An Alterative illaadatnas Prayed tbr.
W irwiri tepitittefatanied.astiee.BhuOtE
WoidtiiiiM,
Tucker' Campbell presented a petition from the
President. Ilirectors & Co., of the tiatik_uf r eam.
i
Sylvania, for an alterative man ens algainetJ; hid
M. Bickel, Slate Treasurer. to c*liel hint to rejurit'
the money of the State. now lying.idle.taii the Dank , : •
of Pennsylvania from which he hagi'entkited,it.ini.:
tier the contract entered into between the Stela or
Pennsylvania and said Dank,* the -acCtif
The contract, it is alleged, is•Ao l / 4 1 . 4'xii utstifthei 4 '
11158, but can be al•ered or repealed by an act of the
Pegisiature. This not having been done, the Bank
..--elta#4lo6o44cabit.ikalar,,,-Tircrttirmticitte:
c- -- - - - 7 1.11tiitedepatits 414i/here else than the - Dank of Pa.
* Tbey_tDedge.that under the act of 1 I ib klatch, 1811
~ eamhainArtitetielection of State Treasurer, he is
reqamal to place the custody of all moneys lying
- — tale itilhe Bank of Penn'a, and that upon the faith
of that act the Bank_ employed additional clerks,
and gone to an additional expenditure of abont
$6OOO per annum. ; _
Dientiiikliis - de require.
meats oftheieverittactsofAatsembly in relation to
the contract, and had-at various times, feheneiler
• calloptposi loitoed the. estate snehlanits as she de•
sired es her,tipittagents. That at the present time
• the Stateotreasnierfiai on deposit, of the the mon:
• • lefitiltafgiartif ibe State, about 000,008 ii the
• Girard , 13anitettbictc, the petitioners' 'ask lofty lie'or
• dettrl Oita thecustody,cf the Pennsylvania
Whet. ow . p_iise inc! profit e v il !vetoed the State,
ba-itceordancewitix die adt Assembly referred'
r •• • •
0 1,941 p Lawissaid s he would assign areattori why
itnatiot itop.rone,r fqr him R4' take part tit • the
, twin
Aleut 17 years ago, vrhile Attoron pen.,
' ofibirState.he had' Itiven'ltV OPiniou as to
,Wkitt moseys winweentemplated - by die.• net tf
sembly, to bakept in,the giant( of Pennsylvania:-.
Be therefor*. would not take pan in. the mancr,
wir are count tour information. says the
Wbtit Chestei'dererliontan, the case stands !about
thin (Twoleare since. General Bickel presented
himselfatthe counter of the Bank, having, by' de
atifins iI a Pernegt of certain •appropriations, and
by strenuous collec,tinnv, secured enongh to pay the
:State interest . He was met by the Pre.iderit, who
,'-.- , demanded It? know -why he had riot been there soon
er, to give them time to make' arrangetnents- end
what interest or bi;inns,he was going to allow the
"' Bantefor furnishing the 'money et that late hour.—
• Mr.Blckel's reply was that be•himself was the State
Treasuretand dot the Bank-..that he came prepar
ed to pay ,the intetest--that he should-allow the
Bank no himus--that• to- . morro w was the - day, and
it
'if the tihk'wits not ready to perform its duty, he
should look elsewhere. Whereupon the Bank re-'
(deed to perform its part. supposlng , that the State
would be in difficulty and obliged to use the Bank's,
fait& at it own rate. The Batik at the time pro:
teased ea have about $90,000 State relief notes on de
posit., The Bank counted upon 'the wrong man r
Gen. Bickel bad the funds.naatle arrangements with•
the Giitard Bank and paid the interest. The Penn
sylvania Bank, dis'covered its error. immediately
- changed its tone and made overtures, but it was too
• lade, After paying the interest. Gen: Bickel carted
.the specie to the Pennsylvania Bank and demanded
• the $90,000 relief notes, and thus closed accounts
with it. • " -
Bince'iben theitank has made sondry threats.—
It undertook tie defeaahia election last .session, and
it made the same effort this. h has tried also to
make in issue with the Girard Bank, by urging that
that Institution ought - to pay a bongs to the Govern.
meat for the use of its funds, whileit claims a bo
nus from the State for the. same thing.
Such is the tenor of our information, and we have
reason to believe that h is correct.
. Whatever turn may be given to the case by the
Court, or whatever twist may be found in the law,
the State Tleasoter will have the support of the
people for his fearless - independence in this mat•
tar. -
We opine the day has gone. by when chartered
shaving shops will be allowed-to domineer over the
Commonweahh, or private individuals, with the ar
.rogance heretofore assumed. The earnings of the
people have no right to be speculated upon by such
and the General - for this one act, deserves the thanks
and support of the muses.
Weekly Commercial Summary.
The money market has settled down to a fair rate
of 6 per cent. for its average use, onlgood securities,
while it range* from 5 to 7 per cent.; and at this
medians ore gar cent. at is easy to borrow. The
supply is large. yet tithe demand on it not small.
The demands arising out of an active buainess go.
lug forward, and the large importations, which are
•swelling again the intuits of the subareasary, are
very considerable, while other demands are equally
large, or larger.
The new mines set a working. the new and old
railroads constructing, and requiring loans, creates
a huge demand on the monetary- resources of the
country. Borrowers-for internal improvements are
flocking to, Wall street from all parts of the coun-
try. Georgia and North Carolina. Pennsylvania
and Maryland. and the entire wes•ern regions, are
requiring large assistance, which is to be obtained
from.the new capital constantly creating front the
prosecution of a prosperous business every where,
from the supplies of California gold, and the offer,
logs of foreign capital.
The last•mentloned source has been sumetittai .
in abeyance the last two weeks, but the home de
mand for investments is very large, and continual•
ly operating, and large amounts of railroad accuri
tiecareibus absorbed..
There has been of late a very great demand in the
ticindon money market, from an increased business
there,:the repleniaiiiniof sioeks of raw material of
insaufounte, colonial produce and corn and wheat
from oilier countries; and from a speculative mania
for Trench securities. All this has led tort drain
tim thetank of England, reducing its bullion, which
nineents a thadontkii of supply, while there has .
been a large increase in the amount of sec•trithia it'
holds, which represents - pciWerfally an increased
demand Cat money. • •
This
This aces on oar, money market in some degree,
600 In two wayk which counteract one another.
Esstind !intakes more'brerill•sruifs and provisions.
and is taking fewer bond" and stoCke, which is rath
er fanneble feature in the new set 'of features in
course of forming.
We learn that anent Fu glish house, having bran.
cites in Melbourne, Port Philip. and Sidney. all in
Australia, bare sent out orders to this market for
shipment' of flour, cheese and pork to those mark
ets of the Pacific. What is sent to Australis is
paid for in LOndosiand operates as if sent to the lat.
ter market.
The course of the money market is likely to be
steady. The receipts from Californiaeontinne large,
the exports are good.Cottoo is in large supply, and
wine wanted for the increased consumption of-Eu
rope: Sterling'exchange is still easy at rates which
dosot . penuit of large shipments of gold, though, in
the absence of • New York mint, such California
gold as arrives in ingots is more likely to tie shipped
so Europe, than to be sent to Philadelphia for coin ,
*mat a hea'vey expense of freight,losurance, cum•
mission and interest, all operating as a premium on
the export of gold.
Ten per cent, pre.hium is the extreme high quo
tation for sterling exchange, but it is weak in that.
The importations of foreign goods ale very huge.
They have come. too, earlier itin usual, and we un
derstand the later impOrtations will be - trifling,
though for the next month there will be no falling
of ' The country fy:ripe for a large consumption.
a nd no overstock of goody is felt or feared, whether
of huts or foreign mantsfactore.
The export demand far wheat and dour has ahati
ed. and prices are less firm. The decline during the
week has been cimsiderable, especially as prices
went up beyond the advance in the markets of Eng
laud. They are uow.however, not too high for Mod.
irate transactioas,snd the shipments to Australia
on engitib *Fount are large.
Powisionratire'stelidy. Pork and beef are it: fair
request, at prides 'Shied vary slightly.'
The business of the-yearn-beginning to set in
actively. , flospepts,are - exeeedialy bright in every
direction. Rot only hakthe suatherp planter large
cry hut the ghat eeaSainptfoc enables him to get
high prices alai thus ride' the western 'fainiers,
rind tbe caster!). and miter - taanufacturers.--N.Y.,
k 1•! 4 . 4 1, „
, ,
&warn. Feb. 12, 1853
The Bingham Title.
of the late William Bingham, and hid title to the
lands, commonly called the Bingham Estate. We
-LaselorderatooktiraVirpersoir -Alas
it t intilconnl4r, carling Frpighir%
and t4tiimuig robe, sta-yelefam, thertme ant) legal
prineetnr to thißingh.itri
infornied portintv'of outeit*ens, in:ithis vicinity. tut
far aittwe can:leant, tbct prei,enitoip ;;
t ot thiaatiatigei
bare catuied a.,:suule ot_firredulity- =no one.
placing the least tleg,ee of confide:ice in his chum.
indeed, it we untlerriand the matter, there can be
,D.9A9ul4l,4l44otoitiontitdoki6e , imetentirmale
illirrstratigerl - llte - bnlrpits - sibrei effect of
which can be perhaps, to produce some degree of
escitetnem in the community for the time being.—
Let us recur to a few facts. -
1. William Bingham pochaseJ his !pail of the
Comrnoriwealihlamtibiztrelty hpetfeii,;ti ,
tie for there eottltrbil tiO paramount to the
— 2 - tie' title papershatie. - b;gn Iretpiently exhib
ited iti.Cendri aiid bditisibeiyiliadi the sanction of
Judicial opinions. -
3. Some elute pinch's - ere haste tiden - rattlers &
Judger, rwtm would not have been likely to par•
chase a defective, ti leovtio would have, ens-this,.
detected a there been one,
4- e his'
paiattaxeconthesw "'amts. , * htehi &friar
..I.toutitY , AXPeosetirrrie puild.roadiend-bridgiv4-' to
pay, misread cniArg 7 ,Pietu.,„ debt, and ltlosupptet
schools; . . „,
s'Fut rieiftifty'Yeirithe rstat l e' has em ployed
Agents to sell these lands; and colleetthi purchase
40040 Y these. Agenur have-Wen lenient to he
settlers-aled.V.operly'sai korlhe leaf oeuientituil
many dilfictilties Ord privaimmttq,enc,ounter, in a
new voting:v. iftst'great linprevement has taken' I
place. The inhabitanteltre now le:better" charm.
stances, and can, if they will. 101011 get our of debt.
6. The gentlemen, glntned ,with the important
trine of selling :hese lands, and of managing the
estate, bni , e'been, and are knOwn In be among the
first citizens, for integrf . y hoinirinen who
would have spunted.ilie idea of lentting•their• char •
acter and influence to ilie perpetration•_of a trawl
on community, by vending a spurioneriiile to these
lands, and thereby c'atising the ruin of imoceitt
there and their ft males! The idea Is preposterous
and absurd.
We say, then, to the Bing - tuim settlers, give
yourselves no uneasiness. Your title has been: al.
firmed by scores of the most eminent lawyers and .
jnrists rn Peritisylvimin- and-that there is na more
drinks of the genuineness of--your title than of the
solidity of y.our Stick to your lands, tam) your
lands will stick to you, uLd your progeny forever!
Willaboro' Advertiser.
WILLIAM BINGHA
William •Bingiram- was born in Philadelphia, on
the Bth of Match, 1753. He was educated at the
Academy and College in that city. On the 29th of
November, 1758, he received a diploma att Baehr).
for or Arts, and, on the 28th ofiutte, 1771 7 . a diplo
ma as Master of Aits. 1778. Congress appoint
ed him Consul of the United States, for the
French West Indian I.dandg, resident in Alartin f i•
(pie. In the Spring of 1780 he returned to Phila
delPhia' and, on the 28th of o:lnber of that year
he matvled'Anna Willing, the eldest (laughter of
Thomas Willing, a merchant in that city. The
marriage ceremony was performed by tfie Rev.
William White, Rector of Christ Church, and af
terwards the venerable Bishop of the Pennsylva
nia. Diocese.
Mr. Bingham was, for several years, a member
of the Legislature of his native State, arid was
Speaker of bob Houses—the House of Represen
tatives and the Senate. From the the 4th of
Match, 1795 to the 4th of March 1801, he was a
Senator in the Congress of the Urn ed States, end
an. ardent supporter of the administration of Wash
ington, with whom he was on terms of great per
sonal intimacy. While the election between Jef
ferson and Burr waethe sul jest of contest, Mr. Jef
ferson did not take Nis seat in the Senate, over
which bees , he presided as Vice -President of the
United Stat..; In his" absentee .Mr. Bingham occu
pied the chair as presiding officer
Mr. Bingham was an enterprising and success
ful merchant, but he did not confine his attention
merely to mercantile pursuits. He had Valuable
property in the city and county of Philadelphia, and
large landed estates. in Maine, New York and
Pennsylvania. From the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania he pirchased over a million acres. His
title to these acres, lying chiefly in the northern
counties, was found on Warrants granted to him
by the ornmonwealib, in the year 1792 and '93—
upon Surveys made by the officers of the Common.
wealth, and regularly returned by them into the of
fice of the Surveyor General—and upon Patents is
sued to him, or to the Trustees appointed in his
will, and signed by the Governor, or Secretary of
the Land Office. The evidence of this title is in
the Surveyor General's Office at 'Harrisburg; and
any person who will Write to the head of that De
partment, for a copy of any papers in his office,
will be sure to get it in a week. The cost for a
copy of it Warrant and Survey is hall a defier each
—for that of a Patent 75 cents. No one, then, need
be in ignorance of the Bingham Title, when he
can satisfy himself upon it, on terms so easy.
Mr. Bingham died on the 6th of February, 1804,
in the 51st year of his age, having survived his
wife who died in May,lBol.
His Will; bearing date the 31st ofJanuary, 1804,
was duly proved and filed in the Register'', Office
in Philadelphia. and copies of it are upon the rec.
only of some of the enmities in which the lands lie
He devised his estate tc five Trustees, for the ben
fit of - hie win and two daughtereL-his only children.
The Trustees were his two sons.in law, Alexander
Baring, (afterwards Lord Ashburton.) and -Henry
Baring, and his three friends, Robert Gilmor of Bal
timore, and Thomas Mayne Willing, and Charles
Willing Hare, both of Philadelphia. These trus
tees aredead, and the estate is now represented
by five other trustees. appointed in the manner pre
rcribeil in the Will. They are Joseph Reed Inger
soll. and John Craig Miller, and three of Mr. Bing
ham's itandsons—Wdliam Bingham Baring, ( Lord
Ashburton,) Francis Baring • and Henry Bingham
Baring.
Lord Ashburton and Francis Baring were born
in Philadelphia. They are both in the Parliament
of G-eat Britain, the lormer in the House of Lords ;
the latter in the House of Commons. M. Inger
soll Was, for several years, the Representative of
Philadelphia, in Congtess; and I. at summer, the
President of the United States appointed him Min
ister to England. The other gentlemen, from Utile
to time connected with the trust, were held in high
estimation in the communities in which they lived
and no person in Philadelphia has a better rem
titian than Mr. Miller. Such are the persons who
have represented, and do represe..t, the large in.
terests of the'Binghath estate, as well in Pennsyl
vania as elsewhere.
The daughters of Mr. Bingham are. dead. One
died on the sth of December, 1848—the other on
the 9th of March fol.ovring., The son, William
Bingham, horn in Philadelphia on the 29th of De.
cember, 1800, is living in Paris.. w. a. C.
TUN Wen IN Fsoaroa —Although Billy Bow
legs has not yet commenced active hostilities, we
notice that a formidable war is raging between the
Governor and the Legislature of Florida. As we
have already stated, the Governor has vetoed the
act declaring that it after .its Vassage. any Inlian
shall be found within the broils of the State, he
shall be captured and bent Wise of the Mississippi.
He seems to be decidedly of the opinion, that the
jurisdiction, of Florida does not extend west of the
Mississippi, and that the sovereign authority there
might be as ienacious of their rights as Florida—
The law, he says is unconstitutional, contains a de.
elaration of war, and would incur a debt, which
would be a greater blighkuport the Btate's prosperi
ty than the Indians ever have been. The. Legisla
tors fire back and amuse the. Governor of all sorts
of inconsistences, so that hostilities in Florida, at the
present time. promises to be of a civil than
f a savage war.
About2ooo pirsons sailed fro.h• New, Yolk on
Tlliirsday !or Cellionna.
WreitiforZt,aopovtgv , -
tree .Bolt, • irifie''SiiiictiOPree izen
=
E. Qt GCKICORIckir EPITPRi,
Towanda,lSatunlayrFebmry - 19;1853;
Ternait.eit, The drappor.ter. • -• •
SS '3O per annuin:ifs' aid within the y ear tie reins Will
le deducted — Cot cub ' setunllria advaneettl , 00 Will be
deducted. No paper &ter two yeant k unless psld for.
Ancranrissattrris, pee lionise ef ten lbws: SP cents (bribe
tires and 25 cents for each subsement insertion.. ,
• ' °Mei to “Arnitni Bloed,"' north side p i the Tiubfits
s(lal l l,}leZi,doar ia•theEirldfrct Illotel:•J•Ertiniinabelyirn.
Meant: A dams ' and slaw
, .
, Eresidemit outit:tatiieCidiaiisitl).f :*
' Pileitee;left tonicint
toi"%viiittingi'ari; 4 ' 140'
Piracy, and his private Sec -rotary . WtZe`sr le
'At lasi 'honse of
- i•frien•l i t Mlail , iee‘ping out of the nt, the,
illfree-ieekint end them oisitive. Ii was tott known
wiren . fre Winittl leave that city.
In 'regard tattle Cabinet, nothing is ssyet known,
further ttraa it is unilerslobd it is deanitelY settler!.
All the reports are mere speculation's, although the
probable members of the Cabinet have unquestion :
ed been narroweddoWn to a few. It seems to be
prieiitHy conceded that CsLia CUSHING, of Mast.,
it to be Secretary of State—but even of this there
is no certainty.' A few more dais wilt probably
relieve all anxiety. At any rate by the sth of
March, we can safety promise the seeiet will be di
vulger!. '
The latest accounts from Vice 'President irwo,
state that his health is Mining improving ; and there
is ti fair prospect oi his recotery.
Netter from Narrisburg,
HARRISBURG, Feb. 14, 1853
The bill repealing the act of lust Session compell.
ins an uniformity in the guage of al! Railroads in
the Slate, was taken up this morning in ihe'Senate ;
and after some discussion [postponed for the present
The Senators representing the City and County of
Philadelphia, fight hard against the repealing act,
under the impression that an uniformity in gnages
corresponsling to that of the Central Railroad . (41 feet
8i inches) will benefit Philadelphia, and a repeal
of the law injurious to her interests. The majority
of the Senate, however seem inclined to think oth
erwise, and will either repeal the law entirely or
modify its comprehensive operation.
The railroad furor is now at its most furious
point. Every project asked for is granted with but
few restrictions. Counties, cities, bcroughs and vil
lages are almost daily authorized to subscribe to
the stock of some Road which is to be prodt:ctive
of unbounded advantage, and any attempt to arrest
or restrain such legislation, is unavailing.
Some time since Mai McCardin, of Greene Co.,
introduced into the Senate, a series of Resolutions,
embodying and endorsing those before the Senate
of the United States, affirming the Monroe doctrine.
Maj. McCaslin was no doubt prompted to this
movement by his regard for Gen. Cass, and his de
sire to assist the comfortable passage of his Resolu
tions thrOugh the U. S. Senate. The resolutions
themselves are doubtless of . a harmless nature,
capitally calculated to afford relief to the uneasy lo
quacity of their distinguished originator, and to in
cite the nation to renewed admiration of his war
defying front. Remembrances of this character
are sometimes necessary. pu t , I can't agree with
Maj. McCaelin that the time and attention of sour
Legislature should be devoted to the consideration
of a question rather abstract than immediately prac
tical in character. This meddling wi:h National
Legislation, except upon very great and important
occasions is a great nyisance, and although U. S
Senators should recognize the right of their States to
instruct them, yet when they are called upon to
vote yes or no upon some scheme of internal im
provement or patent right, no one could blame
them for exercising their own private judgment,
even if it were in direct conflict with the instruc
tions of a Legislature induced by individual favor,
carelessness or excessive boring to pass them. In
the present case, how excessively complimentary
it would be to our Senators - , who have been listen
ing to the discussion on.this question with the view
of forming an enlightened judgment, to heir that.
their minds had been relieved of so great a tax and
an opinion formed for them. It is to be hoped that
as due notice has been taken of these Resolutions,
Maj. McCaalin complimented, and Gen Cass com
forted, that they will- be allowed to sleep quietly on
the table.
The bill relative to Public Printing was rearm.
sidered and passed finally. It may be amended in
the House. The Senate will not agree to any im
portant change in its present features.
We are now within two weeks of the first of
March, when the Democratic Convention will as
semble to nominate a Canal Commissioner, Audit
or General and Surveyor General. There is as yet,
little perceptible fueling as to the candidates. The
present condition of parties insures the success , of
any candidates that may be nominated. This fact
instead of diffusing a feeling of careless indifference
among the members of the Convention, should
rather make themcantieus not to abuse the 'confi
dence of a majority of the voters of the State, and
lead to the domination of men of character and
abili
ty. I don't know whether your quarter of the State
intends presenting a candidate other than CO. Mott,
but this I do know, without any knowledge of that
gentle Man, that Thomas H. Forsyth of Philadel
phia County, is the very best man who lies been
named tot that position. In this opinion I will be
sustained by every man who is acquainted with
him. I admire him for his stem unbending integ. ,
rity and for his radical democracy. His ability and
expel ience, added to his moral qualifications, point
him out as an unexceptionable candidate. - Buts I
wpm that he won't be nominated, because he is
not the man to , solicit votee t and would shrink from
entering the mart in competition with the scheming
politicians who will throng , it. Mr. Banks has no
opponent for Auditor General. Mr. •Brawley
not have so clear a track.
The bill to increase the salaries of the Judges of
the Supreme Court ; was under consideration this
morning, when amendments were offered ma4ilg
the satarielcirthir hitailudgettilliiiiiiiiiitifihVbitm
monwealth $2OOO instead of $l6OO as at
. present.—
The success of dusAill is daubtful, more ,l / 2 sta than its
justice.
it aillord County Court..
• tabular' y sesidonn_Of the Bradford .Cpunty,,,goirt ;
comineti;ed on the 7th Wrrarscrr
presiding; 11 , 11raon• BALLARD and HARRY A e4LET,
Atsocia es
The first.ulay was principally occupier in hearing
motions; swillaring:in Constables; and the usual pre.
luminary bisiness. An unusual amount of Cora.
manweilth business occupied the attention cd the
cotqk airing Itift` firat itreekogid igoniaY and Tuii ,
day of the second week, an abstract of Which we
liiiitiiiCasetiken up was
aurunonwealth vs: Charles' liotchkiii and Sdin
Allen, 'indicted at Septeentei newtons' 5852,:ftiT; as
sault and battery with intent to comm!! g tape, Upon
Harriett Verbeek; at camp-meeting - in Sheshoquirt
on the Stah of June last:‘ , ' Plea not gdift.Y.• 7tiie ki=
ry found the defendants OM) , of isittult iindtaitery,
as sat forth in the second 'noting "'the billatment:
-The Owe amnestied' Charlet/. It ifolebliisild
free oft witatyabre dotiaitte- (to COnimotritialth;
pay the east of putyeetttiotiamitinfiefige'att Mimi&
onmenu apes slander mole% in' the etruitty
Milan Allen to pay a like tine, *kb ectits'' and un
dergo an imprambutent of siry days in the County
~ • •
.Coni.lis. Stout—ht this ease the defendant
was indicted at September session with his' hither,
Orange Stout, and Asaph Bascom, for burning the
store of W. H. Russell, in Windham township, on
the night of the 19th of August last, previously talc.
lag therefrom a quantity of goods. The two last
named are now andergoingan imprisonment in the
Penitentiary of the State of N. Y., for passing coun
terfeit.money." The defendant was brought from
Owego jail, by virtue of a requisition from the Gov
ernor of this State. The jury foued him guilty upon
both , obargea, arid the Court sentenced him fir un
dergo an imprisonment of four years and six
months in the, Eastern Penitentiary of Pennsylva•
Com vs. John ill.. Pike —lndicted for selling spit
ituous liquors in illegal quantities. Defendant
plead guilty, and the Court sentenced him to pay
a fine of twenty dollars and the costs of prosecution.
Cons vs. Lemuel S. Moody.—lndictment lot as
sault and battery, upon the person of Edger 'Nich •
ols, in the township of Rome on the 31st of Decem
ber last. Delendant•being arra igned,'pleads guilty,
and is sentenced to pay a fine of five dollars, with
costs of prosecution, and undergo an imprisonment
of ten days in the County jell.
Corn, vs. Andress( J. Smith.—The Grand Jrtry find
a true bill against the defendant upon two separate
indictments :—for arson, in setting fire to, and burn
ing the, barn of Obadiah Brown, of Armenia, which
was destroyed on the night of the 22d day of Jan.
nary 1853, with a quantity of hay, grain, and a
number of cattle therein ; and also for assault and
battery upon the person of A. J. Brown, on the 3d
of December, 1852.. Cause continued until next
sessions.
Corn.vs. Monroe Snyder—lndicted at December
sessions 1352, for larceny on the 29th day of No.
vember 1852 in feloniously taking three bushels of
corn in the. ear, of the value of thirty-one cents per
bushel ; and two bushels of buckwheat of the vat
ue of one dollar together, the property of Isaac Hea
ley, of Columbia township. . Defendant plead not
godly, but on " sober, seconj thought" withdrew
said plea, and plead guilty. Sentenced by the
Court, to sixty days imprisonment in Its County
jail, pay a fine of two dollars, with the cost of prose
cution.
Com. vs. James ORei/L—lndicted at December
sessions for larceny in taking a wallet containing
sixty-four dollars in bills on the Lancaster Bank, the
property of Patrick Garman, but the jury having
heard the evidence adjudged James to be not guil
ty of the charge.
Cam. vs J. Benjamin.—This , Was an indictment
for violating the statute which provides for the re
tailing of spirituous liquors, in selling the same in
illegal quantities, and the jury finding that the de
fendant had tranogrersed, the Court sentenced him
to pay a fine of twenty dollars and the cost of prose
cation.
Com. vs. Samuel A. renant.—lndicted at Decem
ber sessions for stealing a hog, the property of Wm
Wright, of Sanding Stone township, on the day
of September last. The jury returned at 11 o'clock
on Saturday evening, with instructions to seal up
their verdict in ease of adjoummen', and the Conn
would assemble in the morning to receive it. But
upon bringing in the verdict in the morning, the
defendant was non at inventus, and a bench - war
rant was issued, and the matter adjourned until
Monday morning, when the defendant appearing,
the jury rendered a verdict of guilty.
Conniel,ktr defendant moved an arrest of sen
tence, which motion requiring for its settlement,
reference to documents in the State Department,
will put the tlecis inn oft to next session.
Corn. vs. Harry Copenter.—lntlictment for assault
and battery upon Wm. Anise, and with threatening
to shoot complainant and family. The jury found
the defendant just guilty enough to pay the costs of
prosecution.
Attorneys Admitted —Feb. 8, 1853, on motion of
Mr. Mercur, D. ALANSON OVERTOP, was admired
and sworn as an Attorney at taw. •
Same day on motion of Mr. Baird, fun EVANS
admitted and sworn as an Attorney at law.
Feb. 14, 1353, on motion of Mr. Smith, ADM"
rues G.A.l.Leti admitted and sworn as an Attorney
at law.
BAPTISM tis Tile SUNVICIIANNA.—On Sunday
week, the Rev. Mr. Sprats, baptized four persons,
(two males and two females,) in the Susquehanna
river, opposite Danville, the ice having been pre
viously removed in order to get access to the wa
ter. The water was intensely cold, butthe immer
sion was borne with Christian fortitude by the new
converts, who braved the cold in'obedience to what
they believed to be in 'accordance with scriptural
commandment. There were hundreds of specta
tors present to witness the novel and interesting
ceremony.
ninon? or Destocaecr.—The third number of
this interesting work is on our ru6k, and we feel
uo hesitation in recommending it to our fiii•nds, as
it contains the history of the development of that
principle, that has given to our country its peal glo
ry and its present prospetity and greatness.
Otr•The Uni t ied States S .nate have refrrred
the Pacific Railroad bill to a select coma Mee of
five.?
LISTAF , TOWNBIIIP-OFFNERB;
Elected on the 21st day of January, 1853
EZEI
Constables.
8. Chapman,
John Snell,
N. Fa!minister, •
P.H. Arnold,
L. C r. . Shepherd,
1, P. Shorts,
Trasii •
0. P. Wilson,
H. W. Canfield,
T. A. Jennings,
Lyon,
V, Swop,
Albany,.
Aihens,boco'i
it !pt.
Armenia,
A iflum,
Borlingon, -
Canton,
Columbia,
Dtiiell,
Franklin,
granTille,
.11errip, ,
Limb eld,
Monroe,
Orwell;
Pike, -
Ridgeberry,
,Rom'er
Sheehecinia,
Smithfield,
.Splitigffehl, -
South Creek,-
•&Plltl. 7 BSionf?)
Tarearore.,,,
Tinin!`de bo.',
• a
Nor*
Troy bore',
Uteter,
Wytinsitig,
Warren,
Ft. Merrill,_r
rte:-van reel,
S r - W., AldePr •
C. t: Gridley,
BC' C. Eliworih,
C. Frenobi
R. W. .Brovining
Lemuel L Post,
J. Wheeler,
L. Blakeslee;
to Cranei
George , Ste,
Blac,_
C. T,thi tith
lbeif ,
& Horton, it s: .
F. •.Orwanff '
. rkith,
e. B. Kitchen,
Janieti Lewis,'
Levi Brown,
C El. Leonard,
Moses Allan,
Joseph Elsbree,
S. B. Woodruff,
Welk, •
Wysox,
Wilmot,
Assessor
TooLships,
Albany,
Athens boro',
Aruna Ladd,
H. W. Pi4ick,'
Daetd Gardner,
0. I}. Field,
'I
fp
Armenia,
Asylum, _
BtElington,
Canton,
Columbia,
Duren, .
Franklin,
Herrick,
Leßoy,
Monroe,
Orwell,
Pike,
Ridgberry,
Rome,
Shesbequin,
Sm i'hfield,
Springfield,
South Creek,
Sterrg, Stone,
Tuscarora,
Towanda bo
" South,
" North,
Troy boro',
John F. Rodge,
0 F. Callon.,
Lewis Wh'epe,
Asa Wiiliock,
Jonathan Stevenr,
oho.McKee,
M. A. Porier,
'Cyrus Puller,
Milo Merrill,
;P. J Hogeland,
J. B. Smill!,
IN G. Matthews,
IJ. a Daws;
Anson We*
Joseph Allen,
Wm. Patterson,
'C E Pierce,
Ambrose Grace.
A. M. Thompson,
T S. Whi!man,
John Ford
D. F. Barlow,
Dennis McGill,
Nathan Rennin,
Wm. H. Peek,
Davit's Manley,
M. J. Van Snyde
A. Biles,
John Sleeper,
J. A. Wilson,
0. F. Reynolds,
G. %V Spencer,
!Samuel Norconk,
IC fp .
Ulster,
Wyalasing,
Warren,
Wells,
Wysox,
W indham,
%V ilmot,
Great Flood hi the Susquehanna.
HiRRISBURCI, Feb. 10.—The flood in the Susgoe.
henna, Which did - so much damage here, proves,
as was feared, to have been much more destructive
higher up the river. The waters have been so
high that no communication could be had widt the
region that has suffered most, and the telegraph be
ing carried away also, the following account, ob
tamed from the first passenger who has been able
to reach this place hom Sunbury, gives the first
particulars of the flood
The rains that fell in the latter part of last week
caused a rise in both the North and West Branches,
as well as alt their tributaries. h commenced on
Saturday, and rose with unprecedented rapidity.
until both rivers were running terionsly and the
main river was swollen immensely. Pine, Lycom
lug and Loyalsock creeks were higher than ever
know. The West Branch, however, was not so
high as it was two years ago. Fortunately Sunday
night being very cold the flood eras checked, or the
damage might have been much more eatensive.—
The particulars of the damage, as far as known are
as follows :
The road bridge over the Susqnehanna at Jersey
Shore was swept away. One hall of it lodged about
loan miles above Williamsport and the other was
carried against the bridge at Williamsport, which
was knocked some eight feet oat of line on the
western span. That it was not carried away .is a
miracle, and its ability to resist the shock and the
continued flood does great r credit to Mr. Farics, the
builder.
The Pine Creek aqueduct was also carried away
and lodged against the Williamsport bridge. It
was a new structure, only two spans being up
Mr. Xelton, the supervisor, is confident that it can
be rebuilt in time for the opening of navigation.
The bridge across the Shamokin, below Sonbtrry,
was carried away, and floated down to Duncan 'r .
Island. Another bridge across the Shamokin, on.
therroad from Sunbury to Pottsville, was also car
ried away:
The now State locks in the canal at Northomber
lani were entirely inundated, but it was believed
they were not much damaged. The canal banks
had to be broken in valions places to let the water
run oft into the river
In Williamsport the cellars in the lower part of
the town were filled with water, but no material
damage was done. No houses were swept away
and no lives lost, as far as heard from. The peo•
ple were waiting with much anxiety for accounts
from above, but the roads being flooded there* had
been no communication. From *Saturday until
Tuesda% no stages had arrived at either Northum
berland or Williamsport.
Many logs were carried away by the flood, but
most of them will be recovered. There was, for
tunately, no ice in the river, or the destruction would
have been greater.
Arrester MORI:MR.—We .learn by the tele.
graph, that on Monday evening, A. C. Simpson,
Esq , attorney-at law of Selinsgrove, was crossing
the bridge at Northumberland, on his return home
from that place, he was met bya young man by the
name of Wm Vandyke, son of Mr. Joseph Van.
dyke, of Northumberland, who attacked Mr Simp.
son and stabbed him four times. Mr. Simps.ort
was in a very eritiedl situation all night with but
little :ropes of his recovery. He is some little bet
ter at the present writing (Tuesday morning) but
from what we heard of his case there is every pro.
bability that he will die. Vandyke was arrested
about 10 o'clock on the same evening and safely
lodged in the Sunbury Jail, where he will away'
his trial in April next..-Aluncy Luminary.
THE Fassncr.—Much valuable property was
des•royed or lost, by the late freshet. On Pine
Creek the loss is immense ;
much valuable lumber
and saw log have gone oflwith' the onprecendent.
ed rise of water. On the Comanesque and Tioga
the flood was not so great, and consequently less
damage was done to property._ A large number of
saw logs on Crooked Creek have been lost, and
muck other valuable property destroyed. The wa
ter, it is stated, marked higher on - Pine and Crook
ed creeks, on Monday last. than it has for the last
twenty years.-7ioga Eagle.
Northeitranch ,& Jlllllllien tain;.
ots, and the WYendnis i Cool
The Means for DlMlDlBhlttg (he
N=MIEMiI
MM
it WTIOW reduced to a certainty that the Nq.
Branch Canal will be finished by July o r A
a Unti lh
to 'hi:Slate liner and from that point a co
has bien incorporated by .the Stare of NewMV;Y
0 ccritiihtict a canal from the termintia of the s
Branch Canal to Elmira, where it unite s v. ei„'
Chemung Canal, which extended to th e e
Imake. -7 ' By the - means - el that-Lake and'a sh'ornt
nal at the outlet of the Lake a connecti on w
ca
made with the NeW 'loaf and Erie C utat ; .
ar - , 1
when these works,•iimi rapidly progressin;io„,„4
pletion, shall be finished, there wilt be one con e .
nal canal from the 'Chesapeake Bay to th e 14 -
Ncathem Lakes. The locks and the ca n 4
of the same capacity from Columbia to the F, ,
-CarteL. - IThe Brie-Canal is of a larger capacity i
ha
the Pennsylvania Canal, but that will not b e ~
ons to the pisiage of boats from the caaaiji
Pennsylvania.
The completion of the Nonh Branch Can a l . nol l'
been ireatly 'delayed by circumstances to of i ch ,
is unnecessary now to refer. Its completio n B rio ;
rendered certain / and it must prove a source cf;
very large:n:l4oop to the;Stale. 1n addition to ,,
lorming g contindied water commuuican on t ram
the tidewater to the'Likes,, it will
,opea an o n fi ett
the iminenrits'ettlial ' fi elds hf the - Wyomin g a n d 6; k t .
dwana Vatlpys.lP 41 , 17( Nerrht where the anth racits
coal is iitintetkitnd, will be used Many 'thew
which can be obtained at a favorable priee. tie
fact i s , well known that the consumpti on at th is
kind of Mel bp steadily increased wherever it a s
been introduced, anti it will continue to do eo Lipid
other kind& of led will be driven from use.
In the first place then:tit) a euffieteat quarry
r r
coal in 'his region to supply the market
!bat subject we shall say more hereaf er T
tray opened by this communication to the $0..,
will n interfere with the coal jade from any c
or part f the State. It opens a new rna,k et e n . re
..Iy, arid it Ifirrti.hes the means by which this rant
coal field may be extensively and profitat•ly wo t.
ed. Hitherto, the coal that has been eiit how :, t
re_ion, has been the laigest amount by the Hudsz,3
and Delaware Canal Company working at the not.
them extremity of this coal qyrd, and receriy ty
the coal company, that have penetrated it.'u the
centre of the coal field. 'li business upon tte
improvements of these' Sornpanies, has been cos.
fined entirely to their tkain operation, and no Ind,.
viduala or other companies, can use their com ma .
nications for the purpose of sending coal to ;mike.
The coaltraile; - dovrn the canal to he Soul erg
market, has been very little in amount—the deco r d
is confined to the use at the furnaces and tn:'l 2 ,
mills along th e river, for the supply of the AM:,
towns along the line, and for Baltimore,. 15 a.loc:.
top, and a few other places. The demand iron
Southern traile, has been si srnall and so ninth
terfered with, by the oth• r coal fields (antler u
hat the encouragement has nor been entherPrr
induce persona to open. their mines and build
arty further that to meet the demands for t h e
By the opening of this new communication
North Branch and Junction canals, an eni or i
state of things is presented. A Frobite h , .2hor . v
a canal is constructed upon which all. 'willow,.
mid companies may travel and transport coal, la ,
ber, merchandise and every thing eke, n; , 00
terms and with equal rights rind rintliin pa r , „,
barrass or restrict the trade bat the expac:.y ol ! L e
canal.
NEEE
Aaron Ely
FL'Whiiebead;
J R. Emery &
IRobert Bull,
Wokspti,
Frotie,
iretm,g,
297 Atfrgart„
Wm. H. Russell,
iatnes L. Jones,
IJuttgeirf Election:
Absalom Carr,
E. H. Backus,
IJaion K Wright,
NaihtlliSherm an,
ohn Wilson,
/Alai McKean,
J Andrus.
tYriah Ferguson,
!Madison Decker,
J. Hammond,
George Catlin,
, A. J. Tickner,,
Bloortgood,
ill A. Gri , wold,
George Smith, /
J. 0. Frost,
Nelson Ross,
J. Htimmoncl,
E. W. Towner,
Beni. Smith,
I J. A. Geronld,
Isaac P. Doane,
A M Thompson,
Asa Stevens,
. B. Coburn,-
C K. Ladd,
E. Pa.tereon,
Jesse Woodruff,
Wm Morgan,
P. Williams,
S. Walker,
G Wq Jackson,
rSC. Bowen,
M. J. Carr,
Reynolds,
Price Doane,
A. T. Wood,
The demand for anthracite coal to be need at ::e
salt works for manufacturing R:di, fur all Le o Ler
various and multiplied manulocthres thiringbo tt
orthem and western New York, and to supply !hi,
cities of Rochester, Buffalo, and all the other inert
throughout that region, will far beyond aLat can
at present he calculated. IL a ill alma Le used upon
the Northern Lakes, and for all the purposes of iiiel
through that extensive and flourishing comers N.,
one at all acquainted with that country, anti Oa
has witnessed the eagerness with which andirarite
coal has been sought aler t when it could be
ed even at a very large price, can lot one r0,,u , !:
doubt its immediate introduction into use, a:5.--i
as it can be obtaired at a reasonable rate. Tiie
opening of this commnnica:ton a 1 . 1 fin uis h the
means of sending coal there at a price which a- h l
render it the most economical fuel tt at can be ne
ed. We are not I bte to make any calruldnon that
will limit the demand of this article m that ntipief
We may hereafter refer to the pr pula on which
will be supplied with anthracite co.a. a- it.r.t-hil;
some data upon which to calculate .1: r•eitrii•oe
can only say that the demand will N. a la•i2e
and will probably exceed any sum) y that tir.'l
furnish at present, and it will he a i.are one. 2%1
will probably exceed any ripply that a :11 be
isherl at present, and it will increatte with ti,e my.
ply turnethed. The market will he one t o a 7 .-eat
extent, at least, without any succeselol con-pewee
from any othlr quarter, and that will enable the
persons who all enter into the business to ba,a
a fair price for the article and render it pruli able.
This will induce mere persons to enter into it, and
will increase the trade.
The short notice of these facts a ill show what
effect this I nsiness will hare upon the finance et
the State. It will be remembered that 'he 'n:l NI
anthracite coal is at present fixed, rn the Ne'l
Branch Canal, at one cent per ton per node. and
every ton of coal taken to this, market will not be
carried less than 92 miles upon this canal, mat Tr.u.t
therefore pay 92 cents per ton to the S'a'e, a— :1:
which is carried a tercet Elisiol ee will pay IT
proportion to the distance. If a reasonable a , it
proper preparation for business shall he made br
individuals and companies, by opening mu nand
building t oats, and making contracts for sales ; ,tit
amount whie, would be sent to market the first
season of the opening of the canal, would be WY
large It can hardly be supposed that, daring the
first year, all the individuals and companies that
would be formed, would send to market a IN
quantity than the Pennsylvania Coal Comprr
(which has recently gone into operation ) w't
quantity for the lasi season has been even 50010
tons. This would yield to the State upon Ito qa 3 rs
tiLyr and on that article alone, 4460 000 pet annum.
That amount if it should be taken for the v-r.
would continue to increase to a lie I whir: w?
cannot at present:pretend to name But we b are
no doubt that within five years after ;he complet ,
of the work 'her will be a nett revenue I„nn .1 A
no less than 55,000 000 Der annum.
By a further examination of this siil . yict.. i 6 t ,l
we propose to make, it *ill be shown that 11041 A"
upon the North Branch Canal must contribute vier
largely, if not more that anything else ; to reieerc ,
the State debt --Pisila
SCROFVLOUS INFLAMATION OF TIIII HIP
Nsw HAVEN, January 1. I 35::.
My son Charles has been afflicted wiih iriili , li
Lion of the hip joint. At the ag,e'of she va'''.'' :
attacked, inflamation increased until the hip w-i`
very barlly diseased, and the joint sertous!y alleci:iii
his leg, drawn up so that it was itlipp•sit.ii,,,
straighten it ; a professor of surgery care it a , • ,
decided opinion that the leg would never heal. a , •
that the young man would uevcr wall: again. i
disease increased so rapidly that for two and a !c.:l
years he only walked with a crutch. m ! '.: • •'l . '
to exercise the limb was attended with ore; - t ni'c ,
so that he could not sleep. I watched bin so at `•
lively that for five months I did net have one 11 1 . 1
nights rest. He had been treated by .1i• .11:- 1 -•• /
practitioners by leeching, blistering. &e.. he ha' a ' "
been before the Medical Clinterue t . f Yale C liege.—
The remedies. they recommended were most falth.i
fully tried but withoutavail. This was Iliq dr - ea , d
and dreadful. condition eighteen nywdh• ; ',,,"
when he commenced taking Myers' Rock got":
One bottle was but partly taken when he was macs
better, continuing tint' three bottles had teen tahtc,
when cure was entire! completed, now he it to ex
cellent health. This i the testimony of and can te
corroborated by addressing
MRS. CATHARINE MaGILL, ,
94 Wallace St., New Has en, L .
MYERS' EXTRACT of ROCK R0;74:, 'or sa ,'
by Dr. H. C. PORTER, Towanda, Pa., of ‘` ll '''''.
pamphlets may te had g - atis. •
Slydra' Extract of Rock Rose.