Sympathy.
An interesting scene occurred ut tlie meet
ing of the Bradford County Teachers' Associa
tion, which was held at Meirvall, on the 12th
and 13th of February; incident, which
most toiichinglv illustrated the strengthening,
soothing influence of sympathy, and also the
fact that this principle, or passion, predomin
ates in the ft nale portion of our species.
Two young ladies, whom for the present pur
pose we call Martha and Eliza, had been ap
pointed at a previous meeting, to read Essays be
fore the Assoeiation. Martha had always re
sided in the place where the meeting was held,
and Eliza lived with one of her nearest neigh-,
bors wheu they were both little girls. Since
that time, they had not only lived and played '
together,but hail been pupils at the same school,
recited in the same classes,cat at the same table.
Martha being the first appointed, was tt> read
first ; but both went upon the platform to
gether. The house was full, and many came
six or eight miles, almost on purpose to hear
the Essays of Martha, whom all knew as a
girl brought up among them, and who had
spent some time away at school, while Eliza
all had known as a lively, active quick-witted,
fun-loving girl. Martha commenced hers and
read with a soft but somewhat trembling,
voice, while poor Eliza, who was the youngest,
stood by her side, growing more and more
frightened, as her companion drew nearer to
the close. Martha stopped, and Eliza was to
begin. She opened her mouth, but words re
fused to do her bidding. Finally she read a
few words and dropped her paper from her!
face. Everybody in the house was gazing at
her —she tried again to go on, read a line or
two, and hurst into tears. All trembled for i
her, and would have helped her if tlicy could
have done so ; hut thev were only able to look
encouragement. But Martha, who stood near
her. came still nearer, and putting her arm
around the waist of her sobbing companion,
drew her close to her side.
This was enough. The magnetic influence •
does not more surely or rapidly pass from the i
the positive to the negative subject, than did
the sympathetic, on this occasion. Eliza dash- 1
ed the tears from her crimsoned cheeks, and
and deliberately read a most beautiful Essay, !
upon the Study of Rhetoric. Many a moisten- '
ed eye gave evidence that this secret sympa-!
thetic influence was not confined to the two!
stood upon the platform. We know not which I
most to admiie, the one who extended her 1
arm to encircle a sister when assistance was !
needed, or composure of the one who, but a 1
moment before, was too much agitated to read j
her own thoughts. Who but a women would
have done as Martha did? Who but a wo-j
man would have been affected as Eliza was? i
—Common School Journal. X. I
fejy* We find the following exploits of a
citizen of Elmira recorded in the last Addison ,
Advertiser :—On Saturday last, Win. Higgins,
who escaped from the Eluiira Jail the week :
previous, was promenading around our village i
in fine style, all day. When the express train j
came from the east in the evening, it brought j
constable Hamilton and Lis son, of K+mira.—
By some means, Higgins got seent of their ar- :
rival and being a little suspicious of their in- :
teutious, went to the American Hotel and i
called for a room, with the intention, as was
supposed of going to bed. A short time after
this Hamilton and his son went to the hotel
and were informed of Higgins'location : where- ,
upon they proceed upstairs and to their great
dismay found their bird bad flown through
the window, a height of some twenty feet
from the ground ; they immediately ran down
stairs and gave chase. While passing through j
the bridge, Hamilton being in close proximity
to Higgins, shot at him with a revolver, but ;
without effect ; when they had reached a
distance of a few rods above the depot, Fred,
the young man, struck Higgins with a club )
and knocked him down and instantly dropped ,
the club supposing he had the bird secure ; t
but it was destined to be otherwise ; Iliggins,
in righting himself upon his feet, had secured !
the club and would have brought Fred to the j
ground, had his father not warned him to i
" flee from the wrath to come." Thus Hig-1
gins escaped from the officer and fled across !
lots. While Higgins was down, Hamilton ,
shot at him a second time, and it appears from
What Higgins said,the shot took effect, taking
off out* of his fingers.
THE REMOVAL OF JUDGE LOR INT..— The re- !
niovul uf Kdward G Loring from the office of :
Judge of Probate, by Governor Banks, at the
request of the Massachusetts Legislature, was
an act which is approved by all candid minds
just in proportion as the subject is under
stood.
Mr. Loring was not removed for his con
duct in the extradition of Anthony Burns, but
for insisting on retaining a Federal office, the
holding of which the State Legislature bad
declared incompatible with the duties of the
office he held under the Government of Mas
sachusetts. If he had simply resigned his
United States Cominissionership, however ex
ceptionable might lieve been deemed his rul
ing in the Burns case, he might have remained
Judge of Probate to bis life's end without fear
of molestation.
The question strikes ns as a very simple one.
Tlio Legislature had a right to pass a law de
claring the two offices Judge Loring held in
compatible, and Judge Loring had a right—
though, of course, at his peril—to decline a
voluntary compliance. This lie has done, with 1
a full knowledge of the consequences ; lie is
the victim of his own act, and nil the outcry
uf his Iricnds and published protest, have fail
ed to awaken commiseration for liirn.—Even
ing Post.
Henry J. Raymond, of the New York
Times, writing from Washington, speaking of
Douglas, says that at an early stage of his de
fection—while lie was having interviews with
the President, in the hope that they might
come to some agreement—the latter remarked
to him that it was very perilous for a public
man to put himself in opposition to his party,
and that he must take the liberty of reminding
him of the fate of Kires and Tallmadge, who
rebelled against the policy of Gen. Jackson.
Permit lue, Mr President," Mr Douglas re
plied, " permit me to o-emind yon that dnifral
Jackson is daul." Tlib is very much the tone
which the Illinois Senator has taken through
out tiiis contest, and it must be confessed that
it is not eminently conciliatory.
BANK ROBBERY AT G HAETOX. —BOSTON, April
' The Grafton Bank, at Grafton, Mass.,
was robbed yesterday of $12,000, seven hun
dred uf which was in bills of one hundred dul
ier each. Ihe rubbery was committed in the
Guy time, during the temporary absence of tLc
*a?hiei\
I Having visited several schools iu all the
: towns of the county except two, it may not be
inappropriate to place before the tax payers,
and school proprietors of the county, some of
the results of these visitations, as well as the
conclusions drawn frotn them.
Allow me then in the first place, to call at
i tentiou to the difficulty arising from the use of
a multiplicity of text hooks. My object is not
to attach blame to any individual, or class of
individuals, or to tell how so many books up
on the different branches studied came to be
in the school, but rather to state facts, and as
far as possible, poiut out the evils growing out
of those facts.
In several schools, there were in use five
different works upon the subject of Geography,
four upon Arithmetic and three upon Gram
mar, in the same schools. In some of these
schools the pupils studying geography should
have all been put into two classes, and they
would have been so classed, if there had been
but one, or even but two authors in school.—
In such cases, the time of hearing these classes
was thrown away upon this one branch. Ten
or fifteen scholars engaged in arithmetic are of
about equal capacities and equally advanced,
but, instead reciting in one class, tlicy have to
lie formed into four, because they have books
prepared by four different authors; three gram
mar classes must be heard each day, whereas
there should he but one. Every one can see,
that with such a state of things, a teacher can
not do as web for a school, as he could with
hooks all of the same kind. Every parent can
see this, but every parent does not realize fully
the trouble and perplexity that it occasions
the teacher, the loss of time to the whole school ;
and the serious impediments thus offered to
the advancement of his own scholars. Thirteen
different kinds of reading hooks were found in
one school which numbered fifty nine scholars.
Now let lue kindly ask parents, how they can
reasonably expect a teacher to advance their j
children in the branches pursued at school, ■
when, instead of hearing five classes read each ;
day, this being the number stated by the teach- i
er as required by the wants of the school,
thirteen must be heard, what time can there !
be left to attend to the five geography, four |
arithmetic, and three grammar classes,and the 1
writing and tlie spelling and the hundreds of I
other things the teachers lias to do each day. j
Four different kinds of spelling books are fre
quently met witb in one school. In some
towns no two schools have the same kinds of
text books. Barents removing from one school
to another are consequently subjected to the !
expense of purchasing new books, notwith
standing the ones previously used are as good
as ever they were.
Now this state of things is a very great in- |
jury to the schools of the eouutv, an annoyance i
to the teachers and a heavy expense to pa
rents. The law puts this whole matter into 1
the hands of the directors, just where it should j
be, and empowers them, or rather requires j
them to " dirc t what hooks shall be used." 1
Section 25th of the law of 1854 savs " that
directors ami teachers shall select and decide j
upon a series of school books, in the different j
branches to be taught during the ensuing !
school year ; which books and no others shall j
be used in the schools of the district during
said period." If this course were adopted,
would not this crying evil be remedied to a
great extent, at least ?
At the Institutes held last fall, ft list of text
books was selected, by a committee composed
of teachers and directors, not because it was
supposed such a list recommended by these
Institutes, must necessarily be adopted, for it
was known, that such committee possessed no
legal authority, but it was hoped and expected
that the attention of directors would, in this
way be directed to this important subject, and
that they would be stiraqjated to adopt either
that list, or some other, so that parents might
know what books to purchase before sending
their scholars to school, and teachers might
know what books they will be expected to
use. Some eight huudred copies of these lists
have been printed in a form convenient to put
up in the school room, and most of them have
i been distributed in the several towns of the
county. Will not now directors take prompt,
and efficient action upoiFthis subject, where
! it has not been already doqe.
At this time, just before the summer schools
are to commence, appears to be a favorable
time for the proper legal officers to move and
settle this question. C. R. COBURN.
ATTEMPTED CAPTURE OF A FUGITIVE SLAVE.—
The Deputy U. S. Marshal for the Western
1 District of "the State, and a Mr. Stnmp, of Vir
ginia, visited Blairsville on Thursday for the
! purpose of securing a fugitive slave, who, it
i was known, had taken np his abode in that
village. The man was found and taken into
I custody, but a large crowd collected around his
! captors and rescued the fugitive. He was
! hurried quickly to a place of concealment, and
: lie has ere this taken passage for Cauada per
< the underground railroad. Stump and Depn
i ty Marshal were assailed by the crowd, and
drove out of town. We are told that the Vir
ginia gentleman discharged his revolver at his
! assailants, but no man was injured, that is pre-
I snraed to be a mistake The name of the fu
i gitive was Richard Newman, and he had been
a resident of Blairsville for nearly six years.
BOY RESCUED BY HIS MOTHER FROM A IIOOSE
OF REFUGE.— On Monday, which is the visit
ing day at the Rochester House of Refuge, a
Mrs. Ange, whose SOD, a boy of fourteen years,
was confined there for being engaged in a se
ries of burglaries, brought hitn a new suit of
clothe?—disguised in which he made his escape
with his mother, walking by the keepers with
out beiug suspected, who were not very famil
iar with his face. The boy is now iu C'auadu.
The mother is in custody, aqd says she docs
not care what is done with her now as the boy
is safe. The offence is punishaMe by a tine
i ot s6ou, or imprisonment ;or a year.
Jlrrabfo rtr ivcjjt ortcr.
E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR.
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REPUBLICAN COUX
TV CONVENTION.—The
Republican (' Minty Committee having met oa the 9th
iust., resolved to call a HepuMireiu County Convention,
to be toaipo-eil of two delegates from each Election Dis
trict, to he held at the Court House, in Tmvanda, on
MONDAY EVENING, May 3. 185*. for the purpo-c of
electing delegates to the next Republican State Conven
tion.
They have also appointed a Vigilance Committee in
each Election District, whose duty it will be to call pri
marv meetings of tlie Republican electors in each election
district, for the purpose of electing delegates to said
County Convention. Th committees of vigilance are re
quested to confer together and call the primary meetings
on Saturday the Ist day of May next, tietween the hours
of :i and 6, P. M.,or atVocb other hour as may lie con
venient, and at the usual place lor holding such elections.
K (>. GOODRICH, EUASTCJS WOLCOTT,
11. LA PORTE, D. BAILEY,
D. LILLEY. CHESTER THOM ' S.
M. F. KIN NEY, W.M. M. CH A KEEK,
April 9,1858. County Committee. J
COWMITT KS OF VtOILAXCR. !
Albany—'anv-s Wilcox, Daniel Kellogg. John Sterigere.
Armenia— Vllra Burnhaiu. Alfred Ripley, John Mason. I
Asylum—Edmund llorton, J- M. Wilson. I). H. Corbia. j
Athens tp—David (lardner, S. \V. Park, John C.rilßn. I
Athens boro'—F. N. Page, L.W.Buroliard, A.H S;i ti ling. ]
Rurliugton—Jos. Campbell, D.M.Alexander, M. J .Smith, j
Burlington boro'—X.T. Di kinson, John Hill,C.T.Merry. j
Burlington west—J. Ballard, jr., H L.\dams. P.B.Pratt.
Cauton -1. A. Rogers, Enoch Sellard. \*. 51. Wilson.
Columbia—Jas. C. M'Kean, Isaac Besly, 1.. B. Slade.
Durell—Ulysses Moody. Robt. Bull. John V. Benjamin.
Franklin—Nelson lldbort. R >bt. Meteer, Jos. Spalding.
Granville—Win. Uunyon, Stephen Tidd, B. F. Taylor.
Herri' k Ceo. W. Elliott, E/ckiel Carr. Orel 1 ana Stevens.
I.cR iy—J. C. Hammond, R. Stone, M. L. Wooster.
Litchfield— H. Morse, A. F. Campbell, llirani lingers.
Monroe tp—M. M. Coolbaugh. L. Kellogg, H. ('. Ingham.
Monroe horn*.— H. C. Tracy, W. C. \S hite, K. Huntley.
Orwell-Win. P. Ptiyson, josiah Newell, A. W. Alger.
Overton—Win. Walt man, Jas. Ilcvcrlv. Ceo.Hottei'stiuc.
Pike—l). M. Bailey, Eugene Keeler. Win. B.Stevens
It nne—John C.Towner, Orson Rickey, D. Strope.
Ridgburv—C. T. Covell, Daniel Dewey, Win. Stevens.
Sh 'shequin—R. Young, Wni. K. Hill, O. H. P. Kinney.
Srnithfield— S. R. Crane, J. W. Phelps, Lark Bird.
South Creek —ira Crane, W. Y. (Bines, Cornelius Haight.
Springfield—A. O. Brown, Amos Knanpjr, J. L. Phillips.
Standing Stone 11. Cordon, Wrn.Criflls, (Seo. A.Stephens.
Sylvaiiia Isiro'—N. 11. McCollum, - L. X. Tinkham, Dar
win Alexander.
T wanda horo'—J. V. Ceigcr, Ceo. Britton. J. H. \evins.
Towanda tp Harry Decker. A. W. Diminick, John H.
Scoville.
Towauda North—E. Uuttv. D. Kennedy, Win. 11. Foster.
Troy boro'—C. P. Newberry. O. D. Long. X. M. Pomeroy.
Troy tp.—C. Shattock, J. Linderman, D. N. Allen.
Tnscarora—E. C. Wells,•Ferris Ackley, A. F. Keeney.
Ulster—Jas. Birney, Russell MeKlnney, Cny Traoey.
Warren—Win. M. CliaflTee, Miles Prince, Jas. Cooper.
Wells—Newell Leonard. Lyman French, I*. W. Knapp.
Windhain—Wni. Wheelhouse, W. P. Kiuyon, H. Royce.
Wilinot—l. L. Jones, J. H. Tyrrell. Jonathan Buttles.
Wyaltising—C. W. llollenback, Jacob Biles, Jas. Fee.
Wysox—John Tattle, Julius Brown, C.T. Granger.
ft®"* The 1 I'ayne Co. llerall of last week,
displays considerable feeling on the part of its
editor, which we consider entirely unnecessa
ry. In regard to Judge BARRETT'S appoint
ment, we wrote from our recollection only,
without the slightest desire to misrepresent or
do injustice to BF.ARDST.EY. We will accept
his statement that he did not find fault with
the appointment. He will, we trust, however
allow us to inquire if the appointment of Judge
B.vmiErr did not create great dissatisfaction
in the district, solely on account of his not re
siding within the District ? The mistake we
made should be another evidence to our friend
of the JleraLl that the less we trouble our
selves about our neighbors' affairs, the better
wo shall appear.
For an answer to his inquiry, as well as a
proper understanding of the question now agi
tating this District, we refer him to Judge
WILHOT'S defence before the Judiciary Com
mittee of the Senate, made March 26th, which
we shall publish in our next paper.
MR. GROW'S SPEF.CR. —We publish this week
the speech of Mr. GROW upon Kansas affairs
and the Lecompton Constitution. The speech
is devoted to showing the pledges made that
the Lecompton Constitution should be submit
ted to a popular vote, and to a general defence
of the conduct of the Free-State party in Kan
sas. No man in Congress more thoroughly
understands the history of Kansas than Mr.
GROW, and this speech is one of the ablest he
has ever made. It is a triumphant vindication
of the course pursued by the Free-State par
ty, and completely sweeps away the objections
and technicalities which have been arrayed
against their conduct.
S@F By an arrival at St. Joseph, Mo., from
Fort Kearny on the 30th alt., we have later
news from Camp Scott. BRIG HAM YOUNG, it
is reported, had notified Col. JOHNSTON to
leave the Territory of Utah by the 10th of
March, otherwise his troops would be annihi
lated. In anticipation, probably, of his im
perative command beiug implicitly obeyed,
YOUNG had also tendered sufficient provisions
to last the army to the States. In view of
the fact, however, that a supply train of one
hundred aud sixty wagons, accompanied by
several companies of troops, was only a short
march from Camp Scott, there was very little
likelihood of the magnanimous offer being ac
cepted immediately.
*SF Connecticut, at the election held ou
Mouday week, went for the Republicans by
an increased majority from last year. Buck
ingham is elected Governor by a majority of
3,000. The Senate will consist of 16 Repub
licans and five Democrats ; of the House the
Republicans (as far as heard from) have elect
ed 133, the Democrats 78 members.
COL. COLT is said to have made a con
tract with the War Department for one hun
dred thousand dollars worth of his anus.
V DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT TROY.
Our sister village, Troy, was visited by a
destructive conflagration on Monday night
last, which laid waste almost the eutire busi
ness portion of the village. We learn that
the fire was discovered about 8 o'clock, in the
store of V. M. & If. F. LONG, and that all ef
forts to subdue it were unavailing, until the
whole block, and a number of buildings on
Canton street, were destroyed.
The following is a list of the sufferers, tho
we have no information as to the amount of
losses or insurance :
D. W. C. Derrick, store.
Payne & Spencer, Clothing Store.
V. M. & 11. F. Long, Store.
E. B. Parsons, Law Office.
Restaurant under Payne & Spencer's.
S. W. & D. F. Pomeroy, Store.
Dr. Drake, Drug Store.
Wm. Morgan, Grocery Store.
F. Calkins, Merchant Tailor.
Kendall, Hardware Store.
Dwelling house, occupied by E. Spalding.
Barn owned by Pomeroys.
The dwelling house of I. X. Pomeroy was
with much difficulty saved, and the Troy House
was for some time in imminent danger.
V DISTRESSING CASUALTY.
On Wednesday last,the wife of Mr. JACKSON
ALEXANDER, of Bur'ington township, was so
badly burned by her dress taking fire that she
lingered in great agony until next morning,
when death released her from her sufferings.
The accident occurred by her dress coming in
contact with the stove, as she was passing it,
and igniting. She was alone, with three small
children, and the youngest, frightened at her
efforts to subdue the flames, clung to her.—
With a mother's devotion she placed the child
outside of the door, before looking to her own
safety. In the meantime she was horribly I
burned. When assistance arrived she was;
found outside the door wrapped up in a blank-:
et.
DEATH OF COL. BENTON.
This expected event occurred on Saturday
morning last, at 7 1-2 o'clock,and his last mo-!
ments were distinguished by the same forti
tude which has marked his whole illness. Fu- i
ncral services were performed over his remains
on Monday, when they were taken in charge by j
the Missouri delegation to be transported to j
St. Louis. He was aged 76 years.
The Cmon says that the interview between
Col. BENTON and the President on Friday night
was protracted, and that the latter afterwards '
expressed exceeding gratification at his visit, j
Col. BENTON spoke of his extreme solicitude j
for the condition of public affairs, and his pain
ful sense of the imminent dangers which threat
ened the country, and exhorted the President
to rely upon Divine support and guidance, and
not upon that of men who would deceive him.
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. —The mail-steamer
America, which left Liverpool on the 27th nit., j
arrived at Halifax Friday afternoon, with j
three days later news. There is no further
news of importance from India. The attack
on Lueknow had been deferred to the 27th of
February, to allow of large accessions of men
and artillery to the British force. The good
feeling between France and England was be
ing re-established, and the Duke of MALAKOEF
the new French Ambassador to London, was
friendly to the Anglo-French alliance. Con
sols increasing in price ; cotton dull ; produce
uot improviug ; bread-stuffs heavy.
LITTET.'S LIVING AGE.— The April number of
this well-known and popular periodical comes
to us enlarged about oue quarter, with pages
cut It needs no recommendation from us, as
au existence of many years has secured for
it the good will of the public.
STANFORD DEIJSSEB, 637 Broadway, are
the New York publishers. Terms $6 per
aunum, or 12 1-2 cents a copy.
&S- On Friday last the negroes, Alexander
Anderson and Henry Richards, convicted of
the murder of Mrs. Garber aud Mr. Ream,
expiated their crime on the gallows, at Lan
caster. They made no speeches on the gallows.
Anderson has made a full confession, which is
to be published. He confesses that they mur
dered Mr. Garber and Mr. Ream for twelve
and a half cents, with which they procured a
pint of whiskey, and that both of them were
druuk when they committed the deed.
T©- Mr. J. 11. MONGER, the District-At
torney of Oneida County, was knocked down
by two ruffians, near his residence in Camden,
on Thursday night, and robbed of his pocket
book containing some good money, and a large
quantity of counterfeits on the Onondaga Bank
which were recently passed by Grove L.Loomis,
now in jail at Attica, for that offence. Mlin
ger had the bills in his capacity as District At
torney, and it is supposed they were taken
from him to prevent their being used agaiust
Loomis ou the trial.
There were 15 persons baptised at
Athens, last Sunday afternoon, by the Baptist
Minister of that place, says the Waverly .4tl
rocate. Thus the good work goes on. Every
day brings with it, intelligence of that spiritu
al influence, which is reviving and exalting
religious reform, and awakeniug the Union.
GODRY'S LADY'S BOOK, for May, with its
usual punctuality, is already upon our table.
It is enough to say,the publisher spares no ex
ertions to increase the value of the Book, but
every month adds new attractions, and eonse
qnently increases its usefulness aud popularity
with the ladies.
CONGRESS.
In the Senate of the United States, Thurs
day, there was another discussion on extrava
gant printing—a subject which appears to be
a fruitful topic for criticism. Mr. JOHNSON, of
Arkausas, moved to amend the Public Print
ing bill of 1852, in a manner which, lie said,
would put a stop to abuses. Mr. GWIN, of
California, reported a bill for eonvej'ing the
mails, troops and stores from the Missouri Ri
ver to California by Railroad. Mr. BRODER
ICK supported the object, ami favored a Nor
thern route. The subject was put over.
The Senate passed the bill to restore retir
ed naval officers. Also, the Diplomatic and
Consular appropriations. Mr. DOUGLAS re
ported the Arizona Bill with an amendment.
Various matters relating to the District of
Columbia were considered. Mr. SEIDELL made
an elaborate speech looking to the acquisition
of Cuba and Ceutral America. The pretext
for the speech was the resolution to bestow a
medal upon Commodore PAULDING for break
ing up the Walker Expedition. He opposed
individual and private Dtlibustering Mr. SEI
DELL'S opinions derive special interest from the
general expectation that he wdl go abroad in
an important diplomatic capacity with a view
to the purchase of Cuba. When he had con--
eluded the Senate adjourned.
In the House, the Deficiency Appropriation
bill coming up, Mr. WASHBURN, of Maine, mov
ed to lay it on the table. Lost, 43 to 148.
Mr. HARNETT'S motion of the preceding day to
refer the bill with instructions was also lost.
The House then came to a direct vote upon
the passage of the bill, when it was defeated.
Ayes 106, nays 124. Thirty-one Democrats
voted against and three Republicans for it.—
The House next took up the Kansas bill, which
had come back from the Senate. Mr. MONT
GOMERY, of Pennsylvania, moved to adhere.—
Mr. GROW moved the previous question. Mr.
SEWARD, of Georgia, moved to recede. Amidst
excitement and confusion tiie House proceed
ed to vote Mr. MONTGOMERY'S motion was
carried—Yeas 119, Nays 111—and a motion
to reconsider was laid on the table. Mr.
BRANCH, of North Carolina, offered a resolu
tion instructing the Comnrttee on Ways and
Means to introduce six bills embracing the sub
jects contained in the defeated Deficiency bill.
A motion was made to reconsider the vote by
which the Deficiency bill was lost, pending
which the House adjourned.
FARMER'S UNION INSURANCE COMPANY.—
At the annual election for officers of this Com
pany held at Athens, on the sth iust., the fol
lowing were chosen :
DIRECTORS. —C. N. SHIPMVN, N. C. HARRIS,
11. W. PATRICK, J. T. D. MYERS, C. S. RUS
SELL, FRANCIS TYLER, C. F. WELLES, jr., GEO.
A. PERKINS, E. A. MURRAY, E. H. PERKINS,
WILLIAM EI.WELL.
OFFICERS. —C. N. SHIPMAN, President ; F.
TYLER, Vice President ; C. S. RUSSELL, Sec'y.
The election of Mr. RUSSELL as Secretary,
secures for the Company the services of a care
ful and competent officer, and will increase the
confidence already felt by the public in its safe,
ty and stability.
The Luzerne Union, a newspaper at
Wilkesßarre, has been purchased by E. S.
GOODRICH, who first started, anil for several
years, published, this paper. The Union is a
" national " Democratic sheet, supporting the
National and State Administrations. We re
gret to see that the respected editor of the
Union has abandoned the good old Jefferso
man democracy he once maintained, lor the
modern dogmas and tests of the pro-slavery,
new-light, candle-box, spurious article of the
present day. In return for the training we
have received at his hands, we shall eudenvor
to keep an eye upon his political career, deem
ing it our duty to do all we can, to reclaim
him from the error of his ways.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT WILUAMSPORT.— A fire
broke out about half-past three o'clock, on
Wednesday morning, in the large, three story
brick store of J. 11. Fullmer, in the ceutral
part of the town, ou Third street. The build
ing was entirely consumed, together with the
three story brick building of E. Y Iliggius,
next door to it, occupied as a confectionary
and ice cream establishment, and the upper
stories as a dwelling house. A frame dwell
ing house on the rear of an adjoining lot, be
longiug to Robert Farics, was also destroyed.
The brick buildings destroyed were among
the finest in town. Mr. Fullmer's store ex
tended back 200 feet, to the alley iu the rear
of the lot. Little or nothing was saved from
the burned buildings. The entire loss must
exceed $20,000. There was an insurance on
Fullmer's property of about $13,000, and on
Higgins'of about $12,000.
Llio fire was doubtless the work of an incen
diary. It is the third or fourth affair of the
kind that has lately occurred. A few weeks
ago, Dickinson Seminary was set on fire, and
the cupola in the centre was bnrued, bat no
further damage was done. On Saturday night
last, a barn belonging to Hon. Ellis Lewis, of
Philadelphia, was also set on fire and destroy
ed. Ihe hose used at the fire was cut, showing
that the incendiaries were bent on causing as
much destruction as possible.
ftsf* A serious affray occurred in Washing
ton city between aGoveruieut ex-official and the
Secretary of the Interior on Thursday last.
The former attempted to draw a pistol upon
the latter, but was disarmed and badly injured.
MUNICIPAL ELECTlONS. —Cincinnati, St.
Louis, Dubuque and Jefferson City, Mo.—
usually Democratic—all elected Republican
charter officers on Monday week.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE TKM; A 1> TLB
sad accident occurred on the TIO'A p ■
Thursday afternoon, Ist inst., NEAR U
by which the Eugineer, Mr. J 0 I LN
so severely injured that he died the • £
lowing. We are inform ID that TH* ■
was thrown from the track by THREE ■
placed up IN the ontside rail in A sharr ■
! by some evil-minded person. The
I sized, pinioning Mr. F. beneath it j N /■
manner that he was roasted alive }J* ■
extricated immediately and lived am]
his senses, though suffering EXCRUCIATE" 1 ■
until about 2 o'clock, Friday morning B
FT®" The House having Toted toadU I
its admendments to the Kansas bill - ■
back to the Senate for its action JFL
ate will probably ask for a Committee F /B
fereuce. Should the request be g RAILLT I
probable that the House may take th 1
pointment out of the hands of SPEAK* ,■
Further action upon the hill will I* , ■
until the return of the Missouri
who have escorted Co]. BENTON'S REAATB
St. Louis. I
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doubtless the best work of the kind no* . ■
; lisked in the country. It is of large s:r ' T L
I published monthly — each number CONB
| about thirty pages of the most reliable I
| mation upon agriculture that can be
| We confidently recommend this workto*H
I farmer and gardener who wishes to KEEI9
with the agricultural improvements •'1
; d a . v - 1
Price, one dollar a year for a siugle C-.FL
i six copies for five dollars. Address ONB
'Judd, No 189 Water St., New York "I
Judge WILMOT'S defence, made i-'-FL
I the Judiciary Committees of the two II;IB
; on Friday, the 26th of March, ult., has S
I published, in a pamphlet of nineteen O-FL
I pages. It reviews all the informal UN-FL
; made against him, in his official character ,■
, is a full vindication of hisoffical integrity JH
j shall publish the defence entire in oar FL
1 issue. F
COUNTERFEIT TENS IN CIRCULATION-CJJB
terfeit ten dollar bills ON the Bank of RR.-L
are in circulation. The plate is from -FL
broken western bank, excclleutly
aud calculated to deceive. The DIFFTREIA®
tweeu the counterfeit is, that the
the counterfeit is a female seated npoua.- ■
I — eagle, Ac.; the vignette of the genu.R>:<
1 is, female seated, sheaf of wheat, cattle, s.
A. J. GLOSSURENNF.R, Esq., Hl' I:
ed of his interest in the York (Pa.) (I A
to his partner, DAVID SMALL, Esq.
4 -*■
HENRY J. MA DILL, of this County,!
been appointed aide to the Governor, r
'' the title of Lieut. Col.
;
SI-EAKEP. LONGAKER. — We regrc
learn that SPEAKER LONGAKER, is seriousij
1 disposed with typhoid fever.
BURNING OF A WHOLE FAMILY.—A IN
: from Watertown. N. Y., givf-s the follow
account of a shocking occurrence in thatnss
borhood : " A farmer, named Daniel Cs
stock, lias been living with his four a
daughters, Mary, Maria, Colona aud F :
alone in his house, which is located fourth
j fifteen miles from here, on what is kiiowna-:
I Philadelphia road. His wife has been a!s
( some two months, in Auburn, under ce-io
| treatment. Last Saturday night, abom
; o'clock, it was discovered that the resident*
I Mr. Comstock was in flames, and before AS
I tance could be rendered it was burned tot
| ground, together with its five ii mates.
; would seem from the position of affairs,
fonnd them to-day, on the ground, that Mr.
and his four daughters (the eldest of W
was only ten years) were all asleep in onekw
room in a corner of the house. The first it
cation they had of the fire, was, probably,"
until the building was full of the tlaraes,'- -i
is apparent the fire " took" from a kegoftf
es that was in the wood-house, which is*
distance from the bed-room in question, &s5
burning its way to the bed room, the frw
children flew in different directions, blinded'
the smoke and flames. while the unnatural fa#
who loved his money better than his offsp" K
ran up stairs to get his box of valuables. ,IJ
he might have easily opened his bed-room r
dow at the outset, and placed himself AUDD&
dren beyond danger — for the bed-room
the ground floor But, alas for human frai'U
— his miserly habits ruled liiiu, and his
ened bones were found, after the fire. I 5 *
I across his box in the cellar, where lie bad*
en."
FORNEY VS. BIGI.ER.— The cour<e of
tor Biglcr on the Kansas question AND
truckling to the South, has brought npool J
the contempt of all high minded andhonorc *
; men. Col. Forney, of the Press, thus spe®
of his last effort in misrepresenting his St*"
" But the most remarkable demonstrate
against the patriotic action of the LH IU * J
that of Senator Bigler, of tliis State, AN**
struct of whose remarks appears in our
graphic report. There is not a decent M*"*
Pennsylvania who will not cry " shame !"®P'
such ignorant audacity. This mau-* BO '
covered all over with pledges in favor of a' l :
election iu Kansas, who voluntarily com® 1 ' '
himself against the Lecoinpton Constitute*
because it had not been submitted to the
pie, and who knows that Kansas can® 01 *
made a slave State, save by fraud of THE®*
infamous character — now comes forward
sny that he hod hoped to set Konsns ron^f''
to the Union a slave State ! Our
has been repeatedly humilitated by the
and wretched tergiversations of Senator BigC
He was an early aud a voluntary <K ,!IERIER L
the principle of popular sovereignty
Kansas bill became a law ; he is no*
signalize himself by destroying that
But his present attitude demands a new V
dation to himself, and a new insnlt to I
stituents. And he has been equal to ■
A more studied disregard of the popul R * I
anil a more arrogant perversion of I
aud of facts, never was witnessf-' J