send liim for four years, they think they have
elevated him to the summit of human ambi
tion, and there are very, very few districts
which undertake to keep a man there a$ long
as he ean be serviceable. The Sftuth pursues
a different plan. She keeps her oi f, u there*
six, eight, ten and twelve years ; and the re
sult is that they are in general good tacti
cians, well posted in the rult**, and able by
the superior parliamentary skill acquired bv
long service, to struggle successfully, , notwith
standing their numerical inferiority, with the
northern majority. This wrll continue to he
the case so long as we arc continually sending
new men to Washington. Raw recruits are
always inferior to disciplined soldiers, and for
the best of reasons.
Whercycr, therefore, a northern CQiislitueu-.
cy, imbued with the spirit of freedom, finds a
worthy representative, honest, capable and
shrewd, we think they cannot do better than
hang on to him us long as he is willing to serve
them. No man can earn distinction, much
less gratify his ambition, by one or two terms
in Congress. It is only your soldier of many
campaigns who achieves a lasting reputation.
We repeat, these remarks are made in a
general sense, and intended to have no special
application. We submit them for general
consideration.
The Presidency.
The correspondent of the New York Times
writes :
" There is something of mysterious import
going on at the White House. Douglas, who
contests with Pierce and Buchanan for the
t'ineitinati nomination, is frequently at the
Executive Mansion of late, in private consul
tation, evidently, with the President. What's
in the wind? The most plausible explanation
of the fact, so far as I have heard, is, that
these rival aspirants are combining against
their common rival, Buchanan, even to the
extent of forgetting their personal jealousies
planning to sec how they can dispose of him.
so that they may fight out the Presidential
battle between themselves. The union is a
queer one, under the circumstances, but ' poli
ties make, strange bed-fellows.' it is quite
clear to a disinterested looker-on, that Buch
anan is not getting stronger as the time of the
Cincinnati Convention approaches, and also
that he is to be overshadowed, if it is possible
for Pierce and Douglas, to bring about that
result."
"J. S. P.," the sagacious correspondent of
The Tribune , thinks it is all over with J In
dia nail. lie says :
'• Mr. Buchanan lias budded, bloomed and
gone to seed quicker than any candidate ever
did before him. The engineers of the Ne
braska rascality will not hearken to the pro
position that a Northern outsider shall come
in and run away with the prize they have de
bauched themselves to obtain. If neither
Pierce and Douglas can get tho nomination,
they will combine their forces to have n {sou
thern man nominated, so that at the next turn
Cf the wheel the nomination will come North
again for the benefit, of their crowd. Pierce
will hate to relinquish his hopes of a rcnomi
nation, and will resist it to the last, but the
South will commend and flatter and then de
sert him 011 grounds of expediency. The same
reasons that will be fatal to Pierce will cause
the setting aside of Douglas, who will be ap
peased by what he will be told is the good
time coming. Those Northern patriots, there
fore, who stand ready to indorse any doctrine
and back any policy and support any candi
date for the privilege of holding place, had
better begin their adoration in a less specific
form."
A PHYSIOLOGIC.!!, CLRIOSITY. —St. Martin,
the man who has an opening into his stomach
produced by a gun shot wound, is in Acw-
York, and a number of the physicians of that
city hftVe been experimenting with the view
to ascertain the time required to digest food.
A thermometer introduced into his .stomach,
through the opening, rose to 101 Fahreulieit.
The carrot, I>r. Punting says, is consumed in
five to six hours. Hare roast hoof will thor
oughly dige-st in an hour and a half. Melted
butter will not digest at all, but float about in
the stomach. Lobster is comparatively easy
of digestion. I'pnn the application of the
gastric juice to a piece of purple tissue-paper,
the color at once faded. In relation to the
patient's" health, Dr. Punting observed that
it had been uniformly excellent, having, since
his recovery from the first effects of the wound,
Supported a large family by his daily labor.—
Thcs- experiments do not differ natcrially
from those made by I>r. Beaumont, twenty
years ago. Mr. St. Martin is at present a
little upwards of fifty years of age, of a spare
frame but apparently capable of considerable
endurance. He is in excellent bodilv health,
and has much vivacity of manner, The open
ing in the stomach has had no injurious effect
tipon his health, nor has it prevented him from
pursuing active and severe labors. If he does
not keep a compress to the aperture in drink
ing water or swallowing anything else, the
whole contents of the stomach will pass out
through that opening. Through this opening
comes out a small part of the stomach, i. e.,
the inner coat, which shows its different ap
pearance,—thick or swollen when under the
work of digestion, and thinner when the di
gestion is over. St. Martin is on his way to
Europe.
THE SOI'XD DI ES. —The scheme of capital
izing the annual amount of the Sound dues,
proposed by Denmark, has been rejected by
tJreat Britain, which in turn proposes that the
Sound dues be retained, but their amount
shall in future be levied in the Baltic JHJIU, in
stead of at Elsinore. This, it is said, the gov
ernments of the Baltic States are opposed to.
The plan would require a Danish agent to re
side at every port and landing place in the
Baltic, and be armed there with suflieient ad
ministrative powers by the local government
for the collection of the dues on any vessel en
tering there and landing her cargo. A strong
party in Prussia call for tlie abolitiou of the
Sound dues as prejudicial to the. commercial
interests of that country. They say that Den
mark never had any right to impose, and it is
full time to abolish them. This party has
been rapidly iucroasiugevcr siuce it was knowu
that England is also opposed to au injeiuuity
to Denmark, aud they now call upon the gov
ernment not to compromise itcl r by any offer
of indemnity. The whole institution of the
Sound dues, they say, is about to topple to the
ground. The question seems to be no nearer
a settlement, The 14th of June in the day
wiiuu the two mouths' term allowed by the
govuiumcut of the Cuitcd States empires,—
Any vioh ut steps then taken by that govern
ment, it is believed, will ensure either the abo
itiou of the Sound dues altogether, or their
retention in their present form.
Fatal and Droadful Affray.
[From the Washington Kvcning Star, May S.]
To-day, shortly after 11 a, m;, Pr T\ Her
bert, a California,. Member of yie House of
Representatives of the- United! States, went
over to breakfustsat Willard's Hotel, where he
takes Ins meals, and sent a boy from the break
fast-room for his breakfast. In four or five
minutes after, a portion of his breakfast, was
.set, before uiub,aud thcjbpy then .told hiuitlpit
hour it would tic necessary for him (the boy)
to get an order from the office to have a break
fast sent up from the kitchen.
Herbert tokl the boy to " Clear out, you
Irish son of a b——h." He, turned around
to another waiter, Thomas Keating, who was
standing near by, and exclaimed, "And you,
you d—d Irish son of a h—-—h, clear out,
too." The answer of Thomas Keating was
not comprehended by our informant (an eye
witness).
Herbert 011 being answered by Thomas, rose
and struck him on the neck behind with his
list. Thomas Keating seized a plate and
threw it at Herbert. Herbert seized a chair
and threw it acros the round tabic at Tho's.
Keating, striking him with it.
They then clinched and fought. Another
Californian,. whose name we have not heard,
came in at the door and ran to Herbert's as
sistance, ami also strnek Thomas Keating with
a chair.
Patrick Keating, the brother of Thomas,
(and the steward uf the house,) at that time
coming in the room ran to his brother's assis
tance and seized Herbert, who immediately
drew a revolver. Tim other Californian at
that time was striking both the Keatitigs with
a chair.
As Herbert drew his revolver, Patrick Kea
ting seized it by the barrel, and they struggled
over it for some moments, until the French
cook of the house came in aud separated Her
bert and P. Keating, who let go his hold of
the pistol barrel.
Thomas Keating and the other Californian
were mingled in that particular part of the
fray between Herbert and Patrick. After
Patrick let go the barrel of the revolver, Her
bert seized Thomas (who had clinched him
and was struggling for the pistol) by the col
lar, and, putting the pistol to his breast, shot
him through the lungs, killing him in live
minutes.
After the shot one of the other servants
threw a piece of china ware at Herbert, but
none of the others interfered.
Herbert and his California companion left
the room and house immediately, by the Four
teenth street door, where Herbert took a hack
and drove away. Subsequently he delivered
himself up at the office of Justice Daniel Smith
on Eighth street.
WASHINGTON - , May 10. —Justices Smith and
Birch, before whom the Inquiry was made in
the case of Herbert, charged with killing Kea
ting, delivered their opinion this morning.—
They say, " after a careful examination of the
evidence, we feel it to be a duty we owe alike
to the defendant and the government, that the
ends of justice may be fully met, to send this
matter to the Criminal Court of this district.
That tribunal we conceive the proper one to
grant or refuse the application of the defendant
for his admission to bail, we arc divided in
opinion. We therefore commit the defendant
to the custody of the U. S. Marshall, until he
be discharged in due course of law."
The defendant's counsel made immediate
application to the Criminal Court Judge for
his release, by a writ of hab< a is corpus.
The hearing came oil befoie Judge Craw
ford this afternoon, the Counsel for the de
fendant praying for his discharge. The ex
amination of witnesses was proceeded with,
occupying seven hours. The evidence was
nearly the same as that brought forward dur
ing the first hearing.
WASHINGTON-, May 12, 18">0>,
Judge Crawford this moruing rendered his
decision with regard to the application for the
discharge of Mr. Herbert. Among other
thhiffs he said :
" In any view a Jury can take of the evi
dence, under proper instruction from the Court
as to the law, it is quite clear a conviction of
of murder should not take place. If the evi
dence had left room for debate as to whether
the prisoner is guilty of murder or man-slaugh
ter, or was entitled to an acquittal, although
the ground for such debate might have been
slight, I should have retnande 1 him to pi ism
"In relation to the hist two questions, viz.,
whether a charge of manslaughter can be
m int: iued, or whether the defendant should
be discliaiged, the testimony is contradictory,
ai d not only contradictory, but utterly irre
e< n'cilable ; and it is not for the Court, but a
Jury, to say what part of that testimony shall
be credited, aud what the weight of evidence
which may be adduced on a trial shall indi
cate. When a matter of fact is involved, it is
the duty of the Court to admit to bail or re
mand to prison the person accused. To dis
charge the prisoner would be for the Court to
try and decide as to facts which properly be
long to a Jury to determine.
" The order of the Court is that the priso
ncr enter into recognizances in the sum of
810,000, as security for his appearance at the
June term of the Criminal Court to answer to
the charge of manslaughter, in the killing of
Thomas Keating."
Joseph 11. Berritt and James Owner were
accepted as bondsmen and the prisoner re
leased.
ASSISTANCE TO COSTA RICA.— Tlic intercep
ted correspondence between the British Con
sul Gene al in Costa Rica and his government,
which excited the Walker party so much,
proves to have had reference entirely to the
proposed purchase by the Costa Hicans of a
quantity of old British muskets. The British
offered them 2000 smooth bore muskets for
$.">.75 each, and the British Consul let drop
sonic expressions of sympathy with Costa Iliea
as against Walker. That was the whole of it.
There was no evidence that the British intend
ed active interference in the quarrel. Our go
vernment would have sold the Costa Ricaus
better muskets for $2 each.
RF.ncrrioy OF F.\r.E.—The Buffalo Courier
says the New-York and Erie Railroad Compa
ny have reduced the fare on the morning ex
press train from Buffalo to New-York tu seven
dollars. Heretofore the price has been nine.
J. A Dranc, plead guilty to stealing and
selling the State Arms at Tfarrisburg. Aaron
Cobcrn was tried for the same and found not
guilty.
James G. I'ercival, the Poet, died recently
in Wisconsin, at an advanced age. lie was
Stale Geologist.
iiqiorta.
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NEW-YORK AND ERIE RAILROAD.
We have been favored with the Reports of
the President and Superintendent of the N'ew-
York and Erie Railroad, to the stockholders,
for the year ending September 30, 1855. This
pamphlet which is a fair sized volume, in the
amount of its contents, is mostly made up of
the report of D. C. McCai,i.i m, the General Su
perintendent, and embraces a vast fund of in
formation in regard to the practical operations
of the road, its finances generally, and the size
of the various superstructures, amount and con
dition of the rolling stock, &e. It supplies, in
fact, all the information a stockholder could
possibly desire, or would be interesting to the
public generally.
The construction of the New-York and Erie
Railroad has added an amount of value to the
property of Bradford County which can hard
ly he estimated. Previously, we were literally
ina " sequestered region," as regarded mar
kets for the productions of our soil, and facili
ties for travel. It needs not the " memory of
the oldest inhabitant" to bring back to recol
lection the Durham boats, by which the traf
fic of the country was once carried on, descend
ing the Susquehanna river loaded with grain,
and being poled back many a weary mile. The
Chemung Canal, it is true, had superseded the
tedious and costly boating by bringing merchan
dize within thirty-five miles of us, but that im
provement was useless for traveling purposes,
and for nearly six months In the year, unavaila
ble for any purpose.
But if for purposes of commerce wc were
without an outlet for our productions, how
much more were we inconveniently situated as
regarded traveling facilities. The construction
of the Chemung canal diverted the trade of
this section from Philadelphia to New-York,
and the perils and fatigues of a journey to the
latter place are yet vivid in the recollections of
our merchants and others. Staging day and
night over the Ncwburg turnpike to reach New-
York, was an effort not to be undertaken of
tener than necessity required.
The building of the New-York and Erie
Railroad has changed all this. Now, all parts
of the country are within a few hours ride of
New-York. The productions of the farm and
the dairy arc sought after by agents of New-
York dealers, bought and paid for at the door
of the producer, and the price is regulated by
the condition of the markets of that greedy
and insatiable consumer. The farms situated
along the line of the Road, miles distant, have
doubled in value, and the advent of the iron
horse, has brought into the country a class of
persons seeking to purchase farms.
The traveler for pleasure or on business, steps
aboard the commodious and elegant saloons of
the Company, and speedily arrives in safety at
his destination. Instead of traveling for days
over mountains and corduroy roads, our mer
chants can now leave their homes in the morn
ing and arrive in New-York the same day.
But our object is not to expatiate ou the
advantages this Road has conferred on our
Couuty, but rather to allude to the present
able and successful management under Super
intendent M'CALLCM, and introduce some of
the statistics of the road of general interest.
It has commonly been the history of Rail
roads that short roads were well and success
fully managed, while lengthy lines were the
reverse. Indeed, the fact had almost passed
into a proverb. This Road had not been an
exception. Superintendent MTAI.I.IM has un
dertaken to prove that this is not a necessity.
His report fully explains the plan which he has
adopted for the government of the Road. His
system hinges upon two important principles :
I. A proper division of responsibilities.
11. A rigid system of personal accountabili
ty through every grade of service.
The commencement of his superintendcncy,
and the application of his system was signaliz
ed by the celebrated turn-out of the engine
drivers, which stopped the travel and business
of the road for several days. This was caused
by the determination to place the road under the
management of a proper system ; and while it
was the means of a loss of thousands of dol
lars revenue, has proved of infinite gain to the
Company.
By the most untiring energy and herculean
labors, Superintendent M'CAI.LUM has finally
consummated his system, and the Road may
now be said, for the first time, to lie in good
working order. He is literally tbe NATOEEOX
of Railroad Superintendents. The same iron
will, the same rigid system of accountability
which marked the career of the " little corpo
ration," have been introduced into railroading,
and with the same signal success. The passen
ger who enters a car ou the N. Y. and Eric
Railroad feels a security which 110 other road
couveys. lie is morally certain that all that
human foresight and skill can accomplish to
carry him safely to his destination will be c.x
ercised. We regret"that we have not room to
explain how this security is effected, all of
j'hicfiuis minutely illustrated in tfce report. It
is tlre result ofiphe system of the J§uperit|nd
cnt, work in ir bynthc electric, telegraph. /
- lly-means of the telegraph, the |>rinciptd of
fice is furnished with adhily history of the busi
ness of the road. Every train that is delayed,
every car that is disabled or left behind, is du
ly reported, and sitting in his office at New-
York, the General Snjierintcndcnt is cognizant
of what is transpiring the Whole length of the
Iload—and by the operation of a system of
accountability and of checks and safeguards,
the whole moves harmoniously on. It has been
fully demonstrated that a long road can be
just as effectually and economically managed
as a short one. The New-York and Erie
is this thiy by common consent, acknowledged
to be the best managed road in the Vnitcd
States.
The distance from Jersey city to Dunkirk is
4-til) miles, and the whole amount expended in
the construction of the road up to September
30,-1855, was
earned for the year ending the same date, $5,-
488,003 37. There are upon the road 203
locomotive engines, 07 first class passenger cars,
43 baggage, mail aud express cars, 28 second
class and emigrant cars, and 2,170 freight cars.
We give from the Report a statement of the
business for the year, ending September 30,
1855, at the stations which are most accessible
to the people of this County :
HEWITT.
Station. Ueo'd. Tt Revenue. Konvifrdcdj Kevenne.
Smitldxno, 2,'. Mil lon $3,01K '.HI 0,167.300| Sl2,B>S I.S
Hartnn MllgdJO 2,100 40 1.845,72u! 3.000 .V.i
Waverlv.. 11,*4:i,340 '25.134 2i 7.241.U2<i| li;.a;::i :t:t
('iirninii.it. l.U'J,4l(> !t.V2 50j 3,414.420 4,0ttV33
Wellsburg. 720,740 1,R21 Ks' 2.!MM;.7311! i;.2:r.i 49
PAXSKSOKIiS.
Station. Carried T"j Revenue. Takn Kr'nc lleveiiue.
Smithlmro' .'!,00'2 i $2,11.1 S7 i.tloli I 347 30
Marton .. 2,433 i 1.110 04 2.020 I 1.100 12
Waverlv.. 13,032 j 17.9K3 92 j 10,007 | 15,730 04
Chemung.. 3,.V23 1.4*3 42 3.730 - 1.772 10
Wellsbnrg. 4,127 1 1.007 43 1 4,713 I 2,lst 7.7
XF.W BOOKS —We are indebted to Messrs.
Dewitt A Davenport, publishers, New-York,
for a " Defence of the, American Policy ," by
THOMAS R. WIIITXEV. This, as its title would
purport, is an elaborated defence of the princi
ples of the so-called American organization—■
the rise and progress of the Know-Nothings,
Ac. To those who have any sympathies that
way, this will undoubtedly prove an interesting
book.
We have also received from the same pub
lishers, " Salad for the Social," a work which
is filled with a variety of good things—anec
dotes, philosophy, Ac., sufficient to while away
a leisure hour, both pleasantly and profitably.
These books may be obtained of O. IT. BAKT-
L.ETT.
Our advice to friend BEABOSI.EE, of the
II ai/iic Count if Herald, is to mind his own bu
siness, and attend to matters in that Congres
sional district, witnont troubling himself about
this. We can assure him that the people of
this District are fully capable of taking care of
Mr. (inow, and he might as well spare his
prognostications.
Some weeks ago the Herald contained a
manly article in regard to one of CHASE'S li
bels which had been copied in that paper.—
We observe that the last number of the Herald
contains an emanation from the same unsafe
source, equally false. Will the editor of the
Hrrahl do Judge WII.MOT the justice to publish
CHASE'S confession and retraction ?
The proceedings of Congress contain
but little of general interest. In the House,
HKXIIV 31. FCI.I.KR has been making a speech
defining his position, past and present, in which
he alludes to the sentiments once expressed bv
Hon. JAMES IJCCIIAXAX and the Democratic
party of I'eunsylvauiii in opposition to the ex
tension of Slavery. Mr. FEI.I.KU claims that
he has always been conservative—and that
while he would not have voted for the repeal
of the Missouri Compromise he is equally hos
tile to its restoration. He is the best speci
men of a dough-faee to be found in Pennsylva
nia, and has grossly misrepresented the feelings
of his constituents.
We must agaiu inform Mr. CHASE that
we cannot have any controversy with him what
ever. Our sclf-rcspect will not permit its to
acknowledge as a proper adversary one who
stands a self-convicted libeller—who after
mouths of cold-blooded, calculating defamation
and slanders weekly issued, to avoid the penal
ty justly due to such gross and wanton at
tacks upon private and official character, stig
matizes his own productions as " hastily and
inconsiderately written," thus adding falsehood
to malevolence and misrepresentation.
THE EIUI: RAII.KOAI> TURNED EXIT.ESS AGENTS.
—On the Ifith inst. it is said that the New-
York and Erie Railroad will go into the Ex
press business on its own account, as is the
practice of most of the European railroad com
panies. They will deliver parcels and execute
commissions u t all points upon their line from
New-York to Dunkirk.
We are indebted to Mr. 11. A. Brn-
BAXK for a vory liberal amount of edibles, spe
cimens of the production of his Bakery. Judg
ing from the samples, we have no hesitation in
recommending his establishment to the patron
age of the public.
The New Hampshire American State
Council unanimously rejected the nomination
of Fillmore and Ponelson, and declared oppo
sition to Shivery in Kansas, and appointed
Delegates to the New York National Coun
cil, Fill) June.
PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL EJECTION. —TIie !
democratic ticket succeeded at the municipal
ejection in Philadelphia on Tuesday. The full
rote city shows that Yaux, dein., fbr !
mayor, has a majority of 4,089 over Moore,
American, and majorities in 20 out Of the 24
wafrds. The American party, two years ago,
elected Mayor Conrad over Mr. Yaux by a
majority of 8,428, and their City Treasurer,
last spring, by 422 ; but last fall their candi
date for Sheriff was defeated by 1,771,
At the election on Tuesday the democrats
also elected Stephen Taylor, City Controller ;
Win. A. Porter, City Solicitor; Peter Artn
brjuster, Itecciycr of Taxes, and J. M. Lcddy,
City Commissioner.
The democrats have likewise a majority iti
both branches of the City Council. The Se
lect Council stands, with those holding over,
13 democrats to 10 opjxisition, and the Com
mon Council stands 03 democrats to 22 oppo
sition.
The election, notwithstanding the excite
ment, passed oil' without any serious riot. In
a few of the wards there was some little dis
turbance, but the prompt interference of the
police soon restored quiet. The ledger, speak
ing of the heavy vote, and the liuul result, re
marks :
"The usual party lines were held very loose
ly, and the victory won by the Democrats is
by no means to be regarded as an endorsement
of all the political views of that party, though
it will probably have a very favorable influence
upon it, i'.i strengthening its confidence and in
disheartening and disorganizing its opponents,
the Americans. The change, however, affords
a very favorable opportunity to the party com
ing into power to recommend itself more large
ly to popular favor by pursuing a line of poli
cy that will stop at once the leaks in the pub
lie treasury through a wasteful extravagance.
If the successful party does not accomplish the
reforms expected of it, another revolution may
be predicted about this time next year quite as
overwhelming as that of yesterday to the domi
nant party.
HENRY S. MAURA W, Esq., the new State
Treasurer, entered upon the duties of the office
on Monday. He has appointed Wm. I). Boas,
of Ilarrisburg, Cashier ; Randall M'Laughlin,
of Westmoreland, Geo. J. Bolton, of Wyoming,
and Reuben Reinho'd, of Lancaster, clerks, and
Geo. Adams, of Ilarrisburg, messenger.
Col. SI.IFKR, the late incumbent, retires with
the respect of all who were cognizrnt of his
acts, or had oceasjoo to transact official busi
ness with him during his term.
AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS. —We lmvc from
the country papers brief notices of the state
and prospects of tlie growing crops in Ohio,
M ichigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Maryland and
New-York. They concur in representing a
very gratifying state of tilings, aud it is pre
dicted that the yield of breadstuff's the present
year will greatly exceed that of the previous
one.
JSB2T" Senator DOUGLAS is offering another
bid for Southern support in urging the imme
diate recognition of Walker's Filibuster govern
ment. in Nicaragua. That Walker is an agent
of the Slave Power, and that there is a formi
dable conspiracy to plant slavery in Central
America and then to annex the country to the
Union, there is no room for doubt. President
PIERCE, it is said, doubts whether tlie time has
yet arrived for the movement proposed and
urged by Douglas, but ho will not hesitate to
obey tlie mandate of the slaveholders whenever
they shall make know their will.
A FACT TO POINT A MORAL. —In Mr. BLAIR'S
recent letter to the Republicans in the city of
New-York, lie states that Mr. BUCHANAN re
commended the deposit of the §30,000 of the
government moneys in SIMON CAMERON'S Bank
for the purchase of the Globe for Mr. POLK ;
and now the I'mon, which was the fruit of that
purchase, is doing all it can to cut Mr. BUCHAN
AN'S throat.
J&ay*- Col. ItiriiAßDSox is nominated as the
Nebraska caudidatc for Goveruor of Illinois,
and Col. W. 11. DISSKIX will be the Anti-Ne
braska candidate. liiss ELL (like L.VXR.) was
at Buena Vista, and was distinguished wliife
in Congress for making a haughty slave-holder
who attempted to ride on liiui, Southern fash
ion, back down, and come out of the contest
very small.
ft®" A\ M. T. MIXRK, the opposition candi
date, was re-elected Governor of Connecticut
Thursday by the Legislature. His vote was
lab to lib for SAMI KI. IXOII AM, the Democrat
ic candidate.
FA KM JOIRNAI. FOR MAV.—WC arc in re
ceipt of tliis excellent Magazine. It is one of
the best works in our State, exactly the boi k
for the times, and should be had bv every Far
mer. WKU.S A SI'AXCI.KR, editors— S. llmlrv
>.y Co., Publisher, Philadelphia—§l per an
num.
HOUSE PRRXKD. —The house of Mr. JOHN
SMITH, oi Nichols, N. V., was destroyed by
lire 011 the Ist instant. About one half of the
furniture was saved.
$o()().
fittf It is stated that WARREN J. Wooi>-
WAKO, Kso., of \V ilkcs-BaiTe.Jis appointod Pre
sident Judge of the new Judicial District of
Columbia, Sullivan and Wyoming.
SCAS"*" RIVERS, PERIOVS & Co.'s Circus will
perform at this place, on Wednesday, 28th in
stant. The advertisement will be found to
contain au array of names celebrated in that
line.
ftsT-Tho Blair County Whig and Crawford
County Banner nominate Seward for President.
PROCEEDINGS OF CTjf j rr
MONDAY, May 12,
was again.'called at 10 o'clock, \ yj
ami after hearing motions, granting rules y
adjourned untf*> o'clock, I'. M. At the
in of Court the following licenses were <r
efl, this being the day fixed by the Court'fl
the hearing of applicants.
* TAVKRX I.KENRRS
C. IE Sweazcy, Towauda borough
Moses T. Carrier, °
Win. Russell, Troy borough.
Jacob Reel, Athens township
Ethel Taylor Monroe.
John Rickerson, Warren.
11. W. Root, Springfield.
Harry Russell, Windham.
James Metier, Canton,
Andrew E. Spalding, "
Edmund Hill,
S. F. Washburn, "
R. 15. Tut tie, Smithfield.
Edmund WhtilOn, Wysox.
Stephen A. Mills, North Towauda
Charles O. French, Ridgbci v.
John Wallace, "
Joseph O. Pine, "
Alexander Howe Springfield.
OI instead A Rurehard, Athens bnro'
Thomas R. Davis, Jr., "
Philip P. Sweet, Ulster.
Darius Myers, "
L. I). liowman, Towanda twp.
EATING ftOUSt.-f, AC.
Wm. Morgan, Troy borough
James 11. Wilson, Athens "'
MSRCJI vxr DEAI.ERS.
John E. Goodrich, Troy borough.
Decker A Cornell, Ridgbery.
M 11. Grteaman vs. Henri/ L.
Action brought for recovery of a note fors23o
Defence claimed that the defendant v,as~in
competent to do business at the time of givin
the note. Verdict for plaintiff of $270 70
El well A Mereur for plaintiff, and Adam?
A Overton for defence.
F. A. Sarton, by his next friend, I I'm. ][
| Saltan vs. John T*ylor.~ This was an action
| to recover damages for an assault and battery
j upon the person of F. A. Saxtou.
Correspondence.
[I POIU tdC 1 i\ SlliJ Udlllilldll Sd' ■(! dt j
IT ARRISBI'KG April ]!), hv.
llox. A. G. Ct'KTJx — Dear Sir: As there
has been much dispute in regard to the man
ner in which the school fund is distributed, a<
j regards the salaries of County Superintend
ents, and as there is still some misunderstand
ing existing in regard to the same, will you
please inform us how the school department
construes the following clause of the 3ith sec
tion of the act of May 8, 1834 :
" Which said compensation shall lie pnidhv
i the Superintendent of Common Schools bv Ins
i warrant drawn upon the State Treasury, ia
: half yearly instalments, if desired, aud shall he
i deducted from the amount of State appropria
tions to be paid to the several school district?
for said county." Truly yours.
J. IIOi.COM B,
15. LAI'OBTE,
WM. M. I'I.VTT.
OFFICE OF TIIK SEI Sgr CRY OF Till: I'OMMONWEAtTn. I
llAKßisnctto, April 11-'.i;. i
GENTLEMEN- : Your note of this date is be
fore me. In his last annual report, my imrae
i diate predecessor, Hon. C. A. I>l A-k, stated
| that "the addition of thirty thousand dollars
l made last year (1834) to the usual amount ap
j propriated to common schools, was intruded
; for the pay of County Superintendent?, altho'
' not so expressed in the act." When I nnm
i od the official head of the School Department,
i I found the appropriation for the school year,
lending June 1833, made out and catered OD
' the books of the Department, in accordance
' with the opinion t litis exptesscd by Mr.Black.
! and partly paid. Guided by the precede!:'.
| thus set mo, and regarding it. for obvious rea-
I sous, as sound, tlie payments for that year
; were continued as indicated, and the appropria
! tion for the present s-hord year is now being
1 disbursed upon tlie same principle. Yon w'l
thus see that the appropriation to the sch" ,l l
! districts of the respective counties is not affec
i ted by the salaries of tlie t ouuty SujieriuU'ii
| dents, as commonly supposed.
Your obedient servant.
A O. CTISTIN*
Sjljwrinh nilrnt < / Common Srk<-h.
T" MCVTS - HU'-CMMB. ) H< ; F
It. I.APIIKTh, f
WM. M. I*l ATT . Senate.
Letter from Com. Stockton
; To the editor of the Xrirn rk Mrrritrti:
I'mm kT'>n. May 1 v oo
Stn : tn yttjir paper of the 30th ultimo, 1
| ]>ereeive the following editorial remark :
'• understand that a determined and
il derstood movement in this State is j 1 '!'•"
" gross looking to the bringing out ot
" Stockton, as an independent
" the Presidency." .
I was informed on my return to Nov
soy, after a short absence, that such a
sure was in conteinphition. It has.
been abandoned, that it might not a'Oinp l
eatc matters in the State still further.
Ynu are correctly informed when yon *0
" Corn. Stockton unequivocally condemn- <<>
" repeal of the Missouri Comproiuise,
do hop' that the people of Xrir Jersey " " ' '
an opportunity ( not embarrassed by ohu'r -
to manifest their disapprobation of the
sib/e rio/ation of that COMPACT OK I'KACE.
Your ob't serv't,
IT. F. STOCKTON
FUKNTU DISCOCKTRSV. —IN o regret to 1 -
that when recently in Paris, on tm-'
home, the commission of I'nited Stat'>
officers who were sent to the Crimea f"i
fessiopai observation were subjected to r
treatment by officials of the French
ment. Copies of certain tvu
been promised to them when in Pare 1111 .
way to the Crimea, which were
harshly refused, as explained above. 11 ' '
us the Frcueh oflieials declared, vu ' ( "
next met the American officers it wornd! 1,1
bly be at the cannon's mouth.
CROPS IN OHIO \\r IXIUAXA. 0
formed that the Spring has opened
ly and favorably throughout Ohio and
vegetation is very forward, and '' K ' \
crops never gave better or lirnier piu.ni 1
a full harvest than at the present tunc. k
sm'plns frrodnct • of the W rt wi"
increased