TOTAL LOSS Enna Steamer San Francisco ! TWO ntrzraarm LIVES Lowy I New YORK, Jan. 13 the atrial of ilia bark three Bells, intelligence has at last been received fromlhe wreck of the steam.hip San Francisen. it readensJ certain that 240 of those on board [wr ithed, having been ewepPoveibodrd by the sea du the „ate on the 23d of Dec , by ‘t Inch the t es sol was cripled • The steamer was canght in the tnth of tin. night of the 24 h December, (Sdairtidy.) ati.l drably l.= Soon after a heavy sea swept the decks, washing overboard, and involving in immediate ilea•ii two hundred and fdrly passengers, including CoI .1. 111 Washington, Ltetretiant Smolt, Cdio. li C. Field, and Major Taylor and wile. The wreck drilled about until Jm. 5 h, when she was fallen in with, in lorinide 3S tirg , long 59 deg , by the ship Three 13-11 s. !loin Gla.:4lw, the hark Kilby, for Boston, and ihe ship Antarcti.f, tor (.. , v• erpool, which vessel took otl the crew and the re maining passengers. Through the politeness ol W Winder, irrcommand of Company G, were ‘.avorei with a succinct tourative of the terrific scenes throti;ll ,which he had passed., The noble steamship San Fiancisco,which left this port in gallant style on the 23J ultimo, in illirty-six hours after she passed Sandy 111 , 01:, snag a total wreck. On the night of the third day, a violent gale set in, and Lieut. W., whose state-on:in war; on the upper deck, Inurid that the alter guards were tearing op close by him. and water was flowing in copiously. In a short time, it was a foot d••ep. and the trunks and other movables welts washing grout About daylight', he got up, and at:cella:nest that the ship had broached 1,1 0 , presenting lies s ide t o the heavy seas, which we'e fearfully coa4h. Ile then went into the lower cabin, where he !mind a E, , rovit of ladies collected at ihe font of the Malt way, on mattresmss, to keep them (rem the ta :vet, of which there was a good deal oil the dun Laytit_t head on one of the steps, and holding on to the baiti-tars to steady himself he was soon asleep lint only a short tune elapsed when the ship attuck sts id, a bawl sea, immediately followed by a retrienduns rush of water sweeping down the companion way, carrying with it pieces of 4iinher, and various a:u• Iles, Lieut. W. was struck on the head and beast by the latter, injuring \hire severely, and he was swept across the tsatnyi a toree almost snfli cient to stun him lter lepeated ell tits he %%as enabled to regain his feet, and saw persons climb ing up the steps. He follower?, arid tlib -cane pre• settled on reaching the clerk was such as no pert can describe. The ship was rolling frJrn site to side, at the mercy of the „waves, the Rea breaking completely over her al every rod. firtcire him lay the bodies of two dead soldiers, k.lled by the fall of the upper cabin ; and the surface et the waves ' for a considerable distance was sirswed with a great number of soldiers, who had been brought in• to the cabin iu,prott cc there from if e weather, sling. gling for their lives. All the bears were swept away, both wheel houses, were gone, besides a , large quantity of live stock, intended for provisions hen coops, dw, At least one hundred and filly men, including four officers, Were among the lost. Tie struggles of the drowning animals frusbaled the efforts of'many to save themselves, which other rise might have been availing As it was, noth ing could.be done to save them, and the whole were soon ingulphed rn a watery grave. The of. fleece lost were Col. ‘Vashingion, dlajor Tailor, (and wife.) Capt. Field, and bent. Smith. Noth. big but the top of the upper cabin remained, all the state rooms having been iiva-lied away, with those who occupied them. Sortie of the masts went over previously The primary cause of the disas ter was the breaking of a lode piston-rod to the air , pump, probably not mote than 2 inches in diatue ter. During the gale, many persona were washed off the vessel, but were enabled to re..tain their position by the retool of the wave which bore itieni away. Surgeant Brown was washed off no less than foul times. The first wave swept him away tweroy feet, and the next hure him bark. Several sal tiers and Iwo cabin passengers had atnular espe ' fiance The next move of Lieut. W. was to scramble over the dead bodies before him, to seek a place more secure. Officers were seen holding on to the deckoo save themselves from going overboard The ship now looked as thott:zh she was full oI we ter and had sealed down to the water's edge, and Lieut. W. thought the deck was separated from the hull, forming a sort of raft In with ion to these horrors, the cold was intense, and it being impossi hie to retain a hold, Lieu'. W. went to the mizzen mast, where was Lieut. Murray, U. S N , whose impression, also, was that the shy had broken in two. This prisrion was retained the first mate approached with an axe torcut the man away, bin in this tie laded They then left for the starboard .quarter, where there were several r.thcers, (one with a wife and child) pariatly dressed—every sea still breaking over them, and still being intense. ly cold, All, however, seemed perfectly resigned, and calmly awaited their fate, which it was thought a few momenta wou'J decide. Sante had on life preservers. One was offered to Leo,. W„ hot re fused, as it could only have served to prolong life a few brief moments The supposition was that all except five or six already perished ; but, upon looking lino the cabin, he saw many there pi inci pallyladies: The water there was about ankle • deep, and part of the main deck was broken in.— Water entered with every roll Many persons for ward knew nothing of whit was going on aft, and were in comparatively good condition All that day the ship was expected to go down • every minute; but in the evening, Capt %Valk ins, commander 01 the ship, who conducted himself with great bravery, directed the officers to keep the:priyate's bailing water at the engine room, hop ing to make pumps work. locredible labors were here performed. For the first two flays and nights the men worked incessantly, and during four days with trifliiig intermission The engineers 'worked night . and day, trying to get the pumps in motion. Whenever the wind increased, bailing was con. tinned more actively. Finally, all hands became completely exhausted, and many were sick However, the water was got under, as the gale abated, and efforts were made to lighten the ship and stop the leaks H ape revived. On the 26th. a sail was descried, which proved to be the brig e. Napoleon " She was said to he short of provisions and water, but her officers after picking up some of the provisions thrown over board from the San Francisco, abandoned the wreck. The weather was not so severe but that she could have stayed by. The same day the brig Maria came in sight, but did not speak. Heavy blows continued for fourteen days, bailing was con tinued. The next vessel spoken was the bark .Kil by. Though short of provisions, she agreed to take off the men to the nearest port. Accordingly, an officer and 20 men were sent aboard, tocommence lightening her, by throwing over her cargo of cot ton, &c. Those officers who had families were then sent, with all the ladies, carnp•women, &c., together with 60 men, making in all 120 or 130 persons. Scarcely any provisions, however, were got on board, and they previously had but one bar rel of bread and 14 of water. It is feared, there. fore r that they may have euffered, as the night fol. Jawing she gal separated, and, it is presumed, bore off for Bermuda. • Again left to their late, despondency ensued, and that night a terrible gale was experienced, and the chip made water fast, around the guards and near the shafts. _ Three or lour men were constantly employed to hold mattresses near the shafts, and bailing was continued. This was done by the sol• diets. After the Kilby left, additional horrors came op - on them ; for, the ehip repeatedly taking fire, was threatened with destruction from that &tome. But happily, that danger was averted. Throughout these trying times, many of the officers and men behaved heroically. The services ot• Sergeant tirow(l, of Co G. were invaluable. For five nights his eyes were not closed, and be ceased his efforts only Isom sheer exhaustion. Two or three days interNened helots ano'her ship was spoken. In the meantime, a tertiful - niortelity commenced among the troops, which threatened, to -sweep - eU almost the entire Humber. It is impossible .to tell how many (lied. It n 4 knntrn,'however. that after the men were transierreti to iip—ship Three Bells, subsequently vPokatt twenty-I , m, died, ten al diem the fi.st disease was a sort 01 con_estive dou r' ce t, supposed to be induced.by excessive eating at preserved mews Many heart rending scenes 11(1 . 11Tre ,. , alt! car poi at, woli lire wife and 1,0 childreu, all awl's( two days The husband died first, end Meal-401W, was »here/aids Sigma ( lead in her 'Pale roam, will a living child on her bresst .1.1.;r1 a sts:er by. her side in-ensibie Tram exhaustion BM semi af•er the men were tran-terreli to the Three Bells, the sickness .disappeared. The Flop's ligh , s were firs: seer' in the hight, :mil signal gnus Gorr the stestner, ifi-ebarge..l awn( ohne every hail hour, write ar.iarred with blue lights it blew no hard, the could not speak,but ideas were von veyeri. by means of chalk maitre on black.bnartts Cap:arn Creight o n ainguartiniatisl) staid by till pad xearlier, Mote;n tic was short of provisions, mid badly The steamer sent on 500 to 700 gallons of Wit er, and (Hier supplies. On the 401'day aPer the T. B was spoken, the -hip Arriarc.te was brought in the help rat the steam er, by Cap( Creighton, and by evening all of the men were lia•interreil to those vessels. wilt the eveeption ol Cap'. IVatkins and some 30 engineers. firemen. fie lit toe morning, these were taken MI, and the vessel abandoned. Her appearance was that al a complete wreck, and made so principally, by a single stroke from a heavy sea As a gale set in soon ntlei, and as thlre were none to work the pumps, it is presumed she speedily went down Nothing was saved from her,— the office's and men losing all. Hid she not been unili in the simngest manner, male on board would have been tell to tell tier fate Capt. Watkins behaved through• I nut in the most gallant and intrepid manner. lie supposed to have gone to Liverpool in the Antaricito. The Chief mate, Mr Marshall, was ask() distinguish. ed. The Fared 'were taken off by the following ves sel.: On the Three Bells— L;eut. W. A. Winder, NLij F 0 Vie and others, viz: Emzineers and firemen, 41 S ea aniq, waiters, &A.: 26 Cre %, including Irl and 2d officer", 15 Company G, 21 Company A, - 18 • Company D, 25 C.tmpany L, 19 Company 13, 14 COM pallY J, 12 Company 11, 12 Company K, 13 Regiment band, 8 Total, 217 All the above are in 'he moat necessitous condi tion, and have antlered incredible hardships For their lives, they are undoubtedly indebted to the gallant commander of the Three Bella, and some .proper public acknowledgement of his magnani mous deeds will undoubtedly be made by the citi zens of New York. On the Three Belle, they barely escape s itstarvation When she arrived near port, there wart(but one d•iy'e provision and water on board, and,4ol hands were on scanty a`lowance Notivithstandsi(ig the exceeding unpropitious wa ter, she was en tbled to get in port in season to pre vent ex reme sutler mg. The crew of ihe San Fran ci-co came ashore last night, and at 9 o'clock, the soldiers were expecting a barge to take (hem to Governor's Island. They are now in tolerably good health, On barklby, were 50 men of Company 1 Geo. Aspinwall (brother at Messrs Wm 1 - 1 and John Aspinwall ) Lorimer Gtaham, Jr , Capt. Gardner, of toe Dragoons . Col Gates and family. Alaj Mer chant, Col. Burke, Dr. Satterlee and Wirtz, Capt Judd and Indy, Lieu'. Loeser, lady and wife's sis ter, f...eu Fermont and lamtly, arid Lieut. Van %Tom, besides camp women, ice. Oa the An'arc , ic, were Lieut. C. 5 lA'iriler, Lieot J G Chandler, and 175 non-commissioned otircers,.musicians and privates Another instance of the havoc among families by this lamen'able dkaster may here be noted. The family of Mr. Mclntire went out in the San Fran cisco buoyant with hope. The tallier is on the , and the )oungest child. far separated, comes home an the Three Bells. All the rest have de par,eil this 14. Supposing all the vessels to arrive in safety at their destination, the numer of saved may be put down as follows : O. the Three Belle, On !he K ithy On the Anta ctic When the S. F. left this port she had on board aho it 700, all told, from which deduct 5:4 saved, gives, as the number of the dead, 180 Simmons OF fliF: SAN FRASCIOTO —The ship Lucy Thompson is ht low, reported to have on board one hi:tithed and filly passengers from the San Francisco, Understood to have been taken from the bark trilby. A steamer was sent to their assis tance Respecting the deceased officers of the Army who were lost on the San Francisco, it may be stat ed that Col. Washington leaves a wile and clid dren, understood to be now to Alexandria l'tlaj. Taylor leaves no children. Col Smi;h was mar. tied a few years ago in New London, but his wile remained at home on decount of delicate heal h Mai Me.chant had all hie lamily on hoard, except two sons, one of whom is in the Naval School at Annapolis, and the other in California, but they are all reported saved. The family a:ith him con sisted of a widowed datizhier and child, and three other daughters. Maj Taylor and Cal. Smith hive for several past l een stationed at New London. Much reluctance was felt on the part of most of the officers to going to California, by way of Cape Horn, in the manner described, and a number of hem obtained permission to go by the way of the I s th mus , pay ing iheir own expensls. The wile or ?laj. Wise was taken from the wreck by a vessel whose name antKlimensions are unknown to him, so that they are each ignorant of the tale of the other. Maj. Wise immediately left for Washington to report himself., A passenger on board the ship describes the storm graphically. The luty of the tempest was such that I could not stand before it a moment but I seized, the iron brace connecting the king bolts. and surveyed the scene for a moment. Then I threw myself on my hands and knees, and made for the nearest hatch to get balow. This happened to be over the forward galley Swinging myself dottin by the cabin, I reached the main deck. Here scenes of confusion indescribable and confounding presented itself— Four hundred soldiers were berthed on this deck, in double rows of standee berths, three tierb each They had all crept from their berths; most of the stan dees had been broken down. The live sock, of which there was considerable, had escaped from their pens on tnesame deck, and soldier', bullock., calves, pigs, sheep and poultry were all mingled together amid the broken standees. The steamer's guards had been carried away some time previously, and the sea washed over the deck will every roll of the ship. The lanterns were extinguished and the darkness; was almost total - . I mid., an ellen to reach the after cabin, but build it impossible. Weh my penknife I cut a leather belt from one of the soldier's knapsacks hanging around and rimming it to a canine, made a secure place to hold on I remained there iowards an hour, the storm - all the while increasing. About one o'clock the fore. mast came down almost over my bead, crushing in the hurricane deck. I feared now that the deck would be swept clean of everything, and determin ed to. seek refuge ' below. I went first 'inn) the steerage, but as they commenced battening down the h 46, with pehaps two hundred soldiers in , it, I felt, and when to the second cabin, occupied' by the non-commissioned °Meat and - their families. I was wet to the skin and 'chilled through.• 'Atter waiting ho l e for two boots, with no abatement in the fury of the gale, I crept into one of the soldierhi berths, pulled a blanket over me, and alter a while . - fell asleep. The scenes aferweads, he tikechee as f011ows: A very large portion of the ship's steerage had been filled with cargo, provisions, military stores,, ike. 7 be consequence was that the ponion left (or the pottliers was much crowded -It had been expected we` should soon be in fine Weather, arid that the) could 'deep aomfortable in standee berths on dirk. When the storm came that was impossi ble, and they wete consequently driven below...i. Crowded in narrow quarters, exposed to cold and wel t obhged to be fed on an insufficient diet, in consegnence of the loss of the galleys and the impossitiiiily of cooking for Fitch numbers, it is no matter of surpree that disease soon made its appear a-ire Add to this the influence of depressing pas. stony. anxiety of mind, fright, and despondency. and it is no wonderihat they sickened and died The disease rnore nearly than anything assumed the form of Asiatic: cholera--cornmeneing withdiar rhmr and terminator_ in a few boors. 13 , ith the Army surgeons having left, the charge of the sick fell up. on the surtteon of the ship.. To add to our disvelio, nemly all the medicines in he slopliad been either wilted overboard or destroyed. The mortality was necessarily g.eat. For several days it averaged t-n deaths a day. Men women and childern fell intliscriminady beh.re ii , and whole larnilies perish ed in trrerny.fonr hoots It was a scene of awful suffering. over which I should rather wish to draw a veil, and the like of which I trust a merciful God will spare me ever witnessitig again mragoro P4ePovter• Towanda, Saturday. January 21. 1854. Terms of The Reporter. gra S 0 per PenT)ll , li — li ptlid 01111 ;hr year 50 rents wiil •e deducted—tor cash paid actually in advance $1 00 will be leductrd. N. oar, r sent over Iwo years. littlest paid for ADvxtrritiosavrs. per square of ten lines. SO cents for the test and • 2:, far earl. subsequent 1114 e rtloll. Mr - Office in the '• Union Block, " north side of the Public uare, next door to the Bradford lintel. Entrance between . A darns ' and Elwell's law °titres. The most senseless attacks have been made up on Governor Bigler, upon the Guage Law, and statements published without any reference to the facto of the case. The first feature in the history of this affair is, the Guage Law, so fat as it relates to Erie, was passed before Governor Bigler came into office. It was afterwards altered so as to extend to a greater portion of the Commonwealth. But how senseless is it to Allege that the repeal of the Guage Law last winter, decided the question of the break of guage against Erie, in view of the fact, that the Supreme Court had previously shown that the Stale had sever granted a right to make a railroad of any gunge from Erie to the Ohio State line, and this was the opinion held and expressed by Governor Bigler. The entire control of the question was, therefore, left with the Legislwure where it now is, and by whom the grant can be made on such conditions as may seem proper and right. Beside the subject necessarily involved local controversies within the State. The Northern mem• bens went for the Guage Law, to suit the views of .he the friends of the North Pennsylvania and Scranton, interests : those from Venango, Crawlord and Mercer, urged is passage with relerence to the supposed interests of their constituents, and a very small vote was cast against it in the House. It be ing a mere question of expediency was it not right and proper that Gov. Bigler should acquiesce in the decision of the General Assembly I Governor Big ler has used the Pew power more freely than any of his predecessors, and ihe Democracy honor him for n ; but our Whig friends who a short time since rallied against the one man power, are now com plaining becanseihe Governor does not veto every thing, whether it be a matter of expediency or principle. We Should not be surprise to find them on the other side of the question in a few months. 220 120 ISO OE SUNBURY AND ' 'ERIC RAILWAY —Philadelphians are really waking up upon the subject of construc tion of this important improvement. At the meet ing of the Select Couticil held on Saturday night last, the ordinance from Common Council, direct ing the subscription of Iwo million dollars to the stock of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad, was pass ed by the very handsome vote of nine to two. Se veral additions and amendments were made to the ordinance by Select Council, which were prompt ly concurred in. The people of the interior of the Slate have been unable to see why Philadelphians have been so slow to act. Aran election in Philadelphia, on Tuesday morn ing last, the following gentlemen were chosen D remote of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad : Henry White, Charles Lennig, ChsHes S Boker J B Myers, Daniel Deal, Franklin Plan, Bober Ewing, J W. Stokes, James Armstrorig, D K Jackman, James• Thompson and Gideon J. Ball. BALL—The burnin; of 'Metropolitan Hall pre vented Mons. JOLLIES from giving his grand ball de pyre as advertised—a here the orchestra was to be composed of one hundred musicians, and the tickets slo—but the dancing community of this sec• !ion are to be doomed to no disappointment on that account, even had they expected to attend. Mr M'CORNAL; a very celebrated professor of dancing, gives a grand ball at the Ward House in this place on Friday evening next. Mr M. has been teach ing a series of schools, in this vicinity with great success, and flow,propcses a union of his scholars, and those who are fond of " saltatory 'motion," on this occasion. It is hardly necessary to speak 01 the share of the arra- gements which depend upon "mine host" of the Ward House. His previous feats in that line are a sufficient guarantee that no thing will be left undone, or half done, which will contribute to the er.joymenl of those who Wish to participate io the festive occasion, SILV/M CHANOW.-The- Philadelphia Mini h as , tally overcome the complaint t►mong small dealers of a want of silver change. There is now lying at the Mint in that city, subject to the call of all who may desire it, over one 'mil/foil of dollars in silver can. - This coin is given out, not as formerly, only in exchange for silver bullion, but in exchange for gold. Fias rr Trusca.—The-IllaptierChurch at Ithaca ) wasjiestroyed by fire on Wednesday last tots estimardd at 112,9n0. No insurance. E. 0. GOODRICH, EDITOR. Goy. Bigler and the Osage Law. Iltate Treasairitt -The Dernocratieeeeoef ivubehl last evening. Three ballots were bail.; Oa t the fret ballot the voles were as follows:; " Asa Virrieck,. Joiriph Will. Gorki w lariat Painter, Mr. Kelley, J. tilaricey, 'Mr: Iraac Hogue, lIMI Geo. Sanderoon, Thos. St ro ihers, Col. Brindle, Max well Mtailin, 1 On the second bellnt the rote was: —Ditnock 19 Baily 41, Jones-12, Guthrie 2,-lilegow 11, Printer 2 On the ad and last ballot, Mr. Baily was nomi nated by the following vote:— Messrs Buckalew, Haldeman, B D. Hamlin, E W Hamlin, Piatt, of the Senate, and Messrs Atherton. Barton, Cook, Crane Deegan, Dunning, Eckert, Eldred, Foster, Gal'amine, Gib bony, Lowry, (Tioga,) Pessinore. Scott, Smith, (Ciewford,) Chase, of the House, (22,) voted for Mr Dimock. Messrs Creeswell, Foutkrod, Fry, Goodwin, Hoge. Jamison, M Clintock, M'Farland, Saeger, Wherry, of the Senate, and Messrs. Adams, Beans, Beck, Boyd, Bush, B:yes. ly, Calvin. Dar 11$0, Davis, De France. Edinger, Evans. Gilmore. Groom. Hamilton, Wilier. Kil gore. Knight, Lanry. (Lehigh,) Magee, Mender field. M Kee, Mona: L bw ) , Moore, Moser, Palmer, Pa mice. Pinney, Sullsda, Sidle, Struthers, Wheel er, Wilson, Wright, Ziegler, (35,) voted for Jos. Baily„ Jews. Fry, Jones, Hinter. Quiggle of the Sen- ate, and Messrs Beyer, Caldwell, Fry, Hipple, Hunter, 11oni2omery. Patterson, Shenk, Smith, kßerks,) W (12) voted for J. Glancy Jones. Mr Nl*Ceslin, of lhe Senate, and Messrs. Collins, Daug,hery, Jackman, Linn 80. bents, Rowe end Stockdalii, of the House, (8,) co. tee for Mr Hugus Mr Bally having a majority of all the votes cast, was declared the nominee of the Democratic par. ty.—Dem. Union, 14th. The two Houses met in Convention on Tuesday last, and elected Josevn Batts; of Perry County, by the following vote ynseph Batley, N. K. Hs.bart, John Strohm, Mr: Grininger, Mr. Burke, Scattering, OLD SOLDIRRS' Cossets-rms.—The Ledger says the old veterans turned out in force on Monday to attend the Convention at the Museum building at Philadelphia " They were a veteran-looking corps. but though time had plentifully sprinkled its frosts upon their temples, the fire of patriotism seemed to burning as actively in their hearts as when they shouldered their muskets forty years ago, to defend their country from foreign invasion. Many of them were in the uniforms they wore in the war, and some had the sell-same swords buckled at their sides with which they decimated the ranks of the enemy. They are the remnants of the once numer ous volunteer force which almost entirely compos• ed the American army, and which behaved so gal lantly on the American lines and in the Southwest in many an encounter with the enemy Hon H A. MVHLRNEWIIO —The annonneemr•nt in the early part of the week, of the decea.e of gentleman, at Washington, has causcd very gener al regret to a very large circle of personal and po litical friends throughout the Eastern portion of his State He had nearly recovered from a violent at tack of typhus fever, when congestion of the lunge, accompanied with hemorrhage, occurred and prov ed fatal. Mr. Muhlenburg was only about 33 years of age but his talents had won for him a high position.— He inherited the virtues and the talents of his di• tinguishef lather, as well as the popularity that he possessed in Berke county, He served three years in the State Senate, and was jest entering upon a career in Congress that promised to be a brilltant one. SALL OF ni PUBLIC Woess.—A bill has been introduced into the Legislature to provide for the incorporation of a Company to purchase the Pub lic Works of this State The Company is to have a capital stock of 5300.000 of $5O each, which shall be appropriated to the purchase of the main line of Public Works, extending from PAiladelphia to Pins burg. The Company is to have possession of these works so soon as $300,000 shall be paid into the Stale Treasury, and th• delivery of twelve bonds. of one million of dollars each, secured by mortgage upon the canals and railroads purchased as afore said, each bearing interest at fire per cent. and pays• ble 'early intervals. TIM TURKISH WAR.—The Baltic arrived at New Yolk on Friday evening The only important Items of news she bring., is the return of Lord Palmers ton to Office upon conditions not made public From the Turkish War there is nothing of importance ex cept the report of a Russian victory in Asia. The Shah of Persia has formally declared war against Turkey, and is marching 30.000 men to the aid of the Russians. Turkey has agreed to send a repre sentattvu to the new peace conference. The Allied fleets have entered the Black Sea, but not to make war on Russia. Their purpose is said to be simply to prevent a recurrence of such an Oak as that at Sinope. Q ;:r The 'Logo county democratic convention at a meeting held at Wellsborough, the Sth ult., passed resolutions most emphatically approving the Na tional and the State administrations, and instructing their delegates to the 4th of Match Convention, to support Wm. Bigler for Governor, and Daniel L Sherwood for Canal Commissioner; and to use all honorable means to procure their nomination. Hon. John 3. Clamours —This distinguished gentleman was elected to the United Stales Senate by the legislature of Kentucky on the 10th hot The Democrats voted for Governor Powell. The vote stood: Crittenden 78, Powell 65. AGRICULTURAL Novice.—The annual meeting of the Bradford County Agricultural Society will be held at the Court House. in the bow' of Towanda on. Monday evening, Februaty 6, 1851. Derrancrive FIR! in New You—The large block . of buildings on. Broadway, containing the Metropolitan Hall, La Farge hotel with a number of other buildings, was destroyed by fire about 2 o'clock' on Saturday morning. The total loss ex ceed half a notion of dollar.. The La Purge hotel was insured for $lO5, 000. The furniture, which, it is said, excelled "sof thing ever before manufac- tured, was Only envomf by $20,000 inontinco; not one-enth of its actual cost. Proceedings of e Penna. Legislature. Nonstrous . pet, Mona, memorials, &c., were pre. settled, and tiumlier of unimportant and local bile inttoduced. • I • The-Senate then, it 12 o'clock, proceeded Kith.; drawing of a committee in the case of the contested seat for Senator from the Fourth Senatorial Die. Wet. -- • ! 13 _L. , LI , J S. Roberts, Esq , appeared as counsel for John W. Stokes, the contestant. The drawing for the committee re.ulted in the selection of Messrs. • Price-, Beckslew, Mellinger, M'Farland, Jamison, B. D. Hamlin. The Senate then on motion, proceeded to the no mination of candidates for the office of State Trea surer, the election for which took place on Monday last. • - The following gentlemen were placed in nomi nation:—Messrs. Aga Dirrinck, D., John Strohm, W , Wm. Goodwin, D.. .I Glancy Junes, D., Jonn J. Licklee, W , Joseph Bally. D., Geo. Sanderson, D , N P. Hubley, D. Isaac Hugus, D ,Israel Pain ter, D , G. n. John Bickel, 111 and A. Watt tenger The Senate then adjourned. House —Several petitions were presented. and a number of unimportant belts introduced The House then resumed the consideration of the trubj-ct of the contested seats from the county of The question being on the adoption of the reso tion of Mr. Poulson nilored yesterday, providing for the drawing of a committee to investigate and te poit upon the case, a lengthy and very animated discussion arose. The debate was continued until one o'clock. when. without further action upon the subject, the House adjourned HARRISBURG, Jan. 14 Settarg —The Senate met at 10 o'clock. A larg.• number at petitions were prevented. Several unimportant beat bills were reported from the Committees. Mr Goodwin. from the Select Committee on that stitjeci, reported as committed, the bill relative to the Health Laws ot Philadelphia. Mr Evans moved that the Committee to whom had been referred that portion of the Governor's message, relative to the site of public works, be discharged from the further consideration of the subject.. The ?notion gate rise to an animated debate, and was finally agreed to—yeas 17; nays 14. The Senate then on motion ot Mr. Price, went into Committee of the Whole. and took op the bill providing, for the consolidation ot the several muni cipal governments of Philadelphia. The several se.coons of the bill were read and agreed to. and (he toll then reported to the J enate The Senate hill then enfMll2 tip on second read. ins.. its further consideration was pos ported for !he present. 80 votes 8 “ 5 II 12 " 3 " 12 " The Senate then adjourned. Hoosc.—The Speaker presented a common ica . lion from the Commissioners of the Dl 4 lllO (.1 Spring Garden, toging a consWidation of the muni cipal governments' of Philadelphia. Mr. 11'Combs offered a knot resolution instruct ing our Senators in Corigiess, and lecluesitog our Represetitativetoo vote w favor of any bill that may be introduced in favor of granting 160 acres of hold to the soldiers serving in the war of 1812 The House at ig o'clock, pursuant to the re.olti tion adopted yes erday afternoon. proceeded to the drawing of a committee to investigate the Mallef of the contested seats from the county of Philadel phia. Without completing the drawing of the commit tee The House adjourned The Eine, Wmt.—The Erie war seems to be rag ing ar fiercely as ever, though n is now beti,ve , n the United States and the local atuliori.tes. Flirt the United States Marshal arrerts a ball dozen ino minerit eittz.-,t4 of Erie and imprisons th.m , aid iF-xl !he r . V.Zeils mak. aft4l,iw)l against the Uni;ed S ales M Nhal of false itn i.r tt rr:erit, and the local with , Inter a-r.>•: him and send him to prt , on. A letter from Erie, dated the 12th ins( , ha3r "The Nlmithal and his assis'ants were arrested about three o'clock to day, and committed to jail on /musing to give bail, the amount required being $5OOO Jur each person. Upon arriving t Heir. how ever. be thought better of it, and procured bail in the required amount from Mr Metcalf, who was one of the directors of the road, but who has sines• resumed, in consequence, it is said, of the other detectors having reinsert to accede to the terms of the r roposition which he (dieted to the people of Erie, and which was aCeepletti by 'item in he pub. lie meeting which was held here on last Wednes day. • ' ; 4n action of trespass by summons has just been commenced by Thompson & G:ani, attorney, for ;he city, in the name of •• The city of Erie versus Wes ley Frost, Henry G SPrhl, and Johr F Tracy.' fut obwructing the streets, by erecmig bodies and other ontr , anees across them. The goes:too is nose one of National or State sovereignty The two . jore , citchorts now stare each other in the face. I am informed that It is the intention of the cry authorities to bring suits as often as canes of action shall, arise The Mayor and Mr Lowry rift this morning for Pittsburg. where that are snm mooed Olt a,cliarge. of interfering with the Dewily :Marshal while he had the Harbor Creek pristni , -rs in his custody. They were ;wended ht a large con course of people to the railroad depot, and their progress throinth the coy was certainly more like a triumphal procession their that of men going io jail. Before them was a large t:a on, contantrog a band of music. and from which banners were flyine They were accomparne-1 th an escort of at least three hundred persons. among whom Owne was not one who did not pelieve that they were victims to what they call the tyranny and despot ism of the United States Courts At the Presbyterian Parsonage, Jan. 16th, by Rev. Julius Foster. JAIIED I.t•VENWHIITII BOSNIAN, to Mias CATHARINE ELISABETH Seven. of Bouth Towanda. • Died, In Monroe fp., on Sabbath, Bth inst., Mrs. RACRAIL Cssurasss, aged about 96 years. In Wysoz, Thursday the 19th inst. Aortas L. daugh ter of John 8., and etaratt Hinds, in the 16th year other age. At Jamestown, N. Y., on Wednesday the 21st of December last, Rev. 1. K. Coasm The deceased was, fcr a short time, a resident of this !Miro', and during the latter part of his sojourn here, he was the victim of a most heartless and city el persecution, only equalled by those times when religious intolerance gave birth and business to the. Inquisition. He has passed from this earth, and must stand before a higher and holier Tribunal than Presbyteries and Synods. He is now beyond the reach of envy and jealousy—the puny efforts of those professors of the christian religion who are strangers to its charitable precepts, can no longer do him harm. their vindictive assaults have hurried him to the grave, and their malignity must cease, unless, hyena-like, they howl in gladness over his tomb.— Prielts and laytnen—look at your work !—view the end of that mach injured man, and when you do so, pray to the Master whom you profess to serve, to imbue yon " with that charity which is the bond of perfectness."— an, Cox. NEW BOOKS . AUStreeeived—a new supply of School and Milt. eitINFISOUIt BOAC J. KINGSBERY. Per'. '22, ;$.13, RA saisstrao, ianaary 12, 1854 'POIATC. married. LAITGIEUNII OYSTER SALOON , TCWANDA, PA. r"H Oysters received three lime% per trpq by Express, and served up in the n.o.tappropti style. Also, a general assorunent of Greeeriei, Candies, Nuts, l i mits, * 4 .. Oysters sold by the gallon, quart, or pint, et th e lowest rates. . no Saloon neat door to 0. D. Dartl-tt' s . - furs! Furs!! A gamily of Fur Victorinen and Cu& of blitieß. for sale AT cos Thy Jan. 19. 1954. H. s. mErtrrt TO THE puLLlci NILIZZIT &, NEITENV, A" just receiving at their large and rommodim N ew Store, opposite the Court House,. lu g , assortment of Provisions. Groceries, Yankee Soions 7nyt, F rL ,a , Confectionary, If Wow ware, erc making their stock the largest, most complete and b e g in Northern Penns" lvania. And the very liberal pg. ronage they have received fr , m2 the puldtc duri nt the y ea r past: eat , shliehes the bet 014 they either se chi aper or sell goods of a better quality than any oth er dealers. fo rrwrit end inda,..e a rontinuancP of ro libererit. ronage we yfall .till follow our old motto—L.saiLt roorura quicK itarrnas, CID •FR ax-r • L I3V • rotG ." Below we name a few of the artirtes that fluent's found in our stuck : Groceries. Black atiil green tea, Riii end .1 Iva chocoists, Cocoa, eLgar, ri), gine, r. pepper, spies, cloves, nutmeg, ciiisinon, ware. ••43, i•aleratizs, cream tartar, pepper , ance, sperm and tallow candles, hard soap vinegar, starch. Provisions. hlilk% pork, dried beef, hsnis and shoulders, mackerel, coilfb,ll, plckele,l Lenore, srnok, d herring, wheal flour. buckwheat floor, corn meal, cheese, rice, beam, potatoes, butter, lard, crackers, Are. Fruit di. Nuts. Prunes, citrons, figs, Cog. currants, rad4 g ., peaches. apples, almonds, Users, rirazil nuts, firma, ble arid Madeira riainutp. pea nuts. chestnuts, &c. German, French and American Toys, Fancy Goods, &c. Tin wagon... Jerk Ifl 12; hortwx. hn!. g' Chi na Ac pewter toy tea settr‘.dons irkinivi:, accordions, harth, nte.as, &c. GiiptS, pdier and toilet Callen—toy bureau , . •seer-tane a . wruinY delkt —plain and embroidered work kur'ing ywa , l, ivory. paper maehe and I. tith..r part w - run plirNen, ivory.horn a Corn iv , ry ti e r ,171 . 04. t •lckct hdv , tan.h, Fat, et and scuan fancy nittroro, tdtdr.o and snuffbefts, Lieu cacea, perfumery and hair Brooms, mrtpstir kr, clothes pito:, ' , nett screes,s4. low clothes baskets and market Itat.e... agar boxes. Candy of all kinds Dairy and tabfr Nal,. s'n! , tii I) for etc Country dealers supplied at a email adyance (tom New York price.. Most kinds of country pn.'•ow ' , lke:, in rTennge for good \ 1 1.1: Towlrla. Jannsry 2, 1 L ts r of Jurors drawn Fe., Ja , y Or \ .11 , , It- Sprinfrfield—fra Ary l d menter, J .1 V. heeler. Dortll—John Hew ett. South Creek—Dar,d Rard VC; ,Waqlll;,,nßead. Warren—\\'rn !Scan: Smithfield—Orol'^n• Ilernele—H Athen in—r 11l :r,lker. She-I K eantmk— E Land , n. Ora ell—J fle,le eil--1,,,t0 Quail %let. Franklin—eh,. Wy..lumne—J :••• Ttserno- Truy V‘ ‘:; —lf eze 11 h i ‘k Towanda VVtimot—Phila =MEE Athens I , nro . —E,:wnrd Racier, % Ch a ce. Lamer.. 'Frei in•ro . —.lt-le Aram. UlSler—Gro Bar:nn:: Litchfield—Nnthan in. Reuben White. boru . —Dame; Barlett, James Hams. E A Par,on,, Wa rrrn—Wm %V Baer, Cha• S Ilrb.n, Pete SIPE' 117 h, , rg. Armenia—Andra% J .vrn Durell—sam r, B Lirene. Asy'um—.l rr..n ;al: JV. I Oraren— \sa r. lulls. " .."- Wl , lJha n,--11 in 11 !Lg.:Am Poner Merchant , A brih ,r. y-. 1 II 11 . neway 17. Win G.rnen l'S a 11 Howland. eihe•hequir.—l.dm Heavener. ('anion--.lobo P Lin ,4 der, Harris M,lier. Wrfts--Unah Lucas, Nathan Shephat..l l3 Strono.. Mmr,e--.l—eph H South' H,,121 -, erv--tralinan PerlitnF, Moss Ilayiund enivi. \\'r=t. SmohtirM--F, L Parl;hurcl. rowaaciA—S.lninel Stritton. Tuwarort—Na.ituel G `hvetnaker, Cyrus Sbom• tear, Hemel; —N 13 3Vrtm , -e. 11,,n) e— W W V - hl , t) rr. itEcnNti wirta. Pike—Abner Bartlett, 1-aac Hutchinson. CI ° Sierena. W yakking—fro:nil Burk. Franei+ Col inbia—D V Dimes', H Welk—John Brasted. Hume tires Maier. Franklin—E./9th BLtke, North Towanda—N J Chubbuck. Springfielit—t‘ in Cooper. FrAwls south Towanda—John Cromer.' Standing Stone—Mark Compton. Orwell- —Seth Cook. Warren —Philander Con n r. gharn. Hiram TiP l ' Troy tp—John Case, E C Ohter, tibeiliab IL" hams. Durell—Reuben Del.onr• W A ill l e btat.ny—Paul P Green, P 11V; ' Aajll° Burlington—Der. C AII 1714ter—C B Kitchen, Dickinsi'n Rage:, Monroe--M wt M'Mick,n. Route—E Athens tp—l 0 Pine. 'Prny D Spsiding. Litchfield--:A M Sherman. (;ranvi!le--Samuel 1) 7'a)lor. "ru.caro.rt--E C Nentfall Tninn VrF.TK• Herrin k—Phtlip Angle. Springfield-1J R Adams, N W 1 311 "• .1c°' Leonard. Troy tp—Wm Baker. Ai/gaol—A Bishop, simnel Cloirbertiv. Leroy—A Boyle. M Holcomb, C Myers. Turcirtira—W Barrowrlif. Durell—J M Ht..tiorr. Wm F Cole. WYalusing—R 8 Clark. Burlington—Stanton Clark, Joseph FA' Orwell—S H Chubboek, Warren—G Chilson, M Chaffer,C reale) Troy, boro . --8 F Elliott. Smithlield—EmerSOn Eame a. South Creek—DS. Gillett. M Towanda boro . —D C Hall, H L Shaw- Columbia—James llorgan. Frs Athens tp—D V Middaugh 1 A Miller. D Rounds, A H Woodworth, Wm Wbri^ e Wells—James J Osgood. Oteter—Philander Loomis. Standing Stone—H W Tra-r.
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