The Kentucky Infernal lilauliiiie —t ull
Account of the Explosion una As he
suits.
(From the Louisville Journal of Feb. Sth.)
Steamer Grey Eagle arrived from Hender
son yesterday, and from her officers and pass
engers we obtain the particulars of another
tragical affair at Hawcsville, which occurred
on Monday morning.
Oar readers doubtless recollect the Lowe
affair. Dr. U. A. Davidson and a man named
Witherow were charged with murdering Lowe
ia his cell in the jail. This atrocious act had
been denounced by Mr. Wra. Sterrett, a law
yer and farmer, who resided about four miles
above llawesviile, and engendering an ill feel
iug between him and Davidson. The latter
to avenge himself on Sterrett, resorted to an
infernal machine. We now give this account
furnished by the officers of the Gray Eagle.
The persons in the store when it was blown up
were C. B. Duncan, J. G. Duncan, Win.
Sterrett, James Redding, Bennett and
Davidson.
On Monday last, Dr. Davidson entered the
store of Mr. Duncan, in which Mr. Sterrett,
with three or four other persons, was seated,
lie had under his cloak a willow market bas
ket, in which, covered over with some eggs,
was an infernal machine of his own invention.
A description of this instrument of death may
be interesting.
It was a tin tube, large enough to contain
five or six pounds of powder, with which it
was filled. This magazine was contained
within another tin canister of double the size.
The space between the two was filled with bul
lets or large-size shot, a sufficient number to
weigh ten or twelve pounds. This infernal
machine was constructed under the Doctor's
especial direction by a tinner in Cannelton,
Indiana, which town is immediately opposite
Hawcsville. Dr. Davidson approached Mr.
Sterrett, and, when within a few feet of him,
lie set fire to his infernal machine, with thcex;
pcctation of blowing himself, Mr. Sterrett,
and everybody else in the room, iuto eternity.
Tiie shock was terrible. The room was
built of stone and brick. One whole side of
the house was blown cut, the roof was lifted
from the ralters, and six large sills above were
broken.
Mr. Dancar., the merchant, was very dan
gerously wounded—it is feared fatally. Mr.
Sterrett was seriously hurt and badly burnt.
Three of the bullets entered Lis face, and it is
feared lie may lose an eye. Dr. Davidson
Lad his left forearm broken in two pieces, his
collar bone broken, his right shoulder dislo
cated, the flesh torn off' tiie shoulder to tlie
bone, his clothes torn from his body, and lie
was badly burned in the face, breast and arm
He was a horrible sight, and rushed from the
house after the explosion, crying " Kill me for
God's sake ; I do not want to live any lon
ger." Two other persons were in the room,
bat were not seriously halt.
The citizens of tiie town, hearing the noise
and fetling the shock, rushed to and fro in
the wildest confusion. They thought that a
log of powdep had exploded in the store room.
AVheu they were informed of the true cause of
the explosion, many persons were iu favor of
killing Davidson, ami strongi hurts Were made
to do so. The news spread through tiie coun
ty, and the country people were resiling to
town with their guns for the purpose of tak
ing part ia the mob. The whole town was
arming. The greatest and wildest excitement
prevailed throughout the town.
When the Grey Eagle left Hawcsville, at
nine o'clock on Monday'night, the excitement
was ii. terse, and it was thought that David
son would be taken out by the infuriated ciii
r sis end killed. A s'rong guard was s'a'ioncd
around the house to prevent it. This is cue
of the most appalling atrocities that ever was
perpetrated in a Christian country. It is ten
times more frightful in its conception than the
Lowe tragedy, but fortunately less destructive
ui its re ult.
Governor Chase's Letter on the Tariff.
The following letter from Governor Chase
to Senator Stanley, of the Ohio legislature,
lias just been published :
" COLCHBUS, October 25,1R59.
11 MY DEAR SIR : We are all gratified to
hear of your election to the Senate, and I
was particularly gratified by your letter con
firming the good news and assuring me of your
personal good will. Believe ine that I value
the esteem of such men as yourself far more
highly than any office ; and only regret when
I compare my knowledge of mysel f with that
esteem, that I cannot feel it is better deserved
" Surely there should be no disagreement
between Republicans as to the tariff. What
ever may be any man's theoretical view of free
trade, we are agreed that there is no prospect
of the adoption of the policy of unrestrained
commercial intercourse by civilized nations
during the life of any of us ; and no one, I
believe, proposes the adoption of that policy
by the United States without the concurrence
of other nations. Certainly Ido not. lam
a practical man, and wish to take practical
views of this tariff question, asof every other,
avoiding nltraism in every direction. I know
that we have always had a tariff. I know
that we have never had a horizontal tariff', un
less the Compromise act of 1833 may be
called such. I kuow that for a long time to
come, and perhaps as long as our Union shall
endure, we shall have a tariff. Now, these
things being so, 1 am clearly of opinion that
tariff laws, like all other laws, should be so
framed as to do as much good and as little
harm as possible ; and I am, therefore, in fa
vor of such discrimination as will best secure
and promote the interests of labor—of our
own labor—and the general well being of our
own people. No man, in my judgment, de
serves the name of an American statesman
who would not so shape American legislation
sind administration as to protect American in
dustry, and guard impartially all American
rights and industry. Truly your friend.
S. P. CHASE."
HtST" A terrible accident occurred Inst week,
in tlie Paper Millsof Messrs. C. W. McKelvy
& Co., at Cattawissa. Mr. Franklin Zerr,
son of Benj. Zerr, whilst at work about the
machinery of the Mills, had his hand caught
between the rollers of the cylinder and was
drawn in tip to his shoulders, mashing his arm
entirely (hit, although strangely enough, with
out breaking the bones, and in this terrible
situation the heated roller burning his arm
and tlcir continued evolutions tearing off the
flesh he was detained several minutes, until
the engine was stopped and the sufferer was
extracted from his perilous situation. Mr.
Zerr was a worthy, Industrious, and excellent
young man, —the principal support of a large
' - ' ua'ls ore v< rv
" re eutertaiued of Lis ultimate
Columbia Dcjnocrat,
Rictus front all iiatlous.
—On Tuesday evening the firemen of New
York elected John Decker. their Chief Engineer for the
ensuing year.
Mr. Greeley, In a letter from the North
west predicts the nomination of Douglas at Charleston.
—lt is stated that the agent, who made up
the list of New York Merchants for Southern buyers to
trade with, pocketed between $3,0(10 and SI,OOO black
mail, during the operation.
—A South Carolina paper notices the death
of a mule, whose age was known, with certainty, to te
sixty-two j-ears at the time of his death. Such an in
stance of longevity is without a parellel.
—The Post-Office bill which passed the
House Monday, will release over $1,000,000 within a fort
night, now lucked up in the vaults, thus easing the
money market and affording relief to suffering creditors.
—Stephen 11. Branch has failed to raise the
necessary capital to open a sejur store in New York, so,
John Chinaman like, he has resolved to erect a stand in
the open air, and hold forth in the north-west corner of
the Park. lie announces his intention in one of his crazy
effusions.
—Nicholas Longworth has now in his cellar
four hundred and sixty thousand bottles of wine. When
it is remembered that there are two or three other large
manufacturers in Cincinnati, some iuea may be formed of
the extent to which the grape is cultivated in that vicin
ity. .
—A lady, Miss Stewart, of Cumber
land County. Pa., was so badly scared a few weeks ago
by meeting a will-o' the-wisp that she was taken ill upon
reaching home, and in a short time afterward died from
the effects of the prostration of her nervous system, su
perinduced by the fright.
—The residence of Daniel Early, Sr , situ
ated about three miles from llyde Park, I.uzerne County,
Pa., was destroyed by tire on Thursday night last. Three
children of Mr. Early perished in the flames. The moth
er and three other children escaped out of the second
story window with their lives, but all were badly burned
The father was absent at the time. The weather was in
tensely cold, the thermometer indicating 1G degrees be
low zero.
—A whole family living near Milwaukee
exhibit symptoms of hydrophobia. The terrible disease
h as been induced by drinking milk from a cow which had
been bitten by a mad dog.
—The new Chief Justice of lowa is a spir
itualist and it is stated that he has a castle at Keokuk
fur the reception of invisible ghosts.
—" Occasional " writes from Washington,
! that Mr. Buchanan is extremely Indignant at what he re
| girds the insult put upon bis dignity. It is related of
him. tli.it wlu-n lie heard of the decision of the House as
to the Clerkship, lie broke out in a torrent of invective,
using terras not the m >-t polite, and showing how true it
is to have, as Byron expressed it," a former friend a foe,"
tin affection of years soon being lost in the acerbity and
bitterness that have supplanted it.
—The Ithaca Democrat says that a yonng
colored woman by the name of Wood, daughter of the
!n 1.- Nicholas Wood, after attending the supper of Zion
"hurch at the Town Hall, on Wednesday evening last,
returned to her home, and, sitting down by the stove,
soon fell asleep. .While in this position lier clothing
caught lire, and, before the lire could be extinguished,
-he was so severely burned that death ensued on Tuesday
afternoon, nd relieved her from lier misery, which is des
ri ed .i intense. She was in the 17th year of lier age.
—Tlift new Temperance Society in William
-port has 130 members, and appears to be gaining atten
tion to that much needed Reform.
—" The R -scue Fire Engine and Hose Co.''
the second i.i Wiilhun-puit has been "dedicated" by a
s lpper and speeches.
—While cutting a channel in tlie icc for his
boa' at White Haven, the ferryman found a box contain
ing t;.b y of an iniant, which had doubtless been mur
d red.
—S. F. Lathrop of the Democrat has been
appointed Post Master at I.uportc, Pa., in place of C. C
Pinch, resigned.
—ln Eidred township, Jefferson comity, a
large pine tree, which was being cut d iwn, tell across a
school house rear by, crushing it to atoms. Although
tbrrs were forty children in the building at the time, yet
strange to say. only one of the nil nbcr was injured.
—Some boys skating on Mahoning creek
in Danville, Saturday 1 t-t, found a white ingle infant, im
bedded in the ice. It was brought to the office of A. 1".
Russel, Esip, wh > summoned a jury, but no facts could be
elicited to trace the inhuman monster by whom the foul
deed was committed.
—On Sunday a house owned by David Sei
lfprt, near Eellefonte, accidentally caught tire and was
burned to the ground.
—On Sunday evening, a burden train on
tiie Northern Central Railway, when near bnthcrrilie,
Baltimore county, ran over a man named John B. Sulli
van, who, at the time, was intoxicated, and had fallen
on the track. His little daughter, seven years old, was
with hi in at tiie time, and endeavored to get him off the
track in time, but could not. The man was instantly
killed.
—Gu.stavus Swan, whose signature as Presi
dent of the State Bank, of Ohio, has puzzled millions,
died at Columbus, Gth inst.
—The annual State election in New Hamp
shire will take place on the ISth of March next. A cor
respondent of The Huston Traveler says the Republicans
have car.va—ed the State, and have ascertained that they
will have five thousand majority. Last year the Repub
i lican majority was 3,300.
—lt is said that the first remark of John
Hickman, Anti-Lccompton Democrat of Pennsylvania,
after listening to the recent speech of Senator Douglas,
was: " Upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dirt shait thou
eat all the days of thy life."'
—Judge Sntalley, Chairman of the Demo
cratic National Committee, has just returned from
Charleston, where he has been making arrangements for
the meeting of the National Convention. lie secured the
Charleston Institute, which is sufficiently large for the
purposes required. It will accommodate nearly three
thousand persons, lie says ample accommodations will be
made for all persons desirous of attending the Conven
tion.
—lt is stated that, immediately after the
nominations by the Charleston Convention, Mr. Dallas,
our Minister to England, will be recalled. There are two
prominent names mentioned in connection with this mis
sion.
—The lottery system in Maryland will lc
broken up by tlie new code adopted by the Legislature
Delaware appears to be the only State which braves pub
lic opinion in this matter, and there gambling is encour
aged to build churches.
A bill for a Convention to frame a consti
tution has passed both branches of the Nebraska legisla
ture, and has received the Governor's signature.
—Eighteen more Kentuckians, citizens of
Mason and Bracken counties, have been expelled from
that State on account of their opinions on Slavery, and
arrived at Cincinnati, January 31st.
—Jesse AV heeler, formerly Surveyor of
Guilford county, N. C., has been arrested for circulating
sixty copies of Helper's Impending Crisis. Several per
sous have been arrested iu ltuudolph county, N. C., on a
similar charge.
—The income of the Sheriff of New York
City is $03,000 a year !
Ibc Jast Tike's Peak Express brought
93000 in gold,
§rai)fori) iUporttr.
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ftQ V s The office of the REPORTER has
been removed to the wooden building two
doors west of the former location.
COMMITTEES OFTIIE HOUSE. —On Friday last,
the Speaker announced the Standing Commit
tees. In making thorn up, Mr. PENNINGTON
did not imitate Mr. ORR'S illiberality, but has
given the Southern men a fair representation.
The following are the Chairmen of some of
the most important : —-
I fays and Means —Mr. SHERMAN.
Commerce—- Mr. WASIIBURNE, of Illinois.
Territrries —Mr. GROW.
Judiciary —Mr. HICKMAN.
Elections— Mr. GII.MER.
Manufactures —Mr. ADAMS, of Maine.
Indian Affairs —Mr. ETIIEUIDOE.
Foreign Affairs —Mr. Con WIN.
Public I.amis— Mr. TIIAYER.
Patents—Mr. MILLWABD.
PAYMENT OF STATE TAXES. —An effort is
made to secure the enactment of a law by the
present Legislature which, if passed, will be
! an advantage to the people in the payment of
! their State taxes. According to the present
law, if the Revtnue Commissioners fix the
; amount of State tax to be paid by a county,
say at SIO,OOO, aud the Assessors of the
county should assess $12,000 State tax, the
State will claim the $2,000 excess. Tiic law
proposed will give the State no more than the
amount fixed by the Revenue Commissioner,
I and certainly that is all she is entitled to, the
j excess to go into the county funds, to be used
for county purposes. It is impossible for the
1 county assessors to assess an amount exactly
1 equal to that fixed by the Revenue Commis
sioners as the quota to be paid by the county;
sometimes it may be too low, and sometimes too
i high ; —if too low, the county must make-up
' the deficiency, and if too high, of course the
' county ought to get the excess.
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION BILL. — A New
Homestead Exemption bill has been intro
duch into the Legislature of this State. It
provides that, in addition to the property now
exempt by law from sale under execution,
there shall be exempt by law, from levy and
forced sale, under any execution for debt here
after contracted, the lot and buildings there
upon, occupied as a residence and by the deb
tor, (being a house-holder and having a fam
ily,) to the value of SI,OOO. Such exemption
| shall continue, after the death of such house
holders, for the benefit of the widow and fam
j ily, some or one of them containing to occupy
such homestead until the youngest child shall
become 25 years of age, and until the death
of the widow ; and no release or waiver ol
j such exemption shall be valid.
HON. THADDEUS STEVENS AND TIIF. "CRACK
I OF DOOM." —The Lancaster Express, comment
ing on a sketch of Hon. Thaddeus Stevens,
savs: "The latest and best joke of Mr. S.,
however is the reason he gives for voting for
Pennington, of New Jersey. It will he rccol
lected by our readers, that about a week since
he announced his intention of sticking to Mr
Sherman until the "crack of doom." But on
Friday he voted for Mr. Pennington. Sup
posing no doubt, that his friends at home
wonder how he could reconcile that vote with
his previous declaration, ho wrote to one of
them to relieve them of any apprehension.—
He said that on Friday morning he had been
reading an account of the earthquake iu South
Carolina, and he thought that was a " little
crack," and concluded to go for New Jersey!"
£<3"- A largo haul of Thieves was made
near Coudersport, Fa., on Saturday of last
week. Three persons, named Ira Potter,
Charles Lewis and Merritt Chapel, were ar
rested on the Sinuemahoing, charged with
stealing, passing counterfeit money, and various
other swindling operations, and brought be
fore Justice Gushing of Coudersport, when,
after an examination, they were committed to
jail to await trial. Potter hails from Clymer,
Tioga Co., Pa. Lewis from York State, and
Chapel lived in Jackson township, Potter
county several times, but always escaped the
full operation of the law by some means ; and
several years ago he broke out of the Couders
port jail.
THE DEAD-LOCK OPENED. —The members of
the House, at Washington, kept theSergeant
at-Arms busy on Thursday, in paying their
mileage, and salaries, the Speaker having
signed a check on the Treasury for a large
amount of money.
B*2?- The bill to incorporate the Susquehanna
Valley Railroad Company has passed the Sen
ate. The bill authorizes the construction of a
Railroad from Pittston to the State Line, in
Bradford County, with a capital of $500,000,
and authority to issue bonds to the amount of
$1,500,000. The road to be commenced with
in three years, and finished within eight years.
MURDEROUS ASSAUI.T. —The Binghamton Re
publican of Wednesday, states that about
nine o'clock on Tuesday night, four young men
who it is reported, were under the influence of
liquor, entered the cake, beer Ac. es
tablishment, and the residence, also, of his
family,) of Mr. Charles Boughton, on Court
j street, just at the enst end of the Chenango
bridge ; and Mr. Boughton, who was enter
taining some of his friends iu a sociable man
ner, requested them to take their departure.
This was resisted by the party, and some one
of the number attacked Boughton and in
flicted a severe wound on his head —with a
stone, it .is supposed —fracturing his skull,
which will probably prove fatal. I)r. Brooks,
Sen, and Drs. Gandofoand Oriswold attended
the wounded man, and removed a large piece
of bone from his skull. Four young men,
John Nash, Win. Nash, Jack Rhodes and
Mathew Gary, supposed to be the parties who
committed the assault, were arrested, and on
Wednesday afternoon had an examination be
fore Esquire llodgers, who re-committed John
Nash and Jack Rhodes to jail to await the
result of Mr. Boughton's injuries. There
being no evidence agaiult Nash or Cary, they
were discharged.
IION. JOHN* HICKMAN ASSAULTED. — A per
sonal difficulty happened after the adjourn
ment of the House, Friday. As Mr. Hick
man was returning home through the Capitol
grounds he was overtaken by Mr. Edmondson
of Virginia, who upon approaching him called
out, and drew back his hand to strike. Mr.
Ciingman, who was accidentally passing, hast
ened up and seized his arm, when Mr. Edmon
son struck at Hickman with his left hand,
knocked oIT his hat, but doing him no injury.
The whole affair was instantaneous, and
seemed to snpprise Mr. Hickman. Mr. Breck
inridge, who came up, took him away, and.the
scene ended. The alleged provocation for this
attack was an insulting reflection upon Vir
ginia, contained in a recent speech of Mr.
Hickman, in which he charged that seventeen
men and a cow had frightened the State.
MRS. HENRY WARD BEECHER met with a
set ious accident Thursday in Brooklyn. She
was riding m an open chaise with her young
son and his nurse, when the horses took fright
and run away, flinging the inmates of the car
riage to the ground. Mrs. B. was injured very
seriously—but is recovering.
CsafThe tr'ftl of llazlett, at Charleston,
Va., for his connection with the John Brown
affair was concluded on Saturday last, by the
jury rendering a verdict of guilty of murder
in the first degree. The prisoner received the
verdict with the same indifference which he
has manifested during the trial.
Brownsville, Texas, dates to the sth
instant state that an American steamer, and
also the forces under command of Col. Ford,
had been fired upon by Mexicans bearing the
Mexican flag. Col. Ford had crossed the
river in pursuit of the enemy, and a border
war was considered inevitable. It is also sta
ted that the people of Matamoras sympathize
with Cortina.
CS3* Hon. Henry I>. Gilpin, a distinguished
citizen of I'ltiladelphia, and one of the most
eminent lawyers in the State, died in that
city, on Sunday last. He was Attorney Gen
eral of the United States under the Adminis
tration of President Van Burcn.
DEATH OF AN ACTOR. —The celebrated actor,
WILLIAM E. BURTON, died on Friday evening,
at his residence in New York, of enlargement
of the heart, a disease from which he had long
suffered. 11 is age was 58.
CsiUlt is said that the Republicans in the
city of Washington have positive proof that
the President was in possession of information
that John Brown was about to invade Virgin
ia and seize the Arsenal at Harper's Ferry as
early as May last.
fifeC" Petitions are pouring into the Leg
islature from the Lackawanna Valley in favor
of a new county, to be called Lackawanna
Mr. Ketchnra presented thirteen petitions of
the kind on the 27th of January, and on the
81st he presented eighteen petitions contain
ing over six hundred names.
How THEY DISSOLVE THE UNION. —The
South Carolina Legislature lately sent out n
parcel of resolutions inviting each of the other
Southern States to join in a disunion confer
ence.
When they reached Texas, the Legislature
eyed them suspiciously. Members remarked
that Texas had had to much trouble getting
into the Union to be in a hurry to get out of
it. Aud they were summarily laid upon the
table.
When they reached Virginia, there was a
long debate. But the Legislature finally
came to the sensible conclusion that a disunion
conference would have no power to dissolve
the Union, and, if it had, that wasn't what
they wanted. So the resolutions were not
concurred in.
When they reached Maryland, the whole
Legislature rose up, with two exceptions, to
indignantly spurn them as an invitation to
treason, which message goes back to South
Carolina, with their compliments.
Cold comfort for fire eaters, this !— Albany
Evening Journal.
JCQy*The Democrats have thrust two new
issues into the Presidential canvass : Dissolu- ;
tion of the Union if a Republican President is
elected, and a slave code tor the Territories if
a Democrat is chosen
Three or four hundred men are now at
work making the excavations for the Parlia
ment buildiogs at Ottawa, the new Capitol of
Canada.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
DEDICATION. —By Divine permission, the
new M. E. Church of Myersburg, Wyoming Conference,
will be dedicated to the worship of Almighty God on
Wednesday, February 22. It is expected tbut the Rev.
GEO. H. BI.AKESLEE, the Presiding Elder of the District,
and Rev. GEO. P. POBTBR, of Waverly, N. Y., will tic
present and preach. Services wilt commence at 11 o'-
clock A. M., and £ P. M. The clergy and laymen from
contiguous pastorates are cordially invited to be present
and participate in the exercises.
R. VAN VAI.KENBUBG, Pastor.
ACCIDENT.—A member of Fire Company
No. 2, named MILES TROUT, (says the Klmira Press) was
accidentally struck in the stomach by the tongue of the
hose carriage, while out to the false alarm on Thursday
evening. He managed to get to the engine house, where
he was afterwards found in an insensible condition, and
taken home to his hoarding house on Conongue street. —
He was somewhat better Saturday,
s/
SUDDEN DEATH.—GF.OROE AVERT, of Rome,
in attendance upon Court, as a (traverse juror, died on
Thursday last, very suddenly. He bad eaten bis break
fast as usual, when he was taken suddenly ill, and not
withstanding the best medical attendance and every at
tention by the family in which he was boarding, expired
about 12 o'clock, M-, having been senseless during the
whole time. Apoplexy was the cause of his death. His
remains were taken to Rome for interment. Mr. A. is
spoken of as a highly respectable and much esteemed
citizen—he was agc l about 50 years, and leaves a wife to
deplore his sudden and untimely end.
esy We are informed that Rev. J. G. No-
BLK is holding a revival meeting in the Christian Church
at Benton, Columbia county, in which a respectable num
ber of persons are engaged. The prospects are lair for
an extensive revival. On Sabbath last four person* were
immersed at that place, aud on Sabbath next several
more are to be immersed.
CSsfTlic Money Luminary says a party of
hunters a few days since shot two wild cats in Sullivan
county. One weighed 45 and the other 38 pounds.
AWFUL. —Mr. TIMOTHY IIAY, was literally
eaten up by a horse, belonging to Col. JAMBS Paso AS, in
this place, one day last week. The horse was a vicious
one, and young HAY having occasion to go before him in
the-stable, was seized, and before assistance could reach
him was almost totally devoured ! Ilis remains were in
terred a short distance from t >wa.— Sullivan Democrat
[The deceased was very nearly related to Mr. CLOVER,
and an intimate friend and associate of Esquire OAT—all
of whom are in the deepest affliction for his sudden end.]
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MILITARY AND MASONIC FESTIVAL AT EI.MIRA
—Extensive arrangements have been made forcommem
oruting the birth day of WASHINGTON with a grand L'nion
Military and Masonic Festival at Ely's Hall, Glinka, on
the 22d inst.
The adornment of the Hall for the occasion promises
to be of rare beauty and richness, and w.I! evince a large
amount of skillful arrangement and appropriate display.
The Military decorations will occupy both extremities of
the Hall, while the Masonic emblems, etc., will be placed
st the sides. Under the Gallery the arrangement will be
| -imiUr to that of last year—consisting of a raised plat
' I >rm. beautifully carpeted, upon which sofas, tcte-a-tete*.
j chairs, large-sized mirrors, etc., will be so placed as to
| give the whole the appearance of a:i elegant p.trior
j lleie there are to be three apartments, formed by the
hanging of American flags from the ceiling, and from
the beautiful retreats those who may have wearied of
the dance can survey the giddy scene spread out before
them, and at the same time enjoy the pleasures of relax
ation and repose.
At 9 I'. M., the Military and the Masons w ill form in
procession, attired in full uniform and rega ia. and with
appropriate music. It is confidently anticipated that a
large number of prominent Military gentlemen and mem
bers of the Masonic Order from abroad will b# present
and participate in the- festivities of the evening.
CONCERT AND COTILLION PARTY. — The Ul
ster Brass Band will give a Grand Concert and Cotillion
Party, at the Lcßoy House, on Wednesday evening 22d
inst. The L'l-t" r Bu dis compo-ed of gentlemen, who
tiler the leadership of DiTTRtn, in ah* first rate music
We commend their Concert to all lovers of music and
tin Party to those addicted to " tripping it on the light
fantastic toe."
COURT PROCF.ERINGS. —February 6th.--The
•e-vcrat Courts of Oyer Terminer, Quarter Sessions and
Common Fleas, were called and opened, at 10 o'clock. A.
M. Judges Wii. MOT, LONG, and PASSMOKE, all present
and after a short session, adjourned to meet again in the
afternoon at 2 o'clock, nt which time Court being again
called, and the Constables from the several townships
being < alied, made their returns. After which the Con
-tabl s elected at the late township elections from the
different townships, were called, came forward, gave
bonds, took the required oath of office.
The Grand Jury were called, and the following persons
answered to their names and wer* sworn and sent out
undercharge cf Court j
Jesse Allen. Foreman, Ensley W. Gillett, William But
tory, William B. Horton, Alexander Brink, W. W. Irvine,
Simeon Brink. Abel Moore, Harry Benjamin, J. F. Means
Robert Bard well, A. M. Mix, Silas B. farmer, Charles
Piatt, Ira W. Corbin, I. P. Spalding, Andrew Crand.dl,
Charles Viall, O. W, Emery, John H. Weed, W. O. Gun
saulus, O. F. Young, Isaac Young.
During the time they were in session, the matters of
business which came before them was disposed of in the
following manner :
TRI B BILLS.
Com. vs. Samuel DePew. Larceny.
Com. vs. John M. Pike. Selling liquor without license.
Com. vs. Francis Ripley and Dwight Ripley. Larceny
Com. vs. Dennis B. Knapp. Obtaining goods under
false pretences.
o;>m. vs. Francis Ripley. Larceny.
Com. vs. Francis Ripley, Dwight Ripley, Samuel Rip
ley, W. C. Ripley and Charles Itipley. Conspiracy.
Com. vs. J. B. Hunt. Selling liquor without license.
Com. vs. William Kelly. Larceny.
Com. vs. Michael McMahon. Assault and Battery.
NOT A TRUE BILL.
Com. vs. Daniel Cain. Larceny.
Com. vs. Carlton C. Honker. Perjury.
The Grand Jury having fini-hed the business laid be
fore them , were d.scharged on Thursday, 9th int.
The following business came before the Court and
traverse Jury and disposed of as follow s :
Com. vs. Samuel DcPew.— I-arceoy—lndictment on a
charge of stealing a horse, the property of Bennett Black
man. Feb. 6th, deft, arraigned anil pleads not guilty,—
a jury called and sworn and return a verdict of not guit
ty-
Com. vs. same—lndictment for stealing a qnantityof
Jewelry, the property of G. W. Northrop, valued at $lO.
Deft, pleads guilty.
Com vs. Win. Ivelley.—lndictment for larceny, on a
charge of stealing two oxen, on the 20th day of Decem
ber last, the property of E. Felix Hanlon. I)ef"t. pleads
not guilty, and after a bearing the jury return a verdict
of guilty.
Com. vs. Francis Ripley and Dwight Ripley larce
ny, on a charge of stealing from Hiram Spear, various
articles of merchandize, valued at $132. Defts plead
not guilty. After a hearing the jury return a verdict of
not guilty.
Com. vs Francis Ripley—Laceny,—lndicted on a
charge of stealing from Hiram Spear, various articles
of merchandize to the value of $31,40. Feb. 7th, after
a hearing the jury return a verdict of not guilty without
leaving the box.
Com. vs. Horace Hagar.—Larceny—Dert. charged of
stealing a pistol from Geo. S. Goodwin, valued at ss.
Deft, having plead gnilty at Dec. sessions, last, by per
mission of Court withdraws the plea of guilty and pleads
not guilty. The jury after a hearing render a verdict of
of gudty, and value the property at $1,15.
Com. vs. John M. Pike—lndictment for welling !i |no
without license. Feb. 7th, Defendant appears and plead
guilty.
Com. vs. Michael McMahon—Assault and flattery, com.
mittcd on Catharine McMahon. Deft, arraigned and
pleads not guilt/. Jury called and sworn and return a
verdict of guilt/.
The Court approve of the appointment of John p
Frink a Deputy Constable, appointed for Wysox, and
Erastus Durfcy, a Deputy of Smitlifleld, and Luther If.
Scott, a Deputy Constable ot Towanda borough.
Feb. 9th.—On reading and tiling petition, anl on mo
tion of Mr. Montanye, the conrt grant a license to Samuel
Dreifuss to travel with one horse and wagon as aped.
ler of dry goods, wares and merchandize.
On filing and reading the petition of requisite ntim!)er
of the voters and citizens of Derrick township f..i t| )#
removal ot the election from the Durand School ho se
the place where they are now held, to the School House
in Hurrickviile. The Court make an order that an el* c .
tion Ire held at the place where the elections are rr<># held
in said township, on Saturday the 21st day <4 April next,
for the purpose of voting upon the removal of said elec
tion. That the Constable of saiJ township, shall gi#
15 days notice of the time a d place of holding said
election. That the tickets to le voted shall have on the
outside the word "Change," and on the inside " For (he
Change," or " Against the Change."
In the matter of the application for a change of the
name of Charles E. Brown to the name of Charles J.
Brown, and that lie be the ad ipted son of Jesse Ilrown.
The Court make the necessary decree for a change of
name t and the adoption Ac., agreeable to the prayer of
petition.
Moses Harknesa vs. Nancy llarkncss. Feb. 7th, on
reading depositions, and on motion of Mr. Mercnr, the
Court decree a divorce to Moses Uarkuess from the bonds
of matrimony.
The jury were discharged on Thursday evening and
the Court adjourned to meet on Friday morning, at 10
o'clock. At which time it being again called, and after
a short session adjourned over to meet again on Monday
morning, at 10 o'clock.
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NEW NOVEL RY G. P. R. JAMBS.—Messrs.
T. R. Peterson A Brothers, of Philadelphia, have just
published " The Man in Black," a new Novel by (J. P. 8
JAMHS Esq., which is described as a sad and touching
domestic story of the reign of Queen Anne, of singular
and fascinating interest, and equal to the beet of the nu
merous Actions in which the author has enriched our lit
crature.
Sent by mail, post paid, on receipt of the price—fifty
cents.
The same publishers have also issue ! a new edition of
'• Mary of Burgundy," one of JAMBS' earlier and moat
popular historical Novels.
We acknowledged the receipt some weeks since of a
copy or the " Old Stone Mansion," by CHARLES J. PKTHK
sox, editor of Peterson's Magazine.
PMTHIMOM has written some very excellent works, and
as a romance writer, stands very high in the community
of letters. The " Old Stoue Mansion "is a story of most
profound intercut, it is written carefully, and with in eye
to effect. Startling as some of the scenes are, blending
as it does, the school of ILtdcliffe with that of Walter
8;ott. he never loses sight of Nature, or leaves his read
ers in a bewildered state as regards the distribution of
his characters. Indeed the work reflects the highest
credit on his talents as a writer, and equally so to the
literature of our country.
It is issued complete in two volumes, paper cover ;
Price One Dollar ; or, bound in one volume. Cloth, for
91.25. Send the price by mail, to T. B. Peterson A
Brothers. Philadelphia, and you will get the book by re
turn mail, post paid.
FIRE. —The barn of N. C. WARNER, 1 1-4
miles east of Montrose was burnt down on Saturday
night, last. The tenant living on the farm was arrested
on suspicion of burning it, but was discharged for want
of evidence to send him up fur trial.
A GREAT CURIOSITY.—CHARI.ES S Gn.NE.NT,
Rsq., has in his possession, at Great Bond, this county,
the greatest curiosity on record; it was found in the
woods near that place. It is a pair deer's horns, firraly
imbedded at the centre, in the body of a dogwood sup
pling. The wood is about inches in diameter where
the horns are connected, and it is also somewhat cu.'ir*-
ed tit the point of jet rscction/ The horns were about
twenty feet from the ground.
A short tifrtWrinee we happened in the Post Office at
Great Bend, when our attention was attracted by this cu
riosity. (which is nrtiied by the .Montrose Democrat.)—
The horns present the app -arance of being a part or
branch of the sapling, and it requires a close inspection
to see the point of intersection/ A portion of the iku'l
is attached, which shows the mark ot some sharp instru
ment. Vi ry evidently the horns have been hung upm
the sapbng when the deer was killed, and as the d g
w "id is of very slow growth,and the tree was dead whets
discovered, many year- have elapsed since the '• red man
of the fore-t." thus disposed of the trophy of his prow
ess, in after years to become an object of interest to thf
' pale-facer," and a memento that the aborigines have ail
passed away.
FIRE IN GIBSON*.—In Gibson,
County, on the rrroTnirrg of the 29th ult., a fire was dis
covered in the Bedstead Manufactory owned by Mr. \Vnt.
Eyiner. which resulted in the entire destruction of the
budding, as well as of a valuable saw mill which joined
it. The lire was supposed to have originated from soinc
ashes that had been left through the carelessness of some
one of the efiftplo/ees of the establishment in the build
ing. Mr. Eymer sustains a hiss of some S2(HtO, or more,
But amid his reverses he found not a few that were ready
1 and willing to show themselves " iriends indeed," which
was made manifest by their gathering around the ruin*
! and making up a donation of about 9500. The Commit
tee are busily engaged iu preparing timber and other ne
cessary materials for auother building, which will be
completed ia a few weeks.
C B. SEYMOUR & CO., NO. 101 Xassnn l.
New York, publish " Our Musical Friend," a weoklypnb
lication of sheet music, containing sixteen pages in each
number. Price, ten cents a number, or 95 a year. The
work is highly spoken of, but as wc see it but rarely, we
a:e not so well qualified to judge.
The same publishers have sent ns the second number
of " The Solo Melodist," published on the first and third
Thursdays of each month, at the same place for 8f,50 per
annum or ten cents a number. All the popular melodies
of the day will be incorporated into the " Melodist."
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KILLED.—AN Irishman BAMCTL GEO. BXA
KKTT, residing in Asylum, whrte-ehopping, was RO severe
ly injured by a tree, which had been lodged, tailing upoir
hm, that he died in a short time. His skull was badly
fractured. He was attended by Drs. ITOUKT, TCRNBK and
HOUTON, but the severity of his injuries rendered medical
assistance unavailing.
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KS-In oar notice of the accident oecnrrinpj
to Mr. GEORGE SYXLI.ES, of Athens, it was erroneously
stated that Dr. CHURCHILL'S surgical skill was called in
requisition. The wound was skillfully dressed by Dr.
KXAPP, of Athens, under whose ear® we are happy to
learn that Mr. W. is rapidly recovering.
PRCF. 0 S. DEAN lectured before the Young
Men's Christian Association at the Court House on Wed
nesday evening last. The subject was " Moral Heroism.''
We were unable to be present, but we hear the effort spo
ken of in the highest terms by those who were fortunate
enough to hear it. As a graceful, vigorous and brilliant
writer. Prof. D. has no superior in this section, while his
remarks are always eminently practical and utilitarian.
RECORD YOUR DEEDS. —Bteeds excecuted in
tliis State must be recorded within six months,
otherwise to be deemed fraudulent and void
against purchasers- or mortgages for value, un
less recorded before the deed uader which tb|
purchaser claims.