INTELLIGENCER & UNCASTERIAN. GEO. cARDERIIOPI. EDITOR. A. SANDEIVION, Associate. LANCASTER, PA., NOVEMBER 25, 1856 CIRCIILATION, 2100 COPIES! 13171121CRIPTION - PIII6I, $2,00 per annum. We Went Money Now that the Presidential election is over,, we hope oar friends -and patrons will help us to some of the " needful," so as to enable ue to meet pressing demands upon our purse.— During the protracted campaign, which has terminated so gloriously for the Democracy, our friends seemed to have forgotten that the Printer needed money. This, of course, was to have been expected ; but now that the con test is ended, we sincerely hope all who know themselves to be indebted either for subscrip tion to thepaper, advertising, or job work, will see the propriety of at once attending to our request. If they cannot pay all, let them give us a part. Those at a distance will please re mit by mail at our risk. Our city patrons will be kind enough to step up to the Captain's office and settle, and thereby save us the ex. pense of paying a collector. Appointment• by the Canal Beard lisnaisstrao; Nov. 19.—The Board of Canal Commissioners commenced making their ap pointments as 3 o'clock to day. The follow ing are announied : Sdperintendent t of the Columbia Railroad J. B. Baker. Supervisors—Delaware Division—William Overlield, Jr.; Eastern Division—W. Forster; Lower Juniata Division—D. Eisenhise; Lower Western Division—John Gallaher ; West Branch Division—Thomas W. Lloyd ; North Branch Division—Geo. W. Search. Collectors,—Easton, D. H. Neiman ; New Hope, Charles S. Palmer ; Bristol, Pugh Dun ' an ; Philadelphia, J. T. Smith • Paoli, R. Laverty; Parksburg, W. McVeigh Columbia, J. L. Lightner; Portsmouth, J. Livermore ; Harrisburg, John H. Brodhead ; Newport, John Hartsell ; Lewistown, A. G. Harvey ; Huntingdon, Thomas Jackson; Hollidaysburg, Joseph McClelland; Johnstown, D. Fullwood; Blairsville, G. S. Jathieson ; Freeport, C. G. Snowden ; Pittsburg, William M. Stewart ; Williamsport, J. Piutt ; Northumberland, J. Swineford ; Beach Haven, John S. Fullmer; Athens, William H. Austin; Freeport Acque duct, M. Nesbitt; Juniata Aqueduct, S. Big ler; Bridge at Duncan's Island, D. H. Seigler; Outlet at Portsmouth, Wm. Cole. Weighmasters—Easton—W. M. Able, G. B. a Olmstead, Assistant; Philadelphia—R. Simp son, H. Leech, Assistant ; Columbia, J. Moy er, J. Watts, Assistant; Portsmouth—H. Rightmeyer ; Hollidaysburg Lock— Christian Synder ; Hollidaysburg Scales—George Putts; Johnstown Scales—l. Burkholder; Pittsburg —Joseph Garwood; Beach House—T. Mcßride, R. S. Bacon, Assistant. Cargo hispectors—Rhiladelphia, P. W. Con roy; Columbia, Charles Carson. State Agents—Columbia Railroad—J. L. Packer, William S. Myler, J. Clark, M. D. Holbrook, 0. Stuck, J. S. Royal, C. Geissart, Wm. Allison, Lut Watson, Addison Haines. Keeper of the Outlet Lock, at Columbia.— J. L. Roach. Col. Joseph B. Baker This gentleman, it will be observed, has again been unanimously appointed Superin tendent of the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad. This is a high tribute by the Canal Board to his ability and integrity as an officer. None of his predecessors have ever held the important post au lung, and none of them have conducted the affairs of the road with more economy and efficiency than Col. BAKER. His services have been invaluable to the Common wealth, and his re-appointment fur the sixth time is alike creditable to the Board of Canal Commissioners, complimentary to Col. 8., and gratifying to hie numerous friends every where. Swxry RETRIBUTION.—When they do nab a scoundrel in England, whose crime can be legally punished, they make short work of him. About the same time that Huntington, the great forger, was arrested in New York, a man named Robson, who had defrauded the Crystal Palac - e at Sydenham of £lO,OOO, was arrested in England. The steamer City of Washington brings the intelligence that Robson has been indicted, tried, found guilty, and sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment. Huntington, on the contrary, has not yet been indicted. ger It y would be well if some of the Bank "scoundrels," not a hundred miles from the city of Lancaster, could be arrested and sent over to London for trial. They might get their deserts there—here they are permitted to go scot free, ride in their splended carriages, and have their pockets full of the money which they have plundered from the people. The Popular Vote The returns of the Presidential election, as far as they have been received, show that Mr. BUCIIZNAN has 374,094 over J. C. FRE MONT. This majority will be very much in creased by the full returns. A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLQTHING.—The Rev erend William S. H. Keys, formerly of this city (whom many of our readers will recollect for his bitter denunciations of the " Pope of Roms,!' in Centre Square, during' the hey day of Know-Nothingism, in 1854,) has had a true bill found against him by the Grand Jury of Blair county, for assault and battery, with intent to commit a rape! Just what might have been expected from a political parson A. Herr Smith, Beg Speaking of the election of this gentleman to the Presiden4 of the Lancaster Bank, the Examiner remarks as follows: A. Herr Smith, Esq., was on Monday unan imously elected president of the Lancaster Bank. This position, we understand, was very reluctantly taken by Mr. Smith, and only -at the earnest solicitation of the directors and a large portion of the stockholders; who hoped that his well established character for integri ty of purpose, energy and prudence, 'would revive the confidence of the public in the institution and enable it to weather the storm which seemed to be gathering around it The crisis, however, came before the change bad time to have any influence upon the public mind—and the run upon the bank having commenced nothing was left but to suspend payment, so that all its creditors (being note holders) should be placed upon the same foot ing. I The difficulties now surrounding the bank result from indiscretions of former officers in loaning large sums of money to a few individ uals, and upon securities which have since depreciated in value. It may not be in the power of the present officers and directors to convert bad securities into good, but the cred itors of the bank can depend upon everything being done that can be done to promote end protect their interests. Base Falsehood Refuted The wretched fabrication of the Philadel phia Times, has found its way into the New York papers, and is alluded to in Friday's New York Tribune, as follow? : " According to the Times of Philadelphia, there has been a quarrel betwen Mr. Buchan an and the fillibusters and crazier sort of Sla very extensionists. He has'nt the pluck to carry out the platform after all : and Wise, Douglas and Slidell left Wheatland in disgust on Tuesday, refusing even to eat a Thanks giving dinner with the old gentleman." The Tribune and Time spread this false hood before their readers as a precious truth. Our regret is, that any such forgety should have been committed in a Philadelphia news paper. Neither Mr. Slidell nor Mr. Douglas has visited Mr. Buchanan since his election. The article in the Philadelphia Times is a wholesale fabrication.—Pennsylvanian. NM. Therels a law among the Arabs that permits a man to divorce himself from his wife if Ellie does not make him good bread. Allu ding to this lae, an exchange puts the follow ing provdking query :—" If such a law were in force in this country, how many wives would remain in their homes 2" . The Lancaster Bank. This Institution—much to the surprise of almost every body in this community—has failed. On Tuesday morning last the doors were closed and the following announcement pasted thereon : A. run having been made upon the Lances ter Bank, and its notes !Living been refused by the banks of Philadelphia, the officers deem it impossible to meet the liabilities of the bank as they are presented, and are there fore compelled to close the bank. The note holders are advised not t, sacri fice the same, as the assets of the Bank are supposed to be sufficient to meet the circula tion and deposits. A statement, however, will be made to the public. as soon as the officers elect can make an examination of the condi tion of the bank.. H. RATHVON, Lan. Nov. 18th, 1856. Cashier. This notice left no further doubt as to the insolvency of the Bank. • There had been a vague suspicion with many persons, for a year or two past, that there was something wrong about the concern—some mismanagement on the part of the officers ; but still no one ap- prehended such a state of things as now exists —and it only remains for the creditors of the Institution to look after their interests, and make the most out of the assets remaining. We-learn from the Examiner that "the lia bilities of the Bank consist of about $720,000 of circulation, and $250,000, of deposits—in all, say a million. The notes in circulation will of course all be redeemed, ultimately, at their full value, as they will be first paid out of the assets ; and the stockholdere are, more over, individually liable to the note-holders to the par valuo of the stock held by each one.— That is, for every share of stock held by any person, he is liable to the amount of $5O to make good the redemption of all the notes in circulation,. in case the assets of the Bank shall not be sufficient fur that purpose. Under the worst possible aspect of the case, therefore, there is no room to doubt that the note-holders will all be paid to the last cent. The only inconvenience they can suffer will be a delay of some months, more or less." The same paper also says, that " the depos itors, have no claim upon the stockholders— (the individual liability principle in this case covering only the claims of note-holders)—and depend, therefore, a holly upon the assets of the Bank remaining after the note-holders have all been paid. And for this purpose the capital, which is $403,900, is of course counted among the assets. Unless the bad debts of the Bank exceed the whole .amount of the capital, the depositors will be paid in full—and if the capital shall be found to have been all sunk, the depositor; will get a pro-rata dividend out of the assets remaining after the note-holders are paid." On our first page we have published such portions of the charter of the Lancaster Bank as are Of liiterest at the present time. The charter was granted in 1849. Meeting of Stockholders On Saturday morning last, long before the hour for the meeting of the Stockholders, that had been called, had arrived, the rooms of the bank were filled with an anxious and inter ested crowd, who hal gathered to learn the true condition of the Institution, and to make such arrangements as might be deemed most advisable to protect the interests of the stock holders and of the community. By ten o'clock, the hour of meeting, the crowd bad become so great that the place of meeting was changed to Fulton ; where it was organized by calling A. HERR SMITH, Esq., to the Chair, and appointing Junius B. Kauffman and A. F. Breneman Secretaries. Mr. Smith, on taking the Chair, explained his position as the newly elected President of the Bank. He said that he had been placed in this position against his wishes and remon strances ; that he had accepted it at last through the importunity and to gratify the wishes of the stockholders, a Committee of whom had waited upon him on Monday last after his election and earnestly urged his ac ceptance, in the hope that it would tend to re establish public confidence in the institu tion. He stated that on Monday evening Messrs. Mester, Eshleman and Freeland went to Philadelphia on behalf of the Board of Di rectors, to see whether any arrangement could be made by which the Bank could be sustained. . Not being successful in making such arrangement, these gentlemen returned the same night, when he and they proceeded at once to ascertain the real condition of the Bank, which resulted in their becoming satis fied that it had not available means to meet the demands that would be made upon it that day. Seeing no alternative but that of closing the bank, he called together the members of the old and new Boards of directors for con sultation. After calmly and deliberately looking at the zondition of things, it was de cided that this was the only course to be pur sued. In accordance with this decision, the notice was drawn up which appeared at the door of the bank on Tuesday morning, and he gave directions to the Cashier that not a dol lar should be removed, but that the funds should remain just as they were when the Bank closed on Monday evening. Mr. Smith also explained the manner of proceeding in the investigation into the affairs of the Bank since made—each item having been carefully examined and classified according to the re port which was presented as follows : LANCASTER BANK, 1 November 22, 1856. f ASSETTS. Good. Due by Banks and Bankers 570,121 71 Notes and Cheeks of other Banks, 10,851 38 Specie, 12,040 96 Bonds and Mortages, 16,114 Banking House, 13,280 85 Bills Discounted, 684,490 89 $806,899 79 Doubtful. Bills Discounted 224,796 89 Bad. Factory Stock, $ 74,000 00 West Chester Rail- road Stock, 6,500 00 Bills Discounted, 237,288 00 8317,788 00 LIABILITIES Notes in Circula tion, $724,869 00 Due to individual Depositors, Due to Banks, ' " Dividends un paid, 136.060 30 65,921 95 5,875 11. $932,726 36 On reading the report, Mr. Smith stated that he believed that a large portion of the assets set down as bad and doubtful, would prove good if time were given so as to make them available. He spoke of the Factory stock as being thus classed. A prudent course might save and render valuable much of the assetts thus classified, which by an assignment would be lost. He remarked that it was due to the citizens of the county to state that all their paper held by the bank was good—that the bad paper held by it, was loans made out of the county, before the present Board and officers of the bank, had anything to do with its control. At the conclusion of his remarks Mr. Smith presented the following proposition, which he recommended to the stockholders and deposi tors for their adoption : PROPOSITION. The present Stockholders of the Lancaster tit s Bank, to relinq '6l their stock to the Bank. The present too ders to retake the number of shar s or %ally held by them respectively, and the same $25 per share. The present Depositors in the Bank; to take the original shares not retaken by the present stockholders; in consequence of inability or other Sufficient cause. The 4000 additional shares, authorized by charter to be taken by citizens not now inter ested in Bank, and pay on the same, $25 per share also. The present Depositors to accept certificates payable in one, two and three years. This will give the Bank a cash capital of $300.000. We, the undersigned, promise to pay on the let day of April, 1857, to the Lancaster Bank, or order, the sums opposite our respective , names, for stock taken, according to the above arrangement agreed to this day. Lancaster, Nov. 22, 1856. Mr. Smith remarked that a plan similar to this had been pursued by the Girard and Penn Township Banks, when in a similar sit uation, and had worked well, and he thought it might be done in the prekent case with a prospect of advantage equally as great. The proposition was adopted. The following proposition was offered by Mr. Brown and adopted : Resolved, 'Chat a Committee of five stock- holders, who have nut been connected with the bank as officers, be appointed to make a thorough investigation of its condition, and make report to an adjourned meeting of the stockholders, which report shall embrace as follows: 1. The condition of the bank, whether sol vent or insolvent. 2. -If found insolvent, to report the cause or causes of its insolvency, and the manner in which its insolvency was produced. 3. The time or times when the losses were incurred which rendered it insolvent. 4. The names of the Officers and Directors under whose administration the insolvency of the bank occurred. The committee on the above resolution aro W. W. Brown, Jacob B. Tshudy, D. G. Swartz, Joe. Kunigmacher, Em'l C. Reigart. On motion of Judge Long the following Committee was appointed to wait upon the depositors and ascertain whether they would enter into the proposed arrangement of taking uew stock to the amount of their deposits : I. E. Hiester, Thos.' S. Mclllvain, Jacob M. Long, John Matz, and Patrick McEvoy. Considerable discussion was elicited, in which the favorable condition of the affairs of the bank were made apparent; and the feel ing seemed prevalent that the bank could be made solvent, and all its liabilities discharged by careful management—and that some doubt ful debts had recently been secured. On looking at the true condition of the bank, the stockholders seemed to entertain strong hopes that the bank could and would be put into operation with a prospect of becom ing:a useful institution again. They adjourned to meet again on Saturday, the 6th of Decem ber net:a—lnland Daily. Already the abolitionists, as if they doubted their ability to retain their organization for four years longer, are, with a preposterous haste, says the N. Y. Daily Kezcs, nominating their candidate for the next Presidential strug gle. They more than suspect the ephemeral basis on which their sectional party stands, and are seeking to enlist recruits for four years, instead of trusting the issues professed by the party to the 'natural course of events and the will of the people. Irreconcilable hatred to the South, appears to he the watchword of these sectionalists. It is true they hope, by specious and plausible pretexts and by every trick of political strat egy, to build . up and perpetuate their party, and they are not averse to the enjoyment of place and profit; but the real aim is to reduce the South to the condition of a province, by the despotism of a Northern majority in Con gress, and invade every right guaranteed to the States of that section by the Constitution. They have been hasty in re-erecting the flag of sixteen stars that was struck on the fourth of November last, and again the leaders of the faction are blowing the trumpet of disu nion ; the cry is, " To your tents, men•of the North." They still hope to raise the horrible demon of fratricidal war. It is possible that Kansas, under the operation of the principle of popular sovereignty, may adopt a constitu tion disallowing slavery before 1860; but this would not satisfy the sectionalists. We believe that they would be greatly disappointed at such an event, which would take away from them all hope of operating on the popular mind, and would they prefer Kansas as a slave State, because that would add fuel for the flames of agitation kept up by abolition zealots. Among the signs of the continuance of the war upon the South, the drum ecclesiastic is still beating. and political preachers are still perverting their sacred functions to the worst use of demagoguism. These misguided men are not contented with their unsuccessful at tempts to sap and destroy the Union, do not repent them of their want of charity in excit ing hostility toward their brethren in the South, but pursue these ends at the risk of endangering the eternal welfare of thousands. Yes, they prefer the election of an Aboli tionist to the Presidency to making sure of the calling and election of immortals, and the vision of the White. House for a Fremont or a Seward four years from hOce has more charms for these worldly minded men, than leading their hearers to those " delectable mountains" whence they [nigh t obtain glimpses of the mansions in the capitol of the Heavens. It is to be hoped that this is but the last ex hibition of the unholy zeal of these misguided political preachers, that they will see their fatal error and amend—but it looks otherwise, and we are apprehensive that the sectional and most unholy war will still continue, and that too many of the occupants of our pulpits at the North will continue to neglect the care of souls in their unrighteous endeavor to influ ence the polls. We are prepared to meet the lay dema gogues of this party in the press and on the stump, and are ready to grapple with their er rors ; but we should be sorry again to see the ministers of the gospel of peace, disrobing themselves of the garments of their calling, and assuming the livery of , politics. They are embassadors, and it is part of the embassa dorial character to keep aloof from all contests except those relative to their own mission.— Will these gospel heralds dare assert they have not been derelict to their duty? $1,349,484 68 gif•••Mr. Buchanan polled 3,000 more votes in New Hampshire this year, than General Pierce did.in 1852. lie' The Illinois Legislature stands as fol lows :—Senate—Democrats,, 13 ; Republicans, 12. House—Democrats, 37 ; Opposition, 38, consisting of 33 Black Republicans and 5 Know Nothings. Presiding officer, Lieuten ant-Governor Wood, Republican. lII' It, is said that large numbers of the foreign born residents of Baltimore contem plate selling their property and leaving that city, on account of the outrages of Know Nothingism, and the murders almost daily perpetrated by the Plug-Uglies and other kin dred spirits. gay- The Fillmore organs are dying out all over the country. Know, Nothingism, it ap pears, don't pay. ' The American Organ, at Washington, a virulent Know Nothing print that was daily filled with all kinds of slander against the men and policy of the Democratic party has " pegged out." The American Democrat (f) at Baltimore, a print of the Plug- Ugly stripe, after sinking at least $65,000 for its publishers, is no more. . The Daily Dis patch, a Fillmore organ, conducted with abili ty, and printed at New York, is also dead.— So they go. The Campaign of 1860 Political PENNS VA.3IIA-0 Vote for Pr eident, Novemb EMBED Buth'n. Union.; Frezet 2637 2344 1173 90e2 , 13907 13671 2680 3076 2903 1905 27612658 2458 21346 , 306 11272 4319 1 1037 2069 . 2106 44.5 3114 : 6969 I 6938 6517 1 5465 4682 2548 ! 3416 3401 2947 1686 ; 504 1866 ! 1000 ; 692 28 5 5 1790 , 390 6333 : 6923 , 5308 2760 ! 1732 705 1975 '1306 1 718 1455 1267 618 2889 - 1486 12. - a 3497 5364 5350 3427 3032 ; 1472 3094 3946 1615 2005 ' 1509 ; 1590 575 325 1 275 2584 5194 ; 1556 3554 ; 3216 ; 2089 3469 9664 2446 970 ; 703 142 2747 1 1634 1721 2164 1634 : 926 1762 3043 3612 1463 1646 I 1061 1 1365 I 1077 4140 8731 10N8 . 6608 1720 3078 3065 2511 : 31'9 2114 4426 1 3319 3237 6791 1 5155 1 4350 3324.1. 2634 934 526 1 819 I 912 2699 3701 3686; 1491 1205 1 216 2276 1 617 560 7134 1 3337 . 2845 1 1271 1 604 666' 5200 I ISI3 1168 3059 ! 1662 566 2135 1242 521 1 38222 1 20062 7693 862 1 280 270 6671263 126( , 7035 1 4499 2188 1763 2562! 1458 1255 1453 443 ' 2546 3571 3561 538 352 309 1386 1 4548 4.541 1092 r 1600 r 1.429 2157 2106 , 2041 1231 2093 1 2091 4738 43711 4237 225 9 2047 , 2172 I 5172 4436 I 4091 1171 1 1156 1 1134 65'76 3812 ! 611 T0r,u...., 230500 1203556 1 *if-Buchanan over Union ticket, " over Fremont, " over Fillmore, over Fillmore Straight, ' 4 over Union and Fillmore The Arguments of Black Republicanism The Washington Union, maintaining that the " Republicans" of the hour fight only with slander and falsehood, says:— " It (the Neu York Evening Post) assails Mr. Buchanan and his motives because he inform a gentleman in California that he assented to a resolution of the Cincinnati Convention ap proving of the construction of a railroad to the Pacific, as a work to .promote the public defence. The recommendation of this work by those who nominated Col. Fremont, and by the latter, if not by the Post itself, seems to have been forgotten. Their motives were all wise and honest.; but for Mr. Buchanan to approve the same thing, the editor_ of the Post thinks very censurable and wicked. Few sensible and honest men will be misled by these efforts at deception. By a fair, reason able, and honest exercise of certain conceded constitutional powers, the construction of a road between the Atlantic and PaCific States can be justified upon the most rigid rules of construction ; and so the American people will say—indeed have said. But, not content with traducing the President elect, the Post volun teers an assault upon Senator Slidell, for the sole reason that he is a friend of Mr. Buchan an, and because his State has gone for the Sage of Wheatland. "Mr. Slidell, looking to the insufficiency and inutility of the squadron on the coast of Africa for the suppression of the condemned and wicked slave trade, recommended that, instead of keeping a large and offensive squad ron there in a sickly and dangerous climate when little can be done to prevent this enor mous crime, a portion thereof be withdrawn, and surround the places where slaves are ex pected to be landed, as a more certain method of securing the object in view, and with the least possible expense. The Post with an un paralleled effrontery and meanness, assumes that his object was to abolish all laws prohib iting the importation of slaves, and to allow their universal introduction into the United States. "In his report, which we published, this motive is distinctly disavowed, and is rendered conclusive by the course of his whole life.— The Post pretends to imagine that from 1854 to this time he may have reversed his opinion on this subject. It knows this pretense is ut terly untrue, and, consequently, offers no evi dence to prove the assumption. The Post knows all its pretences to be untrue. The editor further assumes—where he knows that he misrepresents and maligns—that Mr. Sli dell is seeking to prove himself an Abolitionist, because he is not in favor of the African slave trade. A more base slander and wicked un truth was never perpetrated by the most infa mous of the Black Republicans. The Post knows he was as averse to Abolitionism as he was to the disunion principles of the Black Republicans, and that he sought no concurrence or association with either, but was hostile to both. The Post knows that its articles assail ing Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Slidell are pre dicated upon falsehood and an anxiety to deceive the American people in relation to the princi ples and wishes of both. Its malignity is only equalled by its want of honesty and sense. It knows that neither Mr. Buchanan nor Mr. Slidell wishes to revive the African slave trade, or to interfere with or resist one principle as serted by the fathers of the Revolution, and by them sanctioned in the Constitution." Glorious Old Virginia The following exultant bUt truthful remarks are extracted from an able editorial article in the Richmond Enquirer: And what Democrat in the Union will not be proud of the vote of Virginia? Sho has been the reliance of every State in the hour of danger. She has led the Southern Divi sion. She rolled back the tide that swept over the North, dismaying the friends of re ligious liberty and of sound political princi ples, and stayed its destfuction. Every Southern State save one has followed her lead. She took up the son of old Pennsylvania, be cause that State has rallied to her proud standard whenever times came that tried men's nerves .and souls. She has given him a proud and triumphant vote, showing confidence in his principles, his honor, and his wisdom.— She has been sustained by her sister as in for mer days, and the two will glory together.— She sent her noble son, in revolutionary times, with her chivalry to back him, to defend the Jersies ; and the old State with the blue hen's chickens has now come to her aid, to defend her and sustain her institutions. Virginia gave to the Union a Mighty domain in the Northwest. She gave it as a peace-offering to the Union, to be held for the common benefit of all the States, to be enjoyed by all, herself among the rest. And now, when she has been assailed by Northern fanaticism and hateful abolitionism, and an attempt is made to de prive her of an equal right to territories which she has aided in acquiring with her treasure and her blood—the land which she gave, that mighty Northwest now teeming with popula tion and wealth, the great States of Indiana and Illinois, have come to her rescue, and, with the consciousness of sustaining justice and right, have cast their votes to vindicate her cause. Democrats, we have cause to rejoice together. The fight has been a desperate one, but the enemy are routed. The victory is ours. Well may our opponents ask "Why art thou cast down, oh ! my soul, and why art thou dis quieted within me ?" They may cry " Vote Early "—" Vote Early for 1860." " Vote for Fremont and Dayton." We tell them that cock will never fight again. The gaff is through his head—he is a dead cock in the pit. SAD ACCIDENT.—On Friday week a number of lads were playing around a sand hole, a short distance from the hotel at Pennington vine, and where a colored man was excavating and loading a cart—when the bank gave way, burying several lads beneath it. Win. Ferry's little son, a promising lad of some ten years, was instantly killed, and several others more or less injured. The colored man was also very badly hurt. A few minutes before the accident some other boys playing in the hole, were called away by their parents, and were thus saved from, perhaps, serious injury. Regi±o, George W. Johnson, one of the largest sugar planters of the Mississippi, below New Orleans, who died recently, has left an estate valued at not less than's7,ooo,ooo. He has by his will manumitted all his slaves, two hundred in number. They are all to be sent to Liberia in four years from his death, and each one is to be furnished with fifty dollars. John M. Clayton was not a great man,— but a very remarkable man. Without a.high order of el.qineiire, lie vet was eloquent.— Without moon iwirning. he yet wa, ever learn ed enough f r all the places he was called to. Not a great lawyer, vet he had the reputation of being one. He knew a little of almost eery- thing, without knowing any thing especially well. He attracted a Senate. and bewitched a moh. The most social man almost in the world, -he never yet was in society to any extent. He loved man, and avoided w onan,—and he would talk all day and all night with his own sex, hut always dodge the other, if he could. With extraordinary habits, he shortened a life created to be long. Nature gave him a powerful physique, which lie crip pled, or deprived of muscle, by never develop ing it, or exercising any part of his frame,—if he could help it. His day begun about 12 M., and ended at 2or3A. M. He would stay in the Senate assiduous all day, and rend nearly all night. Inspiring everybody with an im pression of his profound sincerity,—it is very doubtful. if as a politician, he was sincere at all. Nevertheless, everybody liked him, whether they accepted all he said or not.— Without order in his habits, he, nevertheless, could achieve a great amount of work. When he had a thing to da,—he went into it with his whole'heart and soul,—and would out sit, or out talk, or out stand, anybody and every body connected with him in his work. Fickle, however, in his mind, he often was (and nut with difficulty) mitshd from his purposes.— Sir Henry Bulwer seduced him off in the Cen tral American Treaty, from the true, straight forward track. During the Taylor adminis tration, he halted, as a member of the Cabinet, all the while between wind and water. On the subject of the repeal of the Missouri Com promise,—against which his judgment was clear,—nevertheless, his position, or ambition, led him off—here, there, and every where,— so that nobody now can, without reference to the documents, tell just exactly where he was. But when in the Senate, he served under Henry Clay, as a sort of Lieutenant General, —inspired by the fearlessness of the great . Kentuckian,—he never wavered nor faltered. Denouncing the nullifiers in 1832-33, and up holding the Force Bill, he yet went for the Tariff Compromise of 1832. But, peace to his remains ! No wife mourns him ! No family pours a lament over his death-bed ! He was a man to love and never to hate,—a jovial companion,—a most agree able talker,—the delight of the man social circle in which he happened to,—proud of Delaware, his little native State, and even its protector and defender. His speeches, at times, have exerted a large influence over the public mind,—and his memory will be fresh for years and years among all political men.— N. Y. Express. or 44856. von. Fiatn. 51 out 1225 24 592 896 113 75 1113 123 1704 152 3‘2.12. 304 17 3 697 20 75 419 316 67 107 156 552 820 620 944 511 639 214 1565 37 1128 1217 1 272 908 23' 1 305 063 1700 70 7 40 15 1 103 969 61 57 2 492 1773 646, 1194 1095 24 750 657 12218 11866 101 6 4 2315 I 367 1.104 I 1 1015 49 8 I 43 43 5 7. 20 171 15 65 '7 2 47 137 I 128 76 37 2,33 1 66 17 67 3300, 1001 26338 Li 134 83,281 174,852 204,352 1,105 • The alliance between England and France is palpably dissolving, and the ties that were deemed so strong, are ready to be replaced by the jealousies and hostilities of the past. The French Emperor, after his revels nt Compiegne are concluded, may decide to throw his influence into the scale of Russia, and re_ mit a strict interpretation of the conditions imposed by the recent treaty on that power. Will England suffer this to be done, or will she single-handed resume the war in the East ? Already she is engaged in hostilities with the Shah, who will be aided, though perhaps not directly and openly, by Russia. Every thing points to a more intimate union of France and Russia, and au estrangement be tween the former allies. The construction of Russian railroads is to be aided by the capi tal of the Credit Mobilier, forts erected on the coast of Finland, and the banks of the Danube held by a Muscovite force notwithstanding the provisions of the treaty of Paris. ' England at present appears disposed to re gard these as infractions of good faith, and her fleets still occupy the Euxine, while Aus trian troops maintain possession of the prov inces along the Danube. Though there is in all this nothing which may not be adjusted by the diplomatists who are expected soon to re-assemble to complete the pacification of: , Europe, it is yet sufficiently alarming. If the diplomacy of Russia is sufficiently dexterous as to bring about an alliance with France and a great war breaks out, she will have the sat isfaction of seeing the former allies inflicting on each other the most serious wounds, while comparatively eiempt herself from these rav ages of war. So sudden a change of the great powers of Europe is surprising, but when the master spirit of their diplomacy is at once a tyrant and a debauchee, who pursues remorse lessly the maxims of the most ultra machia vellian policy, no act of perfidy need astonish. It is evident that the horizon of Europe is overcast, and that another great war is brood ing over that unhappy continent.—/V. F. News. William Richardson, effirmed. I reside at McCall's Ferry. 'rho horses crooned the ferry about the time referred to.-- They were in a carriage, in which was two men, one of them colored; the other was the man who calls himself Wm. Douglas or Douglas Brown. Oliver Clemson was along with them, on horseback. Oliver Clemson ' sworn. Douglas and I took the horses; we went to Mount Vernon. whence I went home, leaving the horses with him. I event to Livingston's next day and saw Douglas and a colored man named Peter Hall. Liv ingston was at home and the horses were there. Douglas, Hall and I then started with them to York county, where I left them and returned home. ;•1 Had a correspondence with Joseph Iledricks since I have boon in jail. Don't recollect writing to him that we should join in swearing that Elias tried to get us to steal the horses. Don't know that I wrote to hint that I would swear anything to get him clear, and ho must do the name for me, be. [Mr. Kline, counkel for defence, hero produced two letters of the purport given affove. After some hesi tation the witness acknowledged them to be in his hand writing.] D. McClees testified that on going to Livingston's In company with othme, en the 20th May, in search of horses, Elias acknowledged that the horses had been there, hut said that some one had taken them away during his absence from home. Thomas Harris, colored, testified that he worked at Li, ingston'o in the month of May, when he saw two strange horses, answering the description of Sheeler's, in Elias' stable. R. Marshal confirmed the testimony of Mr:McClees, and further states that Livingston said the horses had come to his place with head-halters on, when he took them up and put them in the • stable. Livingston said he told his wife if any one came for the horses to let them go. Ile after wards said that If he bad been at home he would not have allowed them to go. The prosecution having closed, Mr. Kline for the defence, offered in evidence the two letters, written by Oliver Cicm. son to Joseph Iledricks, above referred to. The Court de cided that such portions of the letters as referred to the I case now in hand might be read. Extracts were then read by Mr. Kline, as follows "Joseph. I could get clear of them horses if you would say that Liss told you that he hired me to do it, and I would tell the same thing." "Joh, I am beginning to think that Liam Is a damned bad man, from what I can hear; and if I thought he was doing me any harm I would tell that he hired me to take them horses." "I think that you and me ought to work together, as there is more against us than the rest of them. There is eight indictments against me. I want you to let me know about this by the next mail. I will swear anything for you that you want the to. Just let me know in time; lam fat and full of bell. 0 • HI swear them horses on Lies, I want you to aut. that Idea and Douglas wanted you to steal horses, and that Lies told you he had hired me to do it; let me know everything that you will do when you write. Don't let this letter be seen; tear it up when you read it; let us give them bell to:' The defence then called Joseph Livingston, a brother of Elias Livingston, testified that two horses were Seen by hint and Elias on the morn ing of tho 20th of May. They were running at large with head-bolter on. Elias said they were Udall Eckert's horses, and he would put them in the stable till the owner came for them. Witness went away on an errand, and Elias had also gone to a neighbor's (Mr. Phinegar's) to plow.— On coating back in the afternoon, witners looked in the afternoon, witness looked in the stable and found the horses , Mutiny In the Bunks County Prison. were gone. DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE-THE HOP PLEB OF FOUR OF TDE DESPERADOES SAWED OFF. -GALLANT CONDUCT OF THE SHERIFF.-0110 of the most bold and daring attempts , of a set of villains to escape from confinement, that perhaps has ever occurred in our. county, was happily frustrated on Sunday last, for never has there been a more fiendish and outlaw clan confined within its walls, than are now gathered there. On Saturday last, the sister of the Sheriff, accompanied by one of the women convicts, in examining the beds of the prisoners, discov ered two iron instruments, evidently intended for defence, and, upon the return of Sheriff Fellman, communicated the fact to him. Act ing upon the information, early on Sunday morning he proceeded to examine the rooms which secured them, and found that the whole party had taken out the rivets which bound their ancles, and the rings were held togeth er only by strips of cloth wrapped around them. Upon making this discovery, he left the dining room where they all were, for the purpose of procuring a blacksmith to refasten their irons. After he went up to his office, information came to him that they had all taken off their hopples,' placed them in the centre of the room, and solemnly pledged thethselves to kill the Sheriff or any of his officers who would dare lay hands upon them, or attempt to refasten their irons. The Sher iff immediately returned to the room, and or dered the mutineers to march up to the dun geon. Upon their refusing to go, and mani festing a spirit of rebellion, he drew a revolver from his breast pocket, and threatened to shoot down any one who resisted his authority; the party became intimidated by his resolute manner, and marched up to the dungeon where they were safely incarcerated. In the afternoon, they were brought out into the hall, and their limbs safely secured by new pairs of heavy and substantial brace lets which it will trouble them to take off be tween now and Court. There was found secreted about them a heavy wooden bludgeon mounted with iron, which would be a terrible instrument in the hands of a desperate man trying to regain his liberty. Also, a round piece of iron about eighteen inches in length, and sharpened at the end. The plan of operation was to have waited until Monday, and when the large doors were opened to let in a load of wood they would make a rush out, and effect their escape. One of them, who appears to be the leader of the gang, took French leave of the Easton jail some months since; and another will be rec ollected as the burglar who a short time since entered the house of Dr. Smith, at Yardley ville, and who the Doctor managed to appre hend by throwing him down and holding him until assistance arrived.—Doylestown Demo crat. A RICH ELOPEMENT—TWO BRIDEGROOMS TO ONE BRIDE.—A St. Joseph (Mo.) correspon dent, writing on the 23d of October, gays: Last night our gossips were thrown into ecstacies over an elopement, which certainly was one of the most extraordinary charater.— It seems that two young gentlemen were ad dressing a young belle up town, and that she smiled equally upon both. Yesterday morn ing she was to be married to one and last night to the other, and, strange to say, she kept both engagements. At 9, A. M., one bride groom was made happy by the pledge of hand and heart, and at 9 P. M. the other was made happy by the possession of her person. They fled at dusk, and were wedded at Bloomington, just twelve miles.distant, and continued on their way to realms unknown. John N. Clayton. Foreign News CITY At COUNTY AFF4MS. Court Of quarter Sessions The Court of Quarter Sessions was held last week before Judges LONG and BROWN. A large majority of the mows sere of a trifling character—moat of them not worth reporting. We give a synopsis of the most important : Corn. vs. Wm. Frank. Surety of the pear, on complaint of Wm. Long. of 'Mount Joy. Verdict guilty. Sentenced to pay costa to find ball In to keep the pates for five months, and to stand committed till sentence Is compiled with. Corn. vs. M. Keefer. Fornication and bastardy. Verdict guilty. The usual sentence. in such cases. WAS named. Com. v. Robert Rhoads. Larceny ofjewelry from Re becca Fullerton. Verdict guilty. Sentence deferred. Com. vs. George Ortman and William Johnston. Indict ment manslaughter. As no evidence was submitted on the nart of the prosecution, the jury found a verdict of not guilty. • Corn. vs. Levi Polilt. Larceny of an overcoat from Arndt A Co.'s store, in 3lanheim. Verdict guilty. Sentence S months's imprisonment in the County Prison. Corn. vs. Robert Rhoads. Larceny of a doubrii barreled shot gun and a quantity of clothing. from the shop of Swift Horst, in Conoy twp. Verdict guilty. Sentenced to 2S months in the County Prison. Com. vs. George Wilson. Assault and battery on corn. plaint of Henry B. Stone. 'Verdict guilty. Fined $ll5 and costa. Surety of the peace between the isms parties The Court ordered George to give bail in $3OO to keep' the peace fur six months. COM. cc. Robert Hamilton. of Columbia. Assault and battery on George Clarke, colored. Verdict guilty. Sen tenced to pay a fine of $lO and coats. Corn, TS. Henry Stone. Larceny of thirteen rafters and some boards front Martin Brill. of this city. Verdict guilty. Sentenced to pay a fine of $1 and 2 months' imprisonment. Cont. TS. George Berger. Larceny of two daguerreotypes from Samuel G. Miller, of Marietta. Verdict guilty. Sen tenced to five months in Connty Prison. Com. vs. Isaac Morgan. Surety of the peace on complaint of Robert Patterson. Ordered to give bail in $3OO to keep the peace for three months. Com. ca. John Kissinger. Assault and battery on Dr. Henry Shelly. Verdict guilty. Sentence $2O fine and costs. Same parties. Surety of the peace. Defendant bound in $3OO to keep the peace for one year. Com. TS. S. F.. Galbraith. Indictment Larceny. The defend ant plead guilty. Sentence $1 fine. and four month,, ,prisonment, at hard labor, in the County l'rison. Corn. vs. Julius Folker. Two indictments for Larceny. The defendant plead guilty. andiwas sentenced to pay costs and imprisonment in the County l'risou. at hard labor, for six months on one indictment. and four months oh the other. Com. re. William Bear and Blirts Livingston. Indictment larceny of a mare. the properly of P. 11. Goehenaur. 11111 Ignored and county for costs. . Com. ♦s. William Bear and' Elias Livingston. Indicted for larceny, In stealing harness, the property of Moses Brinton, of Colerain township. Mr. Brinton testlfii4l that a number of articles of harness were stolen from his stable on the night of the 12th of March last, come of which be had since recovered. Wm. Jones, (colored.l testified that he. in company with Bear and Oliver Clemson, toot the harness, at the time referred to. I took the harness and gave them to Bear.— Elias Livingston was not along. t lived with Boar at the time. X I did not always steal when Bear told me. I stole one watch and one coat. I twit remember all Bear want.d me to meal. I came to tell about it because I thought it would be better for me. John Kinsey, sworn. The collar and martingale now produced were found by me in Bear's stable in Maryland. . . . . Oo further reflection testified that it W. not in Rear's stable, but in another stable, a few yards distant, that this property was found. Witness was going on to stata that they had been brought from Ilear's stable to the one whore they were found, but he was stepped. Mos. Brinton, re-called. 'Phis collar and martingale I know to be mine. I would knnw them among a thousand. Richard Marshall also identified the collar as being the same brought by Kinsey from Maryland. [The District Attorney. Mr. Dickey, here abandoned the case, as regards Elias Livingston.) No witnesses were called for the defence. The jury found the defendant, Bear, guilty. Corn. vs. Elias Livingston. Indictment, receiving stolen goods, being two horses. the property of Jacob Sheeler. Jacob Sheeler, sworn. Two horses were stolen from toy premises, in Warwick township, Chester county, nil the night of the 19th of May last. I found them ou the 19th of June at Alexandria, Va. After searching for them at Pottstown, Philadelphia and Baltimore, 1 went to the neighborhood of the Gap and saw Livingston. who acknowl edged, in presence of the - magistrate. that the horses had been in his stable the night after they were lost by me, but stated that he had found them loose in the road. and that some person came to his place in his absence nod took them away. Oscar Ray, sworn. I wont to Elias Livingston's on the evening of the 20th of May.. I hitched my horse in Li, ingston's stable, while Elias eat his supper. No other horse was in the stable. After supper Elias told me he had been ploughing at Phinegar's; that before he went away in the morning be had taken up two horses, which he found at large, and that while be was at Phinegar's somebody had come and taken them away. Joseph lledricke testified that he received the letters from Clemson, previous to the trial of the latter at West Chester for stealing these horses. The evidence was ably summed up by Mr. Kline for the prisoner, and Mr. Patterson for the commonwealth. The Jury found a verdict of guilty in_tminner and form as in dicted. A petition was presented to the Court from the citizens of Elizabethtown, representing that the Constable of their borough had been arrested and was now in the Lancaster jail on a charge of drunkenness, and asking that a new Constable bO appointed. A hearing was to be had on yes terday, when a decision would be given. Com. vs. John John Johnson, colored. Larceny in steal ing a pair of boots from J. 11. Zearing, of Columbia. Verdict guilty. Sentenced to six months In the Comity Prison. Com. vs. Joseph Iledricks and Elias Livingston. Indicted for larceny in stealing meat, the property of-Hobert Brooks, of Sadsbury township. Hedricks plead guilty to the charge. Mr. Brooks testified that his smoke house was broken open on the night of the let of April last, and six hams and three shoulders taken therefrom. A spud belonging to Squire Slokum was found near by. Joseph Hedricks testified to having gone with Eltas Liv ingston to the smoke house, and, falling to pick the lock, they got a bark spud from a neighboring house, with which the smoke house was opened, and eight pieces of meat were taken away. No testimony was offered for the defenre. The Court charged the jury that there had not been sufficient corrob oration 'Of the accomplice Hedricks to warrant a conviction, and without leaving their seats the jury rendered. verdict of not guilty. Com. vs. Wm. Bear and Solomon Hamer. larceny in stealing harness, the property of Anderson Dobson. Iu this case owing to the decease of the principal witness relied on by the Commonwealth, the District At torney asked to take a verdict of not guilty. Corn. vs. Charles Glass alias John Glass. Indictment larceny, in stealing jewelry, &c., the property of Herman Strauss add Joseph Strauss, of this city. 'Verdict guilty. Sentence&to one year's imprisonment in the Eastern Peni tentiary. The same defendant was again put upon trial upon a charge of "keeping and carrying keys, with Intent to com mit burglary." Verdict guilty. lientenced to one year in the Easton! Penitentiary; the second term to commence at the expiration of the first sentence. Coro. ie. • Alexander Tollinger. Indictment malicious mischief. Verdict guilty. The Grand Jury then came into Court and made the following report, on Friday, at noon: REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY. . . To the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Quarter Susions of Lancaster County. The Grand Inquest, inquiring for the body of the County of Lancaster, respectfully report, that they have passed upon all the bills laid before them, which, though numerous, were generally .for offences involving no very great degree of moral turpitude. Many of the cases brought before them should never have been returned to Court, bnt by the Judicious action of the Magistrate before whom the complaint was originally brought; should have been die• missed, or amicably settled by the parties. Cases of this class, after a patient hearing of the testimony for the pro secstion. have been ignored, and, in several Instances, the prosecutors made to pay the costs. I n this way ofdealing with frivolous complaints, a Tory largo sum of money Might be annually saved to the county. • They have also visited the County Prison and the Poor, House, and have been well pleased with the judicious' manner in which both of these establishments are con ducted. The Hospital connected with the last named in. stitution, under the charge of Mr. William Taylor, partie- ularly merits our commendation. The Grand Jury are not aware of any thing further re quiring special mention; but, In conclusion, would make use of this opportunity to express their conviction that the Court, for its prompt and impartial discharge of its onerous duties, is eminently entitled to the respect and confidence of the public,. WASHINGTON RIGHTER, Foreman. We recommend that the Commissioners increase the pay of the Janitor of the public building. (Signed by the other members of the Grand Jury.) Com. vs. William Kuhn. Larceny. Verdict guilty.— Sentenced four months to County Prison. Lom. vs. William Green, colored, for the murder of Ab. reborn Green, also colored. The deceased and defendant were brothers—the former about seven years of age, the latter about seventeen. The charge was, that in crane. quence of a severe whipping given Abraham by William, on the 4th of July last, (which was established by the evi dence and by the confession of defendant,) Abraham died the same day. The parties resided in Mettle township.— The facts proved an utter absence of any intention to kill —consequently, under the charge of the Court, the Jury rendered a verdict of guilty of manslaughtett. He was sentenced to air years at hard labOr in the &Astern Peni tentiary. Com. vs. William Bear, Oliver Clemson and Elias Liv ingston. Arson—burning Lindley Coates' barn. Corn. vs. William Bear and Elba Livingston. Arson— burning the barn of John Leech. No evidence being given in either of theca =sag, the jury rendered a verdict of not guilty. The Court then adjourned until yesterday morning at 0 o'clock. PARDONED.—DanieI S. Good, convicted at the January Sessions, 1863, of eutsanit and battery, with intent to kill David Holght of Salisbury, and sentenced to four years imprisonment in the county prison, has been pardoned by Gov. A MISTAKEN POLICT.—SiiiOO the failure of the Lancaster Bank, a considerable run (principally, how ever, in small amounts) has been made on the other two Banks of this City. This is all wrong In our opinion.— There are not two more solvent Institutions orthe kind in the State than the Firmer,' Bank, and Lancaster County' Bank, both'of which have been managed with great pru 4 dance and care—and no matter what the drain may be, they are believed to be abundantly able to meet all de num& lint if the run should continue, it will tteseesarily compel Iheito to curtail their business, by contracting their discounts and forcing payment from their debtors. Should this course have to be punined by the abovsementioned Banks. (and they have no alternative If the run upon them continues)—ln mnnexhin with the failure of the Lancaster Bank—the consequence will inevitably be, dis tress and ruin upon the business interests of this com munity. We-slncirely hope, therefore, that the drain upon these institutions will at once stop. There is no earthly use in it—no occasion for it, whatever --and it can only be productive of harm.' THANKSGIVING DAY.—Thuriaay last, being Thanksgiving Day, was very generally observed in this city. All the stores and other places of business were closed, and divine service was hold in nearly all the churches. The day was very fine, and the ladies, In large numbers, took advantage of it by promenading the principal thoroughfares during the afternoon. Winter's Dioramas, at Fulton liall, were open, and large audiences were present Loth afternoon and evening. }ivory body was in the host of humor with himself and "the cost of mankind." ELECTION OF BANK OFFICERS.—The annual erection for Directors of the different &take of this city, took place on yesterday a woek. Tho Mowing gentlemen were elected : FARMLAS . BANK or LA.scAsTER.--Christopher Hager, Henry Arndt. Daniel lleitatm, Jonathan Roland, Reuben A. B.,er, Joseph Ba!lance. David Herr, Frederick Saner, Christian Loferor, Philip Bausman, George M. Steinman, Jacob B. Taliudy. Adam K. Witmer. INI.A.ND INSURANCE AND DEPOSIT' . COIIPANT.—IIenry E. Muhlenberg, Philip Arndt, David Bonder, S. W. P. Boyd, Daniel wood. David ilartutn, John- W. Jackson, Jacob M. Long. Peter Martin. John Slyer, Robert 11. Long, David EL Eshelman, Jacob 11. Landis. LANCASTER BANK.-A. Herr smith, Mark Donna', Donj. Eshleman, 11. Freeland, John Matz, I. E. Hlestor, Cornelius F. Rowland, Jucob M. Long, Jacob Eshleman, John ShealThr, R.Mhard 11Mtranu, sr., Hoary Mussolmam Dr. .lames Rogers. Benjamin C. Bachman - , Esq., haring resigned the office of President of the Bank, the new Board of Directors or ganized and proceeded to the election of a President to till the vacancy, whoa A. Ilerr Smith, Esq., was chosen on' the first balh•t. DENTISTRY.—We take pleasure in calling the attention of our readers to the card of Dr. S. T. panto, in another column of thisvpaper, lately located in our city, who brings with him the highest recommendations, as a i ivilthnuan thoroughly acquainted with, and prepared for, the practice of his profession. ' We have had the pleasure of calling on the Doctor, and .11 front our examination, feel no heation in saying that wo have never soon so complete and beautiful a rase of Dental Instruments. Indeed his entire arrangements both In Office and Laboratory, would indicate a superior aceom. plishment for perfecting the many manipulations In Den tal panties. • TURN PIKE ELECTION.—At an election held on Monday. the ad instant, 11. 3lussolman was elected President, Beall Frazer, Esq., James Myers, Samuel John son, Andrew Brubaker, Henry Copenheffer and John Ken dig were elected Managers, and A. N. Cassel Secretary and Treasurer, of the Lancaster and Marietta Turnpike Road Company for the ensuing year. The whole 'minuet - , of stock was taken at par. LANCASTER BANK NOTES TAKEN . AT PAR.— We clip the following notice, froni the Satur day Erprels, and publish it, pro bono public°, as au inter outing item of newt ut the present titne: !ANC CSTAR BANK NOTES WO understand that Dr. 0. B. Markley Is taking the 'notes of the Lancaster Bank at their par value in payment for his family medicines. • Now, then, who wants'• Ibppersr . Here Is a chance to convert the notes of a broken Bank into the inualualds •`family medicines" of our srienlffic and aceoinplisherl frieOLVDOCTOR GEORCE B. MARKLEY !! 110 It with a rush, all yo cripples: We anticipate an extraordinary demand for the "Rippers" now. Throe cheers for the !earned Doctor, and destruction to all unbelievers! SUPPOSED DEATH OF GEORGE FORD.—A Buenos Ayres (South American) paper, of the 13th of Sep tombcr, cont.ina the following paragraph, which . , many. think refers to George Ford, formerly of this city. We are Inclined to think, however, that he le not the man: 'George Ford, an American, who had latterly a house of business near the Villa of Mercedesi was found dead by the aide of a brook, a few squares distant from his dwelling.— A gun was found by hie aide, and the body bore evident trace, of a violent death, but whether inflicted by his own Mind or that of another has not yet been ascertained, and, from the comparative solitude of the place, may probably remain, like no many others, Involved in mystery. Deceased was in the prime . of life, and we believe has no family or relatives in this country." COMMUNICATION's. For the lut.lligencer! A Mother'a Dream It seal midnight, and the soft, pale light of the moon streamed through the window of a chamber in which a widowed mother was reclining. On a sweet little bed In the earns room slept two beautiful infant boys—brilllant jewels iu the casket of their anxious' mother, rendered more precious because fatherless. The mother was startled from her slumbers—she thought that she heard a strange., noise coming from the couch of her little ones.—She arose • quickly, and fixed her anxious gaze upon them. They . seemed sound asleep. Calmly and sweetly they slept as If the wing of their Heavenly Father covered them. The bosom of the mother heaved with emotion as size sarveyed their dimpled and innocent countenances. She loved them es her own life, and ere she retired to her now lonely Led, she poured out an earnest prayer that her little boys might be spared to her—might grow up to manhood, and make for themselves names of which she should ever proud. With a bosom agitated by both hope and fear, he again sought repose—but sought almost or entirely in. 'vain.— Again she heard, or thought that she heard a noise—it Bounded like a human footstep. Again she started up, and asleep or awake, we will not decide, she saw or thought she saw standing by the bedside of her little boys, a tall, pale figure, clad in the deepest black. A cold shudder ' passed through bar feeble frame, and with much difficulty she cried out "Who art thou!" Slowly and mournfully was the reply: "I am Death, and have come for one of these, thy little odes." "0 my tied!" Cried- the agonized mother,—" take all else 1 have i—take home, wealth, friends and every thing; but leave me these. I must not, I can- not part with one of them." "See!" said Death—and looking in the direction pointed out, the excited mother saw a cloud apparently rising. Slowly it divided asunder and a view was presented which chilled her blood as It rushed tumultuously through her heart. A dungeon was opened to her eight, in one corner of which on some filthy straw, a young man was lying. Guilt and anguish were written In his countenance, and he was clad In the rdge of wretchedness. Yet there was something familiar in that face. It was that of her eldest son despoiled of Its Inno cence and freshness. On recognizing the resemblance, she cried out in horror, and covering her face with her hands, and sinking back upon her bed she prayed most earnestly that God would preserve her from this sad doom. Her strange companion again hid her look, and with fear and trembling she ventured to; but how different was the scene presented to her gaze! A - bright cloud seemed to cover her little boys over which angels were hovering and occasionally beekoning„them toward the skies. The scene wan beautiful, and the widowed mother surveyed it with delight. But immediately perceiving its import she ex claimed in humble resignation, "0 God, I acknowledge my unworthiness of the great charge committed to me. Thou hest show me most clearly what would be the sad results of my training. My sons would be miserable here and forever. Thou alone can'st rear them for the skiee; I give them unto thee, to bejewels in thy diadem through a long eternity." Thus saying, she arose and raising her little ones from their downy couch, she imprinted a kiss on the at brow of each, and placed them in. the arils of Death, who bore them to the skies. Indictment On awaking that morning, the mother was surprised to find her little boys sleeping sweetly in their littld bed, and as she looked upon them, could almost have wished that the vision or the night had been more than a dream. EMMA. Lancaster Female Collegiate Institute. TERRIBLE ACCIDENT FROM BURNING FLUID. —On Wednesday evening last, Mrs. Busser, residing with her son in law, R. F. Hender son, in this Borough, was shockingly burned by the bursting of a fluid lamp and can. Mrs. Busser is between 60 and 70 years of age, and for years has followed• the occupation of nurse to the sick, and now owes her terrible misfor tune to a carelessness that she would have cautioned another against. She was in the act of filling a fluid lamp while it was burning, when both lamp and can exploded, the con tents falling into her lap, and instantly cover ing her entire person in a blaze. She seized a table cloth and put it to her mouth to keep the flames from suffocating her, and told her daughter who ran to her assistance; to keep away. Before relief could be obtained she , was burned about the thighs, abdomen, breast, arms and head to such an ex tent that recovery is thought impossible.— Her daughter, Mrs. Henderson, was also shockingly burned about her hands and arms, in her efforts of relief. It is feared she will lose the use of her hands. Mr. Henderson was also very badly burned in rendering as sistance.— W. Chester J e ffersonian. JUDGE STRICKLAND, OF CHESTER COUNTY.- We learn that Judge Nimrod Strickland, of Chester county, will be a candidate before the 4th of March Convention, for Canal Commis sioner. Judge S. is widely known throughout 1 the State; was a prominent candidate before the last Convention, and received a flattering , vote—he was, in reality, the chief competitor' of Mr. Scott, and without expressing a prefer ence for any of the candidates that may be before the Convention, we feel sure all who have any knowledge of Judge Strickland's character, will agree with us, that he Would make a strong candidate, and that he 'possesses eminent abilities for the plaee.—Pennsyl'n,
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