_ Clieraitictiziter lintelligencer GEO. SARDERSON, EDITOR. A. SANDERSON. Associate. LANOASTER, FEBRUARY 28, 1860 CIRCIIILATION;4000 'CiORLES 50180111131:6 Paco, $2,00 per annum. Br B. N. Pirmatm & 0o At - ADVIBIEUICSO humor, 119 Masan street, New Bork; and 10 Btatestreet, Boston. B. N. TaganowinA IS - 00., are Agents for The Lanoutter Biterlipeneer, and the mod Influential and largest darer thug Newspapers In tha United States and the Camden.— They are authorised to contract for na at our lowest ram / Eleotlon—Tuesday, March 6th - ALDERMAN-SOUTH . WEST WARD JOHN A. SHE APP. TUE STATE CONVENTION. The Democratic State Convention will assemble at the City of Reading on tomorrow, the 29th inst., for the purpose of nominating a candidate'for Governor, arranging an Elec toral Ticket, and appointing Delegates to reprasent the State in the National Conven tion at Charleston. We trust that wise counsels may prevail, and that nothing will be done to .mar the harmony, which is begin ning to exist in the Democratic party of the State. THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES The Republican State 'Convention, which met at Harrisburg on , Wednesday - last, and, continued over until the next day, succeeded' in nominating ANDREW GREGG CURTIN, of Centre county, as their candidate for Governor. They also decided in favor of Sratox CAKEttox for President, after a violent and stormy debate; by a vote of 89 to 39. The following is the balloting had for Governor: A. G. Curtin Thomas M. Howe John Covode. Samuel Calvin Townsend Haines. David Taggart Levi Kline .. . .....* George W. Scranton. Mr. CURTIN is the grandson of ANDREW GREGG, who run for Governor in 1823 and was defeated by the Democratic candidate, J. ANDREW SHULTZE. Mr. GREGG had been the Secretary of the. Commonwealth under Gov ernor ILEiTER, as Mr. CURTIN was under Governor POLLOCK. The fate of the one will, more than likely, be that of the other. The Democracy defeated the grandfather, and also intend to throw a damper on the aspirations of the grandson. As to SIMON CAMERON ever reaching the Presidential chUir, the idea is absUrd and preposterous. It is altogether beyond the reach of this political weathercock, and no sane man, even in the Republican ranks, dreams of such an event. THE PLATFORM OF THE "PEOPLE'S PARTY." , We are glad, remarks the Evening Journal that the People's Party has, at last, had its true character and position authentically defined. Many who never before could under stand the nature of the organization, beyond the fact that it was composed of several rather uncongenial elements united in a common Opposition to the Democratic party, will now know that it is, by explicit declaration, part and parcel of the anti slavery sectional party of the North. This is shown by the resolutions adopted by the Convention at Harrisburg, of which there are no less than eight relating expressly to the negro question. The striking prominence which is given to this baneful subject in , the platform of principles enunci• ated, proves beyond doubt, that the Republican element preponderated largely in the Conven tion, and as the Convention is said to represent the party, it follows quite logically that the party is what we have always believed and pronounced it to be—essentially and sub stantively anti-slavery. In view, then, of this revelation of a long suspected, but studiously concealed and denied truth, we presume that the organization will safer some material change in its constituency. The large con servative vote hitherto cast for it in virtue of that indefiniteness of political character derived through its unmeaning name, and its total want of any distinct affirmative principles and purposes, must now commit itself openly to the sectional controversy which has so long unhappily distracted the country ; or it must, forthwith and entirely, withdraw itself from the unholy alliance into which it has been betrayed. The " People's Party was at Harrisburg dissolved. It was reduced priinary and principal element—opposi tion to slavery—and, consequently, all who cannot continue with it as pledged to an interminable strife upon that issue, and the necessary protraction of an irritating war against the South, touching its rights in the Territories, must, of course, abandon and oppose it. And this, we believe, thousands of good and true citizens, who cannot sympa thize with practical abolitionism, who cannot, in any manner or degree, encourage sectional issues in our national politics, and who cannot aid, by committing it to such a contest, in compromising the proud 'and - honorable repu- tation of this Commonwealth as a-pre-eminent ly conservative and loyal member of the confederacy, will certainly and effectually do. THE DAWN OF DAY Democratic stock is rising in New York State. The first gun of the election campaign of 1860 was heard from Binghamton a short time since, announcing a Democratic victory and a gain. Several town elections were held in the State last week, the results of which are most encouraging. In Canajoharie, Montgomery county, on Thursday, the Demo crats elected their Supervisor for the first time in five years, and the rest of their ticket with the exception of two or three minor officers. In Mohawk, the same county, the Democratic candidates were elected by majorities ranging from 49 to 81. In Broadalbin, Fulton county, on Thursday, the entire Democratic ticket was elected by an 'average majority of 50. This town has given from 75 to 150 Republi can majority for years, past. In Franklin county the Democrats have carried ten towns, and the Republicans four, with two to hear from. This is a Democratic gain, the Board of Supervisors being a tie last year. This is very well for a beginning. SPURGEON ON SLAVERY This splendid humbug, who has been so incessantly importuned by the northern fanat• ice to visit this country, has recently written a letter to a Boston paper, giving his views of slavery and slaveholders, from which the following is an extract : "I do from my inmost soul detest slavery anywhere and everywhere, and although I commune at the Lord's table with men of all creeds, yet with a slaveholder I have no fellowship of any sort or kind. Whenever one has called upon me I have considered it my duty .to express my detestation of his wickedness, and would as soon think of receiving a murderer into my church, or into any sort of friendship, as a manstealer." - If the above are his convictions, we think Mr. Spurgeon had better postpone his visit to the United States, as the nigger eloquence of our own anti-slavery preachers has only tended to strengthen the bonds of the slave ; besides, he might run some risk of getting into the hands of some of the detested " man stealers." SECTIONALISM.-Mr. Forney made last week 36 appointments to office, of which 32 are from Northern States, one from Kentucky, and three from the District of Columbia. If this isn't drawing , sectional lines we should like to know what it is. The Speaker of the House= also had thirty-seven committees to appoint;- thirty-one of which are headed by anCrutder the control of Northern members. The Republicans are truly a sectional party. THE OPPOSITION CONVENTION. The Opposition State Convention termina ted its labors by designating Simon Cameron ae the choice of the People's party of Penn silvania for President of the United States, and by nominating Andrew G. Curtin as its candidate for Governor. The Convention was characterized by great disorder throughout, and at times presented more the appearance of a mass meeting .or a mob than a grave and dignified representative body. .This arose, in a 'great measure, from the incongruous nature of the material collected together. Every shade, stripe and hue of opposition to the Democratic party were met together, with no' other bond of sympathy than a common hatred of the principles of the great national party, and a . common desire for the spoils of victory. There were men who had been Whigs, men who had been Know-Nothings, men who had voted for Fillmore, men who voted for Fre mont, and men who had been Democrats.— There were also men who had in tarn espoused and abandoned nearly every party, and were first Whigs or Demobrats, 'then Know-Noth ings, then Republicans, then Opposition, and finally People's party. There were men who have abused Cameron without stint and lauded him without reason—men who in 1855 signed the celebrated " Buzzard's Feast" protest, denouncing him as the worst and most corrupt of mortals, unfitted for the United States Senate, met in 1860 to present him with acclamations as the most worthy statesman, qualified to adorn the Presidency It was, in truth,.an assemblage of men who had, in the coarse of a few years, affirmed and denied almost every political principle— s thing of shreds and patches—an incongrn• ous jumble of political inconsistencies. This was the character of the Convention which met in this place, in the pretended name of the people,. to designate candidates for President and Governor and to purify the politics of the State. 18T HAI. 2.D BAL. 56 74 13 10 22 27 6 0 5 4 16 11 12 7 4 0 Ex Gov. Pollock was very happily selected to preside over this assemblage, he being the living, representative of the dangeriius and ephemeral nature of what the Opposition dignify with the name of principle. Once elected Governor by an overwhelming major ity of the people misled by momentary excite ment, his administration proved a signal failure, and he retired from office marked with popular disapproval, after the most unsuccessful and odious administration which the State ever witnessed. On the present occasion he appeared again on the surface to inaugurate another movement more dis graceful and dangerous than the one with which his name is unhappily associated. The person designated as the choice of this Convention for President was assailed on the floor of the Convention with the utmost power of intense hatred. If half that was said against him by party friends is true, then his party enemies have but to repeat their statements to show that the Convention has presented as its candidate, one who ought not to be President of the United States This war upon the candidate of the majority was so fierce and determined, that they were compelled to abandon the original prdgramme of selecting all the delegates to Chicago, and to accede to demands which must result in a divided delegation. The result will be to admit some of Gen. Cameron's most decided enemies from this -State into the Chicago Convention, and thus far to damage his pros pects. The plan of a united delegation was not fully carried out. Andrew G. Curtin, the candidate for Gov ernor, was Secretary of State under the Pollock administration. We have ample time to examine his claims hereafter. At present we can only say that if the charges brought against him by members of his own party, of acts performed while in connection with that administration, can be substantiated, he is destined to suffer a defeat more overwhelming than that once administered by the people to his grandfather, Andrew Gregg.—Harris burg Patriot and Union. The news from Europe is highly favorable to Italian independence. The publication in Paris of the semi official pamphlet, defining the limits of the temporal power of the Pope, entitled "Le Pope et le Congres ;" the dismis sal of Count Walewski, French minister of foreign affairs, on account of his Austrian proclivities ; the letter of Napoleon to the Pope, advising him to give up the revolted provinces rather than attempt to reconquer them at the cost of the blood of his own sub jects ; the refusal of the Pope to comply with this advice ; the suppression of the Journal l'Univers, for publishing the Pope's encyclical letter ; the tone of Queen Victoria's speech at the opening of parliament ; and the late speech of Lord Palmerston, are unmistakable signs of the determination of both France and England to prevent foreign intervention in the affairs of Italy, and thus secure to the Italians the right to regulate their own do mestic affairs. The Italian States which have expelled their obnoxious rulers have also expressed their desire to be annexed to Sar dinia, the consummation of which may be looked for at an early day. The small provinces of Nice and Savoy are also desirous of being annexed to France. The vexed Italian question which has so often menaced the peace of Europe since the treaty of Vienna inlBls, may now be regarded as substantially settled. Italian liberty is now secure from Austrian bayonets, thanks to the skill and prowess of Victor Emanuel and Napoleon 111 ; but for them the expelled dukes would long since have teen escorted back under the protection of Austrian bayo nets again to tyrannize over an unwilling people. Napoleon alone, of all the European monarchs had the courage to put his foot upon Austrian tyranny in Italy, and to crush it out. " Italy for the Italians," was his motto when he espoused the cause of Victor Emanuel, and he has now, to all practical purposes, accomplished his mission. Even reluctant England has paid homage to his sagacity by making common cause with him after all danger was passed. SUPERINTENDENT OF COMMON SCHOOLS AND STATE LIBILLRIAN.—Petitions are circulating in various counties, and will shortly be pre sented to the Legislature, for the enactment of a law providing for the election, by the people, of the State Superintendent of Common Schools and State Librarian. The petiticks take the ground that " the popular principle of the country is, that power shall not be delegated to the few, but that the people, in their majesty and might, shall have a voice in the appointment of their public servants." Having confidence and faith in this principle and regarding_ the School Superintendent and State Librarian as State officers, the petition ers contend that "the people have just as much right to a voice in their selection, as they have in the ease of the Auditor and Surveyor Generals." The movement is a popular one, and the indications are that the Legislature will be flooded with petitions on the subject. METHODISTS: The minutes of the Metho dists, which are annually reported with great precision, show that all the divisions of that church in America have 11,458 travelling preachers and 1,880,269 communicants'; in Europe, 3,235 travelling preachers and 772,- 622 communicants ; in all 14,883 traveling preachers and 2,548,190 lay members. Its missionary organizational institutions com prise over 138 colleges and academies ; it has 35,000 local 'preachers, making, with its itiner ants, a ministerial force of nearly 50,000 men. ITALY FOR THE ITALIANS INAUGURATION OF, THIS WASHING TON STATUE. The imposing ceremony of inaugurating Clark Mills' Statue of Gen. Washington, took place in Washington city on the .22d inst.— The celebrated Seventh Regiment of New York Volunteers, together with a number of companies from Maryland and Virginia, were present, and also the 11. S. Marines from the Washington Navy. Yard. Amongst the distin guished gentlemen present were the President, Vice President, Hauls of Departments, Semi tors and Representatives. Atter a fervent prayer by Rev. Dr. Nadal, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the oration was delivered by !lon. Thomas S. Bocock, of Virginia. When the oration was concluded, a variety of Masonic ceremonies , were performed by way of dedicating the statue, the Grand Master delivering to President . Buchanan, for the purpose, the identical Gavel used by Gen eral Washington at the laying of the corner stone of the Capitol, Sept. 18th, 1793, and the Apron worn by the Father of his country upon the same occasion. The President received the gavel, and coming forward was greeted with general applause. He spoke in a distinct and animated tone, as follows: Fellow Citizens : I accept the auspicious omen now presented to us in this calm sunset almost without a cloud. The early part of the day was boisterous. Many accidents also occurred to delay the progress and the completion of these ceremonies, but these unfortunate occurrences have terminated, as I thank God always has been the case in the history of our country. If storms and tem pests beset - us in the morning, the end of the day is still clear, bright and animating.— Such I trust will ever be the issue of the gloom and darkness that for a season- appear to envelope us. [Applause] The honorable and important duty that has been assigned to me of dedicating this statue of Washington, which is a noble production of native Ameri can genius—this welcome and grateful task I now proceed to perform. Standing here on this beautiful and commanding position, surrounded by the Senators and Representa tives of all the States of the Confederacy, and by a vast assemblage of our fellow-citizens, civil and military, in full view of the noble Potomac, which Washington loved so well, and of the shores of the ancient Common wealth which gave him birth, I now solemnly dedicate this statue to the immortal memory of the Father of his Country. [Applause] I perform this act of pious devotion, not in the name of the people of the North or the South, the East or the West, not in the name of those who dwell on the waters of the Atlan tic or the far Pacific, but in the name of the whole American people, united, one and indivisible, now and forever. [Applause.]— May the God of our fathers preserve the Con stitution and the Union for ages yet to come. May they stand like the everlasting hills against which the tempests from every quar ter of the heavens shall beat in vain. In a word, may they endure so long as the name of Washington shall be honored and cherished among the children of men. [Renewed and prolonged applause.] May Washington City, which he founded, continue throughout many generations to be the seat of government of a great, powerful, prosperous and united Con federacy. Should it ever become a ruin by a dissolution of the Union, it will not, like the ruins of Balbeck and Palmyra, be merely a monument of the vanity of human greatness, but it will teach the lesson t 6 all the dwellers upon the earth that our grand political exper iment has failed, and that man is incapable of self-government. May such a direful disaster to the human race be averted, and in the language of Solomon at the dedication of the Jewish Temple—" May the Lord, our God, be with us, as He was with our fathers, let Him not leave us or forsake us." [Applause.] May this be the prayer of all present, and may each one return to his home more ardently patriotic and more determined to do his whole duty to God and his country, than when we assembled here to day. The President took hie seat amid general and enthusiastic applause. Upon the conclusion of the President's remarks the Statue was unveiled, amid tre niendous cheering from the vast audience present, and calls were loudly made for Mr. Mills : He said that the lateness of the hour would prevent him from intruding on the patience of his friends, but in justice to himself he wished to remark, that the statue wasintended for a greater elevation than it has, but the appropriation was inadequate to carry out the original design named, forty feet. It was intended that the pedestal should be in three stories, representing the three great epochs of of the country, the first to represent the coun try as it appeared when first discovered and inhabited by the Indians; the second to represent the dawn of civilization, and the third representing the great revolutionary epoch, with Washington's generals all repre sented, life size, in full relief, the whole surmounted by the equestrian statue of the Father of his Country. The incident selected for the statue was at the battle of Princeton, a description of which can be found in Upham's Life of Washington, page 230, where Washington, after several ineffectual attempts to rally his troops, advanced so near the enemy's line that his horse refused to go further, but stood and trembled while the balls which were fired tore up the earth under his feet, and amid this scene sat, calm and collected, the hero, the instrument in the hands of Providence to work out the great problem of liberty. The likeness is a faithful representation of a cast taken from the living face of Washington in 1785, at Mount Vernon, by Monsieur Houdon. This cast was placed over the door in a bracket in Washington's library by his own hand, where it remained until permission was given to him to use it for this noble subject. The uniform is a fac simile of the one worn by Washington and now in the Patent Office. The trappings of the horse are taken from the paintings of the truthful artist and patriot of the Revolution —Trumbull. Mr. Mills said, in conclusion, that it would be a dark day indeed to him when he should forget the memory of this vast concourse of persons, and should this statue meet their approbation, it would be to him a proud reflection that he had perpetuated in an imperishable form not only the hero of New Orleans, but of the Revolutionary hero, whose life and character were objects of his ardent admiration. The speech was received with applause. FROM WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—The Senate in Executive session today ratified the treaty of amity and commerce with Paraguay. The one previously ratified is for indemnity. Senator Mason, Chairman of the Commit- tee on Foreign Relations, gave notice that he should move from day to day to go into Executive session thereon. Several Republi can Senators are known to be in favor of the treaty. The views of Senator Seward, a member of that committee, are a subject of speculation. A large number of strangers have arrived here to witness the proceedings attendant on the inauguration of the equestrian statue of Washington. The bill introduced by Senator Seward to day provides for the admission of Kansas under the Wyandotte Constitution. He gave notice that he will call it up on Wednesday, the 29th, when he will express his views upon the subject. This announcement will satisfy the numerous inquiries as to whether he intended to make a speech. WOULDN'T STAY DEAD.-A curious circum• stance took place last week in Louisville, Ky. Saturday the papers contained an obituary notice of the death of Mr. Morris, and an invitation to his friends to attend the funeral from the corner of Market' and Brook streets. Saturday morning the hearse and carriages were at the door. The body of the dead man had been clothed in the funeral raiment and inclosed in a coffin. Numbers of friends bad assembled. Suddenly the man in the coffin gave signs of life. Rumor, states that he kicked the coffin lid off. At any rate he was saved from a death by burial alive, and is doing well :12j Le41:011.4 OttM•LIINViIt kl CHICAGO, Feb. 22.—The Wisconsin Demo cratio Convention met at Madison today. A resolution endorsing the course of Sena tor Dangles was adopted by a vote of 165 yeas to 22 nays. The Convention adjourned till this evening, when it will elect delegates to the Charleston Convention. - CITY AND - VOIINITY.At rvailts: SPECIAL ELECTION.—An election for Alder man in the South Wed Ward will be held on Tuesday next, the 6th of March. The candidates are aa follows: Joan A. Sagan (Democratic). Joan C. Vas Caws (Independent). - These gentlemen are both well known to the citizens of the Ward, and every voter can, therefore, deposit his ballet Intelligently. There appears to be earl' little excitement on the subject, but still we hope to lee a full Democratic vote polled on the tension. We hare a clear majority of froth 125 to 160 in the Ward, and-it Is only- necessary for our Mende to tarn out in order to elect our candidate, Mr. Slizerr, who is in every respect entitled to our iindivided support. Tat 22D OF FILIUTARY.—The 22d inst.,.Wed. needay last, the 128th anniversar y of the birth of Wean moms, was celebrated to this dt' by a parade of ther mill tary. The day was very unpropitious, but the "bold sol dier boys" turned out strongly, Marched extremely well over the horrible' streets, and the y firing of salutes in differ ent parts of the city was admiratt:ly done. In the evening a lecture on WASHINGTON was given at the Court House, by Maj. A. RI Dumas& The audience was not very large, but quite Intelligent and select. Those who stayed away missed a treat. It was decidely the best, wittiest and most original lecture on the immortal "Father of his Country" we have ever heard. The Major traced Washington up to his sixteenth year, end drew a vivid and eloquent picture of the tronbions times through which he afterwards passed. He brought his subject to a wiift where a wide field was left open for discussion, which'was ably and pleaaantly participated in by Prof. John Wise, Mayor Sanderson, Hon. I. B. Hiester and W. W. Brown, Tag. The proceeds of the lecture went to the benefit of the Howard Association. The Sunday School connected with St. Paul's M. E. Church, South Queen street, gave an exhibition the same evening, which was crowded to its utmost capacity. We have been informed that it was one of the finest entertain meets of the kind ever given in this city. THE BALL SEAsom.—The "4th Annual Ball of Washington Fire Company, No. 4," took place in the Engine Hall, North Queen street, on Tuesday evening last, and was largely participated in by the youth and beauty of the northsrn section of the city. Everything, we under stand, passed off pleasantly. Keffer's fdll and efficient Orchestra furnished the music. A "Complimentary Soiree" to Prot Jusaa N. KERN, one of the most accomplished teachers of the "Art Terpsichor ean" who has ever visited this city, was giien him by his patrons and friends, at RuesePs Bill, South Queen street, on Friday evening hat. It was attended, we learn, by the beauty and elite of the city, and a number of members of the Legislature. Prof. %Kau, by his gentlemanly deport ment, has made himself a host of friends in our midst. We acknowledge the receipt of an invitation to the- "Fourth Annual Cotillion of the Sporters' No. 1," to be held at Russet's Hall, on Thursday evening, March 15th. We believe the "Sporters" invariably get up the beet of Cotillion parties, always well attended, and giving a "whole heap" of pleasure to the participants. The Intelligencer will endeavor to be represented on this occasion by one of its "sporting gentry." THE HowerM EVENINGS.—The Court Room was well filled on Tuesday evening last. Prof. moans D Wicssasaam, of the State Normal School, lectured on "The means of improving the social character of the community." The lecture was a good one, abounding in humorous hits at the prevailing customs of the day, delivered In an easy, pleasant manner, and eliciting the entire attention of the audience. Before the lecture, during the recess, and at the close of the exercises, the audience were regaled with delightful music from the Penciblea' Band. On motion of Rev. G. F. KHOTEL, a unanimous vote of thanks was ten dered the Band for the same. The discussion was partici pated in by Mayor Sanderson, Rev. Mr. Elliott, Maj. mare, Rev. Mr. Graeff, Mr. Andrew M. Furrits, Dr. Parry, Re'v. Mr. Harbaugh, Prof. Wise, Prof. Porter, Mr. Bisset and Judge Hayes. The next lecture of the course will be delivered this (Tuesday) evening by Rev. J. Inman' MOKBERT, of St. James' P. E. Church, Duke and Orange streets. Subject— " The Abuses of Speech." The lecture will doubtless be an exceedingly able one, as Mr. M. is said to be one of the ablest and most accomplished scholars in the city. A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE.—III Dysart's win dow, 10 West King street, is exhibited s photograph which has attracted the attention of hundreds of passers by the past week or two. It is a photograph of all the members of the 13. S. Senate of 1858-'59, taken by the cele• brated BRADY, of New York. The portrait of Vice President BRECRINSIDGB stands put boldly, whilst in close proximity are easily recognized the intellectual countenances of Sen ators DOUGLAS, SEWARD, HUNTER, TOOMBS, BIGLIZ, SLIDKLL, MASON, PUGH, Devle, GREEN and others. Accompanying the photograph is a key which gives the names and posi tions of the different Senators. It was sent to our hand ewe friend, the Lieutenant, by Hon. Taermans Sr!Yam, and is a picture well worth having. Dysart, and his gentle manly brother, take great pleasure in showing and' explaining the photograph to visitors. LADIES' Fem.—The lady friends, in the northern section of the city, of the Wtuthington Fire Com pany are actively engaged in preparing for a Fair of useful and fancy articles, which they purpose disposing of for the benefit of the company. They have been devoting much of their spare time during the present winter to this object, and will present an 'excellent variety of needle and fancy work for the Inspection of visitors and buyers. The Fair will be held in the Hall of the Engine House, North Queen street, which is admirably adapted for such a purpose.— The time for holding the Fair has not yet been announced, but will be shortly. The Washington is an active and efficient company, but labors under some debt, incurred in the erection of their new and beautiful building. In order to reduce this debt, the ladies have nobly stepped forward and adopted this method of aiding in a good work. We hope their efforts will prove eminently successful. FUNERAL OF A WATCHMAN.—Mr. LEVI ED• dzatx, one of the Night Policemen of the N. W. Ward, died very suddenly on Wednesday last, after an illness of only two or three days. Mr. E. made an efficient and energetic officer, was a kind and affectionate husband and father and hie death will long be lamented by a large circle of friends and relatives. His funeral took place on Sunday afternoon from his lesidence in North Water street, and was attended by the Friendship Fire Company, of which he was an active member, the Mayor and a portion of the Police force, and an immense concourse of citizens. His remains were interred in the Lancaster Cemetery. —Mr. JAIIT.B L. JONES, a Night Policeman under the administration of ex-Mayor Zistiszaidsx, has been appointed to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Mr. Edgerly. DEPARTURE OF TRAINS, AND CLOSING OF THE Mans AT THE CITY POST Orrior..—The different Passenger Trains on the Pennsylvania and branch railroads leave this city as follovra: . . Fast Line Through Express Lancaster Accommodation Mail Train Harrisburg Accommodation LEAVE WESTWARD Through Express MM! EtEMEII Harrisburg Accommodation Lancaster Accommodation.. Emigrant Train OLOMIG OP MAILS BY 11 ',OLD Eastern Through Mail—For Philadelphia, New York and Eastern States, at 8 a. tn., 1/ p. M., and 634 p. m. Way Mail East—For Philadelphia and intermediate offices, at 8 a. m. Western Through Mail—For Columbia, Harrisburg, Pitts burg and Western States, at 10% a. m., and p. m. Way Mail West—For Landisville, Elizabethtown, Mount Joy, Middletown, Harrisburg, Lewistown, Huntingdon, Tyrone, Altoona, Hollidaysburg (and Way Mail between Altoona and Pittsburg.) at 1.034 a. m. Southern Mail—For Columbia, York, Baltimore, Washing- _ . . ton, D. C., and Southern States, at 10% a. m. Pittsburg Through Mail, at VA p. m. Ear Strasburg, via: Camargo, Quarryville, Martinsville, and New Providence, at 8 a. m. ARRIVAL OP MALLS BY RAILROAD. Through Mail East 141 a. m., 11.17 a. m., and 2.34 p. m Way Mail East 11.17 a. in Through Mail West 4 a. in., 7.30 a. in., and 2.34 p. in Way Mail West 8 40 a. m., and 134 p. m Southern Mall 2.30 p. M CLOSING OF MAILS ON THE STAGE 11.0IITN8. For Reading, via: Neffaville, Litiz, Rothsville, Ephrata, Reametown, Adamstown and Gottglersville, daily, at 8 a. m Yor Lebanon, via: East Hempfleld, Menheim, White Oak Mount Hope and Cornwall, daily, at 2 p. m. For Millersville and Slackwater, daily, at 1 p. m. For Safe Harbor, daily, at 1 p. m. For Hinkletown, via: Landis Valley, Oregon, West Earl, and Farmerevffle, Trbweekly, Tuesday, Thursday and, Saturday, at 2 p. m. For Paradise, via: Greenland and Boudersburg, daily, at 2 p. m. For Lilts, via: Neffaville, daily, at 2 p. m. For Marietta. via: Memptield and Silver Spring, Tri-weeklyi Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 8 a. m. For Strasburg, via: Fertility and Wheatland Mlle, daily, at 2 p.m. For Lampeter, Tri-weekly, Tuesday, Thursday and Satur day, at 2 p. m. For New Holland, Binkley'e Bridge, Leacock, Baraville, Beartown, Bowniansrllie and Muddy Creek, daily, at 12 m. For Phcenisrille, via: New Holland, Blue Ball, Goodville, Chnrchtovrn, Morgantown, Honeybrook, Chester Springs, and Kimborton, Tri-weekly, Tuesday, Thursday and Sat urday, at 12 in. For Port Deposit, Md., via: Willow Street, Smithville, Buck, Chesnut Level; Green, Pleasant Grove, Rock Springs, Md.; and Rowlandsvllle,Md., Tri-weekly, Monday, Wednes day and Friday, at 611. m. For Colabrookois : Swarr's Mill, Old Line, Sporting Hill and Mastersonyille, Semi-weekly, Wednesday and Fri- day, at 6 a. m. For Vogansville and Terre Hill, Tri-weekly, Monday, Thurs day and Saturday, at 2 p. m. For Liberty Square, via: Conestoga, Marticville Coleman villa, Mount Nebo, Bethesda and Rawlhun Semi weekly, Wednesday and Saturday, at 1 p. m. For New Danville, weekly, Wednesday, at 9 a. m. Office hears, from 7a.m.t08 p. m. On Sunday, from 9 to 10 a. m. Postage to California, Oregon and Washington Territo ries,lo cents. Letters, alleged to be valuable, will be registered, and a receipt given therefor, on application and payment of the registration fee of five cents, in addition to the regular poetage. All letters are required to be pre-paid with stamps before they can be mailed. H. B. Mall, Postmaster. HEALTH AND LONG LIPE.—Dr. Geo. H. Key ser, of Pittsburgh; Pa., has prepared a medicine for the cure of lung diseases, that bids fair to out rival all the various horde of nostrums, with which the public have been pestered for years. He does not pretend that It will cure consumption in its last steps, when ulcers are eating up the lungs, but he means to do a great deal of good, in arresting in time the symptoms which lead to a fatal dis ease. Take warning in time, then, and when you get a cough get a bottle of Dr. Keyser's Pectoral Syrup, which will be sure to cure you. Sold here by C. A. Heinitah and all Druggists. TOOTHACHZ.—This disease can be eared by Dr. Keyeer'e Toothache Remedy, preistted by him is Pitts- burgh, Pa., which le put up In bottles and sold at 26 cents each. It le All excellent nuallaine, when dilated; tor spongy - and tender - gams.and is worth ten times Its price to all who. need it. Bold** by 11 A: Reinstah and all Druggists. COLtriudic klein the follow ing "items" from Saturday's Spy: • A CHARDS AND A Imes.—For nearly three years St. Paul's Episcopal Chrirch. of this place, has been under the pastoral charge of Rev. S. E. Appleton. In this time Mr Appleton has not only endeared himself to his congregation, but has won respect and esteem from all citizens of whatever de nomination. By his devotion and earnestness, he has raised' his congregation from a handful of worshippers to an assemblage ;almost equal to the Toll capacity of his church. He has not confined his mire and attention ex elusively to his own people, but his influence has been widely felt—and always for good. We regret to learn that Iwith the present month Mr. Appleton & ministration in Columbia will terminate. He has accepted a call from the `congregation of the Church of the Mediator; of Philadel phia, and will leave . = on the _first of March. It scarcely • becomes us to comment, even in praise, upon Mr. Apple ton as a Christian minister; but we hope he will recognize as excusable the feeling which prompts us thus publicly to express the general appreciation of his character as a good and useful citizen, and sentiment of sorrow at his de parture from our town. He will carry with him many forwent prayers and earnest wishes for his future success and happiness, and leave behind him a name clothed only with love and honor. CANA To Sex AND was Oviatocra.—On the evening of Tues day, 21st inst., Esquire Welsh was advised of the presence of a corpse on the sidewalk, a abort distance shove the Blue Front. Deputy Coroner Hollingsworth was dispatched with a Jury to inquire into the cause of this melancholy departure. A verdict (together with the remains) was speedily returned : "Died of a visitation.", The nature of the "visitation" was sufficiently evident from the unmis takeable odor of atrycnnine (whiskey) which entered the door of the Blue Front with the body: The Justice ordered the corpse to be exposed in the Borough "Morgue" for the night, and, in default of recognition and removal by friends, next morning proper steps should be taken for County sepulture. Next day the remains, in a measure quickened, were hurried to the Blue Front. The stern countenance of the Justice completed the resurrection, and the pseudo dead man looked ail alive, in fearful anticipation of disastrous censequeaces. In answer to the Indignant questioning of the magistrate, the awakened prisoner announced himself as Peter Kreider, an enlightened German from Chestnut Hill Ore Banks. He had been given to understand that General Washington was to be in Columbia on the twenty second. Had never seen the General, but had quite a de she to meet him. Invested himself with his Sunday gear and came to town on the twenty-first, to make sure of accommodations. Had read of the "Continental" of Phila delphia, and the "Sullivan" of Columbia—determined to do the clean thing and stop at the "Sullivan." Hired a small "Irelander" to carry his baggage and guide him to the great earavansari. Found the house too crowded to accommodate him. Treated small Irishman to a "three center." Small Irishman treated to a "one renter." Land lord treated. One of the boarders treated. Whiskey good. Took a drink on his own hook. Small Irishman embraced "the opportunity and departed with stranger's baggage.— Kreider pursued. Chased depredator up an almost perpen dicular hill about ten miles in height. Was much impeded in his locomotion by a ton of iron ore in each of his coat- tail pockets, and an eight-mule team in his hat. Waa about overhaulirig small Irishman near the summit when the team became unruly and began to kick and back. Lost his balance and commenced a terrific descent. Fell for the space of twelve hours at a frightful velocity. Concluded that he was called, and commenced a recital of the burial service in German. Lost consciousness before he reached the bottom, and only awoke about 4 o'clock in the morning In profound darkness, with a saw mill in his head and a Desert of Sahara in his throat. This was all he knew, "of his own knowledge." In consideration of the loss the stranger had sustained, and on his promise to leave town without further effort to see the General or the Elephant, the Justice dismissed him from custody. THE Rms.—The rain and continued thaw of the present week has had' its legitimate effect 011 the ice of the Susque hanna. On Thursday morning the ice began to move off the dam in masses, slowly and gently. The rain had pretty effectually thinned it down, and it parted with little ap parent reluctance, being moved thereto by the rising stream. As we write—Thursday afternoon—the dam is partially cleared of ice, the remaining slush floating off gradually and without eclat. If the snow on the mountains bore rte tonal proportion to the fall in this section, and has been dissipated by as sudden and complete a thaw as has prevailed here, we may look for a rapid and consider able rise in the river. THE RIGHT OF NEUTRALS A vigorous State paper addressed to the late Minister Mason by Secretary Cass, indi— cating the policy of our government in regard to the rights of neutrals on the ocean, has been made public. Mr. Case declares that the stoppage of neutral vessels is an unwar rantable assumption of jurisdiction, and will not be tolerated. On the point raised by the powers of Europe, that a neutral nation ought not to supply a belligerant power with articles which may be made to serve in the direct prosecution of hostilities, the Secretary says : "If this prohibitory declaration had been confined to arms and munitions of war, there would have been little difficulty in the fair adjustment of the questions which might arise under it. But it presents no such tangi ble limit on the one hand, while on the other it is conceded that it does not embrace various articles, such as clothing, and I may add, provi sions, which are as essential to the efficiency of the soldier as the arms he bears into battle. What, then, must be the effect of any article upon warlike operations, to authorize its classification as contraband of war, is a ques tion which has provoked as much angry dis— cussion as any other with which modern nations have had to deal. Besides the diffi— culty arising out of the want of precision in- , the terms employed, and probably not less out of the absence of any generally fixed views, there is yet another which adds further to the embarrassment, and which requires the imme diate consideration of the parties to the law of nations. This question of contraband is a shifting one, as Lord Erskine expressed it, embracing new articles from time to time, as they become applicable to military purposes, when the lad shifts to accommodate itself to these progressive improvements in the imple— ments or means of - destruction. " But still the nature of such improvements, and the just title of the articles contributing towards them to take their places in the list of contraband, is a subject of controversy which is liable to be followed by the most serious consequences. The discussion which at this time is going on respecting the military character of coal, and whether it is now excluded from general commerce as contra band of war, is a striking illustration of the ten_slency to enlarge this power of prohibition and seizure, and of the necessity of watching its exercise with unabated vigilance. Here is an article, not exclusively nor even princi pally used in war, but which enters into general consumption in the arts of peace, to which indeed it is now vitally necessary. It has become also important in commercial navigation. It is a product of nature with which some regions are bountifully supplied, while others are destitute of it, add its trans portation, instead of meeting with impedi ments, should be aided and encouraged. The attempt to enable belligerent nations to prevent all trade in this most val table acces sory to mechanical power has no just claim for support in the law of nations, and the United States avow their determination to oppose it so far as their vessels are concerned." .2.80 p. m. .4.08 a. in. .8.40 a. m. 7.25 p. m. .4.12 p. m. ...1.41 a. m. .11.17 a. m. ..2.34 p. m. p. m . ..7.44 p. m. -12.20 a. m. A GOOD SIZED COUPLE.—The Easton (Pa.) Express says :—Mr. and Mrs. Annin, resid ing near the High Bridge of the New Jersey Central Railroad, are supposed to be the largest couple in this country.' The gentle man's weight is seven hundred . pounds, and the lady's weight five hundred. 'Mr. Annin's age is about forty-five, and kirs. Annin's, about forty. It requires six yqrds of cassi mere for Mr. A's pants, and dine yards of cloth for a coat. He and his , wife keep a public house at a place called Peg's Pebble. It is said that the New York Museum offered the couple $1,500 per year and their expenses if they would come to New York, but they refused, on the ground that they did not wish to be looked at so much. They began to increase in size about seventeen years ago. GONE LIKE THE BASELESS FABRIC OF A DREAM !—The auditor appointed to distribute the assets realized by the assignees of the Bank of Pennsylvania, made his report last week. There were $7,942 16 for distribution in the hands of the assignees. 'Of this amount John Earn= & Co. are allowed $2,693.05. The sum of $4,449.05 is swallowed up in commissions to the assignees, fees to lawyers, and other expenses, and the very contemptible sum of $1,305.61 is awarded for distribution among the poor note holders. We cannot specify what fractional part of one per cent. this may be, but it is almost infintessimal.— Even this poor thirteen hundred dollars is not to be allowed the note holders without a fight. Attorney General Knox claims the whole of it, and much more, - on behalf of the State, which, he insists, must be paid in full, before other creditors. What a miserable wreck has been made of this Bank, which, four years ago, was supposed to have a magnificent capital I JEFIERSON TERRITORY.-It is announced that a memorial has reached Washington from that portion of Kansas not covered in the Wyandotte Constitution, and designated as Jefferson Territory, signed by eleven thousand Pike's . Peak miners, praying for a Territorial Government and protesting against annexation to Kansas. Kansas, with its present bounda ries, contains in the neighborhood of a hun dred thousand square miles, making it nearly as large as Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York together. A desert waste, a hundred miles wide, divides Pike's Peak from Kansas, and forms a natural boundary. Those who oppose annexation aver - that the expenses of mileage of government officials and others in public, business from the regions of the Rocky Mountains to the Capital of the State at .Topeka, should the proposed change be consummated, would alone amount to a larger sum, than it.would cost to support a respects bleßtafe Government entire in either section. PHILADELPHIA COWIIIISPONDIONCE. Punatarcrata, February 22d, 1860. MMUS. EDITORS Washington's Birth Day, and the pa triotism of our military and either's generally , is sorely put to the test by the !hocking condition of the streets.— Ton should see Chesnut street! That generally beandful thoroughfare is now the queerest looking compound of fine btifldloge begrlaacd, wet bunting drooping from second story windows, piles of dirty snow in a liquefying and liquellcacions state, all meshed up into pretty much of a muchness, straight through the middle of which from the Delaware to the Schuylkill runs Railroad creek. The can go puffing up:and dctin, leaving a wake behind them likes steamboat on the river, fembrines absolutely are ...ming about aided immensely by their hoops—in fact, but for these dear loves of arrangements we presume that about three hundred thousand of the angellferourcreaturee would be drowned—men have put on seven league boots and go catasplatchinating with enormous etrides, dodging under lee bows, and pitching Into main works not at all their own, most promiscuously; the solders look dismal, Minnie rifles gleam vaguely, and to all this muchness rain is beginning to set in with little prospect of abating for thirty-six days at least. , There's fog and rain above, below, And rain and slosh wherever we go. Snch weather sours some people. One man asked -another if the banks were to be closed, as they are in Boa. ton ? "No, but they ought to be, all business ought to be suspended in reverence for the day." "Hang the day the banks have got no right to shut up on this day, or Christmai day, or any other day! It's all wrong; the Constitution's wrong. Because our old fogy fathers insti tuted observances a hundred years ago what reason is that why we should be compelled to observe them now. 1776 and 1860 are different things. I tell you I'm down on the whole arrangement, and I'm for a dissolution of the Union, and not only so, but I go in for a dissolution of every State in the Union 1" The Mercantile Library Company have reinstated the Westminster Review, eo loog expelled from the institution by the old management. We cannot see that its expul sion ever hurt the high literary tone of this famous peri odical. Here, for instance, is the new, January number, the prompt and excellent and cheap reprint of Messrs. L. Scott .4 Co., New York, and a finer number of this Halo- honored Review we have never seen. There are seven lengthy articles on live themes, and the usual rev few at length of Contemporary Literature, everywhere pronounced by competent authority the beet bird's eye view of all the new issues from the whole press of the world, now pub. fished. The articles on Sicily, and Ceylon, are full of historic interest, and the elaborate view of Louis Nepal eon's Designs on Italy, will be read with special Interest at this time in view of the rapidly approaching crisis In the land of the Popes. The new number of the Edinburgh Review is also one of very great attractiveness. It contains ten articles in. eluding an obituary sketch of Lord Macaulay, and one of Its severe articles on Alison's History, which have &suer. ally been attributed to the lamented lord. The life of that polished French woman, Madame Recamier, is geni ally considered ; and Lord Elgin's Mission to China and Japan is fully reviewed. But the gem of the nnmber to American readers is the very appreciative critique on what the reviewer calls " the magnificent and elaborate work which Mr. Rogers, under the liberal patronage of the State of Pennsylvania, has recently given to the world."— It fairly reviews and compares the Coal Fields of our own State with those of Great Britain. Five dollars could not better be expended than in a subscription to these two splendid periodicals, or either one is furnished at three dollars per annum. One of the best numbers of the very beat Magazine that our country has yet produced, Is the March number of the ,4f/antic Monthly. It contains a dozen articles in prose and verse. the leader, on French Character, being from the artistic pen of Henry T. Tuckerman, the leading essayist in the country. The fine verses To the Muse, are from the fa mous author of The Biglow Papers; and The Nursery Blar ney Stone is contributed by Walter H. Mitchell, author of Songs of the Sea, and several popular articles in preceding numbers. The beautiful poem, For Christie's Sake, is from across the water, and is from the pen of Gerald Massey.— Messrs. Ticknor & Fields being the only authorized pub lishers of all his writings. The concluding article, Is the Religious Want of the Age Met? is one of the most elo quent in the whole number, and is the contribution of the Rev. James Wm. Kimball, author of the popular little book,on "Heaven," published by Messrs. Gould .4 Lincoln. The remaining stories and essays will as fully repay the reader as any of these. The fourth part of Tam Brown at Oxford, the sequel to the famous ".School Days at Ragby," is just issued by Messrs. Ticknor & Fields, Boston. This capital story Is equal to its predecessor, and its publication in neat shil ling monthly parts, by special arrangement with the author, is securing for it an immense sale. The best and most useful of the annuals is The Annual of Scientific Discovery, or Year Books of Facts in Science and Art, published yearly by Messrs. Gould Jr Lincoln, Boston. The volume containing the record of discovery and invention for last year is now ready, and it includes facts and histories which should be fatiailar to every reader, whether engaged in scientific, or agricultural, or mercan tile or mechanical pursuits In fact this work is indis pensable to whoever would learn the immense strides in advancement the world is now making, especially daring such a pregnant year ea that which the present volume illustrates. H. LETTER FROM THE VICE PRESI DENT RELATIVE TO THE DIFFI CULTY BETWEEN MESSRS. ED IUNDSON AND HICKIIAN. To the Editors of the Constitution: GENTLEMEN: In connection with the recent difficulty between Mr. Edmundson, of Vir ginia, and Mr. Hickman, of Pennsylvania, some extraordinary mis-statements have ap— peared in the public papers. The New York "Tribune" and other presses have deliberately charged that I, in connection with other gentlemen, was present on that occasion to assist Mr. Edmundson in an assault on Mr. Hickman, and that, being armed, we stood ready to assassinate the latter gentleman in case he should make the least resistance. I have been very much surprised at these accusations, but have waited a reasonable time in the hope that Mr. Hickman would feel bound to correct them. He has not done so ; and, since they are persistently repeated, I think it proper to make the following state ment ; I happened to witness the difficulty between those gentlemen. It was not a fight—it was only a scene. They were walking together towards the gate of the Capitol grounds that leads into the avenue. I was some distance behind them, and unaccompanied, except by my little son. Suddenly they stood apart, and Mr. Edmundson raised his right hand as if to strike, when his arm was instantly seized by some one (Mr. Keitt, I think) who drew him away. At that moment he made a motion with his left hand towards Mr. Hick man, whose hat fell off. lam unable to say whether Mr. Edmundson touched it, or the fall was caused by an involuntary movement of Mr. Hickman's head. I approached as rapidly as possible, and stood between the parties. Mr. Hickman Seemed "discomposed and agitated, but I saw no evidence of fear. He had not attempted to strike Mr. Edmund son, and of course, after the interposition of bystanders, no conflict would have been allowed. After a pause of a few moments, I took Mr. Hickman's arm, and suggested that we should walk on ; to which he assented, and we walked together to the gate. The only proof of a purpose to assassinate that came under my notice was the interfer ence of Mr. Keitt and others to preserve the peace, and which was happily so prompt and effectual as to prevent even a collision. For myself, the charge that I was armed, for any purpose, is, like the rest, wholly unfounded and false. For reasons entirely satisfactory to myself, I never have in civil life, carried a weapon of any kind on my person. The sum of it is, that I performed a kind and good natured act, and have been extensively abused for it. Very respectfully, JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE. WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 21, 1860. MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC STATE CON VENTION. DETROIT, Feb. 22.—The Michigan Demo cratic State Convention for the election of delegates to the Charleston Convention, to-day selected George V. N. Lathrope, Es• Senator Stuart, George W. Peck, R. H. Reilly, dele gates at large, and eight district delegates.— The resolutions adopted re affirm the Cincin nati platform, acknowledge the binding force of the decision of the Supreme Court, de. nounces John Brown's raid and charging it on the Republicans ; presents Mr. Douglas as the choice of Michigan for the Presidency ; denounces the present and past state adminis trations. The Convention was fully attended and quite harmonious in its action. The dele gates wee elected by acclamation and the resolutforts unanimously adopted. IMPORTS FROM JAPAN.—Recently there have arrived at San Francisco three vessels from Japan, the first whioh have arrived. in the United States from that country. One of these vessels brought a full cargo of fancy ware, toys, &c. The other two brought cargoes of rapeseed oil, leaf tobacco, sweet potatoes, rice, chesnuts, isinglass, copper ware, lacquered ware, porcelain ware, peas, pears, green .sea•weed, &c. The rapeseed oil is described as of superior quality ; the leaf tobacco, much of it, is equal to the best Havana ; the rice is a large, round, plump kernel, very superior in quality. The mann• factored articles are in great variety, and many of them of exquisite _workmanship; and the . enameled lacquered and varnished ware is unrivalled. ST. COEMEISPONDENCE Weather-Market-Rivers-The Nrthrkomeri Hetet in:the World-Northern Cities and Northern Merchants-South- - ern anrumption and Southern l'urchases-Lmizeollaneour Wino--Pputatifm of Kansas-Rumor of Fifty &hood Children Drownek-The in KentnekY"-• Sanderson's Etection-Tohn C Breckinrulge-lernruytea nia and Her Influence, dc., cte ST. Lome, Feb. 20, 1860 Since our last date it has rained considerable, with several spiinkles of snow, but the week closed cool and pleasant. The up rivers will soon be navigable—the ice is rapidly disappearing; and in a few days boats will ascend. There is an enormous quantity of produce stored on the banks of all the upper streams, which will soon and its way to this market. The receipts, however, are already pretty heady, and sales on 'Change show more animation. On Saturday, Flour sold at $5.50 to $6.25; no Hemp in market; Wheat SUN . to $1.92; Corn 45 to 54c.; Oats 54 to 57c4 Barley 75c4 Mess Pork $17.50; Lard 10%04 Whia. try 21c4 Salt G. A. $1.05 per sack; Potatoes 60 to 750.; Coffee 12Xe.; Hay 05c. to $1.05 ; Hides 14%c; Dried Apples $1.60. The health of our city continues excellent. Hon. Truster,. Polk, 11. S. Senator, who has been detained hoieln consequence of the illness of hie only eon, and although not entirely eonvalesamt, left on Thursday last ftw the scene of his official duties at. Washington. A year or so ago the foundation of two large hotels were commenced and laid in this city—to be called respectively the "Southern Hotel" and the "Lindell Hotel' The Southern Hotel company suspended after the immense foundation was laid, and not a day's work has been pat on it for a year past. It is situated on the corner of Fourth and Walnut—One of the best locations in the city for a hotel, yet the company Is unable to complete it-at present. The Lindell Hotel is situated on Washington Avenue, between Sixth and Seventh streets, and the work is dolly progressing. At a recent meeting of the stockholders a new Directory was elected. There is a large number of workmen employed at present on the building, and the work will be pushed forward with all possible dispatch. It is Intended that the building shall be completed in eighteen months from the Ist of February. It will ba the largest and finest hotel in the world—the Fifth Avenue Hotel, in New York, and the Continental Hotel, in Philadelphia, not excepted. It has a front on Washington Avenue of two hundred and seventy-one feet; a front on Sixth street of two hundred and twenty-six feet; a front on Seventh street of one hundred and fifty-three feet, and a front on Green street of one hundred and thirty-six feat. It Is to be six stories high, exclusive of the basement story. The Wash ington Avenue and Sixth street fronts are faced with cream colored stone, and will present a magnificent appearance. The only regret about It is, that It will take so long to complete it, end we cannot but hope that the Directors will shorten the time if possible. No city In the Union has made more progress in building in the year 1859, and thus far in 1860, than St. Louis. Her growth has not tieen by starts and jumps, but steady and regular—she does not go.a-head one year, and then fall back two, like Chicago and othereltiss that we could name. Since the Abolitionists have been endeavoring to crush the South, we have heard recently of several companies about organizing in our city for the manufacture of such articles usually consumed. and heretofore purchased in the North ern and New England States. • These factories should be built, and we have no doubt they will be, for there is capital and enterprise enough here. We see that a com pany has been organized at Lexington, Miss., for the purpose of building and putting in operation a Cotton Manufactory, and that $500,000 has already been sub scribed. One will add to another, and in a few years the South will not be obliged to go East for her boots and shoes, domestics, .Ic. The election of a Black Republican President will be the means of building up-the So u th,and the capitalists and enterprising citizens of the Southern States will await the result in November next—they will wait and see if the North is determined to cut elf its Southern trade. Your merchants in Philadelphia, New York and Boston, who sell bills to the Southern States, should look calmly at them facts—if their sales fall short this spring and next fall, which they most certainly will, they can rest assured that the rise and spread of Black Republican ism is the main cause, fur the South is yearly increasing in population and importance, and their wants and purchases should naturally Increase in proportion. Abollionium, we tell them, is the sole muse of their small sales this Spring. November next will settle the future current of the Northern trade. An .Austrian coin, bearing the date of 11174, was dug up several feet below the surface, In Decatur county, Ills. Out of a German population of 50,000, iu the State of Wisconsin, there is not a single individual from the Neder land, confined in the Penitentiary of the State. There are now in useon the Grand Trunk Railway, for the transportation of freight, about 6,000 box platform cart, which, placed in a line, would reach nearly twenty 11l Os. The Texas Legislature has appropriated $400,000 for the defense of the frontier of the State. It is said that Nicholas Longworth, has now In his cellars, at Cincinnati, four hundred and sixty thousand bottles of wine. There are two or three other large wine manufactories in thai city, all, probably, having as much wine. Your readers can form some idea of the extent to which the grape is cultivated in that vicinity. • The identical sword which Ethan Allen carried through the perils of many well fought fields is now in possession of one of his female descendants, in Holmes county, Miss: It is the same staunch blade that he waved aloft when, " in the name of Jehovah and the Continental Congress " he demanded the surrender of Ticonderoga. We see that Prof. John Wise is engaged in constructing a balloon for an ascension from Kingston, Canada, on the 24th of May next—the Queen's birthday. The balloon will bear the name of Victoria and the motto, " Loyalty rests upon the love of the sovereignty that nurtures it." The Professor also has a proposition befaVe the Corporation of the city of Boston for a transatlantic voyage, to start from Boston Common on the 4th of July next. While the youth and beauty of Centreville, Ills., were gathered at a social party, an old gentleman who was subject to spells of walking in his sleep, rose from his bed, attired in nothing but his shirt, walked into the room among those who were participating in the scenes of festivity. The surprise is said to have beau more astonish ing than agreeable I A mule. 62 years old died in South Carolina a short time since. Such an instance of longevity is without a parallel . The population of Kansas has been greatly exaggerated. Prom a recent census, says the Leavenzoorth Herald, "shows a population of only 69,950. If this census is a tree ono, then we have but little hopes of our admission daring the present Congress. Whether it is imperfect, can only be answered by the officers who had charge' of it. If they were direlict in duty, they must bear the blame, in the event of a relection of oar application for admission. If they performed their duty, and this is oar true population, then it must rest upon those who forced us to the expense of forminka State Constitution, before we had the requisite population, only to satisfy their schemes of personal aggrandi2ement. We believe our population is more than this, yet we have no right to impeach the official returns of the Assessors and the statement must go forth to the world that Kansas has but a population of 69.950." A. rumor is now prevailing in our city of a most fright- NI character. It is that fifty school children, in attend ance at a University, at the town of Hardin, Ills., went out upon the ice to play; the ice gave way, and, with one exception, all were lost. The report needs confirmation. A fire occurred in.the village of Stamping Ground, Ky., on Sunday night week, and nearly the whole town was destroyed. Every business house and office In the town was destroyed, and many families were turned out of doors with no place to go except such as was furnished by the friends of humanity. The National Union Party will hold their Convention on the 12th of April, Henry Clay's birth-day. It is expected to meet at Lexington, Kentucky. A man ',named Travis is now In custody at Janesville, Wisconsin, for having eleven wives. The story going the rounds of the papers, that a man named Curtis has been spirited away from Zanesville because he wrote a burlesque account of the mode of initiation into the Order of the Sons of Malta, which was published in the Aurora, is pronounced a consummate hoax. We copy the following paragraph from the St. Louis Daily Bulletin, to show the interest manifested in the suc cess of the gallant Democracy of Lancaster: A Sian or sax Taus.—An election for Mayor and other municipal officers was held at Lancaster, Pa.; the home of President Buchanan. Mr. Sanderson, the Democratic can didate for Mayor, was elected by 170 majority, showing an Opposition loss of 500 votes since the contest lest October. It is evident that the Conservatives, :who have hitherto formed the bulk of the "People's Party," are tired of a further political union with the Black Republicans, and of being used for the advancement of Black Republican demagogues. The independent union movement just started for the benefit of the Abolitionists, has . not received much encouragement in Lancaster. Thaddeus Stevens has been severely rebuked for his endorsement of 11.61perism and llewardiam, while the success of the Demo cratic party is a sure indication of a still greater triumph at the next contest. In regard to the Charleston Convention, the New Or leans Crescent, (opposition) says "In the South Mr. Breck inridge is, by all odds, the most promising man." We are more and more convinced that John C. Breckin ridge will be the nominee. Notwithstanding many of the Southern States have instructed for. men at their homes— who they will support on the first and second ballots, merely as a compliment, and after which the whole South will rally for Breckinridge, the young Star of Kentucky, with her'l2o votes, add Pennsylvania 27,and no power can defeat him in the convention or at th election. Let the Old Keystone stick to him, and his nomination is a fixed fact. A. year and more ago, we started out with Breckinridge as our first choice, and no other State in the Union, except Pennsylvania, made any mention of him for the Presidency, but her unalterable adhesion to him has stirred up an enthuslasiNalllover the country, showing the influence of Pennsylvania upon her sister States, and if her delegates adhere to him until the end of the ballot bags, her influence will carry him into the White House. He is, as we have repeatedly stated before, the man for the times. There can be no possibility of his defeat before the people, and.we do not know a Democrat who would not vote for him. ;He would be the most acceptable candidate yet mentioned with the Charleston Convention, and if the delegates want to secure a certain triumph next November, they should rally around the„Breckinridge Banner in the National Convention. Were we a betting man, we would stake our head for a foot-ball, lon his election and trium phant election in November next. Hia.frieuds should not despair at the smell vote he will go in that Convention with—openly expressed—for be is the- second choice of more than two-thirds of the Northern' Douglas delegates. • OLD GUARD. BUTTER WITHOUT CHURNING.-MT. JIIO . Shepherd, of West Goshen, Chester county, has a very remarkable cow. She yields cream which turns into butter without churning.— We were shown, a few days since, a specimen of cream gathered on a part of milk, which had stood over night. It was the consistency of hard frozen ice cream. Mr. Shepherd assured us that frequently his family made butter in the morning for breakfast, by taking cream and stirring it around a moment with a stick. The cow is about five years old-- three-fourths Durham. She yields twelve pounds of butter per week, six menthe after calving. So says, the West Chester Record.
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