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Towanda,ifedFesday, April 18, 1849.
'KewPor the ialbristrtime diem orkii are indebted,
and risk to remit their dnee, ex enaild state, that
psfataseers are teatkorizal by laic to frank moray &
old all persons am tale adownitage if the pririker
of oar risk—the receipt of the postmaster will be
taken as evidence ef payment.
North Pesach Cass&
The amendperit to the appropriation bill, which
authorized the completion of ft* Nat* Brandi,
passed both House& It appropriates the surplus
remaining in the Treasury, after the payment of the
interest, for that object, and authorizes the appoint
ment of an Engineer upon certificate be:ng given
that a surplus 010150,000 is in the Treasury.
It is hoped by the friends of the North Branch,
that this wilt enact ri resumption of the work. A
new revenue bill has been passed, which, will add
two or three hundred thousand dollars a year, to
finaricws of the Treasury ; and the cancellation of
the relief issue is Mopped for three years, and tht it
*issue authorized—which is considered by good
j4dges as heingequal to an appropriation of 6200,
000 a year Ibv three years, to the North Branch.
bestmtive Piro at Williamsport.
The fire at Williamsport which we nesntional
last week. was very destructive. Nearly one
whole square was laid in ruins. The fire broke
out in Desange's store, (late Campbell's,) adjoin
- ing the Conn-house, and opposite to the IT. S.
Hotel, which was totally ilestroyed. The following
are among the ardfereis•, Mr. Campbell's dwelling
and out-buildings; Bailey's livery stables; Helvetia
girdling and warehouse, filled with grain; Mr. F.
C. Campbell's warehouse, filled with grain, and
several of his Outbuildings; Mr. Hartman's brewery
which was oceryied by several families as a
dwelling; Mr A. Heptmm's granary; six stables
and barns, belonging to . digerent individuals, were
also Oestroyed. . The old School Presbyterian
Church, a new and costly edifice, was also destroy.
ed. The Courthouse and the New School Presby
terian Church were saved by dint of the greatest
exertions. The Lycoming Gazette estimates the en
tire loss at 918.000; of which sum $15.000 is for
innately covered by insurance.44,ooo in Phila
delphia, and $,OOO in the Lyoming County Mu•
trial Insurance Company.
Mall Robbery at Great Bead.
The rdstmaster at Great. Bend, Susquehanna Co,
has been arrested on a charge of robbing the mailtL
His name is George Baldwin, and be bas Litheito
borne an irrei roaebable character.
It appears that the manner in which Mr. Bald
win managed the business, was this —ln assorting
the mail ; he would select and keep back all letters
having the appearance of containing money, and
these he would dentin-until he satisfied himself
whether they. contained enclosures or not. If they
did be would retain them, and appropriate their
contents' to his own use; if not he would forward
them to their destination. Various pilfering of let
ters having taken place on the route, Mr. 3. II B.
Hale ► special post office agent, undertook the duty
of ferreting out the perpetrator, .and his efforts
were attended with the greatest success.—From
various indications, be concluded that Mr. Baldwin
had a hand in the business, and so satisfied was he
of the fact, that he bad him arrested. Oti search
ing him; three packages of letters were found in
his possession, and this, in connection with other
hinge operated so powerfully upon Mr. Baldwin's
mind, that he determined to make a clean breast
of it, and acknowledge that he was the thief. Ti.
evidence against him being conclusive, he was
locked in the jail of that county, in default of bail,
which was fixed at $3,000.
lima. S. A. BlWlllsok.
We are sorry to say, that the report of this gen
&mans-death is confirmed by letters received by
his family. He died on the 616 day of February
—instead of January, as reported, which mistake
gave rise to the hope that the first announcement
was incorrect.
Lterr Gorr's Mosocaea.—lt has been decided
by the Attorney General of the United States, that
there is no authority by which C.apt. Forma, who
murdered Lient Goff, of Wilkes Bane, - east be
tried for the cowardly, act. We do not" envy him
his feelings, though a legal quibble _saves his
neck frUm a merited halter. The still small
voice of conscience, ever goading him, will im.
bitter his life, and make his existence miserable.
Peas—An old building, on the river bank occu
pied by the county offload as a board kiln eras ac
cidentally destroyed b)- fire, on Monday isst. The
building was of little value, and keenest* a ,pur
tion of its canteens had be previously nernoved,t
an that the his will not exceed 8150.
CQUI Wrallnuts—,Suods3r, and Monday of this
week, have been declared by lite experienced two
of the coldest days at this season of the year, "in
the memory of the oldest inhabitant." his hated
that en uner-denroction of the peach crop bee taken
tom•
it IV mina Destocase—We beg the new edi•
tor'e.pardon, for having omitted to notice that 8. S.
Waseiterrca, Esq., has issued from the ashes of
the late Patrol, a reify neat and spirited sheet, with
the above tide. We wish him all mamas in his
•
new occupation.
•Tae jintenama Commun . Cur, at lobiladol
phia, resulted in a verdict of guilty of conspiracy
against six of the defendant*, and damages m
awarded at $10,006.
. irrTbe late charter election in Neer I' orb City
resulted in the election of tbe whip =Widest) for
mayor, the Haulms refusing to moppet the Dem o .
=tie eaothibus.
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The General Appmptistion bill parentally ett,
Tlitiafter having sestained material amend
wins to swerrnal
of the relief ut tea now in chadinina and auspenis
the annual easieellation of 5200,000 of diem notes,
for threWyeam, Thiele equivalent noirelippropsia
lion to that amount for thecomphaion Numb
Branch Canal—a section havialig been ineelenied
in the bill specifically spawning the swybs-in
the treasury after paying the interest on the State
debt, to that Mime. It also authorizes the non-ac
crpting school districts to retain 25percent of their
Stale tax to be applied to school imposer upon
their complying with the 1818, any time be.
fore June 1, HMO. It passed the House in its pies.
-eat shape, by the close vote of 41 to 83.
The Revenue Bill, creating a sinking fund, and
providing for .the cabin extinguishment of the
.State Debt, passed both HOOWS though in what re
cite slaw, we are, nes yet informed. It is estima
ied that from $200,000 to e 300,000 will be derived
from it, all from new sources. Our readers will re
member that this is the bill whist taxesoyster cel
lars, beer houses, billiard rooms, be. ke.—The
abatement of five per cent. heretofore allowed on
the payment of State tax before a certain period,
has net been abolished.
. The bill tolevisethe Military System of the Coin
nionwealiti, which originally passed the House,
passed the &mate on Dionday.---It abolishes the
surd system of annual training% and subjects only
volunteer corps to' this species of military duty,
while the various elections for brigade, regiment
and company officers, which have heretofore en
tailed upon the Commonwealth an expense of some
thing like 540,000 every seven years are virtually
abolished, saving this amount to the treasury, to
gether with the yearly expenditure of between
wenty and thirty thousand dollars for militia pur
poses. In lieu of the annual service required upon
training days," a penalty - ol tinny cents is intros.
ed upon each person liable under former laws to
military duty, in case he neglects to unite himself
to some volunteer corp.
The license bill, a revenue measure, changing
the mode of granting Tavern licenses in Philadel
phia city awl wanly, her passed both Houses.
The Senate bill to incorporate a Bent at Danville,
was smuggled through the Aktuse--Yeas 46, Nays
41; as alio the bill conferring Banking privileges
on the York Savings Institution—Yeas 42, Nays
40. Thus two New Bank bills have been saddled
upon the people by the Whip, aided by twu or
three interested Demcerats.
The bill authorizing a partial restoration of the
capital of the Bank of Pennsylvania, passed with
Eli
an amendment requiring the paym of one per
rent. instead ofjour, ou the amount f capital re
stored.
Bills to incorporate the Lancaster and Sinking
Spring Turnpike Company, and the Lancaster Gas
Company ; to authorize the sale of the Williams.
port and Elmira Railroad ; to erect the new county
of Montour; to repeal the obnoxious Proviso to the
ten hour law; and also the'Pension bill, have sew
erally become laws.
• Ali " omnibus" bill, which contained a provision
legislating the present Auditor General and Survey
or General oat of othee, so as to give Gov. John
ston the appointment of Whigs in their place, was
amended by the Democrats in the House, so as to
make those officers elective every three years.—
This amendment was further amended in- the Sen
ate so as to make them elective annually : bat the
Howe non.eoncmred in the ameavenient, and 'so
the bill tell. .
The bill to exempt property of the value of 6300
from levy, sale on execution, or distress for rent,
passed the House—Yeas 61, Nays 21; but we
cannot see that it passed the Senate. An amend
ment, offered by Mr. Myers, exempting printing
materials used in publishing newspapers, to the
amount of 2500 in value, was negatived.
We are sorry to see that a section introduced in
to a local bill, providing that in all prosecutions kor
libel the truth may be given in evidence, was neg
atived in the Senate. Such a reform in our crimi
nal jurisprudence, is loudly called for, by reason and
common sense.
The usual resolutions of thanks to the Speaker of
the two Houses were adopted previous to adjourn
ment ; and the mesnemary valedictory Adelman,
were delivered by the Speakers.
[Far the Bradford Ileporrer.)
About a week or ten days ago, notice was given
to the citizens of Sher/sequin, Wysox and the Brom'
of Towanda, notifying them to repair to the Wpm:
narrows early on Thursday the 12th inst. For the
purpose of knocking oft the, rough comers of the in
truding rocks, and filling Op the almost endless
skrigh boles—in short repairing the narrows genet
ally. Notwithstanding the urgent burin' ass of the
farmers, between thirty and forty good banditunted
out - from Blurshermia with all the implements
necessary' to carry out ;heir intentions. How many
hinds. did Wysoz township send ? We should
be pleased to ham some of those who comprise
the overwhelming wttig majority of sterling Wysoz
lam us. As for Towanda we can arrive at a
pretty close conclusion in this way. If thirty-eve
men, (the number sent Boat Shesbegirin) can re
pair one hundred rods of the Wysoz nannws in
one day, wkbont the use of Rum how much more
can they do if fifteen of that number of man drink
two gallons of it .This problem can be easily mir
ed by, an experienced hand, and when it is done the
whole country will be astonished that Towanda
'Borough contains so many enterprising citizens. Ii
would be entirely melt* to undertake to calculate
the benefit that Tolland& Borough would receive,
by the improvement of mid names. We trust
that the merchants of Towanda together with the
Bridge company will give at least four gallons of
Bum instead of two, if there should be another turn
out on II e narrows. Sumnicoms.
HrANTLIIII itamarry.—A young man, as de.
formed as scarcely to bear my resemblance to hu
manity, was enticed from his home, in North Ca
rolina, by some heartless scoundrelly who wished
to exhibit UM. Finding that the Chi:bilks was
too revolting to be profitable, they left the victim
of their Cupidity in the mad; hid am and entirely
penniless, where he was pick up by a wsmener
and taken to Charleston. One belief the itinmant
showmen about the country tact in the same way
loWlude file. &Me - they have for exhibition as
soonne *vet they become a charge to them. -
hegehWw.leemeltieginiimeAltark kw the
teuipties eMber Koksw; .119-pelably
aye in the steetster hew, 214 knettea.
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as aPti!NY >s ths d ad ID . ail owe ier that I deeeiiii IP
isolismi calms* pail as the world faithful
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-,141/blk 40 0, r 4 of Ibis rm.* WI/ Bisteen
atom, booty and intelligent young . men of Wonrse.
ter, ]lass. revoked tbanselves into a company
for the papas of mining and trading in California.
We arn - ved in New York in Memory, jperchased
our outfits, impkments ire. a bo anHun of sees.
ral•thassmid deans ' and seat t a ro sind
tbtr
Mont to the value ofseeeral dolling more.
•On Isallasch,.ofter having beat term* advice
ed to fabe the Isthmus Mme, and unformed that
there were no mamas waiting at .Panama, we
lei New York in the Neubauer fa Claire& We
bof a phenol image of U Jaya The Northern.
er anchored some ten miles from Chagres, at an
anchorage known as Navy Sq.—Here we were
itensfewei to theOnstand taken isposChagres, and
draws opals river as far as the Ores mold go-.eay
ten or twelve miles. Next day (eh Match) we
were transferred from the Oros to canoes, and after
two days' peddling were landed at Gorgon*. Whole
expense of poem. hose Navy Hay to Gotiona„
8)2 per mon. Five feet of bm•• , va allowed to
each person. Every foot extra 60 cents.
It was the 16th of Mach when we arrived at
Goitrous. !ruched oar tenu and rat already to torn
in about midnight. Next day visited the town and
found that considerable Dakotas preveNei r that em
end bad died and rnany wets dying of fevers at
Panama.
On the !Oda Match, at sunrise, 14r. Bottomly, a
member of our Company, and myself salsa/ on
horsebsek for Panama, at which pkw we arrived
about 8 O'clock the same day. Distance 30 Kilos
-.-road very bad.
At Panama we found a large a number ofAmet
teens- -say 1,200--evraiting at:hence Inc convey.
sate teiCalikunia. They appeared to be in great
distress and went amend asking one another wont
was to be done Some had exhausted all their
nrans, others were weakened and emaciated by
titaness and espesese to the Wel climate of the
Isthmian, and numbers were actually dying. . They
had found to their sorrow, some to their ruin, that
the representations made to them is New York by
interested parties about the !lefties for getting
from Panama to California were all false, and that
they bad been most grossly deceived by individu
als in New York, of whom they bad aspired bet
ter things, and who knew they were uttering on
truths when they stated that means of geting to Cat
ithrnia from Panama were abundant. No vessels
of any consequence stay at Panama. It is many
hundred miles out of a vessel's coarse As for Brit
ish steamers going from Panama to San Francisco
it is a humbug. They don't go to San Francisco at
all. The rout lies exclusively between Lima, Val.
pan= and Panama.
We waited at Panama several days—quite law-.
enough to ascertain that there was no chance at all
of a puma to San Francisco. We bad the Ilene
fit of the experience of hundreds of our fellow-
Americans, many of whom had been awaiting a
for weeks and months in vain. The Cali
fornia, due on the 13th Match, bad not arrived on
the M. The rainy season was about commencing,
and, taking all things into consideration, we deem
ed it best to put about and return home. Accord
ingly, we returned to Gorgona to advise our com
rades, but found that they had already started for
Panama. Such of us (six) as ecadi gather our
in time fee the Crescent City, returned to
I Newr l e tirk in that steamer. The rest will return by
the Brat opportunity.
This is a plain, unvarnished and disinterested
statement. In thus putting it forth I have no other
purpose to serve than to warn my coupnymen
against the Isthmus route. My company tarns com-
posed of athletic and courageous young men, able
to endure any hardship and willing to face any dan
ger. Bet with nocturnes of a passage from Pans
ma to San Francisco they were averse to remain.
ing nith no other prospect before them but " hope
deferred" until death would cut them down.
A number of mercenary letter-writers ) under
good pay, reside at the Isthmus and discourse
sweetly on the beauties of Gorgon* and Panama
But of all places in this wide world—and I have
been around and seen the elephant in divers parts
—save me and my friends, anti God save you,
good - reader, from the Isthmus.—Daring the day the
sun pours down his heat in the mod insufferable
manner. I never knew anything about heat until
I got there, At night I had to sleep in the comps
ny of lizards. ants, gollinippere,scorpions, Ire. &v.
Bet I could have stood all this very well. What we
complain of is being swindled by interested parties
is New York, whose sole aim is to make money,
regardless of human life and human suffering.
While the Isthmus I made particular inquiry
and observation es to the number there awaiting •
passage kraut Francisco, and can with safety say
that at Panama there were at lead ),200, at Goy.
Bona 100, and about 500 on their way acrm the
isthmus.
It DOWNES, of Worcester, Mass
Lrwriors Hotel, New:Vork, April 9. .
Faini Texas.—Texas papers up to With 3i
have arrived,. The kilisitug is fromthe Galveston
News of the Slat
Our city is in good load& We learn of no addi-
Urinal cases of cholera within the past three or four
days. The total number of deaths for the week
ending on the 27th inst. is ten, including Iwo chi!.
dreg. Of these it is possible one-third may have
been from cholera mochas, but werhink not more.
They we all kre*nets, except ona led? from Lou.
imam, who died ol dropsy. Not the - xlightest fear
of the cholera becoming epidemic is bitertained by
any °Poor citizens, and though there ire many per
sona from the country now in oar city, none of them
have experienced the fina symptoms of cholera or
any similar disease.
now POST Lavzocx.—By the snivel yesterday
of the steamers Yacht and Penland from Matagor
da Bay, we have the sad intelligesee of- the chub.
re haring pealed in Lavaca. Mr. George ea-
cock, Mr. S. ap Seguin, Chief Clerk in the (lim Piter
master's Depsament, and Mrs. Moabite, are
among the victims to die disease.
At Indianola, Mr. Wood, Mrs. Word and W C.
Perrin, her brother, died of cholera. Toe origin of
the disease at Indianola is supposed to have been
from ses•weed; which collected ilithin a breakwa
ter at Cook's wharf. The breakwater has since
been eat loam, whim the rotten weed floated oft
with ate tide, since which time no additional cases
havi. =med. Al Seguin the small pox has en- .
&sly disappeared.
No additional cares of small•px have occurred
at Victoria. Thseompany of California emigrants
from Victoria are ander thecommand of Capt. C.
M. Cleaner. The Ativocarepays a large portion of
them are married men, whd leave their families be
bind.
Tea Cnotesa oat out Rio Gaming. —The fol
lowing is an extract; of a loiter from S. Osgood,
flee of Cel. Webb's tlqieurition, published In the
Spfingfield :
The cholera is all the way up the Rio (Grande.
•.it Matamoros it was dreadful; n one day there
were 56 deaths, and 60 in another: aU in a popula
tion of 10,000 or 12,000. The Catholic priests
turned out and made a grand proms about
a thousand peewits, thinking y could aved the
pestilence. One small settlement had been aban
doned, the people taking to the woods."
The modality in Matainoras would be equal to
eighteen hundred a day in a city hke New York.
—Boston limes.
MOlOlOllll MORDZAZD IT Instss.—The Pron.
tier Guardian, published at Kanessille, lowa, has
intelligence from the ask Like settlement to the
llth of October. It is. sewed that Daniel Bmwin,
Nom H. Atlas and Henderson Cox were maimed
by the Indians, the California Mountuies, on the
17th of Jane but. The,- left the main company
to amok eat anew mad so emmtba sormutainst—.
They were robbed of goods and money to Ms
atnnont of about noon.
Govresol.—Tbe legislature having
• . 3 tbe _IWO be relieved of their
ninth ' foie ff ase!'half of
le bait bi troW, oft isiendeimeat.
Me bow dissetisied, lid tie& *wig open
NW* *bit his lincolkiey.' The iiiveky of
biviega inland Gtor pethed aid his
itheleit wit be edienledithoonfoltotheitenette.
The tithels not far dims % whew Ida woe diameter'
will be repealed. An iiiinesee temp - cannot long
sustain hinting hic deplicitiaboduithevelladalthill
of die' whole conunienty.'
Tbe Governor was ipso preismiart in favor of
the Noe* Branch Canifi antribe propoe icn to avoid
the Inclined Planes, yet it is well hnowu that be
was boodle to both.. Nay wan! tbet be • would
love veined both, bed they am bons pot io the sp
papas' tion bill. lbws are fiefs which hls blends
Gannet deny, he they are true, and we hope they
Will be - re - membered. '
The reheions between the Governor and the
Ssramary pf the Commonwealth, ate not vary
anricahhr t and we shoeld . not be simprised to hear .
of the resignation of Raines. The Governor pro
lessesto favor his appointment as Collector of this
Pon, yet privately opposes him— Besides, the
Secretary has not entire confidence in the course of
the Governor generally, and will not kmg•earitinse
to fonts pan'of his administration. Ibis as the be.
ginning of the eat.—Spirit'Vtke Tatar.
Rumex or CaLuroainias.—The Rail Raid Stage
from Binghamton on Tuesday morning last brought
as passengers MAW& Wet. Berea, Samuel Brod
head, and Edward Plan, who irk this place about
seven weeks since for California via the Isthmus
route. They went to Chagres in the Steamer North.
erner, crossed overdo Panama-and waited some two
weeks for a vessel bound to San Francisco, 'when,
becoming discouraged at thief pnispect of being ebb
to plume their journey i any maimaablo time—
there Being Moen hundred waiting for passage at
that place-4fiel erinchnled to abandon the eater•
prise, crossed back to Chagres, and returned to
New York in the same vessel • whieh took them
oat—leaving theweemptudeaH a, Mem& Roar.
Boma and others at Pan well well and still de.
termined to find their way to the golden El Dorado.
—Owego Gat:etre.
PAOT AT ISCIFUTIAILL &MUT even
ing law Fang of rowdy Boatmen, from Philadelphia
numbering some fifteen or twenty committed ven
ous gross outrages on the citizens of our neighboring
of Echaylkill Haven, by throwing atones
and ofmissiles, breaking wmdowa, doors, Ice
of their houses and endangering the lives an
limbs of the inmates.
A considerable number of the eitizenstumed
with arms, determined to arrest the depredators who
were also armed, and determined not to be taken.
Numerous shots were fired, and 2 or 4 of them, es
learn, wounded : one, indeed, it is thought was
lifter?, thengh his body eoeld not be *mind after
the contest ceased. Dwing the fight tire el the
rowdies were taken prisoners, and in the morning
three others were arrested all of whom diets bear
ing before Justice Long, were committed to the
Orwigsberg Jail, to take Mei trills at die neat Seas
ions for this county.
&MLA* Casa or LOU AND Swans.--Ott Mon
day evening week, a young manby the name of
Davis committed suicide in the Ihmtli Spring
Church, near Camden, in Ohio, because the even
ing previous, a young lady refused to allow hem to
accompany her home from meeting. On the even
ing be committed the rash act, he took a gun, went
to the church, placed his hat on the seat Initially oc
cupied by the object of his devotion, hung the
bag on the latch of die door, placed the muzzle in
his mouth, and sent a bal.et through his head in
search of his brains, which caused instantaneous
death. A family residing near the church, seeing
it open at so unusual an hour, and hearing the re
port of a gun, went in and found the unfortunate
victim of unrequited love in the last agonies of ex
piring natant hi his pocket was found a small
awe addressed to the lady requesting that she might
be buried by his side.
HO/RID .Ivarits.—The town of Wilmington,
Mass. has been thrown into a great state of excite
ment in consequence of a most horrid murder
which has been perpetrated on Mrs. M. ft Preston
and her two twin daughters, only four years tinge
who were found dead in their bedew . Wednesday
last, with their throats cut in a mostdreadful man
ner. The husband 'having escaped, suspicion
was at once fastened upon him and smelt kerne.
diately made which proved successful yesterday
morning he being found in the woods with the
blood of his victims upon him. He was at 001515
arrested to await 1..0 charge.
ADVIRWTtitr. IN • BOILICI.-.-A kw days since
(says the Bahimore Sun, April 12th.) one of the
hands in Mews. Murray & Hazkhrmst's Vulcan
Works, bac occasion to enter a boiler for the pur
pose of arranging the interior previous to service,
by some means communicated fire to a bag of salt-
petre lying alongside which -came very near miff
°eating the poor show. Happily however; he was
soon sudricated oy the effort or a brother workman
who came to his relief, drawing him oat as swif
dy as was Major Putnam foam the wolfs den.
RkTvair our A Goth MOO= RITA 11 TUC Dos?"
A. T. Hear, who 'unjust returned from New
York with a spknded stock of New Goods, informs
us that he CUM is company from the city to the
Great Bend, with a gentleman who wowing return
ing to the latter place from California, bunging with
him 110,000 of gold Ault Mr. Hyde saw one lamp
which weighed three mews, and various other spec
imens of less weight, besides some 54000 in eagles
and half eagles which the gentleman bad coined
at the mmt for spending money.—Owego Gazette
Flax isms ftiourrrama.—On Saturday last, some
persons set fire to the woods in several places on
the Sharp and Broad mountains, within a short dis
tance of Pothrvilla. The fire raged with great fury
throughout the afternoon and night, destroying an
inunense amount of timber and cord wood. It
continued without abatement ap to Monday night
when it was extinguish& by the rain—havmg des
troyed an amount of property which cannot read.
ily be estimated.
We regret to see by accounts horn Panama, of
the 29tn of Match (later thanitrivate advices)
published in our paper today, that M. C. Dickin
son, sou of Senator Dickinson of Ms village, was
lying dangerously id at Panama.
We leant that the Government vessel with which
be was connected, had left bin et that place on its
way to its deatination.—The
RAILROAD Tatur.--Sonte symptoms of • revival in
this business begins to appoar, as the Wheal com
panies give the prehrnmeef to American railroad
iron, having discovered that the imported rails
have recently been made oat of iron or an interior
quality.
lloasery tre:Cruaraisan Courrry.—We learn
bun this Carlids Democrat. that the residence of
Miss Felton, in that county, was robbed on the
10th instant, by three men. who broke into the
premises and took away e2OOO, a gold watch and
other yaluable articles.
CU AP Porrecm—On and aier the 15th instant,
the postage between the United Kingdom ind any
part of lkithh North America is to be 114 d. sterling,
or thirteen pence cummey, (a trifle less than
twenty-two cents,) on letters not exceeding half an
ounce in weight.
Cows v Wwcmarx.—Tbe bill directing the sub.
mission to the people of Wisconsin, at the nut
general election, of the question whether etpnil
right of suffrage is to be extended to colored per.
sons, has pissed both Houses of the . tegishnure and
is a law.
Goren To rue Sovaca or • rim Evn..—A. Mrs.
Sweet. of Portland - , whose husband earns hems in
tosietied, went to the romseller's shop, snubbed
his-bonlbs; finalist* and the front window , and
then robed, leefirkg the dealer in distilled "inns.
ildn'to meditate upon the efferts of a woman fcry.
Women Tamen —lle *nate of Wisconsin
tried bard to oavehlr. Wissea, bestatorfrom
,that
state kst kites 04 use. They MO iry,jr vote of
stria 9, totheAmembly resolutions
dims course, and histructfog hat to
resolubons wilfeiressa
by Senior YouYend after debate Were todepse4hy
BM MI y bribe grove declare re. Italy ;pp
• leached, By the Senate - and Amemblyofthe date
That onshore brarued Ritb the - ie.pesi. Tyco(
indemnification that our recently elected. U: S.
Senator, Hon, I. P. Walker bas presented a pro
position. and. voted for a government for New bleu
goo and California . that does not prohibit the exten
sion of slavery into said teniames, that we decid
edly disapprove hie vete upon that sub ject , as in
direct.violatiOn of the, imansetimrs Oven km: I.7 , the
legislature: and the warinlyr cherished p rinciple
and feelings of those who elected him.
Raulard, That we highlyproveihe vole elan
other Senator /lon. Henry Dodge, as a sweet ex,
motion of the oratiments of the people ofWireon
.
sin open that important subject.
leached, That MI. Walker is hereby requested
immediately to resign his seat in the United States
Senate unless he will by his votes lorredier carry
out the principles' of his consiments- as they are
clearly expressed in the resolutions of instructions
petted by this legislators upon the subject of slav
ery.
in connection with the diett proposed by the
foregoing resolotices the killowingiuticle from the
Wankesha •Desrocret, which was one of the first
papers in the siserto advocate Mr. WALlll6llelec
-60o—beyond a doubt expresses the %sling of the
democracy of Wisconsin:
TEE DZIMIMATIC . Docrams.—Ober Instaocrems
oa Uwe —The amendment offered by Mr. Wu.-
tea to the California bill after passing the Senate
was lost in the house, by a vote of 114 to 100.— r
The amendment provided a territorial government
fa/the territory acciirei from. hiterice, west of the
Rio Grand and constituted the President of the Uni
ted States, governor of the same but did not restrict
Ahem. This was certainly an abandonment of
the ordinance of 1787, which we would have looked
fw is any ether person than Isaac P. Walker, af
ter the recent expression otconfidence in him by
the democracy of this state,. on this very question.
There is hot one comae for him to pursue—he must
set with the people or not act at all. Obey instruc
tionor resign.
There is a promptness and vigor of 'action in this
new State which should not be forgotten.
Mcaasars HAIRRISIIIIIIO.-011 Wed '
-,
neaday morning, John Kneply, senior, an old and
esteemed citizen of Harrisburg, was murdered in
his own house, on returning from market by.his
own son David C. Knepley. David is supposed ,
to have been laboring under mental derangmem
for several years, having attempted his own life
twice. A doubled:welled - gun, heavily loaded,
was found in his room with one barrel just dis
charged. Inquest was held - upona the body the ver.
diet of which was that the deceased came to his
death from a gun shot by the hands of David C.
Knep!ey. David was arrested and committed. Mr.
Kneeey, the deceased, was Much esteemed. He
had laid by a competency, and bad for some time
been living upon rt , icdependent of business. .
FROM Griarzwat.s.—An Onerous aknigesTap.—
Hive,
the chants d'Afiairs of the United States
to Guatemala,lad been unable up to the 14th of
of February to present himself to-the Presidenyhere
being no molar head or authorized and permanent
Government. Carrera, who had ruled the Stateten
years, was compelled to leave the country. The
Vice President, Santa 'Crnz lead taken up arms
against the Provisional Government. One or two
fights had occurred—nobody hurt—and by the last
accounts. the Provisional Government and the lead
ers of the rebels had just treated and made peace,
and the officers and troops of both parties had "
ternized." The Chargeship to such a Goveminent
must be an onerous task.
ANOTHER ACT OF PIRACY - IN ma Pscnic.—Mr.
Barges of New York, from San Francisco and Val
paraisc,lgives the New York Herald an account - of
another act of piracy which has taken place in
"eft Valparaiso on the 25th of November, with
arraign valued al . /10:000,2nd several passengers.
for San Francisco, California. The vessel stopped
at Gallimos Island when Edward Barton, the mate
an Englishman, the cook, a black man, and a Chil
i= sailor ran ofiwith the vessel, leaving the pass-.
engers-and rest of the crew behind. They remain 7
ed there tall the 14th FrbrJary, two months, when
a vessel tout them to Guapetpait, in a very, desti
tute condition.
RITODIC Istainc—The Providence Journal of Sa
turday has returns for Governor arid Congress from
all the state except the town of New Shoreham.—
The vote for Governor stands Whig 6043, Demo.
crat 2693, Free Soil 540. King is elected to Con.
gross in the First District in the Second, Thurston
(Dem.) lacks 126 of an election. The Legislature
stands 20 Whip in the Senate, 42 in the House ;
Democrats 11 in the Senate 23 in the House ; Free
soil, lin the Senate, 1 in the House. There are 3
vaesncies-1 in Providence, 1 in Johnston, and
lin East Greenwich. In case of no election the
old Representatives hold over.
BODY Fousm.—The body of a young man drown
ed at the Nanticoke dam, from one of the Calibre
is companies, an the latter part of March, was re :
covered a short distance beloir the dam, on Wed
nesday bus. Nis name was John'Graats, from near
Auburn N. Y. The body when recovered appeared
remarkably fresh r and life like, preserved probably
by the coldness of the water,. He was brought to
this place by the Coroner, - and after inquest was
buried in the Borough burying ground.
A email whistle, or call, and about si: drillers in
money,. were kupd on his person.—Wilkeam:
Farmer,
Comtgerrarr.—The HanfOrd Courant gives the
following as the result of the election . for the House
of the Legislatare--Whigs 111, Democrat f97,Free
Soil 14. " Beyond doubt," aisys the Courant, " the
Whig ticket for State officers wid be elected by
the Legislature. The majority on joint ballot must
be small—anch smaller thrum the Whigs' have us•
sally depended noon—but nevenheless sufficiently
large to elan our State ticket" The Hartford Times
says on out ballot the account will stand Demo.
oats 107, Whip 114, Free Soil 21.
Tux PIIO7IC Legislature of this
State passed series of strong resolutions approving
of Mr. Whitney'. plan for the constrocnon of a
railroad from the Mississippi to the Pacific ocean,
and earnestly recommendmg its immediate adop.
lion by Congress. The preamble to the resolutions
reviews the great important* of thework and re
grets that Congress did not at its last session, find
time to act upon the subject.
CHOLICRA AT WM •WICINT_.--The Wlestempapers
continue to bribe us accounts of the , prevalance of
the cholera in all the towns along he ! Ohio and
Mississippi. There had been two deaths in Nash
villa since the 27th alt., while in Clarksville there
had been some 50 cases and eight deaths. The
steamer Gen. Pike_whkh arrived at Cincinnati on
the sth had s ix deaths from cholera on board.
Tee Sr: Loma Rolautv.-.—Nearly .817,000 in
gold being pail of the money recently stolen from
the banking house of Nesbit lc Co., of St. Louis,
was recovered at Nerwport,ir y. on the 4th iosts--•-
It was in a trunk which had been left at the house
of a pilotrunning between Cincinnati and SI. Louis
and who suspecting all was not right, gave infot
'infirm to the authorities. The robbers have yet
about 528,000 in their possession.
&a ions Frisnitan.--The British Consul in Bos
ton has received official notice Oiatthe British Gov.
eminent has-offered .00,000 - sterling for the dia.
covery,of Sir John Franklin, who has teen so long
absent on aex pion to tha_Arctie regions. The
probabil i ties are at some enterprising Yankee will
get this reward, f anyone.
Casuroasuis Ricromma.—Yesterday, we 1,
ms oftha young men who left this ell n 47
ebbleAirpo4itiou, returned. They had p roor q ,
• ale fat tim Rio Grande:country, when :h eel ,
14 , 011tai.inatjimong them, andaarr .l ed se , •
the calipaity, which, with tht si dzaffected fir e Z
whia-bed grown op in dm lahoe,
- tried them to return. They confinn the rep ort
- dater oflHr. Wm. Harrison, I gra n d." of
e President Harrison, which *as creet in
ys day „ m•AW9-Pda - - 1 4- chllillar der a
ours' innoM;
SIAMICSe TWINS—StramAL Orcarrioat-.14
Siamese twins, who have-been living rotas
with wives and children, pin their own planiaW
No t * Carolina, are said tote on their way to S R
York to embark for Europe with a view to e on .,
die , mosl eMilleateMWMPA thit Practicab •
ilityl
ao ciiieritiAM to divide the ligament that bind at t i .
together. It is farther Said that sue of their f q , l ' er ,'
bad been adopted- into the &miry of the g apet,
of Siam.—Newark Daily Ado • ,
•
Pariacarr or Doiterric Cauorroas.--The li ft '
rg Kryntone says—We congratulate tile l a b omi .
nd other creditors of the- state, upon : the le e 4
work, that there is now a prosp ect that they vA
re,longc be paid their ayes; for this they ,„
• ly indebted to Col- IrAINTiII for exposing
rue condition deflate on the inaproyeineute 1),
Wine making the appropriation' , b it ,
- subsitintially gummed by estimates.
Fivit.Aorinawr —On Saturday iastitir.Ander k
Scdchman:and a tespema ble farmer in the nem
, .rhoed of Clarkaboro', J., met hi. &mai
dew and Masi fearful Manner. While stand ac
ween the horses and thelragon, in the act ; 7)
loosening the traces thw;horses -became
coed and dashed olf, throwing Mr.- A., who o b ,
e heavy man violently amuust the fence, treat s
og his neck and killed him Aso* iaataat!y,
- vas a wife and family.
Ma. HALLIMIC •aD Me. • ikwriesi.—Tbe an &J,
• , which has fallen upon the gentlemen liter,
amed admits.ofsorneamelicratiorr. Mr.
gradually improving, and will soon return to r n
iety of which he was an ornamentaxid a (avan t
itz Greene Halleck, &sq., is sufferin2 under
vere brain lever. Its symptoms, however.
of such as to forbid the hope of speedy and re .
anent restoration.
Ha THAT PROMICITI Min VOA ASO OWN FINILT.
.—Secretary Ewing, since hikappeintment in ! h e
abinet, iC is asserted, has .provided his
a-law and son with' fat little offices. We neve
new a politician, - however, that would not do tt
me thin , ' when he got the :hence. kis eh a tb,
?hts so thins
for, and makes him such a zealo gi
riot.
Kr The President has appointed Met. Irvin. oi
learfield county, marshal!. for the western distre
f Pennsylvania, and Mr. Unzer, district Nowt 5,,
r the same district. The latter g,enr.eman resides
Pittsburg.
RearovAte.—Tbe New York Mirror oYhjo a n
tat of all the recent removals, it regrets none io
och as the removal of three IlrbigCongms mer ,
the State of Connecticut.
A FleaTT RossEsT.—Mr. James 'jams, a pu tt
an, proprietor of's cormtry store in Itech!epr i fi e ,
erkley county, kw $1390 on his way to Baltimore,
t having been stolen from him.
CHOLERA IN Motni.E.—The d iniMnbile fa
he week ending 3lst ult. were , 21,. ot " whirb
ere by cholera.
A GREAT ADTANTAGIR TO as GAMED.—By let?.
in g always on'hand a bottle of Merchant'. celebra
tell Gargling Oil for Horses: or linirersal Fond,
Embrocation. One man says white taking si pot oi
beans from the oven for his g 4 better hall,' the ha 1
fat ran over upon his bands, which caused urea
alarm and loud calls for the Gargling Oil, (which .4
by the way was on hand.) and which was at awn
applied and the hands soon cured without suffering, '
See advertisement in . another column and get span.
phlet of the agent.
Wer
THE 'subscriber would hereby retuu
his grateful acknowledgments to the frieze., id!
who paid , him s o exprotsive a. visit, on the 10th loss. 4 ;
He hopes they may realize the power of the triut,
"11 is more blwed to give than to reedit."
ROBERT J. PARVIN,
Rector of Christ church, Towanda.
Towanda, April 13; 1849.
Yaw elbocritsaunts.
NOTICE!
THE, Prothonotary's coats of ADDISON M'KENY
are lelt with N.J.KEELER, at Towanda kaUt.
demist and collection. • Thom indebted, are requests/
to call upon him, aad pay the same. He will genni.
ty he found at the Prothonotary's office.
April 16, ISHII. ADDISON M'KEAN.
EXECUI;OR'S -NOTICE.
LL persona ind Mto . the estate of JOHN CAW.
BELL, deceased late of Litchfield township, an a
- by requeeted to Make payment• without delay. and
use basing claims - against said estate will pleas ist
theta duly authenticated for settlement '
ROBERT CAMPBELL,.
•
ANSON CANNER.
BAWL DA V IDSO.N.
Litchfield, April 14. 1849. Emmal.
PRINC COO
irst Arrival by N. Y. & E.
T. FOX bellow readying a
. GOODS. which will be ea
at any other pleas. in. town.
'Pte Fors,
RUSH TEAS, worroated
turned ; also; Bows. Coffee,
Pop so ever. et 11,18
PALM. LEAF HATS, Lisbon, Boone* Ribbon
Flowers, /Ice. at Fclrit. No. 9. B. R
' '4l* (19 o
•
TIBOPOLD HACK, late Nem pensany. informs Os
.2-41 Ladies mid Gentlemen of Towanda, and the esilb .
haring villages,That be will give kesons in MUSIC
shone who may favor him with"thair patronage, on the
Piano Porte, Guitar. Seraphim, &c. The term to ss*
mane the first of May. 'Empire respecting him. of
B. STRAUCH, at Montanyes . & Co. April
TAKEN UP,
ADRIFT in the Susquehanna river oaf the Old el
March best, seven sticks of Oak, and aoe of Put
line-back TIMBER, and secured near the mill of Israel
Smith in Dunell tp., Braolfold cr., which the owner es
have by proving property sad paying Charges.
'Dural, April 17, 1849. C. C. COW ELL
NOTICE.
rplIE Col'eiors of the several townships in Brelfoni
1 County, are hereby authorized to make a deduc
tion °Use's? cent from the amormat of State Taxer
placed in their bands for collection, against every indi
vidual who shall pay his or ber State and County taw'
id full, en or *Wes the 211th dry of Duns next ; widths
amount sti deducted shall be allowed them- in their set
tlement. ' The mune, however, to he paid by them into
the Co. TM wary on on before the 2d day ofJuly,l,o9.
By oiler of the C9aiminiconers,
0.8. RUSSELL, Cletk.
Comminsioneei Office, Towanda, April 18,1849.
1 / 1 2.00 lIMLITIEst
MILLINER AND MANTUA MAKER,
Ronnie in Menu?, Buildings,
April 10,-1849
T ett NZ ED al &ALL tql CI :aQ
HE NEXT TERM will eummenco moNnAv,
MAY 2ist. F. W. GUNN, Prruoral•
II
&gad. ',
*NTlY . d.sPri tt i
.4 US mini cheaper
Please eon And on ,
re-I. Bnek Row.
it, or the
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