a bait—again it advanced —another halt—it tooffcd the air aud stepped into an open space, j either suspicious of dauger or scenting its prey.: From bis liidiug-placc Beu could distinctly ! hoar all that was passing, but he could not see \ the approach of the foe. aud therefore durst uot j move lest he should reveal his ambush. There j was nothing for it but to lie still and wait pa tiently for the moment when the creature 6houid emerge into the moonlight. Just then the pack gave tongue again a lit tle t<-> the right, and a smile of triumph already jJayed across Ben's feotiu - es; but this quickly I c.ave place to an expression of painful anxiety, I 86 he saw the wolf, apparently decided by the last note of call, stop into the opeu space, cir cled only by a few tall, solitary trees. He carefeily raised bis piece, and endeavored to take aim by one of the glittering stars; aud then, laying himself ou a line with his rifle, the face of the creature, as it stood look ing down the valley, in full range, he pressed the trigger. The shot raug echoing through the forest, and Ben followed it with the speed oi lightning. There lay the black carcase, still cud lifeless in the moonshine. BCD, with hunter-hke caution, reloaded his rifle, slung it over his shoulder, aud made with hasty strides for the 6}>ot where lay the fallen enemy. It was a large, powerful, coal-black wolf, with just the usual heart shaped white spot on the breast. The ball must have went straight through his head—he never moved or raised himself. '• He has Dot eveu ouce stirred," said the burner softly, as he beat over hie prey to feel for the hole of his ball. He stroked the hair of tbo head backwards aud forwards without finding any mark whatever, neither was there the usual relaxation of tbo muscles; and his hiuid when held in the moonlight was white and clean. "It was a wonderful shot that," muttered the huuter, " but after all, what mut ters i> where the ball went in, as long as it hit the mark, and since I have settled tho villaiu's business. Hallo," he exclaimed hurriedly, "is the rascal coming to life again ?" He stood watching with breathless eagcrne.-s every move ment of the animal, which now began to give ftiil stronger signs of life, raising its head, aud finally springing forward on its fore-leg. But Beu was too well versed iu the hunter's craft to be taken by surprise by this movement. His first and almost uncouacious impulse was to put the muzzle of his rifle to the wolfs jowl, -—but instantly withdrawing and throwing it from him, he threw himself with dauutless cour age upon the now vigorous and wildly strug gling auimal. " Ho, ho, my man!" cried the hunter, laugh ing ia proud exultation, as he delt his blows lus tily and with all the might of his iroa fist, up on the prostrate writhing body of tho wolf.— " Ho, ho! what, caught at last!—ha, ha, ha, struggle away—struggle hard my hearty! you won't escape this time, uuless you manage to •lip out of your skin." The cre-ature, now restored to perfect consci ousness, seemed fuily aware of the dangerous predicament in which he was placed, and strove | with all his might to turn upon his captor and bite him, and by struggling and scratchy to regain his freedom. But Ben's grasp was an iron bridle upou him, aud, pressed by the great weight of his tali and atheletic peison, the as tonished beast, fairly exhausted by the contest lay at last perfectly still and attempted no fur ther resistance. But what was now to be done ? Moat the wolf be killed ? That would indeed be the work of a moment, for Beu's hunting knife was ready in his belt—but that were to slay his best hopes. Ben bad not so much as a leath er strap about him, nothing but his belt. The only alternative was to carry the heavy beast on his shoulders to the hamlet. It was half an-hour's walk without such a burden; he paus ed for consideration. "80 on," murmured Ben. "It is just thou or I, rascal! thy luck or nunc, that this night inn6t decide. But hang it, I've carried many a atout buck that weighed full as heavy, and that for nothing but his flesh: my limbs will not fail me now that they are strung by a high er hope, to say nothing of the pleasure of tri umph over the crafty and mischievous beast." Hie resolution taken, he renewed his grasp of the still struggling beast, brought his right foot under tbc auimal, and supporting himself against au overshadowing elm-tree, rose slowly from the ground. lie had the creature's back towards him, bis right arm was passed between the forelegs, and with tho left he compressed the flanks as with a vice, so as to hinder the auimal from biting him. nis rifle he was in deed obliged to leave beliiud, and his cap had also fallen from his head iu the struggle; but this mattered not. and with teeth compressed, aud with loftiest determination, he strode along the path that led to Woodville. the wolf every Instant renewing its etforts to escape. The sounds of the revelry were still issuiug from the old court-house. Bowl after bowl of strong negus was emptied, and the heat of wax-lights, drink and dancing, became so in tolerable that a movement was made to admit a current of fresh air by throwing back a little window that opened on the wood. The notes of the old fiddler rang quicker and shriller, as jigs aud horn-pipes followed in quick succession.— The feet of.the dancers beat time more firmly to the inspiriting tunes. Metcalf was beside himself with exulting hopes; he would only speak of Mabel (although she persisted in her refusal to dance with him or with any of the guests" as his "sweet little bride." Twice he had embraced old Sutton as his father-in-law, aud in short his rapture seemed beyond his control. And now Lord Howe's hornpipe was jnst at an eud, and then came an interval, dur ing which refreshments was served ronnd. Ma bel, who by he father's desire presided, was seated near the entrance over against the table, and Metealf, who kept by her side, was whis pering insipid compliments in her ear, which brought the deep flush of anger to her cheek, when on a sudden something smote heavily against the door. " Ha!" cried the bridegroom shrinking back, 'a somewhat uncivil approach!' The guests turned towards the entrance in as touishmcnt; but the only answer to the inqui ry, " Who is there?" was a renewal of the knocking or rather pushing against the door. " Deuce take the rude fellow," cried Metcalf, " but I will soon see who he may be," and, has tily lifting the latch, he threw the door wide open. " Ha!" There met him a pair of star ing eyes just ready to start from their sockets, and a yawning gulf of jaw set with bristling fang*, 'from which depended a bleeding tongue —in a word, a wolfs head, such as the most horrible imaginings might paint it; and above it, and showing deadly pale in the light of the tapers, was the haggard countenance of Ben Holiek. " The wolf 1 the wolf 1" cried lfetoalf, after <me huty glaneo at the terrific pair. " The wolf 1 the wolf!" and qaieklj making way for hlrcaelf throagh the throwing gr.eats, he roabh to tS# .re any cao toaid prevent or even foresee his purpose, he put his hand on the sill and vaulted out- 1 -and away. Those about the door drew back, scarcely less alarmed than their host, while the rest of the company, unconscious of the cause of such ex traordinary agility, burst into shouts of laugh ter. "The bell! the bell!" were the only words that the exhausted Ben could utter. "The bell! 1 can no more"— " Merciful hea\eu !" exclaimed Mabel, who had sprung forward on hearing Metcalfs first outcry, aud who, scarce believing her own eyes us they rested ou the deathiike and agonized countenauce of the hunter, was herself incapa ble of any effort. " Merciful heaven, send help—help! oh help!" " The bell!" he repeated in a now faltering accents. "Mabel, the bell! My arms fail me." " The bell!—what bell?" repeated the by standers, looking wondcringlv at each other. " Ha! the wolfs bell!" cried Mabel sudden ly, and joyously comprehending what had pre viously been liko a frightful dream to her.— "The wolfs bell! One moment, Ben—a few seconds only, and I am here with it." And rushing past him, and so close to the jagged fangs of that terrific beast that the red tongue almost touched her shoulder, the girl flew to her father's house, reached down the bell which, ou his return from the empty trap, he had hung up beside his gun, and iu another minute preseuted herself with it at the door of the court house. In the meanwhile the men had recovered their surprise; and old Suttou, seeing how matters stood, had eutreated Ben to let him take the wolf from him. But Ben would uot consent to relax the firm grasp with which he held the beast, neither for his own sake, nor for that of the old man. No sooner however did Mabel appear with the bell, thau taking it from her hand, he slipped the collar round the neck of the raging, slavering creature, and buckled it not too tightly, but so as to prevent it being slipped over the head. And now, what was next to be done ? How was the beast to bo let loose ? for was it not to be expected that, in its present eufuriated state, it would use its recovered freedom rather for vengeance than for flight, and, turning ou his cuemies might occasion fearful damage? Were it not, indeed, more prudent to kill it? Its struggles become liercer and more desperate with Ben's failing strength; and the continual jingling of the bell disquieted tho prisoners of the court house still more seriously. Many of the young men indeed came forward with ropes, and one of them produced a sling, in which lie propos ed to hang the wolf, and compress his throat until he should be stunned, when he might safe ly be left in the wood to make his escape on his recovery. But this seemed far too hazardous au experiment; for iu case the beast was injur ed, all the fatigue and risk of the exploit would hive been in vain. Mabel had been standing with her hands tightly pressed against her temples, listening to each proposal, as it was eagerly made and as quickly rejected. She suddenly hurried for ward and cried— " Take him to the garden, Ben, to the bend of the river; the bank has fallen, aud if you throw him iu there, he must swim to the oppo site shore." " She's right—the girls' right," rejoined old Sutton. And in a rndment Ben was on his way to the epot. Tiie fence that divided him from the garden was soon trodden down, and the weary hunter stood at the edge of the cliff that over hung the mounntain torrent. Mabel had taken hold of his arm, to prevent his going too far and falling over. " Now, Ben," she cried, holding him back. " Now, let loose!" " Thank God!" murmured Ben, as he opened his arms aud let down his dark burden and heard the splashing of the waters as they closed over the beast. And now the men of the hamlet came in all directions, bringing lanterns; aud by their light they soon discovered the black body of the wolf making its way through the foaming stream, and groaning as it 6wam. But when he reached the land, aud shook himself, the bell was heard jlngliug loud and clear. Terrified with the sound, he sprang headlong from the bank, tore madly through the wood, where the peculiar iouging gallop of the creature and the wild leaps were distinctly heard, along, with the ringiug of the bell—cling clang, cling clang —as the animal strove to escape from the in tolerable din. "Ha, ha, ha, ha!" shouted Ben at length, swinging his benumbed arms, and breaking the breathless silence with which his companions had hitherto listened to the still retreating sound. " He has it now—ho has it now; we have made sure work this time. Now Mr. Metcalf may ape me if he will!" And where was Mr. Metcalf all this time ? Heaves only knows; at least he was never seen in Washatah again. His leap from the window was an indubitable fact witnessed by many; aud he was traced some distance in the wood in the direction of Arkansas. His effects were left behind—even his hat—and was never written for; and Ben must certainly have been right, when he said that "it was evil conscience that had driven him out of the mountains. And what became of his sweet little bride 1" I will leave the readers to imagine, only help ing them to a few facts, which may be as out lines for them to fill up at their pleasure. Mr. Metcalf had indeed taken flight; but from tidings which subsequently reached Washitah, it was evident that the letterdeclar ing him heir to his uncle's property must have been a forgery, since that gentleman had been declared a baukrupt some weeks previous to his nephew's arrival at the hamlet; and the supposed heir was something worse than a beggar, seeing he was over head and ears iu debt. The wealthy farmer's daughter was a tempting prize to a needy man, and Metcalf had naturally enough striven by all means to get rid of his dangerous rival. That he had been the culprit in the matter of releasing the captive wolf, ascertained beyond ail doubt; and that old Sutton thoroughly ashamed of his chosen son-in-law, was never once heard to mention his name, will be readily believed. It is now ten years since these events took place, and farmer Suttou sleeps in his narrow bed iu the greenwood. Ben Holick has given up the hunter's precarious life, aud lives with his wife Mabel, and three boys, on the farm, to the managment of which he devotes himself wholly. Their herds have increased and multi plied, for the belled wolf has scaped all his companions from the neighborhood. And on the spot where he had at last caught the wolf alive, he bnilt a cottage, and, in memory of that event named it WOLF'S BELL. MAIWE POLITICS. — The Republican Conven tion of the State of Maine, which met at An gara on the 22d, have nominated AM on P. Morrfii ?&r Covemof SnrtforVlUjJotter. E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR. TOW NDA: Satnrban XUormnn, fllrtnl) 3. 1853. EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. The capital just now presents a very busy scene. The weather is bitter cold, and the winds that howl about the State House, where in the assembled wisdom of the State is delib erating, pierces one to the bone; but despite the elements the politicians are gathered here as the vultures gather about carrion. The sub ject of absorbing iuterest is the United States Senator. To-morrow, (Tuesday) is the day to which the Convention adjourned, and plots are hatched and schemes are laid to procure the "consummation so devoutly to be wished for.'' The prevailing opinion is, that no election will be had Tuesday, but there is no telling " what a day may bring forth." There is no prospect of the election of any one, if CAMF.KON should not be successful. I have my doubts, if by his particular mode of tactics, he has not secured the votes of some of those who voted against him before. Others are sanguine that some of his votes will not stick by him to-morrow. One thing is certain, that the sentiment of opposition to the encroachments of Slavery is strong in the House. If CAMERON is elected, it will be because anti-slavery men have couti dence in his professions. To show how neces sary it was there should be no question as to his views upon that subject, the following pledges are sufficient:— HAiißisßfKG, February 9, 1555. DEAR SIR:—I have at 12 o'clock, received your letter of this morning, and reply to it immediately. To your tirst interrogatory. " Have you ever, at any time been, or are you now, or will you ever be, in favor of the so-called Kansas-Nebraska bill, passed by Congress at its last sessiou V" Answer —From the day it was introduced into the Sen ate to this time, 1 have becu opposed to the bill, nor shall 1 ever favor it. 2d. " Would you, if elected to the Senate of the United States, use all honorable and fair means to effect the res toration of the so-called Missouri Compromise, which was literally aud virtually abrogated by the passage ol the aforesaid Kansas-N't hraska bill I" Answer—l would. 3. Would you. if elected to the Senate of the United States, use all honorable aud fair means in your power, to effect a repeal of what is commonly known as the " Fugi tive Slave Law ?" Answer—The passage of the Compromise Measures was acquiesced in by the North, and 1 had hoped the questions growing out of it had been settled, but as the South has beeu the tir.st to violate it, 1 hold the bill subject to revis ion, and will act with the North upon this and all ques tions connected with the subject of Slavery. 1 answer—l will Ith. " Do you recognise the right of Congress.and if so, would you act upon such right, aud use your vote aud in fluence to legislate for all territories uow belonging, or which may hereafter be acquired, by the United States, to the utter and entire exclusion of slavery or involuntary servitude in said Territories ?" My answer is that 1 recognise the right and would so legislate. oth. •' Would yon oppose by all and every honorable and fair means in your power, the extension of slavery and iuvoluutary servitude over territory now free, or anywhere or any time, uow or hereafter, wherever or wheuevcr it may be endeavored, by its friends, to introduce it ? ' For an answer to this, I could readily refer to tny Sena torial cour.-e—especially my vote on the \N ilmot Proviso: but that there may be no misunderstanding, 1 emphatical ly answer in the affirmative. 6th. " Would you at all times, and upon all occasions, protect aud preserve inviolate in this respect, as in all others, the rights, immunities, aud privileges ol the North, as guaranteed to thein by our constitution and laws, agaiust any and all encroachments of our sister states, comprising aud composing the Southern part ol our Na tional couiederacyV' Auswer—A Northern mau who would not protect and preserve the rights of the North is unworthy oi the respect of any houoraolc man, aud for those rights 1 would ouftle until the last, either in a public or private staliou. 7th. " Are you in favor of, and would you vote, act and use your influence in favor of such a system of public rates aud duties as would most effectually, aud beyond nil doubt, guard our borne industry and manufactures against foreign competition and pauper labor V" Answer—My principles have always been in favor of tbe " American system."' 1 have uever doubted as to what was the true policy of the country, aud 1 answer your in terrogatory in the affirmative. 6th. Do you still iu this respect adhere to and abide by the sentiments and doctrines contained iu the speech de livered by you in the Senate of the U uitcd States on the loth day ol July, 16-461 Auswer—l most certainly do. 9th. Do you recognise tile l ight of Congress to legislate and make appropriations for the improvements of our ri vers and harbors ( I do recognise the right—greatly deplore the Executive vetoes on this subject, aud will use every means in uiy power for the passage of bills for the improvements ol the Rivers and Harbors. 10th. Are you in favor of such a change in our National laws, pertaining to the naturalization of foreign citizens, as will compel all of them arriving iu this country, after the passage of such an act, to remain iu this country at least 21 years before being eutitled to the rights of suffrage as they uow possess tliera. aud will you use your vote and intlueuce to accomplish such change ? This, your last interrogatory, 1 nuswer in the affirma tive. It was noon when I received your letter. Visitors and friends have crowded my room since I commenced writing, or I should have written more in detail. Your inquiries were direct—the aaswers are as direct and to the point.— Still I must regret that I had not time to elaborate them more fully. Very respectfully, yours, Ac., J. M. KIRKFATRICK, Esq.. SIMON CAMERON. House of Representatives. Business " creeps its slow length along."— The Senator question engages the attention of the members. As the usual time for holding sessions has more than half expired, it is to be presumed that extra diligence will make up the delay. The Representatives from Bradford, Messrs. LAPORTE and HOLCOMB, stand very deservedly high in the estimation of their co-laborers. Al ways at their posts, attentive to the interests of their constituents, they wield an amount of personal influence of which we may well be pround. To-day while on my way to the Capitol, I heard the to me, familiar cry of fire, and saw pouring from the windows of the cotton facto ry immense volumes of smoke. It had taken in the picking room, filled with large quanti ties of the most combustible materials. For tunately, to provide against such an occurrence, this room was separated from the main build ing by a partition wall and iron doors. After severe labor in the intense cold, the fire was subdued. The machinery, &c. f iu the picking room was totally consumed. PIANO-FORTES. —We invite attention to an advertisement in another column of Mr. Jos. R. LOUD, of Philadelphia. Mr. L. is engaged in the manufacture of Pianos, and would be happy to furnish those who desire them. It is said by those who are capable of judging, that his instruments are superior to any others now in use for durability, volume, and sweetness of tone. Mr. LOUD will remain in town a few days, and will attend to repairing and toning Platoa. Hs is ftopping at tU Wtrd Konse. EX-SPEAKER CHASE AGAIN. The Ex-Speaker is as rabid as was ever any canine quadruped in dog-days. He flies into a paroxysm whenever the name of Judge WIL MOT is mentioned. He seems to be afflicted with monomania on the subject. His last ago ny is characteristic of the man, and shows how deep a man can dive in the pool of duplicity and deceit when he undertakes to do the dirty work of another. Having spent some weeks in Harrisburg, en deavoring to effect the election of SIMON CAM ERON he becomes possessed of a letter from Hon. DAVID WILMOT to Mr. CAMERON, expres sing what we have do doubt every man in the County will coinside with, namely, that his elec tion would, under certain circumstances, be pre ferable to the success of those who have been foremost in stifling the free voice of Pennsylva nia, and making her freemen appear as the tools of the Slavery propagandists. This letter, which in itself contains nothing obnoxious, did not suit Mr. CHASE'S purposes, but by the era sion of a line it is made to appear as if the writer's preference was for CAMERON over all his rivals. To say nothing of the decency of publishing a private letter, always regarded as sacred amongst gentlemen, what should be thought of the positive dishonesty which would stoop to such a disgraceful and dirty trick ! To convict another of the very crime of which Mr. CHASE is truly guilty, he is ready to pub lish private letters, mutilated and altered, so as to convey a false impression. We leave the public to judge of the baseness of such a course. Below will be found a letter addressed to j the editor of the Harrisburg Herald, by B. ' LAPORTE, Esq. Upon the appearance of the ( publication by Mr. CHASE, the dirty trick was , recognized, and fortunately a copy of the letter | was in the hands of Mr. STURDEVANT. Will the convicted falsifier longer have the assurance to ask the public to place any confidence iu his statements ? CHASE, WILMOT AND CAMERON. HOCSR OK REPRESENTATIVES, Feb. 24, 16.15. MR. STEPHEN MILLER — Dear Sit —To-day's mail brings us the Montrose Democrat, conducted by ex-Speaker Chase containing what purports to be a letter written by Judge Wilmot to Simon Cameron. A sentence in staring capi tals is made to announce Mr. Wilm it's preference lor Si mon Cameron over all his rivals. hen Mr. Chase was here some two weeks since. I learned that he was the custodian of a private letter of Judge Wilmot s, as he ex hibited it to one at least of our Northern delegation, in or der to induce us to vote for Simon Cameron. Yet Mr. Chase claims to be an anti-Cameron man ! That letter was afterwards handed about in the caucus, and Major Sturde vant was offered an opportunity to copy it. Ihaveju -t seen that copy ; it corresponds with my recollection of the contents of the original, and proves the copy published by Chase to be a mutilated one. Here is the sentence just as it appeared in the Democrat, capitals, italics, brackets and all: , J ej . " In respect to yourself I have erpressed no t cord of dts ccm fakement or unkindness. ON THE CONTRARY, I HAVE REPEATEDLY EXPRESSED A PREFERENCE FOR Y OU OVER ALL YOUR KIVAUS. (Buchanan, Daw son. Ac, Ac..) AND THIS WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSED THE "PARTY" WOULD HAVE THE UNDISPUTED POWER TO M AKE AN ELECTION." Below is the true copy taken by Major Sturdevant : " In respect to yourself 1 have exnressed no word of disparagement or"unkindncs. On tlic contrary I have frequently expressed a preference for you overall your ri vals of the old line democracy, Buchanan, Forney, Hirst. Dawson. Ac., Ac., and this when it was supposed the " party" would have the undisputed power to make an el ection." It will be readily noticed that the suppression of the qualifying phrase, "of the old line democracy," change- 4 the meaning of the sentence aud makes it an expression ot absolute preference for Cameron over everybody else, in stead of a mere preference for him over the old liners, who have done so much to " debauch public sentiment' in this State on the question of slavery extension and domination. So far as the conduct of Mr. Chase, in this matter, is con cerned. comment is unnecessary. How shall we excuse the violation of confidence and friendship shown in the act, of placing a private tetter in the hands of a bittor and unscrupulous enemy of its author, to l>e used as he might see fit! " Call yon this backing your friends)" 1 have I no ambition to appear " in the papers," but the aliove ex planation seems due to Judge Wilmot and tbe public. Truly Yours, B- LAFOBTE. THE EXEMPTION ACT.—OR tbe 20th ult., Mr. Gross of the House of Representatives of this State, read in place a bill repealing the three hnndred dollar exemption law, which was referred to the Judicary Committee. We arc gratified to perceive that it has been reported back from the Committee with a negative re commendation. It is very seldom that the interests of the poor are cared for, and when perchance a magnanimous Legislature docs enact a law for their benefit, it is wonderful with what tenacity the rich insist upon its re peal. The three hundred dollar act, was but the result of a liberal aud enlightened policy —a consequence of the repeal of that relic of bar barism—imprisonment for debt; and its repeal now wonld in fact be a step backward. Misfor tune sometimes sweeps from a man all he pos sesses, and it is but right the law should inter fere and permit him to retain a portion of it. It is no argument to say, that his misfortune was created by his own negligence, folly and imprudence. There are the helpless wife and children who are innocont, and who should not be turned loose as dependents upon public charity. Almost every man in the community knows what the law is, says the Harrisburg Union, and if he does not, it is no excuse. Indebted ness, therefore is contracted with a full knowl edge of the consequence. If a storekeeper, or other person, is willing to trust an individual and does do so, and loses the debt, the fault is not of the law, bat of himself. He had the right to refuse the individual credit, but having failed to exercise it, he comes with an ill-grace to the Legislature for a remedy in the repeal of the law, the provisions of which he knew and understood. Let the law remain as it is.— Sheriffs and constables, right about face. HON. GEORGE M. DALLAS. —It is reported on high authority, that the President has re solved to appoint Hon. G. M. Dallas, and cx- Chancelor Walworth, of New York, Judges of the Court of Claims. Gov POLLOCK has nominated Col. A. K. M'CLURE, of Chambersburg, editor of the Repo sitory and Whig, as Superintendent of Pnblic printing, in place of E. CORNMAN. SALE or DANIEL WEBSTER' 9 HOMESTEAD.— The old Homestead of Daniel Webster, at Franklin, New Hampshire, was sold on Thursday week, to Rufua L Tay, of Boston.— The pr>e paid wrs $15,000. Pioneer Festival. A large meeting of Pioneers, their desccn. dants and friends, was held at the Ah-wa-ga Mall, Owcgo, on the 22d inst. The meeting was called to order by Hon. S. B. LEONARD, who named the following gentlemen, as officers of the meeting, which nominations were unani mously adopted. l'fisuUnt —Hon. G. 11. BARSTOW of Tioga. Vice President* —Hon. John Laporte, Brad ford, J. Mcßuruey, Esq., Steuben, Win. Hoff man, Esq., Chemung, Hon. Tr Robinson, Broome, Hon. C. P. Avery, Tioga. Secretaries —W. Smith, and H. A. Beebe, Esqrs. Doct. Barstow on taking the chair, made some appropriate and timely remarks in ac knowledgement of the honor comferred npon him, and alluded most feelingly to the contrast between the jiast *nd present time. The President then called upon Rev. C. Greafsinger, who addressed the Throne of Grace. The representatives of the several Counties were theu called upon to announce the names of those Pioneers who had deceased since the last Festival. The following names were an- j nounced : John Hughes of Chemung; Mason Webster, aged 86; Charles Pumpelly, aged 76; Win, Piatt, 63; Alansoif Goodrich, 64; j Mrs. Sally Sarins, the widow of a Revolution-' ary Soldier, !)G; and by a record recently found said to fie 105 years of age; Rosetter Parinel- i lee 72; J. Shepard, 53; Kphriaui Wood, 82; Ephraim lieaeh, 66. After this announcement the Owego Band played a requiem to their memory. Thomas Maxwell, Esq., of Elmira, was then introduced to tiie audeince, and gave a lengthy Address embracing much statistical information. He gave extracts from the Tax list of the sixth Assessment District of New York in 1789, em bracing the county of Tioga as then constitut ed. It presented a great contrast in the val ue of property, number of houses, Ac. The i assessment was made by Guy Maxwell, Esq. On the first of October 1780, there were 10 houses in the village of Owego, 22 in Elmira, ■ a few of them frame buildings, lmt the most of them built of logs. Lands, in and about these i points and through the valley, were valued at from three to eight dollars per acre. Mr. MAXWELL read a portion of an Original journal kept by Gen. Proctor, relating his jour ney and operations through the Susquehanna and Chemung valleys. It was a very iuteres- j ting document. Me also read some interesting j biographical sketches of some of the early set . tiers of these valleys. I Eloquent speeches were made by C. L. WARD, Esq., of Towanda, Hon. C. P. AVERY, of Owego, and othefs, relating to the history and historical incidents of the early pioneers of Southern New York, and Northern Pennsyl vania. On motion, the following Counties were ad mitted to the association. Broome, Tompkins and Schuyler, in New York; and Susquehanna, Wyoming and Luzerne, in Pennsylvania. On motion, a committee of Arrangements was appointed, consisting of one from each County, to determine the time and place for holding the next Festival. The following gen tlemen constitute the Committee:— Hon. John Laporte, Bradford; Thos. Max well, Esq., Chemung; Win. Stuart, Esq., Broome; Judge Jeasup, Susquehanna; Hoi. John Mcßurnev, Steuben; Judgellollenbaek, Luzerne; C. B. Drake, Esq., Tompkins; P. M. Osturhout, Esq., Wyoming. United States Senator. The two houses met in joint convention on Tuesday last, and resumed balloting for United States Senator, with the the following re sult:—SlMON CAMERON, 55; BUCKALEW, 23; scattering, 52 —no choice. The above shows a slight falling off among CAMERON'S friends, he having had 59 votes at the previous trial. On the second balloting, CAMERON had 54; BUCKALEW, 23; balance scattering. On the third ballot, CAMERON had 55; BUCKALEW, 23. A motion to adjourn till to-morrow, at 11 o'clock was, lost, 63 to 66. A motion to ad journ to the first Tuesday in October next was then agreed to —yeas 66, nays 65. AMERICAN AND BRITISH CLAIMS. —The lower House of Congress, Tuesday, paseed a bill to carry into effect the treaty between the United States and Great Britain, ou the subject of claims, concluded February Btli, 1853. The commission to examine these claims provided for the payment of $277,000 against this Goverment, due to British subjects, and $329,- ! 000 against the Britisli Government, due to the American citizens, and requiring the money to be paid within one year from the expiration of the commission, which expired on the 15th of last mouth. THE TARIFF BILL, which has passed the House, and is now before the Senate of the United States, provides that articles now bear ing duties of 100, 40, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10 and 5 per rent., shall after the first, of July, pay 80, 32, 24, 20, 16, 12, 8 and 4 |>er cent., or reducing the present rates 20 per cent. It re duces the duty on the wool to eight cents a pound, and makes raw silk and flax, most kinds of dye stuffs, and various other articles used in manufactures, duty free. 1®" A correspondent informs ns that in a case before the court of common picas, where an Irishman prosecuted for damages for the bite of a dog, which bite disabled him for several weeks, eleven jurymen desired to render a verdict in bis favor, but the twelfth refused to concur because thepiautiff waa au Irishman. 1— N. H. Register. ITEMS OF NEWS, —The editor the N. Y. Tribune has recent ly paid a visit to Maine, and in delighted with the result of the liquor law there. He say*: " The pretence tliat as much liquor is sold now in Maim; as in former yean, is impudently fal-e. We spent three days in travelling through the State, without seeing a glass of it, oi an individual who appealed to be uudei'tLe influence." —A man driving four yoke of oxen passed through Wutertown, Wisconsin, dr.wing his c< ttage con taining his family of y jpng children and hi - w;.c co king their food ut a good lire- He "wai g >ing out wt t" si >wly, like the snail, carrying his -.bcli on runners. —The largest import ever paid at the Cus tom House, in Boston in a single day was taken on Mon day, iiraountiog to $122,034. The whole number of entries was 119. A large proportion of the merchandise entered was received by the steamer Asia. —Storer, the man who committed a high way robbery at Ist well, Mass., by stupifying his victim with choloroform, has received a-entcnce of ten years' im prisonment in the State prison. —The total consumption of foreign molasses In the United States in 1854, was 24.434,018 gallon-; total consumption of foreign and domestic was, 54,492,010 gallons. —UongTess has passed a law creating Gen eral WISHKLD SCOTT a Lieutenant General. This is a sjiecial honor conferred upon Gen. S.,and death the office will become extinct. —Brighara Young is building two large and beautiful houses adjoining that which he uow occupies in Sail Lake City, to accommodate his increasing family He now rejoices in between fifty and sixty wives, and from forty-live to fifty children. Eider Kimball, one of the Mormon Apostles, ha- between sixty and seventy con sorts. —The North Carolina Legislature at its re cent session, inserted in all the new charters, the re-char ters, and amended charter of banks a prohibition against the issuing or paying out of bills under five dollars. —Some {renins is dramatising " the life of Greely." Queer idea, that. We should as soon think of drainatisiug a yard of sausage meat or a peck of pop-corn. We w mder what the next wrinkle will lie? Some soup h : c, pi • ably set to music. —"Tn Mormon, * f is the name of a new pa per -tart! ' hi New York. It goes in for Jo Smith and Polygamy. Until Hour falls. We think think the latter docti; ot will be an " up-hill preach." —Paris letters rcporl tlrat the health of Mr. MASON is gradually improving. Mentally his convalescence is complete; he yet labors under S partial paralysis, which render- locomotion impossible, but the muscular m >ve nTents arc gradually resuming their natural power, and there is a fair hope tu.it the-e, too, are susceptible of a complete restoration. —At a prize foot race at Bo.doa circus, on M uiday evening, a 80-ton boy, named Stetson, ran two mile - in nine minutes and lii'ty-thrce -econds. —lt is a singular fact, that since the pas sage of the I> sights Nebraska Bill,every U. S. Senator and Govern >r elected in the X .rth, has been an opponent of tii.it k-adi ig AdiainMrati in measure. —T.ic last dodge of New York sharpers, is to paint or dye the plumage of common pigeons and -ell them as •• rare specimens of South American bird?." —lf is said that Minister A. C. DODGE has ; selected Prof. Diinitry to go to Madrid with him in the cv I pacify of Secretary of Legation. —The Mormon Temple began a Salt Lake j City, will be much larger than the temple built by the j Mormons at Xauvoo. It will require ten year? to complete j it, and will cost three millions of dollars. —The Court, in the case of FRY VS. BENNETT, 1 granted a new trial on the ground that the judge at m-i I prius wrongly admitted the deposition of Strakosch, as ij-ent witness. —The Detroit (Mich.) Advertiser , says:— '• The last device of the rum st-Tlers which has come to light, is th'e establishment of a drinking stand ou the ice I midway across the f retro it river. Standing so near the | boundary, the prohibitory law may never close it; but it I will l?e pretty sure to move " in the spring." —Mr. EDWIN FOREST is performing to crowd ed hou-es, in Providence, li. 1., in Foroea' new theatre. —Tie VVester a Y.rginia pipers state that cattle i i t! t -e.ti >u are positively dyiugl rwi..t •. foul T ie g.i .. drought of la t -ea-ou urs cut off nay, grass, a., i i;.cr..;>s, and the country is t>o much cleared up to i id browse for the .-tock. The suuw has btea deep, and remains long on the ground. —The Legislature of Michigan adjourned on the 13th dt. The bills passed are a Prohibitory Liquor Law, a <!t era! lbulrnad Law, a law to encourage Mining, a law t > incorporate Colleges, Ac. — Tiic Louisville (Ivy.) Courier namesHF.V --RY T. Doc AS, of Fayette County, as a suitable candidate fir Governor. The Frankfort Yeoman announces Hon. J- C. IIKKCKENKIDOE as a candidate for re-election to Con gress from that district —A concurrent resolutio nto go into joint ses sion on the 2d of March, to elect a United States Sena: r in Missouri, passed the Senate by a vote of 17 to 14. —lt is rather rt singular fact, that among the varieties of parties that have ruled in Ma<ach i-etu, within the last ten years, none have been found to wipe fr<m their statute book the disgraceful law of imprisonment for debt. —The Legislature of Michigan has passed * law which provides for the trial by jury to any -live claim ed, prohibits the use of jails to retain fugitives, and re quires that the prosecuting attorney of each county !;•> upon request, give aid and counsel to any such fugifif slave. —We loam from Harrisburg, that J. II M C'ci.LKY, ot Franklin county, has been appointed Cf '• Clerk iu the Executive Department. WILLIAM KINO, Adams county, was also appointed a Clerk in the-ami d( partmcnt. —The very latest report of Paris fashions for gentlemen, announces that " Pantaloous are worn at this season, and fit the person very tightly.' Ti:-* piece ol intelligence must prove gratifying to (hose have some slight regard lor public decency. —The case of Mrs. GAINES, in which seeks to recover the large estate of her father, ha? bet on trial for several days at New Orleans. We learn fu* the Bulletin that the will, according to the testimony *•' dneed, recognises pointedly and directly Mrs. Myn i'k* Gaines as the only legitimate child of Daniel Clark was born, it appears, on the sth of June, ISOo. —lt is rumored in Washington that C " filibusters" are preparing to make a de-cent j Tney look upon the agitation there as favorable —The churches of Wuliainsport have lisheil a Home Mission—W. H. Field, agent. —Shocks of an earthquake was felt at P ja " • f I^l gor, Maine, on Monday morning. In several part? 01 city, buildings were shaken violently. —George W. Green, who was convict*? Rome time since at Chicago, of the murder of hi? *" committed suicide on Saturday morning, by self in his ceil. —A female has been detected in St. in forging the name of Bishop KkNiucx, cud 'uC , promissory note for $2,400. 1 —General HOUSTON declined a ( lion in lwnn, but roc-eivcd the call* of the citicu 3 T-savc t H aso
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