Proceedings of the Pcnn'a. Legislature. HARUI-BURG, Jan. ID 1855. SENATE—Report? were received from the Va:i ouscommit ees, including a bill for the sale ol the M.iine Line, and a supplement to regulate Banks. Toe bdl for the sale i t the North and West B auch Canals was returned with a nega ive re commendation. A bill was read in place relative to he compen satinri of the members and officers of the Legisla ture. a supplement to ihe Allen'owri R lilioad, and a bill rela ive to the protest ol bill and iic'es A lesolution ua< unreduced to au'horise the com mittee on banks io propownj queues to the llink ing Institu-ioiis. Bills were passed to punish bribery, toievive ihe bill to gu nluHte the lands in ihe Common wealth on which money is due A resolution was passed inquiring of the \udi or General, whai banks have failed to keep their notes at par in Philadelphia an I Pittsburgh. Adjourned. HOUSE—A communication was received fiom the Secretary of the Commonwealth, transmuting the returns ol the last election on the question ol the enactment ola Piodibitoiy L quor Law. A number ol unimportant local bill- were read in place The Speaker and members of the Senate were introduced, and the two Houses in Convention ('he Speaker ol the Senate presiding) then proceeded to open the returns and officially declare the result of the vote on the question of a Prohibitoiy Liquor Law The returns were read, when it appeared thai 158,318 voles had been cast in favor of a Piohibi tory Law. and 163 457 against it. The convention then adjourned atul the Senate retired. The bill more effectually to prevent the sale of intoxicating liquors on the Sabbath was considered and postponed On motion, it was resolved, thai when the House adjourns, it adjourns to meet on Monday, at three o'clock. P M. SATURDAY", Jan. 20. SENATE.—TIIP Sena'e could not proceed to busi ness this morning, no quorum appearing at the time of assembling. On motion, adjourned till Monday at 11 o'clock. HOUSE —There was no session of the House, it having adjourned over until Monday af eruoori. TUE-DAT, Jan. 23 SENATE—On rnofion. a resolution was adopted, requesting the Auditor General to inlorm the Sen ate whether any allowance has been made io any bank in Allegheny county for service rendered to the Commonwealth,and ilso, what bank, what sum has been so allowed, and under what law. A bill was read in place to repeal the 47th sec lion ol the act ol Act ol April 16• h, 1850, relating to Banks The bill relating Io taxes on collateral inheiitances was taken up and passed. The bill to define ami punish bribery, and Io compel witnesses to testily, also passed unanimous ly. The Senate then adjourned. HOUSE —Several unimportant priva'e bills were considered and passed, and among one to author ize the Councils ol Pottsville to re-le- sea part of Coal street to the use of the Mount Carbon Railroad Company. A number of bills were reported from the com mittees, embracing among them a bill to incorpo rate Ihe Schuylkill Junction Railroad Company. anJ a bill to repeal the registration laws oi Phila delphia The House then adjourned. Serious Railroad Riot. A liot occurred on Saturday on the Buffalo Brant ford and Goodrich Railroad, at Ridgeway, twenty miles from Buffalo. It has been understood for several months past, that the laborers on the road have not been paid regularly, anJ a few weeks since they gave notice that they would spike down the switches to-day. if they did not receive Ihe wages due them. The track was accordingly spiked at Ridgeway, and one or two bridges were opened. When the chef officer of road heard ol it, be hired about twenty-five men from Buffalo, armed them with revolvers, &;\, and went over to lake possession of ane protect the track. On arr ving at the scene ol disturbance, the party were fired upon by the la borers, who weie well armed with rifles, and a re gular fight ensued, the party from Buffalo taring the worst—one of their men. Simon Wemple, being killed, and two or three others wounded, one of whom dangerously so. Two or three of lite labor ers were also wounded. The officers party, how ever succeeded in arresting about a dozen ol the laborers, and among them, it is bdieveJ, the man who shol Wemple. Many rumors and versions of the affair are floating about, die above statement is as near the truth as at present can be arrived at. N.ne ol ihe party who went from here have just returned One of the men engaged in the affair at Ridge way informs us that the whole party Irom the ci'y, on arriving there, were deputized by the Canadian Sheiiff, and ac'ed under bis orders; that the Piesi denl of the road, a number of Catholic priests, arid ihe Sheriff, made speeches to the laborers, and tried to persuade them to desist, but all to no pur pose. The Sheriff then ordered the track to be opened and cleared ; and while the men were do ing it occording lo his orders, ihey were attacked *>y the rioter?, and a desperate melee look place, during which thirteen of the laborers were arrested, and are now in iron? The man who killed Wemple, alter an exami nation, has been fully committed— Buffalo piper SMALL NOTES.—The Legislature of Aikansas has passed an act prohibiting the issue or circulation of bank bills below the denomination ot five dollars 'About hall a dozen other S'ates have a similar act in operation, and it works well. The Governor of Michigan recommends such a law to the Legisla lura in hi? last message, arid we have no doubt the system will be uhimaely be very generally adopt ed. It would be the most effective way of putting a stop to Ihe wildcat banking, and would do more towards preserving a uniform and redeemable cur rency than ail the legislations we have yet had.— Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Louisiana, Mis souri, Aikansas, and District of Columbia prohibit ihe issue anJ circulation ol small bills, and we hope soon to add several other Sates to the list. Indiana, Illinois arid Michigan require such a law more than others in the Western section, to shut out that class of financiers who have found wrhin their limits such a fine field for operations. ECMPES IN THE YEAR 1855.—There will be this year four ecltpes, two of the sun and two of the moon. The first—A lotal eclipse of the moon, May l,at 10 o'clock 58 minutes, in the evening; visible. The second—A partial eclipse of the sun, May 19, at 9'oclock 9 minutes in the evening; invisible here. Oily visible towards the North Pole, Green land, and on the noith part of North America, lati tude 60 and 6t. The third—A total eclipse of the moon, October 25, at 2 o'clock 35 minutes in the morning ; invi sible. The fourth—A partial eclipse ol the sun, No vember 9, at 3 o'clock 39 minutes in the after noon; invisible here, and only visible at the South Pole. AT BURLINGTON, IOWA, December 30, three children of Mr. O'Callan—namely : John aged four years; Kosy, aged six, and Catharine, aged nine, went on the rizer without live knowledge of their parents, when the litdu boy fell through a hole or cleft in the Ice, and his sisters, endeavored to help him out, were drawn in also an ' all carried to a watery gr3ve. Tariff Philosophy. TliPre is a good de.il f tariff philosophy afloat in he uevvt-papers now a d;ija, and it is evident ihat ihe " stale of the count:y !! is bothering the braius of political economists of every class li is worthy of lenrutrk, that what is popularly fernied '-a crisis '' j tn monetary ..flan? is sure to shake lite faith of many, even in sound principles, who are them ! selves unstable in rriuul. Nor in monetaiy affairs I alone. 1 heie are men in cliurdi and elate whose j principles are so exceedingly lax dial i< is only ne j ces-ary to put a given purpose beloie them. Audi piinciple i- d litieiatelj laid by urril that purpose ! is accomplished. In tuis matter of the taufl, we j see men again utieily at a 1 >ss lor a position ; arid | som*- who have strenuously advnca'ed a revenue | tariff just as likely to write themselves down pro- i tec lonists, prolutu'r nists, or any lung else, until I ano her cycle o! it fla'it n has ma 'e u or.ey sea ce j ami paper plenty, to be I alio wed by another crisis' : and cia-lt. O.te of the mos' entail arguments about the la- | riff is deduced fiom the extravagance of the times j I'lie low tar.ff, it is said, fosters ex ravaganre, and : is the li tut tul souice of our iiuleb eiliiess to Europe. j Luxuries are too cheap ; the poor can get at them ! IT.o-e who can ill afford it are tempted by them. I This m-y be true, t u who in the vvoild would ever j think of plying such an argument again*! a low ! •anil but those who have nothing else ? Luxuries will always temp' somebody—some class of peo ple who can. Compaiafively, but ill afford them— let the price be what it may. But there are multi tudes who abstain from extravagance, while those who are tempted gather experience in due season If it were possible, luxuries should be as accessible to lite poor as the rich, though it is true that many things deemed luxuries are pernicious in the ex treme Make luxuries common and they cease to be temptations. It is the scaiedy ol the diamond not it usefulness, that gives it value Who would be doomed to live upon confectionery ? But for the Hibernieisrn we should say, that man would die a worse than felon's deah The extravagance of die times, the folly of the times, the ruin ol the times, do nit proceed Irom the temp'atiori of cheap luxuiies. There are ava rie y ol causes, each of which has con'ributed its proportion to the whole One ol the most prolific somcex of lite mischief is in die desperate hurry of men to be rich; and a monetary crisis i not the writs- evd that Hows Irom this cause Wide spread demoralization, haud, trickery, over-reaching con mng, anil all sorts of mat (covering for the rnuldpli ca inn of lite dollar, have contributed at once cause and effect in the general pursuit of wealth. Fru dence lias been lost sight of, or if she has ventured to show herself with an admonition, she litis been scouted from the scene, with something of the (rar.tic fury with which Macbeth is accustomed to " back out" the ghost of his quondam lieutenant. B inqno. Railroad & stock speculations have swamp ed iheir thousands. Business engagements. utter ly beyond the means atul resources of the men who have ventured their all in them, have carried down as many more And bow to account for these things? Ciedit and ficd'ious capi-al are the under laying rottenness. The period of inflation—the process of artificial ity, has duped many a tolerable sliiewd and well meaning man. There are multitudes of small bu siness men who making two, three or four thous and dollars—nominally—irt '52 and 's3—and liv ing up to it, very naturally believe that by the sante industry ant! perseveiance, and a little more effort, they would make one, two or three thousand more in ! 54 atul '55, and tlmy live accordingly, in ad vance, upon a credit, which woiking both ways, when the reality came—that is the pressure or the crisis, as you choose—cut both ways. Reckless men on both sides carried down even the prudent and well-meaning. Tiieie is in the inadequate produce of our coun wy, a great cause ol the difficulties we experience Old lands that ought to be rich and fertile are worn out antl unproductive. Our agricultural labor is in efficient and insufficient. There is great room lor improvement here. Let grain be grown abundant ly, more abundantly, much more abundantly, and tie farmer would be richer, while the price would be much less, anil that price constitute the standard of other values. But instead of bread, bank paper is the standard of values, and a precious commodi ty it is. Banking facilities lor speculation in bread and meat, are a curse to the country ; and there are some sections of the Union in which these facili ties are given to an unlimited extent for such pur poses. We have only to examine with a candid spirit our domestic condition to find ample causes for the monetary paralysis under which we suffer, and which will continue until the rottenness of the times is purged out. To denounce the tariff is but io conless our inability for self-governnuni, in the most direct meaning ol the term.— Baltimore Sun. SHOCKING ACCIDENT —We are called upon this week to chronicle one of the most distressing ac cidents thai ever occurred in this neighborhood.— On Thursday evening last two Irishmen engaged as laborers at the new Poitage Tunnel, got uoon the chains, af er the car was detached, for the pur pose of descending the middle shaft. This danger ous method of descending, is accomplished by placing the feet in the hooks of the car chains, and holding on the hope In the act ol getting on IIIP rope, the men swung violen ly against the side ol! the shah near i's mouth, when the foot ol one,' named Patrick McGuire. became disengaged, and in his sudden Light he let go the rope, and fell headlong to the bottom of the shaft, a distance ol 0 lie hundred and eighty Jivefeet! He was taken up it is needless to say, entirely dead. One ol his legs was broken, his skull wa< fractured, and his entire breast crushed in. He was buried at the Summit next day. As we learn, he was a young and industrious man, and : leaves but two relatives—brothers—to mourn the sad accident.— Hollidaysburg Standard, 1 7th. BURNING or THE STEAMBOAT GARDEN CITT.— Chicago, Jan. 20.—The fine Steamboat, Garden City, formerly running on ihe Illinois, was burned to the water's edge on Sunday morning last, near the mouth of the Arkansas river. She left the city 01 St Louis on the 10:h instant, loaded with a car go of flour, lard and oats, and caught fire just below Napoleon. The passengers and crew all reached the shore in salety, with their baggage The cargo is a total loss. The boat was valued at S3O 000. and was insured, mostly in St Louis, for $25,000. The cargo was injured principally in Boston and New Oi leans. EXECUTION —John J. Taylor was executed at Galena, 111, ort Friday, lor the murder of his wife. About ten thousand persons were present. He spoke for nearly an hour, and protested his inno cence at heart ol the crime, blaming liquor for it al! He expressed his hope and belief that he was forgiven by his Maker, and died without a strug gle. Stephen Short and William Ilanning were hung at Greensburg Ky., on Friday, for murder. They confessed their guilt on the gallows. About 6,000 persons wete present to witness the execution. QUITE A MARRYING MAN.—The Pittr-burg Post says, A man named David Bates, was convicted at the last term of the Indiana County Court, of Bigamy, and sentenced to twenty two months' im prisonment in the Western Penitentiary, to which place he was brought the other day. It appears he was committed for the same offence in 1851, and had just got out. He returned to the neighborhood of Blairsville, and by dyeing hi? whiskers and changing his name to David Beatty, was again married to a young widow, by the very same Jus tice of the Peace who married him before. One ol the witnesses on the trial stated that Bates had seven wives living, or even more. RATHER A LONG SENTENCE—Baker, the young man of eighteen, who was convicted for participa ting in the burglary on E B. Ward's store and at tempt to kill his clerk, was sentenced in Detroit, on Monday, to fifty years' imprisonment in Ihe S*a:e Prison. He will get out in 1908. E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR. Towanda, Saturday, January Tt. 1855. ESPECIAL NOTICE. The REPORTER will be furnished at ONE DOLLAR per annum, invariably in advance, and will be sent no longer than paid for. Subscribers will hive four weeks notice previous lo the expiration of their subscription ; when, ij it is not renewed, the pnper will be stopped. Those in arrears can avail themselves of these terms by settling, li'e shall give them until the close of the present Volume, when we shall stop sending the pa jier to every subscriber in air ears. Any person sending us five new subscribers with Ihe Cash, will receive a copy gratis for one year; or Six Copies will be sent to one address a year for 5-5. A s the success of the Cash system depends upon its stric observance, our Terms will be impartially and in flexibly adhered to "One no Man Anything." Very many o| our subscribers have availed them selves of the change in our terms, t>y settling up arrearages, and paying in advance. Yet we have still upon our books, the names of subscribers who are from one to ten years in arrears. We invite them to follow the good example which others have set tbe-.n. There is no necessity lor any de lay Our aJtance rates are already in operation now Febiuary Court will afford a good oppor tuni y for this, and tor such as may wish to sub scribe. Remember, only one dollar a year, no pos tage within the Coun'y, and all papers discontinu ed when the time expires. TIIE REPORTED RESIGNATION OF SECRETARY GUTHRIE —The Washington Union ol S I urdaysays it is well known thai we do not attempt lo contra dict the numberless falsehoods daily sent, or which j purport to be sent by telegraph or otherwise, from this city in relation to the President and thediffer ent members ol his cabinet: but the intention ol Mr. Guthrie to resign is announced with such an assurance of reliable authority, that # we deem it proper to say that it is without the sligh .est founda tion in truth. Such an idea was never entertained lor one moment either by th<? President or the Sec retary. and we m .y as well add. that the rumors which have gained circulation within the last eigh teen months with regard to conlempla'ed changes in the cabinet, and all rumors of dissensions be tween its different members, or between any one of them and the President, are each and all abso lately and entirely groundless. SOLDIERS OF THE WAR OF 1812 —The National Convention ol the soldiers of the war of 1812, arid previous wars, assembled in Wasfiing'on City, on Monday week to the number of over fifteen bun dred. The Convention was organized by the ap pointment of Judge SUTHERLAND as President, as sisted by a Vice President fiom each State repres ented. After the morning session, the members of the convention visited the Presidential mansion, where they were cordially welcomed by the Preei dent in a felicitous speech, which was replied to by Judge Su he.land At the evening session the Conven'irn passed resolutions urging Congie.-6 to make provisions for the soldiers and their widows and children, and for die Indians who helped us, and the prio-nors in Tripoli; ihey a'so look to an extension of the pension law to the soldiers of the war of 1812, and their widows and childien Gen eral Cass Shields, Houston, Coornbs, and other dis tinguished gentlemen were present duiing the sessions of the Convention. PROHIBITORY LIQUOR LAW. —A new prohibitory liquor bill has been reported in the New Yuik Le gislature. It is a modification of the bill vetoed by Gov. SEYMOUR, in that it does not authorize the 8 tarching of a house for liquors, unless the occu pies has been previously convicted under the act It does not permit the wife or nearest relative of anjintemperatcjoerson'to sue for consequential dam ages. In some minor respects, also, the proposed bill differs from the vetoed one. The minority ol ihe committee, it is understood, will also make a report rather, however, in the lorm of an argument than'by bill They will maintain that the present excise laws are sufficient to guard against intern temperance it properly enforced. POPULATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.—According to the annual report of the Auditor General, the num ber of taxable inhabitants in Pennsylvania is 558, 236. Taking the ratio of 5} ol the population to every taxable, the aggregate number of persons in the Siate would thus be 3,070,298. This, if a cor rect estimate, shows an astonishing increase in the last five years. That it is not too high we are cer tain. Indeed, we think that the ratio of six inhabi tants to a taxable would be more nearly correct, which would give the State a total population of 3,349 416 By this latter ratio the city of Phila delphia would have a population ol 521,658 souls, while by the former it would be 478,186 ; the total number of taxables in the city being 86,043. PHILADELPHIA MARKETS—FLOUR AND MEAL.— The Flour market remains inactive. Sales of good shipping brands at £9 per battel. Sales forborne consumption are limited wj:hin the range ol $9 and 29} lor good brands, and extra at s9} anil 10, — Rye Flour is steady at 6} per barrel, and Corn Meal at £4} GRAlN.—There is but little demand for Wheat, and very little coming in. Sales of good red a t 206 and 208 c , per bushel. Last sale ol white at 218 c. Small sales ol Rye are making at gl 25. Corn is in demand. Sales of 5,000 bushels of new yellow at 96c. afloat. Last sales of Oat at 53 and 54c. lor Deleware and 55c. for Pennsylvania MA. MASON'S HEALTH.—' The Boston Transcript of Saturday evening says: "By letters received in | this city yesterday, from Dr. S L BIGELOW, the at tending physician upon the Hon- JOHN Y. MASON, U. S. Minister lo France, we learn that at the latest Ja'es Mr. MASON was comfortable, and strong hopes were entertained of his recovery. fotal |tcms. NOVEL AND INTEREMNQ PF.RFORMANFTI.-D HARKINS will entertain the public on the fiL , evening of February Court, at this place, by j an exhibition of Dissolving Views, wiih a la ge number of panoramic, astronomic, dissolving and comic diagrams. We have seen a portion of his apparatus, and have every confidence that all who may altend, will be highly delighted and satisfied Notice of the time and place of exhibition will be given by bills. OCT* The Eastern span ol ihj Bridge across the Susquehanna at this place, fell on Monday after noon last. It has been gradually settling since the fire which destroyed the first span, until it finally gave way neat the middle and settled into the wa ter, each end yet remaining upon the piers. Work men are engaged in clearing away the wreck A meeting of the Bradford County Agrrcul tural Soeie y w ill be held on the 5 h ol February next, at die Court House in this place. We trust that the members ol the Socie y will give this meeting their attention. It is the annual election for officers, and the meeting for the transaction ol much very important business. oThe wind at this place, throughout Sunday night, blew a perfect gale, accompanied by hail and rain We do not hear of any damage sus ain ed in this vicinity. The storm appears to have ex tended the entire length of the sea-board, and al ready We have accounts of loss ol life and property. RELIGIOUS SERVlCES.—Religious services have been kept up every evening during the past week, in the churches at this place. In the Episcopal church Rev. Mr. BVLLE-BY, ol Montrose. and Rev, Mr MILES, nl Wilkes-Barre, have been as.-isting; in the Presbyterian, Rev. Mr. DOOLITTLE, olTroy, and in the Methodist, Rev. G P PORTER, of Wa verly. The interest in the meetings seems to be well sustained,, ani ihey will doubtless do much good. h rail-licit!" Counly. BY MP. riATT BEAD IN PLACE. AN ACT erection the new County of Fairfield, out of parts of Bradford and Tioga Counties. SECTION I lie it enacted by the Senate and Unite of Representatives of the Commonwealth ol Pennsylva ma in General Assembly met, and it is hereby en acted by the authority of the same. That all those parts ol Bradford and Tioga coun ties wiihin the following boundaries, viz: Begin ning on the south line of Bradford county, at the souih-east comer of the township of Leroy, thence by the east line ol said township northwardly, to the south line of-the township ot Burlington.thence by the sou h line of Burin gton township east, to wbe:e the said line is intersected by a line run and recen'ly reported to the proprr court in Bradford county, lor a division of the said township of Bur lington, thence by the said division line north to the south line ol Smiihfield township, thence east on said line to a point from which a riotlh line would be two and one half miles east Irom the Bapti-t meeting house in the township of Smrh fieij, thence north to the nonh line ol said town ship, thence by he north line of said township west to the sou h-east corner of the township of Ridge bery, thence north by the east line of said township to the north line of the county of Bradford, thence wis by the nonh line of the counties of Bradford and Tioga to the north-west corner of the township of Jackson, in Tioga county, thence southwardly by the west line ol the townships ol Jackson, Rut land, Sullivan, Ward and Union, to the south line of tlie counties ol Tioga and Bradford to the place of beginning, shall be. and the same is hereby de clared to be erected into a separate coutl*y to be called " Fan field." SEC. 2. TnatThos. W. Lloyd, ol Lycoming Co., Michael Meyier', of Sullivan counly, and ol Wy orning county, be and they are hereby ap pointed commissioners whose duty it shall be to asceitain the boundary lines of the said coon y of " FanfH.l," and plainly to matk that part thereof lying between the north and south lines of the townships ofSmi hlield, and to fix, determine and designate the place for the seat of justice for said county; and the said commissioners, or a majotity of them, having ascertained and matked the boun dary lines anil located the seat of justice as alore said, they, or a majority of them, shall transmit a draft or plot ofsaiU county of Fairfield, under their hands and seals to the Governor ol this Common wealth on or before the first of June next; and the persons aloresuid named as commissioners, shall receive two dollars per diem lor their services out of the funds of said county, and in case a vacancy should occnr by reason of the death of either or any ol the commissioners above named, or by reason of the inabiii y or refusal of either or any ol them to act. it shall be lawful for the Governor ot this Commonwealth, by his appointment, to supply such vacancy. SEC 3. Provides for the election at the next general election of three Cnmmifsioriers, three Au ditors, one Sherifi, one Coronor, one Proihono ury, &c , one Regis'er. &e , one Treasurer and two As socia'e Judges for said county. SEC. 4. Provides for the place of holding Courts, until a Conn House shall be erected SEC 5. Provides lor the transfer to the courts ol Fait field county, of all suits already pending, w here both parties ate resident in said county. . SEC 6 Provides, that all taxes already assessed shall be recovered as it this act had not passed.— Provided, that the road and county taxes assessed during the year 1855, within the limbs of the eoun ty ot Fairfield, shall be paid into the treasuries of the counties of Bradlord and Tioga for the use of the county of Fail field. SEC. 7. Sherifi and o her officers lo give security forthe faithful performance of their duties. SEC. 8 Sherifi and other officers ol the counties of Bradford and Tioga lo hold until similar officers shall be elected and qualified according to law. SEC. 9. That the inhabitants of the county ol Fair field shall eltc. members of Congress, Senators and members ol the House of the House ot Repre sentatives as before the passage of this act. unless otherwise apportioned by legislative enactment, or until a new apportionment. SEC 10. That it shall be lawful for the commis sioners of Faiiheld county, who shall be elected at the next annual election, to take assurance or as surances to them and their successors in office, ot such lot or lots or pieces of ground as shall have been approved by the commissioners appointed by the second section ol this act or a majority of them, for the purpose ol erecting theieon a court house, jiil and offices for the sale keeping ol the records of said counly ol Fairfield ; and the county com missioners are hereby authorized to receive by subscription or donations, money anil materials to wards defraying the expenses ot the said lots anJ buildings, and are also hereby authorrz.ed lo assess, levy and collect p sufficient sum to defray the ex penses thereof and for building a court house and prison, or so much as shall be needful to supply deficiencies in case there shall not be a sufficien cy given and subscribed as aforesaid, which court house and prison the\ are hereby authorized lo etect. SF.C 11 To be annexed to the Eastern District of the Supreme Court. SEC 12 To compose part of the 13th Judicial district, and courts to be held on the last Mon days ol August, November, January and April in each year. SEC. 13. Relates to certiorates and appeals SEC II 1 hat in all cases where it would be law ful lor the sheriff, jailor or prison keeper of ihe county ol 1- 4rfielJ lo hold in close custody the bo dy of any person in the common jail of said coon- j ly, if uch jail were ai itna lime ereciej in anil ft r sail! county, such person shall be defiveied 10 and kepi in close custody by ihe sheriff, jailor or prison keeper of llie county ot Bradford, who upon delive ry ef such prisoner 10 him or ihern, at tbe coinrriou jail of said county of Bradford, shall salely keep turn, her, or them until they be discharged by due course of law, and shall also be amenable in I ke manner, anil liable to the same pains and penalties as il the person so delivered were liable to confine ment in die common jail ot iLadlord county, and aggrieved shall be entitled to the same lerr.edies against them or any of them, as il such prisoner h d been committed to his or iheir custody by vir tue of legal process issued by proper authority of the coumy ol Bi:*<!lotJ : J'loaded alicoys. I lia' die sheriff of Kanfield e.iun'y be allowed out ol ihe county funds of-aid C ftiy ten cmi'S per inde a- a lull compeiisation lot every petson elia ged with a criminal offence which he may deliver to ihe jail of Bradford county by virtue of thi- act, on orders diawn by the commissioners of Fairfield county 10 the treasurer thereof Sue. 15 Tl.a' the slier ff jailor, and prison keep er of die county ol Bradford shall receive all pris oners aforesaid, arid sli ill provide lor tfiern accord ing to law, and shall be eindicd o ihe lees foi keeping them, arid also lo such allowance as by law is diiected lor ihe maintenance of prisoners m similar rases, which allowance sfiafl he defrayed and paid by llie commissioners of die county o! , Fairfield out of die county treasury SEC 16 That the 14th and 15 ii sections of tin act shall be and continue in force lor Hie term ol three years, or until ihe commissioners ol Kaiifiehl county shall have certified to the court that a jut is erected in said coun'y and ready for die recep tion ol prisoners, end approved by die court and grand jury w ho shall enter their appiobatiori, ed by diem on the record of said court, arid fioin thenceforth it shall be 'awful lor die sheriff ot Fair field county to receive all atul every person or per I sons who may then t>e confined in die ji I of Biad i ford county in pur-nance ot thi-ac', and cany them to the jaif of Fail field comity and keep diem in close custody until discharged by due c.ottrse of law. SEC 17. That w hen the commissioners appoin ted by the second section of diis net, shall have as eertairied ami deter niued the place for the erection of county buiMinus in and f>r the said connty of i Fairfield, it shall be the duty of the ci izers of the vicinity where the same may be located, forthwith to give security to be approved by the said com missioners for the payment of ten thousand dollaie for the use said county ol Fairfield, in two equal annual instalments frum the date of such location, and on failure to give such secuihy, no further pro ceedings shall be had or taken under this act. and the territory ib-seribeJ in die fiist section of this act shall he arid remain parts of the counties of Bradloid and Tioga as it (his act had not been passed. THE f.ATEST KOREICN NEWS.—The news from Europe by the Baltic and Canada is of the same character as dial heretofore received as lar as re gards the warhke operations of the contending powers. Seba<topol is still in (he possession of the Russians—the Allies are still making preparations for storming it and re-inforcements on both sides are continually arriving. Though ihe day of strug gle is po-tponed. unless negotiations for peace in. terverie to prevent it, bloody work will presently be d >ne. The Russians are making continual ant! desperate sotties, but they ate uniformly repelled by the allies. The London Times openly advocates the immediate removal ol Lord Raglan from the command of the B i ish forces in the Crimea on the ground ol incompetency. The same paper de nounces in measured terms the present British minisby. Victoria has written an autograph letter sympathizing widi the wounded soldiers. This exhibi'ion of Royal sympathy will undoubtedly have a great efi -cl in healing die sick ami man gled. The Emperor ol France is ex-rting himself with the greatest vigor in forwarding ai like opera. J lions. The position of Austiia ami Prussia is s ill a matter of doub'—they are probably waiting for die upshot of affairs at bebas opol. APPOINTMENTS —Gov Pollock has made th- fob t lowing appointments: ANDREW G. CCRTIN, of Bel lefonte, Secretary ol ihe Common wealth ; Titos R FRANKLIN, of Lancaster, Attorney General : JOIIN M. Sin.Li VAN, of Butler, Deputy Secielnry ol the Commonweal h • HENRY C. HICKOK, of Lewi-burg, Deputy Superintendent ol Common Schools Mr. Cuttiii is grandson of Andiew Gregg long time a member ol eacli branch ot our National Con gress, and Secretary of the Commonwealth under Governor Heister. Mr. Franklin is a sound lawyer who held die same office under Gr?v. Johnson, and whose appointment satisfies the conflicting demon's in Lancaster Mr. Sullivan was a long time Cluel Cleik of the Stnu'e, and is a very wo ihv, competent man. Mr Hickok is editor ol Ihe Lcwisburg Chronicle, and until the last cam paign, acted with the Democratic party, (jp- The amount of the public debt of the Unr ®d St.ties outstanding on the 20th November was 54.48/ 5-15 605 Ol this, tSS 000 000 is not issued The redemption during die curient month wdi probably reach between one and two millions of dollars, as die period ol redemption expires on ihe 31st ins!., and there is not much probability of the Treasury renewing his proposition on the same terms. 1 AE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION IN FRANCE —"he e are some signs of opposition in Fiance, to the new dogma of die Immaculate conception. The Councils of State, whose approbation is necessary to the promulga ion of any bull from the Pope, i said to show symptoms ol revolt A judge of 'the Court ot Cassation is writing a pamphlet againls ii, and one of the members of the Conned will pronounce an alaborate oration against granlin" the VIST. A KNOW NOTHING TOWN.—At an election for lowr councilmen lately held in Paiketiburg, Va , (a place containing about three thousand inhabi tants, situated on the Ohio river, in Western Vir ginia.) the Know Nothing ticket leceived tvery vote but six. This looks bad for Mr. Wise. Married, In Smithfield, January 17th, by Willian E.Barton Esq., MA. AxnnEw FRXLET, to Miss MARGARET DITBERT, both of Springfield. Died, In Troy, Pa., on Wednesday 17ih inst., Mrs. An- TICRF.TA BAIRR, wife of Samuel Baird of Troy. Mrs. B. was the daughter of Ephriain Wooster, and was born in Huntington, Conn., Feb. 10, 1784. She was married Sept. 23, 1804, and became the mother of eight children, five sons and three daugh ters, all of whom are now living and heada of fami lies. She first united with the Congregational Church in Huntington, then under the Pastoral care of the Rev. David Ely, D. D...during ihe sum mer of 1816. Subsequently she became a member of the Congregational Church at Oxford, N. V.,and of the Presbyterian Church of Troy, Pa., with which, she was connected at the time of her death. Ihe disease of which she died was dropsy con sumption. She bore her sufferings with christian fortitude and resignation, and we trust has fallen a-leep in Jesus. ," t Fame is deceitful and beauty is vain ; but a woman that fcareth the Lord, shall be P r scd." t . D . NEW ARRANGEMENTS. REDUCTION IN PRICE! An experience of fifteen years in publishing a newspaper, has satisfied us that the Credit system is radically wrong, both to the Pub lisher and to the Subscriber. Under its ope ration a large amount is coustantly due from subscribers located in every part of the coun ty, which at l>est can be realized only by waiting years, and in two many cases is ut terly worthless, the person receiving the paper having deceased, or left the county, and the printer has the vexation of finding that he is not to receive anything for the labor and ex pense of years. On the other hand, we are obliged to charge promptly paying subscribers a sum sufficient to make up these losses. Having become thoroughly satisfied that the system of advance payments is better both for publisher and subscrilier, we have determined to adopt it. Hereafter the'Pie porter ' will be furnished to subscriliers at ONE DOLLAR per annum, payable invaria bly in advance, and will be sent no longer than paid for. These terms will be inflexibly adhered to. Those of our present subscribers who are indebted to us, and wish to avail themselves of these terms, ran do so upon settlement.— We shall continue to send them the paper until the close of the present volume, (which will t>e about the first of June next,) upon the original terms, when we shall positively dis continue sending the pajxtr to every subscri l>er in arrears, and proceed to collect the am ount due us. Subscribers who have paid in advance,and whose time expires liefore the close of the pre sent volume, will have four weeks notice of the expiration of their subscription. "We shall give this plan a thorough trial.— We believe it will meet the approbation of a!l those who desire to take, and pay for, a County paper ; and we are certain it will re lieve us from many of tire vexations and dis appointments for which the business is pro verbial. We shall at least have the satisfac tion of knowing that we have pay for every paper sent; and, we trust, of feeling that we have given to every subscriber the full value of his Dollar. To any person sending us five new subscribers, with the cash, ($0) we will send the Rei<ortcr gratis, one year. NOTICE.—There will be a Donation Visit at the house of Rev. J. R. MORRIS, in the boro' of Towandn. on Tuesday afternoon an! evening of January 30th. The citizens of Towan da aird vicinity are respectfully invited to attenJ. NOTICE.—The annual meeting of the Bradford County Agricultural Society, will be held at the Court Housa, in Towanda, on Monday sth day of February next, at 7 o'clock P. M. The members of tne Society are requested to attend, as the officers for ihe coming year are to be elected, and o'her important business transacted. G. F. MASON, President. Towanda, Jan. 20, 1555. MASONIC.—The regular monthly Com ts-*3F munications of UNION f.ODGE, No. 108, A.Y.M., are held Wednesday on or preceding the lull moon, at 3 o'clock, P. M., at Masonic Hall, in the borough -of Towanda. The meeting for January will occur on Wed nesdav, January 31st- Visiting brethren are invit ed to attend. E. H. M ASON, Secretary. 2CCUJ Qlbttcrtiscmaits. Ik U J O one or two years, situated in Overton twp., Bradford County, containing 211 acres, with 1 25 acres improve.!, and eight acres seeded down with clover last spring. A good house, and a new Barn, 3d by 50, erected on ihe premises, psif j£|Posßejsi >n .ill be given the Ist of .April, i j !{!KJB ALSO, a good hoose lo rent for one | i==iSLissyear, to a steady and induitrious man, : to whom steady employment and good wages will j be given. EDWARD McGOVERN. Heverly vitle, Jan. 1 1 , 1855. MUSICAL FESTIVAL r INHERE will be a MUSICAL FESTIVAL held -L in Towanda. commencing on TUESDAY, the Cih of FEBRUARY, to continue four days and evenings, under the direction of Professor Wm. B. Bradbury, of N. Y. To conclude with a - a J> E] R T 9 Friday Evening, Feb. 9. Ihe design of th.s Musical Festival is the ad vancement of Singers generally, whether as choirs or individual singers, in musical knewledge, by the study and practice of different styles of vocal mu sic. and by familiar lectures, and such training and criticism as may tend to the accomplishment ol the above named object. The different departments of musical study, such a- Church music, secular mu sic. Concert music, and instructions as to the best method of teaching singing classes, will receive at tention. The principal text books used will be the "Shawm" and the •' Metropolitan Glee Book." Singers who are accustomed to sing together in Clubs, y uartcttes,&c., will please come with pieces rehearsed to sing at the Festival. Clergymen throughout the country,and all others who may feel the least interest in the advancement and improvement of vocal music, are earnestly so licited to take an interest in this object. Further notice as to the place of holding the Fes tival will he given, also circulars will be generally distributed throughout the county. Any informa tion in relation to the matter may be had by com municating with either of the Committee. W. C. HOG ART, V D.S.PRATT, !_ E. T. FOX, ft'Ommittce. C. H. COBURN, j Towanda, January 10, 1855. ATnTrcp . Register's Wotice. til ICE is hereby given that there have been v.. ' sell ' et * ' u the office of the Registeroi VYills in and for the county of Bradford, accounts of administration upon the following estates, viz— Final account of James 11. Ward, administrator with the will annexed , of the estate of Oliver Beers late of Troy, deceased. Final aecount of John Rogers, guardian of Fr>n. Cis Roberts and Harriet Roberts. Final account of Thomas Mather, guardian e! William Mather, minor child of John Mather, late of Lister, deceased. Partial account of John W. Gray and Abisha YY• Gray, administrators of the estate of Oliver S.Cray, late of Standing Stonp, deceased. F mal account of Emily Owen, late Emily 0*" b .rne administratr x of Peter Osborne, late of she shequio, deceased. Final Recount ol Sophronia E. Jackson, late phronia E. Hamilton, surviving administratrix "j the estate of Joseph $. Hamilton, deceased, late L ' VY indham township. Final account of Betsey Teed and Samuel Dt'i' son. administrators of the estate of John Teed, la' of Litchfield, deceased." Final account of Cornelia Turk and Samuel l' J " vidson, administrators of the estate of Ttios Turk, ate of Litchfield, deceased. Final account of Joseph H Marsh, ad ministry "f the e.-tale of Elliott Marsh, late of Pike tp. dec'J- And ihe same will be presented to ihe Orphan* .-.J Court of Bradford county, on Monday the sth df -J of F'ebruary next, for confirmation and allow"" o ''' JAMES H. WEBB, Register. ficgistvi's Office, Jan. 1, 1545.
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