery, was discharged.
This closed the trial of cases, and the wit
nesses and jurors were discharged.
The Grand Jury Report was handed to the
Court, and read. It states that they had
acted upon 110 indictments, of which 57 were
ignored and 53 returned as true bills, and ap
proved the application for three bridges. The
offences for which indictments had been pre
sented, were principally of a light grade.
The other part of the report speaks of the
good condition of the County buildings, and
pays compliments to the officers under whose
charge they are placed. The last paragraph
but one is addressed to the members of the
bar, and we shall now have a reform in the
matter complained of—perhaps Here it is :
"The attention of the jury has been called
to the rather common habit of attorneys brow
beating witnesses, and while we disclaim any
discourtesy toward the Court, we beg leave to
advert to this discreditable practice, in the
hope that the evil be speedily abated."
THE REAL ESTATE MARKET : Jacob
Gundaker, Auctioneer, on Friday last, sold to
Andrew Spruice, a one-story house in North
Water street, belonging to the estate of A. J.
Weitmyer, for 8980. Mr. Gundaker also sold
to Franz Esker, a few evenings since, a one
story frame house in High street, belonging
to John Kadle, for 8540.
Messrs. Keller & Tshudy have sold the
Litiz Brewery to Messrs. Bruckhart L Kauff
man, for $28,500.
A farm of 140 acres,
belonging to the estate
of James Truman, deceased, in Sadsbury
township, Chester county, was sold at public
sale by the executors, on November 11th, to
Samuel Kafroth and Gabriel Carpenter, of
Lancaster county, for $64.25 per acre.
The Mansion House hotel property at the
Gap, in this county, has been sold by the pro
prietor, John S. Wallace, to Geo. Diller, of
Salisbury, for $7,000.
Peter Stauffer has sold his mill property
with several acres of land, in Upper Leacock
township, to Abraham Shoibly, for $19,000.
A W. Russel has sold the Black Horse
lintel, in North Queen-st., to Jesse Lutz, for
$17,000.
Henry Shubert, Auctioneer, on Saturday
evening, sold a lot of ground with one-story
brick dwelling and other buildings, in North
Prince street, belonging to Mrs. Mary Ann
Achey, for $2.220. Henry Franke purchaser.
A double two-story brick dwelling house
and lot of ground in East Orange street, be
longing to the estate of James Buchanan,
deceased, was sold at public sale on Thursday
evening of last week, by Jacob Gundaker,
auctioneer, for $1,890. Jeremiah McElligott,
purchaser.
Farm of John S. Landis, in Manheim town
ship, of 100 acres, with improvements, sold to
Henry Landis, sr., at $240 per acre.
Farm of George Meck, in Manheim town
ship, of 42 acres, with buildings, sold to Reu
ben Line, at $l9O per acre.
Dwelling House and Wagonmaker shop o
Jacob Esbenshade, in Manheim township,
with about half an acre of ground, sold to
Henry Bomberger, for $2,050.
Farm of John Bear, in Upper Leacock, of 80
acres, with buildings, sold to Peter Summers,
at $2lO per acre.
The Oxford Press states that the assigned
property of Joshua Eckman, in Colerain
township, Lancaster county, was sold by Wm.
N. Galbraith, assignee, on the 24th of Sep
tember, as follows: No. 1-110 acres sold to
Win. Hogg, of same township, at $Bl per
acre ; No. 2-106 acres, sold to Dr. John Mar
tin and Adam Draucher, of Bart township,
at $33.35 per acre; No. B—the undivided fourth
of 258 acres, sold to Isaac Montgomery, of
Eden township, at $35. per acre.
CHANGE IN RAILROAD TIME : On Mon
day last the new winter schedule of the Penn
sylvania Railroad went into operation, the
trains leaving Lancaster station as follows :
EASTWARD.WESTWARD.
Cincin. Ex....12:17 p. m.! Erie Mail.— 1:50 a. m.
Phila.Expresss:l9* " {Phila. Exp... 2:40 "
Fast Line 7:09 " Mail 11:15 "
Lane. Train.. 9:05 " ;Fast Line..... 2:85 p. m.
Day Express. 1:45 a.m.!Coinmbla Ac. 2:45 "
Harrisbl A0..6:114 IHarrisTbrotg
inAs. 5:54 44
e. 7:29
C Lan inain. Ex...... 1038 "
flanges have been made
trains eastward except
ad in all going west
incaster train.
It will be seen that c
in the time of all the
the Lancaster train,
except the mail and L