Gov. Walker iu Washington- Interview
with the President -Prospeots of a
Rupture on Kansas Matters.
ICorreopoaden.c oi the X. Y. Times.]
W Asjiisuros, Thursday, JS"• >v. 26.
Governor Walker had a long and very
friendly interview with the President to dav.
They discussed Kansas affairs at length, cs
peeiallv relative to the propriety of sustaining
the action of the Constitutional Convention in
not referring tlie entire instrument to the peo
ple. The distinguished irentlemcu, though
differing radically, parted friends, appointing
another interview for the discussion o! the
same subject.
Some of aheir mutual friends hope for the
ultimate reconciliation of their views, but the
hope is fallacious. Their differences are too
radical for compromise. Open hostility is in
evitable, involving a split of the National De
mocracy— WALKER heading the Conservatives,
and HUMANA* the Fire-Eaters.
The Governor's opinion of the Constitution
is not founded oil the Slavery clause, which is
alone partially submitted, but on the refusal
of the Convention to permit the people to vore
against as well as for the Constitution. He
regards this as a violation of the Federal Con
stitution, of tWb Nebraska-Kansas bill, of pop
ular sovereignty, and of the right of self gov
ernment.
The President insisted, that as the Consti
tutioaal Convention was authorized by Con
gress, he is bound to sustain its action, what
ever it may be, while Walker holds that the
application of his doctrine to sustain the refu>
al to submit the entire Constitution to the
popular vote, amounts to a simple assertion of
the right of Congress to force any Constitution
on/.he Territory,instead of leaving the people to
deeide for themselves ; for it is notorious that
the people of Kansas would reject this instru
ment if they hm] the opportunity. He states
that the Constitution was signed by only forty
three out of the s'xtv members of the Convt n
tiou —those refusing being Conservatives. The
great majority even of the Pro-Slavery men
denounced the aetion of the Convention as an
outrageous and unendurable usurpation.—
Those in tlie Territory who support the Con
vention are believed to comprise a ridiculously
small number, and vast numbers who nrv
er acted with the Free State men w ill refuse
to participate in the December election.
Governor WALKER lias never YET seen tie*
Constitution, and nobody outside know-, what
it is. All efforts of the Governor to obtain
a copy failed. The Committee having it in
charge may make it whatever they choose,
without any popular cheek. There is reason
to fear that its signers will be driven out of
the Territory, that it will be considered spu
rious, and that the State Government never
can be set in operation under it unless by the
Federal arms.
Governor WALKF.R declares that he cannot
acquiesce in the action of the Convention
without violating every pledge he ever gave,
and sacrificing his honest convictions to make
himself infamous.
If resistance is made to theestablidimont of
the State Government, the President will nec
essarily call upon the Governor of the Terri
tory to exercise force to put it down. This,
with his sentiments. Walker cannot do, and
will not do—nor will lie resign.
If the President considers it his duty to
force the Constitution, directly contrary to the
spirit of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, in sup
port of which Walk or risked hi* political fu
ture at the solicitation of the Executive, de
pend upon it the President will be compelled
to assume the responsibility of removing the
Governor.
The effect of all this, if the President per
sists, will be that the executive will find him
self in a minority in both houses of Congress,
for WALKER will be sustained by a decided
majority in each. He cannot be thrown out
of the Democratic Party as were KEEPER and
SHANNON*.
WASHINGTON, Fridnr. X"v. 27.
At the Cabinet meeting to-day, the Presi
dent stated Gov. WALKER'S position on Kan
sas ail airs. The Cabinet unanimously united
with the President in favor of sustaining the
action of the Constitutional Convention, in re
spcet to the reference of the. Constitution to
the people and so condemn WALKER. The
Administration consider the ingenious plan by
which the Convention seeks to render the re
jection of the constitution impossible, profound
ly sagacious and praiseworthy.
The door to a reconciliation with Gov. WAL
KER'S position is now closed, and a better con
test between the wings of the- Democracy K
unavoidable.
Senator DOUGLAS has been heard from. As
tiie author of* the Kansas-Nebraska act, he
will take bold ground in support of WALKER.
This the President lias not hitherto believed.
DOUGLAS holds that the refusal to submit the
whole Constitution to the people, when they
desire it, is the clearest repudiation of the doc
trine of Popular Sovereignty.
Senator Gwiv, though a decided Pro-Sla
very man, is understood to be determined to
sustain WALKER to the bitter end. This is the
universal sentiment from the Free-State De
mocracy, as received here.
WASHINGTON, Sunday, Nov. 29.
The interview between the President and
Gov. WALKER yesterday, resulted in no change
in their positions on the Kansas quest ion.—
WALKER is immovable in his bold stand for the
rights of self-government.
The President is seriously concerned be
cause of its thickening difficulties, but indicates
110 disposition to yield to WALKER'S views.
The near approach of the meeting of Con
gress complicates affairs. Oi:k is the Admin
istration candidate for Speaker of the House.
If the President continues firm in the support
of the Kaus's Convention, the effect it is cal
culated will be damaging to OKU among the
Northern men, an 1 if the Executive flinches
in the least, the Southern distru>t of Oar. as
a candidate will be greatly enhanced : for as
a matter of course,the Administration Speaker
is bound by engagement to support its poli
cy. OUR is now here, electioneering indus
triously.
Giwi-ownEK ACCIDENT IN SPAIN.—A sad
aecideut is related in the Madrid papers.—
Tiie notable inhabitants of Oiavega assembled
in the evening of the Ist iust., according to
their custom, in a sort of club-house, to plav
at billiards and read the newspapers. All at
one a frightful explosion took place, and the
whole bouse and the people in it were blown
up ! Twelve persons were killed or burned
more or less severely, and four were killed. It
turned out that a quantity of gunpowder had
been left in a room, and that one of the visi
tor had thrown 0:1 it the remains of a lighted
cigar
The Kansas Difficulties.
The XaUt.niil Intelligencer, always the rep
resentative of the conservative influence® of
the eon nt rv, takes ground against the action
of the bogus Constitutional Convention of Kan
sas in strong and decided terms. There is no
getting over or under such logic as this :
"If the popular suffrage is of any worth in
determining the acceptability of a single clause
in the proposed constitution, why (asks the
Intelligencer) should the people be denied the
privilege of passing their judgment upon the
entire work of their Convention ? And in
view of the recent election held in Kansas, it
would seem that the Convention has selected
for submission to popular trial the very clause
about which there can.be least doubt as to the
wishes of the majority of the people ; for, if
the last election may be taken as a fair expres
sion of the popular will of that Territory, it
mu.-t be apparent that a majority of its inhabi
tants are opposed to a constitution establish
ing or recognizing the extension of slavery in
the State of Kansas ; and. in view of the par
tial representation which this majority, accord
ing to the admission of all, can be said to have
had in the late Convention, it would seem not
unreasonable to suppose that the same majori
ty, if such there lie. which might declare itself
opposed to the " slavery section" of the Con
stitution, would aiso, if permitted to express
its voice, pronounce against the whole of a
work in winch they have had so little opportu
nity to participate. What strikes the Intelli
gencer as especially objectionable in the sub
mission of only the slavery sections to tlie peo
ple—and the withholding of all the rest—is,
the meanness, the trickery, and want of can
dor conspicuous in the whole proceedings. It
is not a manly, straight-forward way of doing
business. It has too much the appearance of
a mock auction, Peter Funk operation—and
as such, we have no doubt that our Southern
friends, as soon as they get a clear understand
ing of the case, as it stands —will be among
the first to repudiate it."
II LOWING FROM A firs.—The Bombay Gu
ze/'e gives an account of the practice adopted
by the English arniv, in blowing away Sepoys
from their guns. It is a mode of punishment
which evidently casts the wheel, tlie gallows,
and the guillotine into the shade, and appears
to be accompanied by mutilating horrors that
probably have no parallel iu the whole history
of mankind.
"The first parade was a horrible sight, but
the blowing away from guns is most appalling.
After the explosion, the grouping of the men's
remains in front of each gun was various and
frightful. One man's head was perched upon
his back, and he was staring round as if look
ing for his legs and arms. All you see at the
time is a cloud like a dust storm, composed of
shreds of clothing, burning muscles, fri/.ing
f it. with lumps of coagulated blood llere
and there a stomach and liver conies falling
down in a stinking shower. One wretched
fellow slipped from the rope bv which be was
tied to the gnus, just before the explosion, and
his arm was nearly set on fire. While hang
ing in hi- agony under the gun, a sergeant ap
plied his p sto! to his hea I,and three times the
cap snapped, the man each time wincing from
the expected shot. At last a ride was lired
into the ba< kof his head,and the blood poured
out of his i."Se and mouth 1 ke water from a
briskly-handled pimp. Th's was the most
horrible sight of all. I have seen death in all
it* forms—never anything to eipial this mau's
end."
IMPORTANT BREACH OF PROMISE CASE —SN-
I:m*AM-M. — Tin* Bonn Van Democrat SAYS that
ono of those (ovrhiitg actions, tlie nature of
which is well understood when embraced with
in this definition, was tried at the Circuit
Court, in that village, last week, Judge Welles
presiding. The plaintiff was Miss Elizabeth
lkiskin, aged 32 years, and the defendant, MR.
(Jeorge I„ Jones, aged 31 years, both of Milo
That he had courted and won the lady was an
undeniable fact, for both having been sworn
in the cause, both so testified. The defence
set up was, that while in that state of relations
towards each other which precedes matrimony,
the lady bee ime a cmverl la spiiwilism, and
herself an " interpreting medium,'' and the gen
tleman not fancying the idea of a crowd of
KHOTII sj e tutors of his marital endearments
and domestic felicity, declined to interchange
those ratifications, without which no treaty is
binding. There was proof on the other hand,
that the wooer had introduced his intended
first to the " circle," and there, side by side,
had courted the presence of the messenger
which set tables to moving, and frightened
said articles of furniture out of their wits. —
The jury thought that Jones should pay nine
hundred dollars for the violation of his plight
ed faith after so long a courtship.
1?. C. BACHMAN, CASHIER OF THE LANCASTER
BANK, AccQfiTF.n. —' The case of this gentle
man charged with embezzlement in the Lan
caster Quarter Sessions last week, and result
ed in a verdict of acquittal, after a full liear
iug. The jury retired w ith the ease on Fri
day morning, and returned with their verdict
about ten o'clock at night. Bachman was N> -
eordinglv discharged ; and on motion of coun
sel, Mr David Longenecker, late President of
rhe Bank, and implicated in the same charge,
was also discharged. This verdict was unex
pected to the community, and lias excited
considerable feeling. The Daily Times inti
mates pretty broadly that it was through the
position of the parties, and the corrupt use of
money, that T lie verdict was obtained, and
that any small rogues, under the circumstan
ces, would have been couvicted.
A BOY SHOT RY HIS OWN FATHER.—A .shock
ing tragedy occurred in Rangcly, Franklin
county, Maine, a few days since. A boy was
shot by bis own father, whose name is Ilenry
Wilbur, and who has at times been subject to
insanity. The bov, a lad of eleven years, was
lying sick with a (ever, and so low as to be
unable to help himself. Coming into the room
the father deliberately took down his gun from
the wall where it bung, and before bis inten
tions became known to those present, fired
with unflinching aim at his son on the bed.—
The shot took effect in a vital part, and the
lad lingered a few hours and died. There is
no doubt that the unhappy father was suffer
ing from mental aberration at the time.
ear No information is gained, as yet, of
I the rubbery of the Goshen Bank, of N. Y.,
jon the 12th ult. it has been pretty well as
j certaiued that the liank was entered by means
! of false keys and the safe blown open with
powder. Of the $22,014 taken off. $1,193
j was in Specie < most gold) and the balance in
i notes principally of the Goshen liank. A re
j ward of fcIOOO i offered fur the robber.
E. U. GOODRICH, EDITOR.
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President's Message will, undoubtedly, be quite
lengthy. We shall not have it in time for our
uext paper, but will endeavor to give it in I all
: in the issue of the ITth inst.
! The coming session premises to be one of
unusual importance and interest. Minnesota
land Kansas will make application for admis
| sion, and over the latter a contest is likely to
arise, more exciting than any yet witnessed in
Congress.
We shall endeavor to give from week to
i week such reports of the proceedings as are of
interest to our readers, and occasionally shall
publish a speech upon questions of public im
| portanee.
FOREIGN NEWS.
! The United States mail slcam.-hip Fulton
brings four day-.' later news from Europe, and
$220,U00 in specie. In consequence of the
suspension of the Rank Charter Act, the Lon
don money market was firmer, and the demand
1 for discount at Rank less pressing. Financial
j a Hairs were generally in an improved condition,
and Consols had advanced. Further failures
I in Great Rritain are reported ; among others
j that of the Wolverhampton and Staffordshire
Rank. There had been a great panic at the
former place.
The United States Mail steamship North
ern Light, with the California mail of Novem
ber sth, and nearly $1,750,000 in treasure on
freight, arrived at New York, Monday after
noon. The news from California is interest
ing. It is now ascertained beyond the shadow
of a doubt, that the Mormons were implicated
in the massacre of Arkansas and Missouri emi
grants. Further outrages by the Mormons,
iu conjunction with their Indian allies, are ni
si reported. An immense mass meeting of the
citizens of San Francisco was held on the Ist
ult., to give expression to the sense of the pub
lic on the loss of the Cent ml America. The
California papers do not seem to think that
the financial crisis would reach their State.—
Nevertheless, the suspension of FATHER aud
CHURCH had caused considerable excitement.
FERNOX'S " l r . S. Railroad Jl/iuing
Register," has reached its fourth volume, and
now appears iu folio form, considerably enlarg
ed. We will not say improved, because FF.K
NON* has been laboring through the past three
years to make a journal which should meet
the wants of the class for whom the Register
is specially intended. To those interested in
Railroads aud Mining enterprises, this journal
is invaluable. Terms per annum. Tuos.
S. FEKXON, editor aud proprietor, Philadelphia.
SSaU The names of Win. A. Porter, Esq.,
and II on. X. P. B rowne, of Philadelphia,
Hon. P. C. Shannon and A. B. McCalruont,
of Pittsburg, Win. A Stokes, Esq., of West
moreland, and Hon. (iaylord Church, of Erie,
are prominently mentioned iu connection with
the office of Attorney General of the State.—
Hon. John L. Dawson, of Fayette, Hon. John
Cessna, of Bedford, aud Hon. J. E. Ilcister,
of Berks, are named for Secretary of State.
The ceremonies attendant upon the re
moval of the remains of General WORTH to
the tonib prepared for them, under the monu
ment iu course of erection to his memory, at
the junction of Broadway and Fiftb-aveuue,
Madison square, New York, took place on
Wednesday. The military, masonic, and ciTic
display was most imposing, and was witnessed
by thousands of persons, who congregated
along the line of the procession, notwithstand
ing the severity of the cold. The funeral ser
vices at the monument were performed by Rev.
Dr. VINTON, of Trinity Church ; an interest
ing masonic ceremony followed, and Mayor
WOOD delivered an address. It was some time
after dark before the ceremonies were conclud
ed.
The Ttniursstf , which arrived at New
Orleans on Wednesday last, brings two weeks
later news from Mexico. The country still
continued iu a most distracted condition. SAN
TA ANNA is again in the field intriguing with
the opponents of COWJNFORT for a restoration
to power. From present apj>earanees it would
seem that the President is by no racaus certain
of his position for twenty-four hours together,
and under such circumstances it is impossible
to foresee the result. A number of political
exiles had arrived in New Orleans by the Ten
nessee.
FIRE IN JERSEY SBOKR. —Ou Sunday eve
ning fire was discovered in the store of Messrs.
Baker & Martin, which destroyed all their
stock of goods, though the building was sav
ed. The To" is about JjFIt.OOO fully insured.
following is extruded from un edi
rial it) Fonx lev's " Press.'' Tlie tone it* manly
and iudcpeud'. ut, and commands our udmira
tion. We may add tliat a large portion of
the Democratic press North is equally out
spoken in condemning the trickery resorted to
by the Constitutional Convention in Kansas.
We hope they will persevereiu thccourse they
have commenced, but we must confess we have
but little faith-in their stability, after the pres
sure of a General Administration shall be ap
plied to them:
The following extract is to the point, and
we do not understand how its author can con
alsUmlly abandon his position ;
The drift of all the news from Kansas, by
mail and telegraph, shows conclusively that
the so-called pro-slavery Constitutional Con
vention, like other bodies of whom wo have
read, is another formidable instance of the ad
age that " whom the gods wished to destroy,
tiiey lirst make made.'' Some of the proposi
tions presented to that Convention—which, be
it remembered, represents a more fragment of
the voters of the Territory—would disgrace
a despotism ; others are merely ridiculous,
while the whole affair looks to ns, at this dis
tance, as if the parties engaged in it, had en
tered into a contract to mortgage the new-
State to their own individual interests for a
century to come.
There is a consistent disregard of the peo
ple manifested, a cool resort to trick, and an
utter sliainelessness, which, altogether, make
up a satire upon representative bodies such as
we have never before had the luxury to enjoy.
The leading spirit in this Constitutional Con
vention, seems to be a person called " General
Calhoun,'* who, we regret to say, was appoint
ed from the free State of Illinois, by General
Pierce, as Surveyor-General of Kansas and Ne
braska, and who, in all his netions > indicates a
desire t > imitate rather the character of a
member of the French Senate, employed to
carry out the designs of Louis Napoleon, than
the representative of an honest American con
stituency. We give in another column, some
of the doings of this Convention ; and have
only to say, that if the Constitution fabricat
ed by this body, i< sent to Congress, we trust
that short work will he made of it. It de
serves nothing but contempt. If it has a sin
gle merit, it is its consistency with the fraud
and wrong which it is intended to perpetuate,
and from which in great part it has grown.—
The idea of a set of men chosen as delegates
to this Convention, attempting to bind posteri
ty to their work, and daring to nullify in ad
vance, the will of the majority, is so monstrous
that we wonder the outrage did not excite the
whole people to civil war. The usurpation
becomes amazing, when we reflect that these
very men who are trying to fix upon the Ter
ritory the rule of a minority, were vociferous
in denouncing tiieTopeka Constitution, which
set out witli asserting a similar principle, and
was repudiated by Congress and the country.
In speaking of doings like these, we feel that
it is idle to mince phrases, and we sincerely
iiope that if the Constitution of Kansas is any
thing like the instrument it promises to be,
from the intelligence we lay before our readers
this morning, it will, when presented to the
Congress of the United States, be thrown out
of both branches by a unanimous vote. At
any rate, we trust that the Senators and Rep
resentatives from Pennsylvania, will boldly
and at once put their feet upon it, and spurn
P as it deserves to be spurned.
TV United States Treasury estimates for
the next fiscal year have been completed, aud
notwithstanding the efforts made to reduce
them, the aggregate will reach about seventy
millions. The War Department estimates are
increased by the anticipated Mormon war,aud
those for the Navy by the construction of the
new steam sloops of war. Secretary COBB
does not apprehend the necessity of resorting
to loaus on Treasury notes.
fcsU The rumor that Hon. J. GI.AVCY JONES
of Pennsylvania, is to be appointed Mr. DAL
I.AS' successor in the London mission, is reviv
ed in diplomatic circles. As Mr. UCCHANAN
recommended Mr. JUNES to the late President
as his own successor, the rumor is not an im
probable one.
REV. GF.O. LA NOON will lecture before the
Alpha Epsilon Society, at the Court House
in this borough, 0:1 Tuesday evening, Dec. 8.
Subject—" Life in Earnest." Mr. LASDON
has a high reputation as an eloquent, enter
taining and popular speaker, and we have no
doubt will amply repay those who attend.
APPOINTMENT BY THE GOVERNOR.— Governor
POLLOCK lias appointed DAVID WII.MOT to be
President Judge of the I3th Judicial District.
The term of office commences on the Ist day
of the present month and continues one year.
At the next general election, the office will be
filled by an election.
tetf- The concert of the Towanda Brass
Band on Monday night last, was well attend
ed, and the performance to the satisfaction of
the audience.
ISf Bishop POTTER preached in the Epis
copal Church in this place, iu the afternoon
aud evening of Tuesday last. In the evening
several persons were confirmed.
IsThe Canal Board have appointed Su
pervisors as follows :
Delaware Division—Wra. Overfield Jr.
Susqnelianua—Win. Elliot.
Lower North Branch—G. W. Search.
West Branch—R. R. Bridgens.
The illness of Mr. Plumer has delayed the
appointments of Collectors, Ac.
A MAN BIUNKD AND ANOTHER FROZ.EN TO
DEATH.—A telegraphic despatch dated Ala
lone, N. Y., Nov. 25th, states that Father
MeCabe, a well known Catholic Priest, was
burned to death while lying in his bed the
night before, owing to clothes which covered
him taking fire. The fire was confined to his
bed room, and uothing was known of the la
mentable affair until this morning, when his
body was discovered by another priest who
slept in an adjoining room.
The despatch states also, that the body of
a man, name unknown, was found iu the woods
half a mile from the village that morning.—
lie had perished from the cold.
BURNING OK THE MISSISSIPPISTRAMRR RAIN-'
now. —Our special despatches announce the
destruction by fire of the Louisville and New
Orleaus packet Rainbow, near Napoleon, Ar
kansas. The loss of life is variously estimated
at from fifty to seventy-five. The R unbow
wis built at Louisville, three years since, for
the Louisville and Henderson picket trade
hut entered the Southern trade last season. —
She was owned bv her commander, Capt. W.
R. Ilollcrofl, of Leavenworth, the clerks
Messrs. Win. and M. Huston, and Marshall
Halbert, of Louisville. She was worth about
$25,000, and, we understand, was insured at
Louisville.
The Rainbow was burned 011 Saturday mor
ning, at 2 o'clock, ten miles above Napoleon,
at the head of Island Seveuty-four.- There
were three hundred and forty-seven*passengers
011 board—a large number of those on deck
being coal boatmen, returning home. The or
igin of the fire is attributed to incendiary'deek
passengers. The loss of life is estimated at
from fifty to seventy five. As soon as the fire
was discovered the boat was run ashore
under a full head of steam, where she burDed
to the water's edge.
jfcSSrThe gathering of diplomats in the Chi
na Seas will soon take place, it having been
deferred by the Indian mutiny and other caus
ts Our Minister, Mr. Reed, will have arri
ved at Hong Kong about the same time, with
the Envoys from the European Powers. —
"What impression they will make upon the pol
icy of the Celestial Empire, by diplomacy or by
force, remains to be seen, but according to the
latest information, the Emperor, though sur
rounded and pressed by internal commotion,
was determined to resist the demand of both
England and Russia. Affairs in China will
soon, therefore, ugaiu engage general attention.
It is reported that a special messenger is to be
sent out immediately to our Minister with im
portant dispatches, which will indicate the in
terest which our Government will take in the
matter, though we have in view only a limited
extension of our commercial privileges in that
quarter, aud the safety of our citizens and their
property. _
FORTY-SEVEN STATES. —We take the follow
ing from the Boston Journal :
Would any one believe, without looking in
to it, that we are in a fair way of carrying the
number of sovereign States, originally thirteen
and now thirty-one, up to forty-seven ! But
so it is. In the first place, there are Oregon,
Kansas, and Minnesota, whose constitutions
are already formed or forming. It is hoped
that they will be admitted the coming Winter,
making the members of the eonfedraev thirty
four. Then New Mexico, Nebraska, "Wash
ington, already thriving territories, will swell
the aggregate to th.rty-seven. Four new
states to be carved out of Texas, according to
the provisions in the treaty of annexation, will
give us forty-one. Two additional states de
manded from the era now included iu Califor
nia would make forty-three. Arizon, Neo
she, Daeotah aid Columbus Territories, car
ry us up to the forty-seven.
MISFRIF.S or \ MILLION A RE. —There is a
curious story told about the late Mr Morris
on, who has recently died worth four millions
of money. It is said that during the last two
vears of his life he was the victim of mental
hallucination, imagining that he was in the ut
most poverty, and but by daily labor could he
get daily bread. His friends accordingly used
to place a spade in his hands, and set him to
work for a short time in the garden, paying
him weekly Wages of a few shillings, and in
this way ulone would he be quieted.
Some weeks ago. we stated in our pa
per that a son of Mr. M'Kiernau, had wan
dered from his home, near the Long Pond
and that the woods and neighborhood around
were searched, bat all to no purpose. About
two weeks ago, while the father of the last
child, was on a gnnuing excursion at the Pond,
he found the body of the son in the water.—
It appears that Mr. M'K., had shot a duck,
and it flew in the water, when be wadtd in
for it, and found the body of his sou above
mentioned. — 131 oomsburg Ikmocrat.
Hogs.—The packers at Keokuk, lowa, have
began to pack ; and are paying $4 25 to 4 50
for large hogs.
At Madison, in this State, the highest pri
ces offered are $5 50. Many of the farmers
in that vicinity propose to pack on their own
account.
Several small lots are being packed here
this week, that were brought early in the sea
son at s*s. Buyers here we are informed, are
not inclined as vet to offer more than £4. —
Evanwille (Ind.,) Journal, 17th.
GRA?V TRADE OF CHICAOO, IUJXOIS. —TIie
total receipts of the season t Chicago, Illinois,
are now 270 885 barrels of flour, 8,816,710
bushels of wheat, 0,076,017 bushels corn and
155,540 bushels oats, or a total equivalent to
17,355,055 bushels grain. The total ship
ments of the season are now ,154,811 barrels
of flour, 8,838,208 bushels eorn and 377,770
bushels oats, or a total equivalent to 17.017,-
287 bushels of grain. The highest prices paid
for cargoes of Spring wheat on Tuesday was
68 cents delivered on board of vessels.
££3* Col. Thomas 11. Benton has published
a long communication in a Washington paper
on the banks and the currency. It is designed
to meet the suggestions in favor of the estab
lishment of a national bank, which have ap
peared iu the public journals since the com
mencement of the existing financial revulsion.
Old Bullion still cherishes his ancient eranity
to bank notes, and warmly advocates the "uiiut
drop " currency.
HORRIBLE.— The Marengo (Iowa) Visitor
says that a young child, but six years of age
died with delirium tremens at " Brash Run."
The father, a short time since, was sent to
jail for selling whiskey, and during his incar
ceration his wife made whiskey " meat and
drink" for herself and child. The wife finally
fell down stairs and killed herself, and the
child was shortly after attacked with all the
symptoms of delirium tremens, with which it
died.
ftaY" The Monticcllo Watchman says that on
the 16th in Calteoon a hoy 16 years old nam
ed Henry Staibes tock his gnu charged with
pigeon shot, and fired it at uuether boy 13
years old uanied Jacob Newman, and so wound'
ing him in the side that he only lived uiue
hours. The boy is lield to bail for a hearing
before the Court and Jury.
SSf- Brigham Yooug is a native of Ver
mont, nnd in the 66 year of hi? age.
SINGULAR AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—Abrar a
S. Howe, a respectable and well known farmer
of aterliiMT Township, in this . ounty, met with
death, by drowning, in the following manner
as near as could be ascertained by those who
found his body :
He left home on the 2d of November with
I his team and a load of beef for market aW
the line of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Jl
It appeared that he struck the canal at the
village of LUwley, and was driving Uowu th s
the tow-path with his load, with the view of
, teaching Hie Narrows that night, but it
j came dark when within two miles of that place
1 In the early part of the evening his horses
! and wagon were stopped by a lock tender, and
1 Mr. Walker, who knowing them, immediately
, followed up the tow-path in search of Mr
, Howe, supposing something wroug. They
' soon discovered by the wagon tracks that the
: wheels had struck a snubbing post a mile or
I more toward Hawley, and with much force, as
1 the post was bent over, and the same wheel>
| made to bound clear utf the track for a fen
feet. This led thein to believe the horses were
going at the time quite fast, and also to so,.
| pect that the driver might be thrown into the
' canal, as its bank was bold and close to the
, mark of the wheels. In this supposition thr
' were correct, for upon raking the canal bottom
; a few rods below the post they fouud the body
jof Mr. llowe. There was no signs of bodil'v
injury to be discovered, which leave the conclu
sion inevitable that he was thrown from the
wagon into tl)g canal at the time the wheel
struck the post, and owing to the darkness of
the night aud his inablity to swim he was
drowned.
He leaves a wife and family and a large
! number of friends to mouru his loss, lie w oj
a brother of Judge Howe, and about 55 years
|of age.— W'aynt Co. Heruld.
A WIFE'S PRACTICAL JOKE. —Last Satnriisr
evening a gentleman, residing at Jutnica Plaith
was sitting with bis wife and some friends at
their parlor fir*, when the door bell was vio
lently raug. The lady arose, but then fligh
ted to her husbaud that as the girl was out, ue
had better go to the front door. According
ly, he opened it, and found, no one there;
lint there was a nicely done up basket, cover
ed with white linen, at his feet, aud he thoug.t
he heard the rustling of a female dress depa-:-
ing. After looking vainly up and down ice
street and around the portal he took the ba-k
et into the parlor. On the covering being re
moved, a beautiful little child appeared souse
five mouths old. The Udy screamed, one of
the lady visitors took up the baby aud founi
a note pinned to its dress, which charged t&
gentleman of the house with being the father,
and implored him to support it.
A rich scene unsued between the injure]
wife and the indignant husband, theflatter ut
terly denying any knowledge of the little one
anil asserting his innocence. The friends is-
I tcrfered ai d at last the wife Jwas indued
to forgive the husband, although he stood to
:it like a Trojan that he had always been &
faithful husband. Finally the lady very ro
j guishly tol l her husband that it was strung
I that he did not know his own offspring, whirl
; had just been taken from its cradle ujistai*
. by the nurse, for the very porjrfwe of piayin;
i the joke ; arid the surprised husband fina'ilv
joined in the laugh which was raised by h
exposure.— Boston Travtkr.
TUREF. CIITLDBEN BURNED TO DEATH.—A
terrible calamity occurred at Bureau Junction,
near Peoria, 111., on Friday last. An employee
of the Rock Island Railroad, named McLamh
lio, had received, the day before, some $C'.
the accnraulation of his wages. On Friday, Le
was absent from home, and his wife having o
casion to go to a neighbor's at a sibort distance
locked op the house, and left in it their three
children, one an infant, and the others nbosi
four and six years old. In her absence the
house took fire, and was burned to thegrouai
with all its contents, and, saddest of ail, the
three little children perished miserably in the
flumes. The house being in a lonely spot their
shrieks were ntiheard, and their charred an",
half-consumed remains were the only ev.deaca
of their awful fate.
THE FIRE AT OI.EAN, N. V. —November ft .
1857.—The following i 9 a list of the names of
the persons who are sufferers by the terrible
eonfiagarutioo which occurred here on Sato:
day night : 11. S. Morris, W. A. IllakesW.
Barge A Robinson, H. Striogham, David Kooo
G. Cooper, 11. W. Rugg, John Forbes X *
Butler A Co., Amos Brouson, R. and E. ?
Martin, Post-office, R. Tallerb, Masonic LodS
L Whitney, W. 13. Barry and C. Murray
Airnost the whole town is destroyed.
A* ESCAPE RUO* JAII. —An amusinginci
dent occurred one day last week, in which on?
of the prisoners confined in Jail, was a vic?:3
His case had been called op in Court, withoa!
his knowledge, and he had been discharged *
motion—there being no evidence of j>art .>
the Commonwealth against him.
took him from his cell, informing him tba'J<
was wanted in Court. After taking him abfll j
half way to the Court House, the jailor ny '
an excuse to go back to the Jail for sometli!-
he had forgotten, and pot the prisoner -
keeping of a blacksmith near by, first girS I
him " the wink." As soon as the Jailor w
out of sight, the blacksmith advised tliepr.?-
cr to run away, assuring hira that he would
fer no resistance in his doing so. In a
ment the " bird" was on the wing, pursued
a crowd of shouting boys. He scaled P'°'
fences like a deer, crossed the canal brid."
and took for the mountains as though life 3; "
death were in the race. For aught wc F*
he is running yet, fully impressed with the -
lief that he has made a hair breath ess?
from the clntehes of the law. Not a bad* 1 '
to rid the county of jail birds.— Luztrnt I ' j
JERSEY SHORE RANK.— John A. '
has been elected President of the Jersey
(Lycoming county) Rank, and J. J
son Cashier. The Rank will go iuto
tion in a few days.
3>ZZU>,
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At Ridgbury, in this eennty, October 23d. I"°<
POLLY, wife of Sturges Squires, aged 67 years-
Mrs. Squires was afflicted with tire IVysentery
confined to her house only twelve days. Slit f
died a Christian, leaving a husband and five
deplore her loss. On Sunday the '£Hh, herremai 3 ' (
deposited in the silent tomb, to await the rt*
trump. By this stroke of Divine Providence- ,hf
nity has been deprived of a wuithy ncm'er. the c
of a counselor andjthe family of a faithful friend.
Servant of God, well done,
Best from thy loved employ,
Thejhattle's fought, the victory woe.
Enter thy Mauler'? J<\v. f j
Ker.ro*. N'ov. 27.1M7. ' '' r • I