Re-Writtea tortba IntaUj*eacer. Random Sfcetch.es as I Pass Along. LETTER NO. 2. The war with Mexico—Col. Geary—Slander—Stan . mitville—Queer folks—Cut down Company \ Munster-—Cambria potatoes — Mullen's HiU- Bears—Accident — Murder, (fC. Friend Sanderson .—For the vigorous prosecu ■ tion of the war with the republic of Mexico, Penn sylvania was called upon to furnish six regiments of men j hut owing to the great number of volun teers from the States more contiguous tjo the seat of war, two regiments only were required. To .fill them, the Adjutant General, George! W. Bow •KAir, Esq.,' issued his orders, calling upon the cit- soldiers of the commonwealth to rally to.the support of our National honor, and to sustain the 7~ - flag of our country. The first call was for one regiment only, and it is a matter of pride to know, that in less than forty-eight hours, Pennsylvania’s, full quota could have been marshalled into service. From its proximity to the seat of government, eas tern Pennsylvania filled up the first requisition, and it was only in the second call, that the west had an opportunity of showing .her attachment to. our glorious and ever-to-be honored Republic. In the organization of the “ second Regiment,” little Cambria county, with but nineteen hundred voters 'in her borders, furnished two hundred volunteers,, than whom no brave? or more patriotic men march “ed to the seat of war. Capt. John W. Geary (now Mayor of the city of San Francisco) Com-, mended the American Highlanders, and participle ted in the battles of Molina del Rey,Chapultepec and the city of Mexico. Gol. Geary was ;eJected Lieut. Colonel at the city of'Pittsburg, and subse quently, by the death of Col. Roberts, was elected ! Colonel of the second Regiment in Mexico. A ! recent publication in your county, reflecting upon the want of courage of this officer, will justify me devoting a few lines in his defence. It was al pieged that Col. Geary wash «< coward inaction, ! ‘and feigned a wound in the battle of'Chapultepec, V; in order to dodge the responsibility'of his situa tion.” These charges, if true, should forever : blight his name among the valorous brave ; hut so ; far are they from the facts, that the bravo and gal \ I ,iant Quitman, (in. whose division Col. Geary ser ./ vedj) in his official despatch to the War Depart ; ment, says —“ Col.. Geary received a wound on the .sword arm in the commencement of the engage ment, from a spent ball, but.soon rallied and done , noble service with his bravo Pennsylvanians.”-r Personally, I know Col. Geary to be no coward, but as brave as he is honorable. To Summitville, (resuming the thread of my for mer letter,) we preceded the stage coach about one hour, which time we spent in conversation with our fellow traveller*, in whom we found a fellow feeling—all affirming that the night ,was one long to be remembered, and all deprecating the sport of u crossing the mountains by night.” * I was much amused by one of our party, an English gentleman, (incog., no doubt,) who was very inquisitive in deed, and annoyed the passengers much with his frequent interrogations. A keen, live yankoe among us, noted our trans-Atlantic friend, arid selected him for a victim. Whilst seated around the stove, enjoying the soporific effects of a rank York county principe, Jonathan gave measly wink, and assu ming an air of . familiarity, 'addressed me loud ; enough-to heard by our cockney friend'. *‘,l ; say, Mister,- bint the -Cut Down Company soon ; goin’ to commence opperations bn the mountain 7” I replied* “ I suppose they will, sir.” <c Well I ; reckon it’ll be a pay speculation ; they arter be at it soon !” Mr'. Bull enquired what hoperation was contemplated 7 Oh, nothin’ partic’lar ; on'y goin’ to level down this pesky hill; its so tarnal tough a ; crossin’ in winter time, and I calkerlate it’ll pay : pretty well, see’n they’ll getall thecoal fur nothin.’? ; The yankee then gave some statements to show ; that the amount of coal in the mountain., would enrich the <( Cut Down Company,” and ended by wondering why said company did not go “ right at ; it.” Mr. Bull was ovewhehne.d with astonishment, took out his note book and registered tin item —no ; doubt as a text forborne future disquisition on yan ; kee enterprise, not suspecting that ho waß sold by ; a live yankee. On resuming our seats in the stage, we found it. much less comfortable than before, in consequence of a very severe snow 6torm, which penetrated the interior through every opening. We now descen ded the western declivity so gradually that wew§re • at a loss to know whether we were going up-hill or down hill. Four miles from Summitville we halted at a little antiquated town called Munster, where we again warmed ourselves and watered the horses. This place is one of the most ancient in Cambria county, and was settled originally by IrishV emigrants, whilst the turnpike was being od. The land about the village is. said to be in a good state of cultivation, and yields very good crops of wheat, oats, corn and potatoes. Indeed, Cambria potatoes in regard to quality are esteemed : superior to any raised in the State, which arises, j no doubt, from -the fact that a cold loamy soil is * better adapted for their culture, than the heavy ; black soil of our eastern valleys. The town itself : has undergone very little or no improvement for i the last quarter of a century, during which time i few, if any, new buildings have been erected or , old ones repaired. From Munster we resumed our i journey toward Ebensburg, passing over the most hilly road we had yet travelled. The road is ■kitted on each side by trees of a very large growth, .and a dense underwood, which afforded ample : protection and concealment for a gang of highway ; man, who infested these parts a few. years ago, corrimitting their depredations alike upon the trav j eller and resident.' Aa we were descending what ] is called “ Mullen’s Hill,” our team stopped, upon ! enquiring the cause of which, we seen a. large I bear and two cubs a little in advance, crossing the j road and disappearing in a ravine on the lower side I of the pike. At the foot of this hill, a few years ago, an amiable daughter of tho. Hon. Thomas White received so severe an injury'from the upset ting of a coach, as to deprive her of reason, from which effect, I regret to sav, she has never recov ered. She is how confined in the asylum at Phila j delphia, an object of sympathy and love. A little ! further on is ‘ f the old house in ruin',” where a i most savage murder was perpetrated a few years | ago, by two brothers, Barney and Patrick Flanagan, upon the person of an old woman, by the name of Holden. The victim was known to possess a little money, which she had accumulated by dint of many • years toil. This excited the cupidity of her mur i derers and the brutal designs upbn her life. Being alone and remote from neighbors, she fell an un | resisting and an easy prey to those monsters. — They were pursued and caught; tried', convicted, and sentenced to be hung. By n special act of the Legislature, a new.trial was granted them, which terminated as the first. But the vacillating course j of the executive in signing the death warrant, gave j them ample'time'to confer with their friends, and make good their escape from prispn. They* are | now running at large, seeking another victim and | another opportunity to embrue their guilty hands ■ in the blood of one'of God’s unoffending creatures, i Shame ! shame, that theends of justice should be j defeated and society exposed to the cruelty and I . savagej barbarity of merf, more relentless, more ! rapacious than the untamed beast o|f the forest. Williamsport ‘anr Elmira RiiLnoAn.—The Pennsylvanian of Tuesday last says' It is gratifying to learn that this half finished and long neglected work, second in importance to no : other work of the kind in Pennsylvania, will soon j be finished. We learn that the Company have j made arrangements with Joseph GcjmtEn, Jr. Esq., i a gentleman well known, for his success in complet ing enterprizes of this kind, by which $500,000 to the stock of the Company,' and under takes to complete the road, that is—-to relay the 25 miles extending from Williamsport :to Ralston, arid to extend the same to Elmira. . It is expected that ! the entire work will be completed in two years. j IL/'The Richmond Enquirer describes a very [ ingenious Winnowing Machine, which is in opera J_ tion in that neighborhood. It is tlie invention of i Mr. D. B Saunders, of Va. The Enquirer says: I It is very simple, and. most effective in cleaning | the foulest wheat. A vacuum is produced by a Totary Tan, and by mere suction, (if the word may •be used,) the imperfect grains an* l carried up a tube and down a reservoir, and the pure grains fall to the ground. Mr. Haxall says that its operation is worth 15 per cent, in the bushel, aid recommends that all farmers should obtain them: \ • Intelligencer & lonmal. Xancaster, February 18, 1851. GEO. SANDERSON, EDITOR, County Committee meeting. Agreeably to pablic notice given, the Democrat ic County Committee of Lancaster county met at the public house of William J. Steele, in the City of Lancaster, on Saturday the Ist day of February, 1851, when the following proceedings were had, viz: - | Resolved, That at the primary meetings of the Democracy to be held in the different Wards, Bor oughs and Townships of the County of Lancaster, on Saturday the Ist day of March neit, the Dele gates elected to the County Convention o at the city of Lancaster on the Wednesday follow ing, be elected with a view ,o the appomtment of Pelegatea to the Harrisburg Judicial Convention to beheld on the Uth ofJnne.as well as to the Reading Convention, and that the chairman of this committee be authorized to issue a call accordingly. Resolved, That the Democracy of the county be recommended to nominate one person m each Ward Borough and election distfict, to serve the ensuing year as County Committee-man, and also that they nominate their Township committees, and them toithe Chairman of the next County Convention. WM. B. FORDNEY, Chairman. H. E. Leman, Sec’ry. In pursuance of the above proceedings, as also the resolutions of the County Committee, at their meeting on the 10th of October last, I hereby is sue this notice, requesting the Democrats of Lan caster county to meet in their respective Wards, Boroughs and Tow’nships, on SATURDAY THE IST DAY OF MARCH, 1851, at Jhe usual places of holding such elections, then and s there to elect not less than three nor more-than five Delegates to represent said districts in a general County Conven tion, to be held in the City of Lancaster, on Wed nesday the sth day of March, 1851, for the purpose of electing six delegates to represent Lancaster county in the’Gubernatorial State Convention to be held in Readifig oh the 4th of June next, and also sir Delegates to represent said County in the Judi ciary State Convention to be held at Harrsburg on the 11th of June,next. WM. B. FORDNEY, Chairman Co. Committee. Feb. 4, 1851. - -The ]Vew£Couuclls. The new City Councils-were organized on Friday, the 7th inst., as follows,: Select Council—Dr. H. Carpenter, President, and James Carpenter, Esq., Clerk; Common Council, William Mathiot, Esq., President, and James L. Reynolds, Esq., Clerk. .On Tuesday last, l£e Councils met in Convention and elected the following officers to serve for one year: Treasurer —John Zimmerman. Solicitor —A. Slaymaker. Assessor —Michael Bundel. Collector of City Tax —W. Lowrey. Collector of Water Tax- Superintendent of Water Works and Collector of Water Tax —AJMessenkop. . Street Conunissioner —Henry Schaum. Regulators— Jas. C. Carpenter, Jac. Porwart and George Albright. Messenger —George Albright. i Rj-We would call the attention of our Demo cratic friends throughout the County, to the impor tance of having a lull turn out at the Delegate Elections on Saturday week. An early,and efficient organization in the several townships and boroughs is highly necessary, in order to ensure a full atten dance at those primary meetings. We call atten tion to the matter thus early, so that our friends may be” prepared to discharge their whole duty when the Ist of Marchfcrrives. IPT* Mr. H. WniGHT, successor to C. C. Vankan. an, has fitted up his Grocery in very handsome style, and makes it present great attractions to customers From Mr. Ws well known business habits anclen ergy, we have no doubt he will be abundantly suc cessful. His establishment is in Kramphs Arcade, Orange street. . JET A Grand. Ball is to come off at the Mechan ics’ Institute, in this City, on the eve of the 22d in stant—the net proceeds of which are to be appro; priated to the use of the Lancaster Brass Band. 23* The Panorama ol a Voyage to California, which was on exhibition last week, at the.Mechan ics* Institute, (and which we are pleased : to learn, will be continued for two or three evenings more during the present- week,) was seen by hundreds of our citizens, all of whom speak of it in the most exalted terms.- It is indeed a great.productibn, and has only to be seen to be properly appreciated. We therefore advise all our citizens to go and see.it; and as afternoon exhibitions are to be given to-day and to morrow, in addition to the evening entertainments* it will afford many of our country friends an op portunity of witnessing it, which they ought by all means to embrace.' Much of the effect of the exhibition is attribu table to the very gentlemanly lecturer, Mr. Stal cup, whose popular explanations and remarks on the various countries and scenes that pass before the spectators were highly gratifying and instruc tive. He is succeeded in that duty by Mr. Ham. ilton, who will no doubt endeavor to give the same interest to the Panorama. Report oh the Tariff. We should like very much to publish the able report of Messrs. Bonham and Brindle, ol the State Legislature, on the Tariff question; but its great length and the crowded state of our columns pre vent ufc from doing ao for the present. . We shall take occasion hereafter, to publish some extracts from it, to show the great ability with which the subject has been treated by Mr. Bonham, from whose jpen, it is well the production emanates. Mr. 8., although but a few weeks in the Legislature, has already won for himself a po sition, which scarcely, if ever, has fallen to the. lot ol so ybung a member.. Old Mother Cumberland may well be proud of her talented representative. The Atlantic Safe! The steamer Atlantic, about which such painful apprehensions were entertained,- has at length been', heard from. When seven days out from Liverpool her sliaft broke, and she was forced to return to that city, where she arrived on the 19th ult., being fifteen days in returning. Such is the intelligence brought by the steamer Africa, which arrived at New York on Saturday last. Wacousta, on the Prophecy. —We have been kindly furnished by the publishers, Df.witt & Da venport, New York, with a powerful Indian Tale having the title. The author is Major Rich ardson,.a romance and novel writer of considerable celebritiyv and it is one of the most graphic descrip tions of Indian cunning and treachery that we have ever read.. The scene is laid in the year 1703, and the tale opens with a plot for the destruction of all the British military posts in the then wild country bordering on the St. Clair, Detroit andMichilimack. inaw, which proved but too successful—only one, the Fort of escaping.- The chief characters are Col. De Haldimar, the Governor of the Fort, on the one-4'iand, and the crafty and fierce Indian Chief, Pontiac, urged on and aided by a renegade Eriglish officer thirsting for personal revenge upon the Colonel, who had*most deeply injured him, up on the other. We have also a noble youth, a pri vate soldier of the garrison; his'beautiful but ma niac wife;,a daughter and niece of the governon loving and loved by two brother officers. ' And for events, we have a sudden alarm—a night sortie—a morning attack—a drum-head court martial—sen. tence and execution—a curse pronounced and ful filled—a captured fort, with all the concomitants of Indian cruelty—a prisoner—an escape—a rescue— a doubtful friend—a subtle foe—and a hidden ally. Altogether it,furnishes material for a volume of over ,200 pages, which no one can peruse-without feeling grateful to the author and publisher for so good a book. The price is only 50 cents. • ,[D* The Hopkinsville (Kentucky) Press hoists the name, of Hon. James Buchanan for President, and Hon. Jefferson Dayis, of Mississippi, for Vice President. Sound views on Banfclng. The following article on the subject of free bank ing, as recommended hy Governor Johnston, we take from a late number of the PennsylvaniadJem-.'- ocrat, published at Uniontown, Pa. rhis paper— notwithstanding its name—is the Whig organ of Fayette'count)', and its editor is one of the most zealous Whigs in 'the State. But he is opposed, tooth and nail, to the free banking scheme, and gives his readers some very Democratic views on the subject of banking in general, and free banking in •particular: Hear what he says:, Free Banking — Governor's Message. —While we see much in. Gov. Johnston's message to commend, and approve of it in the main, we cannot concur with him in his project of adopting the system oi Tree banking, and we regret his course on the sub ject We regret that Whig leaders will continue, in-spite of public sentiment and the interests of the party and the country, to identify the party with this business of manufacturing shinplasters. This riling of the States making money which they dare not, and cannot make a legal tender in payment of debts, is a wrong which was intended to be prohibited by the Constitution of the United States. It has grown into an enormous evil, under all the restraints of the most stringent legislation.— But to give a charter wide as the winds to every combination of speculators, jobbers, brokers, and others, foreigners and citizens, to set up in every county town or petty village a mint for the manu facture of shinplasters; is a wrong which we hope . no Legislature—especially no .whig Legislature will sanction. « The power to “ coirt money ” was prohibited to the States. But to make money out of paper is the very worst kind ofooinage. The power to regulate the value of money is rendered by this species ol coinage a perfect nullity, and therejs no excuse lor such a sweeping delegation of power over the cur rency to clubs of speculators—too often swindlers. The Governor's views on the tariff are soundly Whig; but of- wharhvail will be increased duties, with prices at home inflated by enormous issues of paper? The policy is perfectly suicidal. Every bank set in operation strikes a blow at the tariff, for just as the currency is inflated, .the price of home productions rise, and the foreign article is capable, after paying the duty, of being sold at a profit in the domestic market. It is thus that banks operate as a repeal of all protection—increase the imports —pamper the importing.merchants —build up for eign manufactures, and destroy our own. How banking can be honestly conducted on the free banking principle we lt is proposed that any person or company upon lodging, say $lOO,OOO of State stock, with aStateagent,shall be furnished, say with $75,000 of bank notes en dorsed by the State agent, these may be loaned out. The*interest on this would be $4,500 The interest on the State stock at five per cent, * • 5,U00 Total, $9,500 But the banking company must keep on hand in specie one-third the amount of its notes in circulation, say $75,00ii, the. interest on which 1 is, say $1,500 Cashier's salary, tax on dividends, banking house, &c., say 2.UUO Total expenses, he., Net receipts, The bank, then, has just six per cent, on its cap ital, supposing it suffers no losses. Of course these are greater or less according to circumstances. —. This is less than the stock would yield its owners.jr without the risk of losing the whole by banking. To make it profitable, sorrje dishonest expedient must therefore be resorted to. [H7* We copy the following communication from' the Richmond Pnyuirer of Tuesday last, and offer it without comment, except to remark that Judge WoodwAil i), too, in common with all the other Democratic candidates for the U. S. Senate, (wheth er avowed or. not,) is a decided personal and po' litieal friend of our distinguished fellow citizen, the* Hon. James Buchanan. We speak what we know : “ THE SENATOR ELECT OF PENNSYLVA NIA—A BUDGET OF BLUNDERS.*’ Messrs. Editors—An article appeared in the Portsmouth Pilot on the 29th January, which has found its way into other papers, and is calculated to mislead others, if, indeed, the editor has not him self been misled by some designing person, as to the true state; of public opinion in Pennsylvania. It is my purpose to correct the errors in which, not only the Editor of the Pilot, but others have fallen. I am enabled to do so, from information afforded me, by one of the gentlemen, whose name was be fore the “ caucus’’ for the Senate, and from distin guished representatives from the State of Pennsyl vania. The article, alluded to, assum&s that Pennsylva nia will not offer any candidate for the next Presi dency ! That Judge Black and Judge Woodward, were the decided , avowed and nrA'jjoiHerfgerf Buchanan candidates! That Mr. Brodliead, the ox/y decided Cass man, “ was elected over the other two combi ned and, that in view of all this, the entire dele gation of Democrats from Virginia, are avowedly in favor of D. S. Dickinson of New York! Igno ranee ot facts may be excused, but misrepresenta tions, published with ulterior designs, cannot be too strongly condemned. It is much feared that the article now under comment, was sent from Pennsylvaina for effect, and intended- to re-act Certain it is, that not one single statement is true, except that Judge Black in common with all the other candidates, except Judge Woodward, was the avow ed, friend of Mr. Buchanan. It is not true that the glorious old “ Keystone " is so lost to a sense of what is due to her distin guished and gifted sons, as to say by any act of hers that they should now, as in other days, haye their just claims and her just claims disregarded.— No, no. Pennsylvania says no such thing. The past, the present and the future all forbid the idea that the second State in the Union, located as she is, will not expect her just claims to be duly weigh ed and acted on by her sister States when she pre sents her candidate, (whosoever he may be.) She will have strong claims on Virginia : for, in other days, when Virginia presented her candidates, Penn : sylvania in every instance gave them a generous and cordial support. Will Virginia be behind her sister States injustice and magnanimity' It is not true that the Virginia delegation is avow | fedly in favor ,ol Mr. Dickinson for the Presidency. It is known that they all have the best and kindest feeling for that distinguished man, but they are not to kind-hearted as not to see. that-it is the fixed purpose of the Democratic party at the next elec tion to present a candidate who cannot be beaten. — Who that candidate may be, it is not my design to indicate, nor do I intend to enter into a canvass of the claims of any man. My principal purpose is to protest againsi the claims of any State being thus disposed of by such a representation, and it-is ho ped that all the papers that have given circulation to the article in the Pilot, may, as a simple act of justice, publish this . CORRECTION. ID" In connexion with the above, we find the fol lowing in the Richmond Enquirer of the 14th inst: - A meeting of the Democratic party in the Leg islature, Convention, &c., met in the Hall of Dele gates on. Wednesday night, to organize for the en suing Pfeidential campaign. The meeting came to no conclusion, but adjourned after appointing a committee to prepare business lor another meeting in the ensuing week. The principal speaker on the occasion was Mr. H. A. Wise, member of the convention from Ac comac. He urged the erection of a platforjn of principles, embodied in certain resolutions read by him, which concluded by declaring the willingness of the'Democratic party in this State to accept Rny Democrat for the Presidential campaign who should be selected by the State of Pennsylvania. An Editor in Luck! We are gratified to learn that our friend, Col. A. M. Spangler, of the Gazette, has been appointed a Clerk to the Committee to Compare Bills, in the House of Representatives, at Harrisburg. No bet ter appointment coold have been made, and we congratulate our friend on hjs good luck. Bedford for Bigler! The Democrats, of Bedford county, at a Mass Meeting on the evening of the 10th inst., appointed conferees to select delegates to the Reading and Harrisburg Conventions. They also passed reso lutions unanimously in favor of Hon. James Buchanan for President, and Col. William Big* ler, for Governor. The Senatorial Conferees from Fulton and Som erset me't on the 11th inst., and appointed delegates to the’Gubernatorial and Judicial Conventions—and instructed the first to support Col. Bigler, for Governor, and William Searight, Esq.j cf Fay ette County, for Canal Commissioner. ID* Capt. Binder, E: Pabst and J. Ashfalt, char ged with the* murder of George Emory, in Phila delphia, last fall, have been acquitted after a long and tedious trial. GREAT DEMONSTRATION! Organization of the Bigler Club. Agreeably to notice, a very large and enthusiastic meeting of the Democracy of the City of Lancaster crowded the Hotel of Mr. Steele, on Saturday evening last, the 15th inst.,' for the purpose ol or ganizing a “ Bigler On motion, the fol lowing officers were appointed : • President: Capt. GEO. SANDERSON. . f'iec Presidents: Capt. John H. Duciiman, - Edward Kautz, John Dougherty, * Capt. James Donnelly. Secretaries : J. Franklimßeigart, Esq, William M. Wiley. On motion, the following Committee was appoint ed to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting, viz: John L. Keffer* John C. Rote, Daniel Finfrock, Win. Meeser and Junius B. Kaufman, Esq. During the absence of the Committee the meeting was addressed in an .appropriate manner by Col. William S. Amweg/and Hugh Maxwell, Esq. The Committee having returned reported the fol lowing preamble and resolutions: Whereas, The nomination of Col. WILLIAM BIGLER, of Clearfield County, for the office 61 Governor of Pennsylvania, by the Ilemocratic State Convention to be held at Reading, in June next, is now reduced to a certainty, almost every county in the State having instructed for him—and ' Whereas, We in common with at least nine-tenths of the Democracy throughout the State, are in favor of his nomination—and holding fast, as we do, to the Democratic doctrine that every man has an indisputable right to express his preference for his favorite candidate, before a nomination—therelore, be it Resolved , That having full confidence in the un doubted talents and sterling democracy, of Colonel WILLIAM BIGLER, and believing him to be eminently qualified, in every respect, to discharge the duties of the Gubernatorial office with credit to himself as well as to the best interests ol the Key stone State—we hereby declare him to be our first and only choice for that high office; and we pledge ourselves to use all fair and honorable means to secure the election of delegates from Lancaster county to the State Convention, pledged'-to support' his nomination from first to last. Resolved, That we pledge ourselves to support none but open and avowed friends of Col. William Bigler, as delegates to represent this city in the regular Democratic County Convention to be held in Lancaster. , * Resolvqd, That as Democrats we pledge ourselves to support the nominees of the Reading and Harris burg Conventions, no matter who may be selected for the high offices to be placed in nomination. Resolved , That a Committee of thirteen be appointed by the Chair, to select permanent officers lor the “ Bigleli Club,” which we have this evening as sembled to organize, and that said Committee be hereby instiucted to report at the next meeting of the Club, to be held at the house of James Jones, in Spring Garden, on Saturday evening next. Resolved, That this club be known as the ü ßigler Club, No. 1, of Lancaster County,” and that wc recommend our friends throughout the county to form auxiliary clubs in their respective townships at the earliest possible period, for the purpose of more effectually maintaining the organization of the Democratic party in the coming Gubernatorial contest. Resolved, That these proceedings be signed by the officers, and published in the Democratic papers in this city, and the Phil'a Pennsylvanian. The meeting was then addressed by Capt. George Sanderson, giving a highly interesting sketch of the life and character of Col. William Bigler, at the conclusion of whose remarks the resolutions &c. were unanimously adopted. • The following were then appointed by the Chair: Committee to selbctFennancnl osms.--H.B. Swarr, Esq., Andrew White, Robert King, Thos. Wiley, Thomas Cox, Samuel Rupley,' Michaej Withers, John Hamilton, Jonas D. Bachman, James Jones, Henry SheaffV John L. Keffer, John Scheirenbrand. Committee to prepare By William S. Amweg, Henry C. Wentz, Benjamin Strieker, Wm. Meeser, Sebastian Musser. The meeting was then addressed in a few perti. ne'nt remarks by George M. Steinman, Esq. On motion, the following letter (enclosing $1) directed to the Club, lrom Dr. Samuel Humes, was read and ordered to be published with the proceed- mgs: Lancaster, Feb. 15, ISSI. To the President of the Bigler Meeting, at Steele's Hotel: Dear Sir: —Being prevented by severe indisposi tion from attending the meeting, called for the purpose of forming a Bigler Club, may I beg the favor of you, to propose me as a member of that Club. SAMUEL HUMES. P. S. 1 enclose my mite to drink to his health as to his success there is but little doubt. S. H. On motion, the persons present desirous of becom. ing members of the lt Bigler Club,” were requested to give in their names to the Secretaries—the name ol Dr. Samuel Humes heading the list. A very large number of names were accordingly subscribed. On motion, the meeting then adjourned, to meet at the public house of James Jones, in Spring Gar den, on Saturday evening the 22d inst., at 7 o'clock. (Signed by the Officers.) [The names of the signers to the Club are-omit ted this week for want of room.] [D*The Committee to select permanent officers for the “Bigler Club," are requested to meet at the office of Jonas D. Bachman, Esq., Market Square, oh Thursday evening next, at 7 o'clock. ID*The Committee on By-Laws, are requested to meet at Col. VVm. S. Amweqs office, on Thurs day evening next, at 7 ,o'clock. Trial for Murder. The trial of George Pharoah, for the murder of Miss Rachel Sharpless, a school mistress, and a young lady of high character, was had at West Chester last week. Miss Sharpless, it will be. remembered, was shot down at the door of her school-house, as she approached it on the morning of the 28th of September last, at an hour before any of the scholars had made their appearance. Pharoah acknowledged to have been gunning on ot the murder, but denied having been near the school-house, though it since came out that he told one of the boys of the neighborhood", that he had been near the sehoolhouse'that moining—saw the dead body of Rachel Sharpless, but was* afraid to go near it, and that there was nobody near when he saw’ it. The West Chester Republican says, Pharoah is a youth of. 18 or 20 years of age—large size and stoutly built. He appeared in court well dressed, and looking to be in fine health. During his im prisonment he Has become fat, and has probably gained not less than twenty pounds in weight.— fTh’is shows that, if guilty of the awful crime, he must have an; unnaturally easy conscience. The circumstantial evidence appears to be very strong against the prisoner. ID* We learn from the Village Record, that Pharoah was i convicted by the Jury, and on Wednesday morning sentenced to be hung.— The prisoner received his sentence without mo ving a muscle. It is said that since.his convic. tion he has made a full confession to his keepers.— He states that his motive was to get the watch of Miss Sharpless, and he says she saw him when he fired at her. He was quite near her at the time } and after speaking to her she hurried to open the door. It was then he fired. He did not take the watch, as he heard some of the children coming and had to make his escape. Erie Codnty for Bigler! The Democratic Convention of Erie County met on the 3d inst, and appointed two delegates to Reading, and i manimously instructed them to sup* port Col. William Bigler, for Governor.; i The Convention also appointed delegates to the Judicial Convention, at Harrisburg, and unanimously instructed them to support Hon. James Thompson > of Erie, for the Supreme Bench. Erie and Crawford counties are to elect two Senatorial delegates to each of the State Conven tions both of whom will no doubt, be instructed for the same gentlemen. ' National Ahous. —The first number of a new Democratic paper, with this title, was issued in Philadelphia, on Saturday last; It isa finejooklng sheet, handsomely printed, and its editorials give evidence of ability. It is published by Seyerns & Christy. s’ Letter from Harrisburg. Corrapoudencs of the Intelligencer. Hab&ibbubo, February 15, ISSI. Although the: proceedings of the Legislature during the past week, have been characterized by , no events of special interest or importance, much has nevertheless been 4one in the way of legisla tion, although principally of a private character. If we except the Tariff, (which has been disposed of jo the Senate* alt tough still under discussion in the Hou*c,) the irnpertapt questions have scarcely been touched upon, and what remains of the session will • possess more g<ncral interest than that portion already past., In tlio .Senate the-Union resolutions of Mr. Muhlcnborg Wcrp called up, and briefly discussed. Mr. Walker, ol;Krie,tho great Whig gun of the Senate, an a substitute for Mr. Muhlenberg’s a set of his nwii, which v/cre finally adopted, al though Mr. RrooVe of Chester, offered as an amend ment to these, j a batch which he had prepared and which in oVccy respect were more patriotic and able than! those which were adopted.— i.The broaching sof this delicate subject by our I State Legislature,' cannot but be regarded as un called for at thij time. The subject is one upon which the minds of the people not only of our own State, but of thfi Union at large, seem to .consider fuljy settled; A few malcontents it is - true, endeavor to agitate it; but the noble course of Con gress in suppressing every attempt to revive it has* crushed it, I hope for ever. It needed not this expression of th!e Senate of'our Sfcate to convince the world that Pennsylvania, true to hcrsclfand the Union, would nbver hesitate to sanction the whole of the measures,Jof the great Compromise Act, and sustain them ful]y. I find that resolutions upoh the same subject wiU shortley be introduced into the House. To say the least of this, it is not the. part of wisdom, andjl look forward, confidently, to the summary disposal of this delicate question by the rpembers of the House. The time has gone by when political • capital was to be made of.it; it should therefore be permitted to “slide.” Another question of vastly greater importance, claimed the attention of the Senate on Thursday. This was the attempt on the part of the Whigs, to re peal three or lour sections of the ten hour system act. It is difficult to conceive by what peculiar process men are enabled, with apparent sincerity,to advocate one day a particular measure, and on the next to oppose it, and yet claim to be consistent. Last week we had the Tariff under discussion, and the •professions of regard for the laboring-man and his interests, uttered by the Whigs, would have led the unsuspecting to believe they had not any object to be accomplished, more desirable than this. And yet on Thursday* the very men who cried alcud, ('give u$ protection for American labor,” were fore most amongst those who attempted .the repeal of the ten hour system. How to reconcile this glaring inconsistency, is a mystery to me. And yfct it is not so difficult of solution. Take from the Whigs, while discussing the Tariff question, the use of a single word — protection —than winch a more inap propriate one could not have been selected as the exponent of their principles—and high Tariff prin ciples and the repeal of the ten hour system, be come one and the same. Their tendencies are the same, although the Whigs would have us believe otherwise. They both have for their object the 'ac complishment of the same, end — protection to the manufacturer ; and oppression to the working man. Fortunately a few of the Whigs could not be pre vailed upon to support the repeal, and by the aid »f every Democrat in the Senate, the (en hour sys ‘em was sustained. This is a fact, for the working men of our State to ponder upon. The. mystery that (to men who have not given it close and patient investigation) enshrouds the workings or the Tariff, cannot be thrown around the ten hour system.— Every man who values n free hour or two of sun light—who prizes his breath—who esteems it a privilege to spend an hour of delight with his family or friends, and who properly estimates the benefits of recreation can appreciate its worth, and should also-be able to appreciate the merits of those who oppose it. 1 regretted to find Mr. Konigmachcr, Senator fioin Lancaster, arraying himselt against it. Quite a number of private Bills were read an'd passed in the House, and immense numbers of pe titions presented. The right of petition is eterci sed to its fullest extent by the people of Pennsyl vania. Two hundred and twedty-nine, were pre sented one day last week, —a greater number than ever knou’n before. The Committee on Education have reported a Bill for the establishment of a department of Edu cation atHarrisburg. , This is to be entirely distinct from the duties of the Secretary of the Cbuimon wcalth. A Superintcndant of Common Schools who shall also have charge of the State Library, is to be elected by the Legislature; and an assistant Superinteßdant and assistant Librarain, at salaries, respectively of $1400,' $9OO and $7OO, with ssoo' extra for contingrnt fund for travelling expenses of Superintendant, while visiting the different coun ties of the State, which he is required to do once during-his three years at least. A monthly Journal is also to be published, de voted entirely to the interests of Education. The Bill is a good one, and it is thought will pass. Monday afternoon has been set apart for the dis cussion ofthe Tariff question. There are still a few members desirous of being heard upon this sub ject, who cannot find a fitting -opportunity daring the regular session, to let off the superabundant gas. ! was also made from the Committee to whom was referred that portion of the Governor’* Message, relating to the preservation of the origi nal documents in the office of the Secretary ofthe Commonwealth. It is also interesting, and should claim attention. * ' i To-day, nothing was done in the House. The •time was frittered away in trifling disputes on mere trifling subjects. CONESTOGA. Crawford County. At a Democratic County Meeting held in Craw lord- on the 10th itist., delegates were appointed to the State Convention, at Reading,, with instructions to support Col. Samuel W. Black, of Pittsburg, as their first choice, and Col. William Bigler, as their second choice for Governor. The meeting also appointed delegates to the Ju dicial Convention, at Harrisburg, and instructed them’ to support Hon. James Thompson, of Erie, for the Supreme Bench. Tli© Judiciary John M. Read, Esq., of Philadelphia, and Chas W. Hegiks, Esq., ol Pottsville. are recommended in several quarters as suitable candidates to be nomi nateihfor Judges of the Supreme Court, by the'Dem ocratic State Convehtion. On the Whig side, a correspondent of the Daily Nctcs, recommends our townsman, Hon. Alexan der L. Hats. |p” We learn from the Teport of Gen. Roum fort to the Canal Commissioners, that, for the year ISSO, the net income from the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad amounted to §358,895 45, being abo ( ut nine per cent, on §4,QU0,000; the cost ofthe road and 'the machinery upon it. This is truly a gratifying condition of things, and speaks well for its management during that period. IP” Pittsburg Morning Post expresses a hope that the Democracy of Pennsylvania will not over look the claims of Alleghany county to a candidate for Judge ot the Supreme Court, and brings forward the Hon. Walter H. Lowrie for that post. We do not know a portion of our party to which we would more willingly grant a candidate, than to the .De mocracy of Alleghany. They deserve one; and as Mr. Lowrie would appear to be the man of their choice, we hope they may get him put on the ticket. Important Decision.—ln a case brought before the Supreme Court of this State, from Delaware county, .it was recently decided, that in a public sale, where a person is employed to “ run.up ” the property, and make the purchaser pay more than il none hut bona fide bidders were bidding on it, the sale is-fraudulent and void, so far that the. purchaser is not obliged to take the property struck off to him. As the practice 0/ bidding up property is a very common thing in ihe country, the decision of the Supreme Court is a matter,of some importance. Telegraph in Mexico.—We see it stated in the New York Tribune that the* Mexican government has contracted with responsible parties for the build ing of a line of Telegraph from the city of Vera Cruz to that of Mexico. Another line is projected between the city of Mexico and Acapulco, and the two lines, when finished, will establish magnetic communication belween the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. The work is to be commenced at once, and Mr. Makepeace, for some time, connected, as chief operator,, wijth the Albany and New Y'ork : Telegraph Comppny, is to sail in a few days foi; Vera Cruz, with the requisite materials and instru ments for the epterprjse. Several operators .are going out with mm. In publishing the following letter, we wish to be distinctly understood as not endorsing the statements contained in it.. We are, however, as sured by very, many of the* citizens of Columbia that the facts of the case warrant the deductions of " Tattler.” Those who think differently, can have ihe privilege ol our .columns to make a counter statement. Letter from Columbia* Tattler as good as his t cord—Black head — Aboli tion advertisement—-Sheriff Wade —Discretion 4*c. of Burleigh—Speculation—Populace excited —The Ides of February—Rumour on Monday—“A motive for leaving . Columbia—A few questions -with.no answers —.l. law Suit—What motive in ■ the.prosecution — Causi^andeffect—Young men ar rested—Tattler, no lawyer y would-nt be if he could—Character No Comments —Character No . 2— Comments —Character No. 3 —Cajnments —Fred Douglass — Comments—Character No. 4 Comments—Character No. s—Comments—Ap peal to the citizens — Regret—,Cole a violator of the peace y <s*c. Columbia, Feb. 14th, ISSI Friend Sandekson : —ln my note, of the 10th inst., I promised to give you the particulars, of an abolition lecture, which was to have been delivered at the. Town Ilall in this place. I will now pro ceed to discharge tint duty, and alsogive you a lew now particulars, which I did not promise. The lecture spoken of, was announced through the advertising columns of the “ Spy ” on. the morning preceding the evening upon which it was to have been delivered, with no very particular dis play, other than a remarkably black head. The notice read as follows: LECTURE ON* THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW C. M. Burleigh, ol Philadelphia, will deliver a lecture on Slavery and the Fugitive Slave Law , in the Town Hall, this (Saturday) evening Feb. Sth, at 7 o'clock. All persons are invited to attend. Agreeably to fiiis general invitation, of our citizens assembled at the Town Hall, at the hour designated, to hear the lecture ; and very soon Mr. Burleigh and another person made their appear ance. Much to their disappointment and chagrin they found the Hall door closed against them, and Mr. Wade the keeper of the Hall, resolutely deny ing them admission. No doubt their suspicions were excited, for soon an unfortunate “ rail ” w?s discovered in the gutter, and Mr. B. knowing the use of that article under extraordinary circumstan ces, made “discretion the better part of vaUTr,” and vamosed. What course lie ran, or whether he ran at all, will be a matter for future historical specu lation; but certes, he disappeared. _The populace became excited and sought his retreat, but without success. Several houses were visited, to ascertain whether Mr. B. was there, but ■ he could not be found. It will long remain a mystery, whether lie designed amusing the citizens of Columbia witli a fox chase, or insulting them with an abilitio amalgamation lecture. If life former, we arc obli ged to him, for he has'stfcccericd to a demonstra tion : It the latter, speculation is rife, whether the Bth day of February would not have proven the Ides of March to him. Again, on Monday a report was put in circula tion, that Mr. B. had secured the protection of his colored friends, to whom he was to lecture upon that evening, on the,same subject, in the church on Tow Hill. Our citizens again made preparations to hear him, but the rumor was unfounded, and Mr. B. has left our town, And be it understood, He left. Columbia for his carcass' good Now sir, this man lias made his appearance in ( our town', cs an abolition lecturer, and I ask the ( most fapatical negro, sympathiser and revolutionist, , what has he effected ! Has hh made a single pros elyte to his odious doctrine ? Has he bettered the condition of the colored people in*any particular? 1 What in the name of Heaven is his object ? Why ' don’t he go south and preach to the planters of ; Georgia! Docs he want to array one section of our country against the other, and plunge us ; into* all the horrors of a civil war? G)i, does he « seek the destruction of that holy temple of liberty, ( which is too pure forhis base heart to love ? The result of his visit'to our community has been attended with the worst of consequences ! A feeling al most amounting to hatred for the black race, has been engendered by his very presence? Neigh bor his been arrayed against neighbor; and now ? a portion of the citizens who attended his meeting, have been plunged into the inextricable difficulties of a law suit, and must answer the charge of u violators of the peace.” Even I, who but chron icle these events, atn sought after, and a premium oficred for my identity, in order that I may bear testimony against the friends of my childhood and companions of my youth. The proposition is as green as it is base. But by whom has this prosecution been entered, and for what purpose! Was the intention of'it, to protect such characters as Burleigh, and his Lil liput adjunct? Does the Chief Burgess of Colum bia understand the character of the man, for whom he enlists the utmost, rigour of that law, which Burleigh himself despises ? Or is itdesigned to pro tect the lives and property of our citizens from in sults and destruction ? II the latter, then your ob ject is commendable; but do not foster the exciting cause, and then criminate the effects. If the for mer, then you should know the character of the man, forjwhom our fellow citizens have been drag ged before a borough court, amdthere tried upon the charge of “ violating and disturbing the peace of good citizens;” thus humiliating them in their own estimation, and degrading them in the eyes of all law-loving people. I havd a holy dread of law ! I know nothing of its intricacies, nor do I wish to. ’Tis this alone in connection, with my sense of pro priety and duty to mankind, which restrains me from writingand speaking as l feel. The first prin ciple of law, if law be founded in justice, must be self preservation. But to the character of the man that has disturbed our peacc. ,} I have been informed by a very inlleiigent gentle man, who resided in Philadelphia at the time, that this same abolitionist Burleigh, was one of the in mates of Pennsylvania Hall, when that building was destroyed by an insulted and outraged commu nity'; and that.he was in the Habit of promenading Chesnut Street, with a Sable Congo beauty at his side. (Citizens of Columbia, .all your daughters, sisters, wives and mothers, were invited.to attend his lecture at the Town Hall, to prevent which, our young men are arraigned as violators of the peace!) From an equally respectable and authentic source, l am informed that this man Burleigh, is an acting agent for a papcrpublished in Rochester, New York, bv a negro named,Fred Douglas, who declared in that paper, that “ there was one dis mal-chamber in the gloomiest part of h —II, tenant lest! and it would remain tenantless, so long as ( such TRAITORS as Henry Clay,-Lewis Cass, Dan- j iel Webster and the President of the United States j were permitted to remain on and curse the earth. ; (American citizens, lay! aside your politics and } smite,the black viper to 1 the earth; and yet to pre- i - vent llis agent from lecturing in the To\vn Hall, ; our young men are arraigned as violators of the j Peace !) I know this map Burleigh to be now en- I gaged in retailing pamphlets through the country, | which advocate treason and rebellion against the government of the United States, and encourage 1 the negroes of the south to open insurrection- — (Where sleeps the sense of Justice, and why are our gibbets tenantless ; .and yet to prevent this man lec turing in the Town Hall, from poisoning ihe minds ' of our young republicans, the- young men of our borough are arraigned as violaters of the Peace !) — I saw tnysclf this red-headed Albino walking the streets of Columbia, side by side, with negroes to whom he was an entire stranger, except by “a kin dred feeling which'madc them wondrous kind !” Citizens of Columbia, here is the character of the man, who attempted to insult you with a lecture on the subject of Si.averY. This is the man whom our your.g'men would have driven from the Town Hall in disgust, and for which they are now ar raigned as violaters of the Peace ! Does not every man feel his cheek'burn with indignation as he re views the whole proceeding? Why does notour Chief Burgess'arrest, us.a violator of the peace, the negro Cole, who raised the disturbance on the 23d ultimo, and attempted to stop the execution of the law of the United States? Has the “ fifty dollar man”' any money to expend in bringing him to Justice? There would be no difficulty in making a clear case against him. Or is he exempt from pros ecution, because he is not a white Savannah, Ga., Feb. 3.—George J. Bullock, the defaulting Cashier, charged with defrauding the Central Raihoad Bank out of one hundred thousand dollars, has'been convicted of the offence. It will be remembered that Bullock perpetrated the offence last summer, and soon after took his departure for Europe. He.was sent after, arrested and brought back, and this is the result of his unlawful action. He has not yet been sentenced. C7* Fayette county, through her County Conven tion, has instructed her delegates to support Col. Bigler for Governor, and William Searight, Esq. for Canal Commissioner. They also passed resolu tions complimentary to Gen. CASs/Mr. Buchanan, and other distinguished statesmen. Their first choice for the next Presidency is Gen. Cass. Cj* William Bailey & Son, 216 Market street, Philadelphia, Importers and Dealers in English, French and Swiss Watches, Jewelry, Silver and Plated Ware, and Fancy 'Articles, are constantly receiving the latest styles of these goods at their es tablishment. n-r The London News, referring to the forthcom ing Census of the United States, says: * ?»«iing as the results have heretofore een ’ l j e^ k ar t , * ed to be cast completely into the shade y - bout to be disclosed by'the present “»"*»*“* will exhibit an instance of. material . development unparalleled in the ann Tragical Affair—Mysterious Case of Love and Suicide. Two young men, Henry and Albert Hayden were on a hunting excursion, on Friday the 7th, in a piece of woods known as The Common,in ' Braintree, on the edge of Quincy. One of them ! stooped down to look into a bush, where a rabbit ! had'taken refuge. Instead of a rabbit, he saw .the ! face of a dead man. He called to his companion, 1 and the discovery was made that there were two dead bodies, lying side by side. From appearances the bodies had lain there for a number of weeks, as the fee and snow covered them thickly, and-the bodies themselves were frozen stiff’. The discov erers at first supposed that the persons might have come to their death by being frozen, and without further investigation started for Coroner Bass, of Quincy. The Coroner upon reaching the spot, soon as certained that their deaths was the result of wounds by a pistol. The bodies were, one of them, that ot rather a tall person, the other being 'much shorter. The short person laid to the right of the taller one. By the side of the latter and close to, if not grasped in his right hand, was a discharged pistol. There was also upon the ground a powder llask, a quantity of percussion caps, and some shot in a paper. A hat belonging to the taller of the two. a cap of the shorter one, laid upon the ground by the side of the bodies. From appearatices it seemed probable that the shorter one died of a wound from a pistol ball, which entered the head just over the left ear.— There was a distortion of the, body, apparent which indicated that the person had died at agony. The death wound of the shorter person appear ed to have been indicted by the hands of the other, who had afterwards re-loaded his pistol and dis charged it into his own mouth. He apparently fell back, and, from the position of his body, died without a struggle. The place where the bodies were found was near the main road, and directly over an old track, not now used. As there are reasons to suppose that the bodies have been there since the second week in November last, it is wonderful that they were not discovered before. The bodies were taken by Coroner Bass, to Quincy, and, in order to thaw them sufficiently to investigate the cause of death, were plac'd! in. a running brook, where they remained all night and until nine o'clock this morning. This morning the bodies were taken to the Town Hall, followed by a crowd of the people ot Quincy, anxious to get a sight of !h£m, and to learn the cause ol the sad event. A jury having been empanneled, they proceeded to get off the clothing of the deceased, which was done with gie.it labor, by milling and sawing, so sfiff were they frozen. The finger ends and nose of the tal ler person were partially gone; but the-body ol the other was comparatively little aflected by decay.— A little money and a few other articles were found upon (hem ; but nothing which'revealed their names or the history of their myterious death. It was discovered that the shorter and younger person was a female though dressed in man's clothes The following is all that is known ot these de ceased persons, and it may lead to their identifica tion by their friends: About the Ist of November last, there appeared in the town ol Quincy 1 two persons, both dressed as men, the oldest ol whom called himself John Green, and the youngest Geo. Sami [the assumed name of the celebrated French inovel writer, Madme PudevantJ Green.stated : that he wes a shoemaker by trade; that was S from Ohio, with his half brother, ami that he wish led to obtain work for himself at boot-making.— His brother assumed to be an artist. Green was about five feet eight inches high, with dark hazel eyes and black hair. He was dreseed in a brown d’less. coaf, black hat and black satin vest, with black pants. He hail an affection of the throat, which troubled him whpn reading. Sand was not over five feet high, with a dark and rather Sunken eye, and brown hair; slender and delicate hands ami waist, so much so as to attract observation ; was dressed in a Tweed frock, dark plaid pants, and a striped velvet vest; had an awkward' gait afor a man ; a voice soft and feminine; and a habit ol'drppping the eyes when looked at. Green obtained work at boot making at the store of Mr. J. D. Witcher, where he remained eight days. Both persons obtained board together at the house ot Mrs. Paula Wood —having a room to themselves. Sand was in - the habit of visiting Green while he was at the workbench, and reading to him. They always appeared cheerful and hap py, though the elder one day remarked that he was formerly an engineer on the Mississippi, and had seen trouble, by the captain cheating him out of his wages. He said he brought his half-brother on here lor his health, and to educate him. Sand however, one day said, “ My mother was averse to my coming away from home.” Both of them were much bound up in the “ Spiritual Knockingsubject, so called. It was the chief topic of their discourse. They had with them several copies of the “ Spirit Messenger,” printed at Springfield, also copies of two works entitled the a Universalum,” and the “ Great Hair monia,” also a copy of Madame Dudevant’s worst novel,lndians.” At one time, during their short stay, Sand went to Charlestown and consulted La Roy Sunderland. Their conversation, according to the testimony of all who were acquainted with them, was quite intelligent, especially that of Sand, who evidently had been well brought up. Their intention, they said, was to remain at the North for six months, and then to return to Ohio, via New Orleans. In the mean time, they desired to dive deep into the mysteries ot the spirit world, and the younger desired to prepare to teach the “science.” On the morning after the general election, in November, Green complained of being did not go to his work; He spent an hour and a half in reading, and then invited his companion-to go to walk, who complied, with evident reluctance telling a female in the family that it was only to oblige John. They stopped at the Union stbre, in the village, where Green went in and bought some powder and percussion caps. After they left the store, they were seen passing along with hands joined and swinging. They were again seen as they mounted the hill, in the direction where their bodies were found; but no one saw them afterwards. The only writing of theirs which has been discov ered, is a matter relating to their favorite topic of the spirit world. A valise left behind at their boarding house contains nothing to identify them. A silver watch was also found in their chamber. Another Mai> Dog.—On Saturday week the neighborhood of East King and Lime streets, was thrown into the most indescribable confusion by the appearance of a dog giving unmistakable evi deuces of being mad f -A demonstration was imme diately made upon- his life by some men in the neighborhood, one ol whom-was severely bitten.— The dog, which was finally killed, belonged to Watchman Lambert, and was bitten by the.dog killed about three weeks ago near this city, since which time he had been locked up, last, when iu some manner unknown to his owner, he got at large again.— Express. Railroad Accident.—The detention of the up train of cars on Wednesday afternoon last, was caused by the locomotive coming in contact with a vehicle, iu the vicinity of Green Tree Hotel, about ten miles below Chester, by which collision a gen tleman narried Garrett will in all probability lose his life, and a little girl had her shoulder dislocated. A boy in the same vehicle escaped unhurt. Two horses, attached to the vehicle, wete killed, and one of the cars of the train thrown off the track amf considerably damaged.— Express. > Heavy Sentence.—Christopher Franciscus, for merly ol Lancaster, and afterwards employed on the New York and Erie railroad, was about a year since arrested on the charge of setting fire to a barn, which communicated to’.and destroyed the dwellings of Mr. Haight.' He was convicted but not sentenc ed, in order to be kept as a witness against a sup posed accomplice.. A few days since he received his sentence—fifteen years and four months in the State prison at Auburn. iET" The prospects for a large business on the Canal the approaching season are very promising, The shipment of wheat alone will be a very heavy item. There is ‘already more wheat stored in this placewaiting the opening of the Carfal than has been in any one winter for a number of years-i-and yet many of our farmers have jijst commenced hauling in theirheavy crops. It was supposed by many that much ol the wheat would find its way to market during the' winter by the Railroad, but thus far there has been but a very small quantity taken to Philadelphia over the Railroad. It i® much more convenient and costs less to take it by Canal. —Huntingdon Globe. The Late David S. Kaufman.—A Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Patriot, speaking of the sudden death of the Hon. David S. Kaufman, •* ays . “I believe he died not of a disease of the heart, as has been stated, but from a pistol ball wound which he received some eight or ten years a i. o , while he was Speaker of the lower House of the Texan Congress, in a rencontre with a member of the same body. His friend, Commodore Moore, feels certain that that wound was the cause of Mr. Kaufman’s sudden death, on Friday evening last— The ball entered the centre of the body in front, and, as 1 understand, was never, found.” t jjy A. H. Hood, Ksq., of this city, has been ap pointed by the Governor of New York, Commiss ioner to take acknowledgement of deeds, &c;, for the city and county ol Lancaster.
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