INTELLIGENCER & lANCASTERIAN. 6BO.iSASnBBSOS, BDITOK. A. SAKDEESON, Associate. LANCASTER, PA., JUNE 16, 1857, GIBOIILAIIOS, »100 COPIES I Subscription Price, $2,00 per annum. DXQttOOftATXO STATU TZCSBT. FOR GOVERNOR. WILLIAM F. PACKER, Lycoming County. FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER. NIMROD STRICKLAND, Chester Comity. FOR JUDGES OP SUPREME COURT. WILLIAM STRONG, Btfks Comity. JAMES THOMPSON, Erie County. The Convention—The Nominations. In another part of to-day's paper will be found the proceedings of the Democratic State Convention, held at Harrisburg on Tues day last. The nominations are capital ones, eminently fit to be made. Messrs. Strong and Thompson have long been known to the people of Pennsylvania as among her ablest lawyers, and most estimable citizens. One of them— Judge Thompson —for several years oocupied the position of President Judge of the Courts of Erie and Crawford counties, and gained for himself a high reputation for ability and in tegrity of character. Both have Berved to gether in Congress, and were prominent and influential members in that body. Mr. Strong comes from the “ old Gibralter” of Democracy, and his nomination was justly due to the sound constitutional Democracy of Berks. She will attest the appreciation of the honor conferred upon her by giving her *< favorite son,” and the balance of the ticket, a majority of not less than 7,000 in October. Judge Thompson is A strong man in the West. His nomination has given satisfaction to all. Clarion, Westmoreland, Cambria and the other pillars of'the Democratic column in that portion of the State will give a good ac count of themselves next fall. The resolutions are ably drawn, and breathe the true Democratic spirit. We were glad to see one passed denouncing the iniquitous bill for the sale of the public works. This is a true reflex of public sentiment, and a marked rebuke to the insolent dictation of the Pennsylvanian in the issue of the day previous. Democrats of Pennsylvania, your ticket is now complete. Get ready for action. Action, aotion, action is the word. Let us go boldly forward, and meet the monster Black Repub licanism and tho interests of an over-grown monopoly in their filthy dens, and crush them out forever. We have the power in uur hands. Let us see to it that our energies are not wasted by supinoness. Packer and Repeal will be inscribed on our banners, and with this motto we will go forward to a certain and glorious victory. Reflecting Public Opinion. The resolutions unanimously passed by tho Democratic State Convention in opposition to the increase of Banks, and for the sale of the Main Line to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, by the last Legislature, will meet with a hearty response from a vast majority of the people, of all parties, in this section of the Commonwealth. The action of the Convention in this matter was but the reflex of public opinion. The last Legislature (we mean a majority of those composing it) was, beyond all question or doubt, the most reokless and corrupt body of men who were ever sent to Harrisburg to enact laws. They went there, not to benefit their constituents, or subserve the interests of the State, but to enrich themselves by bribery and corruption, andfill their pockets with their ill-gotten gains at the expense of the honest and industrious tax-payers of Pennsylvania. We are aware that these are hard sayings, and we make them more in sorrow than in anger. It is no pleasant task thus to speak of the representatives of the people; but when rascality and corruption stalk forth in broad day-light in the high places of the Com monwealth—when the people are thus wan tonly and wickedly outraged and cheated— the hitherto fair escutcheon of our good old State besmeared and soiled, and her character is time for the press • to speak out in plain and pointed terms. There should be no mincing of matters with scoundrolism, whether it developes itself among bank rob bers, gamblers, or legislative robbers.— Neither are a whit better than highwaymen— indeed, if there be any difference, the .latter olass is the more respectable of the four enumerated. We are therefore rejoiced that the State Convention took the decided stand it did on the subject. That body has truly spoken the sentiments of the people, and the position -will be triumphantly sustained by the popular voioe speaking through the ballot-boxes on the seoond Tuesday of October. Had the Con vention failed in discharging their duty in this particular, they would bar© been recreant to the high trust confided to them by the people of Pennsylvania. Gen. William Walker. This much-abused and somewhat celebrated man is now in Washington City. His recep tion at different points has been peculiarly gratifying to all the friends of the Nicaraguan cause. At New Orleans he was requested to address the citizens, and the request? was complied with. An audience of thousands was coQvened, and the General in an able and eloquent manner pourtrayed his triumphs and vicissitudes in ill-fated Nicaragua. His cause ia a just one in the eyes of many of his coun trymen, and his self-saorificing spirit is worthy of oommendation. Gen. Walker is ono of the most remarkable men of the age. Ten years ago he was engaged as a reporter on one of the New Orleans daily papers. After wards he practised law at San Francisco, and at the present time occupies a most conspicu ous Bpace in the public eye. He has talents sufficient to adorn any station, and, if we do not mistake the “signs of the times,” his fondest wishes for Nicaraguan independence will yet be realized. The delegates from Lancaster county in the State Convention wore Messrs. William Patton, George G. Brush, B. M. Stauffer, Joel L. Lightner, Isaao E. Hiester and H. B. Swarr—the two latter gentlemen substituted for "Messrs. T. S. Mcllvain and Jacob F. Kautz who were not in attendance. Mr. Patton was on the Committee on reso lutions, and Mr. Hiester on the Committee to inform Messrs. Strong and Thompson of their nomination. The “Southern Monitor.” This is the title of a new- candidate for publio favor, devoted to Southern interests, just established, at Philadelphia, by J. B. Jones, formerly editor of the Washington Madisonian. The first number gives promise that the paper will be conducted with ability and spirit, and our Southern friends will have a faithful guardian of their rights—which, by the way, are the rights of the Constitution— at the North. The paper is printed in folio form, presents a neat typographical appear ance, and commends itself not only to South-, era support', but to that of all true dovers of the Constitution. Seoretary of War has ordered twenty-five hundred men; to march for Utah, and will send three or four hundred, more. It ie. said that Col- Cummings will be'the Governor. The Injunction. In the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, on the 6th inst., application was made by the Board of Canal Commissioners for a prelimin ary injunction to restrain the Pennsylvania -Railroad Company from purchashing the Main Line of the Public Works of the .State, and the Court appointed the 12th inst., for the hearing of the motion, at Harrisburg. At the request of the Counsel concerned for the Railroad Company, the time for hearing, was changed until the 16th inst., (to-day.) ‘ The following is the order of the Court.made on the 6tb instant: Henry S. Mott et. al. ) Canal Commissioners 1 In the Supreme vs. t Court. In Equity. The Penn. Central R. R- i Middle District. Company, et. ah J And now, Jane 1857, on reading the bill of complaint, &c., and on motion of W. L. Hirst, James H. Walton, C. R. Buckalew and William M. Meredith, counsel for com plainants, have leave to move the Court in banc at Harrisburg, on the 12th of June inst., at 9 o'clock, A. M., for a preliminary injunction, according to the prayer of the bill, notice of motion to be given to the defendants. Messrs. Strong and Thompson The nominations of Messrs. Strong and Thompson as candidates for Supreme Judges by the State Convention, are received by our political friends throughout the State with the liveliest satisfaction. Their election in October next may be regarded as a foregone conclusion. The Philadelphia Argus says: “ The nominees already enjoy an enviable reputation for their ability and statesmanship, and both have served with peculiar accepta bility in the national legislature. They have long held a commanding position at the bar in their respective districts and in the State, and their unquestioned talent, purity of character, and high moral worth will add to the already high repute and the confidence with which the supreme judicial tribunal of the States is regarded by all classes of our peopte. Wholly unexceptionable, and worthy in all that per tains to their duties as citizens, enjoying the esteem of all in a marked degree for their legal learning, and occupying a broadly national position in all their political action, both at home and in the national legislature, they will worthily reflect the sentiments of the gallant democracy of the old Keystone, and reflect credit upon the positions for which they have been selected.”. From Washington--Utah Affairs. Washington, June 12. —Utah affairs to day occupied the attention of the Cabinet. The arrival of Hon. Philip Frank Thomas, who haß been designated for the Governorship, is daily expected. In the event of his non-acceptance, the in dications are that Col. Cummings, who having once declined, is now an applicant, will be appointed. It is not improbable that an entirely new set of officers in tho Territory, will be sent, the Surveyor General included ; . the three Judges will be appointed from the West and Northwest, and the Marshal from Mississippi. Several days will elapse before answers will be received from those to whom these appoint ments are tendered. The corps of officers will travel to Utah, with the military forces. The Postmaster General has concluded a contract for carrying the mails between San Francisco and San Diego, with Mr. James E. Birch, at the rate $150,000 ~per annum; semi-weekly service. Rebukes tbe Shriekers The Herald of Freedom, published at Law rence, Kansas, utters a scathing rebuke to the Black Republican papers and croakers who are constantly proclaiming Kansas will be ; a slave State. We extract the following from the Herald , which by the way, is the organ of the Free State men of Kansas: The Croaking Policy. —Eastern journals continue to predict that Kansas will be a slave State, evidently with the intention of preven ting immigration to the Territory and making it a slave State. If Kansas is hot a slave State it will not be the fault of demagogues throughout the North, who, we honestly be lieve, desire it to be made such that their pre dictions may be verified. We say again and again that Kansas can never become a slave State ! Nineteen twentieths of the population of the Territory, at the present rate of increase from the North, are, or soon will be, in favor of freedom, and will never consent to be en slaved. It is an outrage upon the people of Kansas, those who have borne the fight in per son in the past, to be thus misrepresented in tho East, and through political journals. Travel over the entire length and breadth of Kansas, and it is almost impossible to find a man of either party so lost to truth as to exp|ess a doubt as to the ultimate result. Bribery and Corruption in Canada.— The Bathurst Courier , of Perth, C. W., says: The Corruption Committee of the House of Assembly are making some extraordinary dis closures in reference to the Southern railroad. Wholesale bribery and corruption are being’ brought to light, in which the late S. Zimmer man, Isaac Buchanan, Sir A. McNab, Receiver General Morrison, Mr. Rankin, and J. G. Yan sittart, are implicated. Thousands of pounds bribes are said to have been received by them. The Mr. Zimmerman alluded to lost his life some six weeks stnee. He was proprietor of the Zimmerman Bank at Elgin, and left a for tune of some $5,000,000. Very few such large fortunes are made honorably, and the commit tee’s investigations show that this large estate has not been accumulated without departing from the golden rule. BSL. One thousand nine hundred and fifty eight hogsheads of sugar and four hundred and fifty barrels of molasses were destroyed on Thursday last in Brooklyn, by the burn ing of the storehouse of George W. Baxter. The fire originated by sparks from a laborer’s pipe falling upon a bundle of hay. BgL. The Presbyterian (N. S.) General Assembly closed its session at Cleveland June 3, alter a warm and exciting debate on the Slavery question, which ended by a protest from the representatives of the Southern churches, and the likelihood of a separation. It will again meet at Chicago, May 20,1858. The Presbyterian (O. S) General Assembly closed its session in peace and harmony, at Lexington, June 1, and will meet at New Orleans, May 28, -1858. Cincinnati, June 13.—This morning as four U. S. Deputy Marshals were arresting a fugitive Blave and his wife, the slave stabbed Mr. J. C. Elliott, one of the Deputies, with a long sword knife, upon which another Deputy Marshal shot the slave in the abdomen four times. The negroes were then taken into cus tody. The Marshals wounds are of a danger ous character. The negroe’s are thought to be mortal. The affray occurred in a room on Vine street, near the Post office, where the negroes were secreted. St. Louis, June 15. —Sir George Gore and suite returned here yesterday, after three days’ absence, on a hunting expediton to the head waters of the Missouri. He reports that the country was neverin a worse condition respect ing the Indians. The Santee and Sioux tribes, were commit tiDg atrocities against the whites, and since the removal of the troops from Forts Randall and Lookout, the Indians in the neighborhood had assumed a hostile attitude. A party of United States troops had march ed out against the Santees. ASy** Rev. Bishop Ames, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, has purchased the Epis copal church edifice, in Indianapolis, and presented it to the South street mission of that city. Bishop Ames resides in Indian apolis, and is a gentleman of large wealth. Santa Anna Turned Up ! —the Ex-Dictator of Mexico from his exile in Carthagena, has pronuniamentoed against the Cohonfort ad ministration, the new constitution, tfie laws affecting the property and privileges of the clergy, &c., and asserts that there must be another revolution, though half of the Terri tory of the Republic should have to be Bold to supply the sinews of war 1 Democratic State Convention. The members composing the Democratic State Couven" tion, met in the Hall of tbe House of Representatives on Tuesday tbe 9th day of Jane and were called to order at 10 o’clock, A. M., by Philip Johnson, Esq., Chairman, who laid before tbe Convention the call of the State Central Committee re-assembling the Convention, and the letter from Judge Levis declining tbe nomination for Judge of the Supreme Court; which were read. Mr Wright moved that the declination 1 of Judge Lewis be accepted and his letter be published with tbe proceed ings of the Convention, together vrith the action of the State Central Committee; which motion was agreed to. The list of delega tee to the Convention was then read by the Secretary and a number of substitutions made for ab sent members. There appearing to be a contest between Charles Wor rell, and Wm. A. Porter for the seat ol senatorial delegate from the city of Philadelphia, Mr. Hoey moved to refer the contest to the delegates from tbe city and county of Phiiakelphia for their deter mination. Mr. Scott moved that tho motion be amended by allow ing each of the contestants fifteen minutes to state his cas e to the Convention; which was agreed to. General Wilson moved that Mr. Worrell be first heard: which was not agreed to. Mr. Wyant moved that Mr. Porter be admitted to & Seat in the Convention. Mr. McKinney moved to amend by substituting the name of Charles Worrell, which was not agreed to, yeas 40 nays 83. Mr. Porter was then admitted to a seat. Mr. H. B. Wright moved that the Convention now pro ceed to the nomination of candidates fgr Judges of the Supreme Court, which motion was agreed to. Nominations were then made as follows, viz Mr. Webster nominated George Sharswood. Phila. “ Wright “ Wm. Strong, Berks. James Thompson, Erie. “ Marshall “ Forney “ Wm. A. Stokes, Westmoreland. “ Blackburn “ P. C. Shannon, Allegheny. “ Searight “ Joshua B. Howell, Fayette. “ Young Thos. S. Bell, Chester. “ Burke H. Hepburn, Allegheny. “ Brawiey ’ “ Gaylord Church, Crawford. “ Bousall “ Abraham S. Wilson, Mifflin. “ Hippie “ Chas. W. Hegins, Schuylkill. “ M’Cormick “ J. W. Maynard, Lycoming. “ Campbell “ Joel Jones, Philadelphia. “ Clover “ J. S. M’Calmont, Clarion. “ Bucher “ S. Hepburn, Cumberland. On motion the nominations were closed. Mr. Wright moved that the Convention proceed to bal lot for candidates and that each delegate vote for two can didates until one is nominated. Mr. Searight moved to amend the motion by providing that the Convention vote for one candidate from the East and one from the West until two candidates be nominated! which was not agreed to. The motion of Mr. Wright was then agreed to. Mr. Buckalew moved that the balloting be deferred until the afternoon session which was agreed to. Mr. Cessna moved that the Committee on resolutions of the second of March last, be continued, the chair supplying all vacancies, and that all resolutions introduced be referred to the Committee, without discussion. Mr. Wright moved that the committee be enlarged to tho number of thirteen, which was accepted as a modification of his motion by Mr. Cessna. Mr. Whallon moved to amend by enlarging tho commit tee to thirty-three, one from each Senatorial district, which was not agreed to. The original motion was then adopted The Convention then ajourned until 2]4 o'clock in the afternoon. The Convention re-assembled at 2}4o’clock P. M. Tno Chairman announced the following committee on resolutions: Messrs. Cessna, Buckalow, Bonsall, Irwin, Patton, Al ricks, Dellinger, Brawiey, Searight, Weidman, Eldred, Cooper and Porter. Mr. John W. Maynard withdrew his name as a candidate for Judge of tbe Supremo Court. The nomination had been made in his absence and without his approbation. Mr. Clover withdrew the name of John S. M’Calmont. The Convention then proceeded to vote for candidates for Judges of the Supreme Court as follows : FIRST BALLOT. Geo. Sharswood, Philadelphia, 47 Wm. Strong, Berks, 63 James Thompson, Erie 28 Wm. A. Stokes, Allegheny, 28 Hopewell Hepburn, do 20 Samuel Hepburn, Cumberland 12 P.C. Shannon, Allegheny, 14 Thomas S. Bell, Chester, IS Abraham S. Wilson, 10 Gaylord Church, G Joshua Howell, 7 Chas. W. Hegins, Schuylkill, 3 Joel Jones, Philadelphia, .' 2 The whole number of votes cast were 131; necessary for a choice CG. There was no nomination. The names of Messrs. Samuel Hepburn, Hegins, Howell, and Jones were withdrawn. Strong, 75 Sharswood, 56 Thompson, 32 Stokes, 29 Hepburn, 26 Shannon 17 Bell, 10 Wilson, 9 Church, 4 Necessary to a choice 65. Hon. Wm. Strong, of Berks county, having received 75 rotes, was then declared nominated unanimously. The name of Mr. Church was withdrawn. Sharswood, Thompson, Stokes, Hepburn, Shannon, 8e11,.. Wilson, Necessary to a choice 06 —no nomination. FOURTH BALLOT. Sharswood, 26 Thompson, 39 Stokes 25 Hepburn, 31 Bell, . 3 Wilson, 4 Necessary to a choice 65. No nomination. The name of Mr. Shannon was withdrawn. Sharswood, Bell, Stokes, Thompson, H. Hepburn, Mr. Bell was withdrawn. SIXTH BALLOT. Sharswood, 24 Thompson, 4S Hepburn, 39 Stokes, 17 Necessary to a choice 65. No nomination. The name of Mr. Stokes was withdrawn. Sharswood, Thompson, Hepburn .’ Necessary to a choice 60—no nomination. EIGHTH BALLOT. Sharswood, Thompson, Hepburn, Necessary to a cohice 66 no nomination. Sharswood - 37 Tqompson, 76 Hepburn, 15 Whole number of votes cast 128 ; necessary to a choice 65. Hon. James. Thompson, of Erie county, was declared nominated. The nominaion was declared unanimous, amid much ap planße. Mr. Brawley moved that when the Conventian adjourns it will adjourn until 7]4 o’clock this evening. Mr. Wright moved to amend by adjourning without day; which waq not agreed to. The motion of Mr. Brawley was adopted and the Conven tion adjourned. EVENING SESSION: The Convention met at ~]/ 2 o’clock, Mr. Wilson moved that a committee of throe be appoint ed to inform Mr. Strong and Mr- Thompson of their nom ination. The motion was agreed to, and the chairman appointed Messrs. Wilson, Schnabel and Isaac E. Hiester said com mittee. Mr. Cessna, Chairman of the'Committeo on Resolutions, reported the following: Resolved, That the Judicial character of Peunaylvania has derived additional lustro from the eminent abilities and learning of Judges Lewis and Black, whose successors we have this day nominated. That the one who retires to private life carries with him the respect and esteem, both of the profession with which his duties associated him and of the people whom ho served, and while we did regret to lose the other from the Bench, wo express our gratification that his eminent abilities have been brought into requisi tion in the National Cabinet. Resolved, That wo fully approve of tho policy of the Na tional administration, as thus far exhibited, and have un diminished confidence in its distinguished head, and in those associated with him in the conduct of public affairs. Resolved, That the prompt and decisive action of tho President of the United States in defence of the elective franchise in tho City of Washington at the recent charter election in that city, merits and receives the sanction of all order-loving and law-abiding citizens. Resolved, That in the eminent public services, the high moral worth and in the sound legal learning of Wm. Strong and James Thompson, the nominees of this Convention t z Judges of the Supreme Court, the best evidences are iur nished of their fitness to discharge the responsible duties to which they are about to be called by the people, i Resolved, That the principle contained in the recent de cision of the Supreme Court of the United States, in the cose of Dre<| Scott vs. John F. A. Sanford, in regard to the political rights of the Negro race, meets the hearty acqui escence of the judgment of the Democratic citizens of Penn sylvania, and is as much commended to the whole people o S the United States by the force of truth and patriotism as it is equally binding on all by the highest sanctions of law. Resolved, That in tho opinion of this Convention the last Legislature, whose general course was so repugnant to the feelings, policy and principles of the Democratic party, that it cannot be hpld responsible for any of its acts, dem onstrated in its especial manner, its total want of respect for the right of the people to demand from their govern ment a safe and sound currency, by the enormous, indis criminate and unnecessary increase of the'banking capital of the State. ** Resolved, That, the passage of the act of the last Legis lature, entitled “An act to provide for a sale of tho Main Line of the Public Wqrks” was a wanton disregard of the best interest of the Commonwealth and of the principles of sound legislation. That whilst in Dame it purports to be a sale of works which cost the State nearly twenty millions of dollars, it is intended to be, in reality, a gift of those works to a corporation; that in permitting tho abandon ment of a large portion of said works there is a great sacrifice of the interests of the people, especially of thoso in the western part of the State; that the bill contains none of those safeguards for the future management of the line proposed to be consolidated which are required for the protection of the trade and commerce of the State; and in the entire exemption and release of tho Pennsylvania Railroad Company from all taxation upon its capital stock, . business and property forever, is established a dangerous precedent of doubtful constitutionality, and an odious dis tinction between a powerful corporation and the tax-paying citizens of the State. Mr. Yeager moved that the resolutions as reported be adopted, which was agreed to unanimously. Mr. Scott offered the following: Resolved, That the action of this Convention condemning the bill passed by the last Legislature, for the sale of the Main Line of the Public Works, because of olgeetionable features In some of its details, is not intended as a declara tion of hostility to the policy of a sale upon any terms. Mr. Cessna called attention to the tact that a resolution had been adopted at the morning session requiring that all resolutions Bhould be referred to the committee on res olutions without debate. Mr. Porter addressed the convention, declaring that if aught was added to the resolutions from the committee, as unanimously adopted, it must be something much stronger upon the infamies of the Main Line Bill. Mr. Wright expressed his gratification at the wording of the resolution. Mr. Scott moved that the resolution be referred to the committee with instructions to report forthwith. Mr. McManus moved that the motion and. the resolution be indefinitely postponed, which was agreed to. Mr. Schnable read extracts from Monday’s Pmnsylvania-n, and delivered a very energetic address which was severely denunciatory of that Journal, and much applauded. On motion of Mr. McManns the thanks of the Convention were tendered to tbe President and officers. The chairman announced that he had appointed Alex. McKinney, of Westmoreland county, and John Weidman> of Lebanon county, to fill omisions made in tho original appointment of the State Central Committee. Oo motion, the Convention adjonrned sine die. The McLean and Pratt Mormon Tragedy. The wife of H. H. Me Lean, the killer of P. P. Pratt, the Mormon Elder, publishes in the Van Buren (Arkansas) Intelligencer a letter, defending tbe memory of the dead Mormon, calling him by a variety of endearing names, and abusing her husband as an odious tyrant, who was guilty of the preposterous cruelty of objecting to her religion, (Mormon ism, ) and who would not let her bring up her lambs (children) in the faith of her heart. She writes as if sincere to the uttermost, believing Parley Pratt a murdered Saint, her husband a monster, and herself tbe most perse cuted of women. She says she was converted to Mormonism before she met. Parley, the Saint. She took her children from the school room at San Francisco, arid had them baptised in water by Pratt, and as members of the Church of Latter Day Saints. In justifying herself for this, she coolly says : If any condemn this act let them also condemn every woman, who refuses to go to perdition with her children, just because her husband makes this choice! Sending her children away from her to prevent her making Mormons of them, she considered a wrong most foul and unnatural. But her husband sent her to New Orleans, where &he could see her children, where she arrived two weeks after her children, whom she found at her father’s house, and there she was “ closely guarded,” and her health declined untill she stole her children, but could not get away with them. Thus she speaks of Saint Parley Pratt, whose attentions to her were reciprocated by her husband in a style so peculiar and efficient: In behalf of the dead I have to testify that whatever relation existed between us was of my own seeking. When he kept house with his wife, Elizabeth, in San Francisco, I often sought his society, and if any censure me, let them censure me for the strongest impulses of my nature, which have ever prompted me to seek light and truth, despite the difficulties that might intervene between me and the object of my search. This man was a fountain of light and intel ligence, at which thousands might drink, and yet the stream flowed clear, pure, and free. I am willing to acknowledge that I have often sought his door at the dawn of day when his wife was sick, to take some meat , bread , and fruit upon which they might subsist until the following morning. Does any blame him for being poor? Let them lay the blame upon Him who required his discipleß to go with the everlasting Gospel to the nations, without purse or scrip or oven two coats. Neither do I deny that I much desired, from time to time, to have him entertained at our house, even as I gladly entertained my husband’s brethren. We had unoccupied rooms and beds, and a profusion of the good things of life, while he was poor and a stran ger, and as unpopular as a certain Nazarine who once pilgrimized through the land of Judea, and could not find a place to lay his head. Upon the same principle that I was deprived this privilege, Mary and Martha would have been punished for bathing the feet of their Lord and running to meet him when he returned from a mission. Thht she attempted to run away with her children to Salt Lake, and was furnished by the Mormons with 8100 to pay her expenses she states, and considers that she was doing a work of righteousness. How total was her infatuation for Pratt, may be seen in the following: I do not deny that I washed his feet, combed his hair, and often walked that he might ride. Neither do I deny visiting with him a number of families in St. Louis, who thought it a greater honor to entertain him, than they would to entertain any king or potentate living upon the earth. I also confess that it pained me to see him in chains, and fain would I have bathed his wrist where the cursed iron chafed his skin. But this was nothing to what I was yet to see! Have I not seen his heart's blood drip ping from the wound of the deadly knife? Six pistol balls coufd not avail To make his holy visage pale: But the fierce and deadly knife, Pierced bis heart and claimed his life. Oh! Parley dear, we love you well, Yea, more than mortal tongue can tell, And we know you’ll come agnin, With-’us to live, Christ to reign. Oh, Qod of Israel, let the cry Of Parley’s blood come up on high, And let his wounds before thee plead, For wrath on him who did the deed. I am" free to declare before angels and men that Parley P. Pratt was innocent of the charges made against him. The most serious charge against her husband is: 11. Me Lean drove me from him, and that he by his own act, blighted and consigned to eternal death, all the delicate ties that existed between u?, and that before Mormonism crossed our pathway. However, without knowing it, she testifies that her husband created her with teuderuesa, stating that her home was amply provided with good things—which she was so anxious to share with the Mormons—and that when she was unhappy in San Francisco, away from her children, he gave her the means to go where they were. Her prose proves her intense crazy fanaticism, and her poetry shows her to be foolish, and the effect of her epistles on all solid understandings, will be to augment the sympathy which is felt for her husband. Gen. Walker’s Return to Nicaragua.— Gen. Walker, in the course of his speech at New Orleans, said: Central America was now in a worse con dition than under the Spanish rule. Mongre lism was the secret of its warning fortunes. What was to be done ? It was left for us to Americanize Central America. On whom rested the right of regenerating the amalga mated race? On no other than the people of the United States, and especially of the South ern States. I call upon you, therefore, to ex ecute this mission. You cannot, injustice to yourselves, shrink from the duty. Youcannot but contribute your energies in carrying out the great principle of American influence. As for myself, forced here as I am, I can but appeal to you to assist in regaining the Amer ican ascendency. My duty has been paid, and I would not turn back on the path I have traversed. No, gentlemen; forced here against my will, I feel that my duty calls upon me to return. [Applause.] All who are nearest and dearest to me are there. There sleep the .men, soldiers and offi cers, whose rights I cannot fail to see respec ted ; here to, the heirs of those who have per ished claim that I should return ; nor, while I draw one breath, shall I leave a single stone unturned in securing them in their inheri tance. I call upon you then, fellow-citizens, male and female, whose triends and relatives have .perished, to lend your aid—upon the men to assist with their fortunes and purses ; upon the mothers to belt the swords about their sons ; upon the maiden, as she listens to the lover at her feet, until he shall vow to go forth on the mission of his duty. Aye, fellow citizens, I call upon you all, by the glorious recollections of the past and the bright antici pations of the future, to assist in carrying out and perfecting the Americanization of Central America. [Tremendous applause.] The Editor's Boole Table. PUTNAM’S MONTHLY—Published by Miller A Curtis, 321 Broadway, N. York, at $3 per annum. The July number, which commences the 10th volume of Putnam, has been received. The contents are as follows . A Season at the White Mountains; We; The Embroi dered Handkerchief; The Old Museum; Venerable Bede; Early Rising; Mizzeri-Top Musings ; The Baby Extermi. natcr; Witching Times ; Lord Brongham; Female Cooper age, Ac., Ac. The whole handsomely illustrated. Tho receipts of gold from San Fran cisco, by the last two steamers amounted to nearly $3,400,000. CITY AND COUNTY AFF4IRS. It Did’nt Come!—Oar readers will recollect that Saturday last, the I3tb insL, vas the day fixed upon by certain European astronomers fora general sweep of all creation by the tail of the Comet. It did’ut do anything of the kind, however—and here we are, on thtis 16th of June, anno domini 1857. safe and sound •‘as a bag In a rng, r and without any intention of leaving this, lower sphere yet a while—that is, if we can help it! This globe of ours, we believe, wags on about in tbe usual way, and bids defiance to all comets and other long-bearded animals. We breathe “freer and deeper,” now that we have escaped a switch from tbe tail of so ugly ft customer as our friend the Comet. Bishop Onderdonk.—Bishop Onderdonk, of Philadelphia, preached on Sunday morning in St. James’ P. E. Church, Duke and Orange streets, and in the evening at St. John’s Free Church, Spring Garden. His sermons were exceedingly able, and a deep-toned fervor and piety pervaded throughout His audiences were large, and he was listened to with the most profound attention. St. John’s Free P. E. Church.— Rev. Mr. Appleton has accepted the Rectorship of this Church, and will enter upon the discharge of his duties on Sunday next He is spoken of as a young gentleman of fine talents, and excellent Christian character. 'Darkness Reigned!— Whilst the congrega tion at St. John's P. E. Church, Spring Garden, were listening to the able and profound discourse of Risbop Onderdonk, tbe gas suddenly went out, and darkness for a time prevailed. Tbe lights were re-lit, but the Bishop had not fairly got under way, wheo, presto! change! out they went a second time. They were again re-lit, but no further trouble was experienced. We understand that onr gassy friend played the same queer freak at tba Duke Street M. E. Church. He is a very troublesome customer at times. Rev. Walter F. Powell.— This gentleman entered upon the discharge of his duties as Pastor of the Ist Presbyterian Church, Orange street, on Saturday last. His introductory sermon is highly spoken of. Rev. Alfred Nevix, D. D.—We understand that this gentleman has been tendered one of the Professorships in the Lafayette College, at Easton, Pa., and thinks of ac cepting the same. We shall be sorry to part with this able divine. He has won for himself a host of friends by his gentlemanly and Christian bearing. Little Dorrit.—Murray, Young & Co. have just received advance copies of Little Dorrit, one of Dickens' best and most popular works. Our thanks are due to the above firm for a copy. The work is complete in one volume, and is retailed at 50 cents. Of course every body will procure a copy. Call so\q, as it is expected the edition will be speedily exhausted. Humane Fire Company.— At a meeting of this Company on Friday evening, at the hall in Manor street, the following persons were elected officers: Presi dent—Davis M. Fraim ; Vice President —Joseph Brillhart; Secretary—Edwin E. Snyder: Treasurer—George M. Stein man ; Chief Engineer—Wm. U. Lutz; Assistant Engineers —John Beckol, William Lorentz; Directors—Geo. Killian, George Iluffnagle, Henry Donis, Washington Wineour, Henry Dreppard, Michael Iluffnagle, John Brown, William Sheats. The Fencibles’ Pic Nic. —This affair comes off on Thursday next at Hershey’s Woods, on the now Wabank road. From the list of managers published we doubt not it will be one of the most pleasant Pic Nlcs ever gotten up in this city. The Fencibles will parade from their Armory, in Prince street, accompanied with music from their Band. There will be Target practice on the ground for a medal now in the possession of the veteran Captain. A merry time to all who participate. Our thanks are due to the managers for a complimentary card. Cricket Club, No. 2.— This association organized on last night week, in the Young America Hall, McConomy’s Building, West King street. Abraham Gibbs was elected President, and George Markley, Secretary. A committee of five was appointed to prepare a Constitution and By-Laws for the government of the Club in their exer cises. The Club consists of about twenty members —some live or six more are wanted to complete tho number re quired. Those of our young men who desire to engage in healthful exorcise should join such an organization. Wabank. —The sale of this beautiful water ing place has been stopped, and it has been rented by Messrs. Henry Weaver and Adam Trout. The new firm have already commenced operations, and from their well known reputation will, undoubtedly, render the place a favorite summer resort. It is a fine watering place, and will accommodate a large number of guests. The grounds are finely laid out, and the scenery is magnificent. The fishing advantages are great, and, in fact, everything is of the first order for the accommodation of strangers. Hoops Denounced in the Bible.— Tho following is an extract from Isaiah iii. 18 : “In that day the Lord will take'away the bravery of their tinkling orna ments about their feet, and their combs, and their round tire like the moon.” Bad nows for “my ladie.” List of Retailers. — From a classified list of retailers doing business in this county it appears that the number, including brokers, keepers of ten pin alloys and billiard tables, is 1103. Tho number of retailers in tho city is 237. The number in Reading foots up 243, which oxceeds that of any other place in the interior of the State. I. 0. 0. F.—Washington Encampment, No. 11, I. 0. 0. F., at their stated meeting, on Tuesday evening last, elected the following officers to serve for the next term: C. P.—lleury J. Steigerwalt. 11. P.—Frederick Achey. S. W. —George F. Rote. ,T. W.—Ezioin Spera. Treasurer—Henry M. White. Scribe—J. Messersmith Westbfeffer. The Encampment meets on the second and fourth Tues days of each month in the Odd Fellows’Hall, South Queen street. Death by Poisoning—The Wife Arrested ox Srsi’iciON. —A colored man by the name of Sebastian | living in Marietta, died suddenly on Friday week, and was buried next day. His wife (whom he married but a few weeks since) was arfested on suspicion of having caused his death by poison. The evidence against her is that she bought arsenic at a drug store on Thursday, and on Friday he was taken very ill, with great pain in the stomach and intestines.— Applied to a physician for medicine to relieve him, and obtained laudanum, of which she gave him an overdose and quieted both him and the pain forever. An Important Medicine for Lung Com plaints.—Dr. Keyser's Pectoral Syrup, sold at Heinitsh’s, 13 East King street, haß won an enviable reputation in the various Diseases of the Lungs and Pulmonary Organs. We are aware of no medicine that has given such general satis faction, and why should it not? Dr. Keyser is a regular physician, now in the Wholesale Drug business in Pitts burgh, and we are assured by him that be mixes and weighs, with his own bands, every ounce of ingredient that goes into this valuable compouud, girl ug tnereby a guarantee or great care, at least, in its compounding. Minnesota Correspondence. Mankato, M. T., May 24th, 1857. Geo. Sanderson, Esq. —Dear Sir: — I thought I might as well employ this wet afternoon in letting you know our whereabouts and how we are getting along, os well as anything else that I could employ my time at. We arrived in this place on the 12th Inst., about 7 o'clock, A. M., and took lodgings at the Mankato House, all iu good health and spirits. On our way up the river we fell in with Gen. Shields, at St. Paul, to whom we showed our letters of introduction, aDd were very kindly received by him. He advised us to examine the country for ourselves and draw our conclusions from wbat we could discover in our travels, and after we had heard every man’s suggestions to use our own discretion in making our selections for the future.— He very kindly furnished us with letters of introduction to certain individuals in the Territory, for which we are under obligations to him. * In traveling through the country we find that consider able consternation exists in relation to the Indian depre dations that have been committed near Spirit Lake,-in lowa, and the southern part of .Minnesota, the real cause of which it is pretty hard to arrive at. However there are some things which we witness daily hero that may be considered as directly bearing upon the conduct of the Indians, which is simply the great amount of drunkenness prevailing among them. You may readily ask, how do they obtain liquor whensuch Btringentlaws exist in rolation to selling that article to them? Well, sir, there are laws making it aimost a criminal offence for any person to sell an Indian Hqnor, but these laws are like a great many other human laws framed iu such a way as to let the Indian have as much liquor as he wishesto have; whilst they prevent the settlers from selling to the Indians, they are sileut in relation to selling to the half-breeds, who are no better than the Indians and. in many respects, a great deal worse. The half-breeds can purchase as much liquor as they want, and as they live with and are connected with the Indians proper, why, as a matter of course, the Indians can get from them as much as they want. So you see that there is very little prohibition after all in regard to keep ing the Indians sober —and all that is wanted on the part of the half-breeds is to get an opportunity of robbing the defenceless settlers, which ia very easily done by instigating drunken Indians to commit cert.iin depredations, whilst they, the half-breeds, tako charge of the robbing depart ment, which they attend to very diligently. However we entertain hopes that this state of affairs will not exist much longer. We expect the removal of one of the tribes, that is the Winnebagos. You may say we expect it to be the case because we wish it to be so. Well that is true to some extent—we do wish it to be so; but I think there is some tangible reason notwithstanding for our hopes. I believe the Tribe consists only in numbering about 1800 in all, and their country is very rich not only in regard to fertile prairie but to good water also. Power almost equal to tbe Fails of Anthony on the Mississippi, as well as some of the best Timber lands in the Territory, with Coal and Plaster of Paris thereon. Now, sir, this beautiful reservation, which is about equal to 18 miles square, is so situated as to be directly on the route of two of those Rail roads for which Congress, at its last session, gave grants of public laDd, and which are now beiDg surveyed, viz: tbo Root River Road and the Still Water and Sioux City Road, both of which will bisect this reservation to a certain extent. There will not be sufficient land left unclaimed by actual settlers to make these Roads, at least within reach of them, therefore the Companies aided as they are by tbe most influential men of the country, who to a great extent are more or less interested in the completion of these Roads, will ask for their removal when it will bo most conducive to their interest. It is not a matter of doubt now with many who profess to “understand the ropes,” as the saying is, but that this Tribe will be removed before three j’ears. It is thought by some of pur citizens here that there may be difficulties experienced tliis fall from the Sionx Indians in relation to those recent depredations. It is confidently asserted that they know who the depredators were, and also that certain persons of their Tribe were along at the time. They number about’6o,ooo warriors in all, 10,000 of whom are situated on this side of the Missouri River aDd are very insolent. The reason for tbls opinion is simply this: Of the ladies who were captured at Springfield, only two have yet been recovered, and they bad to be bought; aDd just as soon as the others can be secured Government will ask reparation in some manner, which, it is thought, they will be likely to refuse, as is indicated by certain acts of theirs. In fact they have seemed to manifest a great deal of obstinacy for some time back, and were very willing to engage in plundering tbe whites whenever an oppor tunity presented itself; and to say the least about them they are the most ugly set of creatures I have ever seen. Those noble traits of Indian character which it has pleased certain historians to write about will do well enough to read about at a distance; but to live with and near them, I assure you there is precious little poetry in it. ST. LOUIS CORRESPOITDBNOB. The, Great Railroad Celebration in our City—Distinguished Visitors—Judge Black—Senator Bigler—Senator Douglas — Afem!*rs of the Press —The Reception, Procession and Festivities—Meeting in the Varieties Theatre—Eloquent' Speeches, dr. dr..—Limits of the City of St. Louts — Gov. Whlker't Address—Major Richardson and Capt. Diller , of Illinois—Fort Dodge, etc. Bt. Louis, June 8, 1857. This week our city has been the observed of all observ. era. Distinguished gentlemen from nearly all parts of the Union paid the great Valley of the Mississippi a visit for the first time, and St, Louis was the great attraction of all. The Railroad Celebration, upon the completion of the Ohio and Mississippi Road, uniting St. Louis, the “Emporium of the West,” with Cincinnati and the Atlantic cities, with one continuous chain of railroad, was one of the most gor geous and brilliant displays eTer witnessed in the far West. On Thursday the ceremonies took place in Cincin nati, and though the arrangements there were gotten np in magnificent style, they were nothing when compared with the ceremonies and festivities of our own city. At 12 o’clock on Thursday night the arrival of the train on the opposite side of tbe Mississippi, was announced by the roaring of cannou, and re-echoed from this side by the cannon planted upon onr levee by the Committee of Ar rangements. Four steamboats were chartered to cross the river and lodge the guests on the opposite side for the night. At 8 o’clock on Friday morning the levee was crowded, and after the invited guests had partaken of breakfast on the boats, the lines were cat and the steamers played np and down the river—giving those on board a full front view of tbe city they have so often read about, but never seen, as well as the magnificent display of at least fifty steamers lying at port, from all of which fiags and streamers floated in the breeze. The roar of cannon from the steamcr«. on wbi.-h were tho city’s guests, was quickly answered from the shore, announcing that all was in readiness for thi*ir reception. Between 9 and 10 o’clock the boats landed—with their living freight of some 1200 souls, who took their places in the line of procession which was formed along the levee and through tho streets leading to the river. At 11 o’clock the line was stretched, and the whole moved off in quick step to the music of the various bands. Tho Grand Marshal headed tho procession, fol lowed by tbe St. Louis Grays ; next the orator of tbe day, Judge Ed. Bates; then the guests in carriages—about 75 in number; following which was tbe Baltimore Brass Band; next wore 112 omoibusses, all filled with citizens; then the National Guards and Band; following which were the Sons of Malta; next the Central Fire Company, the hose carriage drawn by the members in uniform, aDd the engine by four horses; St Louis Fire Company; Mis souri Fire Company, with a Band; Liberty Fire Company; Laclede Fire Company ; Lafayette Hook and Ladder Com pany. All of tli9 engines and hose carriages were beauti fully and tastefully decorated with flowers and artificials Take the firemen altogether they were certainly the feature of the whole procession, and the many wreaths and flowers that were promiscuously showered upon them as they passed through tbe streets, proved conclusively that they were the observed of all observers, and the procession would have lost much of its beauty and grandeur, had they opt have been in tbe procession. Then followed another band; next the Washington Guards; then followed tbe Missouri Gymnastic Society; Socilar Sanger Choir; St. Louis Sanger Band ; Gruetli Verein and Concordia ,Gesang Verein, the Turners, Ac., Ac.; then a brass band; next the Union Rifles; the Swiss Rifles; Mounted Rifles, and then following in the rear of all was the Artillery with th6ir guns. As the procession moved along tho streets it was greeted from the side-walks by long and loud huzzas, and from every door, window and house-top by tho bright smiles of tbe ladies and the waving of handkerchiefs. The procession proceeded to the Fair Grounds, about four miles from the river, where the guests were welcomed by Judge Ed. Bates, who was the orator of the day. It may not be out of place to let your readers know who of the guests were present upon this occasion—men were here from Dearly all parts of the Union—many of whom never visited the West before. From Virginia —Hon. Fayette McMullen, lately appoint ed Governor of Washington Territory; J. R. Thompson, Esq., editor of the Southern Literary Messenger, Rich' mood. Maryland —Hon. J. Dixon Roman; Col. Anthony Kim mel, the “ Linganere Farmer” of Western Maryland, Vice President of the U. S. Agricultural Association; Hon. J. Morrison Harris, Representative of Baltimore connty, in the Legislature ; Hon. William 11. Travers, Speaker of the Honse of Delegates; Ex-Governor Thomas, Hon. F. P Blair, Sr., Wm. Prescott Smith, Esq., Assistant Master of Transportation Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Wm. Pink ney White, Esq., of tho Baltimore Bar. Ohio —Professer Mitchell, Cincinnati Observatory ; Hon. Mr. Flagg, lion. S. E. Adams, Mayor of Chillicothe. Indiana— non. Judge Ellis. Illinois —Governor Reynolds, Ex-Governor Koerner. Kentucky —Gen. W. S- Pilcher, Mayor of Louisville. New York —Hon. Erastus Brooks, of the Legislature, and editor of the N. Y. Express. There were a large number of the Press in attendance ameng whom were Messrs. W. B. Shaw, of the Now York Herald; J. B. Swain, Times; Wm. B. McMaster.fi, News; C. A. Sparks, Brooklyn Times; 11. R. R. Duraars, Elmira Dally Advertiser. Washington —E. G. Dill, Union ; W. B. Topping, South ern Press; W. D. Wallach, Star. Baltimore —Eddington Fnlton, American; Clifton W. Tavleur, Clipper; 11. H. Young, Argus. Cincinnati —John D. Caldwell, Junius Brown, Joseph Glenn, Gazette; Alexander Walker, J. W. Wilmington, Enquirer; E. B? Reed, Times ; Edward E. Cross, Press ; M. ITalsted, Commercial; W. T. CoggesHall, Ladies’ Reposito ry; and Ohio State; S. H. Kanfman, Zanesville Courier; T. L. Andrews, Marietta Intelligencer; A. P. Miller, Scioto Gazette, Chillicothe. Indiana— A. B. , Madison Courier. Indianapolis, E. W. H. Ellis, o£i‘ We the PeopleJ. W. Bingham, Sen tinel; T. W. Elliott, Journal. Milwackie—E. M. Boothe, Free Democrat. Chicago —Mr. Davidson, Tribune. Hamilton, Canada West—Geo. W. West and W. M. Ni cholson, Banner. After the speeches, dinner and toasts, the excursionists returned to the city in procession and were escorted to their different lodgings, all seemingly pleased with the manner in which the celebration was conducted and hos pitality of our citizens. We were sorry that Mr. Buchanan and Gen. Cass were.not here to participate in this ever to be remembered celebration, upon the completion of one of tho most gigantic enterprises of the continent. All the business houses were closed, and many of the stores and public places were .tastofully decorated. In the evening our streets were lit up with Bon Fires, and Firo Works and Rockets, with which the loveliness of the night, pre sented a spectacle worthy of the occasion. Very unexpectedly another train arrived from Cincin nati on Saturday morning, with some 600 guests. Although they arrived a day after the feast, a public meeting was called in the Varieties Theatre on Saturday night, and these “better late than never,” were appropriately received and welcomed by a speech from Mr. Drake on the part of tho city authorities and the citizens generally. Judge. Sam. Black, of Penna., was loudly called for, who came forward and responded in his usual able, happy and eloquent style. He spoke about 20 mioutes—his remarks were to tbe point, and elicited loDg, loud and continued applause from the audience. Judge Black was decidedly the lion of the celebration, and will return to Pennsylvania os one of the shining lights of our country. All, without & Blug\e exception, pronounce Judge Block the usd of the celebration. We had tbe pleasure of an introduction, and was surprised to learn from him that he knew your corres pondent and our connections, as well as we knew them ourselves! Judge Black leaves to-morrow for Nebraska territory. Be has made many warm and influential friends in this city. lion. Mr. Harris, Congressman from Baltimore, followed Mr. Black. Next, Mr. Erastus Brooks, of tbe Now Tork Express, was introduced to the audience, whose speech was highly applauded. The Hon. Mr. Phelps, Speaker of the House of Representatives ot Massachnseeti, next occupied the stand, who was followed by Prof. Mitchell, of Cincin nati, Judge Ellis, of Indiana, Mr. Corry, of Ohio, and tbe Hon. Mr. Loomis, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Pinckney, of Ma ryland. made the closing speech, which was complete with wit, fancy aDd imagination. Judge S. A. Douglass, of 1111. nois, was loudly called for during the whole evening, and, after that the excitement got so high for “Senator Doug lass,” that the President of the meeting—the Mayor of the city—coaid no longer keep back tbe Senator’s name, very faintly announced to the audience, that the “ Distinguished Senator from Illinois was not present.” Now, we do not wish to throw cold water upon any of the arrangements made by the City Council, the Mayor of tho city, and the city authorities, and do not speak advisedly, when we say that from all we can understand, Sir. Douglas was not in vited to this meeting, although ho was invited by the Railroad Directory to participate in tho celebration. If this Black Republican administration of out city did refuse to extend an invitation to one of our country’s greatest aod ablest statesmen, who was at the time in our midst> simply because he did not agree with them on certain po litical topics, when others, entertaining Judge Douglas’ views aud opinions, from a great distance, had the warm hand of friendship aDd welcomo extended to them, we think it was a very little trick on tbe part ef those who had the management and control of this Saturday night meeting. We are an admirer aod friend of Judge Doug las, aDd it caused our Democratic blood to boil at such lit tleness of'men “robed in brief authority.” Senator Bigler, of Penna., is also in our city, but did not participate in the ceremonies of the Celebration. He is en rouD, we believe, for Kansas. In addition to those strangers already mentioned above, we find the following list on our hotel registers: Col. P G. Washington, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury; Gen. eral Stewart, of Baltimore; Hon. William Corry, of Hamil ton county, Ohio; Professor 0. M. Mitchell,of Ohio; Hon. Robert C. Schenck, of Ohio; Hon. Wm. N. Caldwell, of Ohio; Judge A.T. Ellis, of Vincennes, la.; Hon. Stephen A. Douglass, of 111.; Governor Bigler, of Pa.; D. S. Dodge, (banker) N. Y.; Judge Haughton, of Buffalo ; Hon. Charles A. Phelps, Speaker of the last and Present House, of Mas sachusetts ; Colonel Kinoel, of Ind.; E. P. Hotchkier Milwaukee Dally Wisconsin; Fuller, New Hamp shire Gazette; H. H. Young, Baltimore Republican; Ser vetus Longly, Type of the Times, Cincinnati; James W. Kennedy, Pittsburgh Chronicle; A. B. Hazzard, Kansas Pioneer; George U. Porter, Baltimore Commercial Journal and Price Current; Mr. Platt, of the Ponghkepsie Eagle’ N. Y.; Mr. Colby, of the Newburyport Herald, Maas. The members of the Cincinnati City Council, left yester day morning on the steamer Baltimore, for an excursion to Keokuk. The Baltimore Brass Band entertained a large concourse of people on Saturday night in front of the Coart House with select musical gems. At a late hour they were taken in omnibuses to different parts of the city, favoring the citizens with pleasing serenades. A large number of the invited guests met at the Mer cantile Library Hall, in order to give some expression of feeling in respect to the many courtesies received daring their short stay in our midst, and passed a series of resolu tions, among which was the following— JOHN J. POSTER. Resolved, That the boundleu liberality shown in onr overwhelming reception and kind treatment by the people of St. Louis mark them as a community of rare generosity, which will be ever held in onr most grateful remembrance* Thus ended the railroad celebration in onr city. We omitted to state that Mr. McMlchael, editor of the Philadelphia Gazette, and Mr. Harrie Washington, corres pondent of the same journal, and Mr. Jones, of the Balti more Sun were in the city and “taking notes,” and will no doubt print them, and let ns see ourselves af others see us. The N. York journal* are represented by their most graphic writers. It may be well enough just now to give a abort sketch of our city limits, which Is year by year extending over the county of St. Louis. The old Spanish town of St. Louis, up to 9th December. 1820, contained 232 acres; the city of St. Louis, up to Feb. 15,1841, 563 acres; giving an Increase of 331 acres. The city of SL Louis, up to December 5, 1856, contained 2,955 acres; giving an increase of 2,892 acres. Tbe present extended new limits contain 9,850 acres; giving an increase of 6,895 acres, or an area of fifteen and a half square miles. The extreme length of tho present city on the river front is seven and a fourth miles; the extreme width of the city is three miles. The highest ground within the present limits is 176 feet above the Directrix, (the curb on Front street,) and 208 feet above low water mark. The length of the old Spanish town was one and a fourth miles; tbe width of tbe same was one fonrth of a mile.— Previous to 1841 the length of the city was one and three fourths miles; the width was half a mile. Previous to 1856 tbe length of the city was four and a half miles; the width was one mile. Tho present extended limits are, ih length, six and one-fourth miles; width, two and a half miles. The present limits will embrace 5000 blocks of land of 300 feet in front by 270 feet in depth, making 60,000 lots of 50 feet each. You can thus see the rapid growthof our city, and we scarcely out of our “teens” yet—young, vigorous and prom ising, and destined to out-grow many of the seaboard cities. Our majestic rivers and great iion arms of railroads must make and build up the far Wost. We are no longer a “paper town,” but a city of reality, of standing and of Im mense wealth—our country arouud us abounds in agricul ture and commerce, And our State cannot much longer be overlooked—our lands are being rapidly brought up, and emigration tbat a few years ago passed by these lands for the country farther North, is retracing its steps, and pour ing into our State at every point. People begin to see for themselves what slavery Is, and find out tbat it is not such a bad “institution” after all, and that lands in a slave State yield quite as much as those of tbe free, and il any differ ence does exist it is in favor of tbe Slaty Stales. We have been here long enough to know tbat slavery does not In torfore with the labor of those who have come among us . Gov. Walker’s Inaugural Address to the citizens nf Kansas seems to havo given general satisfaction. All is quiet In lh# Territory. * We are pleased to hoar that Wm. A. Richardson, of Illi nois, and Capt. Isaac R. Diller, have both been rewarded for their gallant services in the Presidential campaign, by Mr. Buchanan —the former Governor of Nebraska, and the latter Consul to Bremen. Men who spend their time and money for the cause should always be remembered, and the cases above cited, are but another laurel in tho wreath of the President’s fame and generosity. Tho Fort Dodge Sentinel says: “There is now In thia city, at the house of Mnj. Williams, a little boy about 8 years old, who escaped tho bloody massacre by the Indiana at Springfield, Minnesota Territory, on the 27th ot March last, and who was brought to town by the volunteers who went to the rescue. Ho says bis name is John Sldman Stewart. We learn from some of the survivors of the maa. sacre that he is the son of Josiah Stewart, of Indiana coud. ty, Pa. The boy says his Grandfather’s name was Fleming (probabiy his mother’s maiden name.) All the boy’a family, father, mother and two little sisters, are among the murdered. Also, a young lady, about 10 or 17. years of age, named Elizabeth Gardner, whose family were also murdered, she only escaping the horrid fate. She says her lather’s name was Roland Gardner, bnt she knows not the residence of any relatives. Her father emigrated from tho State of In. diana to this State, and was formerly from Steuben County t N. Y. Both are desirous of heariug from their relatives, if they have any; and all communications in reference to them, addressed to Major William Williams, Ft! Dodge, Webster Co., lowa, will be promptly answered. They will bekindly cared for till such time as their friends shall come for them." Wo have had several heavy rains in the past week, and everything gives promise of a bountiful crop. The weather to-day is yery warm. Health of the city good. Rivers In fair navigable stage. Mr. Stoek was in our city In the early part of lo3t week, but has again returned to Minne sota. He speaks very highly of the country. We are authorized to announce that JACOB FOLTZ, of this city, will be a candidate for Clerk of the Quarter Sessions of Lancaster county, if nom inated by tbe Democratic Convention. apr 14 tf 12 REGISTER.— william Kirkpatrick, of this city, will bo a candidate for REGISTER, at the ensuing election, if nominated by the Union County Con vention. june 16 td* 22 SHERIFF.— Gen. MICHAEL R. WIT WER, of tho City of Lancaster, will be a candidate for the office of SHERIFF, at the ensuing October election, subject to the decision of the Union County Convention, apr 7 tfl2 SHERIFFALTY.— -We are authorized to announce FREDERICK DEIIN, of this city as the people’s candidate for the office of Sheriff. Should he be elected, he promises to discharge its duties with fidelity. , apr 28 tfls SHERIFFALTY.— HIRAM L. THOMP SON, of Providence tw’p., will be a candidate for Sher iff of Lancaster county, at the ensuing election, if nominar ted by the Democratic County Convention. my!Btf IT lIELMBOLD’S HIGHLY CONCENTRATED EXTRACT BUCUU, is prepared directly according to the rules of Pharmacy aud Chemistry, and is the best and in >at active preparation which can be made for tho euro of Diseases of the Bladder, Kidneys, Gravel, Dropsy, Weaknesses, <fcc. Read hi« advertisement in another column, headed “Helm bold’s Genuine Preparation. 4®* EQUALITY TO ALL I UNIFORMITY OF PRICE!— A new feature of business: Every one his own Salesman. Jones & Co., of the Crescent One Price Clothing Store, No. 200 Market street, above 6th, In addition to having the largest, most varied and fashionable stock of Clothing In Philadelphia, made expressly for retail sales, have consti tuted every one his own Salesman, by having marked In figures, on each article, the very lowest price it can be sold for, so they cannot possibly vary—all must buy alike. The goods are all well sponged and prepared and great pains taken with the making, so that all can buy with the full assurance of getting a good article at the very lowest P Remember the Crescent, In Market, above 6th, No. 200 fob 26 ly-5 JONES <k CO. IMPORTANT TO FARMERS. —A. F. BAIR would respectfully inform the public, that he has taken the old established stand, formerly occupied by 8. B. Haines, and more recently by N. Bair k Brother, in tho rear of Dr. George B. Markley, in East King street, Lan caster, Pa., a half square east of Sprecher’s Hotel, where is prepared to furnish those celebrated THRESHING MA CHINES and HORSE POWERS with the improved Friction Geared Shaker, which for lightness of running and effi ciency of action stands unrivalled. N. b. Repairing of all kinds attended to at the shortest notice and in a manner that will make the article repaired m übo'wl if new. He invites Farmers to come and ex amine his work, aDd purchase If they see proper. ■gy-The best of reference can be given. July 8 MARRIAGES. On the morning of Tuesday, the 9th Inst., at St. James' Church, by the Re*. Samuel Bowman, D. D., Mr. Henry W. Efager to Miss Ellen, daughter of Hon. A. L. Hayes, all of Lancaster. On the 4th Inst., In the Second Presbyterian Church, by the Rot. Alfred Nevin, D. D., John Calvin Paxton, of Mari ■ etta, Ohio, to Sophia L. Reed, of this city. By the Rer. J. J. Strino, David Alexander, to Lucinda MsCue, both of Martic. On the 11th in3t., by the same, George Myers, to Mary M. Brubaker, both of Strasburg. On Tuesday evening, the 2d Inst., by the Rev. William Barnes, Hoory C. Scrlminger, to Jane E. Hoke, both of Wrightsvillo, Pa.' At Downingtown, on the 2d inst., by Rey. G. Compton, Samnel Evans of Lancaster county, to Hannah W. Krelder, late of Philadelphia. On the 21st ult., by Rev. Samuel Trumbauer, William Kiehl, of East Earl, to Barbara Weller, of West Hempfleld. DEATHS. On the Ist., at the residence of her son, in Earl township, Catherine Gehr, in tho 85th year of her age. On Tuesday, the 19th ult., in Manor township, Anna, wife of John Landes, (Miller,) aged 70 years, 1 month and 17 days. On the 22d nit., in New Ephrata, Lancaster co.. Frank lin Martin Hacker, son of John S. and Charlotte Hacker, aged 6 years and 9 days. On the 21st Inst., Mrs. Mary E., wife of John M. Bear, of Mount Joy. and youngest daughter of the late Samuel Blas ter, aged 25 years, 9 months and 17 days. On Friday the the 6th inst., at tho residence of her son iD-law, Mr. John BorlDg, Mrs. Sophia Oenther, in the 67tb year of her age. On Saturday evening last, of a lingering illness, Clara Catharine, daughter of Jacob F. aud Barbara Kautz, aged 16 years, 11 months and 29 days. In this city on Friday, the 12th inst., Willie, son of William and Annie Wilson, aged 3 years, 8 months and 19 days. On the Bth inst., Mrs. Phillips, wife of Clark Phillips, of Dnunore township. May 17th, J. Nelson Evakb, aged 21 years, 11 months and 11 days. At a meeting of tho fellow Students of the Churchtown Academy of the above named deceased, the following pre amble and rcaolutu ns were snbmitted and nnanlmoosly adopted:— WiiZRXXB, God in his inscrutable provldenco baa seen fit to lay the cold hand of death upon one, late of our number, J. Nelson Evans, to transplant blm from bis terrestrial nursery to bloom and flourish in the amaranthine bowers of Paradise ; we, tho undersigned, appointed by a meeting of his fellow Students, convened for the purpose of express ing their sentiments and feeliogs in regard to his death, do hereby submit the following: Resolved, That while we bow in humble submission to this afflictive dispensation of Divine Providence, that has removed far from us a friend, a schoolmate and a brother, we cannot but express our deep-agonizing feelings at the loss of so dear a companion—a companion ever ready to en courage right by bis sweet approving smile, while wrong foil before his discountenancing frown-—a companion at once pleasant, charitable and benevolent, who drew near to him aod bound in the ever indissoluble ties of friendship, all who came within the reach of his sweet en snaring influence —a friend than whom, a truer heart ne’er beat within a human bosom. Resolved, That we sympathise with the bereaved friends and relatives of the deceased, who have lost in him the light of their household, the exhiiirant to all despondency, but with them rejoice, that he could look to tho streaming heights of Calvary, and washed In the blood of that vicar ious) offering, and supported by Christian faith, hope, and resignation, through a long and painful illness he could exclaim, “ the pain is but enjoyment, and every pang la but a thrill of pleasure.” Resolved, That we escort In a body the remains to its last resting place, and wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be transmitted to the relatives of deceased, and also to the Ileading Oaiette, Lancaster Timet, Exprett and Intelligencer, for publication. S. P. OALT, Pres’t., EDWIN BHALTEB. JOHN MoMICHAEL, J. C. BUCHANAN, 8. B. McCORMICK, WILLIAM WUHAN, M. B. LICHTY, Secretary. Obtocsxoito Acapxmi, Laacsatcr coruaty, fffc, Hay 27. OLD GUARD.
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