Piue?r Festival at Ithaca. Wo were among tlio-e who attended the , Fe-t.v.il of the Pioneer and Historical A-so ciiitiou of the Susquehanna and Chemung : Valleys, on the 24th in.-t. at Ithaca : and we j are happv to be able to say that it was an oe- | caslon of very great interest. The people of Ithaca, through their loenl j committee, of which we believe Mr. FROST was j Chairman, bad taken great pains in perfecting ' the arrangement* for the meeting, so as to en- i sure a pleasant and agreeable time to all who , should unite in the festivities of the day, and it j is due to them to say, that they succeeded j most admirably in the undertaking. At 12 o'clock, (noon,) the grey headed pi oneers in attendance, together with large num bers of their descendants, were escorted from the Clinton House to the Town Hull, by the Ithaca Band and a splendid Military company, both of which organizations are an honor to that beautiful village. Arriving at the Town Hall, which was filled to overflowing with ladies and gentlemen, the following officers of the Association took their seats upon the sta id, viy. : President—Hon. XH'OL IIALSEY, of Triiiiiansburgh, Tompkins Co. Vice Presidents— PAUI.EY CORIRV, Bradford, Pa.; EDWARD TOMPKINS, N. V.; Hon. JOHN MCD>WEI.L, Chemung, X. Y.; ELDER DIMOCK, Susquehanna, Pa.; llou. O. 11. 1 IAKXTOW, Tioga, X. Y.; DANIEL QFIGG, Tompkins, X. Y.; As soon as the organization had been per fected, and after the band had played an ap propriate air, the Itev. Mr. SCHK.NCK, of the Dutch Reformed Church, of Ithaca, being in troduced to the audience came forward and of fered up a most impressive and beautifujly up propriate prayer for the blessing of God upon the occasion, and especially upon the old men who were present, and whose grey hairs indi cated with unerring certainty that they had well nigh finished the journey of life. The first b isiness in order was announced to be reports from the several counties, respect ing the decease of early settlers during the past year. To th : s call Mr PAULEY COIICRN responded for Bralford County, but said he had not come prepare 1 with any record of the deaths which had o etirrcd in his county. EO.VARD TOMPKINS, Esq., of Binghamton, resp aided for Broome, giving a list of thirty seven who had joined " the band of Pioneers" that had gone to the Spirit World previous to the former meeting at Binghamton Tins Obituary, record, which had been prepared with great care, and embracing as it did some interesting fact or incident in the life of each individual, is a document of very great inter est, and will he hereafter published. From the other counties nobody had come prepared to do justice to this most important feature in the objects of the Pioneer Associa tion ; and many were the regrets expressed at this inexcusable neglect. Next on the programme was the animal ad dress, which part of the performance was as signed to the Hon. ALFRED WELLES, of Ithaca, who acquitted himself in a manner that com manded the united applause of the large as semblage who had the good fortune to listen to him. The exercises at the Hall were brought to a close by the Benediction, which was pronounc ed by the Rev. Mr. REED, of the M. E. Church, when the procession was re-formed and march ed back to tlie Clinton House, where a sump tuous Dinner, prepared by the popular Propri etor of that establishment, was partaken of In ns many as could lind seats at the tallies. At the conclusion of the Dinner several matters of business were transacted, of which our notes furnish the following items. After considerable discussion, the first Wed nesday in June, 1858, was agreed upon as the time, and Montrose, Pa , as the place, for the next meeting of the Pioneer und Historical Festival. Mr. TOMPKINS, of Broome, moved a resolu tion of thanks to the people of Ithaca, for the hospitable reception which they had extended to the Pioneer Association on this occasion.— Unanimously adopted. On motion, Hon. WILLIAM JF.SSIP, of Montrose, was chosen President of the Association for the ensuing year. Mr. THOMAS BISHOP moved the appointment of a Committee by the Chair, consisting of one from each town in the County of Tomp kins, to report at the next annual Festival through a Central Committee, consisting of XICOL IIALSEV, CAI.RU B. DRAKE, and DANIEL (JIIGG, Ksq'rs., the time of the first settlement, and by whom made, in their respective towns ; together with such other information as they may deem interesting. The motion was adop ted, whereupon the Chair appointed the fol lowing Committee in pursuance of it : LEWIS B. CFRTIS, Dauby ; HENRY BROWN, Enfield ; THOMAS BISHOP, Lansing ; HARRIS A. WILLIAMS, Enfield ; SMITH ROBINSON. Dauby ; ROBERT H. S. HYDE, Caroline ; BKNG. (}. FERRIS, Ithaca ; MOSES CROWELL, Xewfield ; HENRY D. BAKTO, Ulysses. Mr. L. B. CIRTIS, of Dauby, moved the ap pointment of a Committee of three from each comity connected with the Association, to col lect facts and statistics of historical interest, and report the same at the next annual meet ing of the Association, at Montrose. We be lieve the selection of the-c Committees was l> ft to the friends of the cause in each of the coun ties, and we hope the matter will command early and prompt attention. Mr BKIIKE, of Owego moved a vote of thanks to the Hon. ALFRED WELLES, for the able and eloquent manner in which he had ac quitted himself as the Orator of the day ; and including in the same motion, a request that Mr. WELI.ES furnish a copy of his address for publication ; and the same was adopted. A number of ladies from Owego, Waver ly, Towanda. Ac., —among whom, —especially from our. own village—we recognized the Rep resentatives of some of the very earliest of the settlers of this place,—honored the occasion with their presence. Altogether the Festival was a good one—a happy re-union of the Old Pioneers and their descendanfs ; and we can truly say that we left Ithaca feeling that we had been fully com pensated for going over, and greatly profited by what we had seen tlnd heard.— Otrcgo Ga zette. Gov. HAMLIN of Maiuc resigned his office 011 Wednesday, and goes to Washington to take his place in the Senate. Joseph 11. W\l liams, President of the Maine Senate will per-1 form the duties of Governor until the next I election. i /:. V. GOODRICH, EDITOR. 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REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.— I The Re publican State Convention, for the nomination of Camli<iate> I'ur (kivernor anil other State officers, will he hehl at ll ii risburj; on Wednesday, the J",th otsMarch, 1557. Kach District will elect Delegates in.thc usual manner, e<|iial in number to its representation in the two house- of the State legislature ; and no person will lie entitled, by substitution, to represent a district in which he does not reside. t'HAKI.KS (IIBHONS, Chairman of State Executive Committee. a@*Tlie Legislature of this State adjourn ed on the 27th ult., to meet on Monday next. Ifay- We have no news from the Democratic State Convention, held at Ilurrisburg, on Mon day last. Various rumors are in cirenlatiou re garding Mr. Buchanan's cabinet, but we be lieve nothing is vet definitely known, except that CASS and Conn are certainly to have pla ces. Even GEANCY JONES is in doubt. The President elect finds that it is not an easy mat ter to satisfy everybody. CHENANGO AND XOKTII BRANCH CANALS.— The Owego Times in commenting upon the importance of a connection of these improve ments, remarks that the time has come for the comities of Tioga, Broome, Chenango, Madi son and Oneida to unite their entire strength for the completion of the Chenango canal down the Susquehanna,till it meets the North Branch at Athens. The Chenango when projected was not intended to stop at Binghamton but to be continued so soon as Pennsylvania would brinir the North Branch to the State Line, which occurred last summer. Now New-York has her duty to perform. The Chenango ex tends 07 miles, and cost the sum of $1,737,702, the distance between Binghamton and the ter minus of the North Branch at Athens in 38 miles. This ought not to cost over $<500.0(10 inasmuch as the Susquehanna connects the two points, and there are uo heavy grades.— A few locks are all that would be required. #3?" The annual examination of the several classes connected with the Susquehanna Col legiate Institute, will commence on .Monday the 9th of March, A M., ami continue till Thursday, 13th. The patrons of the Institu tutiou, and the public generally are invited to attend. STATE TAXES. —The Board of Revenue Com missioners are in session at Harrisburg, trying to fix a basis• of taxation for the next three years. They finally passed a resolution "that the total amount of taxes received and paid into the Treasury for 1856 should not be increased," by a vote of 18 to 6 ; and then postponed the further consideration of the resolution until Wednesday of this week. The Board have been delayed in proceeding with their business, in consequence of the returns from several coun ties not having been sent in to them. THE TARIFF IN* CONOKESS. —After hammer ing away at the Tariff fot more than two months, the House of Representatives, on Fri day last, passed the substitute of Mr. CAMV BEI.I., of Ohio, in lieu of the original bill re ported by the Committee, by a vote of 110 to 84. The Senate, however, will not pass the bill and Committees of Conference have been ap pointed. No agreement has yet been made, and the whole subject will probably fail. A PERSONAL LIBERTY RILL IN WISCONSIN. —A " Personal Liberty bill," relative to per sons claimed as fugitive slaves, has been pass ed by the Wisconsin Legislature. It directs trial by jury to be provided for persons claim ed, punishes false and malicious arrests of per sons as fugitive slaves with fine, and gives power to county courts to graut writs of habeas corpus. SriciDE.— Charles 11. Whippo, a medical cal student, aged 23 years, committed suicide in Philadelphia on Wednesday.—Cause love and spiritualism. A NARROW ESCAPE.— During the freshet in the Fox River, Illinois, a house was carried off from Aurora with a woman and child inside. They were rescued after floating some twenty miles. BST- Heavy rai- s in Northern Illinois on Tuesday and Wednesday created a sudden freshet in Rock River, whereby the Galena Air Line and the Illinois Central Roads were greatly damaged. I)R. KANE'S remains, were on the 24 tn es corted to the steamboat landing in New Or leans, by a grand military and civic procession, in which the municipal authorities, foreign con suls, Free Masons, etc., participated. Short Notes of a Hasty Trip To HA volty— .l IL/< del Stage-driver — Scenes at the Railroad Stations, by (J-as light—Pil grims to Washington — Svwliaig cars- -ITar rishvrg—Poor Dinners and High [Charges —O/ticial Celebrities—The Legislature, and our Members —Dig Tax—Dr. Kant —Miss Die —Candidates J\ r Governor—Military Convention —Adjournment af the Legislature. IIAKIUSBCKO, February 27,1857. Dear Reporter : —PEREGRINE'S compliments, and hopes that you may be rich as you are good. We have been below, and are to tell all about it. The " correspondents " always inform the papers that they started. Even Virgil particularly describes the incidents which befel his hero in getting down to the Shades. We began our trip doten by going ftp to Wa vcrley. Our horrid anticipations of mud and trouble were pleasantly dissipated by the chit chat of our stage companions. The air was balmy as May. Old Winter had really fallen in love with a very young Spring, and in the ardor of dalliance, not finding her at all coy, he forgot to be stern and grim. Ido pray, that her companions, the birds and buds, will not be silly, nor tempted to follow her too close ly, for the frost king is a moody old sprite,and will yet bluster and blow, and may coldly nip their young hopes. Now, I like an occasional stage-coach ride. "It minds me of departed days." It admits of friendly fellowship which the cars do not. Could we always have an agile, good-looking, whistling, singing, good tempered, kind-hearted and careful driver as JOHN - , we would not pine for the completion of the North Pennsylvania R. 11. By the way, has that great railway found its terminus be low the mountains, rather than at Sodus Bay? Or are all the North Branch improvements, like the Canal, to be a quarter of a century in the womb of time? At the Erie stations we found the black boards constantly consulted. Some trains were chalked as " on time," others two hours behind time, and others still as abandoned. At El mira w had some four hours' waiting for a train south. Having supped, we had time to study human nature by gas-light iu the depot. Our attention was first attracted by the bluster of a short, sleek, fat and fussy gentleman who was vexing himself by endeavoring to scatter a crowd of provoking urchins, who should have been in bed, but who were attracted to every crevice, peeping in every hole, in the telegraph office, to catch a glimpse of three returned Ca lifornians who had been arrested as pickpockets at this point, from some of the traius, by a lighter-fingered telegraph despatch. Need I stop to tell yon of the various faces and characters and postures which humanity exhibited in the rooms of that depot ? llow some slept—how some couldn't keep still ? Au old lady corning from a vi<sit to her grand chil dren had a promise early in the evening to tell her when her train should come—trusting to the promise of a total stranger, uot at all recom mended by his phiz, she contentedly took a chair and slept, or seemed to sleep. Directly a loying pair came in, with a flock of children, to wait for a train to conic with the small hours. The dear old lady was awake immediately,and for three honrs was busy iu helping the young mother amuse the children, tolling them of her own grandchildren, and from remote corners of her inexhaustible pockets bro't cakes, nuts and confectionary to satisfy the untimely wakeful ness of strange children, to whom she must have seemed a fairy. Dear old soul ! she " thought it couldn't possibly be time," when her train was at length announced. The trains South are well filled by compan ies induced by excursion tickets to gratify their curiosity by a sight of the elephants at Wash ington. Uncle Sam's camels are all landed way down south, towards Texas and Utah, which is to become " Araby the blest." How ever that may be, the trains are going to the Capital to the tuue of " The Campbells are coining." llow true this may prove, is doubt ful, from the reported illueSs of the great Elec ted. llow exceptionable habits will draw people together ! Next to the stage coach, give me the smoking car for shortening the tedium of the way. Here half a dozen gentlemen, from as many different parts of the Union, and, as it happened, from as many different Colleges, shared each other's lluvunus and budgets of news. Having been twirled over five or six differ ent railroads, changing baggage several times, going double the distance of a direct route was one completed to.llarrisburg, we arrived in time for dinner. Dinner? Unfortunate reference! for who ever had a good dinner in our stale capital ? The charges are high enough, in all conscience, but heaven save the cookery I As to the celebrities here, beginning at the top : Our Governor is pre-eminently a good man. He has increased in weight since I saw him during the campaign. Where he can find dinners in Ilarrisburg so to make his face shine I cannot imagine. The Secretary is a pleasant affable gentleman, but politic and wary. He wisely desires the school law to be tested be fore it is tinkered with. He recommends ten or a dozcu State normal schools to be estab lished, but they must be established by private enterprise and funds. This might ultimately effect the desired end by preparing the wav for future appropriations for the endowment of "such normal schools. liut why not found State pri sons or other State works, by individual enter prise ? \\ ould it not be more statesmanlike to recommend such appropriation as would en courage local enterprise to fonnd and foster these much ueeded institutions ? His deputy, H. C. IIICKOK, who has the laboring oar in managing the Common School department, is a whole-souled educationalist, indefatigable in his efforts, ami ardent in sympathy for every move to advance the development of the soul of our glorious old Commonwealth. God speed him ! Our friend Scorr is the best looking man in the Canal board. He has a good honest face. I was sorry to learn, as every friend of the North Branch will be, that Superintendent MAFFET, w hose energy and skill have done such wonders in bringing that work to a completion, lias been snagged, temporarily, I trust,by some quirk iu the regulations of the Canal Commis sioners. Additional legislation will doubtless set him with a free foot and strong hand to perfect his work in a manner as creditable to himself as it will be acceptable to the state. My impressions of the House are favorable. All branches and interests are well represent ed. Our own members, Messrs. BABCOCK and NICHOLS, though young in legislation, stand well and do credit to the county they represent. They arc clear-headed, prompt, judicious men, and are all alive to the interests of Northern Pennsylvania. In the Senate chamber, our friend and neigh bor, E. REED MVEII, already holds an enviable position, and wields a powerful influence. Al though I do not belong to the party which elected Mr MYER, I cannot but feel gratified at his success iu the Senate. Young members sometimes soon run themselves aground by speaking to every motion. Of this there is more than one example in the Senate this ses sion. This rock our Senator has happily avoid ed. He does not sjieak when he has nothing to say. When he claims the attention of the chamber, he rewards it by well-digested tho'ts, honestly spoken in good English diction, and always pertinent. Hence he is always listened to, and his words tell. Mr. MYER, from a spe cial committee, has drawn up and presented an extended report on the Kansas questions,which was ordered to be printed, but I could not get a copy in time for this week. He has also drawn up a bill for a Free Banking system, which, however excellent it is, cannot, I think, be carried this session. He also has a vast deal of work in committee apportioning the repre sentation of the state according to the increase of population. These will doubtless lead to lengthy debate. Several local laws are proposed relating to dogs and sheep. Would it not be a good thing for Bradford to have a tax of fifty cents or a dollar on every dog—the proceeds to be expen ded by the County Agricultural Society in se curing improved stock, implements and seed ? A friend has estimated that there are as many as dogs as families ; in the older townships not less than three hundred (logs each, and kept at an annual expense of sls a year each, a low estimate as provisions now range ; and very low upon the old way of estimating the keep ing of a dog at the price of a hog. Now if the 9,000 taxables keep only 8,000 dogs, they cost annually $120,000 ; —-they prevent the exten sive raising of sheep. After making due al lowance for dogs really serviceable, there is an annual expense of SIOO,OOO for the curs. Let us have the dog tax ; at any rate in our coun ty. In the report of the Superintendent of Common Schools for 1856, the average number of scholars is put at 11,367 —the average cost of instruction at 36 cents each per month, mak ing for the five months the schools are sustain ed, the sum of $20,460 60. This is only oue quarter the cost of the dogs. If the tax won't do, let the tails be cut off just behind the ears of every dog that does not churn. Several beautiful eulogies were pronounced in the Seuate 011 the death of Dr. KAXE, the Arctic explorer. It is happy for our state that so many of hei favored citizens,from FRA.\KI.IX and KITTEN HOUSE to the lamented KANE, have enuobled themselves and her by their devotion to science, rather than by prowess in war. Miss Dix, of charitable renown, has been enlisting the sympathies of the public and of legislators in the founding of a vast Institute for the tniining of Idiotic children. An appro priation of $50,000 is talked of—its success is at present doubtful. The Farm School, in Centre, is also asking $50,000. It has former ly received, I think, slo,ooo—but what more it can do for Farmer's sous than is afforded by every well sustained Collegiate Institute, is dif ficult to be shewn. As a whole the General Assembly proposes great economy in the ex penditure of the public monies. From all that I hear, the Republicans and Americans earnestly desire to effect the nomi nation of Hon. DAVID WILMOT, if he will con seut. The other party are talking up strongly for Gen. PACKER. We shall see. There is a large convention of military men, from all parts of the state, met here at the call of the House Committee on the militia system. Captain ELLSBREE, of Wappasena, represents Bradford. The Legislature adjourns to-day to Monday, the 9th of March. Many are leaving—but crowds are arriving to attend the Democratic Convention next week. Yours, by the way, PEREGRINE. FIRE. —We learn that on Saturday evening last, the store of HENRY SHAKER, at Headley ville, near Dushore, was totally destroyed by tire. The facts, as near as we have been able to obtain them are as follows : Shortly after lighting up the store in the evening, a shawl hanging over the counter was discovered to be on fire ; in the effort to extinguish the flame, a fluid lamp sitting on the counter was aeci dently overturned, and bursting, the whole interior of the building was immediately envel oped in flames So rapid was the progress of the fire that it was impossible to remove any of the goods,—his whole stock of goods, together with notes and other papers, were consumed. A portion of the books fwere saved. The store and goods were insured, but not for near enough to cover the loss.— Sulliea n Democrat. Bradford County Teacher's Association The Bradford County Teacher's Association, met according to adjournment in Terrytown, on Friday, Oct. 13th, at 11 o'clock A.M. In the absence of the President and Vice PresL dents, Mr. C. R. Coburn was called to the chair. Messrs. J. L. Dodge, Benjamin Verbryck and Edmund Horton, were appointed a com mittee to prepare and report an order of busi ness for this meeting. Adjourned till half past 2 o'clock. At the opening of the afternoon session, Dr. J. E. Ingham was appointed Chainnau pro tem. The committee on the order of bu siness presented a report, which was accepted and adopted. The association then took up from the un finished business of the last regular meeting, the following resolution. Resolved, That it is advisable and in the opinion of this association proper, to have our schools kept open only five dnvs in each week, and continue in session five hours in each day. After a discussion of the resolution, in which Dr. Horton Messrs. Ingham, Dnrand, Coburn and Tracy took part, the motion was put and lost. The following Resolution, which had been fully discussed at the last meeting, was taken up and passed. Resolved, That the recognition of excel lence in study and deportment is advisable, while the holding out of rewards for success in study, is evil aud deleterious, the great mo tive being that virtue is its own reward. Dr. Horton, the Chairman of the committee on resolutions, reported iu part, aud the re port was accepted. The following from the report of the com mittee was taken up, and after considerable discussion was carried. Resolved, That it is the duty of all, and especially of teachers, to labor by word and deed to remove every barrier in the way of universal education. The debate on this, which was carried, by Messrs, Coburn, G. W. Ingham, Dr. Horton, Mr. Dnrand and Mr. T. J. Ingham, was con fined chiefly to the special responsibility de clared by the resolution to devolve on teach ers, a subject which it was argued had been unduly exaggerted, and the tendency of which, was to excuse the indifference of parents and others, if not to keep out of view the agency and interests and responsibilities of other par tics in the great work of general education.— It was again urged that teachers occupied a prominent place in tliis work, and, that the barriers and hindrances to the advancement of education arising from the incompetency of teachers and from the indifference of the mas ses of the people, were snch as it was directly in their way to remove. The Association then adjourned till half past 6 o'clock. At half past *' the Associa met and listened to an interesting address bv T. J. Ingham, on " the importance of practical /.notr/cdgc." The address was eminently forci ble and practical, abounding in valuable max ims, and enlivened by many striking illustra tions of the great principles of the science of mind. It was Resolved that the thanks of the As sociation be tendered to Mr. Ingham for his address. An essay was read by Miss. Julia Ilorton, on " (caching and teachers The essayist presen ted some clear statements of fundamental prin ciples, on the subject of teaching as a science, and the importance of studying it as a prepara tion for the work of teaching. Allusion to the subject of introducing the subject of our civil government as a study into our schools, led to the discussion of several debateable topics 011 this qucstiou which were haudlcd in a style, witty, as well as logical. It was was Resolved, that the thanks of the of the Association be tendered to Miss Ilorton for her essay. The following Resolution was then taken up for consideration. Resolved, That the practice of using all the public mouey to defray the expenses of either the summer or winter schools, is detri mental to the cause of education. The discussion ou this, was carried on by Dr. Ilorton, Messrs. Coburn, Guyer, T. J. Ingham and others. Adjourned until to mor row morning at 9 o'clock. SATURDAY, 9 A. M., met according to ad jounneut. The next meeting was appointed to be held at Rome, on Friday, June 12th, at 10 o'clock A. M.. Dr. Worthing, Rev, I). Cook and Mr. S. H. Duraud, were appointed a committee to prepare business for the meet ing. Miss. Emily Matthews and Miss Nancy Corss were appointed essayists. I)r. Coburn and the Rev. Mr. Sutherland were appointed to deliver addresses at the next meeting. The consideration of the resolution under debate last evening was resumed, and, after considerable discussion was passed. While the practice referred to in this resolution, was in the remarks of the speakers generally, admit ted to be unjust. The debate led to a general discussion of the Common School system of Pennsylvania, which was represented as inef ficient, as by putting the schools under the care of School Directors, it excluded the con trol, and impaired the interest of pareuts, whilst on the other haDd it was maintained that the system did not claim to be a perfect system, and that the fault of its ineffieacy was in the indifference of the people, and not iu the laws ; under the operation of which, in many parts of the State, educational interests had advanced, and good schools were sustained. On motion, the subject of Teacher's Insti tutes, laid over at the last meeting was taken up, and the following substitute to the resolu tion under debate was inovul and unanimously passed. Resolved. That we respectfully and earnest ly request that the Senator from this District and the Representatives of Bradford County to exert their influence to secure the passa'd of a law to legalize the establishment of Count* Teacher's Insttutes, in the several Counties nf Commonwealth, and also render thhem Huh pecuniary aid, as shall best subserve the in! rests of the cause of education. The following resolutions were then passed Resolved, That by universal education WP meau not simply the elementary education f all persons, but we include in it the right of all to be educated in every deiirl ment of science. * ' Resolved, That "intellect is not virtue" and hence, all true teaching looks beyond rum intelectual culture, or book learning, and car be permanently successful only by ha Jl upon the principles of Right, Truth and Jul That * he P &rents guardians of children, are under the solemn obligation t give their personal attention to the instruction and education of those committed to their care, not only at home, but also at school and they should therefore aim to select the best teachers, and provide for the best schools in their power, and encourage both teachers and pupils, by freqnently visiting the schools not as attentive spectators, but with a detcrmina tion to know what progress is made bv the children in their studies. It was moved, and after a brief discussion unanimously Resolved, That a Common School system which imposes equal burdens, and grauts eoua! privileges is essential to the perpetuity of our system of government. It was Resolved, That a committee of three he ap pointed to report to our next meeting, on the peculiarities of the School Systems, and their results in the different States. The Rev. Mr. Landon, and Messrs. S. H Dnrand and O. J. Chubbuck, were appointed the committee. Mr. Coburn addressed the Association on the subject of teaching, presenting much im ! |Krtant information, and suggesting many val uable a practical hints to teachers. It was on motion Resolved, That the thanks of the Associa tion be tendered to Prof. Coburn for his a<i ! dress. It was on motion Res,hed, That the thanks of the Associa tion be tendered to the citizens of Asylum, for their hospitality, aud kindness to the members of the Association during onr meeting, ami for the deep and cordial iuterest taken in the bu , siuess of the Association. After prayer, the Association adjourned to meet iu Rome, on Friday, June 12th, at 10 o'clock A. M. Important from Washington. WASHINGTON, Feb. Jfi. I>5T. Instead of the Corruption Committee Report the House begau this morning to consider the several appropriation bills, including the Ar my, Navy and others, which are passed with uncommon despatch. During the debate an exciting episode occurred, arising from the dif ficulty of Tuesday last, between tdierman of Ohio and Wright of Tennessee. About 12 o'clock, Wright, accompanied by Savage of Tennessee, walked over to the seat behind Sherman's, which is i ear the door, rather to the left of the Speaker. Wright' 's friends allege that be only went to speak with Air. Harris, of Maryland, in the rear of Sherman's, while, on the other side, it is asserted, Wright evidently had a purpose of iusulting Sherman, so as to provoke him to a duel. Mr. Sherman, acting on the impression, and thinking he saw or heard something in the conversation or mariner of IVright to confirm it, tossed a handful of wafers in the Tennes seau's face, thus throwing the responsibility of challenging on him—a resjxnisibility which previously was supposed to lie ou Sherman, iu consequence of Wright's imputation of false hood in the debate of Monday. Of course the wafers were not palatable, and a row ensued. Wright, it is averred, put his hand suspiciously in his left breast pocket, and Sherman sprung on and struck at him, but was seized by Wakeman of New-York 'Wright was simultaneously seized by Watkins of Tennessee, and Savage, and escorted to his seat. A great deal of writing ensued among the parties, friends collected iu groups around them, and at the last advices, Messrs. Savage, Harris and Keitt, were engaged iu earnest consultation outside of the Hall. If anychal leuge should pass, it mast necessarily have come from Wright ; but his friends, Keitt aud Savage, have determined that no such demon stration, under the circumstances, is required. WASHINGTON. Feb. 27, IM" The House was occupied all day to a late hour ou the Report of the Investigating Com mittee. Mr. Gilbert made a speech which left an ; impression in his favor, lie did not talk like a guilty man. The House refused him a trial. ; which Gilbert admitted the impracticability cu !at this late day, and he then resigned. It then laid all proceedings in regard to his ease OQ the table. Mr. Matteson sent in his resignation through Mr. Morgan, ou the ground that the action of the body in Gilbert's ease showed that he, too, would be denied a trial before the bar of the House. The resolutions of the Committee 10 his ease were then taken up and passed, ex cepting the one for expulsion, which was sus* ■ ponded by his resignation. The first resolu tion, declaring him guilty of corrupt practices in the Des Moines grant, had but 1" votCs against it. On the second, declaring him £ u "' ty of defaming the character of the House 0 charging corruption on its members, ami tmb proving himself unworthy to be a member " ! it, there were 75 votes for laying it on theAa ble. A vote 011 its passage was then takcu, and it passed without a division. Mr. Welch's case next came up, and herein ! to trial on the testimony presented by the ( mittee. Mr. Stanton of Ohio opened in ''i> favor by an able, luminous, completeargumeu. which seemed to determine the House in favor. He was followed by Messrs. . of Georgia, Smith of Virginia ami Harris m Maryland on the same side. At 9 House had not voted 0:1 the case, but it highly probable that it would reject the rt commendation of the Committee and cxculpu^ Mr. Welch. Ten, I\ M— The House has just adjourned after action oil Mr. Welch's case, cxculpatu £
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