REPORTER
Wednesday, February 5, 1845.
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_IIINfiarIIVAIL.IIC-dal
The Office of the Bradford Re
porter has been removed to Col.
Means'. Brick Store, (up stairs,)
entrance on theNorthoilde.
TEXA9.—Milton Brown's proposition
to annex Texas has passed the House
of Representatives -by a majority of 20
votes. It admits Texas as a State, al
lowing her to retain her own lands, and
making her responsible for hei own
debts. It also permits the territory to
be divided into four States, and forever
prohibits slavery in the northern part,
leaving the southern entirely to their
own choice in that respect. Whether
it will pails the Senate is a matter' of
doubt. " Oliver Oldschool," the
correspondent of the United States Ga
zette gives it as his vpinion that it will.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR CANAL
Co3INISSIONER.—The Democratic Un
ion moots the question how a candidate
for Canal Commessioner to be supported
by the democratic Party of Pennsylva
nia at October nest, shall be nominated.
The Union deems it necessary that the
State Central Committee should call a
Convention; and suggest an early day in
order that power maybe i delegated to dem
ocratic members of the Legislature, to
make the nomination to save expense and
ensure a Rill attendance.
A:WT[IER MESSAGE.—Gov. Shunk
has sent to the Legislature a message
concerning the financial condition of the
state,. and the prospect in
terest
paying the in
tesl falling due the first of February
and August. From his statement we
are not in such a very fiouiishing condi
tion as, Gov. Porter represented in his
last message.
U. SENATORS.—The following
persons have lately been chosen United
States Senators by their respective
stales
Ravzunv Jonmson (Whig,) Maryland.
DANIzr. STURGEON (Dem.,) Pennsylvania.
Joint M. Cr.arrort (Whig,) Delaware. -
DANIEL WEBSTER (Whig,) Massachusetts
ALBERT gRESNE (Whig) Rhode Island.
lonic FAIRFIELD (Dem.,) Maine.
THAT COACIL—The coach built to
convey Mr. Clay to Washington, in
case he should have been elect#d, is still
destined for a Prestdent, it having been
forwarded to Wheeling, with directions
to have it in time to convey President
POLK on his way over the mountains
ACCIDENT.-A lad in the employ of
Col. Robert Spalding, in NVysox, had
his arm severed near the elbow, in a
saw mill, on Friday last. The arm
was amputated near the shoulder, and
the lad is doing well.
RAYNBFORD, the well known host of
th - e "Tiger" in this place, has taken
Pomeroy's Hotel in Troy, and is ready
to accommodate all who may call upon
him. We guarantee: those calling the
best of treatment.
WITHDRAWN.—The nomination of
DAVID M. Bum., as one of the Associ
ate Judges of our county, made to the
Senate by Gov. Porter, was withdrawn
on the 28th ult. by Gov. Shuuk.
STATE LIBRARIAN.-Dr. Seth Sals
bury has beeil appointed State Librarian.
A bill has been introduced to make the
office elective by the Legislature.
THE WRITE HOUSE.-A bill is be
fore Congiess appropriating $20,000
for furnishing the President House. It
is said to be sadly needed.
Wm. D. KELLY, f l lld FRANCIS WHAR
TON, have been appointed Prosecuting
Attorneys for the City and County of
Philadelphia. .
E. W. HAZARD, Esqr., acts in the
capacity of Depity Prosecuting Attorney
for this county, by appointment' of the
Court.
111 n.. BIDLACK.Wet are gratified to
learn from Washington, that this able rep
resentative has recovered from his illness
and taken his seat in Congress.
MESSRS. SHERWOOD, ELLIOTT, WARD,
& GOODRICH, of the state Legislature,
writ please receive our thanks for their
attentions:
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PERCIPIIER LEMON'9 appointritent 88
one of the Associate Judges of Wyo
ming .county, has been unanimously
confirmed by the Senate.
Murder in Baltimore,
A most horrid murder was committed
mil Sunday night, 12th ult. at the house
of Francis Nolan in Baltimore, the par
ticulars of which we find in the Philadek
phia papers. . ,
A person named Paid Roux, of Ma
con, Georgia, a member of the I. 0. of
0. F., being on his way to the South,
put up at the house of Nolan on Satur
day night, about 8 o'clock, and was pla-
ced in a double bedded room, one bed
being occupied by a man narried Mich
ael M'Curry, a permanetn boarder in the
hotise. On Monday morning when the
chamberm'aid went to make the beds, she
found the room door locked, but suppo
sing that the lodgers had locked it that
they might not be disturbed, she said no
thing about it.
M'Curry was seen in the course of the
day about the house, brit left in the after
noon. for Philadelphia: In the evening
the chambermaid again went to . the room
for the purpose of making the beds, but
found the door still lodked, and on look
through the key hole observed that there
was no key ip the lock, and- - deeming
this rather singular, she informed Mr.
Nolan of the fact; who immediately re
paired to the \
room, forced open the door,
and to his consternation discovered the
body of Mr. Roux lying in bed and wel
tering in blood.. His throat as cut in
a dreadful manner, a ts scull was
beaten in just above the ; forehead; as if
with an axe. An axe, with blood and
hair thereon, was found under the bed.
A valuable gold watch which had been
seen upon the person of the deceased was
missing, and no money could be found
in the pockets.
From the eircuMstancs of M'Curry
having left so suddenly, suspicion im
mediately fastened upon him. He
was immediptely pursued by officers of
Baltimore and a description of hie per
son having been transmitted to the Po
lice of Philadelphia and New York,
they were on the look out for him.—
On Thursday morning he wail , arrested
in New York, taken to the Police office
where he underwent an examination-
Several articles were found with him,
whieh were identified as the property
of the deceased and he was fully com
mitted.
While confined in the cell, M'Curry
attempted to commit suicide by cutting
his throat with a small knife., He near
ly succeeded, having cut his throat
.in
several places, and when found, was
lying stretched upon his back and bleed
ing profusely. It was with the great
est difficulty that the wounds could be
dressed, in consequence of the tremen
duous struggles that he made to pre
vent the Physicians from affording him
any relief. Several perions had 'to
hold hiri, and - even then he succeeded
in getting his finger into his lacerated
throat and endeavored to tear it open.
When frustrated in that, he seized up
his vest and cammed i- into his mouth,
endeavoring to co choke bunged with
it, so that it had to be cut from his
mouth. Finding it impOssiblle to de
stry himself, he seized hold, with' his
teeth, of the iron bars of the railing,
and his hold could scaroely be broken.
It was at last found 'necessary to strap
his hands together and confine them to
his body. He is now doing well and
will be carefully watched in future, to
prevent him from doing himself any
further injury.
M'Curry is an Irishman, about 30
yeari old, dark complexion, black eyes
and large thick lips. He is about 5
feet. 9 inches is height and very stout.
-The body of Mr. Roux, was taken
charge of by the Odd Fellows of Balti
more, and on Wednesday last the
corpse ' was deposited in the family
vault of Mr. G. R. Dodge, subject to
the direction of his friends. '
Srnexce. 7 '--The following is an offi
cial notice from the Treasury Depart
ment at Washington ; dated Jany. 27,
1845 :—The Secretary of the Trecsury
acknowledges the receipt, by
.an enor
mous letter, one hundred and.fifty dol
lars, post marked New York, and run
ning thus :
"Euilosed $150.' Paid the U. S.
pursuarit to a promise made to the
LORD."
TEXAS SALUTE.—One hundred guns
were fired at the Park in New York in
honor of the passage of the Texas reso
lution by the House of Representatives
of the United States.
BOLTON, of the Wyoming Patrol, has
been -appointed Post Ma!ster st 'Funk-
bannock.
Correspondence from Harrisburg,
[Cortapondenee of the Bradford Reporter
HAnntstrune, Jan. 21, 1845.
The town is crowded with people,
who are flocking in to witness the In
auguration of Gov. Shunk ; and many,
doubtless, for the more patriotic motive
of obtaining office under so worthy a
Chief Magistrate, an honor some hun
dreds, at least are anxiously aspiring to
obtain. Some fifteen splendid military
companies are parading in the differ
ent streets, and attracting crowds to
witness their automaton-like evolutions.
The Lancaster Fencibles, Captain
FINDLEY, are receiving the greatest ap
plause and admiration. Those who
know how to judge, are of opinion that
the Fencibles excelany other company
in the Union.
Company aftercompany have march
ed through the Hall at Buehler's, and
grasped the hand of the Governor as
they passed. 'The face of each as he
returns, is lighted up with an expres
sion of pleasure and 'delight, at the
warm reception he had met from His
Excellency. No man possesses the
faculty of winning the hearts of those
who approach him, to the same extent
as Gov. Shook. Bland, affable, and
courteous, with a smile and
_grace alto
gether his own—he stands a head and
shoulders above the tallest around him,
and receives the salutations and con
gratulations of his friends for hours to
gether, without the least manifestation
of fatigue or vexation.
The troops are now formed into Bat
talion under command of Brigadier
General Roumfort, of Philadelphia, e nd
are paraded in‘front of Buehler's Ho ~el,
to escort 'the Governor elect to the
Capitol. The Governor, together with
the Committee of the Legislature ap
pointed for that purpose, and the newly
appointed Secretary of the Common
wealth, and Attorney General ate re
ceived within the lines, when the whole
moves down to the residence of Gover
nor Porter, who, together with the of
ficers of his Cabinet, and, the veteran
Commodore Elliot, join the escort, and
move on the Capitol.
Gov. Shunk is sworn in, and delivers
his Inaugural, which is patriotic arhd
democratic. The procession is agaiq
formed, and escorts Gov. Porter to his
residence, .where he has provided a
table of refreshments, of which all who
can get in, partake. Gov. Shunk is
then escorted to his residence, and the
grand ceremonial is finished. In the
twinkling of an eye, one man ie stripped
of all power and patronage,,and reduced
to a private citizen, while another has
all these attributes vested in him.
Saturday, Jan. 24, 1845.
In the Legislature measures of great
impoitance have been discussed, among
which is one relative to the iitesent
Tariff, instructing our Senators and re
questing our Representatives in Con
gress to oppose any modification what
ever. lam surprised to find many de•
mocrats in favor of this proposition.--
I know not how the question may have
been handled in other parts of the State,
but I do know that throughout North
ern Pennsylvania, the modification of
the present Tariff was made an issue,
and advocated at every democratic as
sembly throughout the campaign. The
present Tariff is notoriously bad in ma
ny of its prominent features, and ought
to be modified, and I trust it will be.
Another measure of importance is
one providing for the payment of the
Interest on our state Debt, falling due
on the Ist of February. A resolution
was introduced into the House, instruct
ing the committee of Ways and Means
to bring in a bill, appropriating all the
moneys in the Treasury to that object.
It is a notorious fact. that there is not a
sufficient amount in the Treasury that
can be set aside for that purpose, and
even if there were, the appropriation of
the whole of it to that object. would
tend to embarrass the new administra
tion, by draining the Treasury, and
thus force upon it the necessity of re
sorting to temporary loan, which would
tend to plunge the State deeper and
deeper in debt, and sink lower and
lower her already exhausted credit.
Another measure was introduced by
Mr,. Darsie, into the Senate, to suspend
the payment of appropriations to Do
mestic creditors, until the interest due
to our foreign creditors was first paid.
An amendment of Judge Cbampneye,
however, softened the injustice . of the
measure by4roviding for the payment
of interest on the amounts due our do
mestic creditors. The bill , as amended
passed both . Houses. A. ;bill
,is now
pending before the Senate to reduce the
number ofJudges of the Supreme Court
from five to four. This
I ,is to secure
retrenchment in that department also;
and the term of service of 'Judge Hus
ton had expired, no injustice could be
done to any of the judges ' by reducing
the number, or by not filling the vacan
cy. But Judge Burnside was nomina
ted for the vacant seat, and after a long
and animated debate on postponing hisi
confirmation until the question of re-1
duction had first been disposed of ; the
vote was taken on the confirmation— f all
the Senators voting in his favor, except
Mr. Cornman of Philadelphia county—
"Native"—who 'doubtlesn voted against
Judge Burnside because he was born
in old Ireland, instead of being ushered
into existence on our own Native soil,t•
Natiiism is terribly and unrelentingly
prescriptive—allowing none but Ameri.
can born citizens to have 'a share in the
honors and emoluments of office ! No
matter what may have been his services
to the county of his adoption—no mat
ter how long he has lived among us, de
voting his talents and his energies to the
interests of his fellow citizens, he is to
be hunted down because, he was born
in another land ! !
HARRISBURG Jan. 31, 1845.
The all-absorbing and all-engaging
topic of debate, both in the Legislature
and out of it, has been the payment of
the interest on our State debt, falling
due op the Ist of February. The Bill
providing for the payment of all the
money in the Treasury to that object,
passed the House of Representatives
several days ago, and although repeat
edly called_ up in the Senate, its con
sideration was
.as often postponed in
order to afford Gov. Shunk an oppor
tunity to send in a Special Message,
declaring his views in relation to this
important subject. It was understood
that be was not in favor of appropria
ting all the moneys in the Treasury to
the payment of the interest on the Ist
of February as it would take from the
Treasury the last dollar, and force tip
on him the necessity of resorting,to
temporary loan in order to. meet the
ordinary and necessary expenses of
government. Furthermore, it was ful
ly evident, from a careful examination
!of the financial resources of the state,
'that even if we paid every dollar of in
terest due' on the Ist of February, we
should not
,be able to pay more than a
small proportion, if any, of the interest
falling due in August. Under these
circumstances the Governor thought it ,
his duty to , thoroughly examine thefts- :
cal abilities of the State, and communi
cate the result to the Legislature, Niithl
hie views of the proper course to 'be
pursued. This he did on Wednesday
last, in an elaborate message, which
you will no doubt lay before your rea;
ders. This called down upon him a
torrent of abuse from those who ate in
favor of paying the last dollar towards
the interest on the public debt. The
Secretary o`f the Commonwealth , and
Attorney General came in for a goodly
share of denunciation—being charged
with giving direction to the action of
the Governor in this case with a view
to enable them to speculate in stock.—
Mr. Gibbons, one of the City Senators
a brilliant and powerful debater, was
the principal assailant. His assaults
were ably and eloquently repelled bA,
Messrs. Heckman,
~Chapman, Steri
gere, Bigler and Charuppeys, the latter
of whom made .a terrible onslaught up- ,
on the dismayed assailant, carrying
the war into Jfrica" with greai ef
fect and success.
Most all the Senators, and nearty all
the Representatives, ,entertain vietve at
Tkariance with the opinions of the iGov
ernor. and are in favor of appropriating
the last cent in the Treasury to the re
demption: of our injtired Credit. They
agree that the people were taxed heavi
ly and oppressively) ter the very pur
pose-of- paying the interest, and !escu
ing our tarnished credit and honor l from
the, blighting charge of repudi ation,
and diet the people paid out a portion
of thew hard earnings with cheerfulness,
under the i mpression: that evirY cent
thus paid 7 otild be applied to this pur
pose. They cannot therefore, refuse
to apply -the money in. thet'frea-
Bury to the legitimate object, W i ithout
reference to the course which will be
necessary to he' pursued i hereafter. It
is altogether probable therefore, that .
the Governor 'will i iiot be heeded by
the other btatch cif rihe 11 4 Cgisla' inn; in
his recommendation la : consider -wheth
er it rould not. be more expedient to
'reserve a portion of the public funds
for tore contingencies. Yet, is be
not ight ?. Let any on Who doubts it
fancyliiniself, in his position -- wide-an
empy Treasury—the people taxed op
pres;sively already—the wheels of gov
ernupent nearly - ceasing to move for
,
wait of money—the state creditalmost
banttrupt in every-market of the world
—Or terrible word repudiation ringing
in is ears from & thousand tongues—
and then let him condemn the Governor
-.
if he can!
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Th e discussion continued yesterday
Until about 2 o'clock, when they ad
jo4ned from sheer hunger and exhaus
tion. The discipline will be. resumed
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Ain ! morning, and I have no doubt they
wit succeed in taking a final vote upon
the Bill, although it may be variously
anrded.
• he nomination of Col. David AL
Blill, by Governor Porter, as one of the
Associate Judges of Bradford County ;
was withdrawn by Gov. Shunk on
[ Tuesday last. ,
IThe Bill providing for the redemp
tinn of the over-issues of the Berks
County Bank, passed at the last session,
and vetoed by Gov. Porter, passed the
l ouse several days ago, and was also
pissed by the Senate on Tuesday, the
constitutional majority of two tnirds vo
ting for it in .each branch. So the
Berke; County Bank issues are again at
par.
1 The Bill providing for the removal
of the seat of Justice from Danville to
Bloomsburg, in Columbia county, pass
el'd the House yesterday, with an amend
inent allowing the people of that coun
tly to decide by ballot whether the
1
l onnty seat shall be removed or not.
The nomination by Governor Porter
?if David Krause, of Harthburg, to be
president Judge of .the District com
posed of the counties of Bucks and
rlontgomery, was confirmed this morn
ng by a vote of 28 yeas, to one nay.
Mr. Krause is a Clay Whig, and
much surprise was felt by his nomina
tion, which was strenuously opposed
!by Mr. Sterigere, on the ground of his
unfitness for the station. Mr. Krause
is, however a lawyer of respectable
talents and legal attainments.
The Senate then, on motion of Mr.
Crabb, resumed the consideration of
114 Bill providing for the payment of
tir interest on the State debt. The de
bate was continued for some time,
when after the adoption of an amend
ment requiring the holders of certifi
cates of stock to receive the State Scrip
without discount, pro rata, the Bill
passed the Senate unanimously. The
Bill to repeal the act creating a Board
of Revenue Commissioners passed third
reading by a vote of 19 to 8.
The Secretary of the Commonwealth
being introduced a Message from the
Governor, announcing that he had ap
proved and signed the Bill providing
for the payment of the interest on the
State debt; the amendments made to
said bill by , the Senate, having been
concurred in by the House, and the
bill carried immediately to the Cover-
nor.
No other business of importance in
either House.
ONE DAY ELECTION LAW.—The fol
lowing is the act regulating the Presi
dential election throughout the United
States. It will effectually put an end
to the system . of pipe-laying and fraud
heretofore practised :
AN ACT to establish a uniform time
for holding elections for electors of
President and Vice President in all
the States of the Vaion.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Ftbpresentatives of the Uni
ted States of America in Congress as
sembled, That the electors of President
and Vice President shall be appointed
in each State on Tuesday next after
the first Monday in the month of No
vember of the year in which they are
to be appointed: PROVIDED, That each
State may by law prOvide for'the filling
any vacancies which' may occur in its
college of electors when such. college
meets to give its electoral vote. And
provided also, That when ,any State
shall have held an election for the pur
pose of choosing electors and shall fail
to make a choice on the day aforesaid,
then the electors may be appointed on
a subsequent day, in such manner as
the State shall by law 'provide.
DgettNeo...We are glad to learn that
Col. \V : H. Polk has declined. At? offer
of the post of charge at Naples, forwbich
he has beeu nominated to the .S'enate; by
the present• President.
A DOMESTIC Roonucs.=,The f
lowing story is told of the Treasurer
LebationLcounty :—"On the day p
it
ding the inauguration, the Treasurer
tebanon, county was seen to make pre
araiiiiii for a journey to Harrisbur g w i
$lO,OOO. On being asked, wh en
was going to start, he said, T o . rnono
morning at •i 2 o'clock." . Taken ai
very suddenly in the night, he did
sta r t till the'&xt morning. IVhen ah,
half a mile from Lebanon, he dise ove
a new made grave, 9 feet long, 6r.
deep and wide in proportion. Them
was dug in a wood,'' close along
Harrisburg road. Comment is %la m
sary.
CANAL Boann.--Joshua liartsho
the Canal Commissioner elect, asium
his official duties on Tuesday 14th la
The board is now composed
Messrs. Clark, Foster and Ilarteho
MA!N INE.—Tlvilo attempt s h.
made to sell the Main Line, but no
single bid has yet been obtained.
• FRIDAY last, was decidedly the co
day of the season.
The North Branch.
We find in the
,tuzerne Demo e
the following able a rticle touching t
completion of the unfinished pVrtion
the North Branch Extension. It'co
tains much sound argnmem, wort,
the attention of all, interested.
who in the north is not intersted t:
speedy completion of the North Bram
It is, most truly, a painful relied °
that this great northern outlet shoe
be suffered to remain, year after ye
in its half finished state. hat mak
it more- so, is the feet, that it eau
demonstrated, to a certainty, that II
work would be profitable to the St:
or to an incorporated company.
are opposed to Its.geir.g into the bath
of a company, if the State will u
hold of it, and finish it. But, if I.
State is unwilling to do it; or, if wilh,
unable; then we say let private erne
prize accomplish it.
Is the matter understood' Do et
representatives look at the thing at
is: practicability— its. immen
benefit—both public and private? t
this article, we shall not stop to pro
the great advantages, the tonnage
coal and Iron has over any other eon ,
modify, so far as tolls are concerae ,
but supposing that - to be_ generally a
derstood, let us see what the cost of
is be, and the probable amount of
mediate tolls annually.
The North Branch (unfinished;
ninety-four miles long—beginning
the Lackawana and ending at the en
line. There has been expended,
the State, the sum of $2,484,930,6
Call 'it in round numbers, two and
half millions. It is estimated tli
twelve hundred thousand dollars a
complete the line. So the ease stand
on the score of dollars and cents. 11
learn by the Report of the Canal Co
missioners, forwarded to us, a few da
since, by our Sehator, Gen. Ross, th
at this time, notwithstanding the da ,
ages done, and the decayd the co
done, that, in their opinion, she ca
could still be completed at the colic
cited. Thus the fact is brought ho
to tts, that the sum of twelve huudt
thousand dollars will complete aadfi
ish 94 miles of Canal, and which sh
completed, would be more producti
than any other 94 miles of Canal ,
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvan ,
Of this there can be no doubt, and
will prove it. What would be the i
terest of the sum required to open t
great northern thoroughfare? Sea
ty two thousand dollars only , --3
which sum could be twice paid by t'
tolls on iron and coal, in a single ye:
There is no speculation in this matt:
It is fact and certainty. There h
beeti shipped, at Berwick, since 11
first of April last, 116,018 tons °lfni
eral coal—and an increase /over t
previous year of 56,028 tons. Ti
receipts of toll during the same tio3
anionnted to $50,212,32; almost
whole amount of which was on
tonnage of coal. Now, no sane a
can, for a moment, question but ail
two tons of coal would go north 0 0
south—yes, TEN;—but, for our purPo
say two to one. This Ic?ould be 23
000, tons of coal for the first 3
northward bound. At 'a half aef
per ton toll per mile, this would
mount to $109,000, and an excess
$37,000 over and above the interest'
the sum required to complete the C
,nal. This is the toll on coal 001 Y
leilving out the articles of heavy S 0
nage, which would make the vela'
loading, and all other matters !chi
would find their way on this Cana l.
But bow idle to pretend to restrict
tl
average trade on the North Ho e
for the first ten years after its caler
lion, to 200,000 tons! Does any 03
man doubt. but that it would 3( 0
to, at least 500,000—and if so, it t ree'
not only pay the interest on the so '
required for completion, hilt t he
amount expended from the conunen
ment to the end. The Delaware
Hudson Canal Company sent,
road and caial, the present year, o f
,
000 ions of coal. The operation