XXXV TH CONGRESS. FIRST sftssiOX. WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Jin. IS, In the Senate, Wednesday, Mr. Doolittle, of Wisconsin, offered a joint resolution direct ing the presentation of a medal to Commodore Paulding. Subsequently Mr. Brown, of Mis sissippi, gave notice of his intention to offer au amendment, conveying a vote of censure to that officer. This will have the effect, when the matter comes np, of testing the rela tive strength of the friends and opponents of Gen. Walker in the Senate. The motion to reconsider the vote amending the joint resolu tion defining the power of the Presideut rela tive to the nomination to active service of ua val officers affected by the ac'ion of the late Retiring Board, was warmly debated, and fi nally the motion prevailed and the amendment was rejected, after which the resolution was passed with another amendment, limiting the the power of the President to nominate to six months after the passage of the act. Iu the House the day was spent in debate iu Commit tee of the Whole on the President's annual Mes sage. Thursday, Jan. li. In the Senate, Mr. Houston gave notice of his intention to introduce a bill providing for the admission of Kansas into the Union. The joint resolution directing the presentation of a medal to Commodore Paulding was made the special order for Wednesday of next week.— In the House, after the presentation of a pe tition from Benjamin Brice and five thousand other citizens of New-York, for a law giving the public lands to actual settlers, the debate on the President's annual Message was con tinued in Committee of the Whole, and took a somewhat wider range than usual. Mr. Blair, of Missouri, gave notice of his intention to in troduce a resolution directing a Committee to inquire into the expediency of acquiring tcrri-i tory by treaty or otherwise, iu Central or South America, for the purpose of colonizing free blacks from this country, to be protected as a dependency under the flag of the United States. WASHINGTON, FRJDAT, Jan IS. | The Senate was not in session. Hi the House, Mr. Stanton, of Ohio, offered • preamble and resolution setting forth the fact that the published report of the Commit tee appointed to investigate the affairs of the Middlesex Manufacturing Company stated that $87,000 were paid to secure the pas.-age of the Tariff act of 1857, and calling for an in quiry into the matter. He proposed the ap pointment of a select committee of five, with power to send for persons endpapers, and pro ceed at some length to advocate immediate action ou the proposition. This gave rise to a long and warm debate, in which the question was fully discussed. Various amendments were proposed as to the manner in which the investigation should lie conducted, and, final ly, one suggested by Mr. Letcher, of Virginia, as a substitute, was adopted, which provides for a select Committee of five with power, who are to investigate the charges preferred against members and officers of the last House, growing out of the disbursement of any sums of money by Lawrence, Stone & Co., or other persons, and report the facts to the House, with such recommendations as they decui prop er. Mr. Harris, of Illinois—the subject of the Corruption Investigating Committee of the House having been brought up—offered a preamble and r< solution proposing that Mr. Matteson's case be investigated, looking to his expulsion from the House ; but as Mr. Mat teson was absent from Washington, the mat ter was postponed until Monday week. A resolution was passed authorizing a Special Committee to investigate the facts attending the sale of the Fort Snelling reservation.— The Judiciary Committee were authorized to send for persons and papers relative to the charges against Judge Watrous, of Texas.— The joint resolution of the Seriate, in regard to the retired naval officers proposed to he res tored to the active list, was lost, objection be ing made to its consideration. A thrilling Moment at Luoknow. The war in India has been attended with many scenes of thrilling interest, and there have not been wanting pens to picture them with startling effect. The following graphic description of the scene at the moment of the arrival of the relief, so long, so painfully await ed by the beleagured inmates of Luck now, written by a lady of the rescued party, equals in dramatic intensity the best descriptive pas sages of Sir Walter Scott : " Death stared us in the face. We were fully persuaded that in twenty four hours all would be over. The engineers had said so, and all knew the worst. We women strove to encourage each other, and perform the light duties which had oeen assigned to us, snelt as conveying batteries, and supplying the men with provisions, especially cups of coffee, which we prepared day and night. I had gone out to try to make myself useful, in company with Jessie Brown, the wife of a corporal in my husband'* regiment. Poor Jessie bad been in n state of restless eteitement all through the seige, and had fallen away visibly within the last few days. A constant fever consumed her, and her mind wandered occasionally, es pecially on that day, when the recollections of borne seemed powerfully present to iier " At last overcome with fatigue, she lav down on the ground wrapped up in her plaid I sat beside her, promising to awaken her, when, as she said, " her father would return from the ploughing." She at at length fell in to a profound slumber, motionless and appa rently breathless, her head resting in n>y lap. I myself could no longer resist the inclination to sleep, in spite of the continual roar of can nons. Suddenly I was aroused by a wild un earthly scream close to my ear ; my compan ion stood up p ight beside me, her arms raised and her head bent forward in the attitude of listening. A look of intense delight broke over her countenance, she grasped my hand, drew me towards her, anil exclaimed, " Dinria ye hear it ?" dinna ye hear it ? Ay, I'm no drcamin', tlie slogan o' the Highlanders ! We're saved, we're saved !'' Then, flinging herself on her knees, she thanked God with passionate fervor. •' 1 felt utterly bewildered : tnv English ears heard only the roar of artillery, and I thought my poor Jessie was still raving, but she dart ed to the batteries, and I heard her cry inces santly to the men, " Courage I hark to the slogan—to the Maegregor, the grandest of thein all. Here's help at last." To describe the effect of these words IIJOU the soldiers would be iin|iossible. For a moment they i'eased firing, and every soul listened MI intense crviety. Gradually, however, there arose a ii.uiUiur of bitter disappoint men f. and the wail ing of the women who had flocked out, began anow 83 the colonel shook his head. Our dull lowland ears heard uotliing but the rattle ot the mu-ketry. " A few moments more of this deathlike suspense, of this agouiziug hope, and Jessie, who had again sunk on the ground, sprang to her feet and cried, in a voice so clear and picrc ing thnt it was heard along the whole line— " Will ve no believe it noo ? The slogan has oeaed, indeed, but the Campbells are comiu' ! D'ye hear ? d'ye hear ?" At that moment we seemed indeed to hear the voice of God in the distance, when the bagpipes of the Highlanders brought us tidings of deliverance ; for now there was no longer auy doubt of the fact. — Ti at shrill, penetrating, ceaseless sound, which rose above all other sounds, could come neither from the advance of the enemy, nor from the work of the sappers. No. it was indeed the blast of the Scottish bagpipes, now shrill and har>h. as threatening vengeance ou the foe ; then in softer tones, seeming to promise succor to their friends in need. Never surely, was there such a scene as that which followed.— Not a he.rt in the residency of Lock now but bowed itself before God. Ail, by one simul taneous impulse, fell upon their knees, and nothing was heard but bursting sobs and the murmured voice of prayer. The all arose, and there rang out from a thousand lips a great shout of joy, which resounded far and w'idc, and leut new vigor to that blessed bagpipe.— To our cheer of " God save the Queen ! they replied in the well known strain that moves every Scot to tears —" Should auld ac quaintance be forgot," &c. After that, noth ing else made any impression ou me. I scarce ly remember what followed. Jessie was pre setted to the General on his entrance into the fort, and at the officers' banquet her health was drank by all present, while the pipers marched round the table, playing once more the familiar air of '• Auld lang syne." Revolting Parricide at Thompson's Mills, N. Y. CONFESSION OF THE MLKDER. The Utiea Telegraph has the following par ticulars of the terrible tragedy at Poolville, or Thompson's Mills, near Hamilton, X. Y. HAMILTON, Tuesday, Jau. 12,18.15. A tragedy unequalcd in the annals of crime occurred at Thompson's Mills, about five miles southeast of Hamilton village, on Sunday night. JARED COMSTOCK and CLARISSA his wife, were brutally murdered by their own sou, WM. COM STOCK. The murderer was arrested by Officer TUCKER, on a warrant issued byJustice PECK, about 5 o'clock, A. M., yesterday. The par ricide is a man 3T years old, about 5 feet T inches in height ; his clothing was besmeared with blood when found. He has always resid ed with his parents in this town and is unmar ried. He has been drinking hard for some time, and is evidently laboring under the effect of m ini'i-o-potu. He conversed calmly in re lation to the awful deed, manifesting no con cern for,himself speaking of the manner in which he deprived his parents of life, as if he had beeu butchering hogs. Ho says, for about four or five days something seemed to tell liiin he must have a number of hearts ; this was repeated to him many times during the day ; he seemed to live in Sherburne, and a wire came over the hill, connecting with the room, telling him he must have a number of hearts ; some one who lived in Sherburne, seemed tele graphing for th m. '• Time or four days ago I attempted to kill my father to get his heart Yesterday, I went again, placed an axe in the room, intending, if I could find ray broth r and his wife setting down to kill them both at once. It seemed as if I must have both of their hearts, but I did not find them so situat ed. About dark I weut over to my father's, i and found hi n and mother sitting—she was sewing. I immediately struck her with the skillet on the head, and b;oke it. I then struck my father three or four times with the remains of the skillet, and attempted to git the axe. After knocking my father down, 1 got the axe and cut out their hearts and pi.t them in the stove and burned them. This voice seemed to tell me that their hearts niu t be burned. After the deed I washed my hands-, andjifter remaining in the house a short time, left and went down to A. GUSTING'S. When I arrived I found my brother and his wife there, visiting. I told them I had some fresh meat up to father's. After remaining there a short time, I went down to the house of HAR MON GUSTIN and told them to get mc a quart of cider and bottle ; and after obtaining it left for my father's house, without mentioning any thing concerning the deed. On arriving I lay down upon the lounge, near my father and mother, and slept for some time—until near morning—on awaking I left the house and met several persons coiniug towards it. Ido not recollect who I informed of the deed previous to this. As tlu-y approached me some one said " here is Bill." This was about eight rods west of my father's. Tliey asked me what I had been doing. I told them it was none of their business. Part of the company held tne while a couple of them went to the house, and afterwards they took me to POT TER'S, where I was arrested. During the night after the deed I attempted to end my own life and thus close the tragedy. I afterwards I went to my brother's house to kill birn and his ; wife. I kicked the panels of the door but 1 they bad gone away. THE MORMON DELEGATE. —There was a movemeLt made in Congress a short time since to question the right of Bernheisel, the dele gate from Utah, to a seat in that body, upon the ground of the rebellion of the Mormons. A committee was appointed ; they met, called the President in counsel, —he said that Utah is not yet in rebellion, only threatened, hence the committee will doubtless report against his expulsion. He is said to hare fourteen wives in Utah. MORE TERRITORY. —From a late leader in the Washington Staffs we loam that there is a movement in progress to secure another slice of Mexico. It argnes that Mexico is bank rupt, and to prevent anarchy and disruption, needs money hence the auspicious moment has arrived for our Government to make a bid for •Minora. NEBRASKA TAKING ALARM. —It is reported by telegraph that resolutions have been intro duced into the Legislature of Nebraska Terri tory, deprecating the action of the Lecompton Convention in failing to submit the Constitu tion to u Tote of the people of Kansas, and expressing fear that the establishment ot saeh a precedent may have an unfavorable bearing upon the character of their own dome-die in -lifnliotis |]rabforbHfj)oite. £. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR. "TOWANDA: ®f)nrsbog fllorninn, Janitaro 21, 1858.' Tkrmh— One Dollar per annum, invariably in advance— Four weeks previous to the expiration of a subscription, notice trill be given by a printed wrapper, and if not re newed, the paper will in all cases be stopped. CU BBING— The Reporter will be sent to Clubs at the fol lowing extremely low rates : 6 copies for 0 IS copies for.. . ,tl2 00 10 copies for 800| 20 copies f0r.... lo 00 AnvKHTIBKMKNTS — For a square of ten lines or less. One Dollar for three or less insertions, and twenty-Jive cents for each subsequent insertion. JOB-WOKE — Executed with accuracy and despatch, and a reasonable prices—with every facility for doing Books, Blanks, Hand-bills, Bali tickets, Q-c. MonKY may be sent by mail, at our risk—enclosed in an envelope, and properly directed, we will be responsible for its safe delivery. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE, MR. BUCKALEW, from a special committee having under consideration that part of the Governor's Message relating to a gubernato rial mansion, reported a resolution in the Sen ate to appropriate SII,OOO for the purpose of purchasing of a house situated on Hirer St., Harrisburg. The proposition, however, was killed in the House, on Friday, by a vote of 41 yeas, to 55 nays, amongst the latter very properly appearing the names of the members from Bradford. We observe however, a telegraphic despn fell states that " both houses have passed a bill to purchase an executive mansion." Mr MYER has read in place a bill to change the time of electing certain Trustees in Athens township. Mr. NICHOLS, a bill to authorize the town ship authorities of Grauville township, Brad ford County, to re-examine certain accounts. Mr. NICHOLS, presented a petition from Granville township, Bradford County, for the passage of an act authorizing the auditors ot said township to examine and settlecertaiu ac counts. Also, a remonstrance against the same. Mr. CHASE, a petition from Sauiuel F. Car malt, oud one hundred and ten others for a State road from Little Meadows, in Susque hanna County, to Leßaysville, in Bradford County. MR BUCKALEW has reported a bill to repeal the act of last Winter, separating the State and school departments. Also, a bill relative to the management of the North Branch Extension of the Pennsyl vania Canal. Both houses met in Convention on Monday last for the purpose of electing a State Treas urer. H. S. M AORAW v%g re-elected. This may be considered a victory of the FORNEY DOCGI.AS section of the Pierce democracy. B>3?~ The present lull of the Kansas agita tion in Congress is owing to the anxiety of members to awaifr the result of the elections in Kansas before taking their positions. The Lecoiupton Constitution will soon be placed in the hands of the President, who will send it to Congress with a recommendation that Kansas be admitted under it, and then we may expect the fight to commence. The whole power and patronage of the Administration will be lent to the work of forcing upon the people of Kansas the Lecompton swindle although they have just declared, by an overwhelming major ity, their opposition to that instrument, yet menace and corruption will be used by the Administration to force it through Congress, and then the arms of the Government employ ed to put down au indignant and insulted peo ple. That this cannot be done without a strug gle in Congress is certain. In the Seuate DOUGLAS will wage unceasiug and determined war upon the fraud. How much support he will have is not certain—not enough, we fear, to prevent its passage. THE LAPY'S HOME MAGAZINE of Literature, Art and Fashion edited by T. S. ARTHUR and VIRGINIA F. TOWNSENP, is upon our table. The engraving entitled " The Dying Favorite," representing the death of a favorite hound, is very beautiful and true to life. The Maga zine also contains patterns, crochet work, &c., in abundance, whilst its literary merits are as great as the best writers in America can make them. Address T. S. ARTHUR & Co,, 103 Walnut St., Philadelphia. GODKY'S LADY BOOH for February has come to hand, containing a beautiful steel engrav ing, with Fashion plates, patterns and innu merable small engravings. The Literary Mat ter in this Number cannot be surpassed. Up on this subject, as well as embellishment, Mr. GODEY courteously iuvites a comparison with any other Magazine. The Lady's Book is now iu its fifty-sixth year, and from present appearances bids fair to see fifty-six more.— Address L. A. GODEY, Philadelphia. DISABILITY OF WITNESSES FOR RELIGIOUS BELIEF. —Mr. Scofield has introduced a bill in the Senate providing that no person shall be held incompetent to give testimony as a wit ness on acconnt of his religions belief, but evi dence thereof may be given as heretofore, to affect his credibility. A similar was bill intro duced last session. A descent was made, by the police, on a den of counterfeiters, in Williamsport, on Saturdy last. Four men were tried and com mitted in default of bail. Instruments and metal for mannfacturiug counterfeit dimes, quarters ami half dollars were found in their possession FROM KANSAS— The latest reports from Kansas state that General CALHOUN was to commence counting the returns of election of the 21st of December on Tuesday last, in the presence of the presiding officers of the Legis lature and Governor DENVER. AS soon as this was done, a messenger would bo dispatch ed to Washington with the vote and State Constitution. CALHOUN would not leave the Territory till after the returns was made of the election for State officers. The result of the election held on the 4th is still doubtful. A portion of the Free State party made nominations and voted for State officers, and it was reported succeeded in elect ing their ticket, and a majority of the Legis lature. Other accounts report the Pro Slavery party as successful. The fate of the Lecomptou Constitution, however, is not in doubt. It has been reject ed by a large majority. Details of the news from the tJtah Ex pedition, comprises nothing additional of im portance. In sending a copy of his Proclama tion to HRTGHAM YOUNG, GOV. GUMMING ad dressed him a letter announcing his appoint ment as Governor of the Territory, and regret ting the acts of violence which had been com mitted, and which were attributed to YOUNG. The St. Louis Ltader does not place much re liance in the report that the Mormons iu a body will leave the Territory in the Spring. It thinks it probable that You so and a few of the faithful, who have so often defied the the power of the Government, will flee from fear of the consequences of their treason, but that a large majority will quietly submit to the laws and remain. GRAND CONCERT. —The Towanda Brass band will give a Grand Concert, at the Court Uouse on Tuesday evening, Feb. 2, for the benefit of Lin-ta Hose Co., No. 3. The proeecds of this Concert will be applied towards paying for a uew hose cart, recently purchased by the Company in Philadelphia. For the credit of the place, and in aid of an enterprise so praise worthy and deserving, we trust that our citi zens will be liberal iu attending this Concert —if indeed it can be called liberality, where the return for the small investment is certain, to those who have " music in their souls."— Mr. DITTRICH has arranged a number of new pieces expressly for the occasion. A®*llon. DANIEL S. DICKINSON was thrown from his wagon at Binghamton, on Friday night last, and badly, though not dangerously injured. The horse took fright at the cars, at the railroad crossing near his residence, and ran away, upsetting the wagon, and forcibly throwing Mr. D. to the ground. He was ta ken home bleeding profusely from a wound in his head. He received other severe injuries, although uo bones were broken. BST A friend recently from Harrisburg, whose opportunities for ascertaining are good, informs us that the Democratic members of the Legislature stand about three for DOUGLAS to one for BUCHANAS. While we have no qnestion that such are the honest sentiments of the party, yet we feel equally certain that a resolution sustaining DOUGLAS could not pass that body, because at least every second mem ber expects when the Legislature adjourns to go over to Washington, and ask for an office ! HirW e call attention to the advertisement of the " Tioga Point Agricultural and Junc tion Iron Works," located at Athens I'c.— Mr. R. M. WELLES has associated with him Messrs. Bi,oon, in this enterprise, which can not fail to add greatly to the propriety of our sis ter village. We rejoice to see such enterprises springing up in our midst. They do much to wards advaucing the substantial prosperity of the county. The location of the Junction Works is most desirable, being in the centre of a wealthy Agricultural district, with facili ties for reaching auy part of the country. Both branches of the Legislature of Alabama have unanimously passed resolutions authorizing the Governor to call a State Con vention if Congress refuses to admit Kansas into the Union under the Lecompton Consti tution. (For the Reporter.) MR. GOODRICH :—ln addition to Jeremiah Spencer and the three daughters of Silas Gore, survivors of the Wyoming Massacre, there is now living in Browntown, Wyalusing, Pa., DANIEL BROWN, aged 89 years, who with his mother and some elder brothers escaped from Forty Fort, and went through the then wil derness to Connecticut. J. D. G. LIEUTENANT COLONELS. —The Governor has appointed Messrs. F. WHITEHEAD, GEORGE COOPER and P. H. BUCK, all of this County, as Aids to His Excellency, with the rank of Lieu tenaut Colonel. We call attention to the advertisement of C. E. TODD in another column. We have every confidence in the firm, as they pay their advertising bills in advauce. We have also some nice specimens of their pencils, which are as good as those sold at the shops. #gy-On Tuesday last, WM. F. PACKER was inaugurated as Goveruor of this State. We have not received any account of the proceed ings. We presume his Cabinet will be com posed of the gentlemen we named last week. forjudge WHITE is now engaged in hold ing a Special Coart at this place. The case of Smith TS. Kellum iu ejectment, '6 licinp tried, as we go to press. BARCLAY RAILROAD AND COAL COMPANY.— The following are the officers of this Company elected at the annual meeting of the stock-hold ers on the 1 lth inst: President —GKOßOß R. OAT. Directors —EDWAHD M DAVIS, HENRY JONES S. W. CAR NELL, EDWARD LEWIS, JOHN ELY, L. JOHNSON, CONRAD S. GROVE, THOMAS BEA VER, B. RUSH PIXMLY, M. S. FREEMAN, IIENRY LEWIS Jr., CHARLES EVANS. Secretary and Treasurer —HAßVEY SHAW. Genual Superintendent —JAMES MACEAR LANE. FIRE IN WYSOX —The dwelling house of SHEPARD PIERCE in Wysox township, was de stroyed by fire on Saturday evening last. The contents were also destroyed, scarcely an arti cle being saved. The fire is supposed to have originated from a stove pipe. The house was a new one,and the loss falls heavily upon Mr. P. as there was no insurance. ttaT" The house of Representatives at Wash ington, has appointed a Special Committee to to investigate the charges against members or officers of the last House growing out of the expenditure of the Middlesex Manufacturing Company's Tariff Fund, consisting of Messrs. STANTON, of Ohio, MOORE, of Alabama, KUNK KI., of Pennsylvania, WRIGHT, of Georgia, aud IIUSSEL, of New York. The fifth Lecture of the course was de livered on Monday evening last, by Rev. W. A. BARTI.KTT, of Owego, on the " Glory and S/uime of Isinguage ." The Lecture was a highly fiuisbed, ingenious and able effort, such as was expected from tbe reputation of its au thor. The next lecture will be delivered on Mon day evening, Feb. 1., by Rev. Mr. DOUGHERTY of this place, on the " Decline of Literature in the middle ages." and will, we have no doubt, prove equally interesting with any pre ceeding one iu the course. The New York Legislature is still at a dead-lock. In the House there are six Americans who hold the balance of power, aud they refuse to vote for either the Repub lican or Democratic candidates for Speaker unless some extraordinary concessions are made to them. The House is consequently not yet organized aud the prospect is uot very flatter ing for its .speedy organization. Mr. COBURN, County Superintendent, haviug started 011 an official visit 011 Monday morning, before daylight, accidentally drove off a steep bank near Isaac Myers', smashing his buggy and severely injuring his horsc.^— Fortuuately he escaped with some slight brui ses, but enough to prevent him from fulfilling his appointments for the week. Those who have been disappointed, will understand that it is not Mr. COBUKN'S fault that he was una ble to be present as appointed. EARTHQUAKE AT LOCKCORT, Y.—Last Friday night, about 11 1-2 o'clock, a slight vibration was felt, accompanied with a loud rumbling noise, resembling the rolling of wheels over a pavement. It was heard by a number of persons in different parts of tbe town, aud awoke several from their sleep. teg- Raff, Shauabrock & Hunt's store, in Lock llaven, was destroyed by fire on the night of the Ist inst., and all the goods con sumed. Three buildings belonging to W. White, were also cousumed, aud J. S. Bower's house and goods damaged. THE INDIANA AND OHIO DEMOCRACY. —The telegraphic despatch published on Saturday, from Indianapolis, stated that the Democratic convention there had endorsed the course of the Administration with respect to Kansas. Despatches received in Washington say, how ever, that after endorsing the Cincinnati plat form, the Convention passed the following reso lution by a vote of 3TB ayes to 115 noes, and afterwards unanimously, which is just the re verse of endorsing the course of the Adminis tration : Resolved , That we are still in favor of the great doctrine of the Kansas-Nebraska act, and that by a practical application of that doctrine the people of a state or territory are vested with the right of ratifying or rejecting at the ballot box any constitution that may be formed for their government, and there fore no territory should be admitted into the Union as a State without a fair expression of the will of the people being first had upon the constitution and accompanying the application for admission. Instructions are also expected by the Rep resentatives from Ohio to vote and act in op position to the Leeompton Constitution. A LOCOMOTIVE RUNS THROUGH A STONE WALL. —Yesterday the train on the Gennes sec Valley Road, arrived on time. Just af ter passing Clarissa street bridge, there are railroad buildings, with a turn table 011 the south side. The switch of the turn table is about two hundred feet from the eugine house. The switch was left open, so that when the noon train arrived, it ran off upon the round table and into the engine house. Fortunate ly, the turn table was in a right position, and the engine and train moved straight forward, passing through two large wooden doors, ami on through the engine house, until it reached the rear wall, some two feet thick, but quite old. The locomotive passed through this ob stacle, scarcely causing a jar to the train, and plunged outside its whole length, doubling up some old iron rails lying on the north side, as if they were withes, and striking her nose downward into the soft earth. Two coaches nearly full of passengers were in the train.— Not a person moved from his place, and most of the passengers were probably unaware that any accident had occurred. The engine is the Wayland, a large and powerful machine. It is injured probably to the amount of $2,000. 9 #ST*Thc Government of Sweden has lent 5.000,000 francs to the Directors of the Bank to sustain their credit. The Smith Trial In Philadehhla-Ti. Wife's Letters. * n The trial of THOS. W. SMITH for the - der of CARTER in Philadelphia is still iu T gress. A vast amouDt of testimony has W brought forward for the defence ; all p*, to show that SMITH'S mind was unsettle! ? the time of the homicide. On Tuesday y. JOHN MCCACLKY, father of the prisoner's*/ was called to the stand. He produced u letters written by Mrs. SMITH to her bmW after her confinement. She confesses her , directly accuses CARTER, and implores her band's forgiveness. These epistles are to&. ing. They read as follows : MAY 5, I 80: Will you allow me to say, my dear, yet jured husband j Your letter was receit,_ and read with feelings of the most bitter guish—read it without a pain or passion grief. Tom, lam uot void of feeling. J as though truly alone in the world. Fati* brothers, husband, friends, and all—have £ left me. Oh, God, that I died the day I born. My dear TOM, I wronged you deeplv kept tbe fatal secret from you. I did w r - ;; in marrying you, but I loved you ; yes, G. only knows, I loved you—and do still, y] are the injured one ; CARTER the guilty Y F! J You wished me dead before you left me wish I was. You ask for a dicorce. MvrjtJ TOM, if it is your wish, I will make no ob'nctu I canuot ; but will aid you in all I can'top you a divorce ; it is right that you shoe separate from one who has so deeply, p roi . j injured you ; but was uot inteutionally 0 n part of LIZZIE. TOM, you know my scnsitJ feelings. When this is done, 1 have given; all the tie that binds me to earth. Oh G? how deeply I love you ! You have my her |my very soul is centred in you. Oil, Tot j will you, can you forgive me ? I most hnrc - ! ask your forgiveness—that is all I can a-t you. You speak of the once romping srhi, girl ; yes, what am I now ?—a heart-brok. dejected woman, without friends—thrown;;. 011 the cold world for assistance. Why, , I why has Heaven scaled my doom ? X j verily, God has forgiven rue, and I haTe bet I restored back to his fold again. Life ha turned, but my poor, desolate heart cries'? its lost mate. Oh, my poor, heart-broken jected, injured husband, forgive me ! 1 ?■■■ fess I have done yon a lifetime of wren: have made you drink the most bitter dreg sorrow's cup. Oh, that Heaven would t\: me to reclaim you back again ! You a>k future lot. I wish that I could tell yon ; kuow not where to go or what to do. j, uess and trouble have left me weak and n> rable. Strength does not return ; 1 Lave? I left my room as yet. LEONARD'S mored aca | pie of weeks, and I must seek shelter u* where. Where, I cannot say. The Fw house is as good as any where for me. 1 a not able to do anything as yet, nor will u i be for some time, but never while earth -tiy 1 will I throw myself ont to the world &iai: lie character. You shall never have it a. to you that is the way I get my living; u as for CARTER, he has injured mr tor life. I; will never meet again only when a third pe sou is present. BERTHA wishes me to -c. j the child where it belongs— to Carter. Li -1 uot sleep nor eat ; I can do uothing hut *u ray room at night. I must close. May j i God of all goodness guide and protect yoa i cheer you up amidst this—is the prayer of ;• 1 who was once your beloved, confiding | LIZZIE A SII.IT. —The two editois of the Yi South Sulr Democrat cannot agree upon lb. KFR, the filibuster, and the Administration,- Mr. REII.LT, Administration, retires; A." BANKS, fire-eater, goes on. The paper, no | hissing hot, has articles like this ; "The J persion of the filibuster forces in Xicargu though accomplished through the instruo tality of the American Xavy, uas p'omptc. a suggestion f rnm the Cabinet of Greet £1 tain i and effected in the interest of the Ex Hall Abolitionists f THE STAY or EXECUTION UNDER THE Ik.* : LAW. —Some doubts aud difficulties tun. ; arisen with regard to the construction of J J Relief Law passed at the Extra Session of a j Legislature, on the 13th of October last, 1 I COFFEY introduced a bill iu the Seuate i Thursday, to correct tbe evil It prorw that the said sixth section shall be so const/ 1 ed '"that the stay of execution provided shall extend as well to judgments enten more than one year prior to the passage the said act, as to judgments entered wi'j one year from that date." * SA&AAAAA> 9 Pecemhpr 2d, br Iter. P. Cook. E. C. WELLS, of T* rora, to Miss MARIA BOLLES, of Hcrrtck. fey tbe same. HATTIE MOREY, both of Orwell. By tbe same. January 5, LEMUEL MOODY to St*" RAH WOODBURX, (laughter of J. W. Woodtam* all at Rome. DIBS, In To wan da twp.. ov the 17th inst.. MARY, relict \ trust 'V 11 gone •• to be with Christ, which is far better." A GRAND CONCEE! FOR THE BENEFIT OF Lin-ta Ilose Company, No.- 1 Will be given at the Court House, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUAB! I $n % Sotoanba srass I® 1 A variety of new pieces will be ptrfoi®*- BOARDING. MJO H.N KENDALL would "S* fully inform the public that having l"*^ large aDd rommodiolis bonse former! v ,v • ed by hin, ii tlie lower part of the Wy, which has been enlarged and thoroup*. paired, he is ready to offer to boarders superior modations. I He would particularly inform Jnrvmen. and ' tWc. tending Court, that he will be prepared to acco® them upon the most reasonable terms. .$ He solicits a share of public patronage. confi satisfaction will be rendered in every respect- To wauda, January 20, IR.SB. BEEF CATTLE WANTS®- "?TFTHTL °NE THOUSAND HEAP OFP<"%> CATTI.E wanted hy the •' Mauch iu -j Association." The* regular mark'' r_ be paid, t:ash. Ry order of the Board of Pircc' • >~H BATCH, Secy. G. \V. SMITH. Ma-b Uhnnk, Per. s, IRA7. _ J Ififl BBLS. COMMON SALT; 'j l r I" n " Ror| Cjtf f,i r p., k : ns salt, inst vf- PBAILEY A >'■