Why Should Democrats Oppose Wilmot.
Honest, well-meaning DEMOCRATS ! we want
n frank and manly talk with you. Give us
tifteen minutes of your attention, and ponder
over what we shall say.
You fervently desire to be right—we know
if. You desire"the growth—the prosperity of
our noble State. You would trample down
every influence that would militate against our
interest, and jealously protect it from the para
lysing policy of corrupt rulers. We say all
this is your intention
But seriously, fellow voter—member of the
democratic party—has it never occurred to
you, that our leaders may be wrong ? that they |
may be openly prating about patriotism, hones
ty, "Democracy," while in secret, they are
concocting all manner of schemes to insure pnr
tizau success ! that they may have an interest
in mystifying the real questions at issue ?—in
short, that they are using you for the base
purposes of accomplishing their own most sel
fish ends ?
Have you ever thrown off the trammels of
party sufficient to think of this f Have you
ever removed yourself far enough away from
the bewitching pnraphanalia of the political
organizations surrounding you, to dispassionate
ly examine those things ? If not, for the sake
of Truth and Right—in behalf of what every
true friend of American Progress and Ameri
can Prosperity hopes for, we ask of you to do
so now !
Then good and loyal democrat 1 in candor
and truth answer us one question, —why do
you oppose DAVID WII.MOT ? Be frank and hon
est, and give us your reasons. Have you any ?
AY hat arc they ?
Reflect a moment. Look back over a
few pages of our State's history. Years ago
your presses—your Editors—your orators,
pronounced DAVID WII.MOT "the using Demo
crat of the Stale." Only a few years ago all
these pronounced him "the bright particular
star'-'of the democratic party. And fresh in
our memory is it yet when your entire party
in the Legislature and out of it, fully and
unequivocally endorsed his position respecting
the non-extension of Slavery. Tell us Dem
ocrats is this not so? Are we not giv
ing utterance to most palpable farts ? Then
one other question we beg leave to propound
yon and that is— lias DAVID WII.MOT undergone
any political change ? Has he departed from
the doctrines and principles that were at that
time esteemed fundamental to sound democra
cy ? If so, where ?—if so, uhen ? Where is
the man among you that can poiut it out?
Where is there a single opponent of DAVID
WILMOT that is able to show any wavering—
any departure from principle—any inconsistent
swerving from the great doctrines of the Dem
ocratic Fathers of tlie country, in his whole
political career ? We tell you democrats it can
not be done. We tell you that your opposi
tion is unreasonable without consistency—en
tirely groundless. We tell you that you are
victims of a terrible hallucination which is driv
ing you into a whirling Maelstrom of political
error. We tell you that your confidence in
"the leaders" has beeu too implicit and that
they have been shamefully betraying it, by
misleading and deceiving you. Arouse your
selves—think—examine—investigate, and de
pend upon it, you will realize that you have
been duped—deceived, and blinded by a web
the warp and woof of which have been manu
factured from bogus material ; and our word
for it you will find that consistency as demo
crats, that true patriotism as Americans, that
obedience to duty as l'cnnsylvanians defending
Pennsylvania's interests—all demand of you
to rally to the support of the People's Candi
date for Governor —DAVID WILMOT.— Colum
bia Republican.
STRAWREURIES. —The strawberry season is
now at it height. Ail our supplies of any con
sequence conic from the much abused state of
New Jersey—to which more than any other,
we are indebted for our most valuable summer
fruits and table luxuries. New Jersey farm
ers are giving much attention to the cultiva
tion of berries, as well as many other kind of
fruit, finding that choice varieties sell most
readily, and are in all respects most remunera
tive. This year, for the first time the benefits
of improved culture in this respect. The com
mon wild berry, cultivated on rich soil, has
been so changed in its appearance and flavor
as to place it beyond recognition. Some ber
ries ot this description sent to market were of
piieli enormous size that not more than five or
six of them were required to fill an ordinary
busket. Equal attention has been given to
the culture of the blackberry ; but the effect
will be scarcely perceptible before another sea
son.
The strawberry crop has thus far yielded
very abundantly, considering that large quan
tities have been destroyed by wet weather.—
The early kinds, which the market lias been
thus far supplied, are from South Jersey, more
especially from Monmouth county, which is the
principal strawberry region. These are now
disappearing, and arc replaced by Ilaekensack
berries, which will continue to ripen uutil about
the Ist of July, and then be succeeded by rasp
berries. The chief arrivals are on Saturdays
and Tuesdays. There is no pecuniary induce
ment to continue picking on Sunday—a cessa
tion of a day or two being desirable to clear
the market.
It is estimated that five steamers, running
from South Jersey to this city, land daily, 011
an average, 1,800 barrels, and that the rail
road brings in enough to swell the aggregate
to at least 3,000 barrels. Each barrel con
tains about 200 baskets, —equivalent for the
whole number to 000,000 baskets. These,
sold at 3 1-2 cents each, would bring $21,000,
as the daily expenditure of the city for this
single luxury. The steamer Keyport brought
to the city last Saturday 933 barrels, the val
ue of which, calculated as above, would be
$0,531. More strawberries are brought in by
the Erie Railroad than by any other.—
vul of Commerce.
" I) VBES IV THE Woons !"—Two little daugh
ters, live and seven years old, of the widow
Ellis, of Warehouse Point, (Ct.,) went into
the woods to get wintergreen, got lost, and
wandered over to East Hartford. There was
of course a great alarm, and people turned
out to find them—but the search was uot suc
cessful until morning when they were found
asleep under a tree, where they had lain all
night, having trotted in their little bare feet
10 or 20 miles. They hail some'wintergreen,
which they said they w ere going "to carry to
mother." J
co - Rcutty, of Altoona, in company
with some others, went fishing en Saturday
evening a week, and after walking some tniles
went into the water while perspiring, chilling
his system so that he died on the following
Destructive Whirlwinds.
Besides the destructive tornado which pass
ed through a portion of Oneida connty on Sat
urday last, the town of Oswego and a portion
of Schenectady county were also visited the
same day with hurricanes equally disastrous in
their/'ffeets. We copy the account in the Os
wego Times :
" The tornado commenced at a point five
miles southwest of the city, near the residence
of Mr. Peter Simmons. During the storm,
two large clouds were observed rushing togeth
er with immense force, the noise of their colli
sion resembled the report of a cannon, was
heard a considerable distance. The wind
seems to have leaped from the clouds, and de
scending towards the earth, the entire roof of
a barn belonging to Mr. Simmons was taken
oir, and the fragments, boards, shingles and
pieces of rafters strewed along for the distance
of oneaud a quarter miles. The whirlwind
passed on, and next struck tiie dwelling house
of Mr. James Cole, tore out the gable end and
took up the building actually turning it half
round on its foundation.
" The orchard of Mr Oliver Foster was next
in its course. This was completely prostrated
some of the trees taken up and tossed hither
and thither at the sport of the destroyer, and
tops of the trees sent flying through the air at
a great distance.
" A German teamster, named Martin Schwa
der, in the employ of Mr. Furniss, who owns a
saw-mill 11 that region, was loading staves in
a wagon. Old Mr. Furniss was handing him
the staves, while the teamster took them and
stowed them away in the wagon. The atten
tion of the two men was attracted by a singular
noise, when, looking upwards*, they saw a com
mon barn-shovel (lying through the air over
their heads, at about thirty feet from the
ground, and twirling around in the most singu
lar manner. The next instant a small maple
tree, standing nearly its length from the wagon
was caught by the wind and the top of it
thrown directly across the wagon, knocking
the teamster down uuon the staves, and throw
ing Mr. Furniss to the ground. The latter
was but slightly injured, and in some ten min
utes help was at hand. The top of the tree
was cut away and the unfortunate German
found lying on the staves, which were covered
by his blood from the mouth and head, lie
was taken up insensible, and medical aid pro
cured as soon as possible. At the last accounts
he was still insensible, and it is thought he can
not survive.
" After this bloody exploit, the tornado sped
on to a wood lot of about ten acres, owned by
Gilbert and Penfield. Throughout the whole
ten acres there is not a tree left standing,
while their tops are broken off and carried
through the air to an incredible distance.
" The whirlwind next attacked two barns,
belonging to Mr. Ilenry Howe, and utterly
destroyed both. One of them was taken from
the underpinning , and carried bodily about
four rods, where it fell to the earth a heap of
ruins. The other barn was broken in pieces
and strewed about in all directions. I< yond the
barns of Mr. Howe, the course of this whirl
wind is marked distinctly to the Oswego river,
by upturned trees, here and there, through or
chards and wood lots, but after getting one
rni!e east of .Mr. Howe's residence, its principal
fury seems to have been spent, and its traces
disappear entirely on reaching the river.—
The loss of property cannot be less than £2.">,-
000."
There was also a severe hail-storm on Satur
day, in the vicinity of Hartford, Conn. In
Windsor, Canada, there was a tornado on
Monday, which up-rooted trees and did other
damage. In those sections where the whirl
wind occurred on the 13th the impression
prevailed that "the comet" had actually struck
and commenced its errand of destruction.
TIIE DUXKARDS' LOVE FEASTS. —The Ger
man Baptists, or "Dunkards," are now engag
ed in holding their annual Love Feasts in this
county. One commenced last Saturday, at
noon, on the farm of Jacob Grcvbill, near Pe
tersburg, and continued until Sunday after
noon. The number of persons present on Sun
day was computed at over one thousand—there
beiug nearly four hundred carriages upon the
ground. The religious exercises of these feasts
are conducted in the most simple manner;
while in order to make no distinction between
rich and poor, and provide for the accommoda
tion of the host at the least possible expense,
the only refreshment allowed is a vegetable
soup. Preaching, the administration of the
sacrament and the washing of feet are the
principal features of these annual meetings.—
The country is divided into precincts or dis
tricts, in each of which a love feast is held. —
Lancaster Erpresi, June 10th.
Porn.Aß DREAD OF THE COMET. —In England
the fear of harm from the approach of the ex
pected comet lias prevailed to an incredible ex
tent, not only among the masses, but among
the cultivated and the aristocratic. Many
have believed that the world would come to
an end on the 13th of June ; the scriptures
have been anxiously searched for predictions
of the event, and the priests and clergy have
been tormented with questions. Some have
made preparations for the catastrophe by a
course of fasting and prayer ; others have
foolishly squandered their property, believing
in good sooth that they would have no fur
ther need of it. The belief has prevailed—
that on the day named the fiery messengers
of doom would be seen drawing nearer and
nearer to our earth ; that its massive bulk
would spread and (ill the whole visible hori
zon. enveloping the globe in utter darkness,
drawing the water out of our seas and rivers,
and finally converting the world into a heap
of ciuders.
Stvr Lewis Pummel, of Allegheny township,
Westmoreland countj, on Monday last arrest
ed a man at Freeport, who, it is suspected, is
no other than Edward Ilulloff, who murdered
his wife and children, some time ago, in Ithaca,
New York, ami who recently escaped from the
jail at that place. The prisoner alleges that
his name is Edward Loder, and that he is from
near Elmira, New York lie was committed
to the Kittaning Jail, where he will remain
awaiting the action of the New York authori
ties.
DECLINED.— We have every reason to be
lieve that Col John W. Forney, on Saturday,
sent to the President his declension of the let
ter's offer to him of the U. S. Consulship at
Liverpool, tendered sometime since. Col. F.
designs returning to Pennsylvania, where he
will be accompanied by the warmest wishes for
his happiness and prosperity, of as large and
attached a circle of personal friends as ever a
gentleman acquired among the citizens of
Washington, through an official residence
here.— \Ynthinghn S/^r
iirabforbilcportcr.
O. GOODRICH, EDITOR.
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FOR GOVERNOR,
DAVID WILMOT, of Bradford Co.
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER,
OTM. MILL WARD, of Philadelphia.
FOR JUDGES OF TIIE SUPREME COURT,
JOSEPH J. LEWIS, of Chester Co.
JAMES VEECH, of Tayette County.
THE REPUBLICAN CO.
COM MITT EE of Bradford are re
quested to meet at the Ward House,
in the Borough of Towanda. on MONDAY", the 20th day
of JULY, 1557. at 1 o'clock, 1". M.
A full attendance of the members is requested, as it is
proposed to consider the propriety of fixing the meetings
of County Conventions hereafter, upon the afternoon of
some day prior to September Court.
The following named pe sons compose said Committee:
Ulysses Mereur. Sturges Squires, A. D. Koss. W. S.Baker.
Truman M. Beach, H. W. Tracy, A. Li. Matthews, E. B.
Parsons, James M. Peck.
June 20, 1857. ULYSSES MEKCUR, Chairman.
TERRIBLE FRESHETS.
Last week a sudden and unexpected rise in
the Susquehanna at this place, accompanied
by a great quantity of drift-wood, parts of
houses, Ac., gave warning that its tributaries
somewhere had " got high " and done some
damage. We learn that the rivers emptying
into the Chemung, were swollen by rains to a
terrible degree, causing loss of life, and much
destruction of property.
The village of Corning was almost submerg
ed, and much injury done. The Chemung ca
nal has suffered terribly. It will probably
take six weeks to repair the damage.
At Ithaca, much destruction was caused by
mill-dams giving way. A portion of Halsey's
grist mill was swept away, accompanied by a
nu;uber of other buildings. Several lives are
reported lost.
I The Johnny Cake dam was not further in
jured by this freshet. The continual high wa
ter in the river makes it impossible to com
mence work upon it It is, however, confident
ly expected that, with favorable weather, the
water could be put in the canal in four weeks.
We do not hear anything from the Horse
Race dam, though Mr. Maffet must suffer the
same inconvenience from continual high water
in the river.
These interruptions to navigation are par
ticularly disastrous and perplexing to the coal
operators who had looked with confidence for
an outlet north to market. It will be the Ist
of August before they can commence opera
tions, which will materially shorten the sea
son. The Barcley Bail Road and Coal Com
pany had made arrangements for mining and
delivering a large quantity of coal, the perfor
mance of which is materially interfered with,
and the Company have been obliged in a mea
sure to suspend operations for the present.
Iteu"* The Republican County Committee is
called together by the Chairman, for the pur
pose of appointing Committees of Vigilance.
They will also take into consideration the pro
priety of changing the time of holding the
County Convention to some day not iu the
midst of Court, and also to the afternoon.—
Such a change has been recommended by ma-
HV, and has already been adopted iu all the
neighboring counties.
THE BUNKER HILL ANNIVERSARY. —The in
auguration of the statue of General Warreu,
the hero of Bunker Hill, took place on the
17th, at Charlestown, Mass., with a grand
display of military and fire companies, and the
presence of many distinguished guests from all
parts of the Union. More than 7,000 persons
were present in the pavilion on Monument
grounds, while many thousands stood outside
unable to gain admittance. The procession
reached the grounds about 3 o'clock in the af
ternoon. The inauguration exercises com
menced by prayer from President Walker, of
Harvard College, followed by an original ode,
sung by the Handel and Haydn Society of
Boston Edward Everett was then introduc
ed, when the statue was uncovered, the band
playing the Star Spangled Banner. Mr. Eve
rett then proceeded to deliver his inauguration
address, and speeches were also made by seve
ral other distinguished persons.
{fey- A letter from Gen. Shields designates
Col. Burnett, who commanded the New York
regiment in his Brigade in Mexico, as a prop
er person to receive Gen. Jackson's gold snuff
box.
JQy A hurricane, on Saturday last, at Pana,
Illinois, blew down thirty-three buildings, kill
ed one child, wounded seven persons badly, and
destroyed more than 70,000 dollars worth of
property.
JFE®" A little son of Mr. CHARLES lIOLCOMB,
of Ulster, says the Argus, aged about five
years, was drowned by falling iuto the Canal
at that place, 011 Wednesday of last week.
EXCITEMENT I.V NEW YORK CITY. —Mr. J. S
Taylor, Street Commissioner of New York,
lately deceased, and the power of filling the
vacancy, under the new City charter, devolv
ing upon Gov. KING, he appointed Mr. CONO
VER. The Mayor, however, who is contesting
the constitutionality of the new charter, claims
the right to fill the vacancy, nu<? has appoint
ed Mr. DEVON to the post. Mr. CONOVER has
not been permitted to take possession of the of
fice, having been twice ejected by the police of
the Mayor. He consequently brought an ac
tion against the Mayor in the Superior Court,
upon which order of arrest was granted, and
placed in the hands of Coroner PERRY.
Another order of arrest was issued by Re
corder SMITH against the Mayor, upon a charge
of inciting to riot. This was placed in the
hands of Captain WHALING, of the Metropoli
tan police, who, when uttempting to execute it,
was forcibly ejected from the Mayor's office by
the police of the latter. The officer then re
turned, and reported his inability to serve the
process. In the meantime, Coroner PERRY al
so attempted to enter the Mayor's office to ex
ecute the process of the Superior Court. He
too was refused admittance, after using suffi
cient force to compel them to eject him forcibly.
At 3 o'clock an attempt was made to execute
the process at the head of the Metropolitan
police ; but after a terrible fight they were
beaten back from the City Hall, several being
badly injured.
In the meantime, Gov. KING, who was at
tending the celebration at Hunker Ilill was tel
egraphed to, the military placed under arms,
and everything looked as if a serious collision
was inevitable. Finally, however, the Mayor
submitted to the arrest, and the excitement
soon subsided. Judge RUSSELL discharged him
from his first arrest 011 habeas corpus, but a
large number of processes, both criminal and
civil, have since been served upon him.
It is said, before leaving for Albany, which
Governor KING did 011 Thursday evening, he
signed a requisition on the Judges of the Court
of Oyer and Terminer, ordering a special term
of that Court for the purpose of trying Mayor
WOOD and others implicated in the late riots.
APPLICATION FOR INJUNCTION AGAINST THE
SALE OK THE MAIN LINE. —In the Supreme
Court, before Chief Justice Lewis, and Jud
ges Lowrie, Woodward, Knox, and Armstrong
the argument in the applications for a special
injunction to restrain the sale of the Main
Line, which is advertised to take place in the
city, on the 25th instant, was commenced.
There are in all, three separate cases, in
which separate bills in equity are filed. Ist.
The bill filed by Henry S. Mott, a stockhol
der in the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
to restrain said company from purchasing said
Main Line. 2d. A bill filed by loanholders
of the State to prevent the sale of property
pledged to secure the said loans. The latter
bill was filed on Tuesday last, the two former
were filed on the 6th of June, and to which
alone the argument of counsel were confined
to-day, affidavits and arguments having been
prepared to meet them. The counsel for the
complainants are Messrs. W. L. Hirst, James
11. Walton, Charles R. Buckalew, and W. M.
Meredith. Counsel for the respondents ore
Messrs. Staunton, Cuyler, St. Geo. T. Camp
bell aud Attorney-General Franklin.
THE You N*O MEN'S NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL
AND MECHANICAL SOCIETY FAIR. —The first
Annual Exhibition of the Young Men's Na
tional Agricultural and Mechanical Society
will be held in Elmira, commencing on Monday
Augest 31st., and continuing during the week
until September sth, 1857.
We condense from the Elmira Adceitiser, of
Monday, the following :
" The Premiums in the aggregate amount
to about $12,000. Over $3,000 will be award
ed to Fire Companies. The Fireman on the
ground will be under the general supervision
of HARRY HOWARD, Esq., the deservedly pop
ular Chief Engineer of the Fire Department of
New York City, assisted by TRACY II MOR
GAN, Esq., of Binghamton, and Mr. SAMUEL
SHERMAN, of Rochester. Mr. Howard is also
chairman of the Judges on the competition of
Companies. The other members are the Chief
Engineers of the Fire Departments of Phila
delphia, Baltimore, Cincinnati, and
perhaps other cities.
The Firemen appear in Fireman's dress.—
Each company will pay 25 dollars entrance
fee, which entitles them to tickets of admis
sion during the Exhibition without further ex
pense. They will expected to provide them
selves with torches, for the Grand Combined
loreh Light Procession, which, it is designed
will surpass anything of the kind ever attempt
ed in this county. This brilliant and grand
display will take place on the fifth day, Friday
evening, on the Fair Grounds. Two hundred
and fifty Rockets will be sent up on the occa
sion.
We are informed lhat it is the intention of
the President, Gen. BURROCGHS, to extend in
vitations to the Governors of all the States,
the Mayors of all cities of the State, and other
principal cities in the Union, to witness the
Grand Review and Parade of the Firemen,
and trial of their Engines.
We must not forget to mention that all of
the great trotting celebrities of*the country
are engaged to be there. Flora Temple, and
her great rival, Lancet, will lead the Grand
Cavalcade on Tuesday, at eleven, A. M., cov
ered and led, followed by other trotting celeb
rities, who will show their points and pace
on the Agricultural course.
ITAJ"*HENRY B. M'KEAN has been appointed
Postmaster at Towanda, n'cc John G. Freeze,
resigned.
A WHOLESOME ENACTMENT. —On the first
of next month, an Act will go into effect in
this State providing that the depreciated notes
other states will be forced to give place to notes
of the Banks of this Commonwealth. It ex
tends the 30th section of the General Banking
Law of 1850 to all persons holding licenses as
brokers under the laws of this Commonwealth,
or who may be transacting the business of pri
vate bankers, so far as to prohibit said parties
from paying out any Gut "the notes of specie
paving Banks of this state," in the purchase
or discount of any bill of exchange, promiaory
note, or other negotiable paper. The viola
tion of this provision is made a public misde
meanor, punishable for each offense by impris
onment for a period of not less than ten nor
more than sixty days, at the discretion of the
Court, and a fine in any sum not exceeding
five hundred dollars, and not less than one
hundred.
The Free-State Legislature of Kansas
met ct Topcka ou the 9th. On the 10th they
went into secret session to discuss the proprie
ty of immediately organizing and putting in
operation the new government. On the 11th
; the Senate elected the Hon. W. A. Phillips
United States Seuator in the place of Col.
Lane. The Legislature almost unanimously
: sustain the Convention. The Free-State Con
vention met at Topeka on the 9th inst., Col.
| Lane presiding. A resolution was adopted
disowning the Territorial Government and de
. daring that the admission of the Territory in
to the Union under the Topeka Constitution
was the only method of adjusting the difficul
ties. The Convention pledged itself to pur
sue the application now pending before Con
gress, and announces that it is the duty of the
Legislature to complete the State organization.
Resolutions recommending the Free-State par
ty to disregard the approaching election, were
passed.
NEW SCHOOL LAW. —The Harrisbnrg Tele
graph reminds all interested that the second
section of an important act passed by the late
Legislature, and which goes into operation
immediately, provides as follows :—" That
hereafter the tax imposed by section thirty of
the act, approved May 8, 1854, for the regu
. lation and continuance of a system of educa
tion tv common schools, on trades, professions
and occupations, or on single freemen, shall in
110 ease be less than one dollar."
SALT LAKE POSTMASTER.— Last October 28,
Mr. lIIRAM F. MORRELL was appointed Post
master at Salt Lake City, Utah, in place of
ELIAS SMITH, removed. The credentials were
regularly forwarded from the department, but
never delivered to Mr. MORREI.L. Duplicates
followed with no better success. Mr. M on-
RELL, being now* at the seat of the general go
vernment, has received his commission, cjuaii
ficd before the Hon. GEO. P. STILES, Asso
ciate Judge of Utah, now in Washington, en
tered into the bonds required, and in a dav or
two will start fully empowered to take charge
of the post-office at Salt Lake city.
A despatch from Washington states
that Einorv D. Potter, an ex-Congressman from
Ohio, has accepted one of the vacant Judge
ships in Utah, and it is believed that Mr.Eck
les, of Indiana, will accept the other Thomas
S. Dunn, it is supposed, will be the U.S.Mar
shal of the Territory. It is now considered
certain that Col Cummings will accept the
Governorship, which will again be tendered to
him.
DICKF.XS' LAST NOVEL. —Dickens has com
pleted his story of " Little Do/Tit," which has
been in process ot publication in successive
numbers for a long time, and T. 15. PETERSON,
102 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, is in advance
of all other publishers in reprinting it, having
issued the entire work in a neat form, for 50
cents. lie also publishes the complete works
of Dickens in sixteen different editions, at pri
cess to accommodate everybody.
&a?~We are requested by the Chairman of
the Board of Managers of the Bradford Coun
ty Agricultural Society, to state that a meet
ing of the Managers will be held at the office
of WM. C. BOGART, in tins borough, on Satur
day, the 27th of June inst., at 1 o'clock, P.M.
The appointment of an Executive Committee
and the selection of a place for holding the
next Annual Fair, will be the business of the
meeting.
FLATTERING.—A correspondent of the Tri
bune, writing from Allegheny county, under
date of June 8, says :
" The prospects for David Wilmot and good crops arc
exceedingly flattering in this (Allegheny) County."
BROKE JAIL. —On "Wednesday evening last,
about 8 o'clock, two prisoners named Henry
Warner and John Kiles, escaped from the jail
at Danville. They called for water, and on it
being taken to them and the door opened,they
forced the person away and made good their
escape.
Jackson, who murdered Morris, in Lake
Co., 111., last fall, suffered capital punishment
on Friday, in the presence of 25,000 specta
tors. The place of execution was about three
miles from Chicago, lie coufessed his crime
three days previous.
CORONER'S JI RIES. —By an Act of the last
Legislature, only six jurors are required to
hold a Coroner's inquest, instead of twelve, as
heretofore. This was the law in Philadelphia
for some years past, and the Act lately pass
ed has made it general, so as to apply to all
the counties of the State.
MAIL ROBBERY. —Last night, (Monday,)
says the Tunkhannock Democrat, the Post Of
fice at this {place, was entered by some State
Prison birds and the mails over-hauled and
searched, and probably some of their contents
carried away. The person or persons were
provided with a key that fitted the out side
cellar door, which they entered and proceeded
up stairs to the office, where they over-looked
the boxes containing the different mails, that
were not made up,—opened the drawer con
taining the keys to the mail bags, and took
the Montrose mail, which lay on the counter,
locked, down cellar, where they uclocked and
searched it thoroughly, leaving it upon the
cellar bottom with its contents 6trewn about
in all directions.
Mr. Mitchell, the Depnty P. M., is unable
to say whether anything of value was taken
or not.
From the Post Office they proceeded to C.
P. Miller's Store, where they had stolen a key
in the afternoon of Monday, which they en
tered and took therefrom some eight or nine
dollars.
Really, so bold faced scamps should not go
unwhipped.
NEW COVNTERFEITS.— A new counterfeit
$2 bill, on the Farmer's Bank of Bridgeport,
Ct., has just made its appearance. It is
well executed—one of the best counterfeits
afloat. The vignette, cattle and trees—a
male portrait in a square frame on the right
—" TWO" printed across the bill in red letters
—the words " State of Connecticut," across
the top of the bill, light—paper thin and
greasy. Counterfeit $lO notes, ou the Che
mung Canal Bank, of Klmira, are also in cir
culation. Vignette, milkmaid and cows—ln-
I dian on the left.
tot?" An English gardener in Williamsport
has half an acre in Strawberries.
THREE CHILDREN* DROWNED BY THEIR MO
THER. — On the 28th ultimo, the village of Leo
ni, Jackson county, Michigan, was the scene
of a terrible tragedy. Mrs. Logan, mother of
a family of nine children, in a fit of meutal de
rangement, attempted the murder of her whole
family. In the absence of her husband, she
called all her children into the honse—the el
dest being but fourteen years of age, and for
bade their going out. Presently she took one
of her children, went out, and threw it into
the well ; then another, and so on until she
had carried out four. The otherchildren hav
ing their fears excited, followed their mother
with the fourth victim, and saw her throw it
into the well. They tried to interfere, bnt
were unable—the maniac mother making the
most desperate efforts to drown them ; failing
in this, she threw herself down upon her dead
and drowning children. The well was curb
less—some twelve feet deep, with about four
feet of water. While in the well, her chil
dren from the top handed her down a pole, to
which the mother and one child clung, and
were drawn out. The remaining three were
drowned—all efforts of the neighbors to resns
< itate them proving unavailing. Pecuniary
troubles, it is said, induced the temporary
aberration of mind which led to this dreadful
tragedy.
BFCGRTHE SPECULATIVE MAMA which now
curses tlie West, carries with it a neglect of
those productive branches of * ! ust r v, agricul
ture and manufactures, witi< t which all the
seeming prosperity of a community must ho
hollow and unsubstantial. Agriculture, from
the necessity of things, ought to be the main
dependence of the West. It is the life of eve
ry eountrj. Food of every description should
be abundant and cheap there ; for the culture
of the earth, the production of hreadstuffs, the
rearing of cattle, Ac., are the primary and
most important occupations in such a region.
But, strangely enough, we find food as dear
there as it is in the great cities of the Atlan
tic seaboard. And the explanation is appa
rent to all who go there, in the general neg
leet of agriculture and the rage for town build
ing
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. —CoaI Cracker No. 1, at
the Diamond Mines near this village, owned
by the Delaware, Lackawanna A Western
Railroad Company, was burned to the ground
on Saturday morning last. The fire is supposed
to have originated from the engine, and when
discovered, about two o'clock, had made but
little progress ; but the dry wood-work of
the building was so saturated with oil from
the machinery that the flames spread with
such rapidity as to defy all efforts at extinguish
ment. Much of the machinery, we learn, al
though considerably damaged, may, with a lit
tle repairing, again be nsed ; but every thing
in the shape of wood-work is a mass of cinders.
Loss about ten thousand dollars. No insur
ance.
The horning of the Cracker will not inter
fere in the least with the amount of coal car
ried over the Company's road. Extra cars
will he furnished to their own and other Col
lieries in the neighlx>rhood, their shipments
will be increased, and the coal sent to market
will not fall below the usual amount.
An Irishman named Flynn, while at work
at the fire on the high trestle-work supporting
the track leading from the Cracker to the
Company's main road, fell and received inju
ries which caused his death on Sunday. He
leaves a wife and several children. — Xcranlon
Republican.
SLAVERY IN MINNESOTA. —The Minnesota
Republican, published at St. Anthony, says
that men are now held as slaves, asproperty in
Minnesota. Every year men who come from
the South, bringing their slaves as body ser
vants to the hotels, and take them away again.
And it is positive information that a Southern
er is now holding his slaves at Stillwater, and
declares that under the Dred Scott decision no
defies the authorities to interfere. He intends
to remain in the territory, and thus to render
slavery a permanent institution.
G RASsiiorpEßs.—Minnesota papers complaiu
of tbc ravages of grasshoppers in that Terri
tory, along the valley of the I pper Missi>>ip"
pi. They are said to be more numerous than
last season, when nearly every greeu thing was
destroyed in that section.
tig* Seth Kinmari has been visiting Lyco®"
ing countv, where he last resided before
West.