;r4ofar . 6 .4epo'qo 'Towanda, Wednes,day, August 20,1845. From Ineyacc—Falmors ct Wart The Nevi Orleans Picayune, of Aug, 5. states that the Mexican Counsel, Senor Arrungoiz, was to leave for Vg. ra Cruz in a day or two„and that his departure was to be the signal for a non-intercourse act.. The Picayune has news front Mexico up to the 23,1 July. War had not then been declared scainst the Uni ted States, but it was the general opinion it must be de clared, however. The got ernment of Mexico is tusk ing strenuous exertions to raise $12,000X00 :to carry it on. .That paper further s,ays:— "d o rrgards a drefarat ion of war on the part of Me,ri co, lo our minds nothing oceans more protabk. Such a course is necessary to the political existence of some, to the inordinate vanity of others, and to give a third class a better chance to rob the public chest than they novi. enjoy. The ignorant masses, unconscious of the inevit able defeat that awaits them, frOm lark of knowledge of their own resources and those of their adversaries, join in ihe hostile hue and cry. A two years war, if , it couldbe protracted that length, might be of immense service in the long run to Mexico, in opening the eyes of the in habitants to their true condition. In the meantime, the' coeiriie of the United States is simple enough. Every protection to its own citizens should be given on land and water. This is a first duiy. In the second place, a sufficiency of Mexican territory should at once be: ta ken possession of, to pay all the expenses of a war they have foolishly brought upon their own heads : and such territory should be held until every claim is settled to the last fraction." The New Orleans Bee, of the sth, has the following : We were informed yeSterday -that an importing house in our city had applied to tise Mexican Consul to know whether he could clear a vessel fur one of the Mexican ports on Thursday next, and that the reply of the Con sul was-that after Wednesday he would be unable to at tend to any such business. As the duty of Consul in such eases is to countersign the manifest, his refusal looks as if there were some truth in the rumors of war, now so prevalent. The New Orleans Courier says: "'We have heard that General Taylor, who commands the AMerican troops on the Nueces, has determined to take possession of a small fort, constructed by the Mexicans on the eastern bank of the Rio Grande, and to send the garrison to the other side of that river." The New Orleans Tropic of the sth inst, after speak ing of a nurnber'.,of rumors flying about in that city, says : The only rumor which appears at present to be well authenticated is one, that the. Mexican Consul has re ceived orders familia government to withdraw immedi ately from this country. What the exact nature of the Consul's instructions are, we are not advised, but we are informetrat'what we believe tn_ be excellent authority, that that functionary will close his office to-morrow and cease to exercise his duties. ACCIUTOST AT ,CoLUNTIIA, Ps.—On Sunday night Aug. 3d., Michael Schloat, employed in the warehouse of D. Leech & Co. at Columbia, Pa., arose from his bed, in the second story of the store, hearing, as he supposed, a iwnsl boat just arriving, for which he was on the look out, and being, it is believed, in a state of but partial consciousness, from a half recovered sleep, he mistook the place, and walked over, falling on the end of the iron brake handle of a rail road car standing imriiediate /y against the side of the house; the iron handle pro jecting upwards, passsd entirely through his body, enter ing at the stomach and coming out at the loins. The cries of the poor man, wlAch are raid to have been heart sending, soon attracted persons, who released him from his dreadful situation. Be received all the attention which medical skill and the kindness of friends could command, but afteilingering in intense agony, he died about 5 o'clock, A. M., on Monday. Serccxxxiox.—The money article of the Ledger, in showing the effects of the speculation mania,previous to 1840, and the consequent explosion and depreciation, says: "The depreciation in the stocks of sixteen banks in Philadelphia, and in the loans and stocks of the Le high and Schuylkill Navigation Companies, between August, '3B, and August, '4l, was ris-rr-stx MILLIONS SEVEN HENDRED AND TIM-SEVEN THOTSAND, NINE SIENDSED AND TWESTE DOLLARS! OD li CapDAI of $62, 217 300!" The artiele also says "the same system of speculation' and bubble•blowing, so disastrous in '3B and '4O, is ap- parent in many directions." DACPRIN COVaTT NomiNrrnria.—The Democratic vielegates of Dauphin county have put in nomination the following ticket for county officers:—Senate—John M. Forster; Assembly—Dr. J. Rathvoa and Michael Kel ler; Sheriff—John Nevin; Pmthonotary—William D. Boas; Recorder—Robert F. Black; Register—C. B. _Henry; County Treasurer—Prtet Hammel ; Commis sioner—Christian Lenkert. John M. Rank and G. M. Unman, were appointed delegates to the September Convention. John C. M'Allister, Gen. C. Seiler and John Stahl, Senatorial eonfer_•ea Tns MrsICANS talk of marching into the United States with their armies. Oh ! Santa Anna once boasted that if Genetat Jackson was not satisfied with his move. menus, he would march his troops to Washington and again reduC'e that city to ashes! He did not get them further than San Jacinto, however, where be was met with a handful of Americans, and his further progress somewhat retarded. Punt osier Pout made a visit to the Secretary of the Treasury a day or two ago, and, acenmpanied by that officer, proceeded to call on the Heads of the - different Bureaus, in that extensive and important branch of the Government. Hu inquiries were such as fanned the conviction that ha took a lively-interest in the business of t:.•e Department, and that he was well atiquatnted. Tax Warateoot, near Niagara Falls, now holds with in its vortex of agitated waters, two human bodies, and the bodies of two horses and a hog. They may be seen from the bank above, passing around their circuit of a mile or.more M circumference, where they most remain until discharged info Lake Ontario. Tao Essex MILL CO3I7IX^I, of Newberyport, have declared a dividend of furly-two and a half per cent., being the earnings of last year. Think of that, ye tar• mere who are toiling and aweating to retake four or five per cent. Gem your capital and induatry. Fa* Mrs.—A man wu recently sentenced to the 'Missouri Penitentiary for ninety-nine years. Miser ... lute Iwu murder, committed when drank. He manigedto escape three times from the Sheriff on his way, but was finally committed to confinement. "i6r ac Asuarotniza.—The Natives," had a Comb. tion,'ve`ry sfiedy attended at Harrisburg, an Tuesday,' the 12th inst. They nomir s ued Capt. R. IL Morton, of Harrisburg, as heir candidate for Canal Cothmhisioner. - • t No. -1 mail - writ TO sLT►Tonr—James L. GillicofElk courtly luur been put in nomination. by the demoeratic contenSon ofthat county. for Senator from that district, (lariat A. Diatk, of Ulcers., fur *7 cuutor of that district. I= August \ Elections. We give below' s the urns from the elections held this month, that we hive received. Is nrc..t.—Tho following is the - resultfor members of Cougnagis.as far as heard from: :First Distriet—it. D. ()Wen, Dein. Second—Thomas J. Benly, Dem._ Third—Thomas Smith, Dem. Fourth—Caleb B. Smith, 'Whig. Fifth—W. W. Wick. Dem. • Six—J. W. Davis, Dem. Scirenth—R. W. M'Onughey, Whig. Eighth—John Pettit, Dem. Ninth—C. W. Crtheart. Dem. Tenth—A. Kennedy. Dem. The delegation will therefoni stand, 13 Democrats, and 2 NVhig.i. Of 12 Senators to be elected, 4 are Democrat., 7 Whigs and one district not heard from; a Whig gain of I. The Senate will probably stand 26 democrats to 24 Whigs. Representatives elected-35 democrats, 21 whigs; Democratic gain, I t. NOTITII CAIIOI.INA.—The election for Congressmen has not changed the political aspect of the delegation of last winter, which steed five democrats and four whigs. Some of the l eters claim five democrats and three whigs, which would be a democratic gain. Nothing definite from the Leglislature. Edges tube county, in the eighth district polls Clark, (dent.) 1318; Damen, (whig) 97! ALBAN-I.—The election in this State took place on the 9th Mal, and was for a Governor, seven members of Congress, and the Legislature. The w bias had no can didate for Governor, voting very generally for John L. Martin a volunteer. Nathaniel Terry , the regular de mocratic nominee is undoubtedly elected. The whigs had no candidates for Congress, except in the First and Second districts The only prospect of a whig member, is in the Second district, where they may have elected their candidate. Missornt.—ln St. Louis, the Natives hjr the, greatest exertions, elected 5 out of §of their ticket. The highest majority was 66; the lowest 25. The returns have not come in sufficient to decide the result in the State. The election in this State is for members of the Con. vention to reform the Constitution. KbtrTregv—We hase but few returns from this State, which shcw sewn wbig mcntera of Congres!, elected and Mice democratic; whig gain of two. No• thing definite concerning the Legislature. The Congrestiona/ election jn Indiana indicates a popular Democratic majority of rit least 5,000. A private letter to the " Union" from Indianapolis, slates that our majority on joint ballot will hei 15 or 20, which secures a Democrat for U. S. Senator in place of A. S. White, Whig. Tar. MarrsTem Snie.--The Great Britain, which re cently arrived at ?iew York, is the largest steamship ever built, being of most extraordinary dimensions. We find in our city exchanges the, following account of her: The Great Britain is indeed a monster of the deep, as will be seen hy the following, which are the chief di mensions of the ship :.—Total length, 32.0 feet; total breadth, 50 feet; capacity. 3,000 tons; draught of wa ter, 16 feet; engines, 1.000 hove power; four cylinders, 68 inches in diameter; length of stroke, 7'2 inches; chain wheel, IS feet in diameter ; the propelling screw in the stern of the ship is 1 - .51 feet in diameter, and has six 1:102 I The vessel is entirely built of iron, with the exception of the boarding of her decks, and some of her cabin fit- I tinge and carved work. Her model is somewhat pecu liar, yet accordant with the taste (alien she was built) of many nautical men, and the speed she has since at tained, together with her good sea qualities, prose that their opinions were well founded. ' She has 26 state rooms with one bed in each, and 113 with two, so that in addition to her crew, officers, fire men, &c., she can'aceornmodate 252 passengers, each of whom can be provided with a single bed, and that with out making up a single sofa, or any other temporary convenience, and can accommodate 360 passengers. Ttnntntt lamentable accident on cured in Allegbany city on Tuesday evening oflast week. The new Protestant Methodist Church in that city is lighted by gas, manufactured on the premises. Some thing was out of order, and several members of the con gregath ot had assembled fur the purpose of repairing it. While they were in the act of raising the gasometer out of the water— c supposing it to be empty—the gas igni ted from a candle, burst the gasometer with a loud re port, and set fire to the gas house. The fire was soon subdued, without injury to the main body of the church. The melancholy part is the burning of several of the per sons present. The names, as lir as could be learned, were as follows : Mr. Herron, the sexton, very b . adly hurt, not expect. ed to live ; and report says he is dead. Mr. Brown, a pedlar, living on the Butler road, badly burnt, supposed to be dangerous. Wm. Kama, Esq., Postmaster of Alleghany, badly burnt, but thought not to be dangerously injured. Mr. James Russel. Carpenter,tad his head badly cut, and is shpposed to be dangerously burnt. Mr. 6liter, 'very badly burnt, supposed to be danger ously. Mr. Henry Williams, grocer slightly burnt. AN /31PORT - ANT QC EST/ ON SNITLED.—Since the proposition of the question " Who struck Billy Patter son ?" no more important query has been raised, than whether saltpetre will explode? chemists and philoso phew', since the great fire in New York, and the tremen duous explosion and loss of life, have beeh actively en gaged in demonstrating and experimenting upon this question. The question has however been settled by the Scientific Committee in New York, appointed by the Councils to determine the matter. It has been fully and satisfactorily:determined, after experimenting, that it will not explode, and consequently that gunpowder must have been the muse of the explosion at the time of the fire. REILIDIA.MS Cr TUE UNITED STETES.—There IS DOW completed iu the United States, or nearly ready for use, 3096 miles el railway, built at an expense of 897. In operation or nearly completed, over 2000 miles of canal, and if we add the railways recently projected We shall have an aggregate.of more than eight thousand miles of internal improvements. Poszrorrecx Sri - ea.—The agent of the Post office De. partment, in St. Louis has instituted suits in the U. 8. Circuit Court against the Cleiks and Captains of seven different steamboats plying to that place, for a breach of the Post•Otllce law in relation to the delivery of letters, &c., when called upon by him. The penalty is $5O for every infringement of the law. Axcrrarm Vic-rm.—The remains of a girl. named Mc Goy, have been dog fr.m the ruins ofthe fire in Pitts. burg. There was nothing left but the .boues. A silk -shawl, supposed to have been thrwn over bershouldem. was not even scorched by the fire. It was taken out totally uninjured,. . CONTEMPT or COITRT.—A justice in Milton , .Hors., recently offended a witness by compelling him toanswer a question, when he threw a volume of the ReTised St,, hies at the head of the Judge, for whichcontempthewas committed for three days. Incor Wongs.—The largest' mill in this country. the Montour Mill " abDanvilte, has gone into operation.— This mill hrintentied for the Manufacture of upload etter-RElrr Taor tsq.-The Sheriffof Delaware co., N. Y.; has 'called out aispecial force of five hundred insn. under the' act of last!, session, to proceed against the and renters. Rsswasn.—Senator Ilabbett, has resigned his seat in the Senate of this State. Mr. B. had another year tc. ELIE HARVARD CoLt.aoa.—Hon. Edward Everett, it is said n ill be appointed to the Preeideney otTHarvard Col lege,"and that he will accept the office. Sigourney, the poetess, is exceedingly ill, and lies in a very precarious state at her residence, in Hanlon!. Arrival of the Steamship Great Britain. Death of Earl Gray—Great Fire in Smyrna —Visit of the King of Holland to England —3merican Securities looking ap--an .9firray among tlzc English at C'anton. 4.r. The steamship Great Britain arrived at New York on Saturday, with news to the 26th ult., the day of sailinr:. The deatl of Earl Gray is amongst the events of the The father of the Reform Art, and four years Prune Minister of England, the deceased noblemen filled a large space in the country's eye, during one of the most eventful periods of its history. In Corn there is little doing in the way of specu‘ation, although the anxiety about the corning harvest continues to mr rease. The weather is still unsettled ; a day or twn of sun shine prevails, succeeded by a low tempera ture and the absence of the ware th necessary to ripen the produce of the fields. The Metal market is quiet. Pig Iron is sell ing in Glasgow. at 60s. In Wales Bar Iron -el 10s, and Railway Bar in London at „C 9 Ios. In the Staffordshire district, matters remain nearly a's the last steamer left them. American Securities continue to look tip.— The improvement in this description of Stock which the last steamer carried out has rather increased than otherwise since her departure. The quotations are in favor of holders. The firmness is mainly attributable to the desire evinced by the Pennsylvanians to redeem, and, for the future, to maintain their credit. The Produce markets generally continue steady, with an upward tendency. In most descriptions of Sugar there is a manifest im provement. The market is sparingly sup plied, but a large consumption is con.tantly going on. ROYAL VISITOR.—The King of Holland ar rived on a visit to her Majesty and Prince Al bert on Thursday. lie landed W • • kit, where he was received with due' ; Ai; immediately- proceeded to 'Sliver 3 where he slept, and proceeded yester Osborne Hotel, Isle of Wight, to visit the Queen, An attempt was made the other evening— it is hardly necessary to say it wits unsuccess ful—by Mr. Ewart, to procure a repeal of the duty on those two prime necessaries of life— bread and cheese. Sir Robert Peel resisted the motion on the ground, principally, that the tariff had been so recently reduced that any further tampering with it so soon was.out of die question. Among the signs of the times may he men tioned the noroduction of a by the Govern ment (or enabling. Jews to hold certain corpo rate and other offices. Of course it will pass, but it is to the discredit of England, in the mid dle of the nineteenth century, that the statute book is still loaded with enactments against this procri'bed and unfortunate race. CONVICT OUTOREAK AT ADEN.--,1 letter da ted Aden, June 30. brought by the last Over land Mail, gives the following particulars of an outbreak there Whilst the convicts, sixty-four in number. were at work on the roads on the 21st. under a military guard, they suddenly rose on and disarmed the military guard placed over them. Baying deprived the greater number of the guard of their arms, they took possession of a large boat, which they endeavored to launch. In this effort they failed. when they all plunged into the sea with their irons on, and struck out boldly for the opposite Arab shore.. The gurd having re covered their arms, com mcnced tiring on them. by which two were shot dead, and five severe ly wounded ; thirteen were drowned, and eight effected their escape, and got clear off, after swimming upwards of a mile and a half. One has since been taken, and brought in by the Arabs. Seven are still missing, whom the Arabs have promised 'to apprehend and bring in. This Ido not think they will do, as the convicts'(Hindoos) will prefer embracing the Mahomedan religion -to gaol and fetters." CONFLAGRATION AT B.I.ItRNA.-The follow ing details are taken from a private letter, da ted Smyrna, July 9, 1845 : Smyrna is again in misery and ruin ; a larger and more awful conflagration than the last commenced on the evening of the 3d in stant, continued violently for twelve or fifteen hours, and upwards of two days in burning embers and sidefires ; even up to yesterday here and there magazines and stone buildings were burning—some from being opened too soon, when the heated air burst into a flame. It began in the centre of the town, aided by a furious north wind, (which afterwards chang ed,) destroying everything right and left, and for a circumference, I calculate, of at least a mile and a half. At one-time the fire so raged, that had not a change of wind taken place, it was thought all Smyrna must have been in ruins. Mr. Jack son Gays it is the worst tire he has ever seen,. and larger even than that in 1797. He, as well as Brant, and all down our neigitiorhood. had their houses dismantled, and everything put into magazines, ,but thank God, the En glish have escaped. Very few, and those only in rented houses, have been burnt out, amongst whom are our friends Junor. C harnaud, the Vice-Consul, and some others. Young Whittall made a grand stand, and saved their house, and consequently the neighborhood. IRELAND.-Mr. O'Connell is about to retire to Derrynane, where he proposes to occupy himself poring the recess with details of va rious measures for carrying out his views.. The state of Ireland is serious—not to say alarming. The chronic disease of the country —its poverty—is making itself superior to law. All O'Connell's influence, great as it is. cannot keep the people quiet. Ile cannot fill their mouths, pay their rents, or mitigate the amazing destitution which, like a pall, covers the land. The " Molly Maguires " reign su preme ; and to the black catalogue of social misery must be added the bickerings of reli wines strife. Orangeism rears its head. and blood has been spilt on the anni'•ersary of the Dutchman's victory. Horrible Outrage and Murder. Between four and five o'clock yesterday af ternoOn, we were ;thrown into much excite ment, by the arrival of Constable E. S. Edger ton,. express from ; Andes' for 'medical aid: stating that limier Sheriff Steele HAD BEEN SHOT BY THE INDIANS: The following facts we believe can be relied upon as correct : Yesterday morning Sheriff Moore. in com pany, with Under Sheriff Steele, Constable Edgerton and P. P. Wright, Esq.. went to Andes, about 14 miles from this place. for the purpose of selling some property on the farm of Moses Earl. which had been distrained for rent. The Sherifrand Mr. Wright arrived on the premises abort 10 A. M., and saw several persons at a distance di.guised as Indians: soon after, a large body, of from 70 to 100 more, marched past into a piece of woods, where the others were assembled. A number of spectators continued to arrive on the premi ses from the time the Sheriff first got there, until there was a large collection. The Sheriff was assured by some of the headmen of the Indians that he should not be molested if he did no more than his duty. When the hour of sale arrived, he started into the field to drive the cattle to the highway, and legs followed or accompanied, by a body of some 25 or 30 of the Indians, who frequently stopped the cattle and interrupted htm, but he finally suc ceeded in gettitig the cattle near the bars, or gate way, to the street. at which a large num ber of Indians and sonic spectators were stand ing. With some reluctance on the part (tribe Indians, the bars were permitted to be remov ed. Steele and Edgerton had arrived a short time previous, and were on their horses near by. Mr. Wright about this time stepped through into the field, and in a few moments after, was followed by-Steele and Edgerton on horseback and had advanced one or two lengths. and were standing still, when one of the Chiefs gave the order to shoot the horses : one In dian stepped forward within a few feet of Ed gerton, and deliberately shot his horse in the breast, which teas instantly followed by two other shots at Steele and his horse. Steele's horse being wounded, reared and sprang for ward in the instant, when a volley was fired, three balls taking Arco. on Steele; one enter ing the left side, passed out through the bow els, one passed through the thick part of the breast, and the tither through the right ann near the shoulder. It is poisible Steele was wounded in the arm on the first fire, as lie was observed endeavoring to raise his arm, with pistol in hand, to lire—which lie effected. with some difficulty. After fie fired, one of the In dians was observer! to drop his ',gun, and it is possible he seas Wounded. Edgerton's horse was a!so shot from the left side into his vitals. the ball passing between the stirrup leather and Edgerton's leg. Steele survived about six hours in the most excruciating pain. when death came to his relief. Thus, in the prime of life, has been cut off by a lawless mob a worthy and respected citi zen, and a most efficient officer. The remains of poor Steele were brought into the village this fore-noon, causing universal sorrow among our citizens. Every eye was moistened—hut few words were spoken—the heart being too full for utterance. Mr. Steele had resided among us from early childhood, and had a'. ways SO conducted himself as to fibrain friendship, and go , nl will of all with whom he had associated, either in bo-iness or sueril and netalibmly intereoarse. Ard thus !Jr- slot down in cold blood: nothing having been done on his part or on the' part of those with him, to excite the ire of his murderers : but simply because he was an officer, and had heretofore done his duty as a good citizen and officer, ac cording to the laws of his country. The heart sickens at the thought that there are amomr us, those bearing the image of our Creator, pos sessed of such a demoniac spirit and disposi tion as to shoot doun at noon iloy a fellow. bein,z, who had never done more than every good daze)] ought to do in defence of the lairs and of society,—Dclan•are Gazette, .iug. 8. The Delaware Express of Wednesday says, " A posse started out on Saturday to arrest in dividuals against whom warrants had been is sued for being engaged in the murder, and re turned the following day, having arrested Hen ry 1). IVickharn, Zera Preston, and Isaac Burhans, of Roxbury ; and on Monday another returned, having in custody Richard Davis, of Colchester. The prisoners were lodged in jail ; of course they will nut be admitted to bail," A postscript to the Express, dated Wednes day morning, says, •• another posse returned last night, from Andes, having in custody Mo ses Earle, and William Brisbane, charged with being accessories to the murder. Richard Morse, a Jusiice of the Peace of the town of Andes, was committed this morning as an accessory ; also charged with endeavor ing to prevent the service of process: Nicholas Gardner, was brought in and com mitted this morning, charged with being an accessory. He had fled and was making his way into Pennsylvania ; was arrested in San ford, Broome county, brought back to Mason ville, examined before William Bixby, Esq., and the proof being overwhelming against him, lie was fully committed. A posse under command of T. Corbin Esq., has been heard from at Roxbury ; they have arrested five prisoners, and have seized some Indian " dresses and arms. It will be re membered that Mr. Corbin was some lime since tarred and feathered by some Indians in Roxbury. and that a Mr. D. W. Squirci now stands indicted for being engaged in the affair. We learn that Mr.. Corbin has found his pistol (which was then taker from him) in Squires' house I" ENTERPRISE.—Two weeks have elapsed since, the fire in New York, and now, on the place of one• of the stores destroyed, has been erected a large brick store, one hundred feet long and Cony-five feet wide, and nearly com pleted. histo be roofed, finished and occu pied by owners.-Messrs. P. Naylor & Co., some day this week. This is showing energy and despatch. If the proper attention, has been paid to building the house well, substan tial walls and fire-proof, the owners may not have occasion to exhibit their energy in the same mode again for a long period. METIIODIST CriNVERENCE.-A conferenceof the Methodist Episcopal -Church will com mence its session in Buffalo on the 20th inst. The conference embraces that partlof the State west of the Cayuga Bridge; with the 'excep tion of a small-part of Cattaraugus county, which is attached to the Erie, Pa. conference, There are two hundred and ten preachers with in. this 'territory. a large number of whoW are eipected talky present.- • Man Grown by Guano and Electricity TEe New Ilaieri" Courier" tells the 'follow- Mg capital story : , , A citizen of this place while recently on a tour in the' State of New York, was induced to make:one , of the audience of an itinerant lec turer, who was holding forth upon the efficacy of electricity, as applied to vegetable produc tions. In the course of his harangue, Guano was incidentally alluded to as a 'po we rfu I agent in quickening the growth of plants, and the effects of both were displayed in such glowing lan guage. that the auditory soon imagined them selves standing in the midst of a field and en deavoring to measure the height of the grain before it was out of reach. The whole assem bly were in a fine. state of enthusiasm, and swallowing down the wonders revealed to them with open months and staring eyes, when a plain old farmer rose, and with with apparently much diffidence. begged leave to confirm the lecturer's statements by the rela tion of an incident which he'had recently wit nessed, and to which he was a party. I have." said he, • a very bad boy, named Tommy ; he's giVen us a good deal of trouble anti having tried various methods to retorin hint without success, I told my wife that It would be best to try something that was new, and rather more severe. Accordingly we agreed to shut hint up at night in the barn.— This answered very well for a while., but he grew worse again, till finally I was obliged to shut him up in the barn every night 'by sun down. Well oneinght while Tommy was roost ing with the cattle, and 1 was in bed, there came on a tremendous thunder storm. It lightninged sharp enough to put out a man's eyes, and thundered so loud that it made the house rattle like a snare drum. Feeling rather uneasy about the boy. I got up early in the morning, and went out to see how he fared.— As I was gulpg to the barn. I met a man must eight foot high coming towards me. I nerer had seen such a tall critter in all my life be fore, and 1 begun to feel sorter scarible at hay ing hint about my premises. •• Hollow, sais las soon could speak who are you and what are you doing in my barn Lard " The strange looking animal answered in a little squeaking child's voice. " Why father, it's me ; don't you know Tommy t" " " You, says I ; why Torn, how on earth did you get stretched out so long in one night t why, you're grimed as tall as all out doors, don't you know it ?" " Why. yes. father," says he. " I s'pose I have, for last night I slept on them bags of Guano, you put in the barn, and that and the lightning together just did the business." The effect of this story upon the audience was indeed electric. Peal upon peal of laugh. ter followed, the people went off every way, and the next day the lecturer upon electricity and gtiano was among the inis.ing Bloody Foot Prints MYSTERIOUS - A FFAIR..—The whole city has been : in an uproar this morning, and human ingenuity has bee,,-taxed to solve the n,ste.rj td bloodvfoot-prints in a number of the pr.n• cipal streets. They coininenetA in the neigh borhood ut Baltimore aid streeis. , t have been tracked throuch B dtmiore, Calvet-1, Charles. Mtilbt ry, ['ark, at,tl Madison stri , i's. where was found a large puddle - of blood.— About two o'eloCk this morning, do report of a gun or pistol, and the cries of murder, were heard, about where the foot-prints were first discovered, which alarmed the-watch who in stantly repaired to where the cries came from, but could discovermothing. This morning we succeeded in ferreting out, that after two o'clock, a gentleman, who resides in the vicini ty ot Baltimore, was found by two youths with a butcher wagon, on the common on Madison street- extended, who was bleeding copiously from the left ancle, and who employ ed them to carry hint to his home. Be said he In. d cut his foot with glass. Bow or by whom, or for what cause he was injured re mains a mystery.—Banimore .luarican. The Baltimore correspondent of one of the New York paper explains that a gentleman alluded to above is -a young lawyer, the son of a retired millionaire; that a husband came home suddenly and unexpectedly, and there discovered the young lawyer. The husband quietly retired from the room to procure a rope, intending to tie him. II is victim hearing foot steps down stars, as the husband again entered the room, jumped from ' the window uti the pavement below. and run for his life. In the excitement of the moment he had not noticed that a knife which the husband flung after lion had passed through his boot and entered his leg, until his boot u-as filled with blood. He stopped and took his boot off, but finding it impossible to stop the bleeding,- he proceeded in all haste to his home, leaving the mark of a bloody foot through the whole length of the city. The rumor is, that he has died from loss of blood. A entatFct TRAGEDY.—We find the follow ing in the New York Sun: A deplorable oc currence at the country residence of one of our Ne%.• York merchants, involving the hap pine,-, of three families and probably the lives of two persons, has been rumored for some days. We have been able to collect but few authentic. particulars. A merchant recently returned from Europe, and on a visit to his country residence, had his suspi cions aroused that a Iriend was base and a wife unfaithful.— Finding them together, he stabbed the guilty pair, and would have killed both instantly, had he not fallen insensible at the moment of strik ing a second deadly blow at his. wife. Both were seriously wounded, and the husband glorying in the belief that he had killed both, is now a raving maniac ! The wife it is be lieved is not fatally wounded, but the recovery of her paramour, who is a merchant, is doubt ful. Both were stabbed in the region of the heart. • ANOTHER TRAGICAL WEDDING:—The Lou isville Courier' ives some of the particulars or a most dreadful affair which happened in Washington county, la.. on Thursday, 24th ult. It appears that a wedding party on their return home after dark, were met in a piece of woods by a. party intending. to .• charavari " the newly married couple. The serenaders by some sudden movement in the road, so frigh tened the horses of the wedding party that they became • entirely untmmagable. They ran away, threw their riders, and the result was awful and terrible: The bride, britlesmnid and groomsman Were killed, and so bruised and disfigured thaoheir bodies could scarcely he recognized. There was much excitement in the neighborhood, and several of the serena ders were - arrested ant! put in prison. A :BRIDALTARTY DROWNED.-011. the 114 ult., Miss Rosalie Hue!big, her mother, t ern sisters, and - Mies Dressel, were drowned hig h Ka'ekaskia•river. Illinois, which they attenim to cross on -their way .to Prairie du L0ng,..., Miss H. left home that morning, with a brik partrf to-be married to Mr. E. H. Kettle?, wbo With hie friends was waiting at hie rein. deuce, some miles distant, to , reeeive his b r id e Being alarmed at the delay, he proceeded t o the river, where he saw the father of the young lady., who was on the river bank with the fire corpses lying near him. The father was near. ly frantic with grief. The corpses were taken to the house of the intended bridegroom, mid the marriage festivities gave place to funeral rites. A GENERAL .Row.—The Wilmington publican gives an account of quite a ludicrou s affair that came off in that town on Saturday last. It appears that the children were quir• Telling., when the mothers interfered, and thought proper we suppose, just out of pare love for their offspring, in order to settle the matter to take a turn at 6. fisticuffs." The stouter or the more active of the two threw the other down and commenced thumping her head on the pavement. When luckily tor THE LADIES (?) their husbands came . to their relief, and whose sympathy for their loving partnen was so strong that they too, just to manila: their good sense, pitched into each other." The neighbors then interfered, and so the mat ter ended. • TUE HEAD OF A MAN FOUND IN A SHARK. —.% letter from on board the U. S. ship Sara. toga, dated at Pensacola, 21st ult., to The Nor folk Ilera'd, says:—Last -Saturday afternoon we caught a large shark, measuring about ten feet, and cutting open the stomach, there was found in it a man's head, with the hair on it! Triarn the fact that an old quarter-master nam ed Griffith, on board the Falmouth. (lying astern of us) had been drowned a week or ten days before, we sent it on board of her in a bucket, and by the color of the hair it was re cognized to be that of the old man Griffith. I believe he Was an Englishman. The head war sent ashore and decently interred in the bury. ing ground." • STRUCK DUMD ago BLINILDUring a late storm in England, whet the thunder was ear• erild and thelightning vivid, a party - of malts leniales took refuge in a public house: ant roan laughed at the party l•ecatise they exhibi ted great fear, and he mocked in blasphemes' language the power of the storm ; .suddenly flash of lightning struck him down, and whir he was taken up, lie was both dumb.ani SUGAR COATED PILL. . Parent:, who - have difficulty in administering med Ly. to their children, will find a valuable friend in Dr. SLE..''r Sugar Coated Pill, which is sold at 179 Greemn street Adults will also be pleased with this kind niedicihe-tAing made easy." .The Pill is agoodcd, rune. as netelty aside. D,,,!ers furnished at the New York College of Ilealtti. 179 ti:eer.wn h street, New York. And sold by E. B. 7ef A. S. Ca \Mimi LI N. Towanda ; HENRY ; PASS', 1)1E, Rome 3. E. BULLOrr. 1 - * - M.N.—As a miserable imitation has belt by Ihe 'mate of - Sonar Coated Pills," a Is nect4- ,ryio it that Ito BENJ. Smyrtt . :, Lq: ox. Prlce 25 cents, COMM NICATION It ,hen three cintur:ea to develope the preen r.mi rite if, the herbs which corupose the Bit man Pt it., Throe celebrated Veertabte Pills for one hLa dred years have been made as they are now made. Tt, Ainenean public base found them deserving of pa..r.- age. and it has been, and is. liberally bestowed upon it, medicine. Now, however, no sooner is a new adtertar ment wnttrn by the Doctor, but it is at once cut out a the paper. and tt Brand re! h" taken out and" lndimt" c Folll..entire Fulietitutcd, indicative of some Ede u.r,i.c•cr. ( some literary thief for its parr:: Nea *. tilt , POI:, at present before the public, al wade he risen who fir years lived by counterfeiting tb Brandin h Pills, and have only taken to the present spect •ince Dr. Brandi th compelled them to abanici /in.! n.t.ti.od of jeopardrzing the lives of their fellow cite Lr no. 4 =I Take n pill - -opposed to contain a mineral, place it 03: shovel over a red clear fire—if there is mineral in st. t. will turn red hot, and,' if the proportion be large, it a. r ot l o s e its shape. ll is thus with the Indian Pills, many others before the public. The advantage of thyv 1,11:s in case of war would be very great, as they n• only retain -their shape, but remain red hot a long tut after they. are taken from the fire. Even boiling ther %Nuts sugar wilt not change their shape a bit.—you ts, not hurt the shape of these pills. It would be' we:.. they were as harmless to those who use them. T:., fart is that repeated doses of antimony are very injurioa I making the patient eicertlingly subject to St. Vito Dance and Epilepsey. Probably very little of thes•to are sold, so the Injury is not so great. I have also Ll,' the I3st ‘7, nnErit PI LLG by the same, and other meth.d.. l and find them purely vegetable. When tried by wilts they change to a carbonations MUSS, after giving off ' great quantity of flame. The bne may be considered the medicine of Life, the other, fire-proof pill, or Meswog , of Death. This communication it is hoped, will rsta those persons who are agents for these new untried r tended remedies, to make the above:esperitnents upon the= and if they sell them after, not to forget to label the; roisos. - ----Coririir and Enquirer. Sold by J. D: S E. D. MOVTAN TR, Towanda ; C' PERKINS, Athene, only authorized Agents for 'Brad. , County. • Married, In Springfield, on the morning of the 17th.inst., kt,P. Thomas Mitchell, Mr. WILLIAM H. Er.x*oto Elmira, to Mtss Roirrrs Mirrocia, of the place. In Erie, Pa, on the I 3th inst., by the Rev-. G. A. 110: C. B. WRIGHT, of Chicago, HI., formerly of county, to Miss CORDELL/. L. daughter of J. K iam, E-41 MET. THE PRESBYTERY OF SINIL" HANNA is adjourned to meet in last Tuesday in August' (26th,) to be opened with • mon, at half past 7, P. H. Records of sessions are to' he examined, and etrieeke , L hitherto delinquent on he Commissioner's Fund.rter'' peeled then to do their duty. JULIUS FOSTER, Stated Clerk . ...X B LANKS ! B NKS ! lI TSTICES 9 BLANKS, • fultassartnienv s ,:: , ; . :4i ejl printed and for Bale at this office. sulk DISSOLUTION. THE partnership heretefons existing hettreen:' subscribers, under the firm of D.C. & bury, is this day_ dissolved by mutual agreement. outstanding debti are to be paid by D. C. Salsburf ,° K is also to settle all matters duo the late firm ; f f. Those having unsettled accounts with the fine please settle the same as speedily as possible. • D.C. SALSBURY . Monroeton. Aug, 21, 1345. 0. N. SALSBURY •, ; TO THE PUBLIC ! by v purchase) C. se. & o x the entire stock and ofgood: the entire inaiitiesa and responsibility of the firm I 0 4 return lay ttionlite: to former customers for their Istog'' and solicit the same and the public generally. MI of Goods is complete and Will bi sold on the wort terms. . Any quantity - of 1.1.3111 E R will be received 1 1 change for Goods, and fur first quality, cash will le' . Produce of ull descriptions will be taken for Co." Nluiiructun, Aug. 21. 18 IN D. U. SAI.tt,JA Srrt • tlt: MIME
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