. Kansas.
The Constitutional Convention —Alarm of the
J-ree Slate Men —An Extra Session of the
Legislature— The Militia to be Organized.
QCIVPARO, Kansas, Nov. 9, 1857.—The
Constitutional Convention having framed a
pro-slavery constitution and closed its labors,
the free State men, who haveheretofore look
ed upon the whole thing as a"farce, seem sud
denly to have awakened to a sense ol their
danger. A meeting was held in Lawrence on
Saturday night to determine what course the
free State men should take. Two propositions
were before the meeting ; one to call on Gov-
Watfcer to convene the Legislature organiza
tion at once, and one to provide for an imme
diate organization of the militia of the Terri
tory.
As there seems but little hope of excluding
slavery except by force, the latter proposition
was strongly urged.
Even if Governor Walker consents to call
the Legislature together, they have no power
over the Constitution, or over t(ie provisions
of the Convention that framed it. Tiny can
not alter or repeal the provision which denies
its submission to the people. It is said Gov
ernor Walker has expressed his unwillingness
to call together the Legislature if requested to
do so, and it is suspected that his unwilling
ness proceeds in no small degree from his
knowledge that this body can do nothing in
the premises when convened. This thing-is
done, and there is no help in Territorial Leg
islatures now.
The Legislature if convened, will provide
for a popular vote on the Constitution, de
pending entirely upon on its moral effect.—
Though it can have no legal force, yet most
free State men here seem to think that if a
tremendous popular vote is polled against, the
Constitution, and it is fully and legally shown
that nine-tenths of the inhabitants of the Ter
ritory are opposed to it, that may deter some
Northern Democrats in Congress from voting
lor it
As the large emigration of last Spring was
thrown ont at the last election by the six
months residence clause, the free State major
ity is much larger than that would show, and
it is confidently believed that if the Legisla
ture will permit all who have resided thirty
days in the Territory to vote, the majority
against the Constitution will be fully ten to
one.
The conviction among the free State men
here is, that, as every part of the programme
in the action to make Kansas a slave State
lias been so faithfully performed over all the
opposition, tnere can be no doubt the last act
will be eurriad through, and that a Democrat
ic Congress will admit Kansas with this slave
Constitution, even if ninety-one hundreths of
the people of the Territory were known to be
opposed to it.
No definite action was taken, but a commt
fee was appointed, and it is expected that
aaotber meeting will be held in a few days.
THE RESULTJ}F THE COXVEXTLGA*.
[From the Chicago Times, (senator Douglas' Orean)
Nov. 17.]
We think it amounts to very little what has
been tlie action of the Convention. One thing
is certain, the constitution has not been sub
mitted to the people, and that constitution is
not worth the paper it disfigures. It has no
vitality now, yet it has as much a.-> it will ever
have. Any State officers elected under it—
and they are to lie elected forthwith—will
have as much authority as the Toptka State
officers. Governor Walker is Governor of the
Territory, and we trust as lie put down the
Topekaites, so will he put down all others who
may attempt to usurp the province of Govern
ing Kansas without authority of law. We
suppose, however, that in a few days we will
have a true statement of what ha? been done
in Kansas, and then we will have something to
say. It may as well, however be stated now
as at any other time, that the peonie of Kan
sas have given n pledge that they should la
free to regulate their own affairs for themselves
and that pledge must be made good.
Tun SRSQRNIANXA LIMRER UCSINES? —As
every one of our citizens who contemplate
building next Spring is interested in the price
of lumber, and as the supplies comes almost
entirely from the Susquehanna, it may not be
out of place to state the prospects of the lum
ber trade at that time. The Editor of the
Clearfield Journal, who has been making care
ful inquiries says : That the existing financial
trouble must necessarily have a depressing ef
fect, as the eastern dealers will find it difficult
to raise funds, without paying ruinous rates of
discount, to pay the balances now due, let
alone making further purchases. Another
thing worthy of attention is, that a considera
ble portion of last year's stock remains unused
in the bands of the consumers. With these
facts before them, our heavy dealers, who have
heretofore been in the habit of advancing
money to pay the expenses of making timber,
Ac., will be tardy about doing so now. In
deed, one of the heaviest dealers iu the county
told us that he designed making no advance
ments.
If a large business is done next Spring, it
cannot reasonably be expected that more cash
will 'no realized from sales than will pay the
expenses of running, if even that, and "there
who have bestowed their Winter's labor on it,
and undergone the hardships incident to raft
ing, will find themselves in a worse situation
tiian if only a light business were done. We
think it is cleariv the policy of every man to
contract his operations this season, or a least
hold back until such a time as a brighter pros
pect presents itself.— llarrisburgk Telegraph.
TITF: FORTHCOMING MESSAGE. —The special
M asiii ll jrton correspondent of Col. Forney's
Press savs, it is rumored that Mr. Buchanan,
in his first annual message to Congress, will
take hold ground on the currency question ;
that he will re-affirm the principles laid down
so clearly in his celebrated speech on the In
dependent Treasury Bill. He believes that
it was the intention of the frainersof the Con
stitution to establish a hard-money currency,
and that the action of Congress since has been
a steady departure from that intention. It
will be his object, then, to retiace the false
steps taken, and to bring the government back
to the true irround.
I he issue will be made in the next Congress,
whether State bunks have the constitutional
power to issue circulating "promises to pay.''
There will be a large party to take the nega
tive of the argument, who "will not, it is sidd,
yield untd a decision has been given on the
question by the Supreme Court of the United
States. A general bankrupt law for the Links
will be presented lor action. This will provide
a tLxed legal coarse for putting into liquidation
insolvent tanks ail over the Union.
The Mormon War.
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Nov 17.
The War Department to day received some
highly interesting official despatches, including
a proclamation of Brigham Young's, declaring
martini law in Utah. He claims the right to
do so liv virtue of his authority as Governor
of the Territory and Suuerfatendeut of Indian
affairs, not having been suspended from PXer
cising his functions, and by virtue of his pow
er under the Territorial Organic act.
He expressly forbids the United States
troop? entering the Territory without his au
thority for doing so. and complains that the
Mormons have not been treated as American
citizens, and that tiie Government of the Uni
ted States has acted on misrepresentations,
the object being to drive the Mormons from
the Territory.
The language of the proclamation is emphat
ically in hostility to the authority of the Uni
ted States, and is regarded here as a declara
tion of war.
When Col. Alexander nr.s within 30 miles
of Fort Hridger, which pla< e is occupied by
Mormon troops, lie received a letter from
Bingham Young, through the commander of
the " Nnuvoo Legion," wanting the troops ont
of the Territory, but saying if they desired to
remain till Spring they might do so, provided
they give up thtir arms and ammunition, but
thev must leave ; in the meantime he will see
that they are furnished with provisions.
The letter was accompanied bv two copies
of the proclamation and a copy of the laws of
Utah. The commander tells Col. Alexander
that he is at the fort to carry ont Young's in
structions, and expresses the hope that Col.
Alexander's answer and actions, will be dicta
ted by a proper respect fur the rights and lib
erties of American citizens.
Col. Alexander in his reply, dated Oct. 2,
says he has given Young's communication his
attentive consideration, and will submit the
letter to the General commanding, as soon as
he arrive here, (meaning camp Wiufield, on
Ham's Fork.) In the meantime he add :
" I have to say that these troops are here
by order of the President of the United State
and their further movements will depend en
tirely upon the orders issued by a competent
authority."
Among the documents is a letter from Col.
Johnston, dated from the camp on the Three
Wings of the Sweet Water, addressed to Ad
jutant-Geueral McDowell, New York, in which
he confirms the burning of tiie contractor's
trains by the Mormons. He savs the Gover
nor's escort is four day's march behind him,
with two companies of dragoons, lie knows
of no reason why Col. Alexander should at
tempt to reach Salt Lake by Dear River, ex
cepting from the fear that the Mormons have
burnt the grass on the shorter route. He
adds :
" If I could communicate with Col. Alex
ander, I would direct him to take up a good
position for the Winter, at Ham's Fork. The
road is beset between this and Ham's Fork
with companies ot Mormons, so it is doubtful
if I shall lie able to communicate with Coi
Alexander."'
It is supposed at the War Department that
the trppps are all in good condition, as 110th
imr to the contrary is said in the despatches.
The Indian Dun au has received advices
stating that the Indians of Oregon and Wash
ington Territories are in a comfortable condi
tion, hut that considerable confusion has aris
en in consequence of the contract for supplies,
owing principally to the credit system.
£is>" The alleged destruction of the provision
trnm. which we mention on Friday last—tiie
burning of government wagons by a band
of 700 .Mormons, on the plains, about 2f>o
miles cast or Salt Lake city—cannot possibly
embarrass the troops now on tlie way to I'tah.
They contained nothing but provisions—nei
ther arms, munitions, nor accoutrements ; and
sufficient provisions for 2 "00 men have been
sent forward, whereas but 1200 troops have
been sent thither. It will be remembered that
it was originally designed to send twice a> ma
ny t!iere, but the state of tilings in Kansas
and in the Spirit Lake country caused the
destination of half of them to be changed.—
Washington Star, 16fA.
StNV.rT.AR.—M e heard of a singular circum
stance the other day which occurred a lew
miles up the Lehigh. A little girl about four
years old, awoke in the middle of (he night
and told her father that there was a negro in
the cellar, lie endeavored to quiet her by
telling her that she had been dreaming—but
she resolutely insisted that she saw the man
go iu and was positive he was there. In or
der to quiet the child, therefore, he arose from
his bed, looked out of the window (which com
manded a view ot the cellar door,) and to his
surprise saw it open. He then went down
stairs just in time to see a man coming out
with a pot of nnlk iu his hand. The thief,
on being thus caught, dropped the milk, jump
ed over the fence and made tracks. He stop
ped, however, and begged off. on threats of
being shot. This occurrence took place on
1 hursday night last. liy what means was
this knowledge communicated to the child ?
W as it through that prescience of evil which
it is said sometimes warns ns of danger in our
sleeping hours ?— Allentoien Democrat.
J6£y- The ITog Cholera is is said to have
made its appearance in the upper end of Hunt
ingdon county. We have heard nothing of it
in Blair, but annually about this time our
Porkers begin to die of jugular hemorrhage,
and we have not a doubt it will be this year
as usual—else how shall we have hums and
sausages?
fcj"" Donnelly, who murdered Moses at the
>ea \ lew House last Summer must be bung
on the Bth day of January next. A new tri
al lias been refused.
I&3J™ The past week was remarkable, even
in the city ol New ork, for brutal and mur
derous outrages. Three persons have been
murdered, and four mortally wounded.
Jfcrj?* By the bursting of the boiler ot the
steamboat Cataract, at Lisbon, in the Missis
sippi river, on tlie 17th inst., five persons were
killed and fifteen scalded.
FEU?- A protracted Meeting of the M. E.
Church, at Lewistown. has been kept up for
some eight or nine weeks past, and about a
hundred hare professed conversion.
UGH ! — ln looking over the schedule of ar
ticles to be presented to the different Indian
tribes, for wh eh the Secretary of the Interior
invites proposals, we observe the item, " two
hundred sc oping knives !" Our hand went up
involuntarily to " the place where the hair
ought to be''
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FoßEtox NEWS. —The U. S. mail steamship
Atlantic arrived at N'ew York on Sunday,
bringing intelligence four days later from Eu
rope, and two weeks later from India. We
learn from a telegram, received in London on
the day of the Atlantic's departure, that, at
the capture of Delhi, which is fully confirmed,
the British lost, in killed and wounded, half
their attacking force. The old King of Delhi
had been spared, but bis two sons were shot.
Lucknow was relieved by General IIAVF.EOCK
on the 25th of September, just in time to save
it from being blown up by the mutineers
The entrenchments of the latter were carried
in the most gallant style by IIAVEI,OCK'S
troops. Genera! NEII.I. had been killed, and
General NICHOLSON, at Delhi, hud died from
his wounds.
The financial news from Europe, by this ar
rival, is most important. On the 10th in<t.,
the Bank of England had further advanced its
rate of discount to 10 per cent. On the lltli
the Bank of France advanced its rate, and
nearly all the banks in the principal commer
cial cities of Europe adopted a similar policy.
Many serious failures had occurred in Great
Britain ; among others, those of DUNXISTOIN
Co., the Western Bank of Scotland, and the
I City of Glasgow Bank are mentioned. There
was quite a panic at Glasgow, and a general
run on all its Banks. Even the unprecedent
ed figure to which the Bank of England had
advanced its discount had not yet arrested the
immense demand for gold.
BRIGHAM VOCN'G has virtually declared war
against the Government of the Tinted States.
The War Department has received, among
other important official dispatches from Ttah,
a proclamation from him, declaring martial
law in the Territory, lie claims the right so
to net by virtue of his authority as Governor
and Superintendent of Indian affairs, and un
der the Territorial organic law. In this pro
clamation the Tinted States troops are forbid
entering the Territory without his permission,
and the whole tenor of the document is in de
cided hostility to the United States Govern
ment. The Cabinet have had Mormon affairs
under consideration, and it is understood that
the President, will suggest to Congress some
extraordinary measures to set matters right
in the Territory.
ARRIVAL OF SENATOR STUNER AT BOSTON.—
Senator STMNER arrived at Boston on Thurs
day last, in the steamer Niagara, and was re
ceived by the lion. IIENKY WILSON and the
Hon. N. I'. BANKS, and escorted to his resi
dence, where a large crowd had assembled to
greet him. After receiving congratulations
from many friends, Mr. STMNER made a few
remarks to the assemblage and retired amid
loud and enthusiastic cheering. Mr. SI MNFR
was followed by the Hon. HENRY WILSON in
a short, speech, when the crowd dispersed.
Mr. SIMNFR has been sick during the entire
voyage, but his health generally has been so
much improved that it is thought he will he
able to resume his seat in Congress at its open-
J EDGE LOWRIE TO BF. CltlK.F JFSTICE. — Bv
an amendment to the Constitution which says,
" the judge whose commission shall first ex
pire shall be Chief Justice during the term,
and thereafter each judge whose commission
shall first expire shall in turn lie Chief Jus
tice," Judge LOWRIF. will hold the commis
sion that vvdl fir.st expire, and will consequent
ly be Chief Justice after the first Monday of
next December ; and his commission having
six years to run, he will of course hold that
office for six years if he so long lives. The
terms of Messrs. Strong and Thompson ex
pire on the same day, and, according to the
amendment, they must decide by lot who of
them shall be Chief Justice.
SUSQUEITAXNA COU.EGI.ATE INSTITUTE.—THE
winter term of this institution will commence
Wednesday, Dec. 2d, and a somewhat diffe
rent course of instruction has been adopted,
as will be seen by the advertisement in anoth
er column. We are gratified in being able to
state, that the Institute is meeting with the
success which the experience and ability and
exertions of the teachers justly merits. We
know of no similar school in the country, where
greater exertions are made for the benefit and
improvement of the pupils, nor none where
their progress gives as much satisfaction.
The St. Louis Democrat says that Mar
cus J. Parrot t, delegate to Congress from
Kansas, has received his certificate of election.
His majority is about 5000.
SJ.RIGHIXG. —We fearn that there was sleigh
ing in Quebec on TUarklay.
SnocßTSc OccrrutEXCF..—The Corning Jour
nal, of tlie 12th inst., soys tlint on Wednesday
evening, Thomas Edger, of Gibson was killed
by .Jerome Mcßnin, of the same place. Mc-
Buin keeps a Grocery at Gibson. Bdger was
a boatman, lie had been at work on the
Canal through the day, and went to the Gro
cery to get trusted to some whiskey. This
he obtained, lie then demanded some sugar,
which w#s refused. Meßain asserts that on
his refusal to trust him, Kdger caught Mc-
Bain by tlie throat, when he broke away and
ran for a loaded gun in the back room, and
shot Edger, killing him instantly. No per
sons were present at the time. It is said that
both of the parties were intoxicated at the
time, and it is reported that Kdger had pre
viously threatened to destroy the Grocery and
kill Me Gain.
Coroner \\\ \V. 11 ay I held an inquest on
the body. The verdict of the Jury was in ac
cordance with the facts above stated.
Loss OF LIFE UY THE FLOOD. —The Canan
daigua Times says that Mr. Charles Kclley of
that town, was drowned on Monday last. It
appears that the rapid rise of water caused
apprehensions to be entertained for the safety
of Wilber's mill dam, and to avert the danger,
Mr. \\\, went out with his two hired men for
the purpose of raining tlie waste gate, so as to
allow the water to pass off. While engaged
in this effort, the supports of the dam gave
and the whole structure was destroyed in an
instant. Mr. Wither and his men were pre
cipitated into the water. One of the latter,
Mr. Charles Kclley, being unable to extricate
himself from the broken framework of the dam,
was lost. The other two escaped without ma
terial injury. The deceased was about nine
teen veurs old.
YATES COI'XTY BANK.—A. S. DIVEX, Re
ceiver of this Bank, writes as follows : " Unless
the Court directs otherwise, I must close the
whole thing in ninety days. This can only be
done by selling the assets at auction fur cash
down ; and this coarse, in these times, would
not, in my judgment, yield twenty-five cents on
the dollar to bill holders ; while if the court
chooses to direct that time >hail be given for
the Receiver to make collections, I think
from fifty to seventy-five cents ou the dollar
may be made."
Mrs. I. ]|. WOOD, says the Port Jer
vls Vnirn , the Lady who shot ANDREWS, was
taken before Judge IVKYEE, on a writ of ha
beas corpus, and liberated ou bail—Wu* hus
band and Mr. .Jos. VAN XOUT becoming her
surities. A NDRI'WS narrowly escaped a fatal
wound. The ball struck two of his front teeth,
with such force as to flatten it, and 1< dged
in the roof of his mouth. The firmness and
hardness of liis teeth saved his life, lie ha-,
nearly recovered of his wound. It will b<
recollected that ANDREWS had boosted of ille
gal and improper intimacy with Mrs. WOOD,
and hence her course, which is sustained by
public opinion in that vicinity.
On Sunday the Ist of November, Mr.
Otis 11. Smith, his wife and child, and a Mr
Bancroft, were passing a bridge in the village
of Hanimondsport, in a buggy, when the horse
became frightened, and leaped over the edge
of the bridge to the bottom of the creek, come
lifteen or twenty feet. The buggy was turned
upside down, and the persons in it thrown a
distance of thirty feet. .Mr. Smith and his
wife had their left legs broken , and were other
wise serioudy injured. The child came near
being drowned, but escaped without injury.—
Mr. Bancroft was severely bruised.
The matter of the expiration of the
commission of Chief Justice Lewis, whether
on the I>t day of December or the first Mon
day of December proximo, formed the subject
of an opinion delivered in the Supreme Court,
at Pittsburg, by Justice Woodward, on the
'ld instant. The learned Judge, after review
ing at considerable length the terms on the
constitutional amendment of 1850, decides
that the term ot Chief Justice Lewis must be
held to expire on Monday, the 7th of Decem
ber next, and Prothouotaries of the several
districts will test writs in the name of Chief
Justice Lewis until that date.
THE LADY'S BOOK for December has two
beautiful engravings at the opening—" Christ
mas Eve," and Christmas Morning " Moth
ers and children will admire them especially.
Slipper pattern, Tidy work in netting of crotch
et, and various neat patterns for children's
wear, follow rapidly. We shall be curious to
to see how the January number can be made
to excel it. which we are sure the publisher
will try to do. L. A. GODEY, Philadelphia.
$3 per annum.
FIRE AT CHEMUNG.— The residence of JAMES
11 II. i, MAN, Esq., in Chemung, took fire on last
Monday forenoon, and was totally destroyed,
with all its contents. The fire is supposed to
have been the work of an incendiary. At the
time of the fire the family were absent from
home. The loss is estimated at nearly one
thousand dollars with no insurance.
AST The storm on Friday night and Satur
day was very severe in Western New York
and on the lakes. The amount of snow which
fell was not very large, but it drifted badly on
some of the railroads, and obstructed travel
considerably. The schooner Flying Cloud
went ashore in Lake Michigan on Miller's
I oint, thirty miles below Chicago, and seven
of her crew were lost. Xcar Goderich, C. W.
on Lake Huron, also, several vessels are report
ed ashore,
TO SCHOOL DIRECTORS AND TEACHERS.
The following are extracts from the decisions
of the State Superintendent of Common
Schools :
" PRIVATE EXAMINATIONS. —These have been
tolerated heretofore to an injurious extent, and
have consumed the time, and seriously ccipfjed
the movements of the Superintendents Trie
regularly appointed examinations are open try
all applicants, and it is .their duly to present
themselves in their proper district. Superin
tendents should refuse to make private exami
nations, except for special reasons, and not
then unless applicants bring a written request
from at least three of the directors who desire
to employ them."
Wc have made this extract, and shail from
time to time make others, in order that direc
tors and teachers, who do not see the School
Journal from month, may know what their da
ties are, and what the Othef school officers have
a right to e.\|Hct of them.
DIIEAPKRI. OCCURRENCE.—A terrible tragedy
occurred at Port Jefferson, L. 1., at 7 1-2
o'clock on Saturday Morning. Mr. HKNRY
WATERS, a farmer, and formerly a carpenter,
residing at that place, suddenly rushed into
the room in which his wife, her daughter and
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. STIRHEVANT, were at
breakfast and commenced a deadly assault
upon them with a square iron bar, without
any apparent provocation except a jealousy
of the manifestations of regard which Mfs.
WATERS gave her step-children. He beat out
the brains of Mrs. WATERS and Mr. STCROE
YANT, and left Mrs. STLRBEVANT bleeding and
senseless in the street, whither through three
doors and the gates, she had fled, attempted
to kill his step-son —a lad ten years old, who
was upstairs, but who succeeded in making his
escape—and then hung himself in his own
barn. Mrs. Waters was the widow of Mr.
Darling, of the linn of Smith Darling & Co.,
shipbuilders, and was the owner of property
in the village to the value of some $25,000. —
William Washington Sturdevant, her sou-in-
law, was a boss ship carpenter of much pro
fessional reputation. Mrs. Sturdevant, his
wife, was iu a delicate situation, but uuless
the excitement of this affair proves fata!, she
will probably-recover, though when found in the
street by her uncle, she was supposed to be
bead.
teg"We have received the December num
ber of the Cosmopolitan Art Jourual, and its
typographical appearance is exceedingly neat,
i'lie number before us contains two beautiful
steel engravings—the Greek Slave and Shake
Hands—and is profusely embellished with ele
gant wood illustrations. It contains G4 pages,
and may be had at per annum in advance
by addressing C. L. Derby, f4!S Broadway,
New N oik. The Greek Slave—a statue
which was drawn, about a year ago. by a Mrs.
Kate G illespic, of our State, has been re-pur
chased by the Cosmopolitan Art Association
at a cost of SO,OOO, and will be drawn for
again iu January next. Many other valuable
premiums are also to be drawn.
GRAND CONCERT. —The Towanda Brass
Band will give a Grand Concert, at the Court
House, on Monday evening next, for the bene
fit of their leader, Win. DITTKICH. We need
hardly assure our eiti7>-us that a rich treat is
in store tor those who shall attend, as the
reputation of this Band in making fine music,
is well established. Their leader has taken
unwearied pains to bring the band to its pre
sent state of musical perfect ion,for which he is
tendered the compliment of this benefit. We
trust our citizens will ece that it is a substan
tial one.
teg" MRS. MAKGREECTIF. PIRDT, died in
Spencer, N. ,on the titli inst., aged 107
years and 5 mouths.
She was born in Westchester county, N.Y..
June 19, 1 i-) 0, was married to Jotliam Har
dy, October 23, 1773, who died October 5,
1777. She had consequently been a widow
more than 80 years. She was an enlightened
consistent christian, and her old acquaintan
ces will long cherish the recollection of her
many virtues. She came to the county of Ti
oga, with her son the late Andrew Hurdy,
more than 40 years ago.
fc-if* A fire occurred in Rochester, on Sat
urday morning, which consumed the Eagle
Bank Block and the Commercial Hank Block.
Two firemen were killed by falling walls, and
several others were seriously wounded. The
loss is estimated at about $150,000. A fire
occurred on Friday night in Mobile, which
destroyed property on Commerce and Canal
streets to the amount of $150,000.
DEATH OF A DISTJNT.I ISHEO MAN*. —The Gen.
Hamilton said to have been lost by the recent
steamboat collision near Galveston, is snppos
ed to be ( Jen. James Hamilton, of South Caro
lina, who figured so conspicuously in Gen.
Jackson's time, particularly in connection with
the South Carolina rebellion. He was one of
the foremost men in all the South, and we be
lieve bad just consented to take a seat in the
U. S. Senate.
teaf* Winter has at last fairly commenced
its reign. The river opposite this place on
Wednesday morning was full of ice, which a
few cold days will convert into a passable
bridge, now no longer of consequence, as the
Towanda Bridge is iu use.
The Catalogue for the Teacher's Insti
tute held at Terrytown, is now ready for de
livery at this office.
KEsrxntiox IN* NF.W ORLEANS. —AII the
N'ew Orleans banks have resumed specie pav
payrncnt iu full.
'XEW YORK MARKETS.—NOVEMBER'22 ■ Y
Flour market is more active, and 5 C |" tt . '
sales, 13,000 at $4 00 a $5 00 for r
tosuflrrfme State ; $5 a 5 25 for extract,.'
£4 'JO a 5 00 for common to good
Western ; and $5 10 a 4 90 for common .
loediuiu etrtra grades of Western. (v, na ,
belter —sales of 800 bbls at $5 40 a 5 %
rioothcru Flour, better —sales 1,500 bid,?
$5 *2O a 5 40 for superfine, $5 45 a 7 oo r
extra. _
Oram—The "Wheat market is firm, l, ut j,
active—sales of 12,0.00 biidicls at si or
Milwaukee Club ; $1 20 a 1 25 for
Ohio ;fl 20 for white Michigan ; $1
54 1-2 for white Kentucky ; and $1 ->l *'
red Delaware Corn market unsettled •
oi 12,000 bushels at 80a82 1 2 for \\V M „
mixed ; and 05a"lOlt for Jersey yellow Y n ,. ff
ltye dull at 76c.
Provisions —The Pork market is ( ]„||
sl9 37 1-2a 1950 fbr Mess, and $1 75„i t £
Prime. Small sales of Bacon at 12a12 l.j
Beef dull Lard quiet, ut 11 l-2a13(.\ |>
ter (piiet. Cheese in moderate demand
6uß l-2c
TKRRIFJC GALE OS THE OHIO AND MISSI-.-I
PI RIVERS.— Cincinnati, Monday, Nov. tl
The steamer Republic arrived from Looisv
on Saturday night, reports that dnrimr
storm of Wednesday sixteen Coal boats
in the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers near (
ro. One hundred men were lost rn theml
The loss of coal is about 300,000 bushels. T ,
lucd at $36,000. The crews were priacipa .
from Louisville and Pittsbnrg. The steae,.'
Gladiator reports that othenbonts, asfardo*
the river as New-Madrid, have been swar: ,
and sunk. Passengers from Evansville sta;.
that the storm was terrific upon the Lo* t .
Ohio, and that all boats had to tie up, now, ,
being able to run. The steamer Buliunori u .
rived from Marietta last evening, and rep.,!--,
encountering a heavy gale at Park-ersburc o:
Saturday.
A PLEASANT AFFAIR —One day last w ED
says the Eastern Argus, a merchant in (G
--tier. Me., offered to give a barrel of flour
the Bev. Charles Blake, a Baptist minister
that city, provided the young ladies wn-.
haul it to iiiiii. To this tliey consented, a
having ohtained a small pair of trucks, t:..
barrei of Hotir was placed thereon, and ai
40 young ladies took hold of the ropes k
drew the barrel about half a iniie, up one
the steepest hills in Gardiner, to the mini-;,...
house. The Gardiner Band, seeing what in
going on, headed the procession, and plave
some excellent music. There was alar
crowd to witness the proceedings, and a eg
net maker brought out a very handsome r<.
ing chair, which he fastened to the barrel,an:
let it go as an additional present to the mis;,
ter.
THEY HAVE A " FI.OVR LEAGUE " AT llOlL
davsbtirg, and ou Saturday la. 7 t, it sent un -
der to Pittsburg for twenty four barrels oft;
tra family, which is to cost $. r > 04 deliver
to the subscribers. This, of course, inclu:
the freight, which is about 37 cents. T -
same ipiality of flour retails here at $7 y
barrel, and the freight thereon from I'';:-
burg, as we learn from the agent, is T." cm;-
so that tlie entire cost of a barrel of floorp;*-
chased at Pittsbnrg and delivered at the door
•if the subscribers in this city would he SG-a
-aving of just $1 to the consumers.—Horn
burg T> tegrajth.
MR. HANKS' DISTRICT. —The Hon. X. P
Hanks having been elected Governor (f MJ
saeliusetts, his scat in Congress wilt
vacant by resignation, and a special elect: ■
will he held in his district for his successor-
At the recent State election the vote flier
stood :—Hanks, Republican, 6404 : Gardner
American, 4365 ; Heach, Dcm., 2900 ; A
ti-Hanks majority, 951. Hut it is said to be
impossible to poll all tLe Anti-Republican vutti
for one candidate.
j OREOON. —We published lately an extract
' from an Oregon letter to the Boston Tram
! /er, assertion that the public sentiment in that
| inchoate State is largely against the ieuaiia
tion of slavery. In a recent number of in?
Sacramento I nitm we find an editorial artii.it
to the some effect, based upon information tar
nished fiy a gentleman of Nevada, who had
been spending some time in Oregon. I It* sir
| that an overwhelming vote against slavery was
; generally anticipated.— U. S. Gazette.
_____
DIED,
| In this borough, on the 22d of October, Mr-. DI.VSTHA
GILLSOX, in the OSth year of her ape.
TO WANDA BRASS BANS
Respectfully announce that thev will srive a
CONCERT,
At the Court House, Monday Evening
NOVEMBER 30. 1857,
j For the benefit of their Leader. MB. DITTRICH.
PROGRAMME—PART I,
1. Coliseum March /
2. Ii>i liose of Summer l
a. Sultan Polka :
4. Polish National Hymn
o..Schottische, dedicated to the T.C.C. of
I 6 .Medley. Intermission.
PART 11.
Grand Contra Basso Solo by W. PRENTICE.
PART HI. "
1 Pic sic March ;
2. Quartette ;
3..8 en Bolt;
4. .Old Play (Jroutul ;
5. Sturm (ialtoppe ;
: Hail Columbia and Yankee Poodle
Tickets, 'ls cents, to be had at the Book -fore
at ttie door. Niivciiib.r 2"i. I S L
25 Per cout. Below Cost!
AND
READY MADE CLOTHING.
FOR CASH ONI7I
Having determined to change our place of business. *'
offer for sale our entire stock of
DRY GOODS AND READY MADE CLOTHING.
AT
25 per cent. Less than Cost!
As our stock must be disposed of before
THE FIRST OF JAHVARY NEXT.
We think we can offer GREATER INDUCEMENTS !0
purchasers than any other establishment in town.
GIVE'US A CALL!
GUTTENBURG ROSENBAUM &. Co-
Corner of Main and Bridge streets.
Towanda, Nov 25, 1857.
WANTED.— 500 Bushels of Wheat
the market price.
Towanda, ©ct 2i. 1857. BAILEY A XFV7**