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Letter — from, Joliet—The - Laughlin ram- !mediate. He knew of the death of his da..ight er / 1 _ . Illinois Not Bad .
- • _ ily Dead. - I Laura Louisa. which occurred at the scene of , The telegraph was a little too fast is an
- The following letter has been received by the : the accident, but it was deemed nnadvisable to nonncing the election of an entire anti-Nebras.
Postmaider at this place, from a. gentleman inform him of the death of his Wife and other ka d e legation to Congress from Illinois. On
of Joliet, 111.. in reference to 'the terrible rail- child, and therefore while he retained big con- . the contrary, the Chieago Times arid telegrap
road accident by which Mr. WM. C. LAUGHLIN bdODSDCSS, Wiliell Was until within a few mo. is despatches to the Washington papers assert
- and his family were, at one feel swoop. hurried merits 'of his death, he supposed them both to that Wm. A. Richardson, the leader of the Ne
into eternity. The letter is a private one, but be living and likely to recover.i ' ' braslca interest in the house of representatives.;
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the general desire manifested to know every l Mr. Ferry. Who r having passed some time is re-elected : also, James C. Allen, who voted
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particular in the premises, warrarts its publi- i here, near the scene of horror, (which hetvenfor the bill. Willis :Alen, the only other mem
cation.. It possesses a melancholy interest, grant 1 may never again be called on either to , ,
bee from Illinois who voted for the bill, was
and its writer hag the thank-s of this community act in or witness,) will b e abl e -to furnish, you not a candidate forge-election, but S. A. Mar
for his kind and.untit ing attentions to our late ! with many particulars and incidents which I - shall, a Nebraska democrat, is elected in his
fl - Thanksgiying day,,was very generally
fellow-citizen and family : knowi_ will be of melancholy interest to the ' stead. Add to this, that T. L. Harris, a Ne
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eitserved by our citizens. - Service was had in ; . [friends, but which the limits of a letter will at braska democrat, is elected in the Sangamon
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several of th_e_churehes in the morning, and in _Jonirr, Tr-r.., Nov. 18.1854.
, i.Vithara Gzllespir, Esq•, ?ash miler, Gettta - 'lit le -- ; toe-from giving. r-w ill distil:et - a --over -Y a te_s,_ w big, who-v-otcd a za _a a _ B l_
the evening Rev. J. H. C. Dosit addressed, by
" bur , , Adams wanly, Pa. therefore merely say, iiieonclusion. that lAtall the bill. Lyman Trumbull, anti-Nelaaska
invitation. the Odd Filloi'Vs. Sons of Temper-
Dean Sin :--:The Postmaster' at this place l t a k e pleasure in 'furnishing the friends of any 'democrat, is elected in the Bth district, in place
once, and citizens generally, in the Methodist I has just bandavl me a letter signed 11. D. Wat- of the victims of this melancholy catastrophe, of Win. 11. Bissell, democrat, who was absent
Church, on the death of CaumFa.:Mem.s and- ties and J. B. Danner; tinder date
,of the 13th iall the information in my power. - or not voting when the question was taken.
- W,m. C. rAUGHLIN. '. • ;_instant ; making -inquiries. in _relation to _Mr. _ _ I am, very respectfully - a yours, . - - TheJourno/ef Commerce stuns up as follows :
—:'----T-he-Ciat-ra:---was , -indu-striously (ngaged-Attri, 1 in and family. with the reipiest N. 1). 11V 0
.101). 1 '"lllineist i..l , ,,..:tTresen Led _in the present (old)
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from* Tuesday morning until late on Saturday that an answer should be addressed to yourself.
- . ,Degla of Judge Durkee. win,
by four Ix bibs and five democrats..
ho gave three votes far the Nebraska bill and
f----A-bout 2 o'clock on theon-onaing of the 2d inst.,
Hon.. Daactim Deartra.l expired, at his resi- '
to the train going west, on the C. & R. L.R deuce, in York, on Thursday evening last, al
s R.
ter a protracted illness,_ aged about 64 years.
The cause of the accident appears to have been..
• His remains were interred at 2 o'clock *on
from running.on to a horse. There were in the
train, in addition to the engine and baggage
Saturday. The deceased was admitted to the
car, five first class - passenger cars. The. en
bar-in 1818, since which time he has been ac-
tively engaged - in the law, either as Judge or ~
ac
gine, after striking the horse, by some strange _
.CDistrict some
cause, was completely reversed end for end, . .
unsellor. lie presided in this D
thing like fourteen years,-we think. lie was
and full clear of the track, and was passed by
a sound lawyer, a good citizen. a kind husband
the tender, baggage car and the first passenger
and father, always courteous and quick to do
car, the second car was turned up partly side
.a favor, and he sinks into the grave respected
way-sand stopped, resting on the engine : and
,
as the cone, valves, etc., on the engine had be
r''The following is asection of the Act of come broken off, in an instant. the car, which ; Iby all who knew him.
The Court and Bar of this county have taken
-ppropt i.ute action ott the death of Judge Dur
the Legislature incorporating Ever Green con_ must have been 'filled by about 110 persons.was 7 .
kec, as will be seen below
etery, of this place. We publish it so that all filled and drenched with hot water and steam:
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- Cbrnninnirated. ,
rimy act ..accordin) :" in. sonic instances jets of hot water must have
A meeting of the members of the liar and
"Section 4.--: That no streets or roads shall poured into the car, the consequences of which Officers of the Courts of Adams county . , was
hereafter be opened through the lands of :said - were dreadtullieyond the power of ruy pen to
held in the Court-roorn on Friday evening,
(Cemetery') corporation, except by and with tllE 1 describi.; This accident occurred* about 14 •
consent oldie said company,, and that any per- 1 :. ' •Nov. 24, at 7 o'clock, with a view to an ex-
I- mites west of this place, at a point where im- -,
son who shall wilfully destroy, mutilate, de- pressiOn of feeling in relation to the death of
-fatedujure,-or-re-move,,- any tom ba-montllll-01t,--Hlnediale_asststanee_to the_su Frei-era was out-of_.: Bo n - lia - Nrs:l - - 1) - c - rMto 4 -- whin - on Mod om - H um
gravestone,' or other structure, placed
. in the - th e ques ti on . The ta al o aa t IT of thet 1 niiCaineCemetery aforesaid, or any fence, railing, or____ vi tin . sioace
_for jle l p - , - 1 - 11 - 14b - e L i i . lglllys - e - 1 .- f:ain- c o l f i l i e : i ! It i ou l ear J. Fisus.a was called to piaside, as , ,ist- .
lion - . SAMUEL. It. -RINsELL,. and Hon.
cer of the company,, became to my lionso,w here ' e" J ' Y
IJoir.; M'Guyi.m. - as Vice Presidents ; and It.
he arrived a few minutes before 5 o'clock in the ;
; , . CREARY, Esq. was .appointed Secretary.
morning. W G
e immediately summoned to our The . 1 l business of the meeting was introduced by
aid several physicians, and by means of a spe- I
Judge Fistant, in some feeling remarks, in the
end train, we repaired withal] possible speed !
coin se of which he paid an eloquent tribute to
to the scene of horror. On our arrival, we itn- , { the virtues and memory of the deceased ; after
mediately set to work for removing all the in-' ;
i which, on motion of R. G. Mccimans - , - Esq., a
lured persons to this place, and arrived here I
committee, consisting of IIon.MOSES McCia.fasr,
about 7 o'clock the slime ! morning.l had the ' „
normal . G. McCitnalty and JAMES G. REED,
sufferers taken to a dwelling house which was is*
~. sqs. were appointed by the Presidtnt, for the
fortunately vacant, where every care and atten- I
E
--- purpose of preparing resolutions expressive of
lion within reach was
given. Our -citizens ' ; the sentiments of the tueetin ,
so
one and all, though horror-struck at the extent 1
In the absence of the Committee, Davin
of human suflirring,a were untiring n their ef- '
McCorcatantv,. Esq., addressed the meeting in
of '
forts to nurture and relieve-but in spite
an eloquent and appropriate manner, in which
all, the number of the dead at this time has i lie was followed by WiLmaxt B. MeCtano.as
reached 15, and the condition of two others is 1 ais 7 ri t, c t h e ar 1 Mill 11%, L . VA MNIELL, l'ls(V. ;u t ter w hi c h o
critical. Nearly every person in the car was
Iconnnittee reported the following preamble
scalded, but about 25 were able to pursue their ' -
and resolutions :* -
journey-35 persons were brought here and Whereas we deem it due to ourselves,as
placed under treatinent, 33 of whom were in- ' well as to. theonemory of the deceased, to give
jured by scalds, and two, viz: the engineer and formal expression to the emotions which in Ltd-
I fireman. the fir - Arnotserioto;tebtiseti,osiaLthe_tiacence of this event hash produced in us--
: last had one leg badly broken. .
It is indeed very strange that of the six per
! sons who composed the Laughlin family, not
one survives. - They must have been seated
near together, and all nearly equally exposed
to the action of the fearful element, so hital in
Zlic Republican ktompiler.
GETTYSBITRG, PA.
MONDAY MORNING, NOV. 27. 18M.
mig• as ,in •e ria 0 le case e
monwealth, by Wni. Hunter, against' Joseph
Ilunter. It will be resumed this morning at
'9 o'clock, and we suppose finished to-day.
The testimony is more voluminous than in any
other Irisl for many years, or ever, had here.
o:7' Another effort will be made to sell the
Public Works of this State. The Governor
announces that sealed proposals for the pur
chase of the lain• Line, or any division there--
of t -will be received at the office of the Secretary
of the Commonwealth; until Monday, the first
day ofJanuary nest.
ot er wor. - , or t protec ion or ornament o
-said Cemetery; or of any tomb, monument,
,_,gravestone, or other structure placed thereon
as afore - said—or . shall wilfully destroy,. chit,
break, or remove, any tree, shrub, or plant,
within the limits of the said Cemetery,--ur
14 hal shoot or discharge any gun or other firearm,
within the limits thereof—shall be deemed
guilty of s misdemeanor, and shall upon con
viction thereof, before any Justice of the Peace
of the county of Maths, he punished by a fine,
at the discretion of the Justice, according to
the aggravation of the offence, of not fess than
Live nor more than fifty dollars, or shall on
conviction thereof in the Court of Quarter Ses
sions of said county, be punished by line as
aforesaid, and by imprisoliment, according to
the aggravation of the offence, at. the discretion
Of the Court."
• 7The following persons were, on Monday
last, elected Directors of the Bank of Gettys
burg, for the ensuing year :—George Swope,
Jctshtia Motter, Dr. John A. Swope, David
Kendlehart, George YoUng, Dr. Win. R. Stew
art, J. K. Longwell, Win. Gardner, David
Wills, Alex. S. Hines, Henry Wirt, Joseph A.
_Short), William Douglass. '
(7'Tl►e Legislature of Rhode Island held a
session -week before last, which con tinned only
'four days. During this bi ler time fifteen acts
and ten resolutions of a public nature, and sev
en .acts and eighteen resolutions of a private
nature, were passed ; a number of vacancies in
State offices were filled, salaries regulated, &e.
The-Nebraska bill was not repealed,,and the
general slavery question was left undisturbed.
And then everybody went home in good humor.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—We learn that. onWednes
day night, the 15th inst., an accident, which
terminated fatally, occurred at the Mount
holly Iron Works, in this county. It appears
that a teamster, employed at ,the Works, ac
companied by hislither,named JOHN 11A - rimw,
.was driving a Mule team, andehaving halted
upon the bank to discharge his load, the old
wan alighted with the intention of walking.
lie then shouted to his son to drive on, which
he did. The father, however, being pat tially
intoxicated, and the night very dark, he stum
bled and fell, the wagon passing over his,
breast, crushing and bruising him in such a
dreadful manner that he died in a few hours
afterwards. On Thursday last, an inquest
was held upon the body by Coroner THOMP
SON. and the Jury returned a verdict in accor
dance with the facts.--Carlisle Valaisleer.
• SUDIAIN Ditsyn.—Mr. Psisa lluov Ea, a wor
thy-farmer, livings few miles from Waynesbo
ro', died very sitdden!y on Thursday week. lie
was at the mountain, a few miles from home,
in-company with his son, loading wood. W hilst
in the act of lifting np a stick of wood he fell
and instantly expired. He had previously en.
joyed good health, and the supposition is that
hint desease was caused by apoplexy.
SUZGOLAg FATALITY.—Near Lawrenceville,
Monroecounty, A rkansas.Oct. 14, Aaron McMul
lin. aged twelve years, was killed by the bite
IS a rattlesnake. The head of the snake had
been severed from its body and laid on a log.
'The little fellow had forgotten the head was
there, and laid his arm on its mouth, which
was instantly dosed on. it, and was only diz..
engaged by pulling it of with his other hand„
tearing a vein and an artery of his aim. lie
died in twenty-four hours.
Frils.,/arts.—Tite. Suprem e Con ri of Holland
liar; justillecidoel a ease begun in 142 t), respect
ing the boundary hetwevn two COIIIIIIIIIICS.
I[l . The year 1854 began on Sunday ,a will
, end on Sunday., thus having fifty-three Stilt-
January, April. July, October. and De
,couber leave each live Sundays.—Such an ar
raYat S.indays, it is said, wilt not occur again
111161 1K:2.2.
I had but little conversation with either the
mother or wife, but I conversed freely with Mr.
F. ..lolni,on linve Laughlin. Ile tvas not it lir:4 thought to be
ois dangerous indeed 1 do not think he himself
thought the danger so . innnediate as it proved :
On the
To -Rau. PLoN VVlTn.—The i moruing; of (lie day of his death he told
;11e he was afrtii,l he would not recover, but the
rrntinstit too i rlntrly ulyntracted with a 1,,,n,10 tt
physiciarsenerally behlg constant at-
Milli
for thirty -hire
mtui tiny „, t .„
\l ill ti were ot‘Thinion th:ir tie ‘voald recur._
cr• atid all thoo4ht rian..zer In ea. , ,e-nnt
:Lake tl.rtt :61t•IV e
7 1 7/ The frivwis of Win
rnlied a uweitng at KiHaoning, to tit
.elett:ion to tlx, U. S. Senate.
its consequences.
Win. C. Laughlin died 12i v. M. N0v.4,1854.
Ca tha rine Laughlin • 4 P. M. 4 4
Marg't.C. Laughlin " 2 P. M. 3,
Catharine Laughlin (child) 9r. -2,
Laura Louisa Laughlin (child), almost instant
ly at the accident.
Mary Samson died 6 r. N. Nov. 8..
After making sure that, every one of the suf
filers was eared for, the next, object of my at
tention was, to obtain' the - na,tne, residence,
money, and other valuable effects that each
possessed, and then attend to any request that
any of them desired to make. 1 was particu
lar in desiring each to inform me what friend
or-friends-they wished-written or telegraphed
to. Mr. Laughlin desired ine to write to his
brother-in-law, Mr. Ferry, which 1 did—and
Mr. Ferry arrived here on Wednesday last,
Laving, before leaving home, taken out letters
of administration on' Mr. Laughlin's estate.—
The baggage belonging to the .family has by
his orders been forwarded to Pennsylvania. and
he has gone to Muscatine. lowa. for the purpose
of attending to the interest, of the estate there.
Mr. Ferry will stop here' on his return, when
will be placid in his hands the money and other
effects remaining, belonging to the deceased
I:ntailv.
I was informed 'that Mr. Laughlin, very soon
after the accident. made himself known as an
Odd Fellow, and being one myself, I had the
pleasure of his confidence as long as he surviv
ed. All the members of the faMily were very
badly scalded. but in every instan,•e mortality
seemed to result from internal itijuries. caused
by the inhalation of hot steam. Mary Samson
appeared to be less injured internally, and it
n as nt first most confidently believed that she
would recover. Iler caseexcited unusual sytn
pa; hy, from the circumstance of her for a few
days heing left alone, but there was no power
uu earth to sa% t her.
Al: seemed conscious of the rata( extent of
their injuries, yet they sec+ned Ilial:To:r.ett to
hOid rensation with those in attendance.--
This was strikingly the ease with all the suf 7
lerers, attributable, 1 presume,to the intensity
of suffering endured by them. AlCthe men
her.: or the Laughlin family were interred in a
, _
L-101 of ground in our Cemetery, appropriated for
th , bmial of strange Odd Fellows and their
t hcrefore
&waved, That it is with deep grief and sad
ness of heart that the officers and meMhers - of
this Court and Bar have received - information
of the death of one whose cotim:els awl society
we have so long been accustomed to enjoy and
confide in, and whose - rare and varied grits and
dualities of head and heart have made him at,
once the ()nutmeat of his profession, and the
delight of the social circle. •
&solved, That the deceased, by his great
kindness of heart, his amenity and urbanity of
manners in social life, his uniform courtesy to
the Court and members of the Bar, his high
toned principles and deportment as a lawyer,
and his pure and honorable discharge of hiS
functions as a Judge ; had most warmly at
tached to him, the officers and members of this
Court and Bar and our entire community. and
had won for him an enviable position :emote ,
the firs:t, jurists of this Commonwealth and of
the Country.
llesoived, That as a mark of our esteem for
the, virtues of the deceased and our deep grief
for our loss in him, the officers and members of
this Court and Bar will wear the usual badge
of morning 11)1. thirty days.
-ItesiEred, That the proceedings of this meet
ing be entered at length upon the records of the
several Courts of this county. and that they
be published in the different newspapers in the
district.
Re:mired, That the Secretary of this meeting
transmit a copy of these resolution; and rlO
- to the family of the d;:ceased, the
Asmirance of our sincere condolence: and heart
felt spmpathy with them in this their irrepara
ble bereavement.
Upon, the passage of tlicse resolutions, Hon.
MusEs 3.IcCLEAN addressed the meeting in a
feeling and appropriate manner, after which
preatuhle and resolutions were u
ly adopted and the meeting adjourned.
R. J. FISII ER, Pres . !.
.Attest—R. G. MCCREARY, Nre'y..
ron, after the first tire, could have successfully ,
run in and placed themselves in communica
tion with the land forces, without, probably, a
quarter of the loss they have now sustained.
The English loss on shipboard was two lieu
tenants killed and 16 officers wounded : in all,
44 men killed and 266 wounded, and the ships
considerably damaged by shot and shells. The
Fiench loss was 30 killed and 186 woun - ired.
On the evening of the 26th, the Russians,
8,000 strong. made a sortie from Sebastopol
and also front the direction of Balaklava, but
were repulsed. 1,000 men being left dead upon
the field. The bombardment of the city front
the heights was vigorously contined by the al
lies. and the forts at the Quarantine and Fort
Constantine had been razed. The southern
tower and other works- had been demolished.—
The town of Sebastopol was represented to be
a mass of ruins and on fine in three different
places._ It was evident that the place could
r_,v7 Edmund Burke. of New Ham pshi re. it not hold out much longer. Accot ding to one
is said, has become a Know Nothing. The account, an assault was to be made by the al
secret of this change i:t, that he wanted a big
lies on the - 2d or :.3d of November.
tat office front President Pierce, and didn't .tfct
i:! Other changes may be traced to Me. •c .ani elegrapluc despatches 111)1i:4 - led in London
idt cauv. on the morningof the 17th. state the town of
T --
The Washington Uni,,n says that "the Sebastopol is a mass of ruins, and that the
true position of the Democratic par ty is un- French l'hasseurs killed all the artillery men
c , nninnnuising; in i:.7 4 hu..lil 1 61 br the (haler if WllO ShoW themse lves
at embra-oires---
Kie , w -Vuthin.t:s.' De
Does tins look like tah.ino.
r' and a shower of balls was poured into the forts
"back word% steps," or does it. - exhibit syrup--
toms of turningNatire American f" duringthe night, leaving the enemy no possi
(7, 7. A Know No - thing, Council of colored per- bk. c h al ice for repairing their disasters.last ,
The Russian fleet had sought shellor under
-.on- Iva.: opened at Ehnira, New 1"1 , 14" , ,
tht ,, In : the 1 , 11;1_1;11'1.s alen;; e . . 1 the T1,9" - T - i. Inrt•
rj - The steamer George Law, from Aspin
wall, with California dates to thelst inst., ar
ri'ed at New York, on Friday evening. She
brims $1,568,000 in ' sp , :cie. "Another nut
for our neighbor to crack !"
''l.TscoNtat - Ett.En STEAM'? V ANQ,l:l;,stum.—Ac
cording to a correspondent of llerepath's Jour
nal, steam power is to be superceded by 'Tout
son's Patent Pendulum & lever," which will he
brought - before the public in a short time. Two
men in a sitting position will be able to propel it
with its full complement of carriages, at any
speed to he at tained by steam power. The ten
tie? s and boilers of the present, engine vt ill be
constructed of about one•fourthtlie weight, and
at say. one-sixth or one-eighth the cost. The
wheels and frames of the pi esent engines :«ill
be available for the new ones.
five against it, (one member not voting,.) 'The
next delegation. if they all vote. will give four
votes in support of the hill, and-five against it :
Nebraska gain one. The ,old delegation , com
prised four whigs—tire new delegation but.
three. Whig loss one. So much for crowing
before'they are out of the woods."
According to the Chicago Trines, the demo
crat; have nine senators holding over and the
chance of five others, making a majority that
body—not including Judd, of Cook: In the
house the Fusionists will have a late majori
ty. AU. S. Senator is to be chosen by- the
legislature in the place of General Shields,
who voted for the Nebraska bill. The proba
bility is that no choice will be effected.
The only officer elected by general ticket in
the late.electionin this StatemastheTreasurer,
and it has been generally supposed that Mil
ler, the Fn ion candidate, had been chosen by
a latge majority, but the Chicago Times claims
the election of Moore, dear., by from 3,000 to
5.000.
"Diddled."
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''The Pittsburg 3merietzn is out decidedly , State. prom present indications. it would seem
in favor of abolishing, the Canal Board. No that Some SOIL of an alliance is in Pece;Te'; , ' be
donbt of it.. Ail t h e w bi g papers will f o ll ow tween the two liowers.- 7 --The pulpit in certain
suit as soon as the)• think the Democratic ppr _ , sections, has certainly-put its fingers very deep
Linn of the K: N's. can be reconciled to the into politics . of late. A New York - writer in
cheat. The bargain between the Whig, and ' one of the morning, papers states that there were
Democratic K. N's. that a Whig should he no less than nine sermons advertised to he
elected Governor, and a Democrat Canal Corn- preached in that city on last Sabbath, in refer
misioner, has been carried out. Now abolish ence to the then a pproaelling State election: and
the Canal Board, and appoint Whig superin- i among the speakers at a political meeting held
tenth-tts, and the - misled Democrats arc finally in New York last week, we, notice the names of
'diddled.''' . two city pastors. Neither of these, however,
,
, , we are happy to say, were Old school Presoy-
We supposed some such game as is - fore- terians. It is true that the object ostensibly
shadowed in the above extract would be play- aimed at was the promotion of temperance—a
ed by the "know Nothings." Whigs who good cause, certainly, but in this instance so
connected with political partizanship, that it
have been prating fhr months in favor of the
NI impossible for ministers to take a public
sale of the public works have Changed their t part without entering the arena of political
tulle, and go in now for the abolition of the strife. We have our doubts whether the cause
Canal Board ! Ofcourse. It is all patriotism itself will gain by clerical advocacy in such a
connection; and we feel assured that mingling
and love of country that. prompts such action.
in platform discussions, under such circutnstan-
Nothim , , else. No, indeed. A sale of the i ces, will not add much to the weight and in
public. works has become an obsolete idea, and fluence of ministerial character. Even those
nothing will answer the interests of the people who are to be politically benefitted by such aid
:
would prol,ably prefer that tlte clergy should
but the abolition of the - Canal Board ! Let us
confine themselves to their appropriate sphere,
ask why is this ? The reason will be seen in and to preaching the gospel, and lease. he po
..
the extract. Abolish the Canal Board and give litical electioneering to those whose province it
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more appropriately belongs. If ministers may
interfere in one instance, they may in others;
and if they are to leave the pulpit to drag their
garments in the mire of politics, we fear there
will be a gloomy day both for the Church and
for the State.—Prokyterian.
At the anniversary of a religious society late
ly held in New York, the Rev.
,Dr. Bethune
said:
the appointment of ellitiers on the public works
to Mr. Poi.Locg., tisrld.l.know Nothings" will
flock on the works from Philadelphia to Pitts
burg,
as flies upon the-stinking- carrion. Oh !
yes, let the Legislature of the State be prosti
tuted to the advancement Of a secret oath
bound association, and we will have a pretty
time of it, by-and-by. Let them control the
Judiciary—the jury box—the pulpit, and the
bar, as well as the hulls of legislation, and we
will have a country that would make the bones
of the Revolutionary sires rattle in their graves.
Go'on, gentlemen. The people are not taxed
near enough, .in your judgment. Give us
another sample or two. Such as they haVe
now in Philadelphia would not be bad. Lay
it on thick. What if the galled jade does
wince No matter. This is a free country.
Pass laws in your Lodges, and enact in the
Legislature. Give us plenty of them. The
inure the better. If people will not learn
sense when honesty teaches thent what to do,
let them take the consequences Of dishonesty.
Our sympathy for you could be put with all
ease in a quart measure.—Butler Herald.
The Attack on Sebastopol.
LATE FOREIGN' NEWS.—We have three days'
later news front Europe—brought by the
steamer Canadian. Intelligence from various
sources, giving accounts of the progress of the
Siege of Sebastopol, up to the 29th tilt', had
been reCif - i - ved, but nothing decisive had occur
red. Admiral Hamelin says that if the Russi
ans had not closed thi entrance of the harbor of
Sebastopol by sinkiligships, the allied squ4d-
allies were about to fire upon them from new
batteries, vrjo,h red hot balls. ' •,
As the British and French forces have been
much out up by disease awl losse-i, reinforce
ments urgently called fOr from England
and France, and they are forthcoming. The
reinforcements made so far to the British infan
try in the Crimea number 30.000. The French
reinforcements are on a much, larger scale.
Russia has 200,000 men facing the Austrian
frontier, while Austria has embattled along her
frontier from Cracow to the Danube 200,000,
and 25,000 mole in the principalities. Both
sides show great activity. The latest news
with regard to Prussia is, that on the 25th
sian atnbassailor at St.. Petersburg
A Rusian victory in Asia is reported—Gen.
N!eholas over Schainyl, near Frosnaia.
The withdrawal of the order prohibiting Mr.
Soule from passing thro' France, is continued
HALIFAX, Nov. 23:—The steamer Canada
arrived here this morning iron Liverpool, vitli
dates four clays tater than the advicts received
per -steamer Canadian.
At the latest advices from the seat of war;
Sebastopol had not been taken., the siege, how
ever. was progressing slowly. but. surely.
The substance of the news is that the allies
had met w itli Lill important check, and had not
made much progress.
In the action at ItTaklava on the - 2.5th, con
segnent on the Russian sal prise of the Turkish
and English position, 400 British infantry and
600 British cavalry were annihilated-1000
men and 500 horses being killed in three
hours. The numbers given are based upon
the force that went into the field and those that
returned from it. The Russians say they took
only 60 prisoners. The_ test are missing—
no-doubt.
Six hundred British light infantry were en
gaged and only 1U returned. Eizht hundred
English cavalry were engaged and only 200
returned. The Seventh iteginicut of Lmicers
were almost destroyed.
Breadstufl's have advanced.
Ilinisteis and Politics. -
The_goolLpeopleAl S countrylinv_e_uQ : nally ,
been greatly- aver,e to a Union of Church and
"If this were a political meetirig,,,,we might
perhaps allow ourselves to discuss points not in
place now ; bUt for my own part, I do not be
lieve in clergymen attending political meetings,
and making political speeches. My office is to
preach the gospel, and I was ordained to preach
the gospel, and with the help of Goa, that I
mean to keep to. When I have fairly gone
through preaching the - gpel, and exhausted
all its precious themes, and .prevailed with it
over every heart. I May turn my attention to
the law, and perhaps try to enlighten my hear,
ers on matters of political jurisprudence, if they
will consent to listen, or think that I can teach
them anything on that point. Now, sir, as
Christians,,what is our duty—our great and on
ly commission as a Church ? It is to 'preach
the gospel to every creature,' no matter where
he lives, under what laws, with what colour,
what his condition—he is a sinner, and we
must ,preach to him the ,gospel."—Presbyte
riun.
ca'The proceedings on a late criminal trial
in Massachusetts, says the Washington Union.
have developed the startling fact that the obli
gations entered into by the know-nothings come
in direct conflict with the administration of the
lastr iu courts of justice.—We copied, a few
weeks ago, so much of these proceedings from
the Lowell Advertiser as shows clearly
„the
practical workings of their oaths in affecting
the credibility or competency of know-nothings
as witnesses in court. —When the witness takes
the stand he swears that he will state "the
truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the
truth." When asked the question whether he
is a member of a secret orier, and as such,
bound by an oath, if he answers that he cannot
testify without criminating himself and sub
jecting himself to punishment, be is not a com
petent witness. If he answers that he is such
member, and bound by oath, he thereby violates
the obligation of that oath, and discredits_hitn
self as a witness. In either point of view the
administration of justice is obstructed and
thwarted. This case exhibits know-nothing
ism in a new light. We have heretofore regard
ed it as an engine of political and religious in
tolerance and proscription. The case in Massa
chusetts, however, shows that this was but a
partial view of its enormity. The necessary
consequence must be, that those who attach
themselves to the order and assume its obliga
tions become incompetent as witnesses, and for
the same reason, alike incompetent as jurors.
No man will fed safe IN hen his rights are to be
determined upon testimony or .upon verdicts
proceeding from witnesses or jut ors-who are
bound by oaths which disqualify them to act in
either capacity. The result must be, that whilst
the know-nothings are corn hi ling to exclude nat
uralized foreigner, and ilk:. from the full'
rights of citizeilAip, they will exclude th em: .
selt es ft our - Th'e rights of w ituesses and jurors.
Thus it ott en happens that attempts to indict
wrongs on oilicrs recoil and overwhelm the
ME
BEI
Natters and Things in Kansas and Ne
i -braska.
--, The acconnts from Kansas represent a brisk
Inisiness to be doing in politics. James N.
Barns and J. B. Chapman had been added to•
the list of candidates for C,.ngress. General'
letield is the candidate of the squatters in.
the northern st ction of the Territory. We
i hear of no further disputes between the free
soiTers and' the .slaveryitos. Everything, in
decd., was going on bravely. Kansas city was
full. to overflowing—the Union hotel - wa.-;
literally craratned. At night the floors are
covered with sleepers on buffalo- robes. The
same may be said, of Westernport.
If the correspondence the New England
:journals are publishing from persons that have
gone to Kansas is all 'to - be relied upon, the
climate of the- Territory is one of the most
salubrious . in the world.—Even in November
thy ale said to have cool west winds almost ..
cOnstantl and such • • .
night as we know nothing of in this region—
none or the dampness and chillints of the
nights,at home. .Its effect upon the health
said to be truly astonishing. A correspoutiellt - 4 ,
of the Springfield Republican tells us:
"1 should like to show yon now some - of the
pale, sickly men who came with us. Tiler nre
fleshing up, eat and sleep well, and it does we
good to see how they enjoy their renovated
. Those who were incapable of. laborcan
now do a-man's work at chopping or log roll
ing. One young moan in my mess, slender and
helpless when he left home, now goes into the
woods with me every day, and stands up to his
work like a man, and at night, like the good
boy in the spelling book, says "how good this
bread ami bacon tastes ?"
The writer, however; adds that there are
some grumblers amongst persons who expect
ed to find every thing as comfortable and con
venient as at theirhomes in the States. These
are returning, disappointed, with exaggerated
stories of suffering and want said to, exist in- the
I new territory. The writer further states that
coal is platy. The settlers, it seems, take it
from the earth just as they need it. Every
man thorc•is his own" miner. And it may be,
added, there is no scarcity of clergymen , . They
have sermons each Sabbath. The wotnerri.
too, find it a good field for the "lecturing busi
ness." Mrs. Nichols, with her two sons, front
Vermont, having
. already ascended thC stump.
No trouble is apprehended from the red-skim.
in that region. One white man is said to ber
worth a dozen Indians, in a rough and tumble
fight,—and the balbarians are beginning to
find out the fact.
From Nebraska the news is not so encourag
ing. The New York Mirror says:
"A gentleman recently returned from the
far West, infOrms us that there is already
much sufllming among the Nebraska emigrants
for the necessaries of life, and that the coining
winter threatens to prove fatal to a large pot
tion of the settlers."
Another letter states that T.. 8. Cuming, the
acting Governor, is exceedingly popular, and
that Chief Justice Furgursto had taken up his
residence at Bellevue, a-beautiful location for
a town. It is supposed the population of the
territory is now about 1,000.
EVER GREEN CERETERV.—The following ex
tract is made from a letter, dated at Get tysburg,
published in the "Methodist Protestant .
."Like many other places, (Gettysburg has
awakened , to the importance of having a Cem
etery. A tract of land containing seventeen
acres. lying south of the town, on an eminence
overlooking the town and country for many"
miles on all sides, has been purchased and laid
out. On Tuesday last it was consecrated as- a
burial place for the dead. Without the least
exaggeration; - there is no more lovely spot to be
found in Pennsylvania than -Evergreen Ceme
tery." Standing upon_ the summit of the
ground, a view is presented to the beholder
which cannot be surpassed, if even equalled.
In this lovely spot the students of the Seminary
and College, with commendable liberality, have
secured a portion of ground for the exclusive
use of the institutions in time to come. In p
years a few ;.students have ended their earthly
existence here, and their remains have been
placed in the di&rent burial grounds, and
it is 'now difficult to tell where some of them.
In the - future, should death enter our
midst, we will have a beautiful spot consecrat
ed to the purpose, where their remains can re
poSe, a visit to which will afford distant friends
a great gratification. The lots have been pur.
chased and nearly paid for by the students. It
is now proposed to enclose them with a neat
iron railing and to beautify them in the spring
with shrubbery and flowers. To accomplisn•
the f4rmer will require more money than the
limited means of most students will allow. It
has been suggested that perhaps some of those
who were wont to visit these halls in times
past, with which there are many pleasant asso
ciations, and also some who know how to ap
preciate the feelings of a student in reference to
such a matter, would gladly contribute asmall
suta-towards accomplishing this laudable de
sign. Friends of the college and Cornier stu
dents, if you would rejoice the hearts of tnany
students send in a small contribution! When
you pay your annual visits here, and walk out
to the Cemetery grounds - , you will be atuvl a y
repaid for your small contribution. I am;
thorizcd to say that donations will be teceih,
and acknowledged by A. 11. Waters, chairman
of the committee for the purchase of the lots.
:clay this simple notice move the hearts of
many."
Arrr,criNG ItomANcE.—The. Whitehall (N.
Y.) Chronicle records the death of a young
man named Dennis Bryan, from having his
legs cruslnid by a car, and adds:
After his mangled limbs had been amputat
ed his mind aroused to the terrible conscious
ness that he must die, and he implored the
bystanders to "send for his Lucy." -Where
is she ? I must see her before I die-rlet me
f• cc her and I can die in peace," were his fre
quent ejaculations and entreaties. Ills parents
were asked what he meant—if he was marriud
—to which they replied that he was not, and
that they knew nothing of the person he named
as "his Lucy."
After his death it came to light that he had
been married about three months to a lady be
lon'ging to one of the first families in Lan.in
bnrgh. His wife's parent: had opposed their
mart i age on the ground of his lark of means,
and the consequence of this opposition-wasth o
vounft , couple were clandestinely united and
their mart iage kept api ()found secret- Young-
Bryan had placed all his earninjz.Ls.„B,s.so, in
the hands of placed
wife, it being their intention
w h e n ,F.- - o_lo had been accutmdated to publicly
announce their mart ra t e. But, alas ! the day
on which they intended to th Is claim and ex
pected to rectirc the I;otgivcncs4 of off en d e d
at,",; cd.