Ittelligenter St , Journal. G EO. SANDERSON, EDITOR. Lancaster; March 14,1554. FOR GOVERNOR: WILLIAM MGM% OF CLEARFIELD COTTNTY. JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT: JEREMIAH S. BLACK, OF SOMERSET COUNTY. FOR CANAL COMMi.S§IONER. HENRY S. MOTT, OF - PIKE COUNTY. The Nominations. In obedience to the decision of the Stile Con vention, and in accordance with well defined pub lic opinion, which had long since decided the ques tion,_we raise to our mast-head the names of BIG LER, BLARE and Morr, as .the standard bearers of theDeMocratic patty in the ensuing political cam paign. To.speak of the merits of these gentleinco and their peculiar qualifications for the respective offices designated, is scarcely necessary on our part, as almost every man, woman and cbild, through out the broad limits of Lancaster county, know them 'like a book,' and are abundantly satisfied on that score. This is particularly the case inreference to Governor Bigler and Judge Black, both of whom have been 'tried in the balance and not found want ing,' and whose integrity and undoubted ability, as displayed in the high offices they have so worthily Nel for more than two years, have given them itu - cti a fast hold on the affections and confidence of the people as to ensure their re-election by an over whelming majority. The candidate for Canal Commissioner, Col. HEN BY S. Morr, is also well and favorably known, as an honest, upright and intelligent Democrat—one who can be safely entrusted with the high trusts and vast responsibilities deVolving upon the Canal Board. Hie integtity never has lieen called in rine& lion, arid his course in the Legislature proves him to be a man of energy and industry, of excellent business tact, and withal a most suitable 'colleague to place in the Board , with those stern and unflinch ing Democrats, Messrs. Hopkins and Forsyth. The ticket is complete, and a stronger one, in our bumble opinion,. was never presented to the Democracy of Pennsylvaqia for their support.— That it will be hailed with delight by the people, we have every reason to believe, as public opinion long since pointed unmistakeably to their nomina tion. It now only remains for the Democracy of the State to rally as one man in their support, and an old-fashioned Jackson majority .will endorse the action ol.the Convention. A Rouser--and no Mistake: We were in hopes that our friend RAUCH had, to some extent at least, got over his propensity for fibbing, since his location in the staid and quiet vil lage of Bethlehem ; but, it appears from the follow ing paragraph in his paper of Saturday week, that we were mistakijn. Hear him: "Altogether, the Columbia Railroad is the mean est, and worst managed railroad in the U. States." Now, it this is'nt going the whole figure, with a perfect rush, then we don't understand the English language. Why NED, man, what in the name of all Woollydom were you thinking about when you penned such a rousing fib! Perhaps the atmos phere of the "Washington Hotel," Where you gave birth to the monstrosity, has some peculiar proper ty about it•that renders the guests oblivious to the truth ;—or, it may be; the water was bad ana re quired too much mixing! How is it, boy? BALLOTINOS FOR CANAL CODINISSIONEL—The following were the ballotinge in the State Conven tion, for Canal Commissioner: Ist ballot. 2d ballot Henry S. Mott, George Scott, D. L. Sherwood, William Fry, John B. Beck, J. Erdman, J. H: Philips, Joseph Edwards, The delegates from Lancaster county, Messrs. Sanderson, Gross, Kautz, William S. Amweg; (sub stituted in place of John M'Sparren,) M'Phail and Roath, voted solid for Col. Mozz, on both ballots. I.U" The Whig Convention for this county, met at Fulton-Hall, in this city, on Wednesday last, and 'appointed delegates to the State Convention, with instructions to the support the nomination of Hon. Jessas Por.Lock., of Union county, for the office of Governor. A resolution' to instruct for Thomas E. Franklin, Esq., of this city, was voted down. The Whig State Convention meets at Harrisburg to•morrow. PENNSYLVANIA Pomac Woass.—The bill for the sale of the public works of the State is under discussion in the Pennsylvania Legislature. The first section of the bill has-been adopted. It fixes the minimum price lor all the main line at $lO,- 000,000; the Delaware divisiou at $3,000,000; the North Branch at $6,000,000, and the West Branch Canal at $300,000; together $19,500.000. During the debate it was asserted that at the mintinum of $10,000,000 for the main line, there would not be a single bidder as the revenue received from it was .only at the rate of six per cent on $6,000,000. - NSW Hempsnias.—The annual election in New Hampshire for Governor,:mem bets of the Legisla ture, anper State officers, takes place to-day.— Upon th Legislature chosen, will devolve the elec tion of two U. S. Senators; the term of one of her Senators, Hon. Moses Norris, expiring in 1855,and the other, Hon. J. W. Williams, having been ap pointe'd by the Governor to fill a vacancy. Oaio SENATOIL—The Ohio Legislature/ on the 4th instant, elected George E. Pugh Senator in Congress in place of the lion. S. P. Chase, whose [elm of service expires on the 4th of March, 1855. Mr. Pugh received SO out of the 111 votes cast, irr We takepleasure in informing our readers that Chas. Adam's the well known Dry Goods deal er of Bth'& Arch sts. Philadelphia, fellow prepared to show one of the best and cheapest assortments of goods in that city. ANOTHER ARRZST.-A Scotchman named Alex' ander Turnbull was arrested in Philadelphia, on Tuesday night last,'on suspicion of being concern ed in the late burglary and conflict at Mr. Wright's in that city. It is said the latter has iden tified him as the man' ho took supper at his house on the Sunday night - previous to the burglary, in the guise of a begger. A Maw Papsn.—A new weekly paper called the 'Pathfinder, and Travellers' Western Guide,' has been commenced at Cincinnatti, by D. Binn ROCK (formerly of the Manheim Sentinel) and J. ELLIOT DUKCAN. It is neatlyirotten up, at $1 per annum and will, from its maps and explanations of routes and distances, be a valuable paper to travellers by railroad and steamboat, through the western coun try. It also contains the usual quantum of gene ral news, &c. We wish the editors success in the enterprise. APPOINTMENT.—The Postmaster General has appointed Isaac I'. James, Esq., of Reading,a Mail Agent, on the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, in place of John C. Myers, removed. jr Amongst the graduates of the New York University, (Medical. Department) on the Bth inst. the degree of M.D. was conferred upon S. J. Wiser and E. B. .14an, of this county. SUPERIRTEIniDNT APPOINTED.--Grov. Bigler ap pointed Murray Whallon, Esq., of Erie,Superinten dent of the Franklin Canal'Company's Railroad, in place orWm. F. Packer, resigned. A Falsehood Nailed ! The' following letter from .the State Agent, is it complete refutation of the charge :made against himielf and the Engineer, in the Public Ledger arid .one or two other prints, in reference to the deten tion of the cars near Hestonville, &king the great snow storm of the 21st ultimo. The writer, Mr. , BUTE, we•have known from his iboyhook and knoW him to be an active, energetic man, who would be incapable of standing back and see nth f era make an effort to go. ahead. He is, beside, a gentleman of the strictest v ‘ eracity,! and' his sun* . meat may be filly relied upon. ft will be seen that every effort was made that could possibly be, done, to get the cars through by hid:well; the Con ductor, Mr. Hurizatais, and the llngineer, Mr. Frrrranr, but of no avail. The snow drifts were so tremendous as to baffle all their attempts to work through. The following communication was eli cited in response to a request by us to furnish the facts of the case for publication : BELLEVUE House, . Comomme, March 87 1854. DEAR Carrsin:—ln looking over, the Ledger of the 25th February last, I noticed, under the head of local affairs, a statement of grinis neglect and mismanagement on the Columbia Railroad, on the Way Train of Cars, -on Monday night during the prevalence of the late snow storm. I ahoa.d not have noticed that article, bat for the slanderous comments of the "Inland Daily," a contemptible eight by ten, published in the City of Lancaster. As the Public are cautioned not to travel on our train, and the Editor has called for Our names; we, in vindication of our own characters, make the fol lowing statement, however hard it may bear upon the character of the Ledger's inforinant lOr truth, and upon "Many Passengers," in! the "Island Daily," in order that the public. may know the facts as they really exist. The informant of the rhelger states that there were 100 passengers in the Train, exposed to the fury of the storm.. The truth of the Matter is, there were but 25 passengers only, which shows this to be a moat wilful and deliberate exaggeration—al though we had four long Care in the' Train, two of which were Emigrant Cara and were entirely emp ty, the other two were also comparatively emp ty. You may judge from this in the outstart, what an unprincipled falsifier and slanderer the author must be, who ought not to be belieind in any part of his miserable statement. After we left Parkesburg the storm continued to increase, blowing a terrible gale from the north east, drifting the snow on the Track to the depth of two feet. In ascending Byers' Grade, the snow had become so deep and the storm so violent, that the fire of our Engine was put out. After taking off our tieh Pan, and ;leaving it, we were with great difficulty able to - reach Paoli; (this'was 7 o'clock P. M.) after a stoppage of 15 minutes for wood and and water, (taking as much as our. large Engine was capable,) although it is stated we stopped here and did not take woo& and water, we proceeded on our journey, notwithstanding the violence of the storm, with a determination to make West Philadelphia, if possible. On the road between Pa oli and White Hall our Engineer would occasion ally cut loose and push his way through snow drifts three feet deep, and ihen come back and take the Train; but, in ascending • the "New Road," the storm became furious and at its height, blockading our passage. At about midnight we reached a point Ii miles from West Philadelphia and could go no further; after making every effort to proceed, it became impossible. Our wood and water now be cameexhausted, and . the Engineerburnt up hie Tank Planking, but could not make his way through the immetise'Snow Drills. I then directed him, if possible, to make his way to the State Depot, to procure a supply; but the snow had drifted around the Depot to such a great depth, that with the empty Engine he could not get intq it, nor could he back up again to us; the track io his rear was filled up immediately. In order that:you may have an idea of the great depth of the snow drifts, the place where our Train was standing ; the snow was even with the body of the Cars. Nor was this the Most difficult place; ahead of us it Was more than twice this depth. .; Again, suppose we had succeeded in teaching West Philadelphia, the to minus of the State Road, the Passengers could not have reached the City that night. The snow at West Philacelphia and in Market Street was ih many places • 4 to 5 feet in depth; 'fifty horses could not have taken two Cars to Messrs. Bingham & Dock's Depot, That we deserted our Train is stilt another infa mous slander and. falsehood. We remained all night in the Cars , andas there werebut few pusengers the Conductor directed the Brakeman to keep up good fires, when they all took seats near the Stoves and were quite comfortable—no complaint or blame being attached to the Agents having charge of the Train by the Passengers, but only by one whose head appeared whitened by thdfrostsof many winters, and who became as noisy and as unreason able as the "Unchained Elements.": After many explanations by the Conductor and Myself he be came somewhat satisfied with us, Mit he was par ticularly heavy in his denunciations of our Engi neer, whose character we defended, and justly too. We told him that we were out of wood and water. His reply was, why don't you burn tip the fences, and fill your Tank 'with snow! We told him that our Engineer had used every exertion in the power of man to get through, and burnt up his "Tank Planking." Well, why don't be burn up his En gine, was the reply; we will build another Road; you will drive us to build another Road, etc. etc.' This old gentleman was in the service of the Corn. monwealrh under the famous' administration of ' Old Joe Ritner," hence his experience in Rail Roading, as the Gettysburg Tape Worm attests. In order that the Passengers all could have comfortable seats,3the Conductor and myself, together with the hands on the Train, occupied the Baggage Car, so as to gitie our Passengers an opportunity of getting near the stoves. • Early next morning the Conductor and myself started in search of a conveyance; we procured a large four Horse Sleigh .with which to bring our Passengers to the City, and by 103- O'clock A. M. they were all at their respective homes. Next morning and for two days after, ourlable Superin tendent, Col. J. B. Baker, had nearly 1,000 men employed on the Road. Tile heaviest drifts were between West Philadelphia and White Hall. Our Conductor, Mr. Geo. W. Hutlnagle, would be the last man to desert his Train. Pew men have had greater experience in Rail Ro4ing than Mr. H. Ten years of his life have been spent on the Columbia Railroad, in the capacity of State Agent of Conductor. His reputation for efficiency is above slander or reproach. Our Epgineer, Mr. John Fetterly,l is one of the Most persevering men on the Columbia or any oth er Railroad. He has as an Engineer few equals and no superiors, to which our worthy Superinten dent can testily. As for my own efficiency and qualifications to discharge my duty, .. I leave that to the Canal Board and Superintendent to determine. , As we have come out and "given our names to the public, we would in turn ask the informant of the Ledger for his name, as also the names of "Many Passengers' in the Inland Daily. Yours &c. GEO. Z. 113ENTZ, State Agent, 'Way Train. BREADSTUFF:4 IN TUB WEST.-ThR whole West appears to be terning with . eorn, wheat and flour. We quote from the Poeria Press of the 19tk ult., In Peoria hot only every warehbuse and store room is fhll of grain and flour, but eery cellar in which it is safe to put grain, is also occupied. Seve ral large warehouses are now being erected for that purpose, one of which is over 200 feet long, and 50 feet wide. We know of one dealer who has over two hundred thousand bushels of grain now in store, and three that have over one hundred thou land bushels each. There is at present in Peoria near one million bushels of grain awaiting the opening of the river and canal for the Eastern mar ket. The Chicago Tribune of 23d also says: The'warehouses along our river are now full of grain, and several , operators have been compelled to withdraw from the market, in cpnsequence of failing to obtain storage room. It is hardly proba ble that any of the fleet now in port I , s , ill'leave for the lower lake for six weeks hence, and as it may be a matter of interest to know the number of vessels, brigs, barques, propellers and schooners to be sixty four. Fifty-seven, of which may load with grain, and can carry from 2,500 to 16,000 bushels) or the total of 646,900 bushels. The seven pro- pellers in port may probably load with provisions Tax Cowman QU'ESTION.—The London .ddver - liser says, 'it gives us much pleasureito be 'able to state that the Queen has most graciously intimaL ted 'to /Ir. Buchanan, the Americanl Embassador, that it future be left to his E.xcdllency to appear at stale balls and her .Majesty's dinner parties, in whatever costume is most agreeable to himself. The Lord Chamberlain has' also made a similar communication to his Excel lency, relative his costume on the opening or closing of the ses sions of Parliament' b" Two young men have peen arrested at M4B - Ohio charged with setting . file to the Ro man Catholic Church at teat place. The exami nation disclosed the existence of an - organized band of young men leagued together: for purposes of arson and plunder. Democratic State Convention. • HARBIbBIJIIG, MarClL-8. .The Democratic State Convention to nominate. candidates for Goveinor, Judge of the Supreme Court, and Canal COmmissinner, met this morning at-10 o'clock, in the Hill of the House of Repre• sentatives, pursuant to The call of the State Cen-. tral Committee. Thi attendance was very lull: Win. L. Hirst occupied the chair temporarily. ' - .The naines of the Ifelegatei weretbed called,and their credentials severally presented. The seat of Charles B. Manley, of Delaware, as Senatorial Delegate from Chester and Delaware, was contested by Alexander McKeever, but Mr. Manley was admitted. On motion, a committee was then appointed to nominate and report officers for the permanent or, ganization of the Convention. Mr. Chase, (Speaker of the Rouse,) moved the appointment by the Delegates, of a committee to report a series of resolutions expressive of the views and sentiments of the party. Postponed until the organization of the Convert. tion.. Recess until 123 , o'clock, when the Commit. tee on Officers made report They nominated Judge Shannon, of Allegheny, for. President of the Convention, assisted by one Vide Presidenyfrom each Senatorial District, and eleven Secretaries. The nominations were unanimously approved. • The President, on taking the chair, made a very neat and appropriate address. . The convention resumed the consideration of the resolution of Mr. Chase, for the appointment of a committee to report resolutions: It was adopted. Adjourned until 2 o'clock. The Convention reassembled at 2' o'clock, and proceeded to ballot for a candidate,. for Governor, and the first ballot remitted as follows:—Wm. Big ler, 128 votes; Thos. S. Bell. 5 votes. Wm. Bigler was thereupon declared duly nomi nated as the candidate of the Democratic party for Governor of the Commonwealth. Hon. Jeremiah S. Black was then nominated by' acclamation as the candidate for the Supreme Bench. The Convention proceeded to the nomination of a candidate for Canal Commissioner ; and on the second ballot, Henry S. Mott, of Pike county, hav ing a majority, was declared duly nominated for 'Canal Commissioner. Recess until 6 o'clock. The Convention reassembled at 6 o'clock, when Mr. Chase submitted resolutions expressive of the sentiments of the Convention, and of the party in the present feature of affairs, and re-affirming the established principles of the Democratic creed.— An unsuccessful effort was made to introduce resolutions in reference to the Nebraska bill. The Convention then adjourned sine die. JACOB L. Gnoss, Esq., was one of the Vice Pres idents of the Convention; Col. WILLIAM S. Am- Arta, one of the Secretaries; and Wrimielt T. M , PELatt., Esq.,. a member of the Committee on Resolutions. Resolutions Unanimously adopted by the State Convention. • Resolved, That the selection of WILLIAM BIGLER by the voice d( this Convention, as the standard bearer of the democracy in the next gubernatorial contest, is not °illy in accordance with the well es tablished usages,if the party, but a well merited tribute to his eminent worth, integrity and ability. His entire administration has been characterized by an unselfish devotion to the best interests of the peo ple. The democracy will hail his re-nomination with delight, and will ratify the action of this Con vention by his triumphant election. Resolved, That the last annual message of Gov- Human is a public document of unusual strength and ability; exhibiting, with the greatest candor and fidelity, the actual financial condition of the Commonwealth. In this frank and manly exhibit we have assurance that the public interests of the people are entrusted to a sale and competent exec utive. Resolved, That whilst there is so much in the message of Gov. BIGLER to excite our admiration and pride for the exhaustless wealth of the State, and the high degree of prosperity enjoyed by the people, we should not be insensible to the impor tance of a rigid economy in every departrhent of the government. It is in this that we have the as surance that the public money is not misapplied, and a just foundation for the confidence that pub lic engagements will be cheerfully met by the peo ple. Resolved, That upon the subject of the currency the views of Gov. Bioten are-perfectly sound and democratic. That whilst it has never been the aim or intention of the Democratic party to 'uproot en tirely the system of banking we have,' it is not les our true policy to restrain the aggregate amount of capital invested in banking to the demands of a healthy trade and the actual business wants of the community, and not run the risk of great commer cial embarrassment and distress by an undue ex pansion of paper circulation. Old and solvent banks should be re-chartered with great caution, and only after a most thorough examination of their condi tion; whilst new ones should only be established when absolutely necessary, and demanded by the exigencies of trade. Resolved, That the evils of omnibus and special legislation has become intolerable, and the former especially calculated to produce incalculable mis chief and injury to the public. We therefore hearti ly commend and approve the position assumed by Gov. BIGLER, against this species of legislation. Resolved, That in the adjustment of the difficul ties at Erie, and with the Franklin canal compa ny, Gov. BiaLsa displayed great skill,prudence and ability; and that he is justly entitled to the praise . of all tor his conduct throughout the the entire con• troversy. . _ Resolved, That this Convention presents with entire confidence, the name of JEREMIAH S. &sex as the Candidate of the Democratic party for 3 udge ut the Supreme Court. The high character and distinguished ability of Judge &rms are too well known to every citizen of the Commonwealth to require endorsement by this Convention. The time he has already occupied that eminent position,has peen sufficient to leave the impress of a great mind upon the jurisprudence of the country, and he has shown himself a worthy successor of the strong minds who had filled the bench before him. Resolved, That in the selection of HENRY S. MOTT, as our candidate for Canal Commissioner, we believe the democracy are peculiar fortunate recognizing in him, as we do, a man of the strict est integrity, great personal popularity, and emi nently .qualified' to fill the responsible office 'for which he is nominated. Resolved, That the election of Gen. FILANICLIN PIERCE to the Presi .eucy, was a triumphant vindi cation of the attachment of the Democratic party to the Constitution and the Union; and that so far his administration has displayed great ability, been eminently judicious and consistent with the prin ciples upon which he was elected, and the doc trines contained in his inaugural address. Resolved, That the public services of the Hon. JAMES Csatinszt., and the ability, fidelity and in tegrity with which he has discharged the duties of Postmaster General, entitle him to the thanks of 4esthe . eople of the United States, and that he posses se e confidence and merits the support of the ocracy of Pennsylvania. olved, That the course pursued by the Hon- R. BIbOADHEAD, our representative in the Senate of the United States, entitles him to the entire confi dence and support of the Democratic party. Resolved, That the Democracy of Pennsylvania are in favor of a liberal disposition of the public lands by the general government, and of the prin ciples of a well devised Homestead Law, which would encourage agriculture, commerce, manufac tures, and all other branches of industry, by grant ing to every free white male citizen of the United States, who is the head of a family, a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres ol land out of the pub lic domain, upon condition of occupancy and culti vation of the same for a certain specified period. Resolved, That the Democracy of Pennsylvania adheres with unshaken fidelity, to the Constitution and Union of the States; and relies upon the com promise of 1850 as the final adjustment of the vex ed and dangerous question which then agitated the country, and menaced the existence of the Union.—. Upon-this rational principle Gov. Sair.sa entered upon the contest of 1851, and with a distinct avow al of his adhesion, was triumphantly elected. Ad herence to its provisions was adopted in 1852, as a distinctive feature in the national platform, and President Planes was elected by an unparalleled majority, thus manifesting the popular assent on the terms and conditions of the compromise. Re- I garding it, as we do, a solemn and deliberate settle ment of thecontroversy, consecrated by the efforts and energies of the ablest and best of both great po litical parties at the time of its adoption, and sidce twice ratified by the people of this State, we there fore ratify aqd adopt the principles laid down in the Baltimoie platform of 1852. The resolutions were adopted unanimously. On motion, the Convention adjourned sine die. Fasclrrzcor.—Thomas Motley and Wm. Black. ledge, the two men Whose barbarous crime in hunting down and flaying alive a slave, which made their case notorious, were hung at Water boro, South Carolina, on Friday last. A rescue was feared and a large detachment of soldiers ac. companied them to the ground. N 4. werArza Casuoa.—The Pottsville Emporium has changed hands. Mr. Falmerretires, and is suc ceeded by Messrs. Harlem & Dewald. To the old and the new Editors we wish success. CITY AND COUNTY ITEMS. [l3' SLII7OIIII's Oisaa , Tsuittpx commence their series of Concert; in Fulton Hall, this evening.Lz: Of coo rsethey will ettractfollhorises, as ttieiritr formances are •unequalled. - SLittost BELL PoLEA.—We aro indebted'to W. H. Keifer, for a beautiful piece of Maiic composeel, by him, entitled the cc Sleigh Bell Polka." It villa performed, for the first time, at tbeConcertgiven by the Philharmonic SoCiety, on the 21st of o yemlier last, in this City. • • - Sacs= COZCZIIT.- —A Grand Musical Festival will come off, this evening, in the new Cathoic Church (St 4 Mary's,) of this City, by the tar-lamed Heron•Familyfrom Philadelphia. Tickets 50 - eta: each—the proceeds to be applied to the payment of the debts of the Chur c h. Harznosh Accinforr.—On Thursday eveningun accident occurred to the slow line which left this city about three o'clock, when the .train had passed a short distance beyond the Loonnotive Manufactory, one of the axles of the engine mimic broke, which, falling under the cars threw the two front cars—a passenger and baggage car—off the track. The cars after being thrown off the track ran some hundred yards before they stopped and were considerably damaged—the bottom of the passenger car, tailing through to the ground 2— Strange to say, no one was injured, though malty escaped miraculously. g 7— An effort is making. by a number of the cit izens of Manheim to establish an Academy in that Borough. A meeting of all friends favorable to the project we. , held on Saturday week, in the Central School House. IMPROVED REELING MACHINE.—The 11. S. Pa tent Office, on Tuesday last, issued Letters Patent to Mr. George Levan of West Earl Township, in this county, for a valuable improvement in Doub ling, Twisting and Reeling Machines. Mr. Levah's improvement consists In stopping the reel of dne division when a thread is broken, without delaying the operation of the remaining divison and spindles. Mr. Levan says: "What I claim as my invention and desire , to secure by Letters Patent is the double dish tides constructed with hinged wings L for the purOse of keeping the threads regularly stretched, and op erating the sliding rail N when of the threada is broken, in the,manner described." At a meeting of Penna. Aessociation No 38,1 I. 0. of Philozatheans, on Wednesday evening, March Bth the followina preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted: - I Whereas, It has pleased an All wise and ever bountiful Providence to enter our midst and Ire move from amongst us, our late sister Sarah Hart ley—one who was endeared to us as a beloved Sis ter while among us—Therefore, Resolved, That we deeply deplore the sudden loss of our much respected sister Sarah Hartly. Restaved, That we deeply sympathise with the bereaved relatives of our deceased slater in the loss they have sustained in a kind sister and affection ate daughter. 1 Resolved, That our Charter be hung with the usual badge of mourning for the space of thirty days. Resolved, That the Committee transmit'a cdpy of the foregoing resolutions to the family of the 4e ceased, and publish in the papers of this city. ! CoMmittee—Susan S. Hambright, Ann'. M. Hu bert, Mary A. Shultz, Catharine Collins, Elisabeth Shultz, Ann -L. Kurtz. ARRANGEMENTS YOR VISITING THE PGIILIC ScoooLs.—The arrangemente made for visiting the several public schools in this city, for the Math of March, 1854, are as follows: FIRST DIVISION Male High Scbool. Reporting Members Davis, Preston & Higbee. S M. D. Holbrobki. Female High, School Drysdale, Miss Masser & Gill. 5 C. Gillespie Primbry Male School. . Miss Reed and Miss Cromwell. A. H. Hood, F.Sq., J. G. Clarkson. Female Primary School Mrs. Sullivan and Miss J. H. Reigart, Brooke. H. Stock. SECOND DIVISION. Secondary Male School Mr. Twining, Mrs. Maily & White. J. C. Van Camp Secondary Female Sohool. . _ _ Miss A. E. Ebermari, A. Smith ? Miller. S I. N. Ellmaker Primary Male. School. • Miss Hazzard and Miss j H. A. Wade, Mayer. S John. Zimmerman. Primary Female School. Miss Moore and Miss H. Z Wm. Mathiot. Cromwell. S Dr. H. Carpenter African School.—Miss Voight. Slaymaker. TRIED DIVISION Secondary Male School. A Rowe, Miss O'Donell and ? i. Diller. 5 F. J. Kramph 'Secondary Female School. . _ _ Miss Russel, S. Smith and Magee. .5 J. Metzgai: Primary Male School. Mr. Nourse, Miss Gillespie and P. M'Conotny, Miss Steigerwalt. ' John Bear. W. Whiteside. Primary Female School Miss Hofrmeir, E. C. Eberman C. M. Howell, and Mrs. Reinstein. H. Rotlaarrnel, N. Lightner.. FOURTH DIVISION Primary Male—Miss Samson, H. B. Swarr, " Wenger, A. Z. Hayes, " Female, " Boyd, N. A. Keyes,' Gotte, A. W. Russel, " Male, " Benner, BF. Shenk, " " Markee, R. Moderwelh " Female, " Eicholtz, J. Crumbaugh, " • " " Walker, J. Wise. The Periodicals. MAGAZINE OF Aux.—ln consequence of the de struction by fire of A. Montgomery's establish ment, in N. Y., the greater portion of the March edition of this admirable work was destroyed, as also the popular Educator, &c., &c. ,This will 'ac count for their non-reception. They will all!be re-published, however, with the greatest .expedi tion possible, and subscribers and exchanges sup plied as heretofore. TEE Minton MAGAZINE, for March, has been received. A cursory glance at its contents satis fies us that it is a very valuable number, containing a large amount of highly interesting and impor tant matter, the knowledge of which will bpi of immense value to those engaged in mining and other scientific pursuits. Edited by Wm. T. Fen ney, 142 Fulton at., N. Y.- Tax Youaa AMERICAN'S •Li anART.—We ac knowledge the receipt, by Adams' Express, of a neat box containing a dozen of beautiful books, which were forwarded by LINDSAY & BLAKISTbN, Publishers, No. 25 South 6th street, Philadelphia. The list embraces the following named works, viz: Life of Dr. Franklin, Life .of Gen. Washington, Life of Lafayette, Life of William Penn, Life! of Gen. Marion, Life of Daniel Webster, Life of Gen. Jackson, Life of Gen. Taylor, Life of Napoleon 80. naparte, the Yankee Tea Party, and other stories of the Revolution, the Old Bell of Independence, or Philadelphia in 1776, and the Life of Henry Clay. Each of the volumes has a beautiful illuminated. title page, and contains from eight to twelve Win trations. The works are all well written by high ly responsible authors, and are especially intended for young people. They are also very suitableifor School Libraries. The low price at •which they are furnished, (56+ cents per volume, or $8,75 for the sett,) places them within the reach of all. Toe Peoria's Jounriaz—an Illustrated Record of Agriculture, Mechanics, Science, and Useful Knowledge—is published monthly, at No. 86 Nas sau at., New York, by Amman E. Bsainti , Each number contains 32 large pages' of Letter Press, beautifully printed, on fine white !paper, and pro fusely illustrated with Engravings, forming, at the erd of each year, two splendid volumes, compris ing about 400 pages, and containing some 600 En gravings—and all for $l. Who would desire any thing cheaper SPECKS or Was,—The Washington correspon dent of the North 4merican, in a despatch dated Thursday, says that "Mr.. Dean's resolution, offered in the House, inquiring into the propriety of sus pending the neutrality laws with Spain, in conse quence of the seizure of the Black Warrior, was not introduced without authority. The Govern ment are getting tired of submitting to the contin - ual outrages of Cnba, and of being subjected to pro tracted negotiations at Madrid. If the principle of Mr. Dean's resolution is once adopted, as somel in telligent gentlemen here believe it will be &ion, Cuba will be revolutionized in a month. The Sate Department has official despatches relative to the Black Warrior, but they do not vary from the news paper accounts." - FILEEKLEII Ra.maos.n.—A bill has been intro. duced into the Legislature of Pennsylvania) to transfer the works of the late Franklin Canal and Railroad Company to the Sunbury and Erie Rail road Company. As this latter road is a Philadelphia work that city will thenthaie control of the entire road from the Ohio Sta,te, line. Before taking posses sion of the road the Banbury and Erie Compel& is required to subscribe fbr 2,000 shares of the capital stock of the Pittsburgiand - Erie Railroad,aud bay into the Treasury of the Commonwealth a bdnus of $250,000 for the light of way from Erie to ithe Pennsylvania and Ohio State line. The road is also to be opened for use to the harbor at Erie. Pennsylvania Legislature. . . . HAinistsvits, March 7. SZNATE.-A large' namber of plitiona, &c, were presented. . . , The following bills were reported from die com mittees :; - *bill supplementary to the', act incorporating die Chester yalley,Railroad Company. •• ' , 4 .suppletpent to the Gotland Manufacturing , A. bill to extend the charter of the Farmer's and Manufacturer's Bank of Philadelphia. 'I. Mr. Foulkrod read in place a bill to incorporate • the Chesnut Hill Cemetery Company. ! The bill supplementary to the act relative to the limitation of actions, was taken up and passed fi• Bally. • The Senate then again resumed the considera. doh of the bill for the sale of the public works of e State. , The question being on the final. passage of the ill, the yeas and nays were called, and it was de. 4.lded in the, affirmative—Yeas 19, nays 11, as fol lows: .1 Yeas--Biessrs.larnes, Crabb,Darliugton, Darsie, Evans, Ferguson, Fry, ,Haldeman, Hamilton. Hen dricks, Heister, Jameson, Kinzer, Kunkel, McFar land, Mellinger, Price, Skinner and Slifer-19. - Nays—Messrs. Bucicalew, Cresswell, Fuulkrod, B. D. Hamlin, .E. W. Hamlin ' Hoge, M'Clintock, Quiggle, Sager, Wherry and M'Caslin, speaker -11. So the bill passed. The Senate then adjourned till evening. Evening Session.—The Senate met this evening, and considered and passed several unimportant bills. The Senate then adjourned until the 16th inst. HOUBS.—The following among a number of oth er bills were reported from the Committees: A bill to incorporate the American Medical Museum. A bill to incorporate the Bank of Allentown. A bill to incorporate the Western Clynical In firrnasy. To incorporate the Girard Fire and Marine In surance Company. The House then adjourned until-3 o'clock. Afternoon Senion.—The House re-assembled at 3 o'clock, when the following bills, with others, were severally taken up, considered and passed: The bill to relieve from taxation the property of the Philadelphia Society for the support and es- tablishment of Charity Schools; of the Pennsylva nia Acadeftly 'Of Fine Arts; of the Musical Fund Satiety, and of the Union Benevolent Society. A supplement to' the act incorporating the Drake's-Ferry and Broad Top Railroad Company. The House then adjourned until Thursday, the. 16th of March. - RAlnaoAn Accinarcr.—A. frightful accident oc curred near York, on the railroad, on Monday of last week, We extract the following particulars from the4altimore American of Wednesday: The train, consisting of a baggage car and three passenger cars, with about eighty passengers, left York•itt half past three o'clock .on Monday after noon, in charge of Captain Ratcliffe, one of the most careful officers on the road, and all anticipa ted s 'pleasant and agreeable journey. They had scarcely got out of sight of York, however, (the scene of the accident being but two miles from the lirruis of the borough,) when turning a curve the whole train, with the exception of the locomotive and tender, dew the track, and was - precipitated down an embankment about 25 feet high. The burthen car retained its position on the side of the embankment, just clear of the track, on its side, but almost on end, lying lengthways down the em• bankment. The first passenger car now hes in the meadow, about fifty feet from the track, on its side, The second car came to a stand about sixty feet from the track, on its side alsd, and the third re untitled on the side of the embankment, almost on end, the rear just clearing the track. The first car was almost exclusively occupied by men, and although in the course of its descent it rolled over three times, we believe .that they all escaped with nothing more than bruises and cuts, except those who were injured by the stoves, and burnt by the hot coals that escaped from them. The second passenger car also made thtee rapid revolutions in its descent down the embankment, which gave it au impetus that threw it out in the meadow, coming to a stand full sixty feet from the track, on its 'side, the trunks of all three cars re maining in:their places. , The scene in the interior of these cars is des cribed as having been of the most awful and appal ling character, so much so that each passenger expected to find his - neighbor seriously if not mor tally wounded. Men, women and children, were thrown together, alternately from floor to ceiling, as the cars turned over. The stoves of course broke from their places, and were dashed about the cars, whilst the hot coals were scattered among the passengers, inflicting bad burns on some, and burn ing the clothing of others. Several ladies had their dresses on fire, and would doubtless have been seriously burnt but for the prompt assistance rendered them by the gentlemen. The large atone spittoons were also a formidable weapon which were brought to bear on the persons of the passen ;gers, whilst a number of the seats broke from tbeir places, and added still greater terrors to the catas trophe. The hot coals set fire to the cushions of the cars, filling them with smoke, and the windows being closed with iron railings, whilst the doors were so jammed that they could not be opened— this also, after the cars ceased to move, for a few moments, added to the tears of the passengers. In both these cars there was scarcely a passen ger who escaped without injury, and when the revolutions ceased, the blood was flowing freely from cut heads and bruised noses. The interior of the cars to-day are well marked with' blood, and afford some idea of the fearful character of the ac cident.. A passenger who fortunately escaped with but a few slight burns, but was thrown shunt among his bleeding fellow passegers, eihibits a coat to-day clotted with blood, not one drop of which was his own. 117 Amongst the passengers injured at the run off, was Rev. J. H. Acne*, of this city. His inju ries, we are hapyy to hear, are not of a serious na. Mr. BITCH/NANA RESIDENCE IN LoenoN.—Some of our quid males are often curious to know what \our representatives at foreign courts do wtih all the money they get from the government. An item has just come to our knowledge, ,in regard to a portion of tlr expenses of the American Minister in London, which.will show 'how the money goes.' He lives in a respectable and decently furnished ' house, No. 56 Harley street, for which, including a 'stable, he pays an annual rent of $3,581 60 ! How much it will cost him to live, a glance at the proportionate prices of all articles of household consumption will show. The rent alone is more than a third of the salary attached. to his office. ashinglan Star. THE STATE CANAL OPENED.—The main line of the . State Canal between . Philadelpnia and Pitts burg, was opened at Pittsburg on Wednesday week. The filling was completed by Friday, end on Sat urday boatsovere to be cleared at Pittsburg, laden for Philadelphia and Baltimore. This will give an additional spur to the already active trade. The rush of flour upon the transporters at Pittsburg has been so great, that they found it necessary to put up the rate of canal freight ten cents Per barrel.— The rate on flour now current is ninety cents per barrel to Philadelphia and Baltimore, and one dol lar and ten cents to New York. Tan GAIiDINER FaA.un.—The money which Dr. Gardiner obtained from the U. S. Government was deposited with Corcoran & Riggs, and other bank era, and enjoined by the Government to wait the re' suit of the trial. There were large slices which went to counsel, agents, money lenders, and others. The N. Y. Herald says, George Evans, of. Maine, was President of the Board awarding the claim.— His son-in-law, Major Lally, is said to haye been one of the counsel or agents of Wm. Gardiner,with a fee of $20,000. Edward Curtis, of New York, is also said to have had a fee of $20,000 in the same way, Gen. Waddy Thompson, of S. C., was also of the counsel of Gardiner, and he is reported as hav ing pocketed *40,000 for his services. Messrs. Cor coran & Riggs, Washington bankers, are said to have received at least $20,000 for contingent ad vances made to Gardiner, in advance of the decis ion of the Board. What the exact fee of Hon. Thos. Corwin was'we have forgotten; but it must have been tremendous, if it brought the cash price of $BO,OOO from so sound a business man as George Law. Now the question arises, will those men re fund this money to the - Treasury, as far as they are responsible ? WABHINGTON, March 10 CAuses or Dr. GARDINZIVII Drata.—.Drs. Reed and Stener have antlyzed the contents of the atom ach of Dr. Gardiner. They found' it to contain strichnine in large quantities. It was proved, al so, that the powder found in Gardiner's pocket aA ter his death, was also strichnine." The jury, after hearing the evidence of the physicians, rendered as their virdict that Dr. Gard. ner caused his death by strichnine and rosin. ' 4 Terrible Aurder. j •• The . Sy-tact:lSe, N. In., Ribublican, gives _Rut fol lowing account 6f ti-nturderous affair in Onandaga county c A man named :Alfred Filer, residing a Split Roch, four or five miles from this city, sold 'a span of holies here yesterday, the 23d inst., for : $4OO in =Oh,and...returned! home with the naciney.= About midnight, he and his Wife heard a noise in the cellar and got up to ascertain the cause—his wile preceding him ,orgoing to a different entrance. Directly he heard the report of a pistol aside scream mom his wile, when he wed immediately attacked by the ruffians. He succeeded -in escaping-to his father's, a. short distatice, and procured help. On returning, he discovered the body of his wife shot through the heart, and the house robbed'of the money. Two-Irishmen who ,had been in his em, ploy are suspected as they are missing. The news of the murder was conveyed to Coro ner Saul, when he in company with several officers and citizens, proceeded to the scene of the tragedy. On entering the sitting-room, Mr. Saul saw the dy of the deceased lying upon the floor with- the throat cut from ear to ear, a pistol wound and ma ny other wounds on her body, and two 01 her fin gers nearly cut oil, apparently in attempting to de tend herself horn the assassin. She lay in her night clothes, not having been disturbed since the dis covery of the murder. Sue is 29 years of age.— rHer husband, Alfred Filer, is 32 years of age, a large handsome man with large black whissers and hair, is quite a wealthy farmer, and is one of the most respectable citizens of our county.' Allred Filer testified to the facts above stated.— Mary Cummings also testified that she heard Mr. Filer cry,murder, and then beard the report of a pistol. Mrs. Filer called out tor 'Alfred' previous to the report. Henry, the little boy, was crying, and came to her room and got into her bid, was flinch frightened and coveted himself up. Henry Filer, the son, about five years old, was called and says: I waked in the night, saw a man standing in front of mother's 'bed, stabbing her; told him to stop, can't tell: who it was; he had on no cap or hat; there was a light in the bed room; I told the man that I would g 6 and tell Mary; he had large black whiskers and black hair; lather has a gun; :he man had a pistol; he took lather's knife and stabbed mother;, he found the knife in father's pocket; I saw him have father's knife; mother said, :don't Allred,' when 1 saw the man killing her, I called lather; then 1 went into the room with Mary and Frances; saw blood OD the dm; did nut step in it; the man had whiskers as long as Pa's; did not see: where the man went to; the candlestick was lather's; the knife was thrown on the floor; knife shown is father's. (Here a large and long bladed Spahish knife was exhibi ted to the boy and !identified by him.) It was lound by one of the jurymen under the stand in the bed• room this morning closed, and with no blood on it. A slug that had been fired was loud in the bed by one tot the juroir, and anew common bullet on the floor under the bed where Mr. and Mts. Filer slept. Great excitement prevails in the vicinity of the murder. Early this morning tracks were seen in the snow from the house, through the lots towards Split Rock, as oi two individuals running for some assistance. Owing to the drift the tracks were lost, but subsequently discovered Wither on, as of two persons walking. The following despatch gives the se el of the story : The Murder of Mrs. Filer at 0 daga.—Syra cuse, Saturday, Feb. 25, 1854. e most horri ble disclosures have been made by the witness, Mary Cummings, in relation to the murder of the wile of Alfred Filer, at Onondaga, telegraphed on Thursday; The murder, it is alleged, was the act oi Filer himself, and the arrangement of the body and other details, to give the appearance of bur glaryond the subsequent murder, were made by him belore he started to call lot help. Confession of the Girt—The servant girl, Mary Cummings, now under arrest, has confessed that she knows that Allred Filer murdered his wife, that a criminal intercourse haul existed , between him and her for some time past, and that she knew pre viously that he was:going to kill his wife, but did not know when; that some months ago he attemp ted to poison his wile by infusing poison into her coffee, bnt finding he could not poison his;wife with out affecting all the family, he threw the coffee away; and she, Mary Cummings, washed out the coffee pot. She is supposed to be encienle. She says that on the night of the murder, she saw him kill his wile, and afterwards she and he arranged things and preparations to conform with the idea attempted to be conveyed by the testimony of a robbery. An examination is now progressing at the penitentiary. CHOLERA IN THE WEST INDIES.—The following account of the ravages of the disease we take from the New York Tribune of the 2d inst.: Tits Cuozana.—eAt St. Thomas, from the last dates, 27th December, the Cholera continued its un abatd progress, numbering its victims at the . rate of from luny to fifty per day, and some days as nigh as sixty, until a week since, when it seemed to have spent its tome. There are now about ten deaths daily; and many of these are cases of re lapse, or of lever, the frequent result of the more fatal stages of disease. Despite the most active and benevolent measures on the part, both of the Gov ernment and of citizens, its havoc has been truly appalling. It has been confined chiefly to the poor and unlurmshed classes of blacks, not more than ten whites having died of it. This furnishes an anomaly in the operations of cholera, and shows the importance of cleanliness, well ventilated houses, and carefulness as to habits of eating, drinking and exposureto changes of weather. In fact, it goes so tar to prove the-general harmlessness of cholern, provided the special iaws of health which obtain, during its epidemic prevalence in a community, are strictly observed. It is said that ten cases have not occured here that have not been the result of a palpable violation of those well known laws. The whole number of deaths in town and country is nearly 1,600, ot which about 200 have taken place on the estates. By a recent census, the entire p4p elation of the island was less than 14,000 so Oat nearly twelve per cent. of the inhabitants have been swept off: From St Johns and Tortola, and particulally the latter island, the most horrible and sickening accounts reach us 01 the ravages of the disease. At Tortola the deaths are so numerous that the living are unable to bury the dead, and many are lett to be preyed upon by birdstand animals, while greater numbers are burned in heaps. The Presi dent of Tortola, Col. Chads, fell 'a victim to the disease on Sunday last. The last advices from Nevis report 110 deaths from a population, of 5000. A strict non intercourse betwen this port and Santa Cruz, and also Porto Rico, have hitherto preserved these islands from the appearance of disease. The rumors of sickness at the last named island, to which I alluded id - my last as having been brought by passengers in the steamer, were unfounded. THE NATIONAL EXPENDITIIIIES.—There is much truthful force in the remark of -the Washington Union, that a full treasury, a redundant revenue and an active and adroit minority, willing to favor a lavish pOlicy, of which the majority must take the responsibility, all concur at this time to stimu late the appropriations. Millions upon millions are wanted to satisfy the demands upon the treasury, every week newly invested. There is danger that the ground covered by our expenditures is to be vastly enlarged ; that old precedents are to be stretched, and new Precedents manufactured now that the . treasury is full, until at length it will be difficult to conceive of a plan to get rid of public money, so objectionable that an - array of "modern instances " cannot be made in favor of it. In tuff power, and with a full treasury, equally pledged to an leconomical adminstration of govern ment, by its political creed and its past history, the democracy has a vast responsibility now 'resting upon it in connection with the expenditures MORE TROUBLE wrxit Conc.—The detention of the steamer Black Warrior at Havana is likely to lead to trouble. She had cleared from Mobile for New York with a carp of cotton and other freight and in accordance with custom, this freight was not on the manifest exhibited at the Havanna Cu:- tom House, it being understood that that form was not necessary for goods in transftu. She had no freight for Havana, and was entered in as ballast, according to a form said to have been prescribed by tee Captain of the Port on the occasion of the ship's first visit in August,-1852. To the surprise of the officers the revenue authorities on this occa sion declared the manifest fraudulent seized the ship; declared her cargo confiscated, and at the last dates it was in coarse of discharge by the Spanish officers. On the eve of a general European war,iin which Spain ,may become involved and which -will deprive her of all valuable assistance in this hemisphere from her allies, it Is imprudent, to say the least, to violate established courtesies, to offedd the, , United States and to exasperate those Cubans who already sympathize with the Ameri can people. Our government will, undoubtedly, demand an immediate exoanation and redress, and we shoeld not be surprised if the Consequen ces should prove serious. St. Louts' __lrrespo IS?: T Louts, i Thera-s not suffici nt news of to make up an interesting letter therefore, we will be obliged to usual (limeade repott of St. Loui copy a wider field under the circu i y Our city presents t 1 brisk and pest The ice is not y t all out of and they are extreme low for year—consequently freights to al and shippers are holding back, the rivers and the reddction of frei ent appearances steenaboattng w tive business during the season. of boats have been destroyed in and the immense amount of pr and stored upon the honks of all tog an opportunity to be set aft much greater than the present i can accomplish; consequently th high rates of , freight, rand at all places fold as much al they can l' Mr. Isaac Diller, who has for a been - engaged in the qlothing bus and more recently at ,Fairfield, I derstand, started Iron; thence to Missouri, where it is his intentio portion of the State is destined tied, and the early pioneers, who the heretofore disadvantages of a uninhabited region, will now bec ly rich by the sale of {their pro early period, was purchased for a try around is rich and fertile, an many advantages a few years ago ed of. The North Missouri Rail nate at Councils, and there, no do the great. Pacific Railroad, whir two Oceans with an iron link. subject, and with the deck of ge me to enter a few reniarks upon of the West. It is astonishing to arrival cf every boat at this port, I of emigrants who are wending ti west, with the intention of pure building up for theme Ives a pert sortable home. Ther is plenty abundance of unoccupiediland for a desire to try their fortunes in Among those settlinglin the wes. of them are from different parts New York and New Jersey—fro I understand a Company has be families who intend, this spring, acres of land in lowa,' build up the rich soil of that flourishing with the-surrounding country. are fast filling up wi4 the bone • farmers and capitalists are turni to the importance ant rapid grow and not many years will roll t+ their weight and importance will you what the West was twenty red with the present time, I will . from a Chicago paper on the r prosperity of the "great West :" The West is still iit its ,infanc passed out of its recta.' Nineteen were less than five thousand wh all the vest region oi l beautiful c tween Lake Michigan and the Now the number is,between one Twelve years agO, j Chicago co tion of 5,000. Now it has over Twelve years ago, eight to tw , between Chicago and New Yor. quick time in the most favorable days is the average, and it is son but three hours morelthan one a: Six years ago, ChiCago had n railroad completed, and &nly . one Now it has 482 miles complete the State alone, and over 2,000 struction ! . Fifteen years ago, the people a large part of kneir breadstuffs a the States of New Ydrk, Pennsyl Now there is exported from tha 5,000,000 bushels of grain, and 1 beef and pork! The time is not far distant wh- 1 be quilted with railroads—when a cation with the eastern and, 866.- a daily occurrence, and the lacilit our western produce greatly aug the large number of emigrants ar tiler, hundreds, we may say thou way to Texas—many are bound and on the extreme borders 01 tb t State. The im migration there this year is quite ifferent from for!. mer years-- - men - M wealth are no taking up their abode in Texas, and it is said the number of slavei greatly exceeds that of any pre ious year. The Dallas (Texas) Herald says tha scarcely a day has passed in the last.' three mbnt.s, in which from fifteen to thirty wagons have no. passed through that town. It further says the c.untry was never better prepared to receive them. They have had most excellent crops there the I: :t season; wheat and pork is much more abundant and to be had at a greatly reduced pride. Land in the vicinity of Austin is held at slolto $25 per acre, unimproved, Improved land is worth is worthlfrom $2O to 3fi all the way down the Colorado from Austin tb v l Matagordo. In the counties big er up it is worth from $1 to 10 per acre. Farms ithin five miles of the town of Austin are value at from $lO fp 50 per acre. The titles are gene lly indisputable!. I make this statement, as there a e no doubt many farmers, whose intention it is to come west this spring, (and quite likWy many Ir na Pennsylvania and probably some frben your o i n county) sothat they may come posted up on this subject. But now is the time for those to m : ke- - their purcha ses, for land will be more sougl t atter, and tge price must go up in a very shor time. Mr. Walter Neel, from your been here for some th ree or four ing very low with an attack of his case was a serious one, but a for the better, and hlis now :in covery. His parents have been t understand are on t eir way t. mnch caution cannotl be observe itiug this country—the climate is ent from yours, though not at o perceptible; the night air also strangers should be cautious themselves to it. Mhch sicknes: imprudence and unneCessary exp. Mr. Henry Gundaker felt this for Lancaster. , I LEBANON VALLEY I IsAILHOAD. The Directors of the Lebanon Vall4 Railroad .eld a meeting in Philadelphia, on Tuesday last, and resolved tb proceed with the enterprise fort. with. The entire road, from Reading to Harrisbur:, will be put un - der contract immediitely; and p shed forward to completion at the earliest prat icable day. This Engineer will receivq proposals f r the work Irop this date until the 14th inst., at is office in tine city. The road will !be graded I.r a double track, with embankments hnd excava ions thirty Jiff wide, and a single track of heav . iron rails will be laid, together with 20 miles 0 sidelongs, whidh will be equal to a double track f.r nearly one-half its length. The recent survey .as reduced the distance to 53i. miles; and the r. te will have 77 per cent. of straight tine, which a a great advan tage, in point of ecoi omy of ...nstruction, and speed and safety of trvel, and i> scarcely equaled even by the so-called air-line ro tee of the coutrt. The Egg i neer,s estimates, as laid before the Boar , so far — from exceeding the amou t originally c - curated upon, are if abything, isn. e favorable th was anticipated; for, Whereas the 'rat estimatewas $2,000,000 only a single track oad, the final es timate; for the accuracy of wit . h Mr. Osborde stakes his well-earned reputatio., makes the cos t of a double-track ernbankment, With 20 mirel of - double track laid down, and th- remainder a sin glelt track, constru ed in the ~ oat substantial manner, not to exce d $2,500,010, including land damage; and all im ginable in.. dental expense* The financial arrant - On:mote of t e company ha* been made upon a basis which we are gratii fi elsi to learn ill insuref the scompl lion of the - road beyond the possibilitt of embarr ment or delat. That the enterprise will contrib te griatly to ti a T material prosperity qf our city, we are well cured—Reading Gazfite, DESTRUCTION OP 'pEIZ rope's 41 WASHINGTON MONUIEENT—Abo: tact night, the sentinel near the conscious of the rubbing.of corn! side of his watch box, which he was his faithful dog, tut on titte the)door, he found it mired by been drawn tightly round the after, he perceived that some per:! paper over the windows. He ca asked what was meant, and was asked if they intended to injure h the same reply as he had to all ot , He then heated aniiron poker pressing it through the door, bur two, and made way out. He his dog had been poisoned, an on examining the - grpund carefu that the beautiful piece of marbl , presented to the Monument - , Pope, had been broken into a tho' We have no information ati to rests upon in connection. with th informed that a very urge nun]. ted the Monument ye;terday,,und 1 of them registered:th it name, a large reward will be offered fo l sion and conviction of the high-h , —Waahissgton Snitinci XarchOth I ' i deuce. eb. 27, 185 . 4. local character t or your readers,' depart from our 1 affairs; and or 'noes; business-like as-' the upper river; I he season of the! points are high,' Ling a rise in hts. From preiqi II prove a lucra large'number he past linter, •uce lying ovei, he rivers await.' , at, is no doubt umber of boats, y will demand. imee and at all , ke abroad. 1 .... i ear or twoipast' ness in this city, li, has, as I un ouncil Bluffs, in to locate. That 'o be thickly set have withstood wild and itlitiost .me independent ., ty, which, at an Itritle. The noun now possesses • as never dream oad, will termi bt, connect with s to unite the bile upon this. • ral news, allow , the rapid growth itness, upon the he large number Ii air way farther phasing land and anent and COM- I.f room, and an II who may have new country.— ' a large number'. lot Pennsylvania; the latter State' n -formed of fifty! o purchase 5000, town, cultivate! ;tate and prosper,' linois and lowa, I nd sinew—hard y g their attention! h of these States, I • 'ir circuit before: be telt. 'fo show! ears ago compa.: ate a paragraph: id growth and! It has not yet k ears ago, there to inhabitants in .untry lying be 'acific Ocean nd two mined a popula•l 0000! ye days passage' was considered :aeon. Now two! to be reduced to' a single foot of contemplation in the limits o , n process of con: Chicago bought provisions from ania and Ohio.— city, each year, 'O,OOO barrels of In the west will direct communi• rd cities will be 1. 8 of transporting anted. Many of I. going still far; ands, are on their 'for the Colerado ounty, who his eeks is ncivP ly egver. Ar one titre ehange toolvplace fair way of rb •legraphed, anciil this city. TOo 7 by strangers via . somewhat differ. .ce to a stranger as its effect, and Lbw they expoSe is brought on by sure. city last evening OLP GUARD. SWUNG TO t twelve o'clodk onument becan:o thing against tlie at first thou t l pting to ope , rope, which I 'a• Immediately .ns were pasting Iled to them and old to hush. His *m, and receive I. er questions. n his stove: an ed the rope in I soon- found thi,t was dead; and Ily, he discovered that ctation by thehadbe , sand fragmen4. • • home suspici; Is deed. We , of persons Vila. I hat not one-thif e,haveno dou tue apprehe - .ded depredatorb.
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