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GEO.. SANDERSON, EDITOR.
LANCASTER, -NOVEMBER, 281854;
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gs Wheia am I AA Got"
'Unless we are verpreurth nxbitalt mein
what we daily hear and see, there are many
staunch Whigs seriously considering the above
question; which was originally propounded by;
that great luminary of the late Whig 'party,
DANIEL WEBSTER. The result of the recent
elections in the northern, eastern and western
States, has made it apparent to every man of
discernment that the Whig party, as it exist
ed twenty, or even less than five years ago, is
defunct—numbered among the things that i
were—and that henceforth the struggle for
the mastery in all our political contests will be
between the Democrats, who have alone pre
served their principles pure and uncontamina
ted, and the Abolition Know-Nothing party,
Mainly composed of the disaffected factionists
of all parties. The Democrats, to their eter
nal honor be it said, have stood up boldly and
grappled with the Fusionists, whilst the great
body of the Whip, led away from their an
cient
land-marlg by demagogues who are un
worthy of their confidence, have blindly fol
lowed after strange gods and embraced Aboli
tionism and Know-Nothingism. Those Whigs
who have remained faithful to their organiza
tion and their principles, are in a hopeless mi
nority. By themselves they can accomplish
nothing but continued defeat; but they hold
the balance of power, and, if they choose, can
make themselves felt by those who have out
raged and betrayed them : It is they who are
inquiring where they are to go—and well may
they resolve that questiorit in their minds ; for
never were men more shamefully treated than
Messrs. S3ITSER and DARSIE in the State, and
Mr. HIESTER in this County. Nominated by
Whig Conventions, they were entitled to the
unanimous support of their party; but, instead
'of receiving that, they were mercilessly slaugh
tered "in the house of their friends." If these
men and their adherents have the spirit of
freemen left, they will exact from their quon
dam friends "indemnity for the past" at tha
next election, and this they can only accom
plish by acting and voting with the Democrat
ic party.
FROM EUROPE.—The latest news from Eu
rope was brought by the steamship Canadian,
from Liverpool, which arrived at Portland, on
Wednesday last. Accounts from Sevastopol
up to the 29th ultimo, state that the bombard
,went stillf-continued. The English ships have
suffered severely, and . lost 16 officers killed,
with 44 wounded; the French 26 men killed,
and 266 wounded. Both the French and
English forces have been much cut up by dis
ease and other losses, and urgently demand
reinforcements. On the evening the 26th
ult., the Russians, 8000 strong, made a sortie
from Sevastopol, and also from the direction
of Balaklava, but were repulsed, 1000 men
being left dead upon the field. The town was
on fire in three places. An' assault was to be
made on the 2d or 3d of November. Austria
and Russia have each2oo,ooo soldierson their
Polish frontier, and things look very warlike
there. The Prussian Ambassador has been
refused an audience at St. Petersburg. • A
Russian victory over the Circassians is repor
ted. The withdrawal of the order prohibiting
Mr. Soule from entering France is confirmed.
New York Elections
Full official returns from all-the counties i❑
the State, show the vote for Governor to be as
follows:
Clark, (Seward, Whig) 157,124
Seymour, (Soft Democrat) 156,661
Ullman, (Know-Nothing Whig) 122,098
Bronson, (Hard Democrat) 33,791
Whole vote,
Michigan Election
BINGRA3I, the Fusion candidate for Gover
nor, is elected by about 4,000 majority over
the Democratic candidate. The last state
ment of the Legislature makes it stand, Sen
ate-26 Fusion, 6 Democrats. House-48 Fu
sion, 24 Democrats.
Z5'A meeting of the Democratic State
Central Committee is called by the Chairman,
J. ELLIS Bosnau, Esq., to meet at Philadel
phia on the 26th of December. The object is,
to calla State Convention, "for the purprse
of re-organizing the Democratic party on a
more permanent baths," &c. If anything of
that kind is requisite, would not the regular
State Convention in March next, answer every
purpose) •-
EXTRADITION TREATY.—The Washington
papers contain ft-treaty concluded by Mr. Bu-
CHANAN and BARON DE COTTO, the representa
tive.of the Bavarian Government, at London,
for the mutual extradition of fugitives from
justice. Ratifications were exchanged in Lon
don, on the let inst.
ARKANSAS SENATOR.—Hon. R. W. Johnson
has been unanimously elected a U. S. Senator,
by the Legislature of Arkansas.
TTIOMAS P. COPE, one of the oldest and
most successful of Philadelphia Merchants,
died in that city, on Wednesday last, at the
advanced age of 87 years.
Mahe. "Pennsytcanian," appeared in a
new dress, on Thursday morning last. It is
now one of the neatest, as it is among the
ablest Democratic papers. in the Union, and
we are pleased at this evidence of its pros
perity.
XtER. Judson's Hotel, Broadway, N. Y. was
destroyed by fire on yesterday week, together
With nearly all tEe furniture and most of the
baggage of the boarders. Loss about $75,-
000—chiefly covered by insurance.
,(Pdr It is understood, says the Pennsylva
nian, that the Governor elect has tendered to
the Hon. A. G. CURTAIN, of Centre county,
the appointment of Secretary of the Common
wealth, which he has accepted.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.-A shocking catastro
phe occurred on the Harlem Railroad, at 58th
street, New York, on Wednesday morning
last, a little before daylight. A passenger
train from White Plains came in collision with
a freight train belonging to the — New Haven
Company, by which fifteen persons were inju
red, several of them fatally.
O. J. DICKEY, Esq., of this City, has
been appointed by the Governor of Virginia,
a Commissioner for the acknowledgment o
Deeds, in Pennsylvania.
The Court of Quarter Sessions, of Phil
adelphia, have refused a new trial in the case
of Dr. Beale, the Dentist, convicted of outrag
ing the person of Miss Mudge.
oar The steamship George Law, arrived at
New York, on Friday, with $ 1,568,000 in
gold.
Judge DURKEE, of York, died in that
Borough, on Friday last, after a protracted
illness.
ger. J. LAWRENCE GETZ, Esq., the able
and gentlemanly editor of the Reading Gazette,
has resigned his clerkship in the Custom
House at Philadelphia. He will again devote
his 'hole time to the management of hie paper.
=IMIiff!MIMMMEM
The Baltic arrived at New York, on Sup
! day morning, with Liverpool dates to the 15th
us' t Wheat and Flour have declined. 4 S
•
is' The RissianS attacked the right of the al
lied lices befere Sebastopol ...on' the sth. ;'A
• great.-battle ensued with terrible lade on both
.sidesr: Theloss of the Russians is.' estimated
!at 8,900 and, that of the Allies at 5,000. The
battles lastlidjan entire day. Immediately nf- 1
ter the Russians made another sortie and at
tacked the left wing of the Alliea'which was
composed of the French, who repulsed them
with a loss of one thousand. The Russian ac-
counts say they captured one of the enemies
batteries, spiked their guns, and repulsed the
French with terrible slaughter.
Despatches have been sent to England for
reinforcements. Every steamer which was
available was taken up (including the Canard
steamer Europa) to transport troops to the
scene of action. ,
The news created the greatest excitement
in Europe, and many now think that the
posi
tion of the Allies is extremely precarious.
oThe Poor Ire have alwaysi with You.",
The storm that has raged around us this
week is well calculated to remind all, and es
pecially thosethat think and feel for hiunani,
ty, that old Winter is fast approaching with
his frosty breath and icy chains. [So says
the Erie Observer, and thasemarks apply with
equal force in this city.] There are in our
midst doubtless many, who, notwithstanding
its warning voice, are still unprepared to
brave in comfort its rigorous coming; Perhaps
in some instances, this destitution can be laid
to their own improvidence, or profligacy ; but
we venture to say that a majority of "the poor
ye have always with you," are not the archi
tects of their qwn misfortunes. That lone wid
ow, (if we have any such among us,) with her
fatherless little ones, who can tell what trials,
what agony of heart—what a bending and
a breaking of a proud spirit—what toils of
body and anxiety of mind—death and misfor
tune have taught her. A kind word to such 4
a little help, or a generous price for labor per
formed, will exhibit more of the spirit of Him
who blessed the widow's mite, than hundreds
of long prayers in the sanctuary. Nay more,
we have no doubt that' the money spent in
purchasing flannel shirts for the Hindoos,
would be more acceptable to His eye if proper
ly laid out in furnishing the same ''necessary
garments for the shiering poor at our own
door. But speculative reflections aside; there
are many circumstances which will combine
to make the coming winter one of unusual
suffering to the poor, the aged, and the afflict
ed. The high prices Of food and fuel will ren
der it impossible for many who are in poor
circumstances to supply themselves with these
necessaries of life. Parents will weep in vain
over the cries of their half famished children
for bread; destitute old age will draw its scanty
wardrobe around its feeble limbs and shiver
over the flickering flame of a scantyand cheer
less fire supplied by a few sticks gleaned
from the streets by ragged little scavengers.—
_Although instances of abject poverty are com
paratively few in our city,and but few, if any,
squallid professional beggars haunt our streets
a vast amount of suffering will necessarily ex
ist among us. Hence we are glad to see that
our Benevolent association is organizing foi ,
the approaching winter; and we would sug
that now is the time for the ladies to com
mence a system of assaults upon the hearts
and purses of their male friends, to procure
the menns of alleviating the want and suffer
ing of the poor around us. Ye that are revel
ing in wealth and wasting your substance in
riotous living, think for a moment of the suf
ferings of the poor.
MAIL ROBBERS ARRESTED.-A few days ago,
two persons, named Edward Sweazy and John
Cummings, were taken to Pittsburgh, and
placed in care of Deputy Marshal I. G. Sproul,
both charged with robbing the mail—the for
mer in Lawrence county, in this. State, and
the latter at Harrison Valley, Potter county,
of which place he was Postmaster. Sweazy
was arrested in Ohio, and Cummings at Har
rison. They were committed to jail before
the United States District Court..
469,674
Foreign Commerce of the United States.—lt
appears by the statistics furnished to the
Secretary of the Treasury, that the imports of
foreign merchandize into the United States
during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1854,
were a fraction over $300,000,000. The ex
ports of domestic produce were between $250,-
000,000 and $260,000,000. The exports of
the breadstuffs and provisions were somewhat
in excess of:$50,000,000. The difference be
tween the imports and exports was made up
in California gold, stocks and mercantile ob
ligations. Tiie revenue from customs was
about $65,000,000, and from all other sources
$8,000,000.
Da' An important trial of a civil suit for
damages laid at $5,000 and $l,OOO, against
the owners of the steamer Henry Clay, which
was destroyed by fire on the 28th July, 1852,
when near Yonkers, on her trip from Albany
to New York, has been on trial in Goshen.—
The proceedings were commenced about
eighteen months ago",,in the Supreme Court of
Orange county, in the name of the "Executors
.of A. J. Downing," who lost his life by the
terrible disaster. The $5,000 was defined for
the loss of Mr. Downing's life, and the $l,OOO
for the loss of valuable baggage belonging to
deceased, his wife, and others of the family.--
It was ascertained that the proseCution could
not establish their case fully, so far as regard
ed the cause of death, and, therefore, that
portion of the prosecution was dropped. The
case turned upon the bill of damages for loss
of property. The Jury returned a verdict
against the company for the full amount
claimed.
Removing the State Capitol.—The Pennsyl
vanian has a forcible article in favor of re
moving the State Capitol from Harrisburg to
Philadelphia—and says : "that whatever good
reasons at one time existed for the removal of
the Seat of Government to Harrisburg, they
have ceased to exist." It says further that
"Philadelphia is practically the centre of the
State, being most accessible to all parts of it,"
and is of the opinion that the removal would
be reformatory in its character, by "giving us
stronger and honester legislators." If the
change would bring about this latter effect,
we should rejoice to see it made, as there is a.
very large margin for improvement in this
particular. The Pennsylvanian recommends
that the City should agree to erect the neces
sary public buildings at its own expense.
SUSPENSION OF REEVES, & CO.—The Ledger
of Thursday announces that the enterprising
firm of Reeves, Buck & co., Iron Manufacturers,
have..stopped payment, their liabilities being
variously stated at from 9 to 12 hundred thou
sand dollars, with assets to the amount of three
millions of dollars. This firm has extensive
iron works at Phceniaville, in this State, and
we belive also at Bridgeton, West Jersey. We
have heard no particulars as to the cause of
the suspension, but we presume it results from
the shock the iron business has received from
the difficulty experienced in negociating the
millions of bonds so freely given in payment
of railroad iron. With so large a margin of
assets as here shown, it would hardly seem
possible that any loss can ultimately ensue,
or that the concern will stop operations.
ral:Wlforttilizieirea
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proposed Th e Aug]
Central America.
k WAIIEiINGTON, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 185-1.
d t . -.lenie Rthe newspapers are publishing par-'_
tier anCincorrect accounte of an important
eigerprisi , for4he colonilatien of that portion
of PentrelAinerica lying ',gong the Ctufribean'
Sea, cominonly Willed the. Mosquito Doast.
This whinge has been under consideratien by
the;Directing of tb,e Centel American - Land
-and Mining o:anyway for- about slew, and is
now upon the point of accomplishment. The
following is a brief history of the undertaking.
In 1839, the Mosquito King, as the Chief of
of the Mosquito Indians is called, granted to
the two Messrs. Shepherd, of San Juan, and
to Stag/glans F. Haley, who is son-in-law to
one of the former gentlemen, a tract of coun
try along the coast, extending from latitude
nine degrees north to abole fifteen degrees
north, and a: sufficient breadth to make-the
area of the territory thus ceded nearly 30,000,-
000 of acres. In 1853 one half this great tract
was sold to a gentleman of Virginia, with the
understanding . that he was to organize a com
pany of American capitalists to promote the
colonization of the country, and the working
of its mines, which during the period of
Spanish supremacy, were among the most
valuable and productive on the continent.
This gentleman assigned a large portion of
his interest to an association of persons, chief
ly citizens of Maryland, Pennsylvania and
New-York, which association subsequently
took the form and style of the Central Ameri
can Land and Mining Company. The num
ber of shares is 200,000, each of which repre
sents 150 acres of the land included in the
grant. The late lamentable and distinguished
lawyer, Edward Sandford, who was lost in
the Arctic, was counsel of the company, and,
after a thorough investigation of the subject,
gave an opinion in favor of the perfect validity
of the title.
In- September last a meeting of the com
pany was held, at which it was resolved to
tender to Senator Shields, of Illinois, the ap
point:l:lent of agent of the Company in the
Mosquito country. He held the offer under
advisement during the pendency of the elec
tion which was to determine the question of
his return to the Senate, and has not yetgiven
a decision. In the meantime a portion of the
stockholders met in New-York, and determin
ed, with the concurrence of the others, that
more prompt action must be taken than had
been previously proposed. Accordingly, an
offer was made to Col. Wm. L. Kinney, the
celebrated Texan Ranger, who happened to
be then in New-York, on his way to the Cri
mea, with a design of observing and perhaps
taking a part in the struggle there going on,
to proceed to San Juan, and take such meas
ures as his judgment andexperience approved,
to attract colonists, and render productive
and available the property of the company.
Cul. Kiriney accepted the terms offered him,
and will probably sail in the course of the en
suing month.
It is expected that the Mosquito chief will
demand a fuither consideration as an induce
ment to confirm the grant of his father, and
the company is prepared to make it. He is,
like most Indian monarchs, poor, and two
years ago was obliged to petition the Messrs.
Shepherd 8: Haley to be allowed to open a
credit at their general furnishing establish
ment in Greytown for checked shirts, calico
pantaloons, and raw whiskey to the amount
of $22 50, which they granted. The company
will cheerfully assign the chief a reasonable
annuity.
The productions of Mosquito are sugar, cot
ton, indigo, cocoa, Indian corn, India rubber,
mahogany, and, innumerable dye woods.
Among the minerals are gold, silver, copper
and coal. The principal coal mine is on the
Chiriqui lagoon, half a day's sail from San
Juan and Aspinwall respectively. If the
seheme of colonization, as above briefly sketch
ed, succeeds, the territory will occupy the
anomalous position to the Government of this
Union of a province held both in sovereignty
and as property by an American commercial
company, in much the same manner as India
is held by the East India Company.
And yet this company will be in all things
subject to the American Government. What
follows? The cpsequence that this country
must be an Amelican province, and the pos
sessors of it will be subjects of the Federal
Government. Here will arise the important
question whether it can he kept in this depen
dent provincial position in perpetuitft or will
have the right to be admitted as a State? The
same question is now in debate as to the Sand
wich Islands, and will soon arise as to Sonoro.
OPENING THEIR EYES.—The Philadelphia
Ledger thinks that the British journals are
opening their eyes to the real character of the
"War in the East." The difficulties already
encountered by the Allies from the invasion of
Russian territory have, produced a very deci
ded change in their opinions respecting the
power of resistance of Russia, and their hopes
of a speedy conquest. One entire season has
passed, and:still no impression has been made
upon "tll2 enemy." Fleets greater than Eng-
land ever assembled in hostile array before an
adversary, have been unable to accomplish
any desided act which brings England nearer
to her object—to put a stop to the territorial
progress of Russia. In the Crimea she has
been the most successful in her operations, but
even there she has accomplished nothing de
cisive, while her army is melting away with
alarming rapidity.
Of the,thirty thousand men who left Eng
land for thes eat of war on the Black Sea, she
has lost by the cholera, by war, and other cas
ualties, 14,000 men, according to the calcula
tion of the Liverpool Northern Times. Her
army had recently received a reinforcement of
1200 marines, and perhaps 2000 troops of all
arms, and with the 4000 men who are going
out, the British force may be increased to 23,-
000 or 25,000. The inadequacy of this force
to retain possession of any conquest made in
the,Zast against one of the most powerful
countries of Europe, begins to press itself
painfully upon the English mind, and hence
we•see the English journals beginning to rouse
the nation to new- efforts to sustain the honor
of its arms, involving a vast expenditure of
treasure. The Times says :
"We require an allied army of 200,000 men
in the East, and it is vain longer to deny the
fact, or endeavor to give a more favorable col
oring to the position we are really in. France
can supply her contingent, and England must
find her moiety. We were in hopes that di
plomacy, hacked by a formidable warlike dem
onstration on the part of the two greatest mil
itary and naval powers of lilurope, would have
brought the Czar to some equitable terms.—
This, vision has now passed away, and the idea
of playing at war any longer must be totally
exploded.
"The troops stationed in our colonies must
be brought home, and the defence of our dis•
taut possessions left to the loyalty and patriot
ism of our colonists. Recruits must be ob
tained, and no means of offence or defence
left longer to take care of themselves. All
that is now being done is well enough as far
as it goes. But the Ottoman dominions have
still to be protected, and the blood of civiliza
tion has to be avenged. We can no more think
of retiring from the field while these duties
remain to be performed and crowned with vic
tory, than we could think of abandoning our
homes and hearths to a Russian invader. Ex
perience has already shown us whatthe nature
of the present contest really is, and to neglect
another day to prepare for what has to follow,
would be highly criminal. One hundred thous
and British troops, and the same number of
French must, coute qui coute be sent to the
East without delay. With the fall of Sevas
topol, our present intense anxiety may cease,
but with event the war must be considered as
only just commencing."
The Monthlies
GRAHAM'S MAGAZINE.—The December number (which
completes the current volume) Is now on our table, rich in
Its reading matter and handsomely embellished, as usual.
''Too OATH AT VALLEY FORGE" is truly a splendid engra
ving—so also "Too DscLansvioa."
The January number commences a new volume, and
that will afford a fitting time to commence new subscrip
tions. This number will be ready about tho middle of
December, and will be sent, without cost, to all who de
sire to form clubs: and, as an additional inducement to
subscribers, the Proprietors, Messrs. RICHARD H. Sop & Co,
offer three superb premium plates, engraved in 'the high
est style of the art, to Clubs.
Terms—for single copy—s 3 per annum.
Coal Trade.—The amount of coal transpor
ted this year on the Schuylkill Canals, thus
far, 872,312 tons against.B27,B47 to same time
last year.
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Quarter illessloas...Noventbpr Term.
The Mowing cesee were unposed of at the Crizahu4
Court last week:
Marion; indictment, Malicious Bike
istskt — Phu guilty : sentanced to pay adm of one dollar,
costa of prosecution, and auger an imprisonment of I . lIIOt.
00/11. va. John Buttgan; inztietmat, Beeping a a.m.
la.
, Vas guilty; sentenerd.to pay a Of sernWivei
dollars,coans of prosecution, and *arl conatted until men
*nee be complied with.
hull..
Eirinrietta Alp=4,...uent, assault and bat
troy.' Plea not guiltyi . • sentenced to pare
tine of one dollar, co sta n, and stand commit
ted until sentence be compiled with.
Cont, r. Thomas Newlan and ithnmaa Logiur; inuety.of
the pesos, on complaint of Philip Baker. The Court Order ,
ad that they pay costs of prosecution, and that each of
them give security for 600 dollars, to be of good behaviour
for 6 months.
Com. vz. John Auderson,(caL); Indictment, Larceny.—
Plea. not guilty; verdict guilty..
Com. vs. Geo. Washington (col.); Indictments, keeping
a tippling louse, and gambling honsel Plea, not guilty;
founderty on keeping a lippfing &Maas and not guilty
to ambling house.
Com. vs. Ueo. Augustus (c01.'7, indictment, cruelty by
cutting the tongue out of a mule, belonging to Robert
Hamilton, of Columbia. Plea, not guilty; sentence,
and two years at herd talur in the ;Penitentiary. LA right,
eons sentence.)
Com. vs. Harriet Miller (col); indictment, larceny. Plea,
not guilty; sentence, guilty, and 4 months imprisonment to
bard labor in the penitentiary.
Com. vs. James flay; indictment, for assault and batte
ry. Plea, not guilty—verdict, guilty. Sentenced to pa •
a fine of one dollar andeosts.
The same defendant was aftetwards indicted for assault
arid battery with intent to kill his step-so; James Hear
ey, with a hatchet. Verdict, guilty. in consideration of
representations made, the Court sentenced the defendant
to pay a tine of On and costs.
The court directed that notice be given by the Sheriff,
that the application to rescind the license of Andrew Biter
will be beard on the.tid Wednesday in November next.
Several hills were Ignored, and in .he case of Samuel 1111-
well and Abraham Jackson the Gland Inquest directed
them to pay the coign.
Com vs. Use. Washington, (col.) This was au indictment
for furnishing spirituous liquors toa person of known In
temperate habits, and for serving the same after notice to
the contrary. Pound guilty. The sentence of the Court
wasthat the defendantpaytineofs3llsnd undergo imprison
ment for SO days, also to pay to prosecutor the sum of $lO
and costs of prosecution.
The same defendant was also indicted for keeping a tip
pling house, and s verdict of guilt rendered. in this case
he was sentenced to pay a fine of $7O and costs.
Com. vs. Andrew Biter, of Columbia. This was also a
charge of selling liquor to one Henry Loring, a person of
known intemperate habits, and after notice from the wife
of the inebriate to the defendant to discontinue. The wife
(Mrs. Loring] related the facts of serving the notice and'
witnessing the defendant sell liquor to Loring within three
months after such service. The defendant did not call any
witnesses, but rested his defence on the contradictory tes
timony of the wife, and further that the passage of the act
was so recent that not every person could be said to be ac
quainted with its passage, and moreover that the grounds
on which this information was laid, occurred about or be
fore the passage of this act. After the Judge's charge the
jury retired, and ou return rendered a verdict of guilty.—
The sentence of the Court was that the defendant Pay a
fine of $4O and ten days imprisonment, also to pay to the
prosecutor $lO, and costs of prosecution.
Com. vs. William Dorsie (col.). Indicted for rape on Mar-
Um Ann Brookes, a white girl aged 15 year;. The testimo
ny of the prosecutris and her mother, whO were the prin.
ciapl witnesses, was so contradictory that the District At
torney said he could not press a conviction. Verdict, not
guilty. The prisoner was retained to be tried for adultery,
he being a married man.
Corn. vs. Nicholas Truman, (col.) of Columbia. Indicted
fur assault and battery on Iris wife, Sarah Truman. The
evidence of the plaintiff showed a succession of aggravated
assaults, by threatening her life and chasing her from the
house.
The defendant attempted to show that the matter arose
out of jealousy, and that the threats were made against
some of Sarah's admirers. The jury, without retiring, re
turned a verdict of guilty. The defendant addressed the
Court In person, stating that Sarah's father had recom
mended him to kum,k her dowu two ur three times, other
wise she would not behave. Whether this address had
any weight with the court is not known, but the sentence
was a tine of 5.44.1 and met of . proseeution.
Com. vs. Jacob B. Miller, of Maytown. luictment, thl•
Bug liquor to an inebriate person. Vordlct, not guilty;
but ordered to pay costs.
Cont. vs. Thomas flubley. Indictment; fornication and
basterdy. Verdict, guilty. Sentence deterred.
Cum. vs. Peter Loady; of Columbia. indictment, assault
and battery on Henry McCabe, store keeper. Verdict, guil
ty. Sentenced to pay s line of one dollar, undergo tiro
mouths imprisonment and pay costs.
T,M.A number of other petty cases wore disposedid .
Several important cause were continued over till January
Term, amongst whicfi are oUe ortwo murder trials.
CITY AND COUNTY ITEMS
Writing School
Mr. F. SHERBROOKE, who has been very suc
cessful in Reading, Easton, New Brunswick,
N. J„ and a number of other cities and towns,
has taken rooms in South Queen street, two
doors north of the Mayor's office, and nearly
opposite the Second Presbyterian Church,
where lie has commenced giving lessons in
PENMANSHIP: From the numerous testimo
nials iu possession of Mr. ,s., given by those
who have witnessed his skill in imparting in
struction, we have no doubt that he will be
able to give abundant satisfaction to all who
may patronize him, in this City. Young La
dies and Gentlemen, desirous of acquiring the
necessary accomplishment of good penman
ship, would do well to enter his classes with
out delay. The rooms are large, well
,lighted
and heated, and a separate apartment is re
served for the class of Ladies.
Siiir The Concert given by the Phharmon
ic Society, %). Thursday evening, for the ben : .
efit of the Union Dorcas Society, was very
numerously attended. The music was excel
lent. The Society purpose giving another
Concert on Christmas evening, on which oc
casion they will be assisted by Miss Adeline
Hildebrandt. •
ge'The Lancaster Rifles,Capt. Barton, are
making arrangements for visiting Baltimore
during Christmas week. They are to be the
guests of the First Rifle Regiment of that city.
BANK DIRECTORS ELECTED
LANCASTER BANK.—David Longenecker,
James N. Connell, Marie Hoopes, A. -Herr
Smith, H. Freeland, John Mussleman, Patrick
Kelly, B. Eshleman, John Hatz, A. S. Hack
man, John F. Long, P. McEvoy, Thos. Baum
gardner.
LANCASTER CO. BANK.—John Landes, Eman
uel Swope, James Smith, Jacob Kaufman,
John Miller, John Bushong, Benjamin B. Herr
George Bear, Samuel Ranck, Christian B.
Herr, Abraham Bauman, George G. Brush,
Gabriel Bear.
FARMERS' BANK OF LANCASTER.—Chrieto
pher Hager, Jacob B. Tshudy, Jacob Bausman,
Slater Brown, John Rohrer, Nathaniel Ellma
ker, Hiram F. Witmer, W. K. Mehaffy, Geo.
D. Mc.T.lvain, Henry Arndt, Daniel Heitshu,
John H. Roland, Reuben A. Baer.
INLAND SAFETY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.-
Dr. H. E. Muhlenberg, Thomas Zell, Jacob
M. Long, S. W. P. Boyd, David Bender, John
A. Hiestand, John Styer, Henry Miller, John
W. Jackson, Peter Martin, David Hartman,
Philip Arndt, Daniel Good.
Important to Tavern-Kfiepers.—The Court of
Quarter Sessions last week made a rule, that
hereafter no transfer of a tavern license will
be allowed, unless previous publication be I
made in the newspapers, as provided by the
law regulating the granting of licenses.
Bank Stock.—Last week forty shares of Lan
caster Bank stock sold at from $59,50 to $6l
per share Four shares of Farmers' Bank
stock sold at $62,75.
Deputy Coroners.—The Coroner of this
County has made the following appointments
of Deputies :
John Auxer, Esq., residing at Marietta, for
the Borough, of Marietta and the townships o
Earl and West Donegal and Conoy.
James H. Hunter, Esq.,residing at Colum
bia, for the Borough of olumbia and town
ship of West Hempfield.
Christian H. Rauch, Esq., residing at Litiz,
for the townships of Ephrata, Elizabeth, Penn
and Warwick.
Christian Bentz, Esq., residing at Reams
town, for the townships of Brecknock, Eas
and West Cocalico and Clay.
George Reed, Esq., residing at Earlville, fo
Earl and West Earl townships.
Samuel Wicks, Esq., Peter's Creek Post Of
fice, for Fulton, Little Britian,,, and Drumor:
townships.
Jacob Souders, Esq., Mount Joy Post Office,
for Mount Joy and Rapho townships.
Mir GEO. BRUBAKER, Esq., has been admit
ted to practise law in the several Courts o
this County.
MOL. TEA.Nx.sorvirm DAY was very overall'
observed in this City. The stores and business
places were mostly closed, and service w. •
held in all the various churches.
Committed for Murder.—James F. Young,'
the agent od the Columbia railroad, charged
with being instrumental in the death of Thos.
Bendy, near Penningtonville, br pushing h'
off the cars when the train was in motion, has
been committed to the Chester County Prison
to take his trial for murder.
Steasburg Literary and Scientific Associa
tion.—The following persons were elected, of
fivers and managers to • serve until the firs
Monday in January neat:.
President—Dr. Samuel•Keneagy.
Vice President—John Hendrickson.
Treasurer—Thomas A.: ; Galt.
Secretary—Jacob Bower. .
Managers--Dr. Abm: Eshleman, W. T. Mc-
Phail, John Musselman, John A. Warfel,John
F. Herr, Jadob Hildebraral, Dr. Ben. Musser,
Cyrus N. Herr, Hervey Brackbill, Hon. Isaac
E. Moder, Jacob Keneaky, Alex. McOloy.
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! • IiatiCASTIII.. 'Nov. l 2o. 1854.
Court met at 10 o'clock, A. M. and after
4alliug the list of Jurors, Judge Longdelivered
pe_following charge to the - Grand Jury, of
hick C. Bentz,, .1,1q. ' is Foreman :
Went/when of the Grand Joy. :
Thitidarfitriiitia new ern in the judicial' his
ory or:this county., We have assembled in
t .his hill fdr the first time. for the purpose' of
dministering the laive of our tiountryvand this
building may•thereither be looked upon as a
monument erected by the pee le of the county
'of Lancaster, tel the s,,irit of the laws, and as a
manifestation of their high regard 'for the ad
ministration of just.t.c. Perhaps next to the in
spiration of the gospel, and its holy precepts,
the principles of justice, and a proper respect
for the laws, claim our highest venAation. At
the ciliation of man, there *as impressed upon
his nature it desire of associating with others;
but in order to maintain society, it was soon
discovered to be necessary that they should be
governed M their conduct by certain rules.-
1-listory infOrms us that laws were coeval with
our nature; that in the earliest ages of the
world, even among the most rude and uncivili
zed, they were directed by those laws which
the light of uncultivated reason pointed out to
I them. In despotic governments, where the
1 law-Making power rests with one or a few per-
BOGS; the rules of conduct prescribed by them
for the ice virile are sometimes of the most op
pressive character and little in unison with just
ice ; and consequently do not create any sympa
thy with those who are called upon to respond
to their behests ; but in a government like ours,
founded upon correct principles. and where its
power is established by the concurrence of the
people. the' law ought to be the sovereign to
which they should to render their voluntary
homage. Some of the attributes of the law, in
such a government, are the protection of The
rights of the people, and the' prevention of
wrongs. They constitute the bulwark of piety
and the upholder of morality ; and in a country
like this,where the sovereign will rests with the
people, and where all laws emanate from them
and exist at their will and pleasure, a strict ob
•servance of them is not only essential to their
social prosperity, but their political existence is
dependent upon it. The representatives of the
people may sometimes act ignorantly in regard
to the sentiments of their constituents', and per
haps some 'ill them may be influenced by im
proper motives, to enact laws which may. not
be congenial to the wishes of the majority of
th•tse from whom they have derived their power;
but even to a case of that kind, the disregard
of such a law by the people would be the fire
nuttier of other and greater evils, which they
never anticipated If the law be a had one.
and calls lor correct Pon, and your represents
lives disregard your call. the remedy is ni hand;
the ballot liox affords a sovereign cure for all such
mal,rdres. r Republics soon fall, where the laws
are subverted by, the people.'
And, in a government I Ike this. the most per
fect that ever has been devised by the - wisdom
of titan, while its administration is placed un
der the control of the majority, they re re
strained by the •fundamental laws. even it they
halt dr,posed,lrom invading the rights of the ma
jority, as guaranteed to them by tine laws 01 the
lard; h..se fundamental laws which are gener
ally established in the calm moments of sober
! reflection; when the passions are at rest, serve
as a shield, against fanaticism and unjust im
pulses which the people, even in this coutory,
are not entirely exempt from. It is true that the
majority have also the power to, alter those
fundamental laws and adopt others which ma )
be in ,t.eordance with their views, hot Ili is cart
only be done bi a tedious prate;;, and belore in
can 1,, accomplished, ample time is a llo.ved for
rt H. ction, when reason may rt seine its dont is
ton, And when any improper at ,s or prejudice
which may, in the hour of excitement. have
been created, may' be removed by the sol,
seen d thought.
It is trite but no less true sayirs, that the
judiciary ii the bulwark of civil lit.sriy, a:•d the
foundation upon which rests our free insti:a-•
lions ; that so long as they remain honest, in
dependent, and faithful to the high tfust reties , d
in them, influenced by no motives save an hon
est desire to promote justice, and to be govern
ed by the established laws at the land, they
will prove a paladium of I berry.
But, useful and necessary as laws are. it is no
less necessary that tribunals Afitild he establish
ed and tacilities afforded by which they may he
carried into effect ; the representatives of the
people of this county, therefore, in the erection
of this building, which is, perhaps, surpassed 'oy
few, if any, in this country, either in artistical
taste or appearance, have 'not only manifested
their appreciation of the law, but have also
shown a knowledge of the people and a willing
ness to comply with their demandsiby the erec
tion of anddifice which, while it pdssesses every
convenience, is no less ornamental.
Upon an occasion- like this, it, perhaps, will
not be considered improper to refer to some of
the events of the early history of this county ;
to turn our thoughts back for a few minutes to
the period when our ancestors, few in number,
fled from Europe to escape religious and politi
cal persecution, and took refuge here,—and to
contrast those times with its present condition.
In so'doing, we will.have reason to be astonish
ed at the changes which have taken place since
that time ; then, although a century and a quar
ter hoe scarcely transpired, th is county, which
has justly been styled the Garden of America,
where its fields are annually loaded with the
richest harvest, was then but a dense forest,
where was heard the howl of wild animals and
the yell of the savage, and where. the only buil
ding to be seen was the wigwam. But what do
we now behold in this highly- favored spot,which
in view of its great agricultural productions,
mineral wealth and other resources has some
times, not improperly, been termed an empire
within itself. What changes have taken place
within those few years,—because a century, as
regards a nation, is looked upon as a small period
of time. Now, instead of the cries of the Indi
an, we hear the busy hum of industry, and in
stead of the rude huts, we beheld the comforts
hle mansions of a free and independent people,
who, by their industry and the blessing of Prov
idence, have caused the wilderness to bloom,
and who, by their patriotism and intelligence,
have contributed as much to the establish!: ant
and support of ourfree institutions, as any peo
ple to he found within this Republic; and when
we look at the noble edifices erected everywhere
in the county, to the worship of God; and the
great efforts now making in the cause of educa
tion. especially in behalf. of the common schools
which are a greater security to our liberty than
armies of soldiers ; and NAthen we remember that
there are now between three and four hundred
operation in this county, it does not require
any great stretch of imagination to foretell that
the time is not far distant when the citizens o f
this county will be as distinguished for their at
tention to common schools as the county is now
for the fertility of its soil. In consideration,
therefore, of the happy condition of the county,
and the virtues of its inhabitants, where is the
citizen who knows hOw to value these blessines
but rejoices that his lot has been cast in such a
highly favored spot, and feels an honest pride
that he is a citizen of Lancaster county 9
When the proprietary government of Penn
sylvania was first established under William
Penn in 1682, there were but three counties,
viz : Philadelphia, Chester and Bucks. 'Emi
gration into the Province must have been slow
. at that period, for we find that it was not until
the 10th of May, 1729, a period of more than for
ty-seven years from the establishment of the col
ony, that Lancaster county was erected, and
which was the first county, that was established
by the colonial government ; at that time the
county embraced the greater part of Pensylva
nia, but in the course of time the following coun
ties were taken of it ; and in the. chronological
order in which they are_mentioned on the 19th
of August 1749, York county was taken out of
it; on the 27th January, 1750, Cumberland
county was erected ; on the 11th of March, 1752,
part of Berks was taken out of it ; on the 21st
March, 1772, part of Northumberland ; on the
4th March, 1785, Dauphin county was erected
out of it and on the 16th of Feburary, 1813, part
of Lebanon county was taken therefrom, since
that timeit has continued with its preeent.e rrt
tory. The first court for the county was held
on the first Tuesday of August, 1729, in a block
house, kept by John Postlewaite, on the batiks
of the Conestoga, about six miles south. of the
city of Lancaster. This court appears to have
been held there but a short time, for we find by
the records that on the 3d 'day of August, 1730,
it was held at Lancaster. Tho first court house
erected in Lancaster county was built upon the
same site, in Centre Square, which was occu
pied by the one which was lately taken down ;
it must have been built upon the organization of
the county, and appears to have been of small
dimensions, built of brick, and was destroyed
accidentally by fire while it was undergoing re
pair, With regard to the second, the Immedi
ate predecessor of the one we now occupy. it
appears to have been built about the year 1787,
but the cupalo was not completed till about 1794
' and was justly admired, as we all know, for its
symmetrical beauty, and the architectural skill,
which it displayed, and while the emergency of
the tithes required its removal, many have 're
gretted that it did not occupy a place where the
march of modern improvement might have spa
red it from deetruction. To many of the older
inhabitantc, it is held in pleasing 'remembrance,
on account of the reminisencea it affords. Du
ring the time that Lancaster was the seat of
Government, both branches of the Legislature
held their sessions there, and before and after
wards the courts of the county were held there,
and was the stage upon which appeared some of
the brightestgeniuses of the times; some of their
names are impressed upon the page of history
as distinguished statesmen and emenet Jurists,
and are destined to live in the annals ofour coun
try, while the memory of many others who have
passed away, are enshrined in the affections of
those who survive them, and who remembered
their virtues and who witnessed their forensic•
skill. Many are the traditionary incidents
which are related of them, and which will have
• a tendency to keep alive their names for many
years to come. That Court House will 'also be
remembered as being the arena of some of the
fiercest political contests, that ever• agitated this
peaceful community, and where many a political
aspirant, received his quietus, and found apolit
ical grave. As regards the first and second
court houie, each of them appears to have stood
about sixty years ; it is, however, hhped that
this coincidence will not fix the time of duration
of the present oue.
With regard to the objects of your duties,
cannot forego this opportunity of calling your
attention to a subject to wkich this Court, on
several occasions, adverted, and which has been
the subject of consideration offormer Grand Jo-,
ries; I-allude - Or•the condition of the insane
poor of the coonty: - .1. How long the present apart
ments allotted tothar unfortunate class of our
tellow-beings, will:continue to be a subject of
complaint, will depend upon those in whom the
power is vested to -remove this evil ; but it be
comes nojeas our duty to remind you of it, and
it becomes also your duty to investigate the
matter, and to make your view know in your
report. The last Grand, Jury appear to have
been fully. impressed Witirthe importance of the
subject, but were prevented from giving it that
Minute examination which their inclination
seemed to have disposed them, on account of
the cholera, which was then prevailing in the
Hospital. 'the time was when the insane re
ceived little
.sympathy from the community,
when they were often treated in a manner, which
reflected little credit upon the humanity or sensi
bility of mankind; but a happy change has ta
ken place, and they are now considered worthy
of the kindest regard, and their forlorn condition,
which has too long been overlooked, now ex
cites the mode-rest compassion.
I would also call yuur attention to a matte
which also entered into the consideration of
former Grand Jury ; viz :'the appointment of
moral instructor for the Poor House., Hoepita
and Prison. Those who take into consideratio
the condition of the unfortunate inmates of thee
establishments, will find, no doubt. in the Poo
House and Hospital, many whose vices and in
temperance was the cause of placing them there
But there are also among the number, some
whose lives were distinguished by a vita uousca
veer, but who fell victims to misfortune. I
however matters nothing what was the calls
that brought them there ; they deserve our corn
miseration, and it appears to into that the smal
amount which would be required to pat a prope
person, whose duty it would be to adminisie
moral and religious instruction to the-unfortu
nate inmates, could not be better applied ; bu
it there be a good reason for the appointment o
person to attend to the spiritual sod niora'
wants of the inmates of the Poor House an
Hospital, how much stronger are the reasons
that such a person should be appointed to in
struct those in their moral and religious duties,
who are confined within the dreary walls of the
Prison, and to point out to them the way o
peace, which can only be found in a life of vir
tue. Otte great object of punishment is the re
forma•ion tit the offender; but how can we ex
pect that persons. such as trimly of the prisoners
are. who, from their infancy, have been stran
gers to moral and religious instructions, associ
ating with persons of like depraved morals with
themselves, and living upon a polluted social at
mosphere, should ever be reclaimed. unless they
should have SIMI.' pt rson to leech them. Solita
ry confinement appears to be a favorite method
ut punt:lino nt in Pennsylvania, and perhaps is
the beat method that has yet been deVhed. but
when the guilty mind of a prisoner is left to
prey upon himself, it may be doubtful tete:they,
such punishment, without the influence of
mu
ratity or religion, will ever bring abate , a refor
mation; they are too apt to look upon themselves
as outcasts of society, and too frequently their
only study is how to make reprisals upon .ocio-.
ty for the punishment they are suffering ; but
let this erroneous impression be dissipated; let
hem know that the door is yet open by which
they. may return to society ;' let them be con
vinced that even on the score of sell-interest,
•honesty is the best policy," and that "the way
of the transgressor is hard," aitd then tee may
have hope of a reformation. Frequently, young
persons ore committed .fur the first offence ; if
the folly slid wickedness of their course was ex- ,
plained to them, the best results might be ex
pecteu. The resident clergy of Lancaster have
exhibited a laudable spirit of humanity in min
isit ring to the spiritual wants of the prisoners,
and persons in the Poor House, but when we
rt fleet upon the arduous duties which devolve
up o n hem, we cannot expect (much less have
the continently a claim upon them) that they
will continue their praiseworthy labors: The
expense, us I stated before, of a male instructor.
would be comparatively small when compared
with the advantages which might be expected to
resit' therefrom ; they have been introduced I
believe, Into some of the prisons of this COM
immweult h, and I have no doubt, wi.li benefit.
Among the numerous cases, which are , Irt -
quenilv returned by magistrates to the Cond o ,
for their investigation. there are often trifling
cases which might he legitimately disposed of
by them in a summary way. under the act of
the Legislature, passed the first day of April,
1853, which provides '•'rhat any person or per
sons who may be convicted, under existing law,
before the Mayor or any Alderman of the city
of Lancaster, or any Justice of the Peace, of
Lancaster county, as a vagrant, drunken, or
disorderly person, shall, for the first offence, be
sentenced to confinement at hard labor, in the
Lancaster county Prison, for a term not exceed
ing one month, and for the second offence, for
any term not exceeding two months, and for
every subsequent offence, for any term not less
than one or more than three months, and shall
be fed, clothed, and treated as convicts in said
Prison are directed to be ted clothed and treat
ed." This act is frequently enforced by the
Magistrates of the city of Lancaster, with the
most salutary effect. -The Legislature, in the
passage of this act, appear to have been anxious
also to guard the personal security of the accu
sed from oppression, for they very properly
allow, in a proper case, a re-examination of the
else; before one of the Judges, thus manifesting
a desire not only to preserve the peace of so
ciety, but also to secure to the accused an op
portunity fur a full investigation of his case.
As to the criminal business which will be
submitted to you for investigation, I regret to
discover that with regard to the amount there
is no diminution, from the corresponding session
of last year while some of the cases, are of a
heinous character.
- The oath or affirmation which each of you
have taken, is an excellent synopsis of the
duties of your, office.; the observance of the
duties therein enjoined, has been sanctioned by
the experienced wisdom of ages, as designed to
promote the justice and good order of society,
by impressing carefully upon your minds its
mandates; and acting according to its precepts,
you cannot fail of faithfully performing the
duties which you have now assumed. It may
not, however, be amiss to remind you of a few
of its prominent rules, by which you aro to be
governed and which are established by the na
ture ol the obligation which each of you have
taken. Your business, according to that obli
gation is to be kept a secret, none but your
selves is to know anything of what is done by
your body, and you are enjoined not to divulge
ny of your transactions, unless legally fequired
ao do so.
In the finding of a true bill, twelie jurors
must concur; it is not necessary that all the
jurors empannelled should agree in finding a
bill. In .examining .the witnesses produced
on behalf of the Commonwealth, and none
others are to be examined by you, you will allow
but one witness before you at a time. and no
other witness is to be present at another's ex
amination, so that no witness may be influenced
by the statement of another. If by an examina•
non of part of the witnesses you are satisfied
that there is legal grounds for finding a true
bill, there will be a saving of time and trouble
to yourselves by dispensing with the examina
tion of the other witnesses marked on the bill.
In bills ol indictment when ihe crime is laid
to have been done feloniously, should you think
the testimony does not warrant the finding ot a
true bill, the foreman will simply endorse 'ig
noramus'; il on the contrary a bill is found your
foreman will endorse •true bill; and so in re
gard to misdemeanors. In cases of misde
meandis, however, where the indictment dues
not charge the offence to have been committed
feloniously you are authorized by law, where
the bill is ignoramused to impose the costs ol
prosecution, upon the prosecutor or the county,
and you will be particular to note in your find
ing who is to pay the costs; it the prosecutor
you will name' him.
When complaints are made with an honest,
and proper purpose, with the view of promoting
the public justice, and suppressing crime, it
would be Wrong to impose the cost of prosecu
tion on an innocent prosecutor; but when the
prosecutzin is commenced without probable
cause. oFfor the purpose of perhaps grat ity nig a
private pique or revenge, or merely to gratify a
morbid desire to harrass others, it is right that
such a person should be subjected to the cost el
prosecution. You will also bear in mind that
public officers, acting honestly in their official
capacity, are not to be subjected to the payment
of costs; to allow this,to be done, it is obvious
would be detrimental to the public interests of
the country.
In the interval of your official duties you will
be careful to avoid all positions by which you
may have communicated to you, the least inti
mation of the nature or character ot any matter
or case, you may likely called upon to act ;
properly, you are to hear nothing out of the
jury room ol the nature of the case—there yogi
official business is to be tranaacted.
PATENTS.—The Scientific American calliftll'e
attention of inventors to a recent change in
the rules of the Patent office by which it re
quires inventors who send models to the Pat
ent Office, to construct them that their size
shall not exceed twelve inches in any direction.
If the model exceed this size, even by an inch,
it cannot be received, though the office will
reduce the models to the required size at the
inventor's ex pence. The American complains
of the rule as involving a needless expense
to the inventor. The alteration takes place
before the examination is made, and after un
dergoing the expense first of a model, then of
its reduction in size to conform to the rule, it
may be rejected altogether by the examiners.
This would seem to operate injuriously to
the inventive talent of our countrymen, which
shduld be stimulated and encouraged. It is
suggested that the Patent Office should aban
don the plan of having models, which it will
ultimately have to do for want of adequate
accommodations in the public buildings for
keeping them. Good drawings of the machines,
with full descriptions, would probably answer
as well for at least one half the patented im
provements, while machines of very intricate
construction might be illustrated with models.
St.Louls Co spondee e.
The ireather—Anoble'r Rank ttio—Dirtin • Arrivals
—U.S Senator —TheuiVh' Jockey Club' -11.1itiois Mee
tron--Echectrd lictynar, be Bung —Suicide—strrat
of Ariik'n - 40104talttsr., -. ' ' .—Kansas .2,lrrritory--.Mor
rripa,
mon S'lrkrbrotti from! nsyhuanid--PresidcatiaL
Ticked for '56-4:+art ejSreadt, who rohbed the Marine
Band of Savonfink . Getl.—.o,ooo of the Money Recovered
—Buffalo Bil I 1 .•,. ? .
, ;.tier. Louts, tfov. al, 1854.
The laid week in .thin seed= of coita has been ex
tremely cold . On Friday and Saturday t he wind from the
north blew furiously, and a tdOnd of dust r several days
hung over the city, filling th - eyes and thioats of all who
tanderteak to battle, wit/04'4nd in a word, Made every
thing look dirty 'and in Ldnapitlattod staid. Dieing the
entire day on Saturday it threaten& mll with a snow
storm, and at ititey - vals qultrit,sprinkling filth though not
enough to loathe/ the earth.
Our business men still complain of dull times, and•the
scarcity of money from the cd entry. Now that the excite
ment concerning the thtliana 'Banks has Somewhat sub
sided, wo are again in the midst of anothei tunic, arising
from the reported failure and suspension Isf a number of
the Illinois Banks. at 1 the mere announcement
of their suspension, our citizens at once refused to receive
all Illinois notes, and those that held therakot rid of them
got rid of them at the shortest possible lima The St. Louis
Board of Bankers and Brokers' , held ameethig, and resolved
to receive all Illiusis Bank notes , In good attending at their
counters. This announceme nt has relieved the minds of
a large number of blll-holderslin this city. , The following
banks are reported to have suspended payment in Illinois,
Ohio and Wisconsin,
and are refused by . the bankers of
this city: City Bank. Chleaged Merchants and Mechanics'
dm Phenix, do; Union, do; Be video), lliinoi Bank of Na
pierville, do; Bank of Ottawa, do Du Pagel County Bank,
do Rock Island Bank, die Bock River !Sauk. Wisconsim.
Milledgeville 13Ank,•lieorgitu qherokee ltaullug anti Insur
ance Co.. do Mechanics' and I Traders' Bank, Cincinnati,
Ohio; Canal - Bank. Cluvelau do; City Dunk, Columbus,
do; Clinton Bank, Columbus ,, t o; Circlevilloldo; Miami Val.
ley, do; Woodbury Bank, Co nks.
The Indian Bank notes areceived in this city at 50
cents on the dollar. It app s rs that there , Is only one of
the Indiana State Stock Ban that has std up amid the
general wreck of banks In th State—ibis ls the "Prairie
City Bank" of Terre Haute, which has et all the de
mands upon it dollar for d her o and is as sound and
healthy to.day as it ever was.
-Cul. Thos. U. Benton arrived iu this cityou Friday last,
end is stopping at the Missouri Hotel. Th Hon. Stephen
A. Douglas. of Illinois, is also F in our city, a n d taken quar
ters at the Planters' house. } These are rtirtaluly dist'',
guished arrivals. as Moth heed figured largely In the great
question now agitating the minds I.f the unisses generally,
and which has either politically killed one ler the other of
them—and probably &eh. . las said that OM. Benton will
nut be in Congress this wit:Mr. but will 'ireinnin In Otis
St.at, awaiting the decision or the Missouril Legislature in
the choice of a l". S. Senator.!lt Is also stated that Seim
tor Atchison will be abseut.frum his post. In Congress, lu
miusaluence el the - hazard orthe die; whllds„,wlll soon Ix,
turned. and upon the fate of which, all eyes are turned.—
An Impression seems to prevail that Senatid• Atchison will,
be returned to the U. S. Senate. as a -bargilu and sale" is
about to o take place among Ote different Parties of Miss.
curl—rat hest. it is so rumored. The Whigs claim a ma
jority is le. Legislattire, and if the AntieS go with them
upon several questions Of Stare policy. theyfrill give thew
the Senator by their .issistaime. But the Ttrutup cannot
be known until after the cards are dealt:' l
Quite an exciting con trovet'sy is now goin g on between
ti
the St. Ismis I ntelligecer mid the Whig l mtral Commit
tee alias the N 1... Republican.; The lasts in ; ha matter and
the cause of the discussion iris about as follows: During
the last 'August election Meta. Iloy. Prie,i offered to bet
$lOO that Col. Beata woulihtriumphoveril.. M. liennett
fur Congress—a prominent Whig leaved tot ver the money
but when the appointed fiend at ri, ed it wale not done. It
was then publish,' to the world that the Whigs were afraid
to back their opinion ou thel result. Tliisi rather nettled
I the leaders..and a private subscription orrioug the mum.
bers of the Whig Central Coup :num was then taken up,
and the bet taken. The Cominittee togs the money. Ono
night last week the Whi„,•• Central t'ettimiten got nit. Splen
di'd supper at Planters' House to be paid nit out 0r this bet.
Some LSI or 70 prominent Whigs of the oily' were invited,
but the editors and proprieters of the intelligencer were
slighted—voted out of the patty, for not going MS the Com
mit lee thought) the - whole tog' in the rdcent campaign.
The supper cause off and the A utolligeucer Men get nu soup,
"Revenge:" •'Reven , "e: - was their motto, and in a naming
article they esp.:sea this lawless baud. MI blacklegs, and
dubbed the Committee, very E appropriatelyioa, the ••Whlg
Jockey Club. - It went on to tell the publidhow the money
was made to pay for this tiyter feast. anti the reasons fur
their not being invited. Th y published le, law on bet
tint on electiens, and thought that it a imid have been
better to have paid some of h e debts against tlie ••1114g
J 1 - '4
.turkey Club." instead . lig thetuselres w ith oysters
and roast venison. The Committee denied their owing any
debts, but the Intelligeneer preyed tauclnsively from a
Sit:lenient of James Spore, painter . , that the-' were indebted
to him fur transparences, At., for several ','years, and that
he had dunned them a dimmi times for tholantount, and at
last put his bill into the hands of a law.:ler, au. So the
00,, now stands, and t<Bett,..lliere or how d will terminate
I cannot say. At this (.0' f the ••.hieke Club, - it large
number of office-holders mud Members ele ct of the Legisla
ture were present, speeches Meru made and means devised
how they should act in the !legislature this wiuter-v-what
bargain and sale should, audi what should rued be made.—
Luther M. Bei:sett was callial up, and in his speech he
showed his hand on the Nebraska euestibn—but no one
Can understand, even now, how Ito stand i or what he in
tends to de. Ile said that had he have bi,en in Congress
when the hill came up lie should have vbtod against it,
but now that it had passed lit, would not v4O for its repeal.
We have not received the 'complete returns from 1111-
110i3, but ..nough is knownl;, state posillvely that the
at
Douglas party has he beate . In the ill district, Allen,
Democrat. has bet's realectedlover Archer, Whig, byla small
majority. Richardson, iu the Quincy district, is al. re
elected over Williams ' by `.. , 5-1.1 votes. In the lot district
Washburn, Whig, is elected; :it. Woodwifrtb, Anti.Nobras.
ka democrat; 6,t, Norton, Whig: .Ith. Knbz. Whig; 6th,
Harris, Nebraska Dem.; Silt, Trnmbuild Anti-Nebraska
Democrat: oth. Marshall, Nebraska Denjoerat. Total—
Three Douglas Democrats. 5120.1. nti-Douglaii men. It is be
lieved that the Democratic cithdidate tor:Rate Truaaurer la
elected. i I
A young lawyer (rout Tityta county. Henna,. by the
name of Edward Maynard, dibd ut lowa City about u week
Three Blares are to be hum; at Jetiers.Ju! City, in thin
:tutu, on Friday next for murdering their matter, Win. A.
Killiugworth, in July last.l a
Au unknown man hung Itinvielf on Sunday heat about ti
miles from the city. Ile wax pund !laugh* by a intiniker-
chief to the limb of a tree.
A
rrisou, the infernal m a chine Wretch, who murdered the
Allison family at Cincinnati, was arrested' at Muscatine,
lowa, and taken to Ohio. 11 was clerking:in a drug atom
witch arrested, and after taken to a hotel, attempted to
jump out of n third story window. Ile pasp.ol himself off
by the name of Willis, but a book was fould in his posses
sion with the name of Arrisma in it—in other books of his
the name was erased and Willis substituted.
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John G. Sass, the editor, ti ter, scholar land poet, has
just concluded a course of le urns before the Mercantile
Library Association. Ile dru large audienies every night,
and all appeared well pleased with the entertainment.
A letter from a friend in Naomi territory advises me
of the arrival there of Col. W.III. nutter, of the Boston Ar
gus (nephew of Goy. Reeder) Major Itobt. Klotz, formerly a
member of the Pennsylvania Legislature, and several other
gentlemen from your State. it is said that,'Col. Flenniken
of Fayette co. Pa. is striving for the Congressional hook
but he don't appear to have the least chithce among the
settlers. Some of the settleni are urging the claims of Or.
Leib, formerly of your city, f.• Delegate, brit 1 have soon
P 0 announcement of the doe r'6" to that effect. The prob
ability Is that Gen. Whitfield will be the Delegate from that
Territory. Deis spoke,. of a• an able and puergetic mnu,
and from all accounts appear- to be the man for the set
tlers. I
About thirty Mormon Eld, s have arrivdti in this State
from Great Salt Lake City onlehurch business in different
parts of the Union. Among them is one 4ohn Taylor, an
eminent walk, who was at Nauvoo, lillndlts, at the time
the Smiths were killed, and
l eceived five musket balls In
his person.
A gentleman from Pittsbmigh, acting as agent of a whi
ny of Pennsylvanians, Is now at St. Paul, Minnesota lord
tory, examining the country; fur the purOme of purcha
sing a body of farming land for a colony of farmers front
Pennsylvania. Ills greatest difficulty, it stems , Is the pre
cise spot—se the whole county pleases hi so well.
A paper called the "Spedetpr, published Pt Oregon City,
0. T, unfurls the following banner at its :pest head, for
President end Vice President in 'al—President, MILLARD
FILLMORE, of New York. Vice Presideni, JOHN BELL,
of Tennessee.
Samuel D. Semill, the man who some in the since rub
bed the Marine Bank of Savarinh, at Macon, Georgia, was
arrested in this city a few days since, by Capt. Couszens,
of the St. Louis Police. Thid man &evil! has boon in the
city some time, and put up 4 the Planterl! House, where
he registered his name as Lewis. But he was found out
and arrested, and in his carpitt bag over $9OOO of the $lO,
OW stolen, was found. $lOOO was offered for his arrest,
and Capt. Cousins Is the lucky num. SCO ill is now con
fined in jail awaiting the reguisition of e Governor of
Georgia. 'I
Buffalo Bill, an escaped convict from the Penitentiary
was also arrested by Capt. Cousins on mat day evening.—
A reward ‘,l e.:uo woo offered r his arrest
Yours LI/ GUARD.
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Potasylcania Coal "n Londout—The Rail
road Journal learns that a movenlient is about
being made to introduCe anthracite coal into
use in London, and arrangement are in pro
gress for the importatfion.,of it into England
from Pennsylvania. iti is said that bituminous
coal is retailed there this suram l er .at $7,25 ;
that last winter it was retailed a 4 $lO per ton,
and will probably be higher the looming win
ter. ThewriMr suggest, that with, our anthra
cite coal, our grates for burning should be
sent, as they differ suinewhat front those now
in use in London. Stoves, he I.elieves, will
nut be tolerated in England, but the grates
will be acceptable. Ile eoneludis by saying
that the Londoners, he is convinced will give
the thing a fair trial, find it only wants this to
make them givo up '','reveling i,it their own
smoke." lle has been in this ountry, and
understands the subjcet well, paqictilarty the
difference in the two sorts of c6al. if their
bituminous coals sell tit the abuie prices, the
the greater duration of our antimacite must
certainly render it fartmore economical to the
people of London. l
,
Horrible ifurders.— r On .Satu4lay morning
the 18th inst., a man; named Cornelius Her
ron, residing in Fulton twp:, Murdered his
own child and a colorqd woman named Chloe
Stout. It is said that Herron. is a man of
violent passions, and addicted •to intemper ,
ance; that he had bean indulging . for several
weeks to excess, and that at theitnne he com
mitted the revolting and tiendiike murders he
was laboring with mania a *tic. On the
morning of Saturday he entered thetouse
,
and immediately attacked his 'life, beating
her ti, such a degree that he left her for dead.
The Colored woman N4ho resides in,the vicini
ty, hearing the cries df the wife rd children, :
rushed in, when he felled her to e earth and
beat her to death; heithen attacked the child,
killing it almost instantly. After consider
able difficulty he wan arrested y the neigh
bors and taken before) Squire Wicks who com
mitted him to the County Prison: On his way
to the Squire ho said that ho hadkilled amart
named Samson Bendton, and Secreted the .
body. Search wag humediatelylmade, when
Beneton was discovered lying under a pile of
old lumber severely but not 1 dangerously
wounded. He was taken to his home and we
are glad to learn that he, as wep as the wife
of 'Herron, are rapidly recovering from their
injuries. 'Since his arrest; Herron has be
haved, whether feignqd or real we know not,
like a perfect madmaii. So violent has been
his conduct that it habeen nebassary to iron
him heavily, and pinion his arms ; Before be
ing thus secured; he jured him Self consider
ably by butting his head against the :iron
frame of his cell door) A constant watch_is
kept over him, and hia is daily Oorng less
violent, although he has -- -- ' Pgded,to
the horrid crimes dorri - ::—:;.Eitling
imr. •