~nt¢tXx~e~cex,~ ~a~~~ GEO. SANDEBsON;EDITO. LANCAS R, MARCIE 20; IBSW FIRST 01? APRIL.--SUbBoribeTB who acintem i4ate changing their places'of residence on the' first of April, are requested to give us early notice of their removal, that vie may know where and how to forward their ... papers-after that date. We can send the INTELLIGEN CER by our carrier, or through the mails, to almost any point in or oat of the county, so that no one need discontinue his paper on ac count of "moving." Let r know the place, from and to which you remove, and we will guarantee to serve your paper as punctually at your new place of abode as it reached you in the old one. A Worthy Brother I The Know-Nothings of New York City have been - making a great ado about BILL Pootz, yrho met his death recently in a drunken fight with several of his rowdy associates. The only pity is, *at Torn Hyer and the rest of the ruffian gang had not likewise fallen from a pistol shot or a dirk-knife. The' peaceable inhabitants of that City woulctbe well rid of the whole posse, and would have good cause to re joice at being eased of such graceless vagabonds. % But Bill was a Know-Nothing, and the fra ternity seem disposed to canonize him as a saint and martyr—hence they attended his funeral by thousands, and had a Know-Noth ing clergyman to officiate and perform the pa geantry of canonization. Truly, we have fallen upon evil times, when ruffians are to be held up as saints, and martyrs manufactured out of material furnished from the "ring." But such is Know-Nothingism, which, in its mad ca reer, goes upon the principle of transforming vice into virtue, and, per contra, virtue into vice ! The eyes of the honest and unsuspect ing, who were innocently inveigled into the meshes of this Jacobin association, will soon be opened to its enormities, and then Know- Nothingism will speedily find its proper level. A few more such public demonstrations as were made at the funeral of Poole, the prize fighter, and the decent population of New York and the country at large will turn from the foul party with loathing and disgust. Prohibition and Regulation. On our first page wilLbe fund the report of the Committee of: the S4nain s upon the bills "prohibiting or restraining the sale of spirit ubus liquors." The great importance of the subject, as also the high character of the gen tlemen composing the Committee, will ensure its perusal by almost every body in whose hands the paper may fall. The election held in the State of New liampshire, on Tuesday, resulted in the sue 4ess of the Know-Nothings, Whigs, Abolition iets, &c. &c. The amalgamationists carried the Governor, members of Congress and a large majority of s the State Legislature. The Democracy of the Granite State fought a noble fight ; but, like their brethren in the Old Key stone, last October, they were not able, at this time, to succeed against ,the combination of isms (including traitors in their own party) arrayed against them. There is a better day coming—for " Truth crushed to earth will rise again, The eternal years of God are her's— But error, wounded, writhes in pain, eend dies amid its. worshippers." Sltrring Times ? On to-morow week, the 28th instant, the Philadelphia Annual Conference of the Metho dist Episcopal Church, will meet in this city, and continue its sessions for 8 or 10 days.— The body is composed of over 200 Ministers. About the Ist of April a grand Know-Noth ing State Council will assemble in this city, in secret session, for the purpose, we suppose, of regulating the affairs of the Commonwealth.— This convocation of •Sam's body guard will also, doubtless, bring a great many strangers to town. These two assemblages, taken in connexion with the fact that the first (or rather 2d, the first falling ois Sunday) of April, being a sort of general pay-day, when hundreds visit the county seat on business, there is every reason to believe that our town will present an unu sually animated appearance about that time. Our Hotels, Boarding Houses, Stores and Shops, will have a brisk time of it. WHITE HALL ACADEMY.—This Institution, located in the lower end of Cumberland coun ty, about three miles from Harrisburg, is now one of the best conducted and most prosperous Academies in, the State. During the last scholastic year, it numbered 155 pupils, via: Summer session, 66 , Winter, do. 89. Mr. DENI.INGEIt, the Principal and Proprie tor of the Academy is a highly enterprising, accomplished and competent Instructor, and is assisted in his labors by several excellent and competent gentlemen. -For terms, &c., see advertisement in another column. Gen. Weidman—Again The Philadelphia News,. a Whig paper, thus 'speaks of Gen. WEIditAN, whose efforts in pre venting the election of Simon Cameron to. the U. S. Senate, were noticed in our last week's edition : Gen. JouN WEIDMAN, of Lebanon, is favor ably' spoken of by the' lancaster Intelligencer as the next Loco F oco candidate for Governor. Barring the General's incorrigible Loco Foco ism, we no doubt he would make an able and faithful Governor.,-He is a scholar, a sound lawyer, and an honest and noble-heart ed man. gam- Bishop Wings, of Baltimore, will preach in the First Methodist Episcopal Church, of this City, on Sunday morning next. CONVENTION OF SCHOOL SCPERINTENDENTS. - We notice in some of the Harrisburg papers a call issued by the Superintendent of Common Schools, for a meeting of all the County Su perintendents in Convention at Harrisburg, on the 11th of April next, for mutual consul tation, and the discussion and adoption of such measures - as may , tend to a more complete and effective organization for. the advancement of the Common Schools, and the cause of popu lar education. The Degree of LL. D. was conferred upon Chief Justice Lewis, of Supreme Court of this State, by Jefferson College, on Saturday week. Col Fremont has recovered his suit for 44, 000 acres of land in California, through the de cision of the U. S. Supreme Court, =dim thus made the richest man in America. Col. F. paid three thousand dollars for the land. Rtowr . .—Mr.'linger has introduced abill in the Senate looking to theopublication ofthe laws in the newspapers, instead ofthe old fogy pamphlet-system. We hope he will be backed up by the press of the State. The bill should by all means become a law. DS_ The bill repealing the license laws of the State passed the House finally, on Friday last, by vote of 47 to 30. There were 23 ab sentees. The bill for the sale of the Main Line of our Public Improvements, is mow under die cussio in the Legislature. Sale of the Math Line We agree with the Pittsburg Pod, that the bill for the sale of the Main Line of the State Works, which is now before the House of Rep rnsentatives, at Harrisburg, is so grossly absurd tn 7 . 1 .141 unjust toward. the State, that it'can be paccely regarded as worthy of a moment's consideration:: and yet, having the sanction' andrecommendation of a committee made up of all parties, and urged by a corporation of scarce less power, influence, and ambition than the late . United States Bank, it may ideserve some attention. It ie objedtionable chiefly be- Cantle. First. It discriminates in favor of the Penn sylvauia Railroad Company, by proposing to repeal the tonnage tax, provided that Company shall purchase. This tax now pays the inter est on nearly three millions of the State debt; in two years it will pay the interest on five mil lions, and before the first payment fur the sale would become due, it will certainly pay the in terest on the whole seven millions. Sezond. The Columbia Railroad has, in the year just closed, paid into the Treasury $440,- 520 of net profit, after paging expenseS and necessary yearly repairs. If this sum be added to the tonnage tax for the same time, $135,- 480, we find the Treasury has received $582,- 000 in the year 1854; from these sources alone, which is sufficient to pay the interest on more than eleven and a half millions of the State debt! Third. Because it will be necessary to levy further burthens on the people in the form of a direct State tax, to make good the de ficiency which will be occasioned by a sale at the price named in the bill ; for if the Treasu ry be deprived of the $582,000, as stated above, and only save $350,000, which is the interest (at 5 per cent.) on seven millions, the rev enue will be made short by this sale next year $232,000 ; even estimating the trade over the Columbia and Pennsylvania roads to be rap greater than in 1854. Fourth. The bill imposes no obligation on the purchasers to keep the works open to pub lic use. Nor does it place any limit on the rates of toll, nor does it proteii trade of the North and West Branch canal against oppressive exactions. A sale under this bill amounts to giving away a clear, proper, solid and rapidly in creasing revenue, amounting at minimum to ssB2,ooo—and the whole of the Main Line from Columbia to Pittsburg—to save the pay ment of 8350,000 for interest. Is it wise to sell on such terms ? Is the State Treasury in a condition to suffer 93 large a loss cf revenue? Are the people prepared to submit to further taxation, merely to put money into thg purse of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, which even now earns more than 9 per cent. on its stock ? These are a few of the queries we would put to the representatives of this Commonwealth, and ask them to ponder them well, before passing the present bill for the sale of the Main Line. H Paying Dear for the Whistle." The Army Estimates of Great Britain, for the present year, are as follows : Number of men to be raised, exclusive of the Indian army, Foreign Corps, and Militia, will; in round numbers, be 180,000. To effect this, 60,000 men must be recruited, and 7500 horses must be provided to make up the requi site number of 9572. The gross expenditures upon the Army will reach $68,605,790 ; and when the amount re quired for the Naval service is added, and this exclusive of ordnance, it amounts to the enormous sum of $148,094,805 ! ' Th'ese are the estimates sent into Parlia ment a few weeks ago, and if it does not make John Bull's eyes as large as saucers, it is nut in the powei of military estimates to accom plish that feat. Truly, this Russian' war is an expensive business, and the English have evidently got considerably more than they bargained fur when they embarked in the eillerprize. Just think of it—over.sl.4B,ooo,ooo to carry on the war for one short year! Know.. Nothing Harmony ANOTHER PICTURE.—Here is an admirable picture of Gov. l'ou.ucK, drawn to the life by the Chambersburg Transcript, the Know- Nothing organ of Franklin couniy. The Transcript, in noticing some remarks on the Governor's appointments made by us two weeks ago, thus happily expresses its senti ments : "This picture drawn by the Lancaster Intel liyencer is too true, but we deny it to be a cor rect representation of Know Nothing consis tency. It is, however, a lamentable expoi3i tion of the weakness of a vain pretender who was bolstered and buoyed up by the invincible power. It is a sad exemplification of the de ception often practiced by public men under the mask of principle and patriotism. It is an instance in whiel a self confident and mu lish disposition has hung mill-stones around the neck of its stultified victim, sinking him at once into the sea of nothingness and con tempt. Honest and true Americans who are :beginn s ing to understand the duplicity of Gov. Pollock, are repudiating him by hundreds, thus hurling hack the • accusation that casts reflection upon the consistency of their party.' Who will not say that the KnoT-Nothings are a united and harmonious party? Go ahead gentlemen, we'll stand by and see fair play. New Books, .k.p. KATE ArtEsvrotn.—Mr. T. B. Peterson has in pro.s and will shortly publish, a novel with this title, from the pen of Charles J. Peterson, author of "Cruisings In the Last War," and. other spirited productions. The scene is laid iu the Revolution, and from the abilities of the writer, which are of a very high order, it may fairly be presumed that the li k k will be full of interest and attractiveness. The Public Ledger says of it: " From what is known of the author's ability, and es pecially of his talent for presenting Revolutionary remin iscences in the most interesting form, we expected a rich treat in this fiction, as well as a faithful embodiment, of the history of the refugees of of New Jersey.— Nor have we been disap pointed. The heroine is sketched most artistically, and fairly stands before the reader a thing of life. One of the greatest beauties of the story is, the characters are never unnatural, nor the incidents im: probable; and yet, from the minute description thrown around them, the most thrilling interest Is awakened.— The narrative grows more and more absorbing also us it proceeds. It Is on all hands pronounced the ablest origi nal novel published fot many years-,' The LADIES' NATIOICAL 3.lsoAzr.ss, for April, is splendidly embellished. The first plate representing "Moses Smiting the Rock" is a magnificent engraving—so also the colored Fashion Plate 'Les Modes Parisiennes.' We need say noth ing in commendation of the reading matter, as every body knows that Ps-TF=O,l is an adept at catering for the pub lic taste. THE HEN Frvra.—We have received from the Publisher, T. B. Peterson, Phila., a neat volume, entitled "The History of the Hen Fever"—being a humorous record, by Geo. P. Burnham, with appropriate illustrations,and also a portrait of Queen Victoria. The book is dedicated by the Author "to the Amateurs, Fanciers and Breeders of Poultry,the suc cessfui and unfortunate dealers, throughout the United States; and the victims of misplaced confidence in the Hen Trade, generally.' The work will be found upon a perusal, to be highly edifying and amusing, and will doubtless Meet with a ready axle. MURRAY & STOEE, of thin City, have any number of the books on hand. MECHANICS AND LABOREELS.—As many of our readers overlooked the act passed for the protection of mechanics and laborers, at the time it appeared,in this paper, we republish it for general information : Sv.c. 1. Be it enacted, &c., That in all assign ments of property, whether real or persanal, which shall hereafter be made by any person or persons, or chartered companies, to trustees or assigns, on acount of inability at the time to pay his or:their debts, the wages of minors, mechanics and laborers employed by such per sons or chartered cc mpany, shall be the first preferred and paid by such trustees or assign ees, before any other creditor or creditors of the assignor: • Provided, That any one claim thus preferred shallmot exceed one hundred dollars. 148.TheMayor's police made a descent upon several houses ox ill fame, in this City, on Thurs day evening,and brought the occupants before his Honor, who held them in $lOO to anower. The Whigs Opposed to Annexation. qie'WhiKpreas generally are opposed to the ilinexatiOn of Cuba, and are violent in themdenunclttio,tui of the,ATWainistration and our Ministers abroad, beciii* - they:have pee ferret its incorporation. wits country ra tberAttan see it fill - into the:*nds o the gn glisb and Vench. We do not marvel at this. They purtned the same course in regard to the annexation of Texas, and were also op posed to the acquisition of New Mexico and California. The Whig ,or Federal editors of a former —generation were likewise arrayed against the purchase of Louisiana, and no epithets were considered too vile and abom inable - to heap upon the devoted head of Tuomes JEFFERSON, tlecaude of his successful efforts in bringing that important State (the key to the great Missisippi valley) into the Union. Thus has it ever been with the lead ers of tile Federal or Whig party, and thus, we suppose, it will continue to be. They uni formly seem to prefer the aggrandizement of our old and bitter enemy, England, to the ex pansion of the territorial limits of the Repub lic and the consequent enlargement of the area of freedom. . It is all idle to talk, about Cuba remaining much longer a dependency of Spain. In a vety few years more, unless all the signs of the times are a mere fallacy, the "Queen of the Antilles" will pass from the feeble grasp of the effete and decaying monarchy of Spain —and the only question now is, into whose hands shall it fall f Shall it he gulped down into the insatiate maw of England or France, or both, to the great detriment and irreparable injury of this country—or shall it it be peace ably, fairly and honorably annexed to this country, to whom it is immensely important? This is the sole question at issue, and onr Ministers abroad, well knowing the designs of the two leading powers of Europe upon the Island, have acted wisely and well in their recommendations to our Government. Wheth er, under the circumstances, it was the proper course to make these documents public, at this time, is another question about which we do not feel ourself competent to judge. The public interests may or may not suffer detri ment therefrom, but that is for the future to determine. But it does not alter the ques tion, nor detract from its vast importance ; nor is it any justification of the course pursued by the opposition press. The following article from the Cincinnati Enquirer (one of the ablest Democratic jour nals in the Union) is so pointed and appro priate in this connexion, that we cannot re frain from adding it to the above remarks : CUBA-A BRITISH AND FRENCH PRO TECTORATE. The late fillibustering rumors of an expedi tion against Cuba, if they have had no other effect, have convinced the world that a British and French protectoiitte has been established in the island" of Cuba. Suspicions and con jectures upon that point have ripened into cer tainty. British and French vessels of war have been employed by the Cuban Captain General, in the conveyance of troops, and for the defense of Havana, as readily and openly as if they sailed under the flag of Spain. Their protectorate over the island can not now be denied or questioned. It is no longer under the control of the decrepit monarchy of Madrid, which has been compelled to call in the aid of the self constituted constables • of the world to maintain her jurisdietion. To all intents and purposes the Queen of the An tilles may be regarded as a British and French outpost in the West Indies—a station where they can concentrate their power in time of war to destroy the commerce of the United States. Havana is the Western Constantinople, which they are endeavoring to hold for the same purpose that dictated the sending of their armies to the Crimea. The two Western European powers seem to have entered into a league, offensive and de fensive, to exercise a supervision over the pol itical concerns of both hemispheres—to regu late them to suit their own interest, which Lord Clarendon and Emperor Napoleon have declared to be identical. Our Government has repeatedly said that it could never peacea bly submit to a surrender of Cuba by Spain to any of the great maritime powers of Europe; but the event has practically occurred. The nominal jurisdiction of Cuba is still allowed, as a blind, to remain in the hands of Spain, but the real power there is that of England and France. Our great commercial and pol itical rivals hold the key ot the Gulf in their hands. Beyond all doubt, Spain has transferred it to them. We want no better evidence than that which has been recently afforded us of the fact. The fleets and armies of England and Feance are employed to rivit the chains of despotism upon the unfortunate Creoles of Cuba. The Court of Madrid has called in the aid of those royal "fillibusters," , who claim the right of a mouoply in that business, and are very much offended when they have CUM petition in the shape of expeditions from the American shores to aid the other side. In the course of tithe we shall have long diatribes from the British and French press about the unscrupulous and perfidious con duct of the Americans—their disregard of the laws of nations and of good neighborhood, as evinced by their repeated "piratical" demons trations upon Cuba ; but not a word will they say about the filibustering demonstrations of their own fleets and armies. How insufferably rogant is this position of the two European powers—that it is their mission to set every thing "right" all over the world by a system of political interference and intervention in what is properly none of their business! It is time that the two "high constables of the seas" received a rebuke in their officious in termeddling. Every day is bringing more and more proof of their hostile diplomacy and of their determination to throw all possible obstacles in the way of the growth and pros perity of the United States. They are determined to bring this country within the sphere of the idea which prevails in Europe about "balance of power"—a stand ard we have always uniformly rejected and repudiated. They are exceedinglyjealous ofthe increasing power and importance of this rising Republic, which, within one man's lifetime, has taken a leading position among the great nations of the world. To meet and, oppose successfully the intrigues of England and France, to thwart their views of national ag grandizement in this hemisphere, to defeat their plan of surrounding us by a net-work of hostile fortifications, commanding prominent points, to the detriment of our national inter ests, a new and most vigorous foreign policy upon the part of our Government is impera tively demanded. We have had enough of diplomatic manifestations and paper declara tions about the "Monroe doctrine ;" something more practical is required. ger The following letter, which has been handed us by'a friend, possesses a degree of interest which renders it worthy of pub- SUSPENSION BRIDGE, Niagara Falls, March 9, 1855 Dear G. S. M Yesterday about 3o'clock, P. M. the first Locomotive passed over the great Suspension Bridge, near the - Falls as a trial trip. About 40 men were `upon it and the Tender—but no Cars were attached, Hundreds of people were upon the Bridge at the time, to witness the crossing. I was among the number, and could not observe the least motion of the Bridge as the Locomotive bossed along. It was not publicly known un til within a few hours of the time, that the crossing would take place on yesterday; never theless hundreds of our villagers were 'assem bled on the banks of the river to behold the interesting sight. It was awfully grand, to see the Locomotive pass over a Bridge hung on wires, at an altitude of 250 feet above the water I The Locomotive is called "The Lon don." On the let of May a full train of Cara will pass over, and a great Jubilee will come off. Yours, &e. DENTISTRY.-By a card in another column, it will be seen that Dr. WELCHENS intends re moving about a half square north of his pres ent location, and nearly opposite Shober's Hotel, in North Queen. The Dr.'s well known skill in Dentistry, will always ensure him a full share of patronage, and no man better de serves encouragement. Acts Failed. The_ folloiring act passed by the _Legishi z liikkive been signed by the Governor i• act to incorporate the Farmers' High. ScEocil of Pennsylvania.rt "r-Anr.i,ct declaring a certaioNii*lTheiatefore erected over the West Branch of--the Octorora creelc,ln Lancaster 'county, to be a I county btidge.. An net to, authorize the dissolution of the corporation entitled "The Pennitylvania Steam ship company. An act to authorize the Governor to incor porate a company to erect a bridge over the Yeughogheny river, at a point between the middle of M'Williams' Island and Taylor's fording, in the comity of Fayette. A further suppliment to an act incorpora ting the Bingham Mining and Lumbering com pany. . An act to prevent the sale of intoxicating li quors on the first day of the week commonly called Sunday. , A supplement to an act entitled " An act to incorporate the Allentown railroad company, approved April 19, A. D.; 1853. An act for the protection of fruit in Warren, Venango, Crawford, and other counties. An act to incorporate the Hereford turnpike company, An act appointing commissioners and au thorizing them to layout a certain road inCum berland and York counties. A supplement to the act entitled " An act to incorporate the Lock Haven and Tyrone rail road company," approved February 26, A. D., 1853. An act to extend the time for re-laying the Chambersburg, Greencastle, and Hagerstown railroad. Au act to authorize Geo. M. Lauman to form a connection betwen the Susquehanna river and the Eastern Division of the Pennsylvania canal above Portsmouth. SMALL NOTES.—In England the smallest paper money circulation they have is the five pound-note, equivalent to about twenty-five dollars. In France the smallest is equal to forty dollars in Federal money. Such a thing as small bills is not known to either of these governments. In our country some people are thrown into spasms if you talk about pro hibiting from circulation small notes. And yet, if this was done, would not the wages of the day laborer be more uniform and steady, the farmer find a better safeguard, the busi ness man more security and steadiness in the currency he must employ, and would not banking, by giving it more of a commercial character, become more honorable, and less of a temptation for dishonesty.—Harrisbury Keystone. The above paragraph is a sample of hun dreds which we constantly encoimter in our exchange papers, : all showing the prevalence of a deep feeling on the subject. Considering that this has developed itself without the aid or influence of party leaders, it may be taken as indicative of the fact that the public have grown tired of a species of circulation which was never anything else than an evil, and is now without the shadow of an excuse. Origi nated in the spasms of a monetary distress, this mere substitute for a currency has now been protracted through an era when the country has been filled beyond ell precedent with an abundant metallic currency, and the mines of California and Australia are delug ing Europe and America with gold. It can not be possible that there is any longer need of this small note currency in view of such a. plethora of the precious metals. Everybody seems to agree to this proposition, and no one pretends to deny the great evils arising from the continuance of these wretched rags, and yet our legislators seem to be very shy in dealing With the subject. As things now stand, a man cannot travel fifty miles without being obliged to receive, at every point where he has occasion to purchase anything, notes which are not current at his home. In all commercial cities this miserable currency en tails upon every mercantile house a very seri ous charge for the discount of notes. It is high time we had a national instead of a local, currency.— North American. The North American is right in its remarks on the article from the Keystone, and we are pleas ed to find so able and influential a Whig jour nal taking such a firm stand on the Democrat ic platform—for it is the very policy contend ed for by the Democratic party for the last twenty years, and which has, time and again, been denounced by the Whig journals of the State, the North American included. But there is after all, nothing like experience; and the tendency of things for the last three or four years :has gone very far to popularize the policy commenced by Gen. Jackson and strictly adhered to by the Democracy ever since. There. is an abundance of gold and silver now in the country, and there is no longer a necessity, ( if there ever was ) for bank paper of a less denomination than ten dollars. We hope soon to see every note be low that mark banished from circulation. Our Borough election is over! "tfhat of It?" Why a great deal of it indeed! a wonderful time we have had —about one of the greatest times you have read of lately. In the first place, to begin at the beginning, we must go back to the nomination of candidates. The "nichts-wlssers" having in view the peculiar sanctity of their Institution, and the eminent piety of its members, nominated a candi. date fur the office of Justice, in the south ward—and every body knows how peculiarly fitted a member of suclt a socie ty must by, and from the nature of hie oath, be, to admln isterjustice—but the said nomination was made only by a pretty tight squeeze, the successful nominee having a ma jority in Council of only seven votes over his com•sititor.— This showed "sou-sing wrong win to nomossings." The re sult was a split, followed by the election yesterday of the candidate rejected by Council, and though the result would look to the unitiatell like a "nichts-wismer" victory, It is In point of fact one-over-the-left, the Democrats having been about, with no candidate in the field. In the north-ward the Democratic party bad things their own way. In the evening I went to the Town-Hall, (place of election) with a friend whllome of this place, to "put him through"—i. e. show him the 11111:111115. Folks looked scared, wild, spas modic. *Some excitement here," said my friend. "And by the way, who are those three fellows in the corner on our right, apparently administering to each other some kind of consolation? That old chap, shrivelled, and wrink led, under a funny slouch, said 1, is one of the “Thugs"— Folks call him Richard, but don't by any means, by an as sociation of ideas, confound him with "him of the Lion heart," nor yet with the crook backed tyrant, for though a little bowed in the shoulders,he is a sweet old creature, per fectly harmless—some potent sorcerer, or somebody else having scared or scolded the "man" out of him twenty ddd years ago. He looks miserably, and poor old fellow, nods, and wriggles, and twists his face as though he felt pa. Ile can't bite—only purrs little. That tall stout fellow with a kind of rock-away swagger, bilious complexion,and ghastly sardonicusentimental grin is a sou of the Chinquoptn co., "Imported - as poor Jim Collins would say, "short time ago.' Ile is a religious man, that is to say, in his own way, If full of bigotry as a Pharisee, vain as an ape, and notwitl standing his money, has in him just about as much to be admired. That little fellow who gesticulates so very vic. lently is called Benjamin. Now the Bible tells us a great many good.things about Benjamin one of the sons of Jacob but it don't follow, that such things May be said of all who bear the name. This individual might with some sort of propriety have been called Joseph, for he has worn mats of many and diverse colors in the course °flits life, and we all doubt whether he knows which color he prefers even now. Ile is a noisy little fellow though, and just as the bug bites so he squeals. Now an atheist, then a christiam now a Dem ocrat, then a Whig—"all things by tarns, and nothing long." Just at present he labors under a kind of mono mania upon the subject of Popery—al? that opposes the be lief so designated is grist to his mill. People are however getting used to him and thoughhe shouts,"l'm an A-merry cun," with tremendous energy, they would believe him to be anythhing more than a small pattern ilibth mentally and physically. That's what they say. My friend seemed tickled at my picture, and I went on to the other miserable beauties in the crowd. That long legged fellow with the tallowy visage, whose lower lip hangs like a clot of candle drippings, is also a leader in "nichts wisserdom." He is a kind of commissary or "Lanee-Pe sade," for the Council, and is badly affected with Papa-pho- Ida. He became so, some years since, having been dis charged from the high and responsible•station Of key-driver on the Col. R. Road. There is method in his madness-but poor soul he is as ignorant es an'ass, and don't know how to work it. That short necked fellow yonder, who puckers his syllables, Is the man who assured our present Governor that he was "all right on the ipg-goose question," for which poetical and highly Intellectual remark, the said dignitary condescended to shake hands with him a second time, to the no small amusement, if not edification of the crowd, and overpowering delight of the short necked man. COLUMBIA, March 17, 1855. • ANON. MR. SOULE'S LETTER OF RESIGNATION.—The following is said to be a copy of Mr. Soule's letter of resignation :—Menatn, Dec. 17, 1854. Hon. Wm. L. Marcy:— SlR—Your despatch of the 13th ult., in re ply to mine, dated London, 21st of October, and enclosing the joint communication of Messrs. Buchanan, Mason and myself, &c., leaving me no alternative but that of contin uing to linger here in languid impotence or of surrendering a trust which, with the impedi ments thrown in the way of its execution, I would strive in vain to discharge in a manner satisfactory to the government or creditable to myself, you will not be surprised at the course which a sense of dignity impels me to adopt. I resign my commission of Envoy Extraordi nary_ and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Unite ear this Court, and beg of the extreme kindness of the President to be retired from duty by the end of January. I have; &c., PIERRE SOULE. NA. The farmer who "turns seed time intc harvest and eats the corn he should plant,"is no more improvident than the business man in the city who at proper seasons neglects to sow the seeds of information among the people to provide a harvest of customers. It may be done cheaply and thoroughly by adyertising. In proportion to the capacity of machinery, steam power should be applied ; so, in propor tion to the facilities fOr doing bnaineis should be the application of the intellectual power of the press. • , . , . , BarLostori.—Three. buildings, belonging to Mr. Garesche'i powder establuffiment at Wll - blown up on the 10th instant j•rulling two of the - Workmen_ instantly, and tinnily. injuking two:others. ;•,These are' the rebuilt. same mills that werablown up fait season aid IFten.—Ttic college building., 'known as f`lgassait *iv at Princeton, N. JE was des- UoOyed by..fire on SatrirdaY night, 110th inst. The students lost all their furniture, clothes, &c. Loss about sso,ooo—partly insured. 1 Mons Goan I.—The steamship Illinois, from Aspinwall, with the mails from California to the Ifoth of \ February, arrived at New York on Monday evening the 12th inst. She brought •300 passengers, a,nd $1,165,000 in gold. The ,Leguilature of California were still balloting 'for U. 8. Senator, with very little prospect of Succeeding in effecting an election. i Stir The Legislature of Indiana have ad journed sine die, without being able to elect a p. S. Senator, or any of the State officers usually chosen by that body. ; Bigi...ln the State Legislature, on Wednes day, the Senate took up and passed finally, by the constitutional majority of two-thirds, the bill chartering the Honesdale Bank, which was vetoed by Governor Bigler. Zar From Mexico we havemews that San ta Anna had gone South witlVa large body of troupe, to meet the rebels under Alvarez. A severe shook of an earthquake occurred at the City of Mexico on the 28th ult. 11M-yhe Know-Nothings of Virginia, at a State Convention held in Winchester, on Wed nesday last, made the following nominations, VIZ For Governor—Stanhope Flourney, of Hali fax. "Lieut. do.—J. M. H. Beale, of Mason. "Attorney General—John M. Patten, of Richmond. IibrLORD PALMERSTOS, the Bjitish Premi er, is now 71 years of age, but: said to ibe as hale and vigorous as a man of fifty. He first entered office in 1807, and has, since that time, played au important part, in the diplo tnacy of Great Britain. *L.. Real estate in Memphis which sold for $4,000 in 1852, sold for $34,000 in 1854. Oause, Railroads ! HORRIBLE AFFAIR.—The Kosciusko (Miss.) ! Sun, of the 17th ult., has the following : A report has reached Kosciusko that Dr. Woodward, who formerly preached at this Once, was recently stabbed by an expelled member of the` Methodist church, at Port Gib- Sou. It is said that the Doctor expired - inediately after receiving- the wound. The particulars of the horrible affair are, that the person who murdered Mr. Woodward had inade application to be reinstated into the oturch, and all the members consented except Dr. Woodwanl. The excommunicated mem ber became indignant, and while the trial was in progress, lie rushed upon Dr. Woodward laid tai him to the heart, in front of the adpit the Methodist church. THE PEACH CROP Al' rut: WEsr.—The c.;ieveland herald says "we have serious fears that peaches have been injured by the unpar lralleled severity of the weather. A fruit 'grower in East Cleveland reports Itis peaches killed upon eleven trees on twelve examin ed. In the city from a slight examination, We think enough fruit buds are alive to se- Lure a fair yield, but an unusual amount of klie wood is killed, even branches of two years' growth. An extensive horticulturalist on the West side thinks peaches are safe, and should We have twice storm, it is to be hoped that the" gold thus far has merely thinned out the crop, not destroyed,it." BREADSTUFF'S IN THE UNITED STATES.— Hunt's Merchants' Magazine. thus speaks of the trade in breadstuffs that will open la the Izommencement of navigation in the Spring : "When the Spring opens the canals and the lakes, a stream of breadstuffs will set towards the Old World in uninterrupted flow. The ground sown is the most extensive ever under culture within our limits, and if there be no blight on our harvest we can feed the nations pf Europe so far as they may need beyond their d own! Troduction. Previous to the coming for ward of the new, the stores of old, which have accsimulated at the various points of inland shipment, will be sent forward, and that which was hoarded during the fall, when a high price was offered for it in vain, will be sold far below the rates now current." WEALTH OF RELIGIOUS DE MINATION3.— The richest denomination, we by the census tables, is the Methodist, which is set down at $14,636,671. The next is the Presbyterian, which is rated at 514,300,889. The Episcopal, j which in number of churches stands fifth, Iranks third for its church property, being esti ] mated at $11,261,970. The fourth is titer Bap tist, $10,931,381; the fifth, the Roman Catho lics, $8,973;838 ; and the sixth, the Congrega tional; $7,973,962. tel.. Maxwell M'Caslin, of Greene County, who was Speaker of the Senate of this State at its last session, has been appointed by the President to be Indian Agent at the Osage River Agency, in place of Ely Moore. For the I urelligencer. Amendments to the ConetitutiOn. , 1 The resolutions proposing certain important ' mendments to the constitution, passed the enate on Thursday by a large majority. The ''rat proposition relates to the public debt's of he Commonwealth, and provides that the ag gregate amount of debts hereafter codtracted by the Commonwealth shall never exceed the sum of five hundred thousand dollars,except in case of war to repel invasion, suppress insur rection, or to 'redeem the public debts of the Commonwealth;Pand the money so raised shall be applied to the purpose for which the debt may bevontracted, or to pay such debts, and to no other purpose. • It is further provided, that to pay the pub lic debt of the Commonwealth; and debts which may hereafter be contracted in case of war, to repel invasion, to suppress insurrection, and to redeem the public debt, the Legislature shall at their next session, after the adoption of this section into the qpnstitution, provide 'by law for the • creation of a sinking fund. which shall notbe abolished till the said public debts be wholly paid, to consist of all the net annual iname from the said public works and stocks owned by the Commonwealth, or by any other funds arising under any revenue law now exiisting, or that may be hereafter enacted, so far as the same may be required to pay the interest of said debts, semi-annual ly, and annually, to reduce the principal there of by a sum not less than five hundred thou sand dollars, increased yearly by compound ing at the rate of not less than five per cen turn per annum; the said sinking fund shall be invested in the:loans of the Commonwealth, which shall be cancelled from time to time in a manner to be prhaided by law. No portion of the sinking fund shall ever be applied to the payment of the debt of five hundred thousand dollars, mentioned in the first section of this ar ticle, but the said sinking fund shall be ap plied only to the purpose heiein specified. The credit of the Commonwealth shall not, in any way, be given or loaned to or in aid of any individual company, corporation or associ ation, nor the Commonwealth hereafter become a joint owner or stockholder in any company, ; nssociation or corporation, in this Common 'ealth, or elswhere, formed for any purpose. The Commonwealth shall never assume the debts of any county, city, borough or township, or of any corporation or associatiou, unless such debt shall have been contracted to repel invasion, suppress insurrection, or defend the State in war. The second proposition relates to municipal subscriptions, and provides that the legislature shall never authorise any coun ty, city, borough or township, by vote of its citizens or otherwise, to become a stockholder in any joint stock company, association or cor poration, or to raise money for or loan its cred it, to or maid of such company or corporation. SENATOR COOPER.—The Baltimore Sun has the following dispatch from Washington, dated March Bth : Col. Kinney, having been gently cautioned by Mr. Marcy against undertaking a hostile expedition against a foreign-friendly. power, has resigned his commission as Captain Gene ral, &c., of the Central American Land, Mining and Colonization Company, and the same has been accepted. William Cost Johnston, who had acted as President pro. tern. of the Compa ny, has also resigned, and ex-Senator Cooper, of Pennsylvania, has been appointed President, with full powers. He will probably soon pro ceed to San Juan with the colonists who will go not to fight anything but the dense forests of valuable wood. The expedition will resem ble that of William Penn rather than that of Gen. Lopez. ger The Know Nothings a.nd,Whige carried the municipal election at Reading, on Friday, by d considerable majority. Rawl Items. CITY AND COUNTY ITEMS. THE / OWNSHIP AND BOROUGH. ELECTIONS.—' The.result of the electioim," oir.,!riday last, in many of the districts are not Yeeknown. We have received sufficient, however, to Sustify us 'naming that our Demacrittie friends, aided by the old line Whigen several of the dis tricts, have done very well—much better than could have been anticipated under the circum stances—and have elected.more Democrats to office than has been done for. many years iu Lancaster county. The Know-Nothings, aid ed by the Woolly Head Whigs and all the other isms of the day, -were thoroughly or ganized, and confidently calculated on making a general sweep in the Comity—hence the disappointment to them inust be very great. So far as heard from at the time our paper went to press, the Democrats and old line Whigs have carried Warwick, Elizabeth, Manheim township by 200 majority, Sadsbury by 50, Pequea, Strasburg borough and town ship, Clay, Manor, Cmrnarvon and Providence townships. The Know-Nothings have succeeded in the two Leacocks, Paradise, E. Lampeter, Eliza bethtown, Earl, Earl East, Conestoga, West Donegal, Laneaster township, Mount Joy townshiy, Ephrata anti 'Coney. In several districts, no contest was made on the Know-Nothing question, and the tickets are elected from all parties. We shall hereafter endeavor to give a com plete list of the officers throughout the County. VISITING CARDS.—If any of our Lady read ers in this City or County desire to have a neat and elegant visiting Card, with their names written upon it in the finest artistical style, we advise them to call with our friend, CHARLES It. FRAILEY, at his rooms (formerly the Mayor's office) in South Queen street, where they'can be suited on the:most reasonable terms. CHARLEY is, without doubt,ene of the best pensmen we have ever known, and he de serves to be liberally encouraged. In addition to executing orders for visiting cards and other plain and fancy specimens of penman ship, he is also instructing a class in writing, and is iirepared to take any number of pupils, whether male or female. C.ERNARVON ACADEMY.—We direct the at teatlon of our readers to the card of Messrs. LEAMAN & GIFFIN , in. another column. The Academy has commenced operations under very favorable auspices, and from the well known character for learning and ability of these gentlemen, we have no doubt the Insti tution will increase in usefulness and pros perity. The location is one of the most de sirable in the • county—the building is new and commodious, and the country surrounding Churchtown is beautiful and picturesque, and the people moral and religious. ApiiirOur good democratic friend, ABRAHAM PETERS, Esq., and his excellent Lady, of Manor township, have our hearty thanks for a hand some present of excellent sausages, puddings and "spare ribs." Nothing could have been more acceptable, and we, Atli the rest of the. fiunily, have been enabled, with a good appe tite, to do full justice to the eatables. WRITING INK.SPANGLER, at his Bookstore in N. Queen street, .has received a full supply of the best writing ink and fluid. The celeb rity which Hover has attained in the manu facture of ink, is a sufficient guarantee of its worth and superiority. We have tested it, and find it to be an excellent article. Is THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—The Ju ry in the case of Freeland Vs. Crawford, an ac tion brought to test the validity of the will of Jacob Buyers, deceased, which Occupied the Court fur a week, rendered a verdict, on Friday morning, in favor of the Plaintiff, in' other words, sustaining the will.• A motion for a new trial was made, on behalf of the Defendant, by N. Ellmaker, Esq., which will be disposed of at the Argument Court. Philadelphia Correspondence PHILADELPHIA March 17, 1855. Among the curiosities brought home by the U. S. Steamship Susquehanna, from her recent trip to Japan, is one of the natives of that country, a young man of about twenty-two years of age, who is the first Japanese ever seen in this part of the United States. He is sprightly and intelligent and has made con siderable progress in the study of the English Language. The people of Japan differ very much from, and in most respects are far super ior to those of China. The officers of the Sus quehanna speak in high terms of them, and feel sanguine that the era of their exclusive ness has forever passed away, and that here after their intercourse with us, and probably with other commercial nations, will be quite extensive. One of their most striking traits of charac ter is their wonderful curiositywhich: far trans cends even that of a Yankee or a woman. ,Bayard Taylor relates that the Russian pris .oners who were confined in Japan a few years since, were questioned day after day, for hours at a stretch, until they asked that the punish ment of death should be inflicted upon them, as far preferable to being incessantly bored by the inquisitiveness of their jailors and visitors which not only extended to every act of their lives, but every place they had visited, and the history of their relatives and acquaintan ces, with minute inquiries as to all the furni ture of all the houses they had ever visited, The New York papers having recently sta ted that Baker, the murderer of Poole, had left the Isabella Jewett on her Way down the bay and returned. to terra firma, and that there was a strung probability that he would endeavor to teach this city, and from here at tempt to escape to some distant portion of the country, our lynx-eyed folks have been sharp ly on the look out for him, and woe be to the man who comes near answering to his descrip tion. The reported death of the Emperor of Rus sia has excited great commotion. Many per sons,remmebering the false reportof the fall of Sebastopol, entirely discredit it, and a des patch to the Baltimore Sun, asserting that the Russian Minister at Washington pronounces the report a hoax, would seem to give some color to this opinion. Still the presumption ig very strong that the news is correct. The ties of consanguinity between the Courts of St. Petersburg and Berlin would insure the early reception of such important intelligence at the latter place, and Lord John Russell would scarcely have telegraphed it, from that point to the English government without hav ing received his information from the most re liable source. If true, it must act as a most powerful incentive to peace. Park,Benjamin is lecturing in this city to large houses.) I heard his lecture on Fashion. It is a poem, full of pointed satire against the devotees of that capricious Goddess. -'Her male and female votaries were by torus held up to the, ridicule of the audience in a master ly manner. His description of, and ironical advice to a dandy, was capital. One of his definitions of that curious animal was thus pointedly given: "A tailor's show thing, wandered from his shop." • Our politicians are busy making nominations for the local offices, to be voted for at the coming Spring election. In the choice of Aldermen con siderable interest is felt, as the station is quite lu crative in some localities. It is amusing to witness the efforts of some of the aspirants for this station who are totally unfited for it in every particular, and whose "claims> , could only be established by construing the popular belief that Aldermen have large stomachs, into:an argumeut that because a man has a large abdomen he should be an Alder man. In the Ward in which )our correspondent has the distinguished honor of "exercising the privi lege of a freeman," we have an aspirant of this character, but as some of us are foolish enough to require some alight mental qualification in prefer ence to mere rotundity of body, we shall probably have a sharp contest and march our opposing for ces to the ballot boxes with the otrirring inscrip tions of Fbrain" upon the one and "belly" upon the other banner. While we hope "brain" may triumph, it is perhaps of but little consequence, for practically, our Aldermen have so simplified the legal code that little or no skill whatever is re quired to administer it. The grand new principle which, so far as their jurisdiction extends, does away with all uncertain ty of the law, and thus accomplishes what reform ers have vainly endeavored for centuries to accom plish in higher spheres of Judical action is simply to always give judgment fur the plaintiff. It mat ters not a whit which party is right or wrong, what is the nature orals transaction or ,he merits of the case, there is an argument that far more deeply impresses their minds than z any mere quibbles of right or wrong which might be mooted pro or con in the case at issue, in the tact that by giving judg ment for the plaintiff they are sure :of tneir costs, and if they do nut they may not receive them. The only consolation which unfortunate defendants who are continually being unjustly mulcted by this sys. tem have, is the fact that they too can become plaintiffs on another occasion or before another Alderman with precisely similar results. Our markets have not recently undergone any important change. Beef cattle sell at the exhorbi tant rate of from $lO to $l3. Flour commands $9.12 to $9,25 per barrel p Rye Flour, $6; Corn Meal, $4,181, Wheat sells for from $2.16_ to $2,30 Rye, $1,22 ; Corn, 9492 c.; Oats, 54456 c. Truly;Yours,. M.. The Russian Minister, in Washington, pronowicee the death of the Emperor a hoax . . _ am.; Loma CortaPONDENCE. -- . , Business *king up— The O'Blenis Case— Census e Kansas-- . Leib-Grand Rally of the Demo:my to sSi. Zoilis=John H. Lightner Review o ' the•-=Market—Wild Pigeons—Destructive .'ire .at Weston—The Cry of Blood throughout the West—More &eatnera sunk 7 -Actiotirnment of the Legista turez—Emigrants. &e. &e. Sr. Lo s, March 12, 1855. We are now ' enjoying delightful spring weather—several copious showers have great ly contributed to the I°4 looked for improve ment -in the stage of water in our western riv- . ere. Navigation has consequently been re sumed to all points, and under must favorable auspices. Our river men move with more ac tivity and bear more cheerful countenances, whilst our merchants had themselves in the midst of barrels and boles, drays. horses, and business generally. The excitement in relation to the late mur- • der, recently committed by one O'Blenis, has somewhat abated, from ;the fact that his am bitious limbs of the laW , have prolonged his examination to have the desired effect. . The investigation has been ilitily undergoing the course of the law sine.) the munient poor Brand was deliberately hot down and expired • in a pool of his own blood, and the debauched murderer still entertains strung hopes of being set at liberty to steep his already stained hands in snore hussies' blood to render fatherless inure children, and another vacant seat in the happy, joyous family circle. His examination will again be resumed • tis-day. The evidence already elicited is sufficient to stamp the dreadlul crime of murder upon his head, and justly entitles him to the strictest penalty of the law. O'Blenis is still confined in the county jail, though he receives the best of fare. the market can afford, lend the must careful attention is paid to his chasten and enjoyment. Such is the law of St. Louis—wealth and re spectability commands a premium, no matter in what position or locality they may turn up; whilst the poor and hunible citizen is trampled upon, and when an opportunity presents it self, is made an example to others without money and without friends. • By a letter front Dr.' Leib I am placed in possession of returns of; the cesisus takers, re cently appointed, and have very nearly the correct number of the inhabitants of the new Territory of Kansas. The number of actual settlers, as far as the returns go, is set down at 3,981, which will be, ivlien completed, about 4,500; out of this uuniber there are about 1,500 voters. It is thought that the election will take place in the hitter putt of this or the beginning of next morith, when an exciting time may be expected,' as the mercury isAF ready at "blood heat?" Gov. Reeder still pursues his accustomed straightforward course in the manageMent of the official af fairs of the territory over which he presides.— All that his villifiers may or can say ur do, does nut in the least weaken him in the esti mation of those who bie the honor of his ac quaintance, or impair t he fair fume he has al ready acquired both at home and abroad—as a man, a scholar, or the chief Executive of an American territory. U or. Reeder is strict, energetic, persevering and immoveable in the discharge of the duties devolving upon him as the chief head of Kansas. The friends of Dr. Chas. Leib will be pleased to be learn of his intention of paying Ladeaster a visit in a few weeks. I On Friday night last I the Democracy of St. Louis assembled in mass' meeting at the Ro tunda of the Court Hol e, to take the prelim inary steps for the, proaching municipal election, which comes Off on the first Monday uf: April. There never has a larger crowd ‘1 ) congregated in the R unda than there was upon this occasion. S p eeches were made and resolutions adopted, str ugly denouncing any attempt to disfranchizeLcitizens of foreign na tivity--that they will nter the approaching contest with the same principles inscribed up on their banners whicU have carried them in triumph through many tt hard fought battle. Mr. John H. Lightner was loudly and en thusiastically called upon by his numerous friends and admirers, b ut . being absent,'did not appear. Judging tom the conversation m c and feeling of the Deracy in attendance at this meeting, Mr. Lightner is the first choice of the party for its standard bearer at our spring election, and in .i.II probability will be nominated for Mayor by the Democratic City Convention. He is without doubt the ablest and strongest man the party could run at this time. Whether lie will accept or not, your correspondent is nut advised; but one thing is certain, he does not solicit the position. During-the recent mihrweather, wild pigeons in great abundance have been lurking in the woods back of our city, and every morning clouds of them pass over the town, giving our sportsmen a tine oppdrtunity to show their skill. One man killed thirty-four at one shot .i. Our market is well stdcked with ducks .and pigeons, and game of qery description. Mr. Geo. Diller, of' yoUr city, arrived on Saturday lust. According to prou4e I will give, fur the benefit of your country, readers, a brief review of our wholesale market prices: The flour market has been dull) and prices range at from $7 fo 9,50 per bbl. In wheat the prices are unsettled—sl,7o t.l) I,BU is now paid for this article. Corn is dull, but ti4a7Uc are the current rates. Outs ate selling at 45 to 40c and very-dull. Barleyl i commands $1,:35a1,60, and' $1,75 has been paid. There is an im provement in provisions—Mess Pork is held firmly at $12,50. There were large sales of bulk meats during the week; 7,000 pieces, comprising shoulders, [sides and hams at 41, 51 and 6lc per lb;. there were also 12,282 shoulders, 3,550 sides and 16,477 hams sold at 4, 5 and 6c. Lard commands 7to 91c per lb. Sugar from 4t to 53. c. and Molasses from 221 to 25 per gal. Coffee from 10 , 1 to Ile per lb. Whiskey 20a27 per gal. Salt from $1,50 to 2,00 per sack. Butterj 20 to 25c. Eggs 15a 16c. Feathers 35c. ay 85 to 90c per 100 lbs. Iron $3O to 35 p r ton. Mackerel slla 11,25 per bbl. Quite a destructiv tire broke out in the town of Weston, in this State, on the 7th inst., and destroyed property to the amount of $600,000. . Scarcely had the liWeeding corpse of poor Brand, who was shot down by the notorious assassin, Bob O'Blenisj been laid in its ma Cher earth, than intelligence was received in this city of the sheddirig of more human gore. The Lincoln Gazette, tpublished at Troy, in this State, chronicles a most brutal butchery of human beings, which far exceeds in atrocity anything I have ever heard., The facts of the case are briefly these :! A gentleman residing in Monroe or Montgo ery county, recently sold a farm, and key $2,000 of the amount received in his house. e was suddenly called from home—some distance from his residence —and when returning was compelled to stop over night with a friedd. After going to bed, he had a dream that ' a ll -was not right—that his wife and family wereln distress and need ed his assistance. Hd got up . and stated what he had dreamed, and determined upon start ing for his home. A German, who was- stop ping at the seine how - , thought it would not be safe for him to go ;alone anti offered to ac company him. The two started, and when -within sight of the hoUse discovered a light in it, which was unusuallat that time of night (3 o'clock) confirmed andthe husband's worst 1 sus picions. 1 They approached the house, and looking through a window, saw five men all surround ing a table busily engaged in counting and dividing the money i ivhich they had secured. The first impulse of t e enraged husband was give an alarm, but thel German, who deserves unbounded approbation l'or the very success ful manner in which he managed the affair, bade the man be silent. He then instructed him to go to the back door and knock, upon which the robbers would attempt to make their escape out of the 'one at which he (the German) was stationed. The man accordingly made an alarm at the back door, upon which the midnight robbers endeavored to make their escape. Right man fully did the Germani maintain his position, while with a revolver he killed four of the robbers and wounded the fifth, who was after wards secured. Would that this were the only bloody spectacle which presented itself at that dead hour of the night. The most heart-rend ing part remains yet dntold. A wife and two or three children had been butchered, and lay weltering in pools of Wood. The feelings of a. husband and -father den better be imagined than described; as he beheld this horrid spec tacle. I, Quite a snow storm and at New Or leans on the 27th ult., and the newspaper ed itors are making a great ado about it, as it is such a very unusual occurrence in that south ern city. The steamer Meryl Clifton, having 1000 bales of cotton on board, sunk in the Alabama river about a week since. No lives were lost, but it is supposed that ) the boat and cargo will prove a total loss td their owners.:.: . Also, the .steamer Ludo, atruck,p.inag and sunk in Red river. She war freighted with cotton taken from the wreck of tlidatinies Tra bue, the loos of which boat I reported some
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