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p.rUts front all Jlattons. The colored man Copeland, urrcsted for his complicity with the Harper'* Ferry outbreak, has made a full con'essiott of all he knew of the affair He •triplicates inan\ persons heretofore not suspected, and states that a rising was expected about the sane time in Kentucky. A!! the facta are not yet published, and when they are a sensation Is expected. —There are within the limits of the ( ity of f'lma, Ala, fourteen artesian wells, which have an aver age depth of too feet ; several of them throwing v -lnuiee ot Water to the extent of <SOO gallons pot minute The produce of the vineyards or. the Ohio Hirer, this year, between Kara! and llaysvitle, is 154.550 gallons. —The Government of Romngna has is-tted a de ree forbidding the exportation of saltpeter and sul phur to the Pontifical territory. —The track laying on the Sunbnry and Erie Pailroad from Eric east ha* been finished within twenty .two miles of Warren. From Lock Haven west the track has been laid, we understand, as far aa Sinne tsahoning. The Intervening country is gradually grow ing narrower, and by reference to the map it will to found to be not very great. —The receipts of flonr in New ork for the pnsttwo have been 368.901 bbls., while the ex porta for the same time, allowing ll.noo hi,ls. lor the Eastern States, have been but 4-5,506 bbls., thus showing a surplusof 314,391 bbls. The forger Masterton, who is charged with defrauding nnmorSus banks al! over the country by meau.-, of forged checks, has been taken from Lawrence, Mas?., to Portland, upon an executive warrant, for trial for for gery npon a bank of that city. —A conflict having arisen between Presi dent Buchanan and Gov. Wise a* to which shall have the honor cf hanging poor Brown, if is rtepectnily suggest ed by a high intervening party, th t he be hung between tbd two. —Dr. Hays, who accompanied the lamented Kane to the Arctic region In 1853, proposes to undertake another expedition in the same direction, through Baffin 'a Bay and Smith's Sound, for the purpose of navigating, if possible, the open Polar Sea which Dr. Kane discovered tying north of the highest latitude reached by fcim in 13-55. —The election shortly to take place in the Springfield Congressional district of Illinois, to supply the vacancy caused by the death of Major Ha ris, is claim ing much interest. The Democrats have nominated Col. McClelland, and the Republicans have put forward Mr Palmer. Both candidates arc stumping the district. —ln some parts of Virginia meetings have ln called the appoint Vigilance Committees and to pe titlon the Legislature to give the border counties a corps of armed men, officered and paid by the State, whose sole duty it shall be to guard the property of citizens, arrest suspected citizens,and exercise a rigid police surveillance. —According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, the next Ohio Legislature wrli be composed of twenty-five Republicans and ten Democrats in the Senate, and fifty right Republicans and forty-six Democrats in the House. Republican majority on joint ballot wili be 27. —Tiie 24th of November has been set apart ai a Day of Thanksgiving in six more States, viz : Dela ware, North Carolina, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Massa chusctta and Minnesota—making seventeen States in a!i that have already selected that day of the month. —The Supreme Court have decided, in the cue of the Independent Mutual Insurance (j.mpauy against William Agnew, that goods lost cr stolen at a fire are clearly within the spirit and conditions of the policy of insurance, and must be paid for as if destroy id by tire. —lt 18 stnted that Mr. Baily. Editor of '.he Fret South, at Newport, Hy., Intends to bung a suit for uc mages against all the parties engaged in the recent lies traction of his establishment. —The Hon Auson Burlingame left Lawrence j Kansas, for home, on the 23d nit. He had been on an I exciting buffalo hunt, and it is stated that he killed nine i of the animals during the trip, which he enjoyed hugely, , —By the net of 180*2, the children of natu- 1 ralized persons are made citizens by such naturalization, provided such children were under twentJ--or.e years cf nge at the time of such naturalization of their parents. —ln the great trot at Philadelphia, Mon day, between the celebrated horses " Patcheu " and " Lancet," the latter came off conqueror—mile heats, best three in five under the eauuie.—Time : 2.23 1-1, 2:25 3-1 and 2:27. Hon. John B. Haskin has rented the | beautiful mansion formerly occupied by Judge Ooughw-, near the Capitol, at Washington,and almost adjoining the j present residence of the latter. —lt is said that Ex-President Martin Van Buren ia-engaged on an important and elaborate, work, which shall embrace a political history of the country down to the close of his administration. —Hon. Reverdy Johnson lias issued a pam phlet on Popular Sovereignty. He assumes that the peo ple of the Territories cannot exclude slavery, but Con gress has no right to pass laws for the protection of the institution. —The great Oyster bpdoff N'orwalk,is near ly '• played out " already. The receipts are beginning to fall off very sensibly. Some 200 vessels only are now on gaged in taking the bivalves from the new places. —Miss Mitchell, tho American astronomer, has caused an observatory to be built at Nantucket for hrr new and beautiful telescope. She frequently passes the entire night in watehing the heavenly bodies. —Lieut. Gov. Trask has recovered from the Hartford and New Haven Railroad Company a verdict of $6,500 damages for tho loss of buildings in Springfield directly alongside of the railroad, which were destroyed by fire in April last. A physician at Roslin, CouDty of Hast ings, Canada, gives the particulars of the death of a wo rn m aged sixty-two, who starved herself to death from a superstitious belief that God required her to do so, in order to be saved. Bhe died on the 27th of September, having been thirty days without food of any kind. —Of the three thousand voters of Washing ton Territory, two thousand are desirous of entering the matrimonial state, but there are no marriageable girls there. The Paget Sound Herald plaintively calls for "New England damsels to satisfy the demand for a good article." A colored volantecr company in Philadel phia have been deprived of their arms, by order of the Adjutant General, in consequence of the Harper's Ferry outbreak. —The Brown foray at Harper's Ferry has alarmed the people of Tennessee. The Legislature is now considering a bill to fine railway presidents SSOO, and conductors $250 for every free negro allowed to ride on their rbads, unless such negro is accompanied by a free white resident of the State, who vouches fur hltu in a penal bond of SI,OOO. —Three hundred sparrows, selected from the hedgerows in England, have been lately sent to New Zealand. The necessity of small birds, to keep down the grnbs that devastate the crops iu that colouy, has long been felt. The farmer Ls beset by myriads of caterpillars. Rhonld the sparrows become acclimated and multiply, the greatest U-nefit will hove been conferred oa the coun try. —The new Pennsylvania Hospital for the lufiae was opened Oct. 27, fa West Philadelphia. —The Odensburg Literary Institute was •arte* Oct. 21, togathir with all the c!ti#c apparatus 5.84 a p:tttea ef the vui**b> hfcrory Conviction and Sentence of Brown. The trial of Brow a was brought to a close !on the 31st iuft., when the jury after lmlf uu hours deliberation returned a verdict of guilty upon all the Counts in the indictment. Mr. Chilton moved an arrest of judgment, ' both ou account ot errors in the indictment and errors in the verdict. The objection in regard to the indictment has already been stated. The prisoner has been tried for an offence not appearing on the record of the Grand Jurv—the verdict was not on each count separately hut was a general veidict on the whole indictmeiit 1 The prisoner lias also been found guilty of both murder counts for the murder of the same persons. It was manifest he could not ; be guilty of both. These points were argued next morning, by ! the counsel, Brown being present. The Court gave its decision on the motion : for an arrest of judgment, overruling the ob jections made On the objection that treason ' cannot be committed against a State, tho Judge ruled that where allegiance is due trea : son may bo committed. Most of the States 1 have pasted laws against treason. The ob jections as to the form of tho verdict rendered the Court also regarded as insufficient. The Clerk then asked Mr. BROWN- whether he had anythiug to say why sentence should not be pronounced upon him. Mr. BROWN immediately rose, and in a clear, distinct voice said : I have, may it please the Court, a few words io say. In the first place, I deny everything hut what I have all along admitted—viz., a design on my part to free slaves. I intended, certainly, to have made n clean thing of that matter, as I did last Winter when I went into Missouri and there took slaves without the snapping of a gun on either side, moving them through the country, and finally leaving them in Canada. I designed to have done the same thing agaiu on a larger scale. That was ail I intended. I never did intend murder or trea son, or the destruction of property, or to excite or incite slaves to rebellion, or to make insur rection. I have another objection, and that is, it is unjust that I should suffer such a penalty. Had 1 interfered in the maimer which I admit, and which I admit has been fairly proven—for I admire the truthfulness and candor of the greater portion of the wit nesses who have testified in this case—had I so interfered in behalf of tiie rich, 'lie power ful, the intelligent, the so called great, or in behalf of any of their friends, cither father, mother, brother, sister, wife or children, or any of that class, anrl suffered and sacrificed what I have in this interference, it would have been all right ; every man in this Court would have deemed it an act worthy of reward, rather than punishment. This Court ackuowiedges, too, as I suppose, the validity of the law of God. I see a book kissed, which I suppose to be tlic Bible, or at least the New Testament, which teaches me that all things whatsoever I would that man should do to me, I should do even so to them. It teaches me further, to remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them. I endeavor to act np to that in struction. I say I am yet too young to under stand that God is any respecter of persons. I believe that to have interfered as I have done, as I have always freely admitted I have done, , in behalf of His despised poor, no wrong, but 1 right. Mow, if it is d emed necessary that I ' should forfeit my life for the furtherance of the ends ot justice, and mingle tny blood fur ther with the blood of my children, and with the blood of millions in the slave country whose rights are disregarded by wicked, cruel and unjust enactments, I say let it be done. Let me say one word further. I feel entirely satisfied with the treatment I have received on my trial. Cous'dering all the circumstances, it has been more generous than I expected. But I feel no consciousness of guilt. I have stated from the first what was my intention and what was not. I never had any design against the liberty of any person, Dor any disposition to commit treason or excite slaves to rebel, or make any general insurrection. I never en couraged any mau to do so, but always dis* couraged any idea of that kind. Let mc say also in regard to the statements made by some of those who were connected with me. I fear it has been stated by some of them that I have induced them to join ine, but the contrary is true. Ido not say this to injure them, but as regretting their weakness. Not one but joined me of his owa accord, and the greater part at their own expense. A number of them I never saw, and never had a word of conversation with till the day they came to me, and that was for the purpose I have stated. Now, I have done. While Mr. BROWN was speaking perfect quietness prevailed, and when he had finished the Judge proceeded to pronounce sentence After a few prefatory remarks, he said that no reasonable doubt could exist of the guilt of the prisoner, and sentenced him to be hung in public on Friday, the 2d of December next. Mr. BROWN received his sentence with com posure. On Friday last, Green, the negro was con victed of iueiting negroes to insurrection and murder in the first degree. The charge of treason was abandoned in his case, he not being a citizen. Copeland, the mulatto was next pnt on trial. BLi?* The counsel of Brown have filed ex ceptions to the decision of the Court in refusing an arrest of judgment, and will carry the case to the Court of Appeals at Richmond. The trial of Shields Green, one of the conspirators, was beguu on Tuesday. It is believed that the prisoner will be sentenced to be hung on the same day. Cook, it is thought, will plead guilty, and make some important revelations. Jtey The discovery of Seneca oil in the eastern part of Crawford County, a few weeks ago, is creating a fever for speculation, which rapidly extends to adjoining conuties. The oil obtained by boring into the ground a dis tance of about 70 feet, or through a certain stratum of sandstone, and from thence is to be pumped with the water—what proportion of the latter we are not informed. A shaft sunk in Crawford County is now producing almost fabulous quantities of Seneca oil, which is worth at least forty cents per gallon in the crude state, or just as it is taken from the ground. Several natural springs from which this kind of oil has been obtained have been known in Warren County. Two companies, composed of men of means, have been formed in this county for the purpose of operating in Crawford, while within our own borders sev eral oil springs have been purchased by persons who think they can discover a vast quantity of tbt pore Warrm (Pa ) Lfdgr |)rabforfr§Uporkr. E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR. TOWANDA : Thursday Morning, November 10,1859. TtißMH—One Dollar per annum, invariably in advance— Four weeks prcoic us lo the expire Hon at a subscription, notice will be given bu a printed u-rappcr, and if not re newed, the paper will in all cases be stopped. ClXßiilh'G The Reporter will be sent to Clubs at Ihe fot lowing extremely Imp rates : 6 copies for So 00 Jls copies for... .412 00 10 copies fur S 00 | 20 copies for . l5 00 ADVERTISEMENTS— -For a square of ten lines or less, One Dollar for three or less insertions, and twenty-Jive tents for each subsequent insertion. JOB-WOHK— Executed with accuracy and despatch, and a reasonable prices—with every facility for doing Fools Blanks, Hand-bills, Rail tickets, <§-< . Jtejr" The New Y'oik election took place on Tuesday last. We anticipate a Republican victory, although the adoption ot a " half-and half " ticket by the Americans may eudanger that part of the Republican nominees not adopted by them. THE STXTE CENTRAL COMMITTEE. —The State Central Committee of the People's party met at the St. Lawrence Hotel, ut Philadelphia, on Tuesday evening last. There was, as we understand, a fair attendance of the members. A resolution was passed directing the Chair man of the Committee to issue a call for a Stale Convention to be held at Harrisburg to nominate a candidate for Governor aud to choose two Senatorial Delegates to a Natioual Convention to be held for the purpose of nom inating candidates for President and Vice President of the Uuited States. The resolu tion provides, also, that the State Convention shall indicate tho time and manner for the choice of Representative Delegates to the National-Convention, which are to be elected in the respective Congressional Districts of the State. The action of the Committee was ar rived at, as we learn, after a very interesting discussion, which was characterized by the ut most harmony and good feeling. Mr. Kline, the Chairman of the Committee, it is under stood, will fix tho time for the State Conven tion at an early day, so that our friends throughout the State may commence to pre pare for action. FOREIGN NEWS —The America, at Halifax, uot only brings a verification of the statement that a Franco Austrian treaty of peace had been signed at Zurich, but supplies us with the stipulations embraced in the instrument. They respond so entirely to the Villafranca formula as to require no repetition. The gen eral Congress to adjust details will probably assemble at Brussels ; and it is stated semi officially that- while the minor States will, as a principle, be excluded, Piedmont will be con ceded a seat, and, in certain contingencies, the Holy See and the Kingdom of the Two Sicil lies. England, if we are to judge by the unan imous tone of the journals, will not participate in the deliberations. The arrangements at Zurich are received with undisguised aversion in Italy. In answer to the universal protest, the King of Sardinia has reiterated his phrase that he will not conseut to see the independ ence of Italy sacrificed. In the meantime, Naples is strengthening its forces on the Ro man frontier, and is reported to have dis patched a fleet to Ancona. A rumor prevailed at Turin that Piedmont was about to meet this advance by sending a squadron in the same direction. The project of a transatlantic voyage f< r the Great Eastern has been withdrawn, for the present season at least. The Directors, at a meeting held ou the lUth ult., definitely de cided upou that course. The Atlantic cable is again the subject of investigation. A sci entific commission sent tt> examine the Valentia terminus, had expressed itself as hopeful of recovering the useless wire, and as favorable to submerging a new and stronger one. The preparations of Spain for the invasion of Morocco, which has been interrupted by negotiations, have been resumed, and the war finally resolved upon. ACCIPENT ON THE NORTNF.RN CENTRAL RAIL ROAD — On Saturday morniDg, as the 11 o'clock train for Baltimore approached the siding at Weisers lime quarry, three miles below Sun bury, the engineer observed, as ho says, the switch wrong, and before the train could be stopped ran iuto a lot of stone trucks which were on the siding. The engineer jumped from the engine and was considerably bruised, and the firemau remained and was but slightly injured. The baggage-master, Mr. Henry Diffeubaugh, was caught between the platform of the cars, cud was considerably, though not dangerously injured. His right ancle isspraiued and his legs bruised. He was taken with the train, which was detained several hours, to Ilarrisburg, and is now lying at the United States Hotel. No passengers on the train were injured. I&- Researches into the obscure portion of Virginia law which relates to the crime of treason, have brought to light the fact that the pardoning power in the cases of JOHN BP.OWN and of COPPICK, resides not in the Governor, but in the Legislature. As the Legislature only meets in the earlier fortnight of January, as BROWN'S sentence is to be ex ecuted on the 2d of December, and as there is no likelihood of an extra session being sum moned, the fate of the leading insurrectionist may be regarded as sealed. A correspondent of the Boston Traveller, who was in Cbarleß town last week, assures us that BROWN is etv teeorc'led f o that 'ear'al resclt THE FORMES DEVELOPMENTS. —The New York Herald has lately published some '• de velopments," procured, as is alleged, from a certain Col. Forbes, by the Democratic Com mittee. Forbes is a needy Englishman, who eaino to this country in 1848, and imposed so far on certain anti-Slavery men a? to induce them to send him to Kausasin aid of the Free State cause. They contributed, at the same time, S7OO to pay his expenses. He proved of little nse in Kansas, and soou returned to the east, clamorous for more money. After extorting all the funds he conld from the public, on the pretext that he suffered great losses in Kansas, he finally sells out his information to tho Democrats of New York. His letters prove nothing against aynbody, aud we sup pose by this time his Loeofoco paymasters have discovered that they have been compelled to pay a high price for a worthless article. A COSTLY WAR. —The next Congress will bo called upon to pay tho expenses of tho war waged against a few Indians 'n Oregon <iud Washington Territories, in 185 G. The cost of this war is set dowu at something like eight millions of dollars, which it is contemplated to abstract from the U. S. Treasury. This amount is to pay volunteer soldiers, most of whom were eurolled and mustered Inh> service without authority of law. The expenses at tending these Indian hunts in the West are be coming sufficiently large to attract public at tention ; and u few rejections by Congress of bills claimed for services will go far towards suppressing them in future. £35"" Superintendent Forney has informed the Commissioner of Indian Affairs of his in tention to leave Salt Lake City on the Bth of November for Washington, bringing with him the two boys who survived the Moanta o Meadow massacre, but who did not return lo the States with the rest of the party in conse quence of being retained to testify in the cone of the supposed murderers. Taere being no prospect of an early trial, it was thought un necessary to retain tho lads longer in Utah.— Gov. Cummings will transact the business of the agency during the übsence of Mr. Forney. {fig?- Fred Douglas has written a letter to the Rochester Democrat , from Canara West, denying ever having met Capt. Cook, or that he has promised any man, living or dead, to be at Harper's Ferry. He intimates that he knows more about the matter than he chooses to tell at present ; aud says that he left Roch ester for the purpose ot avoiding the U. S. officers, who, he is informed, made a protrac ted visit to that place for the sole purpose of having an interview with him. He winds up by saying that he intends to carry out a pre viously formed resolution to make a tour to England. JSteo"" The Maryland Election has resulted in the choice of Wm. 11. I'urnell, American, as Controller, with a Legislature which is Dem ocratic in both branches. The Congressional delegation stands precisely as it did last year —three Democrats and three Opposition. It is stated that the Democratic Na tional Convention at Charleston will probably be held on the 16th of April next. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT BATH.—A telegram in another column briefly announces the occur rence of a large fire at Bath, at a few minutes before five o'clock on Saturday morning. We have since ohtained the following particulars : The fire originated in the rear of Hunter's Dry Good and Grocery store, on Liberty St. and from thence rapidly spread in both direc tions, laying in ruins all within its reach.— Running north, it communicated to Ganse voort's Drug and Liquor store, thence extend ing to the end of the block, burning Abel's Harness shop, the store occupied bj Dudley and Culver, Macßeath's Book-bindery and Underbill's Book store. Running south, it destroyed Alva Brown's Grocery, Farr's Jew elry Store, Harvey Lncas' Barber Shop, Ed. Rudger's Grocery,"and the Eagle Hotel, cor ner of Liberty and Steuben streets—a large wooden structure—with ail the stables, out buildings, &c. From thence it extended east on Steuben street, destroying the Gas Fitting establishment owned by Wines and Fowler, Beekman's Sash and Blind Factory, Harden brook's Foundry, three or four dwellings, and a barn when its further progress was stayed. Although the firemen were promptly on hand, they could obtain scarcely any water, and their efforts were consequently rendered almost powerless. We have nothing at hand from which to estimate the total loss, but it must reach a very high figure. The property was mostly insured. Messrs. Wines A Fowler, of this village, we are informed by one of the firm, were not insured. The amount of their ioss was not known at the time of writing this article. (Saturday evening.) The cause of the fire is unknown—but was probably the work of an incendiary.— Elmira Press. HARP TIMES IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS.—A merchant now traveling through Illinois writes to The Tribune from De Kalb, October 24th, as follows: " There is a tolerable crop of wheat this fall, but the corn crop iu Northern Illinois is worse, if possible, tliau the rumor has made it. Money is decidedly a cash article. There are plenty of good, responsible men in the West, who would be glad to mortgage their farms (wefrth SIO,OOO to $15,000 each) for $3,000 or SI,OOO, at 20 and 24 per cent auuuui, and pay the interest in advance." CONVICTION OF VAN ETTEN.— At the U. S. Conrt, in Session at Albany, Mr. Jas. Van Etten, of this County, was convicted and sen tenced to three years imprisonment in the btate Prison, and fined five hundred dollars, for fraud on the Pension Office, the particulars <Jf which we published some time ago. C. Patcbin. who was implicated in the mat ter, compromised by paying the government tis hundred and fifty dollars.— Elmira Daily Press 3 LOCAL AND GENERAL A HEAR KILLED. —A pai ty of four expe rienced banters started from the town of Wells, on Thursday afternoon, in search of game. They had roam ed the woods but a short time, when their evas were en* livened by tbe glimpse of a large black bear, which had been prowling around the neighborhood for a week or two. doing consideiahlo mischief. As they had two or three trusty dogs along, they stsrted in pursuit, and Roon had the satisfaction ot seeing old " Bruin " treed. Two rifles were immediately leveled at him, both shots taking effect, causing the enraged animal to descend from his dangerous location to the foot of the tree. Here, howev er, he was met by his canine tormentors, and a tussle ensued, ih which the dogs came off second best, having received several ugly scratches. At this juncture anoth er dose of cold lead was administered with fatal effect, and the hunters triumphantly carried their " bar" home, which was found to weigh two hundred pounds before dressing. Tbe carcass was brought to Klinira and dis posed of from the wagon. ♦—: — • Hid • DEATH OF AS ECCENTRIC MAN.—JOHN PFF.T, a veteran pioneer of Potter County, Pa., died recently at his residence near Coudersport. The Journal prints a hmg biography of tbe deceased, bnt does not state when he died. He was born Apri15,1772. He emigrated from New Jersey to potter county in HI 1, and was aiming the first settlers in that county. lie encountered all the hardships of pioneer life with unflinching fortitude. He was temperate, upright and determined. He was eccen tric. He preached the Gospel of Jfsus Christ as he un derstood it, for twenty years before any regularly em ployed minister was known in Use county. Hie feared God and tried to live the religion be preached to others. He did not belie \ e in the utility, of schools and new spa pt-rs. He believed the first made boys and girls lazy, and the last promulgated folly and sin. .He despised politics and politicians. He never held butone vfllceand seldom vcteu. He leaves.behind him pine children who are among the most respected and respectable people of the country. His wife survived him. Saturday night, the :29th tilt., says the Wavtr/y Advocate, the store of Samuel Mills <i Sou, iu liarton village, was entered in the second story, by means ot a ladder being placed against the backside of the store, and the thief or thieves opcuing a window, about eight feet fronj where Ed. Mills and John Holliyi back were sleeping at the time. The first move WAS to enter the bedroom and take the young men's .vests, shut ting the door after them, which was open at the time, they next went below and overhauled the desk, scatter fog the papers over the Hooi'. they then took areong other things an over coat belonging to Mr. Mills, black silks, initteus, watch and chain, Ac., in ail amounting to about tl-iO- We understand that the young men knew noth ing of the robbery till next morning. - 0- SHIPMENTS of Coal by tbe liarelav Rail Road and Coal Company Previous Shipments 2d.155 tons. For week ending October 23 617 " Amount for the season.-. 26,773 tons. EktT" St'it advertisement of "Tioga Point Agricultural Works, - ' in another column. During the last week or two, workmen have been en gaged in blasting the rock from the Loyaisork, so that logs can be floated down during high water. The Boom Company intend shoring a large number ol logs this win ter and fiout them during the 9prii)g freshets.— Sullivan I) em. We enter oor earnest protest against this invasion of a stream evidently formed by nature for piscatorial purpos es. Nobody but a vandal would engage in the undertak ing of blasting rocks in the Lovalsock, while so many of j the " spci-kb-d beauties" harbor in it- waters. We trust that the Boom Company will forego their chimerical and unhallowed purpose, and permit that st: earn to remain-in [ its natural wildnesa and grandeur, with out a single rock blasted or a hemlock felled. COSMOPOUTON ART ASSOCIATION. —This de servedly popular institution has issued its sixth annual announcement, by which it appears that great success at tends it. Any person.can become a memberby subscrib ing f3, wliich will'entitle him to Ist—The beautiful Steel Engraving," Shakespeare and His of the elegantly Illustrated Art Journal, one year. 3d.— A Free Season Admission to the Galleries, 54s Broadway New York. In addition to which, over four hundred val uable Works of Art ar c given to subscribers as Premiums, comprising choice Paintings. Ac., by the first American and' Foreign Artists. The superb Engraving, which every subscriber will re ceive immediately on receipt of subscription, entitled '• Shakespeare and his Friends ," is of a character to give unqualified pleasnre and satisfaction. No work of equal value was ever before placed within reach of the people at such a price. The Engraving is of a very large size, being printed on heavy plate paper, 30 by 3* incite?, making a most superb ornament suitable for the walls of either the library, parlor, or office. Subscriptions'will be received until the Evening of Tuesday the 31st of January, 1860, at which time the books will close and the premiums be given to the sub scribers. Subscriptions will be received by E. S. BENE, DICT, who is the Honorary Secretary lor Towauda aad vicinity. FARMER AND GARDENER. —We take pleasure in calling the attention of our agricultural Irieuds to this journal, wliich is the only strictly Agricultural and Hor ticultural papet, in Pennsylvania. The three numbers which have been issued will compare favorable in ability and usefulness with any similar publication which we re ceive. We hop* the fanners of this section will sustain this laudable endeavor to publish au agricultural paper in their own State. Published monthly by A. M. Spanglqr, Philadelphia, ut $1 per annum : two copies $1,75, tea or mure copies 75 cents each. PROCEEDINGS OF THE TEACHERS INSTITUTE HELD AT WYSOX —The Teachers Institute for Wysox, Towanda, Monroe and other adjoining townships, was held, under the direction of Prof. 0. It. COBUHN, County Superintendent, at the New School Presbyterian Church, in Wysox, commencing on Monday afternoon, October 10th, and continuing five days. The exercises were open ed with reading a portion of the scriptures and prayer by Mr. COBCRN, aud singing by the choir. L. A. RIDGWAY was elected Secretary, A committee consisting of the following persons was appointed to prepare resolutions for discussion before the Institute. Misses CHARLOTTE STEPHENS, EMILY V. WHIT* KEY. MARIA HEVBRLT, ROCELIA CRANMKR and RCTU INGHAM. A time table was presented, by which the exercises of the Institute were to be governed. The following resolutions were adopted foe disenssion during the evening sessions : Resolved, That teachers should exercise authority and control over their pupils in school hours only. Resolved , That the custom of " boaiding aronnd" is a good one and should not be discontinued. At the sessions during the day, the class wsthorough ly drilled in ail of the common school branches and in structed in the best modes of teaching them. A person was appointed each day to criticise the lar guage used before the Institute. An opportunity was- given the members of the Institute to propose any question, the answer of which would be of interest to the class. On Wednesday afternoon Mr. MORGAN, and on Friday Mr. CHAM BERLIN explained to the class their respective systems of Pennmanship. At the sessions on Monday evening, Resolution Ist was taken up and discussed until time for adjournment. The discussion was resumed on Wednesday evening and con tinued until arrested by an order of business. Mr. CO BURN then read an excellent Lecture to Parents with re gard to their duties to their children and their teachers. Thursday evening was occupied with a Spoiling schooL On Friday evening the Institute listened to an able and 'r-'-.re bj Prof. W* Bras of'?' hantia Collegiate Institute subject,the " School Room," and to an Unsay on the poculiaritieij of the Kngllah lan guage by L- A. KinOwar. A rote of thanlu wan tender od Mr. DSAN for hi* entertaining lecture. TMtfoliowilig persons were appointed a committee to drift resolution!, Mr. J. B. INGHAM of Monroe, Miw HAT TIE SMILEY, Franklin, Miss MAKIA HEVKRLY, Overton, Mr MVKO.V luirm k. A1 suiy, F. C. BOWMAN, Towanda, ' Mis# CnAßr.otnrKrKi'ijr.M', Towamla North, WM. HOE TON, fihcshequin, EMILY WHITNEY, Wysox, KATE STR rnK.vs, Standing Stone, K. L. DADY, ROM, Miss ACHSAH WORTH, Asylum. Monroe wa# cboocn for the next place of meeting of the institute.' The committee on resolutions reported the following which were adopted: WHEREAS, we have been again permitted to meet for the purpose of preparing ourselves to better fulfil oor du ties as teachers, therefore Resolved, That we shonld be thankful to the giver of all good /or the privilege thus enjoyed, rp Resolved, ' That is we become more acquainted with the operation of Institutes, as conducted by our devoted and aide Rupcrintendakfc, Mr- CuhCBN, the more we be come triHivineed tlmt ft is the duty of every person in tending to teach, to attend the same, and, that it kthe duty of Director! to encourage such attendance by giv ing the preference, all other 1 things being equal, to teach ers who have attended such Institutes." Resolved, That in Mr. CGBUKN the teacher has an effi cient and able helper, a firm and devoted friend and a wise and kind counselor, and alter almost three yeara connection with him as our County Ruperintendant, we cheerfully place it upon.record as onr opinion, that the position he occupies could not have been better filled, and we shall regret the time when we are compelled to dissolve thi> relation with hiiji, as not only our loss, but as disas trous to the best interests of the common schools of the county. Resolved, That we shall ever hold the people of Wysox in kind remembrance tor the hospitable manner in which they have received us among them, for their attention to sucii things as were calculated to promote our comfort while here, and the social privileges they have extended to us, thus making us feel ourselves at home. Resolved. That we tender oar thanks to the'trustees of the New School Presbyterian Church, of Wysox, for the use oi their Church during our exercises. ResoUed. That we tender onr thanks to O. I)- CHASE A Co., of Hartford Conn, for their kindness in presenting a series of their Outline Maps to Mr. COBUBX, for the use of the Institutes of the county. Resolved. That the proceedings of this Institute be published in the countv papers. L. A. BIDGWAY,Secy. [From the Evening Post.] A New Version of an Old fl-ong. n.i.rs+RXNXO THE GROWTH or PUBLIC SENTIMENT. AIR : " John Rrmen had a little Injun." Old John BrOwn, he had a little nigger. Old John Brown, he hud a little nigger, Old John Brown, he had a little nigger, One little nigger boy. (Chorus by several voices.) DISTRICT-ATTORNEY O ILK— One little, tiro little, SECRETARY Ki,ov&- three little nigger, Messrs MASON AND VALLANJHGHAM— Four little, five little, . . * s, --M --MR. BUCHANAN—aix little nigger, GOVERNOR WlSE— Seven little; eight littte, WASHINGTON CONSTITUTION— nine little nigger, NEW YORK HERALD— ten little nigger boy. DEMOCRATIC PRESS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY (in re citative)— Ten thousand little nigger boys all armed with pitchforks eighteen feet long and commanded by firmly thousand abolitionists. (Interval in which tbe elect ion_hr supposed to have passed.) HERALD .AND CON-TITUTION— Ten little, nine little, - eight little nigger. AUTHORITIES OF VIRGINIA— Seven little, six little, five little nigger. AUTHORITIES AT WASHING'N— Four little./threelittle, two little nigger. PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY (in accents of surprise at the upshot of the whole).—Onr little nigger hoy I ZVlails Close at Towaada P. O. Waverly Through—Daily M Athens Way—Daily..', 12 M | Canton—Triweekly 12 H Eaton- Semi weekly 8 Pit Montrose—Triweekly ............. ..8 PM . Sbeshequin—Tri weekly 8 PM I Wellsburg -Tri weekly 8 1' M : Dushore—lri weekly. 12 M Tunkhannock—Daily...,. , 12 M Troy—Tri weekly :12 M In Waverly. Nov. 2d,by Rev. BW: Gorhawi. of Reran too, Mr. S. G. It IGGS to Miss MATILDA PERKINS, both 1 of Sinithtield. At Warren Centre, on the 30th ult.. bv Rev. D. D. Grav, Mr. HENRY P. CORBIN, and Miss MARY E. LAKE, both of the above place. In Dnrell on Tuesday-evening Nov. Ist, by the Rev. A. Bart . Mr. CHAS. G. KELT.CM, to Miss IRENE 11, : BlSftop. - ilcbi SttJtarUsrmrnts. NOTICE.—Notice u here -Li by given, that all persons indebted to the estate ot GEORGE SPALDING, fate of Twscarora township.dee'd. are hereby requested to make payment without delay r and all pevsou-s having claims against said estate will present them duß authenticated for settlement. C. J. LAfEY,-" November S, 1-A I }. Executor. \ DMINISTRATRTX'S NOTlCE^Notice i -aX is hereby given, tlmt all persons indebted to the estate ol JOHN MOGRIS, late of Warren twp., dee d r must make immediate payment, and all persons having demands against said estate wiM present them dalv au thenticated for settlement, j ANNA MORRIS, j T^emov^YL. "LYSSES MKRCUR bas removed hi V.. Law Office to the Second Story of his new building, ' ou the corner next soetb of the Ward House. nov.J CLOSING UP OF NAVIGATION. BREAK IN THE CANAL! PvACk MEN WANTED to buy Stoves at the MAM"- e/l'vJ MOTH FOFNDRY, one door east of Mereur's Store. \\ e have jtut received.the largest assortment of >TC\ E.S ever brought to this market, both for Coal and Wood Cooking. Parlor ftoaT and Wood Parlor, Dining room Six-plate and Cyltnilered Stoves. Some of the celebrated Empress Cook Stoves, the beat Coal Stove ever manufactured, afl of which will be sold cheaper than at any other establishment in this count ry. | < A large quantity of Tin Ware, Stove Pipe, Elbows, Coal Hods, Coal Shovels and Coal Sifters, always ou hand, and for sale t Wholesale or Retail. All kinds of | castings and machine,work done to order on short, notice, j Particular attention paid to Roofing, Eve Troughs, Con j doctors, ffntters and ifl'l k.ncls of Jobbing done and war ranted to give satisfaction. All kinds of Second Hand Cooking Stoves oil-hard, j which will be sold very cheap. Please give ns a call. Towanda Nov. 1. lfr.Yt. JOHN CARMAN. Knival of the Great Eastern ! LATEST INTELLIGENCE:! IMPORTANT NEWS TO THE CITIZENS OF TOWANDA AND VICINITY! ME. SOLOMON has jnst refnrned from • the East witii the LARGEST, BEET & CHEAP j EST stock of j,j '■ Fall & Winter Clothing, •ver brought to thin market. I can assure my custo mers that I have studied their iuterest as well as my own by bnyirig the bist mide, and of Fash ionahie Clothiug to be found. My stock consists of Pelia sier, Raglan, Sack, etc, Overcoats; Black and Fancy Cassimere Frock and Sack Coats of all styles and quali ties ; Black Doeskin, Fancy Cassimere and Satinette Pant' ; F.ipcy Silk and Cotton Velvet, Cassimere, Satti net and Plnsli Vests, in fact, a great many styles too num erous to mention, also including a large stock of GENTS FURNISHING GOODS' You will find it to your advantage to call and examine my stock before purchasing elsewhere. Come one 1 Cone ail! to the Clothiug Store of M. E. SOLOMON, Towanda Nov. 1,1859. No. 2. Patton's Block. N. B.—Just lIBCBtvKD —A large Stock Of Sloe Leather Upper leather, Kipsfcina, Calf Skius, Lming Skius, which will be sold cheaper than elsewhere in this, market- The highest market price in rash, will be paid for all kinks of Grain. Wool, Hides and Sheep Pelts. Remember the pkee, No. 2, Patton's Block, M. E. 8. XTkA CORDS OF BARK WANTED !- i I'Y'V be paid for OAK AND HEMLOUC i BARK, aud HIDES AND SKIVH. at the highest market '•-.t'e oy K - wpt'P- v <. WWk'aM.