lintelligenter & 3ountal.
GEO. SANDERSON, EDITOR
Lancaster, a March 22, 1853.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS:
CANAL COMMISSIONER ,
THOMAS H. FORSYTH,
OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
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AUDITOR GENERAL,
EPHRAIM BANKS,
OF.MIFFLIN COUNTY
FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL,
J. PORTER BRAWLEY,
OF CRAWFORD COUNTY
Appointments by the Governor.
Cain= A. &am, Erq ,of Greene county, to
be Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Frusicts W. Hi:forms, late Secretary, to be At.
toruey General.
This change in the administration is consequent
upon the vacation of the office of Attorney General
by the appointment of Judge Campbell to a place
in the Cabinet of General Pierce. The position of
Attorney General is assumed by Mr. Hughes be.
cause it the better enables him to pursue his exten
sive practice in the courts of his county, and the
Supreme Court.
'Mr. Black, who becomes the .principal confiden
tial adviser of the Governor, is a lawyer of ability,
a fine writer, a courteous gentlemanr and a man of
considerable experience in Pennsylvania. He occu
pied a seat in the Senate of this State with Gov.
Bigler, and was always one of his most intimate
friends and warm supporters. In that body he was
well sehooled in the, financial and political affairs
of Pennsylvania, and the experience he there ac
quired will add greitly to the value of his service
to the Governor and the public.
Canal Commissioner.
Tliosue H. Fonsrra, Esq., our candidate for Ca
nal Commissioner is a carpenter by trade and a
moat excellent and popular man. He is a native
of New Britain township, in this county, and serv
ed his apprenticeship with Jacob Kephart. He
worked as a journeyman carpenter with Samuel
Kacbline, Esq., of this Borough, and afterWaids
moved to Philadelphia County, where there was a
more extensive field, opened for the business in which
he was engaged. He is now an efficieid and active
member of the Senate of Pennsylvania, a station
that he has held for several years as the . represen
tative of the County of Philadelphia. He is every
where respected as'an honest, upright and capable .
man, and will make an unprecedented run at the
ballot box on the second Tuesday of October next.
Although Bucks had a most worthy candidate, in
the person of her
,favorite son, EDWARD NICHLE
BON, she warmly responds to the nomination of Mr.
FORSYTH, and will roll uP a monstrous majority in
his favor.—boy/estizen Democrat.
113 - There was a sort of gathering of the clans
of Whiggery at the Court House, on Wednesday
last, 'yclept a County Convention, over which Mr.
Joan J. PORTER, of Mastic, presided. It is said to
:have been a very slim and forlorn looking affair.—
We were not present, having entirely forgotten the
circumstance until it was all over, but learn, from
a reliable source, that there was considerable jar.
ring and no small lamount of ill-feeling manifested,
and that there are, growing signs of an open rup
ture between the hostile factious. The "Silver
Greys," us usual, came off victorious and took the
lion's share of the honors, having routed the "Wool
lies and the original Scott men, " horse, foot and
dragoons." The delegates to the State Convention,
which meets in this City on Thursday, are Emlin
Franklin; Daniel R. Ehler, James M. Hopkins, J
C. Dickinson; A. S. Green, and Augustus J. Boyd
—instructed to support the nomination of MOSES
POWNALL, Esq., of this County, for Canal Commis
sioner. Moses is', a clever gentleman in his way,
but, should he be so 4nlortunate as to receive the
noniination, has about as much chance of an elec
tion as he has of receiving a foreign mission from
President .Fierce--:and that is just none at all.
Tan PHZSIDENT AND 'THE CORPB DIPLOMATIC. —
In conformity with established usage, the.members
of the diplomatic body were on Tuesday received
by the President,at the Executive mansion, in their
official capacity. , The President was attended by
tte Secretary of State and theother members of the
cabinet. His excellency A. de Bodisco, the Rus
sian Minister,-delivered, as the senior of the diplo
matic corps, and on behalf of the Ministers and
heads of legation present, an address of congratula
tion in the French language, to which the President
returned in English an appropriate response.
IszuracTro3r Asuzn.The Harrisburg Union
says that certair. of the citizens of Mercersburg
have determined to apply to the Supreme Coust.of
the State for an injunction to prevent the removal
of Marshal College from Mercersburg to Lancaster
city: John Cessna, of Bedford, and James M. Quig
gle, of Clinton, have been retained as counsel. Its
too late.
TRUTT RATIPIED.—The United States Senate
has ratified the treaty negociated by Mr. EVSIIETT
ind Mr. CRAMPTON', for indemnification of Ameri
can claims against the English Government, and o f
English claims against the American Government,
Particularly covering claims arising out of false
seizures under the slave trade treaty, and under
Custom House relations.
rnitedStates Senate.
The following officers were elected by the U
S. Senate, on Thursday last :
Secretary—Asbury Dickens.
Sergeant at Arms—D. R. McNair.
. Doorkeeper—W. Holland. •
TEE BANK DEFALCATION IN PLIILAIiELPKIA. -
The amount ascertained to be overdrawn from the,
Bank of Pennsylvania, through the negligence of
one of its officers is said to be $94,000, which - will
be reduced by various securities to about $40,000
The individual i>lleged to have overdrawn, it is on
derstood, possesites considerable nleans,so that near.
ly the whole amount may possibly be recovered.
PEACHES A SHAD peich .crop of West
Jersey for the succeeding summer, is thought to be
highly promising. it is also said that there will
be.a large run of shad in the Delaware this season,
an event which will greatly rejoice the epicures of
the various places on the river. Jerseymen of that
section, hold the Delaware shad to be superior to
those of any other locality.
117 The fourteenth session of the " PLAINTIELD
nznir,' four miles west of Carlisle,
will commence on the 2d of May. The location
of this institution cannot be surpassed any where
for beauty and healthfulness, and we are pleased to
learn that it is in a highly prosperous condition un:
der its able and accomplished Principal. For terms
see ikilttertiseilient id another coliimn.
V' Capt. Der =EL R. CLYMER (Dem) has been
elected Mayor of Reading, by 102 majority. The
Democrats have also carried the two members of
Select, and nine of the twelve Common Council.
Hoe. Joes DICK T, of Beaver, Marshal of
the Western Digßlot of Pennsylvania, died very sud
denly, on Tuesday iasi.
14- Col. Tour J. McCAnzar ciifid at Philadelphia
Xftturday !sat, aged 40 yearn.
A Fine Start.
In criticising the new Cabinet, the whig Press
have dwelt with especial unction upon the "obscu
rity " of the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Gyre
an. They urge, with greatreason, that the con
trol of our finances should be in the hands of a
'statesman more than usually qualified -by talent,
study, and experience, and pledged to the country
by high character. They auume that Mr. G. mere
ly a distinguished lawyer, little known in public
life, is not thus recommended ; and they are in con
sequdnce painfully solicitous about the results of
his administration.
Democrats will hardly participate in this anxiety
to its full extent, when they reflect that ROBERT J•
WALKED, one of the very:best heads the deparment
has ever had, and who will be famed, throughout
our future history, as the statesman who accom
plished the final supremacy of the principle of un
restricted commerce, was, when first appointed by
Mr. Pour., very little more known than his present
successor. But they have already something more
practical, tangible, and decisive than precedent' to
place them at ease. Mr. G. has been in his seat
but a few days, and yet whiga are obliged to ack
nowledge that in that short time the people have
gained one hundred thousand dollars by the substi
tution of him for Tstomis Coawrzi—distinguisheci
as that gentleman is for his achievements on the
free-soil stump and his widely-circulated advice to
he Mexicans. One of Mr. Guthrie's first acts was
to revoke a set of instructions issued by his prede•
cessor, which authorised the distribution among
the collectors of different districti of half of a cer•
tain sum of $200,000 or thereabouts, accruing since
1846 in the shape.of fines, &c., for violations of the
revenue-laws. The democratic Secretary puts a
sudden end to this handsome dish of spoils, and se
cures the money to the public coffers.' No doubt
there will be a quantity of hard swearing over the
spilt milk, on the part of Fillmorenee and Taylor
tee; but they had as well cultivatetor bearauce, as
hey will have a good many more ehoolcs of the
same kind to endure before the four years of "lain
ing Frank" are numbered with history.
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It capnot 4 e alleged, in defenceef Mr. Corwin's
support of this piece of sheer plunder; that policy
required it as a means of sharpening the vigilance
of the revenue officers. It is very problernatica
whether the system of dividing fines and forfeits
with the officers ever works very well ; but wheth
er it does or not, such perquisites ought not, cer
*tainly, to be necessary for getting faithful service
out of the men who would have pocketed them in
this instance—men whose regular incomes, from
their office were princely. Were the money to be
distribnted among the inspectors and guagers, the
defence might be plausible, but Mr. Corwin gave
it to the collectors themselves. Mr. MATWELL, for
instance, collector of New York under the late ad
ministration, was to receive some $25,000; and
this while he was receiving an income of ten or
twelve thousand dollars.—Winchester Virginian.
Hon. James Campbell,
No man at this time occupies a prouder posi
tion before the American people, than the new Post
Master General. His rapid rise affords another
il
lustration of the fact that persecution, when direct
ed against a good - man, instead of crushing him has
the contrary effect. Ever since Judge Curs ELL re
ceived a nomination for the Supreme Bench, a small
band of guerillas in this State, have been doing all
in their power and exerting their feeble influence
to its full extent, to injure and break him
Not satisfied with joining the federalists and pro
curing his defeat, alter he had been nominated by
an almost unanimous vote in the Democratic
State Convention, they continued their system of
slander- and detraction and finally made a grand
charge on President PIERCE, to prelint his selec
tion as a member of his Cabinet. In this they
were unsuccessful. His nomination was unani
miutsly confirmed, and Judge Campbell is now
)Gcharging the responsible and wearisome duties
of the Post-Office Department, with a degree of dig
nity and courtesy that does him great credit. He
has every qualification to fill the place the President
has assigned to him. He has capacity, industry and
integrity. To an enlightened. and well-balanced
mind, he unites affability and integrity. We pre.
diet that he will be one of the most popular Offi
cers that has ever filled the Post-Office Department.
—Easton Argus.
THE Dear /OD Duun.—From the annual report
of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Insti.
tution for the deaf and dumb, for the year f 852, we
learn that" the Institution is in a more flourishing
condition than it has ever been heretofore. The
number of pupils is larger than at any former pe
riod. During the year 1852, thirty-three pupils—
sixteen boys and seventeen girls—were admitted,
and twenty-five—eleven boys and fourteen girls—
were dismissed, and one girl died. There remained
in the Institution on the 31st day of December, 1852,
seventy-eight boys and sixty-five girls—total one
hundred and forty-three. Of this number ninety
seven are supported by the State.
By a rule of the Instintion, deal and dumb chil
dren are not received under:ten years of age. The
annual charge is one hundred and sixty dollars, for
which sum everything necessary is provided, in
cluding the usual clothing of the Institution, board
ing, lodging, washing, tuition, stationery, and med.
ical attendance; or one hundred and thirty dollars
per annum in case the clothing is furnished by the
parents or friends of the pupil. Applicants for the
bounty of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, must
be between the ages of ten and twenty years, and
before they can be admitted satisfactory evidence
must be furnished from respectable persons in the
neighborhood of the pecuniary inability of the
parents, and of the good nature and intellect of the
child, and its freedom from any constitutional mal
ady that might incapaciate it for instruction. The
number of pupils on the State fund is limited. New
pupils can only be admitted when vacancies occur.
The term allowed is six years.
LATE 13 , T3LLIGENCE THOM CAL/POIMIA.—The
two weeks later California intelligence, brought by
the steamer Uncle Sam, which arrived at New York
on Tuesday morning, is of far more cheering char
acter than anything previously received from the
Pacific side for some months. The weather had
become settled and pleasant, the roads were in a
passable condition, and supplies of provisions had
gone forth from San Francisco in all directions.--
The hungry had been led, the naked clothed, and
the sick cared for. The markets remained in about
the same condition as per last accounts, with the
exception of flour, which had again slightly de
clined in price. No better evidence is wanting that
the miners are in a most flourishing condition, than
the announcement that two steamers sailed from
the empire city of the Pacific on the 15th and 16th
ult., with over three millions, seven hundred thou
sand dollars' worth of gold, destined for theJitlan
tic States. Not satisfied with mere got, the treas
ure-seekers have turned their attention to diamonds•
It is asserted that one of these precious brilliants'
larger than that of the Crown diamond of England,
which is valued at ten millions, has beep picked up
near Columbia, in Toulumne county. What next?
icy- We were gratified to see in good health and
excellent spirits, our old friend, Mr. R. M. Foimz,
formerly of this city, but for the last four years a
resident of Marysville, Yuba county; California.
Mr. Fotz left Marysville, on a visit to his family,
on the 15th of February, and arrived at New York
on the 15th inst., being bnt twenty-eight days on
the passage, including a detention of seven days on
the Isthmus.
In this connection, we are happy to inform the
Editor of the CaliforniExpress, that the " noisy
auctioneer," who in times past was the thorn "in his
flesh," will, if life be spared, be very soon again at
his old post—and.that the same " thorn " will also
ba *there, only an inch or tuo iaager.
Campanilillve Statement
Of the Tonnage and Gran Receipts on the Catimbia
and Philadelphia Railroad, for the Quarter ending
Feb. 28-1852 and 1853 :
No. of Freight Tolls on
1862. ~ feht cars cleared freight and
cleared. tons. passengers.
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Dec.;lBsl,- 8,113 16,731 336,205 85
Jan., 1852, 6,474 12,647 34,317 57
Feb., - 1863, 10,903 21,927 117,115 40
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Total, 25,490 50,305 117,638 81
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Dec., 1852, 12,704 26,897 58,792 65
Jan., 1853, 12,041 26,305 51,064 35
Feb., 1853, 13,076 28,423 60,734 02
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Total, 37,821 80,625 170,591 05
1
" 1852, 25,490 50,305 117,638 81
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Increase, - 12,331 30,320 52,952 24
The above table shows an unparalleled in
crease in the business of the Columbia railroad,
during the last three months. The trade and trav
el is already immense over ft; but this is trifling
compared to what it will be when the inclined
planes on the mountain are avoided, and a large
portion of the immense trade of the Mississippi
valley thrown upon it after the western railroads
leading to Pittsburg and other points, now in pro
cess of construction, are finished. To prepare for
this, the Legislature should, without delay, make
the necessary appropriations to place the road in a
complete state of repair. When that is done, in
stead of this important link in the chain of our
public improvements yielding 10 per cent. on tbd
original cost of its construction, over and above
the expenses of motive power, ordinary repairs,
&c., as it did during the last year, it will yield from
15 to 20 per cent.; and, instead of, the net profit to
the Commonwealth being $507,254 20, (as stated
by the Governor in one of his recent veto mes
sages,) it will amount to nearly double that sum.
Even at the present time, with so many drawbacks'
the amount of trade and travel are eo largely in
creased that, in the first three months of the pres
ent fiscal year, as seen in:the above table, the ex
cess of tolls received, over the corresponding por-
tip of last year, is nearly $53,000. Should thi> ra
tio hold good during the remaining nine months,
and we have no reason to doubt it, the increased
revenue derived from the road during the year 1853,
will be about $200,000.
So much for the prosperity of the Columbia
railroad, for much of which we are indebted to its
excellent management for the last twelve months.
Tax &salsas RENITENTIART. — The annual re
port of the Irisaectors of the Eastern Penitentiary,
just issued, fuMshes some interesting statistics:—
On the first of January, 1852 ; there were 310 pris
oners, during the year, 126 were received and 153
discharged, leaving on the first of the present year
283 prisoners, viz: 219 white males, 12 white fe
males, 48 colored males and 4 colored females.—
Of those discharged by expiration of sentence 56
were white males, 5 white females; 28 colored
males and 3 colored females. Those discharged
by pardon were 40 white males, 2 white females,
2 colored males and 1 colored female; and 14 pri
soners were removed by order of court, 13 to the
Montgomery county prison, and 1 to the alms-house,
an imbecile old man who was deemed an unfit sub
ject for penitentiary discipline. .:All the inmates
were employed except 15, some of whom are in
sane and others too infirm to worlr'; Of the whole
number 220 may be considered as productive la
borers, or those from whom the income of the pri
son is derived. The expenditures for the support
of the convicts were $17,875 75, and the product
of the convict's labor is set down at $16,-330 04,
leaving a balance of only $1,545 71. The salaries,
however, amount to $14,856 68. The physician
reports that there has never, during the history of
the institution, been so great an exemption from
disease as during the past year. In February, the
small-pox appeared among the inmates in a mys
terious manner, and one death occurred from it; the
only other death was an old colored man, who had
spent twenty-three years of his life in various pris
ons, including two in the penitentiary--his death
was caused by consumption. The Moral Instructor
in his report, adverts to the hopes of pardon enter.
tained by almost every prisoner as interfering with
his attempts to produce penitence and reformation
through proper religious coinsel—some being so
perfectly absorbed with that one great idea as to
be'unwilling to converse on any other subject. Of
the persons sentenced, 43 were for larceny, 10 for
burglary, 19 for passing or making counterfeit notes,
and coin; horse stealing, 5; arson, 2; arson, 2; areal
and burglary, 1; bigamy, 4; manslaughter, 0; and
murder in the second degree, 9. The term of sen
tences range from 6 months t 0,14 years; 91 were
for 3 years and under; 26 between three and seven
years; of those above, 1 was for 7 years, 6 months;
I 1 for 7 years. 11 months; 2 for 8 years; 1 for 10
years; 1 for 11 years, 9 menthe; 2 for 12 years, and
1 for 14 years.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT. — The follow
ing nominations have been confirmed by the Sen
ate :
Charles Gordon Greene, Naval officer at Boston.
Charles H. Peaslee, Collector at Boston.
Henry W. Bishop, Sub-Treasurer at Boston.
Henry Crocker, Appraiser at Boston.
Jacob Coster, Postmaster Concord, N. H.
M. A. Osborn, Collector atNew Haven, Conn.
James L. Long, Receiver at Chicago, 111.
N. G. Dale, Receiver at Edwardsville ' 111.
Thomas Hayes, Dictrict Attorney for Illinois.
Geo. E. Hand, District Attorney for Michigan..
Robert J. Chester, Mur:nal, West Tennessee
Theophiius F. Toulmin, Postmaster at Mobile.
George A. Smith, Collector at Vienna, Md.
Baldwin, Collector at Key West, Fla.
Fernando Moreno, Marshal for Florida.
G. S. Hawkins, Collector at Apalachicola, Ma.
Samuel J. Bridge, of Boston, Appraiser General
of the Pacific coast—Salary $6OOO.
Alpheus Fetch, of Michigan; George W. Thom
son, of Va.. and Thompson ampbell, of Illinois,
Commissioners to settle land titles in California—
Salary $3OOO. '
Robert B. Campbell, of Texas, Commissioner to
run the Mexican Boundary.
Loren B. Waldo, of Conn., to be Commissioner
of Pensions, vice Mr. Heath.
Mr. Colcock, of S. C.. to be Collector of the port
of Charleston.
Benj. F. Hallett, to be District Attorney of Mae
sachu9etts.
Joel Palmert to be Indian Agent at Oregon.
Siß. Forney, to be Postmaster at Barnstable,
Mass.
Fisher B. Wildreth, to be Postmaster at
Mass.
Joseph Lane, Governor of Oregon, Isaac J. Ste
vens, of Massachusetts, Governor of the Territory
of Washington; George L. Curry, of Oregon, Sec
retary of the. Territory of Oregon.
Marshals—J. W. Nesnuth, Marshal of Oregon ;
Fernando L. Morendo, Southern District of Flori
da; Jesse B Clemens, middle district of Tennessee;
Robert J. Chester, western district of Tennessee.
Benj. F. Hallet, Attorney for Massachussets;
Thomas Evans, Attorney for South Carolina; Thou
Hayne, Attorney for Illinois; George E. Ham, At
torney for Michigan; Benjamin F. Harding, of Or
egon, Attorney for Oregon.
"leery M. Bishop, Assistant Treasurer at Boston.
Robert B. Campbell, of Texas, Commissioner of
the American boundary:
Theodore S. Fay, of New York, Minister to
Switzerland; John Randolph Clay, of Pennsylva
nia, Minister to the Republic of Peru; Samuel D.
Heap, Consul to Tunis.
Collectora—Ntabaniel M. Fowls, at Saco, Maine;
S. B. Phinney, Barnstable, Mass.; Wm.F. Colcock,
Charleston; Stephen Foyers, Brazos; Oliver S.
W itherby, San Diego, California; Isaac B. Wall,
Monterey.
JENNY LIND ' S DOMESTIC DISTICOLTIES.--A New
York correspondent says—
The success of Madame Sontag in concert and
opera has induced Jenny Lind to determine upon
again visiting the United States. The unhappiness
of her domestic relations may have had some influ
ence upon her in coming to this decis:on; but that
she will again visit our shores, should her life be
spared, is a fact beyond dispute.
I alluded above to the domestic difficulties of
Jenny Lind. These, lam informed, upon the most
reliable authority, exist, and are still becoming of
the most serious and unpleasant nature. Shortly
after the honeymoon, some trifling misunderstand
ing occurred between her and Mr. Goldschmidt,
(her husband) which has been daily increasing un
til her sufferings are now too intolerable to be en
dured. Hie petty acts of selfishness,
and his deter
mination to rule her as with a rod of iron, have
caused her the greatest unhappiness,-and a separa
tion has, I am distinctly informed, been agreed upon.
The well known generosity of Jenny is one of the
main causes of the difficulty, her husband being
opposed to the giving away of anything. But then,
it may be, that the high temper which Jenny dis
plays at times, has also effect its in rendering her
home unhappy. Certain it iscnuch a state of things
exist; and what I have written above you will find
corroborated td the very letter,
07 The Norerri BRITISH REVrEW, for Februa
ry, from the American re•print of Leonard Scott
&, Co., New York, is on our table, and presents an
array of able and interesting articles from the pens
of the most gifted British writers.
Elu - We are pleased to learn teat our friend Gin.
W. M'Emicrr, Esq., recently lof Meadville, has
again returned to this City and.resumed the prac
tice of the law. His office, for' the present, is in
North Queen st., nearly opposite Zeigler's Hotel,
where his oldirienas and acquaintances can at all
times find him ready and prompt foliansact any
business that may be entrusted to his care.
Ittr Mr. CH.M.= A. Twists° has been elected
a Teacher in our public schools, to supply the va
cancy occasioned by the decease of Mr. - Price.
The ball given by the Independent Blues, on
Tuesday night last, was largely attended, and every
thing passed off very pleasantly. The music and
dancing were excellent.
]lam Mr. DZIIPSTER, the popu'ar btillad singer,
gave one of his original entertainments. at Fulton
Hall, in this City, on Friday evening' Those who
were present expressed themselves delighted with
what they heard. It was a rich musical treat.
Samuel Steward, the negro who committed
the rape on a white woman, in East Earl township,
a few weeks ago, has been taken and is now in pris
on awaiting hip trial. He was arrested by Jacob
Souders, Esq„ near Mount Joy.
fJJ The M. W. G. M. PETER FRITZ, intends
making a grand visitation shortly tc;, the Lodges
and Encampments of , this City, of which due no
tice will be given.
1 - ,u - The Vestry of the Lutheran 'Congregation,
of this city, met on the evening of Monday March
7, and elected Rev. G. Krotel, of Lebanon,, aster,
in place of Dr. Baker, resigned, and the selection
was ratified by the congregation at a meeting held
on Wednesday.
1:17' We understand that Gsoaos W. HAMERSLES.
Esq., forwarded to the Department„ on Saturday
last, his resignation as Postmaster of this City.—
Mr. H. is desirous of being relieved from the duties
of the office, for the purpose of engaging in other
business.
UNIELS'S Clothing Store, nearly opposite
Michael's Hotel, in North Queen street, is anadmi
table place to supply one's self with!, a good and
fashionable article of dress. His assortment is very
fine, and the prices moderate to suit the times.—
Call and see.
Br The M. W. D. G. M. JAMES B. NicooLuow,
of Philadelphia, will deliver a lectUre on the un
written work of the Order, before the several
Lodges of Odd Fellows, of this City, on Thursday
evening next, (the 24th inst.) commencing at 7
o'clock. The brethren of the Order in the City
and County are respectfully invited to attend.
TAVERN BIIIINT.—The tavern house at Lemon
Place, on the Philadelphia Railroad, 12 miles from
this city, was Bet on fire by sparks ttiim a locomo
tive, on Monday evening of last week, did destroy
ed. The house was occupied by Anthony E. Lech•
ler. He succeeded in saving most of his furniture.
DEATH on AA OLD PAUPER. — James McElrath
died at the Hospital last-week, in the 89th year of
his age. He was widely known—having been the
first one admitted to the Poor and House of Em
ployment, over 50 years ago. Until within the last
year or two, he hobbled to the city almost every
day, calling at the different printing offices for ex
changes," and iffording much amusement to the
boys about town by his eccentricities and witti
cisms.
Dismasstrio AccinsziT.—Peter Reidebaugh, an
engineer on the Columbia and Philadelphia Rail
road, met with a painful accident near Dillersville.
on Monday evening of last week. He was under
the engine making some repairs of the machinery,
and another train running against his, contrary to
the regulations of the road, as we learn, moved the
train, crushing him under the wheels. One of his
legs was amputated shortly after the accident. One
of his feet was also much injured, but it is thought
that amputation will not be necessary. He was
taken to the hotel of Andrew Bear, in this city,
where be had every attention paid him by the land
, lord, and by the Red Men, of which order he is a
member. The unfortunate man has a wife and
children in Philadelphia.
ADAM AND EVE.—These celebrated paintings,
by Dubufe, are perhaps the most perfectly finished
specimens of the art in the world—certainly, there
has never been anything that can approach a com
parison with them heretofore exhibited in this city.
They look far more like statuary than paintings;
they seem to stand out from the canvass, and it is
hard to realize that they are the production of the
pencil and brush. Every part and parcel are fault
less and perfect—the forme, lineaments, coloring.
&c., &c.. arc true to nature—t here nothing about
them superfluous, nothing wanting to make them
the very perfection of the art.
These paintings will remain on exhibition a few
days longer. Every body, men, - women and chil
dren, should embrace the opportunity to see them.
The cost of admission is only 25 cents for the whole
! time, and no one will begrudge the money when
they have once seen the pictures.
Message, of Gov. Bigler
The following is the Message of Gov. Bigler on
returning, without his signature, the bill relative to
Land and Building Associations:
GENTLYMEN:—I herewith return to you House
Bill No. 111, entitled "An Act relative to Land and
Buildings Associations. &c," without my approval,
and with my reasons for withholding the same.
This bill proposes to enable land and building
associations to purchase and sell real estate to
“stockholders and others" without limitation, ex
cept only that the amount of real estate held by
"such corporations shall at no time exceed in value
the amount of their capital stock," unless the ex
cess shall be made by increase in value on said real
estate after purchase.
Land and building associations may be created
through the Courts, in the manner prescribed by
the Act of the 13th October, 1840, entitled " An
Act relating to Orphans' Courts, and for pur
poses," at the will of parties desiring such incorpo
rations; their capital stock may, in each case, be
halt a million of dollars.
Thus you will perceive. gentlemen, under the
provisions of the proposed bill, these corporations
of very large capital, creatable at will of par
ties, by conforming to certain prescribed conditions,
may become quite extensive dealers in real estate.
Why the field of individual enterprise and respon
sibility should be thus invaded, if not usurped, I
am entitely unable to perceive. I know of no pre-.
text that has hitherto been urged in behalf of in
corporated companies that will apply to corpora.
tions such as this bill would in fact bring into ex
istence. The business of buying and selling real
estate is one purely of a private character, conduct-,
ed for private gain, and entirely' within the ready
compass of individual means. The whole policy of
our law has been to remove restrictions upon the
alienation of landed property. Our rules of descent,
provisions for barring entailments, and other devi
ations from the restrictive policy of the country,
whence we derived our laws on this subject, have
made the transmission and sale of real estate al
most as ready and easy as the transfer of personal:;
property. Our entire population may without,
difficulty engage in this business. No large asso
ciated means are required for the purpose, no ex- ,
traordinary risk attends its accomplishment.—
Whence, then, the necessity of creating artificial
bodies. with large means, but still limited respon
sibility, for such purposes. If we take this step,
have we not then gone to the outer verge in the
business of creating corporate .bodies? And can'
any reason then be urged Why the business of buy
ing and selling ordinary wares and merchandiza
should not be conducted by these creations of the
law?
I have already assented to the idea, that to en
gage in certain kinds of private enterprise there
may be neassaiy for its accomplishment so great
an amount of capital that its association for these
purposes, under a proper legal, organization, care
fully restrained, and with the :responsibility EC) as
to protect the community from, all loss, may be al
lowable. But the ordinary business of buying and
selling real estate is not of this character, and I
feel constrained. therefore, to dissent from the pro
visions of this bill.
A necessity may exist for some legislation to en
able these associations to perfect the original pur
pose of their creation, and to this end there might
be no objections; but the provisions of the present
bill go much farther, and, propose powers not ne
cessary for the attainment of such purposes.
Wu. 131cl:en.
Executive Department, Feb. 28, 1853.
BURNING OF THE ' WYOMING SEMINAHT.—On
Monday night - a fire broke out near Wilkesbarre,
which entirely destroyed the buildings of the insti
tution, suddenly turning three bundled pupils out
of shelter. Ile fire originated in the attic at the
south end of the building, and everything was de
stroyed except part of the instruments. The libra
ry, which was a valuable collection, presented to
the institution by Hon. Zib a Bennett, of Wilkes
barre, was also totally destroyed. The north wing
of the building was only recently added to the struc
ture, at the expense of William Swetland, Esq„ a
wealthy citizen of Wyoming valley. The whole
loss is estimated at $21,000, upon which there was
an insurance only of $7500. Ties pupils were, in
most instances, unable to save either their books or
clothing, such was the rapid progress of the flames.
Within a few years the Rev. Dr. Peck had added to
the library many valuablt works, which were also
destroyed. The institution was under the charge
of the Rev. R. Nelson.
The Silver Coinage
The House of Representatives has passed the bill
which passed the Senate at the last session, amen
datory of the existing laws regulating the coinage
of the half dollar, quarter dollar, dime, and. provi
ding for the coinage of' three-dollar gold pieces.—
The bill received.no ain'endmeut in the. HOuse, and
therefore required only the signature rd 'the Presi
dent to become a law. As the sul - ject'poss gen
eral interest; we insert' the provisions of the bill at
length, as follows:
Sec. 1. That from and after the first day of June,
eighteen hundred and fifty three, the weight of the
half dollar or fifty cents shall be one hundred and
ninety-two grains, and the quarter dollar, dime, and
half dime shall-be respectively, one-half, one-filth,
and one-tenth, of the weight of said half dollar.
Sec. 2 The silver coins issued in conformity with
the above section shall be legal tenders in 'payment
of debts for all sums not exceeding five dollars. -
Sec. 3. Twat, in order to procure bullion for the
requisite coinage of the subdivisions of the dollar
authorized by this act, the Treasurer of the mist
shall, _with the approval of the Director, purchase
-ucli bullion fund of the mint He shall charge
himhelf with the gain arising from_ the coinage of
such bullion into coins of a nominal value exceed
ing the intrinsic value thereof; and shall be credita
ble with the difference between such intrinsic value
and the price paid for said bullion, and with the ex
pense of distributing said coins, as hereinafter pro
vided. The balances to hi 3 credit, for the profit of
said coinage, shall be, from time to time, on a war
rant of the Director of the mint, transferred to the
account of the Treasury of the United States.
Sec. 4. That - such coins shall ba paid out at the
mint, in exchange for gold coins at par, in sums not
less than one hundred dollars . ; and it shall be law
ful,-also, to transmit paresis of the same from time
to tirrie to the assistant treasurers, depositaries, and
other officers of the United States, under general reg-
ations, proposed by the Director of the mint, ap
proved by the Secretary of the Treasury : prcoidrd,
hoicever, That the amount coined into quarter dol
lars,dime,•and halt dimes, shall be regulatgil by the
Secretary of the Treasury.
Sec. 5. That no deposites for coinage into the
half dollar, quarter dollar, dime, and half dime
shall hereafter be received, other than those made
by 'Treasurer:of the mint, as herein authorized,
and.upon account of the United States.
Sec. B. That, at the option of the depositor, gold
or silver may be cast into bars or ingots of either
pure metal or of standard fineness, as the owner may
prefer, with a stamp upon the same designating its
weight and fineness;, but no piece, of either gold or
silver, shall be cast into bars or ingots of a less
weight than ten ounces, except pieces of one ounce,
of two ounces, of three ounces, and of five ounces,
all of which pieces of less weight than ten ounces
sh s all be of the standard fineness, with their weight
and fineness stamped upon them ; but in cases when
the,gold and silver deposited be coined or cast into
bars or ineatg, thereshall be a charge to the depos %
itor, in addition to the charge now made for refine
ing or parting the metals, of one half of one pa.
cent. 'The money arising from this charge of onr
half per cent, shall be charged to the Treasurer of
th ' mint, and tram time to time, on warrant 01 the
Director of the mint, shall be transteried into the
Treasury of the United States: provided however,
That nothing contained in this sectionshall be con
sidered as applying to the half-dollar, the quarter
dollar, the dime, and half-dime.
Sec. 7. That from
,time to time there shall be
struck and coined at the mint of the United States,
and the branches thereof,contormably in all iespeets
to the standard of gold coins now established by
law, a, coin !of gold to the value of three dollars or
units, and al! the provisions of an act." An act to
authorize tho coinage of gold dollars and double
eagles," approve'd March third, eighteen hundred
and forty-nine, shall be applied to the coin herein
authorized, so lar as the same may be applicable,
but the devices and shape of the three dollar piece
shall he fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Sec. 8. That this act shall be in force from and
after the first day of June next.
Correspondence of the Pennsylvanian.
WAsimicrori, March 16th, 1853.
• 4 The Little Giant "—The "Big
. Giant," of Dela
ware—Sharp Contest—i-Appointments, ¢c.
It is known that there is a resolution pending in
the Senate,introduced by John M. Clayton, calling
upon the resident of the United States for certain
papers having reference to the treaty negotiated in
1850, between Mr. Clayton and Mr. Sulwer, rela
tive to Central America and to a ship canal across
the Isthmus.
The DelmtVarian has been pretty severe on the
Illinoisian, and accused him of taking a position in
favor of disregarding treaty stipulations in order
that America might . advance, increasing her bonn
dories, and, like Sampson of old, who snapped the
withrs which bound him as so. many cobwebs,
breaking through all stipulations and obligations-of
national' honor in the march of " progress."
The " Little Giant" explains his position some
thing in-this wise: We are bound to grow, from
natural causes, which we cannot, if we would, con
trol. What is the use, therefore, of making trea
ties, promising that we will never expand beyond
'our present limits? Why make a treaty of limits,
which " progress " and necessity will not respect?
I do not want to violate treaties; and no treaties
should be concluded laying down our metes and
bounds. When we make a treaty it should be sol
emnly respected, and this is what I want. All fair
l etiough. '
Wo perhaps do nut sufficiently explain his posi
tion. However, the " giant " of Delaware fell
heavily upon him. But, to-say, the "little giant"
replied, and like David, killed the Goliah not with
a atone from the brook, but with Whig authority
—the letter of Mr. Everett, the former Secretary
of'State—in which he said, replying to Mr. §arti
ges, who importuned the the United States to enter
into a tripartite treaty that we would never annex
Cuba, that such apledge would be unconstitutionca.
Now, said Douglass, the same principle would
apply to Mexico, If it was unconstitutional to give
a pledge that *e will not annex Cuba, it would, be
the same with regard to Central America and Mex
ico ! The late Secretary of State goes farther,than
I did, for I never discussed the constitutional ques
tion.
. .
Mr Clayton was taken by surprise. fl e did not
anticipate such heavy artillery; and 00 he conclu•
ded his speech by causing to be read an extract
from the farewell address of Washington.
The Senate to-day, among other nominations,
confirmed that of Lorenzo Waldo, as Commission
er of Patents. He was formerly a member of
Congress from the State of New York. The work
of removals has now commenced, and there is a
probability of brisk times, in that particular for
aveeks to come.
There is much indignation felt here by our reel
dept and visiting Democracy, at the manner in
which two of our Democratic Senators 41ave acted
in relation to the appointment of Hon. Willis A.
Gorman as Commissioner of the Land Office itn
place of Mr. Wilson, who now fills the post, and
is one of the most proscriptive Whigs that ever
breathed. Senators Cass and Gwin wish Wilson
retained I This is unaccountable, and we trust
that the President and a majority of his Cabinet,
who favor NI r. Gorman, will act promptly, and give
Wilson his walking papers.
Gen. Pierce is as good at steeping his own coun
sel now, in relation to his appointments to the prin
cipal offices, as he was about his Cabinet officers.
Many of those who came here to seek office have
returned home with sick hearts, on account of de
terred hope. • They have returned wiser, it not bet
ter men.
It is well known that,Pierce should take time to
ascertain the merits of the different applicants for
office, so that unworthy men, who would bring dis
grace upon his administration, may not be appoint
ed;, but as-soon as the merits of each applicant is
learned, it would save many an anxious thought
and sleepless eights, to decide
. the fate of the ex
pectants at the earliest moment.
DEMOCRITUS.
Book Notices.
ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE OF ART. — The March
number of this useful and highly popular magazine,
is rich in its contents as also in its illustrations—
the former numbering twenty six, some of which
are admirably written articles on history and
science, .and all of them! interesting—the latter
thirty, presenting an array of pictures not to be
found in any other periodical. The work' is pub
lished simultaneously in Boston, New York, Low
-611, Montreal and Philadelphia (in the latter City
by J. W. Moore,) on the first of every month, and
sold at 25 cents per number.
GRAHAM'S MAGAZINE, for April, another double
number of 144 pagewand a capital one too, hand
somely printed and embellished, and richly deserv
ing public commendation. Only 25 cents per sin
gle number, or $3 per annum.
GLEABON'SYICTORIAL, of last week, is one of the
handsomest numbers yet issued. The engravings
are truly superb. The representation of the Sin.
mese Twins, Shang and Eng, with their wipe and
children, is of itself worth the price of the number.
BARNUM'S ILLUSTRATED NEWS, of Saturday last,
is also a tip-top number, rich and varied in its il
lustrations. The first embellishment is a likeness
of Vice President King, accompanied with a biog
;raphical sketch of this distinguished statesman.
PETERSON'S LADIES' NATIONAL MAGAZTE, for
;April, is one of the beet numbers of the work ever
issued. " The First Love Letter," and "The Rat
Hunters," are beautiful embellishments, as well as
the illustrations generally. 'The
.reading matter
(prose and poetry) is 'excellent. Terms $2 per
annum.
Gonxr's LOWS Boos,-for April, is already is
sued, and an excellent number it is. There is some
,thing new in this number for the Ladies. New
,style of printing. Crotchet work and Netting.—
Wayside Gossip, a plate engraved in Gemograph.
. 4 A little higher," gesidens, key &a
.
Fromthe North ..thtterican of Widneaddy.
The Federal 'Street Tragedy.
Examination and Committal of Arthur Spring—
' Startling and Horrible Disclosures—Attempt of
Spring to charge. the Iwo-fold Homicide upon his
The developmenis which we referred to in yes
titrday's paper, as having been made by the author
ities in regard to the Federal - Street tragedy, were
withheld (rem •the pleas as long as it was deemed
advisable to do so, in order both to further the ends
of justiee, and to prevent any undue excitement of
the public mind.
Yesterday, the District Attorney, William R Reed
Esq , after mature deliberation decided that the
hearing of the prisoner, Spring, should be as private
'as possible. Accordingly, that officer determined
to hold the preliminary . investigation at the Maya-
messing prison, without notice or intimation to any
one, except the witnesses required to attend, and a
few of the police, and some of the officers of the
prison:whose presence was considered necessary.
The primary trial toook place before Alderman
Jsanzl in the General Jail Delivery Court Room, re
cently fitted up at the prison. Ex-Judge Doran ap
peared as counsel for the prisoner, the elder Spring.
Aaron Thompson, Esq., a Young member of the
bar, acted as counsel for the younger Spring, a youth
17 years of age, the son of the accused.
•
The witnesses examined were Bartholomew• M.
Lynch, the husband of Ellen Lynch; Patrick Mc-
Guire, the keeper of the Ocean Tavern, corner of
Schuylkill Front and Market streets. where Spring
and his son boarded, his wife, and a little girl liv
ing with them; George Eiseman, a lad in the cloth
ing store ot Eiseman & Brother, No. 560 West "far
ket street; John Magee, of the Marshal's police; and
Arthur Spring, Jr., son of the prisoner.
The testimony elicited, disclosed the whole story
of the awful and fiendish crime. The tale ot blood
is briefly this:—Spring having becOme acquainted
with Mrs. Shaw, one of the victims, at the house
of a Mrs. Harrington, in Hallowell street,South‘vrk
continued to visit her at Carroll's, in Federal street
where she had gone to remain with her sister, Mrs.
Lynch, during her confinement. He had once met
with and been introduced to Mrs. Lynch's husband,
at Mrs. Harrington's, and renewed his acquaintance
With Mrs. L. when he came to Cerrolrs. The fact
that Lynch had money was a subject of notoriety
in the neighborhood, and Spring obtained the knowl
edge of it by his visits to Carroll's to see Mrs. Shaw.
On the evening of the murder, Spring went up to
his room, at McGuire's, and pretended to go to bed.
His son was in the room, and saw him apparently
undressing. Young Spring afterwards came down
stairs, and was sent by a ughter of the family on
an errand. Soon after tbis, the small girl at Mc-
Guire's had occasion to go into Spring's room, and
at that time he was not there; neither was the bed
tumbled.
There is a back stairway leading from the room
of Spring into the yard, and a rear entrance, by
which a lodger ',can get in without being seen by
any one in the front part of the house. Between
ten and eleven o'clock on the night of the murder,
the son met his father coming in the back way.—
He had his shoes in hts hands. They went up
stairs together in the dark. The father was exci
ted and agitated. He asked for water, which the
son brought him, and he washed blood otf the wrist
bands of his shirt. He also gave his son three
twenty and one ten dollar gold pieces, which he out
sequently took away horn him.
Young Spring asked him where he got the money
from. He told, his son, in confidence, that be had
robbed Lynch, and related to him how he had shed
blood the better to accomplish the purpose. The
son remonstrated with him for his cruelty in taking
life under such circumstances, when he replied that
Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Lynch were two d—d —,and
that it was no sin to kill them. '
He described to the son how the bloody act was
perpetrated. Knowing that Mr. and Mrs. Carroll
and Mr. Carroll's brother were going to the ball in
Broad street, he made an engagement with Mrs.
Shaw, whom he had been persuading to consent to
live with him, to visit her that evening. Mrs. Shaw
let him in at the front. door. When he arrived
there, he unexpectedly found William Ryan, the
nephew of the two sisters, in company with Ellen
Flynn, his sweetheart, in Mrs. Lynch's room—they
having called in to make a pop visit to the aunts.
Mrs. Shaw hid him away in the kitchen until Ryan
and Miss Flinn left. Ryan remembers, as he was
starting away, hearing some one in the kitchen.—
Mrs. Shaw let him nut. She then returned to
Spring. a '
Spring spent a short time with Mrs. Shaw, and
having made himself certain that Mrs. Lynch was
asleep, by sending her up into that lady's room to
see, he began his brutal and murderous work upon
Mrs. S., who, it seems, had shown him numerous
favors and acts of kindness, and had no suspicion
lof his diabolical intentions. Her cries brought Mrs.
Lynch out of bed, when he turned upon and almost
despatched her. She toilet him with wonderful
and almost superhuman strength. While assailing
her in the runt room, she broke from him, and run
' ning into the back room. crouched down by a set
tee, under which she tried to crawl.
Thinking that he beard the watchmen at the
door, he paused in his hellish attack upon this weak
and defenceless woman, fighting with desperation
for her ovni 'life for the sake of her innocent twin
babes, and pulling ofl his shoes, went into the entry
to listen. Satisfying himself that he was in no dan
ger of detectiOn from the street,' he dragged Mrs.
Lynch from her hiding place into the front room
again, and here finished the atrocious job. A large
mark of blood on the wall, by the settee in the
kitchen, probably came, from Mrs. Lynch as she
was endeavoring to conceal herself from the assas
sin. Another splash of gore on the jamb of the
folding door, was also, no doubt, done in the strug
gle with one or the other., of the two murdered wo
men..
The dagger with which the stabs were inflicted
belonged to young Spring, who had owned it for
three years. It was bought in Washington city,
and given to him there by a young friend, whose
name, he has furnished to the-District Attorney.
He identifies the sheath that was found, and likewise
the piece of the blade. The weapon was a very hand
some one, adorned with devices of Odd Fellowship,
and be wore it as an ornament. Being a keep-sake,
he valved it very highly.
About two weeks ago, his father took the dirk
away from him, and he never saw it raterwards.—
Previous tg this time, his father had the dagger
once before, also a young man to whom he loaned
it, at the place of Mr. Daniel Ragan, confec
tioner, where he and his father worked a short time,
last winter. On the return of his father to the ho
tel, after the commission of the murder, he asked
him what he had done with the knife, and said to
him that he was afraid that weapon would detect
I him. The father told he him he had broken the
blade in rifling' the trunk, and the handle he had
Ithrown away in George street, where it would be
I sate from discovery.
Ott Friday morning, his father sent him to a tai
lor in West High street, to buy some shirts &c.,
giving him a ten dollar gold piece to pay fori them.
He received in change a five dollar gold piece, a
one dollar gold piece, and a one dollar Jersey note.
The five dollar piece was given by young Spring
to Mrs. McGuire for board, if being the only Money,
she had ever received for board and lodging from
either lam or his father, and they had been in the
house from four to six weeks. The one dollar piece
and the dollar note was given to Mrs. McGuire by
old Spring, in laymert for a liquor bill.
- A boy in the tailor's store who sold the shirt iden
tifies them both, one on the back of the prisoner,
Spring, and the other just as it came out of the
store. The .latter was taken from Spring's room
at McGuire's. The ten dollar gold piece has been
found .and recog nized by the tailor's boy, by
young Spring, a r id also by Lynch. Two dirty and
ragged shirts, one of cotton and the other of flannel,
which Spring pulled off on Friday morning, were
discovered hid under stable in his chamber. They
were rolled up, so as to conceal the bloody Marks
on them. The effort to wash the gory stains out
of the wristbands had been unsuccessful, and this
I was but too visible. A alight stain of blood was
also discovered on the bed tick.
The leaden pipe bludgeon used by the murderer
is identified as
,a piece that was about McGuire's
premises, and missed. It had been dug up in plint
ing a sign post. Some plumbers had left it, with
several other pieces that were about the place.—
, The splash of mud from the pipe on the folding
door, which must have been closed at the moment,
clearly indicates that the blow which produced it
was struck by a left-handed person. 'Spring is a
left-banded man, and those who have known him
for twenty years were always well acquainted with
this fact.
Upon his son expressing the fear that, in case he
had not effectually murdered Mrs. Lynch, who was
so hard to kill, she might revive, recover, and in
form on him, he said, tt d—d her, there is no dan
ger of that, for I choked her, and turned her over
to make sure of it, and she was stiff." The neck
of the corpse of Mrs. Lynch was black and blue,
and her'head was twisted around, so as to
.bring
her face partially in contact with the floor.,
Spring acknowledged to his son that his design
was to burn the house. He said that in taking the
coals out of the stove, he burnt his finger; which
the son saw were blistered. On examing Spring's
fingers, yesterday afternoon, alter the examination
befpre the committing magistrate, the ends were
discovered to have been badly burned and blistered,
thi injury being yet apparent.
The ten dollar gold piece spent. at the tailor's is
all that has been recovered. The rest of the mon
ey is supposed to have been concealed somewhere
by the murderer.
In the course of yesterday morning, Spring, in a
acialershos with his comae, in his WI, acetwoti his
. _ .
son of perpetrating the it utder and robbery in con"
nection with one or two other boys in the western
part of the city, as accomplices, and asserted that
he had confessed the deed to him, and give him the
ten dollar gold piece. At the trial before the Al
derman he insisted upon his counsel cross.examin
tag the boy, with the view to establish this dread
lul accusation. The youth, hoWever, firmly Abe
red to the story he bad told, which was consistent
trom beginning to end, and so marked by the evi•
dences of truth that no one could for an instant
doubt, or even question it.
The prisoner was fully committed to answer the
charge of murder.
Thedemeanor of Spring•at the examination was
cool, indifferent and reckless to a shocking degree.
A. fiendish smile played about his mouth all the
,while. He constantly prompted his counsel as to
the interrogations he should put to the witnesses,
and when they testified to anything that bore strong
ly against him, he fixed a look of scorn upon them,
and almost laughsd out in derision. Never did we
witness, under similar circugnstances, anything that
would begin to equal, in hardihood and obduracy,
the behavior of Me monster; and we hope that
we may be spared, for the rest of our dayr, the
pain of looking upon such a sight again.
The only time the blood-stained criminal started
and quailed was when the new shirt and the ten
dollar gold piece were produced. The sight of these
agitated him, and made him tremble, it was some
time before he entirely recovered his composure.
The spectacle of the son on the witness stand,
accusing the tether at the bar of the three-fold
crime of murder, robbery and arson, and that crime
of a nature almost too monstrous for human behief
—the recrimination of the parent, who, to save
himself from the terible penalty of his own guilt,
was exerting all the subtleties of the law to involve
his flesh and blood, the sole heir of his name, in a
charge which, if sustained, would consign him to
an ignominious death, was one that no pen could
describe.
The drama of real life was full of touching
points. The reality of the scene could scarcely be
realized. The son exhibited the deepest feeling.—
He was too full, atitimes, to give utterance to his
words, and once or twice he swooned, and had to
be carried out, of the room. He declared, with a
burst of grief, that he would rather have 'died for
his lather than have been obliged to appear, as his
accuser.
The remains of the two murdered women were
interred, yesterday, at the Cathedral Cemetery, in
West-Philailelphia. To prevent a curious mob, the
funerals were strictly private.
Yesterday afternoon Lynch, in company with of
ficer Blackburn, visited the children. The scene
was truly affecting. One of the infants has been
nursed by the wile of Alderman Allen, and the call
er by the wife of one of his next door neighbors, a
Mrs. Quinn. We understand that a wealthy gen
tleman and his wile have proposed to adopt the
twins.
' Prohibitory Liquor Law.
The following is the preamble and reeolutions
introduced into the Senate of this State on the Bth
intent, by Mr. Quggle, proposing to submit the
question of a . . prohibitory Liquor Law to a vote of
the people:
Resolutions, referring to a vote of the people of Mill
Commonwealth, the sabject af a Prohibitory Liquor
WIIEREAS, ill a free Commonwealth all laws to
be efficient, and to secure obedience to the same,
should obtain the sanction of the people and com
mand their approval ; and no law should be passed
which is repugnant to their wishes, and none con
stitutional in its provisions be withheld which is
the subject of their reuest.
Ann WHEREAS, the passage of prohibitory liquor
law, is a measure of magnitude, in a mortal point
of view, as well as one affecting to a great extent,
the interests of citizens, and the rights of property:
AND WHEREAS, it is represented that a large ma
jority of the people and qualified voters of this
Commonwealth are favorable to the passage of such
a law, but by means of petitions and remonstrances
it is impossible to obtain a proper indication of pop
ular sentiment on the question, and that, if an op
portunity were affoided the qualified citizens of this
Commonwealth to vote upon the same 3tt the bal
lot box, it would appear a majority of the said cit
izens are in favor of the passage of such a law ;
and that such a result would give to its enactment
a force, power and efficiency, which it would not
otherwise have: Therefore—
Be it resolved, by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
That for the purpose of ascertaining the sentiment
of the people of this Commonwealth in reference
to the passage of a law entirely prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors, ex
cept for sacramental, medicinal, and artist:cal pur
posess, it may be lawful for the qualified of
the city of Philadelphia. and of the several counties
of this Commonwealth, on the second Tuesday of
October next, at the places authorized by law for
holding the general elections, to express their ap
proval or disappyoval of such a law, by voting
' written or priiited tickets, containing on the outside
the words "Liquor Law," and on the inside, " For
the Law," or the words Against the Law," and
the returns of the said ballots shall be made in the
manner provided by law for the election of Gov
ernor; and the Secretary of the Commonwealth
shall transmit said returns to the Speaker of the
Senate on the second Thursday of January next,
and on said day the two Houses shall meet in Con
vention, when said votes shall be counted, and a
true record thereof be entered on the Journal of
each House, and if, on counting the votes so cast,
it shall appear, that a majority of the same are
" For the Law, - the same shall be recommended
to the Legislature at the then session thereof, to
pass such a law. And the said ballots shall be re
ceived and countrd, and the returns thereof, made
by the election officers authorised to hold the gen
eral election in October next, according to the elec
-11011 laws in other cases, and the County Commis
sioners shall furnish all necessary ballot boxes and
blank forms for the purpose aforesaid.
THE UNITED STATES REVIEW
The March number of thjs sterling monthly ham
already been noticed by us.' To remove im•
pressious, which the publisher of the Review thinks
are calculated to do serious injury, we publish the
following letter, which we find in the " Richmond
Enquirer:'
To the Editors of the Enquirer:
RICHMOND, Feb. 12, 1853.
DF.AR SiR I—Reports having been circulated that
the United States Review, published in New York,
was a continuation of the Democratic Review of
Sanders, Reilley & Co., I avail myself of the col
umns of your paper to refute all such assertions,
and state a few plain facts.
The United States Review is an entirely now
publication, and is independent of all other jour
nals. It was projected and started by mei lam
aided in the various departments of the work by
gentlemen of known ability, to whose articles in
the numbers already published I am not ashamed
to call public attention.
The United States Review was not started to op
pose the Democratic Review, but rather to fill a
space made vacant by the strange and erratic course
pursued by the last named periodical, by means of
which it lost the confidence and support of the
great masses of the democracy, and became the
organ of a small and inefficient clique. Had tne
Democratic Review maintained the established prin
ciples of the party, the United States Review
would never have existed. There would have been
no need ails existence. It is not my intention to
seek a quarrel with the proprietors of the old Dem
ocratic Review, but to conduct my own in such a
manner as to make it a reflex of the opinions and
an advocate of the sentiments of the great party;
whose teachers were Jeffersori and Jackson, and
whose actions have at all times reflected lustre up
on our common country. It shall appeal to no sec
tional prejudices, and advocate no factious fanati
cism; but, be based upon the broadest principles
of nationality—a legitimate Democracy. It will
ever advocate the constitutional rights of the States.
In making these promises, I have no fears as to
their fulfilment. I have not undertaken this work
without a complete understanding of its require
ments and my own capacities. In my time I have
visited nearly every portion of this country, and
have familiarized myself with the opinions and
wants of men in all sections. I know full well,
what is expected by the public from the directors
of a monthly Review, and am confident that the
Editorial corps now attached to the United States
Review will give entire<satisfaction to its patrons.
Permit me, in conclusion, to state, that I am the
sole proprietor of the United States Review, that I
am now on a tour of business, and will visit all the
States in the Union for, the purpose of enlisting the
sympathy and support of the Democracy in behalf
of my undertaking. I am, dear sir, with great
respect, your obedient servant,
Tur.o..A. Forma.
All those who are disposed to encourage such a
Democratic organ, will please send their names to
the United States Review, 251 Broadway N. York.
.74iThe Scnoor. JotratrAL, for March, is, as usu
ally well filled with able and interesting articles and
statistics on the subject of popular education.—
Edited and published in this City, by THOMAS H.
BuastowEr, Esq., at $1 per annum.
Irr The PENNSYLVAATIA FARII JOUEIAL, for
March, has also been our table for some time, and
is in every reepect a highly interesting and inetruct
ive number. The .work is edited by Messrs. J. L.
Darlington and A.M. Spangler; and published at
West Chester. The March number closes the sec
ond volume of the work, and wisaro glad to leans
this the Missal is la a Fortress unditioni