HGENCER & LANCASTRIAN. • OHO. MSDERSOS, EDITOR- S'?*'" A. SANDERSON, Aaaoctate. *■-*>' ■ '• • ' ■ ■ - - ■ 1 ■ ! LANCASTER, FEBRUARY 24, 1857, CIRCULATION aiocj COPIES t Stoscbiptiok Paxes, $2,00 per annum. The Fourth of Hare h. Extensive preparations ar!& being made, at Washington city, for the inauguration of Pres ident Buchanan. It will be a great day for the Metropolis, and, we trust, it will also be the harbinger of bright and happy days for the whole Union. It was once, says the New ; York Atlas, not so difficult to fill the office of President as now. The States were few in number, the power of the Nation lay along a narrow slip ' of the Atlantic coast, the glorious West was a vast wilderness, and Cotton was not yet king. The difficulties of administering the govern ment were comparatively few, and National legislation was an easy task. But now, how different! So many new States have come into the Union, and so many more are knock ing at the door for admittance, so extended te the area of freedom, bo vast is the increase of our population, so great and powerful the re sources and progress of the western portion of our Union, so important has become our do main upon the coast of the Pacific, aod so wide and extended is our commerce, that the . President of the United States is become the \_head of one of the greatest nations in the world; and the Presidency is no longer the place for a weak man, or a mere political-in strument. Fortunately for us, says the same paftosa most eminent statesman is about to take the' helm—one of large capacity, large experience,, and a large heart—one who will rank with the founders of the Government in patriotism, and with the greatest men among their suc cessors in point of ability. This opinion is not confined to a few—it pervades the whole country. If the Presidential election was now again to take place, with the teeling which prevails among the people, Mr. Buchanan would be elected almost unanimously. No man ever approached the Presidential chqir, save the Father of his country, with the popu lar confidence so deeply displayed towards him. Even his most violent opponents have' v> changed their tone, and are willing to give him a generous, if not a warm support. Mr. Buchanan’s course is plain and palpa ble. He haa ; only to carry out his declara tions to administer the Government for the good of*the whole Nation, and to know no North or South, no East' or West, in the ad ministration of the public affairs, to secure for himself an imperishable fame. That he will do so, no one who knows the man can doubt for a moment. Let his hands, then, be strengthened by his friends, let unity mark our support, and cordiality go with confidence, and the whole country will have reason to bless the day that ushers in the new adminis tration to power. The State Convention. The Democratic State Convention will have to nominate a candidate for Governor, for Supreme Judge, and for Canal Commissioner. The gentlemen spoken of for the nomination are: For Governor, * Col. William Hopkins, of Washington. Col. Samuel W. Black, of Allegheny. Hon. John L. Dawson* of Fayette. Gen. William F. Packer, of Lycoming. Hon. William 11. Witte, of Philadelphia. Hon. Ephraim Banks, of Mifflin. Hon. Lreorge R. Barrett, of Clearfield. Hon. Jeremiah S. Black, of Somerset. Hon. William M. Ileister, of Berks. Hon. Howell Ilepburn, of Allegheny. Hon. J. Porter Brawley, of Crawford. Gen. Seth Clover, of Clarion. For Supreme Judge. Hon. Ellis Lewis, of Philadelphia. Hon. William Strong, of Berks. ■ Hon. Samuel Hepburn, of Cumberland. Joshua B. Howell, Esq., of Fayette. For Canal Commissioner. non. Nimrod Strickland, of Chester. Hon. David Laury, of Lehigh. R. K. Campbell, Esq., of Greene. Hon. M. C. Trout, of Mercer. There may be a few other gentlemen named for the various offices, but, if so, they have escaped our notice. From the above list however, all of whom are excellent men, the Convention can scarcely make a mistake, no matter who may be selected. The Conven tion meets at Harrisburg on Monday next. An Important Bill. The bill offered some time since by Mr. Hancock in the Pennsylvania Legislature, and which has been reported upon favorably by the Committee on Banks, prevents the Presi dent of any Bank from borrowing, either as drawer or endorser, a greater amount than three per cent, upon the amount of capital paid in, and which prevents any Director from borrowing either in person or through any bouse or firm of which he is a member, more than two per cent, of the capital at one time, is an important restriction, and had it been the law, thousands of dollars would have been saved in late years to note holders in •this Commonwealth—provided it had not been wilfully : violated, as was the case with the late President of the Lancaster Bank, who took out more than eight thousand dollars at one time, in utter disregard of the charter of the Bank. We upderstand that Mr. Han cock’B bill iB very stringent in its provisions, and : well calculated to prevent such unlawful ■peculations as led to the disastrous failure of the Lancaster Bank. , Legislature have agreed to ad journ over from Saturday nest until the Mon day tyeek following, for the purpose of grant ing the Hall of the House to the State Con vention, and also enabling the members to witness the inauguration of President Bu- chanan. U. S. Senator.— Hon. John R. Thompson, a sound and unwavering Democrat, has been re-elected to the United States Senate for six years, from the 4th of March, by the Legis lature of. New Jersey. I©-Hon. A. E. Roberst, of the U. S. House of Representatives, will please accept our thanks for an important public document. Col. Samuel W. Black and Col. Wil liam Hopkins, two prominent candidates for the Gubernatorial were in town last week, looking woll, and in excellent spir its. Mr. Pownall, of the State Legislature, has our thanks for public documents. Election of State Treasurer.— Both branches of the Legislature have agreed to go into an election of State Treasurer on the 11th of Maroh. The President elect will leave Wheat land the latter end of this week, or, at farthest, on Monday morning next, for Washington City. BSWHon. John C. Breckinridge, the Vice President elect of the United States, is now in Philadelphia, stopping at the Merchants* Hotel, where he arrived on Saturday night.— Ho to be at Wheatland in a day or two, and will probably accompany the President elect to Washington. I©iThe Grand Jury of New York have found true bills against Mr. Eckel and Mrs. Cunningham; charging them with the murder •of Pr. Burdell. Young Snodgrass was* di eted to bo bold to hail as a witness. The'Lancaster Bank. Assets* The Inventory of the assets otthe Lancas ter Bank, taken and filed by the Assignees, shows a recklessness and profligacy on- the part of the late officers and a portion of the Directors truly surprising. The wonder is, that the Institution did not blow up long since. Thousands upon thousands of dollars were taken from its vaults and converted to the use of the officers and their pets, without any re sponsible endorsers, and in .several instances no endorsers at all. In fadt, the Bank seems to have been used as a sort of family concern, without any regard to the interests of the stockholders or the public at large. The In ventory shows that the enormous amount of over 5300,000 is considered entirely lost, the Appraisers considering those debts of no value whatever. * Such wholesale swindling operations are almost without a parallel in the history of banking in this State—they even eclipse the fancy financiering which brought about the failure of the Savings Institution less'than two years ago. No wonder that for several years past the honest hard-working mechanic or shopkeeper could get no accommodation from the Lancaster Bank, no matter how substan tial his endorsers were. The rogues in ruffles monopolized all the funds, and speculators in fancy stocks, grain and flour speculators, railroad and coal land speculators, note shav ers and other fancy individuals, took the money out at pleasure, and thereby plundered the community. During all this time, for long years, the Di rectors, good easy souls—those of them, we mean, who are n\t implicated in the robberies that were practised —appear to have been sound asleep and dreaming over the enormous dividends they were'semi-annually receiving upon capital paid in, mid hypothecated stock notes, upon which not a dollar was paid. As we stated last week, prosecutions have at length been instituted against Messrs. Bachman and Longenecker, the late officers of' the Bank, and it is to be hoped that full and ample justice may be meted out to them, according to their deserts. The following clear and pointed article, which we take from the Examiner , is a sufficient answer to the objec tions raised in a certain quarter against the arrest of these men : ■ . The commencement of prosecutions against the former officers of the Lancaster Bank is a subject of much gratification to all right thinking men. It showß that the moral sense of our community has not yet become so en tirely blunted, nor the regard of the people for wealth and station so overpowering, as to allow great wrongs to go unpunished, either through indifference or the influence of a 1 servile respect for social position. Three gentlemen have stepped forward and demand ed that the wrong-doers shall be brought to justice, and for this act they deserve the thanks of every honest man and woman in the community. Even if the laws should prove inadequate and the offenders escape, or if they should be found innocent of the al leged offences, the prosecutions will not have been instituted in vain. The community will : be relieved of the charge of complicity with ! real or supposed crime, to- which it would • otherwise have been justly obnoxious. 1 An objection has been started to these 1 prosecutions in some quarters, on the ground of expediency —it being alleged that the par ties implicated were about paying certain monies to the bank which will notf be with held. We have no faith in this allegation.— If the parties are honest they will pay their debts so far as they are able—if they are not honest they wont. But even if it were true that the bank will lose by the arrests, that is ho reason why they should not have been made. The great in terests of morality, justice and public policy were at stake, on the one hand, against a few paltry thousands on the other. The bank had no right to let tho offenders escape in consideration of their refunding a small por tion of the money they had appropriated to their own use. To do so, would be to offer a bonus for the commission of fraud. If it were once understood that bank officers could appropriate to their own use half a million of the funds entrusted to their care, and when discovered escape punishment by refunding five per cent, of the amount stolen, a direct premium for dishonesty would be offered.— The spirit and letter of the law is alike re pugnant to such procedure. One of the earliest acts of our colonial legislature was tao passage of a law (in 1718) declaring that if any person or persons shall agree to take satisfaction for any stealing or goods stolen , such person shall forfeit twice the value of the sums agreed for or taken; but no person shall be debarred from taking his goods back, provided he prosecute the felon. That law has received the approval of succeeding genera tions, for nearly a century and a half, and remains in force at this day. Thus it will be seen that the suggestion of those creditors of the bank who would “ take satisfaction,” in the shape of a few pennies on their respective claims, for a great wrong done the whole com munity, is not only inherently mean and dis honest in itself but directly in violation of the law. The assertion of one of the city papers, that “ ninety-nine out of a hundred depositors would rather take their money and let them (the arrested parties) run,” is Purely a gross slander upon this community. We would fain hope that [the assertion is not true of more than one out of a hundred. One of the earliest laws of this common wealth commences with the assertion that the object of all punishment is the protection of society and the reformation of the offender; and that object has continued to be recogniz ed as the foundation of all criminal proceed ings. Would it not be entirely defeated if no prosecution had been instituted in the present case? Would the offenders hav4 been “ reformed ” by being let off on tffe pay ment of a small sum of money, or would the example have deterred others from the com mission of like offences? We repeat the opinion, that the gentlemen who instituted these prosecutions are entitled to, and will receiv|, the hearty thanks of every honest man and woman in the commu nity. The Washington Union. —The New York Post has a Washington correspondent, who says:—“The Union newspaper, which is designated as Mr. Buchanan's official organ, will undergo a complete change, under the management of John Appleton, of Maine.— It will be published with new type, in quarto form, like the London Times, with a variety of departments, for the purpose of adding to its interest as a miscellaneous journal. It is also intended to have a correspondent at every American legation, to insure valuable and correct information from abroad. For the foreign department, a gentleman hag been suggested of distinguished qualifications, but whose political affinities are not considered as in harmony with the incoming Administra tion/’ A Road to California. A bill providing for the' construction of a wagon road (to be guarded by U. S. troops,) from Fort Kearney, in Nebraska, to Honey Lake \ alley, on the border of California, has passed both branches of Congress. The Bum of $300,000 has been appropriated for the purpose of covering the ’cost of construction. fi@“The President of the United States has issued his Proclamation, convening the Senate on the 4th of March, (according to custom) for the purpose of acting on Execu tive business. Dr. Kane. We learn, with regret that the health of our distinguished countryman Dr. Kane, has not improved by his visit to Havana. A pri vate despatch received by his family represents that he is in a dying condition. This, though probably not unexpected,- will be sad news to his friends. JB@y*We learn from the Harrisburg Tele graph, that the mammoth ox, fed by John McGovern, Esq., of Manheim township, in this county, was recently purchased by Mr. William Metzgar, of that Borough, and slaughtered on Friday last. Corruption in' Congr«n. It will be recollected by our readers that several weeks ago grave charges of corruption ’were made against certain members of Con gress—-upon which a Select Committee, com posed of members of all political-parties, was appointed by tile Speaker of the House for the purpose of investigating the matter. The Committee have- Been industriously engaged in ferreting out' the corruption, %nd have at length made their report. But, at the very threshold of the proceedings, on Thursday last, and even before the report was read, Messrs. Bennett, of New York, and Grow, of this State* the two leaders of Black Re publicanism in the House, made a furious on slaught on the Committee, and endeavored iO”' prevent the report from being received/and read. They arraigned the Committee with bitter and acrimonious mani fested a degree of ardor and sexjsitivness truly surprising, but which evidently indicated ex treme solicitude for the fate of their Black Republican colleagues implicated in the report. Tbeir-aijn was to suppress the document en tirely—but in this they signally failed. The indiscreet party zeal of these gentlemen has involved; the Black Republican party.in an issue which will scatter its forces into frag ments before the people of the country. The report was finally received and ordered to be printed. Four members are charged with conduct which induced the Committee to recommend their immediate expulsion—viz : Messrs. -Gilbert, Matteson, and Edwards, of New York, and Mr. Welch, of Connecticut —all leading and active members of the Black Republican party. To the honqr of the Democratic party, be it said that not a single member |of that side, of the House was either directly or indirectly implicated. The subject is postponed until to-morrow, when it will be seen whether the Black Republican party will add another plank to their platform, by lol lowing the lead of Messrs. Bennett and Grow and identifying itself with the cause of the four members involved in the grave charges specified in the report and the resolutions. We subjoin the resolutions. They show the conduct of each member charged on which the recommendation cf expulsion is based. The report reviews the testimony in the case of Mr. Gilbert, and concludes by offering the following resolutions: Resolved , That William A. Gilbert, a mem ber of the House from New York, did agree with F. F. C. Triplett to procure the passage of a resolution or bill through the present Congress for the purchase by Congress of cer tain copies of the book of the said Triplett on the Pension and Bounty Land Laws, in con sideration that the said Triplett should allow him to receive a certain sum of money out of the appropriation for the purchase of the book. Resolved, That William A. Gilbert did cast his vote on the lowa land bill depending here tofore before this Congress for a corrupt con sideration, consisting of seven square miles of land and some stock given, or to be given, to him. Resolved , That William A. Gilbert, a mem ber of this House from New York, be forthwith expelled from the House. The following resolutions are appended to the report in the case of Mr. Edwards, of New York: Resolved , That Francis S. Edwards, a mem ber of this House from the State of New York, did, on the 23d day of December last, attempt to entice Robert T. Paine, a member of this House from the State of North Caro lina, to vote contrary to the dictates of his judgment and conscience on a bill making a grant of lands to aid in the construction of a railroad in the Territory of Minnesota, by holding out a pecuniary consideration to the said Paine for his support of the said bill. Resolved , That the said Francis-S. Edwards be, and he is hereby, expelled from this House. The following resolutions are appended to the report in the case of Mr. Welch of Con necticut : Resolved , That William W. Welch did corruptly combine with William A. Gilbert, a member of this House from New York, to pro cure the passage of a resolution or bill through this House for the purchase of certain copies of the work of F. F. C. Triplett on the Pen sion and Bounty Land Laws for money to be paid to the said William A. Gilbert on its passage. Resolved , That William W. Welch did at tempt to procure money from James R. Swee ney for reporting favorably on the claim of Roxana Kimball from the Committe on Invalid Pensions at this Congress. Resolved, That William W. Welch, a mem ber of this House from Connecticut, be forth with expelled from this House. The following resolutions are appended to the report in the case of Mr. Matteson of New York: Resolved, That Orsamus B. Matteson, a member of this House from the State of New York, did incite parties deeply interested in the passage of a joint resolution for consfcrue ing the Des Moines grant when here, and to use a large sum of money and other valuables corruptly, for the purpose of procuring the passage of said joint resolution through this House. Resolved , That Orsamus B. Matteson, in declaring, that a large number of the members of this House had associated themselves to gether, and pledged themselves each to the other not to vote for any law or resolution granting money or lands unless they were paid for it, ha* falsely and wilfully defamed the character of this House, and has proved him self unworthy to be a member thereof. Resolved, That Orsamus B. Matteson, a member of this House for the State of New York, be, and is hereby, expelled therefrom. From California. Ex-Governor Burnett has been appointed Judge of thd Supreme Court of California, — The Apacha Indians have been committing great depredations in Sonora. The copper mine at Fort Yuma is developing richly. The earthquake on the 9th extended throughout California and lasted several minutes. Walls and chimneys were prostrated, and one wo man killed. People rushed out of their houses greatly alarmed, and many streams diverted from their used channels. The Supreme Court has declared invalid the act imposing a tax of fifty dollars on persons not intending to become citizens. It is rumored that a filli bustering expedition against Sonora is about leaving San Francisco. The California Price Current advises a suspension of shipments from the Atlantic cities, the markets in Cali fornia being already over-stocked, and the receiptsof merchandise continuing exceedingly heavy. The cold weather in the mountains has prevented mining operations. A Hyperborean State. —Notwithstanding the general belief in the chimerical character of the project for the erection of a new Com monwealth, to be called Superior, it seems to be steadily assuming definite shape and im portance. The Legislatures of Wisconsin and Michigan have approved of and agreed to the surrender of their respective shares of the territory required for the new- State. The matter will probably come before the next Congress, 'as a memorial on the subjeot is to be forwarded to Washington. This inchoate State will comprise afl the upper peninsula of Michigan,.with its immense mineral resources) the Northern part of Wisconsin, and the Northern comer of Minnesota. A Traitor' A^iloME. —The notorious Ma near, one of the three arch' traitors of the present Legislature, visited his home week before last; accompanied by a “ bully ** trom Harrisburg. A correspondent of the York Gazette says, that he and his “ body guard/* ; on reaohing Dillsburg, were received by a large crowd of people, who signified their approval of his conduct by pelting him and his partner with eggs during their entire progress through the street l ' Tb'e ‘tfaurjr Lovifai^ ~ Any quantity of Teasons, says the Harris burg Patriot, have been given and every argument of any force used by the million aires and merchant princes of Philadelphia and the large towns, to convince the 'Legis lature that the usury laws should be repealed, and the trade in money left free. The last reason which attracted our attention was giv en by, or on the part of a wholesale merchant, who complains that, under the existing laws, I Only six per cent, can be exacted from country purchasers who fail to meet their not** when due, amp ask an extension of time. Well, how mupn does Shy lock want? He has sold his ,goods on time, at a profit of 20, 30 or 40 per cent., for which he has received his customer's note payable three or six months after date. This looks like a large profit—large enough to satisfy any Christian man. But our merchant prince is not satisfied. If his debtor should fail to pay at the appointed time, he asks the privilege of making his own terms for an ex tension of time—of exacting the pound of flesh nearest the heart of his debtor—who would probably rather submit to any extortion than have his doors closed by the Sheriff.— This is the modest boon asked by the mer chants and Shylocks of Philadelphia. If there is in the capital, among the one hundred and thirty-three representatives of the people now in session there, either reason, humanity, or Christianity, they will lose no time in setting the seal of reprobation upon this sordid, sel fish movement of the money kings—men whose souls are locked up in banks and safes, and who would squeeze the hearts of the poor in thsir hands if they thought they could turn the drops of blood into gold. It is idle to say that a repeal of the usury laws would make money cheap by creating greater com petition in the market. The direct contrary has been the result wherever the experiment has been tried ; and, indeed, if it were not so we should not see the money power asking for the measure. All the fine spun arguments which we read in favor of the repeal are mere paid for sophistries, as flimsy as a spiders’s web. Capital has already too many advanta ges over labor, and Legislature would rather curtail than extend them. *A darker cloud —a more killing blight could not be spread over the prospects of Pennsylvania than the repeal of the usury laws. Led astray by the same false reasoning which is now used, the Legislature of Wisconsin tried the experiment, and the State was nearly ruined in a year —whole counties were mortgaged for money borrowed at 25, 30, 40, and even 50 per cent., and the mortgages foreclosed in chancery—ruin stood, like a frightful spectre, at every hearth-stone,and bankruptcy, brought about by free trade in money, was the rule, not the exception. The usury law was re-enacted by the succeeding Legislature, but for five years the State staggered under the blow, and although seven years have elapsed since the re-enactment, she has not yet entirely recovered from the evil consequences of the repeal. If the shavers and sharpers of the commercial metropolis desire free trade in money, let them have a special act for their exolusive benefit, giving them the privilege they ask in all transactions among themselves —but save the rest of the State from the baneful effects of such a ruinous, cut-throat policy. Religion—North and South. The following striking appeal to the Chris tian charity and gober sense of the clergy of the Northern Methodist Episcopal Church, forms pan of a letter from the editor of the Nashville Christian Advocate to Bishop Mor ris, of Ohio: “Will you, reverend sir, interpose ? Will you and your colleagues throw oil upon the troubled waters, and strive to calm and quiet the prejudices of such of your preachers and people as are warring against the interests of the Church of Christ ? They know not. whereof they affirm. They do not know the condition of the South ; they are unacquainted with the elements of Southern society. Thousands of the citizens of the North are misled by de signing men, who cater to their passions and prejudices. They judge of slavery by the representations of irresponsible writers who caricature Southern institutions and slander Southern Christians. Will they be persuaded to let us alone? We are doing a great work. We preach Christ, and not politics. We are looking after the sheep in the wilderness, not as wolves to scatter, tear and slay, but as shepherds, to feed and provide for the flock of Christ. You have full enough to employ all your men and your means in instructing the horde of ignorant and infidel men who throng your cities, skirt your prairies, dwell upon your sea and lake shores, build your railroads, dig your ditches, and serve as menials in the houses and on the farms of your wealthy citizens. “Whai is your church doing for the free blacks at the North? Sir, I was surprised when I looked at the statistics of your Cin cinnati conference. The returns show that you have in the bounds of that conference ninety-eight colored members! My dear sir, how many thousands of colored people live in your great Queen City, to say nothing of the country around ? And with all the sympathy of your preachers and people for the black man, you have less than one hundred mem bers in your whole conference. Compare Cincinnati with the city of Charleston—a city with perhaps a population not one-third so great as yours—and there you will find a colored membership in the Methodist Church of not less than five thousand.. In the South Carolina conference alone there are no less than forty-five thousand colored people in communion with the church! Well may I ask, who cares for the soul of the negro ? Ah, sir ! it is easy to say, be ye warm, and be ye fed, but the good Samaritan ministers to the wants of your suffering. Say to your brethren, ‘Let them alone; they are following the ex ample of Jesus and the instructions of the inspired Apostles. Let them alone ; and go and preach the Gospel to your own poor.’ " Reducing the State Debt. Penroae*B plan for reducing the State debt by selling the Main Line for. half its value and investing a large Bhare of the proceeds in Sunbury and Erie Railroad stock, is laughed at even by his Black Republican associates.— If the Main Line is sold at all, it must be for money, and if the State debt is to be reduced, it must be by redeeming a portion of the loans now overdue with that money. But it strikes us that it would be very foolish policy to sell the Main Line now at any price short of its actual cost, nor do we believe that any bill for that purpose can be passed by the present Legislature. We should like to see the Sun bury and Erie road finished, but it is little ehort of madness to ask a loan from the State, oppressed as she already is with debt. That is a plan for reducing the liabilities of the Commonwealth all the credit of which belongs properly to Mr. Penrose. —Patriot & Union. The Tonnage Tax. An effort ie being made to abolish the ton nage tax on freight carried over the Pennsyl vania Railroad, or, to express the thing in proper terms, to filch $300,000 yearly from the State Treasury. It certainly would be a fine operation if those engaged in this design could succeed, but viewing the fact of $40,- 000,000 of debt as an incumbrance under which the State is now laboring, we think that giving away $300,000 a year would be a case of liberality, which the oircumstances of the State finances do not warrant. The great debt was contracted in building the public improvements. The heaviest part of the money was expended in the canal ex tending to Pittsburg. A private company subsequently built on the banks of this canal, or at least beside it, a railroad calculated to take from it a great part of its trade. Per mission to do this was given this company only upon the condition of paying a partial compensation for the loss which the State improvements would Bustain, and we can see no reason why they should‘ever be released from paying it.— Easton Sentinel. W3§* Governor Pollock has offered a reward of one thousand dollars for the arrest of the murderer of Mr. Norcross, who was killed on the 16th of January last,- on the line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Stnrdar mt Altoona. A young physician, named Samuel T> Nor- j cross, a native of Lexington, Mass., was bru tally murdered at Altoona, in this State, on i the of Friday, the 16th of January, i by a man named David Stringer McKim, who j started-from Pittsburg with him as a travel- j ing companion, Noroross being quite uowell ! in consequence of an abscess in the side.— ! The murderer is still at large, though it has been but a short time since he was seen in j this city. - High Constable Blackburn, of this city, has been on the search for McKim for some time past. The officer, after visiting .Pitts burg and obtaining a full description of the alleged murderer, visited Chester and Dela ware counties, where it was found that he was charged with the larceny of 23 horses. He also discovered that McKim had three wives, his Jawful one residing in Delaware, and the others in New Jersey. At Altoona it was ascertained that a man answering the description was Been larking about the building in which the inquest upon the murdered man was held until a verdict of murder was rendered by the jury. He then disappeared, and was not traced again until the officer arrived at Reading; here it was found that he had spent several days, and then left with two women of loose morals, after having.purchased’ dresses, jewelry, &c. f for them. From this place he went to Potts ville with his female companions, rented and furnished a house for them at ah expense of about $BOO, and here he would have been ar rested but tor the foolishnessbf a gambler who made his acquaintance. It appears that while the supposed murder er was on his way to Pottsville with the wo men, the gambler entered into conversation with one of the women, and by this means received an invitation to visit the house to be opened by their friend. The gambler, finding that the man had some money, determined to inveigle him into a game, and strip him, but before he could accomplish his object, he (the gambler,) saw a description of Norcross’s companion and supposed murderer, but, in stead of having McKim arrested immediately, he (the gambler) commenced telegraphing to the Mayor of Philadelphia for a fuller de scription, and after two days had been spent in this way, the gambler came to the conclu sion that McKim was the man, and tele graphed to the Mayor to.send an officer up. In the meantime the gambler had informed one of the women of the discovery he had made, and requested her to keep quiet; but she, feeling, I suppose, some compassion for the man that had clothed and fed her, in formed McKim that he was suspected, and he, without admitting the truth, left Pottsville two days before the officer from Philadelphia arrived. McKim was seen after this in Philadelphia, but all traces now have been lost of him. His trunk is still at the Penn sylvania depot, and in it is a carpenter’s rule with his name upon it. The furniture which he had in _ the house at Pottsville, and the jewelry which he gave the women, has all been seized by the authorities of Pottsville, and will be sold, and the proceeds given to the friends of the deceased. The women that lived with him were hooted and pelted with snow balls as they were going to the depot to leave the tftwn. McKim is about 6 feet high, stoop shjmldered ; sandy hair, bald in front; high bones, and there is a scar in the palm and on the back of one of his hands, caused by a pistol shot.— N. American. The Bond Street Tragedy. The New York correspondent of the Daily News, has the following in reference to the supposed murderers of Dr. Burdell: New York, Feb. 18, 1857. The Cunningham tribe being safely lodged in prison, public excitement is slowly sub siding. Mrs. Cunningham, Mr. Eckel and Mr. Snodgrass, are in the Tombs, where they are badgered by reporters from the different newspapers, by Councilman and Aldermen, by hosts of city politicians, and every one else who can manage to spare the time to call on them. Every one of these persons come away with their notions about Eckel and Mrs. Cun ningham being the guilty parties, very much confused. People are now able to view the facts of the case more coolly, and the suspected parties are gaining many friends who believe in their entire innocence. Out of the city, the guilt of Mrs. Cunningham is considered as settled—but this is far from the case. It should be remembered that the testimony has all been ex parte —that several witnesses, whose statements conflicted with the Coroner’s favorite theory of the guilt of Eckel and Mrs. C., were not allowed to testify—that at the time of the marriage, in which Eckel is al leged to have personated Dr. Burdell, he had only* been acquainted with Mrs. Cunning ham ten days—that a widow, with five chil dren and no fortune, excepting what could be gained by a dangerous crime, was no prize for a wealthy, gay, and comparatively young man like Eckel—and that had he determined to kill Burdell, there are many ways of doing it with less danger to himself. Another thing to be noticed, is, that the whereabouts of the Doctor, on the evening of the murder, has never yet been ascertained. In the meantime the suspected parties act as though they were convinced of their inno cence and their final acquittal. Eckel says he has no Tears whatever; and Mrs. Cun ningham, though not so demonstrative, ex pressess the same feelings. They both behave in their cells, like persons well brought up, and are treated as such. Their demeanor 'towards those that visit them is mild and polite, and they act like the well-bred intelli gent lady and gentleman. Snodgrass expresses himself as generally disgusted with the whole affair. He asserts his entire. innocence, and reads the papers most assiduously; the other day he called on Mr. Raymond, of the Time 3, to thank him for a favorable article about himgelf and family, that appeared in that paper. He was formerly a member of Dr. Potts’ Church, a friend of the family occupying the same pew, and is considered by those that know him best, as a reckless youth, with little brains, and none except trivial faults. The Ohio Mal-Practice Case. —Several weeks ago a convict in the Ohio Penitentiary was troubled With inflammation of the eyes, and waa forced, against his will and protest, to submit to an operation by a physician of the prison. The result was total blindness of one eye. The. physician, not satisfied with the mischief he had caused, insisted upon operating on the other eye. The man again protested and resisted—but he was bound and compelled again to submit, und the oonse sequence was total blindness of the other eye. What rendered the case more distressing was that the poor fellow had been convicted on not very reliable testimony, and his time of service was on the eve of '‘expiring. The matter was'brought before the Legislature, and referred to a committee, who, after inves tigating the facts, made a unanimous report “accompained with joint resolutions requiring the Attorney General to institute criminal proceedings against the Doctor and his abet tors; also to prosecute civilly for damages to the patient; and finally admitting the unfor tunate patient to the Asylum for the Blind.” A New Dodge. —A few days since a well dressed, gentlemanly looking man, leading a beautiful boy some five years of age, entered a jeweller’a shop in Broadway, New York, and asked the price of a handsome gold bracelet; it was $125. The gentleman examined, and finally bought the article and put it in hie poeket. He then took out a large purse, full of shining pieces and opened it. At that mo ment, he suddenly exclaimed, with a look of alarm, “Why! where is Charley V* and dash ing the plump purse on the counter, he rushed from the store, in frantic aearoh,of his boy who had disappeared. The clerk awaited the gentleman’s return for some time, with the purse lying where he had cast it.down in his excitement. No fear of trickery was entertained, as the purse ar dently contained money amounting to twice the value of the bracelet. But when hour after hour passed without the gentleman’s re turn, and it was found that the purse only contained brass medals, the size of half eagles, the clerk and his master both came to the conclusion that their customer was a slippery one, and that his innocent looking boy was not being brought up in the way he should g°- Bank Bills. —The following bank bills have been reported in the Legislature from the Bank Committee of the House: A bill to incorporate the Lewisburg Bank ; a bill to incorporate the State Capital Bank; a bill to incorporate the Pittston Bank; to in corporate the Kittanning Bank ; to incorpor ate the Allegheny City Bank, Garroting. —The people of New York are becoming very suspicious in regard to garro ters, and at night they half suspeat every man they see of belonging to'that fraternity. A corFsspondent from that cityjjives a oase sub stantially thus: - ' “ The latest case of garroting presents some novel features. A few nights ago, a gentle man, Mr. B——, was walking down Eighth Street, and noticed a man. apparently dodging footsteps for several blocks. Soon he rushed hastily by Mm and again fell into the rear. Our hero clapped his hands to his vest pooket, and lo ! his watch was missing. In a moment he smelt a rat, and being rather cour ageous, wheeled suddenly around, pulled out a revolver and presented it towards the mys terious stranger, and demanded a restoration of his watch. The latter attempted to escape, but he of the revolver threated to fire at him, the stranger paused, pulled out a watoh and hastily handed it to the other. They then both ran off in opposite directions. Mr. 8., arrived at home, immediately related the ad venture to his wife; but what was his sur prise, when that good lady pointed out to him his watch, hanging over the mantlepiece, where he had forgetfully left it when he start ed out The watch obtained from the myste rious stranger was examined, and difference between the two was obvious. So Mr. B found to his, sorrow that he had unwittingly committed a highway robbery, and was liable to imprisonment. He has not known a mo ment’s peace of mind since, and is afraid to advertise for the owner of the watch, lest he may be some unflinching 'Shylock, who will insist on having the innocent “highway rob ber” punished as the law'direots.’’ figL, A very sad case of seduction and sui cide is narrated in the Cincinnati papers, as having developed itself on Saturday afternooon last. It appears that a German named Kaiser, who kept a meat store in Vine street, near Allison, had married fourteen years ago in Germany, and recently immigrated to Cincin nati, and commenced a successful business there—his family consisting of a wife and one female child. His wife was known as an ap parently modest, quiet, hard working woman, well esteemed by all who knew her. About two months ago, Mr. Kaiser being sick, his wife took charge of the shop, and Mr. K. com ing down stairs one evening, was astonished on detecting his wife and a man named Glossner, who kept a liquor store near, in an illicit amour. He drove Glossner out, but the sedu cer escaped. When Mr. K. returned to his shop he found it closed and his wife gone.— She was never seen alive again, and was sup posed to be concealed somewhere. The villain who seduced her, rather gloried in his : crime. Kaiser sadly pursued his business, and ap plied for a divorce. On Saturday last, when the ice broke in the Miami canal, the dead body of a woman was revealed horribly dis figured. It proved to be that of Mrs. Kaiser. An immense crowd attended the coroner’s inquest, and the fact was established that on the evening of her crime she proceeded directly from her husband’s store to the canal, where she put an end to her existence. She had on precisely the same clotheß, had the keys of the store in her pocket, and the money she had that day taken in. Those who knew her. believed the offence was her first one, and that having been detected, she at once determined to die rather than live in disgrace. Threats of lynching were made against Glossner, on learning the facts; but the police interfered, and saved the offender, to be dealt with by no other Court, perhaps, thau that one where offences never fail oj punishment, either in this life or the nixt.—Dispatch. The Island of Cuba. —The Queen of the Antilles is the glory of Spain. She is guarded with care and cherished with affection. Cuba contains, from thirty-two to thirty-fire thou sand gqnare miles of the richest soil, and its products are immensely valnable. The pop ulation at the close of 1855 was estimated at 1,445,462, divided, according to Mr. Thrasher —whose misfortunes became somuoha subject of interest with his American friends—as fol lows : Whites, 564,698, or 39 per cent. Free Colored, 219,170, or 15 “ • Slaves, 662,599, or 46 “ This population has increased in the follow ing ratio: In 1775 it was 1817 1827 1841 1850 1855 Among the free blacks, strange to say, are a large number of property holders, and they are by no means so generally degraded as their brethren who are slaves. The estates of the island are estimated to be as follows:—Sugar estates, 1,442 ; tobaoco, 912; coffee, 1682; and grazing, 9,930. The annual value of the products is about $60,000,- 000, consisting in part of—sugar, $18,699,924; fruits, $14,839,050; molasses, $1,402,728 ; ci gars, $1,267,496 ; tobacco leaf, $500,000 ; cof fee, about $6,000,000 ; according to the tables of 1852. The imports of the island are about $30,000,000 annually, and the exports about $28,000,000. Venus and Jupiter.— Our readers have no doubt noticed for some weeks these plandts in the south-west. They approached each other gradually until Wednesday evening when they began to recede from each other, Jupiter going down earlier every day, and on the 11th of April coming into conjunction with the sun. The present time affords a favorable opportunity for comparing the brilliancy of these planets, the brightest of the whole ; and it will be at once seen that although the mass of Jupiter is many hundred times larger than that oi Venus, its light, compared with that of the latter, is faint and feeble—Venus being now quite near the earth, and nearly at its greatest brilliancy, whilst the distance of Ju piter from us is ten times as great. Indeed the light of Venus is now so intense that the planet can probably be seen without the aid of a telescope, every clear aftornoon 4 abont 3 o’clock, when on the meridian. For the Intelligencer. Chester County, Feb. 3, 1817. Messes Editors : —lt may appear extraordinary, but It is strictly true, that a very few weeks ago I was so far' from haring any thought of writing on tho subject, that I had not oven let the idea enter my mind that there could be men found in the ranks of the Democratic party—in the old Keystone State—so lost to all sense of honor and re gardless of their own reputation, as to cast aside the obli gations that they were under to their constituency, which has been the case with Manear, Wagonseller and Lebo. in voting against Col. John W. Fornet, the - Democratic nom inee for U. S. Senator. With what intention this was done is best known to the authors of so gross and damning an insult to the Qpmocracy of the whole Union. After the expression of indignation from all quarters, denouncing the traitors, who could hare supposed that there would be found one man in the State of Pennsylva nia, professing to be a Democrat, that had the temerity to to publicly boast that he had Cameronize/d the Legislature in favor of a Bank to be located at the village of Down ingtown. And yet such is the fact. I, for one, waa slow to believe the report, until I had such evidence from those whose veracity is unimpeachable, that I could no longer doubt the fact. Would it not be well, Messrs Editors, to give all such characters a wide berth, when they make their appearance at Harrisburg. After passing through a sufficiently tempestuous cam paign, In which I took an active part, 1 hoped to enjoy the victory in tranquility; but it is necessary for every true Democrat to be on the alert, and ward off the dirk of defa mation which is aimed at the vitals ot the party. Seeing others contend with the storm, the fury of which you have borne a full share, and, in a measure have broken and rendered leps hazardous to those who tight in the same ranks with you, I consider it the duty of all true Demo crats to assist in the battle, and endeavor to present an unbroken front to the enemy. Though mutiny may oc casionally break out, we shall be able to manacle the mu tineers, and enjoy an enviable composure oven in the midst of the tempest, especially as we kDow that on the 4th of March, a Captain will take the helm of the Ship of State who cannot be deceived in bis bearings. Yours, CHESTER. The Editor's Book Table GODEV’B LADY'S BOOK. The March number has been received. The atael en graving in this number is indeed a beautiful thing—it is entitled the “ Mitherless Bairn ” and is one of that perfect 'execution always to be found in Godet. The fine colored fashion plates and patterns will be particularly prized by the ladies. The contributors are the first writers in the .country, and well is the literary character of the Book maintained. Published by L. A. Godet, Philadelphia.— $3 per annum—2s eta a single copy. THE PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL JOURNAL. The February number is on our table. Among its con tents are (he proceedings of the State Association at Harris- several speeches by Gov. Pollock, and others, Reports by J. F. Stoddard and others, ic. Altogether this Is an Interesting Number. Terms, $1 per annum, in advance Edited by Tnos. H. Burrowes, Lancaster, Pa. It is stated that in a circle of one hundred miles around Cincinnati, during the last six months, between 60,000 and 70,000 hogs have died of a distemper resembling in some, symptoms of chqjera, in others, erysip ilas, which seems to be inonrable. Western New York has also been ravaged by the same pest, one distiller in the neighborhood of the town of Jordan having lost 15,000 in one month. CITY AID "Change- of Railroad Time.— A new sche dule ha* been iesaed by-the BupertntendenVof the Colom bia and Philadelphia Railroad,■ and siao* j«tardaj the train* run os follows: ' Fast List, presumed.) Leaves Philadelphia at 4,30 P. &L, ahd arrives in I*ncaster at 7,30 P. fit. Going East, it will leave Dfllerville at 3 A. M., and arrive in Philadelphia at 5,40 A. M. Laxcisra Tills. Leaver Lancaster at 7 A. Id., and pas* over the road a halfhaur earlier than daring-the winter. Mail Tan*. Will leave Lancaster, going East, at 9,40 P. M., a half hoar earlier than for some time past. The time of running the other Trains, ea*i and west, remains unchanged. Hearing Waited.—Wedaesday • last 1 being th* k day fixed for a hearing in the cose of fi. C. Bachman, late President of ttib Lancaster Bank, under charge of embeszling the funds of the Institution—the defendant appeared before Alderman Frick, before the hour appointed, and renewed his bail to appear at Court to answer the charge. Thep roe ecu tors, and Charles Bo tighter, Horae* Rathvon, and Ambrose McConomy. Esqrs., were held in their own recognizanoes to appear and testify aa iritneises for the Commonwealth. Sheriff’s Sales. —At the Court House* in this city, on Monday, March 2d, Conestoga Steam Mill, No. 1. And on Saturday, March 7, the following properties, vis A House and Lot of Ground, in this city—*'the property of Augustus Shoenberger and Gotleib Young. A House and Lot of Ground, iu Columbia—the property of John F. Swartz and Peter Relslnger. The three-etory Merchant and Grist Mill and twenty-six acres of laud, situate partly in Conestoga and partly la Martic township—the property of Benjamin Hess. A House and Lot, in West Hempfield township—the property of Abraham Lewis The Dwelling {louses, Saw MU], and land belonging, in Lancaster township—the property of Hertzler A Llntnor. The Merchant and Grist Mill and forty-one acres of land, in Rapho township—the property of John B. Hertxler. Sale of Stocks. —At a public sale of stocks, belonging to the Lane estate, at Michael’s Hotel, North Queon street, on yesterday wpek, the following prices were realized: Lancaster Gas Compauv $ 20 50@ 20 75 per ihare: Columbia Bank * 110 00(§ill0 50 “ Lancaster and Litis Turnpike 30 75(g) 32 00 “ Willow Street Turnpike Lanc’r and Marietta Turnpike. Ijancaster, Elizabethtown and Middletown Turnpike Farmers’ Bank of Lancaster. Manor Turnpike. Columbia and Washington Turn pike Lanc’r and Ephrata Turnpike.... Columbia and Chesnut Hill Turnpike Conestdga & Manor Turnpike $5OO Licaster city o per cent. Coupon Bonds, at Water Works’ Engineer.—John Fran ciscca ban been re-elected Engineer at the City Water Works. The Water Committee could not haTe made a better selection. The Great West—New Railroad Facili ties.—The completion of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne aad Chicago Railroad, has connected the Pennsylvania Central Road with Chicago and all the Western cities and towns, thus affording to families desirous of moving to the Great West facilities never before possessed. Mr. C. F.'Youngnian, the ticket agent for this city, announces that for the accommodation of those desirous of removing from thio section, arrongemeut* have been made by which he will sell tickets diruily through to all the prominent poiuts in t&e West. This will bo a great convenience to travelpra, as by this mute the frequent changes of ear* and baggage, to which passengers are subjected, are avoided, and from Pittsburg they ran have their baggage checked through to Chicago. Fine Cattle.— We saw the other day, at Killinger's, in East King street, a beadtiful two year old Durham heifer, nearly white, raised and fed by Mr. James Smith, of Chester county. She weigh* on the hoof 1700 pounds, aud will noon be slaughtered for the Lancaster market. Finer beef cannot be made than comes from a tw-> year old thus fed. That Big Steer.—The large steer which we spoke of in our last week * issue, has been taken to Washington City whore, and at Baltimore, it will be ex hibited until the inauguration, after which, we under stand, it will he slaughtered for the Washington market. The lovers of tine beef in that killdeer country, will be able to see aud judge what kind of an article is raised In the "Old Guard,” famous for its big majorities, big Presi dent* uud pretty girls. The Fencjbles. —This fine company, with their excellent band, attended divine service on Sunday, 2'2d inst., at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Duke street.— Rov. G. F. Krotll prouchcd a very able and eloquent discourse, appropriate to the occasion. The church was crowded to overflowing by fair ladies and gallant gentle men, many of whom take & lively interest in the success of the only military organization in the city. Military Convention. —A convention of the Military of Lancaster county wa* held at Watkins’ Mansion House, South Queen street, ou Saturday last, for the purpose of electing delegates to the Btato Military Convention, which meet* Harrisburg ou Thursday next. The following gentlemen were selected4Jen. Jaeob L.' Gross, Col. Daniel Herr, Col. Wm. 8. Amweg, Lieut. Emlen Franklin and Lieut.- Michael H. Locher. 170,370 554,998 700,486 1,007,624 1,247,230 1,449,462 In Union there is Strength. —By refer ence to our advertising column* it will be seen that the Mesara. Wentz have united their establishments, and enlarged their store rooms 1q East King street, sign of the ‘•Golden Eagle.” They have j ust received a full supply of the most fashionable stylos of goods suitable for the season, and cannot fail to please their numerous customers and others in the price as well as quality of the content* of their well-filled shelves and counters. , Dancing Academy. —By an advertisement in another column it will be soen that Professor Stouch Intends opening his Dancing Academy Tor the last quarter of the season, at Fulton Hall, ou this (Tuesday) evening. On Thursday evening he will give a Grand Practising Party, for which occasion Ellinger’s new baud has been engaged. Of course, Frank’s friends, and they are legion, will be present In full force. A Handsome Collection —On Sunday last Rev. Dr. Babtine preached a very able sermon on the Missionary causo, in the Duke Street M. E. Church.— Collections were taken up, morning and* evening, In aid of the cause, which amounted to the handsome sum of nearly $l5O. Certainly a very liberal contribution. Lancaster General and Business Dirkc tort for 1857-B.—The above work is to bo published on or about the Ist of April, to contain the na'me, business aud place of business of all persons of the age of twenty one, to which will be added a classified Business Directory. —every branch of business being arranged under Its proper heading; also an Historical sk'etch of the town, a Ust of the State and City Government Officers, Police and Fire Departments, Military, Societies, Ward Boundaries, Street Directory, and nil matters of general information and interest. Teachers’ Institute at Manheim.—We learn from the Sentinel that the teachers of the Borough of Maohoim, in conjuction with others from Penn twp., have organized a Teachers’ Institute. They met on Satur day. evening week, adopted a constitution, and elected the following officers—B. S. Danner, President; S. 8. Young, Treasurer; and 11. Dasher, Recordlng^Secretarj.— They propose meetiog every Saturday evening at Skaff ner’s Hall. At their next meeting Mr. Danner will lecture on Arithmetic, Mr. Shaffner on Art of Teaching, Mr. Young on Orthography, and Mr. Dasher on Penmanship. An iuvitatlon has been extended to the teachers of Penn and Ilapho to join them, and we Join the Sentinel in. expressing the hope that all such laudable enterprises will be cordi ally sustained by the teachers of Lancaster county. Their mission is a noble one, aDd no means should be left unim proved to prepare them for its duties. Columbia Affairs. —We extract the fol lowing from the Spy of Saturday : 93F The Columbia Literary Society met on last Wednes day evening, in the new school house ou Second street.— The question—“ Are tho morals of tho people of this coun try improving!'’’ was debated by' Rev. J. W. Mecaskey, J. W. Fisher and A. Caldwell; it was desided in the affirma tive. On Wednesday eveuing uext, an essay will be delivered by A. Caldwell, according to previous announcement. Mr. Caldwell’s subject will be “Monej - ,” aqd will embrace iU on//in, history, uses and abuses. Mr. C. possesses the ability to do fell juotice to the aubject, and will, no doubt, make the essay an interesting one. (We hope he will not forget to inform his hearers in regard to some easy mauuer of procuring “a pile,” an, in that case, we feol assured all would be superlatively interested.) A number of interesting quostions will be proposed by member* of the society to each other, thereby giving ao opportunity to test their general information. We are sorry to learn that next Wednesday evening's exercises will conclude the meetings for as other engagements will not permit the members to give the proceedings of the association the attention necessary. It is expected that sevoral members will be prepared to say something in reference to the society; and all desire to make the last meeting as interesting and instructive as possible. We anticipate a large attendance at this meeting. The public are invited to be at the.room at 7 o’clock, so that the audience may not be required to remain to so late an hour as formerly. • The Ice. —During this week the ice on tberiver, In front of the borough, passed quietly off, the channel being now entirely clear. There is still however a portion of ice piled along tho wharves, below Locust street, where the river is shallow, but the warm weather la rapidly taking that away. As wo said before, the pier reoently erected by the Columbia Pier Company, suffered no serious injury, and as it has now stood, before entire completion, the test of as severe an ice flood as it will probably ever have to contend with, there is no doubt of its ultimate durability and con sequent usefulness. Notice. —The following notice of Dr. Key sen’s Pectoral, is from tho Evening Chronlcle,published in, Pittsburgh, Pa. If you have a Cough, go to Heinltah’s, 13 East King street, and buy a bottle: w Keysets Pectoral, a friend observes, is the uext thing, to health itself! We may here observe, as we mention no names,'' that this, friend was out on election night, and anxious to hear the newa from Maine, tarried long on the corners. The news came, but not until he had absorbed sufficient damp to give him the chills. Another friend Invited him to take • a glass of Scotch ale, which was put in very black bottles. Our friend's thirst was huge, and was only quenched* after a number of empty bottles stood before him; a coldin the head was the oonseqiwnoe, which - consequence .wa* surtd'ln six hour* by using Seysera feet oral * - 26 •• 15 00 40 00(g) 40 50 “ E 60 00 63 76 17 00(5) 17 25 “ 2175 18 50' “ 15 00 • "
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