Proceedings in the Legislature on the
Abolishment of this Judicial District.
Wo mentioned last week, that the report of
the Select Committee bad been referred to the
Judiciary Committee, and the following is a
synopsis of tho proceedings in relation there
to
Mr. Souther offered n resolution that the ;
bill reported by the Select Committee creat
ing a new Judicial District, or in plain terms,
annihilating Judge Wilmot's District, be refer
red back to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Souther explained the object of his res- j
olution, by saying that the bill reported affect-1
ed his district alone, and none other, lie there- ,
fore desired to have an opportunity to appear |
before that Committee,
]\lr. 13 pi t. moved to amend the motion, bo ,
as to refer it back to the Select Committee.
Mr. Coffky spoke against the amendment,
and considered it extraordinary that a bill of!
this kind should be referred to a Select Com- j
mUtee, whilst it properly belonged to the Ju- i
dicinry Committee ; but the object of the re-!
ference became nt once apparent, when that
committee reported an amended bill annihila-'
ting Judge Wilmot's District, lie did not
accuse the select committee of any improper !
motive, but reminded them that it looked very
auspicious.
Mr. Crksswf.i.l defended his conrse as a '
member of that committee.
Messrs. Orego,Souther and Finney express- j
ed themselves astonished at the course pursu- ,
ed by tue select committee in order to get at a
aubjcct which they could not accomplish in any ■,
other way. The bill was gotten up for the j
purpose of gratifying private malice ugaiiff.
another gentlemen, whose case had been be- j
fore the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Wilkins explained his position as chair- i
man of the Judiciary C uu alt tec, and remark- *
ed that the resolution of the Committee, call j
iog upon his accusers to reduce eh urges in wri
ting against Judge Wilmot, had never been
complied with. O i the other band, the charges
made against him by political opponents had
not been .sustained by his accusers, and stood
to this day unsupported before the committee.
Mr. Bell withdraw his am .•ndineut, and the !
question recurring, " Shall the bill be referred
to the Judiciary Committee?" It was agreed ;
to —yeas 10, nays 13, as follows :
Yeas —Messrs. Baldwin,Coff y, Evans, Fin- j
ney, Francis, Gazzam, Gregg. Harris, Ingrain, |
Myor, Randall, Rutherford, Sooiield, Sheaffcr, j
Souther ari l Straub —16.
Nays —Messrs.Bell, Brewer,Buckilew,Craig. j
Cress well, Ely, Fetter, Knox, Laubach, Marse !
lis, Steele, Turney and Wilkins—l3.
Oa Monday the Judiciary Committee re-j
ported the bill as it came from the House, and ,
when this bill was under consideration, Mr j
Oresswkll, who represents the counties of;
liuntiugdou aud Blair, moved to amend the j
same by inserting the following amendment in
lieu of the bill reported by the Cooimitee :
fiec. 1 Tiivt the countit-t of Jefferson, Clearfield, Klk. !
Forrest and M'Kcan be an-1 they are hereby erected into j
a new and separate Judicial district, to he called the 27th ;
Judicial di.-trict. aud the qualified eloctors of .-.aid district i
nU.iL. at the general election on the 2nd Tuesday of Oc- |
tober next, elect a President Judge for this Common ;
wealth, to serve for ten year* from tiio 4th Monday in,
December next.
Sec. 2. That tlie county of Brad, rd is licrcby attached
to and made par* of the sth Judicial district, and the
county of Susquehanna is hereby attached 1i aud mide
part uf the 2 'i.l: Judicial di.-tru t a.. I the ('resident Judy
of the sari fi.lt -rdCth Judi -iald-.r', i -ball perform the
duties of President Judge in the counties so attached to j
their said district, and the term - ot the several courts in i
the said county of Bradford shall he held <>n the third;
Mondays of F< binary, May, September and December ( j
ttckj[*tr,ttdcuati3n '*■ required by law; and the'
torm of the scerui . oi] r <of the county of Snsqiichauna
e'nat! be held <>n the third Mondays of tori!. August. No- i
vemher and January iue . -h year, aud continue as re
quired by lav* : I'roruUtl, koiremr. i iiat the said ar
ransretnent of tine for h aiding courts in raid counties
shall take oflect after the first M >nday of December
next.
See. 3. That after the present year the term of tlu
several court-' i:i I'otter county shall be held on the 4th
Mondays of January, April, A Uji'l t aud November, aim
contiwue one week : and that all .. t- and jutrts of acts
consistent herewith are hereby rqivilti.
Tlie bill was fiual'y passed by the following
vole ;
V*A.i—Messrs. Thill, Rewer, Ruekalew.' 'nig. Cresswell !
Ely, Evans, Fetter. K.uos. I.inba b. Mar. <e lis. Miller. >
Steele, Srraub, Turney, Wright and Welsh, Speaker— lT
s a t.-s— Messrs. ilailwiu, t'oilev, Finney. Francis,
(iarzam. fUegg, H vrris. Ingrain, Slyer, Randall, ltutlier !
ford. Scofield, Shesfl'er, Souther, Wilkins —ld.
Tue Telegraph gives a brief report of the j
debate, wo copy :
Mepr*. Scofiklo, Coffer, Ravpai i., Finney
and Mrts spoke very earnestly against tlie j
amendment of Mr Cresswell. Mi. Coffey i
was particularly severe upon the conduct of |
those engaged in this disreputable warfare!
against the Judiciary, and reminded those who
participated in it, that the blow aimed at Jud<re
Wn.Mor, if successful would oniy sever the
thread by which the sword was now suspended !
over their beads.
During the discussion of thi* sacred question
(we cail it sacred because we consider it one
of the most dangerous precedents that can be j
establish d,) the notorious Piolett was oc- \
enpyi g one of the Committee iuxmih of the j
Senate, afraid show his face ; uo doubt fearful j
of being exposed and rebuked, and pointed
oat to the view of Senators. This man, whose |
uatnc has long been identified with political j
intrigue and corruption, has boon in at tendance [
at the Capitol during the whole winter, for |
the sole purpose of effecting the abolishment ;
of Judge Wilmot's Judicial District.
Mr. Meyer, the Senator from Bradford,
spoke very ably against the attempt to dis-1
franchise his district.
Mr. Sco field reminded the Senator from •
Chester (Mr. Hell) that lie bad been notiv \
inateJ for Judge by a Republican Governor, j
but repudiated by the people : and yet lie had 1
just voted to |icrsecute Judge Wilmot.
This Judge Bki.i. represents tlie district of !
Chester aud Delaware—a district that rs large- ;
ly Republican—and was elected only because*
there were three candidates in the field. He
now votes to abolish a district, simply because
Judge W i i.mot occupies the position of j ires id
ing Judge.
Senator Randall, of Philadelphia, took n
noble stand ugainst the proposition of Mr i
Cresawell, ignoring all partizjn association
with this question.
Judge Wilkins, and Messrs. Incram NU<i
Randall, vuted against this intended outrage !
upon the free jieojile of Bradford and Snsque
hanna counties, and placed then.-elves nobly ;
upon the record.
During the discussion, Senator Coffey re
remarked that Mr. Bell had s|K>keu very dis-1
o irteoudy of tlie Know-Nothings, and asked i
hitu the quest iuu whet tier he had nut joined
the Kuow-Notliiiig party J
Mr. Beli. danicd that he had ever been a
know Nothing.
In the l(ot*s the bill which iutd Ijeeu thus ■
amende't in the Senate.was taken nponWclm>-
-•■J Jftt-ruu'm, for the conouricrt-e of the i
ll.iiisa. j
Mi On >• tool tuc dour, an<i a t sifct- i gie t [
length in a very able manner, against the Sen
ate bill, aud stated the effc t that it would
have upon his own county.
Mr. bmstrono made an excellent speech
against the bill. He warned his fellow Djiu
(XTuts to beware what they wore doing, and
not permit to patizan feeling to enter into this
small matter. 11: despised it as a party meas
ure.
Mr. Calhoun defended the Senate action,
and desired the passage of the bill to annihi
late Judge Wilmot's district.
Mr. Gotrr said that they had had this sub
ject before the Judiciary Committee, and he,
as chairman of that Committee, was well ac
quainted with it. It was true that the Com
niittee had never reported upon this subject,
but it was equally correct that none of the
charges against Judge Wilmot had been sub
stantiated before them. Lie had understood,
outside of the llousc, that this was to be made
a party question, and he would therefore give
his reasons for opposing such a scheme. He
considered in nothing more or less than down
right political persecution and opp ession—it
was idle to attempt to disguise it. The oppo
nents of Judge Wilmot had established noth
ing against him before the Judiciary Commit
tee. He regarded tlie movement as clearly
! unconstitutional, and cited a similar case which
! had been decided by the Supreme Court.
Mr. Nill coincided with the views txpress
i cd by tlie gentleman from Northampton (Mi. !
1 Goepf.) and hop>d that the time would never
come when the Democratic party need fear
! tlie election of any person to a particular office.
He could see no reason why the people should
'be deprived of the choice of a Judge, lie had
satisfied himself, as a member of the Judiciary
' Committee, that the charges made against
Judge Wilmot had not been sustained—in fact
| no specific charges had been m ule against hitu.
' li the Legislature were to change this district
I now, the next Legislature might gerrymander
1 all tlie districts in the State.
Mr. Owen advocated the passage of the
Senate bill
Mr. M'Clfre thanked the gentleman from
Armstrong, (Mr. Calhoun,) and the gentle
man from Philadelphia, (Mr. Owen,) for the
declaration that this was not a party question ;
: and if it was so, the Dill before the House is
dead. Whilst Mr. M'Cluke was addressing
j the House in an cloqueut mauuer, he was in
i terrupted by
j Mr Calhoun, who called for the previous
; question, which was sustained ; aud
On the question,
Shall the main question now be put ?
; The yeas and nays were required by Mr.
! M'Clure and Go Err.
Yeas —Messrs. Arthur, Akin, Brandt. C.il
! houn, Dohuert, K it, Evans, Garret, Glatz,
Hamel, Hillegas, Hippie, Hodgson, Jenkins,
| Kiucade.Lovet, Maugle, Nunuemacher, Owen,
Powell,Rhodes,ll'ipp,Sharp .Smith, of Wvom
| ing, Spvker, Stephens, Weaver, Wt iler, Wells,
Westbrook, Wharton, Wood ring, aud Longaker,
j Speaker —33
| Nays —Messrs. Armstrong. Bibcock, Ben
j son, Bierer, Bower, Bruce, Castucr, Chase,
■ Christy, Crawford, Dodds, Donehoo,Donnelly,
| J. 11. Donnelly, (James) Donovan, Dunlap,
I Ebur, Foster, George, Gilliaud, Goepp, Hay,
i Ilayes, Him rod, llouiz, Imbrie, Irwin, Jack
t man, Kirkpatrick.Lau nan.Lawrencc, M'Clnin,
M Clare, MT> >n:ild, Melloy, Miller. Negley,
Nichols, Nil, Powuall, Price, Ramsdcli, R mi
scy, Boath. Roland, Rose,Scott,Shaw, Shields,
Smith, of Berks, Smitli, of Cambria,Struthers,
' Stuart, Vocghtly, Warden. Warner, Wilcox,
Will, Willistou, Witmer aud Yearsley—62.
Mr. Calhoun submitted a resolution, that
i a session be held this evening from 7 1-2 until
J, for the purpose of considering bills that may
come from the Senate, and that the bill rela
tive to the new judicial district shall not be
' embraced in the same.
Mr. M'Clcre moved that the llou>e noit
concur in thy Senate amendments to the bill
relative to the new judicial district : which
■ was agreed to.
[From the Ro('he--ter Union, April 22.]
Th 3 Littles Murder Trial—The Plea of
Guilty.
We have at length begun to see the end of
• the trial of Ira Stout for the murder of Lit
ti.f.s —the testimony for the prosecution has
i closed—tlie opening for the defence has been
i made, and the struggle between the law
i and the prisoner ha-< been narrowed down to
: murder or manslaughter—the accused taking
! the latter position iu open court,
i At ten minutes past 11 o'clock to-day Mr.
Pomkroy began to open the case for the dc
! fence.
The defence has assumed the position we
anticipated— he has cnnfesse<l the homicide was
j committed as chtrged in the indictment ; that
Ira Stout slew Chirks IP. Lit It son 'he rirer
; bank, threw his body over the. precipice anil into
the river. Mr. Po.mkroy said it would be use
| less to deny this after the testimony introduced
i by the people, and he further stated that he was
j authorized by his client, the. prisoner to admit this.
But the counsel for the defence say the deed
| was premeditated, and that it is manslaughter,
i ile tells the Jury that the prisoner only cx
i p:'cts them to make the case manslaughter, and
i allow hi:n to answer for his crime by a long
, term of imprisonment rather than with his life.
; He only begs for mercy, and com s before the
i Jury a.suppliant for life, even though in a dun
[ geon for years, yet untold.
! The counsel examined the testimony for the
: people at some length, and admitted that it
! was true so far as the facts were concerned,
j but intimated that wrong impressions as to the
! motive might De drawn from it. He confess
! Ed that tlie prisoner had committed a dreadful
[ crime, for which ought to be punished, and
• that the prisoner himself admitted as much.—
I lie also stated that Mrs. Littles was present,
and was implicated with her brother, if the
crime was premeditated, which he denied.
When Mr. Pomeroy described the homicide,
and painted a picture of the slain man lying
S upon tlie ground, and his guilty brother stand
j ing over hint in the darkness of tlie night be
low the great cataract, the prisoner was j
: deeply affected, and for the first time during
the trial tears gushed front Lis eyes, and not |
! from bis eyes alone, but from those of the
. spectators and the Jury. Mr. Roiteroy said
the course of the prisoner in attempting to
1 conceal the body and the the evidence of his
' crime was wrong, and bore heavily against
him ; but lie contended that wiser men than
i lie had done so, and cited the case of Dr.
Wluster and his murder of Dr. Purkmau.
This ease was closed on Friday last, and
. after an hours' absence, the jury rendered a
, verdict of "guilty of murder" against Ika
• Sroi r, who had been tried separately from
. Mrs. Lirrt.iOa Saturday morning he
I was MHitenced to be hung ou thx 18ih of
[ J uuv.
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THE CONSPIRACY ENDED.
The attempt to deprive the people of this
Judicial District of their Constitutional rights,
though pursued with extraordinary violence
and zeal, has fail V The vpulent passions ol
unscrupulous men,. king to visit their per
sonal grievances upon the people of a Judicial
District, lias been signally rebuked. True,
the Senate of this great Commonwealth, un_
der the lead of malignant and dishonest par
tizuns, and under the pressure of Washington
influences, so far forgot its character as to be
come a party to the plan, but the House of
Representatives has set the seal of its reproba
tion upon the scheme.
All honor to the men in both branches of
the Legislature, who risiug above partizan
appeals refused to aid in the consummation of
this great outrage upon our rights, and prompt
ly and boldly expressed their disapprobation.
It is somewhat invidious to designate particu
lar men, but of the Democrats WILKINS and
RANDALL, of the Senate, and GEOIT. NILE,
ARMSTRONG and J ACKMAN of the House, deserve
our thanks, while the Republican members
stood in a solid column against the outrage.—
Some thirty Democrats in the House voted
against the bill, u result hardly anticipated by
any one.
This measure may uow be considered as dead
to ail interests and purposes. Nothing short
of an interposition of Divine Providence could
prevent the people from re-electing Judge WlL
wor this fall. Hut it was a bold, bad scheme,
concocted by desperate men for wicked and
desperate purposes. It Ims been urged with
the most unscrupulous means, and with an en
ergy worthy of a better cause. No proposed
measure has ever aroused such a deep feeling
of alarm and indignation amongst our people.
It was a blow aimed directly at the people, in
the hope by depriving them of their vested and
u uloubted rights to effect Judge WII.MOT.—
It was at once an innovat on upon those rights,
and an insult to their intelligence and honesty
It declared virtually, that they were not com
petent to choose a presiding Judge, and that
they must be prevented from doing so, for fear
they would invest with the Judicial ermine a
man guilty of the grossest partiality ; govern
ed by the most unbridled passions ; deficient
in ability, and void of iutegrity.
In
The insult thus off red to our people, will
; take a deep hold upon their remembrance.—
They may possibly, in soma manner have an
opportunity to express how much they resent
this attempt to deprive them of their rights,
and brand them as unworthy to lie trusted
with privileges enjoyed by the people of other
Districts. The actor in this matter will not
be forgotten for loug years tocome. The peo
pie will not tamely submit to the imputation,
but will manifest their appreciation of the
compliment paid them, whenever opportunity
offers.
Judge WII.MOT has infinitely been the gainer
by this crusade made upon his personal and
Judicial character. The Chairman of the Ju
diciary Committee of each branch of the Legis
lature, though Democrats of the straitest sect,
have paid him the highest compliment which
could be awarded him. Tiiey declare that his
accusers had not only failed to sustain charges
against him, but had really failed to make any
worthy of consideration. We do not believe
there is another Judge in the Commonwealth
who could have come so gloriously out from
such an ordeal. All that malignity and per
sonal hatred could devise ; all that jealous
eyes could soe iu his conduct to torture and
pervert into the semblance of wrong, has been
urged against him. How the simple touch of
Truth and Justice sweeps away the machina
tions of his enemies. Men with hearts over
flowing with passion and minds gangrened with
envy and malice may torture themselves into
a belief that trivia! matters are of stupendous
importance, but the calm, reflecting, dispassiou
atc public, breaks down subterfuge, evasion,
falsehood and exaggeration, and judge men by
an honest standard. Judge WII.MOT, to-dav,
stands infinitely better because his enemies
have caused investigation into hjs conduct and
thus dissipated the prejudices eutertained by
those who have no personal knowledge of his
Judicial career, while at home the people are
eager to rebuke the spirit and motives which
they know has prompted this unsuccessful, but
none the less disreputable, attempt to impeach
his Judicial character.
The llarisburg Telegraph speaks of live ex
ertions of our Senator iu opposing this out
rage, as follows :—"ln the discussion of this
dill, in the Senate, Mr. MYER, the immediate
representative of Judge Wilmot's district, as
quitted himself in a manner at ouce creditable
to his heart and his head, ami we cannot per
mit tills opportunity to pass without awarding
to liirn a due mede of praise. He is ever de
voted (o hi duties, watchful of the latere>ts
of his constituents, and energetic and able iu !
thir detencc ; but on this especial occasion he
excelled himself lie showed that his whole
k heart was in the subject, and his protest j
against the meditated outrage, and his denun
ciation of its attempted perpetrators, was at
once eloqueot and withering. We never
, before saw hint so happy and so able as he'
| proved himself on this occasion. Ilis cousti- j
I tncnts have in him a representative of whom
they may be justly proud."
j. No little praise is also due to our Rcpresen
tativs, Messrs. RARCOCK and NICHOLS for the
j indefatigability and zeal with which they
sought to-arrest its progress thro' the House.
To the high estimation with which they arc rc
' garded by their fellow-members may, in no
: smail degree, bo attributed the deteat which it
! experienced in that body.
KANSAS.
In the House, on Friday last, the report of
the Committee of Conference was made by
Mr. EVGUSII. A motion was made to post
pone its consideration until the second Monday
of May. which was carried, but on Saturday
! a motion was made to reconsider, pending
which the House adjourned until Monday.
Err.Ll.sn V proposition while opposed by the
I Republicans, seems to be distasteful to the fire
-1
i eaters. We should not be surprised, however,
to learn that it was adopted.
I*L _
tfcirGov. PACKEK'S exercise of the veto
power has the approbation of the people of the
Commonwealth. He has during the past Ses
i sioa of the Legislature vetoed many laws of
i doubtful Constitutionality, or more doubtful
propriety. In this he deserves the thanks of
the people. We have every confidence in be
lieving, from the readiness ho has manifested
in using his coustitutiontial prerogative, that
had the bill to abolish this Judicial district been
i passed, he would have been equally ready to
ha?e met it with a prompt veto, lie could
not haw done otherwise without sacrificing by
one act. the reputation he has achieved, for a
: fearlessly forbidding uucoustitutioual and im-
I proper legislation.
The Conspirators who visited Ilarris
bnrg from this County to push through the Leg
; islatuoe the plan to abolish this District, have
returned with very unamiable feelings towards
Gov PACKED and those Democrats who would
| not lend themselves to their scheme of personal
'revenge and malice. Their curses are both
j loud and deep. They would " break things"
i if thev had the power, but as they arc a ron
| teinptible miuority in a strong Republican
i County, their menaces we apprehend arc not
; alarming to t|ie fierce democracy below.
COMMISSIONERS TO REVISE THE PENAL Conn
—Under an act passed at this session of the
■ Legislature, Governor PACKER has appointed
I ex-chief Justice Et.us LEWIS, JOHN* C. KNOX,
! Attorney General, and CHAHI.ES R. RCCKAI.EW
I'eomissioners to revise the penal code of the
I State, and the laws relating to corporations
i and their taxation These nominations were
i unanimously confirmed by the Senate. They
are certainly unexceptionable. The Governor
; could not have selected three men more abuu
dantly qualified for the enlightened perform
ance of the important duties devolving upon
I i them. Judge LEWIS is a profound jurist and
ian eminent criminal lawver. Judge Kxox is
°
| only second to him in years ami experience.
®§?"The last " Montrose D cmocrnV comes to
us with the following paragraph headed with
staring capital#, and to make sure of our no
tice, marked with black lines :
! THE RELIEF BILL.—VE learned last nijrht that the hill
i for the abolition of the loth Judicial district had passed
j the Senate 011 second reading. This removes all doubt on
the question r>f our being freed from the reign of a politi
| eal Judge. Woodward will be our Judge after December
1 next, until the next regular election. Particular* next
I week.
1 Will the editor be kind enough to furnish
! the promised " particulars"?
Cay The terms of the sale of Mount Vernon
to the Ladies' Association are publicly announ
ced. The price to be paid is $200,000 ; the
estate including the mansion, tomb and two
hundred acres of laud. Eighteen thousand
dollars are to l>e paid down and the remainder
in four annual installments. Mr. WASHINGTON
promises to remit interest on the deferred pay
ments in ease the whole amount is paid on or
before the 22J ot February, 1859.
Otay The forces now concentrated at Fort I.oa
- venworth, for the reinforcement of the Utah
I Fxpedition, number a total of 16 companies,
of all arms, comprising 6,090 men. General
SMITH is expected to arrive iu St. Louis to-mor
row, and will proceed immediately to Fort
( L;avcuworth,to assume the chief command
. Sit?" A mob in Peoria, 111., has made a descent
upon the houses of of ill-fame in that city, ex
pelled the iumate-s, set the costly furniture in
street, burned it to ashes, and sacked the j
houses. Some ten or eleven bouses were j
visited in turn, and property to the value of
$7,000 was destroyed. Most of the expelled
parties have fled to Chicago.
I
S>&~ A gang of Germans,who have been con
cerned in various robberies and murders in the I
j West, were broken up last week and part of
them conveyed to Chicago for trial. Oue of :
the prisoners jumped overboard and was j
drowned.
I
. ttas"" 'Hie Legislature adjourned on Thurs
i day lust. In the Senate, JOHN CHESSTLI.L, jr.
was chrtcd Speaker.
The bib abolishing the Dnnal Hoard was '
defeated iu the Semite.
TRAtELINO DOWN THE TOW-PATH.
[C'R. PIOLLKT, after spending the winter at Ilarri--
ijur>r, i\ >r the purtxMe of legislating WILMOT off tUo lieuoli.
n'tui ued home last week, completely laftltJ at every
j point, litis passage through this place was ria the tow -
. ing-path. The incident has given ri.-s; to the following
lines, from one whose thoughts are very apt to flow in
verse ]
! When (Jallie Vie. retreating, turned
From legislation's bail, man,
His rascal machinations spurned
Bybrothcr-rogncs and all, man,
; He felt, as 'long the road he trudg'd,
As if he'd had a snow hath,
-Aud guilty conscience so him nudg'd,
lie, sneaking, took the tow-path.
O ! 'twas a dismal sight to noto,
The Colonel that go whal'd, uian,
The Mexicans with Gen'ral Scott,
Look so completely quailed, man,
0 gallant Vic! 0 valiant brave !
This failure sure quite low hath
Loft you lurch'd. Hurrah for Dave !
That sent you down the tow-path.
O. Gallic Vic! there ne'er was knave
That ever tried to dig, man,
For noble honest worth, a grave,
But on him got the rig, man.
With hang-d<>g look sneak to your den,
There, freely. Vie, let flow wrath.
And should you e'er leave home again,
i'rav, don't forget the tow-path.
| Thru iet us sing with might and main,
That worth, where e'er it be, man",
Shall ever lie our cherisli'd etraiu,
And ever hear the grcr, man,
j And that the hideous weed- of wrong.
May ever lie a low si'- a th ;
! And he wlm will not join our song
Shall travel down the tow path.
The Ivew Liquor Bill.
> We have get tip for the benefit of ourread
' ers the following abstract of the new Liquor
\ Law, which has just been passed by the Leg.s
--' laturc.
A SUPPLEMENT
j To An Act to rectale the bade oi intoxicating liquors, ap
jiruvid Jlht day of Mar h. A.D.,
1 SECTION 1. Jit it enacted, Jfe , That appli-
I cants for brewery or distillery license shall
; hereafter pay therefor the several amounts
' fixed by the third section of an act to regulate
; the sale of intoxicating liquors,approved .Man h
thirty-first, A? no Domni one thousand eight
hundred and fifty-six : Provided , That the
! same shall in no case be less than twenty-five
J dollars, except in case of persons whose annual
! sales are less than one thousand dollars, who
! shall pay fifteen dollars, and the proviso of the
; section aforesaid, so far ns it fixes the inini
-1 mum rate of license at fifty dollars, is hereby
; repealed.
SECTION 2. Provides that persons licensed
to sell by the quart, or more, are to pay 20
I per cent, less than by the act of March, 1856,
I but in no case are they to pay LESS than
$25 00.
SECTION 3. Provides that all Hotels shall
I be rated according to their sales, from class
No. 1 to 8. Sales over SSOO, and not exceed
ing $1,()00, are in the 7th class, and pay $25
; Sales less than SSOO, constitute the Bth class
and pav sls, but no license in any coqwrated
, city or borough, will be less than $.25.
SECTION 4. Provide® that eating houses
; shall be restricted to the sale of domestic wines,
mult and brewed liquors, and the license is fix
ed A F $lO.
SECTION 5. Provides that licensed brewers
and distillers, may sell stieh liquors AS they man
ufacture, in quantities not iess than a gallon.
SECTION 6. That licenses to vend the ii-
J quurs aforesaid, or any of them, shall be gran
. ted to citizens of the United SLABS, of tem
j perate habits and good moral character, when
, ever the requirements of the laws O:I the sub
: ject are complied with by any such applicant,
! and shall authorize the applicant to sell the
; liquors aforesaid for one entire year from the
I date of his license : Provided, That nothing
: herein contained shall prohibit the court,
board of licensers or commissioners, from hcar
| iug other evidence than that presented by the
! applicant for license : Provided further, Th it
! after hearing evidence as aforesaid the Court,
Board of 1 accusers or Commissioners, shall
grant or refuse a license to such applicant ii.
; accordance with the evidence : And p<oiided
: further, That if any person or persons shall
neglect or refuse to lift his, her or their license
J within fifteen days after the same lius been
granted, such neglect or refusal shall lie deem
ed a forfeiture of said license, and such person
| or persons selling vinous, spirituous or malt li-
I (piors after the expiration of the fifteen days,
I as aforesaid, shall be liable to prosecution ami
conviction in the proper court, as fully and ef
fectually as if no license had been granted to
such person or perrons.
SECTION 7. That no licence to vend the Ii
; qnors aforesaid, granted under this or anyoth
• er law of this Commonwealth, shall be trans
ferable or confer any right to sell the same in
any other house than this mentioned therein,
sor shall anv bar or place where such liquor is
sold by less measures than one quart, be un
derlet by the jarson licensed to sell thereat ;
but if the party licensed shall die, remove or
cease to keep such house, his, her. or their li
cense may be transferred by the authority
granting the same, or A license be granted to
the successor of such party for the remainder
of the year, by the proper authority, on com
pliance with the requisitions of the laws in all
respects except publication, which shall not in
such case be required : Provided, That where
any license is transferred as aforesaid, no J ay
ment, other than fees, shall be required ; and
where a license is granted under this section,
for a portion of a year, the party licensed shall
pay therefore a sum propoi*t : >nate to the unex
pired term for which the sum • is granted
SEC. 8. That manufacturers and producers
of eider and domestic wines, and bottlers of
cider, perry, ale, porter or beer, not otherwise
engaged in the sale of intoxicating liquors, nor
in keeping any tavern, oyster house or cellar,
restaurant or place of amusement, entertain
ment or refreshment, shall be allowed to sell
the same by tint bottle, or domestic wines and
cider bv the gallon, without taking out license .*
Provided, That such liquor is not drank upon
the premises where sold nor at any place pfo
| vided by such seller for thnt purpose. I
Sse. 10. That the petition of an applicant
for eating house or retail brewery license need
| not hereafter embrace the certificate of citizens 1
1 required by the Bth section of an act to regu
late the sale of intoxicating liquors, approved
■ March thirty-first. Anno Douiini oue thousand !
■ eight hundred and fifty-six*, nor shall publica- j
i tion of such applications, t>e hereafter required ;
J but such applications shall lie fi! d with the
j clerk of the qnarter sossious of the proper
j county, except in county of Allegheny, and!
the iiectrses prayed for granted hv the countv 1
1 treasurer and the boud now required in smh I
' shall be fi.-t approred by tlirdtetrnT at-
torney and county treasurer and
endorsed thereon. '' rB Pl*.
SEC. 13. Ihat no person who KEE
store or ware room any hogsheads ,'' ' 5
or liquor pipes, or who keeps H <7 *
sh a1 if receive license to vend iutox^-ar 7 * 1
by less measure than one quart - - Z'/ 1 ® ilf -i
bles are hereby required to maker?
persons engaged in the sale of M, inn
malt or bri wed liquors in their res, ,;
trict, who shall have in their plae?'?, :, L
any of the articles aforsaid, naming-
the location of their respective p| a ,." (
new ; and if any such person shall'!'
license to vend such liquors bv |7 !
than one quart. *
SEC. 22. That the fourteenth twent
twenty-seventh and thirty secouu H'r*
an act to r*gulate the sale of intoxir c 1
qnors, approved May thirty fiiK, A, *
one thousand eight hundred and ip'-
gether with any acts or parts of a, 5 1 >
ting herewith, or supplied hereby 7*
the same conflict or are supplied]' ar , , 1
repealed : Provided, That no lie tlls „ i'" s
fore granted shall be in anv way i liv
by the passage of this act ; and all
of said act not hereby altered, sunnlL 7'
pealed, shall apply as fully to lieei.J. .
under this act us under the act ofo r <-. H 7
the penalty imposed under the twenty' '
section of said act, shall in no easee.7?.
dollars, which shall be paid to the 77'
of the school district where such com, •
had, by the magistrate collecting the
SEC. 23. That licenses inn v lie grant* "*
this act at the first term of "the pr;'<*"
after its passage, or at any special or*
court held within three mouths here:!' 7'
in such '-a.ses the court may dispeuse
publication heretofore required.
The sections omitted and not referr<s. •
j unimportant, or do not aj>p!y to tii; s \- yi '
! FOREIGN NEWS.—The Cunard
i Cam da, with three days later iutgb]
| from Enrope, arrived at Halifax F.iiJa"!
i ing. Later news from India, of a | : 77
| portant character, has been received irV
The grand attack upon Luck now, f, T ,
; there has been so much preparation, by „
made bv Sir COI.IV C.tJtmr:.:.. The B-"
j commander had su h an overwhelm!!..* ' •>"
1 the occasion, and so thoroughly or
! that the S poy rebels, though well nwat'i
th -y were fighting for life, were utterlv
pulde of making any prolonged re:--*
They fled from their strongholds in tip 7,
est disorder, and, being hotly pursuedYT •.
British Cavalry, were slaughtered in7
numbers At last dates, the British we"-
possession of the rebellious city of Lob
and the recouqnest of Oude may be cons
as an accomplished fact. The Brt>!i t,
kament was not in session when the C
saiied, and political new from Eiiirhml
important. We learn that the L,rand 5
Ii ni found a true bill for conspiracy to cr ;
against Ai.i.sop, BARN ARD and others. a
of being implicated in the attempt of th
of January. Important intelligence
us from Eraiice. It is reliably reported a
the Emperor is making warlike preparr.!
on ail extensive scale. A Coiuuibio: -j
been appointed to examine and report P
til*' best system for placing tlie roar.,.
ports of tnc Empire in a state of defen' a
a levy of French seamen is raid to be r
in the most complete and strictest manner
1 lie II c.yne (Jo. J Jen, Id has been verr i
cious in tlie matter of the proposed anml;
of the 13'h Judicial District. The Rm
bdls Beardsleo attend in his ow 1 ::-b.7
charges him with having oppose*; thespi"
in'nt of Judge lJarrett to preside oven
Courts of the Wayne and Monroe Pislr
the resignation of Judge Eldrcd in K •
Beardslee denies the charge with a ywi s
of heat, lieuig pretty wed acquainted r
the facts in that ease from personal observr
we happen to know that the charge e:
Bradford cotempornry is not without foir;
tion. The D.mmick-racv of W ivne wa<
fcctly wild with indignation at Bunvf i
pointment, and we very much doubt if i
were a humlrcd democrats in Wav.rc
who did not oppose that appointment . - j
titnent. Not only this, but we feel PU
that t'ne I lea rid of that date will do mi. .1
sustain the Reporter's charge. Tints *'t
know, that had Barrett's competitor bf
the Governor been amy other than al'.rasi
Beardslee would Inire fought Barrett to u
death.— Tioga Agitator.
THE TWO EXTREMES. —The St. Lou:' I"
"erat has the following paragraph, upon 2
at rival of Col. BENTON'S remains in that ."
" By its side was the httle coffin e<•
the body of tlie Statesman's grandcliiltl,
DOWELL JONES. Each body was iiu'losfH
an air-tight zinc case, which was laid ff."--
luahogany coflin. A lid was raised so
allow friends to look through a glass oi ">
face of the dead. 'lite facu of ti .■ Brcatlt
souriun wore that expression of ifl.ij -'i'r
dity which was hubitunT to him i.i fife. •
lips wore slightly open, the eyes close!,
every lineament in the face in a state of
: that indicated how gentle and p 0.-cful •'
been the end of the veteran's stormy .
There was r.o discoloration or w:i. 7 . wJ
1 seen and the presence of death was vl.-i
in the closed eyelids, mi l t! • cM. vvhii ;
blc ! : ke appearance of the feu i: * *
grandchild lay as sweetly as though iL vSi fj
iug, with its little head, covered with jM
hair, nestling amid white hyacinths
Spring flowers, whose purity was tyy-b- :
own young spirit."
WHAT PROSPECTS. —Perhans
a large aud splendid crrp of wheat in Thy
was never better at this season of th< .T
--than it is at present. During a short trp
the country last week, we hud an opp or: ' r ;
of seeing many fields, all of wicli looked *•
usually luxuriant and promising, h rOII1 f '7
we lieanl, also, we incline to the Uehcf ■ 1
the yield will be a remarkable hc4 T J <
should no serious disaster occur between * f
and harvest. But harvest is a long ']
yet, and there is no telling what may •■ri'',
to change the prospect. As to the | >r °, ..
price for wheat, it is somewhat too ear. ■'
begin to speculate. At all events our
friends will have to wait for the speaking
of those who are recognized as oracles on ""
interesting subject.— Richmond
Tiie LegisTature of this State has nr>'-
the usury laws of the Commonweal'!' a -"
enable the lender to recover at lo" % "y
cent, interest aud the principal of ,:1 ' . , r<
aud to withhold re lief from the borro* 4 *
cessrve interest taken in advanc. "" '7
plea is {j. l within six months -v t;if ''
tio i.