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.
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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.
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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.
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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 .
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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.