THIRTY-SIXTH COXGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Bince our last issue, the House has mainly
been cccnpied in listening to tt® disunion
speeches of Southern members. Several bal
ots have been had for speaker, SHUKMAN lack
ing four votes of an election.
On Thursday, Dec. 29, Mr. GROW proceeded
fo address the House, in answer to remarks
made by. Mr BAANCH of North Carolina,
charging Lim with defeating the Post Office
appropriation bill of last session, and impugn
ing hie motives for his action on that occasion.
Mr. GROW gave the history of the event, with
authorities and precedents showing that the
House was defeuding its prerogatives, aud
proceeded to reply to Mr. BRANCH'S personal
mputations as follows :
Mr. GROW. Such, MR Clerk, is the his
tory of the proceedings of the two Houses (f
Congress on the Post Office bill to which the
Senate attached their amendment increasing
postage. Such are the authorities and de
cisions on which we rcl ed to sustain the ac
tion of the majority of the House in relation
to it. And had the gentleman from North
Carolina [Mr. BRANCH] been as familiar with
constitutional laws and parliamentary preced
ents as his long practice in legislation would
have led us to suppose, he could have found
r-iifficient and abundant reasons to justify my
Conduct and that of a majority of the House,
without violating all parliamentary and gen
tlemanly courtesies that are recognized in all
deliberative bodies, by impugning the motives
of his peer, and charging soidid and selfish
considerations as the moving motive and cause
of our action.
Mr. BRANCH. I desire to ask the gen
tleman from Pennsylvania whether I am tr
understand his language as imputing to me any
conduct that was nngentlemanly ?
Mr. GROW. I said that the gentleman
violated a!! parliamentary NR.d gentlemanly
courtesies that are recognized in all delibera
tive assemblies. It R.eeds no reference to par
liamentarj law to know that. The first ruh
of parliamentary law is that no gentleman has
tb© right to impugn the motives of another.
Mr. BRANCH. 1 desire to ask the gen
tleman whether he means, by that language,
to impute to M.e any conduct that is ungen
tlemanly ?
Mr. GROW. I ask the gentleman to re
fer to his own language, and see what hi
thinks
Mr. BRANCH. I demand of the g*n
thunan from Pennsylvania to know whether
he means by that language to impute to me
any conduct that is uDgentlemanly or. unbe
coming ?
Mr. GROW, The gentleman charged, the
other day, that I had defeated the Post OT
tiee appropriation bill, in order to compel the
President of the United States to call an ex
tra session of Congress. 1 say that such an
imputation on my motives was not geutlemauly
under parliamentary law.
Mr. BRANCH. I repeat the que tion
which I have already asked the gentleman
from Pennsylvania — whether he designs, in
those remarks, to impute to me any conduct
unbecoming a gentleman ? A failure to re
spond I shall assume to be an affirmative an
swer.
Mr. GROW. Mr. Clerk. I take the LRN
gufige of the gentleman. What I have said
on it is plain English, and there it stands
The gentleman, the other day, impugned my
motives of action on the Post Office lull. The
impugnment of motives in a legislativ- body
is everywhere regarded, tint only unparliamen
tary, but as ungentlemanlv, under parliamen
tary practice and law.
Mr. BRANCH. I repeat that the gentle
man has not responded to my inquiry, and
that I shall take his failure to respond a? an
affirmative answer.
Mr. GROW. The gentleman can take just
what he pleases.
Air. BRANCH. I will do so.
Mr. GROW. I will read the gentleman's
own language, from the Globe of Monday
last-
" How, T think T am iustiflalile, in the fare of these
facta, in saying that the de.siin which the gentleman nail
in view was to kill the bill, and that the motive and ob
ject that lie had was to compel the President to call Con
girts together shortly after the 4th of Starch."
That is the language to which I apply the
parliamentary law ; and I take back nothing
that I have said.
SENATE, Dcc.30 — Mr. Rice of Min. introduced
several bills relative to public conveniences in
that State, and also gave uotice of a bill pro
viding for a temporary government within the
Territory of Dacotuh. Then Senate then ad
journed till Tuesday next.
HOUSE, Dec. 30. — Mr. Perry of Me. moved
a resolution that, until an organization was
effected, members be restricted to twenty
minutes speaking, aud not more than once,
until all members desiring to speak shall have
been heard. Also, that all motions to lay on
the table btj decided without debate. But
objections were made to offering the resolu
tion, and Mr. Boyce of S. <). took the iloor,
aud tttftde an attack on the Republican party,
charging it with obstructing tno execution of
the Fugitive Slave law. Mr. Stanton of Ohio
replied, when there was a lengthened colloquy
respecting the tariff" bill of 'O7, partisan pol
itics, kc., w hen Mr. Stanton, in view of the
inability to effect an organization by the ma
jority rule, suggested the adoption of the
plurality. This was objected to by members
of the Administration party, and Mr. Mont
gomery of PeuQ. moved that Mr. Corwin be
declared Speaker for 21 hours, in order that
a Deficiency bill might be passed for the relief
of mail contractors and other Government
creditors. Amid confusion, an adjournment
was had, by oue majority, until Tuesday.
THE IIARVPER'S FERRY INVESTIGATION. —The
Special Committee of the Senate appointed to
inquire into all the facts connected w ith John
Brown's foray have subpuiiiaed Judge Amy.of
Kansas ; Mr. Conw ay. Congressman elect Irom
Kansas ; Augustus Wattles, editor of the Kan
sas Jlt raid of Freedom ; Captain Montgomery,
oue of the Ivuusas free State border ruffian
leaders ; G. P. Lowrey, at one time Adjutant
General of the free State forces of Kansas ;
Dr. Howe, of Boston ; Mr. Sanborn, of New-
Hampshire, and Gerrit Smith.
HEALTH OF Mr. DOUGLAS.— Says the Wash
ington St?r of Tuesday : " Senator Douglas,
it is said, is far from being a well man, "and
his permanent recovery is very remote, if not
doubtful His disease is said to be trout in the
stomach. His purpose of going to Florida is
prevented l)y his inability to travel at present
though it is his purpose to go South as soon
us he ie strong enough to travel.
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NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONVENTION —ln
another column is jLhe call of the National
Republican Committee. It tnef in New York
on Wednesday last and fixed upon Chicago as
the place for holding the convention to nomii
ate a President, and the 13th of June t.s the
time. A number of places were suggested to
the committee, among them. Wheeling, Buffalo
St. Louis, Indianapolis. A strong inclination
was manifested to make choice of Wheeling,
but the fear that it might be misconstrued by
our sensitive Virginia friends into v. kind of
bravado prevented the selection. St. Loui.-
was considered as too far removed from a cen
tral location. The terms of the call ate broad
enough to satisfy all, save the mo 3 t captiuu ,
and those intent on not being satisfied in any
event.
ARRIVAL OF SENATOR SEWARD.- -The dis
tinguished New York Senator arrived at New
York on Wednesday week. After receiving
his friends at the City hall, on Thursday, he
left for Auburn, in the afternoon. His hone
ward journey was a series of gratifiying dem
onstrations of popular regard. At Albany,
where lie landed in the course of Thursday
night, crowds were waiting to receive him, and
lie was escorted to his lodgings amid the blaze
of torches and the glare of Roman condles.
At Utica, Syracuse and Rome, as lie passed
those cities, the population was on the qui rive
to greet him, which they did with the heart
iest. cordiality. It was, however, when lie
reached Auburn, his place of residence, that
the most enthusiastic expressions of joy weie
uttered. Speeches were made, cannon fired,
bonres decorated, and all o'.her known indica
tions of popular satisfaction afforded.
°
fttU A destructive fire 0:1 Thursday tnjrn
ing broke out 111 p. frame factory in Bickman
st.N.Y., destroying not only that building with
its contents, bit the stores of Bulklev Bros,
and Cyrus W. Field, with several others on
Aau street, and some tenement houses—fif
teen in ail. Tue total loss of property is es
timated at $500,000, of which the two firms
first named lust about SIOO,OOO each—mostly
covered by insurance. Several families were
driven out in the <-o!d, which was intense at
the time. Three or four firrmeu were badly
wounded, and several others are said to bo
missing.
UST" Whila Tom Corwin was breakfasting
at Brown's on Tuesday morning, Dec. 20, the
conversation turned upon the nomination of
General Scott at the LTiion meeting in N. Y.,
city. In reply to a question how it would- be
received, a member from Alabama replied
that the South would regard Scott's nomina
tion as worse than Seward's Mr. Corwin
promptly replied : " 1 think so, too ; he is a
fighting man." It is needless to say the mem
ber did not pursue the subject.
fig? - At an Union meeting at Rochester,
Wednesday evening, a resolution was offered
rebuking the sentiment that the election of
a President having views contrary to the min
ority, would be cause for a dissolution of the
Union, as announced in Congress and else
where. An effort was made to lay the reso
lution on the table, which failed, and it was
finally adopted by a large majority.
SSf The repulse of the marauders, who
have beleaguered Brownsville for a month
past, appears to have amounted to an utter
rout. On the 14th "ult., 300 United States
troops marched to attack CORTINA-?, and ob
tained a decided advantage, notwithstanding
they had iucautiously permitted themselves to
be drawn into an ambuscade in theearlier part
of the frav. Ou the 20lh battle was resumed
and after a severe struggle,the insurgents were
defeated aud put to flight. The latest accounts
left the victors in hot pursuit.
6®- Mr Sherman,the Republican candidate
for Speaker of the House, is of Connecticut
origin. Ilis grandfather, Taylor Sherman,
Guilt the house now occupied by Nathan
Beers. His father, Charles Sherman, was born
in that house, and lived there until his removal
to Ohio,in company with a large partyof Nor
walk people, who migrated to the Connecticut
Reserve, in Ohio. Mr. Sherman comes honest
ly by his Republicanism, as the patriot blood
of old Roger Sherman in his veins.
tear The last survivor of the Wyoming mas
sacre is not dead, as recently stated, one being
still alive at Torringtun, Ct, llis name is
Jeremiah Spencer. He was eight years old
at the time, and remember very distinctly
maqy incidents oonnected with the event.
ME. GROW CHALLENGED!
Under onr Congressional head,will be fcuud
a passage between Mr. GKOW and MR, BRANCH
of North Carolina. We have copied the re
port of the Congressional Globt r that Mr.
GROWS constituents might see precise!? what |
his words were upon that occasion. Mr. BRANCH
it will be observed, charges Mr. GROW with
the defeat of the Post Office appropriation bill,
and imputes motives to him which the latter
characterizes, " not only as unparliamentary,
but as ungentlcmanly under parliamentary
practice end law." Mr. BRANCH tried the
usual Southern method of bullying, and find
fng that Mr GROW had no qualifications to
make finally subsided.
Various reports havebeeu telegraphed from
Washington concerning a challenge and ar
rests, but it appears that immediately after
the discussion, Mr. BRANCH addressed Mr.
GROW the following note delivered by Gov.
WINS LOW. —
WASHINGTON CITV. Dei. 2D, 1859.
Kin—Will you please name a time and place, outside
the District of Columbia, at which yon will receive from
me a communication in writing. Very respectfully.
HON. GALI SHA A. GROW. L. O'B. LiiUN'CH.
To this note, intended as the preliminary to
A challenge, Mr. GROW returned the following
answer, through Hon. R E. FEXTON, of New
York :
WASHINGTON Crrv, Dec. SO. 1*59—7 P. M.
Slß— Your note of the 2Dth iu.-dant was placed in m.v
hands by your friend, Governor Win-slow, :-t 12 o'clock
M. to-lay. Ik ow of nothing that make, it necew-arv |
f rmetol a i< a ma ainl p! ice out-side the Di.st.ict of
Columbia t - rc eive fi-m sou a communication"in writ
in r. Yonrnoti was doabtl-ss—ats nothing ele bas oc
curred between us—!-a-e.l upon remarks mde by ine in
-Icb.ite io the House of Kepreeeniatwct in reply to your
speech impugning uiy motives and the integrity of my '
acts as a legislator. On that occasion I used m language !
in violation of parliamentary law and not warranted by ;
your remarks thus impugning my conduct. If your note )
is to b*'considered of s hostile character, tlien I have j
thus to reply. Regarding duellin-.' as at variance with'
the precepts of the Christian people, and it being pr.-bib ]
iied and declared a crime bv the ltws en.totfd by the '
body of which we are members, 1 cannot weognUe it as ,
a justifiable mods of settling difii-iilties anun < mea,
even in cases of unwarrantable provocation ; but nn
p rsonal ric t , and tiie freed >m of de'-Hte, eunnnteed
oy tlie const-uauon. 1 shal. defend whenever tliey are as
sailed. Very respectfully yours, GAbUSfIA A. GROW.
To H0n."1.. O'B. BiiANcn.
The finale of the matter is given by the
correspondent of tlie -Ye w York Herald:
Correspondence of The N. Y. Herald.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31, 1859.
The difficulty between Messrs. Grow and
Branch was clothed in so much mystery last
night, that it was utterly impossible to arrive
at nil the facts. They are substantially as fol
lows : About twelve o'clock on Friday, the
30tIi, Mr Grow received a note from Mr.
Branch, by the hands of Gov. Winslow of
North Carolina It was dated the 29th, and
requested Mr Grow to inform Mr. Branch
wiitre a communication in writing would reach
outside the District of Columbia. Mr Grow,
upon consultation with his fiends, on whose
judgment he announced his intention to rely,
no matter what their decision might be, at
seven o'clock in the evening replied to the
note of Mr. Branch, justifying his own ourse
in the House, and announcing, in plain Anglo
Saxon language, that the practice of the codi
being a violation of the principles of Christian
ity, and considered a crime under the laws of
his own State, and by the National Legisla
ture, of wh eh he and Mr. Branch were mem
bers, he could not recognize it, but would de
lend bis personal rights, and the right of the
freedom of debate under the Constitution,
whenever assailed. This note was handed to
Hon. Reuben E Feuton at about eight o'clock
to be delivered to Mr. Branch. Two hours
after the reply was forwarded, a friend of Mr
Grow received a note, through a Democratic
source, that the police had obtained informa
tion that there was to be a mortal combat,
and were in search of the principals ; and not
wishing to evade any responsibility that might
follow, Mr. Grow evaded the police.
Between 10 and 11 o'clock last evening Mr.
Branch was arrested, and required to give
bonds in the sum of $5,000 to keep the peace
Mr. Grow was not arrested until to-day at
12 12 o'clock, when he was required to -give
bonds in the same amount, though he had de
clined the invitation to disturb the peace.
No evidence was adduced to show that Mr.
Grow had violated the peace before the Jus
tice. The charge was made by Mr. Thomas,
upon what authority or evidence nobody knows !
—certainly not upon the facts.
All sorts of absurd rumors have been in cir
culation to day in the metropolis about the
affair, which have no foundation in truth. It
has been intimated that Mr. Brunch would as
sault Mr. Grow upon the street. Nothing has
happened to day to indicate such intention,and
it is to be hoped that the good sense of Mr.
Branch will induce him to refrain from any
further demonstration. Mr. Grow has pro
menaded Pennsylvaniaaveuue without molesta
tion.
The friends of both parties regret this oc
currence. I have heard a rumor today that
the friends of both parties—Senator Wade
and R. E Feuton on the part of Mr Grow,
and Gov. Winslow, Mr. McQueen and Mr.
Moore, on the part of Mr. Branch—wobld
make another effort to arrange the difficulty.
The community generally seem to condemn
the course pursued by Mr. Branch in sending
a challenge, on the ground that there was no
just cause for it, because he was the first ag
gressor in impugning the motives of Mr. Grow.
The relations heretofore existing between Mr.
Grow and Mr. Branch have been of a friendly
character, and but for the excitement conse
quent upon a heated debate on a nice point at
this peculiar time, there would not have been
any misunderstanding between them.
The part borne by Mr. GROW in this matter,
will meet the approbation of his constituents,
and add to the fame he has already achieved
as an able and feerless Representative. Al
most every day during the present session the
Republican members have been obliged to
listen to charges made against their principles
and themselves, of complicity with treason and
murder. In our judgment, they have snbuiit
-1 ted with too much patience to the arrogance
and bluster of the Southern liobadils. And
we are pleased to see that Mr. GROW has em
braced such a just and fitting opportunity to
teach a member manners who in defiance of
truth and parliamentary decorum impugns his
motives. Ilis manly and sensible answer to
the challenge of Mr. BRANCH is just what his
constituents expected at his hands. Opposed
on principles of morality to duelling, they
would not permit Mr. GROW to put his life in
I the bauds of every Southern slave driver, who
may from caprice or design choose to consider
himself iusalted—bat they do expect that he
will hold himself ready, when attacked, to
" defend his personal rights, and the freedom
of debate, guaranteed by the Constitution."
Mr. GROW has demonstrated, io his Con
gressional career, that be will not permit
either to be trifled with, and his determina
tiou and ability to defend them when attacked.
Ilis constituency watch, with pride and grat
ification, his able and cuorageous course, proud
in the consciousness that they have a Repre
sentative who is more than a match for the
Dictators of the South npon the floor of Con
gress, and who no ruffianism can deter from
the faithful performance of his duty. If the
Northern Representatives will follow out the
course initiated by Mr. GROW, and when South
ern Disuuionists make their charges against
the Republicans of complicity with murder, in
cendiarism, Ac., promptly but resolutely hurl
back upon them their conduct as onparlia
tary and ungcntlemanly, we should soon have
less display of " plantation manners," and more
of courtesy.
o©-The Tribune remarks of Mr. Branch's;
challenge :
We have hitherto said nothing about the j
l>orsonal quarrel which Mr. L O'B Branch of
N. C. has endeavored to fasten on Mr. Grow
of Pa., because the remarks of both gentlemen
in the Congressional debaling-club had been
fairly reported in our columns, and every on
who read them must be already aware tlm
Mr. Branch was first to give auil first to tnk
offense, and that his attempt to bully Mi
Grow into a apology or a duel was utter ~
unwarranted. Mr. Groiv's response to b -
virtual challenge was < x ictly what it s mil!
be, and will secure the hearty approval of to
constituents, and of all others who recognizt
the divine command, " Thou shult not kill,''
as a " higher law" than the du- l ist's 1-loodi
code. Mr. Grow's position is eminently ami
nobly right, and will be nobly maintained.
—And not let us see whether the law o!
the land which sternly forbids du> ling and
challenging to fight by Members of Congress
is worth the paper on which it is printed.—
EithcrMr. Branch has broken this law, or ant
one who chooses may drive an ox-cart through
it with impunity. Let the country know
whether this law is a reality or a sham. It a
reality, Mr. Branch has forfeited and mus'
vacate bis seat in Congress.
SPAIN AND MOROCCO. —The war which Spaii
has declared against Morocco may prove ;
more difficult enterprise than she anticipated
It seems that the Spanish invading force
have suffered severely at the very opening ol
the campaign. Tlie Moors, though little ad
vanced in civilization, are a warlike piople.and
they bate the Spaniards with all the fiereeues
of religious fanaticism. It is said that tin
Emperor of Morocco has 40.000 regular troops,
and that they arc well armed and equipped foi
warfare. The war sprung up, in a great
measure, from the traditional hatred existing
between the Spaniards and the Moors. For
nearly eight centuries the Moors held domin
ion in Spain, and though, more than three cen
turies and a half have elapsed 6ince their cx
pulsion, the old feeling of religious prejudice
still exists. Marshal O'DOXNELL, in his proc
lamation to the troops composing the expedi
tion, thus expresses this feeling The Queen
has placed me at your head that we might
together fulfil a duty of patrotism, of religion
and of military glory ; a duty which for Spani
ards are traditional and historical—war against
the Moors." Spain engages in a new crusade
against the Moslem, who, in turn, rouses up
all his old fanaticism to nerve him in the com
bat.
SSyThe Washington Correspondent of the
the Herald says. " the prevailing opinion is
that the present state of affairs will never be
repeated if tlie House is ever organized. A
law will be passed providing that after the
trial of a reasonable number of ballots, and it
shall appear that a majority cannot elect, the
plurality rule shall then take effect. The
most serious objections to the operation of the
plurality rule in the present House are made
by about twenty democrats who were in the
Thirty fourth Congress. They entertain the
the opinion that they were deceived under its
operation at that time, believing when they
voted for it they would seenre the election of
Mr. Aiken, of South Carolina, and assert that
the election of Mr. Banks was a surprise to
them. They declare that they will not be
cheated again ; that tliey know the adoption
of the plurality rule will elect Mr. Sherman,and
cannot elect elect any other person, and it is
therefore the last thing tliey will yield. Un
dcr parliamentary law they can prevent the
adoption of the plurality rule as long as they
can obtain votes enough to demand the yeas
and uays, which requires only one fifth of the
members voting."
S&" Gerrit Smith has so nearly been re
stored to complete health, that he on Wednes
day returned to his home at Peterboro', by
the desire of his nearest and dearest friends,
and the approval of his physician.
DEATH OF A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE.—
Marks D. Whitman, one of the members of
the Legislature from Dauphin county, died at
his residence in Lykens, on Saturday 24th ult.,
from the effects of a severe cold contracted
last fall.
Grand Jury of the United States
District Conrt, at Chicago has indicted eight
citizens of Ottawa, Illinois, uudcr the Fugitive
Slave Law, who participated io a rescue.
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REPI BUCAX NATIONALCOXVENTIOX. — A Na
tional Republican Csmvention will meet at Chicago, on
Wednesday, the 13th day of June next, at 12 o'clock
(noon), for the nomination of candidates to be supported
for President and Vice Presidcut at the next election.
The Republican electors of the several States, the ,
members of the People's party of Pennsylvania, and of ;
the Opposition party of New Jersey, and all others who
are willing to co-opcratc with them in support of the
candidates who shall there be nominated, and who are
opposed to the policy of tlie present Administration ; to
Federal corruption and usurpation ; to the extension of
Slavery into the Territories ; to the new and dangerous
political doctrine that the Constitution, of its own force, j
carries Slavery into all the Territories of the United
States ; to the re-opening of the African slave-trade ; to
siiy inequality of rights among citizens ; and who are j
i i favor of the immediate admission of Kansas into the I
Union under the Constitution recently adopted ly ita j
people ; of restoring the Federal Administration to a !
■lystem of rigid economy, and to the principles of Wash- i
igton and Jefferson ; of maintaining inviolate the rights j
• 4 tlie States, and defending the soil of every State and .
I'i-rritory from lawless invasion ; and of preserving the |
inegrityof this Union, and the supremacy of the Con
s tut : on and laws passed in pursuance thereof, ag linst
.he conspiracy of tlie leaders of a sectional party to re- j
sit tlie majority principle as established in this Govern '
ucDt at the expense of its existence, arc invited to send
rora each State two delegates from every Congressional
District and four delegates at large to the Convention.
EDWIN D. MORGAN, New 'York.
JOSEPH BAHTLETI, Maine.
GEORGE G. FOGG, New Hampshire.
LAWRENCE BRAI.XERD, Vermont.
JOHN T. GOODRICH. Massachusetts.
WM. M. CHACE, Rhode Island.
GIDEON WELLS, Connecticut.
JAMES T. SHERMAN, New Jersey.
THOMAS WILLIAMS, Pennsylvania.
GEORGE HARRIS MirvLtnd.
ALFRED CALDWELL, Virginia.
THO.M AS SPOOXER. Ohio.
CASSIUS M. CLAY, Kentucky.
JAMES RITCHIE. Indiana.
NORVIAX B. JUDR, llliuoia.
ZACHaI.I vll l'H YNPLKB, Michigan.
JOHN II TWEEDY. Wisconsin.
ALEXANDER RAMSEY, Minnesota.
ANDREW J. STEVENS. lowa.
ASA S. JONES, Missouri.
MARTIN F. COX WAY. Kansas
LEWIS CLEPUAXE, District of Columbia.
llov PRESTON Kixg, Senator from New
York, and Hon. K. S- Bison IM, Senator from Michigan,
were in this place, la>t week paying a visit to Hun. DAVID
IVILMOT. These gentlemen were all members of the
House when the Wilmot-l'roviso phalanx numbered bat
eight members, and stood shoulder to shoulder through
tlie contest. Now tlie friends of Freedom number enough
within/oar vote, to elect a Speaker.
Messrs. KINO and BINGHAM were limited in their stay
to a single day, and were visited by many of our citizen.-,
who regret that circumstances were such as to prevent
their distinguished visitors from a more extensive ac
quaintance with the staunch Republicans of this District.
flta?" The next Public Deb ite of tlie "A1
pha Epsilon Society," will lake place on Tuesday evening
January 10th. at which time an Essay will be read by '
HARKY WARP.
FOUND DKAD. —The dead body of an old
man named Abkl EDWARDS— known as a trapper and
fisherman hereabouts (says the IVaverlg Adeocalt) —was
found last Sunday, reeling against a stump on the river
hank, near R. C. WILSON'S, in Chemung, by some boys
who were out sporting with their hand sleighs. Near hy .
were the remains of fire which he bad nnd mbtedly kin
died to warm himself by, and not far off laid an empty I
whisky jug. Tlie most natural inference would be—that 1
he had sit down, most likely intoxicated, With the view
of warming himself, and the liquor and cold had lulled !
him to sleep from which he never awoke. It is supposed j
that lie had come to his ilcata thure over three weeks ago,
and his remains were consequently in a rapid state of de j
composition. A Coroners inquest was had which proba
bly resulted in a verdict iu accprdance with the above
facts.
DtxT There will be a Donation Party at the
house of PETKK VANOORDER iu North Towanda, on Fri
day afterqoon and eveuing, the 13th inst., for the benefit
of Rev. S. XICUOLS. All are respectfully invited to at
tend.
DONATION. —The friends of RPV. S. J GIB
SON, will pay him a Donation Visit at his house in She
shequin, on Wednesday evening, January 11, iB6O.
APPOINTMENTS BY TnE COMMISSIONERS. —The
Commissioners of this County have made the following
appointments for 18G0 :
Clerk— E. B. COOLBACGH.
.Mercantile Appraiser—A. D. Foss, of Leßoy.
CounseI —ULYSSES MERCUR.
Mr. COOLBCAGH has discharged the onerous and re
sponsible duties f Clerk with fidelity to the County, and
satisfaction to the public, and his re appointment will
meet with universal approbation.
B&" The County Auditors met 011 Monday
la-t, to settle the financial affairs of this County for 1559.
The board consists of Messrs. I'IKRCE, MASON and TRAVIS.
The large amount of business transacted and the heavy
expenditures necessary for elections, bridges. Ac. Ac.,
make the offi< e of Auditor one of great importance to the
tax payers. The members of the present board has been
selected for their honesty and cap city, and the public
can rely with certainty that the interests of thu County
will be closely guarded.
FTA?* The new Treasurer, WILLIAM GRIFKIS,
Esq., gave the requisite bonds and entered upon the do
tics of his office on Monday last. His well known energy
and business qualifications will ensure the faithful dis
charge of the duties of the office.
The retiring Treasurer, Mr. E. P. SH AW has managed
the business appertaining to the collection aud disburse
ment of the County revenues with promptness and fidel
ity It is no disparagement to his predecessors to say
that the financial affairs of the County have never been
in better condition than Mr. SIIAW leaves them.
The weather has been cold enough for
a few days past to satisfy the most hyperborean disposi
tion. An excellent crop of ice hits been formed, and the
ice houses in this vicinity arc all being filled.
COWLES, at the Ikkery, is now receiving
subscriptions for the leading newspapers, both of New
York and Philadelphia, to be received by express, and
which will be eupplicd en the lest terms.
THE SESUTK CommrEia.— THE CIAEITW
Enquirer BUJS S M
" Vfn regard ibe compoeitioo of the 1
committees Mas anni Uprated political o v
rage. The chairmanship of every I
of any importance was given to a 1
Deawerat. Wo Democrat from a free B tj q I
was assigned any leading position Thewhofe 1
programme was sectional in the extreme fj, J
Southern Democrats were neither jnst, 1
croon, nor magnanimous in thus appropriate, i
to themselves all the political honors of 1
Senate. While the Democrats are |
the Republicans as a sectional party, it (j O| J |
not look well to see them fill all the Senit* 1
committees up with chairmen taken fro®
one section of the Union. The free Statu I
have Democratic Senators that are well quah- I
Red, by ability and long service in that lo<] v
for the higbes: positions. and there is noexcuy
for such an unequal arrangement. The design,
ers of that programme could not have
the Republicans more effectually than ther
have by ignoring the existence of the I)OIM>
cratic Senators from the free States."
THE YACHT WANDERER — The slave RNDIT 1
Wanderer, whose escape from the FINITE •
States .Marshal in October last will be reioem
bered, has re appeared in charge of the MAT* ]
who has a strange story to tell of wandering 1
and adventures upofi the high seas. It SETM I
that one Lincoln P. Patten, of Path, ME .TJJ 1
the skipper who ran off with the vessel, NTR! 1
that only a portion of the crew were privy to 1
or could be brought to approve his plann ; j
that he had no stores or nautical ins'rtunenD, I
and that, with the aid of the British Consul
the Western Islands, where he pot in, he hail <
laid in $5,000 of provisions, for which, HAVING J|
again run away, he had paid nothing. To re
cruit these stores when ttn-y were nearly <•*. 1
hausted, he had pursued several merchantmen
with a design of plunder ng them ; and it WS
while Patter, WAS boarding a passing vess-F I
with his piratical design, that his crew LN<J
run off with the stolen yacht, and mule sail
for America. Tiic VESSEL is in the custody of
the U. S. Marshal ; the poor fellows WHO
brought her bark, and were in a sta'e OFGR,MT
suffering and destitution, have been provided
for.
FALL OK THK UXIOX D*r IT AT TKOT
About one-third of tlie northern end of the
roof and walls of the Union K iilro.id J) |x,t,
at Troy X. Y., fell at three o'clock Friday
morning burying the offices of the Central and
Saratoga Railroads This depot is the largest
in this country. The cause of tin- accident
was the contraction of the iron chords of the
arch from the in etisefy cold weather, which
made the east wait give wnv. Tlie watchman
was in the other end of the banding, and no
hodv was hurt. The loss will HID >U it to a'rjut
SIB,OOO. _
TEGR A squabble between ROIIJO blacks and
whites at Bolivar. Mo., on CHRISTINAS night,
Dec. 26. is magnified T Y rejort into a negro
insurrecU, O Several N-groes were arrested
and thrown into ptison. The whites were all
•iruied.in i te ror prevailed That it is A mom-*
magnified into a mountain, mnv be inferred
troiu the fact that the population of Polk
County is (by the last een.-II<) 5 816 tree in
habitants and 360 slnv-S. 15 ,|ivnr is A POST
town, with 500 inhabitants, * tinted in the
>outh-wistern quarter of Missouri.
BraS" Helper lias sent a splendidly bound
copy of the unabridged edition o' his " Impeirl
iog Crisis " to Missouri Clark, with a letter,
returning that gentleman his s'ticere thanks
for the magnificent advertis NN-nts lie HAS be
stowed, free of < h ;rge, upoi. his book
At the parsonage, ?n fail lon, Dereintier K th, by Rev. C.
McDuiignll. Mr. X \THAX T* DKXM \RK to MISS KM
MA I'AI.MKR. At the SAME time and place. Mr. ROY
AL T.THOMAS TO Miss AXXA PALMER, ail of Un
ion, Tioga county, I'a.
Iu Granville. Decrm'wr It. Mr. ALFERD PUTNAM to
Miss MATILDA SAXTON.
Christmas Kve. at the house of Mr. JOHN M'KEE. HE Iter,
(leu McXair, Mr. MALVERX O. B)S KY •>( Kun.
Madison conu'y. X*. Y.. to* Miss EMM V M'KEK, ut
Frauklin. this COUNTY. •
DIED,
Of paralysis on the 3,1 of November, in Asylum, MRS.
ADAH LUSHO!', consort of Mr. J. M. Bishop, iu the
sixtieth year of her age.
The very sudden death of this estimable christian lailv,
baa spread a heavy gloom over the neigbiwjrhood in which
she lived, and notice of it will be received with deep sor
row by a large circle of distant devotod friends, lltr
gentle manner, her amiable disposition, and her mild and
quiet spirit, attracted many, and secured the affectionate
regard OR all who associated with her. None knew her
but to love her, none became acquainted with her. Wl'H
out feeling the melting influences of those LI ippy qI T i
ties with which she had been gifted. In her early life
she became a memltcr of the'Preshyteri.vi church, and fR
more than forty years held fast the profession of her
faith without wavering. FEW persons were ever more
conscientious, few were ever gre iter readers of the sacred
scriptnres. Her Bible WAS her daily companion. Her
mind was tilled with religious truth, and olteu in private •
did she hold communion with the Heavenly Father. In
the various duties of life she WAS euergetic mid faithful,
and in those more important ones of christian wife and
mother, she attained to A peculiar txeelhuce. Long
will she be remembered by all who knew her, for her
virtues and her graces. " Her children will rise up and
call her blessed, her husband also and he will praise her.'"
B. A.
Line* pritten on the death of ADAH C. Bl*nor by
PNILLI* WORTH, and presented to the friends of the de
ceased as a token ol his regard and friendship December
6, ISJ9.
Resting with her elder brother.
Ere our hearts did least expect.
Has GONE home a Sainted mother.
With A righteous robe bedeck'd.
Charming voice ! and glorious calling!
God a welcome message sends.
Though to mortals quite appalling,
Though severe the loss to friends.
When God speaks, his grace consoling
Tells a husband look above,
Tells him though he's now condoling,
Meet me in the land ot love.
Tells the children now repining
Peace in ME ye realize,
Where no sorrows are combining
There no clouds obscure the skies.
Tells the mother, pilgrim weary,
After storms there comes a calm.
Though the present sceue be dreary
Lean upon a Saviour's arm.
Speaks to brothers who deplore her,
And the sister far away,
There is one Divine Restorer,
Sent lo guide to endless day.
Yea, God speaks, not one forsaking,
Bids the child to Jesus run,
Telia each father to be taking
Heed, before may set the sun.
May this warning voice be ringing
In each sinner's bead and heart,
To tine Crow nil he is clinging,
Neer more with Christ to part.