INTELLIGENCER & .LANCASTRIAN.
GEO. SANDERSON, EDITOR.
A. SANDERSON, Associate.
LANCASTER, PA., AUGUST 25, 1857.
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democratic state ticket.
FOR GOVERNOR.
WILLIAM F. PACKER, Lycoming Comity.
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER.
NIMROD STRICKLAND, Chester Comity,
FOB JUDGES OF SUPREME COURT.
WILLIAM' STRONG, Berks County.
JAMES THOMPSON, Erie County.
To tile Democratic Freemen of the City
and County of Lancaster, and all others
not connected with any other -political
organization and opposed to the so
called Union State ana County Tickets s
In pursuance of the authority given the undersigned by
a resolution unanimously adopted at a meeting of the Dem
ocratic County Committee, held on Saturday the 15th of
August, you are requested to assemble in the several wards
of the city, boroughs and townships of the county, on
SATURDAY, 29r0 DAY OF AUGUST NEXT,
then and there to elect not less than three nor more than
five Delegates to represent each district in a general Coun
ty Convention, to beheld on Wednesday the 2nd day of
September next, following, at 11 o'clock, A. M., at Shober’6
Hotel, North Queen Street, in the City of Lancaster, to se
lect a ticket to be supported by the Democracy, and all
others not connected with any other political organization
and who are opposed to the so-called Union State and County
Tickets. The several township Committwn are requested
to give early notice in their respective districts, of the
time and place of meeting lor the election of delegates.—
By order of the County Committee.
11. B. SWARIt, Chairman.
Lancaster, Aug. 18, 1857.
Delegate Elections.
The Democrats of the City will meet on Saturday evening
next, the 29th Inst., in their respective wards, between the
hours of 7 and B}.< o’clock, for the purpose of electing five
dolegates to represent each ward in the County Convention.
The eloctionß will be hold at the following places, viz:
S. W. Wurd—at Fitzpatrick’s Hotel. S. Queen stret.
8. E. Ward—at Jimison’s Mansion House, S. Queen st.
N. W. Ward—at King's Hotel, W. Orange street.
N. E. Ward—at Miller’s Hotel, E. Chesnut street.
BY ORDER OF THE WARD COMMITTEES.
The Delegate Elections.
Our Democratic friends throughout the
County will bear in mind that Saturday next
is the time selected, by the County Committee,
ffyr the election of delegates in the several
wards, boroughs and townships, to represent
their districts in the County Convention. .We
had intended of the great
importance of these primary elections, and
the necessity of a more general attendance on
the part of the people; but our sentiments are
so well and forcibly expressed in the following
communication from an esteemed Democratic
friend, that we prefer giving it a prominent
place to the exclusion of anything which
might have been said,by ourselves:
The Delegate Elections—Their Import-
The character of important results is generally deter
mined by their inception, and their power for good or evil
settled by the originating or producing agent. Much then
depends upon a right and proper beginning, and the im
portance of well directed preliminary action is. perhaps,
in no case so forcibly apparent as i n the primary' step taken
in the selection of those who shall till offices of trust and
preside over tho interests of the people. In this country
every individual of tho community, in general, is interested
in the government., and tho attention of voters should ut
letist occasionally bo directed to whatever affects their in
terests as social beings, and their rights as members of the
State.
As the time is now near at hand when Dolegates to the
County Convention aro to be chosen, it behooves all to
bestow sonio attention upon tho subject, and to exert
themselves to secure the election of Delegates who will be
Bure to make the br.st nominations that can bo made. Men
of all parties complain loudly about the bad selections of
candidates for office; and yet but few attend tbe primary
meetings and seo to it that men of character and standing
are selected as Delegates who will nominate good men as
candidates—men of character aud ability. Why declaim
against corruptandincompetent men,and the train of evils
which ilow from their occupying positions; and yet stand
aloof and allow mere tricksters and politicians to be elected
as Delegates, who make it their business to attend Conven
tions and get themselves, or others equally as dishonest,
nominated for responsible positions? Why utter lamenta
tions over incompetent officers—corrupt and unprincipled
Legislators, and the degeneracy of public men, and yet
refuse to participate in the delegate elections, or remain
indifferent as to who is presented for the suffrage of the
people? Why complain of the evil aud yet not apply the
remedy at hand ? Public affairs must be placed in better
hands, or the doom of our free institutions issealed.
Tho great want of the age is moral heroism, or a firm
and immovable determination to do right in all the* rela
tions of public life. We have swarms of demagogues who
are destitute of patriotism—who are regardless of the
good of the country : men of seven principles— “five loaves
and two fishes —who sacrifice honor, integrity and every
vestige of principle in order to attain selfish ends. Their
patriotism is commensurate with their personal interests,
and their highest aim is tho gratification of their party
desires, and the attainment of personal promotion.
Thy Delegates to bo elected havo ail important <! . ty to
perform. Lot them bo good men, and there need bo no
fear that bad men will be placed in nomination as candi
dates. Success depends upon the character of thn candi
dates who claim the suffrages of the people. Good men are
demanded, and for good men the votes will be ghen, and
in many cases even party distinctions will ba overlooked
in order to secure competent arid honest (llicers. Circum
stances indicate only too truly that it is time that every
man who respects good morals, and desires the promotion
of the public good, should ca9t olfhis party trammels and
party affiliations, and vote only for those candidates whose
characters are above- reproach, and whose abilities are un
doubted. Tho abhorrent politician, as such, can no longer
be trusted with public atfairs. The people demand officers
who possess a character infinitely superior to the standard
of the ignoble and cunning political demagogue or mere
office hunter.
Men of the beat characters, qualifications and disposi
tions to p r omote the public pood should compose the
ticket. They should be men of first rate talents: posses
sed of considerable experience, and a pood stud: of general
information—of unquestionable honesty, irreproachable
integrity, and warm attachment to the principles of moral
and political justice—endowed with an active, penetrating,
retentive and independent mind; never to be bought w itht
•office, promise or other bribe, nor to be intimidated or ter
rified out of their duty, but always steady to their trust,
the public good. Ilow much depends thou upon tho char
acter of tiie Delegates about to elected ! Let them be good
men, and they will settle a superior ticket, and all will be
well. J. 11. B.
Mount Joy, August 20,1857.
Declination of Air. Styer,
By the following card, it will be seen that
Mr. John Styer has promptly declined the
“ Straight Out American” nomination for the
office of Sheriff—it having been conferred up
on him without his knowledge or consent:
Nbw Holland, August 20th 1557.
To J. M. Lazalere, Esq.,
President of American County Convention :—Having
understood that I was placed in nomination for the office
of Sheriff of Lancaster County, by the “ American County
Convention,” of which you were President—l hereby inform
you, and through you those of my fellow-citizens in that
Convention who made tho nomination, that,, inasmuch as
I am not now, and never have been a member of that po
litical organization, injustice to them and to myself, I
respectfully decline said nomination. I would further re
mark that my name was used without my knowledge or
consent. JOHN STYEK.
Cumberland County,
The following excellent ticket has been
nominated by the Democratic Convention of
“Old Mother Cumberland :”
Assembly— Hugh Stuart, (son of the old
veteran Judge Stuart,) one of the most intel
ligent farmers and reliable Democrats in the
county.
Prothonotary —Philip Quigley.
Register —Samuel L. Emminger.
Clerk of Courts— David S. Croft.
'Treasurer —Moses Bricker.
Commissioner— Samuel Megaw.
Teachers’ National Association,
A meeting of the Teachers of the United
States is to beheld at the Comptroller’s Room,
Sixth St., below Walnut, Phila. , on to-morrow
(26th inst.,) at 10 o’clock, for the purpose of
organizing a National Teachers’ Association.
The call is signed by Wm, Roberts, Esq.,
President of the Pennsylvania State Teachers’
Association, and is endorsed by the Presidents
of similar Associations in the States of New
York, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hamp
shire, Indiana, Vermont, lowa and "Wisconsin.
The Straight-Out Americans of Phila
delphia City have nominated S. S. Bishop for
the Senate, and Joseph M. Church, F. M.
Adams, Jacob Dock and L. R. Broomall for
the House of Representatives.
l6?*The Governor has appointed Darius
Bullock, Esq., to be President Judge of the
Thirteenth District, in the room of Judge
Wilmot, resigned.
Andrew Hopkins, formerly editor
of the Harrisburg Patriot , and who was ap
pointed by President Buchanan as Register of
the Land Office in Nebraska City, started
from Pittsburg for his destination on the 3d
instant.
Charles Huffnagle, Consul Gen
eral to India, returned to his residence at New
Hope, Bucks couuty, on Monday week, in good
health and fine spirits.
- B®,The Governorship of Missouri is still in
doubt—although the chances now are decided
ly in favor of Stewart, the Democratic candi
date. The latest returns received place him
three votes ahead, with two- counties to hear
from, whioh, we think, will increase his ma“
jority some two hundred votes.
“God Against Slavery.”
Start not, gentle reader, at the above cap
tion. We do not believe in the doctrine; but
we have juat seen a book, written by the Rev.
Dr. Cheever, of Brooklyn, with the above title,
which has been issued from the New York
press. Its publication at this particular time
is, doubtless, intended to advance the cause of
Abolitionism in the Northern States in gen
eral, and Pennsylvania in particular. We
have taken a cursory glance at its contents,
and are prepared to endorse, as a just and
comprehensive criticism of the work, the fol
lowing pithy remark of a friend: In rhetoric
and denunciation it is strong —in-logic weak—
aod in some of its positions and arguments
silly.
To prove the truthfulness of the criticism
we will give a few extracts from the book,
and comment upon them in detail.
On page 149, speaking of the Jubilee statute
of the Hebrew code of laws respecting heathen
servitude amongst them, the Dr. says: “ The
service of the heathen was not bondage, and
made no approximation to slavery; and the
law of heathen servitude, until the Jubilee,
was simply a naturalization law of fifty years’
probation, of those who bad previously been
idolators and slaves, for freedom. A naturali
zation law, forsooth, of fifty years, before they
could become freemen! A half century of
slavery (for such he admits it to be in the
latter olause of the same sentence in which he
denies it—so pippably does he contradict him
self,) embracingfthe activity of youth and the
vigor of manhood, to entitle them to a few
years of freedom at a period of life when they
would be incapable of enjoying it! Can any
thing be more silly and ridiculous? Why he
leaves Know Nothingism at an immeasurable
distance behind in his intensified notions of
naturalization, to say nothing of his foolish
attempt, in the above extract, to prove that
heathen servitude was not slavery, and heathen
bondmen were not slaves! Any school-boy
would have made a more sensible argument.
Again,, on the same page of the book, the
Dr. sayß : “The heathen slaves [recollect, in
the above extract, he said there was no bond
age or slavery—thus a second time contradict
ing himself!] were in no condition to he ad
mitted at once to the privileges of freedom
[quere? how would this remark apply if they
were not slaves ?] and of citizenship among
the Hebrews. They needed to be under
restraint, law, and service .” In this brief
extraot we have, not only a truism well ex
pressed, hut a strong argument in justification
of African slavery in our own country. The
African population, as every reasonable man
will admit, are in no condition, at this time, to
be admitted to all the privileges of freedom and
citizenship, and we doubt whether they ever
can reach such a condition amongst us—it is,
therefore, a political necessity that they be
kept “ under restraint, law and service .”
Again, he says, on page 150 : “It [heathen
slavery] was a system of emancipation* [eman
cipation from what ? Certainly not political
or personal bondage,] and of moral transfigur
ation, going on through ages—tho taking up
of an element of foreign ignorance, depravity,
and misery, and converting it into an element
of native comfort , knowledge, and piety.” A
still more powerful argument, than the pre
ceding, in favor of African slavery—for slavery
in this country has done for the poor, ignorant,
depraved and miserable negro precisely what
is alleged to-have been the effect of heathen
bondage. But we hare not the time or room
to elaborate; nor is it necessary, as the same
idea must at once strike the mind of every
intelligent reader.
Once more. On page 151, the Dr., in
speaking of heathen servitude or “ naturali
zation,” as he is pleased elsewhere to term it,
says: “.It was never slavery, but free volun
tary service.” Free voluntary service, indeed !
But what kind of free voluntary service was
that which could keep a man in servitude for
fifty years, and then turn him off to starve and
die through neglect in his old age ! Compared
with such “ free voluntary service,” Southern
slavery in this country is a blessing ; for here
the master is bound by law to maintain and
provide for his aged and superannuated slaves
as long as they live.
There are various other points in the book
we would like'to notice itf order to show their
fallacy and weakness, but we cannot pursue
tho subject farther at this time. The Dr’s,
argument, if it is really entitled to the name,
is, in effect, tho argument now used by the
English and French to justify their scheme of
negro apprenticeship for their West India pos
sessions. They will professedly take from the
African coast negroes who voluntary offer
themselves as free laborers, so they say ; but,
inasmuch as all those negroes are practically
slaves under their chiefs at home, the thing
will become a virtual traffic with the chiefs for
the men, —and these men, once transferred to
the Islands, will be as much bondsmen or
slaves as if they were sold and bought in the
market place.
Such is, in effect, the argument of Dr.
Cheever. We may, if occasion requires, ad
vert to the book more at length hereafter.
Appointment by tlie President,
Thomas Welsh, Esq., to be Postmaster at Montgomery,
Alabama, in place of M. B. Blue.
This is a capital appointment. Mr. Welsh
is a native, we believe, of Lancaster county,
but has resided for many years at the South.
He is a gentleman of fine business qualities,
and has filled several highly honorable and
responsible positions at his adopted home.—
His Democracy is of the strictest kind, and
he has always been a warm and devoted friend
of Mr. Buchanan. Ilis appointment will be
hailed with great pleasure by his friends in
tliis section, and, we doubt not, is exceedingly
popular in his own vicinity. We congratulate
him on his good luck. The President could
not have made a better selection.
Black Republicanism in Ohio,
The Black Republicans of Ohio have renom
inated Chase for Governor, and a body of as
sociates of the same stripe for Stats officers.
The Cincinnati Enquirer represents the Con
vention a “ flat failure ;” there not being half
the number of delegates present that attended
the first convention which presented Chase to
the people of Ohio two years ago. The only
life and spirit exhibited by it were exerted by
thepresence of that veneralbeold monomaniao,
Joshua R. Giddings, who was called, as he de
clared, to be present by a special .inspiration
of God. Old Gid held forth to the Chaseites
in his own Boanerginn style, on the equal
rights of negroes with whites, and-the duty of
all good men to receive them at their firesides,
in their pews, in their schools, and every
where else.”
National Safety Saving Fund. —This Sav
ing Fund—in Walnut Street, Southwest cor
j ner of Third, Philadelphia—now has more
| than One Million and a Half of Dollars in first
! class securities.
Franklin CountyFarms. —Wm. S. Heyser,
of Chambersburg, offers for sale two of the
best farms in Franklin county. They lie a
mile and a half south of Chambersburg, on the
Franklin Railroad, which is about to f be re
laid with-heavy rails. The public road from
Chambersburg to Greencastle also runs through
them. We learn from a disinterested source
that these are amoDg the very choicest and
best improved farms in all that section of the
State.
From the Lycoming Gazette.
Gen. Packer tbe Poor Man’s Friend.
It is well known that while Speaker of the
House of Representatives, in 1849, General
Packer, the Democratic candidate for Gover
nor, contributed very materially by his influ
ence toward the enactment of that now pop
ular measure known as the “ Three Hundred
Dollar Exemption Act.” During the winter
of 1850, it will also be remembered, a Btrenu-
OUB effort was made by persons who fancied
themselves aggrieved by the law, to have it
repealed. Gen Packer was then in the Senate,
where he at once took the lead among those
wlio opposed a repeal. A remonstrance
against the law, numerously signed by his
own constituents; being forwarded to him to
present to that body, he complied with the
request, accompanying it with the eloquent
remarks which we print below, and which tbe
Philadelphia Sun, when publishing them, at
the time, prefaced as “ philanthropic, just,
and truly democratic.” We need hardly say
they contributed largely to prostrating further
efforts at repeal; and the poor unfortunate
debtor and bis dependant family now enjoy
the protection which that humane law affords
and a sympathizing public opinion sustains.
Gen. Packer said:
Mr. Speaker, I do not sympathize with the
prayer of the petition I have just presented.
I do not believe that the law of last session
will injure the “ poor and middle classes ” of
community. Ido not believe that exempting
the last three hundred dollars’ worth of prop
erty of the poor unfortunate debtor from levy
and sale on execution, and by driving from
the. door of poverty and distress, the sheriff
and constable, urged on by a close-fisted,
miserly and heartless creditor, that you inju
riously affect the interests of the poor. Sir, it
cannot be true. Do you for a moment sup
pose, that you would benefit “ the poor and
middle classes of community ” by exposing
their last article of household furniture—the
last bed —the last stove—or the last cow—to
the tender mercies of an avaricious creditor?
If Senators entertain such an opinion, let
them comply with the prayer of the petitioner,
and vote for the repeal of the law of last ses
sion, together with all the exemption laws pre
viously enacted, and they will promote the
interests of the poor and middle classes to the
heart’s content of the rich. Sir, so far from
sympathizing with the petitioners, I would
extend the exemption /law still further. The
day is dawning when every family will be
protected in their little home, in defiance of
the bad conduct of an intemperate father, or
a profligate husband. The day is coming,
nay it is now here, when it will he conceded that
.the man with a comfortable, permanent home,
will much sooner pay his honest debts than he
who is almost distracted with impending
troubles and is ever at the mercy of an execution.
Many of the States of the Union have led
the way in this humane reform. Maine ex
empts a homestead to the value of $5OO, and
in the absence of a homestead, personal prop
erty to that amount. Vermont exempts a
homestead to the value of $5OO. lowa and
Minnesota forty acres of land or n lot. Cal
ifornia exempts 320 acres of land or a lot
worth $2OOO. Deseret, the proposed Mormon
State, it is said secures a home to every family.
All the States and Territories I named having
acted onthissubjectwithin thepastfewmonths.
Georgia, Texas, Michigan, Wisconsin, and
Connecticut, have long since enacted liberal
exemption laws. New York, always amongst
the foremost in popular reforms, is also press
ing on in this matter. I have before me the
annual message of Gov. Fish to the present
Legislature of that great State, to which I beg
leave to call the attention of Senators. On
the subject of homestead exemption, the Gov
ernor says:
‘•While it is admittedly a primary duty of the Legislature
to enact laws for the punishment of vice, it is no less its
duty to remove tho causes which frequently lead to the
cominiKpjou of crimo. The impressions made upon the
youthful mind, by tbe gentle force of parental authority
and example, and by the associations of tho family circle,
are among tbe most active and enduring of the influences
which control the conduct of after life. Much of the vice |
that we are called upon to deplore, may be traced to the :
removal of its subject from the reach of that authority and
example, and from the innocent, but wholesome associa
tion of a home, however humbly. The causo of morality,
no less than the dictates of humanity, demands the pres
erration of the family circle, and tbe maintenance of the
family home , as efficient prevontatives of vice, and sure and
permanent contributors to individual virtue and happiness,
and to public prosperity and order."
Such, Mr. Speaker, are the views of the
Governor of New York. They are the senti
ments of a humane and far-seeing Statesman
—and I honor him for his manly independence
in giving them the weight and sanction of his
official station. Sir, Igo with the Governor
of the Empire State. I would secure to every
family a home and a hearth. I would not
permit the covetous and hard-hearted creditor
to drive his unfortunate debtor , naked and pen
niless, out upon the cold charities of an inhos
pitable world. The laws which authorize such
a procedure should be blotted front the pages
of the statut6 books of every State in this
Union—they are repugnant to the spirit of the
age, and revolting to humanity. Like the
laws sanctioning imprisonment for debt, they
should be repudiated by every philanthropic
legislator—they should exist but in the
history of the past —an obsolete idea.
It has been truly said, Mr. Speaker, that
he who sells out the last little property of a
wife, and family of small children, of a rash,
heedless, or perhaps intemperate husband
and father, and afterwards with a cheerful
countenance goes home to dine—goes home to
feast on human HEARys ! Sir, money thus ob
tained has a damning curse upon it!
Entertaining these views, Mr. Speaker, I
cannot go with those of my constituents who
demand the repeal of the exemption law of
last session; nor can I believe that any con
siderable number of them desire it.
Tfla Ashland Festivities. —Monday week,
says the Louisville Democrat, was a great day
at Ashland, the home of the lion. James. B.
Clay, member elect to Congress from the Bth
district. It was a barbecue gotten up by Mr.
Clay himself, at his own homo, for the gratifi
cation of the friends who aided in securing
his glorious triumph over the combined hosts
of Know-Nothingism. His was a brilliant
success ; and it was proper that there should
be rejoicings and congratulations.
the suggestions of his friends, Mr. Clay con
cluded that an entertainment assembling the
Democratic hosts would be in keeping with
their wishes, and a gratification to himself ;
hence he announced a barbecue. Monday
week was the occasion, and Ashland the,place.
Five thousand persons gathered from the sur
rounding country, and the speaking and feast
ing was kept up during the- day. Speeches
were made by Hons. John C. Breckinridge,
James B. Clay, Gov. Willard, Charles Ander
son of Cincinnati, Col. Preston, and others.
J 5@ E * The books, papers, drafts, notes of
hand, &c., formerly the property of the United
.States Bank, to the amount of forty tong,
have been purchased by Messrs Bottom & Co.,
of Trenton, and are to be ground up and con
verted into paper. The True American says
.that ten tons of this vast amount is of corres
pondence, autograph letters of the first state
men, politicians, and financial men from this
and other countries. Drafts upon the Roths
childs for hundreds of thousands of dollars,
certificates of stock transferred to leading
bankers in Europe, checks and drafts, from
Clay, Webster, Adams, Calhoun, Houston,
Crockett, Cass, &c., &c., all lie scatterd, ready
for the important transformation into clean,
unsullied, white paper. This huge mass of
books and papers strikes the visitor with as
tonishment.
The Lycoming Gazette.
This old Democratic paper —the organ of the
Democracy of Lycoming—has made its appear
ance in an entire suit of new type. The Ga
zette is one of the oldest papers in the State
—being some two years the junior of the In.
telligencer. It has always been battling for
the rights of the people, and there is not the
least danger of its halting in the “good way”
whilst under the control of our friends Clark
& Higgins.
Appointments by the President.
Sumner B. Chase, Register of the Land
Office at Osage, loiya, vice James D. Jenkins,
resigned.
Robert Brown, Register at Fort Des Moines,
lowa, vice Thomas A. Walker, resigned.
Constitutional Amendments.
The proposed amendments to the Constitu
tion of Pennsylvania, are again published in
the newspapers of the several counties. They
are word for word, the «aine that were pub
lished last year; and having been agreed to by
two successive Legislatures, the next step
toward their adoption will be their submission
to a vote of the people at the October election..
The amendments are four in number, and the
vote will be taken for or against each one
separately. They are all of sufficient impor
tance to demand the serious attention"of every
citizen, and we think their expediency and
propriety are so apparent, that the people,
without distinction of party, will be ready to
accept them.
The First Amendment relates to the public
debt, and proposes the following salutary pro
visions :
I. That the State Debt shall never exceed
$750,000, except in case of war,, invasion, or
insurrection, or for the purpose of redeeming
the present debt.
11. A Sinking Fund shall be provided suf
ficient to pay the interest on the existing State
debt and to reduce the principal $250,000 a
year.
111. The credit of the Commonwealth shall
not in any manner be pledged or loaned or the
Commonwealth become a stockholder in any
corporation.
IV. The Commonwealth shall not assume
the debt of any county, citv, borough or town
ship, or any corporation, unless the same was
contracted by the State in time of war.
V. No county, citv, or other municipal cor
poration, shall become a stockholder in. or
loan its credit to, any company or corporation
whatever.
The Second Amendment provides against
the needless division of counties by prohibit
ing the erection of any new county containing
less than 400 square miles, and requiring the
expressed assent of the voters of the county,
to authorize any division of such county which
shall cut off one-tenth of its population.
The Third Amendment relates principally
to Philadelphia, and proposes to amend the
first Article of the Constitution* by striking
from its several sections the words which re
cognize the separate municipal existance of
the old city of Philadelphia.
This amendment also proposes some changes
in the mode of apportioning the State for Rep
resentatives ; the most important of which is
that it will allow the city of Philadelphia, (and
any city with taxable population sufficient for
two Representatives) to be divided into single
Representative Districts.
The Fourth Amendment proposes a new
section to the Constitution, in which the power
of the Legislature to alter, revoke or repeal any
charter of incorporation, (which of course it
possesses, by virtue of its sovereignty, although
some affect to dispute it) is expressly declared.
This is a mere outline of the proposed
Amendments, but sufficient, we trust show
their importance, and to induce our readers to
examine them carefully, so that they may be
prepared to vote upon them with an intel
ligent understanding of their nature and boar
ingupon our present fundamental law. — Read
ing Gazette .
The Foreign News,
By the arrival of the Arabia at New York,
we have Liverpool dates to the Bth, three days
later than the advices by the Columbia. The
intelligence comprises items of unusual inter
est. The Atlantic telegraph cable had been
landed at Valencia Bay, tbe starting point of
this mighty work. The most complete confi
dence prevails in reference to tbe success of
the undertaking. Trifling accidents had oc
curred, but they had been speedily remedied
by the ingenuity and c msummate scientific
knowledge of the engineers who superintend
operations. The British and Irish Magnetic
Telegraphic Company are progressing rapidly
with the erection of an overground line of tel
egraph to connect with the Atlantic cable at
Valencia Bay. The Parliamentary proceed
ings had been unimportant. The French Em
peror and Empress were at Osborne, enjoying
the hospitalities of British royality. Three of.
the Italians charged with being implicated in
a conspiracy to assassinate the Emperor had
been convicted. In the meantime, Ledru
Rollin had brought suit against the London
Times for libel, on account of the allegations
made of his connection with the Parisian con
spiracy. In Italy trouble is said to be brewing
between England and Naples, in consequence
of the unauthorized search of an English
steamer by Neapolitan officials. Affairs in
Turkey are assuming a grave complication,
threatening Europe with serious difficulty. A
despatch from Constantinople states that the
Sultan has refused to amend his decision in
regard to the elections in Moldavia, and in con
sequence the Ministers of France, Russia,
Prussia and Sardinia have broken off diploma,
tic relations with the Porte. Austria is sup
posed to sympathize with this combined move
ment, England, alone, standing by the Sultan.
We have nothing further from India, except
some horrible details of the massacre at Delhi,
and a report that that stronghold of the insur
gents had fallen.
Giving It Up I
The Montour American , the Black Repub
lican paper of Montour county, surrenders the
political battle in the following language :
“ From present indications, there is no pros
pect of defeating Packer. A triangular fight
must result in the defeat of the opposition;
and in our present divided state, we feel as
sured that we have the numerical strength to
succeed, if united on a single ticket. We are
defeated and rendered powerless by the im
prudent zeal of ultra Republicans and intense
Americans. The settled conviction of our
mind has ever been that ‘ united we stand,
divided we fall.’ ”
Political on DitSc
From the Washington letter of The Press,
we clip the following :
Col. James L. Orr of South Carolina, and
the lion John S. Phelps of Missouri, are both
spoken of for Speakers of the next House.
Col. Orr will doubtless be the man. John S.
Phelps, or George W. Jones of Tennessee will
be at the head of the Committee of Ways and
Means.
The Clerkship of the House is evidently be
tween Col. Allen of Illinois, the Hon. John
L. Robinson, of Indiana, and the Hon. David
Near, editor of the Trenton (N. J.) True Amer
ican.—The South will not ask for both Speak
er and Clerk, of course.
Execution of David S. Hl’K.im - -Attempt
ed Suicide.
Hollidaysburg, Aug. 21.
David S. M’Kim, covicted of killing Mr.
Norcross, at Altoona, in this State, several
months since, was executed 20 minutes before
one o’clock this afternoon. He made ft long
speech on the scaffold, occupying over one
hour, in which he gave a sketch of his career
through life, and alluded to the murder, and
attempted to show that it was not probable
that he did it. For some time past he lost the
usual cheerfulness that he manifested in con
versation and become rather melancholy. As
the time of his execution drew nearer and
nearer he became very uneasy, and this morn
ing before the officers entered his cell to pre
pare him for the execution, he made a desper
ate attempt to commit suicide. Almost his
last words were that he was innocent of the
crime for which he was convicted. The gal
lows was well arranged, and the culprit died
apparently easy.
Tuesday last, near Philadelphia, the
Germantown express train of cars ran over a
woman who was walking on the track, smash
ing her to pieces and leaving a terrible mass
of remains. It was thought she desired to be
killed.
We direct attention to the advertise
ment of the “Academy of the Visitation” in
another column—one of the best Institutions
of leaittin the State of Maryland.
CITY AND COUNTY AFFUBS.
Tribute to the Memory- of an Old Soldier.
—We attei.d-d. on Friday Inst, Ly invitation of Mr. Chris
tian Habecker, of 3lanor township, the ceremony of erect
ing a neat and appropriate Marble Monument, the work
of our fellow-townsman. Mr. Lewis Haldr, over theremains
of Charles Fisher, a soldierr.f the war ofisi-2, who died In
that neighborhood in 1544, and was buried in the family
cemetery of Mr. Habecker. € *
Dnrintr a visit last spring, of Mr. C. H. Witmer, of Sus
pension Bridge Mill, (a nephew of Mr. Habecker,) to the
home of hi« childhood, the grave of Charles Fisher, was
pointed out to him, when he proposed to his Uncle the
erec‘ion of a suitable Monument over the remains of the
old soldier. Mr. Habecker, with trn? patriotism, at once
adopted the suggestion, and proceeded forthwith to raise a
subscription amongst his neighbors for the purpose, which
was accomplished without any difficulty.
The day selected, for its erection, (Friday last.) a goodly
number of the neighbors and friends of Mr. Habecker,
amongst whom were the senior Editor of this paper, and
several ladies, met at his house, and after partaking of a
rich and sumptuous jjinner, proceeded to the cemetery, a
short distance from the dwelling, and, under the direction
of Mr. Lewis Haldy, completed the erection of the Monu
ment. After which, by request, Capt. Geo. Sanderson, of
Lancaster, read the following letter :
Suspension Bridge Mill. August 13,1857.
My Dear Uncle —Your kind letter of the 11th inst. was
duly received this morning. I am glad that you have
moved in this matter, and it gives me heart felt pleasure
to know that you have permitted me to participate with
you and your neighbors in the erection of a monument to
the memory of our departed friend. Charles Fisnun. who
was a patriot and an honest man—who stood fire on the
25th of July, 1814, on Lundy Inane's battle ground, which
I can almost see from where I now write. There (among
the dying and the den L where the roar of battle was heard
above the dying groans of his mess mates strewed thick
around him,) was the place, and that was the time to try
men’s souls, as poor*Fi<ber has often told you and I.—Lun
dy’s Lane is now being daily visited by hundreds to see
“where fell the brave and victorious of our land.*’
I assure you it would afford me great pleasure to be with
you at the erection of the Monument, to shake bands with
my many friends, to review the hftppiest days of my life—
the days when I scampered, free as air, across my Grand
fathers fields, (now your’s) free from all care and trouble,
rejoicing, glad, and nnconcern-d about to-morrow. But it
will be impossible for me to be present.
Give my hearty salutations to each and every one of our
comrades, who have b*en actively engaged with us in this
little undertaking for the remembrance of the worthy old
soldier, Charles Fisher —peace to his ashes! lam sure
wo shall all feel glad when wo reflect that we participated
in the erection of this Monument to his memory. My
best wishes attend you all.
Youy Nephew,
To Christian Habecker
P. S. Enclosed herewith is the $5. which I contribute
with a rejoicing heart. C. H. W.
When he had finished, reading the letter, he addressed
the persons present in a few pertinent remarks—giving a
succinct history of the great and bloody battle of
Lundy’s Lane, in which tho deceased participated, he beiug
a regular soldier belonging to Gen. Scott's Brigado. lie
then descanted on the bravery and patriotism of American
soldiery in general,und of the promptness with which they
are ever ready to obey the calls of their country. Ho also
spoke of the patriotic feelings which must have actuated
Mr. Habecker, Mr. Brush, the Messrs. Mann, Brady,
Forrey, Charles, Stauffer and Witmer, in getting up this
tribute of respect to the poor old soldier who died among
strangers, and predicted'tbat their children and children’s
children for many generations would, long after they them
selves were mouldering in tho dust, p.dut with pride and
pleasure to the patriotic work their sires accomplished on
the 21st day of August, 1857. The names of distinguished
generals and other offices, said ho, who have served their
conn(ry iu tho tented field, are written and held up to the
admiring gaze of posterity; but rarely on tho page of his.
tory do you find the name of the private soldier, no matter
how daring and patriotic his conduct may have been.—
This should not be so—no--, so far as the good people of
Manor towuship are concerned, has it been so iu the case
of the poor old soldier wh"So memory is perpetuated by
their liberality and patriotism.
Tho remarks were well received bv the company present,
and all returned from the eemetaxy highly gratified with
what had been done and said.
The Mouument bears tho following neat and appropri
ate inscriptions :
FRONT SIDE —FACING WEST.
In Memory of
CHARLES FISHER.
Born 1778—Died 1544.
Aged GO years.
Enlisted in Lanca-ter. Pa..
Under Capt. John Steele, as a
Private Soldier, in 1812. Honorably discharged, 1 SI7.
How sleep the Bravo, who sink to rest,
With all their Country’s wishes blest.
NORTH SIDE.
Chippewa, Lundy's Lane,
and Niagara.
Erected by the Habeckers. Manns. Charles's, Forreys,
Brush's. Kreadya and Stauffers, of Manor township, and
C. 11. Witmer. of Niagara Falls.
Tiie Court of Quarter Sessions—August
Term.—The August term of the Quarter Sessions was
held last week —Judge llvtes presiding. Below will be
found a brief synopsis of the most important proceedings
of the Term:
Tho list of grand jurors was called over and twenty
three answered to their names. Luther Richards, Esq.,
ofthis city, was appointed Foreman.
Judge Hayes then delivered a very able and lengthy
charge to the grand jury.
Application was made to enter r nul. pros, in the cas” of
the Com. vs. Henry Frank, John Witlinger, Gottleib
Young, Joseph Mack and Mrs. Sp-enger. indicted at the
January Sessions for selling lager beer contrary to law.—
The application was grunted on payment of costs.
John I*. Dostman for selling lager beer contrary to law
entered a plei of guilty, and was fined $5O and costs.
John Cramer anil I* I rich Yogle. of Columbia, were in
dicted for a similar offence, and the same fine was imposed.
Com. vs. John Frankfort. Indictment, larceny. This
young man was tried on three different indictments.—
Verdict guilty. Sentenced to eighteen months in the
Kastern Penitentiary.
Com. vs. Charles Shroder. Indictment, bigamy. This
gentleman was tried for the offence of wishing to be a
second Brigham Young on a small scale. The evidence
was conclusive as to the indictment against him. Verdict
guilty. Sentenced 11 niuo months in the County Prison.
Com vs. Francis Evans. Indictment, larceny. Verdict
guilty. Seutenced to tnree months in the County Prison.
Com. vs. George Washington Harvey (colored). —
Indictment. larceny. This “darkey” was one of the no
torious ••Christiana rioters.” Verdict guilty. Sentenced
to eight months in the County Prison.
Com. vs. Margaret Hughes. This is one of our “ladies
of easy virtue.” She was indicted for keeping a disorderly
house somewhere in the southern.part of the city. The
jury were evidently guntleinpn with hearts of steel, not
susceptible of being moved by hvlits smiles or tears, for
they found the frail Margaret guilty. This defendant was
also tried on .another indictment-for keeping, a biwdy
hou=e and found guilty. Sentenced to eight Ihonths in
the C-ninty Prison.
Com. vs. John Showers. Indictment, assaultand battery
with intent to kill. This is tho man who, some few weeks
ago, cut his wife’s throat, at her residence in Church st.,
in this city. lU* plead guilty. Seutenced to ono year in
in the County Prison.
Com. vs. John A. Yarrot. Indictment, passing a coun
terfeit s.i bill on Abram Cassel.at Marietta. The defendant
is a resident of Blcomsburg. Columbia county. 110 plead
guily, and made a statement, in extenuation, that he passed
the note in a state of intoxication. Sentenced to oue year
in the Eastern Penitentiary.
The District Attorney entered a not. pros, in the case of
the Com. vs. Harvey L. Goodall. editor of the Inland Daily
Times, for libel—the prosecutor, Marcus Behme, not ap
pearing.
August Shoenborger, for selling lager boer contrary to
law, was fined $75 and costs.
Augustus Pelan. nf Columbia, for sellingliquor contrary
to law, was fined $lO and costs.
Com. vs. John Haggerty. Indictment, larceny. The
defendant pl-iul guilty. Sentenced to eight months in the
County I‘iison.
Wednesday. August 19.
Com. vs. Anna Brown, (colored). Indictment, kidnap
ping. An account of this case was given in The Intelli
gencer at the time of the ccurrenc* 1 , some two months
since. It occupied the attention of the Court nearly the
whole of Wednesday, and was given to tin? jury late in the
afternoon. They were out but a few minutes and returned
a verdict of guilty. Sentenced to seven years in the East
ern Penitentiary.
Com. vs. John Brown. Indictment, larceny. Stealing
a horse and bridle. The defendant plead guilty. Sentenced
to three years in the Eastern Penitentiary.
Com. vs. Lewis Martin: This defendant was tried on
three indictments —odo for selling liquor on Stindav. an
other for selling liquor to minors, and a third for selling
liquor contrary to law. Verdicts of guilty were returned
on each. Sentenced to pay a fine of ssu on each and costs.
Com. vs. Edward Pearce. Indictment, fornication and
bastardy on complaint of Mrs. Catharine Matz. Verdict
guilty. The usual sentence in such cases was imposed.
On motion ofN. Ellmaker, Esq., a divorce was grunted
Maria Myers from her husband. Samuei Myers, on the
ground of desertion.
Com. vs Samuel Steele. Indictment, larcenv of clothing
and other goods to the amount of $5O. Verdict guilty.—
Sentenced to one year in the Eastern Penitentiary.
Com. vp. Henry Pearce, (colored.) Indictment, larceny
of fourteen half dollars, the property of Bernard McF.wen,
of Marietta. Verdict guilty. Senteuced to eight months
In the County Prison.
Fniiui, August 21.
Lewis Stroble. for selling lager beer contrary to law, was
fined $5O ami costs.
V. P. Auderson. for the same offence,-was fined $75 and
costs.
Simon Stevens. Esq., presented three petitions, each
signed by twelve freeholders of tho city—one praying for
the vacation of “Bachman's Lane,” between Mary and
Chesnut streets: another for the extension ofCbesnutto
Mary street; and the third for the extension of Mary to
Walnut street.
Com. vs. Amos Clemsnn. Indictment, receiving stolen
goods, knowing them to he such. The obi gentleman was
ably defended by his counsel, Messrs. Livingston and Hood.
Verdict guilty. Sentenced to two years in the Eastern
Penitentiary.
Com. vs. John Smith. Indictment, false pretences. —
Verdict guilty. Sentenced t« nine months in the County
Prison. •
B. F. Lantz. for selling lager beer contrary to law, was
fined $75 and costa.
Com. vs. Daniel tleisly. Indictment, assault and battery
on Joseph Ulman, of Columbia. Verdict guilty. Sentenced
to pay a fine of $2O and costs.
Co-!\ vs. Wm. M. Gormly. George Huffnagle and Michael
McGonigle. Indictment, forcible entrance. Verdict guilty.
Sentenced to pay a fine of $1 and costa.
No cases of any importances were tried to-day. Sheriff
Martin brought into Court a number of deeds for confir
mation. The grand jurv made their accustomed vi«it to
the different public buildings, and also attended the Har
vest Home celebration at Millersville. They made their
report in th? evening.
Jackson —Jackson, the “American Deer,”
accomplished the feat of walking one hundred and two
consecutive hours, without rest, at the Apollo nail, rear of
the Merrimac House, North Prince street. He commenced
on Tuesday at 4 o’clock, p. m., and ended on Saturday at
10 o’clock, p. m. That might be called pretty tall walking I
Agricultural Fair. —A meeting was held
at Falton Hall on Saturday for the purpose of taking into
consideration the propriety of holding an agricultural fair
In or near this city this fall. Jonx Wise, Esq., presided
A committee of seven was appointed to report, at a future
meeting, the best means of holding a County Agricultural
Fair this year and annually thereafter. A committee of
finance was also appointed. An adjourned meeting was
to be held yesterday afternoon at Shenk’B National Honse>
North Queen street.
The Straight-Out County* Convention.—
The Straight-Out County Convention met. at Fulton Hall,
on Wednesday last. Nineteen districts wnro represented.
It was presided over by Mr. J. M. Larzaxere, of Marietta.
After adopting a resolution that no person who was asking
for a Domination from the Union County Convention
should be nominated by the Straight-Outers, tho following
County Ticket was settled;
Senators—J, M. Lazalere, Marietta; Dr. Samuel Ke
neagy, Strasburg bor.
Assembly—Henry M. White,City; Edward Iless.Manor;
Philip Shreiner, Columbia: Jeremiah Brown, jr., Fulton
Sheriff—John Styer, Earl.
Register—S. W. P. Boyd, Fulton.
Recorder—Samuel Lindsey. Marietta.
ProtbonotHry—Joseph Grayblll. East Lampeter.
County Treasurer—Henry Dlffenbaugh, jr., Strasbnrg
bor.
Clerk of Quarter Sessions—Henry E. Slaymaker, City.
Clerk of Orphans’ Court—John B. Markley, City.
County Commissioner—D. J. Scott Bart.
Directors of the Poor—Samuel Plank, Salisbury: Leri
Lefovre, Strasburg twp.
Prison Inspectors—Henry Gorr cht. City; J. Seachrist,
Manor.
Coroner—James-Hudson, Manor.
Auditor —Benjamin Brackbill. East Lampeter.
“The Pathfinder.”— Our friend Huber
has enlarged and otherwise beautified “The Pathfinder.”
He has found it absolutely necessary on account of the
increase of his business. Well, John is so clover a follow
that he deserves this kind of treatment. H« publishes a
neat and spicy little paper.
The Firemen's Parade of 1838. On our
first page will be fouad the report of the Firemen’s Parade
of the 3d of May, 1838, as published in -The Intelligencer”
of May Sth, of that year. We are sure that it will be read
with great interest by all. especially the Firemen. Ac
cording to this report, we d" not think there hak ever been
a Firemen’s Parade to equal it. at least in this State. The
utmost energy was displayed, and no expeuse was spared
to give full splendor to all the arrangements. We have,
however, said enough—the report will speak for itself.
Attempted Suicide uf Amos Clemson. — On
Friday, after bis conviction, Amos Clemson attempted to
commit suicide, by taking strychnine, at Sprecher's Uotel,
East King street. Drs Atlee and Baker were called in,
and under their treatmen* he has recovered. The cause
assigned for the act is that he was innocent of the charge
ou which he was convicted, and he would sooner die than
go to prison for it. Mr. Clemsou is about 70 years of age.
Fire, —On Saturday morning, about 2
o’clock, an old blacksmith shop, back of HitnerA Bro.’s
Warehouse, North Queen street, was destroyed by fire.—
Loss'estimated at $2OO. Supposed to have been tho work
of an iDcendiary.
C. 11. WITMER.
The Educational Harvest Home.—Satur
day was a gala day at Millersvilte—the occasion being the
Educational Harvest Homo celebration iu that be-iutiful
little village. At 8 % o’clock, a. m.. a procession was formed
in this city, at Cooper’s Red Uon Hotel, West King street,
uuder the direction ofP. W. lleistand as Chief Marshal,
and Jacob Peters and Charles T)enue as Aids, for the pur
pose of escorting Gov. Pollock and suite to the ground
The Feucibles had tho right of the proeessiou and made a
truly flue appearance—their Band discoursed the sweetest
kiDd of music on their new comet instruments. The pro
ceedings in the morning at the Normal School consisted in
exercises of phonetic spelling, speaking, dialogues, Ac., by
tho young ladies and gentlemen. In the afternoon tho
whole company proceeded to a beautiful grove in the ri.
cinity, where they were entertained with speeches from
Gov. Pollock and other gentlemen. Among the distin
guished guests present were Gov. Pollock, Hon. H. C.
Ilickock, Bishop Potter, Thos. 11. Burrowes, Esq., and
Judges Fisher, of York. Pearson, of Dauphin, and Long, of
Lancaster. Every thing passed off in the most agreeable
manner. The Feucibles, officers and privates, speak in
glowing terms of the treatment they received from|the
good people of Millersrille. We regret that want of time
and room compels us to be brief iu the description of this
really interesting celebration.
The Fencibles. — We have just seen a beau
tiful photograph of the Lancaster Fencibles, as they ap
peared on parade in Centro Square, in front of tho City
Ilall, on Saturday morning last, taken by Lieut. M. IT.
Locher. It is one of the most life-like pictures we have
s-en in a long time—every man almost In the Company,
officers, musicians and privates, being recognized at first
sight. It%is a very handsomo picture, and reflects great
eredit on the artist.
Serenading the Governor.— On Friday
night, about 11 o'clock. Gov. Pollock was splendidly sere
naded, at his quarters at the Red Linn Hotel, West King
street, by the Fencibles’ Band. A large crowd was In at
tendance. Tho Governor was called out and made a few
happy remarks. Col. B. A. Shaeffer was also serenaded at
his residence, in West King street. The company wero
invited to partake of the Colonel’s hospitalities, which
they did with hearty good will.
Common Pleas Court.— The August term
sf the Court of Common Pleas commenced yesterday—
Judge Long presiding.
COMMUNICATIONS
Mr. Editor : —The time is approaching, when the County
Convention will assemble, t<> make nominations for tho
Democratic party to support at the ballot box in October
next. The character of the uominees for offices connected
with the execution of th'e laws and the due administration
of justice, should be a matter of primary consideration.—
In the ranks of the good old D-mocratic party there are
many men. some veterans in the service and others lately
enlisted under its .Yutinmil Banner, who are abundantly
qualified for any position of official trust. But among all
these gooil and true men I would desire to place foremost
for the responsible statiou of Prothunotary, Samuf.l P.
Bower. Esq., of Strasburg Borough. The irreproachable
integrity of his life, and his long experience in business as
a Magistrate, are too well known to require a recommenda
tion or extended remark from
Monday, August 17.
Messrs. Sanderson: —Permit me to announce Mr. Sam
uel Hull ns a candidate for the Legislature—subject to the
derision of the ensuing Democratic County Convention.—
Karl township justly claims a representation on the Demo
cratic ticket to be submitted to the people during tbo fol
lowing campaign, and Mr. Hull is tho choice of our town
ship.,. His life has been devoted to the Democratic party—
he is a Democrat in every sense of the word, and his ser
vices on the stump during the campaign of last Fall are
worthy of reward, besides, Mr. 11., If elected, would be
able to do credit to Lancaster County by faithfully repre
senting her interests in the Legislature. We do not want
sinecures in the Legislature; we want men to represent
our County as it should be represented, and Mr. Hull
would, iu every respect; faithfully discharge the duties of
Tuesday, August IS.
a Legislator.
Eiul Twp., August 21, 1857..
Messrs. Sanderson: —As tho time for selecting candi
dates on the Democratic ticket for tho fall election is near
at hand, permit me to recommend Col. Andrew Ream, of
East Cocalico township, as a suitable person to fill the office
of County Treasurer. Col. Ream has been a well tried Dem
ocrat, working faithfully against the common enemy. His
popularity in the county would insure a successful election.
EPHRATA.
Democratic Candidate for Sheriff.
Mr. Editor :— I was pleased a few days ago to hear it
announced that Jacod Sener, of East Hempfield township,
would be brought before the Democratic Convention as;‘k
candidate for Sheriff. The Democrats of this latitude ap
prove of Mr. and are all anxious that be should re
ceive the nomination. Mr. Sener is a farmer of East Hemp
field, well kDO\vn to his fellow citizens as an iutelli gent,
practical business man. and distinguished for his urbauity,
and hi 3 strict-and undoubted integrity. He is withal a
Democrat of the old school, true and tried, has been active
and industrious at all times in support of democratic men
and measures, has never asked for nor hold any office un
der tho party, but has in all be has done for it. been en
tirely disinterested and uninfluenced by any hope of gain.
Wo believe from tho divided and distracted condition of
the opposition, that the |Demoerats have a fair chance to
elect their county officers this fall, aud as that uf Sheriff
is ono of the most important, no man could possibly be se
lected who would bS better fitted for its duties. It is ear
nestly hoped id this neighborhood that Mr. Sener will re
ceivo tho nomination, as he has a great many personal
friends irrespective of the men of his own party, who will
support him. Respectfully yours.
A TRUE DEMOCRAT.
Columbia, Aug. 24,1857.
Messrs. Editors:— Permit me to bring before the Demo
crats of Lancaster county, the name of John Martin, uf
Conestoga township, for the ofiice of Prothonotary. A tried
and true Democrat, ho will make a.faithful and efficient
officer. A DEMOCRAT.
Explosion at Dupont’s Powder Mills.
Thursday, August 20.
Wilmington, August 23.—About five
o’clock, yesterday afternoon, a terrible ex
plosion occurred at Dupont’s Puwder Mills, on
the Brandywine.
Mr. Alexis I. Dupont, assisted by seven
workmen, was removing a large and heavy
box from a building which had beeo used,
siuee the yeifr 1812, a&.a powder house. The
box accidentally came in contact with the wall,
and fire was produced by the friction.
An explosion immediately followed, burning
all hands in a shocking manner. Mr. Dupont
leaped into the race, and the others made
every effort to extinguish tnc fire in their
clothes, which they succeeded in doing with
the assistance of Mr. Dupont.
Mr. D. hastened to see if the press roof had
caught fire, and as he approached a terrible
explosion took place, shattering the building
to atoms. By the flying fragments Mr. Du
pont had his right thigh fractured, and three
of his ribs broken, while one.of his lungs was
perforated, lie was found among the ruins,
and when taken up, gave directions to the
persons present to hasten and extinguish the
flames.
Sunday, 5 o'clock, P. M. —Mr. Dupont, An
thony Dougherty, and Edward Hirst, the
foreman, are dead. Lewis Vache is mortally
wounded. John McClafferty and George
Fisher are injured, but not fatally. The rest
escaped.unhurt.
Saturday, August 22.
Sporting Intelligence. —A match between
the North and South has lately been made up
in New York. John D. Cassidy has leased
the Fashion course, and offers a stake, for four
mile heats, $lO,OOO entrance, half forefeit,
with an addition of $2,000 if the race is run.
The two horses engaged are Charleston, by
Sovereign, and Nicholas Ist, by Glencoe. The
oontest will come off on the 29th of September.
More Robbery.— A clerk in the St. Nicho
las Hotel, New York, has recently been de
tected in appropriating money belonging to
the proprietors. His defalcations amount, it
is thought, to over $30,0001
For the Intelligencer.
A DEMOCRAT.
Fur the Intelligencer.
For the Intelligencer.
For tbe Intelligencer.
For the luteliigencer.
ST. LOUIS correspondence:.
The Result for (7< rrmor Undecided—Who will be Governor
The BlarJ: Republicans and K- N** Preparing to OU •
brute Vie Anticipated Victory—Kentucky, Tennts.-ce Ala
bama, Texas, lowa and Nebraska Elections—All Demo
cratic—Appointments—7*roops—Steamer Sunk—Accident
to our PistmasUr—Struck by Lightning—Steamboat Arri
vals—Accident to a Stage—two Men Killed.
St. Lotus, August 17, 1857.
The weather has been Intensely hot daring the past week,
and heavy rains have fallen. On Friday and Friday night
torrentt of water fell, accompanied with terrific winds,
thunder and lightning. The rivers have been falling stead
ily and many of tho larger boats have laid up. Freights
are scarce and rates high. Business In all departments of
trade Is dull and drooping. Receipts of prodace have been
light, and prices of all descriptions have been firmly main
tained. Flour is now held at $5.50 to Wbeatfrom
75c to $1,32%; Com 72c; Oats 30 to 36c; Barley 95c; Rye
nothing doiDg; Whiskey 24c; Potatoes range from 30 to
60c per Bushel.
There is a considerable increase in the number of deaths
over last week. We have now to report 149 interments—
of which numb«r there were 117 children of five years and
under; there were, therefore, but 31 deaths of adults.
Tho fino sleamer New St. Paul, sunk in the Miasbul river
a few days since. No lives were lost.
Two companies of the U. S. Troops, 10th Infantry, have
arrived at the Jefferson Barracks about 20 miles south of
this city. These troops are destined for Utah, but it is
presumed they will not leave Fort Leavenworth before uext
spring.
It is rumored here that Mr. John Hartnett, of this city,
has been appointed by the President, Secretary of the Ter
ritory of Utah, and that he has accepted the appointment.
The selection is a good one, and we believe ho will dis
charge the duties to the entire satisfaction of Government.
He was last year the Comptroller of this city ; Is a man of
unquestionable integrity, and fully competent to fill th®
place f„r which he has been selected.
Col. Armstrong, the Post Master of this city, was thrown
from a buggy on Friday last, and suffered a serious hurt
by dislocating bis ankle bone, and straining the sinews in
connection with the foot. This accident will be tho means
of preventing him from being at his office for probably two
months.
Maj. Phelps was in our city a few days Bince on his way
to the East Tho Major accompanied the expedition to sur
vey and mark tho Southern boundary line of Kansas for
about 220 miles, und reports the expedition progressing
rapidly under the command of Col. Johnsou.
Our Harbor Master reports the uumber of steamboat ar
rivals at this port for the month of July, at 280; canal
boats 31 ; Burges 23; totul :134. The amount of tonnage at
98,831 :*tho amount of fees at $7,654 95; Harb'-r Mastor’s
commission at $428.25, and the amount paid into the City
Treasury was SG,G9I 25 And this, too, during oue of the
dullest months of tbe year.
Wo saw a tomato, raised in this city, which weighed one
pound and thirteen ounces. Can you beat it in Lancaster!
During the thunder storm on Friday, a boy in the north *
orn part of the city, was struck by lightning and instantly
killed. A man and woman, who were hard by, state that
they observed a brilliant ball of fire descend rapidly and
strike tbe boy on tho bend. When examined, the hair on
his head was singed, and n bine or purple mark extended
from his head to his knee. Undor his foot was a hole In
tbe earth, some three or four inches deep. Every joint in
the boy’s body seemed to bo dislocated ; his clothes on one
side were literally torn off, and scattered in fragments
around. lie was fourteen years of ago.
The negro, who we reported as having killed his wife
and mother-in-law, and then attempted to tnko his own
life, is Bald to bo rapidly recovering.
The horses In tho mail stage, running between Linnaeus
and Chillicotho. in this State, took fright and run, away
killing two passengers, and dangerously wounding four
others—two of whom have had their limbs amputated
Bince. Tho coach was torn to atoms.
The number of inhabitants now in Independence, Mo ,frnui
a late census report, shows that town to contain 2.9C5 souls.
Number of polls 4(H). and the valuo of city property at
$1,344,988. Kansas City, contains a population of 3,224
the city proper 2471. In 1555 tbe population w-as 4SS!—
The assessed value of city property was then $54,1)00, ami
uow $l,2l)0,i)0il.
One of our firemen was stabbed ami killed in an affray
ou Saturday night last.
W. J. McMullen was arrested a few days ago, in Illinois,
as the murderer of Hiram McCain, wbo was killed Inst
spring, in Jefferson county, iu this State. He was taken
to JeflV-rson county for trial.
Mr J. M. Brown, editor of tho Oskuloosa (lowa.) Herald,
was sitting in his office on the night of the election in cc m*
panv with ono or two others, when a inan named Bowen,
yelled out from the street, that If Jlrowu would come down
stairs he would “cut his heart out," “take his life’s blood.”
Ac., and finding that Brown was not desirlous to lose these
articles by coming down and quietly delivering them up,
Bowen becamo enraged and said he would “head a mob
and clear out the office;” and at the same time rushed up
stairs, followed by several others ripe for a muss, and
in the act of forcing the door Brown tired a pistol.,
shot, the b ill entering the side of the door, aud remarked
that if he tried the door again it would be at his peril.
Bowen made another effort, when Brown fired a second
shot, the ball passing through the panmd of the door and
striking Bowen in tho breast. He made his way down
stairs and sunk upon the pavement a corpse. When will
persons learn that editors aro daugerous persons when im
posed upon on their own promises, and very frequently
when away from home?
We have now given your readers as near as wo can recol
lect. the uews of the week; not only of our own city, but
from the adjoining country, and will close <>ur letter with
a brief reference to tho political doings of our people In this
and other States. We left Rollins, the K. N., 11. It. candi
date for Governor, in our last, some 4000 or 5000 votes ahead
of Stewart the Democratic candidate, and then remarked,
that although many of Stewart’s friends bad conceded the
election to Roilius, “we were not one of t hat number," ami
candidly believe that we could in tho unheard fr-'m coun
ties, overcome that vote, and our statement then made,
and opinion expressed, has almost been verified. Every
day, as the returns came in. Rollins’ majority was decreas
ed, and continued on, uutil Stewart had the majority —about
300! Then Rollins again overcame this some 200, and his
frieuds claimed the election, but tho returns from another
oounty placed Stewart ahead again, and still further re
turns gave Rollins tbe ascendency, and so tho excitement
has been kept up since the date of our last. Saturday the
Rollins men claimed 1000 majority, but yesterday (Sunday)
they only claimed 2SB; while the friends of Stewart con
ceded that Rollins was only GS votes ahead, and somo
claimed 100 majority for Stewart. The returns are being
received at Jefferson Cily to be officially recorded, and tbe
following despatches have been received from there yester
day. One to the Herald, says—“ Ilollins is votes
and 7 counties to hear from.” Another to tho same paper
says—“ Rollins is "Sixteen votes ahead, and six counties to
hear from ” One to the Republican, with the same figures,
with only two couuties to hear from. Tho Leader makes
out Rollins ahead 123, aod six counties to hear from. We
sand you the above statements to show how clo*e has been
the result, and what excitement may have necessarily
arisen among the politicians of the city., Somo of our
friends are still inclined to concede tho election to Itollinn,
but, as we 6aid before, we still entertain tbo belief that
Stewart ij elected, by at least 200 majority ! the opinions of
others to the contrary notwithstanding. The voto is close,
and tho chances st-em to favor the election of Rollins. Our
cyphering of the figures result thus, aud wo leavo them for
the official count to determine how correct they will prove.
We claim that Rollins is but 10 votes ahead and /ice coun
ties to be heard from, viz : Butler, Dunklin, Oregon, Ripley
and Shannon; Stewart’s majority in these five, counties will
sum up at least 142—allowing Rollins the 16 already given
him, and a possibility of gettiug fourteeu more, making in
ail K 0 to be deducted from 142 fur Stewart in the above
counties, will leave Stewart 112 majority !! When Rollins
was 3 or 40(3o ahead, his friends the Black Republicans wero
so certain of his election, that they commenced raising sub
scriptions for powder, torches, banners, Ac., to celebrate the
victory of their candidate ! The money still lays on deposit,
and our opinion is, they will have no opportunity of using it
for the purpose intended. We suggest that it bcappropria
to 1 in buyiDg two or three negro wenches from their “cruel
masters,” setting them at liberty and sending them to
Mr. Wilmnt, of Pennsylvania; they may be of some 6ervice
to him in the present campaign—he can take them with
him in “ stumping the State,", and pay his expenses by ex
hibiting them at a dime a night! We will see that they
are shipped and labeled to Wilmnt’s friends at Lancaster.
Wo will send some of the Abolitionists who Infest this State
with them to see that they are conveyed iu good order mid
condition. All this, provided we can induce them to make
g xxl use of the money We can safely state that Bcott, Nap
tm and Richardson are elected Judges to tbo Supreme
Court of this State—the two former are Democrats and tho
latter the /leaver of the Know Nothing parly. Neither of
thu candidates for Judges run on a political issue, but the
| rotors were left to support whomsoever they saw fit. There
j wero seme ten or twelve candidates—three to bo elected.
I The Democrats of Tenucsse have their Governor
by upwards of 10 000 majority, and eight out of tho ten Con •
grcs6roen. The delegation will stand as follows:
District 1. A. G. Watkins, Democrat.
“ 2. W. W. Wallace, Democrat.
“ 3. Samuel A. Smith, Democrat.
“ 4. John II Savage. Democrat.
11 5. Charles Ready, Know Nothing.
“ t). Ueorgo W. Jones, Democrat.
•‘ 7. John V. Wright, Democrat.
“ 8. F. K. Zollicofier, Know Nothing
“ 9. J. D. C. Atkins, ft.-mocrat.
“ 10. W. T. Avery, Democrat.
Tho two Know Nothings elected aro Kansaß-Nebmskß
men, ami only saved their defeat because they received no
nmnimitinn from (hrir party Had they been regular party
candidates, the Democrats wonld have defeated them, and
sent a solid Democratic delegation from Tennessee.
Kentucky has been running an oven raco with Tennesseo
-the Democrat® electing their State Treasurer by about 12,000
majority, and sending eight true hearted Democrats to Coil •
gress to support Mr. Buchanan’® administration. James B.
Clay and A. G. Talbot may be pointed to as tho real and val
iant heroes, for the brunt of the battle fell °l ,on them. The
following gentlemen are named in connection with the U.
S. SeDatorabip of Kentucky. Hon. B. L. Clarke, Ex-Gov.
Powell, Ex-Secretary Guthrie. o°°- "• Johnson, Wm. B.
Preston and John W. Stevenson.
Our returns from Alabama are meagre, but what we
have received indicate an entire Democratic Congres
sional delegation. The Legislature is overwhelmingly
Democratic. The only two districts represented la tho last
Congress by the K. N’s have now elected Democrats ,by
decided majorities. .
We have also but few returns from Texas, and they are
so decisive, that it is evident the Democracy have swept
everything before them—beating Sam Houston badly for
Governor. '
The new Constitution in lowa has been carried by about
3000 or 4000 majority. It was not made a party question,
but it Is said the Democrats have made large gains in the
vote for county officers.
Chapman has been elected Delegate to Congress from Ne
braska.
There are U. S. Senators to bo elected In Tennessee, Ken
tucky, Texas, Alabama and Virginia, all of wttfch will pend
Buchanan Democrats.
Every Southern. State which has voted since thh inaugu
ration of the new President, have sealed tteir'verdict of
last fall by a greatly increased vote, and more firmly en
dorses Mr. Buchanan and the present Democratic adminis
tration