The Religious Revival in Ireland. The Belfast correspondent of the New York Ckrrnicle, of tins week, gives the following :n -teres'.itig particulars as to ti.e rise nd pro gress of tiit prcauit religious movement in Ire land : As I see some statements in relation to the great religious excitement in Ireland, which are cot very accurate, I will devote the whole of this letter to that subject, and will lay be fore jour readers as accurate a view of it as I can gather front the published documents with in my reach. Ido tin's the more readily as it by the confession of all, the most wonderful religions movement in the Church's history in modern times. There has been nothing like it in the past. It is changing the social, the men tal a-.td moral aspects of society w here it pre vails, and onward the tide of holy influence is roiling with increasing power. Thia work at present, then, is confined to the North.lreland. It extends over five coon ties in that part of the island. Belfast, Coler aine and Londonderry are the centre of its in fluence, though not of its origin, but the smal ler towns and villages for milt s around are un der its power. There is nothing impassioned, excitable or superstitions in the character of the people. Unlike the Celts of the South and the West, who are full of these elements, t hey are the descendants of the men of the " Eg the pace,'' and exhibit many of the features of she Saxon character. It is the stronghold of Frotestaut influence, and Presbyterianism is the prevalent ecclesiastical elemeut among the the dissidents from the Church. The latter has great weight, the churches of the body are numerous, the ministers men of mental power and rich and varied culture. Nothing can be further from enthusiasm than the ministry of these men. I only need mention the names of Dr. Cook, Professor Edgar, Gibson, McCosh, and others, who have uttered their solemn convictions that the work is of God,and are giving now their whole soul to its guidance and advancement. " The origin of this movement is of singular interest. The same agency, in the main, as marked, more or less, the commencement of your great work, has been employed here.— Prayer in both cases was the spring from which these streams of blessedness flow. Nothing in the state of the Church to warrant the expec tation. Everything was going on as usual.— The same usual round of formal services. Min isters met their people and preached. A few at tended prayer meetings ; congregations in many places small, and a cold, dead formality reign ed more or less in all sects. No special means were employed to disturb this spiritual repose —no particular wakening up of minister and people marked it—God would work in his own way, showing us that by the feeblest agency he could accomplish the most marvellous moral effects, and that ho could dignify faith and prayer. As far as I can gather from the print ed acconuts which are before me, the origin was a? follows : In oue case a pious lady is on a visit to the North. She becomes deeply interested in the spiritual condition of a poor old man. She visits, reads and prajs with him. Again and again she does this. The dark mind at last opens to the light,aud the hard heart b touched by the Savior's love. He is converted. With in his own heart a deep anxiety springs for the conversion of his wife. He cannot repress it. Under the influence of the same truth she is brought, and her aged spirit rejoices in Christ. Tbey tell their own uew-bornjoy to others They invite their neighbors and friends topray with them and share their happiness. The re vival in that locality was begun. In another part four young men were converted The con dition of the Sunday-school and the prnver meeting soon fixed their attention. To pray for their success and improvement was their immediate resolve. Month after month, though anxiously they watched for signs of improve ment, still they saw none. Delay did not quench their zeal. Faith in the Divine promise sus tained them, and they prayed on t.ll the Spirit came with power, and the revival began.— Everywhere, and by all parties, the woik,which is now rolling onward a tide of blessing over this district, is attributed entirely to this. SHOCKING MURDERS. — V shocking murder oc curred in the town of Lloyd, Ulster county, New York, a day or two ago. A man named James Yandervoort went into the house of a Mr. Albcrtson in that village, in which his daughter, engaged in making a shroud for Miss Aibertson, who then lay dead in the house at the time. He ordered his daughter to go home immediately, and threatened to do her personal injury if she refnsed. Young Albert son, who was in the house at the time, then interfered, and endeavored to reason the matter with him, when they got into a quarrel, which resulted in Yandervoort stabbing him. A. roan named Cunningham was killed in the town of Xeversink, Sullivan county, New York on Friday, August 12, by two brothers, named Augustus and Peter Brehany. It appears that they, with a number of others, were at a "clear ing bee," when a quarrel arose between Cun ningham aud the two Brehanys, when one of them stabbed Cunningham with a knife in the breast, and the other struck him upon the head with a stone, fracturing the skull The unfor tunate man died in a few moments. The mur derers both escaped. R-V. HENRY WARD BEKCHKR says of the " items column " in the newspapers, that it "is worth more than all the small fry of correspon dents, with an editor thrown in to boot ! Like a caravau, it stretches along in columns, with packages and parcels, spices and gems, bits of fragrance or cunningly wrought metals, gather ed from the Orient and from the whole world besides. The items of the paper, like the stuff ing of a Thanksgiving turkey, represent every thing in the house, crusts of bread, crackers aud all prices." GREAT TROTTING. — An exciting trotting match took place Tuesday on the Eclipse Course, Long Island, between Flora Temple and Princess, in which Flora was victor in three successive neats, the match being for $l,OOO three out of five. Flora not only was victori ous, but made the shortest time on record, her first heat being accomplished in 2 minutes 23 1-2 seconds, the second in 2:22, and the third in 2:23 1-2. Flora's friends and admirers were very demonstrative in their applause.— Another trot took place Tuesday, 16th iust. between Flora Temple and Princess, two mile heats, in harness, for a purse of $l,OOO, which resulted in favor of Flora, Who made the best time, two-mile heats, on record- She won the race amid the cheers of the crowd in 4:50 1-2. fteiP* The Hon. Henry Wilson has accepted an invitation to deliver an eulogy at Nuiick -opou the lato Hon. Horace Maun. iiftos from all iiaUons. —The Hon Sheirard Clemens, of Virginia, recent'y submitted to ■ poiuful surgic.il operation at La-, i. i'a. lU*; operation consisted in the removal of a portion of a detached bcae in his thigh, which hod been a source of much irritation to his iixb ever 6ince his duel with Mr. Wise, at which time the injury causing the wound was done. A skeleton of aw hale found on the line of the Rutland and Burlington Railroad, Yt., has been exhibited to the Scientific Association now in session st bpr.ngfield. It was found many feet above the sea, w hich is considered conclusive that the ocean once rolled over the Green Mountains. This skeleton belongs to the state cabinet of Vermont. —A letter from Miss Elizabeth Starr, tho young lady said to have been enticed into a Toronto nun nery. declares that she entered the convent of her own free will, intending to take the veil, but, having become disgusted with life in a nunnery, left the premises. She is now at Saratoga, whence she writes this letter ad dressed to her father. —The proprietor of a snake-show at Har risburg, Pa., was bitten in the hand by one of his rattle snakes. Alcohol was immediately administered. Three pints of whiskey and one of brandy were drank before intoxication appeared. The next morning he took a quart of whiskey, which intoxicated him. His hand and arm arc still very badly swelled, but it is thought he will recover. —A Hippopotamus in the Garden of Plants in Paris, recently gave birth to a son, but iu a few days she thrust her tusks into its body and killed it. Last year she squeezed her cub to death against the sides of her tank. The period of gestation of this animal is 14 months. —Three young girls aged seven, nine and twelve years, were drowned while bathing, last Wednes day, in a little cove in Sheffield, Mass. About $lO,OOO worth of Guitars are turned out yearly from the manufactory of Mr. C. F. Martin, in the little town of Nazareth, Northampton county, Pa. All the dry goods merchants of Harrir have signed an agreement to take old shillings for ten cents and sixpences for five cents. —The Greensburg Herald comes out in strong articles in favor of the Hon. John Covode, of Westmoreland county, a3 the People's candidate for Guv eruor in 1860. —A Masonic Lodge, to be known as Eure ka Lodge, No. 335, was instituted at Montoursville, on Thursday last, according to the forms of the Order. —A small frame dwelling, in Williamsport, owned by Mrs. Mary Ellis, was destroyed by fire, on Suu day morning. A portion of the household goods were saved. —The steam plow of J. W. Fawkes of Christiana, Pa., was tried July 27th, at Oxford Park, with entire success. It ploughed one acre in twelve min utes. —The Warren Ledger says : " Agreeably to the laws of this State, at the last session of our Coun ty Court, the name of the Warren County Bank, was changed to the " Northwestern Bank.'' Mr. Rauch, of the Mauch Chunk Ga zette, lias associated with him in partnership, Samuel P. Higgings, Esq., late editor of the Easton Daily Times.— The Gazptte is to be conducted by Higgins A Rauch. Higgins and Rauch, as editors, will make quite a " team.'' —There was a great celebration at the Dan ish settlement of Germania, Putter county, on the 18th ult. The occasion was the laying of the corner stone of the new Lutheran church about to be created in that vil lage. Rev. E. L Bailey, of Carbondale, is pre paring for publication the first fifty years' History of the Abington Association, comprising some account of the History of the Baptists in North Eastern Pennsylvania. —ln October next, Rev. James Linn, D. !)., of Bellefoutc, will complete fifty years' labors as pas tor ot tiie Presbyterian church in that place—an event, so uncommon in Central Pennsylvania, tole appropriate ly celebrated. The death of the young and beautiful Queen of Portugal 'eaves King Pedro a very young widow er. The deceased Queen was only 22 years of age, and the day of her death was her birth day. —The grand jury system has been " ably and eloquently " denounced by a California grand jury, who have presented the system as a nuisance. The ob jections are tlie same generally urged against the system as a useless or mischievous piece of machinery. Ice was formed at Somerset, Pa., one night last week, and clothes hung out to dry were frozen quite stiff. The frost was very heavy, and did much damage. —About thirty or forty marriages have been concluded at St. Catharines, Canada, between white wo men—English or Irish—and colored men. —An Artesian well, bored at Jackson, Mich igan, struck a fountain of pure water at the depth of 155 feet, which supplies an abundance for the uses of the State Prison located there. By the Constitution jnst framed in Kansas women are to be permitted to vote on all matters relating to the management of the public schools. —The Jersey Shore Republican notices the death, in that place, of " Old Judy," a colored woman, at the advanced age of 109 years. —The Second Annual Exhibition of the Lycoming County Agricultural Society will be held at Williamsport, October 4th, sth and Cth. —The Union county Press, Mifflinbnrg, stated that ex-Sheriff Kessler, of that place, has a crop of wheat which yields 05 j lbs. to the bushel. •—A short time since, two brothers, Samuel and William Babcock. residing in Wolf twp., performed the extraordinary and almost incredulous feat of cradling 14 acres of heavy Oats, in 10 hours.— Muncy Luminary. Samuel Linn, Esq., of Bellefonte, in re spon.se to an invitation from gentlemen of both parties, is before the voters of Centre, Clearfield, and Clinton couuties as an Independent candidate for President Judge. —A Danville paper says, the new pnddler at the Montour Iron Works, an ingenious piece of ma chinery, indented by Mr. J. Grove, and which has been in the course of construction for more than a year past, at a cost of thousands of dollars, was put into operation on Tuesday week, and fully realized the anticipation of the projector. —Mons DeLave, the rival of Blondin, suc cessfully crossed the Genesee Falls on a tight-rope on Tuesday afternoon. A concourse of from eighteen to twenty thousand people witnessed the performance, and were thoroughly drenched by a severe thunder-shower which occurred just previous to the commencement of the feat. —The Ontario steam elevator,at Palladium, New York, was destroyed by fire Thursday morning, in volving the loss of about 150.000 bushels of wheat and corn. The elevator was owned by Mr. Fred. L. Corring ton. and the total loss is estimated at $150,000, covered by iusurance. —On the application of the holders of the fifth mortgage bonds of the New-York and Erie Railroad, Justice Ingraham. of the Supreme Court, has made an order extending the receivership lately ordered, to all the property covered by the fifth (the last) mortgage given by the Company. The tied of this is to briug all the property of the road under the receivership, aud to obvi ate the necessity of a division of it. HOD. Jefferson Davis thongh considera bly improved in health is still detained in Maryland. IrabtoSfportcr. ' —-- / E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR. TOWANDA : Thursday Morning, August 25, 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. CLVBRING — The Reporter will be sent to Clubs at the fot lowing extremely low rates : 6 copies for $5 00 [l5 copies for $l2 00 10 copies for 8 00 | 20 copies for 15 00 ADVERTISEMENTS — for a square of ten lines or less, One Dollar for three or less insertions, and twenty-five cents for each subsequent insertion. JOB-WORK— Executed with accuracy and despatch. and a reasonable prices—with every facility for doing Rooks, Blanks, Hand-bills, Ball tickets, THE CONVENTION AND CANDIDATES. [The following article from the Tioga Agi tator comes to ns as verv apropos, as we were preparing an article on the same subject. The sentiments accord so entirely with ours, and are so plainly and forcibly put, that we adopt the article entire, asking our readers to make the necessary changes of names to suit this lo cality :] As this number of the ACUTATOR is probably the last which will be read by the Republicans in nil parts of the County prior to the day for holding the Convention at Tioga, we propose to say a few words in regard to the election of delegates and their action as such in Conven tion. We have noticed that several of the candi dates for office have canvassed the different townships with the view to prejudice voters in their favor. These candidates may po : sibly plead that the practice is sanctioned by cus tom and that therefore they are justified in doing so. To say the least of it, we believe that is a very poor way—a way more calcu lated to defeat than to secure a popular expres sion of the opinions of the people most deeply interested and concerned. One of two things is undoubtedly true ; either that this high pressure electioneering is right, or Conventions for a free and unbiassed expres sion ot the popular wish of the people are right. If the first be right, the last is certainly unnecessary, as it seems to us. But we bold that Conventions are necessary to any party organization ; that without them there could be no organized effort, and speaking relatively, no success. And we firmly believe that this custom, —if this practice is old enough to be dignified by the name of custom— will do more to undermiue the strength of a party tlian any thing else. Why ? We will try to tell you. When candidates go before the people with a view to influence them in their action at the primary meetings, tliey pervert the privileges of the citizens intending to vote, by appealing to their sympathies and by securing them by pledges, thus limiting in some degree the liber ty of a free expression. Men become so intense ly selfish when asking for office, that principles are left in the back ground and in some ca.-.cs ehti rely forgotten. If for instance, aßepubli cari seeking for an office meets in his travels a half-way, weak backed Republican whose vote may be needed in caucus, the Republican can didate goes doicn totiie level of Weak Back in stead of bringing him up to his own level. In this way principle is often inconvenient to the candidate, and the result is demoralizing alike to the voter and to him who seeks the vote.— If the people do not put a stop to this kind of thing, we will soon be, as a party, burdened down with all that clap-trap which we so hear tily despise in the party which now rules us.— People do not like to be bored by office seekers nor ought they to be. It may be asked " How are people going to know who are candidates?" Let the people meet together in caucus and elect delegates to a country Convention, and let the names of candidates be read from the county paper.— Let those present who know the men by reputa tion speak of tliera as they deserve. The ca pability, integrity of character, and fidelity to principle of each candidate ought to be dis cussed without fear ; and due weight ought to given to the claims of locality. In cases where little can be known of candidates, much should be left to the discretion of delegates. We be lieve this would be belter. Will the people try it ? In the selection of candidates to be present ed to the people for their suffrages, the county Convention should regard no man's claims to office over any other man. The truth is, no man has any claims to office, except fitness.— The fact tbat a man is a partizan ought not to entitle him to superior consideration. Let the convention act as for the people instead of the politicans ; and the Republican party of Tioga will gather strength with each succeed ing year. But just as soon as the interests of the people are made secondary to the claims of some wireworker because lie Las been such, the party will lose strength as it certainly ought to. We trust the approaching convention will be governed by discretion and wisdom. fbaf A very destructive fire occurred in Washington early Wednesday morning which destroyed the extensive machine, blacksmiths' and sawing shops of the Capitol-extension works. The origin of the fire has not been as sctrtained, but it is supposed to have been ac cideutal. The buildings were comparatively of little value, but the machinery contained iu them were very expensive, including the lathe for turning the immense stone columns for the public buildings, powerful engines and tools, and a large quautity of costly marble, finished and unfinished, has been destroyed. The loss is variously estimated at from fifty to sixty thousand dollars. There was no insurance. FOREIGN NEWS. The ft en mehip Hi rgarim, from Liverpool on the lOtii itist., with fcur Jays' later Euro pean advices, passed Further Point, on ber way to Quebec, on Saturday morning. The gener al news by this arrival is interesting, though possessing no feature of marked importance.— The Conference of Zurich met on the Bth, in accordance with preliminary announcement, but nothing relative to the proceedings had transpired. The three Powers recently engag ed in hostilities were each represented by two delegates. Austria by Count COLLEREDO and Baron MERPENBURG ; France by Baron BOUR QCENEY and Marquis BONNEVILLE, and Sardinia by Chevalier DESAMBOIS and Chevalier JOCOCAN The English Parliament was still engaged in the debate of the Italian question, though in a more subdued tone. In the House of Lords another call had been mde for the papers re lative to the peace propositions made by Eng land to Austria at the instigation of France, but they were not forthcoming. In the Com mons, an address was moved to the Queen de claring against taking part in the proposed European Congress, but after some debate the motion was withdrawn. The subject of the national defences had also again been consid ered in the House of Lords. The new India Loan bill was finally passed in the Commons on the 9th. The completion of the mammoth steamship Great Eastern was formally celebrat ed cn the Bth, by a banquet given on board, which was attended by a large number of dis tinguished men. The vessel is nearly ready for sea. The stipulations of the treaty arrag cd between Mr. MCLANE and the Juarez Gov ernment in Mexico, were attracting attention. The London Times thinks the treaty would be beneficial to Mexico herself, as she would be virtually under the sway of the United States, but of the course expresses fears that the in terests of the foreign bondholders might suff-T. The strike in London among the builders had assumed such formidable proportions that the master builders bad sought the intervention of Government, but the Home Secretery bad de clared bis inability to interfere. Frcm 20,000 to 40,000 men were unemployed. The Emperor of the French wus at the military camp at Chalons. The number of troops from Italy to march through Paris on the 14th, was stated to be 70,000. The King of Sardinia entered Miiau on the 7th, accompanied by bis Minis ters. He was received with the most enthusias tic acclamations. It is stated that 50,000 French troops are to remain in Italy, ow'ng to the dangerous state of some of the provinces. The aspect of the relations between Austria and Prussia was threatening, and an open rup ture was anticipated in some quarters. A favorable effect had been produced at Berlin by the news of the dissolution of the French army on the Rhine, and tiie order for the con centration of Prussian troops there was to be countermanded. Later advices from India and China are received by this arrival, but there is no news of importance. The markets, both in Liverpool and London, were generally quiet without any material change in prices. At Liverpool cotton was steady, but not very active the sales of the three days reaching to only a moderate figure. Breadstufi's were dull, with out material change in any article. Provisions steady. We ventured the prediction, a few weeks since, that the financial prosperity of the State would date from the day she was re lieved of the burden of ber Public Works, but we bad no expectation that the fulfillment of the prediction was so near at band. The Philadelphia Bulletin says : •' The Treasurer of the Commonwealth advertises Tor a quarter of a million of dollars worth of Pennsylvania lives. The diminuition of the State deht progresses quietly and steadily at the rate of about $1,000,000 per annum. The interest is paid regularly .without borrowing or the slightest financial difficulty, and we mention the fact to remind our readers of tue beneficial effect of the sale of the Public Works, about which interested parties raised such a clamor. In getting rid of these Public Work; the Commonwealth threw off the heaviest load it had ever been called on to heap." It will take but a few tears to pay off the State debt, and relieve the lax payers of a part of the burdens they so cheerfully bear, and people will look back with astonishment that any could have been found to counsel so unwise a policy as retaining the Public Works, for the sole benefit of public plunderers. N. Y. A ERIE RAILROAD. — On Tuesday Inst Angus 16th, the New York A Erie Railroad and all its property and effects pas~ed into the bands of the Receiver, NATHANIEL MARSH, Esq., who gives notice in the New York pa pers that " all the present employees of the New York A Erie Railroad Company are here by continued in their present positions, and that all rules and regulations under which the Road has heretofore been administered, will be continued until turther notice." Mr. 11. N. OTIS, the old Transfer Clerk, succeeds Mr. Marsh in the Secret*ryship. The Elmira Gazette announces the appoint of CHARLES MINOT, Esq , to the office of Gen eral Superintendent of the road, by Mr. Re ceiver Marsh ; but it does not state its authori ty for the announcement. tST Hon. G. A. GROW, Col. SCRANTON, Hon. 11. M. FULLER, and others are now upon a fishing excursion, along the coast. We no tice that on Monday, 14tli, the party visited the State House at Boston, and were received by the Governor. They attended the sitting of the Legislative Committee and were con ducted through the various State Departments. Mr. GROW will be at this place, on Monday Sept. sth, and proposes laboring in the West, during the fall. 0&* It is now rendered certain that Gen SAM. HOUSTON has been elected Governor of Texas, by some 5,000 majority over RUNNELS, his democratic competitor. LOCAL AND GENERAL. SHIPMENTS of Coal by the Barclay Rail Road and Coal Company : Previous Shipment* 14,769 tons. For week ending August 20 940 " Amount for the acaaon 15,710 tone. S&" See W ELLES, BLOOII & Co'e. new ad vertisement of Horse Powers and Threshing Mat Lines.— They will make good all their assertions. SI'LLIVAN COUNTY. —We find iu the Demo crat the following items : • GKK.IT YIELD Mr. AMASA HEVEBLY, of Forks town ship, writes us tiiat last fall he planted one grain of white rye, and raised from it eleven hundred and eighty-one lull, plump kernels. Mr. H.says he counted the grains care fully himself, and knows there is no mistake about it. If any one can heat this we would like to hear from them. —Our town presents quite a lively appearance. About eighty men in the employ of the Laporte Tannery Com pany, make their appearance three times a day in our streets, which gives the place quite a " business air."— The Tannery is under rapid lieaJ-way, and will, in the course ola lew months, be in operation. The carpenters are row engaged in constructing the vats, several of which they have already completed. The work is pro gressing finely. —Two men, ISAAC SONES and HENRY WERNER, were, on Saturday last, brought before Esquire GRKEN, ot this place, on suspicion of having taken the cattle from the North Mountain, to which we referred last week. The evidence being so strong against them, they were held to bail in the sum of SSOO to appear at the next term ot court. WARNER failing to get bail was seat to jail. A portion of the cattle have been recovered. — A young man named BYRON ADAMS, of Bradford county, was, on Monday night last, brought to this place, by JOHN G. WRIGHT, Constable ol Forks township, and committed to jail. ADAMS is charged with having broken into a sihool house, and stolen therefrom a gold pen and a number of books. We understand that he has been one ot the "regulars" of the Bradford county "boarding house." BURGLARS IN EIAIIRA. — On Friday night last, the machine shop on the corner of Winner and Church streets was entered and a safe broken open. It contained only promisory notes, which were not taken. W. Vail'a house was entered by turning the key from the outside Mr. Vail heard and chased the burglar. A cameo breast pin was taken. He next visited Mr. Truman's and car ried ofl'a pair of silver napkin ring 9. Mrs. Truman heard him end screamed for help, and he fled. Quite a number of dogs were poisoned the night previous. DESTRUCTIVE FRESHET —The heavy rain storm that descended on Friday last, raised Hammond's Creek, which empties into Scely Creek at the State Line, to an unusual height, carrying away bridges, fences, and a saw mill, belonging to HENRY TROWBRIDGE, and doing considerable other damage. These losses will be serious ly felt in that locality. flfeurThe Wyoming County Republican Con vention was held at Tunkhannock on Monday last. We understand that Col. ELHANAN SMITH, of this county,was unanimously nominated for Senator. It. P. Ross and J. B. Harding were elected Conferees. DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY. —The Elmira Press gives the particulars of a daring highway robbery which was perpetrated on Monday night, 14th, between nine and ten o'clock, on the road to Tioga, Pa., between Mansfield and Covington. JOHN* BLAMI-lED. son ol Mr. JOSHI'A BLAMIMED of this place, left Elmira at a late hour Monday afternoon, in a light covered bnggy . for Tioga, and bad readied the point previ msly mentioned, when a large, powerful man sprang irom a heap of brush by the roadside, and grasped the horse by the hit. He then sprang into the buggy, and seizing young B. by the throat, and presenting a pistol, demanded his money or his life ! After an ineffectual struggle with the robber, BLAMFIED was compelled to deliver up his wallet, con taining about $25, and also to vacate the buggy, in which the robber fled. JOHN made his way as fast as possible to the nearest town, .aid giving the alarm, raised quite a crowd, who started ii. pursuit of the robber. They found the horse and buggy coming towards them, which the robber had abandoned for fear of detection. They could, however, find no traces of his whereabouts, although serious suspicions are entertained of his identity, and the most strenuous excrtians are being made to discover him. We hope the villain may speedily be brought to justice. O. D. BAKTI.F.TT lias broken ground on the site of his old premises, for a large building to be occu pied for a Foundry. He proposes to erect a substantial brick structure, sufficiently commodious to accommodate the machinery necessary for carrying on a large business. The Public Square lias been plouplied, preparatory to fencing, grading, ornamenting. Ac. A neat and substantial wooden f nee is to be erected around it. and the balance of the money on hand applied to oth er improvements. When finally prepared, it will be an ornament to the place instead of an unsightly common, YANKEE ROBINSON'S Circus, advertised to perform here on Thursday last failed to make its appear ance, though the usual crowd was on hand to patronize the concern. The Sheriff of Tioga county, N. Y., having an attach ment for the show, would not permit it to depart, with out the payment of $l9O0 —which amount it was incon venient to raise. FERNON'S Railroad Register of August 20th, says " from Pittston north, too, along the valley of the Upper North Branch, it is not improbable that a railroad track will soon be laid down upon the towing path of the canal, to the New York State line. The Canal Company would then own a rail and water line ; and with a rail roBd bridge built across the river at Wilkesbarre, and a short link of new road built along the bank of the Lehigh river between White Haven and I'enn Haven*, there would iu this way be opened a continuous line of railroad com municatiou from Philadelphia direct to Western New York, via Bethlehem, Mauch Chunk, Wilkesbarre and Towanda." GEORGE W. LAURENSON, son of ITcnry Lan renson, left his home in Moreland township, Lycoming county, on Tuesday, the 9th inst., since which time noth ing has been heard of him. He is between sixteen and seventeen years old, about five feet high, rather thick set, dark eyes and dark hair. He wore a straw hat, and was without either coat or vest. BROKE JAIL On Saturday evening last four prisoners, named William Oaks, John Oaks, Daniel Mai herring and William Harrison, escaped from the Lycom ing County jail, at Williamsport, by digging through the prison walls into the yard and then staling the yard wall. The two Oaks were again in prison—one of them having been captured on Saturday night,and the other voluntari ly returned. THE FRUIT CROP. —Last year quite a quan tity of Fruit was shipped from this County for the lower part of the State. This season, however, we shall have none to spare. The apple trees show bat a light yield, while a peach grown in this County will be a rarity. Our " down-the-river " friends, however, have an abundance •as we learn by the following from the Harrisburg Tele graph : —" The orchards of Dauphin county this year are laden with a heavier crop of apples than has been seen before for several years. There will be an opportunity this fall to fill up the empty eider and vinegar barrels, and to lay in a supply of dried apples and apple butter, to compensate for past deficiencies. Fears, peaches and plums arc also abundant, everywhere throughout the county, and the grape vines are giving way beneath tbo weight of the luscious fruit. This will be the greatct fruit season known for years." B&- Attention ia especially called to the ad verti ement of the County Superintendent, relative to Teachers' Institutes. Every teacher in the county should attend these drilk. They have become so much like fix tures to our educational system, that we do not see how any one intending to teach, can afford to not attend one or more of them each year. They add greatly to the ta kers of the County Superintendent, but bis labors thus bestowed, arc, perhaps, doing as much for the improve ment of our schools, as any thing that he can do. We bespeak for him a full attendance at each of these teach ers gatherings. In the advertisement of the Institute, the extra charge for French should $5 ; for Drawing, $3; and for use of Piano on which to take lessons there is no extra charge. THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. —The New York journals publish the prospectus of the Atlantic Telegraph Company. New preferred stock is be issued, which is to be free from all respon sibility for losses heretofore incurred. The shares are A.5 each, and the whole issue£€oo-, 000 : ten shillings per share to be paid with the subscription and £2 on allotments. The two Governments guarantee an annual income of .£34,000 from the day the cable is laid. It is proposed first to try the raising or restora tion of tbc cable now laid ; and if this fails, to put down a new one which shall be the result of the highest scientific and practical know ledge of the age. Appeuded to the advertise ment is a statement of the actual work done on the cable about this time last year. There were 360 messages sent across the ocean, con sisting of 2,840 words, and a total of 20,219 letters. The N. Y. Times says there is every reason to believe that by September, 1860, another cable will be laid, and in succes ful operatiou. The experiments, disasters and successes of the old company are in themselves worth a large sum to the new, and render the chances of success now ten times greater than they were when the first company wasorgauiz td. fisay- The Worcester Spy relates the criminal adventures of a boy twelve years of age, whose precocious rogueries and cunning escapes would form an interesting chapter in the Old Bailey Chronicle of the Police Gazette. This young rogue, Isaac B. Patch by name, commenced his career in Worcester by stealing from his uncle, Mr. S. P. Towne, $250, with which he came to Boston. Here fell into the hands of a police officer, and was sent home in charge of the conductor, lie eluded the vigilance of bis guardian, however, and left the train at Grotou junction. After various hairbreadth escapes and wily stratagems, he stole a horse, wagon, and harness belonging to Elijah Gross of Ashburnhani and made way to Bellows Falls. Here he was overtaken by the owner of the team, and brought back to Fitchburg, where he was committed for trial at the uext Criminal Court for Worcester county. Presidential Prospects. It is quite clear to us that, unless the. Re publicans elect a President in 1860, no election tjy the people can take place. The number of : electoral votes, including Kansas—which will, in all probability, be admitted at the next ses ! sion of Congress—will be 306, and a majority ! of this number, necessary to a choice of a Pres ident and Vice-President, is 154. The South has 120 electors and the free states including Kansas, will number 18S electors. So that the black democracy cannot succeed unless they can carry every southern state, and northern states enough to make up 34 electors. We subjoin a table of the number of electors belonging to each state, with the aggregate political strength of the free and slave states, respectively. FREE STATES. —The free states will be enti tled to votes iu the electoral eoliege as follows: Maine S Michigan S Xew Hampshire 5 Indiana 13 Vermont 5 Illinois 11 Massachsetts 13 lowa 4 Rhode I-land 4 Wisconsin 5 Connecticut 6 California 4 New York 3o|Minnesota 4 New Jersey 7 [Oregon 3 Pennsylvania 27 Kansas 3 Ohio 23| Total 18ti SLAVE STATES. —The slave states will be en titled to votes iu the electoral college as fol rows : Virginia IS Louisiana g Delaware 3 Arkansas 4 Maryland £ Tennessee 12 North Carolina 10 Kentucky . . .12 South Carolina £ .Missouri a Georgia 10 Florida !!!"..!!! .3 Alabama H Texas .'. . .. 4 Mississippi 7 Total 120 Total vote of free states Isg Total vote of slave states 120 Majority for free states 6g Aggregate v ti of free and slave states 306 Majority necessary to elect a President 154 It is only necessary to cast the eye over the above tuble, to recognise the truth of the re mark at the heed of this article. It is impos sible that tlie disorganized factious which still ding to the name of democracy can, by any combination of interests, manage to elect a President ; and the truth is that, even united, as they were in 1556, they are a minority in the country. But they cannot unite. The breaches grow wid' r every day, and render it more impossi ble to rally the people under their old stan dards. There can be no union patched up be tween the followers of Douglas, with hissquat ter sovereignty ; the followers of Wise, with his slave code ; and the followers of Jefferson Davis, with his repeul of the laws which pro hibit the African slave trade. The two latter factions may unite will do so, as there is no substantial difference between them but neither can touch Mr. Douglas, with bis squatter platform, without exposing themselves to certain defeat by tho southern opposition, who will not hesitate to step iu and occupy the ultra pro-slavery ground as soon as it shall be vacated by the siium dem<cracy Neither can Mr. Douglas come down from his popnlar sov ereignty platform, to that occupied by the southern politicians, without at once losing the confidence and support of his supporters. Even Mr. Forney, while urging the claims of Mr. Douglas to the Presidency, threatens to desert liitn if lie flinches in the support of his princi ples— National Era.
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