The European War—Position of the Con tending Powers. No complication of human effairs could he more exciting and tragic than such a general war as now threatens Europe. That it will inflict incalcu'.a l !e misery upon millions of men. is inevitable. That it may uproot, existing dynasties, destroy political divisions that have been the work of centuries, and re-construct the map of Europe, is not improbable. That it may give to the down-trodden nations of the Old World extended political liberty and sub stantial rewards fcr the terrible evil-, which the strife, let it result as it will, mn-t entail upon them, is possible. If the latter end is accom plished, the war will serve a useful and bene ficent purpose ; if it is not, it will prove, like many bloody struggles which have preceded it, but another carnival of fiendish carnage, dis graceful to the character, ant 1 unworthv of the d'gnity, of man. The. immediate parties to the war are France, Sardinia, and Austria, and lite immediate pre text for it is the Italian policy of the two lat ter Powers. Italy, long the cynosure of the world—though she has given birth to the greatest giants of the human race, and exercis ed agreater influence upon human destiny than any ot her portion of the globe —now lies bleed ing, prostrate and helpless, a mere dependant npon the whims and caprices of nations which were once her abject provinces. Among her States. Sardinia has for some years past shone pre-eminent for the wisdom and liberality of her government. To all her just popular con cessions, Austria has been strongly opposed.— She has ruled her tlaliuu dominions by despo tic power, and curbed the aspirations of Iter oppressed subjects by the stern hand of military rule, and by savage cruelties disgraceful to the age. Iler principal cause ot complaint against Sardinia at this moment is, that the example of the latter, and tlie sympathy she lias shown to the victims of Austrian d espoti-m in the Italian States, endanger the continuance of Austrian control over its victims. The Aus trian monarchy has always been distinguished for the tenacity of its hold upon its possessions. It clutches every inch of territory that it can acquire by force or fraud, with the determina tion of an old miser in hoarding up iiis precious gold ; and the feedings, or the rights of the people who inhabit its provinces, are no more respected than if they were mere beasts upon the fields over which it holds dominion. In the present war, the whole royal family of Austria is said to cordially concur. In France, the war is the most popular move-: ment that Louis Napoleon ever made. With him war of some kind is to some extent, a necessity, to gratify the martial pride of his country ; and lie certainly could not have en- \ gaged in one that would have been more con- ! genial to the feelings of his country. As the French troops are marshalled to the seat of war the recollection of the triumphs of the i great Child ol Destiny upon the same theatre is recalled, and their renewal is eagerly and con fidently anticipated. In the war of France gnd England against Russia, Sardinia, instead of actiiigtheselfi-.il una cowardly part of Austria, actively participated in the struggle, and her brave troops shared in the glories of the me morable campaign in the Crimea. This claim to French sympathy has been further strength ened by the matrimonial alliance between the daughter of the King of Sardinia and Prince Napoleau. Thus, France is in an admirable position to command the sympathies of her peo ple, and to excite her troops to the display ot those mighty energies, and of thai wonderful military skill, which have repeatedly elicited the astonishment and admiration of the world. Russia naturally feels anxious for revenge against Austria for her duplicity during the Crimean war, after the Russian troops had as sisted to crush the Hungarian rebellion ; and she also, probably, has ulterior objects In Spain, the influence of Louis Napoleon has long been of a dominant character. It is scarcely possible that she could by any means be induced to enlist against liim in the present conflict. If she acts at all, she will be more apt to exert herself in iiis favor than against, him ; indeed, one of the prevailing fears in England i< that she has already entered into a secret compact with France and Russia. In England, the public mind lias been ter ribly exercised by recent events The popu lar sentiment ot the country demands neutrali ty in the contest ; and when it, is recollected what an immense debt she has incurred by her lormcr interference in continental polities, and how little benefit 1 has been realized by her poo pie from the extraordinary expenditures to which they have been subjected, wisdom seems clearly to dictate that she should not become an active participant in the struggle. It is natural that her statesmen should have made efforts to prevent the war, for it is one in which she can gain but little, while she may lose much. In no quarter of the world has a more ! active sentiment against Austrian cruelties and barbarities in Italy prevailed, yet the same time have long regarded the preservation of the Austrian Government as a necessary safe guard to the balance of power in Europe, and many of them consider a combination between two such powerful nations as France and Rus sia, inimical to the safety of their own " fast anchored isle."— l'hUad. / V??. AFFAIRS IVMEXICO.— The latest advices from Mexico are favorable to the prospects of the JUAREZ Government. The Church party had ; been overthrown in all quarters of the Republic except three or four cities, including the Capital It was much distressed for want of funds. MIRAMOX had threatened to confiscate ! the Church property if his demands were not complied with, and the priests were making ' great exertions to procure a loan from the rep resentatives of European capitalists. The French and English Ministers continued to sympathise very decidely with the Church party, but they were rendered comparatively powerless, by the refusal of the commanders of the French and English fleets to comply with their requests to bombard Vera Cruz. It is rumored that the Liberal forces will soon make another attack upon the Capital, but if have not secured better generals than those who have heretofore commanded them, there is little prospect of their triumph. Wst. B. REED, Minister to China, arrived in Philadelphia, his former home, in company with a committee of citizens by whom he was receiv ed on his arrival at Jersey City. He landed in Philadelphia on the 12th iiist., where a public dinner woo tendered him. A railroad casualty occurred on Wcu nesdav, near Jordan, on the New York Cen tral Road, hy which the conductor was killed and fifteen or twenty passengers injured. A cow leaping in front of the engine threw the cars off the track. iirfcos from all ilatfons. —The Gubernatorial canvass is in full blast in Tennessee. Messrs. Harris, the Democratic, and Neth erland, the Opposition candidates, spoke recently at Nash ville. The Democratic papers say that Harris totally squa bashed Xetherland—Opposition papers that Netherland did not leave Harris a leg to stand on. —The next steamer from Boston will carry , out, among her passengers, Hon. Rufus Clioatc and son, Mrs. Fanny Kerable and daughter, and Joseph Proctor. , the tragedian. —The seventy-sixth nnnunl Convention of the 1 diocese of New Jersey will be held in St. Mary's Church, Burlington, on Wcdne-day, May 23. Upon this Conven tion will devolve the duty of electing a diocean. in room I of the late Bishop Doane. 1 —A correspondent of the Baltimore Ameri can, under date of Marsaillcs, April 18. writes as follows: concerning the health of Bishop Potter : " I regret to -tote that he regards his health as little improved by his re-idence in Europe, and the aid of the best medical and - irgieal skill of Paris. He suffers with an affection of the spine which operates on the brain,and has so reduced his physical condition that we scarcely recognized him at first.'' —The Rev. Dr. S. 11. Cox is writing a se ries of letters in the American Presbyterian, designed to show the Apocalyptic hattle of" A mageddon " is, in all probability, at band, in the grand rapture of the peace of Europe now taking effect. —Judge Douglas left Washington, Thurs day evening, for New Orleans. Horace Greeley left Leavenworth on Mon day, to attend the Ossawattomie convention. The Canadian brings news of the death of the venerable Baron Von Humboldt, the great German naturalist and philosopher. The B.iron was born in Ber lin, September 14, 171'J, and was consequently in the 90th years of his age, at his death. Official advices received at Washington, from Mexico, stats that the main body of the I.iberalist army was, on the Ist of May, at Guanajuato.preparing to advance on the city of Mexico The English and French fleets had left Sacrificios. It was expected that the Cou stitutional Government would be recognized by Eng land. Austin, Texas, advices of the lltli inst., state that Captain Bayer entered the upper reserve on the .'M, with fifty men, and kiiled fifteen Indians, and fled. A party of dragoons and Indians were pursuing him. Tiiere was great excitement, and the Indians in the lower reserve had left their farms for Captain Riosi's encampment. —The reports wc have had of the extreme destitution existing among the emigrants to Pike's Peak prove but too true. A despatch from St. Louis states that about a hundred of the poor fellows have returned to St Jo eplis. Mo., and they bring the most deplorable accounts of the sufferings of the returning miners, 20,000 of whom the)' say arc on their way back, destitute of every com fort, and perfectly desperate, and ripe for any enterprise promising food. The greatest excitement exists, and threats have been made against all who induced emigra tion. —As the morning train from Buffalo, for New York, was passing a crossing near Syracuse, Thurs day, a cow sprang upon the tra'-k, throwing the baggage and three passenger cars of the track. Thomas S. Gilford, the conductor, was instantly killed, and from fifteen to twenty persons are reported injured,including three whose wounds are of a fatal character. —The celebrated Goodyear patent, for im provement in India-rubber goods, has been extended for seven additional years. —The steamship Niagara sailed from Bos ton, Thursday, with over a million dollars in specie on board. —Mrs. Amelia F. Inman, an English vo calist, died suddenly in New York on Tuesday. She was engaged to sing at a concert the same evening. —The Syracuse nnd Biugharnton Railroad in 1838, brought to Syracuse forty-eight thousand tons of coal, and the contracts for 1859 are one hundred and twenty-five thousand tons. —The Owego Gazette, says that Hon. T. I. Chatfiehl has become the purchaser of the beautiful resi dence erected by the late Henry D. Rice, at Glen Mary. —The Bonn Van Chronicle says that Mr. James Forbes, of that village, lost four of his children last week, by that disease known as " pu'rid sore throat." Tiie Scranton Republican says that the shipments of coal ever their road week before last were 19,836 tons, the largest shipment ever mad: in any one week. The Company are enlarging their facilities for transportation, and propose doing an increasingly heavy business. —The Hamilton Republican calls upon the citizens living along the line of the Chenango Canal to take measures for the employment of a competent engi neer to examine and report the feasibility and expense of a Horse Railroad on the berm bank of the Canal. Such a road, it estimates, tnay be built on an average expense o r #.,,000 per mile, to furnish a sale and easy transit at ten miles an hour. —Jacobi and Evans, the two wife-mnrder ers. were executed in Pittsburgh, Friday. Their execu tion was, very properly, a private one. Evans protested his innocence, and made a long speech. Jacobi preserved a dogged silence. —The Lnited States steamships Atlantic and Memphis, of the Paraguay expedition, arrived at New York on Friday from Montevido. A dreadful affair occurred in Boonville, Kentucky, a few days since. Two candidates for Congress —Mr. Rice and Mr. Garrard—had a difficulty, which re sulted in a bloody conflict. Mr. Rice received two shots, and is dangerously hurt, and a bystander, named Smith, was shot dead. A despatch from Savannah says the no ted vatch Wanderer has sailed for Havana with Mr. La mar and his friends. —lt is now stated that is not the intention of the Post mast ir General to discontinue the ovcrlan mail to California, but that his desire is only to reduce the uumber of trips. A religious difficulty has sprung op in the Agricultural College of Michigan. The institution has eighty-one students. Six-sevenths of thc>c have address ed a petition to the faculty, asking a return to an original rule, which requested all the Clergymen of Lansing to of ficiate in turn in the religious exercises at the institution on Sunday, including Mr. Knickerbocker, (Unirersalist,) who has been excluded. —According to the report of the commis sioners of emigration, the number of emigrants who ar rived at New York, during the week is 7,208, and the en tire number arrived since January first is 21,329. —A dreadful murder and suicide took place in New York on Thursday. A husband killed his wife, from whom he lmd been separated, and then killed him self. —The Hon. J. C. McKibbin and the editor of the San Francisco National recently passed a chal lenge for a duel, but friends effected a reconciliation. Miss Mary, eldest daughter of Gen. Pack er. ra married on Thursday, at Harrisbug.to Mr. James IV. Clarke, ot the Lycoming Gazette. Mr. Clark is Grain Measurer at Philadelphia. —Mrs. Key, relict of the author of the S T.* "r.T.r W Hwiapr," and mother of P. Barton Key, died m Baltimore on the . - . . _ , ~ ■" ••"it. at a good old age. —The Chambersburg Repository q crift runs up the name of William P. Johnston as the i Republican candidate for President in 1860. lirabfort importer. I E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR. TOWANDA : Thursday Morning, May 26, 1859. TERMS— One Dollar per annum, invariably in advance.— Four weeks previous to the expiration of a subscription, notice will be given by a printed wrapper, and if not re newed, the paper will in all cases be stopped. CLUBBING— The Reporter will be sent to Clubs at the fol lowing extremely low rates : 6 copies for J.j 00 jls copies for ... .sl2 00 10 copies for 8 00 | 20 copies f0r. ... I.' 00 ADVERTISEMENTS— For a square of ten lines or less, One Dollar for three or less insertions, und twenty-Jive cents for each subsequent insertion. JOB-WORK— Executed with accuracy and despatch, and a reasonable prices—with every facility for doing Books, Blanks, Hand-bills, Bali tickets, fyc. THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. We adverted, briefly, last week, to the pro position made by a few reekless and unprinci pled politicians to ignore the existence of the Republican party and its principles, and or ganize a new party in this State, based upon "opposition" to the National Administration. Since, we have observed that several of our cotemporaries have spoken out upon the sub ject. In our judgment, no greater disaster could overtake the friends of Freedom in the State, and throughout the country, than the success of the schemes which have been laid to place the party in Pennsylvania in such a po sition. We cannot conceive of an organization be coming permanent unless based upon the pro mulgation and advocacy of correct principles. It must have emblazoned upon its banners the great fundamental truths of Liberty and Jus tice. Commercial revulsions may serve for a campaign, to arouse those who are its victims, to vote for the overthrow of the men who are the supposed cause of their sufferings, but the party which would base its vitality upon such a cause, would be of a day, and though it might find victory perching upon its banners for a single campaign, would be quite as likely in another battle to be utterly routed and demo ralized. This is equally true of an organiza tion which has no foundation except the short comings of a National Administration. Oppo sition to the acts or doctrines of another party will not answer to found a successful and per manent party upon, and those who propose such a thiug are either willfully or foolishly blind. The prospect of success in 1860 has infused activity into a set of men who are only looking for the enjoyment of patronage which that success would bring. These men are willing to sacrifice everything in the shape of princi ple, for the purpose of securing the control of the General Government for a single presiden tial term. They are now endeavoring to shape matters that every ism and shade of opinion can be marshalled under one banner, without any declaration of principles. Suppose that this object should be attained, and this mon grel party should elect a President in 1860, what cohesion would then exist among the dif ferent branches, and how lung before it would tumble to pieces, leaving the Democratic par ty, covered as it is with delinquencies, to con trol the country. Is there nothing higher to be attained than success in 1860 ? and might not the defeat of the Democracy in the next Presidential contest, bring more disaster to the cause of Freedom, under certain circum stances, than its continuance in power for an other four years ? These questions are worthy of serious consideration. We may be consid ered heterodox if we say we incline to an af firmative answer. It has become a settled conviction that cer tain defeat awaits the nominee of the Charles ton Convention. We wish we could sanguinely rest in such an opinion. But to us, the future of the Republican cause is somewhat overcast. We see the existence of too many discordant elemeuts to feel certain of a harmonious oppo sition—and we see no way to quiet certain un easy and designing men, except at the expense of those principles which alone give vitality to the Republican party, and which once ignored, bring not only defeat, but disgrace. In our opinion, we have already temporized too much —we have lost sight of principle for the sake of success—and the sooner we get back to the starting point, the better for the Republican party and for the country. There are but two great parties in the coun try—as there is but one living, real issue. One party is devoted to the propagation and strength ening of the institution of Slavery—the other asserts the superiority of Free White Labor. The Republican party meets the issue fairly and squarely for Northern Freemen—while the Democratic party is marshalled under the sa ble banner of Slavery. Now, why should Northern men hesitate to take sides with one or the other? There are certainly no other issues, which require the existence of a third party. The Republican party demands the protection of the ballot-box against improper influences, and the fostering and protection of the interests of Pennsylvania. Its platform is broad enough for every Pennsylvanian to stand upon. But there are men in the State who demand that the name shall be dropped, and its principles bid out of sight, before they can co-operate with its members. We have al ready been too accommodating. We have al ready yielded too much to this timidity and time-serving policy. We have acceded to the demands of those who wished to come gradu ally into the Republican organization, until j we have retarded the progress of the cause for years. We have listened to the specious plea that public seutiment was not sufficiently ripe unfurling of the Republican banner, uutil the ° , \ , , a ' has been lost for disseminating the principles of Freedom, and the work yet remains, in a measure to be done. Shall this miserable policy yet prevail ? That is a question for the Harrisbtirg Conven tion. Will that Convention meet public ex pectation by its euuneiation of principles, or will weak, time-serving counsels prevail ? We shall await its action with interest. FOREIGN NEWS. —The steamship VanderbUt arrived at New York on Saturday, at noon, having made the shortest trip on record —nine days, nine hours, and twenty-six minutes. The intelligence, which is five days later, adds nothing decisive to the movement of the Italian war. The Austrians continued to hover along the Inc of the Po. but be}ond a few in conclusive skirmishes of the advanced guard of the belligerents, no collision had taken place. Ou the 12th, the French Emperor, accompani ed by Prince NAPOLEON, had left Marseilles for Genoa. It is reasonable to suppose the presence of NAPOLEON will change the opera tions of the allies from a defensive to aa of fensive ciiaracter. The money market in Eng land had begun to experience the expected reaction. Consols were advancing, but the general aspect of financial affairs wasencoui aging, notwithstanding the speedy necessity of a new British loan wus commonly discussed. Sixteen new failures were auuouuced at the Stock-board. tesf News from Utah to the 20th April has been received. At the final adjournment of ! the United States Court, Judge CRADLEBAVGH had caused an entry to be made on the Court : records, to the effect that interference of the : Mormons with the ccursc ofjustice had render ed the administration of justice impossible, and that Court, in consequence thereof, was ad ' journed sine die. A number of important affidavits had been made, setting forth the J facts of recent Mormon outrages. teisr A dispatch from St. Louis, dated Mon day, says a private letter, dated Pacific City, lowa, states that a report had just reached that place that a party of starving Pike's Peak emigrants had attacked and captured the out ward bound trains, near O'Fellow's Bluffs,and that during the melee 1). C. OAKES, conductor of the trains, was killed, and Mr. GRIFFITH, the newly appointed postmaster at Auraraia, j on route to take charge of his office, was hung by the desperadoes. Sunbury and Erie Railroad. The Board of Managers of the Sunbury and | Erie Railroad met yesterday at the office of the company, in this city, every manager pre sent, W. G. MOREHEAD, Esq., president, in the chair, for the purpose of deciding upon the routtv of the middle division, a distance of ; eight miles, and also of placing that division under contract. The route via West Creek, St. Mary's, Ridgway, Clarion river, and Two Mile run, to a point near Warren, was adopt ed, and the work awarded to the firm of MIL TON CORTKIGHT and Company, composed of able and efficient contractors, men of large means and great energy, and well known as having heretofore consummated important enterprises. They have taken tlie entire work let, and agree to prepare the same for the superstructure for a definite sum, a laru;e amount of which is to 'be paid in stock of the company # at par. They have also agreed to complete three-fourths of the work on or before the first day of January next, and the remainder by the first of July following, which will ensure the entire comple | tion and opening of the whole line of the Sun bury arid Erie Railroad, from Philadelphia to the port of Erie, by November of 1800. The i board of managers, after a full and careful eon- I sideration of all the bids for this great work, agreed to the proposition of CORTKIGHT A Com pany, which was not only the lowest, but the most favorable and most liberal. The public will be happy to know that all these important proceedings were agreed upon by a unanimous vote of the board of managers —not a dissenting voice being raised against the final decision. Since Mr. MOREHEAD has assumed the pre sidency of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad, he has completed one hundred and sixty miles of graduation, upon which the track will be laid and will be finished during the present.summer and autumn. Several gangs of track-layers have been at work for some months at both extremes of the road. The road will be opeu ed, with its connections, from Philadelphia to | Lock Haven, two hundred and sixty miles, on or before the 25th of June next, and from Erie to Warren, sixty-five miles, by the first of October of this year. We know that we could give no better news to our readers than to announce the foregoing facts. The completion of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad will be greeted with gratitude and joy all over the State.— Philadelphia Press, May 20. A CFRIORS COI'RTSHIP is going on in Cincin nati and the county of Hamilton, Ohio, be tween a very pro-slavery portion of the Ameri cans and the Democracy. Hon J. Scott Har rison, defeated in his Congressional aspirations by the Republicans, is said to be doing the bil ling and cooing on the part of the Americans, and looking to the Governorship of the great State of Ohio as the reward of his services in procuring a union of the parties. PAUL MORFIIY, the chess king, arrived in the Persia at New York on last Thursday, the 12th inst., and played several games in the rooms of the New York chess club, winning every game. He will remain in the city of New York one month, then proceed to New Orleans, ne has gained for himself the repu tation of being the greatest chess-player in the world. SCHOOL TEACHERS ALLOWED TO DANCE.— The New York State Superintendent of Public Instruction, H. H. Yan Dyck, has sustained the appeal of Miss Head, of the Third Assem bly District of Steuben county, who was refus ed a teacher's certificate by School Commis sioner Pettengill because she declined pledging herself not to dance during her engagement as a teacher in one of the State Common Schools. The right of schoolmistresses to dance is now folly established. LOCAL AND GENERAL. THIRD WEEK OF COURT. —On Monday a hear ing was had before the court upon the petition of a num ber of citizens of Albany township, for the removal of three of the School Directors of said township, for non compliance with the law in reference to repairing and building school.houses. The court grant the petition, and I appoint G. W. Place, J. B. Sterigere, and J. Vanloon in their stead. Same day, after a hearing before the court and six ju rors, Asa C. Whitney, of Wysox township, was declared a lunatic, and Alvin Whitney appointed a committee to | take care of him and his property. I JOSEPH INO HAM VS THE BARCLAY R. R. A COAL CO Proceedings on an appeal from the award of appraisers upon a claim of damages alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff in consequence of the construction of the Barclay Railroad, thereby destroying the water power of his Woolen Factory, situate on the Towanda Creek, in Monroe township, and rendering bis works and machine ry useless. Mereur and Patrick for plaintiff, and Messrs. Adams, Elwell.and Macfarlane for defendants. Juryera paunelled on Monday, and on Friday afternoon return a verdict for plaintiff amounting to $3402 and costs. In the matter of the Incorporation of the " Alpha Epsi lon Society," of Towanda Borough—Publication having been made, on motion of Edward Overton, Jr., the court grant a charter of incorporation to said society. CHARLES DRAKE VS THE FARMER'S INSURANCE CO Suit to recover amount of insurance on defendant's Drug Store, destroyed by fire in Troy borough, ia April, lssß - a partial hearing, the court direct the jury to find for defendants, in consequence of informality on the part of the plaintiff, in not giving the company written and timely notice of the fire, as required by the provisions of his policy. Court adjourned on Saturday afternoon 21st inst., hav ing been in session three weeks, during which time a large amount of busiuess was disposed of. SHIPMENTS of Coal by the Barclay Rail Road and Coal Company : Previous Shipments 3,526 tons. For week ending May 21 947 " Total 4,473 tons. BRADFORD COUNTY TEACHERS' A SSCCIATION. —The next regular meeting of the Bradford County Teachers' Association will be held at the church in Ul ster, on the second Friday and Saturday, (10th aud 11th) in June, commencing at 10 o'clock, A. M. The exercises of the session will be various, consisting of addresses by C. H. PHELPS, of Smithfield, and G. C. WHEAT, of Sheshequin, and Essays by Miss MARIAN MOR LKY, and Mrs. MARIA 1.. CLARK, and of discussions on re solutions which will be offered. A resolntion, which was laid over from the business of last meeting, relative to the practicability and necessity of establishing school libraries in every district of the County, will engage the attention of the Association. Another one, proposing the education of both sexes in the same schools, Ac., to the same extent, will also be presented. Other subjects of importance to the cause of education will come before the meeting. A full attendance of the teachers of the County is earn estly requested and desired, aud the friends of education generally, not only in the County, but also from abroad are cordially invited to attend and participate in the dis cussions. OLIVER S. DEAN, Rec. Sec. Our fellow townsman, Dr. JOHN MACK- I INTOSH, who has been absent for eight months on a high -1 !y successful tour of lecturing upon " Burns and his j Poetry " having returned, a number of our citizens, de- I sirous of listening to his recitations, have addressed him j the following letter, from the answer to which it will be j en that the Dr. will give an entertainment on Friday evening next. During his tonr, which extended through the Northern i part of this State and Central New York, the Dr. has re ceived the universal cnconiums of the press, and his en j tertainmeuts have been attended by many gentlemen of ability aud reputation, who have given him the most flat tering testimonials. We have seen a number of these, couched in language of the highest praise. We trust that the Entertainment which the Dr. has been requested to give will be well attended, as we are certain that it will prove both instructive and entertaining. TOWANDA, May 23, 1859. DR. JOHN MACKINTOSH— Dear Sir;— Having heard with pleasure of your cordial reception and the uniform success attendent upon your efforts during the past win ter as a delineator of BURNS' Scottish life and poetry prompted also by the kindly feelings we have so long eu i tertained towards you, wishing t■> meet youasoldfriends, j you will confer upon us a great favor and give us much | p easure by affording an opportunity of listening to one | of your entertainments—yonr earliest convenience will i best meet our wishes. We are with great respect vour Irieuds and well wishers : C. L. Ward, David Wilmot, J. G. Patton, J. p. Means, j B. Kingsbury, W. Patton, i H.O.Porter, J. 0- Adams, j James 11. Webb, 11. S. Mercur, H. B. McKean, E. D. Montanye. j E. 1). Payne, J OFFICE, May 24.1859. S Messrs. Hon. D. WILMOT, C. L. WARD, J. F. MEANS and ; others. GENTLEMEN :—Your flattering invitation is the crown ! boast of my list of complimentary notices—acknowl | edgements. which, when I started last fall, I only dared to hope I might deserve in time. 1 thank you, gentlemen, | and accept your invitation—the time, next Friday even ing. j 1 cannot close my note without saying that I never got I i 1 kindly recognition of merit from either press or private j individuals during my absence, but my mind reverted to I owanda, and warmed me to greater efforts in my hum ble calling that I might the more deserve her approbation. To continue to deserve her confidence and respect will always be my highest endeavor. JOHN MACKINTOSH. MELANCHOLY SUICIDE —Our town was star tled on Friday last, by the intelligence that HIRAM MIX had committed suicide on the evening previous, at the " Lewis House," in Binghamton, N. Y. The particulars, as communicated to us by a person conversant with them, , are briefly these : On the day previous he had engaged i as a travelling agent for a firm in Binghamton, and had ! been engaged in settling the preliminaries of his business until late in the afternoon. After taking tea at the Lew is House, he retired, as is supposed, directly to his room, and taking off his coat and cravat, with a pen-knife opened the carotid artery, standing before a looking-glass with a wash basin placed to catch the blood. Appearan ces indicated that lie afterwards placed the basin on the floor and sat down beside it, allowing the blood to flow into it, until he became exhausted. He was discovered in the morning, when he had been dead some hours. His remains were brought to this place on Saturday and interred on Sunday, followed to the last resting place by a large concourse of citizens, who had in remembrance only the many excellent qualities of the deceased, and la mented his untimely and shocking end. He had been in life, his only enemy, and possessing more than ordinary abilities, a graceful exterior, and affable and pleasant I manners, had a wide circle of acquaintances and friends. TIOGA COUNTY. —On Monday morning an accident occurred at Tioga R. R Station, by which Mr.C. 0. Etz was seriously, if not fatally injured. We are not in possession of the particulars, but we learn that the horse which Mr. Etz was driving took fright at the loco motive aad ran away, precipitating him from his car riage. —We are informed that the house of Alexander Matti son, near \ ermilyea s Hotel in Games township, was en tirely destroyed by lire, early on Saturday morning last. The family was seated at breakfast when the fire was first discovered, and although every effort was made to stay the progress of the devouring element, nothing was saved except a part of the furnitue. The fire originated from a defective stove pipe. Loss, $2,000. No insurance. In Williamsport, abont 10 o'clock of Monday evening last, a flrcemenated from Mussina's sta ble, then to the liquor store of Peter Wise, then to the house of Clinton Lloyd, Esq., Mrs. Clark's warehouse, John Cramer's tailoring establishment, and the house of worship of the Old School Presbyterian church, which were consumed. The house of the N S. M. E. churches, with several other building • 1 lire, but were saved with but little damage Z' and A. H. Ferguson and family barely escaped w'p J" lives. Tbe wind was high at the time, and the gines were not at first very successful. The li s occupied tbe where a similar calamity h, years ago. Their loss is about SIO,OOO, insurer Dct MliOO. Bk&~ The following appears in (j,, spoudeuce of the Harrisburg TtUe.aph n ,t~ Middletown, May 21. ' fcr of MR. EDITOR :—Last evening about LOJ O' ■ derous assault was committed on a young" 4 name of Demonia, from Bradford county *** *7 the a young man of this place by the name of idlac* of questionable morals, were in company and " ,riswl . down the at red towards the canal. They haTw**® gether in a grocery store and left to go home a opposite the residence of Mr. Washington Shid*" nia was struck on the head with a large stone Mr. W.Suyder was in bed. and his wife ke n use wakened birn up, when he raUed the ed out, and saw two persons run down the street recognize them. Demonia had in his coat pocket for $250, and SSO in money. 4 c k When he was picked op his pantaloon's pocket, turned wrong side out. Mr. Snyder's timely app • at the window frightened the rascals off, ' not get any booty. Dr. Shafer dressed Demonia', which were somewhat serious. He was kno. kc/ ' less ; his knile and pocket comb were clotted with * * and tbe pavement where he fell was bloody this m Officer Westheffer arrested young Grisatl this on suspicion of committing the murderous atwk the intention of committing a robbery. He was to ha a hearing before Esq. Walborne to-day. Ztar Trie Pioneer Society t will meet to ce! e . brate their seventh anniversay in Wilkesbarre, on uy uesday, the first day of Juno next, at 10 o'clock Ay at Gilchrist's Hotel. All persons feeling an interest the history of the early settlement of the Bosquelm:" Country, are invited to be present. Arrangements W been made to secure an agreeable a meeting as pMaiL , By order of the Executive Committee. J©-The attention of Farmers is directed to he advertisement of the Tioga Point Agricultural Workx n another column. u BLANKS ! BLANKS ! !—We have been re plenishing oar stock of Blanks, and now have on haul full assortment of the various kinds used by Justice*, COL stables, Ac. The following list comprises a portion: Summons, Deeds, Subpoenas, Mortgages, Attachments, Judgment Notes, Scire lacias. Common Notes,' Commonwealth Warrants, School Blanks, Constable's Sales, i Township Orders, Indemnifying Bonds, j Collector's Sales,' Receipting Bonds, j Land Contracts.' PROPOSED OPPOSITION PARTY. The Pittsburg Despatch states that aa effort will be made in the approaching State Conven tion to ignore the Dame and existence of the Republican organization and secure the pas sage of a resolution calling on the differed States to elect delegates to a National Con vention of the opposition. We can hardlv think that any number of our friends could be guilty of such folly. We believe in the policy of conciliation. The Administration is in a decided minority in the country. It needs bat a partial co operation of the Opposition to in flict upon the Buchanan Democracy an over whelming defeat. We are not tenacious of names, but we do not lightly abaudon principles We are unalterably opposed to the extension of slavery. We believe that Congress bas entire power to legislate for the territories,bat we do no insist units exercise. We are for a Pacific Road, a Protective Tariff, and a cur tailment of the government expenditures. With all men who unite with us iu these opinions we are ready to unite in political action. But we see nothing that is to be gained by the aband onment of the Republican organization, and we shall not consent to it. We think the idea could have originated only with a clique of self seeking politicians, who aim by a reorgani zation to secure a more prominent place than they now hold. We ure not disposed to humor them. We think there is already more than one man in a more prominent position than either his character or services entitle him to, and we shall do nothing to add to the num ber. The " rule or ruin " men are buffer out of a party than in it. For ourselves, we shall stand by the Republican party orgauized on a liberal basis. BURNED TO DEATH WHILE MAKING HER ITEI> DING DRESS. —A melancholy accident happen ed a day or two ago to a young lady named Matilda Sawyer, residing in Port Jervis, Orange comity, by which she lost her life- She was sittiug up engaged in making her voi ding dress, by the aid oif a light from adui lamp. Finding that the fluid was nearly con sumed in the lamp, she attempted to fill t!iC lamp from the camphene can, leaving one wick burning ; but no sooner had the light touched the fluid than it communicated to the can. which burst, scattering the contents all aroond and setting fire to her dress. Before the fir' was extinguished she was so terribly burm i that death followed shortly after. An iuqjest was held upon the body. Verdict, accidental death. On Thttrsday, May sth. at the bride's father'- Z. Keenrv, in Braintrim. Wyoming county. Pa-J " , Rev. George Landon, OTIS J. UHL'BBI'CK. WSj-™ Orwell. Bradford county, Pa., to Miss ANN EL KEENEY, of the former place. no ! FOR GOLD AND SILVF-R > how to make it easy and cheap. ! * pn '' 4 , u stamp, and get full particulars how to obtain wp *' ttl ' dress S. HANKINSON, Chemist, No. 75. West " New York City. Agents wanted. May,26,l^-- GREAT EXCITEMENT -IST E W Spring & Summer Goods. A LARGE AND WELL SELECTED stock of Spring and Summer Goods just rect' from New York and Philadelphia, and ofEprp i. .' vn t ' prices lowers than were ever offered in TO* A. Lj. the MAMMOTH STORE OF TRACY A MOORE.'con ing of every variety of Dry Goods. Groceries aD< i sions, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps. ( roc . Glassware. Paints, Sash and Glass, Paper Hangi IP all of which will be sold for READY PAY ONLY! Persons desirous of purchasing will