MI M Cie tlepOlicau 4ivompittr. OETTYSBURG, PA. iiimiat j ty "OP:.ti-11416, 18,55. Tns Acrs. appears from a 'coonnuniea.. tion in another column, that Dr. 51ottall. of Dittimore. has cmisented to deliver his .9lpinei ,Lectares in ti li- place, its a fox weeks, the pro ceeds Aro — lie devoted to the enclosing of the Students' ground iu the Cemetery. The Leo. tures are of course highly interesting. as they autbody the actual "sight-setdngs" of the elo quent leeturer,—and the object in behalf of which .they are to be &limed. affords a clout - —bleiaceaqve_to_r.rowilibelouse._Let_all_gai VII,,EItiTINE'S DAY.--The /41,110 f the present month will be Valentina!! day—and many of our lads anti laitaea will no doubt avail them. selves of_ the opportunity of senclitig little to kens of love "to those whom they love wore than lite." • iv -- • tr - were - sold - at - patiikreale, ii 11 - over, on Siturday evening' week, 18 ,:I►ares of. Hanover Branch ii•. R. Stuck, at $ll 30 per share. ---. tr7The Railroad Company have ordered the train fent ,Baltituore to York, on Sundays, to be discontinued. THE CAEHOLL COUNTY ROLISERY.—The Fred erick E.,t,avainer states that Rowe, the accom plice of Parish, Otto and Hope, in the robbery at the dwelling of Peter Otto, on the night of , the 17th ult., who turned State's evidence and was ritognised in the sunt of "8100 to appear ; and testify,w as re-arrested on Friday week, and in _default of bail for S7E? --- vrlis - commit ted to jail. Hape and Otto are in Carroll county ' 'ail. The bill to repeal the registration act passed the House finally. The bill to confer on colored citizens the fD"lion. doing SLIDELL, Democrat, has been right of citizenship was taken up and indefi re-elected U. S. Senator from Louisiana, bY 28 nitely postponed. majority on joint ballot.\hLt the . Senate, on Thursday, the bill fixing e pay of members of the Legislature at $5OO THEI3OIINTY LAND AND PENSION for the session, was taken up and• passed sludge Sutherland, the president, of the late second reading. national- convention . of old soldiers, is still at Washington, and it is stated has written to . Philadelphia that the bounty land bill will pass the Senate by a large vote, and he ,also express- ea a confident opinion that it will pass the house or Representatives. Fits cn Srotx.yriuss.—The National house ofßepresentatives, on Saturday,_the 2 7th ult., passed the French• Spoliation bill by a vote of yeas I.lo,,uays 79. It differs somewhat from that heretofore.passed by the Senate. The bill, we. believe, provides for tho appointment of -threia'coiiainissioners •to adjust the claims, and of in attorney who shall defend the govern • •ineut against unjust applications for relief. The commissioners are required to sit two years, and live millions is made the limit of the expenditure for the objeCt proposed. Mr. Russell voted for, and Mr. Kurtz aialtmt Da. KANS.—In the House, at Washington, .i;f- on Monday, the Senate resolutions authorizing --the Secretary of the Navy to send a steamer mid tender to the relief or rescue of Dr. Kane, were taken up. Mr. Chandler briefly explain. ed that the men composing the expedition are in danger of starvation, as their provisions will not extend half way through the coming sum mer, and owing to Smith's Sound not being open' they cannot return. The resolution was Passed. (t2"A barn near Landisville, in Lancaster county, was struck bY lightning on the 21st. ult., and was with its contents entirely con- susned. A CONTRADICTION. —The Snit Anionio Ever contradicts the statement made by the Tex an, that the Know-Nothings curried the late .city cicetion. `fits LAST BLAST.-I.W. Ora•. the man who is styled the .. 3 ingefiGilifiel, sailed front New York; on Saturday, for Glasgow. Ile gave the parting_aalute with his horn from the deck of the . mteamer, and bade: adieu to an unapprecia- tive countr* (:'The Washington correspondent, of t he Pennsylvanian says the lietnocratie inembeN of the Senate have had several caucuses in re gard to the Know Nothing question. A series of resolutions have been unaniiiietisly adopted. The only question which now arises is as to the, expediency or necessity of publishing West,. resolutions. `jr7"..N. correspondent of the Pittsburg Unian,, writing from Harrisburg under date of the 23d, states that Dr. Jayne, the celebrated patent medicine wan of Philadelphia, is on hand at the capitol, "pushing his claims to a seat in the United States Senate." t -- " The Legislature of Missouri had another balloting for United States Senator, on Thurs day week. Mr. ATCIILSON gained on his previ ous vote, and it was-thought he would,he re elected. Success to him. rrThe IVashington Seolinet says it feels justified in stating that Senator DOUGLAS does not desire and would not accept the nomination fur the next term of the Presidency. T. 71. Iluattx Ilusn, Esq., has been uomiva • ted by the Democrats of Philadelphia, for the seat iu the Senate wade vacant by the death of lieu. Levi iroulkrud. Au ex =ltem. nomination. fo-The Revereud Mr. 6 , iudwia N.) has been elected to the New Yoik Senate. (ruin the heretorore strong Whig district represented by Gov. Clark. his majority is about 2,500 but in November the liumv Nothings had 4.- 683 majority. A hant6ome falling off already. .--Seaste lor_3l.lsAachosetts hos con curred With the Hotm in the election of 11 7 awn as Coked States Senator, by one majority. PRACTICAL Pait.AsTranorl.-1 y.. t m g stu dent of theology in licw York h.', diligently eet to work. during the laNt few u - cekti. pro viding comfortable botuei for tunny destitute persons in some of the thriving towitN 4of Penn r►,ylva.nia. where be belongn. A o4ll4.,iderabl e stombor have already been sent. This is be gnawwatt charity at the rizht cal Legislative. On Sattirtlay. January 27411, in the Senate, Air. Cresswell presented a petition frotn citizens of 131:lir county for a tax on dogs and protection t i of sheep owners, Mr. Frick a petition from citizenq of 3ront.- goteery for the repeal of the 39th section of the Couttnott School Law. On the same day, In the house, Mr. Cham berlain reported a bill to abolish the northern district of the Supreme Court also, with neg ative recommendation, the bill to establish a Court of Conciliation. Mr. McClean reported a bill to repeal the charter of the Erie and Northeast Railroad Company: 11..---It-ing-t-bill_for_a_nevr county oat_rif Lu zerne, to be celled' Lackawanna ; also, one for a new-county, to be called Redstone.: also, one to renew and mark the lines between Somerset and Bedford counties ; also, one for a new county, to be called Conemaugh-: also, a bill to create a now county, to be called Pine. Mr. McClean read in place, a supplementary bill for a State Road from Gettysburg to the l3uok Tavern. Also an act to authorize Wm. li. Call to sell certain "real estate ; and one authorizing a foot pedlar to travel in Adatna county. Mr. Smith, (of Allegheny, the man who in troduced a bill to allow negroes to vote,) read in place a bill to preventfratids in the naturali zation of foreigners. Mr. Free. one relating to the repeal of cer tain tavern licenses in York county. Senate atnendtnents to the House resolution providing for the publication of a daily; record were taken up and concurred in. frtThe Adams County Teacher's Associa tion was . in session in the Lecture Room of the German Reformed Church, in this place, on Thursday and Friday last. The attendance of teachers anti others was remarkably good, and a high degree of interest manifested through out. — Addresses were delivered by Rev. R. Johnston, Prof. Strayer, W. L. Campbell, Esq. and Mr. Titus. The discussions were partici pated in by members of the Association general— ly prominent among . whom were the Presi dent, Messrs.' Austin, Little, Thomas, Kit tinger, Snyder, Powers, MoDermad, and others. Mr. Hill gave some illustrations in English Grammer by diagtatns. A number of resolu tions were adopted, which, with the proceed ings, will no doubt be furnished for publics= Cons. 0:7"..0f the 132 members composing the Legiidatore. only 35—u fraction more than one purth—adhere to the old line 'Democracy.' " —4dam &nand. . How many "adhere 10 old line Whiggery r Say ! lia not "old line Whiggery" in the Le gislature been - entirely swallowed up by Knew Nethingisin ? Say, again ! 6:71Iov. Pollock has appointed C. 11. Bunn tun. junior editor of the S(ar,nn Aid-de-Camp, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Heads up ! rill° Lock Haven Watchman, a Know- Nothing paper, edited by T: Martin, late of this place, has placed at the head of its columns the name • of Saw Ilouston,:r Texas. as its choice for President, am! that ofJaines Pollock, for Vice President. ri'Agriculture has been introduced as a subject of study hit* public schools of New Hampshire. Books treating of the elements of that science have been ordered to be supplied the pupils. This is a good movement. The practical operations of the agriculturist will be all the more intelligently performed by un derstanding the scientific principles upon which they are based. Cosi' oe Cn;Ans..—lt is said to be nn indis putable fact-that, taking the whole United States tog-ether, much more money is expended for,the single article of cigars, than for'all the common schools in the Union. ADVERTISI I,N ND. —The price of advertising in the London Illustrated News is six cents per word. The London Times h►tc recently largely increased its rates, which, con►- pared with tlto of American newspaptrs, are enormous. ri - The chair used l.y the Speaker of the House of Representatives of this State, is the identical chair in which John Hancock prodd ed as President of the Continental Congress. JThe stenmer Star of the 'West arrived at New York, on Tuesday, with 200 passengers from California, and : 1 640,006 in gold. . - "Weali doses of wash hoard are now rec commended to ladies who complain of dyspep sia. Young men troubled in the same way may be cured by strong application . / of wood saw. _ . Utmtvr has been ngain dismissed from the Navy—being the fourth time. • Intel igettce from the Sandwich islands an►icunces the dcatl► of King Kaineharneha, and that his son has been declared his successor. LAnGE Ptset: OF 1 ) () ItK. —.l hog is on exhi- Litton at Buffalo ineasuring.,.it k said, 3 t' ee t 10 inches in height, 7 feet 10 . inelie around, 11 feet in length and weighing 1.40 pounds. INArtTLESS EXTRA VAGA NC - Boston pa per sayN, e 'that "11 1:nly in that ens has spent, dnring the year 1854, at a lace and embroider• Ntore, t Its DU ►►l ladies hare each contracted hills at the dry goods stores, varying (row 8.5040 to 61)0U0 each." r..7'. 1 1 few year , : back, according to the Lynchburg Republican, the ‘Vhig party claim ed to have All the in , elligence of the coun try. Notr they are satisfied to be Ku.w. Nothings. STRANKOAT SCYK—TIIIRTY Urfa?. SCTPOSEI) 70 RE LtST. —Tile Stetliter Eliza was suok at ;Into Point bend, below Memphis. lust .14n1 is .4:41tAl that i,hui ty t:o - I: - .7There ix already an open rupture among '. the ti.tiow Nothings in New York, and ''the signs of the times" promise a widening of the breach.; In-Massachusetts a similar state of things is derefoping Itself, and the curses whielr-the Know Nothing Iriends and oppun-, ents of Gen. Wilson are hurling at each other, are becoming very loud. So, too, between the Ivorllsern and South:.rn Know _Nothings. The Slavery question is wedging itself into the new party, and the chance of a'national organiza tion is becoming "smaller by degrees - and beautilblly less." The order in the North ac quired -strength by secretly-representing -that know Nothingism . was calculated to strike down slavery—whilst in the South it was preached up as a.National party,-opposed to Freesoiliain r These antagonisms are becoming public), and the - consequence will most proba bly be a " ruction." • THE CONTEtiTED OnNGHESSIONAL ELECTION IN ILLINots.—Mr. ALLEN, the DeMoCratic can didate for Congress, who has received the oer titicate of election in the Seventh Congressional District of Illinois, in reply to a letter flow his opponent, Allots% giving him notice that his Seat -would be oontestid, says ho can prOve that he received forty-one legal votes in Kogan county more than were returned for him (AL LEN.) !Ie also offers to show that Alto= ob tained three hundred and seventy illegal votes in various counties. , Cruet 20, Jain The condition of railroadS south and west from this.place has become quite desperate by reason of the sr,_tow. We have 'had no conimunication with St. Louis or Springfield for eleven days. There are sev enteen.locomotives frozen in or .buried up be neath the snow on the Chicago and Mississippi Road. Serious° 3ceident from Gall Gas at the Moya- PIMA DELPHI/1., Jan. :H.—Owing to defects in the furnace for heating the Moyamensing Priu on, in this,city, last night the gas escaped into the air chambers and tilled the cells above. This morning some twenty prisoners were Coo nd quite overcome by the effects, but so far only one has died —a man named John Ruder, com mitted a month since for stealing. All the rest, except three, have entirely recovered, and hopes are entertained that they will recover. The prisoners had closed the ventilators. which caused the serious effects suffered by them. CINCINNATI, Jan. 30.—At Mount Pleasant, in this county, about fin y women attacked and demolished a large quantity of liquor belonging to a tavern keeper, and dragged the owner through the liquor, which stood six inches deep on the floor. • Warrants were sworn out in the police court for about twenty, but the police returned this afternoon, and reported an inability to make arrests. —They will go out again with reincorce- Anus to-night. DITIORMILE CONDITION OF Trin - FNGLISIT 'ARMY IN TIIE CIIIM EA. —The London Times, in a lending article, draws a most deplorable picture of the state of the army - in the Crimea. At the beginning- of.lanuary the army could muster only 14.000 bayonets. The artillery and engineers had been reduced in the same proportion. and the cavalry in fact no longer existed. The deaths amounted to fit) per day. and the number disabled by fatigue and sick ness amounted to 1,000 per week. This ratio, the Times thinks, is rapidly on the increase, and it is computed that out oft* 14.000 men nominally tit for service, only 2,000 are in good health. The army was an army of invalids at the beginning of the month, and the Crimean winter had not fully set in. The Times t'onies to the conclusion that un less some extraordinary stroke of good fortune intervenes, - England is about to lose its only limy, an agent of so_tnuch pride, so much deep affection, so much tender solicitude, and asks if the nation is prepared for this disaster. I :lYMrs. Sarah Young, who claims to he one of the wives of Brigham Young, the Galphin Ex• Governor of Utah, has published A cru d in a Chicago paper, announcing her -intention to travel through the United States, and visit all the principal cities." fin. the purpose of lean rim , . on :\lornionism. She gives a hard account of the -Saints" and their practices. and says that -what she don't know about Mormonism is not worth knowing." She says she has in . company with her a Miss Eliza Williams, who has likewise left the Mormons. If Miss Bunk , ley, who made the famous escape from Eni mitsburg„ could be induced to join this little party of lecturers. the demand for startlin g diselo.nres in "all the principal cities" might be supplied. _ IlExas C. llicKoic.—The new Deputy Su perintendent of cummon Sohools, former!) , held an office in Perry county, under Gov. Porter. and afterwards „edited the Lewisburg Chronicle. Ile was never a nom of fixed pin ! ciples, and always ready to accept the crumbs of ulliee from any party, and :-o Know•Noth ism had nut to go far out of its way to tied . MMMMMIII ri — The Senate Committee on Canals and TnbAud Navigation have reeommended the pas sage of the hill offered by Eh K. P ice. author izing the Governor to sett the Main Line of Public Works for Eight Millions of dollars, payahle in twenty annual payments with in terest at the rate of live per cent. lur annum. Should the bill.pass,the public interests will be shamefully sacrificed. Beauty and goodness should u 1 sgo tozetlict. ihey 4.luu'L Swim, Storm al triest Comm - Kr, Jan. 29.--I'Ve have had another fierce Storni of snow snd wind. The train on the Chiliag,o and Mississippi railroad, with a large number of passengers and several mem bers of the Legislature, were frozen up on the prairie, in snow some eight feet deep. The passengers burned the cram, and by robbing the cars of a' consignment of oysters, preserved themselves from starvation. By last acoolints they were still there. Relief, however, had been sent to them on Satin day night. Serious Obstruction of .Rai/roods by Snow— ,Seventeen Locomotives Buried in Me Sliow. nlensinz Pris9n 4101 _Railroad Disaster. PORTLAND, Jan. 29.—The morning train from this city . for liath and Alignsta ran off the track this morning about three miles from Precumscoth river, in Falmouth. The engine was precipitated down an embankment into a small stream, carrying the engineer, Mr. Smell, and the fireman, Mr. Ames, with it. Mr. Small was fastened beneath the engine and was drowned, while Mr. Ames was Mstailly killed. The passengers escaped uninjured. Pacific Railroad Expedition. - NEW Oni.E.iNs, thin, 31.—An expedition is organizing here by the thiverninent to obtain information relative to the - practicability of a railroad to the Pacific. Capt. Pope has 150 troops for the expedition. His object will be to ascertain whether water is obtainable on the lat►tla tie Esteredo by weans of artesian Female Riot at Me Weal Fur the RoioutlicaS 6).npiler Alpine Lectures—" God's Acre." Eorrott:—The undersigned have, the pleagnre of announcing to the eitirens of Get tysburg and vicinity, that arrangements—h.:We been made with the Rev. Dr. Mottats, of Balti more, to deliver his ..9/pine Ltovres in this place, on the evening of the 21st and 22d of rehrnary. These lectures have been prepared from per sonal observation of tho.se stupendous works of nature, and will be accompanied with several large and beautiful illustrations. - bringing vividly befbre the eye of the beholder. those mufsivo piles. with their perpet ualsnow..al i ; fA cliffs. The Alps have ever been the -admira tion of the world, and the theme of orators, poets and historians. The Lecture's have been delivered in various cities, and have received universal commendation. Ia addition to the attraction which these Lectures Will furnish - to every admirer of the wonders of the natural world, we trust and believe that the object contemplated in their delivery will increase .their attraction. The design is to raise funds to enclose the Students' lots in Evergreen Ceroetery with a neat and ornamental iron railing. Every citizen of Gettysburg ithould be in terested in the improvement and ornamenting of Ever Green Cemetery, and crery.lot or ?otS thus improved and oinamented, will enhance the value of the grounds and render the spot stirrilore attractive. The- hits already pur chased, and which are proposed to be enclosed, are•to be "a burial place foi-strosiger - s - ,' It is an object dear to the heart of the student who leaves his nativity, awl., for years, makes this his abiding place, not knowing, but, that in the providence of God, he may be here called to his rest, as others have been, and his re mains committed to the earth—a stranger in a strange soil. But we are assured that an ap peal so moderate. and,.at the 'same time, pro posing such a rich entertainment, will be re sponded to with pleasure. Opportunities will be presented to the citi zens, in a few days, to procure tickets. and as it is necessary to ascertain, immediately. the number that can be disposed of, it is hoped chat no one will hesitate to provide himself twit:. as many as he may need. It may be necessary here to state, that Dr. gurris has kindly consented to deliver, his Lectures gratuitously, from a desire, as' he ex presses it, 'tto contribute to the ornamenting of the Students' God's Acre." r :SSA 11. WATERS, 1.-IExJ. C. SLIT.SSERtirT, J JACOB F. IVAMPOLE, C4"1"4".11". 11ENILY IV. KUHNS. I W. 111CHILAY ‘VIEDMAX, E. LI. M. SELL. Far the Republican Compiler Agriculture. MR. F.D.STOI2 :—Permit we to ask the farmers of Adams county, each and all, through your excellent paper: Have you done your duty to yourselves, to your sons, and to your country, in regard to the great measuresin which you are most deeply interested ? Have you done enough for the promotion of tigricultural edu cation ? Have you acted as if you felt that your pursuits are the most important and dig nified of all that engage the labors of mankind ? Have you not been w iiling, or at least, inactive, spectators of the course of legislation, which has passed by the interests of agriculture un noticed ? Have you stood by and witnessed acts of favor extended to every other pursuit, and your own neglected. us if unworthy of at tention ?. Have you ever, as freeine,n of this Republic; and having the instruct - your representatives, urged them to support. meas ures of legislation in favor of agriculture, or rebuked them for their disobedience ? Have you done anything for the encouragement of ag ricultural .education ? Have you never felt that in your pursuits as a farmer, in your ac tions as a citizen, in your discipline as a father, that you owe a great moral debt -to your fellow men. to your country and to your children. which cannot be discharged but by engaging heartily and earnestly, with all your ability and energy, in the labors which have been suggested ? If you return a negative response to these inquiries, you have failed to -sustain the high dignity and character of your position in community--you have met' as meets the coward the noble responsibilities Unposed on you by your existe,nce in the nineteenth centu ry, in this age of onward and upward march to the highest point of prosperity and improve ment in all that -relates to the happiness and well-being of your fellows. In short, you have sunk below the standard whiCh the age has excited for the nieasore of your standing in COMmunity. But notwithstanding this dark picture, there is a day of brightness dawning, which light will press onward to prosperity and honor. We cannot longer remain in the rear. Your post is in advance, and you must occupy it. The age expects you to hand to your sons such an amount of useful practical knowledge, as will testify that you appreciate the value of one to the success of the other, and such as will make your sons honorable and useful members of comtnunity. In short, you-are to demonstrate by- every means, and in every action, that your character and pur suits are the most exalted and dignified. anti that you know and appreciate your position rightly. With these remarks, I leave you for the present; to the responsibility you owe your selves, your childrun and your country. THE FARMER.. FIRE. —At one o'clock on Fridivy morning the. Cabinet maker's shop of Mr. GeoroJ. Doll, in rear of his Furnitnre Wareroom, to gether with his tools and some unfinished work, and the tools belonging to his w orkmen, was destroyed by fire. The fire probably originated hem accident, although the premi ses were inspected, as usual, after stopping work. Mr. Doll's loss was about t,UU :of hich ;•.:100 is covered by a policy in the Bal timore Fire Insurance Company. The loss of the workmen, which was estimated at • c •••21)(1, has been partly repaired hy th e vo l untary su b_ seriptions of our citizens. Mr. Doll's l oss is a heavy one ; but. being an imlusti ions and worthy young man, he may rely upon the ma terial sympathy of the . public, for encourage ment in resuming his business.—Fccderick Examiner. SINGULAR DEATHS GPiWO CLERGYMEN.—Ii is stated that the Rcv. C . O us Johnson. D. 1)., of Charlotte, N. U., died suddenly o f a p o pl e xy, on the :25th instant, in an omnibus whilst': go in,-v to the Railroad depot. He . rtvas on his way to Fort Mills fur the purpose of marrying a gentleman and lady. He was the second cler gyman who had been engaged w perklrm the cereuiny. The lLv. A. S. IVatts, who had been engaged fur the same purpose, died a Jew days previous. antonF . , the ft tv and the ;it-ea List distress among M c t w iny : 2 This in,!rea.se or paper money has 'Won.ns' SnAYECoLottEuFou,-s."--Fred. fut nished the favored class with the means of crick I)uuiglass toie-s—ricucu+mil4a , 4,ng I • • al • last week, in litddeford. Me., and the morning the necessaries of life that the mieery of the afterwaids stepped into the barber's situp of s working classes is entente. I. Bunker, an Ethiopian with a slight Euro- In Philadel9hia the hanklng capital is less pear alloy in his blood, who alLsolutely re- 'than it was eighteen yew-sago. and yet Phila fused to shave him. as It ttysagatn,t the rules delphia i. twioe as laige as it then was. and tat the establislonent, to shave colored gentle- incaleiliahly mote. wealthy.' The distresses zueu. Fwd. left in a very wiathiuf mood. ut* the poor hete are great, no doubt, but they . are not to be emirpated N 1 I h what the New A LARGE 110 G. —Lewis Garrett, of Radnor,---y v rk poor are statg-ing. Here we have had slaughtered a hog on the 17th inst a nt, which nu meeting , : of per,on. out of employment in v thin drehsed. Mae hundred iind this city. t . lemanding work and threateninr , to eleven puunds. The annual wa, two years plunder the rich i f it is not given to them. old, and wits ratetd by ,311. tiartet.—Wt. , ! Such things have oc•stured lately in our bank'. Uw:er firpub:Lcavh• ty. ~ ci _ . i Abolishing the Canal Board.- , Speaker Strong and the People. Mr. D. R. Smith. a Know-Nothing Whig The correspondent of the "Pittsburg Daily member. of the House of Representatives. from Union." speaking of the Speaker of the Mime Philadelphia - , who is no doubt the mouth-piece of Representatives, at Harrisburg, makes ! use of the present Executive'of the State. has read of th e following language : 'a bill_ in place to abolish the Board of Canalthe 43d rule, Mr. Speaker Strong is enforcing Commissioners, take the power of election from excluding all outsiders from the lobbies and'. .the people, and vest the appointment of a Gen- floor of the chamber. ,The fact is. although a. er a I Superinte'Ment in the Governor. The first man of general intelhgenee. and remarkably and second.sections of the bill read as follows: well - acquainted with the statistics ofthe coal.' "That on or before the first Monday in and iron trade of Pennsylvania , and her trade. `March next, and every three years thereatter; t a n d commerce generally, he has, so far, given: the Governor shall appoint one person to serve , little evidence of his capability for the position • as e Superintendent of Public Works for'the term 'he holds. lie is slow in his movements. con._ of three years, who shall have the same quali- fused in his actions, and fails to command the fleations as are required by the Constitution attention and respect of the House. The other fbr 'Governor of the Commonwealth: the said day. - when the committee to which I have re- Superintendent shall perform all the duties now ferred above, was being drawn, he was guilty of enjoined by law upon the Commissioners, and an outrage upon the rights and privileges of such other duties as may hereafter be prescrile citizens. which hae4 lost him the respect of many ed by law," &c. . . who have heretofore been his friends. With-' " "That.-before entering upon -the discharge of out the shadow of reasem, without law, without the duties of his office, the said Superintendent i the safiction of any rule of. the Hause, or - any shall be sworn or affirmed to discharge faith- i precedent in-legislation, in the, mere - wanton ex fully and. impartially all duties enjoined upon ercise of arbitrary poWer, he closed the outer hint, by law,, and he shall receive a salary of , door. leading from the rotunda to the galleries, three thousan dollars as compensation for his I whiCh have always, on all former occasions' - services." I been open to the .public,„ and the officers: Sections 6 and 7, Provide, for the appoint ment, of a Principal Clerk and a Revenue Clerk. ;Flit a salary each of• fifteen hunched dollars, and a- Chief Engineer at $2,500. • Section 17, provides for the abolishment of the present Canal Board.as soon as the . Super tiutendent is duly qualified. Here, then, it is proposed by a Know-Nalz ing legislature to take away from the people the right to elect the agents to,manag,e the pub improvements, and place them (with all the immense power and patronage attached there to,) under the control of a creature of the Ex ecutive. If this is the reform to which the good citizens of Pennsylvania contributed by their elevation of Ja mes Pollock to the Gubernatorial chair, we think they will have got decidedly more than they bargained for. On'the score of honesty and integrity, is it at all likely that one man (and he independent of the people) will be more trust-worthy than three who hold their positions immediately from the people, and are responsible to the voters of the Com ' monwealth for their conduct ? Is it not more probably that such a change in the management of the public improv.ements, would bring about o .systemaextravagance and corruption scarcely equaled by the "reform" administration of:Jo seph rtitner, when millions upon millions were sqandered Upon favorites and in various other ways fur the purpose of perpetuating the ''BuCk.- shot and Ball" dynasty of 1838,. Nor would the mere. office expenses of the PubliC Improvement Department be reduced, by having one man instead of three to manage the works, The_ Canal Commissioners each receive $4 per day for their services, and their Clerk. we believe, 1,200 per annum—amount ing in all to about $5.500.- Under the new arrangement the salary of the Superintendent, Chief Engineer, and Iw', Clerks, would-be $B,- 500. This may be said to be a small matter, (only $3,000 of a difference,) but it shows that the change is sought to be made from some other motive than economy.• But _we have not space or time to pursue the subject any farther at present. -We have mere ly glanced at some of the prominent features of the bill, so that the attention of the people may be directed to the action of the Legislative and Executive branches of the:Government, and thus prevent. the consummation of a - project which is only into nded to beta fit a few hungry and unscrupulous knaves at the expense of the great body of the tax•payero of the Common elligencer. • How the Physic Works. The Legislature of Massachusetts is m all its branches overwheltuingly kr/inn-nothing and abolition. Already the fruits of the coalition haie been manifest in the recklessness with which everybody outside of the .organization has been assailed. But it seems that the war fare is about to commence among the reformers themselves. The Dispatch, a know-nothing organ, says that Chat les W. Slack, Esq., .has dissolved his connection with the k. n. organi zation. We learn from the same source that this new party, which it has been affirmed, was formed in consequence of the corruptions of the old parties, transcend all that has been heard of before in political wickedness. About the legislative caucus for the nomination of a can dalate tilt. United States Senator, the Dispatch speaks thus :- -Mr. Ely merited, by all that was good. just and true, the senatorial nomination ; and we have no"hesitation in asserting, before and 'to the people, that his defeat was procured by the grossest and most scandalous INTRIGUE, CAL UMNY and rumna—acts which stand out in hid eousness beyond anything in the annals of poi ides in our state. Such malicious fabrications—such crushing out of opinion —such shutting down free speech —such audacious and unjust bolting of mouths and tying of tongues can only recoil upon those who have perpet rated it. It cannot permanent ly injure Mr. Ely—it cannot BUT damn to per dition its actors." . 'INTRIGUE, CALUMNY, FRAUD, hideous be yond anything in the annals of the state." Well, for an immaculate party at the outset, to fall so low in two weeks is astonishing. , — Bit dirgus. NEW DOME FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.-- The Sentinel learns that the architect of the Capitol. Thomas U. Walter, has completed the design of a magnificent new dome for the centre building of the Capitol, which is said by those who have seen the drawings to he the most splendid conception of genius, in that line, ever witnessed. It is intended to take the place of the present uncouth and clum sy affair which disfigures the structure, and is necessary to perfect the symmetry and archi tectural beauty of the entire building, when complete. It will he constructed entirely of cast iron on the foundations of the old dome,and, if Mr. Walter shall be permitted to complete - it aceordinir to his own (lesion, and without in terference front _men of inferior taste, experience and ability, it Will he a uraonificent monument of his skill and genius, and contribute as much to perpetuate his Line and reputation as an architect, as did the dome of Z3t. Peter's that of Michael Angelo. CAt - st: AND EFFErT.—A correspowlent of the Philadelphia Ledger attributes the immense amount of distiess existing in New York to the great increase of banks and paper money. lie says —Within the last four years the number of banks in the city of New York has doubled. They now have fifty-six! Is it sqrprisirg in view of such a state of things that there shonhl be the most extravagant luxury prevailing of the House refused admittance-to- all' but members and officers of the body, over which, he presided. His present attempt to enforce, the 43d rule is less exceptionable, but zhci,"l quite as clearly that he is determined tok9 cise all the authority wit which he is elut'._d Mr. Strong- will have 'his hands full, before the dose of the session: His whole course has been that of a tyrant, disposed to, rule or ruin, and since be has been , clothed with little brief' authority, and -elevated to the chair he now occupies, is under the impressiorr that, he is Czar - of Russia. A bill has been introduced into:the Leesla- titre of this State, supplementary to the act of 1847, to define and punish the offence of bribery. When under consideration in the Senate, Mr. Price, according.to, the eorrespon dent of the Ledger, stated, "That after the passage orate Conselidationt bill throlgh the Senate, and while it was yet pending before the House, he was directly ap proached by a member of the House, asking: eompensation. for the support. of the bin, andi its safe conduct through. that body.. Re prompt ly refused to be engaged in such a transaction, and remonstrated':with the Member upon the impropriety of his course-, representing the jus tice of the Consolidation bill, and the unani mous sentiment of the people of Philadelphia. in its favor. The reply -was, that he was ware o that fact; but he thought there was 'soh,- m~ in it,' and that he might as- Welt make a little. and that he knew fifteen ethers whowere ready to aid in its passagelor a rea sonable compensation. Thoroughly disgusted at the man's venality, he arose in order that he might depart, when the, miserable creature turned, and as a last appeal exclaimed, 'Can't you give us five dollars a-piece?'" If this be a true statement of the remarks of Mr. Price, we call upon that gentleman to give the name of the member to whom he alluded.. The public will be satisfied with nothing less... Will Mr. Price name the man ?--,argius. Dloitz NEW Couvriutpurrs.-11re extract rront Bicknell's Reporter, the Lollar ing list or new con n terfei is : Farmer's Bank, Orwell, Vt. s's, letter A.. Vignette, reaper reclining. On rigirt enda fe male and on left medallion head. NOrwelt spell ed with one "L" EmPravrng, coarse. _ _Bank (f_Tomnt-erce,_ ' Rew__Lortitorr,_Ct.-6!5... Vignette, female and shield—over the tatter the words Agriculture and Commerce. Fe male on right and sailor on left end. Has at very dirty black appearance. Farmers' anti Mechanics' Bank,Phiradeiphia... s's spurious. Vignette, Pennsylvania. Cbat or Arms, which is wholly unlike the genuine. Buckingham Bank, Portsmouth, Vii. IL . 20's: altered from is. Vignette, State Capitol. , Mechanics' Bank, Williamsburg, N. Y. s's. and 10's altered from l's. Vignette, sailor steering a vessel. Bank (If Bath, Bath, N. Y. s's, TO's an& 20's altered from I's.. Vignette, interior of aL blaeksmithshop. Mechanics' and natters' Bank, Jersey City,. 10's spurious. Vignette, female figure, one• arm resting on a sheaf of wheat—finnate tigiire on each end, not countersigned by Register. Wellston:Hanson & Co. Far liters" and Mechanics' Bank,'Eastont. spurious. Vignette, Arms of the State - or Pennsylvania. On left end medallion; on right end. female figure. Merchant4' Bank, Burlington, Vt...5.'s spuri— ous. Vignette, twcN fentale.s. 'Miserably ex— ecuted. DEATH' ox Trig BRIT/A L DAY. —Th e lMffmore Sun of the 23d contains the following: Dr. Omni' ighatn • coroner, was, on Shttuday morn ing. called to hold an inquest on the body of Er gentleman who died under very peculiar cir cumstances. Mr. David Thomas (aged about, GO), who resided at No. 2.4 S Ann street, was married on Friday night, and: retired to rest. with his bride. In about an hour afterward,. she heard him breathing in a singular and unusual manner, inducing her to• think something was wrong. She arose to- see what was the matter, inasmuch as he replied. to no• question, and found him breathii es. his last- The jury rendered a verdict of "Death. Emu or ganic disease of .the heart.' " DisGutssn A LouroL.--The temperance pop pers are calling the public attention to the fact that the candy or gum drops sold in the con fectionery stores are filled with brandy, and that they are very much used by women and. children, who in this disguised form first ac , quite a taste for alcoholic stimulants. Soine. of these drops are said to contain about a titim bleful of brandy. .The atrocity of selling sults/k i poison to children is too manifest to dwell ' upon. The mischief will. no doubt, be in a. great degree cured by calling attention to the fact, and the questio» wises whether this ille • gal mode of selling rum is not indictable under the license law. —Phil. Ledger. NEW EDITION OF ME SIAMESE TWINS.-A letter was received by a medical gentleman of this city yesterday. from Dr. Boestler. of Lan caster, thoio, one of the oldest and most efficient of the profession in the State, containing infor mation of the birth, in that place, of a pair of human twins, connected by bonds somewhat resembling that of the celebrated_Siantese Twins. At the latest advises the little prodi gf was . living, but was thought too feeble to survive.—tia. C4m4. JACK Mot . NTEn.—We have lots of sailors helping. us in the works. A few days ago one of them returning from the trenches felt fa tigued, and was resting at the foot of a hill some way from the encampment. Two Itus sin soldiers passed him. Up jumped Jack, . b re re at metl T -iiptared-th jumping upon the back of one of them, and led' the other by the eat ! An officer who met him asked what he was about. "Oh." says Jack, am riding this one. and when he gets tired I'll mount - me other." In this style he rode right into the camp.—hel ler from Ihe Crimea. PRICKS OF LAND IN KA NSAS. --A letter from K3nsas says, in the counties on the Missouri River. atijoining Kansas. land is worth froni 10 to :•:-.50 per acre. In Platte county, within fifteen miles of Weston. cannot be bought for less than ".''Sl5, while touch of itnill Lting : -4 50 an acre. Attempted Bribery;
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