Browne's License Bill.
l'axed (lie Somite on the 14th ult., ami iu tlie
House on the 28d was referred to a select
oominittce of seven, consisting of Messrs.
Wright. of Luzerne, Hill, lluuspkef, Mont
gomery. McCarthy, (ictz and Magce.
The lull is very stringent in its provisions, |
and we think if it becomes a law it will be
more effectual in correcting the evils of liquor ;
selling than the law passed at the last session (
of the Legislature.
The dtii section of the bill provides that no i
licenses shall he granted except to citizens of
tin Cnitcd States, of temperate habits and j
good moral character. Before any license for j
tlie sale of liquor under this section shall be
granted,, the person applying for the same,
shall give a bond te the State, with two sufii- j
cient sureties, in the stun of one thousand dol
lar.-, conditioned for the faithful observance ol
the law.
The 12th and 13th sections classifies and
rates the prices of license, us follows:
See. I_V The venders of wines, inalt or dis
tilled liquors, either with or without other
goods, wares or commodities, shall be elassi'l
tied and rated as follows, viz :
Those who are estimated and taken to make
and effect annual sales to the amount of twen
ty thousand dollars and upwards, shall con
stitute the first class and pay five hundred
dollars.
Those to an amount of ten thousand dol
lars. and less than twenty thousand the second
class, and shall pay three hundred and fifty
dollars.
Those to the amount of eight thousand dol- 1
lars, and less than ten thousand, the third
class, and shall pay two hundred aud fifty
dollars.
Those to the amount of six thousand dol-
and less thau eight thousand, the fourth
class, and shall pay two hundred dollars.
Those to the amount of four, and less than
six thousand dollars, shall form the fifth class,
and pay one hundred and fifty dollars.
Those to the amount of two, and less than
four thousand dollars, * shall form the sixth
das*, and shall pay one hundred dollars.
Those less than two thousand dollars shall
farm the seventh class, and pay fifty dollars ;
and no license, as aforesaid, shall be granted '
for any less sum.
Sec. 13. That all hotels, inns and taverns
shall be classified and rated according to the
estimated yearly rental of the house and pro
perty intended to be occupied for said purpo
ses. as follows, to wit : All eases where the
valuation of the yearly rental of the said house
and property shall be ten thousand dollars,
shall constitute the first class, aud shall pay
one thousand dollars.
Where the valuation of the yearly rental
shall be eight thousand dollars, aud not more
than ten thousand dollars, the second class,
and shall pay eight hundred dollars.
Where the valuation of rental shall be six
thousand dollars, and not more than eight
thou-and dollars, the third class, and shall pay
,-ix hundred dollars.
Where the valuation of rental shall be four
thousand, and not more than six thousand dol
lars, the fourth class, and shall pay four hun
dred dollars.
Where the valuation of the rental shall be
two thousand dollars and not more than four
thousand dollars, the fifth class, aud shall pay
three hundred dollars.
AVhere the valuation of rental shall be one ,
thousand dollars, and not more than two thou-'
sand dollrrs. in tlu sixth class, aud shall pay
two hundred dollars.
Where the valuation of rental shall be five
hundred dollars, and uot o\er a thousand dol
lars. in the seventh class, and shall pay one
hundred dollars.
Where the valuation of rental slmi! be three
hundred and not over five hundred dollars, in
the eighth class, and shall pay seventy-five
dollars.
Where the valuation of rental shall be un
der three hundred dollars, iu the ninth class,
and shall pay liftv dollars : Provided, /t ircrc , ,
That in the "cities of Philadelphia and lhtts-,
burg no license uu l-r the classification ot the i
12:h aud loth sections of this act shall be for
less than one hundred dollars, nor iu County
Towns iuid Boroughs having more than 2000 ,
taxables for less than seventy-five dollars.
Licenses granted under the classification of
the above sections, shall not be transferable, .
nor shall confer the right to sell liquors iu any
other house or building than the one uieutiou
cd aud described iu tiie license.
It is made iueuuibciit on every pers:>u li
otviscd, according to the provisions of the act.
to frame his licvusc under a glass, and place
the same so that it may at all times be con
spicuons in his chief place of making sales ;
and no license shall authorize sales by any per
son who shall neglect this requirement.
Any j>ersou convicted of selling liquor ean
tra? v to the provisions of this law, shall pay a
fine of not less thau*ten nor more thau one
lumdrcd dollars, and be itnprisoued until the
sentence of the Court be complied with, not
exceeding sixty days; and upon a second or
auv subsequent conviction, the party so offen
ding shall, iu addition to the payiucut of a
fine, as aforesaid, undergo an imprisonment in
the county jail, of uot less than one month,
nor more tliau three mouths ; and if licensed,
shall forfeit said license, and be incapacitated
from receiving any license, for the period of
five years.
If a constable will willfully fail to make re
turn to the Court of (Quarter Session- of any
place within his baliwick kept and maintained
in violation of lib- act, he shall, upon convic
tion. pay a fiue of fifty dollars, and be subject
to imprisonment not loss than ten nor more
thau thirty days.
The bill rejteals the act of ISS-V commonly
denominated the "'Jug Law" but does not im
pair the provisions of the Sunday Law. nor
of the act of the Bth of May. 1*54, entitled
"an act to protect certain domestic and pri
vate rights, and prevent abuses in the sale aud
use of intoxicating drinks."
RKIU'BMv wiss IN New Jersey. —The New
ark Bail* Advertiser says that:
•• The IVmocraev already recognize the Re
publican element of the State as their most
formidable antagonist. The T> me A atertea u.
the central organ of the party, frankly admits
this to be the case, and calls upon the Ik-woo
raov to unite all divisions at once, le>t they
shall be overthrown by the ucw organization,
around whose banner the good and true are
rallying evervwhere throughout the States.—
We understand that arrangements are iu pro
gress for a State Republican Convention to be
held at Trenton in a week or two —probably
beforn the adjournment of the Legislature
r*owe ut the strong-it names in the State are
appended to ike i*i|, and th® Convention w ill
wtowbtrdtjr be one of the ni<lst dignified and
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e.u, /jyrfK THE ilKl't 111,!(.'AN COI XIY
(/OMAJiTTEE ure mjuertetl to meet
: A * ut the Court House, on Monday, the
17th .lav of March, at I. P. M. As hnstnes- of jrreat im
p alanee will eouie U-lore the Committee, the me minis
are reiiuested toll' lire out.
March 8. AM.EX M' KEA X, Chairman.
UNION CONVENTION.
The following call for a State Convention
apjiears in the Harrisburg Telr<rropk :
rXTOX FOR THE SAfCE OF THE FXIOX—AXTI
! XATIOX A!, ADMIXISTUATIOX STATE COXVEX
-1 Tl< )N.—The undersigned. MemUrs of the LegisUuire of
| I'enusvlvani*. having U-eti nolieited by their lellotv-citl
) /.ens, in different parts of the Commonwealth, to devise a
j plan of united action, l>v which all oppo-ed to the df
| struetive peiiey and priui iple- of tlic National Aduiiui.-.-
tratlon ni'V eosiperate tn the support of a State Ticket,
j respectfully invite nil who are in favor of sih -ft a move-
I men I. to a—emhie in City au.l County t onveutious ou tire
: I'jth of March next, to elect Dele-gat. e-puel in number to
their represent -.tin in tiie State Senate and House of
io-pie-i ntatives, to a Convention to he held at HAKIIIS-
Itnti;. on the J ah of the same month, for tiie purpose of
nominating e-.indidatcs feir Au.lit..r General, t anal t nii
i mi-.siori r and Surveyor C. ncnil. to I* snpporle.l at the
: ensuing fall eie-e tie.nl an.l to hike such other political ac
i tion as tuav he necos-arv to the e-risis.
K. It. MC-mh. ' .1. bock.
J. \V. Kiiiingef. t . L. ilußsc-ker,
James J. la wis. Joiin M. Gihboney,
John E.-r-gnson. H- !'• M >ore-he-a.l,
David Tairrart. D.-hn.ra Imhrie.
J. l. Shuinau, John Wright.
1 . Ree.l. A- XV. Crawford,
I\ \V. H msekceper, J lm Henry Wintrodo,
; Jacob StruWe. Jonas Augustine,
Pre Jordan. G.J. Bail,
E. Jov M .rris, T. 1.. UuMwin,
Philip Clover, XV. A. Uarrav,
\V. K. Fraaor. 1>- Phelps,
i Audrcw <!la-gg, Daniel la<tt.
D. A. Kinnev. David Mamma. Jr.
Henry Souther. James M. Sellers,
llenrj C. Pratt, John C. Kletmiken,
Samuel Kerr, David MtdUneer.
K- Haines. H. Gay lord,
XX'iu. Hamilton, J. Uroevu,
Sam"! Caldwell.
Harrisbtirg, February 13. I-A'".
We certainly have no disposition to do or
say anything that will in the slightest degree
prevent a perfect union and concert of action
on the jkirt of tlmse opposed to the aggressions
of slavery, by whatsoever name they may be
known. On the contrary, we have the strong
est desire, as we have the utmost faith, that
those in favor of the principles of Freedom,
can and will, rally around one common stand
ard, and be triumphant in the coming contest.
To effect this, all our energies shall be devoted,
not for the purpose of elevating men to office,
but for the advancement of the great principles
we deem so essential to the welfare and pros
perity of the country.
When we say we do not approve of this call,
we still have ho|>es that ultimate good uiayre
-ult from it. We deem it unfortunate that it
was issued so hastily, and npon the eve of the
assembling of two National Conventions. The
I result of the deliberations of those Con vent iocs
must satisfy the most obtuse mind that the on
ly issue inv.dved iu the present struggle, is that
, of Freedom or Slavery—the result of struggle,
to su.-tain or rebuke the present National Ad
ministration for its subserviency to the slave
1 oligarchy. The American party, by its pr<v
[ ceedings at Philadelphia lias succumbed to the
influence of slavery. While the Republican,
■ at Pittsburg, has Hung to the breeze the ban
j ner of Freedom, and inscribed upon its fold
principles to which every patriot can sub
scribe.
Those who arc earnest in their opposition tO
the aggressions and extension of slavery, can
I have no hesitation iu rallying under the Kepub
i lieau banner. The organization propose* to
j accomplish pmqwxses whn-li should have the co
i operatiou of every lover of our free institutions.
It is now the only party which meets the exi
gencies of the times, and present a tangible is
' sue to the country. It proposes to cheek the
usurpations of slavery, and preserve the terri
-1 tones of the country for white men.
If this proposed Convention is made up of
those opposed to tiie extension of slavery—of
those who wish to see tlic General fioveminent
released from the influence and domination of
that power—of those who arc to
meet fairly and boldly the liviug questions to
l>e settled by the people—it may accomplish
good. It may accomplish this result, either by
adjourning to the Republican State Oonven
: tion on the 1 •tl* of June next, or by its actiou
taking such as will render it uunucessary
for the latter eon too tion to uo.uiuate a State
t iekct.
If we understand the feeling* of the Repnb
l cans of the North it is a williugncss to uuiie
with all thoe who favor the principles of Free
dom. and are desirous of preserving our Terri
torie- as an inheritance for the Free Labor of
the country—coinc from what party they may.
As this question is now the all-absorbing one.
as this issue is forced upon the country for set
| tk-incut by the slave power, there should be uo
difficulty in the way of union oa the part of
those who are willing to meet it. The sincere
friends of freedom, can have no de-ore to drusr
into the contest collateral qaesfions which are
foreign to the true issues, aud only serve to
, embarrass aud cripple us. The battle of Free
dom or Slavery is to be fonght, and let as tight
it, without encumbering" ourselves with other
1 question.' about which there may be great dif
| fereucc of opinion, and to moot which can serve
no good purp.se. kau only cause us eiabarraab
; meat and disaster.
We shall await the action of this Conven
tion, then, with much anxiety, though with ma
ny misgivings. We have seen so much of the
disposition manifested at llarrisburg, to raise
up other matters to overshadow thefcreitques
tion of th© day—so much hesitation and eva
sion in coining square up to the true issue—
that we fear a shuffling, trifling, half-way poli
cy will.be adopted, not satisfying anybody but
a few weak-kneed, not overwise, politicians,
and certain to be overwhelmed by defeat. The I
times demand bold, yet considerate action. It ;
is no time for paltry subterfuge—no time for
ignoring the momentous questions agitating the
country. Any attempt to secure office at the i
expense of principle, will iuglotiously fail.
The Freemen of the Northern counties,have
nobly given np all their old party atstachmefit
and united under the Republican banner. —
1 Tlicrc arc but two parties here : —The pro
slavery negro Democracy, which seeks to ex
tend Shivery : and the Republican, which de
mands that free territory shall be preserved for
white men and their descendants. The Re
publican platform as laid dowu at Pittsburg,
is certainly moderate enough for any man who
is opposed to the extension and perpetuation of
shivery, and to the National Administration.
Those who sincerely desire to stay the progress
of slavery propugainlisui. can possibly have no
hesitation in placing themselves upon that plat
form. We are not disposed to abate one iota
of that declaration of principles—to give up
our name or organization—uor suffer foreign
; and intangible issues to be tacked on. And
| in this, we believe, wc sjieak the sentiments of
the Republicans of this County. Union, at
the sacrifice of principle, though it might be
temporarily successful, would be a disaster in
the end. The friends of Freedom can meet de
; feat, if it must come, with compo-nre ami for
i titude. in the confidence that the glorious cau-e
they arc sustaining must finally triumph, as
; certain as there is an overruling Providence.
! who in llis own good time, shall overthrow the
j oppressor.
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
The proceedings of the Republican National
Convention are already before our readers. It
was our good fortune to attend its deliberations.
We believe that it will challenge comparison
with any former political assemblage for the
high character and elevated talents of its mem- J
bers. So marked was this that it his com
manded the respect of the most debased of the
dough-face presses of the North, who are ac
customed to misrepresent and stigmatize the
friends of freedom on all occasions. Though
merely an advisory convention, at an inclement
season of the year, every free state and eight
of the slave states were represented. There
were were in attendance, we believe, about five
hundred delegates. To draw these men to
gether, there was nothing but devotiou to the
cause, uo nominations were expected, and in
all the conversation we heard, we did not as
certain a personal preference. The expression
in regard to the future candidates of the Re
publican partv was a desire that the best uicii
should be nominated. Who those men will l>e.
we could f-rni no judgment from what we saw
and heard Oiivsr, SEWARP. MT.FAV, BANKS.
WII.MOT, BENTON. J' I.IAN" and many of the true
men of the cause, had admirers and were often
referred to with pride and confidence. It is
generally understood, however, that the con
test about to commence in Congress is likely
to bring many men prominently before the
1 country, for credit or reproach. \\ e have no
question from the feeling manifested at Pitts
bnrg, tiiat persona! preferences will lie laid
aide in making the nominations, and the good
; of the cause only consulted.
The attendance of FRAN is P. BLAIR, as a
! delegate from Maryland, was one of the mo-t
1 pleasing features of the Convention. To those
1 who like ourselves, hud formerly acted with the
Democratic party, it was gratifying to be ehecr
• ed by tlm jwesence of the venerable friend and
adviser of JACKSON* and Yix BIT.EN*. It was
au earnest, if any testiniouiy was needed, that
we hud HO; strayed from the Jcffersouian de
-1 mocruey in which we had lieeu educated. To
thne who had formerly been opposed, it was
j evidence that he was willing to forget the fierce
j contests of the {Mat, when, as lie believes, the
institutions of the country are assailed by the
nullifying plans first promulgated by CAI.HOW.
When he was named for chairman of the cor.-
ventiou, so appropriate was the selection, that
, the assembled multitude testified their appro
bation In* round after round of applause, llis
i presence and co-operation are tiie best evidence
which can 1m? adduced to meet the falsehoods
••f those wh > seek to misrepresent the princi
ples and purposes of the Republican party. —
Himself a siave-owuer. and living in a slave
i state, lie cannot be called an ** abolitionist."—
His antecedents will acqait him of any morbid
sympathy ujiu the question of slavery. But
Mr. Bi AIR is a statesiuuu of enlarged views,
nod the ni"t ample experience. He probably
understands tbe views of t!io founders of onr
government, aud of the action in the Mi-.-ouri
struggle, better tuuu any ot'ner mam Tlie ju
jier read by him to the Convention iiiustrates
his views, and will commend itself to the read
er. for its plain common sense and for its nio
derutiou.
FlßE.—' The dweiiinar of widow PKKARI>, in
West Burlington, was destroyed by fire on
Thursday evening, the *2 v th ult. The fire was
first discovered about seven o'clock, and origi
nated from a stove pq>c. The family were a!>-
sentat a neighbors, and before assistance ar
: rived the flames had made such progress that
' not a single article was saved.
A Company of cuiigiat.ts to Kun-aa b
• about to lie organized in New Huvcu. Conu.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
In the House, on Wednesday of las), week. ■
the bill to repeal the act of last session, ex
empting coal and lumber from the tonnage tax
was taken up. It was debuted vigorously in
opposition by Messrs. Foster of .-Westmoreland, i
MeConib of Lawrence, and Hull of Erie, and
in favor by Messrs. Luporte, McCalmont and
Montgomery. The bill then passed finally by
a vote of 08 yeas to 23 nays*.
The bill to abolish the office of County Su
perintendent of Common Schools, was taken up
and discussed until the hour of adjournment.
Mr. lloicomb presented a petition from citi
zens of Bradford county asking flic enactment
of so much of the former school law as autho
rized the directors to appoint school committees.
Also, two from citizens of Tuwuuda, asking
for an appropriation tonid thcTownnda Bridge
company to rebuild their bridge.
The bill authorizing the payment of certain
monies to Means A Edwards, passed finally.
The bill granting a divorce to Isaac Morlev,
was negatived in the Senate, by a very decisive
vote.
COUNTY POOR HOUSE.
[The following extract from a letter written by one of \
oar lto|>iv.entativc- ti> a citizen <>f the Western part of
the County, lias been suit to us fr publicati u :]
" Petitions, numerously signed, are coming
in from our county, in favor of a Poor House;
mostly, so far, from the river townships. We
shall not hurry the matter, but will give ample !
time for au expression from the people on this
subject by jictition and remonstrance. What
would you think of inserting a section leaving '
the matter to a vote of the people ? A large |
number of counties have poor houses, including
Berks. Bucks, Franklin. Dauphin, Schuylkill,
York, Allegheny, Lancaster, Westmoreland,
Washington, Carbon. Perry, Lebanon and
Chester, and the members generally from those
counties say that the system of poor houses '
works well, and no county that now has one
would do without it. Erie county has one.
erected some thirty years since, and 1 am in
formed by Mr. Ball that the land belonging to
it would now sell for more than the entire ori
ginal outlay, and that they could not by any
means do without a poor house.
"Wc shall treat the subject carefully, and
should like to hear from yoa again. L."
fefr Wc looked in upon Congress, the other
ilav, to sec how the asaembled wisdom of the
Nation was "getting on." In the House we
-aw and heard two days wasted in discussing
the question as to the proper committee to
which to refer the President's Message asking
an appropriation to introduce new inventions
of fire arms into the army, k<\ Finally the
question was disposed of, and the House went
into Committee of the Whole to consider the
President's annual message, when Mr. GROW
got the floor to speak on Kansas, and the
Committee rose, lfis speech will be delivered
when the House in Committee proceeds to the
consideration of the same subject.
Mr. GROW read a bill granting homesteads
to actual settlers ; ami from the Committee
on Territories reported a bill repealing the ob
noxious laws pa-.-ed by the Kansas legislature.
The Speaker. Mr. BANKS, discharges the
arduous and responsible duties of his post, in
-ucli a manner as to extort the admiration of
tho.-e who most bitterly opposed his election,
aud prophesied that in the occurrence of such
an awful event the Union would certainly
'* slide." Courteous, prompt, decided, he i
never at a loss, and keep- the noisy and tn
muUuoiis crowd before him in tolerable sub
jection.
tr£f The news from Europe by the Baltic
unfortunately contains no int< iligence from the
mis<ing steamer, which had been abseut from
Liverpool twefity-eiglit days when the Baltic
sailed. In political affairs this arrival brings
us nothing of great importance except the rc
euforceincut of the British forces in Canada.
The Conferences at Paris w ere about to open,
but no one knows precisely what course they
will take. Peace is everywhere exjiected, but
gigantic preparations for war continue. The
Sultan ha- agreed to some most radical and
sweeping n f -rnis in the relations between his
Government and his Christian subjects, the
execution of which can hardly fail to destroy
his Empire.
Till? "Sr. I.AWREXCK lß'tr.i.." Pilli.Al'El.rUlA.
We take great pleasure in recommending to
our readers this new and excellent house, situ
ated on Chestnut -treet, between Tenth and
Eleventh. The proprietor. WM. S. CAMPBELL,
i> known to many of our citizens, as
abundant ex|>ericuce. and pos>essing all the
qualifications for a popular landlord. He is
assisted by Mr. G. W Mvi.r rv. who has much
ex|erience in first class hotels. The situation
of the St. Lawrence i- particularly favorable,
being near the railroad depots, the State 1 louse,
and the business part* of the city. We can
testify as to the superiority of the fare, asid
the other etceteras. desirable in a stopping
place.
An AIRS IN* NHMRAOI A —The details of tbe
late inteliieence from Nicaragua are quite in
teresting. On the loth of February a decree
was promulgated at tbe city of Granada claim
ing aud anucxiug as an integral portion of the
State of Nicaragua, aud necessarily nullifying
the Kinney purchase. To the amazement of
the GCanadian-, a few hours afterward a di
plomatic corj*. headed by Col, KINNEY, ar
rived from San Juan del Norte, aud received
an early audience of Gen. WALKER. From
subsequent rc-ults it appears to hare terminat
ed unfavorably to Mr. Kinney. wlg> was plac
ed on tlie follow ing day uudcr arrest, for sonic
remarks ou tbe conduct of the Government,
and Ueis BOW buuUbc.i from ■'/ the Nicaragua.-.
T H 1 A lit
Of _ __ .
JOHN MICHAL KAMM & ANNE MARIA VEITENGRUBER
KOK TIIK MI'RDEH OF
JOHN GEORGE VIITENGRU3ER,
IX SII.f.IVA XCOUXTY..
Tiie trial of John Michael Kamm and An
na Maria Ycitengrubcrjiidictedforthe murder j
of John George Veitengruber, commenced in j
the Oyer and Terminer of Sullivan county, at j
the February Term. Hon. D WILMOT, pre
siding, Hon. J. A. SPEAKER and W. COI.I.EY 1
Associates. For the prosecution, District At
torney Metcalf and I*. P. Morrow. For the ,
defendants, Mercur, Deitcrick and jiichardson.
James J. Seihencek was-sworn Interpreter.
The trial w;i- called upon Wednesday. Feb
ruary 27th, and after challenges, the following
jury was sworn,—
John D. Dobbins, Joseph Yonkin, Jacob
LlolVa, David M'Mainire, Jeremiah Htuisinger,
Benjamin Vtiuglm. Benin h YY'ensil, Francis S.
Bnmgnrtner, Daniel Yotighn, Joseph Daddow,
(iodliep Dartch, Peter C. Little. The defen
dants plead not guilty. The case was opened
by the District Attorney, and the examination
of witnesses on the part of the Commonwealth,
commenced. The main facts as elicited are as
follows :
, The defendants came from Germany in 1*54,
ami arrived at Klkiand township, Sullivan Co ,
in Auirnst of the same vear. Thev purchased
•. • 1
a piece of land and lived in the same house to
gether, until May t>, when Yeitengruber
was missing. Kaiinn and Mrs. V. said he had
| gone to Canton to work at Ids trade, lie was j
a shoemaker, and was commonly designated
•• Shoemaker." lie did not return, 'and liually
suspicion became directed to the defendants,
as being guilty of some foul play. They were
arrested in October, but the evidence being In
sufficient the Justice discharged them.
i
On the 1-ttii of November, James M'Carty
discovered what lie thought to be a grave, and
J called to a man by the name of Smith, who
i came to him. It being then nearly night, they
agreed to make further examination on the
following morning. Tibs grave was about 20
rods from Yeitengrnbcr's house, and right be
hind the root of a large hemic, k that had been
blown down. Tie defendants heard M'Carty
call Smith. On the following day. M'Carty
and others went to make the examination.—
They dug, found a grave about twenty inches
deep, found a toe-nail, the thick skin off the
heels, a number of hairs, and a very offensive
stench issuing from the place. The defendants
were immediately arrested and committed to
jail. They denied all knowledge of Yeitengru
bcr's whereabouts. The evidence showed that
ever since their arrival at the Lake, they quar
relled occasionally and violently so that the
neighbors could hear them at a distance—that
Kainm had threatened to shoot Yeiteugrubcr
—that the defendants had lived in adultery
before V. was missing, and contiuualiy since—
that Kainm had in his possession all his cloth
ing. pipo<. -muff-!,ox wat' h. Arc.
The trial progressed until Saturday morn
ing, when the s-.a of the deceased, aged about
II years was brought into Court to gi\e testi
mony on the part of th< Commonwealth. Im
mediately upon entering the room, his mother
became intensely excited, rushed towards him
and c!a.ped him in her arms. The excitement
brought on a fainting fit (to which she is mi!c
ioct and the ('• >urt adjourned until afternoon
In the meantime, Mrs. V. s-nt for the Judge,
Couusel, and preachers to her cell, in order to
make a .-luteincut. She commenced, aud sud
denly stopped, saying that was all she knew
: abort it.
At the coming in of Court in the afternoon,
the boy was put upon the stand, lie testifi
ed as to the identity of the ciotlunir. pipes. Ac.,
as belonging to his father. The mother W
coming more and more intensely excited, as
every article of clothing war- sworn to by the
boy as belonging to his father, until at length,
.>iie sprang to her feet, terror and alarm de
p'cted upon every liue of her countenance, her
hands extended and eyes toward lleaven, slm
exclaimed, in Herman, " The Priest! the Priest!
the Priest !* Help me ! help me ! help me !
I am innocent ! That is the man—he did it—
he often threatened my husband to shoot him—
he ha< put me where I now am"—poiutingher
finger at Kamm. She sat down, laughing hys
terically. aud the Court adjourned until Mon
day morniicr
Mrs. YeitengruV-er rn Saturday* evening
made a statement to Mr. Bauer, nl>o to Mr.
Sebenick, and on Sunday morning ngaiu to
Bauer. Her statement was somewhat iueo
i herent, and in many particulars, differs from
Kamtu's account. She had evidently become
insane, and has since been entirety indifferent
to the trial, and is up to tins time a raving
alanine. On Tuesday, by order of the court
the trial was suspended as far as concerns the
j woman.
J -H.V MICHAKI. KAVM's STATF-MF..VT.
Sunday evening, March 2d. the defendant,
Kauim, having intimated hi? desire to make a
-lateiuvuT Judge Wiim and the counsel oa
; both sides attended in his ( *ell f,r this purple,
lie then made a confession which was iut' r
preted by Jas. J Seihencck. The following is
the substance of his statement :
> eitengruber and himself were acqoaiuted
in Germany ; in 1854 they came together to
America, landing in New-York, and in a short
time bought a farm and removed to Elk land,
Sullivan euunty, when they commeßcetl build
j ;og a bouse. which they occupied together.—
Yeiteugrubcr was absent for some days par=n
ing his trade, shoemaking. Occasionally thev
had won Is together, and the neighbors thought
they were quarrelling. Ou the sth of Mar.
•TV •!"*. •• V-t- -tre pc-- -ur.t- •' rni jrk.-t. ir
1 tc:uui>. -o: L J.I p.lig' Hv(.
Veitengruber brought home some potatoes, and
drank whiskey with the teamster. After the
potatoes were unloaded all three went to work
in the field. Some controversy arose as to
who furnished most for the support of the fa
mily, but finally all went to bed without anv
disturbance. In the morning Veitengruber
and his wife begau to quarrel. Kamm said
i "There, yna commence again—this is Snndar
' and most likely you will continue all day." V
' remarked, "it is none of your business if I
quarrel with my wife." They all three got out
of bed. V. then said, "if you want to inter
fere when I quarrel with my wife, I will show
you something;" and thus saving, ho jumped to
get a large Jcuife that lay on his bed, threaten
ing to stab him, and K. lied outside the door
in the lmll, and caught an axe and struck V
twice, who fell, and K. dragged him to one
side of the hull, Mrs. V. hearing the noise, fU-.|
He then took the laxly on his shoulders and
carried it to the woods a short distance, and
returned and got a spade and pick, went bark
and dug a grave at the root of an upturned
tree—put the body in the grave, wrapped an
apron around his head, aud covered the crave
When the blows were given. .Mrs. V wa<
the room, near the stove. AY lieu he returned
from burying the IKX.IV, be first saw her in th
house, and they cried and wept and p raved
together. Mrs. V. asked him about her lm
band ; he told her what had Ijecoine of bin.
and she fell down in one of her fit- of f a ; nl .
ing. After burying the body he put >%•>.
brush on the grave and <et it on lire, for fear
wild animals might disturb it. He disinterred
the body the night after M'Cartv discovered
the grave and called to Smith, lie heard th
noise, and was frightened, thinking the boiv
had been discovered. He went to the crave
and found the brush bad been removed, and
-aw foot-prints. After returning that nh-ht
lie told Mrs. V that the grave had been dis
covered, —asked her to go with him. aud lu
wouid take the body up in God's name. Tii
accordingly took a spade and pick, and an ..-niir
tv straw tick that belouged to a chili's b i
went to the crave, uncovered th- h< v. tc>kit
up. put it in the tick—the woman as-i-iiuir to
place it on his shoulder, he carried it to tic
, lake, while she returned home, lie went to
the lake, walked out in the water to his knees,
laid down the body, returned to shore, "ot two
-tones and a withe, put the atom - in the ti k.
Ixjund it up with the withe, dragged it out mm
the water, left it, nud returned home. II - was
">0 years old the 1 7th of last NoveiuVr : Mr?
V. is about 3d y-ars of ace.
The evidence was concluded Tuesday even
iug, when PALI. D. MORROW adtir- 1 the
jury on the part of the Cotnraonwe L!'.l: !" >!!■
ed by DIETRI k and MER< ra for tl. Jf , >
and by METCALF on the part of the <Y: •
wealth. Judge W tutor charged the urv ~i
\V ednesday afternoon, and they retire! Af
ter being absent about two hour-.
came'into Court and reudcred a v-.rb ;
Ga dig of Murder in Ike Just <l>grtt, sgiiibt
the prisoner, Katnm.
The counsel for the jwi-oner mov-<l f * *.
new trial, and a tide was grant) 1. •
at the May term of the court.
fetr" The Dctuo. ratic State Coa •
-euibled at llarrisburg on tin* 4?h •'
I* l •RTER DRAWU:Y wa- c!: - :: *
man. The Committee on Oi-a'.liu'
ted II LNMucK 1. WaiGtrr for l'r -
twenty-seven Vice Presideros a::-:
Secretaries. The roll wa . ,|
expressed their prvf-r-:: - I;, r
candidate for the Presidency, with the :
ing result: —Bachaan, 126 ; Dallas,
I for the nominee of the Na* nal (.'
tion.
A Committee was appoint ■ to r
names of fifty-four Ilcpre- m
Senatorial Delegates lVoiu the State at
and two Representatives 1 -
siaaal district to the Ntrti • t! C • •
also the names of Fleeter-.
A Committee of thirteen wa? - - '
to report resolutions.
Xew-Orlenns is in a f "
quence of the defalcation -f • . -
rcr, Colonel Garland, who atteuij'-
off, leaving ti.e city m bos *2
caught aud brought back
OHM I". Sf. Sexatdk.—llou. B f
•- - 11 ias 1 ted Si
from Ohio, expires in March. >
elected for a second term ou *!:e -'
by a vote of 102 to 3? scat' .rl -
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respoudence whirli has tak itlw ; 1 X
the representatives -f - : fi
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regurd the pr-tensions. ev.i-. A- H
rneutations of IJONT Clorcn . c. A- X
overwheltm d by the straig B
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the British press and jieome will a -~- B
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