Horrible Tragedy.
The Alton Courier says :
" One of the most singular cases which ever
tamo under our observation, or iu our reading,
oeenm-d yesterday morning at the penitentiary
in this city.
A convict named llull from Ohicugo who is
row serving a second terui, lurined the idea
of acquiring his liberty in the following meth
od. He watched his opportunity shortly after
breakfast, and when no other guard was in
the hall surrounding the cells, except Mr j
Crabb, whom he knocked down and Stunned
by n severe blow on the hehd, ami then drag- j
ged him into one of the lower cells, tied Crabl/s
hand behind his back, fastened the cell door
by means of a stick of timber previously put
fa the cell by some confederate, then drew a •
huge knife from his bosom, assisted Crabb to I
rise, pit* him against the douf, and threatened
him with death, unless he was allowed to go
at liberty.
This most daring attempt was soon known, I
end promptly brought Col. Duekmaster ami
his guards to the spot. The convict threaten- j
ed Crabb with instant death if any attempt '
was made upon the door, holding his knife 1
within a couple inches of Cralib's breast. For
upwards of an hour Col. Huckiunster and his I
guards watched an opportunity to shoot him, '
but there being but 010 opening in the door, j
and that quite small, he kept Crabb constant
ly between him and the opening, so that he j
could only be reached through Crabb's body.
ALTON*, March 9, S 1-2 o'elo-k P. M —At '
nine o'clock this morning Rutherford, the
Btate Superintendent, and Col. Buck-master,
warden, undertook to get into the cell of the I
prisoner by stratagem. Breakfast was set at j
the cell door in vessels of larger size than or- :
dinarr, but the convict refused to open the I
door until the hall was cleared, which after a I
brief consultation, was done. The warden j
superintendent, and guards were on each side '
of the cell, but out of sight and motionless !
The convict slowly opened the door nearly !
enough to admit the food, when a crowbar j
was instantly inserted. The warden cried out
to Crabb, the imprisoned guard, to fight for his '
life, lie accordingly sprang to the opening of!
the door, and at length dragged himself;
through, but not before Is was stabbol by the
convict nine times, seven times in the bad: nud
twice on the arms. When the poor victim was i
dragged out, the convict barred the door again ;
and refused to yield. He was then given a few I
minutes for reflection, and the rebel was, after i
much dodging and effort to get out of the reach ,
the fife, shot by the ward-en. The ball struck :
his skull just below the left ear, and glane- \
ing around, lodged under the skull, lie fell !
instantly, and was dragged out of the cell, and 1
was thought to be dead, but soon recovered
and talked as sensible as any man could under |
the circumstances.
ALTON, March 10, 6 o'clock P. M. !
Crabb, the guardsman, is much better, hut i
not yet out of danger. Hall alios Lindsley, !
the convict, is uo better, but may possibly sur- i
vive.
The Alton papers confirm the statement
published in the Press yesterday.
The Alton Courier of the 11th adds :
" That Hall had confederates he admits, hut j
the number of their extent of their participa
tion, previous to the daring attempt of Hall, j
has not yet been ascertained. A rigid inves-!
tigation w ill be made, the results of which will ;
lav before our readers.
" Upon the convicts the moral effect of this !
defeated attempt of Hall's must be of the j
salutary description. They now see that not '
to save the life of an innocent and worthy man ,
would the discipline of the prison be v olated, I
and will restrain the most violent from any
attempt of the kind in future. Had Hall s de- j
mand been complied with every convict in the >
prson would have been devising some scheme i
to obtain his liberty, probably ending in a gen- ■
oral revolt and the death of several innocent
men and many guilty ones. The lesson was J
important, and will doubtless be duly ppre- j
ciated.
"The taking or killing of a single nun, how
ever powerful and well armed, looks like an
easy task ; but when it is recollected that ev- i
try movement had to be made so as, if j
possible, to save the life of Crabb, the case ;
was one of unusual difficulty. The plans of
the warden and superintendent were well cou- .
ccivcd. and carried out with as much prompt- j
ness and decision as was possible. Every pos- !
sible regard was had to the safety of Crabb, !
and that anxious regard was alone the cause
of delay. \
HALL died on Saturday morning, 14:h inst '
For sixteen hours previous to his death he !
was paralyzed and insensible. From the time
w hen he was shot till be died paralysis made
slow but certain work upon. His two confed
rates, the convicts who have been missing
since the calling of the roll last Friday evening, {
were found on Wednesday. They had dug a I
hole some siq feet deep in the loose earth un
derneath the dining-room floor, and so closed
the entrance as to almost defy detection.—
When found, they bad a supply of provisions i
with them, though almost perishing for water.
They were absent six days, and it is supposed
they never left their hiding-place.
SIGNS OF THE TIMES. —The city of Bangor,
the second city in the State of Maine, which,
nnti! within two or three years, was a strong
hold of the focofoco party, held its municipal
election on Monday last. The Republican can
didate for Mayor was elected by 542 majority,
and the city councils are entirely Republican
The locofocos tried to come the " r.tizens-ti< k
ct" dodge, bat it failed, as may be seen, igno
miniously.
In Belfast, the chief town of Waldocountv,
the Republican candidate for Mayor was elec
ted by 303 majority. The Democratic purty
n-ed to have about 200 majority there.
, Ju Augusta, the chief town of Kennebec
county, and eaf>ital of the State, the Republi
can vote for Mayor on Monday last was r.13
and the pro-slaverv vote 199. Every man in
the councils, both of Belfast and Augusta, is
Republican.
On the other hand, the oro-slavcry party
carried the city of Biddeford by a small ma
jority. We have kept the record of election
returns in about 40 towus in the State of
Muine, and pro-slavery has carried two of them
—Albany and Biddeford. A general election
in that State to-day, taking these nmniciiml
elections as an index, give any good republican
n majority of 25,000 votes.
Have the dough faces mid cringcrs of Boun
ty I vauia heard the ivews from Mew Hamp
shire ?
I he European governments are said to!
lie about to adopt pieaafirw to check the emi
gration to America.
Rulloff Re-Taken!
The Ithaca Jownot of yesterday gives the
following account of the re-capture of Jivllujf.
ihe murderer of his wife and child, and his re
turn to the Tompkins county jail :
On Monday lat the train from Owego
brought Mr. McCoy ami Mr. Smith, residents
of Ohio, who had iu charge E. 11. Itnlloff
who escaped from jail iu this village on tin
-sth May last. He was taken about 11 2
miles troin S.indn-ky city, O tio, by the per
son- having him in charge, and one Curtis
liulloflfhas been, it appears, for some mouth
past, if indeed not all the time since his e.v
cape, in Pennsylvania, near the banks of the
Monongahela River. Enquiries were made,
and su-picions excited, which alarmed hint,
He hTt there, a tew weeks ago, and came to
the village of Jamestown., in this State. He
was tli..ru recognized by an individual, who,
immediately forwarded information lu re, ano
Under Sheriff Holmes pursued Kulloff to
Cleveland, w here all trace of him was lost.—
He, (R.) as it appears, returned from Cleve
land to Sandusky City, and engaged board
with Mr. Smith, about 1 1-3 miles from
that place. McCoy. Curtis and Smith became
Satisfied that Rulloff was the escaped prison
er, and arrested him.
While on his way to the jail, R. desired to
get out, drew a pistol and coolly attempted to
drive off his captors. Not having a disposi
tion to be thus snubbed, they attacked him
with stones, and finally secured him, but not
until he hail shot one of them in the shoulder,
—a shot which in consequence of the thick
clothes, produced but little injury.
A complaint was made against Rulloff for
assault and battery with intent to kill. He
was lodged in jail in default of bail, and his
captors on Saturday night had proceedings
under the law of the State, became bail them
selves, and Rulloff accompanied them volun
tcrilv to this village. The cause of this wil
lingness on UullolFs part to return, is explain
ed by his knowledge that Under Sheriff
Holmes would be there in a few days at the
fartlierest, and R. having had at nit times an
overwhelming fear of a popular outbreak, he
felt he would be far more likely to get to jail
unobserved in the charge of strangers, than if
brought by a well known officer. Rulloff is
much emaciated, his feet badly frozen, and in
ail respects seems to have had a hard time
generally.
Rulloff will doubtless carry his case up to
the Court of Appeals, and a decision giv
en for or against his application for a new
trial.
THE REVIVAL MEETINGS. —Our exchanges
still teem with accounts of the the wonderful
progress and religious awakening produced by
tlie revival meetings, held by the various de
nominations of the churches in different parts
of the country. Especially are those being
held in New York and Philadelphia of singu
lar interest. In the former place most eu
conraging inroads are being made into the
ranks of the rowdy class It is said the noto
rious Prize Fighter TOM HYEK is among them.
In the latter place a Union Prayer Meeting
lias been in progress for the last lour months.
It was originated by a young man, under twen
tv-one years of age. Its history we clip from
a Philadelphia daily :
" This youth was in Now York at the time
when the lirst " Business Men's P.avcr Meet
ing"' was opened. He thought that as good
lias resulted there, a similar movement in Phil
adelphia might also share Gore's blessings, and
be instrumental in the conversion of many
souls. Having succeeded in interesting sever
al other persons, they applied to the trustees
of the Centra! Methodist Church corner of
Fourth and Arch streets, for the use of the
: meeting house. Their wish was cheerfully
; gratified, and the meetings were conducted ev
[ cry day at noon, the attendance averaging on
-1 !y from twenty to thirty persons—never high
!or than thirty-six. The meeting was (ommrn
j ced on November 23d. The pastor of the
i church feeling perhaps that he ought to have
i been consulted in the matter—a fact which
'he young men had overlooked—objected af
■ ter a time to the further use of the church,
I when application was made to Dr. Javnc for
! the ante-room to his spacious hall. Dr. J.
j complied instantly with the request, and on
February 3d, the first meeting there was held.
: The dews of Heaven in answer to the earnest
1 application of the participants, fell upon the
; meeting, and the interest gradually increased,
until now not less than six thousand persons
each day spend from five to sixty minutes each
! at the hour of exercises in this Union Meet
! ing."
The audience is said to be composed mainly
of business meii, clerks and ladies.
ILLINOIS. —The Chicago Tribune says that
a new democratic paper is to be started in that
! city to support Buchanan, and adds :
" Tiiis is a formidable movement and will
produce a revolution in the Democratic ranks
lof this city and State. In a few days Cook
: will be home, with his Post Office commission
in his pocket. After his arrival, the woik of
j decapitating Douglas Post Masters through
out the State will commence, in downright,
I bloody earnest. Buchanan men will fill their
j places, and ere long there will be one thousand
Post Masters actively at work getting up clubs
j for the Daily National Democrat, and extend
j ing its circulation by every means in their pow
: cr. Buchanan will lavish on it all the adver
tising and printing patronage in his possession,
to sustain it
i "It is understood that Buchanan has de
termincd to remove every Douglas man in Illi
-105 front office. A prominent Democrat in
| Alton received n letter a few days ago from
Attorney-General Black, in regard to the ap
pointment. of a certain applicant as Postmas
ter of that place. In this letter Attorney-
Gcucral Black asks, " Is Mr. (the appli
cant,; a Democrat ? Does he sustain Buehau
an, and does lie denounce Douglas 1 If so, he
can have the office. This shows that the tear
: upon Douglas is to be bitter, and that no man
who sustains him is to be spared."
I DEATH IN THE HOOP OR THE FATAL PETTICOAT.
By a calculation made by an official hand it
appears that no less than fourteen deaths
since the Ist of January have arisen from burn
ing occasioned by the wide spreading of the
crinoline into the tire, drawn thither by the
draught from the chimney. Wood fires which
ure laid low upon the hearth are the most dan
gerous, and the flame from them rises in an in
stant. We insert this as a warning to our
tuir countrywomen. — Loni'un Court Journal,
I'eb. 20.
ted~ A daily prayer meeting of an hour at
noon, is advertised us being held in the Court
.'House al Wiliianwpor;.
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for lis safe delivery.
fazF Wc hare no report to make upon the
proposed change in this Judicial district. The
Judiciary Committees have not yet reported,
and consequently thero has not been any ac
tion in th i Legislature.
We publish an article from the Sullivan
County Democrat on this subject, which is
worth reading. The writer evidently knows
something about the origin, as well as the poli
cy of this movement.
LECOMPTON DEAD !—lt seems to be very gen
erally conceded, by the Washington letter
writers, that the Lecompton iniquity cannot
pass the House. Senators CRITTENDEN and
BELL have damaged its prospects, very mate- 1
rially, and the letter of CAUIOCN giving tbe '
Kansas Legislature to the Free State men,
thus ensuring two Republican Senators, has
given it the coup de grace., by exciting the hos
til.ty of a portion of the Southern members.
The vote was probably taken in the Sen
ate, on Monday, and it is possible when
the bill is sent to the House, that, its oppo
nents, certain of victory, will immediately vote
upon it.
THE LEGISLATURE —If any of our readers
look in vain at our columns for an abstract
of Legislative proceedings, we wish them to
understand that the omission is not our
fault, but the fault of our Legislative Solons,
who fail to transact any business of public im
portance. True the two Houses meet regular
Iv, and are occupied with a host of petitions,
remonstrances, bills read in place, Ac., varied
occasionally by a veto message from Governor
PACKER, but we fail to find anything of special
importance in this section. The bill for the
sale of the public works, we have already no
ticed ; and there are some half dozen license
bills offered, none of which, in all probability,
will be passed.
The Committee of Conference appointed for
that purpose have fixed upon the 22d of April,
us the day of adjournment.
The appropriation bill has been considered
in the House, and passed to the 23th section
The minority report of the Kansas Commit
tee in the Senate was made by Dr. OAZZAM,
last week. It is a lengthy and able docu
ment.
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY. —The April num
ber of this periodical is already on our table.
It is perhaps enough to say of it, that its raer
its are fully equal to its predecessors. It has
from the first taken a high position, and now
stands confessedly in the front rank of Ameri
can literature. "The Autocrat of the Break
fast Table," is alone worth the price of each
number, while its other articles are from the
best writers of the country.
PHILLIPS, SAMPSON & Co., Publishers, Bos
ton. $3 per annum.
FROM JAIL. — On Wednesday even
ing last four men escaped from the county jail
at Williamsport by removing a portion of the
stone wall in their cell. They then clamber
ed over the stone wall which surrounds the
yard by placing a table upon a wood-pile and
making use of a clothes-line which was at that
time in the yard. Their names were Henry 11.
Wendle, James A. Beattie, John Baker and
Henry Stetler. They left in the room which
they occupied a note to the Sheriff, in which
they expressed the hope that the step they
were about to take would cause him no incon
venience as if, was out of necessity. They also
thanked him for his kind treatment to them
during their confinement and all signed their
names.
Stetler it will be remembered was arrested
about a month ago in McKean county on a
charge of manufacturing bogus coin. A re
ward of ono hundred dollars has been offered
for his capture and 'lodgement in any jail in
the United States. Wendle lias already been
captured.
&agi- A bill has passed both Houses of the
Maine Legislature in relation to marriage,
which repeals the present law, and requires
that parties intending marriage shall deposit
a notice of their intention with the Clerk of
towns in which they respectively reside, and
lie enter the same on a book kept for that par
pose ; said notice to remain on file five days,
at the end of which time,'if no legal objections
are interposed, the Clerk can issue a certifi
cate, when the parties can be married.
fcajr We are requested by Mr. O. F. WOL
corr, constable of Litchfield township, to say
that the announcement made in our report of
the Court proceedings of the upproval of the
appointment of THOMAS B. MERRILL AS Depu
ty Constable of Litchfield, is an error, no such
appointment having been made
The Examination of the students of the
Susquehanna Collegiate Institute took place
last week, cfoaiug on Thursday. The occasion
attracted a large number of spectators, patrons
and friends of the school. The recitations and
examination?, showed the progress made by
the pnpils, and highly were satisfactory to all
concerned.
A valedictory address wus read by Miss
HELEN BULL, of Orwell, and the oration by
WU. L>. MCAFFKE, both of which are highly
spoken of.
The closing address was delivered by Rev.
J. FORSTEK, and appropriate remarks were
made by I'rof. COBIK.V, J. MACFAKLANE, C. L.
WARD, and 0. D. BARTLETT.
Under the management of the efficient Prin
cipal Mr. McWii.Li.vsr, the Institute has been
remarkably successful during the past year.
The Spring term will commence on Wednes
day ueSt.
——
A R-VA-GA Hoes*. —We learn from the Owe
go Gazette , that Mr. BROWER has been obliged
by ill-health to retire from this well-known ho
tel. The traveling public and the many per
sonal friends of Mr. BKOWER will learn this
with regret. Ilis long experience and careful
supervision of the different departments of the
House, have made it known far und wide, as
a model Hotel. We trust, that a short respite
from his arduous duties will restore him to
health and activity.
The Gazette says of the change :—" Maj.
BROWKR has retired from the Ali-wa-ga House
and is succeeded by 11. I). WM.I.ARH, Esq.,
late Sheriff of this county, Mr. B. B. WILCOX
remaining a joint proprietor with Mr. WIL
LARD. The Ah-wa-ga is just as good a house
as any other city or village in the State can
boast of ; and the public may expect that its
high character will be fully maintained under
its new proprietorship. Messrs. WILLARD K
W ILCOX are admirably qualified to keep a
first class house precisely as it should be kept.
REMOVAL OF JUDGE POKING.—GOV. Banks,
in a message to the Legislature of Massachu
setts, on Friday last, removed Judge Loring,
in accordance with the vote of the two branch
es of the Legislature.
A motion to refer the message to a Select
Committee, led to an exciting diseussiou be
tween Messrs, Gushing, of Xewburyport, and
Andrews, of Boston ; the former denouncing
the consummated act as the triumph of mono
maniacs and fanatics, and the latter defending it
as the just act of the Executive, which will be
hailed with gladness from one end of the State
to the other.
The main ground assnned by the Governor
for removing Judge Loring, is based on a stat
ute of Massachusetts—that no judicial officer
of the Commonwealth shall hold, at the
same time, the office of United States Com
missioner.
FIRE. —On Saturday evening 20th inst., be
tween six and seven o'clock, the cupola of
Dickinson Seminary at Williamsport, was dis
covered to be on fire. The firemen repaired
at once to the scene of disaster, and soon suc
ceeded in extinguishing the flames, so that but
little damage was done.
DAILY PRAYER MEETING— The different
Christian denominations of this place have unit
ed in holding daily meetings for prayer. Ser
vices will be held at the Methodist Church,
commencing at 8 o'clock, A. M. The public
generally is invited to attend.
We learn from the Ithaca papers, that
the Religious revival still continues in that
place. Tuesday of last week, was set apart by
the several churches, as a day of fasting and
prayer. Souic of the stores and places of bu
siness closed for the day, giving the village the
appearance of Sunday.
isTG. 11. FAIRCHILD, Esq., Cashier of the
W averly Bank, has tendered to the Board of
Directors his resignation to tako effect in June
next.
FEY" C. F. HARDER, formerly of this place,
convicted of larceny, and awaiting seutence in
the Wyoming county jail, effected his escape,
leaving a note for the jailor, testifying to the
kind treatment he had received at his hands.
Mr. LAJRD, Anti-Lecompton Democrat,
was elected Mayor of Erie by 315 majority.
The whole Anti-Lecompton ticket is elected.
The Anti-Lecempton Democrats fired cannon
to celebrate the victory.
The Governor of Conneeticnt has ap
pointed Friday, 2d April, as a day of fasting
and prayer.
ARRO!NTIFE.VT3 RY THE GOVERNOR.—GOV.
Packer made the following appointments dur
ing the past week :
George M. Lauman, of Reading, Flour In
spector, Philadelphia.
Joseph Collins, Whiskey Inspector, Phila
delphia.
William W. Kline, Bark Inspector, Phila
delphia.
William Keisley, Inspector of Batter and
Lard, Philadelphia.
Lewis K. Deneu, Quarantine Master, Phila
delphia.
Samuel P. Brown, Port Physician. Phila
delphia.
Arthur Hughes, Health Officer, Philadel
phia.
Jacob Layer, Superintendent Powder Mag
azine, Philadelphia.
Joseph Rune, Recorder of the city of Phil
adelphia. to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Robert M. Lee, Esq.
John Maklin, Fiour Inspector, Pittsbur^
Nathan L. Atwood, Notarv Public, Clinton
county.
THE LAST CARD PLATED.
The prospect of defeat awaiting the Lecomp
ton fraud has brought forth from (ion. CAL
HOUN his decision in regard to the result of
the Kansas election. The follow is his mani
festo, d*ted at Washington, on Friday last.
As there lias been great anxiety to learn
the result of the late election for members of
the State Legislature, under the Kansas Con
stitution now before Congress, I think it prop
er to state that recent information, through
(lovernor DENVER and others, leaves no doubt
that the returned vote from the Delaware
Crossing Precinct, in Leavenworth County,
should be rejected, and that certificates of
election thonld be issued without reference to
the vote of the precinct.
A month ago I was put in possession of a
newspaper containing what purported to be
the affidavits of the judges of election at that
precinct, and, in a communication to the Un
ion, I immediately stated that, if the facts
contained in said affidavits were presented to
me in an authentic and reliable form, I should
be goverued by them in determining the result
of the election in Leavenworth County. Al
though I have not received any reply to my
letter to Governor DENVER, yet from various
sources of information I am left in no doubt
as to the statements of the judges of the certi
ficates of election to the persons having the
| highest number of votes in Leavenworth Couri
; ty, irrespective of the Delaware Crossing pre
j cinct. I regret to add that this decision will
i give the control of Kansas to the party which
I view as the enemy of the peace and good
order, the Constitution and laws of the Union.
To the following persons, elected in the sever
al Senatorial and Representative districts of
Kansas, certificates of election wili according
ly issue.
JOHN CALHOUN.
The 13th Judicial District.
A Difl has been introduced into the Legisla
ture by JOHN V. SMITH, of Wyoming county,
to annihilate the 13th Judicial District, com
posed of the counties of Bradford aud Susqne
i hanna. The Bill proposes to annex Susque
hanna to Luzerne county and Bradford to the
26th Judicial District composed of the coun
ties of Sullivan, Columbia and Wyoming.
The reason assigned by the petitioners for
this measure is " that the fair administration
of justice demands the passage of such a law,"
that " Judge WII.MOT is partial to his political
friends, and that it is impossible for a demo
crat to obtain a tavern license iu his district,"
and " that he makes political speeches at the
i time of holding his courts," Ac., Ac. These
arc a few of tho charges laid against him, and
for which Judge WILMOT, himself is not to suf
fer, directly, but the people of the whole dis
trict must Ire deprived of electing their own
Judge, because the present incumbent has dis
pleased a portion of his political opponents.
If Judge WILMOT has violated the sacred ob
ligation which he has taken—if he has shown
a favor to his friends and wronged his oppo
nents—in short, if he has laid himself in any
way liable in his proceedings while on the
Bench, why are the charges made boldlv
against him ? why is he not tried and punish
ed for misdemeanor in office ? Surely he
should bo the one to suffer—not his coustitu- :
cnts.
The motive of the prime-movers in this mat- j
tcr is too apparent to admit of doubt. Dis-;
guise it as you may—say Justice demands it— j
call it a matter of expediency—economy—then <
'ook behind the screen, and heboid envy, mal- 1
icc, and spite, then taik of Justice > The idea j
is absurd in the extreme.
We are no political friends of Judge WIL
MOT'S, but as a man aud a Judge, we respect
and honor him. We have hud a fair opportu
nity of observing his official conduct, since his
election, and are free to confess that we have
never seen or heard (from what we consider a
reliable source) the least indication of partial j
ity, fear, favor or affection, in his administra
tion of justice. It is true he has made politi
cal speeches while holding courts in the differ- i
ent counties in his district ; this we consider j
out of place for a Judge to do, and that is all
i he charge that can be justly laid against Judge '
WILMOT.
The inconsistency in the argument that there ,
is no need of the 13th Judicial district, and as '
a matter of economy to the State, it should be
divided up and distributed among the adjoin-'
ing districts, is apparent when we take into I
consideration that the 13 Judicial district was |
erected expressly for the relief of Judge CON- ;
YNGHAH of the Luzerne district, and this Bill'
proposes to annex Susquehanna county to his !
circuit, thereby imposing upou him more judi
cial labor than he had previous to the forma
tion of the 2-6 th district.
\\ e understand that all the Judges who arc
to bo afiected by this arrangement are strong
ly opposed to this measure. Judge Woou !
WARD as well as Judge CONYNGHAM have al- !
ready quite as much labor to perform as they i
can conveniently manage, aud to annex more
territory to their districts, thereby almost
doubling their official labors, would, we think,
be imposing an insult upon them, which the
honors of the position would scarcely counter
balance. We hear it reported—but do not
vouch for the authenticity of the report
that Judge CONYNGHAM has expressed his de
termination to resign his commission if he is
thus to be imposed upon.
Now taking another view of the matter
Supposing Bradford to be attached to the 36th
Judicial district over which Judge WOODWARD
presides. Bradford, which has more votes
than all the rest of the district, would have no
voice in choosing a Judge to preside over her
Courts. On the other hand, should a vacan- i
cy occur, and an election become necessary,
as the politics of the district now stands, Judge j
WILMOT, with that 4,000 black republican ma
joiity in Bradford Would ask for no easier task
some fine October morning, than to place his
linger on his nose—give a knowing wink to
his political persecutors, and sit slap down on
the Bench so nicely cushioned by his most bit
ter enemies. We have no desire to try any
such experiment. Our district is good enough
as it is, aud our advice is—let well enough
alone. °
Should the Legislature in if° wisdom, think
proper to pass this Bill, it will establish a de
cidedly bad precedent, and if the opposition
ever obtain a Legislature we may expect to
see every democratic Judge in the State Leg
isiated out of office.— Sullivan Co. Democrat.
THOMAS WASHINGTON SMITH. —We learn that
Thomas Washington Smith, who was acquited
of the murder of Richard Carter on the ground
of insanity at the time of the commission of
the deed, is now a confirmed maniac. His
condition is a sowec of much regret to his
friends.
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Mar-L |- '
| The ereut of the day was the
Senator CHITTENDEN, of Kentucky, ii, I '?.' -
tiuu to the Lecompton swindle, which 5H
I po-,ed and denounced ui unequivocal *
j fitting terms. This eloquent am] abl J '*
i in behalf of justice and honor was
friend aud companion of IIICXRY
worthy of one who through a lon* a
' public service lias commanded the resi>!
i by his commanding talents, and
1 Mil by his manly frankness, unswerving*
i rity and bold independence. It j 3 ~p lct *
! to have a powerful effect upon the
; loth North and South. In the
strengthen those who feared lest tlm j
i ton swindle could not be checked • ans
; host If Old-Line Whigs, whoseeonr>
i are against the President but who li av ,',P*
ed absorption into tlie Repvljiean P \
ganization. it will puiut out where thefi *'
go ; for Mr. CRITTENDEN, from his" jj 0 *
dent stand point, has raised the quest'
above a party !3sue, bringing it cmt i u jf.'"
proportions as a great question or J*
morality and justice—one in which *
should be forgotten for the sake of tV
pie upon which our Republican
founded. In the South it will quick,./'
public conscience, lending men to eianf-
J subject for themselves, and thus leafs u
; grossly they have been deceived by those
have hitherto led thein to suppose that if*
fair and regular in Kansas, and that the *
trouble there arises from the efforts of
; olitionists' to rule out the South b/
; and unfair means, from a victory which
: latter had honestly achieved. ' This $' *
i should be read by every Northern man**
| and child, who is old euoffgh to PndervtT
jit ; for, coming from a Southern gentta?
i who can have no interest in distorting th- f t
against his own friends, it mu.,nV,f
j against prejudice, and secure a more ca/
| perusal thau would be accorded bv matu s
Messrs. SEWARD, WILSON, or WADE ' *
The Lecomptonites are in great iftnJanr?
i night. They begin to see that the bill sc j
taiu of defeat—a fact to Which thev
been slow to open their eyes hitherto,'so&
were they that power and patronage are inu
; ciblc. They will modify their tactics H I
j surred. The first step, doubtless will be jr.
jated through General CALHOUN, who, in T*
i of some new revelation, will discover thai>
! Free-State Legislature of Kansas really **
elected on the 4th of June last, and will 14
i certificates accordingly. This "gmHot .
| catch whales," however, will avail notimj
It will furnish excuse for the treacherv of j
inore professed Auti-Lecompton men tjj
would have found some other pretett]
| that were wanting. No true man will
the Lecompton swindle any the more mi?
because the Legislature elected under it b,
! Free-State majority. Power cannot careu
radical defect in the instrument itself, o'un
it an expression of the popular will. ' Oi a
other hand, any such action by C A LILTS ■
lose the measure more or less"Southern r;
beyond ail question. No matter— tluki
de-id, unless I am greatly out in my rtcfamt
I do not believe there is virtue enough in A
ministrative discipline to save it. It ca.n
pass under circumstances acceptable to a
South—and so it cannot pass at all, exrrpn
the shape of a virtual enabling act! This
believe, is clear to every man of sound iiMj
meut, in either house of Congress, who ii
carefully weighed the indications of the M
fortnight.
WASHINGTON Sunday, Marci!
Tlie Administration men are workingy
perately to control the stampede in the Hoar
against Lecompton. There are some five m'
lons of dollars worth of contracts in conns
tion with the Utah campaign, which are Mir:
used as levers, as far as possible, to affect voir.
How and where, will be elcarlv apparentwa
the vote comes to be taken. Of the Armrm
tracls already made, rumor names one forf
teen hundred horses, at a hundred andfc
nitre dollars a head ; transportation of fioaril
twenty-five dollars a barrel, corn at t"n 1
twelve dollars a bushel, live beef at fate
prices, Ac.
All this is believed to be useless. The by
of making it successful rest 011 Northern i®
Lecompton Democrats ehiefty in Penosyte
and Indiana.
All is c-'Bcitenrent relative to the actiond
the Serrate to-morrow, when according"
agreement, the vote on Leconrpton is expects
to be taken. It is rumored to-night thattx
Lecomptonites themselves are frightened
the Senate, and may effect a further contff
a ice of the debate until they can narctin;?
canvass closely.
'I lie I nion to day publishes C.anor.v's of
cial declaration of the efeeTimi in Kansas. &
ing the Legislature to the Free-State naea
lliis greatly exasperates the chivalry, si
there is some fear that the effect may be*
create a Southern stampede against Leco*
ton, and the two Republican Senators its s*
cess will be sure to make. My own imp 1 *
sion is that the bill will pass the Senate"
about five majority— RElD and DAVIS I*'
absent, ill. One vote may be changed, ris
ing the majority to three.
STUART nnd BAYARD, it is understood, *
speak to-morrow. DOUGLAS will follow, ifi l
health is no wop-e thau to-day. He *a |4
sent from the Senate, and no party tol
agreement to take the vote on Monday: *
if an attempt be made to crowd him ote
hinted, he will insist upon the right to*
heard at length before tlie vote.
When the bill goes to the House, I - 5 - 1
not be surprised if its opponents move
vious question at once, as the present <"'*
makes its defeat certain. Considerable
has been designed, but CALHOUN'S lust
so thoroughly indicates the opposition of l3f
South Americans that thev will be likely*
join the Northern Anti-Lecomptonitrt *
immediate gibbeting of the Lecompton s* J
die.
SENATOR DAVIS.— The lion.
vis, Senator from Mississippi will not, h
said, be able to fill his sent in the Senate "B
two months. Hfs physician have placed -'j
under a severe regimen, in a 100111 from p "I
light is carefully excluded.
There ore in circulation counterfeit
on the Strond.sburg Bar.k.
SAAAAAASS, . J
March 4th, at the house of Jainos Itothwell. T-'T.'LNO
ton.by Rev.C. M'Donjfall, Mr. BUKDBTTCR-" 1
to Miss SARAH BOTH WELL.
fr* vfrs *> of 'lie f>ntral Hotel in r.inf'','
llth, by the same. Mr.CHARI.KS O- SlKN'**, f
to Mrs. SARAH IIURLBIKT, both of Union. T! *
V t il'e bouse of >lr. Da? itl l.ari'lou. iu 1 f
lw the -ame. C 1. m. f;osi INE to Ml"
n< K.MU?, all of Canton. .