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other means would have had any effect, he j pave way to me at last—angrily—and the night came on and found mc sitting by the bed side of my dear sister. How beautiful she looked ! llcr face, still , with the gentle mark of sorrow on it that it I had in life, looked so grand ! She was so pure ; | she was like a goddess sleeping ; she was not i like a mere womau of this earth. She did not 1 seem to be dead ; there was life about her yet, j for there was still the look of power and of' humau sympathy that she used to have when alive. The soul was there still ; and love and knowledge. By degrees a strange feeling of her living presence in her room came over mc. Aloue, in the still midnight, with no sound, no person near me, it seemed as if I had leisure and power to pass into the world beyond the grave. I felt my sister near me ; I felt the passing of her life about rac, as when one sleeps but still is conscious that another life is Weaving in with ours. It seemed as if her breath felt warm on mv face ; as if her eyes were looking through the darkness at me ; "as if I held her hands in mine, aud her long hair floated round my fore head. And then to shake off these fancies, and convince myself that she was really dead, I looked dg'am at her lying there ; a marble corpse, tec-gold, with the lips set aud rigid, and the death-band beneath her chin. There she was stiff in her white shroud, the suowv linen pressing so tightly on her ; no life within, 110 warmth about her, and all my fancies were vain dreams. Then I buried my face in my hands, and wept as if my heart was breaking. And when 1 turned my eyes away from her, the presence came around ine again. So long as I watched her it was not there ; I saw the corpse only ; hut when I shut this out from me, it seemed as if a barrier had been removed, and that my sister floated near me again. I had been praying, sitting thus in these alteruate feelings of her spiritual presence and her bodily death, when, raising my head and lookiug toward the farther corner of the room, I saw standing at some little distance, my sister Ellen. I saw her distinctly as you may see yon red tire blaze. Sadly ami lovingly her dark eyes looked at me, sadly her gentle lip smiled, and by look, and gesture too, she show ed that she wished to speak tome. Strange 1 was not frightened. It was so natural to see lier there, and for a moment I forgot she was dead. " Ellen," said I " what is it The figure smiled. It came nearer. Oh ! do not say it was fancy ! I saw it advance ; it came glidingly : I remember after that it did not walk—but it came forward—to the light, stood not ten paces from mc. It looked at me still, in the same sad, gentle way, and some how—l do not know with the hand or by the turning of the head showed me the throat, where were the distiuct marks of two powerful hands. Aud then it pointed to its heart: and looking, I saw the broad stain of blood above it. And then I heard her voice—l swear I was Dot mad—l heard it, I say to you distinctly —whisper softly. " Mary !"" and it said still more audibly, " Murdered ?" And theu the figure vanished, and suddenly the whole room was vacant. The one dread word had sounded as if forced out by some strong agony,—like a man revealiug his life's secret when dying. And when it had been spoken, or rather wailed forth, there was a sudden sweep and chilly rush through the air ; and the life, the soul, the presence fled. 1 was alone again with death. The mission had been fulfilled ; the warning had been given ! and then my sister passed away for her work with earth was done. Brave aud calm as the strongest man that ever fought on a battle field, I stood up beside my sister's body. I unfastened her last dress, and tlirew it back from her ches>t and shoulders ; I raised her head and took off the bandage from round her face ; and then I saw deep black bruises on her throat, the marks of hands that had grappled her from behind, and that strangled her. And then I looked further, and I saw a small wound below the left breast, about which feung two or three clots of blood, that had oozed up despite all care aud know ledge in her manner of murder. I knew then that she had first been suffocated, to prevent her screams, and theu stabbed where the wounds bled inwardly, aud show uo signs to the mere by-stander. I covered her up carefully again, I laid the pillow smooth and straight," and laid thebeavv head gently down. I drew the shroud close above the dreadful mark of murder. And then —still as calm and resolute as I had ever been ever siuce the revelation had come to me—l left the room and passed iuto my husband's study. It was on me to discover all the truth. His writing table was locked. Where my strength came from I kuow not ; but, with a chisel that was lying on the table, I pried the drawer and broke the lock. I opened it.— There was a slender dagger lying there, red with blood ; a handful of woman's hair, rudely severed from the head, lay near it. It was my sisters' hair !—that wavy silken uncurled hair that I had always loved aud admired so much ! And near to there again, were stamps, and dyes, and moulds, and plates, and hand writings, withfac-similies beneath, aud cheques, aud a heap of leaden coin, and piles of in complete bank-notes ; and all the evidences of a coiner's and a forger's trade—the suspiciou of which had caused those bitter quarrelims between poor Ellen and my husband—the the knowledge of which had caused her death. With these things I saw also a letter ad dressed to Ellen in my husband's hand-writing. It was an unfinished letter, as if it had displeas ed him, and he had made another copy. It liegan in these words—no fear that I should forget them ; they are burnt into my brain— J " I never really lo'ved her. Ellen ; she pleased ! me, only as a doll would please a child ; and I married her from pity, not from love. Yon, ; Ellen, you alone could fill my heart ', you j alone are my fit helpmate. Fly with me ' Kile——," Here the letter was left unfinished : but it gave me all the meaning of the first weeks of mv sister's stay, here, and why she had called him villain, and why be told her she might tell me and that I would not believe it. I saw it all now. I turned my head, to see ' my husband standing a few paces behind me. I Good Heavens ! I have often thought was j that man the same man I had loved so Ion? and ' fondly ? 6 The strength of horror, not of conrage up- ! held me. I knew he meant to kill me but that j did not alarm me. I only dreaded lest his j hand should touch me. It was not death, it; was he I shrank from. I believe if he had I touched me then I should have fallen dead at i h s feet. I stretched out my arms in horror, ' to thrust him back, uttering a piercing shriek; am: while he made an effort to seize hira, over i caching mmself in his fury, I rushed brhim, •bnluag still, aud to , any iuto - utte ; ~ 6 ' oli! for u.utiv months I 1 H**, I four* ihtt my boor , baby had died, and that ray husband had gone none knew where. But the fear of his return haunted mc. I could get no rest day or night ft* dread of him ; and 1 felt going mad with one hard thought for ever piteously pursuing mc—that I should fall again into his hands.— 1 put on widows weeds—for indeed am I too truly widowed !—and then 1 began wandering about : wandering in poverty aud privation, expecting every moment to meet him face to face, wandering about, so that I may escape the more easily wheu the moment docs come. Remarks of Mr, Lapcrte, On the Resolution* relative to Slavery, jlpril 12, 18jj. Mr. SIEAKEU : I do not rise this evening for the purpose of making any extended remarks, but merely to notice the extraordinary position taken by the gentleman from the county, [Mr. CriUUNUs.] 1 said at tlie close of the afternoon session, when an attempt was made to evade this ques tion by dispensing with the session this even ing, which had been set apart for the considera tion of this subject, that I was anxious that this question should he met—that I wished to know whether there was in this State a great and powerful party opposed to the aggressions of slavery, determined to resist its extension and cripple its overwhelming power in the poli tics of the country ; or, whether this opposition was merely feigned just before the elections, for effect. I said that I believed there were many thousands of voters in .Northern Penn sylvania who wished to be satisfied as to the existence of an organized party in this State in tavor of freedom, before they were again called upon to east their ballots. I threw out those remarks because I feared there was a hollow i heartedness in certain quarters upon the ques tion of slavery extension and domination. I ; was not aware until just now that the geutle man from the county, [Mr. CCMMI.VGS] was one of Union savers of 1850. I did not know that i he was among those who were frightened bv i the threats of the disunionists, and had been ■ led to believe that the Union was in danger.— I was therefore surprised wheu I found him op posing these resolutions, especially when he is the especial champion for the election of adis j tinguished individual to the U. S. Senate, [Gen. CAMERON J who stands before the country in a recent letter, which goes farther against" slave ry than the resolution now under cousidera- I tion. If that letter was written in sincerity and | truth, and was regarded as containing the fixed j principles ol its author, by the gentleman from , the county, I do not see how he, holding the views he has just expressed could give to the i author of that letter, that earnest and able ; support that he has given him. After having ' rendered him that support he certainlv should ! support these resolutions, to be at ail consis tent. But he seems to content himself bv mere ly denouncing the Nebraska bill, lookiug ratli | or to the past than the future in his opposition to slavery aggression. The history of the past should teach us to provide for the "future, and the outrages that have been p >rpetrated against freedom, should admonish us that the North ( must be united, true to itself aud determined to resist all such outrages hereafter, or thisgo vcrument will become a mere machine for the ( extension and preservation of Slavery, j Ihe people of this state have rebuked the evil-doers of the last Congress by an overwhelm- I ing demonstration at the polls—and let us be ; true to the issues of that canvass. Opposition to the aggressions of Slavery was the great idea that stirred the popular mind in that con test—was the question discussed in every news paper from the Delaware to the Ohio" State line, and was declared ou the stump as the over whelming issue by Gov. POLLOCK. This ques tion cauuot now be ignored by auy party, a I think I have seen a dispo§ition in certain quar ters to bury it, and to divert the public mind by other issues of much less importance. The spoilsmen snuff the plunder of the general go vernment. and arc trying to construct a nation al party to elect a President and distribute the spoils. Mr. Speaker—The Democratic party has met with overwhelming defeat, because their leading men have labored to make it the pro slavery party of the country ; have tried to crush out the free-soil element, aud stifle all discussion of this question. It is my firm con viction that any attempt to stifle opposition to slavery aggression, will destroy the party mak ing the attempt, no matter what may be the character of its organization. Your Know- Nothing lodges will be scattered like chaff be fore the wind if you attempt it. The same causes that overthrew the Demo cratic party will overthrow all others that at tempt to embrace the sla very propagandists. ! STATE FAIR.— The President, Secretary and j Executive Committee of the New York 'State j Agricultural Society met yesterday, at this ; place for the purpose of selecting suitable i grounds, and for making other arrangements for holding the Fair at this place on the second day of October next. After having completed their business they adjourned to meet at Albany, on the first Thursday of June next. At the same time the County Committe, were in session, when preliminary measures were adopted to carry out all of the require ments of the State Society. The following persons were at a previous meeting added to the managing committee : Lyman Gibson, I. 1). Baldwin, Robert Covell, (*. L. Davis, Charles Hulett, James M Van Duzer, Samuel Minier Andrew, Austin. Adjourned to meet at this place ou the Tth of June.— Elmica Republican. Our Northern exchanges, from Long Island to Missouri river, assures us that there is a good prospect for an uuusnally large product of wheat ami other crops of small grain the coming season. The news to this effect from the great Northwest is especially cheering.— Spurred up by the high prices of the last year's scanty returns, the farmers out there have pro vided for an abundant harvest, and they are appropriating the opening spring in active plowing and sowing in order to supply as far as possible all existing and prospective deficiencies elsewhere. JHE lliss AFFAIR. —There was much eon fusion and excitement in the Massachusetts House on Monday, resulting from the conduct of Mr. Hiss, who twice resumed his vacated seat, and was each time removed by the Sergeant-at-Arms, by an order of the House passed almost unanimously. It is presumed Mr. Hiss acted in this singular manner by the advice of his counsel. Messrs. R. F. Butler and Benjamin Dean, couusel for Mr. Hiss, have published an address denouncing his expulsion from the House as an arbitrary act, and inti mating that the members of the House feared au impartial development of all the facts in the case. ilraMortilU)),orter. E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR. TOWANDA : Sstnr&an Htornino, Ulan 19. 1855. THE CALIFORNIA NFW3. —The steamer Illinois arrived at New York 011 Sunday, with the California mails of April 17tb, and $1,115,384 in gold. She was detained in Aspinwall a few days by the non-arrival of the Golden Age, which sailed 011 the 17th from San Francisco to Panama, but 011 the morning of the 29th struck 011 a sunken rock off the Island of Kicaron, about 210 miles from Panama with directions to keep in the track of the outward bound steamers, in order, if possible, to speak one 011 her passage up. This boat was lucky enough to fall in with the John L. Stephens, to which the passengers, mails aud treasure were transferred, and lauded safely in Panama 011 the 2d iust. It was thought that the Golden Age, which finally stranded on a smooth bed of sand, would be got off without an entire loss. The California Legislature was to adjourn 0:1 the 30th of April. A stringent law against gambling was one of the most important enact ments of the session. After the repeated unsuccessful attempts to elect a United States Senator, it was anticipated that another experi ment would be made for the same purpose, but with little prospect of its accomplishment.— A company of adventurers, under the notorious Col. Walker, had gone down the coast under the pretence of establishing a colony. The affairs of Adams & Co. are reported to be in a perplexed condition, and suits have been commenced against the retiring partners in the East. Great complaint is made in Sau Frau cisco of the financial management of her municipal affairs. "THE AMERICAN DEBATER," is the title ! of a new work published by Iveson & Phinney, New York. The book was compiled by JAMES L. M'ELLEGOTT, L. L. D., aud contains the rules and regulations, and orders by which de liberative assemblies should be governed, ac companied by suggestions and remarks from the author, calculated to inspire coufideuce in j the young man who is just beginning to culti | vate his argumentative powers in public debate, | and at the same time iustruct him as to the J plan and arrangement of a well conducted de- I bating society. There are also about five hun- I dred questions for discussion in the back part of the book ; this renders it doubly valuable for debating clubs, literary societies, &c., con nected with Academics, and Colleges. While such a work would be valuable to every man in the community, it is almost indis pensable to those who arc engaged, or ever ex pect to engage in pursuits that will lead them into public discussions. "SANDERS' YOUNG LADIES' READER," is the title of another text book for schools just pub lished by the same enterprising house. Mr. J. W. SANDERS, the author of this book, is well known to the friends of education as the au thor of one of the most popular series of read ers ever published in this country.—His series embrace the whole course from the primmer to the most advauced reader used in school ; each book has lately been revised with much care. In this new book, as well as in some of the others, the author has given several plain, sim ple rules for reading, which are readily under stood and easy of application. The selections have been made with great care, and with a view of making the book emphatically what the title indicates—" A Young Ladies' Reader." This excellent class book must inevitably find its way in very many of our higher schools and academies. NAIAD FIRE COMPANY, NO. 2, received their new 'masheen' on Saturday, from the manu factory of COWING, Seneca Falls, N. Y. It is quite a neat and tasty machine, and in the hauds of the boys, we have no doubt, will be of essential benefit, should its services ever un fortunately be called in requisition. The following are the officers of the Company: Foreman —CHARLKS D. CASH. First Assistant — JOSEPH KJNGSBEKY, JR. Second Assistant — LESTEß D. MONTANYE. Pipcman —ADDlSON G. MASON. Secretary — CHAßLES MEKCCR. Treasurer —J. GARDNER SANDERSON. tea?- The Biughamton Republican of the 16th instant, says " Hon. G. A. GROW, Member of Congress from the Montrose District, was in Biughamton yesterday. He starts for Europe in the Atlantic, on the 16th instant, to be ab sent several months. He intends to devote himself to sightseeing generally, and to recruit aud prepare himself for his winter campaign in ' Congress. Mr. G ROW has been a faithful cham pion of Freedom in Congress, and we wish him success in his important tour. He acts wisely in visiting and studying the Old World when he cau." JBor- The Chambersburg Whig has informa tion that Gov. JOHNSTON has signified his will ingness to accept the American nomination for State Senator in the Allegheny district at the next election, and that the nomination will be couceded to him. On the other side it is uu dertsood that GEORGF. DARSIF., present member, will be supported by a fusion of the old line Whigs and Democrats. This will make a close aud exciting contest. On Monday week, the Councils of the city of Erie, Pa., made an additional subserip tion of $200,000 to the stock of the Sunbury and Erie Itailroad, providing that it is expend ed on their end of the line, and that the work be commenced within a reasonable time. To the Public. Having been for some time detained at home by sickness, I now ascertain that reports have been in circulation prejudicial to my integrity as an officer, representing that as Deputy to the late Treasurer of Bradford county, BENT. WILCOX, I am a defaulter to both State and County. 1 pronounce these reports unfounded and false, as I have the'mcansof satisfying any one. I have in my possession a certified copy from the Auditor General, of the charges against B. WILCOX, Treasurer of Bradford Co. during his term of office, and also receipts from the State Treasurer to apply on the same,which show that it has been overpaid $0 30 ; which statement and receipts I shall be pleased to ex hibit to any person desirous of seeing them. The following receipt will show that the County matters were settled by me iu full: Received, February 23, 15,",4, Five Thousand twenty-two G2-100 Dollars, of Benj. Wilcox, late Treasurer of Bradford County, per J. M. Feck, Deputy Treasurer, it being the amount reported bv County Auditors in County Treasury, Jauuary 13, 1554. also all books, vouchers, papers, iu any way appertaining to or belonging to the Treasury. PRECEPTOR FORBES. Treasurer of Bradford County. I am not iudebted to the State or County a single cent, to my knowledge, and all insinua tions to the contrary are unjust and untrue. May 15, 1855. JAMES M. PECK. We, the undersigned, hereby certify that we have examined the accounts and receipts of B. Wilcox, late Treasurer, aud find the above statement by Mr. PECK is correct, and that his receipts show a small balance overpaid to the State. P. FORBES, Treasurer. I. A. PARK,) - • G. 11. BULL, j Covmisstowrs. C. F. NICHOLS,) , E. C. WELLS, j" Aadltors ' E. M.FARRAR, Com. Clerk. C. S. RUSSELL, late do. WHAT IT COSTS TO BOMBARD A ClTY.— That war is an expensive occupation the British Go vernment and people are beginning to under stand by means of augmented taxes, and the opening of the lire of the Allies suggests a eul cnlation as to the cost of the iron balls which have been thrown into Sebastopol by the five hundred cannou which have vomited them in what GORTSCHAKOFF called "an infernal fire." The accounts by the Asia represent that each of these guus fired one hundred aud twenty rounds a day, which gives a total for the five hundred of sixty thousand rounds. This fire had been continued for thirteen days, making an aggregate of seven hundred and eighty thousand missiles rained upon the city. The weight of the shot fired from the guns of the Allies varies probably from nineteen to one hundred and forty pounds, and of the shells from fifteen to one hundred and ten ponuds— and forty-five pounds would probably be a low estimate for an average. This would give a daily delivery of iron to the Russians, amount ing to two millions seven huudred thousand pounds, and a total for the thirteen days of thirty-five million one hundred thousand pounds— the prime cost of which, in the rough, at the average price of pig iron in England for the last year, not less than three hundred and thir teen thousand three hundred and eighty dol lars. This is, of course, without any regard to the enormous cost of transportation to the Crimea. If the cannon balls fired from the Allied lines, during the thirteen days, were rolled into rail bars, weighing sixty pounds to the yard, the bars would extend three hundred and thirty-two miles ; or if laid as a Railroad, would suffice for a single track road from New \ ork to Albany, with all the necessary turn outs. The charge of powder for each gnn would probably average about six pounds, which would show an expenditure for the thirteen days of four millions six huudred aud eighty thou sand pounds of powder. Such powder is worth here eighteen eeuts a pound, but in England would not, probably, cost more than fifteen cents, at which price the powder cost seven hundred and two thousand dollars. The Kuow-Nothings of Georgia, at a State Council held at Macon on the 2d inst., adopted the following as their doctrine respect ing Slavery, and ordered it to be published for the information of the world : Resolved, That Slavery and slave institu tions are protected by the Constitution ot the I uited States, and the obligation to maintain them is not sectional but national ; that the right to establish them in the organization of State governments belongs to the native and naturalized citizens ; and that Congress has no constitutional power to intervene, by excluding a new State applying for admission into the I nion, upon the ground that the Constitution of such State recognized Slavery." A NEW AMERICAN MANUFACTURE, that plate glass, has been commenced in Williams burg, N. Y., where plates of glass ten feet wide aud twenty feet long, will be made. A plate ten feet square can be made so strong that it will hold a ton weight, and so clear that we could read the fine print of a newspaper through a piece four inches thick. It is a sin gular fact that the best English plate glass is made from American sand. With New Jersey, possessing the proper raw material in so remar kable a degree, it is singular that this article has been so long imported. STATE AGRICULTURAL FAIR.— The next State Agricultural lair will be held at llarrisburg, the citizens having subscribed the sum required to secure it. The annual address before the Society will be delivered by the Hon. FREDE RICK \Y ATTS, of Carlisle, its first President. SGr Judge Coukling, late United States District Judge, has given an opinion with regard to the Prohibitory Law of New York, with especial reference to the search and seizure clauses. He sustains the law most emphatically. LOCAL_NEWB. PROCEEDINGS OF COURT. [UEFOKTED FOB THE " REI'OR.EH."] MONDAY, May 14, 1555. Court opened at 10 o'clock, A. M. After the usual motions, adjourned until afternoon, when the dockets were called over and judg ments taken. PENNA. STATE LCNATIC HOSPITAL VS. OVER SEERS OK POOR OF FRANKLIN TWP. —This ac tion was brought for the recovery of a sum due the Hospital for keeping Keziah Myers, a lu natic, wife of Jeremiah Myers. The jury af ter hearing the facts, under the instruction of the Court, gave the plaintiff a verdict for $164 72. Macfarlane for plaintiff and Mer cur for defendant. CORNF.LIT*3 HUNSICKER VS. WM. R. HAY.VES AND A. I). SPALDING. —This was an action in trespass brought for the recovery of the value of some 40,000 feet of white pine sample boards sold by said A. I). Spalding, as Deputy Sher iff, in a suit of said Haynes vs. Miller, in 1853, the boards being claimed by said plaintiff. The jury find a verdict for said plaintiff in the sum of $lB2 70. Adams for plaintiff and Ehvell aud Smith for defendant. NANCY EDWARDS VS. ABEL EDWARDS. —On motion of Mr. Canfield, and on reading depo sitions, the Court decree a divorce from the bonds of matrimony. In the matter of the application of Michael Kennedy for the benefit of the Insolvent laws, the Court direct a habeas corpus to issue, and said Kennedy be brought into Court from the jail of the county. Petition presented—schedule of property made, and bond filed and approved; whereupon the said Kennedy is discharged from custody. lie was committed to jail at Februa ry Sessions, 1854, for selling liquor without license. M. C. MERCCR VS. THE STATE MOTAI. IN srRANCH COMPANY. —Action of Assumsit, bro't for the recovery of a sum covered by policy of insurance. Plaintiff made application to C. S. Russell, Agent of said Company, in 1851, to insure his dwelling house, situate in Burlington township, in the farmers' department of said Company. Mr. Russell made a survey and sent it on to the company at Harrisburg, sta ting that one room in the building was occu pied and used as a store. The Company refus ed to take the risk iu that department. On a second survey, copied from the first, Mr. Mer cur made the following endorsement:— " I hereby agree not to hold the Company responsible for anv loss that may be occasioned by fire in the store room.' "M. C. MERCUIi." Upon this application a policy issued. In 1853 the building*was consumed by fire, which originated in a room over the store. The evi dence showed that this room was accessible on ly from the store—that it was used to keep rags, boxes, brooms, Ac., that the rags were kept in a bin 3 by 5 feet, and also contained timothy and clover seed for farming purposes, and also chains, saws and shovels. The coun sel for the defendant asked the Court to charge the jury that this room was a part of the store, the tire having occurred therein—that it was used in connection with the store for mercan tile business, and therefore Mercur was pre cluded from recovering. The Court refused to do so, and directed the jury that if they be lieved, by a reasonable construction of the facts, that it was a part of the store, then there could be uo recovery. But if they believed it was not, theu Mercur was not precluded by the en dorsement on the application, and ought to re cover the amount covered by the policy. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of sll 12 20. Mercur and Adams for plaintiff, aud Elwell for defendant. EZRA IM'ALDING VS. BROWN & ROCKWELL. Action of ejectment, brought for the recovery of a piece of land in Franklin township, upon which one cud of defendant's dam is abutted. Under the direction of the Court, the jury re turned a verdict for plaintiff. Thereupon the jury were discharged, and the Court stands adjourned until Saturday the 19th inst., when matters on the argument list will be disposed of. Upon petition, the Court grant the follow ing licenses: — To S. A. Mills, North Towanda. " Nathan Oliustead, Ulster. John Randall, Sheshequin. 1. R. Davies, Athens borough. Darius Myers, Milan. John Howard, Browntowu. John C. Wilson, Albany. Jacob Reel, Athens Twp. Isaac Crippins, Columbia. " Alexander Bowe, Springfield. " Hiram W. Root, " John Wallace, Ridgbery. " Charles O. French, 44 A. E. Spalding, Canton. These Licences are to extend only to the Ist of October 1855. On reading petition of certain legal voters of Burlington tpt. the Court ordered that an election be held on the 2d Tuesday of June next, at the usual place, for the purpose of determining the propriety of changing the place of holding general and township election from the house of D. P. McGce, to the house now occupied by Roswell Luther. On a like application of certain legal voters of Ilidgberry twp. the Court order that an election be held on the 26th of June next, at the usual place, to determine by ballot the propriety of changing the place of holding general and township elections from the house of J. O. Fine to the house now occupied by Beni O. Buck. J ' ' Sag Nichts,''(Say Nothings) is a new secret political organization rising up in oppo sition to tho 44 Nix Weisers," (Know-Nothings.) Two secret societies ruling independent freemen is a sublime state of affairs for an enlightened, republican country, truly ! Resolution Approving of Governor R eed We find in the last day's proceedings of ti Legislature as reported in the Lrgislati rt r cord, the following action had in reference " the recent outrages in Kansas : t0 Mr. LAPORTE offered the following tion 8 Resolved, That the gratitude of the ,K-AH of Pennsylvania is eminently due to r'/ re ANDREW 11. IWE, of kLu lor HHT.? ful adherence to the old landmarks of r , r ,f' oau liberty, in defending the purity of thr'S" lot-box, against a lawless mob of Missouri we, the representatives of his native S' 1 tender him our heartfelt thanks, and hi,7 i' acorcha! welcome to his home, 4$ * solot[on' AIU ' S, E i " q " irc ' 1 "" rr Mr. LAPORTE said, lie presumed cverv EEN. tlcnian on this floor was acquainted with the lus ory of the recent outrages in Kansas had been spread before the countrv in almo every newspaper throughout the north The sympa hies of the people of Pennsylvania a with Governor REEDER, and it is fitting that their representatives should make some expre., siou at this tune. In his view, the conduct of Governor REEDER stood in proud contrast with the general sycophancy and suppleness of nor thern mco, holding place under the general government, on all questions connected with slavery. Mr. CIIAMBERLIN [Beaver,] confessed his.sur prise at the remarks of the gentleman from the city, Mr. [CFMMINGS,] in his want of informa tion to vote understanding!}' on this resolution j In the multitudinous routine of legislative du | ties the gentleman, [Mr. CIMMINGS,] has over looked the accumulating and undisputed histo ry of the nefarious and mobocrutic violence of marauders upon the soil of Kansas, and their triumph over the popular sovereignty princi ples, asserted by Gov. REEDER and his demo cratic friends. Why, sir, I but yesterdav READ a semi-official account, vouched 'for by Gov REEDER himself, wherein the imputed wronjs inflicted upon Kansas territory is confirmed - Armed men with bowie knives, the pistol AND the rifle, from Missouri, invaded the territory assumed the control of the ballot-box, and drove the bona fide settlers from the polls, and now sought by fraudulent legislation, to plant slave institutions upon its sacred soil. It gave him pleasure, here in this Hall, to stand up and testify to the fidelity and firmness of tin* Territorial Governor, a PennsylvanianSborn, he believed. Differing, as he [Mr. CHAMBEP.I'IC did, in his political views and associations from those of Gov. IIEEDEB, he could yet applaud his manly effort to vindicate the'true princi ples of the constitution and the laws of the land. He was glad the gentleman from Brad ford, [Mr. LAPORTE J had presented the REFLA TION to the House, and he apjiealed to the members to stand up, and by a unanimous ex pression, sustain the resolution. The resolution was considered, and passed by a unanimous vote. KANSAS AND THF. MISSOCRIANS, —The riatte (Missouri) Argus of the Ist inst., publishes the proceedings of a mass meeting held at Web ster, Mo., at which the following extraordina ry resolutions were passed 'That self-defence requires the expulsion of every person bringing into reproach Negro Slavery ; that robber? and traitors have no right to the protection of the law ; that they ratify the proceeding- a; the Parkville riot; that they approve of tLc resolutions in regard to Methodists, and add thereto all ministers preaching prejudicial to Slavery ; that they have no arguments against Abolition papers, but " Missouri River," " Bon lire,' and " llemp Rope that tliey pledge themselves to go to Kansas and help to expel those corrupting the slaves ; and that they call a grand mass meeting at Parkville ou the sth instant. THE EXPEDITION FOR THE RELIEF OF PN Kane is nearly ready for sailing. A bark and j a propelhr will go upon this expedition, j amply provided with two years' rations. Th* i two vessels will carry 300 tons of Pittstou (Pa. ; anthracite coal, for the use of the propeller aud for ordinary consumption. Should more be needed, abundant supplies can be obtained at Diseo, ou the coast of Greenland, when Inglefield, the English navigator, found it t exist in abundance, it bciug only necessary; !■ dig it out from the shore. The number of met | going out on this expedition will be forty-sev:: j including four officers to each vessel. Lieut H J. Hartstene, formerly commander of the steaa sliip Illinois, is to command the expedition- Lieut. Charles C. Simrns to command thf I tender. Passed Midshipmen —Watson Sniitl ,u - S. Lovell, Joseph P. Fyffee, and tins ; Assistant Engineer, Ilarman Newell. One e: the burgeons is a younger son of Judge Km- ! of Philadelphia, Dr. John K. Kane, whojo:- j in the search for his brother. Mr. Lovellw i one of the officers in the expedition under Li' "' De Haven. THE W IIEAT CROP. — The information reec • ed from the Genesee valley, in the State E New \ ork, is that the wheat crop look? f" raising, and scarcely ever appeared better. large increase of ground has been planted* - every seed and esculent that give sustenance f man. These remarks may be applied to crops, generally, over the country. ftaS"* Open American Party conventions ba r have been held in Northumberland, Northaffi; ' ton, Montgomery, and we believe other coun ties in Pennsylvania ; and numerous nicotic-' in other States have been held for the sau* object. Cot.. KINNEY IN MORE TROPBI.K. — CoI. Kin-' was brought Ivefore Judge Kane of the I States District Court this aftprnoon and !•'' to bail in the sum of $4,500, to ati>" r 5 charge of violating the neutrallitv la*'-" fitting out a vessel in this district apn®] Nicaragua. The alleged vessel here is r,;lu to sail with aromunitiou, stores and tare hundred men. Preshury of the Girarxl became bail fo%Col. Kinney. , George M. Dallas appeared as coun- - Col. Kiunev.— Lsdscr Shu \*th.