Frightful Calamity. TWO ROVS FALL TO THE BOTTOM OK A WELL AND ARE KILLED. A shocking calamity occurred at Xorwalk yesterday noon, the particulars of which hare Ix-en furnished us by Mr. Rust, engineer on the Cleveland and Toledo Railroad. A few weeks since Mr. McKinley, a machinist, ami his two sons, Charles and George, dug a well near their house to the depth of fifty seven feet.— The well was about eighteen inches in diameter . at the top and three feet at the bottom. — Yesterday they commenced erecting a curl* around the well. The windlass which had been used for drawing up dirt was still standing over it, and by some means the bucket attach ed to the windlass rope became unfastened and fell to the bottom. One of the boys put bis feet in the iron hook at the end of the rape and went down to recover the bucket the other holding the windlass the while. When some ten feet 011 his way down the boy slipped from the rope and fell to the bottom of the well.— Mr. McKinley, wild with horror, put his other son upon the rope, and bade him go down and save his brother. The boy attempted to do so, but lost his hold when some twelve feet down, and fell to the bottom, as his brother had be fore him. A light was lowered into the well to enable those above (there was a large crowd congregated) to see the unfortunate lads, but the air was so foul that the light instautly went ont. A large number of men worked all yesterday afternoon to recover the bodies of the boys.— They were raised several times to within eight ! or ten feet of the top, but the opening was so extremely small they could not be pulled out, and fell violently back to the bottom. It was proposed to dig the well out to-day. The boys were aged seventeen and fourteen years respectively, and are described as smart and worthy boys. By special private despatch from Xorwnlk we learn that the bodies were recovered at twelve o'clock last night. Physicians state that the boys most have died from the foul air in the well rather then from their fall. Mr. McKinley is nearly insane with grief. The ! bodies had fallen and been pulled nearly up so many times that they were terribly mutilated when eventually recovered.— Cltrtland (O.) Plaindealer, 23 d in si. BROKE JAIL. —On Friday night last, ANSA MARIA YF.ITANGRIBER, who had been confined , in the jail of this county, since the autumn of j 1855, awaiting trial for the murder of her hus- ( band, made her escape. The manner in which she made her exit from her cell shows that she sided by some person Irom the outside. The lock which secured the cell door was uncrewed and taken off, and there being nothing further to impede her progress, she was thus easily enabled to puck her duds and decamp. That the scheme was duly matured and shrewdly conducted, is self-evident. After leaving the court house, two distinct tracks were were traced across the public square (t here being a light snow on the ground) to Main street, where the trail was lost. About a quarter of a mile from town, on the Pushore road, was found where a horse, attached to a waggon, had been hitched and fed during the .night, and it is fair to suppose that she was conveyed in that vehicle to parts unknown. Mrs. YEITANGNTBER is a German woman, about thirty-seven years of age—about five feet eight inches tall—light hair, and has rather an intelligent countenance, and speaks the English language but brokenly. Mr. CRAFT, the Sheriff, being absent on the night she made her escape, and not returning home until Saturday eveniug, she had ample ' time to get out of reach before any one went in pursuit of her. Although the Sheriff has offer ed a reward for her apprehension, and made diligent search, no clue to her whereabouts has yet been obtained.— Sullivan County Democrat. SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF A SPRING. —On Sun day morning last, Mr. George Golden, who resides on the Hollow Road, within the city limits, was awakened at an curly hour by the sound of rushing water. In getting up he was astonished to find that a spring of water had burst forth in the middle of his yard, and was rapidly overflowing the adjoining premises.— As soon as assistance could be procured a channel was dug for the reception of the water, which soon carried it off to the neigboring creek ; but not until the yards of Mr. Goldeu nnd Mr. Carter had been Hooded. The spring which made its appearance so suddenly is flow ing on in an undiminished volume. The aper ture in the ground is as large as a man's limb, and the water is cool, clear, and limpid. It has already formed quite a romantic rivulet.— The soil through which it burst is that known as " hard pan,'' and in the vicinity there are several springs of a similar nature. The circum stance is worthy the attentiou of scientific men. . Troy Whig, Nov. 23. PRIZE FIGHT. —Two young noted rogues of Klmira, one hailing from the merry Green Isle and the other of the Young America stripe, actuated by the effects of the Morrisey and Ileenan sort of notoriety, adopted the "ring " as the most celebrated place ter settle a dispute and selected the peaceful town of Southport as as the battle grouud. Accordingly, 011 Friday last, they " formed a ring," and both combat euts came to the mark. After squaring off, with a few " passes," the Irshmau was complete ly uonplussed by a stunner from Young Amer ica, which rendered him unable to come to time for a second round, and the victory was ac corded to bis antagonist. RoßßEnr.—The last Dlmira Advertiser says : A man by the name of MeGee got entirely the worse for liquor at Joe Emmaus' saloon, near the Depot, on Saturday night. He had fifty nine dollars about him, which he foolishly show ed to ths bystanders, some of whom took ad vantage of his condition and relieved liirn of the money. James Wilson and John Kenuedv were arrested for the robbery and examined before the Police Justice yesterday. They were held to bail ia the sum of SSOO each for trial at the next term of Court, failing to give which, the were committed to the Chemuug County Jail. Two MEN DUOWNKD. —Two men were drown ed near Linden, on Sunday night, while eu dcavoi.jg to cross the river. There were three to gether, one of whom escaped by holding fast to the boat, after it capsized. The* were laborers on Bennett's section of the Sunbury ii Erie railroad, but we were not able tolearn their names, One was supposed to be named Welsh, aud formerly a resident of Sullivan couuty. The bodies were recovered on Mon day morning,ami i aimed yesterday, Williams fori (j* ittte. News from all Nations. —Some of the farmers around Milton warn all persons against hunting or in any manner trespassing on their grounds. Bight—spare tire birds ! An eminent and much respected colored Presbyterian Minister, Rev. Samuel E. Cornish, died in New York city, last week, aged 65 years. —The Republicans will probably be the strongest party in the Congress of 1859—1860, but no party will have an abiolute majority. —The friends of Maj. Swartz, of Reading, distributed some large fat bullocks among the poor of the city, as their way of celebrating his election. —The trial of Alliboneand Xewhall of the late Pennsylvania Bank, has becnj>ostpoued four weeks. —We learn from the Washington States, that Thomas Chapman, son of the Hon. Henry Chapman, of Doylestowu, Pa., was robbed on the 16th of Octoi*er, in San Francisco, California, of about $2,000. His trunk was broken open in his absence fro 111 bis room. —Gov. Packer tendered the vacancy in the Supreme Court to Mr. Read, and it was declined 011 the ground thathe wished a short time to settle his business prior to entering upon his duties in December. —The best way to stop "brutal prize fights," is, not to notice them beforehand, or describe them after ward, hut to make laws punishing all engaged iu them, and all who advertize them. —Messrs. Butt & Bovver, publishers of the Independent Press, have changed the name to Williams port Press. A sensible change that. —Thomas Phillips, a well known citizen of Cincinatti. Ohio, being insane from religious excitement, threw himself before a locomotive, last Friday, and was instantly crushed to death. —Christian Jacobi, whose trial for the mur der of his wite, at Cork's Run, near Pittsburg, Pa., has been progressing for some days past, was convicted last Saturday, of "murder in the first degree." —The extensive rolling-mill atColumbia.Pa., was sold at sheriff's sale on the 6tli iast., and was bought by the Columbia Bank for $22,400. —Geo. M. Clark, imlicteil for passingcoun feit money, was tried at New Castle, (Del.,) last Monday, and acquitted, on the ground of insanity. — A bill has been introduced into the Legis lature of Georgia, to prevent the use of any Latin phrase in any of the Legislative acts of the State. —The Union majority against Ruchanau in 1 New Jersey is 8,1 IS. Add to thisjJones' separate Ameri can vote in Camden, Ac., and the majority is 12,000 ! The Legislature Is Opposition, and will oust Wright, the traitor Lecomptonite. —Lots of Locos, Editors, and even I'ost- Masters, who abused Douglas with all their might until Election, are now tacking about to conic under his sup port, leaving the poor old President to hoc liU own row as best as he can, —At Lysander, Onondago county, X. ~ on Sunday, John C. Forbes tied a jug of whiskey about his neck, and attempted to swim the river. The jug pro ved too heavy for him, and he was found the next morn ing at the bottom. —The Washington Union reads Maj. John Schwartz out of the party, because he beat the New Min ister to Austria. The idea of reading a man out of the party who goes to Congress, backed by a majority of the old Berks Democracy, is a subject worthy the caricature of Punch. —Private advices from France announce the sudden death at Paris of the Hon. Benjamin F.Butler, of New York, formerly Attorney-General of the United States, under the Administration of General Jackson. —lt is said that Postmaster-General Brown intends to recommend in his report a plan for post office money orders based on the Euglish system. —The British squadron 011 the African coast has captured nine slavers during the last six months. Their crews were, protiably, at once set at liberty, and encouraged to commence new slave-trade ad ventures,that the British war vessels might reap another harvest of prizes. —John Miller has been appointed postmaster at Columbus, Ohio, vice Samuel Medary, appointed Gov ernor of Kansas. Mr. Miller was the incumbent of the Columbus postmastership prior to the appointment of Mr. Medary to that office. —The Indiana State Senate passed a reso lution, by a vote of 26 to 22, declaring the election of Mssrs. Bright and Fitch to the United States Senate to be illegal, unconstitutional, and void. The same resolution is pending in the House. —On the 13th inst., the vaults of the bank of New Orleans contained $13,025,597 in specie. —Senator Douglas has written to Washing ton a letter, announcing that he will not be there until the 15th of Deceml*er. —Mr. Richard Ten Broeck has returned home after a long j .urn in England. It is Mr.Tenßroeek's intention to go back to England in the spring, and to take with him some fresh American horses to test their quali ties again on the English turf. —A citizen of this State, Mr. George Washington Reifsnyder, of Pottsville, lias, it is said, ac cepted Tom Hyer's challenge to fight any man in the world for SIO,OOO. —The St. Louis Democrat says that it is rumored in Southern Illinois that the Donglas men are about to make the most of their power in the Legislature; that they will not only elect Ms. Douglas,but also a suc cessor for Judge Trumbull, whose term expires in 1860. —Late California pupci'J state that the Su preme Court of California will sustain Col. Fremont as the'rightful owner of the gold vein on the Marriposa tract. —The Teachers' Association of Middlesex county, Mas., have adopted resolutions expressing the opinion that children in the primary schools should not he confined to study in their seats more then three hours per ; day. —Twenty-five Xewspapers, which have been started in Kansas since its settlement in the full of 1854, have suspended, or gone under entirely. —A new iron ore bed has just been discov ered on the grounds belonging tgthe Clinton State Pris. on. The quality of the ore is said to be " A No. 1." —Barker G. Buel has recovered $4,450 from the New York Central Railroad, for injuries receiv | ed on the cars, at Bergen, in October, 1857. —There is a "Sit Still Association," in Xew. j port, It. 1., the members of which do not believe in any ! locomotion whatever. I —A bill has been introduced into tho Leg i islature of Nebraska, to prohibit slavery in that Territory j alter January 1.1659. —Saline county, 111., at the recent election, polled 1,096 votes for the Democratic ticket, and none for any other ticket. —Mayor Tiemann isserionsly ill, and on Fri day fainted on hi 3 T2y to his office, from an attack of neuralgia. —Congress meets this year, on the 6th of December. The House meets in its new hall, the Senate in its old one. —lt is reported that the report of the Se cretary of the Treasury will recommond a duty upon tea and coffee. The Commissioner* employed in running the boundary between Virginia and Tennessee, find the line so crooked that they hi re all become cross eyed ,and sub ject to fiti of vert go. Drabfori ilcpmicr. E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR. TOWANDA : Thursday Morning, December 2, 1888. TKKMS— Onr Dollar ptr annum, invariably in advance.— Four weeks previous to the expiration of a subscription, notice tcill be given bp a printed wrapper, and if not re newed, the paper will in all cases be stopped. CU'BIIINO — The ReporUr will bt sent to Clubs at the fol lowing extremely loir rates : 0 copies for $5 00 [ls copies for.. . .sl2 00 10 copies for 8 00 | 20 copies f0r.... 15 00 ADVERTISEMENTS— For a square of ten lines or less. One Dollar for three or less insertions, and twenty-fire cents for each subsequent insertion. JOB-WORK— Executed srith accuracy and despatch, and a reasonable pricts—with every facility far doing Books, Blanks, Hand-bills, Ball tickets,^-c. MONEY may be sent by mail, at our risk—enclosed in an envelope .and properly directed, we wilt be responsible for its safe delivery. THE ILLINOIS SENATORSHIP. The question is still discussed in some of the Illinois papers, whether Mr. DOUGLAS will be elected to the Senate. The Louisville Journal says it is claimed that the very few, less we believe than a half a dozen, Buchanan Demo crats, who have been elected to the Legisla ture, hold the balance of power, and it is al leged by some, that, in obedience to the be hests of their masters at Washington, they will go for staving off the election of Cnitcd States Senator until after the election of another Leg ! islature iu Illinois. We have very little doubt that they will keep themselves uncommitted for the present, and for some time to come— that they will in fact hold out for the best re ward they can get. They will eventually con elude to go either for or against DOUGLAS'S re election, accordingly as they can get the bet ter terms from DOUGT.AS or, BUCHANAN. We hear whispers from high financial quarters that poor DOUGLAS'S fiscal cable is about all payed I out—that in fact he had to get it spliced in New York during the late Illinois canvass.— However, the President hasn't much the ad vantage of liiiu iu that matter, for his is all paid out too," #5?" The opening of the new Hall of the Alpha Epsilon Society has been unavoidably postponed until Saturday evening next, owing 'to the unfinished state of the room. An ad dress will be read ou that evening by G. 11. W ATKINS, Esq. The hall of the Society is located in the third storv over TRACEY & MOORE'S, Main street, aud is one of the largest rooms in the place. It is being fitted up iu fiue style for ; meetiugs, concerts, &o. CONGRESS meets on Monday next, and, as the organization is already perfected, the mes sage will probably be read on that day, and if so, we shall give it to our readers iu next week's Reporter. Already we have intimations from "Washing ton as to the contents of the message. One rumor is that it contains an elaborate aud high ly colored statement of our complaiuts against Mexica, with the intention of preparing the public mind for another prospect of annexa tion. Attorney-General BLACK has recently given a decision in reference to the removal of the Capital of Kansas. The seat of Government was fixed in 1855 at Lecompton, iu accordance with a law which required it to be permanently located before any appropriation by Congress for public buildings could be made available, and the buildings were erected there. In April last, however, the Legislature passed a law changing the seat of Government to Minneola. The Attorney-General decides that this law is void, and that the Lecompton must remain the capital during the existence of the Territorial Government. SUNBURY AND ERIE RAILROAD. —Thirty-three miles of this road, from Williamsport to Far. raudsville, is now almost reudy for the rails.— The work will not be prosecuted while the frost is in the ground, but will be finished early in the spring. Upwards of sixty miles, at each end of the road, are now untW contract and nearly ready for the track. There is great encouragement that the work will be finished at an early day. SOUTH CAROLINA. —The Governor of South Carolina, in his recent message, questions the propriety of our Government interfering to cheek the slave trade, as carried on by the other nations. While the navy of the United States may, under the Constitution, be charg ed with preventing a slave trade between the coast of Africa and our owu slior it is policy to let foreign nations regulate their own affairs and enforce their own policy, THAT TEST. —It is a little singular, slightly so, that while adherence to the Lecompton doc trine is presented to the North as a test of Democracy, Governor Hammond does not for feit his standing by speaking in the most con temptnoos manner of the whole Lecompton policy, and calling it as " reeking with blood and fraud." THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST for December tully sustains the high character of the work as an Agricultural Journal. We have often expressed our estimation of the Agriculturalist that we shall not now reiterate our praises.— Address ORANGE JUDD, 189 Water Street, New York. HON. T. L. HARRIS, of Illinois, member of Congress, from the Sixth District, died on Wednesday week. His disease was consump tion, from which he had been for some time suffering, and "his death was not unexpected. TO SCHOOL DIRECTORS. At the suggestion of the County Superin tendent, we have printed an assortment of blanks in general use for school purposes, which wc can supply to the Board of Directors of the different townships. One dollar will procure the following:—3 Bonds of District Treasurer; 3 Warrants to Collectors; 3 Bonds of Collectors ; 32 Agreements with Teachers : and 48 School Orders. These will last for years, aud will save time and money. The State Superintendent, in his decisions, recommends "That Teachers' engagements with the Board of Directors should invariably be reduced to writing, and signed by the Teach er and the President of the Board before the Teacher takes charge of the School." In addition to the above we have all the Blanks in general use by Justices and Consta bles. printed on good paper; also a quantity of Town Orders bound iu books of convenient size. Kay-The steamship Africa, of the Cunard line, arrived at New York, Friduy, with Euro pean advices to Nov. 13. They are of interest. The arrival of the steamship Indian Empire, which left New-York for Galway five weeks since, had not been reported at Liverpool when the Africa sailed. Mr. WJUTEHOUSE informs the Directors of the Atlantic Telegraph that the clerks iu the Yalcntia Office, a short time before their discharge, had maintained a con versation with Trinity Bay at some length ; and he declares that with proper management the cable can be made to do enough business to pay 10 per cent, dividend, and lay by a , reserve of X 60.000 in six months. The Gal way steamship project has been urged upon the 1 French government by Mr. J. O. LEVER with promise of success. It is stated the French | Trans-Atlantic mails are to be dispatched by that route, and the enterprise is to receive a handsome yearly subsidy. From Spain, we have further indications of the intention of that ' Government to press its reclamations upon Mexico with every available naval resource.— Aditional vessels hud been dispatched from 1 Cadiz, and others were to follow. The elections !iu Prussia, so far as heard from, had resulted ;in favor of the Government. From Asia the intelligence is important. Russia lias establish !ed a factory at a new and advanced point in Western China. Count PUTIATINE has return i ed to St. Petersburg, bearing his freaty with the Japanese. Business at Canton begins to assume new vitality. Lord ELGIN still await -1 ed the arrival of the Chinese Commissioners at Shanghae. The Franco-Spanish expedition j had landed without opposition at Turou, in the i Empire of Annum ; and after taking possession of the territory in the name of the French, had advanced upon Hue, the Annamese capital. Three Jews—two of them occupying high places in the synagogue, and known as the Rabbi ASCH and the Rabbi KOSKNTHALL— have been arrested ill New York, on an accu- sation supported by the leading Rabbi of the Jews in that city, charging them with actiug as agents of the Prussian, Hamburg and Sax ony lotteries. Sergeant BIRNF.Y, with a por tion of the Mayor's squad, "descended " on the residences of the accused, Wednesday night, and arrested two of them. Oue Rabbi was seized in the Synagogue, iu Allen-street, where he was engaged in religious exercises, before a congregation of some 300 or 400 persons. The Jews were greatly excited, and denounced the incursion into their temple, and the audacity of the person wh*> had accused their priest of wrong doing. One of the accused was not ar rested till Friday morning, when all three were brought before the Mayor, and admitted to bail in SI,OOO. Bkjs~A rumor prevails in Washington that the President intends very soon to receive Senor META as Mexican Minister, and thus to recognize the Government of JUAREZ, by whom he is accredited. This action, it is believed, will have a decided influence towards establish ing JUAREZ as President of the Mexican Re public. The idea that Spain intends to declare and to prosecute a war against Mexico is not tolerated iu Washington. Such a war would afford an opportunity to the filibusters aud revolutionists who have designs relative to Cuba to carry their plans into effect,and it is not con sidered probable that Spain, who must be fully aware of this, would commit an act so suicidal. FRED DOUGLASS delivers the secoud and third Lectures of the Course on Monday and Tuesday evenings, Dec. G and 7. The subject for the first lecture is—" The B/ices ;or the Brotherhood of Man." For the second— "Self made Men." Admittance to each lecture 15 cents ; or tickets for both 25 cents. We need hardly bespeak for this DOUGLASS a large audience ; his history iu Bondage and Freedom has already become well known, and his ability as a lecturer, under the circumstan ces, a wonder. SUSQUEHANNA COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE. — I The Wiuter Term of the lustitute commenced yes terday, under the charge of DAVID CRAFT, A. 8., Principal, assisted by a competent corps of Teache-s ; continuing 14 weeks, exclusive of a week's vacation at Christmas. As a School, the lustitute is now in the full tide of success ful operation, offering inducements not excelled by any similar institution in the coudtry. SaT" There was a great excitement at Pitts burg, Thursday, iu consequence of the centen nial anniversary of the settlement of that city, which Was conducted with very great spirit.— Business was entirely suspended, aud the larg est and most imposing procession ever witnes sed there, paraded the streets. It occupied an hour and a quarter in passing a given point. flay The Tike's Peak gold-mine excitement continues to rage violently in Kansas. A cor respondent, of the New Y'ork Express, writing from Lawrence, under date of November 12; says: "Eight members of the Lawrence com pany which went out last spring hate returned within the past two days, in addition to 'Billy Parsons,' George Smith,and their companions ! who got in about two weeks ago. I have talk ed a great deal with the boys. They all ex pect to retnni next spring", They all bring specimens of gold, and its average is twenty two carats. They appear candid and reliable, but are very enthusiastic; and their reports are generally accredited in Lawrence. Almost everybody here expects to go in the spring.— Unless something uow improbable operates to throw a damper on the enthusiasm there will be a generul rush to that region next spring than was ever witnessed in this or any other , country. It is impossible to realize or conjec ture what it may amount to. There are now some 1,600 persons en route tor the mines.— Many of them will suffer great hardships, and send back discouraging reports ; but they were very foolish to go out as late as they did." PKTERSOX'S MAGAZINE. —This popnlar Lady's Magazine will be greatly improved, for 1859. It will contain nearly 1000 pages ; from 25 to 80 steel plates ; and about 600 wood engrav. ings. Mrs. ANN STEPHENS, author of " Fashion and Famine," and CHAS. J. PETERSON, author j "Kate Ayiesford,'' are its Editors, and write exclusively for it. Each will give a new N'ov eltte next year ; and they will be assisted by all the best female writers. " Peterson's Mag azine" is indispensable to every lady. Its fash ions are always the latest and prettiest; its steel engravings magnificent; its patterns for the work-table, its household receipts, Ac., al ! most countless. The price is but Two Dollars 1 a year, or a dollar less than Magazines of its class. It is the Magazine for the times. To j Clubs it is cheaper still ; viz : three copies for $5, or eight for £lB ; with a splendid premium j to the person getting up the Club. Specimens J sent gratis. Address CHARLES J. PETERSON, , 306 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. ' ©*£?*• At the recent organization of the Indi ' aua Legislature, the auti-Lccomptou Demo ■ cratic members united with the Republicans in electing the officers of the two Houses. The political complexion of the Senate is said to be as follows: Republicans 25 ; auti-Lccomptou Democrats, 16 ; Lecomptouites 9. The House was also tied, as between the Democrats and Republicans, but the anti-Leeompton Demo cratic members outnumbered the Lecomptou ites, in about the same proportion as iu the j Senate. It is considered doubtful whether new United States Senators will be elected to cor,- | test the seats of Messrs. BRIGHT and FITCH, on ! account of the difficulty of a union on caudi dates against them ; but both branches of the Legislature have adopted resolutions declaring their election void and illegal. The body of the colored person, T157- ■ Hams, drowned, at this place, was fouud last week at Standing Stone, and interred. SINGULAR ACCIDENT. The Ogdensbnrgh Journal tells a strange incident. The engineer of the 4 P. M. train from Potsdam, Thursday last, while crossing the " Iloton Bridge," near Antwerp, observed the singular spectacle of a man hanging from one of the beams thereof. The train was stopped, and the matter looked into. The man had evidently been dead but a little while. It was inferred that the man, while crossing the bridge, with the strap of the carpet bag around his neck, stumbled and fell. He pitched on one side of the beam nnd the bag on the other. The bag balanced the man and the strap being strong and fast around the neck, there was no help for him, and in this singular position he was found. There was no clue about him that indicated bis name or home. He appeared to be a poor wayfarer, and was probably under the influence of liquor when he met with his mishap. HORRID SUICIDE—A young man named B. B. Hall, of Cypress, Miss., was ordered by his father to leave home, under the penalty of being cowhided. The father attempted to fulfil his threat, when the young man's mother interced ed in his behalf, and was struck upou the head several times by the father, which the son see ing, he resolved to die by self destruction, rather than live and see his mother and himself imposed upon. He then took his gun, receded a few steps from the house, pulled off bis shoes, and looked at his watch, giviug himself half an Lour for repentance. THE TWENTY-FIVE THOI S \NI> DOI.I AR SALARY. —Mr. Moraa is to remain iu undisturbed eu joyment of his $25,000 per annum. The Exe cutive Committee of the New York and Erie Road have decided not to meddle with it at present, as in he present embarrased condition of the road it is necessary to retaiuthe services sive compensation. Mi .EAVCHOLY A FFAIR. —Mr. Albert Close, of Greenfield, N. Y., having suffered much from the depredations of squirrels on his corn, which was stored in a shed adjoining his residence, procured a gun, a few days ago, and, loading it heavily, sent his daughter, about twelve years of age, into the shed to drive out the squirrels, while he took up a position outside of the building to shoot them as they came out. In this position he fired at the squirrels, when the charge went through the clapboards, taking effect in the head and neck of the child, lacerating it so terribly that she died in about twenty-four hours after the occurrence. HIGHWAY ROBBERY. —We learn that as a constable of the towu of Veteran was driving iu a buggy near the village of Millport on Monday night, his horse was seized by the head and stopped, while another villain from behind seized the constable about the neck aud drew liiui back over the of the buggy, when a third of the gang abstracted from las pocket some seventy dollars, aud other papers of value.— Not the least trace has yet been discovered of the robbers. Rewclw the sorminn T^l GotiMjfajmW, in Sew York, sohwrihl.i k 'l ered by a dissipated son, the ILrahlJ^M We are pleased to record the ranidf : ry of the surviving members of the u. choly G ouldy tragedy. M rs . % I mother of the unfortunate yoomr nail lescent. The dangerous wounds" nporl'tt' k'''*■ and the bruises ufxxi her arm h ;iT( . y. fully healed. Herj health has greath " 'B ed, so that she is able to walk about ber. Mr Gouldy is also rapidly t( ,.J I one of the wounds npon his head ha? -M tirely healed ; the other, and most dak!' is iu a fair way for healing. The br trudes vtry slightly, but is daily sol,*] Dr. Van Buren, one of the attendingr,hv ' Tc B expresses his conviction that he win although many weeks must pass bclon possibly regain bis former strength dy's side is still paralyzed, but a-'..'.., '' B wonnds are well the galvanic battery j,? iis ß applied. Mr. Gouldv retain* his faeoltleu B wonderful degree, lie is able teeonvcrsef B ly on all topics, file has not yet been ed with the suicide of his son, which ! . ar "B ly information will not be broken to i' -!] t B there is every reason to believe that hX I cover. The girl Murphy still New York Hospital, and her wounds H speedy recovery. Her physicians are v, r ,"I fident of saving her life. Young Na-.i B Gouldy is also convalescent—so much J*' ■ able to sit up his bed. His brother j getting along slowly, but by constant caret 11 : attention the physicians hope to restore! fl health. 'I THE South Carolina Legislature oomtnen-.-1 ballotting on Saturday for a United St. -B uator, to fill the vacancy occasioned L • I death of Mr. EVANS. TWO ballots were up B without any choice. The candidates art "" ■ ; Governor ADAMS, Ex-Governor M A.n.MSG h| BARNWELL RHKTT. C. G MEMMIXGKR J, , | I MCQueen, and Mr. CHESNUT. It that Mr. Rmrrr's chances are the best,as!M iis more acceptable to the Conservatives ; l i I either ot the others. : EFFORTS are being made to induce the Gruifl Jury of the United States Circuit Court, ii,.B siou at Columbia, S. C , to refuse to find a r ! B ;of indictment against the mate and crew of-c B ! slaver Echo, recently captured on the coast cB Culw, and taken into the port of Charleston I Considerable delay Iras already occurred in tt-B ' case. PIED, At his resilience, in Avon. Oakland Co., Miih .X v I 1858, after an illness of about 25 hoars, BENJA*!', I HORTON, Esq., iu the 75th year of hih aer. Mr. HOUTON was am oIJ resident of Michigan hri.'B lived liw for nearly 34 years, beloved am] v<- n-H * I j man of strict honesty, a reliable friend, an obliginrwigt-B ; bor. a kind husband, and an affectionate lather, lie W.iM | the wife of his youth, and eight children, besides j hr 5 H circle of relatives and friends to mourn his loss. Hef-.H quietly and in peace. The deceased was born Nor. lth. in Xortiir- H berland connty. Pa. In 1-00 he emigrated to UppciV..H ;uht. and was married the next year to Jane, daughter H Christian Zavits.of \fainfleet. (nowPt.Colburn,line .1 j county, Niagara district.) In D2O he removed to Ytr-fIE mouth, Elgin Co., and in February 1825, became to MkiH I igan wh'-re he has since resided. MB. HORTON has often been elected to rAficesoftrwaM his township, and he has always serve: ■.rtn j on the evening of THURSDAY, DECEMBER. Jo, l-'\ There is a debt of two hundred anil sixty dollar' anissl said Church, and it is for the pucpose of procuring mean ] to pay it off that t his Fair is to l.e held, and wevsnaS ly appeal to the friends of hum inity i->r h- !p in thi- to of great need, we are few in namber and verypo-r. '. lias been some time since we have called iii>on our white friends for help, and we now beg their aid ; they u never turned a deaf ear to our wants anil we trot they nil! not do so now. We hope that public c-mfider-c. j not shaken in ns,we are in your midst and arc striven our humble sphere to do good.to live soberly, inds.-trms ly and righteously before fiod, aud we trust no one ua say our Church has not done a full -hare of her raise . E j this community, ik-r Sabbath schools and day i have done a great amouut of good, the t'iiurch nd s*- liath school has never been in a better spiritual cociitnt j than at present. Friends of the oppressed and downtroden rare,: P I we appeal for aid. for the few who are with you in w community, iu their efforts to elevate and betterthr -• J dition of their race,— Remember that "he whpnvti ' the pcsr givetU to the Ix>rd." tf d loves the 'lieert : i er. Contributions will lie received at the Barber-- in the basement of the Ward House, and the amoui.i.sj credited. t The Chtireh hooks can be found there open to tbe "■ spectiou of all who wish to examine them To wan da, Nov. 30,1&58. tjOI.OMDN" (."OOP MORE NEW GOODS! Consisting of MERINOS. ruPLixs, DELAINES, ROBES. DEM I MS. SHIRTINGS. 10-4 SHEETINGS. GLOVES, , HOSIFRYJ { Jost received and for hate 1 v H. - OUFFALO ROBES.—Tbe larg ;X3 ment in town, at XovJO. I A DIES' AND MISSES WUITI J Colored tomb's Wool and Silk Warp H( ceived by N0v.30. H. S. New Arrival of Clothing' 250 CoiT3 ' IL tgS3SIW* 150 BUSINESS COATS, ALL GRADES. AT . ; COLLINS A PC MULL 100 CHEAr WINTER VESTS. AT COLLINS A POtVEIJ> 250 WINTER PANTS, AT < COLLINS A POWELL All the above articles were bought for CA>H j:,u 1 selling off 25 per cent, less than actual oist. T T'lwaiula, Nav.3. IV.-. CO! UN'S A 1 THE SECOND CONVENTION OF . ' The Choi'al Union AssociaW I WILL IJE HELD AT LkRAYSVILIX ST4L'ORD COUNTY, COMMK.NCIN'; 1 - wMnffDEC. 31, 1858. at 9 o'clock, A. M-. "j&i tour days aud close with a Concert. Eve, at which a selection of new music will p rC :. tlie whole to be performed tinder the '' OEOROE B. LOOM IS, OF NEW YORK CO • . t , t j( The session of the Convention will N 'f nC ~: 1 pritielples relating to singing, methods of , . by prl. training, and practice ol exercises in vocal uiu- . Loom is. „ _.:; i be The " Jubilee and Festival Glee Book. , (uvir? with selection- from other musical work- the above named books will please bring llu '™ . t jj o ( .- have not can obtain then of the Committee, vention, at the pnblishet's prices. . nerf |,rrl