XXXIVTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION'.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 1855.
SENATE. —The Senate was called to order at
iiDon, and new members were sworn in.
llorSK OF 11 EI TIES ENT ATI FES. Mr. FoRSEY,
called the House of Representatives to order
at noon. The confusion which existed up to
this time abruptly terminated.
Two hundred and twenty.five members
answered to the r names.
On motion of Mr. JONES of Tennessee, the
House proceeded to the election ola Speaker.
Viva voce nominations were made with the
following result :
Riedardson of Illinois 1-1
Fuller of Pennsylvania 17
Campbell of Ohio 53
Pennington of New Jersey 7
Marshall of Kentucky 30
Bunks of Massachusetts 21
Some others were also voted for. No elec
tion, 113 being necessary to a choice. Much
interest is manifested in the contest.
The following is the vote on the first ballot
for Speaker : .
For Richardson- Messrs. Aiken, Allen (III.)
Barclay, Barksdale, Bayley, Bell, Bocock,
Bowie, Bopce", Branch, Brooks, Burnett, Cad
walader, Caruthers, Cuskic, Clingman, Cobb,
(Ga.) Cobb (Ala.), Craigo, Crawford, Den
ver, Dowell, Edmnndson, Elliot, English,
Evans, Faulkner, Florence, Fuller (Me.),
Goode, Greenwood, Hall (Iowa), Harris (111.)
Herbert, Hickman, Houston, Jewett, Jones
(Tenn.), Jones (l'a.), Keitt, Kelly, Kidwell,
Letcher, Lumpkin, Marshall (III.), Maxwell,
McMuHin, McQueen, Miller (Ind.), Millsou
Oliver (Mo.), Orr, Packer, Peck, Phelps,
Quitman, ltuffin, Ilust, Sandridge, Savage,
Shorter, Smith (Tenn.), Smith (Vn.), Ste
phens, Stewart, Talbot, Taylor, A ail, Warner,
Watkins, Wells, Winslow, Wright (Tenn.)
For Campbell —Messrs. Albright, Barbour,
Bennett, Benson, Bingham, Brenton, Ciark
(Conn.), Colfax, Cumback, Day, Dean, Dick
son, Dunn, Durfec, Galloway, Gilbert, Gran
ger, Harlan, Halloway, Horton, Howard,
Honghston, Kelsey, King, Lester, Mace, Met
teson, McCarty, Miller (N. Y.), Moore, Mor
gan, Morrill, Murray, Norton, Parker, Pelton,
Pennington, Petit, Sabin, Sapp, Scott, Sher
man, Simmons, Stanton, Walbridge, Waldren,
Washburnc (111 ), Washburne (Me.), Watsou,
Welcli, Woodruff, Woodworth.
For Mr. Marshall of Kentucky —Messrs.
Campbell, (Ky.), Carlisle, Clark (New York)
Cox, Cullen, Davis, (Md.) Ethcridge, Fustis,
Foster. Harris (Md.) Hoffman, Keuuett, Lake,
Lindsley, Alex K. Marshall, Paine, Porter,
Puryear,|Reade, Ready, Rieaud, Rivers, Smith,
(Ala.) Swopc, Tuppe, Underwood, Yalk,
Walker, Whitney, Ziliieoffer.
For Mr. Banks of Mass. —Messrs. Buf
fington, Burlingame, Chaffee, Comens, Craign,
Damrell, Davis (Mass.) I)e Witt, Dudd, Km
rie, Hall, (Mass.) Knapp, Knowlten, Mott,
Perry, Pike, Sage, Tappan, Thoringtou, Tra
foon, Wood.
For Fuller —Messrs. Bradshaw, Broome,
Campbell of Peuu., Cradc, Dick, Edie, Knight,
Kunkcll, Millard, Pearce, Pnrviauee, llitchey,
Roberts, Robinson, Sneed, Todd, Tyson.
For Pennington —Messrs. Bishop, Clanson,
Fuller of Penn., Meacham, Robins, Strana
han, Wakeman.
For Jlarlan —Bell, Bliss, Wade.
" Wheeler —Banks, Oliver of N. Y.,
Thruston,
For Thruston —Spinner Wheeler, Williams.
" Howard— Sellinghurat, Washburn, Wis.
" Washburnc, Me. —Allison and Flayer.
" Macc —Campbell of Ohio.
" Bennett —Edwards.
" Williams —Nichols.
" Lokc —Humphrey Marshall.
" Haven —Knox.
" Calloway —Giddings.
" Nichols —Grow.
" Milter N. Y. —Haven.
" Sage —Pringle.
" Goode, Tenn. —R, Richardson.
Fourth vote same as first, with the follow
ing exceptions : Bayley and Harris of 111., who
had voted for Richardson, absent ; Bennett
and Gilbert who had voted for Campbell, ab
sent ; Bliss changed from Harlan, I)odd from
Banks, Knox from Haven, Meacham from
Pennington, Wade from Harlan—and voted
for Campbell.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4,
SHNATE.— The Senate was called to order at
noon. Messrs. llale, Durkce, Yulee and
Pearce were sworn in.
The Rev. H. C. Dean was elected chaplain,
when the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.— The House met at II o'clock,
when, on motion, the balloting for Sj>cal{er
was resumed, and the first ballot (fifth) re
sulted as follows:
Richardson, Dem., of 111. 14
Campbell, Rep., of Ohio 58
Banks, " Massachusetts, 23
Fuller, American, of Penn. 20
Marshall " Kentucky 19
Scattering, 20
There being no election, 111 votes being
necessary to a choice, other ballots were had,
resulting as follows :
Ballots 6th. 7th. Bth. 9th.
Richardson, 75 74 75 75
Campbell, 57 54 51 51
Banks, 25 28 32 31
Fuller, 22 20 20 21
Marshall, 18 20 18 16
The whole number of votes polled was 223
—necessary to a choice, 112.
There lieing no election, the House, on mo
tion, adjourned.
We have the result of one ballot, on
Wednesday, which shows no diffcret result, ex
cept that Bauks has gained some few votes.
GROW votes for Banks.
NOT DEAD. —Mrs. Cotiover, of Skancateles,
the lady who took the first prize at the County
Fair and at the State Fair at Elmira, and
whose death was announced on Saturday, call
ed upon us to-day and assured us that she was
not dead, nor had she been sick since the Fair.
How the story originated she does not know.
We copied the article from an exchange that
credited it to tiic Binghamton Brpublican, at
the same time we thought it strange the news
should first come from that quarter. We
hope she may live to ride a thousand times
hereafter. The papers who have copied the
same article should contradict it. Will the
the Binghamto i Republican inform us where
it got the news.— Syracuse. American.
DISUNION. —The Razor which the South !
nourishes round its own throat, to frighten its
weak sister,(for the nineteenth time ) War
ranted not to cut.— Albany Journal. '
Exciting News from Kansas.
ST. LOUIS, Monday, Dec. 3, 1855.
Accounts from Kansas state that Gov. Shan
non had telegraphed to the President concern-*
ing the present condition of affairs in that Ter
ritory. He says that one thonaud men have
arrived in Lnwrcnca and rescued a prisoner
from the Sheriff of Douglass County, and burn
ed some houses and other property. lie asks
the President to order out the troops at Fort
Leavenworth to aid iu the execution of the
laws.
Dispatches from Weston arrived here to-day
by express bringing startling news from Atchi
son. Some Free-State officers had taken pos
session of important papers, and an attack uj>-
ou Atchison was anticipated. A messenger
had been sent to Weston for fifty armed men.
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 1855
The National Intelligencer of this morning
confirms the statement that Gov Shannon has
telegraphed to tlic President on Kansas affairs.
4t says that the President received the Gover
nor's dispatch yesterday, which is to the effect
that civil war is actually threatened, and re
questing prompt assistance. The President
has ordered the immediate dispatch of troops
frdrn tl4 nearest posts.
Sf. Louis, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 1855.
Accounts from Kansas state that an officer
belonging to the military organization of Free
State men had been captured at Atchison,and
written orders found upon his person to burn
down the town and murder Mr. Laughlin.
As the male population lihd gone to Le
comptou under orders of the Governor, a re
quest was sent to Weston for assistance, and a
party left there last night for Atchison to de
fend the place.
CASE OF Me CREA. —A letter in The St.
Louis Intelligencer, dated Fort Leavenworth,
Nov. 23, has the following paragraph :
" I learn that the case of McCrea, who is
being tried at Leavenworth City, before Judge
Lecompte, for the murder of Malcom Clark,
last spring, progresses but slowly. The Court
met iu September last, but the Jury were una
ble to find a bill, being divided on a bill for
murder —one for manslaughter, and no bill at
all. The Court adjourned the Grand Jury till
the 12th of November, without dismissing them,
as otherwise the prisoner would have had to be
discharged. When the Court met, at the
time to which it had adjourned, several new
Grand Jurors were impanneled' partly to sup
ply the place of absentees and partly to ex
tend the number. By the Grand Jury consti
tuted in this way a bill was found of murder
iu the first degree. The Court has progressed
very slowly. A great deal of difficulty has
been experiencedjin getting jurors. The couu
sel for the prisoner filed demurrer to the in
dictment, partly for defects on its face, and
partly on account of the manner of forming
the Grand Jury. We learn that this demur
rer has been overruled by Judge Lecompte,
as also a motion to plead in abatement. The
ease, we believe, has occupied ten days, and no
progress in it has yet been made. I was told
that an effort would he made to get a change
of venue, as it was apprehended that the pri
soner could not get a fair trial here. Great
dissatisfaction is expressed by the Free-State
men because several members of the bar, and
and clerk of the Court, and some of the Jury,
both grand and petit, are of the " Border
Ruffian'' class, some of them having been en
gaged in lynching l'liillq s last spring. Am< -
tion has been made by one of the attorneys to
dismiss the clerk and those of the attorneys
who had been thus engaged, and affidavits
were filed to prove these facts ; but the Court
has not grafted the motion."
TANNINE EXPLOSION OF A LOCOMOTIVE BOIL
ER —ENGINEER KILLED AND FIREMAN BADLY
WOUNDED. —On Monday evening, as the pas
senger train on the Nashua and Worcester
Railroad from Nashua, the boiler of the engine
Clinton exploded. The engineer, Samuel Ci il
son, was found near the place of the accident,
his clothes blown off of him, one arm broken,
his face terribly cut up and body bruised. He
lived only about three quarters of an hour.—
The fireman, Frederick A. Jose, was found on
the top of the tender, his face buried in the
wood, aud blood streaming from every part of
it.
The Manchester DTirror says ; " So great
was the power given them bv the explosion,
that they ran three quarters of a mile before they
could be checked, though after the first fright
the brakes were stoutly applied. One brake
man was leaning against the rear of the first
car, and the sudden jump of the cars pitched
him upon the rear car through the door down
upon the floor, breaking a lantern in his hand,
and seperating the passenger ears. The terri
fic explosion and the sight of the brakeman
through the door, filled the passengers in the
rear oar with terror inexpressible. The force
of the explosion seems almost incredible ; parts
of the boiler, weighing 200 pounds, were
thrown forty rods—a bell weighing 80 pounds,
thrown sixteen rods—a large pieee of iron,
weighing 175 pounds, thrown thirty-five rods,
close to a dwelling. The momentum of speed
threw everything forward and sideways, noth
ing back."
SULLIVAN. —MichaeI Kann and Anna Vei
tangruber of Fox township are lodged in jail
on the charge of murdering John Veitangru
ber, the husband of Anna, last May. Kann
lived with the family, and quarreled with John
who disappeared suddenly ; Kann and Anna
said that he had gone to Bradford county,
and then commenced living together. Kann
began to wear John's clothes ami watch.
Recently, small fragments of a human body
were found in a fresh dug hole nnder the roots
of a tree blown over by wind in the woods
near the house. The body has not been
found, but the circumstantial evidence will
doubtless warrant the first trial for murder in
Laporte. The parties are (Jennaus.
NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILROAD. —The Sun
bury American learns that the Northern Cen
tral Railroad Company have made arrange
j meats to let, in a few weeks, the road between
Suubury aud Dauphin, in sections. At the lat
[ ter place, it adds, it will connect with the
Dauphin and Susquehanna, and the Pennsyl
vania Railroads, and thus give us rail commu
nication with Philadelphia and Baitimre.
The Bridge at Dauphin, and the extension of
the road from Baltimore to Canton, will not be
let for the present.
The steamer America arrived at Hali
fax on Wednesday, bringing one week's later
news. War news unimportant—Peace rumors
abundant—Sweden joins the Western powers
—Decline in cotton and breadstuff's.
§rai)forVit charter.
E.O. GOODRICH,EDITOR.
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CONGRESS.
We have the proceedings of the first two
days of the present session of Congress, which
have been occupied, in endeavoring to elect a
Speaker. We refer to another column, for the
result of the ballotings. It will be seen that
without a coniprouii.se of some sort, an election
will be impossible. Various speculations fare
indulged in, by the Washington letter-writers
as to the probable result. Most of tliern,how
ever, concede that the anti-Nebraska party will
be successful, they having a clear majority
when united, over the Administration forces,
National Whigs, Know-Nothings and Dough
faces. Strenuous efforts are making to effect
a union of the opposition with every prospect
of ultimate success. It is impossible to tell
who the Speaker will be, but we should judge
that BANKS, PENNINGTON or FILLER would be
successful.
The President's Message will not be printed
untill after it is read in Congress. We hope
to receive it in time for our next week's paper,
but may even be disappointed in that.
FOREIGX NEWS.— The Atlantic arrived at
New York, on Friday evening last, with Liver
pool and London dates to the 17th of Novem
ber. The news is interesting, the principal
feature, briefly announced by telegraph, being
a victory over the Russians in Asia Minor by
the Turks under Omar Pasha. The battle, it
is alleged, lasted five hours, and the enemy
suffered severely. The scene of the conflict
was Ingour, the passage of which the enemy
disputed with 20,000 men, but the Turkish
generalissimo forced it at four points, and press
ed on to Kutais. Advices from Trcbizonde,
four days anterior to this engagement, state
that the Russians had sent off from Kars, in
the direction of Alexandropol, the greater part
of their baggage, and that they were about to
raise the blockade of Kars. The Allies arc
reported to have applied to the Shah of Per
sia for leave to march an Anglo-Indian army
through his territory into Asiatic Turkey.
There have been no movements of impor
tance in the Crimea. A Russian deserter had
reported that the Russians, 70,000 strong,
were preparing to attack the lines of the Allies
from Chorgoun, and if the attack did not suc
ceed, the army had orders to evacuate the Cri
mea and retire upon Kherson and Nikolaieff.
This contemplated attack, however, was not
seriously believed.
Nothing has transpired respecting the sue
cessof General Canrobert's mission to the King
of Sweden beyond the fact he was graciously
received by that monarch, and that the lead
ing personages about the Court favored the
alliance.
PENNSYLVANIA FARM JOURNAL. —It is with
much pleasure that we recommend thisperiodi
cal to the notice and patronage of the farmers
of Bradford county. It has long been a re
proach to this State, so celebrated for her fine
farms, that she had no agricultural journal of
worth. She is no longer obnoxious to this re
proaeh. We consider the Pennsylvania Farm
Journal as the very best agricultural periodical
we receive. We observe by the last number
that the publishers have made arrangements
further to enhance its usefulness by securing
the editorial services of BAUD A. WELLS, A.
M., a celebrated writer upon topics that con
cern the farmer, assisted by A. M. SPANC.LER,
the original editor and proprietor of the Jour
nal.
The terms are $1 per annum, for a single
subscription ; ten copies for §7.50. Address,
EMLEN k Co, N. E. corner of Seventh and
Market streets, Philadelphia.
lIAURISBIRG TELEGRAPH. —This journal has
been sold by Messrs. CLYDE A MILLER, by
whom it has been hitherto published, to Col.
A. K. M'CE URE, late editor of the Chambers
burg T! r hi, and JAMES M. SELLERS, a mem
ber of the State Senate from the Juniata Dis
trict, by whom it will hereafter be conducted.
It is proposed to eidarge the paper, reduce
the terms, and adopt the cash system.
Jteg- OSCAR T. CALDWELL, a conductor on
the Chicago and Burlington Railroad, has been
convicted of embezzling the funds of the Com
pany to the amount of §3O, and sentenced to
one year's imprisonment in the Penitentiary.—
The trial occupied one week, and the jury were
out two days and one night before agreeing on
a verdict. Caldwell's counsel have applied for
a new trial.
NEW ILLUSTRATED PAPER.— It is proposed
by Frank Leslie, the able publisher of the New
York Journal and Gazette of Fashion, to pub
lish an Illustrated Newspaper in New York
city, the to be issued on Saturday
next. It is to be called "Leslie's Illustrated
Newspaper," and will contain sixteen pages,
with numerous splendid engravings.
LOCAL JTJUMS.
W"| I lit ! first boat-loud pf coal, 011 the North
Branch arrived at tills place, on Friday week.
It fcarae from Seranton, via Elmira. Rather
a round-about way, but the best that could be
done tliis season. The price was somewhat
more than double what coal will be worth here,
when the Wyoming <*oal fields are accessible.
Bfeiy The traveling pnblic will miss the "Ga
zelle," which has been navigating the waters
of the " raging canawl," uuder the superinten
dence of Captains SMITH and POWKI.I., since
navigation to Athens. jTlie recent
" cold snap" and the ice consequent, interfered
very materially witli her [tcrformances, and the
boat lias gone into winter quarters. We be
lieve that the ' Gazelle' has escaped miraculous
ly from the dangers that threaten navigators—
not having been shipwrecked jn a single in
stance, otitriding in safety all the gales which
were encountered.
The present high prices of provisions
exceed the expectations of the shrewdest cal
culators. Indeed, it is somewhat of a mystery
why prices should rule so high, and yet there
seems to be no prospect of a reduetiou. We
ob vrve that many of the newspaper charge it
somewhat to foreign orders, and particularly
to the agents of foreign governments, who have
gone into the great grain and provision mar
kets, and are actively competing with the
Ac. By the price current
we publish, can be ascertained the wholesale
price paid in cash at this market. With wheat
at $2 per bushel, flour $lO 50 and upwards
per barrel, butter 20 cts. per pound, and other
edibles in proportion, printers and other poor
people generally, have a fuir~prosject of starv
ing through the coining winter.
Speaking of wheat at $2 per bushel,
brings to our mind very forcibly the bargain
we have often made in the Reporter office in
years ' lang sync Which was to receive from
subscribers tiro bushels of wheal for one year's
subscription. Now, balf-a-busltel of wheat pays
for the Reporter one year.
VERY PLEASANT have been some of the days
which we have been enjoying for the past week
or two. Occasionally the wind would chop
around to the North, and
" tlie shrinking flesh apal
Uy sharp incisions ;
but the reign of winter has been brief, and a
bright spring-like day would succeed. On the
first day of last December Court, we had near
ly two feet of snow, and the Susquehanna, " in
icy fetters bound," made a capital bridge over
which loaded teams passed in safety.
At the semi-annual election of officers
for Franklin Fire Company, No. 1, the follow
ing persons were chosen for the ensuing term :
Foreman —E. O. GOODRICH.
First Assistant —JAMES M. -KINSMAN*.
Second " JOHN W. W ILCOX.
Pip-awn — THOMAS FLOOD.
Secretary —J. I)K L 4 MONTANYE.
Treasurer —ALLEN M'KEAN.
The numerous friends of Sheriff" COD
DISC; will will be gratified to learn that lie is
slowly recovering from the injuries sustained in
his hit o severe accident. He has been lying
since the disaster, in Canton township, but it
is hoped he will soon be well enough to be mo
ved to his home.
faif The new Commissioner, PERLEY 11.
BL'I.K, has entered upon the duties of his office,
lie relieves I. A. PARK, Esq., who has secured
the universal respect and esteem of all who
have had business in the office during the three
years he has been Commissioner—and who hns
rendered very valuable services to the County
in his official capacity.
the last California mail we received
the Sonora ITcrald, now conducted by E. A.
ROCKWELL, whose first insight into the " art
and mystery" of printing, was obtained in this
office. When last heard from, Mr. R. was at
the Sandwich Islands, editing a newspaper.—
lie now turns up in California, and we trust in
that land of gold will "make his pile." The
Herald appears to advocate the so-called Ameri
can sentiments.
COURT PROCEF.DINOS. —The December sessions
of our County Court commenced on Monday.
Hon. DAVID AVLRMOT presiding, lion. MYRON
BALLARD, ami lion. HARRY ACKLEY Associates.
The first day was principally occupied by
swearing in Constables, making motions, and
the other preliminaries necessary for getting
causes ready for trial.
GRAND JURY BUSINESS. —The Grand Jury
was sworn and DAVID FARNSWORTH appointed
Foreman. The following is the business tran
sacted :
} Com. rs Ann S. Chubbuck —lndictment for
an assault and battery upon Nancy L. Hart
man on the 19th of October last. The Grand
Jury find a time bill.
Com. rs. 11 m. IF. French —lndictment for
fornication and bastardy, at the suit of Mary
Schroder. True bill.
Com. vs. Harry Northrop —lndictment for
assault and battery upon Armindy Northrop
on the Bth of September, 1855. True bill.
Com. rs. John Roberts —lndictment for as
sault and battery upon Johnson Rogers, on the
30th June, 1855. True bill.
Com. rs. Joseph Rmengrants and Joseph Dull t
Jr. —lndictment for assault and battery.—
Grand Jury return " no bill," and prosecutor,
John 11. Gatiss, to pay the costs.
Com. rs. TI m. S. Dobbins —lndicted for sel
ling liquor to minors. True bill.
Com. rs. Wm. A. lligby —lndictment for
larceny in taking a quantity of clothing, the
property of Charles 11. Farnsworth, and Dove
and Kiugsley, on the 9th of Octolier. True
bill.
Com. rs Michael Conner —lndictment for ma
licious mischief in cuterinp* the blacksmith shop
of O. C. Taylor, on the 25th ultimo, and break
ing tools, Ac. True bill.
Com. rs. Geo. Coven —lndictment for lar
ceny, in taking $24 in bank notes from John
E. Goodrich, on the Cthdavof September last.
True bill.
Com. vs. Hoyt Cor ct. al. —lndictment for
riot and assault and battery uj>on the person
Cary Horun, on the 23d of October last. True
bill.
Com. rs. John G. and John AFCerrick—ln
dictment for forcible entry and detainer, in en
tering a school house in Springfield township,
known as Berry's school house, and dispossess
ing the school directors of said district, on the
24th day of November last. True bill.
The Grand Jury had nearly finished their bu
siness Thursday noon.
The following causes had been disposed of,
Up to the adjournment, Thursday noon :
Com. rs. R. E. Walters —lndicted at Sep
toinlrer sessions for assault and battery upon
J. J. Denmark. The defendant is conductor
on the Williamsport and Klmira Railroad, and
plaintiff in company with Mr. Blunchard, on
the 29th of May last, took passage in the cars
ut Klmira, having as they allege, bought tick
ets to Canton. That the defendant in collect
ing the tickets between Klmira and Troy, re
tained the ticket of pluintiff. That after leav
ing Troy, the Conductor again called upon him
for his ticket, and upon his representation of
the fact of his having bought a ticket through
to Canton and given it already to the defen
dant, the latter stopped the train and put plain
tiff off the cars, some four miles from Troy.
On the i>art of the defendant, it was alleged
that the plaintiff purchased a ticket of the
agent at Klmira, for Troy. That upon the
attention of the agent at Klmira being called
to the occurrence, upon the same day of this
transaction, he recollected distinctly the plain
tiff's purchasing his ticket—which was for
Troy—and it was also proven by the books of
the Company that from the 27th to the 30th
of May, no ticket was sold at Klmira for Can
ton. After charge from the Court, the Jury
fin d the defendant guilty. The Court sen
tenced him to pay a fine of s">, and costs of
prosecution.
District Attorny, Macfarlane, and Elwell
for the Commonwealth, and Stephen Tierce
and Adams for defeudant.
Com. rs. R. E. Wallers —This was a simi
lar case to the above, the prosecutor, Mr.
Blanchard, being in company with Mr. Den
mark, and being at the same time ejected from
the cars. Tiie Jury find the defendant not
guilt, and the County for costs.
Elwell A Mereur for Com'th, and Pierce &
Adams for defendant.
Com. rs. Reuben Morley —ln this case, the
Prosecuting Attorney enters a nolle prosequi,
for reasons filed.
Com. rs. Richard Cuminskey —lndicted at
September sessions, on a charge of larceny in
stealing boards from Moses A. Ladd. The Ju
ry find a verdict of not guilty.
Prosecuting Attorney, Macfarlane, for the
Commonwealth, and Mereur for defendant.
Com. rs. Ann S. Chubbuek —lndicted at
the present terra for assault and battery upon
the person of Mrs. Mary L. Hartman. The
Jury return a verdict of guilty, and the Court
sentence the defendant to pay a line of $lO and
costs of prosecution.
Macfarlane A Elwell for Com'th. and Baird
for defendant.
Com. rs. William Iligby —lndicted at the
present sessions for stealing a quantity of
clothing, Ac. Defendant being arraigned, plead
guilty. District Attorney for Com'th., Booth
for defendant.
Com. vs. Michael KUner, Patrick Ronan, Mi
chael Conner —lndicted at present sessions for
malicious mischief, in entering the blacksmith
shop of O. C. Taylor and destroying his tools,
Ac., on the 25th ult.
District Attorney for Com'th., D'A. Over
ton for defendants.
MALICIOUS. —The grist and saw mill of SAM
UEL KF.LI.UM, 2d, in Durell, was entered on Sun
day night last, by some person, who damaged
the machinery to the amount of several hun
dred dollars, by boring the main shaft nearly
apart, cutting the belts, and sinkiing them in
the river, and cutting the bolts of the grist
mill. Such lawless and high-handed proceed
ings will meet the reprobation of every right
minded man, as no one is safe in the neighbor
hood of the perpetrator of such an outrage.
During the present Court week, we
have received quite an accession of names to
our subscription list, but there is still room for
more. At one dollar per year the paper is
within the means of every one, and the man
who does not take a County paper, omits the
performance of a high duty. The present ses
sion of Congress will be of great interest, and
we shall endeavor to give such an abstract of
the proceedings as will keep our readers well
informed as to its transactions. Besides which,
we shall not omit our usual variety of interest
ing miscellany, with a column or two each
week of agricultural, and as much of the cur
rent news of the week as we can find room for.
Send on your names at once.
ACCIDENT.—OU Wednesday last, several of
the workmen in the employ of Messcrs. CARY
and HINMAN, engaged in raising the building
on Main street, being erected by Messrs. HAI.L
and RUSSELL, were severely injured by the fall
ing of a "bent" which had been raised. At
the time of the accident seven or eight persons
were upon the bent, some of whom saved them
selves by leaping to the ground, and the rc
mainder were prostrated with the falling ti|ll _
bcrs.
Tire following is the names of the p#-r.soij.s in
jured, and the extent of their injuries :
P. DEITERICH, bruised in tin cheit—snere
ly injured.
JAMF.S DINS, badly bruised, and one W
fractured. ®
MICHAEL WHITE, badly cut and bruised in
tl e head. '
JOHN GRIFFIN, bruised in the chest.
WM. MOSCRIIT leaped from the fallingf RAME
striking on a stone pile, dislocating one ANCLE'
and spraining the other badly.
We believe none of the persons are consid
ered dangerously injured, and their escape f ro[n
more serious consequences, seems almost mi
raculous.
NEW POST OFFICE —Tlie P. M. General | laB
established a Post office at Greenwood ju t j lig
County, to be called Linxcood, and
SAMUEL C. NAUI.EE, Post-master.
DaT The proceedings of a public meeting
held in Wilmot township, in regard to the
County Superintendent have been accidentally
mislaid, which will account for their non-pnh
lication.
THE MEXICAN THREE MILLION QUESTION.—
The question as to the legality of the drafts
drawn by the Mexican government, in antici
pation of the three millions payable under the
Mesilla alley treaty, came up in the Cabinet
on Tuesday, and, without licing formally dis
j cussed, was indefinitely postponed. It i' s not
true that the Attorney Genera] has giren any
opinion whatever on the subject, except one in
regard to the validity of Salazar's proceedings,
as a member of the Boundary Commission on
tiie part of Mexico. It is probable that no
| future action will be had until after the arri
val of Saiazar, who is exjiected here in April
| next, for the purpose of completing the papers
necessary to define the survey.
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS.—The election for
officers of the Grand Lodge, A. Y. M took
' jdace at Philadelphia, oil Monday evening.—
I Peter Williamson, Ksq. was elected B. W. Q
M. ; Dr. J. K. Mitchell, R. W. I), (i. ;
! Ilcnry! M. Phillips, It. W. S. G. \V. ; John
Thompson, It. W. J. G. W. ; WM. 11. Adams,
It. W. G. S. ; and Thomas E. Baxter It W
jO- T. .
THOMAS J. INGHAM, having been ELCC
ted to the Legislature, has resigned his OFFI E
as Prothonotary, Ac., of Sullivan county, and
! BENJAMIN L. CHENEY, of Laporte, has beta
appointed by the Governor, iu his place.
SCARCITY OF SALTPETRE. —The New York
Journal of Commerce says there were only
| about 4,500 bags cf salti>etre iu that city, AND
J 1,200 bags in first bauds at all other JTORK
: Only 2,000 bags arc known to be on the way
to New York from England ; from Calcutta
. 20,999 are known to have cleared, and on
j shipboard at Calcutta, September 6th, 13.974
bags. Whether these shipments will BE allow
ed to clear under the reeeut order of tlie
British Government to prevent the export,
is not known. The fact that two vessels for
New York had been obliged to discharge their
| cargoes of saltpetre — one at Liverpool and
: the other at London — has been made tiie sub
|ject of earnest remonstrance to Secretary
Marcy, as it is a most arbitrary interference
with our commerce to issue an order which
1 should extend to goods on shipboard teehni
i cally cleared.
ENCOUNTER BETWEEN YANKEE SUI.IVAV AN?
TOM I IYF.R.-—-Yesterday afternoon, a pugilist!'
affair came off at the depot, between llyer
1 and Sullivan, li ver commenced hostilities, LY
plugging Sullivan in the proboscis until the
I claret flowed profusely, which Sullivan return
' cd, by placing, with some considerable force,
j his brogan into liver's bread bosket. ANNM
ber of rounds were contested in this way, with
out much success on either side, when the by
standers put an end to the bloody conflict, by
stepping in between the belligerents, WIIUI
I Iyer, not satisfied with the result, called SUB
livan a Know Nothing, to which Sullivan re
plied, that to be beaten was a small thine, bat
to be called a Know-Nothing was past endur
ance, aud that he would resent it upon some
future occasion. We understand the POLH*
were on the scent, but did not arrive upon the
ground until tlie conflict was over.— Trent**
True American 28 fh.
FIRE IN lIONESDALE.— HonesdaIe, Fn-. f
4. —Tlie large building, known as Come •>
Ilall, and occupied by John Grady,
Levy, and D. W. Stockhouse, and owned ■:
Thomas Cornell A Co., was entirely destroys
by fire to-day, with the adjoining storehou*.
i containing a large quantity of hides. U'f
is over $30,000, on which there is only L A
tial insurance.
THE PORK TRADE. —The pork trade is if 0 "
iug more lively in Cincinnati than it has
for several years. At several establishing
sixteen hundred hogs arc killed daily.
all the establishments that are propwt 1 -
j put in operation, at least teu or twelve
hogs are slaughtered there daily. ...
i very high, bringing 6 3-4 cents per pound -
; with an upward tendency.
NOVEL SUIUF.CT OF TAXATION. —A bill
I been presented to the Legislature of let" l '
I levying a tax of five dollars on every P?" \
man who wears a moustache, and a h ne ,
I five dollars upon bachelors over thirty P' 1
, age, for the purpose of raising money 10
crease the school fund.
PREACHER TURNED FARMER. —Klder
i formerly a" famous revival preacher, R- s .
j mer in the neighborhood of Rockfoni. '
with a farm oif 1200 acres, stocked * l,l
tie, hogs, horses, Ac. llis land ff '" " t l
$4O an acre.
A REVOLT AT SING SING. —The
the foundry department of the Sing
on Wednesday of last week revolted-
the ringleader of the rebellion, was s . t ,
principal keeper, after related 1,1 "
| obedience. The rest of the convicts iw |w
! ly submitted.