INTELLIGENCER & WNCASTERIAN. {lißO* SASDEASOSi EDITOR. UVaTSaNDEKSON,Aaioetate. LANCASTER,* PAi/NOYEMBER 3, 1857, CIRCULATION, s*loo COPIES t Sviscbitcion Pbiob, $2,00 per axumm. Defender! of the Ballot Box. The signatures of Thaddeus Stevens and his satellites to the paper contesting the elec tion of Mr. Carpenter suggest reminiscences calculated to excite at once the indignation and ridicule of the community. The cham pions, of the purity of the ballot-box should come from those who have themselves always manifested the strictest regard for the political rights of their fellow-citizens. But the author of this contest is the individual who contrived and executed the most monstrous and unblush ing fraud ever perpetrated upon the electoral franchise in Pennsylvania—at Millerstown, in Adams county, in 1838—and who has since repeatedly boasted of the ingenuity and suc cess of that nefarious exploit. And if he and his fellow-signers did not directly partici pate in, they winked at and chuckled over one of. the most extensive frauds ever committed upon the ballot-box in this county—in the South West Ward of this City, in the contest between Boughter and Reinhold. The stand ing Opposition Inspector of that Ward has shown a characteristic want of decency in appending his signature to the document of his notorious master. In the contradictory history of the “ Great Unchained ” there is, however, one passage with which the present movement corresponds. After the Democracy, in 1838, triumphed over that combination of frauds, concocted by Stevens, of which hiß personal achievement at Millerstown was but a sample, be and his clique publicly and deliberately advised the minority 44 to treat the election as if it bad never been held.” This is precisely what he and his followers now desire to accomplish.— They will doubtless persevere in their effort until some burst of popular indignation, or the judgment of an honest Court, shall com pel them to imitate yet another passage in the hero’s history —the leap from the back window. We hope their fall will leave them in no worse condition than theDrumore ballot-box. If it were possible to treat the late election in this County as if it had never been held, we should cheerfully agree to do so, and fight the battle over again upon the whole ticket. — We suspect that another trial would not merely settle this controversy, but change the prospective occupant of more than one arm ohair at Harrisburg. The State Senate. v The next State Senate will be one of the ablest bodies (so far as the Democrats are concerned) that has ever met in the Senate Chamber at Harrisburg, and we doubt much whether any similar body in the Union can exhibit the same array of talent. Amongst the new members elected are Hon. Thomas S. Bell, of Chester, formerly a Judge of the Supreme Court, and one of the ablest Jurists in the State, Hon. Charles R. Buckalew, of Columbia, the profound thinker and eloquent debater, and Hon. William P. Schell, of Bedford, the able and talented Speaker of the House a few years ago. Then, of the members holding over, there is the venerable William Wilkins, and the eloquent Brewer, Welsh, Knox, Walton, Wright and others, all of whom have distinguished themselves heretofore, and have, reflected honor on their constituents. It is a body of which the Democracy may be proud, and we have every reason to expect from such men sound and wholesome legislation. > Nor will there be any deficiency of talent in the House of Representatives. With such able and energetic Democrats as Nill, of Franklin, Longaker, of Montgomery, Smith, of Cambria, Irwin, of Allegheny, Hodgson, of Chester, Kirkpatrick, Armstrong and Dohnert, of Philadelphia, and many other exoellent men whom we might mention, the people of Pennsylvania may have every confidence in the wisdom and honesty of their Representatives, and in their ability and willingness to legislate for the good of the Commonwealth alone. A Crumb of Comfort. The Examiner is endeavoring to console its Black Republican readers for the overwhelm ing defeats they have sustained in Pennsylva nia and Ohio, and'hrings up as an offset the eleotion of the Free Soil candidate to Congress from Kansas, and also the eleotion of a Repub lican member of Congress to fill a vacancy from Indiana, heretofore represented by an Abolitionist! Truly, our neighbor is getting to be thankful for small favors! His party has been so utterly annihilated in two of the greatest free States of the Union, as to leave him no hope for the future—and like a drown ing man in his desperation,'he is catching at straws to save himself and his few remaining adherents from utter destruction. It would he cruel to deprive them of this small crumb of consolation, and therefore we forbear any further remarks. AH Halil Minnesota. The official returns from this young and thriving Commonwealth, presents the gratify ing intelligence that she has ranged herself in the Democratic column—having elected Hon. H. H. Sibley Governor by a majority of 123 votes. The Democrats have also carried the three members of Congress, and the Legisla ture by a majority of 13 on joint ballot. A glorions beginning! More Speeie Coming from Europe The steamer Persia, from Liverpool, arrived at New York, on Wednesday, bringing $1,300,000 in specie. The market fbr bread stufis in Liverpool were at a stand still, with a downward look. There was a heavy decline in the price of Bugars, and cotton had also receded. There is nothing of consequence additional from India—but the impression was gaining ground in England that the revolt would be put down before a great while. Delhi was still in the hands of the insurgents, but the belief was that it would soon be re*taken by the British troops. Large reinforcements are being sent oat by the British Government. Splendid Gifts. —See G. G. Evans' adver tisement in another column. Our Lancaster county friends who may happen to visit Phil adelphia during the Fall and Winter, would do well to call at Evans' Star Gift Book Store, 439 Chegnut street. By so doing, they will be sure to get bargains. And even if they don't want to buy, the sight is worth the trou ble of calling, and Evans will take pleasure in showing them bis immense and varied stock of goods. Be sure and get a sight. TJ. S. Senator. —Hon. A. O. P. Nicholson, (Dam.) has been elected a D. S. Senator, by the Legislature of Tennesseee, to supersede Hon. John Bell, (opp.) whose term will expire on the 4th of March, 1859. In 1837, when the business world was convulsed to its centre, under the effects of a monetary crisis, this country imported from abroad, during the year over eight million dollars’ worth of breadstuffs. In 1857, when we are experiencing symptoms of a similar revulsion, we have a surplus of upwards of thirty millions value of breadstuffs for export. The difference is deoidedly enoouraging. The Ttrlff Bnmhiid : The small fryamong our political opponents continue to attribute the present monetary embarrassment of the country tO’jwhat they term the “Free Trade policy of-tho Democratic party/' They tried to hoax thel people, of Pennsylvania, by preaching-this dqctrine, not withstanding David Wilmot was lone of; .the most ultra free trade men in Congress inj.B46, and voted in favor of the tariff jrill of that year and against the pet bill of the people of Pennsylvania had experienced too many years of profitable labci] under the tariff of 1840 and could not be mide to pnt faith in what the opposition said upon the subject of Protection. If-the opposition parties were sincere in their advjocacy of a Protective Tariff why did they nominate Da vid Wilmot, a renegade free tradejlDemScrat? The whole hue and cry about;! Protection just now is made by the opposition to shield the Banks and speculators, and to f rislead the .people. It cannot be possible, says the Delaware Gazette, that the Black Republican and Know Nothing papers have forgotton thlat the last Congress was controlled by men opposed to the Democratic party. Do they not know that Lewis D. Campbell, one of the Blajck Repub lican leaders in the last Black Itepublican Know Nothing House of Representatives—the second of Burlingame, of “meet jjme at the Clifton House” memory,—was the! Chairman of the Committee on Ways andjlMeans?— Have they forgotten that this notorious mem ber of their party, (Mr. Campbell?) introduced a bill which reduced the duties] on goods coming into the United States belqjw those of the act of 1846. The tariff bill off 1846 was repealed by the Black Republicaij House of Representatives, and the substitute for that act approached nearer the free trad* standard i and went into operation with the sanction of the opposition press, on the Ist of J:ily last. The tariff of 1846 was not in operation at i all, when the present embarrassment of the country commenced. It had beep a dead letter for three months. ■ It is true that a large amount of'goods had been bought and warehoused under the tariff of 1846 ; but these purchases had been made with a view of securing large by enter ing them under the lower duties oij the new tariff. i| It is a fortunate, we might say Providential circumstance, that the Democratic [party will be once more in the ascendency in the National Congress in December nexs. It ife the only party that the country has ever been able to look to for redress in times of trouble—and to it will the people look to effect a ibore solid basis for the ‘currency. ij The Law in England;] To the glory of England be it said, says the West Chester Republican, she has a judiciary that neither popular applause nor popular clamor can sway from inflexible justice. No matter what social position a criminal holds, the law is permitted to exercise its £ull power upon him. I Nearly or probably quite a centqry ago, a learned and eloquent divine of the Church of England, was detected in a forgery, jhot a fla grant case by any means, but he \yas tried, convicted, and sentenced to be Every effort was made to obtain a pardon for him. The King was solicited to spare his life by the most influential in the realm, but he signed his death warrant bathed ]in tears. The crime was one to which the death penalty was then attached, and it was carried out to the letter. j] In this country it is widely different. With the exception of thecase of Professor] Webster, who was hung for the murder of Dr. Parkman, few yearß since in Boston, we have -no recol lection of a man prominent in society being executed. Our remarks are induced by the following, which we cut from an exchange : “ A ship lately sailed from Englahd with a remarkable freight. It was a conk’ict ship. It bore as condemned prisoners Sir .John Dean Paul and his two partners, Bates and Strahan ; Redpath, a wholesale forger ; Robson, the Crystal Palace swindler ; and Saward, a bar rister, who, after a successful career] of fraud, that had lasted for more than twenty years, had been fully detected. | “ These men were all well educated, had enjoyed good social positions, and w&re appar ently above the reach of suspicion. ‘The imputation of a petty falsehood, or{ a mean shuffle/ to quote the words of a London news paper, ’would have filled them with F indigna tion ; and yet,.at this moment, theyjj wear the convict’s dress, and herd with the common mob of vulgar criminals, the touch] of whose passing garments would once have been held a foul pollution/ j “ It must be acknowledged that; whatever other faults England may have, she at least vindicates the law, irrespective of Jjrank and influence. This has been her boast for genera tions. From the times when Baconjwas strip ped of his dignities—when Strafford was brought to the scaffold—when EaTil Ferrers was hung for murdering his steward, down to our own day, no station has been enough to protect a criminal from the. justice of the outraged law. Neither rank, nor Wealth, nor political importance—neither the friendship of the judgos, nor a connection with the highest nobility, has.been able to screen the offender. The courts stand above suspicion. jTuries are free from the imputation of being bribed. The freight of this convict'ship is a newj proof, if one was wanting, that justice, in England, is inexorable as well as impartial. Filaud itself —that-vice of modern civilization,] which so many consider comparatively venial—cannot escape.” I The Maryland Election!. Serious difficulties are anticipated at the election -in Baltimore to-morrow, i Governor Ligon has issued a Proclamation, ordering out a military force of 7,000 men to protect the polls. The Governor is a Democrat. The Mayor of the City, who is a Knoyr Nothing, refuses to co-operate with the Governor in-pro tecting the citizens in the right of Suffrage. We find the following despatches in the Philadelphia papers of Saturday evening : Baltimore, Oct. 30. —The Governor’s Pro clamation and the correspondence bejtwecn His Excellency and the Mayor, still excites much publio attention. The military pincers are enroling men for the various companies, but the work progresses slowly. [second despatch.] . Baltimore, Oct. 30.—Evening.-— The ex citement increases. The Governor has been . waited upon by a number of pronjinent citi zens, urging him to withdraw his'proclama tion. He gave no definite answer* A town meeting has been called for to-morrow after noon. The Mayor has issued a notice request ing citizens not to attend the meeting, fearing it may tend to inflame the present exjcited state of the public mind. A number oif military officers have called on the Governor, informing him that the military would not obey his orders, and that most of the companies will temporarily disband. Tlie Democratic politicians are enrolling to offer their services to the Governor- as armed citizens under military commanders. The Mayor will issue a proclamation on Monday morning, detailing his arrangements for the preservation of the peace an i the pro tection of voters. The city is full of rumors, with regard to the arrival of arms from Washington, but they are believed to be entirely uqjjbunded. One .of the armories of the German Com panies waß entered to-day by a partly of men, who took all the arms and carried them to the Central Police Station, laying tbemi| down on the floor. They were promptly returned by the Marshal. The military are to report to the Governor at noon, to-morrow. ; The gen eral impression is, that he will withdraw the proclamation. N. B. Governor Ligon has siace with drawn his Proclamation—he having been sat isfied that ample arrangements had teen made by the Mayor for preserving the pei.ee of the city, and securing the rights of all the voters. PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION. The Wnii Official Vote for Governor. We have at length /received the official returns .from/every couutyof the. State, and. subjoin the vote for Governor in 7 full: - •COUNTIES PACOS. WILMOT. UAXLEHU2ST. . • Dem. Bep. Am. Adams, - . 2363 bl9oo 58 Allegheny, 6610 7689 856 Armstrong,' 2409 2106 111 Beaver, 1557 1999 20 Bedford, 2338 1568 398 8722 2750 874 1819 1450 569 Bradford, 2082 5642 5747 4801 101 Butler, 2361 2831 53 Cambria, 2379 1042 165 Carbon, 1567 672 153 Centre, 2663 2145 35 Chester, a 5388 5269 424 Clarion, 2132 987 23 Clearfield, 1459 < 25 235 Clinton, 1461 1083 18 Columbia, 2410 1144 30 Crawford, 2576 3514 00 Cumberland, 3078 2466 58 Dauphin, . 3109 2656 600 Delaware, 1598 1624 609 1985 3305 143 Fayette, 3104 2520 Forest, 65 79 00 Franklin, 3186 3058 91 Fulton, 817 570 9 Greene, 2034 1000 8 Huntingdon, 1749 1678 248 Indiana, 1438 2750 26 Jefferson, 1268 1125 54 Juniata, 1108 1035 20 Lancaster, 6486 7690 1236 Lawrence, 993 1992 50 Lebanon, 1980 <2664 182 Lehigh, 3805 2957 9 Luzerne, 5268 3536 214 Lycoming, 2824 1684 347 McKean, 496 565 7 Mercer, 2539 2928 48 1532 1217 104 Monroe, 2254 504 5 Montgomery, 5448 2608 1386 Montour, 1080 568 71 Northampton, 4066 . 1111 1010 Northumberland, 2821 974 490 Perry, 1965 1564 161 Philadelphia, 27749 10001 14335 Pike, 758 190 12 Schuylkill. ' 5980 3079 581 Somerset, 1741 2277 5 Snyder, 999 989 81 Sullivan, 494 265 00 Susquehanna, 2419 3224 8 1193 3284 971 1275 162 Venangu, 1900 1790 2 Warren, 899 136$ 9 Washington, 3752 3614 142 Wayue, 1992 1691 50 Westmoreland, 4364 3448 24 Wyoming, 1226 995 12 5314 1778 188,890 146,147 28,160 Packer over Wilmot, Packer over both, ... The total vote for Canal Commissioner, Supreme Judges, and on the Amendments to the Constitution is as follows : CANAL COMMISSIONER, Nimrod Strickland, D., William Millward, R., John F. Linderman, A., SUPREME JUDGES. William Strong, D., 186,823 James Thompson, D., 187,023 Joseph J. Lewis, R., 142,526 James Yeecb, R., 142,377 Jacob Broom, A., 27,246 Jasper E. Brady, A., 26,954 AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. Ist. 2d. 3d. 4th. For 122,658 117,142 114,GG6 118,205 Against 13,653 21,412 20,395 14,332 Maj. for 109,005 95,730 94,271 103,873 Pennsylvania Legislature' SESSION OF ISSS. SENATE. (New members marked with a star.) - Philadelphia City. Dauphin and Lebanon. “Samuel J. Randall, D “John B. Rutherford, Op Philadelphia County. Lancaster. Ilarlan Ingram, D “Bartram A. ShaefTer, Op R. L. Wright, D “Robert Baldwin, Op “I. N. Marsoiis, D Centre, dc. Chester and Delaware. Andrew Gregg, Op “Thomas S. Bell, D Blair, dx. Montgomery. John Cresawell, D Thomas P. Knox, D Luzerne . dx. Berks. George P. Steele. D Johu C. Evans, D Bradford , dc. Budes. E. Reed Myer, Op Jonathan Ely. D Tioga, dc. Carbon, Monroe, rfc. Henry Souther, Op “Thomas Craig. D Mercer , dc. Northampton and Lehigh. Glenni W. Scofield, Op Joseph Laubach, D Erie and Crawford. Adams and Franklin. D. A. Finney, Op George W. Brewer, D Beaver, dc. Northumberland,Montour,dc.John R. Harris, Op “Charles R. Buckalew, D Allegheny. Cumberland and Perry. William Wilkins, D Henry Fetter, D. Edward D. Gazzam. Op Somerset, dc. Westmoreland and Fayette. “William P. Schell, D “Jacob Turney, D Washington and Greene. Armstrong, dc. “George W. Miller, D Titian J. Coffey, Op Lawrence, dc. York. “William M. Francis, Op William 11. Welsh, D Schuylkill. Democrats, 21 C. M. Btraub, D Opposition, 12 Democratic majority, 9 HOUSK OF REPRESENTATIVES. Philadelphia City. ' Berks. J. C. Kirkpatrick, D Edmund L. Smith, D C. M. Donavan, D Amos Weiler, D John Ramsey, D Benjamm Nunnemacher, D Geo. H. Armstrong. D Lancaster. Philadelphia County. E. D. Roath, Op John Wharton. D Jonathan 11. Roland, Op Oliver Evans, D Samuel H. Price, Op J. H. Askin, t) Joseph D. Pownall, Op J. 11. Donnelly, D York. David R. McClanne, D William M. Wolf, D Townsend Yearsley, D A. Heißtand Glatz, D Joshua T. Owen, D Cumberland and. Perry. John SI. Wells, D Hugh Stuart, D Henry Dunlap, D • Charles C. Brandt, D John H. Melloy, D Adams. A. Arthur, D Charles Will, D John H. Dohnert, D Franklin and Fulton. James Donnelly, D James Nill, D Delaware. A. K. McClure, Op Thomas Powell. D Bed ford and Somerset. Chester. Samuel J. Castner, Op Morton Garrett, D David Hay, D John Hodgson, D Huntingdon. Ebur W. Sharp, D David Houtz. D Montgomery. Blair. A. B. Longaker, D J. Christy, D • Jofliah nillegaa, D Cambria. George Hamel, D G. Nelson Smith, D Bucks. Indiana. John Maugle, D John Bruce, Op John 11. Lovett, D Armstrong and Westmoreland. Northampton. John K. CalhouO, D Max. Goepp. D Matthew Shields, D Joseph Woodring, D Robert Warden, D Lehigh and Carbon. Fayette. Charles H. Williams, D John Bieror. D Herman Rupp, D Greene. Mcmroe and Pike. William Kincaid, D Lafayette Westbrook, D Washington. Wayne. James Donahoo, D H. L. Stevens, D John N. McDonald, Op Luzerne. Allegheny. P. C. Grltman, D John M. Irwin, D Steuben Jenkins, D Daniel Negley, Op Samuel G. Turner, D J. B. Backhouse, Op Susquehanna. Nich. Voeghtly, jr., Op Simeon B. Chase, Op J. Heron Foster, Op Bradford. Beaver and Lawrence. John B. G. Babcock, Op De Lorma Imbrie, Op Cullen F. Nichols. Op George P. Shaw, Op Wyoming , Sullivan, <£c. . Butler. Peter Ent, I) A. W. Crawford, Op John V. Smith, D W. W. Dodds, Op Lycoming and Clinton. . Mercer and Venango. D. K. Jackman, D William G. Rose, Op Thomas W. Lloyd, D C. P. Ramsdell, Op Centre. Clarion and Forest. Samuel Gillelacd, D William M. Abrams, D Mifflin. Jefferson, Clearfidd, dx. Dr. W. Bower, D Joel Spyker, D Union, Snyder and Juniata. N. P. Wilcox, D Daniel Winner, Op Crawford and Warren. Thonm.Hayes, Op Bobcrt P. Miller, Op ' Northumberland. Thomas Strothers, Op Josepti'O. Rhodes, D Erie. Schuylkill. Wareham Warner, Op T. R. L. Ebur, D David Himrod, Itid. Op Charles Hippie, D Potter and Tioga. Michael Weaver, D Isaac Benson, Op Dauphin. L. P. Williston, Op Edward Lauman, D Democrats, 69 William C. A. Lawrence, Op Opposition, 31 Lebanon. John George, Op Democratic majority 38 RECAPITULATION. Democrats. Opposition. Senate, 21 12 House of Representatives, 69 31 Dem. majority on joint ballot, 47 Crops in Europe. The London Economist Says the English wheat crop is remarkably good, of nnusual fine quality, and the weight fully np to 64 pounds per bushel. In Kent and Essex the produce is from 46 to 56 bushels per acre. In the midland districts the yield is 44 bushels to the acre. In the north, north east and western districts the growth ma’y be considered the best on record. Hence it would be no exaggeration that England has produced nearly, if not quite, eight millions more bushels this year than in 1856. The Economist does not anticipate any great redaction of price in consequenee of this great produce, but says there will probably be a proportional increase in consumption. A Call for Labor from the South. The Charleston Standard, referring to the number of laborers at the North thrown out bf employment by the-pressure"of the times,> extends the following invitation: It might be well for these to consider of the opportunities presented at the South ;: here the want is of labor, and we have room for millions. Charleston District alone haffctim ; her. enough for the employment of 50,000, : whilef-it would be difficult to find; a more attractive field for labor than the garden farming district immediatelv adjacent to the city. This field has been oponed so recently, and so noiselessly, that we ourselves are scarcely conscious of -its importance ; but it presents<incomparable advantages. The soil is susceptible of unlimited improvement; the climate is suited to the production of every thing, from the grains and grasses of the North to the fruits of the Tropics; the season 19 long enough for at least two crops a year; manure is to be had for the hauling; but little firing is necessary; stock thrives without covering through the Winter ; there iB no corporation tax on such improvements even as are within the limits of the city, and for special reasons the market is the finest in America. In the first place, there is no market farming at the South, properly ?o called, except within circuits of about five miles'around our largest and best cities, the agricultural capacities of other sections of the country being devoted to plantation products. For this reason the market farmer has no competition from a dis tance, and his fruits, milk, meat, and vegeta bles, command, in even our own market, the highest prices. Milk trom 10 to 12 cents per quart, eggs from 25 to 40 cents per dozen, chickens from 50 cents to $1 per pair, and early fruits and vegetables whatever the pro ducer has the conscience to ask for them. But in the second place we have' the run of fancy prices for early products, not only in our own markets, but for six weeks in the the Spring and six weeks in the Fall, we have the monopoly of the markets in New York, Philadelphia and Boston. By means of our steamers, two lines of which are now running to New York, we can send on strawberries, peas, potatoes, and the like, six- weeks in advance of their maturity at either of those cities, and when the season is over, we can again supply them Bix weeks with what their markets do not afford. So, also, by means of our steam line to Havana, we have advantages over any point in tho United States for many of our products. It is important to us to have this tract of country cultivated. There will be pleasure in the brightness and beauty thus resulting, and profits in more abundant means of subsis tence ; but to persons in a condition to take advantage of it, it is more important. There arfe lands within five miles of Charleston that yield $3OO to tho acre per annum, and there are lands within fifteen miles of Charleston, equally good, that can be bought for $5 per acre, and these lands are washed by two nav igable rivers, and are intersected by two rail roads. The explanation of the New York Tribune and other Black Republican papers in regard to the overwhelming defeat of their party in the various State elections which have been held this year, have called forth the following satisfactory and consoling response from the Journal of Commerce : 14 In all the elections recently held the most untoward circumstances seem tohaveconspired to defeat the black-republicans. They admit having been badly beaten, but they couldn’t overrule the circumstances, and this is a suf ficient and comforting excuse. In Connecticut it rained in some places. The democrats turned out en masse and voted. The republi cans 4 knew enough to stay in when it rained,’ and though they thus saved their boots from the mad they lost a victory. “In Pennsylvania the Quakers didn’t vote. “In Ohio, ‘busied with the fiuancial storm raging through the State, the republicans by thousands neglectsd their political duties.— Their opponents attended to theirs,’ and won. Having no interest in the money pressure, and no money to lose, they of course, had nothing to do but vote. “ In Kansas the republicans were dragooned out of a full victory, and the Missouri ruffians helped the democrats. “ In lowa the republicans unfortunately had a minority of the votes. They were also busied with financial matters. “ Minnesota is uncertain. It will depend upon the character of the returns whether any apology or excuse will be necessary on the part of the republicans. “ Notwithstanding the apparent reverses, however, the republican party is still strong and vigorous, and has made immense gains since last fall. (?) These facts will be made apparent at some future day !” History Recorded In Few Words. The first two- lines of the following extract from the New* York Herald, gives the whole history of a paper currency—bubbles, infla tions, expansions, and explosions-that tells the whole story. The whole extract is worthy of a careful perusal: “ The causes and the effects, the bubbles, the inflations, expansions and explosions of this revulsiun are without a parallel in the history of the world. During the present century wc' have had three great financial reactions, and several smaller ones; but compared with the agencies involved, the ramifications, complica tions and extent of this tremendous breakdown of 1857, all its precedents sink into the shade. With the suspension ot the Ohio Life and Trust Company there was commenced a schedule of suspensions, failures and bankruptcies, the effectsof Which will extend throughout Europe, and to the most remote confines of Africa and Asia. In this country already some fifteen hundred merchants and traders, great and small, and some fifteen hundred banks and railways have failed or suspended, involving the sudden annihilation of five or six hundred millions of property in the shape of bank facil ities, railroad stocks, bonds, assets, mortgages, &c. And this, too, at a time when the c solid material wealth, activity, prosperity, crops and industrial resources of the country are the wonder of all nations. The country was never richer —no country, was ever richer—than is this great Union at this day, in lands, mines, railways, canals, ships, crops, and manufacturing and commer cial wealth ; and yet in this sudden financial chaos and confusion between creditors and debtors, banka and railroads, merchants at home and merchants abroad, importers and retailers, speculators and capitalists, stockjob bers and real estate owners, and what not, the whole community deeply suffers as from the loss of five or six hundred millions of cotton, corn, and gold sunk in the sea, when in reality the loss is purely fictitious. This country is than on the day when the Ohio Life and Trust Company suspended. “ And what are the causes of this universal prostration of business, confidence and bank and stockjobbing inflations. The old story of 1837, with the difference between the govern ment specied basis of inflation in the former case of some thirty odd millions, and the specie resources of California and Australia in the latter case of hundreds of millions of dollars. Our fictitious paper bubbles of all kinds have been inflated in proportion to this augmented specie basis, and the cash, in the same proportion, brings with it its accumula ted disasters. That is all. The States have created banks by the hundred and the thou sand ; they have issued their paper accommo dations by millions; railroad and all sorts of speculative combinations have followed suit with their stocks and bonds ; merchants have been enriched by credit purchases, and sales upon promise to pay ; speculators have become millionaires - upon Wall street Btockjobbing profits ; and thus we have had a grand car nival of universal credits, universal credits, universal extravagance and unbounded paper' wealth, which has suddenly collapsed like a bag of wind. Nothing more.” 90 43 43 The Coatesville Bank.-W§ learn from the Tillage Record ihjit the new “ Bank of Ches ter Valley,” at Coatesville will open for bank ing business on the 4th ol November. It ißnot proposed to accept the Relief Law, but to do business as a specie-paying Bank—redeeming all its notes and deposits in coin. Special deposits of irredeemable paper will be also received, and paid out in kind. Danville, Oct. 29.—Gen. Valentine Best, who has long been known in the political af fairs of Pennsylvania as an active Democrat, died last night at his residence in this place. Gen. Best was far twenty-five years editor of the Danville Intelligencer, was a member of the State Senate in 1848, '49 and '5O, and was Speaker of that body in the year 1850. He was in the 57th year of his age. Tho Causes of tlic Defeat. Death of Gen. 'Valentine Best. CITY AWb comtt AFFAIRS. Liabilitt op TBusTKKs—The Supreme Court have reversed the decision of the Common Pleas of Lancaster Ounty, in the.cas© of Jacob. McAlister, Admin istrator of Elizabeth Hackman, who had deposited certain . money, the proceeds'ofthe'pstatejln the Lancaster Savings’ ; Institution, in his own name, previous to the failure of the [ institution, after which herefased to settle with the heirs . fjr the"amount so deposited, claiming that as he made the deposit in good faith, believing the Institution sound, the' loss ought not to fall on blcmvTbe Court here sustained this view, and-it was taken on .appeal to the Supreme { Court,'who, as above stated, have reversed the jndgmont and decided the following points : •‘When an administrator or trustee deposits trust funds, lu his own name, in a Bank or Savings’ Institution which falls, the loss shall fall upon* him and not upon the cettui que. trust ‘*The liability of an administrator or trustee for funds lost by the failure of the Bank or Institution in which they have been deposited, does not depend upon the good faith, prudence nr judgment with which he may have acted —nor upon the fact that he has deposited his own funds 10 the same place.” In tho coarse of the opinion, the Court seem to concede that if McAlister had deposited the money In the name of the estate, instead of in his own name, he would not then have been responsible for the accruing loss. D. Q. Eshle. man appeared for plaintifT, and A. Herr Smith for defendant. Under Repair—Bridge Completed.—Ths Bridge over the Conestoga, just below the city limits, con necting with the Willow Street pike, is now under repair having received some damage during the ice freshets in the spring, and notices are posted up at the Lamb Tavern and other places, notifying teamsters that, until further notice, teams of more than one horse draft will not be allowed to cross over the bridge, but must be ferryed over —for which purpose a large flat-boat provided. The re-building of tho Suavely Bridge is now completed, and it is used for transit. The Contested Election Case Again.— There isa very general feeling of disgust iu. this community, at tba flagitious attempt beiug made by Tbaddeus Stevens and bis thirty odd confreres of the Black Republican stripe, to set-aside the flection of William Carpenter as Prbihouo .taryofthis county. Even many of the more hottest and respectable of. that party hesitate not to condemn the' being weUratisfied that such a wiekedattempt to defeat the expressed frill of 4he people must react witlt terrible effect upon its unprincipled authors! The signers to the Protest state that there were one hundred and eighty ‘ live Illegal votes, or more, polled for Mr. Carpenter in this . City, and one hundred in the Borough of Columbia.’ And this foal and iu famous slander is deliberately endorsed by the solemn oath of two of Stevens' pupils—one of whom was disqualified himself and should have been prevented from voting, by reason of having a bet pending on the election! But, will it be believed that several of the protestants themselves—those pure and immaculate patriots, who have thos suddenly evinced such holy horror for illegal voting— were not entitled to vote by reason ef non-payment of taxes 1. It is even eo. Some of them had not paid a State or County Tax for several years prior to the election, as will be made to appear when the case comes up fn Court. And we ven ture to say that all of them, who have any sense of shame left, will be heartily sick of this thing before they are done with it. They hare sown the wind, aud they will have to reap the whirlwind of popular scorn and detestation In reference to the contested election case, the following proceedings were had io Conrt, on Saturday last: In the matter of the Petition and complaint filed in the Office of the Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Lancaster, on the 220 d day of October, 1857, in regard to the election of Prothonotary of said Conrt held on the 13th of October, 1557, and the return thereof made by the Return Judges. And now, October 31st, 1557, Wilbatn Carpenter, by his Attorneys, William B. Fordnev and James L. Reynolds, asks the Court to gnash the said Petition and complaint, because First , That one of the signors thereof who made affidavit thereto, viz: Boland Kinzer, was not a qualified elector, he having previous to the election of County Officers for the County of Lancaster, held on the 13th of October, 1857, made a bet or wager on the result thereof. Second, That the following named signers of the said Petition, viz: Jay Cadwell, Samuel H. Price, William L. Gunion, Henry Rogers, E. Kirkpatrick, William Kirkpat rick, and A. H. Hood, were not qualified electors of the County of Lancaster, no one of them having paid a State or County Tax within two years previous to'the said elec tion; and that Roland Kinzer, one of the signers thereof, was not a qualified voter of the said County at the said election, he having made a bet or wager on the result of the said election. I, William Carpenter, being duly affirmed, do declare and say that the reasons set -forth in the foregoing motion to quash the petition and f-omplaint filed in the Prothotio tary’a Office, oo the *22ud ot October, 1857, in regard to the late County Election, are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. W CARPENTER. Affirmed aud subscribed. October 31, 1857, before S. G. licssEß, Aid. The Court has appointed Monday, the 30th instant, for a general hearing of the case. Meeting of Councils. —A stated meeting of Councils will be held in their chambers, in the City Hall, this evening at 7 o’clock. Mercantile Lectdre.— The first lecture of the course on Mercantile Law. before the Students of the Lancaster Mercantile College, was delivered by Alexander Harris, Esq., in the Lecture Room of the College, Duke street, on Thursday evening last. Quite a number of our most prominent citizens were present, and the lecture is highly spoken of. We are glad to hoar of the flourishing condition of the College. Lancaster Co. Educational Association. —The annual meeting of this association will bo Ireld on Saturday next, at Fulton Hall, at 10 o’clock, a. ni. Cricket Game. —Oo Saturday last the Con estoga Cricket Club of this city, and the Constitution Club of Strasburg, played a match game on the grounds of the Keystone Club, near the Locomotive Works. Trial of Speed.— A trial of speed of the •‘fast nags,” entered at the late Fair, will take place on the grouods of the Agricultural Society to-day. Watchmen.— Mayor Zimmerman has made the following appointments of Watchmen. They entered on their duties oil Saturday night last, and will continue in service until the Ist of April: N. W. Ward—William Wilson, jr., JamesL.JoDes, Jacob Gundaker. S. W. Ward— Leonard Kissinger, William Sbeetz, Wm. Bowman. N. E. Ward—Peter Ruth, James Marrion, George Cox. S. E. Ward—Bernard Fitzpatrick, George Bonce, Freder ick Dean. “The Conestoga Chief.”—This is the title of a weekly paper just established in Philadelphia, devoted to the interests of the Improved Order of Rod Men. The editor is Harvey L. Goodall, Esq., of the Daily Times of this city, and the first number gives promise that the paper will be an able aud efficient exponent of the princi ples of that rapidly increasing Order. It is published in quarto form, handsomely printed, and the worst we can wish friend Goodall is that he may have a fine st* and a prosperous voyage in the new enterprise on which he has launched his bark. A Moot Senate.— A Moot Senate has been organized in this city, the meetings of which are to be held on the Friday evenings of each week. The organization was effected on Wednesday evening last by the election of the following officers: President, John W. Jackson ; Secre tary, Benjamin F. Baer; Treasurer, James K. Alexander, Sergeaut-at-Arms, Joseph C. Snyder. The association is governed by the rules of the Senate of Pennsylvania. Suicide in Prison. —James Johnson, (col ored,) convicted at the November Sessions, 1855, of Arson, in firing the barn of Mr. Thomas Patterson, in Little Britain twp., committed suicide in Ms cell, on Wednesday last, by hanging himself. About an hour before he was discovered he had been visited by the keeper v&charge. but his intention was not suspected. lie consummated his purpose by inserting a stick in the window of his Cell, to which he attached a cord made of the yarn which he was weaving, having previously adjusted it around his neck. Johnson had been sentenced to seven years’ im prisonment. Accidental Shooting—Narrow Escape.— This morning, (Friday,) John Sbertz. blacksmith, residing in South Queen st., near Andrew, met with a very narrow escape with his life. It appears that he, in company with his brother Emanuel, and Jas. Barhen, went outlast night upon an Opossum hunting expedition, down in Pequoa Valley. On the way home, about two o’clock this morning, as they were coming along a fence near Willow Street, Shertz being in froiit and Barbeu immediately behind him, the latter accidentally struck the hammer of his gun agaiust the fence, which caused the entire load, being some fifty grains of shot, to be discharged in Shertz’s left breast and shoulder. Luckily the force of tho charge was consid erably broken by the thick woolen overcoat, under-coat and flannel shirt worn by Shertz, otherwise Borne of the shot, from the direction taken, would doubtless have entered his left lung and proved fatal. When he heard the report Shertz turned around to his companion and aaked 'him why he bad discharged his gun, not being aware of his own injury until he saw the blood. He was taken to the office of Dr. Frick, in Willow Street, who dressed the wound, extracted a few of the shot, and this morning brought him home, where ho now lies under the care of Dr. Ilenry Carpenter. The latter has extracted 6ome more of the shot, but it is deemed prudent not to irritate the wound at present. The injuries are not neces sarily dangerous, unless tetanus or lock-jaw should ensue, which is the most serious apprehension in such cases. Mr. Shertz is a worthy and much respected mechanic, and has a family dependent upon bis labor for support. —Friday Evening's Express. Columbia Affairs. —The following “mat ters and things” about Columbia are extracted from the Spy of Saturday: Mrs. Mott’s Lecture.— A very large audience assembled on Thursday evening, at the Odd Fellows’ Hall, and gave most respectful and interested attention to an admirable discourse .from Mrs Lucretia Mott. This lady, as is well ■known, is a preacher in the Society of Friends,and desiring to address the people of Columbia, the Hall was selected as better calculated to accommodate the many who would flock to hear her than tho Quaker Meeting House, in Cherry street. ■ Although in some refcpects Mrs. Mott’s address came in coufllct with the opinions and prejudices of many of her hearers, we believe that satisfaction was the pre vailing feeling amongst her audience. For ourself, we heard again, with unfeigned pleasure, one to whoso ser mons we formerly listened with admiration and satisfac tion. Mrs. Mott is ah eloquent, earnest woman; and even tho bitterest opponent of her ultra views must admit her conscientiousness and piety. We havo seen tho day when she could not have'found an audience in a public hall, in Columbia, that would not have interfered to prevent the expression of unpopular sentiments and views. It would be no compliment to those assembled last night to say that they were most orderly and attentive; we expected nothing . else. Affray.—A quarrel, resulting in the serious injury of ouoofthe parties, took place on Tuesday last, In Front street, near the Mount Vernon House. As conflicting and erroneous reports havo gone abroad concerning the afTair, we have endeavored to obtain reliable particulars. Wo ascertain that Thomas Stewart, an Irish market gardener, residing at S. W. Mifflin’s nursery, near the borough, en tered the blacksmith shop of Augustus Haines, in Front street, and picked up a hatchet which he offered to pur chase. He was told by Haines that the tool belonged to his brother, who would probably sell it to him. Stewart, who was intoxicated, declared that he would take the hatchet and see the brother about it, and accordingly car ried it off. Ho was ordered by Haines to return it, when he throw it behind the shop. There was some wrangling between the men, and Stewart is said to have been very abusive. Haines started towards the Mount Veruon House, |r> speak to his brother, when Stewart applied some offen sive epithet, upon which the former threw & large stone, striking him just below the temple, breaking-some of the bones of the face, and inflicting a wound which it was at first thought would prove fatal. Subsequent examination proves the hurt not a very dangerous, though a severe one. A small artery was severed, and the loss of blood, before medical assistance could be procured, was considerable. Dr. Filbert was called in, and under bis caro the wounded man is doing well. Had the blow been given a half inch higher, death would have been the certain result. We cannot too strongly condemn this whole affair as most disgraceful, and calculated to raise up in our town a spirit of recklessness which, if not suppressed by the proper authorities, will end in nlore serious acts of violence than we have yet been cursed with. Haines is represented as a man of violent passions, and probably gave the blow with out a thought of Its serious consequences, but is therefore entitled to no lenity of judgment. The man with whom he quarreled was intoxicated, and in no condition to render the resort to a dangerous missile necessary, even in self defence, much less in aggression. A most unpleasant ex citement in the community was the consequence of the first report of the affray, as Stewart was represented to be dead, or dying. That be was not murdered is no reason that the law should not interfere to prevent renewed vio lence. Were the guardians of our lives and liberties to bestow on the preservation of the peace, and the prosecu tion ot reckless ruffians, a little of the energy displayed in the extermination of unmuzzled canines, our town would become safer and our name abroad more respected. The name of Joseph Udell, probably intended for Yew dall. has been erroneously connected with the affair, by a corresponden tof the Lancaster Daily Times. This mistake arose from his former occupancy of the nursery. The name of the injured man is Stewart, as given above. . Lumber. —The lato rains have so raised the river that several lumber rafts reached our wharves, from above, during the beginning of the present ereeh. The number of rivermen in town is too small to create a stir, and during the present pinching tip® we doubt whether they eould find a market Tor a very large amount of lumber. We hope o be ready for them next Spring, however. A Pleasant Cure. —One of the most re markable medicines, anti very pleasant to the palate, ii the Pectoral Syrup, prepared by Dr. Geo H. Keyser, Whole sale Diuggist. of Pittsburgh, Pa. Dr. K. was formerly a practising physician in Bedford county, where he used the Pectoral for four years in a practice of considerable extent, and with go eat success. The Pittsburgh papers speak of him and his medicine io high terms. If you have a Cough or Cold, or a Consumptive habit, go to Heinitah’s Drug Store. 13 East King street, and buy a bottle. For the Intelligencer. From a Whig. For the purpose of restoring a respectable opposition to the Democratic party, an effort is now making iu certain quarters to revive the name of Whig. This effort has been seconded by several newspapers in the State, and recom mended in a characteristic article of a semi-Republican daily of this city. It will doubtless be taken up by the local leaders of the opposition, with the hope of recovering their strength in this couuty, by deceiving the members of the noble old party which those very leaders betrayed ahd ruined. There was no occasion for the destruction of the Whig party when it foil. It was defeated, indeed ; but it had been often defeated before, and as often-returned with renewed vigor to the contest. The Democracy were as completely prostrated in 1840, but soon came hack to easy victory. At the very time of its dissolution, the Whig party numbered more voters than either the Republican or American party ever contained. But the hearts of its Icaiierx were false, and corrupted with the poison of Aboli iiouistn and the ambitious schemes its excitement engen dered. Basely discarding the glorious motto “Union of Whigs for the sake of the Union,” they transferred their party to a contemptible soctional faction. They expected a Northern frenzy to carry them into place and power, and cared not if it carried them over the ruiDß of a shattered Confederacy. These men invito Whigs to repair to their standard, and affect to lament the destruction of the Whig party 1 While Democrats and Democratic journals every whore bore honorable testimony to the worth of the Whig organ!* zation, those men were silent, or denounced it as corrupt, fossil and effete. While Democrats, in justice to the illus trious dead, almost consecrated the patriotic memory of Clay, these men suppressed the mention of a name they would have libelled, if they dared. And as if to signalize their utter repudiation of every Whig reminisconco, they nominated for Governor of Pennsylvania the man most execrated by tho Whigs of the State Their perfidy received a crushing reward—and now, spaniel-like, they lick tho hands that helped to inflict the blow. For years before the dissolution of the Whig party f it differed from the Democracy only in name. Both organi sations were national, patriotic and conservative—they paid equal regard to the compromises of the Constitution md employed equal efforts to allay the pernicious agita tion of the slavery-question. Tho National Bank was dead, tho Independent Treasury established in the confidence of the people, and the Turiff had contracted to a local issue. All Pennsylvanians except Wilmut advocated a reasona ble protection of coal, iron and cotton manufactures, aud suspended their political quarrels to unite in defence of their material interests. These interests were most bit terly attacked by Republican leaders—N. F. Rinks, Lewis D. Campbell and others —and under their efforts Pennsyl vania lost even the reduced protection of the Tariff of 184 C. Now the betrayers and reviler.s of tho Whig party—tho free-trade followers of the ultra free-traders, Fremont and Wilrnof, pronounce for tho restoration of the National Whig party and the Tariff! Their conversion is too sud den and complete to hist, and they will find it unprofitable, too. They had power to destroy, but they cannot rebuild. If the Whig organization is ever to be restored—and why it should be I do not understnud. for the Democracy are at once the heirs of its faifh, and defenders of its momory —it must be restored under the auspices of other leaders than those who now undertake tho task. To the hypo critical attempts of these conspirators let honest Whigs oppose the 1 dishonored garments of their slaughtered party, and like Antony at the burial of Cosar, exclaim: Look 1 in this place ran Cassius’ dagger through ; gee, what a rent the envious Casca made ; Through this, the well-beloved Brutus stabbed. And, as he plucked his cursed steel away, Mark how the blood of Cesar followed it; As rushing out of doors, to be resolved If Brutus so unkindly knocked or no.” Call Cassius Seward, Casca Stevens, iind Brutus Darling, ton, and the resemblance betwoen the fall of Cesar and the destruction of the late Whig party is almost complete. A DEMOCRATIC WHIG. Tile Editor’s Book Table. DE BOW’S REVIEW. Edited and published by J. B. D. De Bow. 297 F street, Washington City, at $5 per annum, in advance. The November number has tho following rich and varied table of contents: 1. South Side View of the Union, by a Southern Planter. 2. Southern Thought, by Geo. Fltzhugh, of Virginia. 3. Consequences of Abolition Agitation, by Edmund Ruffin, of Virginia. 4. Climate of the United States, by the Editor. 5. Central Southern University, by a Georgian. 6. A Vision of a Studious Man. 7. Massachusetts and Boston, 1699 and 1867. 8. British Possessions in lodia. 9. Our Foreign Immigration. 10. Is Slavery Declining in Missouri t 11. The Yellow Pine Forest ot tho South. 12. New Territory of Arizonia. 13. Course’of Education in Virginia. 14. Southern Episcopal University. 15. Salt—Historically, Statistically and Economically, by Professor Thomassy. 16. New Orleans and Great Northern Railroad. 17. Manufacture Oil at the South. 18. Mineral Resources etc. of Kentucky. 19. Southern Slavery and tho Cotton Trade. 20. The Cotton Crop of 1856-’57. 21. Commercial Movements of Mobile. 22. Business of Cincinnati. 23. Where the British Cotton Goods Go. 24. Commerce of Charleston. 25. Growth bf GalvestOD, Texas. 26. Book Notices. THE lIAPPY HOME AND PARLOR MAGAZINE. The November number bas been received. Its character for heathy, high-toned morality and earnest religious in struction and influence, is amply maintained in the copy before us. Indeed, each increases in value editorially, and renders it more and more acceptable to the home circle containing as it docs, hints, if received in a truthful spirit, will benefit, not only the juveniles, but also -‘children of a larger growth.” This number is embellished with fine cuts of“ Jacob at the bouse of Laban,” “The Yellow Sibe rian Crabapple,” and likewise with illustrations of tho fashions and designs for Ladies’ Cloaks, Caps, Ac. The new volume commencing in January promises to be more attractive and useful than former volumes, If such can be the case. Now is the time for subscription. Terms $2 a Tlie Kansas Election—Condemnation of Gov. Walker’s Action by the Adminis tration—Hla Probable Removal or Res ignation) &c. Washington, Oct. 30.—Previous to the election in Kansas Governor Walker received specific instructions from the Administration relative to his duty on that subject, and which precluded him from purging the polls, as he recently did in rejecting the return of Oxford District. Acting without authority from Wash ington, and clearly violating his, instructions, his conduct is emphatically condemed. There is reason for belief that both Governor Walker and Secretery Stanton will be removed unless they shall choose to resign. Application was made to day, for the em ployment of United States troops, on Wednes day next, to assist, if necessary, the State au thorities in preserving peace at the election in Baltimore. Definite action has not been taken, though it is highly probable the re quest will be refused. Sir William Ousley is expected to arrive at Washington about the 15th of November, and it is believed his instructions will be such as to lead to the adjustment of the Central American question, in a manner entirely sat isfactory to the United States Government. N. B. Later intelligence from Washington City contradicts the above. The report that the Administration intended to remove Gov. Walker is said to be entirely destitute of foun dation. Resuming Work.. —The Allentown Democrat says that operations are about to be resumed at many of the iron works in Lehigh county, which had suspended a few weeks ago. The Thomas Iron Company and tho Crain Com pany, it is said, will both continue, their fur naces in blast during the winter.* The Allen town Iron Company are goiDg on uninterrup. tedly. This will afford employment to many a man along the Lehigh who would otherwise have an idle dreary winter before him. The Bank of Pennsylvania. Thu full of this bank—so suddenly and unexpectedly—produced an. excitement in the community but little short of the fall of the Bank of the United States, tweuty years ago. In some respects the event was more surpris ing, inasmuch, as the community had no hint that it was in difficulty, and especially as the present crisis was not an impromptu explosion, but .was' Been distinctly, though afar off, by .every observing business man, and it was fully supposed—in fact, confidently taken for granted—that these " regulators gf the cur rency” were not blindfolded, but possessed the free, c >mmoa vision of other people. The Bank of Pennsylvania was always a favorite of ours. We were a stockholder in it for many years, and bad 9ome knowledge of the way it conducted its business under the old regime —that is under the Presidency of that able, honorable and accomplished gentleman, Joseph Trotter, (now. no more)aud the Boards of Directors associated with him. We sold out our stock just belore the late reform Pres ident and management was inaugurated ; but we well remember the effort and understood the motive, made from year to year, by these reformers, to|revolutionize the establihed order of things, under which the bank substantially fiourished.and to dislodge Mr. Trotter from the place he so well and justly filled, as well as the Directors who so steadily sustained him— ami to substitute a reform Board and a reform President ; which, upon the resignation of Mr. T., was subsequently accomplished—aud the effects of it are now quite visible 1 v' e remember, also, as distinctly as if it bad occurred yesterday, when, upon one occasion, after giving our proxy in favor of tho old order of things, we were assailed by a broker for voting to keep in power the then organization. Why, said he, you are virtually robbed of at least from four to six per cent, a year in your dividends, by the slow coaches in that bank. W by, sir, instead of eight, you ought to receive twelve or lourteen per cent.; but that can never be obtained until there is a thorough clearing out of the present occupants. These people might have been all well enough fifty years ago, but they are now entirely behind the age, &o. Why, sir, as an illustration,* if I were to apply to Mr. Trotter fur twenty thousand dollars for only forty-eight hours, five minutes after bauking hours, and otier twice the amount in State stocks as collateral security, ho would refuse! How, he added, can u bank get along with such a President? Our reply was. emphatic. We said that it was just such facts as ho had stated, which influenced us in our support of the bank as thus conducted, and it should ever receive our support if it confined itself to this honest, legitimate line of duty. Eight per cent., we told him, was enough interest for any stock holder ro receive upon the amount of shares held , that we had no manner of doubt greater dividends could be made by ttie course which he recommended ; but that it might involve the stability of the bank, and in the end, like the Bank of the United States, it would bring bankruptcy uml ruin upon the community. As to the correctness of our argument, we shall leave present events decide.— German town Telegraph. From the Chambcrsburg Valley Spirit, Oot. 28. Deplorable Affair, Yesterday afternoon, about two o'clock, Mr. Isaac Craig, of Pittsburg, was shot at and wounded severely, at the Cumberland Valley Railroad Depot in this place, by Joseph C. McKibbiu, a member of Congress from Cali fornia, and Robert P. McKibbin, a student of law in this town. That our readers may have a proper under standing of the cause of this murderous as sault, we will briefly state the relations borne by the wounded man to his assailants. Some years ago, a son of Neville B. Craig, Esq., a distinguished citizen of Pittsburg, married a daughter of Chambers McKibbin, Esq., the well-known and highly-esteemed pro prietor of the Merchants' Hotel and at present Naval Officer of Philadelphia. Owing to alleged misconduct ou the part of Mr. Craig, his wife separated from him and returned to her father. About two years ago Mr. McKibbin pur chased a farm lying a short distance outside of the corporate limits of this borough, and removed hither with his wife and the younger members of his family, together with Mrs. Craig and her interesting children. Last summer an afflictive event cast its shadow over the household. A gun in the hands of a young son of Mrs. Craig was accidently discharged, killing instantly a little daughter of the sumo lady. After this sad affair, {ho boy, whose distress was unbounded, was taken to Pitts burg by his grandfather Craig, that his mind might be relieved from the dreadful impression made upon it by the tragic scone of which he had, without design, been the leading actor. Yesterday the poor boy was broughfciaok by his father and sent out to MoKibbin's Mr. McKibbin, moved by a fueling that-does credit to his heart, sent the rest of Mr. Craig’s chil dren to see their father, with whom they spent a happy hour at Jeffrey's Hotel. Mr. McKibbin likewise came to town him self, forthe purpose of preventing any difficulty, and induced his sons, whose feelings towards Mr. Craig were known to him, to accompany him out to the farm. They went, but unfor tunately learned from the boy that had just returned, that his lather had brought him and was then in town. Mr. McKibbin nobly ex erted himself to calm his excited sons, and after reasoning with them, wo are informed he had cause to believe that his wise counsels would be followed. Contrary to his expecta tion, however, and when he did not expect it, the young men returned to town. Mr. Craig, after taking an affectionate leave of his children, whom Mr. McKibbin had kindly sent in to see him, proceeded direotly to the Railroad station, and took his seat in the afternoon train, which was then about to depart. Here his enraged brothers-in-law presented themselves, and fired at him no* less than eleven shots, two of which took effect in the lower pirt of his body, causing severe but perhaps not mortal wounds. Mr. Craig was carried on to Shippensburg, whore he now lies. o There were five or six passengers in the cars and a Dumber of persons standing around. Some narrowly escaped being shot, and one or two of the passenger were injured by jumping out ot the windows of the cars, to escape the flying balls. Mr. Craig was armed and fired several shots at his assailants. The young McKibbins came, to town last evening, and appeared before Justice Reisher, who held them in $BOO each to answer the charge, which was preferred by Constable Mc- Clelland. The feeling against them at pres ent is strong, at the same time their respected father and all the innocent members of his family, who are weighed down by this un fortunate and terrible affair, have the deep sympathy of the whole community. What a day may bring forth ! Yesterday morning, who could have dreamed that our usually quiet town would before night be the scene of an occurrence such as we have descri bed. Fearful Vengeance.— The Wakulla (Fla.) Times of the 14th inst., reports the following singular circumstance as having recently taken place at Attapuigus, in that State : “A gentleman, who had received a consid erable sum of money, was compelled to go from home, leaving his wife alone in the house, situated some distance from any other dwel ling. Toward evening two negroes entered the house, and demanded of the lady the money, or they would take her life. Being a woman of great coolness, she saw at once that it would be useless for her to attempt to evade the demand ; so she produced the money and gave it to them. The negroes then .remarked that, as supper was nearly ready, they would stay and eat with her. Sho told them to bo seated until she got it ready. The woman had a vial of strychnine in her cupboard, and, in sweetening their coffee, managed to put a dose of the poi son in their cups. They drank,.and in a few minutes were dead. The neighbors were called in, and the negroes discovered to be white men in disguise—near neighbors and friends of her husband, who had known of his receiving the money, and of hie absence. Evidences of “Overtrading.” The .Lu zerne Union of last week came to us with nine columns of closely printed Sheriff’s sales. A few years ago every body rushed to Luzerne county to make their fortunes in coal lands, and almost every foot of property contiguous to the Delaware,Lackawanna and Bloomsburg Railroads was bought up at enormous prices, (on credit of course) to be paid out of the pro ceeds of the sales of coal .that was to Tie dug therefrom. The speculation in most instances has proved a failure, and now the Sheriff is reaping a harvest from the folly of the specu lators.
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