Gen. Ikeite's Litter to itto Mayor of BoAtiti. linsTos, Mon day,i4n..e?l,., At the meeting of the Board of Airleicmee,'Mif evening, Mayor Seven read the follOt:ing jelteri • ,:f ' CoNcortn, (N II) SaNrilati',.Tan..;'2l. dated MY DEArt Sift: %%Then the COntliPiee_lii: 0 4: City Government of Boston personally pres?rmni to me the ofhetal renoimion, and also yout kind and gratilyA4 letter., ,invitingme to k tet111,41!)...ip): 4 1,, lorthe seat of Government, the linspiatiVies . 6i the Ci;y, I e„ . .xprew , ed„ verti4l!y, my riiaiiki; c;rl,l avcep tame, statlizat.the.same Imp:, that my own in c!inaiions wottid thatmy_intr- . ne y - rn - , - 0114 1)(1• , r1(1 , 1 a ;'la:I/E: deition etre:mit Oii al or OW e'Vt . .lt V.IIICII has j'.l talden 'Top me 'a l'h -1, •It it . will, el coursa, be expyted +NO tothAdat'utlitly ant! 71111)egy o'c'fle• mode rat public travel 7ei:tll . :permh , : - I—dm tiy meanti:lie•iett ihle toe. ..s; a':: . ; , ,(` ; propoivii to rertiive me. You .vt til do me the ilex to belieNe that appre-via a tne e whirl:ea of Itjeadjy ostup,_itti , , , p hay,: wc.eired Loot th-t. rat 1!... 1 . 1 de. . i y. ) . I' el o.e iircrinfiTtlttea.enwarneil t youi but wouktriint,be urirlerAtonfi.ll;• soiy - ging•ttint yia r CqUrfeefie.4 ate exdontled to ineion autwnt-tfi vy,ol,lpaal c i njs o r i,y r • ,11 6016 . o me - to feel 'hat rfrf.n tAq•c, iriiiiefvfsvv; 'anflitif you orp . rf'itf trvcf.fie'e me•ne reprePenrative of a prowiple, winch i 9 oppermost ip ouckvarfe, The. barol of .bsi priacipltr. to the eacre•lnuss of fha Carne—as yott eff•er inseparable hum the iv vrfrei .•2;raielol trierrion of your . foremast man, FO it 1111 off rherofhvfl by 411 while any,aderprite love .of iw,r twinmott eoawre exists In the Ilvputi;to. %t'italeVer an X Wiles . (tray y.t be in wow I'r me—.:,,,'ever 01.),tat.0,... 4 way Interivo.ie io the way.. f I Lave ao faith-that I shail never rn itevotion this obj , -c:—:11;,1 ID. le kr:es-4 r-fhlifienea I ft the ttupport.ol ail i!txtriole, 7 --Ifen of whatever. party. iit my enderitwors to p:e;e; it. Oral Uni -.1 of tho and the Silpic• - 1y of 'he law , . fl,fro lfe.swr guaranties of our liapp•nes•3 for the pfeietit and Ow future.. ' Permit me to repeat my men.e of r , bl . ..ginioris to yon. and t•eheve me, very:,.:iy, %•oir f a.. 1 vbelieut servant. Fil NK. PI EfIC 1.; To Hon. BENJAIIIN SCA7EiI, Mayor of the city Boston. CW TII ERIE--SrE , ! %FIN r In a teeent convet-a. - n n with Mr 11 . 1;;J`ey, of Portland, in this county, who 1 , , assn timed weft Mc G:een, the divel - , in the wink r.t raii in,g Ye“ , els by the tubnia:t:ie ILie.n, we 4,i:!nned Rome ie!cresti-u ce,:!e._; v.teLk dills Eric, and F tibrrrr.n- operatim.4. Messrs. Green t loc.:ley are, sew ac tent june.inn with a company vino have se c ured die , use ot one of ti.slitop's l'atent Derri. I. t raising: wreel.: , , tit- bu , ine ,, r.f die •r: explore tide wreeks o. rite•, lax b'''ean, at: I make to-t ;he tart.le tor 1 . .,:5j0g assn l'Tey have reeen.ly been rectonnoitaiii 4 the wreA ml the Eire for this porp:: , e, but have e. , :upel'e.l to sus. pert. opetz:iuos ter ;he pie-ent i (.1! bad water. The *reek lies nir ("reel:, about three miles from the shore, in stNly feet of water One eject of the exii:orets has beet the discovery of the safe, which t, sar d it...e.,l to he c -en the,„ b rat, hrt they have riot !),:e! been able :o •t,:ve to i:s sup;v‘sed freatry. In pro,eru•ing .t) it -r rich they kayo found soma specie which belOti:.r,l I , the ril fated ;old which was ole:re.l the heat Cue a vartiey of curious forms. Otto id the sp ecime,:e showo us by Mr Q, «ac la the ; form el a silver spring to which two or three Cr./ I lire were a:ladled by the edges. One of the coins presented as by Mr Q may be seen at our ()Wee tqany bones Mere also wrested abJut the wreck. The etiene, with the exeriptii.n ot uric shaft, n hi e h was rai.ed a fe•rnsr altem;O to raise the t wreck• is still oitimaid. 13., recite. , •f the vubtria rine armor, Mr:Q. informs us. the diver is errableo to certain n .der water. Irmo three to low boors withcL:t . otiver;iciice co.e ii,s:o"ce, 2.1 r Green . 3mairten ever fins h^ors 07, ti,e F.,i: Air is sunned to the diver through a fir Title tube force-pomp lie cornninnicates with the sm lace by pelliog a c..ei, ead is aka prtkv;.!e.l w.'h a stile for wri.ing, whic - ii is diawn op, apt' cte , oil, by those above. When the surface is comparatively still, there is sufreient light to enable olio to re-,1 common news print v.nihout descent ing, it lowered coiekly, a pandal sensa'ino and alizzine-s is experienced by :be three do, t; the first 30 feel ; if lowere.l ty, however, the hung; eradoally become accustnined to the prP<StIP tgliTO air, and Irate inconvenienee in nceosioneil. The weight required to sink the diver does not have to be Lecreaseil in proi.ortina to the depth, at cc a r i te - lain disease, as the 'pots-ere of ere sere; r above .assisted counte-are the bacyteit letkieney of :below. A, weight of a hundred nod iwente-fivo pounds is used in descending to the Erie. A bottle coCaeil and hermetically sealed with wax was lowered, with :be neck upl.e7ritost t.y Nit. Q . to the wreck of the .41' oifir, ttie fN , t, ne I when drawn op Was Gout tWO-tilitgs tilled with 'water. A second experiment was made, by lowering the bottle neck downwards, amino water was found in the bottle, showing that the air in the first iuttauce escaped through the conk We understand that operations for raising the Eric w II be continued as soon in the Spring as the w titer will permit.—Ftzdertia Censor. Oaken of thaLome e following is n l•st of al the off•Lerq of the . of Representatives: 'Mr. Grinder, the Ser.' g ant-et-Arms, was the sate assistant ; Mr. CrotaAr, ho hold the office las: year, was not a caadidate f r the Mace this sessinn. Speaker—Wm. P Schell. Chia( Clerk—William Jack. Assistant Clerk—William S. Picking. , Transcribing Clerks—William L. Gray, Tahaia . Adtms, Charles Stockwell, William Gillis. Sergeant-at.Arms—Jonathan Grinder. Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms—Thomas li. Bass, .S Seely. Door Keeper—Jacol) Cul.7rnan. Assistant Door Keeper—Thos. Comes+, Jos. Bish, Abm. Delluff, iVna. B Alburger. Messenget,-Wm. M. Barron. Assistant Messenger—Geo. Freeman. Officers of the Senate. 'With the exception of-the bleaker and Trans cribing Clerks, wit.) are ns,,b_w offiless ' all the other officers served in. the same capacity last winter.— The list is as : Speaker—Thomas Carson. Clerk—John M. Sullivan. • Assistant Clerk—Jacob C. Bomberger. Transcribing Clerks—David 'Barnes, F,oJ. 51. Baker, O. N. Wrirden. Sergeant-at-A:rma----William R Thrunal. Assistants—John Esiig, George Pollinger, Wm. P. Brady. COO/ keeper—ThornaA 11. Warren. Assistants—John ft. 1te.12,1e, Jamee. Mcilvaine. "Itiessen,fers--Andrety Younz, E. D. Evans. gesPEIVITC AIIrEMPT TO I‘Tuautza —11 r„ Henry Hay‘lo:k, ofthe firm of li.tykr.k, Clay & Evans, (ironies, doing business i,t Pearl s:ree , , near Mai denlane, was attacked by a negrovaPho itad;secreted himself in the uppet . part of the building. la reply to Mr flaydoek'S question as to what brought him there, he said he had been to work in the lots, and was looked in accidentally. Aehe appeared desi• roue of leaving,Mr.!! , s and a = ide to give him free egress, wh en ho was ' knocked down by the neon, who placed his knees upon his breast, and cut his throat. He•then fled, has since•been arrest-. ed. Mr. Haydock, wi:h much difficulty, made his way down maim, where he was seen by somo per "hi P2ll 4 iiigj and ennvered to the !mese of Messrs Clark & 3rown, in Maidentane. Here he was at - lauded to by ,pr. Riggs, who- found the wound of a very serious nature. though it_is thought it wilt not Pun —Ere. Post. . Ivhiri did iho4 Eti,,4oroids on* Fr es p,.11:57A: 77 .11aciry„; noticed in the papers an acconukof surritiM*o made by,d entling'instrn irrteint, ur ertgiti lord, iiiitreei . - 4:it great age,. , brong,h . ko my mir4! ; disdevery dint I made m the year occasion to procure some selected atOdil dry", - WhiteLDelt - :stubOar brOien tree.; I tut - known MO stithior ahout 30 years as Heil,', (atrwirstippiakerl) - ti den for -Raccoons ; by us lt,ivittg a hole VI the body near the top. Alter ma: in:: tr.y -election, I cointneneed cutting the tree • • filetitfoti rid 10 - bFlTißliiiiit - ile'fir - theCgrounil; and was abt•ut two trot six inches in diameter Thus tar, pecutiar was discovered, but when I commenced sawing up the .burly, I thought there - coot - srrrrret - rnrmirs nr4 rka in The - timber, mear :the :t.e IV,hat tint *truck Me. wi,li.BLif i) 1,0 VC a. Ai,. hol that The lailloW did hot. extend til Uie ifee lilOze than five feet; a: d then Viral:efi - efivetry - tt:firiittr at tfie'hirt for libritit - 20 Tdef, 4t {ar.ru at was hallow ug,,iro.m. Me top, whicti wao itttoet err fr. t, .r 4 a:M.4 I § feet from the ground.l tottit.l 1.8 ui.t p-s•iihar - matt: , V!, tikh comts'ed in eretr ,ir Ithek's Made With a sharp tool ; the blade was :Irwin tihee hichits tiioad, and the cutting w,s aeotii,two lait'oB deep, and but one blow 113 a 11,ere eo placed on rite tree as to form a :an I the that I lound were on the 'wee, t.i.,le:tf the tree. I than eorn it enced counting pheiptrittsi at,dquinid twenty.two grates hum. the 1 , c4,14 to. rye Thez,:e ..rains were huge and f . t.:m the ems as tar as I COOILI-. venni:ly . tieing rullen, I counted 273 goimt". 1 . 4 , 0, , how leog.the tree has been dead, or how , mimy wane; had Tutted I vonlil not tell ; but it most have been dune biome 3.50 years ago, or nut farfiprn ha dinerhoscontinent ‘w .16 ti-001- ere,!..' A , it • is .2r. -- ticr,il'y stiiiii.ts , J that there were tt , ) see) i strhrnehts in the hands the natives, by whom were they made, and tor what purpose I lit.. well kit n the natives Litt{ not leave years :i let no marks of a.rei . ent i!ate c F.Lcid ; and but 11:lts to indi cate that they had any thicti but stone axes, and lbes43 il,"?ft:!fifil 0 4 0 d fir anvihing but Vhliaary par fir 11.131:6 ..f 'not 1135 ever been icon.l 0 ;any dlai has teen cm w ILL region, t;) n.y k:, ,. Pa!,-.11;e. hisw.y of th:s country' ii veiv nvirli in It . n , itirtc and probably always will ; 11;0:e smiip 'II be foilnd yet in i's l) —7;-oja.4 'MC'KE.kN. 1Vt..,,t lAu i4 ,loll, B:.uliot‘l Cu I's. Appointments by the Canal Commissioners. TT %:tr. , ..our.G, .1.1 17, 1353. I)FT rycl-tosi Sor.:::Trv.R—Cloorge IV. Clacc,on, 13. rlr. co. EAs:a:ti 11. Iloupi, Nlonigumery T. • Jo , ii-ca—W. 17114-1 , . rn. Jun! !a--Jtmc ,, A Cunitigham, (ion con: iv. Royer. Green en. Alinstrong co. Lycoming co. n—(. I.nz...rne c'. R Simpson co. V..1,t0n-11 \Vim!, Northampton. 1.1. riA:er-I,rn IV I. twt enct.r. Islottwain—Wm SeAT.!:3-.4iolll, l nySbOrg—J. D Leel, Wai.l.ine ton en. J .ho-town--1 C. Raren, CI, tiehl. \ F I f ti—Juhin IL Gregg, 1)1 , %-lJurc—A Stmvart., Ileghrny Reacil 11.1% en—l I. R Rime. Columbia co. 11, ::piaj.btirg—J. R. Herd, Ceti're co Noiillumberiand— C. S Mown, ‘Vayne. .411attment on the N. 0. Canal. Arlaci!;:c: No. 1: - -Cranmer & Pa , k. ;Jo 2—V J. E. Prolet. rt . ) 3—J. J. & D. M. Dud. 4—Scott & Lobbarre. 5-1 J. & D. M Dull. I)—Parsons, IVhite & Parsons do B—Jalin Carey. 'o Siis.:on, do 10—BrowriFon, Par.ons and Stockwell. Over Liale W)FCN—V. E & J. E. Paalett. On ice.. No. 113-Iloona & do 78—Cystr) do 91— 14 & P. Overfield. d ) 95—M.rwra & Diewer. do 125—Fran & 124—Sampson & rtr 1c G Lacey. l(7—Sax, Sat or, &Co. do 168-1-locon & Barney.l IRON CONTRACTS. Tuns—James G. NI axtvell. ;.;o Dtadea. round Dead. (It (•1:,'..;3 - rif.e , noon, ttiu 221 Jrshua B Neon was Mend (lead, in bed, hi his room at the Eice.hamia liotel, in this villarc. Ile WAS a la:: student iu the °trice of ilotchkiss and t...'. , ) - rocnir, and 22 ) ears of age. lie left with out an) known ;e:son Ins boanling house, at Mrs Ely's, and entnged• a morn at Me:Exchange cm Thursday evening. about (i o'clock, ordered fire, and said he would be g in, in d short time. lie af :orwatis, however, was seen at the lecture of Mr. rinch, at rho Congregational Church, in the corn• pony o f fr o fadies ; and J d not go to his Mom till about 10- at night. , Trio esmaid, the next morning, finding his. r oom lacked an] no key in the door, communica• ted the fact to Mr: twining, one of the Proprie:eurs, who made ergniry of Mr. Seymour, and was in formed by him that ho had probably gone nut of town, and v, - (o.1(1 not be bail: until the forepart of . the week, as ha had heard the deceased speak of being absent. 1 . 111.1. i t; a' I erj 11 ICA rested until Saturday at:emit - ion, when Mr. Twining, wishing to go Imo the room, had the door ot.ened with atioth er key, when the melancholy fact was discovered —Me deceased lyipg on his back with his eyes ' shut—some blood Coming from his: mouth, but no indication of any IS : ruggle. A pm! mortent examination of the body was made by Messrs. „lackson and Burr, Dr. Chubbuck being present, who came to the conclusion that his death w• - ‘s immediately caused by dili'ation of the heart, which caused the blood to rush into the cavity of the: chest through a rupture near the versa cave.:/ Coroner Congdon called a jury consisting, of C. H. Cro.hy (loreinan,) J. T. Iltodt, J. G. Ilind., Alva:: 'Wickham, 1. S. Harding, :Benj. Howland, Thernts O'Hera and Edward Congdon, who rend ered . a verdict uctiordin..4l. Ht brother-in.law, Harry of Utton, lett with the body on Sunday et ening, ha the residence of his parents, near Cie2ersto we —Binghamton Republican. Tit Cis einnaq Steam Fire Elgile was publicly tried again in that city on the Ist inst, and, the best fire engine in the city was brought out, strongly manned, to compete with it. In ten minutes the team was up and the engine in operation. The firemen went to wotk wilt the ordinary engine, confident of beating the new (angled affair. The signal .vas given—pa! poll! went the engine and away spirted the water. The fireman bore down and up in quick succession, and strained every nerve, bat gave up exhauved. The steam engine continued nncea;ingly for half an hour to, throw a vast hady in a solid stream of 224 feet. It then threw two streams of water for half art hour longer, to show its power to keep up steam, and finally to prove that fire may be extinguished in confined placerrby efelin 1110118, without deluging a building with water. A section of India rubber hose was attached to the boiler, and steam passed oft through it. It sent,forth a vast volume of steam, sufficient to saturate the air and penetrate into every crevice where fire.confil possibly lodge, completely extin. ignia'aingfire. The machine raiiup hill, Own hill, -and was peace: . manageal?lii in every respect. Mtfafarto 4porter. Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Dien Preedons: for ,Pygi rerrigogigh E. Q. GOOPRICH,.EDITQFL , Towanda, Satanlay, lannary 49,1853. Terms of The Reporter. it* 50 per annum—if p the year 50 cents will deducted—fm cash paid ne ally in advance VII 00 will Le deducted. No paper sent overt o years, uuless pant fdr. ADVECTI.V.MENrS, per square o ten rinse. 50 cents for the arra and iii cents for each subsequent insertion:. • try• Office en the " Erman Bloc.." north side of the Paddle Sqeare,lnert door to the Bradford Hotel.• Entracte hetviteeit NIA sent. Adam.s' and rn wel l's law offices. Democratic County Convention: ifth . „ THE Democratic Standing 41111,"7 1 :. 11 .-. - - Committee.for Brat County, herotty call a Conventton.to be composed of two Delegates from each election dii: triet in said County, to be hoiden at Towanda, nn Tuesday evening. February 8, 1853, for the purpose of electing Delegates to the Democratic State Con vention, and have appointed the following Commit tees of Vigilance for the several districts of said county. COMMITTEES OT VIGILANCE. Albany—J. Alenardi, Arunah Ladd ; Armenia—Robert Mason, Kit; Athens Po—J. E. Canfield, W. H. ltlathrwson ; • Athens Twp—Guy Tozer, David Gardner; A:.yium—J. M. Horton, Elmore Horton ; Burlington—D. D. MT;ce, John H. Furman Columbia—D. V. Barnes. John Morgan, Canton—Wm.Owens, J. Vandyke Jr ; Durell—S. Decker, S. Mc K. _ LaPorte ; Franklin—J. H. Haynes, Wm. Blake ; Granville—Chas. De nnison Revs, L. Putman; Herrick—Atmon Fuller. 0. P.Carwell ; Litchfiekl—Rowen Merrill, T. B. Merrill ; Leroy—Lindley Stone, Aaron Kti t yp ; MJnioeL-W. A. Park, L. G. Hollon ; Orwell—C. G. Gridley. 8- Gorham Pike—G. G. Graves, Alonzo Smith l; Roine—l. G. Towner, Hiram Montt; Ridgbery—John B. Purcell. Jas. H. Webb ; She hequin—D. Brink Sr., Win. Camphell ; Smithfield—T. M. Beach, A. J. Geronld ; Springfield—F. White, Thu. Wilder ; South Creek—lra Crane. J, Thompson ; Standing Stone—Geo. Sirens, Alanson Taylor ; To-carorn—L. A. Ackley. Hiram Shumway • Towanda Boro.—J. De La Montanye, Jos. English; Tuwandallorth—Wm. Barnes, W. H. Foster ; Towanda South—Saml. °title( t, W. W. Decker; Troy Boro.—F. L. Asa More ; Troy Twp.—E. C. Oliver, Ransaller Porter; Hinkins, John Bowman ; Wells—W. S. Ingalls, John Howler ; Windham—Wm. Sibley, R. W. Russell: Warren—R. C. Bufringt•m, Lyman Arnold ; Wilmot— J. L. Jones.lchahod Corson Wyalusine—Hiram Ellott. Harrison Black; Wysoz—W. A. Benedict, Wm. W Goodrich; The committee will call meetings on Saturday, February 5, between the hours of sand 8, P. M. for the election of Deligatcs. We would enc,in upon the Committees the re sponsibility which rests upon them, end the necesi of discharging their duty faithfully and fully.— The primary meeting should be called on the day named, at the usual place for holding said meetings, or at come place moot convenient to the Democrats of the district. Great care should be taken that every democrat has notice of the Delegate meeting, that all may have a chance of attenrinc. . F 0. GOODRICH, F ORMAN, W. I! OVERTON. EUGENE KEELER, HIRAM C FOX. W. S. GUTHRIE, .101 IN MeMAHON. ELMORE NORTON, CULLEN F NICHOLS January 5, 1 553. Standing Committee Delegate Elections. life would most earnes.ly call the attention of the Democrats of the County to the Delei , ate meet ings, usually held on Saturday nest. As it has been determined to elect Delegates to the State Convention, at February Court, interest enough should be taken in the matter, to enstne a lell rep resentation from the election districts. Fire In Rome. About three &clerk of the morning of the 24th , the valuable grist mill of 11. C. OGDEN, near Rome village, in this county, was discovered en veloped in flames. The fire had made so much progress, that all efforts to slay the conflagration were. unavailing. Some two thousand bushels of grain, with all of Mr. 04den's books, papers, and fume fify dollars in money, were also destroyed. The loss is estimated at ssooo—no insurance. 111 r. 0. requests us to tender to the citizen.s of Rome his heart-felt thanks for their kind efforts in trying to save his prepetly, anJ tar the sympathy they are now extending to him. SIGNORKIRDTE —This able and talented Negro mancer has arrived, and will perform at the Court House, this evening. We notice our exchange pa pers contain many flattering testimonials of the Sig nor's ability. As a Ventriloquist he is said to have no superiors in this or any other country, and we make no doubt that to pay a visit to the enchanted palace, will be no " humbug." For those who de sire to be merry, laugh and grow fat, this is a•t ex cellent opportunity, whereby they can get mare han the wort► of their matey. SUNBURY AND EatE RAILIWAD.T;3 portion of this road lying between Sunbury ait.t Williamsport was let to contractors, at the latter place on the 13th inst., and the contractors are bound to commence work on the heavy sections irnmedia'ely, in order to have the road ready to receive the track by the Ist of November next. It is expected that the cars will be put on the track between those points by the arst of January next. Yon& COUNTY.—Colo,nel Thomas Jameson, has been elected Sanatoria!, and Alexander C. Nl:Cur dy, Jacob K. Sidle and Dr. H. S Bussy, Represen tative Delegates from York county to the 4th of March Convention at Harrisburg. They are in• summed in favor of the Hon. James Gerry, of York county, for Canal Commissioners, and Joel B Dan ner, of Adams county, for Auditor General. RAILROAD ACCIDIENT.—The day express on the New York and Erie Railroad, bound east on Tues. day, the 18th, while passing Campville station, struck an extra engine standing on the switch. be tween the two tracks, throwing all the•cars oil the track—the baggage car chenging ends. No one was killed, but several badly Cruised--not however, it is thought. coNcnEss. T In Senate . ,Ru the It3,h be bill aozepilating 009 - , for etrEm*esti t ain Shlttpe or WOhingtonpwas passed—Lie it hind pa4etttcl thiHousei—unanisiieus. 44,0upiet4 by a Oficas• sioti:upoii the regolutiorgof IletilCasicr*in refiliohio vt the Slontrae dobirine ail - Cu b s. 141tz C ass ma de a. very long speech, and Hale replied. In the [louse a bill Was reported establishing a - Branch Mint iruNe vs - Vol pression of small notes in the District of Columbia came up, and 'Severarrnotions having failed to draw out a quorum, finally passed by a vote of 81 to 38. . In Senate, pia_ the 19th,a.m trotu Atte 1 ) ! 'dent called etteatimi to iie•clalnl tit Spain 14,111,8s_..subjects,.la.atu.A414444c 4 4gr10- 4 :4 40 mended a prompt decisicn is regar4 to it. Mr. Mason made a long speech upon,, Al! t . (a ss's rest ! , lotions, taking very dtiferetif grointd firim that Senator. Some progress was afterward made - with the Pacific- Railroad qoesticm, and -the Senate 'ad. journed.. In ihe Meuse the New York... Stint proposition retied forth a Babette. •Among Rime eomrmrrnea= lions from the Prer•itleirt,lifier the morning hour, was nnil formally annonittin;, 4 , -that the •Sen'tinnies teluseil.to emigrate, which went to the Military Committee. - . • 4 t 14: !alienate, no the 2.arh, the' bill repotted by •thii Territorial Committees,' fur a laailroa I to 'the Pa cific, was retorted to a Select Committee . of fivei but this in no way Amts. Mr. -Gwin's. bill, which wits further difeusserl in the House, the New York Mint, warrtheeatlete' of-anothor spicy discussion, and but little progresto appears to hive been made with it: The French' Spoliation bid then came up. D ECU lON IN TIIR RACHEL PARSER CASE.—The case of Rachel Parker, the colored girl Who wasr last spring abducted from Chester County, Pa., andr which has been for some days on trial in the Bat-, tirnore County Circuit Court, before lodge Consta-; ble, Off a petition for freedom, and was decided orif Wednesday, by a verdict granting. hex freedom Rachel, it will be recollected, was taken away on. the allegation that she was a fugiiive slave, and the case has excited the liveliest interest among the cola its of Chester county, where she had resided from childhood. (*-- Wm. II Mcincr.E., Chief Engineer,•ailverti. ses in the Trojan that sealed proposals will be re• ceived uhtil the first of March next, at Elmira, for surfacing the old road and laying the track of that part of the Williamsport and Elmira Railroad rx tending tinrihwarilly tmenty-tine miles from %I'd liamsport, and Inc the grading arid masonry of fifty miles extending thence northwarilly to Elmira. WAR IN FLORIDA —The last amounts from the south shale that Billy Ilbwle:zs had declared war and taken the field with his Indians. A rumor also pre vaited that Gea. Hopkins and hi- small command had been surprised and massacred. The State ( ti Florida had raised a body of troops and appointed Major Johnson, an active and efficient officer, Gen eral. LosT.—The finder of a lady's embroidered Linen pocket handkerchief, can find an owner fur it. by leaving it at this office. if)::!r. To Governer BICLER ; Gen, CLOVER. end ID MOSE.IB. SANDERSON. PASS:SMILE, 1311:1 4 0N, and STOCK WELL, we are under obligations for repeated faeore. tri.Set Retatire to the Borcnoils of :Towanda, in (1z Coi'nfs of Bra.lford. SEC t. Be it enacted Sic. , that the town council of the Borough r,f Tow arida, in the cotwoy of Brad Itud, be and they are hereby anthot;zerb pa,• ranee or ordinances train•tirne to time. pirillibeni2 the erection or placing of any wooden buildirics or any buildings the outside walls of .which shall not he of brick or stone, wid;in such limits welini said floronc,h, as may he pre.eribeds by such .oril,:.ance nr ordinances. Al er ilie pa-sarze and due pubt (.6- non of any si:ch uOiriartee, arty person at persons ofkiiding against dr vailaimg, by the etecion or rlacing (daily such bud,lio s within the luui pre scribed ;is aforesaid, may be indicted in the Com I of (loaner Sessions of the proper Chun.y for said of fence, and upon conviction, shall be sentenced' to pay such line as the Coro may see popper to M. thei, and the cost of prosecution, and to remove , such building within the space of ten dap., and if not done within ;1 at time the Criurt shall issne a win to the Shenfl of the Comity, commanding him• to abate the nuigance ; the expense of which shall be paid by defendant or defendants, to Ue collected by the Sheriff as debts of like amount are by law, recoverabfe. Approve (y4P the Corernor, Urinary 19, 1853 Ithattane nv Sitsecas.--Onite 'an interesting. marriage took place at Syracuse err the evening of the 12th inst.' It appears that. two Shakers, a male and !male, belonging to a section between Schen ectady and Troy, became enamored of each other, and determined to escape limn a place where they were denied the privilege of entering into wed lock. They accoolitigly came here with flying speed, and soon had all the necessary ries arranged for a marriage. The great broad brimed hat and Shaker dress were taken from the man, and a fashionable sun of black given him in exchange, and the female arrayed in a neat fitting dress of the latest arid most approved ['art-a$ style. Thus ligeed, they presented themselves before the aftar, and were made flesh. A' happier couple, those in attendance state, they never Saw. The gentleman's name was LJ. lVicks, and the lady's. Rosetta Hays, and their ages tespectively, 38. and 17. Rosetta is pronounced as a lady of un. common beauty of person, as well as great cult ivation n 1 mind. Alter their marriage, the bride groom related his experience as a shaker, and the 'peculiar rites he was. bound to obey. As._ a part of his experience, he stated that he hail never kissed a girl in his lite, until ho kissed Rosetta, about forty-eight hour.; before their marridge. They started 'yesterday for Louisville, Ky., there they expect to spend the honeymoon. . Cost Misr: ON FIRE —The Broad Mountain Vein at Coal castle, which took fire on the 13th of Dec.., thirteen years since, still continues to pour forth its, sulphurous eases, and in wet weather, steam May be seen riring in volumes. For a distance othall a mile, this large vein fia.vbeen entirety consumed• above winer.level—how far below it is not known It may be remembered that two miners lost their lives by suffocation in the attempt to quench 'the fire, and were afterwards (mind and with difficulty. removed by the foreman of We mine, Mr. Michael., Sande. ~ • ONLY THIN% or IT !—The, United States . own,now, ready to be put into market, ono threeltun dred and eighty-seven million. five hundred- arta thirty-four thonsaad.actes of ' land which •at $1,25 per acre amounts to one ,billion, , seven hundred and thirty four millions, four hutu!red ond, fever). teen thousand, two. hutulredlnd fifty dollirat And is not this a mire indeed' yVhat nation ever jtatl the like Every question 'of the day sinks itifirig , ignilioasicer by thsovotwhelming one of w has dm I be dune with such a vast Zulklic Domain: • t. Tentr front arns urg. MMMI 1" -- 17; ( 4 fr .:Ni stuusituata, Jag5.4,.41353.:..:=7:i ',„" . The pitssetitpess* of the LegiildureVias NO fai.bsetituuriiillyAll. No measure oi Ott putk - Ifitfimptitianc(#4emiirjet the the people earth's Suite leperal e k i ihtitggch . d hotly as thi3 Lesislat!fte is it session. Even business of a private nature does nor pars upon tfre time of that body as it has done be fifrdet - Th influence of a sleepy indolent apathy. Perhaps such a state of affairs is not to be regretted. At the last session of the-Legislastuef a bill was 16e.741egifilliif,„4futiP!escfioitig. the Lague of flail in this tatti.tilite'rt icas some opposition to dk1it 3, 41.40.r.0 , 0 4w4*-1 , 1-.4_4:444=44..e11,4 0 .4 48 .- - tAt that time the measute was very_ generally ap proved. „ ince,thatAirre quite fOr,ling has ; been, 'created in ,hivor of its .repeal, , that die Senate - Were erpKilly divided, a feW ,tines since, upon a motion to take op a bill for its tepeal. - The qanal curumiuqoners have made Inest of their appointments aheady, awl there seemed to. be less excitement and a Less pcuttKr of applicants. I nlces' their sift t an usua . The Senate passed a ~loint-Resolution during,.the, Itist fyrOm§enators on4Aepresentat iyesin, ' ~' ' - Congress to'eluraior of ottamiby the, Government to e,proposed . Lake Superior Railroad: Tlio resolutions:met with ,considerable opposition. nod Were. at first defeated, but by makingpersoyal, opp i eais...7a_altering, the wo!ii , "instructed" to," re-„ guested; they rigDowd to escape.' through—the_ Inactice o) in!fruCtin,,g our Inembets of Congress , to vote, in favor of,particular measurers was carried to on,,abstird extentat, the last session of thelegisla; ture, 1(a member. Lett a particular Interest in some improvement, no matter hca. - trivial iu iteTcharacter he loohwith introduced a Joint If esointion of in-. struction, and,had it passed wiliout a murmur.-- The thing was repeatod,so often that some began to see hoer übs.urd the practice was becoming, and how much their influence would bo weak,ened when it bhould become impollaat to epeak as 'a State, for or against some measure of vital impor alio d. • ,To morrow is the day fixed by law for allotting the State Priming to the lowept bidder. retitiOne. have beet') preseatcd, signed by journeymen pito ters of different sections of the state in favor of the repeal of 'this contract system, whieh has become odious to i those who memorialize for ii repeal, It is now too late to effect , a repeal °IAA law before allotting the work for three years, but it the snloject was properly brought before the Legislature, they could not. avoid seeing the wisdom of a law fixing the publiq printing, at lair paying rates, and electing a responsible printer to do it. The present printers have their work at rates so low that they have beet obliged to resort to every species of trickel to make the contact pay, and that portion of the law pre scribing the time by which. certain woik shall be completed, has been totat'y disregarded. -The fullowing appoinitnenn , by Lite Supreme Couri are unnrieneed :--Itobert Tyler, Clerk, in pike of .1. S. Cullen ; J. K. Findley, lheporier. Iton. Cal. b Cushing i lyia2 qt :.to ill el t.eatlet fever, at Newburyput • TitF. G I:MINER Ca-t: - - Xe have already an noune,d the return of the Comm vent to Nlex too by the Senate's Commmee of loyestivralion, and iliat IN WILMER had arrived at New Yin k. We can now announce the return of Dr. GAMENY.C. to Ihi• City. accompanied by the gentlemen who went with him to Mexico We understand that the agents of the Senate's Committee report that they (newt no mine in the distiiet of country where Dr Gardiner says the ;nine Ira , . located which:mm.l, ed the fontniation of Ins claim .for indemnity. On the other hand, we are informed 'hat "the gentlemen who aerompanied Br. Gaantrtrit 2ive an entirely different statement, and that they are willinu to te.tdy not wily as to the existence of INC mine. but that they otTeied to the Gover n ment Coinoto,,oo the ditertion% for findoo2 it : which were not •e ,, atd ed. This etitifitel Is a matter of i evoiet:ee. who-, do not undertake In reconcile..Waskington Union, Saturday. Ma r IS;3 r N , 11 . F LS—Extract from a pi ivate letter ; diced Notbdk, \ . a., Jaflowy 17, 1553: " Col; Kula. titee.liresitlent elect. - ,arrived hire last night ul 7 o'eluck, in the Fulton, and proceeds to Havana thi-z evenim4 in the -same vessel. Ile appeals ( , o say, his niece w',o aremnpan him) much improved since : lie left Washington. The ride down to the steamer . and'hm - minion, atlgrderl him agreeable exercise to his Weak state; and the excitement of embaik Mg, ans/ the confident expec tation ul benefit by change of climate and scenery, has hadlltdhaPpiest effect - upon hi Spirits. A-.C.Ake oP Kfnvitaipircc CoLvittsui —A l ever limed Calmnbia,. Pa., Jan. 18th trays :—On last ‘N'ednesilay night, a colored HI flli was,induced by ono or two acquaintances of his Own color, to enter a shed (iitualed io . the rear of Fisher's tavern) to get an arm loath of wood: Urn entering, he was immediately seized by four ruffians,' gaged and hand cuffeh, run across the Susquehanna bridge, i m me*ately. placed . iroa conveyance, and thence hurret on hi Baltimore. There he was recognized as a freeman, and immediately released, and fur. niched with a pass and funds to carry him back home, where:he arrived safely on Friday last. In ihts bore' on Tuesday. 25th inst.. by Rev. Julius Foster. Mr. ELLAZ Ea C. RossArELL, of Pike veil., to.Mtss AGNES Pnrssens— ID Asylum twp. on the 13th inst., by Rev, Mr. Colt Mr. BENJAMIN HowroN of Washingtonville, Or• abbe Co., N Y. to Miss PA3IILLA INoa►)I, of the former plane. • trarr, NOTICE,-Tbe entiscribers to the Read. -seig Room and Library Association meet at the Ward Rouse. this (Saturday) evening, at 7 o'clock, for the purpose of electing officers. 230470 NOTICE- 7 The Bradford County Agri cultural Society will hold a meeting at the Court House, on Wednesday e*ning,EPb 9. 1851. FZ,` E. OVERTON, President. 54 NOTICE, SI.II3g;RIBER9 to. Knapp, for the , History of the, World, (by H RHO Webster's Dictionary and the Bible, are respectfully informed that they wilt be delivered as soon as Mr. Rogers can get round with them. who will deliver them instead• of myself, on account of my health being 4o poor that I am unable to do it—which is also the•cause,(to. gether With the Scatclty of money) of their not be ing delivered before. F. M. BABCOCK. Jan.lB, 1853. Clover Seed. A n, BUSH. CLOVER SEED, tor sale at the lowe3t rata by E. W. HALE. Woodiide';' (near Towanda) Jan. *8 1953. maser:, _ T&Irl subscribers have made arrangements for a - • liitiatirliy-PlTlSiter, to be-delivered in the Spring which. will be sold for $6,50 per font- for ready Pg. Wheat, Rye, Corn; Oats aid Bacicwbeat will be re. ceie.ML, in •mitment at ibe going cosh price. Towanda, lan. '27,1953. BAILEY * - NRYINI4 - . • ht - ~i~l~~~i~}~R~ ZOO. of retron for Tebtuary Tenn an d g ain A. D, , I a 53., . 011.0 M Brooks, Lorenzo War} Pike—Geollrigcs, Geo White Stientleggifkr William Campbell !Ohens born —,Yohn Drake. Geo Merrill. Asylint—Wm H Frotehey t* A nin.crsek—,-Wm Goldsmith " Goodsell • South Towanda—Nelsorr Gilbert Orwell—Eli Gibbs Columbia--D C Havens n2fon;--/tistfee .1 Haigh!, P Pheive Wilmot-1 1. Jones Leroy—Aaron Knapp Monroe-0 P Lyon 'aiattofa= l Chaf G " "' Troy boro'—A B Moore Rom e—Jsroer.?Mdgabe f Rids, , berry--Benjamin Beyznaa Spring6el4—Jererniah Barlett ' tnitzasE' Ridgbery—Wm T Ball„ Howard F. Burt, B at , Gunsauls, Hom'er,Kinney, Anthony Dguth N'tke—,-Orlando,Beardsley Towanda Wm . —Wm :Bfiggs, J D aood enngki D. WI:14;1e, . • North Towanda—Wm Barnes Asylum—D H Corbin, Geo P Fratchey tiouiti Creek—Geo Dunham, Alanson Lewis WindhatriMartin'Ellsbree §pringfield--Lucius Xrench,B D Harkin's?, Reh r ' Wood Burlington—Geo W Goddard, A Smith . Wvalo. ng—Milton Hornet, Austin Staiy or d Ulster—John V Hull Columbia—John•H Killgare Canton-1....vi Landon,'" Manley Wybox--Lyman Morgan, B E Whitney Munroe--John Mingos Troy t wp-- Alexander Murray Troy born'—Seth W Payne Franklin—Samuel Schrader :Wiens f:oro'—A P Stephens Tuscarora—Chester Weller Albany—James WilenY. Litchfield—A P Wolcott SECOND WENN. Troy Lon,'—Thomas B Baldwin Burlington—Edward F Ballard, D A Perry Wyr,lnsing—Charles Biles Ronte—E F Barnes, Philander Robinson stand ink Stutte—John Bishop, Joel Hoff Jonaduz Wood Herriek—Ott,, J Battles Tr.oy borti—R .1 Cheery Durell—W Wv-os—Judsoil J E Piollet Suath 'rowan ia—FrF , deriek. Fisher Orwell—Chit,t..ptitr Hiney Warren--Vi in Howell, Nathan Young Jr A !barly--Jarol, Haverley • Franklin—John 11 Haynes Athens .1111 Dadlock. James Stone Monroe—Ezra Kellogg., Freeman Sweet Troy twp—James Mirritt, Reuben .Brnead, Jasies W. Taylor. A rrnenia—Tsrael Moore Rid7bery—John Windham—Geo Prince, Win H Russell lleriry Potts :Sintth field-0 A Vincent Towanda—Jc , se Woodruff Canton—Roderick Williams Voodruff Trial List for February Term,fim =I Adm's of John Vanderin v the Com'tb of Pa David Barber r Admr's of Wm Myers deed P II W 1-1 Tltu. v Daniel Foss M Bun v Ear's oil P Bali dec'd E.r's of C W Smith dec'd v Caleb Parker Stephen Pierce's use v Arm Williams David Barber v Wm E Gore 0 D Bartlett v H Dunham John Ingham v Mm's of Jonas Ingham deed Admr's of J N Weston dee'd v Beaky, Morley Hyde 1-b a;iensnl's lase v Al_hens Bridge Co David Barber v John Snyder Peter Benjamin v Geo %V Hollenbact I. S Ilswgirth v Gay Tozer David Barber v Benj Stephenson 0 P Ballard v Timothy Cese J Edsall v Seth W Paine W A Rice et al , v Abthony Snell et al Guy Tozer assignee &c v J E Canfield T Bradnird v Saniciel Rockwood U P Ballard v s H Fitch J A Paine v H B Mver 1 & C Fisch v Geo Manley 1499 A 13 Smith v J A Record sarah Ogden et al v Wm H H Brown &lines of C Paine dec'd v Geo Fritcher 0 0 Shipman v Geo S Park - el al John Strong v Win et Ingalls et al s.ioderson Kingsbery rJ A Weller Pliebe Ann. Patron v John !kin , : William Davis v. William DeGraw E R Myer's use v Hiram Knaop James Wood's use v James Les John Miirris v Levi Brown H Midler v at() Shaler S W Rogers v Jabez Sarah Ann Hotchkiss v Price Doane et al Phebe Ann Patton v John M Fox same - y Hiram Fox SW&DF Porricroy & Co v 0 P Ballard &c: Wm Sinekkaugh v Wm Kitt L W Gilts v Lorenzo Wing- Austin Stalford v David Goodale et al Henry Westbrook v Isaac Westbrook et al S F Means v Wyllie BrOvrnson John - Brownell v lehial Schofield Abraham Bentley v Schrtylor Gates Samuel Molson P i Vroman Stephen Pierce v Dadison Heath et al G W Marsh, v J F Chamberlin et al E R Myer's use v M D F Hines John Dougherty v A J Gorsline et al. Jedson Blackman's use v John Read etas Reuben Vosburg v John Pow-r et al - Albert Van Gorder v Samuel S Clark et al Rollin Wilcox v C C Cowell et al A & W Tuttle v Charles Horton Alanson B Smith v Israel & Emma smith Ear's of J Horton deed v B & J Bennett., - _ 411G1HILICIMIC 'AND TIVOVX,EI,It) E.TDV. HE citizens of the boro'of Towanda and rla T ity, are respectfulty informed that the subsets ber has commenced business on the south col of Main and Bridge streets, where he will keep hand and for sale, every attainable article in Its line. It is his intention to keep a constant sappy of Groceries and PrOViSio lll to meet the wants of the community, which will' selected with care, and sold at the lowest pro He has a large stock of Confectioa Sri and " ts ' and all other articles in the grocery line. Flour, Fish, Candles, Eggs. grown, all the differ: l kinds of provisions to be obtained, will be keplal hand, (1:' Cash paid for Butter. Lard and Eggs. Pi most of the articles sold by the farmer. Oysters, received every day by Es press franNe o f York, and served up in a superior style, wad " by the gallon, quart or pint. Give me a call—as I am determined by olol' maw attention to business to deserve, as I hope to secure a share ofpublic patronage. Towanda. Jan. 8, 1852. A• J. NOB L 6. FIRE ! FLU ! FIRE graHE late attempt to burn our town should te .mind every property holder of the necesull of bs:jug insured before it is too late—all Pewo wishing to be insured, can he by calling oPini t t e i undersigned, who, having agencies for sevend,o ale most popular companies in this noway , prepared to take all kinds of risks on the mostra sonabte terms. Towanda, Oct. 7, 1852. C. S. RUB . 1 " st BOOTS St 8110 ES--the largest and bes w wel is taws at seta B. KINGSBWirI'
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