XXXIUh Congress.
The new Congress convenes at Washington,
On Monday, December 3d. The elections of
members to compose it have already been com-'
plctc 1, except that four States each failed to
elect a Senator at the late session of their re-,
apect've Legislatures. The following is the
list :
SENATE.
MAINS. Term e UHWISWI. Term erp.
Jlsmilnl Humlin l e s7| S 'iephen Adams ' fi.>7
ll'm. Pitt Fesiendcn .*s!"j V tkw-rt G. lirown 59
NKW-lf A MI'S 11 IKE. | LOt I*! %NA.
'John P. H-it* Judnli P. Benjamin 59
'James UeU . . .'6l|*Johli Sliftoll 61
MASSACtIIXKTTS. } TKNNKSSF.K. _ !
Charles Sumner "57 iJtsmt* C. Jones.. •'<
Henry H'Uson '5 " I Fohn VP! . 59 j
KHOTIK "INLAND. KENTUCKY. _ j
Chsrlc* T. '57 John B. Thorn?™ 59 i
Philip Alton 'j- *Jrhn J VrUtrwUn til
HONNBITTCIT. OHIO.
I-aa<* Tniiiov '57 Benjamin F. I\'adr '57
• jAifayittr S. Foster T.I 'George E. I'ugh 'Ol
VERMONT. ini.i AN A.
Salomon Foot '57 JesseD.Bright A.
'Jacob Coll'imer 'til [W'allf)] 'CI :
NKW TORK. ILLINOIS.
Htm it tot i Fish '57 Stephen A. Doiiglaf '5 9 '
WiUium H. Seward... .*6l *t I.yman Trumbull 'til i
NKtT JERSEY. MISSOURI.
John K. Thompson '57 Htnrti S. Geytr '57 |
William Wright '54 [Vacancy] 'CI j
PENNSYLVANIA. ARKANSAS.
ttlshnrd Brodhea.l *57 William K.S l>*stian... .*59 i
(Want)]. Ml liobert VV*. Johnson til j
DELAWARE. MICHIGAN. _ |
J*im A. Bayard '57 Lewia Cass "57 i
John M. Clayton 6'.' ''harles K. Stuart '53
MARYLAND. FLORIDA.
Thomas G. Pratt '57 Stephen It. Mai lory 57 ;
James A. Pearce "61 I'avid Levy Vulee *sl .
VIRGINIA. TEXAS. _ ]
James M. Mason "57 Thomas J. Rusk 57
Bohert M.T. Hunter 'SC Sam Houston '59
NORTH CAROLINA. CALIFORNIA.
David S. livid '59 John B. Weller '57
•Asa Bijrsrs Ml [Vacancy] Ml
SOCTII CAROLINA. WISCONSIN.
Josi.ih J. Evans '54 Henry* I'o.lgv '57
Anfirew P. Butler Ml "Charles Durkee Ml
OROROIA. IOWA.
Bohert Toombs '59 George W". Jones '59
•Alfred Iver.sou ..Ml 'iJames Harlan Ml
ALABAMA.
Clement C.Clay. Jr *sf! *Not in the Ismt Sounie.
Benjamin Fitzpatrick... .'Glj
Total—sß Senators and t vacant seats,
t Objection is made to the validity of the flection of
Messrs. Truuihuli and Harlan, but we do not know that
any one will seriously contest their seats. It is understood
♦hat the Governor of Illinois refuses to give Mr.Trumbull
tho usual certificate of election.
Opposition of all shades, 25 ; Regular Pierre
and Douglas Democrats, 33. No question will i
probably arise on which more than 20 of the
Opposition will he likely to vote together.
It is of course understood that the terms of
♦ho Senators respectively close with the 3d of
March of the year set opposite the name of
each respectively.
TlorgK OF REPRESENTATIVES, (till March .7. 157.)
Dist. MAINK.
1. .John M. Wood, j 4 * Samuel I*. Benson,
• John J. Perry, 5 ■ •Israel Washburn, jr. !
B . Elwnozer Kuowiton, | 6 Thomas J. J). Fuller.
NEW MAMPSIIIRK.
1 James Pike, I 2. Mason VV. Tappau.
3.. Aaron 11. Crania.
VERMONT.
1 .•Jaraes Meachim. I 2. . Justin S. Morrill.
3.. A1 vah Sal.in.
MASS AUHI'SETTS.
t . Bohert B. Hall. 1 6. .Timothy Davis,
3 .James Buftiiig?on. | 7 •Nathaniel P. Banksjr
8. William S. Damrell, ' s Channcey L. Knapp, >
4. Linns B. Com ins. j 9. .♦Alexander DeVVitt, j
i .Anson Burlingame, 10. ,C. C. Chaffee,
11. Mark Trafton.
KIIOOK ISI.ANP.
1. .Kathaniel B. L'urfee, t 2. * lienj. B, Thurston.
CONNECTICUT.
1 Erra dark. jr. , 3. .Sidney Dean.
3 .John Woodruff, 4 VV. VV. Wells.
NSW YORK.
1 WILLI im VV. WALK. |l7 . Francis E. Spinner,
J .lame- S. T. Struuahan, j I*. Thomas It. Horton, i
8 .Guy It. l'eiton, 1 19. .Jonas A. Hughston,
4 John h'elly, I 20 *()rasmiis B. Matteaon,
5. THOMAS R. WHITNEY, ' 21 .• Henry Bennett.
(J 'John Wheeler. 22. .Andrew Z. McC'arty,
7 .Thomas Child*. jr. 23. .William A. Gil!ert",
S.. A brain Wakcman, 24.. Amos P. Granger, '
9 .Havard <'lark, 25. .•Edwin B. Morgan,
10.. Ambrose S. Murray, 25. .* Andrew Oliver,
11..Kufus H. King, 27. .John M. Parker,
13. Killian Miller, 3s. .William H. Kelser, I
13 *llusell Sage, • 29. .John ICilliams,
It. .Samuel Dickson, i 3d. .*l!eiijaniin Pringlc,
1.4. Edward Dodd. j 31. .•Thomas T. Flagler,
18. .•George A. Simmons, ' 32. .•♦SOLOMON G. HAVEN,
33. .FRANCIS S. EDWARDS.
NEW JERSEY.
t. .Isaiah Clawson, 1 3. .James Bishop,
George It. Bobbins, ' 4 .'George Fail,
0. .'Alex. C. M. Pennington.
PENNSYLVANIA.
1. .'Thomas B. Florence, 13. .'Asa Parker,
2 Job It. Tyson, 14 *Galusha A. Grow,
8 William Miilward, 15. .John J. Pearce,
4. Jacob Broom, 16. Lemuel Todd,
5 John Cadwaluder, 17. .David F. Rohison,
6. John Hickman, 18. .John R. Edie,
7. .Samuel C. Bradshaw, 19. .John C'ovode,
8. 'J. G'anru Jones, 20. Jonatlian Knight,
9. .Anthony K. ItoberU, 21 .•David Ritchie,
10. .John C. Knnkel, j 22 Samuel A. Purviauee, '
11 James H. Campbell, , 23. .John Allison,
\2.. Henry M. Fuller, [ 24.. David Barclay,
25. .John Dick.
PEL AW IRE.
1 .F.I.ISIH 1). CCLLEN.
MARVLANIi.
J. James A. Slevart, j 1 .HKNRY W. DAVIS,
2. JAMBS 15. Ricacn, ! 5 .HENRV W. HOFFMAN,
4 JAMBS JL HARRIS, i 6. T. F. Bowie, (ind. W.)
VIRGINIA.
I .'Thomas H. Bay ley, ] 7 * William Smith,
3 'John S. Mill son, j 8. *4 Via*. J. Faulkner,
9. .'John S. Cttskie, i 9. .'John Letcher,
4. .* ll'illiam O. Goode, j 10. * Zedekiah h'Ulicell,
5 'Thomas S. Rocork, jll JOHN S. CARLISLE,
8. .*Pau'us Powell, \ 12. .'Henry J. Edmonton,
13. .'Fayette McMullen.
NORTH CAROLIN \.
1 Ib-oiiTRT T. PAINE, , 5. EDWARD G. REAPF,
?.. . * Thomas Kuffm, i C. .*RICHARD C. PCKYBAR
9 . Warren IFinslotc, ' 7. "Burton Cra : ze.
4-. O' Ft. Branch. 8 * Thomas 1.. CI logman.
SOCTU CAROLINA.
1 . .John McQueen, 1 'Preston S. Firooks,
2 • IPilliam Aiken, j 3. * James 1.. Orr,
B. .*Lawrence M- h'eitt, I C ' H'illiam IV. Boyct.
GEORGIA.
J . .'James L. Seward, ! 5. .John IF. Lsimphin,
V Ifartm J. Crawford, | 6 Hou-e'l Cobb,
3. ROBERT P. TiurrE. 7 NATH'L G, FOSTER,
4. .Hiram tCorner, 8 . Alex. 11. Stephens.
ALABAMA.
3. PERCY WALMB. ! 4. 'Genrgt S. Houston,
1.. Eli Shorter, j 5. .•WILLIAM R SMITH,
3 . 'James F. Fimrdcll, 6. *IV. B. IV. Cobb.
7. .'Sampson IV. Harris.
Miasissirri.
J. .'Daniel B. ffright, i 3 . .* IVil/iam Barksdale,
i //. S. Bennett, 1 1 'WILLIAM A. LAKE,
5 .'John A. tyuitman.
I.OHSIAMA.
1 OEORC.E Kt'STIS, JR. I 3 . Thamas G. Floridson,
I . Miles Taylor. 4. John M. Saruhdge.
OHIO.
1 Tinisthy C. Day. 11. V. B. llorton,
2 *John Scott Harrison, 12 .Samuel Galloway,
8. ,*l/cwis D. Campbell. 13. .John Sherman,
4. .'Matthias H. Nichols, 11. .Philemon Bliss,
11. .Kichard Mott, 15 .William R. Sapp,
8. .Jonas R. Krarie, 16. .'Edward Ball,
V .•Aaron Harlan, i 17. Charles J. Albright,
9 .Benjamin Stanton, ' 18. .Benjamin F. Lieter,
9. .Coof>er K. Watson, j 17. 'Edward Wade.
10. .Oscar F. Monro, 2d. .♦Joshua B. Giddings,
21. .'John A. Bingham.
KENTVfRY.
1 Henri) C. Burnett, 6. 'John .VI. Elliott,
1 JOHN P.L'AMrcRLL. 7. .Hi MPHRMV. MARSHALL,
8 Wx. L. UNDERWOOD, 9 .ALEX. K. MARSHALL,
4.. VI.BERT G. TALBOT, 9. •LKANPFR M. COX,
5a Joshn H. Jeieett, ! 10. .SAXCEI. F. SMOTE.
TENNESSEE.
1 ALBERT G. WATKINS, 6. 'George IV. Jones,
8 .WILLIAM H. SNEER, 7 John V. Wright,
3 .'Samuel A. Smith, 6. *F. K.ZOLLICOI kkr,
4. John H. Sacrge, 9. 'EMERSON KTIIKRIIKJE,
5 •CHARLES READY, 10. .THOMAS RIVERS.
INDIAN A.
1 .'Smith Millrr. 6..l.nrien Barbour,
3. .♦ William H. English, 7. Harvey D. Scott,
3. George H- Dunn, B.. 'Daniel Mace,
4..David p. Hallo way, 9. .Schuyler Colfax,
• . William Cumbaek, 10.. Samuel Breuton,
11. .John U. Pettit.
ILLINOIS.
1. *F.lihu B.Washburne, 5 • I I'm. A. Richardson,
2.. Jamas H. Woodworxb, 6, .'Thomas 1.. Harris,
3.. *Jese O. N'ortou, 7 'James C. Allen, i
4. .*James Knox. s, l.vrnan Trumbull,
9 Samuel S. Marshall.
MtSSIM R|.
' Li THSKM. KENNST, 4 •MOIIWCCAI OLIVE*.
> '< T CHHlvr P.IKTKK, 5 . .Mi.llv JflLI Ft !
Muo I. L.NULCT. , 'John s. l'nrips,
> *SMI AI. i*A io run.e.
J ARKANSAS.
' 1. .♦ Alfred B. Greenwood. I 2. . Albert Rust.
MICHIGAN.
1. William A. Howard, I 3. .David S. Walbridge,
2 Henry Waldroß, 1 4 ■ ''>* ' • ''*•
FLORIDA.
1 'Augustsu E. Mn well.
TEX \s.
i 1 M ithetc Ward, I 2. .* Peter H. Bell.
IOWA.
' I. .Augustus Hall, I 2.. James Thorington,
WISCONSIN.
; 1 'llaniel Wells, jr. I 2. .C. C. Washbiime.
CALIFORNIA.
1 .J. If". Denver. I 1, Philip P. Herbert.
LIST OF DELEGATES.
MINNESOTA. WASHINGTON.
'Henry M. Rice. ' Anderson.
OREGON. KANSAS.
•Joseph I.cine. Andrew 11. Reeder,
NHW MEXICO. disputed by
'Jose Minuet Gallego*. ! •John IV. \VhitfrelA.
I'TAIL J NEBRASKA.
'John VT. Bcmhisel. j [Vot heard from.j
' "Those marked with a • were members of last House.
We have placed in It alia those who were
elected as friends of the Nationul Administra-
I tion, and who are generally but uuifornily with
I I'ierce and Douglas ou the Kansas question.
; Those in SMALL CAITTALS are Whigs or Know
■ Nothings of presumed Pro-Slavery tendencies ;
I those in Roman, we trust, can be relied on to
j uphold the cause of Freedom in the Territories,
j At all events, such was the understanding of
| the people by whom they were chosen.
i ""
RE-ACTION* IW MISSOURI. —" Border ruffian
ism" is on the decline. Western Missouri cau
| not afford to lie lawless much longer. The
i iron is already entering her soul. "Thesuicide
I of slavery" in that quarter is well nigh accom
plished. The blind violence of Atchison has,
| under Fro vide nee, been made to do the good
i work of freedom. The latest and plainest evi
! tie nee of a re-action in western Missouri, which
: must drive the ruffians to the wall, is a card
j to the public, signed by a number of citizens in
; Purkville. Platte county, Mo., relative to the
j case of George S. Park, who, it will be remem
bered. was driven from that place, and his pa
; per (the Purkville Luminary) destroyed, be
j cause he dared to write and sj>eak like a free
man. The card just issued is an elaborate
document, setting forth with nuicli eircumiocu
| tion that communities have a right to protect
themselves, and that the citizens of Platte
! county must protect themselves from mob vio
lence. It appears that George S. Park has,
, in obedience to the wishes of many friends, re
, turned to Purkville, and that his return was
j demanded by the business relations of a verv
large portion of the people of the town. But
some border ruffians, who maintain the old
| spirit of war against men of free state opinions,
| had a private meeting, and appointed a coin
• mittec to confer with the people of Purkville,
concerning the propriety of again immediately
j expelling Park, and stated that lie must de
] part within a certain time. The citizens of
Purkville held a meeting and appointed a com
. mittec to report on the facts, and the card be
| fore us is their production. They state that
i they consider themselves quite competent to
! take care of their own affairs. Toward the
, conclusion of their document, the committee
; talk of "the fires of Lexington and Bunker
llill,' and ask : " \\ by should it be expected
, that we, who still love to boast of the heroism
!of those days, now falter, or in anv manner,
| display a spirit of compromise V They an
! nounce that they ask nothing but those rights
justly belonging to them, and which they hold
sacred as life itself, and they pledge their lives
and honors to maintain those rights—that is,
to defend Park from the " Platte mob."— Cin.
' Com.
FOUR TF.ACUF.RS DEVOURED BY CANNIBALS IN
. ONE OF THE SOITH SKA IS LANns. —The mission
ary ship John Williams, named after the hero
ic martyr of Froinanga, has recently completed
a voyage among the New-Hebrides and other
,\Y cstcrly groups. Among the news she brings
I are some items of encouragement and others
of great sorrow. The journal of the vovage
■ says :
"Aft era run of ten days from Samoa we
! reached the island of Aneitenm. The missiona
ries (Messrs. Geddie and lugiis) had nearly
: completed a census of the population. It oon
; tains about 4,000 inhabitants ; of these, 2,000
: profess Christianity ; the remaining 1,400 hca
' then are so scattered that they possess little in
fluence. A considerable band of natives and
1 four Samoans assist the missionaries. Thirty
j schools are now in operation, and about 1,500
persons under instruction.
" At Tana, where the work had been broken
I up by the ravages of small-pox, we again lund
ed teachers, who were received bv a loud shout
i of j°- v .
" Wo wore delighted with the improved ap
, pcarauce of things at Eromanga. The teach
ers had all been ill, nevertheless the work went
forward. Since last voyage, the number at
tending religious services had been more than
doubled.
"Ou reaching the Island of Fate, the dis
tressing news brought on board that some of
i the teachers with their wives, left there on the
■ j last voyage, hud been barbarously murdered,
j Only nineteen days after they were landed un
: der the most cheering circumstances, the two
| Raratonguan teachers and their wives were
! murdered to furnish materials for a horrid enn
nibal banquet. The real reason of this sudden
| act of cruelty could uot be learued."
A GIRL ACCIDENTALLY KILLED BY ANOTHER
: GIRL. —We learn from the Manchester Mirror,
that a fatal accident occurred on Saturday af
ternoou, in the Stark Mills in that city.
! "An Irish girl by the name of Mary Haley,
and another Irish girl about the same age,
started in sport, to see which could reach a
bobbin-box first, a little ways distant. .Mary
got ahead, and was about to reach it first,and
the other girl gave her a push, throwing her
. head upon the corner o< the box, and fell upou
her, hurting her seriously and fatally. How*
| ever, Mary did not apprehend any serious ac
j cident, and continued her work till the gates
1 shut down. On her way home she felt faint
and unable to walk, and spoke to a gentleman
passing, told him she was dying, and asked liiui
Ito carry her home. He looked at her and
i laughed, thinking no danger, aud passed on.
■ Soon after another person, whom she knew,
came aioug and carried her to her home ou
| Concord street. She insisted that she could
i not live, and a physician was seut for. He
: said she could not live two hours, and she did
! not. She insisted that the girl who had caus
, ed the accident, should uot be punished, as it
was not iuteutioual. She was buried on Mou
; day."
; -
SUDDEN DEATH. —Mr. SEYMOUR, former pro
prietor of the Ah-wa-ga House, Owego, aud
more recently of the Jthaca Hotel, Ithaea,
Hied suddenly in a fit of apoplexy, at his resi
lience in Ithaca, last week. Mr. Seymour had
recently rented the American Hotel, in this
place. He was about forty-seven years of
aire —a very candid, intelligent and" popular
man. His.driirh was very Midden. - E'mira
, Lijiubli'-tit. j
Jirabfort ilqwrter.
E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR.
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KNOW-NOTHING CELEBRATION AT OWEGO !
In Tiogn county, N. V., there was at the
late election a general ' fusion ' of the hunker,
silver-grey, dark-lantern, pro-slavery and rum
interests against the Republican ticket. The
coalition was successful, electing .Judge STRONG
nud the rest of the county by small majorities,
though the Republican state ticket had a plu
rality iu the county.
We observe by the Owego Gazette, that on
Wednesday of last week the K. N.'s and their
auxiliaries had a grand celebration at the Ali
wa-ga House, of which the (Gazette gives a very
glowing and joyous account, and which is de
cidedly amusing.
We find that " during the early part of the
evening speeches were made from the balcony,
to the crowds iu tbestreet, by Messrs. (ASHING
and SWEET and RROWKR of the Ah-wa-ga."—
(We would have travelled all the way to Owe
go to have heard that speech of BUOWER'S from
the balcony.)
At half past 9 o'clock, (says the Gazette,)
the hour of supper was announced, and a pro
cession was formed and marched into a base
ment, where tables were found to be spread
with all the luxuries which a hungry appetite
could crave, or heart desire. Mr. B ROWER, as
usual, was " at home" with choice viands, |>olite
and attentive assistants, and the most perfect
order. (BKOWKR isn't a Know Nothing at that
business.)
After snpper speeches were made by Messrs
CTSIIING and SPENCER, of Ithaca ; WARNER,
CHATEIEI.D, CALHOUN and BEEBK. We copy
the latter gentleman's remarks, begging our
readers to remember that they were delivered
after supper :
" Mr. BEEBK, editor of the Gazette, arose and said in
substance, that to- was not in the habit of making speech
es ; hut he could enjoy as well as any of them a good sup
pcrand a good time. He could unite freely with them in
a common hatred of Abolitionism, lie was an inv itcd
guest, and should therefore speak his sentiments, freely.
He loved an Irishman as he loved himself, and be believed
in free religious toleration. He was now and ever should
be opposed to the views of the ' American' party in their
opposition to foreigners. He was for the freest liberty
and the freest toleration. He could rejoice with them iu
a common triumph over an abolition sectional party. Fu
sion has been awfully contused ; it been used up. lit this
he was decidedly American. With a few exceptions the
two parties niitrnt commingle harmoniously together; and
he h >ped the time would come v. hen these differences
might he obliterated."
After that speech, our friend BEEBK deserves
a present of a dark-lantern, and a certificate of
honorary membership.
FOREIGN NEWS. —The steamer Canada arriv
ed at Boston on Saturday last, with six days
later news from Europe. The news is unim
portant,the excitement in Great Britain against
the United States having subsided. Canro
bcrt was at Stockholm making strenuous ef
forts to wring Sweden into alliance with the
Western Powers. Great Britain was pressing
some claims against Spain which excited unplea
sant feelings. Nothing from the seat of Vnr
except an improbable rumor of a bombard
ment of Nikolaieff. The Allies in the South
side of Scbastopol were receiving the Russian
fire philosophically, being comforted by the
expectation that the North side would soon
be evacuated.
FTST Miss C. M. STRATTON is now engaged
in giving instruction in Writing in this place,
affording an excellent opportunity for those
who wish to improve their chirography. Miss
S. has already given instructions to several
classes for nearly a quarter, and the evidences
of improvement under her tuition are remarka
ble. She brings besides from places where she
has taught the very highest testimonials of
worth and skill as a teacher. The second
quarter is about commencing, and we advise
our citizens to avail themselves of the oppor
tunity to improve the hand-writing of their
children. Miss S. will be found at her rooms
at the Ward House.
WISCONSIN ELECTION. —It is not yet posi
tively known who has been elected Governor
of the State of Wisconsin. There seems, how
ever, to be very little room to doubt that Mr.
Baskford, the Republican candidate, has been
chose by a small majority over Governor Bar
stow, the present Democratic incumbent.
The Democrats, it is believed, have elected
their candidates for all the other State offices.
On the 31st ult., ILEXRR 11. JF.SSIT, of
Montrose, Fa., a son of Judge WM. JESSLT, of
that place, was ordained as a Missionary to
Syria, the ordination sermon being preached by
Rev. I)r. Cox, Pastor of the Presbyterian
Church of Owego.
According to the Chicago Journal,
there has been shipped, since the opening of
navigation to the present time, thirteen millions
one hundred and sixty-two bushels of grain.—
This docs not include shipments by railroad.
Over seven and a half millions of the above
amount consisted of corn, and upwards of four
ud a half millions of wheat.
FROM KANSAS.
The Kansas Constitutional State Convention
has beeu for some time in session, at Topeka,
and concluded its work on the morning of the
11th inst. It was composed of delegates elec
ted by the bona fide residents of the Territory,
mostly sincere Free State men, but occasional
ly there ajrpcarcd to lie those whose objects
were anything but such as the frieuds of Free
dom could approve.
The President of the Convention was J. 11.
LANE, from Indiana, a member of the last Con
gress, who voted for the Nebraska-Kansas bill,
for which he was beaten at home. Theabsorl)-
ing question was Slavery, and though all uni
ted iu the desire to make Kansas a Free State,
there was a great diversity of opinion as to the
preliminaries. Finally, the Convention adop
ed a Bill of Rights, which declares " that sla
very shall not exist in this State," but recog
nized its existence in the Territory, providing
for its disappearance by the 4th day of July,
1857.
An attempt on the part of Col. LANE and
others like him to induce the Convention to en
dorse the Squatter Sovereignty of the Kansas-
Nebraska bill, under the pressure of promises
of reward and threats of political annihilation,
came very near succeeding, and at one time, in
a thin house, actually received a majority of
the votes ; but by the determined stand taken
by Mr. Robinson and other friends of Freedom
the vote was re-considered aud the dodge effec
tually killed.
Among the provisions of the Constitution as
finally adopted, is one fixing the boundaries of
the State in accordance with those laid down
in the Kansas-Nebraska bill, extending west
to the summit of the Rocky Mountains. Mar
ried women are to be secured in their rights of
individual property obtained either before or
after marriage, and an equal right in the con
trol and education of the children. In prose
cutions for Libel the truth may be given in
evidence and shall be deemed a justification.
A State University and Normal Schools shall
be established. The civilized aud friendly In
dians may become citizens of the State. Judges
are to be elected by the people. Topeka is to
be the Capital temporarily, till the Legislature
shall determine a site for a permanent location
of the State buildings.
The Constitution is to be submitted to a di
rect vote of the People for ratification on the
loth of December next, and if adopted, an elec
tion for Governor, Lieut. Governor, Secretary
of State, Treasurer, Auditor, Judge of the Su
preme Court, Attorney-General, and members
of the Geueral Assembly, is to be held on the
third Tuesday in January, 1856.
—A letter from Kansas says that a letter
to Gen. CASS, signed by every member of the
Kansas State Convention, asking him whether
it would be agreeable to him to receive the
original copy of the Constitution of Kansas for
presentation to the Senate, lias been prepared
and soon w ill be forwarded.
—Wc have also a report of the organization
of a Law and Order Convention, as it styles
itself, at Leavenworth, together with the speech
of Governor SHANNON on taking his seat as
President. The speech is exceedingly interest
ing and important in its bearing upon the
course of political events in Kansas. Gov. S.
denounces, in the most vehement terms, the
Free-State movement, and declares that all
who resist the execution of the laws enacted
by the late Legislature will be guilty of trea
son to the State. He asserts also that the
National Administration is determined to sup
port the late Legislature, and predicts that, in
the coming Presidential contest, there will lie
but two parties—the " Black Republicans" and
the Unionists. Resolutions embodying similar
sentiments were adopted by' the Convention.
—We have also the intelligence that a bill
has at last been found by the Grand Jury
against M'CREA, for murder. The incidents
of the affray in which M'CREA killed his assail
ant, acting himself most clearly in self-defence,
will be remembered by our readers. The
Grand Jury once refused to find a hill ; but
it seems that the presiding Judge added seven
meu to the Jury, who were known to be ene
mies of M'CREA, and that by this mauoeuvre a
bill has been returned.
POSTAGE TO P,E PREPAID BY STAMPS. —The
Post Office Department notifies the public that
from the first day of January next all letters
(not free) must be prepaid by stamps, and
Postmasters are required to have stamps on
hand so that all who desire may obtain them.
The evidence of prepayment of postage will
tlieu be the stamp only, and where not affixed
by the parties sending letters the Postmaster
must put them on.
IU.NESS OF MADEMOISELLE RACHEL.— The
illness of this distinguished tragedienne has
become so serious that her further performan
ces in Philadelphia have been postponed, and
she is to proceed to the South immediately.
Her physician recommends a visit to Havana.
ftaT A number of the principal hotel and
restaurant keepers of Philadelphia have been
arrested and bound over for violating the
Sunday liquor law. Among them arc the pro
prietors of the Girard House and Joues' Hotel.
RE-ELECTION OF SENATOR RISK. —The Leg
islature of Texas Ims unanimously re-elected
Hon. Thomas J. Rns to the United States
Senate for the term of six years.
a©"* The Boston Atlas says ; " John Van
Burcn, astrologer, who foretold 50,000 majori
ty for the Soft ticket in New York,ean bead
dressed (post paid) by any lady or gentleman
desirous of knowing secrets of the past, preseut I
<r future.''
KNOW NOTHING CONVENTION. —A Couveu
tion of tlie Northern section of the Know No
things assembled at Cincinnati, on Wednesday,
21st ult. There was not a large attendance,
but few states being represented. The presid
ing officer was Gen. WILLIAMSON, of this state,
and about the only politician of note present,
was Ex-governor JOHNSTON, who we are in
formed made a strong National speech.
The great point of difference appears to have j
been upou. the Slavery question. The leaders ,
in the order are intent upon the spoils, and are
willijig to stifle or crush Northern sentiment,
for the purpose of succeeding in the Presiden
tial contest. The recent elections hare some
what revived the drooping hopes of such, and
they are endeavoring to outstrip the democra
tic party in the race of subserviency to the
Slave-power. At the Cincinnati convention
this disposition was predominant, though some
of the delegates appeared to be possessed of
' back-bone.'
A number of motions having been made, the
whole matter was referred to a committee,
from which came two reports. The majority
report characterises the Repeal of the Missouri
Compromise as an infraction of plighted faith
an 1 demands its restoration ; declaring that if
efforts to that end fail in Congress, admission
should be refused to any new state tolerating
Slavery, and formed out of territory from which
that institution was excluded by the Compro
mise ; protests against coalescing with any par
ty that demands an abandonment of the Ame
rican principles or a disorganization of the
American party ; and recommends a meetiug
of the delegates at Philadelphia on the 19th
of February next. This report, after much
discussion, was finally adopted, in a vote of
States, by 93 to 11
The minority report was sustained chiefly by
the Ohio mid Michigan delegations. It insist
ed on the exclusion of slavery from the Nation
al Territory, and declared that proscription on
account of birthplace was unwarranted. It
recommended the party to act openly, regarded
the Slavery question as the paramount issue,
recommended river aud harbor improvements,
and a generous foreign policy.
The new bridge over the Susquehanna,
at the York Furnace, about four miles below
Safe llurbor, is now open for travel. It will
be a great convenience to a very large section
of country. It is the only bridge between Co
lumbia aud Port Deposit—a distance of 33
miles. It is on the new State Road from
Gettysburg to the Ruck Tavern, iu Lancaster
County.
DAMAGES I on SEDUCTION. —The case of Abra
ham Decker rs. Reuben Gring, for the seduc
tion of his daughter, WUR tried before Judge
Jones, in the Court of Common Pleas, of Berks
county, on Thursday and Friday, of last week,
which resulted in a verdict of $4,300 damages
in favor of the plaintiff.
Bigy The last span of the Sunbury and Erie
Railroad bridge over the Susquehanna, on the
Northumberland side, was put up last week.
The bridge on the Sunbury side is also nearly
up. Roth will be sufficiently completed for
the passage of locomotives before the first of
January.*
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE. —The St. Paul
Minnesota) Democrat says that the following
is the complexion of the Territorial Legislature:
In the Council, nine Democrats to fire Repub
licans ; in the House, twenty-two Democrats,
eleven Republicans, and two Know-Nothings.
feg"- The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
decided at Pittsburg, on Saturday, that the
Sunday Liquor Law of 1851 was repealed by
the law of 1855. The law of 1851, is, accord
ing to the Supreme Court, a local one, that of
1855 a general one.
Bsjy* The agents sent out by Louis Napoleon
to this country do not confine themselves to
the purchase of grain, but through the west
they are actively engaged in buying large uum
bers of hogs and cattie.
Bray Mrs. CONOVER, who took the first prize
for riding at the State Fair Equestrian Exhi
bition, in Elmira, died recently from the effects
of a cold contracted on that occasion.
APPOINTMENT BY THE P. M. GENERAL.—AN
DREW FEE, Postmaster, Wyalusing, Bradford
county, vice Mis. 11. PERRY.
B&* The trial of Louis Baker, for the mur
der of " Bill Poole," was commeuced in New
York on Monday.
fiiar- Post, Drinker & Co. have opeucd busi
ness, as Bankers, at Montrose.
TRIAL OF THE MAIL RODBERS—NAMES or
TIIE CONVICTED, AC. —Through the politeness
of the Law- firm of Brooks A Tomlinson, we
learn that the trial of the last batch of Mail
Robbers, arrested for depredations committed
; on Uncle Sam's leather bags, at this place and
Binghainton, more than a year ago, has jnst
been concluded at Buffalo,"before the United
States District Court, Judge Hall presiding,
and with the following results :
John Talladay and William Miller, who
both plead guilty to a charge of grand laree
ny, were feat to the House of Refuge for sev
en months each.
William Gates plead guilty—to the main
charge we suppose—and was* sentenced to a
term of two years and six months in the States
Prison.
Truman Elmendorf was acquitted Thomas
Powell is also reported to have been acquitted
Mrs. Phelps is still in jail awaiting her trial.
It is highly probable that she will be convict
ed.
" The WHY of the transgressor is hard."—
\or -J'2
[From the Independent Republican ]
Letter to Judge Wilmot.
The outrageous, disgraceful, and wholly un
warranted attack upon Judge WILMOT bv p
B. CHASE, in the last Montrose Democrat'
called out the following letter to the j u <]-I
from the members of the bar in this county
MONTROSE, November 19, i„- 5
Hon. DAVID WILMOT — Dear Sir: We have
seen, with feelings of deep regret, in the M 0
rose Democrat of the 15th inst., a most grossl •
libellous article upon you. '
We are ourselves witnesses of its falsity '
many particulars, and we intend this note "
an expression of our confidence both in vou
a man and in your entire iutegritv as a j Uc j
In our practice before you since you Lave
upon the Bench, we have never known a c a
in which we supposed you were influenced u
the least by any political consideration *
With assurances of our high regard
Truly yours,
B. T. CASK, WM. JKSSUP,
L. F. FITCH, A. CHAMBERLIN,
11. 11. FRAZIER, B S. BEXTLKY'
F. A. CASE, W. 11. JESSIT,'
C. J. RICHARDSON, F. FIIASER,
L. P. HINDS, A BUSH.NRLL.
PARDON OF DR. Br ALE — AN A FKE<Ti\r
SCENE.— Dr. Stephen T. Bealc was yesterday
released from his confinement in Moyameoiiu",
Prison. Dr. Beale was convicted in Octobe?
last of the offeu-c with which he was charged
and was sentenced to an imprisonment of f oo r
years and six mouths from the 23th of Xove ra .
ber. After his incarceration he was confined
alone in his cell, hut his health having betom
much impaired, he was removed in June lav
to the hospital of the prison, where lie remain
ed until the time of his release. Gov. Pollock
signed the pardon on Wcdusday, the 21st inct
and the same night Col. J. 11. McCanley, ti*
chief clerk in the office of the Secretary of th
Commonwealth, started to the city with the
document. Information of the granting of tic
pardon was received on Wednesday night, and
tho family of the doctor was prepared for hi,
return home. Eaily on Thursday morning
Col. McCanley was met ut the American IL
tel by Col. J. S. Wallace, and together with
one or two other gentlemen they repaired to
the prison. A frieud of Dr. Beale's had pre
ceded them aud communicated the glad tiding
to him. The doctor was completely overcome
when the intelligence was communicated to him
aud for some time he was unable to articu
late a syllable. At half-past-cight o'clock in
the niorniug Dr. Beale reached his home in
Walnut street, and those who witnessed the
meeting between the late prisoner and his fami
ly describe it as being affecting iu the extrcm
Sirs. Beale visited her husband frecjuentlv
during the time of his imprisonment, but the
children had not seen their father from ;i ie
time of his conviction. The interview between
them is represented as having been very affect
ing. During the entire day th<- house of Jr.
Beale was visited by scores of his friend*.
Phila. Bulletin, 23J ult.
HORRIBLE MURDER. —We hear of a bm
horrible and brutal murder, committed on 6u •
day morning in the vicinity of CIIEUIBOHI,
Jefferson County. A man by the name of
David Rider, n highly respectable citizen, and
who has been Supervisor of the town of Lyme,
in that county, murdered his wife by cott.mr
her throat with a fish knife, ou the morn nj
above mentioned. It seems, as we hear, that
he had been in a melancholy state of mind for
some little time on account of some domes;* I
trouble. In the morning, whilst iiis wife was I
about the lire, lie commenced an attack upva I
her ; she attempted to escape, and as she was I
rushing into an adjoining room he made aps. I
at her thoat with the knife, cutting a deepen* 1 : I
npon the side of her neck or throat. A lit'is I
daughter, aged about twelve or sixteen, leii I
the house to alarm the neighbors, aud when I
the neighbors came they found the wife dead, I
and Mr. Rider lying dead upon his Lack in I
the babk yard, with his left hand upon his I
breast, his right hand extended at right an- I
gles holding the bloody knife, with his own I
throat cut! On further examination, it wu I
found that after the assault upon the wife. I
Rider had made an attempt to take the life of I
his mother-in-law, and gave her a severe i*3sh I
in the side with the fatal knife. 11 is thought. I
however, that the mother-in-law will recover. I
Coroner Keen of Watcrtowu, held an inquest I
upon the bodies, aud the verdict of the juff I
was, that the murder and suicide were coin- I
mitted by David Rider whilst in a fit of tem- I
porary insanity. Our informant, whorecein® I
his information from the Corouer, stated thai ■
on the Saturday previous Rider borrowed hit I
knife of some of the fishermen in the vicinity I
of Chaumont ; but that no suspicions I
ever were awakened on the part of the lisw'- ■
man as to the use to which the deadly weipet I
was to be put. The above are the facts a ■
they came to us from one who had them fr<® B
the Coroner. It is certainly one of the niCi ■
tragic scenes ever witnessed in this section ft f
the country. We hear that it create? e^ 1 I
excitement in the vicinity where the muruc* ■
was committed.— Rome (A*. Y.) Sentinii. B
B&' A curious suit is now pending is : " r I
Kings County (N. Y.) Supreme Court, ■
at Brooklyn. This suit, as novel in its chan B
ter as it is important, is brought by the w:do ■
of one Charles Smith, a Catholic priest, dec** ■
cd iu 1851, to recover her dower in I
lands conveyed by ber husband, in the a " ( B
tion of which she did not join with him *) I
lands in question consist of two lots in ™ B
street, Brooklyn, now valued at slod>oo. ■
which in 1848 Charles Smith was seized *■
which in the same year he conveyed in " I
Achbishop Hughes for the sum of ,B
They are opposite St. James' Church M
Smith was the pastor, and the
Laughlin, who is the Roman Catholic b* ■
of Brooklyn, is now in possession of the r ■
perty as tenant. The plaintiff claim? to ■
been the wife of Charles Smith, at the"® B
the conveyance of the property, and for ■
years previous, aud to nave lmd two eh" K
by hino, who are both living.
The defendant denies that the p' ml .,B
the wife of Smith, aud sets up that thep
ty was purchased, held and conveyed "J ■
in a fiduciary oapaeity.
Oue of the witnesses prodnced was a. • B
Mrs. Smith, who testifies to the co-h" "'UB
of the priest with his mother as htis a u ■
wife, and that he was educated by tin'
away from home, from whom lie re< " r
ney and to whom he conducted him*
son to a parent, the latter ackuowlc?' ■
condition by his conduct. S
COLD WEATHER.— On the 2dtli inst-. „B
trenl, the mercury stood at 6degrees 1 1
r*, and sleighing wa i g<.l ■