INTELLIGENCER lto LANCASTERIAN, GE. SANDERSON, EDITOR A. SANDERSON, Assoclate. LANCASTER, PA., MARCEL 9, 1858. ' 01131.0IILA.TION, 2000 COPIES: IhnomprioN Duos, $2,00 per annum. DEMOCRATIC STATE NOMINATIONS. JUDGE OP THE • SUPREME COURT.: WILLIAM A. PORTER, Philadelphia CANAL COMMISSIONER: WESLEY PROST, Payette. THE NOdIINEES We raise to our mast-bead the nominees of the State Convention, Messrs. PORTER and nor. They are both excellent men, in the prime of life, and full maturity of vigorous in telleot. Of unexceptionable moral and politi cal character, they deserve and, we trust, will receivo the vote of every Democrat in the State. We shall speak more at length, hereafter, of the undoubted talents and brilliant qualifica tions of these gentlemen. TEE STATE CONVENTION The Democratic State Convention met in the Hall of the House of Representatives, at Har risburg, on Thursday last, and was organized by the appointment of Col. V. E. PIOLETT, of Bradford, temporary Chairman. A commit tee consisting of 33 delegates was appointed to report permanent officers for the Convention. Messrs. H. 11. BRENEMAN and JOSEPH Bo cliaNAN were on the committee from this county. The Committee reported the follow ing officers, viz : • President—Hon. JOHN L. DAWSON, of Fay ette—and thirty-three Vice Presidents.— Among the latter were Messrs. J. E. Caoss and A. Z. RonIVALT, from this county. There were nine Secretaries—CHAßLES J. RHODES, from this county, heading the list. The Committee on Resolutions consisted of Messrs. H. B. Wright, Charles R. Buckalew, F. W. Hughes, Alfred Day, Arnold Plumer, William Hopkins, J. C. Dunn, GEORGE M. STEINMAN, George W. Brewer, B. F. Sloan, R. J. Haldeman, Thomas Cunningham, N. B. Eldred. Hon. WILLIAM A. PORTER was nominated for Judge of the Supreme Court on the first ballot—the vote being as follows: Porter, Sharswood, Elwell, Bell, . Hamilton, The delegates from this county all voted for Mr. Sharswood, in accordance with their in structions. WESLEY FROST, Esq., of Fayette county, was nominated for Canal Commissioner, on the 3d ballot—he having received 94 votes. The following resolutions, reported by the Committee, through their Chairman, lion. H. B. Wright, were adopted by 111 to I—the Anti-Lecompton men (20 in . number) declin- ing to vote : Resolved, That the principle involved in the repeal °film Missouri Compromise, and asset ted in the Kansas-Nebraska Act, that the people bf the Territories shall have the exclu sive control over their domestic institutions, is the only sure guarantee against the agitation of the nation iu regard to the local institutions o 5 particular States and Terri tories. Resolved, That by the uniform application of this Democratic principle to the organization of Territories, 'and in the admission of new States, with or without do mestic slavery, no they may elect. the equal rights of all the States will he preserved, the original compacts of the Constitution maintained inviolate, and the harmony and perpetuity of the Union of the American States be ensured. Resolved, That it is the right of the people of any State or Territory to exercise their sovereign power, through duly chosen representatives, and through them to enact such Constitution and Government as they may delegate to such representatives; the mere limited power to prepare their form of government, reserving to themselves the right of ratification, and that either mode of giving existence to State institutions is consistent with the doctrine of popular sovereignty and the established practice of the States of this Union. Resolved, That the Kansas-Nebraska bill having asserted and recognized the right of the people of the Territories to form their own institutions in their own way; and the duly organized Government in Kansas having, by regular process, provided for a Convention of the delegates of the people, with instructions and power to form a Constitution ; and such delegates having assembled- In Convention and enacted a Constitution under such instruction and power ; such Constitution being republican. in favor of the Terri tory having the number of inhabitants to justify It, Kansas should be promptly admitted into the Union. Resolved, That the people of Kansas, under the Constitu tion enacted by their Convention, may, "at all times, alter, reform or abolish their government in such manner as they may think proper ;" that the provision contained therein as to a particular mode of alteration after the year 156-1, does not forbid any other mode the people, by regular pro qess, may choose to adopt, either before or after that time ; and this construction is warranted by the practice of Penn sylvania and other States, and may be regarded as based upon a settled principle of constitutional law. Resolved, That it Is the opinion of this Convention that the time has come when the difficulties and troubles in Kansas should cease, and to determine whether the schemes of bad men are still to agitate that Territory; that the question should be local, not national : and that dangers are to be apprehended to the Union, and the cause of tree government, by the further delay of her admission as a State. Resolved, That if the Constitution of Kansas is not ac ceptable in some provisions to the majority of the free State men of that Territory, their own obstinate conduct has produced the result; they have no cause to complain, and their mouths should be forever closed. Resolved, That we have evident reason to believe that the Abolitionists in Kansas and out of it have a much greater desire to overthrow the Democratic party of the nation, than to ameliorate the condition of the slave; and while they are bold in their protestations against what they call the slave power, they 'conceal a thirst and desire for political place, which they would grasp, at the cost of the broken and shattered bonds of the Union. Resolved, Therefore. that we unhesitatingly do approve of the measures of Mr. BUCHANAN in his Kansas policy; and are ready and willing to sustain him in all other measures of his administration thus far disclosed. We entertain the belief that he will not abandon an article in the Democratic creed. Resolved, That the Democracy of Pennsylvania acknowl edge with pride and commendation the able and timely support which the lion. Wltuatt BIGLER has given. in the U. S. Senate, to the policy of the National Administration His wisdom In council, his logical skill and talent in de bate, his industry and integrity, constitute him a represen tative to whom the interests of his constituents may be safely confided. Resolved, That in electing WILLIAM F. PACKER, as Gov ernor of the State, the Democratic party have secured the services of one in every way well qualified to administer the affairs of the State for its best interests. With an en . _ . larged experience he combines administratiVe ability of no ordinary character, and we have every confidence that he will, by his advocacy of the true Democratic policy, secure the prosperity of the people and the honor of the Common wealth. Resolved, That we recommend to the Legislature of this State such measures of reform and economy as will lesson, no much as possible, the heavy burthens imposed upon the people by taxation; and we particularly recommend such a revision of the system of banking as may prevent, in the future, thetroubles and difficulties that the people of the State ave lately encountered. The Convention adjourned in peace and harmony, on Friday evening about 10 o'clock, THE 'KANSAS QUESTION The bill for the admission of Kansas under the Lecompton Constitution, was discussed during the last week, in the U. S. Senate, by Messrs. Green, of Missouri ; Collamer, of Ver. mont ; Seward, of N. York ; Thompson, of N. Jersey ; Hammond, of S. Carolina ; and Doo- little, of Wisconsin. The Senate adjourned over from Thursday until yesterday, when the discussion would be resumed. THE EVENING AAGUS.—This sterling Demo cratic organ has been enlarged and oth - erwise considerably improved in appearance, being printed with new type on an excellent quality of paper. There is no paper on our exchange list conducted with more ability. Its editorials are characterized by great force, originality and sprightliness, and are, morever, soundly and radically Democratic. We are pleased at this evidence of the prosperity of the Argus, and trust that it may long continue to occupy its useful and responsible position on the watch-tower of liberty. DIRECTORS.—The annual election for Directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany took place on Tuesday, at the office of the Company, on Walnut street; above Third, Philadelphia. The following is the ticket voted for without opposition, and elected : J. Edgar Thompson, Washington Butcher, Wm. R. Thompson, Josiah Bacon, Thomas Mellon, John Hulme, G. D. Rosengarten, Wistar Morris. A GREAT DEMONSTRATION . An immense mass meeting of the Democra cy of New York was held at Tammany Hall, on Thursday evening last, over which Hon. JOHN A. Dm presided. The meeting was addressed by Jam VAN BUREN, Hon. R. M. Melissa, of Maryland, and others. Strong resolutions were unanimously adopted sustain ing to I!resident in his -Kansas policy. The meeting is represented as having been a pow erful demonstration. THE PRESIDENT AND THE TIMES. Great events have made men great, and they have also swept great men away, as witlthe bosom of destruction. Our own country is full of such -examples. Upon them, says the Louis ville Courier, the wise and prudent "have floated over storm-lashed political seas, and beneath them the foolish have sunk to rise no more. They have proved mightier than men and empires, and those hai , e been the favored sons of fortune who have eompreheiadedthe world's great events, and followed their lead to sub limer results than could otherwise have been attained, instead of attempting to direct them. The poet has well said : "There tee tide in the strain] of men." Those who float upon it, ride proudly over shoals and quicksands, and those who dare to stem it, sink to rise no more. All who float upon this tide move not with the same velocity. Some are borne along with more speed than others, like vessels of different capacities upon the ocean ; but all who float are nevertheless borne along by a force which engulphs those who presume to resist its might. That tide is the great thought which - ever and anon oocu pies the popular mind, and it is as irresistible as the great current of the sea or the move ment of the spheres. We are now in the midst of times pregnant with events capable of making great men or crushing them. In the popular mind there are great leading thoughts, which it were success to adopt and defeat to resist. He will be the wisest statesman who attempts not to lead the great events of these times, but rides upon them ; who presumes not to direct the great popular thought, but, on the contrary, adopts it as his own. President Buchanan has found himself in power in the midst of these event ful times. The causes which have produced the effects now at work upon the popular mind must be looked for in previous years. The financial crisis that has come upon the , country is the work of past years. The difficulties in Utah arose not this year, nor last. The Kansas embroglio dates back to other times. The Nicaraguan troubles are not of this year's creation. Each and all of thee disasters are the effects of causes that have long been at work. They are the dis emboguement of the volcano which has been for years gathering the elements of a terrible eruption. 105 13 6 5 1 James Buchanan has had less to do with the causes that have produced these effects than others of the great statesmen of his times. Yet he finds himself in a position in which he becomes the principal actor. He must rise or fall with the events that are transpiring around him. Other men may hold their tongues and remain at rest ; but the President must both speak and act. He cannot escape the crisis even if he would. He must speak and act,.and upon the wisdom of his voice and the justness of his action are suspended his glory or his shame. So far the President has rightly compre hended events, and grasped the great popular ' thought. He is riding upon the one, and thinking with the other. His views of the Kansas question find a responsive beat in the nation's great heart. He thinks of Utah as the people think. He has dealt with the Nicaraguan hero as a lawful people should have him deal. He has viewed the finances of the country in the only way in which he could rightly look upon them. We know that he has enemies in the land. He would have them if he were an angel of lightand spoke nothing but heavenly truth, and did nothing but what celestial justice ordered. But the people are yet with the President. They think as he thinks and they approve of • his actions. The President is moving upon the mighty events of the times ; he is borne along by their irresistible power ; he is think - ing the great popular thought. Those who arc with him in/thought, and principle, and action, will be rue across the storm-lashed political gulf into which the country i 4 thrown, ' and will be landed safely at the haven of ! right : but those who do not coincide with him will lie borne down and submerged by the events which are now sweeping over that sea with a power more irresistible than wind and sail and steam and tide. We know not what the future may bring forth, but the conduct of the President so far, augurs well. He has been thrown upon dan gerous times, but he has shown himself equal to the danger that surrounds him. He stands, as it were, in the midst of a financial sea, over which the accumulated storms of twenty years have gathered to drive every thing to wreck and ruin. Into this boisterous ocean of finance Utah is pouring from the North a tur- - bulent stream of heresy, while Kansas disem• bogues another of fanaticism. Again, from the South, Nicaragua rolls a restless flood, boiling with the hot blood of the filibuster. Into this turbulent deep, so full of storms, more unkind waters could not have poured than the three streams named. But the Exe cutive of the nation is in the midst of this commotion, and he cannot give up the com mand of his vessel to another mariner. He must continue to navigatefor himself. If, how ever, he continues to think and act as he has done so far, he will think the nation's thought and act the nation's act, and all will be well. That he will continue so to think and so to act we have not a shadow of doubt. BANK INVESTIGATION Col. PRICE, of the House of Representatives, has had a bill passed in that body, authoriz ing the Governor to appoint thr4p Commis- sioners to investigate the affairs of the defunct Lancaster Savings Institution. ger The following was the vote, by which the bill to remove the disability of witnesses on account of their religious belief, was finally defeated in the State Senate: Yeas—Messrs. Bell, Brewer, Ely, Finney, Marselies, Myer, Randall, Scofield, Souther, Steele, Wilkins, Wright, Welsh—Speaker, 13. Nays—Messrs. Coffey, Craig, Cresswell, Evans, Fetter, Gregg, Harris, Ingram, Knox, Laubach, Miller. Schell, Shaeffer, and Turney —l4. The design of the bill was to make all persons competent witnesses in judicial proceedings, without requiring of them the test which has been established almost from time immemo rial, of a belief in God and a future state of rewards and punishments ; and leaving the disbelief of a witness to affect credibility only. IMPORTANT LEGISLATION IN TEXAS- The Pal) lie Domain.—An important bill has been pass ed by the Texas Legislature, and has been signed by the Governor. It is an act opening the almost entire public domain of the State to sale at fixed prices. The Commissioner of the Land Office is authorized to sell land scrips in quantities of 160, 320, 640, and 1280 acre tracts. The land in the Pacific Reserve to be sold at $2 per acre; the alternate sections in vades railroad and Galveston canal grants and lands on all the islands at $1 25 per acre, and all other public lands at $l. MRB. CUNNINGHAM STILL LivEs.—The world has fur some time lost track of Mrs. Cunning• ham of Burdell murder and bogus baby noto riety. The New York correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger ranks her to the surface in the-following paragraph : On Friday last she hired a house in Thirty first street, near the Third Avenue, and was moving into it—when the landlord, for the first time, discovered who was that had become his tenant. Mre. Cunningham thereupon received notice to quit, but she vigorously remonstrated and threatened to appeal to the law for protection. Nevertheless, neat day she found other quarters, and this morning evacuated the premises in Thirty-first street, REPORT ON KANSAS AFFAIRS. The majority of the committee of the House of Representatives, to whom was referred the Kansas diffieulty, have prepared their report through their chairman, the Hon. A.. S. Ste phens, of Georgia. It is spoken of as being exceedingly able, elaborate, and conclusive . It embodies all the laws, facts, and proceed I ings in relation to the,Leeompten Constitution, bearing upon the question of admitting Kan. sas as a State. They embrace the following points : First—The law taking a sense of the people upon the expediency of calling a .Cuni , ention. Second—The law providing fur the call of a Convention in pursuance of the popular will expressed. Third—The regi,•[ration of voters, and the apportionment of delegates made by Secretary Stanton. Fourth—The assembling of the Convention at Lecomptonp.nd their action in submitting the slavery question, the only one in contro versy, to the people. Fifth—The Constitution formed by the Con vention so assembled. Sixth—The action of the people on the ques tions submitted to vote on the 21st of De cember. These are all the essential facts embraced in the call. Perfect legality and regularity mark every step of the proceedings. Why should not the State he admitted? asks :the report. The report then takes up and answers the objections which do not arise on the face of the record. No Constitution can be valid which is nut first ratified by a popular vote. This position of Gov. Walker is shown to be unten able, both on principle and authority. None of the Constitutions of the old States were thus ratified, and many of the new have not been. The second objection—the want of an enabling act—is shown to be untenable by numerous precedents, the case of California in particular. Another objection is as to the fairness of the registry and apportionment. This is fully answered. There are thirty-eight counties in Kansas, twenty-one of which were represented. Thirteen of the others have little or no population. In these thirteen, on the 4th of January election, there was less than one hundred votes cast against the Constitu tion. The four others had no registry, because the officers were not permitted to make it. They were driven away by force and threats. The report ignores the votes of the 4th of January, although arguing that a fair inter pretation of that vote, upon the basis of appro. tionment made by Secretary Stanton, would show that the Constitution had not been defeated even then. The report is very elaborate, and covers all the points, and closes with an able argument for the admission of Kansas as recommended by the President. This is urged .as best fur Kansas, as well as the peace and harmony of the whole Union. The report and resolution were carried by a vote of eight to seven. The Committee adjourned sine die, with the understanding that Mr. Stephens would not present his report to the House for a few days, allowing the minority time to prepare theirs. It is understood there will be two minority reports, as in the Senate—one from the Doug. las Republicans, and the other fr•,m the Black Republicans. The House will probably await the action of the Senate. BANK REFORM BILL The supplement to the General Banking Law of 1850, introduced into the Senate a few days since, by Senator Wilkins, of Allegheny county, is substantially as follows: The, first section of the bill proposes to limit the dividends of the banks to eight per cent. per annum, clear of State tax, un the capital. The second section provides that the reserved I,r• contingent fund shall be published semi annually, and within three months alter pub lication shall lie investsl in the loans of this. State. or those of the federal government, and deposited with the Auditor General, who shall collect the interest and pay it respectively to the banks entitled to receive it. The securi ties so deposited with the Auditor General to be sold by public sale whenever the banks suspend—or so much as any bank suspend ing deposited—to be applied to the redemp dun of said bank's bills. The third section prOhibits the purchaseMirectly or indirectly, by any bank, savings fund, insurance or trust company, of any of the notes of the incorpora ted banks of this State at less than par, under a penalty of $5OO to $lOOO. The fourth sec tion makes it unlawful for a bank to acquire its own stock, except in payment of debts to itself, in which case such stock shall be sold within ninety days. Banks holding their own stock at the time of the passage of this act shall dispose of the same within one year, or as soon as par can be obtained therefor. Sec. fifth prohibits discounting whenever the circu lation exceeds by three to one the coin. Sec. sixth prohibits the banks from receiving bank notes of less denomination than ten dollars. See: eighth makes perpetual the provisions of the law of October last, requiring the banks to make and publish weekly and monthly state ments. Sc.l ninth confines the discounting of bills of exchange to the votes of the directors of the banks at stated or special meetings, and to bills not having more than ninety days to run. Sec. tenth, to obviate the complaint that the banks discount too largely in foreign bills of exchange, proposes to limit the amount to a fixed percentage. Sec. twelfth makes it a misdemeanor in the officers of any bank to allow any overdrawing by checks or drafts. DEATH OF FREEMAN HUNT.—Freeman Hunt , editor of Hunt's Merchants' Magazine. died at his residence, in Brooklyn, on Thursday last. Mr. Hunt, says The Brooklyn Eagle, was horn in Quincy, Mass., March 21, 1804, and was consequently fifty-four years of age. He served as apprentice to the printing business in Worcester, Mass., and afterward worked as a journeyman. He was careful of his income, and saved the surplus of his earnings. IliEv afterward went to Boston and there followed his profession. He obtained employment in a newspaper office, and his contributions appeared in the paper as communications ad dressed to the editor, who was ignorant of their authorship. He finally became the acting edi tor. Ho was chiefly instrumental in starting the first Ladies' Magazine ever published in the country, and was one of the proprietors of The Child's Paper, published in Boston. He was financial manager of the Penny Magazine, published by a number of engravers. In July, 1839, he started The Merchants' Magazine, which has been a successful pr?ject from the first. He edited and published, within the past two years, two volumes of the Lives of American Merchants and a volume entitled Worth and Wealth. He has for many years been a resident of Brooklyn. He had been confined to his house for many weeks, gradually failing, and finally died of congestion of the liver. How TO PROMOTE llEALTH.—Ameriaan moth ers are doomed to early graves, in consequence of their sedentary in-door employment. Every consideration of affectation, duty, and the pre servation of a healthy posterity, should prompt the heads of families, and others, to assist in averting results so disastrous to the well-being of society at large. Thousands of house-wives have recently found ample leisure for healthy, out door exercise, by purchasing and using one of GROVER & BAKER'S Family Sewing Machines, by which they have been enabled to do all their sewing, in a stronger and more beautiful style than they could have done by hand. The transition from the slavery of the needle to the joyous exercise of the largest liberty, has had the happiest effect upon the health and tempers of the fair possessors of the GROVER & BARER machine, and every woman who is practically familiar with their value, regards them with great favor, as the only Missionary Agent that is at all likely to emancipate the sisterhood from the slavery of the -needle. THE NEW YORK MERCURY.-Our readers will observe, in our advertising columns, the prospectus of this popular weekly paper, which for the past ten years has held a lead ing position in the Metropolis of the Union. It will be seen that its corps of writers embrace the most celebrated and popular of romancists, and it is got up in the very best style for a respectable family newspaper. The proprie tors of the MERCURY are men of ability and character, and the public can rely implicitly upon their making good their munificent promises. Read the announcemelkt. AN ELOQUENT PASSAGE Amongst the ablest men of the U. S. Senate ie lion. Be , W.S, of Mississippi. His Lite !peel* on the Kansas question was a masterly enrt, and ho concluded it with the following eloquent appeal to Senator DOUGLAS Lm: me say. Mr. President, to the S'enatiii. from Illinois, that on him rests a fearful re Sponsibility. He is the author of this measure. He ti,tus stood by it until he has bretigoz IL, to its present condition —He sees a'whole united South arrayed on the one side and he has thrown himself into the nothern scale; Does' he mean to array a whole united North against the whole united South? If this result shall ever be accomplished, it will be done; in my opinion, over laws violated, constitutions tr±mpled under foot, and e.smpacts flagrantly outraged. I will not be responsible for the consequences when this state of things shall be brought ohmic. Let net the Senator from Illinois suppose that I have meant to assail him; that I have meant to join in any cry against him. Let him not suppose that lam pursuing him with , hrly of the instincts of a bloodhound. HeaVen knows I would to day much rather embrace him as a friend than regard him for a solitary instant as an enemy. He knows how much I have loved him in the past. He knows with what fidelity I have followed his flag, and with what joy I have witnessed the rising star of his glory. But it is not in the name of these that f would appeal to the honorable Senator. We have a country. a common country, a country dear to him and to me; to you, sir; to one and to all of us. That country is in peril. The hearts of stout men begin to quail. Thousands and hundreds of thousands our people believe that the Union is even now rocking beneath our feet. The Senator has it in his power to put a stop to all this agitation. It he will but say to the angry waves, " Peace, be still," calmness will settle 011 the great deep of public sentiment.— Whether lie thinks so or not, he is the very life and soul of this agitation. If he stood now where he stood at the passage of this bill, with hie Democratic, friends, supporting the strong arm a President who dares to do his duty in the Mee of every danger, there would not have been a ripple on the surface; or if there had been, it would have subsided and died away in the great ocean of oblivion where other ripples have gone, and we should almost with out an effort introduce Kansas into the Union. Sir, the Senator from Illinois gives life, he gives vitality, he gives energy, he lends the aid of his mighiy genius aid his powerful will to the Opposition on this question. If ruin come upon the country, he more than any other and all other men, will be to blame for it If free dom shall he lost—if the Union shall fail—if the rights of man shall perish on earth—if desolation shall spread her mantle over this our glorious country—let not the Senator ask who is the author of all this, lest expiring Liberty, with a death rattle in her throat, shall answer, to him as Nathan answered David, "Thou art the man." DEATH OF COMMODORE H. C. PERRY Commodore Matthew C. Perry, a gallant and accomplished officer of the United States Navy, died on Thursday morning, at his residence in New York, after a severe illness. He represen ted the third generation of the name of Perry in the American Navy, his uncle having been the distinguished Oliver H. Perry, whose father was Raymond Perry, first a merchant captain, and afterwards a Captain in the Navy of the young American Republic. Commodore Perry entered the Navy March let 1809, as a midshipman, and served through the war of 1812, being promoted to lieutenancy in 1813. His commission as a captain dates from Feb. 9th 1837. His first important ser ♦ice, in that rank, was in the Gulf of Mexico, in 1846, when he successfully led the expedi tions against the tow: s of Tobasco and Laguna, and afterwards as the successor of Commodore Conner in the command of the Gulf squadron, conducted the bombardment of the city of Vera Cruz, rendering efficient service in the landing of the American Army at that point. In the year 1852, Commodore Perry was appointed to the command of the East India squadron, and in this post it became his duty to conduct the expedition to Japan. The abili ty with which he discharged this peculiarly delicate and important trust, and the complete success with which it was rewarded, are yet fresh in the recollection of the American peo ple. His success opened the way for the English and Russian expeditions, and he has lived just long enough to hear that Japan has determined to send an, envoy to the great States of America and Europe—the crowning triumph of his admirably managed mission. Commodore Perry was nearly seventy years of age. THE DEATH PENALTY.—The following is the bill to commute the Death Penalty, reported in the House of Representatives from the Judiciary Committee:— SECTION L Be it enacted, &c., That when in any case of conviction and sentence for murder in the first degree, facts shall come to the knowledge of the Governor which raise a rea sonable doubt as to the guilt of the person convicted, but not sufficient in his judgment to justify an absolute pardon, it shall be law ful for him to commute the penalty of death for that of imprisonment in the State peniten tiary of the proper district, there to be kept in solitary confinement at labor during the nat ural life of said convict, and fed, clothed and treated, as provided in the act entitled "A further supplement to an act entitled 'An Act to reform the penal laws of this Commonwealth, approved the twenty-third day of April, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine.'" THE EDITORS' BOOK TABLE THE LOST DAUGHTER, by the late distinguished Ameri can Authoress, Mrs. Caroline Lee Rentz. Published by T. B. Peterson d Brothers, 306 Chesnut street, Philalda. Price $1 25, bound in cloth, or $1 in paper cover We have received from the Publishers an advance copy of the above work, and after having given a cursory glance at its contents, are fully prepared to endorse tile following notice of it from Godeyls Lady's Book THE Loss DAUGHTER ; AND OTHER STORIES Or THE HEART. —By Mrs. Caroline Lee Heritz, author of "Linda,' "Love after Marriage." ect„ ect. The lamented anther of the charming story that gives its title to this attractive volume has left behind her many lasting and beau tiful souvenirs of her literary triumphs. But among them all, there is not one, perhaps, more wor thy of her reputation than the affecting story of " The Lost Daughter." We are not called upon, we are aware, to re peat hero all that able critics have so often and truthfully amid in praise of the dramatic powers displayed in the writings of the late Mrs. Hentz—of the ease, correctness, and gracefulness of her style—of the purity or the strength of her moral principles—or of the applicability of her les sons and examples to the prudent regulation of the affairs of every-day life. Like her works, those high opinions of the critics hare become household words among American readers. But there is still room for the spread of the au thoress' reputation, and for the extended influence of her writings, which are so well calculated to elevate and en lighten the minds of those who may not yet have had the pleasure to peruse them. It is due also to the 'Worthy pub lisher, who keeps these works before the public that he should be remunerated for his labor and enterprise. Ex• elusive of "The Lost Daughter." this volume contains no less than nine of the authoress' most delightful stories. UNITED STATES DEMOCRATIC REVIEW. Conrad Swackhamer. Editor and Proprietor. 335, Broadway, N. Y. Terme, $3 per annum. The March number is embellished with engraved like nesses of no less than! three distinguished men, viz : Don. JOHN A. QUITMAN, member of Congress from Mississippi, CHARLES JAMES Fetuaussn,member of Congress from Virginia, and ITHAMAR W. BEARS, Assistant Treasurer of the United States at Boston, accompanied with biographical sketches of each. :There is a very able article in favor of the admis sion of Kansas under the Lecompton Constitution, and a number of other able and interesting productions in prose and poetry, all of which go to make the March numbs: one of peculiar power and attraction. A prospectus of the Review will be found in our advertia . ing column. THE NEW YORK EXCELSIOR. By Albert Palmer, 385 Broadway, N. Y. Subscription price $2 per annum. The Excelsior, just started in Nev York, Is a first-class family journal, beautifully Illustrated, and devoted to Lit erature, News, Morals, and general MOcellany. The inducements held out to subscril , ers are very great, and we cheerfully recommend the paper to the public.— For prospectus see advertising columns. • ZODIACAL LIGHT—From this time until the close of March, a beautiful exhibition of the Zodiacal light may be seen in the heavens. The Washington _National Intelligencer states that as soon as the night has fairly set in, (at present about seven o'clock,) this light may be seen in the shape of a sharp pyramid, pass ing upward from the western horizon, by Jupiter, and thence by the Pleiades, beyond which it is lost in the Milky .Way. On the eastern side of the Milky Way it can again be traced, but it is faint, appearing like a thin white gauze along the sky, and can be detected only by a careful comparison of that portion of the heavens OD either side. In the West it is a beautiful yellow light, looking as if the sun were about to rise. CITY AND COUNTY AFFAIRS Trig MIR' tin E vENINGS —Rnt. MEL KRO TIMIs Lv.,r.r.r. no • tee Powr.e PP TIE PIZEPB."—.t full and ns..i.finwiag house zreetal the Rov. G. P. the delivery of his ',turn nn `lThe Power of the Prete." at . Ifirltnn Mall. on Friday M. that we. in . cota , term with the noet of the out andi-nee. were pleased Is not at all expressive enough. :We were, rtinnletelv enraptured with the subject and the highly-gifted lecturer. The high reputation of the reverend gentleman as a pulpit orator hal, nn doubt, much to do with the immense sawn- I "P prPPPEll..Weexpe , tkt umetl;lrr, good. but listened to one of the beet lectures it hiLs ever been oar pleasure to hear, and were most agreeably snrprised at the gentleman's inti mate knowledge of the Press from its earliest history. His defence of the "Art Preservative oral] Arts" was able, elo quent and masterly. and the only fault to be found with the lecture was that It was entirely too short. The Press of this city owe the reverend gentleman a deep debt of gratitude for his manly and eloquent vindication of "The Power of the Press." We are sorry that we have not the time nor room to notice the lecture farther. We trust that Mr. Hamm, will be requested to lecture again on this or some other subject, and that a longer time may be allotted to him in the delivery. A. half hour Is too short a space of time for the sound logic, good sense and eloquence of a man of Mr. ligorst's abilities to be limited to. A discussion on the subject of the lecture then ensued, which was participated in by Rev. Dr. Hodgson, Maj. A. D. Ditmars. John Wise. Esq., Capt. Gee,. Sanderson, Rev. Fiarbangh, 0.. T. Dickey, Esq.. Dr. John L. Atlee. Rev. Prof. Gerhart, Rev. D. P. Rosonmiller and Rev. Dr. Bowman.— The discussion was very interesting, and the attention of the audience during the whole of it was unabated. The next lecture of the course will be delivered, on Fri day evening, by lion. A. L. Harts. We have not learned hie subject. but it will, we hesitate not to say. be a good one. and treated In au able manner. EDWARD EVERETT.—The distingui9hed ear...-n anti scholar, EDWARD EVERETT, has consented to deliver a lecture in this city some time during the present week. One of the largest audiences which hoe over as sembled within the walk of Fulton Hall will, we predict, be present to listen and do honor to one of the greatest men of our own or any other country. A BONFIRE.—On Saturday last, the Mayor and a committee of Councils, under the authority vested in them by resolution, consigned to the flames, at the Mayor's Office, City Hall. a large number of cancelled cou pon and other bonds. and also a ro nslderallle quantity of blink shinplasters. iu ..1 the denomination of Si) cents, 25 vents. and 1.2". cei.ts. The, shinplasters, dated June IS. 1541. were a p..rti , n of the batch iseord at that time by the City out h .rili• s. payable one year after date with one per cent. interest. They w-re placed is the vault of the Lan , aster Batik f)r. ,fe-keeping. and have remained there ever since. 011 R COTTON MlLLS.—Cotton Mill No. 2 re commenced operations on yesterday morning with a full complement of hands, and will, we understand, run on "full lime.'' Ni.:3 Mill will also re-commence operations on Monday next. This is cheering; news. indeed, to the vast number of employees who hare been Idle during the winter months. Daylight is just beginning to break in financial affairs in our goodly city. W ATEIt WORKS' ENGINEER.—Mr. JOHN FRANCISCUS has been re-elected, by the Water Committee, Engineer at the City Water Works. A first rate moo, and a glorious, hard-working Democrat THE \I EATHER.—The weather was intensely cold during the past week. On yesterday, however, it be gan to moderate, and also to snow, and it was still contin uing in that state at the hour of going to press (3 o'clock, p. m.) A FIRE ORDINANCE,—The accompanying Ordinance, having reference to a proper regulation at fires, was presented to the City Councils, at theirstated meeting, on Tuesday evening last, signed by Messrs. Jesse Landis, Lewis llaldy, Jacob S. Duchman, Frederick Nixdorf, John Lorentz, Daniel 11. Heitshu and Wm. Aug. Atlee, a rem mittee appointed, at a late convention of the Fire Depart ment, to draft such an ordinance. In the Select Branch the rules were suspended, the ordinance put upon its sev eral readings and paseed. In the Common brunch it was laid over until next stated meeting: An Ordimity, regldating e the Fire Department /the City EM=l9 Sc.E I. That the Mayor of said city he. and is hereby an thorized and required to procure and furnish. at the ex pense of the said city, to each fire company, a rope of suf ficient length and strength, with a hook attached to each end, to be stretched across the streets in the vicinity and at the times of fires, so that all persons, not members of the fire department, may be prevented from intruding upon the firemen while engaged. esetilt 4, 3 0 1 ac m a y 11, holders of property in the vicinity thereof. 64,2. That the Mayor be and is hereby anti orianl nu l required to appoint three special poti:•emen from each Coln pauy in the city. to he uominatrd by the odd diffreent fire companies, whew duties it shall be aid the city police in stretching the ropes lu times of fire—prevent intruders from crossing them—and in all other respects keep order during the times that the work at the fires is progressing. boo. d. That the Mayor Or said city be end is hereby an- - - thorized and required to furnish, at the expense of the raid rity, each apecial policeman with a distinctive bath, or medal to be worn when Cu duty. TIIE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The Horti cultural Society held its stated monthly meeting At Cooper's Hotel, West King street, on the let inst. Prof. Wm. G. Waring. of Centro county. and Dr. Ely Parry, S. S. Itathvon and John F. lleinittdi. of this city, were elected honorary members. George T. tl raider, Cyrus Hollinger and David Pancoast were elected regular mem bers of the Society. Prof. Thomas C. Porter. of this city, was electedlnbit, and Jacob Stauffer, Esq., of Mount Joy, Botanist. On motion of Messrs. henry M. Engle and C. 11. Lefevre the following preamble and resolution were adopted : Wastes, A communication from Dr. Lee, to the Journal Of Commerce, appeared in one of the Lancaster papers, week before last, on the use of the Chinese Sugar Cane as a fortmt plant, for which purpose it is not commended in said clm municatiou. Justice to said plant, however, demands of us to ask the publication of a communication from the hewn source. on said Chinese Cane as a sugar plant, viz: a com munication which appears in the Genesee Farmer. from the pen of said Dr. Lee. Said last named communication being based on actual successful experiment and close observa tion, which makes it altogether more reliable than any vague opinions, unaccompanied with any scientific scru tiny therefore Resolved, That the Lancaster papers be requested to pub• Ilsh, and be furnished with a copy of said communication from Dr. Lee to the Genesee Farmer, on the subject of making sugar and syrup from the juice of the Chinese Sugar Caine; and that Oil , editors of said papers are hereby requested to call the attention of inventors and machinists to the urgent importance of furnishing suitable mills for grinding said Sugar Cane. On motion of Dr. Shelly. it WWI Resolved, Tnat the members of this Society are hereby recommended to take notes of their Horticultural experi ence, and observations during the ensuin,,, ,, season, and communicate the same to the Society, at ouch times as they may deem proper. The Committees appointed at the last meeting, who were to makes report at this meeting. were excused from doing so until the next meeting on the first Monday in April. Levi S. Heist, Esq., delivered an interesting address on Horticulture and Agriculture, the views and sentiments of which were highly approved of by the members of the Society, and a vote of th..riks unanimously adopted. Mr. Henry M. Engle spoke of the importance of forming Horticultural Clubs in different parts of the county, as one of the most successful means of diffusing the benefits of Horticultural science. On motion of Mr. C. IL Lefer re, the President, lion. John Zimmerman, was authorized to art as Chairman of the Fruit Committee, for the purpose of concluding the unfin ished business thereof. :Messrs. J. H. Hershey, Henry M. Engle and Levi S. Ralst wore appointed a committee to audit the Treasurer's ae- On motion of Meswa. C. H. I.ofevore and Cooper Hiller It was Resolved, That the Fruit Committee of the late Lancaster County Agricultural Society, so far as it existed independ ently of said Society, be merged into the Lancaster City and County Horticultural Society, and that, the Treasurer of said Fruit Committee is hereby ordered' to-pay the funds, remaining in his hands, to the Treasurer of said Horticul tural Society, reserving an amount equal to the legal claims due from said committee: said funds having been raised independently of the Society of which it was a branch. WASHINGTON AND MARYLAND LINE RAIL ROAD —At an election held on the Ist toot., the following named gentlemen were elected officers: President—J. B. Hedtme, Fulton twp. ; Directors—J..l. Eckart, Port Deposit, bid., Joseph Ballance, Fulton, Jeremiah Brown, Jr.;Fulton, James McSparran, Fulton, S. W. P. Boyd. Fulton, John Long, Drumore, William Idal, Martin, J. K. Manning, Washington Bor.. John A. Sheaff, Lancaster city, Thomas Baumgardner, do., John Black, do., John •C. Walton, do.— Jeremiah Brown. Jr.. was duly elected Secretary. and Jos. Ballance, Treasurer. THE HOWARD ASSOCIATION.—The Executive Committee held its regular weekly meeting on Thursday evening, in the Common Council Chamber, City Hall, when the following report of operations up to Wednesday, March 3d, was made For N. E. Ward-26 families, 104 perBons, amount, $22.30 "N. W. Ward-64 " 231 " 40.12 " "S. E. Ward-77 " 316 " 61.70 `. 0. W. Ward-17 - " 182 •• 36.70 The following resolutions were adopted: Resolved, That the Block Committees be instructed to limit their orders of corn meal and fuel, and that they ran again Issue orders from tnis date. Resolved. That the donation of Five Dollars from a poor man, in the N. E. Ward, by the hands of C. M. Howell, be acknowledged thr ugh the Press, with the thanks of the Committee to the generous donor. FIRE IN LAMPETER TOWNSHIP—BARN, CORN SHED AND CARRIAGE House SURNT—INCENDIARIEM, Ac.—On Friday morning, at a few minutes after 6 o'clock, the barn of ME, Abraham Dieffenbach, near Greenland Mills, in East Lampeter township, was discovered to be on fire. Mr. D. had just got up, and was going out to toed his cattle, when he saw the flames bursting out of the roof with great rapidity and fierceness. The alarm was immediately given, and the neighbors soon assembled to assisf him, but as the wind was blowing very hard at the time, all their efforts to save the building were fruitless. The cattle and horses were saved with great difficulty; all the grain and bay was destroyed. The corn shed and carriage house next caught, and although the most strenuous exertions were made to save their contents, still they were unsuccessful. A new rockaway, which bad just been placed In the carri. age house on the preceding day, was burnt. A new threshing machine was also destroyed. This property formerly belonged to Mr. Henry Donor, who moved away last fall. Mr.Diffenbach purcpased it, and, since it has come into his hands, has made Numerous Improvements. The carriage house and corn shed were but lately built. Ws learn that the barn, which was a large one, was insured, but we cannot learn the amount. This lass will fall heavily upon Mr. Dieffenbach. No muse can ,e assigned for the fire, unless it be ascribed to incendiar ism. No person of Mr. D.'s family had been about the barn with any light or fire of any kind ; It seems that it must have been Bet on fire at above 4 o'clock, as the whole of the upper part of the barn warburning, when it was diseov erett—Sefurday's T iesu. TRAVEL WESTWARD.—Daring the months of January and Feb-usry, this year, there has been a grrater ant out of travel. ov;.r. the Pennsylvania Railroad, than dunu•_ the come menthe list year. -. From the begin ning of th.• year. 1858, 1005 emigrants have passed over the road whirle is 271 more than during the same time In 185 T. The folioWingligures ahoy the number for January and February. 18.55: For Januei3i. 841.34. having with them 12,615 pounds of extra baggage. Of this untuber. 414 were way passengers, 201:went to Pittsburg, and 606% to points west of Pittsburg. The number in February was 76.3 . . having with thedi 48.861 pounds of extra baggage; 556 were deetined for points west of Pittsburg, and the re mainder for Pittsburg and places east of that point. Of the whole number, during . the past two mouths, 82604 were from New York. TURNPIKE ELECTION.—The following gen tlemen were, on Weanesday last. re-elected officers of the Manor Turnpike Company President—Daniel Harman; I Managers-Jacob M. Frantz, Jacob Bausman, Abraham Peters, Jacob K. Shank, John Lintner, Samuel Bailsman; Treasurer--George F. Breneman. • COLUMBIA. AFFAIRS.—We glean the follow ing "items" from Saturday's Spy: FINANCIAL STATEMENT OP 'THE BOROUGH.—A statement of the financial condition of the Borough, to which we call attention'. shows our indebtedness a light one. We trust that a wise and careful expenditure of the public funds will keep it. within a reasonable limit. We advocate neces sary improvement, such as the thorough repairs of the streets now In progress, but deprecate any recklessness in Incurring a heavy borough debt. COLUMBIA BASE STATEMENT.—Prom the statement of the Columbia Bank, which we publish to-day, It will be seen that that Instituthni steadily improves in position. It shows an increase in Specie, and a decrease of $107,140 of notes iu circulation. since last month's statement, leaving but $1.55,140 of Columbia Bank notes now out. THE STRIKE ON THE PENNSYLVANIA R. IL—On Tuesday morning there was considerable excitement in our borough, owing to a reported strike by all the employees on the entire line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. A stoppage of trains was anticipated, and as the mail train became due same anxiety was expressed as to the chances of en inter ruption of oar communication with Philadelphia, hut the arrival of the omit. "on time." pat an end to the specula tions of the terrorists By noon it was generally understood that no strike had taken place on the Philadelphia Divis ion, and that the difficulties on the Middle and Western Divisions of the road were satlsfacirily arranged. .• A correspondence from this place, published in the in land Doily Tim., of Thursday, reports a meeting of the engineers and firemen, presided over by Oliver 11. Paxson, held at the Green (Tree ?) Hotel, Columbia. at which reso lutions of co-operation with the striking operatives of the other Divisions of the Pennsylvania K. It. were adopted A coriespondent in to-day's Spy puts another face on the action of the meeting, which would seem to he corroborated by the appearance of an advertisement of the engineers of the Western Division of the P. It. It , in the Tim✓F. con deuinio, rs. C. NI v.•rs niel .1 IV Ste ers. employee, of the Philadelphia Division of the roe 31 , 1 i Will, all performed their duties premptiy nod reirulsrly wt thew any watt n towards a strike. We understand that there Lino CA11.“3 of collision between the compaay and the employees on the ithilatlellthil inn. and tract that none may totem'. Fr..m our knowledge of the Superintendent. Mr. Francis .‘l,. we anticipate no difficulty which cannot be amieubly settled without the intervention of the enforcing argument of '1 Rtrike. SENSIBLE REStiLLTTIONS.-t Resolved, That we heartily approve of Dr. Keyser's Per toral Syrup. prepared a: 110 Woo.' etreet. Pittsburg. Pa.. and that we have used it iu our families P.I . rott,h, nod colds with great benefit. Resolved, That we hail It no one of the most salutary medicines kuowo for the eurn of Asthma mud Bronchitis. Resolved. Thai we will encourage its use among the peo ple for the r“,.,0 that it cures Co Speedily, and costa so little. Resohyd, That one dose of Keyser's Pectoral Syrup will often cure a slight c tld, which if neglected might terminate In Consumption. Resolved, That we will go to Heinitsh's Drug store. 13 East King street, and buy a bottle. From the Shippensburg, (Pa.) News, F-.. 9 F.n• some days past considerable rsritement has been felt in some circles in this community, in reference to an affair in humble life, the particulars of which we cannot permit to pass by unnoticed. So far as we have been able to gather the forts of the case, they appear to he as follows: About three years ago, George Fry. of this vicinity, became enamored 'of a beautiful Gip sey girl, who, in company with a number of ' her people, had encamped in a wood near this place. Mr. Fry's love was fondly reciprocated by the fair Gipsey, and she consented to marry him. But " true love never did run smooth," and so it happened in this case. The consent of the father of the lady could not be obtained to her marriage with `' a man not accustomed ! to gentility!" 11 .wever, • I, .vs I.‘utths 1001:smiths l" When Mr. Fry I,,utei that he'' wit the liter of rho old fdllts," lie set about plan- ning ways soil means to steal the object of his affections. In this he was not unsuccessful. One night, when the hard hearted old man was wrapped in the arms of Morpheus, and all around was lonely and drear, Mr. Fry approach ed the camp of the wanderers, and was met by her fur whom his heart had long in agony sighed ! After fondly embracing her, he so licited her to accompany him, without delay, to a village a few miles distant. Without hes itation she complied with his request, and on the following day they were married. * * The rage of the old alipreY when he found that his daughter had " sloped." can better be imagined than deserilesl. Nothing coli!d soothe his temper site !he return of his child. In vain he sought for her. Nothing could be heard from her. Finally, win - , fund that he himself could find no traces of her, he offered a heavy reward to the person* who would discover her whereabouts, and in presence of several "kid sappers,'' he exhibited large quantities of gold and silver, which induced them to make the ! effort, and a few evenings after in a most in human manner, they accomplished their object. In the absence of Mr. Fry, they wrested her away and delivered her over to the hands of a father unsusceptible of the divine feelings of love. Immediately the entire groupe of Gipsies I fled from the country. Rumor said that they had returned to England, from whence they hailed. * * * * * * * 'Two years noiselessly glided by and nothing was heard by Mr. Fry from his absent wife, although he long cherished the hope that she would escape from her " tyrannical parent," and return to him whom she loved. Time how ever, gradually rusted Mr. Fry's love for his Gipsey wife. He felt that it was " not good to be alone" so long, and at the end of two years he again united his destinies with another of Eve's fair daughters. Suffice it to say, with the latter he experienced no visible difficulty. Things moved smilingly along—Mr Fry lived happily with his wife and the rest of mankind. But alas! how short-lived are some connubial combinations ! Last week Mr. Fry's first wife —his Gipsey wife—in company with "George Fry the second," arrived in this place, in search of him ! By the assistance of Officer Shade, she was successful in finding him. Limited space forbids us from entering into details, at this time, of the excruciating suffer. ing Mrs. Fry has undergone since her depart ure from this place. The intelligence of her hus band's second marriage was a severe shock to her, but she emphatically declares her exclusive right to him. It appears, by the way, that Mr. Fry's second wife was "a widow," that her husband went to California some years ago, and soon after his arrival there, it was rumored that he was murdered. A few weeks since a letter was received from him by her, we have been informed, in whichlie states that he will return in the next steamer, &c. What the finale of this romance will be is beyond the power of human ken. A MARRIAGE AS IS A MARRIAGE.—There were married at Durham, Canada, on the 30th January, an elderly gentleman and lady, in- Tolying the following connection : The old gentleman is married to his daugh ter's husband's mother-in-law, and his daugh ter's husband's wife's mother. And yet she is not his daughter's mother, bnt she is his grand children's grandmother, and his wife's grand-children are his daughter's step- children. Consequently, the old lady is united in the bonds of holy matrimony and conjugal affec tion to her daughter's brother in-law's father in-law, and her great grand children's grand mother's step father, so that her son in-law may say to his children: Your grandmother is married to my father in law, and yet he is not your grandfather. hut he is your g*an.l mother's son in-law's wife's father. This gen tleman married his son-in-law's father-in lbw's wife, and he is bound to support and protect tier for life. His wife is his own son-in-law's children's grandmother, and his eon in law's sister-in-law's grand children's great-grand mother. COURT MARTIAL OF COL. SUMNER WAsisisaroN March 6.—A General Court Martial is ordered to assemble at Carliste Bar racks,Am the 10th inst., to investigate the charge - brought against Col. Sumner, under the 25th article of war, which provides for the cashiering of any commissioned officer, who sends a challenge to duel to another one. The New York Timm' correspondent says : It is surmised in the army circles, that the prosecution will fail, because Col. Sumner's was not strictly a challenge, although it was inferred , one, if Gen. Harney would have followed him out of the District ; and also because Cul. Sumner was at the time under a sentence of Court Martial, suspending him from his command, rsnk and pay, which it is or,:,ed that it takes his condu , 3t from under the articles of war. This is the first case in the his. tory of the Government, where a charge has been brought against an officer for duelling. ST. LOUIS CORRESPONDENCE. The IPother—Nampation—Astounding Deverapemerds—Ar md of the .apposed Murderer and Incendiary—The Pa cif,: Hotel Tragedy the. Wori of an Incendiary—Taylor and three or four others Arrested on a Charge of Ckaapir acy. Murder . and Arena—Their Eiantinatimt—Great Ex citement— The Funeral Cortege—Disposition of the Bodies, dr--SleantiNat Fire at New Orleans—Two more Boats Sunk, dr • • • Sr. mine, March 1, 1858. The weather continued cold up to Thursday last, when It moderated, and is now quite mlld. For two or three days we bad most excellent sleighing, and those who were for frolic and inn; enjoyed It. Heavy to has been running in the Mississippi opposite our city, and navigation in tits upper rivers remains suspended. Several boats have ar• rived Irom the South, and to day or to-morrow navigation in that trade will be resumed. Boldness In the city la extremely dull—the wheels of commerce seem to have be come clogged; but this state of affairs cannot last long; the upper country is a perfect warehouse of grin and provisions, awaiting the opening of the spring trads, which will be upon us in a few weeks. Very little business doing on 'Change, and no material difference Is apparent in prices since our last report. There have been about 100,000 hogs cut In this city during the packing season. The city is eajoylag its usual good health. We stated in our last, that St. Louis was the scene of a most frightful conflagration and terrible toes of life ; sines which time horrors have accumulated, and our city has been suddenly thrown into unusual commotion aide - wild excitement, caused by the arrest, on Thursday last, of a man named Charles Taylor aliat Sanders, on a charge of murder and arson—which caused the destruction of so many Hoes and the burning of the Pacific Hotel. The circumstances are about as follows: It appears that' a man by the name of Ephraim Donne, of Chicago, whose romaine were exhumed from the ruins of the fire, had In his possession on the night previous to the fire, some 04.000. Doane had been stopping at another hotel, and in some way or other Taylor made his acquaintance-(who was a boarder at the Pacific ttotet)—sad persuaded Doane to leave his quarters and go with him to the Pacific, which he consented to do. This, we believe, was a day or two before the Ore. lu the night previous to the fire, Taylor, sharp. (the watchman at the hotel,) and another person, were seen is company with Dame—all had been drinking pretty freely. At 10 o'clock Taylor was seen to go to bed In 3 ro.un aljoining that of Deane, with only a wood partition separating the two, and the partition not extend ing to the ceiling, but leaving some 2 or 3 feet between the top of the partition and the ceiling. At ono o'clock of the same night, Taylor was seen in the street In company with sharp. nod a man by the name of Torr..m.,•, and at a .1‘1:u ler p r. bent halt ham - before the lire broke out, i , is said list Taylor went to the Townsley hotel, and engaged a rtHan for the balance of the night, and la repre sented as haying gone there in his stocking foot, which Is ,1110 twelve or fifteen blocks from the Pacific. After be left the Tewnsley Hotel. !Moat was found on the sheets of the bed with h he had occupid, and upon examining his pers.m. no cut or bruise could be found frmn which blood could have issued. Early In the morning, and almost be fore the lire was xtingukhed, Taylor left the city for Belleville. Illinois. and returned the same evening. All these,proceedings were rather suspielous. When the body of liOnie Nr:o , f •und. it was in bed, where he had laid down the evening before, rand appeared as though be had met his death without a struggle. His body was not burnt a great deal—the clothing nut even having been all urut off. whilst his head was nearly severed from the main trunk, and so badly burned and disfigured. that he was not at the 'time revognig. d. The hod upon which he lay was also saturated with blood. With all these circumstances star ing Taylor in the fame, it caused such strong suspicions against Idol, that a warrant was issued for his arrest.— You may well imagine the excitement among our citizens, and the thousand and one rumors that spread like itrlid fire throu,hout the length and breadth of the city. Alf' kinds of [natives were in preparation for Taylor, but we are happy to have it to say, law and justice sere allowed to stand Met ween the suppose") murderer and ''Judge Lynch." it was also deemed advisible to arrest all who were seen In company with Taylor the night previous to the fire, and cntixetmently one of the lessees of the hotel, Dr Daniel W. Strutter, Charles Waldrup, Sharp ant&Turrence were taken. Rumor also hat+ it that Strader has been desinms of selling out his interest, but could find no purchaser, and that 0 (rad has for collie time existed between him and his part Taylor is represented as a bud, reckless nine, having been once before arrested in this city fm . robbh,,,, estranger at the Missouri lintel. but was released owing to the absence of the stranger from the city, and not appearing against him. Report likewise says, and with some show of truth, that he served a term of years in the San Fran cisco penitentiary. nil after his release was run out of the State by the Vigilance Connuittee Ilia general character, as kllOirn here. is bdt, being that of a _Ambler, rake and Inebriate. We, it possible Srb any led) to escape through the eutrante s from Ile, hotel—of which there weVe a great many—floatie's rout was so situated, that he could—(lnd hr been alive) been among hie first to get out. There is not a doubt but that foul ploy was the cause of this terri ble disaster. Taylor has been undergoing an examination before It magistrate ou Friday and Saturday, which, in all probability will not be concluded inside of another week. The Justice's office and the streets in the vicinity on both days were crowded with people, all anxious to learn some thing of the affair; whilst all manner of wild and excit ing rumors were put afloat. Wednesday - last was a solemn day in St. Louis. a day set apart for the burial of the remains of the victims of the Pacific Hotel catastrophe. After the funeral services at the Church, by the Rev. Mr. Schuyler, which were im pressive and touching, the procession was formed. Thous ands had congregated from all parts of the city to the streets along which the funeral procession was to pass, occupying the street, sidewalk, doors and windows, and every available spot from which a view could he had. First in line came cieren hearses, bearing the dead, then the friends of the deceased, in carriages, followed by the City Authorities, the Committee of Arrangenents, the different Fire Companies and all the Benevolent Societies of the city. The engines, lingo and banners wars draped in lib:timing, as true every one who joined the line - of pro cession. The funeral cortege, was one of great length— probably or 3 miles. Subscriptions were solicited by a committee appointed for the purpose, who, before the day of the funeral, had collected about $3OOO for the purpose of obtaining a suita ble lot in the Bellefon tail. Cemetery, defraying the ex penses of the funeral and I elieving the sufferers, who lost all earthly possessions and were rendered destitute. In this sad and melancholy affair, our citizens displayed their usual generosity and liberality, and showed every mark of respect to the memory and remains of the dead. At some future day a monument will no doubt be erected. If Taylor Is guilty of this awful affair, how could he look upon the solemn scene of Wednesday last without showing signs of guilt ? There were eleven bodies burled on Wednesday, and nine more remain unreclaimed and unrecognized, and two others have been added to the list of dead—that of Mrs. Hubbard, who, with her husband leaped from the window. She died at the hospital. The other Is Mr. Francis W. Geary, Local Reporter of the St. Louis Leader ; he is an Englishman by birth, but has been in this country some twelve years, and the last two years, a resident of this city. His remains were placed in a metalic coffin, and await the arrival of his brother from Pottsville, Pa. The cemalnu of Mrs. Hubbard will be taken to Boston for interment. The child of Mr. Jones was burled in the Cemetery. The re mains of Bruce McNett will be sent to Pennsylvania.— Those of E. J. Watkins have been shipped to Columbus, Ohio. He was a member of the Odd Follows' Society, and his remains were taken in charge by the Order and sent as above stated. Mr. Aram' Lord was transported to Cin cinnati. The son of the deceased arrived a few hours before the public funeral. The remains of Mr. Doane Is now at the rooms of the undertaker, and will continue there until the arrival of some one to take charge of them. The bodies of Messrs. Strong and Rochester hero been sent to their friends In New York. Several others are still In charge of the undertakers swathe.; the arrival of their friends. Thus for It is known that twenty Iwo fell victims to the Pacific Hotel disaster, whilst some fifteen or twenty others are suffering from injurlea received—three or four will probably din. of the twenty-two whose bonier have been recovered, only the following have been recognized: T. Hart Strong, sou of Judge Strong, eituchester, New York. James F. Geary, Reporter of the "St. louis Leader," Clifton, England. H. M. Greg:.. Miss 11. Hunter. Charles Davis William Cunningham. Little Johnny Jones. George Crane. llonry 11. Rochester, New York. 11..1. Watkins, Columbus, Ohio. Bruce McNutt, St. Louis. Amml Lord,-of Cincinnati. Ephraim Doane, of Chicago. Mr. Hubbard, Boston. Elihu Hayes, Boston. There are also some live or six missing whose name., are not mentioned. The heart-broken and distracted wife of Mr. Hayes, one of the victims, arrived whilst the body was on Its way to its last resting place. The scene which followed, can bet ter be imagined than described, when she was told it would be impossible for her to Vol; again upon the remains of tier husband and the partner of her fortunes. Since the arrest of Taylor for the supposed murder and arson, the greatest excitement hae prevailed, and large crowds are in daily attendance at the examination. Cir cumstantial evidence to very strong against the prisoner , and whether he can be convicted upon this, is for, time to determine. Miss Sallie Babcock was severely burned a few days nines by her clothes taking fire from a grate, and has mince died from her injuries. A large steamboat fire occurred at New Orleans in the early part of lost week, destroying some five or six boats. Wo have heard of no lives being lost.. The Steamer Nettie Miller rank a few days since in the Cumberland river. and the boat and cargo are reported a total loss. The taut was valued at 0,000, and the loan on cargo about $15.000. No lives were lost, bat come of the passengers became frightened, jumped overboard and swam ashore. • • .. The Steamer ✓. E. Woodruff sunk in the Mississippi be low this city, on Friday last. She first grounded upon a sand-bar, broke in two and filled with water. She was on her way from Now Orleans to this city, with a heavy freight, most of which will bo recovered In a damaged condition. The Woodruff wall a new boat and cost $65,000. She Is reported as being a total wreck. Alexander M. Robinson, of this State, has been appointed Chief Superintendent of Indian affairs, In this quarter, vice - Governor Cummings, of Utah. A rather singular and dangerons shooting match Is to come off at Louisville, Ky., on the lath of June next, to tween John Tfavla and Samuel A. Sydam of New lark, and the following is the programme :
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