xxxirrll CONGRESS.
SECOND sESsiON
W.v.ttlmyroN, December 4, Issu.
In the Senate, Mr. Costrove,•=the new metu
iwr from Delaware, appeared and took the oath
and his seat.
The motion to print 30,000 extra copies of
the Message was defended by Mr. Pirsenruicx,
of Ala. He thought the pol:fc it discussion
was out of place ; that the President wasright
in devoting half his Message to a mlitield ha
rangue ; that the North ought to stoPlu!king.
and therein• stirring up the South that agi
tation ought to stop and finally, that posteri
ty would award the tweed of praise no-A-denied
to President Pierce.
Mr WADE (Ohio; mould not not commence
agitation, nott„shritik from it when, commenced
by others. Tric President was responsible for
the discussion, having provoked it by using
half his . Message for a political disenssion of
Slavery. The Preside 4 had libeled u large
majority of the people of Ohio. Was - he to
shield'himself behind a constitutional privileg..„ -
and thence slander, tradnee and abuse ,a
joritv of tluepeople of the Free States ? Mr,
Wade proceeded to show that Mr. Pierce wa;;
dropped by his party because of his course with
Kansas, and therefore Mr. Buehanon's success
was not an indorsement but a desertion of the
Administration. Ife exposed the " Buehanan
and Free Kansas" swindle in Pennsylvania,
and pointed to the defeat of Mr. Richardson
for Governor of Illinois as the true popular
sentiment there on the Administration.
Mr. Run ta (S. C.) had resolved not to dis
- eitss such questions, but would reply to Mr.
AV dc. The men of the South were as loyal
to the Union as any other body, but the thne
might come when dissolution would be desira
ble. When the North overpower with num
bers„and exclude sfaveholders from the Presi
deney, .then South Carolina would leave. lie
endeavored to show that the Slave Stales were
flourishing that the devil of Shivery was not
so black as the North- pained him ; and he
would like to know who wrote an article in
The Edinburg4 Iteriew excoriating the slave
system of the South._
Mr. Rust: ( Ark.) charged that the Repub
licans had changed their programme : that the
wonnds of bleeding K ansas had been stanched,
and now Union saving n•as the order of the
new party. He thought the Union ought to
be preserved only so lowg as it secured _equal
privileges to all the members thereof.
Mr. Ft.ssEsm. ( Me.) then made a splendid
defense of the Refinblican party. He showed
Atte narrow sectionalism of South Carolina, in
voting time and again for her own exclusive
candidate for President rather than unite with
any national or great party. He assured the
Senate that inflexible opposition to, the exten- I
Edon of Slavery into Free Territory, was, and i
is, and will be the cardinal principle of the
Republican party ; and that it would be fought
through to the bitter end, if bitter the end
must be.
31r. 13 FyJ.urMN (La.) got the floor, amlmor
ed an adjournment until Aionday, which
carried.
In the Horsr, the SITAKFR announced the
Standing Committees, which are nearly the
same as during the last session.
The matter of the Kansas Delegate occupied
the House all day. Nothing was effected.—
Adjourned.
The Senate was not in session yesterday. In
the !Louise, it having been ascertained that the
friends of Mr. Whitfield as Delegate from Kan
sas bad a majority in the city, a. call of the
House was voted by one majority. On the
call, N 8 members answered to.their names.—
Question was then taken on the motion to lay
on the table the motion of Mr. Grow, recon
sidering the vote denying the seat to Mr.
Whitfield. It was decided not to lay tho mo
tion on the table—Yeas 108, Nays 111. An
attempt was then made to vote Mr. Whitfield
straight in, but finally the whole subject was
postponed to Tuesday next. The members
then drew for seats, and the House adjourned
to Monday.
(Correspondence of the Pittston Gazette.]
Taken from the Log Book on the Find
Trip via North Branoh Canal Extension.
ELMIRA,. Nov. 20, 1856
MR. 13.1C11111T : Tuesday morn
ing (Nov. 11,) before daylight two deck boats
loaded each with 25 tons of Pittston Coal
left the outlet lock, bound for the farthest
point of navigation up the North Branch Ca
nal, and, if possible; to Elmira. It was boon
discovered that we sbould'breast no "lofty
'surge," but instead, about twenty-five inches
of water, the berme nod tow-path, like Seylla
and Charybdis, staring at the mariners from
either side, between whieh it was necessary to
steer with the - utmost care. This depth of wa
ter increased gradually in our progress when
we reached McKune's lock three mires above
Buttermilk Falls, at midnight, a distance of
fourteen miles of the Canal, being delayed
some hours, and separated from the other lull
or the " Fleet " l,y break+ in the Ilarris nar
rows. We wish here to thank Mr. Elliott for
his, kindness and attention, without whose aid
we should have been stranded.
At WKilue's the water leas nearly three
feet. From this we passed smoothly along to
Tunkhannock aqueduct, on Wednesday, where
to our surprise we were greeted by the Band
of that place, followed by a procession of pee
ple, and coining on deck the band struck up a '
martial air, which seemed to send inspiration
into those shadowy and eyerhastiug hills of
Tunkhannock—eehoing , and re-echoing and
cheering an the progress of thC first boat thro'
their midst rid. the North Branch - Canal. Be
ing late in the season—the obi Story—the old
promise of the completion of the Canal, so long
listened to, but so often broken to the hope—
" the sixth age " about " shifting info tht last
scene of all" the sight of a boat freighted with
coild, floating up the channel, inspired an km;
sistible feeling of gratification, and I heard a
man
tee
grey hairs say " I hare lited
to see a loaded boat come up the 'North Brancit
Canal!"
Oar Boat went on the same night around
that wild ilorse Neck to the Dam. Nekt duy,
Thursday, we passed the slack water, the vil
lage of Meshoppin, Skinner's Eddy to Lacey
vine, where we were presented with the "Stars
and Stripes." At night we brought up at the
long town of Browntown, and waited patient
ly the arrival of .the rest of the " Fleet," from
which we - had been so long separated, and
which might hare been, for anything we knew,
ship?, recked or the horse knockd down. We
could, for depth of water, have unloaded one
boat, into the other at .Tutikhannock. The
night wore off, and the East was turning grey
before the Chesapeake hove iu sight—moving
towards us more like a ghost than anything
eke ; and indeed she was ominous like aghost,
the first boat through in style, had put across
the lurk a temporary bridge, and nailing down
1 all the boards bat one, on which in crossing,,hy
1 the " prererseness of matter" he stepped, and
fell some twelve or fourteerr feet into the rag
ing again/. But his excited state of mind ac
knowledged no injury excepting a pretty hard
twist of the neck. We passed on to Standing
Stone Friday night, Mr. B. Laporte, Mr Si
mon Stevop, and others receiving complimen
tary shots from our deck.
'Next day. Saturday, we passed through the
pleasant flatlands of Wvsox—the canal in the
tint order—occasidually rolling the cannon's
echo along its vales. I heard Mr. Rahn tell
a lock-tender not to give us more than sir feet
of water. Here we wish to thank Mr. Rahn,
(Sup't of the upper half of the Canal, maim
Mr. Maffet,) for his assistance, notwithstand
ing he had taken no sleep for three nights pre
vions, Soon the village of Towanda appeared
in sight, the eanpon announcing our approach.
On the burnt bridge, now under speedy repai•s,
a crowd had gathered to welcome us across the
pool. Tying two tow fines to one skiff, and
shooting them to the bridge, the crowd drew
os in fine style to their hospitable shore. De
clining. any - further demOnstration which was
offered, we 'went on to Tioga Point, the Pack
et Boat passing us at Ulster, and its Captain
receiving a complimentary fire from our deck.
The neat day was the Sabbath. With an
eye to the spiritual welfare of our crew, we
hesitated about proceeding on that . day ; but
as the good Clergy in that region, for the last
trio or three months, has recognized a politi
cal religions excitement we thought there might
be such a thing as a North Branch Religious
Extension feeling, and that a crew which had
courage to navigate up a canal for years con
signed by the general voice of the people along
its whole length, to its grave, and placed with
the list of projects never to be revived,—that
such a crew was sound in the doctrine of a
resurrection. In this frame of mind we pass.
ed silently and reverently a l9 ng the beautiful
country around Tioga Point, breaking the still
ness of the sacred day by no cannon's echo,—
nothing save an occasional blast of the horn
to warn a drowsy lock-tender of our approach.
When we reached the residence of Mr. 'Da
vid Shearer, (Sup't of the Junction Canal,)
Capt. May sounded the horn with a true boat
man's cadence, and shortly Mr. Shearer came
on deck in high glee saying, " Ah, I knew that
Juniata horn." Ile was formerly ngaged on
tbt Juniata Cunal, and for some yea • as been
in this region " waiting for the moving ot,the
wafers "in the North Branch Canal. "As
the mind is pitched the ear is pleased,'Yand if
any music ever fell pleasantly on the etir ; the
sound of that Juniata horn awakened joy in
in his heart. Monday morning we were one
mile from Elmira, when we received word to
stop and wait for a welcome. Au extra was
issued by the Daily Gazette, calling out the
citizens to escort the first Boat Load of the
Black Diamond of Wyoming Valley into their
city. Meanwhile our, Boat was prepared with
flags--the mules caparisoned, and true to their
natures in compliment to such honor they pre
sented the most ind:scribable indifference. At
FRIVIT, Dee. 5, 1856
2 o'clock a procession formed before Haight's
Hotel, (a Hotel and a landlord not to be stir-
passed,) and led by Wisner's Baud, proceeded
to the Boat filling the deck to overflowing. A
gun manned and drawn by horses followed,
shaking the air, and answered back by our gun,
which was loaded by the citizens and fired by
Our cigars. The Boat stopped at the Junction
of the Chemung and Junction Canals, where
CuL 0. S. Hathaway, addressed the crowd in
an eloquent speech, welcoming the Boat to
their borders, us the herbinger•of another tie
of brotherhood, and another means of inter.
course between the Keystone and Empire states
complitneating Mr. Maffet for his industry and
perseverance. The Boat passed on to the Ba
sin, when the procession re-formed and return-
ed- to Haig:la's - Hotel, where cheers were given
for Mr. Arnot, Mr. Hollenback Mr. Meet,
311'. Shearer, Wyoming Valley and Captain
May. And the citizens of Elmira may be as
sured that such a welcome as they gave us will
be gratefully remembered by the people of
Wyoming Valley.
So ends my Log Book. Grateful for escap
ing the dangers of ti perilous navigation, and
thankful for the welcome we received and to
Mr—Maffet and his Stiperintendants, Messrs
Elliot and Rahn, 1 think of taking a farewell
to Boating, and the first train of cars home.
Tours, truly,
J. R.
P. S.—Above Tunkhannock, the Canal is in
flue order. Below to Pittston some repair is
only necessary to make it, another season, ca
pable of floating ail the Boats that can get
into it.
SHOT lIIMSEI.F.-SVAI.ENTESIE STIER, 8 MR
ebinist by profession, and a resident of Susque
hanna Depot, lost his life a few days since by
the accidental discharge of his gun. The ...Penn
sut vanio n says, " he and a friend were out in
pursuit of game ; it appears deceased was pas
sing over some logs, when his foot slipped and
he fell, his gnn striking on the hammer of the
lock with force sufficient not only to discharge
the load, bnt to break off the hammer. The
ball took effect in his throat hectoring the
lower jaw in several places, passed'through
the posterior part of the month, the base of
the brain, and lodged within the. skull at the
back of the head, musing instanOintli. The
deceased was a German by birth; and highly
respected."
air The Wrightsville Star mentions the
serious illness of Col. REAR FRAZER, of Lan
caster, I'a., embed, it is supposed, by over ex
citement in tummy cud political matters.
•
for she brinighia middenrere - Vaal of toy good
fortune. It was necessary to unload her car.
jutck the rival boat just now overtaken.,
The Paptirin of the.pioneer boat :impatient' of
delay'aud art:4ltivaitcrigirival-the other ob
stitrati'as though it .was n virtae—the Mules
pleased with. the eihibition of so much obsti
nacy, .their favorite - qtmlity—with all this the
day breaking in the East betokened nothing
pleusant—the common tot of all explorers !
For a_time , no commands, no appeal, no threats
no entreaties 'availed ; but at East the unload
ing was effected and the picineer boat, Tona
wanda, set sail once more in four feet of wa
ter, winding through the rich fiats of Wyalu
sing, where the people came out to' greet us
with a cannon's fire and its rolling echo. They
placed the cannon on our deck, and we made
it answer back 'our thanks for their kind wel--
efitne. This cannon we took with us to Elmira.
Passing along the Terrytown narrows we
fired over to the resounding shores to give some
of the people of that place an opportunity to
reverse their long declared opinion on the im
possibility of navigating the North Branch Ca
nal. Alt wont on smoothly with the exception
of the lock-tender at lock No. 12,—growing
old in the service,- —who, in his anxiety to lock
Nrabicals 4tporter.
E. V. GOODRICH, EDITOR.
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Latest from SanBllll.
Several of the Free-State prisoners confined
at Tecumseh have made good their escape ;
they are pursued, however, and may be retak
en. On the other hand, Hays, the murderer
of Buffum, whose arrest by Gov. Geary after
he had been released on buil was the cause of
the recent quarrel between that functionary
and Judge Lecompte, has once more been set
at liberty by the Judge, in defiance of the Go-
vernor. It. is said that the latter submits qui
etly to this new demonstration on the part of
Lecompte. Ile is also about to lose his as
sistant in the arrest of Hays, as Col. Titus,the
great border-ruffian leader, who rendered that
service to the Governor is about to leave Kan
sas for the more congenial fields of Nicaragua.
A free passage from St. Louis is promised to
whoever wishes to take service under Walker.
Gov Geary has been denounced at a meeting ,
of Border Ruffians at which Mr. Surveyor-Ge
neral Citilhoun occupied the chair. The occa
sion for this seems to have been found in Gea
ry's dispute with Lecompte and Donaldson,
and in the fact that several Pro-Slavery men
have now at last been indicted by the Grand
Jury.
A special memenger has arrived from Kan
sas bringing despatches from Gov. Geary rela
tive to the release of Hayes, and other matters
in issue between himself and Judge Lecompte,
which are submitted to the consideration of the
Administration. Gov. Geary reiterates the
peaceful condition of the Territory.
The following is an extract of a letttr from
Mr. Hurd, Secretary of the Kansas National
Committee, dated Chicago, Nov. 27 :
" Gov. Geary, We learn from reliable sour
ces, is being driven over to our side, in a mea
sure. The settlers' rights were being observed
at the land sales. Relief was arriving and al
laying the suffering. The confidence that
Kansas would be made a free state was strong.
'About 80 Border Ruffians came down the riv
er on their way home, in the same boat thit
Prof. Daniels, of Wisconsin, came down in.—
Kansas will be a free state ; the tide has turn
ed in our favor."
TUE LANCASTER BANR.—The Lancaster In
tell.gam r learns from a reliable source tbat
there is a strong probability of this institution
being put on its feet again, by a new subscrip
tion of stock to the amount suggested by *the
Directors in their report to the meeting of
stockholders. This project, if carried out, will
give the bank a cash capital of $300,000 to
commence with, and enable it to pay its depo
sitors in one, two and three years. Of course
the old stock is all sunk, and will prove a dead
toss to the stockholders unless the doubtful and
bad assets of the institution should turn out
better elan the directors anticipate. Since I
the suspension the Bank has redeemed over
$65,000 of her notes in payment of debts due
the institution, thus discharging her liabilities
to that amount.
HEALvn or Da. Ett—it, is stated that
letters from London received in New-York by
the last steamer, bring the most discouraging
accounts of the health of Itr. Kane, the brave
Arctic navigator. lie was very pale—much
reduced in flesh—and his night sweats are " ter
rible." His cough also was alariuiug. His
physician had enjoined him to leave for
warmer climate as soon as possible, and he was
accordingly to sail on the 17th of November
for St. Thomas and Havana.
ANOTHER PARDOX.—Daniel J. Neff, a young
lawyer of Hollidaysburg., Pa., recently convic
ted of the manslaughter of Samuel Hewitt, jr.
and sentenced, on the 25th ult., to two years'
imprisonment in the Western Penitentiary,was
on Monday last pardoned by Gov. Pollock.
A PPOINTIIIM.—CoI. T. A. MAGUIRE, Of ei4R-:
brio county, Pa., has received the appoiktiniXt
of Prothonotary of the Supreme Court ot!file:
Territory of Kansas. Col. M. has been
many years clerk of the State-Senate of Penn- 1
sylvauia.
ACQCTITAL OF Horrtx.—The trial of A. F.
Hopple, who was the conductor on the excur
sion train on the North Pennsylvania Rail
road, last summer, when a collision occurred,
through which it will be -remembered so many
children were killed, was brought to a close by
a verdict of Not Guilty. He was indicted for
manslaughter, but it seems the jury did not
consider tt*e evidence strong, enough to - convict
him.
gar The Legislature 'this State will meet
at Harrisburg on the 6th .of January nut. On
the 13th both houses will assemble in Quaren•
tion fer the purpose of electing o United States
Senator in the plem of tho.flon. . li. Baenur..o,
wbuse term expires on the 4th Li .Mareh next.
WAsnINGTos. Dee. G, IM6
Hug. White jumped up and said we won't
have it in change, we'll have it in segars. They
got the segars and went out. In the place
where he took out the bill -there was one or
two bills—aud in another part of the wallet
another roll of bills. Boardman was intoxica
ted ; don't think that White was intoxicated ;.
Mitchell was a good deal intoxicated.
1 1'hink : .,7hite &Ad letits go take care of the
Jack or horses. Am not sure which said it ;
it was talked of amongst them Said the hor-
ses were over at %%lefoe's. [Witness identi
fies the wallet, shown as the one he saw inpos
session of Boardman.)
Warner.—Testifies to seeing. Board
man with the defendants in Southwell's, and
substantially corroborates, Southwell's testimo•
roialMyatt.
TRIAL OF JAMES MEL & WM, HENRY WHITE,
In the Oyer and Terminer of Dradford.Co.
The trial of JAMES-Mir ium.' and, :.WILLIAM
Hexay Wurrz, indicted at the present sessions
for the murder of Emma: BADMAN, was 18-
ken up on
,the 4th inst.
For the Commonwealth; District Attorney
Monnow, and ELWELL.
For defence, Messrs. ADAMS, Mkacca and
D'A. OVERTON.
The following jury was empanelled t
George A. Johnston, J. B. Wright,
Stephen D. Harkness, James Merritt, Jr.,
Elam Kendall, Solomon Steven.,
Abel Wheaton, Chauncey H. Corbin,
Hiram Lacey. Henry Gaylord, '`n ,
Lorenzo Wing, J M. Wattles.
The case was opened by the District Attor
ney very elaborately, and the evidence on the
part of the Commonwealth called. We have
condensed the testimony, endeavoring to pre
serve the material facts. .
EVIDF.NCE FOR THE COMMONWEALTH
M. Smith sworn—Testifies that he saw
Boardman the day before the County Fair.—
Saw him have a $1 bill, and two $5 bills, and
a roll of bills as large as my three fingers.
Went with him to Mr. Russell's, 'where he
bought half gallon of whiskey and raid for it.
Henry Russell—Testifies to selling the whis-
key to Boardman, as above, and to seeing the.
money.
Frond-, Porter—Resides at Koine—Board
man stopped at his tavern oil his way to the
fair, and bought some liquor. Saw him have
some change, and a roll of bills which he dis
played.
A. R. Coolbaugh—Was employed nt the
1 Fair grounds Saw White with Boardman
I dUring the afternoon and evening. About 8
o'clock in the evening saw them together in
front of Moore's store. White said to Board
man, " come this way if you want to go to the
river." Boardman said this is not the road.
White said it is just 'as good as any other.
Boardman acted as if very much intoxicated.
John Britiort—ln the evening came along
with a lantern by the corner of Montunyes'
store, where White . and Boardman were stand
ing together. White said, old man, come here,
I know you well—come, I've got something
good. He walked a little ahead, awl I and
Boardman went together ; when we Caine to
the corner of Barstow's building, next to the
meeting house ; White said I've got a jug—
a full gallon in ft. lie handed me the jug,
and I drank ; it was whiskey. After that
White took a drink and handed it to Board_
man, and told him he mus drink. They then
went through towards Mercur's store, on their
way to Patton's drug store, to get a bottle.
E. W. Hale—Saw Boardman during the
afternoon. After we had closed for the even
ing, Boardman and White came to the gate
and wanted to come in. Boardman said e he
wanted to get his Jack and take it over the
river where his horses were. I told him that
it was too late—that his Jack was taken care
of—that he had better let it remain where it
was. White said, you'd better let it be, I
gu e ss, it is safe wliere it is ; and they went off
together.
I saw them again about 8 o'clock in the
evening in Patton's drug store. White came
in first—Boardman after him. Bourduian ap
peared to be very much intoxicated and code
near falling against the glass. White did not
appear to be, bat bought an empty bottle and.
they went out together.
11. M. Southirell—About 8 o'clock on the
first evening of the Pair, Boardman and White
came into my saloon, in the basement of Pat
ton's Block, and called for some oysters. They
ate two dishes apiece, and Boirdman asked
what the bill was. I told him one dollar, and
he gave me aB5 bill. I had not change, and
asked him if he had anythingamaller than that.
He looked' at some bills, and said he bad none
smaller. I took the bill and gave him in
change two $2 6itis. lie had several bills in
his hand ; I dric? not see how much any of them
was, nor any other money in his wallet. They
went away
They came again that evening, and Mitchel.
was with them. Just as they came in, I went
to supper. When I came back they were sit
liwirr the stall, and'had been eating oysters.
There were a great many in the saloon that
evening, and I told them I'd like have them
_set back, as I wanted to use the stall. They
got up and came out and sat upon a settee.—
Boardman wanted to know what his bill was.
The man tending for me, told me the bill was
seven shillings. Boardman put his hand in his
pocket and handed me a quarter of a dollar
and a five cent piece. I told White be ought
',*.foot the rest of the bill. lie said he bad
'nc nothing, and he'd pay for nothing.
Ahem some one must pay; and Board
-,
1 60 0 -1,.0ut his wallet and gave me a dollar
gave him back the change. I told
I'd go to the drawer and give him a shil-
y es to the money.
Jvsepit 31cCabe.—Sativ Bordwan and deka-
AiintS at Sindhirell'S; and'
later at Laughlin's. Coroborates Sonthwell's
testimony - as to paying their bill.
Samuel Sultiran.—Saw the parties at Soath
thelast time they were there and saw
.Boardraan'pay the bill. Mitchell got up and
said let us go and take care of those .91d hor
ses over at Whalon's, and White said come,
and Boardman got up and started. About
15 minutes after, word came that the old man
was drowned.
Theron Haprard.-L-Waa in Southwell's
about 8 o'clock, when Boardman, Mitchell and
White came iri. White said if you are going
to buy that pie, bay it now. Boardman called
for tke pie. Lament was tending bar, and
asked if he had any money. White said you
need not be afraid of him, for he's got lots of
money. Coroborates Southwell as to Board
man's paying the bill, and having other money.
White had a bottle in his hand when they
came in, about half fall, Did not see any
marks of violence on Boardman.
Stephen Pellon.—White came into my store
not far from and wanted to buy a
quart of whiskey. Told him I could not sell
it to him because he was under age and besides
my license did not allow me to sell less than a
gallon. He then went out and brought in a
man with light colored coat and green specs,
and inquired if 1 had any jugs to sell. I sold
him a jug and a gallon of whiskey. It came
to five shillings, and he gave me a $2 bill in
payment. He took out his wallet. He had
a gold dollar and ass bill, and one or two
'small bills—in all $8 or $0 iu bills—this he
laid on the table. Think from what I saw of
the wallet there was tatting more in it. White
spoke about going over the ricer, and Board
man did himself, to take care of the horses, and
asked Itow they could get over.
41Irs. Phtebe Ccnndly.—Lives on the river
bank just, above the Bridge. I went home
about 8 o'clock in the evening, and after a lit
tle while went to bed, when I heard au awful
struggling, just as though sumo one was hold
ing another.s mouth ; heard quite a struggle
for a minute or so, and heard some one say
God d---n your soul, and beard some singing
on the other side of the river. A little while
after this heard a skiff rowing and some loud
talking, and got up and went to the door and
saw a light under the bridge.
James IL.lley , Edward Scott, and Jesse
Brown.—Testify substantially alike as regards
crossing the river in a boat, and hearing de
ceased full from the bridge. They, with Frau
ei.4 Hall, and 3lichael Kennedy started from
the other side of the river tocome over. Vol
ley's testimony is that they passed thrOugh the
bridge between two piers, second space from
the east side. Ilad a lantern in the boat
which was placed under the seat. The boys
were singing most of the way until the boat
got on the town side of the bridge. Told the
boys they had better not sing any more. Short
ly- after that we heard a splash in the water:
Kennedy spoke up and said there was somebo-
dy overboard into' the water. I thought it
was a luau because 1 heard a noise—grunt—
just as he struck the water. I *rung to the
oars, as quick as I could. s A fter I'd taken the
oars, 1 heard a man-upon the bridge, say, hue
ry up there is a man overboard. At that time
I heard some steps made on the bridge, as one
starting to run. The light was held up, and
I saw on the Bridge Mitchell and White.—
Mitchell stood right over where the man fell
in—right over where we found his hat and
handkerchief. White stood, as near as I can
guess, about 20 feet totrards this tad of the
bridge. White thee came up where Mitchell
stood. Mitchell kept telling me where to come
with the boat where I could bud him. Jesse
Brown got the hat. Frank Hall said Oh !
White I know yon are coming some of your
smart tricks ; you are trying to fool us. White
said no, he was not ; there was certainly a
man fallen from the bridge. On the other side
of the skiff was his handkerchief. We staid
around until. e saw no . signs of any one corn
ing up, and then come ashore.
When I came on shore White and Mitchell
came round down to us. I asked how the man
came to go off, and Mitchell said that the man
was on the bridge, that he, put his foot up on
the railing, and pitched right off. Mitchell
said they had a jug on the bridge, and the old
wan had just taken a drink and handed the
jug to him, and he'd taken a drink and set it
down by his own feet. Ile said here is the,
jug now ; he had it in his hand. We then
went on the end of the bridge, and he put his
leg np on the railing to show how he went off.
I caught him for fear he'd fall off, he was so
much iutoxieattd. By that time there was
quite a crowd gathered around. White went
ou to say how the man went off. lie seemed
to be considerably frightened. White said he
was on this end of the bridge when Mitchell
this man had fallen, and than he started
and went that way to see. Afterwards I heard
him say that he was pretty close to him when
he went off ; said he was near enough to see
him—saw his heels -as ho was going over_
W hite said Boardmaa was going.down to the
bridge to take care of his horses, and he tort}
him he couldn't-go over the bridge, and theold
man said he guessed he could. Said he tried
to stop Lim, but couldol, be was bound to go
Said Mitchell tried to stop him, and they got
into a scuffle and he atarted array. This con-
versation was ea the side walk at Patton's
block, after I had left the hat and handker.
chief At Smaller&
Samuel Walaridge—liad conversation with
White and Mitchell at the river and on the
corner of Patton't block, of the same import as
the above.
October 3, 1 was searching for the body,and
found it in the morning. Jere Collins was along
with me, rowing the boat, and 1 was drugging
which - Caught his vest and
suspendl.. The body was about 25 or 30 feet
below the bridge, and about two-thirds of the
way from the abutment to the first pier. Th
water there is . some 26 or 2'i feet deep ; f rom
the top of the railing to the water is 23 feet.
The railing is 2 feet 11 inches high from the
floor of the bridge. The body was put in the
skiff, and Collins and I staid with it until the
Coroner's jury - took it--and no one touched
him. His spectacles were on his forehead.
Dr. C. K present at the ex
amination of the body, Oct, 3, after being t a .
ken out of the river. The examination took
place out uu the river in a ferry boat. In th e
vest pocket was found a watch, and a pair
o f
spectacle cases. In the right-hand paiitah,ns
pocket fouud a wailer, in all his pockets found
$1,41 4 a'gold dollar and 41 cents iu change.
His clothes were all taken off then. His T en
were on his forehead. On the examinatio n of
the body we found the left rye „„ d
some little discolored. Found also a •tuali cut
across the bridge of the nose whete the 1 / 4 p, :e „,
would naturally come. Found a braise 1 4 , his
left arm half way between his elbow aw l s k ill.
der. There were also three marks ur inden
tions on the right side and lower part of the
abdomen. The swelling of the rye aas p r .,
dared by force, nod I think a little tim e before
death. My opinion is that he came to death
by drowning. The wound in the abdomen
might have been made after death.
Dr. E. H. Mason and Dr. C. .11.
coroborated the above testi_.iony, as to the ap
pearances of deceased, and his death b• dro p
ing. <l4
J. J. Nuble.---t atrestefi the deflidant, at
the co net of Patton's Block, the same
of this occurrence. I had no warrant
ed them how it happened. (Their areount a,
given by this witness, does nut materially dif
fer from that previously give.n.)
AVMS Prince and Pnilancirr SQ,
tify to henriug White give nu I-count of the
occurrence from the window of his cell.
William Boardoia-n.—l am u brut her of thc
tieceased ; he was 49 year:, 01 , 1 the day he svm
takeu out of the water.
EVIDENCE VoR DEFLN,T,
Dr. D. S. Pratt—Was present MINI the
body was onefothq. The eye was °lien and
discolored—looked as though it had reee.eed
a blow on it, and was blood-shut. Tile latter
appearance Way have been received I.r hreak•
ing a blood-vessel. Saw .the wound WI the
nose. If it had been done before death. it
would have been open. The arm was sii 4 ht!F
discolored. I noticed some marks on the ab
domen. 'think they they were done a ink the
body was lying in the water.
Corhrlius Carina n—Boartlman . :, horses were
kept during the Fair across the riser ut IVII3
1011'S.
Geo. E. Pox —Saw Boardman when hr pm
chased the whiskey at Felton':-. AAied ine if
he could get across the river. Said he had a
team across the river, and wanted t., a:.d
take cafe of it. I stool Rubin two or three
feet of him. I thought he had a mark w the
'se. It appeared as t hough he had run .iza:as:
something, or had tt brow upon the ere Inca
I grst saw the man taken out of the river, I
looked to see if he had a mark upon
Jamey Ellioll—l hare been acquainted nit!!
James Mitchell seven or eiLyht years. re
putation is that of a harmless, inoffensive man.
Jesse ir CM 41 'IIIT---11 are been acquainted with
Mitchell since he was 7 or S ytar,
Pensive ; harmless roan, somewhat Cl?
drink.
Ezra. Ratty, I...rape's lVatts, 11 , -
.s`fr, AMPS Simmons, I-a If.
seph Powell, testified to the general ,:•har
acter of Mitchell.
Nicholas While—This Whifr i , a la-other's
son of mine ; l tool: him wren about It; month;
old. He will be 18 years old next Januar!.
I conic from Tompkins Co., N V latt Fehr
ruts v.
EVIDENCE FOR COMMON Tli :1 trT,
&marl Sulliva n, if. it "1, 4..1. II tl
Satiable-11 and Willa rl Preni;• , tt-tfy ts;
not having observed any marls upou the
airing the eTening.
Tne evidence was concluded at 11 I I v &tisk
Dec. 6, and upon consultation the cam: Wl'
SUbMitted to the jury without aniument u ; O3
the charge or the Court. Ju
tug charged the jury, they retired, and to a
short time agreed upon a vertLet N r ( iv"'
fy. The prisoners were thereupon iii.s•har;i:d.
IN TIIE QUAIITICR
Com. rs. Lewis gull.— ludicted nt preent
sessions fur assault and battery urn Penne'
Lynch, on the 30th of October - laA Verdict
not guilty and county to pay rl-t-.
For Com. District A tturuey 31, , Rizoic and
.
Com. rs. Car. --Indictimmt foradal
tcry, fornicaticct and ha.startiv.
entered as to the count for adtiltiry, and de
fendant pleads gnilty to the Leiiir c harge.—
Sentenced and committed to jail in dtfault of
security for payment of costs.
District Attorney Monaow and 4 7-
KiNs for Commonsvealtb ; Ems -ARP OIENTox
for defendant.
The Court fix upon Thursday Ike. 11th for
11 nearing in reference to the uppheation for
' the new township to be called end
also some day for a hearing of the apid , ratw °
for the corporation of Canton Borough and
also fix upon Monday, the 15th inst., for a kg
lug and final disposition of the aliplicati° a
reference to the incorporation of the " WP' ) /
Brick Meeting House and also for the hearinz
of the-application for the incorporation of the
Religions Society of Wysox."
During the week the argument td
ken up and a disposition of some rases .nrrttin