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We did effect 'eetUementa with all in
- debted gous, the first of July, uwe had expected.—
The ntahhm ottkochills is a labor of many weeks, and s•
we desire toes. all a far chance to liquidate their indebt.
'dams, we A& be tinder-the necesdty of extending the
• time, so that 'MMe may hare an excuse for their neglect of
Tolls:lull* have so promptly responded -to our call--
and a goodly number have done so—we rettanouvineere
thanks,' and solicit a - conttnitance of their patronage to the
emtabllMloent. Thai, who have not—and especially each
as reiddain.distant Counties and States—we hope will re.
mit the ;Whole, or at least, a pert of their .indebtedneem,
witheub-iudthig for a bill from no. The paper has now
been in oar Possession for a period of nine yearn. Thoee
wholuiS never yet paid anything are, of course, indebted,
even at the advance or prepayment price, $lB. Snbecrip
tions fora shorter period in the Remo proportion. It would
be the inisbed thing in the world for perms to send no a
$5, $lO, or `sio note, or even one or two gold dollar*, by
mall, the receipt of which would be promptly acknowl
edged by us.. ' -
SO" We-have anticipated our regular pub
lication day, and issue The Intelligencer on
Saturday evening, in order to give the hands
in the office an opportunity of celebrating the
Anniversary of Independence.
HON. J. GLANCY JONES' SPEECH.
On our first page will be found a speech of
this distinguished gentleman, Nelivered in
Congress on the subject of the finances. It
deserves to be carefully read - and pondered
txn4 by our friends, as it furnishes a full and
satisfadov refutation of the falsehoods and
misrepresentations with which the country is
being flooded by Blk Republican orators
and,presses, at the present time. The " facts
and figures" of Mr. Jorms will tell with crush
ing effect upon the enemy.
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
S 2 popular is the doctrine of the right of the
people to decide the question of slavery in the
Territories for themselves becoming, that even
the Woolly Convention held at Fulton Hall,
in this city, on Wednesday last, gave in their
adhesion to this favorite Democratic principle.
The time was, and that very recently, when
• the Opposition contended most lustily in favor
of the right of Congress to legislate for the
Territories, and against the doctrine of squat
ter sovereignty. Now, they have made a com
plete summersault, and go their death in the
opposite direction I Once, they, were violently
opposed to the admission of any more slave
States into the Union, under any circumstances
—now they are perfectly willing they shall
come in, if their people desire it; and their
representatives in Congress voted for the pros
pective admission of Kansas under the Mont
gomery and Crittenden amendments, both of
Which strongly and unequivocally recognized
the right of admission with slavery, if such
were the popular sentiment 1 Such is the
glaring and degrading inconsistency of the
omnium gatherum, 'ycleped the "PEOPLES'
PARTY," of Lancaster county I
The platform of the Convention is by no
means satisfactory to the old stagers of the
party, and we have heard no little grumbling
at the " milk and water" character of the reso
lutions. 'Squire FISHER, of Columbia, who
reported them, is censured severely by many of
his party friends, and curses both " loud and
deep" have been freely pronounced against
him in our hearing.
The Opposition having thus given in their
adhesion to the Democratic doctrine of popu
lar sovereignty, that principle will cease to be
an issue in the future contests of parties. We,
.therefore, expect to have an easy time of it
during the ensuing political campaign. The
Democratic party, acknowledged to be right
by the Opposition, must, of course, command
the support of the masses—we mean all those
who are not hankering after the " flesh-pots of
Egypt"—and will achieve an easy triumph at
the election in October.
ll`The Examiner attempts to deny that
the Congress•vhich, in its expiring moments,
passed the tariff act of 1857 was a Republica' s!' "
THE VOTE OF THE STATES.
Congress, so far as the House of Representary The admission of Minnesota into the Union
fives was concerned. How strangely some I has increased the number of electoral votes
men act! Surely the editor will not deny that j which are cast by all the States from 296 to
300. Before the election of 1860, 4omes on it
the Speaker, BANKS, was and is a Republicael
probable
From
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Oregon
this an number o willfrom
be
Kansas,
m a
and that the Chairman of the Committee of by 3
Ways and Means, Mr. CAMPBELL, of Ohio, who i ing in all 300 votes, of which 151 will be
reported the new tariff bill, is also a Republi- 1 necessary to a choice.—Detroit Free Press.
can. Now, if the Speaker of the House, and ! The electoral vote in 1856 consisted of 296
the Chairman of the most important Commit- I votes—the admission of Minnesota will in
tee of the body, were both red-mouthed, wool- j crease that number to 300, and should Kan
dyed Abolitionists or Republicans, is it not a sas and Oregon be admitted the entire vote
fair inference, in . the absence of all the other will; be 306—requiring 154 for a choice for
proof which might be given, that the House, President. Of this 306 . there will be 120 from
whose mouthpieces they were, was composed ' the slaveholding States, and 186 from the non
of a majority of the same kind of material? slaveholding States. In the Charleston Con-
This must be so manifest, that we marvel at vention, under the two-third rule it will
the silly attempt of our respectable contem
porary to shift the responsibilty of the act off
the shoulders where it properly belongs. Had
it been the editor of the Times we should not
have been surprised ; but, really, we expected
better things of Mr. Darlington.
APPOINTMENT BY THE GOVERNOR
Gov. Packer hits appointed David Webster,
Esq., of Philadelphia, one of the Commission
ers to revise' the Penal Code, in place of
Hon. Charles R. Buckalew, resigned. The
latter gentleman, our readers will recollect,
has received the appointment of Minister to
Equador. Mr. Webster is said to be a gentle
man of well known legal ability, and his
appointment is very creditable to the Gov.
ernor's judgment.
EFFECT OF THE HEAT
In the city of New York, on Tuesday last, no
less than twenty-seven persons died from sun
stroke or the effect of the great heat.
Quito, a number have also lost their lives
from the same cause, in Philadelphia, since
the heated term commenced.
Two or three similar oases have occurred
in this county.
Persons who are necessarily`compelled to be
ont of doors, cannot be too careful while the
extreme heat lasts.
serWrizrem H. WELSH, Esq., late Speaker
of the- State Senate, has become associated
with Mr. SMALL in the publiption of the York
Gazette. Mr. W. is a young - gentleman of tal.
ant and.ability, and we welcome him cordially
into the editorial profession. He deserved
promotion, and we are glad that he has receiv
ed it. '
mar The Philadelphia News appeared on
Friday in a new dress, and looked as bright
and 'blooming. as a young bride. We wish it
all the-pecuniary success it is entitled to, and
we take its improved appearance as an evi
dence that its publisher, Mr. FLANIGAN, has
been accumulating a " pile."
The President has again taken up his
residence at the " Old Soldiers' Home,',' some
four'iniles out of the City of Washington.--
/Se attends at the White Rouse each morning
or4a tietuiaction of business, and returns to
•Noopirjrl9eidenoein the afternoon or eve
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.with has considerably improved.
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Speakin g o f the tariff hat of - .l.Bs7;i'tlie . ...pini,if
aage r ol.Which - gievordin - g to many of:the
ItepUblican journals is the .cause . Ofial theo
litiouniary enibarrassment.powexiatittg.hrtlit•
I, l toCibe.. - SeiMiner
proper friobsc4e, hoitever, that this
,modification of thillarifficonlOave but every.
liiiiited - infieiencelipon. the indtistrialiiiterests
gf thaVpuntry.:_ ,, ,o - somelrespools it Ninifavor- -
ible4tittingli - s'it did* ricinber of - articles
need in manufacturing-andjnot produced in
this country, such as argo - vaiid dyes, on the
free list. In others 'it was - unfavorable. Taken
as a whole, the effect could scarcely be appre
ciable either way." •
Now, if the Examiner be correct in the
extract from its article, and we have no
doubt of it, how ridiculous and absurd is the
attempt of any portion of the Black Republi
can press to charge the financial crisis and
depression of business to the tariff of 1857.—..
All admit that under the Democratic tariff of
1846, during the period.of eleven years which
it remained undisturbed, the whole country,
in every department of business, prospered
beyond all former example ; of course, then,
that tariff could not - be the cause of our pres
ent difficulties. Neither is the tariff of 1857
chargeable with it, according to the Examiner,
a paper which ought to be good authority in
such matters.
The truth of the matter is: The tariff hobby
has already.been rode to death several times
in. Pennsylvania, and it is only because the
opposition to the Democracy have not a soli
tary plank left_ in their platform that they
take hold, like drowning men catching at
straws, of this effete and rickety relic of by
gone years, in the faint hope that "something
may turn up" to their advantage from the
agitation of this oft exploded humbug. The
Republican leaders are willing to resort to
any expedient to gull and deceive the honest
and unsuspecting masses. Let the people be
ware of them.
PRO BONO PUBLIC()
The following card appears in Thursday
evening's Express, which we copy, as well for
the benefit of our readers, as for future refer
ence. It only goes to confirm what we have
said elsewhere respecting the character of the
resolutions passed by the Convention of the
previous day:
A CARD [For the Evening Express )
I observe in the published proceedings of the County
Convention, that resolutions were offered at the close of
the Convention, by J. W. Fisher, Esq., and allowed to pass
without any person taking, as I have been inf rmed, any
particular notice of them, or what their import was. I
was necessarily absent from the Convention at that time,
and merely wish to say, that had I been present I should
have opposed the adoption of any resolutions; but in par
ticular the last one which adopts the doctrine of the Bu
chanan Cincinnati Platform of squatter sovereignty. I
repudiate the doctrine of popular or squatter sovereignty ;
nor do I believe that any Convention of any party but the
Locofoco party would pass a resolution of that kind.
The resolution may express the individual opinion of
Mr. Fisher, but lam sure it does not of the Omvention. I
believe with the Hon. John M. Read, the choice of the
Convention for Supreme Judge, that "over the Territories
within the limits of the Constitution the power of Con
gress is supreme," and that "it is clear that the Legisla
tive body of the United Slates, tho Congress has the power
to govern the Territories."
JNO. A. HIESTAND,
A delegate for the N. W. Ward
LANCABTER, July 1, 1858.
It will be perceived that Mr. HIESTAND ac
cepts the candidate, but repudiates the plat
form ; and if he is to be believed, the candi
date also will refuse to stand upon the plat
form erected by the Convention ! There are
stirring times ahead amongst the politicians
of the ring -streaked, speckled and spotted
" Peoples' Party."
ALAS i POOR. MEXICO!
In Mexico, affairs are reported more at sixes
and sevens than ever. Mr. Forsyth, the Amer
ican Minister, protested against the forced
loan, to which the chiefs of the Zuloaga gov
ernment resorted it is said to raise means to
leave the country, and especially to its appli
cation to American citizens. In pursuance of
his bold and correct stand a portion of the
foreign residents refused to pay the loans,
whereupon the government seized their effects.
Mr. Forsyth then demanded and received his
passports. This complication of affairs and
the truth which is now so apparent, that Mex
ico must soon fall into the hands of some
power or people different from its own, who
are incapable of either carrying it forward or
keeping it standing still, may require the
speedy administration of a small dose of
" manifest destiny" to set them right. If it
should be our fortune to again take Mexico in
hand, it would hardly be let go of so politely
and civilly as it was by Mr. Polk's Adminis
tration.
require 204 votes to make a nomination
A friend has handed us the following, which
he says are the terms on which the Black
Republicans and Know Nothings are to unite
against the Democracy:
1. All white men who were born out of the
limits of the United States, are to be disfran
chised and proscribed from political rights.
This plank is to suit "Sam," and is assented
to by " Sambo" upon this condition :
2. Tharnegroes are to have the same politi
cal and social rights as native born Americans,
and in all respects. They are to vote and
bold office, while the white European is to be
denied those privileges.
The Irish and Germdns are invited to parti
cipate in this programme, and cut their own
throats after the most approved manner ; and
the national men, calling themselves Ameri
cans, are invited to do the same thing, by lay
ing down in the bed of niggerism.
A. BANKRUPT NATION
The public debt of Great Britain on the
31st of March, 1858, amounted to £779,225,-
000—the interest on which is £23,383,000, or
about $116,000,000 of our money ! Verily, the
people of England are a debt-ridden people!
HEAVY CONTRACT.—W. Milnor Roberts and
William M. Watts, of Carlisle, in this State,
together with four other gentlemen, have con
tracted with the government of Brazil to build
a portion of the Don Pedro 11 Railroad, em
bracing about 17 miles, the completion of
which is estimated to cost about $3,500,000
the work consisting chiefly of tunnels through
mountains.
Tnz NEW Opmx.---Oiv. Stephens o af Wash
ington Territory, a man of comprehen
accurate scientific knowledge, states tit l e
Frazer River gold tract extends into our
possession, and as large quantities of the ore
are produced in Southern Oregon, it is to be
presumed that gold will ultimately be found
all along the Pacific slope within our limits.
EFFECT OF CUTTING CORNS.-Mr. Edwin T.
Mott, a prominent citizen of the twelfth ward,
Philadelphia, died on Wednesday last, of os
sification of the heart—superinduced by cut
ting a corn on his toe, in the month of Decem
ber last,
Or The "People's City Convention," of
Philadelphia, have instructed their delegates
to the State Convention, to support the nom
ination nf Hon. Coven) Tnorrsozr for the
Supreme Bench.
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So Muchmisgovernraent atidseanuchimpunity
• for.initrder and outrage have,; engend ered;
IraceMsnaranderstrlieneem to live by violence. _
and-plunder. The position of nnfortunite
traveler in this .unhappy Territory is well
illustiatoil by the folloiving.*ry related'by a
Saneinicorreepondent!nf the_Boston Jourrl:
While riding aivay - from hone one morning,
he was -met by an armed band, whd inquired
his politics. He replied that he was a free•
State man. The company—which was com
posed of Missourians—immediately robbed
him of his watch and money and left him.
Continuing his journey, he was met before
; noon by another armed company, whose
captain stopped him, and asked to whiqh side
he belonged. The frightened traveller, sup
posing all the rovers to be lklissohrians,
promptly replied that he was pio-elivery.
This band, which chanced to be free State,
immediately took his horse from him, and left
him to go on foot.
He continued his trip, howeveri and just-at
night was stopped by a third band who asked
.the old question. The unfortuhate traveler
was fairly non-plussed, but at last he asked :
" ilentlemen, what are your politics ? It
doesn't make the slightest difference- to me,
only, which ever side you may happen to belong
to, I agree with you perfectly.
THE SUEZ CANAL QUESTION.—The Paris cor
respondent of the New York Commercial Ad
vertiser says, the vote - of the British House of
Commons against the Suez canal project pro
duced a certain sensation in Paris, and the
French people profess to see in it an act of
defiance, almost an insult, thrown into" their
faces. The writer says:
" The Suez canal is not favored officially by
the French Government; if it were, the act of
the House of Commons would acquire a great
er degree of gravity. But the project has
none the less the sympathy of the government.
So much fear of France now inspires the En
glish people, that, here, this vote is attributed
En to that cause. There is in En land a feeling
of vague uneasiness toward e, which is
sufficiently pronounced to aff considerably
the trading interests of the country. In En
gland they see France at peace with all the
world, (for the China affair can scarcely be
called a war,) and yet, when her commerce
and her internal improvements are needing
all her resources, she is building up a superior
navy to that of England, is maintaining her
immense standing army, and is fortifying and
strengthening her defence. For what`can all
this preparation be but the conquest of her
old enemy, England?
There is in fact in England a deep rooted
fear of France. You will observe the effect
of this feeling on the money market there,
and you will see it attributed to Indian and
American difficulties ; but these do not in
fact disturb to a great extent the equanimity
of the Bitish Cabinet; nor need they. The
hundred and fifty new and fleet French war
steamers, and the army of six hundred thou
sand men overlooking the channel, trouble her
money market and the heads of her politicians.'
ger The Secretary of the Treasury invites
sealed proposals until the 9th of August for
ten millions of dollars of the stock of the
United States, to be issued under the act of
the 14th of June. It will be re-imbursable in
fifteen years from the Ist of January next, and
bear interest at the rate of 5 per centum per
annum, payable semi•annuall.
No bids will be received below par, and
none for any fraction of one thousand dollars.
In all cases they must be unconditional, and
without reference to bids of others, and must
state the premium offered therein. The
successful bidders will be required to deposit
the principal and premium of their accepted
bids on or before the first of September.
NORTH BRANCH CANAL.—We learn from
the Wilkesbarre Union that the water will he
let into the upper North Branch Canal some
time this Week ; and it is expected that the
whole line from Pittston to the Junction, will
be in good navigable order by the 10th of
July. The Junction Canal will also be ready
to pass boats at about the same time. This
will open the wal_ to the northern markets for
the Wilkesbarregbal ; and will undoubtedly
induce greater activity among the operators,
many of whom have made preparations for
considerable shipments north, and in sonse
queues of having no facilities for getting to
market, have been doing nothing the present
season. Should no further accident occur to
the work at the " Horse Race" and "Johnny
Cake" Dams, the coal interests may yet
realize a fair average business, before the
close of the navigation.
Th. National Iniolligcncer in noticing the
proposals of the Secretary of the Treasury
inviting bids, for ten of the twenty millions of
dollars, which by the late act of Congress, our
Government is authorized to borrow, says :
" The plethora of accumulated capital in the
moneyed institutions both of England and the
United States, together with the peaceful state
of our relations with all the world, renders the
present an auspicious moment for the Govern.
meat, and it is anticipated that the whole
amount will be taken on terms much more
favorable than were ever before offered ; and
as time has been very judiciously given by the
Secretary to receive bids from Europe, it is
believed by commercial men that tenders will
be made from abroad at so high a premium as
to carry the greater part, if not the whole, of
the loan into the hands of foreign capitalists."
BOSTON 100 YEARS Aoo.—The Boston Ga
zette & Country Tournal.of July 17, 1758, con
tained the following :—" Just imported from
Africa, and to be sold on board the brig Jon
ney, Wm. Ellery, Commander, now lying at
New Boston. A number of likely NEGRO
BOYS and GIRLS from 12 to 14 years of age;
Inquire of said Ellery on board of said Brig,
where constant attendance is given. Note,
The above Slaves have all had the small pox.
Treasurer's notes, and New England Rum
will be taken ag pay."
TRUE As GOSPEL—The Ohio Patriot never
said a truer thing, than when it said: "It
is not the destiny of Democracy to split over
Lecompton ! The principles of the pasty are
not rooted in any tract of Western land ; they
reach over the whole broad country ; they ex
tend to, and are for the protection of all sec
tioni alike—and if it so happens that we
sometimes differ about Kansas policy, when
that difference is settled, we have thirty two
times as many States—averaging more impor
tant, about the government of which we are
agreed.
A TYPOGRAPHICAL INVENTION.-Mr. W. A.
Hunter, of Bryan, William county, Ohio, a
practical printer, has exhibited a new inven
tion of his in the typographical line. It
is an improvement on type-cases, and consists
in making the bottom of the case of perforated
zinc instead of wood. By placing the case on
the top of a bellows made to fit, all dirt can be
removed in a very short time. In addition to
the perforated bottom, a second movable one,
sliding in a groove, prevents the dirt from
dropping from one case to another when
placed in the reeks. The invention is ingenious
and worthy the attention of the craft.
•Thz CROPS.—The Clarion Democrat says :
" We have now the best promise of abundant
wheat and rye crops that we have had for ten
years. The corn will be a light crop ; oats
and grass from present appearances will be
plentiful:"
GRAPE CULTURE ni.Mnsoum.—ln the year
1857, there were prOduced in St. Genevieve
County, Mo., ten thousand gallons of wine,
encl.°. O. Zeigler, of that place, has. this year
two thousand two hmidred Nines, and expecte
to make one thousand gallons of wine.
z-Afieso as9 . ttezer.-.- -7W it: 01
netisel I the approach ofii - xeneat'Sadthiritid in •• • 3: - 40.
and- CaldWelErcounties;Afo4 des- THE 82ND Al 91tHYl4EY OP AMERICAN INDS.
cfiliee It as being
.. accomparded. by 'a cloud reginnics4air.tassincirciinsesantim=-The Fourth
- which resembled` a Mack -Will along - the ratitneeri Wender:this *ear. b ttxdiensk iiotulent Monday
horizon,. when ' first seen. .As- 7t ;ffpioachedl-1-tuf been set : apirtlor its Observincelin this city. and we,
ltllealivvalifiliet with-flying lis* f ireavesaWareaticrthteeth thitjt4ilitie fli tedwithlteartyr
Oast:- Mr. Sand's wagon IffngtithirOtrank-gPirit ani*l - 1
orthe tempest, was-seen - - taf_xise frinn the
.; -At IttiOind eFiSialOther plass in the.co un ty, the'-
will
earth and sail alonktheairaaltendowid "Bltbn *being celebratedtoday (Saturday).=;
wings. The next instant : tog h6rine,, inrArito;, former plustar damn t and gttisidynre4" - towne:.
Winch the spectator 41 thii ,mitttipeiplienornE* 0 2 1 1,54t.,mm: `
non- was standing, wiareavelopiml'in - complete ' art orattomilie eventhg a brilUsatpyroteetthiodtliplay
darkness in the bow:en:of the temrst.. There Is to be made at the beautiful /ale
were eighteen persone in it, whose cries an d] At Manhelm, at noon today, the Fourth will b e mm.
memorated by a Military, Firemen's and Claire Pm:anion
screams of terror, mingled with the 'rash of ,
the storm and the crash of the falling timber's, - the fastivitle°th- eTeulult- hi" eseetuden of
were fearful to hear., The house was „torn- totall
_ 7llB 812 ._d ,le 7 et'urrrarke- _ --
pieces down to the third round Of logs from `"_
'" - ' l° "•''' ( rh e Intel l i ge nce beth g °I3 Saturday
-the bottom, and yet,strange to-. say.- a all
evening) the Females will meet at their Armory, 'Fulton
Hall. at 9 o'clock, a. ru,and after a short parade, accompr
those within its walls, not one was dangerously ,
har thou h several Were braised itioraviless. niedby the Band, will attend divine service at lilt John's
gt, • • _
Lutheran Church, where they will be addressed by Rev
After the cloud had passed the flying wagon D B
was found 300 yards from the spot where it . The
various Tribes of Bed Men In the city will attend
had been- first caught np, and'the-kitchen divine service at the Duke Street M. E. Church, Rev. Dr.
skilletwas picked up sixty yards frem'the Emm y.,
house. The storm . was accompanied by a A lecture will be delivered to-morrow before the Cadets
heavy fall of rain, which deluged-low fields, et Temperance, in Russel's Hall, south Queen street, by
forced creeks out of their banks, and swept B . Frank. Dennison, Grand Secretary of the Cadets in
away bridges. • Pennsylvania.
The -course of the whirlwind—for such it On Monday the day will be celebrated at Wabank by the
seems to have been-was from the northwest Fencibles, and citizens generally. We noticed the pro
to the southeast. Everything in its path, gramme of proceedings in our issue two weeks ago.
houses, fences, and trees, were overturned. Early on Monday morning a large delegation of odd
In Caldwell county the dwelling of John Fellows will leave the city in a boat for Safe Harbor, where
George, a two and a half story house of stone, the day is to be commemorated by•in Odd Fellows parade
had its roof blown off and the walls Crushed
and celebration at Ree Tell, Abbot & Co.'s Grove, which, by-
in. Mr. George was severely injured by the
falling stones, having received ten serious
bruises and cuts. His daughter, a girl of 12
years of age, had a thigh broken, and both
legs broken below the knee,-besides. A son
aged 15 years was blown from the house a
distance of half a mile into the open prairie,
without knowing how he got there.
In the neighborhood of Dawn, in Livingston
couuty, three farm houses were completely de
molished, a Mrs. Rees was kilted, and a man
named Dean was so badly injured that his
life was despaired of.
KANSAS AFFAIRS.—The Free State Border
Ruffians in Full Feather. Read the startling
information from our Kansas correspondent
which we publish this morning. •It furnishes
a vivid idea of the Wort of " popular sovereign
ty" which the Administration has had to deal
with in Kansas from the beginning. Accor
ding to this account, and we have every reason
to believe it perfectly true, a more abandoned
gang of cut throat banditti never existed
among the mountains of Italy, or along the
highways of Mexico, than this Free State rob
ber horde which has plundered and depopu
lated the Southern settlements of Kansas. „
If Gen. Jim Lane had not been detained at
Leavenworth on account of the killing of his
next door neighbor, perhaps the redoubtable
Jim would have been at the head of these
Southern border free State marauders. We
think, however, that a much more reliable
man in reference to law and order has gone
down to look after them, in the person of Gover
nor Denver, and we are gratified to learn that
he has gone to work promptly, and in the right
way to bring them to justice.
We can understand the necessity that has
heretofore existed for the presence in Kansas
of a large army force, from the outbreaks of
this fierce and bloody border ruffianism, which
have followed the removal of the army. Can
not the Hon. Massa Greeley give us a groan,
or a shriek, or a drop of comfort in reference
to these new sufferings of " bleeding Kansas"
from her anti-slavery border ruffians? Is Cap
tain Montgomery a leader of the cause of free
dom, or the chief of a band of robbers? We
should very much I:ke to have the precise
opinion of the Hon. Massa Greeley upon that
question.—.N. Y. Herald:
THE END TO COME AGAIN.—If " figures don't
lie," we beg pardon beforehand of those of our
readers whom the following frightens to death :
The Millerites are again predicting the
speedy end of all things terrestrial. The
present year too is to be last, and they arrive
at this result by a mathematical process, thus :
The square root of the cost of Ezekiel's
chariot was 8563. From this subtract " pro
phetic value" of " scarlet lady of Babylon,"
1282 and we have 7281. Take from this the
cube of the ram mentioned by the prophet as
" pushing west-ward," 3757, and we have for
remainder 2524. Deduct from this " the re
mainder of beasts" mentioned in the Apoca
lypse, 766, and we get the result, 1858—the
year in which the end of the world is
.to take
place.
CATTLE KILLED BY THE HEAT.—The fart
ford, (Conn.) Times of Saturday evening says :
"Friday and Saturday, June 25 and 26, have
been the hottest days known in any month of
June, in this vicinity, for many years. Three
valuable working cattle, belong to Col. Colt,
and in the work now going on for the improve
ment of the South Meadows, were killed yes
terday by the heat of the weather. They had
not been worked hard, having drawn only
half loads, and were taken off at eleven o'clock
in the forenoon, with all the other cattle at
work in the neighborhood when out door was
eonpeuded in consequence of the heat. Some
of the cattle were put in the stable, and others
turned into the field. In the afternoon, one
of those which had been in the stable melted
down, and two of the number which were out
of doors, also sunk on the same day. The
mercury, when exposed to the sun yesterday,
reached 125 (le.e ,, '
. ,
HEAVY GrtoeiS,s.—The New York Tribune
utters deep gromis over the prospect of the
Black Republicans in Illinois. Hear its
mournful sounds :
" In the actual state of things, a determin
ed contest between the Republicans of Illinois
and the great mass of the Democrats of that
State who sympathize with Mr. Douglas, is
inevitable. We have earnestly hoped that
this contest might be avoided."
As a step to an 1860 union of all opposed
" to the aspirations rule of the cotton oligar
chy," the Tribune looked and labored for a
union of Illinois Democrats with Illinois Re
publicans. But
" Our expectations have been disappointed.
Our efforts are, for the present, baffled. Illinois
is to be the arena this year of a desperate con
test which we would have gladly aided to
avert. We lay no blame on this side nor on
that. We do not say that this contest was
not inevitable. We only fear that its effect
will be, as its tendency certainly is, to drive
back one hundred thousand Illinois Democrats
into a position of open alliance with, and vir
tual subserviency to the slave power."
EXECUTION OF JAMES POWEMS.—On Saturday
week, at Washington, D. C., the convict and
murderer Powers was duly executed according
to the sentence of the law. Every exertion
had been made to induce the President to
commute his sentence. The mother of the
culprit had besieged the President, thrown
herself at his knees, and with all a mother's
energy begged the life of her son. Persons of
humane character, though weak instincts, had
repeatedly solicited the like favor, and had
brought considerable influence to bear. Mr.
Buchanan withstood all appeals, replying to
one intercessor, who drew his attention to the
youth of the prisoner, " Sir, nearly all the
murders and crimes of violence so frequent of
late years have been committed by such young
men ;" and the murderer was duly banged.
HARD TIMES IN Kmises.—The Kansas
Herald of Freedom gives a discouraging view
of the times in Kansas. It says:
We pity the man who is compelled to raise
money now in Kansas. We were told by a
money lender, the other day, that he was re.
ceiving from 10 to 20 per cent. per month for
the use of money, and had been paid at the
rate of 20, 25 and 30 per cent. per month to
discount notes. The lowest rates, on good
security, for the use of money seem to range
between three and five per cent. per month.—
Business in all our Kansas towns is nearly
suspended. Men worth twenty or twenty-five
thousand dollars cannot sell property at any
price to realize evon a few hundred dollars.—
Real estate can be bought at ruinous rates,
persons feeling compelled to' sell to realize
ready money, perhaps to save their credit.—
Hardly any branch of business is sustaining
Maine Polities
PORTLAND,4IIIy 1, 1858.
The Democratic State Convention met at
Augusta yesterday and nominated the Hon.
Manasseh H. Smith of Warren for Governor,
who accepted the nomination in a speech of
considerable length. Resolutions:were adopt
ed complimenting the Administration; indors
ing_ the final adjustment of, the, Lecompton
question, and denouncing the oppositiott and
its measures: . Nearly seven hundred delegates,
were present. - The Convention was presided
over by the Hon. W. S. Littlefield of 'Bridge
ton. -,
the way, is a most charming spot. .& band of music, we
understand, will accompany the excursionists.
How the day is to be observed in this city will be seen
by reference to the subjoined card of the committee, ap
pointed at a meeting of citizens held at the National House,
North Queen street:
PRIXIBMIII7., HONDAS, FIFTH op JULY, 1858.—The
following order of the day has been agreed upon by the
Committee of Arrangement, selected for that purpose
. at
the Citizens' meeting:
let. tlrand Reveille. Drum and Fife, from 12 o'clock un
til 3 o'clock, a. m.
2d. At 5, a. m., "Hall Columbia" will be performed on
the Chime of Bells of Trinity Church, by Mr. Levi Smith.
3d. The Lancaster Fencibled Braise Band will enliven the
citizens throughout the city, with National Airs, from 3 to
5 o'clock, a. m.
4th. At 4 o'clock, a. m., a National Salute of 13 guns; at
12 o'clock, m., a Grand National Salute of 32 cans; and
every two hours during the day, 3 guns, till 6 o'clock, p. m.
sth. The Bells of all the Churches, Public Buildings, and
Fire Companies, will ring every three hours. commencing
at 6 o'clock, a m., and closing at 6 o'clock, p. in. At 8
o'clock, p. m., final ringing of bells by the Chime of Trinity
Church.
The undersigned beg leave to state to the public that,
considering the dullness of the times, and the scarcity of
money, the citizens have responded nobly to their call.—
They intend furnishing the public with a full statement of
the amount of receipts and expenditures, in order to show
that they devoted It to the purpose it was intended.
.1. B. MARKLEY,
JAMES CROSS.
H. E. SLAYMAITER,
T. W. MAYHEW,
Committee.
THE GATHERING OF THE CLANS-SAMBO AND
SAM IN SWEET COMMUNION TOGETHER:—The representatives,
or at least what purported to be such, of the different
branches of the Opposition, met in County Convention in
this city, at Fulton Hall, on Wednesday last, and after
considerable pow-wowing between the leaders of the various
factions, succeeded in electing six delegates to represent
the County in the ensuing State Convention of the 14th
inst. The following named gentlemen received the barren
honors of the conglomerated party, viz:
Da. B. F. BOONE, Black Republican.
GEORGE W. HENSEL, do.
HENRY CARTER, do.
Da. J. M. DUNLAP, American.
DR SAMUEL RENEAGY, Intensified American.
PHILIP SHREINER, do.
By referetice to the above it will be seen that the coali
tion is perfect—one-half in favor of negro equality, and the
other half in favor of degrading the white man, who hap.
Pens to have been born in a foreign land, below the level
of the negro in civil and religious privileges. SAMBO and
Sam have joined hands in Lancaster county, and the
unholy union was consummated by the officiating high
priests, WALTER G. end ROBERT A. EVANS and D LECHE,
with the thermometer ranging at 96° in the shade!
It was rather a humiliating spectacle to see such a Con
vention of the once powerful opposition party of Lancaster
County, and controlled, too, by such leaders! A party that
for many years was marshaled by some of the most intel
ligent, high-minded and honorable men to be found in the
"Old Guard," and who were actuated by principle, to be
now composed of the shreds and patches, the fag ends of
all factious, without a solitary principle in common, except
a longing desire after the leaves and fishes, was enough to
mantle the cheek of the stoical President, Mr. Amos S.
DENDERSON, with blushes!
It will be noticed that, contrary to all former precedent,
the City ie entirely left out from the representation to
Harrisburg—the country having monopolized the entire
delegation—even to the exclusion of bAssrs. DICKEY, BLACK
and Hoon. These gentlemen and their immediate friends
(the regular, out and out, red-mouthed Republicans) are
any thing else than well pleased at the result, and no little
grumbling and bad feeling ever since has been the conse
quence. We presume, however, that the extreme heat of
the weather will prevent any regular outburst of dissatis
faction, inasmuch ne undue excitement at this time might
be attended with dangerous consequences.
The Convention was about two-thirds full. In several
instances delegates were manufactured by the Convention,
for the occasion—the people of the townships having failed
to elect.
The following resolutions, offered by JOSEPH W. Flans;
Esq., of Columbia, were adopted by the Convention
Resolved, That we recognize the doctrine of protection to
American industry and especially to the great staples of
iron and coal. in which the mechanics and laboring men
of Pennsylvania have an absorbing interest, as the leading
article in the platform of the People's Party, and that hav
ing laid aside those ruinous issues which have heretofore
divided us into different organizations; we pledge ourselves
to unite upon a common came, and labor assiduously until
we see the country redeemed from the profligacy and
tyranny which have characterized the National Adminis
tration.
Resolved, That in the Administration ofJ ames Buchanan,
especially in his Kansas policy, we have an exemplification
of treachery to friends, violations of pledges, and a total
abandonment of the principles which conferred upon him
the high position which he occupies.
Resolved, That we fully endows the course of the Repub
lican and American members of Congfeas who, with Hon.
Stephen A. Douglas and his noble band of Democrats, stood
shoulder to shoulder in opposition to the efforts of the Ad
ministration and its renegades from principle, to force upon
the citizens of Kansas a constitution which was abhorred
by a large majority of a people determined to be free.
Resolved, That we this day determine to commence the
canvass of 18a0 on the broad platform of American protec
tion and popular sovereignty, and Invite all who favor our
principles, In whatever party they may be found, to unite
with us In redeeming our glorious country from the hands
of the party who have betrayed the trust committed to
them in 1856.
The following resolution offered by EDWARD REILLY, Esq.,
of the city, instructing the delegates from this county to
support Hon. Joux M. READ, of Philadelphia, for the Su
preme Bench, was also adopted:
Resolved, That the dignity of the Supreme Bench of
Pennsylvania, and the honor of the opposition party, re
quire that we should present a candidate for the office of
Judge of the Supreme Court, in whose high character all
men can have confidence; that the profound legal learning,
unquestioned integrity and the national reputation of
John M. Read, point to him as the fit man for Judge of the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and render him the first
choice of the people of Lancaster county; and that oar del
egates to the State Convention be and are hereby instructed
to support him fur that office.
POST OFFICE HOURS ON THE FIFTH.—The
City Post Office will be open from 11 to 12 o'clock a. m.,
and from 4 to 5 o'clock p. m., on Monday.
IN FULL BLOOM.—The Double Brugmansia,
a rare and beautiful flower, belonging to Ex-Mayor &mum-
MAX, and the first which has over successfully bloomed in
this city, can now be seen in full bloom at that gentleman's
residence, No. 74 North Queen street. This plant is a native
of Chill, and to those who are fond of rarities in the Botan
ical world it will be a pleasant curiosity.
THE JACKSON RIFLES.—This company met
on Thursday evening last, at the old Military Hall, S. Queen
street, for inspection and organization. Ninety men were
in ranks. Brigade Inspector AMwEG was present and, after
an inspection, conducted the election for commissioned
officers, which resulted as follows: Captain, HEMET A.
HAMERIGHT; Ist Lieutenant, BENJAMINJ. COS; 2nd Lien
tenant, Joax REES. Better selections could not have been
made. The officers' elect .were members of that old and
gallant crack corps, the Jackson Riflea, which was com
manded, at a time when Lanceeterzcould boaet of having
the two best military companies In the Union, by the vet
teran Gen. FREDERICK 11ASIDEIGHT, now a resident of Illi
nois. Capt. HAM - Mawr, a "chip o' the old block," served
his country gallantly in Mexico. and is in every respect
admirably qualified for the post of commanding officer.—
Col. AMWEG, after the election, made a neat, happy and
telling speech. Hepting'e fine Band, which have been se
looted as the company's musicians, was present and dis
coursed several patriotic airs. The company "broke ranks"
about 11 o'clock, many of the members retiring to their
homes evidently well pleased with their initiation Into
military life.
DEATH BY BURNING FLUID.—On Tuesday
evening last, about 9 o'clock, a little girl,•ll years of age,
by the name of Susan Gerhard, daughter of George Ger
hard, a German, was severely burnt.by the upsetting of a
fluid lamp. Her father, who Is gate-keeper, about two
miles from this city, on the New Holland pike, had retired
to rest, when the frightful Screams of his daughter awoke
him, but too - fate for any relief. She lingered In agony until
Wednesday when death put an end to her sufferings.
NEW MAIL ROUTES.—Two new daily mail
routes commenced on Thursday last from this city, .vis: to
Marietta, via Hempfield and Silver Springs; to Strasburg
via Fertility and Wheatland- Mills, both the latter new
offices. The mail for both these routes closes at 3 o'clock
in the afternoon.
A semi-weekly mall will also be put on for Bethesda,
running on Mondays and Thnredaye, the mall closing at 6
o'clock in the morning.
HAY-MAKING.--7he past week was a busy
one, and the Farmers generally throughout the county are
pretty well through with their tabors_ having secured an
immense crop of the finest kind of hay.
Some few have also commenced cutting grain, and the
next two weeks will be devoted to that business. A rich
reward will follow the labors of the husbandman.
cDeAra Br Strx STBOICE.—Peter Snyder, eon
of Mr. John Snyder, of this ,place, while working in the
:hey field, ofilr.l. 8: Haitetter, near lleffirillli, Blenheim
tovfll4 ll . l kieik Moan/ Ink llelne.eiluingted atokineenst
ei".
Ade Iron the effects of the h Although every assistinee:
was rendered him, he died .same evening.—maniteen
iTM
Der arvsa of
iva'Sari as Hoss ild
e c laim from- the Shiftier Rose Company left thlimaraing,
in Wes line of omnibusseri, tbr Reading. They will par
ticiPati in the Anniverntiry:,feeliiitles in.. that city on
Boir,Dnowron.-4 colored boy, about nine
mutt-o f- age, ,
t - of - Age, son of Janithen Harris, of this city, win
drowsed on Tnesdsy laud whifst bathing in the Conestoga,
near lielgarie landing. The youth was in comps with
-serenitothero,-, and being nimble' to swim, ventured out
berm¢ his depth and lint*: The body was recovered
good an biol . .' tenraidii
ACCIDENT ON THE RAILROAD.—On Thursday
Let, at noon, quite s serious accident happened on the
Pemnsylvirda Railroad, at Bird.i . u.liand, to a young man,
namediffichael J. Groff, a resident of this city. Mr. Groff,
was attempting to get on the second through freight train,
width was in motion, and, missing his hold, fell to the
groins ‘ his right arm getting beneath the wheels of the
first or, and severing it 'midway between the elbow and
shoulder, but ieseing several bones projecting. He like.
wise received some injuries in the face and breast. He was
immedietely..pleuted on the train, brought to this city, and
conveyed to the residence able brother-In-law, Mr. Wm.
B. Shine, in West King street: Drs. /aloe, Sr., and Jr.,
dressed his wounds; and, wean glad to learn, he is now
doing as well as can be expected.
- COLUMBIA An.Alas.—The following "items"
are taken from the Spy of this morning: '
gas Framates PAaAns.—The parade of the Columbia
and Vigilant Companies, on Monday next, in Minor of our
National Anniversary, is likely to prove one of the hand
somest displays of the kind ever witnessed In our borough,
Both companies are making extensive preparations, and
the machines and 'equipments. of each are .receiving suffi
cient careful attention to insure first-rate condition. Col.
Herr has been appointed Chief Marshal, and he has selected
Joseph Hogentogler and Stunnelp. Bberlinisa his aids.
The companies will form at their respective halls, and
rendezvous at the Town Hall, forming ,line on Locust
street, with right resting on Third street. When the pro
cession reaches Commerce and Walnut streets, the line
will be halted, and the Declaration of Independence will be
read from the steps of Mr. George Wolf's residence, by Jas.
Meyers, &sq., after which Col. J. W. Fisher wilt deliver an
appropriate oration.
The members of the two companies will meet at their
hall to-morrow morning, and in a body attend the Pres
byterian church.
Aetanitsr.—On Monday last, Henry Sindllngar, a boy in
the employ of Mr. Henry Pfahler, met with an accident
which barely escaped with his life. He was sent to repair
the front spouting on the house.of Mr. John Arms. in
Front street, and attempted to reach the roof from that of
the adjoining house, occupied by Conet. Betner. In
climbing the roof, his foot slipped, and in spite of the ef
forts of a compan.on to hold him, he fell two stories to the
pavement, striking and breaking the awning and frame in
his descent. The awning saved his life. As It was he,
struck his knee very heavily on the pavement, and the cap
of the knee appears injured. The limb is much swollen,
but he is otherwise none the worse of his perilous tumble.
Astuvsn.—lt gives us pleasure to annouoce the arrival
of our old fellow townsman, Dr. N. B. Wolfe, who will re
main in Columbia until about the first of September next.
Dr. Wolfe is located in nt. Louis, Mo , and is spoken of by
the press of that city as being a successful practitioner in
treating diseases of the Lungs and throat—a class of male
dies which he has made his special study. In their treat
moot he has incorporated the principle of reducing the
medicines employed to a condition of Tatbr, which is In
i
haled Into the lungs. We are publishing a few of his let- 1
ten in the Spy and from the familiarity displayed by the
writer with this class of disease, we have no doubt of his
ability to afford much relief to the victims. of lung and
throat affections.
SCSOOL EXAMNATIoN.—The ezominatien of the pupils
who have attended the Washington Institute will com
mence on the fith inst , and close on the 9th. Hon. Wm.
EL Welsh, of York, will deliver an address In the Odd Fel
lows' Hall, on Friday evening next, at 8 o'clock. The ex
ercises will be public, and all are invited to attend.
CHANGE OP SCHEDIIIII.—On Monday, 6th ink., a change
will be made in the Schedule of the Passenger of the Penn'a
Railroad. The alteration of the Tunnel on the Harrisburg
road will divert a portion of the Through Trains from this
route. The Fast Line will run directly to Harrisburg, the
connection with Columbia being made by special train as
of old. We will retain the Mail Train and Harrisburg Ac
commodation. The Express and Foot Line will stop at tho
Waehington House station; all other trains will stop only
at Black's.
Tae Cmcua.—Van Amburgh's Circus and Menagerie will
exhibit in this place on next Tuesday Afternoon and Even
ing. This establishment comes with a high character both
as regard performance and exhibition. The troupe is com
posed of fine equestrians, acrobats and athletes, and we risk
nothing in recommending this grand combined show as
one worthy of patronage.
Tax COLOMBIA Rotuao Mitt —On Saturday last this prop
erty was knocked off, at sheriff's sale, to Col. Samuel Shoch,
fur $22,250.
A NATIONAL SERMON.—Fter. William Barnes will preach a
sermon in the Methodist E. Church, of Columbia., to-morrow
mm ning, at 10 o'clock, on '• The Glory of America."
EDITORS , BOOK TABLE
DE BOW'S REVIEW. Published monthly at Washington
City, at $5 per annum.
The July number presents the following rich table of
contents:
1. Direct Taxation and Free Trade.
2. Equality of the Races.
3. Southern Progres, Currency Exchanges, Ac.
4. The Caucasians and Africans.
5. Gardening—lts History, Ac.
0. Consumption of Cotton In Europe.
7. The Mind that has Ruled, Ac., the Union.
8. Statistics of the War of 1812.
9. Slave Trade.
10. Early History of Agriculture in Virginia
n Department of Agriculture.
12. Department of Commerce.
13. Department of Internal Improvements.
14. Department of Manufactures.
15. Deportment of Education.
16. Editorial Miscellany.
THE PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL JOURNAL. Edited and
published by Thos. 11. Burrowes, Lancaster, Pa., at $1
per annum.
The July number is well filled with reading matter,
editorial and otherwise, which will be interesting to the
friends of Common School education, and the reading corn.
inanity generally.
FROM WASTIINGTON
WASUINGTON, June 30.—Notwithstanding
all the assurances to the contrary, the question
in regard to the right of search by British
cruisers at sea is not settled by Lord Malmes
bury's recent despatch to Lord Napier, and
there is said to be a difference of opinion in
the Cabinet as to the meaning of its language.
The President thinks the despatch covers all
the points, while Gen. Case holds to the belief
that it does not concede anything real, 'nor
settle the true question so long at issue
between the two governments. Whenever the
despatch of Lord Malmesbury is published, it
will be seen that the whole thing is a blind to
secure delay.
No despatches have yet arrived here from
Col. Steptoe. The information already pub
lished is from others, and is reliable.
It is understood that Gen. Harney is to be
recalled from the Utah expedition and sent to
command against the Indians in Oregon.
Letters from Gov. McMullen to Gov. Stevens,
and from army officers to the War Department,
speak of Col. Steptoe's defeat. It is believed
he was surprised in the attack made on him,
or that the efficient, though small force under
his comniand, would have defeated fifteen
hundred Indians. The Department appre
bends a sanguinary contest with the tribes in
Oregon. Part of the army for Utah will be
sent on this service.
FEMALE PREACHERS.-It seems that the
United States is not the only country in which
the ladies enter the pulpit and perform the
duties of preachers. A London paper mentions
a Miss Buck, who has recently made her
second appearance in the pulpit of Salem
chapel, Belfast, and preached from Romans
1, 16, " For I am not ashamed of the Gospel
of Christ," &.e. She is said to have "displayed
extraordinary talent, great command of lan
guage, profound logic, and the analysis of the
character of St. Paul with which she prefaced
the discourse, was a master-piece of oratory.
The sermon, which lasted one hour and fifteen
minutes, was very eloquent, and never, on a
single occasion, did she desend to commonplace
or hackneyed phrases. Originality and genius
were predominant." This is encouraging to
the lady members of the clerical profession in
the United •States. The Rev. Miss Buck is
said to eclipse all the male preachers in that
part of Great Britain.
Interesting from Washington
WASHINGTON, July I.—The entire Terri
tory of New Mexico has been constituted a
new land district. William Pelham has been
appointed Surveyor General, and the lands
will soon be brought into market and opened
to preemption. The Land Office has received
information showing the immense richness of
the soil in precious metals, particularly the
Mesilla Valley.
The Baron de Wettersledt, Minister from
Sweden and Norway, has presented his cre
dentials.
Joseph S. Wilson is acting Commissioner of
the Land Office in the absence of Mr. Hen
dricks, who has gone to Indiana.
Lieut. Gen. Scott has left Washington for
his head quarters.
Monsieur Belly has arrived.
MOVEMENTS OF THE TROOPS
Sr. Louis, June 30.—A despatch dated Lea
venworth the 27th, by the steamer Platte
Valley to Boonville, says that the two compa
nies of the Second Infantry, coining to garrison
Fort Leavenworth, together with two compa
nies of the same command now at Fort Scott,
are ordered back to Fort Randall. They will
be accompanied by two hundred and' sixty
recruits, who will arrive here within ten days,
from the Eastern States. This movement is
understood to have reference to the reported
hostile attitude of the Indians in Nebraska.
The officers commanding this detachment are
Captains Lovell; Lyons, Gardner, and Lieut.
Smith.
ACCIDENT FROM A MOWING MACHINE.--OD
Saturday last, a young Man named Thomas
McNair, was severely injured by a mowing
machine in Northampton township, Bucks
county, at the residence of John Marshall.
He went round to the front of the machine to
do something to it, and the horses started, and
one of his lege was caught by one of the blades
just above the ankle,,_and the large bone was
sawed belt off. He. bled considerably. Dr.
Thimipson was called Immediately and dressed
the wound, , and at the - last advice the patient
was ooriefortable.
.geaxnntreicn:44ksll,... , .ic ..:0 - -,
quake was exi)k •,.... ~ :- traS y: - 'a the
e a t.„ l
vicinity of Newllis. •ti,„ ~, :..aficrood
bridge, . Westville ; 'ainif , '• erberry. There
have! been but titre! elioklat W. earthquakes in
thkt.vicinity-fortwo hundri4 YelPa•-•
~...
KOTA irks- Satatott,iLLThe• . §l2.rob of sal.
mcn - abotitr.Hatifait, N. S.,:th_ts . samer , has
been - very la. - Immense quantities have
been exportW to the linited..jatates. The
price in'the Halifax , market;it flaaslive to six
price per pound. l'
SS. A waggish'friend says if your wife is
everlastingly complaining of being sick, just
let her catch you kissing the servant girl, and
an instant cure will be effected. He has tried
the experiment, and , the result was that he
has never had to pay a cent for " help?' since.
lar Mrs. Elizabeth‘Parker, the oldest, per-
son in Maine, died in Durham, Cumberland
county, on the 22d alt. She was bozn in 1743,
thirty-three veers before the 'Declaration of
Independence. Till she was about 110 she
possessed bodily vigor sufficient to enable her
to work in the garden, an employment she
took great delight in. 1 , '
YOUTHFUL MURDEHEIL—The Grand Jury of
Allegheny county has found an indictment
against a boy less, than twelve years of age, for
murder. On the 16th of April some boys were
playing marbles ; twit of them had some die
pute about the game, and during the melee
Joseph Callahan, Jr., was stabbed,through the
heart by Michael Norton.
r• The Frerich Gazette (Medical) states
that charcoal has accidentally been discovered
to be a cure for burns. By laying a piece of
charcoal on the burn, the pain subsides at
once. By leaving it on for an hour the wound
will be healed. It is certainly worth a trial.
DEATH FROM HYDROPHOBIA.-Mr. Jacob Fox,
residing near Easton, Pa., died last Friday
from hydrophobia. He was bitten some time
last Spring, but paid no attention to the
matter until symptoms of the' dread disease
manifested themselves a few days ago. His
sufferings are represented to have been appal
ing.
g In Philadelphia, at an alarm of fire on
Monday night, a fight occurred between mem
bers of the Moyamensing and Shiffier fire
companies, in which Samuel Carr was instantly
killed by a pistol ball through the head ; two
other men were wounded On the same eve•
ning a fracas occurred on board the Gloucester
ferry boat, in which Mr. B. Neal was killed.
Relsz.At Iberville, Louisiana, at a public
sale recently, a free negro became the pur•
chaser of a sugar plantation in that parish, at
the price of $240,000, making him the owner
altogether of 4,500 acres of land and 200 ne
groes.
SCIIOOI, TEACFIER KILLED.—A school teacher
named Gogerty was killed in Middlesex coun
ty, Va., on the 17th inst., by a boy named
Bristow, aged eighteen years. It appears
that Gogerty chastised a pupil, who was a
brother of Bristow, and the father of the boy
and Gogerty had an altercation in conse
quence, when the elder son interfered, and, it
is alleged, inflicted the mortal wound with a,
knife. lie then made his escape. These facts
are given in a letter to the Richmond Dispatch.
The Memphis Bulletin, in chron•
icling the arrival of a large number of gam
blers, says—" Our city is full to overflowing
of thieves, pickpockets, thugs and pimps from
various'portions of the country. Every grade
of the thieving profession is represented, from
the gentlemanly, polished and accomplished
gambler down to the lowest petty thief, who
steals kerchiefs, pennies or cigars ;" but the
Bulletin says the profession is remarkable for
" kindly and fraternal sentiments." Delight
ful city—that Memphis.
MYSTERIOUS PoISoNING CASE IN DUELER•
TOWN, PA.: At Doylestown,• as we learn from
the Democrat, Mr. Frank Swartz, a young
married man, and master builder, died on the
22d June, from the effects of poison which he
took nearly two weeks before it resulted in his
death.
Down to his last hour of consciousness, he
positively refused to give any reason for the
act. When the doctor first learned that he
had taken poison, he asked him what induced
him to do so, when he replied. "If I were to tell
you, you would know as much about it as I
do ; all I have to say about it is they should
keep stronger and better stuff—if this should
fail, there are other things that will do." At
another time he told the doctor that he was
tired of living and " wanted to go' home." In
his moments of delirium, he talked a good
deal about his work, and seemed anxious to
go to it. This is the first summer he had
taken a contract for building, and be appeared
unusually anxious to fulfil it, and as the
season had been very unfavorable for out door
work, it is thought he feared he could not live
up to his engagements, which he allowed to
weigh upon his mind, and in a moment of
great depression of spirits, he took the fatal
doses. He had no-domestic troubles, but lived
happily with hig family, and was respected by
his neighbors and friends. He leaves a wife
and three small children, who receive the
sympathy of the entire community.
DEATH FROM EATING CLAMS.-A correspon
dent of the Boston Traveler,. writing from
Ipswich, states that on the 20th ult., Mr.
Robert McMahon of that town was taken
suddenly ill, whereupon a physician was
called and an emetic administered, but with
out effect; he died in great agony the same
night. His death is attributed to the eating
of a number of raw clams. On the 24th
Mr. Benjamin Ellsworth found a number of
his hens lying upon the ground dead; and
upon opening their crops, from two to five
clams were found in each. It is supposed
that the clams were diseased. Quite an ex
citement was created at Ipswich and New
buryport several years ago by the sudden
death of persons during the summer Months,
whose decease could be traced to no other
cause than that of eating clams.
THE RIGHT OF SEARCH.—We learn that
official advices from England, received by the
last arival, reiterate friendly sentiments
towards this country, disavow intentional
offence against its flag, and state that orders
have been issued by the British Government
to discontinue the visits of its cruisers which
have recently given offence to our people.
The government, we learn, does not insist on
visitation or search as a right, but regarding
both nations as solicitous to put an end to the
African slave trade, it desires a mutual
understanding or arrangement as to the
proper and most acceptable manner of ascer
taining the character of suspected slavers.
The whole tenor of the despatches is such, we
are informed, as to recognize the doctrine so
steadily asserted by the government of the
United States on this subject. We conclude,
therefore, that the differences which have
arisen between the two countries are not such
as cannot be amicably and speedily adjusted.
—National Intelligencer.
CROPS DESTROYED.—The amount of sugar
destroyed by the inundation in Louisiana is
estimated at 50,000 hogsheads—worth $3,000,-
000. The cotton destroyed by the overflow on
the banks of the Mississippi, it is said, will be
100, 000 bales, worth probably about $4,000,-.
000. In the Wabash Valley, as represented
by the Evansville Journal, the losses by the
farmers and property owners will certainly be
equally as heavy. That paper says :
"A friend, who has been voyaging over the
Wabash bottoms in boats and steamers, repre.
sents the whole valley to be a lake, in width
reaching 10 to 15 miles from shori'to shore,
and almost requiring a compass to navigate it.
He was ferried from Vincennes to Lawrence.
ville in lillinois, a distance of 10 miles, over
water, passing over a section of country, now
submerged from 6 to 10 feet deep. These wide
rich bottoms, which yield such stores of food,
and contribute so largely to our exports, will
be barren and desolate wastes this summer.
Those who ordinarily supplied so many
mouths, by their labor, will themselves seek
food this year from. others. The amount of
the loss is incalculable."
11. S. Mail Contract.
WASHINGTON, July I.—A contract has been
concluded by the Navy and Post Office De
partments with the Pacific Mail Steamship ,
Company, for carrying the mails between.
Astoria and Panama, at $348,250 per anntim.
W. H. Daudge has telegraphed to the 'Poi
Office Department that he has made
rangement with the Tehuantepec CompareY
under the extension to the Ist of October,lBs9.
fifer One of our exchange papers from the
interior. of Indiana contains the following list
of market prices in that vicinity ; : Wheat,ss
cents; corn 30 cents ; oatsl.s.cents; Nay pe r'
ton $7 00; Hama 43 cents a pound; Butter
cents; Eggs 6 *matt a dozen ; Potatoto 18
cents per bustle!.