Land Bounty Bill- The following is the Landßountyßill, as It finally pined'the’ House of Bepresentatives on Tuesday ‘ USt It-will.no doubt TOSS the Senate also: ■ An. Act uraniing bminty land ta cfficert and & That each of the rem™* conm£«i«od and non-commi«.ioned<.ffic:«a,m sicians Or private., rangers or miljto,?ho P erf »™ d e in the in any regiment, company or ___ w ;*h Great shall be entitled, for twelve month.’ service, to one hundred and nirtv acres of land ; for sir months service, to eighty ' acres of land; and for three months’ service, to ' forty acres ofland. Provided, the ? erson .ohaving been in service shall not receive raid land, or any part thereof, if it shall appear by the muster-roll ot hig regiment or corps thathe deserted °rw dis honorably discharged from service,, or if he has received or is entitled to any land bounty under any act of Congress heretofore passed. Sec. 2; That each .commissioned'and non-com missioned officer, musician or private for whom pro vision is made by the' first section ‘hereof, shall . receive a certificate or warrant from the Department %f the Interior for the quantity of land to wmen be may be’entitled* and which may be located by the warrantee or his heirs-at law at any land office oi the United States, in one body, and in conformity to the legal sub-divisions of the public land such district then subject to private entry; ana P the return oi such certificate or { eea n v evidence of the location thereof having b g y - made,<o the General Landpffice, a pawn ..tall °e ' issued therefor. In the event of the death ot any commissioned or non-commissioned ’ e e • cian, or private, prior or of this act, who shall have seized as aforesaid,ana who.hall not have received bounty for said eei vices, a like certificate or wanant sha l be issued in favor and inure t 0 . <i J e , bene u t „<i;-p r or soldier Provided ahe was married to such officer or soldier before the conclusion of his service, “d isimmar ried at the date of her application . Provided fur ther , That no land warrant issued under the pro visions of this act shall be laid upon any land of the United States to which there shall be a pre-emp ■ . tion right, or there shall be an actual settlement and cultivation, except with the consent of such settler, to be satisfactorily, proven to the proper land officer., , 4 . , . Sec. 3. That all sales, mortgages, .etters of at torney, or other of writing, going to effect the title or claim to any warrant or certificate hereinbefore provided for, made or executed prior to the issue of such warrant or certificate, shall De null and void to all intents and purposes whatsoever; nor shall such certificate or warrant, br the land obtained thereby, be in any wise affected bv, or charged with, or subject to the payment of any • debt or claim incurred by such officer or soldier prior to the issue of the patent: Provided, That the benefits of this act shall not accrue to any per son who is a member of the present Congress. Smith o’Brlen--Hls Inhuman Treatment. The Jhiblin Nation of the Ist of June, appeals to Irishmen generally, Catholic and Protestant, those desiring Irish’ independence as well as those cher ishing union with England, to interfere by remon- strance and save the life of the Irish patriot, Smith O’Brien, who, the article says, is being slowly murdered at Maria Island. Its language is fervid and strong. It says: He is caged in the closest solitary confinement His food is scanty and loathsome. He lias no comforts, no attendance. He is denied the common requests of decency. For months he has not been allowed a change of raiment or permitted to change his dress. “This will be questioned, disputed, disbelieved. No wonder ; it is monstrous and incredible. But we write every word of it on the authority of one as incapable of falsehood or exaggeration as of mur der. It is the literal truth. “ Nor is this the whole. In the foul den where he is "thrust, like a chained reptile, one generous girl, of the age of ten years, daughter of the Gover nor, sought, with instinctive charity of her sex, to solace the captive’s ears and lighten his suffering by kindly offices; and forthwith, on pain of new privation, O’Brien was forbidden ever to speak to her again. He lost thi3 innocent familiar, whose childish beauty and guilelessness, perhaps, spoke to his father’s heart of the orphaned darlings who weep for him ,at home. “In this monsters power—tortured, outraged, maddened“lives your countryman, the son oi your kingliest house—die generous patriot who fought and fell for you and us all. “Is this law'?. Is this justice? Who is so brqtal here as to defend such barbarity? partisan of British rule—what representative. 0 f British authority—dare stand up in these brands and * vindicate this dark, cowardly, and hellish persecution? “ Hoes the law of God justify it ? V oes the law of man ordain it? Will the' people. 0 f England sanction it? Will the people of Irejand endure it? 1 “You must interfere, and save \his man’s reason! You must interfere, and save dais man’s life; for, we tell you both are threatens d. n'W’e say this advisedly. 'No human constancy cah long withstand the torturing cruelty O’Brien jmfiers. No bodily strength can triumph over the O’Brien enduves.’’ After tether appeals to Irishmen to interfere and save O'Brien, the Nation makes the following announcement “ These tidings have produced a profound im pression in Dublin. They have excited intense indignation. A committee is being formed of men if all parties; and, if we have not mistaken Irish hearts, there will be a denunciation that shall ring through the land like a judgment peal--a remon strance which it will not be prudent for any gov ernment to despise, or safe for any government to disobey. „ _ , , «We hear, indeed,; that the Queen of England comes to Ireland this summer—comes for the ovi ation that monurchs love from petted slaves. But we warn her and her ministers, that so Burely as Bhe sets foot on Irish soil, while O'Brien is thus tortured and degraded, so surely, wherever she turns, shall his name be thundered in her ears, ns a malediction—so surely shall his blood be flouted in her face. This promise we will see lulfllled.” Bones of a Mammoth Non descript. Gso. S. King, in the Wakulla (Fla.) Times, gives a very interesting description of some immense bones, hooked out of the mammoth Wakulla Spring, by himself and George L. Brockenbrough, formerly of this city. To judge from the thickness of the pieces obtained, (at the depth of forty-five feet below the surface of the water,) the tusks must have been 12 or 15 feet in length, 3 to 400 lbs. in weight, and of pure ivory, encased bv enamel of almost transparent whiteness. One of the leg bones weighed more than 60 lbs. These bones are de scribed as much larger than those of any mastodon that has ever been discovered.* The history of this mammoth is involved in doubt, and must give rise to great speculation, in many ways. We expect to see some American Cuvier turning the lamp of ■ science and study on these huge fragments and out of these membra disjecta, filling up an outline of a ■ monster,’such as was never dreamed of. ' The spring, whence the bones were taken, is the principal source of the Wakulla river, and must in itself be one of the wonders of the world. Though very similar in its accessories, in extent it is vastly superior to the Fountain of Vaucluse, famed for its romantic effect, and as the scenes of the loves of Petrarch and Laura. There are yet and, in Jus age of steam, probably there will be no such ro mantic associations around Wakulla Spring—but its peculiar beauty and magnificence will give it fame.' The spring at its brim is nearly a regular circle. From the South side of the rim at its commencement, .one-third of the distance across towards the North, appears the mouth of what seems to be, and doubtless is, an immense horizon tal. cavern, pointing, and discharging the water from its recesses towards the North, or two-thirds portion already described. The roof of this cavern, composed also of a lime rock, where it is seen terminating, and it is seen distinctly at every point, presents an irregular and jagged outline, commen cing on the east and west side, about equi-distant from the rim on either side, and at the depth of 60 feet, it rises in the form of an irregular arch to within 25 feet of the surface of the water. A con siderable portion along its greatest elevation is quite thin, and a number of holes or fissures may be seen penetrating quite through the water beneath. The greatest depth of the water, which has a blueish green tinge, when viewed, in any direction but perpendicularly, is 114 feet; the mouth of the great cavern 89 feet in perpendicular height, and the width of the mouth at ite bottom 200 feet, and the distance across the spring at the rim is in every direction nearly four hundred feet. The wa ter is so transparent that a boat on its smooth sur face has the appearance of being suspended or floating in mid air at a great height. In this sul try weather, it - is refreshing to think of so noble a fountain of pure and cool waters. In .classic times with how many lovely nymphs and fairies would not this fountain have been peopled 1 < . , tD*The wheat crop in North Carolina, and the "IK: adjoining counties in Virginia, hr almost entirely ■ destroyed by the rust Snjelligencer & fottrnftl. GEO. SANDER3ON, EDITOR. Limcuxter, July 2," 1860. nKMnfiRtTIC HOMHATIOSS. CANAL COMMISSIONER : WILLIAM T. MORISON AUDITOR GENERAL: EPHRAIM BANKS. SURVEYOR GENERAL: J. PORTER BRAWLEY. To oor Democratic Friends! We have a proposition to make. It is this: -As soon as one hundred new paying subscribers can be obtained in Lancaster county we will enlarge the “IrtTitilosncxE so as to add four columns of reading matter to each number If one or two ac tive men in each township and borough will make the effort we have no doubt treble that number car, be obtained in a few weeks. What say our Democratic friends to the (proposition? Who will be the first to move in the matter? Public Documents. —Our acknowledgements are due to Gen. Cass and Mr. Sturgeon of the Senate, and Mr. Stevens, of the House, for pub. doc. H7*The; AUo Californian of May 15, for a copy of which we are indebted to our friend, G. W. Ba rer, Esq., contains the particulars of another de vastating conflagration which occurred at San Francisco on the 4th. About 300 buildings were burned, and the entire loss ol real and personal property is estimated at about $4,000,000! The fire is supposed to have been the work of incendia lies. The paper referred to contains a diagram of the burned district—from which it appears that, with two or three exceptions, the buildings on three entire squares were consumed, as also several hou ses on a fourth or adjoining one. The Crops. The farmers ot this county are just about finish ing the labors of the hay field, and never has there been a finer crop housed, whether it regards quan tity or quality. The wheat and rye crops are very heavy, and are now ready lor the sickle or cradle. The recent reireshing showers have wonderiully improved the spring crops, and oats, corn and potatoes bid fair to be abundant Fruit, also, will be very plenty. Take it altogether, it has been one of the most productive seasons we have ever witnessed. Truly Providence has been kind to us beyond our deserts, for which we should be exceedingly thankful. George Munday. This eccentric individual visited-.our city last 1 week, and delivered three lectures to large audien ces in the Market Square. He was peculiarly severe in his remarks against Judges, Lawyers, Doctors, and Preachers, and the way he bore down upon fashionable pews was a caution to church going folks. George is a genius, and no mistake — a rara avis in his way. He talks “ like a book,” and if he don’t make the fur fly off those who come within reach of his scathing ridicule and withering invective, it must be because their hides are imper vious to the truth. George is an odd fish, and has odd ways with him. He considers a hat a useless incumbrance, and therefore dispenses with the arti cle altogether, no matter what may he the state of the weather. George is a republican in feeling, and thinks that a man in ruffles is no better than he should be. He despises all foreign fiddlers and dancers, and has therefore no friendly feelings to ward Ole Bnll, Paganini, Fanny Esler and others of the same ilk. But we must stop. A column would not •suffice to enumerate all his peculiarities. Take him all in all, and he is about as strange a compound of mind and matter as can be found any where in Christendom. Tbe Fourth of July. Thursday next will be the seventy-fourth Anni versary of our National Independence—and we hope to see it commemorated in such a way as shall evince our gratitude as American citizens to those worthies, who, under the guidance of Hea ven. achieved our liberties. Truly, “the lines have fallen to us in pleasant places'.” From feeble be ginnings we.have grown, with a rapidity unequalled in the annals of history, to be the mightiest nation on the face of the earth—and what were once thirteen sparsely populated colonies, confined to the territory between the Atlantic Ocean and the Al leghany Mountain, are now thirty mighty sove reignties, composing a Republic that stretches across the continent from ocean to ocean. The “ stars and stripes” of our country are respected throughout the world, and the monarchies of Europe stand aghast at our unparalleled advancement in all that constitutes true greatness. And yet there are those amongst us—in the north and in the south—who preach up disunion, who would glory in seeing this mighty fabric of free government shivered to pieces! and who are even plotting itß destruction. Heaven grant that they may be foiled in their unholy eflbrts, and that our : glorious institutions may be perpetuated to tho latest' posterity. To preserve them unimpaired, should be the determination of every patriot heart and no more appropriate time can be set fipart to pledge ourselves anew in favor of the Union, than the ensuing celebration of American Inde pendence. Would that the spirit which animated the patriots of ’76, were felt in all its pristine purity and vigor by the representatives of the peo ple, at Washington, on Thursday next. It that were the case, a peaceful and satisfactory settlement of the difficulties that now engage-their attention, would be speedily effected. “ The First Prayer.” We are indebted to George R. Graham , Esq., editor and publisher of that best of periodicals, Graham's Magazine, lor a copy of his superb pre mium engraving with the above title. The engra ving, is done in the highest style of art, and is 18 by 24 inches in size. He proposes sending this exquisitely finished picture," and another entitled i “ Christ blessing little Children,” together with his Magazine, for one year for the sum of $3. These iuducemeats ought to bring him lots of new sub. scribers. ID" We see in the last number of the Erie Ob server a letter from Judge Thompson, the able mem ber of Congress from that district, declining a re nomination. Judge T. has setved his constituents long and well in Congress, and hu determination to retire at the end of his present will be a source of regret to his numerous friends through out the State. jr'We learn from the Pennsylvanian, that In J. M. Foltz, of the Navy, Surgeon at the Wash-1 ington Navy Yard, has been superseded at that sta-! tion, according to custom, having-occupied it for two years. During this time he has made hosts of friends by his skill in his profession, and his cour teous deportment. Dr. F., we believe, was former i ly a citizen of this county, and is an ornament to bis profession. TnE Cabinet at Baltimobe. —The rabid Gal phin correspondent of the New York Tribune, wri ting from Baltimore, says:—“lt is much to be re gretted, but it is nevertheless the fact, that the present Administration, so far as a portion of the Cabinet is concerned, has rendered it peculiarly ob noxious and unpopular with many of the Whigs of this city, who were the first to support honest old Zack Taylor. The injury done the Whig party cannot easily be remedied.” , JET The population of Boston at the present time, it is ascertained, is 138,780 —being an increase in ten years of 53,789. New Mexico. A new element of discord has been thrown into the councils ot the Nation, by the action oftheiiH habitants of this Territory in forming » stitution and demanding admission into the Union. And the excitement aid iU feeling in CongrMi has been increased by the present belief at Wmdung ton tliat this step has been taken at the instigation, or through the persuasion ot the ministration.— We are" fearful' thrit this precipitate movement will throw insuperable difficulties in the way of adjusting the Slavery question, and that the excite ment will increase in intensity, so as to prevent any satisfactory settlement of that knotty subject Should this turn out to be so—arid should it prove true, upon investigation, that.the administration has urged New Mexico to take this step—what a fear iul responsibility Gen. Taylor has been made to as sume by his Cabinet? In our humble opinion one of two things will follow this New Mexico busi ness ;—either it will have the effect to expedite a settlement of the . great question before Congress, or else it will render a satisfactory adjustment im practicable. We hope for the best, and shall look with much anxiety to the proceedings of Congress which may be expected to grow out of this move ment. Had Mr. Clay’s hill once become a law, New Mexico would have been provided with a territorial government, and at the proper time, when her population was sufficiently large and of the right kind, would have presented herself before Congress with a State constitution, with or without slavery as her people might determine,. and her admission follow as a matter of course. As it is. we think the movement premature and ill-advised, and are the more, strengthened in this impression from the fact, based upon information promulgated by the delegate from New Mexico, Mr. Smith, that in a population of about ninety thousand, there are but twelve ot fifteen hundred American citizens —the remainder being composed of half-civilized Mexicans and Spaniards, and some ten or twelve thousand Pueblo Indians. The number of Ameri cans is too small to think of a State governfhent and it may well be questioned whether the motley crew of Mexicans, Spaniards and Indians are the right kind of people to undertake the control of a sovereign State of this Union. This case is entire ly different from the application ol California, where the population is mainly coposed of Ameri can citizens, many of whom are highly intelligent, and all of whom are capable of exercising the rights peculiar to State sovereignty. The latter ought to be admitted without hesitation—the form er should be placed under the tutelage of a Territo rial government until she is fully qualified to enter the great sisterhood of States. These are our no tions of the matter. gjr- The Examiner & Herald has a tjueer way of making it appear that Gen. Jackson was in fa vor of paying the Galphin claim, by producing the testimony of Mr. Forsyth before an investigating Committee of Congress, who emphatically states that the President (Gen. Jackson,) refused to permit an article respecting it to be put into the treaty. If this is the kind of evidence relied’ upon by our neighbor, to substantiate his charge against Gen. Jackson, we hardly suppose he will be able to sat isfy his readers of the truth of his allegation. The Washington Republic, the Galphin Organ, is not so bold as the Examiner & Herald—but, nevertheless, in the course of a long article defend, ing that barefaced swindle, has the unblushing as surance to assert that Gen. Jackson would have sanctioned the validity ot that iniquitous claim, if he had lived The impudence of this reckless assertion, and its kindred one made by our neigh bor, is only equalled by the bold and daring pecu lations committed by the party in power. The good old patriot of the Hermitage never was guilty of a dishonest or dishonorable act in the course of his eventful life, and it wont do, at this late day. for the Galphins to make use ot his honored name to hide the iniquity of their own base misdoings. Cheap Postage. Now.is the time for the country papers to strike for cheap postage. The bill reported by Senator Rusk, contemplates some wholesome reforms, the reduction of the postage on letters to two cents, the abolition of the franking privilege, &c., but it does not- embody the alteration ot the present law for \ which thecountry press have universally contended: the free circulation of every paper within the county or representative district in which it is printed.— That’s our ultimatum! Let the country press of. all parties repudiate all Congress men who do not support this measure.— Williamsport Gazette. We second the motion our heart—and if we could hope to have any influence with the member of Congress from this district, Mr. Ste vens, we would urge him to exert his talents and influence in favor of a free circulation of newspa pers, in every county of every State in which they are printed. A Danbebous Counterfeit. —The Reading journal says, several Ten Dollar noteß on the new Bank of Danville, were passed in the vicinity of Reading within the last few days.—They are cal culated to deceive, as no counterfeits have been re ported upon this Bank. They may be readily de tected by the central vignette, which in the coun terfeit,is an eagle.—The genuine 10’b of this Bank have a central vlgnetto representing a furnace in full blast, with men at work, sc, The public should be on their guard in receiving the notes of this Bank, as soveral men passed through Reading a few days ago, engaged in passing off these notes. The Germans who Perished in the Grif fith. —The Geiman Staats Zeitung, of New York, states that the number of Germans who perished in this fatal disaster, was one hundred and fifty.— They were most of them from the Grand Duchy of Baden. The Germans in Cleveland formed a committee to provide for the proper and decent interment of their corpses. The committee went to the spot where the bodies were lying, and deter mined to purchase it, to have them buried there, and to have the spot enclosed, and a monument erected over them. It is now ascertained that there were on board the Griffith, when she took fire, 2u6 deck passengers, 45 cabin passengers, and 25 of crew; making a total of 336, of whom only 35 were rescued. jp- The Free SoiLers in the Connecticut Legis lature, who hold the balance of power in that body, have succeeded in preventing the election of a U. S. Senator, at the present session. The same state of things is likely to exist in the Maine Legisla ture. These factionists are only fruitful in mis chief. ■ Important from New Mexico. St. Ixniis, June 25. Advices have been received here from Santa Fe, to the 25th of May. The Convention met, formed and promulgated a Constitution for the State of New Mexico, which would go into effect on the Ist ot July. IThe settlement of the boundary question is left ope* f or future consideration. Slavery is prohibit ed. members of the Legislature, and Senators and Representatives to Congress are soon to be elected. |p-It is salt that the peach crop will be im mense this year. The Trenton State Gazette says: “The dealers in this (Kticious article are down in the ifiouth at the prosper. 0 f having a heavy crop on hand. To meet this dvacuity, some of the Peach men in the vicinity of ihe Sand Hills are erecting very large and extensive (Lying sheds, cal culated to cure fifty bushels at a time.- A Joke with a Moral 1— “ Omnibus bll and Henry Clay,” exclaimed Mrs. Partington. “Well, there 1 I hope Mr. Clay isn’t getting into bad com pany, for Ido love that man, and if he goes with them cruel omnibus'drivers, there is no telling how soon he will be as bad as a negro-driver himself.” And the good old ladytook.a long pinch of snuff and heaved a deep sigh for the fallen state of hu manity. Mewnra. Claysmat^ooP® 1 * We dip the following article from the Cham bersburg Intelligencer, one of the leading Whig pa pers of the State, whose editor is not willing that any portion of hit political friend* shall reed s». Clay and Cooper out of the party. He thinks, and rightly too, that they have too long and faith , fully served their party to be thus unceremoniously thrust otit of it, and he is not willing .to stand qui etly by and see them guillotined .before his eyes.— We hope the Examiner 4r Herald, of this city, whose editor, if we are correctly advised, has.always been a devoted friend of Mr. Clay, will follow this praise worthy example of his Whig contemporary, and fire one gun, at least, into the guerilla ranks: We have already alluded to the conduct of our political opponents, and a few members of the Whig' party, in attempting to cause a quarrel between Messrs. Clay and Cooper, and President Taylor, and ‘their respective friends, and we cannot bnt express regret that the North American should even indirect ly countenance this ill advised policy. A Gettys burg correspondent of that paper says: As ever, they [the Whigs of Adams county,} are faithful to their colors, and will not be seduced from. their allegiance by the efforts of factious politicians, nor will they give countenance to the standalone course pursued towards the State and National Ad ministrations > by one , now in a prominent position, and formerly a resident of this town . They took pleasure in contributing to the election of President Tavlor, and they are not the men now to desert him. Whether the attempt to break him down be made by a Pennsylvanian , a Kentuckian , or the res ident of any other State, their rebuke will be un sparingly. administered.” The Daily News, we think very properly, rebukes I both the N. American and its correspondent We are not like the News, acquainted with the source ! of this attack, but the bitterness and injustice with which two persons in the first ranks of the party one of them having been its acknowledged leader for years—have been assailed, give strength to the suspicion that it has been prompted by personal prejudice and enmity. The hold which Henry Clay has taken upon the heart of Pennsylvania is not a spider web to be broken by the breath of an, anonymous scribbler for a newspaper ever so res pectable. His virtues, his genius and his services to the party and the cause of humanity, will be remembered, admired and rewarded by a gratelul posterity, long after the present unfortunate differ ence of opinion between hinp and President Taylor has been forgotten. Convicted of Bigamy. J ames Hardy, alias 'Rev. Mathew S. Allen, has just been convicted of bigamy at the Supreme Court in Lockport, Judge Marvin presiding. The particulars of this case are somewhat curious, and are pregnant with warning. At the age of 22 years he made his appearance at Hempstead, L. L, in the character of a Methodist Episcopal Minister, and was soon married into a respectable family.— Previous to this marriage, as is now proved, he had in several instances been a seducer, and ever after wards continued in the career of an unprincipled libertine. He ill treated his wife, and finally aban doned-her and his four children. After Long Island', he successively imposed himself upon congregations in Delaware, Lowell, Mass., and in Kingston, C. W. In July last, he offered himself as a clerical candidate to the Presbyterian Church in Lewistown, and succeeded, by means of forged certificates, lauding his talents and piety, in ob taining a ministerial engagement. He preached with no little applause, although it was soon dis covered by the discerning few, that his sermons were mainly plagiarisms—the patchwork of other men’s labors. He floated for a while swimmingly on the flood tide of village popularity, and soon contracted marriage with the daughter of one of the most respectable citizens of Lewistown. But his superior personal appearance and his wiley address, could not permanently sustain him. With in a few weeks after this second marriage, evidence of his spurious character as. a clergyman, and of his previous iniquities came to light, and he was arrested and committed for bigamy. On trial, he pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to labor in the State prison of Auburn, for the term ot five yeafs. A degree of precaution and scrutiny, such as is exercised in all the more important transactions of business life, would probably have saved the good people of Lewistown from so vile an imposition.— New York Courier. A Whig’s opinion of Ctalpl Some of the Whig letter writers from Washing ton, unlike our Whig contemporaries of this city, are too independent to cloak up the Galphin swin dle, perpetrated by the Cabinet ot the “ Second Washington." One of these writing to the Wash ington (Pa.) Commonwealth, a thorough-going Whig paper, says: “I must say what I think in regard to this affair. Whether Democrat or Whig be concerned, this whole Galphin claim is a mass of cheating and cor ruption, by which a quarter million dollars have been filched from the public treasury, one half of which has gone intd'the private pocket of the Sec retary of War—not one cent was ever due from the United States, and not one cent was ever au thorized to be paid by law.” ; The Columbia Spy, notwithstanding its recent misfortune, has again made its appearance, and looks as thriving and prosperous as though fire had not even scorched it. Its enterprising publisher, Mr. Brown, deseves to be well rewarded for his energy. ; P7*A vote was taken'in the U. S. Senate, on Fri day, on Mr. Soule’s amendmeht to the Compromise Bill, when it was rejected by a vote of 19 lor, to 35 against. It is expectod that the vote will be taken on the original bill, (Mr. Clay’s) to-morrow., It is pretty certain now that the bill will pass the'Senate—but what its fate may be in the House is exceedingly doubtful. Th* Pknhstlvania R»n.noin.—The vigorous prosecution of the Central Railroad to completion is no longer a matter of doubt. The whole amount of subscriptions required have been secured with a considerable surplus, which will be applied, ?s far as it will go, to Stocking the road, and there is lit* tie doubt that the improvement will now be com pleted and equipped 'at the earliest possible day, withoutTftc.umng one dollar of debt. Event. —On Wednesday last the bodies of an. aged couple named Corbin, parents of Mr. Smith Corbin, were found in the woods near their resi dence in Green township, with the vital spark ex* tinct. Upon enquiry, it was ascertained that the old man had gone out from home some days he. lore and remained longer than usual, his wife went in pursuit of him; and having, it is found him much fatigued and unable tor proceed, any further, and herself wearied by the re solved to stay with him, and trust to the timely search of friendi for relief. They were reposing in close proximity, and the posture and arrange ment of the bodies indicated that he had died first, and received some of the kindly offices prompted by the hand of affection. Coroner’s Inquest in ac cordance with the above statement. —Erie Gazette. Ootbagb bt Bbitish Sokdibbs. —We learn by passengers from the Sault, that an armed band of British soldiers, commanded by Capt Cooper apd ■Lieut Balfour, stationed opposite the Sault St- Marie, on the Canada side, crossed over to the American side on the night of the 14th inst. to ar rest deserters. This band entered the boarding house of a Mr. , with axes and clubs, cutting down the doors, and knocked down Mr. F. The soldiers entered the room'of Mrs. F., and knocked her down and gagged her. They also threatened the lives of several of the boarders.— Detroit ( Mich ) Free Press. 03- tfld Hays, who had held the situation of Po lice officer in New York for about fifty years, and ■whose name was a terror to evil doers, died on Fri Jay week at the advanced age of 79 years On the same day, in the same city, Mathew L. Davis, a prominent politician and letter writer, better known as the “ Spy in Washington,” diedintha 84th year of his age. JL©ttcrflPomßlr.Jlferlflon^ The following letter from the Democratic candi date for Canal Comnusnboer, is to die point, arid cannot foil to be satisfactory to the Democrats of the State: - M!aytixu> Farm, June 13,1850. To Thomas C. McDowelV&q., Hollidayaburg, Fa/ Dear Sir —Your letter dated the 3d inst n con gratulating me upon my nomination for the respon sible position ot 'Canal Commissioner, is at hand. For the high honor thus conferred, by an intelli gent and highly respectable body of gentlemen, I feel deeply grateful. I can safely say that I hate xadb ho pledges TO AHT OKS TO OBTAIN THE HOMINATIOHJ HOH DO 1 BELONG TO AHT CLIQUE OR FACTION. I claim to be an independent but humble mem ber of the great Democratic party, and to that party alone I am pledged, both by principle and proles siou, to promote the best interests of the people. Shonld my nomination be ratified by the n }| ocracy of Pennsylvania at the ballot .box, 1 ■hall enter upon the duties of the office with a fixed de termination to discharge those duties, to the best ol my ability, with impartiality and fidelity. I ihaiik you, my dear sir, for the interest mani fested by you in my behalf. Yours, truly, WM. T. MORISON. Anti-War Whiggery. Two years ago, says the Pennsylvanian, the Whigs of this State never held a meeting without denouncing Mr. Polk and the Democratic party, on account of the Mexican war. Not only was the commencement of the war charged to be the act of . Mr. Polk, but it was constantly proclaimed that no cause existed to justify it. Those who opposed it in Congress were prime favorites with the Whigs. Corwin's bold bad speech was copied and circula ted in myriads by the Whigs, and Whig praises were showered upon its author. Not a word was spoken against the men who, by opposing the war, received the gratitude of Mexico. In short, to op pose the war, .to vote against it in Congress, to re sist all applications for supplies to our brave army, and, finally, to sympathize with the common ene my—these were as essentially a part of the Whig creed, as to oppose the Democratic party is at the present day. Since that time, no change in the policy of the Whigs has taken place until recently. Now it is discovered that to have voted against the war is to establish a title to public disapprobation. The party that was the only obstacle to an early peace, and the strong sympathizer with Mexico, now refuses nominations to those who have been ready to carry out its commands! Having thrown Mr. Stbohm overboard for. his course against the war, the least that the Whigs in the late State Convention could have done, would have been to pass a resolution that* the war was a righteous one, and that they were guilty of false hood and something worse, in so long and bitterly opposing it. They have failed to do this, but the impression of their confession of wrong is not the less generally known. They have thus lost the op portunity of admitting what it would be folly for them to attempt' now to deny. National Common School Con- ventlon. This body is to hold its second session in the city of Philadelphia on the fourth Wednesday (28th) of August, 1850, At its first session the following resolutions were adopted: First. That this Convention will meet in the City of Philadelphia, on the Fourth Wednesday m August, A. D. 1850. • Second. That in the judgement of this Conven tion the Friends of Education in all its departments ought to be enlisted in its deliberations, and that in issuing notices, or an address for the next annual meeting, the address should be so framed as to com prehend both those interested in Common Schools, and those connected with Colleges, Academies, and other Institutions. * • ■ Third. That the President of this Convention be requested to prepare, on this principle, a short address, to be published by the Committee at least three months before the next meeting urging the attendance of the Friends of Education throughout the country. Under the last ol these resolutions the President, Hoßi.cz Math?, has issued an eloquent address j which we have received, but have not space now to insert. Nor is it necessary, as the friends of Common Schools in this State will be fully repre sented, by the delegates appointed by the State Con vention held in Harrisburg last January. Reports upon the following topics it is expected will be made by Committees appointed at the last meeting of the Convention: 1. Territorial or civil of the State- involving the extent to which the District System should be carried, and the modifications of which the same is susceptible. 2 School jlrchileclure —including the location, size, modes of ventilation, warming and seating, &c. ot buidings intended for educational purposes. 3. School Jltendance —including the school age of children, and the best mode of securing a regu lar and punctual attendance of children at school. 4. Grades of Schools— the number and charac ter of esah grade. 5 Course of Instruction— Physical, Intellectual, Moral and Religious, Esthetical, Industrial. Studies —Books, Apparatus, Methods. 6. Teachers— Their Qualifications—their Ex amination and Compensation—Normal Schools, Teachers’ Institutes, Books on tha Theory and Practice of Teaching. 7. Support —Tax on Propartv, Tax on Parents, School Fund. 8. Supervision— State,‘County, Town. 9. Parental and public interest, 10. Supplementary Means—Library, Lyceum Lectures.— Ex. If Her. Tai Brines Courti Gold Miss.—We learn from the Hamburg Schnellpost, that the agent of a Company in New York recently visited the mine ol Mr. Focht, in .Windsor township, for the pur pose of ascertaining its value, and negotiating for its purchase. After a careful examination ol the “pigeer,” he offered *lOOO for each acre through wMgh it extended, but Mr. Focht, after considera tion, refused to sell, determining to work the mine himsgjf, and enjoy all the profit which may be de rived from it. According to the statement of the agent, the Mine contains very little gold, but an abundance of the purest silver. jyy-Two notorious counterfeiters, named War burton alias Bristol Bill and Charles Meadows, were sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in the Vermont State Prison, at Danville. Immediately after the sentence was pronounced, Bristol Bill sprang upon Mr. B. N. Davis, State Attorney, and plunged the blade of a large case knife full three nches into his neck, just back of the right ear. striking the neck bone, and glancing backward in stead of forward, to which fortunate circumstance of the backward direction the Attorney is no doubt indebted for his life. JETIt is estimated that the amount of Coal now annually mined on the banks of the Ohio and its tributaries, cannot be less than 35,000,000 bushels worth, at the points of consumption, not less than *2,500,000. The rate of yearly increase is proba bly not less than 20 and perhaps 25 per cent. At New Orleans, this rate of increase is said to be mors than 33 per cent, per annum; and the yearly con sumption of that city is said to have reached 3,000- 000 of bushels. Twenty years ago, says the Louis ville Journal, the idea of using coal as fuel on river steamboats was regarded as preposterous, and now it is a question whether this will not, in a few years, be the fuel exclusively used on boats between Pittsburg and New Orleans. There have been several arrivals from Europe within the last week or two, but the new is not of much importance. The news electoral bill had passed the French Assembly, disfranchising over three millions of voters, but so far the government of Louis Napoleon has been able to keep down any rising of the people. Mihister to Ehoeahr. Washington. June 25. The Senate yesterday confirmed Mr. Lawrence as Minister to England. The last Harrisburg Telegraph contains the fol* lowing synopsis of a decision in* curious- “Will Case,” the Court, now in session: long m. Zadk. Error to Bedford. In this can thetestator made his mark —the scrivener attached the wrong name to it—Jacob Long instead ofDa vid Long. The will was dated in 1844. Testator died<in 1848. The Coart below rejected the will. Gibson C. J. .Under the act of 1833, this'exe cution would be imperfect; that act allowing the name of the testator to be written by another. . But this is not the name of the testator. The right to make wills is a positive, not natural right; and the directions of the statute must be followed. But the act of 1848, when a mark is made, dis penses with the name, as an essential part of the signature, as it dies with the mark, when the name is written by another fey his direction. ■ The im pertinent ipark, as it could not corroborate, ought to weaken it. True, a name is an index to the mark, but does not conclusively point to the marks man; he may be individuated % proof aliunde. — Had the act of 1848 said nothing about the name, the mark without a label attached to it—and the name is no morethan a label—would have satisfied the statute, and nothing else would have done it.— As we have the testator’s true and proper mark, the attachment of a false and improperlabel.to it, is a surplusage which never vitiates. The mistake of the scriviner in affixing such a label, cennot a void that which was perfect without kt. The. fal lacy is in supposing that the name under the statute governs the mark, when there is one, instead of be ing governed by it. The name affixed by the scri vener may intimate a falsehood; but the. mark, when it is made by the testator, never. The latter when proved to be genuine, may satisfy the statute; the former, without the testator’s authority, cannot. This will was made before the act of 1848, but the death was after it—and the will, contrary to the opinion of the Court below, is ruled by it. Judgment reversed. King, for plaintiff in error; Cox, contra. The Pacific News of April 29th, has a very sin gular article in relation to an alleged discovery Of a mountain composed entirely of gold and silver. The first mention made of this most marvellous of. nature's productions, was in a letter written to the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser, which/ht the time was thought to be a. clever parody on the wonder- ful accounts from California. Subsequently aprty a of emigrants, fitted out for a'spot about sixty miles east of Pueblo de los Angelos, having hearf of the existence of vast quantities of gold in another di rection, changed its destination. We continue with the relation given by the News: The route lay in a northeast direction from the place of departure, and full of difficulties. Striking the Mahahve river, they followed its course some distance, crossing and recrossing as necessity com pelled, some days as often as fifteen times, leaving it where it makes a bend to the southeast, toward the Colorado into which it empties. Obstacles were encountered at various parts of the journey almost insurmountable, in the shape of mountains of rock vvhich they had to climb, and mountains of snow which they could not avoid; narrow gorges through which they had to pass, and still narrower cliffs along whose crests nothing but a mule could pass with a prospect of safety, and where the slight est mis-step would land rider and all hundreds of feet below; but they pushed on about 230 miles from the Pueblo, the point for which they started. Here, among the eastern spurs of the Sierra Ne vada, they found the object of their search—gold— aud silver too; and in such quantities as they had not dreamed of—a perfect mountain of rocks with silver and gold mingled and commingled in solid masses, weighing from one to many tons, ihe quartz proved to be exceeding hard, to such a de gree that, during their short stay, all their imple ments, made for this particular purpose before start _ ing, were completely worn out in the operation ot drilling and blasting. The strangest part of the whole discovery is yet to be toldi These large boulders of gold, silver and quartz have the gold in the south end and the sil ver in the north end. No exceptions were found in their examinations, the silver being the most abun dant of the two. In the words ot the person who was on the spot, “there is enough of silver there to sink every ship in this harbor." Possibly some may look upon this account as a | jest, and, so far as the practicability of putting the discovery to any use at present is concerned, it is so. All the water to be found for miles and miles I around is highly impregnated with salt or saterat us, or both. Not a single drop of water free from one or the other of these properties did one of the party get the ten days of their stay. The whole re gion is a perfect waste, and disease and death must inevitably follow any prolonged stay. On their re turn they met a large company going to the same spot A true statement of the difficulties and dan gers of a further prosecution of the expedition in duced about two hundred to turn back—fifty went From Europe. Impor tant Occls lon. A Mountain of Sold. The gentleman named, from whom these facts have been obtained, is now in this city, with speci mens in his possession, brought from the mother mountain. They are the most singular and beau tiful we have ever seen, and one need only to see them and hear him, to be convinced that nothing has been told but the truth. Forrest and Willis. Quite a controversy is going on in the N. York and Philadelphia papers respecting a richly de served caning that the former recently gave the latter in the Park. A man that would tamper with and assist in destroying the peace of a family, as the latter did, (if we are to believe the evidence before the public,) deserves all and much more than he got and we are amongst those who believe that Mr Forrest did nothing more than any other hon orable, high-minded man would have done, under similar circumstances. NEWS ITEMS. Uhiversai. Peace. —It is stated by a correapon dent of the National Intelligencer, that our ensuing national jubilee—Thursday next-will bring with ittho most important fact in the history|if the world; that is, the prevalence of Vnwtrtaljjgeticc, which cannot be said of another single year'smee the reign of Augustus Cmsar, or through eighteen hundred and thirty six years. Pacific Railroad. —The surveys upon the Pacific railroad west from St. Louis, were commen ced on the 21st of May, and are satisfactorily pro gressing. They have found a very good route, much better than was anticipated, the tnaxmnum grade not exceeding 35 or 40 feet to the mile. The party are now running a line that shall be the. and most direct route to Jefferson city, and have already surveyed sixty miles of it. rrt-Oak Hall, Boston. The largest stock of chil dren’s clothing to be found in New England is kept bv Geo. W. Simmons. Those going to the City of Notions should make it a point to visit his elegant sale rooms and make their purchases. Rare Girls.— A correspondent of the Minnesota Pioneer, writing from Fort Gaines, says that he had just seen a pile of snakes; forty-five in number wich had been killed by two young girls of that place. The girls went out mossiilg, but it turned out to be a snaking expedition, and they want to know whether any other section of the country can produce exactly such heroines. Immerse Coal-fields— The Somerset Post con tains tfie following notice of the immense coal beds of Perry county, Ohio: “Near Straitville, m Salt- Lick township, in this county, there is a bed of coal which is probably the largest in the rvorid which has been computed, by competent judges, to be about one hundred and twenty-eight feet in thickness. We have visited it several turns, and we know,, from observation, that it exceeds even the most extravagant idea we could have formed of a coal-bank, without travelling out of all reason. The C <:oal strata exhibits a bold front of about twenty-seven feet from the abrupt portion of the hill.” The Fort Sreleiro Coußcm-We are informed by a gentleman who was present at the Indian council recently held at Fort Snelling, that “ Hole in the Day,” the Chippewa Chief, demands that the Sioux should pay *l,lOO for every one o the Chippewas that have been murdered by the Sioax To mis the Siouxs are not likely to accede, and hence the present truce. We also learn, that Gov. RRmsey informed both parties, that whatever treaty toy /ow enter into will be binding, and that the Srt to violate its provisions, will be pira.shed by theauthorities of the United States. St. Lmas Union. The Crops ir Ohio.-CW Ohio exchanges brings us cheering news inregard tothe pr?H«c rin g h c ' n^o n!ts,; u a t n li«a r dy Cr gTe -ho have many mouths aid but little means. flylktis statedthat Messrs. James E Heath the city of Richmond, and W. H. Merritt, of Brj wick comity Va-, have purchased the establishnj of thijs JSdta«md,lPWg for the sum of $53,000. Foots Ann prosecution of S< tor Foote, before the Grand Jury of the District Senator Benton, terminated by that body’s ignoi the case. Caors ra the Far West. —The St. Louis Re- ? . publican of the 15th says, that from almost every ■ ■ section of the wheat growing districts bordering on t' 6 the Missouri, Upper Mississippi and Illinois rivers, it has the most flattering accounts relative to the ,' v :| present prospect for a bountiful harvest. [ Fall of the Great “Table Rock.” Niaoara Fails, June 29.—At twenty minutes past two o’clock, this afternoon, while a carriage,, containing six persons, was passing along “ Table Rock,” it was discovered that the rock was giving, way. They had just-time to jump from the car* riage for their lives, when the rock, fell, with, a . tremendous crash, taking, the carriage with it. One®, man jumped from the carriage just as the rock gave way. The shock was felt for miles around. It is reported that the guide, and several visiters, were under the rock at the time. Incendiary Act. HARnsBUHe, June 29, A. M:—An attempt was made last night to burn the Railroad Bridge, five miles west of Lewistown. The fire was kindled in one of the abutments, but was fortunately discov ered in lime to prevent serious injury to the bridge. There will be no interruption to the travel on the road, as the damage will be immediately repaired. Reported Confession' of Professor Webster. Bostoh. June 29—It is reported here, on high authority, that Professor Webster has written a' letter to the Governor and Council, confessing that he killed Dr. Parkman, but that it was not a mut der, and praying that his sentence may be com muted. The letter, though long, does not, it is said, give the details of the fatal transaction. It will probably be before the Council next Tuesday. LOCAL ITEMS. HCrCHAMBKELrir, in West King street, sent us a dozen of his delicious Mineral Water last week, for which he will please accept our thanks. It is a first-rate article—and no mistake. Those who desire a cheap, pleasant and refreshing beverage this warm weather-and who don’t 7—should not fail to supply themselves with a tew dozen without : delay. His wagon passes along the different streets ol the city every day-and all you have to do is to hail the driver and he will furnish you with any quantity, on sight. Try it, by all means. pj* Our friend Joseph Brintrall will open his Restaurant Establishment, under the Market House, ou th 4th. 'He commences whh Tur'tle Soup in the day time, and in the evening will serve up Oysters and Clam Soot. The establishment is very tastefully fitted up, handsomely painted and. varnished; in fact nothing has been left undone to make it comfortable and inviting to the,®hMc.— | We hope to see Mr. B. liberally patronised—his excellent taste, accommodating disposition, wd the untiring energy he has displayed, richly day serve it. rtr A Pic Nic came off at Kreider’s Spring, on Thursday last, at which about one hundred persons, of both sexes, participated. A thunder gust “bout dusk in the evening, dispersed the party, and afl returned to the City much pleased with the lun and frolic they had enjoyed. to- Our friend, Jambs Geibner, it will be seen has just opened a Hat and Cap Store, in Baumgard ner’s building, north-west corneP of Centre Square. Mr. G. has the the necessary energy and ability to please the most fastidious, and we have no doubt i that his establishment, which is very tastefully fit ted up, will attract lots of customers. He deserves I encouragement. The Public Schools* —The following exhibits the arrangements for visiting the public schools, during the present month: VISITIHO MEMBERS. SCHOOLS. H.Rotharmel, High School, . J. Weaver, Mr. Gilbert, Joseph Ehrenfried, Mr. Nourse, H B. Swarr, Esq., Miss Thompson, Hon. A. L. Hays, Miss Biller, Mr.* 1 ”* H. Rotharmel. Geo. Sanderson, Miss S. Smith, P‘. Metzger, Mrs. Magee, J. W. Jackson, M >» 8 Hoffmeier, R. Moderwell, Miss C. Eberman, J, Zimmerman, Mrs. C. Reinstine, P. G. Eberman, Lewis Hood. Reporting '■) ember, Geo. Female Departmml, Banderson. . East- Geo. Ford, Esq., J* Pncej Peter Gerber, Miss Mayer, C. Gillespie, Miss White, M. D. Holbrook, Miss Samson, A. H. Hood, Esq., Mrs. Sullivan, Tohn Wise. Miss O’Donnell, Reporting Member, Geo. Male^Dcpartment, C. F Keiffm' q ' Female High School. Henry Stoek, Esq., Miss A. E. Eberman, J. C. Van Camp, Miss A. Smith, P. McConomy, Miss Boyd, A. G. Helfenstein, Miss Russel, John Bear, M”. Moore, Rev. Mr. McCarter, Mrs. Gotta. Reporting Member, Mr. Female Depart mmt C. Kieffer. Wat - BOOK NOTICES. jtJ-JuDP & Murray have presented us with a | neat little volume of 48 pages, entitled “ The J trated Family Christian Almanac,” for 1851. In $ addition to the usual- information contained in Al- .■’) menace, the little book before us has a great deal of nseful historical notices, a number of whioh are illustrated with very handsome engravings. We cheerfully recommend this work to every family. -gj Its price is only 61 cts. For sale at Judd Bt Murray’s. ,1 KTWe are indebtod to Mr. Gish tor a pamphlet | copy of the proceedings of the late Democratic a Convention, at Williamsport— as reported by W. ~( j E. Drake—and shall hereafter make some fitracte 1 from the debates. Thoso of our Dapiocratij Mends j who wish to have a full account of all the proceed ings of that body—including the list of ddegates, organization, nominations, ballotings, &|., kc„ : would do well to call at the Bookstore an| copies. r Blackwood's Edirhuro Maoaeire, for June has been received by Mr. Gish. MARRIAGES. On the 20th inst., by the Rev. J. C. Bakir, John, j McCallister, of Buck, Dramore township, to Mi*?Jj Margaret Savery, of Rawlinsville, Martic iwp.~»l« : At Millersville, on the 13th inst., by thejEteT. W C. Barnitz, Mr. Michael Behmer, to Susan er, of Warwick twp. j On the 23d inst., by the Rev. J. C- Baki, John * Smith, to Miss Julian Bums, both or this dly. On the 25th inst., by the same, Mr. -Abrahup Brown, to Miss Sarah Deitnch, both of Ea* Hemp- field. w t On the 17th ult., by the Rev. J. McCarter, Miv,. Isaac N. Wagoner, to Miss Emma Hull, loth this city. , ‘ On the 16th inst by the Rev. Sami. Trambauer,^ Mr. Esrom Althouse, to Miss Maria Frey, both or Reamstown, Lan. co. "I In Richmond, Va., on the 13th inst., by Je Rev. Mr. Hovey, Mr. John S. Bunting,of Lancaster, Fa. to Mias Jane S. Willis, of Philadelphia. J On the 16th inst., by the Rer. H. Wagner, e J Rev. Daniel Hertz, of Ephr.ta Lan co, to 1 Catharine Suavely, of South Lebanon twp., Leoan On the 20th inst., by the Rev. J. McNair, Darnel Weatherbv of Addison, Steuben county, n. i.,i to Miss Mary McCollough, of Locust Grove, CeeUi CO., Md. yg On Thursday rooming last, Elhanan Van Klj ; son of Emanuel Van Kanan, of this citj, ui 30th year of his age. I On the 24th inst., T-horoas Jeffries, aged 63 U and 8 months. ' • On the 19th inst., in this city. Miss Ch*r, , Barbara Spoils, aged 18 years, 10 monthsjof j days. , .J On the 20th inst., in this city, Josephs™; I aged 57 years, 11 months and 28 days. f J On the 24th inst., in this city, .Hem- I youngest son of the late Edward Shubrm n 4 year and 3 days. i- In this city, on the 12 inst., daughter of Henry and Catharine H. 3 years, 11 months and 1 day. < In Elizabethtown, on the 17th inst., nica Attwood, wife of Joseph Attwood *,5.. year of her age. ... .V In Life, on the 23 inst., Mrs. Feromci, . wife of Alx’r. Sturgiss, in the 39th year r A t ji;.: deaths.
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