jntelligencer Sr, Journal.
'Lancaster, Fetwititry 17, 1152'
GEO. SANDERSON, EDITOR
FOR PRESIDENT
JAMES MINH,
bjec4 to the decision of the National Convention.)
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ppointments by. the Governor,
Inspector of Bark, Phildaelphia, Michael D.
adman.
Quarantine Master, Philadelphia, William. V
. .
Grain Measurer, Philadelphia, Andrew Stier.
Inspector of Distilled Spirite, Philadelphia, Wm.
erns.
Assistant Inspector of Distilled Spirits, Philadel
.hia, P. W. Conroy.
Laiaretto Physician, Philadelphia, Dr. T. J. P
Stoke.
Master Warden, Philadelphia, Jared Ketchum
Notary Public, Philadelphia, L. A. Wollenweber
APPOINTMENT BY TUB GOVERNOR.—Jesse John
son, of Southwark, has been appointed by Gover
nor
Bigler Regulator of Weights and Measure's for
the county of Philadelphia.
up- I .An important opinion delivered by Judge
swig, in the Supreme Court, will be found on the
rot page, to which we invite the attention of our
eadere..
Irr Dr. B. F. Boxes, of Churehtown,, has our
hanks for a fine club of paying subscribers. We
hope others will "go and do likewise."
Ecr On Tuesday last, the newly elected Mayor
of this city, Christian Kieffer, Esq., had the oath
of office administered to him . by Judge Vonder
smith. Mr. Keiffer has appointed John Wise,'Esq.,
his Clerk. The Mayor's office has been removed
to South Queen street, nearly opposite the Mechan
ics' Institute.
117'11 will be seen by an advertisement in an
other column, that ex-Mayor CARPENTER still,con
tinues to officiate as an Alderman and Scrivener.—
Those having business in that line, may be certain
of having it promptly and faithfully executed.
Proceedings of Councils
The City Councils met in Convention on Tues
day last, and re-elected the following officers for the
ensuing year :
Assessor—Michael Bundel.
Solicitor—Amos Slaymaker.
Treasurer—John Zimmerman.
Supervisor—Henry Schaum.
Collector—J. M. Westheffer. ,•
Messenger—George Albright.
Regulators—Jacob Dorwart, James C. Carpenter,
George Albright.
.
The following resolution was unanimously adop
ted by Councils:
Resolved, That MICHAEL CARPENTER, Esq., Ex-
Mayor of the city, has, throughout the long period
of his administration, discharged all the duties of
the office of Mayor; with honesty, industry and
fidelity; and that his faithful services in that capa
city deserve the approbation of Councils and of
his fellow-citizens.
The following Standing Committees were ap
pointed by the Presidents of the respective bodies
viz
SELECT COUNCIL.
Finance—Lightner, Hamilton.
Water—Gorrecht, Zecher, Hamilton.
Street—Zecher, Gillespie.
Market—Wilson, Kramph.
Fire Engine 4. Hose—Kramph, Wilson, Metzgar
Buchanan Relief Fund—tighteer. Gorrecht.
Police—Gorrecht, Wilson, Gilleitpie.
Lighting Streets—Hamilton, Mezgar.
COUHON COUNCIL.
Finance—John S. Dougherty, Jes'se Landis.
Water—Steinman, Erisman, Be*s.
_ Street—Morton, Lippincott,
Market—Steigerwalt, Reese.
Fire Engine and Hose—Widmyer, Cormeny
Marion.
Police—Yeisely, Huber, Dougherty.
Lighting Streets—Marion, W idmyer.
Buchanan Relief Fund—Cormeny, Yeisely.
11:7 At a stated meeting of the Lancaster City
and County Medical Society held on the 31st of
January - , the following persons were duly elected
officers for the ensuing year:
Dr. J. L. Atlee, President.
Drs. J. L. Zeigler, C. L. Baker, Vice Presidents.
Dr. T. Ellmaker, Recording Secretary.
Dr. Carpenter, Corresponding Secretary.
Dr. E. Parry, Treasurer and Librarian.
Delegates to the American Medical Association.
—Drs. Duffield, Burrowes, McCorkle, Zeigler, Car
penter, Humes and Baker.
Lancaster City Divided.
The following,sections of a law, passed by the
Legislature, a few days ago, refers to the division
of Lancaster city into four wards, for election pur-
Sze. 15. That for all election purposes hereafter, I
the City of Lancaster shall be divided into four
wards consituted and denominated in the same
manner as is provided for in the election of Alder
men for said City, [viz: North East, North West,
South East and South West,] and at all elections
in said City hereafter, the polls shill open at or
hetore eight o'clock in the morning; and close at
seven o'clock in the evening.
Sac. 16. That the officers elected in said City, at
the election held on the first Tuesday' in February
1852, shall appoint officers to conductlthe next gen
eral and City elections in the additional wards here
by created in the following manner, viz : each Judge
shall appoint an additiona Judge, and each Inspec
tor an additional Inspector, tvho shall be voters of
the wards for which: they are appointed; and the
said four wards shall constitute the first election
District of the county of Lancaster, and shall hold
their elections at separate windows of the Court
House, in Lancaster city.
Sac. 17. That the Assessor of the city of Lan
caster in making out the lists of taxable inhabi
tants as now provided by law, shall hereafter make
out, and post up separate lists of the inhabitants of
each ward, and shall keep a copy of such lists in
his office open to public inspection.
Philadelphia City
The Democratic Convention for the City of
Philadelphia, met at the County Court House, on
the evening of the 9th inst., and elected the fol
lowing named gentlemen Delegates to the 4th of
March Convention, viz: Chambers M'Kibben, Vin
cent L. Bradford, William. L. Hirst, George W.
Bowman, P. W. Conroy and William Badger.
J. C. Vandyke, Esq., then offered a series of res
olutions, defining , the• Democratic platform, and in
structing the delegates to vote for no man to the
Baltimore Convention who was not the decided and
uncompromising friend of the Hon. JAMES Boca
must. The resolutions were adopted by accla
mation.
lu-A revival of religion has been going on, for
the last two weeks, in the First Methodist Episcopal
Church, of this City—Rev. Parraar. COO MBE,
Pastor. Qute a large number of persons of both
sexes, mostly young people, have made a profession
of religion and joined the Church, and still the
good work is progressing.
Ea- We are pleased to learn, that Henry C. Loch
er, of this city, at the late Fair in Baltimore, re
ceived a premium for a superior production of mo
rocco and kid leather.
pu• The townships of Earl and East Earl have
been erected into separate election districts. As
the boundary line between those two townships
varies from the election district line between the
Blue Ball and New Holland districts, those persons
whose places of voting are changed by the new
law should bear the fact in mind.
Aciamyrku.—Samuel Williams, the colored man,
charged with a misdemeanor in giving notice of
the intended arrest of certain fugitive slaves at
Christiana, in September last, was acquitted of the
charge on Thursday week, in Philadelphia.
Err The Postmaster General has appointed Mr.
John 'Rutter Post Master at Hat P. 0., in this
county, vice Dr. Ruin Kinzer, resigned.
More Bank Charters.
We observe that there are several applications
for new Banks before the Legislature. We should
think that any addition' to the banking capital, at
the present time, uncalled for and Anmecessary.—
There are already enoUgh-of these , institutions in
operation to do the legitimate business of the State,
and any increase of their number or means will ;
be only placing the people more and morein their
power. There is now an abundance - of gold coin
in circulation, for all business purposes; but infuse
a larger portion of paper currency into the circu
lating medium, and you at once drive that amount
of specie out of existence so far as all practical use
is concerned, and give a greater chance to counter
feiters and swindlers of every grade to plunder the
community. The paper currency at the present
time is more sound than it has been for years, and
this, in a great measure, is owing to the limited
number of Banks now in operation; but extend the
list again, by creating a score or more of new
ones, and the scenes of 1837-8 will, in due time,
be the legitimate result just as - sure as that day fol-
lows night. •
We hope the Legislature will pause and reflect
before acting in a matter of such vital importance
to the people. We think there is now quite an
abundance of banking capital in the Common
wealth for all useful purposes—aud, so thinking,
we should regret to see any addition to it, unless
there should be an urgent necessity for the increase
in some particular locality—and of that necessity
the Legislature should be satisfied beyond a rea
sonable doubt.
ItrThe Guerrilla press, throughout the State, aid
ed by the Whig papers-of this City; are hard at work
trying to create the impression thit the election of
a Whig Mayor, on Tuesday week, was a triumph
over Mr. BUCHA3.II(, as though •he had any thing
at all to do with either the nomination or election.
Of course, he no doubt felt, as every good Democrat
should feel, that the regular nominees of the party
ought to be sustained—but, beyond that, we are
satisfied he took no part whatever in the contest.
.He was the friend of Major Hambright as he was
-of Mayor,Carpenter, and was anxious, we presume,
that our good old city should continue under Dem
ocratic rule ; but his enemies in the party here
-openly coalesced with the Whigs, and Iy indus
triously circulating a story that Major H. was
ineligible, and enlisting the Temperance influence
against him, because he was a Hotel keeper, suc
ceeded in defeating him at the election. This is
he history of the whole, matter, and it is too late
o place the result on anyl other grounds, as every
Lq)dy here knows what we say to be true.
But, suppose, for argument sake, we admit that
the defeat of Major Hambright was a victory over
Mr. BUCHANAN, how does it happen that the rest
of the ticket did not share the same fate with the
candidate- for Mayor? The Coalition were as
strongly and determinedly at work. to break it
(limn, as they were the Mayor—and this was espe
cially the case with regard to their efforts against
Messrs. Lightner and Mathiot, tvilf gentlemen, who
are devoted friends of Mr. BUCRANAN, and more
than any others, from the position they occupy,
obnoxious to the Cass leaders here. By reference
to the official returns, it will be seen that they were
elected by a majority of 157 over the lowest can
didate on the Coalition ticket, and that their average
majority was about 10Q! This, of course, puts a
different face upon the matter, and shows conclu
sively that the friends of Mr. BUCHANAN, by which
we mean the true Democracy, when united, as they
were on the two candidates above named, can bea
the Whigs and Guerrillas combined in the city o
Lancaster. This, at once, puts an end to all the
silly twaddle of the Coalition Toss about the
grounds of Mr. Keiffer's election, and shows con
clusively that the partial defeat of the Democracy
was only a temporary one, superinduced by causes
which' could not, at the time, be controlled, and not
for want of strength to overcome all opposition ,
had it been properly concentrated and applied.
We give our Whig friends joy of their new
allies, and advise them to make the most of the
Coalition, whik they may. Next year the Democ
racy intend to eatthem both, for Mayor and every
officer on the ticket, by one of their old-fashioned
majorities; and we give them notice of our inten
tions thus early, so that they may be prepared for
the worst when it comes.
Wholesale Pardonin g
The last Pottsville Register published a carefully
prepared list of pardons granted by his ex-Excel
lency, Gov. Johnston, from the 2d to the 19th of
January, 1852, being the last seventeen days of his
term. It embraces the names of fifty-three per
sons, convicted of almost every grade of crime;
and is well calculated to astonish the good citizens
of the Commonwealth. It says:
Never probably, has the pardoning power been
so extensively and indiscriminately exercised, as
during the period above named. And be it re
membered too, that this same W. F. Johnston, and
the political party which he acts with, have here
tofore made loud professions of opposition to the
free use of this constitutional prerogative, when
Out of power. Mark the difference between pro
fession and practice! A Whig anti-vetoing and
anti-pardoning Governor, granting fifty-three par
dons in seventeen days!
And to add still further to this great outrage on
public justice and good morals, it is a lamentable
tact, that in at least one of these many cases par
doned, the Gov. has taken upon himself the respon i ,
sibility of usurping the prerogative of the judiciary,
and constituted himself both judge and jury; and
be it remembered, too; that this same Johnston is
constantly prating 'against the centralizing tenden
cy of the Democratic party. Yet with unparallel
led coolness, he usurps a power never given him,
in the true spirit and interpretration of our con
stitution and laws; in violation of individual and
dublic rights!
Cite County.
The Convention of this county met at Erie, on
the 2d inst., and elected Smith Jackson and Antho
ny Saitsmn delegates to the 4th of March Conven
tion, ' , and r instructO them to support Gen. Hoos-
TON, of Texas, for president.
The two opposing candidates, Messrs. Whallon
and Galbraith, who are friends of Mr. Buchanan,
have published a Ootest against the proceedings of
the Convention. Amongst other things the; state
that delegates were regularly elected in only six
teen districts of the county, of whom Buchanan had
17 and Houston only 15. That, by a trick, persons
were admitted to seats in the Convention from four
townships where no elections 'at all had been held,
and - that the two legally elected delegates from the
east ward of Erie' were excluded and the two mi
nority candidates admitted. In this way the friend
of Gen. Houston Obtained the control of thesCon
vention, and for these, amongst other equally strong
reasons, the protest was entered. The Erie Obser
ver publishes the proceedings of the Convention
and also the protest of Messrs. Whallon and Gal
braith without a mord of comment. Although a
Houston paper, it probably considers the statement
of the two gentlemen a truthful document, hard to
be got over, and therefore thinks the leas that is
said on the subleet the better.
Where the Money Goes!
The following reply was made by Kossuth, at
Pittsburg, in answer to a committee of invitation
from Cleveland, Ohio:
"Gentlemen-Thu will know my wishes when
I tell you that already one hundred and thirty thous
and dollars have been raised in this country for the
Hungarian fund, and but thirty thousand of it has
been realized foi- my suffering caure. The rest
has been eaten, drank, and feasted out in costly
banquets and foolish parades, for which I have no
taste and in which I - take no pleasure. I have
contracted for 40,000 muskets, at $2 eacb- -7 —580,-
000; I have made one payment and got others to
make, br lose what has been paid. If all the mo
ney raised could:have been properly expended my
mission would, ere this, have been ended, and the
basis of my country's liberty secured."
Mr.l3octi.utear is now on a visit to Wash
ington City.
Look out for the Murderers.
An investigation having been made, in Philadel
phia, in relation to the murder, of a boy named
Lassua, whose body, was found in the ice near
Port Richmond a couple of weeks ago, horribly
mutilated and dismembered, it has resulted in the
discoveiy of facts which leave acarcely any room
for doubt that he was murdered by three French
Germans who from the Ist to the middle of Janu
ary, (when they suddenly left,) occupied a small
building near which he was last seen alive—he
hiving been sent into ihat neighborhood, by his
father, with about $2OO worth of jewelry for the
purpose ol selling it. The names of the three men
are not known, but the following description ol
them, taken from the Ledger, may possibly lead
to their' arrest:
One of them, who may be styled No. 1, was
about 5 feet 4 inches in height, 30 years of age,
well proportioned, except the face which was very
thin; hair jet black, slightly mixed with grey; pier
cing eyes, laughing lace, with a little sinister ex
pression; very polite in his manners, and supposed
to be either French, Bavarian or Polish.. Hisdress
was a black cap, and blue Hungarian sack, orna
mented in front with loops .and frogs; dark steel
mixed pants, shoes and silk cravat. He carried a
russet leather valise.
No. 2 was rather taller than No. 1, and younger
looking; he wore a light blue sack, cut in Hungar
ian style, but without loops and frogs; black cap;
considerably worn, dark green pants with stripes
down the seams; had a thin light goatee and light
hair.
No. 3 was a tall, fine looking fellow, six feet
high, large and stout, with full face, light brown
hair, very prominent moustache, with long, twisted
ends. He wore a black cap, drab overcoat, dark
or green pants ; and it is believed with dark stripes
down the seams.
Both Nos. 2 and 3 carried small boxes, and al
three wore heavy gold rings on their fingers when
last seen. They were rather rough in appearance,
and yet, had a genteel air about them; evidently
having seen better days, though reduced by either
crime or misfortune. They represented themselves
as a mixture of Pole and German by birth, said
they had been soldiers in the Russian army and de
serted to the- Hungarian army during the Revolu
tion, and afterwards made their way through France
to this country. They are supposed to have gone
south from this ctiy, and may be lurking about the
neighborhood of Chester, Elkton or Havre de Grace;
but the probability is that they went to Baltimore.
They speak very bad English and worse German.
One said he understood butchering and slaughtering,
and the tall one protested himself a cook, having
learned the art in the Hungarian service. One is
supposed to be either a finisher, a blacksmith or
machinist.
The plunder they obtained from the murdered
boy's box consisted of cheap watches and jewelry,
and several pairs of razors and spectacles.
Two men supposed to be those above alluded
to, have since been arrested in Philadelphia.
Speaking of their examination, the News of Fri
day says:
The examination of the alleged murderers of
young Lehman, which took place before Mayor
Howell, yesterday afternoon, will be found in e.rten-
80 in our columns this morning. The utmost ex
citement prevailed among the populace present,
until the prisoners were fina‘lly committed, and but
for the strong police in and about the Mayor's of
fice, it is believed that the county would have been
Spared the expense and trouble of a trial. As it
was, the indignation of the immense crowd that
blocked up the office, and all the avenues leading
to it, could hardly be kept with the bounds of pro
priety. The feelings of the parents of the murder
ed boy were powerfully manifested. When Mrs.
Lehman was confronted with the prisoners, she at
tempted to inflict personal violence upon them,
while the father could, with difficulty, be restrained
from a similar demonstration. Without desiring
to say any thing prejudicial to the prisoners, that
the testimony would not fully justify, we filay state
that the evidence of identity is fully established,
both as respects the occupants of the house in Rich
mond, where the bloody garment, and fragments of
young Lehman's body were found, as the articles
of jewelry, &c., found at the premises, last occupied
by the prisoners.
Counterfeiters in Ohio
The Cincinnati Times, of a late date, contains
the following particulars in relation to extensive
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counterfeiting operations near that city
"An engraver, of this city, having occasion to
execute a fine piece of work, took up his abode at
the engraving establishment of one Robt. Neal, a
lithographer and steel-plate printer, at Mt. Carmel,
about fourteen miles from this city.
" One dayduring the absence of Neal, he observed
an impression of a bank note, upon one of the press
boards in Neal's priming room. His suspicions
were aroused, knowing well that Neal had no au
thority to print bank notes, and lie immediately
came to the city and communicated the informa
tion to the president of one of our banks, who ad
vised him to return and institute further investiga
tions, which he did. After returning he got into a
conversation with an ignorant German, who had
been in the employ of Neal for three years, and
learning that he got but $l3 a month, he told him
he could get him a situation in the city at a salary
of $l3 per week: 'but,' adds the gentleman, 'you
cannot print bank notes, can yowl' 'Oh, yes,' says
the German, "but you must not tell Neal, as I am
sworn not to say anything about it by Mr. Neal,
who says he prints for the State: He was then
told that he had been making counterfeit money,
and was liable to imprisonment in the Penitentiary. ,
The German became alarmed, hurried off to Neal
and refused to work any more, and informed him
what he had been told. The gentlemen immedi
ately came to the city with the German and the
information was imparted to the officers. U. S.
Deputy Marshal, S. B. Hayman, accompanied by
other officers, immediately proceeded to Neal's res
idence; but the bird had not only fled, but destroyed
everything which could be brought to bear against
him as evidence.
"The German states that over $lOO,OOO in coun
terfeit money had been made by Neal during the
past two years. The notes were 50's, 20's, to's,
and s's upon the Northern Bank of Kentucky.
"Mr. Hayman followed him to New York, but
losing all trace of him there, it is supposed that he
has fled to Europe.
" Neal, we understand, has been once before de
tected in the same_ business in New York, but es
caped through some informality, arid suspicion has
rested npon him ever since he has been in the West.
" Many thing's have been elicited since the dis
covery, implicating persons of high standing in the
vicinity of this city. It is supposed that his estab
lishment has furnished nearly all the counterfeit
money on the above banks that has flooded the
country for two years past."
Voice of Lycoming County.
The Lycoming Gazette, the old and able orgah
of the Democracy of that county, raises the name
of JAMES BUCHANAN to its mast-head, and accom
panies the act with the following article :
It is with no little pleasure that we are enabled
to raise at our mast-head, this week, the name of
Hon. JAMES BUCHANAN. Our first choice among
all the candidates whose names have been present
e4, to the people, in connection with the Presidency,
we are now authorized by a remarkable unanimity
of opinion to announce him as the first choice of
the democracy of this county: Accordingly, we
have run up his name, and we doubt not it will
stay there until after the Presidential election.—
Pennsylvania will put in a claim before the Na
tional Convention, at Baltimore, next June, that
will not go unheeded. No other State can present
to the democracy of the-Union a like demand
with the Keystone; and no other candidate offers
so many available claims upon the good will of all
sections as James Buchanan. His democracy is as
pure as his past course has been unexceptionable.
He has never - been the tool of any clique, but al
ways the firm, faithful, and fervent advocate of the
Union, at home and abroad. He was the daunt
less supporter of General Jackson, in the trying
times of his administration—the ever able and
trustworthy Senator—and at the head of the cabi
net of Mr. Porx, the shrewdest diplomats of the
age were obliged to acknowledge the sagacity of
his statesmanship. , His State will endorse his
claims at the polls, should he receive the nomina
tion, with an enthusiasm to which late years have
furnished no parallel.
Crawford Co. for Buchanan.
The Democrats of Crawford county met at Mead
ville, on Tuesday last, and appointed George Mer
riman and Ransom Kingsley Representative, and
Wm. A. M'Arthur Senatorial, Delegates to the 4th
of Marcla_Convention, and instructed them for Mr.
BUCHANAN by an overwhelming majority.
fEr The Legislature have appointed Governor
Bigler and Col. A. G. Waterman delegates to the
contemplated Convention of the Old Thirteen
States, to be held in Philadelphia on the 4th of July
next, for the purpose of taking measures in refer
ence to the proposed erection of monuments in In
dependence Square,
Philadelphia City Convention.
The following admirable resolutions were passed
by acclamation, in the Philadelphia City donven
fiery, on-the evening of the 9th instant :
1. Resolved, That Mr. Madison's report to the
Legislature of Virginia in 1798, and II r. Jefferson's
Kentucky resolutions of 1799, are now,
as they
haye ever been, the political teat books of the
Democratic p . arty. The most important features
of the doctrines which they inculcate, are, a strict,
construction of the Constitution of the United }
States ; a total abstinence on the part of Congress'
from the exercise of all doubtful powers; a sacred
regard for the rights, and hearty support of the
Government of each sovereign State, as the most
competent means of administering its own domes
tic. concerns; an absolute non-interference by the
people of the several Staten, with the domestic in
stitutions of each other, and a rigid economy and
accountability in the expenditures of public monies;
confining all appropriations by Congress to national
objects plainly authorized by the Constitution:
2.. Resolved, That the time has arrived when not .
only the prosperity of the people, but the preser
vation of our g:orious Union, require that the Dem;
ocratic party, in al! its measures, shall strictly and
faithfully adhere to these fundamental principles,
established by its wise and patriotic founders.
3. Resolved, That a faithful observance of these
vital principles of Democracy by the Whigs in the
administration of our national government, with
the same unanimity which has characterized the
great mass of the national Democracy, would have
saved us from that discord and alienation which
prevails between the North and the South, threat
ening as it has eventually to destroy the Union;
nor should we have occasion to deplore the enor
mous appropriation of public money, approaching
in time of peace to the war standard of expendi
tures, and endangering an entail upon our posterity
of the onerous and fatal burden of a permanent na
tional debt.
4. Resolved, That the Democratic party of Penn
sylvania, are true to the Union, the Constitution
and the laws, and will faithfully observe and exe
cute all measures of compromise adopted by Con
gress, for the purpose of settling the vexed ques
tions arising out of domestic slavery, and this not
only from a source of duly as good citizens of the
republic, but also from the kind and fraternal feel
ings which they cherish towards their brethren of
the slave-holding States.
5. Resolved, 'Phat the sixth section of the act of
the Legislature of Pennsylvania, passed on the 3d
of March, 1847, denying under severe penalties the
use of our State jails for the detention of fugitive
slaves, while awaiting their trial, ought to be ex
punged from our Statute books, because it interpo
ses obstacles, by means of State legislation, to the
execution of the provisions of the constitution of
the United States, because it is unjust to our sis
ter States, and because it is a virtual disregard . of
the principles of the compromise, and is calculated
seriously to endanger the existence of the Union.
6. Resolved, That the veto of the late Whig ex
ecutive to the bill repealing the odious features of
the act of the 3d of March, 1847, has fulfilled the
predictions of the Democratic party—That it is a
tissue of false reasoning from false premises, proving
conclusively the infidelity of Whig leaders to the
constitution, and will be repudiated by the honest
freemen of the State and the Union.
7. Resolved, That the Democratic party of the
Union, is the true and only union party, and to , it,
and its time-honored principles and usages we will
steadily adhere, sanctioning no man, or set of men,
in or out of office, who uphold those who strike at
its organization.
F. Resolved, That in the present alarming as-
pect of the civized world, where military despot
ism seems to have trampled under toot the rights of
the people throughout the continent of Europe, we
are admonished to exercise the most watchful jeal
ousy, and by placing at the head of government, an
eminent statesman of known and acknowledged
ability, restore and maintain our own free Demo
cratic institutions on the foundation laid by
the author of the declaration of independence and
his Democratic compeers.
9. Resolved, That since the origin of the Feder
al Government, now nearly sixty-three years, the
powerful and glorious old Keystone State, has nev
er yet had a President, or even a candidate for the
Presidency. Her Democracy have been ever true
and faithful to the Union. and although . among her
citizens - she has been able to count as many illus
trious names as any other member of the confeder
acy, she has always forborne for the sake of har
mony, to press her claims for this high office. But
the time has at length arrived when her true heart
ed Democracy has determined to pursue a different
course, to call emphatically and earnestly upon the
Democracy of her sister states, to concede to her
that honor to which she is so well entitled, and of
which she has been so long deprived, and to press
with determined energy the acknowledged claims
of our great statesman, relying confidently upon
the justice of the national convention, for the ful
filment of our expectations and high hopes.
10. Resolved, That we present JAMES BUCH
ANAN our candidate for the Presidency. His tame
as a sound statesman, and zealous advocate of re
publican principles, is not surpassed. He is a con
sistent and uncompromising Democrat—an able
defender of the Jeffersonian doctrine of State
Rights—the friend of the extension of the area of
republican institutions—a foe to the interference
of European powers in American affairs—the ad
vocate of Universal Suffrage—the early, tried and
confidential friend and adviser of the immortal
Jackson—the leading and successful opponedt of
dangerous national monied monopolies—the sup
porter of the economical administration of govern
ment—the promoter of agriculture and commerce,
of domestic manufactures and mechanics--the
friend of the poor, and the favorite of the people.
With the executive branch of government in his
hands, equal justice would be awarded to all in
terests, and our beloved Union be safe against the
inroads of foreign aggression or the dangers of in
testine commotion.
11. Resolved, That the services of JAMES Bu-
CHANAN in the cause of our party, and of the coun
try, are recorded in our hearts, and we confidently
expect that our brethren of the Union will now for
the first time, afford us an opportunity of gratifying
our warm appreciation of the exalted qualifications.
and many endearing virtues of our eminent fellow
citizen.—That we feel that his nomination would
rally to the standard ofpur time honored party—
one of our party's time ljored majorities.
12. Resolved, That where Mr: BUCHANAN is
best known, he is the hest liked ; and the Democ
racy of Pennsylvania, ever true to their preferen
ces, will sustain him with an enthusiasm which no
other candidate can inspire.
13. Resolved, That our delegates to the 4th of
March Conveniion; be instructed to use their best
endeavers, to prevent the election of any delegate
to the Baltimore Convention, who has not been
the long and well known, avowed, consistent, firm,
and tried friend and supporter of JAMES Bunn-
Altar?, in preference to all other candidates for the
Presidency, because it would be absurd and suici
dal in the Democracy of Pennsylvania, to present
a candidate to the National Convention, and at the
same time send delegates to represent them there.
who whilst in open convention are voting in obedi
ence to their instructions, would be privately ex
erting all their influence to defeat the will of their
constituents.
14. Resolved, That we congratulate our fellow
citizens upon the repossession by the Democratic
party, of the Gubernatorial Chair of the State.—
Our success will secure to the people, an able, en
lightened, honest, and frugal administration of the
government, and will redeem our glorious old
Commonwealth from the disgrace in which she has
been steeped, by the late corrupt and reckless ad
ministration.
IS. Reaolvod, That we have full confidence in
the radical democracy of the majority of our Le
gislature, and expect, ere long, to hail the day
when through their wisdom such means shall be
proposed and carried out in the judicious manage
ment of our public improvents as will relieve our
State from her present heavy debt and onerous
taxation.
Intervention vs Non-Intervention.
On Tuesday last, Gen. CAss made an able speech
in the Senate, on Mr. Clarke's non-intervention res l
olutions. The General is for proclaiming our ear
nest protestatipn against such acts as Russia com
mitted against Hungary, but he,is not willing to go
to war to cause such protestations to be respected
by the despots of Europe, at least for the present.
It appears to us that such a protest would lead to
no practical result, unless we leave the offending
powers to believe that we are willing to fight to
maintain it. Any other course, it strikes us, would
amount to nothing on the part of the United
States. If we protest at all, we should be willing
to endorse the protest with the thunders of our can-
Union County for Buchanan
The Democratic Convention of Union County
met at New Berlin, on the 9th inst., and appointed
Col. Henry C. Eyer the Senatorial and John• V.
Barber, Esq„ Representative delegates to the 4th
of March Convention, and instructed them by a
vote of 2to 1 for Mr. BUCHANAN. The Convention
also instructed the delegates to support Maj.. JOHN
Com:mums, of Union county, for Canal Commis-
Juniata county has also instructed for Mr. Banal
AFAR, and as Juniata and Union form the Senato
rial, and Juniata, Union and 'Mifflin the Represent
ative district, of course the action of Union, on the
Presidential question, will be fully endorsed by the
conferees of the districts.
117 - Sarah Garber, who was recently convicted
in Philadelphia, of having caused the death of the
child of Watson H. Miller, of this 'city, has been
sentenced to four years imprisonment in the Peni
tentiary.
Post Mortem Examination.
The body of Mr. Joseph C. Miller, who was some
time since found hanging on the way between Bal,
timore and hisown hcime, has been disinterred for
ixamination,and a.qtrintitylof arsenic found in the
stomach. It will be be'remeMbered, that at the time
of the occurrence it ts•as slated that Miller, who
had been giving evidence''at Baltimore, against
McCreary for kidnapping a. colored girl, had com
mitted suicide), The Doctors who 'assisted at th . e
post mortem examination, have come to the unan
imous opinion that Miller Was dead when he was
hanged. They opened the stomach, lungs head,
&c. There was but a table spoonful of mucus
and serum in the stomach; the intestines and blad
der were empty, and all highly inflamed, giving
evidence:of excessive vomiting and purging. . Mr.
Miller eat a hearty supper : the night he was miss
ing,,and as he labored under considerable excite
ment, his food could not have been digested. The
contents of the bowels, when tested by the exam
ining physicians, were found tb contain considerable
quantities of arsenic. There was no blood collect
ed about the head, as there would have been had
he been hung while living; the windpipe was not
closed, nor the cartileges out of place; the blood
vessels of the neck did not exhibit signs of having
been suppressed, nor did the brain indications of
death from strangulation. The bruises on the
wrists of the dead man are evidence that hand
cuffs had been used with him. An investigation
is being held to discover the perpetrators Of the
crime, but as yet without success.
Mr. Buchanan in N. Carolina.
The Wilmington Journal of a late date, has a
leading editorial devoted to the consideration, of
the duty of the Democracy of North Carolina, in
reference to the Presidential question; from which
we extract the following, as the sentiment of
that State :
It will be remembered, that when in 1840 end
'4B, the Whigs succeeded in electing good but weak
old men to the Presidency, 'he roUntry was demo
cratic, and we were beaten by our - own want of har
mony. Let us avoid this in • '52. For our own
part, we have no hesitation in saying, that we be-
lieve that Mr. Buchanan is the first choice of North
Carolina, and we should like to see him nominated.
but we will make no pledges save to support the
nomination of the Baltimore Conver.tion it their
platform agree with us, and the nominee plants
himself unreservedly upon it.
Montgomery County Speaks!
At g treeting of the Democratic County Conven
tion, held at Norristown, on Saturday last, the fol
lowing gentlemen were appointed Delegates to rep
resent Montgomery county in the Fourth of March
ConventiOni—John B. Sterigere, John S. Weiler, G.
Jacoly and Artemus Stewart, with instructions
to suppor't Mr. BucnANAN for the Presidency.
A most Righteous Act
Last week Governor Bigler granted a pardon to
George F. Alberti, of Philadelphia, an old man
who was convicted and who has been imprisoned
some two years, for what was termed kidnapping.
The factS of this case have been referred to on sev
eral occasions in our columns, consequently we
shall make but a'briel statement of them at this
time. Alberti was engaged. by a gentleman in
Maryland to arrest a runaway female slave, then
in the State of New Jersey. When arrested, she
had in her arms an infant that had been born in a
free State. When taken before the United States
officer, and remanded to her owner, she was told
that she should leave her child in Philadelphia,
where it would be cared for at a public institution,
and.weuld of course be tree. This she positively
refused to do, and adhered to the determination to
take the child with her. Alberti then delivered
her and the child over .to the parties from Mary.
land authorized to receive her.
, The abolitionists of Philadelphia had Alberti ar
rested tar kidnapping, and he was arraigned for
trial befOre the American Jeffreys, Judge Parsons,
whose passions and prejudices in nearly all cases
controlled his judgment. Before coming to a trial,
it was ascertained that this man could not be con
victed without obtaining the evidence of a felon
then under sentence in the Philadelphia prison by
the name of Thomas Richardson. The abolition
ists reptiired to Harrisburg, and obtained a pardon
for Richardson, dated on the morning the trial was
to commence, and this convicted felon was brought
from his cell to the witness steed to give testimony
on which to convict Alberti of kidnapping. Tie
charge of the Judge in this case was one of the
most extraordinary docqinents we ever read, and
in accordance with this one-sided charge the defen
dant was convicted and sentenced for a period that
would; in all probability, have terminated his life
if he had been obliged to serve it out.
Thesh were the means resorted to by the aboli
tionists and Governor Johnston to convict this old
man, Alberti, and it will be a source of gratifica
tion tol every philanthropic citizen, to learn that
GovernOr Bigler has granted him a pardon.
In our view, this old man committed no offence
whateVer. He did not carry off the child to Mary
land, because it was not carried into slavery; and
even if he had done so, he committed no offence
against the laws of Pennsylvania, as the woman
and child were taken from New Jersey.—Dcnio
antic Union. '
THE OBSTRUCTION BILL.'
The Fugitive Slave bill, repealing the 4th and
6th sections of what, is cbinrnonly known as the
Kidnapping law of 1847, was called up in the
Senate a few days ago-bjiMr. Packer. While the
bill was upon second reading, Mr. Muhlenberg, of
Berksj,moved to amend by striking out all after
the enacting clause, and inserting in lieu thereof
two sections, the first or which repealed all except
the tWo first sections of the act of '47, and the sec
ond extended the provisions of, the act of 1789 to
the case of fugitives from labor, as well as fugi ,
fives from justice. In proposing the amendment,
Mr. Muhlenberg said 'that, in his opinion, the ori
ginal bill did' not go far enough, and that he desi
red to repeal the entire act of 1847, except the
.1
sections relating to and prohibiting kidnapping.—
Pending the discussion on this amendment, Mr;
Evans, of Chester, moved to postpone the whole
subject indefinitely (equivalent to killing the bill,)
which was disagreed to by the votes appended:.
• YrAs--Mesers. Barnes, Carothers, . Carson,
Evans, Haslett, Kinzer, M'Murtrie, Malone, My
ers Robertson, Sifter. Walker, Speaker-12
I~ers—Messrs. Buckalew, Crabb, Darlington,
Fernon, Forsyth, Freiley, Fulton, Guernsey, Ham
iltoh, Hamlin, Hoge, M'Caslin, Matthias, Muhleri
berg, Packer, Sanderson, Shimer-17
A subsequent motion to postpone, for the pres
ent; was then ag reed to, and the bill laid aside for
future action. Senators are evidently unwilling to
dispuss this subject until later in the session.
iA.WFOL DEATH OF TWO ROBBERS.—On the night
of !the 17th ult., three ruffians entered the house of
Mr. Abner Davis, of Worthington township, Rich
land county, Ohio, and "demanded his money,
one
ofithe men at the same time presenting a pistol at
the head of Mr. Davis, and the others prepared with
bllidgeons and knives; in case of resistance. Mr
D 1 finding resistance useless, unlocked his chest
and gave them his money ($930,) after which they
leit, and being followed some time after by Mr .
Davis and.others, two of them were found frozen to
I deeth, about a mile from where they committed
the robbery, and the other some distance beyond,
aplparently returning to his lifeless companions, al
most insensible—the night being stormy and a good
deal of snow having fallen. His name is William .
Messner; He was immediately arrested: The
names of the others- were Jones and Cooper, the
former an old offender, from New York, with both
ears cropped. All the money was found on the
person of Jones. It appears that they were intox
icated, and sat down on a log on the road, where
they became insensible from cold, And finally froze
to death.
•1 KILLED sr a Wive.—A few days ago, a man
named McKirnich went to the house of John R.
Sisk, a neighbor, near Marietta, Ohio, and telling
him he intended to kill him, snapped a pistol at
his breast three times, and finding it would not go
oe, he threw him down and commenced beating
him over the head with it. Sisk and his wife both
c l ried murder, and finally. Mrs. Sisk seized a chair
and struck MtKimich over the head, fracturing his
skull so bad thathie died in a few minutes. The
coroner's jury immediately acquitted her.
IrrA bill has 'passed the Legislature appointing
Commissioners to run and mark,the boundary line
between Lancaster and -Lebanon counties. John
B. Erb, Esq., of Lancaster, and A. P. Hibshman, of
Lebanon, are appointed Commissioners for the
purpose in the bill.
Shocking Affair, at Sacramento
Seduction—dltterojtteil - Mmkr—Marriage of the &
deicer, and death of the Seducer
- .An unusual excitement was created on the 16th
of January, by an occurrence it the Station House,
in which a man by the name er.T.Q. Adams recei
ved a dangerous wound. float a pistol while in the
hands of a lady: whosedaughter he is charged with
having abducted and rained.;'
The circumstances of the , case are briefly stated.
About two months since the mother with her
daughter left Philadelphia, tojoin her husband in
this country. Adams, who had known the family
at home, travelled most it not all the way to San
Francisco with them, arriving on the Monumental
City several weeks since. On the Isthmus, and
during the passage up, he succeeded in making an
impression uponthe girl, who is but seventeen years
of age, and a week ago induCed her to leave with
hint for this city, whare they have stopped at the
Sutter Hotel and the Queen City,, registered as
man and Nife.
The mother, who came up on Wednesday, dis
covered their whereabouts yesterday, went to the
Queen City and encountered her daughter. The
incidents of the meeting were such as would nat
urally transpire between a fond parent and her
child, separated under such circumstances. The
guilty cause of their affliction avoided them, but was
taken in custody by the police. At three o'clock,
the mother, a woman of unusual intellect and
strength of purpose, proceeded to the Station
House, and having obtained an entrance, on the
reqtiest to speak a few words with the prisoner,
found him sitting in the ante-room in company with
an officer. Approaching him, she asked if he in
tended to marry her daughter, and receiving an
unsatisfactory response, drew a pistol and dischar
ged it, the ball entering his right side near the
tenth rib and lodging probably in the abdomen.
She was prevented from repeating the shot by the
interference of the police, and left the scene.—
Indignation against him who had driven a mother
to such a desperate revenge, reached a ftigh pitch,
but no further demonstration was made, the man
being considered dangerously wounded. He was
soon alter conveyed on a litter to the Orleans Hotel,
and medical aid rendered.
Adams is said to have lived in the country since
1849. He is also reported to be a married man
with several children. We are informed-that the
father of the girl left California to bring out his
family not two months ago, and passed his wife
and daughter on the was.
The mother, was induced to the desperate act
from the knowdge that there was no law here to
redress the wrongs inflicted upon her only and
dearly loved child.—Sacramento Transcript.
From the Sacramento Union, we extract the fol
lowing:
THE END -Or THE SEDucrat.—llarried, at the
Orleans House, last evening, at 9 o'clock, by Jun- I
tine J. B. Mitchell, John Quincy Adams to Miss
Emily Bond. Mr. Adams expired immediately
aftePthe ceremony was performed. He was in
formed early in the evening that he could not sur
vive, and was requested to make all the reparation
in his power, which he not only consented to do,
but seemed earnestly desirous of at once marrying
the girl whom he had so grievously wronged.
The mother was present, and gave her consent
to the marriage. The groom had scarcely clasped
his bride to his bosom, ere hie spirit winged its
flight from earth. The attending physician states
that the intense mental excitement under which he
was laboring, hastened his death—that if his mind
had remained calm, he would probably have sur
vived until morning.
SHOCKING MURDEB.—Schuylkill county has
never, probably, been the scene of a more horrible
murder than was perpetrated within her borders
on Wednesday morning last. James Cavenaugh,
residing at Miller's Mines, near Minersville, made
a most brutal attack upon his wife, stabbing her
with a knife several times. - She barely escaped,
from his clutches, with her life, to make known to
her neighbors what had transpired. On repairing
to the place of the outrage, the neighbors found
that Cavenaugh had not exhausted his brutality
Upon the wile, but had, fiend-like, made one of his
own offspring the victim of his illy-governed pas
sions. After. Mrs. Cavenaugh had escaped, it is
reported, that Cavenaugh threw one of his chil
dren, three years of age, on the blazing coals of a
grate, and there let it remain until burned to death.
The dead child was found in the bed, by the side
. of another one, fortunately unharmed, with the
perpetrator of the deed, kneeling, as it in prayer.
He was immediately arrested, and taken before
Esquire Taylor, of Minersville, who, after a hear
ing, had him committed to await the penalties ok
the law. Mrs. Cavenaugh, we are informed, is
still' in a critical situation, with little hope of re
covery. She, it is Said, clears him of premedita
tion in the matter—that it was committed while
laboring under a fit of insanity—that he gave evi
dence of derangement of mind several days previ
ous to the act. On the other hand, we have heard
I that Cavenaugh was jealous of his wife, and be
lieved that he was not the father of the child he.so
barbarously hurried into eternity.. For the sate
of humanity, it is to be hoped there are some pal
liating circomtoances in this deplorable tragedy.—
Pottsville Register.
ENGLAND PREPARING FOR DEFINCE.-II was
stated briefly in late foreign advices that the great
est activity prevailed at the Admirelity and in all
the English dock yards, and that England was
about to defend the whole coast in a most efficient
manner. The reason given for this movement was
that the government intended to be fully prepared
for any event, but especially for any demonstration
of Louis Napoleon. The quasi-ministerial journals
now deny that any unnsual orders for the coast
defences have been given, or that any military
camps are about to be formed around London.—
The public, however, are satisfied that at Woolwich
and other dock yards the workmen have not been
so fully employed for several years.
The Times and National Gazette, published at
Portsmouth, is so well informed upon naval and
other matters, that it is frequently quoted by the
London journals; and that paper states that a bat
tery of 100 guns of heavy metal is ordered to be
constructed at the Nab Light, near Spithead, as
well as a battery for 100 guns on the Portsmouth
shore off Spithead, w ith the least possible delay.—
A new fort at Browndown, on the Gosport shore,
is being constructed by Royal Sappers and Miners,
and the works are ordered to be completed in two
months. The rapid manner in which these and
other similar government works are now carried
on, shows that some fresh orderk have been issued
by the Admiralty. The Shipping Gazette, gener
ally well-informed, states that the Admiralty in
tend to increase the naval force almost immediately,
but their great difficulty will be in procuring sea
men. It is also announced that a government or
der has been received at Birmingham for the im
mediate delivery of twenty three thousand rifles.—
These and similar orders plainly show that the
government are prepar lug for any event.
Dearnttcrivz Finn—The most destructive fire
that has taken place in our borough since the large
lire in June, ISOU, occurred on Wednesday evening
last, and resulted in the total destruction of Mr. F.
S. Bletz's Saw Mill, in the southern end of the
town About 7 o'clock—more than an hour after
the hands engaged in the mill had quit work—the
planing and grooving'mill was discovered to be on
fire. The alarm was immediately given, and in a
short time our firemen were on the ground. As
soon as the flames made their way through the
building—the wind at the time blowing pretty
briskly, and the building being all of combustible
material—they spread with alarming rapidity, and
communicated.from the mill in which the fire ori
ginated to the sash, door and splitting shop, and
thence to a large stable—all of which buildings,
in about one hour's time, were destroyed, besides
a large quantity of lumber piled in the mills and in
the yard, (most of which was planed and grooved.)
and a large quantity of salt in sacks.
The firemen with their apparatus left the scene
of destruction after they had succeeded, as they
supposed, in extinguishing the fire; but about 3
o'clock on Thursday morning it broke out again
in different piles of boards—the wind at the time
blowing a perfect hurricane—which burnt until
they. were entirely consumed. Fortunately, in the
evening as 'well as in the mornifig, the wind was
from the North West, otherwise the fire would in
evitably have spread along the board yards on the
river shore, and caused an immense destruction of
property. The loss, as it is, we have heard vari
ously estimated at from $7,000 to $B,OOO, on which
there was an insurance of $3,400. Mr. Bletz is
the principal loser, though other persons who had
lumber at the mill suffered slightly. The cause of
the fire is unknown: Mr. Bletz believes himself it
was the work of an incendiary.—Columbia Spy.
TOLLS ON TRE STATE WORKS—The Canal Com
missioneri of Pennsylvania have published their
Toll Sheet for the year 1852. It differs but little
from that of last yeazc except in the rates of toll
charged upon emigrant ' passengers. These are to
be charged at the rate of $2 each from Philadelphia
to 'Pittsburg, or less than one-third of a cent per
mile, while the cars conveying them are to pass ,
toll free. This will, afford inducements for emi
grants to pass through Pennsylvania, and still fur
ther west, instead of occupying the large unsettled
tracks in the western part of the State. Other pas
sengers will be charged two cents per mile as here
tofore.
THE • Vaunt laws.—The Judiciary Committee
ate Pennsylvania House of Representatives, have
reported a bill supplementary to the Usury Laws,
which allows persons loaning money to receive 10
per ; cent. interest, but not to recover more than
fi
per cent. by suit at law.
Pardons of Gov. Johnston.
The following long list of pardons were granted
by Gov. Johnston, who made so much ado about
pardons heretofore granted by Democratic Gover
nors. It will thus be seen that more 'than two
pardons a week have been granted by the fate Gov
ernor,for every crime known in the calendar, even
that of kidnapping. After this'we should suppose
the Whigs could not open their mouths on the
subject :
Murder in second ilegrre, - - -
Manslaughter, - - - _
Rape,.
Seduction, - - - _
Assault and battery with intent to murder,
‘• " " ravish,
" " " " `• commit
burglary, - - - - - 1
Assault and battery with intent to commit felony, 1
Burglary, - - _ _
Highway robbery, - _
Kidnapping,
Arson, - - - -
Adultery, - - - _
Forgery, - -
Stealing dead bodies, -
Larceny, . - - -
Perjury, - - -
Mayhem, - - - -
Riot,
Gambling, - - - -
Conspiracy, - - -
Counterfeiting, - .
Passing counterfeit money, -
Carrying concealed weapons,
Receiving stolen goods, -
Obtaining goods under false pretences,
Assault and battery, -
Maintaining nuisance,
Bigamy, - - -
Vending lottery tickets,
Keeping tippling house,
disorderly house,
Obscene libel, -
Libel, - - -
Forfeited recognizances,
Contempt of court, -
Horse stealing, -
Keeping bawdy house,
Misdemeanor, - -
Malicious mischief, -
Notorious drunkenness,
- - - - '456
—Democratic Union.
DREADFUL MURDER IN MARYLAND -CUMBER
LAND, Md., Feb. 12.—A terrible tragedy was en
acted here last evening; which resulted in the in
stantaneous death of Wm. 0. Sprigg, son of Jos.
Sprigg, Esq., of this county, by the hands of Rob
ert Swan, brother of the late John Swan, and for
merly a Lieutenant in Captain Archer's company
of Voltigeurs, in the Mexican war. It appears
that a difficulty had existed between these two
young men for some three weeks past. I will not
undertake to state the particulars of the affair; but
last evening Robert Swan entered the hotel kept
by Mr. Hefelfinger, at about 7 o'clock, armed with
a double barrel shot gun, loaded, as it seems, with
a patent wire cartridge, containing bird and squir
rel shot.
Upon entering the barroom where Sprigg was,
the latter, being unarmed, attempted to escape by
the back door; Swan, however, fired at him just as
he reached the door—a few scattering shot struck
him upon the left cheek and shoulder. Sprigg then
turned and attempted to make his escape into the
reading room, but just before. he reached the door,
Swan fired his second barrel, which took effect in
the back part of the neck, the charge passing
through the head and coming out at the right eye,
he tell dead instantaneously. Swan has been ar
rested and intense excitement, exists in this com
monly.
It appears that a difficulty °centred between
Sprigg and Swan, at a private party some time
since, which resulted in a challenge from Swan;
but friends interfered and adjusted the difficulty.
Swan, however, recently revived the animosity by
publishing a card reflecting on Sprigg. Swan then
finding that Sptigg would take no notice of this,
armed himself and shot him down in cold blood.
Since his arrest he has confessed that it was his
intention to kill Sprigg. They both belonged to
the first families in the place.
Tn. MAINE LIQUOR Law.—The N. York Tri
bune, in a recent article, stated that within the Urn
its of Maine, there was not a place where liquors
were known to be sold except fur medical purposes!
The Bangor Mercury says that "taking this to be
true, in connection with the quantity of liquor sold,
it gives a sad picture of the state of health in Maine,
without any extra benefit to the undertaker." In
other words it only begins to be true. In the cities
and large towns of Maine, where there is a police
and an organization to enforce the law, th . Crso.called
"tippling houses" have been reached, but the great
area of the State is scarcely touched. We heard
the other day of a gentleman who, within a few
weeks, had been in at least fifty hotels, but found
none in which it was not to be had. The law has
lopped off some of the topmost branches, but has
not, and will not for some time, strike the roots
and lower branches."
CRUD BURNT '7O DP.ATH.—On Monday the 9th
inst., a little girl, aged about 3 years, daughter of
Mr. Abraham Hostetter, inn•keeper, in North Queen
street, this city, was burnt to death by its clothes
taking fire. It appears that the child entered a
room fit the upper part of the house, in which there
was a stove, when her screams attracted the atten
tion of the family, and she was discovered to be
on fire, but to, late to be saved.
ME STRIPED Plc.—The Maine Liquor Law.—We
have before us, says the Boston Traveller, a wrap
per, which we are assured was taken from a square,
medicine•shaped quart bottle of Shiedam &
Schapp's" best, which somehow found its way into
Maine. The label reads thus: " Wolfe's Aromatic
Schnapps, a superlative tonic, diuretic, anti-dyspep.
tic and invigorating cordial." Then follows a list
of the medicinal properties of the beverage, with
directions fer taking it, and the address of the pro-
prietor, in fac simile, "Waldolpho Wolfe, 22 Beaver
street, New York."
ANOTHER COOP D'ETET Or N•Porsoir.—The
last act of note perpetrated by Louis Napoleon, is
the discarding of Madame Bonaparte, his mistress,
and the mother of his children, (a lady said to
have been born in Baltimore,) preparatory to the
espousal of a Royal Princess, from one of the
reigning houses of Europe. It is said she has been
banished from France like a felon—expelled from
Paris by force, with the children of the Usurper in
her arms, and compelled to seek an asylum in
England.
HOBRIBLE OCCURRENCE.-A shocking accident
occurred at Towsentown in Baltimore co., (Md. ,)
on Tuesday morning last. Mrs. Dumfrey, wife of
Mr. R. Dumfrey, stepped out of her house for a
few moments, leaving an infant five months old,
asleep in a crib. On her return she found a large
hog in the act of devouring her child. Both its hands
were eaten off, one of its ears, and its body was
much mangled. It is presumed it is dead by this
time. The Sun says the hog was regarded as a
kind of pet.
Ecr A man named was killed on the Rail-
road below Downington, on Friday last. He was
walking on the right track, and stepped over to the
other to avoid the train going east, when just at
that moment the up train came round a curve in
the road and struck him down, killing him instantly.
EARNED THEIR MrLica oz.—The delegation from
Pembina, in the Minesota Legislature, now in ses
sion, came a distance of five hundred miles with
dogs and sledges, camping out during fourteen
nights on the way, with the mercury, some of the
time, 40 deg. below 0!
Ili" The House of Representatives of Ohio, on
the sth inst., refuse to pay the expenses of M. lios.
suth while on his visit to that State. A resolution
directing an appropriation for this purpose was
laid on the table in that body by a vote of 45 yeas
to 29 nays.
fig- Information has been - received at the State
Department, from Madrid, that the Queen of Spain
has pardoned .Toutt S. THRASHER, and given orders
for his immediate release.
DEPOSITEb AT THE MINT.—The deposites in the
U. S. Mint, Philadelphia, for the week ending the
7th inst., amounted to $1,383,590, of which $1,590
was silver, and $1,382,000- gold. Coinage in the
same time, $1,012,072. Total coinage since Jan
uary let, $5,251,689. Total deposits, $5,561,740.