WEDNESDAY, DE.CEMBEB 12,1866 nie orlntlog pretaoa snail be Ore© to every Person who undertakes to examine the pro ceedlhga of the Ibglslfttnre, or any branon of sovermnent; and no law shall ever be mode to restrain the right thereof. The free commu nication of thought and opinions Is one or the Invaluable rights of men; and every citizen may freely Bpeak, write and print on any bud ject; being responsible for the ob P?.® 1 lberty. In prosecutions fo- the publication of papers Investigating the oflic.- iconduot of offi cers, or men In publlo capacities, or where the mailer published Is proper for public informa tion, the truth thereof may be given in evi dence.” The Feeling-In the South, Radical newspapers announce that the feeling against the North and Northern men is daily growing worse in the South. We have no doubt it is. It would be wondrous strange if it were not. Thirtyyears of sectional agitatiop and of continued misrepresentation of the Southern people were not calculated to foster kindly feelings. A fierce war of the intenaest malignity and of five years duration, which clothed every Southern household in mourning, was not very well calculated to endear the North to the South. Yet, when it was all over, when Lee surrendered his sword and the people of the South knew that the cause for which they hud sacrificed so much was irrevocably lost, they exhibited to the world and to us a spirit that was most commendable. They freely and fully accepted the situation, and only de manded such treatment as they were fairly entitled to. They acceded to every reasonable demand made upon them, and both by word and act, showed their willingness to forget the piiftt and to do all In their power to advance the coin* moil interests of the Republic. Not a solitary soldier of all the piuny thou sands who had borne arms in the South refused to abide by the terms of surren der arrunged between .Lee uml Grant*- Quietly, witli sad hearts it may be, but without an audible murmur, they beat their swords into plow-shares, and con verted their spears into pruning hooks. Returning to the blackened ruin> oi their once happy homes, they proceed ed to rebuild their waste places and to repair the ravages done by our conquer* ingarmies in their devastating marches. With sacked and ruined cities, fence less fields, despoiled homesteads and a broken and ruined social system, they had little left them m the world except the naked land of their ancestral acres. 'That section of our country which had always furnished the great bulk of our most valuable agricultural productions was a waste and desert region. Never had any people made such sacrifices in any cuum-, and never had any people so HU tiered. Great as was the crime of rebellion its punishment was surely commensu rate. The most vindictive enemy of the Southern people couldscarcely have devised greater penalties than those which have fallen upon them. With Uie most wonderful unanimity they plunged into the.strife, and with stub bum devotion to their ideas they re fused to yield until all was irrevocably lost. Neverdid any people risk so much, - never did any people suffer such terrible and irremediable losses. But when they surrendered, when the eliiefiucn of the whole South passed their word of honor and gave their pledge at. the surrender of Lee and Johnston, they Look an obligation which Lhey regard as sacred, and which they have never yet violated. We defy even the most malignant Radical to show that the people of the ."outh have in any way broken the pledges given at the time of the surrender of their armies. They yielded much and con ceded all that justice or wise policy could demand of them. They passed constitutional enactments in each State denying the right of any State to se cede, freeing the negroes and giving them tin 1 same rights that class now enjoys in Pennsylvania, repudiating the rebel debt, acknowledging the bind ing obligation to pay l hat of t In* General Government, and in all respects showed themselves entirely willing to act the part of good and loyal citizens of tlie Lnited States. Prom the lime of the surrender of the rebel armies up to this day no opposition to a speedy ami perfect restoration of the Union has been manifested by the people of the South; and their tone and Lemper, as exhibited through their newspapers, in the speeches of their leading men and in all public ways, have not been hostile either to the North or the Northern people. If there is now an uneasy feeling throughout the South, if an animosity is there growing up again toward the North and toward Northern men, it is the direct result of the infamous and unwise course of the Radicals of the North. Prom day to day in Radical newspapers manufactured falsehoods have been published reflecting upon t he character of the people of the entire South, uml placing them in a false and odious light. In vain have the best men of both sections protested against tlicHe tilings, in vain has the proof of the falsity of the charges been repeated ly produced. Similar lies have only been trumped up tosueeeed those which have been exposed. A system of misrepresentation Ims been adopted and is deliberately kept up. This was necessary (o influence the Northern mind in order that Lie recent, elections might be carried. To enable them to maintain themselves in power, the Radical leaders tire willing to sucri lice the best interests of the nation. Is it strange then that they should persist in such a course us is calculated to ex cite ill-feeling beLween the two sections. They do so with a seL purpose. They know that with the ITiion restored, and peaceful relations once more existing they will he hurled fmm power. .Such being the case, we are not surprised that the feeling of animosity toward the North and Northern men is daily in creasing umong the Southern people. They would not be men if they did not feel und resent the insults and indigni ties heaped upon them. The prosperity of this nation Is beingdestroyed, and all its best 5 , interests imperiled by a set of men who know that they can only re tain power by keeping alive sectional hatred. How long- will the people of the JSorfh continue to be their tools. Au Opportunity wo Mi-flu bo Ill<lll<<<l to Embrace. An exchange says a numberof young ladies belonging to families formerly in affluent circumstances in Georgia, are now employed in setting type in some of the printing offices of that State. We admire the pluck and energy of diaracter displayed by them; and, in tose of a strike among the printers of Lancaster, the bachelor proprietors of he iNTKM.KiKNt Ku will go to Georgia /O secure compositors. We will only ,ake them, however, on condition that Tiey become members of “The Printers’ Jnion,” and will take them “ for boLter )V worse.” A lllncli Republican Convention. The Himon pure Black Republicans intend to hold a Convention in Phila delphia on tlie Bth of January next;. The nail has been issued by the Colored Soldiers 1 and Sailors’ Union league. The address states the object of the meeting to he to insure equal rights of .citizenship to aii races. We shall en deavor to give our readers full and cor rect reports, of that assemblage of the Advance guard of theßebubllcan party, Raymond in thio Radical Cations? No man with a proper appreciation of manhood could help being completely disgusted at .the'conduct of Henry J. Raymond, editor of the, Netv .York Times , 1 n the : Radlcaly-Cougfeßßional caucus. He went being Invited, sneakingly, just aa a cowardly cur intrudes himself into a ’position where he expects to be kicked and cuffed. No sooner was his presence noticed than Ashley, of Ohio, pounced upon him, wanting to know whether he considered himself a member of the party, and by what right he was there. Morrill, who was in the chair, sung through his Yankee nose: “ Willie the lamp holds out to burn, The vilest slnuer may return.” Thereupon there was much loud and derisive laughter. Any man with a proper sense of self-respect would have withdrawn at once, but Raymond seem ed to feel, slightly encouraged and straightway began to whine and fawn upon his tormentors. Garfield moved that the puppy be left alone severely, and that no further notice be taken of him. Lawrence, of Ohio, undertook to catechise him, and Raymond begged for quarters as humbly as ever a spaniel did for a hone. Old Thad. gave decided evidence of being out of patience .with the miserabla creature, and insinuated, in no gentle manner, that lie lied. Two or three merciful members took thepart of the “little villain," as Greeley calls him, while others kept up the badger ing. Raymond only whined the more piteously and fawned the more submis sively. Schenek, with the character istic feroiity of a poltroon and military failure, “pitched in" and forced the caucus to a vote on the propriety of kicking the cowardly creature out of the assembly and out of the parly. The vote stood ayes to Jii nayes. So the sneaking lellow escaped expulsion by toe skin of Ins teeth. There is no telling llie depths of deg radation to which a man may descend when he becomes the follower of such men a.- make up the majority of the Rump Longres*. Raymond is the fit ting type of a eertaiu class of men who act with the Republican party. They deny, when pressed, that they sanction the policy of the Radical leaders of that organization, but they vote and act with them. They are the tools of a set of in famous demagogues, whose principles they profess to regard with aversion. Such men are arrant cowards, cheats and humbugs. They are not worthy to he called men, much less freemen. Will'll Will Hie MfiMNCK Have tlicir Eye* Opciiol ? Were the people of this country unin terested spectators of the proceedings of that body which professes to be the L’ongress of the Lnited States, they might look on with calm unconcern. The antics of some of the members would amuse, while'lhe insanely fanati cal fury of others would suggest reflec tions upon the imperfections of a repub lican form of government. Thaddeus Stevens might act the part of a circus clown in the House, and make brutal and characteristic speeches over the cups that crown a Congressional ban quet, without exciting more than pass ing wonder as to the character of the people who could be induced voluntarily to choose such a representative. Unfor tunately, however, every man, woman and child in the nut ion is directly and personally interested in the actsof Con gress. It is the masses who must suffer for the follies anil crimes of these triflers with the grave interests of a great na tion. All who live within its borders here have a present interest in the atlairs of this Government, and the lives of their posterity will be directly affected by the action of the Congress now in session. The time was, when the whole people of the lluited .States would have risen up iu their might to hurl from power, the hold bad men who seem determined to destroy the free in stitutions bequeathed to us by our lathers. How long will the masses suf fer themselves to be made the dupes of designing demagogues? How much further will the Radicals have to go in their criminal career, before the people will become conscious of their real de signs and the danger which threatens? When will voters realize that they have a direct personal and individual interest in a proper administration of the affairs of the General Government? Until they do there is no hope for the country. A luUloul Swindler Denied the Prlvl* lege ol Habeas Corpus, Advices from Franklin, Venango county, stales thut the Jfon. Jeremy D'nldler, C. Y. Culver, by the votes of Radical fanatics, Member 01 Congress from the Twentieth district, and now held securely in limbo on charge of wholesale and retail swindling, had himself brought before Judge Trurkey on a writ of habeas corpus, and usked to be discharged on the ground that lie was a member of the present Congress, and the peer of any one of the Radical majority of that Rump comern. The Judge “couldn’t see it,” and the Jfon rascal has been remanded to jail. The .1 udge decided that a member of Con gress was not entitled to his privilege when held for an indictable offense. Won’t the Rump do something for this jail bird member of their fanatical fra ternity. A fellow-feeling ought to make them wondrous kind. We have no (joubt 11 number of them would he in n similar predicament If they had their deserts. The .\t>xl legislature oi .Maryland. The next Legislature of Maryland will Re a very strong one. Ex-Governor Philip Francis Thomas, Hon. Richard B. Carmichael, Hon. Alexander Evans, Hon. Isaac 1). Jones, Hon. James T. Earle, Hon. Oden Bowie, and other gen tlemen of the old stock of Maryland families will be members of it. For several years past the State House has been filled by a set of miserable scala wags who have disgraced the Btate* The election of able and respectable gentlemen is the natural result of a Democratic triumph. We rejoice in the thorough and permanent redemption of tlie old State from the rule of a set of low-bred and venal wretches. iion. Uniry 3). Foster. Hon. Henry D. Poster has been stop ping at Michael's Hotel, this city,‘for a couple ot days past. He is here with Colonel Israel Painter attending to some legal business. (leneral Foster is recog nized as one ot the very ablest lawyers 14 Western Pennsylvania. He is known throughout the Commonwealth as one of our best and purest public men. The attachment of the people of his own section to him is most remarkable, ami is a just tribute to his many excellent qualities. He is looking as well us we ever saw him, and we hope has many years of usefulness before him. 'Hie Democracy of Indiana The Democratic Central Committee of Indiana have issued an address to the Democrats and National Union men of Indiana announcing the results of the laic political canvass, and showing that an overwhelming majority ofthepeople of the CniLed States are in favor of the President's reconstruction policy; that Cougress only represents forty-three per cent, of the entire population ; that the Executive Department is the only branch of the government representing a majority of the people, re-endorsing the principles of the I ud Jana Democratic Convention of March 15, and the Phila delphia August Convention, VnUerwooil. There are names of Judges on the pages of history which call forth exe crations from every leader, and which have been rendered jmmortal .in infamy. Tlita piu iod of the history of "-'the' -"United States will add sev eral to the black list. Among the rest wilt be that of Uuderwood, Future readers of our history wilt wonder more thatßUcha cieature should ever have been invested with the judicial ermine than at his acts. The Richmond En quirer of the I lie OLli inst., charges with having issued judgment of emills* cation against the fee simple of the property of u Virginian in order to ob tain the residt nee he now occupies, and then, by underhand practices, obtaining the house at a great deal less than Its real value. The Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives havingjust decided tlmt the fee simple of con demned property is not forfeited under the confiscation law, Judge Uuderwood, it is charged, set about bolstering up lilb title with certain judgments, <fcc., under an attachment process. A recent de cision of the Circuit Court of Alexan dria has declared these proceedings in valid and null, and Lhe property will revert to its legal owners. What will he thought of the justice of an age in which such a wretch as this was deemed fit by the dominant party to occupy a prominent position on Lhe bench. The era of Jeffries and Scruggs will be made ; respectable by contrast. A Word lo our KxohiiiijfON, Not a few of our numerous exchanges are in the luihlt of making very free with our editorials. We frequently Hue them doing duty second hand, as lead ers, with all the marks of original mat ter, and without the slightest acknowl edgment of indebtedness. We do not complain of that. We are willing to aid our brethren of the press in any way. But, when newspapers to which we send our daily copy our editorials from other weekly papers, and publish with complimentary notices of the journals which have unlawfully appro priated them, we think we have a right tube annoyed. The York (jazcttc. of this week publishes one of our editori als and credits it to the Pottsville Standard. The Uazeitv has always copied from us liberally, and has, we believe, never before failed to give us due credit. If it will look a little more carefully at our daily culumns it will notget in usiimlur scrape in future. We hope our exchanges will see the pro priety of giving us proper credit. This is not the first tiule we have had to notice an inadverlaney of the kind we now complain of. We do not suppose the Standard feels much complimented by tlie notice bestowed by the frazrfe ou our editorial. We do. Con^ressiounl Indecorum. No one can read the proceedings of Congress without being struck by the want of dignity which characterizes the proceedings of that body. The members seem to vie with each other in the use of terms of abuse. Speeches which a few years since would have been regarded as unbecoming upon t he si utup, are now daily delivered in the House aful the Senate. The applause of the galleries is habitually sought, and he who can employ the most abusive language is sure to receive the plaudits cf the crowd assembled. The House especially seems to lack decorum. Thaddeus Stevens sets an example which is imitated by those who can only feebly ape his vin dictive u Reran ers. Speaker Colfax winks at the conduct of his Radical friends and permits t lie most unbounded license. The President of the United States is daily assailed by members in the coarsest manner, and no rebuke from the chair follows. The nation is disgraced by such proceedings, the loneof public sentiment is lowered, the people are familiarized with such con duct as would mice have been regarded as intolerable, and an example is given to the world which must tell against republican institutions. The decent men of all parties should unite in out spoken disapj roval of such eonduet in what should be the most dignified legis lative body in the world. Felly Mcuiini hn. There is nothing of manliness in the nature of the lemons of the Radical party. They are narrow-minded and bigoted ; fierce only in words, and very cowards aud poltroons inaction. They are strangers to a sense of honor, and delight in gratifying their hate by imposing what they esteem degrading terms on their enemies. The latest ex hibition of th'dr littleness of soul isseen iu their removal of Senators Cowan, Dixon and Doolittle from the positions they’ occupied us chairmen of certain committees, and placing them ul the foot of the lists of members. If these vindictive fanatics suppose they can injure the fair fame of the men they thus assail, they are much mistaken. When history shall have only ridicule ami curses for such men as Sutnnerand his companions, those whom they assail will be honored as wise and sagacious statesmen, and esteemed us true und tried patriots. I.anca.slct'iaiiN rooking Alter I ami, The Hagerstown Mail says Within the pn4 several weeks there have been large numbers of persons from Penn sylvania passing through ihisp'aceon their wav to the Shenandoah Valley, in smirch of homes. These persons mostly hailed from LuncusLcr county, in that Stale, and were generally men of means. With land ranging from $lOO to S.TIO per acre, as is the case in this county, it is not strange that, many are seeking out other locations where us good land caubehadat much cheaper rales. There is no finer agricultural region than the Shenaudoah Valley. In climate it has the advantage of Lancaster county, and in soil and easy access to markets is un surpassed. Many good men who desire to purchase homes are having their at tention directed to that locality. Every week we publish advertisements of de sirable properties for sale in the most fertile sections of Virginia and Mary land. desiring to secure bar gains in real estate, would do well to keep an eye on our columns. The In telligencer is the best advertising me dium iu Southern Pennsylvania, and those having real estate to dispose of are fast becoming convinced of that fact. Tltatbleus Elevens 011 Currency Affairs. The Washington correspondent of the Detroit Tribune says Mr. Stevens is “opposed to the redemption of any of the Government bonds in coin , except those where the language of the act under which they were made, was explicit, and that he favors the in crease of the amount of currency by at least one hundred millions, and then if gold naturally went up to 280, he would make it a crime to speculate in it.” Those who remember “Old Thad’s” silly gold bill will not be surprised to bear that he advocates the most ridi culous financial absurdities. He has shown himself to be one of the veriest charlatans thut ever attempted to tink er at legislation ; but that only makes him the more fitting leader of the fa natical crew who compose the majority of Congress. Auy one with ajparticle of political wisdom would be out of place among such a set. A squad of the torch and turpentine party has turned up at Washington, where they are perfecting a plan for the' inauguration of a territorial government for Louisiana. They are encouraged in their work Joy Stevens & Co., who promise to aid them in carrying oh their plans, - 1.---?:,. . The Hour of the Financial Breaker*. Under the uhove caption* the Harris burg Telegraph, well kuowu us one of. ttie moat unscrupulous Radical news papers, hux a luost-rreiiaarkable article, especially remarkablewhen we consider tlie character of the Journal in which It. appears. It fa well written, and is evi-i deutly from some stronger and sounder mind than that which ordinarily pre sides over tlie editorial department of the Telegraph. That paper was the lust from which we expected, to hear tti! i>|K'll confession that the financial system devised by the Radicals is utter ly unsound and calculated to precipitate untold disasters upon the people. The danger must be imminent indeed when a newspaper owned by Slmou Cameron sounds the alarm, and takes the ground which hus been occupied by Democratic journals ever since the inauguration of tlie present financial system and the creation of the National Banks. We give the editorial of the Telegraph en tire. It may be there are those who will heed a warning coming from that source who would not regard it if we originated it. The Telegraph says: Wo have heard roaring all around us for some time the dreadful soinids of those linuiieiul breakers which must sooner or later dash over the country, to tlie infinite Injury of its industrial onergy, to the ruin uf honest people, and to tlie misery of the musses. The Secretary of the Treasury plainly informs the public that there is (lunger ahead. 110 remurks that “the 1 speculative Interest, large and powerful in itself, is receiving daily new accessions of strength by the increase ofindivid mil credits and when speculators and debtors control the llnancial policy of tlie country, a ilnnn cml collapse is Inevitable." Hero is the naked truth. The speculative sjnrit oj a combination of money greeds is rushing the country to ruin. And how is tills combina tion able to maintain itself? How are a few commercial “ rings" able to con trol the markets of the country, made powerful to direct the prices of tlie pYodueor, and wrench just such sums of money as they muy desire from the consumer? Im mense capltul is roqulred to conduct such transactions. No one man, or a dozen men, in legitimate business, nro able to bring to bear the eupitul necessary for such specula tions. Where, then, we ask, does it come from? We unswer, from the Xational Hanks. The speculators who are now in fluting the markets—who are grinding the luces of tlie poor—who are preparing in calculable delugosof misery for the laboring masses—who are daily adding to the bur dens of taxpayers, these “ bold, bad men" are furnished with the means to carry on their speculations by the National Banks of •the country. Where is the proof of this assertion ? is asked by the reader. We do not assert that all of these banks aro lending their resources lor specu lative operations, but we point to theadver t ised rates of dividends as published by the ureal majority of these institutions us proof of what, we assert. Semi-annual dividends of nine to twelve per cent, do not look us if the business was a legitimate or entirely just one—and it is fair to inler that when such immense returns are received there is a proportionate risk, a reckless dealing wilh reckless men, who, for the use of money in schemes of wild speculation, are ready tojpay any ratesofdiscount. Butsup posing that wo are wrong in our inferences, then we can still assert that it is unfair to let a few men reap these immense protits iu the shape of dividends. Why not let tlie Gov ernment make these dividends ? What the national banks are now doing to enable them to declare such dividends, could be clone as well by the Government, so that tlie profit now divided among a few stock holders, could be devoted to extinguishing tlie principal of the national debt. Sure it is, that a screw is loose somewhere iu the financial machinery of the country. Tlie oll'u ial who directs the finance's of tlie Gov ernment plainly tells us that there is ruin ahead, lie should be able to inform the country correctly. And when the ruin does come we will only have the speculators to blame. Ji will not be the full It of the labor ing men and the mechanics. It will not be due to the extravagance of the masses. But the blame will belong to those who now have more than enough, yet who are anx ious to absorb iu themselves the wealth of tlie country. Speech of Tlimideti* Stevens nt the Con gressional Ban<ni< t. The banquet which followed the speech making to the crowd of negroes who assembled to welcome the Radical members of Congress to Washington was a characteristic affair. The follow ing report of the speech introducing Thaddeus Stevens as the leader of the Republican party, and the leply of the latter is enough to open the e>es of the honest masses of thut organization, if anything can do so. We copy from the Philadelphia Lcdy<r: General Hiram Walbridge, of New York, did the honors as Presklent of the feast, and made the address of welcome, in which lie said he recognized in the members and Senators present those in whom theAmori rnn people had expressed their confidence in their ability, 'the appeal which u re creant President had made had been met with a stern rebuke on the part of the peo ple, and it would become the duty of Con gress soon to put into the National legisla tion the means of bringing the Southern States into obedience and subordination. If the Executive should resist, it would be come the duty of Congress to remove him from office. * [Cheers.] In conclusion, he proposed a seutimeut in honor of Congress, persistent in its oxhulled purpose, wise in its legislation. The nation revered and honored it, and confidently expected that its second session would be as illustrious as its Urst. He called upon the Hon. i’had deus Stevens, the leader of the Republican party, to respond. Mr. Stevens rose in the lower part of the hall and commenced to spunk, but not a word being audible ul the upper end, he was brought to the space in front of the head table and there proceeded with his remarks, lie said he was directed by the Republican members of the House of Rep resentatives to oiler their most sincere and hearty thanks for the noble testimony borne to what had been charitably called the pure patriotism of Congress. It might be that Congress deserved some of that praise. Through unexpocted events vißited upon the nation for its (sins, a man lias been raisod into power whom it requir ed all their elforls and determination to prevent from becoming a king instead of a President. [Hisses.) The war of blood had been suspended, he wished he could say ended, lint the war was not over. Its main and final object wus pursued by the enemy with a releutloss vigor. The object first had been to rule over at least lmli’tho country as a nation of slaves, to introduce free trudo and to humiliate the Nort h for its persistent udvncaey of freedom. The object was now to rule the whole nation by means of an oligarchy—making negroes and Copperheads contribute to the increased power oi the [South through the increase of the number of its votes—to seize the reins of the Government, to introduce free trade and to break down the power of the free people of tlu* North. During tin* war, JotV. Ruvis was Com maiider in-<of the rebel armies, with Lee as his chief adviser. Now, Andrew their Commander-iu-Chief, while poorold Wool was their chief martial, adviser, and for the navy they had Semmes and Wells. [Laughter.] The people were to decide now' whether they were lo have Andrew Johnson as President or king, for they were told that they had no other choice left. [Laughter.] He wanted the encouragement of the sol diers. The enemy had the vantage ground, and having possession of the While House, be dispensed with a corrupt hand the vast patronage of the nation. And yet he had no fears. The army consisted of citizens as well as of soldiers. It had a few mercenary officers like the Steadmans, the Dixes or the Wools; but if the Government were to order Grant, or Howard, or FarraguL to do its treacherous work, they would break their swords rather than obey. With Sheridan for a leader, and with twenty-five or fifty thousand colored soldiers to follow him, they might defy Andrew Johnson t n l all who would follow' his lead. But if the time should ever coine when the conspira tors would muster audacity equal to their ambition, and, as ouce happened in Eng land, attempt to turn the regular army against the people, Congress would not have to rely on the Southern freedinen alone. The men of the loyal North would spring to their feet and unsheath their weapons, as wdien they heard the first booming cannon of Sumter. Let Congress be bold and the soldiers of the last war would take care of the next, and the usurper who leads the hostile forces would have time and leisure to revise his boasted proclamations in one of the embra sures of Fortress Monroe. [Cheers.] The usurper’s head would rest much more easily, to be sure, on a lap board and goose tbun when oppressed with a crown. [Laugh ter.] With less than impartial suffrage the South, with his consent, should never be reconstructed. He would not be content with such u puerile work as universal am nesty and universal suffrage. Most of Mr. Stevens’ remarks were inaudible at ten paces from him, aud the foregoing is conse quently but a rough sketch of his ideas. Col. Forney spoke to the toast of the loyal press of the country, remarking that four newspapers were conducted by black mou. Two sets of Masonicjewels, stolen from lodges in Mississippi, and the charter of Eastport Lodge, „No. 94, were found in a pawn-broker shop in Indianapolis, Indiana, lately, and have been forwarded by the Grand Secretary Of the Grand Lodge of Illinois to the care of the Grand Lodge of Mississippi, Convention 'of^ftounty of common Schools. The State Convention of Superintendents of pom mou Schools assembled in the . Supreme Court room at Harrisburg on .Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The body wai called to order by Prot Wickers&am, State Superintendent, who in a brief Speech stated the object ot the meeting. A perma nent organization was effected by the elec tion of the following .fflcors: President—A. T. Routhett, of Allegheny. ' Vice 1 President—H. Armstrong, of Lu zerne; and W. W. Woodruff, of Chester. Secretaries —S. B. Beiges, of York, anil J. Frank Camion, of Cambria. Repres- matives were present from over forty counties in the State. Rev; Mr. Ermentrout of Reading, on be ing requested to do so, invoked theblessing ot God on their labors. Committees were appointed" to prepare business for the body. An invitation was extended by Governor Curtin to the members of the Convention, which was accepted, and they were enter tained at the Executive Mansion on Wednesday evening. \ Wednesday—Morning Session. — On Wed nesday morning the Convention reassem bled. The following resolution was offered and discussed for some time: "Resolved, That wo recommend to the School Department and the Legislature an amendment to the School luw, increasing the minimum length of the school term to six months, and increasing proportionately the State appropriation.” Mr. Fisiier, of Bedford, offered an Amend ment, “that the School tax be equal throughout the State.” A vote was tuken outho Amendmentaud resulted Yens 22, nays 2:5. So the Amend ment was lost. The Yeas and Nays wore culled, when Mr. Armstrong moved to postpone the subject till Thursday morning at U o'clock. Agreed to. The following resolution was thuu taken up and discussed: Resolved , That there should boa unifor mity of text books in thu different counties of the Slate, and that Professional teachers, the county Superintendent, and a delegate from each township bourd, meet In conven tion and determine the books once iu five years. Wednesday Afternoon.— After consider able discussion, the resolution favoring uni formity of text books wus dofeuted. A reso lution that the time spent by teachers In at tendance on institutes shall be counted as Lime employed in teaching was unanimous ly adopted. The Convention udjournod to the residence of the Governor, in accept ance of his invitation. Thursday Morning.— The following reso lutions were discussed and adopted : Ist. Resolved , Thut we recommend to the School Department and the Legislature au increase of LlieStateappropriution sullicient to defray the expenses of tuition through out the Slute for the minimum school term. 2nd. Resolved , That wo recommend to the School Department and the Legislature that the State School fund be raised by general and eqfial taxation throughout the State. 3d. Resolved, That the Slate appropria • tiou be divided in proportion to the number of children iu the State, between the ages of 6 and 21. 4th. Resolved, That the minimum time of the school term be extended to six months, Some other business of minor importance was transacted. Tl»e Washington County Murder.—Full particulars of the Fiendish Act. Special Cor. of the Pittsburg Commercial. Washington, Pa., Dec. 5, 1800. U becomes my sorrowful duly lo send you nn account of one of the most fiendish murders in the nnnulsof crime. Lust nigh* (December 4,) Robert Rinsmore, a “ well to do” farmer residing about live miles north west of this place, in Hopewell township, was murdered before the very eyes of his wife and daughter. He had Lean to town and had been trying lo get a $l,OOO bond changed, and he returned home late in the evening. About 10 o'clock, 1\ M., while he sat reading a newspaper, and his wife was getting ready for bed, he heard a rap at the door. He asked who was there. A voice replied that .Mr. Miller, (his next neighbor,; was very sick. When Mr. Dins more heard that, he went to the door and found two men there. One asked him if he would let one of the boys go down. He re plied that they must be mistaken, Unit he had no boys. They then sprang into the house and caught hold of him, one of them saying, ,l you are the one we want.” And then commenced a deadly combat, which ended in Mr. Dinsmore being shot, and cut in the breast in such a munner that death ensued in about three hours. Though h.; was wounded lo the death, he fought on, and the robbers were compelled to knock him down with a chair. One of the daugh ters sleeping up-stairs, hearing the noise, came down and her little sister making a noise up stairs so scared the villuins that they lieu without getting any plunder. Mrs. Dinsmore was compelled lo be an eye wit ness to tlie horrid tragedy, being unable to get away through fright. As soon as the murderers had fled, Mr.-. Dinsmore, with the assistance of her two daughters, (they being the ouly persons about the house,) closed and locked the doors, fearing that they might come back and kill them all. — After about one and a half hours hud elaps ed, one of the daughters went and aroused the neighbors, who arrived just in time to see Mr. Dinsmore die. The news spread like “wild lire,” and caused intense excitement through town and county. Court being in session in that place, the County Commissioners, by the advice of Judge Aeheson and the Bar, offer ed a reward ol 81,000 for the arrest and con viction of the murderers. About 10 this morning a man by the name of Robert Fogle was arrested by Sheriff Smith ami Retentive Greer, they thinking he til led the description given by Mrs. Dinsinore ofthe largest murderer. lie was placed in jail, and tho house he had been staying at was searched, and a suit of clothes belonging to him found all covered with mud which was not yet dry, and a pair of boots with one heel off, which was almost conclusive evidence against him, for a heel that fitted the boot nicely was p.cked up at the scone of the murder. Fogl<*iook his arrest quite coolly, until a chain of evidence was produced against him that left him no room for hope, lie then confessed that ho was guilty of the crime, and that Ills confederate was a beard less boy, not more than seventeen years of age, named William Montgomery, of Can ton township. He further said that they had tho plot laid for throe weeks to rot Rinsmore. At present writing, Montgom ery is still at large, but his arrest is expec ted every minute. lie can hardly escape, for tho whole county is aroused. The llody of nMissluir Mason Found, Tho mysterious disappearance of Mr. James Welsh Ims already been noticed in tlie Sun. Mr. W. was a clerk in tho adju tant's general's office in Washington, and came on to this city with Columbia Com mandery of Knight’s Templar and partici pated in tho ceremonies attending the lay ing tho corner stone of the now Temple on tho until ult. He has been missing since the evening of that dav. For the past two days his Masonic brethren of this city have had men employed in dredging Jones’ falls and tho dilVoront docks, and yesterday afternoon the body was louml at the lower end of Smith’s clock and brought to the surface by the grappling irons. It had been stripped of all clothing except an under shirt and cravat. When Mr. W. disappeared ho had In his possession a valuable gold watch, aMasonic breastpin, some $4O in money, and other valuables, all of which are of course gone, and although a jury summoned by Coroner Sparkliu rendered a verdict of “accidental drownimr,” the opinion was pretty gener ally eiilertaiir’d br<! imjht that the unfortu nate man had been foully dealt with. The body was taken to the central police station, and Rr. Yealos examined it, but, from the length of time it had been in the water he could delect no violence on it. The finding of the body under tho circumstances has caused much feeling on the subject, partic ularly among the members of the Masonic Order, who appear determined to leave no means unturned to sift the matter to the very bottom. Tho body of Mr. Welsh will betaken to Washington for interment.- Baltimore Sun. The Indictment of Nanford Conover*—A Demurrer Filed in the i a.se. On Friduy Mr. H. O. Gooding liled the following demurrer to the indictment against Sanford Conover, alias L'hurles Dunham, for perjury in connection with the Lincoln assassination—“ And the said Sanford Con over, alias Charles A. Dunham, here, and huving heard the said indictment read, saith that the first ami second counts of the said indictment, and the mytter therein con tained, the manner und form as they above state and set forth are in law, and that he is not bouqd by the law, and that he is ready to verily; whereupon the said Sanford Conover prays judgment of the said courts and that he muy be dismiss ed and discharged from the said premises in the said counts specified.” It is possible that this demurrer will be argued iu a few days. TUo Population of Turkey. It is stated'that Turkey at present con tains a population of nearly 42,000,000 peo ple, of whom 15,000,000 are in Europe, and 24,000,000 in Asia. Of these Servia, Molda via and Wallachia contain 0,000,000. The population of Turkey proper, 30,000,000, is divided among eleven different races, of whom 12,800,000 are Christians; 15,800,000 Mussel mans; 0,000,000 Mohammedans ; 300,000 Israelites, and 200,000 do uot profess any religious belief. A Gypsey Oracle. It is asserted that the first act of the new German Parliament will be to proclaim the King of Prussia Kmperor of the German Empire, If this be the case a Gypsey pro phecy, which was much spoken of long be fore the campaign of Gitschen and Sadowa, will be fulfilled. The propheoy runs thus; Prussia and Austria null nght against each other in Bohemia, and the last King of Prussia will tie his horse to a tree near Koniggratz. The words last King of Prus sia seem to allude to King William, who would thus, indeed, be the last king, by assuming the Imperial diadem, ‘ * Congressional. Washington, December 5, Senate. —Mr. Wade, Ohio, introduced a .bill foe the admission of Nebraska into toe. Union. Ordered to lie on the table for .th&.present. " a • The Committees for the session were an nounced. Mr.. Williams, Oregon, offered a resolu tion instructing theCommlttee on Retrench ment-to inquire to wbat.efxtent the Presi dent has u right to return obnfiscated prop erty under the laws of the United States, if such a law exists, and to wlmt extent it can be executed. Adopted. Mr. Trumbull, Illinois, moved the bill be repealed giving the President’s amnesty power to the Committee ou the Judiciary. This gave rise to a debate, at the conclusion of which the bill was referred. Mr. Sumner, Mass., offered the resolu tions on Reconstruction of which he gavo notice yesterday. They assort the right of Congress over the subject of reconstruction, and deny the right of the lately rebellious States to pass upon the Constitutional amendments. Read aud ordered to be printed. After the reading of his series of resolu tions on reconstruction,|Mr. Sumner resort ed to his book of letters and read therefrom one which he alleged was received from a Texas Radical. Mr. McDougal, of Cali fornia, asked Sumner to give the name of his correspondent. This he refused to do. Mr. McDougal said he did not believe the Senator from Massachusetts was as well acquainted with the condition of affairs In Texas as he was. He rose to protest against the habit of the Senator from Massachusetts of introducing letters about the condition of the South, and refusing to give the names of the writers, as he always did. A resolution, directing the Secretary of the Navy to send to Senate copies of all orders and instructions issued by him to the chief oi any bureau in his department in regard to the employment of parties under him, was read and adopted. ~“t>frniotion of Mr. Wade, of Ohio, the bill for the admission of Nebraska was referred to the Committee on Territories. Mr. Wade, of Ohio, moved to take up the joint resolution proposing lo amend tbe Constitution by making the President of the United States Ineligible for re-election. It was taken up ami referred to the Judiciary Committee. On motion of Mr. Morrill, the bill grant ing universal suffrage to the negroes of the District of Columbia was ordered to bo printed, and notice given that he would call it up on Monday. TbeSenuto adjourned at U o’clock without transacting any other business. House. —Mr. Williams, Pa., called up the bill of last session for the regulation of appointments and removals from otllce, aud addressed the House In advocacy of its passage. In the House the Speaker presented the laws of Dacotah territory for INGS-G. Re ferred to the Committee on Territories. On motion of Mr. Washburne, Illinois, the Secretary of War was directed to coiqniunicate the report of the tour of inspection made by Brevet Brig. General Babcock during the past year, or such por tion as he may deem proper. Mr. "\\ illlums, of Pa., mude a long and bitter speech on his resolutions in reference to the removals from office. It was after considerable discussion from other parties laid over for that day.—A bill providing that in criminal trials in Courts of the Uni ted States, the defendant sliull only be al lowed four peremtory challenges, was taken up and passed.—A bill providing that on triul ot one engaged in rebellion or inspec tion, jurors shall mu be disqualified for tbe expression of an opinion founded on news paper reports was, on motion of Mr. Ste vens, made the order for Tuesday next.—A bill was passed providing that on trial for damages to the property of loyal pi rties, the authority or orders of the so-called Con federate government, shall not constitute a defense.—A bill wus recommended, estab lishing pension agencies in the different Slates and territories.—Mr. Miller, of Pa., gave notice of a bill granting pensions to Uio soldiers of ] dll.—The House at 12.40 P. M. f adjourned. Washington, Dec. ti. Senate.- M: Trumbull, 111., reported lavorably from the .Judiciary Committee, the bill of the House to repeal the amnesty power of tlie President, and asked its im mediate consideration. Mr. Hendricks, Mo., objected,and it goes over. Mr. Wallace called tip a bill of the last session, to regulate the selection of Grand and Petit .Jurors in the Territory of Utah, which was ordered to be printed with the amendments. Mr. Pollard, \ t., gave notice'tliat on Mon day he would call up the Bank Report Bill ordered. . On motion of Mr. Grimes, lowa, that when the Senate adjourns to-day, it be to meet on Monday next. Mr. Wilson, Muss., gave notice that he would call up next week, a joint resolution to disband and prohibit militia organiza tions in the rebel States, A bill was introduced and referred to the Finance Committee concerning thecommu tation fund, out of which an act ot last Congress proposed to pay the owners of en listed slaves. A resolution was agreed to requesting the Secretary of War to inform the Senate concerning the commission ap pointed to settle the claims of loyal slave owners for enlisted slaves. A bill to pro vide for the defence of the Northeastern frontier was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Amendments to tlie amendments repotted bv theCommitlee on Territories to the bill of last session to reg ulate the selection of Grand and Petit jurors in l tah, were oflered. The bill and amend ments were ordered to be printed. The Senate, at 12.4.'), adjourned until Monday. House. -On motion of Mr. Washburn, 111. Oflicu Committee was instructed to inquire into thoexpcdioncy ofconferring on the Post Oflice Department, the same jurisdiction over the various telegraph linos now in operation, and hereafter to bo con structed, that is now exorcised over Post oflices and post roads, and report by bill or otherwise. The bill for tho regulation of appoint ments and removals irom ollicu cume up and was postponed until Monday next. On motion of Mr. Pike, Me., a select committee of three was ordered to inquire into tlie circumstances of the murder of three United States soldiers and the reprieve! and subsequent pardon of those convicted thereof. Mr. Dawes, Mass., introduced a bill to fix the election ot members lor the Tuesday alter the first Monduy in November, IStks, and the same duv fin* in each alternate year thereafter. Referred to the Committee on Flections. On motion of Mr. Kliot, Muss., a select committee ot three was appointed to pro ceed to New Orleans and instituted an inquiry into the riots of July and August last. On motion of Mr. Wilson, tlie Judiciary Committee was instructed to impure into necessity for further legislation in regard to the organization of the House, ami the counting of tlie electoral votes. On motion of Mr. Kusson the same com mittee was instructed to inquire into the propriety of directing martial luw to be pro claimed in countries in the Confederate States, where Union men have been mur dered, and the laws uol unforced agaiust the murderers. A bill authorizing an exchange of regis tered bonds for coupon bonds, tlie parties making application for exchange to pay to the Treasury one fourth of one percent, to coyer expenses, was referred to the Com mittee on \\ ays and Means. On motion, the Judiciary Committee was instructed to report an amendment to tho election law of the District of Columbia, excluding from the right of suffrage ail those who volun tarily bore arms in the rebel iinny or ac cepted ollice from tlie rebels, The Militury Committee was instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing by law for the turning over to the Stute governments in the several loyal Slates, all books, papers etc., of the late Prov. Marshal Gen.’s Bureau! A resolution concerningtheUnionPacific Railroad was adopted, Thu Postmuster General wus direoted to communicate in formation as to all postmusters removed since the adjournment of Congress, the causes of removal, names of the appointees, etc. A resolution was adopted calling upon the President for the names of all persons reappointed by him after their rejection by the Senate, the names of others appointed in the recess; the names of all persona ap pointed by him whose names were with held from the Senate last summer; also all appointments made by him during the recess of the Senate, where no vacancies had occurred. The bill to fix a time for the regular meeting of Cougress was taken up, and, after a long debate, the 1 louseadjonrn ed until Monday next. Washi noton, December in. Senate.—Mr, Wade, Ohio, reported from the Committee on .Territories a bill to ad mit Nebraska, and a bill to admit Colorado, which latter was referred to the Committee on Territories. Mr. Edmunds, Now York, from the Joint Committee on Retrenchment, reported with amendments the bill introduced by Mr. Washburne tho first day of the session, in regard to the tenure of office. It pro hibits removal without the conseut of the Senate. Mr. Edmunds gave notice that he would call up this bill on Thursday. Mr. Conness, Cal., introduced a bill to grant aid to the construction of the San Franeisco Central Pacific Railroad. Re ferred to the Committee on Public Lands The bill to regulate the elective franchise in the District of Columbia, was taken up on motion of Mr. Morrill, Me., Mr. Trum bull, of Illinois, having previously tried and failed to call up tho bill to repeal the amuesty power of the President, House.— Under the call of the* States for bills, the following were introduced and re ferred ; Mr. Ward, N. J., to guarantee to certain States that have been in rebellion, a Re publican form of government. Mr. Darling, N. Y. f granting the right of land to the Submarine Cable ol'America and Atlantic Telegraph Company. Mr. Rogers, N. J a bill to repeal the neutrality laws. . Mr. Bingham, Ohio, to declare valid and conclusive certain proclamations of (he ahri acts thereof. '' On motion'bf Mh Rice, of Mass., the Ju diciory Committed were- directed to inquire into meaßures neceßsary for the better* safety of passengers on steamers and other vessels. On motion of Mr. HorLofN. Y., tbe President was requested to furnish a list of the rebels pardoned by him, with in formation as to the reasons, dec., for the pardons. On motion of Mr. Broomull, of Pennsylvania, the Ways and Means Com mittee were directed to inquire into the ex pediency of reducing the tax ou manufac turing. On motion of Mr. Spalding, of Ohio, the Reconstruction Committee were directed to report the expediency of propos ing a joint resolution declaratory of thepur pose of Congress iu regard to reconstruc tion. On motion ot Mr. Moulton, of Illinois, the Judiciary Committee wore in structed to. inquire into tbe policy of re pealing laws for compensation to slave owuers for loss of slaves. Mr. Schenck’s bill, fixing the time for the meetings of Congress, was passed. It provides for the meeting of the Fortieth and each succeeding Congress on the 4th of March, The Senate bill of last session, providing lor puymeut of pensioners’ claims, was also passed. Or* motion of Mr. Ilule, of N. Y., the Judiciary Committee were directed to Inquiro into the case of Charles V. Culver, detained from bis seat by arrest. Communications were received from the President’s iu rela tion to tbe occupation of Mexico by United States troops and the arrest of John 11. Surratt. The President’s Message was considered in Committee of the Whole. Washington, December 11. Senate. —Petitions were introduced and referred. Among them was one from the New York underwriters, for an appropria tion to remove the wreck of the steamer Scotland. Mr. Wade, Ohio, from the Committee on Territories, reported the bill introduced yes terday for the admission of Colorado. Mr. Fessenden. Maine, said the tariff bill had been referred to the Finance Commit tee last session, with instructions to report on the second Monday of December. Tin? Committee had uot yet had time to consider this bill, but would do so at an early day. oOfi extra copies were ordered to be printed. At 12.30 the bill providing for negro suf frage in this District was taken up. The question was upon the amendment of Mr. Cowan, of Pennsylvania, to strike out the word male, so us to grant the suffrage to both sexes. Mr. Anthony, Rhode Island, adverted to the amendment. Mr. Williams, Oregon, spoke iu favor of the bill, and against Mr. Cowan's amend ment. The debate on the bill 1h still progressing. House. —Mr. Ingersoll, 111., asked leave to introduce a bill to regulate the sale of coin and bullion by the Secretary of the Treasury for reference to the Committee of Ways ami Mentis. The bill which was read, proposed to direct the Secretary to give notice of his intention to sell a certain amount of gold, to advertise for bids, Ac. Mr. Washburne, 111., thought thecouniry had enough of gold gambling, and objected to the reception of it, but Mr. Ingersoll de clared the object of the bill to be to prevent gold gambling. Objections having been made the bill was not introduced. Mr. Wilson, lowa, from the Judiciary Committee, reported a bill to regulate the duty of tin* Clerk of the House in its organ ization, It directs the Clerk to placeon the rolls the names of members from those States only that were represented in the preceding session. Iu case of a vacancy or disability or the Clerk, the duty whs lo de volve on the Sergeant-al-Arms, and in case of a vacancy or disability ol that officer it is to devolve on tlie door-keeper. A violation of the directions of the first section is to be deemed a felony and punished by impris onment. The bill wus passed. Mr. Wilson, lowa, from the same Com mittee, reported a bill to prevent the recep tion and counting of illegal electoral voles in the election of President and Vice Presi dent of the United States from the next Presidential election in all the late Confed erate States except Tennessee. After some discussion, the bill was made the special order for Thursday next. Mr. Lawrence, Ohio, from tie-same Co mmittee, reported a bill to repeal so much of the law of April 17!>0, as prevents prosecu tion for crime against tlie United States, after the lapse of three years, so far as trea son and capital ofienres are euneerned. Mr. Stevens spoke against it, and was speaking when the morning hour expired, and tlie bill went over till to-morrow morn ing. State Items. The people of Cumberland county arc en gaged in the laudable enterprise ol erecting a monument to the soldiers from that coun ty who fell in battle. The design has al ready been prepared, it will be erected in the public square of the town. The owners of iron ore banks along the South Mountain, in Cumberland county, are engaged in surveying a route for a rail road from their banks to the Cumberland Valley road, at a point near Shippensinirg. A large number of Quakers residing in Blair county, met for the first time in many yours in Ilollidaysburg last week, lor the purpose of engaging in their peculiar mode of worship. On Thursday last, the dedication of the new bells of the Gorman Catholic Church of Ilollidaysburg, took place under the super vision of Bishop Domence, of the Piltsburg Diocese. The services were of the most solemn and impressive character. Mary D. Brown, member of the Friends Society, has recently given sT*oo to the Jew ish 1 lospital Association of Philadelphia, for the benefit of the hospital recently establish ed. The institution combines a refuge for the sick and disabled, and an asylum Im aged Israelites. The Uniontown, Fayette county, (lemus of Libert;/ says that a brunch ot the school for tilt) education of soldiers’ orphans is now in successful operation in the Madison College building at Uniontown, over sixty children, male and female, being in attend ance. lion. J. K. Hwing is Pr sidentof the Board of Directors. A lad named Jones, employed by P». M. Johnston A Co., of Hollidavsburg, io watch over the ruins of their nail factory to pre vent thieving, detected u lad named Milton Stevens in removing some brass knobs from the engine. Stevens threatened to whip .Tones, and they met on Wednesday eve ning last, when tlie fornierstruck at tin* lat ter. Jones then drew a piece of an iron bur from his pocket, and struck Stevens on tlie temple, from tlie effects of which blow lie died in thirty minutes. The bo_vs were about thirteen years of age. Jones is in prison. The Barn of Judge Waft* Dent royal In/ Fire. —Tlie barn belonging to Hon. Freder ick Watts, on his farm, immediately übovo Carlisle, was consumed by fire List night, together with six horses, a number of cat tle, and all the contents of tho building. Tin* tiro was the work of an incendiary. Tlie dwelling house of Mr. Frederick Rawer, the celebrated brewer of Reading, was entered by robbers on Friday morning last, at about 2 o’clock. Mr. Lunar heard a noise and getting up, discovered thut tho thieves hail been engaged in a general bver huuling of his premises, liis wife’s lurs and some of her silk dresses were gone, and a number of articles of wearing apparel were heaped together at the head of the stairs ready for removal. It looked as if a general sweep had been intended, but the rascals had lied with only a part of their booty. The Pollsvilh* Standard has Lhufollowing items. Pardoned. —Huber Riddle, who wus sen tenced on the 10th of November, 1805, to five years imprisonment, at labor, in the County Jail, lor the murder of Dennis Haggerty, at Mount Carbon, Ims been par doned by Governor Curtin. Fatal .1 iride.id, —ini Saturday last, a man named John Rein was killed in Gractl's mines, at Raush Creek, by a fall of coal. He was u resident of Tremont. He was about forty-three years ol age, and leaves a wife and three children. The “good times” promised by tlie Rad icals in the event of their success in the re cent elections appear to be coming wrong end foremost. There is a general stagnation of business all over the country, and Schuyl • kill county fuels theefifectof it considerably. Three coul companies have recently failed and beeu sold out, und we learn that others are trembling on tho verge of ruin, and will go down in tho grand crash which must occur if tho Radicals persist in their revolutionary uud treasonable designs. Deathof a l 'etcrunof 1798.—JohnToohey, of Fast Mines, died at the residence of ins son, at that place, on Saturday last, aged 95 years. Mr. Toohey was a native of Gal way, Ireland, and took part in the famous Irish Revolution of 1795, being at the lime 27 years of age. He emigrated to tnis country in 1848, at the ageof 77 years, since which time ho has resided at iiust Minos. Not expecting to live many years, he never became a naturalized citizen of this country. He was remarkably healthy, and was se riously ill but four days previous to his death. Ilis remains were interred on Mon day, in St. Patrick’s buryingground, Potts ville. A Quoit-Pitcher Match—Schuylkill Coun ty BcatnNew York!— A quoit-pitcher mutch came off in New York City on Thanksgiv ing day, between William Hudgson of Pottsville, and JamesMcLaren, of Newark, N. J., for $3OO a side and tho championship of America. Hudgson won by 17 points. Ho is supposed to be the best quoit pitcher in America. He formerly worked us a miner in this county, und is well known in these parts. He was attended by J. Dyott, also of Pottsville. A large crowd witnessed the match, which gave great satisfaction, and was well contested. miraculous Escape of Judge Brewster from Death. Yesterday morning, while Judge Brews ter was a bolding a court in one of tho Dis trict Court Rooms, the register of the ven tilator in the ceiling, just above the Judge’s chair, fell. Judge Brewster had just that instant leaned forward to receive a message from a tipstaff. The register weighed forty pounds. It crushed the back of the Judge’s chair to atoms. The escape of Judge Brews ter might almost be considered miraculous, had he not at that instant loaned for ward ho would doubtless have boon killed, — Phila. Age, Bfevri itonu. A; contract has been Blgned for' building a bridge across tbe Missouri, at Kansas Cliy, A j rl vale letter recel ved at Montreal states that tlie only surviving ;descendant of Co lumbus Is shortly to visit America. Officers have been sent to all the princi- Fantr Smub to recruit fortheregular In '-■'"■'“■"'ln Jowett wants Congress to declare ° i | residential election a nullity and to make Hannibal Hamlin President. K - MfCook. United Stutes Minister Fr, neU,. a l- H T, nli ’ I'"* arrivod In Han rranusco irotn Honolulu. It Is rutnored in Washington In Judicial oiroles that the trial of John H. Hurratt will take place before a civil court. Subscriptions for a college at Richmond, S 47 ' 000 - There I-" - probability that Mr. Peabody will render turther assistance. J Thomas Sherman, a brother to General Sherman and to Senator Sherman has been named to the vacant Federal judgeshio in Ohio. * James Pnrton.the historian, is in (Mncin nuti collecting data for an article on Cincinnati for the Atlantic .\fonthly, which he proposes lo do up at considerable length The gold deposits in the United States branch mint at San Francisco, California for the past month were 117,401 ounces, and the coinage lor the same period $200,000. Andrew P. Armstrong, convicted at Wil mington, Del., of the mnrderof his wife, has been sentenced to be hung on the Hlh of February next. The \ irginia Legislature has taken pre liminary steps towards repealing the usury laws, which are allowing contracts at a higher rat limn six percent, interest. I wo thousand head of Texas cattle reached Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday last. The herd numbered tour thousand when it left lexa.s, and lout about one half by disease and accident on the way. Maximilian was stifl at Orizaba on the 2Mh un., and has issued several decrees trom Hl.li city. The people of Vera Cruz were eagerly expecting the arrival ol'Gcn. Sherman and Minister Campbell. Tllo.State Armory Works,located at Greon ville,S. C., have bean sold by puhlieauclion by the United States marshal tor $40,000. It is understood the building will be converted Into a cotton laclory. The public debt of the United States readied its maximum August:!!, isiio, when it stood s2,7.V7,fiS!i,.')7l,sinee whidt time n Ims gradually decreased, standing November l, lMlill, at $2,ool,:!10 t 00;). The demurrer in Ihu case of Sanford Con over was argued before Judge Fisher in Washington last Saturday. The prisoner's counsel holds that Conover was not guilty ol perjury, as the Judge Advocate General hud no authority to administer an oath. The New York Chamber of Commerce has passed a resolution In favor of a survo}' for another ocean telegraph line. It Is pro posed to lmvo the American end of the line on Long Island or Capo Cod, and the other ut some point on the French const. An improvement In the plan of smelting iron has been made in the foundry of tlie Philadelphia Navy Yard. By tills improve ment, where it occupied before three hours in smelling a few hundred pounds, it is now accomplished in one hour. Some of the papers of Western Maryland are advocating, on political grounds, the annexation to West Virginia on he counties composing that Congressional district, or else the erection ofthe four counties includ ed in the district into new State. The Governor of Louisiana, conti ary lo expectation, lias issued warrants for elec tions to (ill vacancies in the Legislature, it was thought that the belief in theestnblish ment.at an early day, of a provisional gov ernment would previ lit this action. Scott, Cutler A Wilder, commission mer chants in Kansas City, Mo., huvo been ar rested on a charge of burning their own store. Cutler attempted lo commit suicide just after the arrest. Two elerks lost their lives by this tire. The schooner .\f. llullunl, of Detroit, was wrecked on Like Ontario, near Gallon Island, on Saturday last, and the crew, consisting of ten men, were drowned. The bodies were recovered the same day, and taken to Oswego for interment. Seven thousand dollars in gold and silver were recently round by an old hunter, huried in a keg, near the Mississippi River, below Wolf Island. 'Hie treasure is sup posed In have belonged to some rebel who. was killed during tin* war. A key of one of the large record safes hr the Slat** I louse of Columbus, Ohio, having been lost, a hole was punched through the hack with a crowbar lately. The rear wall of the sale was found lo consist of two thin sheets of iron, with a layer of rotten burk between. Mount Hood has recently been smoking and giving out other manij'estations that it is a volcano. The Portland <>rv.(joni an says that on the* hUh insi., clouds of smoke hung around the base of tlie mountain, while a column seemed rise from its summit. The United Stutes Circuit Court was opened in Columbia, S. (’., lust week, for,the first time, we believe, since INGU. Nothing: of importance was done. Tlie Court wits organized, (he presentment of the grand jury, ami the admission of several lasers to practice in the Court, made thesum total of business transacted. Gu Saturday evening the up train from Allegheny ( ’ily and u special train coining west, containing the Directors of tho Penn sylvania Railroad, collided a mile above Natrona, Pennsylvania, on the Western Railroad. Six passengers were lmdly in jurod, and two of them an* not ox jM-cled to survive. A New York r<in-o*pondeiil suggests that 1 lorace G reeley hasn’t the requisite qmin tily of rocks to secure his election to the United Slates Senate by that delectable body at Albany, and tlmi some oilier man who has a bigger bunk account will proba bly bear away the palm. Sir Henry Holland, who passed ids sum mer vacation in America, was bereaved of his will* a tew days after his return to Lon don. Thu deceased lady, who had passed, the summer at a ■ waterside cottage, was sei/.ed with apoplexy the day after her ar rival home. 1 judy Hoi land was the daughter of Rev. Sidney Smith, 'I he purchase of Lower (’all Ibrniu has now been formally confirmed by the JuurozGov ornment, and the title is settled beyond rea sonable doubt. It is the largest purchase by privato persons In modern times. It covers 10,800 square miles, extending from gulf to ocean, lietweun tho parallels of 24‘* and 20', and 30 u of north latitude. The Chinese at Pekin have been elevere months without either rain or snow. Tills is in t’lnna a great public calamity, which is sought to be averted by fasting, prayer and expiatory ceremonies. In the summer of lhu drought wus so great that the Fmperor himself made a vow “to rectify hiscoiiducl, and ho more anxious for the welfare of his people." Hon. John Turner, of Salem, Montgom ery county, Ohio, died on Saturday, ut the age of 7<. ile was a native ofVPoniisyl vania, and went to Ohio in*lB2o. He served two terms in tho Legislature, and wus seven years one of the Judges of tho Court of Common Plena, of Montgomery county, under the first Constitution of Ohio. Rev. W. 1). Siegfried, a Baptist minister in Philadelphia, who was charged with un ministorial conduct by a woman in Phila delphia, has been acquitted bv the Court of Ouurter Sessions iu Philadelphia. Tho pni-i-c uinx did not appear, it being sup. pos'-d Hint sin* i ,ui away to avoid a suit ugamsl her lor perjury. The Columbia (Ohio) Stutc&men says that one 11. M. Taylor, hailing from Vermont, lately sold losome citizens of Alton, Frank lin county, Ohio, what purported to bo splendid black Spanish bucks. The first rain that came, however, washed off their hue, and they proved to be ordinary white “scrubs.” Taylor was arrested anti sent to juil in default of $5OO bail. A St. Louis saloon keeper mimed John McMnmuru, while partially intoxicated on Sunday night, throw asinal!single barreled pistol across the room, feeling vexed at his wile for a small matter. Tho pistol struck a chair and wus discharged, the ball strik ing his wife killing her instantly, ilis family relations had always been ofa pleas - ant nature, and the Coroner's Jury returned a verdict exonerating him from blame. lbo Ficedmen’s Saving and Trust Com pany, of Norfolk, has been reaping quite a harvest in tho way of deposits made bv the soldiers ot the colored regiments whicubuvo been paid off and mustered out in that vicinity. Tho Seventh United Slates Col ored Regiment deposited $33,000 In this institution, and tho Thirty-sixth Regiment has already deposited $30,000. From tlie annual roport of the Hon. Joint Wilson, Commissioner ol the General Lund (Mliee, it appeurs that during tho hint fiscal year 380,2iM acres of laud were sold for cash ? 1,892,519 entered under the homestead uol ? 403,180 looulcd with military warrants; 1,- 190,058 given to tlie various Stales as swamp lands; 94,597 given iu railroad grants, und 051,000 granted to agricultural colleges? total, 4,029,312.87 acres. The umount of money received from laud sulus was $824,- 045. The Rev. Dr. Priestly, who was recently excommunicated from u Presbyterian Church in Pittsburg for adultery and other misdemeanors, is soon to come before another tribunal toauswertho charge of an injured wife who asks for divorce not only on the ground of improper intimacy but for shameful übuse, tor violent and abusive lunguago too disgusting for publication. Gen. Harris, "Gen. Shelby, Gen. Price, who were living on lands given to them by Maximilian, have been compelled to abandon their farms and tuke shelter in Cordova. Gen. Sbelby is running a wagon train from Paso del Muoha to the City of Mexico. The undertaking affords him a good living. Gen. Hincuan is in Cordoya, practicing law. Ejs-Congressman (Judge) Oldham, of Texas, is engaged in writing a history of the war, together with taking photographs as a means of support,
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