i ii t ct - - se.NDERsoN, EDITOR A. SANDERSON, Associate. LANCASTER, PA., FEBRUARY 2, 1858 CIRCULATION, 2000 COPIES? 01111130IIIPTION PILIOS, $2,00 per annum. ' • * u I ' ' CO VIII The Democratic County Committee of Lancaster county, will meet at Stiober's Hotel, North Queen street, in this City, on THURSDAY, the 4th of FEBRUARY, 1858, at 11 o'clock. A. H., for the purpose of fixing the time for the assembling of a County Convention to elect delegates to the ensuing State Convention. if. B. WARR, Chairman gar Hon. A. E. ROBERTS, of Congress, will accept onr thanks for a copy of the " Report on the Finances" for 1856-57. THE ELECTION--TO-DAY The municipal election takes place to-day:f— We hope our Democratic friends will not for get to attend the polls and discharge their duty actively and energetically. Our candidates for Mayor and High Constable are tried men, and have faithfully and honestly discharged the duties of their offices, and as they were fairly placed in nomination they deserve (as we have no doubt they will receive) every Democratic vote in the City. The other candidates upon the several Ward tickets are also honest and capable, and should likewise command the full vote of the party. For the last two years, under the adminis tration of Mayor ZIMMERMAN, the finances of the City have been gradually assuming a sound and healthy condition. There has been a system of economy practised in every de partment of the government, which has had a most happy effect, and which cannot fail, if persevered in for a short time longer, to relieve the corporation from all embarrassment, and place it in a much better condition than it has been for many years. It is, therefore, clearly the policy of our tax-paying citizens to " let well enough alone," and especially is it the duty of every Democrat to lend a helping hand in keeping the government in its present safe and economical hands. We subjoin the complete general and ward Democratic tickets, and urge our Democratic friends, one and all, to do their whole duty at the polls TO—DAY. LA TOIL JOHN ZIMMERMAN mall CONSTABLE. JOHN MYERS. NORTH-WEST WARD Select Council. 1..1. KRAMPH. Ommon Council. JOHN REES, UEORGE L. BOYLE, BARNES BROOM, JOHN DITLOW, WILLIAM F. MILLER. City o,7l,Gable. JACOB OUNDAKER. • Assam" JACOB FOLTZ. Assistant _4ssessoes JOHN NIXDORF, HIRAM YOUNG. MAIILON H. MERCER. Inspedur. WILLIAM A. LEWARS I=ll Sr. Counci/. JOHN S. DOUGHERTY Glynnlnn Council. J. J. SPRENGER, BENJAMIN LICHTY, CHARLES E. WENTZ, JACOB HUBER. AldAnna 11. JAMES C. CARPENTER. City Cbnstubte WILLIAM COX. Assessor. GARRET EV ERTs. Assistant JOHN SOMERS, JOHN IVAIDLEIt. Judge. , FRANCIS GILLESPIE inspector. /3TRICKLER EVERTS. =l=l Select Cours6l. JUNIUS B. KAUFMAN Common Cninci/. DEO. SANDERSON, YHILU FII'ZPATRICK, GEORGE M. STEINMAN Alderman CHARLES F. VOIUT City C,onstabl, JOHN KUHNS. tfEJRGE HITZELBEIWER Assistant Assessors CHARLES MOYER, HENRY GIBBS. =NI Inspect', HENRY P. CARSON &led ( sntneil. JUNIUS B. KAUF)IAN Cbmmon WILLIAM GUMPF, MICHAEL McGONIGLE PHILIP DEICHLER. City Con.stable. WILLIAM M. GORMLY Assessor. EUGENE lIARKINS Assistant Assess,s. HENRY LIEU Elt, BERNARD FITZPATRICK Judge. SAMUEL J. MORRISON • 17.pector. JOHN HENSLER. A NEW ATTEMPT TO GULL--A BLACK REPTJBLICAN TRICK Those two organs of Black Republicanism in this city—the Daily Times, and Daily Ex press, both contain base and infamous attacks upon our worthy Mayor, and falsely charge him with the intention of smuggling in votes to-day without the payment of city taxes.— And why this foul and wicked falsehood ? Because a self-oonstituted committee of Black Republicans were refused (and very properly too) the use of the Mayor's office for the pur pose of tampering with the duplicates. This is the true reason of the refusal—and not, as they allege, simply because they desired to "take a copy of the unpaid taxables." So far as unpaid taxables are concerned complete lists for each of the wards will be furnished hy the Mayor himself at the polls to-day, as he informed the above mentioned committee; and, not only so, but Receivers will be station ed there to whom the taxes must he paid prior to voting. We caution our Democratic friends against the falsehoods an foul insinuations of a lying and unscrupulous enemy. Nu more honest man lives than JOHN ZIMMERMAN, and those who would accuse him of dishonesty or fraud know in their hearts that they lie—basely lie. After the above was in type, we received the following communication from Mayor ZIIIIIIRMAN, which effectually clinches the base falsehood: , Hams. EDITOR-5 t—Perhaps the following plain statement of facts will satiety some of the gentlemen who called on me on Saturday morning last, and demanded a copy of the unpaid taxables. Mr. William B. Wiley, one of the Committee of Five. had called mime twice before ou the same errand. I stated to him each time that I was then preparing a list of delin quent tax-payers for each Ward, and would have a copy at each Poll on the morning of the election, and that an disessor and Receiver of Taxes would be iu attendance at each place. I further Informed him that if I gave him a Wt or permitted him to take a copy, others would claim the lame privilege, and that I had denied a similar request from my political friends. I air. said to him that, even admitting that he had a correct list at the present time, it would be incorrect on the day of election, an a number of persona had called and paid their taxes within a day or two, and that I expected others would call before the election and do the same thing. Had Major Ditmars, the spokesman of the Committee of live, been a little more choice and , gentlemanly in his lan guage and leas abusive in making the request, I should perhaps have given him a more lengthy explanation than 1 did of my reason for declining to give a copy of the list of unpaid taxes. • The only conversation I now recollect to have had as to the amount of delinquent taxes, was with Mr. Philip S. Baker, about the middle of la.t, week, when he inquired of me the probable amount of the out-standing taxes on the City Duplicates. I than stated to him that I believed there ware more than $lOOO of out-standing taxes; but that not one-ball of the amount could be collected, as a great many names were several times in the duplicates, through mis take, and that other. had left the City. CONGRESSIONAL Nothing of interest transpired in either branch of Congress during the past week.— The Army bill was up for consideration in the Senate, and that with Fillibusterism, the Public Printing, and a little sprinkling of Kansas, made -up the sum total of the speeches in both houses. The Senate adjourned over for the week on Thursday, and the House of Representatives on Friday. XEANSAS-..T11E CONSTITUTION. The official result of the vote on the 21st of December last, is stated to be as follows Tor th. Constitution with slavery YR the commutton without slavery THE CONSTITUTION AT WASHING- r NCASIERIA The Lecqmpton Constitution reached Wash ington City on Saturday night. It is accom panied by a letter from Mr. Calhoun, the President of the Kansas Convention. The Union is informed that the free State vote, said to have been rejected by Calhoun, because returned to Governor Denver, was the vote on the Constitution alone, and not for State officers. The Constitution, it is said, will be sent into Congress immediately, accompanied by a message from the President giving his views on the subje* The people will, therefor:, in a few days have this whole Kan sas business officially before them, and they will then be able to judge intelligently as to who is right and who is wrong in the premises. Heretofore, the discussions on the Kansas question were a groping in the dark, and therefore, entirely premature. Speculations are rife as to the probabilities of the passage of the Lecompton Constitution through the House of Representatives—its passage through the Senate being conceded on all hands. The following calculation on the subject we copy from a New York paper, and give it to our readers for what it is worth : Republicans 92 Nary/and—Davis, Harris and Ricaud 3 Kerducky.—Jewett, Clay and Stevenson 3 Pennsytounirs.—Hickman and Montgomery 2 Indiana.—English, Davis, Niblack and ......... 4 Illinois —Morris, Harris, Shaw. Smith and Marshall 5 Ohm—Cox., Groesbeck, Pendleton, Cockerill, Hall. Mil ler, Burns and Lawrence Neu, Thrk.—Sickles, 31sclay, Haskins and Corning 4 Nest: Jersey.—Adrlau The ninety-two republicans embrace Blair, of Missouti. Morris, of Pennsylvania and Campbell, of Ohio. Mr. Ca ruthers, of Missouri, is absent from the country, which reduces the number of members to 236, making Ilft Totes necessary to It choice in a full house. By the above calcu lation, the opp.mition would have three nt,jority. I am free to say that I Gelb., the Administration, with its powerful patrona.;e already at work, can remove that ma - Jon ty ." The calculation, it will be observed, em braces seven members from Slave States, viz : 1 from Missouri, 3 from Kentucky and 3 from Maryland. It is scarcely probable that all or even a majority of these will go with the Republicans—consequently the three votes of an estimated majority against the Lecompton Constitution can hardly be relied upon by the opponents of the Administration. We incline very strongly to the opinion that the Lecompton Constitution will be endorsed by both branches of Congress, and that Kansas will be'admitted as a State under that instrument during the present session. Governor Pollock, a few days before his term expired, sent a message to the Legisla ture, announcing that the following bills passed at the last session of the Legislature, and presented to him less than ten days prior to their final adjournMent in May, 1857, and not having been returned by him with his objections, within three days after its meeting, in extra session, in October last, had become laws, :agreeably to the Constitution, in like manner as if he had signed them : An act to incorporate the Octorara Bank. An act to incorporate the Monongahela Valley Bank at McKeesport, Allegheny coun ty. A supplement to the act to re-charter the Easton Bank. An act to incorporate the Milton Savings' Bank. An aot to incurp rate the Bank of Plnynix. An act to incorporate the INl'liean County Bank. No Governor since the days of the "Kitchen Cabinet" maker, says the Clinton Demo , yat, has so utterly disregarded the general welfare of the people, as h,fts the apology for an Exec utive who has recently vacated his seat at Harrisburg. Daring the last three years, the bankingcapital of this State has been increased about nine millions of dollars, although Mr. Pollock promised in his inaugural that he would allow no banks to be chartered which were not demanded by the public necessities. Yet soon forgetting his good intentions, (if he ever had them,) ho lacked the nerve to forbid the many schemes of plunder which were being concocted continually at Harrisburg, to defraud honest men of their rights and enable villainous speculators to enrich themselves by stealing from the "mouth of labor the bread it has earned." It will be seen by reference to the Legisla tive proceedings published in another column, that a bill has been introduced into the House for consolidating the'sessions of the Supreme Court at Harrisburg. This, we understand, is the desire of the Supreme Judges them selves; and we believe it meets with general favor among theilawyers of the State, outside of the cities of Philadelphia and Pittsburg If the Supreme Court is required to continue holding sessions at Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Sunbury and Pittsburg, as at present, then we opine the Legislature will have to increase the salaries of the Judges, which we think would hardly be good policy in the present state of the finances. But as it seems to be a settled fact that the sessions of the Court are to be consolidated at some one place, we do not doubt that the Legislature, looking to the con venience and interests of the public, will adopt the bill and fix upon the seat of Govern ment as the proper and most central point. The steamship Moses Taylor arrived at New York 'on Wednesday evening, from As pinwall, bringing 31,500,000 in gold. A slight shock of an earthquake was expe rienced at San Francisco on the morning of the 24th of December. Downieville was destroyed by fire on New Year's Day. Eighty-two divorce cases have been brought in San Francisco during the last year—a large majority being commenced by wives against their faithless husbands. A horrible murder and suicide occurred at the Red _House, about four miles from San Francisco, on the night of Dec. 22. The pro prietor, named Sylvester Murphy, aged 2i, a native of Pittsburg, Pa., murdered hie house keeper, named Mary Ann McGlinn, aged 23, a native of Ireland, by shooting her with a pistol and then cutting her throat ; after which he took his own life by inflicting with a small knife eight stabs upon his left breast, and also by cutting his own throat. RE-ORGANIZATION OF THE SCHOOL The School Department has been removed from the Executive office to a room in the Capi tol next the Canal Commissioners' office, which has been refitted, and is much better suited for that Department than the old quarters—which have also been renovted and fitted up for the Attorney General. That officer will, therefore, be always in readiness to communicate with the Governor. The arrangement is an admi rable one, and will be a great convenience to both the School Department and Attorney General's office. The State Superintendent has made the following appointments : Jolts M. Sum.,ivnikz, Deputy Superintendent. CLEfixe—GEo. W. CRABB, of Harrisburg, and JAMES G. SAMPLE, of Crawford county: 141= THE KANSAS QUESTION AT HAI-t- The Kansas question, introduced into the House of Representatives at Harrisburg, by the Republicans, has been referred to a special committee of seven, (five Democrats and two Republicans,) consi-ting of Messrs. Calhoun, Goepp, Lerchman, Miller, Rhoades, Lawrence and Turner. When the committee make a report, which will hardly be very soon, we suppose any number of speeches will be made for bunkum. GOV. POLLOCK AND BANKS THE SUPREME COURT MORE GOLD DEPARTMENT R ISBURG lINPATENTED LANDS Mr. Rowe, Surveyor General of the Com monwealth, has sent a communication to the Senate, concerning the unpatented land of the State, the spirit and object of whion , :deserve commendation. The Sarveyr,r General says that there are six millions of dollars outstanding. due The Commonwealth from individuals who have taken up public lands. This is not in the hands of debtors of doubtful responsibility, but is secured, so to speak, by first mortgage on real estate. These six millions of dollars could be collected if the proper laws were passed by the Legislature, and the Surveyor General very properly remarks, if it is not in tended to let the arrearages of land run on and accumulate forever, the work of collecting them may as well be commenced now in earn est. The, present revenue from these lands consists of the insignificant sum of $21,000 per year. The graduation aet of 1835, relat ing to the State lands, expired, by limitation, in last December. It would be well if the Legislature would now pass a law by which the State could reap some benefit from this extensive source of revenue. Perhaps the collection of the full amount due the State from these lands would be attended with many cases of extreme hardship, and no one would counsel the Commonwealth to deal harshly with its citizens ; but if but two millions of this sum could be collected, it would be of considerable assistance in reducing the State debt. The Surveyor General closes his oommunica tion with the following suggestions:—" Doubt less the number of patents for land taken out annually would be greatly increased if the people were rightly informed of the require ments of the law. Much of the neglect here tofore displayed is probably attributable to a want of proper knowledge. Coupled, there fore, with any legislative enactment on this subject, there ought to be a law authorizing the Surveyor General to pt dish the act, or a synopsis of its provisions, in nearly alk the newspapers of the State. If ignorance of the law is to excuse no man, then the law ought to be printed where all men can see it." A GOOD BEGINNING Governor PACKER, it is apparent, has no love either for tmall notes or shinplasters. An act passed both branches of the Legislature, a few days ago, which under the guise of pro viding work for the poor of the Borough of Scranton, Luzern() county, was really intend ed to authorize the corporation to issue a batch of shinplasters. It was snaked through the Legislature, but could not escape the vigilant eye of the Executive, who at once discovered the " cat under the meal." The following extinguisher was immediately put on the bill: EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, HARRISBURG, Jan. 28, 1858. To the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania : GENTLEMEN herewith return to the House of Representatives, in which it origina ted, the bill entitled " An act relative to the borough of Scranton," without my approval. This bill proposes to authorize the Burgess and Council of the borough of Scranton, in Luzerne county, "to issue orders on its Treas urer for the payment of Laborers employed by said borough, and pledge the taxes for street and borough purposes for the year 1858, for the payment of said orders, and otherwise anticipate the revenue (,f said borough for the same year for the purpose of providing work fir the destitute and unemployed laborers during this winter." The evident object of this bill is to create a species of local currency, upon the credit of the corporation, to be distributed in small amounts among the laboring population.— This is in direct conflict with existing general laws of the State. The act of 12th of April, 1828, entitled " An act concerning small notes for the payment of money," and the resolution of the 24th of June, 1842, established a gen eral policy, which it will be wise to maintain. I am not aware of any recent attempt to depart tram that policy, nor am I aware of any pub l4o, opinion which would sanction it. The ob ject of the State should be to furnish her laboring population with a sound currency, and in my opinion, their true interests will not be promoted by laws of the character now proposed. The objections to small notes apply with peculiar force to those issued by municipali ties, depending for their prompt redemp tion upon the uncertain revenue policy of the Corporation, and partaking generally of the imperfections of paper not redeemable on de mand in coin, they are liable to sudden and great depreciation. This bill is also liable to the general objec tions which apply to special acts for particular localities, exempting them from the operation of general laws. Our laws relating to Bor oughs are believed to be liberal, and sufficient for all legitimate purposes. If they should be found to be imperfect, the true remedy is to amend them by provisions whic'h shall operate equally and generally throughout the Com monwealth. WM. F. PACKER. CENTRAL AMERICAN AFFAIRS Senator Mason, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, has made a report to the Senate on the subject of Central American affairs. After reviewing the facts of the case respecting the arrest of Gen. Walker and his filibusters by Commodore Paulding, it fully sustains the course of the President, and con cludes with the following resolutions: First, that no other provisions of law were necessary to confer authority on the President to cause arrests and seizures to be made on the high seas for offences against the neutral ity laws of 1818 ; because such power was necessarily implied from the Bth section of that act. Second, That the place where Wal ker was arrested, being out of the jurisdiction of the United States, the arrest was without the warrant of law. But viewing the circum stances and results, the act did not call for censure except from Nicaragua. The further consideration of the subject was postponed until the 9th of February. A bill also accom panies the report authorizing the arrest .of filibusters on the high seas. Senator Doug las, a member of the committee, dissented from the report. THE AMERICAN MINISTER TO CHINA.—The Hong Kong correspondent of the New York Times, announcing the arrival of the U. S. steamer Minnesota, says " Mr. Reed and suite are quartered on the ship. He was received very cordially by the authorities and people here, and has been called upon by Lord Elgin, Sir John Browning, Admiral Seymour, and other dignitaries.— Numerous military honors have been show ered upon him ; for a while the amphitheatre formed by the mountains around Hong-Kong smoked like a battle field in consequence of the powder burnt in his honor." KANSAS LETTER WRITERS The Herald of Freedom, published at Law rence, Kansas, the oldest and most consistent free-State paper in the Territory, thus speaks of the letter writers who fill the columns of such papers 'as the N. Y. Tribune. Under date of Dec. 19th it says:— We say frankly, that our difficulties hare been complicated, and th• cause of freedom in Kansas almost ruined, by the falsehoods of the pensioned letter writers in Kansas. $ But fop them the free-State party would hare elected the delegates in June last to the Constitutional Convention, and prevented the consvuences which have followed! A Two MILE BRIDGE.—The Victoria Bridge across the St. Lawrence, at Montreal, which has been in course of erection for several years, will be the largest and finest in the world. It is to be two miles long. The total amount of masonry in the bridge will be 3,- 000,000 cubic feet, which at 13i- feet to the tun, gives a total weight of about 22,000 tuns. Fourteen of the piers are completed, and it is expected that eight more will be finished next season, leaving only two to erect in 1859. The total weight of iron in the tubes will be 10,400 tuns. The bridge will cost about $5,• 000,000. A CANDID ADMISSION. The New York Times, a leading Black Republican journal, has the following article in relation to Kansas affairs : "The Kansas question is substantially set tled. The points that remain fo be adjusted may have importance and interest upon grounds of principle, but so far as practical results are concerned, they are of very little consequence. Congress'may adopt or reject the Lecompton Constitution—may admit or exclude Kansas, under that instrument, it can in neither case seriously or permanently affect the State, or the character uf its political institutions. The people of Kansas are now in possession of their rightful sovereignty, they can mould their own institutions to suit themselves, and neither Congress nor the Fed. eral Executive can much longer postpone a result whieh dispassionate men have fur a long time seen to be inevitable. I " In October last, the Free State mon elected a majority of the Territorial Legislature, which will have full legislative authority if Kansas is not admitted into the Union under the Lecompton Constitution; On the 4th of January the same party elected the State Legislature, for which provision is made in the Lecompton instrument, and/ which will have supreme control if Kansas should be admitted and become a sovereign State. In either event, therefore, the Free State party has political possession of the Territory. It has a two-third majority in each branch of both Legislatures, and is thus entirely independent even of the Governor. In either event, there fore,—upon the admission or rejection of the Lecompton Constitution—it has only to order a new Convention, and frame a new Constitu tion, which shall embody the sentiments and represent the interests-opeople of Kan 88.a "It may possibly be said that if the Le compton Constitution should be adopted, it could not he changed or superseded until aftjir 1864. We apprehend, however, that this objection would have no weight whatever, either with the people of Kansas or with the country at large. In the first place there is in the Constitution no express prohibition of its amendment previous to 18(34, but only a direc tion how it shall be done after that date ; while the Bill of Rights expressly recognizes the right of the people to alter, amend, or supersede their Constitution at any time and in any manner they may see fit. 'Besides, without any such provision, the right of the people to do this is fundamental and inaliena ble. It has been exercised in many States, and in regard to Kansas has been distinctly recognized by all the leading organs of public opinion in all sections of the country and without distinction of party; and more than all this, if the people of Kansas were to exer cise this right, there is no power that can interfere to prevent it. * * * "Under existing circumstances, the Kansas debate in Congress must lose much of its interest and importance. We are afraid Sen ator Brown, of Mississippi, will not find affairs propitious to the completion of his speech ; nor can we see upon what grounds any very strenuous efforts can be made either for or against the admission of Kansas under the Lecompton Constitution. The leading figure in the drama has disappeared. If the play goes on the ghost may enter, but the part of Hamlet must be omitted." This, from a Black Republican journal, is quite as much as we could reasonably expect. It admits that the policy of the President, his wisdom, sound judgment and great political sagacity, have been _ crowned with perfect success. The farce in Kansas is ended—the play is over, the audience is about to disperse, and " Othello's occupation" of agitation, mischief and fanaticism, is gone forever. The President has stood by the law, the people, and the Constitution. and he will triumph. PARTIES IN KANSAS We copy from the Albany Argus, the fol lowing letter from a member of the legal Kan sas Territorial Legislature, Alton C. Davis. It throws light upon the question as to who is responsible for the Lecompton Constitution. Mr. Davis was formerly a resident of Albany. In reply to an address of a portion of his con stituents, who wanted to know his views, he wrote the following letter : WYANDOTT, K. T., Dec. 5, 1857. Messrs. Millar, Walker, Garret, Patterson, Aiken, Mc_4lpin, Quirk, Wise, Drake and others : GENTLEMEN—Your favor is before me. I have but a moment in which to reply. 1 have always been in favor of having the organic law for tho state of Kansas submitted to a full and fair vote of the bona fide residents of the territory for their free approval or rejection.— Acting upon the conviction that such a sub mission was eminently just and democratic, I voted against the members elected to the Le compton convention from this district, because I understood that they did n:t agree with me upon this point ; and voted for candidates who were pledged to such submission. I did more. I earnestly urged upon other free state men the propriety of joining with me in sustaining the candidates who were thus pledged. The result of that election showed conclusively that, had all the REGIS TERED voters come to the polls on election day, nearly every district in the territory could hare been carried by the party opposed to the non. submission theory adopted by the convention. If the object of the meeting to which you refer is to inquire what peaceful and leyal action may be taken to secure the object so needlessly trilled away by the non-voting policy adopted at the June election, then I am deeply interested in your investigations and will join you most heartily, either officially or in pri vate, in the execution of any feasible plan of operations. We should, however, examine carefully every step we propose to take. In our endeavor to extricate Kansas Prom one set of difficulties, it is all important that we do not plunge her in other and more dan gerous ones ; neither violence nor disregard of law should be resorted to, to repair the errors of unfortunate party action. Permit me to say in conclusion that I do not deem the democratic party in any way re sponsible for the acts of the late constitutional convention. That party, so far as lam in formed, is the only one which took any action, by means of party resolutions, or otherwise, to induce the convention to comply with what was believed to be the popular wish. No party could stand more free to adopt any possible policy in regard to this matter, promising good to Kansas, than does the democratic party at this moment. Very sincerely, Your obedient servant ALSON C. DAVIS THE GOLD COINAGE OF THE UNITEDSTATEB.- Since the establishment of the Mint in 1792, according to the American Almanac, the amount of gold coin issued, to the close of 1849, was $79,923,202 ; from 1850 to the close of 1857, it was $425,889,738 ; making a total gold coinage of $505,812,94. At the commencement of 1850, the amount of specie in the United States was estimated to be $114,000,000 ; the amount of gold re ceived from California, to the close of 1857, has been estimated to be $630,000,000 ; the amount of specie brought into the country by immigrants during the last eight years, is estimated to be $100,000,000 ; making a total of $844,000,000. Within the last eight years, according to the Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, there have been exported in specie (less imports) $200,993,860 ; leaving the amount existing, at the present time, in the United States, in the shape of coin, bullion, plate, jewelry, &c., of $643,016,140. Prior to the discovery of the California mines, the United States were importers of the precious metals ;.but since that event the position has been reversed. PORK PACKING• —The Cincinnati, (Ohio) Gazette says, the number of hogs packed at Vincennes, Ind., is estimated at 20,000, being an increase, as compared with last year, of 2,- 000. The Indianapolis Journal reports the number peeked at that place larger than the whole murder cut last season. From Terre Haute we learn that hogs are arriving quite freely, and that the number in the Wabash Valley, which, a short time ago, was supposed would be short, will be in excess of last year. The packing at St. Louis, Mo., was 85,000 head. Letters have been received at Louis ville, Kentucky, estimating a deficiency in the i State of 100,000 head. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27. SENATE. --Mr. BELL, from the Judiciary/ Comm;ttce, reported with an affirmative ree l ommendatiou. the bill relative to annulling the marriage contract >f Thos. Washington SMith and his wife, Elizabeth D. Smith. iTher:e are the parties wh• have been before the public so prominently for some time, in' connection with the St. Lawrence Hotel trage dy.] Among the hills read in place of a public nature, was one presented by Mr. GAZZAU, relative to notices by notary publics of protests in cities and towns. The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill entitled 'a `• supplement to the act rela tive to the election of District Attorneys in, Philadelphia." [The bill has reference to the repeal of the law authorizing the election of two District Attorney in Phiadelphia.) After some slight debate the bill was laid over. The Senate resumed the consideration of the orders'of the day—viz : Bill entitled, Reso lution relative to the prohibition of a small note currency among the several States." After considerable debate, the further consid eration of the bill was postponed until to morrow. Housg.—The most important feature of the proceedings in the House of Representatives yesterday; was the reading of the following bills in place : A bill to repeal the law for the assessment and collection of collateral inheritance tax. A bill to make the sessions of the Supeme Court permanent at Harrisburg. A bill regulating the rate of interest. [This bill repeals the present Usury Laws, and gives moneylenders the right to make their own contracts.] A bill to subject certain real estate to taxa tion. [Abrogates the law exempting Church, College and other religious institutions from taxation.] THURSDAY, Jan. 2S SENATE.—In the Senate, the Sneaker pre 'tented a oommunicarion from the banal Com missioners inclosing a letter from Wm. R. Moffit, resigning his post as Superintendeut of the North : branch Canal, which was read, and 500 'copies ordered to he printed for the use of the Senate. 'The Senate resumed the consideration of the orders of the day—vie: Bill entitled Resolu tion relative to the prohibition of small note currency among the several States," and after proposing several amendments, and considera ble debate, it passed as follows : Yeas-21. Nays-9. The following is a copy of the hill as pas ssed : WHEREAS, By our pr4ent Banking system, the hulk of the circulation is thrown into the hands of the masses, in every case, precipita Ling a commercial crisis, and common justice requires that the people should be protecthd from the slightest risk in the use of a circula tion the benefit of which accrues mainly to the b anks. AND WHEREAS, The great obstacle to the prohibition of a small note currency, and to the introduction of gold and silver as a circu lilting medium, is the independent legislation of the different States, the federal government having no power to interfere in such a case: Tnerefbre. Be it Resolved, &c., That the tlovernor is hereby requested to open a correspondence with the Chief Executives of the several States in the IJuion, suggesting and urging upon their consideration the importance of concert of action, so as to procure the passage of a law in each and all of sail States, prohibiting the issue by banks of notes of a small denomina tion, and suggesting the propriety, if thought expedient, of appointing a certain number of persons, from each State by the Executive thereof to meet in convention and agree upon the least denomination of paper currency to be adopted, and to assimilate in all other res pects the banking system of the several Stal PP; and report the same as ;1 recoimnendatim to the Legislatures thereof. Promlded, That suell delegates shall not be appointed unless at least One half of the States- f this Union shall appoint delegates to said convention contemplated by this act. Housx.—Various resolutions were introdu ced calling on the Special Committee to whom was referred the consideration of the Kansas resolutions, to report—ono within ten days, another to the next Legislature, in 1859—a1l of which were defeated by a strict party vote. Mr. Williston, of Tioga, offered a resole tion to instruct our Senators and members of Congress to vote against the admission of Kim sas under the Lecompton Constitution. Lost-- Yeas-29. Nays-66. SENSIBLE REMARKS The Chambersburg has the following sensible remarks on the recent mur der trial in Philadelphia, in all of which we heartily concur : Some persons justify the killing of Carter by Smith, on the ground that the law furnished the latter no adequate remedy for the wrong done him by the former. e deny the right of any man to take the law into his own hands under any circumstances, and we deny that Carter ever wronged Smith. What are the facts ? Carter had put a girl, of whom he had the care, at school at Wilmington. Smith's sister was a teacher in the school. Smith visited his sister ; saw the girl ; fell in love with her, like a fool, at first sight ; and a few months afterwards, without taking mu3h pains to ascertain who or what she was, married her. He got more than lie bargained for, as sometimes happens with people who neglect to look before they leap. His wife presented him with a child four mouths after their mar riage, and told him it was Carter's. Carter had grievously wronged the girl and her family, but he had done no wrong to Smith. It was not Smith's wife he seduced, for the girl was ruined before Smith met her. And Carter, so far from being instrumental in fastening the ruined girl upon Smith, when he learned of their intended marriage, endeavored to dissuade her from marrying, writing to her that, in view of her condition, she ought not to think - of doing so. It was shown on trial that Smith had seen this letter, but he tnarried the girl in spite of it. Instead of applying for a divorce, as he should have done, and leaving the woman and child to be taken care of by Carter; Smith armed himself and took Carter's life ; and because he did it "with a flourish," Judge Allison and his incomparable jury acquitted him. And now Smith seeks to end the matter where he should have commenced it. He has applied to the Legislature for a divorce. He does not deserve to have his petition granted. Neither he nor anybody else who sets the law at defiance by taking :up deadly weapons to redress his wrongs, be they imaginary or real, deserves sympathy from the public or relief of any description from the representatives of the people. It is time to put a stop to the use of murderous weapons. INSPECTOR OF LIQ.UORZ In the Senate, on Tuesday last, Dr. Uaszam, from Allegheny, introduced the following, res olution : Resolved, That the Committee on Vice and Immorality be instructed to report a bill estab lishing the office of Inspector of Liquors for each county, or for districts composed of seve ral counties ; said bill to provide for the corn pensat on of Inspectors out of the funds raised by licenses granted to wholesale and retail dealers in liquors; and also providing for the confiscation of all adulterated liquors offered for Bale, and imposing such other penal ties for selling or offering for sale adulterated liquors, as the committee may deem proper. Passed finally—yeas 24, nays 3, as follows : Yeas—Messrs. Bell, Brewer, Buckalew, Craig, Cresswell, Ely, Evans, Fetter, Francis, Gazzam, Harris, Ingram. Knox, Laubach, Marselis, Miller, Rutherford, Scofield, Shaeffer, Straub, Turney, Wilkins, Wright, and Welsh, Speaker-24. Nays—Messrs. Coffey, Gregg and Myer-3 TUE PATENT Orrice.—lt appears by the Pat ent Office Report for last year, just .submitted to Congress, that there have been 4771 appli r cations for patents during the year and 2910 granted, of which 42 were to citizens of foreign countries. The number is 408 more than the year previous. The largest number of patents was granted to citizens of the State of New York, being 855 in number ; to Massachusetts 421 ; to Pennsylvania, 314 ; to Kansas, 1. The receipts of the office wore 5196,132 ; expendit ures, $211,582. There is a balance on hand from the patent fund of $39,719. France is the only country in which a greater number of patents has been granted than in the United States. With a population of nearly thirty ' six millions, there were issued 0187 patents ; in the United States, with a population of nearly twenty-three millions, 2910. Great Britain and Ireland with a larger population than the United States, issued 2115 during the past year. ITT AND COUNTY AFFAIRS DEMOCRATS, BE ARousED!—The vflect at tacks an, being made on our candidata for Mayer, through the columns of the professedly neutral daily papers. Joni; ZontiontAx is too well known for hia honesty and Integ rity, and it will not do at this late day to attempt to injure the character of such a man before the citizens of Lane-sa te, Demorrats, sea to it that the dirty spirit of Black Re publicanism. which is being manifested and, the guise of a "Citizens' Ticket," be crushed out and thus receive its final quietus In our good old city.. REPEAL OF THE LICENSE LAW.—Petitions are in circulation in this city and county for the repeal of the present License - DM' Large numbers of signatures have been obtained. The petitions will be forwarded at once to the Legislature. THE JUNIOR BACHELORS' CLUB.—This Once powerful organisation, now dwindled down fn the insig nificant number of bon by the desertion of,,the President, paid ita respects in a body, accompanied by a superb hand of music. to Mr. Aoasusx Gins, the lota' President afore said, and his accomplished bride, at the residence of Mr. Juno FUNDERAXIII. in East King street. and were reeeived with all the cordiality and warmth of our !oral et- bachelor friend, and their visit made doubly agreeable by the kind attentions of the fair and lovely brble. Congratulations were given with hearty good will to the young and happy couple. We Trish Mr. Glans and his lady a safe and pros. perm.; journey through life. TnE PoLLs.—The Polls in all the wards open at F a. m.. and close at i p. m , to-day. AN OPPOSITION TICKET.—The following is the "rag tag—and boh-tail" ticket settled by a Low Black Re publicans, "opposed to mingling party party pol air. with sh e a /rairs i t jthe City Government." How patriotic' They are not opposed, however. to mingling party politics with the_affairs of the government of the County. We would mereri remark—that Messrs. Darlington, Dickey and Wise. the leaders in this praiseworthy movement, must laugh in their sleeves at the supposed gullibility of the voters of Democratic Lancaster. After today, see opine, these worthies will be for "treating the election as if It had not been held." Couldn't you get up another Contested Else. lion Case? Do: it would make times somewhat brisk in our now distressingly dull city. Gentlemen, you will have to wait awhile before you can accomplish your ends—the Democrats of this City being not quite so grr, na you would hive them to be. They are quite content with the affairs of the City Government as administered by honest 01.1 torso 7,III4:FMAN and the Irene, cri, coon •ils Is the tiicket : pw—Thomas 11. BurroWPS. ffig4 Martin NORTH WL.ST WARD.—Select Cotivil, Daniel Harman Common Council, Rudolph F. Ranch, George Yeisley. Jnhn Dorwart, sr., Jeremiah Bauman Assessor, James Wiley: Assistant Assessors, findleib Senor, t 4 aninel Killian; City Constable, George. Iluffnagle: Judge. Frederick A. Albright: Inspector, John F. Hither. NOFLTFI EAST WARD—?elect Council. Joshua W. Jack • Common Council, Wm. G. Kendrick, David lellenbaum Anthony Lechler. J. B. Swartzwelder; Alderman, Wm. B Wiley; Assessor, George B. Moirrey Assintant Assessors, George I'. King, John Shertz: City Constable, Philip S. Baker; Judge, Eiden Franklin ; I risportor, Robert A. Evans. SOUTH WEST Wll2D.—Sel , ct Council, William I'. Brooks: Common Council, William Whiteaide, Gideon Arnold, John Henley: Alderman, Peter G. liberman: Assessor, Car penter MrCleery ; Assistant Assessors. Samuel Carmony, Bent, Gast: City Constable, John Becket: Judge, William Wright : Inspector, George K. Heed. Bonet EMS WAR.Ii.—SOICia Council, William P. Brooks: Common Connell, Conrad Stith's, George F. Rote, iiiainuel Benedict: Asseasur, 11. F. Cox.; Assistant Assesoors. C. F. Lake, Jacob Bartle; Judge, Henry Ilnrrerht Inspector. Jneoli Alit.itzel. INSTALLATION OF REV. D. STECK.—The in stallation of Rev. D. Snot, es Pastor of St John's Lutheran Chardi, {Vera Orange street, took place on Tuesday evening last. The installation sermon was preached by Rev. F. Ratrtr, of Trinity Lutheran Church, Duke street. and the charge to the Pastor elect and the congregation was deliv ered by ROT. C. J. F:11111101,10, of Middletown. The eser eines were very solemn and impressive, and the beautiful church ens lilkat by an attentive end deeply-Interested audience. Mr. Freon has made a decidedly favorable im pression on all who have had the pleasure of hearing him. Ifs Is spoken of so all able and eloquent pulpit into, RESOLUTIONS OF THANK:3.—AL a meeting 01 the Infantry Corps of the Lancaster Fenclblem, held In the Armory, Fulton Hall, on the evening of the 25th nit., the following reloltitions Were unanimously adopted : ARMORS OF Ten LANCASTER FENCIIILES, Fulton Hall, Lancaster, Pa. j Rao/red, That the generous attentions and the kindly and fraternal spirit relit, which we were received, by all with whidu iv. re placed in ....mantel, it dm during our visit to the Capital of the State at the tat. inauguration, ,sore of suet, a character as to call for it forned acknowledgement of our obligation, and n public expression of our gratitude. 'to an especial manner our thanks are due to the public spirited Pre.ildents of the Pennsylvania and Harrisburg Railroads, and their courteous end efficient Rup er i n te n d en 11. C. Franciecun, Esq., fur the facilities afforded es in out passage over their roads. To Col. B. A. Shaeffer, our talented and patriotic senator, we take great pleasure in expressing our heartfelt obliga tions for his constant and unceasing endeavors to make our r 'Fit pleasant and agreeable. and we will cherish the remembrance of trio noble and munificent hospitalities na long as life shall lest. We gratefully appreciate the complimentary attention of our fellowwilizens. lien. Goo. M. steinman nod James 1.. Reynolds, Enii , nod of inn fernier townsman. cm. G eo , w, Ilamersly. To Capt. Eynter and Lieu,. Here of the National Guards, and the citizens of Ilarrisl.urg generally, we nre'lndehted for their many rent-Gish,. By our boot, Krl ld Cororl y. Edo., the gentlemanly pro prietor of the - Jones Iloueo: . we were abundantly cup plied with every thing which wad necemsary for our coin. plot° comfort and c enienco, and we tender him our thanks, in fhb, public on menu,. as justly doe tor hid asdidu- OUS care and attention t.i our welfare. R,tolveti, That the,...• r.,ltltiunx be placed upon the min. nice of the company aod in the city papers, and • ropy of the farm , t. , of the parties named, EMIEN FRANKLIN, M. 11. LOCHER, A. W. SHENK, EDWIN EBERMAN. WE. WHITESIDE, Committee THE HOWARD A,StiEl ATION. —At the regular weekly meeting of the Executive Committer of the Howard Association. held in the Common Connell Chamber, City Hell, on Thursday evening, the following report of the doings of the Association for the week ending January t 7, was submitted : N. E. Ward-26 families of 101 persona to aui ot. t 01 $10.02 N. W. Ward-63 - 1100 •. 48.06 - 8. E. Ward-50 " 213 " 45.0,3 - S. W. Ward-53 - 227 .• 43.65 Total -- -- After hooting the report, the fldh.wing proceedings took place: By Invitation a number of gentlemen were preeent to hear and exchange views upon the subject of getting up lectures and dobutes. The President stated the object of the invitation, and gave his views how such lectures might, if properly con ducted, prove profitable and instructive as well as beneficial to the treasury of the Asecniation: the project being that a person be appointed to deliver a lecture or essay, not ex ceeding thirty minutes in length, after which a debate would be had, when any one would be permitted to take part, confining each ton limited: a price to be charged for admission, and the proceeds of which to go the Howard Association. After which, Judge Hayes, A. H. Hood. Fsq., Bev. Dr. Bowman. Dr. John L. Atleo. sr., Rev. Prof. Gerhart, Rev. B. Keenan and a number of others gave their views, agreeing in the main with the project stated by the President. The following gentlemen were appointed a committee to carry out the object proposed. and present such subjects as may seem best adapted to such lectufes and debates, viz: Judge Hayes, Bev. Dr. Bowman, Bev. Prof. Gerhart, Dr. John L. Atlee, ar., Rev. Mr. Harbaugh and Messrs. Hood and McCononty. The committee were requests , ' to report et a meeting to be held tomorrow evening. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.—The new Board of Commissioners, as constituted on the retirement of William C. Worth and the accession of Daniel Gond, or ganized on yesterday week, when Mr. peter 0. Eberman, the former worthy incuniliont, was unanimously reap. pointed Clerk, and Emlen Franklin, Esq., Solicitor of the Board. These are both fitting appointments and will be eminently satisfactory to the public and all who hare bus irlesa at the Commissioners' office. Mr. Joseph C. Snyder was also re-appointed Janitor of the Court 'louse. This ie ajust compliment to a worthy and efficient officer. MEDICAL SOCIETY OFFICERS.—At a stated meeting of the Lancaster City and County Statical Society, held on the 20th nit., the following officers were elated for the present year Prat:dela—Dr. John K. Raub. Vice Prcridents—Dr. Adam Shenor, Dr. Satn'l Recnrding Semtnry—Dr. John L. Allee, jr. , brresponding SerrYtary---Dr. Thowns Ellmaker T r , nsurcr and Librarian—Dr..l. Aug. (7, nsor—Dr. Ely Parry The following persons worn ekcled Delegates to attend the American Medical Association that convenes In the City of Wnohlegton next May. viz., Drs. P. Cassidy, IT Carpenter, .1. Roam. R. Rohrer, S. Pat her, .1. K. Kau)) and F. Hinkle. ANOTHZR SUICIDE. --Last evening, about 5 o'clock, the people in the vicinity of the upper end of East King street were thrown into touch excitement by the re port that Frederick - Bailsman, long a resident of the neigh• borhood, had committed suicide by hanging himself. The neighbors on repairing to his horns found the report only too true. Mr. linesman. it 1. , said , was In the habit of going on occasional sprees, and yesterday, it seer., he had been indulging very freely, and repaired to his home about four o'clock In the afternoon. Afton having a few impletn,ant wards with his sister, he went up stairs with the intention, It Is thought, of sleeping, but as he did not appear at the usual supper hour 65 o'clo4o his sister went to his room . 1 to roil him. but not finding him there, she proceeded to the garret, when she dlscoveted him suspended from ' collar-beam. Shocked at the sight, she immediately scraamed, which attracted the attention of the neighbors, but before assistan, arrived she succeeded in cutting him down. Coroner rummy, who happened to be lu the city at the time, was immediately called in and summoned a jury, the verdict of which woe in accordance with the above facts. Mr. Bausman wee about 55 years of age, and was well known throughout the city, more familiarly by the sobri quet of - Squire Bauman." As yet no reason is assigned for the rash act, he never having intimated any intention of destroying himself.— The funeral of the unfortunate man will take place some time to-morrow (Saturday). --blur° the above was in type, we hare heard a report that 31r. 151.5M11111 has lately been laboring under a de pression of spirits, owing to a difficulty In paying some money on the property in which he lived. It seeme that bin sisters and himself bought the housejointly, some years since, and were to pay a certain amount on the earns an nually, which they did, until recently, when they were unable to raise the amount required. Threatened with executions on the property, and fearing it would pane from their hands, it weighed so much on his mind that, mad dened with the fiery cup, he put an end to his troubles.— Friday's Eaprest. Crr CouNcics.—The last meeting of the . present City Councils will be held this evening, in their Chambers, City Rail, at 7 o'clock. Cuatous INCIDENT IN NATURE—Mr. John Forney of West Marl township, this county, has a breeding eon, which, on the 12th ult., hnd a litter of nine pigs, and on the 23d ult., eleven dap afterwards, had another litter of eight pigs, making seventeen in all. Three of them died, but fourteen were still living on Monday week, and doing well. This is certainly the strangest incident in nature we ever heard of. The number of pigs le not so much to be wondered ni, as the time when they were Ut tered. What will our naturalist. say to this? COLUMBIA. AFFMI3.9.—We glean the follow log "items" from Saturday's Spy: Fins.—A fire occurred on bust Tuesday morning, at the Columbia Manufactoring Company's - Machlne Shop, which, bet for its fortunate discovery by the conductors of the Express Freight train, ',could most probably have destroyed the works. The train arrives at 1% A. M. and at that time the roof was beginning to blaze. Mr. Harper and Mr. Simon Fisher jumped from the train. and giving the alarm, succeeded, with the assistance of a few of the neighbors, In extinguishing the fire. So material damage was done, although, from the late hour at which the flames were discovered, there had been ample time for serious work.— The hands had finished casting at I% o'clock on Monday evening, and no one had been in the shop afterwards. The fire must hare been communicated from the stack, as it was confined to the floor and weather-boarding Above the casting house, adjoining the cupola stack. El.Rt r . - FION OF OrriCanS.—At the annual election, held on the 11th inst , by the stockholders of the Columbia Mann. facturing Company, the result was as follows: Pr,ident—liarford Fraley. Alanqgers--George Bogle, Hiram Wilson, T. R. Supplee, ', Ite , hlar, 7.. Supplee, I. Posey. The ity-Laws proposed by the former Board of Managers wpre unanimously adopted. The President and Managers elect, held a meeting on Friday evening, Jan.22d, ISIS, at which time T. R. Supple. tr. chosen Secretary, .d George Bogle. Treasurer. Ds. McCsoN's Lcc - rotts —On Monday evening last quite a large and appreciative audience assembled at Odd Yellows' Hall, to hear the lecture by Rev. Dr. John McCron. subject. as before announced, was ••Eloquence essential to Republican Institutions," and in delivering the lecture he occupied over an hour and a quarter, and was listened to with the most profound attention, being frequently greeted with loud applause. Should Dr. McCron again lecture in this place, we have no doubt, he would have an overflowing house. RESPIRATION IN DISEASES OF THE LUNGS.— In Diseases of the Lungs, respiration is always imperfectly p,rformed, owing toy the fact that in those cases there are always obstructions In the bronchial tubes and air cello whi , h - hinder the free passage of the air. These obstruc tions are readily removed by a Tory pleasant medicine, prepared by Dr. Keyser, Wholesale Druggist, of 140 Wood street, Pittsburgh, Pa., called "Pectoral Syrup," and which has 1..r„1n,' ju,t: y colobritod in the removal and cure of invipirut Lung You can buy it at ileinitses, 13 1 , 44 t King Ptrant. The latest arrivals from Europe bring in telligence of the death of Gen. Havelock, in India ; Field Marshal Radetzky, of Austria; Redschid Pasha, Primo Minister of Turkey; and Mademoiselle Rachel, the great tragedi enne, of France. The papers are filled with the details of the intelligence front India. Sir Colin Campbell has evacuated Lucknow. General Outram remains at Alumhagh with a strong division. General Windham, alter defeating the Gwalior contingent, was himself taken by sur pri,e, and his camp destroyed. The Gwalior mutineers subsequently were b'eaten by Gen eral Campbell, and again by General Grant, with the loss of all their guns, stores, &c. The (Jude ineurgents were pushing to the southward. All was quiet in the Pun.inub ENGLAND.—The Leviathan was moved 20 feet on Tuesday, Jan. 12, and it was expected that she would he at the bottom of the launch ing ways on Wednesday, when she would be hauled off by Triitman's anchor. She had been moved iiver thirty feet in the last two days. The Prince of Prussia is to visit England, to lie present at the marriage of his son with the Princess Royal. The ship Philadelphia, which arrived at Liverpool on the 11th, was struck by light ning. Two seamen were killed, and three badly injured. MUTINY IN THE BENGAL ARMY.— The 34th and 73d regiments of the Bengal army had mutinied, thus7extinguishing the army. Two companies of the latter had been cut up by sailors at Newt. 'Twenty four thousand European troops were in the Bengal Presidency.. The steamer Great Britain, with a thousand roops, had reached Bombay. INSURRECTION AT KOLAPORE.—An insurrection had broken out at Kolapore, but it was speedily suppressed. Jung Bahadorr, with 9,000 men, was on bis way to assist Sir Colin Campbell. The dates are from Calcutta to the 11th, and Bombay to the 18th of December. The death of Gen. Havelock is confirmed. The victory of Sir Cohn Campbell, over the Gwalior mutineers, was decisive. The mutineers had 14,000 men, and were pursued fourteen miles. Tho fugitives were subsequently fallen in with by General Grant, as they wore beginning to cross the Ganges, and after a sharp firing, fifteen guns and all their stores and amunition were captured.— Gen. Grant was slightly wounded, but he lost no men in the action, although the loss of the enemy amounted to about ono hundred. FRANCE. —A despatch to the London Times, dated the evening of the 14th, says : "The Emperor was fired at this evening, at half-past nine o'clock, while entering the Ital ian Opera House, in Rue Lepellier. Some persona in the streets were wounded. The Emperor showed himself to the people at the doors of the Opera House, and was received with enthusiastic cheering. He remained till the end of the Opera. On his return, at mid= night, he was hailed by the enthusiastic cheers of the immense multitude who were waiting in the streets to greet him." The Moniteur of the 16th says : " On their Majesties arriving at the Opera, three explo sions, coming from hidden projectiles, were heard. A considerable number of persons who were stationed before the theatre, includ ing some soldiers of the escort, were wounded, two of them mortally. The hat of the Em peror was pierced by a projectile, and General Roguest, aid-de-camp of the Emperor, was slightly wounded in the nook. Two footmen were also wounded. One of the horses at tached to the Emperor's carriage was killed, and the carriage was broken by the projec• tiles." The latest advises say that tdxty per sons were wounded and three killed by the shells which were thrown at the carriage. The conspirators are Italians, and many arrests have been made. The Emperor and Empress suffered nothing from the event, and the following day attend ed solemn mass, accompanied by the Minister of State. THE WILL OF THE REV. CHARLES AVERY.- The Pittsburg Gazette publishes the sub stance of the will of the late Rev. Charles Avery, who died leaving $700,000 worth of property : The most of this fortune he has devoted to the good of his fellow-men by his will. About $20,000 he devoted as a fund fur the support of superannuated clergymen of the Methodist persuasion. The property thus devoted is in the stock of Monongahela Navigation Com pany, and pays good dividends. $20,000 he left to the Oberlin Institute in Ohio. This bequest is very valuable property in the city of Chicago. $5OOO are given to Mr. Passa vanes Infirmary—a noble, bequest to a noble institution. $5OOO more are devoted to the Insane Asylum fur Western Pennsylvania. The African Church in Pittsburg is endowed with tkhandsome sum. The school which he founded for colored children in Allegheriy, and which he has sustained for a long time, he has now placed upon a permanent basis forever. $25,000 are set apart for it. Very many churches of the Methodist persuasion have been remembered by hint. All his rela tives, almost without exception, have been named in his will, and those who were most in need generally received most. After all these specific devises to institu tions, charities and friends, the residue of his estate is divided into two portions one-half of which is to be devoted to the civilization and Christianization of Africa, and the other half to the elevation of the colored people of the Free States and in British America. We are not sure, as we write simply from memory, whether the bequest last mentioned refers to the colored people of the United States ur of the free States. All that part of this will in which the public is interested will doubtless he made public in due time. Hon. Thomas M. Howe, l'resident of the Exchange Bank, and W. M. Shinn, Esq., are named his executors. It will surely he no small task to decide upon and carry out a plan for the civilization of Africa. The late Mr. Avery, has, however, left this princely sum in hands that will not weary in carrying out his purposes as exprea- Fed in his will. THE VOTE OT JANUARY 4TH Governor Denver and the two Speakers of the Territorial Legislature, have issued their proclamation announcing the result of the. election of the 4th of January Against the Lecompton Constitution. For the Constitution with slavery !or the Constitution without slavery,
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