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.