Intelligencer S Journal . , SON ) , :gD Tco R., GEO. SANDE. Lancaster, Odin* 40tisig$: DEMOCRATIC_ NOMMATIOtf:, JUDGE PF SiftWifg COLINV 7 • \'`f: JOHN C. KNOXi OF . Th)GA COUNTY CANAL "C(MWMOMM. - THOMAS H. FORSYTH, OF . PHILADELPHIA COUNTY. AUDITOR GENERAL, EPHR.AIM BANKS, OF' MIFFLIN cowry, FOR SURVEYOR :pgNitnAt,' J. PORTER:BMWLEY, OF CRA:WFORD COUNIT. QT ,We are authorized to say that the Demo cratic Head Quarters, 'on the ezliiing of the Elec tion, will be. at Szirsit'e Hozzr, in North Queen et. Deutociattio;-Turn . Out I—A Demo. cratic Meeting will be held at the pablic house of 3. A. Sheirenbrand, West , Kingstreet, on Thursday Evening, the '6th-inst., at 7 o'clock.— Every Democrat in the City is invited to be pres ent. Several speakers will address the meeting. MANY'- Er Court 'will be held on Monday Oext, in this City, for the purpose of granting naturalization pa pers to those entitled 'to receive them, throughout the county fl THE ELECTION will take place on TUESDAY NEXT, the 11th inst. ' To the Polls, Democrats! Are our Democratic friends prepared for the coo test on Tuesday next! Have they their armor buckled on, and are they ready, one to all, to do their whole duty on the day of the election? If there is anything yet wanting to- thoroughly per fect their,organization, we hope it will be imme diately attended to. There is one week yet left in which to work, and not an hour shouldbe left pass by unimproved. Recollect, that every vote cast for the State ticket counts as much'here as it does if it was cast in Barks or any of the strong Demo cratic counties. It is just as important, therefore, that every vote in Lancaster county be polled, as it is in any other county of the Commonwealth, and we hope our friends will look at it in ,this light. The time for argument has well nigh passed away—the time for action has arrived. The few days yet remaining between this and the election should be sedulously ; employed in perfecting the wok of organization, and making. the necessa• ry preparations to have every Democratic voter at the polls. Will the active, efficient men of the . party in each district see to this matter? We re spectfully, but earnestly urge them to this duty, as one of immense importance, and one too which can no longer be delayed. Vote Early. Oar Democratic friends in the City will recollect that the polls close at 7 o'clock in the evening— it is therefore important that thkey should vote early, and see that their neighbors get to the elan tion ground in good time. 117 Keep a sharp look out for spurious tickets Read every name on it before depositing your tick et in the ballot box. County Treasurer. Two candidates are before the people of Lancas ter county for this important office—Masers: REIN HOLD and 130176HTER. The one the regular nomi nee of the Whig Convention, or rather of the City Clique who controlled the Convention—the other the independent People's candidate, who goes be fore the county onlhis own merits alone and asks the whole people, irrespective of party, to pass up on his claims. It is now a conceded fact that Mr. BOIIGHTEII will poll a very respectable Whig vote in the county, and will undoubtedly be elected if, in addition to this, he gets the unanimous (or nearly so) vote of the Democratic party. What then, is the.true policy of our Democraric friends? Is it to fold their hands, look with unconcern upon the struggle, refuse to vote at all for County Treasurer, and see might tri umph over right in the contest—or should they at once decide upon choosing the lesser of the two evils, and elect the independent candidate ? They can do so if they will. The power is with them, if they choose to exercise it. Of this there can no longer be a doubt. The enemy are alarmed at the prospect before them, and are bending all their en ergies to prevent the Democratic party from con centrating upon Mr.',Bottorrrea, well knowing if they do so he will be successful, and'that his election seals the fate of the wire-pullers in this city, who are actuated in their movements exclusively by self ish and personal motives, and not thlit they. care a fig about the masses of the Whig party except so far as they can use them for their own benefit. We have no disposition to dictate to our Deino cretin friends on the subject of their duty in refe rence to County Treasurer. That will be for them to determine as may seem best to themselves. We have merely presented the question in few words, and stated what can be accomplished it they choose to avail themselves of the opportunity now present ed. We have discharged our duty, and leave the rest with the Democracy of the county' to act in the matter as to them may seem best. To THE WORLD'S Fern. —We are pleased to learn that Governor Bunsu has appointed Col. J FRANKLIN %To -ART, of this city, one of the Coin: rnissioners on the part of Pennsylvania, to visit the Exhibition of the"lndustry of all Nations," at the City of New York. This is -an excellent selection, as Col. R. is an intelligent, experienced and practical Draughtsman, and possessed of a thorough knowledge of mechan ism, &c. Col: R. will visit New York in the course of a few days, to attend to the duties'of his appointment. Gnamirrxstu Bisovr.—At a stated meeting of the Board of Officers and Managers of the Sun: day School Union, held in Philadelphia, September 20, 1853—among other interesting proCeedings, reports were made of the doings of eighty-seven Missionaries, the aggregate of whose labors is shown in the following statement Sales of Sunday School Books, Donations to Poor Schools, Sunday Schools visited, Sunday Schools organized, Bibles and Testaments distributed, 68 In accomplishing the good work which is thus reported, twelve hundred public'addresses' were made, and more than twenty-five, thousand miles of travel accomplished The friends and conlrib .ntors of the Society must be ,gratified at these to kens of its efficiency and prosperity. • Wssustiorow SZ7FTINZL.—We. have received three or fem. , numbers of The Sentinel, a - new and very nest ppm", published in the City of *ash' Mg' by A'. ke1 , 43 . 17 Tucker. it is Strongly Demo xtst ?wives of tie doctrines laid, dOwn in f.he fzosopitsf ..(44Yeee ttri . Presid.m. t Pierce. It also WVIS 4 Okie4kith:Or SAglt 01 , 04/fzhtion in New York, Awl sr s.r,tpp f tcf efifffve fiemi the "Uni on" which sides witih fib Soft Stierizt i 6f Ann bumps. --- A Goon ArpoisTarzarr —rThe ihresittl"f- fill! hp iminted Capt. W. W. H. Titvzs,'(fon of Alf VBlB , ran Democrat,Hon. John Davis,) of k3oekar eetirity in this State, District Attorney of New Meaieo,-- Capt. D. served his country gallantly in the 11‘x lean War, and is a young man of more than ordi nary promise in his profession. He is withal a red. ical Democrat and a gentleman of unblemished reputation. J. Porter Browley. This gentlemaio—the Democratic-candidate fOr,, Staveyor General—is the one the Whigs hope to beabtl, to debat,* to accO4iekt. this they; are resorting 112$11 aotts of mean Wd tio4emptit4i sricks, tiksayisithing of their viWandiihtiminabli *dericjuld falsehoods a host fffitpritlite char, ifeter,z4ve oni-**rattgiispikifthimW out theCouni'Sill see ° itfthit hie',namu is all their tickets when they depesiriftlilsm in the ballot boxes. He is an accomplished and agreea ble gentlenoartor active, , consistent and orthodox Democrat, whose qualificalione sae ~ndonlited and who has given universal satisfaction in the office tor. the last two or three years. We hear a rumor that he will be stricken by some of the Democrats ; but we do riot credit the story. Surely, no Democrat, who values his Priti ciPlell.PLthst-itscendency..of hiaparty, will.serions, ly tbink,of. oPParting Mr_-.lirkerilwzr!s election. That he can be defeated•in the-State we have no fears. . • ; but we should regret extremely if Stich an _, attempt were made by. any portion of the Democ racy of -Ira county. The wate.tt;wogcl of overy. pep:were should be— "THE-:TICKET, THE WHOLE TICKET, AND NOTHING Birk THE TICKET." The following biographical sketch of our candi date is taken from the Address of the State - Central Committee just published: Hon. J.Torter Brawley, the candidate for Sur veyor General, was born in Randolph township, Crawford county, Pennsylvania, on the sth of No vember, 1819. - „, He entered . Allegheny College in the. Spring. of 1837, where he graduated with the highest honors of that institution in 1840. On leaving college, he was elected to the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania in 1841, and .re-elected in 1842. Mr. Brawley was a very active and efficient member of the House while he occupied a seat in that body, though he vies the youngest member ton - the floor. During his first year of service, he was Chairman of the Committee to apportion the State, and for the second year a member of the Congressional Ap portionment Committee, both of which positions Were exceedingly important and laborious. He was also Chairman of the Committee on Pensions and Gratuites during his second term. In 1844 he was nominated for Senator in the Crawford,County Con vention, but declined the nomination in the District Convention, after having been adhered to by his friends through two hundred and eighty-seven bal lots, in order to compromise the conflicting claims of the two counties. In 1847 he was nominated for the. Senate, and elected by a large vote. He main tained a very honorable standing in that dignified body. He was a member of the Committee on the Judiciary, Chairman of tile Committee on Corpora tions, on Estate and Echeats, and on "the Militia.— He was an industrious and talented Senator, warm ly devoted to the interests of his constituents. In the session of 1849, Mr. Brawley was nomi nated by the Democratic members of the Senate for Speaker of that body, but was defeated by a single vote. In 1850 Mr. Brawley was nominated by theDern °cretin. State Convention for the office of Surveyor General of the Commonwealth, and was elected.— He was again nominated for the same office by the late 4th of March Convention, and is at present the Democratic nominee. He has made an able, in dustrious and faithful officer, and has given univer sal satisfaction to all who have had business with the office. - Mr. Brawley, after he bad left College, commen ced the study of law, under Judge Church, and val . admitted to the Bar in 1843, at the age of 24 years He was appointed Deputy Attorney. General, and was a faithful officer. When the administration changed he resigned. Mr. Brawley is a firm and unflinching democrat. During his legislative career, although a young man, he did not, we believe, give a single vote that incurred the disapprobation of the party. He is af fable and popular in his manners, and is possessed of great kindness and generosity of disposition. As a man and a 'politician he has always enjoyed the friendship and confidence of these with whom he has been intimately associated. The Cornwall Iron Mines. . During all our life, says the editor of the Demo cratic Union, we have heard of the Cornwall 1...-- nace and Cornwall iron mines; but althotigh living within from twenty-five to thirty miles of this in teresting spot we never visited it until last week' And when we stood before this wonderful freak of Nature, we were struck with amazement at the vast quantity of the mineral, its purity and richness and the ease with which it is obtained. There ap , pears' to be three conical mounds, heaved up from two to three hundred feet above the level of the plain,, and covering an area of about ninety acres , the entire contents of which is a mass of the purest and best iron ore in Pennsylvania. There is no re moving superincumbent earth, and sifting and sort ing ore here, and no miners required. The whole hill is cut down in benches, as contractors would remove gravel for an embankment, and every pound dug is iron ore, that neither requires roasting or preparation before going into the furnace. These mines have been worked one hundred years, and they look as they might last for a thousand more- We learned that Mr. Worrell, a competent engi neer, haamade a measurement of the mines, from which he estimates them to contain forty million, of tons of ore above the water level, and it is quite probable that there is twice as much below water level. According to this estimate here is a Single tract of land occupying the room of an ordibary Pennsylvania farm, that would pay the whole debt of the State and leave a large surplus. This ore is now being sold and worked up at the rate of about four hundred tons per day, and when the Lebanon Valley railroad is built two thousand tons a day of it can be sold. All that is now ta ken away has to be hauled in wagons over plank road five miles to the Union canal. When the rail road is finished tracks can be built into the pits, and the ore shovelled,into the cars from the banks, and these mounds will furnish trade for a railroad for a hbndred years to come. What a magnificent estate—what an invaluable desposite is here, being enongh to make iron for ten railroad tracks round the entire world, including sea and land! I! The Three Mill Tax Again. We stated last week, and gave the page of the Legislative Journal to prove the fact, that Mons Powsezz, the Whig candidate for Canal 'Commis sioner, voted at the last session to repeal the THREE MILL TAX upon the Central Railroad Company, by which operation, had it become a law, the State would have lost the round sum of NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS per annum.— And who would have been called upon to make up that deficiency in the revenues of the Common wealth? The TAX-PAYERS, of course--the hard working farmers, mechanics and laboring men— and all this for the purpose of enriching a few wealthy NABOBS who own and control the Cen tral Railroad, and who are seeking to fasten that mammoth corporation like an inctibus_upon:the industry and enterprise of the people of Pennsylva 7 nia.- Think of this, fellow citizens, when you cast Your suffrages tor Canal Commissioner on Tuesday next, and remember that MOSES POWNALE voted to take from your pockets the above-mentioned 'Stith annually, and make a . present of it "to the Railioad. Does such an act make him worthy of your suffrages, citizens of Lancaster county? This is a question, that comes home to every tax-payer, whether Democrat Whig, and no one having his oieOr the interests of the Corrimonwealth at heart . can hesitate a moment as to his duty. $9,141.:23 1,890 - 00 - 804 - 589. Qutmosiz ! Txu.—The production of this impor tant metal is raptly increasing in' San Francisco. It is'Aipped principally to China and South Amer ica. ,During the six months ending June 30th, there were shipped 9,047 flasks, of which 500 were 'nut to NeW York, and 1,009 to Philadelphia. The flasks are of 100 lbs. each, equal, at '7O cents per lb,, to $583,890: Tee lizAvra or Nxrcazz.—A private , despatch dated Natchez, Mies., Sept. 21, says: , The fever is rapidly declining. There have been, 270 deaths since the sth of August The population. is 2,500. It is prevailing at all the coast towns 'from Vicks burg down...Candi:in all Southerners not to return South before the 20th of October.' From - the DeaocratieVnion. t.-> =To the Public. • Ithe Boaglof Canal Commattioners hid "reason to befieve, that after the thorough investkation Ju t") tlrej eotdaet . in allotting Yhenew wot7c to avoid. thelnelined apes oille Allegheny Motintuins, by cOnimittee of thit.r4islature.;:ind uttet.-fait. tire* their accusers to. sustain any one Of . the iht.4o 9, 9EPOlearVferiehiglitnatthPa th tiat 4110'ehoata -tiormoreatiliese. false aceiszt tions. In this expectation &di , have, however, been disappointed. The perversions of their action, by Mr. Merriman, have recently been revived and again thrown before the public with the most ex travagant. inisreprasentations, calculated to-mislead and poison the public mind,. and to confi dence in the integrity and; Just intentions 0f ,the members of the Board. In view of these facts,' I have -deemed it dim to the Commissioners, to' the peeple, and to the ends of Justice truth:4ldg the'attentiori.of the pUb... tic shuvld be again - Called to the repoit of the Com mittee that investigated this ‘ trtlbjeetlmtwiuter-,-, tp the lade elicited - investigation., and di. iectit to such other facts4d eonsideratiOns toicli ing this sobject„ . .es . may .seem :calculated.to lead to a just 401k:stied:Orif 1.6i1t its bearings.-: In the first place, there seems to be a general . impression en_ the public mind that it had hereto fore heed the practice of the CanatCommissioneni, tti:allot"werk to 'the lowest bidder, without refe rence to his - experiedce, capacity and intentions. This never has - been a general rule —it never his been .generally.prac.tisedat any previous letting •and I have no hesitation in saying that it never could be carried out. It wonldlead to interniihable delay,- vexafforrand.altimate lon to the State: Such a system would produce numerous relettinge or- the advance of prices alter the allotment, which would be a more objectionable practice in Ale agents of commonwealth, than the exercise of a reasonable discretion at the time of making the contracts,*- The few instances in which the Board had exer cised this discretion, rather than allow the work to stop, had been made the subject of so riatteh,unjust censure, that they had concluded to regard them selves as entirely excluded from its ilk in future, and to endeavor to made their original contracts on fair and equitable terms. It will be seen by the testimony . of J. Edgar Thompson, Esq., President of the Pennsylvania railroad company, as well as by that of Strickland Kneass, one of the engineers on that road, that that company did not make it a rule to give work to the -lowest. Mr. Thompson says 'We do not let our work to the lowest bidders. There were bidders lower than those to whom the work was allotted; we always give it to the lowest good bidder, who has the means and necessary ex perience to carry it out; but this cannot always be carried out, as the same contractors may bid for more work than they can do.' Again he says, the prices on their line since the letting, had been rais ed not only in special instances, but it has become nearly general. And again: 'I think there would be no very large fortunes in the contracts for the new State work. Mr. Kneass says that some of their contracts have been raised twice, and that the 11:10111/- tail] is the hardest place to do work he has ever seen.' Here is the testimony of gentlemen who have no interest in the question, and who will not be charged with partiality for the Commissioners. They do not think the allotment ofthe State work too high. Indeed it is a well ascertained fact, that this company is paying a handsome per centage above the State's rates for similar work in the same vicinity. It will be observed too; by the testimony of-these officers, that they would have been forced into numerous relettiogs and much delay; if they had not advanced and re-advauced the original pri ces. If the Canal Commissioners were to exercise this discretion generally, the clamor of favoritism would be louder and wider than it now is. If it was the.duty of the Canal Commissioners, to allot this work at all, it was as much an obligation to do it in such manner as would best promote the interest of the State by securing its prompt and economical construction. That this end could not be attained without the exercise of a wise discre. tioa in reference to bids can be most satisfactorily shown by the bids themselves. There seems to be a general impression that, when individuals bid for work, they offer donds as security for its performance. This is not the case. The retained per centage is the only guarantee the State as for the completion of the contracts. This is the system on all public work. Another erro neous impression is, that the bids are all bona fide and sincere. This is not the case. There is a vast deal of finesse in the bffis of the most experienced contractors. For instance, it is prancer...oua to sup pose that the highest .....t-ioviest bidders, as a gen aai put in their offers expecting thereby to get the work. A few instances will serve to show that these propositions are too wide apart to be the result of judgment, and that the idea that this work could ever have been done atthe lowest rates pro posed, is simply ridiculous. If the sections had been so awarded, not one out of ten of them would ever have been touched. The bidders would all have done, as some of them have done heretofore, demanded a large advance after the allotments, and if refused they would have gone off the work and abused the Board for favoritism. But let us look at the bids : • Section No. 14. Was allotted at s7,4so—the highest bid was $8,450, and the lowest $5,000. No. 20. Was allotted at $32,700 00—the high est bid was $45,912 00, and the lowest $19,512 00. No:21. For the tunnel, and about which there has been much misrepresentation, was allotted at $lO3 025 00—estimated by the engineer at.5122,- 000 00—highest bid $121,360 00, lowest bid $68,- 200 00. • No. 22. Allotted at $27,675 00—estimatedat 27, 200 00—highest bid $45,180 00, lowest $17,140 00. No. 23. Allotted at $6,380 00—estimated at $6, 480. highest bid $9,702 00—lowest $4,450. No. 24. Allotted at sl4,4l9—estimated at $14,- 870—highest bid $35,120, lowest .$9,685. No. 25. Allotted at $44,600 00—estimated at $52,080 00—highest bid, $118,850 00 lowest bid, $35,345 00. No. 26. Allotted at.s24,62o—estimated at $24,- 920—highest bid, 56,525—10we5t bid, $14,000. No. 31. Allotted at sl4,9so—estiamted at $l7,- 400—highest bid, s2l,9oo—lowest, $11,050. No. 32. This is another of the contracts about which much has been said. It was allotted at $77,- 250—had been estimated at sB3,2oo—highest bid, $115,400—10we5t,553,750. No. 33. Allotted at s22,loo—estimated at $23,- 200—highest bid, s34,4so—lowest, $17,550. No. 34. Allotted at s4l,3so—estimated at $4l, 950—highest bid, s66,4oo—lowest, $28,950. No. 35. Allotted at s3B,oso—estimated at $38,- 150—highest bid, ss6.B7s—lowest, $28,700. No. 38. Allotted at s43,7oo—estimated at $46,- 250—highest bid, s6s,96o—lowest, $27,565. I could present many , other instancesjust as stri king, but.these will suffice. No candid man, who understands this subject, will Pretend that the high. est and lowest bids given above, were made with the expectation of getting the work; or, in other words, that experienced contractors, as many of theSe bidders are, could differ thus widely as to the real value of a job of work. The gentlemen offer ing the highest bids never expected to get the work at their rates, and those offering the lowest never intended to do it. The idea that work on sections nos. 38, 35, 34, 29,28, 24, 25,26 and 32, in short on.any one of the above named sections, could' be dons at the lowest bid, is an absurdity too palpable to mislead any man. No experienced man can be found who would touch them at such 'rates. It is a great mistake to suppose that work will he done below the actual cost, simply because it may have been so allotted. Individuals will not sacrifice them selves for the behefit of the public, and it is idle to allege that the State could have saved the differ ence between the allotments and the lowest bide, as given by Mr. Merriman. . The Commissioners were bound, therefore, to ex ercise a proper discretion, and taking the estimates of the engineer as a general guide, they allotted the work at the lowest rates at which they believed it could be done. Indeed many of the contractors had Withdrawn their low bids before the letting. For instance, Painter, Gonder & Co. had bid on nearly all of the sections east of the mountains, arid after wards, as shown by the testimony of one, of them before the Legislative CoMmittee, they gave the Commissioners notice that these bids were net sin cere—that they did not. want .the work' at such rates. These bids have been the basis of much corn. plaint, but it is seen that the Commissioners were never allowed to 'consider them. . . There are a few prominent facts which should satisfy the public that no wrong has beenpractised on:the State by these alletments. One of these is that the aggregate. allotment is below the aggregate estimate of the engineer.. Mr. Thompson testified that the contracts on his 'rdad were allotted above the estimate of the engineer, and that the contracts had nearly all been raised since, and some of them - fivice. • 2 : • . . . Ain:idler important -fact is that this State Work was'allotted at rates below the prices pea hi . the Pennsylvania railroad company, for precisely simi lar work in the same neighboihodd. The gerbled statement of Mi. Merriman, shows that the aggregate prie:e 24 sections was $159,- 000 above the lowest bids for the, same; He ought, at the sametiithe, to, have shown that these prices. were $340,670 below the, highest bids on the same sections.. If the Canal' Commissioners had intend ed-to disregard-their oaths 'of office, and:other 'obli gations to the - public, and to' have covered thim- selves with' infamy to shihv favoritisin to a few con tractors, is it hot probable that they would have gone much' farther,. add have given their favorites something sufficient to have merited their gratitude? Mr. Merriman himself, the author of most of the complaints against the Board, bid on fourteen sec tknef=st. a price aggregating .46,655 above`. the Pe*infidirtet the present and:radon, and about $7O, OQO above the lowest bidi. Ttibie - bids farina' h.the beititiridente of his deliberate judgment. Heishould atit-ticiOtpUin that the State tiart,ta4VW tit , faiecting his bids, . ti - _,-,llititunnel at the Summit for t State work, arid - that for the Pennsylvania lailittad 'comOby,; are separated but a few rods. Tfts.,.7nUt iiior :Yokbe s gmnwvoth was precisely the,aot-,t summit of itamountain. The former Has been atz lotted at sloo2s—the latter, I am informed, will costOves-412b0X10. It this picture were reversed, the Canal Commisiioners would be impeached on it without delay... ranitalidell . ut statiertenTroflaelitik; invitine-af tention- trObestatententnfAteeorttpctore carthe Allegkeny'reirtige railioad','and-to - the legislative' report-annexed, and with the remark that IL-the work on the mountain should be com pleted on the 'present "contracts, the peopylifillkiive reties:a% be gratifiedfaudthe crintractors mil not he richer than' they should be. :THOMAS L. WILSON, Secretary lisorttcf-Ctittati."-:'- STATUMNT . . The undersigned hive read with much surprise :a statement, which has been; goini the - iOunds of the newspapers,.purportihg . ,to,CoMeTropi; gi.Sk riman; and to exhibit kview of pie'tiklaNOileti were kir the new work to.avOld theplanesionifietAlle-, gheny mountain. 'With the motives - which may have actuated' , Mr." 'Merriman' in Making - this. Statement, we have nothing-'toNeui y. Q jecl is to, give the publii such - fadtsas relates' to, our own;connention with, thiSimprovement. The,state me,nt of Mr. Merrinianshad evidently heen prepared and circulated for the purpose of creating the im, pression that favoritisin had heen shown in the let ting of this work; and tfiat the:present tontrantors .are receiving exhorbitrint 'pricee. . We. are aware. that our testimony will not be Vegardedaii disinter ested, and that we should at once be subjected to the criticisms of the illiberal and selfish; but this consideration shall not deter 'pa , from stating` facts: We, therefore this the stiteinent, that the rate at which this work was allotted is too high,. as a most flagrant, misrepresentation of the truth.. We took the work expecting to make. a-fair com pensation, but such has been the unfortunate turn_ in affairs, for us, that we shall not be able to do this. The scarcity of labor, and the great advance in all kinds of subsistence and materials, has tut off all hope of a fair remuneration; and as an evi dence of our sincerity on this point, we say to thew gentlemen who have.manifest,4l:auch-a-sensibility about the profits which we are to- make, that if they will come and pay our back per . centage, the cost of our stock, and six per cent. interest on the capital invested, they shall' have our cootraets. In other words, if they will make us whale, we will give to them all chances of a fortune in - this work. We are experienced In the way of public 'works, and understand what we 'say. lithe Commonwealth wants this work done - at lower rates, she can never realize this desire without inflicting'manifest injus tice on private citizens. - Our contracts were taken at a rate averaging be low the estimate of the engineer, and are from ten to thirty per cent. below the rates paid by the Penn sylvania railroad company on similar work lying parallel with ours. We know; too, that the rail road company have, in many instances; been obliged to advance their original prices to a large per cent age, to keep the contractors from abandoning their work. And Mr. Merriman himself, who 'makes this unjust charge, asked, by his bids, $46,000 more for making fourteen sections of this work than the present contractors are to receive. As a most'un.- just misrepresentation of the action of the Board of Canal Commissioners has been made, to prejudice the public - mind, we have deemed the foregoing statement due to the ends of justice and truth. W. SCOTT, , HENRY PORTER, . ' D. H. & D. DOUGHERTY, • ARNOLDS & CO, r T. J. LAUGHLIN & CO., WM. M. WILEY, ROCKAFELLOW & HAMILTON, ANDERSON &HUNTER, JOHN DOUGHERTY, WM. H. M'QUAID & CO., E. D. GILLIS & CO., MOORHEAD, BURNS & CO., JOHNS, MILLER & CO. E' The legislative report is omitted for want of room, and because the substance of it was pub lished in the Intelligcncer several weeks ago. We will barely remark that the report fully corrobo rates, in every particular, the above statements made by Mr. WlLsost and the Contractors, and is a triumphant vindication of the Canal Commis. sionere from the false and malicious charges of malfeasance, &c., preferred ,against-them by Mr. Merriman and echoed by the Whig press. ' The Hoszta Affair. The Washington Union of Friday contains the important diplomatic correspondence between the -Austrian Minister, Chevalier HIILSEMANN, and our Secretary of State, Mr. 'Varier, relative to the af fair at Symrna between Capt. Ingraham and the Austrian authorities respecting Martin Koszta the Hungarian exile. The correspondence is very lengthy, covering eight of the broad columns of the Union. The letter of Mr. Mom( is a very able and statesman-like production, and doe's great credit to its distinguished author. Koszta, l it will be re_ collected, had resided altogether in the U. States for nearly two years, and had filed his intention to be come a naturalized citizen. At the time.of his seiz ure at Smyrna, in Turkey, by the Austrian officials he was there on a visit with the intention of return. ing to this country. The following concluding par agraphs of Mr. Matter's letter embrace the points of the answer made to the Austrian Minister'spro test and demand for reparation The conclusions at which the President has ar rived after a full examination of the transaction at Smyrna, and a respectful consideration of the views of the Austrian government thereon, as pre sented in Mr. Hulseinann's note, are, that Koszta, when seized and imprieoned, was invested ,with the nationality of the United States; and they had, there fore the right, Wthey chose to exercise it, to extend their protection to him; that from international law —the only law which , can be rightfully appealed to for rules of action in this case—Austria could derive,no authority to obstruct or interfere with the United States in the exercise of this right, in ef fecting the liberation of Koszta; and that Capt. In graham's interposition for his release was, under the peculiar and extraordinary' Chem:lista-flees of the case, right and proper. These conclusions 'indicate. to Hulserrann the answer which the undersigned is instructed by the President to make to the garperor. of Austria to the demand presented in Mr. Hulsemann's note. The President does not see 'sufficient cause for disavowing the acts of the American agents which' are complained of by Austria. Her claim for sat isfaction on that account has been carefully consid ered, and is respectfully declined. Being convinced that the seizure and imprison= ment of Koszta was illegal and-,upjuetifiable, the President also declines - to give his consent to: his de, livery to the Consul General of Austria at Smyrna; bat, after a, full examination: of the case, - as herein presented, he has instructed the undersigned to com municate to Mr. Hulsemanu his confident expecta-" thin that the Emperor of AustrieWill take the'pro per measures to Cause Martin Banta ba restored to the same condition he was so before be was aeiz• ed. in the streets of Smyrna On the 2.1.5 t ofJuni The uidereigned 'avails himself of this - occasion to renew to Mr. Hulsefnann the asssurance of his high consideration. , W. L. MARCY. Tex Niw: YOLK suax.—The New York Sub-Treasury now- contains $10,000,000 in gold, end a few hUndreds .in silver coin. The safe containing the coin is kept in the. Custom House, and is composed of double sheets of iron, strerigth 7 erred by cross bars or lattice work of cast steel rods, between which no instrument can cut or file. The safe is fifteen feet long, eight wide, and about as many feet high. It is divided into apartments, iQ the inner one of which the money iddePositid,*: it has three thick iron • doors, each. having. two locka the• keys to which are distributed at nigh among tine,differant clerk_ Assistant ,Treaso, rer keeping .himselfthe register of the.principal key, so that•the safe cannot be unlocked ' unless all' • are present. On the sides of the safe are tiers of boxed, capable of holding in all nine millions six hundred thousand dollars. They ank., now. filled with coin, which is put 'up in bags of five thousand• dollars each; except' a Taw' Containing small amounts for convenience in paymcnts. 7 -- The -weight-of the ten, millions of gold riow in cos - Wily, is eighteen and three-quarter, tons. II:S. TROOPS ORDERED 'To Er PAso.—Four COM _ paniei of the Bih Infantry, it is said, have been or dered .to establish military posts . opposite El Paso. This; probably; ji.done in. ietici'of the recent diffi caltiee between ;the jlifekiean authorities at El-Palso and residents of New Mexico, in which the Amer ican District Attorney was killed. Chronicles of Whiggery. CHAPTER V. And it-'tame to pus that i there ,was wire dig trealin.--the..Bantustring,suni at:knees of tilt ring - .iiVou‘nrs,:ithiVeriltOm the - emit azir the, *efttl...**.ibe nortii4 the*nthilivilftderqsohes ilteLielitenauh4f - lirito — ,l - infru*Og s tuai of ttitk'rebellikraixll4that the tiettations.co Comma Tux Isiriscrams were .pressinthaaispon them on every side. 3. They also informed, the Bing that desertions were.becoming mote and' more frequent from the lilseredmrtinaluVarsilthat Olds weedily done to stay the insurrection every strong lotritn:the kingdam the ere lode tall into the hands ut the enemy. - 4. - And the King wept sore when lie heard of ,thess, : tiklium, and: di:Cie. : Ages wailing and 'amen,- ',tatinlittlei,W4igwverhanch:aa hid not beenlieard 'here since , counselkirsaruLsCribestitted up. their voiees and wept %cause of the iroublonstimes upon which they had:fallen: For :'word was brought by swift Messengers. from the South country, giving the alarming Intel= ligence that the great ValliesT of the Conestoga sad °cutters, were, in a, *Cleo. blase of excitement, and the adherent! Of Cusassa had captured the strong-. ly fortifiedposts cd,Colerain,,Fiilton, Little. int*, Drurociii and Conestoga, ,and also that they Isere pret4ink 'bait! upon Bart, Manic and Manor, and nothiag but the most speedy saecor.could pre-. vent, thorn fodm 'aivn _filling a prey to the enemy, 7. And again a messenger arrived from the East couutry,.witit @ire ti rags from Paradise,. Salisbury and Sadsburi—thel:. atter named fortress being cap tured, arid Mossrfurriameci Pow:fair., ope of the. Silver Grey . Captains, taken prisoner. .Anon,,,tid ings came from the North and from the West, - all indicating that the King's days were numbered, and his reign fast coming , to an end. it came: to, pass .that when all these re l. ports were handed into the Sanhedrim, and when the chief counsellors and scribes were stricken with ter ror, and were well nigh ready to give up the contest in despair, that the Chief,Captain, who had been re connoitering .the out-poSts, arrived in their midst, and by his.burming eloquence and fiery patriotisin infused a momentary. energy into the counsels of the King: 9. And [Wiry created warrior said—" What mean ye to weep a and lament at the successes of Cu...arias. They are but partial, and the damage can easily be repaired if ye but act like men. Dry your tears, ye faint-hearted cravens, and show to the world r by your future good conduct, that the sin of recreancr to your high trusts shall no longer attach to your skirts. Send the women and children away—gird up your loins like men--follow one, and I will lead you to victory and glory, and will yet bring upon the enemies ot, our lord the King certain and over oVerwhelming destruction. 10. "And -I, will utterly destroy the Woolly Heads and Rechabites—the Locefocos and all who oppose me in arms—and will bring to nought the devices of the Masons and Odd Fellows, the modern Philistines and Amalekites, and raze their Lodges to the ground so that one stone shall not be left up , on another. Thus their name, and the name of all who oppose the King our master shall be a by-word and reproach through all future generations." 11. And the wrath of the Chief Captain waxed. warmer and. warmer, so that his face resembled the. full moon in all her glory; and he drew his trusty broadsword and brandished it high above his head; swearing a terrible oath that he could have no con fidence in such timid, time-serving counsellors, but that he Itimself• (if every one else proved Craven and recreant), would, with his own trusty blade,ut terly destroy, ell the King's enemies from off the face of the earth. 12; And the Sanhedrin adjourned in great trep idation, the words of the Chief Captain having fail ed to convince his confederates that their fears for the result were all groundless, and each one depart ed to his own home. 13. And the cause of Caearas Tun //MISCIBLE went forward and prospered gloriously, and multi tudes came in irom all the ddivreut pruvincesof the kingdom and enlisted under his banner. 14. His Lieutenants also...were. soldiers of. great WWI and experienet, who were engaged daily in be. sieging and captuting the out-poets of the King, and in disciplining their battalions preparatory to the great and decisive battle which is to come off on the eleventh day- of the tenth.montiOn the great valley of the Conestoga. 15. And the whole land was in an uproar, and men ran to and fro in amazement wondering what had comeito pass. Even their wives and.little ones, the young men and maidens, grew pale with af fright, as they witnessed the approach of the hostile armies towards each other, and saw their husbands and fathers, their sons and lovers pressed into the service, and knew not that they would ever return alive from 'the deadly conflict. 16. And thiNJAMIN also, the would-be Keeper of the King's Treasure, became more and more alarm ed as he saw the tri-colored flag of the rebels ap proach nearer and nearer everyday, and - his knees began to smite one against the other as he wended his weary way towards the hill country of the North. 17. And the great City itself, where the King and his chief counsellors resided, was literally alive with the rebels, insomuch that Isaac no longer con sidered himself sate io'his palace, and lat gan to have serious thoughts of removing to the town called Manheim, or the strong holds of Penn, or Cocalico, the only provinces which had not yet become seri ously infected with, the rebellion—the other forty and seven having set their faces towards Cuanmrs, who had now become the idol of the people. 18. And the King said ; "what have I done, and wherein have I so grievously offended, that my peo ple have in great multitudes deserted my banner, and I must needs flee from my palace to save my self from falling into the hands of the enemy ?" 19., But there was no one to answer him, save I'M except DAVID the Keeper of the Treasure, and even his sage advice although,.very learnedly given, was not the kind of consolation desired. And the King rebuked him and said, 'miserable com forterthat ye are, get ye gone from my presence, and leave me to commune with my own thoughts alone." 20. And p.svin departed in great tribulation from the presence of his sovereign, and shut him self up in his own house for many days, and• would not be comforted by reason of the sore displsasure •of the Ring his'master. And all Whigdom was in tribulation.. 21. But Cuanias, with consummate skill and judgment, pursued his march:towards the -Capital unmolested except by some occasional skirmishing with the outposts of Isaac, in_one of which his trusty Lieutenant_EnWaan xaa Cornmsson was se verely wounded, and for a time disabled fromser vice, but is now happily recovering. The. hearts of the people were with him, for he was kind and' benevolent as he was sagacioui and:brave, and they all loved him as a friend and leader in whosa be hell they-were willing to do deeds. of noble daring, and, follow him wheresoever he-would go. .' . 22. And almost with one accord the men of Lana .caster lift their work-shops and ploughs, and enlist ed for: the campaign tinder the banner of Cainx.xs,, if so be they might participate in the great battle, and assist in taking-possession of the Treasury of the ; Realm: from which the minions of Isaac were seeking to exclude him. . 23. And the "noise and confusion". was great in• theTand. Thus endeth the fifth chapter of the Chronicles of Whiggery. . . Er Our particular friend, Purser Stuns:. AA* - sax . , 11. S. Navy, who has lately made our Borough his home, has been ordered to the Navy Yard at Pensacola, Florida, to supply the - place made va cant by the death of. Purser F4IINTLZROT, who has fallen a victim to that scourge of the South, the yel low fever. Purser itsarsaz is a gendeman—"a whole soused fellow"—and we regret hisdeparture exceedingly. He leaves this morning, accompapied by his Clerk, Quirrc: A. lzia•nan, F.sq.,,,and takes the route by Pittsburg and New Orleans. We hope they may both eicepe an attack of that fearful mal ady, "Yellow Jack," which has made such earl hav oc among the officers and men ot the U. S: Service, on that statiOn.—Koik Republican. -.- No more noble-hearted fellow lives than our old friend, Major RAMEY, Whom- we: have known Wu mately from - onr boyhood f.andin acklitton, he kap true-hearted reliable a Democrat. as, Unilaßs' in his dominions. We join: heartily-:in the ?hope? expressed by our contemporary and siacerelywish the Major long life add plentyolliiends wherever_ he goes.. By the 'way, Majcii, how will your. "church" prosper;down there in Pensacola, _ . Sept. 29.—A.dreiulful - strain occurred here yesterday v and.it is te.arerl that:very greet d age hail been dope on Lake A number of, vessels were ,driven. ashore.:-.The : schooner Puritan, loaded with wheat, waastruckat. Michigan city. It was not knoWn,whether she was insured. Other. vessels in the same viciiity were More or less damaged: The:gale is the Severest known for dome: years. It is feared that live& have" been lost oh the lake: .. 'I he wind is still blowing freeb'thie rtfoithik • The wharyea along the harbor are iruiddited,and • much property:has beerveartied , away: • ;Cr BARNUM'S hturrasrzn Ns.we is also . , a fine Pictorial sheet, but not'yet equal Giessen. Gismos still continues its superiority in the Pictorial line, being ahead of all competition In this respect. CITY AND- cousPrrx-JTEMS Or There Wig Odle . .titarti -frost in this vicini ty, on Friday morn - int: . , A.4f," t 011781.1 ANOlitil2.= , 'On Saturday eve .o4'lo*, the* contraecfPtAitildifig the four new MarketAtatses, in thitie:4'.fis allotted to Messrs. IZitristhisi Stoner & Joit*i4l#.lls of this city, for gerafid CrAuniiiiticlittlearrsa meetings were held at Voganirille, Earl township, and at two different points in this city last week. Another meeting of the same kind-was laid last evening, at Eveing , s Hotel, in Spring Garden. The ball Is Buttowir.—We are informed that the Jewel ler's Store at Bird-in-Hand, was entered Tuesday night, it is t hought about 11. o'clock, and robbed of Jewellry of the value of about $l5O. - No one has yet been arrested, charged with the crime. . 7: Fterai Accnnwr.--A son of Benjamin Snavely, (farmer.) of Conestoga township,. aged about 12 'yeii.s, - Wartrenreifihriiirarlatt;ty passing over him, linty lie came ander the ioller, or what was , the Cause 'ori the - aeeident, ' is not: known. The boy was dead'when'cliecovired. _A Vararmis nine Som.—George GUM; el ,East Lampeter township,,sold term in, Man heim township, on Tliursday las‘sornsistitig of 131. -sere ~ for the'sunkof .$1.13,37i per acre& is cated near Eden, on , the New Rolland turnpike ; about _three miles (tom this city, and is one or the. best tracts of land in the county. The purchaser is Mark S. Groff, of Earl twp. . A large and enthusiastic Democratic meet ing was held on'Saturday last, in W est Cocalico township, at the public house of Jesse Bucher.— The meeting was organized. by calling Jacob Buch er to the Chair..; Vice Presidents—john Winhold, Adam.Leiey, Samuel Slough, Reuben Presidents-John. Ad arii-Lraner. and_Christian 'Caner. Secretaries—Sam ire! Lutz and Jacob SchoWatter. ; A ft er the meeting was ; or ganized, Col., Wm. S. Amweg was called upon to address them in the English and German. Geb‘..W. McElroy, John W. Meekly and Jacob L:Grossitsqe.,=also addressed the- meeting. • Da. Joan CARPENTF.B.—The numerous . friends of this gentleman will regset to learn, that he died of the Yelloiv Fever, on the 7th tilt, at Natchez, Miss., alter an illness of 4,8 hours. A few years since he left Lancaster county to engage in the practice of medicine in the South West; and at.the time of his death ranked high in.tlie profession he hid chosen, and to whichhe was devotedly attached. A 'twelve month since, and he was among his friends in Lancaster county, in the enjoyment of a manhood which gave promise of length of dam now he rests beneath the soil of the stranger, far away from the place of his birth, and the house of his kindred. Miss ELIZABETH FRAZEE, cousin of Col. Reah Frazer, of this, city, and who resided with him a considerable length of time, died at Port Gibson, Miss, on the sth ult., of Yellow Fever. This esti• mable lady will be remembered by many of our citizens, for her many virtues, and her early death will be sincerely mourned. SABBATH-SCHOOL CELYBRATION.—The Summer ville Sabbath Schools in East Earl township, held their celebration on the 17th ult. The day was pleasant, and a cheerful hope appered to gladden the hearts or the children. They Met in' the school house abourai oclock, from whence they marched in procession to a beautiful grove near' by, where seats and a speakers' stand were prepared for the occasion. After a hymn was sung and prayer offered to HIM who is the hearer of prayer, Mr. J. V. Eck ert proceeded to address the children. His subject was from Eph. 6: 1,2, 3. He endeavored to show that it wairthe duty of children to obey their pa rents in an honorable and christian manner, when that duty was demanded righteously. And his rea sons for such'obedience were, because parents are experienced, and consequently know what children need and ought to do; and . that because parents are bound to provide for their - childrea•physically, in tellectually, morally and religiously; obedience to parents, is the first step toward that obedience to Church and State, which should be exhibited in the conduct of every good citizen, who whihes to enjoy the blessings of civil and religious liberty.— He gave examples of persons from the Old and New Testament that children can be pious from youth, that God lied made provision under both dispensations for them to be brought into covenant with him; that the Saviour- came and preached his gospel to the Jews first and salvation came to the house of Zaccheus, just because they were in cov enant with the Lord—that peculiar blessings are conferred upon those who enter into connection with the Church; that the churches increase amen. hers is found generally to come from the children of christian parents, and not from those of the un godly-and unconverted; that youthful impressions are strong and lasting; and that we learn our chil dren to he tradesmen, lawyers, doctors, and repub licans by instruction saited to those professions and principles and consequently that God has given us his worci and spirit to make us us christians, which will and must prove effectual if we use them prop erly. The speaker made many other happy sug gestions to both children and parents. He was followed by Rev. Mr. Zimmerman, who addressed the parents in a very able and we pre sume effectual manner. He showed by illustration and argument the influence that parents hive over their children either for good or bad. That if we 'train up a child in the-way he should go, when he is old he will not depart from it.' Atter partaking of the delicacies prepated by the kindladies and friends of the cause for the occa sion, the school was brought to order for the hear ing of other addresses. . Rev. Mr. Leach then addressed the parents, teachera, children and spectators in the German; but as the writer could not understand him, he was unable to value his remarks; but from the atten tion of the audience,nnd the remarks of some pres ent, we believe that he spoke with great effect. The school was then dismissed with singing and prayer, and parted in peace, with hearts of joy and love, trusting that if never permitted to meet on earth again, that they all may meet in heavenwhere congregations never breakup, and praises never end. A Farman. Mr. Marcyls Letter. The main, points in Mr. Msacr's Letter are the following : Koszta is claimed as an American citized 111:liaW• fully seized by the •Austrians. In reply to the de mand of Austria that the Unite) States government shall direct Koszta to be delivered to that govern- ment, that it shall disavow the conduct . of the Amer ican agents the Smyrna affair, and tender satis faction for that outrage, Mr. Marcy enters into an analysis of the doctrine of allegiance slid contends that the conflicting laws on that subject are of a,mu nicipal character, and have no controlling operation beyond the territorial limits of thecountry exacting them; that neither of the, parties to the question in dispute haa.the,right to- appeal to its own munici pal laws to settle the matter in diepute,which.oc curred in the jurisdiction of a .third independent power; that neither the Austriaadecrees nor Amer ican laws can properly be invoked in. this ease; but the international law furnished the roles for a coo- rest decision, and by the light from thissource shed upon the, transaction at Smyinaare its true features to be discerned. .Koszta being beyond the jurisdic tion of Austria, her laws were entirely inoperative, unless the Sultan of Turkey hail consented by treaty stipulations to give .them Vigor within hfirdomin- Mr. Marcy, alter defining the law of nations, bear ing on the subject , of allegarice, contends that :Co surrender political ofiendefa like Santa is not a duty, but on the contrary would be a: dishonorible subserviency to a foreign power, and act meriting the reprobation of mankind. ' He then refers the Austrian minister to there tulle! of,Turkey in, 1849 to surrender.the Hungari an,relugees on the demand of Austria and Russia, &refusal. which the civilized.: world justified , and consmended,.and, which:thoss two powers- eventu ally ,aaquiesced:io, without-imputing to Torkey' a breach of her duty or a. violation of their rights.— Korstri was oue.of these refugees, and his-case was therricilly. discussed, not only by the' parties, but throughout Europe, and decided • against the right of Austria to require any. extradition,. either under the law of nations.or. by , ,ezisting-treaty dons; the ,jastice ;of , thiri 'derision' was admitted: by the rulers, statesthery.and people of-every country; and•the Sultan commended for the .firmness madam inanity of hie 'course. • . • Mt. M then:allude:l.lo the ,claim-.put forth by .Austria to mize.Koszut by virtue of certain• treaties which subjects Austrian subjects in:Turkey to con. solar juriediction; • bre doubts: the -eiistenceof 4ity such treaties, and givearrigent reasons 'for lb dding '4nicx Sept. - 28.. 7 4negr0,b4, named Isaiith..garr - Sy has; been wood here on suspicion of fiaving)Fericriiiiitirrie4htnxecent at tempt to burn .down the grestlytexialk„Chrirch of this pince. A suppciped fren&criplice, gamed Rigby, was alect:nueti*nridottAn, premises of the two were Ifitiad o#yer: goblet. "Ind ,typi: silver candlp eticki, front, p.i tholko..Phorcti;- 4.' 314 4 3 other artieleibi3hinginglcialenrenwrinins %WM A' third man, nimed;Stephini - Prnshory, who was: : • an accriniplice,fie4 but it is laid, he as been also • A Mies Kline bas Ac.440:4100.'0. a ME:. Soydaro, d tViddiirer'itil New 7erifsy t for b reach of litiii'proVErl her case by a female frienk who overheard the contract throng& a hole in the floor! Aritumn. _ The season of the year When every thing is ripe and ready to - be-gathered into the garner when the 014ett-cuni*l Cribbed up, and the mellow apple As alftsedii!ay fhi:,:wlnter ) a nee. What melancholy Iltfltatiolirt:ariselri the mind 'in the contemplation ollUhii to loveinesa at the season t The leaves are'*ithesluir away; the field"' look brown and des alatevkandohe cold winds sweep along regardless `ollie ha . they are nitillieg l =The only; relief to It i the; mind the clear bright sun and sky above us, which con ' at strangely with the dying and deso late aspect dt-the earth. Springtime and summer have passed away. The season for change and ,desay s tlas_come. The . flowers that blossomed in the gareen tirediopPini off. The birds that enli vened the morning with their gay songs, are wheel ing into flocks prepiratory to their departure for a more lovely and genial clime. The year will ere long wrap its mantle about it and lie dome to die. The events that distinguished it, will be enrolled among the records of the past. So it is with human lite. How distinctly has P,rsvids_ne impre s s e d upon all things the evidence of decay ad . deith ,- SA let() r e mind us Or our own fierishing-naiiire: The whole. scenery of life and death is made to pass before us like a moving pan orama. Yonth'imanhoed and old age fellow in quick succession, and-as - we look , and wonder at the change, we know that we are rapidly tending toward ,' that bourne from-whence no traveller ro mps:2, • 'As intheaSpring time of the year, nature puts on het . bea needs at and in the Autumn mellows and decays, so we in the morning of life blush into being, gradually attai n our lull develope- Meat, and finally waste away into the gitive. But whtlenatareleacheses - the certainty of death Revelatien developes thetlorious doCtrine of im mortality: The'grave is not the end of all. The body, it is true, will moulder into dust, but the soul is immortal. While our physical frame dissolves,our mental being will start off on a bioader and more extended field ofintellectual labor. " There is a home tor weary souls By sin and sorrow driven, iN hen tossed matte's tempestuousahoales Where storms arise and trouble rolls, 'Tin found alone in Heaven : To this end let us endeavor to be vigilaht and wakeful. Neither the pains of dissolving nature nor the gloom of the grave, can disturb our repose if we cast our hopes upon kaki who died for all.— Outtrials maybe diversified and frequent, our path way through this life may be rugged and our pil low planted with thorns, but there is a star that shines brighter and brighter in the distance, direct ing us in its course to n.haven of peace and happi ness, the eternal home of the christuni and the fi nal anchoring place of the soul. GEO. W. McELROY. Quite a number of our citizens enjoyed them selves in a very becoming manner on thee evening of the 21st inst. in the way of a pleasant excursion to your city, accompanied 'by '• Gaul's celebrated Philada. Brass Band." They took the cars at this place at 83. o'clock, and reached your city 'in about an hour and a hall. On arriving at '•Fulton Hall," it was ascertained there were upwards of seventy couple in attendance, notwithstanding some of the would be "upper ten" had circulated very unpleas ant things about the Managers, and a number whom they knew had been invited"; but it was of no avail, as the "villifiers" and the " villilied " were alike understood, and judgment pronounced accord ingly, to the utter chagrin of the mischiefmakers i The party enjoyed themselvs in dancing, and par taking of excellent refreshments until 3 o'clock the morning, when they again took the cars, andu returned to this place. They were all highly gratified with the go od time!' they had, and were therefore not sparing 10 theirpraising of Col. BAKER, the gentlemanly and deservedly popular Supt. of the C. & P.'R. Rail road, for the kind and prompt manner in .vhich he furnished them with motive power for the occasion. They also express their kind regard for Messrs. BIDIGRAK & Dock for furnishing them with such excellent cars. It is understood that the receipts amounted to about , one hundred-and fifty llollars, leauinga sur plus of some thirty dollars, which I am informed was handed over by the da .agers to Mr. R—, of this place, who was unfortunate enough to meet with an accident some three weeks ago, which caused the loss of his arm. I will not say a word in commendation of this praisvvorthy act on part of, the managers. It will speak for itself. PAIIKESBURG, Sep. 2S Important from Europe. NEW Yoinc, Sept 29, 3b P. M.--The Washing ton has reached her wharf with Southampton dates to Sept 10th. The Washington left Bremen on the 9th inst., and Southampton on the 14th. She brings a large and costly cargo of German, ,French and Continen tal merchandize. Also 160 passengers. At Liverpool, on the 10th, flour had advanced one shilling, and wheat 3d. The political news is important. Russia has re jected the note of-the lour Powers on the Turkish question, and it is believed that war is inevitable. Queen Christiana, of Spain, left London for Paris on the 9th inst. The Madrid correspondent of the London Morn ing Chronicle, states that the question of the recep tion olthe Bon. Pierre Soule, the American Minis ter, was discussed by Council and Ministers at La granja °ulns 2d inst. It was understood that• the Minister from the United States would be received although several of the principal journals had ad vocated an opposite course. There was a panic in the British stock market, and another panic in the Paris grain market. Telegraph accounts from Vienna announces that the lostjewels of Hungary, affirmed to have been stolen by the Austrian Government from Kossuth and his Ministry, have been discovered near Os schova, buried under the ground. The jewelry comprises the Hungarian Crown and Insignia, and the cloak of St. Stephen. The latter wan almost destroyed by dampness. The telegraphic accounts from Constantinople to the 29th August, state that they are impatiently waiting for a manifest from the Sultan explaining the position of Turkey with respect to the other Powers. The Egyptian troops, after having been reviewed by the Sultan, were marched to Shumle. It was again stated that Lotd Stratford de Red cliffs has sent in his resignation as AmbaSsador of the. British Government. Advices from Jassy to the 30th of Augdst, men tion that the Consuls of Great Britain and France had left the city. The public were paniU struck. The Londongimes, in its impression of the 14th instant announces that a telegraghic despatch had beep revived irom Berlin with the news for which all Europe was waiting—that the Emperor of Rus sia had rejecteti the Turkish modifications of the note which lie laid accepted at the suggestion of the Four Powers. An answer in this Sense had been despatched from St. Petersburg to Vienna on the' 7th inst. It was not certain whether the rejec tion was pare and simple, or whether, 'says the Times, reasons for its rejection were stated which would necessarily lead to further negotiations. The Emperor himself was at once to proceed to Warsaw, and on the 23d - of September was to meet the Emperor of Austria at Olmutz. War between Russia and the Porte is considered inevitable, as advices from the Lower Danube state thatthe Pasha was in an embarrassing pesition.— Ris'soldiers are fighting the Russians and he can not.overcome their resolution. There was reason to fear the fanaticism of the troops would interfere with future negotiations: It was supposed that Gen. Enders, at the head eif a fresh corps' of Russian troops, was marching upon Moldavia. . From Paris we learn that tho Emperor bad re turned to the capital, and was present at the Cabi net Council held at St. Cloud on the 11th insi. In 'consequence of the financial measures ofd Govern ment, French funds had declined. The Moniteur publishes another denial of the statement that large quantities of born had been purchasedl by, the French Government. A despatch from Constantinople states! that all regular communication with the Russian ports is interrupted. . The cholera was making rapid progress at New castle on the Tyne. Seventy-five cases occurred, most of them proving fatal. STILL LAIER FROM EUROPE. The steamer:America arrived at Halifai on Fri day afternoon, - with three days later news than the above. • The warlike appearance of things between Rue• pia and Turkey is fully confirmed—indeed it is re. 'ported that several skirmishes had taken place be tween the outposts of the two armies. "Breadstufrs were firm at Liverpool, and Flour had Advanced - a trifle. The cotton market was depressed. • Mr. BUCHANA2f, the American Minister, has de clinexi an invitation to dine- with the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce. . • The, Cholera was spreading through England and had made its appearance at London and Liverpool. Ai , Naw COUNTEILTZIT.—BickneII's Reporter Mho describes a new counterfeit on the Fensons' BANN, of this City, which has recently made its .appearance: 5 , 5, spurious. Vignette, a man and woman, the latter with a rakein her hand, and the former hold- Mg.& fork with theprohgs 'resting on the ground.— : Denomination on either end of the note. The vig nege of the genttiae is three men and a woman.— ciatite'right;eud two - females, one holding a sickle 'and handle of wheat,. and on the “left a j man on horseback,' and between names. of officers a dog lying down alongside of a chest. • . BAranuctits, Sept. 29.—The defalcation of L. S. 'Norwrood, - Clerk of. the Court .of. Common Pleas 'amounts to $20,000 to the. city _and. $12,000 to the Btite-Tilizteet this he . hie S4OQ in cash, real-estate mirth $18;000, with other resources which will in crease the amount to $28,000. His securities are Mabury Turner, Esti., and U. S. Marshal Watkins. for tee Intet I=l opllcuT
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