41101101INsOraerd~astamirt
15
INCEERMONII 'Or THE NORTH *RANCH CANAL.
AU the heavy work on this extension - 401 - 4 0 n
put M contract. The light portioowhO ktive
beers allotted are estimated to cost 1419,04 Thi
whole work, if the necessary apptbasisßpns b$
made, can be conpleted by the ISt oilJulyleaxti so
as to introduce the water to testspl4ity oiqlsepai
ail, and prepare•it for a certai4natiOatioitz,..
The company incorporated by the State of New
York to form a junction between this extension of
A-lhaLss4llk*'.Eig_i;tlBx-4-11OWIMItutiaei4-_-_,Tikivwhpl
•of ihistock has been taken, the line located, and
twk advertised JF letting on the 12th of Jan
orirmy;..:4lie.lenotiorieattal can be completed dur
,.llll.lllll,Yealial4.-aftait.lo-10,1P C.QMP,Iglik. con
comical between the canals of New York and Penn
sylvania by the Spring of 1854, thus realizing the
anticipations of the friends of this important and
c „,El#lllola,VannslA,orcaurvepet.weeli
ten 4114 tivitieteriiia and weetem NOW York and
the Laketr.q.;.;ill ;i:fl 14i4
. .
From 'Causes beyond the control of the board, or
‘ .4be.eflieentin charge:lot •the work, the retaliates
Pleßlited tedhe last liegislature will fall somewhat
aloesthurtetkatairiount necessary to complete the
ork . 11ilany - of intitrachr altuffeil at' low prices
oirerartbindone4:and 3e lal
at higher rates. In
t ether capps,the 'wally- of supplies , end the rise in
the - price of provision .and labor, compelled con.
tractois either, to abandon their work, nr to ask
an
'ailireft — Ctioiei'their Original pitices. 's ome in.
- ittineesi otythe advice aml • recommendation of the
-4111iislesigiaierst of the -line, the Board accseled is
dftmoutLrather than delay. the coruple:
laird iffe improvement, and increase the ,cet. of
00VISlifiCtitin bit ae r ie-f r etting ; for better term's can
- - always eirlitsale with. a 'contractor , o n a partially
~(suitshed job, who has all his fixtures , erected and
Jekilasin.hand, than Doe who takes the _same unl
6niehis4job at a re.letting. For these combined
causal the cost of the completion of this canal will
, tasceed -former estimates.
Thistolkiwing estimate of the cast of construction
314i tieated rivet the presumption chat the point. of
connection betriren the North Branch and Junction
canals *ill be at the State line, viz :
Dolma's of work-under contract, 81,295 265 b 4
Eslimale-cd werk,mot under contract, 219.000 00
Add fin ; supervision, en3ilieeting,and 74.999 36
contingent expense,
Ttitei cost from . monftr of Lack,.
'•• • .watina to State Line • 81.589.265 00
- Deduct available appropositious, . -1,225 000 00
♦mount required to complete to
State Line
If it•should be found expedient to permit the
Junction canal company to extend their work be
low the State tine, the estimated cost a cortinletion
as stated above, will he reduced about $4O 00U.
The accompanying tabular statement, prepared
bylhe Chief Engineer, exhibits in derail the amount
.of work done from the lime of resumption in 1849
to this 39th of November, 1852, dm amount remain
ing
. to be, done;:the estimated coot of completing
the amount paid ar i a the amount due so
far at the• Work is under contract.
An early completion of this important link in
our chain of internal. iniptovernenta, has been so
iregpently urged upon the attention of .he Legisla
lute, that the Board feet a relirmatiee to re-produce
the arguments which have been advanced in its
ham The finished poi ion of the line, nu which
,the principal revenue derived is limn coal, ha
yielded in 1:113 ft-cal year pee ended an interest oh
oeCr If per cent on the cost nil its construction, aril
-that, too, when the operators in that great element
sat-Alie prosperity of our Commonweal h, have had
o.o9lllenituritheompetitors located inech nearer
to, the Market in which they have been compeiled
`to , iliaiiose of the produCt o 1 their toil If the pub
. lie Treasury derive such an interest from the por
liana the line which has been finished, and which
has been ; and must c' utinue to be, tottered by a
iftempetition mere favorably located, that interest
rank evidenily le materially increased eprie
4Ainpletion; when the interior of Ne.v York, and
-the country bordering on the Lakes, will be open
ed
_tri,iut for a, ma t icel...
, That this vr - oda- W;l1 prove a profi.able invest
infinite one can doubt. With an additional out
let for our anal anti iron, and an inlet for many of
*the estrintialTroducta of New York, it c an ne l . 1 41 i
aciateply rernutietato the Commonwealth, for the
amount expended in its consnuction, even from the
tolls which will be received for 'IA u-e. In addition
itrthie source of revenue, it must, as a matter of
couree,advance-the value of that portion of our
Stale lying on our northern bander; give additional
ptim . elne to the emerprise and tudustry of ea wonr
thy eiliz i ens riricre.iiie the estifTla'fi of their busine-s
dttif their proirsiefy alit] 'eonsecineot,y, add to the
resources of tha Treasury.
In, whaieverimen )his question of completion
maybe viewed, it must be evident that its earl)
accomplishment is a marer of great moment, to the
finanbial'iitteriAita cif ihe Common A large
fund , bas fur years been lying idle in this work • A
comparatively small addition to this .expenditure
will bring it twsgetitly and prefi'able 11. is ;
thshcfore, with the strnn. , re4 convietion - a the
soundness of this policy, th at the Baarti aeairi
.Commend the legistatureto provide the Meats to
snows its completion at, the earliest practicable
4 6 ,J• : , 4.
Sluice - Pitacc The brie t anti
manly liule leHoye r whoset; melancholy death has
awakened aa deep Ind universal sympathy Icy the
iltainfatb parenti, wes'licirthy of all the affections
with whicittheytheiished him. A mere ehdd ai
he yaw( only:eleven*earer, he possesled a mind
of such rare sobriety, that it could not be duetted
by the brilliant seenes.opening before him, eeti to
Whi 11.4 w'as minim!, Miters around him were of
ten emitting WS:siring: It being iiimarketho him a
tow Aweeks ego, by a gentleman quite intimate
with...hihi e dsauhe. ;apposed -he must be highly
Owed and elated with the,prospect of feariagthei
doneofit: and living in'ilingreat city of Washingtrin
anditteWhileMnirter,'heiltipliell that " he hid no
wish to g6,•iind onlyitoped • hie father would-pin
bhp tana.larm, wild leave him there, as that we e ,d
be tar more agreeable." Another asked hint, at a
difrersinninie, What profession of buviness he in
tended to follow Ifni said he meant to be a fnrmer
BA asked the gentlemen. how will you buy a
tank, • tignik workont," was the ',ply, i. and
earn money enough " Pe(hapa, said the gentle-
Mtn, yoni father will give you money enough to
bey il. t Ne," , vrai the 'reply; uI will work out
and eam. , ; an+ it he styes me any, Twill give et
toots missionotieal'n He had received , kind and
continuous reit:jogs instructions from, his earliest
yeari, Which - Seems to Waite Made an impression
epooridi tender Intr:d, find to have created in him
Mae eartywn interest in the cease of Christian be
mimicries. ludeaChe, was ciftenseenat the
ly Concert in company, With , his parents He was
JIM a member of Sibbath School. We arelo!ti that
reltietittelipavtiar attemp4d to iiliinistee . the mist).
.cation of the Gospel to these heart-broken andiker
whelgod parents, lioncliafter. the fetid. occurrentitt
die only reply of the father was, in the language of
-another who had experienced even sorer affiLnionsi
IttelaidisitritTtlatiritess are round about him ; jus.
Mieleadtjuilgatentarc on the throne." - Such a be
list in fand'soniversal ‘ovetruent can .alone.sus
,thie the, head ender a stroke like thus ; . may it be
std lb fidttaitt them.—Concoid Cong. barna,
• • .
etr. The kigniPpilig ease lately brought to light
hof Ihe , relearchetr Mr. - Ikilicnrop;"his excited
:much intones% in Washington. SolOmon, the negro
tar. 411111 0 .41! nglevco l 4 l , has a Wilily at San.
de'llill. in NovN York, where he is about to return. ,
Mr. Northrop discovered his whereabouts by the
accidental falling - In wittrirpenton in Arkansas who
hed.-emeenast•ttn:aTfor4BoMrano, h ie
friends of his situation On the evidence-I:Chia.
freedom being presented, no objection wukinside
to his release. A man named pirch was arrested
attWeiliiettoti;•oifilie Charge 'Writ conceded
in the kidnapping of Solomon, but was discharged
fee want of itofficienLexidegr.e._ Solomon was then
=emelt b!).411 0 .9 chrgi , Pf ;CRllRgi vi ti th
wltitCtulati oyt. Northrup gplieired fgr I e 0 7 .
ek 4 fraicrake'efttla inf*iir-GRiiiiitt •
.
,-.v-_-1/4tw4sw.Ata&
- CANTON, Jan SO, 1853.
41rivIlicrnofn, sireup'staFerle
ri4edkiisietivrOch hOpertid at oi)ricypiatigont
1 . 44 irks 4igginti, aitliforrai4 gat
itiack oftliprizzly, ttricpersost l - na
of ab!
the namekif Charles H. Ofe)rairli is gOji , g the vicipdt
trir:she noirepapAliftheleatem,)tuti4 would-14:04
the mistake, by infOrming you that the unfortunate
stiflerer isms Brother JasscsH„,ficsrapo i foriner:
ly from Eeforti' me
a letter
I rom hie friend J Bradley, of the firm of
Brailay, Benlen,ik Co, dated Dec. 14. h, some tour
weekinitrerthe tragleseramrsaylng - tharatthotrgtr•
horribly mwilatedi my Brothefja fast peal.e.finif.i
The accompaning' itateineitt is veer the facte'tisWe
receive-them: by-letter; except-the= - -mistake itrlhe
-
name, which shool be, Jaaras.H. Picasaninstead
of Charles H. Packard.. 11..sir't Yours.
The following exciting story is told by a cores
pondent of the Sacramento Union, wrifiiig from
Diamond Springier drggings, California r I saw yes
tertlay;:about fifteen mite, from this point, on the
road from here to•Cartion Valley, a. man who had
been most horribly mutilated by a grizzly bee'r.--
00 Wednesday nierning last, it mart living 'neat
Sly Park Creek. bit the emigrant road, white hunt.
mg, discovered s she bear with twocubs, about the
size of ,a s comoura dog, coming up a. ravine withid
sho: of where he was standing, in the sond
As the' bear' had not di.4covereil him, he deter.
Mineifte - givelierla shot: The ball &reek her back
of the shoulder, but toot low to prove fatal. She
immediately rained upon her hind legs, touting her
head from side to side,, to discover her assailant
He had commenced loading, but before he got his
powder down the bear'discoveled-hirri. He took
to "tree, and barely escaped, as the bear was so
near that he kicked her head with his foot before
he got out of tier reach . She was enraged, and
kept him in die tree for over tiro hours. While
there he shouted for help, and sueeeeded in attract.
ing the attention of some men ire the employ of
Bradley, .fiertlen & Ca., who wear, to his relief ;
but when they reached the tree, the bear had been
gone about ten minutes. They tracked her into a
:fuck ohapparal covering about three acres, and
there tali her. After dinner they mustered double.
barreled guns and rifles to the number of fuurteen
shots, and starter for the chapparal. Upon reach•
•ing it, the men very imprudently scattered, some
venturing in to see if they could start her, while
others climbed tr ees , to be ih a Place of safety, and
to get a view, of the ground. Among those who
torlk a tree was a man by the name of James H.
Pickard, who had gone a short ilts'anee into the
bush, and as he had no gun. placed himself in a
sapidiug about six inches through. The tree forkkf
about six feet from the ground, and Pickard went
up one of the branches, a distance of about tw e lve
feet from the ground, and in reply to one of his
companions said he considered himself safe. •
At this moment he cried out, Here's the bear
within a roil of me 1 .." but hardly got the words out
of his mouth before she made towards him furious
ly. jumped at and caught the tree a fear feet below
tom ' and, with her trert endows weight, split at the
fork, carrying man arid tree both with her to the
ground. He fell upon his back, and the bear sciz
ed hint te, the left side of ha head and face, and
lore his left ear completely from hr. head, laying
bare his skull. She then seized him by the other
side, cutting a deep gash in the upper lip, and tear
ing the flesh from the right corner of the mouth to
near the large artery in the neck, then by the fore
arm, laying bare the tendons, breaking some of
them. and biting his right band through amithrough
She then left the upper pait of the body, and made
an effort, seemingly, to tear open his bowels, as
she left sorne fifteen severe wounds on his body,
but none of them so deep as !newer the cavity, and
finished her humble work by taking out about two
pounds of flesh from his right thigh. By th is time
Pickard was so nearly ellialisted that he lay as it
dead, and the bear lett him. Some of the eompany
were within twenty seeps of the wounded man, bet
were unable to render him any assistance They
saw the bean break, down the tree, heard his cues
1 1 ;.; help, but after lie snuck the Lrround they count
see neit;;;.'r bear nor man, so thick was the chappa
rat around then::
364,265 00
Mr. Pickard was e zrried to the hones, and not
withstanding net is on terribiy mutilated, is in a lair
, cay to recover: Hu said this iiitotning that he
thocalit he would be up in a 'few we,„:„kti. Dr.
Slanzfitor, of Pleasant Valley, dressed his wound;
This bear is Fattl to be one of the largest kind, and.
in consequence of being wounded, has become fe
llows. Site has not been captured.
- iIi4ToKT FRCNCII Sr .LTATITINS —By the Con
vention of 1800, the Governo.ent of ine Uuned
States relttaquished to Ft - Imo all claims of Amen-
C4ll vaizeits for spit:lllmm committed by French
priyaketa upon American commerce prior Lr 1900.
I'he valuable consideration lot this relinquish - mew
wet the release by Franceol the United States Irom
fu.tilling the guarantees of the treaty of 1773 By
this act the -Uitited States. assumed the inabilities of
France towards the American citizens who had bten
robbed by French Otis/avers.
In this understanding of the ease, the Oespoiled
civizerts immeiliatelv applied to Congress for relief.
and in the year 180.2 a favorable report was made
to the House by a Committee, of which Mr Goes,
trf Virginia. then -a distingnivhed member of that
body. was Chairman,
. In .1807, on the petition of Merchants of Charles
ton, S C , a Committee of the House, or which Mr.
Msaios, of that State, was Chairman, nude a re.
port deelarimip that, in the judgment of that Commit
tee, the Umted States was bound to indemnify the
claimants. . .
. Sawa that time there hare been three advante re
ports Made; one in .the Settate„ by Mr. 11. , xtraiTs,
trom die Cummins of Claims, m 1818 ; and two in
the , House of Representatives . - from. the Centel i.tes
on Foreign Album—one by Mr. Itorrscu., in 1822,
and the.other by .Mt Foruirrn, in 1824. Of these
'Notts not one takeS decided grounds in Oppapition .
to the justiets of the claims. Bitt=in May, 1826, the
President communicated to the "Senate the entre.-
pondence.between the United States and France in
relation to there claims ; and it is a rernatkahle
fact that from that lime ropy committee haring
charge of the subject hag mine to the conclusino
that the claims were just' and 'equitable, and ought to
be paid.
Recovetteri —The boy who was shot by his fa
ther, in mistake for a deer ; in Covington tp., some
'
weeks since, we are pleas e d to say, has entinily
recovered. , The ball, as was recently ascertained.
not only went Through the body from behind, near
the centre of the breast, bit , it also passed into one
arm below the elbow. Thos . -sem was sore, the skin
and flesh broken,: as the boy supposed scratched in
soma way at the tune of the accident. Aber tue
,swelling of the arm subsided, and was relieved
from inflamation, the little boy fancied lie felt some
thing there which did Cot properly belong to flesh
and bones. At his solicitation the attending physi
cian out into the flesh, arid to the surprise of all, the
bullet was found there anti extricated. So the bul
let passed through the body and into the arm, with.
out touching , a vital part, or breaking a bone, and
the brave hearted little fellow has, the bullet • as a
memento nt the sail accident, while the sound state
of his health and body,:is a memento of provitien
'tial, if not of almost a miraculous (Pliverance and
restoratiota•Msoendnese of health.— Wilkesbarre Ad.
vocats. -
lipasteto ea *aegis Itlises.—The
Courier hiiitrabliiih'edi lief of Jiaaaleri on Weiterb
waters' daring the 'year 1852. It jr formidable
nne, embrecing 78 imeamboass -4 bargee, 73 deal
tolls, 3 salt boat% and 4 other flat 'mats. Itap,
pear. &d"4B Ikiala Were loin by heng ; enagged o 16.
dirertrbarnt, and the others toothy
'politsuin. and ether mishaps: Thegreatest netnbite
#ol .bee 1 0 0-.bY onWdiisster was the.explosiorred .
Atka, sa, ladAjo, .The total,l9ls, of, lips inicsinle 4 00 .
.• „ . •. •
fierlion/.
- Weilbrovt•
tr.es Sall, Free Speech, Free Bleu
'E. O. cioooßtekea'rotri
Towanda, 'Saturday, February 5,1853,
A. o..PterAhD
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ADVEIIITSISMRNIII, per ruptare.of ten lines. so cents for the
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irr Office in 'the Union Brock.'" north side of the Public
elquane4riest door to the Bradford Hotel. Entrunce beiween
Messrs. Adams' and Bissell's law offices.
Posy °mice Apvotprrcertars.—The 'Post Master
General has made the following appointments in
this County, to fill places vacated - by' resignation :
HENRY Aroma°, P. M ; at Burlington, vice L D.
Taylor; Pat maim HALE, at Canton, vice J. W. Grit
tin ; Loaastzo M. LEONARD, Old Hickory, vice C. H.
Leonard. -
NOATILUITTON COT:WM—The Democracy of
Northampton met in Convention on the 17th Mot,
and elected the following gentlemen their delegates
to the next State Convention James Kenned",
Senatorial ; A H. Reeder, and James M Porter ;
Representatives. The resolutions adopted exprces
confidence in Goverior., Bigler, Senator Brodhead,
and recommend Henry S Mott, of Pike coon y, as
the choice of the Democracy of Nurthamptun, fur
the office of Canal Commissioner.
This last \ day ofianuary is as mild and genial as
the opening ol spring, although but a few days
since the severe cold closed the river at this place,
and afforded a bountiful supply of ice, now an in
&spousal:4e article with us.
A little spoil was infuse] into the otherwise dull
uniformity of Legislative proceedings, a few days
entice, by a Resolution offered by Mr. Kunkel call
ing upon the Governor fur the reasons why he
granted a requisition made by the Goverrotr ol
Maryland upon him for the apprelietisron of a ne
gro man named Neal, who was ItilllC:ed in the
State of Mary land fur imicing slaves to escape Imm
their masters. It has been the custom of our Ex:
eeutives riot to grant Feql3l.olo/18 when the crime
charged is not such in our State. In this instance,
our laws know no such offence as enticing slaves
to escape. But although this has by potence grown
into a custom, yet there is no law which timbals
the surrendering of offenders of this charac;er. The
custJm was fiat distinctly declared by Gov. Shenk,
upon the au.hority of Judge Chainpneys, then Attor
ney General, when a demand of -a nature some
what similar to the present one was made upon
mm. lit the present case Neal (he man who was
required to be delivered up,) was the hoist:and of a
negro slave in Maryland and attempted to imitate
her to escape and come to hen iu Petinsy lvariiis.—
The object of the Resat awe was to elnain the rea
sons 01 the Executive for violating .custorn in this
case. It was stated however, in the course of the
debate, that the requisition was issued by Gov. Bi
gle.r inadvertently, an I that immediately upon tits.
covering his mistake he telegraphed to Pniladel
ulna for the purpose of countermanding it. This
b e in g the state of the care, the man a ill be releas
ed. lu passii4: the resolutwn the Senate struck out
that die custom has beet' as
the preamble a...serum;
I have stated it, because they Were not PltTared I"
declare it without examination. An a,,
not as yet been returtied by the Governor, au t l .
probably will not be, where the propriety of one
branch of the. Legislature calling upon him to ren
der an account for his acts ? is so exceei.ingly doubt
ful.
It is understood that the. Pennsylvania Railroad
Coinparty and Btugham : it; Dock with whom the
Canal Commissioners contracted to carry parsom
gets over the Columbia road, have compromised
their difficulties, arid hereafter the Central company
will .ake charge of the through passengers, and
Binghim & Dock of the local travel.
The Jo.nt Resolution favoring a grant of land by
Congress iu a Lake Superior Railroad, which was
piloted through the Senate by Mr. Darsie, was re.
turned to day by the House in a horrible state ut
mutilation. Regardless of the life of the Senate's
hobby, it was amended to death by the substitution
of the Sunhat) , and Erie Railroad. his to be hop.
eel that between attaining opinions, neither resolut
tort will be adopted. These eternal Resolutions of
instruction should be stopped, or our Senators in
Congress will degenerate into mere automatons.
Governor Bigler gave two , large parties last week
to members of the Legislature sod citi7enti of this
place, much to the gratification of his guests, and to
the mortification of the uninvited.
Ma. 54NDEMON has introduced a bill 'into the
Senate, which authorizes the Canal Commissihnera
to fix the termination of the North Branch Canal at
the'poof of the Athens dam, and in case they do so
they are further authorized to make such arrange
ments with the Junction Canal Company of New
York as they shall deem just and necessary to in
vest said Company with power to continue their
Canal to, and connect with the North Branch Canal
at the said pool. But if the Canal commissioner's
should conclUde not to terminate the Canal at the
pool.of the Athens dam, then they are empowered
to make such arrangements with the Junction Ca
nal Company as will at all times during the navi
gable season secure water sufficient to teed the N.
B. Canal from, its termination as now located at the
State line, to ibe out lock at the head of said pool.
, 1. 11. If, .
Elnavrit or-Mn. Xtsch—Senator Clemens has re.
ceived a dispatch, staling that Mr. King mitred at
Key West on the 22d. His health was no better
than when he lett Washiii,Von, and he has, him
twig loatill hopes of recovery, and will remain at
Key •West_for .present. • •
. .
SAIL liqumk.ii-illfe WV" by telegraPb :barn
New dileana, that ben. Holliston has been re.elect
ed io the United - State - Senate, from Texan, for six
platy kora thee/I-of March ;mi. This it i proper
triblllk tit
. 1b igistra*lliilta- and millinching Da-
ITlocroe .01 GePO oagtont , .0
Freedom for Free Territory.
Icittr front Narristrarg.
HARKI•BORG, JIM. 31 , 1853
IM=l:2=
In the f&mate, Jan. 28th, the Homestead bill
postponed 01-11mrsclayikrwt week. Mr.
Pisalaint resolution t o i they.: Marline doom* was
•
ithentop: Mr:Sewrd maderf smelt upoil 'hit glob'
lent, *Nell seemed etipecllly tomir op Mr. Case,
isbo replied
,st intuirwaitetli. In theilnusciMr.
trooks;•oßrew Yod44ionclulled his speech on the
Branch Mint; and the question being taken, the
Howie refnseJ to reject the bill—Yea.s,69k Nays,.
ftAsi,lofiNtts, id' iu Nais 89, retased
to order the bill to he engrossed for a third reading.
• A
motion to reconsider was tabled.
In Senate, on the 27th, Central America was
represented for Mil first time, by two Aztecs, Mr.
Case's . ieiolution relative to the 'Clayton flulkiter
treinnearnemp and - eatted fordrsdebate,rie *MO
Messrs., btorgart .and , Bell ; expressed, themselves
favorable to the po.monement of the affair until
Mr. Clayton shall be in the Senate. The resolution
was at last adopted. Mr. Cass's Monroe chlorine
resolution was postponed to Tuesday next, and the.
Pacific Railroad bill was further discussed.
In the House, Stanly reported tr bill to pay the
fourth instalment of the money which was to be
divided among the States by the act of 1838. The,
bill was promptly laid upon the table by a vote of
165 to 60. The appropriation for the Jatiktion
Monument caned another debate. The 63,000f0r
Andrew Jackson in bronze was appropriated ,
Oa the 28th, the.Seitate did a tittle private bnoi.
ness—ordered a new Pacific Railromtbill,introdoc.
ed by Mr. Rusk, to be printed—nobody knowing
its contents—and adjonmed to Monday.
In the House, Mr. Mace give that body a merit•
ed rebuke for paying no attention to the basins,*
prepared by the Committee on Claims, which ac.
tunny seems to hate done some good, as it took
hold and passed twenty two private bills before ad
journment.
I t i f , understood that NI, Houston, Chairman of
the Committee of Ways and Means iu the House,
is about to report an important bill regulating the
coinage.
Tut , testimony before the Commissioner of Pat
ents on the application for an e%tension plate Rub
ber anal Sulphur Combination Patent, establishes
the fici that it was in common use by the trade ten
years before the patent was granted.
Dr Kane lecturer, on his proposed Arctic Ex
ped mon before a crowded and intelligent auLience
at the S , erit,sontan Institute last evening.
At a meeting of Democratic citizens members
or Congress and others, at die United States fircel
14st evening. B B French resialm,g, it wa• decid
ed riot in hula the customary inauguration ball on
the 4 It Ntarch. in consequence of the !ate domes
tic afliicrnin nl the President arid the continued
nines* of the Vice President elect. Arrangements.
will, however, be made ua ihe part of ihe citizens
to give General Pierce a becoming reception.
William B. Saeger, who was recently indicted
10f murder i i this coy. (reported a few dap; since )
was tit ihe time a clerk in the Sixth Auditors office,
but was immediately dismissed.
Mr Scudder of Maas , is lying very sick of in
flamatory rheumatirn.
The Tenneraaee Democratic Delnatinn in Ccip
cress has ort.inimati,ly recommended Mr. Nictiol
son . (ore seat to the Cabinet.
Now fAIII.PS ARE MADE Mentvu4 - Tn the far i
ly 01 a friend of ours, several attempts have been
made to ttivnre the secret of table-moving, chair
daticing, and other freaks of household furniture,
vrh t eh form part of the .tptrit-raNtt.t2 ry t l it hit i tt e .
Lam evening !Ley succeeded perfectly. Standing
around a fantail table, lore or ,tx member,. of the
tawny kept their hands upon its surlace tor a a con
siderable lime, u n til the magnetic current between
themaelvrs and the table was establi s hed.
They then kmnd that by holding !he hand a Phon
:iistahee frotn Ihe t.rble, ettrnetion remait ed in Intl
force The table wrlboin being touciel, was thu.
111 et], or made to leen over W an Wl2.ie Of forty-fire
41e2ree", and r-übsequenly follot% ea the operators
to deoimee.
'Elie table on which the Toone people experi
int-Weil was a vet) . .mall one. %Vie pteeume that
A hen the expernr.ett , start been a hear nines repeat
ed, the !Atte will v'n•hl to the a•ItaVIVP }O'er,
more ready ar•l wonder In{ re2cley There ran he
no doubt that 11 Is fn aerimized. and if en. eat•} trial
a•e ;,,:tteve, will uu•mPns. the power o; [stir:to-ire,
a tatt,! it. wives the whole APerning rnyete
ry of 'he' spirilnr:" imPlzwi , lori which ha.r been
practised au long upon the credulous end enpereti•
The moving of tables by an unseen Nora has
altcays been arenuttied a greater feat than lite pro
ilitritov'Of FLOtiliti. We have no doubt the same
agent cart produce both effecat The 471110 , 111 re
consists in the pretence to aupernamral Mien:mime
iiiratiolo , We hope stain to hear il i a!, th e t e y be.
ing di-covered. the o h a le km p 0 ,6 0m0 tr iae come in
an end Of the boldnegs ot the imposture we have
had anti have given illitstra , tons : and probably the
tappers will find corns thine. even in spite of - evo
(truce of their fraud —.V Y Commercial Adv.
. Da. KAtie 4 Naw KIPRDITION.—The Ilahimore
Sun ray*: We inalersta .d that Dr E K !Chita, of
the navy. is rapidly preparing for his daring enter.
prise of ondertaking to find an open Polar pia:—
Tile expedition will comprise about thirty melt; hot
ii is to be of the mor4 complete character in all its
-cientific and other details, and every roan who be
longs to it will he *elected for some particular quail.
fication and some special service in view for him.
Not with:4'olllo4g the des p erate character of The en.
terprise, we Pans that volunteer* for the service ate
constantly nfleriog ly to he relosettl. for a we
are flub ffilt.llllolllll.ll. Ihr 1114. band of adventnten.
is flaw complete. The principal credit of this ni l
derialtmg belongs to Henry Grimiell, of New York.
and George Peabody, of Lnridon. who furnished the
means, but it should not tat forgotten that our writ.
thy townsman, John P. Ketinedy, the Secretary of
the Navy, has ensured the completeness of the ex
petimo by his enlightened action in aiding Dr.
Kane in its organization with the power of the Got's
eniment.
A ems-rine rem THE SENATE A brmt a year no
Hon. „I P. Benjamin was elected United States
Senator t om I,llllil.iarla, in p 1 ice of Downs,
whose term expires on the 4th of Alive,' next At
the time Mr. Benjarpin was elected the Lenialanne
diet not meet but once in Iwo years. anti he was
elected on the supposition that the Legislature would
not ;coin assemble in evasion to fill the vacancy.--
The same Leuislature framed a new State Conch
union, which has been ratified by the people, anti
one of the reovisions of the Constitution vacaies all
the officer' elected under the out one. In thiamine
of things it is contended that the Leuislature now.
in session should make a new election • for, be
sides the above considerations, it is said Mr. Ben
jamin i*a toreigtier by birth, arid was never higal
ly naturalised.
barman NT TROM Mexico—The Telegraph brings
tis &Orient' from Mexico . to the 12th iris! Prete.
dent Arista resigned his office, and retired from
the Capita on the 6th inition, leaving the duties of
his office to devolve upon Senor Cevellosi. the
,WdgeofAhe Suptem_e Comm. wbohas become k'ras.
'hientliti A afetiat• „Genets! 1 40 10 P1 ifl cßinetand of
,the qu'verndient !Mops, ha [been defeated frt . , a re-.
gitfitrrbittle wlthihe Reiolotiohlsti: The pOpelai
camel is triumphant .averytthei , e, and the return i'of
SsflaN;lions, is ostanislonelyieeked fen • .
=Mg
Washington Items.
WASHINGTON, Fri lay, Jan 29
',ZAINOMIL V • " • -la . • _• s
•
Weteam that on Saturday list, Sfr. P. Ready. a
a:mashie of theiturn of Elomellivi*lxOg
ird with the4xetiltion of process I egailbg mein
lawltfN indiyiduidi for dirtatbing4 rStislehe
atg r !itis resistedfn she execution okho4p .
aid snacked byl, those accused, with' einthe Ats,
WhereCipon be drew a revolver and amt.:in. • • • his
rosailatlts,killin;'rtne and wounditti_xuatheilk
verelY, in the arm linci shoulder. ffiri - inrcieirifeJ To
attesting three others. who are now in jail awaiting
due course of law. This nag dy.,peciuttni in the,
thee giarriirthe town of !Inward; in the - tieighbiti
hood vrnere the fiat oftience was committed —•
Public sentiment, and from all we can learn the
circumstances of the case, fully justify the officer
in resorting to the extreme measures he adopted,
in the execution of his prfleePS
The above Werake from the Steuben Courier of
the 28111,_published at Bath We have since learn
ed.eTii gentleinsit
the /taw entering the cell of one oldie prisOnerse
he we* kniicked down, with the iron bar which the
Jailor had taken down on entering the cell, and the
Sheriff, on' hearing the noire, .came Up and fonnil
the prisoner (who I. described of large and pow
erful man) the hall.. The Sheriff ordered him
to go back into his cello which he refused, to do,
arid struck at the Sheriff with the iron, bar. The
Shoritl•then told him that he should . not feave 'the
premises alive; and waned hint net try attempt to
strike again. The prisoner, howesdr, disregarded
the warning. and:made the-Rectal:id attempt to knock
the Sheriff down—the Sheriff ' avoided the blow,
and rota the prisoner IMP if be raised the bar to
strike him. he (titellterifl) would street trim dovrn.
The warning was-not regarded, and cribs prisoner
raised the bar the Sheriff discharged the pistol,
shooting him through the heap—and, of course,
killing him instantly. Cliir verdict is—" served him
right!L%ffirighampfon Rep.
ARRVIT or CtIOWTCRTIUTCIO.—OR Mnrn!iy last,
Jolla B liaviciscm came to Barton on the car. from
ihr west, puichaied small bills of gooda.at three
different stores, passing off at each fant9, a SSO
counterfeit bill on the Bank of Ulster at S:i.vuertieii,
atter which he got atiosul a fieiehr train bound tor
the West, but ^as overntkeis at Waverly by H A
Hollenbaek and Albert Mille, by whom he was
brouubt to this place, introduced to bistric.t Mtn
Inky Munger, by whom he was taken beOne Yolk
lice Ripley, and ematoination being waived, was
committed for trial:
The bills are altered Irmo Is to 10/,iire oo anew
Bank, well executed, and exceedingly liable. tote:
eeive.—Owego Gazelle
F.xect-nos of Howtirr AND SAol..—Thin after
noon at 121 o'clock. Nioholas Hewlett and William
Saul, convicted of the mtaller ul Charles 1311.1011 f, in
August lain ; were executed its the yard of the City
Pi ivon.
About /7 o'cloeft the doomed men were brought
out from their cello and coinducted under the seal
told, where, slier religious exercises by the clergy.
men present, S•wl made a most fervent prayer, el
honing God to have mercy On his soul. Howlett
said nothing that was audible.
T ere were need) six hundred' persons prevent,
and their indrentotis emitter:l deserves great cen
sure.—ltit I'. Tribune Jan 28.
INFANTILE MURDER —An orphan boy, F ix years
old, wag murdered on Saturday night, al Randall'4
Wand, by two of his room mates, buys only set en
years old r Another boy, who slept in the same
room, saw the outrage committed. 'they ,at
strrrck the boy with a club, in his bed ; then drew
him out on the piazza, and after again beating him,
left him to die in the cold.
Whai horrible depravity is here disclosed in the
!
PHMADEI.PHIA AND SUNBURY RAILIOAD —The
Pilliddrliolita end Sunbury Redo)Pti Company have
property adjoining Stlriobury, to vivo de
pots end huger a orkshope Tiwy here also pur
-ciltn,ed the JIM Sumboiy canal. and are about en•
largin2 it and Making a basin for coal wharfs, flips,
&e.. the amok to be commenced immcdirely
Th s ancient town that has been stationary so tong.,
about to be made the cenitto of a net, cud active
business.
THE FLRRIDA VAR —it is MIMI that about I 000
v.,luiiieers are prepared in Flotilla to take the firki
lutanist the SOO6IIOIB kiltana, whenever. the author.
cies say the word. We have late advice!' from
Florida, bat see no mention of the report that BJIy
B Weer; had aileetarect war against the Iji.stril
S'i.tev," nor any retetence to a ITIASARCTO of troops,
as stated in the Savannah paper!'
A PPOINTMF.I47 OF A U S SENAToll.—Gove , nor
F.tote has e mien a letter to the gational
ter, enclosing a ehrry of a cavil villa+ he hsrl recent
ly punlished in the Jackson Flag of the Union, an
nolilliCing 111.5 urtenitun ut airponiiiiig a United States
Senator :nn Itlississippi: to lig :lie vacancy circa
siotied by the refusal of thr Legislature, to clirmaie
a Senator to till Mr. B(tralcol'P seal.
TIIZ RECIPitoCITT Qugt-vios.—The Committee
in the. Howe al %Va..hitision, have, we unilerriland,
arv4it tyro' a bill for establkhing a reciprocity rd
t ,,,,!•t welt Canada and the Britich Provinces. They
w ill re po r t l;: a lew days, but the articles ol the bill
are yet unknown.
Cnt.t•nfeiA Ct , UATT.--The Democratic Convention
Cdatithia ennn y 111 Pl till the 10 h , 811.1 wr-
Iropti Prier Ent a- the Senatotval delegate, arid
neither) W. Weaver mid William Fnrry tne Rep.
re-eatative delegates ill the new Deutorrette Stixe
Convention
NOTICE.—The 'llradford, County A. 0 -
cultural Ltii,ciety huh" a mertina at the
Court Home, on Wednesday trivet:dna, Pr b 9. 1853.
E. OVER roN, President.
Friendly Ca ll :
THE subscribers are compelled by the necessity
of liability to ask those knowma tbemieieres
indebted, to come and settle and make payment,
etherwise they needActi be !surprised to find their ais
countadisiged where payment can he enforced. ,
Towanda. Feb. 4, 11115.3. MON TANY E'S dr. Co.
The accounts n d notes of ISAAC POST dee
are al the store rf the above firm. and immediate at
tention to their settlement will•save cost. --
- THOM At 3 Lwow.
J. b. M ONTAN YE.
Toiran4a. Feb. 4. I R5ll. Ad m nis tramrs.
ADMINImTRATOR'S NOTICE.
A LI. perso. , knowing , themselves intienteif to the
A
estate of BENJAMIN COOLBACOH. dee'd
fate t.f Monroe tp., are hereby requested to make
immediate payment. and those havingclaims against
said estate will pleasepresent then ttoly iinthenti
caued for settlement. E . B. COOLBA UGH.
Monroe. Feb. 5. 1a51.. . Administrator.
Notice.
WHEREAS. my wife Betsey, has left my bed
V V and board. without any just case or proms.
cation, this is hereby to forbid aisy person from trutys
ing her on my account, alit Will pay no debts °flier
contracting. TH0.14 /18 WELUH.
_Dowell, Jan. 88, 1859. „
• New.gtapler Goods. •
TRE Subscriber has just received a new supply
of Sheeting. Ticking, Batting. Candlewick, ike..
Also a general aasortmerit orFrc.h Groceries. which
*into bold as chap a. omit. .J. - 111NeSBERY
Towanda, Feb. 6, IEISB. , •
Clara teed. •
Ton receivtd a qtmetity of-Vert ituperioreloier ;
J Seed. Farmers would do welltopurchaser their
seed early. KINgBBERY.
Towanda, Feb. 5,1853.
liariEl3l7l.Aß Netting, of. Iradford -Eneamppitill
3A• are held at the Ckld F ellows Hall on the treat
int of the Ist mod 3d TrfdaYrore/01 month.
I , •
.~~
for the M ot ,
to N m O r TIC .
Kna E pp,
rt(by H Bill,) Webster's lit otio r t 4
I'o4 the Ole, ire respectfully informed tho-t7f
4riti be delivered as soon as Mr. Roge r , eas '?
#msnd wiitt them, who will deliver theta t om :
oliVaccount of ttiy health being so p oor o f
4111 , u sable. to do it—which is also the cas t e
getber with the snatchy of money) of their n ot I v
log delivered before. P. M. BABCOcic,
Cloy t r i see l .
9 , BUSH. CLOVEN 13 ED. tore at
4 e i
lowest rate by E. W. H A! '
Woodside, (near Towanda) Jan. 2R,
Plaster.
MBE sobveribera have made 'arrvnemente
quaniripelPlorter. to be delivere bepes
which will be sold for $8,50 per toll f ur l
telity
Wheat. Byei Corp, Oatsand flueliwbeai will *T.:
eeived in Figment et the going cub p r i ce --
Tqweeda, Lin. 2709 . 53. BAILEY dp;tvms.
~~ocr~~.
07Z15-g Dam,
THE citizens of she boro' of Towanda and
ity, are nespectlorty interlined that the to ast ,.
ber has eolnineriteil itisfaess no the moth e „,„ tt
of Main and Bridge streets. where be will l ump wi t
hand and attainable article tri kut
line. it is his Intention to keep a constant tnppit
of cdreclis• reovisions
to meet t he Irani trY the' community, which sill tt
sefeetedliiikplire, god ibld at the loom pn t „.
He has Marge "stock of Confeetialary and btu,
and all other articles in the grocery
Flour, Fish, Candles. Eggs, •ad all the Ureter
kinds of proyisions _to be obtained, will be kept&
hand.
•
Ca Cash paid lot strlkr, Lard and pits, et
Mo4l or the ankles cold by the farmer.
Oysters, received every day by Expres s from New
York. and served a p in a superior style, and , 0 1 .44.
by the gallon, quirt or pint.
a 3 Give are a call—as f am deterntined by en.
moot atteottoo to bpsiness to deserve. g i I*, 14
senate: a share of public patronage.
- Towanda. Jaa. 8. 1864,
Nang HOIYAM
AND
NEW. GOODS,
OPPOSITE THE COURT HOUSE
muzzy dc.
HAVE joss completed a large and finely Gins*
Store on the site of the two they had buret,
and filled it with the largest and most ertoprehtts
ive stock of
ClToceries,*terAsions, 'Waukee ROtion;
Pratt, Cottrectipanry, toys, &e, 4e.
O'er eshrbited this side of the city.
We.V.seg bought fur cash, uncles of the fee
quality . ; consequently are prepared to sell attl
tow price's as the same quality can be kegbt
any other place , . Add We Over ourselves than!
fortune has hten against (fire harm? em u ,.
eel two stores and..one stock of gond.) our oldest•
tomer!: will not follow the precedent, if they eat
and see our stoch and hear the exceedingly kv
prices. Among the many articles we have are
GROOS.. RIES,
Tea. sinzrat cutest.' ehocotsse. crtena. molasses,
:Stewart's syrup, ginger pepper.spice,cloves, sat.
mews, ;insoles), saleratus, soda, cream l a n if ,
groom!' rnststard, pepper sauce. catsup, no
dies, bar soap, iinegar, starch &c., &c.
ABOVINIONti,
Mesaptsrk and beef:hams and shouldm,
wisest flour. buckwheat !lower, corn meal,
soda and batter crashers, mackerel!, cndfi,c,
Shad. herribg. potatoes beans onions, &c, itc
FaVvie AND NlT'irs,
Pzeserved prunes. citrons. English etriTanN Meat
green abd dried apples. Almonds. fliberts,parat
and . maderis walnuts, brazil nuts, peanuts, nitty
ants, hick - step ntits':Arc.
• IraJrlK JI'CITIO3I7, -
Ivory. horn and wood poetet combs, tenter, mat
fine combs. hair, cloth, teeth, /plants, and. bhciunt
brushes, wallets. pone monies, and purses demi
styles-, placket ink stands, pockt.t and <mall furs
mirrors, tobacco, boxes, snuff horec, and t haw
every article in this 'lnc. Work boxes. toiletcases,
secretaries. plain and embroidered, work Saguia
many styles.
"MrECIfIIrSW,
GerntionSfeneh• turd Adieriean TOYS of every di ,
aertpiton anti price. A Sew etrhen and peewit
nean, fop little wris t and a fen I , oe‘'
Ifit()A'N'S W Ana 110 RT)•4, SUGAR BOXES,
%%YELLOW AND SPLINTN IiRKET BASKETS.
SALT,
ANlffon dairy Salt, gruund rock %alt. Rahn* WI ki
cparte and fine. Also, a quantity of White Snot
Lime.
CANDY whOtesard of retail, of all kinds in!
in nanterable• ortiet artielet; for sale at the new nod
oPPosiletbe 4.;ourt Howse.
Towanda, Dec. I, 1852 BAIL&Y 4 NEVIN&
, • -DUMB 114MIV
FALL & WINTER GOB
- .7'fasepti.
TS now receiving from New V. ro the most as
'plele and war ed a;.sortmeni of Drew, and Facoq
Dry' Goods, Groceries. Hardware, Croeker7,l 4o)
wroi edloes.Hats and Caps. Leather ea.. esti&
hibited in Towanda. Me *dock of Dry Goods mil
be run nd'io contain most aectded bargsms in :Mats,
Mlerinaes, plain and figured delainew, ibibet cloth
alpacas. !whew flannels. &c., a good Moeda pm
and hoidery. every r bile of
W414Tai1°24643,90
each as tick Ingo. imps% bleached sod sabteactsi
m nil Mo. oh in IL's. rti n,g, co( heco and men.
- mac primi. WOOLEN (10008,dr ern
ty descricoion:comprodng Jeans. sheep , gril ,
end liaseyvPlaido. which will he sold• cheap ad*
which iqvite the attention of close bayers Wadi.
Tdorimad. Dec. l 1852.
OYSTE 2 TTA LOON.
Mita 110"911112413o
WOULD say to his friends and the public V 0
ally that he has located himself io tbe
OYSTER SALOON,
Xflthe Basement *fee titian ZIA
next door to Briggs' Motel, (formerly occupied
Wt R. Smalley,) where be will be receiving Or°
three times a week by express, and will sort' be°
op in itie mos t liPProseri style. He bas spot eid
guitar or expense , to make it one of the best
E.eri.rss esr.alifusuarsAl'
thvt side of New York.
Oysters. by she gallon, clean or pint, lit the 1 911
est rates.
Gel. VT. 't9sl.
WCA:108 - ELL. have just receivetlae
.• supply* of fill end winter CLOTHING, which
will be sold cheap for cash. tw"
vizse PORK'-50 Dbla. Prime, for which able',
al.' prim p
was aiii.and , for which a high pricerff
be asked, by apllo . B. KIDG6I3OT*
ORK•aad , , Ptoar-,-La gitairity of Pink rem'
ju".s repeited and for sale by
1 1 3.1 37 , • JWEL
. PO"
NEW CHEAP GOOD&
T•HE - uhileraiitied .bas p u rchased s large, 15 _,. 11
•Clanite'selection of NEW GOODS, NW
under The most favorable circumstances, sod ix
a ""
18 - 14 „,, r I? w fa; casli as can be bougbt else w iwer illananT braggidocia can or will tel
l
, •Mwt 5,46i5e. - 0. a gsliTarr.
A. J. ICOBLZ
me=