el)e Lancaster Inc[Rymer GEO. SANDERSON, EDITOR A. SANDERSON, Associate. LANCASTER, PA., DECEMBER,I4, 1858 CIRCULATION, 2000 COPIES! entioarenoa Pam, $2,00 per annum. Sir B. M. Berra:mat &Co.'s Azummismo Amami, 119 Nassau street, New York, arid 10 State street, Boston. S. M. Peruse= & Co., are Agents for The Lanearler InteUtgeneer, and the most Influential and largest circula ting Newspapers in the United States and the Canadas.— They are authorized to contract for no at our heoest rafts. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS President BucHANAN will accept of our thanks for an early copy of his Annual Message. ' • , - We are indebted to Hon. Jecoß•Taoursos, the able and energetic Secretary of the Interior, for a pamphlet copy of his Annual Report to the President. Senator BIGLER has placed us under obliga tione for a full sett (bound copies) of the Congressional Globe - and Appendix, contain ing the proceedings in full of the First Session of the 35th Congress. WY" The President's Message, and the Reports from the several Departments, (a synopsis of which we give,) occupy the greater portion of our paper this week. No apology is necessary on our part, as our readers will all be glad to be , -.)laced in possession of the vast amount of Governmental information which is thus condensed in the same number of the Intelligencer. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE We have seldom read a public document with as much real satisfaction, as we have this second Annual Message of President Buchanan. It is a State paper which reflects great credit on its distinguished author, and will doubtless, be acceptable to the reflecting, intelligent and unprejudiced portion of the American people, whether living in the north or the south, the east or the west. It is emphatically a Union Message—strong in its points, lucid in its details, and unanswerable in its arguments and conclusions. The President opens his Me'esage,, by congrm . lating the country on the contrast of the agitation which existed in Kansas twelve months ago, with the peace and quiet which now prevail in the Territory. He refers to the Lecompton Constitution, and re affirms his position on that subject. He is of the opinion that if Kansas had been admitted with that Constitution, the same quiet which now pre vails would have been secured at an earlier day; but being perfectly willing to acquiesce in in any other constitutional mode of settlement, he signed the English bill, and — thinks, probably, that when Kansas again applies fur admission, she will have the population required by that bill. Ile goes at length into the subject, and recommends the passage of a general law, that hereafter no new State shall be admitted into the Union unless she has a population sufficient to entitle her to one Representative in Congress. He congratulates Congress and the country on the settlement of the Utah difficulty, without the effusion of the blood ; compliments the officers of the army there, and expresses satisfaction with the course of Governor Cumming and the conduct of Cu!. Kane. He refers to the importance of the treaties negotiated with China and Japan, and thinks the result ip the former case justified our nem t ral He congratulates the country on the abandonment of the,right of search by Great Britain, and in reference to Central America says that negotiations are still progressing, and says he has not yet abandoned the hope of success ; he refers to what was stated at the last session of Congress in that connection, and thaA his views on the subject of the IsthmulTutes accord with the policy hereto fore annoapced by Mr. Cass. His only desire is to keep the routes open. and he desires no other privilege for the United States than we expect other nations to enjoy, but will not consent that they be closed by the imbecility of nations which reside near there; he regrets that the Nicara gua route has been closed, and speaks of the necessity of enforcing our claims against Costa Rica and Nicaragua. He speaks of Mexico as in a condition of civil war, with scarcely any hope of a restora tion to a permanent government. He refers to the causes which led to a rupture of the diplomatic relations there, and speaks well of Mr. Forsyth's efforts. If not for the hope of obtaining justice from the Liberals, which now appear approaching to power, he would recommend the taking possession of a portion of Mexico, sufficient to indemnify us for all our claims and grievances. In the north of Mexico, bordering on our territory, there are other consideration which claim attention. We are interested in the peace of that neighborhood. Lawless Indians enter our settlements in Arizona, and there seems no other way that this difficulty can be removed than in establishing military pone iu Sonora and Chihuaha. He recommends that this be done, regarding Mexico as in a state of imbecility and anarchy. As to Spain, he refers to the causes which delayed the appointment of a successor to Mr. Dodge, and says that Mr. Preston will go out with powers to settle the difficulties with Spain, if possible. He says that Cuba ought to belong t u-s, and recommends that steps be taken for its purchase ; as we acquire all new territories by favorable negotiations, this should not be an exception. He reaffirms his former opinions in favor of specific duties on certain articles, and submits the whole tariff question to Congress ; he calls attention to the Pacific railroad, and refers to the overland mails as showing the practica bility of the route. Among other subjects he reiterates the recommendation to establish a territorial government for Arizona. But we will not extend our remarks on the Message. We hope all our readers will give this important State paper a careful and unprejudiced perusal—satisfied that they will agree with us in pronouncing it one of the ablest documents of , the kind that hiss ever emanated from the Executive head of the Government. Congress was so well pleased with the Message, that each branch ordered twenty thousand additional copies to be printed for the use of the members. ENDORSING MR. BUCHANAN The Washington Union of Thursday last, contains resolutions of forty three counties of the State of Kentucky, fully endorsing the National Administration. The Democracy of that noble State are a unit in approval of President BUCHANAN'S policy. Ex-Senator John M. Niles, of Connec ticut, left, in his will, $:20,000 to the poor of Hartford. His executor has recently paid the money over to the Mayor. One-half is to be devoted to the payment of house rent and the purchase of fuel for the heads Of-very poor families, especially widows. The other half to be invested until the accumulation of interest makes it, $20,000; when the interest upon that sum is to be perpetually devoted to the object explained above. ger Bev. H. O. ONDERDONK, formerly Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Pennsyl vania, died in Philadelphia, on the 6th inst., aged 70 years. AGAINST THE TARIFF Thousands of Democratic votes were cast against the Democratic party in this State, at the October election, on the Tariff question, under the beliet that an increase of duties would be certain to follov; the change. Whether such will be the result, time will determine. The indications are that our erring friends will find themselves mistaken, and that they are depending upon a " broken reed." The New York Evening Post, one of the leading Republican journals of the country,! is out very strongly against any increase of the Tariff. It talks quite flippantly of the persistant efforts of the Iron masters to secure • protection of their interests, without regard to " the immense mischief to agriculture and to industries of every kind::,which' dear iron I inflicts." The Post says :—" Give protection to a given thing, and the evil imposes itself as a necessity upon all interests which have to use it." Further:—" A false prosperity is created; the industries of the cities and towns are stimulated to excess ; the agricultural inter ests are neglected, then laid prostrate, and finally reaction begins." And still further:— Protection must necessarily break down all the industries of a nation more or less effectu ally, and to the extent of its application to the interests standing at the very threshold of commerce." Such is the view taken of protection by one of the most influential Republican journals in the North. The same views are entertained and promulgated by several of the leading journals of the same party in the West. . The Republicans of Pennsylvania, together with those Democrats who joined with them at the last election, may judge from these outgiv ings of the Post, what amount of support their protective policy will receive from their brethren in the North and East. The Iron- masters can also estimate the value to them selves of the hue Republican victories in the North, to which many of them contributed so greatly. The people would not believe it, though it was repeatedly brought to their recollection, that the Republicans of the Congress which expired on the day that Mr. Buchanan was inaugurated President, had reduced the Democratic tariff of 1846. It was true, however; and if the people of Pennsylvania will pay a little attention to the proceedings of Congress hereafter, they will see that the Republicans of the East and the West Are no more friendly to protection than the Democracy of the South. President BUCIIANAN recommends the levy ing of specific duties on iron, raw sugar, and foreign wines and spirits, so as to increase the revenue, and at the same time afford incidental protection to our Iron interest. We shall see, after a while how far the wise recommendation of the President wilt be sustained by those who have been cryin out so lustily fur protection. CONGRESSIONAL ITE Hon. J. S. Phelps, of Missouri, has been appointed Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means in the House, the post held by Hon. J. Glancy Jones during the last session, and Hon. Henry M. Phillips, of Pennsylvania, is added to the Committee in place of Mr. Jones. 11,11. W. W. 13.,y0e, of South Carolina, is Chairman of the Committee on Elections; and lion. A. 11. Stephens, of Georgia, Chair man of the Committee on Territories. The ob'o'e are all the important changes which have been made in the composition of the House Conimitees. The Senate Commitees were to be elected on yesterday. The telegraphic dispatches announce that Mr. Green, of Missouri, will take the place of Judge Douglas, as Chairman of the Committee on Territories. This change it is said, was opposed by seven of the twenty f,ur Delmer:l6o Senators in caucus. viz : Messrs. Brown. CEngmao, Shields. Bigler, Hunter, Green, and Thompson. Neither House was in session on Saturday. No business of importance has yet been trans acted. MORE TROUBLE IN PROSPECT The steamer Washington, from Nicaragua, arrived at New York on Friday last. She arrived off San Juan on the 18th ult., where she was boarded hy British Naval officers under the pretext of searching whether she contained arms and ammunition for the filli busters. We clip the following account of this outrage from the telegraphic -news pub fished in the Philadelphia Bulletin of Saturday eve]]] ng The steamer Washington was boarded by English officers from the Leopard and Val orous, with side arms, who asked questions as to whether there were arms and ammunition on board, and requested to see the passengers list. They were inthrmed that the ship had been boariled by the officers of the U. S. frigate Savannah, who would give them all rie,.!esary information regarding the character the vessel. The officers replied that they were instructed to obtain such information direct. They did not insist, however, on the hatches being taken off, and lift suddenly. The same day the steamer Leopard went to the mouth of the Colorado to intercept two hundred and fifty Eiliibusters, which it. was reported the Washington had landed there the previous night. Our boat could not get up the San Juan, owing to lure water, and had proceeded to the mouth of the Colorado, where it arrived at daylight the next morning, just in time to be seen by the officers of tile L,eopard. The boat was chased by the boats from the lieop• ard, with a howitzer and small arms ; and having overtake a, but finding no filibusters on board, they went back to their own ship, which returned to Greytown on the 25th. NEW YORK CHARTER ELECTION The New York Charter Election, on Tues. day last, passed off quietly. The vote polled was small ; and owing to the squabbles in the Democratic party, between the Tammany and anti Tammany men, the Republican candidate for Comptroller, Mr. Haws, was elected by a plurality over Mr. Purser, the Tammany candidate, of some 13,000 or 14,000 votes. One Democrat a❑d one Republican have bee❑ elected Governors of the Alms House. The Democrats will have an (qua' number in the Councils with the Republicans. A majority of Democratic Aldermen are elec ted. This result is hil owing to the unfortunate quarrels in the Democratic party. At the recent Gubernatorial election when the party was united, our majority in the City of New York was something like twenty thousand, and would have been so again with union and harmony in our ranks. The dissensions that exist there are a disgrace to the Democ racy, and if the masses would only take the matter in their own hands and kick overboard the self constituted corrupt leaders and dicta tore of both factions, they would be doing an act of kindness to the whole country. GETTYSBURG RAILROAD,—This road (not the celebrated " Tapeworm" of which we made frequent mention during the last Congression• al campaign) is now completed from that Borough, to intersect, we believe, with the Hanover Branch Railroad, and the citizens of Gettysburg are quite jubilant over the arrival of the first locomotive in that hitherto quiet and "finished" town. It will doubtless be a great advantage to them in every point of view, and we do not wonder at the plegsurable emotions which they feel. DEPARTMENT REPORTS Below will be found a synopsis of the Depart mental Reports accompanying the Message, embracing all the important points of these REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR This comprises twenty-six closely:printed pages, and embraces a great variety of valu able matter. The Secretary first refers to the subject of public lands, which he regards as a matter of greater magnitude than .any other within the administration of his Department. After speaking of the excellencies of our pub lic land system, generally, which he regards as the most conducive to their rapid settlement and reclamation from a wild and uncultivated condition, that could be framed, be animad. verts at considerable length on the practice of making donations of public lands to actual settlers, after a residence thereon of a specified term of years ; as was the case with the lands of Oregon and Wa..hington Territories and the State of Florida. This system was adopted with a view to ensure a speedier set clement of the lands, than would obtain under the usual laws for pre-emption and entries. Practically, however, it has not had the de sired effect. The Secretary next presents a hrief summary of the operations of the General Land Office, which shows that during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1858, 3.804,908 acres of the public lands were sold for cash, yielding $2,- 116,768, and 5,802,153 acres were located with military bounty land warrants. The unexpected diminution in the cash sales is accounted for by the fact that public sales in several of the Territories were postponed, because the unpropitious season and financial disturbance had deprived the settlers of an opportunity to raise money to buy with ; and to have prosecuted the sales would have been doing them great injury. The quantity of land surveyed and ready to be brought into market in September was 61,951;049 acres, and that subject to sale at private entry was over 80,000,000 acres. A view of the opera tiuns under the bounty land laws, and swamp and railroad grants, is next given. The Secretary recommends the extension of the land laws over Utah,. and the restoring to market of land set apart for Indians, but not occupied by them. He also recommends the passage of general laws respecting the miner al lands, suggesting that those containing the precious metal be reserved from sale for the use and occupancy of the people of the United States, under wholesome regulations. He also recommends that instead of allowing pre emptions to mail contractors for locations for stage stands, on route- , through the Territories, that such stations he reserved by the Govern ment for the use of successive contractors. The graduation land• laws of 1854 are disap proved of, as being a fruitful source of fraud an d annoyance. Of the Indian affairs the Secretary mentions that, with trifling exceptions, the tribes with which we have treaties have kept their faith and refrained from hostilities ; the difficulties having been principally with those tribes, the treaties with whom have not yet been ratified. The Secretary recommends that instead of large reservations 'being, set apart for the In dians JJf a tribe, in common, the land be die trihuted to them individually ; and that, rather than divide the annuities per capita among them, the money be spent for supplying them with stock, implements of civilized life, and in teaching them agriculture and the mechanic arts. The removal of Indian tribes is spoken of disparagingly, as it unsettles and disinclines them to habits of industry , and the opinion is advanced that the experiment of civilizing the Indians has been very imperfectly tested, and that the substitution of other plans would not fail of having the desired effect. The Secretary also refers at considerable length to the operations of the Pension Bureau, Patent Office, and other divisions of his Depart ment, but as there are no recommendations for legislative interference of general impor tance c:innected with subjects treated of under those headings, further than that of an equalization of the Army and Navy pensions, 1 ,, t , them by, for the pre,ent. 13= This is a very interesting document of six teen pages. It starts out with the, statement that the atonal numerical strength of the Army was but 17,•.98 on the Ist of July last, which is distributed througheu the Union, 'flanking all the posts, defending all the iron pratecting, as far ks possible, the routes across the interior, and contending with the hostile Indians. The demand for men,at the stations;and for what may be termed the police duties of the army, leave only thirteen regime to, or about 11,000 men of this force for active field duty. Within the year, this force has marched, On an average 1.234 miles, through uninhabited solitudes and sterile deserts, for the most parr, carrying with them every item t &supply. The report next proceeds to statethe specific operations of the army during the year, and gives the names of those officers who performed services especially meritori;,ois. The war in New Mexico with the Camanches, the Seere nary regards as just begun. The report is accompanied by a map showing all the mill Lary posts and roads in the uninhabited interior, thus giving a more adequate idea of the services perlltrmed than could well be otherwise conveyed, and being convenient, also, for reference The chapter on Utah recounts the particu lars of the campaign to a limited extent, and urges that the Mormons are now in a condi tion of involuntary submission, and that the presence of an armed force is necessary to keep them in cheek. They still continue their organization, and the Federal authority is alleged to be excluded from all participation in the g;wernmenml affairs of the Territory, beyond a mere hollow oho kV. In this connec tion the hazarous march of Capt. IL B. Marcy from Fort Bridger to New Mexico, is comment ed on at cmsiderable length, and that officer an d his command receive the highest encomi ums for their intrepidity and courage. In referring to the Quartermaster's Bureau, the Secretary states that if the appropriations, granted by Congress in June last, could have been obtained in January, at least 20 per cent of the expenditures for the pur,ffiase of sup plies for the Utah expedition couldlbave been saved. As it was, in order to start the exile dition at a seasonable time, the purchase had to he made under the disadvantages of credit, o r with money obtained from private sources. The disbursements amount to nearly $10,000,- 000 during the year; and yet every account has been closed, and the vouchers filed, except for $28.000, not yet received, on account of the distance of the officer making the disburse ment from the seat of government. The Sec retary takes occasion to relieve this bureau from unjust animadversions, by satting that, whilst payments are necessarily made through its agency, it has no voice in directing when, how, or to what extent they shall be made.— In the Commissary's Bureau there was no inadequacy of funds, and supplies - of a better quality were purchased, at lower rates then for years past. The Secretary recommends, as a measure of economy, the increase of the army ;. and also an increase of the national defences, by a gradual process, but thinks that it is incum bent upon the Government to secure eligible locations for their erection, as early as possible, before private enterprise shall avail of them for other purposes. Lengthy chapters are devoted to summaries of operations in the con struction of military roads, and conducting explorations and surveys. • The immediate introduction of a thousand camels, for trans porting troops and baggage over the plains, is recommended as a measure of wise economy. Highly beneficial results are believed to be attainable by the conversion of the asylum at Harrodsburg, Ky., into a cavalry depot, where recruits in the cavalry arm of the service may be drilled. The Artillery School at Fort Mon roe is reported to fully realize the most san guine expectations, and the purchase of an adjoining piece of ground is recommended, so as to afford a sufficient range for practice with heavy guns. The appointment of an additional Inspector General is recommended ; as is also the consolidation of the Corps of Engineers and Topographical Corps; that staff officers, from the heads of bureaus down, be required to serve periodically in the field; that three additional Brigadier Generals be appointed ; that the buildings at the Washington Arsenal be improved, and that volunteer claims be settled. On the subject of expenditures, the Secretary remarks that the disbursements through this Department embrace many subjects entirely disconnected with the Army proper, such as fortifications along the sea coast, improvement of rivers and harbors, and the construction of public buildings and other works. The attempt has been made to curtail the disbursements as far as possible; and the estimates for the next fiscal year are less $9,160 488,32 than the appropriations, and by $2,735,408,35 than the estimates for last year. They amount, in the aggregate, to $18,010,090.28. This document, which fills fifteen-pages, is also highly interesting. It opens with an account of the arrest of Walker in Nicaragua, and follows this with a sketch of the operations to prevent the visitation and search of Ameri can vessels by British war _steamers, and a statement of the progress made in the Paraguay expedition. The Secretary recom mends the purchase of the steamers now chartered for that purpose, as the additional cost, beyond that which will have to he paid for their charters, will be only $149,200 for the six propellers, and $217,000 for the three side wheel steamers. The fitting out of the expedition under Lieut, Brooke, to survey the routes across the Pacific, from San Francisco to China, and to prepare charts thereof, is next noticed, and then follows short notices of the capture of the slaver Echo, the laying of the Atlantic cable, the capture of the ketch or yacht "Brothers," the return to Africa of the Echo cargo of slaves, &c. The five steam sloops of war authorized to be built by the act of March 3, 1857 it is stated, will soon be completed. They are all of the first class sloops, and will be swift and effective for the service. The seven steam screw sloops of war and the side wheel steamer, authorized by the act of June, 1858, are also in a state of great forwardness. Five of them will be launched this month, and ready for sea in May next, and the other two will be launched next spring, and ready for trial by June. The side wheel steamer will be finished August next. The plan of construction of all these has been with a view to make them most serviceable and of the highest speed. The Secretary urges the importance of a further increase of the Navy, and recommends that authority be given for the construction of at least ten more steamers of light draft. The enlargement and improvement of the Naval Academy at Annapolis is also recommended, and the deficiency of midshipmen and officers in the service urged as an argument in its favor. Several recommendations are made, among which may be enumerated the addition of 20 Surgeons, 20 Assistant Surgeons, and 15 or 20 Pursers, and the increase of the Marine Corps to 2,000 privates from 1,568, the present number. After stating various other matters of interest, to nearly all of which, however allusions have already been made in the newspapers, the report concludes with an account of the expenditures of the Department. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1860, the estimates are $13,500,370.80, including $674,- 000 Mr completing the eight light draft steamers, and not including the usual compen sation of $935,850 for steamship mail service; which is less than the estimates for 1859 by about $1,100,000. 1:1==3!1 This is a lengthy document, and contains a large quantity of statistical matter. Owing to the depletion of the Treasury, there has been no little speculation concerning it; and the mooted alteration of the tariff law has exited a great deal of interest everywhere, and genera ted intense . anxiety in same circles. From the array of facts presented by the Secretary, it seems evident that there has already been a sufficient revival of trade to insure, under the existing tariff law, an adequate revenue in a little time, but the estimate for the ensuing year apprehends a, deficiency of $7,914 576. Deeming a loan inadvisable, the Secretary suggest that the only remedy is a modification of the tariff, and adds that the same principle should apply in making these modifications that would have influence in framing an original tariff law. The Secretary estimates the whole expendi tore of the Government for the year ending June 30, 1860, at $73,217,947 46 ; of which oily $52.241,315 68 are for the regular expen ses ; 58,497,724 50 for specific appropriation, such as the collection of revenue, mail services, arming the militia, civilizing the Indians, and payment of interest on the public debt, and $12,478,907 28 for existing appropriations for the present year, which will 'not be drawn from the Treasury until after June 30, 1860. The: estimates compare with those for the present year as follows: When it is recollected that the expenses of the Utah and Paraguay expeditions, and the interest on the new public debt, have to be deducted from the aggregate for the year, it will appear that there has been an actual decrease in the expenditures under the present Administration. POSTMASTER GENERAL'S REPORT To this document we can only refer in a brief paragraph at this time. After alluding to the creation of several new postal routes and a general increase of the service, the Post master General comments at length on the expenditures of the Department. There is shown to be an increase of the expenses, which amount to $12,722,470 01, and leaves deficiency to be made up by appropriations of $4,534.843 70. Last year the deficiency was about $2.814,000. The estimates of receipts and expenditures fir next year are—expendi• tures, 8'14,776,520 00 ; means, $11,094,303 00; deficiency, $3,680,127 00. If it be desired co relieve the Treasury from the requisitions upon it for the service of this Department, it will be necessary not only to reduce expenses by disconnecting the mails from the transportation of passengers and freight, but to increase the revenue by the imposition of rates of postage approaching more nearly the value or cost of transportation and delivery of letters and printed matter. Ile also recommends a change in the franking privilege. But, as we intend future referents to the subject matter of the reports, we will leave the subject for the present. REPola THE COMXIISIONER OF THE GENERA! lIIMIEM The report covers a period of five quarters ending Sept. 30, 1858. During that period there were surveyed of the public lands 15,209,376 acres, which with Griner surveys, make a quantity of 61,951,046 acres of the public lands surveyed and and ready for market on the 30th of September, 1858, which had never been offered at public sale. During the same period there were sold for cash 4,804,119 acres, from which $2,534,192 was realized. Located with the military land warrants 6,983.110, and reported under swamp land grants 1,401,565, making an aggregate of cash sales, land warrants, locations and swamp selections of 13,183,594. The cash realized seems disproportionate to the quantity of lands sold, but this is accounted for by the very large sales at reduced prices, under the graduation law of August 4, 1854. Under the acts of 1849 and 1850, granting the swamp and overflowed lands to the districts in which they are situated there have been selected and reported to the General Land Office 55,129,492 acres, upon which warrants having the effect of patents, have issued for 36,096,828 acres. The Commissioner recommends amendments to the preemption laws, with a view to unifor mity in the system, and to settle disputed rights,, and to terminate controversy in litigated cases. REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS The Commissioner states that the whole number of Indians within our limits is estimated at about 350,000. The whole number of tribes and separate bands is 175, with 44 of which we have treaty arrangements. The number of ratified Indian treaties, since the adoption of the Constitution, 393, nearly all of which contain provisions still in force. The quantity of land acquired by these treaties is about 581,163,188 acres. The entire cost of fulfilling these treaties will be 849,816 344. From a part of these lands the Government received no pecuniary advantages because they here ceded to the respective States, within whose limits they were situated. From those sold, the Federal Treasury received not only the whole of the expenses incurred for their acquisition, survey, and sale, but a surplus of at least $100,000,000. The amount applicable for the fulfilment of the treaties. and other objects connected with the Indian policy for the present fiscal year was $4,852,407. of which sum $204,662 was derived from investments of trust funds. The whole amount of trust funds held on Indian account is $10,590,649, of which 83,502,241 has been invested in stocks of various States and the United States: the remainder, viz: $7,088,407, is retained in the Treasury, and the interest thereon annually appropriated by Congress. The Commissioner thinks it worthy of consideration whether it will not be advisable, when the National Treasury shall be in a condition to admit of it, also to invest the above amount of $7,088,407 in like manner with the other Indian trust funds. The Commissioner points out three fatal errors which have marked our policy toward the Indians from the very beginning, viz.: Ist. Their removal from place to place, as our population advances: 2d. The assignment of too great an extent of territory to he held by them in common ; 3d The allowance of large BUMe of money a s annuitie=. He recomnieuds that the tribes should be permanently loc.iied upon reservations em bracing not more than is necessary for actual occupancy; to divide the land among them in severalty ; to require that they should live upon and cultivate the land thus assigned : to give them in lieu of money annuities, stock animals, agricultural implements, mechanic shops, manual labor schools, &c. He recom mends the ratification of the treaties made in 1855 with the Indians of Washington and Oregon Territories, as a means of preventing the recurrency of hostilities. He gives a general statement of the condition of the Indians, and calls attention to the urgent necessity for a complete and thorough revision of the laws relating to Indian affairs. Gov. Denver, though not having time, since the resumption of his duties to examine closely the facts stated in the report, concurs generally in the recommendations of Mr. Ming, his temporary predecessor. THE PARAGUAY EXPEDITION Letter from an "Ohl Salt," No. 1. S. S. " Ascric." NAssett, N. P., Wes 7 INDIES. Nov. 27th, 1858 FRIENDS SANDERSON "Who'd have tho't it" that my first epistolatorially sorrespordenee with you for the coming cruise should be dated from this port; but so it is, and so it most not ha' been' We left Washin6ton on the morning of the 10th, cleared on the 17th. and hardly had we found ourselves safely landed beyond soundings on Old Neptune's domain, than we were received with most boisterous demon strations from his rude boatswain "Old Boreas," piping "all hands," and keeping this "old wash-tub" "bobbing" up and down and "all around," as the " was to pay and we pitch hot." During all this commotion, however, it did not, nor could, prevent many from ncastDag up their accounts." Suffice it to say that, after having experienced very rough weather, riding out continued gales, and almost exhausting our supply of coal, and having our fore top, mast carried away in a heavy blow, It was deemed advisable to shape our course to this part for the purpose of taking in a supply of coal. And, now, being at anchor in this port, you would like to have my impressions of the place. Those I must give you in a rather hurried and crude manner. I stepped ashore this afternoon and found myself "stemming the tide" of the practical effects of Negro Emancipation— in forcing my way through the "thick and thin" of the thronged thoroughfares of this seaport town. "Black wins" at times in the game of roulette, it is said, (I do not know how it is in the game or poker.) but here it appear= as tho' it wee bound to win all the time; for not only the streets but even the side walks are taken reasession of by blacks, who, verill,itiE the old adage or "setting a b.•sear nn horse back," &P.. will not deign to give even a part of the way to persons of a different color: hut even. m I witnessed myself. compelling white females to tread off the side walk in order to pass a knot of "woolly heads." The garrison here, or rather the troops, are all blacks, with the exception of the principal offl.,ers. Meet of the stores are kept by gentlemen and ladies of the same color. Before concluding, (which I must do in haste, as the vessel by which I send this sails to morrow morning,) must give you a case. I stopped in a Jeweller's shop with a shipmate who wished to have his watch repaired: every thing was full of dust, so much so that I could mark my name nu the panes of his show glass, sons of which were even broken. to fact, the whole con , ern looked more like an antiquated gunsmith's shop than anything eke. The negro took the wale", opened it, put his -thing.mnboli" to his eye, and looking with somewhat of a monkey's mtvey, said: "Sir, you have allownl your watch to get vary dirty and it will take MO two or three Jaye to repair it, but if you are in a hurry I can set It ageing for you, by giving it a little oiL" You shall have more on this subject in my next. Take this, however. no it is. A bad beginning, they say, makes a good ending. You may expect More Anon, JACK TEACHERS , INSTITUTES MESSRS. EDITOR, Your correspondent wishes to inquire whether these Institutes are beneficial Not doubting that they hove numerous defenders and apologists, it is an important matter to the potpie to know precisely in what manlier the benefits of Teachers' Institutes are en joyed by them and their children. It is cllstOillary to gl vs the Teachers the time of the session—one week. There are, coy, 430 schools in Lancaster county ; average salaries of Teachers seven dollars per. week. Each Institute castes the county at this rate $3lllO. Bogard this as you will, it forms a considerable item in a financial consideration. Still we regard that as a small matter, if anything is gained educationally by the people; but if not, it is one of those small matters which collectively swell our taxes to hu..densonfe dimiebfibi s. As a friend of ideation. I most cont;tss that Teach-rs' Institutes seem tome to be inconsistent with the dignity of the pofession of teaching, fruitless in any good results to those immediately concerned—Parents and children belonging to that class of Institutions where true and modest worth often lies ella• thered under the prevalence of speeches. full of sdund. A,. I gentlemen blessed with a genius for talking. I aut. 110 I.ll,lbt,Stirrillg a hornets' nest if stung severely. I promise to take it cheerfully. The majority of the pea. ple positively disclaim seeing any utility in these Institutes lotions. I h e ns many dtrubts. Will some Knight of the Ratan Ix good enough to dispel the fog? We regard the Neaspaper as the only reliable channel to bring Matters to the firesides of the people, and for this reason desire to see this matter conveyed through the columns of The Lancas ter Intelligence, iNiluIR .$74,064,751, 97 MEM HON. EDWARD EVERETT AND THE NEW YORE LEDGER.—In our advertising columns will he found the Prospectus of the Neu, York Ledger, which contains all the particulars relative to Mr. EVERETT'S engagement to write fur that paper. The N. Y. Tribune, in speak ing of this engagement says : The country journals are still engaged in discussing the recent egagement of Mr. Everett to write for The New Tbrk Ledger, and, very naturally, some take one view and some another, though the great majority incline to the opinion that the arrangement is a good thing for all parties. In this, we dare say, they are right. It most indubitably is a good thing for Mr. Everett. Nu other act of his life has been calculated to add so much to his popularity. Widely as he is known, it will make his name a household word in many families where it is hardly known now. It is certainly a good thing for Mr. Bonner also. In the first place, it will add largely to his already immense number of readers. But this is not the only advantage,nor the prin cipal one, which he will derive from it. It has served to direct the public mind to a more thorough and full examination of the general character and contents of his journal ; and to the formation of a more favorable judgment thereon, in many quarters, than was previously entertained. The result of such an examina tion has been to change, considerably, our own estimation of The Ledger. We knew that its proprietor was a man of great enter prise and superior business talents, deeply skilled in the masterly art of advertising; but we were not aware, until our attention was recently more especially called to the subject, of the labor and care bestowed upon the different departments of his journal, and the varied interest which his numerous writers impart to its columns. Nor were we aware of, what is much more important, the pure moral tone, and scrupulous regard to the nicest sense of propriety, with which it is conducted. In this respect especially, it is worthy of commendation. We presume, from the course of Mr. Bonner hitherto, that he will not rest with the engage ment of Mr. Everett, but that other names, of similar eminence in literature, will. in due time, be added to the list of his contributors. A &tour MISTAKE.-At a recent wedding breakfast in Liverpool the bride's father handed to her a note of £lOOO, which the lady very properly transferred to her husband. He deposited it in his waistcoat pocket along with a £5 note, intended for the officiating clergyman. Before departing for the wedding tour the bridegroom handed the clergyman one of the notes in requital fur his services, and gave the other note to his father for safe keeping. On his arrival at home the clergy man (so the story goes) presented his wife with the note, as he had previously promised to do, for the purpose of purchasing a new dress; her astonishment was great, on un folding the note, to find the amount was £lOOO. The clergyman desired to repair the error, but his wife would not listen to such an act of impoliteness WHOLESALE MAIL ROBBERY. —The Lexington (Miss.) Advertiser, of Nov. 26th, says:—"Our Postmaster inf , .,rros us that some time ago nineteen empty mail bags were brought down, which had been found in a field some twenty miles above this place, near Coila, which evidently had been taken from the stage and the contents stolen—eight of which were letter bags and eleven newspaper. A day or two ago, three additional bags—two letter and one newspaper—were found in the same nighborhood, two in an old .vacant house, and one in the field, which no doubt have been robbed in like manner. The lid of a trunk of Mr. G. A. McLean's, which had been lost some time ago, was found in the same place." REDUCTION OF THE STATE DEBT.—The State Treasurer, by advertisement in the Philadel phia papers, inviter proposals fur buying, from the lowest bidder, $lOO,OOO of the State five per cent. loans. The purchase will be made on account of the Sinking rund, there being that amount on hand, applicable to the reduction of the State Debt. Proposals will be received until the 18th inst. For the Inte CITY AND COUNTY AFFAIRS THE LADIES' M. E. CHURCH FAIR.—The La dies' Fair of the Duke Street M. E. Church was held last week, according to anliontmment, 'at Fulton Hall, com mencing on Wednesday evening in the midst of a great throng of people. Everything was conducted in the neatest and mnst systematic business style, and the arrangements of the Hall we, admirable. The stands were handsomely decorated, and arches of evergreens surrounded the entire length of the walls, in the Intermediate spaces of which were suspended beautiful and costly oil paintings. Above the main entrance was a highly-finished silk wreath, rep resenting the thirteen original States, encircled in flags of variegated colors. The stage presented a truly fine appear ance. Martin Luther, his wife Catharine, and their child, were represented in wax, and the taste displayed by the lady who had the matter in charge was certainly of the highest order. The suppers on Thursday and Friday evenings, in the first upper saloon, were splendidly gotten up, and partaken of bye goodly number of people. Every thing that epicurean tastes could desire was upon the tables, and full justice was done to the same. Eeffer's Orchestra furnished the music. The success of the Fair was truly gratifying to the Ladies. We should judge the amount realized cannot be much less then $9OO, clear of expenses. Several fine presents were Matto to Individuals during the Fair. Amongst others. a Sewing Machine (price $.30) was purchased for Mrs. Dr. HODGSON, and a beautiful bound volume of Bunyan's Pilgrim Progress presented to Mr. Wn-mau Eistism., for his efforts in beautifying and adorning the Hall. • The Ladies feel very much Indebted to the kindness and liberality of the citizens generally for their liberal patron age. They also consider themselves under special obligations to the Messrs Lane, Wentz, Hager, Watson Miller, Hubley, Skiles. Ringwalt. Fairer and others for their acceptable presents of groceries, &c., as well as to a large number of private families for presents of various kinds, for all of which they feel truly thankful. THE • , HOWARD EVENINGS—DR. HODGSON'S Lscrunk.—Owing to the Inclemency of the weather. the attendance on Tuesday night last was not so large as on some of the previous evenings, which Is the more to be regretted on account of the benevolent object o• Poe meet ings. The lecture by the Rev. Dr. 11,D0.0. m favor of capital punishment, was eharacterizA by the usual ability and sound argument of that gentleman Ifc showed clearly and conclusively, we think, that capital punishment for the crime of murder In the first degree is recognized by the teachings of Holy Writ. sustained by right re Non. and is necessary to the protection of rudely. The 1, , •r ure was a well written, chaste and eloquent production, and wee listened to with intense interest by the audience The discus ion after the lertu re was ably conducted by ,fudge Hayes. James Black. L'sq . Roe )Ir. Hopkins. t) ,l Diekitv and A 11. flood, Esqrs., Maj. A I). Minim-, John Wise. Esq., Gen. Gee M Steinman. Prots,or Porter. Goo. Eichelberger. Res. Mr. Appleton and q.. 1 I/ W. Patterson . At the conclusion of the disenssion. it was announced that the next lecture w , .nhi ha given hy Capt. 111:1). SAN DEASON, thiN (Tue,•dat I evening. Mt suijort will he: "In du:dry and I , ll,ness contrnstrd : Dignity Noox JNI lIKET.—TiIe City Ci.uneil: have changed the hours for opening the Markets during the winter season, as will he seen by rcterenee to the itrdinanT, in another column. It will be noticed that the new rept la tion will take ether on the Ist of January, from which time, during the winter. the markets will open at n o'clock in the morning, and close at 2 o'clock, p. trt This will he a great convenience, we think, to town and country people. in.rnuell as all partie, interestwl ran now havo ilnylight Cur their operatilinm ME NEW DEP.T. —lt will be seen by an Ordinance in to-day's paper, that the City Councils have granted to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company I be Trian pular piece of ground nt the Railroad. fronting on Chesnut and North Queen streets, for the purpose of erecti'p, in part. a now Depot thereon. The Company have purchased the Exchange Hotel property. together with Cosgrove's and other contiguous pmpet ties, and contemplate recting a splendid building thereon which shall not be surpassed by any Depot in the State. It is understood that they will commence operations as soon as possession of the properties purchased can be obtained, which, we suppose, a - ill not be before the first of April. In the mean time, the necessary materials will be got ready, and nothing left undone by the Company to hosten the building ton 1,01 completion Plin3loTlON.—At an election held he the Fencibles in their Armory, Fulton Dail. on the ecenino of the 11th inst., Corporal JAMES P. Orator was elected Third Lieutenant in the room ofJohn P. Dysart, resigned. We congratulate our handsome young military friend on his promotion, and trust he will “bear his blushing honors meekly." We aro glad to note the fact that the Feucibles are steadily increasing in numbers. efficiency and drill, and intend maintaining `hei rope tAtion 0.." twin.; the se pie, ultra of military roelpmnies in the Swe COMPLIMENT TO LANCASTER MECRAN The St. Louis Republican, in noticing the recent award of a contract for government rifles to Mr. Henry E. Leman, of this city, to be supplied to the Indians of the Plains, says the award was given to Mr. Leman "as a successful competitor over Chouteau and others. Leman offered four samples of guns. his lowest amounting in the aggregate to i',7.150, under Choutean's bid of $7,250, and his others ranging up to Vi. 315). It was decided that Leanan's cheapest articlr cacts equal fa Chaufrau's begt, and hence the former got the contract.' The St. Louis Democrat, being opposed to this polio) , of furoichtug the Indians with guns, remarks, “these will 'come in time for the summer emigration, and nn doubt will enable the scoundrels to rob and murder with greater impunity than heretofore. Our Texas neigh bore will know what they have to fight— , Leman'e Rides from Lancaster, Penr+ylvania, near the horn, of the President.'" NARROW ESCAPE.—Ori Wednesday after noon last John Sheaffer, a German, residing in the alley back of Block's Turning Shop, North Queen street, met with a narrow escape with his life, by attempting to jump off the Through Express Train East, as it was passing Miller & Fellenbauin's Machine Shops, Plumb street. Ile got in the train at the depot, with a small piece of ma chinery in his hand, which it is supposed he threw off opposite the Shops, and then attempted to jump off himself. Ile was found some time after, by Mr. Fellenbaum, lying in an insensible condition, by whom lie was taken home and a physician sent for. Ills head and face were badly rut and bruised, and his foolishness very nearly cost him his life. COUNTY PRISON OFFICERS.—On yesterday week, the Inspectors of the County Prison re-elected all the present officers, viz: Jay Cadwell, Keeper; Rudolph Ressler. Edwin Weigand, Linder Keepers; Jonas Eby, Watchman: D. 0. Dakar, Esq., Solicitor: J. L. HolTrueier, Clerk. DARING ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY.—On Tuesday evening last, about S o'clock. two negro chimney sweeps broke into the house of Mr. Henry Breneumn, near Sit lutiga, fur the purpose of robbery. Mr. Ilreneman was absent at the time and the rascals attacked and beat Mrs. Crepe. man in a brutal manlier, almost depriving her of life.— Their object in attacking Mrs. B. Was through a belief that there was money concealed somewhere in the house, but which was not the case. None of the family were in the house at the time but MIS. B. and her young child, and the noise occasioned by the return of a domestic to the house frightened the villains away without doing further injury or carrying anything with them. The men are described, the one as stout built and middle aged, with side whiskers; the other'a mulatto, of smaller sire, and hair nearly straight. From remarks casually dropped by the men, it is supposed they belonged to Columbia cr Marietta. A reward of twenty dollars It offered for their apprehension. It would be well for the people in that neightiorhod to keep n sharp look out for the fellows, lest we have a repetition of the Garb, and Ream tragedy.— Wcancsday'i Express. Is THE COURT OF C1)llttOY PLEAS held last week, by Judge Long, the case of .lonet lain D. 111,0, v.s. 31cQuceny came on for trial. It appears that a large number of the town lots, in the Borough of Manheim, are held on ground rent, of which Mr. theater, who resides in Berke county, and his mother, were the owners. Since her death some years ago, the whole property of these rents has been in Mr. Wester, the plaintiff in this action. lly the evidence, it appeared that in 1825 a number of reel dents of Menheim. whose lots were subject to ground rent, entered Into a written agreement to oppose the payment of these rents by all methods known to the law. In 1828, Mr. theater attempted to collect the rents, and caused the chattels of some of the lot holders to be levied upon by a constable. The goods thus levied on were replevied, and the suite of replevin are further prosecuted. In 1829, Mr. Hiester again attempted to collect the rents, but was driven off by . an armed force which paraded with fife and drum, After this. Mrs. Iliester being opposed to legal proceedings, nothing further was done until after her death. About this time, the act of 1855, which put an end to all claims for ground reato,more than 20 years old,unless suit was brought within three years from the passage of that art. woke up Mr. Hiester to the importance of asserting his claim. About three months before the three years allowed by the act would have expired he brought suit, and at the trial gave in evidence the title papers on which his claim was founded. as well as the facts above stated.-- The defence was that the parties bad held those lots ad versely to theater fur more than twenty-one years, which gave them a perfect title. The Court charged that the statute of limitations did not apply to lauds held upon ground rest. and that under all the circumstances of the case. the defendant was liable for the principal of the amount claimed. The question as to whether interest could to charged on the arrests of rent due and unpaid was reserved by the Court for argument and consideration hereafter. Verdict for plaintiff for $69.80.-IVednesday's Union. We tee by the Manheim Sentinel of Friday lost, that the the defendants have taken on appeal and will rnrry the matter up to the Supreme Court JURORS.—The following is the list of Jurors summoned to serve In the Court of Quarter Sessions, com mencing on the third Monday in January, 1859: GRAND Joooo9.—John L. Benedict, City; Christian Bru baker. Nanny, Frederick S. Blots, Colombia; Sem Brubaker, Raphn; Isaac Buck, Manhoim twp.; John W. Clark, Mari. etta; Emanuel Cassel,Rapho; Warwick I.Cooper, Sadsbury; Thomas Cox. City; Morris Cooper, Bart; Henry Gall, West Lampeter; Daniel Hess. East Hempfield; Benjamin Herr, East Donegal; Jacob L. Hess. Pequea; David Home, Crernar von; Abraham Kendig, Con,:staca: Solomon Landis, Salis bury, Samuel Plank, Salisbury; Luther Richards, City; John Rider, West Donegal; Jacob St',leer, Washington bor.; Rudolph Shirk, West Cocalice; Henry N. Will, Columbia: Washingtou Walker, Little Britain. PETIT JURORS.—John J. Andrews, Colertin; Peter Itnin ner, Mount Joy bor.; George G. Brush, Manor, A. N. Bran eman, City; Benedict Bucher, EastCocalico; John B. Bitzer, East Earl; Jacob E. Ca;eel. Mount Joy bor.; David Coble, East Donegal; James Davis, Salisbury; William Deem, Salisbury; George K. Eckert. Leacock; James Feister, Sails bury; Levi Forney, Penn; John Graver, Ephrata: Jacob N. Grabill, Jr., East Donegal; Christian Gish, Mount Joy twp.; Christian Gast, City; George Hetes, Manheim twp.; Abra ham S. Hackman, Mount Joy bor.; John W. Jackson, City; Roger Kirk, Fulton; Henry Kring, Brecknoek; Christian Long, Raphot Levi Leash, Brecknock; Park Mason, Manor. George B. Mowry, City; James Myers, West Hempfield; henry Miller, Adamstown her.; Jacob Miller, Salisbury; Benjamin Martin, Pequea; George Miller, West Lampoter; Benjamin Myers, Strasburg twp.; James Mahaffey, East Donegal; John P. Myers, City; Thomas Mcllvain, Salis bury; Samuel Patton, Leacoch; Samuel Reese, ManheiM bor.; Jonathan 11. Roland, Earl; Johne. Stauffer, (IL's eon,) East Earl; Robert P. Spencer, Strasburg bor.; Samuel Shenk, Elizabeth; John Saner, City; Michael 11. Shirk, West Cocalko; James Vaughan, Columbia; Henry 8. Worth, Colerain; John Winters, Strasburg twp.; Abra ham R. Witmer, West Hempfield; Samuel IL Zug, Repko. ST. LOUIS CORRESESONDENCE Market Realeta—Suicide of a Merchant—New Fivers-- Monthly Repels—St Louis Public Schools—Our New Cagan Mum—A Lo,(with 4.0)0,000 Changes—Salts of IVestern Lands awl Nearaes—Thc Grape Culture—Deaths —N. 0. Ffnaard Assaciatinn—Hon. John I. Crittenden— The Missouri C,u7ression st Delegation—Personal and Fhb:lima—St. Inuit Races—Platerley's Testimony, dc. Sr. Locos, Dec. 6. 1858. The weather continued unsettled throughout the pant week, and on Friday and Saturday a constant rain fell.— On Saturday night a very heavy storm of wind and rain passed over the city, making sad havoc with a number of chimneys and window sash and shutters. To-day it is clear and pleasant. The rivers are again rising. Business con tinues dull. Soles on 'Change were—Hemp from $B5 to $l4O per ton, an in quality; Lead $515 per 100 lbe ; Flour 53 90 to $4 for low grade and scratched, nod $-4 75 to $5 40 for extra ;—Wheat 98c to $1 20. according to quality and condition; Corn 75 to 8214 e Oats 72 to 80c ; Barley, 95c to $1 05; Pork $l7 per bbl ; Lard 10 to 10-y,c; Whiskey 28e Potatoes $llO to 1 15; Coffee 1.1 to 113,4 ; Beans 50c; Dried apples $2; Hay 75e; Hides 15%c; The weather has been rather warm for Pork packing. but hogs are purchased at $6 and 56 50. Mr. llobert Adams, au old merchant of this city, cut his throat a few days since, and died from his wounds on Pri. day night. The sixteenth Overland mall arrived here on Saturday night, with three days later news from California. Lieut. M. F Maury will lecture before the Mercantile Li. Mary Association this and to-morrow evening. A new '• Independent " paper made its appearance In this city this morning, under the direction of Messrs. Atkinson and Caddy. The `• Tlmea"—the now Derneeratie paper, will appear la ICE= tiur ilarbsr Master report for the mouth of November, 203 steamboat arrivals, with a tonnage 0f55,071. Fees col lected it 4.-105. The Wood Master's report shows that he has inspected .3.304 cords of wood and 100,000 staves.— There were 450 prisoners received in the city Calaboose.— Committed to the county jail, 71, discharged, 50: sent t o the penibmtiars, 7: now remaining in jail, 119. Arrests by Day and Night police, 462. From the Fourth Annual Report of the Board If the St, L nit public Sch.sils, wn find the followin2 exhibit: There ars 44 School--. - which there are 1 Normal School ; 1 High schir I ; ,ri•non , 'll WI.: 7 1 nterinediste Schools, and 17 Ilrimar) ;11,11.01s Thoy ara hold In 2; Ailh•rout School 11..1,4,1 which 13 aro the property of the 11 and and 10 rool.al. The whole number of tonehors 1.:12 -- - Se male.; and The num bur of schulars enrolled 411r.14 tie Mr= y4.ar as 9,767 of whom 5,29'2 wont boys. art I 4.4f7 The average ntnntsw belonging to the : , ,•honls for the entire )000 i.,514-3,165 boys and 2,649 girl.. Total amount of :Idlers' salaries fur the year was $67.742. The rust per pupil for InstruNion was $11.65. The untie szponsrs of the 0,. I:: beLandn¢ to it. It.tr I %11l .toromitt Thy en. in I , at ..f nr {.3.00(1 month, in 1•41 ar n r .nt 'l'h;• High School :t1, , 10.1. During 11it.1,441 e.or P pow Th•• r of children in mil. buO between the 4,4% lit lland Iryt•ttg , t s+ ostillltted to b.. on 1. 1` , 58, 27.6.4—0 f thin, 9,7n7 nen- ..orolled in Ow Public Schools The niisitiiit ~, t i I!]JI I ss Atte,ling privito Schools Is s.eiiii--tittal unto's, children attentlintt sehoel in IgSS , ` , 7 se the number of children In this city whtt ti-t not attend elut! TIIP rendite,” et eur Public net). be nod up brh 8) , nex,•te of thr• Board on Ist duly, 1858 sl.ll4ddisn. nearly two millions of Jdlars• Of thi•.3l.-1 vth. in real 'SILL,,. liAld for revenue pot— pi., in real and personal property, (school Inns,',,, With their fixtures.) helot thr school purpose, and $105;222 in bills reoeivalile. The total indebtedness of iho Board gal the south isto 000 $`;.:11i1. Thyr .veipts of the 14,,trd the year were i:160,22.0: of whiet: f!eS nvaq freta the City 5.41 Tar: $26,470 from the State Scheel Fund $l9 tizei th o l'ewnehip rr.,.10 Coon,y lul 7114 fr,rn rentx =Elia $15,3:33 from and $1 . _ 2 :'04 from otoro,,t,_ The expenditures for ihe 00110 were $150.797; of which s.`l 9:39 was or Sehnel expenses proper $.113,91.4 for general expenses; $19.343 her the Franklin school honed ' : and V 30.923 for bills payable. The Net Wl] cost of the Schools for the year 1959 was V4.9:1, The estimated receipts for the x aar end in; July Ist, 1F5!) are $151,512: the estimated ex penditures for t he stunt, year are $134.700; the estimated balance in the ~ry a t the clrwe of the year is $16.512. of 132 teachers in the Public Schenk, 44 lire Prim:M(o,sS Amistants, and One Moak Teacher. The Principal of the Serrnal School re,el Vet( a salary Iq' 53..000; the Assistant of the same $1,500; The Principal of the High School receives a salary of $'3,500; one of the Assistants receives $1,700; five others receive $1,200 one other (female) receives $900; and one other $650. Five Principals (male) in the; Grammar, Interme diate and PrimarySchdole. receive $1,250 per annum; four Principal= (male) roseive sl.lno : ene Principal (male) re ceive., $1.0.0 ; and one Principal :103101 receites Twelve Female Principals receive $750; five others $650 ; fine others $600: six others $550; one other $500; and three others $450. Six Mule Assistants receive ;750; and cue 700. Thirteen Female A=sistante revolve $400: twelve others $375 ; and Mrty-nine othem $350. The salary of the Masi- Teacher Is $1.200 From this review of the St. Louis Public Schools, your renders will see how satisfactory is their condition. They havo a princely patrimony, to support them, and are not inferior, sea system, to those of any city in the Union. Our New Custom House 18 rapidly drawing incompletion, and when finished will be one of the finest looking build ings in our city, and the most substantial. In the base ment story will be the ollice of the Sub-Treasury; U. S . Marshal ; Mall Rooms for the Post Office, and Reception Rooms for the Hospital patients. The first floor on Third street Is intended for the Post Office. and will be ready for occupancy in another month. When fitted up with boxes, &c., it will one of the most convenient offites In the couu try. There are to be fire thousand boxes, and If necessary twice that number can be put up. From the Mall Rooms in the basement, all the mall matter will be hoisted by means of a Dumb Waiter. There are four large furnaces In the basement for warming the entire building. On the next story will be the offices of the U. S. District Court Room; Library; Judges' Rooms; Circuit and District Clerks' Rooms and t . 'ort Surveyor's Rooms. The third story has rooms for the Ornnd and Petit Juries also for the Local Inspectors and U. S. District Attorney.— In connection with the Sub-Treasury, it may not be out of place to append a fuw more particulars: This apartment contains a large business room and a private one for the Sub-Treasurer, together with a Watchman's Room connec ted. The Safe for the Sub-Treasurer Is one of the largest, and strongest in the United States. The bottom, top sides, and ends are made of three thicknesses of chilled iron riveted together In the very strongest manner. Its dimensions are about fourteen feet In length, eleven feet wide, and some ten feet iu height, the whole standing on a solid foundation of masonry. The sides and top are enclo sed with a brick wall two feet two Inches thick, and In the centre of the thickness of this wall is a lattice work of iron, made of wrought bars nearly a half inch thick by two and a half inches wide—all being riveted together. The door is secured with lock having 4,000,000 of change, and which will require 3 keys in open it, and 3 persons will each be interested with one of them. These keys can be so changed every day by means of collars placed on each, that it will be a matter of impossibility for thieves to manufae ture.ones to open it, particularly as It requires all three of the persons carrying keys to be present before it is possible In specs it at all, for one or two of the keys will not suffice. Thin department is being rapidly pushed to completion,— the counters are making, and all will soon be ready for the reception of the Sub.Treafmrer. A large force of men are daily employed in and ',sound the building, and in a short time the whole will be ready for occupancy. The Government officers cannot occupy the entire building. There are five orals. very large apartments unoccupied—it it more than large enough for the purposes for which It was originally intended. We are now in the Game season, and our market is over- stocked with every description of wild game,and we are enjoying a feats. Quail (patridges) are quick sales at $1,25 per dozen; Prairie chickens $4; Ducks $2; Wild Turkien r,oc to $1 each ; Venison at 5c per lb., and saddles (at retail) at 12.!„'e per lb. There are any number of Rabbits, Pigeons, Squirms, Snipe, Wild Geese, Ac., on market every day.— Cranberries are worth here, at wholesale, $l3 and $9 per bbl. We have to notice the sale of several more Farms in this State. Mr. Moses F. White. of Saline county, recently sold to Mr. Vincent Marmaduke, his One form In that county, containing 1013 acres, for $17,500. It is thought to be one of the very best improved farms In Saline county. Mr. Peyton Llntort's firm of 100 acres, lying eight miles southwest of Paris, was sold at public rale. one day last week. nod purchased by Robert M. Scott, fur $9lO. Several term , aid a num her of unimproved tracts of land, lyluy s ith forte tint. mitts of Bloomington, have recently changed band, at $lO to $lB per acre. We also notice the following sale in ricatu..ky. James C. Lenten, Eso , sold a few days ago hie farm In Scott county, about three miles south-east of Georgetown, and containing 31A acres, to John Garth, Esq., at SFS an acre. And for the benefit of the Black Republicans in your vicinity, we append the following sales, which were made In differynt parts of our State Dr. P. A. Heitz, of Paris, has purchased a negroe boy, aged sixteen years, of Itlg..ts and Holiday, for $lO5O Two negroe girls, aged respectively eleven anti thirteen years. were recently sold at public sale in Carrolton, and brought $095 ands 839 cash. Mrs. Elizabeth Bybee. of the vicinity of Prais, sold a negro boy, eight years old, to Mr. Samuel Thompson for $525, on terms equivalent to cash. There Is no danger of these negt nos suffering from cold andihunger during the winter. Why cannot the grape bo raised as abundantly in your section of Pennsylvania, an it is in Ohlo ; we see that the yield of vineyards in Hamilton enmity, Ohio, for 1058, is 14,000 gallons; Brown county, 17,000, and Clermont, 2500 —a total of 33,500 gallons in three counties. Sir. Fourmier, the Director of Longworth'e Wine House,%tates that the wino of 1858 is of superior quality, being as good as the celebrated vintage of 1853, and the yield is considerably greater than that of '57. The price per gallon ranges from $1 to $l. 20, the latter being the current quotation. The entire crop is valued at 25,000 gallons of the new wine. We think you farmers should give a little attention to the raising of the grape In your county—they will find that it will pay; We very much regret to have to record the death of Mr. James G. Crowe, who departed this life on. Wednesday the 24th ult., in the 534 year of hie age, at his reeidence In Jeffer son county, Mo. Mr. Crowe was born In St. Louis county. His father was a native of Lancaster county, Pa. lie learn ed the printing business with the well-known Duff Green, and was for a long time compositor on the Bt. Louis Repub lican ; after which he Vraa,proprietor and editor, for a num ber of years, of the "Shepherd of the Valley"—we think the first Catholic paper which appeared In the West, (1834- 85.) In 1841 his physicians advised him to remove into
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