[For the Bradford Reporter.]
THE OFFICE OF COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT—
HOW IT WORKS.
MR. EDITOR: The law requires the County
Superintendent to be a person of literary and
scientific acquirements, and of sk.ll and expe
rience in the art of teaching. It is his duty
to inspect all teachers to be employed in the
common schools of the county. He must see
that iu every district there is taught Orthogra
phy, Reading, AVriting, English Grammar,
Geography and Arithmetic, as well as such
other branches as the board of directors may
require. To this end lie is required to visit,as
ofteu as practicable, the several schools of the
county, and to note the course aud method oi
instruction and branches taught, and to give
such directions in the art of teaching and the
method thereof in each school as shall be deem
ed expedient and necessary, so that each school
shall be equal to the grade for which it was
established, and that there may be as far as
practicable uniformity in the course of studies
in schools of the several grades respectively.
These are the principal duties of the County
superinteudcut. There are about 350 schools
in this large County, and to inspect and license
teachers for them it is necessary to pass into
the several school districts twice every year.—
This course has been adopted—iu fact, is the
only course that can be adopted with any de
gree of success. To reqnirc all the teachers of
the county to go to Highland to be inspected,
would be extremely oppressive to them, would
do violeuee to the law upon the subject, and
would have the effect to leave many of the
more distant districts without a teacher. The
Superintendent, therefore, passes around, first
giviug notice to each district of the time of
meeting for examination. The arrival of so
high a functionary—a man of literary and sci
entific acquirements, and skilled in the art of
teaching, creates some little stir aud talk. The
more timid, and many times more worthy aud
intelligent, modestly distrusting their abilities
to pass such an ordeal, do not appear—while
some of the more independent, aud not infre
quently, self-conceited aud unworthy, are on
hand. They are strangers to the Superinten
dent and lie to them. He knows nothing of
their respective characters aud habits, their
success as teachers, or their mode of teaching.
A silent examination is gone through with by
the Superintendent's asking questions, the most
of which tax merely the memory —not tie
knowledge of the teacher. Their answers are
written down silently and according to the best
of the teacher's recollection. Not a word passes
between inspector and inspected—no explana
tions arc allowed which might many times show
the answers to be substantially, though not
technically correct, and which might also satis
fy the inspector that the teacher understood
the principles involved—even better than him
self. No inquiries are made with reference to
their mode of teaching the different branches.
Nothing asked about school government, and
nothing elicited as to their abiiify to impart in
struction. At the close of these exercises, he
takes those written answers to his room, and
in the absence of the teachers, and without
their explanations, qualifications or defences to
their answers, compares them with his standard
authors and pronounces judgment.—To some
who have always had good success as teachers,
but who could not tell him " the elements of
the Sim/' or tell what those sounds wer c called
which were made by the use of the teeth and
tongue, he gives a third class certificate—and
to some inferior teachers, who could answer
like a parrot, a first class certificate. Having
supped with some of the well paid school di
rectors he leaves for another district.
Now, we maintain that a stranger is not the
proper persou to examine teachers, and that
these silent written examinations are not the
proper way to ascertain their qualifications and
abilities to teach. AA'hat does a stranger from
Highlaud know of the success a man in some
distant district may have had in teaching ?
AA'hat does he know of his moral character—
of his abilities to govern a school, and to im
part to others what knowledge lie may possess
himself? All these things it is important to
kuow ; and yet, of all these things the Super
intendent is necessarily quite ignorant, and
about which his mode of examination does not
enlighten him. It matters not that the peo
ple and directors of the district may attend the
examination. It may be very inconvenient for
them to attend, and those that are present can
learn nothing by these silent examinations. An
inspection of the deaf and dumb would be equal
ly as satisfactory. All look equally knowing,
and write their answers equally correct, so far
as spectators may know. Their presence can
be no protection against the unworthy and ig
norant ; for they can as well be examined else-,
where and at other times—for the Superinten-!
dent is obliged to examine all who present them
selves for that purpose. True, they may have
the privilege of examining the written answers
after he has left, but those written answers
without the Superintendent's written or printed
questions would be " Greek to them." Many
of those answers are barely commenced—many
merely numbered and not answered at all.—
AA here this results from inability to answer, for
the want of time to consider the subject, or
from being unduly hurried by the inspector, no
one knows, and the teacher is not permitted to
explain. Certain it is, the certificates award
ed are necessarily very imjierfect—by no means
reliable ; —and another necessary consequence
Is, we have not half enough teachers, and ma
ny of them are very poor—and still further,
many of our schools are filled with uninspected
teachers, and not a few of them have no teach
ers at all. Our schools therefore retrograde.
The inspector should live among the schools.
He should be personally and familiarly acquain
ted with th teacher#-—their habits, mode of
teaching, ability to govern a school —and more,
their ability to impart instruction clearly and ;
successfully. lie should license, them as much
from what he knows of them, as from their J
categorical answers to his questions. It may
be said that Uy visiting tile schools frequently,
as it is his duty to do, he can acquaint himself
with all these things, and correct any errors he
may have made. The visiting of the schooU
of the county by the Superintendent is a dead
letter, He neither h"S done it nor can do it.—
It would certainly be very interesting to know
how many schools lie has visited, and the re
sult of some of those ' " visitations." But of
that hereafter. Yours, <Ntc. K.
fcsHESiIKIH'IN, August 14, 1 >155.
MR. EDITOR. —I liud the following in the
last Athens Gazette • thinking it truthful aud
appropriate, I would respectfully ask a place for
its republication in your p.qier.
Your?, ic., M.
Who are these croakers, tliese fault-finders
who take such a deep interest in the cause of
education and alo in informing the yeomanry
of Bradford of the impositions that are heaped
upon the them ? None other than the identical
ones that endeavored to compete with Mr.
GIVER, berore the Convention in securing the
office of Superintendent; but being defeated
in their maiden anticipations, they belch forth
their pent up wrath by lumbering the papers
with magnified wrongs perpetrated by Mr.
! GIYF.K. HOW patriotic! "Sour Grapes,"
Gentlemen ! ! We venture the assertion that
either of the gentlemen of which we have
spoken, would not hesitate in filling the office
of Superintendent, neither would they Partic
ularly object to the SISOO.
Still Another Outrage.
We are called upon to record another case
of mobbing by (he fire-eaters in Western
Missouri. The Rev. AY. If. AA'iley, preacher
in charge of the llarrisonvillc Circuit, Missouri
j Conference, was on Thursday, 2d inst., arrested
i on the highway by a gang of eighteen mounted
i men, who informed him that he had been
j accused of preaching Abolition doctrines and
! circulating Abolition documents, and that it
was necessary he should go to Harrisonville in
order to have the charges investigated. The
j party stopped for supper at a cabin in the
j prairie, where the bottle was freely passed, and
brother AY. as insultingly invited to drink,
I and oaths and obscene jests bandied in his
' presence.
-Aiter supper they went on to Harrisonville
with their prisoner, and a guard of three men
was set over him during the night. Next
j morning lie was waited upou by some men, who
informed him that they had been appointed a
r committee to search his effects, in order to
ascertain if he had Abolition documents about
I him. The work of search was thorough ; they
j examined every article about him," even to
reading his private letters, but found nothing
to justify the charges made. AA'liile this
' search was going on a meeting was in progress
■ in the Court house, and after the committee
i had returned and made their report, brother
A\ . was waited upon by another committee,
which informed him that he was called for at
the Court-House.
He went over, accompanied by the Committee,
and found about 200 men present, most of
whom were of the baser sort. The Chairman,
an individual glorying in the name of Dr.
Maxsell, informed biui of the charges against
him, and also that the meetiug had come
to the conclusion to give him seven days
to leave the State, and that if lie did not, the
consequences, whatever they might be, would
be upon his own head. Brother AY. made a
brief speech to them, in which lie informed
them that if he had committed any offense
against the law he was willing to suffer, but
protested against their right thus to arraign
him before a lawless tribunal. He was told
that the great misfortune was that the laws
were not strict enough and that they had taken
the law in their own hands.
These facts we gather from Brother AA r iloy
himsclf, who is now in this city, ho having for
the present left that part of the country by
the advice of his friends. He represents the
excitement all along the border as being very
great. The fire-eaters have a Secret organiza
tion, and all who refused to join it are branded
with Abolitionism, and their movements watch
ed, even though they be citizens of many
year's staudiug, and whose integrity is entirely
unimpeachable. What the cud of these thiugs
is we cannot tell. A\ r e confess the prospect Is
dark and forbidding. The only present remedy
we cau see is the immediate interference of the
Executive, backed by law-abiding and peaceful
citizens. AA'hat will Gov. Price do in this
emergency ?—st. LordT Christian Advocate.
Esc ATE OK A FORCER FROM THE AVII.LTAMS
PORTJAII..—The Gazette of the loth, gives
the following account of the escape of Herman
Fink, confined in the AViliiamsport Jail, on last
Thursday night:
His escape was a most desperate feat, in no
wise owing to any lack of precaution on the
part of Sheriff Bub. He was heavily ironed
and strictly confined in the cell in the north
west corner of the jail. He had repeatedly
expressed an intention to kill himself rather
go to the Penitentiary. He sawed off the
! chain which confined his legs with a knife
| borrowed from one of the other prisoners in
the jail. A\ itli a piece of stove grating as his
only instrument, he succeeded in digging a hole
through the wall of the jail, and getting outJ
into the yard. AA itli the slats from across the
bottom of his bedstead he built a kind of plat
j form on which he reached from one window to
the other on the outside of the jail wall and
succeeded iu clambering upon the roof.
AValking along the jail roof, he attempted
to descend the lightning rod, as is supposed, at
the eastern end of the jail, and finding a de
scent almost impracticable, either fell or jump
ed to the ground from the roofof the building.
He must have fell with great violence upon the
brick pavement. The bricks wore broken and
driven into the ground, and marks of blood;
found where lie fell, and upon the gate where ''
he went out. He escaped without other clothes 1
than his shirt and pantaloons, aud with irons
upon his legs. He probably had confederates
about to help him away, as no clue has since
been obtained of him." It is a hard matter to
keep in confinement a niau who evidently had
no so little regard for his own life. His escape
was truly wonderful.
G®" ADOLTHIS AVILSOM, a son of E. G.
Wilsou, of Tunkbannock, was drowned in the
Susquehunna river at that place, last week.
lie was about twelve veare of age.
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E. 0. GOODRICH, EDITOR
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THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Democratic County Convention which
meets at this place on Tuesday evening, Sep
tember 4th, will assemble under circumstances
widely, different from previous occasions,, and
demandiug at the hands of the assembled dele
gates ail unusual degree of discretion aud judg
ment. The power of such assemblages to con
trol the action of the voters has passed away,
and they will be useful ouly so far as they tru
ly aud faithfully represent public sentiment.—
We may get together as usual in the Court
House, place in nomination a full ticket, hur
rah as we please about "regular nominations,"
invoke to our utmost party names nnd party
organization, and yet, if the candidates are not
acceptable to the voters, not a dozen will sup
port the ticket because the forms of a nomina
tion have been gone through with.
A new subject of consideration will come lie
fore the Convention. We allude to the pro-
I position made by the Whig County Committee,
i viz: "An union of Northern forces upon one.
j common platform of Freedom." This recom
mendation, made thus openly and fairly, we
; cannot evade. It would be folly to attempt
:to do so. The party in the North which stands
j in the way of the determination on the part of
i the people to act in common, will commit sui
! eide, and will be overwhelmed by the popular
voice. If we are met with a proposition from
our sometime political opponents, to throw the
strength of Freedom in this County for but two
Representatives, how can we refuse to exercise
I a like liberality, without making our defeat at
the polls certain, and without rendering our
j selves obnoxious to the charge of inconsistency
and want of devotion to principles. Are wc
organized to perpetuate a name, or to advance
principles? If the latter, aud 110 principle is
! violated, may not the earnest voice of voters
; for once have an expression without being
wcakeued by division, or stifled by party tram
mels ?
We should be glad to see the seven thou
sand voters of this County, whose breasts are
swelling with indignation at the outrages per
petrated in Kansas, who view with alarm the
aggressions of the slave power, and whos£ feel
ings have been outraged by the removal of
j Gov. KEEPER, have an opportunity to utter
| their sentiments in common, as their feelings
j are common, by votiug together for members
of the Legislature, ui whom they have confi
dence. If the people could control the two
Conventions, such would be the result. Such
we know is the feeling of the great mass of
the voters, aud they will carry this determina
tion to the ballot-box aud there give it expres
sion. But .if interested counsels, if selfish mo
tives, if local questions, intervene to attempt to
prevent this consummation—thank God, there
are uo bolts upon the ballot-box, aud Free
men may speak there, as becomes Freemen.
For ourselves, we shall not permit the great
question of the day, to be crowded out of view
for personal or political considerations. "We
are not so tenacious of names as to permit lo
cal questions to deter us from doing what we
consider our duty. We shall, without regard
to Conventions or caucuses, in everything at
tempt to promote the cause of Freedom, iu the
manner best calculated, in our judgment, to be
most efficient.
We cut the following paragraph from
an exchange paper. The person murdered was
undoubtedly THOMAS B. OVERTON, who left this
place for Calfiornia a few years since. His rela
tives and friends, of whom he had a host, will be
shocked to hear his untimely and dreadful fate,
lie possessed every quality which could adorn
a man ; noted for his generous and social dis
position. The only drawback upon his useful
ness was the besetting habit which has finally
hurried him to his grave :
FATAL AFFR AY.—On the 4tli of July, while some young
men were playing cards at Frisno, California, ail alterca
tion took place between Thomas Overton and Augustus
Grey, in the course of which Grey shot Overton with a
revolver, causing hie death in a few minutes. Mr. Over
ton was believed to be a Peunsylvanian.
. TOWAXDA FEMALE SEMIMARY. — The fall term
| of the Misses HANSON'S school will commence
011 Wednesday, 12th of September. This
I school has established a reputation second to
110 siniiliar institution in the country, and
. scholars enjoy opportunities to be met with no
where else. Arrangements have been made to
supply the scholars with the necessary books
for their studies, without extra charge.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT. — On our outside
will be found a communication from Mr. GUYKR
in regard to the increase of his salary, and the
duties and desigus of the office. We publish
this, as we have published other articles upon
this subject, that the public may have have an
opportunity to decide upon
all matters appertaining to the Common school
•ystem.
THE REPUBLICAN MOVEMENT.
We published, last week, a call for a Repub
lican State Oenvention at Pittsburg, on the sth
of September, to which w# briefly directed the
attention of our readers. We observe that in
several counties of the State, the voters, with
out reference to past party designations, have
already made arrangements to be represented
in this movement.
Of the necessity for this contemplated or
ganization, there can be no controversy. The
great mass of the voters find themselves, by the
action of the slavery propagandist*, either calk;
ed upon to forv ard schemes they cannot coun
tenance, or to seek some other than existent
modes to give expression to their views and
wishes. The old political parties have already
existed for a much longer period of time than
auy of the political divisions which have here
tofore sprung up in the country. The people
have been divided upon questions of principle,
involving the administration of the affairs of
the Nation. Those questions are settled, have
passed away—become obsolete. They can no
longer be referred to, to control the action of
partizans. But in their place have ariseuuew
and important, questions, which yet remain to
be settled, and which find supporters amongst
those acting formerly in both the old party di
visions.
That parties too, must undergo a transfor
mation/is equally clear. Of the Whig party,
it is not our place to speak ; we are content to
permit our readers to take the evidence of
those who have been most zealous in support
of that organization. Even GREELEY, than
whom no man has been more in love with the
Whig organization, or more loth to give it up,
says of the Whig party, in the Tribune of the
llUh inst.—
—" There has been no State election the present year.
" in which those who rallied under the Whig standard,
" polh-d one quarter of the votes. To talk therefore, of
" animating these dry bones, this empty skin, is childish.
"if not factious—is to insist on floating up Niagara, or
" running your head against a stone wall."
Impressed with this solemn conviction, G REE-
I.EY is seconding, with all his ability, the Re
publican movement in the State of New-York,
and "following that glorious path of duty laid
open and made plain to us by our compatriots
in Maine, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, lowa, Wis
consin, Ac." In these States the liberal and
sincere Whigs have abandoned their old party
name, and cordially united with those who hold
common sentiments, in an organization which
is intended to give expression aud purpose to
the feelings and desires of the voters.
Of the Democratic party we feel more at
liberty to speak plainly. We have been edu
cated in its doctrines. Its principles have
grown with our growth and strengthened with
our strength. We have so much admired those
principles ; wc have so often and so zealously
invoked its name in the contests of the past,
that wc regard it almost with veneration. But
the abiding love we have for Democratic prin
ciples, shall not lead us into adoration of par
ty machinery nor a blind subserviency to party
organization. We claim to be Democrats—to
respect its name, to reverence its glorious prin
ciples. But our understanding of the princi
ples of Democracy has been imbibed from the
Constitution itself, from the teachings of Jef
ferson, of Madison, of Jackson and Van Buret).
We adhere to the Democratic party for the
sake of Democratic principles ; —when they
cease to lead the way, we cease to follow. In
our judgment that time has already come. The
Democratic party as a National party exists
no longer. It has laid its head in the lap of
Delilah, and lias been Shorn both of its beauty
and its strength. The Democratic party lias
wandered from its ancient land-marks. It has
been prostituted from the high purposes for
which it was formed, and has become sectional
in its attitudes and purposes. A Democratic
party unquestionably exists at the South, re
garded and used as the " natural ally of slave
ry," and its equally true that it has its adjunct
at the North, composed of dough-faces aud of
the spawn of custom-houses and offices bred in
the corruption of government patrouage.
It is not now necessary to elucidate this
point, nor to show how the Democratic party
has been debauched through treachery, stimu
lated by ambitious longings for southern sup
port. The fact is self-evident, that what pre
tends to be the Democratic party is pro-slavery
in its character, and ready to connive at or
openly sanction the worst designs of the slave
ry-propagandists. With such a party we do
not believe that the mass of the Democrats of
this Couuty desire and intend to act. The ne
cessity no longer exists, for a remedy is found
in the movement which designs to unite in a
Republican party those who will not approve
the efforts now being made by slavery to cast
the dark shadow of the accursed and unfortu
nate institution over the whole of this Union.
Breaking away from the fetters of party, the
Freemen of this Commonwealth have already
spoken their detestation of the schemes of
slavery which party leaders were seeking to
palliate and justify. But to be effective, the
friends of Freedom must be united in some or
ganization which may concentrate their strength
and allow their sentiments to be spoken in a
manner which will be commensnrate with the
unanimity which really prevails upon the only
question now agitating the public mind.
It is proposed by this Republican Party to
effect an affiliation of those who desire an eco
nomical and upright administration of the Ge
neral Government; of those who are in favor
of freedom of thought, of speech, and of action,
and of the largest degree of religious and po
litical equality, and particularly of those who
desire to see the legislative and judicial branches
released from the thraldom and bondage im
posed by the political power of slavery. In
short, the Republican party will aim to bring I
the government back to the design of its foun-1
ders as regards this question of slavery, viz : j
that it is sectional, not National ; that it is
the creation of local law, iustead of being t he
offspring of Constitution. It will recog-
in its broadest sense, the guarantees of
the Constitution, in sanctioning and protecting
slavery where it already exists, and will coun
tenance no invasion of the rights which the
Slaveholder may justly claim. Hut it will in
terpose to prevent the wide aud latitudinarinn
construction now attempted to be put upon the
constitution, by uffirmiug that it carries slavery
iuto auy Territory which we may possess or
acquire—and it will sternly rebuke the profli
gate and dangerous exercise of the power of
slavery in controlling the legislation of the
country bv debauching members of Congress,
and other public inen, with official patronage,
by sullying the ermine, and placing the gifts of
government as rewards for subserviency and
dough-faceism.
The Repeal of the Missouri Compromise has
hastened the crisis in the decision of the ques
tion between Freedom and Slavery many years.
The controversy is upon us, aud must be met.
Emboldened by the subuiissiveness of the North,
by her acquiescence in the consummation of the
schemes of those who are plotting to strength
en the "peculiar institution," the South is con
stantly pushing from extreme to extreme, as
if desiring to test the utmost verge of North
ern endurance. Already we see the minions
of slavery attempting to force the institution
upon the settlers of Kansas, with scenes of
bloodshed and lawlessness. A Democratic Ad
ministration, too, sanctions and applauds these
disgraceful proceedings, and lends a helping
I hand by removing the only obstacle to the con
summation of their nefarious schemes.
The issue has been made up at the South ;
the alternative is presented, and there is no
Grading it. Either we must fall in with the
i sectional and narrow schemes of the slavery
propagandists, or we must, as becomes Free
men, plant ourselves upon the Constitution and
attempt to stay the progress of the blight of
slavery. We have acquiesced—we have com
promised and succumbed so long, that arrogance
has taken the place of patriotism, and the
South has beeu emboldened to make the most
impudent and preposterous demands. A sla
very party has already existed in the South
for years—now, it absorbs or overwhelms all
other political distinctions. Its purposes are,
not to secure their constitutional rights, but to
extend slavery over the entire continent. If
the liberal and patriotic men of the country
will firmly stand by the constitution and the
| laws—if they will take such political action as
j will show that the propagation and strength
! eniug of slavery is not the only purpose of our
government, the ambitious and dangerous
j schemes of the nuliifiers will be checked, and
j the influence of the institution confined within
' proper bounds. If they hesitate or delay, or
| cavil about mere names, the time is fast has
: tening when it will be treason to doubt the
divinity anrl justice of slavery, and when to
| speak the sentiments of a Freeman, will be
I held a crime.
I
TENNESSEE ELECTION. —Johnson, Democrat,
according to the Nashville Union, has about
, 2000 majority for Governos, and the same
j paper says that, as far as heard from, lhe
Democrats have lost four members of the State
Legislature and gained nine, leaving a uett gain
of five. If there are no other changes, the
American party will have two majority in the
next Legislature. To Congress, four Demo
crats, one Whig and five Americans are elect
ed. In the 4th District General Cullom, who
voted against the Kansas bill in the last
Congress is defeated, the total vote standing
5564 for Cullom, American, to 5966 for Sav
age, Dcm.
THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY WHIG COMMITTEE
have passed a series of resolutions declaring
the present slavery extension issue of so much
importance as to override all former distinct
ions. They therefore pledge themselves indi
vidually to active exertions to promote the
success of the new Republican party organiza
tion, and choose the following delegates to the
Whig State Convention, instructed to eudcavor
to induce that body to unite in the Republican
movemeat:—Edward Campbell, Jr., M. K.
Snodgrass, Hugh Fergus, R. C. Walker, Dr.
.Tames Carotliers, James C. Lewis, and Dr.
James Dickson.
NORTH BRANCH CANAL.— The portion of the
Canal north of this place, having been
thoroughly repaired, water was let in last week. ;
A boat loaded with goods arrived at this place i
on Wednesday last, being emphatically " the
first boat of the season."
Messrs SMITH & POWELL have uow running
between this place and the Railroad, a Packet
boat, built expressly for them and designed for
speed. At present they are makiug one trip, |
daily.
A Paris correspondent tells a story of
a man, who, in the days of despotic rule in
France, was sentenced to ninety-nine years
imprisonment ; it being intended for life.—
Strange to say the man survived it, and was
only recently liberated, at the age of one hun
dred and twenty.
THE CORN CKOI\ —We have never seen corn
look better, thau it does now. Our Farmers
certainly have no right to complain. They
will have enough for all domestic purposes be
sides any quantity to take to market.
The public are cautioned against!
counterfeit $5 bills on the Bank of North
America Philadelphia. The vignette, a female
figure in a sitting postnre, at her side an eagle
on a shield and a 6hip in the distance.
ftrgr The Harrixburg Union has been -old
to ANDY HOI-KINS, and that distinguished and
brilliant youug man will have the honor here
after of publishing the united / ni> „ aii ,j y, _
triot. The Union has been firing hotshot into
the Administration about the removal of
Reeder. So word comes up to ANDY "to buy
out the Uvion and lie should have patronage
from the Department to foot the bill."
When will friend ANDY publish his comment
upon Gov. REKDEH'S removal. How long wjji
he keep us in suspense. Never mind a few
advertisements, ANDY ! Speak your sentiments
as you did when you could not believe, in t) ie
simplicity of your nature, that the outrage
would be perpetrated.
THE IJon. ABBOT LAWRENCE died at his resi
dence in Boston on Saturday last. He lias for
many years been eminent among the merchants
and wealthy manufactures of New England
and has taken an important part in promoting
the prosperity of Boston ami of the State of
Massachusetts. He was an enlightened and
i citizen, well informed on public affairs, and
; during President Taylor's administration was
appointed Minister to England, an office which
he filled with dignity and ability.
Mr. LOUD, of Philadelphia, is now stop
ping at the Ward House, for the purpose of
selling some of his Piano Fortes. To thost
desiring Instruments we would advise to em
brace the present opportunity as one seldom
offered. His Pianos will be guarantied in the
most satisfactory manner. He also receives
orders for Melodeons. Mr. LOUD will remain
but a few days. Those who wish to pnrcha><.>
new Instruments, or having old ones tuned or
I repaired, should not hesitate longer, but call
> | on him and have their wants supplied.
W&F Santa Anna is said to have made sundry
■ extensive purchases of real estate, in New York
1 of late—through his financial agents in Wall
f street, embracing vacant lots as well as elegant
. houses.
, THE LIFE OF JAMES GORDON BENNETT has
. made its appearance. It will doubtless lc
read with as much interest as the lives of
, ! Monroe Edwards, Ned Buntling and other no-
I torious vagabonds have been iu days gone 1 y
, | POPULATION OF CHEMUNG COUNTY.— Rv
P re fere nee to the reports of the Censn- Marshal-.
j we have ascertained the population of Chemung
r County to be 28,620. The population of the
- territory embraced within the limits of tie
; County in 1850 was 28,821. Wlieu the County
was dismembered by the erection of Sehuvk-r.
1 in the Spring of 1854, the town of Catharine,
With a population (according to the Census of
■ 18f>0) of 3,096 ; Dix with a population of
1 2,953, and parts of Eriu and Cayuta, with a;;
, i estimated population of 1,000 —making an
aggregate population of 7.o49—were tak a
Chemung county. Deduct this amount from,
" ; the County population in 'SO, and we have, as
1 the basis of a comparison, 21,321 —the jmpuia
> | tionof the territory now couipris-'ng the COIC.t
,i in 1850. And now for the comparison. The
I population of the County, by the Census jus:
! completed, is 28.112®
t Population of game territory in 186 0. 21 32i
'I
' Increase in five years 7.299
AFFAIRS IN KANSAS TERRITORY. — A correc
. I poudent of the St. Louis Republican .-ays tint
( | the Supreme Court of the territory gave n
| opinion on the Bth inst., fully sustaining the
legality of the acts of the Legislature. Three
-j judges, compose the court, two of whom are
- j Southern men, Elmore and Leconipte. undone
. a Northerner, Johnson. The decision wa>
( I given by two Southern Judges, Johnson dissent
i ing on the ground that it was improper for the
' j conrt to give any opinion on the subject. —
: Elmore has been removed by President Pierre
. for being concerned in the Pawnee City lard
speculation, but it seems that he was not notifi
ed of his removal as promptly as Governor
; Ileeder. Had that been the case, this decision
p could could not have been made, at least at
' ; present, nor until the arrival of his successor
1 j Judge More of Alabama. Judge Johnson is
- j from Ohio, and a friend of Governor Reeder
. ; Governor Shannon being from the same State,
, some curiosity is felt to know what course hs
j will pursue. Judge Lecoinptc wrote t!i?
j decision of the Court alluded to. On join*
'; ballot the Legislature has fixed the permanu'
■ j seat of Government at Lecompten, a place on
, ! the Kansas river, about sixty miles froniWcst
: port, named after Judge Leconipte, and 1* :
j out and owned by a company ol speculator
RAVAGES OF CHOLERA AT FORTS LFA3-
j WORTH AND RILEY. —A dispatch from St. Loins
j dated August 11, says :
■ I "Major Armstead" and wife have died 1
cholera at Fort Leavenworth. Forty-six it
the citizens of the place have also died ir
I disease.
Further advices from Fort Riley confirm lll '
death of Major Odgen, and report the dun
of Major Woods, wife and four children,':
cholera. Dr. Simmons and the ladies re.-m"-'
at the garrison had all left, and the
was the only officer remaining.
I MAIL ROBBERY. —Arthur Hughes,
Mail Agent, made information before J |: -t 1
Snyder, of Harrisburg, on Wednesday, acc"'
ing Henry Giant, lately employed on tap' 4 "®
Murphy's Packet Boat running from the*' aIK '
tion to Muney, Lycoming county, with ro! |V, : -
the United States Mail, —whereupon tl!f
Justice issued a warrant directed to And 1 "'®
\oung, constable, who brought the accent
in, and he was committed to answer thecltf-r
in default of two thousand dollars bail.
INDIANA COUNTY. —A mass meeting of
people, irrespective of party, friendly to Aw r ;
can principles, opposed to the extension-;
Slavery, and iu favor of the restoration of
Missouri Compromise, will be held in theto |Vl
of Indiana on the 29th inst.
|
REMARKABLE ESCAPE. —The Rev. Panic-
Hcarti, Roman Catholic Priest, fell fn®
tower of a church in Taunton, Mass.,afe" <"V
since, a height of fifty feet, and escaped
i injured. Mr. H. is an elderly man aud wel S
I three hundred pounds 1