e-JOB PM NT I N G 1« Job Psnima or aia kiros, ioch a* Calalagei**,’ BUU, B*M* Chtcta, Placer**, Concert Bills* VUlHnif ai Burinci* Cards, Postori, Funeral Notices, , ■ „ tIZATLY AMD PBOHPTLY XXXCUTID AT imo V FICE, upon mouebate thuo. Intelligencer & journal Lancaster, Jane 10, 1851. GEO. SANDERSON, EDITOR. FOR GOVERNOR COIi. Wlium BIGLER, OF CLEARFIELD COUNTY, FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER: OES. SETH CLOTER, OF CLABION COUNTY. A Proposition. Any person forwarding the names of five good’ ntio tubteribert to the Intelligencer, shall have a copy of the paper'for one year, gratis; or, if he be al ready on our list, receive credit for one year’s sub- scription. By the rfgw postage law, it will be Seen that from and after the Ist of July, papers circulate through the mails, free of postage, to subscribers Within the county in which they are published. Ratification County Meeting. THE Democrats of Lancaster County, are re quested to assemble at the Court House, in the city L& SATDRDAY THE 28th OF JUNE, at 1 o’clock, P. M., for the purpose of ratifying the nominations made by the Democratic Conventions at Reading and Harrisburg. ■ Several distinguished gentlemen are expected to address the meeting, whose names will be announced in due time. NEWTON LIGHTNER, Chairman County Committee. Lancaster, June 10,1851. Tlie TVominees. ’ Ab we anticipated long since, Col> Williah Bisixh, of Clearfield county, was nominated by the State Convention at Reading! on Wednesday last, by acclamation. That Col. Brown is every way worthy to be our standard bearer in the campaign upon which we are just entering, is admitted by all, both friends and foes—and that he will be triumphantly elected iB certain, provided the Democrats of the State do their duty. He is a noble candidate in every sense of the word, and we much mistake the signs of the times i( his nomination does not create a degree of enthusiasm in the party, which, like an Alpine avalanche, will overwhelm every thing that comes in its way. Young, ardent and. enthusiastic him self, his name will be a rallying jpoint for the young men of the State, anil his, popularity with' the masses will be irresistible,. The nominee for Canal Commissioner, Gen- Seth CiovEßf'of Clarion county, is a gentleman of high repute for honesty, integrity and capacity —besides, he is a whole-souled, thorough-going Democrat, of s great personal popularity and among his neighbors and acquaintances, and in all respects worthy to occupy a seat in the Canal Board with Messrß. Gamble and Morison. Next week we shall be able to give the names ol the Democratic candidates for the Supreme Bench. These will’ complete the State ticket, we shall then ster upon the campaign with buoyant spirits, and with a confidence in the result which nothing can weaken. We are well aware that the Whigs will resort to every means to retain their power in the State—but it will not answer. The hand-writing is upon the wall. They have been,, “ weighed in the balance and found wanting,” and nothing,.but over much confidence and supineness on the part the Democrats, can save them from a total rout on the second Tuesday of October next. With Bigler and Cloveu we expect to sweep the State from the Delaware to Lake Erie ? and in this good work we are sure the six thousand Democrats of Lancaster county will heartily en gage. '■ J 0" The proceedings of the Reading Convention are of great length, we are therefore under the ne cessity of postponing their publication entire until next week. We give the admirable and eloquent address of Col. Bigler in to-day’s paper, and have only room to add that the name of the gallant Col. Samuel W. Black was withdrawn at his own request from the list of Gubernatorial candidates, and the Convention then nominated Col. Bigler by acclamation. Gen. Seth Clover, of Clarion coun ty, a most estimable gentleman and in all respects well qualified for the station, was nominated, on the ninth ballot, by a vote of 95 to 38, for the office of Canal 5 Commissioner —which nomination was immediately thereafter ratified by a unani mous vote of the Convention. Every thing was conducted with the greatest harmony and good feeling, and nothinjfoccurred to mar the delibera tions of the Convention. On.TKursday evening, a Ratification Meeting was held in the Public Square of Reading. An immense assemblage of Demo, crats were present, and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed. The, meeting was addressed by Col. Samuel W. Black, John Cessna, Esq., Col. John W. Forney, John S. Rhey, Esq., J. S. M’Calmont, Daniel Dougherty, Esq., and others. THE MERCANTILE APPRAISER’S LIST.— It appears there are still several errors in the Mer cantile'Appraiser’s List, as published last and the present week. For Leacock the last 9 names should go to Marietta; otHhe four names above fppper Leacock, the first 2 should be set down to Elizabeth, and)the last two toTLeacock'; in Sadsbury John Gest should be put at No. 14 instead of 13; and in the list of City Distillers there are three names at one place and six at an other, without a heading; and in addition to th e published city list, the names of Jacob Frsy, Jr. i and John Baumiller (both of the 14th class) should be iaserted—and the name of L. G. Frederick, in Colerain, should read L. G. Tredennick. With this explanation we think our readers will be able to make the corrections themselves. The fault of course, is not attributable to Mr. Lechler; but oc curred in making up the form. We believe the same, or similar errors,, occurred iff all the papers which published the List. WHITSUNTIDE MONDAY.—Yesterday was a busy day in our goodly city. ‘ From morning till night there was one continued bustle—and the lads and lassies from the country appeared to enjoy themselves to their hearts' content. All sorts of amusements, such as music, dancing, flying horses^ buffoonery, &c. &c. were in full and. successful ope. | ration—and the way ice creams, sweet meats, gin- I. gerbread and other notions were demolished, was a caution to old folks. The day passed off pleasantly, nothing have occurred to mar the enjoyments of those who participated in its amusements—and by nightfall all was peace and quietness again/ , MARTYN’S LETTERS.—We have on our ta ble a very handsome volume of 466 pages, entitled “JoURRAL AHD LETTERS OF THE Ret. HERB! Marty* ” late Chaplain to the British East India Company. The editor is the Rev. Si Wilberforce. Rector of Brighstone, and, so far as we are able to judge from a hasty glance at the. contents, it is a book of rare merit, and is deserving a place in the library of every Christian family. ' The publisher is W. Dodd, N. Y., and the book is for sale at Murray’s Book Store, in this City, to whom we are indebted for a copy of the work. JET On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights last, three several attempts were made to fire Btables, &c, in Columbia. Incendiarism appears to be rife in that Borough. . The Settlement. When the proceeding of the Convention are : published, it will be seenthat, the Democratic : Defegates from Lancaster County, appointed at the Countjr Convention of the 3th of March last, were admitted to seats in the State Convention ,by the .very decisive vote: of T 5 to 471' This was done after a full discussion of the merits of the two setts of contestants, on the floor of tie Convention, and the decision was such as could not fail to give satisfaction to a large majority of the people present.- By this decision of fhe highest legis lative body of the party, an! important'princi ple has been settled in Pennsylvania, that County Committees art always appointed for the ensuing, political year, and that no power short of the peo ple themselves, who are supreme, can remove them front office. But we have not time to extend our remarks upon this subject, and shall therefore refer to it at a future time. Our presence last week at Reading, and our necessary attendance at the Judi cial Convention, which will assemble to-morrowi at Harrisburg, will be a sufficient apology lor any omissions in the last, or this week’s paper.' We will barely remark, in conclusion, that the Democracy of Lancaster County, owe a debt of gratitude to their delegates, all of whom so nobly contended for their rights. And in an especial manner, would we commend the troly able, elo quent and triumphant manner in which Messra. Swash and Retsoi.ii* advocated and defended the action of the Fordney Committee on the floor of the Convention. Nobly did both of those gentle men sustain themselve upon that interesting and important occasion, and proudly did they come out ot the contest with a brilliant victory to reward their efforts. The difficulty which has existed for several months in the Democratic party of this County is now settled. Hereafter we must act together under one organization, and it is to be hoped that all former heart-homings and jealousies will be allay ed, and that a better and kindlier feeling will pre vail’amongst all our Democratic friends. We shall labor to accomplish this desirable result—and trust that, jf we differ about men, we shell differ as Democrats should differ, and always be willing to how in submission to the will of the majority Our Candidates. Speaking of the nomination of Messrs. Bigler and Clover, the Philadelphia Argus has the fol lowing excellent and truthful remarks: William Bigleb is the architect of his own greatness, the. promoter of his own fortunes. He has worked out the, problem of man’s capacity for any position, if he but bends to its attainment all the energies of a bold and vigorous mind. Such a man is our'candidate lor Governor, one who is conversant with all that relates to the interests and •welfare of- Pennsylvania,.and who has the genius and the energy to make that know‘lege of practical • effect. Upon ttie national questions he is sound to the core, and in the hands of William Bigler the honor of the_old Keystone will be freed from the stain of duplicity that the acts of the present Ex ecutive has placed upon it. Col. Bigler is in the full strength of vigorous manhood, with a mind singularly active and. penetrating, and an elegance of style and manner that makes him the idol of all the circles in which he is known. He is one of the people, toiling and striving on the same broad highway with his fellow citizens, and asking no reward save the right to battle in the ranks for those great Democratic principles which are a part ol his existence. From thiSsSphere he has been called to take his place at the head of the advanc ing column of the Democracy in the State, and with such a leader we are to .go into the contest. Seth Clover, the candidate for Canal Commis sioner;* is also well calculated for the discharge of the important and complicated duties-of this office. He is a plain, honest, unpretending business man; one who is well acquainted with the whole history of the public-improvements in the State, and there fore well able to manage them to the best advantage. This is what is required of a Canal Commissioner, and the choice of Mr. Clover by the Convention’ is most fortunate for the best interests of the State. As a Democrat he is above reproach. No man has more firmly advocated all the radical measures, of the party than Mr. Clover, and none are more capable of doing it effectively in point of knowledge. His selection to fill this responsible post will give universal satisfaction, and add much’ strength to the ticket throughout the State, v The ticket is now fully before the people, and we say with pride that a better was never presented to the sons of the Old Keystone. Upon the private character of the candidates not a breath of calumny can be cast —upon their political course the Demo crats look with admiration, and ndw it is the duty of each man to throw away all recollections of the past, and, if he intends to be a Democrat, to go to work in earnest. There is much to be done, and the victory will not he a bloodless one, nor the laurels worn without a struggle. But the names of our candidates, like the watchword of Roderick Dhu, will raise up thousands that will rush to the contest under the banner of Bigler, Clover and the Union. Mr. Buchanan’s Strength. Although no vote was taken in the Reading Convention on the subject of the Presidency—yet ft is admitted on all hands that the friends of Mr. Bucharar had an overwhelming majority: and had it been deemed advisable to test his strength in the body, hji would have had at least one Hundred of the one hundred and thirty-three votes composing the Convention.; Such is his vast and increasing pop ularity throughout the State, that we will not be surprised if the State Convention of the Fourth of March next, which is to be held at Harrisburg, should nominate him by acclamation! Certain it is, that there will not be twenty votes against him in that tjody. So much for the foul abuse and vio lent persecution to which he has been, subjected in his own county. NOT CORRECT.—We observe that several of our exchanges are charging Col. Frazer with having abused Mr. Buchanar, in his late speech before the Reading Convention. This is an error. Nothing of the kind was done by Col. F. We: are in favor of fair play in this as in every thing else. We happened to be present during the whole dis cussion, aDd, in justice to Col. F.. we contradict the story from beginning to end. During the entire debate, which lasted some four hours, Mr. Buchar ar’s name was not mentioned, nor was any allusion made to him. The caße was argued and decided upon its merits alone, without any reference what ever to the probable bearing of. the decision upon , the Presidential question. 10“ It is in contemplation, we understand, (pro vided the necessary funds can be raised,) to give a grand display,of fire works, in this City, on the 4th 1 of July, by way oi s compliment to the “ Red Meh” irom various sections of the country who are to have a procession here on that day. We hope to see a liberal spirit manifested by our citizens gen erally, and especially by oiir merchants and hotel keepers, in this matter. To„get up a thing of this .kind worthy of Lancaster, is attended with consid erable expense, and those who will be more directly benefited by the crowds of peoplq who may be ex pected in town upon that occasion, should lend a helping hand in furnishing the means. Those who are immediately interested will understand us. . Ltcomiro Democrat. —We have received the first number of a new Democratic paper just started at Williamsport, by J. Forsythe Carter, Esq., formerly editor of the. Lancaster Democrat— The paper presents a very neat appearance’/and its editorials give evidence of the well known ability and sprightliness of the Colonel. JCT As the warm weather is here, we would recommend those of our friends who are suffering from heat to step into Cross’ Establishment in the rear of his Shaving Saloon, and indulge in the lux ury of bathing. He has every Ihing in excellent style, and his charges are-extremely moderate. We direct attention to the advertisement of SiMDXt Pxltos, Jr, published in another column. The inventions and improvements of Mr. P. are highly spoken of by those who have tested them, and it would be well for our agricultural friends to call and examine for themselves. Trite to tiie Letter. ' A late cumber of the Pennsylvanian notices vyilh someappropriate remarks, the fact that tberq are "a greaLmany men in the whigparjy who, although they dMer radically with that party on all the great national measures of the day, still'rigidly main tain their connection' with it. This has often been the subject and remark, for-with most persons it isdifficult to see how-it is that party or position with some men should be more potent than principle. But Without attempting to follow out in detail the reasoning of the writer on this point, we will take from the article referred to a single extract, the truth and lorce of which, we think, no one can fail to see. The remarks of the' Pennsylvanian are in some respects quite as appli cable to other latitudes as to that of Philadelphia: . u Let us take, many of the. Whigs of Philadel phia. It has been fashionable here to belong to the .whig party for social reasons. The. doctrine .re cently set forth, by a leading Whig functionary, in regard to those “ who are well enough in their sphere,” but notrespectable,” has been quite po tential, and is still too formidable. This sentiment is one of the secrets ol Whig ascendancy here.— But this, too, must finally give way to the truth.— Men cannot "remain in opposition to their own con scientious convictions, without coming gradually to despise themselves. On the question of obedi ence to and support of the requirements of the I Constitution and this Law—on the question of hos-j tility to the Abolition agitators—there are thousands of men who believe as the'Democrats do, and yet who act with the Whigs. Their interest in many cases, and their patriotic feelings in all, unites them irresistibly to the support of the national ideas of the Democratic party. And yet they confess to the name of Whigs, fraternize with Whig politi cians, subscribe for Whig papers, and vote Whig tickets thus, as we have said before, defeating their own honest wishes, simply because they dislike to follow their the banners under atone they can triumph. The Whig organization is essentially an anti-slavery . organization; and however those who deny it, may wince at these remarks, its accepted leaders in the North, with rare exceptions are abolitionists of the worst stamp. The names of Johnston, Seward, Winthrop, Gree ley, Fish, Dayton, Weed, and Wade, prove the un answerable truth of this assertion. “ Suppose, for a moment, such a state of things existed in the Democratic party, how long would that party survive 1 As we solemnly believe not one hour. How long would the attitude of Gov. Johnston, who contumaciously refuses to sign the bill repealing part of the law that boldly defies the Constitution of the United States —how long would this be tolerated if the Democracy, instead of the Whigs had to deal with him ’ They would rise up from one end of the State to the other, and demand that he should do his duty to the law he was sworn to obey, and, it he failed to do that, they would repudiate him at once and forever. So did the Democracy of New Hampshire when their candi date for Governor backed and filled, and faltered, on this very question. They threw him overboard, and courted defeat rather than the dishonor of being responsible for his conduct. How do the Whigs with Gov. Johnston*? They have made him al ready, their candidate for re-election, and Mr. Fill more, who boasts of being sound on the slave question, and especially adverse to the abolitionists, is openly charged in our streets by leading Whigs, with having transferred the patronage of the Gen eral Government in the hands of Johnston, to be wielded against those who occupy national ground, and advocate national principles !” A Sign in Alabama. The Montgomery Advertiser fy Gazette , long the able and fearless organ of the Democracy ‘of Ala barrla, and disposed to take strong ground against the enemies of the South* thus powerfully and lot cibly defines his position: And although Mr. Yancey made the disclaimer he did, yet in the very same speech he took some pains to show that those who opposed secession, however much they might denounce and oppose the late compromise act—however much they might advocate non-intercourse, taxation of Northern goods, or any other measure of resistance short ol the secession of Alabama, yet they were to ail in tents and purposes submissionists; in other words, that there were and could be but the two issues : secession or submission; and so say the Fillmoreites and the Federalists, who rejoice in the issues thus tendered. But we still have a say so in the matter. We are not yet prepared to deliver Alabama, bound hand and loot, into the hands of a Federal, consol idation, submission party, and we rejoice to know that there is a powerful jparty in Alabama who will stand by us and with us on this occasion, and will repudiate the proscriptive and intolerant course of some of these plubs in their attempt to drive all men either into secession, or submission and feder alism. Aod we here call upom that party—upon the old State Right, Constitutional party—upon the glorious old Democracy, whose, flag has never yet trailed in the dust in Alabama, upon State Rights men ? of all parties, who think with us that the issue of the secession of Alabama should not now .be advocated, but who, nevertheless, think that the South should, in view of past, present, and threat ened future aggressions, try some stringent meas ures of resistance within the Union first—we say, to all such we appeal to stand together in the pres ent emergency, arid neither be dragooned on'the one hand, nor driven into the ranks of the enemy by the “grim head and bloody bones” of secessionists, who cpti expect to accomplish nothing but disaster and defeat to themselves and the cause they advo cate. Confession of the Cosden Mas , sacre. We received, last evening, says the Baltimore Sun of the 24th-ult., the following hasty letter Irom our correspondent at Chestertown, written yester day morning, a half hour after the confession to which it alludes, was made. It will be seen that a full' development of this bloody transaction has been made by one of the parties to the deed, and that all of the accused partticipants are iu jail: Cuestebtown, May 26, 1851. Gentlemen: —We have now a confession of one of the parties under arrest for the Cosden Massacre, which is thought to he I worthy of credit'. About the time of the murder, a man. by the name of Hand, living near Blackbird, suddenly, and without assigning any reason, left his home and went to N. Jersey. A few days after his wife also left. The movements of these people were of course re garded as suspicious, and efforts have forborne time past been made to obtain a knowledge of their whereabouts. A few days since Mrs. Hand was brought to Chestertown, and made statements to the following effect That on the morning after the murder, at a very |early hour, a man by the name of Stephen Shaw,' who boarded in the house with herself and husband, came running into the house with a musket in his hand, and very much under the influence of liquor—that he told her the Cosden family were murdered, hnd that himself, Taylor, Shelton and iMurphy were the parties— that he had been solicited by Taylor to join-the conspiracy, which he supposed was only for plun der, and not for murder—that he and Taylor pro ceeded, on the evening of the murder, to Swantown Mill, (about half a mile Irom Cosden’s,) and were there joined by Shelton and Murphy; that he had a double barrel gun, Taylor,a musket, Shelton a double barrel gun and double barrel pistol, and Murphy a double barrel gun. He then stated that upon-arriving at the house, Taylor fired through the window and shot down Cosden, and then, snatching away Shaw’s gun, shot Mrs. Cosden, as Bhe ran out. He also states that Shelton murdered Miss Cosden and Miss‘ : Webster, and Taylor shot the black woman, but that Murphy took no part in the murder. . He asserts that he himself was drunk and took no part in the murder, and that he was afterwards so overcome by liquor that he fell in the fence corner and lay there for several hours. - Shaw was arrested on Saturday, and this morning has made a full confession, corroborating all the statements made by Mrs. Hand, saying “ that he knows Mrs. Hand’s testimony will convict him, and that he may as well make a clean breast of it.” He has been confronted with the parties charged and adheres, in their presence, to all the particulars, as detailed by Mrs. Hand. Murphy, he says, he had never seen before, but believes the man he sees in jail as Murphy, to have been at the murder. ' There is little or no doubt entertained of the truth of this confession. The cause of the sudden flight jof Mrs Hand, .was fear, that, as she possessed Shaw’s secret, he might do her some bodily harm, to prevent her divulging it. ■' ' ... t" " Since the above letter came to hand we nave conversed with *a gentleman direct from Chester town, who was present at the jail yesterday morn -1 ing when Shaw was confronted with the prisoners • and made his confession. He says he never seen a more hardened set of men collected together. The excitement in Chestertown was intense, and great , joy was manifested by the people at the certainty of all the murderers being in custody. Webster, T the uncle of Mrs; Cosden, is now acknowledged to , be free of all participation in the bloody deed, and ( will be discharged in few, days. The prisoners are heavy chained together, and present a most revolting spectacle. The Judicial Convention meets TOMORROW. ADDRESS OF COl. Blfatßß, Delivered in the State Convention, at Reading, on the 6th inst, upon accepting the nomination. for .Governor, Upon being introduced by the tied to wait upon him, Col. Biowa said: 1 Yon hate designated me as the Democratic can didate for the office of Governor of my ■native State. For the manifestation of your distinguished , confi dence and high regard, I thank jou most sincerely. —and through you, my fellow citizens, of the entire State, whom you represent here. The event, and the manner of its consummation , are alike grateful to my feelings. The signal unanimity which. has characterized your proceedings on this point, has excited in my mind the liveliest sensations of grat itude and delight, and' inspired me with the highest hopes of the future, vl accept this distinguished' .honor, gentlemen, inji-a spirit of most profound gratitude and'humiJity—sensible, deeply sensible, that it has resulted far more from the liberal sonfi- dence of my fellow citizens, than from any merit on my part, or from any evidence to be found in my past humble career that I am competent to dis charge the duties of the exalted station for' which you nave named me. But while I am thus, gratified with this event, and deeply grateful to you as the agents of the people infringing it about, I am not insensible of the ponsibility, labor and anxiety of mind which it must necessarily entail upon me in the canvass for an. election; nor am I-nnmindful of the fact, that should your action be endorsed by the people of the State, I shall find myself but illy prepared for the high and important post that will thus be confided to me under-the Constitution; nor can I forget that many of my fellow citizens, whose rights and in terests would be committed to my charge, are m,ore deserving of the honors and better qualified to fill the duties of the station than myself. It is these eonsiderations more than any other that impress mo with the deepest humility and the strongestdistrust of myself in approaching the responsibilities of the canvass before the people. But I have resolved to enter upon the ordeal of a contest for the election, and if elected, upon "the duties of the office, with a firm determination to deal justly towards all men, and to act in accordance with the dictates of judg ment and conscience, relying upon the guidance of Heaven, and the indulgence and forbearance of my fellow citizens for support. May I not congratulate you, my fellow Democrats, on the evidences of unity and good feeling in the Democratic ranks, which are presented in nearly every county in the and. nearly every State in the Union. These are the signs of better and brighter days for our party and princi ples. .It shall be my constant aim, as I have no doubt it will be ibe desire of every Democrat with in the hearing of my voice, to extend and stregthen this unity of feeling until it shall have restored the Democracy of the State and Union to “power and place” —until it shall have raised our flag and our principles from tbeiT present temporary prostration. For my own part, I have no enemies to punish ; all that was unpleasant and painful in the preliminary steps of the party, in reference to the action of this body, is forgotten and forgiven by me. I shall know no distinction among Democrats^no disunion or fraction of our party, but recognize one common, united, harmonious and enthusiastic Democracy, inspired by a patriotic determination to maintain and carry out the great political truths which con stitute the basis of the Democratic creed, as expoun ded by Jefferson and Jackson. No public service could be so grateful to my feelings as that connected with my native State — now more th<»n ever the Keystone of the Federal Arch —the home of my ancestors—the centre of all my hopes and attractions. Since I first observed political events, I hive watched her career with deep anxiety, and have noticed her rapid growth, the extension of her political power and innueiice; the improvement of her surface, the developement of her agricultural and mineral wealth, and the ex tension of her commerce, with feelings of profound gratification. She has, too, kept pace' with her sister States in'advancing the arts and sciences, and in the construction of public improvements for the use of her citizens. But I admire her above all for the general prosperity and happiness which she affords to the toiling masses of her people ; but still more, if possible, is she to be admired for her patriotic and unfaltering devotion to our glorious National Union. She has not, it is true, in this brilliant career, Heen without her days of trouble; she has come up \ through many tribulations; she has, on more than,one occasion, within the recol lection of the youngest man in this Convention, encountered the storms of financial adversity. But 'the fidelity of her people has thus far, as it will in future, preserve her honor untarnished. Through the want of experience and accountability on. part of her agents, and economy in the use of her means, her debt was swelled far above the neces sary cost of her improvements. The facilities for borrowing money, about the period sho was most deeply engaged in the construction of these works, contributed largely a towards the production of this result. The exercise of an unlimited system of credit in the individnal transactions of the country. —in the transactions between Banks, Corporations and Communities, engendered by a periodical emis sion of paper money—constituted the elements and laid the foundation of a financial hurricane, which shortly after bursted upon the country with une qualled violence, prostrating indiscriminately the innocent with the guilty: *>bbing the laborer of his hire and filling the land with distress and misery. Before this storm, Pennsylvania, for a time, was compelled to give way. A vain attempt was made in this crisis, it is true, to supply her wants by a resort to mere expedients, the only effect of which was to postpone the evil day and to aggravate the disease;-and in 1843 she lay prostrated beneath a funded debt of 38 millions with a million of unpaid interest and over three millions of a domestic debt demandable at the Treasury every day. That she could have been honorably extricated from such a vortex seems almost incredible. But it was accom plished, and to have had the opportunity of an humble participation in this laudable work, will ever be to me a reminiscence full of interest and gratification. If elevated to the high trust for which you have named me, it will be my special pride and ambition, as it will be my duty, as far as in me lies, to relieve our good old Commonwealth of her pres ent burthens; tq husband her means and guard her honor. True, lam not of that school of political philosophy whibh teaches the doctrine that the people can be made rich and the country prosperous by mere acts of ( Legialation, or that the wealth of the country is to be measured by the amount of paper money which may be thrown into circulation. All experience has demonstrated, in this country, as well as in others, the fallacy of this doctrine, and proven that a superabundance of this latter element I never fails to mislead the productive industry of the i eountry, and to be followed by the most baneful consequences to society. I think the wealth of our country, consists in the energy, enterprise and labor of the people and the productions of our soil under the genial influence of our climate. To give the industrial interests of the country, therelore, un tramelled action, with fair facilities for developing the resources of the State, with a sound currency and such other restrictive measures as will guard labor against the encroachments of capital, is about all that can be done by Legislation. Itmay answer 'the purpose of the demagogue to profess to accom plish much more, but the heresey is too transparent to mislead even the most dull ot comprehension. May I now call your attention, fora few moments to our common country. This continent seems to have'been reserved by Providence as the theatre on which to prove man’s ability for self-government. This great problem has been fully and daring the experiment the friends of legitimacy oh the Eastern Continent, have looked on with fear and trembling. Not only has this great truth been established, by our experiment, but in its progres sion it has dealt out a greater degree ol prosperity to the people and a greater aggregate of happiness to laboring masses, and a greater rapidity .of growth and improvement to the country, than has ever marked the career of any other nation on the face of the earth. 1608, the first colony was planted in Virginia, and in 1620, the Pilgrim Fathers landed at Plymouth, a handful of oppressed humanity, select ing a spot, however secluded from the 'balance of the world, where they might enjoy political and religious freedom —where they might worship the God of their choice under their own vine and fig tree, and there should be none to molest or make them afraid. The seeds ot freedom, sownby these exiled Patriarchs, soon took root and extended into' other parts of the continent. The offspring of this patriotic band, are soon found in conflict with the tyranny of the mother country. 1776 finds this an independent Republic, guaranteeing political and religious freedom to all citizens. Since that period to the present, the growth of the country has been almost magical. The 13 original States, embraced an area of about 350,000 square miles, and con tained a population of a little over three millions, not much exceeding the prevent population of our | own State, and no more than equaling that of the | great Empire. We now have thirty-one States and I six territories, with a population of over twenty three millions and an ocean boundary of over, three [ millions of square miles. This ratio of increase in population up to the close of the present century, | would give the United States a population, of 130 I millions, when perhaps, our country will stand in advance of any other , civilized nation, in point of ; wealth, commerce and military prowess. Even the great Bear of the North, backed by His horde of seventy millions, will look upon this picture with ' dismay. And yet, notwithstanding the extension of our territorial limits, the facilities for transporting persons and intelligence has kept more than pace with our expanded boundaries, railroads and tele graphic wires—the great extinguishers of time and space, are constantly drawing thesis vast extremites into close proximity, and promotingthat intercourse between'our citizens, which is so essential to their peace and quiet, and so efficient in remotflbg pre judice and error. This retrospective view is almost startling. State after State has been added to the 13 original Blocks of our National Pyramid, until its summit completely peers aboye the doubts and fears of our friends, and the jeers’and taunts of enemies abroad; It stands like a mighty monument to attest the ability of man for self government,— a beacon light to the friends of human liberty in all parts of the world—a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, to guide on those patriotic spirits, who still continue to struggle against the political heresies of the old world. The American Democracy have bad something to do with the foundation and progress : of this Democratic-party, more than 887 owßr, h&Te appreciated the tree destiny of our country, tad favored those progrea sive-principlea which constitute thereat elements of onr national, rajccess.; -While I hareno disposi tiofiat this.time^tadisparage or criticise.the policy bf ihd organixed-opposTtion which haa ever existed against'tbis party *• I cannot refrain from alluding to some eT the iiornes between these parties, in which that opposition, according to the teachings of ex* perience, was most eminently wrongs .and the De mocracy -nothing of the differences in the oigamxation of the GoTeminent, or of the mon strosities committed under the administration of the i elderjAdams, and subsequently wiped oat by Mr. Jefferson. Snch was the case in the great struggle for the acquisition of Louisiana—in tho conflict about the war of 1812, and about -the.war after it had been declared—in the prostration of the United States Bank-—.ini the establishment of the Sab- Treasury—in resistance to the creation of a new Bank—in opposing the distribution of the proceeds of the public lands—in resisting the adoption of the bankruptlaw; in Jthe annexation of Texas; in the war with Mexico £ in the acquisition of California; , in maintaining the just and constitutional rights of i all. sections of the Union, and in extending- equal i encouragement and protection to all the great in terests of the country, and to sll classes of the peoplb, with exclusive privileges to ,none. It is to the history of these, events and doings, and to the prosperity of the country when, under their, charge, that the great Democratic party of the na tion can appeal for a vindication of its and for the evidence of the wisdom and justice of Democratic policy. These party differences, how ever, my friends are not to be complained .of. They are the legitimate offspring of our republican in stitutions. The opposition to the Democratic party proceeds from our fellow-citizens, equally with us interested in the prosperity of the country, and no doubt equally anxious to promote what they con ceived to be her true interests. The past history of the country is full of lessons of wisdom and admonition, and he is & fool, who will not consult the teachings of experience. The future is bright and full of hope, though not un clouded, and we; should consult the past, to learn how to remove this small remaining cloud in the future. The ordeal in which our glorious Union has been struggling for tope time past, is not yet fully cleared. The distant notes of discontent we still hear, like this receding surges of a mighty sea. The safety is not Tally attained on the one hand, nor has the Rubicon been entirely passed on the other; The crisis iB still critical, and calls for the exercise of great prudence, of’skill, of love, of justice, and of firmness on the part of those who are now at the helm of our ship of State. If well directed she will weather the storm; if unskilfully managed, she may possibly be stranded. Seventy five years ago she was launched on the troubled waves of political experiment, with half masts, shat tered sides, open seams, tattered canvass, and with dissensions in the crew. While thus weak and her crew inexperienced, she encountered the waves of prejudice and doubt, and ever and anon, the mighty breakers of monarchical hostility. Her very helm, abd canvass, and crew, were demanded by British Insolence. But she glides on and floats r on. She next mounts the billows of internal dissensions fomented at Hartford; the head winds of nullifica tion threaten her with the loss of a star from herflag; she next encounters the adverse winds and break ers of State Rights, Territorial Rights, and the Extension of Slavery. The'violence and confusion of this storm well nigh unmanned her seamen ; her canvass is fretted by the breeze; her majestic masts bow to the resistless winds, and her vast propor tions are played with by the “raging billows.”— The alarm came —all hands to the rescue was the common cry, and he who had heretofore rested on his couch, came; and he who inclined to mutiny, came; and he Who had differed with his fellow sailor, came’; these all united their efforts; they subdued and bound the disobedient and turbulent of the crew, righted the masts, adjusted the canvass, and guided the glorious old Ship of State to the | haven of safety—not quite. She is in full view, however, “ masted, and canvnssed, and flagged,” as was never vessel seen before. Her sides are sound, her bottom well coppered, and her helm works well. She extends her cable for the shere, and there is but one bar, and that a sand bar, in the way of her approach. Who, let me ask, with an American heart in him, will stand bv and see her stranded on this! Who will not reach out his hand for that cable t Who will not sacrifice a tithe of his peculiar notions and interests to bring this gloriousjveßsel safe into narbort To maintain in good faith ? my fellow-citizens, the letter and spirit of the several measures of Compromise, as adopted by the late Congress as a final adjustment of the vexatious slave controversy, as I am determined to do, as the Democracy of the whole Union are con strained to do, may be to reach for the cable, and to tie the old vessel up safe in harbor. Then, fellow-citizens, whether I be called to the distinguished station for which, in your profuse partiality you have named me, or whether I remain an humble citizen of an obscure corner of the State, my efforts shall be directed towards the perpetuity of our Union of States. The countless blessings of its continuance, I have no language to describe. The horrors ot its prostration are too frightful to be contemplated. We should regard it as the ’pearl above all price—venerate it as the Ark of our political Covenant, which cannot be touched with out being desecrated. I know no North and ho South, no East and no West —but one grand entire country,, and in the language of a-distinguished American statesman, “ I go for the Union first and last, one; and inseparable, now and forever.” From the Rockt Mountains. —Mr. Harvey, of the firm of Harvey, Primeau & Co., the celebrated Rocky Mountain traders, arrived at St Louis bn the 21st nit. He'left Fort Campbell at the Falls of Missouri, on the 12th of April, and has conse quently made the long journey of more than three thousand miles in less than six weeks. He came down to St. Joseph on a light Mackinaw boat with six men, leaving three other boats of the same description, to follow him, laden with valuable cargoes of Buffalo skins, whose aggregate number will reach as high as seven thousand. Mr. Harvey brings accounts of considerable sickness and mor tality among the Sioux, owing to the prevalence of bilious and pulmonary complaints. On his way down, he learned that the Punchs and lowas were suffering dreadfully, and had been swept off in large •numbers by the small pox. Buffalo were very' Scarce at the head waters of the Missouri. The Blackfeet and Crows were suffering the last ex tremity of destitution, from this cause; some thirty of the former tribe having lately died from actual starvation. The Winter had been one of extraor dinary mildness in the mountains, and no snow whatever had fallen. Progress of Trouser-dom. —The Brooklyn Eagle says that a day or two since the idlers around the City Hall were agreeably surprised to observe a young lady, apparently in the bloom of her teens, and beautiful as a boquet of roses, walk along Court street, her limbs, which appeared symmetrical as the chiseled pedestals of Venus, encased in a pair of yellow pantaloons, which displayed, peeping out from underneath, an ankle' on which the closest scrutiny could discover no. defect. She had on a short frock coat, with rounded skirts, and a neat little straw’hat, sitting gracefully over a deluge of wavy curls. She walked boldly forward, evidently enjoying the sensation she was creating, until she reached Fulton street, when she hailed one of the omnibusses, stepped in without her feet being en tangled in the loose folds of a petticoat, and was soon on her way .to Fulton Ferry, but not until she Had impressed all who saw her with the plausibility, of the change of dress. Wild Man of the Woods. —A gigantic man of the woods has been discovered in Greene county, Arkansas, and a party has been organized to en deavor to catch him. When last seen he was pur suing a herd of cattle, who were flying in a state of great alarm, as if pursued by a dreadful enemy On seeing the party who discovered him he looked at them deliberately for a short time, turned and ran away with great speed, leaping from twelve to fourteen feet at a time. His foot-prints measused thirteen inches each. He was of gigantic stature* the body being covered with hair, and the head with locks that, fairly enveloped his neck and shoulders. Sad Accident. —On \ Tuesday morning last, a little boy abont three years old, sou of Mr. Theo.. Schaeffer, of Harrisburg, fell into a tub of boiling water, and was horribly scalded. When the clothes were taken off the skin came with them. The face of the child is .not injured. His mother had cautioned him not to go near the tub, but child-like, he paid no attention to the’ warning. Hopes, are entertained of his recovery. MARYLAND CONSTITUTION.—By the re turns received of the election held on Wednesday last, it is rendered certain that the new Constitution framed for the State of Maryland, has been adopted by the people. The majority will be very large— probably not lew than 15,000 votes. The Demo crats all supported it, whilst the Whigs generally opposed its adoption. Population of tlie United Slates.; By tfce returns received at the Census Office, it appearethetotalpopulatibtf of the United States is 23,?«7,498, ofwbich 20,087,909 are free, and. 3,179,589 are slaves. the free States, there are -13,533,328 free and 119 slaves. In the ’ slave States, there are 6,393,575 free persons, and 3,175,783 slaves. In the District and Territories, 160,824-free persons, and 3,687 slaves. Under the next apportionment—the ratio of re presentation being 93,702—there wilt be 233 mem bers of the House of Representatives, as follows ♦ Alabama 7, Arkansas 2, California 2, Connecticut 4, Delaware 1, Florida 1, Georgia 8, Indiana 11* lowa 2, Illinois 9, Kentucky 10, Massachusetts 11, Maryland 6, Mississippi 4, Michigan 5, Missouri 7, New Hampshire 3, New York 33 v New Jersey C» North Carolina 8, Ohio 21, Pennsylvania 25, Rhode Island 2, South Carolina 5, Tennessee 10, Texas 2, Vermont 3, Virginia 13, Wisconsin 3. In 1842 the free States had 142 representatives in Congress; the slave States, 91. In 1852, the tree States will have 144. an increase of 2; and the slave States, 89, a loss of 2. Thus the relative pro portion of the representation of the tree and slave holding States is not essentially changed—the* free States gaining four votes in the House, and two votes in the Senate, by the admission of California. For the last ten years, the gain of the whites is nearly 28 per cent; of the slaves, nearly*22 per cent; while the free colored class have increased less than 9 per cent. ’ An important element in the increased population of the United States is foreign immigration'. To say nothing of the continent, the census just taken shows & decrease in the population of Ireland alone, since 1841, of two millions. It is estimated that the fine emigrant ships, plying between Liverpool and N. York, have, for many years, brought to the shores of America (Canada, of course, included) an Irish emigration, amounting, on an average, to 250,000 souls per annum—and, during the present spring, the transportation has been insufficient for the increasing swarms of Irish, who depopulate their own green Island, to open our railroads, canals and vast prairies and forests, and to increase the wealth and power of our confederacy. —Richmond Enquirer . A Voice from Maryland! Hon. James Buchanan. —We observe that the majority, if not all of the .Delegates to the Pa. Convention, are instructed by the people of that State in favor of presenting the name of Hon. Jab. Buchanan as a candidate for the Presidency.— From every county in. the State, the most enthusi astic expressions of devotedness towards this gifted statesman have been manifested, and well may Pennsylvania be proud of her Buchanan, for there is no name identified with the political history of our country for the past thirty years, or that now stands' on the list of our great statesmen, more to be admired or venerated than that of the distin guished Ex-Secretary. We can trace his history back through every year of our life’s memory, and see where every act of his public life contributed to shed lustre on his enviable fame. As U. S. Senator, he s was a fit representative of the great 1 State of this Union. As State Secretary, under the administration of the lamented Pole, he but brightened his world-wide fame; and as the master spirit of the age, rendered the administration with which he was connected, the most brilliant in our nation’s history. We know of no statesman among our glorious list who could have conducted the intricate and momentous affairs of that’depart ment through the perilous season to so glorious a consummation; as James Buchanan. Pennsylva nia confers credit upon herself in an unanimous presentation of his name for the Presidency, for there is no honor the nation can bestow upon such a man, which will confer more credit upon him ■than he will reflect back upon them. —Baltimore Jacksonian. The declaration of the Hagerstown Mail that Gen. Cass was the choice of the Democracy of Maryland for the next Presidency, has brought out a correspondent of that, paper, who expresses the opinion that “ when‘the proper time arrives it will be found that Mr. Buchanan is the first choice of the Democracy of Maryland.” The Presidential By general a among the Delegates, the Presidential -question was hot introduced into the deliberations of Ihe State Convention. Nevertheless, the whole tenor of the proceedings plainly told that the friends of Mr. Buchanan were largely in the majority in that body; a fact which leads to the inference that his position in the State is a strong and command ing one.— Reading Gazette. ▲lien and Sedition Laws. We republish from the St. Louis Times the pro ceedings of the Massachusetts legislature on the subject of the Virginia resolutions communicated to that body in 1798. It is safe, *s Secretary Gra ham remarked in one of his’ speeches on the late electioneering tour of the President, to recur to these old documents, in order that we may under stand the import of the principles established by our lathers, and especially the origin of the difler* ences which constituted the two great parties of our country. ' The then federal party, as our reac ers will see, affirmed the constitutionality and expe. diency of and sedition laws, and did all that it could to put down such men as Jeffen on Madison, and Monroe. Since that period this pj it} has often changed its name; but it is as ea*iJ; traced through all its mutations as our Mississ pp river is to the ocean where its waters are emp iec This party, headed originally by Hamilton, is r ow represented by Mr. Webster, who has been la :ely put forward by the Whig administration of President Fillmore to explain the means which are to be employed to perpetuate its power. This g eat leader, equal to his prototype in his devotion to the historic origin of the federal school, and far rnr. passing him in the skill which can accommodate its conduct to prejudices of the day, is now willing to baptize his partisans by the new name of com promise men, expecting the people not to discover that it is but a mask under which is concealed an unchanged hostility to all the principles of democ racy.— Washington Union. GEORGIA.—We observe that at a recent meeting of the Southern Rights Republican Party, held at Jackson, Butts County, Georgia, the following, among other resolutions, were adopted : Resolved, That we have seen with entire satisfac tion, the communication from James Bdcsanait, the distinguished Pennsylvania, to the Southern Rights Association of Richmond, Va., in which he reiterates his earnest appeals to his coun trymen, contending that the Federal Government can only be sustained by a rigid adherence to the Constitution, and by returning to the enduring prin ciples of the patriots of 1798-99. JResobed , That 6uch patriots as Bochakak and Dallas are towers of strength in defending the ; Constitution and Union of our country, and have proven themselves worthy the confidence of the friends and advocates of State Rights. . Resolved, That we commend to the consideration of the Democratic State Rights Convention to be held in Miledgeville* the names of Bcchanajt and Dallas, either of them; as a proper candidate for the next Presidency. ' Mississippi.— We learn that in this State the canvass for the office of Governor is > being indus triously prosecuted by the candidates, Generals Foote and Quitman, and the prospect now appears to be that the contest will be a pretty close one.— It is said that Gen. Quitman was unable to make any progress in opposition to Mr. Foote until be had utterly and publicly disavowed all the secession, doctrines of South Carolina, and declared his loy alty to the Union. __ Nauuow Escape. —Last week, ia P daysburg. Standard, Mr. Henry Craw/ord and fern ily, consisting of five persons, left hw residence in Martinsburg in this county, m a to visit Franklin county. On the very steepest part of Side line Hill some part of the hamees broke and the horeebecame unable to hold the vehicle and went over a rocky precipice into a ravine about forty feet in depth' falling on the stump of a locust tree and was instantly killed. The carriage was also precipitated over the precipice and fell to the bot tom among rocks and fallen trees, and was dashed to pieces, and yet, strange as it may seem, not one of the five persons in the carriage received either the slightest bruise or scratch 1 Mr. Speaker Cobb, in his Union speech at the town of Augusta, Geo., declared that S. Carolina need not expect any “aid or comlort from Georgia in her secession movament. | State Agricultural Fair. Tb iht''\Ptople of Pennsylvania: It will not be forgotten .that the State Agricultural Society of Pennsylvania has fixed Harrisburg as the place, and the 23d, 24th and 25th of October next, as the Jime for their Annual There is ho State in the Union whose climate, soil*, and the habits of whose people afford more ample re sources than opr own for a credible exhibition of their skill and industry. There is nothing raised, grown, or manufactured upon the face of the.e&rth, which; is not more or less interesting in the ; study and science of Agriculture. The farmer, the hor ticultqralist, the inventor, the mechanic, are all cor dially and earnestly invited to contribute and partake in thq 'interest which will be excited by the occa sion; and especially to we invite the aid, nance and presence of our mothers and daughters, upon whose handy-work and good example we are so dependent for all the domestic comforts of life. Arrangements are now being made for enclosing the grounds, and providing separate and safe places .for all animals and articles which shall be preseu ted for exhibition. All the canals and railways of the State will be open free of charge lor their trans portation to Harrisburg; and visitors will come and go on them at one-half the usual rates. The young men of the State are reminded that the Ploughing Match will afford them an opportuni ty for the display of their skill, the training of their teams and the fitness of their implements. While we address this communication to tha people of our State, it will not be understood that it is designed to exclude the citizens of other States; much less to avoid the honorable competition which their contributions may afford. Now is the time to prepare. By direction of the Executive Com. FREDERICK WATTS, President of the State Agricultural Society. Carlisle , May 23, 1851. Late from Europe. By the Canada, at we have news from Europe. It is unimportant. Crowds continued to press into the Crystal pal ace, and the Queen makes a daily private visit.— The receipts of one day had been as high as £3,- 000; season tickets still sold at first price. In the House of Commons, alter some discussion the further consideration ol the. Ecclesiastical titles bill, by consent ol the primate, was postponed to the 19th. The Liverpool Jow'nal says, ** We believe that we are in a condition to state that in a week or two the Ministers will resign, and Lord Stanley accept the office, who is now prepared to form an administration. Great preparations are being made by parties in France for the approaching election. General Cavaignac is now prominently put for ward as a candidate for the Presidency, and ie* ceives the support of M. Emile tie Garardin. The leading journals seem to favor his views. General Durreen, the Government candidate, is elected for the Department of Lands. The Journal Messages has been seized for an nouncing that fourteen regiments have been order ed to Paris and reiterating the statement as correct. Germany is motionless. Italy gives signs of discontent. The evacuation of the Danubian principalities was to be completed by Russia on the 19th inst. „ GOV. JOHNSTON AND THE NULLIFYING SLAVE LAW.—But, what are Gov. Johnston’s views, asks the Carlisle Volunteer. Last winter, an act was passed by our Legislature, repealing the Oth section of the Kidnapping Act of 1847, which prevented our jails from being used for the custody of fugitives from labor. The repeal of this section was' but carrying out the spirit of the Compromise measures adopted by Congress. What was Gov. Johnston’s course when this bill repealing the oth section of the Kidnapping Bill of 1847 was pre- * sented to him for his signature ! Did he sign it, and thus prove to the world that he was in favor ol the Compromise measures of Congress ? No ! Did he summon up courage to veto it* No 1 he still retains the bill , unsigned, in his breeches pocket! He is not the man to avow himself either the friend or enemy ofrihe measure, but he expects by retain ing this bill in his possession, to again deceive an§ hoodwink the people, as he did in 1"848. To the Abolitionists he will exhibit the unsigned bill, and pledge himself never to sign it; to the national Whigs and the friends of Fillmobe’s administra tion, he will also exhibit the unsigned bill, and swear by all that is holy, that his signature shall be appended to it, as soon as he is reelected. This is the object of Gov. Johnston in retaining the bill in his possession. How like the man! What miserable cowardice! And yet one of his organs has the impudence to put certain questions to Col. Biqlkr! ID- A letter from H. Gseely, Esq., of the New York Tribune, who is in attendance at the World’s Fhir, expresses the opinion that the receipts for admiifeion during the three months ending Ist August will probably reach $700,000. He says— No other exhibition was ever comparable to this in extent, variety or magnificence. For example : a single London house has One Million Dollart' worth of the moat superb Plate and Jewelry in the t Exhibition, in a by no means unfavorable position ; yet I had spent the betterportion of five days there, roaming and gazing at will, before I saw this lot. There are three Diamonds exhibited which are worth, according to the standard method of corapu ting the value of Diamonds, at least Thirty Millions . of Dollars, and probably could be sold in a week 1 lor Twenty Millions 1 ; I have seen but one of them j as yet, and that stands so conspicuously in the cen tre of the .Exhibition that few who enter can help *- seeing it. And there are several miles of cases II and lots of costly wares and fabrics exposed here, n a good share ol which are quite as attractive as * the great Diamonds, and intrinsically far more val , uable. Is there cause for wonder, then, that the ty Exhibition is daily thronged by tens of thousands, p l even at the present high prices? *d. Dedication of the Odd Fellows' Hall.—Wa hope our friends at a distance will not forget the dedication of the Odd Fellows' Hall in this borough, to take place on the 19th instant. -The building is a fine specimen of architecture; and great credit is due the Building Committee, for their energy, and perseverance; the citizens, for their liberal subscrip tions and the contractors, (Messrs. Stewart & Cartes, of Philadelphia,) for their taste in the plan and finish. It is unnecessary for us to give a de scription of the building, and the manner in which it is furnished; we say to our friends, come and see for yourselves.. The committee have made ample preparations for the accommodation of all who may attend. An oration will be delivered by Horn R. Kneass, Esq., of Philadelphia, and the Indepen* dent Blues’ Band of Baltimore will “ discourse sweet music'* to the assembled multitudes. The whole affair promised to be grand, and no eflort will be spared to make it pleasant and delightful to those who may visit our borough on thatday.— Col. Spy Terrific Hail Stork. —The north western por tion of Blair county was visited with one of the most violent hail storms on record on Thursday evening last. It commenced about dusk, ar.d passed over parts of Logan aud Antes townships, leaving in its wake desolation and destruction, not unlike the simoon of the Arabian deserts. In the neighborhood of Altoona the barn of Mr. John Ham ilton was blown down and his house unroofed.— His loss is about $2,000. Mr. Hamilton’s orchard together with a number of others, was completely desolated, and-for some two or three miles; both , east and west of Altoona, nearly all the trees were stripped of their foilage.—Whole fields of grain were cut down as low as if the-sickle of the reaper had passed over it, and the fences, were prostrated for miles—immense trees were torn out of the ground, and even some of the telegraph posts were missing 1 In the vicinity of Collinsville the rtorm was verysevere, and. the amount of damage done is very great. , The storm was of very short duration, but it left behind it a greater wreck of matter than any Btorm that has ever occurred in Blair county. — Holliday* burg Standard. , Matrimonial Ini idelitt.—The case of a Cal ifornia adventurer recently! returned to Philadelphia affords a little insight into the dubiousness of leaving a pretty wile behind. He| had labored two years in that land of privations; and hardships, the pro duct of which - was six hundred ounces of gold dust. But when he reached his home with bis bo som full of the fondest hopes of domestic felicity, he met his Wife with an infant in her arms only a few weeks old—the fruits of her labor duriog his absence. As soon as the unhappy man had recov ered from the shock he left for New York, with his own children, and the property belonging to them. Hiot.—A most disgraceful riot occurred on ToW Hill on Sunday morning last, the particulars of which, as far as we are able to learn them, are as follows: Three or four colored men, under the in fluence of liquor, broke into several houses, and in fluenced by aspiritof sheer destructiveness, destroy, ed furniture and everything upon which they could lay their hands. They were arrested in their car eer, however, and taken before J. W. Fisher,Esq/, who committed two for trial, and bound*'a third over, in the sum ot $5OO, for his appearance at Court.—Csfwn&a Spy.
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