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Agriittltirre.• - ; I Ad Honest Opinion. i DESTRUCTIVE FES
IR—EVEN fIt:ILDINGs DE- HONESDALE, Pa., Tuesday, I—. -
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Dec. 5, .54. A MARRIAGE 11* A JOTICIeEV.AREANT".- 7 -The
The following is communicated to the Com- 11 Some of the Whig and Know-Nothing pa- ; sntorED---Loas FROM 5150.000 ro 8200,000.-7 .12 Judge against the K ninci-Nothings—fra g ne Ellenville, N. j. Joorna/ gives the follevring-
Idler k one of themost intelligent and success- •
pere,aile engaged it: the up-hill business or un- ; One of the nest disastrous fires that has, oc-e l
At County '(l 3 -a.) QAtart,c4- Sessirms—pec. Term. account era marriage in-Denning, and the at-
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dor.rafing the fOrce and ehataotei of the Presi- 1 curved in Taltimore for alongainie, broke out 1 ' the present term of our Court, his Honor ;l e ndlng'eircumstanees. ,It is-a preVerb, that.
tiit farmers in the oolinty—one who feels att a t nt's al essa,ge—.eal Ii ng it a oieommonha " on Saturday evening week, about 5 o'clock. in I JameS' M. - Porter, President Judge. after ye:':44,oee'saughs at foclmniths,"•—,it may arse
be
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so., ? the Warehouse ofj. McGowan & Sot e, e n Dal.. capitulating the provisions of the Constitution ' said that loveorercernes alhoppisaition:
honeet pride in•his' railing; and who acts npon ; docitinent; a -..tame and spiritlesaaffair, '
National Intelligeneer, the great ! timore:etreet, one door south from Paca, which, of the United States. and of this State, in re- ;' • lidatialea--- - In Denning, October 27th, by Ja—
the principle that there is morn for advancement &e; ;Tito
. central .Whig o rg an olihn country, is o f a ( lit- ere it was checked, destroyed seven buildings,. i gard to 'the rights of - conscienee, and other ' - cub Ostairbondt,•tsco.,-Mr_allithan Hinckley,
in Agriattltere, Rain all thing i else. We hope : . •
t " si te
opinion, however, rie will he seen rola! -besides injuring three others to a considerable !civil rights of the 'citizen; Whether native or to ',Miss Mary E. Donaldson, of NcYersink, Sul- -
to hear trorn him again and often, and that I
Lie fo llowing paragraph, taken from that paper extent, and causing a loss estimated in the I naturalized, proceeded in an - able and lucid liven county,
others will 1 whole at from $l5O - ,000 to $200,000. In an 'I manner, to strongly charge the Grand Jury ' - There were some 'peculiar_ citenmetances%
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follow his example. Nothing wenld on Tuesday. week :
I, unusually short time after the alarm was soup- against all combinations of per Sons banded to- - 1 attending the above marriage. which do not
give us the Messag e of yesterday, we
give us more real pleasure than to be able to 1
the whole geed epartment was on the gether by vows, oaths, or other obligations, I usually accompany ceremonies of' thiS kind.—
a . rat t g . ratilled i to find that all which was pre- i ded .
I ground, and thouh-they exerted themselves to for the purpose—whether accompliBhed or not- , + 4 ,• The father of Miss- Donaidsem was • opposed- to
publish, every week, communications from our !
diet eu ot ts unexceptionable character has i
been substantially veri fi ed, It is certainly the utmost of human powerao check. the rapid of depriving any citizen, native or naturolizedi- the match. 'The - parties- were to. have been ,
farmer Mends, detailing their experienee and
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observation, asking and answering questions ! diatinguished by moderation . f tone and a free- i career of the flames, still, owing to the scarcity of any right or rights,given and secured to him married on the 20th. Mr. Hinckley started-for
dons from all exeiting - od caplanduta appeals. of water and the fact'of the building in which by the Constitution and laws of Pennsylvania, the residence of his betretbk*seree nine.miles,
in reference to farm operations, eta. We hear
: It-is an unronhitiotte -and perspicuous account! the - fi le originated containing a large quantity or of the United States. . but before arriving there,AFrot met by a yoking •
Lily join eur friend in the hope that thomeeting of various kinds of liquors—which greatly add- Hie Honor told the Grand Jury, in strong man with a gun. who told'him he could not go
; of puldie affairs, announcing en unprecedented
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of the Agricultural - Society, called - forth° first [,
i state of prosperity and progress at home, and ed to the progress of the fire--in the short space and. d e cided language, that if they, or any one to the hoorm. There was a make oa the gate-
S tturday in January, will be attended and ac- iof peace and amity in our relations abroad. : of one hour from the discovery of the are the of them, knew o .any such combination, or if - wny, or bars leading- to- the house, reading,
-- ------ , entirelitock, froni - . Entaar street - to Paca, with complaint. should be - legally made to them of •No admittance.'
1 vet - i• aiaaaiCip - afedlWbv --- all with - feel concerned-÷l l- totallys disapeoliir - s -- aTiihnse who hoped orThe young man with the -
_Arena tWt eat the another show-T u • • • . lex e-ted to find In it any inflammatory appeale Lth e exception of the Eutaw HonS6 on one side . the existence of any such combination', in this g u n- a s k e d Hinckley if he read. it.—Hinckley
I "ti the cultivation and improvement of' the soli -; . P • , I x-
ins-that uttooked food is more prufitable in feed- i I - I and the warehouse of Clark & Dro: on the Conlity, it was clearly their duty, under - the replied that he had, vrhereupon' herwas infOrmecl:
—and, indeed,' unless our i nformat ion be vast- I
i trines of ptogress and manifest ''' .
destiny, • h I
w et 1- ,
I other, was a mass of ruins, as Were also the oaths they had taken as Grand Jurors, to pre- that he had better giveheedit,and '
to smile
jug bogs than cooked. Read all, and ypiu'll Iv. :
fy at fault, wormy predict that the meeting IPr looking to acquisitions on - the Mexican f almost entire contents of the - various buildings. sent the same to this Court, by indictment, demonstrations were made intimating that
"if not, a better, a wiser Man. " will be a large one. An earnest interest is !gulf , or Supposed incendiarism. , that they might be dealt with according to the there might be some shooting going on if be
expressed in the premises in various -parts of : in . the illimitable Pacific. Indeed, j • ' ! had it not been for the godsend of our exploit , _ common law, which, by its wisdern anplas- _did mit. 11.—:„_ _ ,
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4111,4LTY,BITRG; PA.
rifONDAY Is. 1854.:,
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of, the Lep . -
at London, hasVioed us under obligations .
for late Paris papers.
We are also' indehted to Hon. W.N. Id..KunTz
•-..fur,Congre. , sinnal favors ! . f
OCTSIVR.—An excerdinsly pr . etty story, a
whole column of entertaining "odds and ends,"
and so on, will be found on our first page ; and
•,:by turning to the fourth pßge, the render will
"find an article on "barn building," by Ikon.
` 2 l`. itAns—_nnother prescribing a remedy fbr
On.luive disposta of
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-.A. att. to • p it,outt t C county : •
of BUtler County, We are right glad of this, Mx, Entree.:-=lt is at .all times a pleasing
-* Theßaptairrhas.bad a long experience as edi- r - s u ti lu e L e i t i ocle to see tin association of individuals for
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tor, and is as trueand consistent as ho is bold the promotion of the public good. but how
c se - wherrwelilidits — i%ject, to he
that of oeltivating the soil.*, If I were asked
what nitre than all other means Would avert
from our beloved country that final decline in
which the glory of the proudest Republics has
sooner or law set, I would unhesitatingly re
ply, the encouragement of Agriculture—a pol
icy well worthy of a people whose highest boast
not that their gorgeous banner floats upon
the breeze of every clime, but that no stain is
Lot no on its folds. The benefits of Agriculture
are as boundless as the Sod. It has an °lffiest
immediate bearing upon - the interests of all
humanity, It is the art that causes the earth
to produce the various vegetables upon which
we subsist; and the earth being-the source of
subsistence, proves that Agriculture is the most
durable basis of plenty and power. Indeed, it
is the only certain source of wealth, strength
arid independence. Hence the profession of the
fanner-is, not only conducive to the success,
bnt_the_exisrenee of -society.
It is a source of much gratification to see the
science of Agriculture take that stand to which
it is so justly entitled. Some of the most dis
tinguished men in our and other countries, in
the present and past, ages,—men as eminent
for intellectual and moral attainments ns this
their stations and the parti they have performed
in public affairs, have honored the prefession
and themselves by engaging even in its hum
blest labours and details, and have confessed
that they found in its calm pursuits an intix
ha ustable source of interest and recreation, and
a more grateful pleasure than any of the bril
liant scenes of public life have ever afforded.
Gideon, the renowned champion and judge of
Israel, left the threshing floor to preside in the
assembly- of his country men. Cincinna tus and,
a host of others were called from the plough to
fill the highest offices of stale.' She Heinen
consuls and dictators of that period likewise,
.were in
,the-habit of tilling their fields with
their own hands. Since that time many lead
ers and patrons of every prosperous republic
have been actors in this useful. art.. Nearly or
all our Presidents have been praCtical Farmers.
Hand in the yWe find the ames of ,
our best greatest.ande men as : presidin n g 'at the
. meetings of Agricultural societies, and taking
a lively - interest in all the different branches of
this useful work. The charms of nature are so
' fully displayed in agricultural pursuits, that
we and the professional man, so soon as his
circumstances will admit, retiring to the sweet
sanctuaries and quietude of his farm.
Why,then,is it that so many farmers of Adams
County bait e r-so long neglected to improve this
important science ? Is it for the want of pro-
• per meansp carry it into effect ? Certainly not.
When we-see other counties throußtq our
State, far behind our own in many reso'ects,
taking the matter M hand, and forming very
large Agricultural Societies, for the purpose of
improving their fartds_and stocks, and raising
a spirit of enterprise that at once leads to pros
perity and happiness, we should think that it
is time for us to wake up in earnest. All that
is necessary is for the farmers and all others
interested to come out and take hold of the mat
ter in a proper spirit, and there is no doubt of
abundant success.
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A meeting for the purpose of canvassing the
various methods of applying lime to land. is
to be held at the Court-house, in Gettysburg,
on the all of 'January next, when it is earnest
ly hoped that ,the farmers generally will attend.
A PARMEIL
an.•eat ess' in the advocacy of Demooratio
principles. (Melee! certain that he will make
the llnf lin what it should be—a reliable D.nno
eratio State organ ; and wish him all sorts of
".good look in its ntanagetnent. • .
BC7The .forni Journal, published at West
Chester, by J. AL -51sitsunn 4 Co., is as in
teresting and useful as ever. and the publishers
promise increased attractions. The fifth Ye:-
Aune commences on the first of January, 1855.
It is a valuable pnblication,—upoa which we
frequently draw for matter to make up our
"Partner's Column."
(17'KELLE11 Kuwrz has placed upon our ta
ble a copy of the Halliday Brother Jonathan
(double sheet,) covered all over with, a varlet
o engravings on wood. Mr. K. has also
put us in possession of some half'dozen differ
ent kinds of Almanacs, from which. any tasto
in the Almanac line can be gratified. --I.le keeps
theta for sale cheap. ' • -
,tr7Moai Seeml-11m Steamer North Star
arrived at New York on Saturday week, with
$1;384,905 ,55 in gold, fr - om Calitbruia. The
_country is not ohroke", yet.
~t7Motiz !—The steamer Northern Light
left San Juan on the Bth for .New York, with
$1.000,000 in gold and 300 passengers.
Montrose in this State was visited with
a very destructive fire on the 17th ult., sweep
ing over soine three acres of the town. Loss
estimated at $75,000 or $lOO,OOO.
Lt7A fire occurred at Akron, 0., on Satur
daY week, consuming an entire square of
, They were not, however, of much vat
u'e, and the whole loss- is only about $20,000.
• 0:7 - Another effort is. being made to unite
the Thirds and Scotts of New Yet k State. United
the Democracy 'of the Empire State are in.
.:(It is said that the scramble of the horde
of office-seekers after Judge Pollock is positive
ly disgraceful. So hungry a set were never
heard of before. The new Mayor of Baltimore
is also beset at every corner by seores of hun
gry applicants. Office-hunting was sufficient
ly overdone before, but since the advent of
Know Nothingism it is far ahead of anything
ever dreamed of—enough to disgust all sensi
ble people.
fia''The Know Nothings are in a quandary
ever in Virginia; the laws of that common
wealth requiring all elections to be held
viva vote. The new order can't vote secretly,
and are 'therefore in despair.
THs Boar OK TUE OMR Lcu. —The Whig
and Fusion papers are circulating the report
that Archer is chosen to Congress in the ith
Il
linois district by one majority over Allen, pres
ent Nebraska Democratic member. This is a
mistake. The fact is precisely the reverse. • A
despatch from Springfield, N0v.28, published in
the . Chicago Timm, says, ""the official vote $f
Jaspefcounty has been received. Allen's ma
jority over Archer is sixtynine. This elects
Alien by a majority of ONE in the district."
Er7`December is here, and Christmas is,
coming, and we have a sort of presentiment
that somebody is going to make us a present
of a fat Christmas turkey, or something else
in the fowl line. Shouldn't wonder if the
presentiment would turn out irue, but we'll
wait and see.
A. YOUTHFUL TEA PARTY. —A nice little tea
party met together in the town of Duxbury a
few evenings since, comprising two brothers
and four sisters, whose united ages were 470'
years. The eldest brother was 86 years of
age, the second 84, and the sisters respectively
t42, - 75, 73 and 70. In the extraordinary ways
of Providence, so large a family is ,seldom
preserved to so great an age.—Bos.'on Journal.
rimin the U. S. Senate, on Monday last,
judge Adams, of Mississippi, nude, or rather
read a speech on his bill atnending the natur
alization laws, which, however, did not seem
materially to affect Senators. That body gave
conclusive evidence that its dignity and con
servative spirit may not-be shaken by the pas
sion of the hour, and exhibiting jin a strik iiig
manner the wisdom and forecast of the fraiuers
of the constituion in the representatives
of State sovereignties the powerful means of
'perpetuating, naltupaired,- the blessings of re'
publican institutions.
In"'ln the U. S.'Seiaiet . Wan'esday, Mr.
Badger introduced a bill increasing the compen
•SatiOß of the judges of the Supreme Court and
the per dieut-allowance of the members ofCon
.gress .50 per cent. lie explained that the in
crease proposed was far preferahl e to a change
.of the mode of compensation to a salary. lie
argued at length the necessity for an increase or
the allowsnoe to members of--4.AmpeNs and tti
the judges of the Supreme Court. When Dlr.
Badger concluded. the bill was laid on the ta
ble kor the present.
A I GoTgaitol 9•)Q UTAH APPOINTED. —The
readeot has appointed Col. Steptoe. I. S.
,4 1 1., Governor of Utah Territory, vice Prigitarin
Yots i ng, whose terra of o ffi ce has et,: fired.
Col. S. is it resent at Salt Late City, i n
comissimil ofadvactimeot of V. S. treopd..
KICKING IN TIIK TRACES !—One of the Know
.Nothing councils in Brooklyn, N. Y., has pub
lished a series of resolutions declaring that the
Grand Cotincil had adopted resolutions endea
voring to coerce Me members to vote for par:ica
lar candidates, and requiring the members to
confess under calls how they voted. The reso
lutions passed declare that. "the aforemention
ed action of the Grand Council is anti-Aineri
can, anti-Republican, and the most unwar
rantable, abominable and dongerous assump
tion of despotic power ever attempted in this
Republic"—"that any American. assenting or
yielding obedience to the degraling and in
quisitoral requisitions. inherits not the spirit
of the Revolutionary sires, and is 'unworthy
of the name of a son of '76"—and recom
mend brethren "to pause and calmly re
flect before they aid_ in centralizing so danger
ous, a power in the bands of a body. who,
however pure (!) they may now be. may nt
some future time. be composed of unprincipled
men, who, regardless of the public interests,
will wield it for their own personal agrandize
ntent.'!
THE REPORTS. —The reports from the Heads
of Departments are all of a - satisfactory charac
ter, and show that the Chiefs have 'mule theta
selves thoroughly acquainted with the duties
of their stations.
Postmaster General CAMPREI.I'S report= is
very long and very able. it, will he gratify
ing to learn that muter his efficient marnige
meat, the revenue of the Department, for the
current year, shows an increase of nearly a
of dollars over that of 1853. From it
we -also learn that the number of Post ()tikes
now in the United States is 23,925—being a
net increase durmg the year of 1.228. The
number of Postmasters appointed during, the
year was 8,018. 01 these, 4,185 we; e appoint
! ed to fill vacane.ies occasioned by resignations,
1.977 by rernovalB. 320 by death. 294 by change
, of names and sites, and 1.841 on establish
: meat -- cif new ollices.—Linc. Air/.
A.:COTIIER LIFE, LOST• —We were sorry to
hear of the sudden death of a worthy and in
dustrious young man, Mr. John Staub, of Sil
ver Spring township. It appears that on last
Miinday, two weeks, Mr. S. went to the woods,
where some men were at work fellilig, trees: a
' • • • tilik,r--st-rneli--a-gitimit - tenoaerT
Suot-sm;.-.lt Chicago, a few days sittee. a
Nvhieh broke off and threw back. with great
man was tionl hanging by the heels to the top
force. a large limb, the end of which struck and
TRIAL OF Et'r.s.—An ad journed session of Penetrated into the al.domen of Mr. S. le; „.i„ g „,, or a fence. Hi. face had turned black and he
the Circuit Court of Frederick c oun ty, e ,„„.
opening through w hi c h the i ntest i ne , protni d_ _ was_dead. While cliffibing over the f e nce h e
minced on 31outlay, last, for the tritil of Basil - ed. --- 1 k wit - iiiim ,,, Thitt .f y carried to hi. ; h ome. luid slipped and Caught his toot betweea two
Eves, indicted for the Murder of his wife. on where he linr , t.red until ThtirsdA v, when death of the pickets. In his struggles to release him
the 27dt of March last. near Liberty. Yester- put an end 1 7 0 hii suirerin , rs. _ earii6i „ nc „ 1 „ . s e lf, he hail torn Mr his coaLand vest. - - The
day, after a windier of witnes , es had been c „,i, : muscular contractions all over his b o dy were
• examined, the Amu Hwy for .the Sate abandon- ._ - - - ern, - great. Ile had probably-hung there sew
ed the prosecution. there beilig no tew.nuony : - : 4 1.111.M ON AtiLtINST Tiiit K. N's. -(In Thank;- "oral hours.
upon which he could rely for a conviction, a w l giving day. Dr. Bacon. of New Haven. Conti., --- -- ------- -------
the prisoner was discharged.—Frciltrick Citi- preached a sermon against know-notbingisgu, I 3jThe cottunitteex of Congress are actively
=en (f Therlay last. :.___ lor -what he called -the tingenerous and un- ' at. work preparing business: for both (louses.
jehristiau prejudice Againtit foreignerg which The committee of ways and means have al-
The Rev. Beaty Slicer WAS: on Tuesday, ' ims lately exhibited i t§elf in some parts of the ready reported three of the regular 111441/pia
rt-timted Chaplain of the 1.:,. 64 :Svurt W., 1
CQUIV-i' V. • Li.Wl lab,
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vv 1c t to ' rest ent certain
ly makes the most, he would seem to have
been embarrassed for any stirring. topic for the
head of "foreign affairs."' Happy for the
colt flint that_thilik_b_Bo __lt,43_a_newAlling,
and certainly a subject of congratulation, to
find the Message of a Democratic President so
free from appeals to the passions of the country,
so simple,clear, and unostentatious in its ex
position of the administrative concerns of the
Government, and so commendable for the just
ness of sentiment touching international rights
and duties with which the Message opens."
The Foreign News.
The news bx the steamer Pacific, which ar
rived on Wednesday, though net what the
public mind-expected, is yet of considerable
Importance. ...Sebastopol still remains in the
possession of the Russians, who are adding
greatly to its fortifications., No battle has
been fought since the bloody one of Inkernra n,
and each - party appears to be diligently at
work in strengthening their means of defence
and offence, and bringing up reinforcements
for a final conflict for the mastery of the city.
The disasters on the Black Sea have been ter
rible, accomparied with a serious diminution
to the English forees,by shipwreck. About
forty vessels are reperted, to have been lost - ,
or.much &mewed. Four of the British steam
,ers, whose names have become familiar to our
readers since the invasion of the. Crimea .be
gam have been greatly dantag,ed by - the hurri
cane. The names are, Sanspareil,-Britannia,
Agamemnon and Sampson. The latter escaped,
by throwing overboard all her, guns. l'he
French ships' *lay the 'Fourth and Pluto
were entirely lost, and the Prince and Sea '
Nymph foundered at sea with all can hoard. I
It seems, that even the elements aid the Rea
' shins. Rumors prevail that the-Russian fleet
had
~left Helsingfers, and captured several
English cruisers. If this be the case, it will
touch the pride of the "mistress of the seas"
far more than the loss of her light cavalry
corps at the battle of Alma. The British Par-. 1
liament assembled on the 12th of December.
A kiwi of ten millions sterling was mlked nf,
and there is every probability of a war loan
being levied. it is said that legislation will
be asked, to enable the_Gnvernment to make a
levy en muse. The greatest activity prevails
in both France and England - to reinforce the
army before Sebastopol. All Russian sub
jects are ordered out of France. Bukhara has
been invaded by the Russians,- and a victory
gained by them over an army of 50;000 Baku
rians. This opens the door to the British pos
sessions in India, on their weak side. We
shall probably hear dining the next summer
campaign, of an army of Russians in alliance
with the AfTghans, penetrating to the borders
of British India. With such a force threaten,
ing her empire, and the Seiks again in firma,
there would.he much more for England-to-&o
-than she could •vell attend to in that quarter.
However much the British and French press
es
may attempt to hide timir disasters in the
Crimea, sufficient appears to convince every
intelligent mind, that their forces are in a very
critical condition. The diversion spoken of in
Bessarabia, cannot, we think, save the Allies
from defeat before Sebastopol.—Pennsulta
sties.
IMPORTANT FROM EI;RoPP..—The Washington
SW publishes the following extract of a letter
from- a distinguished Frenchman, dated Paris
Nov. 20 :
"Lord Palmerston and Louis Napoleon have
been almost inseparable since the former alight
ed at the Hotel Windsor. The interviews have
resulted in a decision to unfurl the standard of
Polish, Iltingarian 'and Italian nationality, if
Prussia and Ausiiia hesitate longer to declare
unequivocally against the Ozar. . The proba
bility is that neither the ont. or the other will
consent to do this, in which case all Europe will
be in arms before Spring."
KANSAS ELECTION. —We have received the
full vote of Kansas territory for a delegate to
congress, and the result is as follows_z
fielh 2.248; Flenniken 395: Wakefield 258;
Chapman 10, and three scattering. The sla
very question seems to have had very little to
do with the result: The territorial legislature
(not yet cliosen) is the body Which will have-to
dispose of that question.—Sun.
r -- The Collins steamship Baltic took her
departure from New York for Liverpool, on
the 9th, with 59 passengers. Not a dollar
of specie was shipped by her.
lr7lt is said that one of the conscientious
supporters of Judge Pot.t.oes . .. on the ground
of his being the best Prohibitory law candidate,
is now seeking recommendations for the office
of Whiskey Inspector. Queer world, this.
NEW Yost:, December 10.—At length we
have the official vote for Governor and 'Lieu
tenant Governor of this State. Mr. Clark, for
Governor, has a plurality of 30 votes over
Seymour, and Mr. Raymond, for Lieutenant
Governor, a plurality of 28,533.
THE PaEstumer..—The Journal at Galveston,
Texas, has an article on the Presidency, taking
strong...! American" ground, and favoring the
pretensions of Mr. Fillmore, —lt ridicifles the
idea of running Gen. Houston. who, by the
way,, we see it stated, has just joined the Bap
tist church at Brenham, Texas.
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Cornelius" Great Chandelier Factory and a
Large number of Dwellinga;—Fifly Families
Houbeless..
PIIILADELPIIFA, Dec.•_l2.=The extensive
• - chandelier and gas fixture factory of the Messrs.
Cornelius, at the corner of Eighth and Cherry
streets, in. this city, was entirely destroyed by
fire- this morning, together with numerous
dWellings, stables, &c., surrounding it.
The ftictory was built in the form of the let
ter 11,-132 by 60 feet, and-five stories high. It
was used as a finishing shop for the work man
ufactured in the two other large establishments
of the firm. It. gave employment to 400 work
men, and was filled with an immense amount
of finished work ready for shipment. The stock
was valued at $150,000.-and the buildingcost
in erection 850,000. The whole insurance
amounts to $137,000, which is divided among
the various city offices.
Some time after the commencement of the
conflagration the eastern- wall fell. With an aw
ful crash, completely crushing several small
dwellings on Rasberry alley. Fortunately they
had previously been vacated. by the occupants,
the fire having spread to them. Besides these,
a large number of dwellings on Mint court, in
the rear of the factory, were also destroyed, and
some half dozen large dwellings on the oppo
site side of Cherry street, together with several
stables, &c., on Eighth street, abort and below
Cherry street ; a dozen or more large dwellings
and`retail stores were seriously damaged., It
is, supposed that noi less than fifty, families
have been turned out... •
The Messrs. Cornelius have two other estab
lishments at other locations. 'One at the cor
ner of Fittlestieet and Germantown road,,which
contains machinery and needles, and room for
the accommodation of 1,000 workmen, so that
the hands turned out by the 'fire can be imme
diately set to work there to finish work to sup
ply orders now on hand.
The origin of the tire has not . been ascer
tained. Two watchmen were employed in the
building. •
The Central Presbyterian 'Church at the
south-west corner of_Eighth and Cherry streets
was in great danger, but through the exertions
of the linemen it was saved with but trifling
damage.
The whole number of latildings destroyed or
damaged by the fire is 47.
ifteallter Great Fire.—Another destructive
fire occurred in Philadelphia on Thursday night
last, consuming Walker's, Carryl's, Safford's,
lietikergt, Pcpper's,l)ollard's and other Stores,
on Chestnut street,—loss about $350,000.
The American Hotel and the old State House
were in great danger.
Highly Important front Mexico—Progress of
eie Revolutionists.
NEw_OumiNs, Dec. 11.—Accounts from
Orizaba, Mexico, toilte 6th instant, say that a
force of the rebels under Gen. Morelia were
routed in the department of Michoacan, on the
24th of November, and three hundred of them
killed. In the engagement Gen, itehagary,
the goVernor of the province and commander
of the government troops, was killed.
An election was going on in Mexico whether
Santa Anita should continue as President or
not. lie had issued a decree compelling the
governinent — employees to vote - for-him, the
penalty being immediate dismissal in case they
refused.
It is said the government of Honduras has
agreed to sell Tiger Island to the United States
fur twenty thousand dollars. Its ownership,
however, is being disputed by San Salvador.
•
Further from Mexico.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 11.—The acivices from
tho city of Mexico and Vera Cruz represent
that both had voted almost unanimously for
Santa Anna. One hundred and sixty of the
compatriots of Count Boulbon have been par
doned by Santa Anna as a mark of esteem for
the Emperor Napoleon'. Five civil judges have
been suspended in consequence of a disrespect
ftil communication addressed to the president.
The plague was committing great ravages
among the Indians in Yucatan. •
Alasstzchusells Town Elections
CrIARLESTOWN,, Dec._ll,—The Know-Noth
ings were defeated here in the municipal elec
tion to-day. Timothy T. Sawyer, the citizens'
candidate, was elected over Barley, the Know-
Nothing candidate, by 358 plurality.' The full
board of aldermen, and a majority of the com
mon councilmen, are also elected on the citi
zens' fief:et.
LYNN, Dec. 11.--in the municipal election
to-day the entire Know-Nopring ticket has
been elected by a large majority. Andrew
Breed is mayor.
LOWELL, Dec. 12.—Theentire Know-Nothing
municipal ticket is elected here.
NswBCttYPORT, Dec. 12. 7 —The Know-Noth
ings were routed at the municipal election here
yesterday. Moses Davenport the people's can
didate was elected Mayor, and also a majority
of the Council ticket.
DA RING ROBBERY BY MEANS OF CHLOROFORM.
—A few evenings ago, as Col. J. W. 31. Ber
rien, of Rome, Ga., „was riding in the cars to
Augusta, in company with his family, a Stran
ger took a seat beside him, and after some con
versation succeeded in administering to hint
chloroform until he became insensible. lie
then cut the :buttons .off his overcoat and ex
tracted from his side pocket a package of bills
amounting to 85,160. Not content with this,
he took from the pantaloons pocket the colonel's
wallet, containing about - 51,000, and made
good his escape. At the last account Col. _F3.
had not recovered from the elfects of the chlo
i
ticity, happily adapted itself to the redress of
every wrong, and the punishment of every
possible offence against public justice and the
common rights of the citizen.
--Judge-Porter — further said — in - his-chargi
the. Grand Jury, that no oath or obligai
taken to do an unlawful act was, or could
binding in law or conscience, though no
son could be compelled to swear that he, h
self, was a member of such a combinati(
still he could be compelled , to swear who t
others were, within.his knowledge, notwith
standing he had taken an oath to keep such
knowledge secret, as such oath was clearly il
legal and void, if the secret was to be kept
among the members of an illegal combination.
fl - The Boston Telegniple, a Whig paper,
which gave encouragement to the Know-Noth
ings at the last election, now diScovers the evil
that must necessarily spring from their further
continuance, and opposes them without .stint.
The poisoned chalice has been returned to their
own lips, and they find its bitter ingredients
both nauseating and destructive. The Tele
graph now.says :
The only eh:knee forany permanency of pow
er, is to make nominations for office respectable
in theMselves, and satisfactory to the great body
of the public-. If the Know-Nothing organiza
tion is to turn out like so many other political
organizations, a reere combinglen of selfish and
hungry schemers, to climb *n each other's
shouders to official heights,' which by their
unassisted individual powers, they would nev
er have reached, its members will.find, We ap
prehend, as many farmers and housekeepers
do this- season—their apples rotten before they
are ripe."
NEW YORK. DEFAULTER SQUARES UP.
—The New - York Evening Post narrates a sin:
gular circumstance. A cashier of a bank, not
a hundred miles from Wall street, found his
funds $200,000 short,.at a time wheb his
mutts were about to be examined. Re con
sulted an-attorney friend, who discovered that
he had no property available to convert to cash
to cover- the deficit, and advised him to take
$200,000 more. then, when the discovery took
place, he would have sornethin,g to negotiate
with with the directors, and induce them to
retrain from a public expose. The cashier
took the advice—and the money. The discov
ery occurred ; he compromised with them for
$lOO,OOO, and neither the stockholders or the
public knew anythidg of tie matter. Resign
ing his situation, he lived. respected by all, on
his fortune, the other $300,000. and died du
ring the current year. •
THE EFFECTS or CHLOHOFMI3I.—The case of
Dr. Beale is eliciting many interesting facts in
relation to the singular effeets — of chloroform.
The Syxacuse Chronicle, referring to the trial of
Beale, says:
&sides the case in proof before the court,
we have heard of a similar ease in this city, in
which the lady was under impressions similar
to those of Miss Mudge, during an operation,
but which were known to be erroneous, as the,
room was full of people.
A writer in the Newark Advertiser mentions
a patient suffering under "delirium tremens,"
with a great nervous excitement, but with a
clear mind. and adds :
I poured a teaspoonful of chloroform upon a
white cambric handkerchief, and for about three
minutes applied it to his mouth and nose. In
sensibility- was the immediate consequence,
but after the lapse of live minutes he.recovered,
and declared hi Inselfcomplelely exhausted from
a chase of a haipti/e that he supposed I had
given him: I could not convince him that I had
not driven him down the basement stairs, out
of `the- area door, down the street, around sev
eral blocks, keeping close at his ‘ side the whole
way. I called his attentton to the fact that he
was not dressed, and therefore it was absurd;
but he could not be persuaded: and during the
rest of the illne, and since his entire recovery,
he has persisted in believing that the race was
absolutely taken, and was the result of the
chloroform. I think it not unlikely that he
would swear to-it before a court of justice to
day, notwithstanding my assurances, if closely
questioned.
STATE FINANCES.—The fiscal year of the
Commonwealth ended on the 30th ult., and by
the politeness of the State Treasurer, Jossini
BAILY, Esq.. we are put in possession of the re
ceipts and expenditures of the treasury for the
year. We are glad to find that the exhibit is
altogether satisfactory, and that it shows the
treasury not only in a healthful condition, but
the Commonwealth rich in resources. We find
on exatning his account that the resources of the
treasury during the year are 66,706,944, leav
ing an available balance on hand on the 30th,
of $1,240,928, against $724, 417, at the close
of the fiscal year 1853, being an increase of
$516,511. This speaks well for Democratic
management.
AcQurrrEn.—Dr. Thompson, who was on
trial at Christiansburg, Va., for the murder of
Miss Agnes Pharr, has been- . acquitted. How
the jury rendered such a verdict, we cannot
divine. Dr. T. was wealthy. He has renew
ed his slander suits against several of the most
prominent men in that section of the State.
A — NEW CANI3IDATE. - -The Boston Mail
"hangs out its banner".with the name of Ed
win Forrest, the actor, as the Native American
candidate for the next Presidency. One of the
reasons it-gives is that he is big enough and
strong enough to bear their banner to the
breeze.
BAD BUSINESS FOR, AN ELDER.—On Saturday
in the Boston Police Court,-John J. Adams,
formerly noted as the ••Mormon Elder," but
who has more recently renounced that doctrine
and professed to become a convert to the Metho
dist faith, was fined $3 and costs for being
drunk.
37 - Robert Schuyler, the great defanlter, it
is stated, has bought a place on the Rhine,
where he now resides, and has sent for his
fiiniiiy to join him. Ilis confidential clerk came
a passenger to ;Sew York last week, in the
Baltic. on his employer's business.
311 1 I N Brnvr—Last week, the stable at
IVooo%;teek For,,e, in Lower IVindsor township,
York county, Lea.. was destroyed by tire, and
14 muter betoi;i lig to Mr. Thomas Mines per
ished in the dames. Loss 2,000 and no in
surance. -
pa uue ice the better part or ,
valor, young Hinckley beat a retreat, and forth—
with took counsel how he might accomplish by
stratagem what he did not like to undertake
'ng about by force. He finally_hit_upora_____
Rowing expedient :--41e remembered that'
Donaldson had in her possession• a ring,
belonged to him. so what does he do,.
;et out a warrant for her, and• send• the
able and bring her _forthwith before Es-
Osterbondt, on the charge of getting:
g, under false pretences. That was exact
ly what he did. When the constable went af
ter Miss Donaldson her father was at work
some distance from the house, and of course
knew nothing of what was going on, till the
constable with his fair prisoner arrived at.
Squire Osterbondtls. It did: not take Fong for=
Hinckley to withdraw - the complaint and pay
costs, after which the arrangement, of - which.
notice is given above, took place instanter.
EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF D'ENTISTRY.T--The.
Rev. James H. Hartzell, or Qpihey, In., has:
lately 'been supplied with- an artificial jaw -bone.
for a natural one. It appears- that the Rev.,
gentleman was for a rang trine afflicted with a.
bony tumour, and about ten, years.ago,under
went an operation, when itwas tbuad necessary
to es ti rpate
. the entire lower jaw-lione,sovering :
it on. both sides as far back as within half
inch of the angle of the, lower maxillary.. Ar
ticulation w'as,thus destroyed, and also' the pow
er to masticate, while his face presentea.an un
natural inulalMost repulsive appearance -Four
years'afterwards he proc nreda gold plate, which
being furnished with. teeth, and fitting the cav
ity left by the removal of the bbne,. restored the•
patient the powerboth to speak distinctly amt
masticate certain• kind offoofit_ '_lately:;„ how
ever, the plate became very — defective, and a.
few,days ago Dr - Forbes, of-St. Louis, inserted.
in its stead an artificial jaw -bone, which, it is
stated, gives the patient's mouth.aud chin such,
a natural appearance that no one' would detect.
without accurate examination. that anything
had been done more than putting in; a set of'
new teeth. He'could' articulate with distinct
ness immediately after its insertion, and sleep.
well at night without its removal.
FOUR YOUNG LADIES SEnuTEDI—A young
man residing in 'Westville, Conn., who has been.
employed in the factory of- Wales, French, &
Co., is reported to have seduced, under - prom.
ise of marriage, four young ladies, two of them
residing in- Woodbridge, and - two in Seymour..
He has decamped, and was followed to Bridge
port, but has eluded the vigilance of the officers,
having escaped, as was supposed, to New York.-
- A COSTLY noxort.—The Charlotte Whig
says that in the late contest in the Richland
District, S. C., (in which the city of Columbia
is situated,) between Messrs. Preston and M
ama, for a seat in the State -Senate, to which
the former was elected by somethipg over one ,
hundred votes, Mit,. Preston expended about
$40,000, and Mr. Adams about 00,090.
AMERICANS AT THE TABLE.-:—RObert .Chnna
hers, in his recent volume on "Things in Amer
ica." remarks that a person accustomed to vis
it among the middle class in Great - Britian, is
astonished at the profusion at table in all quar
ters of America.--" There is," he says, "no
stinting as to food." He adds, "it was often
pressed to my notice in the United States, that
the hired laborers in the field are provided. with
better fare than falls to the lot of thousands of
the 'genteel' classes in England." '.•
A AIINISTERIAL STRI6E.—On the 9th ult., at
Urbana, Ohio, the bell of the Presbyterian
church rang the second time—the congregation
sat waiting and , watching, but no minister
came. After the lapse of an hour, a note vas
handed to one of the elders, irlio arose and
.read it to the congregation. It was from the
minister, who said he would not preach for
them any more till his.salary was paid up.
MANUFACTURE OF PAPER.-It is stated that
a company is shortly to be formed in New
York city for the manufacture of paper from
saw-dust and shavings. Experiments have
been gone into, and some of the most beauti
ful paper made from these materials. It is
estimated that saw - -duet cars be purchased for
.135 per ton, and that -the process through which
it will go in the production of paper will
bting the price of the latter dawn at least 20
per cent.
13:7'A petition for the pardon of Dr. BEALE,
the Dentist, is being circulated in Philadel
phia. The petitions receiving thousands of
signatures—many persons believing—him en
tirely innocent of the charge for. which he was
convicted and sentenced.
'The total depth of the artesian well at
Charleston is 1,211 feet, of which 1,200 feet
have been tubed.
(17• The wife of Mr. Joseph T. Little, of Ar
nold, Maine, recently made her husband a present
of three little Littler at one birth. Every little
helps.
ALBANY, Dee.l3.—"She hotel in the town of
Brockville. north of Port Horan, Canada, was
totally destroyed by fire on Wednesday -last,
and two of its inmates burned to death.
0:7In Lowell, Mass., it costs $8 50 for a
cord of wood ; $lO for a ton'of coal ; $l2 50
for a barrel of flour, and 27 cents for a pound
of butter.
1 17 — Pork is selling in Charlotte and Halifax,
Va., at $7 a $7 su, and at Clarkville at $8
per cwt.
Buckwheat flour is ruling very high the
present season. At St. Louis the wholesale
price is $6 per hundred, or $l2 per bbl.
l.L'Cotinterfeit tens on the Lafayette Branch
State Bank of Indiana, have made their appear
ance.
ri""Sally :slander safe !" said Mrs. Parting
ton as her eves fell upon an advertisement. '-110
tell me. Isaac, who this Sally- :Slander is, and
what she's been doing. that they've got her
sate." "I don't, know what she's been a do
ing," said Ike, "'but I guess she's sister to
Jerry." "Jerry who, Isaac 1" "Why, Jerry
:gander."
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