To which the following answer came :
" DKAR MISS CRANK —When my son left
for New York (for which port he sailed three,
days since with the view of transacting busi
ness of our firm,) he empowered 1 meUo open,
any letters that might coinc for him. Hence
your note has fallen into my hands, atyl as it
is not upon business matters, I tulte the liber
ty of returning it to you. I expect Richard
will be home in about three mouths!; but, if
tou wish, I will give you his address in New
York. Will you forgive my saying that I
sincerely regretted the rupture which IUV son
informed me took place between you and him
self (the nature of which be did not impart to
me,) for I know no young lady whom I would
rather have seen his wife.
Your ever si nee re friend,
THOMAS CRAITOKH."
So there was nothing for poor Milliceut but
to wait, and alternate between despair and
ho|e. But the present disappointment com
bined with the anxiety of mind she had lately
endured, threw her into a dangerous illness,
Which brought her to the brink of the grave.
She was ill for many weeks, and, when she re
covered, was ordered away from home, for
change of air. She went to Liverpool, where
some relations of her own mother's lived, and
with whom she had formerly once spent a few
weeks. Here she stayed the summer, and rc-
overed her bodily health. But not her spi
rits ; for the non-return and the silence of
Richard Crauford affected her much. It was
the beginning of autumn before she proceeded
home, which she did alone, her friends seeing
her safely to the train, in the morning, and
into a first class carriage. "Mind you don't
get flirting and run away, Milliceut now you
are left all alone to yourself for three or four
hours," one of them, young like herself, laugh
ingly observed ; and Millicent laughed a re
sponse, in the same joking spirit ; a hollow/
langh, though she felt it to be in her own j
heart. She flirt, and run away ! {
When the train arrived a certain station
on its route, the passengers were informed that
they must there alight to wait for a branch
train ; so they crowded, grumblingly, into the
waiting-rooms. Milliceut, however, made her
way to a seat she espied beyond the platform,
a rude bench, placed underneath a bank ; and
here she sat, enjoying the fine fresh air of the
autumn day, and occasionally reading. The
near approach of a gentleman, an impatient
fellow passenger, who was strolling about,
caused her to look up.
A sudden shock fell over her ; she knew not
what she did. The book was hastily dropped
upon the bench, and she, trembling all over,
took a step forward. For it was llichard
Crauford.
" llichard !" she exclaimed, "is it really
toil ? Ho we meet here ?"
He took her hand with a cool air ; he could
not avoid taking it, for she, in the impulse of
the moment, had held it out to him, and the
tone of his voice was very cold.
" You have returned from America, then,"
she uttefed.
" I am On tny tVaV home, now, from Liver
pool," he replied ; "we only made the port
yesterday. You look ill, Miss Crane."
"I have been very ill since you left," she
murmured, " and have been all the summer in
Liverpool with my relations, for change of air.
1 am well now."
They stood facing: caeli other, and there was
a silence. He was the first to break it, by
saving a few formal words of adieu, and was
about to turn away.
" Oh, but, Richard, you must hear me," she
exclaimed, a terror coming over her lest they
were to part again for an indefinite period
without an explanation. " I have not yet had
the opportunity of justifying myself to you."
" Hut I must tell you," she feverishly ex
claimed, " 1 cannot let you go through life
suspecting me of imprudence, or, perhaps,
wickedness. Arc you aware who it was 1
went to see in that wretched street ? I tho't
—knowing what you did know—that you
must have suspected him at the time ; and
that was the cause of my terror."
" You are talking riddles to me," interpo
sed Mr. Crauford. " Hut I have no wish, and
now no right, to be made the confident of
your private affairs. It is too late."
" Oh, yes, yes," she uttered in agitation. " I
am not alluding to —to the relations between
ourselves ; I only ask to be justified. That
sailor was my brother."
" Your brother, Milliceut ?" he ejaculated,
staring at her.
" Yes," she said, bursting into tears, fruits
of her misery, long pent up, and her present
agitation. " lie had disguised himself as you
saw—if you did see hiiu—in those wide, rough
clothes, and the black curls and whiskers."
"Do you mean your brother Philip?" he
asked, fully aroused" from his displayed indiffe
rence.
" I have no other brother," she replied ;
" whom else should I mean ? He had been
in concealment ever since that dreadful affair
in Loudon, had been reduced to great straits
and had come down to ask my help to ship
himself off to Australia. Whilst he was hid
ing in that room in Port street, I was engag
ed in collecting together sufficient money for
him. You will say, perhaps, that I ought
not to have visited him ; but he had no other
friend in the world to cling to him in his dis
tress, and I believed that my duty—as my
love—iay in going to see and comfort him "
" Hut, Milliceut, though there is much that
I do not yet understand—why did you not
confide this to me ?"
" First of all, your own prohibition, anil se
condly -"
" What prohibition ?" interrupted Mr. Crau
ford. " What are you talking of?"
Millicent, thinking his memory extraordi
narily oblivious, proceeded to recapitulate
what passed the night they first received news
of Philip's guilt. She repealed—for she re
membered—the very words used by Mrs.
Crane.
" Mrs. Crane purposely deceived you !" he
exclaimed. " She never mentioned the subject
to me. I assure you, Millicent, that until this
moment, 1 did not know but what your bro
ther was still in his situation in London."
" Then what must you have thought of me,"
groaned Millicent; "of my stolen visits to
that undesirable street, aud that strange sai
lor ?"
"No matter, now, what I thought. You
were deeply to blame, Milliecut ; you ought
not to have deceived me."
'• Oh, Richard, if I might have told you !
You do not know how I longed to do so ;
though I beleved you could not have failed to
have a suqiic on of the true secret. Aud
Philip feared that you, in your high sense of
probity and honor, might deem it incumbent
on you to betray him to justice. Would you
have done -o, lii.diard ?"
No.' -aid Mr. Crawford. " I would have
helped frim awav—to pot the disgrafh of his
conduct far from you."
" That day, when you canio up, as I was
"reading the note in the street, which he, in his
disgu'se, had put in my hands, I slfbuld. have
told aIL-Richard, fdlr I was greatly in need of
an auvisfer, but B>r ftrohitfiflon so falsely
(imposed upon ma by Mrs. Crane."
" Mrs. Crane has much to answer for," he
returned, a strange expression of bitter regret
arising to his quivering lips. " She has part
ed us forever, - Milliceut."
" You do not—you will never think well of
ine again ?" she faltered.
" Yes 1 shall," he said, " I shall think of
you again, and always as the best woman who
has ever crossed my pa Hi in life who was, and
still ought to be, the dearest. But that must
not be. lam a married man, Milliceut."
* They had been standing elose to the bench,
neither having sat ; but now Milliceut sank
down upon it. In spite of her efforts to retain
calmness, in his presence at this announcement,
she felt the color forsake her parted lips, and
her frame began to shake as if she had the
ague.
"I thought you weie irrevocably lost to
me," proceeded Mr. Crauford, " and my feel
ings towards you were a compound of rage
aud bitterness. In New York I met with a
young lady, the daughter of one of our cor
respondents there, who took my fancy—not
my heart, Milliceut, that had died out with
you. Partly in the indulgence of my admi
ration, partly to gratify the exasperation I
felt toward you, I married her, and have
brought her home ; to the home that was to
have been yours. She is with me here to-day."
Milliceut stood up agaiu. She strove still
for calmness, though she knew that life's sun
shine was gone forever. The bell was ringing
for the passengers to take their places, and
she offered her hand, in farewell, to Mr. Crau
ford.
" Am I justified in your heart ?" she asked.
Yes. llettcr, though, for that heart, that
you had not been, for it has lodged a regret
in it that will never pass away. God bless
you, Milliceut," he whisjtered, as he wrung her
hand in his—" God bless you, my dearest , and
render your future destiny a happy oue—huj*-
pier than mine will be !"
He turned avvav to the platform, and Mil
liceut slowly followed. She saw him bring
out a lady, young and very handsome, from
the waiting room, place her iu a carriage, and
follow her in. Milliceut found her way into
another. As the train moved slowly past the
station, Milliceut saw her book lying ou the
bench. She had forgotten it, so it was lost.
Lost ! what mattered that, or any other loss,
to a heart, sick as hers was, with its excess of
anguish ?
And so it is, in this world. That the com
mission of one crime will entail a wide field of
consequence, more than, at the time, cau be
suspected will pertain to it. When Philip
Crane lapsed into guilt, to stop up the fruit
of his reckless extravagance, he little thought
that he was involving the life's happiness of
one who was dearer to him tliau even his fol
ly—his sister Milliceut.
THE CROPS.—The papers in various quar
ters of the country are giving good accounts
of the prospects of the coining crops. The
season is backward, but that is said to be very
favorable to the wheat, which was sown in
immense quantities last fall. In Ohio the
wheat is splendid, but the grass is yet rather
thin. Friut was a great deal injured in the
West. Peaches there will be none, but a ve
ry abundant yield of apples is expected. In
New Y'ork State the wheat is in good condi
tion, though backward. Parley and oats arc
likely to do better than corn this season. It
is now too early iu the seasou to say what will
be the yield of corn, for it depends mainly on
the weather in July, August and September.
Should it be favorable in June, and in the
months named, this country will have unpre
cedented quantities of breadstuff on hand next
autumn. Fruit in New York State will be
abundant. In New Jersey, in low lands, the
wheat has suffered severely in some counties,
but in the highlands it promises a line crop.—
In Pennsylvania the general accounts are that
there is a preseut prospect Of a large crop of
wheat. The high prices of wheat last year
caused the farmers, from Maine to California,
to sow largely of this cereal. Accounts from
all parts of New Jersey agree in stating that
the prospects of a large yield of peaches were
never better than at present.
ANOTHER STOLEN HOUSE RECOVERED. —There
was quite an excitement in town on Saturday,
about a horse which had been stolen from a
Dutchman who lives in Centre County. The
history of this stolen horse, as near as we could
learn, is as follows : The horse was stolen
by RCTTER from this Dutchman, and sold to
Henry Loop, who sold to Jocky John Smith,
he was then sold to a man named Bonhaui, he
sold him to David Ford, and was then bought
by Horace Stowell, in part payment for a farm
which he sold to him, and he has had the horse
in his possession ever since. The horse was
stolen from this man about two years ago, who
had not seen or heard anything of him until
last Saturday, when he found him iu posses
sion of Mr. Stowell, who was drawing lumber
with him from his saw mill. The Dutchman
took the horse from the wagon, and brought
him to town, where he was taken possession of
by Sheriff GREUU. The Dutchman not being
able to prove his property, and anxious to take
his horse home with him, gave bonds for the
valnc of the horse, and departed with his pro
perty. The horse was bought in good faith
by Mr. Stowell, and he was not willing to give
him up without looking into the matter, so
that he conld secure himself for what lie paid
for him, which we think he will do.— Ehnira
llepublicran.
QRF.ES* VICTORIA COMING TO AMERICA. —The
Loudon Correspondent of the Toronto (Cana
da) Git>he states that a report is quite current
in England, to the effect that the Queen has
some thought of paying a visit during the com
ing summer, to her loyal province of Canada.
So far has the rumor gained ground that seve
ral of the Londou newspapers are discussing
the propriety of the step, and advise the Queen
to make the journey by all means.
The Stockholders of the Erie and
Northeast Railroad Compauv, met in Erie ou
Thursday last, to consider the subject of ac
cepting the provisions of the act passed at the
last session of the Legislature, restoring the
rights aud privileges of the Company. The
act was of course accepted, and we learn from
the Erie papers, that it was resolved to ap
point engineers to survey the route of the
Pittsburg aud Erie road, which, by the pro
visions of the late act, the Erie aud North
East Company, are to assist in building.
ilraifoii) importer.
3 ~ v v. -
* E*o. GOODRICH, EDITOR.
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AN IMPORTANT MANIFESTO.
The Soft State Convention of New-York,
which elected delegates to the Cincinnati Con
vention, to ensure the admission of those dele
gates, passed resolutions as ultra pro-slavery
and dough-fuee as the most rabid slavery-ex
tensionist could demand. When it is recollec
ted that the Softs of the State of New-York
are mostly tomposed of the old Barnburner
party of 1848, which uniformly and zealously
opposed the extension of slavery, the recreancy
and apostacy seemed almost too monstrous for
belief. To be sure, the Convention was most
ly made up of, and entirely controlled by, offi
cials created by the present National Adminis
tration, whose stultification is not so much to
be wondered at, while it has been claimed that
the mass of the party were grossly misrepresen
ted by their action, and would take the first
opportunity to dissent from the opinion of the
Convention.
There have been premonitory symptoms that
this shameful desertion of principle was confin
ed to the post-masters and tide-waiters of
PIERCE'S creation—and we hail with much
pleasure the appearance of an address just pub
lished addressed to the " Radical Democracy
of New-York," and signed by many of the lead
ing Softs who refuse to acquiesce in the senti
ments of the Convention, or to bow dowu to
the Moloch of Slavery. It is a clear aml truth
ful exposition of the doctrines always held and
promulgated by the Radical democracy of that
State, aud breathes the spirit of determination
and devotion to principle throughout.
Among the names appended to this address;
are those of very many men who have been
distinguished as Democrats, and have held im
portant offices. We observe in Chemung coun
ty, the names of Sheriff GRKGG, G. W. MASON,
editor of the Elmira (Gazette, A. S. TnrnsTOX,
a candidate for a State office on the Soft tick
et last fall, X. W. GARDNER, and others.
This paper will attract much attention, and
operate to procure the rejection of the Soft
delegates at Cincinnati. But its most benefi
cial effect will be to rescue the reputation of
its signers, and the masses of the Soft party
generally, from the odium and contempt which
their leaders so justly merit and so abundantly
receive.
EaT 1 The appointment of WARREN J. Wooiv
WARD, of Wilkes-Barre, as President Judge of
the new district formed out of Wyoming, Co
lumbia and Sullivan, has given great offense
to the editor of the Tunkhannock Xorth Brandt
Democrat. It appears that the district was
intended to benefit Mr. LITTI.E, of that place,
and to the editor of the Democrat, "it seems
a little strange that no town but Wilkes-Barrc
can furnish suitable material for Judges aud
Congressmen."
The editor, who was a member of the last
Legislature, also intimates that the act as pass
ed was not to take effect until after election ;
but by some underhanded work, was altered to
go into operation on the first of June.
The friends of Mr. LITTI.F. say they will not
have matter forestalled by the appointment,
and give notice of their intention to press Mr.
L. at the election.
COMPOST FOR POTATOKS.—A successful agri
culturist requests us, as a favor to farmers, to
publish the following compost, which he has
applied to potatoes with the most beneficial
result :
Take one bushel ashes, half bushel plaster,
one peck of lime, and two quarts of salt, mix
thoroughly ; drop a small handful into the
hill before the potatoes are covered, and a
small quantity upon the hill when covered.
THREE MAIL BAGS BURNED.— On Tuesday
the 12th inst., three mail-bags were destroyed
j by fire on the Catawissa Railroad, and two or
three others were damaged. Those entirely
burned contained the letters and papers mailed
at Williamsport, Lewisburg and Danville, for
Philadelphia, and is thought the number of
letters lost exceeds four huudred. The first
discovery of the-fire in the mail car was as the
train approached Mainville, below Cattawissa.
The Agent, Mr. Houggawout, had occasiou to
go into one of the passenger cars, and when
he returned, some ten miuntes afterwards, the
car was burning vigorously, llow the fire oc
curred, was a mystery. The train was hurried
on to the nearest water-station, where the fire
was extinguished. In attempting to save the
mail bags, the Agent's bauds were burned iu
a shocking dinnner.
' PKNNSVI VAN ;\ A MEIWAN* STATE CONVENTION'.
! —The Pennsylvania Aniericau State Conven-
tion assembled at Harrisbqrg oo the 13th inst., J
sitting- vy^tli closed doors. Sixtydelegatea were
present, who chose Mr. Edie au President. — -
The"' twelfth'section-" wing of 4he party pre
dominated. Ex-Governor Johhston and Gen.
Small were among the delegates. Gen. Small
offered resolutions ratifying the nominations of
' Fillmore and Oonelson ; denouncing the ad-'
ministration for repealing the compromise of
1850 ; condemning the Kansas and Nebraska
act, Sic. Governor Johnston offered a substi
tute approving the action of the delegates who
retired from the Philadelphia convention, and
calling a convention to meet at New-York on
the 12th of June. After debate the sulwtitute
was rejected and the resolutions were adopted
by a vote of 33 to 22. Governor Johnston
and fourteen other Kdie delegates retired.—
Edie moved a re-consideration to give Mr.
Fillmore time to get right on the Missouri
question—rejected. The uniou State ticket
was then ratified. Adjourned sine die.
The Edie delegates held a public meeting
and prepared an address to the people of the
State.
A I*POINTME.NTs. —Gov. POIXOCK has appoint
ed WARREN W. WOODWARD, of Wilkes-Barre,
President Judge of the new Judicial District
composed of the counties of Columbia, Wyo
ming and Sullivan ; ROBERT PARKE, an Asso
ciate Judge for Chester county ; JOHN W.
BOIIN, an Associate Judge for Fulton county ;
JAMES COVERT, Coroner of Northumberland
county ; JAMES P. BROWN, Sealer of Weights
and Measures for Westmoreland county ; BEN
JAMIN MOHAN, of London, England, Commis
sioner of Deeds for the United Kingdom, un
der the act of the last Legislature ; and Dr.
JOHN CI KWKN, of Dauphin, Dr. R. R. REED,
of Washington, and Hon. S. A. PCRVIANCE,
of Butler, Managers of the Western Penusyl
vauia, Hospital.
Bn.i.s APPROVED. —Governor POU.OCK ap
proved the general appropriation bill on Tues
day the 12th inst. He has also approved the
supplement to the act consolidating the city
of Philadelphia, and the act relative to libels.
Several important bills are still in the hands
of the Governor, unsigned. Among them ure
; the following :—The act incorporating the
j Stroudsburg bank, the claim bill, and the bill
requiring all Savings institutions to pay out
j none other than the notes of specie paying
j Pennsylvania banks.
About 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon,
1 Dupont's Powder Mills, near Wilmington, Del.,
! blew up with a tremendous shock, that was
felt for many miles. The destruction was ter
rible. Four of the buildings were completely
blown to pieces, and three of the workmen
employed at the time were instantly killed.—
The explosion created an intense excitement
in Wilmington and over a considerable tract
of surrounding country.
In. SUA ; or, the young pilot of the Belle
Creole ; by Mrs. Caroline Lee Ilentz, author
of " Krnest Linwood," " Courtship and Mar
riage," etc , complete in one volume, neatly
bound in cloth, for one dollar, or in two vol
umes, paper cover for seventy-five cents. The
above named work is in press, and will be
ready for sale on the 31st of this month, by
T. B. Peterson, No. 102 Chestnut street, Phil
adelphia, who always excels in the elegance
with which he issues his works. This is said
to be one of Mrs. Ilentz's most popular works,
and like all her writings, intensely interesting.
DISTRESSING CASCAI.TY. —Two little boys,
aged 5 and 7 years, sons of Mr. SAMLEL Cox,
of Bedford county, some two or three weeks
since, strayed away from home, and were lost
iu the woods. The neighbors, by hundreds
and thousands, searched for them day and
night for two weeks, without success. The
Bedford Inquirer, of Friday, says :—" We
stop the Press, to announce that the children
of Mr. Cox were found yesterday, both dead.
No P. S. SENATOR YET FROM CALIFORNIA.—
The California Legislature agreed, by joint re
solution, to dissolve on the 21st April. In the
House a joint resolution was adopted to go in
to joint Convention to elect a U. S. Senator,
but it was lost in the Senate by a vote of ltl
to 15, so that the election is certainly defeated
for this session.
Hon. JOHN* G. MILLER, member of Con
gress from the Fifth district of Missouri, died
at his residence in St. Louis, on Suuday the
10th iust.
THE NEW J IIUCIAL DISTRICT.— The Sul/iran
County Democrat in announcing the separation
of that County from the district of Judge WIL
MOT, takes occasion to pay Judge W. a very
high complement. The Democrat says :
" Our readers will remember that we stated
sometime since, that the Legislature had fram
ed a new Judicial District, composed of the
counties of Sullivan, Columbia and Wyomimr.
which we understand will be organized about
the first of June, and over which it is probable
that the Executive will appoint WARREN* J.
WOODWARD, Esq., of Wilkes-Barre, as the Pre
sident Judge. This being the case, we shall
have to dispense with the official service of
our present excellent President Judge—Hon.
DAVID WlLMOT— after the next session of our
Court. Judge W N .MOT'S official services will
then be coufiued to Bradford and Susquehan
na counties.
We deeply regret that Judge WILMOT is to
leave us. As a man, he has many warm and
fervent friends in this County ; and as a Judge,
the impartial manner in which he has adminis
tered the laws, has won for him the confidence
and esteem of all. We hope his suecessorinav
prove worthy of bis position "
PR O CEEDTXCt $ OF CO UR T."
i
THCRSHAY, May .14, lfjjti.
m P. A. Sorton, by his next friend, Wuu R.
j Saj&m rs.JoHk Toy for. —This ease which was
being-tried when we went to press last wtßek,
i the jury rendered verdict for plaintiff of $lO.
Wfn. A* 'G. 11. Watkius for phi hi tiff, and
Buird, Adams A D'A. Overton for defence.
I. The following Deeds were then acknowledg
ed in cpen Court :
j Deed to U. Mercur nud K. W. Baird for a
tract of land in lloiue, containing 100 by
00 feet, sold as the projierty of Judsou Hol
comb—consideration, S6O.
Deed to O. 1). Bartlett for a lot of land situa
ted in Wysox, containing 124 acres, sold as
the property of T. W. & W. E. Woodburn,
consideration, SBII.OO
Deed to Robert Covell and Edward Covell for
the interest of Geo. Dunham in a tract of
land in South Creek, containing 030 acres
and la 3 perches, sold as the property of said
Dunham—consideration, $8,525 00.
Deed to James M'Cabc for two lots of land in
Home, one of which contains 8 acres, and
the other 5 acres and 40 perches, sold as
the property of James N. Ingalls, for S3O
first lot, sls second lot.
Deed to John M'Kean for a tract of land in
Springfield, containing about 8 acres, sold
us the property of Samuel Faulkner—con
sideration, SSO.
Deed to Daniel F. Pornerov for a piece or par
cel of land situate in Granville, containing
about 50 acres, sold as the property of Hen
ry Ayrcs—consideration, $7.
Deed to Alfred Hicks for a tract of land in
about 80 acres, sold
as the property of Allen Baldwin—eousid
; eration, $lO.
j Deed to J. E. I'iollct for a tract of land situate
in Wysox, containing 22 acres and 119 per
ches, sold as the proj)erty of J. L. Wood
bu rn—consideration, 3 7.
Deed to Harvey M'Alpine for a lot of land in
Ulster, containing about one acre, sold as
the property of G. J. Walker—considera
tion. $25.
Deed to Nathaniel C. Harris for a lot of land
situate in Albany, containing 3 1-2 acres,
sold as the projierty of J. L. Quiruby, con
i sidcration, $2500.
i Deed to N. C. Harris for a lot of land situate
in Sinitlificld, containing 03 acres, sold as
the property of Henry Quick, for $240.
Deed to J. R. Ingcrsoll n. at, for a lot of land
in Hidgbery and South Creek, containing
82 acres, sold as the property of James
! Giggee, for SSO.
i Deed to Samuel Hutchinson and Henry G.
Reeve, for seven lots of land in Rome, sold
as the projierty of Judsou Holeomb, for
$3291.
Deed to O. P. Lyon for a lot of land in Mon
roe, containing 7<7 acres, sold as the jirujxT
ty of Wm. Kelch, for $5.
Deed to James H. Webb for a lot of land in
Hidgbery, containing 50 acres, sold as the
property of Theodoras Larison, for $3.
Deed to J. E. Cauficld for a tract of land in
Litchfield, containing oue acre, sold as the
property of Allen Baldwin, for sllO.
Deed to Christian Heverly for a lot of land in
Albany, containing 120 acres, sold as the
property of John Heed, for $25.
Isaac Shepard, Executor of Job She-pa rd vs.
Welles J- Harris. —Claim ujion a jiroinissory
note. The jury find a judgment for jilaiutiff
ofsl7o 04.
Henry Crommand rs. Charier Drake.—Ac
tion in ejectment. Jurv, under direction of the
Court, find for the jilaintiff.
John E. Goodrich vs. Jamb G. Roc he ell.—
Action brought njion promissory note. Judg
ment for jilaiutiff for $760 60.
i Ihe lotcnship oj Franklin rr. Jeremiah .1 Ty
i err. —Action brought to recover fronUhe de
fendant the amount recovered bj tli Common
wealth from Frunkliu Township, for the sup
j>ort of defendant's wife, while in the State Lu
natic Hospital. A erdict for the jdaiutiff in
j the sum of $199 91.
Edwin Lewis a Lunatic. —The jury in this
; case, find Edwin Lewis to be a lunatic, and
; the Court ajipoint Elislia Lewis committee of
j said lunatic.
"The Odd Fellows Hall Association of the
Borough of Towauda."—The Court grant the
charter of ineorjioration.
A divorce from the bonds of matrimony was
granted to Harriet P. Newton, and also to
Huldah Miller.
Sarah L. Fitch rs. O. P. Ballard.— This
was an action brought for the jverformanec of
an alleged agreement with jilaiutiff. The Ju
ry were unable to agree, aud were discharged bv
the Court Saturday afternoon.
Baird, Adams A D'A. Overton for plaintiff,
Elweil A Mercur for defence.
Com. rr. Prircilfo Johnson {colored).— The
I defendant jilead guilty to the charge of larceny
, Court sentenced her to the House of Refuge.
ifeiT The steamer Empire City arrived at
New Orleans ou Wednesday with two weeks'
later intelligence from California, and later
news from Central America. She brings $2,-
000,009 in gold. The princijial feature of the
news is the Indian war raging in Oregon and
Washington territories with fearful fury. Se
veral fights had occurred, in which the whites
were victorious. Col. Buchanan had gained
a victory on Rogue river, but a body of regu
lars had been defeated at another point by the
Indians. The red men have brought increased
forces iuto the field. From Central America
there is a rejiort of the recapture of Schles
singer.
The City Hospital at St. Louis, Mo
was destroyed bv fire on Thursday, and seve
ral of the inmates burned to death.
TETT Judge GALBRAITII, of Erie, in the cour ,*
of his charge to the Grand Jury, on the :">t!i
•made some Very forcible and sensible remark.'
jvith'regard .to the outrages recently commit!
, ted in that city, and pressed upon the attc
I tion of the krry the necessity and proprietv of
"prompt action to put a stop to such acts Ull( j
to bring the perpetrators to justice,
GALBRAITH remarked that the Liquor Law did
not require the court to grant any licenses f!,..
the sale of liquor, gnd intimated that then
would probably be no licenses granted in th!
district.
The steamship Asia, from Liverpool
3d inst., arrived at New York Thursday nig Fit'
The British Parliament had adjourned. The
debate on the motion of Mr. Whiteside, for
vote of censure against the Government f„r
the fall of Ears, was pressed to a division
but the motion was lost, the majority n ,r ai , ls J
it being 127. Cotton was lower, and Kread
stuffs had advanced. Consols were quoted ,t
ir> 3-8. 1
Progress of Border-Ruffian Outrages.
ST. Loris, Monday, May HI, Jsf.r,
Advices from Kansas to the 14th instant
state that about one thousand men have "re.
sponded to the proclamation of the United
• talcs Marshal, and are encamped in the vi
cinity of Lawrence and Leeonip.ou, their
avowed purpose being to compel the tieonle
of Lawrence to acknowledge the Territorial
laws tis said that there are about fifteen
hundred nien ~, Lawrence, tlioroughlv armed
with, harp's rilies, and having two pieces of
artillery in their possession. They have erect
ed breastworks, and given notice that tlu-v
will resist all attempts at arrest.
Judge Fauc of Georgia has been appointed
Sheriff until Jones is able to resume the duties
I of the office, Jones is reported as convalescent
i and is expected soon to be out. Fane it j<
i rumored, has been shot at twice while in the
j discharge of his official duties.
j The requisition of Gov. Shannon upon the
j authorities of Missouri for the return .f K„i,.
| inson was placed in the liandsof United States
Marshal Donalsoit and Deputies Preston u ( |
j Wallace. They left Kansas for Lexington on
\\ odnesday last.
Mr. Brown, editor of The Herald „f b'm
dcrm, was arrested while endeavoring to i-sim*-
from the Territory.
Ex-Governor Ilcecler has (led, but his euie
' ture is considered certain.
From Washington,
[Correspondence of the Baltimore sun.J
WASHINGTON. May U.
1 he (" ranjpton-C laytou dispute arrests pnli
lie attention for the time. It appears to !*•
the turning point of the controversy in regard
to the Central American question. If Mr.
j Cramptou's statement be true, there is no
= ground for any objection on our part, to the
British assertion of u right, under the Clayton
, Bulttcr treaty, to the Bay Islands.
Mr. Crampton states in a letter to Lord
! Clarendon that Mr, Clayton had, at \arious
times, in conversation witTi him, stated that
Bnatari was as touch a British possession us
! Jamaica.
The letter ynodiiecd great surprise at the
Capitol, for the statement is so much at vari
' ance with flic declarations and arguments of
j Mr. Clayton in the Senate for three successive
sessions, that he could not, unless under mental
aberration, have held such conversations with
Mr. Crampton as I c describes.
On the other hand, there can be little doubt
that Mr. Cramptou's letter is gcunine. It
' putports to be taken from the Blue Book,
which is the official record of diplomatic doeu
| incuts. There is no more room to doubt the
gftouiness of this than of other letters on the
■ same subject which are taken from the same
record.
Mr. Clayton, in the Senate, this week, read
the letter and declared the statement to be
unqualifiedly untrue, and appealed to facts
and circumstances in support of Ids assertion.
A conversation which he held with Mr. Cramp
ton about the end of February last, at which
Mr. Crittenden was present, did nut, as related
by the two Senators, go to sustain, but to con
tradict Mr. Cramptou's statement.
It was remarked by Mr. Clayton that if the
letter was not genuine, then his declaration re
specting it would do that gentleman no harm.
Mr. Crampton will, no doubt, soou state whe
ther the letter is genuine or not.
Now that the ultimatum of the British go
vernment is received, it remains for the Presi
dent cither to act or to diplomatize and tem
porize until the end of his term, and turu the
difficulty over to his successor.
The Crampton version of Mr. Clayton's po
sition will, no doubt, save Lord Painier-ton's
administration. He has sustained three de
feats in the House of Commons, ami one in the
| Lords, and was in danger of auotlier upon the
enlistment question and the Central American
subject.
Ihe President communion fed to Congress
to-day various documents, and a message upon
the subject of Central American affairs. Hie
President is evidently relieving himself of c™'
barrassmcnt. upon this and other questions -
Congress recently sent him for approval a bill
for deepening the flats over the channel of St.
Clair river, Michigan, and a bill for the remo
val of obstructions at the mouth of the Miss'*
sippi. In this way the North and the South
are apparently combined upon a subject of
great public interest. A earnest inquiry is rais
ed—\\ ill he affix his signature to these mea
sures '{
The formal reception of Padre A ij'L t' ll
Minister from Nicaragua, took place yesterday
at half past three. The minister was advised,
in advance, that he would be received ass*" 1
as he presented his credentials. He waskimh
lv received by Mr. Marey, and by him presen
ted in the usual manner, when the customary
speeches were delivered.
Whatever difference of opinion may ha*'
existed in the cabinet as to the expediency oi
this measure, it has not interrupted their har
mony nor destroyed their unity.
feiy The new License Law, in the authori
ty it confers upon Justices of the Peace in < >a '
Bes of drunkenness, is said by Judge Pearson
of Dauphin, to be very despotic. It seem s
that if a man be found drunk on the strec'
the constable, has the authority to take him
before the nearest Justice of the Peace, win'*
duty it is to jiue. the culprit five dollars. •
however, the party is unable to pay, or reins'
to pay, the Justice is compelled to di-cha'-'
him lie cannot commit to tlu jail, a- CINII 1
liaic been done heretofore,