INTELLIGENCER & LANCASTERIAN.
080. SANDERSON, EDITOR.
A. SANDERSON, A«»o«i»te.
LANCASTER, PA., JUNE 23, 1857.
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OEMOOBATZC SIATBTXCKET.
FOB GOVERNOR.
TJILLIAM p. PiCIBB, lyeoming County.
<■ for oanal COMMISSIONER.
NIMBOD STBICKLiND, Reiter County.
JOB JUDUES OP SUPREME COURT.
WILLIAM BTRONG) Bab Comity.
JAMES THOMPSON, Erie Connty.
The Proipeot Brighten
_.We have never known the political sky in
Pennsylvania more bright and cheering for
th? Democratic party than it is at the present
time. Every thing betokens a glorious ami
triumphant viotory in; October next. Know-
Nothingism has had its day, and is now num
bered amongst the things that were ; and
many who were beguiled from the right path,
for a season, by its allurements, have returned
to the Democratic fold from whenoe they
strayed, and are now jmore firmly fixed than
ever in the faith of ! their fathers. Black
Republicanism—never strong with the honest
and patriotic yeomanry of our good old Com
monwealth —is already fast tumbling to pieces
under tbo piercing rays of truth which are
made to flash athwart the political horizon
from every Democratic journal, and it, too, is
rapidly descending
To the rile duet frpm which It sprung—
Unwept, onhonored and^nnsung.
Our nominees, Messrs. Packer, Strick
land, Strong and Thompson, are each and
all favorites with the people. They are
gentlemen of acknowledged talents and of
undoubted integrity j who have long since
been tested in the cruoible of popular opinion,
and whose virtues and abilities have become
the more conspicuous in proportion as their
ohar&cters for personal and political honesty
have been scrutinized and examined by the
people and the press. Their eleotion to the
offices for which they have been nominated is
already a foregone "conclusion with the think
ing and reflecting mdn of all parties, and the
prospect now is thatithe enemy will scarcely
be able to make a tolerable show of resistance
in any section of • the State except the
“infected region” of the North and' 1 North-
West, where Wilmofcism, alias Black Repub
licanism, Btill manages to keep a sort of foot
hold among the masses. But even there, our
information is that light is beginning to dawn
in upon the people, and not a few are growing
tired of following in the footsteps oi that arch
renegade and traitor, Wilmot, who has been
leading them thus (far in the high road to
destruction. They begin,to reflect that they
are a constituent part of a nation of white
men, and that their interests are quite as dear
to them and their children as are the fancied
rights of the negro race. So thinking and so
considering, we have no doubt, from what we
have heard from that section of the State,
that many will come out from the “foul party,”
and, like independent American citizens,
array themselves on the side of the Democracy.
We feel free, therefore, in predicting that
Gen. Packer and the whole State ticket will
be elected by a regular, old-fashioned Jackson
and Buchanan majority., It moat oertainly
will be the case if our friends throughout the
State use one-half the exertions they did at
the last Presidential election.
Hon. John B. Floyd.
This distinguished statesman and member
of Mr. Buchanan's Cabinet, returned to
Washington on Tuesday last from West Point,
where he had been on official business connect
ed with the post. On his route to the seat of
government he Btopped a day in New York,
as we learn from the papers, and was called
upon by a large number of the citizens who
desired the opportunity of paying their res
pects to the Hon. Secretary. The War. D
epartment has seldom been in the hands of one
possessed of higher executive talent than Gov.
Floyd. Clearly comprehending the duties
appertaining to the exalted and responsible
position, he has thus early made himself justly
popular with the whole rank and file of the
army, and infused into every division an esprit
du corps admirable in itself, and as beneficial
to this arm of our defense, as it is useful and
necessary to the Government. With his com.
manding talents and great energy of character,
Secretary Floyd's influence must be widely
felt, not only in the department over which
he presides with so much ability and credit
to himßelf, but in the Executive Council of
which he iB so prominent a member.
Col. John W. Forney.
It is'understood that this gentleman has
formally declined the Consulship to Liverpool,
tendered him by the President—and that he
will again take up his permanent residence in
Philadelphia. It is intimated that he contem
plates'either the purchase of the Pennsylva
nian, or the establishment of a new Democratic
paper, the arrangements for which will be
made in a few days. The Democracy of Penn
sylvaniawill weloome him-back into the edit
orial corps with a hearty good will, and give
him a support commensurate with his great
abilities.
Shonld’nt Wonder if lie Hid.,
It is said that Van Wagner and his “
tent,” will canvass this Slate for Wilmot and
“ bleeding Kansas” during the ensuing cam
paign. They will commence operations in
Wayne county, and after convincing the peo
ple of that region that a white man is not as
good as a nigger, will proceed to Susquehanna,
Bradford and other counties bordering on the
York State line. We hope that when his “gift”
has run out in that locality, he will pay it visit
to Bucks, Berks, Northampton, Lehigh, Mont
gomery, Lancaster and other eastern coun
ties. His labors of love in this benighted
region might be productive of much good in
cheering up the hearts of the “ freedom shriek
erß 1 ”
Glorious Old Virginia.
The Democratic majority at the recent gen
eral election in Virginia, is estimated at about
50,000! The entire delegation to the next
Congress is Democratic. The Attorney Gen
eral eleot is also a Democrat.
Know-Nothingism and every ether iem hos
tile to the Democratic party, are literally dead
and buried in the Old Dominion.
The Injunction Case.
The application of H. S. Mott et. al. for a
writ of injunction to prevent the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company from purchasing the Main
Line of the Public Workß, was argued before
the Supreme Court in banc, last week. At
the conclusion of the argument, Chief Justice
Lewis announced that the opinion of the Court
would be delivered on Tuesday, (to-day.)
£he impression seems to be pretty strong
that the injunction will be granted. We
sincerely hope bo.
A publio dinner was given to Hon.
William B. Reed, prior to his departure for
China, by a large number of his fellow citizens
of all parties, at the Lapierre House, Philadel
phia, on yesterday,
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal has
been much injured by the recent freshets,
and the resumption of navigation is now or
matter of great uncertainty.
Hon* James Thompson*
The Keystone democracy have nominated. •,
this gentleman for a seat Supreme/
Court Bench of his State. We have longknowijg j
him, and had the "pleasure of congratulating
frim last-week. ;Mr. Thompson'is a native of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.'; Hi*
parents, .though - most -respectable, had no
fortunevinth which to pay his' wayfo dfc
tinction.' He oWos. to his own talents and
energy, and the keen discrimination of the
democracy of his native State,' the distin
guished position he now _bolds before -the
country. In his boyhood he learned the art
and mystery of printing in_a democratic office
at Harrisburg—-unemployment in which the
leading traits of his character were strikingly
displayed. After learning the business he
published a democratic paper some , years in
Venango county, where he acquired a high
reputation for talent. While performing bis
duties as editor he was several times elected
to the legislature, and was on one or two
occasions elected speaker. He commenced
reading law while conducting his paper, and
soon became distinguished as an apt scholar,
readily mastering its principles and the
reasons upon which they were founded. He
has ever been less distinguished as a book
man than as an original and profound thinker,
illustrating his views by a recognized common
sense, which is the key to his success as a
jurist. He settled at an early day at Erie,
Trhere he secured a full and lucrative practice.
He was soon called upon to discharge the
duties of district judge. Fully appreciating
his talents and character,-his neighbors and
acquaintances soon required his ser
vices in Congress. His triumphant election
showed ’ the estimation in which he
was held by those who knew him best. —
His legal acquirements and high character
soon placed him at the head of the Judicial
Committee of the House—a position appropri
ately devolved upon the best legal talent of
that body. No one has better discharged the
duties of that arduous position. After a few
years' service as a representative he volunta
rily relinquished public life, and devoted him
self to the duties of his profession, soon secur
ing a large and profitable practice. Except
when he yielded some three years Binoe to the
request of all parties to represent his county
in the legislature when their local interests
were deeply involved, he has remained in pri
vate life, devoted to his prpfession. While
thus employed, the sagacious democracy
turned their attention to him to fill one of the
vacancies on the bench occasioned by the re
tirement therefrom of Chief Justice Black and
Judge Lewis. This selection is alike compli
mentery to him and to the Bagacity of the
convention which led them to make it. His
election, which we deem certain, will do credit
to the voters who secure it. He will bring to
hisjudicial duties talents and acquirements
adapted to the position, and will acquire new
honors in the discharge of his high duties.—
We are unacquainted with his colleague upoa
the ticket, but we doubt not that the nomina
ting convention were equally as fortunate in
his selection.— Washington Union.
Stirring Times in Gotham I
The good people of the city of New York
were in a high state of excitement last week,
in consequence of a collision between the old
and new boards of Police. To understand the
difficulty aright, it is necessary to premise
that the late Black Republican Legislature of
the State.of New York, by way, we suppose,
of punishing the Democracy of the city for
the large majority they gave Mr. Buchanan
in November, passed a law taking the appoint
ment of municipal officers out of the hands of
the Democratic Mayor, and vesting it in a
Board of Commissioners who have been ap
pointed by the Black Republican Governor.
Mayor Wood and the City Councils resist this
as unconstitutional, and have taken the pre
liminary steps to have the matter tested in the
Court of Appeals ; and until that decision is
made they are determined to retain the power
>with which the people of the city have invested
them.
The immediate cause of the disturbance was
the attempt of Mr. Conover, appointed a Street
Commissioner by the Governor to fill a vaoan
oy, to the possession of the office. This was
resisted by the Mayor’s Police—hence the riot
and bloodshed. The following details we give
from one of oar exchanges:
New York, June 16. —Ex-Alderman D. D.
Conover, the Governor’s appointed as Street
Commissioner, was again ejected to-day, from
the Street Commissioners’ .room, by Mayor
Wood’s Police, who were detailed in ease of a
riot occurring. Governor King is in town.
Another serious riot between the two Police
forces, occurred at the Park to-day, in conse
quence of an attempt made bv a body of Me
tropolitan Police to arrest Mayor Wood and
Sheriff Willett, on a warrant granted by
Judge Hoffman, for an assault on Mr. Cono
ver, the Metropolitan Commissioner of Streets.
The Metropolitan Police, while ascending
in a body, the Bteps of the City Hall, were
beaten back with clubs by the Mayor’s Police,
and many of them were badly hurt.
Capt. Dilks was reported mortally wounded.
The Park is filled with an excited crowd.
It is reported that the military has been
called out.
[second despatch.]
Mayor Wood has surrendered himself to the
Sheriff, and gave bonds in $5OOO. The Sher
iff gave himself up to the Governor.
The National Guards, who were under arms,
and were about starting to Boston to partici
pate in the Battle ot Bunker Hill celebration,
then left for that city.
The 12th Regiment of State troops are now
nnder arms. Several Metropolitan Policemen
were badly injured in the affray to-day, and
their recovery is considered doubtful.
Since Tuesday things remain in statu quo.
Although much excitement prevails, no out
break has occurred, and Mayor Wood contin
ues to perform tile-duties of his office without
further molestation from the Black Republi
can officials.
Well Done, Minnesota !
The Minnesotapapers bring us gratifying ac
counts of the recent triumph of the Democracy
in that territory, in the election of. delegates
to form a state constitution. The St. Paul’s
Pioneer says that in the “Stillwater District
the Demooraey have elected their entire ticket
of six delegates. St Paul district has been
equally successful, annihilating the Black
Republiean and all other opposition. The
Democracy throughout the territory have
elected thiry-five delegates and the Black
Republicans, only eleven, which may he set
down as a signal victory. Minnesota sends
greeting to the National Demooraoy of the
Dnion, the gloriouß intelligence, that another
star—a North Star—will speedily be added to
to the brilliant galaxy of Democratic States.”
The opposition made desperate effors to
carry the election. Abolition orators were
imported to preach treason and nullification •
hut in the distriots visited by them, the De
mocracy have uniformly gained. Is not this a
glorious commentary on the intellegenoe and
and patriotism of the people. The issue
involved in the eleotioc. were misrepresented
—the principles of the Democratic party mis
stated and slandered by these importations,
but all to no purpose.
Centennial. —The congregation of the
First Presbyterian Church (New School) in
the Borough of Carlisle, propose celebrating
the one hundredth anniversary of the estab
lishment of their church, in that plaoe, on
Sunday the sth of July. The Rev. George
Duffield, D. D., of Detroit, who for many years
was Pastor of the congregation, will deliver
an Historical Address, on the oooasion.
The Sale of the Mein Line.
i We'lnvite attention to thefollo.wing letter
from Col. Henry S. Mott, concerninglhe ap- r
i plication now; pending. before the?''Supreme
■ Court , for a preliminary inj unction to restrain
the* Pennsylvania /fiKmi
becoming the purchaser of the, Majii Line of
the Pablic Works, some errors
in the draft to. tiia'
Conit. The letter presents a variety of im
portant facts in relation to the public Works,
their revenue, cfcc., that will be read with
interest: —
Philadelphia, June 13,. 185.7.
To the Editors'of the Sunday Dispatch:—
My attention has. jnsfc been Idireeted to that,
part of the bill in eqnity, filed in my name,
against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,-
where it is represented that the State Canals,
between Columbia and Pittsburg, have not for
many years realised sufficient income to pay
expenses. It is undoubtedly correct that the
portion of the Main Line between Columbia
and Pittsburg,, if the Portage Railroad is in
cluded, has been unproductive, and such was
my instruction for framing the bill. The
omission to insert the Portage Road was a
clerical error, which I did not discover until
my attention was called to it, and I have in
structed my counsel to have the neoessary
amendment made.
The Canals of the Main Line and the
Portage Railroad are connecting links of one
work between the two termini at Columbia
and Pittsburg. The Canal yielded in
Net iocome....
The Portage Road.
Expenses
Loss on Portage Read : $173,757 30'
Deduct net income of Canals 51,876 36
Loss for 1856 ‘ ; .$121,880 94
The above statistics appear in detail in the
Canal Commissioners' Report of 1856.
But, while this part of the Main Line is
unproductive, the other portion of it is just
the reverse. The Columbia Railroad yielded,
1856 4953,034 28
Net revenue on Columbia R. R $504,477 87
Deduct loss on Canal and Portage road; 121,880 94
Net revenue on the whole $383,596 93
Add tonnage tax, 1856, on
Pennsylvania Railroad $197,297 95
Harrisburg and Lancaster -23,002 91
5220,801 88
Net receipts for 1858 $602,898 79
•paying five per cent, interest on $12,057,975
of the public debt.
This result excludes the expenditures for
improvements of a permanent character, the
purchase of new machinery, rebuilding of
bridges, &o. As these improvements last for
a series of years, it is not considered just to
charge them wholly to the running expenses
of the year.
These items amounted, in 1856, to the sum;
of $171,084 41. Estimating the proportion
of 1856 at ten per cent, per year, as they will
continue serviceable for at least ten years,
there will be a deduction of $17,108 44, leav
ing the net receipts $585,790 35, paying five
per cent, interest on $11,715,807 of the State
debt.
■The publio is aware that the late Act of
Assembly permits the purohaser to abandon
at pleasure, the Portage Railroad and the
Western Division of the Canals.
This measure enables the purchaser to
abandon the unproductive part of the public
works. The revenue of 1856, flowing from
the remainder of the works, which the pur
chasers are obliged to keep up, stands thus:
The receipts at Columbia per the Canal,
including out-let lock $ 71,133 01
Portsmouth 45,555 23
Harrisburg
Newport
Lewistown
Huntingdon...^.
Hollidaysburg..
Columbia Railroad.
Total $1,148,361 68
Expenditures ou the different divisions.
Eastern Division.
Lower Juniata 29,084 54
Upper Juniata, ending at Hollidaysburg 56,031 54
Columbia road, including ten per cent of
the expenditures, as stated in first
exhibit 464,640 37
Total expenditures
Net revenue $544,027 29
Being the interest at 5 per cent., the
amount to be paid the State by a pur
chaser, under the bill referred to, on $10,880,645
If the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
should become the purchaser, and the tonnage
tax thereby released, the account would stand
thus:
Total receiptsin thatpart they are obliged
by the bill to keep np, is as above, $1,148,361 08
Add tonnage tax 220,301 86
Total
Deduct total expenditure.
Net receipts
Representing a capital of.
Paying an interest of 5 per cent. These are
the figures, without saying anything of other
taxes being released if they beoome the pur
chasers.
I have thus attempted to give a candid, fair
statement of my views of the value of these
improvements, under the different aspects pre
sented, and am confident that no one can
present it by figures fairly put together, in any
worse light.
JB®*\A Supplement to an Act for the regu
lation and continuance of a system of Educa
tion by Common Schools:
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of Pennsylvania, in
General Assembly met, and it is hereby enact
ed by the authority of the same : That it shall
be the duty of the borough and township Au
ditors, in addition to the duties now imposed
upon them by law, to audit the accounts
of the Treasurers of the different school
districts in this Commonwealth, and that
either party may take an appeal as is now
provided for in other cases of settlement
of accounts by township Auditors: Provided,
That this act shall not apply to the city and
county of Philadelphia.
Sic. 2. That hereafter the tax imposed by
section thirty of the Act approved May eighth,
one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, for,
the regulation and continuance of a system of
education by Common Schools, on trades, pro
fessions, and occupations, or on single freemen,
shall in no case be less than owe dollar.
Approved May 21st, 1857.
Coroner’s Inquests. —By reference to the
following act of the late legislature, it will be
seen that the number of jurors required to sit
on a Coroner’s inquest has been reduced from
twelve to six.
An Act relative to inquests by Coroners and
Justices of the Peace.
Sec. 1 Be it enacted, &c., That from and
ofter the passage of this act, the number of
jurors summoned by Coroners and justices of
the Peace in cases of inquests upon the body
of deceased persons, as now required by law,
shall not be more than six to attend any one
inquest.
Approved May 18,1857.
At an election held in Louisville, Ky.,
on the 15th inst., for Judge of the Court of
Appeals, Mr. Bullitt, the independent Demo
cratic candidate, was elected over Wheat, the
Know-Nothing candidate, by a handsome
majority. The attempt was again made by
the Know-Nothings to renew the murderous
outrages of former years, but it was unsuc
cessful; —thanks to the firmness and heroic
such men as Col, William Preston
and Judge Bullitt—so says the Louisville
Democrat.
Another Victim. —Major George McNair,
formerly of Annapolis, expired at Washington
on Friday week, from the effects of disease
contracted at the National Hotel, where he
dined on the 7tb of January last.
Books and Gifts. —We direct attention to
the advertisement of A. Ranney, (N. Y.) in
another column. He offers great inducements
to purchasers of Books and Maps, and will
doubtless have lots of customers from every
quarter..
The Bunker Hill Celebration.- —Thf
great Bunker Hill celebration, or inaugura
tion of the statue of Gen. Warren, who fell at
that first great battle of the Revolution, took
place on Thursday last—the eighty-second an
niversary of the memorable oonflict. Among
the notables present were the Governors of
New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Con
necticut, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Hon.
Edward Evirett delivered the oration.
Wbxt fhev Bat in New York*
Dogs Fattened upon Dead Rats, Cats , Dogs,
and Refuse Poultices from the Hospitals .
Blessed are the people who don'fcjive, in
New York. Such a pictureVas waajreeeritiy!
disclosed to the view of. an investigating com
mittee of health wardens and;polieemem is
enough to make a Christian become
least to a Near thargrounda
which are to form tn£ new Central Park there"
'are a number of establishments where swine,
are raised, and from which they are sold into
Jhe New York market. Thi?_committee vis
ited! these, ?n ts on. Thursday week*
and we quote the subjoined sketch of one of
them from the report of their investigation
we finyd in the Tribune:
5 The first one that was'visited, and "the one
at which tbo most disgusting ocenes wem en
acted wasa. piggery .located to the-east of Broad
way, in Fifty-ninth street, and owned by one
Charles Oberlander. This man raises a large
number of hogs every year for the market,
and has for a long time been, engaged in the
business. But the manner in whiclx he does
it is disgraceful in the very last degree. It
is disgraceful to the man himself, and dis
graceful to the city of New York. Upon an
examination.of his.premises some of the most
disgusting sights were witnessed. The law
states that only foar pigs shall be allowed
upon one lot, while this man had more than
one hundred in a pen which measured fifty by
one hundred feet A heap of rubbish, which
had been covered by Oberlander's wife when
she espied the officers, was found to contain
large quantities of intestines of animals mixed
up with other masses of putrid matter. After
this was examined, the captain aud his men
went all round the premises, and everywhere
they went they found bones of all kinds, the
oarcasses of dead dogs, pigs and cats cut up
in pieces for the pigs to eat. There were also
dead rats in abundance. Upon examing more
minutely everything that was seen on the
ground, it was ascertained that rags with
dried poultices upon them were iameng the lot.
All kinds of filth and garbage were mixed up
together with them. The wife of this man
when she was Bharply questioned, reluctantly
confessed that all these things were given to
the pigs to eat, and that they were fed upon
nothing else than this kind of stuff, and such
other garbage as can he gathered through the
city? She said that her husband was paid to
take away from the city hospital all the offal
that is to be found in that place, and that he
removed at least one load every day. This
offal is composed of all kinds of matter. It
was found to contain the beds that were
found to be unfit to keep in the hospital,
from having been used by the very worst pa
tients, and containing dangerous contagious
diseases, all the old clothes that have been
used by the physicians and students, and the
rags upon which the poultices were placed.—
. Then there was the other filth and offal of the
hospital in addition to these all mixed up to
gether.
Oberlander, upon being asked what he did
with the beds and rags which he carried away
from the New York Hospital, said that he
emptied the straw out for the pigs to lie on,
and then he sold the ticks for making paper.
The rags, also, after the swine had eaten, were
washed and sold for the same purpose.
.$259,891 93
...198,015 67
.$51,876 36
...20,047 23
..193,804 53
.448,556 41
The Ex-President and Dictator of Mexico
has, since his abdication and flight, main
tained, until lately, perfect silence, as to his
plans and intentions. 'An occasional new
paper correspondent who has visited him in
his home at Carthagena, has described him as
being comfortably situated, but by no means
indifferent to the movements going on in the
world, and to the events of his own country.
He has recently issued a manifesto, reviewing
the history of her revolutionary struggles, and
denouncing the alleged weakness and corrup
tions of the'present government. The docu
ment which has been secretly circulated
among the friends of Santa Anna, in Mexico,
is published in the New York Herald. It
intimates the policy of selling a portion of the
territory, and of placing some good man at
the head of the government. He concludes
by saying:
“ Mexico oannot continue any longer to be
governed by men who believe that society can
exist without religion; men who have not been
able to maintain relations of amity with for
eign nations; men who have brought civil war
into the very bosom of privat families; who
have invaded the sanctity of the domestic
hearth and sought to subjugate the consciences
of men, even in their most privat transactions.
It is inevitable that such a government must
fall, covered with infamy and contempt. The
men of Mexico, united under one banner,
must inevitably recover again their national
rights and their former glories. Although by
my age—l have now attained the last decade
of my life—yet I feel within me the necessary
force and valor with which to aid the man
who is destined by heaven to accomplish this
great movement. Whosoever he may be I
will obey him as a citizen—l will defend him
as a soldier. Fellow citizens, thetime to save
the country has come.”
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...5,769 01
...7,321 11
.13,891 83
.18,421 72
$195,327 39
...953,034 .29
.$ 44.57 T 94
.604.334 39
$1,368,663 64
604,334 39
...$764,329 15
.16,286,583 00
H. S. MOTT.
Desperate Fight with Robbers.
San Antonio, Texas, papers, 30th ult., are
filled with accounts of a recent dreadful en
counter with a band of ruffians in that city,
during which five persons were killed and one
wounded. On the night of the 29th, a few
miles below the town, the wife of Mr. Garza
was killed in her house by seven or eight as
sassins, and the house then robbed of money
and valuables. Next morning Sheriff Henry,
with a posse, hastened to the place of the
bloody scene. The Texan adds —
“ About 12 o’clock a gang of a dozen.des
peradoes had collected in the city on the west
side of the river, many of them in a darkened
room, as a sort of resort for the moment.—
Here the shooting commenced between the
desperadoes and three or four citizens. Fiel
strop killed one of the desperadoes, and was
shot through the head by another. At this
awful juncture, Jim Taylor, than whom a bra
ver man never lived, gave orders to three Of
his comrades to follow him—and at the same
moment he broke through the window into
the darkened room. As he entered, Bill Hart,
a notorious character, shot him through the
breast, and at the same moment a gun was
pointed at Bill Hart by another person, when
Taylor exclaimed, *he has shot me, let me
shoot him/ and fired. Both fell. Citizens
commenced rushing in well armed, as well as
many of the desperadoes, and the shooting be
came general. The gang of rowdies broke
from the room by a back door ; many of them
who came up after the melee commenced im-
fled, finding that they were coming
to close quarters. By thiß time at least three
hundred citizens had collected, all well armed;
for it was well known that this gang of row
dies could have at their command seventy-five
or one hundred men within fifteen minutes.—
Many of them came in sight, but very wisely
withdrew. Five persons were killed, two cit
izens and three of the desperadoes.. Taylor
may recover.
At this stage of affairs the city authorities
commanded the multitude to disperse, and
they immediately obeyed the command.—
Great excitement still prevailed. We hardly
dare prophecy what may be the result.”
Real Estate in San Francisco. —As an
example of the fall of prices in San Francisco,
a correspondent, writing under date of the 18th
of April, says:
“ A certain hotel in this city, once leased at
$72,000 a year, is now let at $7,200, or 10 per
cent, of the first sum; think to what disasters
a man might he easily led, predicating his
movements upon the first-named income!
Not far from where I write there is a building
under lease at $3O per month that once paid
$4OO a month. But these instances are so
oommon, the ruin and wreck in real estate
long since so general, that they have ceased
to attract notice/’
figgF* Henry Fife, now in jail, in Allegheny
County, for the murder of the Wilson family
at McKeesport, has had information lodged
against him for the murder of Samuel H.
White, of Washington Co.
Ex-Governor Philip Francis Thomas,
of Maryland, to whom, it is said, the Gover
norship of Utah was tendered by the Presi
dent, has declined the appointment, on the
ground of inadequacy of salary. It is sup
posed now that 001. Cummins will be the
man.
Santa Anna.
CITY AND COUNTY AFFAIRS.
“Yeates Institute op Lancastee.” —A new
Institution of learning, haring the above name and title,
is about this city. It will be widowed
by JUisa CUtklrctx YxATSs/'and contacted. muKr'tld';
sugervisioitmnd direction of ReV-iSomaiil Bowsfiin, D. D*
jteii EdwairfFT. Appleton,
TqwnfleUd WhelenjVEran.Shippeiriand
Brin ton, and their successors, iiaid trustees, in iaeeojrdaabi'
‘ with th*jfoith afrfl the ProtestantSplaoopal
Church of the United States.. An able Faculty' will, no
doubt, be selected, and the Institution will be a credit to
our city, and a lasting monument to the munificence of
the lady who intends endowing it.
“Th* Church Hows.” —A home'for the sick, aged and
destitute members of the Protestant-Episcopal Church U
also about being established in this city. The management
is vested in the: Hectors of St. Bt John’s
Churches, and three laymen to be elected by each of the
vestries ; but until the.first election of trustees the control
is vested in the Hon. A. L. Hayes, Edward Horton, Joseph
. Clarkson, T<r * n< * Diller r Henry P. Canon and H. L Kahm,
in connection , with the Rectors of the above Churches.—-
This is a commendable move worthy of imitation. ,
The Fencibles’ Pic Nic.—This.affair which
was postponed last week on account of the inclemency of
the weather, will come off to-day.
Examination at Litiz.: —The annual ex
amination of the young ladies at the Litiz Academy took
•place on Thursday last. The exercises, we learn, were very
interesting, and a Targe concourse of strangers was present
—our city, as a matter of course, contributing its foil share.
The farewell address was written and spoken by Hiss Emma
Rauch, of thin city, and the production is highly com
mended. The vacation commenced on Friday.
Badly Burned.— Two of .the children of
Mr. P. Donnelly, residing in Plumb street, were badly
burned on Wednesday evening, by the bursting of a fluid
lamp, caused by its being upset by the children whilst
reaching' for something on the table. The mother was
teitiporarily absent at the time. Dr. John L. Atlee, jr., was
ealled in and attended to the Injuries of the little sufferers.
Mayhem.— Patrick Nolan,' a rather notori
ous character, was arrested on yesterday week and com
mitted to prison on a charge of biting off the ear of Hr.
Bentz, one of the proprietors of the Washington House,
Columbia. It appears that Nolan entered the bar room
Intoxicated, and behaved in & rude and boisterous manner,
when Mr. Bentz remonstrated with him and eventually
took hold of him to put him out. Nolan then turned
round, caught Mr. Bents’s ear between his teeth and bit it
completely off. Nolan was subsequently taken before one
of the Judges in this city, on a writ of habeas corpus, and
admitted to bail. The case will be tried at the August
Sessions.
Somnambulism. — On Friday night.; fibout
12 o’clock, a German, named Martin Hildebrand, stopping
at Miller’s Hotel, East Chesnnt street, got up in his sleep
and Btepped out at the window, thinking that he was at
the door. He fell from the third story window, a distance
of thirty feet, against a tree, which standi in front of the
house, and from thence to the pavement, breaking his left
arm at the wrist, and also severely braising his head and
face. Dr. John L. Atlee, sr., was called in, and attended
to the wants of the unfortunate man. On Saturday morn
ing he was taken to the Hospital, and at last accounts was
doing as well as could be expected.
Drowned.— Mr. John G. Kleiss, formerly
of this city, who removed about a year ago with his family
to Keokuk, lowa, was accidentally drowned in the river,
near that place, on the Bth Inst. He was on a fishing
excursion at the time. Mr. K. was a highly respected
citizen. He occupied a seat in the Common Council, of
this city, during the year 1855, and for several years
Secretary of the American Fire Company.
Columbia and Reading Railroad.— The
subscription books for : the stock of the Columbia and
Reading Railroad are to be opened, at Litiz, on to-morrow.
It is said that several responsible parties fn?m a distance
are pushing forward the project.
Turners’ Pic Nic. — The Turners paraded
the streets yesterday morning, accompanied with excellent
music from Heptlng’e Band, and proceeded to Frantz’s
Grove* on the Milleraville Pike, where they spent the day
very agreeably in the pleasures of a Pic Nic.
Examination at Millersyille.— An ex
amination of the graduating class at the Millersville Normal
School took place on Friday. Speechifying, reading of
Compositions, Ac., was the-order of th* day, and the young
ladies and gentlemen acquitted themselves most creditably.
Conestoga Steam Mill, No. I.—As great
auxiety exists among the operatives of this mill, who were
working in it at the time of the Sheriff’s sale—and who
have been kept out of their back pay on account of certain
proceedings taken into Court, we give a brief recapitulation
of the circumstances which led to the delay in receiving
the amount due to them. The first cause, as is well known,
was the time given at the Sheriff’s sale, for the payment
of the purchase money; then when the time arrived for
recording the deed, it was discovered that a company
coming from Philadelphia, and who asserted that they
would have given more for the Mill, but had been detained
on the day of the sale in a snow storm; the consequence
of which was, that, on the 18th of April, John M. Dutton,
a stockholder residing at Philadelphia, petitioned the
Court to set aside the sale, giving the following as his
1. Tho process of execution should haT© been sequestra
tion, not sale of real estate.
2. The corporation had no power to waive inquisition—
as they had done.
3. The directors bad no such power either, and if they
had they had improperly exercised it.
4. The waiver not being attested by the Corporate Seal
was not the act of the defendant.
5. The sale was not timely advertised.
6. The sale was not advertised for three whole weeks
and otherwise according to law.
7. The property should have been better and longer
advertised.
8. The property was Improperly described.
9. Valuable improvements were not mentioned.
10. The property was sold by the Sheriff at a grossly in
adequate price.
11. The whole proceedings in the sale were informal.
Upon the presentation of this petition, the Court granted
a rule on the purchaser, why the Bale should not be set
aside on the grounds stated above. This rule was return
able during the present week; but ns all cases for argument
must be set down, by either of the parties, nine days before
the first day of the term at which it is intended to be
argued, and this not having been done in the matter in
question, and for reasons best known to the parties inter
ested in the delay, the case, unless abandoned by the
petitioner, and the Sheriff allowed to obtain confirmation
of the deed, cannot be argued until the third woek In
September; it is, therefore, probable that the back-standing
wages of the factory hands of Mill No. 1, due at the time
of the Sheriff’s eale, will not be paid until next October,
unless the parties now running the Mill make some special
arrangement to do so on their own account.— Thursday's
Express.
How our Delegates Voted.— The delegates
from Lancaster county voted as follows, on the first, second,
third and ninth ballots, in tbe_.State Convention:
FIRST BALLOT.
Mr. Brush voted for Strong .udGian.uwi.
Mr. lliester voted for Strom? aod sharswood.
Mr. Lightner voted for H. Hepburn and Sharswood.
Mr. Patton voted for Bell and Sharswood.
Mr. Stauffer voted for Strong and Sharswood.
Mr. Swarr voted for 11. Hepburn and Sharswood.
SECOND BALLOT.
Mr. Brush voted for Strong and Sharswood.
Mr. Hiester voted for Strong and Sharswood.
Mr. Lightner voted for 11. Hepburn and Sbarswood.
Mr. Patton voted for Thompson and Sbarswood.
Mr. Stauffer voted for Strong and Sharswood.
Mr. Swarr voted for H. Hepburn and Sharswood.
[Mr. Strong was nominated on the second ballot.] ]
THIRD BALLOT.
Mr. Brush voted for Stokes.
Mr. Hiester voted for Sharswood.
Mr. Lightner voted for Sharswood.
Mr. Patton voted for Thompson.
Mr. Stauffer voted for Sharswood.
Mr. Swarr voted for Sbarswood.
NINTH BALLOT.
Mr. Brush voted for Sharswood.
Mr. Hiester voted for Sharswood.
Mr. Lightner voted for Sharswood.
Mr. Patton voted for Thompson.
Mr. Stauffer voted for Sharswood.
Mr. Swarr voted for Sharswood.
[Mr. Thompson was nominated on the ninth ballot.]
Role of Court. —The Court has adopted
the following rule in reference to proceedings under the
new road law:
“Where views are held under the road law of April 25th,
1857, and the report is in favor of a road, the proof of the
notice required under such law shall be in writing, and it,
as well a copy of the notice, or one of the originals, shall
be attached to the proceedings and filed, and the proof
shall designate particularly the places where, and the
time when, the notices were posted. This rule not to be
considered a repeal of any rule now in existence with
regard to givingnotice to landholders through whose lands
}he road may pass.”
Slightly Wounded.- As our friend A. Gibbs
was talking to some gentlemen in his gun shop, No. 22
North Prince street, on Wednesday afternoon, he laid ont
of his band an unloaded pistol which he had been showing
them, and the next moment (thinking he was again
taking up the same) he inadvertantly took up one that
was loaded, and pulling the trigger, let it down again,
when it immediately went off in the direction of bis left
hand, taking the skin off the inner fleshy part of his hand
and a little from one of his fingers.
Contract Awarded. —The contract for
enlarging the Pennsylvania Canal, from Frenchtown and
New Hope to the Delaware Division, has been awarded to
Jacob F. Kautz, Esq., of this city, and H. Walter, of Har
risburg. Glad to hear of our friend Kautz’s good luck.
Donegal Bank. —We see by the Marietlian
that application will be made to the next Legislature for
the incorporation of a Banking Institution to be located
in the Borough of Marietta, with a capital of Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars, with the privilege of extending the
same to Three Hundred Thousand Dollars, and to be called
the Donegal Bank. Among the corporators we notice'tbe
following names: 8. 7. Eagle, E. Haldeman, Henry Snltz
bach, Barr Spanglor, John Wiley, John G. Hoerner, H. -
Mnsselman, John Stauffer, John W. Clark, James Duffy
A. Schock, Henry McCormick.
Durham Cattle. —A great sale of Durham
cattle was lately held at Mount Airy, the celebrated farm
of James Gowen, Esq., near Philadelphia. Prices ranged
from $4O to $270 a head. Among the purchasers were Hon.
John Strohm and Maris Hoopoe, Esq., of this county.
Mount Jor Sayings’ Institution. —At a
meeting of the stockholders of this institution, on Saturday
week,' the following gentlemen were elected Directors for
the ensuing year: Henry Eberle, President; Henry Bha fi
ner, Emanuel Caasel, Jacob Ulrich, Dr. J. L- Ziegler, Jacob
Foreman, Charles Kelly, David Zook, 0. R. Long, Joseph
Detweiler, John Sherrick, David Brandt. Jacob B. Long,
was reelected Cashier.
New Banking Fire. —By reference to our
advertising columns, it will, bo seen that Messrs. Reed,
McGrann,.* Kelly If McConOmy have entered into the
Banking busintijB,at No. 6 North Queen street. They are
genllemen of mekns, active business qualifications, and
▼HI faithfully attend to all matters entrusted, to their
care. •' V
Accident at Marietta. —A little son of
JohmW. Clark, Marietta, met with an accident on
at !James Duffy A Co.’s Planing MSI, by
ttfir folling Wauk"of jfured stuff.” Dr. Groive was
immediately ealled in, who reported the poor little sufferer
to have both of his legs broken.
A Valuable Cough Medicine. —Most per
sons treat* Cough-or Cold with indifference, regarding it
a£a simple matter which will subside of itself without any
medical treatment. There Is no greater mistake than this,
although they frequently doget well without any medicine,
yet aCough or Cold Iskltfays'kymptoinatlc, and should be
arrested In the early stage of the complaint. Dr. Keyser’s
Pectoral Syrup, sold by Heialtah, 13 East King street, will
.aa surely cure these eases aijvater will put out fire. Don’t
delay then in curing the first approach of Pulmonary
by taking “Dr. Kayseris Pectoral Sytup.”
Ransom, off a Female Captive from the
IndlaniMiiie .Victim of tne Spirit liaise .
- .Uassacre*
Some time since the papers were filled with
exciting, in some instances, exaggerated ac
counts of Indian massacres in lowa and Min
nesota. The outrage at Spirit Lake, however,
was the only one which resulted seriously to
the settlers. A correspondent of the New
York Evening Eost, writing from St. Paul,
Minnesota, after stating the active preparations
now being made by theUaited States troops
to chastise the Indians, gives the following in
teresting narrative:
Mrs. Margaret Ann Marble, one of
tives taken at Spirit Lake, at the time of the
massacre, arrived here this evening in oharge
of Mr. Charles E. Flandrau, agent for the
Sioux of the Mississippi. Oh the 13th of
Maroh, a band of Indians came to their resi
dence at Spirit Lake, lowa, murdered her hus
band and took her prisoner to their camp,
where she found three other white female
captives—a Mrs. Thatcher, a Mrs. Noble, aod
a Miss Gardner.
Mr. Marble thinks the husbands of Mrs. No
ble and Mrs. Thatcher both escaped being
killed, but the entire family of Miss. Gardner
fell a prey before Miss G’s. own eyes, and then
she was dragged away to the wigwam of the
war chief of the red murderers and brutally
violated. Immediately after committing the
murders at Spirit Lake, the Indians, with their
'captives, started westward, and travelled for
about one month through a circuitous, rough
road, unknown to any except the savage, and
encamped at last at a place called Skunk Lake,
west of the Big Sioux river, and about one
hundred and fifty miles northwest of Spirit
Lake; where the outrages were committed.
On the route the captives were subjected to
the Bevereßt hardships and torture, being
compelled to carry heavy packs of shot and
to perform the most degrading service by day,
and submit to the most brutal outrages by
night. For the first few day of their captivity
they resisted their tormentors, but were beaten
with clubs and threatened to be shot until they
at last submitted, in the hope sooner to be
rescued.
Mrs. Thatcher, who was in feeble health,
was unable to carry the burdens imposed upon
her, and when endeavoring to cross the Big
Sioux river upon some trees which the In
dians cut down on both sides to form a bridge,
she, being very weak, lost her balance and fell
into the river. She dropped her burden and
succeeded in swimming almost to the shore,
when an Indian deliberately aimed his rifle at
her and shot her through the head, killing
her instantly. The body was left to float
down the current, which was reddened with
her warm life blood ! This tragic scene was
hailed by the Indian women (who seemed
jealous of the presence of the white captives)
with wild shouts of exultation.
Mrs. Marble informs me that she and her
surviving companions read with a dreadful
certainty the fate which awaited them when
fatigue should overtake them.
About fiive days after the band left Skunk
Lake, two Lac qui-parle Indians, named
“ Grey Foot” and 4t Roaring Cloud” visited
. the camp. They professed to be on their
spring hunt, but were really sent out on a
special mission to find and rescue the captives.
Ink-padu tabs, the war chief of the murder
ous band, was seemingly jealous at first of the
two visitors, fearing that they were spies, but
upon being offered a lot of blankets, a few
Indian ornaments, one gun and a keg of
powder, they were induced to part with Mrs.
Marble. The two Indians started immediately
for Lac-qui-parle with Mrs. Marble, where,
after ten days journeying, they arrived on the
20th of May. Grey Foot and Roaring Cloud
extended to Mrs. Marble every facility for
accomplishing her journey easily, carrying
her across streams and over ravines, and fur
nishing her with ample clothing and food.
At Lac-qui-parle they took her to the chieFs
wigwam where she was also kindly cared for,
until some white friends arrived from the
missionary, and conveyed her to the agency,
where she remained a few days for rest, and
then, accompanied by Mr. Flandrau, started
for this place, and arrived this evening, as
stated above. She is of course, in quite
destitute circumstances, but will find plenty
of sympathising friends here who will care
for her.
Mrs. Marble is only twenty-four years of
age, middling size, fair looking and very
agreeable in conversation. Of course she
shows evidence of the hard service through
which she has nassed.—She is a native of
Stark county, Ohio. About ten years ago
she removed to Michigan, where Bhe married
a man by the name of Phips, with whom she
resided but a short time ere he died. She
afterwards married Mr. Marble, and removed
to lowa, where the outrage was committed*
The excitement created by the arrival of
Mrs. Marble in town, and the fact of her
destitute has resulted in the raising
of a subscription of several hundred dollars
for her relief already. It will be increased in
ft few daya to a kandswo lifcfcL© oum.
. On the 23d inst. a party of friendly Lac-qui
parle Indians were dispatched to Skunk Lake
with all the requirements, in the shape of
presents, to purohase the release of* Mrs.
Noble and Miss Gardner. Four days travel
would bring them to the camp of Ink-pa du tah.
Adulterated Liquors.
The recent death of a young man at Bramp
ton, Canada, from tasting the “essence of bran
dy,” with which hewas manufacturing Cognac,
and the revelation of the fact that strychnine
is largely used in the manufacture of whiskey;
has awakened some attention to the nature of
the drinks which are sold for pure spirits.—
Brandy, wine, gin and whiskey are so adul
terated that comparatively little pure liquor
can be purchased. Most of the brandies are
a'mixture of diabolical ingredients, caustic
enough to burn oak chips, to say nothing of
the delicate tissues of the human body. The
Springfield Republican Bays:
“No secret is made of this business. The
drug dealers of New York advertise openly
the compounds by means of which the vile
imitations of spirituous liquor are made. A
circular from one of the drug houses informs
the world that brandy number one—the best
sort, we take it—is made of “ oil of brandy,”
a poisonous ether, oil of bitter almonds, (as
poisonous as prussic acid,) ethereal wine, al
cohol, sugar and Malaga wine. No. 2, oil of
brandy, acetic ether, tamarinds, cherry juice,
sugar, all colored with brown gugar. No. 3,
oil of brandy, ethereal oil, bitter almonds,
elder flowers and tannin. No. 4, oil of brandy
acetic ether, oil of peach, and alcohol. Gin
—oil angelica, oil of juniper, ram, essence of
lemon, salt, simps, and water; if smokiness
is required, add a few dropß of creosote, and
to make it biting upon the palate, add some
caustic potash. The circular advises manu
facturers to use'with discretion' tamarinds,
French plums, cherry juice, brown sherry, oak
shavings, tincture of catechu, powdered char
coal, black tea, ground rice, and other ordina
ry materials well known to distillers and rec
tifiers. We should advise drinkers to use
these villainous mixtures with discretion and
throw them into the gutter.”
Large Peculation. —William H. GibsoD,
Esq., the State Treasurer of Ohio, has resigned
his office, a deficit of over half a million of dol
lars having been discovered in the Treasury.
Mr. Gibson says the deficit existed when he
took the office, having been caused by the de
falcation of his predecessors. The Governor
has appointed a committee of investigation.
Daniel Clark (B, Rep.) has been
elected to the U. S. Senate, by the'Legislatore
of New Hampshire, to fill the vacancy occa
sioned by the decease of Ssnator Bell.
ST. LOUIS CORRESPONDENCE.
The Approaching Harvest—Weather—Sam and Had—
The New Merchants?'Exchange and other fine Buildings
—Thv GdnvassinMlssouri—The K. N.’s and B. RJs
'Uniting—A Feßow Uding—Lusk and Price asking For~ f
givenas from Boemstein ft Cb. —The Cbmvass in Ken
lucky—'Robbery, BmbattemaU, Fraud, <£&, dc.
&r. Louis, June 15,1867.
Notwithstanding the oeld spring months and th* back
wardness of the season, we have now every prospect for
one of the most plentiful harvests ever grown in the West
and South. There ia no estimatiag the extent of the fruit
crop—lt is beyond Oar markets are abun
dantly supplied with all kinds of vegetables, and straw
berries are selling at 1 2% cts. per quart. We haTe had
fine growing weather since our last date—every day a
refreshing shower. On Friday evening a storm passed
over our city, and the thunder and lightning was terrible
—the min fell In torrents, and considerably mixed with
heavy >™u stones. The rain continued at intervals until
11 o’clock on Saturday night.. On Saturday afternoon a
violent storm jiassed over, and a great deal of hail fell in
this locality. We have.not yet heard of any damage being
done by this hurricane, but fear that it has made sad
havoc-in thr north-’wesi. The rfverr r continue in good
boating order; but freights are scarce. Emigration is still
on the march, and the up river boats go out crowded.—
Our mortuary report for the week does not exceed the gen
eral average. Receipts-of produce are foiling off, bat prices
remain about as last quoted.
Our merchants met in their now hall on Monday last,
and the occasion was commemorated by a collation pre
pared by the President of the Chamber of Commerce.—
This new Merchants’ Exchange building la one of the
handsomest structures in the country—it fronts on Main
street 123 feet, and runs back to Commercial street 86 feet,
is built of white stone, resembling marble, and la four
stories in height on Main, and five stories on Commercial
street. The Exchange proper is on the second floor, and
is one of the largest and finest halls we have ever eeen;
being over 100 feet in length; 80‘feet In width and 63 feet
in height to the top of the dome. Above the lofty windows
are galleries and offices for the use of merchants. The hall
is not quite finished. The dome is being painted In fresco,
and wheD completed will be an ornament, not only to our
city, but to the Valley of the Mississippi. There are two
or three hundred merchants to meet on ’Change every day
at 11 o’clock to buy and sell—samples of grain, flour, do.,
Ac. are there exhibited, and thousands of dollars dally
change bands.
Our Dew Custom House building ts progressing slowly,
but it will be a year or more before it can be tenanted.—
This is also a magnificent structure, and will add much to
the beauty of our already beautiful city. There are also
several other fine new buildings going up—tbreo or four
of which are Intended for the new banks, which will short
ly commence business under the Legislative act of last
winter.
Since the recent additions to our Court House, It pre*
seats an appearance unequalled by any other building of
the kind in the West. We think St. Louis can boast of
more and finer buildings—both public and private,—than
any city of Its population in the Union. J
Mr. Stewart, the Democratic candidate for Governor, ha* *
just closed his tonr in the Southern part of the State, and
frbm all sections of that country we have the most gratl*
fying news. Stewart la very popular wherever he la knowa,
aod the present Indications are that his election Is beyond
a doubt. The leaders of the Black Republlc&u party of
Missouri will go to a man for Rollins, the Know Nothing
Black Republican candidate, but we have oiir doubts as to
whether the rank and 'file can be thus gulled-and 'hum
bugged to vote for a Know Nothing, sworn to proscribe
and crush to the level of the brute creation all persons
born in a foreign land. We say we have our doubts as to
the Gorman vote—(th« entire Black Republican party of
this State, except the leaders) —going for a sworn enemy
to their rights and privileges granted to them by the Con
stitution ; If thoy do sow the seed thoy should reap the
harvest, and we have no hesitancy in saying that Rollins
is everything but a friend to the adopted citizen. We
know some that will repudiate him, and the men that will
support him—we know Germans that will do this, aud wa
also know Know Nothings—men who are opposed to Black
Republicanism—that are afraid to trust Rollins for fear he
will turn Black if elected, and cheat them out of the
spoils. The Black Republican leaders are 111 for Rollins,
hence the want of confidence in him on the part of some of
the Know-Nothings opposed to the free soil agitation In
our State. The Missouri Democrat Is out flat-foot*d for the
Know Nothing candidate, and has lately come to the con
clusion that “Americans should rule America”—merely
for the sake of opposing the Democracy, aDd running the
chances of converting Rollins to their faith, with a view Of
obtaining power and the spoils of office. Mr. Lusk, the
editor of the Jefferson City Enquirer, Is also out for Rol
lias. It will be remembered that we mentioned in a pre. ,
vlous letter that the clique of the Missouri Democrat had
read Lusk and Price out of the party, because they thought
lessly published a letter from Col. Benton exhonerating
them from all blame in placing him in a wrong position
before the people of the State, and throwing censure upon
this Democrat eliqup, when they wanted It placed some
where else. Price and Lusk completely cornered them,
and fastened the “false position” so thoroughly upon the
hangers on of the Missouri Democrat, and the leaden of
Black Republicanism —with Boerusteln at Its head, that
they were compelled to read these two deserters out of the
house of a dozen or more “ B’s.” finding It divided against
itself, and fearing a general crash and wreck of matter, and
a complete annihilation of all their cherished hopes. But
Lusk and Price won’t stay read out— they say they will
stay In, and if successful, reap as much of the spoils as they
can put their hands upon. Thus the B.’s, the P.’s and the
L.’s are at “loggerheads”—and all for one common end—
the “glory of the cause” and the spoils of office I
We have the most gratifying accounts from Kentucky—
the old line Whigs and the Democracy are determined up
on routing Know-Nolhingl6m from the borders of the
State. They have put up their best men for Congress
other positions, and the prospects are that a general oq£
complete annihilation of Know-Nothlngism, under the
lead of Bartlett, and Black Republicanism under the sole
charge of Prentice, of the Louisville Journal, will be tri
umphantly consummated on the Ist Monday In August.—
Not only in Kentucky have we this feeling in favor of the
Democracy and the Administration of Mr. Buchanan, but
in fall sections of the West and South ; and we will be
greatly disappointed if the Democracy of the Old Keystone
do not place themselves In the front ranks, and on the
Eide of the Constitution and th* Union l The vilest ene
mies of our courso cannot help but speak in the most fa
vorablo terms of Mr. Buchanan and his popular adminis
tration.
The porter in the house of Jett A Co., Jewellers, of this
city, made tracks a few days ago with about $(,000 worth
of Jewelry. He has not yet been apprehended. A reward
of $5OO Is offered for his conviction.
A Clerk, Jas. C. Emile, in the wholesale Dry Goods
house of Eddy, Jameson k Co., carried away, at different
times, goods to the amount of $2,000, and deposited them
at a house In the lower part of the city, where he visited a
young girl. Emile and the man in whose house the goods
were deposited, were arrested, and are now in Jail in default
of bail.
A gentleman from Philadelphia, named Johnson, had
his pocket picked, a day «r two since, of a watch and $2OO
in money.
Another gentleman from Pittsburgh, had hie pocket
picked, (so the papers say,) of $14,000 in money and drafts;
but we can hardly think any m» n •'ould go to a Billiard
Saloon with .mount in his pocket, and more particu
larly when persons and bouses are being nightly robbed In
our city.
Geo. Deß&um, a well known citizen of this place, was
cotfimitted to jail on Frida; in default of $5,000 bail to an
swer a charge of fraud.
Alex. McCabe, a clerk in the dry goods store of Porter,
White k Co., was arrested on Saturday on a charge of em
bezzlement. He was locked up for examination today.
Friday next ie the day fixed for the execution of Worrell,
LaPoint, Shultz, and NoUJilin. ' Worrell baa had, however,
execution stayed by the Governor for one week, and will
not be hung until Friday the 26th Inst. The other thrpe,
unless the Governor stays execution, will bo hung in the
jail yard on the 19th. Two men are to be executed at
Troy, Illinois, on Friday next, for the murder of a German
pedlar, which was reported in a previous communication.
The case of the city of SL Louis against Page k Bacon '
and the 0. k M. It. R. company was betoro the Court for
some time, and the case was given to the Jnry eo Friday,
and on Saturday reported that they could not agree. TkS—
Court was then adjourned until Monday. "
Wood’s Theatre has now/our stars engaged, and playing
nightly to crowded houses—Mr. and Mrs. Locke, Miss
Charlotte Crampton, and Mr. Mark Smith.
The Marsh Juvenile Troupe are still delighting the au
diences at the St. Louis Theatre. Within the past two
weeks another theatre has been opened in our city—the
Bowery—located ou Broadway. We have now four thea
tres—the “Varieties” has been closed for over a year—it Is
the handsomest theatre in the country, but has never been
made to pay expenses, hence the closing ofits doors.
Mr. G. Sener and lady, from Lancaster, passed through
our city in the early part of the week for lowa.
Dr. Chas. Leib has permanently locatsd in Chicago, and
by a card received, has become a legal gentleman, and in
the practice of the law.
Mr. Isaac Diiler and Frank Weidler left on Thursday '
last for Lancaster.
Chester Valley Bank. —The Commission
ers named in the bill for the incorporation of
the Chester Valley Bank, met at Coatesville,
on the Bth inst., and opened the subscription
books. The first day they sold 577 shares ;
the second 1167; the third 688 ; the fourth
197—making in all 2609 shares sold, and leav
ing only 393 shares yet to be disposed of,
which, we presume, have all since been taken.
The Bank will go into operation in a few days.
SHERIFFALTY.— HIRAM L. THOMP
SON, of Providence tw’p., will be a candidate for Sher
iff of Lancaster county, at the ensuing election, if nomina
ted by the Democratic County Convention. mj!Btf 17
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 the Democratic Convention. apr!4 tf 12
REGISTER.— WlUlam Kirkpatrick, Of
this city, will be a candidate for REGISTER, at the
ensuing election, if nominaied by the Union County Con
vention. June 16 td* Yl?
SHERIFF.— Gen. MICHAEL R. WIT
WEB, of the 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,
aprl. tfia
SHERIFFALTY. —We are anthorlfed to
announoe FREDERICK BEEN, of this city as the
people's candidate for the office of Rnarifp gtould he be
promises to discharge its duties with fidelity
OLD GUARD.