Bradford reporter. (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, October 22, 1845, Image 2
aePorfrr Towanda, Wednesday, October 21,1845. The Election. We cannot permit the occasion of the recent election to past by, without urging upon our friends in this emit). ty increased vigor of action, and a more thorough and detailed organization. If the principles of the Republi enri party erereally soul truly those,upon %bleb our Government should be administered—if their continued ascendency is neccessary for the protection of the equal rights of all; then it beauties our high duty as freemen, to labor earnestly. for their promulgating and uniform success. There is too stroug, a spirit of selfishness infu sed into all our political action. Our elections, are we fear, becoming more and more a mere strife for the eleva tion and advancement of rnen,insteculoicontesta for prin. iciple. Sectional and local interests, are obtaining too strong a hold upon our citizens, to the exclusion of that broader and nobler patriotism which looks only to the country's good. Many, professing the most ardent zeal for the Republican party, oppose its candidates upon the narrow - grounds of sectional feeling; or upon thestillnar- . rower grounds of self interest. One complains that he was not made the candidate of the party; another that thli merits and claims of his particular friend were over- Woke] and disregarded in behalf ofone less deserving; while a third complains that his section, the east or the west, is not fairly represented upon the Ticket If we, as freemen and citizens' of this Republic, have no higher and holier interests to contend for, than the promotion of one man over another, or the advancement of sectional and neighborhood interests, then let the Republican par ty be disbanded, and let politcs become hereafter 'a mere scramble among unprincipled men, for the attannent 'or local and selfish ends. But if we ha've the sacred ark.of Liberty committed to our charge—if the dearesta rights of man—the highest interests of humanity, have by a kind Providence been intrusted to our keeping; then let us labor as men worthy of these high trusts, let us cul tivate that elevated patriotism which forgets self, and sel. fish interests-in itswaruest desire to secure the general goo The democratic party of Bradford, has narrowly esca ped total and complete overthrow in the election just pas sed. Our majorities on Sheriff and Prothonotary areso small as scarcely to form a line of demarkation between the two parties. This result,was produced mainly, by a feeling among democrats, that it was a matter of no po litical importance whether the whig or democratic can didates for these offices succeeded. Thisis mon, particu larly true in regard to the Prothonotary. Mr Powell re. ceived hundreds of democratic votes entirely upon per sonal grounds—they were acquainted with him, and gave him their votes, because he was a clever man and good neighbor. Against the merits of Mr. Powell as a man and neighbor we have nothing to say ; but we pro- test against making our election contests, turn upon per sonal considerations, instead of political principles. We hold the ballot as a high political trust, to be disposed of for the maintainance of principles, and not to given away upon grounds of personal friendship or fever. We can only sustain our principles by sustaining the eandi of our party. Our motto should be, "we go for princi eiples, and for men who will carry them out." The small majority given for Mr. Means is in the main to be attributed to the unprincipled efforts that were put forth for his defeat. Ile was belied at every step and turn throughout the contest. Remote neigh borhoods were penetrated, and the most barefaced false hoods circulated to his prejudice. Lies were manufac tured to suit the place, and the persons,to be influenced. We are surprised, that democrats will still continue to listen to stories set afloat on the eveof an election, against their candidates. The repeated experience of pastyears, , should have effectually fortified them against this aye, of -electioneering by the federal party. While we see much in the late result, that should stimulate every democrat to renewed action, and a firm er and more steadfast support of his principles, we have abundant reason also to congratulate every sincere Re publican upon the decisive majorities given to ode condi . dates for Representatives. Unusual and extraordinary efforts were made, to destroy our ascendency in this County by the defeat of Col. Piollet, and the election John C. Adams The frequent and shameful declara tion of the latter, that he would spend one thousand dollar: to defeat Col. Piollett, aroused a.proper spirit among our friends, while it disgusted many of the more reflecting and patriotic of the whig party. Mr. Adams is defeated by a very decided majority, and if he kept his word, his thousand dollars have been squandered in a vain and childish effort to grasp at honors beyond his reach. -We understand that Mr. Adams denies that he ever made any such declaration. If he will come out andnake the denial publicly, we pledge ourselves to prove it fully, and to the satisfaction of every candid man. We have also the proof on hand, that he was at the time we charged it upon him, concerned and interested in the purchase of a large body of lands belonging to the bank of North America, and if he will Make a public denial of this, the proof shall be forth coming. If in his anxiety to secure a seat in the Legislature, be abandoned this speculation three days before the election, he may count up the losses of the campaign at three, in stead of one thousand dollars. . ANSI-RENTERS IN BILIDFOIID Courcrx.—Our coun ty it seems has become the asylum of a portion of those concerned in the late - difiiculties in Delaware Co. N. Y., and who fled from the scene of these outrages. The 'Deputy Sheriff of that County, ferretted out and succeeded in arresting one of them in Franklin town ship, one day last week, when he by his cries gave the tlarxn, which was farther communicated, by blowing of horns, firing of guns, Ose..' ~ and the whole party, sixteen or eighteen in number rallied to his defence, and rescu ed him from the officers of the law. Tax Moaxox WAR Aunt-assn.—The St. Louis Republican contains a letter from Warsaw, dated Oct. 2d, Which says that a convention of delegates from the adjoining counties was in session at Carthage, for the purpose of permanently settling the question, whether the old citizens of Hancock county should remain in the county, or whether tha Mormons should,—it having long since been determined that both could not remain. The convention adjourned, after cmanimouily agreeing that the Mormons could not nor should not remain longer than next spring. GSORGT• frnm ,about thirty counties show a gain ef • 43 , ,nd volts for Mr. Crawflir I. the M• . !-iT .r, parc,l with C!, t. r r DEM when Mr. ra cr. isceeiliiig two thousand. .1 , counties that remain to be heard fz,n, v l it.ssv give the State to the Whigs. 8o fiir as we have reltsrgs tit . the Legislature there are elected—Senators, 12 Whigs to et Democrats ; Representatives, 43 Whigs to 15 Demo crats. DISTRUCTIVI FLUE *r SALINA, 117. Y.--Tbe flour ing mill, owned by Janson C. 'Woodruff and John C. Bea* and a salt mill, owned by James P. Raskin, were destroyed by fire at Salina, N. on Monday. • Lost ,4,45,000. Partsnszenis.Political Nativism is defunct. In the city, the Whigs, have carried everything,: Mayor, Senator, member', Council' , dca • In the county, the Democrats have elected their en tire ticket; insuring a Democratic majority in both bran ches of the Legislature. The Deno:ratio ticket for City and County officers has been elected by ebuut.6oo marjority. In the Dauphin and Northumberland Senatorial dis trict, an utiliapH division has elected Jordan, whig, by about 100 majority. Maj. Foster being nominated by the confeeres of Dauphin; and Mr. Duran by those of Non h umbe dud. NONTlir)lll6lll.lND.—The Democratic ticket has been elected, except the Commissioner. Mirsmsi CutraTx.—Tha Demon 4in this county have elected their whole ticket by a large majority. Lenallox.—The Whigs in this county have, as usual, elected their whole ticks , by a majority ranging from 100 to 500. Cocnry.—The Democrats in this coun ty have fleeted. their whule ticket by a majority of from 500 to 700. FnANK.ti:v Cocsrr .—The Whigs.have elected their whole ticket. COVlCry.—The •Whigs have carried the county by a email majority. YORK Cowerr.—The Democrats carried the en. tire ticket in this county with the exception of Prothono• Breks COUNTT.—This county has gone for the Democrats by a considerablernajority. I.soroit has done better." and gives 300 majority to the Democrats. Urm 11 Ell LA N r NTv.The whole Democratic ticket is elected by a handsorne majority. This gives us a gain of a democratic meember of the House of Repre sentatives: LANCASTER Cowry—The whole wldg ticket hi elected ly a ma;t.rity of between five and FAX hundred. BELaultl/ COUNTT.—The entire democratic ticket has been succeaul in this county. The average majority will lie abort 300. This is a gain of two members of the Howe of Representatives. DALIPHIN.—Iii Dauphin, one Whig and one Demo crati is elected to the Legislature. The Whigs elected their Sheriff and Prothonotary, and the Democrats car ried all the oilier county officers. itNIATA Corwry.—We learn from the "Juniata im ," that Mr. Bower, the democratic candidate for the Senate, leads Wagons.:ller, (whig) about fifty votes. Mr. Miller, the democratic candidate for the Legislature, has a majority of one hundred. The whig nominees for Prothonotary and Recorder, have been elected by a ma jority slat least fifty. The balance of the Democratic ticket, is, a e think, elected by a small majority. MUNTGO :11 GUT COUNT T. --,The entire Democratic ticker has been carried by a large majority. THR ANTI•RENT TRIALS ENDED IN DE.LHI--SEN• TENCING.OF THE Palsossas.—The trials at Delhi have closed, and the Court has been awarding to the criminals the wages of their crimes. John Van Stecuburg and Edward O'Connor, convicted of being concerned in the murder of Sheriff Steele, have been sentenced to be hung on the 29th of November next. Daniel W. Squires, Zera Preston and Moses Earle have been sentenmad to prison for the term of their natural life. The following sentences were also passed upon some others not quite so vidleut in their opposition to the law. "John Phoenix aged 21; John Burtch, aged 22; John Lathan, 45 ; William Reside, 24 ; Isaac L. !tur bans, 23—a1l plead guilty to manslaughter in the first degree. Each sentenced to the State prison for seven years. Calvin Madison plead guilty-to manslaughter in the first degree. State prison 10 yeirs. - William Brisbane had plead guilty to manslaughter in the second degree. State prison 7 years. Daniel Northrop plead guilty of manslaughter in the first degree. State prison for life. (The Court intima ted that should his conduct warrant it, the Court would intercede for his pardon in two or three years.) Charles T. McCumber plead guilty to manslaughter in the second degree. State prison 7 years. .William Joscelyn plead guilty to manslaughter in the fourth degree. State prison 2 years. VEnT MUCH ' , tenor En.—The Elthira Gazette comes to us dressed in a new suit of type, new head &c. We are glad to see that the Editors of the Gazette are re ceictug the encouragement they so much merit. THE Wi.srristm Srstlnsnn.—This is a newspaper, published at M'estfteld, Mass., by H. A. Beebe, formerly of this place, and more recently of Owego. It is pub- Wised on the cash principles, at Si per annum. TUURSDA T. the 4th day of December net, has been appointed as a day of Public Thanlogiving and Praise in Maine. Poem Gooto.—A correspondent of the In dependent Monitor. Tuscaloosa, who lately visited Washington city, objects to the nudity of the Indian girl in Persico's group represent ing the landing of Columbus. This reminds us. says the State Journal and flag, of the old maid, who after reading the account of the gallant rescue of Miss Onslow from the wreck of the Pulaski by a Mr. Ridge, to whoM she was afterwards married, and brought a fortune of 8200.000, remarked that Miss onalow might be very pretty and a great heiress, but for her own part, shediad rather been drowned any time than be saved by sit ting alone. on a piece- of the wreck, with a young inan„ in her niv,-hi yawn! Very much like the Monitor's critic was the bashful young man who lately took some ladies, to see Pow=- er's beautiful statue of our first modwr. See ing her standing before them as large as life. and twice as natural, he blushed immediately, and turning to the ladies, said hastily, " We've called too early. She's not dressed. Lets Eve-actuate." REFORM—RtFoRm.—The major part of the federal organs of our State say that their party is the conservative. viz : opposed to change.— Admit it. Their vonservative principles would have made them exiles with 'l'arquin. when expelled from Rome—Cavaliers in the English revclution of 1046—Jacobites in the English revolution of 1688—Tories in the American revolution Emigrants in the French revolu tion of 1789—Peace men in the late war—the ancient regime in the French revolution of 1830. As they are now the opposers of Tex as—of Oregon—and of a reform of our State constitution." All because they are for conser ving existing things 7 -because they arc oppos ed to change. Inimical to the annexation of T-xas, because it would change by extending the limas of the United States—to the occupa tion of Urea". . t•cc,itise it would change by of a large and valuable part of our : . —to reform in our constitu tion because .1 would. change by enlarging the power of the people. retrenching, and, possi bly. encroaching upon some federal office.— (;,.vernor, ae cam- I'ri•fi enti 61 election ri..Jmity a little ECM Election Returns. Late from Mexico and Texas. We receive, by the New Orleans Picayune, dates from Mexico eleven days later than brought by the Princeton. They are from the city of Mexico to the 20th oh., and Vera Cruz to the 22d. The papers contain an account of the inauguration of President Herrera, who took the oath of office in presence of both Houses of Congress, on the 16th ult. He pronounced a discourse on the occasion, hut scarcely alludes to Texas, and does not hint even at any differences with the United States. He recommends good lave as essential to the existence of a government and the preservation of order and peace. He promises a rigid su perintendence over the police, With a view of effecting a general feeling of security and of preventing crime. The pure and rigid admin istration of the finances of the country, and especially the equitable payment of the public creditors, without any show of favor or pre ference, is announced as one of his most urgent desires; This branch of the Message leads the President to deplore the titter insufficiency of the revenues of the government, and gives him an opportunity to demand the prompt and energetic co-operation .3f the legislative body. to remedy the evil. All the powers of govern ibent are paralyzed for want of means. In pointing out particular- evils from this source, the President says : " The army cannot move ; territory usurp ed, will remain usurped; and the hope of re covering it being once lost, the usurpation will he successively and gradually continued until it embraces the whole Republic; and (I shud tier to confess it) Mexico, with so many ele: merits of abundance and of greatness, will disappear from the-number of indedendent na tions. ' Constitutional reform is urged. The secu rity of the State in its foreign relations, will be one of the most constant employments of the government. it will aim to preserve and to lorm friendly relations with foreign powers. avoiding all occasions for controversy, " hut guardin_ always the severeignty and indepen dence of the Republic. its honor and dignity. and the observance and respectability of the national laws." The diligence between Vera Cruz and Jalapa was recently robbed near the latter city. One of the passengers, writing on the 17th ult., describes the process. El Veracruzano, of the 20th, announces that the last previous condueta had been attacked by robers, and that two soldiers were killed in the affray. The Mexican papers give the most minute details of the military and naval forces which the U. States have concentrated miton the fron tier and coasts of Mexico. Every Mexican paper speaks of a war for the recovery of Texas as a matter of course.— There is no longer any talk about a declaration of war, but the plan seems to be to go about the re-conquest of Texas at the earliest con venience of the Government and people. Gen. Paredes defends himself from the charges brought against him and professes implicit confidence in the government. and a determination to resist the plans of the sedi tions. Ea Esperaizza, of Tampico, of the 3d ult., says that letters have been received which de clare that Paredes was only awaiting the arrival of 960,000, hourly , expected, to take up his march for the'RICI Grande. There is nothing else of interest in the pa per. The government is utterly without weans to pav its necessary expenses. TEXAS.—Galveston dates to the 4th inst. have been received. A dinner was given to Hon. G. W. Terrell, late Minister to France and England, by some of his friends on the 2d. Mr. T. being toast ed. responded. Bo alluded, among other mat ters to annexation, and remarked that although annexation was novel certain, and it became the duty of every good citizen to acquiesce in and sustain the country in the destiny which its citizens have eliosen for it—yet he believed the benefits and advantages expected from it had been over eoiimated, that his own solemn convictions against the desirableness of the measure were unchanged, and that he believed the day was not far distant when Texas would regret the political fate she has chosen for herself. Cell. Henderson has been nominated as the candidate for Governor of the new Slate, and, it is said, will have no one in opposition. The Treasurer's office. at Austin was de stroyed by fire, with all the papers and records. APPLE TRADE.—The N, Y. Journalof Com merce has the following statement: " Robert Pell, eeq., of Pelham, Westchester county, has an orchard of twenty thousand apple trees, all bearing Newtown pippins.— By trimming, and the application of the best manures, he has brought the fruit to unusual size and excellence. The apples are picked and packed in barrels, without being rolled or jolted in carts, and so arrive in the very best order for shipment. Last year they were sold in London at twenty-one dollars a barrel ; and the merchant to whom they were consigned wrote that the nobility and other people ofgreat wealth had actually bought them by retail at a guinea a dozen ; which is some forty'-five cents an apple. " Mr. Pell has from three to four thousand barrels of the apples this year, which are sold as fast as they arrive in market, at six dollars a barrel, and are all shipped to England. It is quite a business for one of nor commission merchants to dispose of the produce of this no ble plantation. "The American apple, take it all in all, is the most valuahl, fruit which grows on the earth. We undervalue them, because they are so abundant; and even many American far mers will not tike the trouble to live like an English lord, tough , lthe trouble would be very little." . THE MACKENZIE BOOK.—The Vice Chan cellor, of New York, was on Monday. 13th inst., engaged in hearing the argument of coon sel,(Mr. Stratighton.) for the defendant, Mack enzie, at the suit of ,Jesse Hoyt. which was extended to great length. lie contended that if the injunction was not dissolved, then was the liberty of the press set at nought, as the book contained much valuable matter which had no connection whatever with Hoyt—his letters not filling much space in the hook, and those of his political friends not occupying more than one third. The Vice Chancellor said it would have been impossible to grant an injunction against any part uf a hook after pub lication: If the Injunction had been before the book was published, then it might have been solely direct'ed against the letters. After a few other remarks from counsel, the court adjourned, There was a number of prominent politicians of both parties in court. ;lie decision will be locked for with much interest. BRADFORD Canal Coln Albany. 68 Armenia, 21 Asylum. 46 Athens 110. 31 Athens Tp. 110 Burlington, 93 Canton. 118 Columbia, 127 Dwell. 106 Franklin. 51 Greenville,. 63 Herrick, 53 Leroy. 58 Litchfield, 77 Monroe, 102 Orwell, 56 Pike, 08 Rome. 86 Ridgberry, 147, Sheshellein, 95‘.' Smithfield. 175- South Creek 99 . Springfield,l7o Sprmghill, 32 S. Stone, i 63 Towanda B 88 •• T 59 Troy. . 117 Oster, 66 It ells. 117 frarren, 121 Windham. 105' It'yalusing. 94 If:pox. 74 2936 2545 3151 2871 2848 2488 2827 2781 2819 2777 3095 2453 2824 2770 2941 2575 2812 2527 2960 24; The Abolition vote, 34 for Canal Commissioner. 'Rejected—being returned for John C. Powell. ±Returned forJ. N. Martin. Religions News. At a ennfirmaticin held at St. Matthew's Ro man Catholic Chtirch, in Washington city, by the Molt Rev. Archbishop Eccleston, one hun dred white, and td enty colored persons receiv ed this holy sacrament df confirmation. At the close, the Archbishop made a few remarks, and inverted each) with an appropriate silver medal. 110 W AT PARKERSBURG, VA.—Parkersburg, has a Methodist Church under the Ohio Con. ference, and the tatter recently stationed the Rev. John Dillon (over it. The congregation being equally divided for and against the Ohio connection; they had a grand contest on Sun day week. for the !possession of the edifice.— Parson Dillon get into the window and preached. An indignation meeting was ,held in consequence, and he moved away during the week under threats of a coat of tar and feathers. CONSPIRACY TO., DI:FA3IF. A CLERGVAIAN.-- ROlllalll tl ell/Z(1'1 , 1111. 3. CaillOile Priest, was consigned to the Penitentiary. in Indiana, for a revolting outrage on the person of a female %%ore at confession. Schmolt, the prosecutor, who went off to Missouri. acknowledged to lour German friends, that he got up the prose cution on false evidence, having compelled his wife to testify aginst the clergyman. The Go vernor of Indiana,shouldde mand the surrender of the perjured conspirators, and have them punished as they merit. The Synod of Pittsburg. of the Presbyterian Church, (old schbol) closed its session during las week. A resolution censuring or disap proving of the action of the late General As sembly, which sat in Cincinnati, on the shoe question, was negatived by a vote of 82 to 10. The Kentucky,Conference of•the Methodist Church, decided by a vote, on the 10th ult. to, adhere to the Methodist Episcopal Church The vote stood at•es 147, nays 5. The Rev. A. H. Kremer, has been elected to the pastoral charge of the German Reformed Church, Carlisle, vacated by the resignation of Rev. Henry Aurand. The latter gentleman will still devote himself to his pastoral duties in several Congregations in that vicinity. Rev. J. S. Foulk. has accepted a call to the German Reformed Church, in Shippensburg, as the successor to Mr. Kremer. The Rev. Alfred Nevin, formerly of Ship pensbUrg, has received and accepted a 611 from the German Reformed Church, Chambersburg, to officiate - as their Pastor. The Rev. T. V. Moore, having accepted a call to the Pastorate of the Presbyterian Church in Greencastle, Franklin county, has resigned the Pastoral charge of the second Presbyterian Church, Carlisle. Died, at his beautiful cottage retreat at New Rochelle, 24th ult., full of years and pure.pie ty, the Rev. Samuel Haskell, the oldest Epis copal clergyman in the State of New York.— He was a native of Boston. and in his youth a soldier of the revolution, having fought the good fight of his country's liberty on the ever memorable Bunker Hill. Mr. Haskell's ex act age was not known, but he could not have been far short of 90.—N. Y. Commercial .Idverliser. Thus, adds the Picayune, one by one drop away from that good old revolutionary tree— under whose branches our ancesters found shelter from the storm of British oppression-- those leaves, sere and yellow with age, which originally gave to it its strength and vigorous beauty. By the way, in the days of the revo lution, no absurd notions prevailed about non resistance. It was not then thought to be in compatible with religion and morality for a citizen to resist oppression or defend his rights. The Bev. Mr. Haskell did both ; and we have not a doubt but he showed as tnuch'cifthe pious minister by his acts, and was as much of the sincere Christian at heart, as the titeekest among those non-resistants. ' A sn-TonAcco.—The Allegheny Methodist Conference lately required " that no minister shall be admitted into this conference who uses tobacco in any of its forms. except as a medicine, and in that case satisfactory evidence shall be given. I - A Imoicaatis lim:sor.n.—A metropolitan pa per has the following curious typographical blunder: " We have been favored with a spe cimen of the finest eats (oats) we have seen this, or, we way add, any other season.. ELECTIO Representatives. c•-• 2 • ; (1 r. VI • co CS .1 . I Sherd. I Prothonotary. I Reg. & Rec. I Treasurer. [ Cornmiesioner. f Coroner. r" - 1 —A- 1 > > > 2 ' e • c 0 ‘. 0 4 co 76 23 60 53 63 107 so 191 42 M CAUSE OF THE ExeLostos.—The report of Alderman Hart, Messerole and Stoneall, and Assistant Alderman Purser, M'Clay and Al bertson, the joint committee instructed by the Common Council to investigate the cause of the destructive explosion at the great fire on 19th of last July, is published in a large octavo volume of 350 pages, comprising a skilfully digested and judiciously arranged - compilation of all the facts bearing upon the subject and essential to elucidate its obscurities, and evinc ing an incredible expenditure of labor, and en-' ergy in the conduct of the investigation and the preparation of the report. The object pro posed to,' be accomplished by the committee was to ascertain. First. In what building or buildings did the explosions at the fire, or any of thsm occur ? Secondly. What were the character, extent and consequences of tiose explosions Thirdly.: What teas was the cause of those ex plosions ? Their examination resulted in the following conclusions, fully sustained by evidence record ed in the report : 1. That all the explosions at the fire origina ted within the store of Crocker & Warren, 38 Broad street. 2d. That there were thirteen e x interval+ of several seconds. until tin. final :( - plosion; which destroyed seven bufidings, and scattered, the fire in all directions. So that the fire, but for these explosions, would have been confined to two buildings, whereas it destroy ed 230 buildings. 3d. There was no other cadse for the ex plosion whatever than the saltpetre in Crock er & Warren's store.--Journal of Commerce. ANOTHER DREADFUL RESULT OF GAMING— SBO,OOO EMBEZZLED I.—Wall street, New York, was considerably agitated yesterday by the an nouncement of the discovery that the confiden tial clerk and book-keeper of Messrs. Holfurd, Bancker & Co.. private bankers of that street, had been committing a series of embezzlements of the funds of the house. amounting to over eighty thousand dollars. Ile had been ena bled to accomplish this enormous wrong by means of a regular system of fraudulent and false entries, and alterations of the books, car ried on for several years. The young man, whose name is_appressed on account of hie afflicted family - at fond and doting young wile and several small children, has not been the gainer by his nefarious practices—for he does . not now possess a single penny of the whole sum. The fatal passion for gaming first in duced him to betray the trust of his employers. lie lost, and his after-lareenies were committed with the hope of being able, by a fortunate stroke at play, to retrieve his losses, and r& fund the money. As is too often the case, in stead of getting out of the mire, lie continued to go deeper and deeper into it, until at last his crime was discovered. He has not yet been I nested, but the police know where to lay their hands upon him whenever he is wanted. MACKEREL.--The price of this fish is lower now than for a long series of years past. The cause is singular, and shows that trade, as well as law, is sometimes very uncertain. The opening prices for the catch of this year were much the same with .those of last year, and everything seemed to be going on smoothly, when all at once there rushed into Boston Bay an immense school of very fat mackerel, of ra ther small size and evidently of a Very differ ent family from those usually taken.. The catch of the fishermen was instantly quadru pled. From this schoci an extra quantity was taken, amounting, as some persons estimate, to twenty thousand 'bbls. • Although very ,fat and delicious, they Ziere, from their size, al most all ranked at No. 2 and 3, and the prices of these numbers were thrown tlotZn to their present position. The fall on No. 2 was four dollars a barrel, causing a very severe loss to holders, who had purchased ofi' th the ordinary prospect ofQrotit. This new family of the fish have been, chiefly instrumental in causing the irregularity in the inspections which we have already mentioned. Nome of the inspec tors rated as No. 1. on account of fatness the same fish which others call No. 2 on account of size. For use it is really of very little eon-, sequence ; for their excellent quality is induc ing our best livers to take them for family use in preference . to:the common fish of larger size, which are of very questionable superiority, tho' selling at double the price. • 0 7 - 1 c.' cn re a. tt KEITh ni ''' al r . rt U. ..e -- 0 .? 35 139 70 93 Great Fire in Montreal—Our One hundred Boaz Destroyed. A slip from the office of the Montreal ileral contains the following: • A dreadful fire occurred in Griffin Town this morning, which destroyed nearly 0111 hundred houses, as near as we can recleon.— Two houses have been blown up, under nit direction of Maj. Evans, and several other± torn down, for the purpose of preventing tte fire progressing. Griffin Town now forms a compact port of Montreal; it was ,formerly connectedwe the city, as Greenwich village " was to Nee York. The fire originated in a building on Quee. street, occupied as a coffee manufactory an: copper smith's shop, where it could have beet , confined had there been decision and power to demolish a few small wooden building's in tie. vicinity. The fire spread rapidly from build' ing to building, over nearly the entire : , ;ock, from garen st. on the north to Priti t :v si. on the south ; from Wellington st. east fu Gabriel. st. west ; one house at the corner of Queen and Gabriel sts., and a part of a building at the corner of Que-ii and Wellington streets, were s a ved in a damaged condition ; the part of the :ti the corner — of IVellingunn and Queen wa4 ,tit in two, and the burning end severed iron the other. he. tire crossed Prance st., consumed the tb.xt block through to Nazareth st—atl croeFol Nazareth st., burning one ur more huildme the south side of that ;tou or Mot, u- , r, blown up to arrest the fire: The buildings consumed were, many et them, of a rather ordinary kind, occupied bt families in 'the humble walks of life ; the tress and privation, therefore, caused by . the fire. are very great. There were a nail factory and a casting-shop, -several grocery and totem stands, dwellings occupied by numerous poor families, a building where church service had been held during the summer ; also, a hand some Methodist church and parsonage, seven : fine stone and brick stores and dwellings, ao quite an amount of property destroyed. COLLISION AT SEA AND RECKLESS CONDIT7 OF A CAPTAIN.—The Boston Times, mum the arrival at that port of the ship Sardun, Captain Foster, froth Liverpool. says that no the night of the 7th instant, about midnight, and when in the vicinity of George's and New foundland Banks, the Sardinia came violently in collision with an unknown brig, which 3 1', ;tened to be crossing her bow , carrying MT.?' her foretopmast, and the Ship's fore-yard.— The night was clear and the sea smooth at the time, and the ship was sailing eight or nine knots an hour. The brig was struck in the fore-chains, with sufficient force to have sunt her instantly, had the blow been receive , : amid-ship. Immediately after the, collision. cries were heard of 6. save us. save us." and the passengers of the ship urged Capt. FOSIf to stop the vessel anchascertain the extent 01 the injury, but he obstinately refused to do 0. and with an oath, ordered the men to put on more sail ; which order was obeyed. though the men wished to go to the retief of the suf. ferers. This is a serious charge against: Captain F.. which for the cause of humanin , . we hope he may be ,able to exculpate inntse.: from. • TIM DISTRESS IN SOUTII CAROLINA. — W e learn' from a southern paper that the apprehend ed distress in South Carolina, from the failure of the corn crop in some sections, has been greatly exaggerated. The extent of this failure is not so great as was feared, and corn ha' poured into the State from other sections of the country so freely, that it is •selling at very to sonable rates in Charleston. A committee ap pointed by a convention in Anderson Distrid. to take measures to procure breadstutf4. has reported against any application to the Lf gislature for relief, as inexpedient and unneve , sally. Strange, indeed, if fanner s shoultittart e in a country where their produce overflows t!le land. SECOND Tuouctrrs.—A young lady in Co einnati was lately undergoing the tic inatno" nial, but when the minister required t he-le m°"°sYlable " yes." she took second though : 5 . and replied " no." She considered that there was too great disparity in their ages, and leg the room. humming "An old man would b' wooing," to the discomfiture of the poor Vale. groom. T i i derigas..lBiiil i ' : I t ,;..-: !, _q Wit°, N 1 80 „ I