Remarkable Murder Trial.
(From dm AI'KIIIV Atlas of May 4th.)
A man now lies in jail of Tompkins county,
in this State, having been convicted by the
verdict of a jury of murder, awaiting the de
cision of the' General Term of the Supreme
Court of the Sixth District to be pronounced
in a few days, whether he shall be sentenced to
execution, whose case is one of the most re
rctnarkahie on the records of criminal jurispru
deuce, lie has already been in the State's
Prison for ten years on account of the same
transaction, in respect to which he has now
been convicted of murder. His name is Ed
ward 11. Rulloff. It is said that his true name
is Ruluffoou.tliat he is of German descent, but
was born in Nova Scotia ; that having some
difficulty with his father and uncle, he left
home when some 13 or If years of age. He
is now aoout 34 years of age. He is a man of
education, speaking seven different languages.
There is much of mystery attending him and
his history, lie appears to be supplied with
money, and the sum of S7OO was left at the
Tompkins county jail for him, since his release
from the Auburn Prison, by an unknown man,
who left immediately without anyone knowing
whence he came or whither he went.
Rulloff appeared in Tompkins county in
May, 1842. lie was then engaged on the
canal. He spent part of the summer there
and the next winter taught school in the town
of Drydcn in that couuty. Miss Harriet
Sehutt of that town, a young lady 20 years of
age, was one of his pupils. The following
summer he studied medicine. In December,
1843, he married this young woman. After
his marriage in the wiuter of 1844, he weut
to Ithaca and served as a clerk for a few months,
living with his wife at a hoarding house. —
His wife soon returned to her father's. In the
fall of 1844, again taught school and about
that time commenced keeping house with his
wife in the towu of Lansiug iu Tompkins coun
tv.
Within a month or two after his marriage
he seems to have become very jealous of his
wife, accusing her without any cause so far as
appears, of improper intimacy with a Dr. Hull,
and becoming so much excited on one or two
occasions as to exercise violence upon her. lie
continued to live in Lansing with his wife
(having a daughter born early in Apiil) until
the 24 th day of June, 184.). J lis irifc and
child have never been seen or heard of since the
evening of that day.
During the uext forcnoou he went to his
nearest neighbor, on the opposite side of the
highway, aud procured a horse and wagon for
the purpose, as he alleged, of conveying a
chest to Mottville, some 8 or 10 miles distant,
which he stated an uncle of his had left at his
house the evening before, (o make room for
his (RullofFs ) wife to ride with his uncle to
a Mr. Snyder's, some 3 miles off, where he
said, she had gone. Ilis ueighbor helped him
load the chest into the wagon. It was heavy.
The theory of the prosecution against llulloff
is that he had murdered his wife and child dur
ing the previous night, and that he carried off
their bodies in this chest and made way with
them, while he was gone, by sinking in the
lake uenr by. or in some oilier manner. He
returned with the horse and wagon about noon
the next day, bringing back the chest, which
the witness, ho saw him take it from the
wagon, thinks was then light. He left Lansing
the satnc afternoon and in the house, when af
terwards searched, were fouud more or less of
the clothing of his wife apparently just as she
dropped it upon the floor from her person in
undressing. On the evening of the 25th of
June he hired a horse and lumber wagon at
Ithaca, which he returned at 3 o'clock the
next morning. On the morning of the 2Gth,
under the assumed name of John Doe, he took
passage in the stage for Geneva.
In some five or six weeks he returned among
his acquaintances in Tompkins county. By
this time his wife's friends had become anxious
about her absence. lie gave contrary ac
counts of the matter ; told one she had been
up between the lakes visiting, another that she
was in Pennsylvania, and others that she was
at Madison, in Ohio. Being pressed in the
matter he wrote a letter to her directed to the
litter place, which lie showed, requesting her
to write to her friends, and another which he
had directed to a Mr. I>e l'uv requesting him
to send a letter to his wife. But during the
cveuing he eluded observation and suddenly
left. His wife's brother pursued him aud over
took him at Rochester, when Rulloff proposed
to go with him to Madison, Ohio, and see his
wife, but when they got to Buffalo and had
purchased tickets for the steamboat, he escap
ed from his companion. The latter went on
to Madison, but could hear nothing of his sis
ter. He then hastened to Cleveland, suspect
ing that Rulloff would go West by the next
boat, and there fouud and arrested liim, and
took him back to Tompkins county.
There lie was indicted for the abduction of
his wife. As there was no positive evidence of
her death, and as the presumption to that ef
fect was not then as strong as it lias since be
come by the lapse of time, it does not seem to
have been deemed discreet to attempt a prose
cutiou against him for murder. lie was
tried on this indictment in February, 1840, at
the Tompkins County Oyer and Terminer,
Hon. S. Cushing, the present Attorney Gen
eral of the State, acting as his counsel, and
was convicted and sentenced to the State's
prison for ten years. lie served out his time
at Auburn. In the meantime no trace of the
missing wife and child had beeu obtained, ex
cept some additional circumstances tending to
fasten guilt more clearly on him, and upon his
exit from the prison at Auburn he was again
arrested upou an indictment for the murder of
his child.
There was an attempt to try this new and
terrible charge at the Tompkins County Oyer
Terminer in June last, but so great bail been
excitement in that county, and so decided the
sentiment against Ilulloff, that it was found
impossible to procure an impartial jury, and
the place of trial was afterwards changed to
Tioga county.
The case was tried in the last named county
at a Circuit Court held by Justice Mason in
October last, and was one of absorbing inter
est, as well from its extraordinary character,
as the distinguished counsel engaged in it.—
The prosecution was conducted by J. A. Wil
liams, District Attorney of Tompkins, and
Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson, and the defence by
Boardman and Finch attorneys for the prisou
cr, and by honorable J. A. Spencer, (now de
ceased,) his counsel.
A few facts, in addition to those wc have
detailed, were elicited. It was shown that in
August, 1845, he applied to a man at Chica
go to borrow money on a pledge of his chest,
and obtained $35 or S3O. He represented
that his wife and child hod recently died south
of Chicago on the Illinois river, lie did not
redeem the ehe-t, nnd a part of the content"
were identified as the clottnug oi bis wife and
child.
A very important legal question arose on
this trial, upon which the ca.'e is now pending
before the General Term of the Supreme Court.
It was whether there, could he a con vidian for
murder inn case where there had been no dis
covery of the body of the person alleged to h iye
lern murdered, or where there was not direct and
positive, but only circumstantial proof of the
death. After an elaborate charge from .Jus
tice Mason, the jury convicted the prisoner of
murder. Sentence was suspended, to give
hint time to argue the legal question arising
upon the .Judge's charge, before the Supreme
Court at General Term. It is stated that
Rulloff, during the whole triul, preserved his
self-possession to a remarkable degree and that
his equanimity was not at all disturbed by the
rendition of the verdict of guilty. The fate of
the prisoner now hangs upon the decision of
the important question of law which we have
stated, and which has great interest, as a prin
ciple and precedent, beyond the awful con
sequences which it involves in this particular
case.
ESCAPE OF RFLOFK—SFPPOSED BRIBERY OF
THE JAILOR.—The circumstances attending the
escape of Doctor Edward H. Iluloff from the
Ithaca Jail inevitably establish the fact that
he was aided in his escape by outside friends,
who effected their object through the bribery
of the Jailor. There were nine locks between
the outside door and the cell where Iluloff
was confined. The prisoner was securely iron
ed and chained to the Hoor. These locks were
unlocked—the irons upon the persons of the
convict cut, and he was evidently carried off
by his friends. These circumstances alone
would sufficiently indicate the complicity of
the Jailor in his escape. But there are other
corroborating incidents. The day before the
escape, the Jailer received a letter—or at least
professed to have received one—requesting
liini to go to Ovid, and arrest a notorious coun
terfeiter. lie hired a livery team, and start
ed. When he arrived at Trmnansburgh, lie
returned to Ithaca—arriving there about ten
o'clock, P. M. Instead of going immediately
to the Jail, he sauntered about the village, un
til one or two o'clock in the morning, and even
on going to the Jail, lie evinced no sort of vigi
lance, but retired to rest without giving the
slightest attention to the condition of the
prisoners. The citizens of Ithaca feel justly
indignant at the treacheryof the Jailer, and
Sheriff IveS promptly ousted him from the
position he has betrayed.
IXRERESTIXO FROM THF. RoCKY MOUNTAINS.—
INDIAN W ARS. —The Kansas City Enterprise,
of May 2d, says that Tim Geodell, the moun
taineer and guide, arrived in that city on Mon
day last, who spent the winter west of the
Rocky mountains, on the Greene river, who
reports that at the crossing of the North Platte
he met an Indian trader, named Saunders,
who had just returnell from an expedition iu
search of a crow village. His party consisted,
at setting out, of three white men and four
Crow Indians. They were attacked ou Pow
der river by a part of thirty Blackfeet, who
killed one of the white men, named Scott, a
Canadian trader, and two of the CroAS. Saun
ders was wounded in the shoulder.
About three days after the above occurrence,
a band of Snake ludians came across a party
of Blackfcet Indians, numbering twenty-eight
warriors, uear Fremont's Peak, and after a
hard battle, killed tweuty-seven, leaving but
one to tell the story to his tribe. This is the
most successful battle ever fought in the moun
tains. The Snakes lost not a single brave.—
The wildest rejoicings were going on in the
tribe. They were so elated that they sent a
portion of their scalps by a French trader to
the Sioux, having, as they said, more than
they want.
On his way in, Mr. Goodell saw a few lodges
of Cheyennes. They told him that they had
killed more whites than the.whites had killed
of them, and if the government wanted to
make peace they were willing ; but if more
fight was wanted they were ready. He also
learned that the Cheyennes were mostly col
lected on the Republican Fork of the Kansas
and that they were expectiug a visit from the
United States troops the coming summer.—
They did not expect or intend to fight the
troops a great deal, but were going to put the
women and children out of the way, and then
scatter in small bands from the Platte to the
Arkansas, and they say that they can, in that
way, "kill all they want, and get plenty of
white women for prisoners." This is their ex
act lauguage.
NEW YORK IIORSE MARKET. —The market
still continues in a dull state—that is, horses
sell lowly, though at prices somewhat higher
than they were a year ago ; but this because
drovers have been obliged to pay higher in the
country, and could not afford to sell them ex
cept at higher prices—to get which they have
sometimes held on until, as the old saying is,
the horse eats his own head off. Horse keep
ing is necessarily high, as loose hay sells for
$1 and $i Oti per cwt., and oats at 6.3 cents
a bushel. The opinion of some of the best in
formed and experienced men the market is that
the number of horses sold, and that will be
sold, this Spriug will not much, if any, exceed
one-half the number usually sold in the city in
corresponding periods of previous years. The
largest number tiow selling arc for the use of
city stages and railroads, and these rarely ex
ceed $l5O each. There is a great deal of city
work in progress, but the demand for ordinary
work horses is "nothiug to brag on," and the
demand for fancy horses is decidedly flat. The
grand difficulty appears to be that owners hold
their stock higher than buyers are willing to
pay. Those who need horses for work must
buy, but those who generally buy the high
priced horses are in no hurry—to-day, or to-mor
row, or next week will do, and finally, if they
do not meet with animals to suit their fancy
and prices to suit their puise, they don't buy
at all. The truth is, there is not margin
enough between the present country and city
prices to afford dealers a fair chance for jock
eying with customers, and some of them won't
buy without, and consequently 6ales are hard
to effect.
Thf. Famine in Northern Michigan. —
Detroit, Saturday, May 16, 1857.—At a meet
ing held last evening in the City Hall here to
devise means for the relief of the destitute
people of Northern Michigan, a citizen of Gra
tiot county was present and stated that his
wife and three children had died of starvation.
He gave* gloomy account of the suffering in
that said people were suffering for
the mof eiqtamoM food. The meeting decided
to in the city to purchase provi
sion wift "1m ,000 of which was subscribed in
Hail.
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FOR Jt OOES OF THE SITREMF, COCRT,
JOSEPH J. LEWIS, of Chester Co
JAMBS VBECH, of Fayette County.
Ifcar* About one hundred feet of the Johnny
Cake dam ou the .Jmiction Canal has been
carried away by the late freshet. This will
delay the opening of navigation for some time,
and is peculiarly unfortunate. It will be re
paired as speedily as possible, but from present
indications the water will not be low enough
to permit the commencement of repairs for
some time.
JBST'J oiix M. 15. Pktrikix, member of the
House from the L} coming district, died at
llarrisbnrg, on Friday last, of disease con
tracted at the National Hotel, in Washing
ton.
Foreic.x News. —Tiic arrived
Friday morning from Liverpool, bringing the
news of an entire week. The Beitish Q ueeu
has so far recovered from her confinement that
she is about to be churched, after which she
will go to the Isle of Wight for a while. Mr.
Evelyn Deuuison has beeu chosen Speaker of
the House of Commons. The Russian Grand
Duke Constantino is at Paris, figuring as an
uncommon lion. The Neufchatel question is
substantially settled, his Prussian Majesty re
nouncing all claims in consideration of $200,-
000 cash down. In Russia the shares in the
newly-authorized railways have been made
a legal tender, and thus come equivalent to
money.
The news from China shows no relaxation
iu the hostile feeling and operations of the
Chinese They had by stratagem got possession
of another of the steamers—the Queen —em-
ployed between Ilong Kong and Macao, which
had been destroyed, with a valuable cargo.—
The imperialist junks are represented to be in
great force in Canton River, and the attempts
made by the English ships-of-war to dislodge
them had not been successful. Whampoa was
deserted. The Cantou people had sowed the
gardens of the factories with salt. Admiral
Seymour is represented as very active, con
stantly cruising up and down the river ; but
Sir John Boweriug is pretty quiet, and appa
rently not much delighted at the state of hos
tilities which lie has brought about. The
mandarins continue to stimulate the hostility
of the people by official proclamations, while
the punishment of death is inflicted on such
native merchants as continue to keep up com
mercial intercourse with the English.
Incendiary fires continue to occur at lloug
Kong. In one of these the baking establish
ment formerly belonging to A-Lum was de
stroyed, with a large quantity of Hour.
REJECTION OF THK CENTRAL AMERICAN TREA
TY. —A late arrival from Europe brought the
news that the Central American treaty, recent
ly made by Mr. Dallas and Lord Clarendon,
and ratified by the United States Senate with
amendments, had been rejected by the British
government —the alterations by Seuate being
unsatisfactory. This throws the whole sub
ject open again, but it is not probable that it
will lead to auy more difficulties. The Eng
lish government has expressed a willingness to
open new negotiations. It is said our govern
ment will take no further steps in the matter
until the assembling of Congress, when the
whole subject will be laid before the Senate.
EOT Er. Edward D. Worrell, formerly of
Wilkesbarre, was executed iu Missouri, ou the
17th of April, for the murder of Gordon, a
Railroad Engineer.
Jacob Wadder, Esq., formerly of
Wilkesbarre, but now of Texas, has been ap
pointed by President Buchanan, Consul to
Frankfort-on-the-Mainc, Germany, at a salary
of $2,000 per annum.
Coi.LF.CTOR OF TOLLS AT PITTSTOX.—Lewis
11. Litts, Esq., has been appointed by the
Board of Canal Commissioners, Collector of
Tolls ou the upper division of the North Branch
Canal.
A son of Mr. T. W. Robinson, of
Wilkesbarre, fell into the river on Monday,
while catching drift wood. He was fortunate
ly rescued before drowning.
THE CATTAWISSA RAILROAD. —We see it sta
ted that arrangements have been made by the
Cattawissa railroad company for filling up the
great raviues over which it passes. The work
has already been commenced.
COURT PROCEEDINGS
Monday morning, May 11, at ten o'clock
Court beingragtfin convened in pursuance of
a djournnoonf, Judges Wilmot, President and'
CnunnccK, associtffe, njon the bench. The
application of Moses T. Ottrrier for a license
tokeep a public house in Towanda borough,
was bronght before the Court, and after a hear
ing license granted. Same day at the coming
in of court in the afternoon, the docket was
read over, and a number of judgments taken
in open court on motion, &c., after which, the
following cause was taken up, to wit
TAUCVZO D. Bowman vs. The Slntc Mutual
Fire Insurance Co. —Action in debt for the
recovery of a claim upon policy of insurance
granted to the plaintiff by the defendant. Ju
ry called and sworn, May 11. Mercer for
plaintiff, and Ei.wf.tx for defendant. The re
covery of the claim was resisted on the ground,
as was alleged, that the property insured was
rated aud insured in the Farmer's class, being
a house belonging to the plaintiff situate in
Towanda township, when it should have been
insured in what istermedthe Merchant's class ;
when in fact it was used and occupied as a
public house. After a full hearing the cause
was submitted to the Jury on Tuesday, who,
after a short deliberation, returned a verdict
in favor of the plaintiff for $1416.00. Rule
granted to show cause why a new trial shall
uot be granted upon reasons filed.
C. K. llathbone vs. If r m. Iligby—Eject
ment for a piece of land in Canton twp. Jury
called and sworn, and after a hearing return a
verdict in favor of plaintiff.
JZdward Beordsley vs. The School Directors
of Armenia hep. —Action in debt for the re
covery of a claim for services as a school
teacher. Jury called and sworn, and after a
hearing return a verdict in favor of plaintiff
for ten dollars.
Israel Smith rs. Samuel Kellum, 2d —Action
in trespass—Plaintiffs claims for damages in
consequence of the cattle of the defendant run
ning upoa plaintiffs land, an Island in the
Susquehanna river, in the latter part of the
year 1855. Jury called and sworn, and after
hearing the evidence aud argument, return a
verdict in favor of plaintiff for the sum of $75.
James Nestor's use vs. King, Stand iff'and
Diven —Action in debt for the recovery of
a claim against the Williamsport it Elmira
Railroad Co. May 14, Jury called and sworn
and after a hearing plaintiff takes a non pros.
11. Thomas vs. Samuel 11. Ingcrsoll.—Ac
tion in debt on note. May 15, Jury called
aud sworn and after a hearing of the evidence,
itc., return a verdict for plaintiff for the sum
of $125,38.
John Ilowe vs. Waller Olmsted —Action of
Scire Facias ou bail for an application from a
Justice of the I'eacc. May 15, Jury called
and sworn and after a hearing return a ver
dict in favor of plaintiff for the sum of $71,62.
T". E. riolltt rs. M. C. Mercur. —Action
for libel. Plaintiff's counsel files objections to
going into a trial of the cause for reasons set
forth—the Court over ruled the objections,
whereupon a jury were called and sworn and
return a verdict in favor of the defendant.
V. E. Piollet vs. Allen M'Kean —Action for
libel. Plaintiff's counsel files objections same
as in the foregoing suit. .Tury called and
sworn and return a verdict iu favor of the de
fendant.
V. E. Pullet vs. E. li. il lyer —Action for
libel. Being called for trial plaintiff takes a
non pros.
May 15, Thomas S. Baker, who was found
guilty of forgery during the Session of the Ist
week, being arraigned was sentenced to 1 year
and 3 months imprisonment in the Eastern
Penitentiary at Philadelphia, and pay a fine
of $lO to the Commonwealth and costs of
prosecution.
John Rowlee, who was found guilty of Bur
glary at February Sessions last, and whose
sentence was deferred upon a rule pending
far a new trial. The Conrt after hearing, dis
charged the rule, and May 15th, the said John
Rowlee is sentenced to an imprisonment in the
Eastern Penitentiary at Philadelphia for one
year and nine months and to pay a fine of $lO
and costs of prosecution and stand committed
until the sentence ot the Court be complied
with.
An omission occurred in the case of the
Com. vs. Samuel Kelluni, 2d. —Assault and
Battery iu which the brand Jury returned a
true bill.
lii the matter of the First Methodist Epis
copal Church of Wyalusing and the Presby
terian Church and Congi egation of Herrick.
The Court grant the usual Charter of in
corporation in these cases.
The Court appoint Jesse E. Bollock, E. S.
Tracy, S. 11. Newman. J. Griffin, C. Stockwcll,
C. T. Bliss and A. D. Foss, viewers and ap
praisers of damages in the application of J.
Ingham of Monroe, for damages of the Bar
clay Rail Iload and Coal Co., and appoint a
day for their meeting after which the par
ties fixed upon the 14th day of July next
for their meeting upon the premises of the pe
titioners.
Andreir Detciug vs. Samuel Oicens,et nl.—
Action in debt on note. May 15, jury called
and sworn, and return a verdict iu favor of
plaintiff for the sum of $1138,24.
The jury were discharged on the 15th, and
during the week twenty-six causes upon the
list were disposed of.
The Court adjourned on the 12th., over to
Monday the 18th., at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon.
Monday, May 18th., Court being again call
ed at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. Judge Will
mot, President, upon the bench. The only
cause on the list for trial during I,he week was
the oue of Sarah L. Fitch vs. Orriu P. Bal
lard, which being called on, and jury called 1
and sworn, residue of the jury were discharged,
and upon application on the part of the plain
tiff fdr a continuance, the court order attach
ments issaed for witnesses, who were not in
attendance, ami adjourned over to Tuesday
morning nt 10 o'clock, for a return upon the at
tachments. Upon calling of Court, in ptirsn
ancc of adjournment, on Tuesday morning, re
turn being made Upon the attachments, and the
witnesses were not brought. The case was
continued over to next term, and jury dischar
ged, and the Court adjourned to meet on Sat
urday the 23d inst., at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon for a hearing of matters in the Orphans
Court and motions &c.,-to be made in the Com
mon Fleas.
FROM KANSAS. —The Leavenworth corres
pondent of the Chicago Tribune gives the fol
lowing iHii'tration of the manner ?n which jus
tice is administered in Kansas :
" Some rich developments have been made
in the tJ. S. District Court of late, which prove
how debased and corrupt our legal tribunals
in the territory have becrr. On Wednesday,
the case of Henderson 8m all wood came up
for trial before Judge Leeonipte. Mr. Smalb
wood was among those who acted as Judge
at llaedcr's election to Congress. For this
offence lie was arrested and put under heavy
bonds, but bis trial was adjourned over sever
al terms of the Court. At last, however, the
day came when the case would be disposed of.
When it was called up, Mr. Suialhvood's coun
sel requested to see the indictment against his
client. After some ridiculous investigation,
it was announced that there was no indictment.
Xo indictment —no presentment of any kind,
and yet, Mr. Smallwood had been arrested;
aud held to bail, upon what? Upon a mere
bench warrant, which adted even the signature
of the Court. And it now appears that Judge
Leeonipte has frequently been iu the habit of
imprisoning ami fining free State men upon
the strength of bench warrants."
It was discovered that twenty others were
in the same position as Mr. Smallwood, and
that gentleman's counsel moved that all should
be discharged. This, after some hesitation,
finding himself cornered, Judge Leccmpte was
obliged to do. Caleb May was tried for acting
as Judge, at Reeder's election, and acquitted.
A letter published in the New York Daily
Tunes asserts that the letter addressed to Act
ing governor Stanton, by I)r. Robinson and
other free State citizens of Lawrauce, a.*kiug
certain concessions, in order to ensure the free
State men voting at the next election, was
suggested by Stanton himself, while at Law
rence. The follow ing is the statement of the
occurrence.
" Acting Governor Stanton inquired of
Gov. Robinson and others, whether they
were willing to make a fair trial of strength,
if a chance were referred. The reply unhesi
tatingly, was " Yes." " What," said Mr. Stan
ton, "{would satisfy you ?" All houest revi
sion of the census list, aud half the Judges of
election, was the reply. The plan proposed
in Gov. Robinson's letter, was mentioned—
he approved that part relating to the census,
and thought the other might be satisfactorily
arranged, lie was told that lie had not the
power to secure these changes ; but expressed
himself confident that his influence would suf
fice At his 01m request , the proposition was
reduced to writing ; aud as he left Lawrence
before its completion, it was scut to him at
Lecompton.
" During the next morning, in conversation,
he reiterated his confidence in being able to se
cure the co-operation of the Sheriffs k Probate
Judges in this plan, and left town with the ap
parent expectation of receiving and acting on
the proposal."
Gov. WALKER ON KANSAS.—The TTon. Ro
bert J. Walker, the new Governor of Kansas,
ami now on his way to that Territory, ac
cepted a complimentary dinner at the invita
tion of a number of his friends in New York
city, at the Astor House on Tuesday evening.
The Governor made a speech in reply to a com
plimentary toast, in which, among other
things, he said ;
" So far as the utmost exercise of his offici
al powers and his personal influence would go
to secure that result, Governor Walker said
he was determined the people of Kansas to h ire
an opportunity for a full, free and solemn ex
pression of their will upon the adoption of any
constitution that might be framed —after a fair
and satisfactory census of all the bona fide in
habitants who might in be the Territory at the
time. He considered this due to them. It was
part of their inherent and inalienable sover
eignty. And he should consider it, not only
a point of law and of official duty, as an officer
of the Territory, but a point of honor as a
mm ami a gentleman, to do everything in his
power to secure to them the full and fair indis
puted exercise of this fundamental right."
" This he believed to be the great point es
seutial to the peace and welfare of Kansas.
If the people could have such a vote, all dis
sent ions would be settled. And he regarded
all the past differences—the contests about
the Legislature, about the Topeka Constitu
tion, about the census and -register of voters—
as prelim nary questions ; important undoubt
ly, but deriving most of their consequeuce
from their relations to this great and para
mount question—the right of the people of
Kansas to decide for themselves upon the Con
stitution which may he offered for their adop
tion. If this could be properly and satisfac
torily adjusted, all the difficulties which now
embarrass the settlement of the Territory
would disappear."
JGQP*A young woman appeared to the Lon
don (Canada) Free press, a day or two since,
clothed in a boy's apparel, and asked to be
employed to learn type setting. The editor
saw through her disguise, told her so, and she
disappeared, going however to the other of
fices in the city for the same purpose, and final
ly bringing up in a barber shop, where the real
object of her visits were learned. She was in
search of a young printer who had deceived
her, and whom she wished to be revenged up
on. A bowie knife and pistol were found on
her persoß.
INJURY TO THE DELAWARE CANAL. —The in
juries by the freshet to the Delaware Division
of the Pennsylvania Canal, we are informed,
by Mr. Overfield, the Superintendent, will pro
bably be completed in about two weeks, if the
weather should be favorable. The principal
damages done are a short distance below
Easton, and every preparation has been made
to commence the repairs vigorously, as soon as
the waters of the River have sufficiently aba
ted.
David Wilmot,
We publish in ar.oher part of our paper to
day an admirable letter from the Hot. D.mr>
Wn.ilor, accepting the Republican nomination
for the office of Governor of the State of IVnn
solvaftia. lie ts a pure and able statesman
and the people of Pennsylvania can in no wav
do their nOltle State a better service than In
electing him to the station for which h<< ha
been nominated. Mr. WILMOT was aM- mber
I of Congress tfhen the schemes of the slave
propagandists for the subversion of constitu
; tiotiul freedom and the extension of Slavery
j began to be developed iu political action
j One of the most gifted and eminent amoii"
: the Democratic representatives from the State
of Pennsylvania, seeing the coming danger he
desired to shield the Democratic Partv front
the brand of Slave Propagaudism, ami to >ave
the country from the adoption of a policv so
mischievous, in every way so frill of evil ai the
scheme to increase the political power and per
petuate the horrors of negro Slavery iu the
Union through the action of the National Go
vernment extending the of Slavery over
our new Territories. Mr. WII.M.T foresaw
and endeavored to aveft The evil which has so
deeply agitated and- disturbed the countrv
Opposed to the extension of Slavery, lie war
opposed to the plan of the slaveholdi'ng inter
est to press the Democratic Party into the'po
litical support of Slave Propagandism, and In
decided at onCe to resist the measure. In i
40, he moved in Congress the celebrated pro
position which has since been known as the
" Wilmot Proviso,*' to prohibit by law the ex
tension of Slavery into the Free Territories
a proposition first made by THOMAS JEFFERSON
in 17*4, and adopted by the Patriots of the
Continental Congress in 17*7, and subsequent
ly ratified iu ITH9, by the first Congress that
assembled under the Constitution, as applica
ble to Territory then belonging to the United-
States
If the counsel of DAVID WII.MOT had been
listened to, the Democratic Party would have
been saved from the crime of supporting the
extension of Slavery—a crime which ha* dis
graced the name of Democracy, and will ut
terly de-troy the party organization that vol
untarily bears the shame of such a crime. The
country, too, would have been saved the strug
gle which has been, and is still necessary, to
*ave the Free Territories of the West from
the pollution of Slavery.— St Lntcrence Rep
LARUE TIAVI. OF Fb TI.'EASCRE. The
Norfolk \ a.; Herald last Thursday says
that " Mr. Benjamin S. Dey, of Currituck
county, North Carolina, while ploughing in bis
field a few days ago, dug up a oil" of of)
Spanish gold and silver coin to the arnbnnt of
about six thousand dollars. It is -apposed to
have been buried during tin* Revolution, and
the accident that led to the discovery was
most singular. It appears that an old pine
tree had fallen near the* fence of Mr. Dev's
farm, and one of the branches stuck in the
spot where the money was found. A* the
tree was an obstruction to tbos.- engaged in
ploughing, it was raised from its position when
it was discovered that the old bra eh hadseve
ral pieces of trie com sticking to it They
then went to work and dug dow to the depth
of about four feet, when they were startled by
the discovery of this large amount of monev.
Every eye that looked upon the shiner*, we
are told, became as big as moons, and one of
the negroes, who assisted in raising the tree,
on seeing the money sticking to the limb, was
so amazed at the sight, halloed out —" why,
Massa Dey, what am dat—l wonder if hegro
dar—Well, well, (lis am d' fa* •me I ' her
seed money groin on de pine * " A vok
of oxeti was so >ll hitched to 'he r i n . I
it was carried to the house ol Mr I), y, w
it can be seen.
" This, we assure our readers, is no boax :
and it rather gives credence to the tradition
that there was money deposited 011 that part
of the coast by Blackboard, the pirate."'
gsay The New York paper- give the tb
of an extensive conspiracy and attempted
cape of the convicts in Sing Sing pri-on.
"At breakfast time on Sunday moraiair,
about sixty of the prisoner-, having ke-fked
down the guard, formed in two parties, one of
which made for the river and the other for
the village. They were pursued, and after
short chase every one of them was captured.
No one was seriously hurt in the melee. The
conspiracy, however, was not confined to the
above mentioned gangs. The remaining pris
oners, at the conclusion of their breakfast, and
upon a preconcerted signal being given, rushed
upon the keeper, and were beating him, when
the agent of the prison came to the re-cue and
discharged his pistols among tin* convicts.
This had the effect of quelling t ie revolt
Quiet was restored, and punishment inflicted
on the offenders. The ringleader-of the re
bellion were two brothers, named Dunn, lue
affair scents to have been concocted with con
siderable skill, and had the prisoners scattered,
instead of keeping in compact bodies, doubt
less many of them would have effected their
escape."
Bra?* In !g * William Wilson died at hi> resi
dence, in White county, 111., on the -_Mh alt .
in about the 69th year of his life. Judge
Wilson was one of the earlv pioneers of Illi
nois, and was Chief justice ol the Nipreme
Court from 1819 to ISI9, when the new cou
stitutiou was adopted.
The State of Michigan ha* established
a College of Agriculture, on a farm of seven
hundred fertile acres, near the city f Lan>inir,
where the State Capitol is located. " , ) )s ' j' 1
R. Williams, late editor of the Toledo blade,
is President. It has an endowment of s•><,
000, the proceeds of the Salt Sprimr lamK
originally donated to the territory of Midi -
hv the Federal Government. I lie Legisa
tnre lias appropriated £-0,000 per annum tor
two years to tiie support of the (o '-b l
There are already accommodations fo, <' .
students. No charge is now made >or tui
tion, but each student is required to work
three hours per day, for which lie i* | ,u '
This we believe, will be the lirst State . gn
cultural College actually in operation in AUKH
ca : but Pennsylvania and Illinois are P ri T ar
ing to follow. 'The Michigan College will he
dedicated on the 13th instant.
NEW OMNIBUS. —Maj. Brewer of the -O.
wa-ga, with persevering cm rgv and emeipr, <
immediately after the fire went to New \ork.
and purchased ft new and elegant tmm •
which is now running between his hoe aiio
the Railroad Depot. It is the prettiest thing
we ever saw in Owego. It is drawn b_\ t w "
dapple greys, and is creating ipiitc a sensation
in town — (heego Gazette.