INTELLIGENCER & lancasterian.
OBO* SANDERSON, EDITOR..
A. SANDERSON, Associate.
LANCASTER, PA., FEBRUARY 17, 1837.
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The County Convention.
The Democratic County Convention, on i
Wednesday last, was very fully attended, con-1
sidering the season of the year and the wretch- |
ed condition of the roads—all the districts j
but six of the remote oneß being fully repre- :
Hn ted. The proceedings will be found at
length in another column, to whioh we invite |
the attention of our readers. The gentlemen
selected as Delegates to the State Convention
are all firm, intelligent and reliable men, who
will represent the sentiment of their constitu
ents faithfully and honestly in that body.—
They go, it will be perceived, without instruc
tions so far as Governor and Canal Commis
sioner are concerned—but their predilections
are known to be strongly in favor of Col. Wil
liam Hopkinb for the' first mentioned office,
and Judge Strickland for the second. In fact
fice of them (including the two gentlemen who
were elected on the first ballot) are now, and
have been ali along the open and avowed
advocates of both these gentlemen, and the
remaining Delegate, although his preference
was not known beforehand, has, since the
Convention, expressed his intention to vote
and act with the majority of his oolleagues
:.and cast the vote of the county as a unit for
'Hopkins, Lewis and Strickland, and this
was dearly the sentiment of a majority of the
Convention, although there were in the body
ardent and devoted friends of Col. Black, Gen.
Packer and Mr. Witte for the Gubernatorial
office.
The resolution instructing for Chief Justice
Lewis, although contrary to the settled policy
of the County, which is averse to instructions
as a general rule, was, we think, altogether
proper. Judge L. for many years resided in
our midst, was universally esteemed for his
fine sooial qualities and great learning and
ability as a Jurist, and was presented by the
Democracy of Lancaster county, six years
ago, as their favorite candidate for the Su
preme Bench. Since then nothing has tran
spired to lessen the Judge in the confidence of
the people ; —on the contrary, he haß, since
being a member of the Supreme Court, in
creased our admiration of the man and the
Judge, and he will poll a muoh larger vote
now in the oounty than he did at his first
election.
The proceedings of the convention were
conducted with the utmost harmony and de
corum, and the delegates left town for their
respective homes, at an early hour in the
afternoon, well pleased with the result of their
day’s work.
Cabinet Making.
The Cabinet Makers, we perceive, are still
at work, and a great many knowing intima
tions are given out in certain quarters as to
its composition. Now, for the consolation of
these busy bodies, we will barely remark that,
until this moment, we do not believe the Pres
ident elect, although he has his Cabinet ar
ranged in his own mind, has intimated to a
solitary individual in the Union, not even to
the gentlemen who are to compose his politi
cal household themselves, who the favored
ones are to be. At the proper time the an
nouncement will be made to the publio, but
not before.
The State Legislature.
A aeries of joint resolutions instructing our
Senators and requesting our members of Con
gress to vote against any law for the repeal of
the duty on railroad iron, passed' the Senate
unanimously, onThursday last, and the House
of Representatives by a vote of 81 tol3.
Joint resolutions relative to the improvement
of the Ohio river were also passed.
_/Billß have been reported in the House for
file incorporation of the Coatesville Bank, the
Mercer County Bank, Fayette County Bank,
Union Bank of Reading, Lewisburg Bank,
and the Corn Exchange Bank—also a bill for
.restoring the tax on coal and iron passing
over the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The following bills, amongst others, were
reported negatively:—The bill increasing the
wages of the employees on the Philadelphia
and Columbia Railroad, and the bill proposing
to incorporate the Downingtown Bank.
On Wednesday, the Senate and House went
into joint convention for the purpose of opening
and counting the returns of the election for
Auditor General and Surveyor General. The
result was announced as follows
Jaoob Fit, Jr.
Darwin Phelps,
Majority,
John Rowe,
Bart. Laporte,
Majority,
The Senate haying failed to pass the joint
resolution for the election of State Treasurer,
on the 10th inst., no eleotion was held on that
day—and it is now doubtful whether any
eleotion for that officer will be held at the pres
ent aeßßion. If not, Col. Magbaw will hold
over till the next session—-a consummation de
voutly to be wished for by the tax-payers of
the Commonwealth.
Jgt. Since the above was in type, we learn
that the Senate have fixed upon the 17 th prox.,
for the election of State Treasurer, but wheth
er the House will now agree to that day is
extremely doubtful.
Unprecedented Freshets,
The recent thaw has been seriously felt, in
■ ita consequences, in every direction—east,
west, north and south, and an immense
destruction of property has occurred along
the prinoipal rivers and creeks of the country.
In our own county, the Conestoga and Pequea
have been swollen to an unusual height, and
bridges, fences, lumber, &c., have been swept
away by the flood. All along the Susquehanna
the destruction of property has been immense.
The York Furnace Bridge was entirely swept
away. This is a very heavy loss to the oom
pany owning it, and the contractors, Messrs-
Huber and Black, of this city, who had it
nearly completed. The village of Port Deposit
was literally submerged for several days;
about one - hundred families were compelled
to abandon their houses and seek safety on
the high ground adjacent to the village. The
Tide Water Canal is also damaged in several
places.
At Albany, it is estimated that the damage
to property, by the overflowing of the Hudson
river, is $2,000,000. Along the Delaware and
Schuylkill an immense amount of damage has
been done—the same may be said of the Mon
- pngahela, Allegheny, Juniata, Lehigh, Poto
mac, (the long bridge at Washington City,
was partly swept away,) Connecticut, Merri
mac, and indeed every other stream in the
•astern and middle States.
So destructive an; ice flood has not ocourred
’''•in many years.
D. S. Senators.—Hon. Willi ah M. Gwin
and David C. Broderick .have been elected
to the U. S. Senate, by the Legislature of
California. They are both sound and conser
vative National Democrats, and withal ;men
The formal canvass of the votes of the thirty- j Our
one States of the Union was made on Wed-; what r
nesday last, in the presence of both branches made
j of Congress. , The certificates were opened j some t
Iby the President of the Senate, on ! Recent!
! whom the duty is devolved by the Consti- “for as
tution, and Senator Biglee, on the part of a rape!
| the Senate, and Messrs. Jones and Howabd, ■ last fat
lon that of the House, aeted as tellers. : Stands
j This legal formality is the last of those pre- the ofie
j scribed in carrying out that auspicious declare-: the firi
| tion of the popular will which has called J ahbs .! ity of
! Buchanan to fill the highest and most honor- him, b
able office on earth. The next act will be the of the
I assumption of its actual duties on the ensuing positr
fourth of March, two weeks from to-jnorrow. sentei
; The President of the Senate simply declared and b
I the election of Buchanan and Brbckinbidge, 1 cutioi
and a decision as to the vote of Wisconsin $3OO
(which was not cast until the day after the ; The
time fixed by the Constitution, on account of i “Tt i
the Electors being detained from reaching the i ' umln 1
State Capitol by a snow storm,) was not defi- j
nitely made by the Joint Convention. This | o f t h e .
was a point of much interest, and we think j as the
should have been decided against receiving; “
the vote of that State. It might happen in
future that a Presidential contest would be so an( t j
close as to depend on the vote of a single State, tory, i
and that vote might bo held back purposely hecan i
until after the day fixed by the Constitution, *® r ®. nt
J . gationi
and then traded off to the highest bidder. This wa y t
was the view taken by Judge Douglas, Sena- ance i
ator Chittenden, and several other distin-; Broth: 1
guished statesmen in both branches of Con
gress, but the President, Mr. Mason, would 0 f t o le'
not entertain any motion for a consideration me nts
of the'subject and adjourned the Joint Con-, pulpit
vention
The vote as counted stood as follows
Buchanan and Breckinridge
Fremont and Dayton
Fillmore and Dowelson.
We feel it our duty again to recur to the.
petitions now before the Legislature of this,
State for new banks, and to warn our legisla
tors against granting charters for these paper
manufactories, many of which will prove to be,
if chartered, irresponsible swindling concerns.
The history of the past is filled with lessons
that should teach every man in the Legisla
ture the great danger of flooding the State
ariii country with .worthless promises to pay
in the shape of bank notes.
What hosts of honest tradesmen and work
ing men have been robbed, and oountless
numbers of widows and orphans plundered of
their little /'all and brought to beggary and
want by these institutions! The country, at
least this section of it, is pretty well rid of the
most worthless banking concerns ; it is only
occasionally we hear of a smash ; it is only
n ow and then some bank, like that of Erie; or
Lancaster, explodes, defrauding their note
holders and depositors; but let us have the
new batch of banks, now begging for charters
at the door of the Pennsylvania Legislature,
and we shall soon have weekly accounts of
broken banks and plundered victims of mis
placed confidence.
No set of men, now before the Legislature
asking to have their own peculiar institutions
chartered, stand higher before the community
in the midst of which they reside than did the
'officers and directors of the Banks we have
named, and yet they have failed. What surety
can be given that the forty or fifty Banks now
asking for charters will not fail also ?
There is banking capital enough in the
State already for every useful and legitimate
purpose, and now, when we have a larger
specie currency than this oountry ever knew
before, and the necessity for paper money is
daily diminishing, it would be a great folly,
nay, a great injustice to the people, for the
legislature to impose new Banks upon the
country, to gratify greedy speculators who
want to fatten and become rich on the sweat
and toil of the masses. We warn members
of the Legislature, particularly the Democratic
members, not to be instrumental in again
opening the flood gates of more banks, thereby
deluging the State with worthless promises to
pay.
Gentlemen of the Legislature, you have a
fearful responsibility resting upon you—when
you return home to your constituents let them
not have cause to curse the day they sent you
to represent them at Harrisburg*
There are men at the State capital ready to
pay for new charters. Show these cormor
ants, who would fatten on the people, that
such things cannot be bought.
We have done our duty in this matter, and
give timely warning ; will our brethren of the
Democratic press aid us ? It may not yet be
too late ; if the alarm is sounded much good
may yet be done. The people may be saved
from the curse of having these new Banks
fastened upon them.
Auditor General.
212,608
209,309
So let all, whose duty it is to stand up for
the people, cry aloud and spare not that a
great wrong may be prevented. —Evening
Argus.
Surveyor General.
2X2,685
209,033
Below we give the vote of the House of
Representatives on the passage of the bill to
authorize the people of Minnesota to form
a Constitution and State Government prepar
atory to admission as a State. We give the
Yeas and Nays as classified by the New York
Tribune , which says in reference to them,
they “present a curious spectacle. Twenty
seven northern men, whose names we have
placed in italics, and of whom the larger part
call themselves Republicans, may there be
found voting against the bill, which was only
passed through the votes in its favor of twelve
Southern members, whose names stand in
italics among the Yeas.”
Teas —Messrs. Aiken , Albright, Allen, Allison, Ball,
Barbour, Benson, Blllinghurst, Bliss, Bocock, Brenton,
Buffington, Cadwalader, Carvthers, Clarke, (N. Y.) Cling
man, Cobb, (Qa n ) Colfax, Cragin, Damrell, Davidson, Baris,
(111.,) Day, Denver, Dick, Dickson. Dodd, Emrie, English,
Florence, Fuller, (Me.) Granger, Grow, Hall, (lowa,) Har
lan, Herbert, Hickman, Hodges, Holloway, norton, (N. Y.)
Horton, Howard, Hughston, Jewett, Kelly, Knapp,
Knowlton, Knox, Leiter, Mace, Marshall, (111.,) Mattesou,
McCarty, Miller, (N. Y.,) Miller, (Ind.,) Morgan, Morril,
Mott, Murray, Nichols, Parker, Peck, Pel ton, Perry, Pettit,
Phelps, Pike, Pringle, Quitman, Sabin, Sage, Sandidge,
Sapp, Scott, Sherman, Simmons, Smith, (Tenn.,) Spinner,
Stanton, Stranahan, Tappan, Thorington, Thurston, Ty
son, Wade. Wakeman, Walbridge, Waldron, Washburne,
(Maine) Watkins, Watson, Wells, Wheeler, Williams and
Woodworth.
From the free statea, in Roman, 85; slave states, in
italics, 12—Total, 97.
Nats —Messrs. Akers, Barksdale, Bennett. (Miss.,) Bing
ham, Bowie, Bradshaw, Burnett, Campbell, (Penn.,) Camp
bell, .{Ohio,) Carlisle, Caakie'l Clark, (Conn.,) Cobb, (Ala.,)
Comins, Cox, Crawford, Cnllen, Davis, (Miss.,) Dean, Dow
dell, Dunn, Durfee, Elliott, Etheridge, Evans, Faulkner,
Garnettt Goode, Greenwood, Harris, (Md.,) Harrison, Ha
ven, Houston, Jones, (Tenn.,) Kennett, King, Knight, Kun
kel, Lake, Letcher, Lumpkin, A. K. Marshall, (Ky.,)
McMulHn. Millson, Millward, Moore, Oliver, (N. Y.) Oliver,
(Mo/) Paine, Pennington, Powell, Purviance, Puryea r,
Ready, Ricaud, itoibins, Roberts, Ruffin, Savage, Seward,
Shorter, Smith, (Va.,) Smith, (ila.,) Stephens, Swope,
Talbot, Todd, Trafton, Underwood, Vaulk, Walker, Whit
ney, Wright, (Miss.,) and Zollicoffer.
From slave states, in roman, 48; free states in italics
27«-Total 75. *
Ihprovement of thk Ohio Rives.— The
non. Wm. Bigler from the Committee, has
made an important Report in the Senate of
the United States, on the general subject of
improving the Ohio river, for navigable pur
poses, accompanied by a bill to provide for a
survey of the said river, and its principal
tributaries. The present estimated annual
value of the tounage on the Western Rivers,
is now put down at six hundred millions.
B®, The murder of Dr. Bordell, in New
York, is still involved in some mystery al
though circumstances point very strongly to
Mrs. Cunningham, and Messrs. Eckel and
Snodgrass as the perpetrators. The Jury of
Inquest have found accordingly, and the three
have been committed to prison to await their
The Presidential Canvass.
New Banks,
State of Minnesota.
R«t. W. 8. IV. K«7«.
readers will recollect that this some
[iOtorious Know-Nothing who
street speeches for the Nieht Wissers
jwo or three jeara ago in the city; was
iy indicted in the Blair County Court,
asault and battery, with intent to commit
j M on a little girl, sometime daring the
)]. We learn from the Hollidaysbnrg
\rd, that he was pnt upon his trial for
fence week before last, and convicted of
'it count in the indictment—the ingenu
' the four able lawyers who defended
y some hook or crook, getting him out
second, although the plaintiff swore
' eiy to the attempted rape. The Court
ced him to three months imprisonment,
pay a fine of $5, and the costs of prose
1, amounting in the aggregate to about.
Standard thus speaks of him
e oareer and sudden extinction of this
)us light of Know Nothingism, should
rarning to the political who
onceived the mistaken idea that a part
r mission is to save the country, as well
souls of men ; and especially to such as
the livery of the court of heaven to
;he devil id.” Ketb, we understand,
>rn in Sinking Valley, in this cohnty ;
lthough we have heard of his early his
we never learned by what means he
ean expounder of the Gospel. At dif
periods he belonged to different oongre
s, all of whom got rid of him the best
ley could. In 1855 he made his appear*
t Tyrone as a preacher in the United
'en church. Shortly after his arrival
a Know Nothing paper was established,
ch he became the editor. Being a man
rable natural abilities and fair attain-
be used, for a time, both press aud
l pen and tongue, to
f “ Prore his Arguments orthodox,
I By apostolic blows and knocks.’'
is particularly severe on the Catholics,
ijarge was too vile to lay at the door of
murch, and no epithet too gross to apply
Wiembers—aye, and that, too, in the face
! fact that not many years before a sturdy
(atholic farmer of .Sinking Valley kept
»lf and parents one winter from becoming
pjnship charge. The vortex of politics
Jhich he had been drawn, obliterated all
trivial feelings as gratitude, and, in the
of Lancaster and Altoona, as well as
gh the columns of his paper, he charged
> ie clergymen with licentiousness, and
’ digious institutions of the church as
sinks of prostitution and harems for
gnefit of the priests ! It is thus p§cu
unfortunate that the very man who set
j f up as a paragon of Christian virtue,
: so soon be called to answer before a
}f justice for a species of lechery even
heinous than that which he charged
others. Of course, we are not so un-
Able as to hold the American party
jnsible for the moral obliquity of Keys—
lejb"
court
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know)
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hundi
that r
that \
, it be borne in mind that he was an ac
edged leader of that party, both as an
and speaker, and is only a sample of
eds of others who enlisted in a crusade
ow is only numbered among the things
r ere.
From the Milwaukie Sentinel.
A. Swindler on his Travels.
,rles F. Hamilton, the St. Louis Hetec
ilias C. Wood, manager of the Apollo
rels, alias Captain Charles Shore, of the
poo Rangers in Kansas, alias? Agent for
’hiladelphia Kansas Relief Committee,
aJvos, &c., &c., paid our city a visit last week,
and introduced himself to the police and oth
ers as Charles F. Hamilton, a St. Louis detec
tive, in search of a fugitive murderer of that
place An interview with the Sheriff and Chief
of Police, together with his subsequent con
duct, satisfied these officers that Mr. Hamilton
was " not sound on the goose question in
other words, that he was an imposter. The
telegraph was at once put in requisition, and
a response came back from the Chief of Police
at St. Louis, that Hamilton was not an officer,
but fi swindler and forger , who was wanted
there, and directing his immediate arrest.—
Mr. Hamilton, in the meantime, had replen
ished his exhausted finances through the aid
of some new and unsuspecting friends he had
made here, and had left for a new field of
labor, at Madison.
Page and Beck at once sent Policeman
Caprc nto Madison,and had Hamilton arrested
and brought back to this city, and on Satur
day waß handed over to Mr. Rawlings, Chief
of Police at St. Louis, to answer several charges
of swindling and forging.
was supplied with Tetters of introduction
iistin'guished persona, which were found
his person when arrested, one of which
) the President elect, James Buchanan.
He
from
upon
was t
blowing is ah exact copy of the letter :
Lancaster, Dec. 24, 1856.
iN. James Buchanan— My Dear Sir: —
Jearer, Captain Shore, of Kansas, is de
■of making your acquaintance. I hare,
fore, acceded to his request by giving him
of introduction.
Ho>
The t|.
siroua
there!'
a line
Respectfully yours, &c.,
GEO. SANDERSON,
has levied heavy contributions in al
jvery town in Pennsylvania and Ohio,
in several persons in Chicago, among
was the Mayor, who let him have $5O
He hAs lots of contribution papers, on some of
which as high as $lOO have been paid. In
Cincinnati, Columbus, and Zanesville, Ohio,
and Norristown, Pittsburg, Reading, Phila
delphia, Lancaster, Wheatland, &c., Pennsyl
vania), the people paid liberally, while the
subscription read, “that the money thus sub
scribed is to be distributed among the sufferers
in Kansas, regardless of their nation or creed.”
B@»We recollect the above mentioned
scoundrel very well. He was introduced to
us, as Capt. Shore, of Kansas, by James
Black, Esq., of this city, who accompanied
him tta our office for that purpose. He repre
sented himself as originally from Missouri,
with strong pro-slavery feelings,and denounced
the conduct of the Free State men as the
cause of nearly all the troubles in the Terri
tory. He stated that the people in that part
of Kansas from where he hailed, were entirely
destitute and in a starving condition, and that
he w£s sent to the Eastern States for the ex
purpose of asking aid in their behalf.—
finally, importuned us for a letter of
iuction to Mr. Buchanan, expressing a
7 desire to make bis aoquaint&nce, which
tve rather reluotantly, as may be inferred
the tone in which it is written—for we
than half suspected him to be an Aboli
t, if not a swindler in disguise. Whether
lied upon Mr. Buchanan or not, we do
now ; but this much we do know, that
more
tionis
he ca
not k
ide a third visit to us and aßked for a
ibution, which we respectfully declined,
gave him our opinion very plainly of
he m
contr
and
the conduct of the Emigrant Aid Societies,
&c. & 0., in Kansas. He left, and the next we
hear )f him is the above announcement. The
drel has therefore been caged at last,
re hope he will have full justice meeted
i him.
(feeke Meeting.— The Demoeratic Con
from Bedford, Fulton and Cambria
ies, met in the Borough of Bedford, a
ays since and elected H. A. Boggs, of
ria, and J. B. Sansom, ot Fulton, Rep
iive Delegates to the State Convention,
s Conferees passed two resolutions, one
sting the delegates to support the nom
;n of Col. S. W. Black, Eiq., of Pitts
for Governor, and the other denounc
ile course ot those Democrats who have
a a war against the Hon. Henry D. Fos
: d his friends, as unwise and impolitic.
count
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c New Coinage Bill.— The currency
s at Washington seem to be in a dilem
their endeavors to get rid of the Spanish
They first passed a bill, reducing their
20 per cent, when received in payment
i government offices. We see now that
mate has amended the bill, so that for
aoe pf two years it shall be lawful to
it at the Mint the new cents authorized
coined for the fractional parts of the
at the nominal value of those Spanish
-twenty-five cents, twelve and a half,
Che amendment of the Senate will have
Democratic County Convention.
The delegates elected in the several Wards, Boroughs
and Townships of Lancaster County, met in County Con
vention, at Sboberis Hotel, North Queen street, on Wed
nesday, the 11th of February, 1857, at 11 o’clock, A. M.,
and on motion adjourned to Fulton Hall.
The following named persons presented credentials of
their election as delegates, and took their seats as members
of the Convention, viz :
Adamstovm —Not represented.
Bart —Horatio S. Kerns, William Picket, Amos Rockey,
George Butter, Dr. John Martin.
Brecknock —Not represented.
Qxmarvon —E. D. White, C. D. Arters. David Williams.
Barton Whitman, William Hines.
Clay —John B. Krb, Samuel Enck. John Demmy, Cyrus
Kolp, John Elser, Esq.
OoUrain —Wm. Kilpatrick, R. B. Patterson. A. Ewing.
Columbia, Worth Ward —Thomas Groom, Charles Grove.
J. XL Strickler, J. K. Eberlein, J. M. Watts.
S/uth Ward—-Cyra* S. Haldeman, Michael-Clepper, Lewis
Tredenick, Adam Maxton, James Standley.
Oxalico F/ift —Not represented.
Cocalico West —Not represented.
Conestoga —John Kolp, John Martin, A. R. Hess, John
Hess, Daniel Hess.
Conoy —John H. Smith, Emanuel Nagle, John Qalde
man, John B. Small, John D. Heft.
Donegal —Jacob Spiese, P. J. Albright, Christian
teschler, Jacob Bower, Wm. Pinkerton.
Donegal West. —H. Funk, D. Dysinger, John Sheaffer,
Jonathan Diffenderfer, M. Shank.
Drumore —Rogers, S. B. Moore, Clarkson Jeffries,
£. J. Tomlinson, James Cain.
Earl —W. Saeger D arrow, Dr. Samuel Ring-wait, A. D.
Smoker, Adam Z. Ringwalt, Jacob P. HolL
Earl East—Qe orge' Duchman, Aaron Stauffer, William
Hammond, Harrison Haller, Jeremiah German.
Earl West —John Forney, Henry Kafroth, J. Buaser. jr.
Ephrata —Gen*. Jacob L. Gross, Emanuel Mohler, Wm.
Killian- 1 - 1 - “ “ ~
til Hap, John Sheaffer, Sr. Henry Reemsnyder.
EHixabethtovm —John A. Gross, G. W. Boyer, B. F. Baer,
William Miller, Amos S. Harauff.
Elizabeth —Benjamin Breitigan, Joseph 8. Keener, J. H.
MeCansland.
Eden —Robert Montgomery, Henry H. Breneman, John
Graham, Aaron Sill, Amos Waldo.
Fulton —Samuel Wicks, George Jenkins, W. F. Jenkins.
Hemp field East —Henry Hoffman, Henry Myert< Jacob
Sener, Dr. Samuel Parker, Benjamin Lutz.
Sempfield Wat— John M. Weller, Dr. Edward Haldeman,
John H. Hogendobler, Samuel S. Garber, A. Newcomer, jr.
City, y, W. Ward —Daniel Hartman, J. D. Bachman,
James Chambers, Thomas C. Wiley, Andrew Reese.
3. W. Ward —Capt. Geo. Sanderson, Emanuel Kirk, H.
P. Carson, C. E. Voigt, Jacob F. Kautz.
N. JS. Ward —Richard McGrann. Col. Cyrus Carmany,
Thomas Cox, James C. Carpenter, John Lippincott.
S. E. Word —Junius B. Kaufman, William P. Brooks,
James R. Marion, William K. Leonard, Wm. H. Wagner.
Lancaster Twp. —Peter E. Lightner, Philip A. Fisher,
Benjamin Huber.
Lampeter East —John R. Miller, Col. Joel L. Lightner,
Bolden Miller, Lytle Caruthers, Henry W. Gara.
Lampeter West —Jacob Kautz, Samuel Long, F. Gaull.
Leacock —John L. Lightner, George C. Worst, John B.
Knox, John Reed, Peter Ream.
Leacock Upper —Dr. Adam 8. Bare, Frederick Kreamer,
Michael Bender, Dr. Isaac C. Weidler, Wm. Weidman.
Little Britain—Hot represented.
Manheim Bor. —Nathan Worley, David Wolf, Jacob E.
Cross, A. J. Eby, Benjamin Donaven.
Manheim Twp. —Benjamin Eby, C. Smith, George Ham
bright, Joseph Wissner, Ephraim Foutz.
Manor —lsaac Habecker, Jacob G. Peters, Joseph Schoch,
Amos Sourbeer, George G. Brush.
Martic —Not represented.
Marietta—Charles Kelly, James Duffy, John Huston, J.
J. Libhart, Lewis Houseal.
Mount Joy Bor. —J. M. Culp, H. L. Stehman, L. Rick
seoker, S. C. Pinkerton, L. K. Seltzer.
Mount Joy Twp. —John Sheaffer, Jacob Grove, Samuel
Grove, William Miller, jr., Jacob Heistand.
Paradise —Dr. J. J. Strawn, Henry Eckert, Amos A.
Hftuke, George F. Shultz, John G. Offner.
Fain —Hiram R. Hull, Emanuel Keener, D. M. Eberly,
Samuel Plasterer, B. M. Hoffer.
I\quea —Not represented.
Providence —Thomas Robinson, Dr. John K. Raub, Wm.
McMullin, Josiah Weiter, Henry Rush.
Rapho— Michael Baker, John Becker, Samuel Nauman,
Henry Shelly, Thomas Masterson.
Strasburg Bor. —William Echternach, Wm. T. McPbail,
John E. Girvin, Alexander Shultz, John P. Killburne.
Strasburg Twp. —James Clark, Jacob Neff, Henry Spind
ler, Isaac Jones, Col. Isaac Girvin.
Sadsbury —lsaac Walker, Paul Geigar, Wm. F. Baker,
John D. Harrar, Washington Gillespie.
.Szlufrury—Thomas S. Mcllvain, Dr. John Wallace, Col.
J. B. Baker, Dr. John Smith, David Kurtz.
Warwick —Charles R. Kreider, Clement Geitner, Isaao
Bomberger, Samuel E. Keller, Hiram Kline.
Washington Bor. —John Shartzer, D. McFadden, G. B.
Sener, D. Taylor, John Evans.
The Convention was organized by the appointment of
the following officers, viz:
PRESIDENT.
Dr. ADAM 8. BARE, Leacoek.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
Jacob F. Kadtz, City.
Dr. Samuel Parker, East Herapfield.
Benjamin F. Baer, Elizabethtown.
John Martin, Conestoga.
Miohael Bender, Upper Leacock.
Amos A. Hauke, Paradise.
James Duffy, Marietta.
John Forney, West Earl.
Levi Ricksecker, Mount Joy Bor.
Michael Clefper, Columbia.
Joseph S. Keener, Elizabeth.
Joel L. Liohtner, East Lampeter.
J. Diffenderfir, We6t Donegal. -
Gotleib E. Sener, Washington Bor.
James Clark, Strasburg.
Jacob Spiess, East Donegal.
Robert Montgomery, Eden.
Henry Eckert, Paradise.
Col. Cyrus Carmany, City.
John M. Weller, West Hempflel^
„ SECRETARIES.
Hiram R. Hull, Penn,
Cyrus S. Haldeman, Columbia.
Peter J. Albright, East Donegal.
H. H. Brenem&n, Eden.
W. Seeger Darrow, Earl.
After being organized, on motion the following nomina
tions were made for delegates to the State Convention, viz:
Junius B. Kaufman, City.
John L. Lightner, East Lampeter.
William Patton, Columbia.
John H. Smith, Conoy. •*
Dr. J. J. Strawn, Paradise.
John Forney, West Earl.
Jacob F. Kautz, City.
George G. Brush, Manor.
Dr. Samuel Ringwalt, Earl.
B. M. Stauffer, Penn.
Benjamin F. Baer, Elizabethtown.
Amos A. Hauke, Paradise.
Lewis Houseal, Marietta.
George H. Bardwell, Columbia.
Thomas S. Mcllvain, Salisbury.
Thomas Cox, Citnr.
Robert Montgomery, Eden.
John Elser, Clay!
William T. McPhail, Strasburg Bor.
John S. Dougherty, City.
Col. John Rankin, City.
Edward D. White, Carnarvon.
John Kolp, Conestoga.
The following Committee on Resolutions was, on motion,
appointed by the Chair: —Capt. Geo. Sanderson, Thomas S.
Mcllvaln, Samuel E. Keller, George Duchmaa, Dr. Isaac
C. Weidler, John Forney, Dr. Samuel Ringwalt, Cyrus S.
Haldeman, Junius B. Kaufman, Joel L. Lightner, William
F. Baker, Nathan Worley, Dr. Henry Reemmyder.
The Conveationitheu adjourned to meet at 2 o'cloek P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Upon the re-assembling of the Convention, at ? o’clock,
Capt. Sanderson, from the Committee on Resolutions, re
ported the following, which were read and unanimously
adopted, viz:
Resolved, That, as in times past, so now, we the repre
sentatives of the Democracy of Lancaster county—the
home of our distinguished and patriotic President elect—
would re-afflnn our unwavering confidence in, and firm
adherence to, those great principles (embodied in the Cin
cinnati platform) which constitute the foundation of Dem
ocratic faith—principles held saored by onr fathers, and
which were so triumphantly successful when placed before
the people of the whole country at the recent President! al
election.
Resolved, That the leading issue between the Democratic
party and the so-called Republican party, in the late Pres
idential contest, was not, as is falsely alleged by tome, the
extension or prohibition of slavery in the Territories of the
Union, nor its abolition or future existance in the sover
eign States; but, simply, shall the people rule themselves
or be ruled by others—shat] they, in their sovereign ca
pacity, in States and Territories, determine their domestic
institutions for themselves; or shall those Institutions, In
opposition to the great Demoeratic principle of popular
sovereignty, and in violation of the letter and spirit of the
Constitution, be imposed upon them by others.
Resolved, That we hail with satisfaction and delight the
eleetion of our esteemed neighbor and friend to the Chief
Magistracy of the Uuion; and we congratulate the Ameri
can people on having in James Buchanan at the helm of'
the Government a statesman of world-wide reputation,
whose character, moral and political, la without stain or
reproach of any kind. The country at large may have an
Abiding confidence in his exalted wißdom and pure patri
otism : and we are safe in predicting that his administra
tion will secure the harmony of the States, strengthen the
i bonds of onr glorious Union, promote domestio prosperity,
and advance the interests and honor of the Republic at
home and abroad.
Resolved, That in the triumphant election of Buchanan
and Breckinridge, we have a tare ga&rantee that a vast
majority of the American people are true,to the Union and
to the principles upon which the Constitution was found
ed ; that they are opposed to all sectional agitation, and in
favor of handing down onr free institutions, pure and un
sullied, to the latest posterity.
Resolved , That we have full and entire confidence in the
ability, integrity and patriotism of Hon. William Bigler,
onr distinguished Representative in the U. S. Senate. HLs
recent masterly argument, on the floor of that august bo
dy, in defence of the principles and policy of the Democratic
party, is an earnest that, in him, the new Administration
will have a powerful and unflinching advocate.
Resolved, That the election of Siuon Cameron to the U.
S. Senate, threugh the base treachery and apostacy of
professing Democrats, is a foul stigma upon the fair fame of
Pennsylvania; and the three traitors, Wagonsilleb, Lxbo
and Kanrar, by whom the infamous outrage was commit
ted, together with the man whose purchased slaves they
are, deserve the lasting indignation and unmitigated j|corn
of every honest man.
Resolved, That Col. John W. Forney, although defeated
for U. f. Senator, by treachery, bribery and eormption, is
endeared to the Democracy of Lancaster eonnty.
by many strong ties and pleasant associations. His great’
talents and services to the Democratic party are not for
gotten by the people of Pennsylvania, and he will yet, by
the force of public opinion, be enabled to triumph over all
his enemies and traducers.
Resolved, That we are opposed to the sale of the produo-,
tlve portion of the public works of the Commonwealth,r
believing that under the wise and economical management'
of the present and late boards of Canal Commissioners, aid-''
ed as they are by the able and energetic Snperintendent of
the Columbia and Philadelphia Railroad, the Main Line,
which is sought to be monopolised by a heartless and soul-j
less corporation, will be a large .source of revenae to the:
Commonwealth, which will continue to increase annuallyL
until it shall prove a rapid sinking fund for the
extinguishment of the public debt. £
Resolved, That the people of Lancaster eonnty are op*
posed to the repeal of the Tonnage Tan—so-called—believ
ing that neither jnstloe to the tax payers, nor fair dealing
as between the Commonwealth and the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company, require that the Legislature should ab
stract from the public treasury nearly a quarter of a mil
lion of Dollars annually for the purpose, in reality, of pla
cing it in the pockets of a few monied individuals.'
Resolved, That we are opposed to any unnecessary in
crease of Banks or Banking capital in the Commonwealth.
The failure of the Lancaster Savings Institution and
caster Bank, following closely on tne heels of esch other,
and brought about by the gross mismanagement of their
officers, and reckless misapplication of their funds, by which
so many honest men and women have lost their all, and
the business energies of the community retarded aid par
alysed, admonishes ns that the Banking system, when not
controlled by honest men, is a cheat and a swindle, and no
extension or increase of it should be permitted In any por
tion of the Commonwealth, unless an absolute necessity
can be shown to exist for the same, and then the charter
should be surrounded by such safeguards as will protect
the community against all loss either as depositors or
note-holders.
Resolved, That, as Democrats, we feel proud of the large
vote given to Buchanan and Breckixridoe in Lancaster
county-7-cnd we hereby tender onr thanks to those patri
otic men, Torajerly opposed to the Democratic party, who
■0 nobly stepped rward in defenee of the Constitution
and the Union, ant aslsted in achieving one of the greatest
political triumphs . the history of the country. And for
the future, as Id tf past, we cordially invite them to move
with ns in the Democratic column, and assist in bearing
aloft the noble standard of the Republic, on whleh is in
scribed the glorious motto of "the Union and the Constitu
tion, now and forever, one and Inseparable.”
Resolved, the President of Convention be dl
for the ensuing political year, and that said Chairman be
authorized to fill all vacancies which may occur in the
County, Township, or Ward Committees daring the year.
On motion, the Convention then proceeded to ballot for
delegate!, with the following result:
[Prior to the commencement of the balloting the names
of Amos A. Hauke, George H. Bardwelt and WUllam T.
McPhall were withdrawn from the Ust of candidates.}
Junius B. Kauffman 4 votes.
Joel L. Lightner “ 22 “
William Patton “ 27 “
John H. Smith “ 18 “
Dr. J. J. Straw* “ 3
John Forney “ 10 “
Jacob F Kants “23 “
George G. Brush “ 23 “
Dr. Samuel Ripgwalt “ 10 “
Benjamin M. Stauffer “ 21 “
Benjamin F. Baer “ 16 “
Lewis Honseal “ 6 u
Thomas S. Mcllvain “24 “
Thomarf Cox “. 14 “
• Robert Montgomery “ 0 “
John Kiser “ 5 “
John S. Dougherty “ 5 “
Col. John Rankin “ 9 “
Edward D. White “ 4 “
John Kolp « 9 “
There were 47 districts voted in all, and the President
announced that William Patton and Thomas S. Mcllvain,
having a majority, were elected.
The names of John Forney and Lewis Houseal were then
withdrawn from the list of candidates, and the Convention
proceeded to a seoond ballot, which resulted as follows:
Joel L. Llghtner had 21 votes.
John H. Smith “ 8 “
Dr. J. J. Strawn “1 “
Jacob F. Kauta “ 26 “
George G. Brush “ 30 “
Dr. Samuel Rlngwalt “ 9 “
Benjamin M. Stauffer “22 “
Benjamin F. Baer “ IS “
Thomas Oox “ 12 “
Robert Montgomery “10 “
John Elser “2 “ •
John 9. Dougherty “ 2 “
Col. John Rankin “ 5 “
■dw&rd D. White “ 6 “
John Kolp “5 “
Forty-three districts voted in all, and the President an
nounced the election of Jacob F. Kauts, George G. Brush
and Benjamin M. Stauffer.
It was then, on motion, unanimously resolved that Joel
L. Llghtner, being the next highest f on the list, should bo
the remaining delegate.
The President then announced that William Pattox,
Esq., was elected Senatorial, and Messrs. Thomas S. Mcll
vaix, Georg* G. Brush, Jacob F. Kautz, Benjamin M.
Stauffxr and Joel L. Liqhtxer, Representative Delegates
to the ensuing Democratic State Convention of the 2d of
March.
A resolution was then offered by Mr. C. 9. Haldeman*
Instructing the delegates to the State Convention to sup
port the noininations of Col. William Hopkins, of Wash
ington county, for Governor, Hon. Ellis Lewis, of Phila
delphia, for the Supreme Bench, and Hon. Nimrod Strick
land, of Chester county, fpr Canal Commissioner; but as
this was against the general policy of the County for
several years past, the resolution was laid upon the table*
The Convention, however, subsequently, on motion of Mr-
Haldeman, seconded by Dr. Samuel Parker, passed the fol
lowing resolution unanimously, on the ground that Judge
LiwiB formerly hailed from amongst us, and might stUl be
considered a Lancaster County man :
Resolved , That the distinguished Chief Justice of the
State, Hon. Ellis Lewis, by his great legal abilities, has
justly earned for himself a character on the Bench whleh
any man might envy. We are proud of him, as formerly
being one of onr own eitlxens, end hereby instruct our
delegates to the State Convention to vote for his re-nomln
atlon to the Supreme Bench, and to use all felr and honor
able means to have him selected as the Democratic candi
date.
The President then announced that he had appointed H.
B. Swabb, Esq., Chairman of the County Committee for
the ensuing political year.
On motion, the Convention adjourned sine die.
(Signed by the Officers.)
Important Deelslon.
A Trustee aot Liable for a Loss Sustained by a Temporary
Deposit in an Institution in Good Credit, Provided he
Acts in Good Faith, and makes the deposit as Trustee.
The above principle was settled in the case of Harts’
Administrators vs. McAllister’s Administrators, tried in
the Common Pleas Court of this County, Judge Hajes
presiding. The facts are briefly as follows:
Jacob McAllister, ss administrator of Eve
and Elizabeth Hackman, deceased, converted
the real and personal estate into money, and
on the 2d day of April, 1855, deposited the
proceeds in the Lancaster Savings Institution.
The deposit was made in a book in the name
of Jacob McAllister; but it was in proof that
he gave directions to have the same entered
as Trustee, Owing, however, to the hurry
incident to the first of April, this was ne
glected.
On the same day the institution received on
deposit $150,000. At or about the same time,
Jacob McAllister, in addition to tbiß trust
deposit, deposited in his own name, $lOOO,
and received a certificate for the same bearing
5 per cent, interest. The trust deposit was
transient and bore no interest; and was to
remain a few months until his accounts could
be filed, when he would pay the same to the
distributees. He filed his account on the 20th
of April, 1855 ; but the institution failed on
the 4th of Jane, 1855, before his account was
confirmed. On the Ist of July, he signed the
agreement submitted by the Trustees to re
ceive 70 per cent., which he paid accordingly
to the heirs. The present suit was instituted
to recover from his administrators the 30 per
cent, lost in the Institution, —amounting to
about $3OOO. The defence taken was:—
Ist. That it was not an investment, but a
deposit of a Trustee.
2nd. That if it was made in good faith, while
the Institution was in good credit, the Trustee
would not be responsible.
3rd. That the signing of the agreement
was the exercise of a sound discretion on the
part of the Trustee, and under the circum
stances, must, if influenced bj good motives,
protect him against loss.
The Court sustained these views in charging
the jury. Verdict for defendant. A. Herr
Smith, Esq., for defendant, D. G. Eshleman,
Esq., for plaintiff.
The number of failures in the United
States in 1856 was 2705. The average liabil
ities is estimated at $20,000 which would give
an aggregate of $54,100,000. The probability
is, creditors have received about 25 per cent,
of their claims, leaving a clear loss of near
$40,000,000. The great majority of the fail
ures occur in the dry goods trade, owing to the
fact that this business is transacted wholly
upon credit.
Frauds of Flour Dealers.— A correspon
dent of the Boston (Mass.) Herald, says—“A
few days since I bought a barrel of flour, and
to satisfy myself that it weighed 196 pounds,
I thought I would weigh it, and it fell short
25 lbs. Last fall I bought a barrel of flour,
and in tbe'roiddle of ' the barrel I found a
paving stone, weighing 15$ lbs.”
Abigail Gardner, wife of the late
Hosea J. Gardner, P. M., atHingham, Mass.,
was arrested a few days ago on the charge of
having poisoned her husband by administer
ing arsenic to A post mortem exami
nation confirmed the suspicion of his having
been poisoned. The circumstanoes are very
strong against her, and she is now in prison
awaiting her trial for murder.
Death from Hydrophobia.— A most dis
tressing case of hydrophobia occurred in East
Fallowfield township, Chester county, last
week, which resulted in the death of a young
lad named John Good, son of Jacob Good.—
The boy was at the barn with his brother, and
saw a pretty little black dog pass by, which
begran out and picked up, and played with for
some time. The dog, however, bit him in the
fiDger, making a slight incision. The wound
was tied up, and no serious results were ap
prehended, as the dog was not supposed to be
mad. One morning, shortly after the occur
rence, the lad attempted to wash his face, and
having immersed his hands in the water, was
siezed with convulsions of so violent a char
acter that he died in a few hourß. The lad
was remarkably promising, and a great favor
ite for his many exemplary qualities. He was
about 13 years of age.— Rscord .
Horrible Murder in Missouri.
We find the following in the St. Louis Re-
publican ;
Argus Office, )
Weston, Mo., Jan. 21, 1857, j
One of the mosi cold-blooded and fSul mur
ders occurred some hour and a half since, in
our city, that I ever heard of. The particulars
are as follows■
John Poss, a.merchant of this city, sold a
man by the name of Harden some goods, and
after a time, or at the end of the year, they
had a settlement. Harden was something in
debt, and Doss demanded the money. Harden
paid part and gave his note for the remainder.
He tnen got a man to go to Doss and paid
the note, which was for $9 50, for $5. Har
den went to town thiß evening, and went to
the Store, and commenced tantalizing Doss,
when Doss ordered him off, told him he was a
mean dishonest man, and had Borne words.
Harden went off and came back in a few min
utes. Doss was standing before the door with
his hands in his pockets. Harden oame up a
few steps and fired a pistol, the ball taking
effect in the face. Doss fill, Harden then
walked up and put the pistol to his back and
shot him again through the body. Doss died
in a few minutes. Harden was taken prison
er at the time* A mob is raising to hang him.
Harden is said to be a worthless scoundrel*
CITY ARID COUNTY AFFAIRS.
Bank Officers Arrested. —On Thursday
last, B. C. Bachman, Esq., lata President of the Lancaster
Bank, was arrested on a charge of Embezzlement, made
by three of the stockholders, and held to bail In $12,000
by Alderman Prick, for his appearance before the same
Magistrate on Wednesday (to-morrow) to answer the
charge.
David Longixxckxk, Esq., the predecessor of Bachman
In the Presidency of the P»qk, also entered bail in the sum
of $24,000, for his appearance, at the same time and place,
to answer a similar charge.
The complaint chargee that some time in the month of
March, 1866, David Longenecker, then President of the
Lancaster Bank, and B, C. Bachman, Cashier of said Bank,
paid fifty thousand dollars of the money of the Bank to
the Lancaster Savings* "Institution, on the notes of W. L.
Helfenstein, which notes were endorsed by either the
Preeident or Cashier of said Bank, in tbair individual name
or-namea, and other Directors of said Bank; that at the
maturity of these notes they were presented at the Bank
for payment, and were directed by the Cashier to be paid,
although, at the time. Mr. Helfenstein had no foods in
that Bank to his credit to meet them—thus appropriating
'the funds of the Bank to their own private Indebtedness to
an amonnt exceeding $50,000.
The complaint farther charges that the said David
Longenecker, as President of the Lancaster Bank, did at
various times appropriate the funds of said Bank to his
own individual use and benefit, and also that he loaned
out sums of money, the property of said Bank, without,
the knowledge or consent of the Directors, to individuals
without seeurity, and which have been since lost to the
Bank.
Bachman and Longenecker were arrested on the com
plaint of Messrs. George Graff, D. G. Swartz and Amos
Hecartney, stockholders in the Lancaster Bank.
City Officers. —At a meeting of Counoils
held on Tuesday last, the following officers ware elected
for the ensuing year:
Street Commissioner —Neal Donnelly.
Superintendent of Water Works—James Chambers.
City Solicitor—-Samuel H. Reynolds, Esq.
City Assessor—Garret Everts.
Regulator—James C. Carpenter.
Assistant Regulators—George Albright and John Rose.
Messenger—Georgs Albright.
The election of City Treasurer was postponed until the
next meeting of Councils.
Licenses Granted. —Judges Long, Hajes
and Brlnton wers engaged until Tuesday afternoon last,
in hearing applications for tavern licenses. On the opening
of the Court, in the afternoon, Judge Long Baid that io
making selections they experienced great difficulty in
consequenoe of the similarity of claims, and the equally
meritorious qualifications of the claimants. In making
their selections, however, they were governed entirely by
the consideration of which bouse would beat serve the
convenience and promote the interest of the public. The
county, this year, according to the return of taxable* made
to the Commissioners, was entitled to 157 licenses: six
mors than last year. These six were distributed as follows :
Columbia Borough—Gerh&rdt Brandt.
Blizabeth Township—Jacob Swarr.
East Hempfield Township— Kenry Getz.
Marietta Borough—S. S.Jfngle.
Upper Leacock Township—S. S. Rutter.
Warwick Township—A. W. Shober.
In addition to the above the Court granted licenses for
houses which have changed their oceupants. as follows:
Columbia Borough—Jacob S. Miller.
Drumore Township—S. AG. W. Harbison.
Manheim Township—John Evans.
The Court also ordered that in all cases wherein the
above named grantees hold licenses for eating houses, they
shall surrender the same to the Treasurer of the County.
In regard to the city, the Court were of opinion that
there were plenty of licensed houses, but in consideration
of the depot now about being established in the North
West Ward, by the Central Railroad Company, they would
grant a license to John Dorwart.
All the applications for “old stands” were grunted. The
following eating house licenses were granted :
Columbia Borough—Catharine Zellers.
Conestoga Township—William Rose.
West Hempfield Township—Joseph S. Dellinger.
Aejodrned Courts—Court of Common
Pleas.—A Court of Common Pleas will be held in this city, f
commencing an Monday, the 2d day of March next. Tk# I
following jurors have been summoned for the same:
Henry Ayle, Providence; George IL Bomberger, Clt.n
Henry F. Benedict, City; Johi Buahong, East LampeteV; 1
Samuel Brandt, Manheim; Wltmer Barge, Strasburg twp.; ,
Samuel Baker, West Cocolico; John Bear, City; Jacob E. j
Cassel, Mount Joy bor.; Henry Coponhsffer, West Hemp- >
field; Alexander Danner, City; Henry R. Erb. Penn, fam’l l
Flickinger, Earl; Jacob Greider, East Hempfield; John L.
Gish, West Denegal; Lewis Haines, Fulton; Bonj. Houston, i»
Salisbury; Michael M. Hoffman, East Donegal; Israel H. ■
Johns, Upper Leacock; William Idal, Martic; Samuel Kohr. I
Mount Joy bor.; Henry Kurtz, Salisbury; William Locher, <
City; Abraham U. Musselman, East Donegal; Samuel H. |
Miller, Elizabeth; Michael 8. Met/,gar, East Lampeter:
Christian Martin, Washington bor.; Jacob Pickle. Manor;
William H. Paul, West Cocalico; Jacob Rote, Marietta:
John Smallng, Lancaster; Thomas Sands, Warwick; John
Sleogar, Manor, Michael Shirk, West Cocalico; John Stroiu* F
Providence; Samuel Widmyer, Manheim bor,
Quartbr Sessions. —An adjourned Court of Quarter
Sessions will commence on the following Monday, (Murch
9th).
Jurors. —Jacob C. Brandt, Mount Joy twp.; Jacob
Bucher, East Cocaiico; S. W. P. Boyd, Fulton; John K.
Bare, Conestoga; Henry Conklin, West Hempfield; William
Crouse, West Coealico; Isaac L. Dunlap, Ladcaster, John
Bvons, jr., Manheim; Daniel Pretz, Rapho; John Friday,
West Hempfield; John B. Gish, Elizabethtown; Jesse Gibbie,
Henry Gingrich, Manheim; Alexander Galt, East*Earl;
David* Hestetter, Penn; John Houser, Leacock; Rudolph
Hardish, Pequea; Morris J. Jackson, Fulton; John Libhart,
jr., Marietta; Christian K. Long, Rapho; Hesher, East Co
calico; Jacob Loos, Warwick; S. P. Lindemutb, Columbia;
Paul Mentzer, Karl; Henry S. Musser, East Donegal; Henry
Martin, Rapho; Samuel Meckley, Mount Joy twp.; Daniel
McKillips, Leacock; David Overholtzer, Lancaster; Andrew
Robinson, Carnarvon; Jacob B. Shuman, Manor; Henry
Shultz, Elizabethtown; Sample Slaymaker, Paradise; Jos.
M. Watts, Columbia; John Wickle, Earl; Godfried Zahm.
City.
“The this theme
Her. Henrt Ward Biecexr, of New York, will discourse
at Fulton Hall, on Monday evening next.
Cotton Mill No. I. — This mill—the first
erected by the Conestoga Steam Mill Company, of this city
—ls advertised to be sold at Sheriff’s sale, at the Court
House, on Monday, the 2d day of March.
Col. J. Franklin Riioart.— This geDtle
man has been recommended by a meeting of Inventors, in
New York City, for Commissioner of Patents under the
incoming administration.
Lecture at Strasburg.—Samuel H. Rey
nolds, Esq., of this city, delivered, by request, his lecture
on ‘‘Our National Literature,” before a goodly number of
the citizens of Strasburg, at Masßaoit Hall, on Friday
evening last. His audience, we learn, were highly delighted.
Bond Approved.— The bond of Horace
Rathvon, Esq., as Assignee of the Lancaster Bank, was
approval in Chambers on Saturday by Judge Hayes. The
bond-irln the sum of $1,086,791 72—double the amount of
the appraisement of the assets. The sureties are A. Herr
Smith, Richard McGrann, Benjamin Eshleman, John
Sheaffer, John Stauffer, Ferree Brinton, Maris Hoopes,
Patrick Kelly, A. S. Hackman, John Hats, Mark Cornell,
Jacob Reist, Jacob Eshleman and Patrick McEvoy.
Medical Society.— At a stated meeting of
the Lancaster City and County Medical Society, held Jan
uary 21, the following persons were duly elected officers
for the ensuing year, viz: —President, Dr. J. B. Stnbbs :
Vice Presidents, Dr. M. A. Withers, Dr. E. B. Herr; Re
cording Secretary, Dr. J. L. Atlee, jr.; Corresponding Bec
retaay, Dr. Thos. Ellmaker; Treasurer and Librarian, Dr.
J. A. Ehler. The delegates elected to represent ,the Society
at the meeting of the “American Medical Association,”
which convenes at Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday the 7th of
May next, are Drs. John Ream, John L. Atlee, P. Cassidy,
Thos. Ellmaker, E. B. Herr, J. A. Ehler and H. Carpenter.
A Bio Steer.— We saw a steer pas. the
Intelligencer Offiee on Saturday last which was, by odds,
the largest that has come under our eye for a long while.
Its weight is about 3,800 pounds, and height six feet. It
was purchased by oar neighbor KUilnger, In East King
street, from Mr. Emanuel Landis, of Manhelm twp.
Columbia Affairs.— The following we
extract from the Spy of Saturday :
CoLcimiA Lite kart Association.— This debating society
met at the usual place on Wednesday evening last. Rev.
J. W. Hec&skey read an address entitled “Perfect Woman,”
which was truly an elegant production, and to which the
crowded audience listened with evident satisfaction. He
occupied some forty-five mlnntes In the reading, and, in
the tame strain, would have had had the tame marked
attention fora much greater length of time. We regret
that we cannot give a synopsis of the address at this time,
as the ideas advanced would be approved by every reader.
On Wednesday evening next, 18th instant, the associa- '
tion will meet and debate the question—“ Are the Morals
of the people of this country improving
The President appointed A. Caldwell to deliver an essay
on the evening of Wednesday, 25th instant.
pBACTIfIIKO Pasties. —On Friday evening, 6th Instant,
Pro! Stouch gave a practising party in the Odd Fellows’
Hall, which, we are Informed, was attended by a very large
number of ladies and gentlemen—over sixty couple having
been present—and everything passed off in the most pleas
ant and agreeable manner to all concerned. On Thursday
evening next, 19th instant, another practising will take
place, and, we have no doobt, It will fully come up to the
expectations ef all attendants who delight In “tripping it
on the light fantastic toe.”
49" Not a little excitement was created amengst the
denizens of Tow Hill, on Friday last, arising from the arrest
of .three of their number. Upon inquiry we gather the
following facts, in relation to the matter:—On Friday, the
6th Inst., H. H. Fry, of the firm of Fry A Hagman, made
complaint Were Samuel Evans, Esq., eharging a mulatto,
by the name of John Reynolds, with stealing a quantity
of groceries, Ac., from their warehouse, on the night pre
vious. He has been suspected by them for several weeks
back of pilfering, in whieh act he was detected about the
beginning of December last, and discharged from their
employ. Owing to the absence of the Constable, Esquire
Evans and the Junior member of the firm, proceeded to
Reynolds' boarding house, where they found concealed
beneath his bed, one whole ham and part of another,
which were fully identified by the owners. A search was
next made in and about the premises of Martha Looey,
and a number of stolen articles were found, some of whieh
were identified as those lost the evening before. A black
fellow by the name of George Brooks, just out of prison,
and a boarder of Mr*. Loney’a, was also arrested and,
together _with Reynolds, committed to prison to answer
the charge at the next Sessions. We have every reason to
believe that Brooks has been employed In the business of
stealing ever slnee hls release from Jail, and probably sup
plied his friends on the hill with the poultry they have
been known to have this winter. Mrs. Loney was bound
over for her appearance at next sessions, to answer for
receiving stolen goods. On Monday last, Mary Conner
was committed to prison, for thirty days, by the s*mt
Statement of the fcaneaiter Co., Bank*.
LANCASTER COUNTY BANK.
LIABILITIES. Novembers. I^-
Discount and interest, .. o*3 S?
Contingent fond ik 741 71
Dividends unpaid, * ao/moa
Due State Treasurer JJ ,
Franklin Bank of Washington, on oqk m b
Western Bank, Philadelphia
Dauphin. Deposit Bank, 12
City Bank, Philadelphia,
Bank of Middletown, . ”
Bank of 72
York BahE, JSS47
Union Bank of Maryland, IS 22
Carlisle Deposit Bank gg™
Girard Bank, Philadelphia
Depositors, 188,476 64
Bills discounted,
Mortgages, 25.0 W ??
Jndgmentbond, 3,000 00
Loan to Commonwealth of PennajlTanla,.. 20,000 00
Rail Batata,..
Gold and silver,
Bank n0te5,.....
Cash checks and bills,
Doe to Bank of the State of New York,.
“ Farmers’ Bank of Beading
“ Western Bank of Baltimore,....
“ Bank of Penn township, Phlla.,.
“ Philadelphia Bank,
“ Bank of Commerce,
“ Columbia Bank, .
“ Lebanon Bank,
Bank of Chester County,
Total valuation of assets,
Dividend—May 6, 5 per cent $ 10,600 00
do. Nov.‘4, 6 do 14,344 20
The notes of this bank are redeemed at par in the city
of Philadelphia.
Lanc&iter City, it:
Before me, the subscriber, an alderman of the city of
Lancaster, personally appeared William L. Pei per, Cash
ier of the Lancaster County Bank, who being duly sworn
according to law, says that he has carefully examined
the books and muniments of the bank, and has com
pared the same with the said exhibit, (so far as practi
cable,) and that he verily believes the said exhibit or
statement presents a full, true and fair view of the actu
al condition of tbe bank; and further, that he has in
spected the several items of assets, or the evidence
thereof lathe said exhibit, as set forth in the column
beaded November 6th, 1856, as far as practicable; and
that he has, according to the best of his Judgment and
ability, valued each of the said items of assets at the
absolute cash price which it would produce at the time;
and that in his Judgment, the actual assets of the bank
are Intrinsically worth the amount of theuvaluation so
made by him. W. L. PBIPEB, Cashier.
Sworn and subscribed December 9, 1866, coram
J. C. VAN CAMP, AUUrman.
FARMERS’ BANK OF LANCASTER.
LIABILITIES. November 4, 1536.
Capital Stock, J $350,000 00
Notes in circulation, 425,920 00
Dividends unpaid,
Discount account,.
Exchange account,
Interest account,..
Profit and loss,
Fund reserved for State tax,..
Due to State Treasurer
I “ Certificates of deposit,..., 22,82134
I “ Individual depositors,... 198,618 49
' “ Bank of Chester County,. 1,244 28
“ “ North America,.. 6,875 91
\ “ “ North’n Liberties 3,446 77
“ Commercial Bank of Pa., 1,057 39
“ Girard Bank 3,536 91
i “ Harrisburg Bank 2,147 00
“ Merchants' B’k, Baltimore 15,662 77
“ Philadelphia Bank, 5,446 29
' ASSETS.
| Bills discounted,
1 Bills protested,.
| Banking bouse,,
i Bonds and loans,
i State of Pennsylvania "tempo-
I rary loan,” 20,000 00 20.000,00
Farmers’ Bank stock 2,600 00 3,000.00
Lan. Lo. E. &M. M. Co. stock,.. 12,000 00 12,000 06
Pennsylvania R. R. Co., 1i5,00000 14,10000
Expenses, 3,771 38 ,
Notes and checks specie paying
banks 30,166 94
Specie and specie certifiaates,... 78,918 82
Due from Bank of America, N. Y. 2,685 64
“ “ Chamberabnrg 941 28
•* Commerce, Balt. 760 87
“ Middletown... 6,200 00
Consolidation Bank,.. 84 36
Colombia Bauk 3,986 63
Farmers’ B’k of Reading 2,673 67
Lebanon Bank, 6,317 67
Merchants’ and Manuf.
Bank, Pittsburg, 6,333 97
Mechanics' Bauk, 97,457 21
Scall, Cambios Si C 0,.. 23,511 61
York Bank, 1,606 7S 263,166 39
November 4,1*666. Valuation-
5696,336 06 $696,336 06
33,844 71 31,844 71
7,000 00 12,000 00
83,641 43 81.641 47
Dividends, —May, 6 per cent.,6,949 shares,... $20,847 00
do Nov., 6 per cent., 6,960 shares,... 17,376 00
Lancaster City ss:
Before me, the subscriber, an alderman In and for said
city of Lancaster, personally appeared H. R. Reed, Cash
ier of the Farmers’ Bank of Lancaster, who being duly
sworn according to law, Bayß that he has carefully ex
amined the books and muniments of said bank, and has
compared the same with the said exhibit or statement,
so far as practicable, and that he verily'believea the
said exhibit or statement presents a fall, true and fair
riew of the actual condition of the bank; and further,
that he has inspected the several Items of assets, or the
exidence thereof, in said exhibit, as set forth in the col
umn headed, November 4,1866, as far as practicable;
that he has according to the best of his Judgment, and
ability, valued each of said items of assets at the abso
lute cash price it would produce at the time; and that
in his judgment, the actual assets of said bank are in*
trlnsically worth the amount of valuation so made by
him. H. R. REED, Cash Ur.
Sworn and snbtscribecfcbefore me, this 14th of Novem
ber, 1856. WM. P. LEONAED, Alderman.
COLUMBIA BANK.
LIABILITIES. November 4,1856.
Capital stock, $260,000 00
Circulation,...., 5?
do. relief, 727 00
Discounts 22,217 12
Bridge tolls 5,050 82
Premiums, •• • I,MI 41
Profit and loss, 48,028 36
Dividends,....* 1,99450
Due to other
Due to depositors
Due to Commonwealth
ASSETS. November 4, 1866. Valuation.
Bills discounted $710,058 63 $700,000 00
Real estate 20,602 59 20,600 OO
Stock In Columbia water comp’y 876 00 160 00
Columbia bridge, 167,300 00 167,300 00
State relief loan, 727 00 727 00
Personal estate, 14.529 65 14,529 66
Interest- on deposits 2,960 39
Expenses of bank, 2,898 16
do. of bridge, 779 21
Specie and specie fand5,........ 48,807 91 48,807 91
Drafts, checks, Ac., of other banks 18,385 47 18,386 47
Due from solvent banks, 167,073 40 167,073 40
Dividend declared in May, 1856, 5 per cent.,
amounting to $12,500 00
Dividend declared in November, 1866,6 per
cent., amounting to
The notes of the Colombia Bank are now, and hare
been kept at par In Philadelphia since 1646.
Lancaster County, ts:
Before me, a Justice of the peace in and for the bor
ough of Colombia, county aforesaid, personally came
Samuel Shoch, Cashier of the Colombia Bank, who be
ing by me first duly sworn according to law, declares
and says the above statement Is correct and troe, to the
best of his knowledge and belief.
SAMUEL SHOCH, Cashier.
Sworn and subscribed before me, this 4th December,
1866. , SAMUEL EVANS, J. P.
Earl Township Democracy.—The follow
ing resolutions were unanimously adopted at the Earl
Township Democratic Delegate Meeting, held on Saturday,
February 7 th:
Whexeab, Certain individuals, professing Democratic
principles, and elected by Democratic voters to represent
Democratic constituencies in the present State Legislature,
have most basely dishonored and violated the trust and
confidence with which they have been honored by the good
old Democratic party, and treacherously given to a dis
graced and corrupt opposition their aid and countenance
by aiding with their votes to elect a disgraced and broken
down political hack to the U. 8. Senate, for eertain reasons
not best known to themselves.
Resolved, That we, the Democracy of Earl, are at loss for
language adequately condemnatory of the course of these
individuals, whose names wo loathe to mention, and whom
we jnstly conceive to have rightfully forfeited all
the title of men, and whose fixed and unerring devotion to
the God of Mammon, and shameful sacrifice of principle
and honor, have brought about their treachery to, and
betrayal of the Democratic party, and the best interests of
their country.
Resolved, That we have not nor never will have any
sympathy for the sympathisers with these conscience
cased, moiey-loving and purchasable beings, whose infa
meus proceedings In our present State Legislature will
forever prove a burning shame and a lasting disgrace to
the good old State of Pennsylvania.
Resolved, That we honestly believe one-fourth of the
dollars neressarily expended to secure Simon Cameron*s
election, to be a fair estimate ; of the number of Pennsyl
vania voters he will represent'in the U. 8. Senate.
Resolved, That the course of H. D. Foster, and the eeveu
would-be Democrats who tendered him their suppert, in
refusing to support the regular Democratic nominee, merits
the rebuke and condemnation of every good-and true
Democrat,*as we righteously conceive it to have been fairly
and honorably obligatory upon them to support the regular
nominee of their party.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be handed to
the editors ef the Lancaster Intelligencer, with a request
that they be published.'
Prevention Better than a Cure.—Dr.
Keyser, Wholesale Druggist, of 140 Wood street, In inviting
attention to his Pectoral Syrup, does not pretend that It
will heal tubercles or ulcers in the lungs, or heal over a
half wasted lung; but to the inciplency of the disease it
will allay inflammation, cure the Cough, and effectually
arrest the progress of the Disease. One or two spoonsful
of this medicine has often cured a violent Cough of several
weeks duration. What has been done «an be done again.—
Cure your Cough with half a dollar by buying a bottle of
Pectoral Syrup. For sale at Heinitsh’s, 13 1. King st.
Later from the Plains—lndian War.
Westport, Mo., Feb., 12.—The mail from
Santa Fe has arrived, having left on the 3d of
December.
A letter from Bent\Fort, dated Nov. 25th,
says all was safe there.
The Kiows had declared war against the
whites. The Fort is defended by 25 white*
and 400 Cheyennes.
The loe In the Susquehanna.
Havre de Grace, Feb. 12.— The river hja<
fallen eight inches since last evening. The
ferry steamer Maryland is still ice bound one
third of the way across the river. A raft was
constructed of boards last night, reaching
from Bhore, and by daylight this morning afi'
the passengers had walked over. From pres
ent appearances, the ioe and the boat must,
remain immovable for a week or two, or until,
the ioe goes over the flatß below. .Large quan
tities of ioe continued coming down last night,,
and the river is filled up above as far aa
$935,893 99
November 6,1866,
$752,966 69
23,162 83
1,083 07
797 66
1,104 02
473 09
1,701 64
81 79
165 09
1,064 18
$936,898 99
.$922,874 66
$1,133,456 69
$1,133,486 695!,134.086 69
11,638 14
414.663 36
29,381,71
$1,134,397 4l
$1,134,397 41