poor families whom she had been wont to relieve : and I was rising to depart when she laid her burn ing hand gently upon mute, and besought me lo remain a few moments longer. "It is a strange fancy,' said she, " but I wish to give a lew direc tions respecting my funeral Let no parade or show attend it. Let your .-tsler, with five other of my most intimate acquaintances—and here she named them—carry me to the grave ; and let m> monu ment be etected over ine. I shoult like that a few flowers. only, were plauteJ. The Scotch Rose was ever a favoitte with me, in life ; and 1 Uiicy that, even in death, 1 would have it blow near me.— You will call me asilly girl for all this." added she smiling like a cherub, " but you will indulge my whim." Of course, I promised all thai she ie i quired. "Goodnight Rost!" said I; "you shall 1 see me again on the morrow." "Good night!' j replied she; " but to that morrow, no night will succeed." " Except the last words uttered by Rise, as I was closing the door, I could not tax rny memory i with anything pecultaily solemn in our parting; j yet something whispered that we should meet no J more Neither was the reverse desirable that we j should. Of her recovery, all hope had long been ' laid aside; and however free trom pain consump tive patients may be, in the early of the ilis- j ease, towards the last, their sufferings are actually acute. Such hail been the case wi h Rose. At i first, her decline was smooth and gradual—her file ' appeared to steal away like Ihe sands through art hour glass, or the waters ola quiet river; but, of late she had experienced the pains of dy ing, in no ordinary degree: the kindest wi-h. of those who loved her, accordingly, was, that her miseries might soon terminate. Nor were they of long con- , tinuance. The sound of the passing bell, at an early hour next morning, gave notice that some spirit bad returned to Him who give it; and, upon inquiry, it appeared thai Rose had fallen asleep ! She died—no one could tell when; for the nurse who sat beside tier, heard neither groan nor sting gie; nor was it till alter several moments spent in examining her countenance, that the iemale coulJ satisfy herself that she was no more. There are lew scenes more innocently orchastely affecting, than the funeral of a young female, in that part of the county where Rose Wilmnt lived and died. The shell, instead of being muffled up! in a pall, is covered with a damask cloth, white as the skill of the bleacher can make it; and is borne ■ upon the shoulders of six young men, each wear ing a white silk scarf over his shoulder, a white silk band about his hat, and a knot ol while ribbon on his left breast. By the side of the coffin, arid ar rayed in white, walk the six chief mourners, dam uels, of the same age, or nearly Hie same age, with ihe deceased, whilst the rest follow, two Ivy two. either dressed in robes of the same v irgin hue, or wearing white scarfs over their more sable habili tnents. Then come the children of the school pro vided, as was the case with Rose, the deceased had been a person ol some consequence, followed by her poor neighbors carrying each a bunch of flowers, or a branch ot yew or rosemary, to scattpr over her coffin, as soon as it is lowered into the earth. Besides all which, there is in the funeral service itself, something affecting beyond all the formularies that have ever been compiled ; especia lly, when both he who reads, and they who listen to it, are convinced that the being, over whose mortal remains it is pronounced, was not uuworthy ol it. Poor Rose ! all these honors, both ol thought and deed, attended her to the grave; nor was there a dry eye in the church yard, during the progress ol Ihe melancholy ceremony. Our tale is told : except, indeed it be deemed proper to relate, how this fearful blow operated upon Captain Wilmot. He never recovered it; he pined and wasted, like a tree whose bark is ship ped ; and, in six months, was laid beside his daugh ter. Honest Bligh alone survives; and now keeps a respectable public house, in a maiket town not far removed from the Toll. Congratulatory Visit to Judge Pollock. On Wednesday evening after the election a large number of the citizens of Lycoming county, accom panied by the Muncy Biaas Band, visited Milton for the purpose of congratulating Judge Pollock upon the result of the election. Qsre a large con course ot the people of Milton turned out and greet ed the visitors with an enthusiastic welcome. At eight o'clock, ihe dense crowd proceeJed in pro cession to the residence ol the Governor, elect, who promptly appeared in response to the calls of his fellow citizens, and delivered a chaste and appro priate address. We quote from the Luminary, as lollows: " The appearance of Judge Pollock was greeted by three spontaneous, heatiy cheers, by the crowd assembled in the street, and all appeared eager to grasp the hand of one who had so nobly borne the people's standard through the late political contest. Although the address was altogether impromptu, and unexpectedly called forth, yet the Luminary says it had never listened to one of a similar nature breathing more lofty and patriotic sentiments, or more generous and noble reference to the victory achieved, and the opposition vanquished. lie said he congratulated those who now appear ed before him, and the people ol Pennsylvania, upon the result achieved by them, ihe people.— We have just come out of a civil contest, peculiar in in prosecution and its result, to our laud and glorious institutions. The people of Pennsylvania, exercising the right to decide upon great and mo mentous principles involved in the late election, had given an expression ol their sentiments through the " ballot box," and a majority had declared himself to be their choice, it was not the man whom the people chose or rejected, but the princi ples which he advocated and sustained. He wish ed it to be remembered, that, although he was now, and had been, identified with the Whig party, yet he did not claim his election a a Whig victory, nor did his frienJs deem it such, but that it was em phatically a victory of the people over the advo cates ol principles which they could not sanction or support. To all alike Whigs and Democrats, the victory was to be ascribed as the result of their owe. hands. He said he had been charged with being prescriptive in his religious opinions. So far from being so, he acknowledged no right in one man to dictate another what should not be his belief or mode of worship. Holding religion as a sacred thing, and claiming the privilege ol worship ping God according to the dictates of his own con ssience, he granted the same right to every living being. Believing the Constitution of our country eofiicenl to guard and protect the rights and privil eges ot all, he desired that all might receive the benefits ol its wise provisions as a common blessing He paid an eloquent tribute to the intelligence ami patriotism of the people in their repudiation of the iniquitious Nebraska bill, and the attempt to per petuate the curse of slavery in our land, by Con gressional legislation, and said that freemen every where revolted at the idea of extending and perpet uating oppression, and that in the trial hour, the people, true lo their own instincts and the lessons taught by their fathers, would be found on the side of liberty. In conclusion, he thanked the people of Lycoming county for the renewed expression of their regard, attested by a majority in his favor in the strong hold of the opposition, and the presence of the delegation before him. Alter the address, the company partook of refreshments, prepared in strict accordance with the principles of " Prohibi tion," and at about 9 o'clock left for home, highly pleased with the ceremonies ol the occasion." A 810 REWARD FOR THE ARREST OF MURDERERS. —The. Buenos Ayres British Packet, ot the Ist September, just received by mail, contains an ad vertisement, from the British Consulate-General at that place, offering a reward of twenty thousand dollars lor the murderers of Patrick Nolan and Mi chael McManus. These murders were committed in the district ol Lobos. PROSECUTED FOR LIBEL. —Hon. James M. Poller has commenced a libel suit against M. F. Stilwell, of the Northampton Farmer, for publishing libelous articles in that paper. The prosecution is a crimi nal one and the defendant was held to bail in the sum of 3500. Horrible Case of Infanticide. We yeaieiday slated that twochildreu had been murdered under circumstances o! peculiar atroci ty, and thai the mother had been arrested upon the charge of being instrumental in their destruction : but we were unable at that time to furnish the par ticulars ol the horrible affair. VVe liarrs since been enabled to procure a full statement, and the fafct:- elicted prove ilrat the reality is even worse than was rumored. It seems that the mother cf the slaughtered chil dren, whose name is Pamela Snjiler. has lived for a number ot J ears in lire neighborhood o( Rising Sun Village. in die Twenty-third waul She was in die hutul ol performing dome-tic labors for faini lies in the victory and lor a iiumlrer ot years has teen known by the neighbors to lead a very disso lute life. She was known to ha7e given birth to sever.d children, but tliey generally disappeared mvsierionsly. and rnrnois weie rife thai tliey haJ been (oully dealt wi 11. Within a few days Mayor Conrad received by letier an iutim/oioii of the manner in which die woman has made way vvi'h lor offspring, and he iinmediaiely dispa'ched H'gh Constable Cla>k and special officer Seed to leirei oui die facts, and it die circumstances would wairaiii it, to take the female into custody The woman was accordingly arrest ed on Sunday Ja-t, and she voluntarily conf ssed to lli officers thai sf e had. al different times wiili 111 the pafi six years, had given birth to six children, had either died about die nine ol their birth, or had been murdered by dieir mo her. These children, which were all ol course illegi lunate, were die result of intercourse with different men, and to make (he affair still rn >re shocking, die uncle of die unseiable woman, a man earned W. Snyder, is ch-nged with the paierni'y ol Iwo of them Snyder is now in prison, having been ar rested yesterday. He is a married man. He is also accused of having been accessory HI the mur der of some of the children Pamela after her airest, made a full confession of her ciirnes. The first child to which she gave huh w&s born in die entry of her uncle's house.— The Mo her had die smallpox at die time, and ihe child look it aad died soon after. The second child was strangled by its mother alter its biith and was brown by her into die cess pool, from whence it was afterwards taken by the uncle, placed in a box, and buried in the yard a> tached to the hou-e The third child was born in an open field, and was, the miserable mother says, stillborn. The fourih was born alive, and 'was choked by die parent, and disposed of in the same manner as die second Of the fifh child we have no inlornria'ion; and the sixth, which was born five or six days siifcp, the mother says was stillborn On Sunday af ernoon die wretched woman had an interview with the Mayor, and was commuted by him to prison to awaii a further examination. There was lo have been a hearing in this tum ble ease yesterday ahernoon. but the condition ol rnurdress was such that she could not be brought up from prison She lies very low Irom the corn biued effects of her late acconchment, her afiei neglect and exposure, and her more recent excite ment. The miserable woman is but twenty two or twenty-three years of age, and is said to be quite prepossessing in her appearance. Wben arrested she was employ ed at die house of Mr. Titos. Rice, wheie she has been engaged for the past year Kff'orts nre now being made by the authorities to find the remains el some of the innocent victims to die cruel y ol their unriaiuial patent.— Philadelphia Bulletin. The Rock Island Railroad Accident. The public were stariied yesterday morning by intelligence of an accident to the passenger train on the Rock leland Railroad, which left this city at 11 o'clock on Wednesday night. The first accounts were gtea'ly exageraled, as is to queritly the case, i but ihe actual facts are sufficiency paintul The lollowing account is made out tro:n the statements | of those who were on the spot, and may be relied upon as corieci:— Al three o'clock yesterday afternoon, two chil | dren had died, and two or three persons would not j probably recover. The remainder of those who were scalded were being made as comfortable as | poss t ie, and but few ut diem will be laid up more dian two or three days. The train consisied ol seven passenger coaches i wi ha baggage car, under the cnarge of Mr. Van | Bu-knk, conductor. At a hide past 1 o'clock, : when lour rndes west of Minooka, the train run ning at its average usual speed, about twenty miles ; an hour, the lorward axle ol die locomotive truck broke and the wheel llew off This wa distinctly | seen by both engineer and fireman. The engineer j immediately attempted to teverse, and wlfis le for j die btakes, but was unable to do to bet ore the tiuck had settled down, ami die locomo ive was theieby I thrown from the track After noticing the Hying i wheel, he saw ahorse upon or near the track, j which was found killed on the spot. He is confi i dent, however, that the axle broke before the train I reached the horse, ami that the animal had no con iiection with the train being thrown oil the track.— I'he appearance of the horse also corroborates the engineer's statement, as he is not mangled, as he would have been had he been the occasion of the accident. This section of the railroad is scarcely fenced, but there is a road dossing just at the point where the cars lie, by which it is probable the horse came in ihe way. The engineer, Wm. G Brown, escaped with a lew slight biuises. but his bro her, Ihe fireman, had one leg broken below the knee. As the forward end of the locornoiive came to the ground, the force of the train pushed the back end around, throwing the engine off the track, leaving it right side up and near ihe rail, standing with the head toward die trail ol the train. The connection between the engine and the tender broke, and the latter, wi h the baggage car. ran off on the opposite side. The first passenger car was driven on past the locomotive, and fortunately no one in it was injured. It would seem from their relative position ihai.il must have passed over the engine Ihe sec ond pvengercai mounted on the lop of the loco ' motive, where it stopped, and settling down upon it, the dome broke through the lloor, and the valve being opened or broken the steam rushed in to ihe car. enveloping the unfoilunate occupants. The car contained about fify persons. The following are the only names with which we are furnished : Mr. Carpenter, badly scalded, Puugtikeepfie, N. York. J. VV. Albin, badly scalded, Mungei Co , Ohio. Sarah Albin, badly scalded, Munger Co, Ohio. Hannah Albin, badly seal led. Munger Co . Oiiio Albin. badly scalded, Munger Co., Ohio. Mrs Cox. Washington county, lowa, serious y injured Cathrine Laughltn, Washington county, lowa, injured Margaret Laughlin. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, seriously injured. The three rear passenger cars were neither thrown off nor broken, and no passengers were in jured, except in the second car.— Chicago Free Press, Nov. 3. THE REVOLUTION IN CHINA.— By the last advices from China we have the tact that the city ofCanton was besieged by the insurgent*. These were so increased in numbers, and their attacks were con ducted with such violence that the town was only saved by the walls The rebels being destitute of artillery for breaching purposes also acted favorably for Ihe imperial party. They were, however cast ing cannon. Their number is stated at 30,000 The Governor General had withdrawn all his troops into the city, but made occassional sallies, and also fired upon the besiegers with heavy cannon Irom the city walls. On the 3d of August the rebels made an ineffectual attempt to take the place by storm, but were repulsed with much loss. Orders had been given to clear away all the houses near the walls which could give shelter to the besieging party. Many barbarities were committed constan tly in the vicinity of the city, but whether by the rebels or imperialists was not known. E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR. Towanda, {Saturday, November 11,1854. Terms of The Reporter. $•4 SO per annum—il'paid within the year SO cents will .e (let!tieteil —foi t a.-li paid actually in advance (I OO will be eilueted. No paper ,cnl overtwo years, uuless paid lor. ADVKRTi.-KMKNTs, per square of len Hues. 50 cents tbr the tifi antl "IS cents for each subsequent insertion. JI OiTice in the " Union Block." north side ol the Public Square, next door to the Bradford Hotel. Kulrauce be.weeii essrs. Adams'and Kt well's law offices. The Elections. Five States held their annual elections on Tues day last, viz:—New Yotk, New Jersey, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois. New Yoik and Michigan are the only two in which a Governor and State officers were voted for but all elect Representatives in Congress and State Legislatures. The members of Congress to be el ected number fifty four, which, added to those al ready chosen, will make one hundred and foiiy members elecied to the Thirty-fourth Congress, or neatly two-thirds of the whole number which com pose die UiiiieJ Slate* House of Representatives Ninety four members remain to be elected, and ol those twenty are in free States, and seventy four are to be chosen in the South. When the result ol the elections of Tuesday shall be truly known, we Will be able to arrive at a pretly acurate conclusion ill regaid to the political complexion of the next Congress NEW YOKE —ln this State, the election wasmore complicated than in any oiher. The chief issue upon Governor, turned upon Gov. Seymour's Veto of the Liquor Law of last winter. O.her Stale olfi ceis, and Membeia of Congress were also voted lor. ILLINOIS. —The election in Illinois was for mem bers ol Congress, State Legislature, and county and charter officers. The canvass for members of the Legislaiute, as well as that lor Representatives in Congress, has been carried on with more than usual animation, partly because on the former will de volve the duty of electing aU. S Senator in the place of Hon James Shields, whose term expires with the present Congress, but more particularly on account ol the new issue which the Nebraska Territorial organization has presented; and as thai has been made the test question in Illinois, the candidates may be said to be placed upon Nebras ka and anti-Nebraska platforms, the democrats oc cupying (he former, and a fusion of whigs and free sutlers standing upon the latter. MICHIGAN —A full Siate ticket, four members of Congress, and the Slate Legislature, were elected in Michigan. The contest for Siale officers was between (he democrats and Iree soilers, the latter having so completely swallowed up the whigs. WISCONSIN —A delegation in Congress, and membeis to the Legislature were to be chosen.— The whigs in this State, too, have melted, and run into the republican, (so called.) or free soil party, between whom and the democrats the canvass has been carried on in a very spirited manner, partic ularly as the Legislature now to be chosen will be called upon to elect a U. S Senator in place of Isaac P. Walker, whose term expires with the present Congress. NEW JERSEY —The election in New Jersey was for members ol Congress and Stale Legislature.— The Nebraska question alone seems to have ani mated the Congiessional canvass, and the candi da es have been nominated solely upon that issue, although retaining, as far as possible the old party names. THE RESULT.— We have waited until the last mo ment, in order to present our readers with the resulj of the late elections. The returns are very rrea gre, yet enough to indicate general results. In New York, SEYMOUR is probably re-elected Governor. ULLMAN stands next, and then CLARK. while RRONSON'S vote is very light. Nothing defi nate is yet ascertained in regard to Members ol Congress and of the Legislature. lit New Jersey Ihe Whigs have carried the Legis lature, and the Members of Congress elected, are all anti Nebraska. In Michigan, ihe telegraph reports the election of the Republican Stale and Congressional Tickets, by an overwhelming majority. In Illinois, WOODWAHTH (Republican) is elected in the Chicago (Douglas') district, and the returns indicate the triumph of the Ripublicans. In Wisconsin, the same gratifying results .are in dicated. Ihe lour last mentioned States will un doubtedly present an united delegation of Congress men opposed to the Repeal of the Missouri Com piomise. SHOCKING ACCIDENTAL DEATH.— An infant child of Mr A J. TROUT, of this place, lately of Lapnrte, Sullivan county, fays the Lycoming Gazette, ac cidentally ltd! into the lire plaee and was burned to death on Sunday morning last, at the residence of Mr. J. W Barrett. The child was about seven months old, and had been left in his cradle in Ihe chamber, while the family were at breakfast. The cradle stood in front of the fire-place and it is sup posed that the child in reaching lor his playthings upset it and was thrown into the fire. His head lay between the hand irons, when discovered, burned to a crisp, and life was extinct. The wretched father, overcome by the terrible sight, fell back upon the floor unable to snatch from the fire the mutilated remains. The mother's agony was too great for tears. The transition Irom joy to sorrow was too sudden for any but the most over masteiing grief. Such an occurrence appals every heart, and calls forth the deepest human sympathy We trust that lime may alleviate the sorrow of the stricken parents. BENTON'S THIRTY YEARS IN THE SENATE— When the publisher ot this work began the enterprize they only intended to strike off 10,000 copies. Beiore April they had orders for 100,000 copies, and the amount ot sales already made for Ihe first and second volumes have realized $500,000. FIRE. —The store of Mr. Thomas Casedy, near Wilkesbarie, was entirely destroyed by fire on the n.ght ol the 25th olt. All hie books and papers were consumed. Par'.') ineured. Thanksgiving Proclamation, PENNSYLVANIA, 88. In the Name and by the Authority of the Cotton !■ —-— . wealth iif Pennsylvania. l. 8. J VVM. BIGLER, —' GOVERNOR OF HID COMMONWEALTH. A Proclamation. FELLOW CITIZENS:—A sincere belie! in the ex istence o! a God, and a just conception of His at tributes lie at the Inundation of true religion and civilized society. The Iree declaration of litis be lief becomes a christian people. This Almigh'y arid Beneficent G >d has greatly blessed the Common wealth and her inhabitants during the year that has just closed An humble acknowledgment ol His goodness and mercy, and ail open manifestation of gratitnde to Him, is an act ol homage eminently becoming a people so highly iavored. Tlte blessing of peace He has bestowed upon us. Out relations wjih all other States are most amica ble, and the tumult of internal strife has not been heard in our midst. All the great interests of the people have been eminent prosperous, except only the agricultural, which, in parts of the State has suf fered from the drought. With the exception of a lew communities which claim our sympathies, the blessings ol health have prevailed. Our institutions of government have been perpetuated, and civil and religious liberty enjoyed by the people. Tlte cause ol Education anil Christianity has been aJvauced—thu arts and sciences have progressed, and the moral and phys ical condition of the country improved. The devastations of war which are now so sorely afflicting the people of Europe—the desolations of famine and the ravages of pestilence, have not been permitted to invade our favored Common- wealth. There manifold blesssin™ are the gift o( God, and to Him our most devout thanks should be offered. Under the solemn convictions ol du'y therefore, and in conformity with the wishes ol many good citizens. I, William Bigler, Governor ol the Com monwealth ol Pennsylvania, do hereby appoint Thursday, the 23d day of November next, as a day of general thanksgiving and praise throughout die State, and earnestly implore the people, that, set ting aside all wordly pursuits on that day, they unite in offering thanks to Almighty God for his past goodness and mercy, and beseech Him for a continuance of Ins blessings. Given under my hand, and the Great Seal of the Sute, at Harrisbung, this twenty-eighth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-lour, and of the Common wealth ihe seventy-ninth. Bv THE GOVERNOR : C. A. BLACK. Secretary of (he Commonwealth. Oclober 28th, 1854. News Items. —The loss stated to have been sustained by the fire at Cleveland, was greatly exaggerated, as the latest accounts from that city say it will not exceed $250,000. A young married woman at Cincinnati,recent ly inflicted a cowhiding upon a "nice young man" who had been blasting of certain tender favors be stowed upon him by the lady. —Col- John Allen, of Louisville, of fillibustero fame, is sad to be en route for Russia, to offer his services to the Czar. —The Hon. James Cooper will be a candidate for re-election to the U. S. Senate. —The total number of Russians and Allies kill ed and wounded at the battle of the Alma is set down at 9,660. —President Pierce has been in ill health for some time, but the Union says is now considerably tin* proved.' —ln the case of Cyrus H. McCormick vs. Sey mour &. Morgan, for the infringement of McCo-- rnick's patent for a reaping machine, in the West ern Circuit Court, N. Y., the jury found a verdict for Ihe plaintiff of $7750. —There will be three brothers, the Messrs. Wash burn, in the next Congress. The only previous oc currence of such an incident, was in the Congress of 1836-7. The brothers the.i were William and John Findlay, Senator and Representative from Pennsylvania, and James Findlay, Representative from Ohio. —A newly-married conple from Pennsylvania, lately stopped in the village of Havana; the bride was a young lady of 17 years, and weighed 430 lbs. The Journal thinks if a husband can be satisfied with a wife, this oue has enough. The steamboat St. Nicholas struck a log in the Ohio river, near Cairo, on the 30th ult., and was sunk. The boat is a total loss. The Know Nothings of Brookville, Indiana, have held a meeting, in which they nominated J. Scott Harrison, of Ohio, for the next President, and ex- Governor Wm. F. Johnston, of Pennsylvania, for Vice President. —The Baltimore Argus, of Saturday, contains an account of three Catholic priests being stoned by a mob of boys, in open daylight in the streets of Bal timore, without the slightest provocation I —A famine unparalleled in the history of the country, is said to be prevailing in the land of Ju dea. —ln the city of San Fisncisco, of which so many hard things have been said, "here are twenty church congregations, containing nine thousand members. As religion is attended to, vice gradually diminish es in the golden city. Ihe owners of the Collins line of steamers have decided to furnish each of the ships with five additional life-boats, so as to provide for 400 per sons, with water and provisions for several days in ordinary weather at sea. —A correspondent of the Newburyport Herald, writing from the Alpine House, White Mountain, stales that he was on Mount Moriah last week, and found plenty of snow upon the summit. The snow is three feet deep upon the top of Mount Washine ton. 5 —At latest accounts the cholera was raging ter ribly at Messina, Italy. 16,000 having died in a time, out of a population of 40,000. THE MURDER IN TOPS HAM, ME.—The Bath Mirror contains the lollowing particulars of the mutder of Mrs. Cripps, by her drunken husband It appears that Cripps was moving from his late residence, on the road leading from Bay Bridge to Topsham vil lage, to Cathance Mills. He had loaded his furni ture, and started the wagon off in charge of his boys. They drove to his new resilience, and, some time afierwards, he arrived there himself, and di rected his bojs to return with the waggon for their mother, which they did, but found her dead upon Ihe floor. Cripps afterwards came back, and took the body into the wagon, and while on the way slopped at a brook and washed the blood from the body. The appearance of the house indi cated there had been a struggle between the brutal husband and wife. Blood was found in various places, and spattered upon the walls and windows. In the room where the body was found by the children, was a piece ol spruce, about a foot and a half in length, and two iuches in diameter, which was stained with blood and had locks of hair stick ing to it. There wete also two pieces of board, stained with blood, having 'he appearance of having been used in the assault. There was also a piece of a sleigh shoe in the room, but from the appearance of the wounds, there was nothing to lead to the supposition tbat the iron had been used The head was pounded to a jelly, and the general appearance of the body was revolting to look upon. Cripps had four children, three boys and one irl He is about forty-two years ol age. ° • AL J ADAMANTINE.—What a place for " Adaman, fines" Vermont raa-l be, for a live toad in a torpid •late was recently dug out of" hard pan" at Rut land, Vt., some 15 feet below the surface, whe he | must have repotted tor centuries. MR. EDITOR :—The following Essay, was read by GEO. MORGAN, of Wysox, before the Teacher's attending the Normal School Department, of the Susquehanna Collegiate Institute, upon School Government. Both reason and experience, indicate that the teacher of every school must be clothed with some authority, and that he also must be able to enforce his authority It seems to be the natural disposition of youth, to indulge m conduct while in school, that will not only rentier no assistance ir. securing the objects that should be hail in view ; but will, on the contrary, materially retaid their progress. This renders it absolutely necessary that there be author, ity vested in the person having the charge of chil dren, that shall enable Inrn to pieserve ordv't—oth erwise, the objec's ol the school would be defeat ed —for. in the school, as well as in the family, ii a child is " trained up in the way he should go, when he is old he will not depart frotn it."' Several qualifications are requisite for a success ful teacher, besides what aie obiairieJ Irom books lie shonlJ be a person of good mora! character, who is governed in all he does by correct princi ples; and does right because rt is right, anJ not merely because he hopes to become popular, and woulJ just as soon do wrong, if he could attiin his ! desired object as readily, by wrong doing He must also be a person of sound judgment, clear discrimination, prompt to approve and encourage the right, and equally prompt to discountenance arid frown upon whatever is wrong; he shonlJ be discreet, patient, and above all, strictly impartial. As the school room is the place where the moral, as well as the mental faculties are developed, and matured ; where the foundation ol the lutuie char acter is laid —it is of the utmost importance that he who is to be a constant example for pupils to copy | after, be an example worthy of imitation. Here is laid llie foundation for the hopes and prospects of; (lie pupil. 'Tis here that habits ate formed, and j fixed so firmly, that in after life they are seldom ! changed. Hence, the importance of order in the J school room j for without order, no scholar can pro gress in his studies, and without order and system, i no man can succeed in lite. Hence, to the neces sity lor fiim principles, unyielding determination to do right, and have right done by others, in the teacher. As the stream partakes of the nature of the soil through which it runs, so will the character, the habits, the modes of thought, and even the dtspo- j sition of the pupils, be modified by the teacher.— Government, discipline, rules, and a penal y an nexed to the violation ol rules, are as necessary in j a school, as in the State, or the family. Tiiis is! taught by common sense, andconfiimed by e.xpe- j rience. The sooner it is known to the scholars j when assembled, that there are to be some .saluta j ry regulations adopted for their good, and that those ' regulations are to be the laws ol the school—also that a willful violation of those laws will be follow ed by deserved punishment—the sooner these facts ■ are known to the pupils, the better w ill the teacher succeed in governing the school. These rules should be but lew, and so plain that all can under stand them ; and so addressed to the good sense ol all, that each will readily assent to their propriety and reasonableness. When these lew, simple rules are understood, their violation should never pass unnoticed. The largest, as well as the smallest, should be made to obey them. The habit of some teachers, of allowing the older members of the school to act about as they please, while the young er children are called to a strict account for every violation of the same rules that are dis-egarded daily and hourly by their larger school fellows, is both impolitic and unjust. The method oi enforc j ing rules must be lelt lor the good sen*e and judg j meat of each individual teacher. It should be done, however, with " suavilcr in mundo, foila ter in rc. : ' That is, with firmness in action, and gentleness in manners. He should strive to have entire control ol himself, so that no weak desire to please at the expense ol right and duty ; no coax ing or flattery on the part ol the scholars, or threat ening on the part of parents or guardians, should be able to drive htm from the path which prudence and judgment have marked out as the path of du ty. Let the pupils know that all known rules must be complied with, by all—that order must and will be maintained—that the willful violation of any necessary rule, will always be followed by some proper punishment—and the work ot governing a school, is more than half accomplished. This should be done with mildness that shall convince all, that.the good of the members of the school, is the only design of the regulations by which the school is governed. | TERRIBLE ACCIDENT ON THE PENNSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD —The Rlairsville Apalacliian gives the fol lowing account of a terrible accident, resulting in Hie death ol three persons, which occurred on Pennsylvania Railroad, at the junction of the Por •age Load, near Johnstown, last Friday morn ing : " A freight train was going East, followed by a locomotive and another freight train. The switch at the junction was turned wrong, and the forward train ran up the Portage track. The engine was re versed to regain the proper tack, and whilst back ing across the switch, the second engine came up an ran into the train, smashing several of the cars, and driving a brakesman, Henry .Mills, of Cenlre ville Indiana through the end of one of them ol course killing him instantly. Another brakesman, named Hendricks was also so badly injured that he has since died. The fireman of Ihe second engine, named Evans, was caught between the locomotive and tender, and the engineer, named Doty, had just gone to his assistance when the rear train came up, and drove into the former wreck, bursting the boiler of the second engine, by which the boiling water and steam was thrown upon the liremaiL scalding him so severely that he died shortly after wards. Doty was also badly scalded, but we believe not dangerously." I be Central Railroad Company have been rather unfortunate during the past few weeks, as the above makes the third serious accident which has occur red in a very short time. We understand a number of the employees concerned in these sever al accidents have been discharged on acco n nt ol their carelessness. • H i E ?* EXT Efi,B, ' AT oE. —The poliiical complex ion ol ihe next legislative we do nol think can be 11 eiermined until alier the members assemble at Harrisburg. There appears to be an opposiiinn majority in ihe hou-e and on j >int bull.it; bui whether it will be a reliable majority ori all tiues iSi rema " l3 10 - be ascerla, ned .—Uarrbburg THE FOLT.OWING pertinent puestion was recently addressed to a lawyer in a country village: If distance lends enchantment to the view, and view redress ''' Ca " dislance recover any legal 0 Say ' John ' where you gel that loaf er s ii3l * " Please your honor,-' said John, it's an old one 01 yours, that gave rne yesterday w'ter vo i wete to town. 53 ' Married, On Jhe 12ih ulf, in Tuscarora, by Wm. Thompson, |f., ESQ., T HERON CARTER to Mis HIMSIII Hor-' aixs, all of Auburn, Susquehanna Co. By the same, Envnn DOOLITTLE to Miss R.E. GHECOKT, all of Braintrim, Wyoming Co. In|BmiihfioM, on the 28ih ult., by Wm. E. Barton, Esq., A BEAM LUCKET to Miss MA** BRISJIIX, all of Towanda borough. On the Ist instant, at Sylvania borough, by Rev W H. ttnapp, A. H. Casit, EsqiTbf Alba, to Miss H. AUGUSTA KIFF, of the former place. Died, At Williams-port, on Sunday morning, 6th inatant, J. BLAIR lass, son of A. J. and E. J. Trout,aged 7 months and 11 days. flgV r y - * MASONIC.—The regular monthly Com. munications of UNION BODGE. No. 108, A. Y.M., are held Wednesday otf or preceding the full moon, at 3 o'clock, P. M'., at Masonic Hall, in the borough of Towandr. The meeting for November will occur on Wed nesday, November 29. Visiting brethren are invit ed to attend. W. H. PERKINS, Secretary. Xcni 3lboerttsemcnts. WANTED. \ FEW COMPETENT TEACHERS to teach I~\- the common schools in this District during the ensuing winter, to whom liberal prices will be paid. By order of the Board of Director*, J. W.IRVINE, Secretary. Monroe, November 7, 1851. Orphan's Court Sale. BY virtue of an order of the Orphan's Court of Bradford county, will be exposed to public sale or vendue, on Saturday, the 2d day ol December next, at 1 o'clock, P.M., at the store of B. I.aporte <St Co., in Durel township, county aforesaid, the fol lowing real estate, to wit: A certain tract of land situaie in Wilmot township in said county, adjoin ing lands of Terry and Dull on the north and east Haggerty and Hiilhouse on the south, and John Mills and Abram Wilson on the west. Containing about two hundred and thirty acres. For conveni ence of purchasers said tract has been sub utvided into four lots, which will be sold together or sepa rately. Lots No. I, 2, and 4, contain 54 acres and 63 perches each. No. 4 contains 66 acres per ; ches. A framed house and barn, app.e orchard of , young trees, and forty acres improvement on No. I. Said tract is well timbered, with two steam saw I mills convenient. Sold as the estate of Allen Wood ruff, dee'd. Terms made known at the sale. S. S. BRADLEY, Administrator. Durei, November 7, 1854. tpUBK'B ISLAND 3ALTg-A quantity jnst re -L ceived by nv6 J. POWELL SHERIFF'S SALES. BY virtue of writs of Vend. Exponas Lsuel out of the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford j County, and to me directed, will be exposed to pub l lie sale at the Court House, in the boro' of Towan ' da, on MONDAY,the 4th day of December, next at 1 ! o'clock P. M., the following described lot, piece or parcel of land, situated in Sheshequ : n twp., bound ed on the North by lands of Elisba Newell ani Joseph Post, on the Eastby land of Samuel Owen-, on the south by land of L. Post and Wm. P.wi, atid j on the west by Eiias Post and Wm. Post. Contain ! ing about 28 acres and about 16 acres improved, i one log house, and one board shed and a few fruit | trees thereon. Seized and taken in execution at the suit of Da j vid Barber vs. John Post. ALSO—The following lot, piece or parcel of land, j situated in RiJgbury twp., bounded on the North j by lands ol A. Wicks, on the east by lands of M. j Gardner, on the south by lands D. Gardner, on the west by lands of T. Larrison. Containing 50 ore more or less, about 30 acre- improved, one IK' hou-e, one framed barn and a few fruit trees there -1 on. Seized and taken in execution at the suit of Wm H. Gerard vs. Jacob Baly. ALSO—The interest of John VY. Munn.it bems a life esiale in the following described lot, pieie or parcel of land, . iluaied in Litchfield twp., bundei on the north by lands in possession of S. Ellis, on the east by lands occupied by Bvnj. Parks and Henry Masiin, on ihe south by lands occupied In Henry Masiin, and on the west by lands in posse-• j sion of John Dougherty & Wm. & Henry Osbern. Containing forty acres, mure or less, about tmnr | acres improved, one famed house, one framed bam and some fruit trees thereon. Seized and taken in execution at the suit of H. Willistou. jr., to the use of N. C.Harris vs. John W Munn. ALSO—The following described lot,piece or par cel of land, situated in North Towanda twp.. k,uiiu ed on the north by lands of Wm. Morse, on th. ea<! by lands ol D. Rutty, on the south by lands J. Haw ley, and on the West by lands of S. Hawkins. Cou tainitig ab<>ut ten acres, be the same more ot le-s— -all improved, one framed house, and an orchard id' , frnit trees thereon. , Seized and taken in execution at the sun of E. T. Fox vs. Samuel Hawkins. ALSO—The following described lot, piece or par , eel of land situated in Wilmot twp., bounded on the North by land of James Waples, on the east by 1 lands J. Johnson, on the South by lands oIJ.O -i Neal and on the west by lands of John Marts. Con > taining thtrtyifour acres, more or less, about eight acres improved, with a log house thereon erected. Seized and taken in execution at the suit of Sul ! livan County vs. J. Carlin. ALSO—The following described lot piece or par cel of land situated in Burlington twp., bounded on the north by lands of Edward &.O. P.'Ballard. and Marvin Bingham Rockwell, on the east by iandj of Henry Reilv, on the south by lands of Horace 15. Pratt, Pheo. Curtis, Marcus Hayden and Jatnes Campton, and on the west by lands of F. Croft)' A others. Containing about 100 acres, be the same more or less, about j acre improved with a log shaniy thereon. ALSO—One other lot, piece or parcel of land situated in said township, bounded as follows Beginning at the centre ofSugar Creek,on the line of Jehial atid \\ m. McKean, running north 42j a west 56 perches to a post, thence south 12° cast 105 perches to a post, corner of Erastus Beach's north along the line of Henry Riley's land 76i° east, 29 perches to a post, thence north E deg. west along Jehial and Wm. McKean's land 57 perches to the place of beginning. Containing H acres and 109 perches strict measure, all improved two framed houses, one shed, one saw mill and a few fruit trees thereon. Seized and taken in execution at the suit of Brown dr Rockwell vs. Wm. T. Bradford. ALSO Ihe following described lot piece or par cel of land situated in Wysox twp , bounded on the North by land of D. P. & N. K. Woodburn, Elijah racy and R. Brown, on the east bv lands of John Johnson, ou the south by lands of G. H. Uorslmf, and on the west by land of T. W. & VV. E. Wood burn. Containing 65 acres be the same more or less, about 20 acres improved, one log house and i few fruit trees thereon. Seized and" taken in execution at the suit of Ad man Essenwine vs. A. J. Gotsline and Poineroj Gorsline. JOHN A. CODDING, Sheriff Sheriff's Office, } Towanda, Nov. 2 1851. 5 (Tj* Notice is hereby given, that an amount <v to the costs will be required to be paid upon each sale when struck down to the bidder, and upon a failure to comply with this regulation, the tract • t <r.d will again be offered for sale. Salt ! Salt! 1 BBI.S. SALT, just received, and for S3 ;, , under Hall & Russel's, by Nov 2, 1854. S. FELTON dr Co. T Towanda Female Seminary. HE Winter Quarter of the Towanda Feni* :i Seminary, will commence on Mondav, bcr O. D. HANSON- Nov. 2, 1854. To Every Wife and Mother. CPHERE is life, health, beauty, happiness, a"* some ether information of peculiar '.merest J importance, o be had (gratis) by addressing (f ff ' ! 1 Ptd) Dr. J. M. SUCESSE, Canton, Pad
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