INTELLIGENCER & LANCASTERIAN. GKO. BAKDBRSON, EDITOR. A. BANDEBSON, Associate. LANCASTER, PA., MAY 5, 1857: OmCtJL.ATION, aioo COPIES 1 BUBBCBXPXION Pbicx, $2,00 per snnnmi SSMOCRATXO STATS TZCBBT. FOR GOVERNOR. ; WILLIAM F. PACKER, Lyeoming County. TOE CANAL COMMISSIONER. NIMROD STRICKLAND, Chester County. State Committee.' The Democratic State Committee met on Tuesday last at the Merchant's Hotel, in Philadelphia, and unanimously passed a reso lution re-convening the State Convention of the 2d of March, at Harrisburg, on the 9th day of June nest, at 10 o'clock, for the pur pose of nominating candidates to. fill the va cancies on the Supreme Bench, occasioned by the retiring of Chief Justice and the appointment of Judge Black to the Attorney Generalship of the United States. The Fraud Exposed. It is alleged by those who advocate the sale of the Main Line to the Pennsylvania Rail road, that the Works do not pay expenses, and are/ therefore, a burthen to the State.— This declaration is positively and unqualified, ly untrue, as will be seen by the following f, statement taken from the Report of the Canal Commissioners: The receipts of the Main Lino for 1856, were $1,223,073 45 Add tonnage tax, 222,227 68 Total receipts, $1,445,301 13 Expenditures for sameperiod, in cluding 10* per cent, on cost of locomotives and improve ment of machinery and struc tures, not properly chargeable to any, one year, $ 857,561 44 Profits over expenditures, Being the interest on a capital of $11,754,- 793 00 at five per cent., (the rate of interest required by the bill,) which it is proposed to sell for $9,000,000. It is true that the profits have not been 6uf. ficient to meet all the expenses for improve ments, nor could this reasonably have been ex peoted, for in many instances they were quits heavy, and required heavy appropriations.— But all the improvements of any consequence, have now been completed—all the necessary appropriations have been made, and the works just placed in a condition to become profitable to the State, when it is proposed to sacrifice the whole, by throwing them into the coffers of a mammoth corporation, and under osrtaiu priv ileges heretofore unheard of in the legislative history of this or any other State. Look at it 1 For the nominal sum of $lOO,OOO in oash and the interest of 5 per cent, on $9,000,000, to be paid semi-annually, this company is to have the use of the road for thirty-three years! Non is this alll You have no security that even this small sum will be paid. The Company are simply required to give their bonds for the purchase money, without any- other security than a lien upon the property purchased, a portion of which they are authorized by the Bill to abandon if they see proper, long before the first payment of 10 per cent, is to be made ! Now, we should like to know what is to prevent the Company during those long 33 years from Blighting the road, running down the machinery and allowing the improvements to go to ruin, and at the expiration of the time above named, forfeit the $lOO,OOO and interest paid, and hand the works back to the State in a worthless condition ! It will not do for parties to say that they have confidence in the officers and stockholders of the company, for in less than 20 or even 10 years, the whole may have passed into quite different hands.— But our own opinion is that this would not be necessary, for any company, or set of men, who could have the hardihood to force a bill of the character of the one in question, upon the Legislature, are fully competent to com mit any swindle, or almost any crime ! are pleased to learn that the new Superintendent, Col. Mitchell, has continued in office Charles C. Ihling, Esq., as Clerk in the office at Parkesburg, and also Mr. John McKillips, of the State Shops in that place. Both these gentlemen are indefatigable, faithful and efficient in the dis charge of their duties, and their valuable ser vices could be illy dispensed with by the Com monwealth. The road is now in capital work ing order, and an immense amount of business has been done since the commencement of the Spring season. Should the road be Bold un der the terms proposed in the bill which has passed the House of Representatives, the tax payers of the State will have cause to regret it as long as they live. figy Should the Main Line pais into the hands of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, what will become of the numerous forwarding establishments from Philadelphia to Pittsburg? They will all necessarily be “ crushed out,” for it will be idle for individual enterprise to attempt a competition with that overgrown monopoly, whose forwarding houses will, in a very short time, be erected at every available point from one end of the line to the other.— Not only so, but that Company will also erect their own hotels at all the principal points, and thuß monopolize the whole trade and bus iness to the exclusion of every body else. And in addition to all this, they will, in a few years, be able, to control, not only the politics of the State, but also its legislation to their own benefit and behoof. It will, in short, be estab lishing an imperium in imperio, a sovereignty within a sovereignty, which will soon be too strong for the people, and bind the great State of Pennsylvania with adamantine chains which never can be broken. Coast Survey. —We are under obligations to M. L. Smith, Esq., Assistant in charge of the Coast Survey Office, for a bound copy of the “Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, showing the progress of the Survey during the year 1855.” The Report, which is made by Professor A?H. Bache, the Super intendent, is very full and explicit, and the accompanying Maps and Sketches,explanatory of the work, and showing the progress of the Survey, make it altogether one of the most interesting publications that has ever been made from that Department. A Strong Relmlce. The Harrisburg Patriot & Union , Mont gomery Watchman , Easton Sentinel ; and sev al other Democratic papers are taking the Pennsylvanian pretty severely to task for its ominous, silence with regard to the sale of the Main Line to the Central Railroad Company, and strongly hint that there : has been some weighty “side door” influence which has bo effectually sealed its lips as to the enormity of the outrage attempted on the tax-payers of the State. Why don’t the Pennsylvanian reply ? Igk- The Crawford Democrat , published at Meadville, Pa., of the 28th ult., contains the Tftlediotory of Col. James E. iM’Farland, who for nearly twenty-two years has been its editor and proprietor. • - He. is succeeded by Mr. J. Willson, to whom we wish abundant aaocess ; in his undertaking. Am Infidel Movement. Th* Senate, on Friday last, by a vote of , 24 to 6, passed a bill through final reading | for removing the disability of witnesses on . account of religious belief. In other words, the hill, if we are not mistaken in its provis ions, (for we have not yet seen it,) contem plates the abolishment of the rule, so wisely established by the founders of the Republic, | which requires, as one of the qualifications i of a witness, that he shall be a believer in the existence of a Supreme Being, and also in the doctrine of future rewards and punishments. , The majority of the present Legislature seem to be regardless of public opinion, and are ■ determined to cap thenlimax- of their infamy j by an indirect attack upon morality and the cherished religious opinions of a vast. majority of their.constituents. The next step we sup pose will be the establishment of a-reign of terror, such as prevailed in revolutionary France —the closing of churches, and the in scription upon the gates of our cemetries that “ Death is an Eternal Sleep.” The abolish ment of the test before our Magistrates and Courts, is but the entering wedge to a legal ized infidelity, and it will be best for every moral and Christian community to look well to the character of the men whom they may nominate hereafter for legislative trusts in our Commonwealth. We are, and always have been opposed to any and every kind of sectarian test, nor would we interfere in the least degree with a man's belief; but we hold that our’s is, in some degree at least, a Christian government, founded by the Christian fathers of the Re public, and that it is our bounden duty—a duty we owe to thegreat Creator of all things, and to those great and good men and true patriots—to adhere closely' to the old land marks, and neither by word or deed throw off any portion of our allegiance to the God whom they worshipped, and whoße richest blessing rested upon their patriotic and self denying labors. Infidelity and Atheism are rife in the land, and it is fulltime that good men every where should see to it, that the lawß in our statute books are not made for the purpose of foster ing and spreading these dangerous heresies broadcast over the land. $ 587,739 69 The Senate has engrafted a section in the appropriation bill, giving to the members of each House, two hundred dollars additional pay. Should the lower House approve of the provision, (and we have but little doubt but that they will,) the compensation of our leg islators will be seven hundred dollars for the session. Could we think of a proper way to determine the matter, we would suggest the propriety of paying each member in propor- tion to his services. Were such now the law, a great majority of the people's representa tives would not be entitled to as much as would pay for their salt. And were there a statute making our law makers responsible for the injury done the State, by some of their enactments, a very large proportion of them would be bankrupted. 'Whither are we drift ing? Banks! Banks! ! Banks J! ! The Legislature has been doing a wholesale business in the way of granting Bunk char ters. Privileges for the erection of Rag mills are granted every day. It seems to make but little difference whence the application comes. Our liberal Legislators pay-but little regard to the necessities or wants of a community.— They seem to think that a country cross-road, or the woods, is as good a location for a bank as any other. We opine that some of the members, who have been sent here by a Democratic constituency, will have fearful ac counts to settle. What they make pecuniarily will be a poor recompense for the regrets they will experience when a betrayed party passes judgment upon their record. We do not pre sume that any thing we could say would check their mad career. They have made their combinations on the “ you tickle me, and I'll tickle you 75 principle, and their eagerness for success, seems to have blinded them to its consequences. Your day of .po litical reckoning will come, gentlemen, with its terrors, and pains. You need not expect . to escape.— Patriot. We learn from the Newark, (N. J.j Adver tiser, that a Mrs. Johnson of that place, who contracted the National Hotel disease during Inauguration week, died on Wednesday last. She had been confined to her bed five weeks in all, having previously been able to go about. We are gratified to learn from the attend ing physician,' Dr. Atlee of this city, that Col. Bakir, the new Collector of the Port of Philadelphia, who has been ill with the same disease tor a month past at his residence at the Gap, is now so far recovered as to be con sidered out of danger. Tlie Voice of the People. Meetings have been held in Montgomery, Cambria and other countiei of the Common wealth, in opposition to the sale of the Main Line to the Pennsylvania Railroad. The peo ple every where have taken the alarm, and such & storm of indignation will be raised against the perpetrators of this vile wrong upon the tax payers of the State, as will con sign them forever to infamy and disgrace. Monday week’s issue of this sterling Demo cratic paper, comes to us announcing the sale of it by Messrs. Gilmore and Montgomery to J. P. Barr, Esq., of Pittsburg. We regret to part with those indomitable and talented Dem ocratic editors, Messrs. Gilmore and Mont gomery, and hope they will soon be again on the tripod. May continued success attend the Post and its new proprietor. Harrisburg Patriot Union. We understand that Andrew Hopkins, Esq., has Bold his paper, the ‘ Patriot & Union’ at Harrisburg to R. J. Haldeman, Esq. Mr. Hopkins is about leaving for Nebraska to take upon himself the duties of Register of the Land Office for the Nebraska District to which he was recently appointed by the President. Kind wishes of many friends -go with him.— His successor, Mr. Haldeman, is a young gen tleman cf ability, and of earnest devotion to the Democratic cause. We bid him welcome *o the editorial ranks and wish him complete sucoess. Superintendent of Common Schools.— The Governor has nominated Henry C. Hickok, Esq., as Superintendent of Common Schools, for three years from the first day of June next, under the recent act of the Legis lature. The Senate confirmed the nomina tion unanimously. This is a well deserved compliment to Mr. H., who has shown himself fully capable to become the head of that im portant office. Jj©* Ex-Senator Foote, who has been for same time associated with the Know-Nothings in California, has withdrawn from that organ ization and returned to his first love —the Democratic party. He is an able man, and will do good service toward beating down the monster sectionalism. For Sale. —The Lebanon Advertiser , a Dem ocratic paper, is offered at private sale. The establishment is in a .prosperous condition.— To an energetic practical printer, this would be a profitable investment. What Next T Another Victim. Pittglmrg Morning Post. Land Speculation. We clip the following from the Philadelphia Ledger, which we recommend to the careful attention of our readers, and more especially to those who have an attack of the land fever: The extent to which speculations in land have been carried in the West, cannot but ex ercise an injurious influence, sooner or later, even here. To use an the financial world is like a placid lakejwhich a stone dropped into disturbs, more or less, over its surface however remote. Already in fact, the debts due to eastern merchants from many quarters oi that vast and growing section have failed to be liquidated at maturity, because the farmers and other customers of the western storekeepers, being embarked beyond their means in land speculations have not been prompt in paying their semi-annual bills. — The nearer regions of the West have been the first to exhibit this deficiency, for it has been i-from them, principally, that the money for these speculations has been taken, and the ac tors in them have gone. As this state of things is not new, as we are not without a parallel to it in the past, wq may almost predict what is to follow. For prosperous as the West iB, speculation exaggerates that prosperity. Over large portions of that thriving region prices Tate according to its supposed future wants, not according to their present ones. In Chi cago lands .will to-day bring more money than in corresponding situations in Philadelphia, or even in New York; yet scores of persona are anxious to purchase, notwithstanding these enormous prices, in the hope of a still further advance. Thus speculation stimulates itself. A fictitious value to property is kept up and will be till the bubble bursts. Hundreds who are shrewd enough to see the falsfe character of prices, nevertheless are embarked in specu lations, believing that they will be able to sell before the revulsion commences, and saying * after me the deld&e.' To carry on these transactions, however, money must be had, and hence money is at three, four and six per cent, per month. Honest debts are neglected in order to gamble in lands. Adventurous capitalists, who have gone from the East are doubling their fortunes every two years, mainly by lending at usurous rates, with mort gages for collaterals. It requires no long argument to demonstrate that this state of things cannot last always.— The bursting of the bubble is simply a question of time. And when the convulsion comes, the East will be the sufferer, though more inno cent than the West—that is, it will be the victim, unless it takes heed in time and cur tails the indebtedness of the West. There was a period, which men of forty and upwards still remember, when what is occurring in Minnesota, lowa and other points in the now far West, took place in Indiana, Illinois and Missouri, a period during which lands were run up to fictitious and speculative prices, and after which they fell for long years, by a nat ural reaction, to prices below their actual worth. Thousands of persons, even in the East, were ruined by these fearful times.— There will be thousands ruined now, if they do not take heed in season. We are no alar mists. But we should be false to our position as conscientious journalists, if we did not warn the public, if we did not speak boldly out. — The contagion of speculation, which has thrown the West into a financial fever, is ex tending even to our Eastern cities, and justly alarms all cautious and reflecting men. Trade of Great Britain. The exports from England continue as for several months past, unusually large and be yond those of all former years. For the month of February the returns show an ex port trade similar to that of January, far ex ceeding the amount in the corresponding months of 1856 and 1855. The export of textile fabrics alone for February amounted to $28,637,856, while in the same month in 1856 they were $23,996,000, and in 1855 only $16,672,630. Of the whole amount of these fabrics exported the present year, $13,471,790 were in cotton goods nearly one half, and adding the cotton yarn exported to the conti nent, considerably more than one half; wool len goods, $3,007,265 ; worsted stuff goods* $1,426,865 ; and worsted and woollen yarns, $1,049,650. Notwithstanding the activity of the export trade, the shipments of gold to the continent still continue, and the bullion in the Bank of England is again diminishing.— There is still great complaint of want of em ployment among the class of out of door la borers, the number of unemployed in London alone being set down at 50,000. This is in consequence of the falling off in the demand for shipping and houses, which is a sure indi cation and increasing as is the export trade of the kingdom, the business is not profitable, and there is not only no dispo sition to add anything to the investments, but there is no accumulation of profits, such as is always manifested when the business of a country is prosperous, by its use in the erection of dwellings and stores, and the em ployment of laborers in making improvements of every kind. The Mormon*—Trouble Ahead. We publish on our first page a letter from the National Intelligencer, which presents some startling views of the power and designs of the Mormons. It is written by a gentlema*n who is said to have spent twelve months in the Salt Lake Valley, engaged in the transit of the mails through the Territory, and to and from the Pacific, and, who, while thus residing in the Mormon community, studied attentively the character aDd government of Brigham Young, the supreme head, as well as the cus toms, habits, morals 'aod laws, if laws they can be called, which consist simply in the will of a despot. He confirms fully the statements and apprehensions of Judge Drummond, whose letter we published two weeks ago, and insists upon the necessity of taking some very prompt and decisive measures to protect the country from the dangers which threaten it from this quarter. He says the Mormons are 100,000 strong in Utah, besides having 200,000 spies and agents scattered throughout the country, and being in olose alliance with 300,000 Indi ans upon our western border. The statements of this letter are entitled to the most careful attention, and have no doubt ere this attracted the attention of the Government at Washing ton. Prepare! Prepare!! In the event of the world coming to an end, on the 13th of next June, the Mount Vernon (O.) Banner offers the following consolation “to all whom it may concern:” “But if the world should come to an end, there is one class of people we pity from the bottom of our heart— newspaper delinquents l Awful, terrible, fearful will be their doom!— In vain will they attempt to hide themselves in caves and coal cellars! It will be of no use—there is no escape for them! Their only hope for redemption is to square off with the printer by the 12th of June, and take a re ceipt, so that St. Peter will admit them within the gates of the Celestial City. A hint to the wise is'sufficient.” Mrs. Polk. — A communication published in the Nashville Union contradicts the state ments which have lately appeared in the New York Evening Post, and other papers, in ref erence to Mrs. Polk. That lady has no inten tion to reside in Washington City. She has never been in London, nor out of the United States. 'Nor has she been out of the State of Tennessee since the death of President Polk. Nashville is her home for life. The Judgeship. Among those who will be strongly recom mended for a seat upon the Supreme Beueh is Hon, P. C. Shannon, of Pittsburg. Hailing from Westmoreland originally, and at one time in the same congressional district with ua, we bappen to know something of his his- | j tory. Besides being one of nature's noblemen, i and aside from his diversified and literary j 1 attainments, the Judge's rapid rise ■ wherever | j he has figured, speaks well for the high appre- j elation of his talents and worth by those who know him at home and abroad. He com* ‘Tnenced the practice of law in Westmoreland, his native county, and was soon induced to \ extend it to Indiana and Cambria. Ten years ago he removed to Pitteburg, and was there hut a ihort time until he was nominated as j the Democratic candidate for Congress, and in the storm of a Presidential campaign, when party reins were tightly drawn, with Horace Greely, Wm. F. Johnson, and even Gen. Scott j in the district by times, he ran his opponent j to the girth, and that in a district which rolled 1 up their majorities by thousands. In '52 Gov. Bigler appointed him Judge of the district court of Allegheny county, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Hon. Walter For ward, whom to succeed, alone, was an honor, and whose place to fill on the bench was no ordinary task. We have heard it remarked that during Judge Shannon’s term there were more large, intricate, and important cases tried and disposed of than were ever tried before in the same length of time in that county. In all the cases that went np, too, we are told that but one was reversed. When his term was about to expire, he received the unani mous nomination of the Democratic Conven tion for the same office; and although he had for a competitor one of the most popular and influential gentlemen of the opposition, Hon. Moses Hampton, when the party majority against him was from four to five thousand, he ran within a few hundred votes of bis op ponent. In every contest for fifteen years his voice has been heard and his eloquence re membered. Always an ardent admirer of Mr. Buchanan and a firm pillar of the Demo cratic party, he deserves to rank with our best men. Should the Convention select Judge Shannon as one of our standard bearers we could support him with a hearty good will, and none would run better in this section of ;he State. —Bedford Gazette. Foreign New*. By the arrival at New York, on Friday, of the steamship Africa, from Liverpool, with dates to the 17th ult., we have foreign advices one week later. The English papers announce that Queen Victoria has given birth to another Princess. The capital of the Bank of France is about to be doubled. It is reported that the Emperor Napoleon will soon visit Algiers. There are continued rumors of French con spiracies. The City of Baltimore arrived at Liverpool on the 14th ult. The French Re publicans propose running Carnot, Cavaignac, and others for the Legislature. The demand of Turkey on Persia for restitution of territory has been referred to England. The English and Persian treaty has not been concluded.— It is rumored that the four Powers, wearied of the Neufchatel trifling, are about to impose terms on Prussia and Switzerland. It is re affirmed that France and England are medi ating in the Spanish Mexican quarrel. Prus sia is mediating between the Western Powers and Naples and Sardinia. Sardinia proposes to resume negotiations with Rome. Kansas Emigration. —A letter from Law rence, Kansas Territory, dated April 15, pub lished in the Boston Traveller , says :• — The emigration for the month cannot have averaged less than one thousand per day.— Some days, we know, it has exceeded that number. The daily arrivals at the public houses in Lawrence have for that time been at least one hundred. At the lowest estimate nine-tenths of these are from non-slaveholding Stateß and a large part of the other tenth are emigrating to get rid of the peculiar curse. As many more have passed through our oity each day who may be considered the cavalry division and baggage train of the great West ward march ; whole families with their house hold goods, provisions, farming tools and stock, who come prepared to plant themselves at once in a new home and have a share in the next harvest—bringing, in fact, their home for a time with them in the shape of a large covered wagon. These are our most valuable accessions, or rather to be relied on with most security as such. From, all parts of the Ter ritory we hear that the roads are lined with these trains. The New Cent Coin. We have received from the Director of the Mint of the United States, James Ross Snow den, Esq., a circular relative to the issue of the new cent, in exchange for Spanish silver, from which we make the following extracts: — On and after the twenty-fifth day of May, applications may be made at the Mint for cents of the new issue,' in exchaoge for “ the pieces commonly known as the quarter, eighth and sixteenth of the Spanish pillar dol lar, and of the Mexican dollar,” at the nom inal rates of 25 cents, 12J cents and 6.1 cents respectively ; or in exchange for the copper cents heretofore issued; and the persons so applying will te attended to in their order, daily, between the hours of nine and two o’clock. The silver or copper coins thus offered must be in even sums of five dollars, by count, and, for the present, not exceeding fifty dollars; and in the case of silver, the sizes or denomi nations must be assorted and kept separate, so that fftiy one package shall contain exactly five dollars (or a multiple thereof) of quarters, or of eighths, or sixteenths. Care must be taken to exclude from the silver any other kinds of coin than those specified in the law. A memorandum er label must be presented, showing the value by count, of the pieces of- ; fered and the denomination thereof; and in the' case ofcopper.it must state that they are lawful coin of the United States. Such pieces of sil ver as are mutilated or so much worn as to be illegible, or as have'any appearance of being counterfeit, will not be received for the new cents; but packages containing the same may bo exchanged at another office in the Mint for siver coin of the United States. To prevent uncertainty as to what parcels (containing mutilated pieces or such as are worn smooth) will be rejected, it may be stated, that if five dollars, by count, of quarter dollars shall out weigh $4 80 of U. S. silver coins of the present standard ; or if the same amount, by count, of eighths, shall outweigh $4 50 ; or if the same count of sixteenths shall outweigh $4 30, they will be received at their nominal value in ex change for the new cents; and it may save disappointment if holders will ascertain this before offering them, which may readily be done by the use of an ordinary balance. Surprise Parties, We find in the Boston Herald, th# following just criticism upon this new phase of social fashion. Why cannot some poor widow, or laborer, broken down with poverty and dis • ease, be “ surprised?” Why should surprise parties be confined to clergymen, retiring office-holders, and railroad conductors, who have made snug little fortunes out of salaries not sufficient to support an ordinary family ? The truth is, the whole thing is a humbug.— The Herald says: “ The latest demonstration of fashion is “ Surprise Parties.” They had a small be ginning. Some affectionate parishioners, to testify their regards for a beloved. pastor, got up a party to surprise him with their gifts.— The idea was a novel one. The thing looked amazingly. It was at once adopted by fashion and became a social institution for the sea son. Surprise parties take place everywhere. ‘ Are you going to the surprise party to-night ?’ says Jones to Brown. * I don’t know; where is it to be?’ ‘At my house,’ says-Jones.— This short colloquy explains the prevailing idea of surprise better than whole paragraphs eould ao. We have read of numerous surprise parties where the recipients of gifts have been the favored of fortune, and had no want nnsup plied. But we have looked in vain for the record of surprise parties to cheer the heart of the widow aod make glad her home; to clothe the naked, relieve the destitute, bring needed food and fuel into families famishing for the one and freezing for want of the other. Surprise parties turned in this direction would fulfil a high and noble mission; would become worthy pf being cherished in any community; would carry a blessing with them, and would ennoble and elevate all who participate in them. When shall we have a surprise party of this description to record ?” CITY - AHTD COUWTY AFFIIRS. Pickpockets Arrested.—Francis Evans, a it. louis correspondence. - . young man from Philadelphia, was committed to prison The Bachoard Spring—lce and Snov>,—Scarcity of Teed — An Exciting Scene-Stampede in a Frida r afternoon, by the Mayor, charged with picking st ' CMBECB-IMTEE.rpT.ONToMAERiAOECEB.oNiH.-A.cn. ,he of Mr,. Pancoast, at the comer of North Queen Democracy h*«■■ carried lowa—Electiont, ■ and Orange streets. —Our Recent Election, what they say of it abroad— or the wildest excitement occurred last evening, says ed- mounaie ehe cried “sten ‘ T h * 50 Murders Committed by the aesday’s Express, at St. James* (Episcopal) Church, ia this i * * . j Indians m Minnesota — Another Indian War, dc~, <£c n <£c. Sr*' . ... 1 thief,” and this young man started off on a full run, pur- i . 2, city, which, for a time, threatened to be very senona In lts i * . , , k .. n • Bt. Louis, April 27,1857. ■ _ , „ „ . . sued by George Uusser.jr., who caught him near the Ga» Th* u . . , ... , . . consequences. It. having become generally known that ( * : 106 »®»tner has somewhat moderated since our last date, the marriage of two yung ladies, both highly esteemed „ . , . . . ... but still remain unseasonably cold. The weather In all *-* , j .*» .... * He was one of a party of four who were stopping at the . a . . v . „ and enjoying an extensive circle of fnends-and acquain- ... • .. 4 _ k . . . . eectiona west and south has been unusually severe this mj j a * i Franklin House, North Queen street, and picked several . nHn _ , ... P‘*“ h ““ eharch ’ th “ one at I pocket, during the day. As toon as Evane »a. Arrested- "cwtlyfidlenln the.djelutag and th. other a. eight o’clock, an unusually- large congve- | d bm , and deca d . 0n,.,, *°° ’“* *"*"** K “ OW gation collected to witness the ceremonies Long before j Qormlj ond Kuhn _. HnmriUUlr started In pnm.it. They °' ' lnter P r ' T ‘ U ' d ’ aDd tt * oldMt the hour named for the fir* marriage, the chureh was | werB oTertat . Bn >t Bird . in .H M .d, and brought back to the ”“* U,eF “ Tar “ w crowded to it, utmost capacity. The pew.,aiales, galleries ■ , y UaJ . or ziaonsan committed them for a hearing on “ ' h “ ° othin,( ‘ stairway, and eeatibnle, were packed full of men, -women j yssttrtaJ a , t » rnoon at 4 o’clock. They gar. their names 7 g h , o * ‘ Th ‘* h “ “ rUI, ‘ I J Uen th » mo,t and children, and by the time the bridri party .raised „ ChmrlM Ind John JonM> ot Mtim o re , aud John Math- r '““ 1 “ bIe S^'" g ™ haTa a °J ot January many perrons were unable to gain admittance, who subs®- # Qf End Febn m*T “* T » much milder mouth* than March quentiy collected at the windows on the street. * nc * April- Grass, fruit and all early vegetables are suffer- The appearance of Mr. Fisher and Miss Diller, at about CITT SCHOOL MEETING.—At a meeting of ing immensely. The weather throughout Missouri, North o’clock, was the signal for a general disgraceful a number of citizens, without respect to party, held in the ern Illinois and lowa has been very severe, and its effects scramble for available positions for witnessing the cere- City Hall, on Friday evening, the fullowing ticket was aro yet to be seen. Feed has become scarce, and lo many monies. Many of those present appeared to have ho regard placed in nomination:—Hon. A. I*. Hayes, E. C. Darliugtoa, . places it cannot .be had at any price—and there being no for their own decency or the sacred character of the house. Jonathan Dorwart, Benjamin P. Shenk, Joshua 'Vf. Jack, grass—lt is said that in some sections stock Is in a starving They stood on the seats and even scrambled on the backs F. J. Kramph, Theo. Fenn, John Hamilton, W. G. Ken- ' condition, in fact some of which'have died. Com in Coun of the pews, the spectacle, presented being more like what drlck, \Vm. B. Wiley, David Hartman and Amos Slaymaker. dl Bluffs, lowa—a com growing region—le selling at $1 Is sometimes seen in a theatre than we ever witnessed in The election takes place to-day, at the Cily Hall, (north per bushel, and scarce, and all other grain is commanding a church. Amid this confusion the solemn and impressive sidej between the hours of 1 and 7 o’clock P. M. exhorbitant prices. Hay in pur market has been selling at ceremony wise commenced by Bey. Jacob W. Diller, brother ‘ A Good APPOINTMENT.—Oar excellent *“ !T'°° l?*'* “‘ 0 !, 5 ' : ®“‘ t “ r “ c ; ** of the happy bride; bat before its conclusion the confusion ' , . . _ _ _ . . ... lb -’ from $1.26 to sl.i3 per bush., and the opinion waa renewed in consqueence of many peraone. becoming I ° U ”. S E1ll “ b » l ;hl^°'n ’ thl ‘ ...me to presell that ibe.e price, will be. usUined for. om. alarmed by .the creaking of. bench in one of the galleries «>uuty has t>een appomted a Clerk m the P. 0. Departmen ti „, Th . country further North Uno Uttar off than .. which they enppoaed was the gallery itselr giring way “ WMlmißtosi. Ue is a very worth, young man, and will , r ._ [h , e„ ld weather set every thing back, ud prices there under the great weight upon it. The ceremony being over, 6" the ° mc o sriU l credit to himsalf-and saUsfac- have gone up to correspond with thooo in oUer places.— the bridal party had scarcely retired from the churchy *° r * 0 a PP°l n^n 8 power. Lake Pipen, Minnesota, is still closed with Ice, and teams when an old bench which had been carried into the organ ' TROUBLESOME CoDGUS AND COLDS.—Persona were still crossing a week ago. This obstruction has com gailery gave way under the weight of those standing upon who have been long afflict,,! with Coughs and Colds with- pletely cut off the Miuuesota trade, and it will be a week it. This crash Btarted a frighful panic. Some person In ont being benefited by the use of medicine, we would, by or t• Washington House, on been pleasant, and th. snow is settling.” Yesterday we number of ladiee fainted, which, with the screaming and Thursday morning, after a very short illnees. We attempt had a warm spring rain hers, and to-day is springdlko, praying, the rattling of blinds and broken glass, presented n 0 eulo SF of th » Ms friendly relations with all with a fair prospect of a commencement of Spring. a frightful spectacle. Those u.der the gallery supposed who knew Wm ’ and ,he dMversally expressed regret at his The river, are in good condition, and boats arrive and to he falling made a rush in the direction of the pulpit, TOddeD and untimely death, speak plainly the estimation derart daily with heavy cargoes to and from all points— overturning and slightly damaging the baptismal font and in which he was held amongst ns. Freights, however, continue high. Business has been quite carrying away the bannister in front of the chancel. Wo f “ el that n 0 • I P r e ! * i °a ° r »" r sympathy with his brisk, and a better lime appears to he coming. Ths health Dr. Atlee, who had been sent for to attend to those sup- bereaved friends, can soften the blow of hi, loss, hut wo do of onr city continues good, posed to be injured, finally somewhat quieted the tumult n ° l to ° mnch in MrariDg tb<,m tbat tbo ' n,iro COm ’ Old Sol. Smith, of theatrical notoriety, recently sold a by announcing that nobody was hurt and that there was mnmt 7 fee,s d “P'J ,or them ,n ,b,lr “SirO o "- piece of property on the south side of the new Cn.tom no real danger. But the crowd still lingered to witness J ®' The S l ,ri,l K ru!h h ““ at le ” Btb '™'™'>re d : lb » feet-tor ffty thouennd dollars; th. Improve the nuptial, of Mr. Ehler and Miss Cald.r, until Dr. Bow. Ri-ermen are npon ns thick .. shad fli«. The rarts began meet, on it of no vine. A sal. of property on th. corner man announced that the ceremony would not be performed *° pour in on w,dne ‘ da . T ’ and baTB continued since to of sth and I’iue street., waa made on Saturday last, at JBOO in the church. Even then meny persons regarded this a, the river, from the bridge to the dam. The corner. p , r front foot. Business location, are becoming scree, a ruse on the part of the Doctor to get clear ot the crowd, opp,,rtta ° Ur ° fflce falr ' T bn2Z ’ abo,,t “™' * lm6 ’' and ‘ be , and “■« principal thoroughfare, is bringing and it was not until the Sexton began to turn off the gas *lc « n>usical with ‘ffihemnn s ’ “Tiog. ’ and “Stenhen. high price,. Lots h.v, advanced from 50 to 100 per cent, that th, church wa. cleared. Th. second bridal party Fot6, *° n ° te “' ° f , *' d »”ommat.on less than five do, are, m e last two years. repaired to the residence of th, bride’s father, where the preTail a “ a c^* latln f mad, ““ ; and tb ° P“”i“'“ f lh » The Hon. Edward Everett delivered two lecture. In the ceremony was performed by Dr. Bowman, and the happy C “ r “ ° ...onrup-r,v.r friend,; pn!t „„„ f „ r the benefit of the Mount Vernon Association pair at once prepared to start on thelrwedding tour, in th. tb ' J *"7™" ‘b« to™, • being rather picturesque of thi , citJ , .„ d npon both occasion, th. h.ll ws. crowded y t • objects, in their rod and bine shirts, and (sometimes) t 0 overflowing. The subject of his l.cturo was upon the rumor, of a dreadfni catastrophe at the “locking bad hat,.” Th.v are still arriving and to onr Life and Character of Washiagion.” Mr. Everett ha, Episcopal Church spread rapidly through th. city, and all fnBnd *’ a '° DE F ™ nt W ° ’ T ° Uld “ 71 ,lanK “ ada a *'» d l"’P-«-l"n herw-h. w„ ..sorted to th, dif. who had friends there flocked to the church In a state of trowse " °“ tbe ' awml,E P o ' t,^'tl ’ o Crr 15 tb ° recent manufactories of our city, and also accompanied an intense excitement; but happily their fear, were not r.a- ‘ Ta ” k ' w t eacnrsion gotten up for him on th. Pacific Railroad. He lixed-no person having been injured beyond the effect, of T'T ? ° Ur . ™ T.' a ° TeT ' eCU,r °' °° lb ‘" Tl, " a lu ' a had fright, or a sprained ankle. The rumors about the bf‘be death, by drowning, of two sens of Samuel Able, di „ a . Mr. Everett remarked that .'very Inch of railroad gallery having giveaway proved to be unfounded, a, it a. Wb ° 50 “ narroW k «“*!»’ ’ a ‘ tb * b ' • a " 9 b "J’, extended west would build a house in St. Louis! We hope b „ , , , . , while attempting to cros* tbo rivor from this place. We substantial as erer. The church, however, sustained con- , a Vi , .. . , ~ have taken loma trouble to obtain authentic information siderable damage, and the necessary repairs will not cost . . . . . . , , .. . .. . . . " -x en the subject, but can only learn that the drowned boy* less than $lOO. wore aeon a day or two after their fearful death peddling PRESENTATION OF A. Portrait.—On Wed- A*h in our streets. There was a report of two b<\vH having nesday evening last a portrait of onr old and respected been carried through one of the gaps in tho dam, on Moc« townsman, Martin Sbreiner, was presented to the Sun day last, but wo have not been able to corner a single eye Fire Company, of which he has been for many years an witness of this incident. It is certain, however, that at honored and useful member, and built that company’s first the present high Btago of water, aud in a high wind, there engine. The presentation took place at Fulton Hall, which is some danger in venturing too far down the stream.— was crowded to its utmost extent. The members of the The current is of such strength as has not been known Bun paraded, in full equipments, from their hall in Yine here since the building of th© dam ; and the boys who have street, with music from Heptiug’s fine Band. Mayer Zlm- been in the habit of boating on the river, should bear In merman presided. Seated on the stage with him was tbe mind the change. venerable Shreiner, who was tho “observed of all observers.” A canal boat broke her tow line whilo crossing the rivor The portrait was presented on behalfof tho Donors, Messrs, on Monday evening, and was saved by anchoring some Cummings, the well-known Photographists, of this city, by distance trom shore, where she was compelled to remain City Recorder Roigart. Wm. A. Atlee, Esq., received the all night. gift on behalf of the company. Ora Growing Population.—An Irish family passing After *the ceremony of presentation was gone through through Columbia, in the emigrant line, one evening lost with, the company formed into line, and escorted Mr. week, bound westward, suddenly changed i)lans ayl halted ' .time, g* 'atSa i - Shreiner to his residence, in Chesnut street, after which they marched to their hall and dismissed. The whole affair was very interesting, and, as a matter of course, the Fire men were in high glee. An “Old Salt's” Star in tee Ascendant. We are gratified to learn that our townsman, Mr. John L. Kbffer, has received, from Capt. Dupont, the appoint ment of Yeoman on board the Minnesota, which carries out our Minister, Hon. William B. Rued, to China. The Tessel will sail in a few weeks. Mr. K. is an “old salt,” haviog seen much service on board ship, and his appointment will gratify his numerous friends in this county. He is, besides, a gifted and ready writer, and we hope to be able to present to our readers occasional sketches from his pen. Colonization Meeting.— A Colonization meeting of several of the churches of this city—having for its object the interests of Liberia—was held in Trinity Lutheran Church, Duke street, ou Sunday evening last.— The attendance was large, the spacious church being filled In every part. Addresses were delivered by Rev. Charles Brown, of Philadelphia, Rev. Mr. Demund and Rev. Dr. Hodgson, of this city. The speakers were listened to with much attention. Passed. —The supplement to the act increas ing the capital stock of the Columbia Bank, authorizing that institution to open a branch in this city, has passed both branches of the Legislature, and only requires the Governor’s signature to become a law. Lecture by Gocgh. —The celebrated John B. Gocgh will lecture in this city, on Friday evening next. We learn that Fulton Hall has been engaged, and, of course, there will be a crowded house to hear the most gifted Temperance orator in the country. Clerk of the Quarter Sessions. —Mr. Darn) Fclton has received the appointment of Clerk of the Quarter Sessions, In the room of John J. Porter, Esq., resigned. Mr. Folton has been the Deputy Clerk for some time, and is fully competent to discharge the duties. County Teachers' Association. —The semi annual meeting of this association was held in the hall of the High School, North Prince street, on the 25th ult. The attendance was largo and much interest manifested in the discussion of the topics which had been selected for tho consideration of the meeting, vii: 1. The annual examination of Teachers holding provis ional certificates. 2. The introduction of Cowdry’a moral lessons into our public schools. 8. The propriety of School Directors granting to Teachers time and privilege to visit schools. On motion of Mr. Wickersham the following resolution was uD&nimonslj adopted: Resolved, That it would be good policy for Directors to grant at least one day in each month, without reduction of salary, to the teachers of their district, for the purpose of Tisiting schools. The following preamble and resolutions were nnani monsly adopted: 4 Whereas, Tho time at which the Convention of Directors m«6t assemble for the purpose of electing a County Super : intendent of Common Schools is rapidly approaching; and, whereas, we, as Teachers, feel that our persoual and pro fessional interests are deeply concerned in the election, therefore, Resolved, That we are earnestly in favor of the offlco of County Superintendent, and believe that its duties, wher ever efficiently discharged, do much to elevate the pro fession of teaching and to improve the schools. Resolved, That the results of the Superintendeney In this county, as seen in the improvement of school houses, the introduction of school apparatus, the holding of Town ship Teachers’ Associations and Teachers’ Institutes, the establishment of a Normal School, the adopting by Teachers of improved modes of teaching, and the newly awakened zeal for improvement among them, and the increased educational activity and interest on the part of Directors, parents and pupils,- are sufficient to convince the most skeptisal that the money required for the Superintendent’s salary could be appropriated to the schools in no other way that would effect so much good. Resolved. That while we shrink from no fair examina tion, we desire to be examined by a Superintendent entirely competent to judge of our qualifications, and while we admit that & Superintendent's school visitations do much good, we are earnest in the hope that no man will be selected to discharge this duty but one eminently qualified to estimate our teaching fairly, and te give professional advice and instruction. Resolved, That as Teachers we have no wish to dictate to the Convention of Directors as to the proper person to fill this office, but being more closely eonnected, both personally and professionally, with the office of Superin tendent than any other class of persons, we make ourselves bold to suggest that no mao be chosen to fill it who has not the highest qualifications to discharge its duties, and that such a salary be given as will enable him to devote his whole time to the interests of the schools. Resolved, That a copy otAheee resolutions be published in each of the county papers, and that a committee be appointed to present a copy also to the Convention of Directors. Nett Post Offices. —Th« Postmaster Gen eral has created a new Post Office to be called Bethesda, in this county. The official notice states that eighty-five, families will receive regular mail facilities by special supply from Mount Nebo. Also, Landis Valley, Jacob Landis, Postmaster. One hundred and eighty families, residing within two miles, will thus be accommodated with regular "mair supplies six times a week, by the route from Lancaster to Hinkletown. Contract Awarded. —The Street Commit tee have awarded the contract for the City Paving and Grading to Messrs. Sampson and Samuel Resh—they being the lowest bidders. The Firemen’s Parade. —The Firemen’s Parade, of which notice was given in our last, came off on Friday last. The companies participating were the Union, Washington, Sun, Humane, Empire Hook and Ladder, and the Wheatland—the latter an organization of yonths of about sixteen years of age. Those not in line were the Friendship, American, and Sbiffler. The Feneibles' and Hepting’s Banda furnished the music. None of the com panies were full, but all looked extremely well. They were under the direction of Col. Wm. S. Amweg, as Chief Mai shal, asaisted "by Benben Black, Henry Nagle and Henry B. Parry, as Aids. D. A. 0. D. —Jeffsrion Grove, No. 22, at their stated meeting, on Wednesday evening last, elected the following officers, to serve for the ensning term : N. A.—John Dellinger; V. A.—William McKeown; I. G.— Henry Werlzb&cher; S.—Peter J. Corner; L. M.—John Lippincott, The officers of the Grove will be installed on to-morrow evening, by P. J. Corner, D. D. G. M. at this place, where the mother, in a .time, gave birth to a fine child. They were accnmmodatSa in one of Mr. Robert W.* Hamilton’s rooms, opposite the Washington House, and their wants were kindly ministered to by a number of our citizens, prominont among whom were two distinguished politicians. We do not beliere the report that these gentlemen were actuated by the prospect of another vote for their party: we attribute their kindness to their well known benevolence; besides, the 6tranger proved to be of the non voting sex, and, although she may oventually become a “mother in Democracy,” unless women obtain their much agitated rights, she is not likely to swell the vote of either party by her own. before the sex of the new comer was known, it had been settled in caucus to name it Hamilton Watt; but neither of these prefixes being susceptible of feminine termination, Columbia, America, and Hibernia are spoken .of as substitutes.— Mother and child are doing well. For the Intelligencer. Pbovidikcs Twr., May 4th, 1867. Misses. Editors :—The people of this Township (enthus iastic as they are in the cause of education) while congrat ulating themselves with the idea of a new Impulse being given to the cause of education, by the organization of a new Board of Directors, with that indefatigable philan thropist, Joseph Blatcher, as President, their hopes were suddenly blasted by tbe startling fact that one of our pub lic school houses, (the Rising Sun.) was burned to the ground on Sunday morning, the 3d Inst. This evidences that there still exists a demon spirit opposed to the public school system —the same malignant spirit that manifested itself last winter in opposition to night schools—in fact, the vile, ignorant, selfish spirit that opposes the cultivation of the intellect—ln short opposition to liberty. The fiend, In human shapo, whe could be guilty of such an act is legitimately qualified to bo an inmate of a state prison— to be driven from the society of men—and-those who coun tenance or connive at such an act are no better. The Arrival of Mormons at Boston.— It has already been stated that a ship arrived at Boston last week, from Liverpool, with. Boo Mormons. The Courier says : Many of the families were possessed of con siderable property. . The captain estimated the amount of British gold upon the passen gers at- £20,000, and said that he knew of more than one person who had $l,OOO for his own use and that of his family. Several had left relatives and friends behind them. One woman had left her husband that she might go t) the land of tbe saints; and there was another beautiful, dark eyed young woman with a young infant, whose Btory, as told by the captain, was quite touching- The captain noticed her when they started, as possessed of great beauty, but lost sight of her in a day or two, and, supposing she had changed her quarters, did not inquire for her for eight or ten days. He was then told that she had been very sick, and was still quite feeble. He had her brought from between decks, and laid on a mattress, got her some port wine and cake, and tried to bring her back to health. Under this treatment .Bhe improved much, and in reply to his questions told him that she had left a pleasant home, in a quiet village in England, and a husband to whom she had been married but a year or two, for this journey. He asked her reasons.— She replied that she had done so for Christ's sake, who had promised that if one forsook father and mother and husband for him, she should receive more abundantly in this life, and in the world to come everlasting life. The conduct of these Mormons on board the vessel was exemplary. In their personal habits they were cleanly, only four using tobacco. As soon as the emigrants had left Liverpool they formed/tbemselves into eight divisions, with about one hundred in each division, and chose a bishop and an elder to preside over each oompany. They had morning and eve ning service—prayer and singing—and in the evening generally a sermon. On Sundays a sermon was preached to each section. Great Contract for Iron Ore. —A letter in the (N. C.) Observer states “ that a northern company has agreed to fur nish on Deep river, within two years after the completion of the eontract of Messrs. Dun gan, Cartwright & Co., seven millions of dol lars worth'of black band iron ore. This oro is to be manufactured on the spot, by which its value will be increased of course—how much we are unable to say, but doubtless at least as much more. So that there is to be brought into market, by one company in two years—say fourteeu million dollars worth of iron alone —from this depository of undevel oped and untold wealth of North Carolina. Mr. John Wise, of Lauoastor, the dis tinguished aeronaut, has beou engaged by the corporation of Boston, to inako a grand aero nautic display from the City Park, on the Fourth of July next, for which he is to receive the Bum of $l,OOO. The Comet. —The Norfolk Herald is in formed by a gentleman that he and several others saw the comet on Tuesday night in a northwesterly direction. This is not the great crusher which some persons foolishly allege is to strike the earth, but the one seen by Lieut, Maury. The Railroad Bridge at Peoria, across tho Illinois river, 600 feet long, bus just boon completed, connecting the Pe oria and Oquawka R. R. The structure was tested on Saturday last by a train of cars and locomotive weighing ciV/A/y tons having been run over it without cansing the least vibration. It is ostimated that the recent grant of land mado to Minnesota for railroad purposes, is seven million two hun- dred thousand acres. The steamor Xettie Miller struck a snag in Cumberland river, and sunk. Four flat boats ladon with produce were sunk in a gale, in the Ohio, on Tuesday last. The wharf boat at Vicksburg, was burned to the water's edge on the 18th. .No lives, wo believe, were lost by the above acci dents. Our city has again been the scene of murder and crime. Oue or two persons have been murdered, and several oth ers 6tabbed and otherwise injurod. These things aro of so frequent occurrence that it is scarcely neeesiary to men tion them in all of our letters—they can Just as well be correctly Imagined as'described—oxcept in particular In stances. A man by tho name of Joseph Bachman entered the bouse of his employer through a window, with a light in one hand and a pistol in the other. He procerded to tho room of a servant girl, who gave the alarm by hor screams, when Bachman .fired the pistol at her, the contents which took effect in the eyes and face of the girl. One of her eyes was totally destroyed, and it is presumed that aho is otherwise Injurod fatally. Bachman turned and fled, but was hotly pursued by a policeman, Bachman firing one shot at him. In about an hour after he was fotjnd drowned in a pool of water—having committed suicide.— Oq examination of the body it was found that he had shot himself in the face before drowning himself. Thus ended this bloody tragedy. And still another suicide: —As the steamer Baltimore, from Alton, was nearing our wharf yesterday, a passenger, named Matthias Hugle, jumped overboard and drowned himself, having previous!/ banded Capt. Hawle/ a letter. Tbe letter, which was in the German language, read &s follows : My Dear Wife —I have to tell you to come over here, as I intend remaining here, having a good place. Come as soon as possible, and bring everything along. Your faith ful husband, Matthias Huqli. Postscript written in pencil. Don’t como. I ended my existence on the 31st of April, because you bad such a foul mouth, and always tried to wear the breeches, which you can do now. Adiou and shift for yourself. M. Huols. Several very destructive fires occurred In our city during the week. A dispatch from Davenport, lowa, says—“fifty counties are heard from, and it is now certain that the entire Dem ocratic State ticket bos been elected.” VERITAS. An election In Quincy, Ilia., for Mayor and other city officers came off a few days ago; and resulted In the success of the Democracy by 340 majority. The issue wai Democ racy vs. Black Republicanism, and the result was the “white man's tlokst” over that of “ Free Negrodom” triumphed-—- In many other towna of Illinois the same result is shown —where the issue was made. The Eastern and Northern Black Republican papers aro making a great to-do over tho recent election in Bt. Louis —their comments upon which are not only foolish but positively ridiculous. We cannot for our life see how they can claim a victory in our city with the plain figures be fore them. Mayor How’s majority last year, when ho run on the Benton ticket—and who was pledged to the decision of tbe Cincinnati Convention—was 2700; Col. Benton’s majority when he ran for Governor last Augnst—with three tickets-in the field—was nearly 2,000 —he also, as was Gov. Polk, his Democratic opponent, pledged to the Cincinnati nominees; whilst John M. Wimer, who but recently espoused the cause of Black Republicanism, tomes out of tbe contest a minority Mayor, with only 1700 majority, notwithstanding one half of the Know Nothing vote was given to him. Out of the 4900 votes polled by tbe Know Nothing party last Augnst, Mr. TT7/ncr obtains 2900 of them —or Gen Carr Lane, the K. M. candidate for Mayor, only received 2000 votes, all told; whilst the National Democratic vote and that of tho Know Nothings who could not be bought, beats Mr. Wimer several hundred, and leaves him a minority Mayor. Had thero been but two tickets before the people, the Democracy would have triumphed. All tbe Black Republican gammon about tho' benefit this election will have to the interest of the State, is mere stuff—“property” they say, Is now advancing all over the State, in St. Louis particularly. Let us see if Mr. Wimer’s election is the cause of this riso in property. In 1647 we could have booght city lots for $6O and $75 a foot, which in 1850 could not have bean purchased for $5OO a foot— what had Mr. Wimer to do with that 7 The same property in 1858 was worth $OOO and $lOO per foot, and In 1857, be foro Mr. Wimer was thought of for Mayor, it would readily have commanded $lOOO per foot. In the State, outside of Black Republican influence, land that could have been bought for $5 and $7 per acre in 1847, cannot now be pur chased for. less than $l5 and s2o,' with not a Black Jtepnb can phiz within 50 miles ofjt. What have the sapportere of Mr. Wimer to say of that ?—“ Revolutions never go backwards"—and the present price of land is notas high as it will be, —with or without slavery. “ Free White Labor” is the rallying cry of the Blackles of this locality; and what does it amount to 7 ' Why this—nine out of ten of tbe leaders of the Blackies of this city are slave holders—own farms in the country, and work them with tlave labor— come to St. Louis and claim citizenship and preach the doctrine of “free white labor” to onr people. Why don’t Mr. Blair and several other of their leaders emancipate their slaves, and set the example to others—oh, no, It’s tbe almighty dollar, and a belief that tbe sentiments 6( onr people are In favor of “free sell,” that bring these slave owning, slave-lashing, 6lave-cnrsing aspirants among us, and put themselves forward for lucrative and prominent offices! If our people are so gullible as not to see the mo tive, it Is well that they should have the Northern press firing in their eare—“ Free While Labor,” when there Is not a free white man In St. Louis or the State of Missouri who is willing to work, bnt what can find plenty of it, at four times better wages than tbe “free white man” can get In “free white” Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, orJCohnecticut. A “free white” man can obtain • mneb better prices for his labor in any Slave State than he can in a “Free” State. This is a fact, which, no one can deny. ’ It would seem that our troubles with the Indians wfll never cease till the last one has been sUlh. Ever since the settlement of the country we have been engaged in Indian - wart fighting our way westward inch by inoh with the rifie and bunting kDife, and every step we take seoms to have been crimsoned and enriched by the blood of pioneers. One Indian war follows another in quick and rapid ancces sion—scarcely are we through with one, but that we are into another. The recent xnassaeres at Spirit, .lake and Blae Earth county, in Minnesota Territory, fthoyr strong symptoms of another bloody Indian war—a war of exter mination in the North-west, and ths Federal Qoveroment may as well prepare for it at onee-Mwme It will, and oome it must. • We find the following particulars of the recent mauicre at Springfield from a reliable quarter, in our citfcfcajrfn, and annex them for the benefit of yoar readers who have friends In that section of country. The number killed hod Alton, 111., April 18,1857.