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'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.
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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.
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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:
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