£l)c Cancastcr Intelligence 1 GEO. SANDERSON, EDITOR. A. SANDERSON, Associate. LANCASTER, PA., NOVEMBER 15, 1859 CIRCOT.ATIOS, aooo copies: BUBBCRIKIOS Prici, $2,00 per annum. B. M. PimxonL k Co.'s Advsstxsdjg Aoxncy, 119 Nassau street, New fork, and 10 State street, Boston. 8. BL Fxmfoox k Co., are Agents for The Lancaster InldUgencer, and the most influential and largest circula ting Newspapers In the United States and the Canadas. — They are authorized to-contract for ns at our lowest rates A KIND WISH I We are really sorry for our generally amia ble friend and neighbor, the editor of the Lancaster Union, He seems to have entirely lost his temper, in his futile efforts to shake off the load fastened upon the Rejyiblican party by the Abolition insurrection at Harper's Ferry. But, unfortunately for his peace of mind—and we would not for the world do any thing to disturb it—the more he struggles to get free, the closer the “old man of the moun tain" sticks to him and hia party, aDd the weaker and more puerile he becomes in the herculean attempt which he has undertaken. He is, evidently, becoming somewhat con science-stricken at his own folly, and is now attempting to soothe his troubled and irate feelings by publishing the Abolition sermon of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, delivered on the same evening and from the same pulpit occupied by Wendell Phillips in his doubly distilled treasonable harangue, an extract from which we gave in our last issue. We sincerely hope that Beecher’s sermon will do him some good, especially as he endorses all the heresies of that politico-negro sympathizing, clerical mountebank, and particularly as Phillips and Beecher are indissolubly connected (par nobilfi fratrum !) in their wicked crusade against the people and institutions of the South. If it has the desired effect upon our neighbor, then we shall liavc a well grounded hope that he will not be so naughty in future as to permit his temper to get the better of his judgment, and call ugly names and use ugly language tuward us for merely telling the truth. REPUDIATING THE LEADERS! Our amiable friend of the Lancaster Lmon attempts a faint denial of the fact that Janies Watson Webb, Horace Greeley, Josiah Quincy, Governor Banks, Mr. Burlingame, Abraham Lincoln, Senator Wilson, Senator Wade. Sena tor Sumner, Senator Halo, Governor Dennison, of Ohio, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Rev. Andrew F. Foss, Senator Seward, and Joshua R. Giddings are Republican leaders—the very head and front of the Black party ! They were all considered in that light by our neigh bor in 1850 and even down to the Harper’s Ferry eineuto, and we think it very unkind in him now to turn the “cold shoulder" upon those gentlemen. Why, if he goes on in this way for a short time longer, wo will not be surprised if he denies that he is a Black Re publican himself! There is no telling what queer notions may enter hi? cranium. TRIAL OF COOK—SENTENCE, «fcc The trial of Captaiu Conk, one uf'tho Har per's Ferry conspirators, took place at Charles town, Ya., last week. Governor Willard, of Indiana, hi* brother in law, was present dur ing tho trial, The prisoner was linn #id dignified in manner. He plead guilry on all tho counts of tin! indictment except treason, and iho demurrer to that count was over ruled by the Court. Ilis confession, written by himself, was read in open C"Urt. In it he implicates Dr. Howe, of B >*t"n, and Fred *Douglass. The public feeling is represented as being strong against him. 11c is regarded as having been a spy for the insurrectionists. The Jury have found him guilty of murder and insurrection, and the Court, on Thursday, passed sentence of death on Cook, Green, Ooppee and Copeland, all of whom are to be executed on the 10th of December. It is supposed that Governor Wise will respite Brown until that day, when they all will be executed at the same time. Stevens, the other prisoner, has heen handed over to the Marshal for trial in’the United States District Court. ELECTION NEWS. New' Jersey - .—The returns indicate the election of the Abolition candidate for Gover nor, by about IGOO majority over Wright, democrat., Tho Senate will-'be democratic. — The House Latest news, says both branches democratic. New York. — The returns are not complete and it will be difficult to teli the true result, as to tho influence of parties. In the city the democrats carried by from Io.UOO to 19,- 000 majority. It is generally conceded that the Abolitionists have carried the State ticket, by the aid of the American?, and the 1100 free negro votes under Fred Douglass. The Abolitionists claim the election, but by great ly reduced majorities. The returns from Kansas and Wisconsin are very incomplete and unsatisfactory. It is anticipated that the Abolitionists have carried the delegate to Congress in Kansas, but by a much smaller vote than was polled for the Constitution. Wisconsin will probably retain her Aboli tion majority in the Legislature. Massachusetts of course has gone for the Abolitionists, McClelland, democrat, is elected to Congress *in the place of Hon. T. L. Harris, deceased, in Illinois. Maryland.— The official returns show a Democratic majority in Maryland, outside of Baltimore, of 2,28 G. Last year it was 1,180. The Democrats have carried both branches of the Legislature for the first time in the history of Maryland. Their majority on joint ballot will be 20, insuring the election of a Demo cratic U. S. Senator. Mr. Pearce’s term ex pires. In the Senate the Democrats will havo 12; the Americans 10. In the Iluuse the Democrats will have 40 ; the Americans 28. Last year there were 30 Democrats and 40 Americans in the House ; and 7 Democrats and 15 Americans in the Senate. The Democrats have just a constitutional majority in the Senate, as it requires 12 votes to pass a bill. It is hoped they will do some thing to put an end to the outrages which are annually perpetrated upon innocent citizens at the elections in Baltimore. The Congressional delegation will stand as it did before. H©*CongresB will meet in two weeks from next Monday. As neither party has a clear majority in the House considerable delay will probably occur in the organization. The balance of power is in the hands of the so called AntiLecompton Democrats and Southern “Americans.” If either unites with the Republicans, they can elect the Speaker, &c., but if both take an independent position, they can defeat a strict partizan organization. It is possible that a proposal will be carried to organize by a plurality vote, as was done in 1855. The coming session will doubtless be one of considerable interest and excitement. The Territory of Nebraska is Demo cratic all over. The delegate to Congress is a Democrat, and two-thirds of the Legislature .belong to the same party. The official returns for Governor of Ohio give Dennison (Rep.) 13,230 majority. ROW THE ABOLITIONISTS TALK. The New York papers of Oct. 24th contain reports of two Abolition sermons delivered in that city on Sunday night. We quote from the Reverend Tighland Garnet the following remarks on tho late insurrection: “ It was the duty of every man who loved ‘ the cause/ to say in regard to this subject, that'this movement was right; and any man who could not boldly say so, had much better say nothing at all. Their only regret should be that the movement had failed. * * * * There is not power enough in the State of New York to arrest Gerri't Smith. The whole West would rise, and the government knows it." The Rev. Geo. F. Noyes, on the same even ing, made use of the following: “ I do not believe it is meant that the pul pit should be silent on the only subject that is agitating this Republic; and if the pulpit would only take a proper stand on this great question, what benefit and reformation cotdd be done! We must make this question not only a political issue,’ but a part of our religion.” Joshua R. Giddings recently delivered a lecture to a large audience, in Philadelphia. [We copy from acity daily:]—“ On appearing on the stand he was received with loud ap plauee. After alluding to the late trouble, he sketched the condition of slavery in various States of this Union. He maintained that every State has the . power of establishing liberty within its borders, independent of the General Government, and that the Federal Government has no business to defend slave States from violence arising out of slavery.— The Union between the States does not imply that all the States should defend slavery. I hazard nothing in saying that the people of the free States do not wish to uphold slavery, although they feel that each State should have her constitutional rights. This is not the time to speak of Brown or his companions. Those who know him speak of him more highly than I could ; most of his companions—those who are most fortunate— are dead. I must speak for the future. Like the gallant American naval heroes who sailed into the harbor of Tripoli in a fire ship to burn the vessels of our country’s enemies, they have fallen, but their countrymen honor their memory. [Applause.] The speaker referred here to the ground taken by John Quincy Adams in Congress on the slavery question, to the actions of Miner of Pennsyl vania, and to his own opinions in Congress which secured his expulsion from his seat in the House. He also referred to the Mexican war, and said that those who fell .there were murdered to secure the extension of slavery. This, he said, our free State people do not like any mure than they like to support the slave trade. He hlso referred with bitterness to the oper ations of the fugitive slave law, among the mountains of his native Somerset, in this State, and in Ohio ; in the latter State one murderer who shot a fugitive yet remains unhung. [Laughter and applause.] He spoke s>f the ease of the Oberlin Rescuers, and said that the Western Reserve stand boldly up against the fugitive slave Taw, and despise the coward who, knowing his rights, dare not maintain them. The attempts of the Executive to force slavery on Kansas made John Brown what he was ; he was persecuted, and his sons slain, and in his desperation he has struck the blow that has thrilled the nation. An “irrepressible conflict" has arisen, [applause,] and he that does not look it in the face, does not do his duty. Now, as to Brown, I presume he has told the truth when he says he only went to Virginia to free the slaves. In doing this ho has only agreed with nine-tenths of the people of the free States. I know he has never come up to my opinions on this point, and my notions are said to be too .strong for a Philadelphia audioncfi-, [Laughter.] I have said and believe that it is morally wrong for a man to remain in slavery, if he can get free. I would strike down a slave catcher at my own door. But I shall not express these sentiments in Philadelphia. [Long-continued laughter and applause. ] For years 1 have given fugitives money and arms, and taught them their use. lam op posed to taking life, except in defence of life •u- liberty. Soy too, think the people of Northern Ohio. . I have heen requested to tell what I know of Brown. lam of opinion that he came to Jefferson, where I reside, on Saturday, and spoke in our church on the next Sunday. He spoke of his Kansas troubles, and also of his doings in Missouri. I believe nearly every Democrat and every Republican contributed to pay for Brown's lecture, [applause.] In talking to Brown I spoke against slavery, but I did not utter as radical opinions as I do generally in public. Brown did not speak of Virginia, to me, or of arms, or of his associates. Nor do I think any one hut his associates knew of his Yir- iriniu movements. And no one who knows my circumstances will think I ever gave $3OO to Brown. [Laughter.] I gave three dollars, once, to relieve the personal distress of Brown’s son—not three hundred; but little did I believe this three dollars was to frighten Virginia, and strike terror to the heart of the Federal Government. [Great Laughter.] When I read of Brown’s living at Harper’s Ferry, and making his attack there, I was astounded. But 1 will say, that if Gerrit Smith, or any one else, gave money to free slaves without blood shedding, they certainly offended against no law of Ohio. Lovers of liberty know their rights and cannot be frightened. But I recall the attention to the causes of the emeute at Harper’s Ferry. It was caused by a series of unconstitutional outrages, by the National and State Governments. Our statesmen have cringed to the South, and have stained the soil of the free States with the blood of freemen. There is no mistaking the feeling of our people. Let timid people keep quiet. If the causes of such troubles continue, the dangers will also our Territory be consecrated to freedom if peace is to continue. / Mr. Gidding, closed by quoting John Quin cy Adam’s “Let it come, (i. e. the fight between freedom and slavery)—in peace or in blood, I say let it cornel” 6@*We respectfully refer the above ex. tracts to our neighbor of the Lancaster Union , and trust that their perusal will have a good effect in quieting his somewhat perturbed spirit at the present time. PHILADELPHIA DELEGATES The Democrats of Philadelphia held their election for Delegates to the next State Con vention, on Tuesday last. More than ordina ry interest was taken in the contest, and tho contestants were arrayed for and against the National Administration, The friends of tho Administration triumphed, electing all their Delegates but three —and the seats of two,of these it is said will be contested on the ground of fraudulent voting. The Ledger gives the following list of the Delegates chosen : Senatorial Delegates. let District. Richard Vaux, Anti-Adminis tration—seat contested by Gen. Riley. 2d District. James McLaughlin, Admin’n 3d “ John K. Chadwick, “ 4th “ Thos. J. Roberts, “ Representative Districts. Ist District. Charles M. Leisenring, Admin istratiun. 2d “ Thomas Daley, “ 3d “ Wm. V. McGrath, Anti-Ad ministration —seat contested by James MeFillian, Adm. 4th District. John Cassin, Administration. sth “ Samual J, Randall, “ 6th “ Ed. McGovern, “ 7th “ A. B. Walters, “ Bth “ Lafayette Baker, “ 9tli “ John Apple, - “ 10th “ C. Johnsou,. “ 11th “ Michael Magee, “ 12th “ John Fullerton, “ 13th “ John Ward, “ 14th “ George W. Baker, “ 15th “ John K. Gamble, Anti-Admin. 16th “ Robert Allen, Admin. 17 th “ Isaac Leech, \ Nx Two '''Hundred Thousand Bushels of ‘■"■'v A Grain Destroyed Buffalo, Nov. B. —The Grain Elevator, in this city, of the New York Central Railroad, was totally destroyed by fire at 11 o’clock last night. It contained over 200,000 bushels of grain, all o'f which was destroyed. The lofs on the building and machinery is about $50,000, which iB uninsured. The loss on the grain is over $200,000, but is fully insured. The extensive freight depot of the Company, adjoining, was but slightly damaged. The origin of the fire is unknown. DID THEY KNOW IT l Letters of Col. Forbes, the military tactician of the “ free State men" in Kansas, found in Brown's carpet bag, show that the Harper's Ferry plan of Brown wag concocted before May, 1858, and was knowiiito leading Aboli tionists and Republicans. /A copy of a letter written by Forbes, to Dr. Howe, of Boston, dated May 6, 1858, and which mentions Brown's plans, has the following statement: “On Saturday (Ist May) I had an inter view with Senator Wm. H. Seward, of New York, having been introduced to him through a letter from a leading abolitionist, Dr. Bailey, of the Era. I went fully into the whole mat ter, in all its bearings. He expressed regret that he had been told, and said that he, in his position, ought not to have been informed of the circumstances." This was a few months before !he “ irre pressible conflict" was proclaimed. The N. Y. Times (late Rep ) in speaking of these matters says: These revelations of Col. Forbes will in crease the anxiety and indignation of both sections of the country. They prove that there are Abolitionists among os fully capable of organizing a military crusade, and of stir riDg up a servile insurrection in the Southern States —though they do not give us any very alarming notion of the numbers or the re sources of Ijhese men. Brown and Forbes, the one a fanatic and the other an Englishman, were the only two men of any military experience whom they coold enlist, and their military chest seems to have been insufficient to keep them both in the service. But they show—what is more important —that some among our eminent public men have felt con strained by their party relations to palter with virtual treason and to wink at insxne sedition. They failed to expose and denounce these plots when brought to their knowledge , lest such ex posure should cost them votes. The calculation will prove to have been erroneous. The conser vative spirit of the people will punish their default much more severely than the plotters of sedition could have punished their open hos iility. The virtue of patriotism has not yet succumbed to the violence of fanaticism ; and public men will never find it safe to wink at schemes which menace the peace of the country and the integrity of the Union. LATE FROM CALIFORNIA. The steamship Atlantic arrived at New York on the sth inst., with $1,500,000 in gold. Lieutenant General Scott arrived at San Francisco on the lGth of October, and received a must enthusiastic reception from the mill* tary, officials, and citizens of the place. The General spent the day in receiving his friends, and left in the evening for Puget's Sound, in the steamer Northener. Official returns of the wheat crop from fourteen counties in California show tho pro duct to be three and a half millions of bushels, against one and three-quarter millions from the same last year. This immense increase is supposed to be general, which will render it necessary to export half the wheat product to New York or- Australia. Over eighty thousand bushels have already been shipped to Australia. LATE FROM EUROPE. The City of Baltimore arrived at New York on Thursday. Her news has been mostly anticipated, but having touched at Cork, she brings a few additional items telegraphed from Liverpool, to tho 28th ult., among them confirmation of the loss of the Royal Charter, from Australia, and 470 lives. Affairs in Naples were very unsettled, and an appeal to arms was expected. The death Of Count Colloredo is announced. In the late gale numerous wrecks occurred on the English coast, but none of them were known to be American. The tone of tho French journals is becoming daily more violent towards Eng land. A Red Republican and Mazzinian plut bad been discovered in Tuscany. In Spain, the troops to march against Morocco have received their orders. The Emperor of the French will assist Spain in her operations. From China, we have dates to the 12th of September. The Treaty had been ratified by Commissioners at Pe-lloang. SPAIN AND MOROCCO The immediate object of the Spanish expe dition against Morocco is said to*be the province of the Riff, a mountainous district including that part of the coast immediately adjacent to the Straits of Gibralter. Like most of the other mountainous districts of Morocco, tho Riff is inhabited by a wild race who profess a certain allegiance to the Scbrif of Morocco in his character as a descendant of the prophet, but who pay him in his character as a temporal ruler but a very limited obedience. It is not surprising, therefore, that he has declined to become responsible for the good behavior of these people, but has left the Spanish Government to right its own wrongs* The inhabitants of the Riff still carry on upon a small scale that system of mountain robbery for which the whole north African coast was formerly so infamous. In boats of rude construction, they conceal themselves among the steep rocks which jut out into the sea, with the view of surprising merchant vesselsjon their passage through tho Straits; and if pursued, they take refuge in the neighboring mountains, whore it is difficult to follow them. Of late they have made inroads into the small tract of territory attached to the fortress ot Ceuta, which belongs to the Spaniards, and it is to revenge or punish these inroads that the present expedition is undertaken. A Candid Admission.— Senator Wilson of Massachusetts, in bis speech delivered in Syracuse on the 28th ult., said, “ The liar per’s Ferry outbreak was the consequence of the teachings of Republicanism.” Just what we have been asserting ever since the affair took place.—iV. 3”. Herald. And just what every intelligent man knows to be the case, and what every candid man must admit. And such beiDg the case and such the admission of such high authority, how ridiculous it is for the two-penny whis tles of black republicanism to declare that their party is in no manner responsible for actions thus admitted to be “ the conse quence” of its teachings! Close Voting. —At the late election in Maryland there were several remarkable cases of close voting. In Calvert county there is a tie for commissioners, and in Dorchester a tie for sheriff. In the latter county the Demo crats lose a delegate by 6 votes, and in Somer set the American candidate is elected sheriff by a majority of 2. Purnell’s majority in Dorchester is 1, in Cecil 2, and Caroline 4 votes. In Carroll county, Webster, American, is elected State's attorney by 4 votes, and in several other cases there are similar results, showing, as politicians are continually ex claiming, the importance ef “one vote." GERRITT SMITH. The telegraph, on Thursday last, announced that Gerritt Smith had been sent to the Lu natic Asylum at Utica, having become serious ly deranged since the failure of Brown, at the Ferry. The telegraph of Friday says, that no one is allowed to see him, but that it is under stood that in his ravings he refers to the Harper’s Ferry matter, and supposes himself under arrest. It is not true as reported in some of the papers, that Governor Wise has made a requi sition on Governor Morgan, of New York, for Gerritt Smith. A Costly Affair. — : Before the close of the present year, the Grand Trunk Railway will be completed to Detroit, Mich., a distance of 862 miles in a direct line, with branches in addition, making 1,099 miles of complete railway, inoluding the Victoria Bridge, cost ing upwards of $60,000,0001 CITY AND COUNTY AFFAIRS The Rights of Married "Women Under the Act of IS4S— An Important Decision. —The ca?e of Andrew Bear’s Administrator vs. Elizabeth Bear, hia widow, on account of its novelty, elicited considerable interest when tried in the Common Pleas Court before his Honor, Judge Long. The position taken by the defendant, that no re covery could be had because the action was founded on contract between husband and wife, says the Express, was sustained by Judge Long, and affirmed by the Supreme Court; and as the case settles the question, that, under the act of IS4S, such contracts cannot be enforced, and fully discusses the object of the act, we deem it proper to furnish the public, who cannot have access to the Law Library, with the opinion of the Court, so that all may read and learn. The points established are— 1. The net does not enable a married woman to contract with her husband, for the repayment of mouey advanced by him for the improvement of her separate estate. 2. The pnrpose of the act was to protect the wife’s prop erty against the husband and bis creditors, not to enable her to enter into contracts with respect to it, as thongh she was a ferns, sole. 3. The proviso that nothing therein contained ‘‘shall be construed to protect the property of such married womao from the liability for debts contracted by herself.” applies to debts contracted by her before marriage—from liability for which the husband ii tbejeby exempted. The facts of the case were briefly theee: William L. Bear, Administrator of Andrew Bear, dec’d. brought suit against Elizabeth Bear, his widow, to recover the sum of $1307.50, advanced by the deceased in bis life* time, for tbe improvement of his wife’s separate estate— the defendant, at*tbe time of her marriage with deceased, being the owner of a piece of ground on North Queen st., near Lemon. After her marriage, the defendant entered into a contract with John Ditlow for the ertetion of two houses on these premises, for the sum of $lB5O, to bo paid in instalments, as the work progressed. In the course of the negotiations, U{s. Bear informed Ditlow that she had not money enough to pay for building the houses, bnt expected Mr. Bear would assist her. and, as the rents of her other property became due, sbe could repay the sums ad vanced. In pursuance of this contract, Mr. Ditlow built the houses, and when he called upon the defendant for payment, as the Instalments becamo due, was by her referred to her husband, who paid from time to time various sums, amounting to $1307.50, taking receipts therefor in his own name. Andrew Bear dying intestate that same year, possessed of no real estate, these receipts were found among his personal property, and his Administrator brought suit to recover tho moneys thus paid for the use of defendant. The case was argned by B. F. Baer and Thus. K. Frank-, lin, Esqs., for plaintiff, and A. TTerr Fmith, Esq., for defendant, and the opinion of the Court above was deliv ered by Justice Strong, as follows: This is an action brought by the administrator of a de ceased husband against his wife, to recover money paid, laid out. and expended by him, for her use, in the improve ment of her real estate, and, as it is alleged, at her request. It is, ot course, founded upon an implied promise of the wife to the husband, and it assumes that a husband and wife may contract with each other, that she is legally bound by her promise to pay him for.money advanced for her use, and that compliance with such a promise may be enforced by suit against her at law. The case is certaiuly novel, and. if it can bo sustained, must work an entire change in the marriage relation, if indeed that relation can be said louger to exist. It is not asserted that, at common law, any such fiction can bo maintained. The doctrine of the common law whs, that the husband and wife are one person, tbe twain have become one ttesb, From this it followed, that no contracts could be made directly between them; that the wife was l 'Sitb potentate viri," and incapable of bargaining with them. It would be out of place here to spend time iu showing how exactly this doctrine accords with Divine revelation; how it tends to the protection of the wife, and to the promotion of that unity of interests, of plans, and of sympathies, which are indispensable to domestic harmony, and to the happiness of families. But it is strenuously urged that the Act of April 11th, 1848, has made a radical change in this doctrine, and has dissolved this intimate union between tbe husband and wife. It is said they are no louger one ; that, so far as her property is concerned, they are as strangers to each other, and that the wife may contract with strangers, and evoD with her husband; may sue and be sued, precisely as if she were a feme sole. Such is not, however, our under standing of the Act oflb-fS. and such is not tbe construc tion which we have heretofore repeatedly given to it. We shall he slow to believe that the legislature intended such a revolution in this tbe most important domestic relation; that they desigued to expose the wife's property to the hazards whicli must bo inseparable from a power in her to contract independent of her husbaad ; much less that their purpose was to destroy the relation of confidence betweeu them, which previously existed, aDd place them in the po sition of buyer and seller, promimor and promissee, be tween whom there is held to be no confidential relatiou.— The Act of 1848 undoubtedly made a change in thecommoo law. but uot such a change as is contended. All agree that its general intout was to prevent a wife’s properly from being swept away by a husband’s creditors. It was designed as a remedial act. As tbe law was before its passage, the husband, by the marriage, became the absolute owner of tlie wile’s cboses in possession, as well as those which she had,at the time of marriage, as those which she subse quently acquired. lie succeeded to her dominion over her choses in action, and, by reducing them into possession, they became absolutely his. He also became entitled to the use aDd enjoyment of her real estate, owning its rents, issues, aud profits. The necessary cousequcnce of this was. that all the property which she brought to her husband, except a remainder iu her real estate after his death, was ; liable to be seized and sold at the suit of his creditors. — Instances had occurred iu which a wife who has brought property to her husband, had seen it all swept away, and her self left to destitution through the improvidence, misfor tune. or even vice of her husband. It had perhaps gone to pay debts which he had contracted before the marriage. Such" cases appealed strongly to the sympathies of the legislature, and were doubtless the moving cause of the enactment of April 11th. ISIS. Here was the mischief to be remedied, and the statute is the remedy provided. The whole legislative puipose is fulfilled, if the statute receive such construction an to remedy that mischief. We are not at liberty, even if we hail the disposition to go bey- nd the spirit of the enactrn-ut. AM statutes changing the com mon law are not to be exteuded by construction. Even a sli.'ht. analysis of tbe enactment will suffice to show that the legislature has done no more than remove this evil It declares that <-\vry species of prop-tty belonging to any single woman shall continue to be her property, as fully after her marriage as before; and that all such property, of whatever kind, which shall accrue to any married wo man during coverture, shall be owned, used, and enjoyed by such married woman as her own separate property; and that the said property, whether owned by her before mar riage, or which shall accrue to her afu-rwards, shall not bo subject to levy or execution- for tho debts or liabilities of her husband: norite sold,, mortgaged, or transferred, or eiicii;,: i en-d by him w it bout b- r writ rcu consent, ackoovl edged liefure a judg- id the Ourt of Common I‘leas. What is there in this more titan protection against tbe husband's crnditnrs'r It wis, doubtless, not intended to give to the wife greater rights over her property which might accrue to her after marriage, than over that whicli belonged to her when married. When, therefore, the act declared that tbe property which might accrue during coverture should be “owned, used, and enjoyed by such married woman as her own separate property,” it meant precisely what was intended in the former part of the section respecting tlie property belonging to her before marriage, namely, that “it should continue to be the property of such woman as fully after her marriage as before ” The act prevented the wife's choses in possession trom beeuiiiing the property of her husband, denied his succession to d-'minh-n over her ebeses iu action, and debarred him from ownership of the use of her real estate. It thus removed the whole from tho reach of his creditors, and insured its preservation tor her. This Was the entire object sought to be accomplished —a perfect remedy for the supposed mischief. It 1h not easy to see how it can be supposed that it was intended to rumove any of the disabilities which resulted from the marriage relation. The object of the act is conceded to have been protection to the wife; and those disabilities are her shield. Eveu her inability to c-outrant. secures her against fraud, cunning, or imprudence; and her inability to barg,in with her buebaud. protects her against coercion on his part, as well as the seductions of overweening con fidence in him. It is a radical mistake to suppose that tho act intended to convert the wife into a feme sole, so far as relates to her property. That is impossible while she is to continue to discharge the duti.s of a wife. Nor does the act express any such pnrpose. Tho-e who think differently, gath-r their impressions from tbe provision that the property which shall accrue to any married woman during cover ture, whether by will, descent, deed of conveyance, or otherwise, shall be owned, used, aud enjoyed by such mar ried woman as her own separate property. It is confidently asked, how can she owd, use, and enjoy her property, if she cannot bind herself by her contracts ' From what has been said, however, it is apparent that the ownership, use. and enjoyment spoken ot. is such as to protect the properly from her husband’s creditors. Tho legislature has not said, she shall own it as a feme. sole., or use it as a feme sole ; but “us her own separate pr<>]>rrty.” She is to own, use. and eujoy it as a married woman, as if the property had been settled to her sole and separate use duriug her cover ture. This is all. This is precisely what the act declares. Now, certainly it will uot be said, that prior to the Act of ls-to, a married woman, having properly settled to her sep arate use. was a feme sole, in regard to it; that she might enter into contracts reapec'ing it with strangers, or with her husband, which should be obligatory upon her, aud which would enable them to levy upon and sell her sepa rate property. Certainly it was not rhe law, that such a wife could sue her husband, or be sued by him. This en ai twent then placed every married woman in the sumo position; gave her the rights which femes covert, owning separate property, eujoyed before, and gave her D"» other. It made all the property of the wife her separate property. It was as a married woman, therefore, and not as a feme, sole, that she was to u«e and enjoy it. That a new power to contract debts, with the privilege of being sued, was not conferred by thi- statute, appears also from several other of its provisions. The property cannot be 9'ld, convoyed, mortgaged, transferred, or iu any manner encumbered by her husband, without her written consent first had and obtaiued. and duly acknowl edged before a judge. If she could contract with her hus band respecting the property, why was it necessary to pro vide a mode by which she could enter into a partimlar engagement, with him, by which she could constitute him her agent ? If the act made her a feme sole, this was quite superfluous. So, too. the power conferred expressly upon her to dispose of her property by will, by implication, nega tives her possession of the lull powers of a feme S';lc. It is suggested, that the second proviso of the sixth sec tion indicates an intention in the legislature to authorize her to contract debts, and to bind herself by exe-utorj c m tracts. That proviso declares that uo.hing in the act shall bo construed to protect the property of such married wo man from liability for debts contracted by heraulf. But it has repeatedly decided, that this refers to debts con tracted by her before marriage, from liability tor which tbe husband was exempted by tho proviso immediately preceding: Glyde r. Keister, -S Casey 85. We adhere, therefore, to tbe construction which has heretofore been giveu to what is usually called tlie Warned Wumau’s Act. It is not an enabling, but a restraining statute. It does not make the wife a feme sole as regards her property. It does not confer upon her power to bind herself, by contract engagements with her husband, and it dues not authorize suits between tbe husband and wife. The legislation since the Act of April 11th, 1848, shows that coatntctH and suits at law between husband and wife are unauthorized. It was thought necessary by the Act of 15th April, 1851, to empower a married womau to lend to her husband, and take a security in the name of a third person as trustee: also to declare valid such had before that time been taken. The Act of May 4th, 1855, gives to the wiflJthe privileges ofa feme sole trader in certain cases; and iu (similar rases, the Act of lltli of April, 1856, authorizes her to maintain actions for l?er sep arate earnings or property, providing that if her husband be the defendant, the action shall be in thenaoi6of a nut frieud. Doth these acts look to a disability in the wife to contract anil sue. But no act has ever authorized a suit by any husband, or his personal representatives, against the wife, upon any contract which she can make with him, ilnriug coverture. This case abundantly vindicates the construction which we have given to the Act of 1848. We hold, that that act protected the wife’s property against her husband's credi tors, by protecting it against him. What would the pro tection be worth, if it made her a feme sole —authorized her to enter into contract* with him, and to assume pecuniary obligations to him? llow long would berpropertv remain secure to her? Such parties cauuot deal on etfual terms. A wife is even more defenceless than is a ward in dealing with his guardian. Full Houses. —The Peak Family and Swiss 801 l Ringers gave two Concerts, at Fulton Hall, on Friday and Saturday evenings last, to overflowing houses. They also gave an afteruoon entertainment on Saturday to a crowded house ot children. • - Toothache.— This disease can be cured by Dr. Keyser’s Toothache Remedy, prepared by him in Pitts burgh, Pa., which is put up in bottles and sold at 25 cents each. It is an excellent medicine, when dilated, for spongy and tender gams, and is worth ten times its price to ail who need it. Sold here by C. A. Heinitsh and all Druggists* Changes in Railroad Time.— A new Time ! The Death of the Czar.— Alexander Table went into operation on the Pennsylvania Railroad Dumas publishes the following singular State* o»,MWrday. The Train. J.part from this city ; ment concerning the doath 0 ( the Czar as follows: ! , , iNicaolas : Through Express •L;uiiais er Train Past Li-*» Hiuriaborg Accommodation Mail Train Through Express Mail Train Fast Lino Harrisburg Accommodation Lancaster Train Emigrant Train The Fulton Institute Exhibition.— The final preparations arc being made for the opening of this Exhibition next week. Workmen are now busily engaged in makiug in the different apartments of the Hall, preparatory to the reception of articles at the close of this week. Nothing has been, or will be, left undone to make fhiß Exhibition one of the finest in every respect which has ever been held in this State. At any rate, it will be no fault of the officers and managers if it is not. — They have each and all done their utmost to make this Exhibition worthy of the fair fame of our city and of the count} - which gave birth to a Fulton. Mr. M. 0. KUSE has been appointed General Receiver and Ticket Agent. Presentation.— On Friday evening last an interesting ceremony took place at the Fencibles’ Armory, Fulton Hall. It wgs the presentation of a splendid Silver Cornet Horn to Capt. George Ellinger, the accomplished loader of the Fencibles’ Band, by a few of his personal frieuds and admirers.' The presentation speech was made by Col. 0. J. Dickey, and the gift was appropriately received, on behalf of Capt. EL, by Lieut. Emlsn Franklin. The Band then treated those present to some of their choicest music, and at the conclusoln, at the invitation of Capt. E., marched to Col. DucfuuN’s Restaurant, No. t>2 North Queen street, where they were liberally entertained. The Ornet ifl of German Silver, (E fiat.) handsomely ornamented, and made to the order of the committee by Mr. Isaac Fiske, of Worcester, Mass., who is considered the best musical instrument maker in the United States. The following inscription is neatly engraved on tho Cornet:— •‘Presented to Capt. George Ellinger, leader ot tho Fencibles’ Band, by a few of his friends. Lancaster, Nov. 11, 185‘J.” Religious.— Rev. Dr. Hodgson, P. E., will preach in the Duke Street M. E. Church, ou Sunday morn ing next. Rev. Messrs. Bishop and Martin, of Harrisburg, will officiate at a series of meetings lu bo held in the same church this week. Rev. Mr. Bishop is woll known aud highly respected here—he haviug been Pastor of the Duke Street Church some five or six years since. He always displayed much HoqiUMiC". ze:il aud energy iu bis calling, and is one of the most finished pulpit orators in the State. Rev. Mr. Hmusaugh lias been re-instated as Pastor of the Ist German Kiformed Church of this city—the action of the Consistory in removing him not being appioved by the Classis. Formal Opening of the State Normal School at Mim.eiwville.—The formal opeuing of the State Normal School at Mtllersvillo will take place on Thursday and Friday, tho Ist and 2nd of December. In accordance with the requirements of ibe act <>f tho Legislature creat ing Normal School Districts, tho Governor, in conjunction with the State Superintendent of Common Schools, has appointed a committee to visit the School on that occasion, to make the necessary examination, and report the result, when the institution will bo formally op“ned as a State School. This committee cousists of the State Sup.Tintcn dent, Mr. Hickok, Ex-Governor Pollock. 0-1. A. G. Curtin, Hon. Wra. M. Hiester, Secretary of tho Commonwealth. 1L L. Dieffenbach, Esq., Deputy Secretary, and the three County Superintendents of this Normal School District, viz : David Evans, of Lancaster, Henry llotick, of Lebanon, and A. R. Blair, of York. Trial of Speed.— A grand trial of speed for a premium of $3OO will Like place on tho grounds of the Lancaster County Agricultural Society on Thursday of this week. The contending horses will be Dr. Bowman’s celebrated Paciug Mare and Hemphill’s Chester County Pacing Horse. On Friday, a premium of $lOO will be giveu to tho best Trotting Horse, provided two or more horses contend for the premium. On Saturday, a premium of $25 will be given to the best Trotting Horse, provided the horse has been owned in the county at least three mouths before contending for the prize. At 3 o’clock in the afternoon a ‘ Mule Chase ’ will take place; o'pen to all mules iu tho County or State. Turnpike Elections.— On Monday, 7th Inst., elections were held at Cooper’s Hotel, West King street, for officers of several Turnpike Companies. Wo have heard of the following: and Kiuirata Turnpike—President—ll»nry E. Leman; Managers—Thomas E. Franklin. John Hess. Jacob Bnssler, Benj-<niio L. Landis, John K. Reed ; Treas urer— Henry Shreiner. ConesTi-oa and M\nor Turnpike.—President—Gen. Bar tram A. Shaeffer; Miinng""B—Wyatt W. Miller. Abraham Peters, Christian B. Herr. Jac-b R. Sheuk, Andrew G. Bowers: Treasurer —Gen. F. Br<-m-man. Willow Street Turnpike.— President—John Macartney ; MaiMirer* —Andrew M-halb-v. Chris Man ile-s. Dani.-t He<r, (Pequea) Christian Herr, « Fecjueu), Levi Iluher; Treasurer —Frederick Coop e r. Big Spring and Hewer Valley Turnpike.—President— John Stmhm: Managers—Michael Groff. Daniel Herr. (Pe quea). C. Lr-tevre. Jacob 11 -it, C. B. Ut-rr, (Pequea); Secre retarv —C. B. Herr, (P-quea); Treasurer—Fred. Cooper. MII.I.I'OP.T AND STRASm.T.O TCRNI’IKE. President—John Mussulman; Managers—Amos F. Uerr, John F. Herr, Samuel Curtis. Henry Hear. Harvey Bmckbill, Cyrus N. Herr; Treasurer —Cyrus N. Herr. Columbia Affairs.—We glean the follow ing "items’’ from Saturday’s Spy : Bchuiakt. —On Thursday morning between 1 and 2 o'clock, the house of Mr. Thomas Eves, corner of Front and I’erry streets, in this borough, was entered by breaking open a back window. Two pairs of trowsera and a new hat were stolen. The clothing was in a chest which was broken open with the .d 1 of a'hxt'hi-t. The left h-'biml him a pair of ovorhau.a. which Mr. Eves will thankfully return to. the owner if he will nail again. The same morning a coat of one of the workmen at the (Jas Works was ‘•liffed,” pi'ibahly by the same ptuty who relieved Mr. K\e«. Kesicnatmn. —Wc regret (o hmrn that, thfi Rev. ,T. 11. Meng-s, pantor nf rli«* Lutheran Church of thin place, has tendered hid re?igitati.-n, t'> take pla-e oq the Ini of Jan uary next. In Mr. M-uges’resignation uot only hid con gregation but the citizens gem rally will sustain a Korh'us loss. Ah a minister of the gusprl Mr. M. has greatly endeared himself to those over whom be had pa>toral charge, and earned the respect and best wishes of our entire community. Asa good citizen he ranked second to none for public spiiit and energy in works for the general improvement and well being of our town. We do not know that the resignation of his pastorate will be followed by bis r-iii'>val from our town, but presume such will be the ease; if so, Mr. Metises wiil leave Columbia to the regret of a large porliou of its cit’/.vns, and carrying with him their wannest love and pstootn. Another Cunninu Accident.—<>a Wednesday last, au accident happened to J. <l. 1,. Brown, Em]., a former editor of this jmpf-r, now of Philadelphia, which, fortunately without serious result, barely escaped having a fatal termi nation. Mr. Brown was gunning with Dr. 11. John of this place, and Dr. 1,. S. Filbert i>f Philadelphia, and was near Mr. Hoffman’s house, on the upper end ot tlreenwalt's Island in the irusnuehnnua, some four or five miles above Baiubridge. His compauious had started in a skid for tho Lancaster County shore, leaving Mr. Brown standing on a rock at the river's edge. Hisguu slipped from his hand and the hammer beiug down the jar on the rock exploded the cap. The load entered the under part of his thigh, tearing the skin and cellular tissues I<-r some distance upward, and Lurkd itself in the muscle. The two physicians turned to his assistance and after being relieved of their apprehensions of a fatal result dressed the wound, extracting the wadding and shot. The hurt is un uncom fortable one, but not at nil dangerous. Mr. Br-wn was got aboard th« H:irn«lnire Arvonjnmdn tion train, ami accompanied by Dr. Filbert, went to Phila delphia Ih- sain- evening. W- are gr.nl itied b> learn from I)r. John that no danger whatever is to be appivhemhd from Mr Brown’s wound, and probably but temporary suffering and inconvenience. We do not wish to paint a moral at Sir. B’s expeuse, but cannot refrain from admonishing gunners to carry their pieces at half cock. Nino-tenth* of the gunniug accidents recorded in the pap-rs are the result of carrying loaded weapons with the hammers down on the caps. With the hammer at half cock the explosion of a gun must be produced by so extraordinary a combination of circum stances as to render it a miracle rather than an accident; whereas with the hammer down the miraculous feature is in the piece being carried with safety at all. A GcfOD Certificate. PITTSIifUIIH, Nov. lath, 1868. Dr. Ket.her:—Although not an advocate of Patent Med icine*. iu general, it aflords mo pleasure indescribable to recommend your Pectoral Syrup. As a medicine it is well worthy the attention of any person who may in any man u-r b« affected with coids, cough and hoarseness of any kind; and for its peculiar ijualitkations for removing ell that disagreeable sensation attending a H»v-re c'dd. I have been, more or less, iu my life afflicted nit.h the severest of mlds and hoarseuess. At times inv throat would become an closed as to prevent my speaking above a whis per, and by taking a few doses of the above Syrup it would relieve me entirely. In recommending this medicine, I must unhesitatingly say, that it is the best remedy I ever found, purporting to cure the above, ot should any family be without this remedy for diseases so prevalent. Yours, most respectfully, EDWARD D. JONES, Cashier Citizens’ Deposit Bank. Sold here by C. A. Ileinitsh and all Druggists. THE EDITOR’S BOOK TABLE TIIE GREAT REPUBLIC MONTHLY.—'The November nnmber of this unrivalled periodical has made Its appear ance, hsodsomely ana appropi iately embellished, and with the pubj -itieil table of contents; 1. The Drowned Mariner. 2. A Few Notes on Music. C. Three-Score and Ten. 4. Sketch of the Life uf Francis Xavier. 5. Freedom—Poetry. 6. Seven Years in ye Western Laud. 7. Fall—Poetry. S. The Troop of Death. 9. Lord Ciyde and IlelenjDee—Poetry. 10. The First Blood of the Revolution. 11. Reminiscences of the Grand Armee. 12. The Lily and the Violet—Poetry. 13. The Gipsies. 14. Circulation of the Blood. 15. The Wildthorne Manuscripts. 16. Sonnet to a New-Born Child. 17. Single Women Growing Old. IS. Miss Slimmeos answers Advertisement. 19. November. 20. King Arthnr. 21. Proving of Current Theories in Science. 22. Editorial Department. 23. Fall Fashions—With Plate. 24. Prospectus of Great Republic for 1860. 25. Life Portrait of Polly Gray—Room. Published by OAK3MITII A Co., New York. jggg* An Official Census taken in China twice during the present century, at an inter val of forty years, gives the following results: The first taken in 1812, by order of the Emperor Kia King, gave the number of inhabitants at 300,279,597 ; and the second, in 1852, under the reign and by order of the present Emperor Ilien Fuung, 536,090,300. If these accounts be correct, and there is nothing to lead to the supposition that they are not, the Chinese population has in forty years increased 170,629,703. weather is very wintry in Eng land, and there was considerable frost and snowcat last dates. .4 08 a. m. j .8.40 a. m. ; .2.30 p. m. j .4.12 p. m. ! .7.25 p. m. ; After the disastrous news from the Crimea of Russian defeats, the Czar resolved to die ! Should he retrace his footsteps and abandon his policy he would have to give the lie to a reign of thirty years. Should he persist in carrying on the war he would ruin Russia.— But what he could not ask for without loss of ] honor, viz., peace, his successor might, lie, i therefore, by pressing solicitation, obtained I from his physician l who had previously re sisted for two months, a dose of poison strong enough to kill him, but yet weak enough to allow him to live a few hours after having taken it. The physician left St. Petersburg on the 17th of jfebruiajy, having obtained from the Emperor a declaration in writing which made him safe at all points. On tho morning of the 18th the Emperor swallowed the poison, after which he sent for the Grand Duke Alexander, (now Emperor,) and told him all. The latter would have cried out fur help, but the Emperor prevented him by an order so positive that, as a son and a subject, he could Dot disobey his father aud his sovereign. Then the Emperor explained to him in de tail tho motives which induced him to tako this heroic step. The young Prince, broken hearted, the tears streaming from his eyes, his utterance choked by sobs, listened to the dreadful narrative on his knees, and clasped his handsexclaiming, ‘‘myfather! my father!” The Emperor would not allow him to quit his side until he had obtained from him a solemn promise to let death take its courso without attempting to stop it. But the instant the ! young Prince was out of the room his filial | love triumphed over his fidelity to his word, i and he summoned the whole of the royal i family aud also three physicians. The latter arrived too late. The Emperor, after a not very violent agony, expired at twenty minutes past twelve, at noon, on the 18th of February, 1855. At the same instant Russia changed not only her master but her policy. . 1.41 a. m. . .11.17 a. m. 2.34 p. ru. , , 5.35 p. iu. > . 7.44 p. ui. ! .12.20 a. in. Anticipated Slave InsurrkctiuN in llar rks Countv, Ivy.— Public Meeting.- Cyn tuiana, Ky., X"V. 2, IS'/J. — \estcrdiy a large and rtopcctublo meeting ol tiho oiu/.etis of this plaOT and vicinity was held a: the Court House, to take into cnn>ideration the subject matter of the anonyuuuis letter forewarning a servile insurrection of theslaves in this and several of the surrounding c<>un ties. Stringent resolutions were adopted, and a thorough police organization was effected for town and country, so that the slightest demonstration on of the conspirators will be the signal fur a cmiecn tratiun of the forces of the whites for batile. Old Harrison’s “ soul’s in arms, and eager ■ for the fray.” As an evidence of that fact, | there is not to bo had, ur was not yesterday, I a single pistol in any of the stores fur sale. 1 A fresh supply was ordered, and is expected to arrive to day. The excitement has reached the country, and the greatest consternation and alarm is j manifested by some. In fact there aro ten ; thousand exaggerated stories dying from j tongue to tongue, to increase the already | overheated imagination. If anything further I should turn up of iutcrest, as regards this affair, I will advise you. —Lou indite Courier, i Mr. Seward's Secret.— The Boston Cour- , ior lets it out in this fashion : “ Of all the out ; side persons implicated more or less in the liar- : per’s Ferry affair, Mr. Seward seems to oecu ; py the most awkward and unenviable position. . When he made his Rochester speech a year ago, the .leading idea of it was so apparently preposterous that many judicious persons thought him insane, just as they have thought of ‘Old Brown/. lie declared that there existed what he called 1 an irrepressible c n flict' between the North and the South that the difference could neither be adjusted i nor alleviated, except by mnkin-r them . homogeneous in thfiir domestic institutions— that either Now York and Boston must become slave markets, or slavery must be driven altogether out of the country, lie led us to tiie inference, therefore, that as neither of these events was likely to happen by peaceful means, why, consequences would follow such as were indicated in his speech. ; Mr. Seward left out of consideration the not unreasonable probability that all these diffi ; eulties would be composed by time and pa- • tience, without fighting about them at all except the cuntest of the polls. This speech, ! we say, seemed one impossible to be made by a sane man, and people were left to form conjectures about it as best they might, j Now, however, comes the letter of Forbes to . Dr. Howe, by which it appears that the plan : of Brown was developed to Mr. Seward early in the preceding Spring. If this be true — i and there seems no reason to' doubt it—it ; aff irds a c •mpleto key to the Rochester speech. : If Mr. Seward was thus informed of a plan, more or less mature, of the kind which came • to issue at Harper's Ferry, and then learned - of its ramifications among certain classes ini the free State* —though it ?'em* almost in credible that he could have,, believed in its | success—yet it does afford the explanation, j and the only rational one, of his estraordina j ry speculations, and of the violent measures anticipated by him, and in some particulars i recommended by him at Rochester/' i Brown’s PlanH Known in Kansas a Long ' **» our beun «“• and a * a,Q Time—The Lawrence (Kansas) Herald . n-prim.,n.ird for n„t ~i.ium S tho nu. B anc», but thoy weald Freedom, says the whole plan of organization, j »« «* >“ tho v ‘ h ° ‘! e , tbat , P ’ J . ~ r r> i i Lin tb-in the “ atnol pigeon” thieves had their .purlerM, mode of operation, &c. f of Brown, has been | , e , . T . ‘ , . v ,r r i .• nr and they did not wish to drive them out. The numaucu known in Ivan -as for a long time We are i ln „ brc „ me illtok „. ablu fr ,„„ tho fa( . t ml lt in tho told, says tho Herald Ol I-icetlom, by P ilr !. ,e " ; imm ,.,n„t e heart ot tho city, ami on Thurmlay night last Who were in the secret, that the plan Old , e „, lrc r 0„ was , wtpl „, ay by a c „,,„ , gr atin„, a„d Brown & fir), was to Strike such a bold hn«l ; through the agency „r an incendiary. Whilst wo vigorous blow as to intimidate the entire , pity Urn unfortunate BUtlering poor—whoso character was population of \ irginia anil the South, who-j there were a nuinb-r maiding in tho row are known to be exceedingly timorous over j we are gratified that our city hash.ion rid of the mi.ser their slave population. With his few imnie- | a i,] e hovels and r-Aeries) that have stood for years a diatO supporters lie WAS to take possession of ! of disgrace. Property is said to have risen in the Armory, while Others, with teams, wero j vrtlun in that vicinity at least 25 per ceot. since the conll.i. to carry the arras and military supplies to ; -ration! There could not have b-un much less than one the mountains. In those fastnesses he was j hundred families occupying the building**, and living in to erect his independent standard, around tl.- m-i.-t immoral and wretched condition, which the negroes were to assemble. A U'<> are Horry, however, to add, that one ti Jo wan lout secret organization, permeating all sections of , '*«>' »»=:-' G"* burning ot th- row. Otw of the steam fire the North, with powerful backing in Kansas, I ~imss. in raunding a corn.r,!runo near Cap'i/Jng—the was to furnish recruits. Their sympathizers ! rtt!tck feiiiugovw, ami -rushed to death a little eon and co-operator»:in Kansas were posted in all ; '>< ' Ar - s - a lad between twelve aud thirteen the movements of these men, and but a short : - vt * ars of “B*’- llb du,J a!moKt The mangled time before the breaking out of the difficulty ! W,,H ,;rtrri,,ti ,0 ,ho P ari,n,B * whr> Wcro diMlractwi at . t, ? pi i.i I th- sight. Tho nr.«uo wan h-art-r-ndiu/, and ii-no but at Harper s terry, some of them were trying > , ’ , , . r . r -ii i • L . ! whos e Ji-arta have b«>- n laceratod can imagine the to lure money in Lawrence, with which to* ~ ... , _ n , * , . - , ,i r . i 1 fwliug.' l ol tile parents. I hey have tho vyiupa tines of pay their exponses to the scene ol cuntempla- ........ . r * ev-ry iieart, and we hope, above all in this trying hour, ted Btrue. J t | ie y ma y be .‘■•uatained by the Diviuo Power which alone m _ , n , . ~ , c 1 Clin overrule this event for their good. Young Uraiuard lue Beef Market-In Chicago the bee WM #wly lhirteo „ yMra of brls , lt . SI1 „ packers bare already killed upward of So.tXKI aml „,, )e h , hifl jiai-oitim,. ui« u* will b. deeply a-lt head of cattle, with about half tho season to ~ “''“l . ’ . . umong his companions. operate in yet. It is expected that bclore the Joll „ „ tweaiyom., y™. <,r » so , from close, from 35,(MU to 4n,nf>) bead will be j* rown .. jT iii.*, pu.,was humi d-jid i Q hi* ou w-itu-mlay packed. During the |>ast wcok several pork ■ [ \ p, /A t in'-r'im -xiimiiiati.in rev-nk-i tho caust* of packers havo commenced. Alreadv 'rierc is ,j t .-th to bo an old di-o.t>- of the heart—Ui- rosult of capacity yi Chicagn to pack fn-m S,UuO to 7,' i h-u mall.in. 000 hugS daily. On tile night of th- 2 >lh uIL., Mr Midiaul jjmiz>)r, roiid luwa sold last year 141,152 head uf cattle, ing in Lewi* r..unty, ill this State, was burned to doath— for 5*2,945,917. Keokuk county stands tit caused i,y the huruni g m i.i, lmu.e. the head of the list, having sold 0,535 head, for $120,893. A Murderer Convicted.—Tho trial of k**".™* j. c. 4«.«, « «» b«md with Patrick Lafferty, at West Cl.eH.ter, Pa., for the *"«< *«» M,,„ P !.i a a m.l.ur?ijrv, s ,io„. t^.h murder of John Reed, which occupied the tb. 5,,., . , j and Aidermen, and the body n..rvaul of the dece-isod fol- Court fur several days, was concluded at / ~ ... ~ , J c l i. 1 l lowed the Mrn.mis t., tli»j irrsivt*. o'clock on Monday evening of last week, the ; Wi . , r ,„ m A . chi , )u rhampi , m lh , t onl . nj*,, jury finding a verdict of murder m the second o( oiu; , 1) . juHt liarTtJ!U , a a o( rye degree against the prisoner. The homicide wl>W) a , i,„, tlw „ ni; , mJ whli:h WM tbc occurred on the 19th of J uly last, near thinl gMh .. r *.| fr „ m a , iu *v sowing. The two crop* ham, a small village in the western part of prttriously harvested v> and % bu,hi-i< to tho Chester county. Ihe victim was an estimable utro. Can any other State-in the Union even ejnal this citizen, of some sixty years of age, who was P iodu< thene**. attacked by Lafferty in consequence of a iu politics, there is very liti-o of iuteiest to comtnuni. polite refusal to get up into a wagon and ride. „ IIH . The ofiu-i al vote of Mississippi ha* Just been Lafferty is an Irishman by birth, about 24 returned and exhibits the following result years of rtge, had been drinking, and perpe- Di-inncra'ic vote trated the murder by stabbing the victim with . Opi.osiiii.ii vote a knife while attempting to escape. _ One of Democratic majority , the stabs entered the heart, while six others The Democratic majority in Georgia is nearly 20,000, and WCrB found Upon the body of the deceased. : the Democrats have sixty-six majority in the State Senate Hazardous Expedition.—At a late sitting hundnd and fmdy. In that state au. States Senator Is of the Belgian Academy of Science, a letter to be dccte,i i„ ~i»ceor Mr. I verson. from M. Telesphore Lois, dated from Quito, A " r our s,i “* c e f ° r in which he says: "The Brazilian and the 12th day of December At JoUorron Cl,, for■the parrore T-, . /-i i . j of (*clfCliDg a day for tho mooting of the next State Con- Peruvian Governments have promised a Ten „ on ‘ Gt J rnor to „„ c .en e d o.rt A» g u„, and large premium to whoever shall descend the W)> firß tbo firßt into the muks of Abolitionism in River of the Amazons, from its source to its th * KWlt of i#oo. mouth. I have collected GI men, resolute “Old Brown,” or Ossawatomie Brown, “ was a soldier in and well armed ; we have 1500 leagues of the war of iai2, and fought at the battle of Plattsburgh.” river to descend, an immense country to cross, old brown" was also the commander-in chief, of the and 100 barbarous nations to visit. I hope 8f .,-Tiie war of !M‘J, and fought at the mack Republican that the good fortune which has hitherto battle of Harper’s Ferry. Whilst a strf&ier ho did Well, bnt attended my Other expeditions will not fail when he undertook to revolutionize the coontry, at the me on this occasion. If I die, I have taken head of a band of desperadoes and paid hirlings, he mode a measures that my manuscripts and my most miserable failure. collections shall be transmitted to the Acade- The Harper’s Ferry excitement is beginning to cool down* my.” ! and tho conviction of the traitors seeing to be almost n , vr v *.u Q 1 and merited, and his and his comrades execution will be ou u at, icaoti uiuy , . templated attacking tho slaveholding Statos; for, as we appleawithin two months at p nces ranging tioy all mlMrabla cowards who ha7e from §1,25 to §2 per bftrre . | a hand either directly or Indirectly in the arming and ST. L.OUIS COK.U.ESPONDENCE. Indian Summer — Markets, <£c—Loral Affairs —Death from Die 11. U of a Cat—The City of Memphis — Th* Wyandotte Omstitution—Duelling ui Illinois—Sir (Irantle.y Berkley —. The HV-sfcro Prairies—Prairies on Fire—A Printing Other, in Heaven (!}— Fire in our City—Boy Crushed to Death — Political, t£c—The Harper’s Ferry Troubles— •* Old Brown ” and Old w Sorry to hear U," tfc., <£e. St. Locih, Not. 7, 1859. We have been enjoying delightful Indian Summor weather since the date of our last. We have had very little, it any. rain for the past fortnight, arid we are almost suffocated with dust. Theriverß are about stationary, and freights are scarce, whilst receipts of produce at this port continue meagre. Sales on ’Change Saturday wo quote as follows : Hemp from $lOO to $lOO ; Lead, no change la price; Flour from $4.30 to $0 ; Wheat at 85 to $1.12 ; Corn It to 00c4 Oats 42 to 45c.; Buckwheat at 70c ) per bushel • Barley 00c.; Mess Pork $14.50; Whisky 25c.; Potatoes 50 to 65c.; Green Apples from $1.50 to $3.00 per bbl.; and Peaches $2.40 to $2.05 per bushel; Hay 75c; Hides 13c.; Hogs —Tery few arriving and aro selling at $5 net. The health of our city is good. Locally, we have very little of interest to report. J. W. Thornton, the mnrderor of Mr. Joseph Cbarlesa, will bo executed on Friday next, unless the Governor intercedes in his behalf. Our city is still overrun with thieves, and every Dight one or more bouses are ontered and robbed, and wo have uot yet heard of a case where the “ Vigilant Police’* have made an arrest. The management of our «ity govern ment is a reproach and a disgrace, and we cannot conceive how our citizens can put up with it—they aro certainly a patient community, and the disgrace, wo opiue, would not be tolerated in any other place. A gentleman, named Joseph Kline, roaiding at Freeport, Ills., died last week from the biteof a cat. He was bitten iu the finger, and in four days died in the most intense agony. S The city of McifiphU, Tetui., is what might be ca'led a : growing and flourishing place. Within the last year there : have been built there fifteen houses, citing upwards of i s:l.uoj.duO. The city is about two miles long and ono mile i wide. The value of real estate in the city limits is SIS,- OOo.Ouo. In 1811 the population of Memphis was 53; la 1 n2.'>, :;as ; in 1>32, 90b; in 1535, 1,239; iu I*4o, 1,700; in I 1040, 3,50 u; in I*so. 0,427; iu 1854, 12,0*7; in 1550, I 25.000. I (ii*v. Satu Med.iry, of Kansas, has issued his proclamation | declaring the Wyandotte Constitution adopted by 4,59 l ; majority. We should also like to hear of such a majority, : on the 2nd of December, for Sam Hedary fur Governor, j From all that we can learn of the history of our sister ; State of Illinois, there never has been but one Uu»*| fought • upon h-r soil, and the way it became a dead letter iu that ' Slate, Is 11 1 - bri.'lly told : * 1 n the war 1 2U. Alphousn Stewai t and Win. Bennett J'oti.'iit with ntl-s in St. Clair county. and Stewait felt inori.illv Wound.-d on tile first fire. Bennett made his e.-- .i].e into A rkmis is. where he remained two years. His wh-.-real'- ulk wasdi*covored. he was arrested, brought back, initiated, trinl, coiivndetl of tnunler, ami executed. Gov. 8.. i d «s» li -ieged dins and weeks by the barbarian dis cijdi's o! the code, clamoring for the wretch's pardon. But he c-lorted tile door against petition and entreaty, and Wiu. B-nnelt daugleJ at a rope's etui iu the preseuco of souio tli m.-ands of spectators, wh-> took iu a great moral lesson. Tins wa- tin* first and last duel ever fought ou tho soil of Illlie-is, and it illcctually crushed out all respect for tho bio-.dy code in that State. [ Sir Granlley Berkley, the Eugltah sportsman, who has horn on u hunting expedition on the W stern prairies, and who has jn.-t return.-d, well pleaded with his sporty J.-liver-d a i--turo before the Liter.trv lusUtuto, at St. Joseph. Mo , one ewuing last wo-k. lie was lisleued to w ith marked attention, and gave general sati'factiou. Then l air now seven first-.-la.-s ho'els in the tnwu of St. J'-nep)|. in this State, capable of a-eommutUting, at one time, 2tniu gu.sts. There are now ov.-r lour huudrod men etnploy.-d .'ii the various railroads centering there, and St. Joseph, at no very distant day will be a Western city of coiisidonihla note and importance. An immense emigra- tion is yearly finding lls-Way in tho surrounding country, and th.-r<-are not a lew Pennsylvanians uow there, and next Sluing a heavy emigration is anticipated. Nebraska, also, is daily Incoming more populated, and tho cheap, rich and l-rtilu lands of that Territory present a line field for enterprising farmers and industrious wc lo.d; f--r a still emigration iu lh.it direction in tho T!ic wild, hut ri<h ami foitjle, lands of the new T.nirories of the W-st will not be many years, boforo they will be j tabling an abundance of the necessary cereals of life. The West will <-r« long present a gddoil harvest to tlio-e who are foremost in sowing the s.—d hi le.-s than five years we predict that, th" Great West, will product} mop. Ml <i. sulli li IP to n e I the entire country The pr dm- - .tl- u • the : :v-ws i n Nebraska, were on fir" a Tiie li Hues. extending art lur as the eye sln-rt imu* eg mil ten h pp'.-of.d a Inag'dll-eut spectacle, and tho tlw< k. it is m:i!■ 1, in tlm river that b-Mla (Mii'el s'--;p: !y uj ilxe th.-ir way. prairie tires will s-.r.n )..- liiiku i« u tfit-r the hardy farmers uncu turn up the soil atri sow their seed. Theri" fires are tho result of the wild gra..s and weeds being allowed to grow over the praiti--, and whi h l» mi up from three to eight feet, alb-rd- ii,g n fine shelter f>r <ta«r and other game, and hunters ban. it the gta.-s for tbu purpose of runulng out tho In It itx ol Chics;.:- o.' whi'-hare regularly li ■■.• used ; l wetity live gambling h .uses arc iu on.' little . ire uit of the business portion of Wo never know, until wo read the sornmn of Elder Mid. ileituH. of the Saint* of Mormondotn, delivered re'votiy to Imh dis-iple* at Salt Lake City, that they had a printing office, editors and reporters, ill Heaven. lie con cludes his sermon thus : dli-m.M. <-n <• Th-y eat and drink and si-op in H.<*v..ii. Earth in emphatically a miniature of Heaven 1 believe they have a printing ollice iu Heaven, and electric telegraphs, and short haid reporters Why nut? Are they uot greater tlmn Wv are on earth ? I believe there is a rhinm-l of (•umnmni'\stion extending f oiu my mouth to the h»*im> of the angels, and probably afl angel at the telegraph nlllct) in H. avt-n is n<<w waiting for tin; news from here, and ns soon n< he g-ts it hu will take it right to the hands of tho printers, and they will sot it up in type and print it in newspapers, and "then boys or men will jump on horse* and ride anmn'l, giving the inhabitants of Heaven the latest nows mnrormiig the kingdom of God on earth. •Hu-re are more than tw.» reporter* here, more than brother l/.ng and brother Watt; 1 btdi-Ve th-ro is a reporter hero from Heaven to timl out who is sp-asing, what he is speak ing about, and everything else of interest. He muds tho items hs fast ns he gets thorn, right up to Heaven, and thorn they are printed ” ' Ivlitorsand reporters in Heaven, is a good joke! hilt tho Saint make* no mention of c<>rrci]>f>nilails, ho we suppose [ our task will bounded after vie reach the Kingdom' of : Brotherly Love! How delightful! I On Thuisday night last, a fire broke out iu a row of frain’o buildings on. the corner of Fifth and Green streets, ' iu this city, occupied principally by Irish, where dancing ! and debauchery was the order of tho night, and lias been I f„r years a nuisance to the neighbors, and a disgrace to Mr. Adams, one ol tile Georgia minors has just arrived at Lr-avenwurtb, from I’iito’s I’eak, with fifty pounds of gold obtained during the pa-t Hummer. and seventy four in tho House—with a joint ballot of one i universally approved. The sentence of John Brown la just
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers