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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.