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GEO. SkEDERSON, EDITOR.
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FOR CANAIt 0031317SSIONX8:
ARNOLD PLITMER, of Penang°.
ASSEMBLY.
GEO. SANDERSON, City,
A. L. HENDERSON, Salisbury,
GEORGE G. BRUSH, Manor,
JESSE REINHOLD, West Cocalico
JOHN GROSS, West Donegal.
COUNTY TREASURER
CHARLES M. HOWELL, City
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
WILLIAM SPENCER, Strasburg Bur
PRISON INSPECTORS.
JOHN H. DUCHMAN, City,
HENRY ECKERT, Paradise
DIRECTORS OF THE POOL
PARK MASON, Manor,
BENJAMIN HUBER, Lano'r Twp
AUDITOR.
CYRUS REAM, East Cocalico
Itel..We hope our citizens, irrespective of
party, will attend at Fulton Hall, on Monday
evening next, for the purpose of hearing Col.
FORNEY'S Address. From the well knotin
talents of the Col., of which it is unnecessary
to say a word, in this his native city; a rich
intellectual and patriotic treat may be expect..
ed. We hope to see the Hall crowded on the
occasion.
The County Ticket
The proceedings of the Democratic County
Convention which met in this City 'on Wed
nesday last, are published in another column.
We are pleased to announce that perfect har
mony governed the action of the Convent!on,
and its nominations are now before the people.
The resolutions speak for themselve's.—There
is no dodging—no evasion of any kind on any
subject. The glorious principles of our party
are fearlessly enunciated, and there can be no
mistake as to where the Democratic party of
Lancaster county stands. The same princi•
pies that were laid down by JEFFERSON' and
JACKSON are still the land marks of the party
—and with them as' our guide we nail our
flag to the mast-head, and are prepared to
"sink or swim, survive or perish" in their ad
vocacy.
Of the candidates placed upon the ticket,
from Assembly down to Auditor, (except one
in the editorial line,of whom it does nut be
come as to speak) we can say, with truth, and
we think public opinion will bear us out in
the assertion, that they are gentlemen of intel
ligence, experience, and strict integrity of
character, andhave always—in sunshine and in
storm—consistently adhered to the principles
of the Democratic party. We have every
reason to believe that their nomination is cor
dially endorsed by the Democracy of the
county at large, and feel confident that the
ticket will be cheerfully supported, not only
by every Democrat in Lancaster county, but
also by many who have heretofore acted and
voted with the opposition.
We have no room for further comment this
week, but shall speak more at length of the
merits of the different candidates during the
progress of the campaign.
Push on the Column
Democrats of Lancaster County ! The time
fur work has come. Our candidates are in
the field, HONEST, CAPABLE, and
FAITHFUL to the CONSTITUTION. Our
PRINCIPLES Lie emblazoned On our ban
ner—RELIGIOUS FREEDOM—OUR COUN
TRY an ASYLUM FOR THE OPPRESSED
of ALL NATIONS—NO PROSCRIPTION
ON ACCOUNT (IF maTn. or RELIGION
-- , PROTECTION OF PROPERTY—OPPO
SITION td all SUMPTUARY LAWS Mr
REFIING the PEOPLE-- sAxenTy
of tho miestic twAßTH.sToNE—undying
devotion hi the CONSTITUTION—"LIBER
TV AND UNlON—one and inseperable--
NOW ,iii yoREvER."
This is the Democratic platform, fellow-cit
izens. Upon this platform your candidates
stand. Never since the adoption of the Con
stitution were mightier consequences suspend
ed upon the issues of a State election. Our
enemies have undertaken to exhume and re
eusoitate the bigoted, exclusive and tyrannical
doctrines of George the lll,—which Our fore
fathers btr.ied in the grave of the Revolution.
The re.:,ult of the election will show whether
the principles of GEORGE WASHINGTON
or George the Third are in the ascendant up
on the soil of Perauvlvania. Freemen of
LANCASTER COUNTY ! Remember that
you are called to tight over again the battles
of the Revolution ;—not, indeed,- with the
sword and bayonet as your fathers did, but
with weapons more dangerous to tyranny and
hateful to tyrants—FßEE SPEECH and the
FREE BALLOT. In the language of "OLD
Ilicaurtv," PUSH ON THE COLUMN.
Your enemies are TRAITORS to all prtrtieS,
but the Abolition party. There are AR
NOLDS and Refugees now as there were in
'76. Your fathers were invincible to the lat
ter. See to it that you conquer the former.
PUSH ON THE COLUMN !
The Tickets
There are now three tickets before the peo
ple of Lancaster county, from which, should
there be no others formed, the people will be
called upon to make a selection. Under the
editorial head is placed the DPM ,,, wahin tioket ;
below ari. tho Tv nig, and Know-Nothing tick
etS. The voters of the county can judge
"which is which," and which is best entitled
to their confidence and support :
WHIG TICKET
Assembly.
John Bear, City,
Henry H. Kurtz, Manheim,
John Strohm, Providence,
Adam K. Witmer, Paradise, '
Konigmacher, Ephrata
County Treasurer
Joseph Clarkson, City.
County Commissionei
Jacob Nissley, Mount Joy.
Prison Inspectors
Jacob France, Paradise,
Jacob Mast, Salisbury.
Directors of the Poor
Robert Byers, Colerain,
John Huber, Manheim.
Auditor.
Andrew 'Mahaffey, Pequea
*Since Declined.
KNOW-NOTHING TICKET
Assembly.
Walter G. Evans, City,
Henry Shaffner, Mount Joy,
P. W. Housekeeper, Drumore,
William Hamilton, Paradise,
C. L. Ilunsecker, Manheim.
• County Treasurer.
David Hauck, Clay.
County Commissiol4r.
Daniel Brandt, Rapho.
Prison Inspectors.
John Bushong, East Lampeter,
Hiram Evans, Cmrnarvon,
John S. Keneagy, Paradise,
A. Redsecker, Elizabethtown.
Directors of the Poor.
John H. Brenner, Mount Joy Twp
John Heller, East Lampeter.
Auditor.
Jacob S. Witmer, Manor
DEMOCOA.TIO 60IINTY CONVEINNION.
40&
The Democratic Convention. of Lancaqtei
county, met in Convention, in pursuance of
the call of the Chairman of the Comity Com
mittee, at the Hotel of E. Shober, in the City
of Lancaster, at 11 o'clock•, A. M. ...
On motion, Dr. N. W. SAMPLE, of East
Lampeter, was unanimously elected President
of the Convention, when a motion was made
and carried to adjourn to Fulton Hall, when
the Convention was permanently organized by
the appointment of•the following officers:
President.
Dr. N. W. SAMPLE, E. Lam peter
Vice Presidents.
ARTHUR IWKISSICK, Bart.
JACOB GABBER, West Hempfield.
Da. J. K. RAUB, Eden.
JOSEPH WILSON, Washington Borough
JOHN REED, Leacock.
PETER FELIES, Warwick.
1. ( 1 3 .11ES COLLINS, Colu ' ada.
JOHN 11. DUtIIMAN, City.
Jons FORNEY, West Earl.
Secreta r ics
Cyrus S. Haldeman, Conoy.
Benj. F. Baer, Elizabethtown.
Chaeles M. Howell, City.
J. C. Pinkerton, Mount Joy Borough
H. E. Klugh7East Donegal..
The following named delegate:3 piesented
credentials of their election, and took their
seats in the Convention, viz :
Adamstown—
. Brecknoct
Bart—br. John Martin, Wm. Picket, Harrison
araham, Arthur McKissick, Amos Hockey.
Carnarvon—Livid Williams, Dr. B. F. Bunn,
Levi Eingwalt, Hobert Gitlin, Thos. Edwards.
Clay—John Elser, Esq., Wm. Slabach, Wm. W.
Enk
Golerain—Jos. White, Abm. McConnel, Jeremiah
Swisher, Fred. Rylin, Robert Jackson.
Co/inn/du, N. H r .—John Slack, J. .M. Strickler,
James Mullison, Joshua J.
Gault, George H. Burdwell.
il'.—;amen Collins, James Hoar,
Samuel F. Eberlein, Francis
H. Ebur, J. G. L. Brown.
Catalina East—Emanuel Hinkle, Gee. F. Shimp,
Harrison Kreamer.
Cocalico West—Jesse Reinhold, Augustus Stripe,
John Danner, Jere. Wiest, Peter Kegereis. t
Conestoga—S. S. Welsh, henry hammer, John
Kelp, Fred. Sourbeer, Jacob Kaufman.
Vonoy—C. S. Haldeman, John D. Hofft, John
Haldeman, John Koh. John IL Smith. .
Donegal East—J. S. Routh, G. W. Terry, H. E
Klugh.
Dont...Tat West—John Gross, Jacob Gephardt
Samuel Musses, Martin Sweigard, Juno. Diffenderfer.
Dritmore—Fleming MeSparren, Clarkson Jeffries
C. M. Johnston, ,James Barnes, Jr.. Jos. B. Shanks.
Earl—Jacob Brown, Wendell 8011, John Vogul"
Samuel 8011, Lennon Winters.
Earl East—James Hammond, John It. Sandoe
Isaac W. Stauffer.
Earl ;Vest—Mark Connell, Jr., John Forney
Peter Albert, Reuben Buch, Daniel Duck.
Ephrata.—Samuel null, Samuel Gorgas, Danie
Weorzniek. Samuel B. Nagle, 0. P. Chess.
Elizabethtown.—B. F. Baer, Emanuel Hoffman
Jacob tirove, Ambrose Shrode, James Laird.
Elizabeth— ~
' Eden—Dr. Jarhes Duncan, Dr. J. K. Itaub, Rob
ert Evans, Esq., am'l Kauffman, It. Montgotuery.
Fa/ton—Jas. McSparren, Lawrence Hippie, Hen
ry Horner, Swill Wicks, Esq., W. P. Jenkins.
HempJield East—Dr. Samuel Parker, Henry
Hoffman. Henry Myers, William K. Martin, Henry
G. Imhoff.
Hempfithl best—Jacob Clamber, Jno. M. Weller,
E. F. Hoover, John Kauffman, Abm. Newcomer, Sr.
City—N. IF. IV.—Edward Kautz, Juo. H. ',Moh
ican, Junius B. Kauffman,
John W Jackson, H. Mick-
MEE
B. IV. IV.—Henry Shan, Chas. B. Moy
er. Benjamin Kautz, Michael
Withers, John Steigerwalt, jr.
N. E. W.—William Cux, John Hamilton,
IL B. Swarr, Charles M.
Howell, Hugh E. Dougherty.
B. E. IP.—W. F. S. Warren, William M.
Gormley, J. T. MeGonig,le,
Philip Leonard, Geo. R. Ap
pleby.
Lancaster Twp.—Benjamin Huber, Gottleib Se
ner, Philip Fisher. '
Lampeter East—Dr. N. W. Sample, Ilenry Gara,
And. Roberts. John McSorley. Bolden Miller.
Lampeter 11 - est—Henry M. Miller, Fred. Gaull,
S. Raub, Abm. It. Musser, William A. Struman.
Leacock—John Reed, Robert J. Knox, Peter
Beam, John L. Lightner, B. F. Hull.
Lencock Upper—Jacob Kolb; Cyrus Miller, Peter
Heller, Dr. A. S Bare, Frekerick Kreamer.
Little Britain—Wm. Bays, Jr., Dr. J. P. An
drews, D. 11. Keech, Swill Shade, J.. Patterson..
Nanheim Bor.—Nathan Worley, Geo. D. Miller,
Sr., Henry Arndt, Sain'l Longenecker, J E Cross.
Manketm Ticp.—Benjamin Eby, George Ham
bright, Joseph Wisner, Jacob Long, John Bair.
A/a/tor—Conrad Krause, Peter Lyne, George G.
Brush, Park Mason, Frederick Selmer.
Marietta—James McMullin, John J. Libhart,
John W. Clark, Nelson Maloney, Charles Kelly.
Illartic—David Wm. Wentz, David
U. W. Labezins, Thomas M. Curren.
Joy B.—Joseph M'Corkle. Joshua Leader
John Ream, 6. C. Pinkerton, John IL Brenentaii.
Mount Joy To•p.—John Sheaffer, George Hine
John Flora.
Paratlisr.—James P. M'llvain, James Girvin,
Geo. Fonderstnith, Robert Teggert. Geo. L. Eckert.
Penn—James McMullin. James Dunlap. Samuel
Plasterer, Mostis Over, David M. Eberly.
Pequea—
Provideure—J. C. Smith, col. S. Broom, Matthi
as Shirk, Henry McFalls, Henry Bush.
Raplto—Fred. Lantz, Sr., John Masterson, Jacob
Hummer, Samuel Nauman, henry B. Becker.
Strasburg 11.—John E. Girvin, 11. Whiteside,
Wm. Steucy, Alexander Shultz, Joseph 1). Nichols.
Strasburg Tirp.--Col. Isaac (Ervin, Franklin
Clark, Henry Spindler, Jacob Neff, George Haub.
Salisbury—Thos W. Henderson, Thus. S. Men
vain, George W. Wernlz, J. B. Baker, David Kurtz
Sadsbury—lsnne Walker, Wm. F. Baker, Sam . '
Slokom, Leonard Hockey, Samuel J. Boon.
Warwick—Peter Felice, Jucob Hussar, Sr., Benj.
Zenttneyor. Sain'l E. Keller, Dr. Levi Hull.
IVashington. Ben.—John Shartzer, John Evans.
Joseph Wilson, George Wall, Joseph Charles.
At this stage the following ro4olution was
offered by Cyrus S. Haldeman of Conoy and
unanimously adopted.
liesoleed, That no unto be entitled to a seat
in this Convention, who is connected with
any secret or open political body, hostile to
the Democratic party. Any such „person so
connected, is hereby requested to refrain from
participating in rut proceedings, as he drill
De termed an impostor, guilty of fraud and de
ception.
A letter was here presented to the Chair,
asking for the rejection of a portion of the
Delegates front Drum Ore upon a charge of
Know-Nothingism—a Committee of eleven
was appointed to examine into the merits of
those charges, who reported in favor of their
being admitted, which was adopted.
After which the Convention proceeded to
nominate Candidates fa• the various offices,
NOMINATIONS
Assembly.
John Forney, West Earl.
Dr. N. W. Sample. E. Lampetei
John Kolp, Safe Harbor.
Cyrus S. Haldeman, Conoy.
Joseph M. Watts, Columbia.
Frank Eber, Columbia.
J. D. Bachman, City.
Henry E. Leman, City.
Geo. Sanderson, City.
Charles Kelly, Marietta.'
James Patterson, Little Britain
Geo. G. Brush, Manor.
C. M. Johnston, Drumore.
S. S. Welsh, Conestoga
Wm. Hays, Jr., Little Britain.
D. Rin g walt , E. Hemptield.
John Gross, W. Donegal.
Jesse Reinhold, West Cocalico.
Samuel Wicks, Fulton.
Samuel Slocum, Sadsbury.
Henry Shreiner, Manheim.
Wm. Picket, Bart.
A. L. Henderson, Salisbury.
James L. Reynolds, City.
Thos. Edwards, Crernarvon.
Peter Heller, C. Leaeock.
County Treasurer.
Erin Shober, City.
Peter Lyne, Manor,
C. M. Howell, City.
Henry Arndt, Manheim.
Jos. M'Corkle, Mount Joy.
County Conlin issioner
Wm. Spencer, Strasburg.
Henry Houseal, Maytown.
Prison Inspectors.
Harrison Graham, Bart.
Duchman City.
J. J. Gault, Columbia.
11. Eckert, Paradise.
Lewis Martin, Marietta.
Directors of the Poor.
Park Mason, Manor. •
Benj. Huber, Lane'r twp.
Auditor
Cyrus Ream, E. Cocalico
Cyrus S. Haldeman requested the with
drawal of his name from the Assembly nomi
nations. The-motion being put, an accept
ance was refused. After thanking the Con
vention for the honor given him, he explain•
ed his reasons for declining a nomination and
desired a re-consideration; another vote be
rig-}alien; bi"s - Mini -Was thenTermitted-to be
withdrawn.
The names of Dr. N. W. Sample, Jas. L, Rey
nolds and James Patterson were also with
drawn.
Upon motion of H. B. Swarr, the. Chair
appOinted 6. Coniinitteelof nine to draft Reico
lutions,_ viz :
Hiram B. SWarr, John H. Duchmaii, Di.
Levi-Hull, Dr. Al S. Bare,Geo. G.Brusb, Wil
liam F. Baker, Jno. W. Jackson, Thos. W.
Henderson, Nathan Worley.
After which the Convention adjourned to
meet at-2 o'clock P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Convention carnet° order at 2 o'clock, when
H. B. Swarr, Esq., on the part of the Com
mittee, submitted the following resolutions
which were unanimously adopted :
1. Resolved, That while the honor and prosperity
of our common country are deeply cherished by ev
ery Democrat, we cannot forget the duties we owe to
our beloved State, with whose welfare the best inter
ests of ourselves and of those who have to succeed us
arc inseparably connected. We regret that the un
fortunate results of the unholy and unprincipled
combinations of the last twelve months, justify us in
characterizing her present State government as the
offspring of a corrupt fusion of men of opposite opin
ions and associations, aided by a secret political or
ganization of the most dangerous character, as the
fruit of . a combination of adventurers eager for pow
er and plunder, and its administration of public af
fairs as a mere instrument of faction and a disgrace
to the Commonwealth.
2. Resolved, That we call upon the Democracy of
Lancaster county, as they value the reputation of
the State, the principles of their fathers, and their
inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness, to ponder well upon the snares which sur
round them, and rally as one man to relieve the
Commonwealth of the imputation that, within her
borders, the path to political preferment is through
intrigues and selfish combinations, and that political
power. by whatever means obtained, may here be
abused to any extent which blind fanaticism may
suggest. . _
3. Resolved, That the party in power in this State
are the odds and ends, the fragments and factions,
of all parties—made up principally of those who
have been hanging on the skirts of all other parties
—camp followers, actuated by purposes of plunder—
brought together by a sort of spasmodic action to do
—they hardly know what ; but we know what they
have done ! In many of its leading measures this
Know-Nothing party is entirely against the spirit
and genius of our Constitution, and flagrantly viola
tive of its time-honored provisions.
4. Resolved, That much of the public legislation
of last winter, at Harrisburg, is a disgrace to the sta
tute book—destructive, alike to the interests of the
Commonwealth, and in direct and wilful opposition
to the known wishes of the people.
5. Resolved, That in order to deserve success, the
Democratic party of Lancaster county and of the
State must be true to itself, true to those great na
tional principles inculcated by the illustrious men
of by-gone days, and true to the patriotic, incorrupt
ible, able and faithful men of the party. National
and State legislation must become pure—as the peo
ple cannot be rightfully represented, when the sta
tute books are chiefly Pled with legislation upon the
subject of banking, the incorporation of irresponsi
ble monopolies. or the personal interests of individu
als. The interests of the represented and the wis
dom of legislation call only for the enactment of
few good laws. and those of a general character.
6. Resolved, That we sincerely deprecate the
evils of intemperance, and believe a judicious'-Li
cense System" Would much ameliorate its present
condition ; yet, we cannot but think that the so
called ',lug Law" passed by the “Know Nothing"
Legislature last winter, will prove a miserable abor
tion, on account of its unjust and illiberal restric
tions ; thus increasing the evil it pretends to cure.
T. Resolved, That we cordially approve of the
nomination of the Hon. Arnold Plainer, of Venan
go county, as a candidate for Canal Commissioner,
by the lute Democratic State Convention, regarding
him as a faithful and talented Democrat, and an
honest man, and hereby pledge ourselves to promote
his election by all honorable and fair means in our
•
power.
8. Resolved, That the Democratic party is the
only true national conservative party; is the party
of the Constitution and deserves the continued sup
port of every patriot, for its steady maintenance of
our time honored principles, and uniform advocacy
of every great public measure, which has advanced
the honor and interests of the Republic.
9. Resolved, That we regard the great princi
ple of equal rights, and equal privileges by all
classes of the citizens of this State, without reference
to the place of their birth, or the religion they pro
fess, as the basis of civil liberty.
10. Resolved, That we t 1 avo undiminished con
fidence in the ability and integrity of Franklin
Pierce, and his administration of the Government
of our country.
11. Resoitivd, That the question of slavery in
States or Territories being purely local, should be
settled like other local questions by the citizens of
States or Territories. respectively, without the inter
ference of citizens of sister States.
12. Resolved, That. as Democrats, we eschew all
affinity with secret political associations, and that
the candidates nominated by this convention, be
pledged that they never had, and have not now any
connection with any secret order or association—
Know-Nothings or otherwise—banded together for
political purposes. The said pledge to be in the
following form viz:
I hereby certify and solemnly declare upon honor
as a man and a democrat, that I have not now and
never had, and if elected will not hdve during my
official term, any connection with the secret political
organization, commonly e.illed 'Know Nothings." or
“Americans" and further that I adhere to the Dem
ocratic party, its principles and its usages, and will
have fellowship with no other party.
13, nr,o/ved, That, the above resolution and cer
tificate. are not required front the candidates on ac
count of any supposed want of deMocratic principles
on their part—for we know them to be honest and
pure men—but because we believe it, to be essential
ly necessary at this time to make known our cher
ished principles to the world, and to show that we
mean exactly what we say.
14, Resolved, That if tiny of the candidates de
cline or neglect to sign the above pledge. the Coun
ty Committee be directed to strike off their names
front the ticket and fill the vacancies. '
lobo Kolp , EST, Of Safe Harbor, then offered
several more resolutions npon the came eub•
jerk, whirh were laid upon the table.
The Convention proceeded to ballot with
the follov‘ing result :
Ifa hillot. .2,1. count.
John Forney, 19 18
John Kolp, 8 . 4
Jos. M. Watts. 13 11
'Frank El er, 6 -I
J. 1). Dachniat!, 13 10
Henry E. Leman, 12 3
Geo. Sanderson, 23 34
Charles Kelly, ' 10 ,
Geo. 11. Brush, 1S 20
C. M. Johnston, 5 1
t 1
S. S. Welsh,
Wm. hays, jr., 6 6
D. Ringwalt, 1 0
J,,lin Gross, 0 0 22
Jessii Reinhold, 18 20
Samuel Wicks, _ 5
Samuel Slocum, 9 5
Henry Shreiner, 6 4
Win. Pickel, 13 13
A Henderson, 23 33
Peter Heller, 4 --
County Treasurer.
-,..A. St clot, 211 Ballot
,
Emanuel Sholier, - 16 16
Peter Lryne, ~
C. M. Howell, 16 25
-Henry Arndt, 8 4
Jos. McCorkle, 3 1
County Corn m iss.ioner. lot Ballot.
Win. Spencer, • 29
Henry Houseal, 9
Prison 1 aspEctors. lot Ballot
ILtrrison Graham, 13
John 11. Duchmau, 25 .
J. J. Gault, ' 11
H. Eckert, 20
Lewis Martin, 5
Directors of the Poor.
Park Mason, unanimously.
Benj. Huber, " "
Auditor—Cyrus Ream, unanimously.
Dr. Parker offered the following:
Resolved, That the County Committee
he instructed. to report to the next County
Convention, rules and regulations for govern
ing the delegate elections, and fir a more
proper mode of representing each district in
Convention. Adopted unanimously.
On motion of John W. Jackson, the Chair
man of the County Committee was empowered
to receive the pledges from the candidates.
On motion, the Convention adjourned
sine die.
There is considerable discussion goirg
on in this City, for the last few days, in refer
ence to the liquor question, and every possi
ble effort is being made to prejudice the public
mind with regard to the sentiments entertain
ed by several of the candidates upon the Dem
ocratic ticket. And this is done in face of the
fact that the Democratic Convention laid down
a platform on that 'subject, upon which the
candidates of the party all stand, fair and
square ; besides this, it is the only one of the
three parties now in existence, in the county,
that has showed its hand on the subject. Will
those who are finding fault with the Demo
cratic ticket, or any portion of it, be kind
enough- to tell us what platform either the
Whigs or Know-Nothings have erected on that
subject ? We should be extremely glad to see
it—lbr we are opposed to all dodging or equiv
ocation on that or any other question.
stir The Democratic, Convention of Adams
county have nominated ISAAC ROBINSON, Esq.,
for Assembly, and appointed Jon B. DAN
NER, Esq., to represent them in the neat State
Convention of the Fourth of March.
Passions WILLIAmsoN, the "Republic: ,"
or Abolition candidate for Canal Commiss on
er is still in Moyamensing jail and is likel to
remain there, unless the jtectrend Samuel
..,
nold, pulls the building down US' he - ,m
-mended to the meeting at Pittsburg. On ,t
-urday week, the Supreme Court of P• .. 11-
vania, refused a habeas corpus, to talcs im
from the custody of the United States, Iby
which he was committed for contempt of cort.
They give their reasons, which are very a le,
but too long for our columns. It is euti ely
different from the newspaper law with w ich
the public has been surfeited upon the sub ect
for the last six weeks; but there are very ew
lawyers ur readers of common sense but vill
regard it as much more sound in argu
and more convincing in its reasoning.
liainsun now has no other recourse tha
amend his return and make a true statem
if he desires to be released from confiner)]
As the Supreme Court says. he " holds
keys. in his own pocket," and if he to
there, it must certainly be because he 1
the quarters, or the notoriety he has acqu
in consequence.
TR01:111.E IS THE BOSTON ScuooLs.—Aml
some of the laws passed by the Know N
ing Legislature of Massachusetts last wiw
was one allotting colored children to att ,
the public schools with the whits child
This law ; went into effect on Monday I
and in Boston many. of the blacks ava
themselves of the privilege. The Trarest:
says they created quite a — sensation an
the tvliite boys and girls, but no violent n
ifestations of dislike u ere 'seen. The
mentions, as a remarkable part of thi,;
“lusiiiii,"•that the Smith (e .lured)school
nearly depopulated, but seven primary scb
children attending, out of eighty-nine c
posing it at last report, and none of the ei.
then reported, in the granitn3r school,
iJt Adviecs from Salt Lake to July
have - reached St. Louis. Discoveries of
on the Sweet water are still spoken of :III:
hear that at nu great distance from Fort
mie, some evidence is given of the existen
the precious metal. It seeut the grass
pers, after having devoured every partied
wheat, oats, grass, &e„ had connueuced t
ravages upon the young fruit trees, :mil
peaches and apples, half grown, were deitri
by them ; they would rise up in swarms
Gil the atmosphere for miles :is they
ahing from place to plce. The gardens
even public grounds had been replanted
aail three times, and as often eaten up a:.
A SLAVE CI,,E AT CINCINNATI. —A lew
ago, ai Mr. Thos, C. Lannon) was pas i
through Cineitinatti, en route for Montgon i
county-, some of the abolitionists indt
a slave in his possession to heats hint
main behind. Mr. L. has addressed a I
to the Mayor of that city, asking that he
be returned, as be will certainly been
&large to the city. He says, he is betwee
and SO years of age, limps front rheumat
is blind of i.e eye, totally incompetent to
bor, :mil has done nothing for three year
He sympathizes with the old slave and is'
i tus to have him with him, so that he t
support him until lie dies.
KNoW-NOTIll:SC. DErEar.—The Georget
correspondent of the Washington (I). C.)
gives the following account ~f the election ;
in that city on Thursday last :
‘"Our election yesterday passed
l uietly, and, as was antieipated by us in
morning, l'esuited in a complete rout or
I(iewv-Nothings. Although they had. a c
field ;Hid a lain tight, and r,trainetlevery n
or the party to its utmost tension, the ma:
,r Mr. English, the anti, Know-Noti'
eainliiltie was Ud, showing a lear loss to
pttoy, rime the election
February heat, or 252. votes, when Mr. Al
the I( Ilir,l-Nolllll.j. for
l'eCeiVl`.l 15(1 ricer his eompetito'
The 1;,11.,,vi0g ilivit.,llll ,—NutitLer if %!
polled, 61k, ; now•Noth'
352 ; know• Nothing, 256. 11
lish's majorily, as alio% e stated, Oli."
'['he Louisville atrocities oue opening
eye= of the refdieting and right-thinking it
parts of the country. Wherever an ho
l
narrative or those fe.trful outrages has g
there Know-Nothingitan has withered be,
the indignation of the people.
The Editor's Book Table
PETERSON'S LADIES' NATIONAL MAIIA
ZINE, for the month of October, makes its appear
ance with its well filled pages of excellent reading
scatter, and handsomely embellished. Its colored
Fashion Plate is really a beautiful picture. Our la
dy readers should all see it. C. J. Peterson, Phila.,
Publisher.
THE HAPPY UOME,AND PARLOR MAOHZE
for September, is embellished with an del
portrait of the Rev. Leonard Woods, D. D.,
of Andover, Mass., Also, a representation o
"Early Crawford Peach."
This is an excellent periodical, and should 1;
every Christian family. It is published at
York, by E. Carpenter, No. 110 Nassau street
Y., and at Boston by C. Stone ACe., at $2 per a
THE SCHOOL BO ; AND OTHER STORIES
TILE CHRISTMAS FIRE. By Charles Die
A new publication just issued by T. B. Pete
Philadelphia—price 121 cents.
Any production from the pen of Charles Die
whose talents as a writer of fiction are unequ
will bo read with avidity. Wo have not 1;"
to read this work, but have no its
judging from the great abill , v assplayed in his
vious works.
THR /lux, ritsMESTEAD. By Mrs. Ann S.
perks. This is the title of a new volume which
be issued by Bunce A Brothers, N. Y..early it
tober,
The announcement of a new book by the a' thor
of "Fashion and Famine" is a matter o(more than
ordinary interest. The extraordinary success which
attended the publication of Mrs. Stephen's preVious
issue, justifies the Publisher's expectationst
hat
"The Old Homestead" will at once spring iil to a
wide circulation. It is pronounced by those who
have read the proofs to be a work well calculated to
oxcite the greatest interest, and that it possesses -yen
a greater variety of power, character, brilliancy, and
depth of plot than its predecessor.
I t will be published in one large 12 mo. vol me,
price $1,25. ,
Well Done For Maine !
The election iu the State of Maine, w
came off on Tuesday last, has resulted in
total overthrow of Know-Nothingism, M.
Lawism, Abolitionism, and every other
which has afflicted that good Democii
Commonwealth fur the last few years
following is the glorious result, so far as h
from, on the gubernatorial question:
Wells, (Dem.) 40,073
Morrell, (K. N. &c.) 43,690
Reed, (Whig,) 9,306
It requires a majority of all the votos
to elect. There being no choice made by
people, it will devolve upon the Legislatni
elect a Governor, and also a U. S. Senate
The Legislature just elected, will stand
Democrats and old lino whigs, to 10 K.
Nothings, Main Lawites and Abolition.
and in the House nearly two to one in opri
tion to Morrell.
Last year the unholy combination of it
swept every thing before it in the Stag
Maine; but the "Star in the East" is
righting herself, and has again taken her
sition in the Democratic line.
A Falling off t
At the Know-Nothing Delegate Election
this county, on Saturday week, there
but 2345 votes polled in all, notwithstans
the active and strenuous efforts made by l
different aspirants for nomination on:the t
et, to poll a large vote. In this City the e
vote, we believes was only about 400.
Last fall, the Know-Nothing vote in the
City was 1091, and in the county betwem 5
and 6000. From this, it is easy to conc•ive
that Know-Nothingism is in a rapid dee ine
both in the City and County of Lancaster.
raw Dr. ISAAC MESTER, an old and ex .
enced Physician of Reading, died in that
on Wednesday last, aged 71 years.l -
AnklertesaLlia:
We commend the sentiment contained in
the subjoined brief extract from a speech le
cently delivered by Thomas Ford, the Lieut.
Governor of Ohio, to the consideration of
those Know-Nothings who abuse- the sacred
name "American"- by coupling it with their
proscrptive principles. The paragraph is elo
quent as it is patriotic :
"Birth place is an accident—you and I
can't help that. But our principles and our
character are our own : we make them. We
are not responsible for the former; we are
for the latter. I am for making principles
and character, then, not birth place, the test
of citizenship. I ask for one thing and will
have one thing, and that is all I ask or care
for— r that a man shall be an American at
heart ; if he be so, on whatever sod he drew
his first breath, or whatever his creed, I give
him a hand with a heart in it—l receive Lim
antl weldome him as a brother. If he is oot
such, whether burn here or elsewhere, I that't
want to recognize him, and woul,l not if 1
had my way."
to
•tot,
• ut.
the
DAUPLIIN COUNir WHIG CONVENTIoN.—The
\Vhig Convention of Dauphin county ,net on
Monday last. When an organization was at
tempted, a split occurred between the K. N.
Whigs and the "old liners," the latter ceced
hig under the lead of James Fox, Esq., form
ing a separate convention, and nominating the
following ticket: John Adams Fisher end
F. Rubinson for Assembly ; Dr. Jacob
Shope, for Prothonotory ; John Lynch, ha-
Register ; John ILerner, fur County Commis
sioner, and John MdCoy, for Treasurer.--
James Fox, Esq., was appoinsoil Senatorial
Delegate to the IVhig Stale Contention. and
Jacob C. Bomberger and 11. Murvay liras uu,
Representative Delegates.
The Know• Nothing division made nu mold
nations,but pa , sed re-iolution t neoniniembhg
the Know-Nothing ticket, formed some weeks
ago, to the support of the Whigs of Dauphin
county. This split, it is believed, will insure
the success the whole Democratic ticket.
The dark-lantern leaders, themselves, admit
that the pure Whig ticket will carry at least
1400 votes.
led
IleTitouitt , , , ,toN.--At the eleetiooto itt Ge,trge•
t...tvit, D. la,,t week, for a tbenther to till a
vacancy iu the C1)111111loll et.iteil, the Awl-
N,ttltitig C.:1.11,141:1(e WZLS • elected loy
majority of uiuctysis. At the ;31 . ectioal iu
reltritary last, the majoooity
was one liuttolrool ;tiod
en
. ‘lll
It V%
1.11A11,1:AT , N DECIZE I
Ct..! 111, , t•tt the 4111 te,tattl ::;717
iuuulp 1:u11 pit,.t.l; g er, :Luke 1 at Nk%% York
4rtit toriege lI I I itringittg ..rill) 1110111 5111,
ittlit.i.,er "I titld
gralits \Oll ila\,. 4 in Net% York lid ,
)ear 111 Septetal.e,- stlt 111,9-1'; tig . a .l ll d. 247,,
4.12 la the sawn: dale Ited year, being It de
e!liw of
SEittor f 11.110 11) Ai.TIj;ENT. ---11,1 . 1 . 17111111 . g,
SOW.. - . 1 . ;1.• uttil trait 2 hiell loft 10-r;: ,
yestersl.l:, do! \Vest, ‘‘ ;Is thrown
If the 1:-Avk i :equortve of mooing over
eow !war
Mr. Aldo, ~ne of the iiremen, too, in,damly
killed. Joint U. :x4eitt John
engineor Quintin Idttelilf, conductor,
and 31r. Fall , : o , ent or Adams' Focpres,;,
were seriou , ly 'injured. The wounded w ere
token to Nex CuiiilJerlimd. Not oni! of the
mts,engers W:l8 injured.
TILE IIos..JAME:: • BrenAsAN —The Wash
ington l'aitat says :—" The public has alretoly
been apprised of the facCthat Mr. Buchanan
is to continue in discharge of his important
duties as American Minister at the Court t,f
St. James fora time extending beyond the pe
riml when his return to the United States has
been anticipated both by his friends and him
self. Mr. Buchanan earn never return to the
people fr• whome be has rendered such sig_
nal services, and to whose interests he has de
voted sit large a portion of his valuable life,
without a greeting, warm and generous. Still,
all will he gratified to know that, in iew of
important public interests, his large experi
ence tind eillinelit abilities are to continue to
Ice devoted to the country in a positii.i. of so
much delicacy and importance."
------
For Ow Intelligour., •I Journal
I=IIIE
Ma. EDITOR gives me much pleasure
1.11 11,6.rni you and your readers that the course
of i ,Ines, about which there lots been
non, ..c onerest, has been definitely de
cided upon. The course, lam informed, will
be opened by the Governor of our State, on
the id Thursday of October next.
Governor Ddllock has a very exalted repu
tation as a lecturer, and we have great reason
to he grateful to him for his kindness in com
seining to lity..aside the cares of State and to
come among us in this humble, but very lem
onade rapacity. We have no doubt that a
crowded auditory will welcome him alining
us, and will listen with pleasure 'to the words
of wisdom which may drop from his lips. The
other lecturers, in the course, are the Rev. Mr.
Willet.s, of Philadelphia, as sparkling and
brilliant It lecturer as our country ittfil.rds;
Ittiv. Dr. McClintock, who is eminent as a
scholar, an author, an editor, and Christian
gentleman; Judges Smyser, of Norristown,
and Lowry, of Pittsburg, men of th^ ""
standing (al the lleneb , grace their ex
alted -I.'" position by their eminent -atiain•
.-cni,s in literature.
'ens,
l ied
. 4
• era.
pre-
Some of the ablest literary men of our own
city have consented also to take part in this
course, and wo take pleasure in saying that
there arc very few cities in our country, of the
size of Lancaster, which can number as many
men of sterling ability. Those who have thus
consented are the. Rev. Dr. Bowman, Rev. Mr.
Nevin, Rev. Mr. llarbaugh, lion. Judge
Hayes and Prof. liAtppen. There are yet two
lecturers to be obtained, when the course will
be complete, presenting two lectures a month
from October to April.
Season tickets for the whole course will, I
presume, be issued by the Committee in the
course of a few days, and the precise order of
the lecturers, and their subjects, will soon be
announced. The committee deserve the thanks
of the community, for their zealous efforts in
getting up an entertainment so rich, pure and
profitable as this prJrnitet to be
Yours, &c. CLIO.
LANCASTER, Sept. 15, 1855.
For the Lancaster Intelligencer.
MR EDITOR:—In your issue of Tuesday
week, a correspondent, over the signature of
" Carl," has allowed his bile to boil over, in
condemnation of some of our recently erected,
public edifices. Although 1 might not hay
agreed with him in his opinion, there given, •
should not have troubled myself oT you, by
controverting it in one single point, had he
not, from want of proper /information, con
demned material used on the seats, which he,
in his jocularity or ridicule, termed apple-but
ter ; whilst the truth is, the best varnish at•
tainable was used; hut, in consequence of the
room being closed up instead of thrown open
when it should have been, to have allowed the
varnish to dry.' If Carl will take the trouble
to visit two or three of the Public Buildings,
erected about the same time as the Court
House, he will find the same cause for com
plaint; but which was not the -fault of the
Mechanic engaged, but erode from the same
cause, as did that in the Court room executed
by me. S. W. TAYLOR.
j ar The Whig State Convention which
met at Harrisburg last week, nominated Jo-
SEPII HENDERSON, Esq., of Washington coun
ty, for Canal Commissioner. It is not yet pub
licly known who the know-Nothing candi
date will be; but the presumption is that eith
er PETER MARTIN, Esq., of this county, or
JOHN SNODGRASS, Esq., of Westmoreland, has
been selected to bear the dark and proscript
ive standard of the midnight party.
THE FEVER AT NORFOLK.—Baltimore Sep.
15.—The news from Norfolk is better. The
number of new cases have diminished. Dia
ling the past 24 hours ending at noon yester
day the deaths at Norfolk. were 29.
At Portsmouth the deaths for the same pe
riod were 12. Among the deaths at the lat
tei place are Mr. t artlett and Miss Patterson,
the latter a nurse from Philadelphia. •
CITY AND COUNTY AFFAIRS
Well Done for Lancaster
The amount subscribed . in this city and vi
cinity, till yesterday morning, for the relief
of Norfolk and Portsmouth, is about $lBOO.---
This will, doubtless, be increased to over $2OOO
during the present week.
CS.. The Philharmonic Society, of this city,
will give a Concert at Fulton Hall, on to-mor
row evening=the proceeds of which are to be
applied to the relief of the sufferers at'Norfolk
and Portsmouth.
tgl...Rev.'ll. W. BARTINE will preach a ser
mon in relation to the pestilence at :Norfolk
and Portsmouth, in the First M. E. Church,
of this city, on Thursday evening next, after
which a collection will be taken up fir the
benefit of the sufferers in the se-cities. Service:
will commence at 71 o'clock. The public gen
erally aro invited to attend.
COA 1., We are indebted to Messrs. T. Sz 111.
Baumgardner, of this city, for a ton of coal
from the celebrated "Lancaster Colliery of
Messrs. Cochran, Peale & Co_ of the Shaun ,
kid Coal Bisin. We have tried the article,
and find it to answer the purpose admirably,
and emi theref n reemnmendit to our readci.s.
We invite attention t, the advertise
ment of the '• Ridgway properly, in anothere.duton. It is represented as being a line coal
region, and, for that reason, must het2o:r e val
uable so SOOll as the railroads in process of
eonstruetion hi that region, are completed.
SUPREME Colila or 11.1NSAS . .—WAsIIINC.TqS,
Sept. I:l.—The President appointed Stribling
C. C a to, 4,1 Alahannt. Associate Justice 4,f the
Supreme Court or Kansas. A. C. nom
appointed in place 4,f rush Elmore, having de
clined, :old J. M. Burrell, 01 Pennyvanis A,:-
;; - .,ciate Justice of the same Conrt, ni place of
Saunders W. Johnson, removed.
Ilt-V". An election was had in Eden township,
a few days ago, by direction of the Court, fur
the purpose of fixing upon the phtec of holding
the elections in that township. It resulted in
the selection of James Ewing's Hotel, at
Quar Ville, by a rote of mole than three
„ to
one.
W.l„.At an election held in the South West
Ward of this city, on Saturday last, it was
deeidsd to change the place of holding the eke.
tions herentler to Urban & Son's, Cross Keys
Hotel, in West King street.' •
LANCASTER COL NY COAL.-- NVe Irtt e iu our
p.s,,ession a specimen of Coaluhlaii.rd lie Mr.
A. It. FoeNEr, on his f:u•nt near Ilriekerst
in this county, has taken out. in
gnnsider:thle yuantitirs. The vo.ll is of a dark
so heavy VOL , other coals With which
we :tie aequainted: but rea.lily awl
tluvo•s out it strong heat. The lump eau
seen at our
ai Columbia
In pursuance of public notice, a meeting of the
citizens of this borough was held in the Town Uall,
on Thursday evening, September 13, 1855. The
meeting was organized by the appointment of J. W.
FISHER, Esq., Chairman, and B. K. MAYER, Secreta
ry.
The object of the meeting was then briefly stated
by the chairman, which was to adopt some measures
expressive of the feelings of the citizens of the bor
ough in relation to the decease of Br. A. Clarkson
smith and Mr. D. It. Craven.
11'heteupon, on motion of J. M. Strickler, Esq., a
Committee of five were appointed to dratt resolutions,
expressive of the feelings of the meeting. The chair
appointed thereon, the following hauled gentlemen :
J. M. Strickler, Bev. E. Erskine, ti. M. North, J. G.
L. Brown, Philip F .Fry ; and on motion, the Chair
man and Chief Burgess, John Finger, Esq., were ad
ded to the committee.
The following is the report of the Committee :
The committee appointed to draft resolutions ex
pressive of the views and feelings of the citizens of
the borough of Columbia, Pa., in public meeting as
sembled, in relation to the death of A. Clarkson
Smith, M. D., and Mr D. H. Craven, would make
the I.:Mewing report:
117/ereas, At °Aide meeting of the citizens of the
borough of Columbia, held for the purpose of devil
ing and adopting measures of relief in aid of the suf
ferers from the pestilence prevailing in the cities of
Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va., Dr. A. C. Smith and
Mr. D. It. Craven volunteered their services, the one
to go as physician, and the other as nurse, to the re-
Het of the suffering in the above places, which ser
vices were accepted by said meeti, g, and their value
and peril duly appreciated by our whole community,
as was evident from the deep and general interest
manifested at their departure.
And Tlrherea s, The mournful" intelligence has
been received that Dr. A. C. smith died at the Naval
Hospital, Norfolk, Va., on last Saturday, the Sth
inst., of yellow fever, and that Daniel It. Crave n
had also died of the same fever at the same place ;
theretore
Itesolved; 1. That wo have received the above
sad and distressing intelligence with deep and heart
felt sorrow.
Resolved, 2. That in the death of Dr. Smith,
this borough has lost one of its most valued citizens,
and the profession of which he was a metriber, one
of its .brightest ornaments; and that it is with mel
ancholy sucisfaction that we era able to bear testi
mony to the many noble virtues which met and
blended in his character; to his fine natural endow
ments, his accomplished soholarsuip, and his quick
and ready intelligence, Isis fidelity and devotion to
the duties of his profession, his kind and urbane de
portment—all of which conspired to reader him em
inently useful and successful in his profession, and
greatly to endear him to all who shared his society
or services. His life, which was so full of promise,
was ono in which we all had an interest. His death,
though a noble sacrifice, offered up upon the altar of
humani y, is one which we all most deeply mourn.
Resolved, 2. That in the death of Daniel R. Cra
ven this meeting, mindful of his valuable services
during the ravages of the cholera in this place, and
of his constant readiness to devote himself to the re-
lief of the suffering, would bear testimony to his cor
rect and benevolent deportment, and acknowledge
that in his decease the community has sustained a
loss of ono who has ever shown himself to bo 'a
frieud,in need."
Rekaved. 4. That we tender our most affectionate
sympathies to the bereaved parents and friends of
the deceased.
Veroeyed, 5. That a committee of three . ho ap
pointed, whose duty it shall ho to wake arrange
ments, in due season, to recover tho remain. of t.ho
deceased, and bring thaw uu ebbs plane for re-inter
ment.
Resolved, 6. That a committee of five for each
ward be appointed, whose duty it shall be to solicit
donations from the citizens of the borough and friends
of the deceased, sufficient to defray the expenses of
their removal and
re-interment, and the
of `i' l " - Ir tu!rgtaes 2l:,ver, 7. That mourn graves.
° myste
rious and afflicting dispensations of Divine Providence
towards us, we at the seine time continue most cor
dially to sympathize with those, in their severer
trials and sorer bereavements, for whose relief our
deceased friends periled and sacrificed their lives,
and most earnestly pray that the God of Providence
may speedily say to the destroying angel, " it is
enough, stay now thy hand."
Resolved, 8. That a copy of the foregoing resolu
tions, signed by the officers of this meeting, be for
warded to the parents of the deceased, and that they
be published in the Columbia Spy, with the request
that the papers of Lancaster and York counties copy
the same.
The following persons were appointed the Com
mitten on Collections:
Upper Ward.--Jos. M. Watts, Col. 11. Herr,
Thomas Collins, J. G. Hess, Wm. Mathiot.
Lower Ward.--Geo. Bogle, Henry Pfahler, Cyrus
H. Jacobs, Jno. L. Wright, Henry Suydam.
Committee ofArrangements.—Datiiel F. Griffith,
B. It. Mayer, J. M. Strickler.
INPORTANT TO ROAD VIEWERS -It may not
be generally known that road viewers are en
titled to mileage, under a recent Act of As
sembly. Purdon's Digest, Edition of 1.854,
Fees of Jurors. Sec. 55, page MT, contains
the following :
"And the Jurors attending a view shall in
addition to their pay, be allowed mileage in
the same manner as Jurors attending Court."
Sec. 54—Makes the mileage six and a quar
ter cents for each mile he shall travel going
o and returning from the same.
BS. Murders are becomming almost daily
occurrences in Philadelphia. The last'one
was committed on Tuesday night. The vic
tim was a colored hostler, named John Thomas.
He was first robbed, and then murdered, in a
stable in Grape street. The murderer has
not yet Veen detected.
COUNTERFEIT NOTES.—Counterfeit notes on
the Bank of Commerce, Baltimore, of the de
nomination of $.5, Letter 8., dated April 2,
1855, signed James C. Allnut, President, and
George C. Miller, Cashier, are in circulation.
The paper is bad, and the note easily detect
ed.
The Democratic Convention of Pike
county have appointed OSCAR H. MOTT, Esq.,
Delegate to the next State convention.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED TO Loco FOCOIS3L—The
Democrats who have been deceived into the
Know-Nothing Lodges will find that opposi,
tion to their old party is the real motive (tho'
not always admitted) of the leaders of the
new organization. The Bucks county, Pa.,
Intelligencer, a Whig paper, speaks of the call
of the Secret Order in that county as follows:
"On Saturday a Convention is called at the
Court House by the American Executive Com
mittee, in which all persons opposed to Loco-
Focoism are invited to take part, to place in
nomination a county ticket.'
So that hostility to foreigners, to Catholics,
and to the naturalization laws, is all aban
doned, fur the purpose of destroying the "Lo
co Foco party,' which the Philadelphia Con
vention, by a unanimous vote, resolved out of
existence last June. •
IVl7hlg ,
Ilarrisburp., • 1.
Conventibn met ti
nation 01 a eandh
er. Thel Convent
Ilenderthm, of W
pointed iPresiden
Franklin, was E e
but a skSleton of
only thirty-three
A recess was t
in hopesithat a to
the ••b0 , M ,, " "
A ballot was h
tine re-a4sembled
111 r. Joseph
c 0.7729:
: ate Convention.
..p. :11.—The Whig State
I is morning, for the nomi
ate for Canal Commission
non being organized, Mr.
' shington tounty, waa ap
and A. K. McClure,' of
ected as Secretary. It was
he old carcass of "bogus,"
lelegates being present.
n taken until the afternoon,
more would be added to
(I.as soon as the Conven
whieh resulted as follows:
ender. on, of Washington
Mr. Ppssmore
county —l6
~
Mr. Robert
Filliiun•on, 4141U:tile1phin,
(hope he will be
as--4. 'fotal 39.
squeezed) or Lei;
The Cdnventi,e
;vlj,lurnetl in g,”)(1 spirits."
J
Nwhi. Ex
The g'..e-11. desider!
ior loLoinotiv
!lIIIIENV IN Imen3itirtvEs.---
ituni tiow-a-days in the mat
1. is to find the best and
I d obtaining the motive pew-
Locieniit ire establishment,
a twenty-two ton pa:senger
in as an experiment. ft
iteam in the engine, the plan
s steam fire engine, adop
i. pipes ate pi:IA:Ill one upon
,r, tchtrh ointains t h e water,
pipet: the firfr ;F: directly
tended to limn Coal, and it is
n be made in tell or twelve
itlier lociiimitives it requires
u.ci of time.
. _
cheitliestlpitniier
er. At ilie Ilasto
I larrisor ; Avenue,
loc.iintitixe i.s buil
the genci.atiiiii of
of Mr. Litin,
tell, that is, coils
the top I the oil'
aiiii upon,
hretightl It is ill
thottOit e:*
iNt - hi le in
a touch !linger lie
.Aii•ither u,ttolt •
1151 of the .1
11:LVI' 311 6iiinterrt
hint. ihe liretila
boiler. It al , O
lititin4; riot' in
wood (tali be
[loose of iither loin
bu reitilytio :a n 1 1191
to test thi.t value
inaile. 1: he
het ter than it it:li
folly reeilvereil
new re:IAN :it the 4 1
el:Ott:411 ti , keep ail
moots ioj the
pre....."ltt they
Trunilleri
is that the ettgnieer is Ida:
n,ke pipe, and thus he mill
veil tell el the rhad beim o
is to he placed behind the
- toted- that whether the idea
succeed:, I,r 11.1,
the runhing
engine
it one half
1%%0, wi
the ittipr.v
poi% t: ll'iltit•
an the late ‘I,
:We,t are in
11 the !avow,
htry fally en,
rh.t the II
I
CovrtancTios, roa Nottro
II oI•T operati‘i. , ..c thl
cotnotivol \Vorks ttt ule n voln i
tint **t,7s. 1 . 11011 the
wa) supp,so.l t.
appre•ltlce, tecliol 4 a, though
f.eg , ,ttoii iu th,4 tonerou,
took the luttltcr ip hands, ait
(1,11 a•., it the ftit,d. Their
w e re , noQto be .übdui,l by II
their inettn,...
0, in elms.
\Vot inathe a free gift
their Jiulc batitl. Thom , ti
done wilr,ttt a spihaal call fro
of the North Ea,t,
:16tsonie I.idge also
nit V.'ediie•day evening last.
drawn or of I. 11.
.1' the ,itlierers ;it LlCorf,.lk
lot the :iitnanit.
'Flie '(iiiti.ilidi,»l, iii time' N. E. Ward,
unotiototl thus far to $610,:22, iitttluding $2.8
colleetedihy Rev. lMr: Nevin, from eiti4etts of
this wartl. atel p 4 i,l over to the May,tr. In
the N. Mir. \Vari.,l,ll).taii ci tivms, $1 . )2 . 2,:;5 ; S.
\V. 1 Va i l], ',:"31:11; ti. E. IVartl, .illOG,titi.
111 ailtiltioll 10 the above we can :ante tha.t
the han.l4 etaph. , e.l in the blacksmith shop of
Mr. Wlllittin Dil tit., in the Noetli 1V(...t. Ward,
contrilmecd 5, ;I—the 'toys or apprentices
throwing! in theirpitc. Collectiolie aro still
going otit 'lite amount collected itt the city is
replrtl'd itt $11;(;Sj11,
\1'o:: ,J1:,...:1.[•:,:.--IVe,extract, the 101-1
1 m-ing 1 . 1.4,1 akiele the Cra,
01 in IZriti=ll India, The of
the.ie,ll 1., 1.11,1 : •
•' Dot the unrajtroudurful performance that
we saw tliis morning, ',vas a Mat of pure juw
gling, of which I. hate !lever been able to th ' id
Curti solution. the old amen CUIIIy for
ward upon the dravelled and hard h o lden
avenue, !hailing wlth him a woinan. Ile made
iier kneel down, tied her arnisihehintl :ruid
olititlfdited her eyed. Then "fringing a great
nag net Made with open meAlies of rope, he
put it ov4r the tvonian, arid litedd up the mouth,
fedeming it with knotted interlwining cords in
such a why that it seemed ui Impossibility for
nor to elarioate herself fiord it. The man
then took a elusely woven whim. basket. that
narrowed toward the top, Idle I t h e WOlllO,ll in
the not ?row the ground, and played her in it,
diough it was not without the exertion of
:Unie forge that he could erow'd her through
the narrew
Navin} succeeded in getting her into the
basket, iii which, I ,i . rtan its ism+ size, she was
necessarily in a Most erainir position, he
put the ;cover upon it, and threw over it a
wide strip of oaten cloth, hiduig it complete
ly. In 4 in.andild placing his land under the
.;loth heOrew out the net fi lite untied and
•lisentankled. ;lit then tools ; long, straight,
:harp so'o al, inußertid seine 40111 S to himself
while liel sprink 0 the dust `spun the cloth,
And put 1401110 lapin his forel*d, then pulled
IF lull threw aside the, covering, tad plunged
.be :.,,,,asuddenly into the bal.ket. i'repared
is in smile degree We were for, this, and know
mg that it was itilly a deception, it wits yet
impossib h i to see it wit hunt n; old creeping of
oorrur. ;The quiet and energy with which he
ineatedPiis strukbs, driving his sword through
the basket, while the other jugglers looked
mi, appal•rently as mach interested as our
selves. were very dramatic and ell'lckly.e. •
fitopprug. ..rair tie had riddled the basket,
lie againseattereti dust upon ilw toil, lifted the
c
id,' tool up the basket front the the ground,
i
showed it to us 1 empty Mid then throw it
away. At the som e moment we saw the wo
man 10...acidly , s from a clump of trees itt
a distdoie 01 at i s st fifty or sixty feet.
Throukhout tlt whole of this inexplicable
A
I
a, the nhl man unl the woman were quite
, emoved Irma the rest of the party. The bas
ket stowV lir itsel •on the hard earth, and so
much beneath the verandah on which we
were sitting; dial we could easily see all
around ii. By what trick our watchful eyes
were closed, or by what means the woman in
visibly eicaped, was an entire mystery, Rad
remains hnsolvedi i The feat is not a very un
common bne, but 0 one who had seen it ever
gave me it clue to ;the manner in which it was
performei l l.
LATENrnost Mixtco.—NEW ORLEANS, Sop.
11.-I'll6 steamship Orieaba, arrived to day
from Verit Cruz, I ringing adviees to .the 2d
lust, andlsl.9ooo in specie.
There is little rows of importance.
The barque W ldfire, front New York hatl.
arrived 14 Vera ;Cruz. The SpaniSh war
steamer Iturbide bad returned front Havanna.
Gen. rkimeio dq la Stane, at the head of the
Liberatidg force df Vera Cruz, had refused to
acknowladge the Yfrovincial Government under
Ca.rrera, ; putt tooktpossession of the city. His
course was approved of by the inhabitants.
Many iiolitieal exiles and refugees were re
turning to Me,xied.
At Za4atecas, the plan of Ayutla has been
adopted, Viand Gent Zamora appointed Execu
tive. i
,
Generals Alvakez and Comonforte were
marching upon tfie city of Mexico, and were
daily expected there..
SCNBUttY AND Ea/E. BAILROAD.—We are
glad to learn. that the,work on the line of the
Eric Railroad, fro .1 Milton to Northumber
land, is iirogressi.g rapidly towards comple
tion, an di that the intention" of the Company
c i.
is to en it on the 20th of the present
month. ' 'his lin •• is one of the most import- •
ant in tlwhole I no of the Company's work,
and willoniman. immediately on its com
pletion, aln imme e trade in anthracite coal
for eonstOnption o the line, and in the interi.- , ---
or of. New York a d the Lake via Buffalo.
Wo olio the ab vo4rom the Philadelphia
Sun. Ilic select' nof ex-Governor BIGLER to
the Presidency of the Company was a wise
act on the part of he Directors. He- is the
very mart for the lace. Ms great business
qualifications, exp rier.ce and energy of cha
racter, together with the high position he oc
cupies i r i the community as a man of the
.l
strictest Integrity, are a sure guarantee that,
under hisl auspices this groat and important
undertaking will .e brought to a speedy and
successful issue.
E WAR.—The London cor
ationai Atelligencer says
war have far outrun the
or the navy being no less
n excess.' This great in
terrible effect on the cora
-1 before long. •
EXPENSES OF Tti
responde4 of the
the experises of til l ,
estimates; those
than gc,poo,ooo
crease will tell wi
forta.of tie peopl
lie engine will
ten experiments
inewts will be
muell
,I=
' , pression. 'the
rant of power
.tire eotahlislt
'plo.Ned, I,ut at
leans
—I >stun
h AND Poras
4,lltriliti
.lloclit.o in this
he finished, the
they Intl been _
w, immediately
added twenty
elienals
e Scantiness of
1 ~well's Alas()le
.1 . 512.51) rims
.111 e nets were
the e,.ienlittee
'tributed ti 50,00
An artier was
urell h , r the use
ul P.N.:anent!'